UG administrator’s budget presentation scheduled Thursday

The Unified Government administrator’s budget presentation is scheduled at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 25, in a UG Commission special session that will be a remote Zoom meeting.

The meeting will be carried on UGTV on Spectrum cable channel 2 and on Google TV channel 141, and also will be on YouTube on the internet.

Also at the 5 p.m. meeting June 25 is scheduled a 10-minute COVID-19 update and a committee presentation about Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department funding, according to the agenda.

There is also a 7 p.m. UG Commission meeting June 25 through Zoom, which will be carried on UGTV and YouTube.

On the 7 p.m. agenda is a resolution that would set a public hearing date of July 30 for the downtown redevelopment project. This project would include a new, smaller building for the Reardon Center, a fitness center, new housing near 5th and Minnesota, and an outdoor athletic area.

Also on the 7 p.m. agenda is an ordinance amending the Downtown Master Plan from civic and urban residential to downtown mixed use for the downtown campus project, at 500 Minnesota Ave, 600 State Ave., and 645 Nebraska Ave. This is in the area of the Reardon Center and includes some of the other downtown campus projects.

An ordinance directing the UG legal staff to start legal proceedings to acquire property for the Kansas City Levees Project along Argentine, Armourdale and Central Industrial District Levee System also is on the 7 p.m. agenda. The project goes from 57th Street to State Line on both the north and south banks of the Kansas River, according to the agenda.

The agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting includes a number of other planning and zoning items.

Those items include:

• 520 Sandusky Ave., change of zone from single family district R-1B to R-2B, two-family district for continuation of a duplex, ASAF Eylon – Foylon Investments, recommended for denial.

• 16 S. 23rd St., change of zone from R-1Bsingle family district to R-2B two-family district to bring existing nonconformng duplex into compliance.

• 7241 Kaw Drive, special use permit to stockpile and process concrete material, G&G Holdings.

• 6130 Kansas Avenue, renewal of special use permit for a parking facility, Benjamin Stephens with Copart of Kansas.

• 1820 N. 90th St., renewal of home occupation special use permit for an AirBNB.

• 1101, 1103, 1107 and 1109 N. 79th Terrace, renewal of special use permit for short-term renal – AirBNB, Adrienne Bortz, Gabel Rentals LLC.

• 3107 S 7th St., renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a short-term rental – AirBNB.

• 322 Cambridge St., renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a short-term rental AirBNB.

• 10524 Augusta Drive, renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a day care, Happy Smiles Daycare.

• 7114 Parallel Parkway, renewal of a home occupation special use permit for a pet grooming operation, A Billion Bubbles Pet Salon.

• 1401 State Ave., renewal of a special use permit for a car staging area and used to store cars bought out of state that do not have correct documentation, Credit Motors Inc.

• 1300 Meadowlark Lane, renewal of a special use permit for administrative office, warehouse of parts and appliances, appliance repair, carpentry shop and materials storage, minor auto repair and maintenance, Thomas Scott, KCK Housing Authority.

• 1701 S. 40th St., renewal of a special use permit for the temporary use of land to keep lawn care equipment, Springstar Lawncare.

• 8402, 8440 and 8600 Gibbs Road, an ordinance for a special use permit for outdoor storage of used, damaged and undamaged, operable and inoperable vehicles, boats and construction-farm equipment and machinery for wholesale online and retail auction, with accessory office, shipping, receiving and customer parking, Copart of Kansas.

• 8600 Gibbs Road, an ordinance rezoning property by changing the zoning of R-1 single family district to MP-3 planned heavy industrial district, Copart of Kansas.

According to the agenda, requests to make public comments on the 7 p.m. Planning and Zoning Agenda will be taken until 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 24. Those interested may contact the UG Clerk’s office by:
Telephone: 913-573-5260
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 913-573-5299
Mail: UG Clerk’s Office, 701 N. 7th St., Ste. 323, Kansas City, KS 66101
While the public is encouraged to submit comments in advance, the public will have opportunities using the Zoom application or to dial into the meeting by phone, according to the agenda.

The agendas are online at https://www.wycokck.org/Clerk/Agendas.aspx.

The agendas for the two meetings have instructions on how to connect to Zoom.

For the 7 p.m. meeting:
Visit this URL to join:
https://zoom.us/j/94439523933?pwd=TlhFZXBwNjNpb3JmRXdOeERmVG5LUT09
Password: 049817
Or join by phone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or
877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 946 7791 5752
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/adFeFbfsbY

For the 5 p.m. meeting budget presentation:
Visit the link to join the webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/95719737023?pwd=bE41UWFmam1hZm5VU3lWL1NsTVAxQT09
Password: 218960
Or iPhone one-tap:
US: + 13462487799,, 95719737023# or + 16699009128,,95719737023#
Or telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: + 1 346 248 7799 or + 1 669 900 9128 or + 1 253 215 8782 or + 1 312 626 6799 or + 1 646 558 8656 or + 1 301 715 8692 or 888 475 4499 (toll free) or 877 853 5257 (toll free)
Webinar ID: 957 1973 7023
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abiLLWJakl

For the 5 p.m. meeting COVID-19 update and committee presentation on Fire Department funding:
Visit the link to join the Zoom webinar:
https://zoom.us/j/95798378619?pwd=ekJIMkMxT1BBaHF3cy82TklRMmY1dz09
Password: 555600

Or iPhone one-tap:
US: +13462487799,,95798278619# or +16699009128,,95798378619#
Or telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 9128 or + 1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or + 1 312 626 6799 or + 1 646 558 8656 or 888 475 4499 (toll free) or 877 853 5257 (toll free)
Webinar ID: 957 9837 8619
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/acTFAIUDff