Council
TL;DR
The Kansas City Council approved multiple residential and commercial development projects across several areas, including new housing developments and rezoning efforts. They also accepted significant grants for environmental cleanup and economic development, totaling over $7.6 million in new funding sources.
Key Decisions
- LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Resolution Passed
- Multiple Residential Plat Approvals (4 new developments) Passed
- EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Passed
- Industrial Development Plan for Progress Rail Services Passed
- Housing Trust Fund Additional Funding Passed
Agenda
- CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
- Stan Gleason - The Life Church
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
- ROLL CALL:
- PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS:
- 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.
- SPECIAL ACTIONS:
- 250493 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Declaring June 2025 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, honoring the 50th anniversary of KC Pride Fest, celebrating the Kansas City LGBTQ+ community and work of Our Spot KC, and authorizing the City Manager to display flags honoring LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.Special ActionAction: Adopted Passed
A motion was made that this Special Action be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250494 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Recognizing and congratulating the Staley High School Baseball Team for an outstanding 2024-2025 season.Special ActionAction: Adopted Passed
A motion was made that this Special Action be Adopted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- FINAL READINGS:
- CONSENT DOCKET
- DEBATE DOCKET
- 13 COMMITTEE ADVANCES:Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed
A motion was made by Councilmember Bough, seconded by Councilmember Curls, that this was Waive Charter Requirements.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- CONSENT DOCKET
- NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 250444 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Village at Viewcrest, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 22 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Highway 169 and Highway 152 creating 80 lots and 4 tracts for the purpose of a residential development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2024-00025)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250445 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Orchards at Shoal Creek, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 26 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway and Highway 169, creating thirty two (32) mixed residential lots and two (2) tracts for the purpose of a residential development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2023-00022)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250470 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Bristol North Townhomes, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 10 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Northwest Cookingham Drive and Highway 169, creating three (3) lots and one (1) tract for the purpose of a residential development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2025-00009)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250471 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Northland Workforce Development Center, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 19 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 95th Street and North Platte Purchase Drive, creating one lot for the purpose of an educational facility; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2025-00005)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250478 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Accepting $20,000.00 Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant from the National League of Cities to support programs and initiatives that advance economic mobility for underrepresented entrepreneurs and small business owners in Kansas City.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- DEBATE DOCKET
- FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
- 250479 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving an Industrial Development Plan for Progress Rail Services Corporation, an Alabama Corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company”) for the purpose of acquiring and constructing a project for industrial development consisting of the purchase and installation of machinery and equipment to be located 5600 Stilwell Street in Kansas City, Missouri; authorizing and approving various agreements for the purpose of setting forth covenants, agreements and obligations of the City and the Company; authorizing the issuance of taxable industrial revenue bonds in a maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,000,000.00; authorizing and approving certain other documents; and authorizing certain other actions in connection with the issuance of said bonds.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 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.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 250443 Sponsor: Director of Health Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting and approving a one-year $631,890.00 contract amendment with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide funding for activities of the High Impact HIV Prevention and Surveillance Program; estimating and appropriating $631,890.00 in the Health Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.OrdinanceAction: Passed as Substituted Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250447 Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Accepting the recommendations of the Central City Economic Development Tax Board; reducing an existing appropriation by $19,026,782 and appropriating $19,026,782 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in the Central City Economic Development; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute various funding agreements in accordance with this Ordinance; and authorizing the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department to expend up to $19,026,782 from the funds appropriated in the Central City Economic Development fund.