Fire study on tonight’s UG agenda

The Unified Government Commission will meet at 5 p.m. tonight to discuss a consultant’s study about the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department.

The meeting is scheduled to be at City Hall, fifth floor, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

This is one of the three consultant studies of public safety that are planned for the Unified Government. The other two are studies of the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and Sheriff’s Department.

The regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at City Hall, Commission Chambers, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

On the regular meeting agenda:
• A resolution to authorize a survey of land to be acquired for Pump Station 30 force replacement project, located at 3300 block of North 85th Place, east to 84th Place and south to Leavenworth Road.

• Seven appointments to boards and commissions. John Breitenstein to the Housing Authority, submitted by Commissioner Ann Murguia; reappointment of Stephen Craddock to the Landmarks Commission, by Commissioner Angela Markley; reappointment of Jim Ernst to the Planning Commission-Board of Zoning Appeals, submitted by Commissioner Angela Markley; appointment of Deloris Pinkard to the Wyandotte-Leavenworth Area Wide Advisory Council on Aging, submitted by Commissioner Mike Kane; reappointment of Tim Rhodes to the Housing Authority, submitted by Commissioner Angela Markley; reappointment of Jesse Rocha to the Golf Advisory Board, submitted by Commissioner Angela Markley; reappointment of Elvira Wortheam to the Wyandotte-Leavenworth Area Wide Advisory Council on Aging, submitted by Commissioner Ann Murguia.

• Designation of the alternate voting delegate to the Kansas Association of Counties Conference.

• The UG’s Public Relations Department will receive an award for Outstanding Website from the Web Marketing Association’s 2015 Web Awards.

• The Land Bank items on the agenda include:
Transfers to Land Bank
907 Ann Ave. from KCK Police Dept.
220 S. 21st St. from Board of County Commissioners
(Land Bank has application for this property and others in this area for future development.)
2401 Pacific Ave. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
(Land Bank has application for this property and others in this area for future development.)
2116 S. 11th Pl. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
350 S. 13th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
1734 S. 16th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
1740 S. 16th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
2814 N. 21st St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
1400 S. 24th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
930 S. 26th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
2809 N. 26th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
1324 S. 28th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
1401 N. 30th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
2014 N. 38th St. from city of Kansas City, Kan.
2500 N. 10th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2059 N. 12th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2073 N. 13th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2071 N. 13th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
1924 N. 15th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3031 N. 18th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3037 N. 18th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2624 N. 21st St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2704 N. 22nd St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3507 N. 27th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3440 N. 27th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3246 N. 31st St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
3224 N. 33rd St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
2922 N. 38th St. from Unified Government of WyCo/KCK
According to the December 2014 NCD Standing Committee presentation, properties controlled by the UG that are delinquent will be transferred to the Land Bank to have delinquent property taxes abated.

Land Bank applications
290 S. 10th St. – Foutch Brothers, LLC, redevelopment
1962 N. Thompson St. – Jeffrey Hollinshed, yard extension
1964 N. Thompson St. – Jeffrey Hollinshed, yard extension
1966 N. Thompson St. – Jeffrey Hollinshed, yard extension
600 N. 49th St. – Winfred Anderson, lot improvement
824 Greeley Ave. – Lakisha Anderson, lot maintnenace
826 Greeley Ave. – LaKisha Anderson, lot maintenance
319 Richmond Ave. – Michael Carson, yard extension
220 S. 21st St. – Dean Zagortz, development
224 S. 21st St. – Dean Zagortz, development
2533 Pacific Ave. – Dean Zagortz, development
2401 Pacific Ave. – Dean Zagortz, development
4105 Sortor Drive -William Johnson Jr., yard extension
1944 N. 4th St. – Reginald Hollinshed, lot improvement
1937 N. Thompson St. – Reginald Hollinshed, lot improvement
1959 N. Thompson St. – Reginald Hollinshed, lot improvement
1963 N. Thompson St. – Reginald Hollinshed, lot improvement

Donations to Land Bank
5634 Roswell Ave. from Wells Fargo REO Community Development Program
3120 N. 47th Ter. from Tracey Fearon
813 Minnesota Ave. from Pleasant Green Baptist Church
1830 S. 10th St. from Maria Cruz