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The bond issuance was approved 7-0 (one council member, Angela Steens, was absent). The council also approved a contract package for Garrett Park that includes a construction contract with Sands Construction and four independent agreements for related work, including installation of new pickleball courts. Construction for Garrett Park is scheduled to begin no later than June 1 and reach substantial completion by December 2025. Council members approved the park contracts on a single 7-0 vote.

Separately, staff presented final plans and the council approved three separate motions to authorize an emergency repair and replacement of a stormwater pipe on Sixtieth Street in Monticello immediately adjacent to Middle Valley High School; those motions passed on individual 7-0 votes. The project is scheduled for summer break to limit impacts to the school.

The council also approved a contract to renovate the city’s facilities and IT building on a 7-0 vote.

Votes at a glance: the council recorded unanimous (7-0) approval for (1) issuance of $3,100,000 in federally taxable private activity bonds for Metro Air expansion; (2) three separate motions authorizing emergency stormwater pipe repair and replacement at Sixtieth Street in Monticello (adjacent to Middle Valley High School); (3) award of the Garrett Park construction contract to Sands Construction and four associated contracts (includes new pickleball courts); and (4) contract to renovate the city’s facilities and IT building. The transcript does not list mover/second for the recorded votes.

Council business manager Doug Donahue, identified in the meeting recording as the communications director, summarized the evening’s actions. Mayor Mickey Sandifer presided over the meeting. No public action or conditions were recorded that altered the approvals when votes were taken.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Shawnee City Council Summary - April, 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Shawnee City Council on April 28 voted unanimously to issue $3,100,000 in federally taxable private activity bonds to finance an expansion of Metro Air in Shawnee, and approved multiple contracts for parks, facility renovations and emergency stormwater repairs.","taxTitle","Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas","taxId",9263,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575123,"Shawnee police deliver 2024 year‑in‑review; finance director previews 2026 budget and 10‑year CIP",150,121300,271330,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3142734-76945fc641785ccb5606ede7d5857871&start=121&end=271","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3142734-76945fc641785ccb5606ede7d5857871/thumbnail_121300.jpg","/articles/6575123/Shawnee/Johnson-County/Kansas/Shawnee-police-deliver-2024-yearinreview-finance-director-previews-2026-budget-and-10year-CIP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575123-bd01b8b808de0040a04dd8d9af20861b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775604471&Signature=jw8KwMxGUQ7A6q9jzRW5MdYSa8AxeY0iR0zRKH5W01Tbd8gb43P68Wx7phwUdVRB0b0H4n6Buht0G0dB9slEWWeQw1M8Ad8IOVGxVE7X2RvCv3r3ZL6Hdzy6-X2PLFBZdEiq7bZ8WxSSlGYFcrEpsfkyh8QybvonGaTGIxTjYfwug1D-Tk5Yqn9nZ32nGg1yPA6S1RlsBHJ2o~B2j2t1ibnZngPT3LiuvH-fVM0MNLXz2d4rfzDobdpC5erxPOBNtVAbMV8XKdULk2oDzgvMSv1pSPZbUDweroBBV82wJLmYfXTzZo4z-XtcqYYVUE69IdwrH2aqZzlDxpgKVQsu2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Police Chief Sam Larson presented the Shawnee Police Department’s 2024 year‑in‑review to the City Council on April 28, outlining response volumes across the department’s divisions and discussing recruitment and training priorities heading into 2026.

Chief Larson reported the patrol division responded to more than 24,000 citizen calls for service; officers initiated almost 22,000 responses and issued more than 10,000 citations. Support services, which include the department’s dispatch center, answered more than 20,000 calls, while detectives were assigned to more than 3,000 cases. In the administration division, the department made 23 internal policy changes as part of an ongoing CALEA policy review. The transcript states officers “received more than 10,000 in training”; the unit for that training figure was not specified in the meeting record.

Chief Larson identified recruitment to replace retiring officers, leadership training, a five‑year strategic plan and preparations for the 2026 World Cup in nearby Kansas City as near‑term priorities.

Finance Director Sean Rocco provided an initial review to kick off the 2026 budget process. He reported the city’s general fund revenue grew 5.3% in 2024 while spending grew 6.7% in the same year; the meeting summary said the city’s general fund decreased compared to 2023. Rocco offered an early estimate of projected revenue for next year at just more than $76,000,000, described in the meeting summary as a 2% gain from 2025.

Rocco also presented the proposed capital improvement program (CIP) for 2026–2035. The 2026 plan lists four stormwater projects in partnership with Johnson County, replacement of the pool deck at Thomas Sudrick Aquatic Center and rehabilitation of Midland Drive between Shawnee Mission Parkway and Renner. The 2027 program includes a mill and overlay of Shawnee Mission Parkway on the east side of town and the first phase of Rail Creek Park. The 2028 line includes three stormwater projects and Woodland Drive improvements; later years list the K‑7/70 Fifth interchange among longer‑term projects. The CIP will go to the planning commission in May and back to the council for formal approval in June.

No formal council action was recorded on the department review or the initial budget/CIP presentation at this meeting.","Police Chief Sam Larson summarized 2024 activity and staffing challenges; Finance Director Sean Rocco outlined 2024 financial results, early 2026 revenue estimates and a 10‑year capital improvement program the council will review in the coming months.","actionData","errors"]

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Shawnee council approves $3.1 million bond issue, park and facilities contracts and stormwater repairs; all votes 7-0

Shawnee police deliver 2024 year‑in‑review; finance director previews 2026 budget and 10‑year CIP