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December 5, 2024 ·2:00 PM Final-Revised ·Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/89195928794

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 87 items

  1. 1 CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
  2. 2 Pastor Dr. Serita Wright - Commissioned to Heal Community Outreach
  3. 3 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
  4. 4 ROLL CALL:
  5. 5 PUBLIC OBSERVANCE OF MEETINGS:
  6. 6 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.
  7. 7 SPECIAL ACTIONS:
  8. 8 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Honoring and celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs Wheelchair Football Team for its achievements in the USA Wheelchair Football League for previous and current seasons. 241002 Adopted Pass
  9. 9 Sponsor(s): Councilmember Wes Rogers and Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Honoring the 2024 Social Venture Studio cohorts composed of 7 companies along with 14 previous participants who are simultaneously growing great businesses while addressing pressing social issues in Kansas City. 241039 Adopted Pass
  10. 10 FINAL READINGS:
  11. 11 CONSENT DOCKET
  12. 12 DEBATE DOCKET
  13. 13 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  14. 14 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Approving the First Amendment to the 39th and Main General Development Plan to amend the Estimated Completion Time of twenty years from passage of this Ordinance and affirming the findings of the City Council made when approving the Plan. 240922 Held on Docket
  15. 15 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Approving the First Amendment to the Westport-Main General Development Plan to amend the Estimated Completion Time to within twenty years from passage of this ordinance and affirming the findings of the City Council made when approving the Plan. 240923 Held on Docket
  16. 16 SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL REVIEW
  17. 17 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 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 2025 session of the Kansas State Legislature. 241023 Adopted as Substituted Pass
  18. 18 COMMITTEE ADVANCES: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  19. 19 CONSENT DOCKET
  20. 20 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  21. 21 Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough Authorizing the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City an Agreement with the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool to provide critical illness benefits to I.A.F.F Local No. 42 bargaining unit members; reducing the Contingent Appropriation in the General Fund by $47,520.00 and appropriating that same amount in the General Fund for the Missouri Fire Fighter Critical Illness Trust and Pool; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing an accelerated effective date. 240999 Passed Pass
  22. 22 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  23. 23 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Authorizing acceptance from the Missouri Emergency Management Agency of grant funds from the Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $126,693.51; estimating revenue and appropriating the sum of $126,693.51 to the General Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241014 Passed Pass
  24. 24 DEBATE DOCKET
  25. 25 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  26. 26 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Accepting a $1,000,000.00 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to pilot an environmental justice initiative in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood; estimating and appropriating $1,000,000.00 in the Environmental Justice Grant fund; designating requisitioning authority, and recognizing an accelerated effective date. 240986 Passed Pass
  27. 27 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to enter into Amendment No. 1 for On-Call indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract EV3165-03 Engineering and Architectural On-Call Services with International Architects Atelier for an amount not to exceed $595,000.00; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exercise the City’s one (1) one-year renewal option prior to December 31, 2024, for the one-year term January 1, 2025 until December 31, 2025. 240994 Passed Pass
  28. 28 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Cancelling the City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions of the weeks of January 20, 2025, February 17, 2025, March 10, 2025, April 7, 2025, May 26, 2025, June 16, 2025, June 30, 2025, July 7, 2025, August 11, 2025, August 25, 2025, September 1, 2025, October 13, 2025, November 17, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 22, 2025, and December 29, 2025; and moving the standing committee meetings the week of November 10, 2025, from November 11 to November 10. 240998 Move to Amend Pass
  29. 29 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Estimating revenue and appropriating $1,000,000.00 in the Police Grants Fund for the KC Violent Crime Subaward-Budget Stabilization Funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241006 Passed Pass
  30. 29 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Cancelling the City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions of the weeks of January 20, 2025, February 17, 2025, March 10, 2025, April 7, 2025, May 26, 2025, June 16, 2025, June 30, 2025, July 7, 2025, August 11, 2025, August 25, 2025, September 1, 2025, October 13, 2025, November 17, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 22, 2025, and December 29, 2025; and moving the standing committee meetings the week of November 10, 2025, from November 11 to November 10. 240998 Move to Advance Pass
