Mar 21, 2023 City Council Meeting

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WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THIS EVENING.

[CALL TO ORDER]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

MIKE, WOULD YOU CALL ROLL, PLEASE? CERTAINLY MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER KARLIN IS ABSENT THIS EVENING.

COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER NOLTE PRESENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROH HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ARROYO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SAYERS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY IS ABSENT.

MAYOR MIKE [INAUDIBLE].

THANKS, MIKE.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 7TH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

[APPROVE MINUTES]

MOTION BY COURTNEY. SECOND BY JULIE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED, MIKE ANY MODIFICATIONS? NONE THIS EVENING, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS A PROCLAMATION.

[PROCLAMATIONS ]

AND I GAVE HIM A HEADS UP.

HE GETS TO SPEAK AFTER I AM BECAUSE JOHNNY HAS MORE TO RAISE THAN I EVER THOUGHT OF LOOKING FOR.

RIGHT. COME OVER HERE WITH ME AND I'LL USE THIS.

I THINK. WHEREAS REGULAR CLEANING AND DISINFECTION ARE AN INVESTMENT IN HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY.

AND WHEREAS, THE CENTER FOR CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINE CLEANING AND DISINFECTING TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ACCORDING TO THE WORLD'S LEADING TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CLEANING INDUSTRY.

CLEANED AND DISINFECTED SURFACES REDUCE VIRUS CONCENTRATION BY ALMOST 42%.

WHEN COMBINED WITH HANDWASHING, THIS INCREASES TO OVER 85%.

AND WHEREAS, ESSENTIAL FRONTLINE CLEANING PROFESSIONALS WORK TIRELESSLY TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, WORKPLACES AND OTHER SPACES HEALTHY AND SAFE FOR ALL OF US.

AND WHEREAS, KANSAS GOVERNOR LAURA KELLY PROCLAIMED MARCH 26TH THROUGH APRIL 1ST AS CLEANING WEEK IN KANSAS TO RECOGNIZE THESE PROFESSIONALS.

AND WHEREAS, LENEXA BUILDING SERVICES DIVISION PROVIDES A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES IN 17 CITY OWNED FACILITIES OVER 300,000FT² THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

DID YOU KNOW THAT? 300,000? WOW. I DIDN'T.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL BOEHM, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LENEXA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MARCH 26TH THROUGH APRIL, MISSED THE DATE APRIL 1ST AS CLEANING WEEK IN LENEXA AND HAVE SIGNED MY SIGNATURE TO THIS PROCLAMATION.

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO JOHNNY, WHO'S REPRESENTING ALL OF OUR CREWS OUT THERE THAT DO A GREAT JOB EVERY DAY [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE BUILDING SERVICES DIVISION.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AND WE WILL HAVE ITEM FOUR PULLED THIS EVENING.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

IF SEPARATE DISCUSSION IS DESIRED ON AN ITEM MAY BE REMOVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OR THE AUDIENCE AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

AND I PULLED FOUR FOR TOM.

ANYONE ELSE? THEN LET'S HAVE TO MOVE TO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ONE THROUGH THREE, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN.

MOTION BY DAN, SECOND BY MELANIE.

ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED.

THAT IS APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS ACCEPTANCE OF UTILITY EASEMENTS AS SHOWN ON VISTA VILLAGE SECOND PLAT FINAL PLAT.

[4. Acceptance of utility easements as shown on Vista Village, 2nd Plat, Final Plat]

MOTION BY JULIE. SECOND BY BILL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED.

IF YOU WOULD LET THE RECORD REFLECT IT WAS APPROVED WITH TOM ABSTAINING.

CERTAINLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIVE YEAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT USE FOR AUTO DRIVEAWAY.

[8. Ordinance approving a five-year Special Use Permit for a commercial parking lot use for Auto Driveaway, located south of 16105 W. 113th Street within the BP-2, Planned Manufacturing Zoning District]

STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL STEPHANIE KISLER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

LET ME PULL UP THE POWERPOINT HERE.

AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

HOPEFULLY IT'LL GO BACK ON THE SCREEN HERE.

THERE WE GO. AND THE ADDRESS IS JUST SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY AT 16105 WEST 113TH STREET.

THIS IS FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

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THESE EIGHT CONSIDERATIONS ARE SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK THROUGH EACH AND EVERY TIME WE REVIEW A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

ON THE BORDER OF LENEXA YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THE SOUTH QUADRANT THE PROJECT LOCATION AND RELATIVITY TO THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY.

THE SURROUNDING ZONING IS BP-2, AND THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO ZONED BP-2.

IT'S AN EXISTING PARKING LOT.

JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE ECO WORKS BUILDING.

NOW, ON THE SCREEN HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED SECURE PARKING AREA OUTLINED IN RED.

THIS PARKING AREA WILL HOUSE UP TO 75 VEHICLES.

ALL THE VEHICLES WILL BE IN WORKING CONDITION AND TYPICALLY 1 TO 3 YEARS OLD.

SOME WERE FLEET VEHICLES AND MAY HAVE BRANDING.

BUT TYPICALLY THIS IS SEDANS, SUVS, TRUCKS, NOTHING OVERSIZED, NOTHING THAT'S IN DISREPAIR.

THE COMPANY AUTO DRIVEAWAY ACTUALLY REPURPOSES OR SELLS THESE VEHICLES FROM ONE BUSINESS TO ANOTHER, BUSINESS OR CONSUMER.

THERE'S NO ON SITE CUSTOMERS COMING TO THE SITE.

IT'S ALL DONE REMOTELY.

AND THEN THE VEHICLES WOULD JUST BE BASICALLY STORED HERE.

THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THEIR PARTICULAR OPERATIONS THOUGH.

IN THE SECURED PARKING AREA WE'RE ALSO REVIEWING A STAFF LEVEL SITE PLAN THAT DOES NOT ACTUALLY INCLUDE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST, BUT IT'S BASICALLY JUST A FENCE SURROUNDING THE AREA.

YOU SEE IN RED HERE.

AND THE PROPOSED FENCE STYLE IS A SIX FOOT TALL BLACK VINYL COATED CHAIN LINK, PRETTY TYPICAL FOR AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND IT WILL BE SECURED WITH GATES.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS REVIEWED THE GATES FOR NECESSARY ACCESS AND IS COMFORTABLE WITH THAT LAYOUT.

AUTO DRIVEAWAYS' OFFICE LOCATION IS LOCATED NEAR COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND LAKEVIEW, AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN HERE ON THIS MAP.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE PROXIMITY FROM THE SECURED PARKING LOCATION TO THE APPLICANT'S OFFICE.

THIS IS CONSIDERED OFF SITE, BUT IS WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE.

SO STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

PARKING WISE. WE DID MAKE SURE THAT THIS WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH PARKING FOR THE FACILITY.

ECO WORKS MAINLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME IS THE USER OF THIS PARTICULAR PARKING LOT.

THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE, BASED ON ANALYSIS, THAT THIS WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE USE OF THEIR PARKING LOT AND THE AVAILABILITY FOR PARKING FOR THEIR USES.

AT THIS TIME, WHEN STAFF HAS GONE OUT TO DO VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE PARKING USE, THE PARKING LOT'S BEEN BASICALLY EMPTY EXCEPT FOR A SMALL QUADRANT.

THERE IS SOME SALT STORAGE THAT'S SEASONAL OUT AT THE SITE TOO.

THAT TAKES UP A COUPLE OF PARKING SPACES, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THAT PARKING LOT IS UNDERUTILIZED AT THE MOMENT.

STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR AUTO DRIVEAWAY FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M AVAILABLE.

THANKS, STEPHANIE.

APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING.

THERE YOU ARE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? EITHER. GOOD EVENING.

KENDALL HARRELL, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING MANAGER FOR AUTO DRIVEAWAY.

THE ONE CORRECTION THAT I DID WANT TO MAKE IS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO NOT SELL THE VEHICLES.

THEY ARE JUST IN OUR POSSESSION.

THEY BELONG TO FLEET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES.

