[0:00] Ronnie Price, mayor. Tim Barry, city

[0:02] council member. Colin Gallagher, city

[0:04] council.

[0:04] >> Homer, city council member. Buchanan,

[0:06] » Homer, city council member. Buchanan,

[0:06] police chief.

[0:07] >> Rick Lance, director of public works and

[0:08] » Rick Lance, director of public works and

[0:08] utilities.

[0:09] >> Julie Boyd, planning and zoning

[0:10] » Julie Boyd, planning and zoning

[0:10] administrator.

[0:12] >> Mike Roosevelt, deputy fire chief.

[0:14] » Mike Roosevelt, deputy fire chief.

[0:14] >> Matt Kane, director of finance.

[0:16] » Matt Kane, director of finance.

[0:16] >> JT Claus, city attorney.

[0:18] » JT Claus, city attorney.

[0:18] >> Dana Instrom, city clerk.

[0:20] » Dana Instrom, city clerk.

[0:20] >> Les Mangus, director of community

[0:22] » Les Mangus, director of community

[0:22] development.

[0:23] >> Darling Graham, assistant city

[0:25] » Darling Graham, assistant city

[0:25] administrator. Jennifer Mccauslin, city

[0:31] All right.

[0:33] At this time, Jerry Smith with Faith

[0:35] Baptist Church is gonna lead us in

[0:37] invocation. How you doing, sir?

[0:39] >> I'm good.

[0:42] » I'm good.

[0:42] >> Have [laughter] you noticed

[0:45] » Have [laughter] you noticed

[0:45] both of those? Well, let's pray. Lord,

[0:48] we do thank you for this day and this

[0:50] council, those who work here, serve

[0:52] here, live here. Uh Lord, we do pray for

[0:55] especially those who are less fortunate

[0:57] than some of the rest of us. uh

[0:59] especially as it heats up and so are the

[1:01] utility bills and Lord, but uh we pray

[1:04] for unity in our community. We pray for

[1:07] uh love for our neighbors. We pray for

[1:10] those who uh do work out in the heat. Uh

[1:13] we pray for our uh first responders. We

[1:16] pray for those who work in the parks and

[1:17] those who work on our streets and uh

[1:20] those who work in our community,

[1:22] especially again those who work outside

[1:24] in this heat. Lord, uh give us some

[1:26] relief in the days ahead. Thank you for

[1:28] that rain we had just a few days ago.

[1:31] And Lord, we pray again for these who

[1:33] lead us and serve us in Jesus name.

[1:36] Amen.

[1:37] >> Amen.

[1:37] » Amen.

[1:37] >> Amen. Thank you. If you would stand and

[1:40] » Amen. Thank you. If you would stand and

[1:40] join us in the pledge of allegiance

[1:45] to the flag of the United States of

[1:48] America and to the republic for which it

[1:51] stands, one nation under God,

[1:54] indivisible, with liberty and justice

[1:57] for all. [clears throat]

[1:59] >> All right.

[2:02] » All right. At this time, I'll open the

[2:04] floor for a public forum. If you have if

[2:07] you'd like to address council, feel free

[2:09] to do so and keep it at three minutes.

[2:14] Nobody.

[2:16] Ben, you don't want to say nothing. All

[2:17] right. Just checking. [laughter]

[2:20] Acceptance of the agenda.

[2:22] >> Mr. Mayor.

[2:23] » Mr. Mayor.

[2:23] >> Yes, sir.

[2:24] » Yes, sir.

[2:24] >> I move to accept the agenda as

[2:25] » I move to accept the agenda as

[2:25] presented.

[2:26] >> Second.

[2:30] » Any further questions or discussion?

[2:34] All in favor say I.

[2:35] >> Yes.

[2:36] » Yes.

[2:36] >> Yes. [laughter]

[2:38] » Yes. [laughter]

[2:38] >> All oppose. No. Motion carries 6.

[2:44] JT mean you're going to have to have a

[2:45] talk.

[2:48] [sighs]

[2:48] Uh

[2:51] 71 awards Kansas Department of

[2:54] Transportation Safety Award. And Mr.

[2:56] Troy Wells from K DOT

[2:59] is going to talk to us.

[3:02] Oh, it's warm.

[3:05] So, before we begin, it's I want to This

[3:07] is kind of going to be funny a little

[3:08] bit because I asked Troy, I said, "Troy,

[3:11] how many how many awards do we have?"

[3:13] And we've got so many of these that he

[3:17] couldn't remember. I don't know if it's

[3:19] because he he was a old state of county

[3:21] um sergeant. So, I had to remind them

[3:23] that we are and it is a special

[3:25] privilege here tonight to be able to

[3:26] receive these and especially with with

[3:29] um Captain Greyber and Lieutenant Hardy

[3:31] because they the ones that put a lot of

[3:32] the effort into this. There's a lot

[3:34] behind the scenes. The officers are out

[3:35] there, the ones enforcing what we need

[3:37] to do to make sure we get this award.

[3:39] And it's not about just enforcement.

[3:40] It's about keeping the community safe.

[3:42] So Troy's going to get up here a little

[3:44] bit and talk about um the award itself

[3:46] and and how many we've had over the

[3:47] years, but we are, as we reminded him,

[3:49] we've received the platinum award more

[3:51] than anyone in the state of Kansas. So

[3:52] it's just those hard efforts that that

[3:54] these guys and everybody on the streets

[3:56] are doing for this. So I do want to turn

[3:58] it over to Troy and let him do his part.

[4:01] >> Thank you.

[4:02] » Thank you.

[4:02] >> I will say we have a lot of programs

[4:04] » I will say we have a lot of programs

[4:04] that we like the departments to do and

[4:07] it's like seat belts. The schools we ask

[4:10] them to do the seat belts are for

[4:11] everyone. the safe program to keep our

[4:13] kids safe. Um, we ask them to go out to

[4:16] catch the DUIs. We have DUI DUI programs

[4:19] and also speed enforcements. And like I

[4:22] tell everybody, when I was in law

[4:23] enforcement, when I was on the streets,

[4:25] I stopped everybody for anything and

[4:27] everything, mainly because of safety

[4:29] purposes. If you got a tail light out or

[4:32] break light out, I want to stop you. If

[4:34] I take five minutes of your day, it's

[4:36] better than you being in a wreck down

[4:38] the road later and me being out there

[4:40] for an hour or two with you. So, it's

[4:41] all about safety is what we want to

[4:43] push. And and all three of these guys

[4:47] have done great jobs of getting stuff

[4:49] done, getting their um people

[4:51] coordinated to get out here to enforce

[4:53] the laws and um just to talk to them,

[4:56] have safety purposes. So, we really

[4:59] appreciate what they did. And um

[5:04] and this is the platinum plaque they

[5:06] will receive this year.

