The meeting will come to order.

Our guest chaplain is pleasing.

All who can stand, please stand for the indication.

Press the button and it'll turn green.

I think it's working coolly.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilman Willard.

So when you're in your 50s, you have to pray over your prayer to make sure you get it right.

So what God gave me the title is God's face.

And I just want to pause for a moment and look out at each of one of you and encourage you to think about how important our face is on a daily walk, right?

How important that is with our meetings, our business, our coffee meetings, and so forth, and how important that is.

And I want our council and our leaders and our mayor to know that I see you.

And I get to see what most people don't get to see, and that's your humanity and the behind the scenes and the struggles of life, but yet you carry on.

You take the charge and you serve and you take care of us, and I am forever grateful for what each of you do for our city.

I'd like to pray this blessing over to you today, and excuse me if I get a little bit emotional.

Numbers 624 through 26 says, the Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine upon you.

The Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.

Amen.

One nation under God and divisible with liberty and justice for all.

Lucas.

Yes, sir.

260608.

Declaring July 2nd, 2026 to be grandparents for gun safety day in Kansas City and recognizing distribution of 10,000 free firearm safety locks.

Yes, sir.

All right.

Come on up, everybody.

Everybody gets to be part of it.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, honorable mayor.

It is my honor to rise today on behalf of a wonderful group that is making so much impact in our community.

And just as they have led us for all of their years, it is my honor to be a leader and offer an internship opportunity to uh one of the interns that I have here, and today is her her last day, but she is a bright shining star, and I have asked her to read this special action today, Miss Hania Withers.

Hello, my name is Haneal Withers.

I am an incoming senior at North Kansas City High School.

After high school, I plan on attending a four-year college or university and obtaining a degree in political science or international business.

Grandparents for gun safety reaching the milestone of distributing 10,000 free firearms, demonstrating exceptional leadership and promoting responsible firearm storage and helping protect children, families, and communities through education, partnership, and prevention.

And the safety of children, families, and communities is a shared responsibility.

And secure firearm storage is one of the most effective ways to prevent accidental shootings, youth suicide, and unauthorized access to firearms.

Grandparents for Gun Safety has demonstrated outstanding leadership by educating families, partnering with community organizations, and expanding access to free firearms safety devices throughout the Kansas City region.

And the dedication and through the dedication of volunteers, community partners, health care organizations, public safety agencies, and residents, Grandparents for Gun Safety has reached a remarkable milestone of distributing its 10,000 free firearm safety lock, helping thousands of families adopt responsible firearm storage practices, and the achievement of this achievement reflects the power of community collaboration, reinforced and reinforces that storing firearms unloaded, locked, and separate from ammunition can save lives.

While respecting the rights of responsible firearm owners, the city recognizes that public education and access to firearm safety resources are essential components of preventing avoidable injuries and deaths and creating safer communities for future generations.

That the mayor and council hereby declare July 2nd, 2026, Grandparents for Gun Safety Day in Kansas City, Missouri.

And I will just end with just a final thank you.

Just the work that you all do every every day, and thank you also for being a partner for the last seven years with the Operation Backpack event, where I know that is where you give away your largest amount of gun locks.

And I just have to say, on behalf of my son, who just recently lost one of his college friends to an accidental gun shooting who was mishandling a gun.

Just want to just uplift his family and all of those who care for him as well.

Thank you so much for the work that you're doing.

I know you're saving lives with that.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution?

Councilwoman Robins.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I too would like to take an opportunity to say thank you for all of the work that you are doing.

I've been doing community baby showers for over 18 years.

And it took some convincing in terms of the data in terms of passing these out to expecting mothers and fathers because of the trauma that oftentimes guns have, especially in historically disinvested neighborhoods.

But the data that shared the number of lives that you all save based off of the gun safety locks is so very important, and they need to be distributed at every point at every entry at every opportunity.

And so we thank you for really dispatching an army of angels to our community so that everyone has access to this life-saving tool, and to ensure that these accidents don't happen in our community is safe.

So thank you so much.

Thank you, Councilman Robinson.

Are there any others who wish to speak to the resolution?

Hearing on the resolution is now before council.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

The resolution is adopted.

Whomever would like to speak.

Thank you.

Hi, my name's Barbara McNeil, and I serve on the board of Grandparents for Gun Safety.

And I've had the pleasure of coordinating the Lock It for Love program for the past nine years since it started.

Um I'm overwhelmed by your kind thoughts.

It's the reason that we do what we do, and we are confident that we have saved lives.

Um, on behalf of the board, the 160 volunteers who have participated in 357 events and distributed 10,0011 locks, we want to thank you for your recognition.

The program's success is primarily due to the 104 community partners who have invited us to join them, largely in the Kansas City metro area.

This morning I was looking through some old notes and recalled that when we were initially considering the need for this program, our founder, Judy Sherry, and I met with Mayor Sly James in August of two April of 2017, and then presented to the city council in June.

Along with the Kansas City Missouri Health Department, the Kansas City Police Department, of which Jason Cooley was one of our original contacts, and children's children's mercy hospital.

We received a resounding yes to begin a gun safety education program, and here we stand today, confident that we have saved lives.

In addition to our traditional in person tabling events, we now partner with Swope Health, Hope Family Care Center, Truth 39 Thrift Store, and many others who distribute the locks on our behalf.

We look forward to Mayor Pro Tim's Operation Backpack, which is our largest event every year, and this year we again expect to give out over 350 locks at that event.

I want to thank you for your continued support of our efforts as we work together to keep our community safe, and I want to introduce our executive director, Rachel Casey to say a few more things.

Thank you so much.

Seven million children live in a home with a loaded unsecured gun.

In Missouri and Kansas, guns are the number one means of death of children.

We know there are many complicated factors that go into gun violence, and that behavior change can be can take a long time, is very expensive, and has so many factors.

But in the meantime, GGS can provide a free um gun lock, cable gun lock that anybody can use to secure a firearm in their home.

Our program provides the free locks with no questions asked, except we track zip codes.

Every one of those locks can decrease the chance that a curious toddler, a depressed teen, a potential domestic violence victim, or anyone in a vulnerable home can no longer become the next tragic story.

Since, as mentioned, since 2017, GGS has given out 10,000 gun locks.

So by far the most gun locks have been distributed in this city.

So we are very proud to be a part of that effort.

As she mentioned, locks are primarily distributed through tabling events and through our community partners.

It's about 1,300 that have been distributed through SWOP, Truce 39th Thrift Shop, Hope Family Care Center, and we're looking forward to some new partnerships.

And we're looking forward to continuing this work and supporting all of you all's work to make Kansas City a safer community for our most vulnerable families.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Next section.

260 615.

Recognizing Pastor Brandon Mims for his faithful service to the third district through Ad hoc Group Against Crime as Chief Operating Officer.

Gertrude and Pat Casey as CEO and Executive Director.

And as senior minister of the Greater Metropolitan Church of Christ in Kansas City.

Thank you so much, Madam Clark.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor, to my colleagues.

So last week we did a 48-hour call to help people with recovery at our Eastside Can Center.

And in the midst of being at 31st in Prospect for 48 hours straight, we got a chance to meet a lot of great individuals.

We wanted to take an opportunity to recognize Brandon Mims for his work in the community.

And I have with me my intern, Tyler Moody, who will introduce this special action.

Good afternoon.

My name is Tyler Moody.

I am a rising junior at Lincoln High School, and I am proud to have this honor to speak about this amazing man, Pastor Brandon A.

Mims.

Micah chapter 6 and verse 8 says, What does the Lord require of thee but to do justly, love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

I believe that this scripture speaks about the life, the work, and the ministry of Pastor Brandon A.

Mims.

We recognize Pastor Mims, Senior Minister of Greater Metropolitan Church of Christ, Chief Operating Officer of the Ad hoc Group Against Crime, and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Greater Impact.

Reverend Mims have shown that ministry extends beyond the four walls of the church and should be also in the heart of the community.

He has exhibited this by meeting people where they are, releasing hope, and working relentlessly to address the issues in our communities of violence, trauma, addiction, and the many challenges that are plaguing our community.

It is because of this and of much more that I am extremely honored to present this special action on behalf of the third district, recognizing the outstanding service, ministry, and leadership of Reverend Brandon Mims.

Thank you.

Councilman Robinson.

No, well, nothing more.

I want to thank our intern and thank Dr.

Mims for all the work that he's doing.

Thank you.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution?

I've had the fortune of working with Pastor Mims on a few different things over the years.

I remember some particularly hot days, a lot of issues, a lot of dramas all around.

But Pastor Mims being an outstanding leader in making sure that we could get to a community that is rowing together to try to make sure everything can be better for all of our people here in Kansas City.

