The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to consider the COVID-19 masking and health orders at the 7 p.m. meeting Thursday, May 27.
An effort to overturn the health and masking orders failed on Monday, May 17, with two tie votes of 5-5. Six votes are required for approval. One commissioner was absent at the May 17 meeting, with the mayor casting a vote against ending the health orders.
The current UG health order for Wyandotte County expires at 11:59 p.m. May 28. If the commission does nothing, the order will expire.
Johnson County earlier dropped its health orders, and Kansas City, Missouri, has removed its mask mandate.
To see an earlier story about the May 17 vote and meeting, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/mask-order-stays-in-place-in-wyandotte-county/.
Another agenda item at the 7 p.m. meeting would set a public hearing date of July 1 for the Rock Island Bridge redevelopment project plan.
Another resolution would set a public hearing date of June 10 at 7 p.m. on the expanded Star Bond district for the Village East district.
The Homefield project has purchased the former Schlitterbahn waterpark site and is adding projects requiring more space, according to agenda information. The land to the east of the Homefield project is included in this expansion. This area would include the former Frontier Restaurant area, according to a map included in the agenda.
According to information in the agenda, the expanded area for the Star Bond district includes 54 acres of land on the east side of 90th Street between Parallel Parkway and State Avenue. It also includes another six acres of land at the northeast corner of 94th and State Avenue.
In addition, the commission will consider a resolution authorizing the UG to enter into an acknowledgment and assumption agreement for the Milhaus Multi-Family project. This 270-unit apartment project is northwest of 94th and State. HFS KCK, which was approved for the development last November, is selling a portion of the project site to 94TH AND STATE LLC. Documents filed in Topeka listed the business mailing address to Jennifer Marks, Indianapolis, Indiana, at the address for the Milhaus Development company.
At the 5 p.m. UG meeting on May 27, the topic of the special session will be tax delinquency.
Also on the 7 p.m. May 27 agenda are several planning and zoning items, including:
• 3860 Bell Crossing, change of zone from single family district to ariculture district for horses and chickens.
• 6716 and 6720 Berger Ave., change of zone from previously approved planned general industrial district to remove 45-foot landscape buffer.
• 3726 N. 47th Terrace, change of zone from single family district to agriculture district for horses.
• 204 Orchard St., renewal of special use permit for a drinking establishment and live entertainment, Mockingbird Lounge.
• 6801 State Ave., special use permit for temporary use of land for an existing commercial truck driving training facility.
• 151 S. 18th St., renewal of a special use permit for live entertainment in conjunction with a restaurant, JIAJ.
• 3150 N. 91st St., special use permit for the continuation of an event venue with live entertainment, Reid and Marisa Roberts.
• 334 N. Thorpe St., special use permit for the continuation of a kennel for four dogs.
• 3704 N. 99th St., renewal of a special use permit for a commercial specialty shop.
• 701 Village West Parkway, renewal of a special use permit for live entertainment, Chateau Avalon.
• 9350 Nelson Lane, special use permit for 20 chickens.
• 933 Quindaro Blvd., special use permit for a transitional – group home.
• 900 S. 66th Terrace, special use permit for auto salvage, auto mechanic, used auto sales and import-export business, Central America Auto Sales and Repair.
• 744 Kansas Ave., renewal of special use permit for a body shop, KCK Automotive.
• 1111 N. 98th St., an ordinance rezoning property from agriculture district to planned apartment district.
• 9700 Leavenworth Road, an ordinance rezoning property from planned limited business and planned general industrial districts to planned general industrial district. (At the former Woodlands property)
• 4223 and 4225 Gibbs Road, an ordinance rezoning property from single family to agriculture district.
• 1879 Village West Parkway, two ordinances vacating an electrical easement. Also, an ordinance vacating a sanitary sewer easement, and an ordinance vacating a utility easement.
• 7714 Rowland Ave., an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a dog day care to care for 10 dogs.
• 2716 N. 119th St., an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a short term rental – airBNB.
• 3410 and 3412 Metropolitan Ave., an ordinance rezoning property from single-family district to two-family district.
• 3319 N. 59th St., an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a storage container for storage of tools.
• 701 Village West Parkway, an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for an outdoor event space, Chateau Avalon.
• 4620 Mission Road, an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for the temporary use of land for a parking lot.
• 101 Central Ave., an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a beer hall in a former foundry.
• 1010 Merriam Lane, an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a used car dealership.
• 6720 ½ Kaw Drive, an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for live entertainment in conjunction with an existing bar.
• 3801 Leavenworth Road, an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for continuation and expansion of a liquor store with packaged liquor.
• 1000 N. 82nd St., an ordinance authorizing a special use permit for a banquet facility in the evening and weekend.
• 2716 and 2718 S. 53rd St., change of zone from single-family distrit to two-family district to bring an existing duplex into compliance.
• 2706 Espenlaub Lane, special use permit for the continuation of a short-term rental – AirBNB, recommended for denial.
• 2904 Eaton St., special use permit for a short-term rental – AirBNB.
The public will be able to connect to the meetings on Zoom. For information on how to connect, see https://www.wycokck.org/BOC-Virtual-Meeting.aspx.
The meetings also will be on YouTube and UGTV cable television, and there are telephone numbers available to connect