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September 26, 2024 ·3:00 PM Final-Revised ·Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/89195928794

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 88 items

  1. 1 CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
  2. 2 Bishop Keith Tribitt, Sr. - Victory Temple Christian Center
  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: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw RESOLUTION - Recognizing September 28, 2024, as National Good Neighbor Day, which highlights how fostering strong, supportive relationships between neighbors promotes human understanding and helps build vibrant, thriving communities in Kansas City and beyond. 240870 Adopted Pass
  9. 9 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch RESOLUTION - Designating the week of September 30 to October 6, 2024, as the Week Without Driving in Kansas City. 240873 Adopted Pass
  10. 10 SAME DAY ADOPTION
  11. 11 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to provide the report to Council that was required from Ordinance No. 240378 within 15 days. 240881 Held off Docket
  12. 12 FINAL READINGS:
  13. 13 CONSENT DOCKET
  14. 14 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  15. 15 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Appointing John Cosentino, Kylie Stock and Josephine Njoroge as successor directors to the Brookside Community Improvement District. 240847 Adopted Pass
  16. 16 DEBATE DOCKET
  17. 17 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  18. 18 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to propose to the Board of Police Commissioners the creation of a unified 911 dispatch system for both the Police and Fire Departments and to report back to the Mayor and Council within 45 days. 240627 Adopted as Substituted Pass
  19. 19 Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Wes Rogers, Johnathan Duncan, Kevin O’Neill, and Darrell Curls RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to reevaluate City hiring policies and practices related to degree requirements for City employment and report back to the Mayor and Council within 60 days. 240826 Adopted Pass
  20. 20 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  21. 21 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating an approximately 130 foot street in District R-7.5 zoning generally located on Fremont Avenue north of East 55th Terrace; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2023-00053). 240599 Held on Docket
  22. 22 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Amending the Heart of the City Area Plan by amending the Proposed Land Use Plan and Map for an approximately 30.68 acre tract of land generally located at the southeast quadrant of Woodland Avenue and East Truman Road by changing the recommended land use designation from Residential Medium and Industrial to Mixed Use Neighborhood. (CD-CPC-2024-00097) 240824 Adopted Pass
  23. 23 Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to establish the “KC Connect” Jersey/Uniform Grant Program for High Schools. 240856 Adopted as Substituted Pass
  24. 24 COMMITTEE ADVANCES: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  25. 25 CONSENT DOCKET
  26. 26 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  27. 27 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Rebecca Reynolds v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV16772 consolidated with Case No. 2416-CV09409 and Charge No. E-12/23-55824, in the amount of $1,300,000.00. 240845 Convene into Closed Session Pass
  28. 28 Sponsor: City Manager Accepting and approving a $390,303.00 Federal Demonstration Partnership Cost Reimbursement Subaward from pass-through entity, Cultivate Kansas City, originally awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the establishment of a 4-year Food Systems Coordinator position in the Office of Environmental Quality; estimating and appropriating $390,303.00 in the General Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240852 Passed Pass
  29. 28 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled Rebecca Reynolds v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2316-CV16772 consolidated with Case No. 2416-CV09409 and Charge No. E-12/23-55824, in the amount of $1,300,000.00. 240845 Passed Pass
  30. 29 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  31. 30 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Walnut Townhomes, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 0.45 acres generally located at southwest corner of East 36th Street and Walnut Street, creating eight lots and two tracts for the purpose of residential townhome 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-2024-00022) 240840 Passed Pass
  32. 31 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of TT Acres, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 10 acres generally located on the south side of East 79th Street approximately 900 feet west of Little Blue Road, creating two lots for the purpose of a single unit residential 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-2024-00015) 240841 Passed Pass
  33. 32 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Highland Plaza West Second Plat, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 3.5 acres generally located at southwest corner of N.E. 99th Street and N. Cedar Avenue, creating two lots and one tract for the purpose of 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-2024-00011) 240846 Passed Pass
