[1:46] who is elder community church to lead us
[1:49] in the pledge of allegiance and the
[1:51] occasion.
[1:59] » I pledge algiance to the flag of the
[2:02] United States of America and to the
[2:05] republic for which it stands. One nation
[2:09] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[2:13] justice for all.
[2:17] >> Please uh bow your head with me in
[2:19] prayer.
[2:24] Gracious heavenly father, we uh
[2:27] first want to acknowledge that this is a
[2:30] day that you have made and we rejoice
[2:33] and we're glad in it.
[2:35] And Lord specifically we
[2:39] thank you for this evening and
[2:42] that you are here in our midst in our
[2:45] presence for this meeting.
[2:50] Father we thank you for uh the city
[2:52] council that's here in Goddard and the
[2:54] other leaders that are present here
[2:57] tonight as well. Those who give of their
[3:00] time and energy to to serve the
[3:02] community here. We give you thanks for
[3:05] them. And your word tells us Lord that
[3:07] you have appointed them. You have
[3:10] appointed them these positions that all
[3:13] authority comes from you and you have uh
[3:17] appointed them to these positions of
[3:19] authority. So may they keep that in mind
[3:23] as they leave.
[3:25] And father, I I pray that uh there would
[3:28] be harmony that that there would be
[3:31] unity amongst the the council tonight.
[3:36] uh that they would uh be willing to lay
[3:39] aside any any personal
[3:42] uh agendas or ambitions that they may
[3:45] have and to just focus on uh the Goddard
[3:50] uh what is best for the community here in Goddard.
[3:56] So Lord, we lift uh this time up to the
[3:59] nine. We ask that you would guide and
[4:03] direct
[4:05] the the council
[4:07] through the agenda tonight.
[4:10] That there would be grace, there would
[4:12] be mercy, there would be love, there
[4:14] would be respect amongst them for each
[4:18] other.
[4:19] And Lord, that the accomplishments of
[4:22] tonight would do two things. It would be
[4:26] bring glory to you and it would be a
[4:31] benefit to the people hearing God. And I
[4:34] pray all this in your name, Lord Jesus.
[4:36] Amen. Before
[4:48] we uh approve tonight's agenda, I would
[4:51] like to take a moment to
[4:54] apologize to my colleagues on the bench
[4:57] for the way I handled the for the last
[4:59] meeting. Um it wasn't my intention to be
[5:02] short. Um anything went off. I probably
[5:06] need to be a better listener. Um,
[5:11] I'll work to choose my words more wisely
[5:15] and uh, overall I'll just try to do
[5:17] better this thing. So that I apologize
[5:20] and appreciate your giving me some
[5:23] grace. So
[5:25] with that, we'll move on. I'll take
[5:28] entertain a motion for approval of
[5:30] tonight's agenda.
[5:31] >> Make a motion to approve tonight's
[5:33] agenda. Second Chris made a motion. I
[5:36] have a second. All those in favor say I.
[5:39] >> I.
[5:39] >> Motion carries 5 Z.
[5:43] » Item D,
[5:47] citizen comments.
[5:50] It's an opportunity for
[5:52] members of our community to uh share
[5:55] thoughts that they have with the
[5:58] council. And uh we'll go ahead and open
[6:00] citizen comments. So, if you want to
[6:02] come up, state your name, write it down
[6:05] on hopefully there's a piece of paper up
[6:06] there to write it down.
[6:13] » There is now
[6:16] we'll go ahead and open citizen.
[6:23] » Hello, Mayor Councilman. Uh, Daniel
[6:26] Carlile, 217 North Caesar. Uh, two
[6:29] things bring me in front of you guys.
[6:31] Uh, a little over a year ago I go in
[6:33] front of you guys. Our alley behind me
[6:35] is getting rough again. Uh, potholes
[6:38] will start to come back. They're not
[6:39] near as bad. Uh, like we need something
[6:43] done about that. The next thing about it
[6:46] that brings me to uh you guys uh behind
[6:50] the learning center that alley the 6T
[6:52] privacy fence. There's weeds that are
[6:54] presently taller than that 6T privacy
[6:56] fence. Last time I checked, the uh code
[6:59] was 8 in.
[7:01] Uh the fence is 72 inches tall. That's
[7:03] way over to anything we get done about
[7:05] that, too. Obviously, I don't need to
[7:08] see right at this moment, but that's
[7:10] what brings me in front of you guys.
[7:21] » Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you.
[7:33] Okay.
[7:35] Anyone else?
[7:40] Okay.
[7:59] Good evening. My name is
[8:04] » My name is Amber Mills and my family
[8:06] lives directly beside the new road
[8:08] edition by the Rachel Brooks. Um
[8:12] development.
[8:15] We are trying to understand the final
[8:17] plan for this area specifically whether
[8:19] a gate will be installed or what the
[8:23] process of this new road is and why.
[8:27] Um
[8:29] the current layout already looks
[8:32] unusual. On one side of the more
[8:34] culde-sac, there's an existing private
[8:36] driveway
[8:38] and on the other side there's now a
[8:40] roadway leading into an exire in into an
[8:43] entire housing addition
[8:46] and we live on the south side and our
[8:49] tree goes all the way across.
[8:52] Um, adding a gate,
[8:55] we don't know what your plans are, would
[8:57] make this area look even more
[8:59] disconnected and poorly planned rather
[9:01] than like a flexibly designed street.
[9:06] Um it would look like a private driveway
[9:09] and then a gated entrance if that's
[9:11] proposed would simply add um onto
[9:15] opposite sides of an existing culdeac.
[9:19] We're not opposed to the new road um
[9:23] when we bought the property and the kind
[9:26] of
[9:28] new stuff would probably get developed.
[9:31] Um,
[9:33] but we would prefer for it to remain
[9:35] open and for an entire area to be
[9:37] designed so that it looks and it
[9:39] functions like one continuous
[9:42] intentional roadway.
[9:45] We would like the council to clarify
[9:48] um is the gate definitely going to be
[9:50] installed?
[9:52] Um who requested the gate, the city, the
[9:56] developer,
[9:57] future residents? Um,
[10:01] what problem is the gate intended to
[10:03] solve if it is put up? And has the city
[10:06] studied how the gate would affect like emergency vehicles trying to go
[10:12] through, garbage trucks
[10:14] going through, school buses, um, because
[10:21] it kind of concerns us.
[10:24] Another major concern is kind of the
[10:26] communication.
[10:28] Um,
[10:30] no one from the city or the development
[10:33] contacted us about this road connection
[10:36] and I just think when you're supposed to
[10:39] be like working together, um, it would
[10:41] have been a little bit appreciated just
[10:44] to let us know what we were looking at.
[10:47] Um, we were never given an opportunity
[10:50] to ask questions or even provide just
[10:54] input before the work began.
[10:58] Um
[11:01] we were um actually coming back from a
[11:06] family vacation
[11:07] and just to come down your road and see
[11:12] your trees and everything getting taken
[11:15] out was really kind of a not a fun
[11:19] ending to our vacation.
[11:21] Um during construction, our property
[11:25] stake was also removed. No one notified
[11:28] us, explained why it was removed or told
[11:31] us whether in whether or when it would
[11:35] be properly replaced. We would like to
[11:38] know, you know, who removed it and how
[11:40] the city or the developer intended
[11:43] intends to verify and um remark her
[11:46] property line. Mayor, I don't mean to
[11:48] interrupt Miss Mills, but the council
[11:49] may want to vote if they want to extend
[11:51] her time per code of meeting procedures.
[11:53] >> Sure.
[11:55] >> I'll make a motion to extend the time to
[11:57] a second.
[11:58] >> Second favor say I.
[12:00] >> I oppose.
[12:03] >> I
[12:06] 32 41.
[12:12] We respect the council to or we
[12:15] respectfully ask the council um to just
[12:18] give us clarification on what is going
[12:21] to take place before making that
[12:24] decision. Please visit the location and
[12:27] look at the layout from the perspective
[12:29] that families should see and use this
[12:31] area every day. If this road is going to
[12:34] remain, we'd like it to flow naturally
[12:36] into an addition and look like it was
[12:38] intentionally planned.
[12:40] Not like unrelated entrances were
[12:42] attached to the end of a end of the
[12:44] culdeac.
[12:46] We're just asking for clear answers
[12:48] about the gate, our missing property
[12:51] state, and why the directly affected
[12:54] homeowners were not included in the
[12:56] communiation before the construction.
[12:59] Thank you.
[13:19] Micah, you might want to get her phone
[13:22] number and maybe
[13:24] >> talk. You guys want to talk?
[13:33] » That's great. I guess I'll take his
[13:39] stall.
[13:41] Anyone else?
[13:48] » Okay, we'll close citizen comments then.
[13:53] Move on to item E.
[13:57] Interest check and declaration that no
[14:00] one has any conflicts with agenda items.
[14:03] Five nos on that.
[14:07] Anyone have any appointments,
[14:09] recommendations, recognitions or not?
[14:12] So, we'll move the consent agenda.
[14:16] >> Make a motion to approve consent.
[14:19] >> Thank you. Cory seconds. Those in favor
[14:22] say I. I.
[14:25] Motion carries 5.
[14:33] New business.
[14:36] Good shitty.
[14:39] » Okay. You going to rotate this for me?
[14:42] Okay.
[14:44] >> Honorable Mayor City Council.
[14:45] >> Cool. These are running hot. Craig
[14:48] Crosset, your city manager here. Uh
[14:51] pinch hitting for our community
[14:52] development director. Uh this agenda
[14:54] item is related to the Cedric County
[14:56] Electric Co-op uh rebates. Um through
[15:00] ordinance 1047, uh the council would be
[15:03] establishing that it would finance and
[15:05] pay for the cost of the co-op electric
[15:07] utility system improvements to serve
[15:09] Richard Brook estates edition phase
[15:11] three and that the property owners
[15:13] benefiting by such improvements will pay
[15:15] special assessments in respect of those
[15:18] improvements. Next slide.
[15:21] So here's a breakdown of the cost and so
[15:24] this works generally just like special
[15:26] assessments do. U the costs will be
[15:29] spread proa gets the lots that it will
[15:32] be benefiting. Uh the reason we do this
[15:35] is because unlike ever the co-op won't
[15:38] finance those costs. So uh using the CD
[15:42] statute we're able to u help extend
[15:45] those costs over a period of time. So,
[15:47] uh, there's not a large cash lump sum
[15:50] payment paid upfront for the electric
[15:53] improvements to serve the development.
[15:55] Next slide, please.
[15:57] The agreement is uh uh have been
[16:00] reviewed and approved by both our bond
[16:02] council, Kevin Cowan, and our attorneys
[16:03] at Morris Lane. Next slide.
[16:07] Here is staff's recommendation. If you
[16:09] have any questions of a technical nature
[16:11] that I can't answer, Kevin Cowan, our
[16:13] bond council with Gilmore and Bell would
[16:14] be glad to assist.
[16:22] the more we develop into
[16:26] Cedric County co-op area, this will be
[16:28] more kind of a normal routine thing. Any
[16:33] questions on this pretty well
[16:38] agreement here? So, I'll entertain a
[16:40] motion to approve this. Make a motion
[16:44] that we accept the document as drafted
[16:46] in it substantially completed form by
[16:48] mayor on behalf of the city include any
[16:51] future minor modifications that may
[16:53] arrive prior to the execution of the
[16:56] second.
[16:58] He's made a motion. Christa seconds. All
[17:00] those in favor say I.
[17:02] >> I. Motion carries 5.
[17:05] >> Thank you mayor.
[17:26] Good evening, mayor and council. Some
[17:29] Wayne n
[17:31] um karaoke night.
[17:33] >> It is karaoke night, isn't it? So, uh,
[17:36] we are looking to get a change order,
[17:38] uh, approved for 109th, uh, street south
[17:41] of Kellogg to, uh, Santa Fe. We did some
[17:45] further review as this project was
[17:47] moving along of the MAC 552 surface
[17:49] steel, um, and decided that it was not
[17:51] the best product for what we were going
[17:53] to utilize it for. So, we're looking to
[17:55] get a deduct of $94,65963
[17:59] on that. Um and that money then would be
[18:02] utilized towards this change order on
[18:05] 199. Uh what's proposed is next please.
[18:10] What is proposed is uh concrete there at
[18:13] uh Kellogg and God road uh about 100
[18:18] foot approximately past that Enterprise
[18:20] Bank uh entrance there.
[18:23] um that would eliminate the potholes and
[18:25] such that that have developed there due
[18:26] to the meeting of the concrete and the
[18:29] asphalt due to due to the slope uh as
[18:32] vehicles come down to the asphalt that's
[18:34] creating the uh potholes and damage
[18:37] there. So when we extend that concrete
[18:40] out that can uh change that slope, make
[18:42] it more gradual as it meets up with the
[18:44] asphalt um eliminating some of those
[18:46] issues. Uh and then also that is a
[18:49] solution that uh you're looking at you
[18:52] know 20 years or so of uh lifespan on
[18:56] that concrete. Any expansions that would
[18:58] happen in that area um can also be
[19:01] pinned to the current as or excuse me
[19:04] pinned to the pinned to the current
[19:06] concrete um to allow us for those
[19:10] expansions and and to keep us from
[19:11] having to tear out the the concrete. Um
[19:14] and then of course the asphalt would be
[19:16] a mill edge mill with overlay um 7 foot
[19:21] from the edges on each side extending
[19:23] all the way down to Santa Fe. That would
[19:26] uh allow us to leave the current asphalt
[19:29] uh and and kind of taper that into the
[19:31] drives and such and tape that the sides
[19:33] of the road uh to keep that from having
[19:36] a larger edge. Um and then we also get
[19:38] to use the current asphalt as kind of a
[19:40] base material.
[19:41] It kind of helps and supports uh gives a
[19:46] little strong base because as as we
[19:48] speak we don't really know what's under
[19:50] 199. It's kind of a tongue twister under
[19:54] 199. Um and so this is kind of a best
[19:57] solution to keep from getting to into a
[20:00] mess that we may not want to get into.
[20:01] Next slide please. So as uh we speak um
[20:05] these are the specifications that we're
[20:06] looking at. Um Harland uh will be
[20:09] helping us out a little bit on this as
[20:10] well with some survey work and such, but
[20:13] uh the total bid is $232,270
[20:17] um is what APAC has given us for
[20:20] estimate of that cost. Um with this and
[20:24] the deduct that would still put us under
[20:26] budget of the 1.25 million is the top of
[20:29] our budget and this put us about that
[20:30] 1.138 million. um leaving us some money
[20:34] there for contingencies as we get into
[20:36] these projects. Uh if there's any issues
[20:39] that we then we can take care of that.