So thank you, Pastor.

If there are no others who wish to speak to the resolution, the resolution is now before council.

All in favor, indicate by saying aye.

All opposed.

If you'd have anything to say.

No, I'm joking.

I just want to uh first thank the city council, Councilwoman Robinson, and all of City Council and Mayor Lucas for this opportunity.

And uh I came from Atlanta and I called home when I landed, and I told my family first, I said, this is the most modern airport I've ever seen, uh, because I'd come from Hartsfield, and I said you can park right outside.

Secondly, I went to the plaza and it was free parking, and I told my family, I'm never leaving because parking is free.

Uh but what I found was a community uh that was wonderful, uh, that was warm and welcoming and and ready to tackle the issues that uh were affecting us.

And so Kansas City has been my home.

I'm grateful not only to be able to have given to Kansas City, but for everything Kansas City has given back to me.

I'm grateful uh to my wife, my family, my church.

I have one of the baddest churches in the land, y'all.

They are willing to do the work.

And so I just want to thank all of you for this opportunity to the young man uh who uh Tyler, I believe I thought he was a preacher as well.

Uh so I thank you all so much for this opportunity.

God bless you, and I look forward to seeing you in the streets.

Amen.

Thank you, Pat.

Next action, six zero six one six, recognizing June 2026 as National Immigrant Heritage Month in Kansas City.

Councilman Rogers.

So today we recognize June.

So last month is the National Immigrant Heritage Month in Kansas City.

And what National Heritage Month is, we observed all across the country to celebrate the contributions of immigrants, honor the rich diversity they bring to our communities, and reaffirm our commitment to building a more inclusive and welcoming nation.

Kansas City's long been shaped and strengthened by generations of immigrants who have come to our city seeking opportunity, safety, freedom, and a better future for their families.

Immigrants in Kansas City play a vital role in every sector of our community, from small business and entrepreneurship to health care, education, faith, the arts, and civic leadership, making invaluable contributions to our city's cultural, social, and economic fabric.

National Immigrant Heritage Month is an opportunity to highlight the shared stories of courage, resilience, and hope from immigrants past and present, and to amplify the experience of immigrant communities who continue to face challenges in accessing resources, rights, and representation.

Our city reaffirms its commitment to being a welcoming city where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is practiced, and all people, regardless of their country or origin, are treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.

So with that being said, I I think it's you know, we're doing it a few days late because our council schedule got goofy last month because of the World Cup.

So we got to see firsthand what it means when you bring people from all over the world to here in the part of our country in Kansas City, and and the immigrants are just such an integral part of our city always, and so I think it's great to celebrate this around the World Cup.

And I know each of you individually, and thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for your thank you for your contribution to our city.

I'm glad we can celebrate this month a couple of days late and continue to celebrate the World Cup for a couple of more weeks.

So thank you for being here.

Thank you, Councilman Rogers.

Councilman Duncan.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

Uh, as we continue to see, you know, increases in uh the terrorization of immigrants um in our country.

Um, I want to thank Councilman Rogers for his leadership on this.

Um, and we have a responsibility to double down our commitment uh to make sure that every single one of our immigrants feel welcome and at home and safe, which is increasingly hard to do.

So thank you for you all's work.

Um I know almost all of you.

Um I know that you are hardworking folks that work diligently to make sure that you know our immigrant communities feel like this is a home that they can stay in.

So thank you.

Thank you, Councilman Duncan.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution?

Hearing none of the resolutions now before council.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

Resolution's adopted.

Whomever would like to speak.

And I'm a big backer, and I need sausage and meats and stuff, so that would not sustain me for the rest of this meeting.

Um, first and foremost, thank you so much.

My name is Rita Strickland.

I sit on the board of I of Immigrant.

Um, I'm so thankful to be here today as well.

And I've got alongside our partners here with the KC Chamber and AGH group as well.

So we just want to say thank you for allowing us to be here, as you could tell, uh, with FIFA World Cup.

I mean, we just had such a great experience thus far, and I can't wait to go celebrate with Colombia and Ghanai Ghana later today.

So thank you, Mayor and Council members.

I'm honored to represent I have an immigrant whose mission is to elevate immigrant voices, fund pathways to citizenship, and build communities where every family is seen and support it.

The infrastructure and culture and very heartbeat of Kansas City and this nation would not be possible without immigrants.

They are the hands that build the minds that innovate and the stories that color our communities with resilience and brilliance.

And I also want to name clearly this nation was not only built by immigrants but by our black brothers and sisters, whose labor, brilliance, and sacrifice lay the foundation for the freedoms and the opportunities we stand on today.

We do not remiss that truth.

We do honor our allies, the neighbors, leaders, and advocates who stand with immigrants, families, and help ensure that belonging is just not a hope, but a lived reality.

Today's recognition tells our community, your story matters, and you belong in Kansas City and this nation and this country.

I want to thank our partners, such as the Greater Kansas City Chamber, Asylum Clinic, Kansas City, AGH Law, JBS, AIR, and the concerned communities for immigrants and refugees, and so many others.

These organizations show up, stand up to help carry the work forward, and today recognition tells our community your story, matters, and you belong.

A proclamation, I just want to be honest, is really important, but that's just paper, right?

Our actions is really what really matters of what how we treat one another and who are we standing up and amplifying voices.

It is a hard reality right now at this time, especially seeing everything on social media, the family and friends and things that are happening around, especially right now with our family members in Venezuela.

We just want to recognize that moment right now and all the tragedies that are happening.

So as these things are happening, we also want to share the partnership that we have together.

We must continue building partnership, sustaining support, and assuring that every voice that matters in this room when decisions are made.

That is how recognition becomes reality and change.

Thank you for celebrating us and for helping us build a future where every family can thrive, not just in words and in live experiences.

And before I close, I'll add one more truth.

Immigrants know how to throw the best parties.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your leadership.

Well, the clerk proceed with the final readings?

Debate docket.

Yes, sir.

260445.

Vacate in a sidewalk right away in the proposed district MPD, joining located within the area known as Country Club Plaza.

Directing city clerk to record certain documents, appropriating $5,000 for an unappropriate fund balance of the development services fund for the purpose of public communication.

Recognize for next to time effective date.

There's a request to hold this item for one week.

Is there any objection?

Harry None will be held for one week.

Yes, sir.

260496.

Approving the first amendment to the 800 grand TIFF plan and authorizing city manager to intend to a tax contribution and disbursement agreement with Kansas City TIFF Commission and 800 grand KSKMOLLC.

Finance committee to pass.

Honorable mayor, this amendment modifies the budget of the redevelopment project cost, the description and the amount of the source of funds, and the description of the public participation.

The proposed amendment modify modification does not alter enlarge the exterior boundaries of the redevelopment area or change the nature of any redevelopment project described by the redevelopment plan.

Finance governance and public safety reviewed and recommended due pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Is there any further discussion?

All right, hearing none, the clerk will call the uh councilman duncan.

Mr.

Mayor, thank you.

You know, we've talked a lot about this in committee.

Um I'm still not clear on you know how much this TIFF redirection is going to include the e-tax, public safety sales tax, um, have you know a 30-year impact on the budget for public safety, um, a 30-year impact on our city's financials, and while I think the scarab building is worthy of redevelopment, um, I think that this this package is is far too generous uh for the project, and I'll be voting no.

Thank you, Councilman Duncan.

Is there further discussion on the ordinance?

Harry Nun, the clerk will call the roll.

Aye, aye, no, you.

Willie, French.

Aye, Patterson has I Robinson, no, Raya.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

Pilot program for the transit oriented development uh planning program funding the federal transportation, transportation administration.

Transportation committee, do pass councilwoman robins.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor, colleagues.

This resolution directs the city manager to apply for approximately $500,000 for the pilot program for transportation oriented development, funding by the federal transportation administration.

Um, this grant will help uh with planning TLD that enables Kansas City to expand housing and business opportunities while supporting the region's transit system.

The 18th Street and Southwest Boulevard Boulevard corridors are eligible for the TOD program as primary links between Kansas City's neighborhoods and state line.

Um, in addition to recognizing the mayor for putting this forward, we also would like to recognize my colleague, Councilman uh Melissa Patterson Hasley for her work in the extension of a street car along 18th street.

The transportation infrastructure and operations committee recommends advance and due pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Robinson.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

Hearing none of the clerk will call the roll.

Aye, aye, French.

Aye.

Aye.

Luke is a ordinance pass.

260570 roll.

Directly city manager developed a plan to implement a small business support fund for qualifying street quarter infrastructure projects.

Transportation continues to pass.

Councilwoman Robinson.

All right.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Um, we reviewed this resolution brought to us by our colleague Crispin Rea.