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250448 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating approximately 0.14 acres of street right-of-way in Zoning District R-7.5 generally located on East 52nd Terrace approximately 1050 feet west of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00005)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250449 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating approximately 1.25 acres of street right-of-way in Zoning District MPD generally located on White Avenue approximately 1250 feet north of East 56th Street; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00004)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250450 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a major amendment to a previously approved development plan on about .9 acres in District B1-1 generally located at 1307 W. 79th Street to allow for two new commercial buildings. CD-CPC-2025-00041OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250451 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 25 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest Old Tiffany Springs Road and North Amity Avenue from District M2-3 to District R-80 to allow for the construction of a single-family house. (CD-CPC-2025-00045)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250452 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a major amendment to a development plan on about 23 acres in Districts M1-5 and US generally located on the south side of Northeast Parvin Road, approximately 280 feet west of North Corrington Avenue, allowing for the expansion of an existing outdoor vehicle staging lot and limited use manufacturing. (CD-CPC-2025-00047)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250453 Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Accepting the recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for additional funding in the amount of $300,000.00 to the Blue Hills Townhomes project developed by Blue Hills Townhomes, LP, located at 5015 Garfield Avenue; reducing $300,000.00 in the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund in Account No. 26-2490-552045-619080; appropriating $300,000.00 to Account No. 26-2490-555996-619080-55BLUEHTF; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute the necessary documents to amend the funding agreements and expend up to $300,000.00 from the funds appropriated in the Housing Trust Fund; and designating the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-2490-552045.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250454 Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Accepting the recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for additional funding in the amount of $550,000.00 to the Forest Hill Village project developed by Synergy Services located at 3500 Prather Road; reducing $550,000.00 in the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund in Account No. 26-2490-552045-619080; appropriating $550,000.00 to Account No. 26-2490-555996-619080-55FORHILLHTF; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute the necessary documents to amend the funding agreements and expend up to $550,000.00 from the funds appropriated in the Housing Trust Fund; and designating the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-2490-552045.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250459 Sponsor: Director of Parks and Recreation Department Approving and authorizing the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to accept 14.70 acres of property as dedicated parkland generally located near N. Line Creek Parkway and N.W. 95th Terrace to construct future Line Creek/Second Creek Trails.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250462 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting a Brownfields Cleanup Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $4,000,000.00; estimating revenue in the amount of $4,000,000.00 in the Brownfields Fund; appropriating funds to certain accounts within the Brownfields Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and requiring certain terms for contracts distributing funds appropriated by this ordinance.OrdinanceAction: Passed as Substituted Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250465 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a council approved signage plan on about 2,143 acres to allow for various signage to serve KCI 29 Logistics Center in District MPD generally located on the north side of I-29/I-435 at Mexico City Avenue. (CD-CPC-2025-00017)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250466 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Estimating revenue in the amount of $1,620.00 in the General Fund; and authorizing the Director of General Services to negotiate and execute a fifteen (15) year lease agreement with an option to renew for additional (15) fifteen years with Mayfair Partners II, LP for the property located at 1216 E. Linwood, Kansas City, MO 64109 to be used as a private parking lot supporting its adjacent affordable housing project located at 1224 E. Linwood known as the Mayfair Apartments.OrdinanceAction: Passed as Substituted Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250469 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting a Supplemental Revolving Loan Fund Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to increase capitalization of the Kansas City Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund; estimating and appropriating revenue in the amount of $2,000,000.00 in certain Brownfield Revolving Loan Funds; authorizing the execution of an amended cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and requiring certain terms for contracts distributing funds appropriated by this ordinance.OrdinanceAction: Passed as Substituted Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250473 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Estimating revenue from program income generated by the Kansas City Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program in the amount of $1,560,942.85; appropriating funds in the same amount; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.OrdinanceAction: Passed as Substituted Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed as Substituted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250474 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 6.14 acres generally located at 7800, 7802, and 7744 N. Oak Trafficway from District R-7.5 to District R-1.5 and approving a development plan to allow for the construction of multi-plex residential buildings. (CD-CPC-2025-00028 and CD-CPC-2025-00030)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 250475 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a development plan on about 2 acres in District B4-5 generally located at 20 W. Linwood Boulevard to allow for ten six-unit residential buildings. (CD-CPC-2025-00035)OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
- 250446 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $1,039,588.00 general services contract with Environmental Works, Inc., for the Water Treatment Plant Basin Cleaning, Renewal No. 3 project; authorizing two successive one-year renewal options with further City Council approval; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.OrdinanceAction: Passed Passed
A motion was made that this Ordinance be Passed.. The motion carried by the following vote: