Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

Kansas City 414 E. 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Agenda Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee Katheryn Shields, Chair Heather Hall, Vice Chair Ryana Parks-Shaw Melissa Robinson Lee Barnes Kevin McManus Wednesday, July 21, 2021 10:00 AM 26th Floor, Council Chamber PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS The public can observe this meeting by the links provided below. Closed Sessions may be held by teleconference. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 Or join by phone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 2487799 Webinar ID: 845 3022 2968 Public Testimony is limited to 1 Minute 210601 Approving and authorizing settlement of a claim by Michael and Nicole Gunselman. Attachments: Fact Steet Gunselman Fiscal Note Gunselman Page 1 of 6 Finance, Governance and Agenda July 21, 2021 Public Safety Committee 210529 Authorizing the Director of General Services to expend $149,000.00 for security services at the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz District and the Black Archives of Mid-America Kansas City; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $82,000.00 contract with Reclaiming Our Community, a Missouri Nonprofit Corporation, to provide community COVID assistance programs; and appropriating the sum of $231,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purposes. Attachments: Fact Sheet 18th and Vine Fiscal Note 18th and Vine Approp Admin - 18th and Vine 210585 Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Sections 2-964, entitled Commission established; membership; officers, and 2-965 entitled Duties of commission, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like numbers and subject matter. Attachments: compared version fact sheet Compared version 210593 Providing for submission to the qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for November 2, 2021, the question of authorizing the issuance and sale of negotiable interest bearing sanitary sewer revenue bonds of the City in the principal amount of $1,000,000,000.00 for the purpose of rehabilitating, improving and extending the sanitary sewer system of the City in order to provide for its continuing operation and to maintain compliance with federal, state and judicial requirements; directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; declaring the City’s intention to set rates; declaring the City’s intention to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for bond related expenditures, and recognizing this ordinance to have an accelerated effective; and establishing an effective date for the voter authorization. Attachments: No Fact Sheet Provided for Ordiannce 210593 Page 2 of 6 Finance, Governance and Agenda July 21, 2021 Public Safety Committee Parks-Shaw and Fowler 210604 Directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant assessment of vacant or under-utilized properties in Kansas City, Missouri that can be converted to housing for low-income and houseless persons through acquisition or other means and that will include wraparound services managed by entities other than the City. Attachments: No Fact Sheet Provided for Ordiannce 210604 Loar, Fowler, Hall and O'Neill 210608 Directing the City Manager to utilize the services of the Housing and Community Services Department to create a solicitation process to utilize extra funds to assist the houseless population through an increase in bed capacity and related health and social services at existing shelters and organizations; appropriating $1,700,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for this purpose; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Attachments: Approp Admin - 210608 Fact Sheet -210608 Fiscal Note - 210608 HELD IN COMMITTEE Robinson and Parks-Shaw 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. Attachments: 210502 Fact Sheet 210502 Fiscal Note EEO Policy Page 3 of 6 Finance, Governance and Agenda July 21, 2021 Public Safety Committee Bough and Bunch 210533 Directing the City Manager to develop a registration of veteran-owned and LGBTQ-owned businesses by coordinating with organizations including the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce; and directing the City Manager to include a disparity analysis of veteran-owned and LGBTQ-owned businesses, along with other businesses whose owners may face discrimination in the local marketplace, in the next Disparity Study to be used in support of the City’s MBE/WBE Program. Attachments: No fact sheet 210533 Re-referred 210445 Authorizing the City Manager to enter into contracts with Merging KC, Inc. for construction and associated services of Verge--A Pallet Community, that will consist of temporary shelters for approximately 200 beds and related offices for security, medial and other services; appropriating $1,700,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund; designating requisitioning authority; approving a substantial amendment to the 2020 One Year Action Plan to reprogram funding; recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date; and waiving the solicitation requirements of Chapter 3. Attachments: No Fact Sheet 210445 Fiscal Note Verge A Pallet Community SEMI ANNUAL DOCKET Consideration of Semi-Annual Docket items. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS 1. There may be additional general discussion regarding current Finance, Governance and Public Safety issues. Page 4 of 6 Finance, Governance and Agenda July 21, 2021 Public Safety Committee 2. 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 attend or, send testimony to : public.testimony@kcmo.org. Comments received will be distributed to the Finance committee and added to the public record by the clerk . The city provides several ways for residents to watch City Council meetings: • Live Stream on the city’s website at www.kcmo.gov • Live Stream 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 Page 5 of 6 Finance, Governance and Agenda July 21, 2021 Public Safety Committee 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 Adjournment Page 6 of 6