Mayor Bill Baird issued a proclamation recognizing November as Feed Lee’s Summit Month. The purpose of Feed Lee’s Summit Month is to bring awareness to hunger in the community and encourage citizens and businesses to help diminish hunger in Lee’s Summit by supporting “Feed Lee’s Summit,” an event to raise money for local nonprofits that work to provide food for those in need.

A public hearing was held on the Preliminary Development Plan for building and parking lot expansions at Summit Park Church located at 425 Southwest Oldham Parkway. The church sits on 8.02 acres with a 33,000-square-foot building and 245 parking spaces. The proposed expansion to the existing church, originally constructed in 1988, would be in three phases. Phase 1 would add 150 parking spaces. Phase 2 and 3 are building expansions, taking the church from 33,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet at full build out in three to five years. 

Following the public hearing, City Council advanced to second reading an ordinance approving a preliminary development plan for Summit Park Church. 

A public hearing was held on a commercial Preliminary Development Plan for Caliber Collision, an automotive repair business proposed at 710 Southeast Blue Parkway and Southeast Seventh Terrace. The applicant is also seeking a 30-year Special Use Permit (SUP) for an automotive repair and paint shop. The project consists of an 11,582-square-foot building and a parking lot located on 1.38 acres.

Following the public hearing, City Council advanced to second reading an ordinance approving a preliminary development plan for Caliber Collision.

City Council advanced to second reading an ordinance approving a 30-year special use permit for an automatic repair and paint shop.

City Council heard a presentation on the progress of the Downtown Market Plaza redevelopment project. A series of three public engagement meetings will take place on Monday, Oct. 25 to receive feedback from citizens and stakeholders on programming and activities for the public spaces. Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, the public space manager, will lead the meetings. Information gathered from the meetings will be used to develop the programming which will then inform the design of the project.

Lane4, the project’s master developer presented future action items and the project timeline. The final conceptual master plan with a preliminary budget is expected to be complete in mid-March. Construction of the public component of the project will be complete in early 2024.