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Mayor and Council meeting summary

Overland ParkJun 1, 20263 min read

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Council approved substantive changes to the Bluhawk STAR Bond Project plan and a related development agreement amendment; authorized engagement of Wells Fargo as STAR Bond underwriter for Bluhawk Phase 2; approved a resolution to provide notice for a public hearing on a proposed TIF district at 8201 Metcalf; continued a transfer consent for the Edison OP Project to June 15; approved the Consent Agenda including special event permits, Planning Commission consent items, and a design‑build selection for Blue Valley Salt Storage preconstruction services; amended the common consumption area to include Clock Tower Landing and revised an event date.

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Bluhawk Development Highway. Rezoning Restated Development TIF Redevelopment Metcalf TIF Restated Bluhawk Development Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Economic Development

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What this means

The council took steps to move forward with large private development and financing plans in the city, including approving changes to the Bluhawk project and hiring a firm to help underwrite potential bonds that could fund it. They also started the formal process for a proposed tax‑increment financing (TIF) district at 82nd and Metcalf, and delayed action on a separate transfer consent until mid‑June. Routine approvals covered permits for events, planning items such as plats and rezoning, and preconstruction work for a new salt storage facility; the council also expanded an area where certain alcohol consumption is allowed during specified events at Clock Tower Landing. STAR bonds are sales tax and revenue bonds used to fund development projects, and a TIF would use future property tax growth from the area to help pay for redevelopment costs.

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Approved Ordinance No. SB-3233,C amending the Bluhawk STAR Bond Project Plan (approved 12–0).
Approved Resolution No. 5131 authorizing a Second Amendment to the Bluhawk Development Agreement (approved 12–0).
Approved engagement of Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking as underwriter for potential Bluhawk STAR Bonds – Phase 2 (approved 12–0).
Approved Resolution No. 5130 providing notice of a public hearing for a proposed TIF Redevelopment District at 8201 Metcalf (approved 12–0).
Continued Resolution No. 5126 (Transfer Consent for Edison OP Project) to the June 15, 2026 Council meeting (approved 12–0).
Approved the Consent Agenda, which included Resolution No. 5129 amending the common consumption area to include Clock Tower Landing and revising an event date (approved 12–0).
Approved Planning Commission consent items including special event permits, a final plat (Estates at Riverstone), a special use permit for a landscape nursery, and a rezoning request (Planning Commission had approved these items prior to Council).
Approved design‑build selection and authorization to negotiate with Fogel‑Anderson Construction Co. for Blue Valley Salt Storage Facility preconstruction services, not to exceed $203,098.

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Mayor and Council - June 1, 2026

