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[CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:14]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL? THANK YOU MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HANLEY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH.

PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER NICKS IS ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BELLE.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER DENNY.

PRESENT

[APPROVE MINUTES]

CITY COUNCIL MEETING? HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

SO MOVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

MODIFICATIONS. JENNIFER. YES? STAFF REQUESTS THAT ITEM 6 BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR PRESENTATION.

[MODIFICATION OF AGENDA]

THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE APPOINTMENT THIS EVENING.

[APPOINTMENTS]

COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLTON WILL SERVE AS THE NEXT COUNCIL PRESIDENT BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026. WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER EITERICH FOR HER SERVICE AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS.

THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN ON ALL THOSE RIBBON CUTTINGS.

WE HAVE NINE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AS NOTED, WE WILL PULL ITEM 6 MATTERS LISTED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE APPROVED COLLECTIVELY WITH NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY BE REMOVED FROM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION BY A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, CITY MANAGER, OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, IT WILL BE PLACED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. ANYTHING OTHER THAN ITEM 6? HEARING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 5 AND 7 THROUGH 9 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO MOVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED.

ITEM 6 IS A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 SCHEDULE OF FEES, NATE.

[6. Resolution establishing the fiscal year 2026 Schedule of Fees]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, JUST JUST A CORRECTION ON THE FEE SCHEDULE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET.

ON PAGE 24, THE FEE SCHEDULE, PAGE 107 OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

PARKS IS REQUESTED THAT THE PARKS RENTAL FEE FOR OLD TOWN ACTIVITY CENTER OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL COURT BE SET AT $20 FOR NONRESIDENTS. RIGHT NOW IT SHOWS AN A, WHICH WAS THE OLD VALUE.

APOLOGIZE FOR THAT OVERSIGHT, BUT WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU BEFORE ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCHEDULE OF FEES? HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 26 SCHEDULE OF FEES.

MOTION BY COURTNEY, SECOND BY JOHN MICHAEL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 10 TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2026

[10. Public hearing to consider the recommended fiscal year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program A public hearing is required prior to considering approval of the recommended Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Program, which is approximately $267.6 million and includes funding for 60 capital projects.]

THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. NATE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL NATE BLUM WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 26 THROUGH 2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE COUNCIL REVIEWED THE RECOMMENDED CIP AT LAST WEEK'S COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH, AND A NOTICE OF TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE KC STAR ON DECEMBER 4TH.

ADDITIONALLY, THE RECOMMENDED CIP WAS PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE SINCE DECEMBER 5TH.

THE RECOMMENDED CIP INCLUDES 60 FUNDED PROJECTS AT A TOTAL COST OF $267.6 MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEARS.

THE MAIN FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE CIP GENERAL FUND.

REVENUES $81.4 MILLION. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS $69.8 MILLION.

AND THEN THE 38 CENT SALES TAX, WHICH IS APPROVED BY VOTERS EARLIER THIS YEAR FOR PARKS AND PAVEMENT.

COMING IN AT $48.4 MILLION. AND THE MAJOR EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES FOR THE CIP STREETS, BRIDGES AND TRAFFIC $164.3 MILLION.

SO BULK OF OUR EXPENDITURES IN THAT CATEGORY FACILITIES PROJECTS INCLUDING FIRE STATION 6 $36.8 MILLION STORMWATER PROJECTS AT $33.5 MILLION. ONE ITEM TO NOTE, WITH APPROVAL OF THE BRITTON STREET LENEXA LOGISTICS CENTER NORTH PHASE TWO SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICT THAT WAS APPROVED AT LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED TONIGHT AND THE CONSENT AGENDA LOVING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PROPERTIES.

THE PROJECT WILL THEN AMEND THE 25 CIP AND THEN WILL BE ADDED TO OUR 26 CIP.

SO WHEN WE BRING THIS BEFORE YOU ALL FOR CONSIDERATION ON JANUARY 6TH, YOU'LL SEE AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT.

[00:05:03]

IT IS THIS SBD. IT IS PAID FOR BY THE PROPERTIES THAT BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT AND NOT GENERAL CITY REVENUE.

THANK YOU NATE. ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? OKAY. FOR TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS STEP TWO, IN THE CIP PROCESS, WE WILL ALLOW EACH PERSON TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES.

TIMER IS LOCATED JUST OVER THERE, SO YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.

COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY AND NOT TO STAFF OR THE AUDIENCE.

WE WILL COLLECT ANY QUESTIONS WHICH ARE WHICH WILL REQUIRE A RESPONSE AND ANSWER THOSE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

OR IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET GREATER DETAIL ON AND FOLLOW UP WITH YOU, WE WILL COLLECT EMAILS ON THE SIGNING SHEET.

WHEN YOU COME DOWN, PLEASE SIGN IN AT THE SHEET.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING, AND I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE PRESENT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM SIGN IN. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

FOR THE RECORD. I AM HERE TO SPEAK HERE GOT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE WILLING ABLE TO FORM A LINE DOWN HERE AT THIS PODIUM TO START.

YES. YES, MA'AM. SIGN IN HERE JANSEN, AND THEN YOU CAN SIGN IN ON YOUR WAY OUT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN DO THAT. I HOPE I HAVE ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, I CAN ALWAYS TAKE THEM BACK TO CLIPPED.

MY NAME IS VALERIE JANSEN. I AM A RESIDENT OF LENEXA AT 19850 WEST 87TH LANE.

I ALSO STAY AT MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE AT 24525 WEST 83RD STREET.

WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MY GRANDSON. I'M 73 YEARS OLD.

