A change to the city’s maximum speed limits and a bond issue for Kaw River Bank stabilization at Turkey Creek are on tonight’s Unified Government Public Works and Safety Committee meeting.
The UG’s Public Works and Safety Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, in the fifth-floor conference room, Suite 515, of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
A proposed ordinance would set 25 mph as the maximum speed for streets in residential areas and 20 mph in any park, according to the committee agenda.
In other action, the committee is being asked to approve a resolution amending the capital maintenance improvement plan for Kaw River bank stabilization at Turkey Creek, and issue general obligation bonds or temporary notes to finance all or a portion of the costs of the improvement.
• A proposed resolution in the agenda refers to up to $10 million as the maximum amount of general obligation bonds that could be needed.
• Also on the Public Works and Safety Committee are a resolution authorizing a survey of land necessary to be acquired for the Lombardy Drive sewer improvement project;
• An agreement with the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools to share student information in the OK Program, a mentorship and community program through the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools;
• An agreement with Fire District 1 of Leavenworth County to provide automatic fire and EMS services in times of emergencies, natural disasters and manmade catastrophies;
• An ordinance requiring temporary retail establishments selling fireworks to have four fire extinguishers, increasing the distance between adjacent tents and buildings, requiring the temporary retail fireworks location to have deliveries made directly to the fireworks stand, and requiring permit holders to maintain lists of items held on the premises;
• An update on the construction of the Memorial Hall parking lots and Juvenile Justice Center.
Also scheduled Tuesday evening is a meeting of the UG Administration and Human Services Committee, directly following the Public Works and Safety Committee meeting.
On the agenda for the Administration and Human Services Committee meeting:
• An ordinance allowing the fire marshal to enforce violations of the prohibition on open burning;
• An ordinance amending the fire code, on recordkeeping for fire alarm systems and fire suppression systems;
• A presentation on changing to a new electronic medical record for the Health Department in June 2019;
• An update on the 311 contact center and the use of the myWyco app on 311 requests.
The agendas are online at www.wycokck.org.