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Hack said LCDC markets county sites through targeted outreach to site consultants, real-estate brokers and developers, attendance at trade shows and coordinated state-level familiarization tours. She described 15 project submissions to the Business & Technology Park in 2024 (primarily manufacturing and a few small data-center opportunities) and said LCDC responds to complex requests for information that can include utility capacity, wet-utility availability and workforce data.

Hack highlighted competitive strengths for the park she said LCDC markets: available water resources, a gas line that can support temporary power generation (Generac-type backup), and proximity to a trained workforce, including veterans and Fort Leavenworth'related talent. She also noted the challenge of utility upgrades (Evergy and other providers typically require a committed project before building speculative distribution) and housing and community receptivity issues in neighborhoods adjacent to the park.

City staff (Scott and Penny) then led a study-session discussion that reviewed roles and finances of economic-development partners: LCDC, the Port Authority, Main Street, the Chamber and Girl Leavenworth County. Staff summarized that LCDC and Port Authority perform regional site marketing and keep business-park marketing and lead follow-up, while Main Street, the Chamber and Girl Leavenworth County focus on downtown and small-business retention and support.

The staff assessment noted that LCDC has limited funding and that countywide funding reductions have constrained the agency's capacity; staff said LCDC has funding for a few more years at current levels but that the organization is seeking public education and other revenue to sustain services. Staff also reported that the Chamber has faced budgetary strain, used reserve funds and limited transparency with ex officio members in 2023'24, which the city said reduced some partner collaboration.

Commissioners discussed options: maintain funding for LCDC and set clearer performance metrics; reduce or reallocate city funding; or withdraw city funding and reconstitute an in-house economic-development capability. Commissioners expressed interest in hiring a dedicated economic-development professional (with grant-writing capability noted as desirable), establishing measurable performance metrics (RFIs, site visits, projects advanced to final rounds, jobs and investment committed) and reconsidering how transient-guest-tax and other discretionary funds are used to support economic development and downtown activities.

Staff outlined a next step: to present the City Commission with options during the budget process that include (1) continuing current funding with clearer deliverables, (2) reduced funding tied to metrics, or (3) terminating the city'level contribution and developing an in-house economic-development program. Staff said they would return with draft job descriptions, estimated costs and proposed metrics for measuring results.

Provenance:
Topic introduction: \"As you all know, I'm Lisa Hack. I'm the executive director for Leavenworth County Development Corporation.\" (transcript block at 1759.43 seconds)
Topic finish: \"Scott and I are here as your staff, to answer any questions that you might have on, how the city and our partners work together to help the city grow.\" (transcript block at 6492.97 seconds)

Speakers cited: Lisa Hack (executive director, LCDC); Scott (city staff); Penny (city staff); Brian Habian (LCDC president, mentioned); Diana Dodd (LCDC staff, mentioned); Mayor and multiple commissioners (unnamed in transcript).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Leavenworth City Commission Regular Meeting April 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Leavenworth County Development Corporation executive director Lisa Hack reported county marketing activity and project leads for the Leavenworth Business & Technology Park, and city staff led a study-session discussion about the structure, funding and performance of local economic-development partners and options to provide economic development services directly from city government.","taxTitle","Leavenworth City, Leavenworth County, Kansas","taxId",53903,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6603308,"Leavenworth City staff to adopt county'run mass-notification system after demo",1558,116000,1674000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000368-74dc5f0d05cd272e4ed436a5feaf7bd7&start=116&end=1674","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000368-74dc5f0d05cd272e4ed436a5feaf7bd7/thumbnail_116000.jpg","/articles/6603308/Kansas/Leavenworth-City-staff-to-adopt-countyrun-mass-notification-system-after-demo","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603308-390927605d48d2b3f80572a5d2ffc579/orig.mp4?Expires=1776634194&Signature=CS50iQPePJkEHPiUx4~XoJiiTYCQ-xuoCsHwMZrPAvHargqjUJ~~Iairm2w-IpxPw7z9EZsvNI--lFsC6O7F7M0WiBn0NJDslUUPcxGqr66uXb~Cf1aIYa4~SqI3o7vXnbaaOt4-tZlFSxomAjbFB~BaQnpmVdygJKfNB3IdOwSPeWc4f~P8bCTktRfZRnXJJtIDEYhMr3FPQd~z9E03PL03N2BtTNZH5JiTZ~HVEMb3QoPiDzUS9yarBN4EIAMKsg74wsF6amWEPrbnbgnZaOI~2snlKadBbZdD66s5ivRAmnJcXJ~bcRE8yjPiJiO-Jrl1~kXVpAetNoZ7gm7u5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leavenworth City commissioners heard a presentation from county emergency-management staff about AlertSense (now Connexus), a mass-notification system that sends simultaneous voice, text and email alerts to residents and businesses in selected geographic areas.

City staff and the presenters said the system can target polygon, circle and freehand map areas so administrators can notify only people in a specific neighborhood, avoid sending messages to people inside a hostage perimeter and differentiate emergency messages from nonemergency notices such as event reminders.

The demonstration showed how administrators can draft a message, select prebuilt templates, add attachments or a flyer and send to internal groups (volunteers, spotters, staff) or the public directory. The presenters said the contractor obtained the countywide 9-1-1 data file and that the system can reach landlines, voice-over-IP business phones, cell phones, texts and email addresses at the same time.

Why it matters: Commissioners said they want more direct, timely ways to reach residents during evacuations, boil-water orders and other local incidents. The system would give city staff administrative control to send city-specific notices while remaining part of the county'managed parent account, the presenters said.

