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OF ALLEGIANCE] JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU THE DRAFT MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[APPROVE MINUTES]
ANY CORRECTIONS? HEARING NONE.MOTION BY CRAIG. SECOND BY CHRIS.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MINUTES ARE APPROVED JENNIFER.
ANY MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NONE THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE ONE PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE KRISTEN WILLIAMS FOR WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER DAY.
[PROCLAMATIONS]
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. KRISTEN, SHE'S GOING TO COME AROUND FOR YOU FIRST.AND WHEREAS PANCREATIC CANCER CAN STRIKE ANYONE REGARDLESS OF AGE, GENDER OR CIRCUMSTANCES, AND HAS A HIGH MORTALITY RATE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO TOOLS TO DETECT, DETECT IT EARLY AND THE SYMPTOMS CAN BE SUBTLE.
AND WHEREAS THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LENEXA RESIDENTS ARE ENHANCED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF INCREASED AWARENESS ABOUT PANCREATIC CANCER AND THE RESEARCH INTO ITS EARLY DETECTION CAUSES AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS.
TAKE A PICTURE, THEN YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS.
THERE YOU GO. SHOULD I? YEAH, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2024 AS CITYWIDE PANCREATIC CANCER DAY.
IN 2020, IN 2013, PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE CAME TOGETHER TO TRY TO COLLABORATIVELY, COLLABORATIVELY RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS DEADLY DISEASE.
THE WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER COALITION FORMALLY PROCLAIMED THAT THE THIRD THURSDAY OF NOVEMBER WOULD BE WORLDWIDE PANCREATIC CANCER DAY.
WHY WAS AND IS THIS SO IMPORTANT TO THE WORLD OF PANCREATIC CANCER? LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, IT IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH WHEN IT COMES TO CANCER RELATED DEATHS.
IT AFFECTS BOTH MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY, REGARDLESS OF AGE.
ANNUALLY, 1 IN 56 WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED AND 1 IN 60 MEN.
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS NOT DISCRIMINATORY.
THERE'S ONLY A 13% SURVIVAL RATE FOR A FIVE YEAR PROGNOSIS, WHICH MEANS THAT THE ALMOST 65,000 AMERICANS THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THIS EACH YEAR, ALMOST 75% OF THEM WON'T BE HERE WITHIN FIVE YEARS.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS DEADLY DISEASE IS ONE OF THE TOP FORMS OF CANCER RELATED DEATHS. IN FACT, IT'S THE NUMBER THREE CANCER RELATED DEATH RELATED DEATH IN THE COUNTRY.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT.
IN 2016, AT THE AGE OF 37, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER.
I HAD FOUR SMALL CHILDREN AT HOME, AGES NINE, SEVEN, FIVE, AND THREE.
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SOON AFTER MY DIAGNOSIS, I HAD A FAMILY FRIEND REACH OUT TO ME THAT I HADN'T SPOKEN TO IN PROBABLY OVER 20 YEARS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.HE SAID THAT HE WAS SORRY TO HEAR THAT I WAS SICK, AND THAT IF I WOULD LET HIM, HE WOULD HELP ME THROUGH IT BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN BATTLING STAGE FOUR PANCREATIC CANCER. HIS NAME WAS ANDY AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE AGE OF 37.
ANDY WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, HE SURVIVED TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
WE HAD LOTS OF TALKS, AND IT WAS REALLY INVALUABLE FOR ME TO HAVE SOMEONE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE FEELINGS I WAS GOING THROUGH, AND AT TIMES I WOULD FEEL VERY GUILTY THAT I WAS COMPLAINING TO HIM ABOUT WORRIES AND FEARS WHEN I HAD STAGE ONE TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, WHICH IS HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE AS WELL.
ANDY, LIKE I SAID, WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE.
THE MORE AWARENESS THAT IS SPREAD, THE MORE FUNDING.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THERE ARE NINE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.ANYONE HAVE AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND BY CHELSEA. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.
UNDER BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT.
[10. Ordinance approving a three-year special use permit for a personal instruction, general use for Shoot 360 located at 17255 College Boulevard in the BP-2, Planned Manufacturing District]
NUMBER TEN IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A THREE YEAR SPECIAL PERMIT FOR PERSONAL INSTRUCTION, GENERAL USE FOR SHOOT 360 LOCATED AT 17255 COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND THE BP2 PLANNED MANUFACTURING DISTRICT.STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
STEPHANIE SULLIVAN WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
AS MENTIONED, ITEM TEN IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR SHOOT 360.
WHICH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IS BASKETBALL TRAINING, NOT A SHOOTING RANGE.
DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED THERE.
IT'S LOCATED AT 17255 COLLEGE BOULEVARD, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. IT'S SORT OF IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF LENEXA.
JUST SOUTH OF K-10 NEAR COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND RENNER.
THIS IS THE LOCATION MAP, AND IT SHOWS THE PARCEL IN MORE DETAIL.
THE PARCEL IS BORDERED BY THE CITY OF OLATHE.
THAT RESIDENTIAL AREA YOU SEE OFF TO THE WEST OF THE PARCEL.
COLLEGE BOULEVARD IS AT THE NORTH THERE, AND BRITAIN STREET IS TO THE EAST.
THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.
AND THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACE IS ABOUT 19,000FT² OF THE OVERALL BUILDING HERE.
YOU SEE A LOT OF PURPLE ON THE SCREEN HERE BECAUSE THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA AND IT IS ZONED BP2.
SO THE ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP ARE CONSISTENT WITH EACH OTHER.
AND I WILL NOTE THAT SOMETIMES THESE PERSONAL INSTRUCTION TYPE USES AND THIS ONE IS TECHNICALLY PERSONAL INSTRUCTION GENERAL. AS A TRAINING TYPE FACILITY, THEY ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN OUR MORE INDUSTRIAL AREAS.
A LOT OF TIMES THOSE USERS REALLY LIKE THIS BIG, WIDE OPEN INDUSTRIAL SPACE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HIGHER CEILINGS, LESS SUPPORT COLUMNS, SO THEY HAVE ROOM TO RUN AROUND AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.
AND I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SEEN A FEW OF THESE WITHIN EVEN JUST THIS YEAR.
NOW ON THE SCREEN YOU CAN SEE THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN.
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AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A BASKETBALL TRAINING FACILITY.YOU CAN SEE A FULL COURT HERE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR.
PLAN A HALF COURT AND THEN THE APPLICANT CAN DO THIS EXPLANATION A LOT MORE JUSTICE THAN I CAN, BUT THEY HAVE SOME REALLY COOL TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY UTILIZE IN THESE OTHER PORTIONS OF THE SPACE THAT I THINK USES SOME COMPUTER AI TYPE SOFTWARE TO ACTUALLY MONITOR WHAT THE DIFFERENT BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE DOING AND HOW THEY COULD WORK ON THOSE SKILLS BETTER.
SO WAY MORE HIGH TECH THAN THE BASKETBALL TRAINING THAT MOST OF US PROBABLY UTILIZED IN THE PAST.
AND THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF 30 TRAINEES AND FIVE STAFF MEMBERS.
PROPOSED. THE GENERAL HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 9 A.M.
SUMMERTIME HOURS ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SCHOOL YEAR HOURS, JUST TO REFLECT THE STUDENTS NEEDS AND AVAILABILITY, AND THAT'S SORT OF THE SUMMARY OF THE FLOOR PLAN AND THE USE.
AS WITH ANY SPECIAL USE PERMIT, WE REVIEW THE 13 CRITERIA YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE.
THOSE ARE ALL EXPLAINED IN DETAIL IN OUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET.
BUT I'M TRYING TO BE BRIEF IN WHAT WE GO OVER THIS EVENING.
I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND PARKING.
SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE PERFECT CALCULATION AND FORMULA OF PARKING.
BUT GIVEN THE ANTICIPATED TYPE OF USE HERE, WHICH IS MOSTLY OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE SPACE.
AND THAT PARKING WOULD BE SERVED WITH EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN GREEN.
THERE ARE DOCKS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING IN THAT WHITE AREA RIGHT IN HERE.
SO THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY VEHICLE PARKING.
IT'S GOING TO BE SEMI TRUCK TYPE PARKING.
THE PROPOSED TENANT SHOOT 360 IS IN THIS YELLOW AREA.
AND THE YELLOW PARKING SPACES HERE WOULD FULFILL THE PARKING REQUIREMENT.
AND THE TENANTS NEED AT ABOUT 33 PARKING SPACES.
THERE IS ANOTHER PART OF THE BUILDING THAT IS OCCUPIED HERE.
THEY HAVE A REQUIREMENT OF 19 SPACES FOR THEIR 29,000FT².
AND THAT IS IN THIS SORT OF BLUISH PURPLE AREA HERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT OF PARKING STILL AVAILABLE HERE.
STAFF REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY CONCERN WITH THE PARKING AND TRAFFIC GENERATED FROM THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSED SPECIAL USE, AND WITH THAT, STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR SHOOT 360 FOR A PERSONAL INSTRUCTION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
MR.. GROSS INCOME FOR ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD FOR CONSIDERATION.
