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

Kansas CityDec 16, 20253 min read

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The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee met on December 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM in the 26th Floor Council Chamber (chair: Ryana Parks-Shaw). The committee advanced multiple land-use and development items (plats, rezonings, development plans), authorized funding and contracts for housing and infrastructure projects, accepted grants, and approved a major design-build wastewater contract. Several items were held for future consideration and a closed-session list was noted. Multiple votes recorded abstentions by Councilmember Nathan Willett on consent items.

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Approved plat for Tilden Station (approx. 28 acres at SE corner of E. 135th St & Wornall Rd) — consent; directed recordation.
Authorized Central City Economic Development (CCED) funding agreement with Palestine Economic Development Corporation for a 39-bed assisted living facility at 35th & Prospect — up to $1,918,318.64; Adv and Do Pass.
Vacated the 41st Street Condominium Plat and the Knightsbridge Business Center Condominium Plat; directed City Clerk to record documents — consent approvals.
Advanced rezoning and development-plan amendment for ~441 acres at SW corner of Eastern Ave and Raytown Rd (MPD amendment permitting non-accessory parking in Area 20) — Adv and Do Pass.
Approved development plan for ~43 acres at 9600 N.E. Reinking Rd for a religious assembly development — Adv and Do Pass.
Approved amendment to prior development plan at 8601 N. Madison Ave (approx. 13.18 acres) to allow commercial, retail, office, medical, drive-through and related uses — Adv and Do Pass.
Held rezoning of ~99 acres at NW corner of N.W. Skyview Ave & N.W. 126th Terrace until Feb 10, 2026.
Held Resolution directing City Manager review of grant-notification practices and Neighborhood Empowerment Grant program until Jan 6, 2026.
Authorized $400,000 contract (Blueprint for Violence Prevention funds) to establish a Neighborhood Outreach Team implementing the Cure Violence model (Hickman Mills Prevention Coalition) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Accepted a $40,000 Health Forward Foundation grant to support the Connecting Kansas City digital connectivity program — consent.
Authorized Director of Water Services to execute a $23,800,000 design-build contract with Goodwin Bros Construction Co. for Westside WWTP Sludge Screening project (maximum expenditure $26,180,000) — Adv and Do Pass.
Amended the KCI Area Plan to change recommended land use for ~107 acres at SW corner of NW 100th St & N. Platte Purchase Dr to 'Residential Medium Density' — immediate adoption.
Established the Hillcrest Community Improvement District (northwest of 83rd St & Hillcrest Rd), determined area blighted and approved actions to remediate blighting conditions — Adv and Do Pass.
Rezoned ~107 acres at SW corner of NW 100th St & N. Platte Purchase Dr to MPD and approved a development plan/preliminary plat for residential development (including deviations for landscape buffers/setbacks) — Adv and Do Pass as Committee Substitute.
Authorized execution of the Fourth Amendment to the Community Investment Agreement and Second Amendment to the Escrow Agreement with Community Builders for the Offices at Overlook Redevelopment Project; waived certain Code Section 74-12 requirements due to project status — Adv and Do Pass.

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