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Roll call. 99 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:42,960 >> Mayor Parson 100 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:43,360 >> here. 101 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:44,400 >> Vice Mayor Baskque 102 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:45,679 >> here. Commissioner Laura 103 00:27:45,679 --> 00:27:46,159 >> present. 104 00:27:46,159 --> 00:27:47,200 >> Commissioner McCaffrey 105 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:47,679 >> present. 106 00:27:47,679 --> 00:27:48,720 >> Commissioner Warren 107 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:49,120 >> here. 108 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:50,159 >> We have a honor. 109 00:27:50,159 --> 00:27:51,440 >> Thank you very much. If you'd stand and 110 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,279 join me for the pledge of allegiance, 111 00:27:53,279 --> 00:27:55,919 please. 112 00:27:55,919 --> 00:27:58,880 I pledge algiance to the flag of the 113 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:01,520 United States of America and to the 114 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,880 republic for which it stands. One nation 115 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:08,320 under God, indivisible with liberty and 116 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,840 justice for all. 117 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:11,039 >> If you remain standing for the 118 00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:18,630 invitation, please. 119 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,880 » Hello everybody. My name is Lanna Kley 120 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,720 and I'm here representing the Liberal 121 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,720 Ministerial Alliance. And I thank you 122 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,080 all for allowing me to be here. 123 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,000 Father, we just come before you today 124 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,320 and we just ask you, Lord, to lead us in 125 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:34,000 every decision that comes forth here 126 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,760 tonight. Father, that you would bring 127 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,159 your mercy and your truth and your 128 00:28:38,159 --> 00:28:39,600 knowledge and your wisdom would come 129 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,360 forth out of this room tonight. Father 130 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:42,880 God, that you would touch each 131 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,279 individual and give them your 132 00:28:45,279 --> 00:28:47,120 understanding and your knowledge and 133 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,360 your truth. Father, I just lift them 134 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,760 before you tonight and I thank you in 135 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,520 Jesus name. Amen. 136 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:54,240 >> Amen. 137 00:28:54,240 --> 00:29:01,510 >> Thank you very much. 138 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,240 » Item number one is awards proclamations 139 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:07,120 and presentations. I know we have one 140 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:08,640 proclamation 141 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,640 tonight which I'll read real quickly um 142 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,120 for fire prevention month, fire 143 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,080 prevention week. Whereas Liberal Kansas 144 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,039 is committed to ensuring the safety and 145 00:29:21,039 --> 00:29:23,200 security of all those living in and 146 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,399 visiting Liberal. And whereas fire 147 00:29:26,399 --> 00:29:28,399 remains a serious public safety concern 148 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:30,799 both locally and nationally, and the 149 00:29:30,799 --> 00:29:32,960 presence of lithium ion batteries in 150 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,840 many household devices introduces fire 151 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,559 risks. And whereas most of the 152 00:29:38,559 --> 00:29:40,640 rechargeable electronics used in homes 153 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,120 daily, including smartphones, tablets, 154 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,440 laptops, power tools, ebikes, e- 155 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,679 scooters, and toys, are powered by 156 00:29:47,679 --> 00:29:50,559 lithium ion batteries, which if misused, 157 00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:53,120 damaged, or improperly charged can 158 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,720 overheat, start a fire, or explode. And 159 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,200 whereas the way lithium ion battery 160 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:00,960 devices are charged can make a 161 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:02,720 difference in helping prevent home 162 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:06,000 fires. And whereas safe charging 163 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,080 includes using the cord and charger that 164 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,399 came with your device or one approved by 165 00:30:10,399 --> 00:30:13,120 the manufacturer. Charging on a hard 166 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,600 flat surface, watching for warning signs 167 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,559 like uh devices that are very hot or 168 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:21,279 start to swell, unplugging when fully 169 00:30:21,279 --> 00:30:23,760 charged, and charging larger devices 170 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,120 like ebikes outside and away from exits. 171 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,200 And whereas residents are encouraged to 172 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:30,880 understand that safe charging means 173 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,880 making smart choices every time they 174 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,000 plug in. And whereas liberal Kansas 175 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,080 first responders remain dedicated to 176 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,000 reducing the occurrence of fires through 177 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,559 prevention, safety education, and 178 00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:46,240 community outreach. And whereas the 2026 179 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,279 fire prevention week theme, charge into 180 00:30:49,279 --> 00:30:51,760 fire safety, safe charging is 181 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,320 superpower, serves to remind all 182 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,240 residents that safe charging can reduce 183 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,080 the risk of fires in homes and 184 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:00,399 communities. Now therefore, I, Jeff 185 00:31:00,399 --> 00:31:03,039 Parson's, mayor, do hereby proclaim 186 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:06,480 October 4th through the 10th, 2026, 187 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,240 uh, as fire prevention week throughout 188 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,720 liberal Kansas, and urge all residents 189 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,960 to learn about and practice safe 190 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,360 charging habits. 191 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:50,389 So, someone want to come up and 192 00:31:50,399 --> 00:31:51,919 appcate. 193 00:31:51,919 --> 00:32:05,669 Thank you. 194 00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:08,399 Item number 1B is uh fire department's 195 00:32:08,399 --> 00:32:10,559 commendations for the West Haven 196 00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:14,630 residential fire. 197 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,399 » Good evening, mayor, commissioners. It's 198 00:32:16,399 --> 00:32:18,399 a this is a privilege for me to be here 199 00:32:18,399 --> 00:32:21,760 tonight to uh recognize some people for 200 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,559 extraordinary efforts. As I I think I 201 00:32:24,559 --> 00:32:26,880 know you're all aware, one family in our 202 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,159 community suffered a devastating 203 00:32:28,159 --> 00:32:32,320 houseire back on August 17th and um kind 204 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,480 of the ana, you know, I've been here a 205 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,679 long time and I've been to a lot of 206 00:32:35,679 --> 00:32:37,840 houseires. One thing I've always taught 207 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:39,760 in public safety education, one thing I 208 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,679 know from experience is that fire is 209 00:32:41,679 --> 00:32:44,399 extremely fast. It's um when we tell 210 00:32:44,399 --> 00:32:47,360 people you need smoke detectors to to 211 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,679 make an easy escape, we we mean that. I 212 00:32:49,679 --> 00:32:51,120 mean, you have literally seconds to 213 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:53,200 minutes to to get out of the house. So, 214 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:55,440 kind of the anatomy of a house fire in 215 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,760 Liberal is by the nature of the way it 216 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,919 works, the 911 call taker receives the 217 00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:02,320 call, of course. Um this fire happened 218 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,519 at 4:00 a.m. in the morning. So, um the 219 00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:07,120 firefighters are in their stations, 220 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:08,799 probably in bed, just the way we work 221 00:33:08,799 --> 00:33:11,120 here. Uh the call gets dispatched out 222 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:13,760 and our officers who are patrolling 24/7 223 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,640 365 are on the streets and they're one 224 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,880 of the first to arrive at almost every 225 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,360 houseire that we have and their efforts 226 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,360 um can go a long way to a successful 227 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:24,960 outcome and they're one link in that 228 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:26,960 chain. Um they'll be followed quickly 229 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,120 hopefully by fire units and probably EMS 230 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:31,120 units depending on the type of fire that 231 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:34,799 we have. So this fire was a very complex 232 00:33:34,799 --> 00:33:37,600 fire and following every fire there's an 233 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:41,039 investigation that happens and um when I 234 00:33:41,039 --> 00:33:42,880 mentioned earlier that fire is fast you 235 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:44,720 know when I got to this fire I was there 236 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:46,000 you know I don't recall but it was 237 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,399 within like probably 8 to 10 minutes 238 00:33:48,399 --> 00:33:50,240 when I arrived and took command of the 239 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,399 fire and things happened so fast and 240 00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:54,720 I've seen this time and again and in 241 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:56,880 this case with the complexity of the 242 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,120 fire that we were facing and the way 243 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:00,960 that things worked when when it's all 244 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,559 done we hadn't had a fire in a while and 245 00:34:02,559 --> 00:34:03,919 I was I was very pleased with the 246 00:34:03,919 --> 00:34:05,840 outcome of the fire. Well, then the 247 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:07,360 investigation starts and this 248 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,119 investigation was different than most. 249 00:34:09,119 --> 00:34:12,159 It took a few twists and turns um as we 250 00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:13,760 uncovered different information through 251 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:17,599 the through the investigation. We we you 252 00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:19,839 know we even considered lightning strike 253 00:34:19,839 --> 00:34:21,520 because thunderstorms had rolled through 254 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:22,960 the area that night which I don't know 255 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,560 if you saw this weekend Junction City 256 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:25,919 suffered a terrible fire due to 257 00:34:25,919 --> 00:34:27,200 lightning strike on an apartment 258 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,720 complex. Um, we always consider arson 259 00:34:30,720 --> 00:34:32,480 and then we try to rule out all of the 260 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:35,919 accidental causes. So, in this case, um, 261 00:34:35,919 --> 00:34:37,040 while I was very pleased with the 262 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:38,879 outcome of the fire, as we were going 263 00:34:38,879 --> 00:34:40,240 through the investigation, I had the 264 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:42,079 opportunity to watch the body cam of the 265 00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:44,560 police officers that were on scene. And 266 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,399 when I was done watching that body cam, 267 00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:48,960 I felt in my heart that this is one case 268 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,879 where we need to give some recognition 269 00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:52,720 to the first people who were on scene 270 00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:55,839 that night. Um things have been, you 271 00:34:55,839 --> 00:34:58,320 know, going good with with the fire 272 00:34:58,320 --> 00:34:59,680 department, the police department here 273 00:34:59,680 --> 00:35:01,760 in town. And I I want to compliment 274 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,480 Chief Pinkston and Deputy Chief Head. Um 275 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:05,920 I really feel like they've got it going 276 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,160 in the right direction over there. Um we 277 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,760 have had training with them that I don't 278 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:11,839 think I've seen more than two or three 279 00:35:11,839 --> 00:35:14,960 times in my 35 years. And um we're 280 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:16,800 communicating better than ever before, I 281 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:19,440 think. And um so I wanted to take this 282 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:20,800 opportunity to get in front of you 283 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,520 tonight and and recognize some efforts. 284 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,000 So what happened there was the neighbor 285 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,320 notified us of the fire and when first 286 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,160 arriving police officers arrived on 287 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:33,440 scene um the fire had control of two 288 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,440 vehicles in the driveway and the fascia 289 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:37,520 and sophet over the garage area directly 290 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,520 in front of the vehicles and it was just 291 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,599 starting to extend to a covered porch to 292 00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:43,920 the front door. These officers when they 293 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,599 arrived they made the correct decision 294 00:35:45,599 --> 00:35:47,119 that there were still people in that 295 00:35:47,119 --> 00:35:49,040 house and through their efforts they 296 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:51,520 made entry into that house. Not knowing 297 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:53,520 how much time they had left. They awoke 298 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,520 and got three individuals and they were 299 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,119 able to one of the individuals was able 300 00:35:57,119 --> 00:35:58,960 to bring a cat out of the house fire as 301 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,760 well. They got them out. Things are very 302 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,440 hectic. Things are kind of wild. They 303 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,359 kept the family under control. They kept 304 00:36:05,359 --> 00:36:08,320 the family away from the scene for us. 305 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:10,240 And then their efforts didn't stop 306 00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:12,560 there. They also assisted as our fire 307 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:14,640 units are starting to come in. There was 308 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,760 a fire hydrant not 100 feet away, but it 309 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:19,359 was an orange hydrant. Not the best 310 00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:21,920 hydrant on our water system. And that 311 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:23,200 was going to be adequate to get us 312 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:24,320 started, but that wasn't going to be 313 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:25,920 adequate to finish the job. Because when 314 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,680 we get to a house fire, we have to draw 315 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:29,119 a line in the sand and decide where 316 00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:30,880 we're going to stop this fire. And in 317 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:32,960 this case, when I got there, I very much 318 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:34,720 feared for the house to the north of the 319 00:36:34,720 --> 00:36:36,640 house that was on fire and somewhat for 320 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:38,560 the house that was to the south. I knew 321 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:39,839 we were going to need a bigger water 322 00:36:39,839 --> 00:36:42,079 supply and in this case our next hydrant 323 00:36:42,079 --> 00:36:44,480 line had to come from Roosevelt down 324 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,480 West Haven and it was nearly we laid 325 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,079 every inch of hose off the truck and we 326 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:50,160 carried 1,200 ft of hose on the truck. 