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Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee
July 21st, 2026, 10:30 am
The Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee was attended by Chairperson Andrea Bough, Councilmember Crispin Rea, Councilmember Darrell Curls, and Councilmember Wes Rogers.
260065
Directing the City Manager to assign costs incurred by the Board of Police Commissioners beyond the twenty-five (25) percent annual budget threshold in Mo. Rev. Stat. 84.730 to a new fund entitled “KCPD Overage Fund” and establishing said fund in the books and records of the City; directing the City Manager to negotiate with the Board of Police Commissioners a process for Council approval of costs related to Board of Police Commissioners established settlement agreements, including settlements with costs structured over future budget cycles; and directing the City Manager to include an appropriation of $5,900,000.00 in the FY2026-2027 submitted budget from the KCPD Overage Fund for legal settlements and subjecting such payments to the council ordinance process.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee until October 6, 2026. Chairperson Andrea Bough announced at the start of the meeting that Mayor Quinton Lucas had requested the hold, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260071
RESOLUTION – Directing the City Manager to review site, design, and acquisition matters for the purpose of designing and constructing a Midtown Justice Campus, a co-location of the Kansas City Police Department Central Patrol Division and the Community Resource Center, and report back to the City Council within 30 days.
Neighborhoods: Midtown
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee until October 6, 2026. Chairperson Andrea Bough announced that Mayor Quinton Lucas had requested the hold, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260617
RESOLUTION – Directing the City Manager to collaborate with area school districts, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, philanthropic partners, and private sector employers to evaluate the feasibility of reestablishing the Exchange City educational program for Kansas City-area students and to report recommendations to the City Council.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee until August 11, 2026. Chairperson Andrea Bough said Councilmember Nathan Willett had requested a hold, and the committee settled on August 11 as the return date. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260621
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a one (1) year $ 1,000,000.00 SaaS contract (EV3603) with Digitech Computer LLC to provide a SaaS EMS billing system (“System”) for $6.20 per billable account and 3.95% of Net Collected Revenue for collection services for the six (6) month transition to the new system, authorizing the manager of procurement services to amend the contract and exercise the City’s nine (9) one-year renewal options with Council approval; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee as a committee substitute with a recommendation of advance and do pass. This was the only item heard at the meeting. Chairperson Andrea Bough said that after the extensive testimony taken the previous week, a follow-up meeting was held on July 20 that included Chief Buckley, Assistant City Manager Tammy Queen, Bough herself, and representatives from other departments. She said the committee substitute adds three things: a requirement that the City Manager report back to Council annually on how the new billing system is working, including its effect on existing City staff; language stating that this is not an outsourcing contract; and language in the recitals requiring the City Manager to comply with collective bargaining agreements for the life of the contract. Bough described the software as one step toward addressing workload and staffing concerns in the billing division rather than the last step, and said the annual report back is meant to confirm that staffing levels remain adequate once the system replaces the older software. No additional public testimony was taken and no committee members asked questions.
End of Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee Agenda
Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee
July 21st, 2026, 1:30 pm
The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee was attended this week by Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley, and Councilmember Andrea Bough.
260637
Approving an amendment to an existing approved development plan in District B3-2 to allow for commercial/retail development on about 1.27 acres generally located south of N.E. Barry Road and west of N. Indiana Avenue. (Case No. CD-CPC-2026-00058)
Neighborhoods: Bridgepointe
Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee for one week, until the July 28, 2026, meeting. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260638
Establishing the Kansas City Data Center Transparency Task Force to develop recommendations regarding the planning, regulation, and operation of data centers; directing the development of policies to improve transparency, protect utility ratepayers, coordinate regulatory updates, strengthen workforce development, establish community benefit guidelines, evaluate municipal revenue options, and conduct public engagement; and directing the submission of recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee until August 11, 2026. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260399
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 a guide publicly available and provide it to registrants under Article VI of Chapter 56, and to develop and implement a city-wide vacant property registration outreach campaign; and appropriating funds from the Development Services Fund to carry out these purposes.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee for one week, until the July 28, 2026, meeting. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260400
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.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: N/A
Results: Held in committee for one week, until the July 28, 2026, meeting. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260401
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; and amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Section 2-1722, to update payment provisions for non-installment assessments and special tax bills
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: N/A
Results: Held in committee for one week, until the July 28, 2026, meeting. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting, and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260557
Amending Chapter 48, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 48-52 for the purpose of declaring businesses operating without required licenses, permits, or other governmental approvals to constitute nuisances per se, thereby allowing for the abatement thereof to protect public health, safety, and welfare.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held in committee for one week, until the July 28, 2026 meeting. Chairperson Ryana Parks-Shaw announced the hold at the start of the meeting and no member objected. There was no presentation or testimony on the item.
260560
Repealing the KCI Area Plan, adopted by Ordinance No. 090395, which replaced a portion of the KCIA Area Plan with the KCI Area Plan, and repealing any other subsequent amendments.
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee with a recommendation of advance and do pass. The ordinance was read and heard together with its companion, Resolution 260559. Sixth District planner Susan Cronander presented along with colleagues John Meyer and Lexi Bara. Cronander explained that the city has 18 area plans and that this one covers the far northwest corner of the city. Because the original plan was adopted by ordinance in 2008, it has to be repealed by ordinance before the updated plan can be adopted by resolution. She said the City Plan Commission approved the update on April 15, 2026. Public engagement included five advisory committee meetings, three public workshops, an open house, more than 100 responses to online engagement and mapping exercises, and a statistically valid survey of the KCI area that drew more than 300 responses. The full draft plan was posted online two weeks before the City Plan Commission hearing, and staff emailed advisory committee members and everyone who had attended a meeting to tell them it was available. The updated plan adds four things: sub-areas, place type categories used on the future land use map, bike routes and trails, and a housing and neighborhoods chapter. The new sub-areas are the northern industrial area, the airport, the Cookingham and Skyview corridor, and the Interstate 29 corridor. Staff said the plan meets eight of the ten goals in the KC Spirit Playbook. Other recommendations include a contiguous development zone that maps where water, sewer, and roads are already available, split into a tier one area with reasonable access to all three and a tier two area missing some of those services, along with a bike and trail priority map, a road improvement priority map focused on connecting residents to schools, activity centers, and recreation, and an open space network reflected on the future land use map. No written testimony was submitted, and no one appeared in person or by Zoom to testify.
260566
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances entitled “Classification of Licenses and License Fees” by repealing Section 10-134, entitled “Downtown economic entertainment district” and replacing it with a section of like number entitled “Entertainment Districts; Official Geographic Definitions” to establish official geographic definitions for administrative reference areas and entertainment districts used for licensure, special event administration, and other city-wide regulatory purposes; and amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances entitled “Streets, sidewalks and public places” by repealing Section 64-500 entitled “Definitions” and replacing it with a section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of renaming the definition of “entertainment district” to “entertainment district development project”.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee as a committee substitute with a recommendation of advance and do pass. Katherine Nace, policy director for Mayor Quinton Lucas, presented. She said the city’s entertainment districts and their geographic areas are currently scattered across multiple chapters of the Code of Ordinances and that the descriptions are sometimes inconsistent and sometimes conflicting, with no single reference point. She said the problem came up recently in the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee during discussion of legislation tied to the FIFA World Cup games. The ordinance creates one section in Chapter 10 listing all of the definitions in a single place. Nace emphasized that it does not change any existing boundaries and does not create any new licensing or regulatory authority. The thirteen districts listed are 18th and Vine, the Berkley Riverfront, the Central Business District, the Country Club Plaza, the Crossroads, Power and Light, Union Hill, Crown Center, the Performing Arts district, the River Market, the West Bottoms, Westport, and Zona Rosa. In response to a question, Nace confirmed the change to Chapter 64 does not alter any definitions and only clarifies that references there are to entertainment district development projects. No written testimony was submitted, and no one appeared in person or by Zoom to testify.
260559
RESOLUTION – Approving the KCI Area Plan as a guide for the future development and public investment within the area bounded by the city limits of Kansas City, Missouri on the north, city limits to Amity and then along Highway 152 on the south, Platte/Clay County boundary on the east, and city limits of Kansas City, Missouri on the west. (CD-MISC-2026-00004)
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee with a recommendation of advance and do pass. The resolution was heard together with Ordinance 260560 in a single presentation by Sixth District planner Susan Cronander and covered by a single motion. This resolution adopts the updated KCI Area Plan; the companion ordinance repeals the 2008 plan it replaces. No written or in-person testimony.
260612
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, “Alcoholic Beverages,” by repealing and replacing Section 10-214 for the purpose of requiring neighborhood notification where any licensed premises changes the type of alcohol served.
Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee with a recommendation of advance and do pass. Marcus Smith, division manager of Regulated Industries, presented. He explained that when parts of the ordinance were rewritten in 2022, a portion of the notification language was left out and that consultants have been using that gap to move a business up in alcohol type. Under the current text, a business can apply for a beer and light wine license, wait out the six-month probationary period, and then automatically upgrade to a full liquor by the drink license without the neighborhood being notified or getting a vote. The amendment adds language to Section 10-214 covering any licensed premises that changes the alcohol type that was not originally approved by the director, which puts the change back through the existing neighborhood notification and voting process. Sharon Hildebrand of the Rock Hill Ridge Neighborhood Association board testified in support of this ordinance and its companion, speaking on behalf of the board and the neighborhood association. She said the neighborhood runs from 55th Street to 59th Street with Troost as its eastern boundary and described a decades-long history of responding to businesses whose owners live 20 to 25 miles away in another state. She said the neighborhood is always working against a deadline once it learns of a change and that getting information as early as possible is what the association needs.
260613
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, “Alcoholic Beverages,” by repealing and replacing Section 10-266 for the purpose of requiring notice be sent to inform neighbors and neighborhood organizations of a change in ownership to solicit feedback and input through existing licensing processes.
Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee as a committee substitute with a recommendation of advance and do pass, on a voice vote. Marcus Smith, division manager of Regulated Industries, presented. He explained that under the current Section 10-266, a business can change hands repeatedly without any neighborhood notification, as long as the business type, the liquor license classification, and the entertainment type all stay the same. The new subsection applies the Section 10-242 probationary period and criteria to any approved change in control or majority change in ownership that results in a new license being issued and requires the director to send informational notice to eligible neighborhood associations, homes associations, the Kansas City Police Department, and the City Council. Smith said the notice carries no vote and is for information only. Asked to explain the substitute, Marcus Smith said the original version would have required notice to individual eligible neighbors, which would have meant charging the business owner a fee and having staff build a mailing matrix for a process that historically produces very low response rates. Staff concluded that routing notice through neighborhood associations, homes associations, the Council, and the Police Department would reach the same people at less cost. Smith said that if a neighborhood raises a concern after a change in ownership, investigators are sent out, and confirmed violations can result in penalties ranging from a warning to a fine or suspension, up to revocation by the liquor board. Councilmember Darrell Curls thanked staff, the alcohol industry advisory group, and the restaurant association for working through the language with him. Jason Prior testified in support on behalf of himself and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, saying the original language would have effectively told neighbors a sale was coming before the sale had happened and that the substitute avoids that. Alan Neiland, owner of The Combine at 30th and Troost, also testified in support.
