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

CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:

Pastor Dr. Serita Wright - Commissioned to Heal COmmunity Outreach

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL:

PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS:

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.

SPECIAL ACTIONS:

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.

SAME DAY RESOLUTION(S)

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Celebrating Hanukkah and lighting the menorah at City Hall.

FINAL READINGS:

CONSENT DOCKET

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Thomas Sitek, Jeffrey Clark and Denise Goodson as successor directors to the 1108-1110 Grand Community Improvement District.

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.

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.

DEBATE DOCKET

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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.

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:

CONSENT DOCKET

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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)

DEBATE DOCKET

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

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.

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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.

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).

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.

Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan Approving the petition to establish the Brookside Shops Community Improvement District; establishing the Brookside Shops Community Improvement District generally located at West 63rd Street and Brookside Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; requiring the annual submission of certain records; and directing the City Clerk to report the creation of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri State Auditor.

Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of 1.3 acres generally located at 4630 Troost Avenue from District UR to District B4-5 and approving a development plan that also serves as a preliminary plat to allow for a commercial development. (CD-CPC-2025-00181 & CD-CPC-2025-00183).

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a development plan to allow for a wastewater treatment facility to be operated by KC Water Services in District AG-R on about 72 acres generally located at 7801 N.W. 144th Street. (CD-CPC-2025-00083)

TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing Amendment No. 2 with Olsson, Inc in the amount of $552,911.00 for additional design services for the North Brighton Avenue Improvements from Northeast Pleasant Valley Road to Northeast 72nd Street Project for a total contract amount of $977,774.50; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing the Director of the Aviation Department to enter into an $11,917,502.96 construction contract with Ideker, Inc., for the ACC1 Apron Reconstruction project at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI); and appropriating $13,109,253.26 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Kansas City Aviation Fund.

Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a General Warranty Deed to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the dedication of permanent right-of-way and a temporary construction easement along the south right-of-way line of I-70 where it adjoins E US 40 Highway.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to execute a $1,811,040.00 general services contract with Hodges Farms & Dredging LLC, for the Class A Biosolids Hauling project; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $1,992,144.00.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of Lee’s Summit for the acquisition of property interests, construction, and maintenance for the Valley Garden Drive/Quarry Park Road project.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Approving various Traffic Regulations in compliance with Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to execute a $3,000,000.00 construction contract with Haines & Associates Construction Company, Inc., for the Citywide Automated Metering Infrastructure 3 project; approving four successive one-year renewal options for a maximum of $15,000,000.00 with further Council approval; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a term and supply contract that exceeds the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold with Mississippi Lime Company (EV4271) to provide crushed quicklime for water treatment from previously appropriated funds; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract, with additional City Council authorization.

SECOND READINGS:

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Cancelling the City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions of the weeks of January 19, 2026, February 16, 2026, March 16, 2026, April 27, 2026, May 25, 2026, June 1, 2026, June 15, 2026, June 29, 2026, August 17, 2026, August 24, 2026, September 7, 2026, September 14, 2026, October 12, 2026, November 16, 2026, November 23, 2026, December 21, 2026, and December 28, 2026.

Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Kevin O’Neill and Wes Rogers COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the 2025-2026 Transit Services Agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in the amount of $3,918,655.00 to provide Fiscal Year 2026 IRIS service and limiting service to the Northland of Kansas City beginning on January 1, 2026; appropriating $3,918,655.00 for street resurfacing from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090); reducing $3,918,655.00 of street resurfacing expenditures in the Public Mass Transportation Fund (2080); increasing $3,918,655.00 of street resurfacing expenditures in the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090); reducing $3,918,655.00 in appropriations and appropriating $3,918,655.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Mass Transportation Fund (2080); appropriating $3,918,655.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas and City Manager COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and replacing Section 2-89 for the purpose of amending the City Manager’s authority to enter into severance agreements with unclassified employees.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's major priorities and positions on matters of regional importance to the Kansas City metropolitan area and for the 2026 session of the Kansas State Legislature.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's legislative priorities and positions on matters that may come before the remainder of the 119th United States Congress in 2026.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's major legislative priorities and positions on matters for the 2026 session of the Missouri General Assembly.

TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $15,000,000.00 design-build contract with Goodwin Bros. Construction Co., for the Wastewater Backup Generators project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $16,500,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

FIRST READINGS:

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Debra Wolf v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2416-CV27002, and related claims, in the amount of $596,008.67.