327 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:52,320 So then we needed to we had the initial 328 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:53,760 water supply and those officers helped 329 00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,280 us get hooked up to the first fire 330 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,000 hydrant and they were also not only did 331 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,640 they account for everyone, evacuate the 332 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,480 neighboring homes and let us know what 333 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,240 was still in there, they told us there's 334 00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:05,920 still a 12-year-old service dog in the 335 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:07,839 house. we'll make every effort we can to 336 00:37:07,839 --> 00:37:09,359 protect life safety. We sent four 337 00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:11,440 firefighters in while firefighting 338 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:14,320 efforts were happening. Um brought the 339 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:16,000 service dog out. It had succumbed to 340 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,920 smoke unfortunately and the officers 341 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,760 assisted with the resuscitation efforts 342 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:22,240 on that dog which were tragically they 343 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:23,839 were unsuccessful and the family lost 344 00:37:23,839 --> 00:37:26,079 their dog. But in the end, the outcome 345 00:37:26,079 --> 00:37:29,040 of this fire was that a family survived 346 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:30,800 the fire. 347 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:32,960 Back up a little bit on that body cam. 348 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,400 When they bring the family out, when the 349 00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,000 last officer comes out and the family 350 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,560 completely evacuates 351 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,920 the house, the body cam catches the fire 352 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:43,520 and it's starting to make its way down 353 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:45,599 the porch to the front door. And in the 354 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:47,520 body cam, it's less than 90 seconds 355 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:48,880 later that the front door was 356 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,119 impassible. And when my deputy chief 357 00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:53,760 Cody went to the back door, he came back 358 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,599 and advised me that black smoke was 359 00:37:55,599 --> 00:37:57,119 about a foot off the floor coming out 360 00:37:57,119 --> 00:37:59,119 the back door. So, it might not have 361 00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:00,800 been survivable if these guys hadn't 362 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:03,280 done what they what they did. 363 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,119 >> Are we all here? 364 00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:07,920 >> Awesome. Okay. I was kind of stalling a 365 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:10,079 little bit to make sure we got 366 00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:13,760 >> Can you have them come up or stand up? 367 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,680 >> Can you have them come? I actually want 368 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:17,440 to want to call it. Can I call up to the 369 00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,400 podium now Corporal Nathan Brennan, 370 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,599 Officer Kaylin Martinez, Officer Isa 371 00:38:23,599 --> 00:38:27,040 Romo, Officer Brendan Bryant, and 372 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:35,510 Officer Joel Lopez. 373 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:38,320 Tonight I want to present to each one of 374 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:43,280 these officers a certificate of commenation. 375 00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:46,000 And I'll just tell you right now, I was 376 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,359 able to find the fire department 377 00:38:47,359 --> 00:38:48,880 challenge coin. And our challenge coins 378 00:38:48,880 --> 00:38:50,960 are numbered. I was able to find 379 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:52,720 everyone's badge number. So I've got a 380 00:38:52,720 --> 00:38:54,400 challenge coin with your badge number on 381 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,640 there with the exception of Officer 382 00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:59,040 Lopez. 383 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,920 I don't have 553, but I got 453. And if 384 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:03,280 there's another three-digit number 385 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:06,800 that's significant to you, I'll sure to 386 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:08,720 Full disclosure. 387 00:39:08,720 --> 00:39:10,640 So if you don't mind, I'll read to you 388 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,720 the certificate of commendation. This 389 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:14,079 certificate of accommodation and 390 00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:15,920 presented to Corporal Nathan Brennan, 391 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,640 officer badge number 524. In the early 392 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,359 morning hours of August 17th, 2026, a 393 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:23,839 residential fire was dispatched at 1126 394 00:39:23,839 --> 00:39:26,079 West Haven Drive. Among our first 395 00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:27,839 responders to arrive on scene, Corporal 396 00:39:27,839 --> 00:39:29,760 Nathan Brennan along with four other 397 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:31,760 officers took immediate action to safely 398 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,000 remove three occupants and a family pet 399 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,920 from the burning home. They led them to 400 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,079 safety with only moments to spare. 401 00:39:38,079 --> 00:39:39,520 Further, after accounting for all 402 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,520 occupants, Corporal Brown and the fellow 403 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,200 officers were able to evacuate two 404 00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:45,119 neighboring homes being threatened. They 405 00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:46,800 were able to account for all human life 406 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,960 and notify the fire personnel of a 407 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:50,480 family service dog that remained trapped 408 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,640 in the home. Corporal Brennan's efforts 409 00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:54,480 continued as firefighting operations 410 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,160 began with his assistance in 411 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,079 establishing a water supply to the first 412 00:39:58,079 --> 00:39:59,680 arriving engine from a nearby fire 413 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:02,000 hydrant. And once the family pet was 414 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,520 located, law enforcement officers 415 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:05,520 assisted with resuscitation efforts, 416 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,599 which were tragically unsuccessful. 417 00:40:07,599 --> 00:40:09,119 However, due to their selfless actions 418 00:40:09,119 --> 00:40:11,040 of Corporal Brennan and his fellow 419 00:40:11,040 --> 00:40:12,800 officers, the family survived unharmed 420 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,480 to rebuild and move forward following 421 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,880 this devastating fire. The bravery and 422 00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:18,640 professionalism exhibited by Corporal 423 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:20,560 Brennan under extremely dangerous and 424 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,560 difficult circumstances is to be 425 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:24,880 recognized and commended. This 426 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:26,560 certificate is hereby presented this 427 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,079 22nd day of September 2026 by Fire Chief 428 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:41,990 Kelly Kirk. 429 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:43,280 And what I just read to you is 430 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:44,800 personalized to each one of them in 431 00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,560 their certificates. And next for officer 432 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:56,309 Kaylin Martinez, match number 542. 433 00:40:56,319 --> 00:41:04,870 Officer Isa Romo, Bath number 545. 434 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:12,710 Officer Brandon R. B46. 435 00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:14,400 Last but certainly not least, Officer 436 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:23,430 Joel Lopez. I'll pass. 437 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:25,359 Uh they deserve a tremendous amount of 438 00:41:25,359 --> 00:41:26,640 recognition. I don't know if they want 439 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,400 to say anything, but I'm proud to be a 440 00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:30,000 part of this community and part of the 441 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,309 first responders that serve here. 442 00:41:34,319 --> 00:41:37,839 » Thank you all very much. We 443 00:41:37,839 --> 00:41:38,240 >> Thank you. 444 00:41:38,240 --> 00:41:49,190 guys. Thank you. 445 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:50,880 » Everything we do from here on out is 446 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:54,710 going to be a let down. 447 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,800 » Okay. Item number two, approval of the 448 00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:59,359 agenda. 449 00:41:59,359 --> 00:42:01,040 I'll make a motion that we approve the 450 00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:03,200 agenda as printed. 451 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:06,230 >> Second. 452 00:42:06,240 --> 00:42:08,079 » Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 453 00:42:08,079 --> 00:42:10,720 discussion or questions? Okay, seeing 454 00:42:10,720 --> 00:42:13,680 none, all those in favor? 455 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:16,720 Motion passes 5 to zero. Item number 456 00:42:16,720 --> 00:42:19,280 three, uh, minutes from the September 457 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:24,550 15, 2026 regular meeting. 458 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:26,240 » I'll make a motion that we approve the 459 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,880 September 15, 2026 regular meeting 460 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:30,480 minutes. 461 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:33,750 >> Second. 462 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,839 » And we have a motion and a second. Any 463 00:42:35,839 --> 00:42:38,000 questions or discussion? 464 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:40,560 Okay. All those in favor? 465 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:43,760 Motion passes five to zero. Item number 466 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:45,839 four, items from citizens. Are there any 467 00:42:45,839 --> 00:42:47,440 citizens here that would like to address 468 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:51,030 the commission? 469 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,760 Okay, seeing none, items from groups. 470 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:55,200 Are there any groups represented here 471 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,160 that would like to address the 472 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:59,430 commission? 473 00:42:59,440 --> 00:43:01,839 » All right. Item number six, the consent 474 00:43:01,839 --> 00:43:05,680 agenda. I move we approve the consent 475 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,720 agenda as presented. 476 00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:12,069 >> Second. 477 00:43:12,079 --> 00:43:14,000 » Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 478 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:18,000 questions or discussion? 479 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:20,560 Okay, all those in favor? 480 00:43:20,560 --> 00:43:23,599 Motion passes 5 to zero. 481 00:43:23,599 --> 00:43:25,599 Item number seven, resolution number 482 00:43:25,599 --> 00:43:27,440 2463, 483 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,280 authorization of Kansas tourism grant 484 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:31,040 application. 485 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:32,560 Mayor, vice mayor, and commissioners. 486 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,160 We're bringing back resolution number 487 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:36,960 2463. We took no action on this item 488 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:39,520 last meeting. Um this is for the Kansas 489 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,440 Tourism Department's attraction 490 00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:43,920 development grant and we are applying to 491 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:46,800 be able to create the um aviation 492 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,119 playground that we presented to you all 493 00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:51,359 during the budget sessions. Um this 494 00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:53,119 would go out in front of the Liberal Air 495 00:43:53,119 --> 00:43:55,920 Museum. It would include the playground 496 00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:58,480 itself, which is shaped as an airplane. 497 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:00,480 uh playground turf, polemounted 498 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,760 lighting, um uh fencing, and then 499 00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,480 protective barriers as well. So, um this 500 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:08,720 is something that we will submit in mid 501 00:44:08,720 --> 00:44:10,960 October pending approval of this 502 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:15,440 resolution. Um it is a 60 40% and so the 503 00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:17,839 state would pay for 40% of the project. 504 00:44:17,839 --> 00:44:20,319 We are proposing for the match from the 505 00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:21,760 city of Liberal to come from our 506 00:44:21,760 --> 00:44:23,920 transient guest tax dollars through the 507 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,720 convention and tourism center. And so we 508 00:44:26,720 --> 00:44:28,400 are recommending approval of resolution 509 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:32,079 number 2463 authorizing us to submit the 510 00:44:32,079 --> 00:44:37,109 attraction development grant. 511 00:44:37,119 --> 00:44:39,760 » Do we have a total cost per 512 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:44,240 >> it is nearing 255,000. 513 00:44:44,240 --> 00:44:45,920 The bulk of that being the playground 514 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,560 itself. The equipment 515 00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:50,960 and this is equipment that has been 516 00:44:50,960 --> 00:44:53,119 installed. That same style has been 517 00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:55,839 installed in other places. So, it's not 518 00:44:55,839 --> 00:44:59,839 a custom build in any way. 519 00:44:59,839 --> 00:45:01,440 >> Did we say we were going to do a shade 520 00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:02,960 on that one or 521 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:03,359 >> um 522 00:45:03,359 --> 00:45:04,319 >> that's not included. 523 00:45:04,319 --> 00:45:06,960 >> The design of the plane itself is a 524 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:09,119 biplane and so there's a portion of it 525 00:45:09,119 --> 00:45:10,640 that is in the shade because it's 526 00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:15,990 underneath the wing. So, 527 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:19,760 » so you said $255,000 528 00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:20,400 about 529 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:22,800 >> about We're still in the process of 530 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,000 collecting everything for the 531 00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:25,040 application itself. 532 00:45:25,040 --> 00:45:27,200 >> And it looks like just to kind of be 533 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:30,720 clear, the grant would cover 534 00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:32,000 40% of that, 535 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:32,319 >> correct? 536 00:45:32,319 --> 00:45:34,079 >> And then the city would be covering the 537 00:45:34,079 --> 00:45:36,319 remaining 60%. 538 00:45:36,319 --> 00:45:39,760 And we we are looking for um in terms of 539 00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:41,200 especially the concrete work, there's 540 00:45:41,200 --> 00:45:42,640 some of that we can count as in kind 541 00:45:42,640 --> 00:45:43,440 matching 542 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:49,349 >> so we can offset some of that cost. 543 00:45:49,359 --> 00:45:52,319 I move that we uh approve resolution 544 00:45:52,319 --> 00:45:56,240 number 2463, a resolution authorizing 545 00:45:56,240 --> 00:45:58,160 the submittal of an attraction 546 00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:00,960 development grant application through 547 00:46:00,960 --> 00:46:05,200 the Kansas Tourism Department and allow 548 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:07,119 or authorize the mayor, city manager, 549 00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:10,560 and grant administrator to execute the 550 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,960 grant documents. 551 00:46:12,960 --> 00:46:15,440 Second. 552 00:46:15,440 --> 00:46:17,839 Okay, we have a Got a motion and a 553 00:46:17,839 --> 00:46:20,880 second. Any discussion questions for 554 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:21,359 Keely? 