Jun 1, 2026, 7:30 PMcompleted

Agenda

Consideration of Substantially Changed Amended and Restated Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond Project Plan – Bluhawk STAR Bond Project.  Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk STAR Bond Project Plan.  Ordinance No. SB-3233, C – Amending Ordinance Nos. SB-3233, A and SB-3233, B approving a substantial change to a STAR Bond Project Plan for the Project Area within a STAR Bond Project District located generally at the southwest corner of 159th Street and U.S. Highway 69 (Bluhawk STAR Bond Project).  Resolution No. 5131 - Authorizing the execution and delivery of a Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk Development Agreement relating to an economic development project located generally at the southwest corner of 159th Street and U.S. Highway 69 (SWC 159th Street and U.S. 69 (Bluhawk) Project).  Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk Development Agreement - Bluhawk Land, LLC; Bluhawk Market Place, LLC; Bluhawk Holdings, Inc.; Bluhawk Sports Properties, LLC; and BH Special Holdings, LLC. ● Council Staff Report - Html ● Ordinance No. SB-3233, C ● Summary of Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk STAR Bond Project Plan ● Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk STAR Bond Project Plan ● Resolution No. 5131 ● Summary of Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement ● Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Bluhawk Development Agreement ● Summary of Prior Actions - Bluhawk Project
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Resolution No. 5129 - Amending the previously approved common consumption area generally located in the vicinity of 78th Street and Santa Fe Drive, between 78th Street and 83rd Street; and between 80th Street and Robinson, and 78th Street and Glenwood, to include the operation of the Common Consumption Area on June 12 and June 13, 2026, in Clock Tower Landing, vicinity of 7950 Marty; and revising the Chief's Red Friday event from Wednesday, June 2, 2026, to Friday, September 11, 2026, and expanding the operation of the Common Consumption Area to include the Clock Tower Landing patio, vicinity of 7950 Marty. ● Council Staff Report - Html ● Resolution No. 5129 (Clean) ● Resolution No. 5129 (Redline) ● Exhibit A-K - Maps
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Approve Design Build Selection and Authorization to Negotiate Agreement - Fogel-Anderson Construction Co., for design-build preconstruction services for Blue Valley Salt Storage Facility Replacement, in an amount not to exceed $203,098. ● Committee Report to Council - Html
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Bid Tabulation - Rejecting the bid for the Completed Assembly of One (1) 2026 Truck Mounted Flameless Pothole Patcher (Hotbox). ● Committee Report to Council - Html ● Bid Tabulation - Pothole Patcher (Hotbox) ● Exhibit A - Truck-Mounted Pothole Patcher
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Request for Additional Capital Improvements Program Funding - Amending the 2027-2031 Five-Year Financial Plan, Capital Improvements Program and Maintenance Program, for the 119th and Switzer Retaining Wall Study project, and authorizing an increase in project funding to $1,200,000 from $200,000. ● Committee Report to Council - Html ● Exhibit A - 119th Street and Switzer Road Retaining Wall Map [Project No. MR-3271]
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Waive Bid Process and Authorization to Utilize a Request for Proposals - For design-build services for the 119th and Switzer Retaining Wall Study. ● Committee Report to Council - Html
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Authorization to Negotiate Amendment to Agreement - ACME Technologies, Inc., for event management ticketing software and services, for a three-year period in an amount of $162,000. ● Committee Report to Council - Html
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Consultant Selection and Authorization to Enter into Agreement - Peckham Guyton Albers and Viets, Inc., to provide engineering and architectural services for the Overland Park City Hall Conversion and Expansion project, in an amount not to exceed $988,975. ● Committee Report to Council - Html ● Agreement - Peckham Guyton Albers and Viets, Inc.
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Authorization to Negotiate First Amendment to Agreement - Intergraph Corporation, an Octave Group Company, to extend the Master Services Agreement for Computer Aided Dispatch and Data Analytics Software, for a three-year period in an amount of $744,755.28. ● Committee Report to Council - Html
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Authorization to Negotiate Agreement - Neumo Justice Systems, LLC, for Court Management Software, for a four-year period in an amount of $360,865.10. ● Committee Report to Council - Html
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Resolution No. 5128 - Relating to the selection of Municipal Court Judges. ● Committee Report to Council - Html ● Resolution No. 5128
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Expenditure Ordinance No. 4B - Outlining the expenditures from the General Operating Fund for April 10 through April 23, 2026. ● Expenditure Ordinance No. 4B
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Expenditure Ordinance No. 4C - Outlining the expenditures from the General Operating Fund for April 24 through May 7, 2026. ● Expenditure Ordinance No. 4C
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Resolution No. 5126 - Authorizing a Transfer Consent related to an Economic Development Project generally located at the southwest corner of 80th Street and Marty (Edison OP Project). ● Committee Staff Report - Html ● Resolution No. 5126
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Bluhawk STAR Bond Underwriter Engagement - Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking, relating to potential issuance of Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds for the BluHawk STAR Bond Project – Phase 2. ● Council Staff Report - Html ● Bluhawk STAR Bond Underwriter Engagement - Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking
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Resolution No. 5130 - Providing for notice of a public hearing concerning the establishment of a Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment District generally located at the southeast corner of 82nd Street and Metcalf Avenue (8201 Metcalf TIF Project). ● Committee Report to Council - Html ● Resolution No. 5130
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Special Event Permit No. SEP2026-00062 - 7139 West 80th Street. A special event permit is requested to allow an outdoor art exhibit on September 25, 2026. Application made by Mark Freeman. ● Staff Report ● Maps
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Special Event Permit No. SEP2026-00221 - 9001 Metcalf. A special event permit is requested from June 1 through September 1, 2026, to allow a temporary banner. Application made by Angela Gray, representing IKON at Promontory. ● Staff Report ● Banner
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Special Event Permit No. SEP2026-00230 - 5454 West 110th Street. A special event permit is requested to allow food trucks from June 1, 2026, through June 1, 2027. Application made by Stephanie Couture, representing Creative Planning. ● Staff Report ● Maps
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Special Event Permit No. SEP2026-00237 - 9898 West 95th Street. A special event permit is requested to allow an outdoor music concert on June 21, 2026. Application made by Mike Boatright. ● Staff Report ● Maps
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Acceptance of Right-of-Way - Final Plat No. PLT2026-00011 - Estates at Riverstone - Vicinity of the southwest corner of 183rd Street and Quivira. Application made by Riverstone BV, LLC. The Planning Commission approved this item on May 11, 2026, by a vote of 11 to 0. (Related Case No. PLT2025-00017) ● Staff Report ● Maps
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Special Use Permit No. SUP2026-00008 - Vicinity of the southwest corner of 167th Street and U.S. 69 Highway. A special use permit is requested for an indefinite period of time to allow a landscape nursery. This property is currently zoned RUR-J, Rural District, Johnson County. Application made by Family Tree Nursery. The Planning Commission approved this item on May 11, 2026, for an indefinite period of time, by a vote of 11 to 0. Ordinance No. Z-4405 ● Staff Report ● Maps ● Deviation Request Response ● Ordinance No. Z-4405 ● Criteria for Rezonings and Special Use Permits
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Rezoning No. REZ2026-00003 - Vicinity of the northeast corner of 135th Street and U.S. 69 Highway. Rezoning is requested from CP-O, Planned Office Building District, to RP-6, Planned High-Rise Apartment District, to allow a multi-family development. Application made by Graystone, LLC. The Planning Commission approved this item on May 11, 2026, by a vote of 11 to 0. Ordinance No. Z-4406 ● Staff Report ● Maps ● Ordinance No. Z-4406 ● Criteria for Rezonings and Special Use Permits
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Mid-America Regional Council Report Holly Grummert, Councilmember
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