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ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER HANLEY. PRESENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLTON.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER HERRON. PRESENT. MAYOR SAYERS IS PRESENT AND PRESIDING.
THANK YOU. ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER?
[APPROVE MINUTES]
THIS STILL SOUNDS REALLY WEIRD. DRAFT MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND. MOTION BY CRAIG. SECOND BY MELANIE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE THOSE OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED. ANY MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NONE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
WE WILL START WITH NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, AND STEPHANIE WILL RECEIVE.WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, SUBURBS, COUNTIES AND OTHER PLACES AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PLANS CAN HELP MANAGE THIS CHANGE IN A WAY THAT PROVIDES BETTER CHOICES FOR HOW PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE, AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICES THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL, THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITIZENS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF LENEXA.
AND THANK YOU TO OUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PLANNING TEAM AS MENTIONED BY THE MAYOR.
THIS IS NOT JUST ME UP HERE DOING ALL THE WORK AS I'M PRESENTING AT CITY COUNCIL FOR PLANNING ITEMS. BUT A LOT OF WHAT YOU SEE IS ME PRESENTING THE HARD WORK FROM OUR PLANNING STAFF.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, AND CAPTAIN DAVE LITTLE IS HERE.
THERE YOU ARE. HEY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF LENEXA IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE LIVING AND VISITING IN OUR CITY, AND WHEREAS FIRE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, AND THE PRESENCE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN MANY HOUSEHOLD DEVICES INTRODUCES UNIQUE FIRE RISKS, AND WHEREAS MOST OF THE ELECTRONICS USED IN HOMES DAILY, INCLUDING SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS, POWER TOOLS, E-BIKES AND TOYS ARE POWERED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, WHICH, IF MISUSED, DAMAGED OR IMPROPERLY CHARGED, CAN OVERHEAT, START A FIRE, OR EXPLODE.
AND WHEREAS LENEXA RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THREE KEY CALLS TO ACTION BY ONLY LISTED PRODUCTS, CHARGE BATTERIES SAFELY AND RECYCLE THEM RESPONSIBLY TO PREVENT BATTERY RELATED FIRES.
WHEREAS THE 2025 THEME CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN YOUR HOME REMINDS US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CHARGING AND RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES BATTERIES SAFELY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES IN HOMES AND COMMUNITIES.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YES, PLEASE. OKAY.
PICTURE FIRST AND THEN EIGHT. DO YOU. OKAY. OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE PROCLAMATION IN YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
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AS WE JUST HEARD, THE THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION MONTH IS CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY.LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN YOUR HOME. EXCUSE ME, BUT BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE DEVICES THAT WE USE EVERY DAY NOW, SO MANY TIMES A DAY, THEY ALL CONTAIN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, WE DON'T NORMALLY TEND TO THINK OF THEM AS A FIRE HAZARD.
BUT AS THEY'VE BECOME MORE PREVALENT IN OUR AROUND OUR HOMES AND IN OUR WORKPLACES, THE FIRE SERVICE INDUSTRY HAS NOTICED AN INCREASE IN FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. NOW, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND ASK YOU TO GET RID OF YOUR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE PRETTY DISRUPTIVE TO EVERYBODY'S LIVES.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME TIPS ON HOW TO USE THEM SAFELY.
IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE LISTEN ENJOY THIS FIRE SAFETY VIDEO.
PHONE. LAPTOP. WIRELESS GAMING DEVICES. SMARTWATCH.
POWER BANK. WIRELESS EARBUDS. ELECTRIC SCOOTER.
DIGITAL CAMERA. DRILL. TABLET. CORDLESS VACUUM.
THESE CAN ALL BE FIRE RISKS IF NOT USED SAFELY.
ALWAYS USE A CHARGER THAT CAME WITH YOUR PHONE.
CHARGE ON A HARD SURFACE, NOT ON YOUR BED OR COUCH, AND UNPLUG IT AS SOON AS IT'S FULL.
AND IF THERE'S ANY SIGNS OF SMOKE OR FIRE, CALL 911.
DON'T WAIT. NEVER THROW A LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN THE TRASH.
RECYCLE THEM INSTEAD. VISIT FACILITY. CHARGE SMART AND STAY SAFE. LET'S PREVENT FIRES TOGETHER.
[APPLAUSES] WELL, I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET YOUR HOPES UP.
WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE BUDGET TO HIRE A REAL CELEBRITY, SO WE SETTLED FOR WHAT WE HAD.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK DENISE RENDINA AND THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, SPECIFICALLY ANDREA LOPEZ, FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THE THAT AWESOME VIDEO FOR US.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHARGE TO FIRE SAFETY AND USE YOUR RECHARGEABLE DEVICES SAFELY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. AND FINALLY THIS EVENING WE HAVE ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH.
JUDY TUCKNESS. AND WHY DON'T WE BRING UP THE WHOLE ARTS COUNCIL? GET UP HERE, GUYS. NO. COME ON, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER.
