[P. Consideration of Engineer’s Estimate, acceptance of bids and award of contract to Pyramid Contractors, Inc. for construction of the 119th Street Improvements Project, PN 3-P-007-23.]

[MAYOR] ITEM P IS CONSIDERATION OF ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT TO PYRAMID CONTRACTORS INC.

FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 119TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT PN 3-P-007-23.

COUNCILMEMBER VAKAS.

SO NATE, I'D ASK YOU TO TALK JUST A BIT ABOUT BOTH P AND Q TOGETHER WOULD BE FINE.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STREET PROJECT IN WESTERN OLATHE ON 119TH STREET WEST OF K-7. FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD IF WE JUST TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT IT.

PLEASE, SIR. THANK YOU.

SO, NATE BALDWIN, CITY ENGINEER, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

SO THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO PAVE A ROAD THAT ONCE UPON A TIME WAS PAVED.

BUT MANY PEOPLE THINK IS A GRAVEL ROAD.

I ACTUALLY GOT IN AN ARGUMENT WITH OUR STREET PRESERVATION MANAGER, WHETHER IT'S A GRAVEL ROAD OR ASPHALT ROAD, AND COURSE TOLD ME I WAS WRONG.

AND IT WAS ONCE UPON A TIME IN ASPHALT ROAD.

SO THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT IS WEST OF CLARE 119 STREET IS IMPROVED FROM I'M SORRY, K-7 TO CLARE GOING WEST TO THE NEW TRAILHEAD FOR THE CEDAR NILE'S PARK AND TO OUR LABORATORY AND CEDAR CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

THE ROAD IS AN EXTREMELY ROUGH SHAPE.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO OUT THERE, PUT, PUT A GOOD LAYER OF ASPHALT BASE, ROCK DOWN, BUILD A GOOD ROAD.

WE'RE ALSO BUILDING A TRAIL SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT WILL HELP THE CITIZENS OF FOREST VIEW AND THOSE ALONG CLARE ROAD GET TO THE TRAILHEAD.

SO RIGHT NOW, BIKERS HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT OPPORTUNITY

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TO GET THERE AS SOME PEOPLE UP HERE WELL KNOW.

RIGHT, BECAUSE IT IS IT RIGHT NOW IT IS IN VERY, VERY POOR CONDITION.

SO THE STREET IS GOING TO HAVE, LIKE I SAID, PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK TRAIL OFF TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

BUT ON THE STREET ITSELF, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO PUT A PEDESTRIAN LANE.

SO THAT'S FOR BIKERS, PEDESTRIANS, ANYONE WHO USE IT IS GOING TO BE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY IMPROVE THIS ROAD THAT'S A LONG TIME COMING.

THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO AN IMPORTANT PROJECT, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK TO THE WEST PART OF OLATHE, NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST, TRAFFIC ABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW WEST.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN FINALLY.

NOW NATE, AS WE THINK OF THE MAP IT DOES CURRENTLY INTERSECT WITH CLARE TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH.

IF WE GO A BIT FURTHER WEST, IT WILL EVENTUALLY INTERSECT TO THE NORTH WITH CEDAR CREEK PARKWAY? [BALDWIN] THAT THAT IS THE LONG TERM PLAN. YES.

AND FROM FROM 119, TAKING IT UP TO CEDAR CREEK PARKWAY IS ABOUT HOW FAR RIGHT NOW? [BALDWIN] THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I WOULD SAY PROBABLY A THIRD TO A QUARTER OF A MILE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [BALDWIN] THANK YOU.

[MAYOR] AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? A MOTION ON ITEM P WOULD BE IN ORDER.

I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MIND MY PS AND QS. SO I WOULD MOVE THEN THAT WE APPROVE ITEM P AND Q AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[MAYOR] WILL TAKE UP ITEM Q JUST A MINUTE, BUT WE'RE ITEM P.

WELL, SURE, IF YOU WANT TO OF THEM SEPARATELY? [MAYOR] SURE. WELL, IN THAT CASE, PLEASE, A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM P AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, [MAYOR] OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL? [CLERK] MS. FELTER? [CLERK] MR. GILMORE? [CLERK] MR. SCHOONOVER? [CLERK] MR VAKAS? [CLERK] MS. VOGT? [CLERK] MR. BACON? [CLERK] MS. ESSEX? [CLERK] MOTION PASSES, 7-0.

[Q. Consideration of a Utility Agreement with Evergy Metro, Inc. for the 119th Street Improvements Project, PN 3-P-007-23.]

