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Good good evening. Welcome to your city

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commission meeting. Please turn off or

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silence all cell phones during the

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meeting. Meetings are available for

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viewing on YouTube. We'll begin the

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meeting with the pledge of allegiance

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followed by a silent meditation.

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I aliance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the republic

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for which it stands. One nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you.

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» Okay, to start out with, we have a

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couple of proclamations

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and I'm going to take water.

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All right. First proclamation, chronic

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recurrent multif focal osteomiitis. CRM

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O. Is somebody here from that

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organization? Come on out.

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CRMO, also known as uh chronic

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non-acterial osteomi myolitis, is a rare

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autoinflammatory bone disease that

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primary affects children and adolescence

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and can cause chronic pain,

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inflammation, swelling, and other

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long-term complications. And whereas

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[clears throat] CRMO is often difficult

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to diagnose because it can mimic other

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conditions and there is no single

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definitive diagnostic test resulting in

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delays in diagnosis and treatment for

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many individuals.

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And whereas increased awareness and

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education among the public, healthc care

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providers, schools, and families can

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promote earlier recognition, improve

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support for those affected, and

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encourage continued research into this

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rare disease. And whereas the city of

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Levvenworth recognizes the challenges

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faced by individuals and families living

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with CRMO and supports efforts to

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increase understanding, compassion,

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education, and awareness of the

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condition. Now therefore, I Nancy

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Bouter, mayor of the city of

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Levvenworth, Kansas, hereby proclaim the

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month of October 2026 as chronic

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recurrent multifocal osteomalitis

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awareness month.

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[applause]

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Thank you so much to the mayor and the

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city of Levvenworth for recognizing

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chromma awareness month. My name is

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Sierra and back here in the corner is my

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son Shawn. Shawn was diagnosed with

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chronic recurrent multif focal

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osteomiitis on September 29th, 2017. He

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was just 10 years old. Just a few months

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earlier in June, he was an average

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10-year-old boy. He was running,

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playing, and being a kid. By September,

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he couldn't walk more than the distance

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from his bed to the bathroom. He was in

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chronic, debilitating pain. He couldn't

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keep food down. And the doctors were

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scared that he might have bone cancer.

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That's what Cromo looks like. Chromo is

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a new a rare auto-inflammatory disease

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that primarily affects children,

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children, and adolescence.

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There isn't one test that diagnoses it.

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Doctors have to put the pieces together,

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the symptoms, and everything to make it

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all work. For our family, getting the

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diagnosis didn't mean the journey was

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over. We learned how to give injections

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at home. We learned how to manage a

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pickline. We learned how to manage

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antibiotics that had to be given in the

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pickline with their crazy amounts of

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detailed instructions.

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Since 2020, Shawn has been hospitalized

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at least twice a year due to Cromo and

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other reoccurring reoccurring diagnoses.

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We've had to learn things that no parent

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ever should expect to have to learn.

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Chrommo can go into remission, but it

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can also come back. And because it's so

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rare, many families are navigating a

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frightening disease that very few people

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around them have ever even heard of.

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That's why awareness matters.

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The chromal awareness ribbon is purple.

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To me, that purple ribbon represents the

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children who are hurting, the family

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searching for answers, and the parents

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learning how to care for a child with a

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disease that they never knew existed. It

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represents kids like Shawn, but Shawn's

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story is only one of many. There are

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other children going through this right

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now whose families may not even know the

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name of what they were fighting yet. I

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hope that criminal awareness month helps

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change that. Maybe a doctor recognizes

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it sooner. Maybe a family gets answers

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sooner. Maybe a child doesn't have to

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spend so long wondering why they hurt.

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Being rare should never mean being

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invisible and frequently it does.

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Thank you for making Chromo a voice for

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giving Chromo a voice here in

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Levvenworth and for recognizing the

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children and families living with it. MY

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PLEASURE.

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» OKAY. UH, military retirees appreciation

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day.

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[snorts] Mr. Gretchen, good to see you.

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Whereas military retirees have served

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our country faithfully in times of peace

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and war. And whereas military retirees

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have made a significant significant

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sacrifices in defense of our freedom and

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liberty. And whereas a large number of

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military retirees and their families

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live, work, and play in the Levvenworth

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community. And whereas the Fort

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Levvenworth garrison will conduct

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retirey appreciation day on September

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26, 2026. Now therefore, I, Nancy Bower,

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mayor of the city of Levvenworth,

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Kansas, do by here, join the Fort

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Levvenworth Garrison in recognizing the

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contributions, sacrifices, and loyalty

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of military retirees in our community by

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proclaiming September 26, 2026 as

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military retirey appreciation day.

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Honorable mayor, uh, city council, uh,

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on behalf of the 35,000 plus military

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retirees that live in what they refer to

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as the greater Fort Levvenworth Catchman

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area. I accept this and we appreciate

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the honor. Uh, we're going to have the

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appreciation day this coming Saturday.

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So, if you're free, come on up. They do

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it at the Louiswis and Clark building.

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This is a great place to live or 35,000

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of us wouldn't be here. Thank you very

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much again. Thank you sir. [applause]

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Next is domestic violence awareness

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month.

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Whereas one in every four women will

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experience domestic violence during

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their lifetime with approximately 15.5

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million children exposed to domestic

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violence every year. And when a family

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is abused, it can have a long term

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long-term damaging effects on the victim

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that also leaves a mark on family,

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friends, and community at large. Whereas

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domestic violence is widespread and

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devastating to society as a whole. The

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problem crosses all economic, racial,

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gender, e, educational, religious, and

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societal barriers. and the crimes of

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domestic violence violates an

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individual's privacy, dignity, security,

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and humanity due to the systematic use

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of physical, emotional, sexual,

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psychological, and economic control and

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abuse. We encourage whereas we encourage

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the domestic violence victims and their

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families to seek assistance from the

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Alliance Against Family Violence Hotline

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um 9136757217.

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And it is important to recognize the

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compassion and dedication of the

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individuals who provide services to

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victims of domestic violence. Whereas

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the United States President, Congress,

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and other agencies have expressed a

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commitment to eliminating domestic

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violence, we must dedicate ourselves to

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protect vulner vulnerable members of our

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society. with local programs, state

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coalitions, national organizations, and

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other agencies to increase public

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awareness of domestic domestic violence

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and to eliminate it through prevention

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and education. Now therefore, I Nancy

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Bouter, mayor of city of Levvenworth,

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hereby proclaim the month of October

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2026 as domestic violence awareness

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month.

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Thank you, mayor and city commission.

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And I brought some numbers just to let

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you know what we face in just a year's

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time. So in a year we have served 160

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individuals. 48 of those were

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non-residential which means we helped

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with housing, jobs, different things

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that way and 112 were residential to our

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shelter. So thank you very much. Um,

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since next month is actually domestic

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violence awareness, we are kicking off

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the month with a coffee at Burr Roers.

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And each bag, they have a sus a specific

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coffee just for us. Each bag, we will

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receive $5 for each one sold. So, I

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would invite you all to come and have

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your coffee with us.

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United Way

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Whereas the city of Levvenworth, Kansas

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hopes that all of its citizens enjoy

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healthy, productive, and meaningful

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lives. And whereas the United Way of

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Levvenworth County advances, You should

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be reading this since you're on board.

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[clears throat and laughter]

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The United Way of Levvenworth County

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advances the common good by creating

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opportunities for better life for

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everyone. And whereas the United Way of

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Levvenworth County focuses on education,

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income, and health, which are the

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building blocks for a good quality of

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life. Because we all win when a child

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succeeds in school, when families are

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financially stable, and when people are

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in good health. And whereas it takes

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every part of the community,

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individuals, businesses, and

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organizations to supply the passion,

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expertise, and resources needed to

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create lasting change for the better.

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And last year, Levmore citizens, less

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change for the better. And last year,

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Levvenworth citizens and those of

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Levvenworth County generously

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contributed their volunteer energies,

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time, and money to the United Way of

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Levvenworth County, thereby investing in

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programs and initiatives that improve

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lives and build stronger communities.

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And whereas the United Way of

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Levvenworth County kicks off its annual

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campaign during the months of September

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through December to unite the community

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and enhance the lives of those living in

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[clears throat] Levvenworth, Kansas. Now

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therefore, I, Nancy Bouter, mayor of the

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city of Levvenworth, Kansas, hereby

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proclaim the month of September through

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December as United Way month.

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Come up here. [clears throat]

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Mayor, city commissioners, thank you so

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much for recognizing United Way. Um, and

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also for those who could attend our

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campaign kickoff this last week. Um,

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we're very excited for and hopeful for

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just the direction that United Way is

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going. Um, we're following in some big

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footsteps. Um, Mayor Bower um was in

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this role and so we are excited about

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what's to come and more than just a

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campaign uh year after year. We're

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looking um forward to uniting businesses

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and donors and nonprofits and everyone

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around um the common good and really

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working on um uniting and moving in the

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same direction. So, I look forward to

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being back here. You know, I will be um

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to see how the city of Levvenworth and

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every city in our county can work

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together on issues that not just that

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we're seeing, but that you are seeing as

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well and see how we can be a part of

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that. So, I really appreciate this. It

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means a lot to us. Um, but more

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importantly, just the camaraderie and

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the connection that we've had with

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everybody on the commission and uh, city

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manager and just the work that you all

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do. So, thank you for that and I look

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forward to continuing to work together.

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» Thank you, MISS.

