ORDINANCES

Street café extension, 200892

Amending Code of Ordinances Section 64-172, entitled “Temporary permits for sidewalk cafés, parklets and street cafés,” and Section 10-141, entitled “Temporary approval of expansion of premises for sidewalk cafés, parklets and street cafés,” by repealing Sections 64-172 and 10-141 and enacting in their place new sections of like number and subject matter for the purpose of extending the temporary program until April 19, 2021.

E-tax renewal vote, 200854

Calling for submission to the voters of Kansas City, at an election to be held on the general municipal election date prescribed by Section 115.121.3, RSMo, of Tuesday, April 6, 2021, a question of whether to continue Kansas City's current one-percent earnings tax for five years; directing the City Clerk to provide notice of the election; and recognizing an accelerated effective date.

Removing inactive/renamed boards & commissions, 200832

Repealing Section 2-970.5 of the Code of Ordinances titled Kansas City Global Commission; repealing Ordinance No. 070068 and Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 071044 relating to the Citizen Advisory Committee on Housing Policy; and dissolving inactive or renamed boards, commissions and task forces that were established by Resolution.

Amending Muni Court code violating Rule 37, 200705

Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Administration” by repealing Sections 2-1414, 2-1444, 2-1459 and 2-1462 and amending Chapter 44, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Corrections” by repealing Sections 44-1, 44-6, 44-9 and 44-11 and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter related to municipal court.

Repealing Municipal Court code violating Rule 37, 200690

Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Sections 2-1445, 2-1449, 2-1454, 2-1455, 2-1456, and 2-1457, Municipal Court Procedures, Costs and Fees, to conform with municipal court reforms implemented by the Missouri Supreme Court.

Administrative parking/non-moving ticket system, 200677

Amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, by adding a new Section 70-42 to establish an administrative adjudication system for parking tickets and other non-moving-city ordinance violations; and establishing an effective date.

Ban on Doxing, 200598

Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions” by enacting one new Section 50-175 prohibiting the malicious publication of personally identifying information of a person with the intent to threaten or stalk a person, a person’s immediate family, or a person’s domestic partner.

Failure to Obey Summons, 200577 

Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-1449 relating to the failure to obey a municipal court summons and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject.

Pretrial Diversion 20%, 200573

Directing the development of a policy that would have as its objective the offering of pre-trial diversions to Municipal Court defendants for at least twenty percent of non-violent ordinance violations.

Local control KCPD, 200496 

Calling an election on November 3, 2020, for the purpose of obtaining public authorization to establish as a City legislative priority in the Missouri General Assembly the pursuit of a state legislative or referendum action that will return Mayor and City Council-led local control to the Kansas City Police Department rather than the current control of the Kansas City Police Department by a committee comprised of four members appointed by the Governor of Missouri and an additional position held by the Mayor of Kansas City; and recognizing an accelerated effective date.

Executive Compensation Cap for Quasi-Governmental Orgs, 200475

Directing salary caps on the top salaried positions in any quasi-governmental agencies or agencies, organizations or non-profit organizations whose primary purpose is providing or performing governmental functions, activities or services on behalf or for the benefit of the City receiving more than twenty-five (25) percent of its funding from the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

Residency Requirement for Quasi-Governmental Orgs, 200473

Amending Chapter 2, by adding Section 2-1656 to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City requiring all quasi-governmental agencies or agencies, organizations or non-profit organizations whose primary purpose is providing or performing governmental functions, activities or services on behalf or for the benefit of the City which receive twenty-five percent or more of their annual funds from the City of Kansas City, Missouri, to ensure director level employees live within the city limits of the City.

