1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,100 (gavel) 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:04,100 >> good evening and welcome to the city of olathe, 3 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:07,100 city council regular meeting at 7:00pm., tuesday, 4 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:08,100 september 1, 2026. 5 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:12,100 >> the first item on the agenda is the pledge of 6 00:00:12,100 --> 00:00:15,100 allegiance. Please stand with me for the pledge. 7 00:00:15,100 --> 00:00:17,100 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of 8 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:18,100 america and to the republic for which it stands, one 9 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:22,801 nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice 10 00:00:35,100 --> 00:00:39,100 for all. We'll now to special business. 11 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:40,100 >> 3(a) special business 12 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:41,100 proclamation recognizing september as deaf awareness 13 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:47,100 month. One guess great things about olathe our home the 14 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:49,100 kansas school. 15 00:00:52,100 --> 00:00:53,100 >> proclamation 16 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:54,100 whereas, the city of olathe is proud to recognize and 17 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:55,100 celebrate the varied perspectives, backgrounds and 18 00:00:55,100 --> 00:01:00,100 cultures that make up our vibrant and diverse city, 19 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:02,100 including the deaf community; and joining us to expect 20 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:08,601 this year the kansas school for the deaf with you both 21 00:01:09,100 --> 00:01:12,100 please join me up front? 22 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:18,401 >> I'll take a minute to read the proclamation and 23 00:01:34,100 --> 00:01:37,100 tell us was going on. 24 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,100 >> proclamation 25 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:39,100 whereas, the city of olathe is proud to recognize and 26 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:40,100 celebrate the varied perspectives, backgrounds and 27 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:45,401 cultures that make up our vibrant and diverse city, 28 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:52,100 including the deaf community; and 29 00:01:52,100 --> 00:01:53,100 whereas, we are better because of our deaf and 30 00:01:53,100 --> 00:01:56,100 hard-of-hearing neighbors,individuals with an alternative 31 00:01:56,100 --> 00:01:57,100 sensory and social experience who harness the power of 32 00:01:57,100 --> 00:01:58,100 visual language, and who come from wide ranging variations 33 00:01:58,100 --> 00:01:59,100 in onset of deafness, level of hearing, educational 34 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:02,100 background, communication method, and cultural 35 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:13,100 affiliations; and 36 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,100 whereas, olathe has been named one of america's "most deaf 37 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:15,100 friendly cities"in recognition of the opportunities and 38 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:21,100 programs we offer, as well as culture that embraces our 39 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:31,100 deaf and hard-of-hearing residents; and 40 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:32,100 whereas, we are proud to be home to the kansas school for 41 00:02:32,100 --> 00:02:36,100 the deaf, the museum of deaf history, arts and culture, 42 00:02:36,100 --> 00:02:37,100 and the olathe club of the deaf; and 43 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:38,100 whereas, the lives of all olatheans are enriched by the 44 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:39,100 contributions of our deaf neighbors as well as this 45 00:02:39,100 --> 00:02:43,201 opportunity to recognize their achievements within our 46 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:48,100 great city. 47 00:02:48,100 --> 00:02:49,100 now, therefore, I, john bacon, mayor of the city of 48 00:02:49,100 --> 00:02:50,100 olathe, do hereby proclaim september 2026 as deaf 49 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:51,100 awareness month in olathe, encouraging all citizens to 50 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:55,201 learn about and celebrate the values, culture, 51 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:05,100 heritage,and languages unique to the deaf community. 52 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:07,100 >> (clapping) 53 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:25,100 I just want to say to for recognizing deaf awareness month 54 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:32,201 and kansas school for the deaf is blessed to have it here 55 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:39,100 established a wonderful school for the deaf and many 56 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:43,801 generations throughout the area thank you for your 57 00:03:44,100 --> 00:03:46,100 investment. Thank you. 58 00:03:49,100 --> 00:03:52,100 >> we also want to thank the mayor for all the 59 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:58,100 collaboration that the city of olathe and look forward to 60 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:01,100 the partnership thank you for thank you for being here for 61 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:02,100 us. 62 00:04:02,100 --> 00:04:04,100 >> thank you for all you do. 63 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:06,401 >> thank you, thank you. 64 00:04:12,100 --> 00:04:14,100 >> (taking picture). 65 00:04:15,100 --> 00:04:17,100 >> (clapping) 66 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:34,401 so over the weekend me 5 yearly granddaughter was showing 67 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:45,401 her ability to do do als what will I do for we have some 68 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:53,100 artwork and poverty line park that spells out olathe with 69 00:04:53,100 --> 00:04:59,100 the albeit so. Can do something in september and actually 70 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:07,100 my granddaughter learned this in school so thank you for 71 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:10,100 being here. And what you do for olathe. 72 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:13,601 >> we'll move to the consent agenda. 73 00:05:14,100 --> 00:05:15,100 >> consent agenda: the items listed below are 74 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:21,601 considered to be routine by the city council and may be 75 00:05:22,100 --> 00:05:23,100 approved in one motion. These may include items that have 76 00:05:23,100 --> 00:05:24,100 been reviewed by the city council in a prior planning 77 00:05:24,100 --> 00:05:25,100 session. There will be no separate discussion unless 78 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:30,100 council member requests that an item be removed from the 79 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:32,100 consent agenda and considered separately. Are there any 80 00:05:32,100 --> 00:05:37,100 such items councilmember creighton and like to pull item 81 00:05:37,100 --> 00:05:38,100 g. 82 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:41,601 >> councilmember schoonover thank you, mr. Mayor. 83 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,401 pull item h please. 84 00:05:50,100 --> 00:05:52,100 item h. 85 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:53,100 >> dr. Felter pass. 86 00:05:53,100 --> 00:05:55,100 >> any others? 87 00:05:56,100 --> 00:06:02,100 >> okay.>> all right. And so we have a motion to 88 00:06:10,100 --> 00:06:16,100 approve the clocking with the exception of items f g and 89 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:17,100 h. 90 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:22,100 >> mr. Mayor, I move we approve as presented less 91 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:24,100 items f g and h. 92 00:06:24,100 --> 00:06:28,201 >> we have a motion and a second. 93 00:06:29,100 --> 00:06:31,100 >> councilmember deneault, yes. 94 00:06:31,100 --> 00:06:33,100 >> councilmember essex, yes. 95 00:06:33,100 --> 00:06:35,100 >> dr. Felter, yes. 96 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:37,100 >> mayor bacon, yes. 97 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:40,100 >> councilmember schoonover, yes. 98 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,100 >> councilmember vakas, yes. 99 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:45,100 >> councilmember creighton, yes. 100 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:47,100 >> motion passes 7/0. 