Pull factor

Topeka needs to understand the pull factor. We "PULL" 34% of our sales tax from outside Shawnee County. We need that sales tax to survive. LOOK at the City budget and see how important sale tax is to our community. (click here to read more about the "pull factor")

This is why it is so important to continue to attract retail to our community. 

Topeka is a treat place to do business and please stop by our booth in Vegas and say hello. 

Molly Howey 

mhowey@gotopeka.com
Phone: 785.231.6040
Fax:  785.234.8656

Please stop by and say hello.

.....remember.

We must have long memories.

Manufacturing Facility Request

From: Molly Howey <mhowey@gotopeka.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:14 AM
To: Topeka Area Brokers 2017 <TopekaBrokers2017@topekachamber.org>
Subject: Manufacturing Facility Request

Hello,

We have a client looking for the following. Please send me fliers for any buildings you have that fit the following criteria by Thursday, May 10 at 5:00.

Building Requirements:

• Q2-Q4 occupancy – the client has mentioned they will likely need 4-6 months to set up the facility (tentatively May - August target)
• Being operational by the end of 2018 is their goal
• Single tenant facility is preferable (Other tenant’s uses may restrict ability to get their food grade certification)
• Size – Minimum of 125,000 SF (125,000 – 170,000 SF preferably, slightly large is a possibility). A larger building may work if it meets all other requirements
• Clear Height - 30’ CH min (their current clear height is 33’, but they will consider 30’). Dan will also look at high power, crane buildings as low as 22’ clear.
• Power – they will need 4,000 AMPS min
• 5-10 dock doors
• 1 oversized drive in door (16’ x 18’)
• Crane – potential for the facility to have a 10-20-ton crane
• Floors – 8”, super flat
• Silo pads – potential for 6 silos @ 100,000 lbs for their plastics resin

Important criteria to keep in mind:

• This is a specialty plastics manufacturer that requires existing cranes in the facility or the potential to house cranes
• The facility is likely going to need a dehumidification system installed
• They are going to be pursuing food grade certification

• Production will be running 24/7

Molly Howey, CEcD Senior VP, Economic Development mhowey@gotopeka.com Office: 785.234.2644 / Cell: 785.231.4707 120 SE Sixth Avenue, Suite 110 Topeka, KS 66603

Accountability

 From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net> 

Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:46 AM
To: 'Brent Trout' <btrout@topeka.org>; 'Douglas Gerber' <dgerber@topeka.org>
Cc: 'Bill Fiander' <bfiander@Topeka.org>; 'Mike Hall' <mhall@Topeka.org>; 'council@topeka.org' <council@topeka.org>; 'Cook, Kevin' <Kevin.Cook@snco.us>; 'bob.archer@snco.us' <bob.archer@snco.us>; 'lrobbins@tps501.org' <lrobbins@tps501.org>
Subject: FW: Open Records Request

We know now the original developer didn’t assign the development agreement at closing to the City of Topeka to the new owner.

The site plan is an exhibit to the development agreement that went through the TIF process. The stakeholders that approved the TIF are expecting 8 buildings to be build on the subject property.

The development agreement is in default; why wouldn’t the new owner not have to go back through the TIP process to amend the district?

Public monies were used to acquire the land, demo the improvement and add the infrastructure to make the site shovel ready for 8 townhomes. The community needs to hold the new owner accountable to the development agreement. It is the duty of the City to have the new owner sign the development agreement.

The development agreement issues and the Private Public partnership issues need to be cleaned up before planning could ever consider a zoning case to use a TIF district land for a Bark Park. If the new owner does not want to build on those 8 lots they should be offered to the public.

Mitigating the damages of a $310,000 shortfall in the TIF bonds should be paramount in the minds of the stewards of the public monies.

Henry McClure

From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 11:14 AM
To: 'Brenda Younger' <BYounger@Topeka.org>
Subject: Open Records Request

Please send me a copy of the legal opinion that will allow a zoning case to move forward on the property attached to this email.

Thank you.

Henry McClure

785.383.9994 Direct

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