Council - Regular Meeting

Word declares that righteousness exalteth a nation. Thank you that prayer has been chosen by these civil leaders. Dear lord, people of great renown and leadership leadership responsibility are noted in the Bible as examples. Daniel was a very successful civil leader, and he declared that you, Lord, change the times and seasons, that you, oh, Lord, remove and set up, and it's you, Lord, that giveth wisdom and knowledge unto the wise. And you blessed Daniel.

And, Lord, you gave Daniel special ability. Great God, you said that the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person availeth much. Elijah in the Bible was a praying man, and that one minute prayer of about 63 words changed the very elements. So, dear lord, we pray out of necessity, desire, and we pray in faith. I pray for Kansas City, Missouri.

Lord, please continue to bless this city on all levels, socially, economically, and environmentally. Allow this city to thrive and prosper. Gracious, kind, and merciful God, I pray for the leaders of this city and the mayor that are rep that are in representation here today. Grant them your wisdom and knowledge. Strengthen their heart and their mind in a supernash in a supernatural fashion.

And, Lord, give these leaders and our mayor peace and great health. All that will be presented to this council today, Lord, may you grant clear and sound insight. I pray that decisions made today be seasoned with wisdom and balance. Dear Lord, direct this council. God almighty, with the Memorial Day holiday approaching, we would like to take the time to thank you for US military personnel who died in service for our freedom. And, Lord, let honor, truth, and justice continue to rule within these walls. It's in the mighty name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Amen.

For all the role.

Girls. Present. Present. Boo.

Thank you.

Here. Duncan. O'Neil. Here. Willard.

Present. French.

Present.

Rogers.

Here.

How does it help you?

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Say what? What? Me? Present.

Robinson.

Here.

Roya.

Present.

Bunch. Here. Lucas. Here.

13 members present.

The clerk will read these special actions.

Yes, sir. Six zero four eight eight. Recognize and exceeds expectation, financial literacy and wellness. Marilyn Chapel and others are present to receive the special action.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, doctor Mayor. It is my honor to rise today to celebrate and thank exceeds expectations for ten years of assisting and educating people with financial literacy. Financial literacy is a critical life skill that empowers individuals to make informed decisions, reduce financial stress, and build long term stability. This there's a direct connection between financial health and mental well-being with financial stress being a leading contributor to anxiety, depression, and overall mental strain. Promoting financial education helps individuals gain leader We We And earning the while learning opportunities reduce barriers such as student debt and create stronger foundations for long term financial success.

Exceeds Expectations has dedicated, as I stated, ten years worth of ensuring that Kansas City families and residents can uplift their financial literacy and wellness. And I wanna thank you for your steadfast commitment to ensuring Kansas City can move forward financially and be financially sound. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you, mayor Protema. Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution? Hearing none, the resolution is now before council. All in favor indicate by saying aye. Aye. All opposed? The resolution is adopted. Whomever would like to thank

the city council for inviting us here today. And our mission is to break generational poverty by and creating generational wealth through financial education, workforce development, as well as digital financial literacy. And as we know, it doesn't matter how much money that we make. If we don't know how to manage it, we're not gonna see it. And so we understand that coupling financial health and mental health is crucial, and we pride ourselves in bringing in that financial psychology of it all so we can dig deep uproot this thinking thinking bad financial habits and behaviors and really change the trajectory of their mindsets so we can change the trajectory of their families lives and their children's children.

Thank you.

So for the next series, we're just gonna ask everybody after you get your award, go right back into the audience because it's kind of a public works potpourri because miss Honeycutt, you worked there to point to. And so all about public works the next twenty minutes or so. Next action. Zero. Go ahead.

260489. Declaring the week of May 17 through twenty twenty third twenty twenty six is National Public Works Week in Kansas City. Director Shaw and staff are present to receive the special action.

If you work for public works, come on down. Come on down, everybody. They try to hide.

Alright.

This is Doug Mason.

I'm a I'm a little nervous now. There ain't no work being done out

in the city. Alright. It has been a long competition for which council members proclamation gets the most people up here.

That's it.

I win pretty good, the chair the committee. So councilman O'Neil.

Hey. I I have been here seven years now. And, you know, when I first came on public works with the department, I didn't really understand what everything that was done within the department. Having said that, I'm I'm in awe of all you guys for the work you do in this city, how important you are to the city, how when I would call Michael Shaw and say, hey. I got this, and I got a problem out here on 100 North Hundred And 22nd Street. And an hour and a half later, somebody come, hey. Thanks for getting that done. I'd say, well, you're welcome.

I mean, I know.

So I I would steal your thunder sometimes there, but you guys were so responsive. And I mean, I've it's it's been a pleasure to work with you going out on job sites, seeing some of the different variations of and scopes of work that you guys all do. It's incredible. And the city's lucky to have you, and I gotta read some stuff. So this year's National Public Works Week is rooted in service, and boy, you guys are rooted in service.

Powered by the community, and it reminds us that public work professionals are motivated to serve the communities that they love and that power them to always do their best. Public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services that are of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to the public health. High quality of life and well-being of the people of Kansas City, Missouri, and the public work connections help keep our communities strong by providing leadership and education in programs such as transportation project and construction management, as well as street maintenance and many other things. But I do think the one thing I've noticed in public works, I do in a lot of our departments, with with Local five hundred and all the other jobs within there, able And do to

And we're

going gonna be miss Michael that. Shaw's great experience and his immense knowledge of this city. But luckily, we have the backdrop of all of you to keep this going as we always have to when somebody like Michael leaves. So thank you very much, and I just I can only say I I really appreciate you guys.

Thank you so much, councilor O'Neill. Councilman Duncan.

You know, I've said it once, and I'll say it again because it bears repeating, the city runs on public works. We we were making the joke, and I Kevin made the joke at the same time I was making the joke. If y'all are here, then then how's the city operating? Because it's true. And I think, you know, the day to day operations go unnoticed so often. I wanna thank you all for all that you do, the leadership that you bring. I wanna also thank you for the special things that you do. I think not too long ago about situations like Cloverleaf. You all you all save lives each and every day, and your job is often dangerous. And I know a lot of folks get told that their jobs are dangerous.

Y'all are that your jobs are dangerous. My my my grandfather raised six six children, on as a as a garbage truck operator, and I see y'all every day on the back of those trucks. I know how dangerous it is. I just wanna say thank you. Thank you for all that you do. We appreciate it.

Thank you. Councilwoman Fringe.

It was great to to celebrate you all at your picnic yesterday, the public works picnic. And so I wanna make some of the same remarks in in saying that just how much we really appreciate you. As it's been stated, you guys are really the backbone of Kansas City. This is how you get Kansas City working, Kansas City moving. I'm elected to listen to my constituents, to work with our communities, as all of my colleagues.