101 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:49,100 >> item f is. 102 00:06:54,100 --> 00:07:00,100 >> I believe dr. Felter and jump in the black bob 103 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:04,100 water tower was amazing and under biggest. 104 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:06,100 >> and talk about that? 105 00:07:06,100 --> 00:07:08,100 [off mic.] 106 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:15,100 >> nate baldwin so, yes we on the consent agenda 107 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:20,100 with the pay estimate but the good news black bob number 108 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:26,601 2, water tower for the black bob park they came in under 109 00:07:27,100 --> 00:07:31,100 budget to make the change order like to see that that is 110 00:07:31,100 --> 00:07:36,100 good news and happen that happy and it is done and matches 111 00:07:36,100 --> 00:07:38,100 the other water actuary. 112 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:40,401 >> the compliments thank you. 113 00:07:41,100 --> 00:07:43,401 did a wonderful job. 114 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:46,100 >> thank you, thank you. 115 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:48,100 >>. Questions or comments? 116 00:07:50,100 --> 00:07:51,100 >> a motion will be in order. 117 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:53,100 >> I I move to approve item f. 118 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:56,100 >> we have a motion and a second. Would the city 119 00:07:56,100 --> 00:07:57,100 clerk call the roll. 120 00:07:57,100 --> 00:07:59,100 >> councilmember essex, yes. 121 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:01,100 >> councilmember vakas, yes. 122 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:04,100 >> councilmember deneault, yes. 123 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:06,100 >> councilmember creighton, yes. 124 00:08:06,100 --> 00:08:08,100 >> dr. Felter, yes. 125 00:08:08,100 --> 00:08:09,100 >> councilmember schoonover, yes. 126 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,100 >> mayor bacon, yes. 127 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:12,100 >> motion passes 7/0. 128 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:14,100 >> item g. 129 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:18,100 >> 4(g) consideration of agreement no. 636-25 with 130 00:08:18,100 --> 00:08:22,801 the kansas department of transportation (kdot) for funding 131 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:30,100 the k-10 and lone elm bypass project, pn 3-c-096-26. 132 00:08:30,100 --> 00:08:33,100 >> I believe that was councilmember creighton yes 133 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:39,601 and mr. Baldwin you could have gotten more steps in the 134 00:08:40,100 --> 00:08:45,100 30,000-foot pole for two reasons number one, this is a 135 00:08:45,100 --> 00:08:49,100 project that we as a city were concerned about for safety 136 00:08:49,100 --> 00:08:55,100 and our friends along with kdot pushed forward so would 137 00:08:56,100 --> 00:09:00,100 you please talk about how this will enhance safety number 138 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:05,100 one, and second, a little bit about the funding of that. 139 00:09:05,100 --> 00:09:09,100 we're going to the budget process are staff is telling you 140 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:15,100 we're to be going on a diet and cutting the cip and 141 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:19,100 looking at a number of things to save money and talk about 142 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:23,100 that funding that is what it will impact. 143 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:27,801 >> and nate baldwin city engineer so we had 144 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:35,100 conversations about the project as a whole. And a lot of 145 00:09:35,100 --> 00:09:39,100 of our our concerns and the concerns of many of us the 146 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:45,100 safety along eam lone elm road and the pickleball court 147 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:52,100 and that is a thought of putting a truck bypass route that 148 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:58,100 safely gets trucks to college boulevard up to k-10 without 149 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:05,100 the going to the school it accomplishes that a 150 00:10:05,100 --> 00:10:09,100 consideration dot will fund the full amount of that 151 00:10:09,100 --> 00:10:15,100 project is $18.7 million no city fund or for this project. 152 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:17,100 >> very good. 153 00:10:17,100 --> 00:10:20,100 >> councilmember schoonover thank you, mr. Mayor, 154 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:25,100 and councilmember creighton. And I want to just set what 155 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:31,100 we're actually voting on not voting on. Does the city 156 00:10:31,100 --> 00:10:32,100 council think that interchange is necessarily a good idea; 157 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:34,100 correct. 158 00:10:43,100 --> 00:10:49,100 the exchange a vote vote from kdot to build the by pass 159 00:10:49,100 --> 00:10:54,100 road will make the city of olathe safer when the 160 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:59,100 interchange opens. That is a dumb idea, a waste of money 161 00:10:59,100 --> 00:11:05,100 and still vote "yes" to get k dots money to mitigate the 162 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:08,100 risk? We -- from this idea. 163 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:11,100 >> two things both of those. 164 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:16,801 >> thank you for that for that clarification any 165 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:20,100 other questions on item g? 166 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:26,100 >> a motion will be in order. And move approval. 167 00:11:26,100 --> 00:11:27,100 >> we have a motion and a second. Would the city 168 00:11:27,100 --> 00:11:28,100 clerk call the roll. 169 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:29,100 >> councilmember essex, yes. 170 00:11:29,100 --> 00:11:31,100 >> dr. Felter, yes. 171 00:11:31,100 --> 00:11:32,100 >> mayor bacon, yes. 172 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:33,100 >> councilmember schoonover, yes. 173 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:35,100 >> councilmember vakas, yes. 174 00:11:36,100 --> 00:11:38,100 >> councilmember creighton, yes. 175 00:11:39,100 --> 00:11:40,100 >> councilmember deneault, yes. 176 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:42,100 >> motion passes 7/0. 177 00:11:42,100 --> 00:11:44,100 >> item h. 178 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:47,100 >> 4(h) consideration of a professional services 179 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:53,100 agreement with hntb corporation for design of the k-10 and 180 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:57,100 lone elm bypass project, cpn 3-c-096-26. Councilmember 181 00:11:57,100 --> 00:11:58,100 schoonover you yeah- 182 00:11:58,100 --> 00:12:00,100 >> (multiple voices). 183 00:12:00,100 --> 00:12:03,100 >> would you you like to make a motion to approve 184 00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:04,100 this. 185 00:12:04,100 --> 00:12:09,100 >> I'll be honored I move to approve h as presented. 186 00:12:09,100 --> 00:12:11,100 >> h excuse me - 187 00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:13,401 >> I second that motion. 188 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:15,100 >> we have a motion and a second. Would the city 189 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:16,100 clerk call the roll. 190 00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:18,100 >> councilmember creighton, yes. 191 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:23,100 >> councilmember vakas, yes. 192 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:26,100 >> councilmember schoonover, yes. 193 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:28,100 >> dr. Felter, yes. 194 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:30,100 >> councilmember essex, yes. 195 00:12:30,100 --> 00:12:32,100 >> councilmember deneault, yes. 196 00:12:34,100 --> 00:12:36,100 >> motion passes 7/0. 197 00:12:38,100 --> 00:12:40,401 >>> we are now on. 198 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:43,100 >> 5. General issues and concerns of citizens. So we 199 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:48,100 have several folks signed up to speak to reads did 200 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:51,100 guidelines and call on the first speaker. 