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Vernon.
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» I'm doing roll call.
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» Ben
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» Mike
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» Sherry here.
>> Vicki. Show all five here please.

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[clears throat]
Will everybody please stand for the

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pledge of allegiance.

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I'd like to call for a moment of
silence, please.

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Thank you. [clears throat]
Now we have the introduction of our new

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police officer. Chief,

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Mayor and Council, Chief Jeff Short. Um,
wasn't long ago I was here introducing

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another officer, but uh, today we're
going to introduce um, Officer Phil

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Logman. Would you please join me at the
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Uh, mayor and councel, this is officer
Phil Logman. Um, he, uh, grew up around

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the St. Louis area, Missouri. Uh he came
to Kansas, went to college, uh local

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junior college, and then he actually was
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where he was the captain of his um cross
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» Cross country and track.
>> I know nothing about that, so I have to

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ask for help.
>> These short legs don't get me far in

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races. Um anyway, this is just another
addition to the professional police

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department we're trying to assemble for
you guys. Um the level of service that

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uh we expect out of him is going to
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he comes to us from the Levworth County
Sheriff's Office. He uh did his time on

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the correct side of things in the jail.
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transport, and he recently served civil
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very familiar with the We do county,
excuse me, Levvenworth County Way,

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forgive me. I won't put you in that
light. Um anyway, so we're very happy to

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have him. Um he's going to be immediate
addition to our team and thank you for

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supporting us in our recruitment
efforts. It makes bringing people like

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Officer Logman to our team very easy.
So, thank you very much, Officer Logman.

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Welcome to the team.
>> Your chance, sir.

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Absolutely.

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Thank you.

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Call of the public. Public comment will
be allowed at the mayor's discretion.

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This is exclusive of items requiring a
public hearing. Each speaker is limited

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to two minutes. There are two public
hearings regarding the budget which have

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been noticed for tonight. If you would
like to speak about one of the budget

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items that require a public hearing,
please wait to do so until the public

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hearing is open. This portion of the
public comment will be open to any

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members of the public who wish to speak
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the two budgeted items that require a
public hearing. As a reminder to the

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public and the city council members
alike, the city council staff will not

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engage in a dialogue or debate with any
speaker pertaining to any comments made.

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Members of the public wishing to speak
must keep their comments germanine or

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relevant to the specific agenda item
before the council. Please wait to be

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recognized by the mayor. Remember to
state your name and address for the

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record. Is there anyone here that would
like to speak on any agenda item other

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than the two budget items that require
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Not see anybody. Kathy, is there anybody
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Move on then. Uh, I need a motion for
the consent agenda.

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» Mayor, I app I move to approve the
consent agenda as stated. Have

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» a motion. Do I have a second?
I'll second a motion and a second. I'll

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call for a vote. Vicki.
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» Hi.
>> Mike.

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» Hi.
>> Ben.

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» Hi.
>> Vernon.

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» Hi.
>> Passes. 50.

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Go on to item number two. Public
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[clears throat]
Public hearing for the public's revenue

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rate neutral rate. I will now entertain
a motion to open the public hearing.

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» Mayor, I I move to uh open the public
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» I have a motion. Do I have a second?
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» Call for vote. Mike,
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» Sherry.
>> Hi.

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» Vicki.
>> Ben.

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» Hi.
>> Vernon.

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» I
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City staff will make the presentation
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budget on the agenda item agenda first.
The presentation will last about 30

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minutes. Once staff's presentation is
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from those who would like to speak on
the item for which the public hearing

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was noticed. Each speaker is limited to
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open currently is the hearing regarding
the revenue neutral rate. Once public

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comment is completed on that item, we
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the revenue neutral rate and the council
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will close the public hearing and open
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regarding the 2027 operating budget. As
a reminder to the public and city

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councils alike, city council staff will
not engage in any dialogue or debate

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with the speaker pertaining to any
comments made. Members of the public

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wishing to speak must keep their
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specific item for which the public
hearing was noticed. At this time, I

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will turn it over to our deputy city
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presentation regarding the revenue
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» Thank you, mayor and council. Mattie
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Before I begin, I just want to say a
very sincere thank you to the mayor and

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city council for all of their work on
this proposed budget. I know some of the

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presentations that we make um can seem
repetitive um but we think that the

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information is incredibly important to
the public. That's why we publish all

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the information online and also record
these meetings as well. So um very very

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sincere thank you to each and every one
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Um so a little bit of background about
how to stay informed with the city.

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There are a lot of opportunities on how
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to attend city council meetings located
here at our beautiful Baser City Hall on

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the uh second and fourth Wednesday of
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If folks aren't able to attend that is
uh we totally understand. We record all

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of these meetings and upload them to
YouTube. You can see us navigating to

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our YouTube channel uh on the screen.
Just go to YouTube, type in city of

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Baser. You can pull up our page and look
at all the meetings uh that we have

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available uh for the public to view. If
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YouTube, we also put all of our budget
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a draft line item budget that was
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us navigating to it on the screen there.
From the menu, just select departments,

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administration, and then budget. And we
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presentations. So, um, we certainly
understand these meetings can get long

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and so if people just want to see the
data, we respect that, too. And we want

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to make sure to have that available for
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And then finally, we put all of our
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available online as well. Um, if you go
to the city's website and then from the

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menu, you can select uh government and
then agenda and minutes and you can pull

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up the entire agenda packet.
This is the eighth budget presentation

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that I've made in to the public and a
lot of great discussion and dialogue and

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feedback that we've received from this
governing body. Uh, like I said, two

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weeks ago, we published the draft line
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two weeks. So, if members of the public
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tonight's public hearings, they had an
opportunity to review that well in

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advance of tonight. Uh, so tonight we do
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the mayor uh mentioned in his opening
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uh our budget cycle for tonight. How are
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um on the city's website and we really
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You can sign up for email or text
notifications. That way you don't have

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to question whether or not the city's
having a meeting. You could just get a

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text right on your phone that says,
"Hey, uh they're having a public meeting

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tonight and it links you directly to the
agenda." It's a really helpful tool.

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Secondly, in the city's e-news, which is
emailed to subscribers at least once per

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month, but most often twice per month.
uh in the city's Baser quarterly

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newsletter which is mailed to everybody
inside city limits and has a lot of

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really great information about what's
happening in the city on the city social

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media pages including Facebook,
Instagram and X. Um we encourage

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everybody to like us and follow us at
city of Baser. And then certain meetings

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that are required in state statute, we
have to um notice them in a newspaper

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Levmore times or Tonganoxy. For this
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them in the Levvenworth Times.
So in the state of Kansas, if you are a

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taxing authority and you levy property
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make certain information available to
the public. And in our opinion, that

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information that's required is really
minimal. It's what you see on the

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screen. There's not a lot of information
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dollars are going. It doesn't break down
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document.
So, what we do is we publish our line

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item budget on the website, and you can
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screen. It has information about our
elected officials. It has information

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about our budget priorities. It has a
letter from the city administrator about

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the direction of that particular
operating budget. So, a wealth of

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information above and beyond of what is
required um by the state for us to be a

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taxing authority.
Some fast facts about the city of Baser.

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Um very similar to your personal credit,
organizations also have a credit rating

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and very similar to your personal
credit, the higher your um credit

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rating, the better interest rates you
get when you are borrowing money. Uh the

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city of Baser has a double A plus bond
rating which is the second highest

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credit rating that you can receive. Uh
we received that from S&P Global Ratings

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which is a national uh credit rating
reading rating agency excuse me. Um and

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they have some great comments in our
most recent report some of which are on

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the screen for you to see. Um and we're
very proud of that AA plus bond rating

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and they have told us that the only
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our size. Um, so hopefully over the next
10 years we'll be able to upgrade and be

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a AAA community, which would be
fantastic. Uh, secondly, we're audited

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every year by an external auditor. We
continue to receive what's called an

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unmodified opinion, which is the highest
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from an external auditor. Uh, we
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year. Uh, and there's a quote from one
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about um the city's preparedness for its
audit as well as our controls throughout

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the year. Our estimated population is
8,500. We're ranked as the third safest

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city in Kansas and the second fastest
growing city in Kansas as of the last

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certified census.
One of our guiding posts for building

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the budget document is our community
survey results or our citizen

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satisfaction citizen satisfaction survey
results. We completed one in early 2025.

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Um, it was a statistically valid survey
with a 95% level of confidence, which

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means if the city were to complete that
survey over and over and over and over

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again, there's a 95% chance that those
results are not going to change by much.

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Um, residents overall have a very high
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87% responded that they are either very
satisfied or satisfied with the overall

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quality of life in Baser which
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Overall satisfaction with city services
are much higher than other communities

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including both on the regional level and
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So from that from those survey
documents, this governing body sets its

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priorities for its budget and these are
very um we've had the same uh priorities

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over the last several years and that's
very common in a community like Baser, a

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community that's growing that has a
common vision. Um so in no particular

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order all of these are working together
as to maintain Baser as a community of

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choice. We are a place where we take
pride in our community and its safety.

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We are improving, modernizing, and
maintaining roads. We are proposing no

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property tax rate increase. We are a
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a business. And we're continuing to
promote fiscal transparency and

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stewardship.
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types of funds. Um, and they're broken
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the left, we have the governmental
activity funds. Those are primarily

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funded by property tax. We have our
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primarily funded by sales tax. We have
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the utility charges for those particular
services. We have two fiduciary funds.

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These funds are held by the city but not
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then we have some a few special funds
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the revenues and expenditures. For
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fund and once a year we hold a mayor's
annual golf tournament where we raise

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money for community needs. Uh the mayor
and his wife adopt annually um usually

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around 30 kids from the school district
to give them Christmas presents and make

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sure that they have a really happy
holiday season. So um no tax dollars,

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property tax, sales tax, no city revenue
goes into that fund. there are specific

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restrictions related to that fund to
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fundraising efforts go into that fund.
So that's just an example of one of the

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funds that we have, special funds that
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In tonight's presentation, I'll talk a
lot about how property taxes are

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calculated. Um, you know, some of the
strategies that the city deploys when

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putting together its budget. And a word
that you're going to hear a lot is mill.

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So what is a mill? I get that question a
lot. It's just a unit of measurement

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that is used to calculate property
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of property taxes for $1,000 of assessed
value. Um, MIL ML and MIL ML both are

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used synonymously. They they mean the
same thing. Um, so just wanted to call

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that out to make sure that the public is
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So, how are property taxes calculated on
a home? We first start with our

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appraised value. that's set by the
Levvenworth County Appraisers Office. We

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multiply that by the assessment
percentage that is set in state statute.

