Leawood meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Leawood agendas: no decisions posted yet; $396,808 vehicle purchase heads Oct. 19 Governing Body agenda

Leawood's five most recent public meetings have produced no published record of decisions. Minutes for the meetings held October 7 through October 13 have not yet been posted, and the summaries available describe agenda items only — so nothing below should be read as an outcome. The largest item currently on the record is a proposed police vehicle purchase, listed at up to $396,808.00 on the October 19 Governing Body agenda.

Governing Body: vehicle purchase, licenses, development plan

The Governing Body meets in regular session on October 19. Agenda items include the purchase of 7 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Explorers and 1 F-150 from Shawnee Mission Ford for up to $396,808.00, and a lease of vehicles from Enterprise Leasing. The figure is stated as a ceiling of "up to" $396,808.00, not a final price.

Also listed: renewal of a CMB license for Trader Joe's #723 at 4201 W. 119th Street and for Price Chopper #121 at 3700 W. 95th Street; and a Revised Final Development Plan for French Corner - Flower Child. The session also includes proclamations and presentations.

Arts Council: votes were scheduled October 12

The Leawood Arts Council was scheduled to vote on the Public Art Master Plan and on the Art on Loan program, and to consider approval of 2027 meeting dates. The agenda also listed discussion of the Arts Budget and a Public Art Impact Fee for a December meeting, and of Clio Audio Tours and Public Art Guides. No vote results have been published.

Planning Commission: mixed-use ratios

The Planning Commission held a work session October 13 on potential revisions to required use ratios for the MXD and MXD-4 zoning districts under Section 16-2-6.4. A work session is a discussion; the agenda lists no action item.

Parks & Recreation: playground ribbon cuttings

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met October 8 to review ribbon cutting dates for playgrounds at Yilan and Ironwoods Parks. The agenda also listed discussion of Parks & Recreation unfunded projects, updates on upcoming facility maintenance, and an update on court usage monitoring.

Yilan Sister City: Lunar New Year planning

The Yilan Sister City Committee met October 7 on logistics for the Lunar New Year celebration, including a review of the event timeline for February 12, 2027. Listed items also included confirmation of a Standard Agreement and Contracts for the event venue, coordination of a meeting date with Ironhorse staff, discussion of Lunar expenses and the reimbursement process, and a review of the July 4, 2026 parade cancellation.

Public Works Committee canceled

The Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for October 7 was canceled. The agenda provided for that date contained only procedural boilerplate.

Coming up

October 19 — Governing Body-Regular Session. The only upcoming meeting listed in the next 14 days. Residents interested in the vehicle purchase, the two liquor license renewals, or the French Corner - Flower Child development plan can attend or follow the published agenda.

A note on this roundup: the summaries behind it are drawn from agendas, not minutes. Where a meeting has not yet published minutes, this article reports what was scheduled for discussion or action, not what was done. Readers should check the official agenda packets and minutes for the authoritative record.

Leawood Arts Council set to vote on public art plan; Planning Commission takes up townhome and brownstone plats

Leawood's Arts Council, Planning Commission, Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and Yilan Sister City Committee all met or were scheduled to meet in the past two weeks, but as of October 13 no minutes from those sessions have been published. The agendas below show what each body was set to take up — not what it decided. Two other meetings, the Stormwater Management Committee on September 30 and the Public Works Committee on October 7, were canceled, and their agendas contained only procedural items.

Arts Council scheduled to vote on public art plan

The Leawood Arts Council met October 12 with votes scheduled on the Public Art Master Plan and the Art on Loan program. The agenda also listed approval of 2027 Arts Council meeting dates, discussion of the arts budget and a public art impact fee for a December meeting, and discussion of Clio Audio Tours and public art guides. No vote results were available.

Planning Commission reviews townhome, brownstone plans

At its September 29 regular session, the Planning Commission was set to consider four cases:

• **PC-142-2026:** revised final development plan for Busey Pointe Bank landscaping, south of 135th Street and west of Roe Avenue.
• **PC-168-2026:** revised final development plan for exterior changes at Child Flower French Corner, north of 119th Street and west of Roe Avenue.
• **PC-169-2026:** final development plan and revised final plat for Leawood Market Center Townhomes, south of 135th Street and east of Kenneth Road.
• **PC-179-2026:** final plat for East Village Brownstones, south of 133rd Street and east of Pawnee Lane.

A rezoning request for Leawood Crossing Park was continued to October 27, 2026, according to the agenda summary.

Parks board: playground ribbon cuttings, unfunded projects

The Parks & Recreation Advisory Board met October 8 to review ribbon-cutting dates for playgrounds at Yilan and Ironwoods Parks. The agenda also listed discussion of Parks & Recreation unfunded projects, updates on upcoming facility maintenance, and an update on court usage monitoring.

Sister city committee: Lunar New Year planning

The Yilan Sister City Committee met October 7 to coordinate the Lunar New Year celebration. Agenda items included a review of the July 4, 2026 parade cancellation, confirmation of a standard agreement and contracts for an event venue, coordinating a meeting date with Ironhorse staff, reviewing the Lunar New Year event timeline for February 12, 2027, and discussing Lunar expenses and the reimbursement process.

Canceled meetings

The Stormwater Management Committee meeting scheduled for September 30 was canceled. The Public Works Committee meeting scheduled for October 7 was also canceled. In both cases the provided agendas contained only procedural boilerplate, and no items were listed.

Coming up

• **Planning Commission work session, Tuesday, October 13:** discussion of required use ratios for the MXD and MXD-4 zoning districts under Section 16-2-6.4.

No other meetings are listed for the next 14 days. Readers should check the official agendas and minutes for those sessions for the outcomes, which are not established by the records summarized here.