SO WE ARE JUST RELOCATING THEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

THEY GENERALLY SIT WITH US FOR BETWEEN 2 AND 6 WEEKS WHILE WE WAIT FOR TITLE AND REGISTRATION PRIOR TO DEPLOYING THEM OUT TO THE END USER.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

PLANNING COMMISSION HAD NO HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING, NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THAT TIME.

RIGHT. THERE WERE NO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

THANK YOU. QUESTIONS DAN? THANK YOU, MAYOR. STEPHANIE, YOU MENTIONED GOING OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND IT WAS BASICALLY EMPTY.

IS DO YOU THINK THAT'S A RESULT OF OUR CURRENT APPROACH TO OFFICE UTILIZATION OR IS THAT KIND OF THE WAY IT'S BEEN? I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT LOT PRIOR TO COVID WAS FULL AND NOW IT'S EMPTY BECAUSE OF COVID AND WE HAVE THE SPACE OR YOUR THOUGHTS? YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T HONESTLY LOOK BACK IN AERIAL IMAGES TO TEST WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS MAYBE SOMETHING THAT WAS A RESULT OF COVID AND WORKING OPERATIONS. ALL I KNOW IS THAT AT THIS POINT, ECO WORKS IS NOT FEELING AS THOUGH THEY WOULD NEED THAT MUCH PARKING.

AND I DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY THEIR BUSINESS MODEL TO KNOW WHETHER THAT HAD CHANGED, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP AND ASK THEM.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I REMEMBER WHEN GRANTHAM WAS THERE.

IT WASN'T FULL THEN EITHER.

SO I MEAN, THAT PARKING LOT HAS BEEN OVERSIZED AND BASED ON OUR CODE, IT STILL IS OVERSIZED.

WE ARE STILL IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH RELOCATING TO THERE.

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BUT THE WHOLE BUILDING COMPLEX BEING IN SOUTHLAKE, THAT WAS THE SUGGESTED AREA, KNOWING THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF PARKING IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE THE ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FIVE YEAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY MELANIE COURTNEY SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ORDINANCE IS APPROVED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS CONSIDERATION OF A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND COMPANION PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR A SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY

[9. Consideration of a Special Use Permit and companion preliminary plan for a self-service storage facility known as StorTropolis, located at the southwest corner of 96th Terrace & Rosehill Road in the CP-2, Planned Community Commercial Zoning District]

NINE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A 20 YEAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A SELF STORAGE USE FOR STORTROPOLIS AND NINE B IS AN APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR STORTROPOLIS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

STEPHANIE KISLER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AGAIN.

THIS REQUEST IS FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR STORTROPOLIS LOCATED NEAR 96 TERRACE AND ROSE HILL ROAD.

AS MENTIONED WITH OUR LAST CASE, WE DO CONSIDER THESE EIGHT CRITERIA FOR REVIEW WITH SPECIAL USE PERMITS.

ON THE SCREEN NOW YOU CAN SEE THE LENEXA BOUNDARY AND THE PROJECT LOCATION NEAR THE EAST SIDE OF LENEXA.

NOW ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT SITE.

IT IS AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PARCEL WHICH MADE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFICULT TIME THROUGH THE SITE PLAN PHASE AND MAKING SURE WE GET ALL THOSE SETBACKS AND PROPER SCREENING AND BUFFERING FIT IN HERE.

BUT THE APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THAT AND MAKE SURE THE SITE MET ALL THOSE CONDITIONS.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S VACANT EXCEPT FOR AN EXISTING PARKING LOT ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE SITE.

AND THERE'S AN OFFICE BUILDING IN THE NORTH QUADRANT THERE AND MOTEL SIX AND SOME OFFICE USES TO THE SOUTH, A C STORE AND GAS STATION TO THE EAST AND SOME MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO THE SOUTHEAST AND I-35 TO THE WEST.

THE SITE IS ZONED CP-1 AND SURROUNDING IT THERE ARE CP-2 USES AND NPO.

THE SITE PLAN INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 170,000FT² OF STORAGE WITH BUILDING A BEING THE PRIMARY BUILDING.

THERE'S ALSO ANCILLARY BUILDINGS B, C, D AND E, WHICH ARE ONE STORY.

AND THEY HAVE ROOM FOR BASICALLY VEHICLE TYPE STORAGE WHERE YOU CAN DRIVE IN AND THERE'S A GARAGE DOOR IN THIS AREA HERE.

ORIGINALLY THE APPLICANT'S PLANS HAD THESE B, C, D AND E BUILDINGS WITH GARAGE DOORS FACING NORTH.

WE WORKED WITH THEM TO GET THOSE GARAGE DOORS FACING IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS SO THEY FACE EAST AND WEST.

SO WE WON'T HAVE THE IMPACT OF GARAGE DOORS FACING ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

THERE'S ALSO SOME CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING ON THE SITE IN ADDITION TO THOSE DOORS BEING FACED TOWARD EACH OTHER AND NOT TOWARD NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES. THERE'S ALSO LANDSCAPE SCREENING PROVIDED TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE NORTH.

YOU'LL NOTICE ONE DIFFERENCE HERE.

THERE'S CURRENTLY A DRIVEWAY ACCESS WHERE YOU SEE THIS LARGE ISLAND AND THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER TO THE NORTH TO ENSURE THAT THAT ACCESS IS CLOSED BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A GATED AREA HERE.

SO THAT WOULD NOT WORK WITH THE ACCESS PLANS FOR STORTROPOLIS.

THERE'S ALSO SIGNIFICANT BUFFERING VIA LANDSCAPING ADDED TO THIS AREA HERE ON THE WEST OF THEIR SITE AND THE EAST OF THAT OFFICE SITE AND THEN ALONG ROSE HILL ROAD AND 96 TERRACE, WHICH TURNS INTO LENEXA DRIVE.

NOW ON THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE ARCHITECTURE AND THEY HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF STAFF COMMENTS AND REVISED ARCHITECTURE.

JUST NOTE TOO EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS STILL IN PRELIMINARY STAGE.

SO THERE'S SOME MINOR FINAL TWEAKS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING BETWEEN THIS STAGE AND FINAL PLAN STAGE.

WHETHER IT BE SITE PLAN RELATED OR ARCHITECTURE RELATED, THIS MAY NOT BE THE COMPLETE FINAL PRODUCT.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING ONE DEVIATION WITH THEIR PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUEST, AND THAT IS FOR BICYCLE PARKING.

THERE ARE 17 BIKE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR THIS USE PER CODE AND THEY'RE PROPOSING 2.

SO IT'S A DEVIATION REQUEST OF 15.

STAFF IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS DEVIATION REQUEST BECAUSE IT'S UNLIKELY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF BICYCLE TRAFFIC TO THE STORAGE FACILITY.

MOST LIKELY BIKES WILL BE STORED IN THE UNITS IF THEY'RE BROUGHT TO THE SITE.

PROBABLY NOT WRITING TO THE STORAGE FACILITY TO COLLECT YOUR ITEMS. THAT WOULD TAKE A PRETTY BIG BASKET ON YOUR BIKE PROBABLY.

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IF THERE IS, HOWEVER, A NEED FOR MORE BICYCLE PARKING AT THE SITE, WE WOULD WORK WITH THE APPLICANT DIRECTLY IN THE FUTURE.

SO STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 20 YEARS, WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER STORAGE UNITS AND STORAGE USES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THEY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION AND DEVIATION.

THERE IS ONE OUTSTANDING CONDITION THAT WITH THE FINAL PLAN, THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE AN ACCESS AGREEMENT WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.

LIKE I DISCUSSED, THAT ACCESS IS BEING CLOSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SOUTH OF THAT EXISTING OFFICE PROPERTY.

SO WE JUST NEED SOMETHING ON PAPER TO ENSURE THAT THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNER IS ON BOARD WITH THAT AND THE DEVIATION BE GRANTED FOR THE 2 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES FOR 17 ARE REQUIRED.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

YOU SAID CODE REQUIRES 17.

IS THAT BECAUSE IT'S C-2 OR IS THAT TIED SPECIFICALLY TO STORAGE FACILITIES? I THINK IT'S BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE REGARDLESS OF USE.

SO. OKAY.

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER WANT 17 BICYCLES AT ANY OF THESE.

SO IF IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY, WE SHOULD AMEND THAT CODE SOMETIME.

WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YEAH.

JED, ARE YOU PRESENTING? OKAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS JED CLAWSON WITH PHELPS ENGINEERING, 1270 NORTH WINCHESTER, OLATHE, KANSAS.

CIVIL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS FOR THE PROJECT.

WITH ME TONIGHT ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEVELOPER HUNT MIDWEST.

ON THIS PROJECT, THE CONTRACTOR STRICKLAND CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT HURLEY ARCHITECTURE.

IT REALLY NOT A LOT MORE TO ADD TO STEPHANIE'S REPORT.

IT'S IT'S THIS MY PRESENTATION WAS BASICALLY THE SAME THING SO WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID APPRECIATE YOU KNOW WORKING WITH STAFF AND STEPHANIE'S RIGHT WE WE WE'VE MADE SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE PLAN AND EFFORT TO SCREEN DOORS AND ADD LANDSCAPING AND MAKE IT A BETTER PROJECT.

THERE'S DETENTION AND BMP HAS PROVIDED THE SITE REALLY PART OF THE SITE DRAINS TO THE NORTH PART OF THE SITE DRAINS TO THE WEST.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE SITE PLAN THERE'S A DETENTION BMP RAIN GARDEN AREA THERE ON THE WESTERN SIDE THAT KIND OF HANDLES THE WESTERN LEG OF THE L, THE EASTERN LEG OF THE L IS HANDLED BY AN UNDERGROUND STORMWATER SYSTEM UNDER THE PARKING LOT.

SO KIND OF TOOK A CREATIVE APPROACH TO TRY TO GET THINGS TO WORK ON THE SITE.

AND IT'S A FAIRLY DIFFICULT INFILL SITE GIVEN THE SHAPE AND GEOMETRY OF THE SITE.

SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S A PRETTY GOOD USE.

OUR CLIENT IS AGREEABLE TO THE STIPULATIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND WE'RE ALL AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANKS JED.

QUESTIONS. COMMENTS.

DAN? THANK YOU, MAYOR.

JUST A COMMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT INFILL PROJECT AND THAT LAND BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A WHILE.

AND THIS IS THIS IS EXCELLENT.

NO CONCERNS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOORS FACING EACH BUILDING AND MAYBE A DESCRIPTION OF THE TYPE OF RV WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT ARE GOING TO BE STORED THERE.

SO REALLY KIND OF SET UP FOR LIKE A CLASS C OR LIKE A CLASS B, WHICH ARE THE, YOU KNOW, THE SPRINT VAN TYPE RVS NOT REALLY SET UP FOR A CLASS A.

SO THE SMALLER TO MID SIZE RVS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE IN THOSE.

THANK YOU. BILL YES.

THANK YOU, MIKE.

STEPHANIE A FEW A FEW YEARS AGO WE APPROVED A STORTROPOLIS.

AND I THINK THE OWNER, THE DEVELOPER REALLY WORKED WELL WITH CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF ON THE LIGHTING AND THE COLORS AND IT I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY AND THE AND THE FINAL.

BUT I REALLY THINK THE LAST TIME WE DID ONE, WE REALLY CAME UP WITH A VERY GOOD PLAN, PRIMARILY WITH THE COLORS AND THE LIGHTING.

SO COULD YOU PLEASE PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THAT? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU, JULIE.

I WOULD AGREE WITH DAN, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD USE FOR A SITE THAT'S KIND OF IN SHABBY SHAPE AT THE MOMENT.

INITIALLY, WHEN READING THE PACKET, I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF BUILDING A, BUT IN RELATION TO THE TWO HOTELS ACROSS THE STREET, IT DOES MAKE SENSE FOR THAT HEIGHT. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I KIND OF WORKED OUT ON MY OWN.

SO WE'LL BE SUPPORTING THE PROJECT TONIGHT.

IT'S INTERESTING TO WATCH THE ONE OVER HERE BY RIMMEL COMING UP.

ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S A THREE STORY BUILDING, BUT IT FITS.

AND THERE WASN'T THREE STORY THERE IMMEDIATELY EITHER.

BUT IT WORKS WITH THE BRIDGE AS THE VIEW SHED, SO TO SPEAK.

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THE QUESTION CAME UP VIEWS INTO THE WINDOW, AND THE RESPONSE WAS YOU'LL LOOK AT HALLWAYS AND I'M CURIOUS, AM I LOOKING DOWN HALLWAYS BETWEEN DOORS OR IS THERE A HALLWAY ON THE END THAT I'M LOOKING AT A HALLWAY.

I'M LOOKING IN A WINDOW ACROSS A HALLWAY TO A DOOR? I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT ON THE ONE ON ONE WOODLAND, AND I THINK IT TURNED OUT FINE.

I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT DOORS SOMETIMES AS OPPOSED TO DOWN HALLWAYS.

BUT THE FACT THAT IT WAS ASKED AND ANSWERED BUT WASN'T CLEAR ON WHAT WAS REALLY SAID.

SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO ANSWER THIS, BUT I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PHONE A FRIEND, THE ARCHITECT SITTING OVER HERE.

SO IT'S IT'S THOSE ARE CLEAR WINDOWS YOU'LL SEE INTO A HALLWAY.

BUT THERE'S A DOOR. THERE'S DOORS RIGHT BEHIND.

SO IT'S A REAL HALLWAY THAT'S THERE.

IT'S REAL SORRY.

THE HALLWAY IS RUNNING.

IT'S RUNNING PARALLEL WITH THE FAÇADE OF THE BUILDING.

RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO LOOK THROUGH A WINDOW ACROSS THE HALL TO A DOOR, NOT DOWN A HALLWAY CORRIDOR LINED UP WITH THE WINDOW.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND I THINK I'M OKAY EITHER WAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS SHOULD BE.

OKAY. OKAY, GREAT.

AND I AGREE, IT WASN'T MANY YEARS AGO THIS WAS AN AUTO DEALERSHIP AND THIS BACK OFFICE BUILDING THAT WE'RE NOW SCREENING THIS ATTRACTIVE USE FROM WAS THE MECHANIC BAYS.

SO THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME.

I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED WE DO 20 YEAR SPECIAL USE PERMITS WHEN THERE'S THIS MUCH VALUE AND CONSTRUCTION GOING IN.

BUT WE RENEW IN 20 YEARS.

I GUESS SO. AND ONE THING TO ADD ABOUT YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE HALLWAY AT PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT COLOR THE DOOR IS GOING TO BE INSIDE.

AND I THINK AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THE ARCHITECT HAD SAID THERE'LL BE AN ACCENT COLOR, THERE'LL BE A BRIGHT COLOR, AND THERE WAS SOME RESERVATION ABOUT THAT AT PLANNING COMMISSION STAGE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE REVISIT FOR THE FINAL STAGE AND BEING MINDFUL OF COLOR THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE COMPLETELY JOHNSON COUNTY BEIGE, BUT WE ARE COGNIZANT THAT WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR, BUT A LOT OF JUST GOOD MATERIALS ALL AROUND AND CONSCIOUS DESIGN.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT THE LAST PROJECT AND I THINK WE GOT LIGHTER GREENS AS OPPOSED TO LOW [INAUDIBLE] BLUE OR WHATEVER.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT A CHARACTER THAT THIS IS YOUR SIGN ESSENTIALLY, OR A PART OF YOUR SIGNAGE WITH YOUR COLOR SCHEME.

SO I KNOW WE FOUND A COMPROMISE LAST TIME THAT MADE SENSE AND PROBABLY EXPECT THE SAME THING THIS TIME.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH IT'S LOOKING OFF OF A HIGHWAY AS OPPOSED TO THE RESIDENTS AREN'T QUITE SO CLOSE.

ANYTHING ELSE I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE FIRST, THE ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 20 YEAR SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FOR STORTROPOLIS . MOTION BY DAN SECOND BY BILL.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED ORDINANCE IS APPROVED, AND I NEED A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAN.

JULIE AND COURTNEY ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

WELCOME BACK.

ITEM TEN IS APPROVAL.

[10. Approval of a preliminary plan for a mixed-use development known as Midas Lenexa City Center, located between Elmridge Street and Penrose Lane at 87th Street Parkway in the CC, City Center Zoning District]

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL STEPHANIE KISLER WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGAIN.