[MAYOR] ITEM Q IS CONSIDERATION OF THE UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH EVERGY METRO INC FOR THE 119TH STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATING? SO YEAH.

[MAYOR] ALL RIGHT.

SO MOTION, APPROVE Q WOULD BE IN ORDER UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

WOULD OFFER A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM Q AS PRESENTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? [CLERK] MR. GILMORE? [CLERK] MR. SCHOONOVER? [CLERK] MR. VAKAS? [CLERK] MS. VOGT? [CLERK] MR. BACON? [CLERK] MS. ESSEX? [CLERK] MS. FELTER? [CLERK] MOTION PASSES 7-0.

[A. Consideration of Ordinance No. 24-01, RZ23-0010, requesting approval of a zoning amendment to Ordinance 20-33 with a revised preliminary site development plan for Bach Homes Montage Apartments (RZ23-0010), on approximately 17.31 acres; located southwest of W. 127th Street and S. Mur-Len Road. Planning Commission recommended approval 5 to 1.]

[MAYOR] WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. ITEM A IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-01, WHICH IS RZ23-0010 REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A OF A ZONING AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 20-33 WITH A REVISED PRELIMINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BACH HOMES MONTAGE APARTMENTS ON APPROXIMATELY 17.31 ACRES LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF WEST 127TH STREET AND SOUTH MUR-LEN ROAD. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM 5-1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER KIM HOLLINGSWORTH IS HERE FOR A BRIEF, BRIEF PRESENTATION.

WELCOME, KIM.

MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS. KIM HOLLINGSWORTH, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

AND AS WAS INTRODUCED, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN ALREADY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT FOR BACH HOMES MONTAGE APARTMENTS.

THE 17 ACRE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF 127TH AND MERLIN ROAD, RIGHT EAST OF HONDA OF OLATHE.

THE PROPERTY WAS ZONED TO THE PD PLAN DISTRICT IN 2018 AND WAS LATER AMENDED IN 2020.

IT’S SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL ZONING TO THE SOUTH, EAST AND WEST AND HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY TO THE NORTH PLAN OLATHE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATES THE PROPERTY AS A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL CENTER.

THESE CENTERS ARE LOCATED AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS, ARE PEDESTRIAN SCALED AND MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS ARE ENCOURAGED.

THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, INCLUDING ATTENTION TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS AND OFFERING A VARIETY OF HOUSING DENSITIES.

IN 2020, THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDED APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES, A CONVENIENCE STORE, TWO MIXED USE BUILDINGS AND A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AS WELL.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU NOW THE 2023 REVISED PLAN.

IT MAINTAINS THE SAME INTERNAL STREET LAYOUT, COMMERCIAL AND, MIXED USE BUILDINGS.

AND THEN OVER THE NEXT SLIDES, I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCES TO THE RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO FIRST, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A REVISED LAYOUT OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS FROM THREE LARGER BUILDINGS TO FIVE SMALLER BUILDINGS, AND JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TOTAL UNITS.

ALSO, THE STORMWATER DETENTION WOULD BE LAID OUT

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JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, MOVING FROM COMPLETELY UNDERGROUND DETENTION TO SOME UNDERGROUND AND ALSO ABOVE GROUND DRY DETENTION.

AND THEN THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE REMAINING THE SAME. A REVISED TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY WAS COMPLETED BASED ON THESE REVISED PLANS.

AND SO ALL IMPROVEMENTS REMAIN THE SAME, INCLUDING THAT ENTRANCE ON MUR-LEN ROAD.

THAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. FOUR ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, TWO TRAFFIC SIGNALS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, 129TH AND MUR-LEN AND THEN 127TH AND MOORE AVENUE.

ALL OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE COMPLETED WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT AND THEN SLIGHTLY LAGGING.

THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION IN 1B OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE.

THE LANDSCAPE PLAN HAS BEEN MODIFIED FOR THE REVISED MODIFICATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING LANDSCAPING AROUND THE PERIMETER THROUGHOUT THE PARKING AREAS AND BUILDING FOUNDATIONS.

THE BUILDINGS RETAIN THE SAME MODERN FLAT ROOFLINE AND GENERAL COLOR TONES AS THE 2020 APPROVAL.

PRIMARILY, BUILDINGS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF MASONRY MATERIALS WITH GLASS, STONE VENEER AND STUCCO.

AND SO THIS IS THE VIEW FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

YOU HAVE THE CLUBHOUSE AND APARTMENTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN AND THEN THE MIXED USE BUILDINGS ON THE RIGHT.