  31. 30 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Accepting a 2024-2025 STOP Violence Against Women Act grant, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, and passed through the State of Missouri’s Department of Public Safety to support the work of the City Prosecutor’s Office Domestic Violence Program; estimating and appropriating $303,044.01 in the General Grants Fund; and authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a subaward grant agreement in connection with this grant. 241013 Passed Pass
  32. 30 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Cancelling the City Council standing committee meetings and business and legislative sessions of the weeks of January 20, 2025, February 17, 2025, March 10, 2025, April 7, 2025, May 26, 2025, June 16, 2025, June 30, 2025, July 7, 2025, August 11, 2025, August 25, 2025, September 1, 2025, October 13, 2025, November 17, 2025, November 24, 2025, December 22, 2025, and December 29, 2025; and moving the standing committee meetings the week of November 10, 2025, from November 11 to November 10. 240998 Passed as Substituted as Amended Pass
  33. 31 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  34. 32 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Amending Chapter 74, Article VII, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 74-304 entitled “Reporting Requirements” and Section 74-305 entitled “Costs and Fines” and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter to improve the transparency and reporting compliance of community improvement districts; and requiring already established CIDs to submit adopted bylaws with their next annual report. 240979 Passed Pass
  35. 33 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the 9th & Central Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein. 240990 Passed Pass
  36. 34 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office Determining that the 1200 Main/South Loop Tax Increment Financing Plan is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule for completion of the projects therein. 241003 Passed Pass
  37. 35 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a development plan on about 14 acres in District B2-2 generally located at N. Jefferson Street and N.W. Cookingham Drive to allow for a residential development. (CD-CPC-2024-00084) 241011 Passed Pass
  38. 36 Sponsor: City Manager’s Office COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Accepting and approving a $5,000,000.00 grant award from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, passed through from the federal Treasury Department as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to fund riparian restoration along the Blue River; estimating revenue and appropriating funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241012 Passed as Substituted Pass
  39. 37 Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers Approving a time extension for the approved development schedule for the Brighton Village Master Planned Development Plan on approximately 23 acres generally located at the southwest corner of N. Brighton Avenue and N.E. Pleasant Valley Road by extending the commencement and completion dates by four years. (CD-CPC-2019-00172) 241015 Passed Pass
  40. 38 SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL REVIEW
  41. 39 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Establishing the name “Kansas City Downtown Airport - Wheeler Field,” and honoring the legacy and civic contributions of Mayor Charles B. Wheeler. 241019 Passed Pass
  42. 40 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, by adding a new Section 2-10 establishing the City’s policy for the use of the name “Kansas City” by entities other than the City of Kansas City; and directing the City Manager to ensure legal protections for the City’s intellectual property. 241020 Passed Pass
  43. 41 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2, Administration, Article XV, Code of Ethics, of the Code of Ordinances by repealing and replacing Section 2-2006 to further prohibit harassment and to expand individuals covered under anti-harassment provisions to include all members of City boards and commissions under the Code of Ethics. 241021 Passed as Substituted Pass
  44. 42 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  45. 43 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute $3,086,000.00 design-build contract with Primetime Contracting Corp for installation of new sidewalks around Nashua Elementary; authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter contract changes by up to twenty percent (20%); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241005 Passed Pass
  46. 44 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department Establishing Fund No. 8082, the Water Revenue Bond Series 2025 Project Fund, in the records of the City of Kansas City; estimating revenue in the amount of $153,900,000.00 in Fund No. 8082, the Water Revenue Bond Series 2025A Project Fund and appropriating the same; 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 upon completion; and recognizing an accelerated effective date 241007 Passed Pass
