The Unified Government Commission will meet at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12.
The 5 p.m. meeting will be a discussion about how to use $87 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. (See https://wyandotteonline.com/ug-commission-to-discuss-how-to-spend-some-of-the-arpa-funds-on-thursday-night/)
At the 7 p.m. meeting, the commission will consider an ordinance to amend the municipal code for the sale of alcoholic liquor. A change is proposed from the start time of noon on Sunday to 9 a.m. on Sunday for the sale of liquor in the original package and cereal malt beverages in Kansas City, Kansas.
Rescheduled to a later date was an item originally on this agenda, concerning options for residents and businesses when trees are knocked down by storms outside the normal burn season dates, and what air quality control measures are necessary.
Other items on the 7 p.m. agenda include:
• Setting a public hearing date of Sept. 9 to consider creating the Legends Hotel community improvement district.
• A resolution to amend the schedule of meeting times for committee and commission meetings.
• An ordinance to amend the municipal code related to alcoholic liquors and cereal malt beverages, to bring it in line with changes from the Kansas Legislature.
• An ordinance to amend the municipal code to align the occupational tax with the state biennial alcohol licensing schedule for clubs and drinking establishments in Kansas City, Kansas.
• An ordinance authorizing the establishment of a common liquor consumption area for the Legends Outlets in Kansas City, Kansas.
• Donation of obsolete Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department equipment valued at $350 to the city of Lewis, Kansas, volunteer fire department.
• A public sanitary sewer extension at 7424 Tauromee Ave., grinder pump project, authorizing survey of land for the project.
• Sanitary sewer stream crossing repairs, authorizing a survey of lands at various locations including 2955 N. 62nd, 2318 N. 51st St., 617 N. 57th St., 41 N. 61st, 6544 State Ave., 8205 Riverview Ave. and 8320 Ruby Ave.
• A resolution authorizing a survey of lands for Pump Station 6 improvements and effluent flow holding basin, 8260 Kaw Drive.
• Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department request to apply for and accept a $100,030 grant to purchase an explosive ordnance device bomb suite, with a grant from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
• Request by the KCK Police Department and Sheriff’s Office to apply for funding of $349,410 to support police officer training and crisis intervention training, and to purchase 91 tasers. The grant application would be through the federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, and the period of the grant would be Oct. 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2022.
• Amendments to the ordinance on small animals, fowl and nuisance animals.
The 7 p.m. meeting will be available to the public on YouTube and on UGTV cable television.
It also will be on Zoom on the internet at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89470241087?pwd=dHVHQm5WQ1F0cTJraWY1cTBNdlFsdz09.
The passcode will be 635270.
The webinar ID will be 894 7024 1087.
The public also may access the meeting by telephone, at toll free 877-853-5257 or 888-475 4499.