Finance committee advances major policy and development items

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FIRST READINGS

Sponsor: Director of Law Department Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, “ADMINISTRATION,” by enacting a new Article XX, “OPEN MEETINGS AND RECORDS” to codify the City’s policy with respect to open records and meetings, modernize the policy, and enact governance changes that provide that the City Attorney will coordinate and have oversight of the request fulfillment process and repealing Section 2-115 of the City’s code. Do Pass, Debate

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and replacing Article XVIII, “Risk Management Program,” for the purpose of revising the composition of the Risk Management Committee and clarifying the use of, and the claims process for, the Legal Expense Fund. Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Lashaunda Rowe v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV16717, in the amount of $425,000.00. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the First Amendment to the Historic Northeast Tax Increment Financing Plan and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Predevelopment Agreement with Historic Northeast Lofts, LLC. “Advance and Do Pass”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the 811 Main Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area 1 described therein; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Project Area 1; dissolving the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Project Area 1; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area 12 of the 1200 Main/South Loop Tax Increment Financing Plan; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Project Area 12; dissolving the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Project Area 12; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the Third Amendment to the Overlook Tax Increment Financing Plan. “Advance and Do Pass”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the Briarcliff West Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area XXXVIII (38) described therein; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory periods for the capture of tax increment financing within Redevelopment Project Areas I (1), V (5), VI (6), VII (7), VIII (8), IX (9), Xa (10a), Xb (10b), Xc (10c), XI (11), XII (12), XIII (13), XIV (14), XVIII (18), XIX (19), XX (20), XXI (21), XXII (22), XXIII (23), XXIV (24), XXV (25), XXVI (26), XXVII (27), XXVIII (28), XXIX (29), XXX (30), XXXI (31), XXXII (32), XXXIII (33), XXXIV (34), XXXV (35), XXXVI (36), and XXXVII (37) have expired; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with each such Redevelopment Project Area; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Areas; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the River Market Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Areas 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 described therein; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory periods for the capture of tax increment financing within Redevelopment Project Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 have expired; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Areas; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Areas; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory periods for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project Areas A, B, and H of the Tower Properties Downtown Redevelopment Area Tax Increment Financing Plan has expired; terminating the designation of Project Areas A, B, and H of the Plan as redevelopment projects therein; terminating the designation of the Plan as a Tax Increment Financing Plan; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with each such Project Area; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with each such Project Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. “Advance and Do Pass as a Consent”

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 48, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 48-52 for the purpose of declaring businesses operating without required licenses, permits, or other governmental approvals to constitute nuisances per se, thereby allowing for the abatement thereof to protect public health, safety, and welfare. ***** Subject to approval of the Committee, this item will be held for one week *****

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to initiate the receivership process of Chapter 56 of the Kansas City Code of Ordinances for the vacant nuisance property known as the former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City site, located at 925 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, 64106, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents by remediating the blight conditions through rehabilitation. Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Declaring the City Council’s intent to support good-faith negotiations with the Kansas City Current for the expansion of the team’s stadium in Kansas City; directing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a term sheet and negotiate a development agreement with the Kansas City Current or an affiliated entity for design and construction of an expanded stadium, parking garage, mixed-use development and supporting infrastructure (the “Project”) in the Berkley Riverfront Park area; declaring the City Council’s intent to support a Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Project; finding that the Project is a public benefit to the City and the State of Missouri; directing the City Manager to apply for various financial and tax incentives through state agencies and negotiate intergovernmental cooperative agreements with the State of Missouri and related entities; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a lease or exclusive license agreement with a Community Improvement District and/or Ballard Development, LLC or an affiliate for the levee promenade, Lydia pumpstation, and cafe zones, authorizing the evaluation of the issuance of up to $235,000,000 in special obligation bonds; directing the City Manager to analyze the impact of additional development; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with reStart, Inc. for the purpose of providing increased housing options for families experiencing homelessness; estimating revenue in the amount of $562,250.00 and appropriating a like transfer to the General Fund; appropriating $562,250.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purpose of the agreement; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a development agreement with LL North, LLC and/or Trident Development, Inc. for the construction of single family housing on undeveloped land in south Kansas City; Appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Water Fund (8010) for water line improvements along Kenneth Road; Appropriating $3,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Sewer Fund (8110) for sewer line right-of-way acquisition and improvements terminating at the intersection of Kenneth Road and Loch Lloyd Parkway; directing the City Manager to identify funding for Kenneth Road improvements once design work has been completed and to report back to Council within 30 days; directing the City Manager to engage with LL North, LLC and/or Trident Development, Inc. to participate in the Certified Permitting Program to achieve efficient permitting of residential property as part of the development; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute

HELD IN COMMITTEE

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.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review site, design, and acquisition matters for the purpose of designing and constructing a Midtown Justice Campus, a co-location of the Kansas City Police Department Central Patrol Division and the Community Resource Center, and report back to City Council within 30 days.

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

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Adjournment