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[applause]

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» YEAH, we have fire prevention week. has

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someone coming forward. [snorts]

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Whereas the city of Levvenworth is

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committed to ensuring safety and

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security of all those living in and

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visiting our city. Fire is a serious

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public safety concern both locally and

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nationally. And the presence of lithium

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ion batteries [clears throat] in many

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household devices introduces unique fire

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risks. And whereas most electronics used

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in homes daily including smartphones,

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tablets, etc. are powered by lithium ion

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batteries which is misused, damaged or

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improperly charged, can overheat, start

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a fire or explode. And whereas the

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National Fire Protection Association

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reports an increase in battery related

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fires, underscoring the need for public

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education on the safe use of lithium, I

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can't even say it right, lithium ion

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batteries and devices

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and the the way the devices are charged

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can make a difference in helping prevent

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[clears throat] fires. And whereas safe

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charging includes using the cord and

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charger, there's a lot of rules here,

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but I don't think I'll go into that

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right now. Um

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we can go into that please [laughter]

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residents whereas residents are

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encouraged to understand the safe

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charging means making smart choices

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every time they plug in and Levvenworth

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first responders remain dedicated to

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reducing the occurrence of fires through

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prevention safety education and

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community outreach. And whereas the 2026

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fire prevention week [clears throat]

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theme, charge into fire safety, safe

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charging is a superpower, serves to

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remind all residents that safe charging

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can help reduce the risk of fires in

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homes and communities. Now therefore,

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our Nancy Bower, mayor of the city of

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Lemworth, Kansas, hereby proclaim

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October 4 through 10, 2026 as fire

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prevention week.

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[applause]

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Well, fire prevention nationwide has

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saved countless countless lives. Uh but

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you don't hear about them. They're not

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in any statistics. Uh but

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they save a lot of lives with lithium

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ion batteries. This being the second

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year that NPA

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has put an emphasis on it should speak

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volumes as to the importance of

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[clears throat] safety with these. This

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year they're focusing more on charging

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um which the rules here um always use a

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UL listed charger. U make sure it's UL

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listed or the one that came with your

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device. Always charge it on a hard

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surface.

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Um, if it gets damaged,

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discard it. Um, and all this stuff's

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going to be on our website as well as

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disposal sites and everything, these

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batteries. Uh, and once something is

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charged, unplug it. Don't leave it

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plugged in for days on end, which we do

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with laptops and, uh, phones, that kind

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of thing. Once it's charged, unplug it.

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But all this will be on our website. I'm

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not going to take any more time. So,

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thank you. Appreciate it.

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» THANK YOU, SIR.

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» [applause]

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[clears throat]

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» OKAY. NEXT ITEM ON THE agenda is old

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business minutes from the September 8th,

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2026 regular meeting.

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» Make a motion to approve minutes from

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September 8th, 2026 regular meeting.

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» I'll second.

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» Been moved and seconded. Please begin

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voting. Commissioner Wilson.

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» I

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» I

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» I

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» I

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» I

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» All right. Um, next item on the agenda,

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second consideration ordinances. The

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first one is second consideration

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ordinance 8292, adopt the standard

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traffic ordinance, 53rd edition.

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» Madame Mayor, commissioners, there have

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been no changes or comments. And if

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you're ready to proceed, um, it's

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available to pass.

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» Okay.

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Are there any questions of the chief? If

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not, this calls for a roll call vote and

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please begin the roll call.

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» Maxwell I.

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» Hollister I.

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» Bouter I.

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» I.

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» Wilson I.

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» Thank you.

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Um well this is yours too. Uh second

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consideration ordinance 8293 adopt

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uniform public offense code 40 42nd

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edition.

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» Madame mayor commissioner. The city of

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Leworth received one comment in

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opposition of passing it specific to the

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Halo law, but there have been no

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additional comments or changes and so

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it's ready to proceed unless there are

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questions.

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» Okay. Are there any questions regarding

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this ordinance?

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» No. Are there any questions?

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All right. If not, this will um this

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this calls for a roll call vote as well.

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» Wilson I.

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» Pman I.

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» Bout I.

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» Hollister. No.

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» Maxwell I.

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» Okay.

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Um the next item is second consideration

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ordinance 8294 amending chapter 44

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section 87. No parking any time.

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» Madam mayor commissioners, there have

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been no comments or changes uh since

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previously. It's ready to proceed.

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» Okay.

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Any questions?

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If not, this also calls for a roll call

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vote.

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» Maxwell I.

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» Hollister. I

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» Bouter. I

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» Wilson I. Okay. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» All right. Next item on the agenda

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[clears throat] is public comment. Miss

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Sarah,

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public Oh, I'll read this. Sorry. Public

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comments are limited to three minutes

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per speaker. In the interest of time, we

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ask that groups wishing to speak limit

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their public comment to one presenter.

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This is an opportunity for the city

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commission to hear the thoughts of the

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public prior to conducting official city

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business. The mayor, city commission,

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and city staff have been asked not to

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respond to those giving public comment.

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An action may not be taken by the

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commission on public comment items. The

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mayor may direct staff to follow up with

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specific individuals after the meeting.

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When speaking, please state your name

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and address. A signup sheet has been

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provided to in the commission chambers

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for anyone wishing to speak. Now, Miss

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Sarah,

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» First up, we have William Rogers.

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» Okay.

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William Rogers more throat easy K.

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For once, I'm kind of at a loss for

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words tonight. I have been thinking all

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day how to how to present this, how to

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approach this, and I'll be honest with

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you, I really don't know how. This is a

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uh a matter that's very personal to me

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after watching somebody. So, I want to

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talk about a young lady named Kate, um,

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who was housed up at Lemworth. Um,

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[snorts] in my opinion, and I've done a

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lot of research to back this up, Core

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Civic is, uh, is very, uh, they're just

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not trustworthy. They're all about the

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dollar. They don't care about their

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employees, and they don't care about

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their detainees.

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Um,

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I understand if if my information is

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accurate, I'm going to tell you this is

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not something that I have documented

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here, but I understand that that young

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lady was moved into medical and and I

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know that medical sounds like, wow,

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they're really taking good care of her.

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That's the same room probably that I

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stood next to a kid and watched him

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shake uncontrollably and they didn't

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send him out to medical and they allowed

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him to die. That's that's their medical.

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Um, but I want to talk about Kate

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tonight a little bit. I understand too

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that there may be some misinformation

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that uh that was Core Civic was putting

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out and and again this is I'm not

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accurate on this but you guys probably

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know or don't know uh that Core Civic

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said she had refused her medication

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and um I thought man that's odd you know

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so what I did was I was able to obtain

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the actual records from Core Civic on

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her medical so if any of you think she

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was refusing her medication these are

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the documents, these are the facts.

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They're straight from Core Civic. They

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show every day that she was housed

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every day.

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So, if Core Civic is telling you that

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she refused her medication,

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man, it's about time you guys start

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questioning a little bit. If you don't

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question him now, off that, I don't know

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what it's [cough] going to take.

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[clears throat]

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I know that uh there's a story coming

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out in the next couple days that uh they

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interviewed her for today that I think

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you guys might find interesting. Um I

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would I would ask you to watch it

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and I can tell you it's accurate. Thank

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you.

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» Thank you, sir.

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» Next up is Renee Chvet.

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» Grab my water. Just a second.

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Thanks. Take a tea [laughter]

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shop and my business is at 223 South

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Fifth Street in Levvenworth. As most of

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you know, I'm passionate about our

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downtown, not just because of the

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wonderful history um and it being the

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first city of Kansas, but because I also

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have a business here, and that is how I

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single-handedly provide for my family.

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I've been in business for over 15 years

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now. I work on an average of at least 70

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hours a week. From that, I provide sales

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tax to the city. It may not be much in

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the grand aspect of things. Um but I've

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also taken an eyesore of a building and

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turned it into a thriving business and a

549
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place people come from all over to to

550
00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:44,559
enjoy. I also have a nonprofit to help

551
00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:46,799
local foster kids with clothing and I'm

552
00:21:44,559 --> 00:21:48,159
a founding member of a Limworth vibe. As

553
00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:50,240
you can see, I'm very vested in our

554
00:21:48,159 --> 00:21:52,000
downtown. Having been coming to these

555
00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,679
meetings, I've learned a lot. And one of

556
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:55,520
the key things I've taken from them is

557
00:21:53,679 --> 00:21:58,000
that the city absolutely needs sales tax

558
00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,600
to survive. If we removed all the sales

559
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,200
tax that came from our small businesses

560
00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,799
downtown, what kind of an impact would

561
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,480
that make? What if we have no more

562
00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:06,480
downtown? That is a huge part of what

563
00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,159
makes Levmore special. Now, what about

564
00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,000
flipping that scenario? And I ask you,

565
00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:12,159
what kind of an impact would it make if

566
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,400
we had even more businesses and revenue

567
00:22:12,159 --> 00:22:16,559
from your downtown? More front

568
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,480
storefronts open, more tourists visiting

569
00:22:16,559 --> 00:22:20,799
to shop, and more locals with a place to

570
00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:22,480
shop at home. There are a few things in

571
00:22:20,799 --> 00:22:24,320
the way of this improvement, which I am

572
00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:27,679
only going to touch on one important but

573
00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:28,880
tricky one. That is the unhoused. Um, in

574
00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:30,720
the last months, we've had one

575
00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,799
individual that I will focus primarily

576
00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,559
on. He has finally he was finally

577
00:22:32,799 --> 00:22:36,480
arrested last week. And while that is a

578
00:22:34,559 --> 00:22:38,400
relief for the moment, we all know he

579
00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,000
will be back out very soon and more than

580
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,760
likely be making our downtown once again

581
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:44,320
his home. He is allowed to sleep on

582
00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:46,400
benches, hey market square stage, store

583
00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:48,480
entrance, coves, and really wherever he

584
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:50,080
wants to. What also comes with his

585
00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,520
presence is his trash everywhere,

586
00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,360
especially when he's upset and throws it

587
00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:55,120
all over, leaving it for us business

588
00:22:53,360 --> 00:22:57,039
owners to clean up. I've personally had

589
00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:58,559
a few confrontations with him, and as

590
00:22:57,039 --> 00:23:01,760
time has gone, he is getting more and

591
00:22:58,559 --> 00:23:04,320
more hostile. I had a customer call.

