Among the topics to be discussed by the Unified Government Commission on Feb. 4 are the casino grant process, dignitary security, travel expenses, a community survey, water pollution rates and signs.
These issues will be discussed at three meetings.
Special sessions, 5 p.m.
9th floor conference room, closed meeting on labor.
Immediately after this closed session, in the 5th floor conference room, will be a special meeting to discuss the casino grant process – Schlitterbahn Vacation Village donation, and dignitary security.
After the 7 p.m. meeting
After the 7 p.m. meeting, there will be a meeting of the UG Public Building Commission in the 9th floor conference room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan. The Public Building Commission will consider resolutions about the financing, leasing and related activity of buildings at 540 Minnesota Ave. (the BPU offices), and 800-810 Ann Ave. (health building).
7 p.m. meeting, lobby level, Commission Chambers:
The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Commission Chambers, lobby level, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan. The agenda is posted at www.wycokck.org.
Items on the 7 p.m. agenda include:
• A report on the mayor’s and UG Commission’s travel and community event expenditures.
• Appointment of Jimmie Banks to the Housing Authority board, nominated by Commissioner Harold Johnson.
• A resolution for the sale of $24,065,000 in general obligation bonds, refinancing earlier bonds. This is expected to save the UG $2.7 million, according to UG information.
• A resolution to authorize lease documents for the Public Building Commission refinancing of the BPU office building at 540 Minnesota Ave. Title of the property would be transferred to the UG’s Public Building Commission, which would enter into a lease with the UG and a sublease with the BPU for use of the property by the BPU.
• A resolution to authorize the UG to enter into a base lease with the Public Building Commission. The UG will lease property at 800 and 810 Ann Ave. to the PBC, and enter into a lease where the UG will lease from the PBC public facilities and buildings for establishing a medical clinic for UG employees, according to the agenda.
• An ordinance and resolution for the sale of general obligation bonds, estimated at $27.9 million.
• Resolution for the sale of municipal temporary notes, at $60.6 million and $5.3 million. A large number of street, public works, building maintenance and sewer improvements are on this list. The most expensive project on the list is the Kaw Point solids dewatering rehabilitation, costing $5.2 million. On Dec. 17, the UG Commission previously approved a resolution to offer the temporary notes and general obligation bonds for sale.
• Discussion of a community survey is on the agenda. The commission is discussing whether to add district-level questions to the citizen survey, which would increase its cost. The proposed cost is $62,400 for a survey with one page of district-level questions. There are survey options that would cost less and some that would cost more.
• Discussion about the water pollution control rate structure.
• Discussion about a sign survey.