Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Agenda

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2. FIRST READINGS
3. 250592 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting a $250,000.00 Capacity Building Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to provide administrative support for KC BizCare’s Storefront Vacancy Program, in partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Consent Passed

   A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Consent. to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

4. 250593 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement to enter into a one-year contract renewal with Allen, Gibbs, & Houlik, L.C., to perform the annual independent audit of the City’s books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, to perform audit services, as requested, and to perform audit and tax services for various component units; authorizing expenditures up to $615,425.00; authorizing up to three one-year renewals without further Council approval, subject to annual appropriation; reducing the contingent appropriation in the amount of $1,000.00 and appropriating the same; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 7/31/2025

5. 250594 Sponsor: Director of Parks and Recreation Department Appropriating the sum of $1,500,000.00 from the Liberty Memorial Trust Fund for improvement and repair projects at the Liberty Memorial and the Memorial Museum; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

6. 250595 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the Twelfth & Wyandotte Hotel Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of the Redevelopment Area; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project 2 and 3 has expired; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with such Redevelopment Area; dissolving the special allocation funds established in connection with Redevelopment Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass, Consent Passed

   Adv and Do Pass, Consentto the Council due back on 7/31/2025

7. 250596 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the Judicial Square Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Area; dissolving the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass, Consent Passed

   This matter was Adv and Do Pass, Consent to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

8. 250597 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving an Industrial Development Plan for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, a Missouri Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) for the purpose of acquiring and constructing a project for industrial development consisting of the purchase and installation of personal property to be located 1400 Baltimore Street in Kansas City, Missouri; authorizing and approving various agreements for the purpose of setting forth covenants, agreements and obligations of the City and the Company; authorizing the issuance of taxable industrial revenue bonds in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $22,000,000.00; authorizing and approving certain other documents; authorizing certain other actions in connection with the issuance of said bonds; and repealing Ordinance No. 241094.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 7/31/2025

9. 250599 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Establishing Fund No. 3457, the Special Obligation Bond Series 2026B Projects Fund, in the records of the City of Kansas City; estimating revenue in the amount of $5,800,850.00 and appropriating the same in Fund 3457; authorizing a change order with Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, in the amount of $4,056,045.00 and a change order with Renaissance Infrastructure Consultants in the amount of $283,923.15 for the West Bottoms Phase I Project; and establishing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

10. 250600 Sponsor(s): Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmembers Andrea Bough, Eric Bunch, Darrell Curls, and Johnathan Duncan Adopting the Comprehensive Anti-Displacement Plan; directing the City Manager to establish the Anti-Displacement Commission to monitor and implement said plan; issuing directives to the Anti-Displacement Commission once established; directing the Anti-Displacement Commission to review metrics and evaluate success upon completion of said directives; and directing the City Manager to oversee the implementation of these programs and reconvene the Anti-Displacement Commission as needed.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

11. 250601 Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Affordable Housing Set Aside ordinance and to make recommendations to Council within 30 days.
    Resolution
    Action: Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substitute Passed

    This matter was Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substitute to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

12. 250606 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing the Director of the Aviation Department to enter into a $541,179.84 ninth amendment to a design professional contract with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly for the Landside Pavement Design contract; for a total contract amount of $3,992,151.41; and appropriating $541,179.84 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Aviation Fund.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

13. 250611 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Kerrie Tyndall v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV19161, in the amount of $900,000.00.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

14. 250613 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $1,065,194.11 for a claim for a Workers' Compensation benefit filed by Rebecca Ann Brinker, dependent of Kyle Brinker, for injuries resulting from an accident on September 17, 2024, while employed by the City.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    This matter was Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

15. 250614 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $1,000,000.00 contract with the County of Vernon, Missouri and its Sheriff to house and transport City inmates and detainees; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $830,375.00 contract with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office to house City inmates and detainees; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contracts with such additional funds that are appropriated for such purpose.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 8/5/2025

16. 250621 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Recognizing the value and importance of Kansas City’s commitment to sustainable development by supporting music preservation, education, tourism, and entertainment.
    Resolution
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 8/5/2025

17. HELD IN COMMITTEE
18. 250553 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Expressing the need for and desire to implement a software grant management system.
    Resolution
    Action: Hold on Agenda Passed

    This matter was Hold on Agenda to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, due back on 8/26/2025

19. 250565 Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and Section 2-1076, to establish one new salary grade and adjust two salary grades.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Debate Passed

    This matter was Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Debate to the Council, due back on 7/31/2025

20. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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22. Adjournment