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There is an ongoing effort to seek assistance from outside law enforcement agencies for the Kansas City Police Department as KCPD works to add officers.Mayor Quinton Lucas said he spoke last week with Missouri Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe about public safety.A spokeswoman for Kehoe confirmed the two spoke after the election, with public safety among the topics discussed.Lucas said he is also in ongoing discussions with Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte about having deputies add shifts in Kansas City.We need more law enforcement to, I think, enhance our patrols, and we will do everything possible, Lucas said. We’ve seen in other jurisdictions where highway patrol and city collaborations have led to the seizures of more vehicles that have been stolen. They have led to more arrests. And so, we want to make sure in Kansas City we take the opportunity to do that as well.Forte confirmed there have been discussions about the city hiring deputies in an off-duty capacity to support KCPD in various areas of Kansas City.In July, DVA Percent owner Roman Khachaturyan said burglars used a stolen car to ram through the front of his business.Westport stolen car crashes into storefront in Kansas City.He said he has spent about $30,000 on replacing windows from that incident, other vandalism, and adding steel bars to the windows and front door.Unless we get real security and maybe someone in charge of overnight security, its not going to stop because, quite literally, you dont get in trouble. If I was, say, homeless or didnt want to get a job and could commit crime, and I knew Id get away with it, the odds are thats probably what Id be doing, Khachaturyan said.Lucas said the city will need to go through the budgetary process in February.His goal is to have outside help for KCPD by spring.I want to make sure that by Memorial Day, by the springtime, were in a position to say we have more people deployed in busy entertainment districts and on busy city streets in the summer months to address all the issues we need to, Lucas said.On Thursday, two KCPD officers were walking near where several burglaries in the River Market area have occurred in recent months.Betty Rae’s suspect arrested after felony property crime in Kansas City.Some businesses have hired their own security.In September, Lucas unveiled the citys Back to Business Fund to help small businesses recover from burglaries.Khachaturyan is one of more than 100 business owners who have applied for funding.I can guarantee you Im showing receipts. They want your receipts. They make you jump through all these hoops: do this, do that, he said.A spokeswoman for the mayor said no disbursements from the fund have been issued yet, but they will be soon.