MOTION BY CRAIG, SECOND BY MARK.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ITEM 11 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A THREE YEAR SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A DAYCARE.
[11. Ordinance approving a three-year special use permit for a daycare, general use for Adventure Awaits located at 8132 Twilight Lane in the R-1, Residential Single-Family Zoning District]
GENERAL USE FOR ADVENTURE AWAITS, LOCATED AT 8132 TWILIGHT LANE IN THE R-1 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT.ME AGAIN. STEPHANIE SULLIVAN WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
ITEM 11, AS MENTIONED, IS ADVENTURE AWAITS DAYCARE.
THIS IS A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A DAYCARE.
IT'S LOCATED AT 8132 TWILIGHT LANE, WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE ON OUR LOCATION MAP HERE, IS JUST EAST OF 435 AND GENERALLY BETWEEN 79TH AND 87TH.
THE ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE FOR THIS PROPERTY ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN HERE.
AGAIN, THE ZONING MAP INDICATES THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS R1 IN THE PALE YELLOW.
AND THEN THAT SECOND MAP ON THE SCREEN UNDER FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
AND IT INDICATES SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL TYPE USES.
SO AGAIN THE ZONING AND THE FUTURE LAND USE ARE COMPATIBLE IN THIS AREA.
AND AS YOU'VE SEEN RECENTLY WITH IN-HOME DAYCARES, THOSE ARE ALSO SOME USES THAT WE DO SEE KIND OF COME IN AS ACCESSORY TYPE USES, ALMOST TO THAT PRINCIPAL USE OF THE RESIDENCE.
SO A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO HAVE MORE THAN SIX CHILDREN BEING SERVED AT THE DAYCARE IN THE HOME.
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SO, BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN SERVED BY THIS USE, IT REQUIRES THAT SPECIAL USE PERMIT.HERE IS AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SITE AND ALSO A STREET VIEW IMAGE OF THE HOME.
THEY OPERATE GENERALLY DURING WORK HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 730 TO 530.
AS MENTIONED IN OUR PREVIOUS CASE, THERE ARE 13 CRITERIA FOR REVIEW FOR SPECIAL USE PERMITS, AND THOSE AGAIN ARE EXPLAINED IN FULL IN YOUR STAFF REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT WERE IN YOUR PACKET.
I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF THOSE IN MORE DETAIL.
I AM GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TRAFFIC AND PARKING THOUGH.
TWILIGHT LANE IS A LITTLE UNIQUE HERE IN THAT IT'S GOT A NICE CURVATURE.
AND THAT'S FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY.
SO IT DOES LIMIT SOME PARKING A LITTLE BIT JUST ADJACENT TO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
WE HAVE TALKED TO THE HOMEOWNER AND DAYCARE OPERATOR ABOUT PARKING SPECIFICALLY, AND THEY WILL BE DOING PICKUP AND DROP OFFS PRIMARILY IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE EMPLOYEE WILL BE PARKING ON STREET AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL TO THE RESIDENTS.
THERE WAS SOME CONCERN WITH MAYBE JUST THE LACK OF PARKING IN THE VICINITY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT AVAILABLE ON THAT OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET THERE, AND AFTER HEARING SOME POTENTIAL CONCERNS FROM NEIGHBORS AND TALKING WITH THAT HOMEOWNER, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE EVEN CURRENTLY.
GENERAL TYPE USE FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE DAYCARE EMPLOYEE PARK BASICALLY AS CLOSE AS PRACTICAL TO THE DAYCARE, WHILE MAINTAINING ALL OF THE LEGALITY OF ON STREET PARKING IN THE VICINITY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? YEAH. CHRIS.
THE NO PARKING IS ONLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET, IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE EMPLOYEE COULD PARK? CORRECT. ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND WHEN WAS THAT DESIGNATED? THAT THAT IS NO PARKING ALONG THERE.
DO YOU KNOW? I'M NOT CERTAIN WHEN IT WAS DESIGNATED, BUT THAT'S THE CURRENT CONDITION.
IS IT LIKE, LIT UP BY SIGNS LIKE NO PARKING SIGNS? OR HOW DO THEY DESIGNATE THAT? YES. THERE WOULD BE NO PARKING SIGNS IN THAT AREA.
DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT WITH US TONIGHT? ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE? SURE. OKAY. AND WHO IS THIS GUEST? THIS IS MINE.
SHE DOESN'T GO. SHE DOESN'T LEAVE AT 530, UNFORTUNATELY.
BUT, YEAH, WE MOVED INTO THE AREA ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE JUST MOVED FROM OVERLAND PARK.
AND SO THAT WAS IN A REGULATION TO HAVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN OVERLAND PARK.
BUT I'M LICENSED AND HAVE BEEN FOR FIVE YEARS.
AND SO YEAH, WHEN WE MOVED THERE, WE HAVE THAT NO PARKING ON THAT SIDE, WHICH IS A BIT OF A INCONVENIENCE, YOU KNOW, WITH IT BEING A DAYCARE.
THAT WAS THE ISSUE WITH THE NEIGHBORS INITIALLY, BECAUSE I HAD THE TWO HOUSEHOLD VEHICLES, AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS PICTURE IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AND THEN PARENTS WERE USING VERY BRIEFLY THAT NO PARKING AREA.
AND THEN NOW WE'RE ABLE TO PUT OUR TWO HOUSEHOLD VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY.
AND SO NOW WE HAVE BASICALLY THE, THE WHOLE DRIVEWAY FOR THE PARENTS TO DO PICKUP AND DROP OFF.
AND MY EMPLOYEE PARKS IN THE IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET.
SO JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE THREE YEAR SPECIAL PERMIT FOR DAY CARE.
GENERAL USE FOR ADVENTURE AWAITS AT 8132 TWILIGHT LANE.
SECOND MOTION BY COURTNEY, SECOND BY MELANIE.
MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
[12. Consideration of a rezoning and preliminary plan known as Ross Canyon for a multifamily residential development on property located near 93rd Street between Mill Creek Road and Renner Boulevard]
AND RENNER BOULEVARD.ITEM 12 A IS AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM AG AGRICULTURAL TO R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS TO RP 3 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY AND RP FOUR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY DISTRICTS.
ITEM 12 B IS APPROVAL OF THE COMPANION PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR ROSS CANYON.
THANK YOU AGAIN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL STEPHANIE SULLIVAN WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AS MENTIONED, ITEM 12 IS FOR ROSS CANYON.
THIS IS LOCATED NEAR 93RD STREET BETWEEN MILL CREEK ROAD AND RENNER BOULEVARD.
AND YOU CAN SEE ON THIS LOCATION MAP HERE WE ARE HERE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT.
THIS IS JUST SOUTH OF CITY CENTER, AND HIGHLIGHTED IN THIS RED BOX IS THE SUBJECT SITE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE MILL CREEK ROAD COMES THROUGH THE COTTONWOOD CANYON SUBDIVISION.
AND THEN THIS AREA HERE THAT YOU SEE UNDER DEVELOPMENT IS THE REFLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT.
BUT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT THAT WILL ACTUALLY CONTINUE THROUGH.
SPOILER ALERT. I'LL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.
THAT'S SORT OF THE DEFAULT ZONING FOR PROPERTIES BEFORE THEY'RE DEVELOPED IN THE CITY.
NO ONE'S REALLY PROBABLY DOING ANY FARMING ON THE SITE RIGHT NOW.
AND IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IT IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
ORIGINALLY FROM A MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION TO A HIGH DENSITY.
THERE'S A LITTLE INSET THAT WE BLEW UP SO YOU COULD SEE THAT SUBJECT SITE AND WHAT IT CALLS FOR WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR MAP, WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. JUST LIKE SPECIAL USE PERMITS, WE REVIEW THESE SAME 13 CRITERIA WITH REZONING REQUESTS.
WE LIKE TO KEEP IT EASY AND LOOK AT ALL THE SAME THINGS.
AND I WILL GO THROUGH QUITE A FEW OF THESE IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL JUST TO GO THROUGH THAT REVIEW.
I'M HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THOSE IF NEEDED.
REALLY QUICK, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
SO SINCE WE KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT LOWER DENSITY HERE ON THE WEST WITH THE COTTONWOOD CANYON SUBDIVISION AND THE FAIRWAY VILLAS, AND THEY'VE CHOSEN TO DO THE RP3, WHICH IS A MORE MEDIUM DENSITY TYPE ZONING.
SO, THEY'LL BE A LITTLE BIT SHORTER BUILDINGS, A LITTLE BIT LESS DENSE.
AND THEN THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO DO THOSE TALLER, MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT STYLE BUILDINGS IN THIS DARKER GOLD COLOR WITH THE BROWN BACKGROUND, OUR P4 ZONING DISTRICT.
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THE APPLICANT CHOSE RP4 RATHER THAN RP FIVE.EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME HEIGHT DEVIATION REQUESTS.