201 00:12:51,100 --> 00:12:54,100 >> have established the policy for meeting for 202 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:59,100 people that work in olathe to address the concerns to the 203 00:12:59,100 --> 00:13:03,100 city council and speakers should address to council 204 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:08,100 councilmembers are not to respond and the council has 205 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:12,801 allocated 3 minutes for each speaker and 30 minutes and 5 206 00:13:14,100 --> 00:13:20,100 speakers will get 3 minutes come to the podium and state 207 00:13:24,100 --> 00:13:25,100 your name and address for the record. 208 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:27,100 >> welcome. 209 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:29,100 >> thanks sir. 210 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:33,801 >> okay. My name is horse miles I reside - 211 00:13:49,100 --> 00:13:53,801 >> olathe and I have currently lived here 45 years 212 00:13:58,100 --> 00:14:04,601 on the west side and subdivision backs up to the r-3 213 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:21,601 zoning to the east. For the non-apartments in our area is 214 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:37,401 r-1 or r-2 and go to the south have the court and r-1 and 215 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:46,801 r-2 goes to the east and have the let me oaks and those 216 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:53,100 are all just r-1, r-2s. Okay. 217 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:57,801 >> I'm not against the developments. That I would 218 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:08,100 hope that the apartments and like the one on rage view and 219 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:14,100 college are too good and I hope the one has been approved 220 00:15:14,100 --> 00:15:21,100 for the zoning for college and then the one on the other 221 00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:27,601 side of highway. This is to it be 5 hundred and 50 parking 222 00:15:29,100 --> 00:15:33,801 stalls with 1,000 people and about three hundred and 33 223 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:40,100 apartment units. The major part of this traffic that is 224 00:15:40,100 --> 00:15:45,100 coming out of this apartment complex is going to hit 225 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:49,201 straight and middle lanes down sunnybrook drive. 226 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:55,100 >> there is the middle lane school and there is 227 00:15:55,100 --> 00:16:01,601 olathe northwest and it is all right. If the school time 228 00:16:02,100 --> 00:16:08,601 is very dense with cars. And this situation. Also, if you 229 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:15,100 go east hit st. Paul grad schools and numerous daycare 230 00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:22,100 centers in that area as everything to the north and to the 231 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:29,100 east is c-1 or c-2 and many I'm not opposed to develop. 232 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:34,100 but I am opposed to over development. Which is screw as 233 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:36,401 didn't fit our neighborhood 234 00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:39,100 (bell ringing) 235 00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:41,100 >> okay. 236 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:43,100 >> thank you. 237 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:46,100 >> 238 00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:50,100 >> can you please come to the podium and state your 239 00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:51,100 name and address for the record. 240 00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:55,201 >> good evening brian I experienced homelessness. I 241 00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:13,100 walked and struggle I've slept and hunger and theatre any 242 00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:18,100 church opened their doors to me. 243 00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:21,100 >> I started advocating for my brothers and sisters 244 00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:27,601 in the homelessness and in may b-4 I stood over 40 public 245 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:34,100 comments not about me but that but the people living on 246 00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:35,100 the streets every single day. 247 00:17:35,100 --> 00:17:40,401 >> homelessness was brought up a lot and highland a 248 00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:47,100 lot during our special use permit. That came before you 249 00:17:47,100 --> 00:17:53,100 guys I wish it didn't have to be. I want to thank the 250 00:17:53,100 --> 00:17:57,201 police chief was intentional with that presentation. 251 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:02,100 >> appreciate the breaking down and the explanation 252 00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:08,100 of the point and time in count I on the committee and part 253 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:11,100 of another committee and with the d c s. 254 00:18:11,100 --> 00:18:15,201 >> the unhoused communities are human beings that 255 00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:22,601 might happen to passive their own decisions at the end of 256 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:30,201 the day, homelessness community on unhousing communities 257 00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:36,100 are still communities I wish several of you that advocated 258 00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:42,601 for this project didn't have to. I wish more passion and 259 00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:50,100 in our nation and too often we try to over explain roams. 260 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:55,100 >> we walk, talk and bring and eat and breathe and 261 00:18:55,100 --> 00:19:01,100 put our pants on the same way that everyone else does. 262 00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:05,801 and our nation continues with with stipulations shorter 263 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:12,100 conversation and more direct meaningful and intentional 264 00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:16,801 planning decision that produce positive outcomes we can 265 00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:21,801 show leadership in our community. Everything is possible 266 00:19:23,100 --> 00:19:27,100 until it is done and have a great opportunity to show true 267 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:30,100 leadership and asking to be part of it thank you. 268 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:36,601 >> k c come to the podium and state your name and 269 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:38,100 address for the record. 270 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:44,100 >> hi, I'm casey not from kansas but from fort wayne 271 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:58,201 idaho this is one of the anti bye sexual assault we're the 272 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:06,801 umbrella crossed the united states and supported three 273 00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:13,401 hundred centers and for victims of domestic violence to 274 00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:20,100 make that easy for survivors and adults and kids to go to 275 00:20:20,100 --> 00:20:26,601 one place we have centers in 25 crises but this week we 276 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:31,100 plan for the first center in kansas in olathe no johnson 277 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:37,100 county I want to say hello and say a special thanks to dr. 278 00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:42,100 felter for 2 days of planning and thank you very much. Ms. 279 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:46,100 essex we appreciate we are so honored to have the support 280 00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:52,601 of this it committed group of leaders and not how you 281 00:20:55,100 --> 00:21:02,201 intense but I grew up in a home on domestic violence we 282 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:08,401 created the first center in san designee we break 283 00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:21,401 generation is cycle I'm joined by people katrina johnson 284 00:21:22,100 --> 00:21:27,100 is the leader and brings successor agency act and sarah 285 00:21:27,100 --> 00:21:32,401 part of our justice center team and johnson county 286 00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:37,801 prosecutor and now douglas county with business leaders 287 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:47,100 and other leaders from the da's office and very involved 288 00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:53,100 we have people coming up with more than 1 hundred I want 289 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:57,100 to say thank you for your commitment to public safety we 290 00:21:57,100 --> 00:22:02,100 are going to create the first family justice center in 291 00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:06,100 kansas I believe we will be the model for the rest of 292 00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:11,401 state and for generations. And oprah winphrey said I 293 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:20,100 changed the rest of her life I have a wife and kids she 294 00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:25,401 was right openly practices profile led george gush to 295 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:34,100 launch this movement not just in the united states we have 296 00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:39,401 bipartisanship for so thank you for your commitments and 297 00:22:41,100 --> 00:22:45,100 help us in the journey as we move forward. Thank you very 298 00:22:45,100 --> 00:22:46,100 much. 299 00:22:46,100 --> 00:22:51,401 >> craig miller please come to the podium and state 300 00:22:54,100 --> 00:22:55,100 your name and address for the record. 