Today’s public meetings

Municipal Court Nominating Committee to meet

The Unified Government’s Municipal Court Judicial Nominating Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the ninth floor conference room, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Arts and Placemaking subcommittee to meet

The Unified Government’s Public Arts and Placemaking Subcommittee meeting will meet virtually at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The meeting will be in person in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515 of the City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, and virtually via Zoom.
The subcommittee will set future goals, objectives and expectations.
The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84052740006?pwd=cklSaG1abzA0dG1jRHd0em1lbStqQT09
The Meeting ID: 840 5274 0006
The Passcode: 998311

UG Business and Economic Development Taskforce to meet

The Unified Government’s Business and Economic Development Taskforce will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6. The meeting will be virtual.

The meeting may be viewed in person in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas, or on Zoom.

To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82139062572?pwd=eWtHZkJmazE0NU5jWEdGRi9hcTFFQT09

The meeting ID: 821 3906 2572
The passcode: 380947

Special board meeting at KCK schools today

A special board meeting is planned at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.

The meeting will be on the third floor board room, Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St.

A link is available to watch the meeting on Zoom, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89626412487?pwd=UGRDR2FWNER2bWdtS2VCWGY0TTIvZz09
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The passcode: 539719

Among the items on the agenda are the human resources report; board update and approval; approval of Facility Committee members; a memo of understanding with the UG and the KCK Police Department on the Corrections Cadet Program.

The memo of understanding would allow qualifying high school students interested in corrections, security, law and law enforcement learning experiences in a real-world setting provided by KCKPS and UG, according to the agenda.

Learn to Swim program launches

The Learn to Swim program launched Wednesday at the Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway. (Photo by Sara Thacker, KCKPS)
A ribbon-cutting was held for the new Learn to Swim program on Wednesday at the Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center. (Photo by Sara Thacker, KCKPS)
Children in the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools will receive swimming instructions through the Learn to Swim program. (Photo by Sara Thacker, KCKPS)
The guest speaker at the Wednesday event was Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones. (Photo by Sara Thacker, KCKPS)

The Learn to Swim program launched on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Providence YMCA-Ball Family Center, 8601 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.

After the drowning of a 13-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, boy last summer, the YMCA, the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and the Unified Government launched a Learn to Swim program.

Funded by a grant from Warner Media, the program provides swimming lessons at no cost to students in the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.

The guest speaker at the launch on Wednesday was Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones.

To see an earlier story, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/youth-swimming-program-to-start-in-february/.