HERE'S AN INTERNAL VIEW OF THE APARTMENTS OF THE AMENITIES.

AND SO COHESIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS WILL BE USED THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS AMENITY AREA HAS A POOL, FIREPIT GRILLS, PICNIC AREAS, AND THERE'S ALSO A DOG PARK WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

HERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE TOWNHOMES, SO THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE SAME BUILDING MATERIALS AND COHESIVE DESIGN STYLE AS THOSE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.

AND AN ADDITIONAL VIEW LOOKING FROM 129TH STREET WHERE YOU CAN SEE ENTRANCES INTO THE TOWNHOMES AND SOME OF THOSE DESIGN ELEMENTS.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ZONING AMENDMENT AS STIPULATED. DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING, ONE INDIVIDUAL DID SPEAK REGARDING TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 5-1 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THE APPLICANT TEAM DID ARRIVE HERE FROM UTAH TODAY.

THEY TRAVELED THROUGH THE SNOW, SO THEY ARE HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY. APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. [MAYOR] THANKS, KIM.

QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THIS ITEM, ANYONE? COUNCILMEMBER VOGT.

AS FAR AS THE INCREASE IN DENSITY, IT'S STILL MEETS WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

IS THAT CORRECT? [KIM] YEAH, IT'S REALLY JUST AN INCREASE OF 21 UNITS OVERALL, VERY MINOR INCREASE.

SO IT STILL WOULD MEET THAT SAME DENSITY THRESHOLD THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

WILL THESE BE RENTAL, LEASE OR HOME OWNER OCCUPIED? DO YOU KNOW? [KIM] THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE RENTALS SO THAT THEY BE LAID OUT THAT WAY.

BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE'S A MARKET FOR PROBABLY SOME OWNER OCCUPIED TOWNHOUSES.

THAT'S WHY I ASK THE QUESTION.

WOULD YOU SAY THAT ALL THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS THAT THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL HAD REGARDING TRAFFIC ON MUR-LEN AND ACCESS POINTS WERE ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED? [KIM] YEAH, THERE WAS FURTHER CONVERSATION AT THAT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO FURTHER ADDRESS THOSE QUESTIONS, SUCH AS SIGNAL TIMING, TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS AND THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNAL ACCESS POINTS.

I'VE GOT SIGNAL AFTER SIGNAL AFTER SIGNAL.

SO FAR, THEY’RE TIMED GOOD.

SO WE'LL HOPE THAT WILL BE THE SAME.

WERE THERE ANY CHANGES IN THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE? [KIM] EXACTLY THE SAME.

THEY MAINTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.

AT THAT LITTLE RESTAURANT THAT'S THERE.

I THINK WE CAN USE THOSE COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACES AND I THINK BE A GREAT PLACE FOR THAT.

I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. [KIM] THANK YOU HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS GOING OVER.

[MAYOR] COUNCILMEMBER SCHOONOVER.

WITH REGARD TO THE TRAFFIC STUDY, I BELIEVE SOMEBODY HAD ASKED A QUESTION AND I DON'T RECALL IF IT WAS DURING THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ABOUT WHETHER THAT UPDATED PLANNING OR TRAFFIC STUDY EXCUSE ME, WENT AS FAR, I GUESS THE DIRECTION WOULD BE WEST, AS FAR AS RIDGEVIEW WITH SANTA FE TRAIL AND EVERYTHING THERE RIGHT ACROSS FROM FROM THE OVERPASS.

WAS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IMPACT TO THAT AREA EVER STUDIED BECAUSE I KNOW THAT 127TH KIND OF GOES DOWN TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION RIGHT THERE BY THE JUNIOR HIGH.

[KIM] YEAH I RECALL THAT QUESTION BEING ASKED OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

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AND SO THE TRAFFIC STUDY GOES LIKE A BLOCK EITHER DIRECTION OR MAJOR STREET EITHER DIRECTION.

SO IT DID GO ALL THE WAY TO KANSAS CITY ROAD.

AND PERHAPS A TEAM FOR THE FOR THE DEVELOPER WHENEVER WHENEVER THEY'RE ABLE TO TO COME UP.

BUT I ALSO SAW IN THE NOTES THAT I BELIEVE BACH HOMES HAS ONE OTHER PROPERTY IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA THAT IT CURRENTLY OWNS AND MANAGES.

AND I GUESS I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO WHAT WHAT THAT PROPERTY IS.

[KIM] YEAH, THAT IS ACCURATE AND THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT IN MORE DETAIL.

[MAYOR] COUNCILMEMBER GILMORE.

