Category: Unified Government Commission

The Unified Government Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, to hold an ARPA budget workshop

The commission is expected to discuss how to spend the immediate needs funding for the American Rescue Plan Act funding received by the UG.

The UG has a report online on its ARPA funds, which total $87 million, at https://dashboards.mysidewalk.com/american-rescue-plan-act/immediate-needs.

ARPA funds that are not set aside to cover revenue loss can be spent on needs such as COVID-19 health-related expenditures. Proposals are outlined in this UG report.

Public health would receive $5.9 million under the proposal.

Household assistance of $868,000 is proposed for food assistance, a bilingual housing navigator, and legal assistance with housing issues.

There is also a proposal for $500,000 in nonprofit assistance and $650,000 in small business assistance.

Proposed to be spent on tourism to mitigate COVID’s impact on the hotel industry would be $200,000. Job training assistance would receive $80,000 under the proposal.

Set aside for disproportionately impacted communities would be $470,000 under the proposal. It would include $250,000 for educational assistance; $160,000 for housing support; and $60,000 for healthy childhood environments.

Community benefit navigators would receive $151,000 and community violence intervention data collection, $90,000, under this proposal. A violence intervention program would receive $359,000.

Also proposed is $27,000 for UG staff time overseeing ARPA; $325,000 for grant discovery and writing consultant; and $70,000 for grant management software.

Also proposed is $1 million for online processes at the UG; and $929,000 for municipal court software.

The community has already made some public comments at a previous public hearing on the ARPA funds. More comments can be made online at https://dottetalk.mindmixer.com/, and also by emailing [email protected] .

Persons also may attend the virtual meeting Thursday.

The public may view the meeting on Zoom on the internet, and also may go to the lobby of City Hall,701 N. 7th, to view the meeting.

The commissioners will be on the fifth floor, with a video link to the lobby.

The public also may see the meeting on YouTube and UGTV cable television.

To link by Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85327968927?pwd=TUZIZzdyVnBWaWsrUGtUQmtZNitRUT09.
The passcode is 326021.

The webinar ID is 853 2796 8927.

Or the public may telephone toll-free, 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499.

Unified Government committees will meet starting at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 9.

The Neighborhood and Community Development meeting at 5 p.m. includes a number of Land Bank option applications and transfers.

After the end of the NCD meeting, the Economic Development and Finance Committee will be held.

At the EDF meeting, agenda topics include discussion of creating an other post-employment benefits trust at the UG; a resolution designating financial institutions that are eligible for UG deposits; a second quarter cash and investments report; a proposed Small Business Administration community navigators grant partnership with Kansas City, Missouri; setting a public hearing of Sept. 16 on a community improvement district for the Legends Hotel; a fourth amendment to the Downtown Campus Development agreement; a fourth amendment to the KC Foodie Park Development agreement extending deadlines, at the former Indian Springs site; and a review of 2020 year-end fund balances.

At the NCD meeting, several Land Bank option applications are on the agenda, including:

New construction, single family homes:
Senitria Monk, 15 homes, 1901 N. Hallock St., 1928 N. Hallock St., 1930 N. Hallock St., 1913 N. Hallock St., 1902 N. Hallock St., 1925 N. Hallock St., 1920 N. Hallock St., 512 Parallel Parkway, 1910 N. Hallock St., 1923 N. Hallock St., 1917 N. Hallock St., 1914 N. Hallock St., 1900 N. Hallock St., 1919 N. Hallock St., 1932 N. Hallock St., 1907 N. Hallock St, 1909 N. Hallock St., 1906 N. Hallock St., 1904 N. Hallock St., 1926 N. Hallock St., 1908 N. Hallock St., 1903 N. Hallock St. and 1924 N. Hallock St.
Rick Worner, 1950 N. Valley St., 1948 N. Valley St., 1944 N. Valley St., 1944 N. Valley St., 1942 N. Valley St., 1936 N. Valley St. and 1934 N. Valley St.
Paul Grahovac, 2703 N. Hallock St.
New construction, Eddie Guinn, single family homes- 8; townhomes, 25; commercial, 3:
Single family homes, 1342 Lafayette Ave., 1338 Lafayette Ave., 1340 Lafayette Ave., 336 Lafayette Ave., 1326 Lafayette Ave., 1322 Lafayette Ave., 1322 Lafayette Ave., 1314 Lafayette Ave., 1320 Lafayette Ave.
Townhomes, commercial, 1514 Stewart Ave., 1522 Stewart Ave., 1406 Stewart Ave., 1610 Stewart Ave., 1306 Stewart Ave., 1302 Stewart Ave., 1404 Stewart Ave., 1300 Stewart Ave., 1502 Stewart Ave., 1414 Stewart Ave., 1500 Stewart Ave., 1412 Stewart Ave., 1408 Stewart Ave., 1312 Stewart Ave., 1322 Stewart Ave., 1516 Stewart Ave., 1304 Stewart Ave., 1508 Stewart Ave., 1410 Stewart Ave., 1310 Stewat Ave., 1326 Stewart Ave., 1318 Stewart Ave., 1520 Stewart Ave., 1324 Stewart Ave., 1308 Stewart Ave. and 1314 Stewart Ave.
New construction, multi-family homes, 12 units:
Ervinco LLC, two duplexes, 7548 Lathrop Ave., 700 N. 75th St.
Bart Maffry, 8 unit row houses, 824 Freeman Ave., 826 Freeman Ave., 830 Freeman Ave., 32 Freeman Ave., 834 Freeman Ave., 838 Freeman Ave. and 840 Freeman Ave.
New construction – commercial, 2.
Kenthedo Robinson, Community Theater, 1342 Lafayette Ave., 1945 N. 7th St., 1943 N. 7th St., 1941 N. 7th St., 1941R N. 7th St., 651 Troup Ave., 649 Troup Ave.
Mike Payne, Neighborhood convenience retail center, three storefronts, 1135 Quindaro Blvd., 1137 Quindaro Blvd. and 1139 Quindaro Blvd.

New construction – garage, 1: Jesus Leyva, 919 Celeveland Ave.
Land Bank property transfers
Yard extensions, 3 total:
David Patton, 2523 N. 38th St.
Unknown, 1030 Quindaro Blvd.
Megan Summers, 26 S. Minnie St.
Property transfers, 3 total:
City Oil Co. Inc., two lots, 2074 Darby Ave., 2080 Darby Ave.
Humberto Bolivar, 3507 N. 32nd Ter., 3527 N. 32nd Ter., 3456 R N. 32nd Ter., 3638 N. 31st Ter.
Turtle Hill, 1308 N. 6th St.

To join the UG committee meetings on Monday by Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89019542825?pwd=Qm90ZkZUNGVJTzFiU1NIWlVFaHBGUT09.

The passcode is 657006. The webinar ID number is 890 1954 2825.

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

The public also will have an opportunity to provide comments in person from the lobby of City Hall at 701 N. 7th St.

The meetings also should be on the UGTV cable television station and on YouTube.

The agendas are online at https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Clerks-Office/Agendas-Minutes#section-2.