Private Investment in Downtown as a Percent of Total Dollars Invested (Public & Private) (Council Key Result Indicator #13)

FY 2016, the target of 10% was held flat from FY 2015.

Looking to 2017, we foresee increased investment in both public and private dollars. Private projects on the horizon for 2017 include the QuikTrip rebuild at Santa Fe & Ridgeview and adjacent property improvements. Beyond 2017, the Johnson County Courthouse project will represent a significant public investment in downtown.

The City will also look to invest in Downtown alley improvement projects as well as streetscape improvements for Kansas Avenue from Santa Fe, south to Cedar. The scope of this project will include mill and overlay, decorative street lighting, signal upgrades, median installations, landscaping and planters, benches, designated cross walks and intersection bulb-out improvements. Stormwater improvements are also scheduled under BNSF and along Kansas/Elm and Southgate, totaling well over $3M in public investment dollars.

For FY 2016, the overall private investment in Downtown Olathe as a percentage of total investments in Downtown was 2.39%.

The Public investment in Downtown was a $12,402,950 remodel of the Mill Creek Center, $325,000 for a new roof at Parkview Manor, and $10,000 at City Hall for the Electric Car Charging Station. Of the $313,300 Private invested, 88.44% resulted from commercial building permits while 11.56% were residential building permits.