4. Consideration of approving Project Plan 1J in the City Center Tax Increment Financing District (City Center Area A Restaurant Row Buildings A1 & A4 Project)

[4. Consideration of approving Project Plan 1J in the City Center Tax Increment Financing District (City Center Area A Restaurant Row Buildings A1 & A4 Project)]

ITEM NUMBER 4 IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING PROJECT PLAN IJ IN THE CITY CENTER TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT,

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CITY CENTER AREA A RESTAURANT ROW BUILDINGS A1 AND A4 PROJECT.

4A IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVING TIF PROJECT PLAN 1J.

4B, IT'S AN ORDINANCE APPROVING TIF PROJECT PLAN IJ.

4C IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AC2CCL COMMENT, LLC AND 4D AS A RESOLUTION TO DETERMINE THE INTENT OF THE CITY TO ISSUE APPROXIMATELY $3.5 MILLION IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO HELP ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT ANY EQUIPPED TWO RESTAURANTS.

RESTAURANTS/RETAIL BUILDINGS. SHAUN.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SEAN MCLAUGHLIN, CITY ATTORNEY.

TONIGHT YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING INCENTIVES FOR THE CITY-CENTER RESTAURANT ROW PROJECT.

THE FIRST INCENTIVE YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING IS THE TIF PROJECT PLAN, WHICH COVERS APPROXIMATELY 2.96 ACRES IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 87 IN RENTAL BOULEVARD.

THE PROJECT PLAN WILL USE INCREMENT GENERATED FROM THE PROJECT TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR ELIGIBLE COSTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE NEW PROJECT PLAN APPROVES UP TO 3.77 MILLION IN PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS OR REIMBURSEMENT AND 1.77 MILLION IN PRIVATE OR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COSTS.

THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY WILL SPLIT THE TIF REVENUE 50/50.

REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT TIF REVENUE IS RECEIVED.

FEASIBILITY STUDY OVER THE 20-YEAR TERM PROJECTS ABOUT 2.24 MILLION IN TIF REVENUE.

YOU'LL ALSO BE CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ISSUE UP TO THREE-AND-A-HALF MILLION IN IRBS FOR THE SALES TAX EXEMPTION.

AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL VOTE ON THE ORDINANCE TO APPROVE TIF PROJECT PLAN 1J.

YOU WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DDA ASSOCIATED WITH THE TIF PROJECT PLAN 1J, AND YOU WILL A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ISSUE UP TO 3.5 MILLION IN IRBS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS IS THE APPLICANT.

>> I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING.

IT'S 50, 50.

FOR THE FIRST $3.5 MILLION, ROUGHLY IT'LL BE 50, 50 AND AFTER OUR 1.77.

I THINK THESE ARE BACKWARDS ON THIS GRAPH.

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> NAFCILLIN, YOU'LL GET TO A MATH FOR BOTH OF US.

AFTER WE GET OUR 1.77, A 100% WOULD GO TO THE DEVELOPER.

IS THAT HOW 50, 50 WORKS AS THE DOLLARS ARE RECEIVED?

>> CAN YOU ASK THAT QUESTION ONE MORE TIME?

>> IT'S A 50, 50 SPLIT OF THE ENTIRE 20 YEARS.

IF THERE IS A CLAUSE, IF WE WERE TO HIT OUR 1.77 MILLION, THEN THE REMAINDER WOULD POTENTIALLY GO TO THE DEPENDENT.

>> WE SHARE EQUALLY UNTIL WE GET ALL OF OUR MONEY AND THEN THEY'D GET OVER AND ABOVE THAT UP TO 3.7 AT THE 20-YEAR PERIOD AS OPPOSED TO SOME PRO-RATA SHARE SOMEWHERE.

BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S PROJECTED NOT QUITE NECESSARILY NEED ALL NUMBERS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE STOOD AND ESSENTIALLY WE'RE PRIORITY ON HALF OF IT.

>> WE'LL GET THE 1.77, NO MATTER WHAT SPILL OVER TO THE DEVELOPER.

>> OTHER QUESTIONS, JOE?

>> JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT THE FULL AREA OF THAT PARCEL.

THERE'S THE NORTHEAST CORN THAN OR THE OTHER TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE.

IS IT FAIR TO ASSUME THAT THEY'LL BE ANOTHER REQUESTS IN THE FUTURE FOR THE AREAS THAT ARE NOT COVERED IN THIS TIF?

>> THAT WOULD BE CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> KEITH, ANY COMMENTS BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING? YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO AFTERWARDS, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING FIRST.

THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENT OR ASK QUESTIONS ON THIS, YOU MAY DO SO NOW.

I'M SEEING NO ONE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION BY TOM, SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE, APPROVING THE TIF PROJECT PLAN 1J.

MOTION BY MELANIE, SECOND BY JOE. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> ANYONE TO OPPOSE? 4C IS A MOTION APPROVED ON THE ORDINANCE.

4C IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AC2CCLLLC.

QUESTIONS? DAN AND BILL, ALL IN FAVOR?

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>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> ANY OPPOSED? RESOLUTION IS APPROVED.

FINALLY, 4D IS A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE INTENT OF THE CITY TO ISSUE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION IN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

>> I'M GLAD THAT WE GET TO SEE THIS TONIGHT AND THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW HOW IT'S COMING TOGETHER.

FORTUNATELY, I GOT TO SIT IN A MEETING QUITE SOME TIME AGO IN WHICH THIS PROJECT WAS DISCUSSED.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO IT THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER.

THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PLANNING AND THINKING OF HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF ROOM ON THE SITE TO STAGE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

THERE'S AN ANTICIPATION THAT THERE MIGHT BE AS MANY AS FOUR BUILDINGS PLUS A PARKING STRUCTURE.

THIS IS A GREAT USE OF THE INCENTIVE MONEY THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO ALLOCATE.

THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO SPEND SOME MONEY UP FRONT TO BUILD THE PAD AND THE STRUCTURAL FOUNDATIONS NEEDED FOR THIS FUTURE PARK INSTRUCTION.

IT ALSO ALLOCATES A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THEN TOO.

BASICALLY, I THINK KEEP THIS OPEN WHILE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR FUTURE PHASES.

I'M SURE THAT THE DEVELOPER AND ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS CAN GO INTO A LOT MORE ELABORATE EXPLANATION.

BUT THIS TO ME WAS AN IMPORTANT SITE.

THIS IS THE FOCAL POINT I THINK THE MAIN ENTRY ELEMENT FOR CITY CENTER.

PROBABLY IN THE LAST 22 YEARS, WE'VE LOOKED AT MAYBE FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT MAJOR THEMES ON WHAT THIS PARTICULAR SITE SHOULD DO AND HOW IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED.

I LIKE THIS ONE. I THINK THAT WE'VE GOT PROVEN DEVELOPER THAT'S GOT A GOOD TEAM BEHIND HIM, AND THEY SHOULD DO REALLY WELL.

I'M EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THIS CHANCE NOT TO SIT HERE AND APPROVE THE PLANS, BUT TO BASICALLY APPROVE THE VEHICLE THAT'S GOING TO TAKE AND TO SPEND THIS, "OR MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IN THIS SITE," THAT'S I BELIEVE GOING TO BE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION DETERMINING OUR INTENT FOR THE 3.5 IRB CRAIG, DAN. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 5 IS CONSIDERATION OF ESTABLISHING

[5. Consideration of establishing the City Center Restaurant Row Community Improvement District (CID)]

THE CITY CENTER RESTAURANT ROW COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

5A IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING THE CITY CENTER RESTAURANT ROW COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

5B IS AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISH IN THE DISTRICT AND 5C, IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH AC2CCLLLC. SEAN.

