[00:00:24] JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL. THANK YOU. [CALL TO ORDER] MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER HANDLEY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH. COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLTON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BELL. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER HERRON. PRESENT. MAYOR SAYERS IS PRESENT AND PRESIDING. THANK YOU. JENNIFER. ANY CORRECTIONS TO THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE APRIL 21ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING? [APPROVE MINUTES] HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION BY CRAIG, SECOND BY COURTNEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA. NONE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. WE HAVE 3 PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING. [PROCLAMATIONS] JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, BIKE MONTH AND EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK. FOR JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, WE HAVE JOSHUA GOLDBERG HERE TO RECEIVE. COME ON UP. HI THERE. WHEREAS FOR OVER 370 YEARS, JEWISH AMERICANS HAVE SHAPED THE HISTORY OF OUR NATION, CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN WEST AND THE GROWTH OF THE GREATER KANSAS CITY REGION THROUGH INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP. AND WHEREAS WE CELEBRATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF JEWISH AMERICANS IN THE FIELDS OF MEDICINE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SCIENCES INNOVATIONS THAT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE SILICON PRAIRIE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE LENEXA RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS THE JEWISH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IS CHARACTERIZED BY A LONG STANDING COMMITMENT TO THE ARTS, LITERATURE, AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL NARRATIVES THAT ENRICH OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND FOSTER A MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE STORY OF JEWISH AMERICANS IS ONE OF EXCEPTIONAL RESILIENCE AND A STEADFAST DEDICATION TO THE AMERICAN IDEALS OF JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND EQUALITY FOR ALL PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS, BY DESIGNATING MAY AS JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, THE CITY OF LENEXA ACKNOWLEDGES THE VITAL ROLE THAT OUR JEWISH NEIGHBORS HAVE PLAYED IN BUILDING OUR CITY'S PAST AND THEIR CONTINUED ROLE IN SHAPING OUR SHARED FUTURE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, KANSAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. JOSHUA, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR SAYERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HAVING US TODAY. MY NAME IS JOSHUA GOLDBERG. I AM WITH THE JACOB AJC. FOR THOSE UNAWARE, THAT STANDS FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS BUREAU, AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN YOU THIS EVENING, AND WE APPRECIATE THE FRIENDSHIP THAT WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS CITY. WE. FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS, WE HAVE SERVED AS THE ADVOCATE FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, FOR THE STATE OF KANSAS AND FOR WESTERN MISSOURI. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON CORE AREAS. WE ADVOCATE, WE EDUCATE, AND WE CONNECT. THAT MEANS ADVOCATING FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. IT MEANS EDUCATING ACROSS DIFFERENCES TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING. AND IT MEANS CONNECTING PARTNERS ACROSS INTERFAITH AND CIVIC SPACES. NOW, I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK ABOUT MAY AS JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. THIS IS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JEWISH AMERICANS TO OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVIC LIFE. JEWISH AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN SHAPING THE NATION IN COUNTLESS WAYS AND SCIENCE, MEDICINE, INNOVATION IN ARTS AND CULTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICE, AND IN THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE PART OF THE BROADER AMERICAN STORY. BUT THIS MONTH IS ABOUT MORE THAN HISTORY. IT'S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING. JEWISH IDENTITY IS BOTH A RELIGIOUS IDENTITY AS WELL AS A PEOPLEHOOD. MANY REFER TO US AS AN ETHNO RELIGIOUS PEOPLE. WE ARE ROOTED IN TRADITIONS AND VALUES AND A LONG STORY OF RESILIENCE. JEWISH VALUES EMPHASIZE EDUCATION, RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNITY, AND WORKING TO IMPROVE THE WORLD. WHAT IN HEBREW IS CALLED TIKKUN OLAM. BUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS BEEN FEELING A SURGE IN ANTI-SEMITISM. PER THE AJC'S STATE OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN AMERICA REPORT FOR 2025, 91% OF AMERICAN JEWS FEEL LESS SAFE AFTER ATTACKS [00:05:10] THAT THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCED AGAINST A GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND SO MANY ATTACKS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY IN THE PAST YEAR. AND NEARLY HALF 47% OF YOUNG AMERICAN JEWS SAY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE PAST YEAR. SO WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO CONVEY THIS AND FOR THE ALLYSHIP. JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. IT REMINDS US THAT STRONG COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS, UNDERSTANDING, AND SHARED CIVIC LIFE. WHEN WE TAKE THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND OUR NEIGHBORS, WE STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR OWN CITY. WE HAVE PROVIDED A RESOURCE FOR YOU. IT'S A BIT ABOUT US WITH A QR CODE, AND IT LINKS YOU TO AN ELECTED OFFICIALS TOOLKIT TO HELP YOU RECOGNIZE AND ENGAGE WITH JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. WE ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE JCRBAJC, OUR ORGANIZATION IS ALWAYS HERE TO BE A RESOURCE FOR YOU. WE PROVIDE TRAININGS, BRIEFINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AGENCIES ON TOPICS REGARDING THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM. I JUST WANT TO THANK THANK YOU, MAYOR SAYERS. THANK THE COUNCIL. THANK THE STAFF AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING. THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN BUILDING A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL PEOPLE FEEL SEEN, RESPECTED, AND CONNECTED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE MATT GARRETT WITH BIKE WALK KC FOR BIKE MONTH. WHEREAS BIKE MONTH, ESTABLISHED IN 1956, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1956 AND SUPPORTED BY THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS, CELEBRATES THE MANY BENEFITS OF BICYCLING AND ENCOURAGES MORE PEOPLE TO RIDE. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT MAY, INCLUDING NATIONAL RIDE, A BIKE DAY, BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY AND BIKE TO WORK WEEK AND BIKE TO WORK DAY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE BICYCLING FOR TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION. AND WHEREAS, BICYCLING HELPS EXPAND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, PROVIDING AFFORDABLE MOBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CAR. AND WHEREAS BICYCLING IS A FORM OF ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION THAT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, IMPROVES MENTAL WELL-BEING AND CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS INVESTMENTS IN SAFE, CONNECTED BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORTIVE POLICIES CAN STRENGTHEN LOCAL ECONOMIES, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO LONG TERM ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, KANSAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY OF 2026 IN THE CITY OF LENEXA TO BE BIKE MONTH. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING BIKE MONTH AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE BUILDING MORE CONNECTED AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY HERE IN LENEXA. THE VISION OUTLINED IN THE COMPLETE STREET STUDY HAS REALLY PRIORITIZE SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD A CULTURE FOR WALKING AND BIKING HERE. AT THE SAME TIME, BIKE MONTH IS A REMINDER THAT THE PLANS ONLY MATTER IF WE FULLY IMPLEMENT THEM. IF WE ENCOURAGE OUR CITY TO ACCELERATE OUR PROGRESS, LET'S CLOSE THE SIDEWALK GAPS, CLOSE THE TRAIL GAPS, CONTINUE BUILDING THOSE LOW STRESS BIKE NETWORKS AND MAKE EVERY STREET IN LENEXA TRULY SAFE FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG VISION AND NOW IS THE TIME TO JUST DELIVER AND ENSURE THAT BIKING IS NOT CELEBRATED JUST IN A MONTH, BUT EVERY DAY IN LENEXA. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] AND FINALLY, FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF TOM MILLER IS HERE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK. WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE LENEXA FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED AT ALL TIMES. AND WHEREAS, ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATES. AND WHEREAS, MEMBERS OF EMS TEAMS ENGAGE IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFE SAVING SKILLS. WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE EMS PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK WITH THE THEME IMPROVING OUTCOMES TOGETHER. NOW THEREFORE, I, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, KANSAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH 23RD, [00:10:04] 2026 IN THE CITY OF LENEXA TO BE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO OBSERVE THIS WEEK IN APPRECIATION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LENEXA FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PROVIDE SELFLESS SERVICE AND CARE FOR ALL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IN THE PAST, I'VE PROVIDED A LOT OF NUMBERS. I AM THE DATA CHIEF. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO DO THAT THIS YEAR. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, FOR 2026, WE ARE ON PACE TO EXCEED OVER 8000 CALLS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. SO THIS WEEK WE WE'RE GOING TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO RESPOND TO THOSE EMERGENCY CALLS. WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE NATIONAL EMS WEEK, A TIME TO HONOR THE PROFESSIONALS WHO STAND READY EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY TO PROTECT THE LIVES HERE IN LENEXA, WE DO FAR MORE THAN ANSWER CALLS. WE WORK EVERY DAY TO MAKE SURE FEWER CALLS NEED TO BE ANSWERED. OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS HAVE EMBRACED A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. WE'RE NOT JUST RESPONDERS, WE'RE PARTNERS IN PREVENTION. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH INTEGRATED PARAMEDIC SERVICES PROGRAM, WELLNESS CHECKS ARE COMPLETED FOR THOSE IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING FOLLOW UP CARE. IN ADDITION, OUR CREWS TEACH CPR AND BLEEDING CONTROL CLASSES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, EMPOWERING EVERYDAY CITIZENS TO BECOME THE FIRST LINK IN THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL. WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HOME SAFETY EDUCATION AND OPIOID OVERDOSE AWARENESS WITH NALOXONE TRAINING. THESE EFFORTS REFLECT THE HEART OF LENEXA FIRE, A COMMITMENT THAT THE BEST EMERGENCY IS THE ONE THAT NEVER HAPPENS. BECAUSE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS TRAINING, PATIENT FOLLOW UPS, AND DEDICATION TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. WE'RE BUILDING A HEALTHIER, SAFER, AND MORE RESILIENT LENEXA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE 7 ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. [CONSENT AGENDA] THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM 7 FOR DISCUSSION. THE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE APPROVED COLLECTIVELY WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION. IF ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE TO BE REMOVED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC GOVERNING BODY OR THE CITY MANAGER, THOSE ITEMS WILL BE WILL BE DISCUSSED SEPARATELY IN THE REGULAR AGENDA. DOES ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE ANY OTHER ITEMS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6. MOTION BY AVERY, SECOND BY MARK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6 ARE APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER 7 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO THE CITY TO PAY A PORTION OF THE COST OF FIRE STATION 6 PURSUANT [7. Ordinance authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds by the City to pay a portion of the costs of Fire Station 6, pursuant to Charter Ordinance 72] TO CHARTER ORDINANCE 72. HI, NATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCEDURE TO ISSUE BONDS FOR THE FIRE STATION 6 PROJECT. IF YOU REMEMBER, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE APPROVED THE OR THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 26 THROUGH 2030 CIP AS PART OF THAT CIP. THIS PROJECT WAS INCLUDED AS A DEBT FINANCED PROJECT, SO THAT'S THE REQUEST TONIGHT. YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THE OVERALL DEBT PACKAGE THAT WE PLAN TO ISSUE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP FOR THIS PROJECT. OKAY. QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM 7 WOULD ADD MAYBE THAT WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS FROM TODD REGARDING THE PRICING FROM THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, THOSE CONTRACTS, AND THEN MOST RECENTLY AT THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, WE SAW THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. SO WE'VE DISCUSSED IT SEVERAL TIMES AT THIS POINT. OKAY. NO ONE HAS ANYTHING ELSE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7, MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY CHELSEA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. ITEM 7 IS APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS TONIGHT. WE HAVE CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ITEMS CONCERNING THREE FIFA WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES HOSTED BY PITCH LENEXA. [8. Consideration of action items concerning three FIFA World Cup watch parties hosted by Pitch Lenexa Club, Inc.] ITEM 8 IS CONSIDERATION OF. I'M SORRY. YES. THE THREE ITEMS ARE APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. ITEM B IS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE, POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL. AND THAT'S. YES. THAT'S OUR 3. MIKE. SORRY. ALL GOOD. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. MIKE NOLAN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'M ALSO HERE THIS EVENING IN THE CAPACITY OF VICE PRESIDENT OF PITCH LENEXA, OF WHICH THE CITY OF LENEXA IS A MEMBER. [00:15:05] WE ARE A 501 C6 ORGANIZATION. WHO IS SOLE BUILT TO HOST EVENTS LIKE THIS. IF YOU'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE WORLD CUP PREPARATIONS ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND REGIONS HAVE BEEN PREPPING AND PLANNING FOR DIFFERENT WAYS TO CELEBRATE EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD COMING HERE TO CELEBRATE SOCCER. AND PITCH LENEXA IS OUR COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO DOING JUST THAT. SO AS YOU SAID, MAYOR, THE FIRST ITEM UP FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING AND CONSIDERATION, AND I'LL GO THROUGH IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL HERE SOON, IS A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR THE THREE WATCH PARTIES THAT WE INTEND TO HOST HERE AT LENEXA CITY CENTER, AND A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THAT. THE SIZE, COMPLEXITY AND THE COORDINATION NECESSARY WITH NOT ONLY OUR POLICE AND FIRE, BUT ALSO OUR PARKS AND REC, PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND THOSE SORT OF FOLKS, ALONG WITH ALL THE THE ROAD CLOSURES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING ALONG WITH THIS AND THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IS THE REASON WHY IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT AS A TYPE TWO SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR OUR CITY CODE. AND THE SECOND IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE, POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, WHICH I'LL GO OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT LATER. BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. I THINK WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION NOT ONLY WITH THIS BODY, BUT AS A CITY STAFF OVER REALLY THE COURSE OF THE LAST 2 YEARS TO BRING THESE THREE EVENTS TO FRUITION, WHICH INCLUDES FUNDRAISING AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF. SO I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T KIND OF MENTION ALL THE PARTNERS THAT ARE THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH OUR EFFORTS HERE, ONE OF WHICH, KYLIE TAYLOR, WHO'S A MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP LENEXA AND ATTENDING, BECAUSE THAT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE CLASS. SHE'S A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD AS WELL, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A SHOUT OUT. AND I'M TRYING A NEW PRESENTATION MECHANISM TONIGHT, SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PARKING AND WHERE THINGS ARE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO USE GOOGLE EARTH TO HOPEFULLY FLY AROUND TO SHOW YOU WHERE THINGS ARE. BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF OUR CHAMPION MEMBERS. AND THERE ARE MORE THAN THIS NOW. I COUNTED EARLIER, WE HAD A BOARD MEETING TODAY. WE HAVE 8 FOUNDERS ON OUR BOARD, ADVENT HEALTH LENEXA, THE CITY OF LENEXA KOPEIKIN BROOKS AND THE CITY CENTER MEMBERS ASSOCIATION, HENDERSON ENGINEERS, HINKLE LAW, LAKEVIEW VILLAGE, NABHOLZ CONSTRUCTION AND QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. AND SO THOSE ARE SOME, SOME PRETTY BIG HITTERS TO, TO BRING THIS FRUITION, THIS VISION TO FRUITION. BUT IN TOTAL, WE'RE ACTUALLY 30 MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS, AS WELL AS 15 TO 20 LOCAL VENDORS WHO ARE PARTNERING WITH US TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THESE EVENTS THIS SUMMER. SO YOU MIGHT BE ASKING WHAT ARE THE PARTICULARS? SO BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MAP, I'D JUST LIKE TO KIND OF REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT THE PLAN FOR EACH OF THESE PITCH LENEXA WATCH PARTIES ARE, AND WE'LL GET INTO SOME NITTY GRITTY DETAIL ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR EACH OF THEM. PITCH LENEXA HAS TARGETED 3 DATES FOR THEIR WATCH PARTIES, AND THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN COALESCING OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS. EVERY INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY IS CHOOSING DIFFERENT DATES. OUR PARTNERS AT JOHNSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC AT THEATER IN THE PARK ARE CHOOSING DIFFERENT DATES AND DOING QUITE A FEW MORE. BUT THE REASONS THAT PITCH LENEXA KIND OF CHOSE THESE JUNE 12TH IS A THURSDAY. AND THAT IS THE FIRST USA MEN'S MATCH THEY PLAY IN LOS ANGELES VERSUS PARAGUAY. THAT EVENING, JUNE 25TH, THERE IS A DOUBLEHEADER FOR PITCH LENEXA THAT EVENING. IT'S TUNISIA VERSUS THE NETHERLANDS THAT MATCHES BEING PLAYED AT KANSAS CITY STADIUM. THAT BEGINS AT 6 P.M. AND THE USA VERSUS TURKEY PLAYS AT 9 P.M. THAT EVENING. AND SO THAT'S THE REASON JUNE 25TH WAS SELECTED. THAT'S A THAT IS A FRIDAY EVENING, I'M SORRY, SWITCH THAT JUNE 12TH IS A FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH IS A THURSDAY, JULY 11TH IS A SATURDAY. AND THAT IS THE QUARTERFINAL MATCH HOSTED IN KANSAS CITY. THAT IS THE FINAL MATCH BEING PLAYED IN KANSAS CITY. AND WE OBVIOUSLY WON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE KNOCKOUT STAGES. BUT SOME OF THE BASICS OF HOW THESE EVENTS WILL WORK IS THAT WE WILL IMPLEMENT. WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT ROAD CLOSURES THE NIGHT PRIOR TO EACH OF THESE EVENTS. OUR GATES WILL OPEN AT THE EXACT SAME TIME FOR EACH OF THESE EVENTS, A FOR EASE OF MARKETING, BUT ALSO FOR EASE OF STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO IS VOLUNTEERING FOR PITCH LENEXA TO MAKE ALL OF THESE ROAD CLOSURES AND THINGS HAPPEN ON A CONSISTENT BASIS FOR EACH. LUCKILY FOR KANSAS CITY, THE MATCH TIMES ARE IN THE EVENING, SO LIMITED TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONFLICTS WITH KIND OF THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF WHAT HAPPENS AROUND CITY CENTER AND THEN EVENTS CONCLUDING RIGHT AT THE END OF THE MATCHES. THIS HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD AS A BOARD AND INTERNALLY AS STAFF, AS WE'VE REVIEWED KIND OF THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT AS IT'S EVOLVED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ON WHEN WE SHOULD CLOSE THESE THINGS DOWN AND WERE OF THE OPINION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BROUGHT EVERYBODY TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO DO WHAT WE INTEND TO DO AND WATCH THE MATCHES. LET'S LET EVERYBODY OUT TO FREQUENT OUR BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARE ELSEWHERE AT CITY CENTER, WHICH IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE THESE, AND REOPENING THE STREETS TO TRAFFIC. AND WE'LL GO OVER SOME PARTICULARS ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT MEANS, BECAUSE AS PART OF THIS SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT, [00:20:01] YOU'LL BE AUTHORIZING US TO LEAVE SOME THINGS IN PLACE FOR THE DURATION OF THESE 30 DAYS THAT THE MATCHES THAT WE INTEND TO SHOW SPAN. SO GETTING INTO THE MAP, JUST TO KIND OF ORIENT YOU HERE. WE'RE LOOKING KIND OF STRAIGHT DOWN ON, ON THESE EVENT BOUNDARIES. THIS ENTIRE AREA HERE IS OWNED BY KIEWIT, WHICH IS OUR GREAT LENEXA CITY CENTER PARTNER RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET WHO IS INVESTING IN THEIR OFFICE BUILDINGS HERE, AND WE'VE SECURED USE OF THIS AREA FROM THEM IN ADDITION TO THEIR PARKING GARAGE. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE, I'LL TRY TO GET 3D HERE TO KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE EVERYTHING IS. I KNOW SWELL, ISN'T IT? [LAUGHTER] EVENT PARKING. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF OUR DETOURS AND PLANNED PLACES WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO GO AND B AND C WE'VE PARTNERED WITH ROADRUNNER SAFETY SERVICES TO DEPLOY ALL OF OUR DETOURS, ALL OF OUR ROAD CLOSURES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. IN ADDITION, OUR OWN CITY STAFF WILL BE ASSISTING IN A LIMITED CAPACITY WITH SOME IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS WITH OUR VEHICLE BARRIERS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND I APOLOGIZE. STOP ME AT ANY TIME AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU WANT, OR ELSE I WILL JUST SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. THERE'S A LOT TO GET THROUGH HERE. TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THIS TONIGHT. SO PARKING AT THE KIEWIT GARAGE FOR ALL OF OUR ATTENDEES, WHICH HAS ABOUT 2000 SPOTS. OUR EVENT BOUNDARIES HAVE A CAPACITY OF A LITTLE BIT OVER 5000, AND THAT COMES FROM OUR ASSISTANT CHIEF FOR PREVENTION, BUTCH DIEKEMPER, WHO DOES THE CALCULATION FOR EVENT CAPACITIES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE WILL BE CAPPING OUR EVENT AT 5000 ATTENDEES PER EACH EVENT, AND WE WILL DO THAT BY TRACKING WHO COMES IN AND WHO LEAVES. WE'LL BE IMPLEMENTING SECURITY AT THREE SEPARATE SECURITY STATIONS LOCATED HERE IN THE YELLOW ICONS. AWESOME LITTLE TENT THERE. AT THE SOUTH END ACROSS FROM THE KIEWIT GARAGE ON THE NORTH END BETWEEN THE ENTRANCES OF RESTAURANT ROW, WHERE THE CACTUS GRILL CURRENTLY IS IN TUPELO. HONEY HERE ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THEN ON THE WEST SIDE ON CITY CENTER DRIVE. AND THERE'S SOME ROAD CLOSURES THAT ARE CONTAINED THERE AS WELL. THERE ARE ROAD CLOSURES AT HAMPTON. HAMPTON WILL REMAIN OPEN TO TRAFFIC AND THERE WILL BE TURNING MOVEMENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN THERE. FARTHER UP CITY CENTER DRIVE, THERE WILL BE A ROAD CLOSURE AT THE ENTRANCE TO WHERE CACTUS GRILL AND ENJOY PURE FOOD ARE SO THEY WILL REMAIN. ACCESS WILL REMAIN TO ALL OF THOSE RESTAURANTS DURING THE DURATION OF OUR EVENTS. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, CITY CENTER DRIVE WILL ALSO CLOSE TO TRAFFIC. AND WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR KIND OF PARTNERS HERE ALONG CITY CENTER DRIVE TO LET THEM KNOW KIND OF WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY INTEND, A LOT OF THEM INTEND TO SET UP ON THE SIDEWALK AND CATCH PASSERSBY TO, WHICH IS, I THINK, A REALLY COOL THING. BUT THAT WESTERN ENTRANCE HERE IS WHERE WE ARE. I MENTIONED THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOCAL FOOD VENDORS AND PARTNERS WHO ARE HELPING US MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. WE'VE GOT 10 FOOD TRUCKS THAT ARE SCHEDULED HERE, AND ALL OF THEM WHO WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH ARE LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN. THEY WILL BE CONCENTRATED AROUND THE CITY CENTER DRIVE ELLIPSE THERE. WE WILL HAVE 3 SEPARATE BAR AREAS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED BY A COMPANY CALLED EXCLUSIVE EVENTS. AND THEIR PEDIGREE IS THAT THEY ARE A LARGE SCALE FOOD AND BEVERAGE CATERER OUT OF WICHITA WHO DOES. ANNUALLY, THE WICHITA OPEN ON THE KORN FERRY GOLF TOUR. AND SO THEY ARE VERY PROFESSIONAL. THEY'RE WELL VERSED. THEY HAVE BARTENDERS ON STAFF WHO DO THESE SIZE OF EVENTS MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR. AND SO WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH THEM TO PROVIDE THE BEVERAGE SERVICE FOR THIS AREA. MIKE, IT'S PROBABLY GOOD TO JUST FIRST SCALE POINT OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE EXPECT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ART FAIR? EXCUSE ME. HOW MANY PEOPLE GENERALLY WOULD WE EXPECT THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ART FAIR? JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND SCALE BETWEEN 7 AND 8000, PROBABLY. THAT'S A LITTLE A LITTLE SMALLER THAN AN ART FAIR IS KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS EVENT SCALE. YEAH. ART FAIR 7-8000. NOT ALL AT ONE TIME, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING. YEAH. YEAH. OR A BARBECUE OR CHILI CHALLENGE. LIKE THESE AREN'T EVENTS THAT WE'RE NOT USED TO BEING ABLE TO HANDLE. YEAH. IT'S HARD TO GET. THE ART FAIR IS OBVIOUSLY HARD TO GAUGE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE COUNTERS EVERY WHICH WAY IN THE CIVIC CAMPUS TO DO THAT, THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. ALL OF THESE ENTRANCES WILL BE CONTROLLED. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO ADDRESS TO. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IN YOUR PACKET MEMO, I WENT OVER OUR SECURITY PLAN. THERE ARE CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THAT THAT LENEXA PD AND TITAN SECURITY WOULD LIKE TO KEEP CONFIDENTIAL FOR TACTICAL REASONS. BUT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE WILL BE CHECKING EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN PITCH LENEXA WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A CLEAR BAG POLICY AKIN TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE AT SPORTING PARK, [00:25:03] YOU SEE AT ARROWHEAD, OR YOU SEE AT ANY KIND OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUE. WE'LL BE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BRING FACTORY SEALED WATER BOTTLES UP TO 1 LITER PER ATTENDEE INTO THE EVENT, AND THEY WILL BE SECURITY WANDING. EVERYBODY WHO COMES THROUGH ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECURITY OFFICERS WILL BE STATIONED AT EACH ENTRANCE TO DO THE SECURITY SCREENING, AS WELL AS ONE LENEXA PD OFFICER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE, WHICH IS THE RED BOUNDED AREA THAT YOU THAT YOU SEE HERE FOR SUPPORT IF THINGS WERE WERE TO ESCALATE, WE'LL ALSO HAVE A VOLUNTEER WHO IS TRACKING ACTUALLY THE ATTENDANCE OF EVERYBODY WHO COMES THROUGH THE GATE EITHER IN OR OUT DURING THAT. SO WE CAN CONTROL THAT 5000 CAP THAT, THAT WE'RE SELF-IMPOSING ON, ON THAT. IN TERMS OF ROAD CLOSURES, I WANT, I DID WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW. IF YOU RECALL, LAST FALL, YOU AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF THESE MVB 3X BARRICADES NOT ONLY FOR THIS EVENT, BUT AS AN INVESTMENT FOR LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS THAT THE CITY OF LENEXA PUTS ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE WILL LAST YEARS. THEY ARE EASY TO DEPLOY AND THEY'RE AN INVESTMENT IN KIND OF OUR FESTIVALS AND EVENTS GOING FORWARD. AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TEST THEM HERE AT THE FIRST EVENTS. THAT PITCH LENEXA PUTS ON THIS, SUMMER. AND SO WE'LL BE DEPLOYING THOSE. WE INTEND TO IMPLEMENT RIDESHARE PARKING, OUR RIDESHARE DROP OFF RATHER ON HAMPTON STREET, SO WE CAN KEEP THAT STREET RELATIVELY CLEAR OF PARKING. THAT WAY PEOPLE HAVE AN EASY WAY TO, TO GET HERE. AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION IN A BIT. THAT'S MORE HIGH LEVEL WORLD CUP STUFF, BUT I'M HAPPY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT TRANSIT AT CITY CENTER. ONCE WE GET INTO THE EVENT BOUNDARIES, EVERYTHING THAT IS BOUNDED IN RED IS INTENDED TO BE FENCED WITH A 6 FOOT TALL CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT IS WRAPPED IN WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY A CONSTRUCTION STYLE KIND OF ADVERTISING OR SCREENING FENCE WITH PITCH LENEXA BRANDING, OUR MEMBER BRANDING A LITTLE BIT OF WAYFINDING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO OUR EVENTS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND SO MOST OF THIS FENCING THAT YOU SEE KIND OF ON THE INTERIOR OF THIS VACANT BLOCK WILL REMAIN FOR THE ENTIRE 30 DAYS BETWEEN THAT FIRST MATCH AND THAT LAST MATCH THAT WE INTEND TO HOST WATCH PARTIES. THE PIECES THAT YOU SEE IN CITY CENTER DRIVE IN SCARBOROUGH HERE ARE INTENDED TO BE MOVED AT THE END OF EVERY MATCH DAY, ABOUT AN HOUR AFTERWARDS, TO REOPEN TO TRAFFIC, AS WELL AS ON THE WEST SIDE OF CITY CENTER DRIVE HERE TO REOPEN THAT. THERE IS A PORTION ALONG CITY CENTER DRIVE FROM SCARBOROUGH TO ABOUT WHERE THE BUILDINGS BEGIN THAT WILL ALSO THAT WILL ALSO REMAIN UP DURING THAT TIME. AND IT'S GOT BRANDING AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ON IT. AS YOU MOVE INTO THE EVENT, WE'VE ACCOUNTED FOR 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR RESTROOMS. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE 35 ADA, 25 REGULAR RESTROOMS WITH 8 HANDWASHING STATIONS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT. THERE'S 1 HERE NEXT TO THIS PARKING GARAGE, 1 HERE NEAR WHERE OUR ACTIVITY AND KIDS ZONE IS GOING TO BE, AND ONE NEARER TO WHERE ALL OF THE FOOD TRUCKS AND THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ARE GOING TO BE. WE DO HAVE A 30 YARD DUMPSTER THAT WE WILL BE PLACING IN ONE OF THE PARKING SPOTS. TRASH IS A HUGE DEAL, AND IT'S PART OF THE SCP REQUIREMENTS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTROL THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE DEPLOYING ABOUT 50 DIFFERENT TRASH RECEPTACLES THROUGHOUT OUR EVENT, AND THEY WILL ALL BE EMPTIED HERE. AND THE TRASH COMPANY WILL COME PICK THAT UP A DAY OR2 AFTERWARDS TO AND IT WON'T COME BACK UNTIL THE DAY OF OUR NEXT EVENT. I MENTIONED THAT WE DO HAVE A ROBUST SAFETY AND SECURITY PLAN. SO I WANTED TO POINT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT OUT. LENEXA PD INTENDS TO DEPLOY ITS MOBILE COMMAND POST TO OUR SITE. IT WON'T BE WITHIN THE VENUE, BUT IT WILL BE NEARBY WITHIN THE ROAD CLOSURES SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, BE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DECISION MAKING. IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT'S NECESSARY. A MEMBER OF TITAN PROTECTION IS GOING TO BE LOCATED IN THAT COMMAND POST AT ALL TIMES AND HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THEIR OFFICERS WITHIN THE VENUE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION, NOT ONLY WITH THE SECURITY TEAM BUT WITH THE REST OF THE PITCH LENEXA MEMBERSHIP AND BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE IN THE PITCH. LENEXA HQ TENT RUNNING THE OPERATIONS OF EVERYTHING THAT ARE THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE VENUE BOUNDARIES. WE INTEND TO HAVE A MEMBER TENT FOR OUR PITCH LENEXA MEMBERS TO COME. IT'S GOING TO BE CONNECTED TO ONE OF THE BARS, AND SO THAT WILL BE AN EXCLUSIVE KIND OF MEMBER BENEFIT TO TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS. THE REAL COOL THING IS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACTIVATED OUR SPACE, NOT JUST FOR WATCHING THE WATCH PARTIES, BUT TO HAVE A LITTLE PREGAME BEFOREHAND. AND SO WE ARE SPONSORING SEVERAL DIFFERENT AWESOME SOCCER [00:30:06] THEMED ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT ONLY FOR KIDS, BUT FOR ADULTS AS WELL. SO GIANT HUMAN SIZED FOOSBALL INFLATABLE IS, IS INCLUDED IN THERE. AND WHAT YOU SEE IS ACTUALLY WHAT YOU GET FROM THE RENTAL COMPANY. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE OUT THERE. THAT'S DEPLOYED. WE'VE GOT A NINJA WARRIOR OBSTACLE COURSE, SOCCER DARTS, AS WELL AS ANOTHER KIND OF SOCCER GOAL KICK CHALLENGE THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT. AND SO IF YOU, IF YOU RECALL BACK TO WHEN THE EVENT DATES AND TIMES ARE THE 1T AND THE 3RD EVENT, THERE'S ABOUT A 3 HOUR PRE-GAME ACTIVITY TIME FOR, FOR THOSE, THERE'S A 1 HOUR ACTIVITY TIME ON THE JUNE 25TH DATE. THOSE, THOSE INFLATABLES WILL BE THERE FOR THEN AS WELL. IT'S JUST A LITTLE TRUNCATED BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT DOUBLE HEADER AND WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WERE WANTING TO HAVE ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND WORKERS DOING A WHOLE DAY ON THAT. AND SO THAT, THAT ONE WILL BE A LITTLE TRUNCATED. WE INTEND TO HAVE FACE PAINTERS AND TEMPORARY TATTOO ARTISTS FOR ALL THE LITTLE ONES WHO LIKE TO GET SOCCER THEMED TATTOOS AND THEIR FACES PAINTED MAYBE FOR THEIR FAVORITE TEAMS, MAYBE FOR THEIR FAVORITE ANIMAL, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND SO SOME REALLY FAMILY FRIENDLY STUFF THAT IS PRE-MATCH THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME FOR AND ATTEND. WE THINK THAT THIS EVENT WILL EBB AND FLOW IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE MAY WANT TO COME AND DO SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN RETIRE TO SAINTS OR MARTIN CITY OR ONE OF OUR OTHER BARS AND RESTAURANTS. MAYBE THESE GIANT CROWDS ARE NOT THEIR JAM, AND THEY'D RATHER BE THERE AND BE PART OF CITY CENTER AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SOCCER AND WORLD CUP. KIND OF JUST ATMOSPHERE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN OUR VENUE. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF INTERPLAY THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE BETWEEN PITCH LENEXA AND ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NEAR THESE EVENTS. THE MAIN THING IS PROBABLY THE GIANT STAGE, AND I KNOW I PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION IN THE PACKET THERE, BUT THIS IS KIND OF THE MAIN POINT OF THE SHOW TO HAVE GIANT SCREENS FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO VIEW FROM WHATEVER ANGLE YOU'RE SITTING IN, IN OUR LAWN, TO BE ABLE TO VIEW ALL OF THESE MATCHES, WHILE THEY'RE, WHILE THEY'RE HANGING OUT WITH US IN OUR VENUE. AND SO WE'LL HAVE 2 20 BY 12 PRIMARY SCREENS THAT FACE WEST THERE AND A COUPLE OF WING SCREENS THAT FACE THE OTHER WAY THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER. SO THAT'S REALLY COOL. THE INITIAL IDEA FOR US WAS JUST TO GET 2 SCREENS, SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD 4 IS ACTUALLY REALLY COOL AND SETS US APART. SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T MENTION WHEN WE FIRST STARTED IS, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY TRUE DATA TO BACK THIS UP, BUT AS ANECDOTALLY, KC 2026 HAS TOLD US THAT WE'RE THE SECOND LARGEST EVENT IN THE REGION BEHIND FIFA FAN FESTIVAL, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO COME TO CITY CENTER. THERE ARE EASY WAYS TO GET HERE. WE HAVE THE REGION DIRECT ROUTE THAT COMES FROM FAN FEST THAT TERMINATES JUST UP THE STREET HERE ON SCARBOROUGH, AS WELL AS ALL THE JOHNSON COUNTY UNITED ROUTES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED TO CIRCULATE WITHIN JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE AIRPORT DROP AND RIDE. THAT'S GOING TO BRING PEOPLE FROM THE AIRPORT TO CITY CENTER TO OAK PARK OR TO THE OVERLAND PARK CONVENTION CENTER. IN TERMS OF EVENT LOGISTICS, IN TERMS OF THE STAGE AND SOME OF THE FENCING. THE FENCING WILL GO UP THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST MATCH AND LIKE I SAID, IT WILL COME DOWN AFTER THE END OF ALL THE MATCHES ASIDE FROM THE ROAD OPENINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AFTER EACH ONE, THE STAGE WILL NEED TO BE ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED EACH TIME THEY HAVE OTHER BOOKINGS IN BETWEEN OUR STUFF. AND SO AN ENTIRE TEAM OF ASSEMBLY TECHNICIANS AND AV PROFESSIONALS AND THE DJ WHO IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING PRE-MATCH ENTERTAINMENT FOR EACH OF THESE EVENTS, IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME SET UP ALL OF THEIR STUFF THE DAY BEFORE. AND SO IT'S A VERY BIG TO DO. IT WILL STAY THERE THROUGH THE MATCH AND IT WILL BE DISASSEMBLED THE DAY AFTER. SO PEOPLE WILL SEE A TON OF ACTIVITY THE DAY BEFORE. THEY WILL SEE ACTIVITY ON OUR SITE THE DAY AFTER, AND HOPEFULLY THEY ATTEND FOR THE EVENTS, OBVIOUSLY. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING THAT IS INTENDED TO HAPPEN AT THE EVENTS. I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT THE GOVERNING BODY HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT, WHETHER IT BE SECURITY, MARKETING OR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE ARE CONTRACTING WITH CRUCIAL RAPID RESPONSE FOR OUR FIRST AID TENT, NEAR OUR EMERGENCY EGRESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROUTE FOR PD AND FIRE. AND AS KYLIE MENTIONED, SHE WORKS FOR ADVENTHEALTH. ALL OF OUR HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY STRAPPED AND REALLY WORKING HARD TO STAFF ALL OF THESE ACROSS THE REGION AND HAVE THEIR OWN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING FOR INFLUXES TO THEIR EMERGENCY ROOMS, URGENT CARES, MINUTE CLINICS, AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND SO WE'VE KIND OF HAD TO STEP OUTSIDE. YOU KNOW, JOHNSON COUNTY MED ACT AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS TO PROVIDE SOME OF THOSE FIRST AID TRIAGE TYPE SITUATIONS. QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT. [00:35:07] JOHN MICHAEL. THANK YOU. THIS IS REALLY EXCITING. THIS IS REALLY COOL. EVEN WITHOUT THE ANECDOTAL, LIKE THIS COULD BE THE 2ND LARGEST EVENT GOING ON. AND I THINK THERE'S ONLY A FEW THINGS THAT YOU HAVEN'T TOUCHED ON THAT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR THAT I JUST WANTED TO, TO GO THROUGH. SURE. I'VE BEEN TO SIMILAR EVENTS WHERE IT'S THE PEAK OF SUMMER AND THE RESTROOM SITUATION IS FINE. THE HAND WASHING SITUATION IS FINE. THE FOOD AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SITUATION IS FINE. IS THERE A PLAN FOR WATER STATIONS? SO RIGHT NOW EACH OF THE FOOD TRUCKS IS REQUIRED TO SELL WATER. AND I CAN GO ON A TANGENT WITH YOU ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION. WE WANT TO USE LOCAL BOTTLED WATER PEOPLE, BUT FIFA IS VERY STRINGENT ABOUT NOT ONLY WHAT YOU MARKET AND WHAT YOU SAY, LIKE SAYING WORLD CUP FOR ME RIGHT NOW IS ME AND MY CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. WE CAN'T MARKET WORLD CUP FOR OUR EVENTS. SO YOU'LL SEE THE BEAUTIFUL GAME, SOCCER WATCH PARTIES, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND YOU'LL SEE BARS AND RESTAURANTS DO THE SAME THING. THEY ARE VERY PRESCRIPTIVE ON THE BRANDS OF WATER YOU CAN SERVE AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH EACH OF OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGE VENDORS. EACH OF THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO CARRY WATER FOR PURCHASE THERE. ALL OF OUR BARS IN HERE ARE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO CARRY WATER FOR PURCHASE. OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN WATER BOTTLES FACTORY SEALED INTO THE EVENT PER ATTENDEE. SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T CONFIRM RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IS PARTNERING WITH WATER 1. THEY HAVE BEVERAGE FILLING TRAILERS AND TRUCKS. AND SO WE'RE WORKING TO GET ONE OF THOSE AT OUR EVENT, BUT WE CAN'T COMMIT TO THAT RIGHT THIS MINUTE. UNDERSTOOD. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD NECESSARILY STOP ME FROM ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER, BUT SURE, GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE WORKS, DEFINITELY BEING THOUGHT OF. I THINK THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I REALLY HAD IS RELATED TO VOLUNTEER COVERAGE. SO THINKING THROUGH EVEN THE SHORTER EVENTS BEING BASICALLY 8 HOURS, IF YOU FACTOR IN AN EXTRA HOUR AND A HALF ON ONE END, AN EXTRA HOUR ON THE OTHER. HOW IS PITCH LENEXA STAFFING ANY OF THE KIND OF NON VENDOR NON-SPECIALIST ROLES? SO OUR MEMBERSHIP IS GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO NOT JUST ATTEND THESE EVENTS TO ENJOY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO COME AND PROVIDE SOME MANPOWER TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE EVENTS ARE EXECUTED. WE DO HAVE A VOLUNTEER FORUM THAT'S ON THE PITCH LENEXA WEBSITE CURRENTLY THAT WE'VE BEEN SOLICITING VOLUNTEER INTEREST FOR OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SINCE WE STOOD UP THE WEBSITE REALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE IT A MADE A CONCERTED PUSH FOR THAT JUST YET. UNTIL THIS STEP IS DONE, AFTER THIS SCP IS APPROVED, IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT. TONIGHT IS REALLY WHEN WE START OUR MARKETING PUSH FOR. MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND THESE EVENTS. HERE'S YOUR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE'VE BEEN TRICKLING THAT OUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. THE ROTARY CLUB OF LENEXA IS A MEMBER. AND PART OF PART OF THEIR DESIRE IS TO HELP US ENGAGE SOME VOLUNTEERS THAT THEY RELY ON FOR SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT THEY DO. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT OVER THE NEXT MONTH IN SECURING, WE NEED PROBABLY 150 VOLUNTEERS. SO IF ANYBODY IS LISTENING AND WANTS TO VOLUNTEER FOR A 4 OR AN 8 HOUR SHIFT, WE HAVEN'T DECIDED EXACTLY HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK YET. IF YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOLER THAT NEEDS SERVICE HOURS, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF VOLUNTEERS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND SO WE'LL MAKE A PUSH FOR THAT OVER THE NEXT MONTH. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK MY LAST QUESTION, TRULY, MY LAST ONE FOR NOW. CITIES MOBILE MESSAGE BOARDS, IT WAS LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. I THINK TO ASSIST WITH NOTIFYING, YOU KNOW, DRIVERS IN THE AREA, HERE'S WHEN THE CLOSURES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. HERE'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAPPEN, THINGS LIKE THAT. DO YOU KNOW HOW SOON WE'RE DEPLOYING THOSE? WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED WHEN WE WOULD DEPLOY THEM. I WOULD IMAGINE WE'D TRY TO DO IT A DAY OR TWO BEFORE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE'S A DIFFERENT TRAFFIC PATTERN GOING TO BE HAPPENING ON THE 12TH, 25TH AND THE 11TH. SO I WOULD IMAGINE EITHER THE 10TH OR THE 11TH OF JUNE, THE 23RD, 24TH OF JUNE, AND THEN THE 9TH OR 10TH OF JULY. AWESOME. WE'VE GOT OTHER PLACES TO DEPLOY THOSE. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING THAT I NEGLECTED TO MENTION HERE IS THAT THE ART FAIR STARTS THIS WEEKEND. THAT'S THE START OF OUR FESTIVAL SEASON. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT CANCELED ANY OF OUR REGULAR EVENTS AS A CITY. AND SO THOSE MESSAGE BOARDS GET DEPLOYED AND THEY GET AND THEY GET USED QUITE FREQUENTLY. AND SO WE'RE COORDINATING WITH OUR TRAFFIC DIVISIONS AND COMM DEV AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES TO HELP MOVE THOSE AROUND FOR WHERE THEY NEED TO GO FOR JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS. THAT'S AWESOME. I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF WE NEED TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER MUNIS FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT WE ARE OR ARE EMPOWERED TO DO SO. [00:40:09] AND THEN FRANKLY, I THINK ABOUT THE FOLKS WHO ONLY MAKE IT TO CITY CENTER LIKE ONCE A WEEK AND SOMEHOW MANAGE NOT TO HEAR ABOUT THIS GOING ON. YOU KNOW, IF THEY SHOW UP 6 DAYS BEFORE THE EVENT AND THEN THEY GO HOME AND THEN THEY COME UP THE DAY OF THE EVENT SUDDENLY SURPRISED. SO I WOULD I WOULD JUST ADVOCATE FOR USING THOSE MOBILE MESSAGE BOARDS AS SOON AS WE THINK IS FEASIBLE OR REASONABLE. ASSUMING WE DON'T THINK FOLKS WILL GET KIND OF TUNNEL VISION AND FORGET ABOUT THEM AFTER TOO LONG. I WOULD STEVE SCULLY, OUR TRANSPORTATION MANAGER, IS NOT HERE. HE PROBABLY HAVE SOME WISDOM RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF HOW MANY DAYS BEFORE TO, TO DO IT. AND WE'LL DEFINITELY WORK WITH THEM ON, ON A PLAN FOR THAT. ALSO SAFE TO ASSUME THAT DENISE AND HER TEAM ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER TO, TO ALSO HELP INFORM FOLKS THEY ARE. AND EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT OF LENEXA JUST RECEIVED A TOWN TALK ARTICLE THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE THESE ROAD CLOSURES ARE INTENDED TO BE. SO EVERYBODY HAS THAT ON THEIR COFFEE TABLE AS OF TODAY, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE BUSINESSES. BUT SOME OF THE FOLLOW UP THAT LENEXA NEEDS TO DO AFTER THIS IS, ONE WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE OUR MEMBERS ON NEXT TUESDAY FOR A SITE WALK TO TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON, THE FINAL PLAN, AND THEN WE'LL NEED TO HAVE AN ENTIRE CITY CENTER, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY MEETING LIKE WE DID BEFOREHAND, BEFORE WE EVEN KIND OF STARTED THE TRUE PLANNING FOR THESE EVENTS, TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND AND HELP TELL THAT STORY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AS WELL. OKAY. AVERY. WELL, FIRSTLY, I WANT TO SAY I'M A GEEK FOR TECHNOLOGY AND I LIKED THIS. IT WAS A COOL, COOL WAY TO GO THROUGH IT. WHAT WAS THE STAR AGAIN ON THE MAP? THESE GUYS. NO, THAT'S THE TICKETING. WHAT'S THE LITTLE. OH THAT'S TACTICAL. OH THIS GUY. YEAH. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME LIT MARQUEE SIGNS THAT WILL SAY PITCH LENEXA AND A LITTLE SOCCER BALL. IT'LL ESSENTIALLY LOOK EXACTLY LIKE THAT SANS BALLOONS. SO THAT'S OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OP. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GO OVER THAT. BUT THE SECOND ONE IS WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY YOU SEE OUT THERE TODAY, THE KOPEIKIN BROOKS REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL SIZED SIGNS. WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOMETHING SIMILAR OUT IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT. THAT ADVERTISES WHEN THIS IS GOING TO BE SO THAT PASSERSBY CAN SEE THIS OVER THE NEXT 6 WEEKS AND, AND KNOW THAT THINGS ARE GOING ON. SO YEAH. PERFECT. I'D ALSO, I KNOW I SENT THIS IN AS A NOTE, BUT I'D ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER HANDLEY'S COMMENTS ON REGARDS TO WATER. I HAVE ATTENDED OTHER EVENTS IN THE PAST THAT I KNOW THESE ARE IN LATER IN THE DAY, SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT AS BIG OF A DEAL. BUT STILL I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN DEHYDRATED AT THINGS LOOKING AND I'M LIKE, MAN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON WATER. I'D LOVE TO JUST HAVE WATER. BUT ANYWAY, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE MIGHT BE. I'M HOPING WE CAN GET WATER ONE WORKED OUT AND WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH HIM NEXT WEEK. SO ONE OTHER COMMENT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ADDRESSED, IS THERE AN INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN? YES. AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE HARD ONE. WHERE WE LIVE IN KANSAS, IT COULD BE 105 DEGREES ON JUNE 12TH. IT COULD ALSO BE STORMING AND RAINING. OUR INTENT AND LOGAN WAGLER, OUR PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR, KIND OF CHUCKLES. