Kansas City, Kan., police reports

March 17

Battery, 10th and Central.

Theft, auto, 1600 block of Washington Boulevard, Chrysler Sebring, $5,000 value.

Theft, 00 block of South 13th, four wheels, $4,000 value.

March 16

Theft, 4300 block of Lloyd, Buick LeSabre, $8,000 value.

Theft, 3600 block of Oakland, Cadillac, $1,000 value.

Criminal damage, 4900 block of Kimball, Corvette Stingray, two Pontiac Grand Prix, $1,200 value.

March 13

Criminal use of financial card, theft, 10800 block of Parallel Parkway, currency, $465 value.

Criminal use of financial card, theft, 1200 block of North 7th, currency, $22 value.

March 11

Criminal use of financial card, 7300 block of Leavenworth Road, cash, $400 value.

March 9

Criminal use of financial card, 4900 block of Waverly, cash, $178 value.

March 8

Theft, 700 block of Central, currency, $6,000 value.

Feb. 28

Theft, 2400 block of North 67th, currency, $1,800 value.

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.

Bonner Springs driver in accident on I-435

A Bonner Springs driver ran into the back of another vehicle on eastbound I-435 near Lackman Road in Lenexa, Kan. The accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. April 9.

The 30-year-old Bonner Springs man, who was driving a Nissan, had a possible injury, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

The vehicle in front, an Acura car, was driven by a 66-year-old Olathe, Kan., woman who was injured and taken to a hospital.

A passenger, a 23-year-old Olathe, Kan., woman also was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.