592
00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:06,559
This was the straw that broke the back

593
00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:08,480
here. Um, I had a customer call just

594
00:23:06,559 --> 00:23:10,400
last week and asked us if it is even

595
00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,840
safe for them to come downtown anymore

596
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,520
as her and her family have had two

597
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,600
encounters with this said person and

598
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:17,120
they're now scared to come downtown with

599
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,960
their children. One of their kids goes

600
00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:20,880
to dance class and he confronted them

601
00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,320
one evening after dance and left them

602
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,919
scared from that instance. Then a few

603
00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:26,240
days later, they left my business and

604
00:23:23,919 --> 00:23:28,000
had another encounter.

605
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,520
He came into my business only to use the

606
00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,799
restroom and locked himself in there for

607
00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:35,120
45 minutes. Um, a few Saturdays ago, I

608
00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:37,280
came to work at 2 am. He was on my block

609
00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:39,039
and I tried to wait it out, um, waiting

610
00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,480
for him to walk away before I got on my

611
00:23:39,039 --> 00:23:43,120
vehicle, but he didn't. So, I made a run

612
00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:45,120
for the door. Um, he came and he stared

613
00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:46,320
into my shop while I worked for over 2

614
00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:48,720
hours. You guys just sitting there

615
00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:51,520
blankly staring in the window. So, I

616
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:53,440
just put up some racks and just kept on

617
00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:55,440
working. Um, and then he finally went to

618
00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,440
sleep over in the cove across the street

619
00:23:55,440 --> 00:24:00,720
um, of the lease building.

620
00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:03,039
um what we what can we do to keep people

621
00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:04,960
from making downtown their living room?

622
00:24:03,039 --> 00:24:07,039
It is not just this one particular man.

623
00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,880
We have so many. Some we see they're

624
00:24:07,039 --> 00:24:11,440
here all the time, but there are more

625
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,720
than that. There's even ones that drift

626
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:16,400
in and out. Um anyways,

627
00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,240
my heart goes out to them and I wish

628
00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:20,000
there was a solution, but what I need to

629
00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,679
protect right now is how I feed and

630
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:24,480
house my own family and that is with my

631
00:24:21,679 --> 00:24:26,159
business and it success. Um, can the

632
00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:29,279
camping ordinance be rewritten to be

633
00:24:26,159 --> 00:24:31,520
more broad? Um, a few other things. Um,

634
00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:33,440
can we create a district downtown that

635
00:24:31,520 --> 00:24:34,559
it's not accepted for this to happen? I

636
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,559
have other ideas, too. I don't want to

637
00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:38,159
go much over my time. I'm just asking

638
00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:40,240
that we can come up with some kind of a

639
00:24:38,159 --> 00:24:40,720
positive solution.

640
00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,240
» Thank you.

641
00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,279
» Let's work on that. Thank you. Thank

642
00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:47,320
you, Renee.

643
00:24:43,279 --> 00:24:47,320
» Next up is Megan Gilland.

644
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,279
» Good evening, commissioners. My name is

645
00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,559
Megan Gilland, uh owner of Next to

646
00:24:55,279 --> 00:24:59,440
Nature. My husband and I own Next to

647
00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:02,000
Nature Farm, 624 Cherokee. Similar to

648
00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:04,240
Renee, I am coming with uh comments

649
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,520
about issues that we've had recently.

650
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,279
We, the businesses of downtown

651
00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,880
Levvenworth, have an identifiable issue,

652
00:25:07,279 --> 00:25:10,320
and there seems to be no significant

653
00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:12,640
level of interest in solving the

654
00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:14,400
problem. As business owners, on a daily

655
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,799
basis, we are confronted with situations

656
00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:19,840
that have comfortably made downtown Le

657
00:25:16,799 --> 00:25:21,679
of issues that no business owner should

658
00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,520
ever have to contend with. These issues

659
00:25:21,679 --> 00:25:24,720
stem from the unhoused homelessness that

660
00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,159
have comfortably made downtown

661
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:28,159
Levvenworth their living room during the

662
00:25:26,159 --> 00:25:30,159
daytime and quite assuredly their

663
00:25:28,159 --> 00:25:31,679
bedroom overnight. The city has

664
00:25:30,159 --> 00:25:33,919
ordinances in place for camping

665
00:25:31,679 --> 00:25:36,400
solicitation, sexual conduct, and Luden

666
00:25:33,919 --> 00:25:38,080
acts, but they are not being enforced.

667
00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,600
The city is not taking steps to

668
00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,440
discourage the loitering and the ill

669
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,360
effects of this behavior. It's damaging

670
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,279
our downtown, our businesses, the city's

671
00:25:43,360 --> 00:25:46,799
reputation, and destroying the one

672
00:25:45,279 --> 00:25:48,320
aspect of your community that is

673
00:25:46,799 --> 00:25:50,480
authentic and with the mom and pop

674
00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,840
storefronts. This issue, coupled with

675
00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:54,080
zoning and building code issues that

676
00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,840
limit our ability to do anything, is

677
00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,600
effectively compounding all the problems

678
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,279
plaguing the small businesses and

679
00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,200
private ownership. It's increasingly

680
00:25:59,279 --> 00:26:02,880
difficult to run a business when the

681
00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,559
city isn't in working partnership to

682
00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:07,120
solve problems and instead ignoring the

683
00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:09,760
issues. You just tonight adopted the

684
00:26:07,120 --> 00:26:11,360
2026 uniform public offense code, which

685
00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,039
is a comprehensive public offense

686
00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:15,200
ordinance for all for most Kansas

687
00:26:13,039 --> 00:26:17,120
cities. Here are some examples of

688
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,640
offenses that that we have personally

689
00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:20,080
witnessed. Some of these issues are

690
00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,440
citable offenses and others just

691
00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,600
contribute to the negative view of

692
00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:25,440
downtown and inhibit customers from

693
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,600
freely wanting to spend their time in

694
00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,679
the downtown and patronize businesses.

695
00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:32,400
You should have a vested interest in

696
00:26:29,679 --> 00:26:34,000
your downtown. Downtown Levvenworth is a

697
00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,919
central hub for social, recreational,

698
00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:37,520
and commercial activities. Lack of

699
00:26:35,919 --> 00:26:39,200
efforts to revitalize downtown and

700
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,799
create a sense of place that is

701
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,480
welcoming and safe will contribute to

702
00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,919
public safety problems, property

703
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,600
maintenance issues, and a lack of

704
00:26:43,919 --> 00:26:49,039
revenue for the city and property taxes

705
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:51,360
and sales taxes. Recent issues that have

706
00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:53,039
come up, one individual that Renee spoke

707
00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:54,400
about stands outside of a certain

708
00:26:53,039 --> 00:26:55,919
business where adults and children are

709
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,600
coming out of class with his hands down

710
00:26:55,919 --> 00:27:01,440
his pants making lude gestures and

711
00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:03,279
noises. That's UPOC section 4.1.

712
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,720
Prostitution and sexual relations,

713
00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:06,960
particularly in areas where children are

714
00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:10,400
known to be present in alleyways. UPC

715
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:12,080
UPOC 43 and 45. Littering and leaving

716
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:15,679
possessions, blankets, trash, and food

717
00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:17,360
around public areas. UPOC section 6.8.

718
00:27:15,679 --> 00:27:19,200
Hey, Market Square is a regular hangout

719
00:27:17,360 --> 00:27:20,960
for individuals sleeping on the bandand

720
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,039
all day and all night. The illegal

721
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:24,640
camping ordinance needs to be enforced.

722
00:27:23,039 --> 00:27:26,400
The band stand and the parking medians

723
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,400
are in use for amenities, specifically

724
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,520
charging phones and coverage. And

725
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,960
they're providing li living

726
00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,559
accommodations when these individuals

727
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,799
are away from wherever they're spending

728
00:27:32,559 --> 00:27:37,679
the night. And often times it's the

729
00:27:34,799 --> 00:27:39,760
pavilion, defecation, and urination in

730
00:27:37,679 --> 00:27:41,360
public spaces and private areas. Several

731
00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:43,039
business owners have had to on multiple

732
00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:45,760
occasions clean up human feces on their

733
00:27:43,039 --> 00:27:47,760
approaches, loading docks, and um that

734
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:50,559
is against UN Levvenworth Municipal Code

735
00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:52,000
30-6. These issues do not have some of

736
00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:55,039
these issues do not have direct criminal

737
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:56,559
conduct, but many do. So, we would like

738
00:27:55,039 --> 00:27:58,480
to ask you, would you want to shop and

739
00:27:56,559 --> 00:28:00,399
spend time in an area where you felt

740
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,880
threatened? We get calls just like

741
00:28:00,399 --> 00:28:04,000
Renee. We have people tell us they don't

742
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:07,200
want to come downtown. They don't want

743
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:09,039
to shop in our store. So, I ask you to

744
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:11,679
stop accepting the status quo, take

745
00:28:09,039 --> 00:28:13,279
steps for action, enact codes, respond

746
00:28:11,679 --> 00:28:15,200
to calls for service, and be viligent,

747
00:28:13,279 --> 00:28:17,440
and take actions to serve citations and

748
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:20,559
discourage behaviors like this. I also

749
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:23,440
have my comments and photos for the

750
00:28:20,559 --> 00:28:25,679
record. Thank you. Thank you, Megan.

751
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:27,919
» Thank you.

752
00:28:25,679 --> 00:28:30,000
» Do we not have a homeless task force?

753
00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:30,960
» We do. We just met last week.

754
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,240
» Did they do anything?

755
00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:35,840
» Are they?

756
00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:37,760
» Yeah. So, you met last week, right?

757
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,799
» Uh, next

758
00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:40,320
people.

759
00:28:38,799 --> 00:28:42,000
» Whoever was on the task force was

760
00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:44,240
invited every meeting.

761
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:48,080
» Okay.

762
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,080
Next up is Garren Stickleman.

763
00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:00,880
Madame Mayor, commissioners, I'm going

764
00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:03,760
to speak for a little bit about

765
00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:06,399
Levvenworth as a destination.

766
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:08,799
KZ KZA tribe early explorers and

767
00:29:06,399 --> 00:29:11,679
trappers enjoyed quite a bit of freedom

768
00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:14,159
in this area years and years ago. King

769
00:29:11,679 --> 00:29:17,120
Louis X the 15th from France and his

770
00:29:14,159 --> 00:29:20,000
government in 1743

771
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:22,240
decided to put a frontier post just

772
00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:25,120
north of what is now Fort Levvenworth.

773
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:26,880
Lewis and Clark came through in 1804.

774
00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,159
They paused across the river and

775
00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,840
surveyed some of the area around here

776
00:29:28,159 --> 00:29:32,159
and said this make a nice place for a

777
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:34,159
city someday.

778
00:29:32,159 --> 00:29:36,080
Many travelers, including presidents and

779
00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:38,960
dignitaries, have spent time in

780
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:40,799
Levvenworth and and uh Ulissiz Grant

781
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:44,679
came here for a vacation one summer

782
00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:44,679
while while he was president

783
00:29:44,799 --> 00:29:49,200
by sidewheer, riverboats, horse and

784
00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:51,039
buggies and wagons and planes, trains

785
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:53,600
and automobiles. People that made them

786
00:29:51,039 --> 00:29:55,279
worth their destination.

787
00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:58,399
I'm pretty proud to live here. I hope

788
00:29:55,279 --> 00:30:00,480
you are. Those speaking before me this

789
00:29:58,399 --> 00:30:04,080
evening have exposed some of our city's

790
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:06,000
dark underside, our dark underbelly.

791
00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:08,159
Exposed and recently officially

792
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,480
confirmed. There exists a planned and

793
00:30:08,159 --> 00:30:12,720
functioning underground railroad

794
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:16,159
bringing people from other parts of the

795
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:18,159
Midwest to Levvenworth.

796
00:30:16,159 --> 00:30:20,159
Cities are providing transportation and

797
00:30:18,159 --> 00:30:24,159
monetary compensation for homeless and

798
00:30:20,159 --> 00:30:25,760
vagrants to get to Levvenworth. Those

799
00:30:24,159 --> 00:30:28,320
people sending their homeless and

800
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:30,720
vagrants here are Lawrence,

801
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:33,440
Hutchinson, Witchah, Plat City, and

802
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:36,159
Weston.

803
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:38,559
This is abhorrent and wrong in so many

804
00:30:36,159 --> 00:30:40,799
ways. This commission and the city

805
00:30:38,559 --> 00:30:45,120
should condemn this practice and defend

806
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:47,520
our businesses and citizens. Thank you.

807
00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:52,200
» Thank you, sir.

808
00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:52,200
And finally, we have Kathleen Wade.

809
00:30:55,039 --> 00:30:59,279
Good evening. No one's mentioned the

810
00:30:57,679 --> 00:31:01,760
young man's name who we've all talked

811
00:30:59,279 --> 00:31:03,360
about. Not sure if it's appropriate or

812
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,080
not. So, Mr. C will

813
00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:07,760
» Probably not.

814
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:09,760
» Mr. C will suffice. Um, hours after he

815
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:13,440
failed to appear,

816
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:14,960
Mr. C stood in front of the church and

817
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:17,440
blocked my way walking down the

818
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:20,720
sidewalk, clapping his hands lightly.

819
00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:23,360
And I asked him to move. He did not. As

820
00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:26,399
I walked by, he said, "I can kill you.

821
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:29,120
Kill you. Kill you." I had my dog with

822
00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:31,520
me. We did not approach him. We walked

823
00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:33,840
20 ft down the way. We turned and took

824
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,440
his photograph and called 911. He knew

825
00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:38,080
what I was doing because he and I have

826
00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:40,880
talked before. He headed over to Hey

827
00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:43,279
Market. That is where Officer Howard, I

828
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:45,039
believe, found him.

829
00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:48,080
The week before, I walked a woman from

830
00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:51,840
the yoga studio to her car open carrying

831
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:53,919
to back Mr. see up. He was blocking the

832
00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:56,240
sidewalk with his hands down his pants,

833
00:31:53,919 --> 00:31:59,519
drooling and staring at the children.

834
00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:02,240
Not a good look. The shop owner was on

835
00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:04,640
the phone, Robin. She was with the on

836
00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:09,519
the phone with the police at the time

837
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:12,320
and I confronted him and said, "Move."

838
00:32:09,519 --> 00:32:14,960
Because of a previous time, he backs up

839
00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:17,919
for me most of the time. He's a little

840
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:20,559
afraid of me. Weeks ago, I confronted

841
00:32:17,919 --> 00:32:22,799
him because on a Saturday, he greeted

842
00:32:20,559 --> 00:32:25,600
all of the over 70 yearear-old women and

843
00:32:22,799 --> 00:32:28,399
asked him if he could do them with sex

844
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:30,720
for money because he was hungry. Not a

845
00:32:28,399 --> 00:32:32,880
good look. That was our confrontation

846
00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:36,880
day. He now just looks at me and says,

847
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:39,200
"Red bricks. If he steps on mine, I'm

848
00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:42,320
going to be angry."

849
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:45,600
Last week, a man who is equal to him

850
00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:48,080
said he gives all of us a bad name.

851
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:49,600
That's important. All of a sudden here,

852
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,360
that's one thing. If we look at somebody

853
00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:53,440
and think they're dangerous, but when

854
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:55,360
another homeless person, unhoused,

855
00:32:53,440 --> 00:33:00,000
whatever you want to call them, says

856
00:32:55,360 --> 00:33:02,320
that's a bad egg, you have a problem.

857
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:04,159
There are people who are down. Let's

858
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:06,159
give them a hand up. There are people

859
00:33:04,159 --> 00:33:07,840
who are using the system. He's smart

860
00:33:06,159 --> 00:33:11,200
enough to know not to get on my

861
00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:14,600
property. He's of sound mind. He's

862
00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,600
pushing everybody.

863
00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:19,039
I fought and expanded canons's rights in

864
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,600
this state. So I know the difference

865
00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:24,080
between exercising a right and having no

866
00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:26,799
regard for someone else's. So we are not

867
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:29,039
asking that. Right now he's sitting in

868
00:33:26,799 --> 00:33:31,519
jail for 5 days. We're all happy. But

869
00:33:29,039 --> 00:33:32,960
when he gets out, it's going to start

870
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:35,279
all over again. And when he's gone,

871
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:38,480
it'll be the next person. Three years

872
00:33:35,279 --> 00:33:41,200
ago, I sent to the commissioners through

873
00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:43,360
the city manager sample ordinances to

874
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:45,279
change. I have a law degree. I do not

875
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:48,000
practice law, but I can look at things

876
00:33:45,279 --> 00:33:50,000
and write them up. When I [snorts] ask,

877
00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:53,039
supposedly the city manager never passed

878
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,799
them on to you or to the city attorney.

879
00:33:53,039 --> 00:33:57,360
I have more samples here if you'd like

880
00:33:54,799 --> 00:34:00,240
me to hand them to somebody. I know

881
00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:02,320
everybody's busy, but we're not asking

882
00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:05,440
anymore. I think that what you see here

883
00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:07,519
are people who are absolutely mad and we

884
00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:10,800
would much rather work with you than

885
00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:13,919
condemn you for not taking any action.

886
00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:15,040
» Thank you, Suite.

887
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:18,760
We have a problem.

888
00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:18,760
» We do have a problem.

889
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:23,119
» Can someone be added to the list? He was

890
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:26,639
working when you started meeting.

891
00:34:23,119 --> 00:34:28,960
» Sure. Um I'm not Are you

892
00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:29,919
» Who who is who who who do you who who is

893
00:34:28,960 --> 00:34:30,399
wants to speak?

894
00:34:29,919 --> 00:34:34,159
» Chad.

895
00:34:30,399 --> 00:34:36,560
» Chad. Okay. Chad, go ahead.

896
00:34:34,159 --> 00:34:38,639
» Oh, I thought they meant the task force.

897
00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:41,119
» No.

898
00:34:38,639 --> 00:34:43,200
» Good evening. My name is Chad Gilland

899
00:34:41,119 --> 00:34:46,079
and co-owner of Next to Nature Farm at

900
00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:48,560
624 Cherokee Street.

901
00:34:46,079 --> 00:34:51,359
As businesses, we are trying to create a

902
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:54,480
climate of commerce, inclusion, and

903
00:34:51,359 --> 00:34:57,359
welcoming people in downtown. Your

904
00:34:54,480 --> 00:35:00,640
downtown can be an asset if you invest

905
00:34:57,359 --> 00:35:03,359
and cultivate a sense of place. It takes

906
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:05,760
action and investment of time, finances,

907
00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:07,920
and policy changes.

908
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:09,920
We get it. Being homeless, unhoused

909
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:12,240
isn't illegal, but 11worth is certainly

910
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:14,560
not doing much to stop the behavior and

911
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:17,200
protect the assets you have as a

912
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:18,880
community. We are encouraging all of the

913
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:22,000
businesses to report and call in

914
00:35:18,880 --> 00:35:25,280
activity, but when nothing is done, we

915
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:27,920
ask, why are we spending our time if the

916
00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:30,160
laws won't be upheld?

917
00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:32,800
Lastly, you may not see this every day

918
00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:36,640
like we do. Maybe we should encourage

919
00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:39,680
the regulars to loiter on the front uh

920
00:35:36,640 --> 00:35:41,599
lawn of city hall or the justice center.

921
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:44,880
Would action

922
00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:48,320
happen quicker if they are staring in

923
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:51,359
your windows, sitting in front of your

924
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:54,720
space every day and loitering,

925
00:35:51,359 --> 00:35:57,599
littering, defecating in front of your

926
00:35:54,720 --> 00:36:00,960
place of business. It's not just one

927
00:35:57,599 --> 00:36:04,079
individual. There's at least eight that

928
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:07,280
hang out and on a daily basis or at

929
00:36:04,079 --> 00:36:10,320
least multiple days through the week

930
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:12,079
inhabit the area at Hey Market Square.

