City Council - Regular Meeting

the best place to work. I love working here. I feel very blessed. I love it here. I look forward to coming to work every day, being a part of this team. Like a family away from home where everyone feels like everybody knows their name. A city that supports you. We see that with our benefits. A pension, vacation days, job security, being able to be heard. We feel valued. We feel respected. Lee Summit is a very progressive city. It's growing. It's thriving. We have this drive towards not just doing a job, but doing it with a spirit of excellence. I had the opportunity to continue to grow regardless of 30 plus years doing this kind of work. It's more than just dollars and cents. We're here really to give back.

Providing a service to better a community, to go out and serve people, to be a part of something bigger than yourself. If I would have known what I know now, years ago, I would have been here much sooner.

Hello, Lee Summit. I'm Jordan. Here's your flash briefing for the week of February 23rd. Are you trained in handsonly CPR? The Lee Fire Department has launched Pulse Point Respond, a free 911 connected mobile app that alerts citizens trained in handsonly CPR when CPR is needed nearby in a public location. CPR can be started in the critical minutes before emergency services arrive. Learn more at city of lls.net back/pulseoint. Interested in tickets to the Lee Summit Parks and Recreation February fatherdaughter dances? There are still spots available for this Friday, February 27th. Don't wait to register. Get your tickets at lsps parks.net. City council will meet for regular session Tuesday night at 6 in council chambers in city hall. Meetings are open to the public or watch live on the city's YouTube channel. If you can't watch, catch the recorded meeting on demand on the YouTube channel or by subscribing to the council debrief newsletter, which breaks down three to four key agenda items. Subscribe at city of lls.net. net. And the city has a variety of ways for citizens to stay uptodate on what's going on around the summit, including newsletters, social media, and the weekly flash briefing. Receive information involving road closures, city events, council meetings, and more. Catch the update on all of our social platforms. Stay informed. Thanks for listening and have a great week.

Keeping 500 miles of public sewer lines flowing keeps utility costs low and our environment healthy. The Lee Summit water utilities operations team does this every day. Sewer lines can be blocked with everything from roots to flushable wipes to food grease. When a potential blockage is identified, teams use detailed mapping to locate access points. My camera's at 18038.

A camera truck parks at one end of the sewer line and a jet truck at the other. The camera truck carries a rover type camera which the team lowers into the manhole. The operator then drives the camera into the pipe where it views and records from its adjustable lens. Here it can identify the cause and precise location of the blockage. The jet truck will then use high pressure water to remove the blockage. Starting at the opposite end of the line, the operator inserts the jet head into the manhole. Pressurized water shoots out of the head, clearing out debris and propelling it forward. The camera observes this process and the two operators communicate via walkie-talkie to coordinate movement.

Holding it right there. Go ahead and fire it up half pressure. I'm in front of you. Once the jet head has passed the blockage, the operator reels it back in. The camera can then inspect the pipe to see if the blockage is cleared. Yeah, go ahead. Pull out. We're done.

With the job complete, the camera is removed, cleaned, and returned to the truck, and the crew moves on to the next job. In addition to addressing identified problems, the team will systematically check every line in the city in a 5-year period, keeping costs low and our community healthy today and for years to come. Welcome to the Lee Summit sign department. We are going to walk you through our process from start to finish. We make signs as needed here. It's not like we just go out into the field and place a speed limit sign here. No parking here. Our traffic engineers, they go through and they'll do field studies. they'll send us down an engineering work order for us to go out, place new signs or remove signs as needed. Coming from the material, our blanks come in and they're just aluminum blanks. We can put our white, our red, our, you know, our fluorescent yellow, green, whatever. And basically what it looks like is just that there. throw it up into the the roller. And once we got it covered, take it to our work table here and Tim will cut the corners, cut all the access off to where it's uh lined up right. As far as the plotter and the software that we use, there's a street name sign there and he's going to go ahead and print that out on the plotter so you can see the plotter and how it operates and runs. their standards for the height even just on letters on the sign block. Basically, what we have on the computer there is it's pretty much set up to those and it goes through, it's got a very small but sharp needle that goes through and cuts

everything out letter by letter. Once that's done uh cutting, our next stage would be bringing it over here. Currently picking out the sign letters right now. call it weeding or picking or however you want to call it. Next, putting it on the transfer tape. Then after it's taped, we bring it over to the roller. That's where we apply it to the actual sign blank. And we'll roll it through one time just to get the air bubbles out. And the last stage is basically just uh taking the transfer tape off the front of it. And there's a finished product of street name sign. We'll take you out to the field and show you our process that we go through. We're going to go out and follow our sign guys. get something installed for you. This is where we check our underground utilities.

Tim, you got AT&T? AT&T is back here. Everg Google. So, we should be good to go. We normally put all of our stuff together out in the field. Then once the base is installed, we'll go ahead and put the post in there. Come up to Perfect. That's how we do it. Simple, quick. Council member Hodes.

Thank you. I love where you guys are coming from. you're local and you're all kind of coming together. But where I'm struggling with from the last time that we talked about this, I think it was I actually grew up in my district. We moved here my sophomore year in high school. My parents still live in the same house and um I just went through high school here and then have stayed in the Summit ever since. The neighborhood that my parents live in is Canterbury. My favorite and I still do it to this day is I love to go running. They have the best sidewalks. I feel like you can go for days. So now I still get to do that since I live not too far from them. Um I get to use those same routes that I took during high school and it's it's just fun.

Let's see it. We're a big soccer family. I love sports. I love to watch sports and it's even more fun to watch sports when my kids are in it. I coach my middle daughter Josie's team and I have since kindergarten. We do the basketball. We do softball. We're going to do volleyball and it's just so much fun. swearly swear.

Something that I would like to accomplish while on city council is to get more family activities here. You know, I don't want to have to be driving my family to say the Kansas side or any other city but my own. And I want to be able to invest in our city and make family memories in our city. Open the public hearing on the matter of K1 Speed Dentures Crack Shack Blue Jeans Golf. I just want to say thank you for bringing us to Sunday. I grew up at this now my kids there.

Bill number 23- pre-construction services for the downtown market plaza project. I'm just as excited as everybody else about the downtown marketplace. I'm extremely excited about the community that it's going to bring bringing more family things to do to the city and right in the heart of it. when you presented the numbers the first time you came to us it was 25.5% and then

you know people were like oh you know being on council it's not a lot of work not a lot of I think it was a bit of a surprise when there's so much info that you realize you just don't know even something as simple as sidewalks like you don't realize how much goes into something like that after a couple months I'm like okay I'm finally you know catching the groove of how things work, learning new things, but also feel like I've got some things under my belt as well. It's It's been a great experience so far. Hey, hey, hey.

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one. Would you please rise for the invitation and stay standing for the pledge of allegiance?

Good evening. We pause for a moment of gratitude for the opportunity to serve this community. We are thankful for the safety and stability that allow us to gather openly, speak freely, and deliberate respectfully. Grant us clarity and thought, patience and listening, and wisdom in our decisions. Help us weigh differing perspectives with fairness, and seek solutions that serve the long-term good of our residents. May we conduct this meeting with civility, integrity, and a shared commitment to the well-being of our city. Amen. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all USA women's hockey

all right thank you welcome welcome again everyone um I'm calling to order the city of Lee Summit regular session number 64 Poor. Oops. Hold on. There we go. Can I get a roll call, please? Council member Carlile, present. Council member Levelville, here. Here. Council member Funk here. Council member Shields here. Council member Prior here. Member Rder present. Council member Hodes. Mayor Prom Lopez here. Mayor Baird

here. The first item on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. Can I get a motion? I have a motion by council member Carlile to approve the agenda. Seconded by council member Funk. Discussion. Seeing none. Please cast your vote. I'm an I. Oh, Council Member Love is an I. I am an I. Please. Tim Lopez is an I.

Oh, okay. Council member Prior is an I. All votes are in. Please record the vote. passes 800. Thank you. Next is the approval of the consent agenda. I have a motion by Mayor Tim Lopez to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Council Member Shields. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. Passes 80. Thank you. Next we have council roundt. These are items of general interest, things going on in the community, things of that nature. Your district maybe. All right. Council member Prior.

Thank you, Mayor. Um well, so I know that I should probably bring this up during council. What is this? Is this comments or round table? This is round table. So I will pro so I'll be bringing it up during council comments, but the cratom and 70. So I just wanted to Yes. FYI be ready. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Um we have a proclamation this evening. So, if I could get the Marsh for meals crew up front to meet me up front, please.

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Want to come back here with me? Hello? I will uh read it and then I'll do the rounds and see who was all here. So, all right. Come closer, guys. Here we go. Whereas on March 22nd, 1972, President Nixon signed into law a measure amending the Older Americans Act of 1965 to include a national nutrition program for seniors 60 years and older. Whereas for more than five decades, this landmark law has helped fund community-based organizations like Meals on Wheels and is still the only federal program designed specifically to meet the nutritional and social needs of older adults. Whereas this year, Meals on Wheels programs from across the country are joining together for the March for Meals awareness campaign to celebrate its success and garner the support needed to ensure these critical programs can continue to address food insecurity and malnutrition, combat social isolation, enable independence, and improve health for years to come. Whereas Meals on Wheels programs, both congregate and home delivered in Lee Summit, have served our community admirably for more than 51 years. That's pretty awesome. 51 years. Volunteers for Meals on Wheels in Lee Summit are the backbone of the program and they are not only they not only deliver nutritious meals to seniors and individuals with disabilities who are at significant risk of hunger and isolation, but also carrying concern and attention to their welfare. Programs in Lee Summit provide nutritious meals to seniors throughout our community that help them maintain their health and independence, thereby helping to prevent unnecessary falls, hospitalizations, and premature institutionaliz institutionalization. The senior program is increasing steadily and action is needed now to support local meals on wheels programs through federal, state, and local funding, volunteering, donations, and raising awareness to ensure these vital services can can continue to be delivered for years to come. By virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of the city of Lee Summit, I do hereby

proclaim the month of March 2026 as March for Meals month. Who would like to speak first? All right.

Thank you, mayor. Good evening. Um my name is Angela Fe and I'm the of Lee Summit. Um it's truly an honor to stand here this evening and speak about the incredible impact of Meals on Wheels in Lee Summit in our community. Since 1974, this organization has been serving our neighbors with compassion, dignity, and dedication. What began with just 15 clients has grown into a vital lifeline for seniors and homebound individuals throughout Lee Summit. Over the years, Meals on Wheels of Lee Summit has delivered more than 600,000 meals with some reports noting that number has surpassed 650,000 meals. That is more than half a million times someone in our community received not just food but care. Today, the program delivers approximately 700 meals per week, ensuring that dozens of residents each weekday receive a hot, nutritious meal. For many recipients, this meal is the most substantial one they will have all day. And at a cost of just 475 per meal, the organization stretches every dollar to make meaningful difference without relying on federal funding. Instead, it depends on local donations, partnerships, and the generosity of this very community. But Meals on Wheels is about more than numbers. It is about 160 volunteers who show up each week after week. These volunteers drive the routes, knock on doors, share smiles, and provide safety checks. They are often the only person a client may see that day. Their compassion reduces isolation, strengthens connection, and reminds our seniors that they are valued and remembered. To our volunteers, thank you. Thank you for your time, your reliability, and your kindness. You are the heartbeat of this organization. Without you, these 700 weekly meals would not reach the tables they are meant for. I would also like to extend sincere gratitude to our mayor for eight years of proclamations and supporting initiatives that strengthen the well-being of our seniors residents. Leadership at the city level matters. When our local government champions programs like meals on wheels, it sends a powerful message that caring for most

vulnerable neighbors is a shared priority. and to the entire Lee Summit community, our donors, local businesses and residents. Thank you. Your generosity keeps the kitchens running, the meals prepared, and the delivery routes moving. Every dollar given, every fundraiser attended, and every volunteer hour served contributes directly to helping a neighbor remain independent in their home. Meals on Wheels represents the very best of who we are as a community. Compassionate, committed, and connected. More than 600,000 meals, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of lives touched over five decades. That is not just a program. That is a legacy of care. Thank you all for being a part of it and thank you for continuing to ensure that no senior in Lee Summit is forgotten.

Thank you. I could you say your names and how you're involved? Oh, uh Dolores Synram and I'm on the board of Meals on Wheels. Susan Kaufman.

I'm Mike Yan from the board. Also, I would like to add that my thanks to the mayor for I've been affiliated with him on this uh March for Meals event over I think seven years, Mr. Mayor. and every year he comes and he delivers meals to our our drivers and then goes out and delivers them to our clients once a year. So on behalf of the entire board of Lee Summit Meals on Wheels, we want to thank you for your support.

Uh Terry Kinchelow, board member with Meals on Wheels and again like to echo that my thanks to you and also for the entire council for your support of Meals on Wheels. We we couldn't do it without the support of the community. So thank you. Thank you.

Appreciate you all. It is very fun to volunteer and um we've had some good times doing that and um but it's really fun to see who's volunteering to deliver the meals, the people in the community. There's a lot of people that our council knows and um it's it's a it's a feel-good type of of opportunity to volunteer. So, thank you. Let's take a picture real quick. Did you guys come in for a picture, Susan? Yeah. All right. Well, thank you all again. Appreciate it. Thanks again. See you next. Thanks. Okay, looks like we uh have some business to get to public hearings. So, I'm going to close the regular session, open the public hearing in the matter of agenda item 5A. This is a preliminary development plan. Bank of America, 1801 Northwest Chipman Road, Kushman and Wakefield is the applicant. Would all those wishing to speak to this matter please rise to be sworn in by the city clerk?

Tell the truth. All right. Does the applicant have a presentation?