260632
Declaring a temporary moratorium on certain property transactions within the 18th and Vine District; and directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive redevelopment and rezoning plan for the area.
Neighborhoods: 18th & Vine
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
Attachments: Memo
Results: Reported out of committee as a committee substitute with a recommendation of advance and do pass. The item was presented by three staff members from Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley’s office, DJ Yourwood, Garrett Auding, and Grace Jackson, who Patterson Hazley noted were summer interns, making their first presentation to the committee. They said the 18th and Vine District is seeing an unusual amount of development momentum, and that without a coordinated strategy, city-owned property could be sold piecemeal, incentives could be awarded without a broader vision, and community priorities could be left out. The ordinance pauses, for up to 14 months, the sale or transfer of city-owned property and property eligible for disposition within the district, along with incentives involving city-owned property or property financially secured by the city. It does not cancel existing redevelopment agreements, stop projects already under contract, prohibit short-term leases, halt ongoing operations in the district, or affect private property or private development. The core planning boundary runs from Troost Avenue to Prospect Avenue and from Truman Road to 25th Street, and can be expanded during the planning process. The City will work with the 18th and Vine Community Improvement District to hold up to three public meetings with district stakeholders, residents, property owners, businesses, developers, cultural institutions, event organizers, and neighborhood groups. The work produces three draft plans, with the final plan due at the 14-month mark, and is expected to cover land use strategy, redevelopment priorities, zoning recommendations, public investment strategies, and cultural preservation. No written testimony was submitted, and no one appeared in person or by Zoom to testify.
End of Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee Agenda
Board of Zoning Adjustment
July 22nd, 2026, 9:00 am
The session was attended this week by Mark Ebbitts, Michael Meier, Emerson Hays, Gonzalo Venture, Theresa Otto, Randi Mixdorf, Tom Gorenc, and Myeisha R. Wright.
| Docket Item | Case Information |
| 1 | CD-BZA-2026-00087 5601 E 31st St – Blue ValleyA request to approve a variance in a M1 district to the separation distance of a vehicle storage/towing use from a residential district, plus any additional variances on about 1.88 acres generally located at 5601 E 31st Street. Owner: The Tow Lot LLCApplicant: Robert Bell – Bell Land Use LLCRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Approved with a condition, on a unanimous vote. Planner Connor Tomlin presented. He explained the site history: a 2001 request was dismissed for lack of a revised site plan, and a 2009 variance was approved with a condition requiring landscaping within 90 days. In reviewing the property recently, staff could not find proof that the landscaping condition was ever met, so the 2009 variance was treated as lapsed. With the property up for sale and the prospective buyers intending to keep operating a tow lot, a new variance was needed for the use to continue. The board granted a 329 foot variance to the separation requirement, allowing a separation of 171 feet, which staff described as a 65.8 percent change from the standard. Staff noted its own measurement from the parcel viewer differed from the applicant’s by about 15 feet. The approval carries a condition that landscaping be installed within 120 days and consist of a mix of shrubs and evergreens native to North America. Applicant Robert Bell testified that the use has existed on the property since 2009. | |
| 2 | CD-BZA-2026-00089 3501 Jackson Ave – Seven OaksA request to approve a variance to the required rear setback in a B1-1 zoning district, plus any additional variances, on about 0.35 acres generally located at 3501 Jackson Ave. Owner: 3501 Jackson LLCApplicant: Daniel Finn – Phelps Engineering, Inc.Representation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026, meeting at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The continuance was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 3 | CD-BZA-2026-00091 3800 Olive St – IvanhoeA request to approve a variance to the required rear setback to permit a single-family dwelling, and a special exception to the maximum height of a fence on a corner lot, plus any additional variances, on about0.16 acres generally located at 3800 Olive St. Owner: Ramsey KatherineApplicant: Camica AsberryRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Split decision, taken in two separate votes. The board granted the variance to the required rear setback in accordance with the site plan and staff report, allowing the single-unit dwelling to be placed on the lot, and separately voted to deny the special exception for the fence height. Both votes were unanimous. The practical effect is that the applicant may build the house but must bring the fence down to four feet. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. Applicant Camica Asberry testified that she had gone through a pre-review process before purchasing and had understood it would guide the size of home she needed and described clearing the lot of dumped tires, trash, and other debris. She declined a continuance, saying her financing would not accommodate the delay. | |
| 4 | CD-BZA-2026-00098 2433 Tracy Ave – Troost CoalitionA request to approve a variance to the required side setback to permit an expanded front porch in a UR district, plus any additional variances, on about 0.17 acres generally located at 2433 Tracy Ave. Owner: Zook James & Gemma OApplicant: Gemma Zook – Ability KCRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Approved in accordance with the site plan and staff report, on a unanimous vote. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. The applicant told the board the project has moved from traditional wood framing to steel framing and that the porch decking will be composite material. | |
| 5 | CD-BZA-2026-000994333 Virginia Ave – Historic Manheim ParkA request to approve variances to the infill residential development standards to permit a single-family dwelling on the subject site, plus any additional variances, on about 0.12 acres generally located at 4333 Virginia Ave. Owner: Kansas City Missouri Homesteading AuthApplicant: Ryan Holt – Capital BuildersRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Approved on variances A and B, in accordance with the site plan and staff report, on a unanimous vote. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. Discussion focused on the surrounding context, with staff noting that between 43rd and 44th on Virginia, there are eight houses that are two story or one and a half story and six that are one story. | |
| 6 | CD-BZA-2026-001018745 E US 40 Hwy A request to approve a variance to the distance requirements for vehicle storage, plus any other needed variances in an M1-5 zoning district on about 40.39 acres generally located at 8745 E US 40 Highway. Owner: 8745 E US Highway 40 Vi, LLCApplicant: Rachelle Biondo – Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.Representation Status: Attorney Representing |
| Result: Approved in accordance with the site plan and staff report, on a unanimous vote. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case. Staff explained that because the proposed building would house the outdoor vehicle storage use, it counts as a new main building, and that the two buildings were connected into one structure to avoid triggering a development plan requirement, since accessory structures cannot exist on a lot without a primary building. | |
| 7 | CD-BZA-2026-000858827 Sni-A-Bar Rd – Eastwood HillsA request to approve a special exception to the maximum height of a fence in the front yard of a residential lot, plus any additional variances, on about 0.42 acres generally located at 8827 Sni-A-Bar Rd. Owner: Ruby William J & Helen LApplicant: Ron HuntRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Denied. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. Board members said the code does not prevent the owner from having a fence, only a fence of that height in that location, and pointed out that a six-foot fence is permitted in the rear and side yards and a four-foot fence is permitted in the front yard. The chair told the applicant he could discuss appeal options with staff. | |
| 8 | CD-SUP-2026-000321308 W 11th St – Historic West BottomsA request to approve a Special Use Permit for a temporary surface parking lot in a UR zoning district on about 0.795 acres generally located at 1308 W 11th St. Owner: West Bottoms Propco Master LLCApplicant: David Laurence – SK Design GroupRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Approved with conditions, on a unanimous vote, with condition number three struck. Planner Alec Gustafson presented and noted the City Plan Commission had recommended approval with conditions on July 15, 2026. Condition three was the Police Department’s request for lighting averaging three foot candles with an average to minimum ratio of four to one; the applicant asked to handle lighting during the permitting process instead, saying the lot was already designed to parking lot lighting standards and that adding fixtures oriented toward the center of the lot would not be a problem. The board struck the condition on that basis. The permit carries an expiration three years after the disposition letter is issued, which staff said allows time to evaluate the lot’s effect on the surrounding neighborhood. The applicant told the board the lot is meant to serve parking for a residential development delivering later this year, and is a temporary step until a parking garage is built, with construction ideally starting within three years. | |
| 9 | CD-BZA-2025-00156418 Lawndale Ave – Indian MoundA request to approve a variance to permit a parking spot in the front yard, plus any other needed variances in an R-2.5 zoning district on about 0.7 acres generally located at 418 Lawndale Avenue. Owner: Campos Luis FernandoApplicant: RICARDO CAMPOSRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Denied. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case. The board reestablished a quorum before hearing the case, which had been continued from December 10, 2025. Discussion focused on front yard coverage, with the staff report indicating the proposal would result in roughly 65 percent front yard coverage against a code allowance of 40 percent. The chair told applicant Ricardo Campos to speak with staff about his next options. | |
| 10 | CD-BZA-2026-000881829 McGee St – CrossroadsA request to approve a variance to the sign standards to permit a larger sign, plus any other needed variances in an B4-5 zoning district on about 0.13 generally located at 1829 McGee Street. Owner: Icg Realty Holdings LLCApplicant: Infinity Signs LLCRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026 meeting at the request of the applicant, on a unanimous vote. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case. The case was passed over earlier in the day while staff waited for the applicant to come online, then taken up in the afternoon. The applicant asked for time to go back to the customer and find out what other options they would accept. | |
| 11 | CD-BZA-2026-001023350 N Holmes St – RiverviewA request to approve a variance to the sign standards to permit a larger sign, plus any other needed variances in an R-0.75 zoning district on about 16.7 acres generally located at 3350 N Holmes Street. Owner: Kansas City Area Transportation AuthorityApplicant: Gabe Vogl – Rosemann & Associates, P.C.Representation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026, meeting on a unanimous vote. A motion to grant variance A and deny variance B initially received a second, but the second was withdrawn so the applicant could redesign, and with no other member seconding, the motion died. Board members said they had no objection to the monument sign but were not supportive of the size requested, noting that the sign is measured by the smallest shape enclosing the letters rather than by the letters themselves, which is how a 44 square foot letter cutout becomes a much larger sign. The applicant, representing the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority property, said the site is hilly and largely screened by woods and housing, and agreed to return with two or three smaller options. | |
| 12 | CD-BZA-2026-000403901 N Wayne Ave – Sunset DixonA request to appeal a Notice of Violation related to a used auto sales use on about 0.85 acres generally located at 3901 N. Wayne Street. Owner: Thistle Hill Development IncApplicant: John Roe – The Roe Law Firm LLCRepresentation Status: Attorney Representing |
| Result: Continued to the October 14, 2026, meeting with fee, on a unanimous vote. Planner Larisa Chambi was assigned to the case. The board went into closed session during this case to discuss legal matters and legal advice, then reconvened in open session. The appeal turns on whether the used auto sales use was in continuous operation, and a certificate of legal nonconforming use had already been denied on the ground that it was not. Board members told the applicant they read appeals against the letter of the law and that the record as presented did not favor him, but said denial of the appeal would simply mean applying for a special use permit and that nothing in the file suggested such a permit would be refused. The applicant’s representative said delays at the Missouri Department of Revenue, including receiving the wrong license type and having to restart the process, explain the gap. The property owner said he has worked for 30 years to keep the building occupied and is concerned about it sitting vacant. The board granted 60 days plus for the applicant to gather utility and other records, and staff asked that the continuance carry a fee because the case will need to be re-advertised. | |
| 13 | CD-BZA-2026-001003744 Harrison Blvd – Hyde ParkA request to appeal a notice of violation for a building being used as a triplex on an R-5 zoned property on about 0.165 acres generally located at the NW corner of Harrison Boulevard and Manheim Road. Owner: V & W Properties LLCApplicant: Rachelle Biondo – Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.Representation Status: Attorney Representing |
