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.

Pastor.

Good afternoon.

Can we follow we come to you this day in prayer for this session of City Council?

I lift up to you, the mayor, the members of this council, their staff and families.

May your compassion, your mercy, your grace be upon them all.

To you we give thanks and blessed for your blessings that you have given and bestowed upon this great city and for these men and women who have sacrificed to serve this great city.

Grant this city revival and peace, prosperity, righteousness, and truth.

Grant the police and fire and other services, your protections and blessings.

Show this council your path and lead them in your truth.

Teach them your ways.

Grant wisdom and insight to this council, for you will grant those that seek and ask.

Enable these great people to serve this city with integrity and righteousness and in truth.

Protect them from evil, corrupt influences, and grant, Lord, your way and your will shall be done here today.

May this session be fruitful and blessed with your presence.

We pray with thanksgiving in our hearts towards you in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

The clerk will call the roll.

Curls.

Present present.

It's a dunking.

O'Neill.

Sir.

O'Neill.

Willie.

French.

Present.

Rogers.

Patterson Hasley.

Robinson.

See you.

Ray.

Eric.

Bunch.

Lucas.

Here.

Tim Members present.

Ten members present.

Yes.

Yes, sir.

All right.

The clerk will proceed with the final readings, debate doctors.

Special action.

That's a oh, I'm sorry, there's a special action.

Yes, sir.

My bad.

I got so excited.

Well, 260635.

Honoring Sam Hinefett for his outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments.

Sam's present to receive the special action.

Go ahead.

Councilman O'Neill.

Mayor, it is my privilege to introduce everybody to Sam Hennenfett.

Now, I'm lucky.

I don't have to go very far to give out special actions.

Last year, two years ago, I gave a special action to Emma Nye, who is my next door neighbor.

And Sam lives across the street from my neighborhood.

But I think what more telling is how impactful that neighborhood must be on the young kids.

The Sam is like unbelievable.

This is this is a young man who goes to Staley High School, who is a scholar and an athlete at the same time.

The everything he's done.

He started competitive swimming when you were in eighth grade.

He uh four years as a varsity swimmer at Staley, two-time Missouri State champion in the 500-yard freestyle swimming, set four school records, and has been named a USA swimming scholastic all American three times.

He's maintained a now, this is a school of 500 seniors, right?

He's maintained a 4.75 weighted GPA, number one in his class out of 500 kids.

He was twice the vice president, or he was the vice president of Staley High School's National Honor Society, a national merit semifinalist, and two-time AP scholar with distinction.

This fall, Sam will uh attend Duke University, a little school out in North Carolina, you might have heard of it.

Um, and he plans to pursue it, pursue a degree in biomedical engineering.

Sam has recently named the Kansas City Star.

I don't know if you saw the article in the star about uh two weeks, a month ago, three weeks ago.

Um he was uh named this Kansas City Stars Boys Scholar Athlete of the Year for the for his both his academic and athletic accomplishments.

Now, my wife will tell you the greatest asset or the greatest virtue of this young man is the fact that he doesn't make his parents do the mow the yard, he does it himself.

And uh I I'm just I'm so his parents are great, both of them pharmacists, um uh lived in the neighborhood for a long time, wonderful people.

I I just I can't tell you enough how proud the city is of having a young man like you, and I would only ask that when you do get out of college and you do come back to the city, try to keep your talents here because we love we hate to lose a guy like you.

So thank you very much, and uh I would thank you so much, Councilman O'Neill.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution?

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

I actually just I like to rise and honor when we see greatness, and I know we have greatness in front of us today, so I I just want to say congratulations, and I echo everything that Councilman O'Neill just said, and we want you to make sure you come back and make Kansas City be your permanent home forever, because I know once you get out there to do it, you'll probably uh have other people that'll try to get you to come to other cities, but congratulations and thank you so much for uh making Kansas City shine the way that you do.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution?

I will just say, on behalf of uh Councilman Bunch, um uh councilman Rogers, all of us, Councilwoman Patterson has a councilwoman Robinson, all of us who have children who are younger than college age, parents tell us the secret.

Uh you have done just an exceptional job with this young man.

Obviously, uh I could tell from talking to him earlier.

Not only is he blessed with wisdom and athletic talent, but also humility, and I greatly appreciate that.