He does. Good evening, council. I'm Brian Emer with Allegro Civil Engineers. We're the consulting civil engineer here. Um, and if I can turn on this computer, I will. There we go. my little presentation here. Okay. Uh as mentioned, uh uh we're the consulting civil engineers for proposed uh Bank of America at uh 1801 Northwest Chipman Road. uh quick agenda, go through existing conditions, project description, details, uh a couple of the applicants uh letter uh responses, and then um I understand there's a section for questions after um the city staff makes their presentation, so I'll hold on that for now. Uh existing conditions. Uh the site is currently developed as a Bank of America. Um it's a pretty old building. Um it's a approximately a 4200 singlestory um uh excuse me 4200 square foot singlestory uh financial center. The lot is about 1.41 acres. Uh there are uh four drive up ATM lanes uh and then one remote ATM lane which you can see uh here. Uh there's two existing driveway curb cuts that access Northwest Chipman Road directly. one of which is fully signalized. Uh it's zone CP2, 25 ex existing parking spaces and there is no pedestrian connection to the right ofway. This is an aerial image and then the land survey that we've had done for the site. Uh proposed conditions, uh it's a slightly larger, more modern uh Bank of America um prototype building about

4,700 square feet, still singlestory. Uh they're looking to also subdivide the lot. Uh it's a pretty large lot right now. So this the proposed improvements would go on the uh western uh roughly one acre. Uh and then the remaining eastern half acre roughly would be uh subdivided off under a separate minor plat instrument. Uh proposed conditions would involve two uh drive up ATM lanes as opposed to the four existing now and then accessory parking and landscaping. Uh we're not proposing any change or any modifications to the two existing curb cuts um or signalizations of the one there. Uh no change in zoning. And then we're proposing 27 off off streetet parking spaces as well as a pedestrian sidewalk connection to the right ofway. These are the four uh building elevations. Uh some concept uh renderings here. Uh the overall site plan uh including some detail views of the um bank standard drive up ATM. Uh those two lanes are here and here. And then the bank standard uh uh screen fencing which is part of the highdensity landscaping buffer that is proposed on the uh west, south and east east sides of the site. proposed landscape plan as I mentioned uh there's no uh proposed changes to either um the two existing curb cuts on site and uh this is the like halfacre um portion of the existing lot on the east side of the site which would be developed under a subdivided under a separate instrument

uh concept lighting plan. And these were a couple of the uh responses to the applicants letter. Um one of which is the uh parking lot setback. Um there is one modification requested. Um uh there's a 20 foot uh required parking setback on the on the west side of the site which we are requesting to be modified down to six feet. And then this is just a note that we are pursuing this um platting for the subdivision separately. Uh we're also undertaking some private utility location right now to try and locate that existing sanitary sewer lateral. And we understand if can't be located or um is uh not in in uh acceptable condition for you for for reuse um that we would need to uh pursue these public infrastructure plan process. That's it. Thank you for your time.

All right. Thank you. We have staff's presentation. Good evening, Christo Jr., senior planner. I'd like to enter into the record exhibit A list of exhibits 1 through 15. Please enter into the record exhibit A 1 through 15.

So, as Mr. Mr. Emer had mentioned the application before you for consideration of a preliminary development plan for the redevelopment of the existing Bank of America site just immediately AC to the south of Summit Woods Crossing Shopping Center. Uh the eastern most I'm sorry the the western most drive that serves as the primary entrance to this location um which would be here is the same signalized intersection and serving as the main entrance to to Summit Woods across the street to the north. Uh so the existing building as been mentioned is approximately 4200 square feet. The proposed building is slightly larger about 4700 square ft. Uh but with with this redevelopment they're able to kind of tighten up the site a little bit more. Um you can see the existing facility on the image on the left and here it kind of depicts that they kind of turn the building a little bit about counterclockwise about 90 degrees and in doing so are able to create an additional halfacre parcel for potential future development as has been mentioned by Mr. Em. Uh the elevations here are um fairly standard for a lot of newer commercial retail development that we see in the city with a lot of use of stucco, metal panels, brick, stone veneer and um glass. Uh there is one modification that's being requested and that is along the western boundary where the proposed development abuts some existing town homes in John Knox Village. Um the existing facility was developed in 1980 and at that time the UDO allowed for parking lots to be basically right up to the parking up to the property line and what currently exists is a 1ft separation from the parking lot edge to the John Knox Village property line that is shared with Bank of America. With this redevelopment, they're able to pull back that um that pavement line

back by about five feet and are able to provide six feet of of area for for a some landscaping and a solid fence. Uh there's already an existing fence here only along the the western boundary kind of mostly parallel to the the the remote ATM facility. Um so with this u redevelopment of site they are improving by providing some of that ex pulling back and providing a little bit more separation from the development to the west. So, one of the items that was brought up um at uh what garnered a fair amount of discussion at the planning commission level had to do with uh the landscaping or the the high impact screen buffer. Uh so, what's currently proposed is for landscaping plus a solid six-foot screen along the west, east, and south boundary. Um there is currently no such fence along the eastern boundary or the southern boundary where the development also abuts other John Knox Village property. So given that there has been no fence for the last what 46 years at this facility uh the planning commission had quite a bit of discussion as to whether or not that fence it might be better for that fence just to not be provided. Um so at that time what was suggested rather than making a condition eliminating it uh staff suggested that the applicant um during the time between planning commission and city council reach out to John Ox Village to see if they had a desire as to whether or not they would rather have a fence there which you know one hasn't been there for 46 years or if they would rather have the fence. So the response back from John Ox Village was they want the fence. So uh the plan as currently presented includes both landscaping and fencing which is all compliant with the UDO. So

no modification or anything is needed for that. So with that staff is recommending approval of the development subject to conditions one and two. So with that I'll yield to any questions you may have. All right. Thank you. Any questions for staff or the applicant? Council member Carlo. Thank you, Mayor. Just real quick, is there a plan at this time to develop that secondary lot? Not at this time though that the city's been made aware of. No. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. Any other questions? Okay. Uh, anyone here wishing to speak in favor or in opposition to the application, please come forward. All right. Any additional questions from councel? Does the applicant care to make any further comment? Thank you. Hearing no further testimony, I'm closing the public hearing and reopening the regular session. Is there any council discussion on this application? Council member Rder.

Thank you, Mayor. I drive by there probably two or three times a day. So, um I really like the way it looks. It It's needed an update for quite a long time. So, I think this is going to be a nice addition to that area over there and really update it look good. So, thank you for continuing to stay in Lee Summit.

Thank you. Any other comments? It's a I agree it's a very nice very very beautiful building and um it'll really it'll really look good compared to what you got now. But I I like the way that you made the most out of that location too. Uh seeing no further questions or comments from council. Council member Prior, would you please read bill number 26-026? Yes, I will. Thank you. Um,

okay. I move to advance to a second reading bill number 26-026, an ordinance approving a preliminary development plan for approximately 1.4 acres of land located at 1801 Northwest Chipman Road. All in accordance with the provisions of chapter 33, the unified development ordinance of the code of ordinances for the city of Lament, Missouri.

Thank you. We have a motion to move to second reading bill number 26-026 by council member Prior, seconded by council member Shields. discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. It does move to second reading unanimously. So, it'll be second. There'll be a second reading uh next time. And thank you for reinvesting in Lee Summit. All right. Next, we're going to close the public or the p the regular session and open the public hearing in the matter of agenda item 51. No, 5B. This is a preliminary development plan. Pathways at Kensington Farms, phase 1, 1231 Southwest Waterl Drive, Petra Development is the applicant. Would all those wishing to speak to this matter please rise to be sworn in by the city clerk? Hello everyone. Uh Tyler Burks, Petro Development, uh 5440 West 110th Street, Overland Park, Kansas. There we go. Uh pathways at Kensington Farms. I think everyone's pretty familiar with this one here. So, we'll just give you some updates on where we're at today. Uh, reintroduction. I'll just kind of touch on the team really quick on who's working on this project and also has been working with me on the neighbors and things like that as well. Uh, previous project plans, where we started and then where we're headed here. Uh, existing conditions, uh, storm water drainage, uh, existing utilities, etc. Uh and then lastly the uh the public improvements uh with the walking trail that's associated with phase one as mentioned before uh Tyler Burks with Petra and then we have my partner here

Tai with me tonight. Uh NSPJ architects are working on the clubhouse the clure civil engineering merge midwest they did the traffic study terra foundation on the wetlands and um yeah the wetlands uh and then Spencer Fain on legal uh our first pass. So, we had a big big grand plan going into this thing following the uh the PMIX zoning uh just trying to fit in with that uh with the plan here. And then the original plan had a little bit less of the detached single family homes and then uh more of the uh town homes and then we also had uh big house that actually didn't even make it to the last uh round here, but that was 712 had the neighborhood meeting and then that you know wasn't in favor of the neighbor. So then we actually made uh the adjustments to the plan increased the uh detached single family homes de uh and then decreased the density overall and then that was the previous plan that was presented here last time. Um and then since then of course we we've had the uh the change in plans to continue on with phase one only. Um, and since that time, since what was it, November 18th, right, that we had that wonderful meeting. Um, we've we've been communicating with the uh with the neighbors on a regular basis, six plus in-person meetings since then, uh, since that time. And I'm in regular text messages and email threads with these folks, you know, keeping constant contact with them and keeping them updated on the progress of the project. Um and then al ob obviously working towards a a common goal uh with the wants and needs of of the neighbors here. Um and then more importantly how to work together on how to improve the existing HOA situation. I went gave a pretty extensive history last time on what what was going on and then so we're still continuing to work together on the new HOA plan as well as uh possible transition period in the future once full buildout happens. Um, and then still having conversations about what

phase two and phase three will look like. So, we're hoping to have a plan here in the near future for you guys as well. Uh, as mentioned earlier, we're only moving on with just phase one. Um, and then so this just kind of a quick timeline of where we're at here. Uh, we're looking to close on the land next month. Uh, final survey and platting. Uh, mid to late March also starting that right away. We're going to go right into all of that. Uh, and then hoping to break ground in the summer. Uh and then the first set of lots 25 by the end of summer early fall. Uh the project boundary outline here as you can see all detached single family homes. And then here's a little bit more details on the lot sizings on here. Um as we go through final platting and final permitting process, you know, those lot changes those lot sizes are subject to change somewhat, but by and large uh the lot sizes are anywhere between 6,400 to 15,000 square feet. just the typical lot size in the neighborhood. Uh what you see here in these uh gray boxes are um actually threec car garage homes that all fit in some somewhat of a typical lot here. Uh and then you can see here in this pink section here, these are larger lots. These are upwards to 70 foot frontages. And then this green section, these are down into the 52s, right? So there's a variation of lot sizes uh which will have variations in um price ranges as well. Um, and then so we actually have subphases going on in here, right? Because we can't do all this all at once. So we're being strategic on, you know, how how things are being moved, the dirt, utilities, etc. But, uh, what you see here, uh, in the pink color is 61 lots. That's basically phase one of phase one. Um, so we're actually using the existing road structures that are already in place. So taking advantage of what's already there and delivering the lots right away. Okay, that's why we can deliver lots so quickly on that first tunch there. And then just continuing to carry on through Cornwall here. Uh and

then down here through Blackpool. That's going to be our first order of business of getting those 25 lots in there. Maybe 30 uh now that we've been looking at it a little bit further. And then you'll see some of the road network will start to go in. But then uh more importantly, what's what will really help sell these homes as we move through is that we're starting on the clubhouse right away. it it should be delivered by uh the second subphase uh of the project, right? So, uh I know a lot of developers kind of push that off towards the end, but we want to get in front of all that, right? Uh and then phase two, sub subfase 2 is 53 lots as you can see here in the orange. Uh and then the green 64 and the blue 57. Here's typical elevations from some of our home builders that we're talking to and working with on this project. Um, these are homes that are not too dissimilar or any different than what you currently see in uh Kensington Farms today. Uh, all for sale homes. Uh, detached single family, three and four beds, 2 and a half bath roughly. Uh, two and three car garage homes anywhere between 1,200 to 2400 ft² plus uh 400s to 500s on the pricing range that we're targeting. Fully a minuteitized as I mentioned earlier. Uh, and then again, uh, consistent with the, uh, Kensington Farms character, uh, here's a quick shot at just kind of an idea of what the amenity package is going to look like. So, we'll have a clubhouse, uh, and then there would be a pool, uh, with some landscaping around there. And then this is roughly uh, a little over a quarter of an acre upwards towards a half an acre of a green space here for for the kiddos to go out there and do whatever they do. Um, and then using the current HOA. So, this this was a big thing of kind of working with the neighbors on what are these homes going to look like and and how is the transition going to happen? How is it going to be efficient? So, what you see here are is exact text from the current HOA. And so, what we did, we just we actually just sent this to our attorneys and

said, "Hey, just repeat this, but update it to today's time." Um and then so effectively we're recreating the HOA but we will have our own HOA with the new uh phase but then as the new phase is absorbed by new families then there will be an opportunity for the two HOAs to merge in the future. Um this creates efficiency with us uh and it lets them continue to work on uh their HOA situation and then eventually you know years down the road that um things will be able to merge and be one. Um, and then that'll be a great benefit because then they'll have two club houses in the neighborhood at some point. Um, and another thing here too that was important to everyone was the monotony clause that's in the existing HOA. So, we're just again we're repeating that. So, then we're not having the excuse me, we're not having the Truman show type of neighborhood here. Everything's going to be interesting. It's going to be, you know, rotating from elevations to sizes and things like that. Colors, all of that good stuff, too. So, um, and another thing that we're going to put in there, too, is that, you know, it's all hard sighting, so no vinyl sighting is going into the new community. Uh, so it'll be an elevated look. Uh, moving on to the existing utilities conditions. I won't dive too deep into the story because you guys are probably familiar with it, but it was built back in started in 2006. And so, what you see here, a lot of this and uh these black lines here are existing storm water, sewer, etc. Water uh utilities that were left behind. uh years ago. So, um one of the first things we're going to be doing in phase one is clearing a lot of this out uh abandoning abandoning in in place if need be, but by and large, we're planning on removing all of it so we can add in new. Um and then so with that total it's about 18,825 linear feet worth of pipe and 108 structures with you know um uh storm catch systems and then also fire hydrants and things like that. So it's a lot of removal that we're going to be

doing here. Um kind of a cool heat map here that shows kind of the existing conditions. You can actually see where the erosion was happening where the original streets were graded. Um, and then nothing's really happened there. And you can see further erosion that's happening over here. We're not going to touch this just yet, but you know, as we move move to the west, you know, in the future phases, this will get corrected as well. And you can see a little bit of that erosion that's coming into this wetlands area, it's actually causing a lot of flooding for these folks here. So, as soon as we start doing this and we start clearing up this storm pond over here on the northeast side, uh, these folks are going to have hopefully better drainage into their, uh, backyard so it's not flooding down there. That was one of the biggest complaints that I've heard with the neighbor so far. Uh and then we'll start chipping away at this big sucker here. So about 45,000 cubic yards worth of uh dirt from a lot of home builders around the area. This just has found found ground for a lot of those guys, right? And uh and they just keep doing it to this day. So hopefully when we start this this situation's going to start getting cleared up. Um we're not touching this one just yet, but it's just something to keep in mind that as we move forward and start working on phase two and phase three, this is also an issue. Um roughly a 3acre pond that's collecting uh algae and things like that. And that's what's draining into Rainry Lake right now. Um so the faster we get to go to phase two and phase three and kind of work through that, the faster we get to remediate this problem as well. Uh nice clean lines of utilities here. So, we're going to have nice nice new utilities for everyone here and it's it's all going to work properly uh unlike what it is today. Uh and then lastly, the public improvement. So, um part of one of the requirements that we have to make is uh we have a proposed 10-ft walking trail all the way from Ward Road on the east side. Um and then it's going to connect into Fenwick and then ultimately over to Rupert Road, which is about a half mile

worth of walking trail uh that will go in during phase one. That's it. Thank you guys. All right. Thank you. Can we have staff's presentation, please? Hector Jr., senior planner. I'd like to enter into the record exhibit A, list of exhibits 1 through 19.

