Development projects on UG Commission agenda tonight

Several developments are on the Unified Government Commission 7 p.m. agenda tonight, including a public hearing on issuing industrial revenue bonds for the Homefield project.

The UG Commission will meet at 7 p.m. for a Zoom meeting.

At 5 p.m. Dec. 17, the UG Commission also will meet in a closed, executive session on a personnel matter in the fifth floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

After the 7 p.m. meeting is completed, there will be a meeting of the UG Public Building Commission on Zoom.

The 7 p.m. agenda includes a public hearing on issuing industrial revenue bonds for the Homefield project, which is at the former Schlitterbahn site at 94th and State.

Also, an ordinance authorizing up to $130 million in STAR (sales tax special obligation revenue bonds) for the Village East Project, including the Homefield area, is on the agenda.

Also on the agenda is the termination of the former Schlitterbahn community improvement district.

Also on the agenda are the downtown Reardon Center project, the Legends apartments and garage project, municipal temporary notes and bonds, and the Quindaro Ruins agreement.

Another proposed ordinance would amend the effective repeal date of several emergency ordinances, extending them to December 2021. Some of these ordinances have to do with farmers’ markets and mobile food markets.

Another resolution would temporarily suspend enforcement of ordinances or portions of ordinances because of COVID-19. These also have to do with farmers’ markets, mobile food markets and exterior sales on commercial private property.

Also on the agenda is a resolution assigning and assuming the lease agreements and bond documents in connection with the $17.5 million aggregate principal amount of industrial revenue bonds for the Assisted Living Associates LLC project at 113th and Parallel Parkway.

Land Bank applications also are on the agenda, including:
New construction – single family homes
Charles Endicott, 643 N. 54th St.
Megan Duma, 2725 GLenrose Lane, build home, short-term rental


New construction – commercial
Dustan Fankhauser, 6235 Kansas Ave., build two 3,200 square foot buildings ideal for small contractors
Martha E. Gonzalez, 1032 S. 25th St., building to store and maintain trucks.

The Public Building Commission agenda, following the 7 p.m. meeting, includes a resolution authorizing industrial revenue bonds up to $5.065 million plus related reserves and financing costs necessary for all or a portion of the costs of improvements for the existing courthouse, adult jail, west annex facilities and annex parking lot improvements.

Also, the resolution would authorize Public Building Commission Revenue Bonds to be issued to fund about $100,000 of project costs plus related cost of issuance related to the existing jail facility, and $4.375 million in project costs plus related costs of issuances for the existing courthouse facility.

The public may connect to the Zoom meeting on the internet at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81533428077?pwd=MUVMTTdxL1dhTDhwRit6MGpkOU9NZz09
Passcode: 597497

The public also may connect by telephone at 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free).
Webinar ID: 815 3342 8077

The UG Commission meeting also is expected to be on UGTV on cable television and on Youtube.

Agendas are online at https://www.wycokck.org/Clerk/Agendas.aspx.