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414 E. 12th Street Kansas City Kansas City, MO 64106 Meeting Minutes - Final Council Thursday, October 14, 2021 3:00 PM Council Chambers Zoom Webinar ID: 891 9592 8794 CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH: Pastor, Dr. Serita Wright - Commissioned to Heal Community Outreach PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Present: Heather Hall, Kevin O'Neill, Dan Fowler, Brandon Ellington, Melissa Robinson, Katheryn Shields, Eric Bunch, Lee Barnes, Ryana Parks-Shaw, Andrea Bough, Kevin McManus, and Quinton Lucas Out: Teresa Loar PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS: Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Closed Sessions may be held by teleconference. SPECIAL ACTION(s) 210923 Recognizing the appointment of Richard Sheets as the new Executive Director of the Missouri Municipal League. Sponsors: Hall, McManus, Barnes Jr., Loar, Lucas, Shields, Fowler, Bunch, Bough, Ellington, O'Neill, Parks-Shaw and Robinson Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Ellington, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Out: Loar, and Barnes FINAL READINGS: Page 1 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 CONSENT DOCKET DEBATE DOCKET 210502 Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by amending Sections 2-367, 2-1111, 2-1112, 2-1113, and 2-1114 to authorize the director of human resources to take disciplinary action when the city’s equal employment opportunity policy is violated, to change the members of the EEO review committee, and to provide regular employees subject to various discipline and suspension pending completion of an investigation a predetermination hearing. Sponsors: Robinson and Parks-Shaw Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Nay: Ellington Out: Loar Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Nay: Ellington Out: Loar Aye: O'Neill, Fowler, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Nay: Hall, and Ellington Out: Loar 210897 Authorizing a $1,783,575.00 contract with Gunter Construction Co. for the Rehabilitate Relief Wells (Phase III) at CBW Downtown Airport; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $1,961,933.00 Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Ellington, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Out: Loar COMMITTEE ADVANCES: CONSENT DOCKET Page 2 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 DEBATE DOCKET FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE 210825 Waiving a certain procedure of the City’s Arterial Street Impact Fee Code; appropriating $8,525,582.35 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Arterial Street Impact Fee Fund to various accounts in the Arterial Street Impact Fee Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Nay: Ellington Out: Loar 210912 Authorizing the acceptance of a $30,600.00 grant from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the purpose of investigating discrimination complaints in employment; estimating and appropriating $30,600.00 in the General Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Aye: Hall, O'Neill, Fowler, Ellington, Robinson, Shields, Bunch, Barnes, Parks-Shaw, Bough, McManus, and Lucas Out: Loar NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SECOND READINGS: FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TRANSPORTATION , INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE FIRST READINGS: FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 3 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 210924 Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Virginia and Gary Wilkinson v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, et al., Case No. 19AE-CC00346. 210925 Accepting and approving a one year $269,601.00 grant with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that provides funding for the Nurse Family Partnership Program. 210926 Authorizing the acceptance of a $1,909,090.91 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security AFG program, and including a City match of $190,909.09, or ten percent of the Federal contribution bringing the total cost of Federal and Non-federal funding to $2,100,000.00; estimating revenue in the amount of $1,909,090.91 in the General Grants Fund; appropriating $1,909,090.91 to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) account in the General Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 210927 Approving and authorizing settlement of lawsuit entitled Cedric Augmon v. City of Kansas City, Case No. 1916-CV01368 in the amount of $130,000.00. 210928 Accepting and approving a one year $197,181.98 grant with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that provides funding for the Maternal Child Health Services program; estimating $27,584.45; appropriating $27,934.45 in the Health Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date . 210939 Establishing an Office of Racial Equity and Reconciliation for the purposes of helping the City achieve racial equity; and establishing an Equity Task Force; and authorizing the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $131,611.96 from the Health Forward Foundation to fund the Office of Racial Equity and Reconciliation; estimating and appropriating $131,611.96 in the General Grants Fund. Sponsors: Robinson 210941 Amending Chapter 38, Code of Ordinances, Human Relations, by enacting one new Section 38-106 related to the collection of personal information from individuals entering City owned facilities unless otherwise required by law. Sponsors: Ellington NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 210933 Approving and designating Redevelopment Project Area 6 of the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan and authorizing tax increment financing therefor; and directing the City Clerk to transmit copies of this ordinance. Page 4 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 210934 Approving and designating Redevelopment Project Area 7 of the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan and authorizing tax increment financing therefor; and directing the City Clerk to transmit copies of this ordinance. 210935 Accepting the recommendations of the Tax Increment Financing Commission as to the Third Amendment to the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan and approving the Third Amendment to the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan. 210936 Declaring the Santa Fe Area Council neighborhood to be a blighted and insanitary area in need of redevelopment and rehabilitation pursuant to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law; and approving the Urban Renewal Plan for the same, said plan to be known as the Santa Fe Area Council Urban Renewal Plan. (CD-CPC-2021-00148) 210938 Estimating and appropriating $1,720,963.00 in the Community Development Block Grant Fund; estimating and appropriating $3,735,922.00 in the HOME Investment Fund; and authorizing the Housing and Community Development Department to execute contracts. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE 210929 Authorizing Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $200,000.00 to an agreement with Anderson Engineering, Inc. for design services in the inspection of city sidewalks for a total contract amount of $912,725.00. 210930 Authorizing Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $199,800.00 to an agreement with Bartlett & West, Inc. for design services in the inspection of city sidewalks for a total contract amount of $1,003,754.00. 210931 Authorizing Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $157,700.00 to an agreement with TranSystems Corporation for design services in the inspection of city sidewalks for a total contract amount of $940,749.25. 210932 Authorizing condemnation and taking of private property interests for public use for the construction, location and maintenance of the “Lee’s Summit Road - N.W. Lakewood Blvd. to Anderson Drive“, Project No. 89008194, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; providing for the payment of just compensation therefore; authorizing continued negotiations and purchase by the Director of the Department of Public Works; authorizing the filing of the petition for condemnation by the City Attorney on behalf of the City; and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri. Page 5 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 210937 Authorizing the Director of Finance to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with AEG Kansas City Arena, LLC for the T-Mobile Arena’s Capital Improvements for FY21-22 and FY 22-23; appropriating $1,390,226.50 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the capital improvements in FY 21-22; authorizing the expenditure in FY22-23 of $2,802,225.00 for the capital improvements in FY22-23 subject to the appropriation of funds by the Council; and designating requisitioning authority. Sponsors: Bough 210940 Adopting the Asset Management Master Plan (“Plan”) as the policy of the City of Kansas City, Missouri to guide the City in the planning, budgeting, development and management of roadway assets and transportation infrastructure. Sponsors: Shields COMMUNICATIONS: MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: Page 6 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 1. 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; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real estate; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss personnel matters; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss employee labor negotiations; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss specifications for competitive bidding; or • 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; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 20 and 21 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss security systems for operation of a computer system or computer network. Page 7 of 8 Council Meeting Minutes - Final October 14, 2021 2. Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. The city provides several ways for residents to watch City Council meetings: • Livestream on the city’s website at www.kcmo.gov/clerk: Quick Links, Video on Demand, Click on “View” for desired meeting • 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. 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. Page 8 of 8