[20:41] Next slide, please.
[20:44] Um this is the summary of the the uh
[20:46] proposal of the 23 $232,270.
[20:50] Uh as you can tell, you know, it's
[20:52] mainly the like I spoke of the proponent
[20:55] excavations and the uh concrete. Next
[20:58] slide, please.
[21:00] Um, like I said, this all will be
[21:02] fitting underneath the 2026 roadway
[21:03] budget. Um, it puts us under budget
[21:06] still. Gives us some room for
[21:08] contingencies. Next side, please. At
[21:11] this point, I'd take any questions if
[21:12] you have any.
[21:16] » What's the timing for this look like?
[21:18] >> So, the timing would look like possibly
[21:20] Paul, we would work with Apac to try to
[21:22] make sure that we have as minimal uh
[21:24] disruptions to the school as possible.
[21:27] um keep kind of saying this is shortterm
[21:30] aim for long-term yay in a lot of
[21:32] respects. This is something that once we
[21:34] get this completed um you know you may
[21:37] have like 199 shut down for a couple of
[21:40] weeks for the concrete then the asphalt
[21:42] won't take very long very long at all.
[21:45] Um so we'll have a little delays but
[21:49] we'll try to make sure we fall inside
[21:50] those fall breaks and things of that
[21:52] nature. We'll do the best we can on
[21:54] that.
[21:56] And I apologize. I wasn't really
[21:58] thinking of this earlier when um we
[22:00] discussed this, but what about the
[22:02] houses that are down? I mean, what will
[22:05] this look like for them?
[22:07] >> There should be minimal disruptions for
[22:08] them as well. You know, there's other
[22:10] streets that they access when it comes
[22:11] to the edge mill and such. There's still
[22:13] a driver service there.
[22:14] >> Yeah.
[22:15] >> Um so, you're not really disrupting too
[22:17] much on that. Uh because the concrete
[22:19] work is just going to be right there at
[22:24] 199. So that's where the the biggest
[22:26] disruption.
[22:30] » And I know are we planning to try to get
[22:33] that little island put in there too
[22:35] then?
[22:35] >> Yeah, we'll we'll talk to Apac um about
[22:38] that uh and see if we can get that kind
[22:41] of thrown into the project as well while
[22:42] that area is shut down um to kind of
[22:45] help consolidate some of those projects.
[22:49] I think one thing it's important to
[22:50] point out that uh we are still waiting
[22:54] for a study from KOD and an engineering
[22:57] service that's almost 4 months in delay.
[23:01] Um so these things we were doing that
[23:04] won't negatively impact anything in the
[23:07] future in terms of adding lanes but it
[23:10] is frustrating that when you're promised
[23:12] something that it goes three and a half
[23:15] or four months before we receive it. I
[23:17] know sometimes when people hear this
[23:21] little piece, it's not in response to
[23:23] that study. We'll make sure that's
[23:25] clear. This is just an improvement that
[23:28] we're going to make to eliminate part of
[23:29] the issue there just with the the
[23:31] surface. And uh hopefully once we get
[23:34] the study then um
[23:37] if it works out like it did at 183rd
[23:39] Street uh KO will hopefully provide us
[23:42] with some funding uh to to do the maybe
[23:46] the expansion of turn lanes and um it's
[23:50] not by one of the fact that we're not
[23:52] paying attention to it. We are severely
[23:55] limited. Uh when we did the 183rd Street
[23:58] expansion, Kott would not do the study
[24:00] at 199 until 183rd was finished and they
[24:04] wanted a time limit to let the traffic
[24:06] flow settle in before they'd actually do
[24:08] the study. So the reason really for the
[24:10] delay for not doing anything from right
[24:12] after 183rd Street was done is really
[24:15] the timeline of of K in and the way they function. So
[24:21] and K I'll say this on on a lot of other
[24:23] things. They've been really good to work
[24:24] with. Uh they cost shared the drives on
[24:28] the north side. I think three or four of
[24:30] those and and uh I don't want to
[24:33] discourage them, but there's an
[24:34] engineering firm that's slow walking
[24:36] this deal and I don't know why. So, but
[24:40] I just want to make sure that people
[24:42] understand that that we're highly aware
[24:44] of the corner and I think we all cringe
[24:47] when we hear that there's been another
[24:49] accident there. So,
[24:51] that's my two cents on that. Well,
[24:54] anticipate that as well. Um, you know,
[24:56] on the asphalt side of things there,
[24:57] first we're starting to see the roads
[24:59] slop off. We're starting to see some
[25:00] damage done to 199 that we get head of
[25:03] before before it becomes a larger issue
[25:06] as well.
[25:07] >> And it's so heavy traffic, too. It
[25:10] doesn't take as long to deteriorate once
[25:12] it gets to that point. So,
[25:15] >> any other comments or questions?
[25:18] >> I just say thank you for being
[25:20] proactive. I like I say this all the
[25:21] time. I don't think we could say enough
[25:22] good things about public works this last
[25:24] year, but just being proactive and
[25:27] getting ahead of these situations before
[25:29] they become situations. I'm grateful for
[25:32] that. So, thank you.
[25:36] » All right. A motion to
[25:46] » flip the coin. I'll make a motion to
[25:48] approve a change order to see roadway
[25:50] maintenance contract with APAC
[25:53] in the amount of $232,27
[25:57] and authorize the city manager execute
[25:59] the change order.
[26:02] >> Court has made the motion there's a
[26:04] second all those in favor say I
[26:07] >> motion carries zero.
[26:09] >> Thank you Jason.
[26:16] » All right you sub in a pinch and take
[26:18] them out of life. on back here for the
[26:21] uh new vehicle purchase for the building
[26:24] inspector. Next slide, please. Uh we
[26:26] have a 2014 Chevy Impala. So when we got
[26:30] that vehicle, it was used for code
[26:33] enforcement purposes and then most
[26:36] recently it was used for building
[26:38] inspection services and uh through
[26:41] extensive effort by our on staff uh
[26:45] maintenance person of vehicles and the
[26:48] uh effort of a um actual mechanic that
[26:52] has a shop outside of town where we take
[26:53] our fleet. Um, we found that it's going
[26:57] to need uh the head gaskets or a full
[26:59] engine replacement, which are both
[27:02] exorbitant costs. I think if you did
[27:04] either of those things, the vehicle
[27:05] itself would probably be worth around uh
[27:08] what those items cost. So, um, with
[27:11] that, we have looked at some options or
[27:14] our attempt was to find a new vehicle.
[27:17] Uh, so we have warranty, something with
[27:20] good gas mileage. It's going to be used
[27:22] as our building inspector. He's going to
[27:23] be doing inspections around town. Um,
[27:26] which by the way, he's very busy. He's
[27:29] been here for a couple months. And, um,
[27:31] we've had a lot of permits pulled just
[27:33] in the last few weeks. So, we've been
[27:34] really excited to put him to work. Um,
[27:37] but, uh, the car went out on him soon
[27:39] after he started. We are trying to share
[27:41] uh the acco vehicle, but we've been
[27:43] keeping three to four dogs in our kennel
[27:46] uh pretty consistently. For some reason,
[27:49] folks have a harder time taking care of
[27:50] their pets in the summer months. Not
[27:52] sure what the science is behind that,
[27:53] but the acco vehicle has been pretty
[27:56] well tied up during uh business hours.