KIM, AS MY UNDERSTANDING, THE PHASE ONE OF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RESIDENTIAL.

IS THAT CORRECT? [KIM] THAT IS CORRECT.

ADDITIONALLY--- PHASE 1 IS GOING TO BE THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS? [KIM] YES. BEING REQUIRED TO BE PUT IN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE PHASE ONE IS PUT IN, CORRECT? [KIM] YES.

SO PHASE ONE IS THE APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES AND THE MIXED USE BUILDINGS, THUS PROMPTING THE NEED FOR THOSE SIGNALS TO BE PUT IN AT THAT TIME.

[KIM] YES. THE ONLY PHASE TWO IS THAT ONE BUILDING AT THE COMMERCIAL— THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT THE CORNER, THE DEVELOPER’S CURRENTLY WORKING ON SECURING A TENANT FOR THAT SPACE.

[MAYOR] KIM. I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

ONE IS ON THESE SIGNALS AT 129TH AND MUR-LEN AND ALSO 127TH AND (INAUDIBLE).

IS IT POSSIBLE I DON'T KNOW IF WE PUT SENSORS ON THE MAJOR ARTERIALS, BUT TO ME, I'M FRUSTRATED A LITTLE BIT ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN THESE SIGNALS MALFUNCTION AND THE DEFAULT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME THE DEFAULT MODE GOES IN, BUT USUALLY IT'S LATER IN THE EVENING WHEN THE TRAFFIC GOES DOWN.

BUT THE DEFAULT SHOULD ALWAYS BE GREEN FOR ARTERIAL.

AND ON SOME OF THESE THE DEFAULT THEN GOES TO RED TO STOP ON THE ARTERIALS.

SO PEOPLE HAVE TO STOP.

SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE ONLY WOULD PUT THE SENSOR ON THE SIDE ROADS AND JUST HAVE THE DEFAULT ON THESE SIGNALS ALWAYS BE GREEN AND THEN IT WOULD TRIGGER JUST TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING ON ARTERIALS.

SO IS THAT POSSIBLE? [KIM] I SEE I HAVE A VISITOR HERE AT THE PODIUM, SO I'M GOING.

TO HAVE NATE HELP ME OUT HERE.

[MAYOR] BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.

BUT IT DOES DISRUPT THE TRAFFIC ON ARTERIALS, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING.

GREAT QUESTIONS.

NATE BALDWIN, CITY ENGINEER.

SO OUR ARTERIALS DO GET PRIORITY FOR GREENS SO IF THERE IS AN ISSUE OUT THERE, THE PRIORITY DOES GO TO THE ARTERIALS.

BUT WE STILL DO NEED TO GET THE SIDE STREETS IN THERE.

SO IF THERE'S SPECIFIC EXAMPLES YOU EVER SEE WHERE THE MAJORITY IS GOING TO THE SIDE STREETS, NOT THE ARTERIALS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORK TO CORRECT.

BUT EVERY SIGNAL SHOULD GIVE PRIORITIES TO THE ARTERIALS.

THE MAIN GREEN, EVEN IF IT DEFAULTS, IS IF YOU WILL.

[MAYOR] OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE PROGRAMMED THEM JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE DEFAULT ALWAYS WORKS. [NATE] ABSOLUTELY.

[MAYOR] COUNCILMEMBER SCHOONOVER.

THIS QUESTION SLIPPED MY MIND EARLIER WITH REGARD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

WHY WAS THERE A DISSENTING VOTE? [KIM] SO I DON'T HAVE A CLEAR REASON ON THE RECORD AS TO THE DISSENTING VOTE.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION AROUND THE DENSITY QUESTIONS AS TO THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND INCREASES AND THE DENSITY.

[MAYOR] SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.

IF THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE COME UP, COUNCILMEMBER SCHOONOVER, DO YOU WANT TO JUST ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN OR DO YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I NOTICED IN THE IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION PACKET THAT BACH HOMES OWNS ONE OTHER PROPERTY THAT IS DEVELOPED IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA.

AND I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHAT THAT PROPERTY IS.

IT'S NORTH OF KANSAS CITY.

WE HAVE 336 UNITS THERE.

WE'RE CURRENTLY ADDING A PHASE TWO OF 46 UNITS OF TOWNHOMES.

WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTY AND MAINTAINED IT FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN YEARS.

AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE THE PACKET CORRECTLY THAT WHEN BACH HOMES DEVELOPS A PROPERTY, IT MAINTAINS OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROPERTY.

