The Unified Government is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 16, for a Board of Health update, according to a meeting notice.
The meeting will take place via Zoom, an online meeting tool, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the public will be able to observe or listen to the meeting on YouTube; UGTV on Google Channel 141, and on Spectrum cable Channel 2; and on Zoom; or listen on telephone.
For Zoom, persons may go to this website:
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Password: 099631
The meeting also will be on iPhone one-tap:
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The meeting also will be accessible by telephone:
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Webinar ID: 995 7105 4216
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Full UG Commission meets at 7 p.m. Thursday
The full UG Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, also conducted remotely, using Zoom.
Downtown redevelopment
On the agenda is an amendment to the Civic Center management agreement, allowing the downtown redevelopment project to continue. In this project, the Reardon Center will be torn down and a new development will be constructed there, to include apartments, a smaller meeting center, a fitness facility, and a small retail area at the northwest corner of 5th and Minnesota. The amendment will include a one-time payment of $51,000 to Brancato’s, the manager of the Reardon Center, and an early termination of the contract.
Westfield Shopping Center improvements
Also on the agenda is a public hearing, ordinance and resolution for the Westfield Community Improvement District and a development agreement at 81st and State Avenue. The CID would place an additional 1 percent sales tax on the sales of goods and services at Westfield Shopping Center. The improvements listed could include environmental remediation, a new roof, landscaping, parking lot improvements, face and sign enhancements and other capital improvements, according to the agreements.
The agreement caps reimbursable CID costs at $2.4 million, with no more than $710,000 eligible for land acquisitions. The agreement also stated a minimum of $1 million must be spent on capital improvements, with the developer able to seek reimbursement for up to $1.7 million in capital improvements. The agreement also stated the developer planned to spend around $8.8 million for land acquisition and capital improvements.
Small Business Relief Loan Fund
In other action, the Wyandotte County – KCK COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund is on the agenda. A proposal calls for the UG to contribute $175,000 to a loan loss reserve fund, enabling AltCap to secure and lend $700,000 in capital to Wyandotte County businesses. Small businesses with 20 employees or less, and $750,000 or less in annual revenue experiencing significant loss of business may qualify.
According to the agenda, the loan fund is needed because many small businesses here will not be able to access federal relief funds because they do not have previous business banking histories and relationships, or collateral. AltCap is a regional Community Development Financial Institution that can provide small businesses with access to highly flexible capital to help them recover. Businesses could receive a maximum $25,000 in loan capital.
According to the agenda, while the UG’s $175,000 contribution must be budgeted, the funds only will be required if a business defaults on the loan. AltCap, SourceLink and the Women’s Employment Network will work with the businesses throughout the term of the loan.
Changes proposed to boards, committees and terms
A draft ordinance is on the agenda, with changes to UG boards, committees and terms. The issue was previously discussed at the Administration and Human Services Committee on March 23. Several committees and boards are affected. A quorum would be defined as 51 percent, and a majority of a quorum could take action. The proposal standardizes terms for several different committees.
A recommendation was made to repeal an ordinance on the Wyandotte County developmental disabilities advisory board, which according to the UG attorney, has not had any members appointed since 2016. An ad hoc council currently performs a function required by state regulations. The UG Commission would serve as the disabilities governing board under the proposal, and the Human Relations Commission would make recommendations to the UG Commission on a plan and budget for the disabilities program.
Also on the 7 p.m. agenda:
• The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is requesting to apply for and accept funding through the fiscal year 2020 COPS Hiring Program as part of Operation Relentless Pursuit. If received, the department could fund five patrol officer positions for three years.
• A resolution is proposed to authorize the UG to enter into the assignment of an agreement with SC Investors KCK and NADG NNN Spira-Troup (KC-KS) on the medical treatment and office facility at 9800 Troup Ave. The building is in the process of being sold.
• An agreement with United Food and Commercial Workers District Union Local 2 Public Safety Dispatch Division.
• An agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 4.
• Land Bank items that are being transferred from the Land Bank to the UG for the expansion of the Wolcott Treatment Plant. Their addresses are 5540 N. 94th St., 5544 N. 94th St., 5545 N. 95th St. 5551 N. 95th St., 5550 Walnut St., 5601 Walnut St. and 5621 Walnut St.
The meeting will take place via Zoom, an online meeting tool, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the public will be able to observe or listen to the meeting on YouTube; UGTV on Google Channel 141, and on Spectrum cable Channel 2; and on Zoom; or listen on telephone.
For Zoom, persons may go to this website:
https://zoom.us/j/95240949369?pwd=eEt2OVNZY1JGbzVXR1JLY3FjU1k4UT09
Password: 091119
The meeting also will be on iPhone one-tap:
US: +16465588656,,95240949369# or +13126266799,,95240949369#
The meeting also will be accessible by telephone:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782
or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257
Webinar ID: 952 4094 9369
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/abnrwuaUBy
Comments to any agenda item may be sent in to the UG clerk by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting, through email to [email protected].
The UG agendas are online at https://www.wycokck.org/Clerk/Agendas.aspx.