Please enter into the record exhibit A 1-9. Okay. So, as Mr. Brooks have mentioned, the first iteration, the previous iteration of this plan for the development of Kensington Farms was um seen by this body back, I guess it'd be what, four months ago, thereabouts. And at that time it was a full three-phase development uh with approximately what would that be 540 dwelling units. And at that time in part of the denial was based on some of the incompatibility issues that were raised or concerns about incompatibility with phases two and three which were composed of of town homes and some other um slightly higher density residential. But at that time there was seemingly not much if any concern regarding phase 1 which was composed of 235 single detached single single family dwelling units that were are pretty compatible with the existing development that exists for the first initial phase for the initial phases of Kensington Farm. Um, so here you can see uh the initial phases of Kensington Farm. Kind of a bit of a horseshoe along the outer edges of the northern, southern, and eastern half of the of the overall property and all of the color-coded area composed in between that is composed of the 235 lots that u Mr. Burks group is decided to move forward with and stripping out for now phases two and three and just move forward with phase one which was the area that seemingly the residents and um planning commission city council seemingly did not express any concerns over

so with phase one again single family detached residential it's consistent with the comprehensive plan which calls for residential one u in terms of the nature U some of the lot sizes that he had mentioned kind of vary can range from the mid6000s upward to 1,600. Some of the smaller lots kind of do dip into the the range of what would be considered more residential to a little bit smaller lot. But again, they're relatively consistent with the existing development that you do see in those initial Kensington Farm phases. Um again, some of the the homes that are being presented or proposed with some of these lots uh do fit into that the middle missing the missing middle housing component. Um and just just for some clarity on what missing middle means, it doesn't necessarily refer to price point so much as housing typologies. Um so here there are some um some of the lots that are again smaller than some of the traditional lots that you might see in some of the winter sets or or Eagle Creek that have a little bit larger lots. Um so the range the full range of lots that you see in the proposed development of phase one does um like I said dip into does fall within some of the traditional detached single family home areas but also dips into the the missing middle housing typologies. Again you can see here the initial plan for Kensington Farm was all single family residential. So the phase one of 235 units is consistent with that original um vision for for Kensington Farm. And again, phases two and three will come forward um as part of some future um applications at at a time to be determined by the developer. Um the elevations that are provided are pretty consistent with the more recent updated elevations that were um approved for some of the inspired home products that you see in some of the the more recent phases of of Kensington Farm.

As Mr. Burkson mentioned that the evaluation of the traffic study and staff's in prepared traffic trans transportation impact analysis calls for the only road improvements um beyond the internal roads are going to be extended to provide service to these lots. Um off-site improvements are just going to be limited to with phase one. It's just the addition uh or the provision of a 10-ft shared use path along the south side of County Line Road between Ward Road and Roupert Road. Um here's just some existing storm water infrastructure that'll be handling the storm water generation from phase one. Um with this new iteration of the plan, staff has not received any phone calls um don't any phone calls or communication in opposition to to the development. Um so staff is recommending approval to the revised plan uh subject to conditions one through four that are before you now.

All right. Thank you.

Any questions for staff or the applicant? Okay, we can see there's been quite a few adjustments since that meeting a few months ago. Um, then I will ask if there's anyone that wishes to speak in favor or in opposition to the application, please come forward. All right. Any additional questions from council? Does the applicant care to make any further comment?

Thank you. Hearing no further testimony, I'm closing the public hearing and reopening the regular session. Is there any council discussion on this application? Council member Rder. Thank you, Mayor. Well, I just want to compliment Mr. uh Brooks and your team for really working with uh the residents. I mean, we went from one extreme to the other. I'm I'm very pleased with what you've come up with. I think it'll be a nice extension to Kensington Farms and um I just wish you great success. Thank you for doing that. Thanks, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Shields.

Thank you, Mayor. Um you know, I didn't mind the old plan. Um, but I'm glad that you're able to work um through this, work with the residents in that area and come up with something that would that would work for everyone. And um, thank you for investing in Lee Summit. Thank you, Council Member Prior.

Thank you, Mayor. I think you're setting the bar high because I have not gotten any phone calls against it, but I do get quite a few phone calls of people telling me how thankful they are that you are communicating with them and working with them. So, thank you. I'm also appreciative that you included the graphic of the the water that's draining to Rainree because I mean I hear about it all the time, but I hadn't actually seen that graphic. So, that was actually very helpful. Um, but thank you. Thank you, Council Member Funk.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, repeating everything they said, Mr. B. I appreciate you working with staff, mainly the residents and our planning commission and rearranging this whole thing and a great job as Council Member Prior said. All the phone calls have been positive. So, you know, kudos to you guys and good luck with this. Thank you.

Thank you, Council Member Level. Yeah, I think uh a couple keys to this um that I think are really important um you know as you're is the maintaining the integrity and the value of the existing homes and so your work to take what was in the existing HOA as it as it related to materials and facade um in maintaining that integrity as to not cause um issues maybe with their home values. Very important in a situation like this. So, I appreciate that. Um, the materials you're using, not using the vinyl siding and in and some of that, which I know costs more to do that. Um, as someone that's gone through something similar where a plot of land and a second phase was undeveloped and other developers have come in and offered something what we would consider inferior that might lower home values, you've done the opposite and maintain that. And so, I just think like those are the keys to this that I think are really important and in your willingness to come together and put some together. It's a win-win for both parties and and what happens in phase two and phase three is left to be seen, but I think the goodwill that you're creating here obviously lends itself to open dialogue, communications to see phase two and three be successful. So, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thanks, Mayor.

Thank you, Mayor Tim Lopez. Thanks, Mayor. Not a whole lot more than I can add. Uh just grateful again, Mr. Burks, for uh engaging the the residents, the neighbors. Um that is really really important when you do developments in in Lee Summit. um and for listening to us and being flexible and working with our staff as well. So, just want to thank you. Appreciate it.

Thank you. And I will just add that that's not it's not an easy property to develop. People have shown that for decades. So, I'm really happy that you stayed with it and had the resolve and the confidence and the ability to work with the residents like you did. So, lots of kudos to you, sir. And so, uh, we're going to call for a vote on this. Would, um, Council Member Shields, would you please read bill number 26-027?

Thank you, Mayor. I move for second reading of bill number 26-027, an ordinance approving a preliminary development plan for land located at 1231 Southwest Waterl Drive for pathways at Kensington Farms, phase 1, all in accordance with provisions of chapter 33, unified development ordinance, the code of ordinances for the city of Leon, Missouri. Thank you. A motion to move to second reading. Bill number 26-027 by Council Member Shield, seconded by Council Member Funk. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. It does pass unanimously. Uh it'll go to second reading. And again, thanks for sticking with it and investing in we summit. you guys.

Okay. Got another public hearing, I believe. Yep. Um, closing the regular session, open the public hearing in the matter of agenda item 5C, unified development ordinance, UDO amendment, updates to development requirements and review processes pertaining to article 2, applications and procedures, and article 14, administration. City of Lee Summit is the applicant. And would all those wishing to speak to this matter please rise to be sworn in by the city clerk. It's me again, Hector Jr., senior planner. I'd like to enter into the record exhibit A list of exhibits 1 through 10.

Okay. Would you say it again, please? Uh, entering exhibit A, list of exhibits 1 through 10. Please enter into the record exhibit A 1 through 10.

Okay. Well, we're going to get into some of the probably not the most glamorous parts of development where we're going to be talking more about processes and procedures. So, this isn't um there'll be a lot of pretty pictures to help maybe very pretty.

Yes. to maybe provide a little more interest in here. Um, so we're basically going to be focusing today on on six specific areas to look at some recommended process improvements. um process and application improvements that staff was tasked to as part of the strategic plan in trying to help further or facilitate some of the provision of of of housing in the city. Now, some of these changes that are being proposed won't just impact housing specifically, but they'll also be able to spill over and help just commercial industrial development as well. So residential and non-residential development um will benefit from some of these kind of um micro adjustments or improvements that we that we're proposing for for the UDO. So this diagram here kind of shows essentially kind of the life cycle of a type of application that will come before the planning commission and city council. Um all of these specific steps don't apply to every application, but they can apply to every application. So, some of these proposed improvements will be targeting, they may not hit every single one of them, but you can see here how they will tie into one another just from a from a broad 30,000 foot view of what our process is. And one thing I I'll kind of start in that sometimes there may be some as specific with concept plan as I learned last time we brought this forward there's some terminology on some of the things that we'll be talking here that might that you might they might be used in other types of applications or presentations that are brought before you like like the concept plans that might be presented to you as part of incentive requests. Um these the terminology here that being used here specifically for concept plan is specifically the type that you would that would go in front of the planning

commission city council for consideration of reszoning applications um as a as a precursor to a forthcoming preliminary development plan. So hopefully there won't be much if any con you know confusion but please stop me if you have any questions or any clarification on it. So the concept plan it's this type of application was essentially uh initiated uh with the advent of the UDO back in 2001. The idea being that this would allow for generally large acreage pieces of property big picture development to be able to come forward to the planning commission city council typically associated with the resoning application. um when the details of a specific plan aren't quite known yet, but there's kind of more of a of a bubble drawing of what someone might conceive of of development. Um so what this application does is it allows an avenue for development to come through. Again, typically with the reszoning application where the developer is able to provide a certain highle amount of detail to support a an associated reasonzoning application and is able to receive some feedback and preliminary, let's say approval, gain approval of a reasonzoning of proposed future development based on that plan with the understanding that the details of the specific plan will come forward as part of a separate preliminary development plan which would also have public hearings. So some of the difficulty that is being voiced to staff u when it comes to developers that are considering the use of the conceptual development plan is some of the specificity that is being asked at that point when they're typically looking at 30,000 foot view versus more of a granular plumber development plan when they kind of have

a better idea as to who their tenant might be or tenant mix might be. Um so some of specifically there are two there's there are list of here um 10 submittal requirements that accompany a conceptual development plan. Two of those being four and seven which is to provide square footage of commercial retail development and then to also provide elevations of the of the specific uses. And some of the feedback that we received from the development community is that it's just too early for them to realistically give us a square footage amount. They're able to give us kind of general parameters of what the development is going to be in concept again from a land use standpoint, but the square footage is just too early for them to be able to to reasonably or confidently tell you without perhaps coming back at a preliminary development plan stage and have something that might be wildly dri different um from an earnest effort to try to provide some of that square footage as part of a conceptual development plan. Um, so and similar with elevation, some of the concern is we don't quite know what the mix is going to be. We don't know who our tenants are going to be. So they find it to be a little bit ownorous to provide some of those details, but they're perfectly happy to provide some of the other um itemized items here which are a little bit easier provided that at that early stage. So some of the recommendation that that staff has is to delete or eliminate numbers four and seven which is providing that square footage at a conceptual development plan stage as well as uh typical building elevations. All of that information is going to be provided at the preliminary development plan stage which they will be required to follow even if they do get approval of a conceptual development plan. So their ask is can we just move those two items to just the latter stage which we have to go through anyway. We have to present this information to

neighborhood to neighbors as part of the required neighborhood meetings. Planning commission city council will be able to um weigh that information at that later stage. They just find it to be a little bit too early and ownorous to provide some of that um information at at the at these initial stages. um and for conceptual plan that's really the only recommendation is that we have so I don't know it's considering that this presentation is total of 40 slides it probably might be best if if you have any concerns or questions with that type of recommendation I think I think there'd be time okay council member Shields go ahead

um I don't have a concern with it I just wondered if you could explain just really briefly what why does somebody want to do this concept plan like I understand why they're not doing it right now because it's kind jumping through the same hoops and they might as well just do a PDP. But what's kind of is the benefit just getting some certainty about the zoning so then they can keep going down the process because I know like nobody wants to hire all their experts and professionals and engineers and all that and get deep into it and then find out that we're not willing to reszone it commercial or whatever. Is that kind of what it is or it it is something we can you can kind of foresee down the line coming is with all the the what used to be the the property reserve inc property. So much of it's coming online, right?

It's it's a big it's a big massive property. So they to your point they would they have an idea as to what they want to do with it from a big picture standpoint and they want to get some of that certainty on the on the zoning before they can market it to to actual developers. Then they can say this is zoned PMIX, it's zoned commercial,

start to get you some users and then come forward with a with an actual PDP once they can say to someone we have some commercial zone property here. What do you want to do with it? That's kind of the idea. Okay, that makes sense. Thank you. Okay, thank you. The the conceptual plan uh the concept plan helps us too because we then can save a bunch of time. If we don't like something, we can say something up front. So, it's it's a timesaver for not just them but also us and it gives direction. So, I don't think anybody has a problem though if we don't have the exact square feet and such. So, we're good to go there. Okay. Uh the next recommended changes have to do with uh preliminary development plans in terms of submittal requirements or or when they are required. So right now our ordinance um I'm highlighting here numbers two and three. It just blanketly just states that the preliminary development plan is required for development of any vacant property in a plan district just period. Um it then further goes on to say number three that that also applies to the redevelopment of any property. And some of the areas that we believe um would be um would be examples where some changes to that verbiage um would benefit city would also benefit developers would be primarily with number two specifically development of any vacant property in the plan district. We've had a number in the last couple years, we've had a number of instances where we have infill development in the downtown where you have RP2 zoned lots. It's a single lot. Someone wants to put just a single family home on it. Well, it's an undeveloped lot. So, with the development of vacant property in a plan district, it it checks two things.