I think we all do, and that's why we are incredibly excited, not just to meet you now, but to see your future success.

Wish you the very very best in college.

Uh, I know that should be an excited endeavor for you and in your future athletic competitions.

Remember not only that we're here to kind of cheer you on, but also that this is a community that cares a lot about your success long term.

So if there are ever any tough days and all of that, know that councilman O'Neill will cook a nice dinner for you or something, or probably gay O'Neill will.

But more than anything, we are just so proud.

I know all of Stalyley High School of the North Kansas City School District is, and we wish you the very best.

If there are another's wish to speak to the resolution, the resolution is now before council.

All in favor indicate by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

All opposed.

The resolution is adopted, sir.

If you'd like to say so.

Um, I just want to say uh thank you to Councilman O'Neill, Mayor Lucas, and all the other council members for recognizing me.

Um, and I am very proud to be able to continue to represent Kansas City and North Carolina.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Nice one.

Good luck to you.

Sorry.

Yes, I have awesome.

Thank you.

That's pro season.

Congratulations.

I appreciate it.

Congratulations.

Congrats to be proud of that.

Okay, I appreciate it.

All right.

Hold on, perhaps.

Best of luck.

Well, the clerk proceed with the final readings, debate document.

Yes, sir.

260630.

Directors that you audited to perform a review of the city's various boards and commissions to determine whether there is redundancy among their functions and whether certain boards and commissions have issues meeting quorum requirements.

Director of the city auditor report back the findings to the city council within 60 days.

Finance committee recommends you pass.

Councilwoman Boo.

Honorable Mayor, uh, this resolution directs the city auditor to perform a review of the city's various boards and commissions to determine whether there is uh redundancy among the functions.

As the city council seeks to improve efficiency or review of quorum issues of boards and commissions, may also provide fruitful and identifying and solving issues of holding regular meetings.

This was brought to us by councilman Rogers.

I don't know if he has anything additional to add.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Is there further discussion on the ordinance resolution?

What I'll just add is this probably the last time we did this was about 2020.

So I thank you, Councilman Rogers, for bringing this up.

I think it's an important topic uh in terms of how we can make sure we're more efficient, not just in the total number of boards, but also are they meeting the numbers, the appointments, all of that to make sure we're being as efficient as possible.

If there are no others who speak to the ordinance, the clerk will call the roll.

Curls.

Aye.

Park Shaw.

Boo.

Aye.

Duncan.

O'Neal.

Willie.

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

All right.

Paterson has a bunch.

Lucas.

The ordinance passes.

260376.

Minute chapter 88 zone development called by appeal in section 285, Westport Overlay District, and enacting a little there of new section light number and subject matter for the purpose of amending allow uses within the Westport Overlay District and create any standards for drive-through facilities.

Never committers do pass.

This would be the mayor pro Tim.

Thank you.

I'm the mayor.

Three of the eight intents listed in the overlay encouraged maintaining the pedestrian oriented development to achieve these intense drive-through facilities were listed as a prohibited use within the district.

The proposed amendment require review or rezonings and text amendments as standards for the overlay were codified.

Staff does not believe the amendment meets the required criteria for text amendment.

It does not correct or an error or inconsistency in the code, and it is not within not consistent with adopted plans or stated purpose of the Westboard overlay and is not in the best interest of the city as a whole and does not meet criteria for rezoning.

The property is suitably used and in current operation under the current zoning and overlay standards, and the property is not vacant due to zoning and amending overlay.

Also in the staff report.

So as you can tell by that, the um staff, uh this was not recommended by staff.

The however the neighborhood plan and development committee did review and recommend it do pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Councilwoman Boo.

Um I will just say briefly, um, this is this was actually a somewhat unique um situation where we are amending an overlay district.

Um I did ask a question at the committee because the the criteria that we are using as provided in the code um was such that as if we were um rezoning a property.

And so I think there is an I since um ask staff um you know perhaps that may not be the exact criteria we should be using.

Um but have setting that aside, um it is what is in the code.

Um this is a very narrowly tailored.

Well, I should not use those words because that does have legal meaning.

Um it is a it is not bad to be narrowly tailored.

It is very specific and narrow um changes to the overlay district district.

Why it while it does uh allow for drive-through facilities, it is not your typical drive-through facilities.

It does not allow for um call buttons, it does not allow for screens, it is specifically a um uh drive up window where you can pull um the like a bag from the window.