[5:08] >> Nice. So, [snorts] I just want to tell

[5:11] » Nice. So, [snorts] I just want to tell

[5:11] everybody thank you. And

[5:15] » can I get you a picture, too, please?

[5:21] » Uhuh.

[5:22] >> This is live, Troy. So, if you need

[5:24] » This is live, Troy. So, if you need

[5:24] proof that you were here to show your

[5:26] bosses, [laughter]

[5:27] they can just they can get on YouTube

[5:28] with the other six people and log

[5:31] >> in. First thing my boss will tell you,

[5:32] » in. First thing my boss will tell you,

[5:32] he doesn't want to know anything I've

[5:34] done because he don't want to be

[5:35] responsible. [laughter]

[5:54] Troy, if you had to select one thing

[5:56] that this department does better than

[5:59] all the other ones or over the years,

[6:02] what would you say that Annover's police

[6:04] department does?

[6:05] >> Can I answer that real quick? the hiring

[6:06] » Can I answer that real quick? the hiring

[6:06] of the police chief right now.

[6:08] [laughter]

[6:09] >> That's the first thing that pops to my

[6:10] » That's the first thing that pops to my

[6:10] mind. Yes.

[6:12] >> No, I mean the pure cooperation. I mean,

[6:15] » No, I mean the pure cooperation. I mean,

[6:15] I can call over here anytime and talk to

[6:17] them and they're on it and and for some

[6:21] agencies that's hard to do. I mean, I

[6:24] can talk to them all day long and

[6:26] sometimes but they always have good

[6:28] manpower out here. Take care of their

[6:30] they take care of their people which is

[6:32] important.

[6:34] >> Thank you.

[6:39] Thank you guys and congrats.

[6:47] » Mr. Mayor [snorts] Mike,

[6:50] were you pointing to me?

[6:51] >> Yeah. You want to take

[6:56] » I'd like to make an announcement for the

[6:58] Kansas Geological Society and the Kansas

[7:01] Independent Oil and Gas Operators

[7:03] Association.

[7:05] uh they're having conducting their

[7:07] meeting uh the 22nd and 24th of this

[7:12] month and uh the Mike Pompeo a son of

[7:16] Witchaw Kansas is going to be the

[7:20] speaker that is the

[7:24] well for the buffet or not the buffet

[7:27] but the dinner lunchon and for the first

[7:31] time people would come to this it would

[7:34] costs about $70. I think many of you

[7:36] could get in free because they want

[7:41] people to come. And I personally I'm 80

[7:43] years old. Okay. I have a uh a

[7:48] geological degree, an advanced degree in

[7:50] minerals and oil and gas and a lot of

[7:53] experience. I want young men like this

[7:55] man right here. Man, I'm sorry.

[7:59] Anyway,

[8:00] >> it's it's okay.

[8:01] » it's it's okay.

[8:01] >> I apologize. uh to be able to take the

[8:06] » I apologize. uh to be able to take the

[8:06] ores and put them in the water with what

[8:09] I know just like uh you officers want

[8:12] people to uh follow what you know and uh

[8:18] it's at uh Century 2 Witchaw Kansas if

[8:22] you'd like to get down there you can

[8:23] hobnob with uh Mike Pompeo you can

[8:26] hobnob with a lot of people that are

[8:28] very important

[8:30] uh and you can ask a lot of your

[8:32] questions and I just wanted to let you

[8:34] know that you probably can get in free.

[8:37] I know a lot of students that can.

[8:39] >> Okay.

[8:39] » Okay.

[8:39] >> Just tell them you're interested.

[8:41] » Just tell them you're interested.

[8:41] >> Thank you, sir.

[8:42] » Thank you, sir.

[8:42] >> Otherwise, it's $70 for the whole thing.

[8:45] » Otherwise, it's $70 for the whole thing.

[8:45] >> Thank you.

[8:45] » Thank you.

[8:46] >> Appreciate it. All right. 72 Red Cross

[8:49] » Appreciate it. All right. 72 Red Cross

[8:49] blood drive battle of the badges winner

[8:52] 2026 and Myra Ford with American Red

[8:56] Cross is going to talk to us.

[9:01] I seen that trophy coming in and I

[9:03] didn't see [laughter] I thought maybe I

[9:04] did something special. Man, [gasps]

[9:06] >> you did. It was

[9:09] » you did. It was

[9:09] >> Well, good evening, mayor and members of

[9:11] » Well, good evening, mayor and members of

[9:11] city council. My name is Myra Ford. Um,

[9:14] I represent the American Red Cross and I

[9:16] have my lovely colleague here that is

[9:17] holding up this big trophy. Um, I want

[9:20] to thank you for allowing me the

[9:21] opportunity to recognize the incredible

[9:23] support of the Andover community. Um,

[9:26] I'm also a resident of Andover, so this

[9:28] makes it even more special to be able to

[9:30] present this trophy. Um, and to share

[9:32] the results of this year's Andover

[9:33] Battle of the Badges blood drive, the

[9:35] American Red Cross hosted the annual

[9:37] Battle of the Badges on Thursday, July

[9:40] 16th with blood drives taking place at

[9:42] the Andover Police Department and

[9:44] Andover Fire Station 2. Together, the

[9:47] Andover Police Department and Andover

[9:50] Fire Department collected 79 life-saving

[9:52] blood donations, having the potential to

[9:55] help save up to 237 lives. Both

[9:57] departments also exceeded their

[9:59] individual collection goals. The Andover

[10:02] Police Department had a goal of 30 units

[10:04] and collected 44 units, reaching 147% of

[10:08] goal. The Andover Fire Department had a

[10:11] goal of 30 units and collected 35 units,

[10:13] reaching 177% of goal. And of course,

[10:17] the battle of the badges wouldn't be

[10:18] complete without a little friendly

[10:20] competition. [laughter]