>> SEAN MCLAUGHLIN WELCOME TO THE ATTORNEY AGAIN.

TONIGHT YOU WILL CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHING A SALES TAX CID, OVER RESTAURANT ROW AND AS YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE MAP, THIS COVERS THE ENTIRE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IN THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 4.43 ACRES.

THE CITY RECEIVED A PETITION FROM THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY TO ESTABLISH A SALES TAX CID OF 2% OVER 22 YEARS.

THEY ANTICIPATE START DATE OF OCTOBER 1, 2024.

THE REVENUE FROM THE CID WILL BE USED TO REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THE DEVELOPER MAY BE REIMBURSED UP TO 8.55 MILLION IN ELIGIBLE COSTS.

IT'S PROJECTED TO PRODUCE ABOUT 6.5 MILLION OVER THOSE 22 YEARS.

THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENTS SET OFF OUT IN THE CITY STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SUBJECT TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, ESTABLISH THE CID, AND APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AS IS THE APPLICANT.

>> THANKS, SEAN. QUESTIONS? DAN.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. SEAN, I'M NOT CONCERNED WITH THE CLA QUESTION.

WE'VE BEEN USING THAT AS A TOOL QUITE A BIT IN THIS ENTIRE AREA.

THE 2%, I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS,

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I'M NOT RECALLING WE'VE DONE 2% ANYWHERE ELSE.

HAVE WE DONE 2% AS A CITY, IS IT 2% IN THE COUNTY SOMEWHERE? I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED, INSTEAD OF ONE IT'S TWO.

>> THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST IN THE CITY.

>> OKAY.

>> I AM AWARE THERE MAY BE A FEW IN THE COUNTY AND THE STATE.

WELL, IT WAS THE REQUEST GIVEN TO US AND I'M HAPPY TO LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHY THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT TOO.

>> LET'S DO THAT. I'D LIKE THE RATIONALE, FROM 1-2 IS QUITE A BIT OF A JUMP.

>> COURTNEY, DID YOU WAVE?

>> SAME QUESTION.

>> OKAY. CRAIG.

>> WHAT WOULD THAT MAKE THE SALES TAX IN TOTAL, IT WAS 2% ADDED TO WHAT?

>> 9.375, SO IT'D BE 11.375. [OVERLAPPING]

>> OKAY.

>> KEITH, MAKE THE PRESENTATION YOU PLANNED ON, BUT YOU NOW HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A FOCUS THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

>> SURE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, KEITH COPAICAN, DEVELOPER WITH COPAICAN BROOKS, 1100, WALNUT, KANSAS MISSOURI.

I ALSO FELT PURPOSE IN CITY-CENTER, LINUX, HERE AS YOU KNOW.

WE WANT TO APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S POSITIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS AND WORKING WITH US.

AS COUNCILMAN [INAUDIBLE] NOTED, WE DID WORK WITH THEM AND HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS IN TERMS OF REALLY THINKING ABOUT THIS SITE VERY CAREFULLY, BOTH FROM A DESIGN POINT OF VIEW AS WELL AS FROM INVESTMENT POINT OF VIEW.

I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT GIVEN SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.

FIRST QUESTION, I THINK IT HAD TO DO AND MAYBE IT'S FOCUSED ON THE CID, ARE THERE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN JOHNSON COUNTY THAT DO 2% CIDS? THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.

OVERLAND PARK HAS DONE IT WITH THE EDISON PROJECT. MOST RECENTLY.

WESTWOOD HAS DONE IT WITH THE WOODSIDE MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT ON RAINBOW.

OLATHE HAS DONE IT WITH THE OLATHE CONFERENCE CENTER.

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL AT ALL IN WICHITA.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN WICHITA THAT UTILIZES 2% CID.

IN THE METRO ALSO, LIKE LEE SUMMIT, ALTHOUGH IN MISSOURI, BUT AT LEE SUMMIT, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS, THEY WERE COMBINATION OF CID AND A TDD TOGETHER.

MISSOURI HAS A 1% MAXIMUM CID RULE, BUT THEY PUT ON A 1% TDD, SO THIS A 2% TAX SO VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONSUMERS IT'S THE EXACT SAME NUMBER.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

WE DO NEED THAT 2% TO MAKE OUR RETURNS WORK.

ROUGHLY THAT ADDITIONAL, ABOUT 75% BASIS POINTS.

WE MIGHT OTHERWISE BEEN AT ONE AND A QUARTER.

BUT FOR SHARING THE TIFF WITH THE CITY.

AS MAYOR POINTED OUT AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT, WE ARE, WHICH WAS OUR ARRANGEMENT FROM A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL, ALLOCATING 50% OF THE TIFF TO THE CITY.

ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE 2.2 ESTIMATED TIFF INCREMENT, ONE-AND-A-HALF IS GOING TO THE CITY AND WE NEED TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE AND WE'RE DOING THAT WITH THE CID.

>> WHAT IS EDISON?

>> THE EDISON PROJECT IS WHERE STRING HALL IS AND THAT OFFICE PROJECT THAT'S IN THE DOWNTOWN OVERLAND PARK.

[INAUDIBLE] JUST WAS THE NEXT.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER PROPOSAL OR I DIDN'T HAVE A PRESENTATION.

I REALLY DID APPRECIATE THE STAFF'S POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION.

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE INTO THIS, ONE OF THEM TWO OR THREE COUNSEL PEOPLE HAD MENTIONED IT.

I WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT OTHERWISE WOULD ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF.

>> IF I UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER TO A PREVIOUS QUESTION.

THE INCREMENT ON THE TIFF WAS

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THE TWO SITES IN THE GARAGE SPACE AT THE TWO INTERIOR SITES IN THE OFFICE SPACE, DO YOU ANTICIPATE A TIFF REQUEST FOR THOSE TWO ELEMENTS AS WELL? I PRESUME IF I REMEMBER THIS TENSION THAT WAS GOING TO BE SECOND PHASE NOT TWO MORE PHASES.

>> YES. IT WOULD BE A SECOND PHASE AND YES, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO CONSTRUCT THE GARAGE, THE FOOTINGS AND FOUNDATIONS, AND SOME OF THE PROVISIONS, AS WELL AS ALL THE SITE WORK FOR THE ENTIRE SITE ARE IN PHASE 1 EVEN THOUGH THEY'LL BE ENJOYED BY PHASE 2.

BUT YES, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT PHASE 2 WOULD HAVE A SEPARATE TIFF REQUEST.

PARKING STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT BE DEVELOPED.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AGREEMENTS WERE PRIOR.

I DON'T WANT TO UNDO SOMETHING THAT WAS AGREED TO.

BUT I ALSO KNOW CURRENT GOVERNING BODIES CAN'T FIND FUTURE GOVERNING BODIES.

RECONCILE THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR ME, SO I UNDERSTAND AND GET COMFORTABLE WITH 2%.

THE OLATHE CONFERENCE CENTER IS SERVING A COMMUNITY NEED AND FRANKLY, GOING TO BE PAID FOR A LOT BY OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS.

