Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · 1:30 PM AM · 26th Floor, Council Chamber

TL;DR

The City Council's Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee met and made several key decisions affecting urban development and public services. They approved changes to short-term rental regulations, authorized a new detention facility, and accepted a CDC grant to support public health initiatives.

Key Decisions

  • Short-Term Rental Registration Ordinance Passed
  • New Detention and Correctional Facility Development Approved
  • Public Access Easement in West Bottoms Area Passed
  • CDC Grant for Public Health Funding Passed
  • Neighborhood Violent Conflict Prevention Contracts Held for Further Review
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Agenda

  1. PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. Any closed session may be held via teleconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Applicants and citizens wishing to participate have the option of attending each meeting or they may do so through the videoconference platform ZOOM, using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 ***Public Testimony is Limited to 2 Minutes***
  2. FIRST READINGS
  3. 250965 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 56, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Article VIII, Short-term rental registration, and enacting in lieu thereof a new article of like number and subject matter, including alternative option for short-term rentals to obtain approval to operate during a limited, major events period.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub. to the Council, due back on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

  4. 250969 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving a development plan on about 3.14 acres generally located at the northwest corner of E. Front Street and N. Century Avenue in District M3-5 to allow for approval of a development plan for a detention and correctional facility. (CD-CPC-2025-00157)
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub. to the Council, due back on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

  5. 250972 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Public Access Easement with West Bottoms - Propco Master, LLC and West Bottoms - Propco Master II, LLC for an area generally located at the northwest corner of West 11th Street and Santa Fe Street.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass. to the Council, due back on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

  6. HELD IN COMMITTEE
  7. 250876 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Subsection 88-445-06, Residential Signs, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purposes of allowing digital signs for Institutional and Office Uses in residential districts and adopting new standards for such signs. (CD-CPC-2025-00128)
    Ordinance
    Action: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 12/2/2025

  8. 250938 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a grant award amendment from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to provide additional funding to assist in workforce development and meeting public health foundational capabilities in the Kansas City, Missouri area; estimating and appropriating the additional sum of $739,567.00 in the Health Grants Fund for a total amount of $8,566,528.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
    Ordinance
    Action: Adv and Do Pass Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Adv and Do Pass. to the Council, due back on 11/13/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. 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: Hold on Agenda

    Hold on Agendato the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee due back on 12/2/2025

  10. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
  11. 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.
  12. Adjournment