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The assessment for percentage for
residential properties is 11.5 12%.

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Commercial properties is 25%. So from a
rate perspective, commercial properties

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pay more than double the rate of
property taxes than residential uh

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properties in the state of Kansas. You
multiply those two together to get the

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assessed value. You multiply that by the
mill rate. uh divide that by a th00and

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to get the city's portion of the tax
bill.

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The average home value in the city of
Baser is $423,000.

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You multiply that by the residential
assessment percentage of 11.5% to get

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the assessed value. Multiply that by the
city's proposed mill rate of 33.938.

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Divide that by a,000 to get the city's
portion of the tax bill. Um I get this

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question a lot when I make this
presentation and I do this presentation

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a lot. Um, I pay a lot more in taxes
than that. So, where is my money going?

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This is where your property tax dollars
are going if you live inside city

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limits. Uh, this is for the last year's
tax cycle. These taxing jurisdictions

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have not yet, were the first one other
than Loveorth County to hold the budget

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hearing um and approve their budget. So,
all of these other taxing authorities

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have only published what their intent is
to do with their mill rate and not

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necessarily approved it. Um, so I'll go
through what it was last year and what

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they're proposing for this year. So last
year, for every $1 of property taxes

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that you paid in Baser, about a penny
went to the state, 25 cents goes to the

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county, 23 cents to the city, 6 cents to
the fire district, 41 cents goes to the

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school district, and 4 cents goes to the
library. For this upcoming tax cycle,

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the state of Kansas actually passed
legislation to remove that one and a

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half mills. So that will come off.
Levvenworth County decided to go revenue

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neutral. So they reduced their mill rate
by about two and a quarter mills. Uh

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that was approved today. Uh as the city
we're recommending a flat mill rate.

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Fairmont Township Fire has published
that their maximum mill rate would be an

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increase of about a half a mill. Uh the
school district is uh maximum would be

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about a mill and a half increase. And
then the Baser Community Library uh

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published about a half mil increase. So,
um, state of Kansas would be falling

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off. Levvenworth County went down about
two and a quarter. We're proposing to

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stay flat and the remaining taxing
authorities are, uh, could possibly see

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an increase in their mill rate.

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Here's the history of property values in
the city of Baser. Our value for this

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upcoming budget cycle is uh, a little
over 161 million. That's two 10 12%

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increase from 2026. About half of that
is due to new construction in our

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community and the other half is due to
appreciation of existing structures.

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This is the history of the mill rate in
the city of Baser. You can see that

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there has not been a a vote to increase
the property tax rate since 2018.

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Residents and businesses are probably
paying more in taxes because one or two

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things are happening at the same time.
either your property value is

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increasing, other taxing jurisdictions
are increasing their mill rate, or both.

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Um, and of course, this governing body
has continued to advocate uh for

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legislation at the state level to cap
property valuation increases for the

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purposes of taxation.

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This is a this is a slide that I've
included in previous budget

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presentations, and I think it's really
important to demonstrate the strategy,

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the long-term strategy of a flat mill
rate. We get the question a lot of well

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why don't you just decrease a half mill
a half mill and then just reset back to

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where you were when you know the city
needs the needs additional resources and

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so in the top section you can see um two
different scenarios. So the assumptions

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in this particular calculation is a home
value that had a home value of three

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$300,000 in 2022. Five years of growth
on average of a 7% increase in home

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value year-over-year. That's our basic
um assumption in this calculation. In

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the green there you can see uh yearbyear
the city portion of the taxes will

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increase because the city is keeping the
mill rate flat and the property value is

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increasing by 7%. Year-over-year. So you
can see in that scenario the total

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amount over a 5-year period that you
would pay in additional city taxes is

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$363.90.
In the bottom scenario, we decreased the

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mill rate by a half a mill each year
until we got to 2026 and we reset back

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to the original mill rate. And you can
see that that would cost residents on

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average 5% more because the values of
those mills go up because the home value

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is increasing. So that is the reason why
the city has continued to keep a flat

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mill rate and try to advocate for
capping property valuation increases for

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the purposes of taxation.
In another scenario, we looked at, okay,

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well, why don't we just decrease it by
two mills? What what what would that

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look like? And what would that look like
compared to a property value cap at 3%.

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So, if we took an existing home um that
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um this year it would be appraised at
$426,000

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and that would be about $1,500
um for their particular portion. That's

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with a 2 mil decrease. On a new home,
$500,000,

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same scenario, they'd be paying about
$1,800.

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This next scenario will demonstrate why
it's so important in our professional

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opinion to have a property tax cap.
If we had a cap at 3%, that same home

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would be paying $1,400
instead of over $1,500 and the new home

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would be paying about $1,900.
So this demonstrates at least to us

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mathematically that if you instituted a
cap and you kept a flat mill rate,

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existing property owners would have a
manageable expectation of how to how

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much their property taxes will increase.
And also the new homes that are coming

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onto the system that require additional
services will also pay their fair share

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for the services that they require. So
we've we've done these calculations

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before. We just wanted to call those out
in the two different scenarios to

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demonstrate why it's so important in our
opinion to cap property value increases

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for the purposes of taxation.
The revenue neutral rate um which is

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what the public hearing is open for at
this moment is the mill rate that would

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allow the city to generate the same
amount of property tax dollars in this

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year uh I'm sorry next year as we did in
this year. And so the city of Baser's

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revenue neutral rate is 30.702
and the proposed uh mill rate in the

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proposed budget is the same mill rate as
2026 which is 33.938.

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Now revenue neutral does not guarantee
that people's property taxes will

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decrease. If their home value increases
beyond the commensurate percentage that

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the mill rate is reduced, they will pay
more in taxes. So revenue neutral does

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not guarantee that people's property
taxes will go down. It's our belief that

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the one factor in the entire property
tax calculation formula that has run a

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muck is the property values. And if we
can cap that, we can get a hold of of

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this situation with property taxes.

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So property taxes and baser, what do
they fund? Property taxes generally fund

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recurring expenses such as personnel.
sales tax is a little bit more volatile

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revenue source and so we budget those
conservatively. Those are for one-time

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expenditures such as roadway
improvements. Um you can see the

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majority of your property taxes go to
the general fund. They also fund the

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bond and interest fund, employee
benefits fund, and the parks and parks

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and w fund.
Sales tax is just the opposite. The

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majority of the your sales tax dollars
in Baser go to the capital improvement

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funds while only uh less than a third go
to the general fund.

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What is the biggest expense of the
general fund? The biggest expense of the

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general fund is the police department.
About 40% of the general fund expenses

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is the police department. And I think
that's representative of this governing

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body's intent to um support and promote
our police department to maintain Baser

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as a very safe community.

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We do an analysis of other cities and
what their mill rates are and how do we

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compare and how do we measure up against
cities regardless of class or regardless

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of population. So in the state of Kansas
there are three classes of cities uh

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first, second and third class. It has
nothing to do with how nice a community

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is and everything to do with how a
government is set up. Baser is a city of

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the third class. Um, and so when we look
at our mill rate versus the average mill

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rate of those classes of cities, third
class, second class, and and first

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class, you can see in each one of those
categories, our mill rate is

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significantly lower than the average in
each of those categories. If you look at

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503 cities of the third class in the
state of Kansas, and we rank all of

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those mill rates from highest mill rate
to lowest mill rate, Baser is 315 at a

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503.
So, if we look at other cities,

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regardless of class, and just look at
population,

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there are 10 cities in the state of
Kansas that have a population similar to

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ours between 7 and 9,000. The average
mill rate of those cities is a little

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over 41 a.5 mills, which again, our
proposed mill rate is 33.938.

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When I rank the all those cities, those
10 cities from highest mill rate to

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lowest mill rate, Baser is eight out of
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One of the things we're really proud of
at Baser is our ability to secure grants

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and external funding for capital
projects in our community. We've been

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able to secure over $22 million in
grants uh for projects that are

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happening um around 155th Street, 158th
Street, all these trails, a significant

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amount of grant dollars. And those
grants can go anywhere. And we're just

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incredibly proud to be able to compete
and bring those property taxes to our

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residents as opposed to those dollars
going somewhere else because those

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dollars are going to get spent and we
want them to be spent here. Um just for

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some context, that's about six times the
amount of property taxes that we collect

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in a single year. So on average for the
last several years, we've actually

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collected more in grants than we have in
property taxes every single year. And

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that is why the city's been able to do
all of these incredible improvements

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without increasing the property tax
rate.

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Here are the 2027 proposed budget focus
areas. Of course, maintenance of

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existing facilities. We talk about this
all the time in our budget workshops.

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It's not enough to build nice things.
You got to keep them nice, and that

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takes resources. And so we established
uh a reserve fund uh to be able to

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properly maintain these nice amenities
that have been um built in the last few

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years. Um we're investing in the city's
roadway network, including the new

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special sales tax that was approved. Um
we're continuing to host quality parks

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and wreck events. We are continuing to
try to leverage external dollars for

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roadway improvements and infrastructure
improvements. This budget includes an

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additional FTE um that will be allocated
by the city administrator. Um she's

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preliminary said that she'd like to
allocate that to the police department.

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Um as we continue to grow, we're going
to need more additional resources in

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that area. We are recommending a
property tax relief initiative and I'll

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talk about that more on a subsequent
slide. And then recruitment and

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retention of city staff. This proposed
budget does include a cost of living

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adjustment for all staff of 2.4%.

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We've completed some significant roadway
improvements for 2026. You can see our

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guys on the on the screen doing some
crack sealing. Um we did a street

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sweeping uh in the spring. We'll do one
in the fall. We've upgraded our pavement

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pavement markings. Um we did two
neighborhoods of 2-in mill and overlay.

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We did two neighborhoods of curb
replacement. And we did several

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neighborhoods of crack sealing. And
crack sealing is a a pavement

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preservation uh process where we um put
material in cracks to prevent moisture

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from penetrating down into the subbase
and therefore preserving the life of the

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pavement.
We are working on updating the um

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roadway map. Um we should have it
released by the end of September and

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we'll update it every year thereafter.
So when the sales tax passed, we

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immediately got with our uh engineers to
update the map so that community members

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can go online and see when their roadway
will be improved and what maintenance

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materials will be provided to that
roadway.

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Uh this governing body has put a
significant effort into uh recruiting uh

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commercial businesses because like I
said in the beginning uh commercial

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businesses are taxed at more than double
the rate of as residential property. So,

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it's really important that every city
have a balanced tax portfolio of

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residential and commercial properties.
Um, and so this governing body has put a

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significant amount of effort into that.
From 2019 to current, our uh percentage

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of commercial of assessed value has
increased by uh 2.1% from 7.8% to 9.9%.