| Result: Continued to the September 9, 2026, meeting at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The continuance was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 14 | CD-BZA-2026-00090419 W 61st St – Country ClubA request to approve a variance in an R-6 district to the infill lot and building standards to permit an attached garage, plus any additional variances on about 0.17 acres generally located at 419 W 61st Street. Owner: Hesse Kelley L & James RApplicant: Renew & Design, Build LLCRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Approved in accordance with the site plan and staff report, on a unanimous vote. Planner Connor Tomlin was assigned to the case. Two neighbors testified, and the applicant clarified that the garage sits within the property lines with no encroachments and that the structure moves further from the neighboring house than the existing condition. | |
| 15 | CD-BZA-2026-000937927 Wornall Rd – Waldo TowerA request to approve a variance to the accessory use standards to permit an accessory structure in the front yard of a property zoned B3-2, plus any additional variances, on about 0.12 acres generally located at 7927 Wornall Rd. Owner: Yofi Evan LLCApplicant: Luis Esqueda – Taco CacaoRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Denied, on a unanimous vote. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. Staff noted that even with the variance denied, the applicant may still use picnic tables as outdoor seating at the location and may use umbrellas or tents to provide shade for customers. Board members encouraged the applicant, who operates a taco business at the site, to work with staff on a different arrangement. | |
| 16 | CD-BZA-2026-001044900 Oak St – South PlazaA request to approve a variance to the sign standards to permit a larger sign, plus any other needed variances in an O-3 zoning district on about 2.09 acres generally located at 4900 Oak street. Owner: Russell Stover Candies LLCApplicant: Trey Maguder – Russell Stover ChocolatesRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Continued to the August 26, 2026 meeting at the request of the applicant, on a unanimous vote. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case. Applicant Trey Magruder asked for the continuance so he could provide additional information following discussions with staff, and chose August 26 from the dates offered. | |
| 17 | CD-BZA-2026-001055001 State Line Rd – Westwood ParkA request to approve variances to the infill residential development standards to permit a single-family dwelling on the subject property, plus any additional variances, on about 0.18 acres generally located at 5001 State Line Rd. Owner: Khouzam KarimApplicant: Alexandra Bojarski-Stauffer – Emerald Hive DesignRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Approved on variances A and B, on a unanimous vote. Planner Liz Collins was assigned to the case. Discussion covered how front setbacks were measured for surrounding properties, with staff noting that for at least one neighboring property the setback was measured to the main wall of the building rather than to a covered porch, which could affect the context data. | |
| 18 | CD-BZA-2026-000195 E 70th Ter – Armour HillsA request to approve a special exception to the maximum height of a fence on a residential corner lot, plus any additional variances on about 0.15 acres generally located at 5 E 70th Ter. Owner: Hickam Katrina LynneApplicant: Nicholas HawkRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026 meeting with fee, on a unanimous vote. Staff had requested dismissal because the revisions the board asked for at the June 24, 2026 hearing had not been submitted. Nicholas Hawk appeared online and asked for a continuance instead, saying a payment had not gone through in time. Staff said the case had been re-advertised and the board was prepared to hear it, so a fee would apply to any further continuance. The chair granted one more continuance and told the applicant it would be the last. | |
| 19 | CD-SUP-2026-000295245 N Lister Ave – Maple ParkA request to approve a special use permit in District R-6 to allow for a temporary laydown yard on about 3 acres generally located approximately 300 feet from the northeast corner of North Lister Avenue and Northeast Vivion Road. Owner: MBW Construction IncApplicant: DeAnna Brantley – Spire MissouriRepresentation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026 meeting at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The continuance was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 20 | CD-BZA-2026-000944404 N Jackson Ave – ChaumiereA request to approve a variance in an R-2.5 district to the maximum size of an accessory structure, plus any additional variances on about 0.2 acres generally located at 4404 N Jackson Ave Owner: Abbas Firas & Jasim MaryamApplicant: Firas Abbas – KC Star Mechanic & Body Shop LLCRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Approved, on a unanimous vote. Planner Connor Tomlin was assigned to the case. The applicant told the board his minivan is about ten feet long and that he needs roughly 20 feet by 12 feet of covered space, and said no neighbor had raised a concern with him about the accessory structure. | |
| 21 | CD-BZA-2025-001037730 N Oak Trfy – North Kansas CityA request to appeal a Notice of Violation related to an outdoor vehicle sales use on about 1.4 acres generally located at 7730 N Oak Trfy. Owner: Cummins Magda L TrustApplicant: Rachelle Biondo – Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.Representation Status: Attorney Representing |
| Result: Dismissed at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The dismissal was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 22 | CD-BZA-2026-0007912220 NW Skyview Ave – North Kansas CityA request to approve a variance to allow gravel in a proposed B4-1 district, and any other necessary variances, on about 23 acres generally located at 12220 NW Skyview Avenue. Owner: Longview Ventures LLCApplicant: Sam Malinowsky – SM EngineeringRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026 meeting at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The continuance was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 23 | CD-BZA-2026-001039050 NW Prairie View Rd – North Kansas CityA request to approve a variance to the maximum allowed floor area (25,000 square feet) of an industrial use in a B4 district on about 6.8 acres generally located at 9050 Northwest Prairie View Road. Owner: Amerco Real Estate Company / U-HaulApplicant: Lance Scott – Cook, Flatt & Strobel Engineers, P.A.Representation Status: Representative with Consent Affidavit |
| Result: Continued to the August 12, 2026 meeting at the request of staff, on a unanimous vote. The continuance was announced at the start of the hearing and handled in a single motion covering several cases. No testimony was taken on the merits. | |
