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June 6, 2024 ·3:00 PM Final-Revised ·Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/89195928794

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 76 items

  1. 1 CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:
  2. 2 Bishop Stan Gleason - The Life Church
  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 Melissa Patterson-Hazley RESOLUTION - Celebrating and posthumously honoring Nollie Knighten for his dedicated service to the City of Kansas City, Missouri. 240478 Adopted Pass
  9. 9 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing Alberta Harrell-Hudson as a beacon of light in the City of Kansas City community. 240480 Adopted Pass
  10. 10 Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea RESOLUTION - Recognizing National Caribbean-American Heritage Month (NCAHM) in Kansas City. 240479 Adopted Pass
  11. 11 SAME DAY RESOLUTION(S) Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  12. 12 Sponsor: Councilperson Andrea Bough RESOLUTION - Declaring June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month in Kansas City, Missouri; and authorizing the City Manager to display flags celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month. 240498 Adopted Pass
  13. 13 FINAL READINGS:
  14. 14 CONSENT DOCKET
  15. 15 DEBATE DOCKET
  16. 16 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  17. 17 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to research how other cities fund and have developed creative, sustainable programs to fund affordable housing creation; and report back to Council in 30 days. 240360 Adopted Pass
  18. 18 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to execute a petition to add City owned-property to the Vine Street Community Improvement District. 240417 Adopted as Substituted Pass
  19. 19 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  20. 20 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to work in collaboration with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) and the Mid-America Regional Council (“MARC”) to determine how to develop a regional transit funding plan; and directing the City Manager to determine the costs of implementing an updated regional transit plan that meets the current needs and to report back to Council within 30 days. 240402 Move to Amend Pass
  21. 21 COMMITTEE ADVANCES: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  22. 21 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to work in collaboration with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) and the Mid-America Regional Council (“MARC”) to determine how to develop a regional transit funding plan; and directing the City Manager to determine the costs of implementing an updated regional transit plan that meets the current needs and to report back to Council within 30 days. 240402 Move to Advance Pass
  23. 22 CONSENT DOCKET
  24. 22 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to work in collaboration with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (“KCATA”) and the Mid-America Regional Council (“MARC”) to determine how to develop a regional transit funding plan; and directing the City Manager to determine the costs of implementing an updated regional transit plan that meets the current needs and to report back to Council within 30 days. 240402 adopted as amended Pass
  25. 23 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  26. 24 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $59,435.80 for a claim for a Workers’ Compensation benefit filed by Felicia Madden for injuries resulting from an accident on September 12, 2022, while employed by the City. 240465 Passed Pass
  27. 25 DEBATE DOCKET
  28. 26 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  29. 27 Sponsor: Director of the Human Resources Department Amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the Kansas City, Missouri, Classification and Compensation Plan, by repealing Sections 2-1076, 2-1077, 2-1078, and 2-1079 and enacting new sections of like numbers and subject matters to create two new job classifications, retitles five job classifications and adjusts the pay grades for three job classifications. 240460 Passed Pass
  30. 28 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute an $760,000.00 annual contract amendment to the Management Agreement and Lease with the American Jazz Museum, Inc. for management and operations of the 18th and Vine Project; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to extend and amend the Management Agreement and Lease. 240461 Passed Pass
  31. 29 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into a Funding Agreement with Starlight Theater Association of Kansas City, Inc., and its affiliates and assigns for the reimbursement of certain funds provided by Kansas City (the “City”) to cover a portion of the costs required to make improvements to the existing Starlight Theater at Swope Parkway and 63rd Street; appropriating the sum of $3,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parks Sales Tax Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240477 Passed Pass
  32. 30 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  33. 31 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 12 acres generally located east of North Chatham Avenue on the north and south side of Northwest Prairie View Road from Districts R-2.5 and B2-2 to District B3-3. (CD-CPC-2024-00023) 240431 Passed Pass
