𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟔 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟔 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚⁣
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If you only read the agenda summary, this meeting looks relatively routine. A deeper look tells a different story. Here’s a breakdown of each agenda item and what residents need to be aware of.⁣
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𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀⁣
𝟏. 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 – $𝟏.𝟐𝟗 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣
The city will award a contract for road improvements along Santa Fe Trail Drive, including resurfacing, ADA upgrades, curb repairs, and traffic signal improvements. Competitive bidding occurred with three bids submitted, and the winning bid came in significantly below the engineer’s estimate.⁣
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𝟐. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲)⁣
The city will accept drainage, utility, landscape, and sidewalk easements associated with the Highlands at Clear Creek subdivision near 86th Terrace and Clare Road.⁣
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While presented as a routine easement acceptance, this is another milestone moving the 50-lot subdivision toward construction. The final plat was approved this past Planning Commission meeting. ⁣
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🚩 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:⁣
Why are major development milestones often presented as administrative easement actions rather than clearly identified as progress on an active development project? And why are we pushing a development through that is part of active litigation in the Johnson County court system? ⁣
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𝟑. 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 – $𝟔𝟒𝟎,𝟗𝟔𝟎⁣
The city will approve its annual property and liability insurance program and authorize staff to complete future policy renewals as part of a broader effort to align renewal dates. Premiums increased less than 1% overall. Future renewals can proceed without returning to Council if increases remain below the approved threshold.⁣
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𝟒. 𝐂𝐃𝐁𝐆 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣
The city is requesting an extension for a federally funded streetlight replacement project due to delivery delays and seasonal restoration requirements. This appears to be a straightforward project scheduling issue rather than a budget or performance concern.⁣
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𝟓. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬⁣
The city will dedicate easements on city-owned property to support sanitary sewer service for the Solera mixed-use development near Prairie Star Parkway and K-7. Another example of public infrastructure being utilized to facilitate private development.⁣
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𝟔. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 (𝐂𝐈𝐃)⁣
The city will schedule a public hearing regarding a proposed 1% CID sales tax district for the Solera Retail Development. This follows the Westchester CID proposal discussed just two weeks ago.⁣
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🚩 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:⁣
How many active CID districts currently exist in Lenexa, and what percentage of the city’s commercial property now falls within special taxing districts that charge additional sales taxes?⁣
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Many residents may be surprised by how frequently these districts are being proposed.⁣
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𝟕. 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐱 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬⁣
The city will terminate bond-related agreements associated with a completed industrial project. This appears to be a normal administrative closeout after project completion.⁣
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𝟖. 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬⁣
The city will update portions of municipal code related to public offenses, smoking restrictions, tobacco possession, theft offenses, and related provisions to align with state law. Routine code maintenance.⁣
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𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒⁣
𝟗. 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟔 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧⁣
Fire Station 6 is returning for review.⁣
The project now includes:⁣

• Fire station and administration building⁣
• Office/storage building⁣
• Two-story office building⁣
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  Combined floor area exceeds 61,000 square feet.⁣
  This follows the city’s recent authorization of up to $32 million in bond financing that includes Fire Station 6 and other infrastructure projects.⁣
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  🚩 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:⁣
  What is the current total project cost for Fire Station 6, and how does today’s scope compare to what residents were originally told would be built?⁣
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  𝟏𝟎, 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬⁣
  The city proposes making medical clinics, dental clinics, and personal service businesses permitted uses within certain office zoning districts instead of requiring special use permits. This reduces regulatory hurdles and may increase flexibility for future office development.⁣
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  𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒⁣
  𝟏𝟏. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫⁣
  WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT.⁣
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  ⚠️ 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐦: The packet provides no explanation for why the project was withdrawn or whether it will return at a later date.⁣
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  𝟏𝟐. 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠⁣
  The city will conduct a public hearing regarding the condemned Radisson Hotel property at 95th Street. After hearing evidence, the Council may formally determine the structure is unsafe and order repair or removal.⁣
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