ADDISON, AN APARTMENT BUILDING, BUT A PUBLIC MARKET PER SAY, SERVING A REGION.

THESE ARE TWO RESTAURANTS RIGHT NOW AND OFFICE BUILDING AND EVENTUALLY WILL SERVE AN OFFICE USER.

BUT I WON'T NECESSARILY DRAW THE SAME CORRELATION TO THAT AS I WOULD A HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS WERE.

I DON'T WANT THIS TO BECOME THE STANDARD THOUGH.

I'M CURIOUS WHAT'S YOU NEED ABOUT THIS SITE COMPARED THE OTHER SITES WE HAVE RESTAURANTS INLAND AND FUTURE SITES WHERE THAT WOULD BE AN EXPECTATION.

I THINK WE HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME ON OUR CIDS WITH GROCERY STORES.

IT'S DRIVING UP PRICES AND WHERE DO YOU SHOP WITHOUT A CID? I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS, BUT I'M WATCHING TOPEKA'S LAP AROUND OUR SALES TAX.

THEY DON'T USE FACTS, THEY USE FACTS THAT ARE CONVENIENT FOR THEIR STORY.

BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT A HEADLINE TOMORROW THAT SAYS OLATHE APPROVES TO OLATHE.

WHEN THAT APPROVES A 2% CID, WELL THEY'RE UP THERE TRYING TO TAKE OUR ABILITY TO TAX FOOD ANYWAY, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S GOING TO SHAKE OUT.

BUT I'M STRUGGLING HERE TO GO, WHY THIS ONE? WHY IS IT SPECIAL? WHY IS IT UNIQUE THAT THE NEXT ONE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME FACTS? TO PUT US INTO A 2% GOING FORWARD, WHEN EVERYBODY BUT PREVIOUS IN SOMEWHAT SIMILAR SITUATIONS HERE AROUND CITY CENTER FOR THE MOST PART HAD 1%.

I NEED TO RECONCILE THAT IN MY MIND.

>> I'M NOT CERTAIN I CAN RECONCILE ALL OF THAT FOR YOU MAYOR, BUT I WILL GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.

TO SPEAK TO THE 50% TIF, THE 50% TIF SPLIT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROJECT PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF RESTAURANT ROW, WHICH INCLUDES THE BUILDING THAT NOW HOUSES MARTIN CITY.

PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT WAS TO PARTIALLY REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR SOME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE PRIMARILY FUNDED THAT SERVE BOTH THAT BUILDING AND THIS BUILDING.

THE RATIONALE FOR DOING A 50% SPLIT ON TIF FOR THIS PROJECT IS TO COMPLETE THAT REIMBURSEMENT AS WELL AS TO REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR SOME OTHER COSTS INCLUDING SIGNALING AT SCARBOROUGH AND OTHER COSTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT THAT WILL SERVE THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE GREATER CITY CENTER AREA.

>> WE JUST VOTED ON THAT WITH NO OBJECTION.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT PIECE, BUT KEEP GOING.

>> I BELIEVE THAT THE 50% TIF IS APPROPRIATE.

GIVEN THE CHARACTER AND THE DENSITY OF THE RESTAURANT ROW PROJECTS.

THEY'RE NOT CITY EXPENSES NECESSARILY READY AT HAND TO BE REIMBURSED.

I MIGHT STILL BE RECOMMENDING A 50% TIF.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN RECENT YEARS ABOUT SEEING THE 100% 20-YEAR TIFS BE LESS FREQUENT AND FOR REALLY EXCEPTIONALLY DENSE AND THAT PROJECTS.

I'M NOT NECESSARILY SAYING THAT THE CID AND THE TIF CONVERSATION ARE DIRECTLY RELATED, AT LEAST NOT IN STAFF'S MIND.

WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE 2% TIF BASED PRIMARILY ON THE DEVELOPERS ASSERTION THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK FINANCIALLY.

A 2% TIF IS ALLOWED BY STATE LAW.

WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY 2% TIFS LENEXA.

BUT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE BELIEVE WILL PRIMARILY

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BE NOT PROVIDING NECESSITY TYPE RETAIL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

IT WILL BE RESTAURANTS WHICH PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO CHOOSE NOT TO FREQUENT IF THEY WISH NOT TO PAY THE 2% CID.

I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING THE STANDARD BY ANY STRETCH, BUT IT WAS SHARED WITH US FROM THE DEVELOPER AS HE SHARED WITH YOU THIS EVENING, THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO MAKE THE PROJECT VIABLE, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR OUR SUPPORT.

IF THE GOVERNING BODIES AREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH A 2% TIF, IT IS LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE FOR YOU TO APPROVE A LESSER AMOUNT TONIGHT.

BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ARE SUPPORTING HIM.

>> THANK YOU. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JULIE.

>> I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO ASK THIS.

YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T REVEAL WHAT RESTAURANTS OR TENANTS YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH.

I THINK THE 2%, IN MY MIND SPEAKS TO A QUALITY LEVEL THAT RESIDENTS MIGHT EXPECT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN JUST ADDRESS TO WHOM OR WHAT ARE YOU MARKETING TO FILL THESE SPACES WITH THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THAT BASELINE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

WHAT TYPES OF RESTAURANTS ARE GOING TO BE TARGETED HERE?

>> WELL, ONE, WE'VE SHARED WITH CITY STAFF, ONE LEASE THAT THEY'RE NOT READY FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THAT.

BUT IT'S A HIGHER-END, CASUAL FIRST-TO-MARKET RESTAURANT.

IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE ONLY ONE IN KANSAS CITY METRO AREA.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY AND OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ARE CURRENTLY IN DENVER, MILWAUKEE, AND A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST.

I WOULD SAY THAT, MOST OF THE RESTAURANTS WILL BE OF THAT CASUAL TO ABOUT QUALITY.

>> TOM.

>> I'LL JUMP IN HERE. I THINK I CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, BUT I'M STILL ALIGNED WITH STAFF ON THIS.

WE DO BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE IN, FROM OUTSIDE WHEN WE HAVE AN AQUATIC EVENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF VISITORS THAT DO LIKE TO COME TO LENEXA NOW THAT I DON'T THINK CONSIDERED IT BEFORE.

WE ALSO HAVE HIGH DENSITY.

THIS EVENING BEFORE I CAME HERE, I REVIEWED THE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED LAST NIGHT IN OPEN PARK IN DOWNTOWN.

THE BEAUTY OF CITY-CENTER IS WE HAVE PROBABLY THREE TIMES AS MANY APARTMENTS, BUT ALSO THE MAIN THING IS WE PROBABLY ALSO HAVE 10 TIMES AS MUCH OFFICE.

THERE'S A LOT OF OFFICE IN CITY CENTER.

NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE GROWTH IN RETAIL.

WHEN THE HOSPITAL OPENS UP, I THINK WE'LL ALSO SEE A TREMENDOUS SURGE OF OUTSIDE PEOPLE COMING TO LENEXA.

RIGHT NOW, I SEE A LOT OF OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE AT JACK STACK AND I CAN'T GET IN TO SILO.

THESE ARE MY LITTLE LEEWOOD BUDDIES THAT KEEP TALKING ABOUT, WE NEED TO GO TO SILO WITH US.

WELL, I CAN'T GET IN, SO OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW SOMEBODY.

