Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee

414 E. 12th Street Kansas City Kansas City, MO 64106 Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee Chairperson Kevin O'Neill Vice Chair Melissa Robinson Councilmember Eric Bunch Councilmember Johnathan Duncan Councilmember Lindsay French Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:00 AM 26th Floor, Council Chamber Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 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 ***Public Testimony is Limited to 2 Minutes*** Present: Kevin O'Neill, Eric Bunch, Johnathan Duncan and Lindsay French Excused: Melissa Robinson WATER DEPARTMENT Page 1 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240002 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $248,166.00 facility repair and maintenance contract with Atlas-SSI, Inc., for the River Water Intake Traveling Screens Rehabilitation at the Water Treatment Plant, Renewal No. 1 project. Jeff Martin and Blake Anderson, Water Services, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Water Services to execute a facility repair and maintenance contract with Atlas-SSI, Inc., for the River Water Intake Traveling Screens Rehabilitation at the Water Treatment Plant. This contract rehabilitates existing river water intake traveling screens at our raw water pump station to remove river debris from our source water prior to further treatment. This debris could damage downstream equipment. This project allows the Water Treatment Plant to rehabilitate and install the existing river water intake traveling screens with a company that has experience providing this type of work. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson Page 2 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240009 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $9,346,640.00 construction contract with Havens Construction Company, Inc., for the Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Reduction: Birmingham 2 project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $10,282,000.00; authorizing a $910,000.00 design professional services Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 1401 with George Butler Associates, Inc., for the I/I Reduction: Birmingham 2 project for a total contract amount of $1,960,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Andy Shively, Water Services, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Water Services to execute construction contact with Havens Construction Company, Inc. for the Inflow and Infiltration Reduction: Birmingham 2 project; Design Professional Services Amendment No. 2 contract with Geroge Butler Associates, Inc. for I/I Reduction: Birmingham 2 project. The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate aging sewer pipes to like-new conditions and to restore capacity to the wastewater collection system. This project will remove inflow and infiltration from the separate sewer system reducing peak flows to downstream systems and rehabilitate the system to restore the service life of existing sewers. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240018 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $4,698,000.00 construction contract with Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, for the Water Main Replacement in the Area of MLK Boulevard to W. 80th Terrace, State Line Road to Prospect Avenue project; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $5,167,800.00. Jeff Martin and Terry Thomas, Water Services, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Water Services to execute a construction contract with Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, for the water main replacement in the area of MLK Boulevard to W. 80th Terrace, State Line Road to Prospect Avenue project. This construction project will improve distribution system reliability, increase hydraulic conveyance capacity, and support fire protection to replace aging, break-prone cast iron water mains with ductile iron pipe. The work will include the transfer of customers’ water service connections from existing water mains to new water mains. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Page 3 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240019 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $161,801.00 Amendment No. 1 cooperative agreement joint funding agreement for the City’s share of a water resources investigations with the United States Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey (DOI USGS), for the Value-Added Flood Inundation Mapping along the Blue River, Indian Creek, and Brush Creek project in which the DOI USGS agreed to match an additional $81,999.00, within Kansas City, Missouri, for a total agreement amount of $785,600.00. Jeff Martin, James Walden, and Blake Anderson, Water Services, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Water Services to execute a cooperative agreement joint funding agreement for water resources investigations with the United States Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, for the Value-Added Flood Inundation Mapping along the Blue River, Indian Creek, and Brush Creek. As additional rains and discharges occur, the National Weather Service River Forecast Office, Cities, Counties and USGS will be able to see the changes needed in real-time and make them in order to predict downstream flood risks. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson Page 4 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240039 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $3,824,431.00 construction contract with Kissick Construction Company, Inc., for the Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Reduction: Birmingham 3 project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $4,207,000.00; authorizing a $560,000.00 design professional services Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 1509 with Olsson Associates, Inc., for the I/I Reduction: Birmingham 3 project for a total contract amount of $1,310,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Sponsors: Director of Water Services Andy Shively, Water Services, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Water Services to execute construction contract with Kissick Construction C., Inc. for the Inflow and Infiltration Reduction: Birmingham 3 project and amendment No. 1 design professional service contract with Olsson Associates. This inflow and infiltration reduction project will reduce the amount of stormwater and groundwater getting into the City’s separate sanitary system by repairing sewer pipe structural defects and help restore sewer conveyance capacity and reduce the occurrence of wet-weather overflows within the City’s existing sanitary sewer system. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page 5 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240012 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Approving various Traffic Regulations in compliance with Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances. Sponsors: Director of Public Works Jason Waldron, Monica Kearney, and Sam Akula, Public Works, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Work to approve traffic regulations in compliance with chapter 70 Code of Ordinances. These regulations have undergone a period of test and evaluations and the department is preparing to make these permanent. After the Council has duly considered said regulations and has found it in the public interest and necessary to the public safety, and each of them continue in effect as a part of Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinance. These regulations have undergone a period of test and evaluation and the Department is now preparing an Ordinance Request to make these regulations permanent. Adv and Do Pass, Consent Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240015 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing a contract in the amount of $819,715.00 with Olsson, Inc. for design services in the inspection of public improvements in the Waldo Area at 75th & Wornall Road; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Sponsors: Director of Public Works Nicolas Bosonetto and Randy Elwine, Public Works, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Works to execute a design services contract with Olsson for design services for the inspection of public improvements for the 75th & Wornall Road project. The ordinance is related to the design, repair, maintenance, or construction of public improvements. Inspection and certification of construction will include full-time presence and testing of all facets of the project improvements. The project consists of Wornall Road from W. 73rd Terrace to W. 79th Street and W. 75th St. from Pennsylvania Ave. to Wyandotte St. The improvements include new concrete pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalks, traffic signals, street lighting, streetscapes, water main replacement, and Green Infrastructure for stormwater detention. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Page 6 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240016 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Traffic and Vehicles” by enacting a new Section 70-87, Privileges of drivers of authorized city vehicles, related to the allowance of city officials and employees to park free of charge in city-controlled spaces if conducting city business. Sponsors: Director of Public Works Jason Waldron, Public Works, presented. This ordinance grants the Director of Public Works the authority to modify Chapter 70, titled "Traffic and Vehicles," and establish Sections 70-87. The driver of a city vehicle engaged in official city business is permitted to park or stand in any metered parking space without making payment, exceed time limits in a timed parking area, and use any City surface parking lot or city-managed lot for parking. This ordinance enables marked or unmarked City vehicles to exceed designated time limits and forego payment requirements at parking meters. A copy of the proposal is available in the office of the City Clerk for consultation and review. Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson Page 7 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240037 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Reducing previously appropriated funds of $625,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Fund; appropriating $625,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in the Capital Improvements Fund to the Searcy Creek Trail Segment 2 project account; authorizing a $593,817.00 construction contract Change Order No. 3 with MEGA Industries, Inc.; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Sponsors: Director of Public Works Nicolas Bosonetto, Public Works and Nathan Lackey, consultant with HD Engineering, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Works to execute a construction contract change order No. 3 with Mega Industries, Inc. for Searcy Creek Trail Segment 2. This project will enhance the city's connectivity, resilience, and equity through a well-connected multi-modal transportation system for all. Develop environmentally sustainable infrastructure strategies to improve the quality of life, foster economic growth, and ensure safe connections to Elementary and Winnetonka High Schools. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson AVIATION DEPARTMENT 240017 Sponsor: Director of the Aviation Department Authorizing a Lease with DHL Express (USA), Inc. at the Kansas City International Airport. Contract No. 6223030027; and estimating annual revenue in the amount of $48,650.68. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Pete Fullerton, Aviation presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Aviation to execute a lease with DHL Express at KCI Airport Cargo Center 1 Facility January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026. This ordinance estimates $48,650.68 of revenue in the current fiscal year (FY24), and authorizes a lease agreement that will increase estimated revenue in future fiscal years. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass, Consent Page 8 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240026 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing a $1,332,824.69 Amendment No. 12 with HNTB Corporation for the 1L-19R High Speed Connectors project at Kansas City International Airport; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $1,466,107.16. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Jade Liska and Mallie Hare, Aviation presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Aviation to approve Amendment No. 12 with HNTB Corporation for the High-Speed Connectors Project at KCI Airport. The purpose of the project is for the design professional to provide project management, construction administration, and construction observation for the High-Speed Connectors project. This project aims to maximize the use of all owned assets. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240027 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing a $17,477,400.00 contract with Spirtas Wrecking Company for 62230573 - Terminals B and C Demo at KCI Airport; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $19,225,140.00; appropriating $19,225,140.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Kansas City Airports Fund. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Jade Liska and Dillion James, Aviation, presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Aviation to execute a contract with Spirtas Wrecking Company for terminals B and C Demo at KCI Airport. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson Page 9 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240028 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing a $1,500,000.00 design professional services contract with DRAW architecture + urban design, LLC, for the Rental Car Facility Improvement project at the KCI; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $1,650,000.00. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Jade Liska and Dillion James, Aviation presented. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Aviation to execute a design professional services contract with DRAW architecture + urban design, LLC, for the Rental Car Facility Improvement project at the KCI Airport. This will be an on-call service contract for necessary building improvements to the property commonly referred to as RAC (Rent-A-Car) or CONRAC (Consolidated Rent-A-Car) at MCI. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 240034 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing a $350,000.00 professional services Amendment No. 8 with Paslay Management Group for the Owner's Representative at KCI Airport; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $385,000.00. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Jade Liska and Dillion James, Aviation presented. This ordinance the Director of Aviation is authorized to sign a professional service amendment with Paslay Management Group to serve as the Owner’s Representative at KCI Airport. Along with the previously scheduled PMG/PMO Scope until October 2023, there is an additional scope requested by both KCAD and the Airlines, which is now scheduled to continue until May 2024. This project enables Aviation Engineering to review the priorities in the Kansas City Community Health Improvement Plan (KC-CHIP) and does not identify any negative impacts. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson Page 10 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 240038 Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Appropriating $289,419.87 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Aviation Fund; and authorizing a $1,922,230.05 First Amendment with Vanderlande Industries Inc., for additions to the baggage handling service at the Kansas City International Airport. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Pete Fullerton and Adam Freeman, Aviation presented. This ordinance authorizes Director of Aviation to execute a First Amendment with Vanderlande Industries Inc. for additions to the baggage handling service at the Kansas City International Airport. This 1st Amendment to the original agreement will change the baggage system operation from a 20-hour/7-day to a 24-hour/7-day arrangement. It will also upgrade one coordinator position to a technician position and add four laborer positions (2 per shift) to best meet contractor responsibilities. A copy of the presentation is available in the office of the City Clerk for reference and review. Adv and Do Pass Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson HELD IN COMMITTEE 231049 Sponsor: Director of the Public Works Department Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Bird Rides, Inc. for continued operation of shared-use electric scooters through December 31, 2026. Sponsors: Director of Public Works Held until 1.31.2024 Hold on Agenda Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson SEMI ANNUAL DOCKET Page 11 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee Consideration of Semi-Annual Docket items. 230127 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Appropriating $1,873,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the KCATA Sales Tax Fund to the KCATA Sales Tax account; authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement not to exceed $1,873,000.00 with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to provide additional funding to KCATA for enhanced security until April 30, 2023; directing the City Manager to report to Council as to the City’s ability to provide enhanced security funding in the KCATA 2023-2024 budget allocation within 30 days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Sponsors: Robinson Release Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 230278 Sponsor: Director of the Aviation Department Appropriating $1,971,481.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Aviation Fund; and authorizing a $12,421,575.00 contract with Siemens Industry, Inc., for operations and maintenance service of low voltage systems in the single terminal facility at Kansas City International Airport. Sponsors: Director of Aviation Release Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 230310 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 88-805-04, Commercial Use Group, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to change the definition of restaurant to be consistent with Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances (CD-CPC-2023-00030). Sponsors: Director of City Planning & Development and City Plan Commission Release Page 12 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson 230400 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Directing the City Manager to implement installation of bike lanes on Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard from Troost Avenue to Main Street; and waiving a requirement of Ordinance 210966. Sponsors: Bunch Release Aye: Chairperson O'Neill, Councilmember Bunch, Councilmember Duncan and Councilmember French Excused: Vice Chair Robinson ADDITIONAL BUSINESS 1. Staff from the City Auditor’s Office will present an audit, Some Street Cuts Don’t Meet Revised Restoration Standards; Oversight of Inspection Process Can Improve 2. There may be a general discussion regarding current Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee 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. Page 13 of 14 Transportation, Infrastructure and Meeting Minutes - Final-Revised January 24, 2024 Operations Committee 4. 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. Adjournment Page 14 of 14