[10:21] So, donors had the opportunity to vote

[10:24] for the department they were supporting

[10:26] um regardless of if they were donating

[10:28] at the fire station or the police

[10:30] department. This year's winner is the

[10:32] Andover Fire Department, receiving 37

[10:34] votes, narrowly defeating the Andover

[10:37] Police Department, which received 32

[10:39] votes. Um, so congratulations to the

[10:41] Andover Fire Department. At this time,

[10:43] I'd like to pres present the traveling

[10:45] trophy, um, the traveling battle of the

[10:48] badges trophy to the Andover Fire

[10:50] Department in recognition of this year's

[10:52] victory. Um, and I also want to just

[10:54] take a quick moment to recognize

[10:56] everyone who made the event possible.

[10:58] Thank you to Andover Police Department

[11:00] and Andover Fire Department for opening

[11:02] your doors, encouraging your teens, and

[11:04] supporting this important life-saving

[11:05] mission. Um, thank you to every

[11:08] volunteer, blood donor, our blood, our

[11:11] blood program leaders who took the time

[11:13] to roll up their sleeves and to give.

[11:15] And thank you to the city of Andover and

[11:17] the entire community for continuing to

[11:19] support the American Red Cross and the

[11:21] patients who depend on blood donations.

[11:24] Every donation matters. Every donation

[11:26] makes a difference. And because of the

[11:28] generosity shown during this year's

[11:29] Battle of the Badges, up to 237 lives

[11:32] have been positively impacted.

[11:35] So on behalf of the Red Cross, thank you

[11:37] Andover, for continuing to show what it

[11:40] means to come together as a commun

[11:42] community and to save lives. So

[11:45] >> thank you very much. [applause]

[11:51] [applause]

[11:55] » [laughter]

[11:57] >> There were 11 of them that came to our

[11:59] » There were 11 of them that came to our

[11:59] that voted for them and I saw those and

[12:01] I'm like these shouldn't count.

[12:02] [laughter]

[12:04] >> More probably could have been donated if

[12:05] » More probably could have been donated if

[12:05] we didn't have a ribbon cutting that

[12:06] same day.

[12:08] >> I know

[12:10] » I know

[12:10] people got a ticket.

[12:12] [laughter]

[12:15] » But my understanding, Buck, you guys

[12:17] actually ended up winning the most

[12:19] pints. So, congrats to you guys.

[12:24] You might have had the popular vote

[12:25] fire, but police I think saved more

[12:27] lives.

[12:29] [laughter]

[12:31] » We still have the tugof-war trophy in my

[12:33] office.

[12:34] >> Chief Russell wasn't able to make it

[12:35] » Chief Russell wasn't able to make it

[12:36] tonight because he gave way too many

[12:37] pints of blood and he's trying to

[12:38] recover. [laughter]

[12:41] >> He cut Bodie and

[12:45] » All right.

[12:47] Uh,

[12:51] presentation 81, uh, municipal golf

[12:54] course 2Q report 2026. And Dick Stunt's

[12:59] going to talk to us. How you doing, my

[13:00] friend?

[13:01] >> Thank you, [clears throat] Mr. Mayor and

[13:02] » Thank you, [clears throat] Mr. Mayor and

[13:02] City Council. Don't have a large report

[13:05] tonight. I know that'll disappoint you

[13:06] that I'm not going to go on and on up

[13:07] here, but um, we are we're off to a

[13:10] terrific start this year. I think the

[13:13] last time I was up I told you that

[13:14] quarter over quarter on the first

[13:16] quarter was was like 40% up and now just

[13:20] for the second quarter only we are 13

[13:23] and and 15% up cart riders and so that

[13:27] that's a terrific uh and in the weather

[13:30] the first quarter there was a lot to do

[13:31] with the weather. This second quarter

[13:33] we've had very average weather. So we're

[13:35] really really pleased. It's we were

[13:37] we're we're very pleased. Just a couple

[13:39] quick ones. the quick the uh irrigation

[13:42] project of a year and a half ago, a very

[13:44] uh considerable project, is doing great.

[13:47] We haven't had a bit of a problem with

[13:48] it. It's been a lifesaver because that

[13:51] project helped us uh to isolate greens.

[13:54] So, when we do have a problem, in this

[13:56] case, elsewhere on the golf course, we

[13:58] won't have more than two greens that

[14:00] have been isolated. And that is just a

[14:03] just a lifesaver because I think many of

[14:04] you know in the past that if we had a

[14:07] problem all 10 greens were down and we

[14:10] had help from people sitting here uh to

[14:13] save our greens in the past but that

[14:14] that time is behind us. So we're very

[14:16] glad of that. Now we've had some issues

[14:18] with some of the old system as we would

[14:20] expect and we'll probably be taking a

[14:22] look at that see if there are other uh

[14:24] things that we can do uh for that

[14:26] prevention. Also, the uh robotic mowers

[14:29] that we took a look at and were going to

[14:31] get them last year. That didn't work

[14:32] out, but they are on order now and don't

[14:35] know when they'll be in. Hopefully,

[14:36] fairly soon. And and so we're we're very

[14:39] pleased. Uh if you remember that we had

[14:42] a demonstration or just simply brought

[14:45] one in to to view it. It's going to be

[14:47] very similar. It's going to be the

[14:48] upgrade of that of that mower that they

[14:51] demonstrated a year ago. And so we're

[14:53] we're excited about getting them in.

[14:55] We'll be mowing te's fairways and the

[14:58] collars around the greens for sure and

[15:00] maybe even be able to move out and mow

[15:01] some of the rough or green banks or

[15:03] anything like that. So with that, I'll

[15:06] stand for any questions, comments, or

[15:09] concerns.

[15:10] >> Pardon pardon my ignorance, Dick, but

[15:12] » Pardon pardon my ignorance, Dick, but

[15:12] how many full-time employees do you have

[15:13] out there?

[15:16] >> Two.

[15:17] » Two.

[15:17] >> Two.

[15:17] » Two.

