Council

Agenda

1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
2. Herman Gant - The Life Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. ROLL CALL:
5. PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS:
6. Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Closed Sessions may be held by teleconference.
7. SPECIAL ACTIONS:
8. 250441 Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers RESOLUTION - Declaring June 15, 2025, as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Kansas City, Missouri.
   Special Action
   Action: Adopted Passed

   A motion was made that this Special Action be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

9. 250460 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Recognizing the graduates of the Community Engagement University for the 2025 term.
   Resolution
   Action: Adopted Passed

   A motion was made that this Resolution be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. 250461 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French RESOLUTION - Honoring a remarkable achievement in the realm of intellectual discourse and public speaking and celebrating Senior Jack Unsell of Park Hill High School, whose dedication, eloquence, and critical thinking have earned him the title of Class 2 Lincoln-Douglas Debate State Champion.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

    A motion was made that this Special Action be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

11. FINAL READINGS:
12. CONSENT DOCKET
13. DEBATE DOCKET
14. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
15. 250413 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop a strategy for the implementation of the ProspectUS Equitable Transit Oriented Development Strategic Plan that includes $500 million of investment over 10 years; directing the City Manager to negotiate with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City to include the creation of a ProspectUs advisory group and the funding of a ProsectUS Plan Manager in the 2026-2027 EDC Annual Contract.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Resolution be Adopted as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

16. 250435 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Expressing the City Council’s desire that the Kansas City Police Department (“KCPD”) activate steady blue cruise lights on marked police vehicles to increase visibility and deter crime.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

    A motion was made that this Resolution be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 17 COMMITTEE ADVANCES:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Parks-Shaw, seconded by Councilmember Curls, that this was Waive Charter Requirements.. The motion carried by the following vote:

18. CONSENT DOCKET
19. DEBATE DOCKET
20. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
21. 250402 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $1,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Trust Fund for the purpose of providing funds for the Olive Street / Promise Place housing project consisting of 85 units; designating requisitioning authority; conditioning funding on the application and award of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) by December 31, 2025; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move to Amend Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Bough, seconded by Councilmember Parks-Shaw, that this Ordinance be Move to Amend.. The motion carried by the following vote:

22. 250432 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Ballard Development, LLC (“Developer”) for the development, funding, use and maintenance of a promenade and related improvements along the levee of the Missouri River and adjacent property in the Berkley Riverfront Area.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

23. 250434 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, Alcoholic Beverages, by repealing and replacing Section 10-134, Downtown Economic District for the purpose adjusting and providing clarification regarding the area included within existing promotional association sub-zones and creating a new promotional association sub-zone.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

24. 250436 Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Establishing the Small Business Storefront Vacancy Revitalization program (the “Pilot Program”) for the purpose of revitalizing vacant storefronts in Kansas City in anticipation of the 2026 World Cup games; authorizing the Director of Neighborhood Services to enter into an agreement with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City in an amount not to exceed $1,400,000.00 for the purpose of administering the Pilot Program; reducing previously appropriated funds in the Development Services Fund by $1,000,000.00 and appropriating the same for the Pilot Program; reducing previously appropriated funds in the Economic Development Fund by $400,000.00 and appropriating the same; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to submit a subsequent ordinance to the City Council for review and approval of Pilot Program recipients; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Resolution
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Resolution be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

25. 250437 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 70-642, Vehicles and property subject to impoundment, and Section 70-749, Operation of all-terrain and off-road vehicles, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter; and directing the City Manager to seek, as a pretrial condition of release or probation for any prosecuted violation of the Code of Ordinances involving vehicles unlawful to operate on the streets and highways, that the defendant be prohibited from operating such vehicles.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

26. 250438 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 48, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 48-51, Chronic nuisance, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

27. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
28. 250300 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 75 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Ess Road and Lee’s Summit Road from District R-7.5 to R-80. (CD-CPC-2025-00010)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

29. 250419 Sponsor: Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to develop a tri-share childcare pilot program with the state of Missouri for first responders employed by Kansas City and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners; and directing the City Manager to report back to the Council within 30 days regarding program development and status of agreements with the State of Missouri.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

