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May 8, 2026

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May 7, 2026

Kansas City Council minutes — May 7, 2026: prevailing wage/incentives overhaul, neighborhood plan adoption, major transit and water contracts, and targeted appropriations

The Council met May 7, 2026. Members adopted several special-action resolutions (including Mental Health Awareness Month, National Correctional Professionals Week, and Food Allergy Awareness Month), passed an ordinance revising prevailing wage and incentive plan rules (260286) and other ordinance actions, approved a Heart of the City amendment to add the South Round Top neighborhood plan (260377), authorized major transportation and water contracts (including KCATA transit services agreement 260402 and a water main replacement contract with Abay Construction 260371), and approved targeted appropriations including $300,000 for home repair services with Rebuilding Together Kansas City (260380). Several items were referred to committee for further review.

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Kansas City Council minutes — May 7, 2026: prevailing wage/incentives overhaul, neighborhood plan adoption, major transit and water contracts, and targeted appropriations

Kansas City Council meeting — April 23, 2026 (Minutes)

Kansas City Council (Feb 26, 2026) — minutes: bond measures, housing funds, infrastructure projects, and riverfront lease advanced

Committee approves CID appointments, reallocates Housing Trust Fund, and updates floodplain code

Kansas City Council (Feb 12, 2026) — Actions on TIF progress, zoning, utility projects, grants, and public-safety funding

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (Feb 10, 2026)

Kansas City Council (Feb 5, 2026) adopts ordinances on governance, housing, water, public health, transportation, and economic development

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (Feb 3, 2026)

Kansas City Council (Jan. 29, 2026) adopts housing, development, grants, and infrastructure measures; recognizes retirements

Committee advances housing and grocery initiatives; approves predevelopment funding for workforce housing

Kansas City Council (Jan 15, 2026): Brownfields grant application approved; multiple planning, transportation, water and public-safety measures advanced

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — January 13, 2026: Budget schedule adopted; EMS contract renewal and museum tax-credit application advanced; several items held

Committee advances public safety, budget and utility measures; several items held for later review

Kansas City Council Meeting Minutes — December 18, 2025

Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee — Meeting Minutes (Dec 16, 2025)

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — December 16, 2025 (meeting minutes)

Kansas City Council (Dec 11, 2025) — TIF actions, energy-code review directive, and multiple major contracts approved

Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee — Dec 9, 2025: zoning actions, CIDs, wastewater plan, energy code directive, and violence-prevention contracts

Council approves multiple TIF amendments, public safety funding, childcare pilot, health grant amendment, and a range of aviation and development actions

Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee — Minutes, October 14, 2025

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — meeting minutes (June 3, 2025)

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — May 13, 2025: settlements, modular jail study, loitering ordinance, vacant land initiative

Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee — Meeting Minutes (May 6, 2025)