  34. 33 DEBATE DOCKET
  35. 34 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  36. 35 Sponsor: Director of Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department Authorizing the Director of Convention and Entertainment Facilities to execute a $2,000,825.00 contract with Schindler Elevator Corporation for ADA elevator modifications at the Kansas City Convention Center for the Exhibit Hall Elevator Project; authorizing a maximum expenditure of $2,401,000.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240744 Passed Pass
  37. 36 Sponsor: Director of Finance Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Ordinance No. 240228 by repealing Section 1 and enacting in its place a new Section 1 adjusting tax levy rates for the General Fund, Health Levy Fund, General Debt and Interest Fund, and Museum Special Revenue Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date, 240812 Passed as Substituted Pass
  38. 37 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea Acknowledging that the twenty-three-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within Project A of the Hotel Phillips Tax Increment Financing Plan has expired; terminating the designation of Project A as a redevelopment project therein; declaring all payments in lieu of taxes and economic activity taxes on deposit in the Special Allocation Fund established in connection with Project A as surplus, and dissolving the Special Allocation Fund established in connection with Project A; estimating and appropriating the sum of $1,700,000.00; and directing the City Clerk to send copies of this ordinance to Jackson County. 240855 Passed Pass
  39. 38 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  40. 39 Sponsor: Director of the Public Works Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Vacating certain unimproved City right-of-way approximately located at 4815 Gardner Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri while retaining an Aerial Easement and an Inspection, Maintenance, and Public Safety Easement for the Chouteau Trafficway Bridge and related infrastructure; and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri. 240721 Passed as Substituted Pass
  41. 40 Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department Accepting the recommendation of the Central City Economic Development Tax Board for additional funding in the amount of $400,000.00 for the Urbanity project; reducing an existing appropriation by $400,000.00; appropriating $400,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute the necessary documents to amend the funding agreements and expend up to $400,000.00 from funds appropriated in the Central City Economic Development Tax Fund. 240808 Passed Pass
  42. 41 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a development plan in District B2-2 on about 4.75 acres generally located at the northeast corner of N. Wyandotte Street and N.W. 85th Terrace to allow for two multi-unit residential buildings. (CD-CPC-2024-00071) 240813 Passed Pass
  43. 42 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of about 30.68 acres generally located between Woodland Avenue on the west, East 18th Street on the south, Brooklyn Avenue on the east, and East Truman Road on the north from Districts R-1.5 and M1-5 to District MPD and approving an MPD development plan which serves as a preliminary plat and provides for approximately 1,084 units and commercial spaces in the mixed-use development. (CD-CPC-2024-00096) 240822 Passed as Substituted Pass
  44. 43 Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers Approving a major amendment to a development plan that will also serve as a preliminary plat in District MPD on approximately 80 acres in an area generally bordered by the Missouri river on the north and west, I-29 on the east, and railroad tracks on the south, for the purpose of allowing a number of various uses within the mixed-use development in multiple phases. (CD-CPC-2024-00074) 240833 Passed Pass
  45. 44 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about one acre generally located at the northeast corner of East U.S. 40 Highway and Manchester Trafficway from District B3-2 to District M1-5 to allow for light industrial uses. (CD-CPC-2024-00090) 240842 Passed Pass
  46. 45 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of about 2.89 acres generally located at the southeast corner of N.E. Barry Road and Maple Woods College Road from District R-80 to District B2-2 and approving a development plan to allow for a mixed-use building. (CD-CPC-2024-00100 and CD-CPC-2024-00101). 240851 Held on Docket
  47. 46 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Vacating an approximately 18,000 square-foot area of unimproved street in Zoning District MPD generally located at the southeast corner of Lydia Avenue and Berkley Parkway; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. 240853 Passed Pass
  48. 47 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by enacting Section 88-347, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish use standards for gasoline and fuel sales; repealing Section 88-610-04, Nonconforming Uses, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of establishing specific nonconforming use provisions for gasoline and fuel sales; enacting Section 88-805-04-N, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish a definition for the use; and repealing Section 88-120-03 Table 120-1, Office, Business and Commercial Districts Use Table, and Section 88-140-03 Table 140-1, Manufacturing Districts Use Table, and enacting in lieu thereof new tables for the purpose of referencing the use standards of Section 88-347. 240861 Move to Amend Pass