555 00:46:21,359 --> 00:46:22,640 >> Not really, but I'm pleased to see this 556 00:46:22,640 --> 00:46:24,960 back on the agenda after it did not make 557 00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:26,720 the agenda last week. So, very much 558 00:46:26,720 --> 00:46:28,079 >> not quite sure about the ins and outs of 559 00:46:28,079 --> 00:46:30,000 that, but glad to see it back. 560 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:33,599 >> Y Thank you. 561 00:46:33,599 --> 00:46:36,319 >> Okay, all those in favor? 562 00:46:36,319 --> 00:46:39,520 Motion passes 5 Z. Thank you, Keely. 563 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:41,359 Item number eight, ordinance number 564 00:46:41,359 --> 00:46:46,079 4659, a special use permit 401 and 441 565 00:46:46,079 --> 00:46:47,839 Industrial Avenue. 566 00:46:47,839 --> 00:46:51,200 >> Mr. Mayor, commissioners, um, this 567 00:46:51,200 --> 00:46:53,440 matter was taken before the planning and 568 00:46:53,440 --> 00:46:56,560 zoning board August 13th. Uh, they voted 569 00:46:56,560 --> 00:46:58,720 unanimously to forward a recommendation 570 00:46:58,720 --> 00:47:01,760 on you on to you to approve this. The 571 00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:05,760 application is to utilize 441 and 401 572 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:08,480 industrial which was formerly the Mosaic 573 00:47:08,480 --> 00:47:11,119 building and it currently sits empty. Uh 574 00:47:11,119 --> 00:47:13,119 utilize it as a religious place of 575 00:47:13,119 --> 00:47:16,160 worship which is allowed by the special 576 00:47:16,160 --> 00:47:20,720 use permit. Um, I received no negative 577 00:47:20,720 --> 00:47:25,839 comments about this use and uh, they did 578 00:47:25,839 --> 00:47:28,480 recommend that you guys approve 579 00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,960 ordinance 4659 580 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:34,319 authorizing the special use 581 00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:36,880 of a religious place of worship for 401 582 00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:38,960 and 441 Industrial Avenue. 583 00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:41,920 >> So, just more of a curiosity question 584 00:47:41,920 --> 00:47:46,069 than anything. This would be 585 00:47:46,079 --> 00:47:48,560 like a new church that's occupying it or 586 00:47:48,560 --> 00:47:50,960 a church that's already in liberal 587 00:47:50,960 --> 00:47:54,640 that's also going to use it if you know. 588 00:47:54,640 --> 00:48:03,109 >> Mhm. 589 00:48:03,119 --> 00:48:05,839 » Yeah. Come forward. 590 00:48:05,839 --> 00:48:07,920 >> Just uh state your name if you would. 591 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:11,520 >> Sure. My name is Jose Eopa, pastor. for 592 00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:13,359 a reason glory church here in liberal 593 00:48:13,359 --> 00:48:14,960 Kansas. 594 00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:18,800 We uh are part of us are here. We are 595 00:48:18,800 --> 00:48:22,319 the one trying to purchase that building 596 00:48:22,319 --> 00:48:25,280 depending on the permit uh to use it as 597 00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:28,079 a place of worship. It's not an it's not 598 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:29,839 a new church. We are we've been here for 599 00:48:29,839 --> 00:48:30,559 30 years. 600 00:48:30,559 --> 00:48:33,680 >> Okay. I was just curious. Okay. Thank 601 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:40,870 you for that. 602 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:42,880 Well, I'll make a motion that we adopt 603 00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:46,079 ordinance number 4659 604 00:48:46,079 --> 00:48:48,160 allowing the special use of a religious 605 00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:50,960 place of worship on 401 and 441 606 00:48:50,960 --> 00:48:53,200 Industrial Avenue. 607 00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:55,920 >> Second. 608 00:48:55,920 --> 00:48:59,839 >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. 609 00:48:59,839 --> 00:49:04,230 Any questions or further discussion? 610 00:49:04,240 --> 00:49:06,559 All right, all those in favor? 611 00:49:06,559 --> 00:49:08,880 Okay, motion passes 5 to zero. 612 00:49:08,880 --> 00:49:10,000 >> Congratulations. 613 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:10,960 >> Thank you. 614 00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:11,599 >> Appreciate it. 615 00:49:11,599 --> 00:49:14,800 >> Thank you. 616 00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:17,680 >> Item number nine, resolution 2466, 617 00:49:17,680 --> 00:49:19,760 authorization of Kansas Commerce Grant 618 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:21,520 application. 619 00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:22,960 >> Mayor, vice mayor, and commissioners, 620 00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:24,559 we're really excited to bring this to 621 00:49:24,559 --> 00:49:27,920 you. Um, you may have heard that Kansas 622 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:30,800 Commerce launched a very special 623 00:49:30,800 --> 00:49:34,160 one-time half a million dollar program 624 00:49:34,160 --> 00:49:37,920 to help transform a downtown block. Um, 625 00:49:37,920 --> 00:49:41,200 this is again one time only one 626 00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:43,599 community is going to win this. It's an 627 00:49:43,599 --> 00:49:45,440 extremely aggressive grant application 628 00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:49,119 timeline as well as a two week extreme 629 00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:52,640 makeover transformation time frame. So, 630 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:54,000 um, just to kind of give you an update 631 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:56,160 on where we're at, this grant, if, uh, 632 00:49:56,160 --> 00:49:58,240 we approve this resolution, is due at 633 00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:00,960 the end of the month, and we would know 634 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:03,760 by October 9th or 10th whether or not we 635 00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:06,160 received the grants so that we can move 636 00:50:06,160 --> 00:50:09,280 forward with some very quick material 637 00:50:09,280 --> 00:50:11,520 acquisition and lining up contractors 638 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:13,359 and um, you know, making some other 639 00:50:13,359 --> 00:50:16,559 decisions based around this project. Um, 640 00:50:16,559 --> 00:50:18,400 this resolution is a little different 641 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:20,559 because we were in our calls with 642 00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:22,079 commerce, they recommended just because 643 00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:26,000 of the aggressive timeline that we apply 644 00:50:26,000 --> 00:50:28,319 as Seward County Development Corporation 645 00:50:28,319 --> 00:50:29,680 because they are able to make those 646 00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:31,599 purchases faster without having to go 647 00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:33,920 back through a governing body to do so. 648 00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:36,240 Um, and so we are assisting with this. 649 00:50:36,240 --> 00:50:39,040 Um and we would be uh providing the 650 00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:42,160 matching funds, some of which have 651 00:50:42,160 --> 00:50:44,400 already been expended and are able 652 00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:46,960 actually from prior investments made by 653 00:50:46,960 --> 00:50:49,040 property owners, private individuals in 654 00:50:49,040 --> 00:50:50,960 that block to be used as account towards 655 00:50:50,960 --> 00:50:54,240 our grant. Um so it's there's a lot of 656 00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:56,240 moving pieces to this thing. Um, but 657 00:50:56,240 --> 00:50:58,400 essentially we are looking to be able to 658 00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:02,640 do three facade updates to a series of 659 00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:04,640 buildings in the middle of the 200 block 660 00:51:04,640 --> 00:51:07,839 on the west side of Kansas Avenue. Um, 661 00:51:07,839 --> 00:51:10,640 among those um, one of those buildings 662 00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:13,200 we would look to demo and be able to 663 00:51:13,200 --> 00:51:15,280 turn into a very um, much needed 664 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:17,280 courtyard area to be able to host 665 00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:18,960 downtown events um, and bring the 666 00:51:18,960 --> 00:51:20,640 community together and activate those 667 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:23,119 spaces. Um this was an idea brought to 668 00:51:23,119 --> 00:51:24,880 us by the property owners and then this 669 00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:27,200 grant launched. So we feel it was kind 670 00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:28,880 of just 671 00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:30,480 timing that all fell together in the 672 00:51:30,480 --> 00:51:32,880 right place. So um again it's a very 673 00:51:32,880 --> 00:51:34,400 competitive grant but we are hopeful 674 00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:35,760 that we'll be able to get this put 675 00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:38,800 together and be selected. Um Eli and I 676 00:51:38,800 --> 00:51:40,319 have been working on the grant itself. 677 00:51:40,319 --> 00:51:42,240 Um we've got great participation from 678 00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:44,240 contractors who are ready to see us 679 00:51:44,240 --> 00:51:47,119 through as well. So, um, with that, um, 680 00:51:47,119 --> 00:51:48,880 our recommendation would be to approve 681 00:51:48,880 --> 00:51:51,440 the resolution authorizing us to help 682 00:51:51,440 --> 00:51:54,079 prepare and submit this through the 683 00:51:54,079 --> 00:51:55,680 Sierra County Development Corporation as 684 00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:57,760 a grant applicant and we would be 685 00:51:57,760 --> 00:51:59,359 providing the matching funds behind the 686 00:51:59,359 --> 00:52:00,960 project if awarded. 687 00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:02,559 >> And when you describe it as very 688 00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:03,920 competitive, 689 00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:06,000 >> only one award will be made in the 690 00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:07,200 entire state of Kansas. 691 00:52:07,200 --> 00:52:08,640 >> Yes. 692 00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:11,359 >> So, with that, I really want to win. 693 00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:14,880 >> Yes. Is there anything we can do? we 694 00:52:14,880 --> 00:52:16,880 >> to allow us to be more competitive. 695 00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:18,800 >> Yeah, we're looking for everything we 696 00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:20,480 can possibly do. Um and 697 00:52:20,480 --> 00:52:22,000 >> like in the community, 698 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:24,000 >> um we are actually reaching out and have 699 00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:26,079 already received back some letters of 700 00:52:26,079 --> 00:52:28,240 support and so we are definitely I 701 00:52:28,240 --> 00:52:29,520 talked with a couple that owned a 702 00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:31,119 business just they saw me out taking 703 00:52:31,119 --> 00:52:32,720 pictures this afternoon, talk to them 704 00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:33,839 about the grant. They're like, "Oh, 705 00:52:33,839 --> 00:52:35,359 that's awesome. How can we?" And so 706 00:52:35,359 --> 00:52:37,920 we'll approach them about doing a um 707 00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:39,680 letter of support. Um that's very 708 00:52:39,680 --> 00:52:41,040 helpful. They want to see the buyin of 709 00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:43,280 the community, of the property owners, 710 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:44,720 of the contractors working on the 711 00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:46,480 project because this is a big thing for 712 00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:47,920 them too. They want to be able to highly 713 00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:49,760 publicize this project and so it's 714 00:52:49,760 --> 00:52:51,920 really important for them that things go 715 00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,000 through the way they need to on the time 716 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:55,839 >> the time frame. 717 00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:58,319 >> Yes. So the project has to be completed, 718 00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:00,319 the twoe transformation portion has to 719 00:53:00,319 --> 00:53:03,040 be completed by December the 15th. They 720 00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:05,440 want all of the facade improvements and 721 00:53:05,440 --> 00:53:07,440 those types of changes to be made in 722 00:53:07,440 --> 00:53:09,359 that two week time frame prior to 723 00:53:09,359 --> 00:53:11,839 December the 15th in terms of that 724 00:53:11,839 --> 00:53:13,440 courtyard we talked about. 725 00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:15,599 >> That would be that would be 726 00:53:15,599 --> 00:53:17,040 >> so that's after you would be 727 00:53:17,040 --> 00:53:18,079 >> that would be after. 728 00:53:18,079 --> 00:53:20,319 >> What's the approval process timeline? 729 00:53:20,319 --> 00:53:22,720 >> Uh so October 9th or 10th is when we 730 00:53:22,720 --> 00:53:24,000 think we'll have that done. So our goal 731 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:26,720 is to have that completely demolished. 732 00:53:26,720 --> 00:53:28,480 we would then use that site to be able 733 00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:31,359 to stage for that two-week construction 734 00:53:31,359 --> 00:53:32,960 time frame because that's going to be a 735 00:53:32,960 --> 00:53:34,880 lot of moving pieces and and people 736 00:53:34,880 --> 00:53:37,040 working on those improvements. Um so 737 00:53:37,040 --> 00:53:40,160 that is our plan for that. Um we did uh 738 00:53:40,160 --> 00:53:42,240 have calls of course with PEC with 739 00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:44,640 Hutton Design Build as well about our 740 00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:46,240 concept because we want to be able to 741 00:53:46,240 --> 00:53:48,160 show visually what some early concept 742 00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:50,319 ideas of that courtyard would look like. 743 00:53:50,319 --> 00:53:53,040 Um and we feel commerce told us that 744 00:53:53,040 --> 00:53:54,400 would be a very important piece of this. 745 00:53:54,400 --> 00:53:55,760 We understand that would have to be done 746 00:53:55,760 --> 00:53:58,640 in stages. Um even though the demolition 747 00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:00,240 would happen before the two week 748 00:54:00,240 --> 00:54:02,319 opening, that demolition cost would 749 00:54:02,319 --> 00:54:06,800 count towards our match. So, um we're 750 00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:10,319 hopeful, we're excited about this. Um 751 00:54:10,319 --> 00:54:11,280 >> I can tell 752 00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:13,040 >> like I'm so this will just completely 753 00:54:13,040 --> 00:54:14,800 transform downtown. 754 00:54:14,800 --> 00:54:17,040 >> We'll be able to do a lot of more events 755 00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:18,960 and farmers market. And 756 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:20,720 >> they did say they're not looking for a 757 00:54:20,720 --> 00:54:22,240 downtown that's already great. They're 758 00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:24,079 looking for a downtown that's in 759 00:54:24,079 --> 00:54:25,200 transition right now. 760 00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:26,240 >> We have one of those. 761 00:54:26,240 --> 00:54:28,400 We're we're right 762 00:54:28,400 --> 00:54:30,160 in the middle of the downtown 763 00:54:30,160 --> 00:54:32,160 redevelopment plan and they love to see 764 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:33,839 that. They're like, "Highlight that, you 765 00:54:33,839 --> 00:54:35,280 know, tell us what you know already and 766 00:54:35,280 --> 00:54:36,640 your, you know, and what you found out 767 00:54:36,640 --> 00:54:39,200 from people um because of course we 768 00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:40,720 identified this as a huge need through 769 00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:43,119 the comprehensive plan." So, the pieces 770 00:54:43,119 --> 00:54:44,559 are just kind of falling into place and 771 00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:45,920 we're very hopeful we can make it work. 772 00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:47,280 >> Do we know who at the Kansas Department 773 00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:48,640 of Commerce is reviewing these and 774 00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:50,480 making a decision? 775 00:54:50,480 --> 00:54:52,800 Yes, we've had calls. We've had multiple 776 00:54:52,800 --> 00:54:53,280 calls. 777 00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:55,359 >> Is it just like the secretary or is it 778 00:54:55,359 --> 00:54:57,040 >> um the secretary is involved? There's a 779 00:54:57,040 --> 00:54:58,240 couple of other key staff members in 780 00:54:58,240 --> 00:55:00,880 their quality places division. So, um 781 00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:03,280 Eli and I are pretty familiar with that 782 00:55:03,280 --> 00:55:07,030 team. So, 783 00:55:07,040 --> 00:55:09,520 » this has been just an absolute fullcourt 784 00:55:09,520 --> 00:55:11,119 press. I mean, when this happened, 785 00:55:11,119 --> 00:55:13,920 everybody just sort of into action. 786 00:55:13,920 --> 00:55:14,240 >> Yeah. 787 00:55:14,240 --> 00:55:15,280 >> And 788 00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:16,960 >> well, Commissioner Vasquez, you're the 789 00:55:16,960 --> 00:55:18,160 most excited, so do you want to make the 790 00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:22,720 motion? Yes, please. I I can't wait. So, 791 00:55:22,720 --> 00:55:26,319 I will approve resolution 2466 792 00:55:26,319 --> 00:55:28,079 authorizing the city of Liberal to 793 00:55:28,079 --> 00:55:30,400 prepare and submit a block program grant 794 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:32,880 application to the Kansas Department of 795 00:55:32,880 --> 00:55:34,800 Commerce on behalf of the Seward County 796 00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:37,119 Development Corporation as the grant 797 00:55:37,119 --> 00:55:39,200 applicant and allowing the mayor, city 798 00:55:39,200 --> 00:55:41,040 manager, Seward County Development 799 00:55:41,040 --> 00:55:43,760 Corporation Executive Director and Grant 800 00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:45,760 Administrator to execute grant 801 00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:46,800 documents. 802 00:55:46,800 --> 00:55:51,430 >> Second. 803 00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:53,280 Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 804 00:55:53,280 --> 00:55:54,880 further discussion or questions for 805 00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:55,599 staff? 