Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

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. 250709 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 76, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and replacing Sections 76-289, 76-423 and 76-427, and amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and replacing Section 70-273, for the purpose of amending regulations relating to tow truck operators within the City; and providing for a delayed effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub

   Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Subto the City Clerk due back on 9/11/2025

4. 250711 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Enacting a new Chapter 52, Code of Ordinances, containing Sections 52-1 to 52-9 to provide for the regulation of surface parking lots in the City’s entertainment districts and Central Business District Area, 18th & Vine, the Country Club Plaza, Westport and Crossroads, and providing for a delayed effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold on Agenda

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

5. 250713 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Kansas City EDC Loan Corporation (the “EDCLC”) to provide funding for a multifamily project at 9th and Central; estimating City Surplus Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenue in the amount of $2,800,000.00 in the General Fund; appropriating $2,800,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Resolution
   Action: Hold on Agenda

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

6. HELD IN COMMITTEE
7. 250553 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Expressing the need for and desire to implement a software grant management system.
   Resolution
   Action: Hold on Agenda

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

8. 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: Adv and Do Pass

   Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 9/11/2025

9. 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 9/16/2025

10. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
11. 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.
12. Adjournment