  49. 48 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  50. 49 Sponsor: Director of the Public Works Department Accepting and approving a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide funding for the Kansas City Neighborhood Compost Program; estimating revenues and appropriating funds in the amount of $300,000.00 to the General Grants Fund; and designating requisitioning authority. 240716 Passed Pass
  51. 49 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by enacting Section 88-347, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish use standards for gasoline and fuel sales; repealing Section 88-610-04, Nonconforming Uses, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of establishing specific nonconforming use provisions for gasoline and fuel sales; enacting Section 88-805-04-N, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish a definition for the use; and repealing Section 88-120-03 Table 120-1, Office, Business and Commercial Districts Use Table, and Section 88-140-03 Table 140-1, Manufacturing Districts Use Table, and enacting in lieu thereof new tables for the purpose of referencing the use standards of Section 88-347. 240861 Move to Advance Pass
  52. 50 Sponsor: City Manager Accepting a $52,292.00 grant award from the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District Grant Program for a waste diversion pilot program at City-permitted events; estimating and appropriating $52,292.00 in the General Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240718 Passed Pass
  53. 50 Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by enacting Section 88-347, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish use standards for gasoline and fuel sales; repealing Section 88-610-04, Nonconforming Uses, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of establishing specific nonconforming use provisions for gasoline and fuel sales; enacting Section 88-805-04-N, Gasoline and Fuel Sales, to establish a definition for the use; and repealing Section 88-120-03 Table 120-1, Office, Business and Commercial Districts Use Table, and Section 88-140-03 Table 140-1, Manufacturing Districts Use Table, and enacting in lieu thereof new tables for the purpose of referencing the use standards of Section 88-347. 240861 Passed as Substituted as Amended Pass
  54. 51 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Manager of Procurement services to execute a contract (EVP3425) that will exceed the $1,000,000.00 threshold with LAZ Parking, LLC. to provide specialized parking management services for Kansas City, Missouri parking operations, including garages, surface lots and on-street meters, enforcement and adjudication of parking tickets; authorizing the Director of Public Works to expend funds; authorizing the Manager of Procurement services to amend and extend the contract with City Council approval; and waiving the Section 2-1615(c) requirement for daily deposits. 240837 Passed as Substituted Pass
  55. 52 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $4,214,565.00 construction contract with SHEDIGS IT, LLC, for the Hardesty and 63rd Street 36-Inch Transmission Main Replacement project; and authorizing a maximum expenditure of $4,636,021.00. 240838 Passed Pass
  56. 53 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing an $842,600.00 design professional services contract Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 1171 with CDM Smith, Inc., for the Birmingham Headworks and Electrical Improvements project for a total contract amount of $5,641,003.81; and authorizing an extension of the term of the design professional services contract with CDM Smith, Inc., for an additional 450 days for a total term of 9 years 11 months. 240844 Passed Pass
  57. 54 SECOND READINGS:
  58. 55 FIRST READINGS: Waive Charter Requirements
  59. 56 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  60. 57 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving settlement of a claim by Philip Clark, Claim No. S2021-0135 in the amount of $125,000.00. 240866 referred
  61. 58 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving settlement of a claim by Ryan and Kathryn Villines, Claim No. T2324-1225X in the amount of $55,900.24. 240867 referred
  62. 59 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $70,000.00 for a claim for a Workers’ Compensation benefit filed by Issac Merino for injuries resulting from an accident on February 1, 2023, while employed by the City. 240875 referred
  63. 60 Sponsor: General Services Department and the Director of Aviation Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute Contract No. 6223080095 with Trozzolo Creative Resources Inc. that will exceed $1,000,000.00 to provide full-service advertising and marketing assistance for a five (5) year term; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the Contract; appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $666,667.00; and authorizing the Director of Aviation to expend appropriated funds for the contract. 240880 referred