AND THIS PROJECT IS FOR A MIXED USE BUILDING KNOWN AS MIDAS LENEXA CITY CENTER.

AND THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAN.

SO AGAIN, PRELIMINARY STAGE AND FINAL WILL COME BACK LATER DOWN THE ROAD.

THIS SITE IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF CITY HALL BETWEEN PENROSE AND ELMRIDGE AND EAST AND WESTBOUND 87.

YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECT LOCATION ON THE MAP HERE.

AND A BIRD'S EYE IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE.

THE SURROUNDING ZONING IS CC, WHICH IS CITY CENTER.

AND THE SITE PLAN INCLUDES TWO HOTELS WITH ROUGHLY 260 ROOMS, 11,000FT² OF RETAIL SPACE, A PRIVATE COURTYARD FOR THE HOTEL USERS AND PUBLIC AMENITY AREAS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE SITE AND A PARKING GARAGE.

IN THAT SITE PLAN THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON BETWEEN PRELIMINARY AND FINAL STAGE.

ONE OF THESE IS THE DROP OFF AREA.

SO THE LOBBY AND CHECK IN AREA IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SITE OR THE PENROSE SIDE OF THE SITE.

AND THERE IS PARKING CURRENTLY SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN HERE.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO LOOK AT PARKING, MAYBE NOT DO ANGLED AND DO PARALLEL INSTEAD HERE AND POTENTIALLY REEVALUATE THAT DROP OFF LANE AND SEE IF IT'S APPROPRIATELY SIZED FOR THEIR NEEDS.

SO HOTEL GUESTS WILL STOP HERE AND CHECK IN FIRST, AND THEN THEY WILL MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE PARKING GARAGE.

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YOU CAN'T SEE IT IN THIS GRAPHIC AS WELL.

AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A ZOOMED OUT VERSION HERE, BUT THEY WILL HAVE TO GO SORT OF AROUND THE BLOCK TO GET TO THE PARKING GARAGE BECAUSE OF OUR ONE WAY STREETS ON 87TH THERE. SO THEY'LL HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO BACK TO THE EAST AND THEN BACK AROUND 87TH WESTBOUND TO GET TO ELMRIDGE TO GET IN THAT PARKING GARAGE.

THE PARKING GARAGE DOES HAVE BOTH HOTEL RESERVED PARKING AND PUBLIC PARKING.

AND I WILL GET TO THAT NEXT HERE.

SO THERE IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED ABOUT 283 STALLS WITHIN THAT PARKING GARAGE.

THERE ARE SOME ON STREET PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE TODAY, JUST PARALLEL STREET PARKING THAT YOU CAN SEE DEVELOPED CURRENTLY.

AND THEY ARE PROPOSING TO RESERVE ABOUT 210 SPACES FOR HOTEL GUESTS, 73 SPACES FOR PUBLIC PARKING.

AND THEY'LL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60 HOTEL EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD PARK IN THAT RESERVE SPACE AREA.

ACCORDING TO OUR DISCUSSION AT PLANNING COMMISSION, STAFF IS LOOKING TO HAVE CURRENT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE APPLICANT TO DISCOVER IF THERE IS ANY ABILITY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC PARKING.

MAYBE ADD ANOTHER LEVEL TO THE DECK, BUT MAKE SURE THAT PARKING AND ADEQUATE PARKING FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND RESERVE SPACES FOR THE HOTEL IS PROVIDED FOR THE SITE.

YOU CAN SEE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN ON THE SCREEN NOW.

THIS IS ALSO STILL BEING DEVELOPED.

THERE ARE A COUPLE AREAS WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITY ZONE NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO BRING IT UP TO CITY CENTER DESIGN GUIDELINE CODE.

SO WE'LL BE WORKING OUT THOSE DETAILS BETWEEN THIS STAGE AND FINAL STAGE.

UM, A LOT OF THE STREETSCAPE ALONG 87TH HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, SO YOU WON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BUILDING.

OKAY. NOW, I WILL SAY THE APPLICANT DID COME TO PLANNING COMMISSION WITH MUCH PRETTIER RENDERINGS THAN THESE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'VE GOT THOSE FOR YOU TONIGHT.

WE ALSO HAVE THEIR MATERIAL BOARD THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU, BUT THESE ARE SOME RENDERINGS OF THE BUILDING.

YOU CAN SEE HERE THE VIEW THE TOP ONE IS LOOKING KIND OF FROM LIKE THE CENTRAL GREEN AREA.

THIS IS LOOKING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING.

SO THE AC HOTEL WILL BE ON THAT SIDE.

THE RESIDENCE INN IS AN EXTENDED STAY HOTEL BRAND, AND THAT WILL BE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE PUBLIC MARKET ACROSS EASTBOUND 87TH AT THE CORNER OF PENROSE.

AND THEN WE CAN SEE HERE A COUPLE OTHER VIEWS.

THE TOP IMAGE ON THE SCREEN IS NEAREST THE GOMERS IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE.

AND YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT PARKING GARAGE ALONG ELMRIDGE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THAT IMAGE.

AND THEN THE LOWER IMAGE IS LOOKING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE WITH SOME OF THOSE RETAIL SPACES.

AND THIS IS ROUGHLY ACROSS FROM OUR PUBLIC PLAZA AREA.

THE TRASH ENCLOSURE AREA IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE GATES LOOK ESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND THEY FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH THE SITE PLAN AS WELL, WITH THE AQUATIC CENTER BEING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AND THAT BEING THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE.

WE WANT THIS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN OPEN THEIR DOORS AND STILL HAVE SOMETHING NICE TO LOOK AT.

SO THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY DROVE AROUND CITY CENTER AND I THINK HAS SOME NEW IDEAS FOR WAYS THAT THEY CAN ACCOMPLISH A NICER LOOKING DOOR AND IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY IN THIS AREA AS WELL. SO LOOK OUT FOR THOSE CHANGES AT FINAL STAGE.

AND STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR MIDAS LENEXA CITY CENTER.

AND WE HAD ONE CONDITION WE RECOMMENDED WITH THAT, AND THAT'S THAT THE FUTURE FINAL PLAN SHALL ADDRESS VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITY ZONES, SERVICE ENTRANCES, TRASH ENCLOSURE, GATES, LIGHTING AND PARKING.

SO MUCH OF THOSE WERE DISCUSSED TONIGHT.

A LOT OF THEM ARE SMALL DETAILS, AND THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH STAFF ON THOSE.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE.

WHO'S STARTING WITH THE APPLICANT GROUP? MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING US THE TIME TONIGHT TO PRESENT OUR PROJECT.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT BEING PART OF THIS PROJECT AND ABOUT INCREASING OUR PRESENCE IN THE CITY CENTER.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE HOTEL JUST NORTH OF 87TH AND IT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR US.

AND SO WE'RE ENCOURAGED TO FURTHER DEVELOP OUR PRESENCE IN THIS DISTRICT.

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AND SO WE ARE A SINGLE SOURCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF HOTEL AND OTHER VERTICALS LIKE MULTIFAMILY, RETAIL, ET CETERA.

SO WE'RE VERY EXPERIENCED IN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS SUCH AS THIS AND ARE REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER IN THE CITY CENTER.

WE CURRENTLY OWN THE SPRINGHILL SUITES ACROSS 87TH STREET AND IT AND ALSO OTHER HOTELS IN OVERLAND PARK IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND HAVE BEEN VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE SUCCESS OF THOSE HOTELS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

THE PROJECT AS IT STANDS TODAY, AS WE SAID, IS A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S 132 ROOM AC HOTEL.

AC HOTEL IS A HOTEL BRAND THAT WAS PURCHASED BY MARRIOTT IN THE LAST DECADE.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY WAS A SPANISH BRAND OUT OF MADRID, SPAIN, AND GEARS MORE TOWARDS, I WILL SAY, A YOUNG CROWD.

A LOT OF ENERGY IN BOTH THE INTERIOR DESIGN AND THE DESIGN OF THE HOTEL.

AND WE THINK IT REALLY ENLIVENS A LOT OF URBAN DISTRICTS SUCH AS THIS.