So day in day out we get phone calls, as Councilman O'Neill alluded to, we get phone calls and things that need to be fixed or worked on, trash needs to be picked up, we have potholes, we need safe crossings, different traffic situations and you guys are always there to react in a very quick manner, I would say. And so you guys make us look good. And part of that is working with our communities and being a problem solver and working through larger trying to put this larger requests from our communities. And so what those look like are like safe routes to schools, complete streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, traffic lights. So not only just the pop holes and the trash and all of that, it's big citywide infrastructure that we're working through and working with you guys.

And so you guys definitely put the boots on the ground to make those projects happen, to make those things happen, to really give back to our communities and help our communities and, like, making us look good at the same time. So

Thank you, councilwoman French. Councilman Rogers.

You know, I don't think I've ever called public works for something and gotten the answer no. It's always, okay. Let's figure this out. And whether it's a small request or big request, it's just always immediately into problem solving mode, and I'm amazed what you guys always come up with. So thank you for all you do.

Thank you, councilor Raj. Councilor Willem?

Yeah. Thank you, mister mayor. Kevin, can you please mute that, please? There's no phones in the classroom. Well, speaking of classroom, I always take my students to a visit on public works, that's probably the most exciting time they have from the sign shop, seeing the operations that you do for snow removal, seeing that big pile of salt.

We've you know, it inspiring to that next generation of seeing all the different jobs you can do hands on, And there's a lot of people who go around the city and fix things and make us look good as some of my colleagues have mentioned. But when I ran for city council, when you talk to people at the door, it's about its infrastructure, the stuff that you do is what they want, as well as good responses from the first responders. You guys are what a lot of people requested, having new sidewalks put into the Nashville area so all those students can now walk to school safely like they deserve. That you guys made that happen. That neighborhood was promised sixty years ago from the city that they're gonna have the infrastructure put into place.

You guys made that happen. And there's so many people who are thankful that their kids now can be able to go to school. You changed a neighborhood of over a thousand people like that. What you guys do matter. We're we wanna continue to fund, make sure more resources are there for our neighborhoods to be upkept, but you guys are the backbone of that. Thank you for all you do. Thank you for your leadership.

Councilwoman Patterson Hess.

Thank

you, honorable mayor. Everybody said it already, but public works, you make the city work. The work that you do is the epitome of public service. And for me, it's been fun to watch my kid understand how the city works, and she thinks that I can call the mayor and tell him to fix a pothole. And I'm like, no. She's like, mommy, you need to call the mayor and tell him to fix this. And I'm like, no. That's a director shawl

that I need to call.

I'll that. Because as public works, it's so much of what we enjoy and and a lot of people can take it for granted, you know, when things are done and they look nice or when things are fixed. But, really, you all are the secret sauce to to to the city, and so we really appreciate the work that you do and the level of passion you have for the people. So thank you. Continue to do what you do, and I'm just proud that I get to partner with people like you.

Thank you. Councilwoman Roberts.

Thank you, mister manager, and to the chair the best chair ever, the of our t don't know. Hey. Public works. But we really appreciate you. This display really shows teamwork and making sure that we lift others as we climb and we come together as one unit.

And it it shows by, you know, all of you up there. And so we not only say thank you for what you're doing, thank you for standing in the trenches with us. There are a couple of you, and I won't I'll save my director Shaw comments for a little bit later, but have been in the trenches with the third district. And I appreciate you so very much. Our third district planner, who's the third district planner for three and five, you know how many conversations that we've had about 18th Divine and how many times we have talked on the weekends, late at night about issues that are happening.

Ryan McGonigal, who's the PIO, who is doing a tremendous job of keeping people together, again working on the 18th And Vine project. All of you are so very important. Thank you for being in the trenches with us because you make us shine brighter, and you make the taxpayers feel worthy that their dollars are going to good use. So we really appreciate you.

Thank you. Others who wish to speak to the resolution? Councilman Curles.

Thank you, mister mayor. I just wanna rise, and I too will save a lot of comments for director Shaw later. But I I wanna say thank you to the public works team. I mean, a lot of times, nobody really actually says thank you for what you do, but know that obviously from the comments made from these council people already that they do appreciate you. You are appreciated.

Your work is appreciated. And I I just wanna say that I appreciate you. I remember getting elected and one of the things that I was on director Shaw about was a road that was supposed to be paved on A Hundred And 7th Street. And it got paved like of course, I I bugged him to death about it, but it still got paved. And a lot of my constituents called me and thanked me for that, but they didn't know that that was due to public works that actually made that work happen.

So I wanna say thank you for your hard work. Keep up the good work, and continue to make our city be proud of you and make all of us proud of you because I know that you will, and this is only fitting for you to be recognized today. Thank you.

Thank you, councilman Curles. Are there others who speak to the resolution? I'm a be mayor pro tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. Definitely, I have to rise. You know, my colleagues have said many admirable things, and so I'll try not to repeat that. But I wanna share with you a story. This past Sunday, I was at church, and one of the former president of Truckswood Neighborhood Association came to me with tears in her eyes, and she said, I need you to thank the public works department because they are affecting people's lives every day.

She shared the story of one of her neighbors who was in a motorized wheelchair and in a previous year was riding down trying to ride down the sidewalk and fell over. And she ran out of her house to try to pick him up, and she couldn't. And it was a big whole ordeal. So fast forward, I did our neighborhood walking tour. The public works department was there, and Uday was one of the main ones there helping to this to helping to identify what we needed to do to fix that.

And it has been fixed. And and she said just the other day, he was riding along the sidewalk, and she ran out with his parents following. She she ran out and was so pleased and elated that he was able to ride down the sidewalk. And so she wanted me to share this with you to say thank you so much because the work you do matters every single day. People may may not thank you. People may not even see what you do because many times you all are out there five, 06:00 in the morning and out at one, 02:00 in the morning sometimes when it's needed. But I just thank you so much for your steadfast commitment, your dedication to helping improve the quality of lives for Kansas City residents. Thank you. Happy public works week.

Thank you so much. Are there any others we should speak to the resolution? I'll just be real brief for staff. Occasionally, I chop it up in the Facebook comments and all of that. And it is not just simply see, some of y'all know. Because the toughest day is not thin skin. It's because, particularly after a snowstorm or something like that, everybody wants to talk about what we are not doing. And the challenge is that I see, and I know we have had how many years where y'all worked on Christmas, then New Year's, and one of those years you have to work on Thanksgiving too. And I don't care what we're paying you. It's not enough. I'm not gonna start trouble

up here.

Actually, Shaw may be with you now. Shaw's like, yeah. But like like everybody said, the reason I'm chopping it up there is because I'm like, y'all can say 10,000 things about how raggedy the council, the mayor, all of that are, but you're not gonna talk about our workers like that. No. Because we know the work that you do.

We know your commitment to this city. We know the years you didn't get paid enough, And we know how many of y'all have been here on every tough day when we ask you. In terrible weather, when your own family has to be protected and taken care of, you're coming out and taking care of all of us. This is an incredibly noble profession. And with other professions, and I love them all, we will give proclamations and every award and do ceremonies and events.

I'm sad. This is all we're doing in a way because y'all really are how we keep this place moving. You are the core of Kansas City, and I am so proud in any situation to represent you, whether it's somewhere real fancy or if it's find somebody at 2AM and being like, we went over your street and the snow started ten minutes ago. How about you sit down for a minute and we're gonna get there? I'm sorry. I'm sounding bitter right now. Love my public works. Love y'all, and thank you, councilman O'Neill for bringing says it's gonna

be brief.

Oh, I can preach. Not now. If there are no others who wish to speak to the resolution, the resolution is done before council. All in favor indicate by saying I. I. All opposed? The resolution is adopted. Whoever would like to speak, don't say nothing crazy.

Yes. That's something crazy.

Well, thank you very much. It is actually an and it's an absolute pleasure, and a privilege for us to provide the this community with the services that you entrust within us. We don't take that opportunity lightly. We are dedicated. We do believe teamwork does make the dream work as you can see this team that is here. We absolutely have a great recipe, a great team here in Kansas City. You should very, very much be proud

of them.

There is over 40 plus thousand public works agencies across North America, and only about a 150 of them are credited, and we are one of them multi multi term credited, and and have created national standards out of this group. If you continue to invest in us, you will make a great investment in this in this community. So we thank you for all that you do for us, and thank you very much.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Honorable mayor, I, oh, under council rule six two six dot o two, I move that the provisions contained in council rule four dot o one be temporarily suspended.

I wanna get this Second.

It's been moved and seconded that the rules be temporarily suspended. Is there any further discussion on the motion? Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Clerk will the roll. Curls? Aye.

Parksha?

Aye. Boo? Aye.

Duncan? Aye. Mayo? Aye. Willie French. Aye.

Rogers. Aye. Patterson. Aye. Robinson. Aye.

Rare. Aye. Bunch. Aye.

Lucas. Aye. Five ayes. Motion passes. Mayor Pro Tem.

Honorable mayor, I request the clerk receive document and read an additional special action to be included on today's docket.

Clerk will receive the resolution to sign a number and read the title.

Number is gonna be 260501, honoring Sharay Honeycutt.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. It is my honor to recognize miss Sheree Honeycutt and her dedicated career to public service. She really has provided leadership during some of the the city's most significant moments, helping to ensure residents receive timely, transparent, and accurate information during emergencies, major initiatives, and community events. Her work strengthened communications and collaboration across city departments while also elevating Kansas City's voice through innovative storytelling, strategic public engagement, and a commitment to ethical communications practices. Sheree has been one that, you know, we all see her messages, her emails guiding us as we prepare for different events.

And I she's moving on to something different leaving Kansas City. And I didn't wanna miss the opportunity to thank her for her commitment and her work in the the last four years. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And we wish you all the best, Sheree.

Thank you.

Thank you, mayor Proton. Councilwoman Robinson.

Thank you. So, miss Honeycutt, she is also a 3rd District resident, so one of my bosses, many bosses. So in addition to your service to Kansas City, I also wanna say thank you for all that you do for your neighborhood. Look forward to your upcoming Halloween, all the things. But thank you for showing up in Kansas City in so many different ways.

Thank you.

May have councilwoman Boo?

I'm gonna just stand up quickly because I was gonna say something earlier, but I after mayor Pro Tem said something, I was like, I'm not gonna touch that one. It was too moving. Sherry, I wanna just say thank you. You have been a true inspiration here. You've guided us, as mayor pro tem said, and helped us with in in situations where I think we haven't had that inspiration and that help with situations involving the press and what to say and, you know, where to look and what to do, and and that that has truly been a help to us or to me. I I won't speak for everybody.

So thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Councilman Carlos.

Thank you, mister mayor. Sherry, I just wanna say thank you. Congratulations. I hate to see you go, but the time that I've had an opportunity to work with you, it's been a pleasure. You've always kind of helped me in things that I needed help with, and, just wanna say thank you for that, and good luck in your future endeavors.

You. Councilwoman French.

Miss Honeycutt, I just wanted to just rise and just thank you for, again, your leadership and your guidance and for this whole body and also personally myself. Like, I've been in many situations where I can stand up and and speak to a room full of people. I can lead meetings into but the media, it's another thing. Right? That's a whole another ballgame.

And you've given me a lot of tools for that, for more comfortability, more just confidence in speaking, you know, on camera. Sometimes when you get a camera and lights in your face, everything just kind of goes blank, right? And so you've really guided me personally in that journey. And then just along the way, developed a little bit of a friendship too. So just very, very excited for your next journey and and where you're going, and please stay in touch.

Of course.

Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution? I'll I'll just have a few other things next

to me.

So Mister Rogers. Oh, mister Rogers. Go ahead. Mister oh.

Who's the

new council.

Yeah. So new one. The new council. That's the first time I've ever heard that. So

no. So I I heard this yesterday, and and I was so happy to hear that you're going on to do greater things, and there is no doubt in my mind that you would. But, personally, I was sad about it. I told my wife this morning she was sad about it. So we do wish you well, but we're gonna miss you big time.

Thank you.

Thank

you. Others wish to speak to the resolution. Well, I'll just I mean, I could say a bunch of things because we've spent

a lot of

time together Yes. Over all these years. So first of all, I still remember when Chara came over from Fox four, and we were just kinda like, okay. You know, we're get this television person. How's she gonna work with all the different things the city throws at you being on the other side?

And you have handled it exceptionally well. First of all, always just clearing some things, always incredibly respectfully. And for those who don't know, a communications office and an expert and professional like hers, a lot like a therapist. They're the people when you've done something either really dumb or not so dumb or whatever, you're like, so, Sheree, we gotta talk about this. And she manages to handle it without judgment and does an exceptional job.

Over the past years that you have been here, there has been more more probably thrown at this city, and by extension, you, than I think we had had at least in a half century prior, ranging from pandemic to the joyous things like you may not know, but Sheree probably never actually enjoyed a Chief Super Bowl because she was like, I have a thousand communications things to do immediately after we score on that final play against the 49ers and win the bowl and all of that. That's the

plan of three.

Right. Twice, by the way. The win against the forty niners. And so I just wanna say thank you, first of all, to the for the people of Kansas City. I think you have done, and it's not written on much, an exceptional job of explaining the business of this city, the work that all of these good people do.