  47. 45 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing condemnation and taking of private property interest for public use for the construction of a Sanitary Sewer and Appurtenances for a sewer improvement project, “Burlington Creek & Riverside Pump Station Replacement Interceptor”, Project No. 81000902, in the City of Riverside, Platte County, Missouri; providing for the payment of just compensation; authorizing continued negotiations and purchase by the City of Kansas City; authorizing the filing of the petition for condemnation by the City Attorney; and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Platte County, Missouri. 241009 Passed Pass
  48. 46 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $1,975,552.00 construction contract with Abay Construction, Inc., for the Water Main Replacement along Chouteau Trafficway and Front Street Bid 2 project; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $2,173,107.20. 241016 Passed Pass
  49. 47 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $6,885,000.00 design-build contract with Kissick Construction Company, Inc., for Renewal No. 3 for the City-Wide Sewer Infrastructure Rehabilitation within Waterways Project. 241017 Passed Pass
  50. 48 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing the Director of Water Services to accept a $363,000.00 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to update the National Wetland Inventory for the City of Kansas City; estimating and appropriating a total of $363,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund for this grant; authorizing the implementation of a grant award from the EPA; and authorizing the Director of Water Services to act as the City's designated representative for participation in the EPA Wetland Program Development Grants in accordance with federal requirements administered by the EPA. 241018 Passed Pass
  51. 49 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing a third amendment in the amount of $65,442,456.00 to an agreement with McCownGordon Construction, LLC for a Guaranteed Maximum Price No. 3 (GMP-3) for Garage Construction Including Roof Structure related to the reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza from funds previously appropriated; support from funds previously appropriated with a total contract price of $91,395,261.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date 241028 Passed Pass
  52. 50 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Construction Management/ General Contractor (CM/GC) contract for construction services in the amount of $0.00 for Phase 1 of the South Loop Park Project; and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services contract with ProjectFirst, LLC in the amount of $450,000.00. 241029 Passed Pass
  53. 51 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations for the cooperative funding agreement with Platte County, Missouri, for trail improvements along Route 152 and McHenry Park and to report back to the council on the status of the agreement within two weeks of the effective date of this ordinance. 241030 Move to Amend Pass
  54. 52 SECOND READINGS: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  55. 53 SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL REVIEW
  56. 54 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by enacting a new Section 2-2045, “Prohibited Activities During Municipal Service,” in Article XV, Division 2, for the purpose of prohibiting employee testimony before city boards in certain circumstances. 240902 Assigned to Third Read Calendar
  57. 54 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations for the cooperative funding agreement with Platte County, Missouri, for trail improvements along Route 152 and McHenry Park and to report back to the council on the status of the agreement within two weeks of the effective date of this ordinance. 241030 Move to Suspend Rules Pass
  58. 55 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's major legislative priorities and positions on matters for the 2025 session of the Missouri General Assembly. 241022 Assigned to Third Read Calendar
  59. 55 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations for the cooperative funding agreement with Platte County, Missouri, for trail improvements along Route 152 and McHenry Park and to report back to the council on the status of the agreement within two weeks of the effective date of this ordinance. 241030 Move to Advance Pass
  60. 56 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's legislative priorities and positions on matters that may come before the 119th United States Congress in 2025 and 2026. 241024 Assigned to Third Read Calendar
  61. 56 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations for the cooperative funding agreement with Platte County, Missouri, for trail improvements along Route 152 and McHenry Park and to report back to the council on the status of the agreement within two weeks of the effective date of this ordinance. 241030 Passed as Substituted as Amended Pass
  62. 57 FIRST READINGS: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  63. 58 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  64. 59 Sponsor: Director of Human Resources Department Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, “Administration,” by repealing and replacing certain sections to establish ten new job classifications, remove four job classifications, adjust four salary grades, and retitle two job classifications. 241033 referred
  65. 60 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of Daniel McGrath v. City of Kansas City, Case No. 2316-CV13431, in the amount of $850,000.00. 241034 referred
  66. 61 Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Wes Rogers and Andrea Bough Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, Alcoholic Beverages, by repealing and replacing Sections 10-1, 10-130, and 10-142 and repealing Section 10-141 for the purpose of authorizing the director to approve the expansion of premises for parking lots and greenspace previously granted temporary approval pursuant to Section 10-142. 241045 referred
