Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · 10:30 AM AM · 26th Floor, Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee held a meeting on March 31, 2026, to address several ordinances and resolutions focused on public safety, economic development, and community resources. Key items included proposals for a Midtown Justice Campus, restrictions on alcohol retail licenses in high-impact areas, a detention facility moratorium, and updates to prevailing wage and affordable housing policies. Several items were held in committee for further review rather than voted on immediately.

Key Decisions

  • Tower License Agreement with Jackson County Approved
  • Fourth Amendment to Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan Approved
  • Midtown Justice Campus Review (Police Central Patrol & Community Resource Center) Held in Committee - Pending 30-day review and report
  • Retail Alcohol Impact Areas Ordinance (restricting package alcohol sales in high-impact neighborhoods) Held in Committee
  • Detention Facility Moratorium (through January 15, 2031) Held in Committee
Agenda PDF

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. 260293 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to enter into a license agreement with Jackson County, Missouri for the tower located at 5301 E. 27th Street for a period of ten (10) years.
    Ordinance
  3. 260297 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the Fourth Amendment to the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
  4. 260300 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting the assignment and assumption agreement from the Maintenance Reserve Corporation; appropriating $404,221.07 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Maintenance Reserve Corporation and estimating the same as revenue in the Housing Trust Fund; and closing on the books of the City Fund No. 6930, Maintenance Reserve Corporation Fund.
    Ordinance
  5. HELD IN COMMITTEE
  6. 260071 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review site, design, and acquisition matters for the purpose of designing and constructing a Midtown Justice Campus, a co-location of the Kansas City Police Department Central Patrol Division and the Community Resource Center, and report back to City Council within 30 days.
    Resolution
  7. 260222 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop and implement a public communication plan, including the publication of a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document or similar communication process, to educate residents, businesses, and other stakeholders about the special permit area policy, and declaring that the policy will be in place from June 1 through July 12, 2026.
    Resolution
  8. 260250 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, Alcoholic Beverages, enacting a new sections 10-216 and 10-336 for the purpose of designating certain geographic areas within the City experiencing acute detrimental public safety and public health impacts from the retail package sale of alcohol as “Retail Alcohol Impact Areas” and placing certain conditions on retail package licenses within such designated areas.
    Ordinance
  9. 260262 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Declaring a moratorium until January 15, 2031, on all City approvals for detention facilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the regional criminal justice ecosystem, and re-evaluate the approval process for detention facilities.
    Ordinance
  10. 260276 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a License Agreement with Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri for fifteen (15) years for the display of the City-owned sculpture, “River Cloud.”
    Ordinance
  11. 260278 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a contract amendment to EV3851 with Treanor, Inc. for design professional services related to the permanent detention facility in an amount not to exceed $1,252,000.00 from previously appropriated funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
  12. 260282 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Waiving certain requirements of City Code Chapter 3 for the Columbus Park Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
  13. 260286 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 3-622, Prevailing wage application to incentive plans, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 3-622, for the purpose of enlarging the establishing applicable prevailing wage policies for certain types of categories of incentive projects, amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances by repealing Section 3-437, Waiver of MBE/WBE goals, for the purpose of greater alignment and efficiency among any economic development agency created by the city, and amending Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 74-11, Affordable housing set aside, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 74-11, for the purpose of right-sizing the Payment in Lieu fee to better reflect amount in subsidies provided per unit of affordable housing.
    Ordinance
  14. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
  15. 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.
  16. Adjournment