THE RESIDENCE INN IS A VERY WELL KNOWN BRAND WITH PROPERTIES ACROSS THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE THE EXTENDED STAY REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT YOU'VE DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA AND THE NEW MEDICAL COMPLEX GOING JUST NORTH.

AS WE SAID, IT CURRENTLY HAS A PARKING STRUCTURE OF 283 CARS TO PROVIDE PARKING FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYEES OF THE HOTEL, GUESTS OF THE HOTEL, RETAIL, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC.

WE ARE LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE AND WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK, YOU KNOW, COLLEGIALLY WITH CITY PLANNING TO FIND THE BEST FIT.

THE AT THE CORNER OF 87TH AND PENROSE IS THE AC BAR AND RESTAURANT.

IT IS REALLY ONE OF THE MORE PUBLIC SPACES IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

AND WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT PRIME LOCATION TO REALLY SHOWCASE THE FRONT DOOR OF THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY DOES ALSO INCLUDE 11,000FT² OF RETAIL ON THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST CORNERS OF THE PROPERTY.

AND WE ARE ALREADY GETTING LOTS OF ACTIVITY LOOKING AT THAT SPACE.

AND SO WE WE FEEL VERY ENCOURAGED THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD SUCCESS.

I'M BEING TOLD THAT THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING LEFT IN CITY CENTER TO LEASE.

SO KUDOS TO YOU.

THE PEDESTRIAN AMENITY ZONES ALONG 87TH STREET ARE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE TO FURTHER DEVELOP TO MEET YOUR GUIDELINES. WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS IN MEETING THOSE NEEDS.

THE THE HOTEL DUAL BRAND FACILITY WILL HAVE A SINGLE ENTRANCE ON PENROSE IN THE CENTER OF THE BLOCK.

AND AS WE GET TO THE PLANS, YOU'LL SEE THAT IN GREATER DETAIL.

AS I SAID, AC HOTEL IS BY MARRIOTT, BUT IT IS A EUROPEAN BRAND AND GEAR IS MORE TOWARDS I'M GOING TO CALL THEM GEN Y, BUT A YOUNGER AUDIENCE.

I THINK I'M GEN Y, SO MAYBE I'LL EVEN SAY EVEN YOUNGER THAN THAT, RIGHT? SO HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF WHAT THE AC HOTEL LOOKS LIKE.

YOU SEE A NICE MIX OF MATERIALS.

THE BAR IS A CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE AC HOTEL, AND THE PROMINENCE OF THAT POSITION ON THAT CORNER IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING SPACE. THE HOTEL LENDS ITSELF TO HAVING BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES WITH GREAT CONNECTIVITY.

OUR PROJECT HAS AN INTERIOR ATRIUM THAT WILL ALSO PROVIDE MANY SIMILARITIES TO A LARGE, MORE SPACIOUS SITE THAT HAS A LOT MORE PUBLIC SPACE.

AS I SAID, THE RESIDENCE INN IS A BRAND THAT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE WORLD OF HOTEL USERS AND HAS HAS MATURED IN ITS ABILITY TO BOTH MEET EXTENDED STAY OPTIONS AS WELL AS PROVIDING LEISURE TRAVEL FOR FAMILIES.

THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE CURRENT SITE, WHICH I'M SURE SINCE IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, YOU GUYS ARE VERY AWARE.

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WE ARE RESOLVING THAT IN SOME CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN.

THIS IS THE OPPOSITE CORNER SHOWCASING THE RESIDENTS INN.

WHEN YOU PUT A PROJECT TOGETHER WITH DUAL BRANDS, EACH OF THE TWO BRANDS HAS WANTS TO BE SEPARATELY IDENTIFIABLE ON THE FAÇADE.

AND SO IT IS ALWAYS A PUZZLE AND A CHALLENGE TO PUT THESE TOGETHER IN A VERY COMPLEMENTARY FASHION, BOTH GIVING THE IDENTITY OF EACH BRAND, BUT ALSO WORKING TOGETHER INTO A WHOLE.

WE LOVE THE IDEA OF MIXED USE, AND RETAIL AT ITS BASE PROVIDES A LOT OF VITALITY AND ENERGY, NOT JUST IN THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT, BUT ALSO TO OUR PROJECT.

SO I BROUGHT WITH ME THE WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE.

SO WE'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS QUICKLY.

BUT I BROUGHT OUR CIVIL ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS, SO HI THERE.

MY NAME IS HAYDEN O'KEEFE.

I'M A PROJECT ENGINEER WITH OLSON.

WE'RE THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THE SITE.

SO I'LL TRY NOT TO REPEAT ANYTHING THAT ANYONE HAS ELOQUENTLY SAID SO FAR.

BUT JUST TO REITERATE, WE HAVE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE COMMENTS THAT STAFF HAS GIVEN US FROM PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE PARKING ALONG PENROSE THAT WE INITIALLY SUBMITTED AS ANGLED IS NOW JUST GOING TO BE A SINGLE LANE OF PARALLEL PARKING.

THIS WILL BE UTILIZED AS A GUEST CHECK IN SPACE AS WELL AS THE EXISTING PARKING ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE SITE INTERSECTING WEST 87TH STREET IN PENROSE. WE WILL ALSO USE THAT AS GUEST CHECK INS SPACES.

AND THEN ALSO TO REITERATE, WE ARE PLANNING TO REALLY BEEF UP THE AMENITY ZONES, SPECIFICALLY ON ELMRIDGE AND PENROSE, BECAUSE THOSE STILL NEED TO BE DEVELOPED AND JUST REALLY ELABORATING ON WHAT'S ALREADY DONE ON WEST AND EASTBOUND 87TH STREET.

[INAUDIBLE] STEP UP AND TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT.

SURE. HI, MY NAME IS ED CARUSO.

I'M WITH GRAY DESIGN GROUP.

AND WE REPRESENT I REPRESENT THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPANY.

WE'VE WORKED GREAT DESIGN GROUP HAS WORKED WITH MIDAS FOR FOR YEARS.

WE HAVE A REALLY FABULOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH EACH OTHER.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE EXCITED.

THIS IS ONE PROJECT THAT WE'RE COMPLETELY EXCITED ABOUT.

WITHOUT REPEATING, YOU SORT OF LEFT ME WITH NOTHING TO SAY ALMOST, BUT THAT'S FINE.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF GO OVER THE FLOOR PLANS FOR THOSE THAT ARE MAYBE NEWER TO THE PROJECT.

THE LOWER LEVEL, WHICH IS THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, WHICH IS THE ENTRY LEVEL ON THE EAST SIDE, WILL WILL HOUSE MOSTLY COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIAL TYPE SPACES, THE BAR, THE AC BAR AND RESTAURANT RECEPTION AREA.

SO LET'S SEE, DOES THIS.

IS THIS? OH, THERE WE GO.

SO, AS STEVE MENTIONED, THIS IS OUR MAIN ENTRY.

OUR MAIN ENTRY IS IS SEEN FROM BOTH CORNERS.

AND IT IS A FORM THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DESIGN AS THE REST OF THE BUILDING.

THE REST OF THE BUILDING IS MORE HARDER AND PUNCHED OPENING THIS THIS FORM, THIS SQUARE FORM ENTRANCE IS MORE JEWEL BOX AND IT'S IT'S MORE TRANSPARENT AND IT LIGHTS UP LIKE MORE LIKE A LANTERN THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM THE CORNERS.

THE SO THAT IS OUR MAIN ENTRANCE THAT WILL BOTH RESIDENTS INN AND AND HOTEL WILL SHARE AFTER.

THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PLAN IS THE RESIDENTS INN SIDE AND ALL THE SUPPORTING SPACES FOR BOTH THE AC AND THE RESIDENTS INN ON THE NORTH SIDE IS OF COURSE, THE BAR AND SOME FAIRLY LARGE RECEPTION CONFERENCE ROOMS. AND ON THE BACK END OF THIS FIRST LEVEL ARE SMALLER CONFERENCE ROOMS AND A WORKOUT AND SOME LAUNDRY FACILITIES.