You're developing an undeveloped piece of property that happens to be in the planned district. So, does it make sense from a development or from a process standpoint to require a single infill development in the downtown area that just happens to be zoned RP2 to go through a three-month process that a project like East Village has to go through, you know, three months public hearings as opposed to um establishing some parameters under which that type of application can be done um either at a staff level or perhaps just go through kind a truncated process rather than go into such a a drawn out process. And one of the verd what we're looking at is here is perhaps carving out some parameters in which if uh if you're looking at creating no more than three dwelling units on planned developed undeveloped property where that can be done just more as a a building permit. Um well essentially that essentially would be using that example. So rather than drawing out the process and going through public hearings, but um establishing that parameter where if as long as you're providing no more creating no more than three dwelling units, it could be something that can be approved at the staff level just following a standard building permit process like you would for any other single family home or duplex or triplex in the city. Um, so two and three here are the the text in black is how the verbiage currently reads. We're looking at added an exception which refers to B and B below making reference to as long as you're not creating any more than three residential lots, then it's a process where it does not require preliminary development plan approval and can just go straight to

building permit. So, like I said, probably the the infill development is probably the the the place or the case where um it probably um it would tend to save more amount of it would save a lot more time and also to developers of of an infill lot. Um it does create a less ownorous process that you don't have to hire an engineer and surveyor per se. Um it's just a matter of u perhaps getting the architect to do building plans but then the surveyor just to plat out the lot provide the plot plan and not have three months of public hearing process associated with it. Um similarly we would have parallel language for number seven which would essentially do the same thing but just would apply for the redevelopment of any property. So if there's any perhaps use an example of downtown again, if you had an older home that's dilapidated, if you were to redevelop it, tear it down and it it was a larger lot where you could divide it and create no more than three single lots, that's something that could be approved administratively. And then the only other amendment that staff would have to this section would just be um perhaps there's some just situation that we just haven't come across yet that would allow the director to make the to make the to make the call and make the interpretation that that specific type of development may not trigger it. Um, we don't quite know what that might be yet, but it it allows create some language where it provides some flexibility at the director level to to weigh some of the the the conditions surrounding a particular piece of property to determine whether or not a preliminary development plan might be overkill or whether it be appropriate.

Okay. Um, is anybody have a want to discuss, you know, giving a little bit more flexibility to allow them to uh administratively approve three lots in a development or redevelopment? Council member Shields. So, I think I recall a little while back we had someone bring a PDP to put a duplex next to another duplex and I asked why do they have to do a PDP? This is kind of answering that question that maybe they won't have to anymore. Yeah. Then here's the the example of that one right here. Okay. It was off of Orchard and Central. So, yes, you had a duplex here, duplex to the northwest.

And this would kind of allow maybe a a smaller develop, maybe like even an individual, a a builder to just build one or two houses without needing to be an expert developer that's familiar with going jumping through all these hoops. Kind of it seems like this would be a little bit easier for someone at a small scale, just trying to build one or two units to to go through this rather than our current process. Yeah, it it seems that the one size the one sizefits-all approach to that the existing language would be overkill on a small single lot project like this. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, mayor. All right. Thank you. Okay. Not seeing any further comments, so we're good to go.

Okay. Uh the next uh application has or the next recommendations have to do with revisions to previously approved preliminary development plans. Um, so right now our ordinance has verbiage that defines what a substantial change to a preliminary development plan is and what is a minor change. and it establishes thresholds um typically at 10% changes as as it relates to density reductions or density increases uh setback reductions um height increases what are actually at 25% but for the bulk of everything else it's it's got a standard at 10% where as long as you don't change that standard by more than 10% it's considered a minor change but anything greater than that is considered a substantial change. Um if something triggers this a substantial change because it crosses these thresholds, it requires coming through a whole new set of preliminary development plan um public hearings, planning commission, city council, three months for a project that's already been previously approved. There are cases where um I guess using an example of if you had a commercially zoned property, the minimum sideyard sepek is at 10 ft. If someone came forward and had a building that was placed at 20 feet from the property line and if they wanted to move that building from the 20 ft, which is more than twice what the ordinance requires, and move it 10 ft to meet the standard, that would more than that would trigger coming through a a new set of public hearings in the three-month process. Um because they they they would breach that 10% threshold even though they did not even though they're still working within the parameters of what's allowed within that zoning district. So, those are some of the looks some of those are some of the changes that are being proposed here um to provide a little more flexibility to developers to make some of those changes and perhaps not make um not to

trigger so quickly what constitutes a substantial change. the the 25% the one for for building height um that one if you were using an example here the example that was given here is that in in 2003 there was a plan out in New Long View for a couple singlestory um commercial buildings uh the developer in 2020 just wanted to um add a second story to those they fit within the F standards they fit within the density standards but because they were 50% the height of what was previously approved approved it triggered coming through a public hearing process even though in every other aspect it it fully complied with every zoning district regulation. Um so this would be again an example where we now have a two-story building out there that is compatible with other two-story buildings. It just so happened that at this particular location it was originally shown as singlestory but there are twotory buildings out commercial buildings out in New Long View and multif family development multif family buildings that are threetory. Um so all of this would be keeping in this example it's keeping in character of what's out there but because it it crossed that 25% threshold it had to come through a new preliminary development plan. Um here this table, what this table provides is just a little bit of context or just some comparisons as to how our definitions of what substantial change are relative to to other communities, other peer cities. Um other cities are more strict. I mean, you see Blue Springs, if you make a change of more than 5%, that's considered a substantial change. Right now, as mentioned, we're we're at 10%. Uh there are others that uh Franklin and Tennessee and Carmel Indiana and if you do any change any

increase it automatically triggers public hearings. So so we're kind of in the middle right now. Um we're not we're not super strict. Um we provide more flexibility in some other municipalities in in the metro but u peer cities outside of the metro were not as strict as. Um, so what staff is recommending um, well actually what was presented at the given some of the feedback from CDC was to come up with a couple different options to see where everyone would kind of sit on as to what their preference might be and this was also presented to to planning commission. So the the three options that are being presented are defining a minor change as any change to a development up to what the maximum might be allowed in that zoning district. So just flat out. So if you had, let's say, a single family subdivision that came in with a 2.5 density, which is pretty typical for single family residential zoning, but the zoning district says you can be up to four. Under option one, if you choose that one, it would say, okay, you're still within the parameters of what's allowed in the R1 zoning district. Go for it. it doesn't matter what your that it's a what 160% increase in your density. That's that's fine because you're still within the parameters of what's allowed in that zoning district. So So that's one option. Um a second option would be to allow those types of changes up to what the zoning district allows as the maximum anyway, but only to restrict that to any property that's zoned agg through RP3. So it would exclude apartments and it would exclude commercial industrial development. Um the third option would be that again you can allow changes up to what the maximum is allowed in that

zoning district but it does not apply to to PMIX. So industrial development. So that would capture all of residential plus commercial and industrial. Um this the planning commission they were a little bit split between two and three uh option two and three. Um there was a little bit I believe there was one more vote um one more person that expressed some some preference to to allow changes up to the zoning district maximum but not for a PMIX zoning district. So so that would apply to residential non-residential but not anything zoned PMIX. Um, so that that might probably garner the most discussion. I don't know what the comfort level might be with that. So that's so this is where we're looking for some direction from Okay. from you,

Council Member Prior. Thank you. Okay. So I remember discussing this at CEDC, but is this the one where if you have a single family neighborhood administratively, you guys could approve a duplex or a town home in there? No. No. Okay. So, if it's a single family neighborhood, it'll stay a single like they can't just Okay. No, this that would be that that's a that's a a separate UDO concept. That's not part of tonight at all. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Perfect. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Carlo.

Thank you, Mayor. So, I think all of them really seem reasonable. I think for me I like best the number two. Um I think that's the safest route to go, you know, going up to the maximum allowed in those districts for those districts. Um three is not, you know, not the worst thing, but I still have some heartburn on a couple issues in there. So to me, I think two is the best. Thank you.

Thank you, Council Member Funka. Thank you, mayor. Um, Hector, when we talked about this at CDC and had the discussion, at what part of the process can the change be made? This would be this would be administrative. But in in the process if if development of development um that would be um passed. So a a preliminary development plan has already been approved. So they would be at the final development plan building permit process. Okay. Yes.

I I think we when we discuss this I mean number two kind of fell that I would be I would be good with Thank you. Thank you. Council member Shields.

Um to clarify for myself. So, um, regardless of which of these one, two, or three we pick, would would you still have this ability to call it a minor change up to the a 10% increase in density even in the excluded zones here? So, like if we said it doesn't apply to PMIX or it only applies in RP1, like if it was R1, could they still have the increase in lot coverage up to 10% or whatever? Like, we're not going to take away something from someone by making these changes, right? No. So the way it's written now, if if you followed number two, so allowance up to the zoning district maximum would apply to the A through RP3, but the commercial and industrial and PMIX would still be subject to the existing verbiage.

Okay, that you know applies the 10 and 25%. Okay. I just wanted to make sure that we weren't going to accidentally make things more restrictive on someone else. Okay.

Um I know this will shock everyone, but one sounds fine to me. Um, you know, if we've already set the maximum density and and floor area ratio and building height, I don't see any reason why you can't build on your property subject to those requirements, provided that's all reviewed by staff and that there's not any big issues being created. Um, because we we set those those setbacks and heights and everything for a reason and like that that's telling them what the what the standard is. So if that's not the consensus of my colleagues, I'd be happy to go with one of the other ones, but my preference would be to have more flexibility in more districts. Thank you. Thank you.

So is is one um basically a combination of two and three? Uh three omits PMIX. So one would just apply to on any property under any zoning following approval of a PDP you can So one would include PMIX. Yes. So it's two, three, and PMIX. Yes. Mhm. Okay. Uh Mayor Tim Lopez, Mayor, if you're just wanting some feedback, I'm comfortable with number two.

All right. Thank you. I um the planning commission um you know this is really in their lane um where they're doing a lot of the vetting and working on this and by the time it gets to council you know hopefully we're not debating some of the details that they've already worked out and I think that that's one of the biggest change with planning commission over the years is that they've been working through all these details in and with with you staff and such. So, I'm I'm supportive of like council member Shield said of giving administration more flexibility to make approvals, you know, 10% and and and such. Um and the 25% they seem modest enough that um it wouldn't trigger major changes. at the same time. Um, it's possible the planning commission, you said they were more in favor of two and three. Is that what you said?

They were split between two and three, you know, and so whatever we decide is going to affect them. Correct. Yes. And so therefore, you know, I I'd be I'm willing to to more accommodate what what they need and want and desire. So I would tend to um, you know, I' I would tend to choose the next most flexible option. So the next most flexible option is three. Is that correct? So I would I would I would go with three as as a preferred but um just to give um planning commission you know more more latitude to say what they like and don't like especially when it comes to height.

Um that's probably the biggest the biggest thing for me. So a couple other council members want to chime in. Council member Levelville, what do you think? I don't know. You were on planning commission at one time. Do you do you want to have more control over any changes and force the developer to come back through? I'm more of an example guy. So like I'm trying to think of like what are the unintended outcomes here? Like where does one of these decisions go wrong and how and like um so it's just hard for me to sit here and wave a wand and goes. I know we're trying to clean up stuff administratively to give you know so we're not certain things but so I I mean honestly like I look at this and I'm just going to have to defer to what my colleagues

it goes wrong in the parking lot. That's where it goes wrong and the streets and the that's those are the decisions that I think we most debate up here. Um unless you want to talk about you know murals don't even go there. Yeah. So, um, and one thing I will say if there are certain concerns about what could

there's still some stop gaps with some of the language that would still be retained like one that you could see here would be aid that let's say someone does double the density of something or double the F if some of the concern might be it's like well is there adequate infrastructure is there enough you know what's the traffic impact a condition like number eight which would still be in effect would be any change to a plan that significantly ly or negatively impacts traffic or infrastructure um could be required to come back through the public hearing process. So if so if it triggers that where there's question about the adequacy of infrastructure that could come back forward for consideration even though they might otherwise with these other percentages are still playing within the box. But if if to your point, if there might be some externality that's created by it, it there's a threshold by which it can come still before you for consideration.

I I think I understand everything you said, but I don't know where you're trying to go with that, Hector. Well, some of the concern might be if you double the density of my development, what does that mean for streets? What does that mean for infrastructure? I understand, but you're not doubling. You're talking about 10%. Hypothetically, if if you have hypothetically, let's say you had a subdivision that was approved that came through here at a density of 2.0. If they were to double that density to 4.0 units per acre, you're doubling the density, but they're still within the parameters of the zoning district. So, some of the concern might be, well, you're you're fine here, but what about the impact on infrastructure? So, okay. And you're saying two protect protects that

number eight would there's still some other language in there that says that there's some other if there are unintended other impacts all that because I said something about the streets. Yes. Inevitably it comes down to traffic a lot of times. So, I can't see traffic. I told you guys it's all You've got You've got the Hillary Shields. Let's Why are we messing with this at this level attitude? And I'm close to her, but I'm not that far. And then there's, you know, careful. Then there's number two that you just you want to have you want to have say in.

Well, no. I mean like I guess my mind goes to like we get presented a PDP and I'm thinking of some sort of development and then like it, you know, like I'm just seeing what's presented to us and then how significantly something would change from what was presented to us. And I don't I mean I don't think this is addressing like users or things like that. Um it's more just how you know like your perfect example of the building new Long View. Well, that makes sense, right? I mean it actually ends up being a better building and you know that that's pretty easy. So, um, like I said, I All right, we're going to have to default to two if I can't get more consent on three or one. So, Mayor, Council Member Rider,

thank you. Um, I'm going to pick door number two because I think that's probably a little bit stricter than one. And I mean, I was stuck between two and three, but I'm going with two. Two. It is Mr. set up. All right, let's keep going. Halfway there.

Um, okay. This slide just just adds some additional language that gives the director some some discretion to um define what a minor change is. If there's some unforeseen, undefined circumstance that comes up, and there's always something you just can never consider. Um so that language is is there to provide uh Miss Alers or any future director of that authority. U preliminary development plan extensions right now uh PDPs are just by right valid for a period of 24 months. If no preliminary development plan, if no final devel development plan is then submitted, then that PDP expires, um applicants have the ability to petition to the city council to grant a a um an additional 12-month extension of that. So, in an effort to perhaps buy some time on the developer side and take some items off of your plate, um I know they don't necessarily come up that often, but it is, you know, something else that possibly could be taken off your plate would be to allow for the director to administratively grant an extension not exceeding 12 months. Um and then any denial, if the director were to deny that request, it does allow um verbiage where they can proceed and make petition to this to the city council um to get to get that uh 12-month extension. Um so here's some example of where other communities currently um grant that authority to grant um PDP extensions and um there are communities like Shaunie and THA that grant that to the planning commission so as not to um come all the way to city council but others there are other communities that just keep it at the administrative level or or the director level like Lanexa um and uh Carmel Indiana. So, I guess the question would be, does this body are you open to the concept of allowing the director or administratively be able to grant a

one-year extension rather than um having to come before you to make that request? Well, with inflation and everything that's gone on and also we went through this the whole COVID thing and I mean, you know, it there's been a lot of time we've had to do extensions, have we not? Yeah. More recently, yes. Yeah. In recent years. Mhm. So, do I have anybody objecting to giving the director the ability to grant a one-year ex extension? I had a question. Are all those other cities 24 months?

