UG committees to meet tonight

The Unified Government Economic Development and Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3.

After the EDF meeting ends, the UG Neighborhood and Community Development Committee meeting will be held.

On the agenda for the EDF meeting is approval of budget authority for FEMA reimbursements related to COVID-19; and an ordinance that terminates the Turner Logistics Center Community Improvement District. According to the agenda, Turner Logistics has completed the minimum building improvements of 1 million square feet constructed.

The agenda for the EDF meeting was updated to remove an item that was an amendment to the assignment and assumption and development agreement for the Homefield development project. The Homefield entertainment, sports and hotel project is being built at the Schlitterbahn site.

On the agenda for the NCD meeting are the adoption of proposed building and fire code updates; an update on the Land Bank; and Land Bank option applications and property transfers. Also on the agenda is an appearance by Colleen Roberts to discuss new development and updates in the Piper master plan.

Two of the Land Bank items involve the transfer of property from the UG to KCKCC for the downtown campus near 7th and State.

Land Bank option applications include:
New construction, single-family homes:
2915 Hiawatha St., Edwin Anahun Castellanos Mejia, home addition.
Three single-family homes, Habitat for Humanity, at 1137 Pennsylvania Ave.; 1139 Pennsylvania Ave.; 1211 Pennsylvania Ave.; 1213 Pennsylvania Ave.; and 1215 Pennsylvania Ave.
Three single-family homes, Habitat for Humanity, at 704 S. Valley St., 1261 Shawnee Ave. and 1267 Shawnee Ave.
Two homes, Chris Solutions Construction, 820 N. 78th, and 900 N. 78th.
One home, Innova Pro Construction and Pillar KC, 649 Sandusky Ave.
One home, Innova Pro Construction and Pillar KC, 914 Argentine Blvd.
Two homes, Innova Pro Construction and Pillar KC, 719 S. Coy, and 713 S. 8th.
Four homes, Innova Pro Construction and Pillar KC, 1147 Armstrong Ave., 1211 Ann Ave., 1223 Ann Ave. and 1235 Ann Ave.
One home, Steven Bashus, 1600 S. 86th.
One home, Estralita Justice, 3429 N. 31st, 3427 N. 31st and 3425 N. 31st.
New construction, multi-family, 2416 S. 51st.
New construction, garage, Cinthia Reyes, 1131 Rowland Ave.

New construction, three commercial
Chris Solutions Construction, 4815 Parallel Parkway;
Omni Mccluney and Bilal Waajid, requesting 35 Land Bank lots from 9th to 10th between Everett and Oakland to build residential units, restaurants, shops, farmers market and green space, using shipping containers.
Kansas City Kansas Community College, downtown campus, 632 State Ave., and 1101 N. 7th St.

New construction, commercial, 500 Freeman, two applications.
Metropolitan Leadership Institute, 500 Freeman Ave.
Thatcher’s Family Life Center, 500 Freeman Ave.

Land Bank property transfers, yard extension
Ray Sawyer, unbuildable lot, 4808 Sortor Drive.

The meetings will be accessible by Zoom, by phone and will be shown on YouTube and UGTV cable television.

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82402702406?pwd=czJJbXZoWUd6RWhVNXJUZjJKSVpPUT09.

The passcode is 896412.

The webinar ID is 824 0270 2406.

The toll-free telephone number is 877-853-5257 or 888-475-4499.

See more at https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/Calendar-of-Events/Standing-Committee-Meeting-EDF-and-NCD.