The Independence City Commission will meet tonight with housing and downtown beautification on the agenda.

 

At tonight's meeting, commissioners will consider adopting an ordinance amending the minimum housing standards for the residential rental inspections and adopting the HUD National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate or NSPIRE standards. The City Code Enforcement Office enforces the Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and administers the program using HUD Housing Quality Standards. HUD has updated these standards to the NSPIRE, which are currently in effect.

 

Commissioners are also expected to award the bid for Phase One (I) of downtown tree replacement. This phase will replace all of the tree in the 100 blocks surrounding the intersection of Penn and Main. The project will clean the existing tree wells, installing drainage, and planting the news trees.

 

There will also be consideration of a bid proposal to repair the septic system in the Park Office at Riverside Park.

 

Tonight's meeting begins at 5;30 in the Commission Room at the Independence City Hall. The public is invited to attend in person or to view the meeting online via the City's website.