[15:17] >> Yep.

[15:18] » Yep.

[15:18] >> And a whole bunch of volunteers, right?

[15:20] » And a whole bunch of volunteers, right?

[15:20] >> Uh boy, we have a lot of people that do

[15:22] » Uh boy, we have a lot of people that do

[15:22] volunteer. a couple in particular that

[15:25] do a lot of volunteer work, but we have

[15:27] uh I think about 12 part-time. Oh,

[15:30] really? I believe it's about 12.

[15:32] >> All right. [clears throat]

[15:36] I think I I know Lavana and her husband,

[15:38] especially her husband, uh loves taking

[15:42] care of the golf course.

[15:42] >> That that's the one I was thinking of in

[15:44] » That that's the one I was thinking of in

[15:44] particular. We have others, but he is

[15:46] the king of volunteer and really helps

[15:48] us keep the golf course looking good. So

[15:51] anyway,

[15:52] >> any questions for Dick? Mr. Sense, I'm

[15:54] » any questions for Dick? Mr. Sense, I'm

[15:54] sorry.

[15:56] >> No. All right. Thank you, sir.

[15:58] » No. All right. Thank you, sir.

[15:58] >> Thanks again to the to the council, to

[16:01] » Thanks again to the to the council, to

[16:01] the staff for all of your cooperation

[16:03] and help. We couldn't we couldn't be

[16:05] doing what we're doing without you. Very

[16:07] much appreciated. Thank you.

[16:08] >> Thank you.

[16:09] » Thank you.

[16:09] >> Thank you, D.

[16:10] » Thank you, D.

[16:10] >> Consent consent agenda,

[16:15] » Mr. Mayor.

[16:16] >> Yes, sir.

[16:16] » Yes, sir.

[16:16] >> I move to approve consent agenda items

[16:18] » I move to approve consent agenda items

[16:18] 9.1 through 9.2 two is presented.

[16:21] >> Second.

[16:22] » Second.

[16:22] >> Any further questions or discussion?

[16:26] » Any further questions or discussion?

[16:26] >> All in favor say yes.

[16:27] » All in favor say yes.

[16:27] >> Yes.

[16:28] » Yes.

[16:28] >> All oppose? No. Motion carry 6101

[16:32] » All oppose? No. Motion carry 6101

[16:32] temporary use 1600 West Highway 54

[16:36] Marietta Farms pumpkin patch. And Julie

[16:39] is going to talk to us about this

[16:40] tonight.

[16:41] >> Yeah. Mayor and council, we have here

[16:44] » Yeah. Mayor and council, we have here

[16:44] the annual Marietta Farms pumpkin patch

[16:46] temporary use. As I'm sure you all are

[16:48] aware at this point, some temporary uses

[16:50] require governing body approval, and

[16:52] this is one such use. Uh, the applicant

[16:55] has requested to set up on September the

[16:58] 1st and tear down by the end of the day

[17:00] on November the 17th this year, which

[17:03] you will probably recognize is a larger

[17:06] time period than last year and other

[17:08] previous years. Um, staff do feel that

[17:12] that may be a little more wide than it

[17:14] needs to be. Um we understand that the

[17:17] first day of operation is to be

[17:19] September the uh 25th and then it would

[17:22] end on October the 31st on on Halloween

[17:24] obviously. Um so staff are recommending

[17:27] two weeks before and after rather than

[17:29] the the full time period that is

[17:31] requested on the application

[17:34] for the setup. It'll be very comparable

[17:35] to previous years. Um the map that we

[17:37] have this year is a little bit more

[17:38] detailed. So it might look like there's

[17:40] more but it's actually basically the

[17:42] same as as what we've seen before. Um

[17:45] that picture in your packet shows kind

[17:47] of from the street where the like maze

[17:49] is and stuff like that. Um of course the

[17:54] applicant has been made aware that if

[17:56] any materials are present on the

[17:58] property before or after their allotted

[18:00] setup to tear down date that could

[18:02] constitute a violation of the zoning

[18:03] regulations as has happened in the past.

[18:07] >> Can you clarify the the cleanup date

[18:09] » Can you clarify the the cleanup date

[18:09] again? So staff are are recommending

[18:12] that tearown be complete by November

[18:14] 14th.

[18:15] >> Okay.

[18:15] » Okay.

[18:15] >> Which is uh Saturday.

[18:17] » Which is uh Saturday.

[18:17] >> Okay. I just want to be clear,

[18:19] » Okay. I just want to be clear,

[18:19] >> Mr. Mayor.

[18:19] » Mr. Mayor.

[18:20] >> Yes, ma'am.

[18:21] » Yes, ma'am.

[18:21] >> Julie, was there a certain reason why

[18:23] » Julie, was there a certain reason why

[18:23] they wanted September 1st?

[18:26] >> There wasn't a reason given for that

[18:27] » There wasn't a reason given for that

[18:28] particular date. Um

[18:29] >> I didn't know if there was something

[18:30] » I didn't know if there was something

[18:30] since it was so much longer than it had

[18:32] been in the past if there was something

[18:33] specific. I do, if you remember last

[18:36] year, we did have some things get

[18:37] dropped off well in advance of the

[18:39] pumpkin patch. Okay? Because that's just

[18:41] when the company could deliver it. So,

[18:43] my thinking was it probably had to do

[18:45] with that. I don't know if it needs to

[18:47] be that wide, though.

[18:48] >> You know, if he was here, we could ask

[18:50] » You know, if he was here, we could ask

[18:50] him.

[18:51] >> I tried. [laughter]

[18:53] » I tried. [laughter]

[18:53] >> Yeah,

[18:55] » Yeah,

[18:55] >> Mr. Mayor.

[18:56] » Mr. Mayor.

[18:56] >> Thank you, Tim. I knew that was

[18:57] » Thank you, Tim. I knew that was

[18:57] >> Yes, sir. So Julie, in regards to from

[19:00] » Yes, sir. So Julie, in regards to from

[19:00] Fourth of July to now, do you consider

[19:03] we only have the one picture that really

[19:05] just pictures number seven, is the area

[19:09] considered clean by zoning regulations?

