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>> CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[CALL TO ORDER]
[OVERLAPPING] JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL?>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER KARLIN.
>> MAYOR SAYERS IS PRESENT AND PRESIDING.
UP FIRST, WE HAVE THE APRIL 2ND,
[APPROVE MINUTES]
2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS? HEARING NONE, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> MOTION BY CRAIG, SECOND BY COURTNEY. ALL IN FAVOR?
ANY MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING, JENNIFER?
>> THANK YOU. FIRST ARE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
I WILL COME DOWN. WE HAVE ARBOR DAY AND BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.IS BERNIE AVALS HERE TO ACCEPT FOR ARBOR DAY? EXCELLENT.
WHEREAS IN 1872, J STERLING MORTON PROPOSED THE NEBRASKA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET ASIDE FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES, AND WHEREAS A HOLIDAY CALLED ARBOR DAY WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN A MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA.
WHEREAS ARBOR DAY IS NOW OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD.
WHEREAS TREES CAN REDUCE THE EROSION OF OUR PRECIOUS TOPSOIL BY WIND, WATER, CUT HEATING AND COOLING COSTS, MODERATE THE TEMPERATURE, CLEAN THE AIR, PRODUCE OXYGEN, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE.
WHEREAS TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE GIVING US PAPER, WOOD FOR HOMES, FUEL FOR OUR FIRES, AND COUNTLESS OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS.
WHEREAS TREES IN OUR CITY INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS, AND BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS TREES, WHEREVER THEY ARE PLANTED, ARE A SOURCE OF JOY AND SPIRITUAL RENEWAL.
NOW, THEREFORE, I JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 26, 2024 IN THE CITY OF LENEXA TO BE ARBOR DAY.
[APPLAUSE] GET A PICTURE HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY?
>> THEN FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, DAVID BILE.
HI. WHEREAS LENEXA IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS IN PART ON SAFETY AND ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SERVE OUR CITIZENS, BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER, AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, AND OTHER IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
THESE PROFESSIONALS WORK YEAR-ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, PROTECTING US WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, LEARN, AND PLAY.
WHEREAS MODERN BUILDING CODES INCLUDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS SNOWSTORMS, TORNADOES, FIRES AND FLOODS.
WHEREAS THE THEME FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2024, MISSION POSSIBLE ENCOURAGES OUR RESIDENTS TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE, AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED BY LOCAL AND STATE BUILDING DEPARTMENTS, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAUS, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JULIE SAYERS, MAYOR OF LENEXA, KANSAS TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY IN 2024 IN THE CITY OF LENEXA TO BE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.
[APPLAUSE] ANYTHING [INAUDIBLE]?
>> SORRY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MAYOR SAYERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR OUR STAFF AND KEEPING LENEXA ON THE LEADING EDGE.
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THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR CELEBRATING BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.LIKE LAST YEAR, STAFF FROM OUR LICENSING, PERMITTING AND BUILDING SAFETY DIVISIONS AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP DEPARTMENT WILL ATTEND THE LENEXA'S CITY MARKET, THE FARMERS MARKET.
WE WILL HAVE A TABLE SET UP MAY 14TH AND 18TH TO MEET WITH THE PUBLIC, WHERE WE WILL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT OUR PROFESSION.
THE THEME THIS YEAR FOR 2024 IS ASYLUM HEROES, CODES THAT KEEP YOU SAFE.
WITH THE HELP OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE SEVERAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION THAT WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, TOWN TALK, DIGITAL NEWSLETTERS, AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
IN THIS TOWN TALK SUBSCRIPTION NEXT MONTH, WE ADDRESS HOW CODES KEEP OUR CITIZENS SAFE IN SEVERAL AREAS SUCH AS SOLAR INSTALLATIONS, WHICH IS BECOMING POPULAR, PLACEMENT OF ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN YOUR HOMES, SIZE FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES DUE TO THE POTENTIAL DEMAND FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS THAT'S COMING UP IN OUR FUTURES.
A LOT OF THESE PANELS ARE AT MAX, ALREADY AT 200 AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY HOOK A CHARGING STATION UP TO IT, THEY MIGHT EXCEED THEIR AMPERAGE FOR THEIR SERVICE PANEL.
RESIDENTIAL MECHANICAL SYSTEM, SIZE AND LOCATIONS OF DOORS AND WINDOWS, OUTDOOR KITCHENS THAT ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INSULATION REQUIREMENTS.
WHEN WE ATTEND THE FARMER'S MARKET, STAFF WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM OUR CITIZENS ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE REQUIRE BUILDING PERMITS FOR.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING SOME OF THE MORE COMMON PROJECTS SUCH AS WATER HEATERS HEATING, COOLING SYSTEM, SWIMMING POOLS, DECK BASEMENT FINISHES, VENTS, OUTDOOR PATIOS, AND ROOM ADDITIONS.
WE HOPE BY INTERACTING WITH OUR CITIZENS, WE CAN EXPLAIN WHY PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, AND OUR DEPARTMENT MAKES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY SAFE, NOT ONLY FOR THEM, BUT FOR OUR RESPONDERS AS WELL.
OVERALL, OUR PROFESSION IS AN AGING GROUP.
WE HOPE TO ALSO PROMOTE OUR CAREERS BY TALKING WITH INTERESTED PARTIES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CAREER PATHS AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
THERE ARE MANY CAREERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL LEVELS, EDUCATION EXPERIENCE.
SOME OF THE CAREERS WILL BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS, INCLUDE PERMIT TECHNICIANS, BUILDING INSPECTOR PLANS EXAMINERS, AND CODE OFFICIALS.
THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE HAVE 10 ITEMS THIS EVENING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.ALL MATTERS LISTED WITHIN THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED ON BY ONE MOTION WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
IF A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY OR AUDIENCE WISHES TO SEPARATE A DISCUSSION ON AN ITEM, THAT ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.
ANYONE WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1-10 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> MOTION BY CHELSEA, SECOND BY BILL. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS THE APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAN FOR AN OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE,
[BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS]
KNOWN AS THE ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2A LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 86TH STREET IN RENNER BOULEVARD IN THE PLANNED CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT. STEPHANIE.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME, I'VE GOT SOME ALLERGIES, SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS UP HERE.
I'LL GET MY POWERPOINT UP FOR YOU.
AS MENTIONED, ITEM 11 THIS EVENING IS FOR A PROJECT IN CITY CENTER KNOWN AS ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2A AND PARKING GARAGE, AND IT IS A FINAL PLAN APPROVAL.
ON THE SCREEN NOW, YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION MAP.
THIS PROJECT IS IN CITY CENTER, AND THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS LOCATED AT RENNER AND 87TH.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IT IS IN THE YELLOW AREA ON THIS AERIAL IMAGE.
THIS IS JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE HOSPITAL SITE THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND NORTH OF WESTBOUND 87TH STREET.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP HERE THAT THE SITE IS ZONED CC IN PINK AND IT'S OUTLINED IN RED.
OUR FUTURE LAND USE MAP WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CALLS THIS OUT AS CITY CENTER CORE, AND BOTH THE ZONING AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED PLANS FOR THE ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2A.
THIS FINAL PLAN IS FOR ONE THREE-STORY BUILDING, AND IT DOES INCLUDE MEDICAL OFFICES, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 66,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE FIRST PHASE OF A THREE-LEVEL PARKING GARAGE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED WITH THIS,
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AS WELL AS SOME PERIMETER SURFACE PARKING.I DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT REALLY QUICK WITH MY HANDY DANDY LASER POINTER.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S SOME SURFACE PARKING DESIGNATED FOR ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES HERE, AND THEN ALSO ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THIS DRIVE AISLE HERE.
THE PARKING GARAGE WILL BE IN THIS GENERAL AREA HERE AND IN THE FUTURE WILL EXPAND TO THE EAST IN THIS AREA HERE THAT YOU SEE ME OUTLINING.
THAT WILL COME WITH A FUTURE SUBMITTAL.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, I WILL MENTION IT NOW SINCE I HAVE THIS IMAGE UP.
OUR NEXT ITEM WILL BE THIS BUILDING HERE JUST IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, AND IT'S GOING TO SHARE THE PARKING CONSTRUCTED WITH THIS PROJECT.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT DURING THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL.
THE PARKING CONSTRUCTED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PHASE FOR BUILDING 2A WILL CONSIST OF OVER 460 PARKING SPACES, AND THAT'S BETWEEN THE SURFACE PARKING AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS FIRST PHASE OF THE GARAGE.
THE TOTAL PARKING AT FULL BUILDOUT FOR THIS AREA WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 800 SPACES, AND THAT WILL BE THROUGH THE ADDITION OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE HERE.
THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP HOW I WANTED IT TO.
THIS IS OVERLAYING THE PRELIMINARY PLAN WITH THAT FINAL PLAN.
LET ME GO AHEAD AND JUST FIX THIS SLIDE.
I'M NOT SURE WHY IT DID THAT, I APOLOGIZE. HERE WE GO.
THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND THE FINAL PLAN SIDE BY SIDE.
STAFF NOTES THAT THESE ARE RELATIVELY CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES.
THIS DRIVE AISLE HERE DID GET MOVED DOWN EVER SO SLIGHTLY.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT TOO ON OUR BUILDING 2C ITEM, HOW THAT WAS IMPACTED BY THAT DRIVE AISLE CHANGE.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, OTHER THAN THIS BEING A TWO-PHASE PARKING APPROACH, IT'S VERY MUCH CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU SEE ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAN.
THIS PROJECT DOES INCLUDE A TRAIL IMPROVEMENT ALONG RENNER, WHERE YOU SEE IN YELLOW HERE.
THIS PORTION OF THE SIDEWALK WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A 10-FOOT WIDE CONCRETE TRAIL.
LASTLY, YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF SLIDES ON ARCHITECTURE HERE.
THERE'S ALSO SOME METAL PANELS, SOME WOOD TYPE PANELS, AND SOME PRECAST.
THIS IS THE CORNER OF THE PARKING DECK, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THREE STORIES AND SOME TREATMENTS OF THE ARCHITECTURE ON THE SIDE OF THAT DECK.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THAT SURFACE PARKING ON THAT INNER DRIVE AISLE.
HERE IS THE VIEW FROM THE ROUNDABOUT.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, THIS IS 86TH STREET, AND THE NEW HOSPITAL WOULD BE IN THIS GENERAL AREA OFF THE PAGE HERE.
THAT WOULD BE THE CORNER IF YOU ARE LOOKING AS YOU'RE TURNING THAT ROUNDABOUT TO GO ON SOUTHBOUND RENNER.
WITH THAT, STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS FINAL PLAN FOR ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2A AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PARKING GARAGE.
I'M AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. WE PLAN TO APPROVE TWO TONIGHT.
HOW MANY BUILDINGS ARE GOING TO BE IN THIS CAMPUS? COULD YOU REMIND US?
>> SURE. LET ME SWITCH BACK TO OUR PRELIMINARY PLAN, AND I CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA HERE.
ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAN, IT SHOWS THIS BUILDING 2A.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF BUILDINGS ALONG HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THREE IN THIS PRELIMINARY PLAN.