  64. 61 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood and Community Services Department Accepting a $12,000,000.00 grant from the United Stated Department of Agriculture’s IRA Urban and Community Forestry Grant program to increase the density of Kansas City’s urban tree canopy through a collaborative effort between the Neighborhood Services Department and the Parks and Recreation Department; estimating revenue and appropriating funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240882 referred
  65. 62 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  66. 63 Sponsor: Director of Health Department Accepting and approving a $526,575.00 contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide funding for activities of the High Impact HIV Prevention and Surveillance Program; estimating and appropriating $526,575.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240868 referred
  67. 64 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Woodhaven-2nd Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 20 acres generally located north of Northwest 96th Street along North Robinhood Avenue, 63 lots and 3 tracts for the purpose of a residential 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-2024-00019) 240872 referred
  68. 65 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 11.05 acres generally located at 3427 E. 59th Street from District R-1.5 to District MPD and approving a development plan to allow for a mixed-housing campus. (CD-CPC-2024-00072) 240876 referred
  69. 66 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Rezoning an area of about 13 acres generally located at 5500 Bennington Avenue from District R-80 to District MPD and approving a development plan to allow for the expansion of urban agriculture uses. (CD-CPC-2024-00088). 240879 referred
  70. 67 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  71. 68 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing a $793,620.00 agreement with Renaissance Infrastructure Consulting for Construction Inspection services for the West Bottoms Street Improvements - Somera Road Development Project; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240862 referred
  72. 69 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a cooperative agreement with the City of Leawood, Kansas and the City for the maintenance, inspection, and repair of bridges, traffic signals and streetlights located along State Line Road. 240863 referred
  73. 70 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 64-125 and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of removing all temporary utility markings used for encroachment work. 240871 referred
  74. 71 Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department Accepting a Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Carbon Reduction Program Grant in the amount of $1,904,150.00; estimating revenues in the amount of $1,904,150.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund; and appropriating that amount for the engineering design and construction of pedestrian path project on Montgall Avenue. 240874 referred
  75. 72 FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S) Move To Introduce
  76. 73 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas Honoring the life of the Kansas City Aviation Employee Austin Brooks. 240883 Adopted Pass
  77. 74 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of General Services to negotiate and execute an Option to Purchase Agreement with Jackson County for the acquisition of land for a future municipal rehabilitation and detention center; appropriating an amount not to exceed $2,300,000.00 to purchase such land; reducing the Contingent Appropriation in the General Fund by $2,300,000.00 and appropriating that same amount in the General Fund for the aforementioned Option to Purchase Agreement with Jackson County; authorizing the Director of General Services to accept a conveyance document to effectuate the transfer; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240884 referred
  78. 75 Sponsor: Councilpersons Eric Bunch and Crispin Rea RESOLUTION - Recognizing the completion of the Southwest Boulevard Transportation Plan; and directing the City Manager to begin implementation of the Southwest Boulevard Transportation Plan recommendations. 240885 referred
  79. 76 COMMUNICATIONS:
  80. 77 Notice to the City Clerk from the I-70 and Blue Ridge Cutoff Community Improvement District’s Annual Report for the period ending April 30, 2024. 240864 received and filed
  81. 77 FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S) Move To Introduce
  82. 78 Notice to the City Clerk from the Freight House Community Improvement District’s Annual Report for the period ending April 30, 2024. 240865 received and filed
  83. 79 Notice to the City Clerk from the Marketplace 152 Community Improvement District’s April 30, 2024 Annual Report. 240869 received and filed
  84. 80 Notice to the City Clerk from the 45th and Main #1 Community Improvement District’s period ended April 30, 2024 Annual Report. 240877 received and filed
  85. 81 Notice to the City Clerk from the 45th and Main #2 Community Improvement District’s period ended April 30, 2024 Annual Report. 240878 received and filed
  86. 82 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
  87. 83 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.
  88. 84 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.