SO, I KNOW WE'VE HEARD THAT COMBINATION BEFORE.
SO, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME MORE DETAILS ON THAT IN THIS PRESENTATION.
AS I MENTIONED, 93RD STREET WILL BE CONNECTING OVER TO MILL CREEK ROAD.
AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED ALIGNMENT.
SO, IT'LL ALSO HAVE A LEG UP HERE TO 91ST STREET AND YOU'LL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY AS PART OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL. SO, THIS DID GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION ORIGINALLY ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, AND THEY ASKED TO CONTINUE THE PROJECT AND GAVE SOME DIRECTION TO THE APPLICANT.
THE DIRECTION CAME FROM NOT ONLY COMMISSIONERS.
WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS AT THAT MEETING AND THEN STAFF HAD SOME DIRECTION FOR SOME SORT OF OPEN ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO RESOLVE AND GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER QUALITY OUT OF SOME ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT AS WELL.
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN POINTS SUMMARIZED HERE.
SO WE HAD SOME TIME TO WORK WITH THAT APPLICANT AND BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THESE THINGS IN DETAIL.
AND I THINK WE'RE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THAT BACK AND FORTH THAT WE DID.
SO ON THE SCREEN HERE, YOU'LL SEE THERE WERE SOME DIRECTION TO REVISE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING HEIGHT, SOME CONCERNS WITH THE WEST BUFFER AREA BASICALLY BETWEEN THAT COTTONWOOD CANYON SUBDIVISION AND SOME BUILDINGS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING SOME LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.
KNOWING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PHASING PLAN AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT AND WHEN, AND CONFIRMING THAT RETAINING WALLS ARE MEETING CODE REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE WE DO, AS YOU REMEMBER FROM OUR FENCE AND WALL CODE NOT THAT LONG AGO, HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT THE RETAINING WALLS CANNOT EXCEED TEN FEET PER TIER.
SO HERE I TOOK A FEW OF THE RENDERINGS FROM SORT OF THE ORIGINAL AND THE REVISED TO SHOW YOU THE ARCHITECTURE CHANGES. ON THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS AND THE REVISED VERSION IS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
BUT AGAIN, THE APPLICANT WORKED WELL WITH STAFF AND THE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO WITH RESPECT TO ARCHITECTURE, AND REALLY MADE THIS A UNIQUE PROJECT, TAKING FORTH SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT THEY ORIGINALLY HAD AND THEN ELABORATED UPON THOSE AND MADE THEM FIT INTO SORT OF WHAT WE HAD SUGGESTED, JUST WITH THE CITY OF LENEXA DESIGN STANDARDS.
HERE'S ONE OF THE THREE STORY BUILDINGS IT WAS ORIGINALLY.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS PRETTY MUNDANE LOOKING.
BUT IT CERTAINLY LOOKS WAY BETTER DOWN HERE WITH THAT 3D RENDERING.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THERE'S JUST A LOT MORE ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL AND THE ROOF LINE CHANGED.
AND THOSE ROOF LINES YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THAT SAME BUILDING.
HERE'S AGAIN ORIGINAL AND REVISED.
THESE ARE TWO STORIES YOU CAN SEE.
AND THEY'RE KIND OF I WOULD SAY EUROPEAN MEETS PRAIRIE STYLE ARCHITECTURE.
THERE'S NOT QUITE AS MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BEFORE AND AFTER HERE.
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PATIOS.BUT AGAIN, I THINK ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS REALLY RELATE TO EACH OTHER AND FIT THE ESTHETIC THAT STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE LOOKING FOR. I ALLUDED A LITTLE BIT TO BUILDING HEIGHT, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS PARTICULAR ONE.
AND THIS IS THAT THREE STORY BUILDING I SHOWED YOU.
AND JUST FOR COMPARISON SAKE, THESE BUILDINGS DID GET A LITTLE BIT TALLER, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE GOT A BIG WIN, I THINK, IN THE ROOF LINE AND THE WAY THAT THE SCREENING FOR THE ROOFTOP MECHANICAL UNITS ARE GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE HIDDEN, I BELIEVE, BEHIND THIS SORT OF MANSARD STYLE ROOF.
AND THEN INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING LIKE MORE OF A COMMERCIAL LOOKING SCREEN WALL ON TOP.
AND TO START SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT BUILDING HEIGHT.
HERE IS A SECTION OF THE SITE.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE LIKE IF WE TOOK A SLICE OUT OF IT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT GRADE CHANGE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS ALL OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN THIS IS REFLECTIONS OVER HERE, THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
AND THEN OVER HERE AS YOU GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE HILL, THIS IS THE FAIRWAY VILLAS.
AND THEN THIS IS THE COTTONWOOD CANYON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES DOWN HERE.
SO EVERYTHING IS PRETTY DIFFERENTIATED HERE AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT GOES BECAUSE OF THE GRADE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT STREAM BUFFER, THAT STREAM CORRIDOR AREA HERE THAT'S GOING TO BE UNDEVELOPED.
IT'S GOING TO REMAIN GREEN SPACE BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS THAT GO WITH THAT.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN ALSO RELATE THIS TO WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.
JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE CONTEXT OF WHAT THOSE BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE.
SO THIS IS THEIR TALLEST APARTMENT BUILDING HERE FIVE STORIES.
AND AGAIN IT STILL COMES IN ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THIS SORT OF SITE SECTION, VIEW UNDER WHAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED AT REFLECTIONS, WHICH IS ALSO FIVE STORIES.
STEPHANIE, IF I COULD HAVE YOU PAUSE THERE FOR ONE SECOND.
WHAT I DIDN'T SEE IN ALL THESE SECTIONS WAS THE DISTANCE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE TO THE VILLAS AND THE COTTONWOOD CANYON, AND AT 1 TO 100 IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S AT LEAST 100FT, SOMETIMES MORE.
YES. ANY GUESS ON WHAT THAT DISTANCE IS? LET ME SEE IF WE'VE GOT THAT IN OUR STAFF REPORT.
AND WE DO HAVE OUR APPLICANT IN THE AUDIENCE.
IF THEY CAN ANSWER THAT FASTER THAN I CAN.
COTTONWOOD CANYON IS 588FT AWAY.
THANK YOU. 588FT FOR COTTONWOOD.
I HAD A FEELING YOU WOULD KNOW THAT.
FOR CIVILIANS, HOW LONG IS A FOOTBALL FIELD? I THINK IT'S ABOUT A FOOTBALL FIELD.
RIGHT? YEAH. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FEET TO YARDS IS FOOTBALL FIELD? OKAY. OKAY.
MORE THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD? YES. ALL RIGHT.
SO TALKING ABOUT BUILDING HEIGHT, THERE IS A DEVIATION REQUEST.
THE CODE ACCOUNTS FOR UP TO A 35% INCREASE IF CERTAIN PARAMETERS ARE MET AND ESTHETICS ARE ACHIEVED.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IN THIS CASE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND ALLOWING THAT EXTRA 35FT.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THESE BUILDINGS THE BUILDING SIX AND SEVEN THAT DO FALL BELOW THAT THRESHOLD AND DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE DEVIATION. HOWEVER, THE BUILDINGS ONE THROUGH FIVE WOULD NEED THAT.
AND THOSE ARE VARYING IN HEIGHT FROM ANYWHERE FROM 52.5FT TO THE TALLEST ONE AT 64.25FT. AND I BELIEVE PERCENTAGE WISE, THAT MEANS WE'RE LOOKING AT ANYWHERE FROM INSTEAD OF A 35% INCREASE. IT IS A, I BELIEVE, 60 TO 80% CENT INCREASE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
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AND IMPROVING THE ARCHITECTURE AND ROOF LINES WITH THE PROJECT.AND WE BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE GRADE ON THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT, THAT THE HEIGHT THAT IS PROPOSED IS APPROPRIATE, AND AS WELL AS COMPARING IT TO THE REFLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE HEIGHT DEVIATION JUST TO THE EAST.
AND STEPHANIE, WITH THAT HEIGHT, YOU STILL DON'T INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN THOSE BUILDINGS.
YEP. AND A LOT OF TIMES TO THESE NEWER MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS, WANT TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT TO HAVE THE AMENITY OF THE TALLER CEILINGS IN THEIR UNITS TOO.
IT'S A LOT MORE TYPICAL TO HAVE TALLER CEILINGS.
AND IT I BELIEVE, HELPS WITH THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING ITSELF, TOO.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS PART OF THE GOLF COURSE ALONG THIS WEST SIDE.
AND SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS WERE MOVED IN THIS AREA.
I DO WANT TO NOTE, TOO, THAT THEY ALSO DID INCREASE THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THIS PARTICULAR AREA TO, AND THERE'LL BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF TREE PRESERVATION ON THIS SITE AS WELL DUE TO THE STREAM CORRIDOR.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A SIDE BY SIDE, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE PLAN.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE DIFFERENCE IF YOU LOOK BACK AND FORTH AGAIN.
