City Council - Regular Meeting

Hey. Hey. Hey. Good morning, Witchaw, and good morning to all  of you. Thank you for joining us for this week's   city council meeting. We'll call this meeting  to order. with us this morning to provide our   invocation will be uh the individuals  who are uh I don't have the list pastor we have a pastor here today to provide our  invocation following that invocation we   will have the pledge of allegiance and  we ask that you please stand for vote Good morning. Join us in prayer. Lord God,  we invite your presence and your wisdom into   this meeting today as we endeavor to lead  this great city of Witchah. Lead us to be   a city that honors your ways and follows your  will and is truly blessed by you. Be with us,   guide us, and bless us. We  ask in Jesus name. Amen.   I pledge algiance to the flag of the United  States of America and to the republic   for which it stands. One nation under God,  indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madame clerk, please call the first item. Approve  the minutes of the regular meeting May 5th,   2026. Council members, any items to be edited?  

I see none. I move to approve the  minutes for the regular meeting May 5th,   2026. Second. Motion second. Discussion. See  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk, please call  the next item. Awards and proclamations.   Today's proclamations are Sedic County and City  of Witchah Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day,   Law Week 2026, 2026 Approxia Awareness Day,  and Witchaw Facility Management Day. May I   please ask the Witchaw Police Department and  its supporters come forward at this time? Hello. Good morning. With us from the Witchaw  Police Department are Deputy Chief Dan East,   Deputy Chief Paul Duff, and  Deputy Chief Travis Easter. The proclamation reads, "The city of Witchah,  Kansas, founded in 1870. Whereas the Congress   of the United States of America has designated the  week of May 10th through 16th, 2026 to honor and   pay tribute to those law enforcement officers  who have lost their lives in the line of duty   for the safety and protection of others.  Whereas our law enforcement officers are   the guardians of life and property, defenders of  the individual right to the be free men and women,   warriors in the battle against crime, and are  defined by their pre preservation of life and   property. Whereas our community desires to honor  the valor, service, and dedication of its own   police officers and sheriff deputies. Whereas  the city of Witchah, Cedric County, we call  

upon all citizens to express our appreciation to  these men and women who are willing to sacrifice   their lives, if necessary, to guard us and our  loved ones against all who violate the law. Now,   therefore, be it resolved that the Witchaw  City Council does hereby proclaim May 15,   2026 as Cedric County and City of Witchah Law  Enforcement Memorial Day. Anyone? [applause] [laughter] Yeah, I got it. Tell them about Yes. All  right. Good morning. Uh, first I would like   to thank council, mayor, uh, city manager  Mars for their support. Um, this Friday is,   uh, we have our law enforcement memorial se uh,  ceremony. It will, weather permitting. We live in   Kansas, so we know how that can happen. Um, but  it will be Friday morning. It'll be out front   um on Memorial Central and Maine and so  everyone's invited to that. It's a it's a   great ceremony because it honors those um that  have lost their lives in the line of duty. Um   it's very solemn moment. Um but it's just great to  have um agencies from around that come together.   And once again, thank you. We appreciate  all of your support. Thank you. [applause]

Thank you so much. Thank you. Yes, you were hiding from me. May I please ask the Witchaw Bar Association in  Virginia Gilkkey to come forward at this time? And attorney Jennifer Magna and her team. The proclamation reads, "The city of Witchaw,  Kansas, founded in 1870. Whereas the Declaration   of Independence states that all individuals are  endowed with certain unalienable rights and chief   among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of  happiness." Whereas today as a rule of law and the   American dream face challenges, their enduring  strength and vitality are enhanced by public   education and understanding about our rights  and responsibilities. Whereas the Witchaw Bar   Association annually commemorates Law Week through  its law day and awards lunchon which recognizes   members of the legal profession who excel in  the practice of law and advances public service   initiatives throughout Cedra County encouraging  residents to better understand and appreciate   the law. Whereas the theme for Law Day 2026 is  the law, the rule of law and the American dream   encourages all to consider ways to advance the  rule of law and protect the rights, freedoms, and  

opportunities that ensure all persons in America  have the ability to pursue. Now therefore, be it   resolved that the Witchaw City Council does hereby  proclaim May 16th through 22nd as Law Week 2026. [applause] On behalf of the Witchaw Bar Association, I would  like to thank the city council, the mayor for   recognizing Law Day 2026 and the importance of the  rule of law in fostering the American dream. The   rule of law serves as the foundation for fairness,  stability, and the opportunity for all Americans   to pursue their dreams. And on behalf of our  profession, we thank the city for acknowledging   the importance of the rule of law plays in  everyday democracy here in Witchah. Thank you. May please ask Meg Graham and the Prexia  kids to come forward at this time. The proclamation reads, "The city of Witchah,  Kansas, founded in 1870, whereas childhood   appreciia of speech, CAS, causes children to  have significant difficulty learning to speak   and affects one in 1,000 children who require  early appropriate and intensive speech therapy,   often for many years to learn and speak. Whereas  without appropriate speech therapy intervention,  

children with a preexia will have diminished  communication skills and are placed at high risk   for secondary impacts in reading, writing,  spelling, and or other related skills that   diminishes future independence and employment  opportunities and challenges the ability to   become productive contributing citizens if not  resolved or improved. Whereas public awareness   about childhood arrexia of speech is essential  for families of children with their neurological   disorder and the professionals who support them to  achieve the needed services for those learning to   use their own voice. Whereas our highest respect  goes to children as well as their families for   their effort, determination, and resilience in  the face of such obstacles. Now therefore, be it   resolved that the Witchaw City Council does hereby  proclaim May 14, 2026 as a preexia awareness day. [applause] Thank you. Um, on behalf of my son and all families  with Araxia, um, and dealing with Araxia   for their children, I want to thank the city  council, the mayor, the city manager. Um,   we're grateful for this proclamation. It's  because of this proclamation that a speech   therapist once told us that our child might have  a praxio speech and he can now speak. Um this is   still a diagnosis that is not um provided very  frequently and it requires that therapists require   a lot take a lot of extra training um to be able  to treat it. So we're very grateful to the city   for recognizing this day so that hopefully more  and more children and more and more people in the   world can find their voice and can use it to make  the world better. Thank you so much. [applause]

Hi. How you doing? I'm doing great. Do you  want to look right over there to carolina? Another one. Thank you for helping us raise  awareness. Nice to meet you. It's for you. [applause] May I please ask the Witchaw chapter  of International Facility Management   Association and Rachel Kamacho  to come forward at this time? Good morning. The proclamation reads, "The city of Witchah,  Kansas, founded in 1870. Whereas World Facility   Management Day aims to recognize the efforts of  the facility management profession anywhere that   facility management professionals influence the  health, safety, productivity, and well-being of   people who utilize the built environment. Whereas  the Witchah chapter of IFMA has assisted Witchah   State University with adding a degree emphasis in  facilities management and increased awareness will   benefit Witchaw State University and the local FM  workforce. Whereas since CO 19 arrived in Kansas,   FM's whether government or private  sector improvised to keep facilities   open and maintained in a safe manner. Whereas  we're grateful for the influence the Witchaw,   Kansas FMs make on a daily basis to our  infrastructure and the safety of the   Witchaw worker and our local economy. Now  therefore, be it resolved that the Witchaw  

City Council does hereby proclaim May 12th, 2026  as Witchaw Facility Management Day. [applause] Good morning everyone. My name is Michelle Kamacho  and I am the current president of the IFMA Witchah   chapter. On behalf of our chap the IFMA Witchita,  I would like to sincerely thank Mayor Lily Woo and   the rest of the city council for presenting this  proclamation recognizing facility management day.   Facility managers play an important role  in keeping our buildings, workplaces,   and communities safe, efficient, and functioning  every day. The this recognition means a great   deal to our chapter and to the professionals in  our industry who often work behind the scenes   to support the people and places we serve. City  Council, Mayor Woo, and City Manager, we thank you   for taking the time to acknowledge the impact of  the facility management in our community and for   helping us celebrate the work of FM professionals  here in Witchah. We truly appreciate your support. [applause] I want to say thank you to the  council for allowing us to have   four proclamations today and thank you  to the four who received proclamations   this morning and wanted to quickly as  a side note thank the Witchaw public  

works team who help our entire community  with Witchah City Buildings Management. Thanks, Mayor, for the point of privilege. Just  want to recognize Representative Abby Boatman is   here. Uh, thank you for all you do in the  Kansas Legislature and thanks for joining   us today at the Witchaw City Council meeting.  Madame Clerk, please call the next item. Mayor,   we have another speaker. I'm sorry, Council  Member Tuttle would like to speak. Thank you.   I also am going to take a point of privilege.  Um, we just had a proclamation for law week. Um,   and I know I mentioned this on Friday, but I  couldn't resist taking the opportunity again. Um,   today will be the 2026 Witchaw Bar Association  Award Ceremony and our very own director of law,   Jennifer Magna, is winning the Howard C.  Klein Distinguished Service Award. This   is a first time someone from the public  sector has ever received this award. So,   just a big congratulations to Jennifer. You do  a fantastic job leading your team, providing   us with counsel, and serving as a role model in  your profession. So, congratulations [applause] Madame clerk, please call the next item.  Exceptional young leader Landon Huslig video. Okay, Witchita. You know that feeling where  you've got a list of places you swear you're   going to go this weekend? Yeah, that's me.  That's Witchita Life. Posts, [music] pop-ups,  

blog stories, a newsletter that hits your  inbox and dares you to leave the house,   dinner clubs, podcasts, even a witch to life  puzzle because apparently I can't just have   normal hobbies like golf. And the wild part, it  works. Lines out the door, tables filling up,   strangers becoming friends, and all I did  was hit send. Witchita did the rest. [music] It's tricky. tricky tricky tricky. [music]  So, how did I get here? That's tricky. Somewhere between a post and a podcast, Witchita  Life became a habit. A spotlight on the people,   places, and businesses that make this city feel  alive and a slight nudge to actually show up.   The thing I love the most isn't the likes.  It's when someone says, "We went because we   saw it in your newsletter." or a small business  owner says that post helped. Or someone tells   me they've got social anxiety and they still  came to dinner club and then they came back   and then they came back again. Take Jake Weman  for example. Entrepreneur brain, calm energy,   the guy who makes just start sound annoyingly  doable. Landon's not making it about himself.   He's making it about Witchah. A lot of people  don't even know that Landon's behind the Witchaw   Life movement. He's bringing people from all walks  of life that don't even know each other, but they   all love Witchah. helping people gain belief in  themselves. Can't wait to see what's next for him because [music] Witchah is a big small town.  You're one or two degrees away from almost   anybody [music] and most people actually  want this place to get better. I believe   in collaboration over competition. So,  Witchaw Life just shortens that distance.   And then there's Joe Woodward. If I ever  look like I have my life together, there's   a decent chance that Joe coached me through a  spreadsheet. Landon's the best type of leader.  