  67. 62 Sponsor(s): Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmember Wes Rogers COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Approving grant awardees of the “Kansas City Outdoor Dining Enhancement Grant Program” to support the expansion of outdoor dining spaces in Kansas City through grants to small businesses. 241046 referred
  68. 63 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  69. 64 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Hollingsworth Subdivision, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 12 acres generally located at the southwest corner of Interstate 435 and North Congress Avenue, creating two lots and one tract for the purpose of industrial development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; 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-2024-00014) 241031 referred
  70. 65 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Summit View Farms 2nd Plat, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 8 acres generally located on the south side of East 139th Street approximately 1100 feet east of Horridge Road, creating one tract for the purpose of a stream buffer; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; 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-2024-00026) 241032 referred
  71. 66 Sponsor: Director of Parks and Recreation Department Approving and authorizing the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to accept the real property located at 3220 Indiana Avenue. 241035 referred
  72. 67 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing Tim Harris, Matthew Iway, Sheryl Giambalvo, Blake Fulton and Stephanie Harris-Klein as successor directors to the Renaissance Plaza Community Improvement District. 241038 referred
  73. 68 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Approving a development plan on about 43 acres in District B3-3 generally located at the northeast corner of Northwest Old Tiffany Springs Road and Northwest Skyview Drive to allow for the creation of twelve lots and two tracts for a commercial development. (CD-CPC-2024-00118) 241040 referred
  74. 69 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating an approximately 83,000-square foot area of unimproved right-of-way in District B3-3 generally located on Northwest Skyview Avenue between North Ambassador Drive and Northwest Old Tiffany Springs Road and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2024-00018) 241041 referred
  75. 70 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 19 acres from District B3-3 to District B4-3 generally located at N. Ambassador Drive and N. Polo Drive and approving a development plan that will also serve as a preliminary plat to allow for commercial uses. (CD-CPC-2024-00106 & CD-CPC-2024-00130) 241042 referred
  76. 71 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop an implementation plan to insource animal control operations and to report to the City Council within 30 days. 241043 referred
  77. 72 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  78. 73 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Approving various Traffic Regulations in compliance with Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances. 241036 referred
  79. 74 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Accepting and approving a $500,000.00 grant award from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, passed through from the Federal Treasury Department as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to fund the installation of flood warning sites and telemetry systems, with various electronics instrumentation and sensors; estimating appropriating $500,000.00 in the Stormwater Fund; identifying funds for the grant match; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241037 referred
  80. 75 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Reducing appropriations in the amount of $60,842.88 in Fund Number 3518, the GO 2018 Q1 Fund and $318,363.61 in Fund Number 3519, the GO 2019 Q1 Bond Fund; appropriating $60,842.88 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in Fund Number 3518, the GO 2018 Q1 Fund and $318,363.61 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance in Fund Number 3519, the GO 2019 Q1 Fund to the Grand Ave Bridge Bike/Ped Accommodations (3rd Street to Riverfront); and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 241044 referred
  81. 76 FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S) Move To Introduce
  82. 77 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 38, Code of Ordinance, Civil Rights, by enacting a new Section 38-44, for the purpose of requiring the City Auditor to submit an annual report on practices related to women in the workplace, including key performance indicators, to the Human Rights Commission and City Council; and directing the City Manager to develop and implement an administrative regulation requiring department directors to provide information on practices related to women in their department. 241047 referred
  83. 78 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to annually review and report to Council on practices related to women employed at the City and requiring certain content in the report. 241048 referred
  84. 79 COMMUNICATIONS:
  85. 80 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
  86. 81 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.
  87. 82 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.