THERE'S MORE SPACE IN HERE THAN WHAT IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN HERE.
THERE'S SOME TREE PRESERVATION ON BOTH VERSIONS OF THIS PLAN, UP IN THIS TRIANGULAR AREA HERE.
THAT'LL BE NORTH OF 91ST STREET.
AND THEN THIS IS THAT STREAM CORRIDOR AREA THAT WILL REMAIN UNDEVELOPED AND PRESERVED AS WELL.
THIS DOESN'T SHOW EVERY SINGLE LITTLE FOUNDATION PLANTING EITHER.
AND SO THE APPLICANTS LATEST PLAN SHOWS THAT THEY BROKE APART THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING AND THEN SANDWICHED THE PARKING IN BETWEEN SO THAT RATHER THAN HAVING THE PARKING LOT CLOSEST TO SOME OF THAT SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT WOULD HAVE ESSENTIALLY AN EXTRA BUFFER WITH THAT BUILDING. SO THE OTHER BONUS TO THAT IS THAT IT MAKES THE PARKING A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND CENTRALIZED TO THEIR OTHER BUILDINGS, TOO, RATHER THAN IF SOMEONE LIVED IN THESE UNITS AND ENDED UP PARKING ALL THE WAY OVER HERE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND CONVENIENT.
ANOTHER THING THAT THE RESIDENTS WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APPLICANT ADDRESSED, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF ECHOED THIS AS WELL, IS TRAFFIC CALMING. THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN ABOUT THIS NEW STREET AND BASICALLY CONNECTING OVER TO RENNER TO THE 435 RAMPS OVER THERE. WHILE IT WILL BE A NICE CONVENIENCE, THERE IS SOME CONCERN OF POSSIBLY GENERATING TRAFFIC GOING FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HERE, MAYBE UP NORTH TO GET TO CITY CENTER OR OVER TO GETTING TO RIDGEVIEW AND PRAIRIE STAR PARKWAY TO GO SOUTH OR WEST IN LENEXA. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WITH THE APPLICANT.
I DO WANT TO NOTE AGAIN THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAN PHASE.
SO THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY SET IN STONE AT THIS POINT.
YOU CAN SEE THERE IS AN EXISTING TRAFFIC CIRCLE RIGHT HERE AND THAT IS PROPOSED TO REMAIN.
THE CART CROSSING PATH WILL BE REALIGNED TO BE IN A SAFER LOCATION.
THAT JUST KIND OF BOWS OUT THE STREET, GIVES IT A LITTLE ESTHETIC VALUE, AS WELL AS KEEPS YOU FROM HAVING A STRAIGHT ROAD TO GO A LITTLE BIT FASTER AND GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO SLOW DOWN FOR.
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WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY WITHIN THIS PROJECT SITE.MARK. STEPHANIE, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT ROAD ALIGNMENT.
WAS THERE ANY EVER ANY THOUGHT IN REGARDS TO INSTEAD OF IT ACTUALLY TYING INTO THAT ROAD, ACTUALLY KIND OF LOOPING BACK TO RENDER ALONG 91ST SO THAT THIS IS A T OFF OF IT.
YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS, THIS STREET RIGHT HERE IS A T IS THAT EVER BEEN PROPOSED? AND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH DENSITY WITH THE REFLECTIONS IN THIS, IN THIS ONE AND THEN WHAT'S I THINK WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN MAYBE NORTH OF REFLECTIONS.
IS THAT ANOTHER PHASE POTENTIALLY OF BETWEEN THE APARTMENTS AND REFLECTIONS, AND 91ST IS PRELIMINARY PLANNED FOR AN OFFICE DEVELOPMENT OR AN OFFICE DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT WOULD BE THE NORTH SIDE OF REFLECTIONS.
TIM, WANT TO ADD TO THAT? I WOULD JUST SAY WE'VE HAD THIS PROPOSED LAYOUT OF THESE CONNECTIONS FOR PROBABLY 20 YEARS, SINCE CITY CENTER WAS INITIALLY CONSTRUCTED AND PROVIDING ALL THIS ACCESS.
SO WE'RE KIND OF WORKING THE PLAN THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD.
WELL, WITH THAT, THE PLAN WASN'T FOR THIS HIGHER DENSITY.
BECAUSE ZONING WAS R1 AT ONE POINT.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE CONVOLUTED AT THIS POINT.
THE MORE ACCESS, I THINK THE PREFERENCE THAT WE HAD FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE GOING STRAIGHT OUT TO RENTER.
SO THERE'S PLUSES AND BENEFITS.
YOU'RE CORRECT. WELL, THE REASON I ACTUALLY AND I UNFORTUNATELY DRIVE THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD A LOT AND IT'S TIGHT STREETS AND STUFF IN THERE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THERE NORTH OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.
AND, AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY TIGHT.
AND SO YOU HAD THAT MUCH DENSITY.
ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES ON THAT, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING MAYBE, IS THAT THAT WE DIDN'T MAKE THE CONNECTION UP WHERE THE EXISTING TRAFFIC CIRCLE IS CORRECT.
YOU MEAN AT 91ST AND RENNER? NO. WHAT DO YOU WHAT ARE YOU MENTIONING? YOU CAN USE THE MOUSE.
DOES THE MOUSE SHOW UP THERE? IS THIS THE CONNECTION YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT? YES. YEAH.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE HAD, WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS LOOP.
BUT TO SERVE THIS AREA HERE, FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES TWO ACCESS POINTS.
AND YOU CAN'T REALLY TO TRY TO CROSS THIS CREEK OVER HERE.
YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT A BRIDGE.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET TWO CONNECTIONS ACROSS THAT STREAM CORRIDOR.
NO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ACCESS POINT IS REQUIRED.
I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, AS THAT STREET IS KIND OF WINDING IN THERE, IT KIND OF DIRECTS PEOPLE INTO MILL CREEK VERSUS IF IT WAS HEADED BACK TOWARDS RENNER AS A T INTO THAT ROAD, IT TO ME, IT WOULD HELP PEOPLE NOT NECESSARILY FOCUS AND GO INTO MILL CREEK, WHICH IS A LOT NARROWER ROADS. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC CALMING SLIDE BEFORE I GO ON? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO TALK ABOUT SITE PLAN A LITTLE BIT.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON WHERE THOSE ARE AT.
THERE ARE 95 TOWNHOMES IN THE TWO AND THREE STORY BUILDINGS.
AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE PALER YELLOW COLOR.
AND AS DISCUSSED, THESE ARE THE NEW PUBLIC STREETS.
93RD STREET AS IT MEETS UP WITH MILL CREEK ROAD AND 91ST STREET.
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AND AGAIN, THIS WILL HAVE TO BE IMPROVED UP HERE AS WELL.SO WITH THE DENSITY, I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT THEY WENT WITH A PROPOSED P3 AND P4 ZONING RATHER THAN P5 TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THAT HEIGHT.
P4 IS LIMITED TO 16 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, SO THEY ARE UNDER THAT AT JUST OVER 12 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WITH THE PROPOSED LAYOUT, AND THEN THE TOWNHOMES ARE JUST UNDER SEVEN UNITS PER ACRE.
SO YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS CHANGE JUST A LITTLE BIT THERE.
BUT THE OVERALL TOTAL IS STILL 469 DWELLING UNITS.
AND THE MAXIMUM THEY COULD HAVE ON THE SITE WITH THE ZONING IS 651 DWELLING UNITS.
AGAIN, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE NEED FOR THE PUBLIC STREETS, THEY ARE LIMITED ON WHAT THEY CAN REALLY BUILD OUT ON THE SITE.
SO ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE SITE IS REALLY DEVELOPABLE.
AND WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT TEN STORY BUILDINGS HERE TO MAXIMIZE THOSE UNITS.
AND BASICALLY THE PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE THIS AREA IN THE ORANGE.
AND THE PHASE TWO WILL BE THE AREA YOU SEE IN THE YELLOW.
AND PHASE ONE IS ANTICIPATED FOR CONSTRUCTION TO START IN MARCH 2025.
NOT THAT LONG, NOT THAT FAR AWAY FROM NOW.
THEY STILL WILL NEED TO COME BACK THROUGH FOR A FINAL PLAN, APPROVAL AND BUILDING PERMITS BEFORE THEY CAN GET GOING ON CONSTRUCTION AND THE SECTION OF 91ST STREET NEEDS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND IMPROVED ALL THE WAY TO THIS EXISTING ROUNDABOUT.
THIS IS JUST AGAIN, JUST SOUTH OF LIFETIME FITNESS.
THIS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO THE THIRD BUILDING IN PHASE ONE.
SO DEPENDING ON WHICH ONES THEY CONSTRUCT, IN WHICH ORDER THERE WILL BE THAT STREET CONNECTION.
AND AGAIN, AS TIM MENTIONED, IT'S DUE TO FIRE ACCESS REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF UNITS.
AND THIS PORTION OF 93RD STREET IS ALREADY CONSTRUCTED, SO THEY WILL TIE INTO THAT HERE WHEN THEY GO UP AND DO 93RD STREET.
