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UG Commission to discuss code of ethics, charter ordinance changes Thursday

The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to discuss changes to the charter ordinance and code of ethics at a 5 p.m. meeting Thursday, April 10.

The 5 p.m. meeting location has been changed to Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th, Kansas City, Kan.

After the 5 p.m. meeting will be a closed, executive session on the ninth floor about labor negotiations.

The regular 7 p.m. meeting April 10 will be held in the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall.

On the agenda for the 7 p.m. regular meeting:

– An ordinance authorizing issuing industrial revenue bonds for MS Kansas City (Main Street) for a skilled nursing and assisted living facility at 8900 Parallel Parkway.

– An ordinance to allow the UG to acquire property for the Missouri River-Jersey Creek Connector Trail Project.

– An ordinance certifying that the UG has sufficient legal authority to administer stormwater management programs that were agreed to with the EPA and state of Kansas.

– A question of whether an easement should be given or sold to the city of Edwardsville in connection with Edwardsville’s proposed development near the south side of 110th and I-70, which would require sewer service. The project would install a pump station on the south side of I-70.

– Authorization to apply for a grant to establish a mental health court, a four-year grant with up to $384,000 a year.

– A plat of Strawberry Hill Pointe, 4th and Armstrong.

– Disbursement of $23,961 of unexpended drug and alcohol funds to Requesting Mirror Inc. for a mentoring program.

– A report on emergency management operations and storm season procedures.

– A change in the amount of taxes for real property located at 7836 State Ave., Kmart building, owned by Sears Holdings. The value was reduced on the property from the Court of Tax Appeals. The tax was lowered from $141,399.70 to $127,939.68, a reduction of $13,460.02.

– A change in the amount of taxes for personal property property located at 5846 Kansas Ave., Mo-Kan Container Services. The value was adjusted on some trucks, based on their condition. The tax was reduced from $47,203.98 to $36,750.60, a reduction of $10,453.38.

The agenda is online at www.wycokck.org.

Sporting KC defender named to U.S. Under-20 National Team roster

Sporting Kansas City defender Erik Palmer-Brown was named to the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team roster on Wednesday for the 2014 Dallas Cup.

The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native is one of 21 players selected by U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos for the prestigious international tournament and joins his first full camp at the under-20 level.

“It’s a great feeling to go back and play with the national team,” Palmer-Brown said. “I know I am playing up an age group, but I feel like I can continue to contribute at a high level. I’m just going there to learn everything I can from the U-20 coaching staff and continue my development as a player.” ”

He has proven that he can rise to the challenge for whatever level he is playing at the moment,” Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. “Even though he could still be with the U-18’s, it’s great that he has the chance to go with the U-20’s. Those experiences are going to help him further down the road in the long term with us.”

The 2014 Dallas Cup will be played from April 13 to 20 with the United States in Bracket C of the Gordon Jago Super Group alongside the U-19 sides from Argentina’s River Plate, Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt and Mexico’s Tigres UANL.

Each of the three bracket champions, along with the best second-place finisher, will advance to the semifinals on April 18 to play for a berth in the final on April 20.

U.S. Under-20 National Team Schedule

vs. River Plate (ARG) at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 13, at Cotton Bowl Stadium

vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 14 at Richland College

vs. Tigres UANL (MEX) on Wednesday, April 16 (time/location to be determined)

Palmer-Brown, the youngest active player in Major League Soccer and the youngest player on the U.S. U-20 roster at age 16, signed a professional contract with Sporting KC in August 2013.

As a homegrown player, he remains eligible to play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the Sporting KC Under-18 Academy team and has played in 12 games since the start of the 2013-14 USSDA season in September.

He attended the prestigious U.S. Soccer Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. last year and featured extensively in international competition for the United States Under-15, Under-17 and Under-18 youth national teams in 2013.

One of five finalists for U.S. Soccer’s 2013 Young Male Athlete of the Year, Palmer-Brown most recently represented the U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team in February’s Copa del Atlantico in Spain.

– Story from Sporting KC

Red flag warning, burn ban in effect today

A red flag warning will be in effect today from noon until 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Residents are asked not to do any outdoor burning, as winds will be about 15 to 20 mph this afternoon, gusting to 30 mph.

Relative humidity values will be between 20 to 30 percent.

The combination of winds and low humidity mean there is an elevated fire risk in the region, according to the weather service.

The Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department said there is a temporary open burn ban today because of the strong winds and continuing dry conditions.

The ban will be in effect until further notice, according to a statement from the Fire Department.

No new burn permits will be issued at this time.