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Uh that may not sound like a lot but it
is especially considering the wave of

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residential development that you have
been uh basically swimming up against a

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current of uh for the last six years. Um
so it is a really significant um victory

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there. Since 2020, the city has welcomed
several new businesses. Most recently,

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the city announced McDonald's and Duncan
are coming to town. It's important to

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note that those uh announcements, those
developments received exactly 0 in

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property tax incentives from the city.
Um they are also paying full sales tax

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to the city. The city did not forego any
of its portion of sales tax that will be

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generated from those developments. And
we're hopeful to be able to make

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additional announcements later this year
and early in 2027.

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This is a history of the uh city sales
tax collections. And you can see that

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your um priority of bringing more
commercial development to the community

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is working. These are dollars that we
use for roadway improvements, for

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capital investments. Um and it just
shows that the city's sales tax

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collections continue to be strong
year-over-year, uh despite some of the

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surrounding communities not experiencing
the same.

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In 2021, the city of Baser um approved
resolution 2021-36 and that established

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our reserve and and cash reserve policy
and debt policy. Um it is because this

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governing body approved that policy that
we've been able to get a really great

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foundation to make sure that all the
decisions that we're making point back

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to that document and as staff it is a
really great roadmap um for putting this

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budget together. Um, so because you did
that work back in 2021, it's really set

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us on a path for success related to our
cash reserves and our debt management

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policy.
Um, what is a capital improvement plan?

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A capital improvement plan is a
long-term uh, financial management plan

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that includes all the city's capital
investments over a long period of time.

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Um, some of them can be recurring, some
of them can be non-recurring, but all of

417
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the city's investments back into its
infrastructure is encapsulated in that

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document. We have a few foundations of
the capital improvement plan. Um, first

419
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is we're going to do whatever we can to
secure as many grants as we can for

420
00:34:18,720 --> 00:34:26,000
whatever project we recommend. Secondly,
we're going to use funded plans,

421
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:31,599
preferably by grants, uh, to use
community um, input to be able to put

422
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:35,679
projects forward. So, um, we really like
doing plans in advance and in including

423
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the community before big developments
happen. And we think that that's a good

424
00:34:38,240 --> 00:34:43,359
foundation moving forward. And then
finally, this city staff will not

425
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:46,399
recommend anything to this governing
body that's going to jeopardize our

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00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:52,399
doubleA plus bond rating. We just won't
do it. It's not worth it.

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We did an analysis of other surrounding
communities and the value of their

428
00:34:53,760 --> 00:35:02,640
capital improvement plan and what is
that as a percentage of their assessed

429
00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:07,040
value. Basically, how by a percentage,
what are they reinvesting back into the

430
00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:11,599
city? And you can see that the city of
Baser is reinvesting from a percentage

431
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perspective back into the community at
the second highest rate of the cities

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00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:19,760
that we evaluated. Uh which is great to
see.

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00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:24,880
I spoke about this earlier about uh the
importance of advocating for a property

434
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:28,640
tax cap for the purposes of taxation. We
went up to Topeka several times. Um we

435
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:33,760
thought maybe we were going to get it
over the finish line. Um we provided

436
00:35:31,119 --> 00:35:37,040
verbal testimony in person. We were the
only city in the entire state of Kansas

437
00:35:35,359 --> 00:35:41,359
that provided verbal testimony in
support of a property tax cap and it

438
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:45,280
passed in the Senate, failed in the
House. So, we were pretty disappointed

439
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:49,040
in that. Um, but what we appreciate
about this governing body is you guys

440
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:53,280
told us, let's try to figure a way how
to do something locally. And so, what

441
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:57,520
we've put together in this budget is
what's called Baser's Back to You uh

442
00:35:55,280 --> 00:36:03,280
program. It's a residential rebate
program. There's no income restriction,

443
00:35:59,839 --> 00:36:08,000
no age restriction. Uh simply put, if
you are an live in your home and own

444
00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:11,760
your home, your owner occupied unit in a
residential home and you don't have any

445
00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:17,200
code violations or you don't owe
anything back to the city and you're not

446
00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:22,079
living in a brand new home, um if your
property value increased by beyond 3%,

447
00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:26,480
the city will rebate back to you
whatever excess of the city portion of

448
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:33,200
the taxes back to you in the form of a
check. Um, we recognize that we only

449
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:38,400
control as a city 23% of the city's tax
bill um of the tax bill that our

450
00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:42,560
residents pay, but we really believe
strongly in the cap and it's no longer

451
00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:47,680
working to just go up and advocate in
Topeka. So, we're going to try to prove

452
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:51,119
to them that it can work. Um, and so our
recommended start would be for this year

453
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:56,320
for the tax bills that are going to be
sent out in 2026. We'd recommend

454
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:59,680
releasing an FAQ right around when tax
bills go out so that we can start

455
00:36:58,240 --> 00:37:03,599
answering some questions from our
community. We'd recommend in December to

456
00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:08,720
send out a direct mailer so that
everybody is aware of this program. Um

457
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:14,880
and then in January of 2027, we'd
recommend a opening up applications. And

458
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:18,880
by application, I mean a very simple um
fillable form. We don't want to over

459
00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:23,359
complicate things. We don't want to
prevent people from actually applying

460
00:37:21,119 --> 00:37:27,280
and taking advantage of this program.
So, it will be our priority to make this

461
00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:30,960
as easy as possible. We'll make it
available online. People can come into

462
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:35,440
city hall and we'll help you fill out
the form. People can mail it in. People

463
00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:39,599
can drop it off in the dropbox. Truly,
however people want to bring it back to

464
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:43,119
us, we will help them. Um, and we will
process their check and and mail them

465
00:37:41,119 --> 00:37:49,200
their rebate check. Again, we can only
control 23%. Um, but we think that it's

466
00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:54,800
the right thing to do.
So, I do an analysis every year of,

467
00:37:51,839 --> 00:38:00,240
okay, we're keeping the property tax
rate flat. Property values are up.

468
00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:05,440
What's that mean for the average
property owner? So, I calculate every

469
00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:08,400
year what is the monthly impact for
residential properties and what is the

470
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:13,359
monthly impact for commercial
properties? because we wanted to do an

471
00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:17,839
analysis of um we get the question,
well, why don't you just decrease the

472
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:22,000
mill rate by whatever that same budget
impact is for your property tax rebate?

473
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:26,160
Well, this illustrates why we're doing
that. Um, so if we did nothing, if we

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00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:31,760
just kept it flat and didn't offer a
rebate, residential properties can

475
00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:38,640
expect to pay about $5.30 per month more
and commercial properties about 26.50.

476
00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:44,400
The budget impact for the rebate program
we estimate at $75,000.

477
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:48,640
That is about half of a mill. So if we
decreased

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00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:53,280
the mill rate by half a mill, you can
see residential properties are still

479
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:58,079
going to pay an additional $5.22 more
per month, which is only 8 cents less

480
00:38:55,680 --> 00:39:02,800
than the previous scenario. There's just
not a lot of movement there. um because

481
00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:07,200
we're trying to target existing homes,
people that have been in their home year

482
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:11,440
over year over year. And so we did the
same analysis for okay, what what does

483
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:17,200
it look like if we have the cap? You can
see residential properties can expect to

484
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:21,599
pay uh $3.50 per month per per month
more, which is significantly less than

485
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:25,839
the flat mill rate with no rebate. And
so that is why we think it's in the best

486
00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:32,560
interest for us to do the rebate program
as opposed to just reducing the mill by

487
00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:37,200
the commensurate amount in the budget.
This is a real example. Um it's actually

488
00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:43,119
a home of um somebody that's sitting in
this room. Um the 2025 appraised value

489
00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:49,200
was $366,000,
a little over that. The 2026 appraised

490
00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:54,400
value increased by 7%. Um, so in this
particular scenario, this person would

491
00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:58,640
be rebated back about $51.54.
Um, you know, every little bit helps,

492
00:39:56,480 --> 00:40:02,079
especially when you're trying to uh, you
know, manage a home and manage a

493
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:06,000
household. This is, um, just to
demonstrate how this would work. This is

494
00:40:04,079 --> 00:40:10,160
not the average amount that people will
receive. Um, but, you know, if

495
00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:14,560
somebody's home increased by 10%,
they're obviously going to get rebated

496
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:19,280
back more because they're being taxed
more um, by a percentage perspective.

497
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:24,079
So, this is just an example to show um
what the rebate program would do um in

498
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:29,839
the proposed line item budget. And then
also in the packet, we included a um

499
00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:34,720
summary of the 2027 proposed budget. Um
so, each one of those funds have a line

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00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:39,040
item budget that's attached in the PDF
that folks can go on online and and see

501
00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:43,280
where their money is being spent for
that particular item.

502
00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:48,000
U Mayor, that concludes my comments at
this point. Um, I believe that the next

503
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:51,599
step is to uh hear from the public now
that the public hearing is open.

504
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:54,920
» Good job.
>> Thank you, mayor.

505
00:40:55,920 --> 00:41:01,920
» We will now hear from the public. Please
wait to be recognized by the mayor.

506
00:41:00,079 --> 00:41:07,280
Remember to state your name and address
for the record. Is there anyone here who

507
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:10,599
would like to speak about the revenue
neutral rate?

508
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:20,720
Not seeing anybody here. Uh Kathy, is
there anybody online?

509
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:24,480
Okay,
go ahead and now hear from the city

510
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:29,400
council. Does the city council have any
comments regarding the revenue neutral

511
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,400
rate?

512
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:44,560
» I just want to say thank you, Maddie.
Uh when I hear the budget, what I hear

513
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:49,920
is not just talk.
It's being transparent.

514
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:58,240
It's helping with the understanding.
It is providing examples that people can

515
00:41:53,760 --> 00:42:04,160
can hand can get their hands on. So,
thank you very much. And if anybody

516
00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:10,440
winds up having questions,
I can tell you there's a person you can

517
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:10,440
go to. Sorry,

518
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:17,040
» no questions. Just simply want to say
great job, Maddie. As you always do,

519
00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:20,880
explain it so well. Um, should be a
teacher. You know, you you make a very,

520
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:27,280
in my opinion, difficult subjects very
easy. So, job.

