13. Consideration of City Center TIF District - Redevelopment (TIF) Project Plan 2D (The Rise at City Center Project)

[14. Consideration of resolutions authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds, Series 2026A, and general obligation temporary notes, Series 2026B, in the principal amount of approximately $44.5 million]

GENERAL OBLIGATION TEMPORARY NOTES SERIES 2026 B IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $44.5 MILLION.

ITEM 14 A IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT A MAIN TRAFFIC WAY IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE THE IMPROVEMENTS. ITEM 14 B IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2026 A AND GENERAL OBLIGATION TEMPORARY NOTES SERIES 2026 B AND THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $44.5 MILLION.

HELLO, NATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

NATE BLUM WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN ISSUING THE CITY'S 2026 BONDS AND TEMPORARY NOTES.

REQUEST THE TWO ACTIONS FIRST, AUTHORIZING US TO CONSTRUCT A MAIN TRAFFICWAY PROJECT CONSISTING OF 91ST STREET IMPROVEMENTS FROM CEDAR NILES ROAD TO CANYON CREEK BOULEVARD, AND THEN, ALONG WITH THAT, ISSUING THE BONDS AND INCLUDING IT IN THE 2026 DEBT ISSUANCE.

JUST AS A REMINDER, IN ORDER TO ISSUE THE BONDS, EACH OF THE FIVE PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE DEBT ISSUANCE MUST BE APPROVED INDIVIDUALLY BY ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES A PUBLICATION TO BE EFFECTIVE OR BY RESOLUTION.

THE GOVERNING BODY APPROVED THE FIRE STATION 6 PROJECT VIA ORDINANCE AT OUR LAST MEETING AND HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

WE'RE APPROVING THE 91ST STREET CONSTRUCTION TONIGHT VIA RESOLUTION, AND THE REMAINING ROAD PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEBT ISSUANCE ARE APPROVED AT PRIOR MEETINGS SOME AS EARLY AS 2024.

AND THEN THE SECOND ACTION, REQUESTING TO ISSUE APPROXIMATELY $44.5 MILLION IN GO BONDS, TEMPORARY NOTES FOR FIVE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE ALL INCLUDED IN THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 26 THROUGH 2030 CIP AS DEBT FINANCE PROJECTS.

LAID OUT IN THE AGENDA OR PACKET MEMO, OR THE ALLOCATIONS FOR THE FIRST SERIES, WHICH IS THE GO BONDS.

WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS. $4.9 MILLION WILL BE ALLOCATED TO THE 83RD STREET IMPROVEMENTS, $810,000 FOR 91ST STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

THAT IS JUST THE INITIAL DESIGN PHASE. WE'LL SEE CONSTRUCTION MORE THAN LIKELY IN 2027.

AND THEN $25.5 MILLION FOR LENEXA FIRE STATION 6.

WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND SERIES FOR THE NOTES. BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE SBDS.

AND IF YOU RECALL, THEY WERE PAID BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED ON THE PROPERTIES THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.

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NOW, THAT IS THE NOT UNDER THE CITY'S TAXING LEVY AS A WHOLE.

$8.8 MILLION FOR [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICT AND THEN $4.5 MILLION FOR LENEXA LOGISTICS CENTER NORTH PHASE 2, BRITTON STREET, SBD. DEBT SERVICE ON THESE OBLIGATIONS WILL BE REPAID THROUGH PROPERTY TAX AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUES AND DEBT SERVICE FUND ARE ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN 2027 AND HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN OUR FIVE YEAR FORECAST AS WELL AS OUR CIP.

HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE. QUESTIONS FOR NATE? I JUST HAVE ONE FOR TODD. DO WE HAVE A GMP ON FIRE 6? I'M HAVING A MOMENT OF LAPSE WHERE WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS.

NO, WE DO NOT. THEY'RE CURRENTLY REVIEWING KIND OF OUR PRICING RIGHT NOW WITH NEWKIRK NOVAK.

