Council

Agenda

1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
2. Pastor Miguel Guerreiro - Center 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. 250921 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Honoring the Alpha Delta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., on its 90th anniversary and recognizing its legacy of service and leadership.
   Special Action
   Action: Adopted Passed

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

9. FINAL READINGS:
10. CONSENT DOCKET
11. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
12. 250909 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Consenting to the appointment of Diane Binckley as a member and Abbey Brinkley as an alternate member to the Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commissions.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

13. DEBATE DOCKET
14. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
15. 250797 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson RESOLUTION - Receiving the Kansas City Global Music Strategy from Creative City KC, Inc.; acknowledging additional recommendations for the Kansas City Global Music Strategy; and directing the City Manager to convene an internal working group to review the recommendations and report back to Council within one hundred and twenty (120) days.
    Resolution
    Action: Held on Docket Passed

    This Resolution was Held on Docket

16. 250853 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Adopting the 2025 Update of the Citywide Business Plan with the latest Five-Year Planning Models; directing the City Manager to include assumptions of the 2025 Update in the FY 2026-27 Submitted Budget; and directing the City Manager to align departmental strategic plans and business plans to the Citywide Business Plan.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted as Substituted Passed

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

17. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
18. 250906 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Adopting the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) standards as City’s guiding principles and approach toward public engagement; directing the City Manager, within 90 days, to develop a coordinated plan to implement the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan Recommendations, review sections of City’s Code of Ordinances that may need to be amended to implement such Recommendations and report to Council and propose any corresponding amendments to the City’s Code.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

19. 19 COMMITTEE ADVANCES:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

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

20. CONSENT DOCKET
21. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
22. 250900 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Clay County KC TIF Commission, as to the termination of the Chouteau I-35 Tax Increment Financing Plan and the termination of the designation of the Redevelopment Project Areas 3 and 4 described therein; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory periods for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Redevelopment Project Areas 1, 2, and 3 have expired; declaring as surplus of those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with Redevelopment Project Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Clay County.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

23. 250903 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $450,000.00 for a claim for a workers' compensation benefit filed by David Hutson for injuries resulting from accidents on August 12, 2021, while employed by the City.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

24. 250904 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $360,000.00 for a claim for a workers' compensation benefit filed by John Germann for injuries resulting from an accident on October 12, 2015, while employed by the City.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

25. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
26. 250905 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Approving the plat of West Bottoms Redevelopment UR District, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 3.5 acres generally located within the West Bottoms and more specifically on the blocks bounded by Union Avenue, Santa Fe Street, St Louis Avenue, Union Pacific Rail Road Right-of-Way, and Mulberry Street, creating 4 lots for the purpose of a mixed use community; 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-2025-00001)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

27. DEBATE DOCKET
28. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
29. 250862 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in Section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; appropriating $5,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Convention and Tourism Fund (2360), to include $4,800,000.00 for expenditures related to hosting the World Cup, $100,000.00 to Illuminate KC, and $100,000.00 to provide support for the Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City (“ArtsKC”); designating requisitioning authorities; 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:

30. 250880 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 70, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 70-308 and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purposes of clarifying the unlawful use of certain vehicles.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

31. 250892 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Approving the recommendations of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri as to the Columbus Park Tax Increment Financing Plan and approving the Columbus Park Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

32. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
33. 250861 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving the petition to establish the Tiffany Frolics Community Improvement District; establishing the Tiffany Frolics Community Improvement District generally located between Barry Road to the north, N.W. Prairie View Road to the east, N.W. 81st Street to the south (extended), and N. Berkley Avenue (extended) and N.W. Milrey Drive (extended) to the west, in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri; determining the 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 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:

34. 250872 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 0.2 acres generally located 200 feet south of the intersection of West 39th Terrace and Broadway Boulevard from District UR to District B3-2. (CD-CPC-2025-00113)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

35. 250874 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating approximately 1,168 square feet of public right-of-way in District DX-15 generally located at the northwest corner of Baltimore Avenue and West 20th Street; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00021)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

36. 250902 Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Establishing an Emergency Rental Assistance Program for qualified tenants participating in the Right to Counsel Program; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute agreements with United Way of Greater Kansas City and First Call Technologies, LLC, $912,400.00 and $27,600.00, respectively; authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to expend up to $940,000.00 from funds previously appropriated in the General Fund; and directing the Director of Housing and Community Development to report annually to the Mayor, City Manager, and City Council on the program’s effectiveness.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

37. 250907 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Designating the honorary street name of “Lawrence A. Jones Way” for a portion of Woodland Avenue from the north line of East Linwood Boulevard to the south line of East 31st Street.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

38. SECOND READINGS:
39. 39 FIRST READINGS:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

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

40. 250929 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing the Dunbar Neighborhood on its 110th anniversary for its Historic and Cultural Legacy.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

41. 250930 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review best practices in peer cities related to potholes, evaluate policies in Kansas City, and make recommendations for policy improvements within 60 days.
    Resolution
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 10/28/2025

42. 250931 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Administration, by enacting a new Section 2-11 to establish a process by which the mayor or any member of council, the clerk, the city auditor, or the city manager may seek reimbursement for legal expenses incurred in the process of seeking or enforcing an order of protection.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred Passed

    This Ordinance was referred to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, due back on 10/28/2025

43. 250932 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to provide to City Council no later than December 1, 2025, a listing of programs still in existence originally funded with one-time dollars or created outside of the annual budget process.
    Resolution
    Action: referred Passed

    This Resolution was referred to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, due back on 10/28/2025

44. 250933 Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $800,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund to fund design professional services for the Community Resource Center Project; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $800,000.00 design professional services contract with Multistudio, Inc., for the design of the Community Resource Center; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to identify and report the cost of LEED gold compliance in the Request for Proposals for construction of the Community Resource Center; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred Passed

    This Ordinance was referred to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, due back on 10/28/2025