PHASE TWO IS ANTICIPATED TO START IN JUNE OF 2026.
AND WITH THAT, STAFF IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THE REZONING FROM AG AND R1 TO P3 AND P4 AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAN PLAT FOR THIS MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT CONTAINS 374 APARTMENTS AND 90 TOWNHOMES CALLED ROSS CANYON HERE AT 93RD AND MILL CREEK AND RENNER.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STEPHANIE.
DO WE EVER DISCUSS WITH THE SHAWNEE MISSION SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OR IS THIS OLATHE SCHOOL DISTRICT? LIKE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABOUT THESE PROPOSED PLANS? AND IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
HOW DO WE INTERACT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS COMES ON? SO USUALLY NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, BUT I BELIEVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING PROCESS.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THEY DO REACH OUT TO US TO ASK ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.
AND IN THIS CASE, SINCE WE RECOMMENDED THE HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HERE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED A MAXIMUM OF AT LEAST THAT 600 AND SOME ODD DWELLING UNITS, IF NOT MORE, SINCE IT WOULD BE HIGH DENSITY.
SO WHEN THEY'RE DOING THEIR CAPITAL PLANNING, THEY WILL LOOK AT THAT PLAN AND THEN APPROPRIATELY SIZE THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES OR DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAT THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR THEIR LONG RANGE PLANNING.
SO WHILE STEPHANIE IS CORRECT, INDIVIDUAL PLANS MIGHT NOT BE INDIVIDUALLY DISCUSSED.
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THEY DO LOOK AT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PUT THAT INTO THEIR LONG RANGE PLANNING.BUT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT ON HOW THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS.
THAT MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THESE LARGER DEVELOPMENTS.
SO. GREG, YOU MAY HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF YOUR PRESENTATION JUST A BIT EARLY.
LET'S GO TO THE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE PHASING.
AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT, THE STREETS SHOWN ON THE PROPERTY ARE GOING TO BE BUILT TO CITY STANDARDS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO BUILD A SECTION TO OF 91ST, NOT ON THEIR PROPERTY.
BUT I GUESS THAT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO BUILD THAT, FUND IT AND PAVE IT TO CITY STANDARDS.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR STEPHANIE BEFORE WE HAVE THE APPLICANT? OKAY. GENTLEMEN.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU START, PLEASE.
YES. TYLER BERKES WITH PETRA, TWO FIVE, ONE SOUTH WHITTIER STREET, SUITE C, WICHITA, KANSAS.
THANK YOU, STEPH. I'M ACTUALLY FROM KANSAS CITY, BY THE WAY.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'LL GO OVER THE AGENDA HERE.
I KNOW DESIGN WAS A BIG POINT OF CONCERN AND CONTENTION, I GUESS AT THE FIRST PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE 3D RENDERINGS HERE A LITTLE BIT.
SO UNDERSTANDING THE SITE LAYOUT AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS WHAT IMPLEMENTED IN THE PROJECT VISION.
IN THE CONSTRAINTS IS A BIG ONE.
I KNOW STEPHANIE JUST TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THAT STUFF, BUT AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU ANOTHER OVERLAY THAT HAS A LOT MORE COLOR INTO IT SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE RESTRICTIONS REALLY ARE. AND THEN WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORS, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THE NEIGHBORS, ACTUALLY SPENT TIME ON THE GOLF COURSE WITH THEM AND GOT TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE AND SAT DOWN WITH COFFEE, ETC.
OF COURSE THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE PROJECT SCHEDULE WILL TOUCH A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT AS WELL.
PETRA, WE'RE THE OWNER DEVELOPER AGAIN.
I'M TYLER BURKS, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT.
I'M FROM HERE. I'M FROM KANSAS CITY, BUT THE COMPANY IS FROM WICHITA.
THEY COME FROM THE KOCH INDUSTRIES, MOSTLY, AND THE REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
SO THEY'RE WELL FUNDED AS WELL AS WELL EXPERIENCED AS WELL.
SO EL DORADO ARCHITECTURE LOCAL HERE TO KANSAS CITY.
YOU GUYS ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THEM.
JUST SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'VE ALL DONE TOGETHER.
SO THAT IS THAT INSPIRATION RIGHT THERE.
AND THEY DID THE AWARD WINNING CROSSROADS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN.
MCCLURE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
THEY'VE DONE SOME PRETTY COOL PROJECTS.
IT IS MARKET RATE APARTMENTS, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTING HERE.
SO JUST SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THEIR CAPABILITIES OF CONSTRUCTING A PROJECT THAT'S TO LENEXA CITY CENTER'S STANDARDS AND ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT THEY'VE DONE. PROJECT ORIENTATION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PROJECT VISION.
THERE'S A LOT OF NATIVE LANDSCAPE THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN THIS SITE, AND SO WE DECIDED TO REINCORPORATE AS MUCH OF THAT INTO THE PROJECT AS WE COULD, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
STEPHANIE ALREADY WENT OVER THIS THE SITE GOING FROM R ONE IN AGRICULTURAL TO R3 AND R4.
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HEIGHTS. THE STREAM CORRIDOR TAKES ABOUT 25% OF THAT SITE OF 44 ACRES.SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, AND WHAT WE'RE CONFIRMING TODAY, IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FILL THE MINES.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OLSON AND OTHER GEO TECHS TO WORK ON A STRATEGY OF PUTTING IN NEW COLUMNS AND FILLING IN THE MINES BELOW, SO THOSE IMMEDIATE AND HIGH OVERBURDEN AREAS SHOULDN'T BE A BURDEN ANYMORE.
AND THEN THE NEW SITE PLAN STEPHANIE SHOWED THIS A LITTLE BIT AGO, BUT THEN YOU CAN SEE THE MORE RECENT UPDATE THAT WE ACTUALLY DID TO THE PHYSICAL CIVIL ENGINEERING PLAN ON THE ON THE WEST SITE.
WE DID WE DID MOVE THE OFFICIALLY MOVED THE PARKING LOT OVER.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, IT DOES ACTUALLY HELP US OUT QUITE A BIT FOR SCREENING LIGHTS AND ALSO HELPING OUT THE FLOW OF FOOT TRAFFIC FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE MULTIFAMILY AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE TOWNHOMES.
BOTH SIDES WILL HAVE THEIR OWN CLUBHOUSE AND POOL.
SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART HERE.
LIKE I SAID, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH THESE FOLKS, AND WE WERE VERY OPEN AND RESPONSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE WITH THEIR FEEDBACK AND IMPLEMENTED IT IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE COULD, GIVEN CONSTRAINTS OF FINANCIAL AND ALSO SITE CONSTRAINTS AS WELL.
ALSO USING THE COMP PLAN AS A REFERENCE MORE FOR LAND.
I'M SORRY, LANDSCAPING BUFFERS.
THAT WAS THE FIRST CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE BUILDINGS.
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE LIGHTS FROM THE BUILDINGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO UNDERSTANDING THE COMP PLAN AND COMP PLAN REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS THEIR WANTS AND NEEDS AS WELL, AND INCORPORATING THAT BACK INTO THE PROJECT FIRST. AND THAT LEADS INTO THE WEST LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
SO THIS IS WHAT IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.
STEPHANIE MENTIONED THIS EARLIER.
WE HAD PARALLEL PARKING ON THAT WESTERN DRIVE THERE AS WELL AS THE SIDEWALK.
THE PARKING LOT WAS PUSHED OVER AND THE BUILDINGS WERE PUSHED OVER.
AND THEN WHAT WE DID, WE SHOVED THOSE BUILDINGS OVER TO THE EAST AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO, AND THEN SQUEEZE THEM TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT AS WELL, AND THEN INCREASE THAT LANDSCAPE BUFFER BY ON THOSE BUILDINGS BY ROUGHLY 60FT, AND THEN SHIFTED THE WESTERN DRIVE OVER, ELIMINATED THE SIDEWALK AND THE PARALLEL PARKING, AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 26FT OF BUFFER.
AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE WESTERNMOST PIECE OF THIS PICTURE HERE, THE LIGHTER COLOR GREEN, THAT IS ACTUALLY TREES THAT ARE ON THE COTTONWOOD CANYON PROPERTY.
AND THEN ALSO STEPHANIE SHOWED THE LANDSCAPE PLAN.
I'M SORRY. THE STREAM CORRIDOR.
AND IT JUST WOULDN'T MAKE THE PROJECT GO.
SO WE STRATEGICALLY KEPT IT OUTSIDE OF THAT STREAM CORRIDOR.
HERE'S A VIEW. WE ACTUALLY DID LIKE I SAID, WE SPENT TIME OUT THERE WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND ACTUALLY TOOK SOME PHOTOS OUT THERE SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE PHYSICAL VIEWPOINT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE SHADED BOX WITH THE DOTTED LINE WHERE BUILDING SEVEN IS GOING TO SIT.
THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS WHERE YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE.