AND THE SCHEDULE IS ALWAYS SHOWN FOR US TO HAVE THAT GMP PROBABLY IN OCTOBER OR EARLY OCTOBER.

SO A FEW MONTHS STILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, TWO MOTIONS ON THIS ONE AGAIN. FIRST ONE IS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN MAIN TRAFFICWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO FINANCE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY JOHN MICHAEL, SECOND BY AVERY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

SECOND PART IS ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2026 A AND GENERAL OBLIGATION TEMPORARY NOTES SERIES 2026 B IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $44.5 MILLION.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY AVERY. SECOND BY CHELSEA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES.

THAT'S THE FINAL ITEM FOR TONIGHT. ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS?

[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]

CRAIG, I THINK YOU MENTIONED ONE. I DO HAVE A REPORT.

THIS SPRING I WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY WHICH I NOW CONSIDER AN HONOR TO PARTICIPATE IN LENEXA'S CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY.

THIS COURSE BEGAN APRIL 1ST WITH PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION AND THE TOUR OF STATION 93, AND IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, PRESENTATIONS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR COUNTY MEDICAL DIRECTOR FIREFIGHTER MENTAL HEALTH WERE PROVIDED. TOWARD THE END, WE WATCHED A RAPID INTERVENTION TEAM, RIT TEAM DEMONSTRATION.

THOSE GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT GO IN WHEN A FIREFIGHTER CALLS A MAYDAY.

AND GRADUATION FROM THIS SEVEN WEEK LONG ACADEMY OCCURRED LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A TOUR OF THE FIRE SAFETY TRAILER, FIRE EXTINGUISHER DEMONSTRATION, A REAL FIRE IN A CONTAINER AND CAKE.

HANDS ON EXPERIENCE INCLUDED A TOUR OF JOHNSON COUNTY ECC TO OBSERVE HOW 911 CALLS ARE ROUTED AND DISPATCHED.

FIRST AID, CPR, AED TRAINING, DONNING AND DOFFING BUNKER GEAR, PPE, HELMET AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING GEAR.

DRAGGING FOUR INCH HOSE FROM A PUMPER TRUCK AND SPRAYING WATER.

ALWAYS FUN TO SPRAY WATER. ROPE RESCUE TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING RAPPELLING FROM THE TOP OF THE TRAINING TOWER.

AUTO EXTRICATION TECHNIQUES USING HEAVY BATTERY POWERED TOOLS.

THESE ARE TOOLS THAT REPLACE THE MORE CUMBERSOME AND MUCH HEAVIER TOOLS, BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY HEAVY.

USING AN AX AND A HALLIGAN TO GAIN ENTRY THROUGH LOCKED DOORS.

CRAWLING THROUGH TIGHT SPACES IN FULL GEAR. SO I SINCERELY THANK CHIEF TRAVIS VAUGHN AND CAPTAIN BRIAN RUGGERI AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELPED FACILITATE MY EXPERIENCE, AND I HESITATE TO LIST ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN FOR RISK OF MISSING SOME.

BUT I REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONE PERSON WHO JUST AMAZES ME.

AND THAT'S RETIRED CAPTAIN NASH, WHO RETURNS TO TEACH VEHICLE EXTRICATION, WHICH IN LAYMAN'S TERMS IS, HOW DO YOU CUT UP A CAR WITHOUT BLOWING UP THE AIRBAG CYLINDER? THINGS I LEARNED. WELL, THE NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR APPARATUS, THE FIRST DIGIT IS 9 FOR LENEXA AND THE SECOND DIGIT DESIGNATES WHICH STATION.

SO SQUAD 91 IS LENEXA FROM STATION ONE. RESPONDING TO FIRE IS ONLY PART OF THE SERVICE.

MANY TIMES, CREWS DISPATCH HELP PEOPLE WITH MOBILITY ISSUES, FALLS AND MEDICAL NEEDS.