806 00:55:55,599 --> 00:55:57,440 >> All I'm going to say is if this gets 807 00:55:57,440 --> 00:55:58,720 approved and gets done, you have to 808 00:55:58,720 --> 00:56:00,160 throw away your shirt that nothing good 809 00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:01,040 happens fast. 810 00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:04,559 >> This is very true. 811 00:56:04,559 --> 00:56:06,319 I'll have to scratch out and say most 812 00:56:06,319 --> 00:56:10,630 things. So there 813 00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:10,799 was 814 00:56:10,799 --> 00:56:11,520 >> in favor. 815 00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:14,240 >> Yeah. You'll have to make new PR shirts. 816 00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:15,599 Yeah. 817 00:56:15,599 --> 00:56:18,000 >> Motion passes five to zero. Thank you, 818 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:19,920 Keely. 819 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:21,920 >> Item number 10, planning and zoning 820 00:56:21,920 --> 00:56:23,760 board appointment. 821 00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:27,520 >> Mr. Mayor, commissioners, um, with 822 00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:29,520 Hierro Vasquez moving to the county 823 00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:31,760 commission and being forced to step down 824 00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:34,160 from the planning and zoning board. Um, 825 00:56:34,160 --> 00:56:36,480 Edgar Ortunio then had to move because 826 00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:38,559 he had moved into town, moved to the 827 00:56:38,559 --> 00:56:41,920 city seat that Hiro had been occupying, 828 00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:44,559 leaving a vacant county seat, which is 829 00:56:44,559 --> 00:56:46,720 somebody who has to live within the 830 00:56:46,720 --> 00:56:48,400 three outside the city limits, but 831 00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:50,720 within the three mile extra territorial. 832 00:56:50,720 --> 00:56:53,920 Um, we did receive a uh board 833 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:56,799 application from Mr. Ryan Martin. He did 834 00:56:56,799 --> 00:56:59,280 attend the August 13th meeting of the 835 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:01,119 planning and zoning board and discuss 836 00:57:01,119 --> 00:57:06,480 with them. They have uh 837 00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:09,680 recommended that you appoint Mr. Ryan 838 00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,960 Martin to the planning and zoning board 839 00:57:12,960 --> 00:57:17,280 uh for a term to end January of 2029. 840 00:57:17,280 --> 00:57:18,960 Mr. Martin was not able to be here 841 00:57:18,960 --> 00:57:20,160 tonight. I believe he's out of the 842 00:57:20,160 --> 00:57:22,079 country. 843 00:57:22,079 --> 00:57:26,559 >> Is he then replacing 844 00:57:26,559 --> 00:57:29,280 Edgar? Yes, he would be filling the seat 845 00:57:29,280 --> 00:57:31,599 that Edgar vacated by moving to a city 846 00:57:31,599 --> 00:57:33,680 seat. We have we have 847 00:57:33,680 --> 00:57:35,440 >> there's seven people on the board. Five 848 00:57:35,440 --> 00:57:36,799 of them have to live within the 849 00:57:36,799 --> 00:57:39,040 corporate city limits. The other two 850 00:57:39,040 --> 00:57:40,880 have to live outside the corporate city 851 00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:42,640 limits but inside the three mileage 852 00:57:42,640 --> 00:57:44,720 territorial and that those two county 853 00:57:44,720 --> 00:57:47,680 seats are hard to fill when they become 854 00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:49,280 empty. 855 00:57:49,280 --> 00:57:52,870 >> Yes, 856 00:57:52,880 --> 00:57:54,079 that's what I was asking. 857 00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:56,799 >> And his vote um was it unanimous? I 858 00:57:56,799 --> 00:57:57,440 believe so. 859 00:57:57,440 --> 00:57:59,520 >> Okay. 860 00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:01,680 >> And then would that bring it to seven? 861 00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:04,079 >> That will bring the board back to a full 862 00:58:04,079 --> 00:58:05,359 seven. Yes. 863 00:58:05,359 --> 00:58:07,200 >> Okay. 864 00:58:07,200 --> 00:58:10,799 >> Well, in that case, I recommend um 865 00:58:10,799 --> 00:58:12,880 commission appoint Ryan Martin to the 866 00:58:12,880 --> 00:58:14,960 planning and zoning board for the term 867 00:58:14,960 --> 00:58:17,599 ending January 2029. 868 00:58:17,599 --> 00:58:21,030 >> Second. 869 00:58:21,040 --> 00:58:23,440 » We have a motion and a second. Any 870 00:58:23,440 --> 00:58:26,799 further discussion, questions? 871 00:58:26,799 --> 00:58:29,280 Right. All those in favor? 872 00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:32,480 Motion passes 5-0. Thank you, Keith. 873 00:58:32,480 --> 00:58:34,880 Item number 11, innovative technology 874 00:58:34,880 --> 00:58:41,030 grant, smart signals project, 875 00:58:41,040 --> 00:58:43,040 » mayor, vice mayor, commissioners, city 876 00:58:43,040 --> 00:58:46,079 staff. Um, so pretty much um this is 877 00:58:46,079 --> 00:58:47,599 regarding the innovation technology 878 00:58:47,599 --> 00:58:49,599 grant. It's very exciting. Maybe not 879 00:58:49,599 --> 00:58:51,119 exciting as Janet was with the other 880 00:58:51,119 --> 00:58:53,520 projects, but you know, it's a very good 881 00:58:53,520 --> 00:58:54,160 point. 882 00:58:54,160 --> 00:58:55,440 >> Thank you. 883 00:58:55,440 --> 00:58:59,839 >> So, it it kind of involves a um uh uh 884 00:58:59,839 --> 00:59:01,920 Liberal received a notice of award for 885 00:59:01,920 --> 00:59:05,680 2027 innovation technology um uh for the 886 00:59:05,680 --> 00:59:08,160 Kansas Department of Transportation. Um, 887 00:59:08,160 --> 00:59:12,630 this grant was provided up to $140,944 888 00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:15,440 uh and funds for eligible technology um 889 00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:17,440 deployment improvement and safety 890 00:59:17,440 --> 00:59:19,200 accessibility and effectiveness mobility 891 00:59:19,200 --> 00:59:21,520 for transportation users around town. Uh 892 00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:23,520 three intersections will be uh we're 893 00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:25,040 trying to do three intersections. The 894 00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:27,119 intersections will be uh 11th Street and 895 00:59:27,119 --> 00:59:29,760 Kansas Avenue, uh Pine Street and Kansas 896 00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:31,599 Avenue, and Persian Avenue and Pancake 897 00:59:31,599 --> 00:59:35,839 Boulevard. um they're much needed uh uh 898 00:59:35,839 --> 00:59:38,559 to be updated as well. Uh really 899 00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:41,280 outdated uh information. So in addition 900 00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:43,119 to purchasing equipment uh throughout 901 00:59:43,119 --> 00:59:45,280 our standard traffic signal equipment 902 00:59:45,280 --> 00:59:47,280 vendor, we also need implementation of 903 00:59:47,280 --> 00:59:52,799 also requirement of some upgrades in the uh intersection which will be 904 00:59:52,799 --> 00:59:55,040 installing new wiring uh uh and 905 00:59:55,040 --> 00:59:57,599 infrastructure equipment as well. Uh so 906 00:59:57,599 --> 01:00:00,160 pretty much the total cost uh for this 907 01:00:00,160 --> 01:00:02,160 project uh which will be divided in two 908 01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:03,839 different sections uh will be a total of 909 01:00:03,839 --> 01:00:06,720 226,271 910 01:00:06,720 --> 01:00:10,240 which of $137,89 911 01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:12,559 uh6 will be reimbur reimburseable 912 01:00:12,559 --> 01:00:16,160 through the K dot grant. Um so uh so 913 01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:17,680 that'd be a big help you know through to 914 01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:20,079 the city as well and the uh and the 915 01:00:20,079 --> 01:00:24,079 taxpayers uh here in in uh in the city 916 01:00:24,079 --> 01:00:27,680 of Liberal. Uh first it came with the uh 917 01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:34,960 agenda item number 11A which is the uh equipment purchase. Uh this will be 918 01:00:34,960 --> 01:00:37,760 purchased through um through gadies. Uh 919 01:00:37,760 --> 01:00:39,119 this new equipment purchases will 920 01:00:39,119 --> 01:00:41,599 replace 30-year uh antiquated signal 921 01:00:41,599 --> 01:00:44,319 equipment which is also improving uh 922 01:00:44,319 --> 01:00:47,359 pedestrian protector crosswalking. Um 923 01:00:47,359 --> 01:00:49,760 also the equipment will includes traffic 924 01:00:49,760 --> 01:00:52,799 cabinets, blade controllers, uh fisheye 925 01:00:52,799 --> 01:00:55,520 cameras, audible pedestrian push buttons 926 01:00:55,520 --> 01:00:58,720 and uh countdown timers uh interrupted 927 01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:01,280 power supply systems and the curvision 928 01:01:01,280 --> 01:01:03,440 smart city intelligent transportation 929 01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:05,520 system platform is just pretty much just 930 01:01:05,520 --> 01:01:07,200 to kind of take count of traffic. So, 931 01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:09,760 it's kind of fancy word to say it. Um, 932 01:01:09,760 --> 01:01:12,559 the smart signals will be installed will 933 01:01:12,559 --> 01:01:14,480 use real-time sensitive technology and 934 01:01:14,480 --> 01:01:17,119 data analytic to automatically detect 935 01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:19,599 and report vehicles stopped um on the 936 01:01:19,599 --> 01:01:22,000 shoulder. A vehicle stopped uh in a lane 937 01:01:22,000 --> 01:01:25,440 or slow traffic. Um also stop traffic, 938 01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:26,799 uh vehicles moving in the wrong 939 01:01:26,799 --> 01:01:28,880 direction, crosswalk violations, double 940 01:01:28,880 --> 01:01:31,200 yell, yellow line crossings, uh 941 01:01:31,200 --> 01:01:33,359 commercial vehicle speeding, uh near 942 01:01:33,359 --> 01:01:34,799 miss incidents, and red light 943 01:01:34,799 --> 01:01:37,440 violations. uh traffic also flow would 944 01:01:37,440 --> 01:01:39,599 be uh enhanced through implementation of 945 01:01:39,599 --> 01:01:41,359 a traffic control platform which uses 946 01:01:41,359 --> 01:01:43,680 real-time data feeds to adjust signal 947 01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:46,160 timing and optical uh traffic movement 948 01:01:46,160 --> 01:01:48,160 during periods of heavy traffic. Like I 949 01:01:48,160 --> 01:01:49,839 said, sometimes we sit in the in the 950 01:01:49,839 --> 01:01:51,359 stop sign or in the traffic sign, you 951 01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:53,119 know, then the other lanes are empty. 952 01:01:53,119 --> 01:01:54,559 So, this will help out with the new 953 01:01:54,559 --> 01:01:56,319 technology being the new radar and um 954 01:01:56,319 --> 01:01:58,319 help out with that. So, so traffic will 955 01:01:58,319 --> 01:02:00,480 flow faster and evenly. Also, these 956 01:02:00,480 --> 01:02:02,720 signals do not uh do not read license 957 01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:04,160 plates or perform any facial 958 01:02:04,160 --> 01:02:07,440 recognition. Um, key reached out to uh 959 01:02:07,440 --> 01:02:09,599 James with Katies and asked him directly 960 01:02:09,599 --> 01:02:11,520 about that and he assured us that it 961 01:02:11,520 --> 01:02:13,599 does not take a facial recognition or 962 01:02:13,599 --> 01:02:15,359 license plate. So I know right now it's 963 01:02:15,359 --> 01:02:17,839 a big concern in Liberal. So that'd be 964 01:02:17,839 --> 01:02:19,599 something um as well to take 965 01:02:19,599 --> 01:02:21,520 implementation. Uh so there are not 966 01:02:21,520 --> 01:02:23,040 built or sold as surveillance 967 01:02:23,040 --> 01:02:25,200 enforcement tools. The system does not 968 01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:27,040 require a stable internet connection to 969 01:02:27,040 --> 01:02:28,960 run signal programming. So traffic 970 01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:31,200 counts can be uh tabulated and pulled 971 01:02:31,200 --> 01:02:33,440 from the system records. Also the video 972 01:02:33,440 --> 01:02:35,920 feed for our system will be configured 973 01:02:35,920 --> 01:02:37,839 strictly for vehicle detection purposes 974 01:02:37,839 --> 01:02:39,760 and will not be able to capture and 975 01:02:39,760 --> 01:02:42,240 store video for later retrieval of this 976 01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:45,440 uh um of the uh vehicles and pedestrians 977 01:02:45,440 --> 01:02:47,920 as well. So um with this right here 978 01:02:47,920 --> 01:02:50,160 recommendation staff recommends approval 979 01:02:50,160 --> 01:02:51,920 of the equipment purchase for the smart 980 01:02:51,920 --> 01:02:54,240 signal project from Gaty Sales uh 981 01:02:54,240 --> 01:02:58,799 company Inc. in the amount of $137,896 982 01:02:58,799 --> 01:03:00,559 from the streets, drains, and cap 983 01:03:00,559 --> 01:03:02,400 improvement portion of the 1 cent sales 984 01:03:02,400 --> 01:03:05,040 tax, which uh like I said, will be fully 985 01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:07,040 uh reimbursed from the Kansas Department 986 01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:08,319 of Transportation, Innovation, 987 01:03:08,319 --> 01:03:11,359 Technology um fund. So, we pay right 988 01:03:11,359 --> 01:03:13,839 now, but we we'll be refunded uh for the 989 01:03:13,839 --> 01:03:17,039 actual equipment purchase. So, um 990 01:03:17,039 --> 01:03:19,359 that'll be the first part of the of this 991 01:03:19,359 --> 01:03:21,200 grant. 992 01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:22,640 >> We have any questions? I know it's a lot 993 01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:24,880 of information. We try to kind of you 994 01:03:24,880 --> 01:03:26,079 should have seen the list. We just kind 995 01:03:26,079 --> 01:03:27,599 try to minimize it to keep it a little 996 01:03:27,599 --> 01:03:29,920 more simple. So, 997 01:03:29,920 --> 01:03:32,079 >> and this question may be for you or for 998 01:03:32,079 --> 01:03:34,000 Keely and we may not even know the 999 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:37,680 answer on this one. This technology will 1000 01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:40,240 and only the one on Pancake Boulevard. 1001 01:03:40,240 --> 01:03:43,200 Um will it work with the technology 1002 01:03:43,200 --> 01:03:44,559 they're trying to install for their 1003 01:03:44,559 --> 01:03:49,440 technology corridor on 83? No, that 83 1004 01:03:49,440 --> 01:03:51,359 has more to do with um 1005 01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:52,559 >> I know that's for semi 1006 01:03:52,559 --> 01:03:55,039 >> remote sensors and moving yeah targets 1007 01:03:55,039 --> 01:03:57,200 through different geographic areas. This 1008 01:03:57,200 --> 01:04:01,359 is simply it uses an AI processor to be 1009 01:04:01,359 --> 01:04:03,520 able to intake the information it's 1010 01:04:03,520 --> 01:04:06,400 seeing visually and make real-time 1011 01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:08,079 adjustments. Some of its historic 1012 01:04:08,079 --> 01:04:09,680 adjustments it'll kind of learn from 1013 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:12,880 itself basically. We know especially at 1014 01:04:12,880 --> 01:04:15,520 11th in Kansas and Pine in Kansas that 1015 01:04:15,520 --> 01:04:18,400 school zone changing times have a lot to 1016 01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:20,079 do with the traffic flow there. 1017 01:04:20,079 --> 01:04:22,720 >> Um so it 1018 01:04:22,720 --> 01:04:25,599 uh yeah it's it's one of those that it 1019 01:04:25,599 --> 01:04:27,920 learns from itself, it learns about and 1020 01:04:27,920 --> 01:04:29,520 gives us some really good insights. The 1021 01:04:29,520 --> 01:04:32,000 reason that it does the double yellow 1022 01:04:32,000 --> 01:04:34,480 line crossing, the red light violations, 1023 01:04:34,480 --> 01:04:36,160 those types of measurements and counts 1024 01:04:36,160 --> 01:04:38,640 is so we can pull the data and be able 1025 01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:40,960 to say, is do we need to be enforcing 1026 01:04:40,960 --> 01:04:42,720 this? Is this a really dangerous 1027 01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:44,880 intersection? Are people, you know, 1028 01:04:44,880 --> 01:04:46,720 disobeying traffic signals and and 1029 01:04:46,720 --> 01:04:49,039 driving in ways they shouldn't be. Um, 1030 01:04:49,039 --> 01:04:50,880 it also does do traffic counts for us, 1031 01:04:50,880 --> 01:04:52,319 which is always something that's very 1032 01:04:52,319 --> 01:04:53,839 helpful when we're looking at road 1033 01:04:53,839 --> 01:04:59,119 utilization um and making repairs and that type of a thing. So, And we 1034 01:04:59,119 --> 01:05:00,960 kind of do like a we have to do like 1035 01:05:00,960 --> 01:05:03,440 pull data or you know just kind of see 1036 01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:05,680 to adjust speed limits and so this data 1037 01:05:05,680 --> 01:05:06,880 will help out with that because we know 1038 01:05:06,880 --> 01:05:08,880 how much traffic flows to those areas 1039 01:05:08,880 --> 01:05:10,640 and you know just help out with with 1040 01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:16,480 future studies as well. So it's really awesome. Like I said the new the new cameras that we be using in this 1041 01:05:16,480 --> 01:05:17,680 are different than the ones we use right 1042 01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:19,359 now. Right now we have a lot of issues. 1043 01:05:19,359 --> 01:05:21,920 You know I know like six points and um 1044 01:05:21,920 --> 01:05:24,240 this morning on 15th and in Kansas you 1045 01:05:24,240 --> 01:05:25,680 know the sun hits it and just you know 1046 01:05:25,680 --> 01:05:27,119 it just messes up with the system. With 1047 01:05:27,119 --> 01:05:28,880 this newer one, it'll be just be two 1048 01:05:28,880 --> 01:05:31,680 cameras, you know, bird eye, so it'll be 1049 01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:33,520 um kind of backing up each other up. So, 1050 01:05:33,520 --> 01:05:34,799 we won't need as much cameras in the 1051 01:05:34,799 --> 01:05:36,799 interstation as well, which is helps out 1052 01:05:36,799 --> 01:05:38,400 as well. So, it's going to be, like I 1053 01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:41,039 said, I mean, this is a um 1054 01:05:41,039 --> 01:05:42,559 >> you know, nice nice technology upgrade 1055 01:05:42,559 --> 01:05:43,680 that we're going to be doing. 1056 01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:46,240 >> So, I know you definitely address it. I 1057 01:05:46,240 --> 01:05:50,960 will give you credit for that. But 1058 01:05:50,960 --> 01:05:58,870 you know when we say that it 1059 01:05:58,880 --> 01:06:00,480 » is not used for surveillance. 1060 01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:01,920 >> It's not used for surveillance. But then 1061 01:06:01,920 --> 01:06:03,440 we talked about pulling reports and 1062 01:06:03,440 --> 01:06:04,160 data. 1063 01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:04,799 >> It just 1064 01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:06,720 >> How do you mesh those two things? 1065 01:06:06,720 --> 01:06:09,039 >> It only pulls data about an incident 1066 01:06:09,039 --> 01:06:09,680 >> by what? 1067 01:06:09,680 --> 01:06:11,839 >> It it only pulls data about an incident 1068 01:06:11,839 --> 01:06:13,920 as a count. So if someone ran a red 1069 01:06:13,920 --> 01:06:16,000 light, we just know a person ran a red 1070 01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:18,160 light and we don't know anything more 1071 01:06:18,160 --> 01:06:20,880 about it. It does our system will be set 1072 01:06:20,880 --> 01:06:23,200 up so that it is not recording any data 1073 01:06:23,200 --> 01:06:25,520 that can be or any video feed that can 1074 01:06:25,520 --> 01:06:27,920 be revisited. If someone wants to file 1075 01:06:27,920 --> 01:06:29,760 an insurance claim, our camera didn't 1076 01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:31,440 pick it up enough. I mean, there's not 1077 01:06:31,440 --> 01:06:33,119 enough information there to say what 1078 01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:35,520 happened or who was involved, period. 1079 01:06:35,520 --> 01:06:37,039 And so then just kind of along those 1080 01:06:37,039 --> 01:06:39,839 same lines just to make sure that 1081 01:06:39,839 --> 01:06:41,599 >> I guess we're covering any possible 1082 01:06:41,599 --> 01:06:43,440 loopholes that you may or may not even 1083 01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:44,559 be aware of. 1084 01:06:44,559 --> 01:06:46,079 >> Um and I'll have one more question I 1085 01:06:46,079 --> 01:06:48,240 think after this but you know it says 1086 01:06:48,240 --> 01:06:50,480 we'll use real time safety sensing 1087 01:06:50,480 --> 01:06:52,559 technology and data analytics to 1088 01:06:52,559 --> 01:06:55,200 automatically detect and report a 1089 01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:57,440 vehicle stopped on the shoulder. So how 1090 01:06:57,440 --> 01:06:58,640 does that work? What does that look 1091 01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:01,599 like? Where is the report going to? It 1092 01:07:01,599 --> 01:07:04,240 feeds to the traffic signal itself. So 1093 01:07:04,240 --> 01:07:06,559 that if you have if there's been a 1094 01:07:06,559 --> 01:07:08,319 collision near the intersection or in 1095 01:07:08,319 --> 01:07:10,079 the middle of the intersection, 1096 01:07:10,079 --> 01:07:12,079 >> the lights all go red. 1097 01:07:12,079 --> 01:07:13,599 >> I mean, it's not going to continue 1098 01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:15,920 running traffic light signals because it 1099 01:07:15,920 --> 01:07:17,599 knows there's been something wrong. It 1100 01:07:17,599 --> 01:07:20,559 does not report to emergency response 1101 01:07:20,559 --> 01:07:22,720 agencies that something has occurred. 1102 01:07:22,720 --> 01:07:24,160 >> Yeah. And I guess that's really what I 1103 01:07:24,160 --> 01:07:25,839 was getting at and should asked more 1104 01:07:25,839 --> 01:07:27,280 directly, although your explanation was 1105 01:07:27,280 --> 01:07:29,599 helpful. I mean, it's not sending alerts 1106 01:07:29,599 --> 01:07:31,760 to emergency response or law enforcement 1107 01:07:31,760 --> 01:07:33,200 or anything like that. 1108 01:07:33,200 --> 01:07:34,960 >> No, just allows it to be able to say, 1109 01:07:34,960 --> 01:07:37,520 "Wait, something's wrong here. I need to 1110 01:07:37,520 --> 01:07:38,880 stop the signals," basically. 1111 01:07:38,880 --> 01:07:41,280 >> And then what happens? 1112 01:07:41,280 --> 01:07:43,280 >> It's from there. I mean, obviously, you 1113 01:07:43,280 --> 01:07:45,440 kind of just respond to the incident as 1114 01:07:45,440 --> 01:07:47,760 that scene clears and the camera is able 1115 01:07:47,760 --> 01:07:49,200 to see, okay, things are operating 1116 01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:50,640 normally again, it just goes back to 1117 01:07:50,640 --> 01:07:51,520 normal function. 1118 01:07:51,520 --> 01:07:53,599 >> Okay. And so then kind of again along 1119 01:07:53,599 --> 01:07:55,599 the same lines 1120 01:07:55,599 --> 01:07:57,039 again, I think you addressed it here, 1121 01:07:57,039 --> 01:07:59,760 but just to kind of double down on it, 1122 01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:02,400 there's not any type of video, whether 1123 01:08:02,400 --> 01:08:04,160 it's recorded or stored or not, that's 1124 01:08:04,160 --> 01:08:06,240 being transmitted anywhere. Like we 1125 01:08:06,240 --> 01:08:08,559 don't have a person with our Department 1126 01:08:08,559 --> 01:08:09,920 of Transportation. 1127 01:08:09,920 --> 01:08:10,480 >> No. 1128 01:08:10,480 --> 01:08:12,400 >> Sitting somewhere who can watch a live 1129 01:08:12,400 --> 01:08:13,599 feed or anything like that? 1130 01:08:13,599 --> 01:08:14,240 >> No. 1131 01:08:14,240 --> 01:08:15,760 >> Since like I said, it's not it doesn't 1132 01:08:15,760 --> 01:08:17,279 require the Wi-Fi connection. We're not 1133 01:08:17,279 --> 01:08:19,040 going to have Wi-Fi connections on it. 1134 01:08:19,040 --> 01:08:20,880 So like say just it's just just to 1135 01:08:20,880 --> 01:08:22,719 modify the circumstances around it. 1136 01:08:22,719 --> 01:08:25,040 Usually when they have like um when our 1137 01:08:25,040 --> 01:08:26,560 signals go, you know, start blinking 1138 01:08:26,560 --> 01:08:29,279 red, we usually get a call from the um 1139 01:08:29,279 --> 01:08:32,239 from uh 1140 01:08:32,239 --> 01:08:35,120 >> Man, that's the 1141 01:08:35,120 --> 01:08:36,719 dispatch. They they give us a call and 1142 01:08:36,719 --> 01:08:37,679 we'll show up on scene. 1143 01:08:37,679 --> 01:08:38,960 >> Yeah. Are they going to be like 1144 01:08:38,960 --> 01:08:40,960 automatically new traffic lights or is 1145 01:08:40,960 --> 01:08:42,319 this a little thing that's going to look 1146 01:08:42,319 --> 01:08:43,920 like a camera that 1147 01:08:43,920 --> 01:08:45,440 >> or do you know 1148 01:08:45,440 --> 01:08:48,080 >> it's more like it's just a Yeah, just 1149 01:08:48,080 --> 01:08:50,640 it'll just be a next to the traffic, you 1150 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:52,400 know, the it'll just be up top on the 1151 01:08:52,400 --> 01:08:53,920 pole and then it'll just it just to 1152 01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:56,239 detect. It's just what it is just like a 1153 01:08:56,239 --> 01:08:57,359 more and more advanced detection. 1154 01:08:57,359 --> 01:08:58,799 >> As we sat here, obviously I'm kind of 1155 01:08:58,799 --> 01:08:59,920 comfortable with that. But 1156 01:08:59,920 --> 01:09:00,159 >> yeah, 1157 01:09:00,159 --> 01:09:01,920 >> I think we all know how that's going to 1158 01:09:01,920 --> 01:09:03,839 be perceived once those start going up. 1159 01:09:03,839 --> 01:09:05,359 So that's the reason for these 1160 01:09:05,359 --> 01:09:11,110 questions. We currently have cameras 1161 01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:14,560 » and all is in that zone 1162 01:09:14,560 --> 01:09:16,239 >> and it's going to it's going to rotate 1163 01:09:16,239 --> 01:09:17,120 the lights. 1164 01:09:17,120 --> 01:09:18,560 >> Mhm. 1165 01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:22,080 >> Which I certainly appreciate. I like 1166 01:09:22,080 --> 01:09:24,480 >> Okay. 1167 01:09:24,480 --> 01:09:26,239 >> Yeah. 1168 01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:27,920 >> Like we set up the detections. It would 1169 01:09:27,920 --> 01:09:29,839 be like 30 seconds for each slide, you 1170 01:09:29,839 --> 01:09:32,960 know. But if if there's this if you pull 1171 01:09:32,960 --> 01:09:35,279 up to your signal and then it's their 1172 01:09:35,279 --> 01:09:36,960 turn to go, it'll detect it and you have 1173 01:09:36,960 --> 01:09:38,480 to do the full cycle 30 seconds to 1174 01:09:38,480 --> 01:09:40,560 automatically change to the the VAS that 1175 01:09:40,560 --> 01:09:43,120 actually being used. So So it helps out 1176 01:09:43,120 --> 01:09:44,319 like that's it helps out with the flow 1177 01:09:44,319 --> 01:09:45,839 of traffic as well. So 1178 01:09:45,839 --> 01:09:47,679 >> does this replace the conflict monitor 1179 01:09:47,679 --> 01:09:48,560 or 1180 01:09:48,560 --> 01:09:50,400 >> No, it still be with it. It's just like 1181 01:09:50,400 --> 01:09:52,000 I said, it'll be just newer newer 1182 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:53,279 equipment that is done. 1183 01:09:53,279 --> 01:09:54,640 >> Yeah, it's just because 1184 01:09:54,640 --> 01:09:55,440 >> just a sensor then? 1185 01:09:55,440 --> 01:09:56,560 >> Yes. Yeah, pretty much. just like a 1186 01:09:56,560 --> 01:09:58,239 detection sensor. That'll be that's 1187 01:09:58,239 --> 01:09:58,800 pretty much 1188 01:09:58,800 --> 01:09:59,920 >> there's a full cabinet and everything 1189 01:09:59,920 --> 01:10:00,400 that's 1190 01:10:00,400 --> 01:10:02,480 >> Yeah, everything's cabinet. We got the 1191 01:10:02,480 --> 01:10:04,159 >> to store the housing for everything. 1192 01:10:04,159 --> 01:10:05,520 >> Yeah, the control and everything. It'll 1193 01:10:05,520 --> 01:10:06,640 be the exact same thing. It's just like 1194 01:10:06,640 --> 01:10:08,560 I said, just a newer version. Um the 1195 01:10:08,560 --> 01:10:10,880 cameras that we actually have right now 1196 01:10:10,880 --> 01:10:13,280 um uh 1197 01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:14,320 I think eventually we're going to have 1198 01:10:14,320 --> 01:10:16,239 to update them as well because they 1199 01:10:16,239 --> 01:10:19,520 don't uh gives deal with them anymore. 1200 01:10:19,520 --> 01:10:21,199 So, it's kind of we kind of have to look 1201 01:10:21,199 --> 01:10:22,719 start looking into is what may replacing 1202 01:10:22,719 --> 01:10:23,679 some of them as well just because 1203 01:10:23,679 --> 01:10:23,920 they're 1204 01:10:23,920 --> 01:10:26,960 >> sensor is probably the better word 1205 01:10:26,960 --> 01:10:29,360 >> as opposed to camera because 1206 01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:32,400 >> that carries some different type of 1207 01:10:32,400 --> 01:10:34,719 >> sureation with it. So, 1208 01:10:34,719 --> 01:10:37,120 >> only this one will probably look like a 1209 01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:38,640 camera cuz it's a little bold. 1210 01:10:38,640 --> 01:10:39,120 >> Yeah. 1211 01:10:39,120 --> 01:10:40,880 >> Where the other ones are sensors cuz it 1212 01:10:40,880 --> 01:10:43,040 has that white face that points at. We 1213 01:10:43,040 --> 01:10:45,440 would definitely be highlighting and 1214 01:10:45,440 --> 01:10:48,480 giving Kot a shout out to thank them for 1215 01:10:48,480 --> 01:10:50,080 what these actually do. And so that's 1216 01:10:50,080 --> 01:10:52,159 where we would be able to do that public 1217 01:10:52,159 --> 01:10:54,159 education about what they actually do. 1218 01:10:54,159 --> 01:10:55,040 So 1219 01:10:55,040 --> 01:10:57,440 >> we definitely understand that. And yeah, 1220 01:10:57,440 --> 01:10:58,560 >> we grilled them. 1221 01:10:58,560 --> 01:10:59,199 >> Yeah. 1222 01:10:59,199 --> 01:10:59,679 >> Very well. 1223 01:10:59,679 --> 01:11:01,280 >> We're cautious on on the equipment that 1224 01:11:01,280 --> 01:11:03,360 we're using as well. So 1225 01:11:03,360 --> 01:11:06,320 >> people have taken that there's been an 1226 01:11:06,320 --> 01:11:13,030 accident. You got it on camera. 1227 01:11:13,040 --> 01:11:15,440 The other great thing this does is it 1228 01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:17,120 does have that uninterrupted power 1229 01:11:17,120 --> 01:11:19,440 supply to it. And so there have been a 1230 01:11:19,440 --> 01:11:22,000 lot of outages, especially on Pine, 1231 01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:22,560 Kansas. 1232 01:11:22,560 --> 01:11:24,640 >> I remember last year we were going out, 1233 01:11:24,640 --> 01:11:26,080 you know, a couple times that all the 1234 01:11:26,080 --> 01:11:27,199 power went out. So we're over there 1235 01:11:27,199 --> 01:11:28,880 scrambling trying to get four-way stop 1236 01:11:28,880 --> 01:11:31,520 signs and blinkers and sandbags and 1237 01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:33,120 everything. With this one right here, it 1238 01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:35,280 has that backup camera um I mean backup 1239 01:11:35,280 --> 01:11:37,199 power source that we don't have to go to 1240 01:11:37,199 --> 01:11:39,280 as many intersections as we usually do. 1241 01:11:39,280 --> 01:11:41,040 So, it's kind of like the six points 1242 01:11:41,040 --> 01:11:42,800 once power goes out that the backup 1243 01:11:42,800 --> 01:11:46,239 power source kicks in, which makes it 1244 01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:47,840 really nice. Um, we don't have to worry 1245 01:11:47,840 --> 01:11:49,360 about, you know, with that. I mean, I 1246 01:11:49,360 --> 01:11:51,360 know I know has a t a limit time, but I 1247 01:11:51,360 --> 01:11:52,960 mean, it just super helpful. I mean, we 1248 01:11:52,960 --> 01:11:54,400 just have outages out here and then 1249 01:11:54,400 --> 01:11:56,400 power comes back on. So, and with that, 1250 01:11:56,400 --> 01:11:58,480 it just keep everything going smoothly. 1251 01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:00,320 Um, so we don't have to go to that many 1252 01:12:00,320 --> 01:12:02,159 intersections and running out of stop 1253 01:12:02,159 --> 01:12:07,270 signs around Lville. 1254 01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:09,280 Well, I move that we approve the 1255 01:12:09,280 --> 01:12:11,920 equipment purchase for the Smart Signals 1256 01:12:11,920 --> 01:12:15,199 project from Gates Sales in the amount 1257 01:12:15,199 --> 01:12:19,189 of $137,896 1258 01:12:19,199 --> 01:12:21,840 from the street streets drainage and 1259 01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:24,719 capital improvement portion of the 1% 1260 01:12:24,719 --> 01:12:27,440 sales tax with full reimbursement from 1261 01:12:27,440 --> 01:12:28,480 the Kansas Department of 1262 01:12:28,480 --> 01:12:31,280 Transportation's Innovative Technology 1263 01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:34,400 Grant Fund Award. 1264 01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:37,120 Second. 1265 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:39,040 >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 1266 01:12:39,040 --> 01:12:40,960 further discussion, 1267 01:12:40,960 --> 01:12:43,280 comments, questions? 1268 01:12:43,280 --> 01:12:45,840 Okay, all those in favor? 1269 01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:48,880 Motion passes five to zero. All right. 1270 01:12:48,880 --> 01:12:51,840 Item, the section B of this innovation 1271 01:12:51,840 --> 01:12:54,560 technology grant, the service contract. 1272 01:12:54,560 --> 01:12:57,120 So with this one right here um prior to 1273 01:12:57,120 --> 01:12:59,679 installation of the equipment um uh 1274 01:12:59,679 --> 01:13:01,280 staff recommended underground utility 1275 01:13:01,280 --> 01:13:03,440 rewiring to prevent outages causes by 1276 01:13:03,440 --> 01:13:05,760 aging uh infrastructure removal 1277 01:13:05,760 --> 01:13:08,159 installation and calibration of the new 1278 01:13:08,159 --> 01:13:10,239 smart signal equipment and cameras will 1279 01:13:10,239 --> 01:13:13,120 be um uh required to perform by 1280 01:13:13,120 --> 01:13:15,280 contractors especially in the work. So 1281 01:13:15,280 --> 01:13:17,120 with this right here we have a lot of u 1282 01:13:17,120 --> 01:13:19,440 underground wiring um they're getting 1283 01:13:19,440 --> 01:13:22,159 old and um all the insulation around are 1284 01:13:22,159 --> 01:13:23,920 kind of deteriorating. So, we were 1285 01:13:23,920 --> 01:13:26,239 having an issue on 11th in Kansas a 1286 01:13:26,239 --> 01:13:28,480 while back that just due to the uh to 1287 01:13:28,480 --> 01:13:29,840 the wiring being exposed, they were 1288 01:13:29,840 --> 01:13:31,120 contacting each other and they were 1289 01:13:31,120 --> 01:13:33,440 making the signals going to fault. So, 1290 01:13:33,440 --> 01:13:35,600 um it took us a while to um change that 1291 01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:36,800 out. So, with this one right here, it'll 1292 01:13:36,800 --> 01:13:39,679 be uh same thing, doing new underground 1293 01:13:39,679 --> 01:13:43,520 wiring and then running the um the uh 1294 01:13:43,520 --> 01:13:45,679 all the uh wiring for the cameras as 1295 01:13:45,679 --> 01:13:49,120 well. That'll be part of the uh for the 1296 01:13:49,120 --> 01:13:51,440 with the contractors doing the work. We 1297 01:13:51,440 --> 01:13:54,960 had two uh different um bids. One was 1298 01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:57,440 from Phillips Southern Electric Company 1299 01:13:57,440 --> 01:13:59,040 and the other one uh in the total of 1300 01:13:59,040 --> 01:14:03,270 80,000 $87,47780. 1301 01:14:03,280 --> 01:14:06,239 And we had another bid from LNS Electric 1302 01:14:06,239 --> 01:14:09,199 LLC from Salina, Kansas in the amount of 1303 01:14:09,199 --> 01:14:11,840 88,375. 1304 01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:14,159 Um utility work and installation are not 1305 01:14:14,159 --> 01:14:16,320 eligible for for reimbursement from the 1306 01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:18,880 KOT. So this one will be would have to 1307 01:14:18,880 --> 01:14:20,960 the city would have to pay for uh with 1308 01:14:20,960 --> 01:14:23,120 the funds you know however payment for 1309 01:14:23,120 --> 01:14:25,520 these contract services are part of the 1310 01:14:25,520 --> 01:14:27,440 project counts towards our required 1311 01:14:27,440 --> 01:14:30,960 local match. So, um, with this one, we 1312 01:14:30,960 --> 01:14:33,040 recommend staff recommends approval of 1313 01:14:33,040 --> 01:14:34,960 the service contract for the smart 1314 01:14:34,960 --> 01:14:38,239 signal project from LNS Electric LLC in 1315 01:14:38,239 --> 01:14:41,990 the amount of88,375 1316 01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:43,679 from the streets, drainage, and capital 1317 01:14:43,679 --> 01:14:46,560 improvement portion of 1 cent sales tax. 1318 01:14:46,560 --> 01:14:48,719 Uh, myself and my staff felt more 1319 01:14:48,719 --> 01:14:50,800 comfortable going with the with the LNS 1320 01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:51,920 Electric Company. I know it's a little 1321 01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:53,840 bit more uh a little bit more small 1322 01:14:53,840 --> 01:14:56,080 more. It's like $875, 1323 01:14:56,080 --> 01:14:58,080 I think, around. 1324 01:14:58,080 --> 01:15:00,640 So more than the than the other one, but 1325 01:15:00,640 --> 01:15:03,679 they were um with LNS, Jeremy, you know, 1326 01:15:03,679 --> 01:15:06,000 he came out here, checked out our sites. 1327 01:15:06,000 --> 01:15:07,920 Uh we all, you know, worked together to 1328 01:15:07,920 --> 01:15:09,280 kind of figure out the solution for 1329 01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:11,679 this. And so he was more, like I said, 1330 01:15:11,679 --> 01:15:13,840 more on hands. He was personal. He he 1331 01:15:13,840 --> 01:15:15,679 came down, visited with us. Uh we went 1332 01:15:15,679 --> 01:15:17,360 through every single site and checked 1333 01:15:17,360 --> 01:15:20,960 out, uh the better solutions for this work. So we felt, you know, 1334 01:15:20,960 --> 01:15:22,400 with him it's more we felt more 1335 01:15:22,400 --> 01:15:23,520 comfortable with him because just 1336 01:15:23,520 --> 01:15:25,760 because um of the time and effort he put 1337 01:15:25,760 --> 01:15:27,679 into to helping us out with this with 1338 01:15:27,679 --> 01:15:29,760 this project. 1339 01:15:29,760 --> 01:15:31,360 >> Did the other company send anybody down 1340 01:15:31,360 --> 01:15:32,320 to take a look? 1341 01:15:32,320 --> 01:15:33,120 >> No. 1342 01:15:33,120 --> 01:15:33,920 >> Okay. 1343 01:15:33,920 --> 01:15:35,360 >> And have we done any work with either 1344 01:15:35,360 --> 01:15:37,440 company in the past? 1345 01:15:37,440 --> 01:15:39,920 >> I think with Phillips I think we might 1346 01:15:39,920 --> 01:15:43,679 have used them at six points um uh at 1347 01:15:43,679 --> 01:15:47,040 one time. uh with LNS electric um we 1348 01:15:47,040 --> 01:15:48,960 consulted with the with Gatis and they 1349 01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:51,199 recommended him uh who was the first 1350 01:15:51,199 --> 01:15:53,840 recommendation for us uh for for hearing 1351 01:15:53,840 --> 01:15:56,719 for liberal so so right now we're just 1352 01:15:56,719 --> 01:15:57,760 um like I said it was a highly 1353 01:15:57,760 --> 01:16:00,320 recommended by by them so so we 1354 01:16:00,320 --> 01:16:02,960 contacted Jeremy from LNS and he came 1355 01:16:02,960 --> 01:16:05,600 down and and we met with Gatis both gats 1356 01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:15,189 and and Jeremy as well um regarding this 1357 01:16:15,199 --> 01:16:17,840 Policywise, is there anything that says 1358 01:16:17,840 --> 01:16:19,600 we have to accept the lower bid or if we 1359 01:16:19,600 --> 01:16:21,760 accept a higher bid, we have to do 1360 01:16:21,760 --> 01:16:22,880 something special? No, 1361 01:16:22,880 --> 01:16:25,199 >> it's within the 1362 01:16:25,199 --> 01:16:28,640 >> and only within um local. I don't think 1363 01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:29,120 there 1364 01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:30,719 >> I knew there was the local one, but I 1365 01:16:30,719 --> 01:16:31,840 didn't know 1366 01:16:31,840 --> 01:16:33,679 >> I didn't know how that applied to two 1367 01:16:33,679 --> 01:16:35,520 competing ones outside. Take the higher 1368 01:16:35,520 --> 01:16:52,630 one. 1369 01:16:52,640 --> 01:16:54,239 Go ahead and move that we approve the 1370 01:16:54,239 --> 01:16:56,239 service contract for the Smart Signals 1371 01:16:56,239 --> 01:16:59,760 project from LNS Electric LLC in the 1372 01:16:59,760 --> 01:17:04,390 amount in the amount of $88,375 1373 01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:06,320 from street drainage and capital 1374 01:17:06,320 --> 01:17:07,840 improvement portion of the 1centent 1375 01:17:07,840 --> 01:17:09,760 sales tax. 1376 01:17:09,760 --> 01:17:12,790 >> Second. 