This resolution directs the city manager to develop a plan to support small businesses that may be impacted by disruptions from infrastructure projects.

Uh, we would like to thank Crispin Reya, uh, Councilman Reya for his leadership on this.

The Transportation Infrastructure Operations committee recommends advance and do pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Robinson.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Um, go ahead.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I'll just sit down because I think it's easier on for this chamber.

But I do believe we should mitigate infrastructure projects as much as possible to affect businesses.

I know in the streetcar, there's been a lot of disruption for areas, so I understand that.

But at the same time, is that supposed to be where Northland tax dollars are supposed to come down to and pay and benefit them when you're having a heavy investment already there long term?

But I understand the spirit of this, but I'll be voting no.

Is there any further?

Okay, Councilman Ray.

Not responding to that.

Councilwoman Patterson has asked for a little more of an explanation.

Um so I will provide that.

Um the intent behind this is to direct the city manager to uh come back with a recommendation for what a small business interruption fund would look like as it pertains to infrastructure projects, specifically corridor wide projects when we are tearing up the sidewalks and tearing up the streets and small businesses are impacted.

So uh my most recent experience with this has been uh with the reconstructions of 31st Street and Southwest Boulevard, both projects that moved by the city standards very quickly.

However, uh brought a couple small businesses and restaurants to the brink of closing during the months of January and February.

They turned to my office for help, and I did not have a way to say there is assistance we can provide.

And so this recommendation would do a couple things.

Uh it would develop criteria for eligible projects, it would develop criteria for eligible businesses, and I would expect that that would mean they have to provide some some evidence of a direct harm caused by the infrastructure project and uh under those circumstances the city will then have built into the project budget some small stipend to help them.

Uh the whole point being if we're building sidewalks, streets, and doing all these great infrastructure projects, that's a waste of investment if we are building those things to empty storefronts.

Thank you, Councilman Raya.

Councilman curls.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Uh just a couple questions for clarification.

Um there's no time frame in regards for the city manager to report back.

Is there?

I don't see one.

Uh um 60 days is 60 days.

Yes, okay.

And then my next question is, is there a monetary value with this resolution?

No, there is not a monetary.

This is a plan only.

Correct, that's what I was thinking.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

I'll just say briefly, we have done things like this before, both in the business break-ins fund, right?

There was also during the COVID 19 era work that we put in to ensure that we could provide business support.

So this is not necessarily novel, although um the substantive problem being cured.

I appreciate the councilman bringing it for us.

Any further discussion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the room.

Earl.

Aye.

Duncan.

O'Neil.

No, Bridge.

Roger.

Hi.

Aye.

Robinson.

Hi.

Raya.

Aye.

Lucas.

10 ayes.

Ordinance passes.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

I know that the chart of requirement for meeting of ordinances on three separate days we wait for the ordinances on today's time.

The advances and at least ordinances on advance for final reading and consideration at this time.

Second.

I think.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

You might we I'd wait.

Right.

All right.

So um, and the way that'll work, you may not even need motion practice.

You probably just request it be taken out of that list before we get to motion on advances.

Is there any further discussion on the motion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the room.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

Oh new.

Will it?

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

The motion passes.

Is there a request to remove an item from the consent agenda?

What number?

Yes, Honorable Mayor.

260538 pursuant to standard rule 7.05 subsection C.

You didn't even have to be that technical, but I appreciate it.

Belts and I've got a great attorney over my shoulder.

We'll uh have 260538 on our regular final readings debate docket.

The clerk will proceed on the final readings consent docket.

Yes, sir.

260526.

Approving authorized instead of a lawsuit type entitled LaShonda Road versus City of Kansas City, Missouri, an amount of 425,000 dollars.

260537, accepting approving recommendations of the TIP Commission of Kansas City, Missouri as to the termination of 811 main tip plan and the termination and designation of redevelopment project area one described therein.

Declaring a surplus those funds within the special allocation fund establishing connection with the redevelopment project area one, dissolving the special allocation fund establishing connection with project area redevelopment one and directing the city clerk to send copies of the ordinance to Jackson County.

260540.

Accept an improvement recommendation of the TIP Commission of Kansas City, Missouri as to the termination of Briarcliffe Weft SIF plan and the termination of designation of redevelopment project area 38.

Describe therein.

Acknowledging the 23 year statutory period for the capture of tax increment financing redevelopment project area one 56789 10 AB and C, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37 have expired.

Declaring as surplus those funds within the special allocation fund establishing connection with such redevelopment project area, dissolving the special allocation fund, establishing connection with such redevelopment project areas and working city clerk to send copies of the ordinance to Jackson County.

260541.

Accepting approving recommendation of the TIP Commission of Kansas City Missouri as to the termination of the River Market TIFF plan and the termination of designation redevelopment project areas 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 described therein.

Acknowledging that the 23 year statutory period for the capture of tax increment financing within the redevelopment project areas 234 1234 and 8 have expired.

Declaring surplus those funds within the special allocation fund establishing connection with such redevelopment project areas, dissolving the special allocation funds establishing connection with such free redevelopment project areas and directing the city clerk to send copies of the ordinance to Jackson County.

260545, acknowledging that the 23-year statutory period for the capture of tax increment allocation financing within the project areas A B and H of the Tower Park properties or tower properties downtown redevelopment project area tax increment financing plan have expired.

Terminating designating the project areas A, B and H as a plan, redevelopment projects therein, terminating and designating the plan as a tax increment financing plan, declaring a surplus those funds within the special allocation fund establishing connection with each project area, dissolving the special allocation fund establishing connection with each project area, directing city clerk to send copies to Jackson County.

260509, accepting the additional 16,704 dollars for a six-month decision for victims of crime 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's prosecutor's office.

Estimate and appropriating that amount in general grants fund and authorizing city attorney to enter into a subward agreement grant agreement in connection with the grant 260515 accept and approving a one-year 83,850 grant amendment with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to conduct a perinatal hepatitis B case management and surveillance activities in Kansas City, Missouri.

Estimate and appropriating that sum in health grants fund and recognize this ordinance is having self-affected date.

260520 accepted approvement of one-year 130,699 dollar grant amendment with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to coordinate services for children and youth with special health care needs.

Estimate and appropriating that sum in the health grant fund and recognize its ordinance as having seller affected date.

The clerk will call the room.

Earls.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

Who are you?

Willie.

All right.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

The ordinance passes.

Will the clerk proceed with the items on the advanced debate docket?

Yes.

260538.

Except an approving of recommendation of the TIFF Commission of Kansas City, Missouri as to the termination of designation redevelopment project area 12 of the 1200 Maine and South Loop tax increment financing plan, declaring a surplus of those funds within the special allocation fund establishing connection with the redevelopment redevelopment project area 12.

Dissolving the Special Allocation Fund establishing connection with the redevelopment project area 12, and directing City Clerk to send copies of the ordinance of Jackson County.

Honorable Mayor, I will need to recuse myself, as I said in committee.

This was one of my first projects I worked on.

Alright, uh that means I need to oh you have Honorable Mayor, it was not my first project, but out of an abundance of constantly I'll also think you okay.

Sorry, I forgot.

All right, um 260538, and I just looked up the ordinance, came out of committee.

This was a what is this?

This is a termination of a TIFF uh plan, 1200 Main is the uh project, and this just takes relevant areas out of that, particularly for those who know downtown well, the area just north of the college basketball experience, uh 13th Street on the south, Grand on the west.

I believe that would be McKee to the east, um and it's about a block of parcel there, removes it out of that project area, and so I believe that's why the committee recommended uh the consent agenda for it.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

O'Neill Willie Range Roger, aye, aye.

Aye, so aye, aye.

Two abstentions, the ordinance passes.

260511.

Councilwoman Boo.

Oh, yes, honorable mayor, um, this ordinance um, this will ordinance um would revise the composition of the risk management committee and the claim subcommittee and clarify provisions relating to the legal expense fund.

Um, there was one um revision made at the um at finance committee recommended by you, Mr.

Mayor.

Uh finance governance and public safety reviewed and recommended advanced and do pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Any further discussion on the ordinance hearing none, the clerk call the roll.

Earls, aye, or exhaust aye, boo.

Aye, Duncan, aye, O'Neill.

Willie.

Aye.

Roger.

Pastor has Robinson.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

LOFS LLC Finance Committee to pass.

Councilwoman Boo.

Right.

Honorable Mayor, sorry.

I'm distracted here.

Um, this amendment modifies the development schedule as estimating development um opening to be October 2028 rather than October 2025.

Um the ordinance um also authorizes the city manager to enter into a pre-development agreement.

Finance governance public safety reviewed and recommended advanced and to pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Any further discussion on the ordinance?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Earls.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

I will be.

Willie.

Aye.

