Title
An Ordinance Approving the Memorandum of Understanding for Water Services to the Woodlawn Estates Development Between the City of Lee’s Summit, Lake Lotawana and the Lake Lotawana Community Improvement District.
(Note: First reading by Council on February 23, 2021. Passed by unanimous vote.)
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Issue/Request:
Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Lake Lotawana and the Lake Lotawana Community Improvement District (CID) to establish the terms and conditions under which Lee’s Summit will provide water service to the Woodlawn Estates development in Lake Lotawana located generally to the south and west of the intersection of State Highways 50 and 7.
Key Issues:
Provision of water service by Lee’s Summit to the Woodlawn Estates development to carry out the Development Agreement for the Woodlawn Estates that was executed on December 10, 2020.
Proposed City Council Motion:
I move for adoption of an Ordinance Approving the Memorandum of Understanding for Water Services to the Woodlawn Estates Development Between the City of Lee’s Summit, Lake Lotawana and the Lake Lotawana Community Improvement District.
Background:
In 1976 the City of Lee’s Summit and Water District #14 entered into a 28 year lease and contract. This contract expired in July of 2004, at which time the District advised the City of their intent to execute the contract provisions that stipulates the District will transfer their assets to the City and that the district be dissolved. In order to allow time for the district and the city to determine the best process to execute these provisions a 6 month extension was approved by both the City and the District in July of 2004. Since that time, both the City and the District have agreed the best process will be to merge the water systems, in accordance with state statutes, of the district and the city into one system owned and operated by the City of Lee’s Summit.
On November 16, 2007 in the case of Lone Summit Development Group...
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