You center our workforce and all that is great about Kansas City. Thank you for that. The other thing, and I'm not gonna tell you a story because it's yours to share, you are never shy about the fact that you have been blessed by any number of opportunities to be where you are today. And that is something that I think when others hear it, they say, wow, that can be me. And I'm glad that you will continue on in sharing that. But thank you for sharing your light with us, your energy, your consistency. And I think we'll probably be lost because a week from now, we'll say, wait, who's got this? We know that Priorities. Fair enough. But we appreciate you tremendously, and we wish you nothing but the very best.

If there are not who wish to speak to the resolution, the resolution is now before counsel.

All in favor, indicate by saying aye.

Aye. All opposed?

The motion passes. Thoreau.

I had some things I wanted to say, but I think I'm going to try to wing it as much as possible. So I guess I will. So Kansas City is known for our heart. That is what is on our t shirts. No matter where I go in the world, I'm always talking about the city.

I know wherever the mayor goes in the world, he's always talking about the city. Everybody knows us as this city that is warm and welcoming, but there's a part of our heart that I feel like people don't talk about so much that I have really grown to understand working at the city of Kansas City, and that is our passion. Love is also about fighting for something you care about, and I learned that from my grandmother who is a lifelong Kansas Cityan. She was a chief season ticket holder from the first season that the chiefs were here in Kansas City. She was on the board of directors or for North Kansas City Hospital back in the nineties helping them with their development, And she was a employee of the Federal Reserve Bank from the Great Depression to the day she died in the nineteen nineties.

And they would tell me that she counted pennies in the basement. That was like her first job down at 10th And Grand. So when I was a baby in California, she would always tell me, Kansas City is the best place. You gotta go there. You gotta see it. And I would go back and celebrate my birthdays here. My first plane trip was into MCI. And her passion really imprinted on me. And that's why I'm here in Kansas City because I have been wanting to live in this city for so long. When I became a journalist, I was like, how do I get to Kansas City?

Because that's where I want to be. And I see that passion all around me. I see that passion in our residents who are trying to get a speed hump in their neighborhood, trying to get affordable housing, trying to make their streets safer. They come to city hall. They use Facebook, whatever means, but they tell us, I feel like more than other cities that I've witnessed.

For some reason, Kansas Citians use their voice in a really special and beautiful way, and I love that. I see that passion here in city hall. The mayor will never stop fighting to get illegal guns off of our street. Councilman O'Neill, always fighting for fair wage, for unions. Councilman Willett, who's not here, is the best friend that law enforcement has ever had.

We all know that. Councilwoman French, she is a friend to all and a champion for Kansas City's people, always recognizing some of the smallest and biggest people here in our city, mister Rogers. A champion for small business, always making sure that people get what they need to be a successful business leader. Councilwoman Patterson Hasley will find a dollar anywhere. Anywhere.

Under your shoe, in your pocket, out of my purse when I'm not looking. She will find it, and she will figure out a way to redistribute it for something meaningful, especially for kids. Councilwoman Robinson, I've known you a long time. I'm so excited for your your new journey as well. Your passion is going to push this city forward.

We all know that and toward an equitable future. And, councilman Raya, so much work as a prosecutor fighting for people across Kansas City in your job and now as a city councilman, try to get all the ATVs off the street. Thank you, councilman Bunch. Making our streets safer, making the city walkable, making the city feel like somewhere where we can walk or bike or get wherever we wanna go, and we don't have to worry about it. You know, that's the that's the vision you have at Kansas City.

Councilman Kearls, just like councilwoman Patterson Hasley will find a dollar anywhere, you will never stop fighting for the 5th District. Never. There's something happening in the 1st District. Councilman Kroll says, why is that not happening in the 5th District? Why not?

I wanna see that in my district, and that is commendable, and that's the only way that your district gets where it needs to be. So thank you. Mayor Pro Tem, Park Shah, just your mission to make Kansas City a safe place that people can feel good about, trying to resolve those systemic problems and and not just creating laws. Right? You're talking you're in the community trying to figure out how we can make the city better and safer in that way.

So beautiful. Councilwoman Boo, thanks for trying to balance our budget. I appreciate it. Little different mission, but you've done a really good job, and I appreciate your work. People don't give the budget enough attention, and I know that's something you're very passionate about among a million things, especially eating disorder awareness that's so important. So thank you for that. Councilman Duncan, you probably know what I'm gonna say. Thank you for fighting for tenants' rights and the rights of every Kansas Cityan. Thank you for that. You have such a great advocate.

And, finally, thank you to our city manager, Mario Vasquez, who believes in me, has been a great partner to me, and believed that we could bring baseball downtown. And you did that. So thank you so much. So I see all of that, and I see all of that in the team, in our communications department. Thank you for being here. They are wonderful. They've had such a rough few years, but they stuck with it. They are passionate about transparency and being just making things simpler to understand. I'm so proud of them, and I'm proud to see what they will do. And so thank you to them.

Thank you to my husband. Thank you to my dad, my mom, my family, all my friends. And finally, when my grandmother passed away, you know, I was young. And in 2023, I met

a woman that

worked with my grandmother at the Federal Reserve Bank for years. Knew her since she started working there until my grandmother passed away. And she said, you know, we dedicated a brick to your grandma when she passed away down at the River Market. And I didn't. I said, had no clue. So I snuck away from City Hall 1 day in 2023, and I went down there. And I looked, and I found it. And what it said will stay with me always. And I really appreciate your words because it speaks to it as well. And it said, in memory of Gertrude Pippen, her energy inspired us.

And I hope that my energy inspires all of you into that passion for Kansas City, the city that I love so much that I fought to be in and represent. It's been a great joy of my life, and I'm not gonna be very far away. Independence is just one call away. But thank you. Thank you to the city council. Thank you, mayor pro tem, and and thank you for this recognition. I really appreciate it.

Making me mess up my eyeliner. Nice

to see you.

And I

just and my tits.

Appreciate you.

You. Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilman Kerr.

Thank you, mister mayor.

What's your

preference? I record request that the clerk receive docket and read a special action prepared too late to be on today's docket.

The clerk will receive the item, assign a number, and read the title.

Yes, sir. Number is gonna be 260502, honoring Michael Shaw on his retirement after twenty eight years of service to the city of Kansas City. Michael's present to receive the special action.

Alright.

Councilman Kurals.

