Month: September 2018

More cool weather today

National Weather Service graphic

More cool weather is in the forecast today from the National Weather Service.

Temperatures were at 49 degrees about 8 a.m., and may rise to a high near 73 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

There is a chance of rain on the weekend, the weather service said.

Today there will be sunny skies and a south southwest wind of 6 to 10 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 53 and a south wind of 5 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, there is a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m., with a high near 65, the weather service said. There will be a north northeast wind of 6 to 13 mph gusting as high as 20 mph.

Friday night, there will be a 50 percent chance of showers with a low of 47, according to the weather service, and a northeast wind of 8 to 10 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers, with a high near 62, the weather service said. An east wind of around 9 mph will become south southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday night, there is a 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., with a low of 59, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 65 wit partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 81, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 70, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.

Several items on Thursday’s UG meeting agenda

An ordinance on mobile grocery operations is on the agenda for the 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Unified Government Commission meeting at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Also on the agenda for the 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Unified Government Commission meeting are an agreement with Johnson County for the My Resource Connection application to coordinate information among social service providers; an ordinance revising the transient guest tax; and several planning and zoning items.

A special session of the UG Commission will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in the fifth floor conference room, City Hall, with a presentation by “From Our Neighborhoods Up” followed by the administrator’s update.

Items on the 7 p.m. UG meeting agenda include:

• 3504 N. 49th Drive, change of zone from single family to agriculture district, Dwight Reagan;
• 914 S. 12th St., renewal of a special use permit for auto sales and repair shop, 12th Street Auto Sales;
• 4220 Leavenworth Road, special use permit for a drinking establishment with live entertainment, Lounge 42;
• 861 S. 66th Terrace, renewal of a special use permit for an oil recycling facility, Environmental Management of KC;
• 4402 Roswell, renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a beauty shop, Liliana’s Hair House;
• 3900 Rainbow Blvd., special use permit for live entertainment, Tanner’s Bar and Grill;
• 1728 N. 32nd St., renewal of a home occupation special use permit, for gun repair and sales, Andre D. Hampton;
• 5252 Speaker Road, renewal of a special use permit for a maintenance-servicing facility for trucks Sean Tulipana;
• 1634 S. 29th St., renewal of a special use permit for a group home-emergency shelter for youth 12 to 17, Positive Role Models into Demanding Excellence;
• 2605 W. 39th Ave., special use permit for renovations and expansion for KC Outlook Rosedale Day Care;
• 6601 Leavenworth Road, special use permit for a day care for children ages 2 to 12, Jennifer L. Rios;
• 6863 State Ave., renewal of a special use permit for an auto repair shop and used car dealership, Jeffrey Zimmerman;
• 3841 Lloyd St., special use permit for short-term rental AirBNB, Joe Heidrik with Cactus Bed Properties LLC;
• 8833 Waverly, preliminary plan review for Brune Elementary School in the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, Brian Hill with MKEC Engineering;
• 13021 Leavenworth Road, preliminary and final plan review for a new elementary school with parking and play areas, to eventually become a high school, Tim Conrad with Piper Unified School District;
• 2600 N. 44th St., preliminary plan review for a new West Elementary School for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools, Brian Hill with MKEC Engineering Inc.;
• An ordinance on mobile grocery operations;
• An ordinance rezoning property at 13120 Leavenworth Road from agriculture to single-family district;
• An ordinance removing the special use permit requirement for grocery markets and a new definition for mobile market;
• An agreement with Johnson County to use the My Resource Connection application for improving coordination among social service providers;
• An ordinance to modify current standing committee times, to allow some committees to meet immediately after earlier committee meetings;
• A resolution modifying the 2018-2020 schedule for standing committee meetings to reflect a change in starting times for some meetings;
• A charter ordinance proposing revisions to the transient guest tax;
• A plat of Legacy Park Estates, 65th and Riverview, being developed by Belmont Development Company LLC;
• A plat of Howard’s Homestead, 131st and Leavenworth Road, being developed by the Miller family;
• A plat of Wyandotte City, replat of part of Block 159, at 7th and Barnett, being developed by the Unified Government;
• Nomination of Jonas Cruz to the Law Enforcement Advisory Board by Commissioner Ann Brandau Murguia;
• An ordinance removing late fees and interest associated with a demolition lien on 3840 Lloyd St in the amount of $4,711.55.

Several Land Bank items are on the agenda:
• Applications for yard extension:

1219 Haskell Ave. – Guadalupe Holguin
297 S. Mill St. – Sanjuanita Ortiz
327 S. Boeke St. – Rafael Hernandez
1935 N. 27th St. – Juan Campillo
1338 N. 48th St. – Oscar Mendoza Mera

• Property acquisition:

135 S. 14th St. – Rosario Martinez Bernal, property acquisition

• Transfer to Land Bank
344 Cambridge St. – City of Kansas City, Kansas
(The owner of 340 Cambridge St. would like to purchase property to build a driveway.)

• Tax sale transfers
127 properties from Tax Sale 341 (8/16/18)

• Changes to Land Bank policy

The agenda is posted at www.wycokck.org.

Blocktoberfest coming to downtown KCK on Friday

Blocktoberfest is coming to the downtown Kansas City, Kansas, and Strawberry Hill area on Friday evening.

The event, coordinated by the Unified Government, is part of the Better Block revitalization and urban design program.

The event, from noon to 9 p.m. Friday on 6th Street between Ann and Tauromee avenues, will include food trucks, a beer garden, and temporary street scape improvements such as bike lanes, a bike walk, pop-up businesses, art and commerce.

The event is part of Mayor David Alvey’s “Neighborhoods Up” initiative aimed at encouraging economic development and community growth by focusing on improvements in Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhoods, according to an announcement by the UG.

The event is free and open to the public.