THERE'S BUILDING 2C THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT AFTER THIS ITEM AND TWO ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS TO THE SOUTH HERE.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S STILL SHOWING THE SAME QUANTITY OF BUILDINGS HERE, ALTHOUGH IN THE FUTURE, WE COULD HAVE THE SAME AREA, BUT MAYBE LESS BUILDINGS IF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINTS WERE TO BE CONSOLIDATED.
I WOULD SAY OVERALL, YOU WILL MOST LIKELY SEE BUILDINGS IN THE SAME AREA.
IT MAY NOT BE SEPARATE BUILDINGS, DEPENDING ON HOW THAT FINAL PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
>> WE USUALLY DON'T SEE FINAL PLANS, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS CITY CENTER, IT COMES TO US?
ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAN, WHERE DID THAT LITTLE STORMWATER POND GO ON THE FINAL?
>> THAT WAS AN OUTDOOR PLAZA AREA.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT WITH THE BUILDING 2C.
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>> YES, STEPHANIE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY AND LOOKING AT THE PRELIMINARY PLAN, I THINK I DO, THERE WAS AT LEAST A RIDE INTO THE PROPOSED PARKING GARAGE IN THE PRELIMINARY PLAN OFF OF RENNER, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED IN THE FINAL PLAN.
IS THAT CORRECT OR AM I MISSING SOMETHING?
>> IT'S ELIMINATED AT LEAST WITH THIS FIRST PHASE.
I DON'T RECALL IF IT WILL COME THROUGH.
>> AS SCOTT MENTIONED FOR THE SECOND PHASE, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD PROBABLY SEE FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE FINAL PLAN FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, BUT IT REALLY WOULDN'T LEAD TO ANYWHERE WITHOUT THIS ADDITIONAL AREA OF THE PARKING GARAGE AT THIS LOCATION.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE APPLICANT HERE THIS EVENING? ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?
I'M ARCHITECT WITH HOEFER WELKER, THE ARCHITECT FOR THIS BUILDING AND GARAGE.
NOTHING TOO MUCH TO ADD. I THINK THAT WAS A GREAT SUMMARY. HAPPY TO BE HERE.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY BRINGING THIS TO FINAL PLAN EARLIER THAN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.
WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG QUICKLY.
I THINK AS YOU SEE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLAN AS A PART OF THIS.
WE DO HAVE A FIRST FLOOR TENANT, MEDICAL TENANT THAT IS A BIG LOCAL PRIVATE PRACTICE HERE THAT WORKS REALLY CLOSE TO FINALIZING THAT PLAN, AS WELL AS WE HAVE AN ASC PLAN ON THE SECOND FLOOR THAT'S PARTNERED WITH THAT SAME GROUP AND ADVENT HEALTH.
SO TWO OF THE FLOOR IS ALREADY FILLED OUT WITH THE THIRD FLOOR AVAILABLE FOR OTHER PRACTICES OR A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE FINAL PLAN OF AN OFFICE BUILDING AND PARKING GARAGE ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2A.
>> MOTION BY JOE. SECOND BY MARK. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS AN APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAN FOR MIXED USE BUILDING WITH RETAIL RESTAURANT AND OFFICE SPACE, KNOWN AS ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2C, LOCATED AT THE SAME CORNER IN THE CC PLAN CITY CENTER ZONING DISTRICT. STEPHANIE.
>> THANK YOU, GOOD MAYOR. STEPHANIE KISLER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AS MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR ITEM 12 FOR BUILDING 2C OF THE ADVENT HEALTH CAMPUS.
AGAIN, THIS IS A FINAL PLAN, AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS MENTIONED, THIS IS BEFORE YOU BECAUSE IT IS IN CITY CENTER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT.
JUST TO REORIENT YOU, THIS IS OUR LOCATION FOR THE BUILDING 2C, YOU SEE IN THE YELLOW HERE, AND THIS IS AT THE CORNER OF SCARBOROUGH AND 87TH IN THE WESTBOUND LANES.
AS WITH OUR LAST ITEM, THIS IS ALSO ZONED CC, AND IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN THE CITY CENTER CORE DESIGNATED DISTRICT, AND THE PROPOSED MIXED USE BUILDING IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH THE ZONING AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THIS FINAL PLAN IS FOR A ONE TWO-STORY, 24,000 SQUARE FOOT MIXED USE BUILDING.
THIS BUILDING WILL INCLUDE POTENTIAL RETAIL, OFFICE, AND RESTAURANT TYPE USES.
AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO SHARE PARKING WITH WHAT IS CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THE 2A DEVELOPMENT WE JUST APPROVED.
THERE IS A NEW PUBLIC AMENITY SPACE AT THE CORNER OF 87TH AND SCARBOROUGH.
AS I MENTIONED WITH THE LAST PLAN THAT DRIVE AISLE JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS BUILDING, I'LL POINT THAT OUT HERE WITH MY CURSOR, THAT WAS MOVED SOUTH JUST A LITTLE BIT, AND THAT RESULTED IN THE ENTIRE BUILDING SHIFTING SOUTH SO THAT AMENITY SPACE HAS SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE STILL RETAINING THAT AREA FOR SOME OUTDOOR SEATING POTENTIALLY.
THERE'S SOME GREAT STAIRS BECAUSE OF SOME GRADE CHANGE THERE, SO IT MIGHT BE A FUN PLACE JUST TO SIT AND PEOPLE WATCH AS WELL, JUST ON THOSE STAIRS THERE.
I DO HAVE SOME MORE COMPARISONS OF THAT LATER ON HERE.