THE SECOND LEVEL, WHICH IS THE WHOLE FLOOR PLATE OR THE WHOLE BLOCK HAS THE PURPLE IS THE AC, AC HOTEL ROOMS AND THE TAN IS THE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS INN AND THE BLUE IS ARE ALL THE RETAIL AND WEIRDLY ENOUGH THAT THE THE RETAIL ARE ALL IN DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS THAN THAN THE RESIDENTS INN AND AC HOTEL. SECOND.

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THEY'RE IDENTICAL AND A COUPLE MORE GARAGE LEVELS.

EACH GARAGE LEVEL HAS A DEDICATED ELECTRIC CAR CHARGER.

DEDICATED CHECK IN SPACE ELEVATORS.

A COUPLE OF ELEVATORS AND AND A CONNECTION THAT THAT FOR EACH LEVEL THAT WE CAN THEN ENTER EITHER THE AC OR THE RESIDENTS INN SIDE.

I BROUGHT WITH ME.

THIS IS THE SAME BOARD THAT WE USED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO.

THIS IS A SAMPLE CHORD THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A BETTER FEELING OF ALL THE COLORS OF THE MASONRY.

THE RED IS A RED MASONRY OR IT'S A TERRACOTTA MASONRY AND THE DARKER COLOR.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHTER GRAY COLOR THAT ARE MIXED AROUND THE BUILDING. THE BOTTOM LEVELS BOTH HAVE MORE DETAIL TO THEM.

MORE FENESTRATION TO THEM.

SCONCES AND HORIZONTAL BANDS THAT LINE UP WITH THE FULL HEIGHT STOREFRONTS.

ALL BEHIND ALL THE ALL THE GLASS, ALL THE STOREFRONT THAT YOU SEE AROUND THE LOWER LEVELS ON REALLY LOOK INTO PROMINENT SPACES, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, THE RECEPTION AREA OR THE BARS.

OR SOME CONFERENCE.

MAJOR CONFERENCE ROOMS. THE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE FAÇADE IS CEMENT, FIBER PANELS, DIFFERENT COLORS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND IN DIFFERENT.

DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE? I'M NOT SURE, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS A COPY OF A BOARD.

THE SAME BOARD FOR YOU ALL.

I DO WANT TO ADDRESS ONE.

WE WHAT WE'VE JUST WE TOOK A DRIVE AROUND THE AREA AND THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT CAME UP.

WE INITIALLY HAD SOME TRASH ENCLOSURE GATES AND WE WE WANT TO STICK WITH THE CONTEXT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND A SUGGESTION DID COME UP THAT WE DECIDED TO GO.

AND THIS IS ADDRESSING ONE OF YOUR COMMENTS THAT TO GO WITH THE OVERHEAD DOORS IN FRONT OF THE TRASH ENCLOSURE THAT WERE ALUMINUM WITH OPAQUE GLASS.

SO THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE STOREFRONT, ACTUALLY, BUT THEIR OVERHEAD DOORS AND VERY, VERY SIMILAR SITUATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND US IN CITY CENTER.

WE'RE THROUGH. YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PULL UP. PULL UP THE RENDERING AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD.

HERE. SO WALK ME THROUGH.

IF I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE GARAGE.

GO UP TO THE WELL.

I PROBABLY CAN'T BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A KEY YET.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CAN DO IT NOW WITH TECHNOLOGY.

MARRIOTT IS A STRONG PROPONENT OF USING REMOTE CHECK IN AND SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY AHEAD OF TIME CHECK INTO YOUR ROOM AND GET A PARKING PASS THAT CAN BE USED AT THE GARAGE ENTRANCE ACCESS CONTROL.

SO IF I'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO ENTER THE GARAGE, GO UP TO FOURTH OR FIFTH LEVEL PARK BOTH DIRECTS YOU TO THE PARKING GARAGE AND GIVES YOU ACCESS INTO THE SECURE SPACE.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A BIG ALL FIVE STORIES ATRIUM.

IS THAT CORRECT? OR THERE'S. OKAY.

THE OLD WHAT WAS IT EMBASSY SUITES CONCEPT OF THE DONUT THIS IS OPEN TO THE SKY.

OKAY. NO ROOF, NO SPACE.

OKAY, EXCELLENT.

AND IF I LOOKED AT THIS RENDERING ON THIS SIDE, THE RETAIL IS UP ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR, BUT THE CONFERENCE ROOMS AND WHATNOT WOULD BE UNDERGROUND BACK AT THAT POINT.

IS IT GOING THAT FAR? THE SITE HAS A LOT OF SLOPE, AS YOU WELL KNOW, AND THIS END OF THE SITE IS A FULL LEVEL BELOW THE WESTERN END.

AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO GET A LOT OF THOSE PUBLIC SPACES DOWN IN THAT LEVEL AS WELL AS SOME OF THE BACK OF HOUSE OFFICES, ET CETERA.

BEFORE YOU GET TO THE NEXT FULL LEVEL, WHICH IS HOTEL ROOMS. OKAY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT THE GARAGE IS WRAPPED.

I AGREE WITH THE CONCERN ABOUT IF YOU'RE IN THE AQUATIC CENTER OUT THOSE GLASS WINDOWS, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PARKING DECK.

BUT I THINK YOU'VE ACKNOWLEDGED WHAT THAT NEEDS TO BE AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S ROOMS HIDING IT FROM EVERYBODY ELSE.

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THE HOTELS ARE RIGHT THERE.

SO I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.

THANK YOU. SO WHO WANTS TO JUMP IN? BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF COMMENTS.

SHOULD WE JUST START AT COURTNEY AND GO TO OUR RIGHT? FIRST OF ALL, I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

AS A PROPONENT OF STAYING IN LARGE HOTEL ROOMS WITH LOTS OF CHILDREN, I PREFER RESIDENCE INN OR EMBASSY SUITES JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE KIDS.

AND SO IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING TWO HOTEL ROOMS AND THERE'S A LOT MORE SPACE.

AND SO I LOVE THAT WE HAVE THIS OPTION IN OUR AREA.

AND IS THERE A POOL? THERE IS NOT A POOL.

OKAY. THERE'S A POOL ACROSS THE STREET.

SORRY FOR YOUR KIDS. YES, ABSOLUTELY.

I UNDERSTAND. JUST CHECKING, MAKING SURE I DIDN'T MISS THAT.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

YOU CAN INCLUDE THOSE IN SOME PACKAGES.

RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE TRASH ACCOMMODATIONS AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN GET AS MUCH PARKING, PUBLIC PARKING AS WE CAN OUT OF THIS JUST BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THE PARKING THAT IS ANTICIPATED WITH THIS MUCH MORE TRAFFIC COMING.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAD ON A WISH LIST.

AT SOME POINT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE CORNERS OF THESE RENDERINGS IS ONE OF THOSE ENDS BECAUSE THE ELEVATIONS OF THE RETAIL ARE LOWER THAT WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE A ROOFTOP.

SOMETHING OR OTHER THAT COULD GO ON ONE OF THOSE CORNERS.

AS ONE OF THE RETAIL THINGS, JUST A ROOFTOP OUTDOOR SPACE OR A BAR OR SOMETHING.

BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATION DIFFERENCES AND HAVING THAT OPTION.

WE ARE A BIG PROPONENT OF ROOFTOP BARS.

WE BELIEVE THAT THIS DISTRICT WILL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FOOD AND BEVERAGE AND BAR OPTIONS.

SO WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE THIS DISTRICT NEEDS ANOTHER ONE, BUT WE DO LIKE THOSE.

AND GENERALLY IT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHAT THE MARKET WILL BE FOR TENANTS.

AND IF A TENANT HAS A DESIRE FOR THAT, THEN WE GENERALLY WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO ACHIEVE WHAT THEY WANT.

SO PERFECT.

WELL, WHEN I INITIALLY SAW IT, I WAS STILL TRYING TO GAUGE ALL THE TURNING AROUND OF WHICH WAS ON WHICH CORNERS OF THE BLOCKS AND THOUGHT IT WAS ABOVE THE HOTEL.

LIKE I THOUGHT THERE WAS SPACE ON TOP OF LIKE THE AC.

WHEN I FIRST MENTIONED THAT, I REALIZED IT WAS THE RETAIL SPACE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT'S TO COME.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

I SHOULD. I SHOULD CALL FOR THE CAMERA.

BILL? YES.

THIS VERY NICE.