Range.

Roger.

Hi.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Ray.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

Plan.

Finance committee to pass.

Councilwoman Boo.

Honorable Mayor, this um ordinance will separate the um redevelopment projects, excuse me, project areas into two separate uh project areas.

Project area one contains an office building that has been completed.

Uh, this amendment is needed to effectuate the sale of the office building to an identified user.

The third amendment includes modifications to legal descriptions, site map, the budget of redevelopment project, of the redevelopment project, source of funds, development schedule, and any of the plans, exhibits related to the changes uh stated above.

Finance governance to public uh safety reviewed and recommended advance and due pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Is there any further discussion?

Harry None, the clerk will call the roll.

Earls, aye, large soye boo.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

Over you.

No.

Bridge.

Rogers.

All right.

Aye.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

For chapter 56 of a code of what Kansas City, Missouri Code of Ordinances, Bank 8 nuisance property, known as the former Federal Reserve Banking Canada City site, located at 925 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City 64106, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents by remediating the blight conditions through rehabilitation.

Finance committee to pass.

Honorable mayor, I'm going to recuse myself on this one as well and hand it over to Councilman Raya.

Thank you, Councilman Boo.

Councilman Raya.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

This ordinance uh directs the city manager to initiate the receivership process of uh pursuit to chapter 56 of our code of ordinances for the vacant nuisance of property uh known as the former Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City located at 925 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City.

This is done to protect the health safety and welfare revenants by residents by remediating the blight conditions through rehabilitation, finance, governance, public safety, recommends advanced and due pass.

Thank you, Councilman Ray.

Is there any further discussion?

Mary Dunn, the clerk call the roll.

Earls, aye, sorry, so aye, aye, Willie.

I Roger.

Aye.

I'm Ray.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260565.

Declaring the city council's intent support and good faith negotiations with Kansas City Current for the expansion of the team stadium in Kansas City.

Direct and city manager negotiate and execute terms sheet and negotiate a development agreement with Kansas City Current or an affiliate any entity for design and construction of the expanded stadium.

Parking garage and mixed use development and supporting infrastructure in the Berkeley River Park area.

Declaring the city council's intent to support the TIFF plan for the project.

Finding a project is a public benefit to the city and the state of Missouri.

Direct and city manager to apply for various financial and tax incentives through the state of eight state agencies and negotiate intergovernmental cooperative agreements with the state of Missouri and related entities, authorizing the city manager to negotiate and enter into a lease or exclusive license agreement with the community development community improvement development district and the Ballador Development LLC for an or an affiliate for Levy Promenade Lea Pump Station and Cafe Zones authorizing evaluation of the issue is up to 235,000 in special obligation bonds.

Direct and city manager to analyze the impact of additional development and recognize this ordinance as having slightly affected date.

Councilwoman Boo.

Honorable mayor, this ordinance would direct the city manager to execute a number of steps uh required uh to evaluate and um possibly fund this project through the various uh incentive tools that were mentioned as the clerk read the um very very long title to this ordinance uh it would also direct the uh director of finance to assess the financial feasibility of the project prior to the execution of any agreements or seeking further approval to issue bonds, all of which would come back to this um body.

Finance governance public safety review to recommend it advance and due pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

Councilman uh Councilman Duncan.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

Uh I'll be voting no on this.

Um as I stated in committee, you know, this is a want, not a need.

Um I believe uh Mr.

Mayor, you stated on your first run for office that a downtown baseball stadium is uh akin to asking for a Maserati.

I believe this is a Maserati in the form of a parking garage.

Um so I think you know, when we think about how we're doing incentives.

We had a long conversation about uh 800 grand.

Uh we had a long conversation in committee uh in the last few weeks about how are we incentivizing projects?

What are our policy goals?

What is the revenue that we are generating in the city to fund our policy goals?

This does neither.

This is funding a parking garage.

This is potentially funding an office building.

Um, but it's also gonna require uh an e-tax redirection.

So, you know, regardless of what the feasibility study comes back, I do not believe this is a project that the city should be funding, especially when we're talking about a project that has incentives across the street, across the street.

So when when do when do the incentives be are when are they a catalyst for development?

On top of that, it's on a streetcar line.

Which is also a public incentive.

So when are we going to call the question when we say, okay, now it's time for developers to pull themselves up by their bootstraps when we're asking all of our residents to do the same.

I hope you all will join me in voting this down.

Thank you, Councilman Duncan.

Councilman Willett.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I'm gonna be voting no as well as my colleague Jonathan Duncan.

Uh, two reasons.

One, I do agree with what he said about the street car is supposed to be an incentive, and incentives like these were not supposed to be a part of that as well.

The second thing, too, if you look at my council districts, there's still a lot of safe routes to school that need to be funded and need to be prioritized.

And similarly, on the Kansas City Royal Stadium, I voted no on that.

I'm also doing the same thing on this.

I think something like this should be up to the taxpayers to have full um voting power on for stuff like this.

So I'm voting no.

Thank you, Councilman Willett.

I'll just councilman Ray.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I just uh wanted to flag for the city manager because I don't think he was present during our committee hearing that um an amendment to this ordinance is uh directing the city manager to complete a transportation uh parking and infrastructure plan for the Columbus park neighborhood, which will uh bear the burden of spillover from any additional traffic going down to events uh at the riverfront, and so um that is included in the ordinance.

Want to make sure that's flagged so that we work with that neighborhood to make sure any um spillover effects are mitigated and infrastructure is upgraded and the streets are kept safe for pedestrians.

Councilwoman Patterson has been honorable mayor.

I just wanted to point out that the spillover from the current traffic is already happening in Columbus Park, and we've known about it for several months.

The parking improvement district is already underway, so I don't want to give the impression that this is happening as a result of the expansion.

Uh, we're already working on it because it's already a big problem.

Thank you, Councilwoman uh Patterson.

How's it councilwoman Robinson?

Um thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Um I uh believe that we can rock and shoe gum at the same time, but I just want to make a note that the east side of our our city is in desperate need.

Uh we have a prospect corridor that we said needs over 500 million dollars, and so these same tools that you are using, 235 million dollars in special obligation bonds and tax incentives and all of the things.

Just remember the need on the east side when we come to you with proposals because we want to be treated the same with the same level of fairness, the same level of excitement what's going on in the riverfront is outstanding, but there are other parts of our community that needs help and that needs support, and we appreciate those of you who are voting yes on this to please also consider voting on proposals to help our east side, including the fifth district too.

So, we are gotta go.

I have to speak, thank you, Councilman.

I tried.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I did mention that uh and I echo my third councilwoman colleague uh sentiments.

Uh I did have that discussion talked about that in committee as well.

And so I agree with you a hundred percent, and I hope I've got Councilman Ray on record saying bring us something, and he'd vote for it.

So we got him away.

We have something drafted today, Mr.

Mr.

Council.

I'll recognize council, I guess.

Councilman Duncan.

I guess am I the only one standing around here?

I like standing.

I stood up.

You did, yeah, you did.

No, you're not the only one, yeah.

The standing rules, I believe, actually, maybe they don't mention stand.

I think they actually mentioned standing up when you're recognized for what it's worth.

They do.

They do, yeah.

So you have been following the rules.

But we can't council city rules.

I would just like to point out for my council colleagues in the third and the fifth district that the decisions that we make today, when we encumber when we encumber our bond leverage, have ripple effects, and our ability to provide development and incentive tools in the third and the fifth district come later when we don't when we don't have additional bond leverage because we've encumbered them for a parking garage in a place that that already has received a lot of a lot of incentive and development.

Yeah, and on the street councilwoman on street cars.

Yeah, and I don't disagree with you, I agree with that, but I just being here for as long as I have the city funds what it needs to fund and what it wants to fund, it can find money from anywhere and everywhere.

It's about the priorities that we set, and so it you know, I I understand what you're saying, uh, but in addition to that, as we're looking at development, we have to hold the ourselves accountable and also our finance team accountable because the evidence shows that when we need 300 million dollars, when we need 250 million dollars, we find it.

Yep.

Councilman Rogers.

Okay, so first of all, the parking situation in Columbus Park is real.

We've got to be good neighbors to Columbus Park as we go forward on this.

Building a park grudge will help that, by the way.

And I know that the city manager will negotiate a good deal on this and take Columbus Park into account as he does that.

That being said, good development projects don't cost the city money, they create wealth for the city.

And it's really important to note in this project that the current are backstopping this.

So if this goes over the current pace for this, not the city.

That I can't stress that enough.

There, there's limited risk to the city here because the current have agreed to backstop this.

Go to the river, look at the promenade they're building over the river, look at the public spaces they're building, look at the partnership they've had with the city and getting that part of our city cleaned up that was once a landfill.