Thank you, mister mayor. It is my honor to, rise today to honor director Shaw for twenty eight years of dedicated service to the city of Kansas City, Missouri. After serving six years as a police officer, Michael Shaw began his distinguished career with the city of Kansas City, Missouri July 1998 as a legal investigator in the Department of Environmental Management, continuing a career in public service that has spanned more than three decades across multiple communities and reflects a deep commitment to public safety, accountability, and service to others. Mister Shaw transformed city operations through technology driven government by implementing Routeware Smart Cities technology for trash collection and snow operations, strengthening asset management systems for roads and sidewalks. Michael rose to the position of public works director and under his leadership, the Kansas City Public Works Department earned national recognition, including APWA accreditation and recognition for building a culture of continuous improvement as well as the APWA Excellence Award for snow and ice control.

The Smart 50 Award for Innovation in Multiple and Municipal Services, the ACEC Engineering Excellence Award, the DBIA MAR excellence award for civil infrastructure, and the TSA Ostender Award for transit security. Man, you got a resume. Mister Shaw helped advance Kansas City's environmental sustainability efforts through the city's climate protection initiatives, environmental management systems, and beautification efforts, contributing to multiple environmental excellence recognitions and a national Keep America Beautiful award. Mr. Shaw prioritized employee development and workplace culture by supporting pay equity, professional advancement, and the employee recognition initiatives, while also serving as a corporate sponsor of ASSET, the city's first employee resource group focused on developing emerging African American leaders in government.

Mister Shaw's leadership, professionalism, and commitment to continuous improvement have left a lasting impact on Kansas City and established him as a respected leader in the public works profession nationwide. On a personal note, I just wanna say thank you director Shaw for everything that you've done. You've been a tremendous asset to this city and to this community. I value your experience. I value your insight.

I value your friendship. I value you as an employee. I hate to see you go. I mean, because don't think you're going too far though because I got you on speed dial. Right?

But I just wanna congratulate you on everything that you've done, all of your accomplishments that you have achieved. We talk about people not getting the recognition that they deserve a lot times while they are here. It is an honor and a privilege for me to give you your recognition while you're here. Although, like I said, it's sad to see you go, but good luck in your next adventure and your new endeavors because I know next time I see you, you'll have an additional list of accolades that I can give as well. So I know other colleagues have a lot to say.

I could go on about, but I wanna say thank you again. And not to mention, you're also our constituent. So I'll be looking for your vote.

That's right.

Sit down. I was first.

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Yeah. He sat down.

Mary Poppins wins. I

just wanna say that I'm gonna share a little secret. About seven years ago, I was running for office and mayor Pro Tem and I were at an event and I was talking about, you know, we all talk about basic services and I was talking about some things and Michael

pulled me

like, oh, public works and roads and, like, that oh, sounds like more intelligent than what I was saying. So so I started talking about the things that Michael tell told me about. And then when we got elected, you know, we started implementing some of those things. And then, of course, he gave me credit for some of the things that he told me that might be good ideas. And so it it just goes to show the type of person he is, that he is always there to give other people credit for sometimes the ideas that are really his.

But he also helps educate you on the things that is that are very important to the city that that we as council members want to talk about and need to talk about. And to councilwoman Patterson Hasley's daughter, she knows who's filling the potholes now. It's the public works department. It's the people who are are providing services to the city. And I I I remember that day.

I remember exactly what event that was, and and I appreciate that that I knew I didn't know what I was talking about. And I know Michael didn't know what I was talking about. Director Shaw didn't know what I was talking about. He wasn't director Shaw at the time, but but I just wanna appreciate that the last seven years, everything that you've provided me with to help better serve the constituents of Kansas City and all that you've done for the city and the department and for all of us. I just want to say thank you.

I guess now you'll have to be responsible for getting her elected in the last four years ago. I can probably testify for my every colleague here that every time you called Michael Shaw, you never got the word no. You never knew it. You didn't know what it meant. You never addressed any issue we threw in front of you with a no.

You said, we'll figure it out, and we'll do it. But to me, of all the great qualities you have, when I first started, you you you turned me on to the problems at the ATA. And your information that you brought to me helped change the layout of the ATA six, seven years ago when we started the process of trying to figure out how, and we're still not there yet, but we're trying to figure out how do we make this a profitable entity, right? We're just paying for itself. So I just always remember your honesty and your the information you brought me was all for the good of the city.

And what we were able to do with that was, I I think, extremely good for the city. So thank you for everything you've done, always been a mentor and friend to me in all these different areas that you are you are so smart at. So I wish you the best of luck in whatever you choose to do because I know you'll choose to do something and you'll do great at it. So thank you.

Councilor Paterson has

Thank you, honorable mayor mayor. Well, well, well. Now we know why you're getting in shape. You're going on vacation. You didn't tell any of us.

Well, director Shah, it's it's gonna be tough not having you in the building because, you know, your reputation precedes you as a person that does know how to get things done without, you know, bothering me without the details. You know, I just show up and see that it's been taken care of, and that's a really valuable quality, you know, that you bring to the table. When I first got elected, you absolutely helped me understand how the sausage was made, and that made me more, you know, successful in my district. People will ask about street resurfacing, and I can send a simple email asking for the schedule. And then all of a sudden in a week, it's completely resurfaced.

And so they think I'm some rock star. And I'm like, no. That was, somebody special just knowing how to get stuff done. And and the fact that you pay attention to community members, what you did with the mowing program where you, hired people in the community to take care of their own community and help them get involved with some of the prosperity ity that happens at city hall. That type of forward thinking and community inclusion, you know, I hope that others will pick up from you, you know, and carry forward.

It's not lost on me that you use the, positions available in public works to help other folks get employed that are doing the work anyway, that are complaining or that are trying to pay attention to hard problems in in their neighborhood, and you found a way to include them, you know, in the process, process, and and and that's special. So whomever you go and help next, I mean, congratulations to them, but we're definitely gonna miss you here at City Hall, and you have done a fantastic job. You should be proud of yourself. I'm very thankful that I got to know you and learn from you, and I will be contacting you when I need to figure something

out. Councilwoman Roberts.

Thank you. First, I wanna say thank you to my favorite mayor pro tem, because we've been elected for seven years, but you've been doing this for decades, and you've shared your husband with the city of Kansas City. Thank you so very much because we know that his tireless work has made a tremendous difference. So I don't wanna not acknowledge that, and so thank you, mayor Pro Tem. In addition, director Shah, we are definitely going to miss you.

Your accountability and ownership for what goes right and what goes wrong in this city is unmatched. As my colleague said, you get things done and you make no excuses, and we will not live in a revisionist history. I've been talking about this for a little while today about truth and transparency. Let's just tell the truth. It don't need a amen or a hand clap.