IS THAT CORRECT? BACH HOMES HAS CURRENTLY ABOUT 3,200 UNITS THAT WE HAVE BUILT AND WE OWN AND MAINTAIN.

AS A DEVELOPER AS WE’RE A FAMILY OWNED COMPANY.

AND SO WHEN WE DESIGN AND WE BUILD, WE TRY TO KEEP LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND LONG TERM

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RENTABILITY IN MIND.

[MAYOR] SIR. DO YOU MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? BRANDON AMES IT'S 270 NORTH, 2250 EAST IN LAYTON, UTAH.

[MAYOR] THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCILMEMBER VOGT.

WELL WELCOME TO OUR WINTER WONDERLAND HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRAVING COMING OUT.

I'M SURPRISED YOU MADE YOUR FLIGHTS.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE.

I THINK IT'S A VERY EXCITING PROJECT.

AND MY QUESTION IS, WHEN ARE YOU PLANNING TO BREAK GROUND? AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WE'RE ANTICIPATING GETTING THROUGH ALL OF OUR APPROVAL PROCESSES BY PROBABLY EARLY SUMMER.

SO WE WE WOULD LIKE TO START IN 2024.

THANK YOU.

[MAYOR] COUNCILMEMBER FELTER.

THANK YOU, BRANDON, FOR BEING HERE.

THE PROJECT LOOKS AMAZING TO ME.

IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE NEED IT AND WE NEED ADDITIONAL HOUSING.

WE NEED THE DENSITY ON THIS CORNER, IN MY OPINION.

SO YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT AND MY GRATITUDE FOR BRINGING THIS PROJECT HERE.

OF BACH HOMES WERE ACTUALLY VACATIONING IN THE AREA AND LOVED IT, THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND STARTED EXPLORING OPTIONS TO DEVELOP.

SO WE'VE DONE SOME DEVELOPMENTS IN IDAHO, MONTANA, OBVIOUSLY UTAH AND NOW WE'VE WORKED OUR WAY OVER HERE AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROJECT FOR US.

I THINK I PREDICT YOU'LL WANT TO DO MORE.

HOPEFULLY [MAYOR] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER.

RZ23-0010 AND THE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 20-33, AS PRESENTED. [MAYOR] SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL.

[CLERK] MS. FELTER? [CLERK] MR. GILMORE? [CLERK] MR. SCHOONOVER? [CLERK] MR. VAKAS? [CLERK] MS. VOGT? [CLERK] MR. BACON? [CLERK] MS. ESSEX? [CLERK] MOTION PASSES, 7-0.

[MAYOR] WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B.

[B. Consideration of Ordinance No. 24-02 approving a Loan Agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) acting on behalf of the State of Kansas, for the funding of the Olathe Pipe Replacement & Education Program (OPREP), PN 5-C-012-24.]

ITEM B IS CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-2, APPROVING A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.

KDHE ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF KANSAS FOR THE FUNDING OF THE OLATHE PIPE REPLACEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM PN 5-C-012-24.

THE CITY OF OLATHE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A PARTIALLY FORGIVABLE LOAN OFFERED THROUGH THE STATE OF KANSAS REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

SRF WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. THE LOAN NOT TO EXCEED $2,300,000 AND CHANGE WILL BE USED TO REPLACE 234 GALVANIZED WATER SERVICE LINES IDENTIFIED IN CENSUS TRACTS WITHIN OLATHE THAT HAVE POVERTY RATES EXCEEDING THE KANSAS STATEWIDE POVERTY RATE.

49% OF THE LOAN IS ELIGIBLE FOR FORGIVENESS.

THE OLATHE PIPE REPLACEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO MEET FEDERALLY MANDATED LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISION REQUIREMENTS TO REDUCE LEAD IN DRINKING WATER AND ELIMINATE PUBLIC PRIVATE LEAD SERVICE LINES.

THAT'S A LOT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? I APPLAUD STAFF FOR GETTING OUR APPLICATION IN EARLY.

A LOT OF CITIES DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED AND WE WERE WELL DOWN THE ROAD.

SO GOOD JOB ON THAT. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, A MOTION WOULD BE IN ORDER.

WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL ROLL? [CLERK] MS. ESSEX? [CLERK] MS. FELTER? [CLERK] MR. GILMORE? [CLERK] MR. SCHOONOVER? [CLERK] MR. VAKAS? [CLERK] MS. VOGT? [CLERK] MR. BACON? [CLERK] MOTION PASSES, 7-0.

[MAYOR] WE’LL NOW MOVE TO NEW CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS TONIGHT.