301 00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:59,201 >> good evening. My name is greg miller. 302 00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:20,801 >> I've been a olathe resident since 1979 on my 303 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:27,100 third home here. We moved here when olathe had a 304 00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:32,401 population of 26 thousand and was south of charlton and 51 305 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:41,100 street was a dirt road. I watched the city grow over the 306 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:45,100 years for 50 years that's for the growth has to be smart 307 00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:51,100 and after my wife passed a few years I downsized and 308 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:57,100 choose my home carefully and it was single-family and our 309 00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:07,401 neighborhood a r-1 all single-family couped homes I want 310 00:24:11,100 --> 00:24:15,100 you to understand I don't oppose the development of the 311 00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:21,100 sunnybrook property I look forward to that will be bring 312 00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:22,100 to our neighborhood. 313 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:26,201 >> strongly oppose rc 26 zero, zero, zero 6 and 314 00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:35,100 oppose the 3 story apartment collection to sit in our r-1 315 00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:43,100 neighborhood just to be clear, not simply a development 316 00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:48,100 this is a major change no density and tint and traffic and 317 00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:52,201 character and placed next to the single-family 318 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:02,100 neighborhood and those are fundamentally different from 319 00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:07,100 the homes that surround this property. The question for 320 00:25:07,100 --> 00:25:11,100 you is can this property be responded and the question 321 00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:17,100 should be is as the right to build this density in the 322 00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:22,100 location I believe the answer to no and asked to have a 323 00:25:22,100 --> 00:25:28,100 staff study will impact will not be significant enough to 324 00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:32,201 require additional lanes or redesigned intersections but 325 00:25:33,100 --> 00:25:39,100 the store is not there the three hundred and 36 apartments 326 00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:48,601 are no there how can you adequately judge with all the 327 00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:56,100 additional traffic around that area and surrounding 328 00:25:56,100 --> 00:26:01,401 schools and churches. The city should evaluate the impact 329 00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:07,100 from grouping this restoring I respecting ask the council 330 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:12,100 to deny this project as opposed and require complete 331 00:26:12,100 --> 00:26:13,100 valuation 332 00:26:13,100 --> 00:26:15,100 (bell ringing) 333 00:26:15,100 --> 00:26:20,100 before you make your decision please don't let one 334 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:23,100 rezoning decision compromise and establish the 335 00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:26,100 neighborhood that is already been a great value as part of 336 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:30,100 the olathe for many years and growth should strengthen our 337 00:26:30,100 --> 00:26:32,401 neighborhoods not peter marsh. 338 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,100 >> state your name and address for the record. 339 00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:50,401 >> mayor and members, I'm pete marsh, I live in 340 00:27:03,100 --> 00:27:08,100 gatewood. Thank you for your time and my comments in 341 00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:11,100 regards to the zoning we'll be voting on september 15th. 342 00:27:11,100 --> 00:27:17,601 we have been olatheans and 9 years ago we built our land 343 00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:23,100 we reasonably expect our styles are to be built 344 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:28,100 underdevelopment to be continued. We didn't buy in the 345 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:32,801 3 story apartments. The presentation you'll be looking at 346 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:39,100 does not accurately describe the neighborhood you're asked 347 00:27:39,100 --> 00:27:44,401 to change. This is a single-family under the umbrella 348 00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:53,401 mixed or r-1 or rp 3 west of this site that is not a small 349 00:27:56,100 --> 00:28:02,100 labor issue, that was on page 8 of the staff cites 6 350 00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:11,601 townhomes as a compliment to the homes on the south side 351 00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:16,100 to treatment in the report of gate wood to the west. 352 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:22,100 staff has conceded the townhomes are - gate wood is 353 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:32,401 single-family homes this is making it worse. The planning 354 00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:40,100 commission had to walk the site with a measuring wheel. 355 00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:46,601 my driveway is - 995 feet and 60 feet east of the okay. 356 00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:54,100 creek and under the development zone is 1,00010 and 357 00:28:54,100 --> 00:28:58,100 halfway to the proposed site moving towards the ridge is 358 00:28:58,100 --> 00:29:04,601 1,000 plus 14 and are to 24-foot from the homes this is a 359 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:13,100 3 story development will be a 4 or 5 story structure from 360 00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:20,201 our homes that is not a minor detail this is against a 361 00:29:21,100 --> 00:29:25,100 single-family neighborhood not on a recommendation that 362 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:30,401 one mischaracterizes the neighborhood and too omits it is 363 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:36,201 - and 3, leaves valuation concerns ongoing answered we 364 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:43,100 have that from our backyard don't be deceived with the 365 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:49,601 trees and the leaves go away in the wintertime we would 366 00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:57,100 welcome the development and owner occupied townhomes 367 00:29:57,100 --> 00:30:01,801 attached homes under the objectives and ownership is 368 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:11,100 building the long term residency. Thank you for your time. 369 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:24,100 >> thank you for all the speakers and now move to 370 00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:26,100 planning section. 371 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:33,100 >> 6. Convene for planning session. Report on any 372 00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:37,100 questions on this? Or any a need for a presentation? 373 00:30:37,100 --> 00:30:41,100 >> move to the report number 2, a report regarding 374 00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:47,100 the proposed amendments to the title vi of the olathe 375 00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:55,601 municipal code and so - just a brief explanation of this. 376 00:30:56,100 --> 00:31:03,801 I did read in the report that this is necessary for us to 377 00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:11,201 work for the county to I guess inspect if we don't adopt 378 00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:22,100 the codes the county -- whoever enforces those rules will 379 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:25,100 be able to do it inside the city limits? 