Council

Agenda

1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
2. Kevin Smith - Northland Cathedral Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. 4 ROLL CALL:
   Action: Roll Call Passed

   This matter was Roll Call

   Roll Call (13 votes)

   • Quinton Lucas Aye
   • Kevin O'Neill Aye
   • Nathan Willett Aye
   • Lindsay French Excused
   • Wes Rogers Aye
   • Melissa Patterson Hazley Aye
   • Melissa Robinson Aye
   • Crispin Rea Aye
   • Eric Bunch Aye
   • Darrell Curls Aye
   • Ryana Parks-Shaw Aye
   • Andrea Bough Aye
   • Johnathan Duncan Aye
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. 250633 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Recognizing the UnidosUS 2025 Annual Conference: "Beacons of Change."
   Special Action
   Action: Adopted Passed

   Adopted

9. 250634 Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan RESOLUTION - Recognizing and honoring the nonprofit organization Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR) for their contributions to immigrant communities in Kansas City and beyond by organizing, activating, and mobilizing immigrant communities and allies through community-driven action, programming and education.
   Special Action
   Action: Adopted Passed

   This matter was Adopted

10. 250635 Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Crispin Rea and Eric Bunch RESOLUTION - Recognizing National Intern Day and celebrating the contributions of interns across Kansas City.
    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. 250601 Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Affordable Housing Set Aside ordinance and to make recommendations to Council within 30 days.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted as Substituted Passed

    This matter was Adopted as Substituted

16. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
17. 250523 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving an amendment to the KCI Area Plan by replacing the Proposed Land Use Map, and updating the land use categories and definitions. (CD-MISC-2025-00002).
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    This matter was Passed

18. 250560 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 2 acres generally located at the southeast corner of Northwest Barry Road and Interstate 29 from District AG-R/B3-3 to District B3-3 and approving a development plan to allow for the creation of a car wash. (CD-CPC-2025-00066 & CD-CPC-2025-00070).
    Ordinance
    Action: Held on Docket

    Held on Docket

19. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
20. 250570 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $1,005,577.00 design professional services contract Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 1678 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for the Rocky Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Facility Plan project for a total contract amount of $1,505,553.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    This matter was Passed

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

    This matter was Waive Charter Requirements

22. CONSENT DOCKET
23. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
24. 250592 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting a $250,000.00 Capacity Building Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to provide administrative support for KC BizCare’s Storefront Vacancy Program, in partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

    This matter was Passed as Substituted

25. 250595 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the Twelfth & Wyandotte Hotel Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of the Redevelopment Area; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project 2 and 3 has expired; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with such Redevelopment Area; dissolving the special allocation funds established in connection with Redevelopment Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

    This matter was Passed

26. 250596 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the Judicial Square Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Area; dissolving the special allocation fund established in connection with Redevelopment Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

27. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
28. 250605 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Marketplace 152 - Lot 5, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 1.66 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Missouri State Route 152 and North Indiana Avenue, creating one lot for the purpose of a commercial lot; accepting various easements; 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-2025-00015)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

29. 250615 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Approving the plat of 19th and Locust Townhomes, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 0.47 acres generally located at the southeast corner of E. 19th Street and Locust Street creating 13 lots and 3 tracts for the purpose of residential townhomes; 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-2024-00021)
    Resolution
    Action: Passed Passed

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

30. 250620 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett Approving the plat of Twin Creeks Lots 1-7, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 13 acres generally located at the southeast corner of Northwest 88th Street and North Madison Avenue, creating 7 lots for the purpose of commercial/office development; 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-2025-00017)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

31. DEBATE DOCKET
32. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
33. 250565 Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and Section 2-1076, to establish one new salary grade and adjust two salary grades.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