1377 01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:15,679 » Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 1378 01:17:15,679 --> 01:17:18,880 further discussion or questions? 1379 01:17:18,880 --> 01:17:21,440 Okay. All those in favor? 1380 01:17:21,440 --> 01:17:23,440 Motion passes. 5 Z. Thank you. 1381 01:17:23,440 --> 01:17:25,840 >> Thank you. 1382 01:17:25,840 --> 01:17:28,239 >> Item number 12, solar energy credit 1383 01:17:28,239 --> 01:17:30,640 transfer. So, mayor, vice mayor, 1384 01:17:30,640 --> 01:17:32,800 commissioners, as you remember, in 1385 01:17:32,800 --> 01:17:35,520 December of 2025, the city of Liberal 1386 01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:37,600 received a federal green energy tax 1387 01:17:37,600 --> 01:17:42,470 credit in the amount of 1,61,18961 1388 01:17:42,480 --> 01:17:44,239 after a successful application that 1389 01:17:44,239 --> 01:17:46,320 stemmed from the solar energy project 1390 01:17:46,320 --> 01:17:48,719 that we had a couple years prior. Um, 1391 01:17:48,719 --> 01:17:50,560 the check was deposited at that time 1392 01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:53,440 into fund 301 for construction. This 1393 01:17:53,440 --> 01:17:55,600 resulted in a positive cash balance of 1394 01:17:55,600 --> 01:17:59,750 746,61061. 1395 01:17:59,760 --> 01:18:01,920 You might ask why the cash balance in 1396 01:18:01,920 --> 01:18:03,440 construction is less than the check 1397 01:18:03,440 --> 01:18:04,800 amount. Well, it's like any other 1398 01:18:04,800 --> 01:18:06,400 project that we have. Sometimes it's 1399 01:18:06,400 --> 01:18:08,400 just not about solar panels, but you 1400 01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:10,239 have additional costs that go into that. 1401 01:18:10,239 --> 01:18:12,719 So, in the case of the solar project, we 1402 01:18:12,719 --> 01:18:14,719 had fencing. We had to pay accountants 1403 01:18:14,719 --> 01:18:16,560 to help us with the green energy credit, 1404 01:18:16,560 --> 01:18:19,199 bond council, financial planning, and 1405 01:18:19,199 --> 01:18:20,960 any other materials that went into that. 1406 01:18:20,960 --> 01:18:24,960 So, we've been sitting on this 746,61061 1407 01:18:24,960 --> 01:18:26,960 for almost a year trying to decide what 1408 01:18:26,960 --> 01:18:29,199 we wanted to do with it. Originally, we 1409 01:18:29,199 --> 01:18:31,199 wanted to pay down the temp note and 1410 01:18:31,199 --> 01:18:33,360 then permanently bond it. But we do have 1411 01:18:33,360 --> 01:18:35,120 flexibility with this money because it's 1412 01:18:35,120 --> 01:18:37,199 not very often that you receive or that 1413 01:18:37,199 --> 01:18:39,679 a government receives um a tax credit 1414 01:18:39,679 --> 01:18:42,000 like this. So, we have discussed it with 1415 01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:45,360 auditors and they are okay with the 1416 01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:48,159 flexibility. So, we are asking that we 1417 01:18:48,159 --> 01:18:50,400 transfer it from fund 301 construction 1418 01:18:50,400 --> 01:18:52,480 to the general fund to assist with 1419 01:18:52,480 --> 01:18:54,800 regular operations and that rollover 1420 01:18:54,800 --> 01:18:56,880 shortage. That will help it greatly as 1421 01:18:56,880 --> 01:18:58,960 we move into the new year. Um, we'll 1422 01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:00,560 probably have to do a water transfer at 1423 01:19:00,560 --> 01:19:02,800 end of year just to get it balanced out. 1424 01:19:02,800 --> 01:19:04,640 But after that point, I feel very 1425 01:19:04,640 --> 01:19:06,080 certain that we are on the right track 1426 01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:08,239 in the general fund. I feel comfortable 1427 01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:10,560 with this transaction and if approved, 1428 01:19:10,560 --> 01:19:12,239 we will make sure that it is in the 1429 01:19:12,239 --> 01:19:14,400 accounting system tomorrow so that we 1430 01:19:14,400 --> 01:19:16,159 can handle everything we need to before 1431 01:19:16,159 --> 01:19:17,920 the next distribution from the county 1432 01:19:17,920 --> 01:19:28,310 for the final property tax. 1433 01:19:28,320 --> 01:19:30,560 » I'm 100% okay with this. Okay. 1434 01:19:30,560 --> 01:19:32,000 >> Yeah. 1435 01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:33,760 >> Something like this when I was here, so 1436 01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:35,440 I'll kind of 1437 01:19:35,440 --> 01:19:38,320 >> let you guys take the lead on 1438 01:19:38,320 --> 01:19:39,600 what you may have talked about or 1439 01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:40,800 thought about when you did that. 1440 01:19:40,800 --> 01:19:42,640 >> We have done the due diligence on the 1441 01:19:42,640 --> 01:19:44,719 transfer and the capability to do that 1442 01:19:44,719 --> 01:19:46,560 and the compliance that's involved in 1443 01:19:46,560 --> 01:19:48,480 that. And we feel comfortable with it. 1444 01:19:48,480 --> 01:19:50,000 Again, we've sat on it for a while 1445 01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:51,440 trying to figure out exactly how we 1446 01:19:51,440 --> 01:19:53,280 wanted to handle it and I'm kind of glad 1447 01:19:53,280 --> 01:19:55,679 that we did. So, we ask that you go 1448 01:19:55,679 --> 01:19:57,440 ahead and approve that. will take care 1449 01:19:57,440 --> 01:19:59,600 of it and that will set us on a very 1450 01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:09,669 solid path. I feel in the general 1451 01:20:09,679 --> 01:20:11,199 I'll make a motion that we allow the 1452 01:20:11,199 --> 01:20:13,199 transfer of the positive cash balance of 1453 01:20:13,199 --> 01:20:17,270 $746,61061 1454 01:20:17,280 --> 01:20:19,520 from the solar energy project within the 1455 01:20:19,520 --> 01:20:21,920 construction fund to the general fund 1456 01:20:21,920 --> 01:20:27,520 effective September 23rd, 2026. Second. 1457 01:20:27,520 --> 01:20:29,760 Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any 1458 01:20:29,760 --> 01:20:32,560 discussion, questions? 1459 01:20:32,560 --> 01:20:35,199 Okay, all those in favor? 1460 01:20:35,199 --> 01:20:38,080 Motion passes five to zero. 1461 01:20:38,080 --> 01:20:43,830 Item number 13, city staff. 1462 01:20:43,840 --> 01:20:45,440 » Uh, just real quickly, we will be at the 1463 01:20:45,440 --> 01:20:47,840 Duck Festival on Saturday from 10 to 2. 1464 01:20:47,840 --> 01:20:50,000 So, come over and say hi. Um, this will 1465 01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:52,400 be another opportunity for us to do our 1466 01:20:52,400 --> 01:20:54,159 public outreach for the downtown 1467 01:20:54,159 --> 01:20:56,480 project. And so I'll have a full-size 1468 01:20:56,480 --> 01:20:59,120 map on the table itself. Uh, so people 1469 01:20:59,120 --> 01:21:00,640 can scribble all over and add their 1470 01:21:00,640 --> 01:21:01,600 ideas. 1471 01:21:01,600 --> 01:21:02,800 >> Ask me anything. 1472 01:21:02,800 --> 01:21:05,280 Yes. My sign will be 1473 01:21:05,280 --> 01:21:09,110 there. 1474 01:21:09,120 --> 01:21:10,719 » Anybody else? Kristen. 1475 01:21:10,719 --> 01:21:12,800 >> Yes. Um, at one of the previous 1476 01:21:12,800 --> 01:21:14,320 commission meetings, we had Tara, 1477 01:21:14,320 --> 01:21:17,600 Nicole, and Bro here presenting upcoming 1478 01:21:17,600 --> 01:21:19,120 projects at the animal shelter, 1479 01:21:19,120 --> 01:21:21,120 including sound reduction and shade for 1480 01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:23,440 their play area. And so, we are very 1481 01:21:23,440 --> 01:21:25,040 happy to announce that we've received 1482 01:21:25,040 --> 01:21:26,640 grant funding for both of those 1483 01:21:26,640 --> 01:21:28,560 projects. And so, the next commission 1484 01:21:28,560 --> 01:21:30,159 meeting, we will be bringing those items 1485 01:21:30,159 --> 01:21:33,760 here for your consideration. 1486 01:21:33,760 --> 01:21:34,719 Right. 1487 01:21:34,719 --> 01:21:36,159 >> Just a reminder, we'll have a special 1488 01:21:36,159 --> 01:21:38,560 meeting on Wednesday, September 30th at 1489 01:21:38,560 --> 01:21:41,920 3:30 here in chambers. Um, also wanted 1490 01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:44,239 to announce to the public that we will 1491 01:21:44,239 --> 01:21:46,560 have all five city commissioners attend 1492 01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:48,000 the annual League of Kansas 1493 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:50,320 Municipalities Conference 1494 01:21:50,320 --> 01:21:52,480 um, in Witchah on October 8th through 1495 01:21:52,480 --> 01:21:54,000 the 10th. There will be no city 1496 01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:56,880 business. It's training conference. 1497 01:21:56,880 --> 01:22:01,350 Thank you. 1498 01:22:01,360 --> 01:22:05,440 » Good evening. I would love to share some 1499 01:22:05,440 --> 01:22:07,760 information and invitation concerning 1500 01:22:07,760 --> 01:22:11,990 the local air tour that's coming up. 1501 01:22:12,000 --> 01:22:18,310 Thank you. Thank you. 1502 01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:20,800 » Fly Kansas Air Tour begins a week from 1503 01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:24,080 today, next Tuesday. This tour visits 1504 01:22:24,080 --> 01:22:26,080 eight airports across western Kansas 1505 01:22:26,080 --> 01:22:29,520 over three days. At each stop, uh pilots 1506 01:22:29,520 --> 01:22:31,920 who are in the tour will present STEM 1507 01:22:31,920 --> 01:22:34,239 activities to children and generally 1508 01:22:34,239 --> 01:22:36,560 promote the aviation industry across our 1509 01:22:36,560 --> 01:22:39,520 state. Uh last year pilots from Nebraska 1510 01:22:39,520 --> 01:22:42,159 and Texas and several other states 1511 01:22:42,159 --> 01:22:44,239 participated. Uh just last week I 1512 01:22:44,239 --> 01:22:45,679 received a phone call from a pilot who 1513 01:22:45,679 --> 01:22:48,239 lives south of Del Dallas who told me 1514 01:22:48,239 --> 01:22:50,239 how excited he was for the event, what a 1515 01:22:50,239 --> 01:22:51,840 great event it is. He's looking forward 1516 01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:53,920 to starting uh here in Liberal and doing 1517 01:22:53,920 --> 01:22:55,840 the whole Kansas Air Tour. Like I said, 1518 01:22:55,840 --> 01:22:58,000 he lives well south of Dallas. Um and 1519 01:22:58,000 --> 01:22:59,679 we're going to uh give him a great 1520 01:22:59,679 --> 01:23:02,880 welcome. So pilots from a large region 1521 01:23:02,880 --> 01:23:05,199 are expected to visit us. What makes our 1522 01:23:05,199 --> 01:23:06,719 portion of the tour really special is 1523 01:23:06,719 --> 01:23:08,880 that we're very first, so we get a 1524 01:23:08,880 --> 01:23:10,400 little bit of extra time to make a good 1525 01:23:10,400 --> 01:23:12,480 impression on the pilots and on the 1526 01:23:12,480 --> 01:23:14,480 visitors. We've been working pretty hard 1527 01:23:14,480 --> 01:23:16,159 with several groups to plan a really 1528 01:23:16,159 --> 01:23:18,480 quality event. Uh the tourism and 1529 01:23:18,480 --> 01:23:20,320 transportation departments, Lyden 1530 01:23:20,320 --> 01:23:23,280 Aerosenter, our hotel partner, uh the 1531 01:23:23,280 --> 01:23:26,000 air museum are all contributing. 1532 01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:27,440 This event really wouldn't be possible 1533 01:23:27,440 --> 01:23:29,440 without our worldclass air museum. So I 1534 01:23:29,440 --> 01:23:31,600 want to thank Bob and his team uh for 1535 01:23:31,600 --> 01:23:33,280 their contributions. It takes a big 1536 01:23:33,280 --> 01:23:36,639 effort to host pilots, to host meals, 1537 01:23:36,639 --> 01:23:38,239 and potentially hundreds of students 1538 01:23:38,239 --> 01:23:40,960 across two days. The flyer that you see 1539 01:23:40,960 --> 01:23:42,400 in front of you there, tourism 1540 01:23:42,400 --> 01:23:43,760 department designed that beautiful 1541 01:23:43,760 --> 01:23:45,520 flyer. So, thank you, Mandy, for doing 1542 01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:48,400 that. Um, it really is a citywide effort 1543 01:23:48,400 --> 01:23:49,920 propelling the event, and I'm grateful 1544 01:23:49,920 --> 01:23:51,360 for all the cooperation that we've got 1545 01:23:51,360 --> 01:23:54,080 as we plan this. The schedule of events 1546 01:23:54,080 --> 01:23:55,679 should be on the second page that I 1547 01:23:55,679 --> 01:23:57,840 provided there to you. So, we invite you 1548 01:23:57,840 --> 01:23:59,760 to visit the airport. We invite you to 1549 01:23:59,760 --> 01:24:02,320 visit the air museum. And perhaps you 1550 01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:04,480 might see that really incredible spark 1551 01:24:04,480 --> 01:24:06,480 that happens in a student's mind, you 1552 01:24:06,480 --> 01:24:08,080 know, when they see an airplane up close 1553 01:24:08,080 --> 01:24:09,520 for the first time or when they see an 1554 01:24:09,520 --> 01:24:12,320 aircraft fly for the first time. So, 1555 01:24:12,320 --> 01:24:14,000 please come see us next Tuesday if 1556 01:24:14,000 --> 01:24:15,280 you're able. Thank you for allowing me 1557 01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:17,840 to speak and most of all, thank you for 1558 01:24:17,840 --> 01:24:19,600 supporting the airport and for making me 1559 01:24:19,600 --> 01:24:21,520 so welcome since I joined the team in 1560 01:24:21,520 --> 01:24:23,760 August. 1561 01:24:23,760 --> 01:24:28,070 >> Thank you. 1562 01:24:28,080 --> 01:24:33,030 » Any other city staff, Steve? 1563 01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:35,920 Mayor, vice mayor, uh commissioners. Um 1564 01:24:35,920 --> 01:24:38,719 just want to give you a update on our 1565 01:24:38,719 --> 01:24:43,040 bus shelter project. Um as you know that 1566 01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:45,040 uh this project has been around for a 1567 01:24:45,040 --> 01:24:49,520 couple years. Um it was funded uh for 1568 01:24:49,520 --> 01:24:52,800 total project around $50,000 for uh 10 1569 01:24:52,800 --> 01:24:54,800 bus shelters 1570 01:24:54,800 --> 01:24:58,639 um solar lighting benches concrete and 1571 01:24:58,639 --> 01:25:02,320 all the work being done in house. So um 1572 01:25:02,320 --> 01:25:03,760 over the years we ran into the problem 1573 01:25:03,760 --> 01:25:07,840 of uh environmental studies and um which 1574 01:25:07,840 --> 01:25:10,560 delayed the project. uh we were 1575 01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:13,679 fortunate to collaborate with PEC uh to 1576 01:25:13,679 --> 01:25:16,159 come up with a solution which was to 1577 01:25:16,159 --> 01:25:19,520 eliminate the uh the part of the project 1578 01:25:19,520 --> 01:25:21,679 where we do all the ground work and 1579 01:25:21,679 --> 01:25:25,520 strictly go uh to a procurement style um 1580 01:25:25,520 --> 01:25:31,040 process. So um we collected um quotes 1581 01:25:31,040 --> 01:25:33,120 for just the material that we need 1582 01:25:33,120 --> 01:25:36,960 excluding the concrete uh work. Um so 1583 01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:39,360 that would be the shelters, the solar 1584 01:25:39,360 --> 01:25:42,400 and the benches. Um from three different 1585 01:25:42,400 --> 01:25:45,440 vendors um that was cost averages 1586 01:25:45,440 --> 01:25:48,560 average. So long and short of it is uh 1587 01:25:48,560 --> 01:25:52,400 we went back to uh KOT and proposed a 1588 01:25:52,400 --> 01:25:55,280 change of uh of scope in the total 1589 01:25:55,280 --> 01:25:59,040 amount of the project $99,461. 1590 01:25:59,040 --> 01:26:03,360 Um, and original that was $40,000 that 1591 01:26:03,360 --> 01:26:04,800 we were getting from them and we were 1592 01:26:04,800 --> 01:26:06,960 going to supply the $10,000 for that 1593 01:26:06,960 --> 01:26:12,400 50,000. Um, so they they uh we requested 1594 01:26:12,400 --> 01:26:14,560 an an additional amount for the total 1595 01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:19,590 grant to be uh $79,569 1596 01:26:19,600 --> 01:26:23,679 which puts the city at uh 19,892. 1597 01:26:23,679 --> 01:26:28,800 So we um I think that's a win. Um and we 1598 01:26:28,800 --> 01:26:32,239 are looking at doing seven um shelters. 1599 01:26:32,239 --> 01:26:34,080 Um and then on top of that, we'd also 1600 01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:35,920 have to do the concrete and the working 1601 01:26:35,920 --> 01:26:37,520 house. So we're looking probably 1602 01:26:37,520 --> 01:26:40,239 estimate around another $20,000 on that. 1603 01:26:40,239 --> 01:26:42,800 But we received that information late 1604 01:26:42,800 --> 01:26:44,239 this afternoon and just wanted to share 1605 01:26:44,239 --> 01:26:46,400 that with you. 1606 01:26:46,400 --> 01:26:46,719 >> Thank you. 1607 01:26:46,719 --> 01:26:48,560 Steve. That's great. 1608 01:26:48,560 --> 01:26:54,149 >> Excited for them, too. 1609 01:26:54,159 --> 01:26:56,880 » Keep the parade coming. Jennifer, you're 1610 01:26:56,880 --> 01:26:57,840 next. 1611 01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:01,600 >> Mr. Mayor, commissioners, 1612 01:27:01,600 --> 01:27:05,040 lately there have been several online 1613 01:27:05,040 --> 01:27:08,480 attacks against code enforcement from 1614 01:27:08,480 --> 01:27:11,440 different directions. I wanted to get up 1615 01:27:11,440 --> 01:27:16,159 here and just reassure you that our code 1616 01:27:16,159 --> 01:27:19,679 enforcement staff are good, 1617 01:27:19,679 --> 01:27:21,360 hard-working, 1618 01:27:21,360 --> 01:27:24,000 valued, wonderful members of our 1619 01:27:24,000 --> 01:27:26,960 community. They are doing probably the 1620 01:27:26,960 --> 01:27:30,639 most thankless job in the community. And 1621 01:27:30,639 --> 01:27:33,679 I'm here to guarantee you that they do 1622 01:27:33,679 --> 01:27:36,960 not target anyone. They apply rules 1623 01:27:36,960 --> 01:27:39,040 fairly across the board. They've been 1624 01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:41,679 told once they find a violation, I don't 1625 01:27:41,679 --> 01:27:43,840 care if it's Scarlet's house, write the 1626 01:27:43,840 --> 01:27:46,719 violation up and start the case. But 1627 01:27:46,719 --> 01:27:51,040 with the negative stuff that has been 1628 01:27:51,040 --> 01:27:55,199 spewed across social media like 1629 01:27:55,199 --> 01:27:58,320 ignorant, wrong, keyboard warrior 1630 01:27:58,320 --> 01:28:00,880 attacks that have gone to personal 1631 01:28:00,880 --> 01:28:03,440 levels against my staff, my fellow 1632 01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:05,280 co-workers, my fellow members of the 1633 01:28:05,280 --> 01:28:06,880 community. I wanted to just get up here 1634 01:28:06,880 --> 01:28:10,159 and reassure you that you have good code 1635 01:28:10,159 --> 01:28:12,320 enforcement working for this city. And 1636 01:28:12,320 --> 01:28:14,400 they're doing the best job they can to 1637 01:28:14,400 --> 01:28:16,400 try and enforce rules that the majority 1638 01:28:16,400 --> 01:28:19,840 of the community does support. Nobody 1639 01:28:19,840 --> 01:28:22,320 wants free rain. Let your weeds grow as 1640 01:28:22,320 --> 01:28:24,639 tall as they want. 1641 01:28:24,639 --> 01:28:26,080 So, I just thought I would get up and 1642 01:28:26,080 --> 01:28:27,920 say that to you. 1643 01:28:27,920 --> 01:28:29,120 >> So, I go ahead. 