I'VE LIVED IN LENEXA FOR 39 YEARS. I MOVED HERE BECAUSE THERE WERE STABLES AT SAR-KO-PAR AND ON RENNER IN THREE LOCATIONS, AND I'M RESPONSIBLE AT ONE POINT FOR SETTING UP THE BIG BAND DANCE IN OLD TOWN.

I MANAGED THE ONLY CATTLE DRIVE ON 83RD STREET, AND I'VE LOST SEVERAL CHILI COOK OFFS.

I'M A FORMER MEMBER OF THE LENEXA ARTS COUNCIL.

I WAS ON 2020 COMMITTEE WHICH BROUGHT FORTH THIS BUILDING.

WE DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. AND SHORT TERM ON 2030, I'M A CURRENT KANSAS STATE EXTENSION MASTER GARDENER, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS A PROJECT ON 83RD STREET PROPOSED FROM GLEASON TO CLARE, WHICH IS A 0.5 MILE SECTION OF ROAD, AND THAT SECTION USED TO BE MONTICELLO TOWNSHIP.

PRIOR TO BEING ANNEXED IN 1988. 83RD STREET, WEST OF THE THREE TWO BALLPARK TO HEDGE LANE IS THREE, APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES IN YOUR PACKET IS A PETITION THAT I WAS ABLE BEFORE IT GOT DARK AND COLD TO SEND TO NEIGHBORS. TAKE PERSONALLY TO NEIGHBORS ON THAT GLEASON TO CLARE ROUNDABOUT.

THOSE ARE THEIR SIGNATURES. THAT'S JUST A COPY.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF THE 3.2 MILES FROM THE THREE AND TWO OUT TO HIGHWAY 7.

AND IN THOSE PICTURES YOU WILL NOTICE THERE ARE NO MEDIANS AND THE THEY ONLY TURN LANES ARE LOCATED AT NORTH, GOING NORTH INTO BRISTOL RIDGE AND NORTH INTO BRISTOL HIGHLANDS.

THERE'S A NORTH AND SOUTH TURN LANE. MONTICELLO ROAD AT A STREET LIGHT SOUTH TURN ON MONTICELLO [INAUDIBLE] TO THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, A SOUTH SIDE, AND THE PIZZA HUT IN THE NORTH SIDE TURN LANE INTO THE GAS STATION.

THERE WERE NORTH TURN LANE ONTO RAMP HIGHWAY 7, A SOUTH TURN LANE ONTO HIGHWAY 7 RAMP NORTH TURN LANE ONTO HEDGE LANE TERRACE AT QT, ALSO A SOUTH LANE. WHEN YOU GET TO THAT SECOND HANDOUT, THAT'S THE DRAWING THE CITY PROVIDED WITH THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS, ONE AT GLEASON, ONE AT CLARE AND THE MEDIAN DOWN THE MIDDLE.

THAT'S A 0.5 STRETCH. THE. MS. JANSEN. PROPOSAL ON.

IS THAT THREE MINUTES? IT SURE IS. MY GOD, I SHOULD SPEAK FOR YOU [LAUGHTER].

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS HAND OUT AND FINISH ME OFF.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO STATE A QUESTION BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN?

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I DON'T WANT THE MEDIAN, AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.

THAT'S NOT A QUESTION. OKAY. I CAN PLAY YOU THE SOUND OF THE CARS THAT RAMBLE THROUGH.

OKAY. THANK YOU. MY MARRIAGE LASTED LONGER THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI THERE. COUNCIL, MAYOR.

I'M JOSEPH BLANCO. I LIVE AT 8304 APACHE ROAD.

AND I'LL MAKE MY QUESTION BRIEF. I WAS AT THE ATTENDANCE OF LAST MEETING THAT HAD THE DISPLAYS FOR THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS FOR 83RD STREET BETWEEN THESE TWO ROADS. YOU HAD THREE PRESENTATIONS THAT INCLUDED A MEDIAN ONE WITH A SMALLER MEDIAN AND ONE WITH TURN LANES. AND IT SEEMS TO ME AND SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS THAT WE NOTICED THAT THE PRICE FOR THE TURN LANES WAS A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER THAN THE ONES WITH THE MEDIAN.

BUT YOU HAVE PROPOSALS IN YOUR MEDIANS THAT SAY YOU WANT TO HAVE FUTURE TURN LANES.

WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND PUT THE TURN LANES IN NOW AND SAVE YOURSELF SOME MONEY AND SOME TROUBLE? IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR US ON THIS ROAD, HAVING TO GO BACK EAST JUST TO GO BACK WEST.

YES IT WOULD PROBABLY SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC, LIKE I THINK THEY MADE THE POINT IN THE PRESENTATION.

AND IN ALL FAIRNESS, WITH THE TURN LANES THERE, IT WOULD MAKE IT I BELIEVE IT WOULD MAKE THE TRAFFIC FLOW FOR OUR PARTICULAR STREET A LOT MORE EFFICIENT. AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RECONSIDERATION FOR UTILIZING TURN LANES INSTEAD OF THE SOLID MEDIAN, BECAUSE YOU COULD TAKE CARE OF THAT PROCESS AHEAD OF TIME INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL FUTURE USE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. SHALL WE GO SIGN IN ON THE OTHER PODIUM, PLEASE OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CIP? GAYLENE VANHORN 8131 ROSEHILL ROAD. MAYOR, COUNCIL.

WHEN I LOOK AT THE CIP, I THINK IT'S A WISH LIST THAT I WOULD GIVE TO SANTA AS A CHILD.

WHEN I HAVE A WISH LIST AT HOME, I HAVE TO PRIORITIZE.

BUT I HAVE TO PRIORITIZE BECAUSE I HAVE NO BACKYARD TREE TURNING OUT MONEY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MACHINE IN MY BASEMENT TURNING OUT MONEY.

