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Finance, Governance & Public Safety meeting summary

Kansas CityApr 7, 20263 min read

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The committee approved establishment of a $100 million SRF sewer revenue bond fund and major contracts to expand and upgrade the Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, adopted third-quarter FY2025-26 budget adjustments, and authorized significant contracts and funding for the City’s Workday ERP implementation. The committee also approved targeted appropriations including $3,000,000 in City matching funds for the Tri-Share Childcare pilot for first responders, accepted a $17,300 EEOC award, and recognized the expiration and wind-down of several Brush Creek Corridor TIF project areas. Proposed ordinance changes on street vending and several Chapter 3/74 code amendments were held for further consideration.

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The committee moved forward on a large sewer upgrade project that is intended to keep sewer service reliable and meet regulations, funded in part by a new bond fund. City staff updated the budget for the current fiscal year so departments stay funded, and the city is adding matching money to expand a childcare pilot for first responders. The City also contracted outside firms to implement a new enterprise software system to manage financial and HR functions. Some development-related code changes were advanced while other proposals (street vending and wage/affordable housing rule changes) were put on hold for more review.

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Established Fund No. 8197 (2026B SRF Sewer Revenue Bond Fund) and authorized issuance of up to $100,000,000 in sewer revenue bonds; authorized execution of a $143,800,000 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation for the Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion (total project amount estimated at $158,180,000); authorized Amendment No. 4 to Burns & McDonnell Contract No. 1587 ($9,061,951.53) and extended the contract term (total contract amount $18,672,229.22).
Approved third-quarter FY2025-26 budget adjustments to update revenue estimates and appropriate funds (ordinance 260314).
Authorized Director of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity to accept $17,300 in federal awards from the U.S. EEOC and appropriated the amount to the General Grants Fund (ordinance 260315).
Increased the General Fund revenue estimate by $1,500,000 from the State and appropriated $3,000,000 from the General Fund unappropriated balance to expand the Tri-Share Childcare pilot for first responders (ordinance 260317).
Appropriated $500,000 from the Parking Fund unappropriated balance for the Vine District Garage (ordinance 260318).
Authorized a two-year $655,000 piggyback contract with Remy Corporation for project management of the Workday ERP implementation (EVP4497) and a $16,472,592 nineteen-month contract with Accenture LLP for Workday system integration (EVP4021).
Acknowledged expiration of the 23-year statutory TIF capture period for Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project of the Brush Creek Corridor TIF Plan; terminated their redevelopment designations, declared related funds surplus, and dissolved the special allocation funds (ordinance 260326).
Waived certain City Code Chapter 3 requirements for the Columbus Park Tax Increment Financing Plan to allow the project to proceed (ordinance 260282).
Held in committee an ordinance expanding the street-vending prohibition to within 300 feet of related businesses during open hours (sponsor: Wes Rogers); Finance Committee recommended Do Pass but the item remained held.
Held until April 14, 2026 the proposed amendments to prevailing wage application to incentive plans, MBE/WBE waiver rules, and affordable housing set-aside/payment-in-lieu provisions (sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas).

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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Apr 7, 2026, 12:00 AM26th Floor, Council Chamberscheduled

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

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Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Establishing Fund No. 8197, the 2026B SRF Sewer Revenue Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating revenue in the amount of $100,000,000.00 in the 2026B SRF Sewer Revenue Bond Fund and appropriating the same; appropriating $100,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Sewer Fund; designating requisitioning authority; authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute a $143,800,000.00 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation, for the Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Major Upgrades project for a total contract amount of $158,180,000.00; authorizing a $9,061,951.53 design professional services contract Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 1587 with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Todd Creek Facility Plan Update project; authorizing an extension of the term of Contract No. 1587 for an additional 1,300 days for a total term of 3,491 calendar days (approximately 9 years, 7 months) for a total contract amount of $18,672,229.22; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from the bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Estimating revenue and adjusting appropriations in various funds in connection with the third quarter FY2025-26 budget analysis; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Authorizing the Director of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity to accept a total of $17,300.00 in federal awards from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); estimating and appropriating $17,300.00 in the General Grants Fund (2580); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Increasing the revenue estimate in the General Fund by $1,500,000.00 due to a contribution from the State of Missouri in connection to the Tri-Share Childcare program; appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purpose of providing additional matching funding for the Tri-Share Childcare pilot program with the State of Missouri for first responders; and recognizing the ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Estimating and appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parking Fund (2160) for the Vine District Garage; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a twenty month $624,000.00 Piggyback contract amendment (EVP4497) with Remy Corporation to provide highly specialized project manager services to manage the City’s enterprise resource planning (“ERP’) Workday implementation project; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract; and designating requisitioning authority.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $16,472,592.00 nineteen-month contract (EVP4021) from previously appropriated funds with Accenture LLP to provide highly technical system integration services for the Workday SaaS enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract; and designating requisitioning authority.
Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project of the Brush Creek Corridor Tax Increment Financing Plan has expired; terminating the designation of Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project of the Plan as redevelopment projects therein; declaring as surplus all funds related to Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project; dissolving the special allocation funds established in connection with Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
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Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 50-453, Conditions, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 50-453, for the purpose of enlarging the prohibition of street vending, including food items, to within 300 feet of related businesses open business hours. Finance Committee recommends “Do Pass”
Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Waiving certain requirements of City Code Chapter 3 for the Columbus Park Tax Increment Financing Plan.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 3-622, Prevailing wage application to incentive plans, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 3-622, and enacting a new Section 3-623, Prevailing Wage application to incentive Plans (2026),for the purpose of enlarging the establishing applicable prevailing wage policies for certain types of categories of incentive projects, amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances by repealing Section 3-437, Waiver of MBE/WBE goals, for the purpose of greater alignment and efficiency among city incentive agencies, and amending Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 74-11, Affordable housing set aside, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Section 74-11, for the purpose of right-sizing the Payment in Lieu fee to better reflect amount in subsidies provided per unit of affordable housing, directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Proposals for a nexus study to evaluate the affordability offset value and implementation of linkage fees on development within the City for the purposes of funding workforce and affordable housing and to evaluate and develop a development linkage fee program within the City and to report back to City Council on the same within 6 months. Finance Committee recommends “Do Pass as a Committee Substitute.”
ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
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