Kansas City Council Meeting Minutes — December 18, 2025

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 video-conference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Closed Sessions may be held by teleconference.

SPECIAL ACTIONS:

Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers RESOLUTION - Congratulating the Platte County Pirates for winning the Class 5 Missouri State Championship in football.

FINAL READINGS:

CONSENT DOCKET

DEBATE DOCKET

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Amending the KCI Area Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an approximately 107 acre tract of land generally located at the southwest corner of Northwest 100th Street and North Platte Purchase Drive by changing the recommended land use designation from "Commercial, Residential Low Density, Open Space / Buffer, and Mixed Use Community" to "Residential Medium Density." (CD-CPC-2025-00130)

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.

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:

CONSENT DOCKET

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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: 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.

DEBATE DOCKET

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Parks and Recreation Department Waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in Section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; appropriating $2,031,975.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parks and Recreation Fund for maintenance projects at Gregg/Klice Community Center pool, Penguin Park, and the Parks and Recreation Administration building; 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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of 1.5 acres generally located at 1100 E. 63rd Street from Districts UR and B4-5 to District B4-5 and approving a development plan that also serves as a preliminary plat to allow for a commercial development. (CD-CPC-2025-00180 and CD-CPC-2025-00182)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the petition to establish the Hillcrest Community Improvement District; establishing the Hillcrest Community Improvement District generally located northwest of the intersection of 83rd Street and Hillcrest Road in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; determining the District to be a blighted area; determining that certain actions are reasonably anticipated to remediate blighting conditions and will serve a public purpose; 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 Kevin O’Neill COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of about 107 acres generally located on the southwest corner of Northwest 100th Street and North Platte Purchase Drive from Districts R-7.5, B3-3 and MPD to District MPD and approving a development plan that also serves as a preliminary plat to allow for a residential development. (CD-CPC-2025-00129)

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Authorizing the City Manager to execute the Fourth Amendment to the Community Investment Agreement with Community Builders of Kansas City (“Community Builders”); authorizing the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the Escrow Agreement with Community Builders and Preferred Title of Saint Joseph, LLC; and modifying the requirements of Code Section 74-12 as it applies to the Fourth Amendment to the Community Investment Agreement and Second Amendment to the Escrow Agreement.

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 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.

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: 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: 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.

SECOND READINGS:

FIRST READINGS:

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in Section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; appropriating $3,830,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the General Fund for the construction of a Temporary Modular Jail Facility; directing the City Manager to include a request for appropriation in the FY27 submitted budget from the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund in the amount of $3,830,000.00 as a transfer to the General Fund; authorizing the Director of General Services to execute change order number 1 for contract EV-4711 in an amount up to $3,480,559.00 with Brown & Root Industrial Services; waiving Section 3-71 of the City’s Code of Ordinances which requires new city facilities of a certain size to meet the LEED Gold Standard for any projects funded by the Public Safety Sales Tax, including but not limited to, the Front Street Detention Facility project, the Permanent Detention Facility project, the Community Resource Center project, and the Central Patrol Police Facility project; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Court Administrator COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by repealing and replacing Sections 2-1403, 2-1404, 2-1406, 2-1411, 2-1412, 2-1413, 2-1415, 2-1442, 2-1443, 2-1451, 2-1452, 2-1463, 2-1464, 2-1465 and repealing Sections 2-1416, 2-1460 and 2-1461 for the purpose of updating the ordinances governing the operations of the Municipal Court.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a grant award in the amount of $418,168.33 with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (“DHSS”) for maternal child health services and nurse home visiting; appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $418,168.33; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Accepting and approving a first prize $50,000.00 grant from the National League of Cities Institute awarded to the City for its submission of “Home Resource Network: There’s No Wrong Turn,” a one-stop solution for residents to access housing rehabilitation services; estimating and appropriating $50,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of the Water Services Department to execute a Right of Way Deed, a Temporary Easement, and a Permanent Drainage Easement Agreements with the City of Riverside, Missouri in conjunction with the construction of road improvements of the “Northwest Tullison Road Project” in Riverside, Platte County, Missouri.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute a $4,423,513.00 design professional services contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for the Westside Headworks project; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Notice to the City Clerk of the Valley View Community Improvement District’s Proposed Budget for the period ending April 30, 2027.

Notice to the City Clerk of the Renaissance Plaza Community Improvement District’s Proposed Budget for the period ending April 30, 2027.

April - December 2025 - Accepting and releasing various easements and deeds in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri and requesting that the City Manager approve the acceptance and release, and directing the City Clerk to file the acceptance and release in the office of the Recorder of Deeds.

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: 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.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Accepting and approving a first prize $50,000.00 grant from the National League of Cities Institute awarded to the City for its submission of “Home Resource Network: There’s No Wrong Turn,” a one-stop solution for residents to access housing rehabilitation services; estimating and appropriating $50,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Accepting and approving a first prize $50,000.00 grant from the National League of Cities Institute awarded to the City for its submission of “Home Resource Network: There’s No Wrong Turn,” a one-stop solution for residents to access housing rehabilitation services; estimating and appropriating $50,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; 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: 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.