Council

Thursday, April 2, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

Kansas City Council passed multiple development projects, infrastructure contracts, and public safety initiatives on April 2, 2026. Major approvals included a $158 million wastewater treatment plant expansion, domestic violence intervention funding, and a moratorium on new detention facilities through 2031. The council also adopted resolutions celebrating community milestones and establishing new health and childcare programs.

Key Decisions

  • Detention Facility Moratorium Passed
  • Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion ($158.2M contract) Referred to committee
  • Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Program ($75,000 funding) Passed
  • Downtown Historic Building Redevelopment (74 residential units at Main/Baltimore) Passed
  • Northland Transmission, Pumping and Storage Project ($1.1M contract) Passed
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Agenda

  1. CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
  2. Pastor David McDaniel - Holmeswood 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. 260307 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French RESOLUTION - Celebrating the 70th wedding anniversary of Joseph and Joyce Jacobs.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  9. 260309 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Declaring April 2, 2026, as Brijhana Epperson Day.
    Special Action
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  10. 260310 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Recognizing and declaring the first Saturday of April as the annual Blue River Day in Kansas City, Missouri.
    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. 260222 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop and implement a public communication plan, including the publication of a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document or similar communication process, to educate residents, businesses, and other stakeholders about the special permit area policy, and declaring that the policy will be in place from June 1 through July 12, 2026.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  16. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  17. 260257 Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan RESOLUTION - Adopting the Health Commission’s 2026-2029 Kansas City Community Health Improvement Plan (“KC-CHIP”) as the City’s guiding framework for improving population health and strengthening community well-being; and directing the Health Commission to provide an annual update to the City Council.
    Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

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

  18. 260294 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Approving an amendment to the Country Club/Waldo Area Plan on about 1.35 acres located at 7953 State Line Road by changing the recommended land use on the eastern side from office/residential to mixed use community. (CD-CPC-2025-00174)
    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

    Waive Charter Requirements

  20. CONSENT DOCKET
  21. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  22. 260262 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Declaring a moratorium until January 15, 2031, on all City approvals for detention facilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the regional criminal justice ecosystem, and re-evaluate the approval process for detention facilities.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed as Substituted Passed

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

  23. 260293 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to enter into a license agreement with Jackson County, Missouri for the tower located at 5301 E. 27th Street for a period of ten (10) years.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  24. 260297 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Approving the Fourth Amendment to the Metro North Crossing Tax Increment Financing Plan.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  25. 260300 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Accepting the assignment and assumption agreement from the Maintenance Reserve Corporation; appropriating $404,221.07 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Maintenance Reserve Corporation and estimating the same as revenue in the Housing Trust Fund; and closing on the books of the City Fund No. 6930, Maintenance Reserve Corporation Fund.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  26. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  27. 260290 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a grant award amendment in the amount of $166,260.00 with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for the City's Public Health Preparedness program; estimating and appropriating $166,260.00 in the Health Grants Fund; 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:

  28. 260291 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a one-year $24,000.00 grant with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“MDESE”), Office of Childhood, to provide funding for the Childcare Health Consultation program; estimating and appropriating $24,000.00 in the Health Grants Fund; 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:

  29. DEBATE DOCKET
  30. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  31. 260276 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a License Agreement with Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri for fifteen (15) years for the display of the City-owned sculpture, “River Cloud.”
    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. 260295 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough Rezoning an area of about 1.35 acres generally located at 7953 State Line Road from Districts B1-1, B3-2 and R-0.5 to District B2-2 to allow for the addition of one drive-through lane to accommodate two drive-through lanes. (CD-CPC-2025-00167)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  34. 260299 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing the Director of the Health Department to expend $75,000.00 from Fund 2000-501905 to support the establishment and operation of an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention (IPVI) Focused Deterrence Program to reduce domestic violence in Kansas City.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  35. 260301 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a development plan on about 0.44 acres in District DC-15 generally located at 1044 Main Street and 1031 Baltimore Avenue to allow for the reuse of an historic building by creating ground floor commercial space and 74 residential units. (CD-CPC-2026-00013)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  36. 260303 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a major amendment to a previously approved development plan on about four acres to allow for a multi-unit residential building in District B3-2 generally located at the northwest corner of Northeast 80th Terrace and North Denver Avenue. (CD-CPC-2025-00204)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  37. 260304 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about one acre generally located at the northwest corner of North Cleveland Avenue and Northeast Winn Road from District R-6 to B1-1 to allow for an existing building to be used for a grocery store. (CD-CPC-2026-00005)
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  38. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  39. 260268 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $1,100,000.00 progressive design-build contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Northland Transmission, Pumping and Storage project; 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:

  40. 260292 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute an $11,816,607.32 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation, for the Vertical Wells 2-5 Replacement project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $13,000,000.00; 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:

  41. 260298 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a Piggyback contract that will exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold with Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA to provide parts and operate three storerooms in City facilities through April 30, 2027; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Servies to amend the contract and exercise the City’s seven one-year renewal options; and authorizing the Director of General Services and the Director of Aviation to execute lease(s) and extend the leases for use of City storerooms in City facilities.
    Ordinance
    Action: Passed Passed

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

  42. 42 SECOND READINGS:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    Waive Charter Requirements

  43. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  44. 260250 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, Alcoholic Beverages, enacting a new sections 10-216 and 10-336 for the purpose of designating certain geographic areas within the City experiencing acute detrimental public safety and public health impacts from the retail package sale of alcohol as “Retail Alcohol Impact Areas” and placing certain conditions on retail package licenses within such designated areas.
    Ordinance
    Action: Assigned to Third Read Calendar

    Assigned to Third Read Calendar

  45. 260278 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a contract amendment to EV3851 with Treanor, Inc. for design professional services related to the permanent detention facility in an amount not to exceed $1,252,000.00 from previously appropriated funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Assigned to Third Read Calendar

    Assigned to Third Read Calendar

  46. 46 FIRST READINGS:
    Action: Waive Charter Requirements Passed

    Waive Charter Requirements

  47. FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  48. 260313 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Establishing Fund No. 8197, the 2026B SRF Sewer Revenue Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating revenue in the amount of $100,000,000.00 in the 2026B SRF Sewer Revenue Bond Fund and appropriating the same; appropriating $100,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Sewer Fund; designating requisitioning authority; authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute a $143,800,000.00 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation, for the Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Major Upgrades project for a total contract amount of $158,180,000.00; authorizing a $9,061,951.53 design professional services contract Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 1587 with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Todd Creek Facility Plan Update project; authorizing an extension of the term of Contract No. 1587 for an additional 1,300 days for a total term of 3,491 calendar days (approximately 9 years, 7 months) for a total contract amount of $18,672,229.22; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from the bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 5/5/2026

  49. 260314 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Estimating revenue and adjusting appropriations in various funds in connection with the third quarter FY2025-26 budget analysis; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  50. 260315 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Authorizing the Director of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity to accept a total of $17,300.00 in federal awards from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); estimating and appropriating $17,300.00 in the General Grants Fund (2580); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  51. 260317 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Increasing the revenue estimate in the General Fund by $1,500,000.00 due to a contribution from the State of Missouri in connection to the Tri-Share Childcare program; appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purpose of providing additional matching funding for the Tri-Share Childcare pilot program with the State of Missouri for first responders; and recognizing the ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  52. 260318 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Estimating and appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parking Fund (2160) for the Vine District Garage; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  53. 260320 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a twenty month $624,000.00 Piggyback contract amendment (EVP4497) with Remy Corporation to provide highly specialized project manager services to manage the City’s enterprise resource planning (“ERP’) Workday implementation project; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract; and designating requisitioning authority.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  54. 260321 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $16,472,592.00 nineteen-month contract (EVP4021) from previously appropriated funds with Accenture LLP to provide highly technical system integration services for the Workday SaaS enterprise resource planning (ERP) system; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract; and designating requisitioning authority.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  55. 260326 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project of the Brush Creek Corridor Tax Increment Financing Plan has expired; terminating the designation of Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project of the Plan as redevelopment projects therein; declaring as surplus all funds related to Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project; dissolving the special allocation funds established in connection with Project Area A, Project Area D, and the Plaza Library Project; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  56. NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  57. 260322 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to identify property and financing suitable for the development of an urban youth sports facility capable of hosting hockey, figure-skating, volleyball, position-specific training for baseball, soccer, track and golf, including tournament regulation facilities or a reasonable combination thereof; prioritizing access for students from Kansas City Public Schools and Hickman Mills School District; and reporting back to the City Council with recommendations within 90 days.
    Resolution
    Action: referred