380 00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:26,100 >> is that correct? 381 00:31:26,100 --> 00:31:30,801 >> the city attorney. It is correct, mayor. We 382 00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:37,100 have those codes adopted I think the last in 2004. They 383 00:31:38,100 --> 00:31:41,100 were single and johnson county updated them a couple of 384 00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:48,100 years ago and they went into effect. But for us to keep 385 00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:53,100 current on the latest, we have to readopt the updated 386 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:59,100 version to continue the current version of the county code 387 00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,100 as -- 388 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:07,100 >> is it stuff we already do in the park? 389 00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:12,100 >> I think that ryan told me that there is a sanitary 390 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:17,401 part of code that governs private sewerage. It is 391 00:32:19,100 --> 00:32:23,801 essentially unchanged the aquatic code is semi public 392 00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:33,401 aquatic swimming pools the changes allow the city to 393 00:32:34,100 --> 00:32:39,100 implement the regulations on this part. So it gives the 394 00:32:39,100 --> 00:32:42,100 city more room to regulate. 395 00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:47,401 >> that for our faculties not hoa; is that correct? 396 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:55,100 and they apply to the hoa and semi public pools but not to 397 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,100 the back that is the back pool. 398 00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:58,100 >> okay. And that's all the questions I have bob. 399 00:32:58,100 --> 00:33:00,100 thank you. 400 00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,401 >> and we'll move to. 401 00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:07,100 >> 6(b) discussion items 402 00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:11,801 discussion on the santa fe, ridgeview to mur-len, 403 00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,100 improvements project, pn 3-c-025-18. 404 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:17,801 >> teresa city engineer joins us for a presentation. 405 00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:24,401 >> thank you mayor and city council I'm teresa the 406 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:40,100 assistant engineer I'm here to talk about the I-35 work 407 00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:46,100 project and the aesthetics. In july I presented about a 408 00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:55,601 deep scope and the schedule and phasing and by today, I 409 00:33:57,100 --> 00:34:03,601 want to bring you an overview of the aesthetics we're to 410 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:09,801 talking about 9 and lighting and while this interchange 411 00:34:13,100 --> 00:34:20,100 not a gay way to like 119th street or one and 59 and I-35 412 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:26,601 the interchange is a vocal point to the downtown area we 413 00:34:28,100 --> 00:34:33,401 move through the presentation we'll see key pieces that 414 00:34:34,100 --> 00:34:40,601 tie to the downtown areas as it stands today and the 415 00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:45,100 aesthetics of this project are focusing on the experience 416 00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:51,100 of driveway driver and pedestrian we want the vocal point 417 00:34:56,100 --> 00:35:00,100 not on the experience of I-35 as a reminder this is being 418 00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:04,100 constructed as a stable point interchange that is similar 419 00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:11,801 to I-35 and the big the vocal point is the signal and in 420 00:35:13,100 --> 00:35:20,100 the middle as all of traffic unit at that signal so really 421 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:26,100 the trucks structure is the vocal point and the wave that 422 00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:32,100 you can see on that truck structure is on the support on 423 00:35:32,100 --> 00:35:35,100 either side bring this element to the. 424 00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:39,100 >> clerk, call the roll. Aspect of the design here. 425 00:35:39,100 --> 00:35:45,100 you can see there is a double fencing on the bridge 426 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:50,100 barriers that matches the fencing on 119th street over the 427 00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:54,100 railroad at the interchange and will be installed on the 428 00:35:54,100 --> 00:36:00,100 119th street bridges over the any portion of 119th street. 429 00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:07,100 little brick portion of medians the pattern on those brick 430 00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:13,100 that is mimic the downtown streetscape ties those into the 431 00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:19,100 element of the downtown as well. And heavy landscaping 432 00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:23,100 provides added experience for vehicles and pedestrians as 433 00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:29,100 they move through the space. And looking closer at the 434 00:36:29,100 --> 00:36:35,100 decorative trust supports it, it is hard to depict on the 435 00:36:35,100 --> 00:36:39,100 visual, but if you look at the picture feel person walking 436 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:44,100 underneath the trust structure you feel the scale how that 437 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:50,100 will be and really will be a large and impactful element 438 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:55,100 people will be passing through on this bridge. The trust 439 00:36:55,100 --> 00:37:01,601 supports the medal panel on each side to the space and 440 00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:07,100 again, as you can see with the double fencing and the 441 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:11,201 decorative patterns on the elements to olathe. 442 00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:21,100 >> this is a view from the interstate, as I 443 00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:26,100 mentioned, want the experience on santa fe but tie oig 444 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:31,401 elements on the intrastate that wave pattern on the 445 00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:35,100 retaining walls as you continue on the intrastate at the 446 00:37:35,100 --> 00:37:39,801 same feel with the decorative wave patterns throughout. 447 00:37:43,100 --> 00:37:46,100 moving on to the medium landscaping this is just an 448 00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:50,100 overview of where our medians will be located throughout 449 00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:55,100 the project and everything this is heavy dashed black 450 00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:59,100 lines will be mediums on santa fe and on the side street. 451 00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:05,100 and creating the interchange as vocal point we want to 452 00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:10,100 focus on the medians on the interchange bridge itself and 453 00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:15,100 to the interchange to everything in red is where we'll 454 00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:20,401 will focus our heavy landscaping and mediums and the 455 00:38:24,100 --> 00:38:30,100 remainder will be more toward the standards for the trees. 