[27:58] And so, um then he's had to resort to
[28:01] utilizing his personal vehicle. and it's
[28:03] not very efficient for his time to be
[28:05] keeping a diary of his mileage so he can
[28:07] be reimbursed in his personal vehicle
[28:09] for inspections that are a mile from
[28:11] city hall all day long. So um what it
[28:14] really amounts to is this he's this
[28:16] position spends a lot of time in a
[28:17] vehicle. So we would like to use
[28:19] equipment reserve funds on hand to
[28:21] purchase something new. So u we looked
[28:24] at uh some new sedans. So uh you know
[28:28] the American uh manufacturers are not
[28:30] really making sedans anymore. I think
[28:32] they figured something out with the
[28:33] market there. So, that really leaves you
[28:35] with uh Nissan or Kia. We saw the Nissan
[28:39] Sentra uh that we preferred over Kia's
[28:42] options. Um it's around a 27 $28,000
[28:46] vehicle. Uh while I was having a a
[28:51] meeting with Councilman Dur uh late last
[28:53] week, he had brought up an opportunity
[28:56] for perhaps a Chevy Sport Track. Um, had
[28:59] actually never heard of this vehicle
[29:00] before, which um, like to think I know a
[29:03] little bit about cars, so it was a nice
[29:05] surprise to hear there was another
[29:06] option. It's around the same price,
[29:08] right around $28,000, but it's an SUV.
[29:12] There are going to be few instances
[29:15] where uh, having a little bit more grade
[29:17] separation in an SUV versus a sedan
[29:20] could be fruitful. Typically, um, he's
[29:23] going to be able to park on a paved
[29:24] street and then walk into a construction
[29:26] site, but there may be some times where,
[29:28] um, it would be beneficial to have an
[29:30] SUV to be able to do inspections. Um,
[29:34] unfortunately, our contractors can
[29:36] sometimes have a difficulty in keeping
[29:39] up with their trackout, which is the
[29:41] large big clouds of dirt that they pull
[29:43] in and out of construction sites. Um, if
[29:46] you drive a sedan with a low profile,
[29:48] sometimes that can be an issue. So just
[29:50] again kind of attributing to maybe a
[29:53] desire to look at the the Chevy uh
[29:55] option instead. So um the Chevy tracks
[29:59] so it were next slide please. Here's a
[30:03] look at the two options.
[30:06] Next slide please.
[30:08] Again this will be attributed to
[30:09] equipment reserve uh per the advice of
[30:12] our chief financial officer. So we
[30:14] always like to give you guys options. uh
[30:16] staff would recommend purchase authority
[30:19] for the Chevy tracks. I would think
[30:22] 29,000 could cover it comfortably from
[30:25] what we have seen. Um and it looks like
[30:27] there's a couple dealerships here
[30:28] locally that we could source it from.
[30:30] And so at that point, we would just be
[30:32] looking for the the best cost um up to
[30:35] that expenditure authority. And we're
[30:37] going to go after the basic warranties
[30:39] and stuff like that, too. So, uh, a
[30:41] revised motion, if you are willing to go
[30:43] with staff's recommendation, would just
[30:46] be authorizing staff to have expenditure
[30:48] authority up to, uh, $29,000 to
[30:51] purchase, uh, 2026 Chevy Tracks from the
[30:55] best dealership price in the area.
[30:59] I'm sure you'll be able to narrate that
[31:01] word for word back to me if that's the
[31:02] route you want to go, but I'm here to
[31:04] help piece meal a motion together if
[31:06] needed.
[31:08] Any
[31:11] questions?
[31:12] >> My suggestion is just simply to give
[31:14] them the budget authority to spend it to
[31:16] 29,000. I think they're pretty
[31:18] responsible and I think that if you guys
[31:21] go out and find a better deal on a
[31:23] vehicle that works for a building
[31:24] inspector, I personally have trust that
[31:27] you're going to make the best purchase.
[31:29] So,
[31:33] » my only comment would be to round it to
[31:35] 30. These are numbers guys
[31:39] even just you know
[31:43] >> but you say it doesn't need leather.
[31:45] >> Yeah.
[31:46] >> It's too hot on these August days.
[31:48] >> Heated and cooled seats.
[31:51] >> 30
[31:53] 29's fine.
[31:57] » Yeah, I'd be fine with 30.
[31:59] >> Same just in case.
[32:02] >> Are you okay with 30?
[32:03] >> I'm okay with 30.
[32:04] >> Give a test.
[32:05] I'm 30 or 29.
[32:08] >> M
[32:10] not as
[32:11] >> Michael's not in here to say this. So I
[32:13] will say that I feel like you guys went
[32:15] well past the expectancy
[32:18] of life on this vehicle. So I feel like
[32:19] rounding up an extra thousand is fair.
[32:26] I recommend that we approve the purchase
[32:30] of a new vehicle
[32:33] >> for not to exceed 30,000.
[32:37] >> That's staff's discretion.
[32:41] >> I second.
[32:41] >> Give you the authority to Yeah. I don't
[32:44] know. Making it up.
[32:46] >> Very good. You know, we made the motion.
[32:47] She made it up. She said that it was
[32:49] good.
[32:51] The seconds. All those in favor say I.
[32:53] >> I.
[32:55] Motion carries 5.
[33:06] » I've had a good day at the plate, so
[33:08] coach is leaving me in here. Um, this
[33:10] last item in new business would be the
[33:12] strategic growth zone overlay district.
[33:14] So, back in August of 2025, we had a
[33:18] joint special meeting amongst the
[33:20] planning commission and city council.
[33:22] this concept first appeared at that
[33:24] time. Um, and if you go back and watch
[33:27] that meeting, which I did, hopefully
[33:29] some of you guys did too, such as staff,
[33:32] but um, it was a consensus that this was
[33:36] something that we wanted to uh, look at
[33:38] moving forward with and at least put on
[33:40] the council agenda. So, um,
[33:42] unfortunately, uh, due to competing
[33:44] interests, uh, we did not get that on
[33:46] the agenda, uh, in the fall of last
[33:49] year, and I'll take accountability for
[33:52] that falling through the cracks. It
[33:53] should have come up pretty soon
[33:55] thereafter, that special meeting. So,
[33:58] um, you guys might recall we spent quite
[34:00] a bit of the second quarter of this year
[34:03] working through a, uh, resolution that,
[34:07] uh, put some parameters and design
[34:10] standards and things of that nature
[34:12] around two family, three family, and
[34:15] four family zoning districts. And so, is
[34:18] at that time kind of that light bulb
[34:20] went up. Oh, uh, we talked about this
[34:23] last year. It's kind of a part of this
[34:25] same discussion.
[34:27] Let's check the pulse again to see if
[34:29] they still want to go uh through with
[34:31] considering this. Uh we'll if so then
[34:34] we'll put it on the agenda. So had
[34:36] another pulse check with you guys in
[34:37] July 1. Again, it was uh provided by the
[34:41] governing body that uh staff go ahead
[34:44] and put this on the agenda. So the last
[34:47] uh planning commission meeting here a
[34:49] week or so ago um they approved adopting
[34:52] the strategic growth zone overlay
[34:54] district uh and so now it is before you
[34:57] to ratify the decision of the planning
[34:59] commission. Advance slide please.