Think about what the city's going to look like at the core from the riverfront down through the ballpark into the hopefully the plaza.

We can do big things in the city that create wealth for people that attract corporate headquarters, that attract jobs, that generate e-tax, that generate other taxes that will allow us to invest in the east side, the south side, and because I'm the one standing here, the north side.

So good projects create wealth, they do not cost us.

They do not cost us, and I'm going to vote yes on this, absolutely.

Councilman Duncan.

If we want, if we want to ensure that that we are we are getting the revenue for the e-tax, then we can't keep redirecting the e-tax for parking garages.

That's my point.

That's my point.

When do we finally collect the revenue that these that these incentives are supposed to be providing?

When we're incentivizing things across the street from an incentive project.

I've just been out of it all for so long.

I mean, I just heard it well, go ahead, councilman.

It'll be brief, it'll be agreeing at the bit.

Um, of course, we always want more revenue for the city.

The city's budget has doubled in the last 20 years to 2.5 billion.

It's not like we're not generating revenue, we're not gaining benefit from economic development.

It's why the budget has doubled.

And so we need to continue that.

We continue, you need to double the budget for the next 20 years, and this is one way we do that.

Yeah, I mean, I think I'll I'll just say this, right?

First of all, and and trust me, I I have voted on every incentive here for the last 11 years, right?

And I frankly, I would have appreciated perhaps some of this conversation on 800 grand, where we were building a hotel project and other projects very similar to ones right next to it.

This I think is fundamentally different.

First, just from the very thing that we are discussing.

An expansion of a stadium.

We don't have a bunch of stadiums in the city.

We don't have any that are of that size, right?

And trying to figure out how we can continue to make sure that that asset that is already constructed in the city is able to grow both in revenue, events, attraction, experiences.

The other thing that I would think is very different than what we're seeing from most other development projects, is that you actually have a developer with an experience of delivering and delivering quickly.

This is not a four-year debate about parking garages or roundabouts or anything under the sun.

I welcome those when those come up, but this is something that I think is incredibly unique, where Kansas City is known as a global leader in a development concept.

So if this was just, let's say theoretically, and it'll probably come up in a few weeks, another parking garage on the plaza.

Okay, maybe there's time and space for some level of debate as to how warranted it is.

Or another multifamily tower near other multi-family towers in our downtown.

I think that this is something that does speak to uniqueness.

I do think to Councilman Rogers' point, the backstop is something that frankly we do not see on many of these other projects.

The project we voted on three votes ago doesn't have it.

And the other thing that I will note, and I've voted on lots of the projects that we've done in every part of the city.

The core financing tool is redirections that are generated on the site itself.

Now, understood, those redirections, if not redirected, could go to something else.

That gets to the question of do we see the same expansion happen, if not for this.

This is not a developer that necessarily is building our 18th hotel.

This is not yet another one of things that's similar to many others.

This is something that I find to be very unique, and I will say this to the Northland as well to Councilman Willett's point.

It was TIFFS that allowed us TIFFs, redirections that could have otherwise gone to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth districts of the time that went to the first and second district that helped us build the Shoal Creek Valley, that helped us build almost every important development in the Northland of Kansas City.

And I think we have been offended over a generation by having the roads that were paid for by TIFFS that did not go to tax revenues to everyone else in the city.

And this council, a previous council, made that decision.

I think it was good for the Northland, it was good for Kansas City, and that's the type of balance we look at with these projects, particularly incredibly unique ones.

We do not vote on expanding a soccer stadium with a women's soccer team as our main tenant every day.

And so heard on all the points.

You presuppose, by the way, that we will redirect earnings taxes.

I I don't actually necessarily believe that, and I think that's something that we're also directing the city manager to negotiate and discuss.

I tend to hate it.

I probably will share that again, but I think that's why we come to this project, that's why I think it's important.

Councilwoman Boom.

I just want to stand and show that I'm following the rules system.

But I mean, we're not agreeing to anything right now.

Correct.

Uh, it still has to go to the TIFF commission, be approved by the TIFF commission.

Come here.

It has to be uh SID petition has to be filed, it has to be approved here.

So there are a lot of steps along that this way that we are able to have these discussions about exactly what is redirected, exactly what is approved.

So, yes, there are more discussions that are going to be had, there are more evaluations, there are financial feasibilities that are going to be reviewed and studied.

Um we are just directing the city manager and our finance team to say, look at this, see what we are capable of doing, and further evaluate um the projects and the priorities that we have.

So I just wanted to point that out.

Councilman Willet.

Uh, my question is does this affect any other potential um items that we would need to to expand for royals or other things downtown.

That's another thing a part of the equation.

Maybe, but I don't know why this project should be harmed by other projects.

I'm going to review this project and this team in the light of what this project is, not necessarily based on all of the other projects that may um exist.

I think the balance is important, but they're here today.

These others aren't.

We will see what process comes, and it'll be up to city council, both this one and our successors, I think, to make important decisions as it relates to what the best expenditures are.

Councilwoman Patterson has.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

I think we're debating two things at the same time, and I do agree with you, Councilman Duncan on the merits.

And I think we're kind of just anticipating the heartburn of all that redirection.

But what is unique about this is that they are indemnifying the city from any uh short files that you might have, which we know that other marquee projects in the city have failed to protect us from their failure.

Um so I think that that's also what makes it unique.

Uh, but I don't want to give any illusions that this is wealth creation for a lot of people.

This is wealth creation for one family that owns the property.

So let's just all understand that.

Um so we are we are participating in their generational wealth.

Um, so I think what we need to do in the future is we need to start looking at these projects and emphasize shared success.

Um, I've reached out to your team to figure out ways that um other people in the city can realize some of the enormous wealth that's being generated due to taxpayers' participation, and there's opportunities to do that.

I hope that um developers and property owners will have a spirit of of sharing their success in other parts of the city, and and I certainly have projects available for you to be able to do that.

Um, so that would be my point.

I am gonna support it, uh, but I think we need to have a real conversation about um how do we ensure that other families are benefiting from um from your great success that we are helping you have.

Councilman Duncan curls, then Rogers, Councilman Duncan.

I'm positive this will pass today.

I just want to ensure that you know everyone in this room, um, you know, we just passed the 800 grand project, right?

We continue to pass projects that that are incentive projects across the street from incentive projects that continue to redirect valuable resources.

We just cut two percent of the budget across the board.

So while while yes, the budget has continued to expand, it is now decreasing.

And you know, I don't know where Tammy Queen is.

There she is.

Would say, I mean, we are facing a fiscal imbalance, right?

Our our revenues are not keeping up with our expenses.

That's revenue, that's a that's an expense problem, not a revenue problem.

That's a pension problem that we can't fix.

That's fair.

That's a pension problem.

You got a remedy for that?

The remedy is is increasing our revenue, right?

And not redirecting all of our revenues for a parking garage in my view.

I just want us to be judicious.

I don't want us to think, right?

I know we have an election coming up, nobody wants to be a bad guy, nobody wants to see an anti-development.

At one point, we gotta ask.

What is what is the long-term fiscal responsibility for these incentives?

When do we realize when do the people of Kansas City realize the gains?

Councilman Curls.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

I'll stand so that I don't get in trouble.

Um I agree.

Uh, I know we've had discussion in committee in regards to redirection of especially the e-tax dollars, and it seems like a lot of uh development comes with that redirection aspect of it.

And I know that we had that discussion about having an opportunity to look at how we can stop that because we're going down a slippery slope here with a lot of developers coming in seeing that that's an opportunity, and I think that we had have to have that conversation at some point, and I think that we have already directed uh our uh finance department to look at that.

Uh, but as council, we have to make sure that when these projects come before us as well, that we are really evaluating them to the extent that we aren't just uh rubber stamping every uh project that is redirecting tax revenue because we are in a prop in a situation that to Councilman Duncan's point we need to definitely look at and re-evaluate.

So I'm hoping that that conversation continues, and that we do at some point have a conversation about how we stop that slippery slope that we're going down.

Councilman Rogers.

I do appreciate a lot of the conversation right now, and I think Councilman Duncan, particularly if we're gonna afford one other really important point here, there's still over a billion dollars left of investment in this in this project, and all of it are almost all that's going to be prevailing wage.

So when we're talking about creating wealth for families, we are creating wealth for every single one of those families who's gonna be building this.

Councilman Raya.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

The only other point I'll make, and this is to the question of when do we start uh generating the revenue?

When do we start getting the revenue?

And the answer is today, it's next week, it's next year, it's two years after that, it's five years after that.

On this docket today, we are approving the the uh recommendation from the TIFF commission to terminate three tax increment financing districts.

Those are districts that are gonna start generating revenue that were councilwoman boo's first project uh a long time ago.

