A public hearing on the Unified Government budget is planned for the 7 p.m. UG Commission meeting Thursday, March 11.
It will be a Zoom meeting. The virtual budget hearing will be on priorities for the UG budget and community development program.
The UG Commission held a budget strategic planning meeting about a week ago, on March 4. The four-hour meeting may be viewed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVYIalWx3JE.
Another public hearing at 7 p.m. March 11 is on issuing industrial revenue bonds for the Milhaus multifamily project, an apartment project at the former Schlitterbahn waterpark site near 94th and State Avenue. The proposal is to issue IRBs up to $45 million for the project. It is part of the Homefield project.
A third public hearing March 11 is on issuing industrial revenue bonds for the Legends 267 multifamily apartment project. The proposal is to issue bonds up to $54.8 million to finance the apartment project. It is near the parking garage at The Legends Outlets.
Also on the 7 p.m. agenda for the UG Commission meeting March 11:
• A resolution to extend the state of emergency through June 15 for the COVID-19 pandemic;
• A resolution for the UG to participate in a nationwide Stepping Up initiative to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails;
• An amendment to the 18th Street Expressway Menards development agreement, with mostly minor changes;
• A resolution authorizing the UG to enter into a master equipment lease – purchase agreement with Banc of America Public Capital Corp.
• A budget revision to support costs of the Health Department’s county-wide COVID-19 pandemic vaccination effort.
• The addition of a planning and zoning agenda to the April 8 full commission meeting.
• Appointment of Erica M. Simpson to the Wyandotte County Library Board, nomination by Commissioner Mike Kane.
• Recognition of parks’ heroes.
• Proclamation of COVID heroes week.
• Approval of Land Bank option applications, a single family home at 2630 N. 102nd; and a garage at 1310 Troup.
• A yard extension at 923 Pacific Ave.
• Land Bank property transfers, administrative actions moving properties to the current owner and out of the Land Bank’s inventory, and many are BPU properties:
• 605 N. 110th St., communication tower; 10301 T Troup Ave., water tower; 6543 Riverview Ave., service center complex; 6617 Riverview, service center complex; 6632 R Riverview, service center complex; 6515 Riverview, service center complex; 6541 Riverview, service center complex; 5535 Parallel, water reservoir and pump station; 4139 Brenner Drive, water production; 4151 Nearman Drive, water production; 1415 N. 40th St., water tower; 2206 Vernon Ave., communication tower; 1817 N. 11th, substation; 375 S. 11th, part of parking lot; 300 Shawnee Ave, substation; 1734 S. 16th St., substation, transmission, Google hut; 1740 S. 16th, substation transmission; 2116 S. 11th Place, communication tower; and 1839 S. 10th St., transmission.
A UG Commission special session will be held at 5 p.m. March 11 by Zoom.
A COVID-19 vaccine update is on the 5 p.m. agenda. An executive, closed session will be held after the special session in the fifth floor meeting room at City Hall, according to the agenda.
The meetings are expected to be shown on UGTV, cable channel 2 on Spectrum and channel 141 on Google TV, as well as on Youtube.
To connect to the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81734748212?pwd=VHk3VDZIQnlxS1FKc2lvbmhlUjNyQT09.
The passcode is 684586.
To connect by telephone, dial toll free 877-853-5257 or toll free 888-475-4499.
The webinar ID is 817 3474 8212.
The UG also has a citizen and community stakeholder budget survey online at https://us.openforms.com/Form/c3b8e229-48f2-4327-b1a6-cdafd127f996.