[35:04] So this is meant to be an area where uh
[35:07] the development community and
[35:08] stakeholders could expect a more
[35:11] favorable outcome from planning
[35:12] commission and council uh for zoning
[35:14] amendments uh with the expectation that
[35:18] uh certain restrictions passed on the
[35:20] two family resolution related to the 40%
[35:23] ratio of two family uh properties would
[35:27] not apply in the area. The expectation
[35:29] would be that the design standards would
[35:31] still be intact. This is merely a policy
[35:34] signal. So, if this were uh approved
[35:37] tonight, um it would be published in the
[35:40] paper and then put on the zoning map as
[35:42] an overlay district. And it's a policy
[35:44] signal to developers and stakeholders
[35:47] that if you were to contemplate
[35:50] purchasing property in this area and
[35:53] apply for a zoning amendment to uh R2,
[35:57] three or four zoning classification,
[36:00] the planning commission and council
[36:02] would give high consideration to
[36:04] amending or waving the portion of the uh
[36:09] resolution and restrictive covenant as
[36:11] it relates to the 40% % on the two
[36:14] family properties. It does not give any
[36:17] additional authority. Um the same uh
[36:21] Kansas statutes would need to be
[36:23] followed when it comes to the zoning
[36:26] amendments. So it go through that same
[36:27] due process. This would just kind of be
[36:30] a layer of color over that process for
[36:32] you guys to consider um if this were to
[36:35] be adopted.
[36:37] Here's a look at the west region as it
[36:42] relates to the area around Gddard. In
[36:44] the light blue, you have the city of
[36:46] Goddard city limits. In the purple uh
[36:49] hashed area, you have the city of
[36:51] Witchah's 2035 urban growth area, which
[36:54] is more or less an official symbol of
[36:57] where they see uh potential growth
[36:59] patterns in our area. In the dark gray,
[37:02] you see the city of Witchaw city limits.
[37:05] The orange is the strategic growth zone
[37:07] area. It's basically the entire
[37:09] unincorporated Sedu County between the
[37:12] city of Goddard and the city of Witchah
[37:14] from 21st Street North to MacArthur
[37:17] south. You can see a little uh area
[37:20] within the orange where city of Goddard
[37:23] has already um established city limits
[37:27] within the strategic growth zone area as
[37:29] well as just some light blue areas uh
[37:33] within the city of Witchaw's 2025 urban
[37:35] growth area.
[37:37] Go ahead and go to that next one.
[37:40] When we looked at this the first time,
[37:42] we didn't include the school district
[37:44] overlay, but as we had more
[37:46] conversations about this, it became more
[37:48] and more relevant to us. Now, uh the
[37:50] school district is roughly 10 times our
[37:53] size and land mass. Um it it takes up a
[37:56] large portion of the city of Witchah to
[37:58] the northeast there. You know, it goes
[38:00] up to 119th and the half mile line north
[38:03] of Central between it 13th. uh looking a
[38:06] little further south it goes all the way
[38:07] to Maple and Tyler of course to the
[38:09] southwest where you know on and past uh
[38:12] Lake Aptton. So um we think this is an
[38:15] important context to the conversation
[38:17] because uh we feel like the neighboring
[38:20] city is generating more uh value uh from
[38:24] a financial perspective only uh from the
[38:26] school district versus the city of
[38:28] Goddard. And uh there's a line of
[38:30] thought that the strategic growth zone
[38:32] being a policy signal that developers
[38:34] may consider annexing Goddard versus
[38:36] Witchah that we would be able to take
[38:38] more advantage of the fact that our
[38:40] school district is probably the primary
[38:43] reason if not one maybe two as to why
[38:46] development dollars are being invested
[38:48] into the city of Goddard. I always say
[38:50] the school district is the lifeblood of
[38:52] our community and I really mean that.
[38:55] Next slide.
[38:58] There's a small publication cost for
[39:00] notice and if approved the council uh
[39:02] the ordinance would be published. Um we
[39:06] got two options here. One is to wave the
[39:08] reading of the ordinance. Uh and then
[39:10] two uh we recommend you approve the
[39:12] ordinance introducing the strategic
[39:14] overlay district into the zoning and
[39:15] subdivision regulations and updating the
[39:18] official zoning map to reflect the new
[39:20] district. With that, I would be glad to
[39:21] take any questions that you guys might
[39:24] have. Uh, and I believe uh city attorney
[39:26] could uh contribute as well if needed.
[39:30] >> Craig, could we go back to that image?
[39:33] >> Yes, sir.
[39:34] >> Could you just explain I I asked uh
[39:38] Craig and Micah why we wouldn't target
[39:42] further south because of the large witch
[39:46] border to the south of MacArthur that's
[39:48] still in the school district.
[39:51] It's a great question and to me it's a
[39:53] matter of practicality. Um there's a
[39:56] costbenefit analysis that we must
[39:58] consider when we look at annexing on the
[40:00] periphery of the community and that
[40:02] boils down to where are the nearest
[40:04] available utilities. There becomes a
[40:06] time where it's cost ineffective for a
[40:09] development to come into the city of
[40:10] Goddard if the nearest water man or
[40:12] sewer main is too far away. Um there
[40:16] just the proforma doesn't the math
[40:18] doesn't work. So our thought was is to
[40:22] go much further south than what we're
[40:24] recommending today. It may not be
[40:26] necessary because we're probably not
[40:28] going to see development that far south
[40:31] be annex into the city of Goddard or
[40:32] requested to be within
[40:35] a relative amount of time, 5 to 10 years
[40:38] maybe. Um I think it's really important
[40:40] in the context of this conversation to
[40:42] remind ourselves that we're going
[40:44] through a comprehensive planning
[40:45] process.
[40:46] some communities or stakeholders say,
[40:48] "Well, why don't you wait for that
[40:49] process to conclude before making
[40:51] decisions like this?" And the reason is we don't have the affordability of
[40:56] time because of the growth pressure that
[40:59] we're currently experiencing. Um, we
[41:02] don't want to not have these things in
[41:04] place and dollars be invested in other
[41:07] communities instead of ours because we
[41:09] haven't set a clear line of sight for
[41:10] those who are interested in investing in
[41:12] Gddard.
[41:17] Well, time is a thing. Like I just saw
[41:19] the news today about,
[41:22] you know, somebody dissolving at 119th
[41:25] in colony and that's right there along
[41:28] that border and that's going to be
[41:30] Witchah.
[41:31] >> So it's it's they're making their way in
[41:35] and if that gets developed and it's in
[41:37] Witchaw, which it looks like it will be.
[41:39] So they big Boston is right there
[41:42] against that area. So doing this now is
[41:46] important. I think
[41:49] >> I think you're right. And there's been
[41:51] some recent signals I think that have
[41:54] affirmed this concept in my mind as it
[41:57] relates to the speed of growth from us
[42:00] or our neighbors to the east. And
[42:03] there's been a couple of pretty
[42:05] significant capital investments in their
[42:08] utility infrastructure near us that are
[42:11] kind of a signal to me, okay, you know,
[42:14] we're wanting to make sure that we are
[42:15] capable of serving this periphery and
[42:18] having the capacity to do so, which
[42:20] tells me that this general area is of
[42:23] interest. And part of it is just due to
[42:26] the the fact that you look at the other
[42:29] areas of the county where the suburbs
[42:31] are buted up against the city and
[42:33] they've kind of developed through all
[42:34] those areas and this is the next spot.
