Wyandotte County, KS

Committee/Task Force

The Kansas City Kansas Tree Board will meet to review old business and receive updates. The board will discuss a forest service grant, planting initiatives, and a tree board ordinance.

• Kansas Forest Service Grant Update
• Bridging the Gap Plantings
• Tree Board Ordinance
• August Storm Update

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The Livable Neighborhoods Task Force will meet in a hybrid format. The provided agenda contains only meeting logistics and no specific discussion items or decisions.

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Planning & Zoning and Board of Commission

Neighborhood & Community Development Standing Committee

Economic Development & Finance Standing Committee

Board of Commissioners

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Public Works & Safety Standing Committee

Planning & Zoning

Administration & Human Services Standing Committee

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Board of Commissioners

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Planning & Zoning and Board of Commission

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Economic Development & Finance Standing Committee

Neighborhood & Community Development Standing Committee

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Board of Commissioners

Administration & Human Services Standing Committee

Public Works & Safety Standing Committee

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Board of Commissioners

Planning & Zoning and Board of Commission

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General

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The Wyandotte County Library Board will hold a special meeting to discuss and adopt its bylaws. These bylaws establish the board's purpose, organization, and powers regarding the library district tax levy and fund allocation.

• Discussion and adoption of Board Bylaws

General

The Unified Government Commissioners are scheduled to meet for an event regarding the security of a public body, agency, building, or facility. This meeting is closed to the public under the Kansas Open Meetings Act.

• Closed session regarding security of public bodies, agencies, buildings, or facilities

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The Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board will discuss progress reports for several youth grant programs and agency case plans. The board will also review the FY2026 annual report and discuss board membership and proxies.

• FY2027 Q1 JCAB Grant updates for Lowriding 2 Success Bike Club ($134,983.88), Full Throttle Foundation ($113,542.32), Connections to Success ($102,011.68), and Court Services One Circle ($5,298.00)
• FY2027 Q1 Juvenile Comprehensive Grant updates for Heartland 180, Inc. ($120,125.00) and A Connecting Pointe
• Review of the FY2026 Annual JCAB Report
• FY2027 Q1 Agency Case Plan Progress report
• Discussion regarding new, current, and missing board members

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The Unified Government Ethics Commission will meet to review the Ethics Administrator's monthly report, including employee training and complaints. The body will also discuss updates to the website and revisions to the Ethics Code.

• Review of ethics training for UG employees
• Review of ethics complaints and advisory opinions
• Website update
• Ethics Code revisions update

Committee/Task Force

The Economic Redevelopment Advisory Committee will meet to discuss new business. The agenda includes an update from Downtown Shareholders provided by Director Dawn Rattan.

• Update from Downtown Shareholders by Director Dawn Rattan

Planning & Zoning and Board of Commission

The Board of Commissioners will discuss a proposed countywide sales tax to address the unhoused population and vote on establishing a Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) for downtown Kansas City, Kansas.

• Proposed countywide sales tax for homelessness services including shelter and treatment
• Resolution to accept a $300,000 donation from MSVEF II Ind. Turner West KS Owner 8 LLC for parks capital projects
• Application for a $1.3 million per year Department of Justice grant for the Substance Use Peer Support Recovery Program
• Application for a $108,838 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
• Eminent domain authorization for the Black Swan Lake Water Main Replacement Project

Committee/Task Force

The Board of Park Commissioners will meet to review staff updates on department projects. The agenda includes a report on Public Works storm water projects and recognition of the Employee of the Month.

• Public Works Storm Water Projects Update
• Employee of the Month Recognition
• Staff updates from Recreation, Parks, and Department leadership

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The Law Enforcement Advisory Board will meet to introduce new Chairman Don Ash and receive reports from the Chief of Police and the Sheriff. The board will also review a law enforcement audit report regarding the Inmate Trust Fund.

• Law Enforcement Audit Report on the Inmate Trust Fund
• Introductions of new Chairman Don Ash
• Reports from Chief Oakman and Sheriff Soptic

Planning & Zoning

The City Planning Commission will review several special use permits for short-term rentals and businesses. The body is also considering a zoning change and plan review for a hotel expansion and an ordinance regarding temporary outdoor retail structures.

• Change of Zone and Final Plan Review for hotel expansion at 3405 Rainbow Boulevard
• Ordinance to allow third-party businesses in temporary or permanent outdoor retail structures
• Special Use Permit for a microbrewery at 3001 Merriam Lane
• Special Use Permit for a liquor store at 4732 State Avenue
• Final Plat for three industrial lots at 3507, 3525, and 3601 North 12th Street

Planning & Zoning

The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet to review one zoning appeal application. The board is considering a variance regarding the required separation distance between a church and a liquor store.

• BOZA2026-019: Variance for liquor store separation distance from a church at 4732 State Avenue

Public Works & Safety Standing Committee

The Public Works & Safety Standing Committee is reviewing several grant applications and equipment purchases. The body will discuss updates regarding snow removal, storm debris cleanup, and special events policies.

