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Thursday, December 11, 2025 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

The Kansas City Council held a meeting focused on community improvement, tax increment financing (TIF) plans, and neighborhood development. The council passed multiple ordinances related to city planning, including rezoning areas, approving TIF plans, and establishing neighborhood outreach teams to prevent violent conflicts.

Key Decisions

  • Neighborhood Outreach Teams to Prevent Violence Passed as Amended
  • Workday Enterprise Resource Planning System Contract Passed as Substituted
  • Bloomberg Sustainable Cities Grant Acceptance Passed
  • Rezoning 12 Acres at NW 88th Street and Baltimore Avenue Passed
  • Multiple Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Plan Approvals Passed
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Agenda

  1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
  2. Pastor Dr. Serita Wright - Commissioned to Heal COmmunity Outreach
  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. 251062 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Honoring Michaela Mays on her retirement after 32 years of dedication to the City of Kansas City.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  9. 9 SAME DAY RESOLUTION(S)
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Bough, seconded by Councilmember Patterson Hazley, that this was Waive Charter Requirements.. The motion carried by the following vote:

  10. 251047 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Celebrating Hanukkah and lighting the menorah at City Hall.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  11. FINAL READINGS:
  12. CONSENT DOCKET
  13. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  14. 251023 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Thomas Sitek, Jeffrey Clark and Denise Goodson as successor directors to the 1108-1110 Grand Community Improvement District.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  15. 251024 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing D. Neal Whitehead, Louis Metoyer and Tracy Ryan-Hoover as successor directors to the Metro North Crossing Community Improvement District.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  16. 251025 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Rick Earl Abel, Rhonda Iverson, Arfan Paroya and Michael Riley as successor directors to the Palestine Community Improvement District.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  17. DEBATE DOCKET
  18. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  19. 251035 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett and Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop recommendations to Chapter 18 and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), including a review of the 2024 IECC, to bring such code in harmony with those of surrounding municipalities in the region and to report back within 45 days.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted as Substituted Passed

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

  20. 20 COMMITTEE ADVANCES:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

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

  21. CONSENT DOCKET
  22. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  23. 250984 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Accepting and approving the recommendation of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri, as to the termination of the designation of Redevelopment Project Area E (“Project Area E”), Redevelopment Project Area F (“Project Area F”), Redevelopment Project Area L (“Project Area L”), Redevelopment Project Area M (“Project Area M”) of the Southtown Corridor /31st and Baltimore Tax Increment Financing Plan; acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Redevelopment Project Area J has expired; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with each of Redevelopment Project Areas E, F, J, L, and M; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with such Redevelopment Project Areas; 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:

  24. 250985 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the Thirteenth Amendment to the Southtown Corridor/31st & Baltimore Tax Increment Financing Plan; 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:

  25. 251008 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the Fourteenth Amendment to the Briarcliff West Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  26. 251010 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the Second Amendment to the Prospect North Tax Increment Financing Plan; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Reimbursement Agreement between City of Kansas City and the TIF Commission
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  27. 251011 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Brush Creek Corridor Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  28. 251012 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Hotel Phillips Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  29. 251013 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Gateway 2000 Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  30. 251014 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Revised Commerce Tower Village Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  31. 251015 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Kansas City Convention Center Headquarters Hotel Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  32. 251016 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the Pioneer Plaza Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  33. 251042 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving the recommendations of the Tax Increment Financing Commission of Kansas City, Missouri as to the 800 Grand Tax Increment Financing Plan and approving the 800 Grand Tax Increment Financing Plan; approving the City’s contribution of Additional EATs generated in the Plan Area; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Tax Contribution and Disbursement Agreement with the Kansas City TIF Commission and 800 Grand KCMO LLC.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

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

  34. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  35. 251017 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Woodhaven 3rd Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 22 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Line Creek Parkway and Northwest 97th Street, creating 89 lots and 5 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-2025-00030)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  36. DEBATE DOCKET
  37. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  38. 251030 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute $25,405,195.00 ten-year contract (EV3002) with Iron Brick Associates, LLC to provide the Workday SaaS enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend the contract and execute up to two five-year optional contract renewal terms subject to appropriation of funds; and designating requisitioning authority.
    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. 251044 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough Accepting a $1,254,374.00 Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities Grant (the “Grant”) to proactively build low-carbon, resilient, and economically thriving communities; authorizing a contract with John Hopkins University to implement the Grant; appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $1,254,374.00; designating requisitioning authority; and authorizing the City Manager to amend and extend the contract.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  40. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  41. 250941 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to execute four contracts in the amount of $400,000.00 each with qualified community-based organizations Independence Plaza, North Town Fork Creek, Marlborough Heights and Ivanhoe from previously appropriated funds to establish neighborhood outreach teams to engage high-risk individuals and prevent violent conflicts; authorizing a total expenditure of $1,600,000.00 to satisfy the cost of the contracts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Move to Amend Passed

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

  42. 250980 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 12 acres generally located at the southwest corner of N.W. 88th Street and N. Baltimore Avenue, north of Metro North Drive from District MPD to District O-3. (CD-CPC-2025-00101).
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  43. 250983 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 74, Article VII, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 74-302 and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to allow community improvement districts requesting a finding of blight, or relying on a prior determination of blight, to submit alternative acceptable documentation when reasonable efforts to obtain official notarized documentation from the county assessor have been unsuccessful; and providing for a delayed effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  44. 250941 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to execute four contracts in the amount of $400,000.00 each with qualified community-based organizations Independence Plaza, North Town Fork Creek, Marlborough Heights and Ivanhoe from previously appropriated funds to establish neighborhood outreach teams to engage high-risk individuals and prevent violent conflicts; authorizing a total expenditure of $1,600,000.00 to satisfy the cost of the contracts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Amended Passed

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