BUT THE POINT OF IT IS IS THAT I'M SEEING THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE OUTSIDE ACTIVITY COMING DOWN FOR 35-87 STREET THAN WHAT WE EVER IMAGINED.

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL.

IT'S SELF-CORRECTING AND IF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY, THEY WON'T DO IT.

WE'RE NOT MAKING ANYBODY PAY FOR ANYTHING THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR.

BUT IF THE QUALITY IS THERE, AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN THIS QUALITY.

I THINK AS I SAID, SILO HAS PROVEN IT, AND I THINK ALSO THAT'S GOT TO BE ONE OF THE NICER JACK STACK.

THEY DIDN'T START UP AT THAT LEVEL, BUT THEY'RE THERE NOW.

ALSO, WE'VE GOT A HOTEL.

IN FACT, WE'VE GOT TWO HOTELS IN CITY CENTER NOW.

I DO THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LOOKING FOR A QUALITY TYPE EXPERIENCE IN LENEXA.

>> BILL.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I THINK WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL.

TOM, SINCE WE STARTED CITY-CENTER AND KNOWS THE HISTORY.

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I REMEMBER WHEN WE APPROVED THE HOSPITAL, TOM TALKED ABOUT THE PROMENADE.

SOME OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN LOST AS WE GO THROUGH VARIOUS SELECTIONS.

I THINK WE'RE FORTUNATE, THIS CORNER, AS TOM MENTIONED EARLIER TONIGHT, IT'S SPECIAL.

IF WE NEED TO APPROVE THE 2% SO THAT WE GET THE QUALITY OF THAT CORNER.

THEN I THINK WE SHOULD DO.

>> THANKS, MELANIE.

>> BECAUSE I'M STILL NEW MYSELF TO THIS CONVERSATION, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, HOW WOULD THIS PROJECT BE AFFECTED IF WE DECIDED TO GO WITH OUR TRADITIONAL 1%? I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO I'M DIRECTING THIS QUESTION TO.

MAYBE YOU, BECKY, YOU MIGHT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.

>> I THINK PERHAPS THE DEVELOPER IS PROBABLY BETTER SUITED TO EXPLAIN WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO THEIR FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS.

>> SURE, THAT'S VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MEET OUR RETURNS, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO FORWARD AT THIS TIME WITH THE PROJECT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COURTNEY.

>> I GUESS I SEE THINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

I STRUGGLE WITH CIDS JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE PROGRESSIVE, ESPECIALLY ON NEW DEVELOPMENT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE OF WHERE THEY SHOP AND WHERE THEY GO TO DINNER AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

THEY'RE RIGHT, THIS IS A SPECIAL CORNER.

IT IS PRIME PROPERTY IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S AN EXPECTATION OF WHAT WE WANT TO GO IN THERE AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE HERE TO DO THAT.

I REALLY WOULD BE OKAY WITH A 1% CID, BUT A 2%.

I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENT FOR.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE DO ON THE OCCASION AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE DEVELOPER COMING IN AND JUST SAYING, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.

WITHOUT SHOWING US WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BACK-END, THEN EVERYBODY CAN COME IN AND GO, I NEED TO HAVE A 2% OR IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR RETURNS NEEDS TO BE, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING THAT SHOWS UP EVERY WEEK IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE OF THAT AND SO I WILL NOT SUPPORT A 2% CID.

>> WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I JUST ADDRESSED A COUPLE OF THOSE? ONE IS WE DID GO OVER OUR NUMBERS WITH CITY STAFF.

WE WANTED THEM TO BE FAMILIAR WITH OUR RETURN PARAMETERS AND THE SPECIFICS SO THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE WERE COMING FROM, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE, SO IT WAS NOT JUST A BLIND STATEMENT.

SECONDLY, IF WE WERE RECEIVING 100% OF THE TIF, WHICH WERE NOT, AND THE AGREEMENT WAS NOT TO.

BUT IF WE WERE RECEIVING 100% OF THE TIF, WE WOULD NOT BE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CID.

>> LET ME FLUSH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT.

YOU SAY THE AGREEMENT WAS NOT 100.

WAS CID TALKED ABOUT AND AT WHAT LEVEL AT THAT TIME OR NOT?

>> AT THAT TIME, IT ACTUALLY HAD TO DO WITH THE OTHER PARCEL, BUT WHICH IS WHERE ADVENTHEALTH AND MART CITY ARE.

BUT TAKE TWO STEPS BACK.

THE REASON THAT THERE WAS 50% AGREED UPON AND STILL AGREED UPON IS BECAUSE THE CITY PUT IN THE MAJORITY OF CITY-CENTER DRIVE AND PAID FOR IT, AND THAT'S WHAT THE REIMBURSEMENT IS FOR.

THE CITIES ALSO ASK THAT THEY REIMBURSED IN FUTURE COSTS THAT ARE CLOSE BY.

WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT ALSO.

THAT WAS THE ONLY AGREEMENT THAT WAS MADE THAT IS FINE.

OUR COSTS AND THE QUALITY OF WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AHEAD OF TIME, JUST STRICTLY A MATTER OF NUMBERS ARE NECESSITATING A HIGHER CID.

I DO NOT PERSONALLY SEE IT AS PRECEDENT SETTING FOR ME.

IF THAT'S A CONCERN ON THIS COUNCIL, I DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY.

IT'S A COMBINATION OF THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT GIVEN THE SPECIFIC NUMBERS.

>> WE HAVEN'T HAD A PUBLIC HEARING YET, SO WE'RE PROBABLY DEEPER THAN WE NEED TO BE.

BUT JOE, GO AHEAD.

>> I APPRECIATE IT, ALL THE DIALOGUE SO FAR.

I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT SET INTO PRECEDENT.

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I THINK HOWEVER WE GET TO DECIDE THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER WE PASS FUTURE CID OR NOT AND IF SO, AT WHAT LEVEL? I AGREE VERY MUCH WITH WHAT TOM AND BILL SAID ABOUT THIS BEING A SPECIAL CORNER.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANT TO INVEST IN TO GET THE RESTAURANTS AND HAVE THE BUILDING THAT WE'VE COME TO EXPECT IN CITY-CENTER AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

QUITE PERSONALLY CIDS, I THINK, ARE ONE OF THE MOST EQUITABLE.

OR FAVORABLE MAYBE BE A BETTER WORD BECAUSE IF I DON'T WANT TO PAY MY 2%, I CAN WALK 200 YARDS TO ONE OF FOUR OR FIVE RESTAURANTS AND NOT PAY A 2% CID.

VERSUS IF WE LEVY A CITY TAX, YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE THE CITY TO ESCAPE THAT TAX.

AGAIN, DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS AS A PRECEDENT GOING FORWARD, BUT I THINK FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT, THIS REQUEST, THIS TIME I'M IN FAVOR.

>> I'M GOING TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW.

I'M SORRY. WE HAD ONE MORE.

TOM, AND THEN WE'LL DO THAT.

>> I JUST CAN'T LEAVE IT ALONE, SO HERE WE GO.

>> I THINK I'M GOING TO GO BACK AND CATCH A GUY.

HIS NAME WAS ALLEN YULE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REMEMBER ALLEN, BUT HE WAS ON OUR PLANNING COMMISSION FOR 20-SOMETHING YEARS.

HE USED TO PREACH AT ME A LOT, BUT I DID LISTEN.

BUT ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HE WOULD SAY IS LENEXA HAS A HISTORY AND A PHILOSOPHY OF MAKING INVESTMENTS AND EXPECTING A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.