He wants us to be a model city for the American  dream, and he's making that better every day. I'm an Andover kid. My parents [music]  owned a small business for 10 years. So,   I learned the power of persistence at a young  age. mechanical engineering at Witchaw State.   Nearly [music] a decade at KO, then stand together  working on community issues from a different   angle. And all of it while building Witchah life  on the side, lunch breaks, early mornings after   the kids go to sleep. But of course, I could not  have done it alone. That brings us to Candace.   She's a oneperson board of directors. [music]  Without her, this whole thing is just me talking   to my phone. I help behind the scenes in [music]  itself is a full-time job. the way he sees people,   the way he notices things others might miss.  That didn't just start with Waw Life. Over time,   I realized it's not just something he [music]  does. It really is part of who he has always   been. For a long time, I thought entrepreneurship  had to be huge. But the best way that I found to   contribute, shine a light on what's already  special here, and bring people together. So,   how did I get here? I kept saying yes. Yes to one  more story, one more place, one more person worth   knowing, and yes to a city I couldn't stop  rooting for. Thank you, Witchah. Thank you. Thank you, city manager, for helping  us highlight uh videos from around our   community during these awards ceremonies.  Uh just recently, there was a 40 under 40,   including individuals right here from the city  of Witchah. So, uh, thank you for highlighting   these videos during the proclamations and awards  portion of the city council meetings. With that,   madame clerk, please call the next item. Public  agenda. We now come to public agenda. The public   agenda allows for up to five speakers  to have five minutes each to address the  

council. Please bear in mind that this is not  a period of dialogue with council or question   and answer period. This is your opportunity to  address the city council with your concerns.   I ask that you address your remarks to the city  council as a body and not to any individual   council member. No action will be taken relative  to items on the public agenda other than referral   to the city manager for information as necessary.  Speakers will please speak into the microphone.   Please state their name and address for the  record. A time clock will display the speaker's   remaining time to speak. Order and rules of  decorum will be observed. The first speaker   today is Monica Marx. WPD caused injury accident  at first and hillside on April 18th, 2026. Hi, my name is Monica Marx. I live at 244 South  Erie in District 1. Um, that is exactly four city   blocks from where this horrific accident took  place on April 18th caused by a Witchaw police   officer. Um, I would like to come here and call  for him to be fired. Uh, I will read a couple   of things off my phone real quick. Um the Witchah  Police um policy for clearing intersections reads,   "Officers are required to slow down below 15  miles per hour before entering intersections   against red lights or stop signs, ensuring  all cross traffic has yielded. Second,   I'd like to read the definition of reckless  driving. Reckless driving is the criminal,   willful, or wanting disregard for safety of  people or property while operating a vehicle.   Excessive speeding, driving significantly above  the speed limit, example 15 to 36 miles per hour,  

over or exceeding 80 to 100 miles hour. Initial  uh media reports um suggested that the officer was   going over 100 miles an hour at this wreck. Let me  explain the location. On Hillside between Douglas   and Central is four city blocks. There are three,  no, I'm sorry, four stop lights along here. So,   you have a stoplight at Central, skip third,  stop light at second, stop light at first,   stop light at Douglas. Officers coming.  We assume from central that's actually   um you know giving him credit for not speeding  beyond that. But say he started at Central. He   is driving a Ford Explorer and and let's just give  him the low estimate that he was going 80 miles an   hour. Did he slow down at Second Street and get  back up to 80 miles an hour one city block later   at First Street? I don't know. I would never  drive that fast in this area. This is a very   urban congested area. It was 10:00 on a Saturday  night. Both of my children were out that night   in this neighborhood. Here's a firsthand account  from somebody who lives at Fen Hillside. [sighs] Due to the 18 inches of intrusion on his vehicle,  he had to have been going super fast. One of the   four citizens was pinned in the vehicle and their  arm was broken and disfigured due to it. Wild   scene. One of the worst wrecks I've seen at this  intersection. We were told that this officer was   being called to an officer assist call. This  is before the police scanners were scrambled   approximately 3 days prior. And the officer assist  call that I believe this was for an officer was   chasing somebody with a warrant at Douglas and  Grove. So that doesn't sound like an emergency  

to me, but we ended up with five emergencies.  The officers officer's car flipped over onto the   sidewalk. The officer was not wearing a seat belt.  So when we're calling for officer assistance,   we know in March there was an incident at East  Tai. What it was was a fight between two students   and an officer got in in the middle of it and got  hit. We know that the media reported a huge police   presence at East High. So we know many, many, many  cop cars came to that one. One extra cop probably   could have solved the problem. So, how many cops  were racing to Douglas and Grove that night? Was   it necessary to cause this horrific accident?  Um, I am calling for the firing of this officer,   for violating multiple police policies, for  breaking the reckless driving law in this town,   and because I do believe that it won't reflect  poorly on the city if you react and fire him.   You're still going to get sued. The taxpayers  are still going to pay. But if you come out   and fire him in public, I think that that  that will reflect better on our city. Um I believe that is in the interest of public  health that when police officers act like   this blatant disregard of public safety  that they be fired and the citizens be   told that they are fired and they  are no longer a threat. Thank you. Thank you, Monica. Madame clerk, please  call the next individual. Andrew Kramer,  

Flock Safety, ALPR camera program. Good morning. My name is Drew Cranmer. I am  a District 5 resident and co-founder of the   Sunflower Privacy Alliance. I live at 3626 North  Ridgeport Street. I was before this council last   month and I want to begin today with a brief  correction to something I said then I previously   stated that the cop's technology and equipment  program grant covering the original 50 cameras   had expired. That was not entirely accurate. The  city manager's office clarified in writing that   the grant had been extended through March  2027. I appreciate that clarification and I   want the record to reflect it. What the city  manager's response also confirmed, however,   is that ongoing flock costs beyond the grant  covered cameras are now being funded through   an internal budget reallocation that was never  brought before this council for a vote. Council   member Hoheisle asked at the October 2024 meeting  what future funding sources had been identified.   The answer at the time was that none had been. The  internal re reallocations is in effect the answer   to that question and this council still has not  formally received it. That brings me to why I am   here today. Deputy Chief Duff told this council in  November 2023 that WPD conducts self audits of the   flock system every 30 days. Lieutenant Slaughter  stated at the April 2021 meeting that the system   logs every keystroke and retains that data  indefinitely. I take the department at its word   that these audits actually occur. But in August  of 2024, the Witchaw Eagle asked WPD whether   they investigate every individual search in that  system. Lieutenant Brian Saffris answered plainly,   "That's not even possible." So, let me make  sure I understand the current situation. WPD   conducts audits, but does not scrutinize each  search. The public filed a quarter request for  

the audit logs that do exist and WPD denied it  in full, citing undue burden and discretionary   withholding. And in December 2025, Flock Safety  unilaterally removed officer names from those   same audit records without notice to the city or  this council. We are being asked to trust a self   audit that cannot review every search of records  the public cannot see that a private vendor has   already quietly altered. That is not oversight.  That is an assertion. Other jurisdictions have   released redacted audit summaries, aggregate query  volumes, and access frequency reports without   compromising active investigations. Witchaw has  not done that, and the stakes here are not small.   Data disclosed through public records requests  raises serious questions about the volume of   external agency queries against Witchaw's flock  network. queries from outside WPD under standards   the public has not been told. The Sunflower  Privacy Alliance's petition, which is currently   live at sign.privacyks.org, calls on this council  to take four specific actions. First, direct   WPD to provide a complete accounting of how many  total cameras are operating within their network,   how many are WPD operated versus privately owned,  and what the full annual cost to the city is.   Second, review and vote on the budget reallocation  used to cover ongoing flock costs consistent with   this council's oversight responsibility for  spending commitments of this nature. Third,   require that any future expansion beyond  currently authorized levels be subject to   public process and an affirmative council  vote before deployment. Fourth, direct WPD   to provide regular structured public reporting  on flock system usage, aggregate query volumes,   access frequency, and audit results in a format  that does not compromise active investigations.   The audit records WPD describes already exist. We  are not asking them to create something new. We  

