Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee

10th Floor Committee Room

Agenda — 19 items

1. 1 PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS Members of the City Council may attend this meeting via videoconference. Any closed session may be held via teleconference. The public can observe this meeting at the links provided below. Applicants and citizens wishing to participate have the option of attending each meeting or they may do so through the videoconference platform ZOOM, using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84530222968 ***Public Testimony is Limited to 2 Minutes***
2. 2 FIRST READINGS
3. 3 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a finding of blight for the 114 W. Linwood Urban Renewal Plan generally bound by West 31st Terrace on the north, West Linwood on the south, Wyandotte Street on the west, and Main Street on the east, pursuant to Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Law. (CD-CPC-2026-00031) “Advance and Do Pass” 260494 Adv and Do Pass Pass
4. 4 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 0.3 acres generally located at the northwest corner of Westport Road and Bell Street from District R-5 to District B3-2 to allow for the expansion of a day-care. (CD-CPC-2026-00015). “Advance and Do Pass” 260495 Adv and Do Pass Pass
5. 5 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Designating the honorary street name of “Willie T. Bland Way” for a portion of East 29th Street from the east line of Bales Avenue to the west line of Indiana Avenue. (CD-ROW-2026-00010). “Advance and Do Pass” 260497 Adv and Do Pass Pass
6. 6 Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving the petition to establish the Chouteau Crossings Community Improvement District; establishing the Chouteau Crossings Community Improvement District, generally bounded by Interstate 35 to the north, North Winn Road to the east, Northeast 42nd Terrace to the south, and Northeast Chouteau Trafficway to the west in Kansas City, Clay 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 state auditor. “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute” 260505 Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub Pass
7. 7 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Rezoning an area of about 587 acres generally located between Lou Holland Drive and N. Broadway Freeway from District M1-5 to District KCIA. (CD-CPC-2026-00048). “Advance and Do Pass” 260507 Adv and Do Pass Pass
8. 8 HELD IN COMMITTEE
9. 9 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Section 88-354, Marijuana Facilities, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of allowing marijuana dispensaries located at least 1,000 feet from residential zoning districts to operate 24 hours per day subject to approval of a special use permit. 250997 Hold on Agenda
10. 10 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 88, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing Section 88-285, Westport Overlay District, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of amending allowed uses within the Westport Overlay District and creating standards for drive-through facilities. (CD-CPC-2026-00025) Do Pass 260376 Hold on Agenda
11. 11 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Directing the City Manager to develop and publish a plain-language vacant property maintenance guide consolidating existing standards applicable to owners of vacant buildings and structures under Chapters 26, 48, and 56 of the Code of Ordinances, to make such guide publicly available and provide it to registrants under Article VI of Chapter 56, to develop and implement a city-wide vacant property registration outreach campaign, and to allocate $50,000.00 for such campaign as part of the first quarter FY2026-27 budget analysis, subject to availability of funds in the Development Services Fund. 260399 Hold on Agenda
12. 12 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning and Development Code, by repealing and replacing Section 88-585-02, to authorize administrative approval of certificates of appropriateness for orders to repair issued pursuant to Chapters 48 and 56 for historic structures. 260400 Hold on Agenda
13. 13 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 56, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Article VI, Registration of vacant properties and foreclosing properties, and enacting a new article of like number and subject matter, including a new Section 56-583, Semiannual fees for chronically vacant nuisance property, vacant commercial property and vacant unimproved property, to expand vacant property registration to unimproved vacant land and vacant commercial property, add required disclosure of plans or intent for vacant property; establish procedures for investigating and identifying chronically vacant nuisance properties and assess a flat semiannual $200.00 fee for chronically vacant nuisance properties; escalating semiannual fees of $500.00 - $1,000.00 for vacant commercial properties, and escalating semiannual fees of $100.00 - $200.00 for vacant unimproved properties; establish financial hardship criteria and waiver procedures for owners unable to pay registration fees; amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Section 2-1722, to update payment provisions for non-installment assessments and special tax bills; and directing the City Manager to report to Council within 180 days. 260401 Hold on Agenda
14. 14 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the petition to add property to the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District, generally located at the northwest corner of Prospect Avenue and Linwood Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; and directing the City Clerk to report the amendment of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and the Missouri state auditor. “Advance and Do Pass” 260429 Adv and Do Pass Pass
15. 15 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to increase indigent care funding in the amount of $140,000.00 for Swope Health Services as part of first quarter FY2026-27 budget analysis, and later quarters if necessary, subject to availability of funds in the Health Levy Fund. “Immediate Adoption” 260441 Adv and Do Pass Pass
16. 16 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Palestine Community Improvement District for implementation of eligible work in connection with PIAC Award No. 420464 from funds previously appropriated, including work within the public right-of-way including streetlights, pedestrian lighting, and fencing; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. “Advance and Do Pass” 260442 Adv and Do Pass Pass
17. 17 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS
18. 18 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.
19. 19 Adjournment