Kansas City Council Meeting: July 10, 2026 - Recognitions, Zoning, and Property Transaction Policy
Kansas City Council Regular Meeting - July 10, 2026
The Kansas City Council convened on July 10, 2026, at approximately 3:00 PM. The meeting included recognitions for retiring police officer Jason Cooley, state champion baseball teams, a civic engagement award, and a new Frosty Frogs business. The council also debated and passed ordinances related to transit funding, health care services, zoning changes, and a resolution directing the city manager to establish policies for city-backed property transactions. Several items were adopted unanimously, while one contract vote saw a split result.
Consent Calendar
- Final readings on consent docket: Appointments to the I-70 and Blue Ridge Cutoff CID (260581) passed unanimously.
- Advanced consent docket: Multiple ordinances passed unanimously, including: termination of the Blue Ridge Mall TIFF plan (260589), acceptance of a truancy court grant (260600), and various city service contracts.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made beyond the recognized speakers during special actions.
Discussion Items
- Recognition of Faith Christian Academy Baseball (Special Action 260606): Councilman Willett and Mayor Lucas praised the team's 30-5 season and first state championship. The resolution passed unanimously.
- Recognition of Northland Christian Baseball (Special Action 260623): Councilman Rogers highlighted the team's dominant playoff run (combined 56-4 score). Passed unanimously.
- Recognition of Aubrey Anderson (Special Action 260625): Councilwoman French recognized Anderson for completing the Clay County America 250 Citizen Challenge. Passed unanimously.
- Proclamation of Frosty Frogs Day (Special Action 260631): Councilwoman Robinson and intern Chase Minton introduced the resolution declaring July 12, 2026 as Frosty Frogs Day, honoring young entrepreneurs Joy, Abigail, and Bailey Thomas opening a storefront at 1219 Brooklyn Ave. Passed unanimously.
- Ordinance 260572 (Restart housing funding): Council members discussed sequencing with a housing trust fund ordinance. Councilman Raya noted the funding would be adjusted if needed. Passed 13-0.
- Ordinances 260596, 260605 (Greater Downtown Area Plan amendments and Country Club Plaza rezoning): Both passed unanimously.
- Ordinance 260640 (Degradation fees for street cuts): Councilwoman Robinson explained the fee calculation change. Passed 13-0.
- Advanced debate items:
- 260619 (Transit funding): Appropriated $700,000 from general fund to KCATA for fare distribution improvements. Passed 13-0.
- 260579 (Health care contracts): Authorized agreements with six providers for uninsured residents. Passed 13-0.
- 260593-260607 (Zoning and development plans): Included rezoning for a church, car dealership, housing, Children's Mercy Hospital campus expansion, storage facility, parking lot, and right-of-way vacation for Parade Park. All passed 13-0 except the Tyler Technologies contract (260607) which passed with a split vote after Mayor Lucas expressed opposition citing concerns about the firm's history. The ordinance passed 8-4 (exact tally not clearly recorded).
- Resolution 260633 (Property transaction policy): Councilman Patterson-Hasley introduced a resolution directing the city manager to halt negotiations until transparent policies are established, but after discussion it was amended to require notification of council regarding properties at immediate risk of default. Passed 12-1 after a failed closed session motion (4-8).
- Ordinance 260632 (Moratorium on 18th & Vine property transactions): Referred to Neighborhood Planning Committee.
- Ordinance 260634 (Housing trust fund): Accepted recommendations from the Housing Trust Fund Board, appropriating $16,470,876. Referred to Neighborhood Planning Committee.
Key Outcomes
- All special action resolutions (recognition, proclamations) adopted unanimously.
- 13 ordinances on final readings passed, most with 13-0 votes; the Tyler Technologies contract passed with a majority but explicit opposition from the mayor.
- Resolution 260633 passed after amendment, directing the city manager to develop and codify policies for city-backed property transactions involving immediate risk of default, and to notify council of related negotiations.
- Two new items (260632 and 260634) were introduced and referred to committees.
- The meeting concluded with remarks about Kansas City's role as guarantor for World Cup events and a moment of remembrance for community leaders Larry McMullen and Pastor Henderson Bell.
Meeting Transcript
The meeting will the meeting will come to order. Our guest chaplain is Pastor Dale Schwartzler of Day Spring Pentecostal Church. Would all who are able please stand for the invocation and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. Good afternoon. Father God, we thank you for this day for our families, our friends, and the freedoms that we enjoy in this nation. We thank you for these representatives that are here today serving with willingness. Bless their families and each of them individually. Help us to recognize your blessings in our lives and this great council. We pray, Lord, that you would give them wisdom and discernment to make decisions that are pleasing to you. Knowledge and clarity in matters that they will consider this day. The courage govern with justice and humility. Protection from deception and corruption. Guide their steps, give them hearts inclined towards righteousness, enable them to settle the business of governing on the sure foundation, and let their conversations be fruitful. May your blessing and your peace be upon this place and all that are here. We invoke the name of Jesus and thank you for your blessing. Amen. Officer Jason Cooley of the uh Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, after 32 years, is retiring from KCPD this Friday. Officer Cooley often has the opportunity to serve as our deputy chaplain, I'd like to say. He works with the chaplains at KCPD and has had for several years. In addition to other duties, he was on the mayor's detail. He was the third district citizen of the year in 2017. But I think most importantly, he is someone who the community, particularly in the east side of Kansas City, but all around, have had the good fortune of knowing. Officer Cooley, we thank you for your many years of service. We know there's been a coolie on KCPD for some time. So we'll make sure we get that picked up again. But thank you for your years of public service, and we just wanted to give you an applause for them. All right. Now to show all of you, young people the opposite side of your career arc. Officer Cooley, we're going with a much younger group. If the clerk could read the first special action. What's that? It's on. Yeah, it's just, yeah. I'll try to shout it out, but uh this degree. Yep. Ready? Hello? So 606. I think it's kind of recognizing, congratulating Faith Christian Academy Ms. Baseball team for an outstanding 2025-26 season. Maybe we'll just add a fall. All right. Oh, now we're back. Yeah, I think, oh, there we go. Is this better? All right. We're getting there. All right. Councilman Willett, do you want to uh give it a try to you come on over? Yeah.
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