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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (May 6, 2025)

Kansas CityMay 6, 20252 min read

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Committee met May 6, 2025 (10:30 AM). Members Andrea Bough, Quinton Lucas, Crispin Rea, Darrell Curls and Wes Rogers were present. Key actions: Ordinance 250339 (Illuminate KC license with Gray Local Media dba KCTV) advanced (Adv and Do Pass); Ordinance 250372 (API M&I Holding settlement, $517,306) advanced as consent; Ordinance 250379 (increase SHI contract threshold, EVP3380) advanced as committee substitute. Several items were held or deferred (including 250348, 250382, 250133, 250286, 250330) with multiple items held until 5/13/2025 or held off agenda. Agenda included substantial public testimony submissions opposing Ordinance 250382 (KCATA funding change). Additional business included discussion of Ordinance 250342 and notice of possible closed sessions on legal, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding/sealed bids, and auditor communications.

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Ordinance 250339 (Illuminate KC license agreement with Gray Local Media, Inc. dba KCTV) — Adv and Do Pass.
Ordinance 250372 (Settlement: API M&I Holding, LLC v. City of Kansas City — $517,306) — Adv and Do Pass (consent item).
Ordinance 250379 (Authorize exceeding $1,000,000 contract threshold with SHI International Corporation, contract EVP3380) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Ordinance 250348 (Contract with Economic Development Corporation — up to $5,196,000) — Held until 5/13/2025.
Ordinance 250382 (Transfer/appropriation to KCATA to maintain headways and IRIS service; Street Maintenance Fund adjustment) — Held off agenda / held.
Ordinances 250133 (Healthcare System Board & Workers’ Compensation amendments), 250286 (Linwood Shopping Center CID contract changes), and 250330 (Doxim Utilitec contract amendment for water bill services) — Held until 5/13/2025 or held off agenda as noted.
Committee noted potential closed sessions to address legal matters, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, competitive bidding/specifications, sealed bids/proposals, and privileged auditor communications.
Record shows numerous public testimony submissions opposing Ordinance 250382 were received and listed on the agenda.

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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

May 6, 2025, 12:00 AM26th Floor, Council Chamberscheduled

Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968

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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
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Supporting the Illuminate KC initiative to relight Kansas City landmarks, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a license agreement with Gray Local Media, Inc. dba KCTV.
Sponsor: City Manager Authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed $5,196,000.00 for the purpose of providing funds for certain development and redevelopment activities; authorizing expenditure from previously appropriated funds; and designating requisitioning authority.
Sponsor: Director of the Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled API M&I Holding, LLC v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2416-CV08420, in the amount of $517,306.00.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold with SHI International Corporation for contract (EVP3380) to provide specialized information technology solutions and services with funds previously appropriated; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement services to amend and extend the contract.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Reducing previously appropriated funds in the Public Mass Transportation Fund by $3,250,000.00; appropriating $3,250,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Public Mass Transportation Fund to the Kansas City Area Transport Authority ("KCATA") for the purpose of ensuring current headway times for all routes for the next six months and funding IRIS service for the next month; reducing previously appropriated funds in the Street Maintenance Fund by $2,350,000.00 and appropriating the same amount; requiring detailed accounting and audit provisions; authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement or amendment with KCATA requiring KCATA to maintain current headway times on all routes for a period of six months and for IRIS service to continue for one month and to comply with established reporting requirements; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Sponsor: City Manager COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and replacing Article IX, Division 8, “Healthcare System,” consisting of Sections 2-1390-2-1394 with a new Division 8 of like title consisting of Sections 2-1390-1393, to amend the name and membership of the Healthcare System Board of Trustees to the Healthcare System Board and to establish regulations for its operation; amending Workers’ Compensation Sections 2-1302 and 2-1304, with new sections of like number and subject matter, to amend the membership of the Workers’ Compensation Board and address compensability; and repealing Ordinance Nos. 180420 and 180775 for the purpose of reallocating healthcare association resources to the Healthcare System Fund.
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Amending Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 by repealing and replacing Section 1 for the purpose of redefining certain contract requirements between the City and the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $109,500.00 Contract Amendment No. 4 with Doxim Utilitec, LLC, to add collections for third party payments for the Water Bill Printing and Mailing Services project for a total contract amount of $2,764,751.23; waiving the Section 2-1615(c) requirement for daily deposits; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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