[19:12] I mean, I know there's a lot of like

[19:14] maybe buckets. I don't know what they're

[19:16] covering. Maybe uh electrical outlets or

[19:19] something. I don't know. Again, if he

[19:22] was here, we could answer those

[19:24] questions. But do you know what all that

[19:25] stuff is out there? And would you

[19:27] consider it clean right now?

[19:29] >> I have not been out there in the last

[19:31] » I have not been out there in the last

[19:31] couple of weeks to see if there's any

[19:33] materials sitting out there. It has been

[19:35] an ongoing problem with this property

[19:37] that there are like construction

[19:38] materials and things like that left

[19:39] there when it is to be vacant. That is

[19:43] what how it should be. Um, I

[19:45] [clears throat] will definitely make

[19:46] sure. To my knowledge, there is no

[19:49] structures or anything present that

[19:50] shouldn't be there, but I will

[19:52] investigate that.

[19:53] >> When this land is not used for temporary

[19:56] » When this land is not used for temporary

[19:56] use,

[19:58] what should be on it?

[19:59] >> Nothing. There shouldn't be any

[20:01] » Nothing. There shouldn't be any

[20:01] vehicles, any structures, storage

[20:04] containers, nothing. I mean, there

[20:05] fencing. There's a bunch of fencing

[20:07] there that obviously gets to stay. Um,

[20:09] there's a gravel parking lot, but the

[20:11] rest of it is to be vacant.

[20:17] And who took this picture that's in the

[20:18] packet, you or him? Jacob,

[20:22] >> the second picture from the street. That

[20:24] » the second picture from the street. That

[20:24] was just a street view uh picture from a

[20:26] couple of years ago.

[20:28] >> Google Street View. So,

[20:33] » I guess I'm just wondering why on

[20:36] 24

[20:38] structures there was only one picture of

[20:42] >> number seven. provided

[20:44] » number seven. provided

[20:44] >> that. I'm gonna I'm gonna go ahead and

[20:46] » that. I'm gonna I'm gonna go ahead and

[20:46] own that, Councilman Henry. So, I felt

[20:48] like this diagram that you have here

[20:51] showed number seven awfully close to

[20:53] that fence. And I try to channel my

[20:56] inner city council person when I look at

[20:58] the packet and say, "What are they going

[20:59] to ask about?" They're going to ask why

[21:01] that's so close. And so Les was able to

[21:03] find a Google images that's included in

[21:06] your packet that shows you that that

[21:09] corn was growing in that close proximity

[21:12] to those homes. And that's what that

[21:14] looked like in the past. That was 2024.

[21:17] That is not a current day picture. So if

[21:19] your comments are based on that photo,

[21:21] that's from a couple years ago.

[21:25] Thank you. And

[21:26] >> I apologize it wasn't clear.

[21:29] » I apologize it wasn't clear.

[21:29] Anyone

[21:36] else?

[21:38] >> Mr. Mayor?

[21:38] » Mr. Mayor?

[21:38] >> Yes, sir.

[21:39] » Yes, sir.

[21:39] >> I move we approve the application for

[21:40] » I move we approve the application for

[21:40] the temporary use to allow for Mariotta

[21:43] Farms pumpkin patch on the property

[21:45] generally located at 1600 West Highway

[21:47] 54 Andover, Kansas with the following

[21:49] hours and dates of operation set up on

[21:52] Friday, September 11th, 2026.

[21:56] Dates of operation, basically Friday the

[21:58] 20 September 25th, 2026 through

[22:01] Saturday, October 31st of 2026. Hours of

[22:05] operation, weekdays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00

[22:07] p.m. Weekends 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and

[22:10] tearown must be completed by 5:00 p.m.

[22:12] of on November 14th of 2026.

[22:15] >> Second.

[22:17] » Second.

[22:17] >> Any further questions or discussion?

[22:20] » Any further questions or discussion?

[22:20] [clears throat]

[22:21] >> It would be nice to have applicants here

[22:24] » It would be nice to have applicants here

[22:24] so we can ask these questions.

[22:28] Thank you for attempting, Julie. I

[22:29] appreciate it.

[22:33] » All in favor say yes.

[22:35] >> Yes.

[22:35] » Yes.

[22:35] >> Yes.

[22:36] » Yes.

[22:36] >> All oppose? No.

[22:39] » All oppose? No.

[22:39] >> Motion carry 6.

[22:41] » Motion carry 6.

[22:41] All right. The moment we all been

[22:43] waiting for.

[22:45] 111 Executive session attorney client

[22:48] privilege KSA75-4319

[22:52] B2. Mr. May.

[22:54] >> Mr. Mayor. Yes, sir.

[22:56] » Mr. Mayor. Yes, sir.

[22:56] >> I move to recess into an executive

[22:57] » I move to recess into an executive

[22:58] session under the justification of

[22:59] consultation with the city attorney and

[23:03] staff for communications with I'm sorry,

[23:06] city attorney and associates for

[23:08] communications which would be deemed

[23:10] privilege in the attorney client

[23:12] relationship per KSA 754319B2

[23:17] for the purpose of the discussion

[23:18] discussing potential contract

[23:20] negotiations. The session is to include

[23:22] the governing body, city administrator,

[23:24] city attorney and associate, assistant

[23:27] city administrator, and the director of

[23:28] community development. The open meeting

[23:30] will resume at

[23:33] 7:39.

[23:35] >> Second.

[23:37] » Second.

[23:37] >> Any further questions or discussion? All

[23:40] » Any further questions or discussion? All

[23:40] in favor say yes.

[23:41] >> Yes.

[23:42] » Yes.

[23:42] >> All oppose, no.

[23:43] » All oppose, no.

[23:44] >> Motion carries 6.

[23:46] » Motion carries 6.

[23:46] [clears throat]

[42:05] I move to come out of executive session.

[42:08] >> Second.

[42:09] » Second.

[42:09] >> Any further questions or discussion?

[42:12] » Any further questions or discussion?

[42:12] All in favor say yes.

[42:14] >> Yes.

[42:14] » Yes.

[42:14] >> Yes.

[42:15] » Yes.

[42:15] >> All oppose? No. Motion carries. 6.

[42:19] » All oppose? No. Motion carries. 6.

[42:19] So, we got these youngsters in the

[42:20] audience tonight that are here to uh

[42:24] learn about government.