[42:43] » I think it's also important to note for
[42:45] people who are um not really in favor of
[42:49] the growth of God to look at this chart
[42:51] closely because the intention of
[42:54] is still spelled out there in the
[42:55] purple. And um this is
[43:01] our our way to say
[43:04] um this is our way to protect our city
[43:08] and the limits, the boundaries and um
[43:12] just it's it's a pretty clear image
[43:14] about what the intentions of everyone
[43:16] are. So
[43:18] >> I think it's coming either way we have
[43:20] this conversation.
[43:21] >> Um It's obviously hard to swallow. I
[43:24] mean, I've said this and I would say it
[43:26] again. It's hard to swallow a lot of the
[43:28] hard work that we've put in to um put
[43:32] regulations on developers and just make
[43:34] sure that we're, you know, building what
[43:35] we want. And I think that there's things
[43:36] that no matter what, we want to make
[43:38] sure we keep. But no matter what
[43:40] happens, whether we do this or we don't
[43:43] do this, this is coming. These
[43:45] developments are coming. It's a matter
[43:47] of is Goddard going to see the revenue
[43:50] from that and are we going to benefit
[43:52] from what we're going to be driving past
[43:54] every day? Um we have some of that
[43:58] already. We drive past things that we
[44:01] really don't love and we don't have a
[44:03] saying in because it's not God. And so I
[44:04] think it's really important that as
[44:06] we're looking at this, we're ensuring
[44:07] that
[44:10] we're getting a piece of this to to
[44:13] benefit the city.
[44:17] I guess the last point is there's really
[44:19] no guarantee that in that grower
[44:26] to the developers,
[44:28] but it just does provide them with an
[44:30] additional option. And I mean it makes
[44:34] sense on the north side too. That's kind
[44:36] of the direction where our next water
[44:39] source is.
[44:41] So I think
[44:43] reasons
[44:47] too.
[44:51] » I not to just continue on, but I mean it
[44:53] it's a small incentive
[44:56] when you think the disadvantage that we
[44:59] already have with our tax rate, you
[45:01] know, being higher and some of those
[45:03] types of things. I mean, it it gives a
[45:05] reason to choose Godard over our
[45:08] neighbor. I I think there's more than
[45:10] one, but for some it's a dollars and
[45:12] cents thing. And if your annual cost of
[45:15] living is excessively more in one versus
[45:17] the other, that may be the determining
[45:19] factor on where you live. So, um, you
[45:22] know, having a small incentive like this
[45:25] is helpful, but there's still going to
[45:27] be other forces that we're going to be
[45:28] working against as people look at at one
[45:31] versus the other.
[45:33] I think the other thing is is we have to
[45:35] consider this in the context of the
[45:36] Northwest Expressway, but also the
[45:38] massive amount of flood plane,
[45:40] especially on the north side of the
[45:42] strategic growth overlay district. It is
[45:44] financially unfeasible to do um a more
[45:49] inefficient uh single family
[45:51] development. In these areas where you
[45:53] have a 80 acre piece of land, but only
[45:56] 45 acres of it is developable because
[45:58] there's flood plane issues, there's
[46:00] Northwest Expressway. the only uh
[46:04] opportunity for those types of tracks is
[46:07] going to be higher density uses. And
[46:10] that's not only uh to help out the
[46:12] developer, but also the city of Gddard.
[46:15] We want more value per acre, more
[46:17] taxable value for the smaller smallest
[46:20] amount of land possible. Those tracks
[46:22] are not going to develop as single
[46:24] family homes next to the expressway. And
[46:27] with all that flood plane mixed in
[46:28] there, um there's already some 100% two
[46:32] family projects there. There's mobile
[46:33] home park. Just lots of context to be
[46:36] considered, especially as we look north.
[46:43] » Any other questions?
[46:49] » Okay, I'll look for someone to uh make a
[46:52] recommendation to wave the reading
[46:54] order.
[46:57] Make a motion to wave the reading of the
[46:59] ordinance. Second
[47:03] motion correct seconds. All those in
[47:05] favor say I.
[47:06] >> I
[47:08] passes 5 Z.
[47:11] Next step in advance.
[47:15] Go ahead. Make motion to approve the
[47:16] ordinance introducing the strategic
[47:18] overlay district into the zoning and
[47:21] subdist and regulations and updating the
[47:23] official zoning map to reflect the new
[47:25] district.
[47:27] Second
[47:30] motion
[47:31] made a motion 40 seconds. I'll get this
[47:33] straight.
[47:40] » Council member Bird.
[47:41] >> Yes.
[47:42] >> Council member White.
[47:43] >> Yes. Mayor Lee,
[47:45] >> yes.
[47:46] >> Vice Mayor Hall,
[47:47] >> yes. Council,
[47:50] >> yes. Ordinance 1051. 105150.
[48:03] » Yeah, you're still
[48:05] >> I think you probably have to stop for
[48:07] me, but I'll get through this here.
[48:10] >> I wasn't planning to speak so much
[48:11] tonight. I sound so nasely.
[48:14] So, thanks for bearing with me here. Um,
[48:16] I want to just highlight one point to
[48:18] reiterate
[48:20] items. The design standards stay so long
[48:24] as the council wants to continue to do
[48:26] that as they look at zoning amendments
[48:29] and restrictive code. We are merely
[48:31] discussing the ratio. I think that's
[48:33] really important. The design standards
[48:35] were not lost in that.
[48:37] Um, I've been a little remiss not to
[48:40] introduce a new member of our city
[48:41] staff, our assistant to the city
[48:43] manager, Josiah Wadney. Uh, he's just
[48:45] starting week four here. So, he's
[48:48] already added another gear to the work
[48:50] that we're doing uh through his
[48:52] expertise and u his efforts. So, super
[48:56] glad to have him on our team and just
[48:57] want to make sure I recognize him. So,
[49:00] >> excited to work with you all.
[49:03] >> So, a few updates here on some of the
[49:05] agenda items. I just want to highlight
[49:06] we've got the uh regular budget hearing
[49:09] and the revenue neutral rate budget
[49:11] hearing on Tuesday, September 8th.
[49:12] That's the day after Labor Day. So, make
[49:14] sure you got the right dates on your
[49:16] calendar. It'll be our se regularly 700
[49:18] p.m. meeting. Uh the guiding Goddard
[49:20] comprehensive plan. We've got some
[49:22] engagement opportunity coming up on
[49:24] September 24th as well as a booth at
[49:27] fall festival uh where we will have um
[49:30] the group going out and meeting the
[49:32] community where they're at to ask them
[49:35] their vision for Goddard's growth in two
[49:38] or three days. So I'm told we will have
[49:40] possession of the van from Witchaw
[49:42] Transit for the GDD go transportation
[49:44] program. It's been uh kind of a fun
[49:47] hurdle after the other to get the title
[49:50] and the VIN number issue worked out that
[49:52] our staff has been diligently working
[49:54] through. I'm grateful for their
[49:55] perseverance. Starting tomorrow, um we
[49:59] will begin uh getting our new AV
[50:01] upgrades. They should be done by Monday,
[50:03] August 24th. So, we'll have the new
[50:05] system in our Tuesday council meeting.