Last council, we had not that long ago, um last council uh two weeks ago, we had two, I think, taxing jurisdictions that we were accepting the expiration from from 20, however many years ago, and so the answer is it's on a rolling basis every every month, every couple of months.

We are accepting these for projects previous councils did several cycles ago, and that is revenue that's now coming directly to the city, as will be the case with this project some years down the road.

Councilman O'Neill, you're on call.

I'll call on you next.

I'll just say this, and this is kind of my view of government, local government having been around for a while.

On the revenue side of the equation, as compared to the expenses, there are a few ways to increase revenue.

More residents, more development, and it's it's not just not spending.

There are many Midwestern comparable cities to ours that find themselves in a bit of a death loop because they don't either have the resident attraction, which we've been able to build, or they don't have sufficient development within their city long term.

We do need elements of both because I do not think just from a non-spending and trying to reduce expenses approach, you're seeing almost anyone do it well.

The whole reason we do economic development and all of that is this idea of how do you get keep the growth going.

I understand the balance, and I think I almost detest and thank you, Councilman Patterson Hasley for making it clear earnings tax redirections as much as anyone shouldn't have been in the 800 grand deal.

If I could rewrite, and I guess we could recall that ordinance, try to rewrite the TIFF amendment or whatever, just seems very complicated how to do it, but perhaps we should, because I don't think we should see those really at all.

Um, but I think as I look to this project, which to Councilwoman Boo's point as a direction for this negotiation, I think that's how we can actually prospectively look at how we do these deals right.

If everyone else wants to recall the prior 800 grand ordinance, by the way, I haven't signed it yet.

We could we can have that discussion, see if it belongs with hotel projects and that sort of thing, and I'd welcome that going forward.

Councilman O'Neill.

Uh yeah, I I just want to I want to add to this conversation that this is a bit of a data problem, too.

Um I've looked for years to try and find information out on our TIFFs on our redirections.

What are we what are we actually giving in in uh in pilots?

What are we actually when are these things coming off of the tax roles and going back onto the tax back to the taxing jurisdictions?

We as a council have no data to study what we're giving back every year and what we're taking away every year, and I I do think that this makes our job a lot harder uh to make a a you know to Jonathan's Councilman Duncan's point, we don't know how we don't really know how much we're taking away from the taxing jurisdictions, but we don't know how much we're giving them either.

So it's just it's a data problem, and I think that's an important step.

And I think Councilwoman Boo and I have talked about this at nauseum.

Um, and it's something that we really need to fix for future councils so that they have more information to make these decisions.

So that's it.

Councilwoman Boo.

No, I was just gonna answer that.

That is part of, you know, one of the directives, and something that I have talked to the EDC about is making sure we have that data because if we don't have it, I mean, as Councilman Raya taught, you know, they come to us and talk about termination of a TIFF plan and they give us information at that point, but that information is not retained.

So we can't say how much economic development has provided in benefits to the city.

So that is information that we need to have, um, so that we can make an educated decision on um projects moving forward, and that's something I hope that we will have soon.

Councilman Duncan.

I won't belabor and I'll I'll end with this.

Um the project that Councilman Boo's first project was 23 years ago, because that's a statutory limit.

We are seeing increasingly through port and through other and through other asks 30 years of TIFF redirections and incentives.

And so when we start creating new precedents for 30 year TIFFs, super TIFFs that redirect public safety sales tax and e-tax.

We are not thinking long term, we are not thinking judiciously about what is the fiscal impact that is going to cause.

We all want to see development.

I agree with you, Mr.

Mayor.

I've voted on a lot of development in the affirmative.

I want us to think carefully about what it is we're incentivizing, what this development is actually going to generate.

We have to, and we haven't been.

I will argue we have not been.

Councilman Boo's point.

How can we make informed decisions if we don't have the data?

So we're not.

That's not filibustering, but that's what I want to bring to the body today.

I want us to continue to be judicious and think hard.

What are we doing?

What is the cost of our actions?

What is the cost benefit analysis of what we are of what we are incentivizing for how long?

Because after 30 years, that parking garage is going to be needed to to have some repairs to it, and likely will be coming back to the spot.

There's someone to follow me, but what I would say, and I always appreciate the discussion.

You brought up what we were doing 30 years ago.

And I will say with respect to the people who were here of 30 years ago, the port tool did exist.

Mayor Cleaver and Council elected to use the port tool actively to rebuild a riverfront that today boasts thousands of residents, this very venue that did the lead work to get us to frankly rebuilding an entire neighborhood that was landfill.

So they did strong work.

I think to Councilman Raya's point from before, 30 years ago, despite the debates and what have you, they made concrete steps that put the city in a position to have the certain earnings tax revenues.

I'll use my Northland example again, too.

Because frankly, had I been voting 30 years ago, which I would not, I probably didn't live.

I did not live up north back then.

And there was probably a clear and open question for the city council at the time that would say, why would we redirect whatever we're getting from up there to build out a shoal Creek Valley?

Good question.

There were needs then.

I lived here.

There were lots of needs then.

But I they made a wise choice, in my opinion, to make sure that they could build a future for the city that now has residential benefits as help build the city long term, such that at the expiration of that TIFF, that TIFF, right, you are seeing incredible economic production, incredible growth of our city, particularly in Kansas City North as compared to Liberty and other cities next to it.

So there is a balance.

There needs to be very clear study.

I do think there should be some spaces that are off limits, and I welcome very much the discussion.

I don't think it should necessarily cast this project and that same sort of light that some others may see.

And I absolutely think is the sort of thing to the question raised before back by Councilwoman Robinson that we look to the fullest extent to use citywide in the same way that we built up the future of the first district, we can build up the future of our fifth district more so, the more way we can build up when we get the plaza question, the future of what is ahead for the sixth district, even though it's largely built out.

I'm with you on all of that, even if we may disagree as to some of the technical tools on it, but I do think city council by and large on review has done it right, even where there are imperfections.

Councilwoman Patterson has.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

I'm noticing that the language says intent to support the TIFF plan in the future.

Do we need to have do we need to affirm our intent to support it if we have a review to be debated?

We'll get the ordinance again, and it would still come back for us.

Any further discussion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Girls.

Aye.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Willie.

No.

Rogers.

Aye.

Aye.

Robinson.

I'm.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260575.

Director and City Manager negotiate entry into a development agreement with LL North LLC and North Trident Development for the construction of single-family housing and undeveloped land in South Kansas City.

Of the residential property as part of the development.

Recognize this one is having solely effective take.

Finance committee, what will you pass?

Councilwoman.

Honorable mayor, um, the construction of housing of housing on undeveloped land in South Kansas City will advance economic development in the region and provide benefits to the entire metro area.

The this ordinance directs the city manager to negotiate and enter into development agreement with Lock Lloyd for the construction of single-family housing on undevelopment undeveloped land in South Kent City.

The ordinance appropriates 500,000 from the water fund for waterline improvements and 3.5 million from the sewer fund for sewer line improvements along Kenneth Road.

Uh the city managers are directed to identify funding for Kenneth Road improvements once design work has been completed and to report back to council within 30 days.

Finance governance and public safety reviewed and recommended advanced and do pass.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

Councilwoman Robinson.

Um no, I just um as I did before I love this tool and want to uh remind our former resident of parade park.

Yes, ma'am, that we need the same thing, so it might be coming back.

That's right.

We need to do these, uh use these tools uh for the east side as well.

So I just wanted to be on record, but thank you for your working helping to expand development.

Thank you, ma'am.

And you know I'm there for parade park, but even other parts of the district.

Parade park, will we put 10 million dollars in?

They need to suit, they need some sewers.

That's all right.

That's they need sewers, too.

Yes, but we'll talk later.

All right.

If there's no further discussion, the clerk will call the road.

Aye, aye, Duncan, O'Neill.

Willie, Rogers.

Aye, Patterson.

Aye, Robinson.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

260528.

Approving the first amendment to the Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan for the purpose of extending the duration to June 27, 2041.

Neighborhood committees are passed.

Uh Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This ordinance will extend the expiration date uh by 15 years for the Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan, which was established to build 25 single family homes uh on the uh corner of 12th and Brooklyn uh on the east and 14th Street on the south.

This was uh originally established back in 1996, and the uh L CRA established or approved and and is recommending the extension, which will take it out 15 years to June 27, 2041, and the neighborhood plan and development committee review recommended to pass.

Thank you, Mayor.

Pro Tim, is there any further discussion on the ordinance?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Earls.

Aye.

Mark Shaw.

Aye.

Who?

Aye.

Duncan, aye.

O'Neill.

Aye, Willie.

French.

Rogers, aye, aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Bunch.

Lucas.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260529.