BUT HERE ON THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND FINAL PLAN COMPARISON SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AGAIN, SINCE THAT DRIVE AISLE WAS PUSHED SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT DEVELOPMENT AREA ACTUALLY SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE LANDSCAPING, ESPECIALLY IN THAT PLAZA TYPE AREA.
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BETWEEN THESE TWO GREEN LANDSCAPE AREAS IS THAT STAIR AREA THAT I MENTIONED THAT TAKES IT DOWN TO GRADE LEVEL BY THE STREET.YOU CAN SEE THE OUTDOOR DINING AREA AND TABLES IN THIS AREA JUST SOUTH OF THE BUILDING AND SOME PROPOSED FOUNDATION PLANTINGS ALONG THAT AREA AS WELL.
THERE WILL ALSO BE LANDSCAPED AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND SOME ON THE NORTH SIDE WITH ANOTHER OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.
HERE IS THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE IN A RENDERING.
YOU CAN SEE SIMILAR MATERIALS AND COLORS FROM WHAT WE SAW ON THE PREVIOUS 2A BUILDING.
LOTS OF GLAZING TO KEEP THE TRANSPARENCY OF CITY CENTER GOING.
MAKE SURE IT LOOKS VERY ACTIVATED.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS JUST A TWO-STORY BUILDING, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 37-41 FEET TALL.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY TALL STORIES TO KEEP THAT MASSING THAT WE LIKE TO SEE IN CITY CENTER.
YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH A LOT OF THOSE VERTICAL ELEMENTS, AND AGAIN, THAT GLAZING THAT KEEPS IT VERY OPEN AND EERIE.
WITH THAT, STAFF IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS FINAL PLAN FOR BUILDING 2C WITH MIXED USES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? CRAIG.
>> STEPHANIE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT LAST ROOM, THAT ONE.
NORMALLY, WHEN WE HAVE A TWO-STORY BUILDING, WHAT IS THE HEIGHT ON A NORMAL TWO-STORY BUILDING?
>> PROBABLY MORE LIKE 20, 22 FEET.
>> WE'RE LOOKING LIKE IT'S ALMOST DOUBLE TALL CEILING.
BECAUSE MY QUESTION WAS INITIALLY, IF THIS WAS A TWO-STORY BUILDING, WILL THEY ALL BE CONSISTENT AROUND THE THREE-STORY GARAGE? WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE, I WAS LOOKING FOR WHERE THE GARAGE WOULD BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HOW TALL.
IT WAS BECAUSE I EXPECTED IN MY HEAD FOR IT TO BE TALLER THAN THIS BUILDING.
I GUESS I'M TRYING TO GAUGE HOW TALL IS THE PARKING GARAGE, IF IT'S TWO STORIES, BUT IT'S NOT TWO-STORY HEIGHT.
>> YEAH, I CAN DOUBLE CHECK THE PLANS FOR THE PARKING GARAGE, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A SECOND.
>> I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE, WILL IT BE THE SAME OR WILL IT POP UP BEHIND IT? CAN YOU SEE THESE BUILDINGS FROM BRENNER JUST TRYING TO LAY OUT WHAT THE WHOLE BIG PICTURE LOOKS LIKE?
>> SURE. LET ME PULL THAT UP REALLY QUICKLY HERE.
DO YOU REMEMBER SEEING THAT TOWER ELEMENT OF THE PARKING GARAGE WITH THE INTERIOR STAIRWELL AND THE GLAZING?
THE TOP OF THAT SHADED LINE WITH THE TOP OF THIS BUILDING, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE IN THE BACK OF THE RENDERING HERE IS THAT STAIR ELEMENT.
OR IT WOULD BE SIMILAR IN PERSPECTIVE TO THAT.
>> HI, STEPHANIE. WHY DID THE DRIVEWAY MOVE SOUTH?
>> FOR BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PARKING GARAGE.
LET ME PULL THAT UP HERE SO YOU CAN SEE.
THE WAY THAT THE PARKING GARAGE ENTRANCE WORKS, AND I APOLOGIZE, IT'S GRAYED OUT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE LAST PLAN.
BUT THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE TO GET IN THAT PARKING GARAGE IS RIGHT HERE WHERE YOU SEE MY CURSOR.
IF THIS DRIVE AISLE REMAINED A LITTLE BIT TO THE NORTH, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A KINK IN HOW WE WOULD ENTER THAT PARKING GARAGE BASED ON THE WAY THEY DESIGNED IT.
IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT PATHWAY STRAIGHT AND TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE OF HOW THEY NEEDED TO LAY OUT THE PARKING GARAGE, IT MADE SENSE FOR THEM TO REQUEST TO MOVE THAT A LITTLE BIT TO THE SOUTH.
>> GENTLEMEN, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ON THIS ONE?
>> OUR APPLICANT FOR THIS ONE IS HENRY KLOVER.
>> YES. WAIT TILL I GET UP HERE.
HENRY KLOVER, KLOVER ARCHITECTS, 8813 PENROSE LANE RIGHT OVER THERE.
VERY HAPPY TO BE COMING AND HANGING OUT IN MY COMMUNITY IN ANOTHER EVENING.
STEPHANIE DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THINGS.
TO MAYBE ADD TO YOUR QUESTION, IT'S THE MATH OF THE SLOPE THAT YOU WANT AND THE DISTANCE YOU NEED TO GET IT DONE AND OBVIOUSLY BEING A MEDICAL FACILITY, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO MAXIMUM SLOPE.
SO IT WAS ALL A FUNCTION OF JUST THE MATH TO GET IT TO A LINE.
ALSO, THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT WAS MODIFIED SLIGHTLY.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU NOTICE IT'S A LITTLE WIDER.
IT'S SET UP BETTER FOR THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE INTEND TO BE THERE.
IT'S SET UP BETTER FOR THE WIDTH AND PROPORTIONS FOR OFFICE SPACES ABOVE.
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IT WAS ALL A FUNCTION OF GETTING THE BUILDING TO BE A LITTLE MORE REAL.THE ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY DIDN'T HAVE ANY PARAPETS ON IT, SO THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD HIDE ANY EXHAUST OR HVAC UP THERE.
THAT'S THE REASON IT'S ALSO TALLER IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY OF THAT.
IT ALSO PULLED SOUTH, SO IT ALLOWED US FOR THOSE OF US THAT WERE FROM KU TO HAVE WESCOE BEACH ON THE END OF IT AND HAVE A NICE INVITING AREA.
THE RENDERING IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TOO BECAUSE WE PULLED THE CANOPY FROM JUST ABOVE THE DOOR TO ABOVE THE TOP, SO THE SIGNS WILL BE UNDERNEATH.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICE, BUT THEY COME OUT AND THEY DO PARTIAL OVERHANGS OF THE PATIO AREAS.
THE WHOLE PURPOSE WAS TO PULL IT SO WE COULD GET ENGAGEMENT TO THE CORNER AND CREATE A LIVELY ENVIRONMENT.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT CATCHES GRILLE ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'VE ALREADY ENJOY TUPELO HONEY AND ZOG COMING IN.
WE'RE HAPPY TO GET ANOTHER COUPLE OF RESTAURANTS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH ANY POTENTIAL TENANTS RIGHT NOW?
>> I'M THE ARCHITECT AND I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY.
>> I CAN'T. EVEN IF I KNEW, I COULDN'T TELL YOU, SO I HATE TO KILL THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE.
>> WE'LL BE WAITING FOR THAT INFORMATION.
HOPEFULLY, NO CREDIT CARD VENDOR IS ASKING YOU TO APPLY FOR CREDIT CARDS ON WESCOE BEACH.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS THE TRAP ON WESCOE BEACH.
HERE'S A FREE T-SHIRT FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD APPLICATION.
>> I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY TO BOTH TEAMS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GREAT DESIGN WORK.
THIS ALL LOOKS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'D EXPECT TO SEE IN CITY CENTER AND CONSISTENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE.
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR FINE WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF THIS MOVING FORWARD.
>> WELL, WE HAVE MORE COMING FORWARD, STILL.
>> WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR THE MIXED USE BUILDING OF RETAIL RESTAURANT AND OFFICE, KNOWN AS ADVENT HEALTH BUILDING 2C.
>> MOTION BY MARK. SECOND BY CRAIG. ALL IN FAVOR?
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING, CAN I DO STUDENTS WE'RE STARTING TO LOSE THEM? AS PENANCE FOR ATTENDING A LENEXA CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE ASK YOU TO STAND UP AND PLEASE SAY HELLO TO THE AUDIENCE.
YOUR NAME, WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO, AND WHAT COURSE YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS EVENING.
>> [INAUDIBLE] FOR MY GOVERNMENT CLASS.
>> I'M GABRIELA [INAUDIBLE] FOR, MY GOVERNMENT CLASS.
>> THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU HERE IN THE MIDDLE?
>> HI EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS BRIAN [INAUDIBLE] AND THE REASON WHY I'M HERE IS FOR MY GOVERNMENT CLASS.
>> IS THAT YOUR LITTLE BROTHER? EXCELLENT. HOW ABOUT OVER HERE? THANK YOU. TWO MORE.
GO AHEAD, OVER HERE. YEAH, FULL EMBARRASSMENT.
>> HI. I'M CAMPBELL AND I'M ALSO HERE FOR GOVERNMENT.
YOU DON'T SEE THOSE EVERY DAY.
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A UTILITY EASEMENT VACATION AT
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WESTBOUND 87TH STREET PARKWAY IN PENROSE LANE FOR MIDAS CITY CENTER.ITEM 13A IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST TO VACATE THE UTILITY EASEMENT.
ITEM 13B IS AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE UTILITY EASEMENT. STEPHANIE.
>> ONE MORE CITY CENTER PROJECT FROM ME THIS EVENING.
AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST TO VACATE A UTILITY EASEMENT FOR THE MIDAS CITY CENTER PROJECT.
YOU MAY RECALL, I BELIEVE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, LAST MAY OR SO, A FINAL PLAN WAS APPROVED FOR THE SITE JUST TO THE NORTH OF THIS VERY BUILDING WE ARE IN THIS EVENING, FOR THE MIDAS CITY CENTER PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES TWO HOTELS.
YES, TWO WILL FIT ON THAT SITE IN ADDITION TO A PARKING GARAGE AND SOME RETAIL USES.
THIS IS OUR LOCATION MAP, AND THE REQUEST FOR THE UTILITY EASEMENT VACATION IS HIGHLIGHTED RIGHT HERE IN THIS LITTLE RED BORDERED AREA, AT THE CORNER OF 87TH AND PEN ROSE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A RECAP ON THOSE PLANS AND HOW IT ALL FITS ON THERE IN RELATION TO THIS VACATION, YOU CAN SEE THE VACATION HIGHLIGHTED IN RED,
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AND THAT OVERLAPS EVER SO SLIGHTLY WITH THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY AND THEN AN OUTDOOR PATIO AREA AND SOME PEDESTRIAN AMENITY ZONE COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT.AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE TWO HOTELS, THE AC HOTEL ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE RESIDENTS IN ON THE SOUTH SIDE, AND SOME RETAIL FLANKING THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE BUILDING AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER WITH A PARKING GARAGE WRAPPED BY THOSE WITH ACCESS OFF OF ELMRIDGE STREET TO THE WEST.
