UG committees to discuss several issues tonight

Several items are on the agendas for Unified Government committee meetings tonight.

The meetings will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, May 23.

The agenda for the Public Works and Safety Committee meeting includes:

• Amendments reflecting changes necessary to comply with a Kansas House bill on the UG’s Safe and Welcoming Act.

• Approval for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department to apply for and accept a Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center grant award of $700,000.

• Approval for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department to apply for and accept funding through the COPS Hiring Program to fund 12 patrol officer positions for three years. If the UG does not receive a match waiver, the total cost to the UG would be $173,355 per position over the three-year period, or $2.08 million for the 12 patrol officer positions, according to the agenda.

• An overview of the fishing supplies budget.

• A discussion about the sidewalk and curb replacement incentive program.

• An update on stormwater credits and appeals.

• An appearance by Martin Cunningham requesting discontinuance of herbicide spraying at Rosedale Park.

On the agenda for the Administration and Human Services Committee meeting:

• An amendment to an ordinance allowing telecommunications towers in residential zones if they are integrated into stadium and athletic field light towers.

• An ordinance prohibiting conversion therapy of minors. The ordinance had been previously considered at a UG Commission meeting Jan. 24 and was sent back for more discussion.

• A draft policy for remote work by UG staff to be included in the Human Resources Guide.

• An overview presentation of the draft 2022-2026 consolidated plan and 2022 analysis of impediments to fair housing choice, from Community Development.

• A departmental update on Municipal Court.

Two items were removed from the PWS Committee meeting, according to the agenda.

Those items were a survey for property to be condemned for a sanitary sewer pump station north of Central Avenue on North 4th Street, and an ordinance about property to be condemned for the Armourdale Pump Station rehabilitation project. They were removed from the agenda.

The meetings will begin at 5 p.m. in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 512, at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The meetings will be on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82239677018?pwd=Sy8je5647nvf32oArAFGrlqiEjPHYw.1.

The passcode is 892930.

To access the meeting by telephone, toll-free, call 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499.

The webinar ID is 822 3967 7018.

The meetings also are expected to be on UGTV cable TV and on YouTube.

For more information on the meeting, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Standing-Committee-Meeting-PWS-and-AH.

Monarchs fall to Dogs, 4-1

by Gabriel Lopez, Monarchs

The Kansas City Monarchs (5-4) ended their ninth straight home game with a loss to the Chicago Dogs (4-5) on Sunday afternoon, 4-1.

With wins Friday and Saturday night, the Monarchs took two of three games, winning the series against the Dogs.

On Buck O’ Neil Day at Legends Field, the Dogs wasted no time as they scored quickly in the first inning when Michael Crouse hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Charlie Tilson.

Both teams had several opportunities to score throughout the next five innings.

In the sixth inning Cosimo Cannella lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to score Ryan Lidge. Harrison Smith followed this up by hitting a ball to the wall. Joel Booker had a great jump on the hit but was unable to make the tough play as Anfernee Grier scored.

The Dogs finished the inning with Smith crossing the plate for an unearned run, giving them a 4-0 lead.

After no prior run production on the day, the Monarchs finally got on the board in the eighth inning as Jan Hernandez reached base due to an error made by Canella at third. Casey Gillaspie followed this at-bat with a single into the outfield. A hard line drive single by Pete Kozma drove in Hernandez to bring in the first run for the Monarchs as they trailed 4-1.

In the ninth inning, Jeff Kinley retired Joel Booker, Darnell Sweeney and Matt Adams to lead the Dogs to victory over the Monarchs.

The Dogs finished the game with 11 runners left on base while the Monarchs stranded 12.

The Monarchs will be back in action for game one against Gary SouthShore at 6:45 p.m. Monday, May 23. The game can be heard on the Monarchs Broadcast Network with the pre-game beginning at 6:20 p.m. and the video stream airing on aabaseball.tv.

Tickets to Monarchs games can be purchased by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting monarchsbaseball.com.