Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
26th Floor, Council Chamber
Agenda — 16 items
- 1 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
- 2 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of Mark Little v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV13451, in the amount of $350,000.00.
- 3 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of Ghaith Dinn v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2216-CV26300, in the amount of $79,000.00.
- 4 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Christopher McDaniel v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV14807, in the amount of $350,000.00.
- 5 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $57,060.64 for a claim for a Workers’ Compensation benefit filed by Jose Ubaldo for injuries resulting from an accident on September 8, 2022, while employed by the City.
- 6 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $450,000.00 for a claim for a Workers’ Compensation benefit filed by Daniel Palmer for injuries resulting from an accident on May 15, 2015, while employed by the City.
- 7 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of the lawsuit styled Frank McClelland, et al. v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, et al., Case No. 2016-CV24247, in the amount of $2,062,500.00.
- 8 Sponsors: Councilpersons Eric Bunch and Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to the License and Operating Agreement between AEG Kansas City Arena, LLC (“AEG”), the City of Kansas City, Missouri (“City”), and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, Inc. (“NABC”) for the purpose of permitting the National Association of Basketball Coaches (“Association”) to locate its headquarters within the downtown of Kansas City, Missouri.
- 9 HELD IN COMMITTEE
- 10 Sponsor: Director of the Human Resources Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri, “Administration,” by repealing and replacing certain sections to include municipal judges currently in the Elected Officials Money Purchase Plan into the Employees’ Retirement System and to change the required distribution date set by federal law in certain money purchase plans, and establishing an effective date.
- 11 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to propose to the Board of Police Commissioners the creation of a unified 911 dispatch system for both the Police and Fire Departments and to report back to the Mayor and Council within 45 days.
- 12 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.
- 13 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, Traffic and Vehicles, by repealing and replacing Section 70-961, for the purpose of authorizing the City’s automated camera enforcement system; directing the City Manager to issue a request for proposals to select a vendor for the automated camera enforcement system; and directing the City Manager to include certain requirements in the request for proposals.
- 14 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
- 15 1. Staff from the City Auditor’s Office will present an audit, Listening to the Workforce 2024 Employee Ethics Survey. 2. There may be a general discussion regarding current Finance, Governance, and Public Safety issues. 3. Closed Session Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss legal matters, litigation, or privileged communications with attorneys; Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real estate; Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss personnel matters; Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss employee labor negotiations; Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss specifications for competitive bidding; Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 12 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss sealed bids or proposals; or Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 17 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss confidential or privileged communications with auditors. 3. Those who wish to comment on proposed ordinances can email written testimony to public.testimony@kcmo.org. Comments received will be distributed to the committee and added to the public record by the clerk. The city provides several ways for residents to watch City Council meetings: Livestream on the city’s website at www.kcmo.gov Livestream on the city’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=3hOuBIg4fok Watch Channel 2 on your cable system. The channel is available through Time Warner Cable (channel 2 or 98.2), AT&T U-verse (channel 99 then select Kansas City) and Google Fiber on Channel 142. To watch archived meetings, visit the City Clerk’s website and look in the Video on Demand section: http://kansascity.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2 The City Clerk`s Office now has equipment for the hearing impaired for use with every meeting. To check out the equipment please see the secretary for each committee. Be prepared to leave your Driver`s License or State issued Identification Card with the secretary and she will give you the equipment. Upon returning the equipment your license will be returned.
- 16 Adjournment