HERE'S ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE OF THAT VACATION AREA.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHERE THAT UTILITY EASEMENT WOULD BE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE IT'S THAT OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY.
WHEN WE REVIEW VACATION REQUESTS, WE DO NOTIFY ALL OF THE UTILITIES.
WE DID RECEIVE RESPONSES BACK FROM QUITE A FEW UTILITIES SAYING THAT THEY HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THE UTILITY VACATION.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY UTILITIES IN THAT EASEMENT TO BEGIN WITH, AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ISSUES FROM UTILITIES AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
WE'VE PROVIDED THE LEGAL NOTICE, AND AS I MENTIONED, THERE WILL BE NO LOSS OR INCONVENIENCE, AT LEAST BASED ON THE RESPONSES WE'VE RECEIVED FROM UTILITIES THAT WERE NOTIFIED SO FAR.
THESE ARE THE STANDARDS THAT WE REVIEW AS PART OF THIS.
STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING.
BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW TO DATE PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED VACATION OF THE UTILITY EASEMENT SO THAT THE MIDAS CITY CENTER DEVELOPMENT CAN PROCEED WITH PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD, SIGN IN AT THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
SEEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION BY CRAIG, SECOND BY COURTNEY, ALL IN FAVOR.
>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE VACATING THE UTILITY EASEMENT.
MOTION BY BILL, SECOND BY JOE, ALL IN FAVOR.
ITEM NUMBER 14 AS A RESOLUTION UPDATED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN. LOGAN?
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>> GOOD EVENING MARY AND COUNSEL.
LOGAN WAGLER, PARKS RECREATION DIRECTOR.
I AM REALLY EXCITED TO COME BEFORE THE GOVERNING BODY TONIGHT SEEKING A VOTE FOR FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PARKS RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
YOU MAY RECALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BACK ON MARCH 26.
WE HAD PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING COMMITTEE THE WHOLE MEETING OF ALL TIME AND DID A DEEP DIVE WITH OUR CONSULTANT OVER THE PARKS RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. REALLY APPRECIATED IT.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM ON TOP OF SOME GREAT FEEDBACK, SOME QUESTIONS, THOSE THINGS.
ONE ITEM IN PARTICULAR, WE TOOK AWAY HAD SOME FEEDBACK STRONG ENOUGH WHERE WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLAN.
TONIGHT, I'M JUST GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME MODIFICATIONS WE MADE.
BASICALLY TO KIND OF PUNCH UP THE SUSTAINABILITY, TERMINOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE PLAN AND ACTUALLY CREATE A NEW INITIATIVE AROUND SUSTAINABILITY.
I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THOSE CHANGES TONIGHT, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THEN, AGAIN, IF WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE, HOPEFULLY GET A VOTE FOR FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
REAL QUICK, THIS SLIDE IS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE PLAN.
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN, IT TALKS ABOUT THERE'S 16 TOTAL PAGES THAT WE WENT IN WITH THE CONSULTANT AND DID MODIFICATIONS OR UPDATES TOO.
SOME OF THOSE ARE VERY SMALL TERMINOLOGY UPDATES, BUT SOME OF THEM WERE PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.
PROBABLY THE THREE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT HAPPENED WERE WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BECAUSE OF A BRAND NEW INITIATIVE AROUND SUSTAINABILITY SHOWS UP IN THAT.
THE GUIDING VISION, WHICH EXPLAINS WHAT THAT INITIATIVE IS AND THE STRATEGIES AROUND IT, AND OF COURSE, THE IMPLEMENTATION SECTION AS WELL.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT TALKS ABOUT THERE WERE NINE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES.
EIGHT OF THOSE WERE OTHER INITIATIVES THAT THE TERMINOLOGY WAS UPDATED, AND ONE OF THEM IS A BRAND NEW INITIATIVE, WHICH I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH HERE SHORTLY.
REAL QUICK, STARTING WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT MOST PEOPLE THAT INTERACT WITH THIS DOCUMENT WILL SEE AND LOOK AT.
IT'S THE CLIFF NOTES OF THE PLAN, OBVIOUSLY.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN IN THIS ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER, THE FOURTH BULLET DOWN IS A BRAND NEW INITIATIVE.
IT'S LIT UP IN ORANGE TO THE LEFT.
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WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION, THOSE COLORS MEAN SOMETHING IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.THERE IS A LEGEND IN THE REST OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
BUT IF YOU REMEMBER THE ORANGE COLOR, BASICALLY INDICATES THAT THAT'S AN ONGOING EFFORT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, THAT'S NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING WE DO HERE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD.
BUT THAT NEW INITIATIVE IS TO PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES.
THAT'S PRETTY VAGUE. IT'S PRETTY HIGH LEVEL. THAT'S INTENTIONAL.
WHEN WE GET TO THE VISION SECTION, IN THIS NEXT SLIDE, I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
THIS IS THE INITIATIVE 6.4, IT'S NEW TO THAT AREA.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS SO BEAR WITH ME, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS THE LENEXA, PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACES, AND FACILITIES.
DOING SO WILL CREATE HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT PARKS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO BENEFIT BOTH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMITMENT, WE CAN ENSURE PARKS CONTINUE TO BE CHERISHED SPACES FOR RECREATION, CONSERVATION, AND INSPIRATION FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
HOW WE ACCOMPLISH THAT IS THE STRATEGIES, AND WE'VE GOT FIVE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED THAT COVER THE GAMUT OF SUSTAINABILITY.