Accept an approvement and grant a water amendment in the amount of three million one hundred and ninety seven thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars as a part of Ryan White HIV emergency relief party, minority aids initiative grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Resources and Service Administration.

Appropriating the estimating revenue and not a mountain recognizes ordinance as having so effective date.

Neighborhood committee to pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Mayor Madam Clerk, Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This is a second amendment for the or second allotment for the current grant year.

We approve the first ordinance back in March of this year.

It is for emergency funding for low-income people with HIV in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, which is uh the areas of uh that include Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Platt, Lafayette, and Ray Counties, uh, on the Missouri side, Johnson, Levelworth, Miami, Windot counties on the Kansas side.

Neighborhood Planning Development Committee review recommended to pass.

Thank you, Mayor.

Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Harry now, the clerk will call the roll.

Earls.

Aye, aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

Overnew.

Willie.

French.

Rogers.

Patterson Hazard.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Bunch.

Lucas.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260531.

A permanent development plan on about 19.7 acres.

Generally located at 11611 River Blue River Road in District R80 to allow for two principal structures on one lot.

Neighborhood community to pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

As was stated, this ordinance will approve and a development plan that will allow for two primary structures on a R80 zoning district.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Any further discussion?

Harry Nunn, the clerk called the roll.

Earls.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Willie.

French.

Rogers.

Aye.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Bunch.

Lucas.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260553.

Approving the designation of the Bancroft Apartments to the Kansas City Register of Historic Places on an area of about 0.3 acres, generally located in southeast corner of Truth Avenue and East 43rd Street.

Neighborhood committee to pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This is a historic reuse of the historic Bancroft Department Building at 4301 Troost Avenue.

The applicant seeks to designate the building on the Kansas City Register of Historic Places.

The building shares the parcel with an abutting one-story building to the south that is not a part of the proposed designation.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Of inquiry.

Councilman Duncan.

What is the impact of this designation on the building?

Uh let's see.

So the in essence they um will this will allow them to uh be able to capture uh the, you know, because it'll be a hist on the historic registry, so they'll be able to capture some uh credits in that way.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Earls, aye, aye, aye, o'Neill.

Will it?

French, Rogers, Patterson has Robinson, aye.

Raya.

Aye, Robin House.

Aye.

I hope Councilman O'Neill is all right.

Uh ordinance passes.

260555.

Approving a development plan in District V3 to allow for commercial and retail development on about 4.6 acres.

Generally located south of Northwestbury Road and west of North Purchase Drive.

Neighborhood committees to pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This ordinance approves a development plan to allow two uses on one lot.

The proposed uses are retail sales and outdoor light equipment sales and a rental for tractor supply company.

The tractor supply is using the existing building on site, previously the Joanne Fabrics, and adding a fence area for the products to be stored outside.

Thank you.

Councilman Rogers.

Mr.

Mayor Never, a million years that I think I would be the only Northlander sitting here.

Tractor supply store, but I support and I hope the rest of you do too.

Thank you.

Hold on and down.

Councilman Duncan.

I couldn't miss an opportunity to talk about tractor supply and uh the fact they are a partner with the veterans of foreign wars and they help distribute uh buddy poppies, which um which fund our our efforts to to help disabled veterans is there any further discussion clerk will call the roll aye part of so aye willy French aye.

Lucas aye, ordinance passes 26056, rumored development plan on about 9.7 acres, generally located at 5019 Raytown Road in District M15 to allow for development of a storage and warehousing building neighborhood committee was to pass.

Mayor Pro Tim Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

Uh this seeks to uh is a development plan seeking to allow for indoor outdoor warehousing, wholesaling, storage, and freight movement in an M1-5 zoning district, indoor storage is permitted by right in the M15 and outdoor storage is permitted with an approval of a special use permit.

However, per 88-517-02D of the zoning and development code development plan review and approval are required for any industrial development in an M zone property with a net site area of five or more acres and within 200 feet of any residential district, and this subject site uh falls within that.

The applicant is proposing a 12,000 square foot metal building, 129 total truck parking stalls and eight employee parking stalls.

The uh neighborhood planning development committee reviewed and recommended to pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Aye part so aye boo Duncan O'Neill, Willie.

Aye, yes, sir.

French Rogers, aye, I, Robinson, Raya.

Aye, who is aye, ordinance passes.

260558, acceptance recommendation of the Central City Economic Development Tax Board for additional funding in the amount of four million four hundred ninety-five thousand dollars for the Jazz District 2 and lineage distribution projects, reducing existing appropriation by that amount appropriating that amount for an appropriate fund balance, and authorizing manager of cumer service to execute the necessary documents to amend the funding agreements and expend up to that amount from funds appropriate in central city economic development tax plan.

Neighborhood committees do pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This ordinance approves recommendations from the Central City Economic Development Tax Board for uh two previously approved projects, uh the Jazz District 3 uh with an additional 500,000 and the uh lineage distribution center uh 995,000 and the additional funding is needed to be needed to due to increased construction and labor cost.

The uh neighborhood planning development committee reviewed and recommended to pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Harry Another Clerk called the roll.

Aye, aye, aye, O'Neill, aye, Willie, French.

Patterson has aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

260564.

Vacating approximately 72,000 square feet of undeveloped right away in District R80.

Generally located north of East Manister Road between Nolan Road and Valley Garden Drive.

Directing City Clerk to record certain documents.

Neighborhood committee to pass.

Good fifth district project, Mayor Pro Tim.

Actually, well, this was brought to us by uh Councilwoman Boo and Duncan.

Uh, but it does sit in the fifth.

Um, the vacation.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Am I okay?

I'm sorry, I'm on the wrong page in my notes.

I apologize.

Uh so the public um actually it's just skipped, it's just somebody skipped it.

No, it's my fault.

All right, the um, I got ahead of myself.

Then this is a request to vacate uh all of Boggs Hollow Road, approximately 72,000 square feet that varies in the width from Valley Garden Drive to Nolan Road.

The request will allow for two properties to be consolidated and allow for future development.

The neighborhood plan and development committee review recommended due pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Any further discussion?

Hearing none of the clerk call the roll.

Aye, aye, aye.

Aye, will it?

French, right?

Aye, aye.

Ray, aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

Error of a new section light number and subject matter for the purposes of allowing the monument signs through the approval of the council approved signage plan.

And by appealing subsection eighty-eight four four five eleven, council approved signings plan and enacting the new section light number and subject pattern for the purpose of adding B1 and two zoning districts to 445 8844511B.

The applicability criteria for the council approved signage plan.

Neighborhood committee was due pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

This one uh was brought to us by our colleagues uh councilman Boo and Duncan, and it amends the standards for signage within a pedestrian-oriented overlay district to allow for monument signs through the approval of a council approved signage plan.

It amends the standards for council approved signage plan to include B1 and B2 zoning districts.

The council approved signage plan will still require a minimum of 10 contiguous acres and consent from all property owners.

The neighborhood planning development committee agreed with the CPC and recommended approval.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Any further discussion?

Harry Number Clerk Call the Roll.

No, I show.

Aye.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Willie.

Aye.

Robinson.

Hi.

Bunch.

Luke is aye.

Nine ayes, one night.

Ordinance passes.

260530.

Authorizing direct aviation to execute a third amendment to the concession agreement operation development agreement with vanish airport group.

Transportation committee to pass.

Councilwoman Robinson.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

This ordinance is not creating a new concession management contract, rather, seeking city council approval for our aviation director to modify and extend an existing concession management operation and development agreement with finish airport group at the airport.

The transportation infrastructure and operations committee recommended events and do pass.

Thank you, Councilwoman Robinson.

Any further discussion?

Harry Now the Clerk Call the Roll.

Curls.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Willie.

French.

Roger.

Patterson has Robinson.

Aye.

Aye.

Luke.

Aye.

Ordinance passes.

Authorizing director of public works to execute a four million four hundred eighty.

No, one million four hundred eighty thousand six hundred twelve dollar construction contract with Sarai construction for the sidewalk repairs.

Authorizing director of public works to increase his contract by up to 20% without further council approved.

Recognize this one is having cellar effective date.

Transportation committee to pass.

Councilwoman Robinson.

Um thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

The director of public works uh through this ordinance will be authorized to execute a construction contracts with Sahari's construction for cyber repairs from funds previously appropriated to another account.

Thank you, Councilwoman Robinson.

Any further discussion?

Hearing on the clerk call the roll.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Hi.

Willie.

Correct.

Right.

Robinson.

Aye.

Ray.

Aye.

Ordinance passed.

260576.

Authorized director of public works execute a funding agreement with the Phillips Edison Company.

Any amount not to exceed $800,000 for relocation and reconstruction of Northeast Care Pat Drive and North Oak Traffic Way.