1644 01:28:29,120 --> 01:28:31,199 >> I do want to thank you for taking the 1645 01:28:31,199 --> 01:28:33,280 time to come up here and to defend your 1646 01:28:33,280 --> 01:28:35,600 staff. I think that's very brave of you 1647 01:28:35,600 --> 01:28:38,639 to to do so. And to I mean, you are the 1648 01:28:38,639 --> 01:28:40,400 one that has the most experience dealing 1649 01:28:40,400 --> 01:28:42,239 with them every single day. You know 1650 01:28:42,239 --> 01:28:44,880 what the product of their work is like. 1651 01:28:44,880 --> 01:28:47,600 Um, to the negative comments, I will say 1652 01:28:47,600 --> 01:28:49,440 we have people in our community who 1653 01:28:49,440 --> 01:28:51,600 we're never going to make happy. Um, 1654 01:28:51,600 --> 01:28:53,440 unfortunately those individuals tend to 1655 01:28:53,440 --> 01:28:56,639 complain about everything. So sometimes 1656 01:28:56,639 --> 01:28:59,199 they're just nitpicking at things. Uh, 1657 01:28:59,199 --> 01:29:01,600 but we are extremely proud of all of the 1658 01:29:01,600 --> 01:29:03,600 work that they say. So just because 1659 01:29:03,600 --> 01:29:05,280 sometimes there are voices that are the 1660 01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:07,440 loudest in the room doesn't mean that's 1661 01:29:07,440 --> 01:29:09,840 how the majority of the people feel. So 1662 01:29:09,840 --> 01:29:11,679 we thank them for their work. 1663 01:29:11,679 --> 01:29:15,120 >> Yeah. And you know, just to echo that, I 1664 01:29:15,120 --> 01:29:17,760 you know, I mean, uh, these guys do good 1665 01:29:17,760 --> 01:29:20,800 hard work. Uh and and I've seen it in 1666 01:29:20,800 --> 01:29:22,400 action. You know, we see those reports. 1667 01:29:22,400 --> 01:29:25,280 We we hear from people and and uh you 1668 01:29:25,280 --> 01:29:26,960 know, I'll say it for myself. I they 1669 01:29:26,960 --> 01:29:31,120 have my 100% support uh in what they do. 1670 01:29:31,120 --> 01:29:34,320 It's tough job. Terrible job. Honestly, 1671 01:29:34,320 --> 01:29:37,520 I wouldn't want that. Uh but they have 1672 01:29:37,520 --> 01:29:39,440 at least my support. I think I could 1673 01:29:39,440 --> 01:29:41,679 speak pretty much everybody else. 1674 01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:42,480 >> Absolutely. 1675 01:29:42,480 --> 01:29:43,040 >> Thank you. 1676 01:29:43,040 --> 01:29:44,239 >> Yeah. Appreciate that. Thank you. 1677 01:29:44,239 --> 01:29:44,800 >> Thank you. 1678 01:29:44,800 --> 01:29:48,320 Keith. Anybody 1679 01:29:48,320 --> 01:29:50,239 else? 1680 01:29:50,239 --> 01:29:53,280 >> All right. Item number 14, city manager 1681 01:29:53,280 --> 01:29:54,719 report. 1682 01:29:54,719 --> 01:29:56,400 >> Mayor, vice mayor, commissioners, this 1683 01:29:56,400 --> 01:29:58,080 was a great meeting tonight. I mean, we 1684 01:29:58,080 --> 01:30:00,560 got it in in an hour. We covered a lot 1685 01:30:00,560 --> 01:30:02,560 of different subject matters and asked a 1686 01:30:02,560 --> 01:30:04,639 lot of questions. So, thank you for your 1687 01:30:04,639 --> 01:30:06,320 attentiveness to that. First up, I need 1688 01:30:06,320 --> 01:30:08,000 to report the bus ridership numbers for 1689 01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:11,440 August. Uh, they were at 2250. So, we 1690 01:30:11,440 --> 01:30:13,600 continue to hold steady above 2,000. and 1691 01:30:13,600 --> 01:30:15,600 I like to continue to give those to you 1692 01:30:15,600 --> 01:30:17,520 so you can see the work that they're 1693 01:30:17,520 --> 01:30:19,360 doing and that nothing's really dipping 1694 01:30:19,360 --> 01:30:22,000 over time and this new facility is going 1695 01:30:22,000 --> 01:30:23,840 to be very supportive of their endeavors 1696 01:30:23,840 --> 01:30:25,679 and create a great space for them. So, 1697 01:30:25,679 --> 01:30:27,040 we look forward to that ribbon cutting 1698 01:30:27,040 --> 01:30:29,199 that's coming up. Thank you so much to 1699 01:30:29,199 --> 01:30:31,360 Kelly and the fire department for the 1700 01:30:31,360 --> 01:30:32,960 commendations to the police department 1701 01:30:32,960 --> 01:30:35,120 over the West Haven fire. Um, I have 1702 01:30:35,120 --> 01:30:37,120 requested repeatedly over the last two 1703 01:30:37,120 --> 01:30:39,199 years that I wanted fire and PD to work 1704 01:30:39,199 --> 01:30:41,360 together and create a lot of camaraderie 1705 01:30:41,360 --> 01:30:43,120 and I'm starting to see that and it 1706 01:30:43,120 --> 01:30:45,520 makes me very happy. So, uh, this was an 1707 01:30:45,520 --> 01:30:47,600 outward display of that. So, thank you 1708 01:30:47,600 --> 01:30:50,719 to Chad and Chris and Kelly and Cody and 1709 01:30:50,719 --> 01:30:52,639 everybody who contributes uh, to those 1710 01:30:52,639 --> 01:30:55,040 first responder groups. Also, on the 1711 01:30:55,040 --> 01:30:56,800 subject of fire, I did not say this last 1712 01:30:56,800 --> 01:30:58,000 week because I wanted to hold it for 1713 01:30:58,000 --> 01:30:59,600 tonight, but thank you to Aaron Lumen 1714 01:30:59,600 --> 01:31:01,440 especially and everyone in that 1715 01:31:01,440 --> 01:31:03,679 department. They partake in a muscular 1716 01:31:03,679 --> 01:31:05,840 distrophe initiative every year. It's 1717 01:31:05,840 --> 01:31:07,440 called fill the boot. You're probably 1718 01:31:07,440 --> 01:31:09,360 used to seeing that around, but they 1719 01:31:09,360 --> 01:31:11,600 raised over $6,500 1720 01:31:11,600 --> 01:31:13,760 this year. And those funds stay within 1721 01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:15,840 Sewer County, if I'm correct, and 1722 01:31:15,840 --> 01:31:17,520 there's local families that benefit from 1723 01:31:17,520 --> 01:31:20,239 that. And so, we thank them for being 1724 01:31:20,239 --> 01:31:22,320 out there and visible within the 1725 01:31:22,320 --> 01:31:24,080 community and doing these types of 1726 01:31:24,080 --> 01:31:26,080 things. I mean, this is why Aaron won, I 1727 01:31:26,080 --> 01:31:28,400 think, the service award last year. He's 1728 01:31:28,400 --> 01:31:30,000 excellent at that. He does not do that 1729 01:31:30,000 --> 01:31:32,080 by himself. And so thank you to them 1730 01:31:32,080 --> 01:31:34,080 because I do ask departments to be out 1731 01:31:34,080 --> 01:31:37,199 there visible and supporting liberal um 1732 01:31:37,199 --> 01:31:38,400 because we have to do a lot of hard 1733 01:31:38,400 --> 01:31:39,760 work. I mean Keith just talked about 1734 01:31:39,760 --> 01:31:41,199 that. So then we like to do things on 1735 01:31:41,199 --> 01:31:43,280 the other side that display a bit of a 1736 01:31:43,280 --> 01:31:45,120 softer side because we have to be amped 1737 01:31:45,120 --> 01:31:48,320 up quite a bit it feels. So thank you to 1738 01:31:48,320 --> 01:31:50,639 them. Um excited about the Fly Kansas 1739 01:31:50,639 --> 01:31:52,159 tour coming up. I want to thank Chance 1740 01:31:52,159 --> 01:31:53,679 for coming tonight to present. I asked 1741 01:31:53,679 --> 01:31:55,440 him to be here. He does a great job. And 1742 01:31:55,440 --> 01:31:57,120 then Bob and Sally for their efforts in 1743 01:31:57,120 --> 01:31:58,880 putting that together along with Keley 1744 01:31:58,880 --> 01:32:00,800 and several other people. I know that 1745 01:32:00,800 --> 01:32:02,880 our little dancers from down the hall 1746 01:32:02,880 --> 01:32:04,880 here at the wreck are going to invite 1747 01:32:04,880 --> 01:32:07,440 them in in their little outfits and so 1748 01:32:07,440 --> 01:32:09,199 they won't pass up an opportunity to do 1749 01:32:09,199 --> 01:32:10,719 that and we want Liberal to look the 1750 01:32:10,719 --> 01:32:12,239 best out of all the cities that they're 1751 01:32:12,239 --> 01:32:14,400 visiting. So we're going to go all out 1752 01:32:14,400 --> 01:32:16,159 for that and I look forward to showing 1753 01:32:16,159 --> 01:32:17,679 off the air museum and everything we 1754 01:32:17,679 --> 01:32:20,080 have to offer here in Liberal. And then 1755 01:32:20,080 --> 01:32:21,760 finally, we continue to be hopeful about 1756 01:32:21,760 --> 01:32:24,400 this block grant. I have these weird 1757 01:32:24,400 --> 01:32:26,000 premonitions and and we've been working 1758 01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:27,679 towards this without knowing it existed 1759 01:32:27,679 --> 01:32:29,840 for a while and and I think maybe this 1760 01:32:29,840 --> 01:32:31,440 has our name written all over it and we 1761 01:32:31,440 --> 01:32:32,480 have Keley helping with that 1762 01:32:32,480 --> 01:32:34,719 application. So, we're so very lucky for 1763 01:32:34,719 --> 01:32:36,000 that. We've been building these 1764 01:32:36,000 --> 01:32:38,800 relationships. Um, Eli, Keely, all of us 1765 01:32:38,800 --> 01:32:40,400 and hopefully that will put us in a 1766 01:32:40,400 --> 01:32:43,360 great position and and Liberal will will 1767 01:32:43,360 --> 01:32:45,920 be a very new and exciting place if we 1768 01:32:45,920 --> 01:32:48,560 can get this approved. So, can't wait 1769 01:32:48,560 --> 01:32:50,480 for that and I hope that we're the name 1770 01:32:50,480 --> 01:32:52,400 that's called. Um, I know that meeting 1771 01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:54,320 on Friday was hectic. When we left, Eli 1772 01:32:54,320 --> 01:32:55,840 said, "Oh my gosh, was that disorganized 1773 01:32:55,840 --> 01:32:57,199 and crazy?" I'm like, "No, I expected 1774 01:32:57,199 --> 01:32:59,199 that." But, um, I always said when I was 1775 01:32:59,199 --> 01:33:01,440 coaching is that the craziest practices 1776 01:33:01,440 --> 01:33:03,520 resulted in the best performances. And 1777 01:33:03,520 --> 01:33:05,360 so, I hope that we have a great outcome 1778 01:33:05,360 --> 01:33:06,960 after all of that. We have great people 1779 01:33:06,960 --> 01:33:08,560 surrounding us and those relationships 1780 01:33:08,560 --> 01:33:10,320 that we have built. And I think it's 1781 01:33:10,320 --> 01:33:12,560 going to push us over the edge um, with 1782 01:33:12,560 --> 01:33:14,320 that application. We should be in the 1783 01:33:14,320 --> 01:33:16,480 top tier, I think. So, hopefully it'll 1784 01:33:16,480 --> 01:33:19,280 be good news. And that's all I have. 1785 01:33:19,280 --> 01:33:24,320 >> Okay. Thank you, Scarlet. Uh, number 15, 1786 01:33:24,320 --> 01:33:26,639 items from commissioners. Who wants to 1787 01:33:26,639 --> 01:33:28,560 start? 1788 01:33:28,560 --> 01:33:28,639 I 1789 01:33:28,639 --> 01:33:31,360 >> think I'll start this time. 1790 01:33:31,360 --> 01:33:32,639 >> We always 1791 01:33:32,639 --> 01:33:34,880 >> let you guys go. 1792 01:33:34,880 --> 01:33:35,280 >> Um, 1793 01:33:35,280 --> 01:33:36,719 >> we've been doing it lately, so we'll let 1794 01:33:36,719 --> 01:33:37,199 you do it. 1795 01:33:37,199 --> 01:33:39,679 >> Yeah. Yeah. Now, as always, thank you to 1796 01:33:39,679 --> 01:33:41,360 all the staff. I think I mentioned this 1797 01:33:41,360 --> 01:33:43,280 in the last meeting. Um, thank you to 1798 01:33:43,280 --> 01:33:46,480 the PD uh for your officers and your 1799 01:33:46,480 --> 01:33:50,400 their quick response time. Um, I I can't 1800 01:33:50,400 --> 01:33:53,280 stress enough seeing that fire. 1801 01:33:53,280 --> 01:33:57,920 Um, if the call went out at 3:59, 1802 01:33:57,920 --> 01:34:00,880 at 4:04 when I walked out there, the 1803 01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:04,080 entire porch had caught. And can't 1804 01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:06,080 stress enough, we had just got an inch 1805 01:34:06,080 --> 01:34:08,880 and a half of rain and it was still 1806 01:34:08,880 --> 01:34:12,000 misting when that fire started. So, it 1807 01:34:12,000 --> 01:34:14,320 didn't matter how moist that was, that 1808 01:34:14,320 --> 01:34:16,719 porch caught. And by the time I got my 1809 01:34:16,719 --> 01:34:18,880 kids dressed and out of the house within 1810 01:34:18,880 --> 01:34:21,600 six minutes, 1811 01:34:21,600 --> 01:34:23,760 um, that fire was in the roof and was 1812 01:34:23,760 --> 01:34:26,159 trying to trying to spread. And I was 1813 01:34:26,159 --> 01:34:27,520 also worried for the house to the north 1814 01:34:27,520 --> 01:34:29,440 because they had spread into the garage. 1815 01:34:29,440 --> 01:34:32,960 And all they have is about 10 ft and a 1816 01:34:32,960 --> 01:34:35,440 fence that had a vine covering it. And I 1817 01:34:35,440 --> 01:34:37,040 think that vine is what saved the 1818 01:34:37,040 --> 01:34:40,639 neighbor's house because it was fried. 1819 01:34:40,639 --> 01:34:44,400 But um again, working in insurance, I've 1820 01:34:44,400 --> 01:34:46,719 seen it that distance. And again, I 1821 01:34:46,719 --> 01:34:48,960 could feel the fire 50 ft away from my 1822 01:34:48,960 --> 01:34:52,719 front yard. Um it was pretty warm on a 1823 01:34:52,719 --> 01:34:54,560 cold night. 1824 01:34:54,560 --> 01:34:57,440 Um that house would have caught in any 1825 01:34:57,440 --> 01:34:59,760 other conditions. But our officers were 1826 01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:02,239 there, the firefighters were there. They 1827 01:35:02,239 --> 01:35:04,159 addressed that as quickly as they could. 1828 01:35:04,159 --> 01:35:06,560 They tried to get the cars. I watched it 1829 01:35:06,560 --> 01:35:08,400 and it was amazing watching them get 1830 01:35:08,400 --> 01:35:12,159 that done. So huge thank you. Um seeing 1831 01:35:12,159 --> 01:35:16,480 it in person always uh is amazing and uh 1832 01:35:16,480 --> 01:35:18,639 extremely impressive. So thank you to 1833 01:35:18,639 --> 01:35:20,719 both your departments. 1834 01:35:20,719 --> 01:35:23,520 Um for code enforcement, I have not seen 1835 01:35:23,520 --> 01:35:25,199 what's going on in the last two months. 1836 01:35:25,199 --> 01:35:27,199 I'm not sure what's going on there, 1837 01:35:27,199 --> 01:35:29,920 >> but I will say that your staff has been 1838 01:35:29,920 --> 01:35:32,639 some of the best to work with. Um, I 1839 01:35:32,639 --> 01:35:34,480 usually hear good comments along with 1840 01:35:34,480 --> 01:35:37,840 the bad in the past that your staff 1841 01:35:37,840 --> 01:35:39,520 doesn't show up and just say you have to 1842 01:35:39,520 --> 01:35:41,520 do this. A lot of the times they also 1843 01:35:41,520 --> 01:35:43,520 bring information on how to get it done 1844 01:35:43,520 --> 01:35:45,280 and that was always the goal that we've 1845 01:35:45,280 --> 01:35:47,199 tried to do with city staff and code 1846 01:35:47,199 --> 01:35:49,280 enforcement over the last couple years. 1847 01:35:49,280 --> 01:35:50,560 So, thank you for your staff and 1848 01:35:50,560 --> 01:35:52,560 everything you guys have worked toward. 1849 01:35:52,560 --> 01:35:55,840 Um, also just in case again, I do not 1850 01:35:55,840 --> 01:35:57,920 know what's going on, but if there's 1851 01:35:57,920 --> 01:36:00,960 ever an issue, and let's use the u the 1852 01:36:00,960 --> 01:36:05,600 pink building where we have an old code 1853 01:36:05,600 --> 01:36:07,679 that we are enforcing because you had to 1854 01:36:07,679 --> 01:36:10,880 do it as code said, I mean, don't 1855 01:36:10,880 --> 01:36:12,480 hesitate to bring it to the commission 1856 01:36:12,480 --> 01:36:14,800 so that we can address maybe codes that 1857 01:36:14,800 --> 01:36:18,320 no longer uh fit the community or the 1858 01:36:18,320 --> 01:36:21,280 need. But I just want to put that out 1859 01:36:21,280 --> 01:36:23,040 there that we're always open to hear 1860 01:36:23,040 --> 01:36:24,480 some of the changes if you believe 1861 01:36:24,480 --> 01:36:26,000 there's changes that are that are 1862 01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:28,480 needed. But uh we definitely support you 1863 01:36:28,480 --> 01:36:30,880 and your staff and we support all the 1864 01:36:30,880 --> 01:36:34,159 staff of the city. Um city I still think 1865 01:36:34,159 --> 01:36:36,239 remains one of the top entities right 1866 01:36:36,239 --> 01:36:38,159 now that does not have any problems or 1867 01:36:38,159 --> 01:36:42,480 huge problems. Um when once again 1868 01:36:42,480 --> 01:36:45,760 potholes in your alley uh because it 1869 01:36:45,760 --> 01:36:48,159 rained is the biggest issues. I think 1870 01:36:48,159 --> 01:36:50,159 we're in good shape. 1871 01:36:50,159 --> 01:36:51,600 >> That's all I got for now. 1872 01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:52,400 >> Thank you, Jose. 1873 01:36:52,400 --> 01:36:54,159 >> All right. Uh, just a few things. When 1874 01:36:54,159 --> 01:36:57,840 is the ribbon cutting for the 1875 01:36:57,840 --> 01:36:58,639 >> bus? 1876 01:36:58,639 --> 01:37:00,320 >> Well, we need windows. 1877 01:37:00,320 --> 01:37:01,920 >> Okay. 1878 01:37:01,920 --> 01:37:02,639 >> So, it's not set. 1879 01:37:02,639 --> 01:37:03,840 >> The biggest thing we're waiting for. 1880 01:37:03,840 --> 01:37:05,040 >> I mean, it's not set yet, I guess, would 1881 01:37:05,040 --> 01:37:05,440 be the answer. 1882 01:37:05,440 --> 01:37:07,360 >> No, it'll be in October. And we also 1883 01:37:07,360 --> 01:37:09,119 want the furniture to be delivered. So, 1884 01:37:09,119 --> 01:37:10,800 if people want to take a tour, they're 1885 01:37:10,800 --> 01:37:12,639 not looking at empty office spaces. 1886 01:37:12,639 --> 01:37:13,600 >> Yeah, that's fine. I just didn't know if 1887 01:37:13,600 --> 01:37:14,000 it 1888 01:37:14,000 --> 01:37:15,760 >> later in October. We're a little bit 1889 01:37:15,760 --> 01:37:17,520 behind on that. Um, I don't know what 1890 01:37:17,520 --> 01:37:20,320 the reasoning is for the glass, the 1891 01:37:20,320 --> 01:37:21,199 windows, but 1892 01:37:21,199 --> 01:37:22,800 >> the windows got 1893 01:37:22,800 --> 01:37:28,629 >> Okay, great. 1894 01:37:28,639 --> 01:37:31,440 » They went to Southwest last week. 1895 01:37:31,440 --> 01:37:35,189 >> Okay. 1896 01:37:35,199 --> 01:37:36,960 » Most of the D has been installed. All 1897 01:37:36,960 --> 01:37:39,440 the 1898 01:37:39,440 --> 01:37:42,880 fence has been put up. 1899 01:37:42,880 --> 01:37:45,600 I'm thinking we're going to get to 1900 01:37:45,600 --> 01:37:45,920 >> cool. 1901 01:37:45,920 --> 01:37:47,600 >> So, we just need furniture then. I'm 1902 01:37:47,600 --> 01:37:49,440 glad to hear about the local business 1903 01:37:49,440 --> 01:37:52,560 that helped with the window. 1904 01:37:52,560 --> 01:37:53,360 >> Okay. 1905 01:37:53,360 --> 01:37:54,400 >> Yeah. I just thought the date may have 1906 01:37:54,400 --> 01:37:55,199 been set and I missed. 1907 01:37:55,199 --> 01:37:55,760 >> Not yet. Okay. 1908 01:37:55,760 --> 01:37:57,760 >> And I'm glad we didn't because we had a 1909 01:37:57,760 --> 01:37:59,679 few little touch-ups to do, but 1910 01:37:59,679 --> 01:38:01,040 >> it's a fantastic facility. 1911 01:38:01,040 --> 01:38:03,920 >> All right. Awesome. Um, also again, um, 1912 01:38:03,920 --> 01:38:05,840 to echo 1913 01:38:05,840 --> 01:38:09,040 Scarlet's comments, it is very, very, I 1914 01:38:09,040 --> 01:38:10,480 always say, heartwarming to see the 1915 01:38:10,480 --> 01:38:12,320 cooperation between, you know, 1916 01:38:12,320 --> 01:38:14,639 departments here in Liberal, especially, 1917 01:38:14,639 --> 01:38:16,480 you know, fire and police, which at 1918 01:38:16,480 --> 01:38:18,400 times 1919 01:38:18,400 --> 01:38:20,000 could get territorial for different 1920 01:38:20,000 --> 01:38:22,080 reasons. So, I'm glad we don't have that 1921 01:38:22,080 --> 01:38:25,520 issue here. Um, so congratulations to 1922 01:38:25,520 --> 01:38:27,119 both of you gentlemen on being able to 1923 01:38:27,119 --> 01:38:29,760 work like that. uh to the four officers, 1924 01:38:29,760 --> 01:38:31,600 I think I got their names, Martinez, 1925 01:38:31,600 --> 01:38:34,480 Bryant, Lopez, and Ramos, and then 1926 01:38:34,480 --> 01:38:39,199 Corporal Brennan on their um awards and 1927 01:38:39,199 --> 01:38:42,880 efforts to fight that fire. Um that is 1928 01:38:42,880 --> 01:38:44,880 just again one of those very nice things 1929 01:38:44,880 --> 01:38:46,960 to see and like you said, mayor, once we 1930 01:38:46,960 --> 01:38:48,239 do that, the rest of the meeting's kind 1931 01:38:48,239 --> 01:38:48,880 of downhill. 