521
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:32,079
» Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I just want
to say, um, first off, thank you to our

522
00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:36,160
staff, Leslie and Maddie, both for
bringing in all that grant money. I know

523
00:42:34,240 --> 00:42:41,440
you've got a considerable amount that
we're um I I think it's about 17 million

524
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:44,640
that we're hoping to maybe receive.
We'll see how it goes. I know you guys

525
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:50,319
have been working diligently on that
many, many hours, weeks. Thank you. Um

526
00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:53,280
also, I'm really pleased with all the
commercial development that's coming,

527
00:42:51,839 --> 00:42:58,960
especially when they're paying not only
full property tax, but sales tax. That's

528
00:42:55,760 --> 00:43:03,760
huge. That's improvements to our roads.
Um because I do have some concerns with

529
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:08,800
some of the roads surrounding the city.
Um I was mentioning to some people that

530
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:12,400
are actually in the room. I'm I'm
actually concerned about safety on

531
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:19,040
Levvenworth Road right now coming into
Baser. So um I feel strongly that it's

532
00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:24,560
good to not raise the mill rate, but
also be able to continue to build our

533
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:29,920
city in a good way, quality way, a safe
way. Um, but I also am extremely

534
00:43:28,319 --> 00:43:35,920
impressed that you guys thought outside
the box. I mean, I'm not aware of any

535
00:43:32,240 --> 00:43:41,440
other city or maybe even taxing entity
in the state of Kansas that's looking at

536
00:43:38,560 --> 00:43:46,240
capping and doing a refund. So, thank
you. I mean, you two absolutely amaze me

537
00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:48,880
and we're just blessed to have you both
on board and helping our city. So, thank

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00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:53,599
you.
>> Thank you, council member. And if I may,

539
00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:59,920
mayor, um I actually spoke to the um
Senate Taxation Committee chair uh about

540
00:43:56,480 --> 00:44:04,079
our program and um she was very excited
and to her knowledge, no one else is

541
00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:08,880
proposing that. So to Council Member
Standford's point, um I I think we're

542
00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:12,720
probably the first and um happy to be
the first and hopefully other folks

543
00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:16,800
catch on and the state finally does
something about the property value

544
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:23,720
problem.
>> Thank you. I'll now enter obtain a

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00:44:19,359 --> 00:44:23,720
motion for resolution 2026-17.

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00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:28,400
Mr.
>> Mayor, I move to approve resolution

547
00:44:25,839 --> 00:44:32,960
2026-17, a resolution of the city of
Baser, Kansas, regarding the governing

548
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:36,720
body's approval to levy a property tax
rate exceeding the revenue neutral rate,

549
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:39,920
having held a public hearing regarding
the same. I have a motion. Do I have a

550
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:46,520
second?
>> Second. I have a motion and a second.

551
00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:46,520
I'll call for a vote. Vernon

552
00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:53,200
Vernon.
>> Hi

553
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,240
» Vicki.
>> Hi

554
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:55,359
» Jerry.
>> Hi

555
00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:57,040
» Mike.
>> Hi

556
00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:01,560
» Ben.
>> Hi.

557
00:44:58,079 --> 00:45:01,560
» Passes 50.

558
00:45:03,119 --> 00:45:08,560
I will now entertain a motion to close
the public hearing for the revenue

559
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:12,800
neutral rate.
>> Mr. Mayor, I move we close the public

560
00:45:10,319 --> 00:45:15,520
hearing for the revenue neutral rate. A
motion. Do I have a second?

561
00:45:14,319 --> 00:45:18,640
» I'll second.
>> A motion and a second. I'll call for a

562
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:20,480
vote. Ben.
>> Hi.

563
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:22,160
» Vernon.
>> I.

564
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,200
» Vicki.
>> Hi.

565
00:45:22,640 --> 00:45:24,319
» Sherry.
>> Hi.

566
00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:28,359
» Mike.
>> Hi.

567
00:45:24,960 --> 00:45:28,359
» Passes 50.

568
00:45:31,839 --> 00:45:37,920
We'll move on to item number three,
public hearing for the city of Baser's

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00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:44,280
operating budget for 2027.
I will now entertain a motion for the

570
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:44,280
public hearing. Council,

571
00:45:50,319 --> 00:45:58,160
I apologize. Um, the mayor is asking for
a motion to open the public hearing

572
00:45:54,880 --> 00:46:03,520
regarding the 2027 operating budget.
>> Mayor, I move we approve we open the the

573
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:08,839
public hearing for the 2027 uh operating
budget.

574
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,839
» I have a motion. Do I have a second?

575
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:12,640
I have a motion and a second. I'll call
for a vote. Cherry.

576
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:13,760
» Hi.
>> Mike.

577
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:14,960
» Hi.
>> Ben.

578
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:17,680
» Hi.
>> Vernon.

579
00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:18,880
» Hi.
>> Vicki.

580
00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:22,359
» Hi. [clears throat]
>> Passes 50.

581
00:46:26,240 --> 00:46:34,839
» Public hearing that is open currently is
the hearing regarding the city's

582
00:46:29,839 --> 00:46:34,839
proposed 2027 budget.

583
00:46:36,560 --> 00:46:41,920
We now hear from the public. Please wait
to be recognized by the mayor. Remember

584
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:46,319
to state your name and address for the
record. Is there anyone here that would

585
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:49,880
like to speak about the 2027
proposed budget?

586
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:56,520
Not seeing anybody. Kathy, is anybody
online?

587
00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:07,280
I will now entertain a motion to close
the public hearing for the 20

588
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:11,359
27 operating budget. Mayor, I move to
close the public hearing for the 2027 uh

589
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:14,480
operating budget.
>> A motion. Do I have a second?

590
00:47:13,440 --> 00:47:18,160
» A second.
>> A motion a second. I'll call for a vote.

591
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:19,520
Vicki.
>> Hi.

592
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:20,800
» Hi.
>> Cherry.

593
00:47:20,079 --> 00:47:21,920
» Hi.
>> Ben.

594
00:47:21,359 --> 00:47:24,079
» Hi.
>> Vernon.

595
00:47:22,880 --> 00:47:27,560
» Hi.
>> Passes 50.

596
00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:43,119
Item number four, resolution 2026-18,
a resolution approving the 2027 city of

597
00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:47,440
Baser operation operating budget as
authorized by the Kansas state law.

598
00:47:46,079 --> 00:47:50,400
» Thank you, Mayor. Mattie Bton, deputy
city administrator. Staff does not have

599
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:55,040
any additional comments, but we'd be
happy to stand for questions.

600
00:47:52,319 --> 00:47:59,920
» Anybody got any questions, Sherry?
>> No, just thanks for all the hard work. I

601
00:47:56,960 --> 00:48:04,560
know you guys extensive hours and time,
and thanks for your thorough

602
00:48:01,680 --> 00:48:11,000
presentation. Appreciate it.
>> Have additional questions. Thank you.

603
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:11,000
» Hi.

604
00:48:12,160 --> 00:48:16,880
» Mayor, we have a proposed motion on the
screen if you would like to entertain

605
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:22,400
that.
>> Mr. Mayor, I move to approve resolution

606
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:25,040
2026-18, a resolution approving the 2027
city of Baser operating budget as

607
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:28,720
presented.
>> Have a motion. Do I have a second?

608
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:32,640
» Second.
>> A motion and a second. Call for a vote.

609
00:48:31,839 --> 00:48:34,720
Ben
>> I.

610
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:36,800
» Vernon
>> I.

611
00:48:36,079 --> 00:48:37,920
» Mike.
>> Hi.

612
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:39,200
» Jerry.
>> Hi.

613
00:48:38,480 --> 00:48:42,643
» Vicki.
>> Hi.

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00:48:39,839 --> 00:48:46,160
» Passes by vote.
[clears throat]

615
00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:50,640
» Moving on to item number five.
Resolution 202619.

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00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:54,559
The resolution accepting the 5-year
capital improvement plan CIP for the

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00:48:53,359 --> 00:48:57,599
city of Baser.
>> Thank you, Mayor Matty Bal, deputy city

618
00:48:56,160 --> 00:49:00,640
administrator. staff does not have any
additional comments, but we have be

619
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:03,599
happy to stand for questions. And our
city clerk has a recommended motion on

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00:49:02,319 --> 00:49:06,559
the screen if you're ready to entertain
it, sir.

621
00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:10,160
» Uh you take a motion. Does anybody have
any discussion they want to talk about

622
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:15,839
on that?
>> Okay, I'll entertain a motion.

623
00:49:13,920 --> 00:49:21,359
» Uh Mr. Mayor, this is Sher. I would move
to approve resolution 2025-9,

624
00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:27,520
a resolution accepting the 5-year
capital improvement plan for the city of

625
00:49:23,599 --> 00:49:31,440
Baser. You said
>> Oh, I'm My apologies. 2026-19.

626
00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:33,839
» Just want to make sure.
>> Eyes.

627
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:37,119
» Apologize.
>> I'll second that. Have

628
00:49:35,119 --> 00:49:39,119
» a motion in a second. I'll call for a
vote. Jerry

629
00:49:38,800 --> 00:49:40,079
» I.
>> Ben.

630
00:49:39,599 --> 00:49:42,559
» Hi.
>> Vern. Vernon.

631
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:44,400
» I.
>> Vicki.

632
00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:48,319
» Mike.
>> Hi. Passes. Five.

633
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:52,079
» Mayor and council. That concludes our
budget presentations this tonight. And I

634
00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:56,880
just want to say again, thank you for
all of your feedback um over the course

635
00:49:54,079 --> 00:50:00,319
of these last few months and uh it's an
honor and a privilege to serve this

636
00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:04,480
community. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Maddie.

637
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:09,280
Move on to item number six, first
amendment to the development agreement,

638
00:50:06,720 --> 00:50:12,559
Baser Boulevard Holdings LLC in city of
Baser, Kansas.

639
00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:16,480
» Mayor, thank you very much. Leslie
Riverola, city administrator. Um, the

640
00:50:14,960 --> 00:50:20,160
item that you have in front of you this
evening represents the first amendment

641
00:50:18,480 --> 00:50:25,839
to the development agreement between the
city of Baser and Baser Boulevard

642
00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:29,520
Holdings LLC. The representative of the
development is here this evening, Mr.

