Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 · 10:30 AM AM · 26th Floor, Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee met to review several urban development and policy initiatives, including Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan reviews and a temporary moratorium on sidewalk cafe permit fees. Multiple ordinances were advanced or held for future council consideration, focusing on economic development and city administrative procedures.

Key Decisions

  • TIF Revenue Policy Amendment Advanced to Council
  • Brownfields Loan for Parade Park Project Approved
  • Sidewalk Cafe Permit Fee Moratorium Held on Agenda
  • Conflict of Interest Reporting Update Advanced to Council
  • Metro North Mall Development Plan Extension Held on Agenda
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Agenda

  1. PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. Any closed session may be held via teleconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Applicants and citizens wishing to participate have the option of attending each meeting or they may do so through the videoconference platform ZOOM, using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 ***Public Testimony is Limited to 2 Minutes***
  2. FIRST READINGS
  3. 250643 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances entitled “Administration” by enacting a new Section 2-1972 entitled “Surplus TIF Revenue Policy”; and directing the City Manager to work with the Economic Development Corporation to achieve certain objectives related to semi-annual review of TIF plans.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Debate

    Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Subto the Council due back on 8/21/2025

  4. 250652 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a one-year lease agreement with two options to renew for one year each with Diamond Food, LLC, dba Break Time for the purpose of a convenience store located at 1128 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/30/2025

  5. 250655 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department AS AMENDED Approving the application of FC Parade Park, LLC, for a loan from the Kansas City Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,541,318.00; conditionally approving the same loan to the Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri in place of FC Parade Park, LLC; conditionally approving a discount of loan principal not to exceed $500,000.00; and authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development to execute the necessary loan documents and authorizing further acts.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass

    Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 8/21/2025

  6. 250664 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Arlington Road Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/16/2025

  7. 250665 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Shoal Creek Parkway Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/16/2025

  8. 250666 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the River Market Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/16/2025

  9. 250667 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Blue Ridge Mall Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/16/2025

  10. 250673 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmember Wes Rogers Amending Chapter 64, Article V, by adding new subsections to Sections 64-168, 64-170, and 64-171 of the Code of Ordinances for the purpose of establishing a temporary moratorium on annual permit fees for sidewalk cafes, parklets, and street cafes; and directing the City Manager to provide an annual report to the Council related to the program.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/9/2025

  11. 250675 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and reenacting Section 2-2024, Conflict of interest annual report, in order for the City to meet the requirements of Section 105.485.4 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, allowing the City to establish its own method of disclosing conflicts of interest; and directing the City Clerk to file a certified copy of this ordinance with the Missouri Ethics Commission within ten days of passage of this ordinance.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass

    Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 8/21/2025

  12. 250681 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett RESOLUTION - Clarifying the intended application of the City’s Incentive Policies and directing the City Manager to develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the intended applicability of those policies and to make recommendations to Council within 30 days.
    Resolution
    Action: Hold off Agenda

    Hold off Agenda

  13. 250682 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett Approving the First Amendment to the Metro North Mall General Development Plan to amend the Estimated Completion Time to twenty years from passage of this Ordinance and affirming the findings of the City Council made when approving the Plan.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Council due back on 9/9/2025

  14. HELD IN COMMITTEE
  15. 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: Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substitute

    Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substituteto the Council due back on 8/21/2025

  16. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
  17. The City Clerk`s Office now has equipment for the hearing impaired for use with every meeting. To check out the equipment please see the secretary for each committee. Be prepared to leave your Driver`s License or State issued Identification Card with the secretary and she will give you the equipment. Upon returning the equipment your license will be returned.
  18. Adjournment