• Proposed resolution to accept a $4,877,000 federal grant for the Stopping Threats on Pedestrians Competitive Grant Program (bollards)
• Proposed resolution to apply for a $108,838 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
• Proposed resolution authorizing the Fire Department to purchase automated resuscitation equipment from Zoll Medical Corporation
• Update on Neighborhood Resource Center special events policy
• Updates on storm debris cleanup and street department snow removal operations

Administration & Human Services Standing Committee

The Administration & Human Services Standing Committee will discuss grants for substance use recovery and health initiatives. The body will also review regulations for door-to-door solicitation and the creation of a sales tax oversight board.

• Resolution for Department of Justice grant: $1.3 million per year (2026-2029) for Substance Use Peer Support Recovery Program
• Resolution to accept Health Initiative Grant
• Discussion on regulating door-to-door solicitation
• Discussion on creating a citizen oversight board for countywide retailers' sales tax initiative
• Update on the combined Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging and Human Services

Full Commission

The Board of Commissioners will discuss a proposed sales tax initiative for the unhoused population and receive a storm recovery update. The body is also deciding on ordinances related to the financing and administration of a major professional sports complex.

• Ordinance to pledge local sales and use taxes for a STAR bond project to finance a professional sports complex
• Ordinance designating Commissioner Melissa Bynum to review the Mayor's criminal history record for the Kansas Sports Facilities Authority
• Communication regarding a proposed county-wide sales tax initiative for the unhoused population
• Storm recovery update from Interim County Administrator Alan Howze

General

The Unified Government Board of Commissioners and the Board of Public Utilities will hold a joint special meeting. The purpose is to conduct an executive session for attorney-client privileged consultations.

• Executive session for consultation with attorneys

Committee/Task Force

The Community Benefits Advisory Board of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas meets Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. in a hybrid format. The board will approve minutes from its August 18, 2026 meeting, hear updates from its last meeting, and discuss proposed ordinance updates for 2027. No specific dollar amounts, contracts, or rezonings are listed in this agenda.

• Approval of minutes from the August 18, 2026 meeting (action required)
• Old Business: updates from the last meeting
• New Business: propose ordinance updates for 2027
• Meeting held hybrid: in person at 5th-floor conference room, Suite 515, 701 N. 7th Street, or via Zoom
• Board chaired by Dr. Nozella Brown

General

Committee/Task Force

The Wyandotte County Advisory Commission on Human Relations and Disability Issues of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, will meet in hybrid format on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 5:30pm, in the 3rd-floor conference room, Suite 346, 701 N. 7th Street, or via Zoom. The agenda lists approval of revised August meeting minutes, updates and planned actions from two sub teams, and updates and planned action from a meeting with the mayor. No specific ordinances, contracts, dollar amounts, or public hearings appear on the agenda. The next meeting is scheduled for November 2, 2026.

• Revise and approve August agenda meeting minutes
• Updates and planned actions from the two sub teams
• Updates and planned action from meeting with mayor
• Hybrid meeting: Suite 346, 701 N. 7th Street, or Zoom webinar
• Next meeting: November 2, 2026

General

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas has scheduled a special meeting for Monday, October 5, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Ninth-floor Conference room at 701 N. 7th Street. The meeting is an executive session for consultation with attorneys on matters deemed privileged under attorney-client relationship. That portion is closed to the public under the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The notice contains no other agenda items.

• Special meeting set for Oct. 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m., Ninth-floor Conference room, 701 N. 7th Street
• Executive session with attorneys on privileged attorney-client matters
• Closed to the public under the Kansas Open Meetings Act
• Notice dated Oct. 2, 2026, issued by Unified Government Clerk Monica L Sparks, CMC

Planning & Zoning

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Landmarks Commission is scheduled to meet Monday, October 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM in Commission Chambers at 701 N. 7th Street Trafficway. The only substantive agenda items are approval of the September 8, 2026 minutes and a 35-minute pre-recorded National Park Service webinar on applying the "Secretary's Standards" to main street buildings. No rezonings, contracts, ordinances, or public hearings appear on this agenda. The remaining entries are routine: call to order, roll call, reports, and adjournment.

• Consideration of the September 8, 2026 Landmarks Commission minutes (Tracking #: MINUTES)
• 35-minute pre-recorded U.S. National Park Service webinar on applying the "Secretary's Standards" to main street buildings (Tracking #: 21978)
• Meeting held in Commission Chambers, 701 N. 7th Street Trafficway, Kansas City, KS 66101, with remote attendance via Zoom or phone
• Public comment limited to three (3) minutes per participant; speakers must state name and address for the record
• No rezonings, contracts, fee changes, or public hearings listed on this agenda

Board of Commissioners

The Unified Government Board of Commissioners meets Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The board will act on a Planning and Zoning consent agenda of 11 change-of-zone and special-use permit requests, plus an ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in residential districts. A non-consent item covers a special use permit for grading at 7000 and 6500 Holliday Drive and 6601 Inland Drive, and another ordinance would update the zoning code to comply with the Kansas By-Right Housing Development Act (SB 418). The regular consent agenda includes several grant applications and a resolution amending the meeting schedule through January 2028.