643
00:50:27,440 --> 00:50:34,640
Dustin Baker. Um, a little bit of
background on why the request is being

644
00:50:31,440 --> 00:50:39,920
made for the amendment. Um, as you can
imagine, the timing and um, necessary

645
00:50:38,240 --> 00:50:44,960
components to get the project moving
forward hit a little bit of a delay. Um

646
00:50:42,880 --> 00:50:48,880
nothing that's earthshattering, but the
city is uh moving forward with our

647
00:50:46,880 --> 00:50:54,160
notice to proceed with construction for
the sanitary sewer improvements before

648
00:50:51,200 --> 00:51:00,880
the end of August. So work is set to
start um very quickly and um the Baser

649
00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:04,800
Boulevard Holdings team has been
diligently working through their plan

650
00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:09,680
design as well as some mass grading that
needs to happen um for the site uh

651
00:51:07,200 --> 00:51:13,599
alongside their own sanitary sewer um
plans for the internal collection

652
00:51:11,280 --> 00:51:18,000
system. So we feel very uh pleased with
the progress. The request that they have

653
00:51:15,599 --> 00:51:23,359
in front of you is to extend the first
deadline for their development through

654
00:51:20,079 --> 00:51:26,720
June 30th, 2027. You may recall the
development agreement had several

655
00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:30,880
performance metrics that needed to be
hit within certain time frames. They

656
00:51:29,119 --> 00:51:34,480
will still maintain all of the other
deadlines. So no other deadlines shift

657
00:51:32,800 --> 00:51:38,079
in the development agreement, just the
first performance deadline. So you may

658
00:51:36,079 --> 00:51:42,880
recall there's a requirement for traffic
signals once we hit a certain occupancy.

659
00:51:40,319 --> 00:51:47,920
All of those remain unchanged. So, um,
your special counsel, Pete Heaven,

660
00:51:44,559 --> 00:51:51,839
actually, uh, reviewed this with, um,
the developer's attorney and had no

661
00:51:49,520 --> 00:51:54,880
concerns. Staff has no concerns. We
recommend approval. The developer is

662
00:51:53,599 --> 00:51:59,119
here if you should have any questions
for him about progress and timeline, but

663
00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:01,359
we stand in support and I'm happy to
answer any questions that you might

664
00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:05,480
have. Good.
>> You have any questions for less?

665
00:52:05,760 --> 00:52:10,680
No.
>> Thanks, Mr. Coming today.

666
00:52:15,119 --> 00:52:23,160
I stand for questions. So,
>> is anybody

667
00:52:19,599 --> 00:52:23,160
question for Dustin?

668
00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:32,720
» No, I'll just say that we are um we do
feel like we're making really good

669
00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:39,200
progress. We've been working with Jim um
and other and Alex and city staff on

670
00:52:36,319 --> 00:52:45,599
architectural um design standards,
making sure that we're meeting um our

671
00:52:42,720 --> 00:52:52,720
preliminary uh development plan as it
was presented. Um we are uh diligently

672
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:57,040
working on um submitting the final
development plan for the first phase

673
00:52:54,640 --> 00:53:02,000
which should be submitted in in next
month sometime. um you know, fingers

674
00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:06,400
crossed we're we're working on that. So,
we feel really good about the progress.

675
00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:11,599
It's just a couple of snags just caused
us to um have a little bit of a delay,

676
00:53:08,720 --> 00:53:16,880
but uh city staff has been great and we
feel like we're um we're we're just

677
00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:20,079
we're almost right there.
>> Thank you, Jeff.

678
00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:23,680
» Thank you.
>> Need a motion.

679
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:27,520
Mayor, I move to approve the first
amendment to development agreement

680
00:53:25,200 --> 00:53:31,760
between Baser Boulevard Holdings LLC and
the city of Baser, Kansas as presented

681
00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:34,960
and authorized the mayor to execute the
same.

682
00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:37,599
» A motion. Do I have a second?
>> Second.

683
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:40,319
» A motion and a second. I'll call for a
vote. Mike,

684
00:53:38,720 --> 00:53:41,359
» I cherry
>> I.

685
00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:44,720
» Vicki,
>> I.

686
00:53:41,920 --> 00:53:52,280
» Vernon, I
passes 5.

687
00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:52,280
» Thank you. Thank you, Dustin.

688
00:53:52,800 --> 00:54:01,440
Item number seven, board of zoning
appeals appointment. Uh, I'm asking for

689
00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:06,079
you to approve Nathan Shimp. Um, Maddie,
what was name of the the academy? He was

690
00:54:04,960 --> 00:54:09,839
at the academy.
>> Yes, mayor. The citizens academy that

691
00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:14,559
the mayor and council authorized, this
is our first year. um he was he is a

692
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:19,839
participant currently in the citizens
academy and voiced interest in um

693
00:54:17,920 --> 00:54:23,760
working for and being appointed to the
BCA and um so the mayor was very

694
00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:26,400
gracious and reached out to him and
that's what's included in the packet for

695
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:32,880
consideration
>> and he seemed very excited and and

696
00:54:29,119 --> 00:54:36,119
wanting to do something
I'm asking

697
00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:45,440
I need a motion
Mayor, I move to approve the appointment

698
00:54:42,559 --> 00:54:51,119
of Mr. Nathan Shimp to the city of Baser
Board of Zoning Appeals with term

699
00:54:47,520 --> 00:54:56,800
expiring in October of 2026.
>> Have a motion. Do I have a second?

700
00:54:54,880 --> 00:55:03,480
Have a motion and a second. I'll call
for a vote. Vicki,

701
00:54:58,800 --> 00:55:03,480
» I Vernon I

702
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:10,463
Ben,
S is 50.

703
00:55:08,442 --> 00:55:10,463
» [clears throat]

704
00:55:10,720 --> 00:55:19,920
» on the city administrator reports. Uh
chief, I'll start with you.

705
00:55:17,359 --> 00:55:24,160
» Uh thank you, Mayor Council. Um first I
just I would like to say as your chief

706
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:29,280
of police and the department head, thank
you for supporting all the services

707
00:55:27,040 --> 00:55:34,240
we're trying to provide. Um working for
Wesley and and Maddie, I'll tell you the

708
00:55:32,720 --> 00:55:40,000
presentation and the bud the budget
preparedness is second to none. and it

709
00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:43,119
really gives me no excuses. So, uh I
look forward to the next next year and

710
00:55:41,680 --> 00:55:48,160
what we have as far as we're budgeting
this. Thank you. Um the latest thing

711
00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:52,079
that we've been really working hard is
the new school year. Um I've said it

712
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:57,200
before and I'll keep saying it that I
think the center of our community really

713
00:55:53,920 --> 00:56:00,960
is um our families, single family homes
and all the children that go to all our

714
00:55:58,559 --> 00:56:06,640
schools and our school district. Um, our
police officers are very visible in all

715
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:10,160
the school zones on foot on drop offs
and pickups. It's been very intentional.

716
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:14,799
So, if you see us, there's a reason for
that. Um, that's where we think that we

717
00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:18,799
are most valuable, especially this time
of the year. Everybody's getting back in

718
00:56:16,240 --> 00:56:23,760
the swing of things. Uh, I'll just say
two things. One, put your phone down.

719
00:56:20,880 --> 00:56:27,760
Two, slow down. Expect to take it. Guys
are out there working hard. So, anybody

720
00:56:26,079 --> 00:56:31,359
has any questions or needs anything,
we'll waste it.

721
00:56:29,760 --> 00:56:35,119
Thank you, Chief. Great job, Chief.
Thank you.

722
00:56:32,480 --> 00:56:41,680
» Also, in case people didn't know it and
didn't go by at that certain time, but

723
00:56:38,720 --> 00:56:47,280
at night or at the end of the high
school time, there is usually an officer

724
00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:52,799
in the median reminding people to slow
down. So, you can't say the pe the

725
00:56:50,400 --> 00:56:58,559
police department is just looking to
hand out tickets. It's a great asset.

726
00:56:56,160 --> 00:57:03,280
Thank you.
Thank you, G.

727
00:57:00,559 --> 00:57:08,799
» Good evening, mayor, city council. G may
Service. Um on the sewer side, we've

728
00:57:05,920 --> 00:57:13,200
been uh keeping a lot of the electrical
components going in the lift stations

729
00:57:10,400 --> 00:57:20,319
with all the heat. Um the recent couple
storms we had uh did knock out some

730
00:57:16,640 --> 00:57:27,839
electrical items that we had to replace.
Um guys been doing some jetting of some

731
00:57:24,400 --> 00:57:34,720
problem sewer lines. Um they try to do
them about every six months. Um we call

732
00:57:30,799 --> 00:57:40,799
a restaurant row up off Parkway to 155th
and then back to the north. So they've

733
00:57:37,280 --> 00:57:46,480
been out doing that. Um street side dirt
work, asphalt work, replacing signs from

734
00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:51,839
the storms up through Falcon Lakes, uh
through a couple other center point. Uh

735
00:57:50,160 --> 00:58:00,000
I don't know how they can classify that
as a tornado. Uh we used 30 B 30 inch

736
00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:06,079
base post and the base post was like a
pretzel not the sign post the base in

737
00:58:02,799 --> 00:58:13,760
the ground. So I think it was actual
tornado but uh like city administrator

738
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:19,200
Leslie stated working hard with the
contractors to move forward on the

739
00:58:16,960 --> 00:58:24,480
residents on bothard city's portion of
the san sewer. um had another meeting

740
00:58:22,079 --> 00:58:28,079
with the contractor today where he's
going to come out tomorrow at 9:00.