Um, the ones in the metro are they pretty much we all kind of mirror the general process. So, it's generally 24 months for our peer cities in the metro area. I don't know. Things change a lot in two years. I mean, like you give someone 24 months. I I just I just see certain scenarios where like, well, that was a good idea two years ago, but you've sat on it for two years. We'd like, you know, come back and tell us what you're doing. I'd rather see it come back before us, but I don't not that I don't trust the director, but again, like, you know, you know, that's I mean, I can only I mean, I can just think of where it was, you know, something that is, you know, wildly unpopular after two years. And um not that the director would try to do something. I guess it's a total outlier, but things change quite a bit. I'd rather after two years come to us, but Okay. Thank you, Council Member Shields.

I guess I'm I'm fine with the administrative extension. I I guess I just I think like usually when someone comes and asks us for more time, we're usually good to work with. We try to be good to work with. And I just don't I don't think we usually would say no. Not not that I want to take away our discretion, but it just it just to me seems like it, you know, if they're if they're working with staff in good faith, like there's no reason to clutter up our agenda with things that are basically rubber stamp. So, I don't I don't have an issue with with this authority. What about doing what is that? Planning commission on there PC? Correct.

I mean, that's an in between. You have a a body that would give the approval, but it doesn't have to come go through all the way through council. That's a thought. I mean, are you asking me or the other council? I know where you are. You're you're you're willing to give it to the director. I'm trying to get the other council members to talk. Council member Funk. Just ask.

Thank you, mayor. I think council member Levelville was hitting on something. If if we've got a project that's been sitting for two years and maybe other development has come along and moved a little faster and it's moving, maybe what they were going to do isn't any longer a fit and they want to keep extending this out. Um, I think our planning commission would be aware of those things and and maybe it is a good thing to go back to planning and um, go through that process because they'll understand and not that our director won't understand, but they will be up to speed on what's going on. So, I would be good with planning commission.

All right. Thank you, Council Member Prior. Um, yeah, after after hearing council member Levelville speak, I would be good with planning commission or or coming before council. I'm good with either one, but planning commission seems like a good compromise. Thank you, Council Member Rider. Planning Commission. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. You guys okay with planning commission? Yes. Okay. Planning Commission. Planning Commission.

Thank you. So modification requests um so right now modification requests have to go to uh have to follow a public hearing process. Typically that goes all the way to city council level. Um here within the last year or so there were there was a UDO amendment that um allowed for the transfer of that authority on certain aspects of the UDO specifically to parking lot design RTU screening type and the buffer locations to to planning commission. So what's being asked is would there be any willingness to perhaps shift that down another level down to the administrative level. Um again specific to parking lot design um RTU screening and buffer locations. Um any other UDO outside of that would still come through planning commission city council. So, an example of of a parking lot designed um modification that could be that was shifted down to planning commission and could come down to or it's being proposed or recommended to possibly come down to staff level would be uh Lakewood Pool. We've also had them kind of along some of the the the redevelop quick trip over on Third Street where you have parking lot setbacks or similar to Bank of America that we just had where you had a setback that was built to an old standard. There is a renovation or redevelopment of on the site. Any redevelopment or or redevelop any renovation or redevelopment of a site has to meet current standard. So, but let's say they're only demoing or doing work on part of the site. Well, you would have you in order to match a pre-existing condition that doesn't meet code. In this case, like a parking lot setback, they'd have to come through planning

commission city council for a three-month public hearing, rather than allowing staff perhaps the authority to say, "You're tying into a pre-existing condition using a parking lot setback." As an example, staff would you approve it? We would take into consideration what the previous ordinances were and what the existing conditions are and say, "Yeah, go ahead and you can match it. You don't have to go three-month process. It's an existing condition. Just tie into it." Um, that's kind of a more immediate example here. So, is that something that

Yes, Council Member Carlo. Thank you, Mayor. So, Hector, my only concern with that, when you say parking lot design, does that mean, and I don't even know, I'm going to say this out loud, but I don't know if I agree with what I'm just about to say. So, does that mean the number of spaces in the lot that it would have to meet what we already have? And if they wanted to lower it, you guys could allow for that. We actually already have language that'll allow us to do that. Um, to see that's what I was to underneath the standard, right?

Yes. So we for so specific to parking spaces, our ordinance says here's kind of the standardized box of how much parking you can provide. It also has language that says here's an alternate parking plan plan option. If you developer provide us empirical data from a recognized you know authority to say your use actually requires less than what your standard table says. As long as you can document that staff has the authority to approve lowering parking standards. Now, if we don't agree with it, we can require them to come through a process in front of the planning commission, city council. But specific,

you can always require them to come through the process. If you don't even if we were to move this down to staff review, you could still say, "No, no, we think you have to go through the process." Correct. If if we if we don't agree with the the reason or rationale, yes, we can have them come through planning commission, city council for for you to be kind of the final arbittors on that.

Right. So my only concern with moving especially, you know, the parking lot design just because we have had so many issues with parking in the city and things that have been approved that still had issues where people didn't say they were going to take up the parking they had and there's still overflow parking. So that that's very concerning to me and I always have that in my head when looking at any kind of development whether it be residential, commercial, mixed, everything. It is the issues that we have had with parking in the history. So that would be my concern with taking this out of any kind of public approval public not approval public hearing process is that You know, if if we think it's supposed to be like this and it turns out to be like this and nobody ever knew,

that still falls on us. I see what you're saying. Okay. See what I'm saying? So, that's those are my comments. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Council Member Shields. Okay. So, I think we've kind of covered the parking lot. Um, RTU screening, that's that's for rooftop utilities, like like if you have an air conditioner on the roof or whatever. Okay. So, I mean, to me, that seems like very admin kind of thing. Um, and then the buffer location. So that would be like how close to the property line the buffer is or what would that mean?

Right. So right now our ordinance has been historically has been very prescriptive in that a landscape buffer has to be within the 20 ft that make up the perimeter of a development. But there are certain times where there are existing conditions that it doesn't allow it for that to be placed there. So the buffer location um language would allow some flexibility where we're still getting a buffer but it's not just going to be like here. It there's some flexibility seen a lot of these where something with the topography makes it hard to put it in a certain topography utilities you know water um detent like detention ponds or something to that effect.

Okay. Um I mean like it seems to me you know I understand like things come up in the design process you know as you're moving from the preliminary development plan to the final development plan the whole point is like you're getting more refined more detailed you're working through issues right

and you know I keep coming back to something that I I heard um at the EDC lunchon this week when they we had this panel and they were talking about you know time is money that like when they have a three-month delay it's not just a hassle it's they may get started on construction before winter hits or they've got interest recurring every day. So like I feel like wherever we can, it's good to try to smooth that process because otherwise we're just kind of creating unnecessary costs without like especially with something like rooftop unit screening. Like there's there's no reason to delay someone's ability to start construction by six months, three months because we can't um just administratively approve that. If there's really strong feelings about the parking lots, I I that's a little bit different, but like the exact location of a buffer, the exact type of a screening around an air conditioner, that should not delay somebody's project by three or four months if it's one that we've already approved. So, I would I would really like to see those changes. And then um I don't know

the parking lot design possibly looking like keeping it at PC but everything else these other two administrator I I know you all would be shocked like I'd be fine having the parking lot thing too but it seems like like maybe we'd have some more consensus on on just the other two. So Okay. Yeah. Thank you.

Thank you. I would love to take the buffer location and and I think the planning commission does a great job. they I appreciate their attention to detail and but I feel like that's where sometimes the council and the and the planning commission don't agree is about the buffers and such. I just I they get they're they're more into those details and um we've we've overridden them a few times. I think it's it's the only thing we we've been overriding them on lately, I think. So, um, so I would agree with with removing that in the RTU and I I agree. I'm kind of shocked that I'm saying this, too. But parking lots, I when you get to the parking and the streets, it just needs to it needs to come back to us, I feel.

So, you agree? Yep. All right. So, just so my clarity So, just for my clarity, buffer location, staff or PC? Staff. Okay. Keeping that buffer location staff so that we're not getting in the weeds on a see-through fence versus a tree or a I just, you know, but parking lot design. Yeah, I think there's a bunch of people up here that get really into that. Well, as long as somebody's looking it over versus um no offense, just staff. Yeah, it needs it needs a second

a second pier. Yeah, the second group, the the public body like you said. So, okay. I mean, it it helps it helps staff cover yourselves, you know. Yeah, it does. Okay. I think it's a protection for you guys just as much as us. Okay. All right. Keep going, sir. We're on slide Huh? Yeah, we're on slide 34 out of 40. So, this Oh, yeah. This this one here just it just provides some of that language to you added slides. You need to make sure this is uploaded to the to the um to the agenda packet. Oh, yeah. This is different than what's in the

Oh, was it different? It's I got 40 slides. No, that I'm not talking about your little computer. I'm talking about the people's public computer. It still shows 46 on the online. I don't know why it's 33. They just didn't redo the numbering. Yeah. Oh, that's what it was. That's what it's the numbering. Look at page numbers. We had to Yeah, there was the big P. Yeah, there's a fuller version. This was kind of the paired down version to speed things up a little bit. Yeah. All right. Keep going, please.

I believe this is actually Okay. Yes. This is this is going to be the last one. This one's going to be the last one. And it has to do with the board of zoning adjustments. And that is that right now staff has the author the administrative authority to grant building setbacks of no more than 10% or up to 10% but no more than one foot. So it's it's it's pretty restrictive. Um, and we don't necessarily have an issue with that one so much as so the text in black is what how it currently reads. The area that we're looking to that we're recommending a change is to make allowances uh regarding building setbacks to allow for up to a 5-ft encroachment specifically for the replacement or repairing of existing residential structures um in the city. and some of the the example that that the board of zoning adjustment and and keep in mind again this is board of zoning adjustments or these are applications that don't come before you but you have authority over the UDO so any change would be is has to be approved by by this body so we have lots of cases like this that we go through every year where we have old older decks throughout the city that at the time that they were permitted usually in the 80s early 90s they were not shown or reflected on the building permits that were issued at that time. Fast forward 20, 30, 40 years, they come in to pull a permit. They're doing the right thing. We ask them, okay, well, draw in your deck because this original building permit drawing, you know, didn't show it. They draw it in and then we find that they're not meeting setbacks. They're encroaching in them in some cases pretty severely. other cases not so much but they might be more than that one foot administrative variance that that uh

that staff can grant. So this is a fairly recent example I believe from uh Bentry Circle. We get a lot of them in the Rainree area and Lakewood area. Um usually that makes up the bulk of a lot of these deck cases. Um, so with the language that's being proposed here, um, so I guess this specific in this specific example, there was a two-foot variance required. Um, and we can only do a one- foot variance. So, we had to make him go through a public hearing in front of the planning or in front of the board of zoning adjustment and pay $515 to go through that process just to gain one additional foot to our authority to let them rebuild a deck in the exact configuration that's existed there for 20, 30, 40 years. So, with this language here, the language in red, we're looking to make some allowances for some of these historic structures that have been around seemingly with no negative impact on on their neighbors and give us a little more flexibility so that we could say, "Hey, yeah, we understand your deck is falling into disrepair, rather than making them go through a public hearing, staff can approve it." Um, so that's what that addition to that language is. Um, for any other new building, including new construction, staff can still grant it a variance, um, but not more than one foot. So, and we don't exercise that one all that often, to be honest. We usually exercise that one if there's some sort of unusual circumstance like a irregularly shaped lot or something where we see it's like, okay, we we understand that your lot lines are a little bit weird here. they're a little bit longer on one side, so it creates an odd shape. So, we can we see that the intent is being met by what you're doing, but technically you're you're a little bit short here. Um, so that would still stay in effect, but the the bulk of or the the impetus for this one is more replacing existing structures that someone is trying to to make whole.

This one is this one a no-brainer or Okay, this one's a no-brainer. All right. Well, with that, we have no that is it. No.

So, I have nothing more at this point. I understand what they're talking about now. I'm seeing all these slide numbers now and I'm like, what the heck? Oh, yeah. I think originally there were 65 slides or so. Okay. Yeah. Good job. Good job. All right. What else, sir? I have nothing. So I think we've got direction. Um so I guess we do we do need a motion to be made because these are UDO amendments that are being proposed to move forward. Um I understand but um oh how how do we how do we make a motion on when when we were making decisions? So but what's it say? Right. Go ahead Miss Alers.

Good evening. Tracy Alers development services. I think based on the dialogue and the direction from council this evening out of an abundance of caution um certainly we'd invite comment from the public this evening but I think we'd request uh from the city council that the item be continued to a date certain March 10th that would provide staff I think with ample time to go back revisit the ordinance and revise as needed based on the direction that's been provided also address the attachments and probably give our city attorney's office that's all fine we can we can continue the public hearing. That's fine. And then and then we can make these decisions, but I have to get through the public hearing. Understood.

Okay. So, you want to you want us to after we get through the rest of the public hearing before I close the public hearing and read, you want me to ask someone to continue the public hearing? Correct. To a date not certain to date certain. March 10th. March 10th. All right. Please. Thank you. Okay. Is the applicant done with your presentation? Yes. All right. Then at this time, I'm going to ask, are there any other questions for the staff for the applicant and the staff member?

Council member Carile. What was that earlier? Okay. Thank you. No, thank you. All right. Is there anyone that wishes to speak uh regarding this application from the public? Very good. Debbie Giddings, I think I've said this before. I had uh attended all of the CDC or watched it on video clear back to June on this process and I've studied all the material that were in your packet besides these watered down slides. Uh my first concern is that a lot of this was all going to apply to industrial and commercial that really kind of gets lost in all of this. Everybody thinks about uh residential when it comes to uh the concept plan as far as square feet and elevations and materials, but that would be important for industrial and commercial. The PDP submitt um on the lots for three or duplex. I'd be a little upset if I live downtown and a commercial lot gets I guess it would be reszoned, but still three little commercials could go in there without I guess not commercial, it'd be residential. Okay. Um but still Hector said it applied to East Village and I'm not sure how that applied to East Village. Um but anyway, getting on to the revisions. This is where I'll speak the most. um the density of a residential increasing 10%. A planner could have evuate their plan and squeeze their lots together enough that they could get an extra house or two in that subdivision. And again, this applies to industrial and commercial as far as my understanding. Uh except for

what you just approved for part two, number two. um increasing the non-residential more than 25%. Say if I lived next to Price Chopper, which I don't, but if I did, I wouldn't be too happy that I had no way of knowing that they were going to be able to increase their square footage more than up to more than 25%. Same thing for lot coverage. The the building height, Hexra's example, I was very confused on that because he clearly showed that that was a a 50% adjustment. It went from a one story to a twotory. That's more than 25%. So I'm cons I don't understand up to more than 25%. the okay I'll just get to the quick Lee Summit is is allowing substantial changes which are already the highest of comparable cities to become an administrative review and allows directors to actually decide if a revision is a minor change. There is concerns about consistency and the staff turnover and doing what has become the standard when you get new employees where careful reviews especially for density and building height just kind of get glossed over. All but one of the recommendations which is just eliminating the requirement are to be decided by administration. As stated this will remove the citizens ability to know ahead of time what is happening in their neighborhood. I guess if you followed the website but

still you wouldn't know because it would never be publicized anywhere. Um, it's already hard enough to find out information about the city unless you're a detective. And I think some of these things, be it for expediency or decreasing cost or speed to the developer are good, but some are bad. And I hope that when you go back and review all the information, if not in your packet, you'll see what I'm talking about. Thank you.