Hiring Freeze, 200399

Repealing Ordinance Nos. 200228 and 200379 and enacting in lieu thereof the following Ordinance that directs the City Manager to implement certain cost containment measures to include a hiring freeze and suspension of other discretionary expenditures including travel; directs the City Manager to refrain from executing or extending any limited term contracts, professional services contracts, non-municipal contracts, and sole source contract waivers, except as authorized by Council, in separate ordinances or contracts that are related to public health and public safety expenditures that are necessitated by the City’s response to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) exclusive to expenses reimbursable under the CARES Act; authorizes non-municipal contracts funded with Federal dollars; authorizes limited term contracts for the Offices of the Mayor and Council; and establishes expiration dates of October 31, 2020 and April 30, 2021, for the directives.

Sidewalk Cafés, Outdoor Seating, and Liquor to Go (co-sponsor) 200376-200378

Amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places,” and Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Alcoholic Beverages,” by enacting two new sections to authorize the issuance of temporary sidewalk café, parklet and street café permits and expansion of premises retail sales-by-drink licenses.

Temporarily suspending the enforcement of Section 10-332(d), “Serving or delivering in vehicles,” Section 10-340, “Orders or sales off licensed premises,” and Section 10-341, “Contents of bottle, cans, containers; prima facie evidence,” of the Code of Ordinances. 

Nepotism, 200047

Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-2043 relating to Nepotism provisions in the Ethics Code and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject.

DV Increase Study Related to COVID-19, 200310

Directing the City Manager to conduct a study of the increase in domestic violence in Kansas City because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Parking Capacity Study, 200278

Directing the City Manager to complete a study of downtown parking capacity to determine whether current and future downtown parking needs can be addressed by renovation of existing facilities, through new construction, or acquisition and arrangements with already-existing garage facilities.

Street Closures— COVID-19,  200277

Directing the City Manager to develop an emergency pedestrian safety plan to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 on trails, sidewalks, and parks and directing the City Manager to produce the plan within seven days of passage of this Resolution.

Mayoral Pardon No Fee Ordinance, 200073

 Amending Chapter 44, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 44-8 relating to the Mayor’s authority to pardon and enacting in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject. 

Port KC, 191024

Amending Resolution No. 47523, which created a local port authority, for the purpose of designating specific port districts.

Border War Ordinance, 190793

Establishing a 10-year term limit for property tax abatements offered for jobs relocating from certain Kansas counties to the City.

Rental Housing Assistance (Tenants Rights) Ordinance, 190935

Amending various sections of Chapter 2, “Administration,” Chapter 34, “Health and Sanitation,” Chapter 38 “Human Relations”, and Chapter 78, “Water,” of the Code of Ordinances for the purposes of creating a Rental Housing Assistance Operating Unit, modifying healthy homes enforcement, expanding housing discrimination enforcement, and authorizing the request for water usage reports; and amending the Code of Ordinances by enacting a new Chapter 35, “Housing,” which sets out the responsibilities of the Rental Housing Assistance Operating Unit.

Domestic Violence Gun Ordinance, 190920

Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by enacting one new section 50-274 relating to the unlawful carrying of concealed firearms in the City by persons who are subject to a restraining order or convicted of domestic violence and the firearm they are in receipt of has been shipped or transported in interstate commerce as prohibited by federal law.

Conversion Therapy Ordinance, 190902

Amending Chapter 50 of the Code of Ordinances to protect the physical and psychological well-being of minors, including but not limited to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or questioning youth, from exposure to the serious harms and risks caused by conversion therapy or reparative therapy by licensed providers.

Transparency Ordinance, 190791

Directing the City Manager to develop an Administrative Regulation to facilitate transparency in all board and commission meetings by requiring that meeting minutes for all boards and commissions established by City Charter, Ordinance, or Resolution be posted to the City’s website for accessibility to the public; requiring that such boards and commissions provide agendas for all meetings to the City Clerk; and directing the City Clerk to post these meeting minutes and agendas.

Adult Gun Ordinance, 190661

Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by enacting one new section 50-272 relating to the unlawful transfer of a firearm to a minor.

Juvenile Gun Ordinance, 190664

Amending Chapter 50, Code of Ordinances, by enacting one new section 50-273 relating to the unlawful possession of a handgun by a minor.

