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Kansas City Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (Sept 30, 2025)

Kansas CitySep 30, 20253 min read

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Committee met Sept. 30, 2025; consent advanced four Tax Increment Financing (TIF) five‑year progress reports; the City Manager was directed to begin vacant property receivership for the former Paul Robeson Middle School site (Ordinance 250838) which was advanced; the Kansas City Global Music Strategy (Resolution 250797) was adopted; several items were held for future consideration or held off the agenda. Present: Andrea Bough, Quinton Lucas, Crispin Rea, Darrell Curls, Wes Rogers.

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River Market TIF Blue Ridge Mall TIF Main/South Loop TIF Shoal Creek Parkway TIF Arlington Road TIF

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Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee

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Advanced and approved (consent) five‑year progress findings that the Arlington Road TIF is making satisfactory progress (Docket 250664).
Advanced and approved (consent) five‑year progress findings that the Shoal Creek Parkway TIF is making satisfactory progress (Docket 250665).
Advanced and approved (consent) five‑year progress findings that the River Market TIF is making satisfactory progress (Docket 250666).
Advanced and approved (consent) five‑year progress findings that the Blue Ridge Mall TIF is making satisfactory progress (Docket 250667).
Held until 10.14.2025: termination of Redevelopment Project Areas 4, 5, and 6 of the 1200 Main/South Loop TIF and related surplus/dissolution actions (Ordinance 250829).
Held until 10.14.2025: ordinance to prohibit certain electronic gaming machines (Ordinance 250832).
Advanced and do pass: directed the City Manager to initiate vacant property receivership for the former Paul Robeson Middle School site at 8201 Holmes Road to remediate blight and protect health/safety (Ordinance 250838).
Held until 10.14.2025: resolution expressing need/desire to implement a software grant management system (Resolution 250553).
Held off agenda: one‑year lease (with two one‑year renewal options) with Diamond Food, LLC dba Break Time for convenience store at 1128 Oak Street (Docket 250652).
Held until 10.14.2025: proposed Chapter 52 regulating surface parking lots in entertainment districts and other specified areas (Ordinance 250711).
Immediate adoption: Kansas City Global Music Strategy adopted as City policy to guide advancement of the music economy (Resolution 250797).
Noted additional business items for discussion: Citywide Business Plan mid‑term review (Infrastructure & Accessibility goal) and Five Year Financial Forecast — General Fund.
Noted potential closed session topics per statutory subsections (legal matters, real estate, personnel, labor negotiations, bidding/specs, sealed proposals, auditor communications).

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