30. 250431 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a grant award amendment in the amount of $1,213,653.00 as part of the Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Part A/Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $1,213,653.00; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

31. 250439 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls Finding that the Starlight Theatre Project would be a benefit to the City and State of Missouri; authorizing the City Manager to work with Starlight Theatre to assist in the preparation of an application to the Missouri Development Finance Board (“MDFB”); authorizing an application to the MDFB for the authorization of state tax credits in an amount not to exceed $3 million to facilitate improvements at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri; and authorizing the City Manager to execute a tax credit agreement with the MDFB for the Starlight Theatre Project.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

32. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
33. 250427 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a Professional Services Agreement with ETC Institute in an amount of $717,753.00 for consultant services in the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project; recognizing compliance with the Federal Transit Administration's requirements, rules, and regulations; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

34. 250428 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing a $1,335,000.00 amendment with AtkinsRealis USA, Inc., for streetcar vehicle procurement, design engineering and production oversight consultant services for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension Project for a total contract amount of $6,622,208.87; and authorizing an amendment in the amount of $944,431.00 with Alfred Benesch & Company for Resident Engineer/Construction Administration Services for the Kansas City Street Main Street Extension project for a total contract amount of $14,835,808.00.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

35. 250430 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $20,670,469.00 progressive design-build Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. 470 with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Dr. Jeremiah Cameron Park and Westport Stormwater Improvements project for a total contract amount of $30,316,573.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:

36. SECOND READINGS:
37. 250402 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $1,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Trust Fund for the purpose of providing funds for the Olive Street / Promise Place housing project consisting of 85 units; designating requisitioning authority; conditioning funding on the application and award of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) by December 31, 2025; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted as Amended Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted as Amended.. The motion carried by the following vote:

38. 250482 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls Rezoning an area of about 4.86 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Blue Ridge Boulevard and E. 102nd Street from District O-2 to District B1-2 to allow for a sports and recreation facility. (CD-CPC-2025-00050)
    Ordinance
    Action: Move To Introduce

    Move To Introduce

39. 250481 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls RESOLUTION - Approving an area plan amendment to the Hickman Mills Area Plan from Residential Low Density to Mixed Use Neighborhood on about 4.86 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Blue Ridge Boulevard and E. 102nd Street. (CD-CPC-2025-00049)
    Resolution
    Action: referred

    referredto the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 6/10/2025

40. 250480 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing and honoring the Carter Broadcast Group on the occasion of its 75th anniversary as the oldest continuously Black-owned and family-operated radio broadcast company in the United States, and celebrating its historic and cultural contributions to Kansas City.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

    A motion was made by Mayor Lucas, seconded by Councilmember Bough, that this Special Action be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:

41. 250480 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing and honoring the Carter Broadcast Group on the occasion of its 75th anniversary as the oldest continuously Black-owned and family-operated radio broadcast company in the United States, and celebrating its historic and cultural contributions to Kansas City.
    Special Action
    Action: Move to Consider Passed

    A motion was made by Mayor Lucas, seconded by Councilmember Bough, that this Special Action be Move to Consider.. The motion carried by the following vote:

42. 250480 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing and honoring the Carter Broadcast Group on the occasion of its 75th anniversary as the oldest continuously Black-owned and family-operated radio broadcast company in the United States, and celebrating its historic and cultural contributions to Kansas City.
    Special Action
    Action: Move To Introduce Passed

    A motion was made by Mayor Lucas, seconded by Councilmember Bough, that this Special Action be Move To Introduce.. The motion carried by the following vote:

43. 250483 Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and replacing Section 2-1076, to adjust one salary grade.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move To Introduce

    Move To Introduce

44. 250402 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $1,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Trust Fund for the purpose of providing funds for the Olive Street / Promise Place housing project consisting of 85 units; designating requisitioning authority; conditioning funding on the application and award of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) by December 31, 2025; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move to Advance Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Bough, seconded by Councilmember Parks-Shaw, that this Ordinance be Move to Advance.. The motion carried by the following vote: