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. 260951 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development to execute the First Amendment to Loan Agreement, First Amendment to Deed of Trust, and First Amendment to Promissory Note with Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri for a loan in an amount not to exceed $2,777,318.00 for environmental remediation activities; and authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development to expend the sum of up to $242,103.00 from previously appropriated funds. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate.”
   Ordinance
3. 260953 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the First Amendment to the Pioneer Plaza Tax Increment Financing Plan. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass, Consent.”
   Ordinance
4. 260955 Sponsor(s): Directors of General and Water Services Departments Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a ten-year contract that will exceed the $1,000,000.00 threshold with SpryPoint Services Inc., to provide and implement a new Customer Information System (“CIS”) replacement for Kansas City Water Services Department’s customers; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend the contract for change orders needed for installation, implementation, and add-ons of the CIS. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass, Debate.”
   Ordinance
5. 260956 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Appropriating $2,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Streetcar Fund to the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project; authorizing Amendment No. 9 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $263,855.00 for a total contract amount of $21,219,686.87; recognizing that the amendment is subject to Federal Transit Administration requirements; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass, Debate.”
   Ordinance
6. 260959 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with the EDC Strategic Initiatives Fund and/or the EDC Loan Corporation for the purpose of deploying capital through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for eligible economic development and community development projects; prioritizing the elimination of chronic slum and blight and long-term vacancy in alignment with adopted City policies and initiatives including the Vacant Land Activation Initiative and the Housing Accelerator; directing the identification of a minimum $10 million in financing capacity; and directing the City Manager to report back to the Council within 60 days. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Immediate Adoption, Debate.”
   Resolution
7. 260960 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to study and evaluate a plan for implementation of some or all proposed improvements presented in the Kansas City Convention Center and Municipal Auditorium July 2026 Vision Plan. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Immediate Adoption, Debate.”
   Resolution
8. HELD IN COMMITTEE
9. 260903 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Authorizing the Director of General Services to negotiate and execute an amendment to the lease with Kansas City Blues Juke House, LLC for the property located at 1700 East 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64108 for an additional five (5) year term; and authorizing the Director of General Services to waive rents in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00.
   Ordinance
10. 260924 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving the recommendations of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the 47th and Broadway Tax Increment Financing Plan and approving the 47th and Broadway Tax Increment Financing Plan; approving the City’s contribution of additional EATs generated in the Plan Area; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into agreements with the Kansas City TIF Commission and CC Plaza Owner LLC. FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate.”
    Ordinance
11. 260925 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving and designating the Redevelopment Project Area of the 47th and Broadway Tax Increment Financing Plan, approving the redevelopment project, and adopting tax increment financing therefore.
    Resolution
12. 260948 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Authorizing the Director of the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department to enter into a five-year agreement commencing on May 1, 2027, with the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City, Inc., d/b/a Visit KC, a corporation formed and existing under Chapter 355, RSMo., to provide services for the promotion of convention and tourism business within Kansas City, Missouri, with a one (1) year option to renew at the City's election.
    Ordinance
13. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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15. Adjournment