Details from the presentation included: the platform records delivery tallies (how many messages were delivered, failed or opened), allows scheduled sends and provides reporting that lists failure counts (but not the underlying reasons). Presenters said administrators can see how many recipients opened a message and whether a voice message was answered.

Commission discussion focused on public sign-ups and message scope. Presenters said broad public adoption is the biggest challenge and that sign-up can be done by QR code, the app, or a website sign-up; users can also opt out of particular notification channels and specify preferences (for example, only receiving app alerts rather than voice calls). Presenters said countywide sign-up numbers have varied over time; one presenter cited \"8,000 some odd\" public sign-ups countywide as an approximate historical figure and another cited an example area reach of about 4,263 contacts via the combined channels when a polygon was selected.

City staff and commissioners discussed keeping weather alerts with the county to avoid duplicative emergency messages and the risk of \"crying wolf.\" Commissioners indicated they preferred city staff to use the system mainly for city news and events and let the county remain the primary source for routine emergency-weather warnings. Several commissioners then agreed that staff should pursue setup and training.

Next steps: Presenters said they will train designated city administrators (examples given included Melissa and Penny on staff) and that the county would create the city as a sub-account within the county'managed parent account. Commissioners indicated consensus to proceed and staff said they would follow up to arrange training and sign-up.

Provenance:
Presentation excerpt (topicintro): \"Is to provide some kind of a, an additional communication system to our residents and business owners about, texting, to their phones\" (transcript block starting at 116.04 seconds).
Presentation excerpt (topfinish): \"So okay. Yeah. We will we will do that then.\" (transcript block starting at 1672.17 seconds).

Speakers cited: County emergency-management representative (presenter); Zach (presenter/demo); Rachel (presenter/demo); Scott (city staff/commissioner); Commissioner Martin (commissioner).","County emergency-management staff demonstrated the AlertSense/Connexus mass notification platform and city commissioners indicated consensus to pursue using the county'managed service for city alerts, events and targeted emergency messages.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6603299,"Leavenworth Convention & Visitors Bureau reports steady visitor numbers and marketing activity",1162,3409000,4571000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3000368-74dc5f0d05cd272e4ed436a5feaf7bd7&start=3409&end=4571","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3000368-74dc5f0d05cd272e4ed436a5feaf7bd7/thumbnail_3409000.jpg","/articles/6603299/Kansas/Leavenworth-Convention-Visitors-Bureau-reports-steady-visitor-numbers-and-marketing-activity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603299-777006d6ef3277423a02d9e30eb805df/orig.mp4?Expires=1776634194&Signature=F1jU96GRTuCFFdgax1vO6kBNKNLSqJDmJldSzeXh~H0TK6Gc8sKpQSdsd8JSawlVTJEWQVDr~lYEKBoYXE-vwwkfR8Oje4-DVIf8fLavKf7OgQD0sI9K2JlqaZ7pxOVvRSTo8hPfjlkR1OTLYqjKybni0ExTfpktdU9HmTwj8OZdwkVA0u9-8QKNsfBHomajXkIbdNCYmjAtB0vzhsdwC1B0IOwWvJkViqGhzFUQzaD0VD9YDnytKFL5xgrA~oxjxyCj717eKcO7Xg7AETNDzoM6vBsUB8JkNT9LBA5F0saUUCEX-YMXhLGzLVctIphR-V3ZkAnKwMIIcONtkDHRgA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A representative of the Leavenworth Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) delivered a semiannual report summarizing tourism indicators, marketing activity and upcoming events.

The CVB representative said 2024 saw about 207,000 unique visitors and roughly 500,000 total trips; average length of stay was about 2.5 days and the largest visiting age group was 45'to'64. The bureau reported an average hotel occupancy rate of 68.3% for 2024 (above the Kansas state average cited at about 52'53%) and said lodging and downtown attractions remain major draws.

Marketing and outreach: the CVB representative said the bureau distributed nearly 11,000 printed visitor guidebooks in 2024 and reported strong website referrals from the Kansas Office of Tourism. The bureau uses print and digital advertising, social media channels and event promotion to attract visitors. The CVB also described the \"Explorer Leavenworth Passport\" program and a new QR-tracked \"hometown proud\" signage campaign with trackable landing pages.

Events and partnerships: the CVB representative said the bureau supports local events, group tours and conferences and noted coordination around the Kansas City World Cup planning and regional tourism efforts. The bureau also confirmed partnerships with state tourism programs (including the Sunflower Summer program) and noted that two local museums participated in the statewide program last year.

Why it matters: The CVB argued that tourism and group visitation generate transient-guest-tax revenue and direct local spending (the bureau cited group-meeting direct spend of about $127,008.39 for recent events). The bureau asked city support for continuing partnerships on major events and on bringing state-level mobile visitor resources to local events when feasible.

Provenance:
Topic introduction: CVB presentation beginning and table-of-contents overview (transcript block at 3409.91 seconds).
Topic finish: \"So if there's any questions, I'd be happy to see if I can answer or at least get back to you on it.\" (transcript block at 4570.89 seconds).

Speakers cited: CVB representative (presenter); Scott and other city staff briefly referenced during Q&A.","The Leavenworth Convention & Visitors Bureau presented 2024 visitation and marketing metrics, reporting roughly 207,000 unique visitors, increased hotel occupancy and ongoing promotion work; the bureau said it will continue event and tourism coordination and invited city assistance with outreach for World Cup-related activities.","actionData","errors"]

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County development director outlines leads for Business & Technology Park; commission debates bringing economic-development work in house

Leavenworth City staff to adopt county'run mass-notification system after demo

Leavenworth Convention & Visitors Bureau reports steady visitor numbers and marketing activity