KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was a Friday night in September when city officials sent 11 men to the Power & Light District to test the entertainment district's dress code.

Some of the men were white, some black and some Hispanic. All of them followed the dress code but not all of them got into the area that has been bringing attention to race relations downtown.

"The few times I have been out here, I haven't had any trouble," said Queyonoh Kweh, a visitor to the district.

Kweh said she dresses up whenever she goes to the Power & Light District and she's never been turned away. But a recent investigation by city officials into the dress code showed that whites had no problem getting past security while some minorities -- who were dressed in the same manner -- were turned away.

"It doesn't surprise me," said human relations director Phillip Yelder. "Unfortunately, a lot of people of color still have troubles with racial issues. We're trying to work with Cordish (owners of the district) to get these issues resolved."

Yelder's department spearheaded the investigation after a number of complaints by minorities. The results of the investigation show that when the 11 men went into the entrance on Grand Avenue all three whites got in, but two of the five black men and one of the three Hispanics were tuned away.

"When I've been down there in the evenings, the crowds have been very diverse, but we continue to get these complaints," said Mayor Mark Funkhouser.

"We work with them to put together a dress code that's race neutral and base on the investigation it's not working down there," said Terry Riley, 5th District representative.

The mayor and city council are insisting that Cordish make changes to solve the race problems at Power & Light.

In a written response, Cordish officials have agreed to add more security cameras to record dress code disputes. Employees will undergo more certified training. And Cordish will pay to have independent testers test security at least twice a year.