All right. Thank you,

Zach Shawish. Uh I'm I'm a big fan of removing bureaucracy and red red tape. I don't know if you guys remember my first speech I came in here. I had a rea paper, 500 pages, and I said, you know, our ordinances are too restrictive. There are three full rooms of the paper,500. And later that day, we had the uh the judges come in. They talked about uh not so much the ordinance, but how the courts were packed. And part of that is due to the ordinances. Most of these were victimless crimes. And so I urged you guys to reform the ordinances. And you've done it. You've come up here and you reformed the ordinances, not for the people, not for the courts, but for the developers. And that's why I have to oppose this because it seems like we're willing to do anything for the developers to make life easier for them. But when it comes to the people, we don't do that. So, you know, we we're going to make ordinance reform for them. Why we have restrictive uh yoke and ordinances on the people. We're going to give them 640 million in de in subsidies. Why we keep increasing taxes and put another one on the ballot in November. And so, I I think this just exemplifies the issues that I have with the city and the priorities I have with the city. Thank you.

Thank you. Anybody else? All right. Does any additional questions from council Mr. Sodto? Do you care to make any further comment? Uh before I close this uh public hearing, could I get a a motion to continue this to date certain March 10th? Mayor, Council Member Shields, I move to continue the public hearing for application PL2025-283 to a date certain of March 10th, 2026.

I have a motion to continue this to March 10th by Council Member Shield, seconded by Council Member Punk. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes, please record the vote. It gets pushed to March 10th. What's that?

Yep. Okay. Next, we have public comments. We've got my script here. This is for time set aside on the agenda for citizens to address mayor and council on items on the agenda or items related to the operations of the city. Speakers will be restricted to three minutes. Minutes may not be transferred from one to another. Uh speakers need to stay speak to items on the agenda or the general operations of the city. It needs to be an orderly and fair discussion. No profanity or threats of violence. No attacks on private citizens. All right, we got three or four speakers tonight. Mr. Al Shawish, you want to start us off? I moved to uh Lee Summit in 2018 with my family really for three three reasons. Uh good schools, low crimes and to get away from dense urban living. And in just eight short years, all those appeals have been eroded under the current leadership. You know, our schools once consistently top ranked in Missouri have slipped dramatically. Property crimes are surging and open land is vanishing under wave after wave of dense new developments. And it's turning our safe, family-friendly suburb into just another part of urban Jackson County, the very place people fled from to come here to. And I'm not alone in these frustrations. I hear them every day when door-knocking. People are concerned about the new apartments everywhere, the unchecked growth, and the skyrocketing taxes, and the least residents tell me they feel betrayed. And this is a direct result of decisions made by this city council and mayor. And some of you have tried to promote this leadership and your legacy as one of builders who are sparking growth in the community. But the truth is your legacy is one of misaligned policies that undermine all the things that make Lee Summit special. Your economic strategy

boosted the tax base on paper, but not enough to cover the demands of our new residents and their higher strain on the public services. So you've been jacking up the sales tax at our grocery stores and are now pushing yet another tax hike hike onto the November ballot. And you're doing this despite the fact that property taxes have surged in recent years, which should be increasing your budget substantially. The math doesn't add up. The strategy isn't working financially. And even worse, it's destroying the community's appeal. But rather than admit you've gone down the wrong path and adjust, you've doubled down, recruiting candidates to accelerate the same flawed strategy. You know, and many of you been have been able to hide your role in this uh and have it go largely unnoticed because the council meetings are empty and local coverage of these meetings are virtually non-existent. But the t but that time is over. As I promised my first spoke here on November 4th, I'll be back every week holding people accountable and informing residents through short threeminute videos so that everybody in Lee Summit can be made made aware of what's happening and who's responsible. And regardless of what happens uh with the election in April, I'm not going anywhere. And community sentiment over the ignite plan and the decline it's caused isn't going anywhere. The residents see the impact of the strategy every time they drive through the town. And they feel the impact every day at the grocery store. So my recommendation to you guys is to reform the comprehensive plan and this time include the residents. Regardless of what you tried to sell the community, they know they were not included in this process. and you know that the strategy strategy doesn't align with what they expect from the the city. So things won't get better until you guys take accountability, acknowledge we've gone down the wrong path, and readjust. And don't make promises about beginning the reform after the election or sometime down the road. You can and should start right now. Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Giddings. Deb Giddings, the land clearance authority meets tomorrow for a public hearing to im approve a huge amount of money for taxexempt 400 apartment buildings at the Paragon development at 470 and View High Drive. The H Heartland Nursery across from 470 is closing after 54 years in business. I'm sure that the the road construction that started in July last year, closing just recently, certainly contributed to their decision. It had to be an economically impacted their business. It's h it's hard to see a long established business leave. Instead, the whole 470 corridor from Highway 50 to Blue Bridge that essentially had no other view of development will support the developer to build 400 who knows how stories apartments. What a view that will be. But I guess that is the norm for Lee Summit. Now, the planning commission on Thursday will once again have Legacy Ridge trying to get approval for 178 town homes of who knows how many stories with more traffic signals and a gas station. The units also back right up to Ward Road, and that will also be an additional sight to behold when you once saw a corn field. I guess no vacant land or field will be allowed to be

underdeveloped in Lee Summit. And what about the eighthstory John Knox housing? No info from the city on that except for this industrial development authority public hearing for a taxexempt revenue bond of $53 million for 62 housing units. And if you ex dig any further on the city's website, citizens can find nothing about the eight-story buildings. The press knows, but nobody knows analysis from the city. citizens can find that the planning commission will also review on the Thursday the land street um land use and street master planning which is I think what Zach was talking about where should the land be used and how it uh for the reasoning of egg and commercial at the Douglas and 470 area. There should be an easier path for citizens to find out what is happening with all the land in the community before the council, before the planning commission, before the city planning. I will vote for a candidate that attempts accomplished to get it available to the citizens so they know what's going on. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay, Miss Kaufman. Again, I want to thank the city council for everything that they do this evening. I've sat and watched people discern over uh issues and make very positive decisions. It's very difficult when you're on city council to be faced with all these issues and be made aware of everything that's going on and make good deci make the decisions you make. So, thank you very much for doing the right thing for this community. This is a statement not about any of you because I hold I hold you in high regard and know that you're very ethical people. But this is something I've been concerned about in elections everywhere. Many in the silent majority are deeply concerned about the way elections are conducted today. Instead of concentrating on the issues that are truly affect our community's opposing sides too often, resort to criticizing the character of our opponents. Debate should be an opportunity to present thoughtful positions, discuss solutions, and and compare ideas. Unfortunately, they frequently become platforms for personal attacks rather than meaningful dialogue. As a society, we seem to have moved away from principles of formal debate, where arguments are focused on the pros and cons of an issue, where claims are supported by clearly cited data, including the date of publication in the source. Respectful fact-based discussion is essential to an informal informed elections and a healthy

democracy. It is time to return to civil discourse where ideas are challenged, evidence is presented, ideas are challenged, and voters are entrusted to make decisions based on substance rather than personal criticism. But thank you again for everything you do. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Good.

Good evening. Want to thank all of you all for the last eight years of controlled growth here in Lee Summit. Um the last councils they created a great bedroom community but that bedroom community is not afforded us the ability to have the amenities that we want because of the tax base. 8 years ago it was 8119% was paid by the commercial developments. Most experts all experts say it should be around 40 to 60%. I know we're now coming close to 30% because of some of the things that we've done in the last eight years by bringing in development. I've talked to I work with developers all the time. They didn't want to come to Lee Summit because we did not have the appetite to work with them. We wanted to build bedrooms and without that commercial development, we cannot have the amenities that we all want, the fire and pay for the fire and safety that we all want in this community. Um,

is that my three minutes? No, I don't think so. I mean, I'm trying to slow down and talk. Wow, that was quick. Miss Coffman didn't use her three minute her full 3 minutes. So, um,

okay, no problem. Um, we didn't have any class A office space. We had no smart warehousing. That commercial that pays for the amenities that we all want. Um I just got a report from Oland Park uh on commercial on commercial properties or on tax bases per acre single family residents SFRs uh on average in Overland Park make $140,000 taxable revenue big boxes such as where uh as Walmart 350,000 multi dense multif family $1.5 million annually That's what pays for the amenities. In that same report, it also talks about that you have to have a balanced you have a have a balanced community. Can't have all single family residents. Can't have all multifamily. Can't have all commercial space. But at the end of the day, how do we pay for that? And if you look at turn it on the nose, where do we want to be in 10 years? What's that cost? What are the amenities we are looking for? And if we don't do the things right now, then we're going to be right back where we are today, where we have to raise bonds, where we have to pass no tax increase bonds, which puts the the burden on residents. Let's take let's take the tax burden off the residents and keep doing what we're doing with the controlled growth that we have. Thank you.

All right. Thank you. Okay, we'll take a oh about a 12m minute recess. Um we'll be back about um oh 820. We'll just go to 8:25. You'll be back at 8:25.

Ever wondered how the city budget works? The total 2026 budget is over $380 million, which includes funding for daily operations, capital improvements, debt service, internal service, and enterprise operations. For example, the general fund is the foundation for the city's day-to-day services and investments like road maintenance, public safety, and fire protection. The general fund is supported by property taxes, sales taxes generated by local businesses, franchise taxes, and other sources like licenses, permits, and fees. For every dollar citizens paying property tax, the city receives 18 cents. This means the city receives $845 a year in property taxes for a median single family house. These taxes provide public safety, park maintenance, infrastructure, and the best services to keep Lee Summit going and improving. One of the community's top priorities is infrastructure investment, which is reflected in the capital improvement plan. $113 million of the 2026 budget is invested into the capital improvement plan. The 2026 capital improvement budget includes investments like the 291 and 50 highway interchange, Third Street, Warden, and Purscell's intersection, and Prior Road. The budget process includes guidance from the city council, citizen input, and critical success factors from the city's ignite strategic plan. To learn more about the city's budget, visit cityofls.net back/budget.

When the person called on the phone, she said that uh that there was a dinosaur walking down her road. Of course, we had to go out check that out. We get out there and it was a big African tortoise, probably 60 lbs, walking down the road. When they walk, they really stand up tall. So, I could see why she thought it was a dinosaur. I'm Rodney Wagner. I'm the manager of Leama Animal Control. So, as you can see, we get all sorts of animals here. You have some guinea pigs off to the side. All the windows up here are animals that are adoptable right now. Every one of these dogs is ready to go and ready for adoption. And the same thing with our cats over here. A lot of cool cats in here now. So, so this is our 3acre lot we have out back and this is where we do all the walking of dogs exercise. We also have a sideyard off to the side over there so we can let them run loose. they can run together and then we have what's called playgroups. Kind of like having a bunch of kids.

Here's our our vet room. We have a vet comes out twice a week. This is our sally port where we bring the animals into. This is one of our animal control trucks and we can hold up to six animals. We have a lift on the other side to put big animals in. We actually have temperature gauges in here and in the truck to tell how hot it is. Once it gets to a certain temperature, we bring all the animals back here immediately. So this house actually has traps in it, but we do a lot of wildlife trapping. I mean a lot. So bats, pot belly pigs, horses, cows, emus, a lot of reptiles. We had a a citizen one time that had over 200 reptiles in his basement. Cayman's and alligators in here that are four or five ft long. You can't keep those. And people do and they're surprised when they can't keep them. I'm like, really? You're surprised you can't have an alligator in

your house.

Our main goal here is public safety and also the safety of the animals. And we have very dedicated people back there and they definitely stay here for the love of the animals, which also includes getting them adopted out. We'll have about uh 4,000 impounded animals a year. Probably about close to 2,000 are dogs and cats. the cats and dogs when they get impounded here, they go on a five-day hold and then after the five days, if the owner doesn't show up, then we can put them up for adoption. Adopt the animal here is actually really simple. You just come in, look what forever animal you're looking for, find the right pick. You have you go to the adoption room up there and see if you get along with them. You spend as much time as you want to in there. From that point on, it's just a matter of uh making sure they're spay or neutered and all their vaccinations up to par and they're good to go. We have a very high adoption rate because we try everything in our power to get animals adopted out. We have Harve America Humane Society that we do a lot of adoptions through. And then we also have other groups. We have some people that literally will just look all over the country for somewhere for a dog to go and we sent dogs up into South Dakota, North Dakota, Washington State. So it's actually it it's a huge united effort to get all these animals home.

Tarzan's lots of energy. Hazel's got a weird bell. She wants nothing to do with the other cats. She'll kind of get her grumpy face going.

And the good thing about the people here is that they get all their friends to get animals, too. All of us have probably the limit of all the animals that we can have at home. You know, they are huge animal lovers. If it was up to the people here, we'd have 15 cats running around in here. We had a citizen one time out there and he was bathing his two uh 9 foot long boa constrictors in the front yard. Apparently I was that was garnering some some attention and so we went out there and had to talk to him about that. Why I do this job? Oh dude, I love this job. I grew up on a farm and taking care of that many animals, you can't help but like animals. This is just like fancy farming, you know? You're just bringing animals in here, taking care of them and and find them homes and uh yeah, absolutely animal lover.

This is the best place to work. I love working here. I feel very blessed. I love it here. I look forward to coming to work every day, being a part of this team. Like a family away from home where everyone feels like everybody knows their name. A city that supports you. We see that with our benefits. A pension, vacation days, job security, being able to be heard. We feel valued. We feel respected. Lee Summit is a very progressive city. It's growing. It's thriving. We have this drive towards not just doing a job, but doing it with a spirit of excellence. I had the opportunity to continue to grow regardless of 30 plus years doing this kind of work. It's more than just dollars and cents. We're here really to give back.