are asking that the people who fund this program  and whose movements it records be given some   basis for the trust the department is asking  us to extend. Oversight is not opposition to   effective policing. It is what makes effective  policing trustworthy. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Andrew. Madame clerk,   please call the next individual. George  Theo Harris. Who or what is important? Oh, what a day. uh mayor, vice mayor, city  council, city manager, city legal. Who or   what is important? Back several years ago,  Andrew Finch was killed during a swatting   call. Week after week, month after ma, month,  year after year, people kept coming in telling   the city to do the right thing and pay the  family. Finally, I asked my city councelor,   "Why don't we do what's right and pay the family?"  And within a week or two, the city settled. Now,   Cibil is here month after month, year after year,  claiming the MABC D tore down her house. I don't   know all the facts of that, but why doesn't the  city partner with Habitat for Humanity or somebody   and buy the poor gal a house? Or do do or do you  just like having citizens come in here complaining   about issues which can be solved? There are two or  three guys who seem to be fairly smart which keep   coming in here complaining about the Flock camera  system. Didn't know he was going to be here today,   but they made some points I guess. But if one  murderer or child that is being abduct abducted  

can be solved, isn't that worth the money in the  breach of public concerns? As far as George goes,   I [clears throat] don't know how we can shut him  up other than maybe do doing some of his ass,   which seemed to be pretty noble. Here is what  Google says about an incident my wife and I   encountered at night. somebody with their lights  off coming up behind with video evidence of their   lights being off, not the actual incidents as  I don't have backup cameras unless I would be   backing up at a high rate of speed attempting to  intimidate or ram ram you. What kind of crime is   that? That's what I asked Google. Based on  your description, this behavior goes far   beyond aggressive driving and constitutes a  serious criminal act often classified as road   rage or vehicular assault. Intentionally ramming  or attempting to ram a vehicle at night without   lights on with the attempt to intimidate or  threaten is a deliberate violent act. Here   are the specific potential crimes this behavior  represents. Number one, primary criminal charges,   aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon  because a car truck can be used as a deadly   weapon. Deliberately using it to cause fear or  injury or to strike another car often leads to   this charge. Reckless endangerment, reckless  driving, operating a vehicle with willful or   wanted disregard for the safety of others, which  applies to high-speed chasing and driving without   headlights. I say all this to say that I saw on  TV in the news that somebody threatened our mayor   and he is in jail now which is a misdemeanor.  The guy who did this felony to us hasn't even   been talked to as far as I know. [snorts] I  am a 69year-old United Statesborn honorably  

discharged service connected Air Force veteran  whose grandfather is buried in Arlington Cemetery.   I have been doing this neighborhood work for  27 years and at that time in that time I have   had to submit complaints from the neighbors to  MABCD or the police. As you and as you might   imagine the bad guys are not happy with  me. I am currently the president of three   neighborhoods and over 6,000 people. Our mayor  gets an arrest for a threat. Ours was a felony   and yet no seeable action. Can't I get some  protection also? I already know the answer,   but I have to ask and get confirmation.  Mayor, are you more important than I? Thank you, George. Madame Clerk, please call  the next individual. We don't have any more   individuals, Madame Mayor. This means there are  two spots available for anyone who would like to   address this council. I see none. With that, I  want to say thank you to the three individuals   who spoke before council. And I see no council  members who would like to speak. Madame clerk,   please call the next item. Consent  agenda items 1 through 15. Council members, are there any items  to be pulled from consent? Council member Ballard. Thank you,  Mayor. I would like to pull 3B. 3B. Any other council members?  I see none. With that,   I move to approve consent agenda  items 1 through 15 without 3B.  

Second. Motion second. Discussion. Seeing  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Council member Ballard.  Consent agenda item 3B is the contract and   vendor selection for Central Riverside Park  inclusive playground in district 6. Thank   you. I just wanted to give um Reggie from  um Parks and Wreck an opportunity to just   talk a little bit about the project  and the process that has got us here. Good morning, Mayor and Council. Just want  to give an overview of the process for the   uh uh playground at Central Riverside Park.  So, we went through the selection process and   selected a vendor to do the project. There's  $700,000 that's allocated for that particular   playground. And a big portion of it is doing  community engagement. If you look on page 10   of the actual contract itself, it outlines all  of the avenues that we're going to do to make   sure we get feedback from the community on  what the actual playground is going to look   like. And that includes uh presentations to  the council as well as information that's   going to go out to our DAB as well as through  the neighborhood associations. there's online   opportunities for people to give feedback there  as well. And then once we have that feedback,   we will come back with a proposed design that  would have to be approved by council before we   move forward with actually doing the project. So  there was some concern about whether there was   going to be community engagement and whether it  was contingent upon fundraising before the project   actually is completed. Uh that's not accurate.  There's a $700,000 budget for the park uh to be   completed. And just as a point of reference, just  giving some information on some of our previous   projects that we did. Uh OJ Watson Park was done  uh was a $292,000 project. A park was $161,000  

project and Meadows Park was $172,000 project. So  you can see that this one is quite a bit more than   those projects to make sure it captures what  the community wants to see with it as we move   forward. Great. Thank you. If any of my Do any of  my colleagues have questions, comments? If not,   I'll make a motion. We have to open it up for  public comment. Thank you very much, Reggie.   Thank you, Reggie. With that, we'll open it up  for public comment regarding this item. I see   none. We'll bring it back to the bench. Council  member Maggie Ballard. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I   move to approve the selection of SWT Design, Inc.,  approve the contract and authorize the necessary   signatures. Second. Motion second. Discussion.  See none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,   please call the next item. Board of  bids and contracts dated May 11th, 2026. Morning, mayor, city council. Josh Lober,   Department of Finance Board of Bids and  Contracts convened yesterday, May 11th,   for the following items. For engineering,  we have the water distribution system to   serve area 151 addition phase 2 for Apex  Excavating LLC in the amount of 159,145. We have the water distribution system to  serve parcel A and B. Lot 4, block one, tall   grass east commercial, second edition for Mcola  excavation incorporated in the amount of $27,670. We had the liquid carbon dioxide for purchasing  for Reliant Gases Limited in the amount of  

$234,880 estimated per year. We have  the regular cab 4x4 wrecker truck   for East Coast truck and trailer  sales incorporated for $135,555. We have the installation of structured  voice and data cabling for the multimodal   transit facility for gateway wireless  and network services for $59,500. We have the security and video  surveillance system for the rounds   and porter building for Sandifer Engineering  and Controls Incorporated for 239,282.93. We have the outsourcing of our utility  billing print services change order for   High Cotton USA incorporated doing business as  HC3 for an amended amount of 1,100,000 per year.   We have the grounds maintenance services  change order for Contour Landscape LLC for   an amended amount of 73,320 per year. We have  the professional audit services change order   for Ed Bailey LLP requesting authorization to  extend the contract one year for October 31st,   2027. This is how to become a vendor with the  city. This is our purchasing calendar of small   business resource partner events. the city's  hosting or participating in the community. And   these are open public opportunities opening on  May 15th, May 22nd, and ending with June 5th.   I'll be happy to try to answer your questions  and recommend your approval. Thank you, Josh.   Questions for staff? I see none. With that, I move  to approve the board of bids and contracts dated   May 11th, 2026. Second. Motion second. Discussion?  Seeing none, madame clerk, please open the role.

Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. Petitions for public improvements.   Good morning, mayor, city council members.  Paul Gunzelman, public works and utilities   for the record. I have a few petitions for your  consideration this morning. The signatures on the   petitions represent 100% of the improvement  districts, and the petitions are valid per   Kansas statute. Cedar View Village second edition  located in district 2. On August 19th, 2025, the   city council approved drainage and sanitary sewer  improvements required for an existing commercial   development. The developer has submitted revised  petitions with revised budgets to reflect current   market conditions. Shereice Point Edition  located in district 4. On February 10th, 2026,   city council approved sewer improvements required  for a new residential development. The developer   has submitted a revised petition to include  acquisition fee or main benefit fee. The budget   remains as previously approved. Oak Tree Edition  located in district 4. On May 6th, 2025, the city   council approved water and sewer improvements  required for a new residential development.   The developer has submitted revised petitions with  revised improvement districts and a revised sewer   budget to reflect current market conditions. The  water budget remains as previously approved. And   lastly, Pure Point [clears throat] Acre second  edition located in district 6. On May 6th, 2025,   the city council approved paving improvements  required for a new residential development.   The developer has submitted a revised paving  petition with a revised budget to reflect current   market conditions. With that, it is recommended  that city council approve the revised petitions  

and budgets, adopt the amending resolutions, and  authorize necessary signatures. And I will stand   for questions. Thank you, Paul. Questions  for staff, beginning with council member   Hoheisel. Thank you, [clears throat] mayor. Just  wanting to double check uh slides 26 and 27.   Um, those increases are all specials, correct?  Yes, they are. Okay, correct. Thank you. I see no further questions. I just want to say  thank you, Paul, and um noticed that there were   new developments in districts 2, 4, and six, which  coincide really well with the Wall Street Journal   article that was published on Sunday. Headline  was witchah is a rare mecca of of affordability   for America's new middle class. So, I just want to  say thank you for those who are building housing   in our community. And we're about to have another  housing uh topic coming up in new business. So,   thank you Josh and team. Council member  Ballard. Thank you, Mayor Paul. I have   one question. Sorry. Sorry. Apologize. Do  you know why the adjustments are so big?   those I know um one of them um they had open bids  on Cedar View Village just second edition and that   was the bids were over the estimate so they are  increasing petition um to uh cover those costs but   um oak tree um that was they were doing some  additional um lot splits which required some   additional sanitaries who were being um extended  to those um addition dwelling units. Um,   but that's all I have for you at this time,  but I can dig in further on. Okay. Future ones. I see no further comments or questions. With that,  I will move to approve the petitions for public  

improvements. Second. Motion. Second. Discussion.  See none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk,  please call the next item. Public hearing and request from Midwest Housing  Initiatives Incorporated for approval of a   letter of intent to issue multifamily  housing revenue bonds. Good morning,   mayor and city council and mayor. Thank you  for that segue during that uh last item. Uh   so I'm uh Corey Nisley. with uh uh you know I'm  with uh development services and today I have   uh and today I have uh you know just one  presentation for you. It is for Midwest,   you know, like uh you know, it is for  Midwest. Um and they are seeking a sales tax uh uh sales tax. Uh sorry, I can't say this word  today. Sales tax, you know, sales tax, you know,   like exemption. So going into the uh presentation.  So uh Midwest is a nonprofit dedicating uh to   uh uh you know dedicated in constructing uh  uh different you know different affordable   housing projects. The project is located  at 449 South South 449 South uh 449 South   uh Holland Street. uh you know and the project  will consist of 32 you know uh 32 different uh you   know like rooms you know featuring two to three uh  bedrooms. Uh the project will be financed with the   uh uh you know with the uh with the uh you know  with the lowincome housing tax credits at the 9%.  