THE FIRST ONE TALKS ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL AS THE CITY, BUT I THINK WE CONTINUE TO PUT EMPHASIS ON ON PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
BULLET NUMBER 2 IS TO CONSERVE WATER AND MANAGE THAT WATER THROUGH USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER PLANT SELECTION AND OTHER STRATEGIES.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT UTILIZING AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PRACTICES, INCLUDING NATIVE VEGETATION, INVASIVE SPECIES AND TREE DIVERSIFICATION.
TREE DIVERSIFICATION REASONING YOU GOT OAKS NIGHT.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, WE'VE NEVER PASSED OUT OAKS AT THIS MEETING BEFORE.
IT'S BEEN CEDARS. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF.
IT WAS NOT A CATALPIA, MAYBE AN EXTRA BILL.
NEXT UP IS JUST CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INCREASED WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS OF OPERATIONS.
THAT'S WITH OUR EVENTS, THAT'S WITHIN OUR PARKS, OUR FACILITIES, ALL THOSE THINGS.
THEN LASTLY, JUST TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS TO TRY TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, HAVE THEM EMBRACE THIS STUFF.
I THINK WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THIS VERY WELL, BUT WE CONTINUE TO PUNCH THIS UP AS WE GO FORWARD.
HOPEFULLY, WE FEEL GREAT ABOUT THESE CHANGES.
EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW LANGUAGE, I THINK IT REALLY IMPROVES THE PLAN.
THIS LAST SLIDE SHOWS ONE THING THAT WE MISSED IN OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES, WE HAVE SOME HIGH LEVEL GOALS THAT INTEGRATE INTO THIS PLAN, AND WE NOTATE SEVERAL THINGS THAT GO ON.
THE 10 MINUTE WALK, THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, COMPLAINS, THOSE THINGS, WE ACTUALLY ADDED IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAYBOOK.
I'D FORGOTTEN, WE MISSED THAT.
IT WAS SOMETHING THE GOVERNING BODY ADOPTED IN 2020, I THINK PLAYS VERY WELL INTO THE PLAN, SO WE'VE INCORPORATED THAT IN THAT GUIDING PRINCIPLE SECTION.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A VERY QUICK SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE.
WE THINK THEY REALLY IMPROVE THE PLAN.
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE TO THE GOVERNING BODY TONIGHT THAT STAFF IS EXTREMELY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PLAN, NOT ONLY ABOUT THE PLAN ITSELF, BUT OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT AND CARRY THIS THING FORWARD.
IT REALLY EMBODIES AND I THINK REALLY CAPTURES THE ESSENCE AND THE DESIRES OF OUR COMMUNITIES RECREATIONAL NEEDS FOR THE NEXT 5-10 YEARS.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR SEEK A VOTE FOR FINAL ACCEPTANCE.
>> PARDON ME, MAYOR. LOGAN, THANK YOU FOR ADDING THAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT TO UPDATE US ON THAT JUST LIKE YOU DID A FEW WEEKS AGO.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR STARTING THAT CONVERSATION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GOT THAT FEEDBACK TO PUT IT IN.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. VERY NICE.
JUST LIKE WE ALL SAID A MONTH AGO, JUST SUPER JOB. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE MODIFICATIONS.
I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT JUST TO PUT THAT DOWN AND MAKE IT CLEAR.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER KARLIN AGAIN FOR SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE.
EVERYBODY THAT WORKED ON THIS.
IT'S A REALLY EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT THAT I KNOW THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE FOR YEARS TO COME.
WITH THAT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE UPDATED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
>> MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU, LOGAN.
>> ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS THIS EVENING? WITH STAFF REPORTS, WE HAVE A UPDATE ON THE WEBSITE LAUNCH FROM DENISE.
[STAFF REPORTS]
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WE ARE GETTING REALLY CLOSE TO THE LAUNCH OF THE TWO NEW WEBSITES AND THE NEW EMPLOYEE INTERNET.YOU ALL RECEIVED AN EMAIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT GAVE YOU ACCESS SO THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT THE CITY SITE.
I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH IT.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM STAFF AND A LOT OF GREAT SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE THE SITE EVEN BETTER, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET THOSE SUGGESTIONS.
THIS IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION.
OVER THE COMING MONTHS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU, WE ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, WE ENCOURAGE OUR STAFF TO HELP US MAKE IT A BETTER THING.
WE ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE THIS CLOSE.
OUR PLAN IS TO LAUNCH NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH.
WE'LL LAUNCH THE CITY WEBSITE AT 10:00 AM, THE PUBLIC MARKET WEBSITE AT 10:30 AM AND THE INTRANET AT 11:00.
I AM NOT A TECHNICAL PERSON, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY COULD SHOW UP RIGHT AWAY, OR IT COULD TAKE SOME PEOPLE SOME TIME TO SEE THEM.
IT'S THE MAGIC OF THE INTRANET OUT THERE.
ONCE THEY ARE LAUNCHED ALL THREE OF THEM, WE WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW.
WE'LL SEND AN EMAIL SAYING THAT THEY ARE READY FOR VIEW.
THERE IS ONE THING THAT MAY FORCE US TO DELAY THE LAUNCH.
WHILE WE WERE TESTING THE SITES, JULIE WHITMAN ON MY TEAM IS VERY DILIGENT, AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING ON EVERY BROWSER, EVERY DEVICE THAT YOU HAVE, AND FOR SOME REASON, ON IPADS, THE MENU DISAPPEARS.
NOT ON YOUR IPHONE, NOT ON THE DESKTOP, NOT ON A LAPTOP, BUT ON AN IPAD, IT DOES.