WHEREAS THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES EMBODY MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATED WISDOM, INTELLECT AND IMAGINATION OF HUMANKIND, ENHANCING THE ENRICHING, THE ENHANCING AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF EVERY AMERICAN AND WHEREAS THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE IN THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS THE HUMANITIES HELP DIVERSE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION EXPLORE THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH THE SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, 56 DISTRICT HUMANITIES COUNCILS AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE LEGLER BARN MUSEUM AND DEPOT.
AND WHEREAS FROM THE RECENT ARTS AND COUNCIL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY STUDY THROUGH AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, THE NONPROFIT ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $38.5 MILLION IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
WAIT A MINUTE. NATIONALLY, ARTS AND CULTURE MAKES $1.2 TRILLION IMPACT.
AND IN THE STATE OF KANSAS MAKES A 4.6. I THOUGHT THAT SOUNDED WEIRD.
THE ARTS ARE IMPORTANT PART OF THE LIVES OF CITIZENS OF LENEXA, AND MANY OF THE VARIED PROGRAMS OF THE LENEXA ARTS COUNCIL HELP CREATE A VIBRANT AND LIVABLE CITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, KANSAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH. ALL RIGHT, GET ON IN HERE. WE CAN ALSO SCOOCH OVER HERE.
YEAH, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA.
PERFECT. YES. THANK YOU. AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE IN THIS CITY, WHICH I MOVED HERE IN 79, I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE IN THE ARTS.
HERE. WE HAVE IT ON MANY, MANY LEVELS. YOU CAN SEE IT IN OUR ART GALLERY.
YOU CAN SEE IT IN OUR FESTIVALS. YOU CAN SEE IT IN PUBLIC MARKET IN THE LIVE PERFORMANCES.
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AND WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT HERE THAT WE HAVE SUCH A OPEN AND WELCOMING GOVERNING BODY THAT IS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING THE ARTS. WE HAVE THAT WONDERFUL MURAL.WE AND WE HAVE SO MANY ARTISTS THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED AND HAVE GIVEN THEM A START.
AND SO IT IS JUST A GREAT, GREAT PLACE TO BE WHEN YOU ARE IN THE ARTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE KNOW CONTINUOUS EFFORT BY THE ARTS COUNCIL TO PUT ON ALL THE PROGRAMING, ROTATE THE GALLERY SHOWS. SO THANK YOU ALL THAT YOU DO AND SUZANNE, FOR FACILITATING.
I'M JUST GOING TO USE THIS GUY BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE SOUNDED WEIRD. OKAY.
NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE ARE 11 ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE APPROVED COLLECTIVELY, WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION EXCEPT FOR ONE ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE REMOVED BY A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, CITY MANAGER, OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.IN THE EVENT OF AN ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY HAS REQUESTED REMOVAL OF ITEM 7.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN ITEM THEY WISH TO REMOVE? OKAY. SEEING NONE I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 11 MINUS SEVEN.
SECOND. MOTION BY COURTNEY. SECOND BY BILL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY. AND NUMBER SEVEN. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION ON THIS?
[7. Approval of a donation agreement with the Shawnee Mission School District for one fire truck for use at the Career and Technical Campus]
NOPE. JUST WANT TO DISCUSS IT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE APPROVAL OF A DONATION AGREEMENT WITH THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ONE FIRE TRUCK FOR USE AT THE CAREER AND TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL SERVICES CAMPUS.COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A A LITTLE INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT.
WHEN I WAS ON THE SCHOOL BOARD TEN YEARS AGO OR MORE PROJECT BLUE EAGLE.
THE SEED WAS PLANTED, I THINK, AND IT WAS PLANTED IN A CONVERSATION WITH OUR FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR, ERIC WADE, AND OUR FORMER MAYOR AND OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND ME.
AND IT WAS THE INITIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AQUATIC CENTER LOCATION, BUT PROJECT.
WELL, THE NEED FOR SOME SORT OF CURRICULUM AND FIRE SCIENCE WAS ALSO RAISED.
AND SO SHORTLY THEREAFTER, OUR THEN HEAD OF SECURITY, THE FORMER RETIRED CHIEF OF POLICE IN OVERLAND PARK, JOHN DOUGLAS, GOT TOGETHER WITH SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW, PROJECT BLUE EAGLE BECAME A CURRICULAR PROGRAM IN THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOLS.
AND I SIMPLY WANT TO APPLAUD THE CITY FOR CONTINUING THIS RELATIONSHIP.
I THINK THE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM.
AND OUR CITY IS WONDERFUL. AND SO I AM PLEASED TO MOVE THAT WE PASS ITEM SEVEN.
MOTION. MOTION BY CRAIG. SECOND BY COURTNEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE. THOSE OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN PASSES.
WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS?
[COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS]
I WOULD JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON ONE YEAR OF WORKOUT WITH A COP.IT'S BEEN ENLIGHTENING FOR ME. AND CERTAINLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO NOT ONLY GET TO KNOW THE POLICE STAFF, BUT TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. SO THANK YOU FOR FACILITATING THAT FOR ONE YEAR.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME. OKAY, BECKY, ANY STAFF REPORTS?
[STAFF REPORTS]
JUST THAT WE WILL HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY. SO WE'LL SEE YOU HERE. OKAY.THIS DOES END THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.