Special Committee for Legal Review — March 23, 2026: Majority of items held; KCPD overage fund advanced as com | The Common News

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Special Committee for Legal Review — March 23, 2026: Majority of items held; KCPD overage fund advanced as committee substitute

Kansas CityMar 23, 20262 min read

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Meeting held March 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM in the 26th Floor Council Chamber. Present: Chair Quinton Lucas, Vice Chair Melissa Robinson, Councilmember Andrea Bough. Multiple agenda items were held off docket or held in committee. An ordinance (260065) to establish a KCPD Overage Fund and related budget treatment for Board of Police Commissioners legal settlements was presented by Mayor Lucas and was advanced as a committee substitute (Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub); it includes direction to negotiate Council approval processes and a proposed $5.9 million FY2026–2027 appropriation subject to Council ordinance approval. The committee noted potential closed sessions under specified subsections of Section 610.021 (Revised Statutes of Missouri).

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220444 (Amend Chapter 44 – corrections): Held off docket.
230471 (Amend Committee Substitute for Ord. No. 220364 — effective date change): Held off docket.
231053 (Repeal Ord. No. 231011 / 63rd & Prospect development contract termination and RFP direction): Held off docket.
250974 (Resolution directing City Manager to align agencies on data center economic incentives): Held off docket.
260065 (Ordinance to assign KCPD settlement costs to a Legal Expense/KCPD Overage Fund): Presented by Mayor Quinton Lucas; advanced and Do Pass as Committee Substitute. Directs City Manager to establish a KCPD Overage Fund, negotiate a Council-approval process with the Board of Police Commissioners, and directs inclusion of a $5.9 million appropriation in the FY2026–2027 budget from that fund, subject to Council ordinance approval.
240401 (Review relationship with MARC and explore creation of a KCMO-MPO for regional transportation planning): Held in committee.
240474 (Authorize City Manager to enter MOU with KCATA on TEFRA certificate approval process): Held off docket.
Semi-Annual Docket items to be considered (no specific actions recorded in these minutes).
Committee reserved authority to enter closed sessions under Section 610.021 subsections listed in the minutes for legal, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding, sealed proposals, and auditor communications.

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Special Committee for Legal Review

Mar 23, 2026, 12:00 AM26th Floor, Council Chamberscheduled

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

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HELD IN COMMITTEE
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to assign costs incurred by the Board of Police Commissioners beyond the twenty-five (25) percent annual budget threshold in Mo. Rev. Stat. 84.730 to a new fund entitled “KCPD Overage Fund” and establishing said fund in the books and records of the City; directing the City Manager to negotiate with the Board of Police Commissioners a process for Council approval of costs related to Board of Police Commissioners established settlement agreements, including settlements with costs structured over future budget cycles; and directing the City Manager to include an appropriation of $5,900,000.00 in the FY2026-2027 submitted budget from the KCPD Overage Fund for legal settlements and subjecting such payments to the council ordinance process. Legal Review Committee recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute.” Held on Docket 4.16.2026
Amending Chapter 44, Code of Ordinances, Corrections, by repealing Sections 44-1, 44-9 and 44-11 relating to prisoners in the custody of the City, and enacting in lieu thereof three new sections of like number and subject matter.
Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Kevin O’Neill and Heather Hall Amending Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 220364, passed on October 13, 2022, by repealing and replacing Section 5 to provide for an effective date of July 1, 2024.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Repealing Ordinance No. 231011 and directing the City Manager, in the event of the developer’s failure to perform its contractual obligations, to terminate the 63rd and Prospect development contract and issue a request for proposals for the 63rd and Prospect development area.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to align agencies that provide economic development incentives involved in the development and regulation of data centers to ensure uniform adherence to evolving best standards and practices.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Directing the City Manager to review the City’s relationship with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and to explore the creation of a new and independent Kansas City Metropolitan Planning Organization (KCMO-MPO) for the purpose of overseeing the regional transportation planning and allocation of federal transportation funds within the boundaries of Kansas City.
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.
SEMI-ANNUAL DOCKET Consideration of Semi-Annual Docket items.

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Agendahttps://kansascity.legistar1.com/kansascity/meetings/2026/3/19089_A_Special_Committee_for_Legal_Review_26-03-23_Agenda_-_Committees.pdf
Minuteshttps://kansascity.legistar1.com/kansascity/meetings/2026/3/19089_M_Special_Committee_for_Legal_Review_26-03-23_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

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