WE DID THAT ON SOME OF OUR STREETS.

IF YOU LOOK AT, WE BUILT RENNER BEFORE, THERE WAS ANYBODY THERE.

WE DIDN'T WAIT UNTIL THE DEVELOPMENT SHOWED UP AND THEN BUILD IT LIKE MANY OTHER PLACES DO.

THE SAME THING WITH RIDGEVIEW.

WE BUILT BEFORE ANYTHING WAS THERE AND THE SAME THING WITH PRAIRIE STAR AND THE SAME THING WITH RANDY RECREATION.

WE HAVE PARKS OUT WEST THAT WE BOUGHT YEARS IN ADVANCE.

THAT'S THE ONE ISSUE THAT'S GUIDING LIGHT FOR ME.

BUT THE SECOND ONE IS NAME A MORE INFLUENTIAL SPOT OR CORNER IN LENEXA THAT YOU WOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN.

THIS IS IT. WE'VE DEVELOPED OUR STREETS AROUND IT, ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'VE DEVELOPED OUR RAIN TO RECREATION, AND WE HAVE THAT NICE PIECE OF GREEN ON THE NORTH SIDE THERE TO CATCH ALL THE WATER THAT RUNS OFF, WE'VE GOT OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS, WE JUST FINISHED UP 87TH OF 435.

WE ARE INVESTING HEAVY AND WE EXPECT A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT.

THAT IS WHY, IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO HAVE A 2% VERSUS A 1%, THIS IS WHERE I'M PLACING MY BET.

THIS IS IT. THIS HAS GOT TO BE GOOD.

WE'VE WATCHED IT EVOLVE THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS AND MAKING SURE IT'S NOT JUST A ONE TRICK PONY.

THIS IS GOING TO BE IT.

IT'S GOING TO HOLD FOUR OF OUR BEST AND I WANT TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

>> JULIE.

>> JUST PROCEDURALLY TO ADDRESS THE IDEA OF A PRECEDENT.

IF ANOTHER DEVELOPER IN ANOTHER LOCATION CAME AND ASKED FOR A 2%, WOULD THIS BODY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE LEGALLY THE APPROPRIATENESS OF GRANTING THAT 2% OR SOMETHING LESSER?

>> YES. I WOULD SAY STAFF VIEWS IT THAT WAY AS WOULD YOU GUYS.

I WOULD SAY YOU GUYS CERTAINLY SET A PUBLIC PRECEDENT IN A WAY, BUT EVERY INCENTIVE YOU GRANT IS ITS OWN VOTE AND ITS OWN INCENTIVE.

THEY ARE NOT BINDING ONLY IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION.

[OVERLAPPING] THERE'S NO OBLIGATIONS THAT WOULD GO YOU THAT NIGHT.

EVEN PAST AGREEMENTS HAVE NO EFFECT ON WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON THAT NIGHT.

YOU GUYS CANNOT BIND YOURSELVES TO THESE AGREEMENTS AS YOU GO THROUGH AND CONSIDER EACH INDIVIDUAL INCENTIVE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> SEAN. KEITH. SORRY. HIGH-END CASUAL.

NAME FOUR OR FIVE IN THE METRO AREA NOW SO I GET A FEEL FOR IT.

YOU NEED TO MARK IT AS COOL.

BUT IF THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE ONE, WILL IT HAVE THE MARKETING DOLLARS BEHIND IT TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL OR NOT? QUESTIONS OF THAT NATURE.

I KNOW I'M NOT HERE TO DECIDE I WANT THAT RESTAURANT, I DON'T WANT THAT ONE, 2% GETS ME THAT ONE DOESN'T GET ME THAT ONE.

I AGREE THE QUALITY NEEDS TO BE THERE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR OUR EXTRA 2% OUT OF OUR CITIZENS POCKET IS SOMETHING SPECIAL,

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NOT ANOTHER APPLEBEE'S OR IHOP OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE AT THIS LOCATION.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHY I MAKE MY DECISION.

BUT IF I FOLLOW TOM'S LEAD, THAT I'M GETTING MORE AND BETTER AND SPECIAL BECAUSE YOU'RE INVESTED IN THE PROJECT, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY THAN YOU'VE GOT A MINIMUM RETURN THAT YOU GOT TO HIT AND THAT'S HOW WE CAN DO IT.

BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING AT RISK? THIS ISN'T ABOUT US MAKING EVERYONE WHOLE, THIS IS ABOUT DEVELOPERS TAKING SOME RISKS OR SOME OPPORTUNITIES AND US DOING THE SAME THING AND NEGOTIATING WHERE THAT NEEDS TO BE.

>> SURE. I JUST REALIZED THAT THE TENANT THAT I THOUGHT I DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HAS LENEXA ON THEIR WEBSITE SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

BUT A TUPELO HONEY IS THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT.

>> WHAT DO THEY DO? WHO ARE THEY?

>> THEY ARE A SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTHERN COOKING RESTAURANT THAT ALSO HAS HIGH-END SUNDAY BRANCHES AND ARE NEAR THE PUBLIC MARKET IN MILWAUKEE, THERE IN THE UNION STATION IN DENVER.

THEY GENERALLY DO ONE LOCATION IN A REGION.

THEY'VE SELECTED LENEXA BECAUSE THEY THINK IT IS SPECIAL.

THEY THINK IT IS ONE THAT THEY CAN BRING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE OR REGIONALLY FROM THE HIGHWAY ACCESS.

ALTHOUGH THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT, SO IT WOULD BE THAT LEVEL AND ABOVE.

THERE'S A LOCAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT WHO WE HAVE NOT SIGNED OUR LEAFS WITH, BUT THEY'RE IN LINWOOD.

THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IS IN LINWOOD IN A HIGHER-END CENTER THERE.

I HATE TO USE THE WORD HOUSTON'S BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN THE MARKET ANYMORE.

BUT THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF RESTAURANTS THAT WE ANTICIPATE IN THE RESTAURANT ROW, AS WELL AS SOME HIGHER-END, MORE ENERGY-TYPE RESTAURANTS THAT WOULD JUST BE DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE TO THE MARKET.

>> I UNDERSTAND IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO GET THE BIGGEST VOLUME YOU CAN AND GET CLOSER TO YOUR 8.5 MILLION VERSUS YOUR 6.5.

YOU'RE NOT JUST TRYING TO PUT PEOPLE IN THERE TO FILL SPACE.

I CAN LOOK AT THAT AS COOL AND OUTSIDE BREAKFAST PLACE, OR I CAN LOOK AT IT AS WELL NOW WE HAVE SIX BREAKFAST PLACE IN LENEXA, AND IN MEXICAN KIND OF THE SAME MINDSET.

THERE MIGHT BE A UNIQUE NAME OR ARE THEY SPECIAL AND NEW OR SOMETHING? I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THE ROAD OF THE TUPELO NAME OR THEIR DEAL IN PARTICULAR.

BUT [OVERLAPPING] I'M NOT ASKING THAT QUESTION, BUT.

>> JUST TO CLARIFY THEIR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. IT'S NOT ONLY BREAKFAST.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> THEY JUST DO A LARGE VOLUME AT SUNDAY BRUNCH, WHICH IS A VERY UNIQUE PIECE FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT.

>> OKAY. EXCELLENT. THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAS COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, YOU MAY COME FORWARD NOW AND EXPRESS THOSE.