931
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,760
That doesn't include the rest of the

932
00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:16,640
downtown area, but that's what I see

933
00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:20,079
every day as a business owner uh 7 days

934
00:36:16,640 --> 00:36:23,119
a week, 24 hours a day. Thank you.

935
00:36:20,079 --> 00:36:26,560
» Thank you, Chair.

936
00:36:23,119 --> 00:36:29,040
Okay. Is that all Sarah? All right. Next

937
00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:30,560
item on the agenda

938
00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:33,599
resolution

939
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:38,079
resolutions resolution B 2434 capital

940
00:36:33,599 --> 00:36:38,560
fund program grant for planters 2.

941
00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:39,680
» Hi.

942
00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,200
» Hi.

943
00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:43,520
» Good evening madam mayor.

944
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:45,839
» Good evening commissioners. I am

945
00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:48,000
actually here today and representing the

946
00:36:45,839 --> 00:36:50,640
planners 2 building for our Lenworth

947
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:53,839
housing authority and I'm actually here

948
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:58,079
to ask that you accept our 2026 capital

949
00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:59,680
fund program grant to consider um us to

950
00:36:58,079 --> 00:37:01,359
be able to allow access to the funds

951
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:03,119
that's been granted to us by the US

952
00:37:01,359 --> 00:37:06,119
Department of Housing and Urban

953
00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:06,119
Development.

954
00:37:06,320 --> 00:37:13,760
» All right, sounds good. Any questions?

955
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,440
Pretty standard. We do this every year.

956
00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:19,119
So,

957
00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:20,400
no question. All right. Um, we need a

958
00:37:19,119 --> 00:37:22,960
motion then.

959
00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:26,640
» I'll make a motion to adopt uh

960
00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:29,040
resolution number B-2434

961
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:31,280
accepting the 2026 CFP grant for

962
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:32,160
planters 2.

963
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,760
» Second.

964
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,720
» Moved and second. Please begin voting.

965
00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:35,119
Commissioner Wilson.

966
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:35,839
» I

967
00:37:35,119 --> 00:37:36,400
» I

968
00:37:35,839 --> 00:37:37,839
» I

969
00:37:36,400 --> 00:37:38,320
» I

970
00:37:37,839 --> 00:37:39,599
» Thank you.

971
00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,720
» Thank you so much.

972
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:42,396
» And we also have the

973
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,960
» Oh, you have the next one. Sorry.

974
00:37:42,396 --> 00:37:45,119
[laughter]

975
00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:48,079
» The second resolution.

976
00:37:45,119 --> 00:37:50,720
» Okay. Next one is resolution B 2435.

977
00:37:48,079 --> 00:37:52,876
Capital fund program 5-year action plan

978
00:37:50,720 --> 00:37:54,079
and capital fund annual statement

979
00:37:52,876 --> 00:37:56,960
[clears throat] for cap for planners

980
00:37:54,079 --> 00:37:59,359
too. Again, uh requesting acceptance of

981
00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:02,720
our 5-year action plan for our planners

982
00:37:59,359 --> 00:38:05,119
2 building um to in order to keep the um

983
00:38:02,720 --> 00:38:06,640
property up and running um and making

984
00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:09,599
sure that the funds are allocated

985
00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:12,640
towards certain programs and um actual

986
00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:14,320
uh projects. Okay. Any questions on

987
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:16,160
this?

988
00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:19,040
Same thing.

989
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:21,920
All right, I will accept a motion.

990
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:26,000
» I will I will move to um adopt

991
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:27,920
resolution number B-2435

992
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,359
um to approve the plan and authorize its

993
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:30,240
submission to HUD.

994
00:38:29,359 --> 00:38:31,680
» I'll second.

995
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:33,119
» Been moved and seconded. Please begin

996
00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:34,880
voting. Commissioner Maxwell.

997
00:38:33,119 --> 00:38:35,440
» I I

998
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,240
» I

999
00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,640
» All right. Thank you.

1000
00:38:36,240 --> 00:38:42,880
» Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

1001
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:44,400
» Okay. Next item, resolution B 2436,

1002
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:46,320
community development block grant

1003
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:48,960
consolidated annual performance and

1004
00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:51,359
evaluation report. Good evening.

1005
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:54,720
» Good evening.

1006
00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:57,520
» I'm here to request to be able to send

1007
00:38:54,720 --> 00:39:01,200
my papers report for short so we don't

1008
00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:05,920
have to go over that 100 times uh to HUD

1009
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:08,000
for approval. This year we successfully

1010
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:10,480
uh helped in repairing 11 homes which

1011
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:14,400
met the target. We assisted in three

1012
00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:17,040
home ownership uh down payments that was

1013
00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:18,960
under target. The housing market's bad.

1014
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:21,280
Still get to use that money next year.

1015
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:23,040
Just hopefully things start rolling. I

1016
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:26,960
did get a lot of telephone calls about

1017
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:31,200
it. Um, I

1018
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:34,240
uh repaved ADA sidewalks and ramps at

1019
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:36,800
the 2300 block of Padawatami

1020
00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:41,359
and our

1021
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:43,040
public service agencies supported 5,888

1022
00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:46,400
individuals

1023
00:39:43,040 --> 00:39:47,839
um in whatever service they provided.

1024
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:49,520
» Okay.

1025
00:39:47,839 --> 00:39:51,599
Um,

1026
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:54,400
how how many homes [snorts] can we

1027
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:57,359
first-time home buyers can we support?

1028
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,240
» The goal is five per year, but we've not

1029
00:39:57,359 --> 00:40:02,160
really

1030
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:03,839
» Been able to meet that goal. So, I have

1031
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:07,280
with the current funding that I have

1032
00:40:03,839 --> 00:40:08,640
now, I could probably get,

1033
00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:12,960
including the new one that I'll be

1034
00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:13,599
getting, probably 15 next year if it's

1035
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:15,680
there.

1036
00:40:13,599 --> 00:40:16,400
» Yeah, we are. We need to put more

1037
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,200
» What the house

1038
00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,680
» The word out there

1039
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:20,160
» The house is 239 is that the max

1040
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,400
» Yes

1041
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:23,440
» Okay that I mean that

1042
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:26,320
» Keeps it down

1043
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:26,960
» Yeah the housing market is going up and

1044
00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:29,040
» Right

1045
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,440
» Who decides the max HUD

1046
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,599
» Uh that's that's

1047
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:35,440
» That's okay [clears throat]

1048
00:40:31,599 --> 00:40:38,240
» I am going to my next annual action plan

1049
00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:41,599
so we'll be back in I think May to talk

1050
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:45,280
about that uh I plan on having my

1051
00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:48,160
committee uh raise the

1052
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:51,599
payouts cuz right now it's 5,000 for

1053
00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:52,480
median income, 8,000 for low income.

1054
00:40:51,599 --> 00:40:54,640
» Mhm.

1055
00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:57,520
» I'd like to get that. Like she said,

1056
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:59,920
everything's going up. So that when that

1057
00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:00,640
I think it was 2013 when they changed it

1058
00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:01,839
to 5,000.

1059
00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:04,880
» Oh wow.

1060
00:41:01,839 --> 00:41:06,720
» Prices have gone way higher than 2013.

1061
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,280
So it's not the percentage it used to

1062
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:07,920
be.

1063
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,680
» Yeah.

1064
00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,079
» I mean it still helps though. It's

1065
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:11,280
helped.

1066
00:41:10,079 --> 00:41:12,720
» It's something.

1067
00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:14,079
» Yes. especially with closing costs and

1068
00:41:12,720 --> 00:41:15,920
not having your money to the table.

1069
00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:17,040
» This has been an issue ever since I've

1070
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:19,280
been on the commission. They're just

1071
00:41:17,040 --> 00:41:21,359
that we've always had extra money for

1072
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:23,280
this and it hasn't been used

1073
00:41:21,359 --> 00:41:23,599
» And so I think I don't know what we can

1074
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,760
do.

1075
00:41:23,599 --> 00:41:28,240
» Have you thought about hosting like a um

1076
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:30,960
something for local realtors?

1077
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:31,520
» I would say people know I do get phone

1078
00:41:30,960 --> 00:41:31,920
calls.

1079
00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:34,560
» Yeah,

1080
00:41:31,920 --> 00:41:35,920
» It's the one of the conditions that has

1081
00:41:34,560 --> 00:41:37,680
to be in the city limits a little more.

1082
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,240
So, I get a lot of people that want to

1083
00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:41,839
look and they find something in Lancing

1084
00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,560
or just right outside the limits.

1085
00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:46,160
» Mhm.

1086
00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:50,440
» Uh the market

1087
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:50,440
for Levvenworth is

1088
00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:59,440
kind of stagnant, I would say, for the

1089
00:41:56,720 --> 00:42:00,560
under the underpric and the middle

1090
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:04,319
income people.

1091
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:06,079
» Yeah. Okay. Well, if we raise the amount

1092
00:42:04,319 --> 00:42:07,920
people get, then if we have less people,

1093
00:42:06,079 --> 00:42:08,319
we can still use more of the funds,

1094
00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:11,200
» Right?

1095
00:42:08,319 --> 00:42:13,040
» If we raise there's a limit on how how

1096
00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:15,680
expensive the house is, right, that you

1097
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:16,880
can use. So, that's that's the issue you

1098
00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:18,400
» That is one issue. Yes.

1099
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:20,319
» And there's one issue like you can only

1100
00:42:18,400 --> 00:42:24,560
like with an FHA loan, you can only get

1101
00:42:20,319 --> 00:42:25,200
6% in like sellers credit. So,

1102
00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:26,960
» Interesting.

