Council approves budget adjustments, public-safety funding, water projects, and calls earnings-tax election

CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:

Pastor Steve Houpe - Harvest Church

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: Councilperson Crispin Rea RESOLUTION - Recognizing the 30-Year broadcasting legacy of Nick Vasos and his impact on Kansas City’s Soccer Culture.

Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Congratulating Jack McGovern on winning the Class 5 Missouri State High School Athletic Association Cross Country Championship and recognizing his historic sophomore season.

SAME DAY RESOLUTION(S)

Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan AS AMENDED RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to rescind the Health Levy disbursement RFQ, evaluate the impact of changes to the Health Levy disbursement process on service providers, to direct staff to work with stakeholders and the Health Commission on contract performance and enforcement measures, and to evaluate a future solicitation process.

FINAL READINGS:

CONSENT DOCKET

DEBATE DOCKET

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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.

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:

CONSENT DOCKET

DEBATE DOCKET

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Providing for submission to the qualified voters of the City for their approval at an election called for April 7, 2026, the question of authorizing the issuance of waterworks revenue bonds of the City in the principal amount of $750,000,000.00 for the purpose of rehabilitating, improving and extending the waterworks system of the City, including acquiring necessary land and rights of way, in order to provide for its continuing operation and to maintain compliance with federal, state and judicial requirements; directing the City Clerk to notify the responsible election authorities of this election; declaring the City’s intention to set rates; declaring the City’s intention to reimburse itself from revenue bond proceeds for bond related expenditures; recognizing this ordinance to have an accelerated effective; and establishing an effective date for the voter authorization.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Calling for submission to the voters of Kansas City, at an election to be held on the general municipal election day of April 7, 2026, a question of whether to continue Kansas City’s current one-percent earnings tax for five years; directing the City Clerk to provide notice of the election; and recognizing an accelerated effective date.

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 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.

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.

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.

SECOND READINGS:

FIRST READINGS:

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Finding that the Museum of Kansas City Carriage House project would be a benefit to the City and State of Missouri; authorizing the City Manager to work with The Museum of Kansas City to assist in the preparation of an application to the Missouri Development Finance Board (“MDFB”); authorizing an application to the MDFB for the authorization of state tax credits in an amount not to exceed $1 million to facilitate improvements at The Museum of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri; and authorizing the City Manager to execute a tax credit agreement with the MDFB for The Museum of Kansas City Carriage House project.

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; authorizing the City Manager to execute a $468,000.00 sole source contract renewal option with Emergency Medicine Services of MO, LLC to provide EMS Medical Director services for the City’s EMS system and EMS Education Program; authorizing the City Manager to amend the Contract and exercise the City’s six (6) one (1) year renewal options; appropriating $366,000.00 from the Health Fund (2330) Unappropriated Fund Balance; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Replat of Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey of Lot 5, Zona Rosa 2nd Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 13 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Northwest 86th Street and Northwest Prairie View Road, creating two lots for the purpose of a commercial development; accepting various easements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2025-00031)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Barry West Townhomes - Second Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 29 acres generally located north of Northwest Barry Road, east of North Childress Avenue, and south of Highway 152, creating 10 lots and 7 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-2022-00034)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Replat of Lot 3 and Lot 7, Zona Rosa 5th Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 7.4 acres generally located at northeast corner of Northwest Prairie View Road and North Congress Avenue, creating eight lots for the purpose of a commercial development; accepting various easements; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2025-00032)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving amendments to the Shoal Creek Special Purpose District by rezoning about 1,756 acres from SC to SC generally located between N.E. 96th Street/N.E. Shoal Creek Parkway on the north, N.E. 76th Street on the south, N. Flintlock Road on the east and Shoal Creek Parkway and I-435 on the west, and amending the Shoal Creek Community Master Plan booklet and text in accordance with 88-255-09-B to update the review and approval process and to revise the alignment of a collector street. (CD-CPC-2025-00153 and CD-CPC-2025-00154)

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about .4 acres generally located at 3319 Red Bud Drive from District R-7.5 to District R-2.5, to allow the property owner to apply for a special use permit to allow a triplex at the site. (CD-CPC-2025-00165)

TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the renewal of a Cooperative Agreement for Water Purchase between Public Water Supply District No. 2 of Platte County, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri for a period of twenty-five (25) years.

Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Repealing Ordinance No. 250727; authorizing the Director of the Aviation Department to enter into a $7,731,834.59 construction contract with Ideker Inc., for the 6225050025 - Taxiway B Reconstruction project at the Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field (MKC); and appropriating $399,330.90 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Kansas City Aviation Fund.

Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing the Director of the Aviation Department to enter into a $1,338,600.00 construction contract with Brown & Root for the MKC Signage project at the Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field (MKC).