[50:08] Uh it'll feel a lot more professional in
[50:09] here, which is something I'm really
[50:11] excited about. um no one feels good
[50:13] about clickers not working and having to
[50:15] use boom boxes and um all the other
[50:18] issues we've faced over the last several
[50:20] months. So I I appreciate the council
[50:22] and the community kind of being patient
[50:24] with us uh through those trials. So um
[50:27] Trails End third edition 12 or 60 days
[50:30] have elapsed on that project. Um we're
[50:32] about to have a lot of new residential
[50:35] uh development come online that's
[50:37] nearing shovel ready. Um, you know, it
[50:39] takes a year, year and a half to get all
[50:41] this horizontal infrastructure in. Uh,
[50:44] interesting. I sent an update to the
[50:45] governing body last week. I think I
[50:48] think we've issued around 60 single
[50:50] family new construction permits to six
[50:54] two family new construction permits. So,
[50:57] uh, amongst all the discussion about two
[50:59] family, this year has been all about the
[51:00] single family home thus far. I do expect
[51:03] with a lot of these residential
[51:04] developments that are about shovel
[51:05] ready, there'll be a bit of a catchup
[51:07] moment for the two family properties.
[51:10] The public works facility is progressing
[51:12] really well. I hope you guys have been
[51:13] driving by to to watch those guys work.
[51:16] Um they're going to be continuing the
[51:17] exterior panels, wall blocking, and uh
[51:20] starting some of the HVAC, electrical,
[51:22] mechanical work as well. Legacy Bank
[51:24] Park, uh the crews board have finished
[51:26] the pavilion pad. Uh they've finished
[51:29] the excavating and grading of the pond.
[51:31] They've done the sanitary sewer boring
[51:32] beneath maple. The pipe is in for the
[51:35] sewer. Um we're going to be seeing uh
[51:38] the benton knife being packed into the
[51:40] bottom of that pond so we have a pond
[51:41] that doesn't leak uh once it's full of
[51:44] water. Uh super excited for the progress
[51:46] on that project. uh the water looping
[51:48] project uh you know that the uh historic
[51:53] part of town I'll call it uh has proved
[51:56] to provide its trials and tribulations
[51:59] as it relates to this project. Once we
[52:01] get out of there it should be much more
[52:03] smooth sailing. You got to consider uh
[52:05] that area is full of utilities. It's
[52:08] well established. There's old stuff in
[52:10] there that we may not even know is
[52:12] there. Um, so you know, they've been
[52:15] doing pretty good dealing with little
[52:17] paper cuts that have come up here and
[52:19] there as they've been working through
[52:20] that part of the project. Um, four
[52:22] streets pretty much done, oak streets
[52:25] pretty much done. Um, they got a couple
[52:27] of tree streets left there as far as
[52:29] water lines are concerned. And then, uh,
[52:31] hopefully in the next few weeks they'll
[52:32] be moving on to other parts of town and
[52:34] we'll get that base layer of asphalt,
[52:36] excuse me, the top layer of asphalt put
[52:38] back on those Tree Street roads.
[52:41] Uh the 2026 roadway projects are kind of
[52:43] on pause in that area of town. Until
[52:45] then, uh as Jason shared, tonight uh
[52:48] we'll be doing uh the mill and overlay
[52:50] work now that's been approved and then
[52:52] the concrete tear out and replace. Um
[52:54] we're going to try to target fall break
[52:56] for that Brook Estates phase three. Uh
[53:00] so they're continue to keep moving
[53:02] forward on that. Uh I'll just take a a
[53:04] brief moment to uh as far as the gates
[53:08] concerned and the separation with the
[53:09] other uh county residents. Um we're
[53:13] hoping to get a final recommendation
[53:15] from our legal team uh midweek this week
[53:18] on the legalities of putting the gate
[53:20] there. Uh the gates that have been
[53:22] proposed are really nice decorative
[53:24] looking gates. They didn't want to go
[53:25] with something that would not fit within
[53:27] that. I'll call it a state style
[53:29] neighborhood. Um, we've seen the
[53:31] application done before, so I'm hopeful
[53:32] it'll work. As you heard tonight, we
[53:35] basically got two property owners saying
[53:37] they want two different things. They're
[53:38] not residents of God. So, here we are
[53:41] refering uh two different positions from
[53:44] uh county neighboring property owners.
[53:46] Um, I don't think at this time I'm ready
[53:49] to change course uh from the fence
[53:51] unless we get something from legal that
[53:52] says otherwise. Um, since this continues
[53:55] to get put back on your plate, we'll
[53:57] just keep you updated with uh oneway
[53:59] updates um via email. Uh, villas at
[54:03] Pleasant Ridge Creek, they've got uh
[54:06] mostly asphalt down there. I think we're
[54:07] just waiting on a base coat. It's one of
[54:09] those that's nearing shovel ready.
[54:10] Willows Ridge paving will be coming
[54:12] soon. They're finishing up the storm
[54:13] water drainage. So, uh, in true
[54:16] contractor fashion, they wanted to
[54:18] start, uh, the day they told us they
[54:21] wanted to close Maple, we said, "No,
[54:22] that's not going to work. we need to
[54:23] give the community a week of heads up
[54:25] and then they didn't show up uh to do
[54:28] that work on that day. So, um we are
[54:31] trying to figure out if and when they
[54:34] need to close Maple and we'll go at
[54:37] giving everyone notice again. So, if you
[54:39] see folks getting riled up again about
[54:41] that, that's because it wasn't done the
[54:42] first time it was as it was committed to
[54:44] be done. Micromobility device ordinance.
[54:48] Uh it's just kind of been uh hanging out
[54:50] in purgatory. I need to get a final
[54:52] review and comment from our staff
[54:54] leadership on that. Our legal teams had
[54:56] the draft ordinance to us now for a few
[54:58] weeks.
[55:00] 167 to 23rd Street crew should be uh
[55:02] starting construction this week. Maple
[55:05] Tree, believe it or not, this one has
[55:06] been uh hanging out there for a really
[55:08] long time, but they just had their
[55:10] pre-construction conference and we'll
[55:11] have the notice to proceed issued
[55:13] September 1st. Um applications are due
[55:16] for the mayor's youth council September
[55:18] 1. Uh if anyone from the public knows of
[55:20] a high school student at Goddard High,
[55:22] Goddard Eisenhower or Goddard Academy
[55:24] that uh would like to be more civically
[55:27] involved and learn uh more about their
[55:30] local, state, and federal government, we
[55:32] would love to have them be a part of
[55:34] this program. Uh and then there lies a
[55:37] few upcoming agenda items for you to
[55:39] preuse. Mr. Mayor, with that, I will
[55:42] retire. And if anyone has comments or
[55:45] questions, I'd be glad to feel those.
[55:47] Any
[55:52] questions?
[55:54] Were we good at building?
[55:57] >> No.
[55:59] >> I played second, so if I I had to, I'd
[56:01] get run over and cover first.
[56:05] >> I do have a question. I actually
[56:08] >> um I know our senior center director is
[56:11] fairly new, but I was just curious if we
[56:13] expect to get quarterly updates at some
[56:14] point.
[56:15] >> Yes. So, actually I thought I had that
[56:17] as an upcoming agenda item in here.
[56:19] >> Sorry, I didn't read all the way through
[56:20] them.
[56:21] >> Yes, she will be here to give the
[56:22] quarter three report.
[56:25] >> Not the next meeting. It should be
[56:27] within one to three council meetings.
[56:28] >> Look forward to it. Thank you.