So for those reasons, I was supportive of this change to the overlay district to allow a special use permit.

The special use permit would still have to go to uh the CPC.

Um, and so this was very limited in its uh change in application.

So uh that's why I was supportive of it.

Thank you, Councilwoman Boo.

Is there further discussion on the ordinance?

Councilman Duncan.

I apologize for missing committee.

This would allow for a special use permit for a drive-thru in Westport.

Is that is that true?

Oh, go ahead.

Councilman Bunch.

Um so what this does is it would and I want to uh touch on the drive-thru versus the drive-up.

The it's being referred to as a drive-thru because that's the only definition we have in the development code.

And so this is actually um it's it's more specific than a drive-thru.

So I just wanted to be careful clear on that.

It's not a as Councilwoman Boo pointed out, there's not a call box, there's not a menu board, it is a order order ahead of time and come and pick things up.

Um but what this does is it changes the the base overlay to allow for in very very specific instances, no new curb cuts.

Um and so this is very again, it's very narrow in in what is allowed for and it changes again.

It does not change it for one specific property, it does not draw this property out of the overlay, it simply allows for this process um um under certain circumstances like a drive of uh it has to be pickup window and the curb cut already has to exist.

Um so I hope that answers your question.

It does, thank you.

Further discussion on the ordinance to say this.

I I will probably join.

I know there was a no vote in committee to I'll join on the no side for a few reasons.

Understanding, I think the work that has been um at least that has been attempted to resolve here.

One, I I do think that we have a number of entities in this business in the greater midtown westport area.

Some of that is just pure adjacency to the state line and the fact that the same product isn't available on the other side.

Um I I think that um granted it's a pickup, so more like going to your CVS pharmacy to pick up of an order that you've already called for, but I do get worried about what secondary effects occur from um just that sort of activity centered in a district where we already have a number of entertainment facilities, alcohol sales, and others, um, and actual um criminal activity uh at times, and so uh I'm just not sure it better the neighborhood necessarily while having the greatest respect for otherwise lawful businesses that I and many other Missourians voted to support their legality.

Any further discussion on the ordinance?

Aaron clerk call the roll.

Curls, no park show, nay, Duncan, O'Neal, aye, Willie French, I Rogers, aye, Patterson Hasley.

Aye, Robinson, Raya, I bunch, aye, Lucas.

No 10 aye, three day.

The ordinance passes.

260582 accepting recommendations of the sixth central city economic development tax board approving funding for the 1815 for sale project, any amount of 1.5 million dollars, reduce an existing appropriation by 8 million eighty-three thousand one hundred eighty dollars and appropriating the same funding on the fund box of the central city economic development.

Authorizing manager of premises over to execute various funding agreements in accordance with this ordinance and authorizing director of housing community development department to expand that amount from funds appropriate in Central City Economic Development Fund.

Neighborhood committee recommends do pass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Mayor just uh want to make sure that the count was appropriate uh on the last vote.

I I think it's still passed, but it was not 10.

Was it eight?

Yeah, because well, it's not here and other Robinson's not let's make sure, just to make sure we're right on those two, just in case sometimes it works with our strategic plans thereafter.

Mayor exactly thank you, honorable mayor.

Uh this accepts the recommendation from the Central City Economic Development Tax or Economic Development Board to um approve the um housing and community development of uh eight million dollars and the specifics of the um ordinance.

This is round eight, and was recommended by the C C E D Board of Directors and the Neighborhood Plan and Development Committee reviewed and recommended due pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Harry, none of the clerk called the roll.

Curls.

I part soye Duncan, O'Neal, I will it French Rogers, I Patterson Hasley.

I Robinson, Ray.

I bunch.

Aye, Lucas, I have an eyes.

Ordinance passes.

260573.

Reduce an appropriation by 550 550,000 dollars in the capital improvements fund for the street resurfacing project, appropriating that amount for an unholy fund balance of the capital improvements funds for the Northeast Vivian Road Street Providence.

Recognizing sorties as having cellular fixed a transportation committee to pass councilman O'Neill.

Uh Mr.

Mayor, this uh allocates 550,000 within the Capital Improvements Fund to address a remaining funding gap for the Northeast Vivian Road Street Scape Project.

Um I would add that the this was um this was on uh has been on the radar for some time um back when this area was within district one.

