Committee advances bond, utility and tax measures; holds several public safety items for later review

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HELD IN COMMITTEE

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to assign costs incurred by the Board of Police Commissioners beyond the twenty-five (25) percent annual budget threshold in Mo. Rev. Stat. 84.730 to a new fund entitled “KCPD Overage Fund” and establishing said fund in the books and records of the City; directing the City Manager to negotiate with the Board of Police Commissioners a process for Council approval of costs related to Board of Police Commissioners established settlement agreements, including settlements with costs structured over future budget cycles; and directing the City Manager to include an appropriation of $5,900,000.00 in the FY2026-2027 submitted budget from the KCPD Overage Fund for legal settlements and subjecting such payments to the council ordinance process. Legal Review Committee recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute.” Held on Docket 4.16.2026

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review site, design, and acquisition matters for the purpose of designing and constructing a Midtown Justice Campus, a co-location of the Kansas City Police Department Central Patrol Division and the Community Resource Center, and report back to City Council within 30 days.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Adopting the Annual Budget of the City for the Fiscal Year 2026-27; waiving the requirements in Article VI, Section 2-931 of the Code of Ordinances entitled “Neighborhood tourist development fund committee” for the purposes of the appropriations contained herein; estimating the revenues for the fiscal year; appropriating for the purposes stated the sums set forth in the budget; directing the Director of Finance to make the necessary entries upon the City’s records to show the appropriations and allocations provided for; estimating TIF Surplus revenue in the amount of $6,924,222.00 to the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund and $2,800,335.00 to the General Fund for purposes of the appropriations contained herein; authorizing inter-fund loans; and electing to establish a budget adoption deadline pursuant to Section 805(i) of the City Charter.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Setting the rates for the trafficway maintenance tax, the park and boulevard maintenance tax, and the boulevards and parkways front foot assessment at $0.00 for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in accordance with Section 68-582 of the Code of Ordinances.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Levying ad valorem taxes for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the General Revenue, Health, General Debt and Interest, and Museum Special Revenue Funds on all property in Kansas City subject to taxation on January 1, 2026; providing for the extension of such levies by the Director of Finance; recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date, and authorizing the collection by the Director of Finance.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Amending Chapter 78, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Water” by repealing Sections 78-6, 78-8, 78-10, and 78-28 and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter, that adjust charges for water service; and establishing an effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Amending Chapter 60, Code of Ordinances, entitled Sewers and Sewage Disposal, by repealing Sections 60-2 and 60-3 and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter that adjust charges for sewer service; and establishing an effective date.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Establishing Fund No. 3527, the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 1 Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating $37,370,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 1 Bond Fund; establishing Fund No. 3627, the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 2 Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating $2,329,603.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 2 Bond Fund; establishing Fund No. 3727, the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 3 Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating $1,010,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Obligation Series 2027A Question 3 Bond Fund; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from the bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts; and establishing the effective date of this ordinance.

Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Establishing Fund No. 3827, the General Obligation Series 2027A Q1-22 Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating $47,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Obligation Series 2027A Q1-22 Bond Fund; establishing Fund No. 3927, the Taxable General Obligation Series 2027B Q2-22 Bond Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; estimating and appropriating $12,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Taxable General Obligation Series 2027B Q2-22 Bond Fund; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from the bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the Director of Finance to close project accounts; and establishing the effective date of this ordinance.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop and implement a public communication plan, including the publication of a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document or similar communication process, to educate residents, businesses, and other stakeholders about the special permit area policy, and declaring that the policy will be in place from June 1 through July 12, 2026.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION -Directing the City Manager to develop a funding plan for the Violence Prevention Fund, Fund No. 2000, for Fiscal Year 2028 and Fiscal Year 2029.

Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review certain goals in support of the homeless community and provide policy recommendations to the City Council within 30 days; authorizing the City Manager to engage relevant stakeholders in carrying out the above actions; and directing the City Manager to petition KC2026 and FIFA for the purpose of seeking financial contributions in alignment with desired goals.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas AS AMENDED Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, Alcoholic Beverages, enacting a new sections 10-216 and 10-336 for the purpose of designating certain geographic areas within the City experiencing acute detrimental public safety and public health impacts from the retail package sale of alcohol as “Retail Alcohol Impact Areas” and placing certain conditions on retail package licenses within such designated areas.

ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

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Adjournment

Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Melissa Patterson Hazley and Wes Rogers COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to assess the feasibility of creating a centralized “one-stop shop” for City fee and tax collection and to report back to Council with recommendations, including costs and staffing considerations.

Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory periods for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Projects II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, and XIII of the Hickman Mills Tax Increment Financing Plan have expired; terminating the designation of each such Redevelopment Project Area therein; terminating the Hickman Mills Tax Increment Financing Plan; declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund(s) established in connection with each such Redevelopment Project Area; dissolving the special allocation fund(s) establish in connection with each such Redevelopment Project Area; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County.

Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a one (1) year lease agreement with two options to renew for one (1) year each with Pathway Financial Education for the purpose of an office space located at 1520 East 18th Street, Kansas City Missouri, 64108.

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Declaring a moratorium until January 15, 2031, on all City approvals for detention facilities, to evaluate the effectiveness of the regional criminal justice ecosystem, and re-evaluate the approval process for detention facilities.

Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Expressing support for exploring a Sister City relationship between Kansas City and Accra, Ghana; recommending the Sister Cities Association of Kansas City to work with the Ghanaians in Greater Kansas City to develop a formal proposal consistent with Section 2-12 of the Code of Ordinances; and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Mayor of Accra contingent upon the Mayor of Accra’s consent to enter into a Sister City relationship with Kansas City after successful completion of the proposal process.