THE WHERE YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY IS FROM ME, AND I HAVE TO KEEP CUTTING BACK WHERE I CAN EVEN AFFORD MY UTILITIES.

BUT YOU JUST KEEP TAKING MONEY FROM ME. YOU HAVE TO BEGIN TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.

THEY CAN ALL BE PRIORITIZED FOR THIS CIP. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE SO THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN THIS CITY. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS GEORGE HESS.

I LIVE ON 83RD STREET. ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PROJECT.

AND WHEN I BUILT MY HOUSE 30 YEARS AGO, I HAD THE ANTICIPATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA OF IMPROVEMENTS.

I AM NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE PREFERRED PLAN, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE MEDIAN.

I THINK THE MEDIAN IS EXCESSIVE AND I THINK IT COULD BE MADE MUCH MORE ACCOMMODABLE THROUGH PUTTING A TURN LANE IN THE CENTER. A LOT OF THE PRESENTATION WE HEARD LAST WEEK WAS THIS WHOLE MEDIAN AND ROUNDABOUTS IS DRIVEN BY SAFETY, BUT YET WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE BICYCLE LANES AND THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC AND THE SPEED OF THE ROAD. IT WASN'T CONDUCIVE FOR THE PREFERRED PLAN WITH BICYCLE LANES AS IT IS.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE BICYCLE LANES BE ELIMINATED.

ALL THE PARKS IN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY THAT HAVE TEN FOOT AND EVEN SLIGHTLY LESS LANES SHARE BICYCLES WITH PEDESTRIANS. AND THAT IN ITSELF WOULD MAKE ENOUGH ROOM FOR A TURN LANE.

THE ROUNDABOUTS, I THINK, IS NOT A SILVER BULLET, AS THE ENGINEERS PROPOSE.

I MEAN, YOUR OWN BUDGET NOW SAYS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS TO FIX CLARE ROAD ROUNDABOUTS.

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SO THAT'S AN ADDED EXPENSE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

ALSO, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BULK OF THE TRAFFIC ON 83RD STREET IS IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON RUSH HOURS.

SO WHAT THE ROUNDABOUTS WILL DO AT GLEASON, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL MAKE THE PEOPLE GOING EASTBOUND ON 83RD WILL HAVE TO YIELD TO THE PEOPLE PULLING OUT FROM GLEASON AND HEADING EAST. AND THEN IN THE EVENING, PEOPLE COMING DOWN CLARE ROAD WILL HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR PEOPLE GOING WEST ON 83RD STREET. AND THE BULK OF THE TRAFFIC IS ON 83RD STREET.

THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT THAT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED OR WONDERING ABOUT IS YOU MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT PUTTING THE ROUNDABOUT AT GLEASON, BUT YET LEWIS ROAD IS ALSO A THROUGH ROAD. AND EVEN IN YOUR ALTERNATIVE PLAN, YOU DON'T HAVE LEWIS REALIGNED WITH GLEASON, WHICH I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK AT.

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT AND REALLY WANT TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

SO, AGAIN, IN CLOSING I DON'T I DON'T THINK THE ROUNDABOUT I DON'T THINK THE MEDIAN IS NECESSARY.

AND I THINK YOU NEED TO RELOOK AT THE ALIGNMENTS FOR THE ROUNDABOUTS.

AND IF YOU USE THE ALTERNATIVE PLAN, THE REALIGNMENTS THERE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MR. HESS. SO YOU HAVE SOME WORK TO DO THANK YOU AND YES, I AM. I WOULD PREFER NOT EXCESSIVE MEDIAN.

JUST BECAUSE MY, MY GOAL OR I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE AS MUCH LAND AS WE CAN CONSERVE OF OUR PROPERTY.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, AS BEING SOMEONE WHO LIVES ON THE STREET IS GOING TO LOSE PROPERTY THAT'S MY GOAL.

SO THAT'S WHY I AM I DON'T PREFER AN EXCESSIVE MEDIAN IN THE MIDDLE.

AND I IT THERE WAS MENTION OF PLANTING TREES ON THE MEDIAN.

POSSIBLY, BUT I KNOW WHERE I LIVE WE HAVE LOTS OF TREES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO PUT TO EXPAND THE ROAD.

SO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE TREES HAVE BEEN THERE.

WE'VE PLANTED A FEW AND SOME HAVE BEEN THERE ALREADY.

SO WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, 20, 30, 50 YEAR OLD TREES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO PLANT, YOU KNOW, LITTLE STREET TREES IN THE MEDIAN, WHICH WILL PROBABLY DIE.

AND SO, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SAVE OUR TREES IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT'S AND DEPENDING ON THE MEDIUM, THE SIZE OF THE MEDIAN, THAT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER WE CAN SAVE THEM OR NOT.

PLUS WE HAVE MY HUSBAND BUILT A CUSTOM TREE WELL ROCK WALL ALSO, THAT WILL END UP HAVING TO GO IF, IF THE PATH, THE MEDIAN IS TOO BIG. ANOTHER THING WAS, YES, THERE WAS TALK OF A BIKE LANE.

BUT I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A MULTI-USE TRAIL.

AND SO I DON'T SEE THE REASON FOR BOTH, BECAUSE MAYBE THE TRAIL SHOULDN'T GO IN IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER LANE THAT WILL BE USED FOR BIKES AND WALKING AND ETC. OTHER THAN THAT THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO MENTION IS BUT I DO THINK THAT I MEAN, I KNOW I SPENT, I STUDY POPULATION A LITTLE BIT, AND I KNOW THAT THEY KEEP SAYING IN 20 TO 50 YEARS OR SO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A POPULATION DECLINE.

SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY ON THIS PROJECT.

IF I SEE A LOT OF THE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY LIKE ME, WHO WILL BE RETIRED AND STILL WANT TO LIVE OUT IN WEST LENEXA.

SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. AND I MEAN, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 50 YEARS, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT PROBABLY WILL DECLINE AS WELL AS TRAFFIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS ON CIP. OH, YOUR SIGN IS OVER HERE, MA'AM.

MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DAVID HANKS. I LIVE AT 22635 WEST 89TH STREET, WATERCRESS LANDING SUBDIVISION,

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WARD 1. I'LL MAKE THIS BRIEF. THERE'S TWO THINGS I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT.

ONE OF THEM IS OBVIOUSLY THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.

IT SAYS ON PAGE TWO OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED LAST WEEK, THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING PROJECT PRIORITY FROM A PROFESSIONAL PLANNING PERSPECTIVE.

AND I AGREE, THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. THE GOVERNING BODY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECOMMENDING AND PRIORITIZING PROJECTS FROM A BUDGETARY AND AFFORDABILITY PERSPECTIVE. I AGREE WITH THAT TOO. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IF WE HAVE 60 PROJECTS WITH 20 SOME DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, THAT THERE SHOULD BE A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THAT LAYS THESE OUT.

AND I KNOW THERE'S TWO ON THE ON THE COUNCIL THAT HAVE CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE.

SO IF WE HAD A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND MONIES EXPENDED AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THAT WOULD HELP US TAXPAYERS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING SPENT AND WHERE. IF THERE'S A PROJECT OVERRUN, WE WOULD SEE THAT.

AND THE CITY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING HOW THOSE COSTS VARY.

IF THERE'S A COST UNDER, THEN WE WOULD SEE THAT AS WELL IN A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.

SO THAT'S MY FIRST RECOMMENDATION. THE SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUTS ON MONTICELLO.

THERE'S FOUR OF THEM. PROJECT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION.

THAT'S $1.75 MILLION PER ROUNDABOUT ON AVERAGE.

I LIVE UP THE HILL FROM THE BLACK HOOF PARK ROUNDABOUT.

I WENT DOWN THIS MORNING. I TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

OKAY. YES, THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE ASPHALT AND THOSE CRACKS ARE DUE TO THINGS LIKE WATER INFILTRATION, TRAFFIC LOW QUALITY MIXED CONSTITUENTS AND THE LACK OF MAINTENANCE.

I BELIEVE THAT INSTEAD OF SPENDING THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY, AT LEAST ON THAT ONE THAT I LOOKED AT, IF MAINTENANCE WAS PROVIDED, WE COULD EXTEND THE LIFE AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND $7 MILLION IN 2026 AND 2027 FOR THOSE ROUNDABOUTS. SO MAINTENANCE IS A GOOD THING. I THINK WE CAN EXTEND THE LIFE IF MAINTENANCE IS PROVIDED, AT LEAST ON THE ROUNDABOUT THAT I LOOKED AT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL YIELD MY TIME TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NO, MA'AM [LAUGHTER]. ANY FINAL THOUGHTS? OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? BECCY, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT 83RD, SINCE THAT WAS THE BULK OF OUR COMMENTS TONIGHT? OKAY.

BACK ON JANUARY 6TH WILL BE THE COUNCIL'S FINAL CONSIDERATION AND VOTE ON THE 2026 THROUGH 2030 CIP.

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION BY COURTNEY, SECOND BY AVERY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A CONSIDERATION OF REZONING AND PRELIMINARY PLAN KNOWN AS THE ENCLAVE AT TWIN CREEKS.

[11. Consideration of a rezoning and preliminary plat known as The Enclave at Twin Creeks for a single-family residential development on property located near the northwest corner of 83rd Street & Clare Road Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Page 4 of 5 a. Ordinance rezoning property from the AG, Agricultural District to the RP1, Residential Planned Single-Family (Low-Density) District b. Approval of a preliminary plan/plat for The Enclave at Twin Creeks The applicant requests approval to rezone and plat approximately 33 acres of a 53-acre parcel at the northwest corner of 83rd Street & Clare Road from the AG, Agricultural District to the RP-1, Planned Residential (Low-Density) District, to allow a single-family residential neighborhood. The companion preliminary plat contains 50 lots and 10 tracts bordered by sections of stream corridor where future City trails are planned. The proposed density for the development is 0.67 units per acre.]

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE WITH THAT FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY, LOCATED NEAR NORTHWEST CORNER OF 83RD STREET AND CLARE ROAD.

ITEM 11.A IS AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM AGRICULTURAL TO THE RP-1.

PLANNED RESIDENTIAL. RESIDENTIAL PLANNED SINGLE-FAMILY.

ITEM 11.B IS APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND PLAT FOR THE ENCLAVE AT TWIN CREEKS.

STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL STEPHANIE SULLIVAN WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

AS MENTIONED, THIS PROJECT IS CALLED THE ENCLAVE AT TWIN CREEKS, AND IT IS A REZONING AND PRELIMINARY PLAN PLAT REQUEST THIS EVENING.

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 83RD AND CLARE ROAD.

ON THE SCREEN NOW YOU WILL SEE THE PROJECT LOCATION AND AGAIN AT 83RD AND CLARE ROAD IN THAT NORTHWEST CORNER.

THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY OF LENEXA IS THE BLACK OUTLINE YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

HERE'S AN AERIAL IMAGE OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE PLAN ITSELF.

BUT THE SITE ITSELF IS ABOUT 53 ACRES. THE CURRENT PARENT PARCEL INCLUDES ALL THE WAY UP TO 79TH STREET AND CLARE ROAD.

