building a case

From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 9:16 AM
To: 'khiller@topeka.org' <khiller@topeka.org>; 'bjensen@topeka.org' <bjensen@topeka.org>
Cc: 'Jeff Coen' <jeff@thec-team.com>; 'Brent Trout' <btrout@topeka.org>; 'Douglas Gerber' <dgerber@topeka.org>
Subject: FW: introduction, College Hill

Karen and Brenden

This project affects your districts the most. It is a shame we have a shortfall and the retail never caught fire. That was the toughest leasing job I ever had.

Now the City needs to step up and make it right.

This is in your hands to fix the shortfall. This will be a step in the right direction. We need to do more.

I suggest we create a taxing district CID that retires with the bonds are paid off. Include the shopping center at 21^st and Washburn too. Howard Paul sold the center to Washburn University and they benefit the most from the College Hill development overall. 80% of the tenants are Washburn students.

We must grow the tax base and retire the bonds.

Henry McClure

From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net>
Sent: Friday, June 1, 2018 9:00 AM
To: 'Brent Trout' <btrout@topeka.org>; 'Douglas Gerber' <dgerber@topeka.org>
Cc: 'council@topeka.org' <council@topeka.org>; 'Cook, Kevin' <Kevin.Cook@snco.us>; 'tanderson@tps501.org' <tanderson@tps501.org>; 'Brenda Younger' <BYounger@Topeka.org>
Subject: FW: introduction, College Hill

Are you going to assign the development agreement to the new owner?

Read section Seven.

I do not understand how the City can even move forward with zoning shovel-ready land assembled with TIF bond money to implement a Bark Park?

If the current owner does not want to build this land should be offered to the public. (see building J amendment – the developer is in default) The new owner should have a short fuse to build on the land. It can’t go to the dogs.

Why would the TIF district not need to be amended and approved by 501 and the County taxing districts?

We need the Tax base $$$$’s.

The property has a new owner and is bound by the development agreement even though the seller did not inform them of the agreement.

Henry McClure

From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 7:31 AM
To: 'Bill Newsome' <bnewsome@newsomedevelopment.com>; 'Lew McGinnis (lewmcginnis@generalproperties.net)' <lewmcginnis@generalproperties.net>
Subject: RE: introduction, College Hill

Bill

Thanks so much. It would be very helpful if you could share the original development agreement to form the TIF district. CBRE should have disclosed this data with the Buyer during the due diligence phase of the acquisition.

The TIF bonds have a $310 short fall annually. We need to create as many way to grow the tax base in the district. Building on the “J” site would be a good start. Those 8 lots are ready to go.

Thanks for your help bill.

Thanks

Henry McClure

785.383.9994 Direct

Time Kills Deals

From: Bill Newsome <bnewsome@newsomedevelopment.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 7:08 PM
To: Lew McGinnis (lewmcginnis@generalproperties.net) <lewmcginnis@generalproperties.net>
Cc: mcre@cox.net
Subject: introduction, College Hill

Lew,

Henry McClure is a Topeka broker/businessman and was part of our College Hill ownership group in the early years. He remains active in Topeka and is very familiar with the College Hill area. He contacted me and said he would like to talk to you about the vacant lot on the east side of Lane.

So I’ve made the email introduction!

Hope all is well with you……….

Bill Newsome

Newsome Development and Investments, Inc.

1421 Oread West, Suite B

Lawrence, KS 66049

785-331-4644

From: Henry McClure [mailto:mcre@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2018 3:30 AM
To: Bill Newsome <bnewsome@newsomedevelopment.com>
Subject: Lew McGinnis

Please introduce me to Lew McGinnis.

Thanks

Henry McClure

785.383.9994 Direct

Time Kills Deals 

Joely A Smith #pizza #collegehillpizzapub #events

From: Joely A Smith <pizzapubjoely@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 12:04 PM
To: angela.valdivia@washburn.edu
Subject: Fundraising information

Hello Angela,
It was great to connect with you today.

Pizza Pub can offer hosting of fundraising events for clubs and organizations throughout the campus.
In some cases, we can offer live entertainment as well!

We request organizations be very involved in promoting their own events.

The women's Rugby team did an amazing job at posting flyers all around campus and off campus.
Overall they did an outstanding job of making sure their event was successful and had a great turn out.

Posting to their own Facebook and other social media is a huge bonus for them as well as posting while they are at the event.

I will also always promote on our Facebook page and in our blog.

I also try to attend the fundraisers to do a Facebook LIVE during the event.

I do, however, encourage, the event coordinator to do an FB live of their own.
We donate 10% of all food sales to the group, club, or organization.

Our turn around for money in-hand of the organizer is fast as we realize they are depending on those funds as soon as possible.

After the check is cut we do like to meet at Pizza Pub with the event organizer to hand over the check and for a photo opp which is also promoted on our blog and Facebook page.

