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City of Overland Park

Community Development

 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

7:00 PM

 

Remote Meeting

View a live stream of this meeting at opkansas.civicweb.net

Please silence cell phones while the meeting is in progress.

 

 

Chair Curt Skoog

Vice Chair Thomas Carignan

 

 

Faris Farassati

Stacie Gram

Holly Grummert

Christopher Newlin

 

In order to comply with guidance from the Johnson County Public Health Officer to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this meeting will be conducted using an online virtual meeting tool. Members of the Committee will not be present but will participate remotely using the virtual meeting tool. No public hearings have been scheduled for, nor will any be conducted at this meeting.

 

The meeting will be open to the public via the online virtual meeting tool by viewing online or listening by phone. Instructions or using the online virtual meeting tool are below. Watch video on remote meeting procedures using Zoom.

 

The meeting may also be viewed by selecting “Watch Live.”

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE ONLINE VIRTUAL MEETING TOOL

 

To view and listen to the electronic meeting online using a device connected to the Internet:

         Click on the following link: https://opkansas.zoom.us/j/96099372409

         You may be required to download the Zoom app to your device. (Downloading Zoom is free of charge.)

         You may also be asked to enter your name and your email address.  

 

To listen to the meeting by phone use one of the following phone numbers

         Phone 1-669-900-6833 or Phone 1-408-638-0968

         When prompted, enter the following meeting number:  96099372409 and Password: 52820113

 

 

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

 

 

1.

Kansas Commission on Racial Equity and Justice

 

Presenters:

Dr. Shannon Portillo

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 

2.

Staff Updates

 

Presenters:

Jack Messer
Jermel Stevenson

 

3.

Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park  Donor Recognition Plan for Arboretum Visitor Center Project

 

Presenters:

Bryan Toben
Jermel Stevenson
Kate Gunja

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

 

4.

Researching Options for Various Environmental Related Building Initiatives

 

Presenters:

Jack Messer

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

 

5.

Approval of Committee Minutes - October 7, 2020

 

Presenters:

Curt Skoog, Chair

 

6.

Agreement - Mid-America Regional Council's Planning Sustainable Places Program

Merriam Drive Gateways Corridor Study.

 

Presenters:

Erin Ollig

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 Agreement - MARC Planning Sustainable Places Program

 

7.

Agreement - Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park, Inc. for Funding the Construction of the Visitors Center and Surrounding Improvements at the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

 

Presenters:

Bryan Toben
Jermel Stevenson

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 Funding Agreement - Visitor Center OPABG

 

8.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Coronavirus Public Service Subrecipient Agreements

         Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, Inc.

         Jewish Family Services

         Metro Lutheran Ministry

         Safehome, Inc.

 

Presenters:

Erin Ollig

 Committee Staff Report - Html

 Subrecipient Agreement - Catholic Charities CDBG-CV

 Subrecipient Agreement - Jewish Family Services CDBG-CV

 Subrecipient Agreement - Metro Lutheran Ministry CDBG-CV

 Subrecipient Agreement - Safehome CDBG-CV

 

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