1103
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:29,520
» But I I don't know. I disagree. I think

1104
00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:31,680
that like the houses that I list, I

1105
00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:33,280
personally list for like under 200 are

1106
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,839
flying off

1107
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,760
» And

1108
00:42:33,839 --> 00:42:37,839
» They're selling really fast, right? But

1109
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:39,040
they're only two bedrooms. And so most

1110
00:42:37,839 --> 00:42:41,440
of the people, a lot of people have

1111
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:42,960
families, it's not going to work. So

1112
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:45,680
when you get to a threebedroom or

1113
00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:49,440
fourbedroom or even three, it goes over

1114
00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:50,640
240. So that's hard to

1115
00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,560
» And people aren't leaving their homes

1116
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:54,160
like they used to. So there's not

1117
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,480
there's not

1118
00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:55,680
» Turnover

1119
00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:56,560
» There's no turnover. There's not

1120
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,440
availability,

1121
00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:58,480
» Right?

1122
00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:00,560
» Okay. Thanks.

1123
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:03,200
» My only other question is so the public

1124
00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:05,760
service funds the 55,359

1125
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:09,200
where does that number come from?

1126
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:11,599
» It has to be we are capped through HUD.

1127
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,359
It has to be 20% of the award.

1128
00:43:11,599 --> 00:43:15,359
» Oh, interesting. [clears throat] Okay.

1129
00:43:13,359 --> 00:43:17,200
» I have a spreadsheet that I put the

1130
00:43:15,359 --> 00:43:18,000
award in. It breaks down and then I

1131
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:18,560
» Yeah.

1132
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:20,960
» That out.

1133
00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:25,200
» Cool. Thank you.

1134
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:28,640
Okay. Any other questions or comments?

1135
00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:31,599
Uh, if not, I'll entertain a motion.

1136
00:43:28,640 --> 00:43:35,119
» Um, I will move to approve resolution

1137
00:43:31,599 --> 00:43:37,440
number B-2436 approving the 2025 caper

1138
00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:38,319
for submitt to the HUD.

1139
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:39,839
» Second.

1140
00:43:38,319 --> 00:43:41,599
» And moved and seconded. Please begin

1141
00:43:39,839 --> 00:43:42,960
voting. Commissioner Wilson.

1142
00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:43,520
» I

1143
00:43:42,960 --> 00:43:45,520
» I

1144
00:43:43,520 --> 00:43:46,079
» I thank you, sir.

1145
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,520
» Thank you.

1146
00:43:46,079 --> 00:43:49,680
» Have a good evening.

1147
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:50,079
» Mayor myself.

1148
00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:53,079
» Okay.

1149
00:43:50,079 --> 00:43:53,079
» Goodbye.

1150
00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:58,480
Okay. Next item on the agenda,

1151
00:43:56,560 --> 00:44:00,000
consider final change order and

1152
00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:03,665
acceptance of Wilson Avenue

1153
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:03,665
reconstruction project. [clears throat]

1154
00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:08,960
Madame Mayor and Commissioners, uh I'm

1155
00:44:06,319 --> 00:44:11,760
here for the engineering department to

1156
00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:14,400
ask for acceptance of the Wilson Avenue

1157
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:18,000
project. And there is a change or final

1158
00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:21,520
change order that increased the original

1159
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:25,079
bid amount by

1160
00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:25,079
amount of $55,39.50.

1161
00:44:25,359 --> 00:44:30,880
that resulted due to

1162
00:44:28,240 --> 00:44:32,960
mainly one large item which was cement

1163
00:44:30,880 --> 00:44:34,880
treated subgrade where the subgrade of

1164
00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:37,359
the road rather we couldn't build on it

1165
00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:39,680
without hardening it and they use cement

1166
00:44:37,359 --> 00:44:44,800
treated they till it into the soil and

1167
00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:46,319
make it work so uh I ask that you

1168
00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:48,800
approve the final change order and

1169
00:44:46,319 --> 00:44:49,760
accept the Wilson Avenue project as

1170
00:44:48,800 --> 00:44:51,839
built

1171
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:54,880
» It still follow fall falls under the

1172
00:44:51,839 --> 00:44:56,400
budget estimate of 2 million which is

1173
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:59,119
great

1174
00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:01,599
» Um exciting project. I'm glad to see

1175
00:44:59,119 --> 00:45:04,720
this being completed.

1176
00:45:01,599 --> 00:45:08,400
Any questions, comments?

1177
00:45:04,720 --> 00:45:09,520
» Anything? All right. Um I'll entertain a

1178
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:11,599
motion.

1179
00:45:09,520 --> 00:45:13,200
» I'll move that we approve the final

1180
00:45:11,599 --> 00:45:14,880
change order for the Wilson Avenue

1181
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:17,280
reconstruction project in the amount of

1182
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:19,760
$55,39.50

1183
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:21,040
and grant acceptance of the project.

1184
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:22,960
» I'll second.

1185
00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:24,160
» Okay. Please begin voting. Commissioner

1186
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:24,720
Hollister. I

1187
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:25,200
» I

1188
00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:25,920
» I

1189
00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:29,200
» I

1190
00:45:25,920 --> 00:45:31,119
» All right. Thank you very much.

1191
00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:33,040
Um, next item on the agenda, consider

1192
00:45:31,119 --> 00:45:35,520
award of contract for Fourth Street

1193
00:45:33,040 --> 00:45:36,720
sidewalk and curb repair project, Senica

1194
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,280
to Metropolitan.

1195
00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:40,000
» Yeah.

1196
00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:44,319
» As part of the North Fourth Street clip

1197
00:45:40,000 --> 00:45:47,200
project. We received money for uh Melon

1198
00:45:44,319 --> 00:45:49,520
Overlay, so it's resurfacing, but it was

1199
00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:51,119
limited to 400,000.

1200
00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:53,280
So, we couldn't really do a lot of the

1201
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:55,280
extra repairs we like to do. So, we've

1202
00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:58,000
created a separate project away from the

1203
00:45:55,280 --> 00:46:02,720
K. Clip project and that's what this is

1204
00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:04,720
for. We received uh six, seven, eight by

1205
00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:06,319
eight estimates, which was great. We

1206
00:46:04,720 --> 00:46:09,920
usually don't get that many.

1207
00:46:06,319 --> 00:46:11,520
» Uh Max Paving was the low bid. Uh

1208
00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:13,040
they've not done work in the city of

1209
00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:15,200
Levvenworth, but we've checked their

1210
00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:18,640
references and got favorable references

1211
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:21,760
from everybody that we called. And so we

1212
00:46:18,640 --> 00:46:27,800
recommend that we accept the low bid

1213
00:46:21,760 --> 00:46:27,800
from max paving to of $249,997.71

1214
00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:33,760
and we'd like to add additional 10%

1215
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:35,760
contingency approximately 25,000 to

1216
00:46:33,760 --> 00:46:36,400
cover any issues that arise in the

1217
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:38,880
field.

1218
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:40,160
» Okay,

1219
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:42,480
any questions?

1220
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:45,520
» No, I hate giving contracts to Missouri,

1221
00:46:42,480 --> 00:46:47,280
but they are cheaper. So, am I reading

1222
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:49,119
this right that this is a project that

1223
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:51,119
kind of is extra because we have

1224
00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:52,640
remaining funds for the mill and

1225
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:54,240
overlay. Is that what that says?

1226
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:55,680
» We have funds available from our

1227
00:46:54,240 --> 00:46:56,400
pavement management program.

1228
00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:58,800
» Yeah.

1229
00:46:56,400 --> 00:47:01,119
» That we want to use to pay for this. And

1230
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:03,200
it it's it's a similar project. We do

1231
00:47:01,119 --> 00:47:04,960
curbs and gutters and ADA ramps and

1232
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:07,119
stuff on our pavement management

1233
00:47:04,960 --> 00:47:09,040
projects. So, since this is really not

1234
00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:10,800
covered under the clip grant, we just

1235
00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:12,560
made it a separate project and we have

1236
00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:15,760
funds available for that.

1237
00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:16,560
» Cool. This is These bids are amazing.

1238
00:47:15,760 --> 00:47:17,680
Ranging from

1239
00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:22,240
» Yeah, the range is

1240
00:47:17,680 --> 00:47:23,839
» 249 to 675.

1241
00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:27,680
» Yeah, that's interesting.

1242
00:47:23,839 --> 00:47:29,200
» Amazing. Okay. Um, [snorts] any other

1243
00:47:27,680 --> 00:47:31,920
questions?

1244
00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:34,240
» If not, I'll entertain a motion.

1245
00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:35,440
I'll move that we the city commission

1246
00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:37,119
authorize the mayor to sign a

1247
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:38,880
construction services contract for

1248
00:47:37,119 --> 00:47:41,119
concrete curb and sidewalk repairs on

1249
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:42,800
fourth between Senica and Metropolitan

1250
00:47:41,119 --> 00:47:45,800
with max paving in the amount of

1251
00:47:42,800 --> 00:47:45,800
$249,997.71

1252
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:50,800
with an additional 10% contingency

1253
00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:52,000
approximately $25,000 to cover issues

1254
00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:54,319
that arise in the field.

1255
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:56,160
» I'll second moved and seconded. Please

1256
00:47:54,319 --> 00:47:56,640
begin voting. Commissioner Wilson

1257
00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:57,040
» I

1258
00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:57,440
» I

1259
00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:57,920
» I

1260
00:47:57,440 --> 00:47:58,560
» I

1261
00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:02,000
» I

1262
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:02,560
» Thank you. That passes. Okay. Uh, next.

1263
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:03,200
Thank you.

1264
00:48:02,560 --> 00:48:05,839
» Thank you.

1265
00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:07,200
» Next item on the agenda, consent agenda.

1266
00:48:05,839 --> 00:48:09,119
» Uh, Madame Mayor, I'd like to make a

1267
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:11,680
motion to accept the consent agenda as

1268
00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:14,960
follows. Claims for September 4, 2026

1269
00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:18,280
through September 17, 2026 in the amount

1270
00:48:14,960 --> 00:48:18,280
of 1,598,5811.

1271
00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:25,040
Net amount for payroll 18 effective

1272
00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:28,040
September 4, 2026 in the amount of

1273
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:28,040
$476,5845.

1274
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:31,760
No police and fire pension.

1275
00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:33,680
» Second.