[42:26] You don't know how lucky you are. This

[42:28] is the shortest agenda [laughter]

[42:31] that we've had since I've been mayor.

[42:34] >> So, so I'm going to call a bogey on this

[42:36] » So, so I'm going to call a bogey on this

[42:36] and you have to come back for a longer

[42:38] one

[42:40] >> because this it this ain't normal. All

[42:42] » because this it this ain't normal. All

[42:42] right.

[42:42] >> This isn't real.

[42:43] » This isn't real.

[42:43] >> No. So, just uh if you want your badge,

[42:47] » No. So, just uh if you want your badge,

[42:47] you got to come back. [laughter]

[42:50] No, thank you for being here and uh I

[42:52] appreciate you. Appreciate you uh uh

[42:55] taking part in what goes on in the

[42:57] world. All right. All right. Member

[42:59] items. Start with Miss Mara.

[43:02] >> I really don't have anything this

[43:03] » I really don't have anything this

[43:03] evening. Thank you.

[43:05] >> I'll uh speak to a couple of things.

[43:08] » I'll uh speak to a couple of things.

[43:08] One, uh we had our uh quarterly um

[43:14] CVB meeting. Sorry, escape me for a

[43:16] second. Our CVB meeting, which is the

[43:18] convention visitors bureau. And among

[43:20] many exciting things happening in

[43:22] Andover, I just want to especially call

[43:25] out the uh relatively new but uh

[43:28] burgeoning and growing farmers market

[43:30] that happens every Saturday from 8 till

[43:32] noon. Um numbers are still kind of being

[43:36] estimated, guesstimated, but um very

[43:39] strong uh showing up of people every

[43:42] Saturday and

[43:45] I think all 40ome 45 vendors that show

[43:48] up each week are really happy with the

[43:51] results. So it's encouraging to see um

[43:53] some economic growth supporting small

[43:55] business here in town. I will also speak

[43:58] to Tim.

[43:59] >> Yes.

[43:59] » Yes.

[43:59] >> When is the last farmers market at the

[44:02] » When is the last farmers market at the

[44:02] Heritage? Is it September 26th maybe?

[44:05] >> Yeah,

[44:06] » Yeah,

[44:06] >> that's awesome.

[44:07] » that's awesome.

[44:07] >> That's a great call out, Homer. It is

[44:08] » That's a great call out, Homer. It is

[44:08] September 26th.

[44:10] >> Are we planning any like holiday farmers

[44:12] » Are we planning any like holiday farmers

[44:12] market?

[44:13] >> If the Councilman Henry would let the

[44:14] » If the Councilman Henry would let the

[44:14] gentleman to my left finish his member,

[44:17] I just reclaim my time.

[44:18] >> We might know some of these answers

[44:21] » We might know some of these answers

[44:21] >> and and what's even more exciting than

[44:23] » and and what's even more exciting than

[44:23] the uh the many Saturdays to go. We have

[44:27] approximately what, seven Saturdays to

[44:30] go. But we are also planning a Christmas

[44:34] uh hometown Christmas

[44:38] I guess. What what do we call it? What's

[44:39] the official name? Christmas market that

[44:42] will go very nicely with all the other

[44:45] activities planned for the youngsters.

[44:47] Who doesn't love a farmers market? Uh

[44:49] turn Christmas edition. So that is very

[44:52] exciting. Thank you Homer for the the

[44:54] alleyoop there. Um but uh I also want to

[44:58] turn to uh my liaison relationship with

[45:00] the school school district. Uh the

[45:02] school board did add a seventh member

[45:05] last night at their meeting. Um Chris

[45:07] Purdum is joining. So they will be a

[45:10] full complement of board members in the

[45:12] school district. That's all I have.

[45:17] » Thank you. Um

[45:19] with the mention of school, school is

[45:22] starting this week. Please, please,

[45:24] please be on the lookout for the kiddos

[45:26] that are walking and riding bikes.

[45:28] Please make sure that you're stopping at

[45:30] school bus stops that when the stop

[45:33] signs are out, let's keep all these kids

[45:35] and everyone safe. Um, and have a great

[45:38] school year. Um, congrats once again to

[45:42] our Andover Fire Rescue for their battle

[45:45] of the badges. Um, win and congrats to

[45:49] our Andover Police Department for having

[45:51] the most pints of blood. Um, thank you

[45:55] for that. Um, also I just want to take a

[45:58] second and say, um, thank you to all of

[46:02] our city staff. Um, city staff works so

[46:05] hard and so many things that are done

[46:08] behind the scenes, so many things that

[46:10] are done day in and day out um that some

[46:13] might take for granted. So, I just want

[46:15] to take a second and say thank you guys

[46:16] for all of your hard work um especially

[46:19] all of you around these tables because I

[46:21] know um the time commitment that you

[46:23] guys have. So, thank you all very much.

[46:26] Um and last but not least, all of our

[46:30] first responders and parks, street

[46:32] department. Um, thank you to those th

[46:36] their teams are out there in this heat

[46:39] um, day in day out. So, I just want to

[46:41] say thank you once again for the job

[46:43] that you guys all do. Appreciate you,

[46:47] >> Mr. Barry.

[46:49] » Mr. Barry.

[46:49] I actually was going to say remember

[46:52] school is in session coming up just like

[46:54] Miss uh, Miss Jody has said, but um,

[46:56] other besides that. So, everybody stay

[46:58] cool.

[46:59] >> Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to judge. So,

[47:01] » Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to judge. So,

[47:01] Buck, would you explain to people about

[47:03] e the bus on the fourlane roads that

[47:07] they still are obligated to stop?

[47:10] >> Yes. So, we do have a video. I highly

[47:12] » Yes. So, we do have a video. I highly

[47:12] recommend people to go on our Facebook

[47:14] page. There's a video and a a chart that

[47:16] actually shows when you can proceed

[47:19] past. And you'll see most if it's

[47:21] divided, whether it's concrete, grass,

[47:23] whatever the case is, that's when you

[47:25] have to stop. Whether you're coming or

[47:27] going, I call it the big yellow Twinkie

[47:29] with the stop sign. I don't see how you

[47:30] can miss it, but our guys don't see you

[47:32] missing it. And you will get a citation

[47:34] if you run one of those signs. It's not

[47:36] about getting the tickets, it's about

[47:37] keeping kids lives safe. So, we will be

[47:40] heavily enforcing those school bus stop

[47:43] signs. I know it happens a lot and we

[47:46] write a lot of tickets for it. Um, just

[47:48] trying to get that message, you got to

[47:50] stop. But yes, if there's a divide, um,

[47:53] that's where you do not have to stop.