741
00:58:25,839 --> 00:58:33,040
We're calling the engineer of record. We
need to get the base map so he be able

742
00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:37,920
to start getting everything surveyed
out. The dirt contractors want to start

743
00:58:35,119 --> 00:58:43,599
hauling equipment in next week and
plowing through dirt starting um no

744
00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:48,720
later than the first week of September.
Um his portion scheduled for about two

745
00:58:46,319 --> 00:58:52,960
weeks. Contractor will be jumping in
right behind him. He's scheduled

746
00:58:50,799 --> 00:58:57,040
generally right now for about a 30 30
day construction period, weather

747
00:58:54,480 --> 00:59:02,000
permitting, and then we'll probably add
about another five to seven days for

748
00:58:59,599 --> 00:59:08,720
testing, factor testing, pressure
testing, manual testing. Uh we will be

749
00:59:05,760 --> 00:59:14,720
use utilizing our
um inspector that we use on development

750
00:59:11,760 --> 00:59:19,359
projects. Um we require that for all the
other developers. So, we want to keep

751
00:59:16,799 --> 00:59:25,760
above the board on having it inspected.
It's a KDH requirement. Um, also again,

752
00:59:24,160 --> 00:59:30,720
thank you. The new trucks are working
out great. I mean, it's awesome. Um,

753
00:59:29,520 --> 00:59:38,400
besides that, we're doing a lot of
cleaning in the upper lot of plant. Um,

754
00:59:34,880 --> 00:59:43,200
just working on the 158 project, getting
it done, working through some punch list

755
00:59:41,359 --> 00:59:50,119
items with a couple other developers,
keeping that going. work on Jim on some

756
00:59:46,720 --> 00:59:50,119
things. So

757
00:59:51,440 --> 00:59:56,799
» you have anything?
>> Um

758
00:59:54,160 --> 01:00:01,040
Ortiz, communication specialists. Uh
I'll keep it short. I'll talk about

759
00:59:58,559 --> 01:00:06,960
Citizens Academy. Um this last Wednesday
we had uh Jim Sherman and Alex Van Dyke

760
01:00:04,559 --> 01:00:12,400
uh cover planning and zoning uh for the
citizens academy class and uh

761
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:16,559
councilwoman McEnroe joined us which was
super helpful to give a different

762
01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:21,680
perspective um and answer some questions
that some of the citizens had. So I

763
01:00:18,240 --> 01:00:26,480
invite the council again to u our next
one which will be municipal services. So

764
01:00:23,839 --> 01:00:29,839
Jean and his team um then we're going to
go out to the wastewater treatment plant

765
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:35,346
if you would like to join us for that.
Hopefully it doesn't smell too much like

766
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:35,346
sewage that day. [laughter]

767
01:00:35,760 --> 01:00:42,880
But uh we are we do in you know invite
anybody who wants to join us that night.

768
01:00:40,720 --> 01:00:48,240
And then um I did want to add that if
you do plan on coming uh September 16th

769
01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:51,760
is going to be rescheduled to the 17th
because it is the same day as the

770
01:00:49,839 --> 01:00:56,720
mayor's golf tournament. So we wanted to
kind of do a little split but um that's

771
01:00:55,119 --> 01:01:00,720
about so
>> thank you very much Jim

772
01:00:59,040 --> 01:01:07,040
» being mayor council Jim Sherman playing
zoning director um yes we had a good

773
01:01:04,799 --> 01:01:11,440
time at the citizens academy I think it
turned out really well as our field trip

774
01:01:09,200 --> 01:01:17,280
we took them out to the uh bas on the
boulevard to give them a perspective we

775
01:01:14,160 --> 01:01:22,000
gave them plot plans development plans
and then said look at the blank slate

776
01:01:19,119 --> 01:01:28,720
and then this is how we do our job we we
have to work with uh conceptual drawings

777
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:33,920
but also u keeping in mind how it works
and fits with the community. So um I

778
01:01:31,280 --> 01:01:37,520
think it was very successful. Um
certainly enjoyed the shred event at the

779
01:01:35,599 --> 01:01:43,119
mayor shred event this last weekend. We
dodged some rain, but it sure was a good

780
01:01:39,760 --> 01:01:46,640
time. Um and I had more probably more
positive comments from people driving up

781
01:01:44,960 --> 01:01:51,200
than any activity I think I've had since
I started here. they're just thinking

782
01:01:49,359 --> 01:01:56,400
here that we're doing that. So,
congratulations on uh supporting the

783
01:01:54,079 --> 01:02:00,720
community like that. Uh we're close to
Dunkin Donuts. We've got our last uh

784
01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:04,559
civil engineering review completed
today.

785
01:02:02,319 --> 01:02:08,799
We're close on Sundance Villas. There
was just a little bit of a uh last

786
01:02:06,960 --> 01:02:13,040
minute design on their outflow to their
detention basin which is significant

787
01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:18,559
because it abuts the based on the
boulevard large development. So, they're

788
01:02:16,079 --> 01:02:24,640
a little bit downream. essential that we
make sure we manage that zero flow

789
01:02:20,480 --> 01:02:30,880
capability. Um we are um we'll be moving
to this body soon, the Chestnut Villas,

790
01:02:27,280 --> 01:02:36,400
that's a 55 and older plus u development
and past the pling commission. Um we're

791
01:02:33,280 --> 01:02:42,000
excited because we uh we'll show some uh
elevation drawings, but it's a it's a

792
01:02:38,559 --> 01:02:47,359
quality uh development. U if anybody
knows my background, I love infill. Uh I

793
01:02:44,960 --> 01:02:52,880
I've done so much we used to call green
field clear cutting but I I really enjoy

794
01:02:50,400 --> 01:02:57,280
infill and this is just a super project
here in town and then uh we'll kick off

795
01:02:55,440 --> 01:03:02,319
I think what eventually be some more
infill uh followed by the alco

796
01:03:00,240 --> 01:03:06,319
development basart.
Um thanks to Jean's help we are now

797
01:03:04,240 --> 01:03:13,520
kicking loose building permits for base
2 out of Boulders for Falcons. Um,

798
01:03:10,319 --> 01:03:17,920
that's a pretty rapidly developing area.
Uh, I don't know that anybody thought it

799
01:03:15,280 --> 01:03:23,119
would go as fast as it is, but u once
they finish that, they will start the

800
01:03:19,599 --> 01:03:28,640
next link u from the northern duplexes
linking Falcon back to Falcon uh

801
01:03:26,480 --> 01:03:32,960
Boulevard. So, we're excited about those
two finishing up.

802
01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:38,079
And so, that's kind of we have quite
quite a bit more. Alex and I did our

803
01:03:35,039 --> 01:03:42,480
quick little we had over 30 projects
today, but that's just a high level

804
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:45,760
recap of where we're at. Anytime they
need anybody has questions, feel free to

805
01:03:44,319 --> 01:03:51,520
give me a shout.
>> Thank you. Appreciate it. Bey

806
01:03:48,640 --> 01:03:55,599
» mayor, city council Kathy, city cler, as
Jim stated, uh your community shout out

807
01:03:53,440 --> 01:04:00,480
event was very well attended. You had 56
cars and a lot of positive feedback.

808
01:03:58,559 --> 01:04:03,119
» Thank you,
Maddie.

809
01:04:01,760 --> 01:04:06,880
» Thank you, Mayor. Matty Boutton, deputy
city administrator. Um, I don't I think

810
01:04:05,200 --> 01:04:10,799
the community has probably heard me
speak enough tonight. [laughter] Um, so

811
01:04:09,039 --> 01:04:14,880
I will just say again, um, thank you to
the mayor and council and to our city

812
01:04:12,720 --> 01:04:18,559
administrator, Leslie Riverola, for the
opportunity to serve here. I'm very

813
01:04:16,960 --> 01:04:23,640
grateful to be here and I hope that my
work is always representative of that.

814
01:04:20,480 --> 01:04:23,640
Thank you,

815
01:04:24,799 --> 01:04:33,280
» Mayor. Thank you. It's good to be back
um in person with you all. Um, okay. I

816
01:04:31,280 --> 01:04:37,920
will uh I probably will go a little bit
longer than usual. I'll try to keep it

817
01:04:34,960 --> 01:04:43,520
somewhat brief, but um just a couple of
uh procedural things or technical

818
01:04:40,559 --> 01:04:48,000
things. Um we have our governing body
retreat hopefully getting rescheduled.

819
01:04:45,599 --> 01:04:52,640
So uh if you have not had an opportunity
to see your email from Kathy, please

820
01:04:50,079 --> 01:04:56,720
take a look. Uh please let us know every
date that you're available, not just

821
01:04:54,400 --> 01:05:02,480
like your preferred date. So we want to
know what dates are potential. Um, also

822
01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:06,160
if you have any additional topics that
you would like to be considered, please

823
01:05:04,319 --> 01:05:10,319
let us know. We'll recirculate the draft
that we had um from earlier in the year,

824
01:05:08,400 --> 01:05:13,680
but we realize, you know, a few months
have passed, so you may have additional

825
01:05:12,079 --> 01:05:20,000
topics that you'd like um for
consideration. We uh have been

826
01:05:16,720 --> 01:05:24,720
diligently working on the what we're now
calling the community meeting space. I'm

827
01:05:22,559 --> 01:05:30,559
sure we'll have a new better title for
it after the governing body retreat, but

828
01:05:26,640 --> 01:05:36,000
I call it former OG city hall. Uh I
think it's going to be a great uh really

829
01:05:32,960 --> 01:05:40,960
a showpiece for downtown of um what this
community represents, right? The ability

830
01:05:37,680 --> 01:05:44,960
to come together um to dream big dreams
um and really open up a space that would

831
01:05:42,880 --> 01:05:47,760
be rentable. As you know, we get a lot
of feedback from the Baser Community

832
01:05:46,480 --> 01:05:53,760
Library that they're really the only
game in town with a rentable or

833
01:05:49,760 --> 01:05:56,880
available space. um that's free um or
nominal charge. And so we think this

834
01:05:55,200 --> 01:06:00,319
will be a great opportunity to really
give back to the community and and be

835
01:05:58,640 --> 01:06:05,200
able to repurpose a facility that
otherwise is sitting vacant. Um we

836
01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:09,520
continue to have our meetings monthly
with the school superintendent and a

837
01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:13,520
number of topics continue to circulate.
One of them is a request for an

838
01:06:11,200 --> 01:06:18,720
evaluation of an additional crosswalk at
Greyhawk uh elementary. For those of you

839
01:06:16,319 --> 01:06:24,079
that have driven that area, it is
bustling in the morning. it is busy and

840
01:06:22,160 --> 01:06:30,480
um while the one crosswalk is working
well um not all of our pedestrians cross

841
01:06:28,079 --> 01:06:34,160
at the crosswalk
that makes sense and so we want to make

842
01:06:32,319 --> 01:06:38,079
sure that we're connecting children and
their families safely to where they're

843
01:06:35,599 --> 01:06:42,079
trying to go. So um Maddie and I just
released I think this week the

844
01:06:39,760 --> 01:06:46,160
evaluation uh with our engineering team
to figure out if another crosswalk would

845
01:06:44,160 --> 01:06:49,039
be appropriate and where best to sign it
and place it. Of course, we'll

846
01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:52,799
coordinate that with the school
superintendent. One of the other things

847
01:06:51,119 --> 01:06:57,680
that the school superintendent brought
um up was the idea of uh I guess some of

848
01:06:56,079 --> 01:07:02,720
the schoolboard members were interested
in hosting smaller group meetings like

849
01:07:01,119 --> 01:07:08,000
you know a couple of council members and
a couple of schoolboard meetings. My

850
01:07:05,119 --> 01:07:12,240
suggestion back was why not just have
both bodies meet because trying to

851
01:07:09,920 --> 01:07:16,400
identify who on our city council would
be be the two to participate. you know,

852
01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:21,280
everybody is interested in what the
school district has going on and um we

853
01:07:19,440 --> 01:07:25,359
could certainly host them here, have a
nice meal, uh have it noticed, and if

854
01:07:24,079 --> 01:07:29,280
members of the public are interested,
they can come and attend as well. Uh the

855
01:07:27,359 --> 01:07:33,680
other hot topic that comes up, as each
of you know, is the topic of when, uh

856
01:07:32,240 --> 01:07:37,680
will there be an additional school
resource officer? And so, just to

857
01:07:35,760 --> 01:07:43,200
publicly address that, the city stands
ready to fund our portion of the SRO at

858
01:07:40,960 --> 01:07:47,599
any time. Um, I do understand that the
school district um financially says

859
01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:51,599
they're not ready to to make that um
that investment just yet, but just know

860
01:07:49,440 --> 01:07:57,359
that from a city perspective, we're
ready to mobilize a second SRO um when

861
01:07:54,799 --> 01:08:05,280
they're ready. So, uh we are excited
about that. I also wanted to um just

862
01:08:01,599 --> 01:08:09,839
express a few thanks uh to staff from
all of the events for from this summer.