And as we know the credits are vary competitively  with uh you know with so many credits uh that are   dispersed each year. So to make the project  more viable uh KHRC allows for um some   uh uh some like additional points to be  earned if the project gets that sales tax.   uh you know that sales tax uh that sales tax you  know sales tax you know sales tax uh exemption.   So with that Midwest is asking for about 12.5 uh  uh you know uh million dollars in bonds for the   uh project cost and for those additional points  and the sales tax uh you know evaluation is on   your screen there below. Uh this is our standard  uh uh this is our standard uh disclaimer that we   have. U this project has no risk to the taxpayers.  uh bond documents will be prepared by the city's   uh you know bond council and the uh law  department will approve uh all final form   of the documents and is with that I uh ask that  city council close the public hearing adopt the   uh adopt the adopt the uh adopt the uh adopt the  uh the uh adopt the uh adopt the uh sorry adopt   the uh resolution and authorize the necessary  signatures. Uh you know, I also have Sam here from   the development team to uh uh to assist in some  of the project specific questions. And with that,   I stand for any questions. Thank you, Corey.  Uh any chance the team, the developer has any  

uh photos of this project or renderings? Uh, so  I'm sure that they do, but um it may be hard to,   you know, pull them up. Uh, so if it's uh  fine with council, they can uh send it to   you all after the meeting. Thank you. We'll begin  with questions from the council. I see none. Um,   I will just have one question for the developer.  Uh, can you just explain um what you're trying to   accomplish here in the community? I know that  you're new to the city. um and this is housing   that we need as I just mentioned in the previous  um topic. Can you just share what you're hoping   to do here? Yes, thanks for having me, Mayor. Uh  my name is Sam Tavis. I'm with Excel Development.   We're based out of Nebraska, uh but partner often  with Midwest Housing Initiatives who service all   through Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Uh our  mission is really just serving the affordability   uh throughout the Midwest. And so this  community is intended to be a blended   community servicing tenants anywhere from  30% of area median income all the way up   to 150% through a partnership with Habitat  for Humanity who is also going to be placing   six for sale homes on this site uh adjacent  to the 32 rental units that we have planned. Thank you very much Sam. Um, again, really  appreciate that you're partnering with our local   nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity, in addition to  trying to build more housing here in the city. Um,   just for public, uh, you've met with all of us,  and I really appreciate learning more about, uh,   your intentions to provide more affordable housing  here in our community. Thank you. Thank you. With   that, I see no further questions from this bench.  We'll open it up for public comment. I see no one   from the public who would like to speak on this  item. We'll bring it back to the bench. This is in  

council member GlassCox's district. Mayor, thank  you and thank you to the applicant for choosing   Witchaw for an investment. I think this is a  great partnership between you all and Habitat for   Humanity. I also had the applicant just talk about  what they're increasing the assessed value from.   So, 780,000 to 3.6 $6 million uh which would bring  about an additional 32 point or 32,000 additional   property tax dollars each year to the community.  Um especially when we look at the city share being   approximately 30,000 in terms of the sales tax  exemption. I think this is a win and I hope that   you're awarded the state's 9% LITC credits. I know  they're competitive and that's a process we have   to reform at the state level, but wish you the  best in that process. And so with that, I move Oh,   I have a colleague on the board and then I will  make a motion. Council member Shepard. No, thanks   so much uh mayor and vice mayor. I just wanted to  thank the applicant for coming and engaging and   allowing us to ask questions. I really appreciate  that this will support seniors in our community.   So when we think about affordable housing and  the opportunities that are available, knowing   that those seniors are a part of that discussion  as well and very supportive of this. It's not in   district one, it's in district 4, but a win in  any district is a win for all of us. So thank   you so much, Vice Mayor Glasco. Thank you, Mayor.  I'd also uh last closing comment. This is a great   infill project, especially located right across  right near Kellogg and behind a target. This is   really the perfect location of a parcel of land  that it makes sense to be able to develop. So with   that, I move that we close the public hearing,  adopt the resolution, and authorize the necessary   signatures. Second motion, second discussion.  See none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,  please call the next item.   online catalog solutions for city departments. Good morning. My name is Elizabeth Oh goodness.  My name is Elizabeth Golry from the finance  

department and I'm presenting this item today  on behalf of Mark Manning. Um some background   on this item. The finance department purchasing  division continually seeks opportunities to   enhance efficiency for purchases that are of high  volume and small cost items. I think the two most   important words in this slide for the entire  presentation would be um efficiencies to make   current practices more efficient in the future and  also to provide opportunities for our departments   regardless of the services that they're providing  to the community. Um in 2013, catalog purchasing   was introduced to the city of Witchah um as a  option for purchasing office supplies which in   order enable departments to order from a catalog  on a vendor's website at negotiated discounts. Um   there are other retailers that offer this kind of  online catalog purchasing to government agencies.   And so the five agreements today um reflect an  expansion of our current program. In recent years,   departments have expressed an interest in  expanding online purchasing options. Um online   cataloges can provide access to various types of  products. And in the RFP that the city issued, it   included um some information for retailers to look  at regarding volume about office supplies, repair   parts, and maintenance items. Um, additionally,  online cataloges can be integrated to the city's   financial system to increase efficiency, and we've  been working alongside it to make that happen for   our current ERP system. And so it will make the  process even more efficient than it is today for   our employees. The RFP was issued in February in  2025. As I mentioned, there's been a lot of work  

with the law department, well, especially it in  and the law department as well um to see um how   the various proposals would be implemented. There  was a staff screening and selection committee that   reviewed the responses and recommends  contracting with these five companies. So, four of the five companies provide online  discounts for various types of items. Um,   those are included in the attached contracts.  Um, those discounts can range from five to 63%   depending on the type of item purchased. And then  two of the five um merchants provide rebates would   provide rebates to the city of Witchah depending  there's various tiers of annual purchasing   volume. In most cases, items generally can be  received within two days with free shipping. Um the item before you today is the approval of  these contracts. It includes no changes to the   current city of Witchah purchasing policy.  Um rather it provides options for expanded   catalog purchasing for our departments.  Departments will still be responsible for   purchasing things that are within their  adopted budgets. And then as a reminder,   these online cataloges are designed for smaller  purchases of items from it says zero dollars.   There could be things that are less than a dollar  up to $5,000. and any online purchases. So, should   um an employee find that the option is  less expensive in a catalog than it is   through a different option, but the item is over  $5,000, they'll still be required to receive ex   approval from purchasing. Um, and finally,  online cataloges can be will be and can be   configured by the city of Witchah to prohibit  ordering of prohibited items by city policy.

So with that, we recommend staff recommends that  the city council approve the recommended online   catalog contracts and authorize the necessary  signatures. Thank you. Thank you, Elizabeth.   Questions for staff beginning with council  member Hohheisel. Thank you, mayor. Uh just   one quick question. Can we bulk order microphones  so we don't have to keep dealing with this issue?   Oh, like um yeah, that would be a question for  I really off the top of my head don't know how   much microphones cost, but I think there's also  probably issues with interoperability as well. So,   I guess All right. Thank you, Vice Mayor  Glascock. Thank you, Mayor Elizabeth. Uh,   two quick questions. I noticed under the financial  considerations, it says that any rebates we'll see   received will be credited the general fund, which  I know is our current policy. However, if a lot of   these departments are seeking efficiencies and  because of this are able to be more efficient,   I don't want it to to disincentivize them to find  efficiencies if there's ways to put it back in   uh their own funding system. And so, can we talk  about what the city's policy is? Is there any   ability to kind of reward people that are finding  deficiencies by making sure that it stays within   their budget? It just doesn't go back to the  general fund and flush of the general fund. Yeah.   So, two things. So there's the two vend the two  merchants that have the rebates and that's been   our practice in the past with other merchants that  we receive rebates from is for that to be general   fund revenue. The other opportunity though is from  the discounts. So for divisions or departments   that would purchase a lot of things this way and  um based on my experience as a budget analyst   it'd probably be a lot of things like facilities  maintenance where they need one particular part.   they don't need thousands of the part. Um there  will be opportunities for cost savings there and I   know there's been a lot of pressure recently when  it comes to purchasing parts and material. Um so  

