MAYOR Q PRIORITES

Housing and Access in all Kansas City Neighborhoods

• Implement and maximizing on the $75 million Housing Trust Fund

• Explore vacant property taxes so out-of-town developers can not sit on lucrative pieces of land, tax free

• Regulate AirBnBs and others through a short term rental tax to keep neighborhoods safer, and ensure available housing for Kansas Citians.

• Build pathways from renting to home ownership to create wealth and community investment

• Invest in better bus routes and transportation options to create greater freedom of opportunity for families throughout the City

Public Safety for all Kansas Citians

• Work with our new police chief to improve starting pay for police officers and 911 call takers, so no one is left waiting on hold when calling 911

• Work with the department to enhance responsive and better staffed neighborhood efforts to address all levels of crime in every neighborhood

• Invest in violence prevention through mental health services, and jobs to provide a path away from crime for all young people in our community.  

Healthcare in the Community

• Increase spending for mental health and treatment services in Kansas City

• Support active and healthy living by funding recreation and physical activity opportunities in all zip codes of the City

• Fund programs supporting individuals, particularly children, affected by violence at home and in their neighborhoods

• Attract grocers, growers, and vendors offering healthy food items to all parts of the City

Beautifying Kansas City’s Infrastructure

• Meet our goal of resurfacing over one-third of all Kansas City streets

• Require utilities to resurface full street lanes they have carved up, resulting in hundreds of potholes and road obstructions

• Increase the tree canopy in all areas of Kansas City, to build a better environment for all our families

• Improve sidewalks across Kansas City

• Expand bulky item program and street & litter cleaning to foster clean, blight-free neighborhoods

Educating Kansas Citians of All Ages

• Work with local school districts and educators to build community-wide support for early childhood education, particularly for our City’s poorest children (Pre-K the Right Way)

• Provide literacy and English language learning services for Kansas Citians of all ages

• Prevent the diversion of youth into the criminal justice system by reducing arrests for low-level misdemeanors

Economic Development for our Neighborhoods

• Create a liaison at City Hall and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City to support minority and women entrepreneurs

• Support a living wage for all Kansas Citians, including city outsourced contractors

• Promote minority and women-owned small businesses to build community wealth

• Tie incentives to new jobs at small and start-up businesses in Kansas City