456 00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:45,601 any mediums 18 feet wide will be more narrow so you can 457 00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:52,100 see and the wave pattern continues throughout the planning 458 00:38:52,100 --> 00:38:56,100 bed and the decorative bridge on the mediums as well. 459 00:38:56,100 --> 00:39:01,401 >> to give you a glimpse of the interchange at 460 00:39:06,100 --> 00:39:11,100 night. The flood lighting inside the support creates a 461 00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:13,100 vocal point for the. 462 00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:17,100 >> and under the caps will guide them along the route 463 00:39:17,100 --> 00:39:22,100 as they move across the bridge. Looking at the interchange 464 00:39:22,100 --> 00:39:27,100 from the perspective of the intrastate we really are 465 00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:31,100 highlighting the column lighting and the flood lighting 466 00:39:31,100 --> 00:39:37,100 one little trust will be a vocal point but as a reminder 467 00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:43,100 we want this on top of of the bridge as opposed to to the 468 00:39:43,100 --> 00:39:49,100 experience on the interchange itself. As a summary of what 469 00:39:49,100 --> 00:39:53,100 we discussed will have a large trust support and will 470 00:39:53,100 --> 00:39:58,100 provide the vocal point on the bridge and have the fencing 471 00:39:58,100 --> 00:40:03,401 that matches 119th street and the decorative bring that 472 00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:08,100 ties the interchange into the downtown landscape and the 473 00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:12,100 heavy landscaping adjacent to the interchange and then the 474 00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:15,100 lighting will focus on the experience along santa fe with 475 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:21,100 the experience and then the lighting for I-35 and the 476 00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:32,100 flood lights and with that, leave you with the overview of 477 00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:36,100 the property interchange and I'm here to answer any 478 00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:37,100 questions. 479 00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:41,100 >> thank you, teresa councilmember vakas thank you, 480 00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:42,100 mr. Mayor. 481 00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:46,201 >> super presentation and the is only point 482 00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:55,100 interchange makes sense. As I envision I-35 and a-37 is 483 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:05,401 overwhelming it looks great but in reality will be 484 00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:10,801 overwhelming do we envision bicycle traffic on the 485 00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,100 sidewalks. 486 00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:16,100 >> bicyclists will be accommodated and 10-foot walk 487 00:41:16,100 --> 00:41:23,100 on the north side of the bridge and - so could be on the 488 00:41:23,100 --> 00:41:29,601 streets themselves but at their own risk will want them to 489 00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:32,100 be on the sidewalks. 490 00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:33,100 >> right. 491 00:41:33,100 --> 00:41:36,100 >> the vehicle landscape is irrigated. 492 00:41:37,100 --> 00:41:43,601 >> yes or no some will be irrigated and so will be 493 00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:46,100 water? 494 00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:52,100 >> will be this is full of sun and the beautify 495 00:41:53,100 --> 00:41:59,100 landscaping will be look great with adequate water but if 496 00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:05,601 it doesn't we don't want to not maintain this and you're 497 00:42:09,100 --> 00:42:12,100 assuring we we have enough water. 498 00:42:12,100 --> 00:42:15,601 >> yes. Those islands will be irrigated. 499 00:42:17,100 --> 00:42:22,100 >> you mentioned not a gateway to olathe explain to 500 00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:27,100 me what what makes 119th street the gateway and this not a 501 00:42:27,100 --> 00:42:28,100 gateway. 502 00:42:28,100 --> 00:42:32,100 >> 119th street street and think the north side and 503 00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:34,100 159 on the street. 504 00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:36,100 >> (multiple voices.) 505 00:42:36,100 --> 00:42:37,100 >> and. Okay. 506 00:42:37,100 --> 00:42:39,100 >> so we're in the city here so got it. 507 00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:42,100 >> okay. Good. Thank you very much. I appreciate 508 00:42:42,100 --> 00:42:43,100 that. 509 00:42:43,100 --> 00:42:44,100 >> you're welcome. 510 00:42:44,100 --> 00:42:45,100 >> councilmember schoonover. 511 00:42:45,100 --> 00:42:50,401 >> thank you and great preservation I was going to 512 00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:54,100 pull on what similar councilmember vakas was asking about 513 00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:56,100 the heavy. 514 00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:58,100 >> clerk, call the roll. Element associated with 515 00:42:58,100 --> 00:43:04,100 that. And with this project can you walk you through this 516 00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:08,100 looks great I want it accommodate those folks that do need 517 00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:15,100 to walk or be on their bikes and have a safe way to do 518 00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:21,100 that but not concern we need to encourage people walking 519 00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:28,100 later than santa fe and I-35 I'm thinking about the now 520 00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:35,201 and 87 street and I just I I can't imagine I know we're 521 00:43:37,100 --> 00:43:42,100 make it safe as we can but the safer opposite not to walk 522 00:43:42,100 --> 00:43:43,100 there. 523 00:43:43,100 --> 00:43:44,100 >> currently. 524 00:43:44,100 --> 00:43:47,100 >> clerk, call the roll. Accommodations across santa 525 00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:53,100 fe and we're ultimately providing with this a we're not 526 00:44:00,100 --> 00:44:01,100 trying to increase. 527 00:44:01,100 --> 00:44:03,100 >> not trying to there. 528 00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:08,100 >> clerk, call the roll. Traffic but providing a safe 529 00:44:08,100 --> 00:44:11,601 method to so prettyer than today. 530 00:44:13,100 --> 00:44:18,401 >> I noticed in the slide paving to match the 531 00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:25,601 downtown olathe how far will this is we're not going to 532 00:44:26,100 --> 00:44:27,100 downtown; right? 533 00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:30,100 >> this project will continue to ridgeview currently 534 00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:35,401 the downtown streets for little kansas city road this 535 00:44:36,100 --> 00:44:40,100 project takes us to the santa fe bridge and one day in the 536 00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:41,100 future maybe money- 537 00:44:41,100 --> 00:44:42,100 >> (multiple voices). 538 00:44:42,100 --> 00:44:43,100 >> connect the two? 539 00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:48,100 >> okay. My final question has to do with with the 540 00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:54,100 left-hand turn access. If looks like we are going to ends 541 00:44:54,100 --> 00:44:57,100 up restricting some of the and with those mediums and 542 00:44:57,100 --> 00:45:02,100 perhaps now I can turn west on santa fe we have one 543 00:45:02,100 --> 00:45:06,100 left-hand turn access to the buildings those businesses I 544 00:45:06,100 --> 00:45:12,100 guess on the south side on the north side getting rid of 545 00:45:12,100 --> 00:45:13,100 some of that. 546 00:45:13,100 --> 00:45:17,100 >> a big portion is the big d one way to accommodate 547 00:45:17,100 --> 00:45:22,100 a safer corridor to control the access points. This is 548 00:45:22,100 --> 00:45:26,100 really what we're doing closing off that medium, as well 549 00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:30,801 as, closing off and cul-de-sacking with the interchange 550 00:45:32,100 --> 00:45:36,100 need to pull those access points as far away as we can 551 00:45:36,100 --> 00:45:41,100 that's what we're trying to accomplish and getting those 552 00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:47,100 folks to the signalized page to move through that. And 553 00:45:49,100 --> 00:45:55,100 will they - you mentioned cul-de-sacking push them on park 554 00:45:55,100 --> 00:45:57,100 and have - 555 00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:59,100 >> that is all have the option to do both. 556 00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:03,801 >> uh-huh and if we're pushing more traffic on 557 00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:12,100 ridgeview and park that is already band is there any plan 558 00:46:12,100 --> 00:46:15,100 to do a type of stop or - 559 00:46:15,100 --> 00:46:16,100 >> 560 00:46:16,100 --> 00:46:17,100 >> (multiple voices). 561 00:46:17,100 --> 00:46:18,100 >> not part of this project. 562 00:46:18,100 --> 00:46:21,601 >> thank you very much. Councilmember vogt. 563 00:46:23,100 --> 00:46:25,100 >> thank you, mr. Mayor. 