  34. 32 Sponsor: City Manager COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $120,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund for the purpose of assisting with the establishment of new community improvement districts and the temporary operation of newly formed CIDs in the City; authorizing the City Manager to enter into cooperative agreements with certain improvement districts for the purpose of reimbursing the City for funds committed; and directing the City Manager to identify the criteria for the maximum use of these funds. 240451 Passed as Substituted Pass
  35. 33 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  36. 34 Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch Appropriating $11,500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Streetcar Fund for the 2nd and Grand Track Improvements for the Streetcar Transit System. 240467 Passed Pass
  37. 35 Sponsor: City Manager COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing a Second Amendment in the amount of $21,700,000.00 to an agreement with McCownGordon Construction, LLC for a demolition, shoring, excavation, and utility package related to the reconstruction of Barney Allis Plaza from funds previously appropriated for a total contract price in the amount of $25,964,000.00; authorizing a professional services agreement with Wellner Architects in the amount of $599,000.00 for construction management support from funds previously appropriated; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. 240473 Passed as Substituted Pass
  38. 36 SECOND READINGS:
  39. 37 FIRST READINGS: Waive Charter Requirements Pass
  40. 38 FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
  41. 39 Sponsor: Director of General Services Department Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold for existing sole source contract No. EV2765 with Conrad Fire Equipment, Inc. to provide specialized fire services and supplies; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract. 240481 referred
  42. 40 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Approving and authorizing settlement of a lawsuit entitled P.M. Williams v. City of Kansas City, Missouri, Case No. 2016-CV12544, in the amount of $1,500,000.00. 240482 referred
  43. 41 Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Accepting a $150,000.00 Transitional Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to provide continuity and support toward the operating expenses of the Kansas City BizCare office; estimating revenue and appropriating the amount of $150,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; establishing requisitioning authority; and recognizing an accelerated effective date. 240494 referred
  44. 42 Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Consenting to the appointment of Mario Vasquez as a member and Dan Fowler as an alternate member to the Kansas City Tax Increment Financing Commissions. 240495 referred
  45. 43 Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley and Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION - Expressing the City Council’s support for the City’s grant application for the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program through the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and directing the City manager to submit the grant application to the EPA. 240497 referred
  46. 44 Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw and Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Tax Redirection Agreement with Starlight Theater Association of Kansas City, Inc., and its affiliates and assigns (“Association"), for the City to contribute certain revenues from City taxes generated by the Starlight Improvement Project to be credited against the Bridge Loan Repayment as set forth in a separate Funding Agreement between the City and Association until the Loan is paid off. 240499 referred
  47. 45 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill Directing the City Manager to implement a policy requiring all City employees with a City-provided mobile phone to include their City mobile phone number in their email signature line for use by the public and report back to the City Council 90 days after the adoption of this ordinance. 240500 referred
  48. 46 NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  49. 47 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Directing the City Auditor to conduct a performance audit to assess the timeliness of the issuance of Residential Single-Family Housing Building Permits between January 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024 and report back to the City Council 90 days after the adoption of this resolution. 240484 Move to Consider Pass
  50. 48 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department RESOLUTION - Approving an amendment to the Truman Plaza Area Plan from light industrial to mixed-use community on about 22 acres generally located at 601 Hardesty Avenue. 240486 referred
  51. 49 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Northstar Villas, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 17 acres generally located at the northwest corner of N.E. Cookingham Drive (291 Highway) and N. Eastern Avenue, creating 36 lots and 4 tracts for the purpose of a mixed use development (residential and commercial); 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-2024-00002) 240487 referred
  52. 50 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 22 acres generally located at 601 Hardesty from Districts UR and M1-5 to District UR and approving a development plan, with associated preliminary plat, to allow for mixed-use purposes. (CD-CPC-2024-00039) 240488 referred
