RESOLUTION NO. 240896

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Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Wes Rogers and Johnathan Duncan

RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to analyze the feasibility of developing city-owned property for the purposes of a community resource center, supportive housing, and mental health triage services and report back within 60 days.

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WHEREAS, additional resources, such as housing and mental health services, can help address the root causes of unlawful behavior; and

WHEREAS, increasing the ease of access to such resources can help divert individuals from the criminal-legal system through diversionary or specialty court programs while simultaneously addressing public safety concerns; and

WHEREAS, City Council desires to explore the use of city-owned property in proximity to the Kansas City Municipal Court to increase access to additional resources for individuals involved in the criminal-legal system; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. The City Manager is directed to inventory city-owned properties within the geographic area of Kansas City lying north of 12th Street, as now established, and south of 10th Street, as now established, between Cherry Street, as now established, on the west, and Charlotte Street, as now established, on the east, and analyze the feasibility of developing said properties for the purposes of a community resource center, emergency housing, transitional housing, supportive housing, and mental health triage services and report back to Council within 60 days.

Section 2. In developing the report, the City Manager shall consider how said uses could best assist the municipal court in providing access to resources and treatment for the municipal pre-trial detainee, specialty court participant, and prisoner populations and shall seek input from the presiding judge of the municipal court, the municipal court administrator, and the municipal court probation and specialty court manager.

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