THERE'S CURRENTLY AN EMT PARAMEDIC ASSIGNED TO EACH VEHICLE AT EACH STATION ON EACH SHIFT.

I LEARNED ABOUT AN APP CALLED WHAT THREE WORDS, WHICH IS A WAY OF LOCATING YOURSELF WITHIN ABOUT A THREE SQUARE FOOT ISH

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AREA ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. AND I ALSO LEARNED TODAY'S FURNITURE AND CARPET BURN FASTER AND HOTTER.

SO WITHOUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, FIRE CAN FILL A ROOM IN THREE MINUTES.

SO THE MESSAGE THERE IS, IF YOU HEAR THE SMOKE ALARM, YOU'VE GOT 2.5 MINUTES TO GET OUT THE DOOR.

HOWEVER, THE MOST SOBERING THING I LEARNED THAT IS A GROUP FIRST RESPONDERS THINK FIRE, POLICE, EMS, MILITARY, ETC. ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PRONE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

FIRST RESPONDERS EXPERIENCE THINGS WE DO NOT.

THEY DON'T GET TO SAY, NAH, NOT DOING THAT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A PEER SUPPORT TEAM AND THE AVAILABILITY OF OUTSIDE PROGRAMS TO HELP OUR PERSONNEL.

BUT EVEN WITH SUCH SUPPORT, LENEXA HAS STILL LOST A VALUED MEMBER.

MANY OF US RECENTLY RETURNED ATTENDED HIS SERVICE.

SO TO LENEXA'S FIRST RESPONDERS, KNOW YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING EQUIPMENT, PERSONNEL, PROGRAMS AND OTHER RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE HEALTHY, SERVE WELL, AND STAY SAFE.

AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, REMEMBER WHEN YOU HEAR SIRENS AND SEE FLASHING LIGHTS, MEN AND WOMEN ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES AS WELL AS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

SO GRANT THEM GRACE. THANK YOU. THAT'S WONDERFUL CRAIG.

THANK YOU. I THINK WE WOULD ALL AGREE WITH THAT.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS THIS EVENING? AVERY. IT'S CERTAINLY A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. AND I WOULD CERTAINLY ECHO THAT SAME SENTIMENT AGAIN.

I WOULD SAY COUNCIL MEMBER HERRON AND HANLEY AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PARTICIPATING IN AN EVENT AT THE CHRISTA MCAULIFFE SCHOOL, CAINE'S ARCADE. I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED TO SEE, I BELIEVE, THIRD OR FOURTH GRADERS WITH THEIR BUSINESS PLANS.

IT WAS SORT OF A SHARK TANK ESQUE EXPERIENCE IN WHICH WE HAD TO APPROVE LOANS.

AND I WAS HIGHLY IMPRESSED BY WHAT THE CHILDREN WERE DOING AT THAT AGE.

I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE COME TO A PANEL OF ADULTS AND CAME UP WITH THE BUSINESS PLAN.

SO VERY IMPRESSED, AND IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

WHEN THEY COME TO LEARNING ABOUT LENEXA, THEY JUST ASKED ME TO BUILD CHICK-FIL-A'S. BECKY? ANYTHING BEFORE LOGAN PRESENTS ON PUBLIC ART? JUST WHILE LOGAN IS MAKING HIS WAY UP HERE, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL HAVE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, LET'S HEAR IT.

[STAFF REPORTS]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. LOGAN WAGLER, PARKS RECREATION DIRECTOR, ON BEHALF OF THE LENEXA ARTS COUNCIL. I KNOW ANNE LAWRENCE CHERRY INTRODUCED EVERYBODY, BUT I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE ARTS COUNCIL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

AND, JUST ECHO WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE. THEY'RE A VERY FUN GROUP TO WORK WITH, VERY PASSIONATE, VERY CREATIVE. AND I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST A BLAST TO TACKLE THINGS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

SO I HAVE TWO TOPICS I'M GOING TO COVER, STARTING WITH THE PUBLIC ART PRIORITY LIST.