[56:31] >> And just cuz we're on that and I see
[56:32] Karen over there, I think nothing but
[56:34] high praises for our new senior center
[56:36] director. She's fantastic. So, I love
[56:40] the sparkle of color she's bringing to
[56:42] the space.
[56:44] >> The all pink room. I love it. So, if you
[56:47] have not had a chance to stop by and see
[56:48] it, please do.
[56:52] >> You need your sunglasses to go in there.
[56:54] >> You will.
[56:56] >> Okay. Any other questions for
[57:00] >> you guys?
[57:12] It's a pretty big meeting. Just want to
[57:14] thank um our speakers T Amber for coming
[57:17] in and sharing the thoughts. I always
[57:20] like it when the community does that. So
[57:22] um we appreciate coming in and speaking
[57:24] sometimes with us this evening. I know
[57:26] they're gone but maybe they're watching
[57:28] on TV or on the computer
[57:32] that
[57:34] uh welcome Josiah officially.
[57:36] >> Thank you.
[57:37] >> You've been a huge asset already in the
[57:39] short amount of time that you've been
[57:40] here. Um,
[57:43] and I uh want us to pay attention to
[57:46] Main Street because the um work has
[57:49] begun on our mural, our first mural in
[57:51] God. So, they were out there today
[57:54] spraying the wall down and preparing it.
[57:56] So, um that will be coming. And um yeah,
[58:01] I'm excited about that. And I want to
[58:03] thank Craig for the um the work on that
[58:06] because he has applied three years.
[58:08] >> Ryan Shrek. Ryan,
[58:09] >> I gotta give credit where it's
[58:11] >> okay. So, Ryan has applied three years
[58:13] for that grant and we finally got it.
[58:15] So, um yeah, so government's getting its
[58:17] first mural on the side locker.
[58:21] >> Persistence pays off.
[58:23] >> You excited to see it?
[58:25] >> Um I I got all of that. I would tell
[58:28] everyone to drink your vitamin C because
[58:31] we're week two of school and I know
[58:33] Christa's edging her chair down there so
[58:37] it's going around a little early. Um,
[58:40] I just want to say I mean I've been
[58:43] seated what are we month seven and I
[58:46] appreciate that even if we all don't
[58:49] share the same views all the time. I
[58:51] feel like we're pretty aligned, but I
[58:53] appreciate that we all have enough
[58:54] respect that we can have that cander and
[58:57] um we're willing to come back in the
[59:00] next time and I think we all our hearts
[59:02] are all in the right place. And so I
[59:04] just appreciate that we're able to do
[59:06] that and we get along well and we work
[59:08] together well and so I just want to put
[59:10] that out there and say thank you because
[59:11] this has been a really good experience.
[59:14] So
[59:16] >> my turn. Your turn.
[59:18] >> All right. Um, I did want to make a
[59:20] comment about
[59:22] uh the Rachel Booker Estates thing. So,
[59:27] um, we we have been listening and we do
[59:29] appreciate when citizens come up and
[59:31] give us comments. So, we get to hear
[59:33] things. But I I want to let everyone
[59:36] know that the city does do a great job
[59:38] of fielding a lot of these questions and
[59:40] we've seen some of the communications
[59:42] that have been going on and the city's
[59:43] been doing a great job and I appreciate
[59:45] you might get going and talking with
[59:47] individuals, but don't I hope citizens
[59:50] don't feel like they have to come up and
[59:51] give comments. We appreciate it, but
[59:53] there's also a whole staff that's always
[59:55] willing to listen and provide feedback.
[59:58] So, you don't have to go that route. you
[1:00:01] can always go to the city and and talk
[1:00:02] to them during their business hours. So,
[1:00:05] um just just uh letting everybody know
[1:00:08] that. So, um I also wanted to just give
[1:00:11] a shout out to all the videos I've been
[1:00:13] seeing of some of the new things going
[1:00:15] on
[1:00:16] >> on Facebook, social media the city's
[1:00:17] been putting out. It's been great. Hope
[1:00:19] the community's been enjoying seeing
[1:00:22] what all has been going on, not just the
[1:00:23] city projects, but other things that
[1:00:25] have been going on uh with other
[1:00:26] developments. So, I just look forward to
[1:00:28] seeing more of those. So, thank you.
[1:00:32] >> Good.
[1:00:33] >> Okay. Um the uh
[1:00:38] micro mobility
[1:00:41] ordinance was after our meeting here
[1:00:45] downtown. Uh about 2:00,
[1:00:50] there was a guy on a bike ped
[1:00:53] and I pulled out turned on the main
[1:00:56] street. He was behind me.
[1:01:00] He pulled me on the sidewalk
[1:01:03] and uh he raced me to the other corner
[1:01:07] and I was doing 20 and I think he was
[1:01:09] doing 25.
[1:01:10] >> Wow.
[1:01:11] >> Um and all I could see is someone
[1:01:15] stepping out of city hall or the senior
[1:01:18] center,
[1:01:18] >> the daycare.
[1:01:20] >> Yeah, he kind of zigzag back around. But
[1:01:24] I think we probably need to kind of get
[1:01:27] a handle on that and
[1:01:32] This is, you know, you kind of see
[1:01:33] something and you kind of go,
[1:01:35] >> is this really happening?
[1:01:37] >> And it did. So anyway,
[1:01:39] >> mayor, we'll put a shot clock on
[1:01:41] ourselves to have a draft of the
[1:01:44] ordinance in front of you by the next
[1:01:47] council meeting, which is the fourth
[1:01:48] Tuesday.
[1:01:49] >> The city attorney's given us one that we
[1:01:52] provided input on. We've had a couple
[1:01:54] meetings about it and the last draft
[1:01:57] they gave us a few weeks ago and it's
[1:01:59] been our leadership including myself
[1:02:02] that has not gotten that turned back
[1:02:03] around to them because of other
[1:02:05] priorities. But at any rate, we'll get a draft in front of you guys at that
[1:02:09] 14-day meeting and we can workshop it a
[1:02:12] bit if you see some things you want to
[1:02:13] adjust and we could look at codifying it
[1:02:16] that first Monday of September. I
[1:02:19] suppose it'll be here soon.
[1:02:20] >> Tuesday.
[1:02:21] >> Yep. The 8th. And just seeing that was
[1:02:23] probably this, you know, this afternoon
[1:02:25] is just kind of a reminder to all of us
[1:02:27] that we need to kind of keep that long.
[1:02:30] Uh the other thing I'll mention is uh at
[1:02:33] the last uh last Tuesday's LMPO meeting,
[1:02:36] the final approval for our joint project
[1:02:39] with the county to pave
[1:02:42] 183rd
[1:02:44] north of Maple to Central was approved,
[1:02:46] which includes our first roundabout. So
[1:02:49] um
[1:02:52] first uh first money spent on the roads
[1:02:54] in western Cedric County in 20 years.
[1:02:58] >> Great.
[1:02:58] >> So, thanks
[1:03:01] and
[1:03:04] that's awesome.
[1:03:07] >> So, and
[1:03:10] that uh any other comments?
[1:03:13] Not I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
[1:03:17] >> Second.
[1:03:19] I make a motion to adjurnn
[1:03:21] >> every time.
[1:03:23] >> Man has made the motion.
[1:03:25] >> Christa seconds. All in favor say I.
[1:03:27] >> I.
[1:03:32] » Swear.
[1:03:34] Get out.