MENU ARE RELATIVELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE ON A WEBSITE.
WE DON'T WANT TO LAUNCH THE CITY AND THE PUBLIC MARKET WEBSITES WITHOUT THAT BEING AVAILABLE.
GRANICUS HAS TO FIX THAT ISSUE, AND I HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL.
THEY'VE BEEN A TERRIFIC PARTNER TO WORK WITH, AND THIS HAS BEEN ESCALATED.
I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FIXED.
ONCE THEY FIX IT, WE WANT TO HAVE A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT FIX GETS INSTALLED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN TEST AGAIN BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PULL THAT LEVER AND NOT BE READY.
WE MADE THE DECISION THAT IF BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS, THURSDAY, IT'S NOT READY.
WE'RE GOING TO ON FRIDAY MORNING DELAY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK, MAKE A NEW PLAN FOR WHEN IT WOULD COME OUT.
THERE WAS NO PARTICULARLY MAGIC ABOUT THIS DATE, EXCEPT THAT WE STUCK IT TO THE CALENDAR, AND WE STILL MAY MAKE IT.
WE WILL LET YOU KNOW ON FRIDAY WHAT THE STATUS IS OR IF YOU DON'T HEAR FROM US, IT MEANS ALL IS A GO, AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM US ON WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THESE SITES LAUNCHED.
IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON A LOT OF STAFF'S BEHALF, AND WE REALLY THINK THAT THESE TOOLS ARE GOING TO BE GREAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE AND ARE EXCITED TO GET IT IN THEIR HANDS.
I'M HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT FROM WHAT I'VE DIVED INTO, AND YOU SAID THAT NEXT WEEK'S DATE DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING BUT WHEN I JUST WROTE IT DOWN, IT'S 4,24,24.
>> THAT IS PRETTY GOOD. I LIKE IT.
>> CRAIG, CAN I HAVE ONE, TWO, DENISE, PLEASE?
>> I THINK THIS COULD BE THE NERD IN ME, BUT IF I HAD THE OLD CITY WEBSITE BOOKMARKED AND SAVED, WILL THAT TAKE ME TO THE NEW ONE OR?
>> NO. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU BOOKMARK.
JERRY, PLEASE TELL ME IF I'M WRONG ON ANY OF THIS, BUT LENEXA.COM SHOULD WORK BECAUSE WE WILL USE THE SAME SITE.
IT GOES FROM A TIME WHEN YOU TYPE LENEXA.COM AND IT'S WITH ONE SYSTEM AND THEN IT'S WITH ANOTHER.
IF YOU TYPED IN LENEXA.COM/BDQ FOR THE GREAT LENEXA BARBECUE, THAT STILL WORKS.
BUT DEEP LINKS WITHIN THE SITE THAT ARE PARTICULAR TO A PAGE WILL NOT WORK.
WE'VE CREATED PAGES THAT ARE CALLED 404 PAGES.
YOU TYPE IT, YOU GO TO THAT BOOKMARK PAGE THAT YOU HAD AND YOU GET THERE.
ANYTHING THAT IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE YOU TO A PAGE.
IT'S LIKE, WE HAVE THIS NEW SITE.
HERE'S SOME WAYS THAT YOU CAN FIND YOUR INFORMATION, HERE'S THE NAVIGATION, HERE'S THE SEARCH, HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO.
IF YOU STILL CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, HERE'S A PHONE NUMBER, OR HERE'S A FORM THAT YOU CAN WRITE TO US AND WE'LL HELP YOU GET THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE INEVITABLY, THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE'RE PLANNING A PRETTY BIG EDUCATION PIECE AROUND THIS.
IT WILL BE IN TOWN TALK ALREADY.
WE'LL DO NEWSLETTERS AND STUFF ONCE IT ROLLS OUT.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT'S JUST THAT'S ONE OF THE SAD PARTS, BUT ANY OF THOSE VANITY URLS, WHICH ARE THE SLASH, WHATEVER, SHOULD WORK.
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>> WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OLD SITES? IS IT JUST LANGUAGE SOMEWHERE IN THE INTERNET IT'S NOT BEING CONNECTED.
>> IT'S LIKE SPACE JUNK, ISN'T IT? FLOATING AROUND FOR A WHILE.
>> IT'S JUST FLOATING OUT THERE BUT YOU CAN GO TO THE WAY BACK MACHINE AND FIND IT.
>> LITERALLY, THERE IS A WAY BACK MACHINE TO LOOK AT OLD WEBSITE ADDRESS.
WHEN YOU GO TO THE CURRENT CITY CODE WEBSITE TO FIND OUT THE NOISE ORDINANCE TIME.
IT TAKES YOU TO THIS PLACE THAT LOOKS LIKE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS THAT YOU GOT TO GO FIND AND SEARCH ON A WHOLE OTHER SITE.
IS THAT STILL IN THE SAME PLACE, OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
SEAN AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING ON UPDATING THAT SITE AS WELL AND GETTING SOME MOBILE FRIENDLINESS TO IT.
SOME SEARCH CAPABILITIES, IF I'M RIGHT.
I THINK WE'VE ALREADY SEEN SOME IMPROVEMENTS, AND WE'LL SEE SOME MORE, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE CITY WEBSITE IS DO SOME DEEP LINKS INTO THERE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT A PARTICULAR CODE, WE TRIED TO NOT JUST SAY, HERE'S THE FRONT PAGE.
WE TRIED TO GET YOU IN THERE SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.
>> I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON THAT USES IT ANYWAY.
>> GOOD. LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON WEBSITE? THREE CHEERS FOR DENISE.
THIS ENDS THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.