1276
00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:35,119
» Been moved and seconded. Please, please

1277
00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:35,359
begin voting. Commissioner

1278
00:48:35,119 --> 00:48:36,000
» I.

1279
00:48:35,359 --> 00:48:37,040
» Maxwell.

1280
00:48:36,000 --> 00:48:37,520
» I I

1281
00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:38,160
» I

1282
00:48:37,520 --> 00:48:41,440
» I

1283
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:44,160
» Okay, that ends our um regular meeting.

1284
00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:45,920
Um we'll go into executive session in a

1285
00:48:44,160 --> 00:48:48,240
few minutes, but let's go around the

1286
00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:51,440
table first because we don't have any

1287
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:53,040
other business afterwards. Correct.

1288
00:48:51,440 --> 00:48:54,720
» I just want to thank all the staff uh

1289
00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:57,359
that helped out at Camp Levvenworth over

1290
00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:58,800
the weekend. Um I thought uh overall it

1291
00:48:57,359 --> 00:49:00,000
was a big success. I don't think we're

1292
00:48:58,800 --> 00:49:02,800
going to have the numbers that we had

1293
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:04,319
last year uh unfortunately, but um the

1294
00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:06,480
staff did a really great job. Um

1295
00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:08,000
everybody that was involved in that um I

1296
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:10,800
love appreciated all the good attitudes

1297
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:12,640
from our people despite the weather. Um

1298
00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:13,200
and uh I had a good time. So that's all

1299
00:49:12,640 --> 00:49:14,880
I

1300
00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,119
» Do we have an estimated count yet or at

1301
00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:17,119
all?

1302
00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:19,119
» We don't yet. No, but um just based on

1303
00:49:17,119 --> 00:49:21,520
the early numbers we had, we were we

1304
00:49:19,119 --> 00:49:22,079
were down both nights. So

1305
00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:22,640
» Thank you.

1306
00:49:22,079 --> 00:49:24,079
» It's so hot.

1307
00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:25,440
» It was so hot out there. I still

1308
00:49:24,079 --> 00:49:27,760
couldn't believe how many people were

1309
00:49:25,440 --> 00:49:28,000
there on Saturday afternoon and But it

1310
00:49:27,760 --> 00:49:29,839
was

1311
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,680
» Fall's coming so I felt it today.

1312
00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:32,079
» Paul's here. Fall was there the next

1313
00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:33,920
day.

1314
00:49:32,079 --> 00:49:35,520
» I think [laughter]

1315
00:49:33,920 --> 00:49:37,440
during the concert.

1316
00:49:35,520 --> 00:49:38,960
» Yeah, it felt good after. Yeah.

1317
00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:40,400
» Mhm. Felt good going home then.

1318
00:49:38,960 --> 00:49:43,599
» No, I don't really have anything.

1319
00:49:40,400 --> 00:49:45,440
» Okay. No, I just echo that. Um, Camp

1320
00:49:43,599 --> 00:49:48,400
Levvenworth was great. I had a really

1321
00:49:45,440 --> 00:49:50,480
good time. Um, I appreciate staff

1322
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:52,240
pivoted. I wanted water cups for the

1323
00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:55,280
water thing, so I appreciate staff

1324
00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:57,200
pivoting on that. And I just wish it

1325
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:58,640
wasn't so hot, but there's nothing you

1326
00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:59,200
can do about that. But every it was

1327
00:49:58,640 --> 00:50:00,640
great.

1328
00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:04,559
» It was great.

1329
00:50:00,640 --> 00:50:06,800
» Um, again, I I have to say the staff is

1330
00:50:04,559 --> 00:50:08,880
just amazing at Camp Bloodworth. They

1331
00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:10,559
work so hard. They come in, they got it

1332
00:50:08,880 --> 00:50:12,319
down to science and so I appreciate

1333
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:13,839
that. I've decided next year if we do

1334
00:50:12,319 --> 00:50:14,880
it, we're going to put Mother Nature on

1335
00:50:13,839 --> 00:50:15,359
the committee.

1336
00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:18,880
» Yeah.

1337
00:50:15,359 --> 00:50:20,400
» So that she can kind of help let us know

1338
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:23,040
what's happening. So that that might be

1339
00:50:20,400 --> 00:50:24,559
a good solution. um got a call today

1340
00:50:23,040 --> 00:50:27,680
about and I just have a question for

1341
00:50:24,559 --> 00:50:29,920
Scott. Maybe he can help. Um

1342
00:50:27,680 --> 00:50:32,640
the city of Levvenworth underneath by

1343
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:34,720
the back gate.

1344
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:36,559
Do we mo is that that's our property? Is

1345
00:50:34,720 --> 00:50:37,760
that city property? Are we supposed to

1346
00:50:36,559 --> 00:50:38,640
mow that?

1347
00:50:37,760 --> 00:50:41,040
» By the back gate

1348
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:43,599
» By the back gate of Fort Lorth. That's

1349
00:50:41,040 --> 00:50:44,400
some of that is

1350
00:50:43,599 --> 00:50:46,800
» Penitentiary.

1351
00:50:44,400 --> 00:50:47,359
» Penitentiary property. Well, I guess

1352
00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:49,359
it's

1353
00:50:47,359 --> 00:50:51,680
» Yeah, you and I have talked and then

1354
00:50:49,359 --> 00:50:53,119
underneath the bridge is that's also

1355
00:50:51,680 --> 00:50:55,040
really bad. I guess needs to be

1356
00:50:53,119 --> 00:50:57,040
» I think a portion of that is ours and a

1357
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:58,640
portion of that is um Kot.

1358
00:50:57,040 --> 00:50:59,680
» Okay. Can we look what our portion is

1359
00:50:58,640 --> 00:51:01,119
and just

1360
00:50:59,680 --> 00:51:01,520
» Did I answer that correctly, Mike?

1361
00:51:01,119 --> 00:51:02,079
» You did.

1362
00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:04,960
» Okay.

1363
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:07,119
» Okay. [snorts] Thank you. And then um

1364
00:51:04,960 --> 00:51:09,359
yeah, obviously tonight is pretty

1365
00:51:07,119 --> 00:51:12,240
alarming to me about what was said by

1366
00:51:09,359 --> 00:51:13,599
the downtown. Uh I know the downtown's

1367
00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:17,200
very important to all of us here at the

1368
00:51:13,599 --> 00:51:18,720
commission. So, yeah. Um maybe we invite

1369
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:20,240
everybody who spoke tonight to attend

1370
00:51:18,720 --> 00:51:22,400
the homeless committee. I I don't get

1371
00:51:20,240 --> 00:51:25,760
those invites anymore, but perhaps we

1372
00:51:22,400 --> 00:51:27,440
can all be invited to attend those and

1373
00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:29,040
work with them. I think that they're

1374
00:51:27,440 --> 00:51:30,559
they're asking for help and I think we

1375
00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:32,000
need to provide that. I don't know what

1376
00:51:30,559 --> 00:51:34,160
the laws are. I mean, we'll have to talk

1377
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:37,680
to Chief. He's always

1378
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:40,480
» Um but you know, I I don't know what the

1379
00:51:37,680 --> 00:51:42,480
solution is, but I I heard a cry for

1380
00:51:40,480 --> 00:51:44,400
help tonight. So, I hope we can help

1381
00:51:42,480 --> 00:51:45,599
them somehow.

1382
00:51:44,400 --> 00:51:47,520
I work with them.

1383
00:51:45,599 --> 00:51:49,920
» We had made the determination months ago

1384
00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:52,000
that we um as we had gone around the

1385
00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:53,599
table that there was nothing that we all

1386
00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:56,526
as a group at the table could do to

1387
00:51:53,599 --> 00:51:57,680
solve the problem. Um it was

1388
00:51:56,526 --> 00:51:59,440
[clears throat] a group of you know

1389
00:51:57,680 --> 00:52:02,079
everybody involved that touches the

1390
00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:03,520
homeless you know group in some way and

1391
00:52:02,079 --> 00:52:06,160
it was just a lot of you know we've

1392
00:52:03,520 --> 00:52:08,079
reached the limit of what we can do. Um,

1393
00:52:06,160 --> 00:52:09,920
so we had made the determination that we

1394
00:52:08,079 --> 00:52:11,520
were going to compile a list of

1395
00:52:09,920 --> 00:52:14,240
recommendations and then go up to the

1396
00:52:11,520 --> 00:52:16,800
state and lobby the state for support

1397
00:52:14,240 --> 00:52:18,720
from them. Um, as people mentioned, this

1398
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:21,359
is a regional issue. Not everybody here

1399
00:52:18,720 --> 00:52:22,480
is um from Levvenworth or but you know,

1400
00:52:21,359 --> 00:52:23,680
if you move them to somewhere else,

1401
00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:26,880
they're just going to come back or

1402
00:52:23,680 --> 00:52:28,559
somebody else will come in. Um, as chief

1403
00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:31,280
has has mentioned many many different

1404
00:52:28,559 --> 00:52:33,680
times, you cannot legislate your way out

1405
00:52:31,280 --> 00:52:36,319
of this. Um you cannot just cite

1406
00:52:33,680 --> 00:52:40,160
somebody a hundred times and expect them

1407
00:52:36,319 --> 00:52:42,000
to leave or to fix their behavior. Um

1408
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:43,599
because what you were talking about is a

1409
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:46,319
mental health and a substance abuse

1410
00:52:43,599 --> 00:52:48,160
problem. And the other you know I the

1411
00:52:46,319 --> 00:52:49,839
only thing that we the the issues that

1412
00:52:48,160 --> 00:52:52,000
we can do to recommend to make changes

1413
00:52:49,839 --> 00:52:53,440
that are within the city's power. I I

1414
00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:55,599
can come to you guys and say give me a

1415
00:52:53,440 --> 00:52:57,680
million dollars to build housing but

1416
00:52:55,599 --> 00:53:01,359
those people don't want to live in the

1417
00:52:57,680 --> 00:53:03,359
housing. And so I mean it's and again as

1418
00:53:01,359 --> 00:53:06,079
you know we talk about it is not illegal

1419
00:53:03,359 --> 00:53:08,000
to be homeless. That is correct. Um it

1420
00:53:06,079 --> 00:53:09,599
is you know at the same time these they

1421
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:11,119
are they've been interacted with the

1422
00:53:09,599 --> 00:53:12,319
police department enough that they know

1423
00:53:11,119 --> 00:53:14,800
their rights.