 

RESOLUTIONS

Buck O’Neil Day, 200961

 Honoring former Kansas City Monarchs baseball player Buck O'Neil, by declaring November 13, 2020, as Buck O' Neil day

City Manager Resolution, 200933

Appointing Brian Platt as the City Manager of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, as recommended by the Mayor.

Distracted Driving Resolution, 200917

Declaring October of 2020 Distracted Driving Awareness Month and strongly urging citizens and businesses in Kansas City to practice safe driving by pledging to drive distraction-free.

Utility road/repair review, 200916

Directing the City Manager to review current City codes, laws, regulations, standards and policies pertaining to excavations and use of City right-of-way for the location, relocation, repair, maintenance and operation of facilities within City right-of-way; to review and devise procedures for the coordination of projects among City departments and between the City and right-of-way users in order to limit the number of necessary excavations; and to make recommendations to effectively manage the City's right-of-way.

Public Employee recognition, 200863

Declaring October 8, 2020, as Kansas City's celebration of Public Employee Recognition Day.

Digital Inclusion Week Resolution, 200846

Declaring October 5 through October 9, 2020, as Kansas City Digital Inclusion Week throughout the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

Committee for mental health/sub abuse diversion, 200680

Establishing a steering committee to study and recommend ways to effectively implement pre-trial diversions for Municipal Court defendants experiencing mental and substance abuse disorders.

Police dashboard DataKC, 200575

Requesting that the City Manager develop a performance management reporting dashboard of certain policing statistics and data and requesting that the Kansas City Police Department provide certain relevant information to the City Manager on a recurring basis.

Encouraging courts to not issue warrants, 200574

Encouraging the Municipal Court to exercise its discretion by refraining to issue arrest warrants for defendants who fail to appear in court on minor ordinance and traffic violations.        

Injured KCATA Bus Driver Resolution, 200602

Requesting the City Manager to instruct the Director of the Aviation Department not to concur with the recommendation of CWC to award the contract for Project 7A-Airside Civil Procurement to ESCO Construction Company and to recommend to CWC that it seek best and final offers from the two proposers.

Injured KCPD Officer Resolution, 200553

Honoring the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (KCPD) officers injured in the line of duty on July 2, 2020.

Airport KCPD officers, 200476

Directing the City Manager to develop a plan outlining the necessary steps the City would take to transfer policing operations at the current and future Kansas City International Airport facilities to the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and to report back within thirty days. 

Removing inappropriate code language, 200452

Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Section 2-1104 to provide City employees sixteen hours paid leave annually to work as election workers in any general, primary, general municipal or special election and exempting fire department employees from such leave.

City employees working polls, 200450

Directing the City Manager to review and recommend to City Council modification, and repeal, where necessary, of any laws, policies, administrative rules or internal publications of the City that on their face undermine fairness and equality in the relationship between local government and members of the public, are impermissibly discriminatory, unreasonable, unduly burdensome, or duplicative.

Body Cam Resolution, 200422

Directing the City Manager to determine the number of body cameras needed and the cost of purchasing body cameras for use by Kansas City, Missouri Police Department patrol officers.

Digital Broadband Equity, 200411

Directing the City Manager to develop and implement public-private partnerships to effectuate digital equity for residents, students and small businesses in Kansas City, Missouri.

KC Clean, 200398

Directing the City Manager to work with the Health Department, the Department of Convention and Entertainment Facilities, Visit KC, and other regional stakeholders to provide a structured framework for health, sanitation, and other best practices for reopening the hospitality, entertainment, and convention sectors; and directing the City Manager to provide his recommendations to City Council by June 25, 2020.

Officer Mosher Resolution, 200397

Honoring Officer Michael “Mike” Mosher.

Key Performance Indicators, 200341

Directing the City Manager to create a policy requiring the inclusion and evaluation of key performance indicators in City contracts.

Emerging Technology Board Resolution, 190838

Establishing the Emerging Technology Board to replace and expand on the work of the Smart City Advisory Board.