| 24 | CD-BZA-2026-0009716018 E 87th St A request to approve a variance to the rear setback of a house, plus any other needed variances in an R-80 zoning district on about 0.98 acres generally located at 16018 E 87th Street. Owner: Brownsberger William N & Rachael LApplicant: Herb SihRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Approved in accordance with the site plan and staff report, on a unanimous vote. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case, and the applicant appeared in person. The applicant told the board the area behind the house is an easement around a lake within a floodplain that will never be built on. | |
| 25 | CD-BZA-2026-000925017 Park Ave – Blue HillsA request to approve a special exception to permit a taller fence on the subject site, in an R-6 zoning district on about 0.13 acres generally located at 5017 Park Avenue. Owner: Masterson Clarence Eugene IIIApplicant: Malkia FielderRepresentation Status: Owner Present |
| Result: Denied, on a unanimous vote. Planner Stephanie Saldari was assigned to the case. The applicant appeared online and explained the fence was intended to contain dogs. Board members said the front yard fence exceeds what the code allows and that their duty is to uphold the zoning ordinance and told the applicant the fence must be brought down to four feet or removed, while a taller fence remains permitted in the rear yard. | |
City Council
July 23rd, 2026, 2:00 pm
The session was attended this week by Councilmember Kevin O’Neill, Councilmember Nathan Willett, Councilmember Lindsay French, Councilmember Wes Rogers, Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley, Councilmember Melissa Robinson, Councilmember Crispin Rea, Councilmember Eric Bunch, Councilmember Darrell Curls, Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilmember Andrea Bough, Councilmember Johnathan Duncan, and Mayor Quinton Lucas
260559
RESOLUTION – Approving the KCI Area Plan as a guide for the future development and public investment within the area bounded by the city limits of Kansas City, Missouri, on the north, city limits to Amity, and then along Highway 152 on the south, Platte/Clay County boundary on the east, and city limits of Kansas City, Missouri, on the west. (CD-MISC-2026-00004)
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development
Attachments: Memo
Results: Passed. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, which had recommended immediate adoption. He explained that this resolution adopts the updated KCI Area Plan, which will guide decisions on land use, development, and transportation priorities in the area around Kansas City International Airport. There was no further discussion.
260611
Vacating an approximately 6,000-square-foot alley in Districts R-0.5/B1-1/M1-5 generally located 150 feet east of Lydia Avenue, between East 10th Street and East 11th Street and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2025-00023)
Neighborhoods: Paseo West
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Held until August 11, 2026. Following the vote on the KCI Area Plan resolution, the presiding officer announced a request to hold the item, and no member objected.
260621
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a one (1) year $ 1,000,000.00 SaaS contract (EV3603) with Digitech Computer LLC to provide a SaaS EMS billing system (“System”) for $6.20 per billable account and 3.95% of Net Collected Revenue for collection services for the six (6) month transition to the new system, authorizing the manager of procurement services to amend the contract and exercise the City’s nine (9) one year renewal options; estimating and appropriating revenue; directing the City Manager to report annually on the implementation of the new system, including the impact on existing city staff; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Passed. Councilmember Andrea Bough carried the item for the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee, which had recommended advance and do pass as a committee substitute. She explained the contract lets the Fire Department’s medical billing division resolve insurance claims using the vendor’s current software, which is expected to reduce the claims backlog and improve efficiency in filing claims and collecting revenue. She noted the ordinance states the Council’s desire that the new billing system assist Local 500 members by improving the efficiency and performance of collections and directs the City Manager to report annually on implementation. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days before taking up this and the other committee advances. There was no further discussion.
260560
Repealing the KCI Area Plan, adopted by Ordinance No. 090395, which replaced a portion of the KCIA Area Plan with the KCI Area Plan, and repealing any other subsequent amendments.
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development
Attachments: Memo
Results: Passed unanimously. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. He explained that the Council had just adopted the new KCI Area Plan by resolution and that this ordinance repeals the old plan. Because the earlier plan was adopted by ordinance, back when area plans were handled that way, repealing it also has to be done by ordinance. Bunch noted the update is part of the ongoing work under the KC Spirit Playbook to refresh area plans across the city. There was no further discussion.
260566
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances entitled “Classification of Licenses and License Fees” by repealing Section 10-129, entitled “Reserved,” and replacing it with a section of like number entitled “Entertainment Districts; Official Geographic Definitions” to establish official geographic definitions for administrative reference areas and entertainment districts used for licensure, special event administration, and other city-wide regulatory purposes; and amending Chapter 64, Code of Ordinances entitled “Streets, sidewalks, and public places” by repealing Section 64-500 entitled “Definitions” and replacing it with a section of like number and subject matter for the purpose of renaming the definition of “entertainment district” to “entertainment district development project”.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: Memo
Results: Passed unanimously. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, which had recommended advance and do pass as a committee substitute. He said that despite the length of the title, the ordinance does nothing more than codify the geographic boundaries of the various entertainment districts in one place in Chapter 10, where they had not previously been described in detail, and clean up a related definition in Chapter 64. There was no further discussion.
260612
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, “Alcoholic Beverages,” by repealing and replacing Section 10-214 for the purpose of requiring neighborhood notification where any licensed premises changes the type of alcohol served.
Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls
Attachments: N/A
Results: Passed. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. He explained that the ordinance establishes a process under which neighborhoods around an establishment that sells alcohol are notified when the business changes the type of alcohol it serves under its license. There was no further discussion.
