CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Manager’s Office		Commission Meeting Date: May 2, 2017
Staff Contact:	Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Forgive special assessments in the amount of $40,648.17 on Lot 7 of Block C in the East Hills Business Park to accommodate future Plastikon expansion, subject to donation of the property to Plastikon by Douglas County.
Executive Summary:		The City of Lawrence is in receipt of a request from Plastikon Healthcare, LLC, a local company located in the East Hills Business Park, and Douglas County. Plastikon is requesting that the County Commission consider donation of a lot adjacent to its facility to accommodate a future expansion and requesting that the City of Lawrence forgive the outstanding special assessments on the property in the amount of $40,648.17. Plastikon has also been informally discussing an immediate expansion to its facility that would occur on its own property. The lot requested for donation is Block C Lot 7, a parcel that was part of the original East Hills Business Park, which Plastikon desires to accommodate future expansion. Since the East Hills Business Park was developed, the County has had an ongoing agreement with the City regarding the deferral of special assessments against the lots it owns and holds in anticipation of future development, until such lots are sold. Lots that are then sold have special assessments due. The park was developed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s and the special assessments have long since been fronted and paid by the City. In this situation, Douglas County is requesting that the City consider forgiving the outstanding special assessments on this lot. The County Commission considered the land donation request at is April 26, 2017 meeting and it was approved contingent upon the City of Lawrence waiving the special assessments as noted. The City of Lawrence approved a similar request made by PROSOCO in 2015. The County approved the donation of the County-owned lot and the City of Lawrence agreed to waive outstanding special assessments in the amount of $44,937.81 on that lot. Given that the County is donating the lot, City staff believes it would be appropriate for the City to waive the special assessments in the case of this current request.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Economic Growth and Security
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is $40,648.17. The special assessments considered for waiver have been fully paid by the City of Lawrence.
Attachments:		Letter from Plastikon Property Sheet East Hills Business Park Map

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