Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Accepting a $5,000,000.00 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to fund the Kansas City Organic Waste Improvement Project from March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2029; authorizing an agreement with the EPA to administer such grant; estimating and appropriating $5,000,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; authorizing cooperative agreements with Kanbe’s Markets ($1,500,000), Pete’s Garden ($400,000), Urban Produce Push ($400,000), KC Can Compost ($800,000), Bridging the Gap ($200,000), Missouri Organic Recycling ($800,000) and Compost Collective KC ($400,000) to implement such grant; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. Neighborhood Committee recommends “Advance and Do Pass.”

Committee

Council

Requested by

Director of Neighborhoods

Introduced

April 30, 2026

On agenda

May 14, 2026

Passed

May 14, 2026

Where it was heard

Council May 14, 2026 Passed Pass Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee May 12, 2026 Adv and Do Pass Pass Council May 7, 2026 referred

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