MA'AM, I NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN YOUR COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

>> I'M GALEN VAN HORN, I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OF LENEXA.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE USING A LOT OF ACRONYMS THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH.

JUST TO UNDERSTAND THAT RESTAURANTS OR ANY BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA, IF I BOUGHT SOMETHING THERE, MY TAXES WOULD BE 2% MORE THAN IF I GO TO RED DOOR GRILL.

>> ONE PERCENT MORE THAN RED DOOR BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A 1% CID OVER THAT ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.

>> OKAY. OR IF I GO TO HOLY LAND CAFE WOULD BE 2% MORE HERE THAN AT HOLY LAND.

>> THAT IS CORRECT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A CID OVER THAT AREA.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WAS THAT THE TOTAL COMMENT AND QUESTION OR YOU WANT TO SAY MORE?

>> NO. I THINK THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]

>> OKAY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO STOP AND PAUSE THERE.

>> I'D MORE LIKELY GO TO HOLY LAND THAN TO COME OVER HERE, [LAUGHTER] SO I'M SAFE.

>> I DIDN'T WANT TO ASSUME YOU WERE DONE WHILE YOU WERE SIGNING IN AND EMBARRASS MYSELF AND YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[BACKGROUND] MOTION BY TOM, SECOND BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO REQUEST A MOTION FOR THE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE CID? DAN.

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>> I THINK MAYBE, EXCUSE ME MAYOR.

CLOSURE FOR ME, I GUESS.

LISTENING TO THE DIALOGUE. I'M STILL CONCERNED WITH THE 2%.

BUT IF WE ARE IN A STRONG POSITION THAT IT'S A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

IT'S NOT A PRECEDENT SETTING IN TERMS OF ANYONE AND EVERYONE COMING IN WITHOUT THE EVALUATION AND SO FORTH, AND GIVEN THAT STAFF HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND DEALT WITH IT AND SO FORTH.

I GUESS I'M GOING TO BACK AWAY, AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR, I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTARY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AREA.

I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

I'M ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF FILLING IT IN SO FORTH.

WE'RE SETTING A PRECEDENT, I THINK IN TERMS OF JUST THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AND PUTTING SOME FAITH IN THE DEVELOPER THAT HE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO DELIVER ON THAT QUALITY, AND SO FORTH.

I THINK ALL THINGS CONSIDERED THROUGH THE CONVERSATION, I THINK I'LL SUPPORT IT AT THIS POINT.

>> SORRY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHED IN THE CID, MOTION BY CRAIG, SETUP BY DAN. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> OPPOSED?

>> NAY.

>> COURTNEY IS NAY. MOTION PASSES.

THEN, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION?

>> TO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> CRAIG AND TOM, ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE'LL DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR POSITIVE THOUGHT.

>> WELL, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE NO NEW BRIEFINGS, ANY COUNCIL REPORTS. DAN?

[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]

>> THANK YOU. SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY THIS WEEK I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE RESIDENT IN WARD 3 THAT COULD NOT SAY ENOUGH POSITIVE THINGS, ABOUT THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING RECENTLY, THE TUNNEL, JUST A WHOLE VARIETY OF THINGS AND SO FORTH, AND WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AND WANTED ASKED ME THAT I PASS ALONG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, TO APPRECIATE IT, AND DEFINITELY TO STAFF.

>> STAFF REPORTS BEFORE WE DO ITEM NUMBER 6, MIKE, ANYTHING LEGISLATED THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF?

>> THERE ARE ABOUT 700 THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF [LAUGHTER] THAT HAPPENED WITH LEGISLATION.

>> PICK THREE. [LAUGHTER]

>> WELL, THIS IS PRESSURE TO THE DISCUSSION THAT WE JUST HAD ABOUT SALES TAX IMPLICATIONS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS FLOATING AROUND THE LEGISLATURE WHICH WOULD EITHER REDUCE OR COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE SALES TAX ON ALL FOOD, PREPARED FOOD, HEALTHY FOOD, WHICH HAS SOME DEFINITIONS IN THE BILL THAT IT'S IN WHAT FORM THAT WILL TAKE IS UP IN THE AIR AT THIS POINT, BUT THERE IS A BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD TRICKLE THAT DOWN TO LOCAL SALES TAX.

IN LENEXA, WE LEVY 1.375% SALES TAX, 1% FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN A THREE-EIGHTHS AND SALES TAX THAT IS DIVVIED OUT TO THE PAYMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AS WELL AS PARKS AND RECREATION THAT WOULD EAT INTO THE DEBT SERVICE THAT WE'VE PINNED SOME OF THOSE THINGS TO.

IN ADDITION THE PUBLIC SAFETY, SALES TAX NUMBER 3 THAT THE COUNTY PASSED UPON THE COURTHOUSE WHICH ALSO HAS AN APPORTIONMENT TO THE CITIES, WOULD BE THREATENED BY THAT, AND THAT'S A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX.

THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EACH OF THOSE, IF IT WERE TO PASS AT THIS POINT IS ABOUT $2.7 MILLION ANNUALLY IN REVENUE.

>> WHEN DOES THE COUNTY SALES TAX EXPIRE?

>> IT EXPIRES IN 2027.

>> BE PREPARED TO CALL OR WRITE YOUR FRIENDS IN TOPEKA IF SOME OF THE BAD ONES GET TRACTION.

THE PROPOSAL ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, REALISTICALLY HELD CITIES AND COUNTIES HARMLESS.

THIS WOULD REACH INTO OUR POCKETS AND GIVE AWAY OUR MONEY OR TAKE AWAY OUR MONEY.

MIKE YOU SAID A MILLION, TWO ROUGHLY IT'S A MILL, A MILL AND A HALF.

IF WE HAD TO BACKFILL THAT OR CUT A MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF PROGRAMMING.

IF YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN TERMS OF THAT, NOBODY LIKES PROPERTY TAX AND THEY'RE ALL AGAINST PROPERTY TAX AND WANT TO CAP IT.

BUT IF THEY KEEP TAKING AWAY OTHER OPTIONS, EITHER WE CUT OR WE REPLACE.

IT HAS TO BE PROPERTY TAX.

I THINK LOGAN IS STILL HERE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH BILL IT WAS, BUT ONE OF THEM WAS GOING TO TAKE ESSENTIALLY CUT LOGANS' BUDGET IF THEY PASSED IT.

WE'D HAVE NO PARKS AND REC MONEY WAS THE EQUIVALENT, WE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

BUT THAT'S HOW BIG OF A BITE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN.

TO PUT IT INTO TERMS, THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO PEOPLE.

>> QUICK QUESTION. IS THAT COMMITTEE EXEMPT FROM TURNAROUND OR DOES IT HAVE TO MAKE TURNAROUND?

>> ANYTIME THAT THERE'S A BILL THAT HAS TAXES THAT ARE INVOLVED IS GOING TO BE EXEMPT.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> I WOULDN'T BE REMISS THERE IS SOMETHING POSITIVE THAT HAPPENED.

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A BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO ESSENTIALLY REMOVE ALL OF THEIR RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY, RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON EVERYBODY'S DEEDS WAS INTRODUCED.

IN THE LEGISLATURE THERE WERE SOME PROVISIONS IN THERE THAT WOULD HAVE NULLIFIED LOCAL NON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCES.

WE AS THE CITY OF LENEXA, HAVE PASSED ONE OF THOSE ALONG WITH A LOT OF NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS.

