Three ordinances on digital outdoor advertising and changes to the animal ordinance are on tonight’s agenda for the Unified Government Commission meeting.
The commission meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Commission Chambers, City Hall, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
According to the agenda, the three ordinances would permit digital billboards under regulations; add “digital outdoor advertising services” to the occupation tax list; and set the occupation tax amount for digital outdoor advertising services.
Also on tonight’s agenda are changes to the animal control ordinance, including a change in the number of animals allowed, and removing the ban against pit bulls.
Many planning and zoning items are on tonight’s agenda.
Also on tonight’s agenda, a public hearing will be held to consider a community improvement district and ordinance concerning the Fairway North Shopping Center redevelopment located near West 47th Avenue and Mission Road. The developer is Lane4 Property Group.
It is a $5.56 million redevelopment project.
On the planning and zoning consent agenda tonight:
– A special use permit for an existing greenhouse, storage container and office building at 4223 Gibbs Road, Katherine Kelly.
– Vacation of right-of-way at 3717 Cambridge Street.
– Master Plan amendment to the Downtown Master Plan in conjunction with the Healthy Campus Initiative.
– An ordinance rezoning property at 827 S. 78th Street from single-family district to agriculture district.
On the non-planning consent agenda:
– Ten resolutions to authorize various capital maintenance improvement projects, including 29th and Ohio storm sewer; Minnesota Avenue from 7th to 8th Street; White Oaks Capacity at 82nd and Haskell; 12th to 10th Street bikeway; Central Avenue and 18th Street intersection; Leavenworth Road, from 63rd to 38th Street; Route 107 bus stop and station upgrades; Safe Routes to School, Groups D and E; and Westheight benefit district.
– Approval of an alternate design for the Kaw Point Connector Trail, allowing the project to go forward at a cost in line with the original state grant and UG funding.
– An ordinance to authorize legal proceedings to acquire property for the upper Connor Creek sewer extension project.
– An ordinance to authorize issuing $20 million in industrial revenue bonds for Kaw Point industrial building, as the scope of the project has increased. Earlier the UG passed a measure for $15 million in IRBs.
– An ordinance amending the animal code relating to increasing the maximum number of animals, removing the pit bull prohibition, adopting a trap, neuter and release policy. Public comments were taken previously on this change during a committee meeting. The new ordinance will contain language about animals that display dangerous behavior. It also has a no tolerance policy on vicious animals that cause bodily harm, but there is no breed mentioned, no prohibition against pit bulls, in the changes.
On the planning and zoning non-consent agenda:
– A special use permit for the temporary use of land to store a 20-foot shipping container at 4437 Claudine Lane.
Also on the agenda is a request to put a mobile home at 3539 Bell Crossing Drive for a period not to exceed one year, after the home at that location burned. There is a plan to rebuild the home.
The agenda is posted at www.wycokck.org.
The UG Commission also will hold a special session at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the ninth floor conference room at City Hall to discuss security measures, labor negotiations and litigation. The 5 p.m. executive session meeting is not open to the public.