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Kansas City Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (Sept 16, 2025)

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Committee met Sept. 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM in the 26th Floor Council Chamber (also via Zoom). Chair Andrea Bough, Vice Chair Quinton Lucas, and Councilmembers Crispin Rea, Darrell Curls and Wes Rogers were present. The committee approved multiple ordinances on consent and as committee substitutes (including opioid settlement acceptance, TIF progress determinations, a property tax levy amendment, procurement for fire trucks, a 30-year lease at the Downtown Airport, and funding/contract amendments for the Roy Blunt Luminary Park). Several items were held or deferred for later committee consideration (including the Global Music Strategy, multiple TIF progress items, a surface-parking ordinance, and a multifamily funding agreement). Additional business included a Citywide Business Plan mid-term review and possible closed session items.

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Authorized acceptance and finalization of opioid settlement agreements and empowered the City Attorney to settle and negotiate the City’s Purdue/Sackler share (Ordinance 250787) — Adv and Do Pass, Consent.
Determined the North Oak Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress (Ordinance 250791) — Adv and Do Pass, Consent.
Amended property tax levy rates by repealing and replacing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 250170 (Ordinance 250793) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Authorized procurement of fire trucks via piggyback purchase order to Spencer Manufacturing for $1,121,408 (Ordinance 250801) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Authorized a 30-year lease (with two 10-year renewal options) at Kansas City Downtown Airport with Airside Innovation Missouri, LLC for development of aprons, hangars, offices, fuel farm and parking (Ordinance 250808) — Adv and Do Pass.
Appropriated $15,080,817.20 to the Roy Blunt Luminary Park Project and approved related contract amendments and development agreements (Ordinance 250809) — Do Pass (Aye: Bough, Lucas, Rea, Rogers; Nay: Curls).
Amended contracting and redevelopment code sections affecting TIF and economic development areas (Ordinance 250811) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Approved First Amendment to Metro North Mall General Development Plan to extend estimated completion to 20 years (Ordinance 250682) — Adv and Do Pass.
Held or deferred multiple items for further consideration, including the Kansas City Global Music Strategy (250797), a surface parking regulation ordinance (250711), multiple TIF progress determinations, and the 9th & Central multifamily funding agreement (250713).

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