863
01:08:07,520 --> 01:08:14,799
I mean, Olivia, you have just jumped in
and you are communicating with people.

864
01:08:13,200 --> 01:08:18,159
You're running the Citizens Academy. I
mean, the Citizens Academy is something

865
01:08:16,080 --> 01:08:21,120
that I think as a group we've dreamed
about and talked about for a couple of

866
01:08:19,600 --> 01:08:24,480
years and this was really the first year
that we were able to make it happen and

867
01:08:22,640 --> 01:08:27,600
I think it's working really well. I
think our participants are really

868
01:08:25,679 --> 01:08:32,640
enjoying it and I think that is really
reflective of the work that you've put

869
01:08:29,199 --> 01:08:37,359
into it. So, thank you. Um Ellie who's
joined our team is just off to the races

870
01:08:35,359 --> 01:08:42,080
hosting these events. She jumped in. I
think we were mid-season and does not

871
01:08:39,679 --> 01:08:47,199
appear to miss a beat. Um, I actually
had an opportunity to attend last

872
01:08:44,239 --> 01:08:51,040
Thursday's concert and the staff were a
glow. They were smiling. I also happened

873
01:08:49,199 --> 01:08:55,839
to manage to be there on the day that it
was not quite as hot as the surface of

874
01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:59,279
of the sun. So, that was nice. Um, but
it was a really great third Thursday

875
01:08:57,759 --> 01:09:03,520
concert. I think a nice way to end the
season. I look forward to the

876
01:09:00,480 --> 01:09:07,279
candlelight one coming up. Um, so huge
thanks to Ellie. Obviously, none of

877
01:09:05,839 --> 01:09:11,440
those events happen without our staff
volunteering to come and work them. And

878
01:09:09,920 --> 01:09:16,480
um you can tell that we're getting to
the end of season with uh volunteer

879
01:09:14,080 --> 01:09:20,960
fatigue, but everybody that was there
had a smile on their face and ready to

880
01:09:18,880 --> 01:09:24,560
serve the public. And I I think that is
also representative of the culture that

881
01:09:23,040 --> 01:09:28,719
not only that we've built, but that
you've helped establish and build here.

882
01:09:26,080 --> 01:09:33,440
And I hope you're all proud of that. Um
a huge thanks to Dave Brewer and the

883
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:37,920
parks and recck team. When I drive this
community, our parks are outstanding.

884
01:09:36,400 --> 01:09:40,880
They're beautiful. And when we talk
about it in the budget about the

885
01:09:39,359 --> 01:09:45,440
importance of maintaining what we've
built, I hope each of you feels an

886
01:09:43,520 --> 01:09:50,400
immense sense of pride. Our parks are
not littered with trash. Um the people

887
01:09:48,319 --> 01:09:54,719
here are pleasant. When you go to the
parks, people aren't fighting with each

888
01:09:52,080 --> 01:09:58,320
other. Um you know, it's a place that
anybody would be proud to bring their

889
01:09:56,080 --> 01:10:03,840
family. And I think that's indicative of
the number of license plates that we see

890
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:08,400
that are not only from here but from all
areas around the metropolitan. And I

891
01:10:06,400 --> 01:10:12,880
think that's awesome and I hope to see
more of that. So huge thank you to Dave

892
01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:18,480
and his team. If you have not seen it,
we are in the midst of construction of a

893
01:10:14,880 --> 01:10:22,480
pollinator garden at um Baser City Park
and it's going to be magnificent and

894
01:10:20,560 --> 01:10:27,600
spectacular. So we're very excited about
that.

895
01:10:24,080 --> 01:10:33,199
Um Jean and his team have just been
absolutely crushing it on um I I would

896
01:10:31,280 --> 01:10:39,280
say a little bit more proactive crack
sealing and um they have just jumped

897
01:10:36,320 --> 01:10:45,600
head into our sanitary sewer review.
That is um taking a tremendous effort

898
01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:48,880
and it is just a lot of time and energy.
Um, as you all know, we're doing a

899
01:10:47,280 --> 01:10:53,280
comprehensive review of the entire
sanitary sewer system. Not just to

900
01:10:51,199 --> 01:10:57,840
evaluate the sewer system that we have
today, but what is the um quality of

901
01:10:56,400 --> 01:11:00,800
that infrastructure, how is it
maintaining over time, but also are we

902
01:10:59,520 --> 01:11:05,199
ready for the development that's
happening? We um are excited about that

903
01:11:03,600 --> 01:11:09,600
and that's not always the glamorous
work, but it's important work and so a

904
01:11:07,199 --> 01:11:14,719
tremendous thanks to Jean and his team.
Um the chief, thank you. the police

905
01:11:12,880 --> 01:11:21,280
department is at all of these community
events. Um I frequently see patrol

906
01:11:18,800 --> 01:11:25,520
officers out and about um in this
community and they're always

907
01:11:23,840 --> 01:11:29,040
professional and smiling and thank you
for your recruitment efforts and

908
01:11:27,120 --> 01:11:34,400
everything that you're doing to really
um professionalize um the department. We

909
01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:39,840
really appreciate that and so thank you.
Um, and I am also excited to say that I

910
01:11:38,000 --> 01:11:44,000
am really confident that we are going to
receive a planning sustainable places

911
01:11:41,679 --> 01:11:51,760
grant. And I think that mayor will
really um be a great tip of the spear to

912
01:11:48,239 --> 01:11:55,760
your efforts to see safety really come
into action on State Avenue. And

913
01:11:54,000 --> 01:12:01,760
obviously that's a personal story for
both you and several members of your

914
01:11:57,520 --> 01:12:07,199
family. Um, but I I'm glad to see that
that application did as well as it did

915
01:12:03,840 --> 01:12:10,719
with Mark. We don't always have great
scores in planning sustainable places

916
01:12:09,199 --> 01:12:17,440
just because of some of the scoring
matrix, but that one did. And I think

917
01:12:14,239 --> 01:12:22,400
that project, that um planning grant
will give us the opportunity to really

918
01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:28,239
evaluate and explore long-term how do we
make 2440 safer? How do we get the

919
01:12:25,920 --> 01:12:33,760
traffic reduced in a longer stretch of
that corridor? What are some design

920
01:12:30,560 --> 01:12:37,360
elements that we can do to not only
bring the speeds down, but make it more

921
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:42,320
inviting, make it more visually
appealing, just like we did with 155th

922
01:12:39,920 --> 01:12:46,880
Street. So, um, is that going to be a
short-term project? No. Do I think it

923
01:12:44,960 --> 01:12:51,600
will be funded this year? Yes. Do I
think it gives us a great, um, plan and

924
01:12:49,040 --> 01:12:55,040
look to the future? Absolutely. Um, and
then finally, I'm just going to close

925
01:12:53,120 --> 01:13:00,000
out with a tremendous thank you to
Maddie on the budget. Uh, I think that

926
01:12:58,159 --> 01:13:05,600
you don't give yourself enough credit
that um, Senator Karen Tyson has your

927
01:13:03,280 --> 01:13:09,440
cell phone number and you call her and
she answers. Um, I think she was

928
01:13:07,760 --> 01:13:14,000
probably like bailing hay or something
when you were talking to her on the

929
01:13:10,880 --> 01:13:19,040
phone. I mean, she really truly values,
I think, the professionalism that Maddie

930
01:13:15,920 --> 01:13:22,800
brings and um, so do I. I think that is
really reflective in the work and I

931
01:13:21,040 --> 01:13:26,239
appreciate the public coming tonight to
listen to our budget presentation and

932
01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:29,600
honestly staying for the full meeting.
We don't often get that either. People

933
01:13:27,679 --> 01:13:34,239
come then they leave and it's awesome
that you stayed. Thank you. Um but I

934
01:13:32,719 --> 01:13:39,120
hope that each of you are proud of the
budget that you passed. Budgets aren't

935
01:13:36,560 --> 01:13:43,199
fun. Um but it's the most important
thing that you do as a body. It really

936
01:13:41,440 --> 01:13:47,040
sets the tone and it not only sets the
tone for the community, but it sets the

937
01:13:44,719 --> 01:13:51,600
tone for your staff and your team. And
year after year, you demonstrate through

938
01:13:48,800 --> 01:13:58,480
your actions both with the public and
our our team that you mean what you say

939
01:13:55,600 --> 01:14:02,320
and um I think that's something to be
incredibly proud of. So, I'm grateful to

940
01:14:00,880 --> 01:14:05,920
be your city administrator. I'm grateful
to be here and thank you for the

941
01:14:04,080 --> 01:14:08,480
opportunity. And it feels really good to
be back among you in person. So, thank

942
01:14:07,679 --> 01:14:13,239
you.
>> Thank you. Todd, do you have anything?

943
01:14:14,159 --> 01:14:20,560
» Uh, good evening. Todd Luckman, city
attorney.

944
01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:25,440
Uh, just I don't like to brag about my
legal acumen. You know that. But, uh,

945
01:14:23,120 --> 01:14:30,080
today I successfully convinced a Johnson
County judge that Baser is not under his

946
01:14:28,560 --> 01:14:35,040
jurisdiction.
So, if you have never met a Johnson

947
01:14:32,960 --> 01:14:41,120
County judge, you would know what a what
a difficult lift that was. Um,

948
01:14:39,840 --> 01:14:44,159
and just the other thing since I know
that you guys have got McDonald's

949
01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:51,920
coming, I I wanted to give my show
everybody my bonafides. This is my uh

950
01:14:47,040 --> 01:14:57,840
1983 McDonald's name tag. Just got to
mention if any McDonald's people are out

951
01:14:53,679 --> 01:15:02,080
there that I am available for fry duty.
Now, I don't want to I don't want to

952
01:14:59,840 --> 01:15:05,480
drop any names, but I was trained by
Coach McNugget.