    referredto the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  58. 260323 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Christopher Acquino, Lisa Sprarkman, and Diane Machal as successor directors to the 46th & Wornall Community Improvement District #1.
    Resolution
    Action: referred

    referredto the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  59. 260324 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Christopher Acquino, Lisa Sprarkman and Diane Machal as successor directors to the 46th & Wornall Community Improvement District #2.
    Resolution
    Action: referred

    referredto the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  60. SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL REVIEW
  61. 260316 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in Section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; appropriating $200,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Convention and Tourism Fund (2360) for expenditures related to hosting the World Cup; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Special Committee for Legal Review due back on 4/8/2026

  62. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  63. 260308 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing condemnation and taking of private property interests for public use for Street Right Of Way purposes, for the construction, location and maintenance of the Lee's Summit Valley Garden Drive/Quarry Park Road Project, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; providing for the payment of just compensation therefore; authorizing continued negotiations and purchase by the Director of the Department of Public Works; authorizing the filing of the petition for condemnation by the City Attorney on behalf of the City; and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  64. 260312 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement services to execute a one-year contract renewal (EVP3425) that will exceed the $1,000,000.00 threshold with LAZ Parking, LLC to continue to provide specialized parking management services for Kansas City, Missouri parking operations, including garages, surface lots and on-street meters, enforcement and adjudication of parking tickets; authorizing the Director of Public Works to expend funds; authorizing the Manager of Procurement services to amend and extend the contract without City Council approval; and waiving the Section 2-1615(c) requirement for daily deposits.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  65. 260319 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold on Piggyback contract (EVP4470) with Eagle Safe Surface Colorado Inc., dba Eagle & Myslik Inc. and Team Eagle LTD; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Servies to amend the contract and exercise the City’s five one-year renewal options.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  66. 260325 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting a $150,000.00 award of federal funds from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, as part of its Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program, to fund the purchase of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hybrid or electric vehicles; estimating and appropriating revenue in the amount of $150,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  67. 260327 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Estimating revenue in the amount of $3,004,826.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund; appropriating $1,237,500.00 to the Byram’s Ford Road Bridge over Round Grove Creek project; appropriating $1,767,326.00 to the Raytown Road over Lumpkins Fork project; designating requisitioning authority; recognizing the required local grant match; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: referred

    referredto the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee due back on 4/7/2026

  68. COMMUNICATIONS:
  69. 260311 Notice received by the City Clerk of a Petition of Protest of Zoning Change for Ordinances 260283.
    Communication
    Action: received and filed

    received and filed

  70. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
  71. 1. Closed Session • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss legal matters, litigation, or privileged communications with attorneys; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real estate; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss personnel matters; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss employee labor negotiations; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss specifications for competitive bidding; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 12 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss sealed bids or proposals; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 17 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss confidential or privileged communications with auditors; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 20 and 21 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss security systems for operation of a computer system or computer network.
  72. 2. Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. The city provides several ways for residents to watch City Council meetings: • Livestream on the city’s website at www.kcmo.gov/clerk: Quick Links, Video on Demand, Click on “View” for desired meeting • Livestream on the city’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hOuBIg4fok • Watch Channel 2 on your cable system. The channel is available through Time Warner Cable (channel 2 or 98.2), AT&T U-verse (channel 99 then select Kansas City) and Google Fiber on Channel 142. The City Clerk`s Office now has equipment for the hearing impaired for use with every meeting. To check out the equipment please see the secretary for each committee. Be prepared to leave your Driver`s License or State issued Identification Card with the secretary and she will give you the equipment. Upon returning the equipment your license will be returned.