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Council advances Streets of West Pryor Chapter 100 amendment; budget amendment adopted
Summary
Council advanced an ordinance to extend the Chapter 100 sales-tax exemption for remaining Streets of West Pryor pads to 2027 and adopted a separate budget amendment; developer said extension is aimed chiefly at enabling a hotel pad to move forward.
The Lee's Summit City Council moved an amendment to the Streets of West Pryor Chapter 100 industrial development plan to second reading and approved a separate budget amendment at its Feb. 10 meeting.
Developer Matt Pennington of Drake Development described three remaining pads at the Streets of West Pryor site — including a prominent hotel pad — and said the request for an amended and restated Chapter 100 master plan is intended to extend the project’s sales-tax exemption on construction materials. Pennington told the council that the hotel market is recovering from COVID-era disruption and that building the hotel requires large upfront purchases of both construction materials and interior fixtures; he asked the council for a three-year extension of the Chapter 100 exemption so the hotel (or an equivalent flag) could be feasible.
The council entered materials from the developer into the record and held a public hearing; no speakers opposed the amendment. After closing the public hearing, the council voted to advance Bill 25-045 (the second amended Chapter 100 master plan for Streets of West Pryor) to second reading on a roll-call vote (8–0). The clerk recorded the vote and staff said the developers will have through the end of 2027 to claim the sales-tax exemption on eligible construction purchases if the ordinance is adopted at second reading.
On the consent and financial side, the council also adopted Ordinance 25-035 (a budget amendment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025). The ordinance passed on second reading by recorded vote: seven in favor, zero opposed, with one recusal. Earlier in the meeting the council adopted the meeting agenda and the consent agenda by roll call; those procedural votes were recorded as well.
Developer Pennington summarized project progress to date: the center has grown from an originally planned 43,000 square feet to roughly 58,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space; 14 restaurants are now committed to the development, and the three remaining pads include Lot 4 (a retail/restaurant site), the hotel pad and a final restaurant pad. Pennington said restaurant interest has been strong but the hotel parcel requires a larger market signal to proceed.
Council members asked about timing and why the developer requested only a three-year extension; staff and the developer said the period reflects the developer’s market assessment and the time needed to finalize franchise, construction and financing commitments. The council did not amend the proposed extension-length at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to approve agenda: passed (roll call). - Motion to approve consent agenda: passed (roll call). - Bill 25-045 (second amended Chapter 100 master plan for Streets of West Pryor): advanced to second reading (roll call vote 8–0). - Ordinance 25-035 (budget amendment for FY ending 06/30/2025): adopted on second reading (recorded vote 7–0 with 1 recusal).
Next steps: staff will return Bill 25-045 for second reading and final adoption if council moves forward; the developer will proceed with site marketing and, if market conditions permit, claim the Chapter 100 sales-tax exemption on qualifying construction purchases within the approved time window.
