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Committee moves forward with amendment to Overland Park Plaza redevelopment district to separate Copaykin and Black & Veatch parcels

Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee · July 15, 2026
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Summary

Staff asked the committee to start the process of splitting phase-one parcels in the Overland Park Plaza redevelopment district so the Copaykin property can proceed independently of the Black & Veatch headquarters phase; the committee directed staff to prepare an ordinance and recommended passage.

Planning staff described a technical amendment to the Overland Park Plaza redevelopment district plan to split properties that had been part of the same phase so the Copaykin parcel can proceed on its own schedule while Black & Veatch continues on a separate timeline. Staff said the change is meant to clarify phase boundaries and preserve each owner's ability to proceed without delay.

Committee members asked about development agreements and how private agreements among multiple property owners will be memorialized; staff said those arrangements will be incorporated into the city's development agreement when that document is prepared. The committee directed staff to prepare the ordinance amending ordinance r e 34 and 7 a and recommended governing-body passage; the motion passed unanimously.