But the truth is is that this city will forever be changed because of your leadership. When we think about 18th And Vine, there would be no pedestrian plaza if it weren't for director Shah. And so when we're up there tomorrow, shitting and grinning and talking, know, smiling and all of that, let's just make sure that we know and we let history reflect that it's that man, director Shaw, who made that happen for our community. So I thank you for that. There's been so many times, and you know, if you all have been down to 18th And Vine, I know this is rough, tough, you know, challenging crowd, but it's director Shah who has you know, when we talk about knock on wood and, you know, praise be to god, that we haven't had a a homicide in 18th And Vine since you implemented certain safety protocols and plans for 18th And Vine.

And as my grandma said, trash does not belong on the ground. And you brought that home for us in a real way, we would not have trash receptacles. We would not be thinking I I think about recycling and direct the shower every day in my household, changing that culture around recycling and how we're using our solid waste. And so thank you, mister trash man. You own that. And only not only that, but so much more.

And

so thank you for your service to Kansas City. We will be greatly missed, and there's some huge shoes to fill.

Councilor Brent.

I just wanna stand and thank you for your your leadership and your just work ethic. There's been a lot said by my colleagues already, just knowing that you were really only a phone call away, and that that's that's very true. We have a lot of things that go on in our our districts and and we you're a phone call away and those things just, you know, magically happen. Right? And they magically happen, but they don't magically happen.

They magically happen because of your leadership and your direction towards your staff and how you train your staff and how, I mean, like a father figure to your staff. You really care. You really put in that extra effort, that extra step that you're not just directing but you're really shaping. And that was very apparent in the last three years that I've gotten to know you and it's also been told that or been said that you never said no. And that's something that really stands strong because again, you figured out, you're a problem solver.

And I think that's why we work really well together too, I'm a problem solver so I think big, everybody knows I think big projects and sometimes staff is like, I don't know. Let's slow down. I don't know. I don't know. But you came into my office and you were like, I don't think the council called us into your office for you to say no or this isn't gonna happen.

We're gonna figure it out. And you did. And you worked with with me in a very respectful way, obviously, and we're getting a project that probably would not have been done for the next five, six years. We got it sped up and got it done within I mean, I think it will be done this summer. And that's something that is also personal to me because it's a neighborhood that I grew up in, a neighborhood that didn't have basic infrastructure, that had large ditches, that didn't have sidewalks, that didn't have curb, that didn't have gutters, it wasn't a safe route to school.

There is a school right there. And so it was something that I really advocated for in my run for City Council and something that I really wanted to stand for and something that I didn't want to take five, six, seven, ten years down the road and he really worked with me and staff and everyone to get that working. So I really appreciate that and just all of your leadership, and you're just you're gonna be highly missed. Thank you.

Councilman Bunch.

Thank you, mister mayor. Director Shaw, thank you for your service here and your very long service in the city. But over the last three years of getting to know you and your role as public works director, I think that we could talk a lot about the transformation of the policy directives that we've given you all, like Vision Zero, Complete Streets, more investment in public transit. We could talk about the unprecedented investment in public transit, for example, opening two streetcar extensions. We've talked a lot about those things, but I think that what sums up your time in public works is something very small, but something so impactful.

I think the first time I ever saw a sidewalk cleared of snow that we owned on a bridge was was at your at your insistence. I got it on a tractor and and worked on one of those myself one myself. We started to see just a a different approach to to maintenance of our our infrastructure since when you joined at the helm. And I think that, that is vitally important to the operations of the city. I think it speaks volumes about trying to do things I question.

A but it affects people, those people so greatly who can't access the city as a result of piled up snow or whatever. And recognizing that shows empathy, and I think that that's vital in today's world. So I just want to thank you for that, and thank you for your time here. And congratulations on your retirement and hope you get to rest a little bit without me yelling and in your ear all the time about getting all this stuff done. Thank you so much. And

we're progress progress would keep them. And what what I think about you the is you got 13 people out there making promises, and you keep every single one of them for all of us every single time. So I can't tell you how much I've appreciated always calling you and knowing that you're gonna figure something out no matter how like I said earlier, no matter how big or so small. So thank you for everything you've done for all of

us. Thank you. Are there others who wish to speak to the resolution? Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. You know, I sat here trying to figure out, I stand up there or do I stand here as the mayor pro tem? But I wanted to actually say some words. Because I I sat here as my colleagues were, you know, sharing their own about in the last term, Dan Fowler talking about how all of the the complaints he received up north about the trash and how you saved him is what he said. I think about councilwoman Hall and her stacks of paper and all the work that she said she did for her.

I think about councilwoman Robinson calling on late Friday nights and Saturday nights saying, hey. Can you please go down to 18th And Vine Mhmm. And and work on X Y Z, and you getting up and going. Mhmm. I think about our Sunday afternoons after church on the one day we should be resting and how we ride through the city, we're checking on what the 1st or second district said council members are saying.

We we're in the 6th District. We're in the 4th District trying to work to make the city better on the one day that you should have off. I think about all of the work that you have done over your last twenty eight years serving the residents of Kansas City without a complaint. You have just stepped in and did it. I think about you actually being on the back of the trash truck because y'all were short staffed. I think about the time that you called me. You were in the Northland. You you were in your suit. You called me at one 01:30 in the morning saying, hey. I'm up north because we don't have anybody to plow this and I gotta make sure that we get this done.

I think you were the 2nd District at the time. I think about the commitment that you have made to the residents of Kansas City, and I'm so excited and happy for you to be able to go into your next chapter and lead knowing that you have left this place with the integrity that you started with, with the dedication and commitment that you have given to the residents of Kansas City. And I know that there have been issues that have tried to cloud that for you in recent months. But you have stood tall. You bet continue to be a man with integrity, and I'm so proud to stand here today to acknowledge you and and wish you well on your retirement.

Now I know the city gets you until May 30 or '30 till the end of May. But on June 1, I need you to clean the garage.

Alright, y'all. We we almost done. I I was about to just finish with the mayor pro tem. I thought the mayor had to say a few words about somebody who's been so monumental to the city. The first thing, if you can tell something special about this man, all of us who are married men are sitting here saying, I don't know if my wife would say that much nice stuff about

that. Wow.

I don't know if I'd give it a mic. So well done, and I do wanna acknowledge your family who are with us. One of your sons, this is all he knew, is Michael Shaw at the city. And I hope y'all recognize how much he has meant to so many people in this room and far beyond it. To his mother, god bless you, ma'am, for raising a courteous, exceptional young man who is a model for so many in our community and for his in laws.

Thank you all for not giving him too much trouble. He's a good man, and he's done good work. When I think about Michael Shaw and and and thank you, mayor Pro Tem, for mentioning it. I'm a be nice to all the colleagues I've had the blessing of serving with. But Michael Shaw could get a call in the same hour from Brandon Ellington and Heather Hall with both of their issues and get it done and be back to work and be here for the city council meeting and do exactly what he needed to do.

