File #: BILL NO. 16-185    Name:
Type: Other Business - Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/13/2016 In control: City Council - Regular Session
On agenda: 9/1/2016 Final action: 9/1/2016
Title: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, THE I-470 AND 350 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND PARAGON STAR, LLC.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Gilmore Bell memo to City Council (8-24-16), 3. 8-24-16 Staff letter - Condition 24 Regional TDD, 4. Summit Woods TDD Cooperative Agreement
Related files: BILL NO. 16-211
Title
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, THE I-470 AND 350 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND PARAGON STAR, LLC.

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Issue/Request:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, THE I-470 AND 350 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND PARAGON STAR, LLC.


Key Issues:
This ordinance will approve a cooperative agreement between the City, the Summit Woods Transportation Development District (TDD) and Paragon Star, LLC, as the developer of the Paragon Star mixed-use development and sports complex proposed at I-470 and View High Drive.

See the attached memorandum from Gilmore & Bell dated August 24, 2016 for additional information.


Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for second reading of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, THE I-470 AND 350 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND PARAGON STAR, LLC.

I move for adoption of AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, THE I-470 AND 350 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND PARAGON STAR, LLC.


Background:
The City approved the I-470 and View High Tax Increment Financing Plan (the “TIF Plan”) on March 10, 2016. The implementation of this TIF Plan includes the formation of the Southwest I-470 TDD (the “Regional TDD”). The boundary of the Regional TDD encompasses all of the area included in the Summit Woods TDD as well as the public road improvements constructed for the proposed Paragon Star project.

The parties have negotiated this Agreement to set forth the (i) the conditions upon which the Regional TDD will be formed and the Regional TDD Sales Tax will be imposed, (ii) the implementation of the new Regional TDD Sales Tax and the termination of the Summit Woods TDD Sales Tax, (iii) the payoff of existing Summit Woods TDD debt with Obligations issued by the Regional TDD, (iv) the design, construction and funding of new projects of the...

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