HERE, FOLLOWING DOWN, THERE IS A SORT OF CUTOUT WHERE THERE'S SOME EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ALONG CLARE THAT IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROJECT BOUNDARIES, AND THEN IT GOES TO 83RD AT THIS POINT AND ALL THE WAY WEST IN THIS RECTANGULAR SHAPE.

THE APPLICATION INCLUDES JUST THIS SUBJECT SITE, THE SOUTH 33 OR SO ACRES, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE RETAINING THE NORTHERN 20 ACRES FOR AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. THAT WILL NOT BE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

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BUT WE DID WANT TO NOTE SINCE THIS IS ALL ONE CONTIGUOUS PARCEL CURRENTLY, THE SUBJECT SITE AGAIN IS ABOUT 33 ACRES AND THE APPLICANT PROPOSES 50 SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS AND TEN TRACKS. YOU CAN SEE HERE JUST SOME VICINITY.

THERE IS A MIXTURE OF RURAL LARGE LOT SINGLE-FAMILY.

THERE IS A SCHOOL TO THE WEST ON MIZE AND SOME OTHER SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, BOTH LARGE LOT AND NEWER SINGLE-FAMILY TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH A LITTLE BIT, AS WELL AS TO THE NORTH OF THE PARENT PARCEL.

THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AG AGRICULTURAL.

AS YOU SEE IN GREEN HERE ON THE MAP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, ADJACENT TO IT IS MORE AG ZONING.

YOU SEE IN GREEN SOME R1 ZONING, WHICH IS A LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING.

AND TO THE SOUTH, SOME RP-2 AND RP-1, WHICH IS A PLANNED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT SITE OUTLINED IN RED AND IT IS CLASSIFIED AS SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH CALLS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AT A LOWER DENSITY.

AROUND IT YOU CAN SEE INSTITUTIONAL FOR THE SCHOOL PROPERTY, SOME PUBLIC AND OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS CITY OWNED LAND THAT COULD BE USED FOR TRAILS IN THE FUTURE, AND SOME SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, AND MORE SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IN THE VICINITY ON THE OTHER SIDES. AS WITH ANY REZONING REQUEST, WE REVIEW THE 13 CRITERIA THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

WE'VE GONE INTO A DEEP ANALYSIS WITHIN OUR PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND PROVIDED ANALYSIS FOR EACH ONE OF THESE.

BUT AT THESE MEETINGS, I LIKE TO JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE KEY ONES.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE NEARBY ZONING AND USE AND CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH I TOUCHED ON BOTH IN THE LAST SLIDE.

BUT FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE ANALYSIS HERE FOR THAT CRITERIA 2 ABOUT THE ZONING AND USES OF PROPERTIES NEARBY.

WE INCLUDE THIS COMPARISON TABLE IN OUR STAFF REPORTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION I JUST WENT THROUGH THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES LAND USE CLASSIFICATION AS SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.

YOU CAN SEE ALSO ON THAT LIST THERE. AND YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE WITH THE MAP AND THE COLORS.

AGAIN, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR AND COMPATIBLE ZONING WISE TO WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN THE VICINITY.

AND THE CURRENT USES ARE LISTED HERE AS WELL.

SOME OF IT IS SINGLE-FAMILY, SOME IS UNDEVELOPED, AND SOME IS THAT SCHOOL PROPERTY.

CRITERIA 8 TOUCHES AGAIN ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT FUTURE LAND USE MAP.

MORE SPECIFICALLY. AGAIN, WE SAW THAT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

THE DENSITY FOR THE PROPOSED 50 LOT SUBDIVISION IS 0.67 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE ALLOWABLE 3.5 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE FOR SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO IT DOES MEET THE INTENT OF SUBURBAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WITH BEING A LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT IN THIS CASE IS SERVING AS A PRELIMINARY PLAN, AND AS MENTIONED, THIS IS ABOUT 33 ACRES OF A TOTAL 53 ACRE OR SO PROPERTY.

AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED LAYOUT OF THE 50 LOTS.

THERE ARE TEN TRACKS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION AS WELL.

AND THE HOUSING CLASSIFICATION IS E. I WANT TO POINT OUT THE ACCESS IS FROM A SINGLE ACCESS POINT OFF OF CLARE ROAD, WHERE YOU SEE THE LASER POINTER ON THE SCREEN HERE, AND THIS PROVIDES SUFFICIENT DISTANCE FROM THE FUTURE ROUNDABOUT AT 83RD AND CLARE AND THE INTERSECTION. AND THE APPLICANT WORKED WITH STAFF'S REQUEST TO ALSO ADD IN SOME FUTURE CONNECTION POINTS, SHOULD THESE LOTS EVER BE REDEVELOPED ALONG CLARE.

IDEALLY WE WOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEWAY ACCESS ON AN ARTERIAL LIKE CLARE, SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WERE TO WAVE THEIR WAND AND ACQUIRE THOSE PROPERTIES AND INCLUDE THEM IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANT THEM TO ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL DRIVEWAYS BECAUSE IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD.

SO THIS PLAN ACTUALLY INCLUDES A COUPLE STUBS, ONE BEING HERE AND ONE BEING THERE ON THE SCREEN WHERE THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ESSENTIALLY REDEVELOP AND FLIP THOSE LOTS TO TAKING ACCESS OFF OF THIS INTERIOR NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF ON CLARE.

SO THAT'S GOOD PLANNING PRACTICE. AND WE WERE GLAD TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL THERE WITH POTENTIAL FOR REDEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S ALSO A CUL DE SAC YOU SEE TERMINATING HERE.