  53. 50 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Directing the City Auditor to conduct a performance audit to assess the timeliness of the issuance of Residential Single-Family Housing Building Permits between January 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024 and report back to the City Council 90 days after the adoption of this resolution. 240484 Move to Advance Pass
  54. 51 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Berkley Riverfront East, an addition in Jackson County, Missouri, on approximately 28 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Front Street and Interstate 29/35, creating one lot to allow for renovation of the existing casino to a mixed use development that includes retail and a hotel; 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-2021-00014) 240489 referred
  55. 51 Sponsor: Councilmember Kevin O’Neill RESOLUTION - Directing the City Auditor to conduct a performance audit to assess the timeliness of the issuance of Residential Single-Family Housing Building Permits between January 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024 and report back to the City Council 90 days after the adoption of this resolution. 240484 Adopted Pass
  56. 52 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Chavez Development 1st Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 87 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Northwest Roanridge Road and Northwest Cookingham Drive, creating five (5) lots and one (1) tract for the purpose of a mixed office/commercial 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-2024-00008) 240490 referred
  57. 53 Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving a vacation of public right of way in District MPD on about 80,783 square feet generally located north of East Front Street at the vehicular entrance to Bally's Casino and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents (CD-ROW-2024-00005). 240491 referred
  58. 54 SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL REVIEW
  59. 55 Sponsor: Director of Law Department Authorizing the City Attorney to execute an $80,000.00 contract amendment with Foulston Siefkin LLP to continue to provide representation on natural gas regulatory issues at the new Airport Terminal Operations before the Missouri Public Service Commission and advise on all natural gas procurement issues for a total contract amount of $245,000.00; and authorizing the City Attorney to further amend the contract. 240483 referred
  60. 56 TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  61. 57 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $1,650,000.00 construction contract with Leath & Sons, Inc., for the Water Department Emergency Transmission Water Main Repair project; and authorizing four successive one-year renewal options for a maximum expenditure of $8,250,000.00 with further City Council approval. 240485 referred
  62. 58 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUE Authorizing a $4,619,205.00 design professional services contract with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the South Water Supply Resiliency project. 240492 referred
  63. 59 Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department Authorizing a $194,728.76 construction contract Change Order No. 3 with SHEDIGS IT, LLC, for the Water Main Replacement in the Area of Southwest Boulevard to Main Street, W. 43rd Street to Pershing Avenue project for a total contract amount of $10,196,330.81. 240493 referred
  64. 60 FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S) Move to Suspend Rules Pass
  65. 61 Sponsor: Councilperson Melissa Patterson Hazley Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. 240501 Move to Consider Pass
  66. 62 Sponsor: Councilperson Crispin Rea Amending Chapter 38, Code of Ordinance, Civil Rights, by repealing and replacing Section 38-61, for the purpose of including an additional ordinance violation in that list of ordinance violations subject to certain reporting requirements and possible sentence enhancement; and directing the City Manager to engage the Kansas City Police Department to coordinate training regarding the hate offense enhancement penalty. 240502 referred
  67. 63 Sponsor: Councilperson Melissa Robinson Amending Chapter 38, Code of Ordinance, Civil Rights, by enacting a new Section 38-44, for the purpose of requiring all City department directors to submit a performance improvement plan to the Human Rights Commission; and directing the City Manager to develop and implement an administrative regulation to provide for the required form and content of such plans. 240503 referred
  68. 64 Sponsor: Councilman Eric Bunch Approving the 2024 Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME), the Emergency Solution Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA); providing a substantial amendment to the Five Year Consolidated Plan 2022-2026 in accordance with the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; and authorizing submittal to HUD. 240504 referred
  69. 65 COMMUNICATIONS:
  70. 66 Noice to the City Clerk from the Electric Park Community Improvement District’s annual report for period ending April 30, 2024. 240496 received and filed
  71. 66 Sponsor: Councilperson Melissa Patterson Hazley Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. 240501 Move to Advance Pass
  72. 67 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
  73. 67 Sponsor: Councilperson Melissa Patterson Hazley Celebrating the 55th Anniversary of the Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. 240501 Adopted Pass
  74. 68 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.
  75. 68 FLOOR INTRODUCTION(S) Move To Introduce
  76. 69 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.