And I also appreciate you mentioning kind of, you know, when I when I judge and think about Michael Shaw, I think about that he did what he did he do what he promised, and did he do right by his people. In terms of what he promised, I challenge all of you, and I've been here for a minute now, to find an area in public works that is worse today than it was before. When I came to city council, and I'm gonna let all of you administrative folks in on a secret of how I think about things sometimes. Basically, there are some departments that are in crisis and some issues where you're uh-oh. What are we gonna do?

What's this, that, the other? And there are others where you're like, I ain't gotta worry about y'all. He took public works from a spot, and I say this with love to everybody who was there and that we've worked with, where we'd be dealing with things. I remember in a business session, there was almost a shouting match between a leader in the department and a council member about, did you respond to the snow? And an excuse Michael Shaw never used was, well, we have 6,000 lane miles and, you know, it's a big storm. And so, you know, it's just gonna be it's gonna be this way. Never. Never once did he use an excuse of the size of the city, the number of the people, anything like that. It'd be we need to find more trucks. We need to find more people.

I need to go out. I'm a make sure we do all that. That is an exceptional public servant when that is how you respond to things, and I am proud of you for doing that. When we were dealing with a trash crisis, every day at city council for about four years, we were showing up and listening to complaints about how things weren't getting picked up in the Northland, how we would have poor service in another part of the city. And Michael said, you know what?

I'm a come up with a plan, and he did it. And that plan wasn't just to it wasn't a document that sat on a shelf. That implementation is vastly better now. And all of us who served then and serve now know the very clear difference. The complaints back then were y'all just ain't doing nothing, and my recycling's blown everywhere. Now it's stuff that surprises me sometimes. They're like, I put too much into my bin. Can I do this or that? The dumpsters weren't around long enough. I'm like, yeah. We're there. So did he do what he promised? Absolutely right. And then there's this other thing. Did he take care of his people?

And, you know, the thing I love about Michael Shaw is that it wasn't not not about him. It wasn't about a show. It was about all of you. A few years back, we lost three workers, sanitation workers. And I remember seeing Michael during that moment.

And Michael did right by their families and speaking to them, doing the notifications. You mentioned treating them like a almost like he was a father. He was trying to contact families and find them and going through everything to make sure these people knew that they were as loved and appreciated as anybody who has ever worked for this city. So to me, Michael Shaw is an exceptional man and person, and he has been a wonderful leader for Kansas City. It is our loss that you won't be working with us anymore.

We hope we still get to talk to you, but I hope you take a moment to recognize the difference you made. Sometimes the entities and the issues make that difference, but frankly, you have touched millions who navigate this city. Yeah. And I thank you for it. If there are no others who wish to speak for the resolution, the resolution is now before council. All in favor indicate by saying I. Aye. All opposed? Resolution is adopted.

Aye. Okay. Well,

well,

thank you. I appreciate it. And, you know, this is not a ending. It is actually a beginning. You know, as I transition to the next part of my life, at the core, I am a father and a husband. At the core of who I am. And so I get to go home and be that father and husband. For twenty eight years, I have got an extended family, and shout out to Dove Nation out there. You know? And it has been an absolute honor for me to to serve the citizens of Kansas City.

I did not take this opportunity lightly. I know I'm entrusted with a lot of things. I do care about the outcomes, and I tell the team all the time, we only get paid for our solutions. We do not get paid for our problems. And so from this day forward, although I will not be here, you are equipped to do everything because all the accolades that was just bestowed upon me is you.

It's because of you that they give me these accolades. Jason Waldron has been with me the entire time. There has not been a decision or a challenge that I came across without Jason picking up his phone or being there by my side the entire time. I I I humbly accept those gracious things, but the truth of the matter is the team that is sitting here before you today is truly the reason why you see the success you have here in Kansas City. Completely them.

And although I'm I'm blessed to have been your manager or your director or whatever, but most importantly, I'm I'm thankful to have been your friend through this. Everyone there matters. You know, your knowledge is your power. Your knowledge is your power. You have exceptional knowledge in your craft. You do it and use it every single day. Don't let nobody tell you any differently. And accept nothing less than giving your best because this community deserves our best. They absolutely deserve our best. So if anything that we would leave here out, I would say Jason Waldron needs to be the next director of public works to continue to lead us forward.

Full stop. And to my solid waste family, 901 is ten twenty four.

So with that, we'll stand adjourn no. I'm playing. We don't no. Will the clerk proceed on the final readings debate docket?

Yes, sir. 260363. Approving the recommendation of the TIFF Commission of Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri for the four thirty five and Soccer Drive tax increment financing plan, improving the 435 Soccer Drive TIFF plan, approving the city's contribution to additional ease generated within the redevelopment area of the redevelopment plan, authorizing city manager to enter into a tax cost distribution and disbursement agreement with the Kansas City TIFF Commission and Land Reserve.

Oh, yeah.

Finance committee records do

pass. Councilwoman Boo.

Mister mayor, this is, a proposed redevelopment, area or excuse me. The proposed redevelopment area is generally described as follows. An area that is generally bounded by Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway on the East, I 35 on the I 435 on the West, the intersection of I 435 in Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway on the South, Highway 152 on the North, and an area that is generally bounded by Northeast Shoal Creek Parkway on the East, I-four 35 on the West, Highway 152 on the South, and North Berry Road on the North, all in Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri. The redevelopment plan provides for infrastructure improvements to support the redevelopment plan, which proposes the redevelopment of a redevelopment area and multiple redevelopment projects. The plan anticipates the development of a mix of single family homes, townhomes and residential units, retail and residential space, a hotel, and potential conference facilities, office buildings, entertainment, and or sports facilities, and other compatible uses.

Finance governance, public safety review and recommended, do pass.

Thank you, councilwoman Boo. Is there any further discussion? Councilman O'Neill.

I just wanna say thanks to everybody for seeing this. This is, I think, one of the great, greatest projects, in the Northland right now for the last five, six

very about the opportunity the

to to to try and get the some people interested in this. And I think it's going to be a the interest is great. But I do want to think that with the plaza and this project in the Northland, we open up the door to the North from the North down to the South. And I think this is a project that's gonna go on for the next ten, fifteen years based on all the phases that are included in it. So thank you very much for your consideration on that.

Thank you, councilman O'Neill. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the clerk will call

the roll.

Girls. Park Shaul. Boo.

Aye. Duncan.

Aye. O'Neil. Aye. Willie. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye.

Patterson Hasn't.

Aye. Robinson. Aye. Aye. Bunch. Aye. Lucas. Aye.

10 ayes. Ordinance passes.

