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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — July 22, 2025 meeting minutes

Kansas CityJul 22, 20253 min read

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Committee approved three consent settlements/appropriations (Seals $350,000; Collier‑West workers’ comp $400,000; VOCA grant extension $10,685), advanced and/or discussed ordinances including a HOME‑ARP shelter contract (Care Beyond the Boulevard) and the 9th & Central PIEA development plan with tax abatement; several items (grant management resolution and HR job classification) were held until July 29, 2025.

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Approved and advanced as consent: settlement in Stephen Seals v. City — $350,000 (Ordinance 250548).
Approved and advanced as consent: workers' compensation settlement for Stephanie Collier-West — $400,000 (Ordinance 250554).
Approved and advanced as consent: acceptance and appropriation of a $10,685 VOCA grant extension for the City Prosecutor’s Office (Ordinance 250573).
Presented ordinance authorizing Director of Housing & Community Development to contract with Care Beyond the Boulevard for a non‑congregate, low‑barrier shelter, including use of $7,137,610 HOME‑ARP and $250,000 additional funds and authorizing purchase of 5100 Linwood Boulevard; the ordinance was advanced as committee substitute but HELD IN COMMITTEE (Ordinance 250582).
Approved the 9th and Central PIEA General Development Plan (4.42 acres) and authorized tax abatement to support redevelopment (Ordinance 250527).
Held until July 29, 2025: Resolution expressing need for a software grant management system (Ordinance 250553).
Held until July 29, 2025: Ordinance amending Chapter 2 to establish one new job classification (Ordinance 250565).
Noted: public hearing scheduled July 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM for a Chapter 100 industrial development plan for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City.
Noted potential closed sessions to discuss legal, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding/specifications, sealed bids, and auditor communications under applicable statutory subsections.

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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Jul 22, 2025, 12:00 AM26th Floor, Council Chamberscheduled

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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: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Stephen Seals v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV21602, in the amount of $350,000.00.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas 2nd COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to study and develop recommendations for establishing an Office of Grants and Philanthropy Management and develop standardized grant policies and procedures with a report back to Council within 90 days.
Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $400,000.00 for a claim for a Workers' Compensation benefit filed by Stephanie Collier-West for injuries resulting from an accident on September 11, 2016, while employed by the City.
Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and Section 2-1076, to establish one new salary grade and adjust two salary grades.
Sponsor: Director of Law Department Accepting an additional $10,685.00 for a 3-month extension from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, and passed through the State of Missouri’s Department of Public Safety to support the work of the City’s Prosecutor’s Office; estimating and appropriating $10,685.00 in the General Grants Fund; and authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a subaward grant agreement in connection with this grant.
Sponsors: Councilmembers Melissa Patterson Hazley, Johnathan Duncan, and Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to execute a contract with Care Beyond the Boulevard to provide a non-congregate, low-barrier shelter facility, ancillary services, and to assist unsheltered families and individuals using the previously-appropriated HOME ARP funds in the amount of $7,137,610.00 under a Request for Proposal (RFP);; authorizing the purchase of property at 5100 Linwood Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri 64128; directing the City Manager to develop a plan for the enhancement and maintenance of areas within 1,000 feet of a low-barrier shelter and to issue a RFP not to exceed $500,000.00 for the performance of such work; and designating requisitioning authorities.
HELD IN COMMITTEE
Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Approving the 9th and Central PIEA General Development Plan on an irregular shaped site consisting of 4.42 acres, not including public rights of way, generally located within the area between 8th Street and 10th Street and between Broadway and Wyandotte, and declaring said area to be an undeveloped industrial area and in need of development and rehabilitation pursuant to the Planned Industrial Expansion Law; and authorizing tax abatement.
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