1932 01:38:48,880 --> 01:38:49,280 >> Yeah. 1933 01:38:49,280 --> 01:38:51,040 >> From there. So, I I do appreciate that's 1934 01:38:51,040 --> 01:38:54,239 very nice to see. Um also, on the code 1935 01:38:54,239 --> 01:38:55,840 enforcement front, Facebook, I mean, 1936 01:38:55,840 --> 01:38:58,239 I've kind of been following that. Um, I 1937 01:38:58,239 --> 01:39:00,239 just follow that stuff. So, I'm aware of 1938 01:39:00,239 --> 01:39:01,760 those comments. I mean, I'm not 1939 01:39:01,760 --> 01:39:04,159 concerned about it. Um, it does seem to 1940 01:39:04,159 --> 01:39:06,159 be a keyboard warrior. To the extent 1941 01:39:06,159 --> 01:39:07,840 that I read the comments underneath it, 1942 01:39:07,840 --> 01:39:09,840 the community does not seem to have his 1943 01:39:09,840 --> 01:39:13,119 back or be behind him on that. So, I 1944 01:39:13,119 --> 01:39:14,800 think in large part he's kind of on an 1945 01:39:14,800 --> 01:39:17,679 island. So, uh, just stay the course, 1946 01:39:17,679 --> 01:39:19,360 keep doing what you're doing and and 1947 01:39:19,360 --> 01:39:21,440 we'll have your back. So, um, I do 1948 01:39:21,440 --> 01:39:22,719 appreciate you being here though, 1949 01:39:22,719 --> 01:39:24,320 recognizing that that's what's going on 1950 01:39:24,320 --> 01:39:26,239 and addressing the commission. And also 1951 01:39:26,239 --> 01:39:27,520 along those lines, and I know it's been 1952 01:39:27,520 --> 01:39:29,760 pointed out before, just generally for 1953 01:39:29,760 --> 01:39:31,600 anybody who I mean, we don't have a lot 1954 01:39:31,600 --> 01:39:33,600 of people personally here, but who is 1955 01:39:33,600 --> 01:39:36,400 watching now or watches later, I mean, 1956 01:39:36,400 --> 01:39:38,560 you can complain on Facebook and we'll 1957 01:39:38,560 --> 01:39:40,239 probably see it. You're a lot more 1958 01:39:40,239 --> 01:39:42,239 likely to get a positive and quick 1959 01:39:42,239 --> 01:39:44,639 response if you actually contact 1960 01:39:44,639 --> 01:39:47,119 somebody at city hall and let them know 1961 01:39:47,119 --> 01:39:48,960 about your complaint. So, you're of 1962 01:39:48,960 --> 01:39:51,119 course free to voice it on Facebook. I'm 1963 01:39:51,119 --> 01:39:53,360 not telling you not to do that. But if 1964 01:39:53,360 --> 01:39:54,960 you're actually looking to probably be 1965 01:39:54,960 --> 01:39:57,199 productive and get a solution to your 1966 01:39:57,199 --> 01:39:59,679 problem quicker rather than later, if at 1967 01:39:59,679 --> 01:40:02,400 all, uh, inerson contacts to the right 1968 01:40:02,400 --> 01:40:04,639 departments at city hall um is the way 1969 01:40:04,639 --> 01:40:08,560 to approach that situation. Um, and then 1970 01:40:08,560 --> 01:40:11,679 finally for the special meeting, do we 1971 01:40:11,679 --> 01:40:13,840 have topics for that or are we 1972 01:40:13,840 --> 01:40:17,119 >> right now will just be the pool project? 1973 01:40:17,119 --> 01:40:18,639 >> and then I believe you wanted to talk 1974 01:40:18,639 --> 01:40:20,800 about salaries and that 3% 1975 01:40:20,800 --> 01:40:24,719 >> we had talked about using that using 1976 01:40:24,719 --> 01:40:25,440 session okay 1977 01:40:25,440 --> 01:40:26,239 >> for that 1978 01:40:26,239 --> 01:40:28,080 >> true so this will be just for the 1979 01:40:28,080 --> 01:40:29,840 special meeting and it's just water park 1980 01:40:29,840 --> 01:40:32,239 >> okay I think that'll be meaty enough 1981 01:40:32,239 --> 01:40:33,440 >> that we can have 1982 01:40:33,440 --> 01:40:36,000 >> and we will give you financial options 1983 01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:37,840 we had a call with ransom financial 1984 01:40:37,840 --> 01:40:39,600 today they'll have a lot of good data 1985 01:40:39,600 --> 01:40:41,360 for us to supply to you to help you make 1986 01:40:41,360 --> 01:40:42,880 >> yeah we we did talk about the solar one 1987 01:40:42,880 --> 01:40:44,159 and that's important but I was hoping 1988 01:40:44,159 --> 01:40:45,199 >> sorry I mix them up so 1989 01:40:45,199 --> 01:40:46,800 >> yeah put that one on another one. Um 1990 01:40:46,800 --> 01:40:48,800 because I think that deserves 1991 01:40:48,800 --> 01:40:51,040 >> it 1992 01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:53,280 for our regular meeting 1993 01:40:53,280 --> 01:40:54,719 >> 4:00 or 3:30. 1994 01:40:54,719 --> 01:40:56,880 >> Well, the work session this is special 1995 01:40:56,880 --> 01:40:57,280 meeting 1996 01:40:57,280 --> 01:40:58,480 >> the special meeting 1997 01:40:58,480 --> 01:41:00,080 >> if we need to move 1998 01:41:00,080 --> 01:41:02,320 >> pool project. Okay. 1999 01:41:02,320 --> 01:41:04,639 >> Work session is four on our first 2000 01:41:04,639 --> 01:41:04,960 meeting. 2001 01:41:04,960 --> 01:41:08,080 >> Four on first meeting. Okay. Got it. All 2002 01:41:08,080 --> 01:41:09,920 right. Thanks for clearing that up. Well 2003 01:41:09,920 --> 01:41:10,400 done. 2004 01:41:10,400 --> 01:41:13,119 >> Okay. I'll take my turn now. Uh thank 2005 01:41:13,119 --> 01:41:17,280 you to staff. appreciate all you do. Uh 2006 01:41:17,280 --> 01:41:21,440 um on to the citations tonight. When I 2007 01:41:21,440 --> 01:41:23,520 saw those, I thought, well, Kelly's 2008 01:41:23,520 --> 01:41:26,000 giving his his guys 2009 01:41:26,000 --> 01:41:28,560 >> uh you know, commendations. And then uh 2010 01:41:28,560 --> 01:41:30,480 I guess I just kind of breezed right 2011 01:41:30,480 --> 01:41:35,440 past that in the uh in in the packet. Uh 2012 01:41:35,440 --> 01:41:37,520 but when you when you came up and gave 2013 01:41:37,520 --> 01:41:40,480 uh awards to those police officers and I 2014 01:41:40,480 --> 01:41:45,679 couldn't be happier about the fact that you did that you recognized those 2015 01:41:45,679 --> 01:41:50,800 guys um and and uh not guy 2016 01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:53,119 uh for that. Um I just think that's 2017 01:41:53,119 --> 01:41:55,280 great. Shows the fact that that are you 2018 01:41:55,280 --> 01:41:57,920 know that that uh we're working together 2019 01:41:57,920 --> 01:42:02,400 as a team. Uh, you know, I know that you know, Nathan mentioned, you 2020 01:42:02,400 --> 01:42:03,520 know, there there's going to be a little 2021 01:42:03,520 --> 01:42:06,639 bit of territorial uh a little bit of 2022 01:42:06,639 --> 01:42:09,920 tribalism. Uh, but the fact that you 2023 01:42:09,920 --> 01:42:11,520 guys can work together like that, I I 2024 01:42:11,520 --> 01:42:13,280 think that's I think that's phenomenal. 2025 01:42:13,280 --> 01:42:15,280 So, congratulations 2026 01:42:15,280 --> 01:42:19,600 uh to both uh both organizations uh in 2027 01:42:19,600 --> 01:42:22,239 working together because after all, it's 2028 01:42:22,239 --> 01:42:27,119 about taking care of our citizens and that that shows that that works 2029 01:42:27,119 --> 01:42:30,000 across the board. uh not just amongst 2030 01:42:30,000 --> 01:42:31,920 the police and fire department, but it 2031 01:42:31,920 --> 01:42:34,480 goes across the board uh in what staff 2032 01:42:34,480 --> 01:42:36,320 always does. They take care of they take 2033 01:42:36,320 --> 01:42:38,800 care of us and and appreciate that. Very 2034 01:42:38,800 --> 01:42:41,679 excited about the block grant. Um you 2035 01:42:41,679 --> 01:42:44,560 know, just the way it came about and and 2036 01:42:44,560 --> 01:42:47,280 the way it fits handin glove with what 2037 01:42:47,280 --> 01:42:49,440 we've been working on. I agree with you. 2038 01:42:49,440 --> 01:42:50,880 It's like we've been working on this 2039 01:42:50,880 --> 01:42:52,639 project even before we're working on the 2040 01:42:52,639 --> 01:42:55,840 project. It's just uh it seems it seems 2041 01:42:55,840 --> 01:42:58,080 like a great fit. I think we've got a 2042 01:42:58,080 --> 01:43:02,159 good shot at that. And to keep this uh 2043 01:43:02,159 --> 01:43:06,719 all going together, you know, I mean, I made a note here that uh development 2044 01:43:06,719 --> 01:43:11,040 corp um and just a general 2045 01:43:11,040 --> 01:43:13,119 uh number of things that we're working 2046 01:43:13,119 --> 01:43:16,800 on across the city, across the board. Um 2047 01:43:16,800 --> 01:43:18,480 I just made a comment here, general 2048 01:43:18,480 --> 01:43:20,639 goodness of what of what seems to be 2049 01:43:20,639 --> 01:43:23,760 going on. uh a lot of projects and and 2050 01:43:23,760 --> 01:43:26,000 then I wrote down team liberal because 2051 01:43:26,000 --> 01:43:28,719 it's not just city staff and development 2052 01:43:28,719 --> 01:43:30,800 corp staff, but in this in the case of 2053 01:43:30,800 --> 01:43:34,000 the block grant, we got contractors in 2054 01:43:34,000 --> 01:43:36,400 uh everybody seems to be you and we just 2055 01:43:36,400 --> 01:43:37,920 all seem to be pushing in the same 2056 01:43:37,920 --> 01:43:40,480 direction and I think uh I think we've 2057 01:43:40,480 --> 01:43:42,080 got a lot of good things going on. I'm 2058 01:43:42,080 --> 01:43:44,480 very very excited about that. So anyway, 2059 01:43:44,480 --> 01:43:49,510 that's all I got. 2060 01:43:49,520 --> 01:43:52,400 » You go first. Okay. Well, there's 2061 01:43:52,400 --> 01:43:53,840 already nothing left to talk about. 2062 01:43:53,840 --> 01:43:55,520 They've already covered everything. 2063 01:43:55,520 --> 01:43:57,119 That's why we've been going first, I 2064 01:43:57,119 --> 01:43:57,760 guess. But 2065 01:43:57,760 --> 01:43:58,239 >> yeah, 2066 01:43:58,239 --> 01:44:00,159 >> but and we can't say it enough. The 2067 01:44:00,159 --> 01:44:02,400 police department, fire department, code 2068 01:44:02,400 --> 01:44:04,080 enforcement, all you people that are out 2069 01:44:04,080 --> 01:44:08,320 there on the line. Uh, and it's it 2070 01:44:08,320 --> 01:44:12,000 really is exciting for us to see 2071 01:44:12,000 --> 01:44:14,480 and it's probably more exciting for you 2072 01:44:14,480 --> 01:44:16,000 because you were actually I mean you 2073 01:44:16,000 --> 01:44:18,480 actually see it happen that that your 2074 01:44:18,480 --> 01:44:20,400 hard work trying to get your people 2075 01:44:20,400 --> 01:44:23,199 prepared to for for when they have to go 2076 01:44:23,199 --> 01:44:29,679 into action and to see it work is and we're excited how easy it makes our 2077 01:44:29,679 --> 01:44:32,320 job when you guys do such a wonderful 2078 01:44:32,320 --> 01:44:34,639 job. And same for the code enforcement. 2079 01:44:34,639 --> 01:44:38,080 Uh, I was going to say that I I never 2080 01:44:38,080 --> 01:44:39,920 hear anything. I I don't pay that much 2081 01:44:39,920 --> 01:44:41,840 attention to 2082 01:44:41,840 --> 01:44:43,679 social media, so I guess that's a good 2083 01:44:43,679 --> 01:44:46,239 thing maybe, but I actually did get a 2084 01:44:46,239 --> 01:44:48,000 call about something with code 2085 01:44:48,000 --> 01:44:49,600 enforcement. I talked to Brad a little 2086 01:44:49,600 --> 01:44:51,520 bit about today and and they weren't 2087 01:44:51,520 --> 01:44:53,199 really complaining. They were asking 2088 01:44:53,199 --> 01:44:55,600 questions is all. So, so we kind of 2089 01:44:55,600 --> 01:44:59,920 handled it talked about it today, but I don't really hear a lot of 2090 01:44:59,920 --> 01:45:02,800 complaints, which is good. So, either 2091 01:45:02,800 --> 01:45:05,199 I'm out of out of reach or out of touch 2092 01:45:05,199 --> 01:45:08,000 or or something. But, but and and maybe 2093 01:45:08,000 --> 01:45:12,239 I'll keep up my my social media uh 2094 01:45:12,239 --> 01:45:17,280 habits that I have because I don't I may be oblivious to what's going 2095 01:45:17,280 --> 01:45:19,760 on. I guess maybe. But, but sometimes 2096 01:45:19,760 --> 01:45:22,400 maybe that's good. But but uh I know 2097 01:45:22,400 --> 01:45:24,400 that we have good people and I know that 2098 01:45:24,400 --> 01:45:26,159 they care about what happens in liberal 2099 01:45:26,159 --> 01:45:28,000 and they care about the people in 2100 01:45:28,000 --> 01:45:29,280 liberal and they're trying to do their 2101 01:45:29,280 --> 01:45:32,320 best job and and so I I just want to 2102 01:45:32,320 --> 01:45:33,840 commend everybody in those departments 2103 01:45:33,840 --> 01:45:36,320 that are out there on the line and then 2104 01:45:36,320 --> 01:45:38,400 I want to get to the rest of the people. 2105 01:45:38,400 --> 01:45:41,280 Look at all the grants that we we just 2106 01:45:41,280 --> 01:45:42,880 keep talking about grants and talking 2107 01:45:42,880 --> 01:45:46,239 about grants and and and all the all the 2108 01:45:46,239 --> 01:45:48,800 departments in Liberal are are wanting 2109 01:45:48,800 --> 01:45:51,679 to make Liberal better and and 2110 01:45:51,679 --> 01:45:54,000 uh I want to thank you guys for all the 2111 01:45:54,000 --> 01:45:55,440 hard work you guys do and all the time 2112 01:45:55,440 --> 01:45:58,080 you put into it. All the city staff 2113 01:45:58,080 --> 01:46:02,159 because uh it just makes our job easy. 2114 01:46:02,159 --> 01:46:06,159 So uh thank you guys. That's all I have. 2115 01:46:06,159 --> 01:46:08,960 >> I'm just kidding. I know you can find 2116 01:46:08,960 --> 01:46:10,159 something else this. 2117 01:46:10,159 --> 01:46:13,040 >> Yeah. Well, I want to thank the officers 2118 01:46:13,040 --> 01:46:14,880 and the firefighters for all of their 2119 01:46:14,880 --> 01:46:17,199 hard work. You guys are truly greatly 2120 01:46:17,199 --> 01:46:19,760 appreciated. I think it looks easier or 2121 01:46:19,760 --> 01:46:21,520 sounds easier when we hear about it, but 2122 01:46:21,520 --> 01:46:23,199 actually doing like the physical hard 2123 01:46:23,199 --> 01:46:26,480 labor being there can be pretty intense. 2124 01:46:26,480 --> 01:46:28,239 Um, so thank you guys for all of your 2125 01:46:28,239 --> 01:46:30,560 hard work. Um, I'm always excited about 2126 01:46:30,560 --> 01:46:31,920 our meetings. I always feel like we 2127 01:46:31,920 --> 01:46:33,840 accomplish a lot of great things along 2128 01:46:33,840 --> 01:46:35,040 with what you guys said. I'm very 2129 01:46:35,040 --> 01:46:36,960 excited that we always hear about the 2130 01:46:36,960 --> 01:46:39,679 grants. I think that saves the city a 2131 01:46:39,679 --> 01:46:42,000 lot of money. Uh but we're also able to 2132 01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:43,520 accomplish a lot of great projects 2133 01:46:43,520 --> 01:46:46,239 within that. Very excited for the block 2134 01:46:46,239 --> 01:46:49,280 downtown grant. I'm very hopeful and I 2135 01:46:49,280 --> 01:46:50,880 feel like we're going to get it. But 2136 01:46:50,880 --> 01:46:52,719 that's just my opinion. And then for 2137 01:46:52,719 --> 01:46:54,639 this for the Fly Kansas, I think we're 2138 01:46:54,639 --> 01:46:56,480 setting the bar really high, especially 2139 01:46:56,480 --> 01:46:58,239 with the cute little dancers. I think 2140 01:46:58,239 --> 01:47:01,600 they're going to do an outstanding job. 2141 01:47:01,600 --> 01:47:03,760 And then on another note, I do want to 2142 01:47:03,760 --> 01:47:05,840 address something that is happening 2143 01:47:05,840 --> 01:47:08,080 within our community. And I wrote a 2144 01:47:08,080 --> 01:47:10,480 statement that I would like to read. So 2145 01:47:10,480 --> 01:47:12,639 today is a difficult and heartbreaking 2146 01:47:12,639 --> 01:47:15,840 day for many families in our community. 2147 01:47:15,840 --> 01:47:17,600 We are aware of reports of federal 2148 01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:19,360 immigration enforcements enforcement 2149 01:47:19,360 --> 01:47:22,080 activity in Liberal, including agents 2150 01:47:22,080 --> 01:47:24,480 taking individuals into custody from 2151 01:47:24,480 --> 01:47:27,520 local businesses, gas stations, and from 2152 01:47:27,520 --> 01:47:30,239 even their homes. A large portion of our 2153 01:47:30,239 --> 01:47:32,639 community are scared and concerned, 2154 01:47:32,639 --> 01:47:34,480 particularly those families that have 2155 01:47:34,480 --> 01:47:37,840 been directly affected. As vice mayor, I 2156 01:47:37,840 --> 01:47:40,560 want to reaffirm that our responsibility 2157 01:47:40,560 --> 01:47:43,280 is to serve and protect everybody in our 2158 01:47:43,280 --> 01:47:45,600 community. Liberal is home to families 2159 01:47:45,600 --> 01:47:47,440 from many different backgrounds, 2160 01:47:47,440 --> 01:47:48,960 including families with mixed 2161 01:47:48,960 --> 01:47:51,280 immigration statuses. That is the 2162 01:47:51,280 --> 01:47:53,119 reality of our community, whether people 2163 01:47:53,119 --> 01:47:56,000 want to accept it or not. And every 2164 01:47:56,000 --> 01:47:58,080 family, regardless of their status, 2165 01:47:58,080 --> 01:48:00,639 deserves to be treated with dignity and 2166 01:48:00,639 --> 01:48:03,440 with respect. No child should have to 2167 01:48:03,440 --> 01:48:05,199 come home 2168 01:48:05,199 --> 01:48:08,159 and suddenly discover that their parents 2169 01:48:08,159 --> 01:48:10,080 are gone. 2170 01:48:10,080 --> 01:48:12,639 No family should have to live in fear of 2171 01:48:12,639 --> 01:48:16,080 being separated from their loved ones. I 2172 01:48:16,080 --> 01:48:18,880 personally can tell you that I saw the 2173 01:48:18,880 --> 01:48:22,080 detention of two large vans today. Each 2174 01:48:22,080 --> 01:48:25,679 van had approximately 20 to 30 people. 2175 01:48:25,679 --> 01:48:28,159 So I want to say approximately 40 to 60 2176 01:48:28,159 --> 01:48:30,960 people have been detained from just here 2177 01:48:30,960 --> 01:48:33,920 in liberal. And we also have reason and 2178 01:48:33,920 --> 01:48:36,159 strong evidence to believe that ICE is 2179 01:48:36,159 --> 01:48:38,159 going to continue and stay in our area 2180 01:48:38,159 --> 01:48:41,040 for the next few days. So residents 2181 01:48:41,040 --> 01:48:43,360 should rely on verified information and 2182 01:48:43,360 --> 01:48:46,400 avoid spreading unconfirmed reports and 2183 01:48:46,400 --> 01:48:49,199 rumors. So to our community, I want to 2184 01:48:49,199 --> 01:48:51,119 let you know that you matter. Your 2185 01:48:51,119 --> 01:48:52,960 families matter and like I said, 2186 01:48:52,960 --> 01:48:54,719 everybody deserves to be treated with 2187 01:48:54,719 --> 01:48:56,960 respect and dignity. We will continue 2188 01:48:56,960 --> 01:48:58,320 working to make sure our community 2189 01:48:58,320 --> 01:49:00,239 remains a place where people can seek 2190 01:49:00,239 --> 01:49:02,560 help, raise families, and number one, 2191 01:49:02,560 --> 01:49:04,880 feel safe. Let's look out for one 2192 01:49:04,880 --> 01:49:06,719 another, check on our neighbors, and 2193 01:49:06,719 --> 01:49:08,560 especially right now, show compassion 2194 01:49:08,560 --> 01:49:11,360 for one another. Liberals are community. 2195 01:49:11,360 --> 01:49:13,840 We serve all of it, and we serve 2196 01:49:13,840 --> 01:49:19,910 everybody in it. 2197 01:49:19,920 --> 01:49:21,600 Just want to add that we've spent the 2198 01:49:21,600 --> 01:49:26,800 entire day um with different volunteers 2199 01:49:26,800 --> 01:49:29,199 um and those volunteers have been 2200 01:49:29,199 --> 01:49:31,760 focused on 2201 01:49:31,760 --> 01:49:34,239 um 2202 01:49:34,239 --> 01:49:44,149 the uh the different families that uh 2203 01:49:44,159 --> 01:49:47,520 I probably won't be able to finish But 2204 01:49:47,520 --> 01:49:50,960 just the different families and their uh 2205 01:49:50,960 --> 01:49:53,920 the fear that they show 2206 01:49:53,920 --> 01:49:57,280 and it's really uh 2207 01:49:57,280 --> 01:49:59,360 not acceptable 2208 01:49:59,360 --> 01:50:01,280 that we 2209 01:50:01,280 --> 01:50:03,840 that this happens in our community to 2210 01:50:03,840 --> 01:50:07,840 the uh hardworking members. So that's 2211 01:50:07,840 --> 01:50:11,510 all I got to say. 2212 01:50:11,520 --> 01:50:14,880 » Okay. Item number 16, the vouchers. 2213 01:50:14,880 --> 01:50:16,639 I'll make a motion that we approve the 2214 01:50:16,639 --> 01:50:23,350 vouchers in the amount of $1,26,9359. 2215 01:50:23,360 --> 01:50:24,639 » Second. 2216 01:50:24,639 --> 01:50:28,480 >> Okay, we have a motion and a second. 2217 01:50:28,480 --> 01:50:31,760 Any discussion? Questions for staff? All 2218 01:50:31,760 --> 01:50:34,400 right, all those in favor? 2219 01:50:34,400 --> 01:50:37,280 Motion passes five to zero. We're 2220 01:50:37,280 --> 01:50:40,280 journed.