We allocated some money towards it, so this has been almost five five six years in the in the in the process, and it's in in need of of the of the landscape project, streetscape project.

So uh transportation infrastructure and operations committee recommends a do pass.

Thank you, Councilman O'Neill.

Any further discussion?

Harry November Clerk called the roll.

Currels.

Aye, park shaw.

Aye boo.

Aye, Duncan.

Aye O'Neill Willie.

Aye French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Raya.

Aye.

Bunch.

Lucas.

Aye.

12 hours.

Ordinance passes.

260584.

Operating director water services executed at two million seventy-nine thousand nine hundred eighty-four dollar professional specialized or technical services contract.

Amendment number two, contract number 9741 with ACOM Technical Service for Drinking Water Services Line Material Inventory Project.

Total contract amount of $5,922,278.

Transportation Committee to pass.

Councilman O'Neill.

Mr.

Mayor, KC Waters effort to here is to comply with federal and state drinking water regulations concerning lead service lines.

The project pilot study will identify where lead water service lines may exist, create a comprehensive inventory database, provide information to the public, support regulatory compliance and public health.

KC Water is building a citywide database of water service line materials, especially lead lines, by reviewing old records, analyzing the data, and making the results available to residents through a public information tools so the city can comply with drinking water regulations and better protect public health.

Thank you, Councilman O'Neill.

Is there any further discussion?

Aaron Numcker, call the roll.

Currels.

Aye.

Park Shaw.

Aye.

Aye.

Duncan.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Will it?

Aye.

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Ray.

Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

12 eyes.

11 eyes.

Sorry.

Ordinance passes.

260618.

Direct and city manager into contract negotiations with the United Way of Greater Kansas City for administration of the expanded fountain car program.

A reloadable prepaid debit card and municipal identity platform.

An authorization for the United Way to convene the necessary partner organizations to implement the program.

Directing city manager report back to the council within 90 days.

Transportation committers do pass.

The council finds it is in the public interest to direct the city manager to negotiate a contract with United Way of Greater Kansas City for administration of the program and to authorize United Way to convene the partner organizations necessary to implement it.

As I said, we had a uh a lot of conversation about this.

There's a lot of issues that need to be uh vetted through the uh negotiations.

So uh uh this is basically just allowing the city manager to start vetting uh and coming up with a uh a program for us.

Transportation infrastructure operation recommends immediate adoption as a committee sub.

Thank Councilman O'Neill is there further discussion.

Harry Nov Clerk called the role curls aye park so aye Duncan O'Neill aye will French aye Rogers aye Patterson Hasley Robinson Raya Bunch Aye Lucas Aye Ten Ayes Ordinance passes committee advanced motion mayor pro temp.

Honorable mayor move the charter requirement for reading of ordinances on three separate days we wait for the ordinance on today's document listed as committee advances and that these ordinances are advanced for final reading consideration at this time.

Second move and second in any further discussion.

Currels aye part shaw aye boo aye Duncan aye aye Will it French Rogers Patterson Hasley Robinson Raya Bunch aye eleven eyes motion passes clerk pre please proceed with committee advances?

Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Raya.

Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Eleven eyes.

Motion passes.

Clerk please proceed with committee advances.

Yes, sir.

260614 authorizes the city and authorizing manager of procurement service to execute a one million 657, 866 dollar contract with Basquez Commercial Contacting for to perform the Kansas City Convention Entertainment Facilities Music Hall and Little Theater Restroom Innovations, authorizing this manager of procurement services to amend the contract and expend up to $250,000 for contingency.

Reducing that that amount or reducing $8 million, nope, $1,844,403 for appropriations of general obligation bond series 2023 A fund and reappropriating the same for the purpose of reallocating geopomping project proceeds for entertainment facilities.

It recognized this ordinance having salary collected a finance committee request to pass.

Councilwoman Boo.

Honorable Mayor, uh, this ordinance directs undirects unused balances from the bond project funds to uh fund upgrades to both um the women's and men's restrooms in the little theater and the music hall and municipal auditorium penance governance public safety review recommended advanced and do pass.

Thank you, Councilman Boo.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing on the clerk call the roll.