YOU MAY RECALL BY POLICY, THE GOVERNING BODY MUST REVIEW AND APPROVE A PUBLIC ART PRIORITY LIST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

BUT BY PRACTICE, WE JUST COME FORWARD WITH A DRAFT LIST, DO OUR BEST TO TAKE OUR SHOT AT IT, SEE FEEDBACK QUESTIONS FROM YOU. JUST THAT LIST.

THEN WE'LL COME BACK AT A LATER DATE AND SEEK FORMAL APPROVAL FROM YOU. SO JUST REAL QUICK RECAP OF KIND OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN OVER THE YEARS.

PUBLIC ART HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE A WHILE. WE'VE GOT 24 PIECES IN OUR INVENTORY CURRENTLY.

THE ONES HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN ARE EITHER NEW OR RECENTLY RELOCATED WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

WHAT YOU SAW AND WHAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR, AS FAR AS A PUBLIC ART PARTY LIST AND KIND OF MAP, EVERYTHING SHOWN IN BLUE IS WHERE OUR EXISTING PIECES OF ART EXIST.

AND THEN ALL THE YELLOW STARS WERE PROPOSED LOCATIONS THAT WERE APPROVED AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S PRIORITY LIST, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. AS YOU CAN SEE, I THINK SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS WAS START LOOKING TO THE WEST, START FILLING IN SOME OF THOSE GAPS. AND I THINK THE ARTS COUNCIL HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF IDENTIFYING THOSE AND WORKING TOWARDS IT. SO THIS WAS KIND OF A QUICK RECAP OF LAST YEAR'S DISCUSSION. IN 2024, WE HAD SEVEN LOCATIONS. WE DECIDED AND TALKED THROUGH LAST YEAR AND REALLY DIDN'T ADD ANYTHING NEW OR CHANGE ANYTHING MAJOR OTHER THAN JUST THE ORDER OF THOSE THINGS. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE CHANGE THE ORDER, A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHEN THE CIP COMES OUT.

THE ARTS COUNCIL IS REALLY FOCUSED ON TRYING TO TIME THINGS APPROPRIATELY WHEN THE CIP PROJECTS ARE COMING ON BOARD.

AS FAR AS LIKE KIND OF GETTING IN LINE WITH THEIR DESIGN AND KIND OF IN LINE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE AS WELL.

SO, SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE PUSHED AD ASTRA AND LENEXA JUSTICE CENTER AT THE TOP.

AD ASTRA, PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING A NEW ART PIECE ONLINE WITH THE OPENING OF THAT POOL HERE.

HOPEFULLY IF IT STOPS RAINING HERE PRETTY SOON. SO, LOOKING AT THIS YEAR AND LEADING INTO THE DISCUSSION,

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WE LOOKED AT THE LIST. THE THING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE IS THE 2025 LIST.

WE WENT AHEAD AND SCRATCHED OFF THE AD ASTRA PARK AND POOL AND THE JUSTICE CENTER.

AND WHILE NEITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO WAS 100% COMPLETE, THEY'RE BOTH IN PROCESS AND FIGURE THOSE ARE GOING TO BE CHECKED OFF.

THAT LEFT US WITH FIVE LOCATIONS TOTAL. WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A LITTLE LOW.

WE THOUGHT WE WANTED TO ADD 1 OR 2 MORE LOCATIONS AND TRY TO GET BACK UP TO 6 OR 7.

AND SO THE ARTS COUNCIL TALKED AT LENGTH OVER THIS LIST.

I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT THAT NO ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE HURT IN THIS PROCESS.

BUT WE LOOKED AT ABOUT 4 OR 5 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY THAT MIGHT BE GOOD CANDIDATES FOR NEW LOCATIONS.

ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE LANDED ON WAS ONLY ADDING ONE NEW LOCATION AND THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN AND THAT IS FIRE STATION NUMBER 6, WHICH I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS HEARD A LOT ABOUT.

I KNOW THE ARTS COUNCIL, WHEN THEY SAW THE RENDERINGS, SAW THE TIMELINE.

