COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 921444
Establishing the City's federal legislative priorities
for the 103rd Congress.
WHEREAS, the 103rd Congress will convene in early
1993, and the City desires to establish its legislative priorities for the 1993
session; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the City Council of Kansas City hereby adopts
the following federal legislative priorities:
1. BEAUTIFICATION AND RECREATION
Missouri Riverfront Development including the River
Market and the Archaeological Park
Youth recreational programs whose broader focus
includes programming centered on the development of the total child
Rehabilitation and reconstruction of Parks
Department facilities including recreational areas, boulevard systems
and clean-up of environmentally tainted recreational areas
2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
Mickey Leland Hunger Relief Act
National Health Care Policy, which assures that
payment systems for all preventive care services provided through
public health are not impacted by reforms such as those suggested by HCFA
American Agenda for Children and Families, also
described as protection for the human infrastructure, which makes a
priority of federal policies that impact health care, education and
economic opportunity and supports federal and local family-friendly
communities
Full funding of federal child care grants and
support of federal child care regulations
3. UTILITY SERVICES AND RESTORATION
The Rebuild America Plan which addresses the
national infrastructure crisis such as rehabilitation and
construction programs for sewers, the sewage treatment plants and
water systems, neighborhood storm drainage improvements, city/county
bridge program, and city street restoration program
Annual appropriations for the Blue River Channel and
the Brush Creek Flood Control and Beautification projects
Funding for the Upper Blue River and Turkey Creek
Flood Control projects
Interstate shipment of solid waste/hazardous waste
4. NEIGHBORHOOD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Create economic opportunity/jobs for workers of
America/ Enterprise Zones
Permanent extension of the low income housing tax
credit program
Federal policy to address the growing need for
affordable housing
Support ATA's discretionary funding request
including light rail
Urban Aid funding or any such program where tax
funds are returned to local government control for use in program
design and implementation without federal regulatory burdens
Economic Development Corporation priorities
including Courthouse Mall, Front Street widening, heavy rail link to
KCI and River Front Boulevard
5. POLICY MANAGEMENT
Oppose all new federal mandates unless fully funded
by the federal government
Pursue a deficit reduction policy with the least
detrimental impact on local communities
Require federal agencies to withhold city earnings
taxes from federal employees
Reduce federal regulatory burdens that impede the
progress of infrastructure projects, human development programming,
housing initiatives
Appoint an Urban Council of Representatives from
federal agencies that work together to coordinate their departmental
programs to serve an urban agenda
Examine federal banking laws and revisions
Revise federal guidelines for siting new federal
facilities and the relocation of existing facilities to encourage
federal office development within the core of urban communities
Oppose further restrictions on municipal tax exempt
bond issuance or the ability to deduct local taxes
Continue to oppose relocation of the Corps of Engineers
and relocation of other Federal offices
Encourage the planned consolidation and expansion of
Allied Signal and retention of this facility in Kansas City
6. PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION
Gun control/Brady Bill
Violent crime and gang activity reduction
initiatives
Drug Control funding and direct block grants to
local communities
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