Council

Agenda

1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
2. Pastor Kevin Smith - Northland Cathedral 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. 250547 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea RESOLUTION - Honoring Lupe Salazar for 54 years of dedicated service to the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and her lifelong commitment to community upliftment and neighborhood preservation.
   Special Action
   Action: Adopted Passed

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

9. 250552 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson RESOLUTION - Recognizing the Leadership Missouri program for their dedication to improving and advancing economic development, career growth, and building leaders in our communities.
   Resolution
   Action: Adopted Passed

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

10. 250581 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Recognizing Sherri Adams as PRIMA’s Public Risk Manager of the Year, commending her exceptional leadership, fiscal management and commitment to city-wide safety and risk management.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

11. 11 SAME DAY ADOPTION
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    I move that the resolutions listed on today’s docket as “Resolutions for Same Day Adoption” be presented to Council for consideration for immediate adoption today.

12. 250583 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett RESOLUTION - Expressing the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s support for the bipartisan Graham Hoffman Act to protect first responders from violent assaults under federal law and directing the City Clerk to take action to forward this resolution to the United States Congressional delegation from Missouri and certain other offices.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

13. FINAL READINGS:
14. CONSENT DOCKET
15. 250515 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Alexa Barkley, George Farrill, Danny Lake and Rob Sight as successor directors to the Martin City Community Improvement District.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

16. DEBATE DOCKET
17. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
18. 250514 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office RESOLUTION - Adopting the Regional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

19. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
20. 250522 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department RESOLUTION - Approving an amendment to the Truman Plaza Area Plan on about 1.2 acres generally located at the northeast corner of E. 12th Street and Hardesty Avenue by changing the recommended land use from residential urban low density to mixed use neighborhood to allow for the construction of a medical office. (CD-CPC-2025-00065)
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

21. 21 COMMITTEE ADVANCES:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    I move that the Charter requirement for reading of ordinances on three separate days be waived for the ordinances on today’s docket listed as “Committee Advances” and that these ordinances are advanced for final reading and consideration at this time.

22. CONSENT DOCKET
23. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
24. 250511 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Fareway Meat Market, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 1.7 acres generally located at the southeast corner of West 79th Street and Ward Parkway, creating two (2) lots for the purpose of a commercial development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and the 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-2025-00006)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

25. DEBATE DOCKET
26. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
27. 250433 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the Second Amendment to the Overlook Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

28. 250529 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Estimating surplus Tax Increment Finance (TIF) revenue in the amount of $127,000.00 in the General Fund; reducing an appropriation in the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund in the amount of $272,000.00 and appropriating a like transfer to the General Fund; appropriating $399,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the General Fund for the purpose of blight remediation in the 5th District; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

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

29. 250531 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending the Committee Substitute to Ordinance No. 240998, which sets the Council’s schedule for 2025, by cancelling the City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions for the weeks of August 4, 2025, August 25, 2025, September 1, 2025, September 22, 2025, October 6, 2025, November 17, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 22, 2025, and December 29, 2025; scheduling City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions for the weeks of August 11, 2025, and October 13, 2025; and moving the standing committee meetings the week of November 10, 2025, from November 11 to November 12 in observance of Veterans Day.
    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. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
31. 250513 Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers Approving the petition to establish the Grey Oaks Community Improvement District; establishing the Grey Oaks Community Improvement, generally located at the east of North Oak Trafficway and south of Northeast 79th Terrace in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri; determining the Grey Oaks Community Improvement District to be a blighted area; determining that certain actions are reasonably anticipated to remediate blighting conditions and will serve a public purpose; requiring the annual submission of certain records; and directing the City Clerk to report the creation of the Grey Oaks Community Improvement District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri State Auditor.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

32. 250521 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 1.2 acres located at E. 12th Street and Hardesty Avenue from Districts B3-2 and R-1.5 to District B1-1 to allow for the construction of a new medical clinic and office. (CD-CPC-2025-00057)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

33. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
34. 250488 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $652,228.00 to a design professional services agreement with Taliaferro & Browne, Inc. to provide construction phase services for the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall Project for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,415,350.00; 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:

35. 250504 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $2,883,748.63 construction contract with Leath & Sons, Inc., for the Water Main Replacement in the Area of Askew Avenue to Oakley Avenue, E. 14th Terrace to E. 29th Street project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $3,172,123.49; 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. 250506 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $199,471.19 construction contract Change Order No. 1 to Contract No. 9826-1 with Leath & Sons, Inc., for the Water Main Replacement - Subsidiary Replacements Renewal No. 1 project for a total contract amount of $699,471.19; 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:

37. 250509 Sponsor: Director of the Water Services Department Authorizing a $11,100,000.00 design professional services contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for FY26 Smart Sewer Program Management Services; and authorizing one successive renewal option with further City Council approval; 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:

38. 250510 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing a $2,054,790.00 design professional services contract Amendment No. 8 to Contract No. 1394 with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Biosolids Facility project for a total contract amount of $22,602,692.77; authorizing an extension of the term for an additional 504 days for a total term of 3,059 days (8.38 years); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

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

39. 250589 Sponsors: Councilmembers Wes Rogers and Ryana Parks-Shaw, and Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the construction of a modular jail facility with a capacity of up to 130 beds, at City-owned or City-controlled parcels; directing the City Manager to secure all necessary permits to reuse the chosen site for a modular jail facility; directing the City Manager to present a plan for operations of the facility to the City Council within 30 days; and expressing the City Council’s desire to utilize up to $14,000,000.00 of funds previously appropriated in Ordinance 240807, As Amended, for the construction of the facility.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

40. 250587 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French RESOLUTION - Honoring Melinda Ryder on 50 Years of Drag Performance in Kansas City.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

41. 250588 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving the plat of Forest Hill Village, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 12 acres generally located at 3500 N.E. Prather Road, creating 1 lot and 3 tracts for the purpose of a multi-family residential development; accepting various easements; 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-2025-00024)
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 7/22/2025

42. 250589 Sponsors: Councilmembers Wes Rogers and Ryana Parks-Shaw, and Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the construction of a modular jail facility with a capacity of up to 130 beds, at City-owned or City-controlled parcels; directing the City Manager to secure all necessary permits to reuse the chosen site for a modular jail facility; directing the City Manager to present a plan for operations of the facility to the City Council within 30 days; and expressing the City Council’s desire to utilize up to $14,000,000.00 of funds previously appropriated in Ordinance 240807, As Amended, for the construction of the facility.
    Resolution
    Action: Move to Advance Passed

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

43. 250587 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French RESOLUTION - Honoring Melinda Ryder on 50 Years of Drag Performance in Kansas City.
    Resolution
    Action: Move to Advance Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember French, seconded by Councilmember Duncan, that this Resolution be Move to Advance.. The motion carried by the following vote:

44. 250589 Sponsors: Councilmembers Wes Rogers and Ryana Parks-Shaw, and Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to issue a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the construction of a modular jail facility with a capacity of up to 130 beds, at City-owned or City-controlled parcels; directing the City Manager to secure all necessary permits to reuse the chosen site for a modular jail facility; directing the City Manager to present a plan for operations of the facility to the City Council within 30 days; and expressing the City Council’s desire to utilize up to $14,000,000.00 of funds previously appropriated in Ordinance 240807, As Amended, for the construction of the facility.
    Resolution
    Action: Move to Consider Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Parks-Shaw, seconded by Councilmember Curls, that this Resolution be Move to Consider.. The motion carried by the following vote: