Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee held a first reading on three ordinances, including a $462,500 workers' compensation settlement for a city employee, updates to internal auditor duties and salary schedules, and establishment of a Riverfront Community Improvement District. Two major items were held in committee: a contract renewal for water treatment chemicals and a significant $185 million infrastructure development project with the Kansas City Current involving stadium expansion and riverfront development.
Key Decisions
- Workers' Compensation Settlement for Daniel Garcia First reading approved
- Internal Auditor Duties and Salary Schedule Amendments First reading approved
- Riverfront Community Improvement District Establishment First reading approved
- Mississippi Lime Company Contract Renewal for Water Treatment Held in committee
- Kansas City Current Riverfront Development Project (up to $185M) Held in committee
Agenda
- 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***
- FIRST READINGS
- 260818 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $462,500.00 for a claim for a Workers' Compensation benefit filed by Daniel Garcia for injuries resulting from accidents on March 22, 2019, May 26, 2019 and November 11, 2019, while employed by the City.Ordinance
- 260827 Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by creating a new Section 2-90 to define the duties of the internal auditor and repealing and replacing certain sections for the purpose of establishing and adopting salary schedules to provide general maintenance of the classification system and, adding one new classification and adjusting pay range of one classification.Ordinance
- 260834 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Approving the petition to establish the Riverfront Community Improvement District; establishing the Riverfront Community Improvement District generally bounded by the Missouri River to the north; I-29 to the east; Berkley Parkway, E. Riverfront Drive, and north boundary of railroad property line to the south; and Berkley Plaza to the west in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; requiring the annual submission of certain records; directing the City Clerk to report the creation of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri State Auditor; appropriating $1,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund, Fund No. 2210, for the purposes of providing community outreach regarding the objectives of this ordinance; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.Ordinance
- HELD IN COMMITTEE
- 260729 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exercise and execute a contract renewal that will exceed the Section 3-41(a)(1) threshold of $1,000,000.00 with Mississippi Lime Company for the supply of crushed quicklime for water treatment; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract.Ordinance
- 260748 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) and other definitive agreements that reflect the terms outlined in the MOU with the Kansas City Current its affiliates, successors, assigns, and designees (“Developer”) for the design and construction of infrastructure projects predominately in the Berkley Riverfront Park area, including the expansion of CPKC Stadium and the development of a mixed-use district, transient parking structures, and other core infrastructure (the “Project”); authorizing the City Manager to take such actions necessary to pursue a redevelopment plan for State Supplemental Tax Increment Financing, or a development plan, or expanded development pursuant to Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act; authorizing the City Manager to enter into a one or more financing agreements for total funding not to exceed $185,000,000.00, subject to the terms outlined in the MOU, including cashflow shortfall coverage guarantees from the Developer; authorizing the City Manager to execute intergovernmental cooperative agreements with the State of Missouri and related entities and city agencies; authorizing the execution of additional agreements as necessary to comply with the directives of this ordinance; appropriating $150,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund for the purpose of conducting a third-party financial feasibility study; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.Ordinance
- ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- 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.
- Adjournment