564 00:46:25,100 --> 00:46:29,100 >> along the lines thinking about pedestrians I was 565 00:46:29,100 --> 00:46:34,100 thinking with santa fe being in the middle, and we have a 566 00:46:34,100 --> 00:46:39,401 lot of west traffic including walking and biking might - 567 00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:46,100 how long will this bridge structure will it last and 568 00:46:46,100 --> 00:46:48,100 replace it again 50 years. 569 00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:54,100 >> it is about 50 years before we do that and we do 570 00:46:54,100 --> 00:47:00,100 design this for a 20/40 we starred in 2018 and with the 571 00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:07,100 2040 traffic counts. 572 00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:12,100 >> I'm wondering if we have more people that are 573 00:47:12,100 --> 00:47:18,100 wanting to walk and bike they need to walk and bike that 574 00:47:18,100 --> 00:47:23,100 are going to walk across santa fe that maybe we should 575 00:47:23,100 --> 00:47:29,601 make sure make it have better buffers and safer so those 576 00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:35,100 are where. Any questions? Are and one are we are talking 577 00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:40,100 about increasing with the sidewalks the width all the way 578 00:47:40,100 --> 00:47:41,100 to bridge. 579 00:47:41,100 --> 00:47:43,401 >> yes. Have a 10 sidewalk. 580 00:47:52,100 --> 00:47:53,100 >> fantastic. 581 00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:57,100 >> I lost design it look really, really great and not 582 00:47:57,100 --> 00:47:59,100 final by any means; right? 583 00:47:59,100 --> 00:48:00,100 >> right. 584 00:48:00,100 --> 00:48:04,100 >> I'll be curious to see what the measures can be 585 00:48:04,100 --> 00:48:11,201 done to make that calm traffic more and feel more safe to 586 00:48:12,100 --> 00:48:16,100 pedestrians I think a lot of people will want to walk and 587 00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:22,100 bike. I'm not sure I would want to encourage them not to 588 00:48:22,100 --> 00:48:28,100 but maybe people that have kids with bikes and strollers 589 00:48:28,100 --> 00:48:30,100 admit comfortable. 590 00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:44,100 >> we pulled the sidewalks as far away you have a 591 00:48:44,100 --> 00:48:48,801 fair amount of sidewalk and landscaping between those. 592 00:48:50,100 --> 00:48:54,100 >> and the drivers as well. So as much as we could to 593 00:48:54,100 --> 00:48:58,100 the corridor we offer set that sidewalk to provide that 594 00:48:58,100 --> 00:49:03,100 separation and that distance. Sounds good I have a 595 00:49:03,100 --> 00:49:09,601 question that maybe answered. And we know how busy it is 596 00:49:15,100 --> 00:49:19,100 and give everyone a better feel of driving through that 597 00:49:19,100 --> 00:49:25,100 but I noticed is speed limit is what 35 on santa fe and I 598 00:49:25,100 --> 00:49:29,801 believe that is 35 between downtown and intrastate and 599 00:49:31,100 --> 00:49:36,100 increases not east. I don't know we have any intention of 600 00:49:36,100 --> 00:49:41,100 changing the speed limit I - I see many people drive 601 00:49:41,100 --> 00:49:47,100 farther my question will be what part of the aesthetics or 602 00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:53,100 landscaping could help people to slow down and is that 603 00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:57,100 something you're thinking about for the purpose of. 604 00:49:57,100 --> 00:50:00,100 >> sure. That's a great question. 605 00:50:03,100 --> 00:50:09,100 >> this is maybe not a speed rouser but the traffic 606 00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:14,100 in and of itself will provide people to get there there 607 00:50:14,100 --> 00:50:20,100 and on a more reliable basis is a lot of people kind of 608 00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:27,801 get upset or agitated so they speed up but if we give them 609 00:50:29,100 --> 00:50:33,801 a better experience may help with the calming. 610 00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:37,100 >> look forward to more conversation. 611 00:50:37,100 --> 00:50:41,201 >> councilmember creighton and pretty sure has but 612 00:50:46,100 --> 00:50:51,401 said I like the way we're incorporating the useful 613 00:50:52,100 --> 00:50:57,100 elements navigates I don't want to sound anti but have a 614 00:50:57,100 --> 00:51:03,100 very nice fences rather than chain linked fence and sculpt 615 00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:14,100 and that is a conversation for another day how much we 616 00:51:14,100 --> 00:51:21,100 acceptance spend on the art I'm not opposed to it but a 617 00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:25,100 time the budget is on our mind and want to I want to put 618 00:51:25,100 --> 00:51:29,100 that out there so thank you for making the elements 619 00:51:29,100 --> 00:51:35,100 useful. And as long as we're on aesthetics I want to beat 620 00:51:35,100 --> 00:51:42,201 the same drum for the next 4 years a lot of work doing 621 00:51:43,100 --> 00:51:50,201 everything we can to mitigate try to say it not but not 622 00:51:52,100 --> 00:51:59,100 look like a truck stop we have semis and I was driving 623 00:51:59,100 --> 00:52:03,100 here tonight and spent a lot of time with the kid 624 00:52:03,100 --> 00:52:09,100 herbicides were used and my grandpa will really over in 625 00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:18,201 his grave any comments we need to - meantime let's do what 626 00:52:20,100 --> 00:52:25,100 we can to make that look as nice and possible until we're 627 00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:26,100 done. 628 00:52:26,100 --> 00:52:27,100 >> thank you for that. 629 00:52:27,100 --> 00:52:30,100 >> dr. Felter thank you, mr. Mayor. 630 00:52:30,100 --> 00:52:36,100 >> teresa it is great I lost pretty vision the metal 631 00:52:39,100 --> 00:52:43,100 component the railing will be different at an what we have 632 00:52:43,100 --> 00:52:48,401 on one 27 overpass that is chipping off and college. 633 00:52:52,100 --> 00:52:57,100 >> yes. We mean a different design element will be 634 00:52:57,100 --> 00:53:03,100 balance in his steel I'm sorry steel unions with the. 635 00:53:06,100 --> 00:53:11,401 >> one hundred and 27 street is paint on the paint 636 00:53:13,100 --> 00:53:16,601 should last longer and in college. 637 00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:23,801 >> before workload over the train tracks it was 638 00:53:24,100 --> 00:53:30,100 terrible and is that the same scenario there as well? 639 00:53:30,100 --> 00:53:32,401 >> this should last longer. 640 00:53:33,100 --> 00:53:37,801 >> fix that because they're nice rails but just 641 00:53:39,100 --> 00:53:43,100 wearing out. I love the planting it is beautiful like the 642 00:53:43,100 --> 00:53:48,100 incorporates of pedestrians and traffic by a the we're 643 00:53:48,100 --> 00:53:53,100 olathe it is hot or cold and a extreme we is where people 644 00:53:53,100 --> 00:53:56,100 walking and ryan talking about the experience of 645 00:53:56,100 --> 00:54:01,401 homelessness and I'm sensitive of that and seeing the 646 00:54:02,100 --> 00:54:07,100 barriers and making to safer as well so teresa you mention 647 00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:11,100 in the last preservation if you if you don't mind taking 648 00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:17,601 us back to the 119th street I saw that presentation the 649 00:54:19,100 --> 00:54:25,100 one meeting owe missed in a long time and surprised to 650 00:54:25,100 --> 00:54:28,100 hear I department of motor vehicles didn't hear any 651 00:54:28,100 --> 00:54:34,100 dialogue is new piece for kdot adding on 119th street and 652 00:54:34,100 --> 00:54:36,100 closing lanes there? 653 00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:40,801 >> yeah the southbound the work on the southbound 654 00:54:41,100 --> 00:54:45,100 ramp 119th street and piece that was added as a matter of 655 00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:51,601 fact what they trying to fix the left turning move to 656 00:54:52,100 --> 00:54:57,100 accommodate the semitrailer trucks and at closure of that 657 00:54:57,100 --> 00:55:00,100 I guess the inside left-hand turn. 658 00:55:00,100 --> 00:55:04,100 >> and again, the northbound the closure; right? 659 00:55:04,100 --> 00:55:07,601 >> northbound 119th street reconstructing that paste 660 00:55:08,100 --> 00:55:09,100 to tie into that. 661 00:55:09,100 --> 00:55:14,401 >> I why think the people understand that is heavy 662 00:55:17,100 --> 00:55:18,100 traffic. 663 00:55:18,100 --> 00:55:23,401 >> the - will have another public meeting closer to 664 00:55:24,100 --> 00:55:27,100 the hearing and we'll get to information out. 665 00:55:27,100 --> 00:55:29,100 >> thank you very much. And absolutely. 666 00:55:29,100 --> 00:55:30,100 >> councilmember schoonover. 667 00:55:30,100 --> 00:55:35,100 >> thank you I'm sorry for the follow-up I mentioned 668 00:55:35,100 --> 00:55:37,401 we designed this for 20/40. 669 00:55:38,100 --> 00:55:42,100 >> that was what we did the traffic study when owe 670 00:55:42,100 --> 00:55:44,100 started the project. 671 00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:47,100 >> did that mean I want to make sure does that mean 672 00:55:47,100 --> 00:55:50,100 that in 2040 be the capacity. 