The Lee’s Summit City Council met January 7 to discuss these issues.
Public Works Reaccreditation
The American Public Works Association (APWA) presented reaccreditation to the Lee’s Summit Public Works, recognizing the department’s commitment to excellence in public works management and operations.
APWA accreditation is a rigorous process that evaluates public works agencies against industry best practices. By earning this accreditation, Public Works demonstrates its dedication to providing high-quality services to the community. This is the department’s sixth accreditation since 2004, solidifying its position as a leader in public works management.
Public Works joins a select group of seven other accredited agencies in Missouri.
Concrete Batch Plant
A public hearing was held on a special use permit for a proposed concrete batch plant. The requested facility would be located at 2250 NW Quarry Road on the site of the currently being decommissioned asphalt plant. Once the previous equipment is removed, the special use permit would be in place for a period of 10 years.
This concrete wet batch plant will be used to support the applicant’s projects. With a wet batch plant, the concrete is mixed on-site and loaded in haul trucks for delivery. Concrete from wet batch plants are generally used for major street projects close to the plant, since once mixed, the concrete must be poured into place quickly.
Following the public hearing, City Council approved an ordinance granting the special use permit.
Oldham Village Development Updates
Council held four public hearings for the Oldham Village project. Preliminary development plans for Oldham Village phase one and two were presented. The 50-acre mixed-use development will be located on land southwest of Missouri Route 291 and south of U.S. Highway 50. Phase one, located north of Oldham Parkway at the former Adessa Auto Auction property, includes 12 lots. Lot one, three through six and eight through 10 are in accordance with the preliminary development plan with developments including a fieldhouse, retail and restaurants. Lots two, a fitness facility, and seven, Smalls Sliders restaurant, are conceptual and not a part of the preliminary development plan. Conditions of approval for the phase one application are a parking lot setback, a retaining wall to the western boundary of lots one and two, road improvements and two monument signs.
Phase two, south of Oldham Parkway, would include 307 apartment units, restaurants and retail. The preliminary development plan includes three modification requests related to parking setbacks, landscape buffer and overlay design standards. Drake Development also requested to rezone part of phase two of Oldham Village from Planned Office to Planned Mixed Use District in accordance with the Unified Development Ordinance.
The developer is also requesting the following incentives to bring the estimated $182 million project to fruition:
- Tax Increment Financing
a. Payment in lieu of taxes (PILOTS) for Real Property Tax Redirection. A reimbursement of 2% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $3.6 million over 23 years.
b. Economic Activity Taxes (EATs) for Sales Tax Redirection. A reimbursement of 4.5% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $8.2 million over 23 years. - Community Improvement District
a. The developer is requesting the establishment of a CID that would impose a 1% sales tax on shoppers within the district. Reimbursement for public improvements at 11.8% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $21.5 million over 27 years. It is proposed to use the revenue from the CID to help fund three CID projects; Third Street Interchange Improvements, 291 North Interchange and public improvements for the Oldham Village Project. - Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority
a. Sales tax exemption on construction materials to reduce development costs. A reimbursement of 2.9% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $5.2 million during the construction period of the project.
b. Real property tax abatement on apartments to reduce development costs. A reimbursement of 1.8% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $3.2 million over 25 years. - Transportation Development District
a. Reimbursement for public improvements at 1.7% of the project cost, an estimated financial benefit of $3.1 million over 30 years.
Following the presentation, council approved the preliminary plan for phase one and two, an ordinance approving the rezoning for phase two, the tax increment financing plan and the community improvement district.
The next meeting is January 21.
