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Public Works committee forwards traffic-calming contract and multiple engineering agreements to full council
Summary
The Lee's Summit Public Works Committee voted unanimously to forward a traffic-calming construction contract, engineering design agreements for pump stations and sewer interceptor work, and several design modifications and federal funding schedule changes to the full City Council for final approval. Staff also presented the draft FY2027 CIP and a year‑end construction summary.
The Lee's Summit Public Works Committee on Jan. 12 reviewed and forwarded several infrastructure contracts and amendments to the full City Council, and received a presentation on the draft FY2027 Capital Improvement Plan.
John Persing, a staff engineer with Public Works, presented an ordinance to award bid No. 889 for a traffic‑calming project on Northwest Lake Drive that includes a raised crosswalk and two speed humps. Persing said the project followed petitions and field studies from traffic engineers; Vice Chair Rader, whose district includes the project area, said residents "are going to be very happy" after a long wait. The committee moved and voted to forward the ordinance, and the clerk recorded unanimous committee support.
Lisa O'Dell, deputy director of Water Utilities, asked the committee to forward a professional engineering agreement with HDR Engineering for preliminary design of sanitary sewer pump stations serving an unsewered area north of Colburn and near Lake Chacomo. O'Dell said the contract would bring major long‑lead equipment decisions much closer to procurement readiness by taking equipment specifications to roughly 90% while the overall design reaches about 30% completion. Council members questioned contract structure and whether amendments would follow; O'Dell said the work is expected to be followed by a future amendment to finish design and that pump lead times can approach a year.
Committee members also moved forward an RFQ award to Burns & McDonnell for Cedar Creek Interceptor Phase 4 design and approved Modification No. 3 to Kimley‑Horn's design contract for the Olive & Orchard Street storm sewer project to add construction administration services. Nikkia Chapman Fryberger, senior staff engineer, described the modification as routine support to ensure submittal reviews and record drawings during construction.
The committee approved a supplemental Transportation Alternatives Program agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for schedule adjustments on Complete Street improvements on Douglas Street (Chipman to 2nd Street); staff confirmed right‑of‑way and easement acquisitions were complete for that reach.
As part of the meeting's roundtable, Construction Manager Perry Allen presented a year‑end summary for 2025, saying projects totaling roughly $63 million closed with an aggregate change‑order rate of 3.84% (about $2.5 million in additional work). Allen said, excluding scope increases that added value, the program showed about a 1.19% overrun. He also said condemnation was rare: of hundreds of property interests acquired in 2025, 0.3% proceeded to condemnation and one outstanding case remained.
All forwarded items were recommended to full council by unanimous committee roll calls. The committee received the CIP presentation outlining 20 proposed new projects totaling about $52 million over five years, sequencing priorities (including bridge packaging and a potential public‑private partnership for a downtown parking garage), and an April public comment period and Planning Commission hearing in late April before formal council action in May.
The committee adjourned at about 5:23 p.m.
