Alex Welch Blattner

Councilmember Knappen thanked police for their response for the incident at Hayward's this weekend.

Councilmember Whitted thanked staff for a fun budget open house.

The meeting adjourns.

Manning: finally, for emergency stormwater repair at 5900 Monticello, we have restored the pavement as a temporary repair and we are in good shape until the permanent repair can start around October 1; it will be closed for 3-4 weeks.

Manning: we think I-435 and Midland will be opening back up next week. We were holding off on our Shawnee Mission Parkway project until then, so once that's done we will start on some of those signal replacement and stormwater pipes. Mill and overlay for that will start in about October.

Public Works Director Kevin Manning giving an update on the construction projects going on. Starting with K7 and 75th Street, flashing signs have been installed to warn drivers of an upcoming red light.

Councilmember Knappen: can you explain the line items for our insurance providers? We don't usually see those in August.

Finance Director Sean Rocco: those are always on there each month, but we did start offering a new plan option.

Semimonthly claims pass unanimously.

The council is now reviewing an extension of the SEED agreement for Choppers Hair Salon due to some architectural issues that came up during the process. The extension passes 7-1 with Kemmling in dissent.

2026 equipment purchases for Fire, Police, Public Works, and Parks & Rec departments pass unanimously.

Contract for the 2025 Crack Seal project passes unanimously.

Agreement between City of Shawnee and Johnson County for shared use of EMS training facilities and equipment passes unanimously.

Councilmember Burchfield: so we don't have dedicated funding for this, correct? We just roll it into individual project plans?

Lecuru: we have a little funding set aside but mostly yes, it's addressed through the individual projects.

The plan passes unanimously.

Councilmember Whitted: I applaud the effort you've put into this, the results are already amazing.

Councilmember Gillette: what percentage complete would you say we are with compliance for the parks?

Lecuru: it's a 7-12 year plan so we're only at the beginning.

Lecuru going over ADA improvements made at Civic Centre and how the plan has been factored into the Garrett Park Improvement Plan. Next steps would be addressing low-hanging fruit that can be done in-house and urgent/safety-related items.

Parks & Rec Director Tonya Lecuru now providing an update on the 2023 ADA Transition Plan that was presented to the council and is requesting they approve the plan per their department's accreditation guidelines.

Special Use Permit for GEB Properties to operate a classic auto sales business in a Planned Industrial zone passes unanimously.

Councilmember Burchfield: I appreciate the level of detail in the report. Just curious - how many families will we be able to help with these funds?

Grasshoff: I'd have to review and get back to you.

Councilmember Knappen: I'd like to use as much of these funds for stormwater projects as possible.

There is no need for a vote right now; next steps are a review of grantees, a second public hearing, and a 30-day public comment period before the plan is submitted to HUD for review. This is a federal program, so this year's grant amount is currently unknown.

This year's proposed slate of CDBG recipients include 7410 Switzer stormwater improvements, Friends of JCDS home rehabilitation, rent and utility assistance, and childcare assistance.

First agenda item is a public hearing for the Community Development Block Grant 2026 Annual Action Plan, starting with a presentation from Deputy Community Development Director Lauren Grasshoff.

Consent agenda passes unanimously. No Business from the Floor or Mayor's Items.

SHAWNEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 11, 2025

Stream along or view the agenda here: cityofshawnee.civicweb.net/document/311...

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Guess which one of these vehicles has a motor that prevents it from going too fast for the safety of others?

Here is a link to a Google drive with all the candidates' campaign finance reports. I encourage you to look through these reports to see where candidates' money is coming from and how it's being spent. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Campaign finance reports are in for the first part of the election, so I pulled together some information for each candidate running in Shawnee! I totaled each candidate's donations, loans, and in-kind contributions from themselves (under Self-Funded) and others (under Donations.)

I appreciated seeing Councilmembers Burchfield, Whitted, and Murphy at the budget open house tonight! I wish the other councilmembers - especially for those who are pushing for another mill levy decrease - had shown up and engaged with residents about the changes they are proposing.

Say YES Shawnee - Jul 28, 2025 SHAWNEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 28, 2025 You can stream the full City Council meeting at the link below! If you don't have time to watch, here's my quick recap. Tonight’s meeting was pretty quick...

My recap of tonight's meeting is live! If you enjoy these updates, please follow along on our website or our Facebook page "Say YES Shawnee" and share with a likeminded friend in Shawnee! #SayYESShawnee

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I will not be live skeeting today’s city council meeting due to a scheduling conflict! However, I’ll still post a recap, hopefully tonight or tomorrow.

Councilmember Tony Gillette Shawnee, Ward 1 On his continued push to reduce the mill levy despite staff warnings and looming financial uncertainty: “We did not do a mill levy rate reduction on this budget last year, and we still took in over $1.3 million dollars to the city coffers. So, just as a tee-up for our budget sessions, I will be proposing a mill levy decrease.” 7/14/25 city council, approx. 00:54 time stamp Say YES Shawnee 2025

Councilmember Mike Kemmling Shawnee, Ward 2 On his opposition to contributing $55,000 to the Americana and Ales World Cup event to bring foot traffic and exposure to small businesses in his ward: “I’m for the event if they want to find a way to fund it themselves, but I’m against the city giving money for it.” 7/14/25 city council, approx. 1:00 time stamp Say YES Shawnee 2025

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Say YES Shawnee - Jul 14, 2025 SHAWNEE CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 14, 2025 You can stream the full City Council meeting at the link below! If you don't have time to watch, here's my quick recap. The item that garnered the most di...

My recap of tonight's meeting is live! If you enjoy these updates, please follow along on our website or our Facebook page "Say YES Shawnee" and share with a likeminded friend in Shawnee! #SayYESShawnee

www.sayyesshawnee.org/recaps/jul-1...

If you're voting no on funding the event you don't get to have an opinion on it, how about that?