ORDINANCE NO. 260278
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Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a contract amendment to EV3851 with Treanor, Inc. for design professional services related to the permanent detention facility in an amount not to exceed $1,252,000.00 from previously appropriated funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Kansas City operated the Municipal Farm correctional facility until its closure until 2009 based upon an agreement for incarceration between Jackson County, Missouri and the City of Kansas City;?and
WHEREAS, Kansas City had a detention facility on the top floor of Kansas City, Missouri Police Department ("KCPD") headquarters for 77 years, which closed in 2015;?and
WHEREAS, upon the closure of the eighth-floor detention facility, all Kansas City inmates charged with ordinance violations were housed in the Jackson County Detention Center, Clay County Detention Center, or Platte County Detention Center; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, Jackson County informed Kansas City, it would cancel the contract housing Kansas City inmates in their facility;?and
WHEREAS, Kansas City since 2019 has contracted with third parties, including other counties to house inmates; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City Council in Resolutions 250393, 250839, and 250890 reaffirmed its support for staff and consultant focus on the urgent construction and delivery of a modular facility by June 1, 2026;?and
WHEREAS, City staff has briefed City Council on options for a facility, which include construction of a detention facility upon land for which the City held an option adjacent to the new Jackson County Detention Center ("40 Highway site") or an expanded permanent modular detention facility on the tow lot site;?and
WHEREAS, City staff has advised City Council of additional site preparation costs on the 40 Highway site, which s...
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