with that reducing some of the cost pressure  would be beneficial for the department. Okay.   So I just be interested to figure out how we can  leverage um some more resources and if parks and   wreck is saving money, how do they reinvest it in  parks and wreck instead of just going back to the   general fund? Yeah. So, I think it would um be  I think that in some cases they could stretch   their dollars further with the discounts that are  available. So, most likely. Thank you for that   clarification. Um in addition, I know that this is  especially around um online purchases for the most   part and online purchasing catalog. Do we have  anything that we encourage um so local purchasing?   For example, if parks and recreation is having  an event and instead of ordering uh Pizza Hut,   they go with a local Nola's uh pizza. Do we  have a small business directory for those   smaller purchases that departments may be making  for events uh to encourage them to invest here in   Witchaw? So, this doesn't do anything to change  policy. Um, as far as purchases that are below   $5,000, we encourage people to get multiple  quotes. And having the online purchasing,   it doesn't it doesn't prohibit or doesn't  preclude somebody from making a purchase   from a local business or a different it it this  is just another option that's available. So,   I don't know that there is a directory. Yeah.  And that may be a separate conversation for   for um local restaurants and things. I I know what  you're getting at, but um this is more for things   like office supplies and air filters, things like  that. Thank you, Council Member Shepard. Thank you   so much, Mayor. And uh to my colleagueu's last  point, uh we have been working with uh getting   local businesses registered as a vendor u over  the last four months. And so uh really encourage  

while we don't have like a small business catalog  in house we do have we witch independent business   association create campaign empower that  works with several entrepreneurs. Many of   those entrepreneurs though are not registered  as vendors. Create campaign actually partners   with the city though um through their spark  academy classes bringing someone from the city   in to ensure those entrepreneurs know about  that process. So, I just wanted to share that   because I think it's important to get the small  businesses and minority entrepreneurs registered   so they can get alerted when RFPs aligned  with what they are able to provide. Um, but   I also want to agree with Vice Mayor Glascock's  comments about how do we incentivize this? Um,   I'm I'm concerned that this is the second thing  that has come before us during my time where we   are asking departments to look within their own  budgets to uh take care of a particular cost or a   need. I think about the parking and validating  the parking stuff that is going to come from   departmental budgets when they validate codes.  Um and then now this and so I just want to affirm   that I think if there's an opportunity to ensure  that those dollars or those cost savings that   are being recovered by utilizing something like  this is going back to those specific departments   um and not going into the general fund. I  just think that that's a great opportunity   to let our staff know that we are not trying to  take from their budget uh for our own purposes,   but they'll get to keep those dollars and utilize  those dollars in a way that they deem fit to   uh meet the need for their particular departments.  Yeah. At this point, um it's difficult to estimate   how much money there will be savings based on  the discounts that four of the merchants provide.   Um at this point, um we don't have any plans  to prospectively reduce budgets in departments   based on the potential savings from this. So that  being the case, if we're leaving their budgets for  

materials and supplies intact, they would realize  savings from that. Um just we expect there to be   more savings from the catalog costs than we expect  revenue in the rebates. So So where would those   savings go? They would remain, I guess, within  the departmental budget is what I kind of hear you   say. Yeah. So, yeah. So, if there was something  that you expected to be a $100 purchase, but   maybe there's a discount of $16 and it costs $84  instead. Um, I guess you could buy $100 worth of   it instead of $84 or they would just spend the $84  and then have 16 for something else. Thank you so   much [laughter] for Yes, that totally makes sense.  I appreciate that. Yes. And so, it it will take   time. I mean commodities has been a tricky thing  to budget recently anyhow with um supply chain   and things like that. So I think this will pro  provide some it could provide it has a potential   to provide some relief to some of our operating  departments that purchase a lot of um supplies. Council member Johnston. Thank you mayor. I'm sure  I know the answer to this, but I just want to make   sure just from personal experience, everything  that's shipped is shipped to a city address and   cannot be drop shipped to another business or  a personal address. Yeah, I think that when   it would That's a good question. I was actually  thinking too, what if mulch were delivered to a   park and some a park visitor thought it was  their lucky day. [laughter] the alternative   um yes I think that it would be configured  in the system that every employee would have   um a shipping address. There could be employees  if you were maybe a storekeeper and there were   multiple sites there could be multiple shipping  addresses that would be appropriate I think for   heavier things. Um but yes it couldn't be directed  to a home. I don't think it I don't think I think  

that that would be something that would be part  of a guards during implementation. Okay. Thanks.   I have welcome. Pardon? I had that happen so  Oh, yes. Okay, great. Anything else? Josh,   can you answer that? City purchasing policy  prohibits employees from receiving items in   their home. Period. Okay. Thank you. Thank you.  I see no further questions from this bench. We'll   now open it up for public comment. I see no  one from the public who would like to speak.   This is a citywide project and again this is to  produce efficiencies and also have opportunities   to have five different retailers that do provide  under $5,000 worth. So $4,999 or less. Um and so   thank you for the examples of items where you can  get rebates. This is helpful for the um city of   Witchah as then we can buy more product or more  helpful product. Um and so the intention is to   again provide greater efficiency. So good job to  the finance department and purchasing department   for clarifying information of how the city of  Witchaw already has safeguards so that again   um mischievous uh activity is not uh encouraged  here in the city of Witchaw. So with that I will   go ahead and move to approve the contracts of  the proposed vendors and authorize necessary   signatures. Second. Motion second.  Discussion. See none. Madame clerk,   please open the role. Motion passes  70. Madame clerk, please call the next   item. Contract for public transportation  system advertising management services. Good morning, mayor, city council. Penny Feice,  Witchaw Transit. Uh this item is to discuss the   leasing of advertising space in Waw Transit  vehicles. Um, we have uh participated in this  

activity since at least 2004. That's as far back  as I could find contracts. Um, and this revenue   is used to match federal federal grant funds.  So, this is our local portion um of our grant   activity. Recent revenues from this activity  um are listed in front of you and they range   between $100,000 and $200,000 annually. A request  for proposals was issued on October 31st, 2025,   and a staff screening and selection committee  reviewed three proposals and shortlisted two   for interview. Based on the evaluation criteria,  H advertising is is the recommended vendor. The   proposed contract is for a three-year period  with two one-year options to renew. The annual   guaranteed revenue from this contract is $100,000  annually or a monthly percentage of 50% whichever   is greater. Um that's for group one. Group two  has an minimum or has a revenue share of 15%. Just want to give you some visuals about  what we're talking about here. Group one is   for wrapping and signage. So this is the type of  signage that's available available inside the bus.   Here we have a couple of examples  of the advertising that you can see   on the exterior of the bus. So they range from  full wraps, which you can see in the top left,   um to partial panels in the center um on  the tail or on the panels below the windows. And um again, it's a three-year contract  with two one-year optional renewals with   a minimum annual guarantee of $100,000.  Uh also included in the contract is a   branding allowance, which allows us  to wrap buses for our own purposes.

A new venture that we included in this RFP is the  sale of advertising space on the splash pad of   the Wi-Fi. So riders of the bus who connect to  the bus's Wi-Fi first see a splash screen that   they can sell advertising for local businesses or  national brands. On average about 235 writers use   the Wi-Fi each day. Because this is a new venture,  the revenue estimates are relatively conservative.   You can see there that for  year one anticipated revenue is   $25,000 with net net annual  revenue to the city of 3750. Wishaw transit and hal um are prepared  to review the feasibility of the sale   of advertising space at bus shelters. Um  in our initial review we wanted to make   sure that we were being cognizant of of  the image of a neighborhood. So instead   chose highly trafficked commercial zones.  So 16 shelters were identified as eligible   for advertising and if supported we would  start with a pilot project of four that   would allow us to gauge interest from  the community and also garner feedback. This is a revenue generating contract with a min  minimum annual guarantee of $100,000. uh more than   that could be realized dependent upon activity  and as stated previously the branding allowance   allows which transit to use advertising for its  own purposes. Um with that it's recommended that   city council approve the contract not to raise  necessary signatures happy any questions. Thank   you Penny questions for staff. Can you  council member Shepard can you look at   um slide number 53? Can you tell us approximately  what the price of something like this costs and  

what's the cost? Price versus cost. So, um, for  the full wrap, the price is the production price,   um, is $8,000 and then from there it depends on  how long you want the advertising to run. So,   um, for one period would be $2,500. Um, for a full  year would be, um, $1,000. So the longer you run   it, the cheaper it gets because of the increased  production value. Thank you, Council Member   Shepard. Thank you, Mayor. That was actually my  question. So, thank you for asking that. I just   wanted to clarify. So, if a business wanted to  full wrap, they'd pay the $8,000 of the production   cost and then an additional thousand if they  wanted to do a year, right? Is it an additional   thousand for every year after that or Right. So,  yeah, it depends on how long they want the ad to   run. And those same costs apply to us if we choose  to use advertising for our own that which is why   the printing allowance is $10,000 for the first  year. That's basically one year of a wrap. And I'm   assuming that's to make up for the cost that it  takes because I I guess what I'm trying to figure   out is how do small businesses or other businesses  take advantage of this? It's a great opportunity.   I was leaving the coffee shop this morning, saw  uh Tyler Patterson's face all over a bus. Um,   that's my favorite bus. Like a hundred times that  bus. Yeah. [laughter] But I'm I'm also curious   how how would some of our smaller businesses take  advantage of this? I mean, $9,000 is it's quite a   bit. I think you see some of the um the larger um  local businesses and the national brands go for   the full wraps and then you'll see um some of the  more local businesses go for a panel or a tail.   So, I think the tails are are are very effective  because you're sitting in traffic behind the bus   and um for the top left on the far right there,  you know, so that's that's what you're seeing. Um  

the price for that is quite a bit less. So [gasps]  um so for example example the super tail which is   that one that I pointed out top left section far  right picture um production is $300 and for 12   uh 12 periods is $250. So I think that the  flexibility um in the panels allows different   types of businesses to participate. Thank you  and thank you for uh thinking through that what   I would call an equity lens. uh it's important to  make sure everyone is a is at least able to take   advantage of the opportunities uh and I think that  you all have have been able to do that clearly by   your answers today. The last question that I have  is in relation to the damage liability uh that was   in the contract and I'm just wanting to make sure  that in the case that a bus is damaged who who   takes care of that risk us or would our insurance  cover that cost or would the vendor be responsible   for paying or not the vendor the individual  who's taking advantage of the wat pay that cost? I I'm gonna look at Jennifer and see if she has a  better answer than me, but can you hear? I don't   know if this is working. Um, is your question if  the vendor damages it while installing it or No.   If it's damaged while it's out in traffic.  Yeah. Um, then I think we would handle it   like any other claim against the city. Okay.  Thank you, Council Member Johnston. Thank you,   Penny. I'm I'm curious. Why is revenue going  down every year? Uh, we did 24 to 25. Yeah,   we did ask that question and the response that  we received is that advertising is cyclical   independent upon the dollars available for um  national brands and local advertising dollars.   Um they say the biggest impact that they see  is the availability of healthcare dollars for   advertising because when healthcare has money  we see revenues go up and when it's a little bit  

tighter we see these advertising revenues go down.  Something else that they've recognized is the need   for data. A lot of these people who are buying  advertising want to see what that impact is,   not just kind of hope and wish that they put  something out and get the results. So with this   contract, they've added something called a media  hub, which is basically a dashboard for people   who buy advertising to see um how many miles that  bus is traveling and when and what area is being   um is seeing that the advertising space. So  they're hopeful that that will help increase   engagement. Okay. Thank you. I know at the clinic  we've bought a full rat before and it's pretty   cool. Yeah, it looks pretty nice. It is expensive,  but it's pretty cool. Yeah. Sorry, I have several   follow-ups because this is actually a really great  opportunity that I think a lot of folks may not   have known. Back to what Council Member uh Shepard  was talking about. Can you go back to slide 53? Uh maybe 54. Sorry. There we go. You mentioned the  tail right there, the upper right hand photo. Um,   for a whole year it would be $550 to advertise  because it's $300 for production and 250 for   that whole period. So for $550 you can get the  advertisement on the back of any bus. Can I ask   what the prioritization would would be? So,  um, because there might be individuals right   now that are watching that say, "Wow, for $550,  I could advertise my small restaurant might be   able to share that a business is um, hiring."  I know that um, several individuals here went   to Boeing's announcement yesterday. They're  hiring. So, I'm I'm kind of curious, how do   we share this information with others? And then  how do you prioritize who gets what buses? Um I I  

do know that we have space available. So we're not  necessarily in a prioritization um situation now,   but and I so I don't know the answer to that. I  think what they would try to do is for example, if   you couldn't get a tail, then they would offer you  a a panel on the side or something comparable. You   know, they do a lot of work with the businesses to  find something that works for them. You know, they   the advertising agency does the design inhouse if  you need that help. So they can help you um tailor   your message and um fit, you know, whatever size  is available. So my guess is that if something   like the tail wasn't available, they would try and  work with you to figure out when it would become   available or if you're interested in something  else. Um and then we do have this available on our   website, but I think that we can do a little bit  more of our own in-house advertising to make sure   um that people know about this service. Sorry,  one more follow-up question to that question. Um,   are there any organizations or businesses that are  not allowed or or more specifically I know that   this is election season for a lot of individuals.  This is not a campaign advertisement. Correct.   Correct. So Witchah City Witchah has final control  over what is um allowed on the advertising space   and in general we advise no politics, no religion.  Um and you know we had one recently that was a   very directly religious message but they worked  with them to make it a little bit uh more generic   so that it wasn't you know offensive or or you  know maybe miss the mark as far as what they were   trying to achieve. Um I think that those are the  two things that we've seen most often. I haven't   seen anything else but um the agency has been very  good at reaching out to us say hey this is kind of   questionable and then we run it through city comms  to see if it meets our brand standard and then   just last question uh we've been talking about  America 250 and the witchah uh effort would there  

be an opportunity to have something like this you  mentioned that there was uh probably opportunity   for a free wrap can you talk about that or  maybe that could be directed to the city manager Yeah, we do. Um I think that that's a great use  of our space this year. It's a once in a-lifetime   um commemoration. So Wishaw Transit is  happy to do that. Um we would, you know,   just like to work with the special event  committee to see what the desire is and   see what we can produce. Thank you, Penny. With  that, I see no further questions from this bench.   Uh kudos to you and your team for finding ways  to advertise and help generate some dollars   um and also provide u a service to the community.  We will now open it up for public comment. I see   no one from the public who would like to speak.  I'm bringing it back to the bench. With that,   I will move to approve the contract and  authorize the necessary signatures. Second.   Motion second. Discussion. See none.  Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. CUP 2026-6 amendment in the city to CUP   DP225 to wave paragraph 3 general provision number  25 regarding screening requirements for loading   areas generally located on the south side of West  Maple Street and within 650 ft west of South 135th   Street West. Good morning. Scott Wadel from the  planning department and I promise not to touch the   microphone. Um, so for this item, the applicant is  requesting amendments to the community unit plan   in order to eliminate the existing requirement  for screening of loading areas as it would apply   to an existing Dollar Tree building. And uh we  have an exhibit that's attached to the staff  

report that shows uh where those would be. This  item is being heard today because protests have   been submitted from within the notification area.  Also, the district advisory board and the planning   commission recommendations are different. And  then third, an appeal of the planning commission   recommendation has been submitted. In terms of the  request, the request you're considering today is   a revised request that the applicant presented  at the district advisory board and the planning   commission public hearing. The applicant has  indicated they're requesting the amendment   because it would prefer not to have to install  the required screening of the loading area.   Per the existing community unit plan language,  the screening would need to be a masonry wall.   The applicant has indicated that if the loading  area was screened as identified in the attachment,   then access to the trash receptacles would be  compromised. In addition, they've also questioned   the effectiveness of it given that there are  semi-truckss that are loading and unloading in   the area. In terms of the property, the subject  site, as you can see here, is shown to the is to   the south and west of the intersection of 135th  and Maple Street. Subject site is made up of one   parcel. It is approximately 1.08 acres in size  zoned LC limited commercial and in a community   unit plan which is CUPDP 220. It is undeveloped  except for a portion of a paved driveway that   is shared with the property to the east and the  subject site parcel is under the same ownership   and zoning as a parcel immediately to the east.  So, in some ways, I guess it's fair to say that   the screening also would apply to the parcel  that's immediately to the east. The reason why   we've got this parcel shown is because that's how  the request was initially submitted. Properties to   the north are zoned LC with a protective overlay.  One of those parcels is developed with a bank and  

the other parcel is undeveloped. Property to the  south is zoned SF5, single family residential and   developed with a golf course. Property to the  east of parcels 1 and four in this CUP. Our Z   is zoned LC within the same CUP as a subject site  and developed with a dentist office. Property to   the west is zoned SF5 and developed with single  family dwellings. In terms of the staff report, it   includes information about the current development  in the CUP. The community unit plan requirements   and an analysis of the request as submitted on  the application. In terms of review, on April 9th,   the planning commission held a public hearing and  recommended approval. That vote was 8 to2 with   one abstension. And that was a vote to recommend  approval of the applicant's modified request as   presented during that public hearing, which again  is limited to the screening for the loading dock,   for the loading area for the Dollar Tree. Multiple  members of the public spoke in opposition to the   request with general concerns about visual  impact to nearby residential properties and   overall desire to have the applicant adhere  to the established cup or community unit   plan regulations. The MAPC recommended CUP text  required screening of loading areas as depicted on the red lines. Uh, hang on just a moment. I think my  speaking notes might be off a little   bit. I want to make sure I've got this correct. Okay. Yes. Their recommended language is  that required screening of loading areas   as depicted in the red lines which are attached  as an exhibit to the staff report shall be waved   across parcels one and four. So it's for the  undeveloped parcel that you see outlined and to   the parcel to the east. All other requirements  of paragraph 3 of general provision 25 of the  

cup shall remain in effect. Essentially, what  that is saying is that they're just waving the   screening requirement for the loading areas as  it would apply to parcels for and to the parcel   immediately to the east, but it is not waving  it for the rest of the properties in the CUP. And again, the MAPC recommended CUP amendment  conditions which would go along with that are   listed in the staff report. On April 6th, the  district advisory board considered the CUP   modified amendment request and recommended  denial, and that vote was 5 to2. Multiple   members of the public spoke in opposition at  that meeting with general concerns about the   visual impact to nearby residential properties  and overall desire to have the applicant again   adhere to cup regulations. In terms of protest,  31 protest petitions were received. 12 of them are   from within the protest area and accounted for  just under 40% of the protest area. It exceeds   the minimum 20% threshold set by the state statute  and therefore any approval of an amendment to the   cup as part of this application will require  a supermajority vote or six of seven votes. Then following that there was an appeal  that was submitted on April 23rd.   An appeal of the MAPC recommendation was  filed. The appeal was received during the   required 14-day time frame after the MAPC  hearing. The appeal document is attached to   the staff report and a generally a general  summary is provided in the staff report. Now, the unified zoning code identifies that  the city council can either approve approve with   conditions or modifications or deny the original  application because of this appeal. This section   of the unified zoning code does not provide an  option for the application to be sent back to the  

planning commission for further consideration.  So, that appeal makes a little bit different   the options a little bit different than what they  normally would be. In terms of the recommendation,   the recommendation coming to you from the  planning commission is that you adopt the   findings of the planning commission, approve the  amendment to the community unit plan as the MAPC   recommended it to you, authorize the necessary  signatures, and instruct the city clerk to publish   the ordinance resolution after approval. Again,  it requires six of seven votes because of the   protest. Alternatives include the following.  You can override the planning commission,   adopt alternative findings, and approve the CUP  amendment with either modified conditions or   modified language. And again, that would require  six of seven votes. Or you can override the MAPC   adopt alternative findings and deny the CUP  amendment. And that would require five of seven   votes because it is an override of the planning  commission. And just a note about the process,   city council policy is that the public hearing for  planning items occurs at the planning commission   meeting. According to the policy, the city council  does not typically receive public comments on   zoning items at the city council meeting. So with  that, I'll take you through some of the photos and   illustrations. So here's the aerial photo showing  the site. Here's the zoning map. You can see the   red is LC limited commercial. The white areas SF5.  Here's the map from the comprehensive plan showing   residential and employment mix recommended at this  location. Here is the illustration that we've been   talking about in terms of the required screening  which is shown in red. That is the screening of   the loading areas where that would go. Uh the  box that's in green just to call it out on the   southside not south of the building but a little  bit to the west of the building is where they   have existing screening for an existing trash  enclosure. Here's the uh view. Here's the cup  

document, a portion of it. So, you can see where  parcel 4 is, where parcel one is, and so forth   from the cup. Here's the protest map. And again,  the ones in red are the ones that counted towards   the percentage of the protest area. And again,  that was just under 40%, so it exceeded the 20%   threshold. Here's photos of the site. So, here's  the trash enclosure. Here you can see the masonry   uh wall that's around it with the wooden fence uh  openings at the at the north end. And this is the   loading area by the way. Uh so the doors that are  used to get the goods in and out of the building.   Here's the driveway. And this is looking to the  parcel uh to the west. And then you can see some   of the homes further in the distance there to  the west. This is looking directly west. This is   looking at the rear of the Dollar Tree store. This  is looking to the south where the golf course is. And with that, I'll stand for any questions.  Thank you, Scott. Questions for staff,   beginning with council member Hoheisle. Thank you,  mayor. Um, just want to clarify one thing and then   or two or three things here. So the DAB did hear  the the amended request that went before MAPC.   That is correct. Okay. And when we say property to  the east and we're looking at this slide, that's   the main building is what we're talking about.  That is correct. Yes, sir. The property to the   east is the one with the Dollar Tree store. Okay.  And also is there what's the discussion been about   changing I guess changing the screening so it does  work and the trucks can get in there? Is there any   alternate designs that have been uh talked about?  Uh no sir. Uh not that I'm aware of. There's not  

been any that have been drawn or talked about  at length. Um the applicant has indicated that   it would create a hardship for them in terms of u  having to deal with the trash or either relocate   uh that um and people who have advocated for the  screening to remain the same um have indicated   you know that is the applicant's responsibility  and they knew that the screening requirement was   there before they built the building. Okay.  Thank you. Vice Mayor Glascott. One quick   question regarding parcel 4. The once parcels 4 is  developed, will they is there a requirement that   the loading and screening area be on the east side  of the property? Uh no, there's not a requirement   and in fact there is a prohibition on certain uses  within 50 ft of the perimeter of the property. So,   um, and my understanding is that this driveway  is shared between the two buildings. So,   in all likelihood, we would see loading occurring  on the east side of that building. Yeah. So,   there would be likely loading on the east side,  not west side of the building. Yes, sir. Okay. This is in Vice Mayor Gloss Cox's district.  Yeah. Seeing none of my other colleagues on here,   I'll actually um offer the findings for the  motion I'll make first uh to offer some I   think clarification on the pending motion. So  the recommends CUP amendment that is going to   be proposed helps to achieve a better balance  between the anticipated temporary nature of   the loading area screening until parcel  4 is developed, the size of the delivery   vehicles and reducing visual impact to adjacent  residents. And so when we look at this map and   can we go back to the one that actually shows  the required screening of the loading area? It's the red one.

So the intention obviously of this is  to reduce the visual impact for nearby   residents of the loading area. Well, when you  actually look at where a semi fits in here,   the semi extends taller than the loading area and  also longer than the loading area as well. And so,   in talking with Scott and in talking to legal,  um, I'm kind of giving an eitheror option for   the applicant. So they must continue as is the  provisions um recommended in the CU CUP or they   could extend the required screening of the loading  area, not extend it, but they could do it at the   western part of parcel 4. Um and so instead of  the temporary one, eventually parcel 4 will be   developed. And if the intention is to protect the  uh required screening of potential loading areas,   it would make more sense to extend it along the  west side of parcel 4, also requiring a tree   row as part of that development. So the motion  I'll be presenting just in plain terms or plain   language would be they either have to continue  and they have to require the loading area as part   of the CIP as presented in here or if they  choose not to do that they could develop a   um wall along the western side of parcel 4 which  is the one most adjacent to the homes and require   a screening of trees at that location as well.  And so the motion would be I move to override   the MAPC approve the following amended cup  text. The amendment consists of the following   general provision number 25 paragraph 3 shall  be updated to state the following. In the event   a single tendant building greater than 8,000  square ft is built. Trash receptacles loading   docks out outdoor storage and loading area shall  be appropriately screened with similar materials   to the main building to reasonably hide them  from residentially developed properties. So  

that is currently what is on that previous slide  except that for parcel one the screen of loading   areas and loading dock shall be similar materials  to the main building or wood fencing a minimum 6   ft high and combined with a landscape buffer on  parcel 4 at 1.5 times the landscaping required   by the witchaw landscape code. Scott, could  you talk about the 1.5 times the landscaping   requirement versus just the additional or  verse the current requirement? Yes, sir. So,   the u the typical standard is for one tree every  40 feet. So, if you do it one and a half times,   it's uh one tree every 30 feet. Okay. Thank  you, Scott. So there'd be one tree every 30   ft on the west side of the property with a fence  or what's required as part of the cup currently. Second motion second. Any further discussion? I  see none. Uh madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please  call the next item. Zone 2026-9,   zone change requests in the city from  single family residential district to   multif family residential district to build  two duplexes generally located on the east   side of North Jenna Avenue within 150  ft north of West 23rd Street North. Scott Wadel from the planning department.  [clears throat] So for this one, as you heard,   the applicant is requesting approval of a  zone change from SF5 to MF18 multifamily.   This item is being heard today because the DAB  and the planning commission recommendations are   different. In terms of the request, the applicant  has indicated they're requesting the reszoning   in order to permit two duplexes on the site.  And there's a little bit of a story to that,  

and I'll get to that in just a moment. At the  district advisory board, uh here we go. The   applicant clarified that it's their intent to  build two single family homes on the site. So,   initially they were requesting a duplex. Now,  they've uh modified that to say two single family   homes. The requested MF18 zoning would allow 17.4  dwelling units per acre for a maximum of four   dwelling units on this particular site. In terms  of the property, the property is located to the   north and to the west of the intersection of 23rd  Street in R. Kansas. So, uh, which is our Kansas   is a little bit to the east of this image here. A  subject site is approximately 0.23 acres in size,   consist of appears two uh, ownership parcels and  is currently vacant. Properties to the north,   south, east, and west are all zoned SF5 and  developed with single family residences. So,   here's the zoning map, and again, here's the  aerial showing how some of them are developed. The   nearest duplexes are over 1,000 ft to the south  and west of the subject site. You can see them   here on the zoning map. And they are zoned uh TF3.  In terms of the staff report, the staff report   provides information about development standards,  compatibility standards, screening, landscaping,   and parking. In terms of review, on April 9th,  the planning commission held the public hearing   for this item and recommended approval of a zone  change to TF3 family residential district and that   vote was 11 to zero. So, the planning commission  is recommending something different than what the   applicant initially requested. In the discussion,  the applicant said he would like to maximize use   of the site and was amanable to one duplex on the  site. The planning commission found that a single   duplex on the site would be more compatible with  the neighborhood than two duplexes and there were   no members of the public who spoke on this item at  that public hearing. Then later at on April 13th,  

the district advisory board reviewed the request  and recommended approval of the MF18 multifamily   residential district subject to a protective  overlay. And that protective overlay would require   the following. That the site is limited to two  would be limited to two single family dwellings.   that the maximum height of all structures on the  site would be 35 ft and that the structures would   have a hip or gabled roof. During the meeting,  the applicant clarified that his original intent   was to build two single family dwellings on the  site, one for himself and one for his in-laws.   In its findings, the DAB agreed with the applicant  in its reco in their request for two single family   houses on the site, which they felt would align  better with the character of the area while   maximizing the use of the lot. No members of the  public spoke on this item at that meeting. And   no protests were received against the case. So the  recommended action coming to you from the planning   commission is that you approve the findings of  the planning commission, approve the requested,   approve the zone change to TF3 and authorize the  necessary signatures and instruct the city clerk   to publish the ordinance and resolution after  approval. And again, that requires just four   votes because uh there's no protest. In terms of  alternatives, alternatives include the following.   You can override the planning commission,  adopt alternative findings, and approve the   DAB recommended zone change request to MF18 with a  protective overlay, and that would require five of   seven votes because it's an override. Another  option is that you can override the planning   commission, adopt alternative findings, and deny  the requested zone change. That would be require   five out of seven votes. Or as always, you can  return the case to the planning commission for   additional consideration, which would require  four of seven votes. And just a note about the   process. Again, the public comments uh per the  city council policy, public comments typically   take place at the planning commission meeting. So  with that, here's the zoning map. Here's the map  

from the comprehensive plan showing residential  recommended. Here's the notification and protest   map. Again, no protest. Here are photos  from the site across the street and the   surrounding area. And with that, I'll stand for  any questions. Questions for staff? I see none.   This resides in council member Ballard's  district. Thank you, mayor. Thank you,   Scott. I move to override the map, adopt alternate  findings, approve the reasonzoning the property   to MF18 with a protective overlay, authorize an  associ signatures, and instruct the city clerk   to publish the ordinance after approval. The  protective overlay would require the following.   The site is limited to two single family  dwellings. The maximum height of all structures   on site is 35 ft. The structure shall have  hip or gabled roof. In support of this motion,   I offer the following findings. Approval of the  requested zoning change to MF18 district with a   protective overlay will require only single family  homes will be consistent with the character of the   area. The protective overlay will reduce potential  detrimental effects to the nearby properties. Second. Motion second. Discussion. See  none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes. 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. PUD 2026-3 zone change requests in the   city single family residential district to PUD  to create the Rivington PUD number 157 generally   located on the north side of East 37th Street  North and within 1 half mile west of North 127th   Street East. Good morning again. Scott Wadel  from planning. So, as you heard for this one,   the applicant is requesting to reszone the  property from SF5 with the conditional use that  

does allow for accessory apartments. They want  to reszone it from that to plan unit development,   which is custom zoning. This item is being heard  today because a protest was received against   the application from within the notification  area. In terms of the request, the applicant   has indicated that they are requesting a zone  change in order to allow for a mix of uses that   would include single family homes, duplexes, and  town houses. In addition, the custom zoning would   allow accessory apartments, assisted living group  residents, limited uh neighborhood swimming pools,   parking areas, and community clubhouse. In terms  of the property, the site is located to the north   and west of 37th Street and 127th Street, as you  can see here on the aerial. The site is made up   of just one parcel. It's over just over 70 acres  in size, currently in agricultural use and not   platted. In terms of context, properties to the  north, south, and east are zoned rural residential   and developed with large lot single family  dwellings and in agricultural use. Properties   to the west are undeveloped but under active zone  change requests for residential uses and those are   described in the staff report. Properties to the  southwest are zoned SF5 and developed with single   family dwellings. In terms of the staff report, it  contains information about development standards,   screening and landscaping, signage, parking  and circulation. In addition, attached with   the staff report is the recommended text for  the custom zoning district. In terms of review,   on April 9th, the planning commission held the  public hearing for this item and recommended   approval unanimously. That vote was 12 to zero.  No members of the public spoke on on this item. On   April 13th, the district advisory board reviewed  the request and recommended approval unanimously,   8 to zero. No members of the public spoke on  this item at that meeting. In terms of protest,  

one valid one protest was received against the  case. the area of that protest added up to 15%   of the protest area. Therefore, it was under  the 20% threshold by the state and does not   so therefore zone change can be approved with a  simple majority. In terms of city council action,   the recommendation coming to you from the  planning commission is to adopt the findings of   the planning commission, approve the zone change  request, sign the resolution, and authorize it   to be published. Alternatives include the  following. You can override the planning   commission recommendation, make alternative  findings, and deny the application. Again,   that would require twothirds majority  or five of seven votes. Or as always,   you can return the case to the planning commission  for further consideration, and that would require   just four of seven votes. Again, just a quick  note about the process. The public hearing takes   place at the planning commission meeting.  So, here's the graphics and uh photos. So,   here's the aerial showing the area. Here's a  zoning map which was discussed earlier. Here's   the map from the comprehensive plan showing just  a corner of it identified for new residential.   Here's the PUB graphic just showing the outlines  of it. We and the text again is is attached to   this report. Here's the protest map showing the  protest that was received. Again, it's under 20%.   Here's photos from the site and the surrounding  area. And with that, I'll stand for any questions.   Thank you, Scott. Questions for staff? Seeing  none, this resides in Council Member Tuttles's   district. Thank you. This one's going to be  a bit easier than the last two, I think. Um,   thank you, Scott, for all of your work on  this and to your team. Um, thank you to MAPD,   um, and to legal for meeting with me to discuss  this. And we took just a minute to talk about this   case and a lot more to talk about what I'm going  to make a request for in a moment. Um, I did want   to state for the record that I've had no exparte  communication with the owner, the applicant,  

the agent, or community members regarding this  case. And I did want to also highlight that   this was unanimous from the district advisory  board and the MIPC with no public comment. So,   here is a a request for the city manager and city  manager and I discussed this yesterday. This case   is one of the anomalies that comes up and every  time I say, "Oh, I need to do something about   it." And I always let it go. So this time I'm not  going to let it go. Um it was only 15% protest.   This should not have come before us as an agenda  item. It should have just remained on consent in   my opinion. So I would like for us to review the  process that the only time a a planning case,   a zoning case is triggered to come to us is if  it's over the 20% threshold. Um you know time   went into this case from MAPD to present this.  It's taking time from here. No one can speak,   nobody was against it, had unanimous approval  from both bodies. So, this seems like an   opportunity for an administrative change  for us to to clean up. So, um, city manager,   thank you for your consideration to that request.  And any of my colleagues would like to chat more   about my rationale for this request, I'd be happy  to do so. With that, I will move that the Witchah   City Council adopt the findings of the MAPC and  appro approve the requested zone change, authorize   the necessary signatures, and instruct the city  clerk to publish the ordinance after approval.   Thank you. Second motion, second discussion,  seeing none. Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,  please call the next item. Council member agenda. Uh, approve that pursuant  to section 204090, Vice Mayor Glascock and Council   Member Ballard's travel expenses as estimated  on the travel authorization and expense form to   attend the National Civic League's All-American  City event in Denver, Colorado, June 25th through  

June 28th, 2026 for the purpose of attending  and participating in the National Civic League's   All-American City Conference consistent with  AR 3.1 be approved. Upon return from travel,   actual expenses shall be reported to the  controllers's office. I move to approve   that travel. Second. Second. Any discussion?  Seeing none. Madam clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call the  next item. That pursuant to section 2049, mayor   lose travel expenses. on the travel authorization  and expense form to attend the National Police All   American City event, Colorado June 25th through  June 29th, 2026 for the purpose of attending and   participating in the National Civic All American  City Conference 3.1 approved upon return to   the office. Move to approve. Second discussion  seeing none. Madam clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call  the next item. Approve that pursuant to   section 204090, Council Member Shepard's travel  expenses as estimated on the travel authorization   and expense form to attend the National Civic  League's All-American City event in Denver,   Colorado, June 27th through June 29th, 2026 for  the purpose of attending and participating in   the National Civic League's All-American  City Conference consistent with AR3.1 be   approved. Upon return from travel, actual expenses  shall be reported to the controllers's office.   to approve. Second discussion. See none.  Madame clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk,  

please call the next item. Approve  that pursuant to section 2.04-90. Council member's travel expenses as estimated  on the travel authorization expense form to   attend the National Civic League All American  City event June 26 through June 29th 26 for   the purpose of attending and participating  in the National Civic League's all American   city conference consistent with 3.1 approved  upon return to the controllers office move   to approve second discussion seeing  none madam clerk please open the role Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please  call the next item. Approve that pursuant   to section 204090, Mayor Woo's travel expenses as  estimated on the travel authorization expense form   to attend the Barnboro International Air Show  June July 16th through 24th, 2026 in London,   England for the purpose of representing the city  of Witchah for economic development purposes   consistent with AR3.1 be approved. Upon return  from travel, actual expenses shall be reported   to the controllers's office. Move to approve.  Second. Madame clerk, please open the roll. Motion passes 70. Madame clerk, please call  the next item. Appointments and comments.   Council members, are there any appointments?  I have one. I sent it via email. I apologize   for the tardiness in it. Um, but I will  read it. Um, I move to approve. Well,   I want to approve Council Member Joseph  Shepard to the Witchah Area Metropolitan   Planning Organization and want to thank  Council Member Hoheisel's service in that   role. I also want to appoint Arthur Allen to  the cultural funding committee. Second. Move  

to approve. Second. Uh discussion. See  none. Madam clerk, please open the role. Motion passes 70. Council members, any comments. Council member Shepard. Yes. I heard that  someone is graduating this Saturday. So Josh,   congratulations on your graduation.  Looking forward to cheering you on.   Then we're going to put you right back to work. Council member Johnston. Thank you. I'd like  to thank everyone came out to our district   five breakfast city manager for being there. Uh  we had 65 people there. Really good turnout. So   uh a lot of people were happy about the engagement  and the transparency. So just thank everyone who   came out and we must highlight the food from  that event as well. Food was excellent. Yes.   Provided by by my wife. She made it all. So yeah,  thank her. I will note that that breakfast cost   $200 a year ago and this time it cost $325.  So it's costs are going up dramatically. Thank you, Council Member Johnston and Council  Member Glascock for hosting those breakfastes.   And then uh want to say kudos and thank you to  Council Member Tuttle for hosting hers yesterday   uh with the city manager. That means that there  are two more left when it comes to these uh town   halls. The next one will be Wednesday, May 27th  here at city hall in the council chambers from   5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Again, Wednesday, May 27th.  And the very last one will be hosted by Council  

Member Maggie Ballard in the District 6 breakfast  at Evergreen Community Center and Library um on   Saturday, May 30th from 9 to 10:00 a.m. She said  she'd like to save the best for last. With that,   um, I see no further comments. I move to  adjourn. Second. All those in favor say   I. I. All those opposed, same sign. Motion  passes and we're adjourned at 10:56 a.m.