Providing a service to better a community to go out and serve people

to be a part of something bigger than yourself. If I would have known what I know now, years ago, I would have been here much sooner. Traditionally, we think as police officers those responding to law enforcement needs within the community, but honestly, we are there to serve our citizens. And our citizens do go into crisis. They do have mental health crises and we're being called to those scenes on a regular basis. In order to help serve those citizens better, we did initiate the crisis intervention team program. These are officers that are specially trained to deescalate crisis situations. Recently, we've brought co-responders onto the scene, licensed qualified mental health professionals housed within our police department, and they respond with those officers directly to those scenes where a crisis is occurring so they can interact with that citizen and get them the help they need right there on that scene. The co-responders are either a bachelor or master level in a behavioral health related field. They wear plain clothes. They don't carry weapons or anything like that. I have a police radio that I listen to all day. Listen for, you know, those key words, mental health, behavioral health, crisis.

There's a lot of officers that just call for me. I have my own radio number. I also have the ability to self-dispatch to them and say 982 in route. officers in route 94. So, typically I arrive after they've made it safe. I'll make contact and get kind of the rundown and then I just kind of jump right in like, "Hey, you know, my name's Alison. I'm a mental health professional. I'm here to help you. I'm not here to take you to jail or arrest you."

Sometimes all a person needs is a voice, someone neutral, someone outside that, you know, can listen. I do a lot of safety planning, including family, their support network, who's close to you. Can some if they're home alone, who can come over and hang out with you today? Can we lock away your sharps? Can we put up your meds? Do you need meds? Can we get you over to the urgent care to get you assessed for your medications? Some of them also are like, "Oh, I'm so glad you came. This made me feel so much better." Our main goal as co-responders is to one get people connected to the services that they need and also divert from emergency rooms and jails.

And they almost get a different view of the police responding. That lets me know you care and the officers care. Please, please, how can we help you? My husband has in 2020 we had 722 mental health related calls for service. 2022 by that time, 1479. These mental health related calls for service are increasing. How we're responding to that is increasing the number of crisis intervention team officers we have available as well as the number of co-responders we have available to respond on these calls.

So what I think is important for the community to know about the co-responder program is that we're here. We exist. All you have to do when you call 911 is ask for us. You know say hey I want a co-responder to respond to this this crisis and we'll go. I was really struggling about eight years ago. My personal journey with mental health and I met some amazing social workers and amazing programs that have helped me get to where I am today. I really couldn't see myself doing anything else. We want to help and that's that's what we love to do. So I had a client we got a call she had some suicidal ideations and she really felt that she had nobody and you know and getting to know her story and getting to know who comes around and sees you. Well, then we found a support person and they responded immediately and we made a plan. I called back and checked on her in an hour and then I checked on her in two hours. We were able to get her into additional services to where she talks to someone every week or more. I just took a person that really just thought they had nobody and nobody would show up for them and show them you do. And you'll be amazed who is in your corner if you just simply say, "I need a little help.

Hey. You can make the difference in somebody else's life.

If you're trying to get in the fire and EMS service, Lee Summit is probably the top name on the daily basis. We are tasked with incredible task. So we trying to keep it relaxed environment. As a new person, you are constantly on edge learning. The morning will look typical coming in getting a report from the shift that's going off. We get our truck checks done. Our citizens trust us and believe in us by providing amenities like our gear, our stations. They build it to accommodate getting to a call but also having a home. State-of-the-art weight equipment, individual bunk rooms, downtime areas, breakfast and dinners together,

cook together, get to know one another, train together like a brother knows a brother and a sister knows a brother, banter back and forth. When the tones go off, they go to work. We are here for 48 hours, so it can happen at any time. You can be in the gym. You can be in the middle of night. You can be cooking. Stop what you're doing and listen. Wherever we are in the station, people will stop what they're doing and listen. Finding out which station it is. What is the nature of the call?

What apparition to be on the highway? Am I assisting somebody? The expectations gear. Are the lives involved? that adrenaline dump pants on, coats on, getting in the truck. We're mentally focused, geared up, paying attention to where we're going. Then we have a game plan that happens in the truck. The officer can give directions. The dispatcher will update you. The officer will listen, the driver listens. We get all on the same page. Then when we get to the call, we can go to work. So many degrees of severity. structure fire, swiftwater rescue, EMS, car accident, technical rescue,

tactic team. Equipment the fire department offers us is topnotch. From ring cutters to extrication equipment, state-of-the-art stuff, great trucks, tablet, Lucas device, battery powered, pot, the right tools, the right training. The learning does not stop in the academy. Building blocks continue call after call. Opportunity just to grow. Started out as a firefighter, paramedic, moved to the rank of engineer paramedic. Most recently the qualification of acting captain. Firefighter, engineer, recently promoted to captain. Promoted to paramedic since I've been here. I'll be honest, it's scary. Sometimes you're the one back there, that person is having a bad day and they're counting on you.

We practice these scenarios over and over so when someone has an emergency, we can channel those energies, minimizing any more injury. And then when it's over, we'll say, "Hey, how did we do? How is everyone doing and we'll have frank conversations back at the station." The station assignment for us is a 48 on, 96 off. The 4 days off is probably one of the greatest things ever. Help us improve our sleep patterns, wellness, mental health. It gives you many. We're bringing this meeting back to order. Uh we are on agenda item 7A. These are proposed ordinances forwarded from committee.

Council member Shields, would you please start us off with bill number 26-028? Thank you, mayor. I move for second reading bill number 26-028, an ordinance approving the award of bid number 889 for the trafficcoming project on Northwest Lake Drive to Quality Custom Concepts, Inc. DBA quality custom construction in the amount of $99,683 and authorizing city manager to execute an agreement for the same. Thank you. A motion to move to second reading bill number 26-028 by council member Shield. Seconded by council member Funk. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote.

All votes are in. Please record the vote. Passes 80. Thank you. Um, council member Shields, would you please read for adoption? Thank you. I now move for adoption of bill number 26-28, ordinance approving the award of bid number 889 for the traffic calming project on Northwest Lake Drive to Quality Custom Concepts, Inc. DBA, Quality Custom Construction, the amount of $99,683 and authorizing city manager executing for the same.

Thank you. Have a motion to adopt bill number 25 26-028 by council member Shields, seconded by Council Member Carlile. Discussion, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. Passes 80. It's adopted. Thank you. Council member Lovel, would you please read bill number 26-029? I move to advance the second reading bill number 26-029, an ordinance approving the award of RFQ number 2024-064, an agreement for professional engineering services for the preliminary design of pump stations to HDR Engineering Incorporated the amount of $950,770 and authorizing city manager to execute an agreement for the same. Thank you. A motion to move to second reading bill number 26-029 by Council Member Levelville, seconded by Council Member Shields. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes remain, please. The vote. Passes 800. Council member Lovel, would you please? I move for adoption bill number 26-029, an ordinance approving the award of RFQ number 2024-064 and an agreement for professional engineering services for for the preliminary design of pump stations to HDR Engineering Incorporated in the amount of 950,770 and authorizing the city manager to execute agree an agreement for the same.

Thank you. We have a motion to adopt bill number 25 26-029 by council member level seconded by council member Funk. Discussion, please cast your vote. All votes remain. Please record the vote. That bill is adopted unanimously. Thank you. Council member Shields, would you please read bill number 26-30? Thank you. I move to second renew bill number 26-30, an ordinance approving the order of RPQ number 2026-14, an agreement for professional engineering services for the Cedar Creek interceptor phase 4 improvements project to Burns McDonald Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $35,753 and authorizing city manager to execute the same.

Thank you. We have a motion to move to second reading bill number 26-030 by council member Shields seconded by council member Funk. Discussion seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please the vote. It moves to second reading unanimously. Council member Shields, would you please? Thank you. I now move for adoption of bill number 26-030 an ordinance approving the award of RFQ number 2026-14 in an agreement for professional engineering services for Cedar Creek Interceptor phase 4 improvements project to Burns McDonald and Engineering Company Inc. in the amount of $35,753 and authorizing the city manager to execute the same.

Thank you. We have a motion to adopt bill number 26-030 by Council Member Shield, seconded by Council Member Carlile. Discussion, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please the vote. That bill is adopted unanimously. Thank you. Council member Rder, would you please read bill number 26-031?

Thank you. I move to second reading. Bill number 26-031, an ordinance approving modification number three to an agreement for professional engineering services for the Olive and Orchard Street and Storm improvement Douglas Street to Chipman RFQ number 2022 060 between the city of Lisum, Missouri and Kimley Horn for an increase of $85,460 when an amended amount of $1,71893.50 and authorizing the city manager to executing an agreement for the same.

Thank you. We have a motion to move to second reading, bill number 26-031 by council member Rider, seconded by council member Shields. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. Moves to second reading unanimously. Council member Rider, would you please?

Thank you. I move to uh for adoption bill number 26-031, an ordinance approving modification number three to an agreement for professional engineering service for the Olive and Orchard Street and Storm improvements Douglas Street to Chipman Road RFQ number 2022-060 between the city of Lee Summit, Missouri and the Kimley Horn for an increase of $85,460 with an amended amount of 1,71 dollar893.50 50 and authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for the same.

Thank you. We have a motion to adopt bill number 26-031 by council member Rder, seconded by council member Shields. Discussion, please cast your vote. All votes ran. Please record the vote. That bill is adopted unanimously. Thank you. Council member Shields, would you please read bill number 26-032? Thank you. I moved for second reading bill number 26-032. An ordinance approving a transportation alternatives program supplemental agreement between the state of Leum Missouri and the Missouri highways and transportation commission related to the public improvement project designated as federal project number TAP 30106 complete street improvements Douglas Street Chipman Road to Second Street within the city limits of Lee Summit Missouri and authorizing the mayor exeute the same.

Thank you. A motion to move to second reading bill number 26-032 by council member Shield seconded by council member Carlilele. Discussion. Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. Goes to second reading unanimously. Council member Shields, would you please? Thank you. I now move for adoption. Bill number 26-032, an ordinance approving a transportation alternatives program supplemental agreement between the city of Lisum, Missouri and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission related to the public improvement project designated as federal project number TAP- 3106. Complete street improvements Douglas Street Chipman Road to Second Street within the city limits of Lee Summit, Missouri, and authorizing the mayor to execute the same.

Thank you. A motion to adopt bill number 26-032 by Council Member Shield, seconded by Council Member Carlile. Discussion, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. It's adopted unanimously. Thank you. That takes us to proposed ordinances first reading. Council member Prior, would you please read bill number 26-033? Happily, I move to advance to a second reading bill number 26-033, an ordinance amending chapter 5, animals, by repealing section 5 through200 in its entirety and enacting in lie thereof a section 5 through200 number and type of chickens allowed to the code of ordinances to the city of Lee Summit, Missouri.

All right. Thank you. We have a motion to move to second reading bill number 26- 033 by council member Prior, seconded by council member Funk. Discussion. Yes, council member Carlo. Thank you, mayor. I am in favor of this tonight. I just wanted to say that I think we should still talk about ducks. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Prior.

Thank you. I would like to echo that. I do not see any reason that um we should not be talking about ducks. I think that enough people in our city have voiced their opinion and um want us to talk about ducks. So, I really wish that we could. But when we do talk about ducks, I really hope that the person that is presenting information is somebody that knows information on ducks and not just making stuff up. So like actual information. So thank you. All right. Facts. Yeah. Thank you, Council Member Shields. I'm happy to support this as well and I look forward to meeting Council Member Prior's new chickens. Yep. And ducks. All right. Thank you.

All right. Good discussion. Would you go ahead and please cast your vote? All votes are in. Please record the vote. And passes 80. Goes to second reading. Thank you. Um, Council Member Funk, would you please read bill number 26-034. Thank you, mayor. I advance to second reading. Bill number 26-034, an ordinance approving an intergovernmental use agreement between the city of Lee Summit, Missouri and the Lee Summit R7 School District for the use of Green Street. Thank you. We have a motion to move to second reading bill number 26-034 by Council Member Funk, seconded by Council Member Carlile. Discussion. Yes, Council Member Levelville.

Yeah, I just had a question. I was when I was going through this. Um, so it mentioned rates. So is are they is the is this agreement charging the R Lee Summit R seven school district for the use of Green Street or allowing them to use it and rent it out?

Uh so it is uh just an agreement for the school district to use it and any rates or anything like that. So it's not for them to be able to rent the facility out. Uh so it would really kind of depends on what the event is that they're holding. If it's an educational public event, that's a partner event that we would partner with. But if it's a, let's say, something for a, you know, the educational foundation or something that's looking to be a fundraiser or something like that, that's private and closed off, that would be something that we would uh have them pay to rent the facility for. So, it's it's kind of use specific on what the event is. Um, if it's a public event uh like that, then we're partnering on that, but it's not a situation where they would be able to then subleasase or sub rent the space out.

So then it's it's whose discretion to determine if we're charging them or not? Uh, that'll be the facilities events manager uh based off of the event.

And is it I mean is I mean I was going through it is I mean is it pretty detailed or like how do they know what to charge for not charge for? Uh yeah, we have kind of guidelines that we we look at and essentially if it's not a free public event, it'll be charged for at the nonprofit rate. Um so on the Green Street website, there's uh hourly rate schedules associated with that for both peak and non- peak times as well as both for um you know for-profit entities and nonprofit entities. So if it's not a free public event, uh it'll essentially be charged at that nonprofit uh rate. And then what about our other community partners? Are there others that we have similar similar arrangements with?

Yes, sir. Okay. Sorry. Great. Thanks. Thank you, Council Member Prior. Thank you. So, I just wanted to see like just as an example, if I wanted to have a struggling readers meeting and I arranged it through the school district and members of the school district showed up at that meeting. Could it be free at Green Street? Is that like an example? Do I need to talk to you about this later? Yes, you need to talk to me about that later because I'm not because I'm ready to do another struggling readers meeting. Okay, thank you. Uh just to give an example like um if they're going to host a prom uh at the event, that's uh something that would be charged at the nonprofit, right? Makes sense. Okay, council member prayer. Good.

Yes. Okay, thank you. Okay. All right. Any further discussion? Seeing none, please cast your vote. All votes are in. Please record the vote. Passes or it's moves to second reading unanimously. Thank you. That takes us to committee reports. Council member Shields.