• Change of zone from R-1 to A-G for livestock and farming at 3218 North 80th Terrace (COZ2026-016)
• Change of zone from R-1 to A-G for livestock and farming at 2313 North 55th Street (COZ2026-018)
• Ordinance allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in any district where residential uses are allowed, recommended 7-0
• Special use permit for grading and movement of materials at 7000, 6500 Holliday Drive and 6601 Inland Drive, recommended 5-2 (SP2026-044)
• Ordinance amending zoning code sections to comply with SB 418, the Kansas By-Right Housing Development Act, recommended 6-1

Committee/Task Force

The Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, is scheduled to meet on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The meeting will be held in person at the Breidenthal Family Boardroom at the KCK Chamber Office, 727 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and can also be attended online via Zoom. The supplied notice lists only the date, time, location, and online access details; it does not include an agenda of specific items to be decided or discussed.

• Meeting of the Self-Supporting Municipal Improvement District (SSMID)
• Scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 4:00 PM
• In-person location: Breidenthal Family Boardroom, KCK Chamber Office, 727 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, Kansas 66101
• Online attendance available via Zoom (Meeting ID 832 5652 0042)

Neighborhood & Community Development Standing Committee

The Neighborhood & Community Development Standing Committee will consider approving a resolution accepting a donation from MSVEF II Ind. Turner West KS Owner 8 LLC for Parks and Recreation capital projects, and will vote on numerous Land Bank property transfers and options, including items with and without opposition. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from prior meetings. Most land bank items are grouped for approval unless a commissioner requests separate discussion.

• Resolution accepting donation from MSVEF II Ind. Turner West KS Owner 8 LLC for Parks and Recreation capital projects
• Land Bank property transfers without opposition: 7 garden/yard extension applications (e.g., 1709 N 26th, 429 Stewart Ave)
• Land Bank options without opposition: 30+ single-family home applications (e.g., 2518 N 33rd St, 522 Washington Blvd) and multi-family/commercial properties
• Land Bank transfers with opposition: 2 items (2915 Parkwood Blvd, 6140 Freeman Ave)
• Land Bank options with opposition: 7 items (e.g., 29 S Mill St, 2802 N 21st St)

Economic Development & Finance Standing Committee

The Economic Development & Finance Standing Committee will consider adopting a resolution and ordinance based on the 2026 Community Benefits Advisory Board recommendations, and will discuss the CARE (Circuit-Breaker Assistance for Resident Equity) proposal analysis. The agenda also includes approval of minutes from prior meetings. No other substantive actions are listed.

• Resolution/ordinance adopting 2026 Community Benefits Advisory Board recommendations (Tracking #21942)
• Discussion of CARE (Circuit-Breaker Assistance for Resident Equity) analysis and next steps (Tracking #21869)
• Approval of minutes from August 13 and August 31, 2026 meetings

Committee/Task Force

The Livable Neighborhoods Task Force of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, is holding a hybrid meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. The agenda contains only meeting logistics and participation details, with no listed agenda items or decisions to be made.

• Hybrid meeting at Neighborhood Resource Center, 4953 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas
• Virtual participation via Zoom webinar available

Planning & Zoning and Board of Commission

The Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2026, has been canceled. No items are scheduled for discussion or decision at this meeting.

• Meeting canceled

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The Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council will hold an in-person meeting on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. The agenda contains only meeting logistics and no listed discussion items or decisions.

• In-person meeting at K-State Extension Offices, 1216 N. 79th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

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The Wyandotte County Library Board is holding a special in-person meeting on September 22, 2026, at the Main Branch Library. The agenda includes presentations from three library branches (KCK, Bonner Springs, and Turner) and a discussion of the board's bylaws. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Presentation by KCK Library – Laura Pellegrino
• Presentation by Bonner Springs – Jack Granath
• Presentation by Turner Library – Aaron Froelich
• Discussion of board bylaws

Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners will consider several resolutions, including a fifth amendment to the Kaw River Bridge Cooperative and Development Agreement, a reappointment of a municipal court judge, and consent items such as land bank property transfers. The board will also hold an executive session on real estate acquisition.

• Fifth Amendment to Kaw River Bridge Cooperative and Development Agreement
• Reappointment of Karen Wittman as Municipal Court Judge
• Assignment of Industrial Revenue Bonds for Village West Apartments III
• Land Bank property transfers (8 properties) and options (22 single-family homes, 1 multi-family, 3 gardens)
• Executive session on real estate acquisition