BUT THIS PARTICULAR ANGLE FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBOR'S YARDS.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER CROSS SECTION TO WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AN ACTUAL VISUAL ANGLE THERE.
THE TREES WILL EXCEED THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS OVER THERE, TOO.
SO THAT TREE BUFFER SHOULD BE PRETTY GOOD.
588FT. AND THEN WE USED ARROWHEAD STADIUM FOR A REFERENCE.
I'M SURE A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN THERE.
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WE'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY FAR AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST NEIGHBOR, ACTUALLY.SO 370FT TO THE ACTUAL PARCEL LINE, BUT 588FT ROUGHLY TO THE ACTUAL BUILDING ITSELF.
SO AND THEN THOSE BUILDINGS TOO ARE ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE HILL AS WELL.
SO STEPHANIE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
SO WE WERE STRATEGIC ABOUT USING THE TOPOGRAPHY, WHICH IS ALSO MENTIONED IN THE COMP PLAN.
OH, SKIPPING O 93RD MEDIAN AND SHIFTING THE PARKING.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS.
WE ACTUALLY DID SHIFT THE BUILDING OVER AND THEN IT WAS A BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY.
AND WE DID THROW UP SOMETHING FOR THE PROPOSED MEDIAN.
THERE'S A LOT TO DISCUSS THERE.
WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO ANY OF THAT.
AND THEN ALSO SPEAKING WITH NEIGHBORS ON DIFFERENT IDEAS ON WHAT WE COULD DO HERE.
AND WE ARE COMMITTING TO DOING SOMETHING THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE A BENEFIT TO EVERYBODY.
BUILDING HEIGHTS AGAIN, USING THE COMP PLAN AS A REFERENCE.
CONTEXT SENSITIVE INFILL DEVELOPMENT SECTIONS A, B, C AND D, THEY ALL FALL IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ESSENTIALLY JUST FOLLOWED, RIGHT? SO THE HIGHER INTENSITY GOING DOWN TO THE LOWER INTENSITY.
AND THEN SAME THING WITH THE HEIGHTS, THE HIGHER HEIGHTS GOING DOWN TO THE LOWER HEIGHTS.
AND THEN WE ACTUALLY USE THE TOPOGRAPHY TO OUR ADVANTAGE FOR THAT.
AND SO IN THIS CASE THE TOPOGRAPHY WASN'T A DISADVANTAGE AS IT TYPICALLY IS IN DEVELOPMENT.
WE ACTUALLY USE IT TO OUR ADVANTAGE IN THIS PROJECT.
AND IT ACTUALLY KIND OF CREATES SOME CHARACTER INSIDE THE COMMUNITY TOO.
HERE'S THE COLORS I WAS TALKING ABOUT THERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE FROM RED TO YELLOW, HIGHER INTENSITY TO THE EAST.
MOVING TO THE WEST YOU HAVE THE ORANGE THERE, WHICH IS THE FOUR AND FIVE STORY BUILDINGS.
AND THEN MOVING FURTHER WEST, YOU HAVE THE THREE AND TWO STORY BUILDINGS, RIGHT? SO WE'RE GOING FROM RP4 DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, 4 OR 5 STORY BUILDINGS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TWO STORY BUILDINGS, WHICH IS NOT UNLIKE WHAT'S AT FAIRWAYS AND COTTONWOOD CANYON.
AND THEN THE TALLER BUILDINGS ARE ACTUALLY LOWER ON THE HILL THERE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE TALLER THERE.
SO EVERYTHING IS LOWER AND SHORTER THAN WHAT YOU SEE AT REFLECTIONS THERE.
REFLECTIONS IS ROUGHLY 67FT, AND WE'RE SEVERAL FEET LOWER THAN THAT.
ARCHITECTURE. AND HERE IS OUR COLOR THEMES.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT CITY STAFF AND ALSO PLANNING COMMISSION MENTIONED IN OUR FIRST TIME AROUND WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE MONOTONY OF COLORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE HAD IN OUR ORIGINAL RENDERINGS.
AND THEN SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO AND GOING BACK TO OUR PROJECT VISION OF INCORPORATING THE LANDSCAPING BACK INTO THE PROJECT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS IS WE CAME UP WITH THE TWO THEMED COLOR SCHEME, ESSENTIALLY SPRING AND AUTUMN.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE HOW WE INCORPORATED THAT IN THERE.
SO WE ROTATED THE COLORS BY THE BUILDING.
SO IT CREATES SOME INTERESTINGNESS AND UNIQUENESS AS YOU'RE COMING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
SO NOT ALL THE BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME.
AND THEN WE ADDED MORE DRAMATIC AND GEOMETRIC SHAPE ROOF MONITORS ON THAT SKY LOUNGE THERE.
SO WE'LL GET A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT.
AND THEN SO WHAT THAT GEOMETRIC SHAPE IS JUST KIND OF NERDING OUT HERE FOR YOU GUYS, IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY SIMILAR ROOF PITCH TO THE PRAIRIE STYLE ROOF PITCHES, BUT IT'S JUST OPPOSITE.
IT'S MORE CONVEX VERSUS CONCAVE.
SO, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF THAT THERE.
SO THERE'S CREATIVENESS IN THERE, ALL THE BALCONIES HAVE DIFFERENT COLORS, THEY ROTATE AND THEN THE COLUMNS OF COLORS AND TEXTURES ARE ALL ROTATING AS WELL.
SO OUR VERY FIRST GO AROUND WITH THIS, A LOT OF THAT LOOKED THE SAME.
CONTINUING ON, I JUST TALKED ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF THERE.
THERE WE GO. THERE'S THE BACKSIDE OF BUILDING FIVE CURRENTLY.
AND THEN WE ZOOMED IN ON THAT LITTLE GUY OVER THERE, THAT COLUMN.
AND I KNOW THIS FROM EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN'T FIT A TRUCK IN THOSE.
BUT IN WITH THAT WE ADDED STORAGE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING THERE.
SO WHERE YOU SEE THE WOOD AND EVERYTHING THERE'S ACTUALLY STORAGE UNITS IN THERE.
BUT WE ALSO CREATED SOME INTERESTING TOUCHES TO THE COLUMNS.
SO THEY JUST DON'T LOOK LIKE THESE BARE CONCRETE COLUMNS.
THEY'LL ACTUALLY BE STAINED AND ALSO TEXTURES.
BUILDING FOUR HERE, LOOKING NORTH.
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AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE BRICK PATTERN THERE, AS WELL AS KIND OF THAT BREEZE BLOCK LOOK SCREENING THAT WHAT YOU SEE ON THE BALCONIES THERE AGAIN ADDING TO THE TEXTURE, ADDING TO THE FEEL OF THE ARCHITECTURE.MUCH MORE ADVANCED THAN WHAT WE HAD THE FIRST TIME AROUND.
STEPHANIE ACTUALLY MENTIONED THIS TOO, ON THE TOP FLOOR ABOUT HAVING TALLER CEILINGS.
SO THOSE TOP FLOORS WOULD BE GRAND LUXURY TYPE OF APARTMENTS AS WELL.
AGAIN, ANOTHER ANGLE LOOKING AT THIS COOL GEOMETRIC SHAPE.
BUT IT CREATES ANOTHER UNIQUE ELEMENT BY IT BEING A LITTLE BIT SHORTER NOW.
SO IT JUST FEELS LIKE A DIFFERENT BUILDING VERSUS BUILDINGS ONE THROUGH FIVE, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE UNIQUE ANGLED BALCONIES THERE AND THE DRAMATIC ROOF LINES.
AND WE'VE SEEN THAT PICTURE ALREADY.
TOWNHOMES, WE'VE SEEN THIS PICTURE AS WELL.
BUT EVERYTHING IS CURVED AROUND THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THEN BROKEN UP ACCORDING TO THE TOPOGRAPHY.
THE GROUND IS USED TO OUR ADVANTAGE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.
IT'S NOT LIKE ANY OTHER TOWNHOME COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYTHING IS JUST A FLAT BOX.
THERE'S A LOT OF BREAKS IN THE ARCHITECTURE HERE, AND WE'VE SEEN THAT AS WELL.
SO WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BALCONIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DO PLAN ON PUTTING 93RD AND THE FIRST PART OF 91ST IN THERE.
AND THEN BEFORE WE HIT CO OF BUILDING THREE, THE REST OF THE 91ST TO GO IN THERE.
AND THEN HERE'S KIND OF OUR PROJECT TIMELINE.
WE PLAN ON BEING COMPLETELY DONE WITH THIS THING HOPEFULLY BY Q3 OF 2028.
THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
CHRIS. WHAT ARE YOU CHARGING FOR RENT? ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1.80 TO 2.10 A FOOT, DEPENDING ON THE UNIT SIZE.
NOW, WHAT DOES THAT TRANSLATE? YOU KNOW, AVERAGE APARTMENTS.
TWO BEDROOM. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1400 FOR THE STUDIOS TO 2250 AND SOME CHANGE FOR THE TWO BEDS.
MARKET RATE? FOR WHAT EVERYTHING ELSE.