Thank you, Mayor. Um, got a few quick ones to mention tonight. Um, I attended the LSEDC uh quarterly lunchon uh earlier this week. I think I saw a few of you there as well. Um had a really great panel discussion including our very own uh Tracy Alers who um spoke very eloquently about development. Um and it actually was one of the better panel discussions I've ever seen. Like I feel like I actually came away having really learned things from it which um I can't always say. Um so it was it was a real pleasure. And then um I attended downtown Main Street's uh board meeting today. heard some updates from them including um they're planning Shamrock the block coming up and they're looking for volunteers for that. So if anyone's interested in getting involved and they were discussing uh painting their building so be very excited to see what color they they choose. They have not uh decided yet. Um and then last uh Monday, March 2nd, we will have finance and budget committee 4M in chambers. Thank you.

Thank you. Any other committee reports? Council comments. Council member prayer. Thank you.

Um, okay. The first thing I want to say is uh Daryl Forte the other day posted a complime a really great compliment about somebody from our um animal control and his name's E. Warren, but he just talked about how like if if an animal dies, then he will take paw prints and nose prints and take it back to the family as like memorabilia. And so I just thought that was really sweet. So I just wanted to mention that. Um but also I was wondering why. Okay, so initially when we talked about it at CEDC, yeah, I'm looking at you Ryan. I think you know but um so initially when we talked about it at CEDC um we kind of wanted to see what Kansas City was doing and now I feel like we're not as far as and 70 was concerned is concerned and now I feel like it's being put off even longer because we want to see what other cities are doing.

I don't think that that's fair to anyone that's pushing for this in our city and other cities. Why are we putting it off? I I apologize, but I don't believe we're putting it off. Uh I sent a pretty detailed email out today with where Kansas City, Missouri, Blue Springs, and Independence are all out, as well as uh several of our other uh Gran View, Belton, and Raymore uh associated with that. And at our CDC discussion, uh there was discussion about coming back a few months later with an ordinance uh associated with that. So, I I apologize if we misinterpreted that, but

I thought we were just going to wait until we were going to see what Kansas City did and then we were going to direct our or draft up our ordinance after what we saw what Kansas where Kansas City landed. So, I feel like Kansas City's voted, they've landed on where they're landing. Why can't we just Kansas City also has a 60-day implementation period and a 45day period for developing a new um licensing program. So, uh, we've had several conversations today, uh, you know, about drafting an ordinance up, uh, and and bringing that forward. Um, however, that there's still work that needs to be done on that, uh, specifically with our our law department and our prosecutor's office.

But why do we want to wait and see what other cities are doing? Like, why can't we take the lead before Blue Springs or Independence or anything? Like, why do we want to wait till after March 2nd to see what the other cities are doing? That's what I just I just personally want to just vote on it, get it done, and but can we not do that?

If the council as a whole would like to direct direct us to bring forward an ordinance, then that's something that the council as a whole can do. Um, however, the direction from the committee, my understanding from the direction of the committee was take a couple of months uh and I'm looking at council member Carile uh and and do it uh kind of through this way through the committee process. So if that that would need to be direction from the council as a whole. So does it need to go back to CEDC then and discuss it now that Kansas City has

I I'll chime in on process right um I understand you know we're interested in this it's at the committee level right now there was direction given by the committee I think that's what m Mr. Elim is trying to complete and then my assumption would be it would go back to committee to look at any proposed ordinance and then it would come forward to the council as a whole. I understand you would like to expedite that. Uh but we take direction from either one the committee uh or the body as a whole. That's what what what Ryan is suggesting there. So right now our mission is to do this homework to develop proposed ordinance and take it back to CEDC at this time. not not bring not bring forward an ordinance in an emergency type situation to the mayor and the council to have that discussion here, but that can change based on the desires of this body.

Okay. I guess I had I was I was I left the CEDC meeting thinking differently. I don't know. I think I think we kind of if council member Prior, do you want to give council member Funk the Yes, please. Yes, please. Council member Funk.

So, I thought I knew we were coming back to the committee. Um, but I thought our purpose was we were waiting to kind of see where Kansas City landed on licensing and different things like that. Um, I think where Council Member Prior's going is we're seeing this escalate. We're seeing it move a lot faster than what we anticipated throughout some of these stores around our community. And I would be for um maybe if the council wanted to take up a quick discussion and see if we could expedite an ordinance sooner than later.

Um when you ask when you say that, what why can't CEDC expedite it with another meeting? Like why does it like I like to see things go through committee so that it's done right like we're talking about and we're not just doing it from the dis but can CD CEDC do another just do an extra meeting a zoom meeting or something Mr. Liam Elum, I don't think staff is ready. That's the thing is you need time to prepare.

So I, as I said, we've been been having conversations back on forth back and forth on this. Uh, and you know, we would request at least a week uh to be able to get uh one, we'll have direction with what Independence and Blue Springs they're that they're heading, they're having their meetings on March 2nd. uh as well as allow us to draft the ordinance from Casey Mo. We've got to make some significant changes to that in order to have it fit our regulatory environment as well. But uh you know we would be ready in a week. Okay. Are you going to be gone? No. Oh, next CDC.

Oh, the next CDC meeting is on the 11th. What is today? That would be 24th. Okay. I would I have to defer to CDC when do you want to wait till the 11th and give staff time to get on this or do you you know and try to do it right or do you want to try to do something in between because Mr. Elim's offering to speed it up as fast as they can but you're probably at risk of maybe not being ready if you meet too soon. That's the only thing.

So I'm good with whatever. I've just been trying to bring this up for since last spring. So, I just don't want to This has like been something that I've truly wanted to do since last spring. So, I just don't want it to get overlooked or not done because I think it's super important. So, I I think there's plenty of support up here. Yes. For moving this forward as expeditiously we as we can. However, it's good to take it through committee and respect, you know, the committee work. Um, I just I just think that, you know, just so y'all know, we could end up

because there's going to be a council transition and mayor transition, we could end up with an extra meeting, just so you know, Zoom meeting with council. I'm sorry, but it'd be just just to get finalize, you know, things so that we're not handing it off midstream to uh a new council and and such. So, um, that could happen with us as well. And so I think CDC if they they want to take that on they could. Um but I think March 11th is going to come really fast. Can you can be ready for March 11th? Okay. Yes, sir. If you're good with that, but it's

I'm good with that. Yeah. I just ideally I would like to get I just want it wrapped up before a new council like just so we can get it because I think we owe that to so many people in our community. Yeah, I understand. I think there's a few things that we just need to finish really, you know, if we can and if not, we have to trust the next council. But I think this is something that sounds like enough homework's been done that we can move forward. But it sounds like there's risk of um putting an ordinance place and then they change the vendors change their products and then we have to adjust to that. So we could be chasing them. Yeah.

Okay. which is we want to try to not have to do that if we don't have to if we can build it right. So, all right. Thank you, sir. Council member P, are you good with the direction we're going? March 11th and this council is kind of on notice that you would like to see this get done with this council? Yes. Yes. Perfect. Thank you.

Thank you, Council Member Levelvel. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I was uh I think I was driving down 291 and it was reminded of uh a C we issued for a shopping center over there and you can see some of the the work being done. Um, and I don't know, maybe this is uh like a staff question, but I thought of a couple of other CDs. And my my question or my thought is like, can we get like so the things I saw being done on the facade and like the signage made me question like are they doing everything that was presented to us? And just maybe a good reminder of like like how how we how we measure what they're doing for the repayment through the C C and are they doing the things that were required. So the one I'm thinking of is um

is it Bayberry?

Yeah, Bayberry. And then it reminded me also, so I'll just piggyback off that before you answer was the one with um that we did. It was like early on my council and it was um it's where the Andes is further down on 291 with uh had like the Chuck's Chicken or something like that. Now, that one was different and certainly it wasn't actually one that I supported um because it was more for like deferred maintenance things and so like I know they got a C and it was hard for us to I can look out and see that there's facade change to know that there's been changes. So, like, can we get an update on what they've done? Verifying that those, you know, that those that deferred maintenance was done on that one and that, you know, the repayment is maybe just an update on those and and is this newer one like on track doing what they're supposed to do cuz like some of the signage looks like old signage to me and again anyway.

Yep. So, we do of course they come through the incentive side, right? And and many times they'll bring the facade and and things like that which will trigger permits. Many of that much of that work uh will trigger permits. So, we have an approved set of plans. We do the inspections and then and then yes, on the back side of all that, then they have to submit uh and and we have to uh approve reimbursements for those to occur. So, there's a whole process behind the scenes that takes place, but we can absolutely look into those. I'm not so sure the one at um Valiv Vista has actually proceeded with work even though it was approved. We'll check into that. We can give you a report on So we're collecting the money though, right?

It's done through uh so through CIDs it's done through uh the state department of revenue and then it flows to the city and then we hold it and we administer it. Gotcha. So we could in theory on Val Vista have been collecting that money and not dispersed any of it. That that that could be the case. Yeah. And I mean, is there a timeline on how long they have to like collect reimbursement for any of the deferred maintenance or any improvements that were done?

Well, the C has a certain timeline associated with it. Now, what I don't know is if they if we started collecting Well, let me back up a little bit. One, I don't know if that one's been fully implemented and the C uh board put in place and truly implemented. I'd need to check on that maybe. Ryan,

so maybe a couple that would be great. Yeah, Mr. Elim. Uh yeah, I was just going to say that um we have we do have a number of CIDs throughout the the community. Um most of them are administered in the same way. Uh some of them actually are administered straight through the CI board. Um where the AC's from the department of revenue go straight to the CI and not through the city. That's more of a rare case. Uh Valley Vista, I think, may be one of those uh associated with that. So we can look into that uh and provide an update on on that. I know for Bayberry uh Bayberry Crossing that's a different one that is administered through the city.

So who makes well so okay so let's just take the Valley Vista one if that's going through the board if I remember how these like there's a city member is it kind of like TDDs and some of the other ones like

depending on when those were created. We've we've gotten into the tradition of having a member of the city uh and an employee on each one of those boards but there are some that do not have any. So then when it's when the CD board is managed by not us, who's approving those expenses and payment and is there any checks and balances on our end to make sure that they're they're valid? Cuz I think I just un understood that you could create a C board that doesn't have anybody on the city. The money flows into it. That developer would submit receipts for the work they were doing and then it would be reimbursed. Is there a check and balance to verify what the CI board is approving?

So there are requirements for to be members on the C board that are laid out in the petition uh of that and then they have to pass an annual budget uh associated with each C. Uh and then the C is required to report that budget annually to uh the city. to where we're able to make comment on that budget. Uh they also have to provide that budget to the state auditor's office uh associated with that. And then there is a generally a cost certification process uh associated with that tied more towards the cooperative agreement the C cooperative agreements that we have in place.

Okay. So, I think I'd like a report if that's possible. And it might be for further discussion is like I'm not sure I would ever want a C to be managed that way versus us control it and have receipts sent to us. Um, but just something to keep in mind. So, if I could maybe before I'm off this DAS get a report on those an update. Thank you. Ju just one mayor if I may follow up. Are are you looking for I mean we have a number of those. Are you I'm just those two in particular and it and then if if if that made council want to look further into other ones to see how they're going and you know verifying stuff, great. But those are the two that I that I'm most interested in.

Okay, thank you. Um that would take us to staff round table. Mr. Dang, you want to clarify anything for us tonight?

Yeah, thank you, mayor. I thought uh a few things that I could help clarify with regard to uh some some meetings and things that were mentioned. So, with regard to LCR, they are holding a meeting on uh sales tax exemption for the the Paragon Star project. That was a an LC project that was approved years ago, but as you may remember, we had a new developer step in. And so these are uh necessary steps uh being taken to modify the developer and the agreement for the new developer to carry out that plan. So that's one. Um the John Knox Village bonds, that's the IDA. The IDA operates independently of the city. Uh that's the John Knox Village 353 plan that's currently in place. So that's just implementing that 353 plan. So that that's not a new project. I would say the now the new project that was mentioned, John Knox Village, is one that the city has no information. There's no application on file, but we understand John Knox has put together a concept plan and is sharing that with their residents and members of the public, but the city does not have an active application. So, there's a reason that one's, you know, not not moving anywhere. We're waiting to find out what those those details entail. Um uh and then I guess the last one, Legacy Bridge. Yes, it is coming back. Uh if you may recall that was remanded back to planning commission to revise it and that's typically what would happen. They will revise that plan and it it would come back forward uh to the mayor and the council given where that's at in the process. So I thought I'd just kind of provide some clarification around those points. Um and then wrapping up um there just for awareness there's a public meeting uh tomorrow evening Wednesday uh here in the chambers for the olive and orchard uh improvements. Uh so that's a comeand go public information meeting uh that is uh afforded for that project. I know that uh Miss Weber sent out some information to you. the Charter Review Commission's doing their work uh on uh

and we'll put this out through all of our engagement platforms, but on March 16th uh at Green Street, the Charter Review Commission will hold a a listening session. So, members of the public are welcome to come and learn a bit learn a little bit about what their mission is, ask questions, offer comments and thoughts uh in that type of setting. So, more information to come, but that'll be on March 16th. And then lastly, I would just uh thanks to many of you who made that trip to Jeff City uh last week for the MML legislative trip. I thought it was a great time with our state legislators helping them understand what our priorities are here in Lee Summit and how we can work uh together in partnership with many of the uh challenges that we have. I know a lot of the the infrastructure, especially the highways running through town, we're looking for partnerships so they can help us continue to uh maintain quality infrastructure in a safe safe environment here in Lee Summit. So, thank you all that uh were able to make that trip. That's it, Mayor. Thank you. Yeah. Yes. The trip just I guess we didn't we haven't had a meeting since then, have we?

Nope.

Okay. So, um just a quick summary, very brief summary would be um great meetings with our senators and representatives. Um still building great relationships and still have great relationships and they're willing to fight for us. All of them are. Um so we're really fortunate. um they were just very blunt that there's nothing but budget cuts this year and there's not going to be, you know, any any type of um funds available for the cities. We still showed them what we what we were working on, big big expenses, medium expenses, and small smaller bite-siz expenses. Um but they just were very clear with us that they didn't they did not see you know any type of state funding available at year end like there has been the last few years. Um and we were fortunate these lobbyists um have done a great job and they have they just fostered the relationships in a really positive way and they got us in front of the uh director of economic development and that was another really positive meeting. We got uh I don't know about an hour with her. That was pretty nice. Um so we got to talk economic development with the director of at the state level. So very very good meetings. Thank you all to the council members that went and um helped you know tell our story to them and let them know what what we you know that we supported them but we appreciate their support too. So all right anything else?

All right with that we will uh close adjourn this meeting at 9:01. Hey, hey, hey. Hey.