STEPHANIE WILL, BECAUSE OF CITY CENTER WILL THIS FINAL PLAN COME BACK TO US? YEAH. OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COUPLE MEMBERS UP HERE THAT HAVE MIKE AND TOM BEEN HERE FROM DAY ONE FOR CITY CENTER, AND IT'S JUST TURNED OUT WONDERFULLY THE THE WHOLE PACKAGE OF CITY CENTER.

AND AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOUR PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THEM AND WANT TO EXPAND AND AND I JUST IT'S JUST JUST VERY NICE VERY NICELY DONE.

VERY NICELY EXPLAINED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, TOM.

MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE.

VERY NICELY DONE.

INTO THE FAR SIDE OF THE DEVELOPER.

ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU'VE HAD AN INVESTMENT TO THE NORTH OF HERE AND BEEN SATISFIED WITH THAT.

AND SO GREAT TO SEE THAT CONTINUE.

I THINK YOU'RE REALLY SMART GETTING IN.

I THINK THE MEDICAL FACILITY WILL BE A HUGE DRAW.

WE THINK SO, TOO. AND I AM SO PLEASED TO SEE THAT HOW THIS BLOCK TURNED OUT BECAUSE THERE WAS A HUGE ISSUE EARLY ON IN THE SPLITTING OF 87TH STREET.

AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED FOR TRAFFIC CALMING AND ACCESSIBILITY AND THIS BLOCK DEVELOPMENT TYPE THINGS STILL A LITTLE RISKY BECAUSE IT WAS A MAJOR DEVIATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT.

BUT WITH BUILDINGS LIKE THIS THAT CAN TAKE THE ENTIRE BLOCK AND WORK WITH IT AND PROVIDE PARKING AND RETAIL. AND THE HOTEL COMPONENT IS JUST FABULOUS.

SO MY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

I JUST I'M SO PLEASED TO SEE THIS.

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SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DAN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. ECHO WHAT TOM JUST SAID.

I THINK THAT THE PRESENTATION, THE CONCEPT OF WHATEVER IS EXCITING IS KIND OF A DULL WORD RELATIVE TO HOW CREATIVE THIS IS.

A COUPLE OF DROPDOWN QUESTIONS.

MAYBE IF YOU CAN SHARE WHAT TYPE OF RETAIL ARE YOU LOOKING AT IN THIS SPACE? AS I SAID, IT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT EXACTLY WHAT RETAIL IS THERE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY BOTH MERCANTILE AND RESTAURANTS, FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LITTLE EARLY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, STARTING THE LEASE NEGOTIATIONS ON THESE SPACES SINCE WE DON'T HAVE CITY PLANNING COUNCIL APPROVAL YET.

BUT WE THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO TO DO A GOOD MIX.

AND THAT MIX PROVIDES MORE SUSTAINED LIFE.

IF IT IS ALL BARS OR ALL RESTAURANTS, IT TENDS TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, HIGH PERIODS AND LOW PERIODS.

AND WE THINK THAT BY MIXING IN MERCANTILE RETAIL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE, YOU GET A MORE SUSTAINED USE OF SITES.

EXCELLENT. I THINK JUST BEING A NON RETAIL GUY, IF YOU WILL, ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE OBSERVED IN THIS AREA IS WE'VE DONE A NICE JOB OF BRINGING IN UNIQUE THINGS WE DON'T DUPLICATE TOO OFTEN, SO THE MORE UNIQUE THE BETTER.

IT SEEMS LIKE AS IT GOES THROUGH, I THINK THE BAR ON THE CORNER IS GOING TO BE A HOME RUN.

BEYOND HOME RUN. I MEAN, THAT IS SUCH A MISSING GAP THAT WE HAVE IN IN AGGREGATE WHERE PEOPLE CAN JUST WALK IN.

SO I THINK THAT'S HUGE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE PARKING STRUCTURE AND SO FORTH AND THE ADDS A NUMBER OF TIME TIMES.

BUT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.

WE'RE TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT AS IS AS YOU'VE PRESENTED IT, NOT THE ADDITIONAL 75.

CORRECT. IT'S WHAT IT IS.

COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ADDITIONAL 75 TO THE DEVELOPER? BILL, THE BUILDING, JUST THE DETAILS OF WHAT YOU'RE NEGOTIATING TO GET THE 75? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ADDED AT FINAL PLAN.

AND WE REALLY HAVE JUST HAD AN INITIAL CONVERSATION WITH THE DEVELOPER ABOUT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND I WAS HOPING TO CONNECT WITH THEM TONIGHT BEFORE THEY LEAVE TO SCHEDULE OUR NEXT DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ONCE WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE JUST VOTING TONIGHT ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED, NOT THE POTENTIAL.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU, MELANIE.

UM, YOU MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED IT, BUT CAN YOU TELL US AGAIN WHERE EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC PARKING SPOTS LOCATED? SO ONE OF THE CHALLENGES OF MIXING BOTH RESERVED PARKING AND PUBLIC PARKING IS HOW ACCESS CONTROL WOULD FUNCTION.

OUR CONCEPT WOULD BE THAT HOTEL RESERVED PARKING WOULD BE FURTHER UP INTO THE HOTEL, AND SO THE PUBLIC PARKING WOULD BE MORE ADJACENT TO RETAIL, ADJACENT TO OTHER USES OUTSIDE OF OUR BUILDING.

SO IT WOULD BE ON THE LOWER PORTIONS.

AND THEN AT SOME POINT, WHEN WE GET THE FINAL COUNTS AS TO WHICH WE'RE MAKING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, WE WOULD HAVE AN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WOULD GOVERN THAT ACCESS. OKAY.

SO THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S AROUND THE BUILDING AND SOME PARKING SPOTS INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE.

IT DEFINITELY INCLUDES PARKING INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE.

THE EXTERIOR IS AN EASY ONE TO SAY AS PUBLIC PARKING.

YES. INSIDE THE BUILDING IT WOULD BE THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE PARKING GARAGE WOULD BE PUBLIC.

AND AND WE STILL MIGHT HAVE ACCESS CONTROL JUST SIMPLY AS A WAY TO, YOU KNOW, PRESERVE THE ABILITY TO CLOSE IT AT SOME POINT.

BUT THERE WOULD BE TIMES WHERE GATES WOULD BE OPEN AND THAT LOWER PORTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR NON-HOTEL GUESTS TO PARK.

OKAY. YEAH, NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WHEN I HEARD THAT AND WHEN I READ ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT.

IT'S VERY OFTEN THAT MY PEERS AND I GET EMAILS FROM PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PARKING, BEING A PROBLEM HERE.

AND IT'D BE NICE THAT WHEN WE CAN APPROACH THIS PROJECT WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT NOT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A HUGE GROAN OF, OH MY GOD, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY OUR PARKING LIKE, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR REMEDYING THE SOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THE PROBLEM.

THANK YOU, JULIE.

SO I APPRECIATE THE DESIGN AND MATERIALS LOOK LIKE US.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE BUILDING BELONGS HERE.

MAYBE PEOPLE WILL THINK IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HERE AS A PART OF THE PLAN.

SO THAT'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED AS PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT HERE.

ALSO VERY MUCH ECHO TOM'S SENTIMENTS THAT THIS IS GOING TO SUPPORT THE HOSPITAL AND THE MEDICAL FUNCTIONS ACROSS THE STREET AND THEN ALSO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN CITY CENTER AND WILL WALK TO THESE FACILITIES AND RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS AND ALL OF THAT, AND PEOPLE WHO SORT OF WANT THAT URBAN EXPERIENCE AND TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHOICES WITHOUT HAVING TO FIND A PARKING SPACE OR GET IN A CAR.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

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THANK YOU. LAST CALL, BILL.

YES. WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE ON MOVING DIRT AND GETTING STARTED? SO OUR TIMELINE IS WE ARE MOVING DESIGN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THAT GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION, WE ARE TAKING AN APPROACH THAT HAS STAGES WHERE WE WILL TEST THE CONSTRUCTION PRICING SO THAT WE DON'T GET ALL THE WAY TO THE END AND REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE A PROJECT WE CAN SUPPORT.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT A 30% COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN, WHICH IS KIND OF, IF YOU KNOW, ARCHITECTURAL TERMINOLOGY, WE'RE FINISHED WITH SCHEMATIC DESIGN. AND SO WE WILL BE PRICING THAT VERY SHORTLY HERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN THE RUNWAY OF A PROJECT THAT'S SUSTAINABLE.