WE WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET THAT LANGUAGE REMOVED.

THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR FOR US.

FINAL, I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR THREE.

HERE'S NUMBER 3. [LAUGHTER]

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> HERE'S THE NUMBER 3.

IS THAT A BILL THAT WOULD PROHIBIT ANY GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE THAT IT TERM IS LOOSELY DEFINED FROM ENTERING PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A WARRANT OR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM A PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH PUTS AT JEOPARDY OUR ABILITY TO DO CODE ENFORCEMENT TO HANG DOOR HANGERS FOR OUR CONTRACTORS TO HANG DOOR HANGERS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND THOSE THINGS.

WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING SOME CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT BILL IS GOING TO GO OR NOT, BUT THAT IS ONE THAT'S ON OUR RADAR, THAT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC, THAT WOULD AFFECT DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS FOR OUR STAFF AND FOR SOME OTHER THINGS WE DO.

>> THANKS MIKE. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT, SCOTT.

[ 6. Community Development Annual Report]

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND GOVERNING BODY.

THIS MAY NOT BE AS SPICY AS A SUPER FIT DOG OR NEW TO MARKET RESTAURANT.

[NOISE] WE DO HAVE LOTS OF NUMBERS, SO WE WILL GET STARTED.

I AM SCOTT MCCULLOUGH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, REALLY STANDING FOR THE 45 STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF LAST YEAR'S PRODUCTIVITY.

WE'LL JUMP RIGHT IN AND SHARE SOME OF THOSE WITH YOU.

YOU HAVE THIS IN YOUR PACKET.

I'LL GO RELATIVELY QUICK.

ANOTHER GREAT YEAR IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ADDING VALUE TO THE CITY.

AS YOU KNOW, IT'S THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT DEVELOPED CITIES.

BUT WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE SET THE CULTURE IN THE ECOSYSTEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO DO REALLY HIGH-QUALITY GOOD WORK.

I THINK YOU SAW SOME OF THAT HERE TONIGHT IN YOUR LAST ITEM, BUT IT REALLY ABOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

I THINK THIS IS FOURTH OR FIFTH IN THE HISTORY IN TERMS OF A YEAR FOR SETTING NEW VALUATION.

RESIDENTIAL SPEAKING, WE DIDN'T DO ANY MULTIFAMILY UNITS IN 2022, BUT WE HAVE PRETTY STRONG YEAR IN SINGLE-FAMILY AND DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT.

WE ARE WATCHING THIS LITTLE BIT OF A TREND LINE HERE STARTING IN '20, FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, A LITTLE BIT OF A TREND DOWNWARD IN THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT CAN BE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

THE ECONOMY, OF COURSE, WE DO KNOW THAT THE ELECTRIC UTILITY, THE ELECTRIC BOXES REQUIRED OF NEW HOME DEVELOPMENT IS BEING METERED OUT, PUN INTENDED FROM THE ELECTRODE, FROM ENERGY AND SO THAT'S MAYBE AFFECTING A LITTLE BIT IT STARTS IN HOUSING PERMITS.

ONE NUMBER THAT WE LOOK AT TO FORECAST THIS YEAR'S WORKLOAD IS OUR DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS NUMBER THAT IT'S ROUGHLY TWO-AND-A-HALF TIMES LARGER THAN ANY NUMBER WE'VE HAD IN THE PIPELINE IS THE NUMBER THAT REPRESENTS THE VALUE OF PERMITS IN THE PROCESS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, WE HAD OVER $390 MILLION WORTH OF VALUATION IN THE PIPELINE, THAT MAY NOT ALL COME TO FRUITION BUT IT GIVES US A GOOD LOOK AT WHERE TO PUT RESOURCES AND PRIORITIES RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO ADDRESS THAT NUMBER.

I PUT THIS IN JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE A LOT OF OUR RESOURCES ARE BEING DRIVING OUT TO EVERY DAY.

THIS IS THE NEW RESIDENTIAL PERMITS NUMBER.

IT GOES BACK PRETTY FAR UP I NEED TO UPDATE THIS NEXT YEAR A LOT OF THE YELLOW AREAS WERE BUILT IN YEARS PRIOR SO I CAN JUST TELL YOU, IN 2022, WE SPENT A LOT MORE TIME IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF LENEXA DOING SOME ARE INSPECTIONS AND WORK OUT THERE.WE'RE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION STAFFS ARE PLANNING COMMISSION AND OUR BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS AND SO YOU SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS HERE YOUR HARD WORKING PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED 112 APPLICATIONS.

IN 2022, WE CREATED 322 NEW RESIDENTIAL LOTS, AND WE DID OVER ROUGHLY 290 ACRES OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT LAST YEAR.

LICENSE AND PERMITTING, STAFF IS ALWAYS BUSY.

YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS LICENSE AND RENTAL APPLICATIONS.

RECALL THAT LAST YEAR YOU HELPED A NEW BUSINESS GETS STARTED IN LENEXA AND THAT WERE RELATED TO OUR MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING.

WE CREATED A NEW LICENSE TYPE AND THE BUSINESS THAT WANTED TO DO THAT WORK.

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WE LICENSED THE FIRST 12 STUDENTS AND UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ON THEIR THIRD ROUND OF STUDENTS GETTING THROUGH THEIR PROCESS FOR MASSAGE THERAPIST.

YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH TIM GREEN AS OUR CITY ENGINEER UP HERE BEFORE YOU A LOT, BUT THERE'S AN ARMY OF STAFF BEHIND HIM DOING A LOT OF NOT SO VISIBLE WORK.

THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT ALL THE STAFF AND THE ENGINEERING DIVISION WHO ARE DOING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN, NOT ONLY REVIEWS BUT INSPECTIONS.

A LOT OF THE WORK YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH AND THE PRIVATE SIDE WITH BUILDINGS, A LOT OF IT'S DONE ON THE SITE ITSELF AND IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE OVER $1.3 MILLION IN FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN 2022 AND WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO SO WE'RE INVITED TO SPEAK AT A LOT OF CONFERENCES AND THAT'S ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT THERE.

WE ARE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROJECTS.

THERE'S THREE PHASES OF PROJECTS IN MY MIND.

THERE'S THE DESIGN PHASE, AND SO WE DO A LOT OF WORK IN THE OFFICE ON THE DESIGN.

THERE'S THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF PROJECTS WHERE THE INSPECTORS ARE OUT THERE DOING THEIR WORK AND THEN THERE'S THE PARTY PHASE OF A PROJECT WHERE WE CELEBRATE A PROJECT BEING DONE AND WE HAD OUR FAIR SHARE FRUSTRATING PROJECTS LAST YEAR, BOTH FOR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY SO WE TRY TO CELEBRATE THOSE WINS ONCE THEY ARE CLOSED OUT.

STORMWATER STAFF IS ANOTHER UNSEEN PART OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT HERE THAT WE REALLY FOCUSED ON OUR BMP MAINTENANCE AND A BMP FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR, IS A BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE OF STORMWATER TO MAKE SURE THAT VOLUME AND QUALITY OF STORMWATER IS ADDRESSED IN BEST WAYS, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE WAYS AND WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THEM APPROVED IN THE CITY.

LAST YEAR WE DECIDED THAT WE REALLY NEEDED TO AMP UP THE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THOSE BECAUSE WE HAD OBSERVED THAT THOSE WERE GOING BY THE WAYSIDE IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE.

