City of Dodge City

This document outlines the First Amended and Restated STAR Bond Project Plan for the City of Dodge City, Kansas, focusing on the Amended Heritage Area. The plan aims to strengthen Dodge City's tourism industry and stimulate economic development by enhancing visitor attractions and amenities. Key projects include the development of a boutique hotel, a motorsports museum, projection mapping, improvements to streetscapes and building facades, and additions to the Trail of Fame and Wyatt Earp Gateway. The overall vision is to create a unique visitor experience, increase visitation and visitor spending, and reinforce Dodge City's status as a premier western heritage and family destination.

The commission held a public hearing for the Community Development Block Grant funding and issued proclamations for Building Safety Month, National Public Works Week, and Charlie Meade Day. Key agenda items included the approval of a revised change order for street reconstruction, authorization of a Safe Streets and Roads for All implementation grant application, and the establishment of a Safety Taskforce to address transportation safety and Vision Zero goals. Additionally, the commission approved a replat for the Everhart Subdivision, authorized additional handrail fabrication for the 14th Avenue bridge, entered into a cost funding agreement for a retail and entertainment development project, and approved a major water rights acquisition from JR Farms and Reinert Partnerships.

The commission agenda included a public hearing regarding the expansion of the STAR Bond District. Other key business items involved approving a memorandum of understanding with the Boot Hill Museum for facility improvements, executing a development agreement for a new hotel, authorizing the purchase of fire department and airport equipment, and approving various change orders for infrastructure and drainage projects. Additionally, the commission considered rezoning property from Residential Suburban to Heavy Industrial.

The City Commission meeting agenda included discussions on a STAR Bond project district amendment and public hearing, approval of several consent calendar items such as cereal malt beverage licenses, change orders for street maintenance, and payments for temporary construction and permanent waterline easements. Additionally, the agenda covered the approval of lease agreements with the 16th Judicial District of Kansas and the Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, as well as new business items regarding intersection improvements, splashpad design services, and grout testing for levee repairs.

The City Commission agenda included several proclamations recognizing International Firefighters' Day, National Train Day, National Travel and Tourism Week, and Historic Preservation Month. Key business items involved approving contracts and quotes for sanitary sewer monitoring equipment, plumbing improvements for a new direct-fired thermal oxidizer at the Warrior Biogas Facility, and a traffic impact study agreement for an 80-acre development site. The commission also addressed consent calendar items including the donation of a vacant lot to the Community Housing Association of Dodge City, memoranda of understanding for a sculpture installation, and a change order for irrigation system repairs.