THERE IS NO ACCESS, VEHICULAR WISE, ONTO 83RD STREET BECAUSE OF PROXIMITY TO THE INTERSECTION.

SO WITH THERE BEING STREAM CORRIDOR HERE THAT REALLY LIMITED HOW FAR WEST THAT ACCESS POINT WOULD BE ABLE TO GO.

AND IT JUST WASN'T FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF THOSE CONDITIONS ON THE SCREEN HERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE A GREEN PATH,

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AND I'VE GOT ANOTHER IMAGE FOR THAT LATER. BUT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A TRAIL HERE.

AND THERE IS ALSO A TRAIL PLANNED FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION THAT WILL CONNECT INTO THE CITY TRAIL SYSTEM.

AND SPEAKING OF THOSE TRAIL CONNECTIONS, HERE'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER GRAPHIC. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TWO.

ALTHOUGH THERE ISN'T VEHICULAR ACCESS TO 83RD.

THERE WILL BE A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION YOU CAN SEE HERE IN BLUE SOME OF THE INTERNAL NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS VIA SIDEWALK TO THE TRAIL, WHICH IS SHOWN IN GREEN. THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ITSELF, SO THIS WILL BE A GREAT LINKAGE TO THE FUTURE TRAIL SYSTEM.

AND AGAIN, THE ENTRANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS RIGHT UP HERE.

FURTHER HIGHLIGHTING THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS ON AN AERIAL IMAGE.

WE WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME KEY FEATURES I MENTIONED EARLIER.

THIS IS CITY OWNED PROPERTY THAT THE TRAIL COULD COME THROUGH, SO THIS DOES FIT WELL INTO OUR TRAIL MASTER PLAN.

AND YOU CAN SEE IT ALSO GOES SOUTH INTO SOME CITY OWNED LAND THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THAT TRAIL CONNECTION.

AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THE DEVELOPER DID VOICE A DESIRE TO POTENTIALLY DONATE THIS ORANGE PORTION OF THEIR SITE TO THE CITY TO FURTHER ADD TO THE CITY'S LAND FOR PARKS AND TRAILS, RATHER THAN JUST DEDICATE AN EASEMENT OVER THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY.

SO I'LL LET THE APPLICANT SPEAK MORE TO THAT.

BUT AT THIS POINT, IT IS NOT A FORMAL REQUEST.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS A COUPLE JUST COLORED LINES FOR US TO EXPLAIN SOME CLARE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT.

CLARE ROAD, AS WE HEARD IN THE CIP PRESENTATION, WILL HAVE A ROUNDABOUT IN THIS LOCATION AND IS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED FOR THIS GREEN STRETCH ALREADY, AND THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS ENCLAVE PROJECT WILL NEED TO CONTINUE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS UP TO THE TERMINUS OF THE SITE.

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CLARE HERE. SO THOSE WILL BE REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS TO CLARE TO FACILITATE THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION.

HERE'S A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THAT CLARE ROUNDABOUT HERE.

AND WHAT THAT LAYOUT WILL LOOK LIKE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WILL HAVE A ROUND OR NOT A ROUNDABOUT.

SORRY, A CUL DE SAC IN THIS LOCATION WITH A SIDEWALK CONNECTION DOWN TO 83RD HERE.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TWO DEVIATIONS, AND THE DEVIATIONS ARE FOR 26 OF THE 50 LOTS TO HAVE A LOT WIDTH DEVIATION OF TEN FEET.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE TABLE THERE THAT GOES FROM A 70 FOOT REQUIREMENT TO A PROPOSED 60 FOOT LOT WIDTH.

AND FOR EACH OF THE 50 LOTS, THEY'RE REQUESTING A FIVE FOOT DEVIATION TO THE FRONT YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT, WHICH WOULD YIELD A SETBACK OF 25FT OR 30FT ARE REQUIRED.

BOTH OF THESE DEVIATIONS HAVE BEEN TYPICAL FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AS OF LATELY AND ARE COMPATIBLE.

AND STAFF BELIEVES THAT THESE ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, AND THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS TO THESE DEVIATION REQUESTS.

I MENTIONED THAT THE DEVIATIONS ARE COMPATIBLE AND SIMILAR TO SOME OTHER PROJECTS WE'VE SEEN.

SO WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THOSE ON THIS TABLE YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN NOW.

YOU MAY RECALL SUNSET CANYON. STONERIDGE NORTH AND CEDARCREST ARE SUBJECT SITE.

HERE'S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE FOR REFERENCE.

AND YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE THE DEVIATIONS THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING TONIGHT ARE ACTUALLY LESSER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER DEVIATIONS IN THIS TABLE THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED.

I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THERE WAS ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT SPOKE AND VOICED SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEN ALSO HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAFFIC.

THOSE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOTH THE REZONING AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND PLAT FOR THIS PROJECT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. WE WILL HAVE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT.

ANYTHING BURNING FOR STEPHANIE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THAT? MARK. THANKS, STEPHANIE. I UNDERSTAND THE MY FIRST QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE THE TWO ROAD STUB EXTENSIONS OR PLAN IN WITH THOSE LOTS ON THE EAST EVER GET REARRANGED? SO WOULD THOSE BE THEN EXTENDED TO CLARE SO THERE'D BE TWO ACCESSES OFF OF CLARE FOR THOSE? WE ENVISION ONE OF THEM WOULD PROBABLY ACCESS CLARE.

WE DO NOT ENVISION BOTH OF THEM ACCESSING CLARE.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THOSE WOULD REDEVELOP TO TELL YOU FOR SURE EXACTLY WHEN AND HOW THOSE WOULD CONNECT.