Currelshaw Boo Duncan O'Neill Aye Willett French Aye Rogers Aye Patterson Hasley Aye Robinson Raya Bunch Lucas Aye Today's ordinance passes 260628 authorizing city manager to negotiate agreements for the stabilization and redevelopment of property located at 1815 for sale Kansas City Missouri 64108 neighborhood committee records do pass uh mayor pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

Uh this ordinance will allow the city manager to negotiate agreements for the Holy Ghost New Testament Church, uh which was acquired by the city on February the 9th.

Uh it an RP was issued for roof step stabilization and structural preservation for the redevelopment of the church on June 12th, and the city manager uh will this will allow the city manager to negotiate those agreements.

Neighborhood planning development committee review recommended be passed.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tim.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing now the clerk will call the roll.

Curls.

Aye Park Shaw.

Aye.

Who Duncan?

Aye.

Neil.

Aye.

Will it?

Aye.

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Raya.

Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Eleven items.

Ordinance passes.

260634.

Accepting recommendations of the housing trust fund board reducing an existing appropriation by 16 million four hundred and seventy thousand eight hundred and seventy-six dollars and appropriating the same from previously appropriate funding.

Fund balance in the housing trust fund authorizing city the manager of camera service to execute various funding agreements in accordance with this ordinance.

Authorizing director of housing community development department to expend that amount from funds appropriating housing trust fund.

Neighborhood commitment Mr.

Cass.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, Honorable Mayor.

The Housing Trust Fund Board makes the funding recommendations and the that are pursuant to Section 2-1693, subsection C subsection one, and the recommendations this year total 16.4 million dollars and the neighborhood planning development committee review recommended due pass.

Thank you, Mayor Pro Tem.

Is there any further discussion?

Harry Num Clerk called the roll.

Curls.

Aye.

Park Shaw.

Aye.

Boo.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Will it?

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Robinson.

Raya.

Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Eight hours.

Ordinance passes.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Thank you, 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 listed as second readings and that these items be placed on the docket next week for final reading.

Second.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing none clerk call the roll.

Currels.

Aye.

Park Shaw.

Aye.

Boo.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

O'Neill.

Aye.

Will it?

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Robinson.

Raya.

Bunch.

Aye.

Kiss.

Aye.

Nine aunes.

The or the motion passes.

Mayor Pro Tim.

Honorable Mayor, I move that the charter requirement for reading of ordinances on three separate days.

Be waived for the ordinances on today's docket listed as first readings, and that these ordinances be introduced as listed to the committee so designated.

Second.

This has been moved and seconded.

Is there any further discussion?

Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Currels.

Aye.

Park Shaw.

Aye.

Boo.

Aye.

Okay.

Aye.

O'Neal.

Aye.

Will it?

French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Patterson Hasley.

Robinson.

Raya.

Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas.

Aye.

Nine ayes.

The motion passes.

Additional business for us.

I'll start with the semi-annual docket.

Clerk has complied with Rule 7.07 of the council standing rules by printing the semi-annual docket, which lists all ordinances and resolutions more than six months old and not acted on by the council.

Each committee identified in communication number 260636.

Has made its recommendations as to which of those ordinances should be released, and list of those recommendations has been provided.

Unless otherwise requested the listed ordinances and resolutions will be released from the docket and are deemed lost.

Is there any member who wants to require that any specific measure or measures remain in committee for an additional six months?

Hearing none, the clerk shall delete from the list.

She submitted to the council.

Each ordinance for uh sorry, basically, this is all done.

The recommendations in the semi-annual docket are accepted.

The ordinances and resolutions of the list are released from the docket and are deemed lost.

That's fun.

Good work.

Dispatch with a number of ordinances.

Councilman O'Neill.

Yeah, I think you're introducing some.

I'm going to do uh Councilman Willett's uh introduction.

Um I request that the clerk receive docket and read an ordinance prepared too late to be on today's docket.

The clerk will receive docket uh the clerk will receive the ordinance, assign the number and read the title.

That number is gonna be 260638, establishing Kansas City Deficit and Transparency Task Force to develop recommendations regarding the planning, regulation, and operation of data centers, directing development of policies to improve transparency, protect utilities rate payers, coordinate regulatory updates, strengthen workforce development, establish community benefit guidelines, evaluate municipal revenue options, and conduct municipal engagement.

Directing submission of recommendations to the mayor and city council the uh assigned to the neighborhood planning and development committee is there any further business to come before council?

Hearing none will stand adjourned.