Sponsor: Director of Aviation Department Authorizing the Director of the Aviation Department to enter into a $3,000,000.00 professional services contract with HNTB Corporation, for the Landside Design & Engineering MCI & MKC project at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and the Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field (MKC); and appropriating $3,300,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Kansas City Aviation Fund.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Declaring it necessary to dedicate City property as street right-of-way for Hickman Mills Drive, all in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; and upon the effective date of this ordinance, the City Clerk is hereby directed to record this ordinance in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing condemnation and taking of private property interests for public use for Street Right of Way purposes, and for Permanent Drainage Easements, Permanent Trail Easements, and Temporary Construction Easements for the construction, location and maintenance of the “N.E. Vivion Road Streetscape Project,” Project No. 89008267, in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri; providing for the payment of just compensation therefore; authorizing continued negotiations and purchase by the Director of the Department of Public Works; authorizing the filing of the petition for condemnation by the City Attorney on behalf of the City; and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Clay County, Missouri.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of Water Services to execute a $1,859,852.00 construction contract with MegaKC Corporation, for the ADA Compliance for Various KC Water Buildings - Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Administration Building project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $2,045,837.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of the Water Services Department to execute a $1,088,300.00 design professional services contract with Garver, LLC, for the 87th Street Pump Station Screen Evaluation project; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a Revocable License Agreement with Property Reserve, Inc. for fifteen (15) years with five (5) additional terms of fifteen (15) years each.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with TREKK Design Group, LLC in the amount of $344,630.38 for a total contract amount of $741,461.02 for the Trolley Track Trail project from West 62nd Terrace to West Meyer Boulevard; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Estimating revenue in the amount of $780,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund; appropriating that amount to the Linwood Fiber Installation and Intersection Improvements project from Prospect Avenue to Jackson Avenue; designating requisitioning authority; recognizing the required local grant match; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S)

Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw and Councilperson Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager or his designee to negotiate and execute a Predevelopment Funding Agreement with EDWARDSESTATES LLC in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.00 for predevelopment activities associated with a proposed workforce and attainable housing development project adjacent to United Believers Community Baptist Church located at 11101 US 71 Hwy., Kansas City, Missouri; reducing the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Shared Success Fund in the amount of $1,800,000.00 and appropriating a like transfer to the Housing Trust Fund; appropriating $1,800,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Trust Fund;; authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development or their designee to negotiate and execute amendments and related agreements; directing the Director of Housing and Community Development to report back to Council; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Adopting an annual budget development schedule to guide the City through the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget for the City of Kansas City.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a construction contract with Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co. in the amount of $1,478,370.00 for the N.W. 108th St Bridge project; authorizing the Director of Public Works to increase this contract by up to thirty percent (30%) without further Council approval; waiving contract solicitation and award provisions; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250437 by repealing and replacing Section 3 for the purpose of directing the City Manager to seek, as a condition of pretrial release for prosecutions for violations of the Code of Ordinances, that the defendant be prohibited from operating vehicles unlawful to operate on the streets and highways.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley Authorizing the City Manager to exercise the option to purchase and accept a special warranty deed from Holy Ghost New Testament Church for the property located at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri; reducing appropriations in the amount of $340,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Fund; appropriating $340,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of acquiring Holy Ghost New Testament Church; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional service contracts and similar agreements to retain external professional services, including but not limited to economic advisory services, urban planning, legal, and professional engineering services related to downtown entertainment and recreation projects and efforts in collaboration with Jackson County at the Truman Sports Complex from funds appropriated herein; waiving the solicitation and contracting program requirements in Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances for said agreements; appropriating $450,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Conventions and Sports Complex Fund for the purpose of allowing the City Manager to execute the agreements; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Temporary Traffic Regulations No. 66746 through 66753

Notice to the City Clerk of the 210 Highway Community Improvement District’s Proposed Budget for the period ending April 30, 2027.

Notice to the City Clerk of the 46th and Wornall #1 Community Improvement District’s Proposed Budget for the period ending April 30, 2027.

Notice to the City Clerk of the 46th and Wornall #2 Community Improvement District’s Proposed Budget for the period ending April 30, 2027.

April - December 2025 (KC Water) - 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.

April - December 2025 (KC Water) - Accepting and releasing various easements and deeds in Kansas City, Platte 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: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan AS AMENDED RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to rescind the Health Levy disbursement RFQ, evaluate the impact of changes to the Health Levy disbursement process on service providers, to direct staff to work with stakeholders and the Health Commission on contract performance and enforcement measures, and to evaluate a future solicitation process.

Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan AS AMENDED RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to rescind the Health Levy disbursement RFQ, evaluate the impact of changes to the Health Levy disbursement process on service providers, to direct staff to work with stakeholders and the Health Commission on contract performance and enforcement measures, and to evaluate a future solicitation process.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley Authorizing the City Manager to exercise the option to purchase and accept a special warranty deed from Holy Ghost New Testament Church for the property located at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri; reducing appropriations in the amount of $340,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Fund; appropriating $340,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of acquiring Holy Ghost New Testament Church; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley Authorizing the City Manager to exercise the option to purchase and accept a special warranty deed from Holy Ghost New Testament Church for the property located at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri; reducing appropriations in the amount of $340,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Fund; appropriating $340,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of acquiring Holy Ghost New Testament Church; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional service contracts and similar agreements to retain external professional services, including but not limited to economic advisory services, urban planning, legal, and professional engineering services related to downtown entertainment and recreation projects and efforts in collaboration with Jackson County at the Truman Sports Complex from funds appropriated herein; waiving the solicitation and contracting program requirements in Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances for said agreements; appropriating $450,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Conventions and Sports Complex Fund for the purpose of allowing the City Manager to execute the agreements; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute professional service contracts and similar agreements to retain external professional services, including but not limited to economic advisory services, urban planning, legal, and professional engineering services related to downtown entertainment and recreation projects and efforts in collaboration with Jackson County at the Truman Sports Complex from funds appropriated herein; waiving the solicitation and contracting program requirements in Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances for said agreements; appropriating $450,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Conventions and Sports Complex Fund for the purpose of allowing the City Manager to execute the agreements; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.