Tenants Bill of Rights Resolution, 190934

Establishing a Tenants Bill of Rights in the City of Kansas City, Missouri.

Travois B, Elizabeth Bland Glynn and Phil Glynn Resolution, 190892

Honoring Travois, Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Bland Glynn and President Philip Glynn for receiving Certified B Corporation® Best For The World 2019 status from global nonprofit B Lab in two categories: Overall and Customers.

Lobbyist Transparency Resolution, 200009

Directing the City Manager to include language in City contracts that will facilitate transparency between the City of Kansas City and lobbyists who receive funding from the City to lobby on the City’s behalf.

Vision Zero Resolution (co-sponsor), 200019

Adopting a goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and endorsing Vision Zero as a comprehensive and holistic approach to achieving this goal; directing the City Manager to convene a Vision Zero Task Force by May 1, 2020; directing the City Manager to work with the Vision Zero Task Force to create a Vision Zero Action Plan; and directing the City Manager to submit the Vision Zero Action Plan to Council by September 1, 2020.

Billy Birmingham Resolution, 200295

Honoring Billy Birmingham, EMT.

Pothole Resolution, 200136

Affirming the City’s policy with respect to the Pavement Condition Index of the roadway system at an overall value of not less the “70” and reaffirming the City’s commitment to implement its comprehensive approach to street improvement, maintenance, and resurfacing in order to provide a level of service the traveling public reasonably expects.

Priorities Relating to The Missouri General Assembly, 190968

Establishing the City of Kansas City’s legislative major priorities and positions on matters for the 2020 session of the Missouri General Assembly.

Priorities Relating to The United States Congress, 190967

Establishing the City of Kansas City’s legislative priorities and positions on matters that may come before the 116th United States Congress in 200.

 

BOARD APPOINTMENTS

TIF Board, 190932

Consenting to the appointments of Alissia Canady, Lee Barnes, Andrea Bough, Pam Mason, Ryana Parks-Shaw, Tammy Queen as members and Jane Brown, Phil Glynn, Bobby Hernandez, Michael McGee, Matt Oates, and Jeffrey Williams as alternate members of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri.

 

Visit KC, 190931

Consenting to the appointments of Teresa Loar, Kevin O’Neill, Melissa Robinson, Rodney Bland, Earnest Rouse, Mike Cappo, Allen Dietrich, Nia Richardson, Kris Riddell, Maria Salcedo, and Lylette Utz and the reappointments of Kevin Pistilli and Riccardo Lucas to the board of directors of the Kansas City Conventions and Visitors Association doing business as Visit KC.

 

51st and Oak Board, 200021

Appointing Corey Hampton and Robert A. Simmons as successor directors to the 51st and Oak Community Improvement District.

 

Central City Economic Development Board, 191037

 Approving the appointments of Makini L. King, Ph.D., Nia Richardson, and Duvel “DJ” Pierre to the Board of Directors of the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Board of the City of Kansas City, Missouri and appointing Duvel “DJ” Pierre as its chairperson. 

 

5050 Main CID Board, 200290

Appointing A. Brice Harrison, Jeff Turk, and Christy Soeken as successor directors to the 5050 Main Community Improvement District.

 

State Line Shopping Center CID,  200948

Appointing Owen Buckley, Tina Burke, and Lynne Buckley as successor directors to the State Line Shopping Center Community Improvement District.

1111 Grand CID, 

Appointing Mark Moberly, Mark McHugh, and Andrew Mungul as successor directors to the 1111 Grand Community Improvement District.

 

Valley View CID, 200946

Appointing Robert de la Fuente, Sheryl Giambalvo, and Stephanie Harris as successor directors to the Valley View Community Improvement District.

KCCC Headquarters CID, 200945

Appointing Joel Smith, Russ Edwards, Mark Ching, Thomas Turner, and Lance Tyron as successor directors to the Kansas City Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Community Improvement District.