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Kansas City Council — Meeting Minutes & Docket (Jan 16, 2025)

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The Kansas City Council met Jan. 16, 2025 in Council Chambers. Major actions included appointments to the Kansas City International Airport Community Improvement District; direction to apply for a RAISE grant for the Troost Corridor with workforce and neighborhood engagement priorities; adoption of a housing improvements funds program for the Health Sciences CID; passage of an ordinance broadening civil-rights protections to include persons with criminal histories; submission of a question to voters to remove 3.42 acres of Longfellow Park for family lodging housing (to be voted Apr. 8, 2025); several contract approvals and appropriations for water, airport, streets and park projects; acceptance of Byrne JAG funding with cooperative agreements; and a $500,000 appropriation for Vision Zero street-safety work.

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Adopted Resolution appointing Fred O’Neill, Josh Udelhofen, Marsha Chesmore and Stephanie Tripp as successor directors to the Kansas City International Airport Community Improvement District (Res. 250001).
Directed the City Manager to submit a RAISE grant application for the Troost Corridor (Truman Rd to Bannister Rd) and to emphasize workforce development and neighborhood/resident engagement in grant submissions (Res. 250033).
Accepted recommendations of the Health Sciences Community Improvement District Advisory Committee and adopted the Housing Improvements Funds Program (Res. 250036).
Approved settlement of William Johnson v. City of Kansas City for $363,570.01, payable from the Public Official Liability Fund (Ordinance 250013).
Passed ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 38 to include persons with criminal histories among classes protected under the City’s anti-discrimination code (Ordinance 241074, passed as substituted).
Called for submission to voters (Apr. 8, 2025) of a question to remove approx. 3.42 acres of Longfellow Park to expand free housing/lodging for families of ill/injured children, and directed City Clerk to notify election authorities (Ordinance 250018).
Appropriated $500,000 for Vision Zero from the Public Mass Transportation Fund; directed a consultant review of high-injury streets/intersections and a crosswalk compliance campaign (Ordinance 240987, passed as substituted and amended).
Authorized multiple infrastructure and construction contracts and appropriations, including: Front Street improvements contract with Amino Brothers Co., Inc.; water-main replacement contract with Kissick Construction ($8,223,720 authorization, Ord. 250003); multiple Kansas City International Airport contracts and amendments (e.g., Ideker, HNTB, Burns & McDonnell, Ord. 250004–250017); and a $300,000 grant agreement for Kessler Park North Terrace Lake improvements (Ord. 250014).
Accepted FY2024 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds of $608,615; appropriated the funds and authorized cooperative agreements with the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, the cities of Grandview, Independence and Raytown (Ordinance 250032).
Held or referred several budget and grant items for committee review (e.g., cybersecurity grant appropriation held on docket, TIF surplus policy referred for committee review, second-quarter budget clean-up referred).

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