[47:55] And it could be the grass divide. We

[47:56] have a few of those on andro to the

[47:58] south or the concrete divide. Not the

[48:00] stripes aren't a divide. So if they're

[48:02] stripes, you got to stop.

[48:05] >> Okay. And if correct me if I'm wrong,

[48:07] » Okay. And if correct me if I'm wrong,

[48:07] but I think there was an uptick last

[48:08] year inund

[48:11] something for that alone. I I can't

[48:13] remember the exact number, but we send

[48:15] that out monthly in our report. When you

[48:17] see the next report coming out, um it

[48:20] starts back over. We do it this school

[48:21] year is what we do for or for the year

[48:22] itself. So, we uh we try to give

[48:26] everybody they want a warning. Well,

[48:28] tonight's your warning. So are the

[48:30] videos. There's your warning. Don't do

[48:32] it.

[48:32] >> And you can take part in our food for

[48:34] » And you can take part in our food for

[48:34] fines. So, I'm sorry, Mr.

[48:37] >> No, you're okay. Um I did see the video

[48:39] » No, you're okay. Um I did see the video

[48:39] on Facebook. It it was it was I liked

[48:42] it. It was good. So, um I will say that

[48:44] the revenue neutral rate hearings for

[48:46] everybody from us to the school district

[48:49] are coming up soon. Everybody should

[48:50] have gotten that in their mail. Um, I

[48:53] will say the USD385's revenue neutral

[48:55] rate is Monday, August 31st. So, if

[48:57] you'd like to go and just sit there and

[49:00] listen to the the school district, I

[49:02] believe ours when is ours, Mr. Matt?

[49:04] >> The 25th. Okay. So, ours is the Tuesday

[49:07] » The 25th. Okay. So, ours is the Tuesday

[49:08] before and theirs is the Monday the

[49:09] 31st, I believe. I'm trying to do it off

[49:12] memory. So, um, if you want to take, you

[49:14] know, take some, uh, take some

[49:17] initiative and kind of come to these

[49:18] budget meetings. A lot of folks like to

[49:21] I don't want to use the word complain,

[49:22] but a lot of folks like to complain and

[49:24] uh backseat drive. Well, here's a way

[49:26] that you can get up up front in the

[49:28] front seat and talk about it and voice

[49:30] your concerns, voice your opinions is uh

[49:32] the all the budget meetings. I think uh

[49:34] Mr. Matt's excited for next week. You

[49:36] know, the the budget meeting, that's

[49:38] when the Boy Scout should come back.

[49:39] That's a fun

[49:41] >> budget.

[49:41] » budget.

[49:42] >> Great place to kn off and sleep. So, uh,

[49:45] » Great place to kn off and sleep. So, uh,

[49:45] no, it's it's a good way to, uh, get get

[49:47] involved and start doing some of the

[49:49] budget. So,

[49:50] >> um, Councilman Barry, is it my

[49:52] » um, Councilman Barry, is it my

[49:52] understanding that, um, you mentioned

[49:55] you were trying to remember from your

[49:57] memory, but is your memory fading now a

[49:59] little bit more after today?

[50:01] >> 100%.

[50:02] » 100%.

[50:02] >> I was just checking.

[50:04] » I was just checking.

[50:04] >> I'm catching up to you, Jody.

[50:06] » I'm catching up to you, Jody.

[50:06] >> Happy birthday.

[50:07] » Happy birthday.

[50:07] >> Happy birthday.

[50:09] » Happy birthday.

[50:09] >> All right. [snorts]

[50:11] » All right. [snorts]

[50:11] Uh, Councilman Gallagher,

[50:12] >> uh, for the Boy Scouts that are here, I

[50:14] » uh, for the Boy Scouts that are here, I

[50:14] really appreciate you coming here. I

[50:16] think it's great that you get involved

[50:17] to at least learn a little bit. I know

[50:19] it could be for a badge or so forth, but

[50:22] if you've already thought about things

[50:23] you would like to do in the future, and

[50:25] if that's being on the political side of

[50:27] things, if it's finance, if it's law

[50:30] enforcement, if it's firefighting or any

[50:32] part of the government, I'm going to

[50:33] encourage you to step up after we close

[50:36] out the session and feel free to come

[50:37] and talk to any of us. Obviously, you

[50:39] know who uh the fire chief and deputy

[50:42] chief are. The fire I'm sorry, fire

[50:43] deputy chief and the chief of police

[50:45] are. Um, but the gentleman right here in

[50:47] front of me in the polo shirt and fancy

[50:49] socks is the uh uh finance manager. Um,

[50:53] but we are all very happy to help

[50:56] educate um, explain what we do and so

[50:59] forth. Having been a boy scout myself, I

[51:02] think, um, it's something that I see

[51:04] less and less of and it's really nice to

[51:06] see in the audience. So, thank you so

[51:07] very much for attending.

[51:11] » Here it comes.

[51:12] >> Thank you.

[51:14] » Thank you.

[51:14] >> Greater Andover days uh registration

[51:16] » Greater Andover days uh registration

[51:16] opened up. Um some of those are already

[51:18] halfway filled. So, make sure um you get

[51:20] in for the art contest, volleyball,

[51:23] business craft expo, disc golf

[51:25] tournament, doubles cornhole, car show,

[51:28] jeep night, parade, pet show, and

[51:30] register online um on our website as

[51:33] well. And then the Andover community

[51:36] center, we're going to be building a new

[51:37] one. Don't know if anyone's heard that.