260613
Amending Chapter 10, Code of Ordinances, “Alcoholic Beverages,” by repealing and replacing Section 10-266 for the purpose of applying Section 10-242 probationary period and criteria to any approved change in control or majority change in ownership of a business that results in the issuance of a new license and requiring informational notice to eligible Neighborhood Associations, Home Associations, the Kansas City Police Department, and the City Council of the change in control or majority change in ownership.
Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls
Attachments: N/A
Results: Passed. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, which had recommended advance and do pass as a committee substitute. He described it as the companion to the previous ordinance, also brought by Councilmember Darrell Curls, requiring notification to neighborhood associations and the Police Department when ownership of a licensed business changes. There was no further discussion.
260632
Declaring a temporary moratorium on certain property transactions within the 18th and Vine District; and directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive redevelopment and rezoning plan for the area.
Neighborhoods: 18th & Vine
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
Attachments: Memo
Results: Passed. Councilmember Eric Bunch carried the item for the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, which had recommended advance and do pass as a committee substitute. He explained that the City owns a substantial number of properties in the 18th and Vine District and that the ordinance pauses certain real estate transactions there so the City has time to develop a strategic redevelopment approach for the district. There was no further discussion.
260648
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to exceed the $1,000,000.00 contract threshold and execute a one-year term and supply contract for Glycol Facility Operations and Maintenance (EV4376) with US Engineering, LLC from previously appropriated funds; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the contract.
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed unanimously. There was no discussion of the item.
260652
Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a one (1) year lease agreement with two (2) options to renew for one (1) year each with Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey for the purpose of office space on 18th and Vine, located at 1714 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64108.
Neighborhoods: 18th & Vine
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260657
Authorizing the City Manager to sign a Torch Relay Agreement with LA28 for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, stating the Council’s intent to provide funding for certain city services in connection with the LA28 Olympic Torch Relay if the City is selected; directing the City Manager to include funding in the 2027-28 and 2028-29 annual budget to cover any and all required City services, including but not limited to police, fire, traffic, EMS, transportation, sanitation, and all other contractual obligations to support the 2028 Olympic Torch Relay in Kansas City and all related events and activities; appropriating $1,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund (2210) to cover preliminary costs associated with the submittal; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: City Manager’s Office
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260658
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances by enacting a new Chapter 2-1694, Code of Ordinances, entitled “Housing Accelerator Fund,” to provide funding grant awards for the rehabilitation and the return to productive use of abandoned, nuisance, and distressed residential properties in disinvested neighborhoods; establishing the Housing Accelerator Fund in the records of the City of Kansas City, Missouri; reducing previously appropriated funds in the General Fund (1000) by $500,000.00; appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund (1000) and appropriating a like transfer to the Housing Accelerator Fund (2910); reducing previously appropriated funds in the Development Services Fund (2210) by $250,000.00; appropriating $250,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Development Services Fund (2210) and appropriating a like transfer to the Housing Accelerator Fund (2910); appropriating $750,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Accelerator Fund (2910) to provide gap funding for the rehabilitation of eligible residential properties by qualified rehabilitation partners; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260659
Designating certain neighborhoods and properties as Housing Accelerator Target Areas pursuant to Section 2-1694.2, Code of Ordinances.
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260660
Directing the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Board to issue a targeted request for proposals during the next round of Central City Economic Development Sales Tax funding for eligible projects located on Prospect Avenue between 9th Street and Gregory Boulevard.
Neighborhoods: Independence Plaza
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260663
Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Hosting Requirements & Bid Proposal to host matches and tournament events of the Men’s Rugby World Cup USA 2031; stating the Council’s intent to provide funding for certain City services in connection with the 2031 Rugby World Cup if the City is chosen as an official host city; and directing the City Manager to include funding for required City services in the 2028-29 and 2029-30 annual budgets to cover City services, including but not limited to police, fire, traffic, EMS, airport, transportation, sanitation, and all other contractual obligations to support the Men’s Rugby World Cup USA 2031 tournament and all related events and activities.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260664
Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Host City Agreement with the Federation Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) and relevant organizations to be appointed as a host city of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031; stating the Council’s intent to provide funding for certain City services in connection with the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031; and directing the City Manager to include funding for required City services in the 2028-29 and 2029-30 annual budgets.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260665
Authorizing the City Manager to execute an Airport Agreement for use of Kansas City International Airport (“KCI”), Kansas City Downtown Airport-Wheeler Field (“MKC”) facilities, and ancillary services for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031; stating the Council’s intent to provide funding for certain City airport related services in connection with the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031; and directing the City Manager to include funding for required City services in the 2028-29 and 2029-30 annual budgets.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260666
RESOLUTION – Directing the City Manager to work with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri, to prepare and present within 90 days a proposed City-initiated proactive tax increment financing plan for Prospect Avenue between East 9th Street and East Gregory Boulevard; and directing the City Manager to identify and apply for other available funding to support economic development and redevelopment within that area.
