Special Committee for Legal Review

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/85624825067 ***Public Testimony is Limited to Two Minutes***
2. 240092 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Estimating and appropriating revenue in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the Police Grants Funds for the KC Violent Crime Reduction Grant from American Rescue Plan Act Funds as allocated by the Missouri Department of Public Safety to the Police Foundation of Kansas City; appropriating $100,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund for the investigative analyst program; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

3. 240223 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by amending section 50-262 to increase the penalty for the unlawful use of a firearm.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold on Agenda

   Hold on Agenda

4. 240225 Sponsor: City Manager Authorizing the City Manager to execute an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the Amount of $2,818,296.00 with the Port Authority of Kansas City in connection with a contract between the Port Authority and HNTB for design services related to the South Loop Park; authorizing the City Manager to enter into Contract Amendment No. 1 with HNTB for $650,000.00 to provide for additional survey and utility coordination work; and recognizing an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

5. 240261 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Division 5 “Silver Haired City Council” in its entirety and replacing it with a new Division 5 of like subject matter for the sole purpose of changing “Silver Haired City Council” to “Senior Citizens’ Advisory Council.”
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

6. 240275 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund to support the District Row Project; and directing the City Manager to engage the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City and the EDC Loan Corporation to develop a plan for funding the District Row Project that shall identify funding gaps and propose potential financing solutions and report back to Council in 90 days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold on Agenda

   Hold on Agenda

7. 240276 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Amending Section 3-622, “Prevailing wage applications to incentive plans,” for the purpose of changing procedures related to the application of prevailing wage requirements to development projects.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold on Agenda

   Hold on Agenda

8. 240280 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Consenting to the appointments of Michael McGee and Tom Porto, as members, and Mario Vasquez and Morgan Holecek, as alternate members, of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri.
   Resolution
   Action: Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substitute

   Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substituteto the Council due back on 3/21/2024

9. 240284 Sponsor: Councilmembers Johnathan Duncan and Andrea Bough, and Mayor Quinton Lucas Establishing an alternative response program within the Health Department to respond to individuals in crisis or with quality-of-life concerns; directing the City Manager to submit a budget amendment and to take other necessary steps in support of the Program; and directing the City Manager to develop and recommend a plan for the expansion of rapid rehousing options.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

   A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. 240286 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with KC2026, a Missouri 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, in the amount of $15 million over a three-year period for the purpose of providing City services in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup competition to be held in Kansas City; authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Novation and a Guaranty of Obligations Agreement with the Federation Internationale de Football Association ("FIFA") to allow KC2026 to serve as the Host City Authority under the Host City Agreement; and directing the City Manager to negotiate an additional agreement with KC2026 to provide capacity for small business that will provide goods and services to support the World Cup.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agenda

11. HELD IN COMMITTEE
12. 240160 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Making Truth Avenue an honorary street name of Troost Avenue and N. Truth Avenue an honorary street name of N. Troost Avenue in anticipation of a future permanent change; reducing the Contingent Appropriation by $50,000.00 in the General Fund; and appropriating that amount to the Public Works-Street Sign account of the General Fund.
    Ordinance
    Action: Do Pass as Committee Substitute Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Do Pass as Committee Substitute to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

13. 240163 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett Changing the name of an approximately 3,800-foot-long stretch of Highway 169 Frontage Road to Trailblazer Drive; and waiving certain requirements of Section 88-605-03 of the City's Zoning and Development Code.
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold off Agenda

    Hold off Agenda

14. 230977 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to execute a Community Investment Agreement with Community Builders of Kansas City, a Missouri Nonprofit Corporation, to support a public municipal investment in the Office at Overlook located on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the City’s East Side within the Overlook Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Area and the Offices at Overlook Planned Industrial Expansion Authority General Development Plan; appropriating $1,600,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund; designating requisitioning authority in the City Manager’s Office; directing the City Manager with prioritization of funding sources for future annual obligations related to this ordinance; and recognizing this ordinance to have an accelerated effective date
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. 231017 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances, by deleting Section 3-457, “Procedures for all other contracts,” and inserting in lieu thereof a new Section 3-457 of like title, for the purpose of giving the Director of the Civil Rights and Enforcement Opportunity (“CREO”) Department discretion to allow certain documents to be submitted after contract execution but before payment is made pursuant to the contract.
    Ordinance
    Action: Do Pass as Committee Substitute Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Do Pass as Committee Substitute to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

16. 240045 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Article III, “Tax Increment Financing” and enacting in lieu thereof a new article of like number and subject matter to address statutory provisions recently applicable to TIF plans, projects, and commissions in Clay County; and directing the City Manager to solicit the consent of various municipalities as to appointment of municipal representatives to the Clay County KC TIF Commission; authorizing the Administrative Commission to assume certain rights and responsibilities; and authorizing the City Manager to execute certain assignments and consents.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub to the Council, due back on 3/21/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
18. 1. There may be a general discussion regarding current Special Committee for Legal Review issues.
19. 2. Closed Session
20. 3. Those who wish to comment on proposed ordinances can email written testimony to public.testimony@kcmo.org. Comments received will be distributed to the committee and added to the public record by the clerk. The city provides several ways for residents to watch City Council meetings: • Livestream on the city’s website at www.kcmo.gov • Livestream on the city’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hOuBIg4fok • Watch Channel 2 on your cable system. The channel is available through Time Warner Cable (channel 2 or 98.2), AT&T U-verse (channel 99 then select Kansas City) and Google Fiber on Channel 142. • To watch archived meetings, visit the City Clerk’s website and look in the Video on Demand section: http://kansascity.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2
21. 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.
22. Adjournment