673 00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:59,401 >> no lasts us there 2040 that is our minimum design 674 00:56:00,100 --> 00:56:03,100 and okay. Okay good deal sorry. 675 00:56:03,100 --> 00:56:04,100 >> councilmember essex. 676 00:56:04,100 --> 00:56:05,100 >> thank you, mr. Mayor. 677 00:56:05,100 --> 00:56:11,601 >> it is beautiful I'm kind of and looks so simple to 678 00:56:12,100 --> 00:56:19,201 do a task and turning around left here that looks like we 679 00:56:21,100 --> 00:56:28,100 not continue drivers I love and as much as you love the 680 00:56:28,100 --> 00:56:33,100 topic of 119th street on the lighting bridge good or bad 681 00:56:33,100 --> 00:56:38,100 or ugly necessary lighting on this bridge or have a 682 00:56:38,100 --> 00:56:39,100 simple. 683 00:56:39,100 --> 00:56:42,100 >> the plan to leave it whole and not match those 684 00:56:42,100 --> 00:56:45,100 elements on the street to have a separation. 685 00:56:45,100 --> 00:56:47,100 >> nice thanks. 686 00:56:48,100 --> 00:56:54,100 >> thanks teresa it looks nice and it is very taste 687 00:56:57,100 --> 00:57:03,100 full and some of the comments trying to make maybe more 688 00:57:03,100 --> 00:57:07,801 barriers torpedos and give them more safer sprays 689 00:57:08,100 --> 00:57:13,401 eastbound extends under the columns in of the barriers 690 00:57:17,100 --> 00:57:22,100 appears to be more safe for pedestrians and then at night. 691 00:57:22,100 --> 00:57:23,100 >> uh-huh. 692 00:57:23,100 --> 00:57:29,100 >> I'm okay would not fancy lights but as much as - 693 00:57:29,100 --> 00:57:35,100 >> you can light up did walkways it is will be 694 00:57:37,100 --> 00:57:41,100 helpful and crossing over I-35 is pretty dark at night we 695 00:57:41,100 --> 00:57:48,801 have one light that helps a lot but I just as much as 696 00:57:49,100 --> 00:57:51,100 electricity. 697 00:57:51,100 --> 00:57:56,100 >> what is difficult to show on this exhibit is we 698 00:57:56,100 --> 00:58:00,100 have all of the street lighting and on that trust. 699 00:58:00,100 --> 00:58:04,100 >> and it is very difficult to show own the exhibit 700 00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:06,100 we want to kind of. 701 00:58:06,100 --> 00:58:07,100 >> (multiple voices). 702 00:58:07,100 --> 00:58:12,100 >> but more down lights and you can kind of see all 703 00:58:12,100 --> 00:58:16,100 the street lights in the background there and just muted 704 00:58:16,100 --> 00:58:22,100 in the exhibit by will be - I mean a standard lit street 705 00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:23,100 as well. 706 00:58:23,100 --> 00:58:26,100 >> and with the led you can do more. 707 00:58:26,100 --> 00:58:29,601 >> I misspoke early the design was 20/50. 708 00:58:32,100 --> 00:58:33,100 >> currently 709 00:58:33,100 --> 00:58:35,100 (laughter). 710 00:58:35,100 --> 00:58:41,100 >> so the brick veneer I don't want to have things 711 00:58:41,100 --> 00:58:47,601 popping off because of the water might creep in behind it 712 00:58:49,100 --> 00:58:53,100 what kind of safeguards for the veneer. 713 00:58:53,100 --> 00:58:56,601 >> we conduct all and stain perfect. 714 00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:59,100 >> that eliminates that issue. 715 00:58:59,100 --> 00:59:00,100 >> all right. 716 00:59:00,100 --> 00:59:05,100 >> well, it looks great I think that your coming 717 00:59:05,100 --> 00:59:09,100 back with more final designs at some point. 718 00:59:09,100 --> 00:59:12,100 >> let's talk about the big thing we have not talked 719 00:59:12,100 --> 00:59:17,100 this is the first time I've seen it saving the state 720 00:59:17,100 --> 00:59:21,801 $75 million. They pledged one hundred and $40 million and 721 00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:27,100 now the states contribution is - how did we do that. 722 00:59:27,100 --> 00:59:29,100 >> where did that information. 723 00:59:29,100 --> 00:59:32,100 >> that is in the council agenda item talks about 724 00:59:32,100 --> 00:59:38,100 the $65 million so on page 770 a year savings to the 725 00:59:41,100 --> 00:59:42,100 state. 726 00:59:42,100 --> 00:59:47,401 >> this budget it is outlined is the original budget 727 00:59:48,100 --> 00:59:52,801 we authored this only included the I-35 interchange 728 00:59:54,100 --> 00:59:59,401 interchanging and the auxiliary we added scope and kdot 729 01:00:01,100 --> 01:00:04,100 increased they're finland's as you can see with the kdot 730 01:00:04,100 --> 01:00:07,100 and the consideration dot are are money and the grant 731 01:00:07,100 --> 01:00:09,100 funding is not shown on that. 732 01:00:09,100 --> 01:00:13,100 >> so the one hundred million dollars is not shown. 733 01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:14,100 >> (multiple voices). 734 01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:15,100 >> yeah. 735 01:00:15,100 --> 01:00:19,100 >> all right. This is. Okay. I missed that okay. 736 01:00:19,100 --> 01:00:20,100 thank you. 737 01:00:20,100 --> 01:00:21,100 >> absolutely. 738 01:00:21,100 --> 01:00:22,100 >> all right. 739 01:00:22,100 --> 01:00:24,100 >> thank you I don't see any other questions and the 740 01:00:24,100 --> 01:00:27,100 presentation and. Thank you for your time. 741 01:00:27,100 --> 01:00:30,100 >> we'll move to additional items. 742 01:00:31,100 --> 01:00:32,100 >> thank you, mr. Mayor. 743 01:00:32,100 --> 01:00:36,801 >> and what is it not september. And construction 744 01:00:37,100 --> 01:00:41,100 road construction I want to thank the infrastructure now 745 01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:46,100 starting to see some of the projects in the summer will 746 01:00:46,100 --> 01:00:52,100 wrap and great to drive on you knew paste going back. 747 01:00:52,100 --> 01:00:53,100 >> councilmember essex and thank you, mr. Mayor. 748 01:00:53,100 --> 01:00:59,100 >> I wanted to make a comment I'm sure many have seen 749 01:00:59,100 --> 01:01:04,100 on the some site talking about issues with trains. And we 750 01:01:04,100 --> 01:01:09,100 have a grant from the federal rail administration super 751 01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:15,601 existed we want our opinion on "what looks like go the 752 01:01:16,100 --> 01:01:20,801 kansas back slash railroads when the in-person engagement 753 01:01:23,100 --> 01:01:27,100 events are and we've been waiting for many years so I'm 754 01:01:27,100 --> 01:01:34,100 excited to see that inch forward a little bit more and I 755 01:01:34,100 --> 01:01:39,100 would be remiss if I didn't talk about kevin yellowing was 756 01:01:39,100 --> 01:01:44,100 promoted to integral - I'm trying to find my notes. 757 01:01:44,100 --> 01:01:49,401 >> I a s chief international association of the fire 758 01:01:52,100 --> 01:01:56,801 chief and represented olathe at the international level 759 01:01:57,100 --> 01:02:03,100 and I'm super excited to have him represent us so 760 01:02:05,100 --> 01:02:07,100 congratulations pete. 761 01:02:08,100 --> 01:02:09,100 >> councilmember vakas. 762 01:02:09,100 --> 01:02:12,100 >> thank you, mr. Mayor. First of all, thank you, 763 01:02:12,100 --> 01:02:13,100 mr. Perkins and second I look forward to cooler weather. 764 01:02:13,100 --> 01:02:15,100 thank you. 765 01:02:21,100 --> 01:02:22,100 >> councilmember schoonover thank you, mr. Mayor. 766 01:02:22,100 --> 01:02:26,100 a couple of quick items thank you to the city staff outer 767 01:02:26,100 --> 01:02:31,100 working in the heat on the infrastructure projects on our 768 01:02:31,100 --> 01:02:35,801 public works everything doing outside during those hot 769 01:02:36,100 --> 01:02:41,100 days to help keep the city running thank you to the star 6 770 01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:47,100 didn't get to enjoy air conditioning during the day and 771 01:02:47,100 --> 01:02:51,201 september is natural suicide awareness and prevention 772 01:02:52,100 --> 01:02:56,100 month so just a reminder for everyone to check in with our 773 01:02:56,100 --> 01:03:01,100 friends he loved ones and see how things are going. 774 01:03:01,100 --> 01:03:03,100 >> councilmember creighton nothing. 775 01:03:04,100 --> 01:03:06,100 >> city manager susan sherman. 776 01:03:06,100 --> 01:03:10,100 >> have one quick remembered holding the public 777 01:03:10,100 --> 01:03:14,801 hearing for the 2027 budget it 5:30 in the council 778 01:03:15,100 --> 01:03:19,100 chambers at city hall and you can I'm or call the city 779 01:03:19,100 --> 01:03:23,100 clerk's office and sign up to speak or show up if you like 780 01:03:23,100 --> 01:03:29,100 to address the council on the budget. The council will 781 01:03:29,100 --> 01:03:34,100 vote on september 15th. And you can read all the budget 782 01:03:34,100 --> 01:03:39,100 documents -- confident and our calendar is on the website 783 01:03:39,100 --> 01:03:45,601 as olathe/date. Thank you to everyone that takes the time 784 01:03:46,100 --> 01:03:53,801 to give us input on one of the most important things we do 785 01:03:55,100 --> 01:04:00,401 each year. A reminder about the activities. And thank 786 01:04:09,100 --> 01:04:11,100 you, thank you for being here. We are adjourned. 787 01:04:11,100 --> 01:04:13,100 [meeting adjourned]