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

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $125,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund (2000) for the purpose of supporting to the Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to gather information regarding funding of the Crime Stoppers/TIPS program in FY26-27 and report back to Council in ten days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Appropriating $440,640.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Convention and Sports Complex Fund (5370) for the purpose of providing additional funding to the Vine District Garage Project; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED Authorizing the City Manager to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the 2025-2026 Transit Services Agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) in the amount of $13,331.672.00; appropriating $5,000,000.00 for street resurfacing from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090); reducing $5,000,000.00 of street resurfacing expenditures in the Public Mass Transportation Fund (2080); increasing $5,000,000.00 of street resurfacing expenditures in the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090); reducing $5,000,000.00 in appropriations and appropriating $5,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Mass Transportation Fund (2080); reducing Contingent Appropriation in the amount of $6,203,729.00 in the General Fund; waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in Section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; directing the City Manager to include certain conditions in Amendment No. 1 of the Transit Services Agreement; appropriating $7,501,361.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund (1000); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to undertake certain actions to ensure economic development projects in Kansas City promote equitable economic development, align with City policy priorities, achieve efficiency in the economic development process, and effectively evaluate performance; directing the City Manager to request the input and participation from economic development agencies; directing the City Manager to incorporate public feedback and engagement opportunities prior to the final policy recommendations; directing the City Auditor to conduct a comprehensive review of City economic development entities to ensure policy alignment; repealing Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Chapter 74 entitled “Economic Development Incentive Policies and Procedures Code;” and repealing Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 160383, as Amended, Ordinance No. 190563, Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200497, as Amended, Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 140861, and Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 211025.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a Central City Economic Development (CCED) funding agreement with Palestine Economic Development Corporation for construction of a 39-bed assisted living facility to be located at 35th Street and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City; and authorizing the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department to expend up to $1,918,318.64 of previously appropriated Central City Economic Development Funds.

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Tilden Station, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 28 acres generally located at the southeast corner of East 135th Street and Wornall Road, creating 3 lots and 6 tracts for the purpose of residential and commercial developments; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and the 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-2025-00018)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating the 41st Street Condominium Plat in District R-2.5 generally located at the northwest corner of East 41st Street and Locust Street and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00038)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating the Knightsbridge Business Center Condominium Plat in District B1-1 generally located at 5300 Longview Road and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00035)

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Approving a development plan on about 43 acres generally located at 9600 N.E. Reinking Road in District R-10 for construction of a religious assembly development. (CD-CPC-2025-00135).

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving an amendment to a previously approved development plan on about 13.18 acres in District B3-2 generally located at 8601 N. Madison Avenue to allow for commercial, retail, office, medical, drive-through and additional uses allowed in the B3-2 zoning district (CD-CPC-2025-00172)

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of about 99 acres located at the northeast corner of N.W. Skyview Avenue and N.W. 126th Terrace from District AG-R to District R-80 to allow for single-family residential use. (CD-CPC-2025-00201)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 441 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Eastern Avenue and Raytown Road from District MPD to District MPD and approving an amendment to an approved development plan to allow for parking, non-accessory in Area 20 as highlighted on the site plan. (CD-CPC-2025-00149)

Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review current City practices pertaining to grant notifications for neighborhood associations, explore additional means of raising awareness of such grants and grant application trainings, identify potentially reliable funding options for such practices, review current City practices related to grant recipient selection, and report to Council on each of these tasks within 60 days; and to identify and report to Council within 30 days on potentially reliable funding options for the Neighborhood Empowerment Grant program for fiscal year 2026-2027.

TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of the Water Services Department to execute a $23,800,000.00 design-build contract with Goodwin Bros Construction Co, for the Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Facility Plan Project - Sludge Screening project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $26,180,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S)

Sponsor: Councilperson Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Chief Procurement Officer to execute a $400,000.00 contract with Hickman Mills Prevention Coalition from previously appropriated funds to establish a neighborhood outreach team to engage high-risk individuals and prevent violent conflicts; authorizing a total expenditure of $400,000.00 to satisfy the cost of the contracts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Parks-Shaw COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting and approving a $40,000.00 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to support the City’s Connecting Kansas City Program supporting equitable digital connectivity for all residents, authorizing a contract within the scope of such grant, estimating and appropriating $40,000.00 in the General Grants Fund, designating requisitioning authority and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

COMMUNICATIONS:

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:

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.

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.

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.