YOU CAN SEE HERE WE NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT LETTERS AND DID HAVE TO ISSUE SIX NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS SO WE'RE GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THOSE AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH 10,000 PLUS FEET OF PIPE WAS LINED AND 7,300 REPLACED.

VERY ACTIVE WITH OUR STORMWATER DIVISION AS WELL.

OUR BUILDING CODES DIVISIONS DID ALMOST 3,000 MORE INSPECTIONS IN 2022 THAN 2021 THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE IN BOTH NEW BUILDINGS AND ENFORCING BUILDING CODE ISSUES ON EXISTING BUILDINGS.

YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH A NUMBER OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS PERMITTED LAST YEAR.

IF YOU STUDY THIS, YOU'LL SEE THAT A LOT OF THE BUSINESS PARK TYPE OF USES IN LENEXA LOGISTICS AND MERIT TECHS OR HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS LIST SHOW UP MULTIPLE TIMES, BOTH NEW PROJECTS AND TENANT FINISHES AND REMODELS.

OUR COMMUNITY STANDARDS HAD A PRETTY TYPICAL YEAR IN TERMS OF VOLUME OF WORK, I WOULD HIGHLIGHT HERE THAT ANGEL WHITAKER HAS JOINED OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN INSPECTING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE HOTELS AND APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN A WAY REALLY JUST TO GET IN AND MONITOR THOSE FOR MORE THAN JUST FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND SO WE ARE DISCOVERING IN ANY NUMBER OF LIFE SAFETY ISSUES IN THOSE UNITS.

>> SHOULD I 61 CHARGES, THE OTHERS WERE RESOLVED WITHOUT COURT?

>> THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING OF THAT NUMBER, YES.

THE HIGH PERCENTAGES ARE RESOLVED WITHOUT COURT INTERVENTION.

WHAT'S BEEN TOO MUCH OF THIS REMIND YOU THAT WE HAD A GOOD SUCCESS IN OUR EXTERIOR GRANT PROGRAM.

WE FUNDED NINE APPLICANTS WITH ABOUT $36,000 WORTH OF FUNDING.

THAT SPURRED OVER $90,000 OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR WE JUST STARTED OUR PROGRAM OR WILL VERY SOON WITH MORE FUNDING, $90,000 IS WHAT YOU ALLOCATE IT IN YOUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR SO I THINK WE CAN DO TWO TO THREE TIMES THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS THIS YEAR.

I WAS AFFORDED TO ARRANGE THOSE PHOTOS BACK TO YOU, REMIND YOU THIS IS THE LOCATION.

THE GREEN REPRESENTS THE AREA OF FUNDING.

THOSE ARE TYPICALLY YOUR OLDER HOMES WITH THE LESSER VALUE PER OUR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

GOT TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT HERE.

SOME OF YOU WERE AT THE AWARD CEREMONY LAST SPRING WHEN ANGEL WHITTAKER WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR FOR 2021.

WHETHER IT'S EVERYTHING COMPLEX, HOARDING, HOMELESS ISSUES, SOME OF THE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, ANY NUMBER OF THINGS.

I THINK CITY MANAGER YOKE, SAID IT BEST WHEN SHE SAID SHE IS LIKE THE PATRICK MAHONEY OF OUR CITY AND THAT'S EVEN BEFORE THE DYNASTY STARTED.

QUARTERBACKING ISSUES AND FOLLOWING THROUGH TO COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.. ANGEL

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HAD UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN HONORS OF EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. SHE WOULD HAVE TO RECEIVE YOUR LOVE AND PRAISE.

I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT OUR WISHLIST IS REALLY FOR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

THEN WE'LL JUST END ON THE CHIEFS VICTORY AND SHOW YOU THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME FUN.

THIS IS MORE THAN JUST TAUGHT MY DEPARTMENT OF COURSE.

BUT REPRESENTS, I THINK, A GOOD YEAR FOR US TOO AND WE DID HAVE UPS AND DOWNS I'M NOT SAYING IT WAS ALL ROSES EVERY DEPARTMENT DOES, AND I WANT TO SHOW OR REFLECT A LOT OF APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY BECAUSE THAT VOLUME OF WORK THROUGH OUR PIPELINE IS NOT DONE BY ONE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S EVERYBODY IT'S ALL ALL DEPARTMENTS AND IT'S YOUR AND YOUR LEADERSHIP SO I WILL STAND FOR QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> DAN.

>> SCOTT, JUST A COMMENT. THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP VERY MUCH.

>> BILL..

YES. SCOTT NICE PRESENTATION. WHAT'S THE CHILI?

>> THE SPICY PEPPER?

>> YEAH.

>> WELL, THAT'S JUST I GOT TO SPICE THINGS UP IN MY PRESENTATIONS ONCE IN A WHILE [OVERLAPPING].

IT WAS LIKE A HIGH TYPICAL ORNAMENT AT CHRISTMAS WHERE YOU SEE IF YOU CAN FIND WALDO.

>> ONE OF YOUR MAJOR PROJECTS AS LISTED WAS RENDERED A MAUER.

I TELL YOU THAT IS SO GOOD AND IT LOOKS GOOD AND IT FLOWS GOOD.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING DOES, BUT THAT WAS SO CONGESTED.

JUST VERY NICE THANK YOU AND GOOD PRESENTATION.

>> ANYONE ELSE? JUST DID TELL THE DEAN WE'RE PROUD OF HIM.

>> I WILL, THANK YOU.

>> I NOTE A FEW EXTRA PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT I DON'T RECOGNIZE TONIGHT.

STUDENTS DO WE HAVE STUDENTS HERE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED TO GET CREDIT OR WHATEVER THEY DO.

I SEE ONE IN THE BACK.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU STAND, GIVE ME YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND WHAT PROJECT YOU'RE WORKING ON OR SCHOOL CLASS OR WHAT NOT.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU GOT BY WITH 15.

WELL, THANKS FOR STAYING YOU'LL STAY IN 30 MINUTES EXTRA.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]

>> COOL. WELL, THANKS FOR STAYING AND ALL THAT.

ONE MORE WE HAVE AN ENTIRE WEBSITE.

YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE PACKET.

IF YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND CHECK NOTES, WHATEVER.

LENEXA.COM AND GO TO MINUTES AND AGENDAS AND YOU'LL SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND WHAT WE SEE UP HERE. YES, MA'AM.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> ALL RIGHT.

YOU ALL LENEXA RESIDENTS OR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES? WHAT JOHNNY.

JOHNNY. YOU PICKED AT NIGHT GOODNIGHT.COM.

NOW I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO YOUR CITY MEETINGS AND JUST COME BACK AND WRITE A COMPARE AND CONTRAST.

IT MIGHT TAKE YOUR PARENTS WITH YOU AND THEY'LL MOVE YOU OVER HERE AS WELL.

[LAUGHTER] WE'RE STILL RECORDING, AREN'T WE? WELL, THAT WILL MARK THE END OF OUR RECORDED SESSION.

THIS TIME WE'LL DO BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR.

IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE THAT LIGHT TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNING BODY, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

OKAY. SEEING NONE A MOTION TO ADJOURN IS IN ORDER.

MOTION BY TOM SECOND BY COURTNEY. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> OPPOSE. DONE EVERYONE NICE JOB.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Feb 21, 2023 City Council Meeting

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