THEY GOT REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. NOT ONLY DO WE ADD IT TO THE LIST, BUT WE PUT IT SECOND ON THE LIST.

SO, LIKE THE KENTUCKY DERBY, IT'S JUST FLYING IN THERE AND IT'S CHASING TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

SO THAT'S NEW. AND THEN CENTENNIAL PARK OBVIOUSLY WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST LAST YEAR.

AGAIN, NOW THAT THE TIMELINES BECOME MORE CLEAR WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CIP AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE WANTED TO PUSH THAT FORWARD AND MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL TARGETING SOMETHING OUT IN ZONE THREE SHORTLY AFTER. SO THOSE ARE REALLY THE ONLY TWO CHANGES THAT HAPPEN FROM 25 TO 26.

AND JUST TO FRAME THAT ONE LAST TIME, THIS IS THE FORMAL DRAFT LIST WE'RE RECOMMENDING FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.

QUESTIONS.

JOHN MICHAEL. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE FIRE STATION 6 ON THE LIST.

I THINK WHEN THE MASTER PLAN WAS PRESENTED OCTOBER MAYBE OF 25, I BROUGHT UP THAT THE FOUNTAIN WAS NO LONGER THERE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR OR SOMETHING THAT HELPS US KIND OF ADVERTISE SOME OF THE SEASONALITY OR THE FESTIVALS THAT WE'VE DONE THERE IN THE PAST.

I KNOW WE'VE DYED IT GREEN FOR SPINACH FESTIVAL.

WE'VE DYED IT BLUE FOR LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK.

AND SO REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT MAKE AN APPEARANCE ON THE LIST AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT COMES OUT OF IT.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I GOT. AVERY. WITHIN THE SORT OF PRIORITY LIST, IS THERE ALSO, SAY, A CERTAIN DEGREE FOR EACH ONE OF THESE SITES THAT WE HAVE A, SAY, SIZE OR CALIBER FOR EACH ONE OF THESE? YEAH, SO THE NEXT ITEM I'LL COVER, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AN UPDATE ON JUSTICE CENTER.

WITH THAT UPDATE, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS KIND OF ADOPTED BETWEEN WHAT HAS WORKED ON AND ADOPTED BETWEEN THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL. IT KIND OF LAYS OUT THE PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES TALKING ABOUT THESE LOCATIONS ON THE FRONT END.

SO TO FRAME THIS UP, THIS IS KIND OF THE INITIAL CONVERSATION KIND OF ROADMAP OF WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

FROM THERE, WE HAVE TO TALK. THE FIRST STEP IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS THEN WE START TALKING ABOUT EACH LOCATION, DIAL IN WHAT WE WANT, WHAT WE WANT TO SPEND, SIZE, SCOPE, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER HADNLEY POINTED OUT, I DID FORGET THAT.

BUT WE TARGETED FIRE STATION 6 BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A FOUNTAIN AND THE DESIRE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADD SOME SORT OF GATEWAY FEATURE.

SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A DECENT SIZE AND SCALE OR APPROPRIATE SCALE FOR THAT SITE AND TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH.

BUT MORE CONVERSATIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN AROUND THAT.

ANYTHING ELSE? I'M GLAD TO SEE BLACK HOOF AT NUMBER 1.

I THINK WE LOOKED AT SOMETHING A FEW YEARS AGO BEFORE THE PROCESS WAS IN PLACE TO SELECT SOMETHING.

SO I THINK NOW THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE CLEARER PICTURE ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, WE SHOULD PUT SOME MUSCLE INTO BLACK HOOF THAT SHOULD BE NEXT. SO GLAD TO SEE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. OKAY. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.

AND THAT IS JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE JUSTICE CENTER PUBLIC ART.

ON THIS SLIDE IS JUST A QUICK TIMELINE, SNAPSHOT OF KIND OF THE PROCESS WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK THROUGH FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER.

LATE LAST YEAR, WE SORT OF GOT APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD.