Neighborhoods: Independence Plaza
Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Finance, Governance, and Public Safety Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260644
Accepting and approving a grant award amendment in the amount of $190,160.00 with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for the City’s Cities Readiness Initiative program; estimating and appropriating the sum of $190,160.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260645
Accepting and approving the third year continuation award in the amount of $732,999.00 under the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services under the CORE Public Health Functions Grant; accepting previously received incentive funding in the amount of $159,089.60 under the same grant; estimating and appropriating a total of $892,088.60 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260646
Accepting and approving a grant award amendment in the amount of $332,950.00 with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for the City’s Public Health Preparedness program; estimating and appropriating the sum of $332,950.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260647
Approving the plat of Congress Industrial Park, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 60 acres generally located at 10951 N. Congress Avenue, creating two lots and one tract for the purpose of an industrial development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2024-00017)
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260649
Accepting a 2026-2027 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 $305,921.66 in the General Grants Fund; authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a subaward grant agreement in connection with this grant; and recognizing this ordnance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Law Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Approving the plat of Woodland Avenue Church Subdivision, an addition in Clay County, Missouri, on approximately 10 acres generally located at the northeast corner of Interstate 435 and North Woodland Avenue, creating one lot and one tract for the purpose of a religious assembly; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and the Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2026-00013)
Neighborhoods: North Kansas City
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
RESOLUTION – Appointing Brenton Siverly as an interim director and Krysten Carnes, Kimiko Gilmore, Bill Miller and Matthew Muckenthaler as successor directors to the Performing Arts Community Improvement District.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Vacating approximately 13,000 square feet of public right-of-way in Districts B1-1 and B4-1 generally located along Charlotte Street, north of East 134th Street; and directing the City Clerk to record certain documents. (CD-ROW-2026-00013)
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Approving a development plan on about 1.7 acres generally located at the northeast corner of East 137th Street and Holmes Road in District B3-2 to allow for a third principal structure to be built on the site. (CD-CPC-2026-00060)
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Approving a development plan on about 8 acres in District B3-4 generally located on the east side of North Oak Trafficway at Northeast Hill Street to allow a 24 unit townhouse development. (CD-CPC-2026-00070)
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Approving a major amendment to a previously approved UR Plan on about 13.64 acres in District UR generally located at the southwest corner of East Linwood Boulevard and Gillham Plaza to allow outdoor storage of 25 trucks and installation of a 10-foot fence. (CD-CPC-2026-00069)
Neighborhoods: Old Hyde Park
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Approving the designation of Dunford Place to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places (HO Overlay) on an area of about eight acres generally located on the west side of Grandview Road approximately 115 feet south of East 107th Terrace. (CD-CPC-2026-00049)
Neighborhoods: Hickman Mills
Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $1,724,737.00 contract (EV4394) with U.S. Engineering Service, LLC to provide KCI Terminal HVAC & Plumbing Maintenance; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the Contract; and authorizing the Director of Aviation to expend appropriated funds for the contract.
Neighborhoods: KCI
Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Attachments: Memo
Results: Introduced on first reading and assigned to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. The Council waived the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days and introduced all first reading items together in a single motion, which passed. There was no discussion of the item.
260667
Appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 2490; directing the City Manager, within 2 days, to inspect the residential properties at 135 N. Lawn Avenue, 132 N. Lawn Avenue and 148 N. Lawn Avenue for any City Code violations and, for any emergency or immediate health threat pursuant to City Code, to issue within two days thereafter any emergency or other order required under City Code and commensurate with such findings and to undertake any enforcement and abatement efforts that are warranted and feasible to address emergency or immediate dangers; directing the City Manager, within 60 days, to establish a task force to develop and implement a plan to regulate landlords who fail to maintain safe and habitable conditions for tenants; directing the City Manager, within 60 days, to explore establishing a fund to support emergency repairs and report to Council; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Neighborhoods: Indian Mound
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnathan Duncan
Attachments: N/A
Results: Introduced from the floor by Councilmember Johnathan Duncan, amended, and passed the same day with Willet voting no. The Council first voted to waive the charter requirement that ordinances be read on three separate days so the item could be taken up immediately. Duncan told the Council the ordinance is not only about the North Lawn Apartments, citing the recent displacement of families at Cloverleaf and at a hotel at Ninth and Olive that was condemned as unsafe to occupy. He said the city’s only practical remedy has been to condemn buildings and displace families when the code already allows the city to repair, abate, vacate, and assess the landlord for the cost. Duncan described the immediate problems at the property as a lack of electricity and active sewage in a basement, with elderly residents and high heat forecast for the following week. He said the money would be recovered through a special tax assessment against the property, comparable to how the city once handled sidewalk repairs. Councilmember Kevin O’Neill said he agreed with the substance but objected to same-day adoption and to appropriating $500,000 without a cost breakdown or assurance the City would recover the money at sale. Councilmember Eric Bunch said he shared those concerns but that a week matters given the conditions.
Mayor Quinton Lucas said he would support the ordinance because of the life safety issue, noted the appropriation is an upper limit rather than a planned expenditure, and said a 2023 agreement on the property should have come to the Council as an ordinance rather than being handled administratively. Councilmember Darrell Curls, who had visited the property, said the conditions were heartbreaking and asked how the Housing Trust Fund would be made whole. Councilmember Melissa Robinson asked whether the funds could be used to relocate residents instead; Duncan said the tenants do not want to be relocated and that the electrical and sewage problems can be repaired in place. The City Manager raised concerns about operationalizing a code section adopted in July 1986 for the first time in this manner, about the 48-hour requirement, about not having contractors on standby, and about the lack of a dispute resolution process if an owner contests the assessed cost. Councilmember O’Neill offered a friendly amendment, accepted by the sponsor, adding “up to” before $500,000 in the title and in Section 1 and directing the City Manager to report back to the Council with a breakdown of how the money is being spent. Assistant City Manager Tammy Queen noted that the “up to” language is largely redundant because an appropriation sets a ceiling but does not create a problem. A question about whether an emergency determination by the Director of Neighborhoods would imply a waiver of the solicitation requirement was raised, and the Law Department recommended a closed session to answer it; the Council did not go into closed session, with members noting the amounts involved fall under the existing contracting threshold.
End of Council Agenda
Dan Baldwin is the author of This Week at City Hall, a current Urban Planning & Design student at UMKC, a veteran, former Kansas Realtor, a political activist & organizer, and local musician. Dan is passionate about building a better future through policy design and how it interacts with our built environment and lived experiences and is confident that his time as the Center for Neighborhood’s intern will help him grow in those passions and be an opportunity for communal growth as well.
Great meeting recap!