1424
00:53:12,319 --> 00:53:16,559
» And so yes they do are they are able to

1425
00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:19,359
wiggle through the gray areas of the

1426
00:53:16,559 --> 00:53:21,119
legal system because what is a $500 fine

1427
00:53:19,359 --> 00:53:22,000
to somebody who is homeless and has no

1428
00:53:21,119 --> 00:53:23,599
money.

1429
00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:25,359
» But what about are they allowed to sleep

1430
00:53:23,599 --> 00:53:27,520
on I see them sleeping in the hay

1431
00:53:25,359 --> 00:53:29,119
market. They are generally not allowed

1432
00:53:27,520 --> 00:53:30,800
to sleep and if we get called into

1433
00:53:29,119 --> 00:53:33,359
public spaces I mean I know chief could

1434
00:53:30,800 --> 00:53:34,960
talk about this but we move them along

1435
00:53:33,359 --> 00:53:36,160
but they will come back.

1436
00:53:34,960 --> 00:53:37,520
» I mean

1437
00:53:36,160 --> 00:53:40,319
» I I wouldn't want to own a business

1438
00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:43,359
downtown where people are defecating.

1439
00:53:40,319 --> 00:53:46,160
» I I can't control that either but

1440
00:53:43,359 --> 00:53:47,839
» But again the penalty for that is a fine

1441
00:53:46,160 --> 00:53:51,200
or you know a night in jail or whatever

1442
00:53:47,839 --> 00:53:52,800
which again is what is that to them

1443
00:53:51,200 --> 00:53:55,680
» You know I mean what I mean what is that

1444
00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:57,040
consequence? I can't don't I can't

1445
00:53:55,680 --> 00:53:57,920
believe we're just we could throw up our

1446
00:53:57,040 --> 00:53:59,440
hands in the air and says there's

1447
00:53:57,920 --> 00:54:02,319
nothing we can do. We've got people

1448
00:53:59,440 --> 00:54:03,839
downtown crying for help and we want to

1449
00:54:02,319 --> 00:54:06,240
build this downtown and we're talking

1450
00:54:03,839 --> 00:54:07,680
about bringing businesses in, but why

1451
00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:09,680
would anybody business come in if we

1452
00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:11,200
have this problem? I mean, there's I

1453
00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:11,520
understand what you're saying and I'm

1454
00:54:11,200 --> 00:54:12,079
not

1455
00:54:11,520 --> 00:54:14,400
» Right

1456
00:54:12,079 --> 00:54:17,520
» Chastising you, but it is frustrating

1457
00:54:14,400 --> 00:54:19,040
and as a business owner in town now, it

1458
00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:21,359
would be very frustrating for me if I

1459
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:23,359
were downtown to be dealing with this.

1460
00:54:21,359 --> 00:54:26,000
And we have homeowner or business owners

1461
00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:27,440
scared to go in their buildings at 2 am.

1462
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:28,240
That is a problem that we have to

1463
00:54:27,440 --> 00:54:30,400
address,

1464
00:54:28,240 --> 00:54:32,000
» Right? And we've got kids, why am I

1465
00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:33,359
going to take my kid to the dance studio

1466
00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:35,680
anymore if there's a guy, you know,

1467
00:54:33,359 --> 00:54:37,280
masturbating across the street? I mean,

1468
00:54:35,680 --> 00:54:37,920
that's not okay for me,

1469
00:54:37,280 --> 00:54:40,960
» You know?

1470
00:54:37,920 --> 00:54:43,960
» Um, I just think that we we've got to do

1471
00:54:40,960 --> 00:54:43,960
something.

1472
00:54:44,480 --> 00:54:48,720
Can we have an executive session just

1473
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:50,720
kind of talk about this at some point in

1474
00:54:48,720 --> 00:54:52,400
the near future? Maybe with the chief

1475
00:54:50,720 --> 00:54:53,680
and just see what other ideas we can

1476
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:55,200
come up with.

1477
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:57,280
» An executive session or a study?

1478
00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:58,640
» Study session. I don't care what it is.

1479
00:54:57,280 --> 00:55:00,800
I want to have a session where we can

1480
00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:02,720
talk about this and and try to find some

1481
00:55:00,800 --> 00:55:05,599
kind of solution. I understand and I'm

1482
00:55:02,720 --> 00:55:07,599
sensitive to the homeless issue, but at

1483
00:55:05,599 --> 00:55:09,599
the same time, I'm also sensitive to the

1484
00:55:07,599 --> 00:55:10,960
people that are paying taxes and want us

1485
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:13,599
to protect them as well

1486
00:55:10,960 --> 00:55:16,319
» And businesses are being abused by this.

1487
00:55:13,599 --> 00:55:17,599
So, I we need to we need to

1488
00:55:16,319 --> 00:55:19,200
» We need to work on this.

1489
00:55:17,599 --> 00:55:20,640
» Actually, that wasn't the thing that I

1490
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:21,920
had wanted to originally say. So, I'd

1491
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:24,880
like to read this text message that I

1492
00:55:21,920 --> 00:55:26,319
got today. Um because normally we don't

1493
00:55:24,880 --> 00:55:28,319
get good news and this was a very

1494
00:55:26,319 --> 00:55:30,800
positive text and I was hoping to share

1495
00:55:28,319 --> 00:55:32,160
this. Joe, I know from watching and

1496
00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:33,440
helping my dad when he was in the

1497
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:34,800
office, most of what you hear is

1498
00:55:33,440 --> 00:55:36,559
negative. Here's an observation that

1499
00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:38,160
touched me this morning. At the brush

1500
00:55:36,559 --> 00:55:39,920
site this morning, the attendant took my

1501
00:55:38,160 --> 00:55:42,559
fee and then said he would help unload

1502
00:55:39,920 --> 00:55:43,920
my load of brush. He did that just that.

1503
00:55:42,559 --> 00:55:45,359
I don't know if that's part of his job,

1504
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:47,040
but it's the first time that's happened

1505
00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:48,319
to me. I don't know his name. I know

1506
00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:51,440
he's a nice young man and a great

1507
00:55:48,319 --> 00:55:52,640
employee. So, um, I'd like to end on a

1508
00:55:51,440 --> 00:55:54,880
positive note.

1509
00:55:52,640 --> 00:55:56,720
» Yeah, that's good.

1510
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:59,359
The only thing I have to say about Kemp

1511
00:55:56,720 --> 00:56:01,040
Levvenworth is all of the all of the

1512
00:55:59,359 --> 00:56:04,000
commissioners volunteered this year,

1513
00:56:01,040 --> 00:56:06,319
which I think is wonderful. I think I

1514
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:08,799
think uh not only was the staff

1515
00:56:06,319 --> 00:56:10,559
fantastic and was there all weekend, but

1516
00:56:08,799 --> 00:56:13,040
the commissioners were there as well,

1517
00:56:10,559 --> 00:56:16,880
and I appreciate all of you being there.

1518
00:56:13,040 --> 00:56:18,400
Thank you. Okay, we will move into

1519
00:56:16,880 --> 00:56:21,200
um

1520
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:23,680
executive session. How long are we going

1521
00:56:21,200 --> 00:56:24,400
to need?

1522
00:56:23,680 --> 00:56:25,359
You think

1523
00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:27,040
» 45 minutes?

1524
00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:27,359
» Probably take at least 45.

1525
00:56:27,040 --> 00:56:30,760
» Okay.

1526
00:56:27,359 --> 00:56:30,760
» 45 minutes.

1527
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:38,000
» Okay. Um I move the city commission

1528
00:56:35,680 --> 00:56:40,000
recess into executive session for 45

1529
00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:41,760
minutes for the purpose of discussing a

1530
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:43,599
development matter in consultation with

1531
00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:45,440
an attorney which would be deemed

1532
00:56:43,599 --> 00:56:50,040
privilege in the attorney client

1533
00:56:45,440 --> 00:56:50,040
relationship pursuant to KSA75-4319B2.

1534
00:56:50,799 --> 00:56:56,079
the city commission, city manager, city

1535
00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:57,599
attorney, city bound

1536
00:56:56,079 --> 00:56:58,319
council, bond council,

1537
00:56:57,599 --> 00:57:01,359
» Bond council,

1538
00:56:58,319 --> 00:57:03,440
» Bond council, and city financial advisor

1539
00:57:01,359 --> 00:57:06,400
will be present. The open meeting will

1540
00:57:03,440 --> 00:57:07,680
resume the city commission chambers at

1541
00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:09,680
» 7:42.

1542
00:57:07,680 --> 00:57:10,640
» 7:42.

1543
00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,960
» I second.

1544
00:57:10,640 --> 00:57:15,440
» Okay. Moved and seconded. Please begin

1545
00:57:12,960 --> 00:57:16,880
voting. Commissioner Maxwell. Hi. Hi.

1546
00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:18,640
» Hi.

1547
00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:22,040
» All right,

1548
00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:22,040
we're not in

1549
01:42:52,560 --> 01:42:57,199
Okay.

1550
01:42:54,080 --> 01:43:00,320
» No, we don't have to. We just have to

1551
01:42:57,199 --> 01:43:03,920
» Leave. So, um there's no me no more

1552
01:43:00,320 --> 01:43:05,280
meeting. So, we just g out. We have a

1553
01:43:03,920 --> 01:43:06,960
motion to

1554
01:43:05,280 --> 01:43:09,360
» So, moved.

1555
01:43:06,960 --> 01:43:10,719
» Okay. Move and seconded. All in favor?

1556
01:43:09,360 --> 01:43:15,080
» I

1557
01:43:10,719 --> 01:43:15,080
» We are journ. Thank you.