AND SO THEN AS THE DESIGN DEVELOPS OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 5 TO 6 MONTHS, WE WILL AGAIN TEST AT VARIOUS STAGES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL WITHIN THAT SLOT.

BUT I THINK YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONSTRUCTION START BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.

I'LL JUST ECHO THE COMMENTS I HEARD FROM STAFF THE MINUTE YOU HAD THE FIRST SUBMISSION.

FURTHER ALONG IN YOUR DESIGN AND THOUGHT PROCESS THAN PROBABLY ANYTHING WE'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME, IF MAYBE NOT EVER.

SO GREAT JOB TEAM.

MELANIE 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN WE STARTED CITY CENTER AND THE VISION, WE HOPED WE WOULD HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM.

AND I'M THANKFUL WE DO.

AND HONESTLY, WE DON'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A PEOPLE NOT WILLING TO WALK VERY FAR PROBLEM.

AND I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND THEY FIGURE OUT WHERE THE LITTLE NOOKS AND CRANNIES ARE, IT'LL BECOME MORE I MEAN, IT'S JUST YOU GO TO THE PLAZA, YOU DON'T PARK OUTSIDE OF ANY OF THE RETAIL, YOU PARK IN THE DECKS AND YOU WORK YOUR WAY TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

AND SO I THINK THOSE ARE ALL GREAT SIGNS.

I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU CAME IN SMALL WITH SPRINGHILL SUITES.

YOU'VE PROVEN ON THAT LOCATION IN PARTICULAR, YOU FILLED THAT RETAIL UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY WITH THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED AND WANTED.

A LOT OF WHAT WE DID INITIALLY IN CITY CENTER TURNED OUT TO BE IT ALLOWED THE NEXT THINGS TO HAPPEN, BUT IT REALLY WASN'T SERVING OUR RESIDENTS.

THE APARTMENTS CREATED RESIDENTS, BUT UNTIL WE GOT A CERTAIN DENSITY OF PEOPLE, THE RETAIL WASN'T GOING TO WORK, THE RESTAURANTS WEREN'T GOING TO WORK.

WE'RE THERE NOW TO WHERE I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

THE UNIQUE SHOPS IN THE EXISTING CITY CENTER DISTRICT AREA ARE FILLING.

THEY ARE RELATIVELY UNIQUE, WHICH IS GOOD AND BAD.

IT'S GREAT FOR THE SHOPPER EXPERIENCE, BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS THAT MAY CHURN A LITTLE FASTER THAN CHAINS, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS MADE THE PLAZA SPECIAL IN THE BEGINNING, AND I THINK THAT SERVES US WELL.

YOU'VE PROVEN THAT YOU HAVE A HANDLE ON THAT AND YOUR LOCATIONS DESIGN IS GREAT TO DEVELOP AN ENTIRE BLOCK DEALING WITH YOUR PARKING NEEDS AND SOME OF OURS AS WELL IS FABULOUS.

THE MATERIALS ARE GREAT AND JULIE SAID BELONG HERE, SO I'M EXCITED TO GET IT MOVING.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING BACK AND BELIEVING IN US AS WELL AND REINVESTING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO REQUEST A MOTION AND YOU CAN ALL JUMP IN AT ONCE.

I'M GOING TO PICK TO APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS MIDAS LENEXA CITY CENTER.

SO MOVED.

I HEARD I HEARD TOM AND DAN FIRST MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? GREAT. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING.

WE'LL SEE YOU BACK SOON.

WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE.

STUDENTS AND STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS ASSIGNMENTS OR WHATNOT.

I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL WAY IN THE BACK ROW.

SO AND SINCE WE CAN'T SEE UP THERE BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD TO A MICROPHONE, PLEASE.

I THINK THERE'S THREE OF YOU, AND I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE IN 20 YEARS.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DRILL YOU.

I PROMISE WE'LL BE POLITE.

AND SINCE YOU GOT HERE FIRST, JUST COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND IF YOU WOULD, GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE GOING TO AND WHY YOU CAME OUT TONIGHT. HELLO.

I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS.

MY NAME IS BRYCE LARKIN, AND I ATTEND SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL.

AND MY TEACHER.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW HER, MRS. LAMORI HAS US ATTENDING DIFFERENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

THINGS LIKE THIS, LIKE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO COMPLETE THAT ASSIGNMENT AND JUST, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW CITIES OPERATE.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING, ACTUALLY, TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE STARTING TO DEVELOP THE LENEXA AREA.

RIGHT SO ARE YOU A LENEXA RESIDENT? I'M NOT. I'M A SHAWNEE RESIDENT.

WELL, BRING YOUR FAMILY ON OVER AND SPEND MONEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

THANKS FOR COMING OUT.

YOU CAN USE THIS MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE.

SAME KIND OF QUESTIONS.

I'M BRIAN CHAN AND I'M ALSO FROM SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST HERE FROM MY TEACHER WITH OUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH MRS.

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BUT IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE LIKE WHAT'S TO COME AND WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. HELLO.

THIS IS VERY STRANGE FOR ME.

I AM NOT A LENEXA RESTAURANT.

OH. MY NAME IS MARIANA, BY THE WAY.

I'M ALSO FROM SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST HERE FOR THE SAME REASON AS MY PEERS.

I'M NOT A LENEXA RESIDENT, BUT I SPEND A LOT OF TIME HERE BECAUSE OF MY FRIENDS.

SO IT'S ALSO VERY INTERESTING TO SEE FOR ME HOW YOU GUYS OPERATE AROUND HERE AND IT KIND OF WANTS ME MAKES ME WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME AROUND HERE. SO WHERE DO YOU LIVE? OH, SHAWNEE. OKAY, WELL, WELCOME.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR PARENTS OVER TOO, BECAUSE MORE THAN LIKELY THEY BRING THE CHECKBOOK AND THE CREDIT CARDS WITH THEM.

SO. BUT I THINK THAT'S ALL THE STUDENTS HERE TONIGHT.

RIGHT? OKAY.

WE'LL GIVE GREAT REPORTS.

I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.

YOU YOU PROBABLY ENCOURAGED ME TO DO THAT GOING FORWARD.

NORMALLY, I'D GET OUT MY NAMES FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM AND WE DON'T HEAR OR GET TO SEE YOU.

SO ALL YOUR PEERS WILL NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE STARTED A NEW TRADITION.

BUT THANK YOU. YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING.

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS ANYONE.

[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]

SO, BECKY, TO YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR STAFF, GREAT JOB.

I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD IMPROVEMENTS.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, JULIE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COUNCIL PRESENT TONIGHT, BUT I HOPE, LOGAN, THAT YOU WILL PASS ALONG TO THEM THAT THE CALVIN ARSENIA CONCERT IN THIS ROOM WAS ABSOLUTELY DYNAMITE. ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THIS ROOM.

YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF COOL THINGS HERE, BUT CERTAINLY HAVING THAT CALIBER OF MUSICIAN, SUCH A GREAT CROWD, EVERYBODY KIND OF FELT LIKE THEY WANTED TO STAY ALL NIGHT.

SO KUDOS TO THEM AND THANK THEM FOR US.

THANKS, JULIE. ANYONE ELSE?

[STAFF REPORTS]

JUST A COUPLE CALENDAR ITEMS, MAYOR, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF US WILL BE ATTENDING THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES CONGRESSIONAL CITIES CONFERENCE.

THEREFORE, WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING NEXT TUESDAY ON THE 28TH.

HOWEVER, ON NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH, AT 5:30 P.M., WE WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE BLACK HOOF PARK DISC GOLF COURSE.

SO WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL CAN JOIN US FOR THAT.

AND THAT IS RAIN OR SHINE.

SO WE WILL MOVE UNDER A SHELTER IF WE NEED TO IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CUTTING THE RIBBON ON THAT EXCITING FACILITY.

AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE THIS EVENING.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

WELL, THIS WILL END THE RECORDED PORTION OF OUR SESSION THIS EVENING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.