Public hearing on fair housing on agenda at UG Commission tonight

A public hearing to receive comments on an Assessment of Fair Housing is on tonight’s agenda for the Unified Government Commission meeting.

The Unified Government Commission will meet tonight at the Commission Chambers, City Hall, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.

Several planning and zoning items are on the 7 p.m. agenda, including the hearing on housing; and a resolution on the UG’s Integrated Overflow Control Plan, about the sewer system.

Other items on the 7 p.m. agenda include:

• A change of zone from limited business to general business district for a new 24-hour convenience store building with three fueling islands and canopy at 1800 Steele Road, Farrukh and Moona Jamal.
• A special use permit for a used car dealership at 1801 N. 110th Terrace, Eric Gentry with Premier Automotive at The Legends.
• Expansion of existing special use permit for an existing early childhood education center at 3440 N. 99th St., William and Joyce Calloway.
• Special use permit for the temporary use of land for commercial purposes for the repair of guns and a home occupation for firearm sales at 1728 N. 32nd St., Andre D. Hampton.
• Renewal of special use permit for a group boarding home for youth 12 to 17 years old at 1634 S. 29th St., Terry Mason with Positive Role Models into Demanding Excellence.
• Special use permit for the national training and coaches’ development center at 1111 N. 98th St., David Ficklin with Kansas City, Kan., Properties LLC.
• Preliminary plan review for a national training and coaches’ development center at 1111 N. 98th St., David Ficklin with Kansas Stadium Partners LLC.
• Change of zone from non-retail business district to Central Business District for a restaurant, office space and future commercial space at 607 Minnesota Ave., Ted Ehney with Kansas City, Kan., Properties LLC.
• Change of zone from planned general business district to planned commercial district for an auto body shop, car wash for the body shop, commercial development, Legends Honda and convenience store at 10000 Lafayette Ave., Kevin Quinn with KCK Development II, Inc.
• Ordinance authorizing issuing $12 million in industrial revenue bonds for Rainbow Legacy Investors LLC, as part of the Rainbow Village Hotel project at 3440 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, Kan., sales tax exemption only.
• Plat review of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, first plat, located at 31st and Barnett Ave.
• Allison Rank nominated to the Planning and Zoning Commission, submitted by Commissioner Jane Philbrook.

At a special meeting at 6:15 p.m. on the ninth floor conference room of City Hall, the commission is scheduled to go into a closed, executive session on litigation. An earlier 5 p.m. meeting in the fifth floor about boards and commissions has been canceled.