Please let me know if you have any questions in the meantime and we can't wait to lend a hand!
Joely

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Meet Bianca McClure

Bianca McClure

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Work Experience

College Hill, LLC, Topeka, KS

Assistant Manager, April 2018 – Present  

      Oversee Leasing

      Supervise Operations Personnel

      Accounts Payable for All Topeka Properties

First Managment, Inc, Topeka, KS

Leasing Agent, Jul 2015 – July 2017

      Deal with rent checks and handle deposits

      Show apartments

      Answer phones

      File applications

Beauty Brands, Topeka, KS

Shift Manager, Dec 2016 – April 2018

      Customer Service

      Stock Inventory

      Cashier

      Open/Close Store – Accounting for Bank deposits

      Book appointments and Oversaw Staff and Operations

Hummer Sports Park, Topeka, KS

Lifeguard / Swim Instructor, May 2013 – Sep 2014

      Guarded the pool

      Taught swim lessons ages 4-12

Education

Washburn University, Topeka, KS

General Education Candidate, Expected graduation, Dec 2020

Topeka West High School, Topeka, KS

High School Diploma, May 2013

Additional Skills

      Good Listener

      Multi-tasker

      Effective Communicator

 Volunteer Experience

     Volunteer at Brewster place 2013-present

     Volunteer at Kansas City School for the Blind 2013-present

References

     Dana Anderson – (310) 999-4326

     Mark Ciardullo – (785) 296-5330

     Mark Stock –      (785) 223-7073

     Denise Stevenson – (316) 644-2874  

Someone must stand up for what is right....We need to protest the Zoning case to allow the land in the College Hill to become a Bark Park. This is bad for Topeka and College Hill.

 From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net> 

Sent: Friday, June 29, 2018 9:21 PM
To: 'council@topeka.org' <council@topeka.org>
Cc: 'Brenda Younger' <BYounger@Topeka.org>; 'Cook, Kevin' <Kevin.Cook@snco.us>; 'tanderson@tps501.org' <tanderson@tps501.org>
Subject: You have a fiduciary responsibility to see shovel ready land be developed today and not approve the Bark Park.

We need to protest the Zoning case to allow the land in the College Hill to become a Bark Park. This is bad for Topeka and College Hill.

We have a $311K shortfall in the TIF bonds that were floated to support $6 Million in bonds for the infrastructure for the College Hill project. The original developer never built on the proposed site for the “Bark Park”. These are shovel-ready  sites to build 8 townhomes.

Public monies were used to purchase the land and to make them shovel ready for the developer. The development agreement is in default due to the developer never building on the land designated for “Building J” and because when the property was sold the City and the developer never assigned the development agreement.  This zoning case is total irresponsible on planning to even bring this forward due to the shortfall in the bonds, default of the development agreement and the economic development plan of the City of Topeka.

I do not understand why 501 and the County are not obligated to amend the original TIF district due to this major change to the original plan presented in the TIF process.

As a minority owner of the College Hill Pizza Pub this will not be good for our patio business. Sales will suffer and the ability to sale the business will dwindle.

I will not be able to protest this in person tonight. We filled the chambers with voters to support this project from its inception. The BARK PARK was not what they supported and should rise again to NOT let this land go to the dogs.

The current owner should be mandated to build the 8 Townhomes by a date certain; or the land be turned over to the public for development. Including myself; I have three developers interested in fulfilling the original development agreement.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t41JYEqctEp69Lo0xy3PsUqSqRL18k97

From: Henry McClure <mcre@cox.net>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 3:03 PM
To: brian.armstrong@bartwest.com; ariane.messina@redcross.org; lawsoncorliss@yahoo.com; marc_fried@sbcglobal.net; dennishaugh@gmail.com; 134broadmoor@att.net; skannarr@cox.net; kringler@kshs.org; mattw@batisdev.com
Cc: council@topeka.org; 'Brenda Younger' <BYounger@Topeka.org>; 'Cook, Kevin' <Kevin.Cook@snco.us>; tanderson@tps501.org
Subject: You have a fiduciary responsibility to see shovel ready land be developed today and not approve the Bark Park.

As a minority partner in the College Hill Pizza Pub.  

This will not be good for business. The aroma of the pepperoni will be lost in the fragrances emanating from the Bark Park.

As a shepherd of the public funds.   - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t41JYEqctEp69Lo0xy3PsUqSqRL18k97

There is a market to build on this land and fulfill the development agreement and Finnish the TIF districts as proposed. The current owner has 2200 units in Topeka and the majority around Washburn. He wants to buy the buildings where Pizza Pub and Oscars is located too. (I offered to sell him Pizza Pub and his price was too low). If 8 more unit were built on this land he would buy them in a heartbeat.

If I still owned an interest in this project there would be an uproar do the all the public monies to acquire the subject land, demo the buildings and provide the infrastructure to build the 8 units as we told the City, 501 and the County to get the TIF district approved in the 1^st place. Do not feel bad for the current owner. He did not pay for the land. He purchased the property based on the cash flow and the land was free to him too.

The new owner is as responsible for the TIF development agreement as the original developer. I’m sure the assignment is being worked on in the shadows. It a shame the listing Broker did not disclose this issue; it was brought to their attention while I was showing the project to one of my clients.

If the existing owner is unwilling to build today this must be offered to the public due to the shortfall in the TIF bonds. The taxpayer subsidies annually due low retail sales taxes and diminished property values. This creates a $311K shortfall annually. I how you all have had TIF 101 schooling sponsored by planning.

Subject to favorable terms I can bring forward 3 developers willing to build on this land today.

You have a fiduciary responsibility to see shovel ready land be developed today and not approve the Bark Park.  

Due to other commitments I will not be able to protest this in person.

Henry McClure