A PEEK AT SONOMA IS WHAT I COPIED OFF OF, ESSENTIALLY, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GETTING.
AND THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD OCCUPANCY RATE.
YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PHASE OF 93RD OR WAS THAT 91ST.
DID YOU SAY 91ST? 91ST. SO ARE, YOU SAID IS WHAT ARE YOU EXACTLY CONSTRUCTING.
IS IT THE IS IT LIKE IS IT GOING TO BE A TWO LANE OR THREE LANE.
BUT YES, TWO LANE. SO ONE WILL GO EAST AND THE OTHER LANE WILL GO WEST.
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A SHARED THING WITH LIKE THE FUTURE OFFICE COMPLEX? IS THAT DO THEY HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT, I GUESS DOWN THE ROAD AT THIS MOMENT? NO, WE HAVE TO DO IT.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PUT IN OUR BUDGET.
SCOTT, DO YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, I WOULD JUST AGREE THAT THE CITY HAS ITS REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPED AT CERTAIN POINTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S UP TO THE DEVELOPERS TO GET TOGETHER AND WORK OUT HOW THAT'S DONE.
AND OF COURSE, WORKING WITH THE CITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.
IT REALLY IT REALLY DOES SHOW THE CONSIDERATION FOR THE PUBLIC.
ANOTHER QUESTION WAS CHRIS ASKED ABOUT THE PRICE RANGE FOR THE APARTMENTS.
WHAT ABOUT FOR THE TOWNHOMES? THE TOWNHOMES. SO WE USED THE FAIRWAYS AS A AS AN INITIAL STARTING POINT.
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AND THAT'S PRETTY RICH.SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WE'RE DIALING THAT THING BACK DOWN.
OKAY. AND THEN I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE CORNER BALCONIES THAT YOU WERE SHOWING US A WHILE AGO.
IS THAT A SHARED AMENITY? YEAH, THAT WILL BE A SHARED AMENITY.
THAT'LL BE OUR SKY LOUNGE RIGHT THERE.
YEAH. NO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT AND CLARIFYING.
COURT. OKAY, EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN.
NO. LIKE THE CORNER BALCONIES? YES. SO THAT IS A THE VERY TOP ONE.
OKAY. WITH THE COOL, YOU KNOW, GEOMETRIC ROOFLINE.
RIGHT. THAT IS GOING TO BE A SHARED AMENITY CLUB LOUNGE, IF YOU WILL.
OKAY. JUST KIND OF A HANGOUT SPOT FOR FOLKS.
AND THAT'S ON ALL THE FLOORS OR JUST THE TOP FLOOR? JUST THE TOP FLOOR OF THAT ONE.
YEAH. AND WE'LL HAVE WE'LL HAVE A CLUBHOUSE TOO.
SO AND OF THE TOWNHOUSES, THERE WAS 90, 95, 95.
AND HOW MANY OF THEM ARE HOW MANY BEDROOMS? LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T WORKED THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS OF THAT YET, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN THREE, FOUR AND FIVE BEDROOM TOWNHOMES WITH TWO CAR ATTACHED GARAGES.
YOU'RE WELCOME. LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
WE HAVE ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS.
YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF KIDS AND YOU WANT TO LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HOUSING IN THAT SPACE, SO.
ABSOLUTELY. AND THEN TO ADD TO THAT, WE WILL USE THE TOPOGRAPHY AGAIN TO OUR ADVANTAGE.
SO SOME OF THOSE WILL ACTUALLY HAVE IT'LL FEEL THREE STORY BECAUSE IT'LL HAVE THE WALKOUT BASEMENT.
I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO WHAT A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES SAID ABOUT WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU REALLY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND MAKING SOME FAIRLY DRASTIC CHANGES.
WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL VERSUS WHAT YOU REVISED, IT'S IMPRESSIVE.
AND BEING ABLE TO CONSTRUCT AND DESIGN SOMETHING ON SUCH AN ODD PIECE OF LAND WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY AND THE AND THE STREAM CORRIDOR.
YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN REALLY WORKING AROUND WHAT YOU HAD.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A DIFFICULT PIECE OF LAND.
OTHERWISE IT, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BEFORE 1983.
SO I REALLY AM IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
I WASN'T REALLY SOLD ON SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS AND SOME OF THE COLORS.
BUT YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR SLIDES, I THINK REALLY BROUGHT IT OUT.
AND I, I FINALLY SAW THE CONNECTION WITH THE NATURE AND WITH THE THEMES OF SPRING AND AUTUMN AND THE COLORS, AND IT JUST IT REALLY CAME TOGETHER FOR ME.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I WAS A LITTLE UNEASY ABOUT IT COMING IN TONIGHT, SO.
THANK YOU. SURE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
AND WE HAVE EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF EMAILS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO EVERYONE.
CAME IN LATE LAST WEEK AND THEN WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY.
DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS BEFORE WE GET STARTED? NO. OKAY.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON GOLDEN? OKAY. I WOULD ALSO JUST ADD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RESPONSIVENESS.
I THINK AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU'RE DOING A PRETTY REMARKABLE JOB AT FITTING THIS IN BETWEEN, AS YOU SAID, SORT OF THAT STEPPED APPROACH TO SORT OF THE LOWER HEIGHT, LOWER DENSITY, UP TO THE HIGH DENSITY AND CREATING SORT OF A GOOD MIDDLE OF THE SANDWICH BETWEEN THE R1 AND
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THE P5.SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT DILIGENCE.
WE CAN SEE THE OBVIOUSLY, AS CHELSEA MENTIONED, THE QUALITY OF THE DESIGN.
THAT IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR PROCESS HERE IN LENEXA THAT WE DRIVE TOWARDS QUALITY.
AND WE REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING RESPONSIVE IN THAT WAY.
AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE AN END PRODUCT HERE THAT WILL BE VERY DESIRABLE.
YOU KNOW, HIGH QUALITY TYPE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK.
SECOND MOTION BY CHELSEA, A SECOND BY CRAIG.
MOTION BY MELANIE. SECOND BY CHELSEA.
MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[13. Consideration of a preliminary plan/plat and acceptance of drainage, utility, landscape, and sidewalk easements and right-of-way as shown on the final plat of Wheatley Point West on property located at the northwest corner of 99th Street & Clare Road]
WHEATLEY POINT WEST ON A PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST NORTHWEST CORNER OF 99TH STREET AND CLARE ROAD.THAT WAS A LOT. I'LL JUST SAY WHAT THE MAYOR SAID.
ITEM 13 IS MENTIONED IS FOR WHEATLEY POINT WEST.
THIS IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 99TH STREET AND CLARE ROAD.
IN PRELIMINARY PLAN PLAT AND FINAL PLAT STAGE PACKAGED TOGETHER.
BASICALLY BECAUSE THIS HAD A PRELIMINARY PLAN THAT ACTUALLY EXPIRED ABOUT 6 OR 8 MONTHS AGO.
AND SO WE NEEDED TO RENEW THAT PLAN.
AND IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL SUBDIVISION.
SO IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND DEVELOPMENT FRIENDLY PRACTICES HERE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WE WANTED TO PACKAGE IT TOGETHER, BRING IT FORWARD TO YOU ALL AT ONCE, AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT THE CURRENT PLAN IS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, AND SEE IT MOVING FORWARD AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS HERE.
AND BOTH OF THOSE ROADS ARE BEING IMPROVED AND WILL HOPEFULLY OPEN PRETTY SOON.
TIM'S NODDING. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL.
JUST IN TIME TO GET SOME MORE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THIS SITE.
AND LOCATED HERE IN SORT OF THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF LENEXA.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE STREETS HERE NOW.
DON'T DRIVE ON THEM QUITE YET, BUT THEY'RE THERE.
AND THE SITE IS IN THIS RED POLYGON SHAPE HERE.
AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT GOT STUCK OVER THERE.
THE SITE IS ZONED RP TWO AND AROUND IT WE HAVE SOME OTHER RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF 99TH STREET WE HAVE THE CEDAR CANYON WEST DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IF YOU RECALL, INCLUDES A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT ZONING DISTRICTS AND SEVEN DIFFERENT TRACKS OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, SOME OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP CALLS FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING AND THE PLAN AND PLAT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH THIS APPLICATION.
THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THAT NOW WE'VE REQUESTED THAT THAT SIDEWALK CONNECTION BE WITHIN A TRACT RATHER THAN BEING AN EASEMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND WE'VE FOUND THAT BY HAVING IT BE IN A TRACT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN ACCIDENTALLY GET FENCED IN OR OBJECTED TO BY A PRIVATE PROPERTY
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OWNER THAT OWNS THAT AND DOESN'T WANT TO SEE A SIDEWALK THROUGH WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THEIR BACKYARD.AND THEN THIS IS THE COLORFUL GRAPHIC THAT YOU USUALLY SEE IN YOUR PACKET ON CONSENT ITEMS THAT SHOWS YOU ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEDICATIONS THAT ARE REQUESTED WITH THIS. REALLY QUICK, BEFORE I GO OVER THESE, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT JUST A COUPLE QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE PROJECT.
