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 2 Minutes***
2. 240807 Sponsor(s): Mayor Quinton Lucas, Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmembers Andrea Bough, Darrell Curls, Nathan Willett, Melissa Patterson Hazley, Crispin Rea and Lindsay French Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the construction of a Downtown Booking Facility located at the headquarters of the Kansas City Police Department; reducing the transfer between the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund and the General Debt and Interest Fund; appropriating the amount of $16,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax fund for the purpose of constructing a Kansas City Police Department Downtown Booking Facility consisting of capacity for 144 individuals with 55 overnight beds; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
   Ordinance
   Action: Adv and Do Pass

   Adv and Do Passto the Council due back on 9/19/2024

3. 240825 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 2, Article VI of the Code of Ordinances, entitled “Boards, Commission and Committees,” by repealing Division 20, entitled “Climate Protection Steering Committee,” including Sections 2-970.40, 2-970.41, 2-970.42, 2-970.43, 2-970.44, and 2-970.45, and by repealing Sections 2-951, 2-952, 2-953, 2-954, enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like numbers and subject matter for the purpose of disbanding the Climate Protection Steering Committee and expanding the duties of the Environmental Management Commission.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold off Agenda

   Hold off Agenda

4. 240828 Sponsor(s): Mayor Quinton Lucas, Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmembers Johnathan Duncan, Andrea Bough, Wes Rogers, Darrell Curls, Nathan Willett, Kevin O’Neill, Melissa Patterson Hazley, Crispin Rea, Lindsay French, and Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Establishing the Kansas City “Back to Business” Grant Fund to provide financial relief and prevention measures to small businesses impacted by vandalism and property crimes in Kansas City through grants to local small businesses; appropriating $325,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund for the Back to Business Grant Program; designating requisitioning authority; directing KC Bizcare to report back to the City Council by November 14, 2024; and recognizing this ordinance as having 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 to the Council, due back on 9/19/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

5. 240829 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Declaring the dissolution of various boards, commissions, and committees in the City which have fulfilled their intended purposes or have otherwise expired; directing the City Manager and City Clerk to remove those boards and commissions from City websites and communications as appropriate; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-2024 entitled “Conflict of interest annual report” and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of removing those boards and commissions which are now or have previously been dissolved; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Division 4 entitled “Commission on Industrial Development,” inclusive of Sections 2-801 through 2-805; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Division 6 entitled “Liberty Memorial Commission” inclusive of Sections 2-851 through 2-854; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Division 13 entitled “Key to the City Commission,” inclusive of Section 2-970; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Division 21 entitled “Water Utilities Advisory Board,” inclusive of Sections 2-970.50 through 2-970.56; amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances by repealing Sections 3-613, 3-615, and 3-619 and enacting in lieu thereof sections of like number and subject matter for the purpose of updating references to the proper boards; and amending Chapter 19, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Article II entitled “Community Video Advisory Board,” inclusive of Sections 19-10 through 19-17.
   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 9/19/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:

6. HELD IN COMMITTEE
7. 240474 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an MOU with the KCATA setting out the process for approval of TEFRA certificates for KCATA projects.
   Ordinance
   Action: Hold on Agenda

   Hold on Agenda

8. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
9. 1. There may be a general discussion regarding current Special Committee for Legal Review issues.
10. 2. Closed Session • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss legal matters, litigation, or privileged communications with attorneys; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real estate; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss personnel matters; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss employee labor negotiations; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss specifications for competitive bidding; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 12 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss sealed bids or proposals; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 17 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss confidential or privileged communications with auditors.
11. 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.
12. 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
13. 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.
14. Adjournment