STAFF ISSUED AN RFP OUT FOR CONCEPTS. WE GOT THOSE BACK.

THEY'VE BEEN UNDER REVIEW. THE WHOLE IDEA HERE IS TO WORK TOWARDS GETTING ARTISTS UNDER CONTRACT AND GET SOMETHING INSTALLED LATE THIS SUMMER OR SOMETIME IN THE FALL.

THE BACKGROUND, JUST TO GIVE YOU A BIGGER STEP BACK, AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THIS WAS DISCUSSED AS A LOCATION, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE JUSTICE CENTER ON THE NORTH WALL.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU PICTURES OF THIS, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE WE WANT TO PUT THIS ART. THE PROPOSED THEME AND CONCEPT IS TO BE ABSTRACT, COLORFUL, POSITIVE, UPBEAT, AND REFLECT THE PURPOSE OF THE SPACE AND THEN ALSO REFLECTIVE OF LENEXA'S DIVERSITY.

SO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING GOES IN THIS ONE. TYPE OF ART DISCUSSED WAS, THIS WAS SOMETHING TO BE APPLIED TO THE WALL THAT CAN BE PAINTED, THAT CAN BE THREE DIMENSIONAL, TWO DIMENSIONAL, BUT SOMETHING SORT OF APPLIED TO THAT BACK WALL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THIS IS JUST A PICTURE OF THE ROOM SHOWING THAT NORTH WALL, THOSE TWO AREAS ABOVE THE SERVING COUNTERS ARE THE TWO AREAS WHERE THIS ART WILL

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GO. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ALWAYS FOLLOW OUR THREE STEP APPROVAL PROCESS WITH ANY PUBLIC ART WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED AND AGREED UPON STAGE ONE, I'LL KIND OF REVIEW WHAT WAS DISCUSSED THERE.

AND WE'RE KIND OF IN THE MIDST OF STAGE TWO, WHICH IS KIND OF THE FUN PART. SO ALONG WITH STEP ONE AND KIND OF WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AND KIND OF AGREED UPON WAS THE TYPE OF ARTIST, AGAIN, IS THAT 2D 3D ART APPLIED TO THE WALL.

WE DID WHAT WAS CALLED. WE RECOMMENDED DOING WHAT WAS CALLED A LIMITED CALL, WHICH IS WE DID RESEARCH.

THE ARTS COUNCIL DID A GREAT JOB OF GOING TO SOME ART SHOWS, REACHING OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR CONTACTS. WE END UP REACHING OUT TO FIVE ARTISTS AND REQUESTED THEM TO GIVE US PROPOSALS ON THIS SPACE.

THE ENGAGEMENT AROUND THIS IS GOING TO BE EDUCATION BASED ONLY AND THEN THE FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIP.

I'M SORRY. THE FUNDING PIECE IS SET A BUDGET OF ABOUT 10 TO $12,000 TOTAL.

BECAUSE THIS HAS PROPOSALS THAT WILL BE PART OF THIS, IS THAT WE'LL COME BACK TO THE GOVERNING BODY AS WELL.

AND THEN TO DIAL THAT PROCESS IN, THAT STEP TWO PROCESS IS WHAT'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE.

SO WHEN WE GOT THE PROPOSALS BACK, STAFF REVIEWS THOSE, MAKE SURE THEY MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES. THEY WERE. AND THEN IF MORE THAN FOUR ARE RECEIVED, THE ARTS COUNCIL'S JOB IS TO REVIEW THOSE AND NARROW IT DOWN TO FOUR OPTIONS.

IT WAS FIVE IN THE PAST. WE'VE SHORTENED THAT TO FOUR.

SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WE GOT THROUGH THE LAST PROCESS IS WE CAN'T HAVE TOO MANY OPTIONS, LIKE TOO MANY OPTIONS.

SO WE'RE GETTING IT DOWN TO FOUR. AND AGAIN, NO ARTS COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE HURT IN THAT DISCUSSION.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU IT WENT ON FOR WELL OVER AN HOUR.