[51:40] Um but the comment portal um is open on

[51:43] the website. So make sure you go in,

[51:46] check that out. This is the time to put

[51:48] in your your two cents um when it comes

[51:51] to uh what we want in the Andover

[51:53] Community Center. Um because I for one

[51:56] take that two cents very uh very

[51:59] seriously and want to hear from the

[52:01] public in regards to what we want and

[52:02] what we need in the the community center

[52:06] that's we will be building. So

[52:08] >> that's all I had. I wish I could take

[52:10] » that's all I had. I wish I could take

[52:10] more time spent Tim but happy birthday.

[52:13] Happy birthday.

[52:14] >> That is that was good stuff you talked

[52:16] » That is that was good stuff you talked

[52:16] about. So thank you.

[52:17] >> Mr. Henry, I'll call out too on greater

[52:19] » Mr. Henry, I'll call out too on greater

[52:19] Andover days, we are doing a gaming

[52:21] competition between the two esports

[52:24] teams from Andover and I believe that's

[52:27] going to be happening at the lodge.

[52:29] >> And that and that's a new new event this

[52:31] » And that and that's a new new event this

[52:31] year, right, is the e- gaming. So,

[52:34] >> um, which crazy enough in the news

[52:37] » um, which crazy enough in the news

[52:37] today, the FAA is hiring gamers

[52:40] >> to, uh, Yep.

[52:42] » to, uh, Yep.

[52:42] >> to do traffic, um, not

[52:44] » to do traffic, um, not

[52:44] >> air traffic control. Thank you, uh,

[52:46] » air traffic control. Thank you, uh,

[52:46] Colin. Um, so that's very interesting to

[52:48] see that. Um, instead of schooling,

[52:50] they're going kind of that route. So,

[52:52] >> you can't just reset.

[52:53] » you can't just reset.

[52:53] >> Interesting. Scary. Depends on, you

[52:55] » Interesting. Scary. Depends on, you

[52:55] know, how your last flight was less. It

[52:57] was not the best. So,

[52:59] >> might as well have been a gamer up there

[53:00] » might as well have been a gamer up there

[53:00] doing it.

[53:00] >> Might have been a gamer.

[53:01] » Might have been a gamer.

[53:01] >> Yeah.

[53:02] » Yeah.

[53:02] >> Thank you. That's it.

[53:04] » Thank you. That's it.

[53:04] >> And and there there will be a petting

[53:06] » And and there there will be a petting

[53:06] zoo again this year, so be be sure to be

[53:09] there for that. And I'm a shameless plug

[53:11] for

[53:12] >> the petting zoo,

[53:13] » the petting zoo,

[53:13] >> the Andover Chamber and their cornhole

[53:15] » the Andover Chamber and their cornhole

[53:15] event. And uh the date is I got it right

[53:18] here.

[53:19] >> September 18th.

[53:19] » September 18th.

[53:19] >> Who?

[53:20] » Who?

[53:20] >> September 18th.

[53:21] » September 18th.

[53:21] >> On the board.

[53:22] » On the board.

[53:22] >> I I know,

[53:23] » I I know,

[53:23] >> right?

[53:23] » right?

[53:24] >> Actually, I should probably run the

[53:25] » Actually, I should probably run the

[53:25] cornhole meeting.

[53:26] >> All right. Do you have anything you'd

[53:28] » All right. Do you have anything you'd

[53:28] like to share with us? Yeah. One more

[53:30] thing I want to add is normally there's

[53:32] a good uh showing for the police

[53:33] officers and firemen tonight when we're

[53:36] receiving awards. However, one of the

[53:38] homeowners association reached out and

[53:40] said they're doing a national 2.0. Even

[53:42] though ours was last Tuesday, they're

[53:44] doing it. So officers are doing their

[53:45] thing and being a part of the community

[53:46] and so that's why they're not here

[53:48] tonight. Instead, they're out in the

[53:49] community.

[53:51] >> I will note that the other police chief

[53:53] » I will note that the other police chief

[53:53] used to invite me to go with him around,

[53:55] but yeah, I haven't heard from president

[53:58] police chief. So, but there Jenny.

[54:04] » Oh, there we go. I um attended the Wampo

[54:07] TPB transportation policy board meeting

[54:09] today and we will post this on our

[54:12] socials and all of that, but I know some

[54:14] of you have volunteered to do bike ped

[54:16] counts in the past and they will be

[54:18] doing that annual count on Wednesday,

[54:20] September 16, Thursday, September 17,

[54:24] and Saturday, September 19. And they do

[54:26] have a couple different time options on

[54:28] all of those. So, I'll make sure Megan

[54:30] gets that posted, but I know some of you

[54:32] have enjoyed doing that here in our

[54:35] community and you can select last. I

[54:37] knew you get to select where you get to

[54:39] do the counting. So, we'll get that

[54:41] promoted and the public is certainly

[54:42] encouraged to do so as well.

[54:45] >> And then one more thing, just I want to

[54:46] » And then one more thing, just I want to

[54:46] echo what Jody said, man. Tell uh Rick

[54:49] and and Daniel and and let them folks

[54:52] know, man, stop every time they need you

[54:54] for water, man, because this is

[54:55] ridiculous.

[54:57] Uh when I graduated in 1980, I worked

[54:59] road construction. It was the hottest

[55:00] year at the time. 100 100° over 27 days

[55:05] in a row and it went down from one day

[55:06] and right back up. So tell those folks

[55:09] to I don't care how much they have to

[55:11] stop. Just take care of theirel because

[55:13] I kind of need them around.

[55:15] >> All right.

[55:15] » All right.

[55:15] >> Y

[55:16] » Y

[55:16] >> All right. Can I get a motion,

[55:18] » All right. Can I get a motion,

[55:18] >> Mr. Mayor?

[55:20] » Mr. Mayor?

[55:20] >> Yes, sir.

[55:21] » Yes, sir.

[55:21] >> To adjourn.

[55:21] » To adjourn.

[55:21] >> Second.

[55:22] » Second.

[55:22] >> All in favor say yes.

[55:24] » All in favor say yes.

[55:24] >> Yes.

[55:25] » Yes.

[55:25] >> All oppose? No. Let's go.

[55:28] » All oppose? No. Let's go.

[55:28] >> And thank you for

[55:28] » And thank you for

[55:28] >> Buck. We approved the donut sign

[55:30] » Buck. We approved the donut sign

[55:30] >> agenda.

City Council - 11 Aug 2026

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