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Council accepts Gillies proposal to maintain Kansas Coliseum water tower; staff to draft 20-year terms
Summary
Council accepted the selection committee's recommendation to award the water-tower disposition/repurposing proposal to Gillies Park City after reviewing one formal RFP response and an earlier emailed proposal; motion passed 7-1 with Councilmember Linda Westafford recorded in the lone dissent.
City staff told the council on Jan. 27 that the city received a single formal proposal to repurpose or maintain the city-owned water tower on the Kansas Coliseum property and that the selection committee recommended Gilley's/Gillies Park City as the preferred proposer.
The RFP was advertised Dec. 22 with submissions due Jan. 15; staff reported it also considered an earlier emailed proposal from Johnny Stevens, identified as a member-owner of Kansas Coliseum LLC. The selection committee evaluated submissions on overall benefit to the city, feasibility and clarity, long-term impacts on city assets, the ability to preserve structural integrity if retained, and financial terms and risk mitigation. Staff told council members the Gillies proposal included a financial obligation to the city over the next 20 years while the proposer maintains the tower, and that a baseline contract will be drafted and reviewed by the city engineer before final approval.
Councilmember Charles Schwenke moved to accept the Gillies proposal; Jim Schrader seconded. The motion passed 7-1, with Councilmember Linda Westafford recorded as the sole nay. The council’s action accepts the proposal and directs staff to prepare a revised baseline contract and lease terms for subsequent review and approval.