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AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION IS THE KIND OF THE CUL DE SAC THERE ON THE BOTTOM THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THOSE THREE LOTS ON THE ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THAT? CORRECT. THIS KIND OF ODD SHAPE AROUND THE CUL DE SAC IS ACTUALLY A TRACT.

AND ON THE PLAT, ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FUTURE ACCESS FOR THESE OTHER LOTS SHOULD THEY REDEVELOP.

THANK YOU. I WAS KIND OF GOING THE SAME WAY. MY QUESTION WAS IF THERE WAS A SECOND ENTRANCE NEEDED FOR THIS PARTICULAR FOR FIRE OR. POTENTIALLY, LIKE I SAID, IT DEPENDS IN THE FUTURE HOW AND WHEN THOSE REDEVELOP AND THE CODES AT PLAY IN TIME AS WELL. NOT FROM THE CURRENT 50 LOTS COUNCIL MEMBER ONE ONE ACCESS POINT IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE CURRENT 50 LOTS THAT ARE PROPOSED.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE THE APPLICANT WITH US TONIGHT.

GOOD EVENING I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL. STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF KIND OF GOING OVER THE PLAN.

AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE SEEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, SO I DID WANT TO POINT OUT JUST ONE THING.

SO IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT TALKS ABOUT HOUSING CHOICES AND HAVING A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES.

AND ONE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT IN THE CITY IS TO GET THESE DEVIATIONS FOR THE LOT WIDTH.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING THAT A LOT MORE, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A ZONING CODE SPECIFICALLY FOR, YOU KNOW, A VILLA HOUSE OR A PATIO HOME STYLE.

SO WE HAVE TO COME IN AND ASK FOR THOSE DEVIATIONS.

SO THIS PROJECT MEETS THAT COMPREHENSIVE GOAL BY PROVIDING TWO DIFFERENT HOUSING STYLES OR TYPES, IF YOU WILL. SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE MEETING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE'RE MEETING THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THE PROJECT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER SUBDIVISIONS THE DESIGN MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS THAT I'M WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF THAT THEY ASK US TO DO, LIKE THE STUB STREETS AND THAT TYPE OF THING, AND THAT THE CITY AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BOTH RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BOTH THE REZONING AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, SO BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GO INTO ANY MORE DETAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY MORE ABOUT THE DONATION OF THAT SOUTHWEST CORNER? WELL WE HAVE WE HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY YET TO CONTACT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, BUT THIS PROPERTY, IN TALKING WITH THE OWNER AND I THINK HE MADE SOME PRESENTATION AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THAT OR NOT, BUT THIS DOES HAVE SOME HISTORY TOWARDS WILD BILL HICKOK.

AND SO IN OUR MIND, IT MAKES SOME LOGICAL SENSE THAT THERE WOULD BE WHERE THE PURPLE IS AND THE PURPLE THAT WOULD CONNECT THE TWO WITH PARKLAND, AND IT WOULD GIVE ADDITIONAL PARKLAND FRONTAGE TO 83RD STREET TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF MAKE THAT CONNECTION UP TO THE THE PARK THAT'S UP ON I THINK THAT'S 79TH UP THERE. SO WE'RE OPEN TO DOING THAT.

AND ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTACT PARK STAFF ABOUT THAT YET SO.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT OR STEPHANIE? MARK. BRINGING UP THAT PARK LAND AND POSES A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO 83RD STREET EXPANSION.

WE'RE GOING TO CLARE FROM GLEASON TO CLARE. AND THEN IF THEY'RE GOING TO DONATE THAT LAND IS THERE IS THERE SOME FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT AND ADDRESS IN REGARDS TO CONNECTING THAT THAT PARK? I KNOW IT'S PRETTY EARLY IN REGARDS TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PARK LAND BEING DONATED, BUT.

YEAH, IT IS VERY EARLY ON THAT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ESPECIALLY GREEN ROAD, MAYBE SOME EXTENSION OF GREEN ROAD UP TO THE NORTH TO KIND OF TIE IN.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A TRAILHEAD OR WHAT THAT MAY BE, BUT I THINK WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT AS WE START OUR DESIGN ON THAT MIZE TO CLARE SECTION. BUT IT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. OKAY. JOHN MICHAEL? YES. NOT CONFIDENT WHO WOULD BE ANSWERING THIS.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, LOVE THE STUBS. LOVE THE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO 83RD.

I THINK THAT'S ONE OF MY PET PEEVES, ACTUALLY. I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE STUBS ON FOLKS USING THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S A STREET, AND I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE USING IT FOR PARKING, FOR DUMPING, FOR WHATEVER UNTIL THOSE FUTURE CONNECTIONS ARE MADE.

WHAT PROTECTIONS AGAINST THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY CAN WE HAVE? SHOULD WE HAVE? IS IT EVEN WORTH PURSUING? IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE TYPICALLY WILL WORK WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TALK WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY FORESEE ISSUES.

AND WE'VE GOT THE THE OPTION OF STOPPING THE ROAD AT THE RADIUS RETURN AND NOT EXTENDING THAT EXTRA HUNDRED FEET.

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BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK AT AND TALK TO POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WE, AS WE WORK THROUGH THAT.

THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S EVERYTHING I NEEDED THANK YOU. COURTNEY SOMETHING ELSE? OKAY. AVERY. COULD YOU SPEAK TO PERHAPS THE PHASING OF THIS PROJECT? IN OTHER WORDS. ALL ONE PHASE. SO WHAT WOULD BE THE DURATION OF CONSTRUCTION? I MEAN IT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUBDIVISION YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, NINE MONTHS TO A YEAR.

