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CITY COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, September 11, 2025 07:00 PM 4700 RAINBOW BLVD. WESTWOOD, KS 66205

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

III.PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public are welcome to use this time to make comments about City matters that do not appear on the agenda, or about items that will be considered as part of the consent agenda, or about items on the regular agenda for which the Governing Body, at its discretion, accepts public comment. Public comment should be limited to 2-3 minutes and, unless the topic of public comment is before the Governing Body as part of its agenda, no action will be taken by the Governing Body on public comment items. Please state your name and address for the record. Persons attending virtually online will be able to make public comment by using the "raise hand" function on Zoom.

  1. A.Public Hearing - Consider Resolution No. 148-2025 approving a tax rate in excess of the Revenue Neutral Rate for the 2026 budget year

  2. B.Public Hearing - Consider Resolution No. 149-2025 adopting the fiscal year 2026 budget

IV.PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS

V.CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Governing Body and will be enacted in one motion (roll call vote). There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Governing Body so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately following approval of the consent agenda.

  1. A.Consider approval of August 14, 2025 City Council meeting minutes

  2. B.Consider approval of Appropriations Ordinance 778

VI.MAYOR'S REPORT

VII.CITY COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

VIII.STAFF REPORTS

  1. A.Administrative Report (City Administrator Leslie Herring)

  2. B.Public Works Report (Public Works Director John Sullivan)

  3. C.Police Department Report (Police Chief Curt Mansell)

  4. D.Treasurer's Report (City Treasurer Michelle Ryan)

  5. E.Financial Advisor Investment Report (Adam Pope, Columbia Capital Management)

  6. F.City Attorney Report (Ryan Denk)

IX.OLD BUSINESS

X.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Consider approving Assignment of Real Estate Purchase Agreement with Hunt Midwest Real Estate Development for purchase rights related to real property (former Westwood View Elementary School)

  2. B.Consider Ordinance No. 1052 establishing a procedure to acknowledge verified hardships resulting from the prohibition of overnight parking on public streets

  3. C.Consider renewing Master Agreement for Building Official Services with George Butler Associates, Inc. (GBA)

  4. D.Consider allowing the consumption of alcoholic beverages on City property at 5000 and 5050 Rainbow for Westwood’s Oktoberfest celebration

XI.ANNOUNCEMENTS/GOVERNING BODY COMMENTS

XII.EXECUTIVE SESSION

XIII.ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Westwood City Council are held at 7:00 PM on the second Thursday of each month. The next regular meeting of the Westwood City Council will be held Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 7:00 PM at Westwood City Hall. The City Calendar may be accessed at www.westwoodks.org. To receive further updates and communications, please see or sign up for the following:

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