Reduce an appropriation and capital improvement sales tax fund by $400,000 from district one project holdings and $400,000 from the Capitol Contingent Appropriation.

Appropriating $800,000 for an unappropriate fund balance of the capital improvement sales tax fund for relocation reconstruction of the Northeast Care Pat Drive and North Oak Traffic Ray.

Recognize this one as it's having self-effective date.

Councilman Robinson.

This legislation would reduce appropriations from our capital improvements contingency and council district one payac contingency and reappropriate the funds to be used for an agreement with the Phillips Edison Company for the relocation and reconstruction of Northeast Carapat Drive at North Oak Traffic Way.

The transportation infrastructure operations committee recommends advance and do pass as a committee substitute.

Thank you, Councilman Robinson.

Any further discussion?

Councilman Duncan.

Yes, Mr.

Mayor, um, I'd like to request a hold on this item.

I'm sorry, forgot that.

There's a request to hold the item for one week.

Is there any objection?

What is the purpose of the hold?

Councilman Duncan.

Yes, Councilman Robinson.

Uh the the 400,000 in contingency in and looking at the development itself and the promise projections that the developer's attorney provided.

I would I would love to see a clawback provision if those projections weren't met for at least the four hundred thousand dollars of contingency.

Okay, so we have we had talked about the well, we didn't talk about in the committee the um callbacks, uh, but we did talk about the contingency amount in uh the CIP plan, um which is I believe the balance is about one point two million, um, and so we decided in committee that uh the four hundred thousand dollars would be a match to the um in-district pie ac dollars um to get to the eight hundred thousand.

So I just wish that that would have if there were callback measures.

I just wish that that would have been discussed at the committee level, and perhaps our sponsor has anything, but I would like to, you know, we hash this out in committee, so I would just object to move forward, but the sponsor may have some comments.

Councilman O'Neill.

Yeah, I I just my issue is this kind of goes back to our earlier stations.

This is a non-vised project.

We are movable store is going to generate this is uh I believe they they're anticipating three stores that could bring in up to as much as 190 million dollars.

And while everything we do is speculative, yeah.

So one of the the developer was in the meeting and tossed.

This just seems like right down the is am I are you not hearing me?

No, sir.

Yeah, we're having some trouble here.

We can't hear you, unusual.

But I think councilwoman Robinson's uh doing an able job.

She's just about to share what the developer represented in committee.

Yes.

So uh the developer did talk about again, this is as we talk about development, the cost of development.

Um he mentioned the three stores that were coming up, and so the developer was present that this infrastructure is needed to bring additional revenue to the city and additional sales tax as well.

Um, and in committee, we felt like this was a good um use of investment in doing this infrastructure to help to support the project.

Is the idea a potential, I guess is to go to councilman Duncan, just language, and I hear you, Councilman Robinson on the ease in committee, but language that adds clawbacks, such as if the development doesn't proceed that the you we receive funding back from the developer.

Would you like to I don't I don't know what the what the uh Mr.

Mayor I'm sorry?

Oh yes, ma'am, you're um I don't know if what the um the sponsor will recommend, but is there a uh floor amendment that you would like to offer?

Sure, and I I think you know, when it's one of those that you know, when we were in committee, I'm probably should have had a longer discussion about it.

The uh, you know, it was represented that there was gonna be three stores that this store that this this development that we're that we're funding um was necessary for the development of the first store uh to increase parking.

Um, you know, I I would love to see some type of clawback measure that, you know, one ensure that you know if the development didn't move forward and in a year um or two um that we were able to to recoup those funds.

Um I think there is a again.

I I'm sympathetic to it being a grocery store, uh which is one of the reasons I voted yes for it in committee.

Um the Dylan's grocery store, by the way.

Listen, I grew up I grew up in Kansas.

Um I'm I'm well aware Dylan's missing.

Uh but uh, you know, so I mean that's that's that's what I was swayed by.

I think I I would like some type of a protection um for the city on this.

Um so if if the development doesn't move forward in in two years, um we can claw back those those funds at least for the contingency amount.

Um and would you consider perhaps it it talks about an agreement that the manager will be making with the developer?

Is that just something that we would we can direct the city manager to ensure that's in the development?

So the in the agreement.

Yeah, I will I mean I as a practical matter, you know, this is a non-incentive incentive, meaning we're not going through a TIFF process or anything like that.

It's an easier, you know, kind of a straightforward contribution.

We could maybe request that the provisions I think of 7403, which require implementation within three years of projects be, you know, be um uh you know apply to this project uh as an incentivized project, and we can also include uh a clawback brooch.

The only thing about the clawback provision that gives me pause is that when the road is constructed, it will become a city asset.

Uh and so um we can't really I guess get something for nothing, right?

We are we are b building a public road so that and if the development doesn't go forward, we still have the road, and so that that's the only pause that I have on the clawback provision.

I'm more comfortable with a you know the three-year uh adding the three-year provision, the three-year clock on the project to be completed.

Um and then it but I I'm happy to you know bring the consideration of a clawback to the developer.

I think it'd be a little bit difficult.

What I might offer though, um I just pulled up the ordinance.

I mean, I think it's it would probably be fair to note it would be more like a reimbursement type tool for the capital contingent appropriation.

So if there's a failure to execute person to the code provision that the city manager just cited, um developer, this is all just a directing the city manager to execute a funding agreement ordinance.

So we would you would just add a section that or directs the director of public works or the city manager to negotiate terms requiring or suggesting, depends on how strong a verb you want, reimbursement of capital contingency funds in the event project does not proceed in accordance with the code provision he just cited.

So to make it easier, I would imagine you you catching what I'm pitching.

Yeah, we'd have to suspend the rules if we're not going to put it in writing.

You would probably make a motion that does the suspend the rules relating to the print, and then you would offer an amendment that says and Matt's the king at it, um that would say that would add a section to the ordinance most likely that I'm looking at, and this is a direct to the director of public works ordinance rather than city manager.

So Matt, do you have a I would just suggest that we modify the last sentence in section one, say a copy of the agreement in substantial form uh as modified by directive to the city manager to include uh a reimbursement provision or other damages provision in the event in the event um that the project does not perform in conformance with 7403?

All right, is that your motion?

So moved.

Second, second it's been moved and seconded.

Is there any further discussion on the motion to amend?

Hearing none, the clerk called the roll.

Girls, aye.

Aye, Duncan, aye, O'Neill Willie, Rogers.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Motion passes ordinances amended as before council.

Any further discussion on the ordinances amended.

Hearing none, the clerk call the roll.

Girls.

Aye.

I.

Duncan.

O'Neill.

Willie.

French.

Rogers.

Patterson has.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

The ordinance passes motion uh for second readings and first readings.

Mayor pro 10.

Whoops.

Honorable mayor, I move that the charter requirement.

Sorry.

He's all right.

I'm sorry.

I said a booby track for me.

Honorable mayor, move the charter requirement for the reading ordinances on 37 days we waive for the ordinances on today's document listed as second readings, and that these items be placed on the document for next read for final reading.

Seconds.

They're moved and second.

Any further discussion on the motion?

Hearing none, the clerk call the roll.

Aye.

Aye.

O'Neil.

Willie.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson has.

Robinson.

Aye.

Aye.

Raya.

Aye.

Aye.

Motion for first readings.

That motion passes.

Honorable mayor.

I move that the charter requirement for reading of ordinances on three separate days be waived for the ordinances on today's document list as first readings and that these ordinances be introduced as listed to the committee.

So decided second.

Then moved and seconded any further discussion.

Hearing none of the clerk call the roll.

Aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

O'Neal.

Willie.

French.

Rogers.

Patterson Hatton.

Robinson.

Aye.

Ray.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Motion passes.

Councilman Robinson, do you have something for today?

Yes, I I guess it was um.

Just electronic.

Electronic, which I don't have.

Well, you would request that the clerk receive document and read an ordinance repair too late to be on today's document.

Um I request that the clerk receive what the mayor just say it.

That's what I think the clerk will receive the ordinance, sign a title and read the numbers.

Yes, or uh yeah, sign a number and read the title.

Yes, sir.

That number is gonna be two six zero.

Uh six one nine.

Reducing previously appropriated funds in a general fund contingent appropriation by 2.5 million dollars, appropriating that amount for an unappropriate fund balance of the general fund and appropriating the like transfer to the public mass transportation sales tax fund, appropriating that amount for an unappropriate fund balance of the public mass transportation fund, authorizing city manager to enter into amendment number one to the twenty-six twenty-seven transit service agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and recognize this one as this having slightly affected date.

Any further business come before council?

Councilman Rogers, I hope you find the rest of the Northlanders sometime soon.

We'll stand adjourned.

Thank you.