BY THE TIME WE GET THROUGH PERMITTING AND EVERYTHING THE HOMES ARE CONSTRUCTION WILL JUST KIND OF DEPEND ON THE MARKET.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING ANOTHER YEAR OR SO IN DOING THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IT WOULD GO FASTER. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY ABSORPTION IS WHAT THE BUILDERS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IN TERMS OF LOT SALES AND HOME SALES. SO SOMETIME IN THAT TIME FRAME. BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PERMITTING TO GO THROUGH TO GET THE CLARE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PLANS APPROVED AND DONE AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF SO. THANK YOU.

CHELSEA. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. YOU MADE JUST A BRIEF MENTION OF SOME DIFFERENT HOUSING TYPES.

COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THAT AND WHAT YOU'RE ENVISIONING? WELL, THERE'S NO SPECIFIC LIKE, ARCHITECTURAL STYLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT'S KIND OF LEFT UP TO THE BUILDER TO DO.

WHAT I'M REFERRING TO IS KIND OF THE WHAT THEY CALL A PATIO HOME, WHICH IS A SMALLER HOME THAT YOU KNOW, THAT FOLKS WHO ARE EMPTY NESTERS OR THAT KIND OF THING THAT ARE LOOKING FOR VERSUS A FAMILY HOME, WHICH MIGHT BE ON THE 70 FOOT LOT, WHICH MIGHT BE A TWO STORY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S MORE ABOUT HOUSING TYPES IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT'S FAMILY OR EMPTY NESTERS OR, YOU KNOW, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS STARTING OUT THAT KIND OF THING INSTEAD OF A STYLE PER SE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH MARK. STEPHANIE, CAN YOU CLARIFY? HE SAID THAT IT'S GOING TO BE ALL DONE AT ONCE AND MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD. I THOUGHT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THESE STUB ROADS AND THAT WE HAVE A CHANCE DOWN THE ROAD TO KIND OF DECIDE, IS THERE TWO DIFFERENT TRACK? THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS, BUT THERE'S HE SAID ALL 50 ARE GOING TO GO OUT.

SO THIS PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION, THIS, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST CLEAR IMAGE I HAVE OF IT.

ALL OF THE LOTS THAT YOU SEE ON HERE WITH ALL THE LITTLE DOTS, THOSE ARE THE 50 LOTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.

THESE ARE EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ALONG CLARE THAT IF THEY WERE TO BE REDEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE, COULD TAKE ACCESS OFF OF THESE STUB STREETS. SO THEY ARE NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT DEPENDS ON FUTURE OWNERS OR REDEVELOPMENT THAT IS SEPARATE FROM THIS PROJECT.

BUT IT'S AN OPTION AND WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT OPTION, WE TRY TO TAKE IT.

THIS THIS IS IN REGARDS TO COURTNEY'S REQUEST FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT DO WE HAVE THE REQUIRED ACCESS? YES, FOR 50 LOTS. FOR 50, FOR THESE 50. OKAY.

I DIDN'T MISUNDERSTOOD THINGS. YEAH YEAH CHELSEA. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, BUT JUST A STATEMENT.

I REALLY LIKE THIS PROJECT. AND HAVING IT BRING IN MORE SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS DESPERATELY NEEDED IN LENEXA.

CLEARLY, IT CONFORMS WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DENSITY THAT'S LESS THAN WHAT'S ALLOWABLE UNDER THE ON THE COMP PLAN ANYWAY.

AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN UNDEVELOPED OR ZONED AG SINCE 1986.

AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF POTENTIALLY EXPANDING THIS THE CITY PARK LAND.

AND WITH THE TRAIL SYSTEMS ALL HOOKING UP AND CONNECTING AT SOME POINT.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT DEVELOPMENT AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. THANK YOU. THAT ACTUALLY KIND OF REMINDS ME PROCEDURALLY, IF WE DO GET THROUGH A DISCUSSION WITH PARKS AND DECIDE THAT WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH RECEIVING LAND, WHICH WE DON'T DO OFTEN EITHER WHAT WOULD WE WHAT WOULD BE OUR NEXT ACTION? WOULD WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT AS PART OF FINAL PLAN? SOMETHING SEPARATE? YEAH YOU WOULD TAKE SEPARATE ACTION TO ACCEPT THE DONATION, AND WE'LL TRY AND WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO SORT THAT OUT, PERHAPS BEFORE BEFORE THEY BRING FORWARD THEIR FINAL PLAT.

OKAY. AND MAYBE THAT COULD ALL BE DONE AT ONCE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COMES TO FRUITION.

OKAY. YEAH THERE'S PROBABLY LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN, BUT CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US. I

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AGREE WITH CHELSEA. YOU KNOW, WE GET ASKED ALL THE TIME FOR SINGLE-FAMILY CERTAINLY PATIO HOMES FOR PEOPLE WHO WISH TO DOWNSIZE.

SO HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE REZONING THE PROPERTY FROM AG TO RP-1. RESIDENTIAL PLANNED FAMILY. PLANNED SINGLE-FAMILY. SECOND MOTION BY MARK, SECOND BY AVERY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. SECOND MOTION.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAN AND PLAT FOR THE ENCLAVE AT TWIN CREEKS.

SO MOVE. THAT SOUNDED LIKE COURTNEY AND CHELSEA [LAUGHTER].

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES ON THAT AS WELL.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS? EVERYBODY GOOD? READY TO TAKE OFF FOR THE HOLIDAY? OKAY, BECKY, ANY STAFF REPORTS? JUST THAT THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, SO WE WANT TO WISH YOU ALL HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

[STAFF REPORTS]

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS DOES END THE RECORDED PORTION OF THE MEETING NEXT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.