IT'LL BE 11 LOTS, THREE TRACKS, AND IT'S ABOUT 9.5 ACRES TOTAL.
SO THAT IS THE SCOPE OF WHAT IS ON THE PLAN AND THE DEDICATIONS YOU SEE HERE NOW IN THE BROWN.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'LL BE FOR BOTH CLARE AND 99TH AND THEN THE INTERNAL ACCESS IN THE CUL DE SACS THERE WILL ALL BE PUBLIC STREETS. THERE'S A LANDSCAPE EASEMENT FOR SOME BUFFERING ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE GREEN THERE.
AND THAT SIDEWALK THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IS WITHIN THE TRACK.
SO IT'S STILL AN EASEMENT, BUT IT'S WITHIN THE TRACT, NOT WITHIN THOSE PRIVATE PROPERTY LINES.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WITH THE PLAT DEDICATION.
THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE LOTS, THREE TRACKS, EASEMENTS AND DEDICATIONS OF RIGHT OF WAY.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOR WHEATLEY POINTE WEST AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 99TH AND CLARE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PLANS? SURE. BACK TO BACK.
SO DOWN HERE ON THE BOTTOM, THE TRACK THAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE.
THAT'S THE SAME DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT? THIS LIKE FROM THE WHERE THE HOUSES STOP OR IS IT LIKE OR IS IT SOUTH OF OR IS THAT SOUTH.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME LINES ON THE OTHER SIDE.
I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S THE DRAINAGE GOING? AS I WAS TRYING TO PIECE IT ALL TOGETHER.
PERFECT. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY.
THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWN AS WHEATLEY POINT WEST.
SECOND BY MELANIE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DRAINAGE UTILITY LANDSCAPE AND SIDEWALK EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAY SHOWN IN THE WHEATLEY POINT WEST FINAL PLAT.
PLOT. MOTION BY CRAIG, SECOND BY MARK.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES.
THANK YOU. STEPHANIE. THANK YOU.
[14. Approval of an agreement with Finkle-Williams, Inc. for architectural and engineering services for the Lenexa Fire Station #6 and LiveWell Health Center Project]
HEALTH CENTER PROJECT.WE I THINK WE RECENTLY DISCUSSED THIS AT OUR CIP RECOMMENDATION, BUT I'LL QUICKLY GO OVER THIS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING FORWARD A STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR TWO COMPONENTS.
WE HAD 1010 SUBMITTALS FOR, SO WE HAD VERY GOOD INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT.
WE SHORTLISTED TO FOUR FIRMS WHERE WE DID A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL INTERVIEW PROCESS.
WE WERE PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE COULD RECOMMEND A LOCAL LENEXA BASED COMPANY.
THEY'VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH A NATIONAL FIRM CALLED TCA OUT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
THEY'VE DONE OVER 325 PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES.
THEY SPECIALIZE IN FIRE STATIONS AND EMS TYPE OF FACILITIES.
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JURISDICTIONS. SO THEY WERE CHOSEN REALLY ON THEIR CREATIVITY, THEIR DESIGN PRINCIPLES.AND WE JUST REALLY HAD A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH FINKEL.
SO WE'RE READY TO START THIS PROCESS WITH YOUR APPROVAL AGAIN TONIGHT AT I THINK IT'S THE 400 AND 524 IS THE TOTAL FEE, 485,000 OF THAT IS FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FEES.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME REIMBURSABLES THAT ARE ALSO FIXED AT ABOUT 38,000.
FOR THESE TWO PHASES OF THE CONTRACT.
WE WILL, AT THE STAFF LEVEL, BRING FORWARD A MORE FORMAL RECOMMENDATION AROUND OPTIONS TO BUILD FIRE STATION SIX WITH COST ESTIMATES AND DIFFERENT SITE PLANS, AND REALLY BRINGING ON OUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO WORK ALONGSIDE FINKEL WILLIAMS TO DEVELOP A BETTER SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD HERE AND THE COST ISSUES THAT WE'RE THE CURRENT ECONOMY RIGHT NOW IS A LITTLE HARD, WHERE WE'RE SEEING SOME DIFFERENT SQUARE FOOTAGE NUMBERS THAT GIVE US A LITTLE PAUSE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE BUDGETING THIS FOR IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
BUT WE NEED A BETTER NUMBER BEFORE WE START, BECAUSE WE MIGHT HAVE TO PROPOSE SOME TYPE OF PHASING OPTIONS OR, LOOK AT READJUSTING SOME OF THE SCOPE. SO WITH THAT, JUST TO REMIND YOU THAT AGAIN, THAT'S THE FIRE STATION.
BUT IT'S ALSO OUR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TEAM IS ALSO LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING.
AND RIGHT NOW OUR PROGRAM IS ABOUT 31,000FT².
AND THAT WOULD BE A 3 TO 4 BAY APPARATUS BAY WITH RESIDENTIAL QUARTERS.
IT'S MORE OFFICE SPACE FOR CHIEF VAUGHN AND HIS STAFF, THE PREVENTION STAFF, SOME TRAINING STAFF, AND THEN ALSO THIS IT FUNCTION THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT BUILDING. SO AGAIN, A LOT, A LOT THERE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THIS GOING.
ELLEN WAS KIND OF WORKING PRO BONO TODAY LOOKING AT THE LIVE WELL SITE WITH US TODAY.
BUT WE'D LIKE TO REALLY FAST TRACK THAT LIVE WELL COMPONENT TO GET THEM INTO THIS BUILDING.
THAT REALLY FREES UP THE ABILITY TO REALLY KIND OF NOT TAKE CARE OF THAT SIDE AS WELL AND MOVE EVERYBODY OUT OF THERE AS WE'RE STILL PAYING, OBVIOUSLY UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING ON THE OLD BUILDING.
SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE'LL SEE SOME CONSTRUCTION, MAYBE SECOND, THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR HERE IN THIS BUILDING AND THEN BRING FORWARD THOSE FINAL OPTIONS FOR FIRE STATION SIX AROUND THAT SAME TIME PERIOD.
YEAH. THANK YOU. AT THE FIXED FEE AT THE 524.
SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE ELLEN.
SHE'S HERE REPRESENTING FINKLE WILLIAMS. JUST INTRODUCE HER AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING.
ELLEN FOSTER FINKLE WILLIAMS, I APPRECIATE BEING PART OF THIS, THIS WONDERFUL CITY.
AND OUR FIRM IS ALL IN WITH LENEXA.
AS YOU KNOW, JUST COMING OFF THE JUSTICE CENTER PROJECT, WE WERE JUST THRILLED TO BE SELECTED ONCE AGAIN TO WORK WITH YOUR CITY AND DEVELOPING THESE ESSENTIAL FACILITIES. SO YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE SAME TEAM MEMBERS ARE PART OF OUR DESIGN TEAM.
TODD MENTIONED OUR FIRE STATION EXPERT OUT OF SEATTLE.
WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH.
IT'S LIKE SEAMLESS, YOU KNOW, CONNECTION.
YOU WON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S TWO ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS WORKING ON YOUR PROJECT.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COUPLE OTHER LOCAL FIRE STATIONS AS WELL.
SO SUPER EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.
SO VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT.
ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH FINKLE WILLIAMS FOR THE ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE LENEXA FIRE STATION SIX AND LIVEWELL HEALTH CENTER. SECOND.
MOTION BY COURTNEY. SECOND BY MELANIE.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS THIS EVENING.
[COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS]
OKAY. ANYTHING FROM STAFF?[STAFF REPORTS]
NO. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE WILL NOT BE MEETING ON THE 26TH OF THIS.SO ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING FROM ALL OF US AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
WE SAY HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY AND WE WILL SEE YOU BACK, I GUESS, IN DECEMBER.
I DID WANT TO FLAG FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR DECEMBER CALENDARS.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WITH THE SENIOR HOLIDAY LUNCHEON THAT LOGAN IS PUTTING TOGETHER.
THEY LINE UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN TO GET SEATS AND HAVE A GREAT EVENT THAT DAY.
SO IF YOU CAN GET AWAY DURING LUNCH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO ATTEND.
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AND THE SENIORS REALLY ENJOY.SEEING GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS THE DATE OF THAT LOGAN IS.
THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO THE STAFF LUNCHEON OCCURS IN DECEMBER.
SO BE SURE AND ATTEND THAT IF YOU CAN.
THAT WAS THE GRANT FUNDING THAT WE PROVIDED TO THEM TO REDO THE FIELDS.
THEY'RE HAVING A VERY NICE LUNCHEON FOR BOTH THEIR INTERNAL TEAM.
SO IF YOU HAVE TIME AT LUNCH THAT DAY DO ATTEND THAT RIBBON CUTTING AS WELL.
SO THAT WAS THE FRIDAY THE 13TH, MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S ON YOUR GOVERNING BODY CALENDAR EMAIL THIS WEEK.
OKAY. THIS ENDS THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.