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE THE CALL ON WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE EVENTS THE NIGHT BEFORE BECAUSE OF WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN WITH THE A, V AND THE STAGE IT WOULD NEED. IT'S BALLASTED. IT IS IT IS STRUCTURALLY STABLE. WE HAVE WE HAVE ALL OF THAT STUFF. BUT I THINK THE AV PEOPLE WOULD PREFER TO TAKE IT DOWN IF THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE EVENT. AND SO WE NEED TO PARTNER WITH THEM TO MAKE THAT CALL. IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN SAY AT 8 P.M. ON THE DAY BEFORE WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS CALL. IT MIGHT BLEED INTO THE NEXT DAY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE WEATHER FORECAST LOOKS LIKE. AND WE'LL USE OUR CITY INTERNAL WEATHER SERVICE TO HELP MAKE THAT DECISION AND USE SUSAN, OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER, TO TO WORK WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, TO REALLY CONSIDER THAT AS WE'RE AS WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE A CALL OR NOT, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SUNK COSTS INTO THIS AS A AS AN ORGANIZATION. AND SO IT IS REALLY INCUMBENT UPON US TO, IF THESE CAN GO, MAKE THEM GO. BUT THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC IS REALLY PARAMOUNT WITH RESPECT TO THAT. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND THEN UP UNTIL THE MATCH, IS THERE SOMETHING PLAYING ON STAGE? YES. SO WE WILL HAVE A DJ WHO WILL ACT AS THE EMCEE FOR THE EVENT. THEY'LL HAVE MUSIC, PRIZES, GIVEAWAYS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE, ENGAGE EVERYBODY WHO'S SHOWING UP. THE ONE THING THAT I DIDN'T TOUCH ON THAT IS JUST INFORMATION FOR YOU IS THAT EVERY ORGANIZATION WHO IS DOING ONE OF THESE ACTIVATIONS [00:45:08] HAS TO GET A VIEWING LICENSE THROUGH FIFA AS WELL AS THE BROADCAST AFFILIATES. SO FOX IN OUR CASE. AND SO PART OF THOSE AGREEMENTS IS THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING DURING THE PRE-MATCH COVERAGE, THE MATCH HALFTIME OR POST-MATCH. AND WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS ON WHEN WHEN THE BROADCAST HAS TO START AND WHEN THE BROADCAST HAS TO END. AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING DURING THOSE TIMES. AND SO ALL OF THE PRE-MATCH STUFF THAT WE HAVE PLANNED, ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES, THE INFLATABLES, THOSE WILL ALL UNLOAD AFTER THE PRE-MATCH STUFF STARTS, THEY WILL START DISASSEMBLING THOSE AND TAKING TAKING THEM DOWN AND TAKING THEM OUT. SO THOSE WILL ALL LEAVE EVERY EVERY TIME TOO. YEAH. OKAY, CHRIS. THANKS, MIKE. A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED IT COULD BE 105 OR RAINING, YOU KNOW, 10 INCHES AN HOUR. DO AS A PART OF OUR CONTINGENCY. DO WE HAVE, LIKE, COOLING STATIONS AT THE FIRST AID STATIONS OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE MISTERS YOU MIGHT SEE, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR PEOPLE TO. IN THE FIRST IN THE FIRST AID TENT, WE WILL HAVE SOME PROVISIONS FOR COOLING AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. CRUCIAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ICE PACKS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. BUT IN TERMS OF MISTERS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT INCLUDED IN THE PLAN CURRENTLY, BUT THERE ARE CLOSE BY PUBLIC PLACES THAT PEOPLE CAN GO THE PUBLIC MARKET, THE CITY CENTER, LIBRARY AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS WHERE PEOPLE CAN CAN GET AWAY TO COOL OFF. BUT AT THE EVENT ITSELF, JUST THE LOGISTICS OF HOW LARGE THE AREA IS AND WHERE IT IS IS DIFFICULT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OKAY, GREAT. OTHER QUESTION. TIGHTEN SECURITY. ARE THEY TRAINED ON HELPING LOST CHILDREN? THEY ARE TRAINED ON HELPING LOST CHILDREN. WILL ACTUALLY BE IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO A LOST CHILD, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY. AND I AND I CAN HAVE LOGAN SPEAK TO THIS PROBABLY A LOT BETTER SINCE THEY RUN MORE EVENTS, BUT IT IS A GENERAL GATE CLOSURE. NOBODY IN AND NOBODY OUT. AND STAFF MEMBERS PERIMETER OUR ENTIRE VENUE AND WORK THEIR WAY IN UNTIL THE CHILD IS FOUND. AND WE DON'T REOPEN THE GATES UNTIL THEY FOUND THEM. SO OUR VOLUNTEERS WILL UNDERSTAND THE PROTOCOL AND HOW TO COMMUNICATE. YES. SO AS PART OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO, PRE-MATCH IS ONE. SUSAN, OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MANAGER HAS AUTHORIZED A TRAINING VIDEO. AND THIS IS FOR CITY STAFF AS WELL, WHO ARE GOING TO BE WORKING EVENTS THIS SUMMER IN AND AROUND WORLD CUP WITH OUR VISITORS, BUT ALSO WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE OUR VOLUNTEERS TO WATCH. IT'S ABOUT A 2 MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TRAINING THERE. BUT PRIOR TO EVERY ONE OF THESE EVENTS, NOT ONLY WILL PITCH LENEXA STAFF HAVE A BRIEFING ON WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON, BUT WE INTEGRATE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS WITH THAT AS WELL. SO PD AND FIRE WILL BE IN OUR SAFETY BRIEFING, AND WE WILL GO OVER ALL OF THOSE THINGS EACH EACH MATCH DAY WHEN WE GO THROUGH IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. COURTNEY. MIKE, AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PRE MATCH VIEWING REQUIREMENTS. WILL THE SECOND MATCH EVEN HAVE THE INFLATABLES THERE BECAUSE OKAY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. MEANING THE SECOND DATE OR. SECOND DATE, MEANING THE. SECOND DATE WILL HAVE THEM THERE. WE'LL DO IT. WE'LL DO IT FOR AN HOUR. WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR IT ALREADY. I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE MATCH STARTED AT 6. SO IF THERE WAS PREGAME COVERAGE, IF IT WAS, IT'S USUALLY 10 MINUTES BEFORE 10 TO 15 MINUTES BEFORE. SO THERE WILL BE SOME TIME. AND GATES OPEN AT 5. I IMAGINE PEOPLE WILL BE KIND OF QUEUING BEFOREHAND IF WE ARE READY TO OPEN THE GATES BEFORE 5. WE WILL. BUT FOR CONSISTENCY'S SAKE WE WANTED TO SET A GATE OPEN TIME WHEN ALL THE FOOD TRUCKS HAD TO BE IN PLACE AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO. OKAY. JUST CHECKING. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. MIKE, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF SPACE. LET'S CALL IT TO THE LEFT OF OUR PERIMETER AND TO THE UPPER RIGHT OF OUR PERIMETER. ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE PROHIBITED FROM HANGING OUT IN THOSE OPEN SPACES? IS THERE A WAY TO CONTROL THAT EVEN. THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A WAY TO CONTROL THAT. WE HAVEN'T REALLY ADDRESSED THAT WITH TITAN QUITE YET. WE INTENTIONALLY MADE IT THAT WAY BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE. THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARIES THAT WE DREW, ESPECIALLY ON THIS SIDE, WERE STRAIGHT TO THE SIDEWALK. WE DIDN'T WANT GIANT QUEUES OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR SECURITY INTO THE STREET, WHICH IS WHY WE DID THAT. SO I DON'T THINK WE'LL NECESSARILY PROHIBIT PEOPLE FROM NECESSARILY BEING OUT THERE. BUT IN TERMS OF PEOPLE CAMPING OUT, TRYING TO WATCH, THAT'S KIND OF THE REASON WHY WE PUT THE STAGE FARTHER TO THE NORTH, [00:50:07] BECAUSE IT'D BE BAD VIEWING FROM FROM THERE. BUT SINCE WE. HAVE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THE CO-PAY. I MEAN, WE HAVE WE HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THAT. AND KOPEIKIN IS THE OWNER OF THIS AND THEY'RE A MEMBER. SO THERE'S PERMISSION FOR OWNERSHIP OF ALL OF THAT. BUT WITH THAT IS WE CAN ALSO TELL PEOPLE TO TO GET OFF OF IT IF IT'S NECESSARY, IF IT'S CREATING A PROBLEM AND PD WILL ASSIST US IN THAT OUTSIDE THE VENUE. OKAY. I THINK CRAIG YEAH, SOMETHING SORRY. AS I LOOK AT THIS AERIAL, I SEE A, AN EXPANSIVE PARKING GARAGE PARKING DECK. AND IS THAT PUBLIC PARKING? THERE IS PUBLIC PARKING LOCATED IN THIS GARAGE. IT'S ONLY THE FIRST COUPLE OF LEVELS. THE SECOND COUPLE OF LEVELS ARE ACTUALLY SECURED PARKING FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT FLATS. OKAY. MIGHT BE. UNIFORMED ACCESS, EGRESS, WHATEVER IS GOING TO BE CONTROLLED. IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO PARK AND WATCH. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T STOP. WE CAN'T STOP EVERYTHING. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO A, I DIDN'T MENTION THIS PART OF IT. IT WAS IN MY STAFF MEMO. WE SECURED USE OF ADVENT'S GARAGE HERE AT CITY CENTER NORTH SO WE CAN GET ALL OF OUR STAFF PARKING OUT OF THERE SO THAT SOME OF THE PUBLIC PARKING CAN BE USED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE AT OUR EVENTS. YOU WOULD THINK THAT ALL OF THE SHOPS AND BARS AND RESTAURANTS WOULD WANT PEOPLE IN AND AROUND, MILLING ABOUT AND USING THE PARKING TO, TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR SHOPS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. BUT TO YOUR POINT OF PEOPLE SITTING AND WATCHING IN THAT SORT OF STUFF, IT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN REALLY CONTROL FOR UNLESS WE CLOSED AND STAFFED THE GARAGE AND AND MADE IT INACCESSIBLE. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU INTEND TO DO. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE INTEND TO DO. NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AVERY, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? NO. THAT'S OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS PUBLIC PARKING. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S QUESTIONS FOR NOW. DO YOU HAVE MORE TO GO IN THE PRESENTATION? NO MORE TO GO IN THE PRESENTATION OTHER THAN THE RESO AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IS REALLY IT'S MORE OF A IT'S REQUIRED BY CITY CODE AND STATE LAW BASED UPON WHERE WE'VE KIND OF POSITIONED THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS AND WHERE OUR ATTENDEES ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO GO. THE CLOSURE OF CITY CENTER DRIVE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALL FENCED IN, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE AUTHORIZATION TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND SO WE'LL NEED TO GIVE EXCLUSIVE EVENTS THE, THE ABILITY TO DO THAT THROUGH A RESUME. OKAY. ANY FINAL COMMENTS QUESTIONS, MIKE. IT'S TAKEN AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF WORK TO GET THIS TO THIS POINT. AND I WANT YOU TO HEAR US SAY THAT WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A TEAM BEHIND YOU AND ALL THE PITCH LENEXA MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS, BUT FROM OUR STAFF YOU'VE REALLY LED THIS AND WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE CITY OF FESTIVALS AND WE DO THESE THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. AND THIS SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT IN OUR RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO COME DOWN HERE. WE DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, MEMBERS OF VISITORS OR RESIDENTS OR WHOMEVER. BUT ALL WILL BE WELCOME AND THEY WILL BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY LENEXA. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CERTAINLY THEY CAN BRING THEIR BAG CHAIRS, JUST NOT THE BAGS. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. FOR OUR FIRST MOTION, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR 3 PEOPLE WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES HOSTED BY PITCH LENEXA ON JUNE 12TH, 25TH AND JULY 11TH, 2026. MOTION BY JOHN MICHAEL, SECOND BY BILL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. SECOND ONE IS ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE, POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AT THOSE SAME THREE EVENTS BY PITCH LENEXA SOUNDED LIKE CHELSEA AND AVERY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY COUNCIL. OKAY. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS THIS EVENING? [COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS] YEAH, CHRIS. SINCE IT'S EMERGENCY SERVICES MONTH I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE AND PROFESSIONALISM FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY MET MY EXPECTATIONS AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE TRAINING AND THE DEDICATION OF OUR FIRE STAFF. [00:55:01] AND I KNOW OUR COMMUNITY WILL REMAIN SAFE WITH THESE GUYS ON THE JOB. THANK YOU. CHRIS AVERY A SMALL ONE, BUT I GOT TO I WASN'T AT OUR LAST MEETING, SO I DIDN'T GET TO REPORT ON THIS, BUT I WAS AT DUMPSTER DAYS. IT WAS A SUCCESS. STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL. GOT RID OF A LOT OF MY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'D CALL IT. THE JUNK. YEAH. SO IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU AGAIN. I'D LOVE THAT SERVICE. JULIE. HANG ON ONE SECOND. BILL. YEAH. SINCE AVERY SAID I TOOK PART IN DUMPSTER DAY ALSO TWICE. YEAH. BUT WHERE'D MIKE GO? MIKE, YOUR YELLOW BARRIERS FOR THE STREET WERE WONDERFUL. THEY WERE JUST RIGHT OUT THERE WHERE EVERYBODY COULD SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TO JUST WONDERFUL. SO AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ACME STREET BARRIER PUNCH BUTTON. AND PLEASE DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE OVER ONE. I'VE SEEN WHAT THEY CAN DO TO A VEHICLE, WHAT YOU TRY TO. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DEPLOYING THEM. OH YEAH. BUT THEY, THEY WERE RIGHT THERE FOR ALL. I MEAN, WE WERE BACKED UP TO MILL CREEK SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, PLUS LOGAN HAD SOCCER EVERYWHERE, SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND. YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. CHELSEA. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD PIGGYBACK ON BOTH OF THOSE. I TOO AND PARTICIPATED IN DUMPSTER DAYS. WE ACTUALLY RENTED A 20 FOOT BOX TRUCK AND CLEARED OUT AS MUCH AS WE COULD OUT OF OUR BASEMENT AND MADE A DAY OUT OF IT ON SATURDAY AND THEN WAITED IN LINE. BUT I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND EVERYONE WITH MUNICIPAL SERVICES, BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HELPED US UNLOAD THE BOX TRUCK. AT THE VARIOUS STATIONS. AND, AND THAT REALLY DID HELP. MY HUSBAND AND I GET EVERYTHING OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER. BUT KUDOS TO THE CITY EVERY TIME. WELL, HE WAS THERE. WE DID GET AN OLD WASHER AND DRYER UP OFF OUT OF THE BASEMENT, UP THE BASEMENT STAIRS BY OURSELVES INTO THE TRUCK. BUT BY THE TIME WE GOT TO DUMPSTER DAYS, WE WERE EXHAUSTED. SO WE DID GET ASSISTANCE TO GET IT DOWN. BUT FABULOUS, I LOVE THEM. EVERY 2 YEARS OR TWICE A YEAR. LOVE IT. THANK YOU NICK AND THE TEAM. THANKS A LOT. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO CLOSE BY SAYING THANK YOU TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO JOINED. WE HAD A GROUP OF YOUNG POLITICIANS VISIT FROM JAPAN LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MIKE AND THE PUBLIC MARKET TEAM WHO HELPED US HOST A TASTING DINNER FOR THEM. EVEN THOUGH THE CONVERSATION WAS HAPPENING VIA TRANSLATOR, IT WAS VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION. WE WERE JUST SUPER JAZZED TO HOST THEM AND TELL THEM JUST HOW SPECIAL OUR COMMUNITY WAS. WE MADE AN UNPLANNED STOP IN THIS ROOM WHERE THEY WERE ALL VERY EXCITED TO LEARN ABOUT THE DAIS AND THE CHAIRS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO HOSTING OUR MEETINGS. SO THOSE ARE THE FUN THINGS THAT WE GET TO DO AS A GOVERNING BODY AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THAT HAPPEN FOR US. BECKY, ANYTHING FROM STAFF? JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. [STAFF REPORTS] WE WILL NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT. AND AS MIKE ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE ARE KICKING OFF A VERY BUSY SUMMER WITH THE ART FAIR ON SATURDAY. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE FOR THAT EVENT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THIS DOES END THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE EVENING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.