34. 250593 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement to enter into a one-year contract renewal with Allen, Gibbs, & Houlik, L.C., to perform the annual independent audit of the City’s books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, to perform audit services, as requested, and to perform audit and tax services for various component units; authorizing expenditures up to $615,425.00; authorizing up to three one-year renewals without further Council approval, subject to annual appropriation; reducing the contingent appropriation in the amount of $1,000.00 and appropriating the same; 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. 250594 Sponsor: Director of Parks and Recreation Department Appropriating the sum of $1,500,000.00 from the Liberty Memorial Trust Fund for improvement and repair projects at the Liberty Memorial and the Memorial Museum; 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:

36. 250597 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving an Industrial Development Plan for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, a Missouri 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 personal property to be located 1400 Baltimore 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 $22,000,000.00; authorizing and approving certain other documents; authorizing certain other actions in connection with the issuance of said bonds; and repealing Ordinance No. 241094.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

37. 250599 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Establishing Fund No. 3457, the Special Obligation Bond Series 2026B Projects Fund, in the records of the City of Kansas City; estimating revenue in the amount of $5,800,850.00 and appropriating the same in Fund 3457; authorizing a change order with Infrastructure Solutions, LLC, in the amount of $4,056,045.00 and a change order with Renaissance Infrastructure Consultants in the amount of $283,923.15 for the West Bottoms Phase I Project; and establishing 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. 250600 Sponsor(s): Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmembers Andrea Bough, Eric Bunch, Darrell Curls, and Johnathan Duncan Adopting the Comprehensive Anti-Displacement Plan; directing the City Manager to establish the Anti-Displacement Commission to monitor and implement said plan; issuing directives to the Anti-Displacement Commission once established; directing the Anti-Displacement Commission to review metrics and evaluate success upon completion of said directives; and directing the City Manager to oversee the implementation of these programs and reconvene the Anti-Displacement Commission as needed.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

39. 250622 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Repealing Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250247; authorizing the Director of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) in an amount not to exceed $77,892,519.00 to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri until April 30, 2026 from funds appropriated in the 2025-2026 Annual Budget; directing the City Manager to report back to Council with an evaluation of KCATA performance relative to this contract and to provide a plan within 120 days to fund the KCATA in the amount of $93,435,252.00; and directing the City Manager to work with KCATA to implement the use of Fountain Cards for bus boarding.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move to Amend Passed

    This matter was Move to Amend

40. 250640 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 with Precision in the amount of $72,570.00 for a total contract amount of $1,072,560.00 from funds previously appropriated for the purpose of furthering the Illuminate KC initiative by installing decorative lighting on the KCTV Tower.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 8/12/2025

41. 250622 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Repealing Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250247; authorizing the Director of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) in an amount not to exceed $77,892,519.00 to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri until April 30, 2026 from funds appropriated in the 2025-2026 Annual Budget; directing the City Manager to report back to Council with an evaluation of KCATA performance relative to this contract and to provide a plan within 120 days to fund the KCATA in the amount of $93,435,252.00; and directing the City Manager to work with KCATA to implement the use of Fountain Cards for bus boarding.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move to Suspend Rules Failed

    This matter was Move to Amend the Standing Rules - Amendment to be in writing before the council.

42. 250622 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Repealing Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250247; authorizing the Director of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) in an amount not to exceed $77,892,519.00 to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri until April 30, 2026 from funds appropriated in the 2025-2026 Annual Budget; directing the City Manager to report back to Council with an evaluation of KCATA performance relative to this contract and to provide a plan within 120 days to fund the KCATA in the amount of $93,435,252.00; and directing the City Manager to work with KCATA to implement the use of Fountain Cards for bus boarding.
    Ordinance
    Action: Failed Passed

    Failed

43. 250622 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Repealing Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250247; authorizing the Director of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) in an amount not to exceed $77,892,519.00 to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri until April 30, 2026 from funds appropriated in the 2025-2026 Annual Budget; directing the City Manager to report back to Council with an evaluation of KCATA performance relative to this contract and to provide a plan within 120 days to fund the KCATA in the amount of $93,435,252.00; and directing the City Manager to work with KCATA to implement the use of Fountain Cards for bus boarding.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Amended Passed

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