953
01:15:07,280 --> 01:15:15,199
True story.
>> I'm glad I left you last.

954
01:15:12,640 --> 01:15:19,000
» I was I was saying this was a wise idea
to have Leslie before.

955
01:15:21,760 --> 01:15:26,120
» Hey guys, trying to follow that one.

956
01:15:26,320 --> 01:15:32,080
» Number nine, council member report.
Sherry, I'll start with you.

957
01:15:30,320 --> 01:15:35,800
» Thank you, mayor. I'll put my readers on
so I can read numbers.

958
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:42,880
Okay, so let's see. On August 14th, I
attended the Mid America Regional

959
01:15:40,800 --> 01:15:46,560
Council Award lunchon over in Kansas
City, Missouri. Um, it was at a new

960
01:15:44,960 --> 01:15:52,239
venue this year. It was really nice.
They did a good job. Um, and then on

961
01:15:49,440 --> 01:15:56,080
August 18th, as your appointee for the
city of Baser, I attended the

962
01:15:53,920 --> 01:15:59,360
Levvenworth County Port Authority
meeting.

963
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:05,440
um when they asked for the city's
presentations, I did bring up the um

964
01:16:03,120 --> 01:16:09,440
back to you program
and there was a lot of ears perked up. I

965
01:16:08,080 --> 01:16:14,400
mean, there was a lot of interest in
that and it wasn't just, you know, other

966
01:16:11,440 --> 01:16:18,800
city staff there. There was elected
officials there from all across the

967
01:16:16,239 --> 01:16:23,440
state. Some are running for office, some
are currently in office, and there was a

968
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:26,960
lot of interest. So, I I think that
we're going to start seeing some of this

969
01:16:24,960 --> 01:16:33,120
take take steps. So, I'm really excited
about that. Um, also for the director of

970
01:16:30,480 --> 01:16:39,360
LCDC, she's attending the following
meetings um in the next couple months.

971
01:16:35,679 --> 01:16:45,520
The KC Industrial Conference, the BIZ
Now Conference, and then the Kansas

972
01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:50,719
Department of Commerce meeting. Um, on
September 10th, it'll be the LCDC's

973
01:16:48,320 --> 01:16:55,440
third quarter lunchon. It's going to be
held in Tonganoxy

974
01:16:52,719 --> 01:16:59,120
and Congressman Derek Schmidt is going
to be the speaker.

975
01:16:57,520 --> 01:17:04,400
Um,
and then the LCDC is going to be doing

976
01:17:01,760 --> 01:17:08,960
another fundraiser. Um, this time on
September 11th, they're going to be

977
01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:15,679
holding a golf tournament up at the
Levvenworth Army Fort. So, that'll be on

978
01:17:11,760 --> 01:17:21,679
the Trails West Golf Course.
And then on August 19th in that

979
01:17:17,920 --> 01:17:26,800
capacity, I also dialed into a webinar
by the Kansas Commerce Department on

980
01:17:24,960 --> 01:17:30,960
reinvestment housing incentive
districts.

981
01:17:28,480 --> 01:17:34,400
Um, also I want to say thank you to all
everybody that's here this evening. It's

982
01:17:32,640 --> 01:17:40,000
awesome to see people come and listen to
our meetings. And then as far as the um

983
01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:43,360
mayor's golf tournament, um I appreciate
that you guys have an online raffle. I

984
01:17:42,239 --> 01:17:50,080
actually went out and bought some
tickets. there's some amazing events and

985
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:56,080
options that we could um donate to and
also purchase tickets to try and win.

986
01:17:53,040 --> 01:18:02,719
So, I went out and hopefully you'll draw
my numbers and I'll win. So, thank you.

987
01:18:00,320 --> 01:18:05,840
» Thank you, Shar.
>> No update. I just simply want to say

988
01:18:04,320 --> 01:18:11,040
welcome back, Leslie. I think it's
wonderful to see you back here again. Um

989
01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:14,560
it's been a long road, but wonderful.
It's wonderful to have you back. Um I

990
01:18:13,040 --> 01:18:18,000
haven't been to a whole lot of events.
I've had a lot of personal stuff going

991
01:18:16,000 --> 01:18:22,400
on in my own life um as well. It was
nice to go to that Mark lunchon as well,

992
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:28,040
but um it's great seeing you all out
again and uh no additional updates.

993
01:18:24,640 --> 01:18:28,040
Thank you guys.

994
01:18:30,800 --> 01:18:41,120
» I attended the open house for the high
school and for the early childhood

995
01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:47,199
center. amazing facilities, a such an
asset for our school district, but an

996
01:18:43,840 --> 01:18:51,840
asset for our city, too. So, that was
exciting to see. And if you haven't been

997
01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:57,280
able to see it, I hope you have a
chance.

998
01:18:53,360 --> 01:19:03,840
The Mark session on the 14th was great.
There are so many exciting projects

999
01:19:00,880 --> 01:19:11,199
happening in the Kansas City area and
it's just a statement to how much can be

1000
01:19:07,679 --> 01:19:17,040
done when there's teamwork going on. It
makes such a difference.

1001
01:19:13,679 --> 01:19:24,880
I enjoyed being at the city citizens
academy. There are what 12 15 12 uh

1002
01:19:21,840 --> 01:19:32,480
members of the community and they seem
so dedicated to attending including two

1003
01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:41,120
high school students. That's awesome.
and M Alex, you did a wonderful job in

1004
01:19:37,520 --> 01:19:46,320
presenting and people act have a chance
to see the professionalism that's here

1005
01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:52,080
and the extremely high level of
professionalism and Olivia, you're right

1006
01:19:49,199 --> 01:19:58,800
there with it. It was so organized and
so well done. So, thank you. It was

1007
01:19:54,719 --> 01:20:06,880
exciting to be there. Um,
Jean, I assume it's your group that's

1008
01:20:02,239 --> 01:20:13,280
working on parallel and 158 to clean all
that up. If people hadn't been down

1009
01:20:09,600 --> 01:20:19,040
there before, oh my gosh, you had so
much work to do and you were working so

1010
01:20:16,239 --> 01:20:26,880
hard on it. You look at that corner down
there where the um the Baser brothers

1011
01:20:23,360 --> 01:20:32,080
statue is. Oh my gosh, that was a mess.
and you can see all the work that's

1012
01:20:28,960 --> 01:20:40,560
being done. And don't forget the candle
light uh concert. Is it September 3rd?

1013
01:20:37,280 --> 01:20:47,440
Good deal. And that's more of an adult
concert. Not that the whole family can't

1014
01:20:43,360 --> 01:20:50,719
attend. It's just the atmosphere.
Thank you.

1015
01:20:48,640 --> 01:20:54,159
» Hi.
>> I'm going to keep it short and sweet so

1016
01:20:52,080 --> 01:21:00,480
I don't start coughing. seven days into
school and we've already brought home

1017
01:20:56,159 --> 01:21:04,000
some sort of ailment. So, no, it the
last two weeks at work have been

1018
01:21:01,679 --> 01:21:09,120
absolutely crazy. So, super hard to keep
up. But, thank you. Thank you. Thank you

1019
01:21:07,120 --> 01:21:14,560
guys. Thank you. Knock it out of the
park every single week. It makes this

1020
01:21:12,080 --> 01:21:20,920
side of things relatively easy when
everything that we see is so well put

1021
01:21:16,159 --> 01:21:20,920
together. So, thank you very very much.

1022
01:21:21,116 --> 01:21:23,136
[clears throat]

1023
01:21:24,159 --> 01:21:27,159
Vernon,

1024
01:21:27,679 --> 01:21:34,159
» I have no report.
>> Thank you.

1025
01:21:31,840 --> 01:21:42,640
» Moving on the mayor's report. Uh, I want
to thank Lesley, Maddie, the staff

1026
01:21:39,040 --> 01:21:48,640
for the golf tournament. The because of
you guys is why it's such a sold out in

1027
01:21:45,440 --> 01:21:55,840
17 minutes. So, thank you guys all very
much. Uh, much appreciated. Um, I want

1028
01:21:53,120 --> 01:22:00,719
Maddie, fantastic job on presenting the
budget. Um,

1029
01:21:58,480 --> 01:22:05,600
put in terms that dumb people can't
understand.

1030
01:22:02,239 --> 01:22:10,960
Thank you for everything. So,
other than that, um, golf tournament is

1031
01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:16,560
the 16th. We are sold out. I don't know
if we have any teams drop out yet.

1032
01:22:13,679 --> 01:22:22,639
» Nope.
>> Right. I've received many phone calls,

1033
01:22:20,080 --> 01:22:22,639
but

1034
01:22:24,652 --> 01:22:26,672
» [laughter]

1035
01:22:30,800 --> 01:22:37,760
» Oh, thank you. Thank you you and all the
staff for all the hard work that you've

1036
01:22:35,600 --> 01:22:43,880
done on the golf tour. So much
appreciated. Uh do we have a need for an

1037
01:22:40,400 --> 01:22:43,880
executive session?

1038
01:22:44,159 --> 01:22:48,320
» Hey, I need an adjournment for the
regular meeting.

1039
01:22:46,480 --> 01:22:50,719
» Mr. Mayor, I move we adjourn the regular
meeting.

1040
01:22:49,280 --> 01:22:53,679
» Have a motion. Do I have a second?
>> I'll second.

1041
01:22:51,679 --> 01:22:56,679
» A motion second. I'll call for a vote.
Vernon.

1042
01:23:01,199 --> 01:23:04,199
» Hi.

1043
01:23:05,199 --> 01:23:07,120
» Uh Ben.
>> Hi.

1044
01:23:06,560 --> 01:23:08,000
» Mike.
>> Hi.

1045
01:23:07,520 --> 01:23:09,440
» Sherry.
>> Hi.

1046
01:23:08,719 --> 01:23:14,239
» Vicki.
>> Hi.

1047
01:23:10,159 --> 01:23:18,560
» Passes 50. And there's no nothing to add
on the work session.

1048
01:23:16,800 --> 01:23:22,280
Thanks. Thank you everybody for coming
tonight. Okay, thank you.