IT WAS A VERY LIVELY DISCUSSION, VERY PASSIONATE GROUP.

BUT IT WAS GREAT. THEY ALL ENDED UP AGREEING UPON THE TOP FOUR PROPOSALS.

AND THEN FROM THERE, THE ARTS COUNCIL, THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIVE MEMBERS OF STAFF WILL VOTE ON THESE PROPOSALS OR SCORE THEM.

AND THAT WILL DETERMINE WHAT'S RECOMMENDED AS THE FINAL VOTE GETTER.

WHAT'S KIND OF UNIQUE ABOUT THE VOTING THIS TIME IS SEVERAL OF THE STAFF, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, MYSELF, ARE GOING TO STEP OUT OF THAT VOTING PROCESS.

AND WE'VE ASKED CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO SELECT FOUR PEOPLE FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO WEIGH IN AND VOTE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME NEW PEOPLE IN THIS PROCESS. I'M WISHING THEM LUCK.

SO. BUT NO, IT SHOULD BE REALLY FUN.

THEY WILL HAVE TO. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT WAS BECKY'S RECOMMENDATION. IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT CALL. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO ESSENTIALLY, JUST KIND OF WRAP THIS UP, THE PROPOSALS. WE ENDED UP NOT GETTING FIVE. WE GOT FOUR PROPOSALS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE PROPOSALS FROM FOUR ARTISTS.

THERE WAS A TOTAL OF NINE PROPOSALS GIVEN. SO SOME ARTISTS GAVE MULTIPLE PROPOSALS.

KIND OF UNIQUE TO THIS. WE DIDN'T GIVE A STIPEND, SO WE DIDN'T GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO SPEND A LOT OF EXTRA TIME DEVELOPING THIS.

SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE PRETTY RAW. IT'S HAND DRAWN.

SOME OF IT'S GOT DESCRIPTIONS. SO WHEN YOU SEE THIS STUFF, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY READ THE DESCRIPTION AND TRY TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER KIND OF EXAMPLES AND IDEAS THAT MIGHT HELP FRAME THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

SO, AGAIN, ARTS COUNCIL REVIEWED, THEY DISCUSSED, WE NARROWED IT DOWN TO FOUR OPTIONS.

AND SO WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ARTS COUNCIL AND THOSE VOTING MEMBERS WILL GET AN EMAIL.

YOU'LL HAVE THROUGH THE 30TH TO SCORE THESE AND GET THEM SENT BACK TO SUZANNE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK BEFORE YOU WITH A FINAL RECOMMENDATION ON THE TOP VOTE GETTER.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP DURING THE SCORING PROCESS FOR AD ASTRA THAT WE CAN CLARIFY IN ADVANCE? EVERYBODY WAS CLEAR ON HOW TO VOTE ONE THROUGH FIVE? ALL THAT. I THINK SO. WE GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK.

I MEAN, JUST LIKE EVERY PROCESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ART, EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION ON HOW THOSE SHOULD GO.

WE DID LEARN A LITTLE BIT, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, SUZANNE, BUT WE KIND OF ARE STICKING TO OUR PROCESS.

SO I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY WE LEARNED WAS, LET'S NOT HAVE TOO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

LET'S TRY TO GET THAT TO FOUR OR LESS. SO, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY AND THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE MADE, MAYOR. OKAY, COOL. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER. SORRY TO CLARIFY.

SO, IT'S. SORRY. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE 4 PROPOSALS? OR 4, LIKE 9 PROPOSALS THAT WE'LL SEE? YOU'LL SEE 4 PROPOSALS.

OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE I SAW THE 9 AND I WAS.

YEAH SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO. WE RECEIVED 9. THE ARTS COUNCIL NARROWED IT DOWN TO 4.

OKAY. THANKS, LOGAN. THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR LAST ITEM TONIGHT.

THIS DOES END THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

May 19, 2026 City Council Meeting

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