60359. Directed city manager to develop a plan to conduct a survey of Kansas City, Missouri businesses for fiscal year twenty six twenty seven for the purpose of identifying the importance of various issues to businesses and identifying expansion and retention plans for businesses in the future. Neighborhood, committees do pass.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. This is a oh, brought to us by councilman Rogers, and it is to conduct a survey of Kansas City businesses for the fiscal year 2026 through '27 for the purpose of identifying any the importance of various issues and businesses for expansion and retention plans of businesses in the future. I don't know if councilman Rogers has anything he wants to add, but the neighborhood planning development committee reviewed and recommended do pass.

Councilman Rogers?

You said this is something we did for years. We quit doing it a few years ago. I think it's a very good way to just start doing this consistently, listen to what the small businesses are saying. I imagine it'll allow us to create some good paying jobs down the road, and look forward to getting it going again.

Thank Thank you, councilman Rogers. Councilman Willett? Alright. You councilman Willett?

Yeah. Yeah. Thank you, mister mayor. In terms of businesses as well, there's a good amount of expansion of, private schools up in the Northland, and I just wanna make sure that their needs are also assessed, with this as well.

Thank you, councilman

Willard. Don't block

that stop sign, though.

Alright.

Is there any further discussion on the ordinance? There are no other clerk call the

room. Earl's? Aye. Parkshaw?

Aye. Boo? Aye. Duncan? Aye. Hill? Aye. Willard? Aye. French?

Aye.

Rogers. Aye. Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye. Raya. Aye. Lynch.

Aye. Lucas. Aye. 12 ayes.

Resolution is adopted.

Two six zero four zero eight. Director

manager engage and partner with the local discount prescription drug and wellness programs to provide Kansas City residents with discount to health and wellness care, including but not limited to the discounted pharmacy, nutrition, fitness,

and preventive care offerings. Directed and city manager to explore the feasibility of offering various discount programs to residents at the city's community centers and report back to the council within sixty days. Neighborhood committees to pass.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. This resolution tasked the city local prescription drug and wellness programs to provide Kansas City residents with discounted drug medications and health and wellness care. Unfortunately, we have seniors on fixed incomes who are struggling. I've I've read several emails lately who are struggling to buy their food and pay for their medications. And so this ordinance will task the team, the staff to establish, and compile a list of those discounted pharmaceutical companies to to hopefully ease the burden for that some of our residents are having.

The Neighborhood Planet Development Committee reviewed and recommended do pass.

There's a further discussion on the resolution. I just I appreciate in your description because that you suggested the ask is that the city ascertain, learn, and then share all the discount providers, not necessarily that the city solve it itself. Right. It's more of a yep.

Got it.

Is there any further discussion on resolution hearing none?

Clerk, call the roll. Girls?

Aye. Park Shaw?

Aye. Boo? Aye.

Duncan. O'Neil?

Aye.

Willie. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye. Patterson Hasley. Aye. Robinson.

Aye. Raya. Aye. Punch. Aye. Lucas.

Aye. Aye. Resolution is adopted.

02/1937. Approving an amendment to the scope area plan on about 2.6 acres jointly located at 6655 Troost Avenue by changing recommended land use from commercial and open space buffer to commercial for the mean well power solution expansion. Neighborhood, can we do two cast?

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. This is

Move forward.

The screen is

not yeah.

Okay. I wanna make sure we're I wasn't messing up here. The this or or this it is a resolution that approves a area plan amendment, which is a companion to a rezoning and development plan for an ordinance for 30,000 feet square foot expansion of mean well powered solutions. The subject site is split zone. There are corresponding split area plan future land use recommendations. The amendment will take will make the future land use recommendation entirely commercial for this particular site. The neighborhood plan planning development committee review recommended to pass.

Thank you, mayor pro tem. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the clerk call the roll.

Curls. Aye. Park Shah. Aye.

Booth.

Aye.

Duncan.

Aye.

O'Neil. Aye. Willie. French. Aye.

Aye.

French. Rogers. Aye. Patterson Hasley. Aye. Robinson.

Aye. Raya. Aye. Bunch.

Aye. Lucas. Aye.

13 ayes. Ordinance passes.

Two six zero four three nine. Directed city manager submit projects identified in this resolution as an applications for the fiscal year twenty seven planning sustainable places program funding in the middle of the regional council. Neighborhood communities recommend to pass.

Mayor Pro Tem.

Thank you, honorable mayor. The mid America regional council and its role as a metropolitan Planning Organization for Greater Kansas City is soliciting project proposals for fiscal year 2027 PSP, the planning sustainable places. The program is eligible to fund planning projects that help advance sustainable transportation focused plans that include integrating intermodal transportation options, redevelopment and sustainable land use patterns, social equity, and environmental stewardship. Marks connected KC 2050, the region's long range transportation plan, supports the regional vision by envisioning and setting goals for safe, balanced, regional, multimodal transportation system that is coordinated with land use planning, supports equitable access to opportunities, and protects the environment. The proposals are limited to with a maximum of 80% federal share and requires a local cast match of 20% and a 1% administrative fee.

Mark anticipates funding targets for the Missouri side of the region in the fiscal year 2027 to be at $500,000 with the project applications due by June 22. The Neighborhood Planet Development Committee review recommended to pass.

Thank you, mayor pro tem. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, call the

roll. Girls. Aye. Parkshaw. Aye. Hoo.

Aye. Duncan. Aye. O'Neil. Will it? No. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye. Patterson Hasn't.

Aye. Robinson.

Aye. Raya. Aye. Bunch.

Aye.

Lucas. Aye. 12 ayes, one nay. The ordinance passes.

Two six zero four four four. Director and city managers display commemorative Aye. A 60 foot America two fifty Betsy Ross Flags from Kansas City from City Hall in honor of the twenty fifth anniversary of the United States of America. Reducing appropriation, the amount of $15,000 from general fund appropriating that amount for nonappropriate fund balance of the general fund for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of such flags and recognizes the ordinance as having a solid effective date. Fighting this petition to pass oh, negative. I'm sorry.

Now I understand from the sponsor that there's a request to refer the item back to committee. I'm not sure if the fact finding is is necessary, but nonetheless, that's a request. Is there a second on the request to refer the item back to committee?

Second. It's

been moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion?

Move. To refer

it back to what's the what's the point of order? Yes. What's the motion?

To refer the I I guess, in fairness, he has to well, councilman Willett, will you move the I guess you have to move. I'm just saying you moved. You do you move to send the item back to the neighborhood planning and development committee?

You can withdraw your second.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. The cert it's gonna be substantially different than what currently listed. So

I can't understand.

We we so we had a

So moved.

Yes or no?

He said so He said so moved.

So moved. Is there a second?

Can you take it? Finance?

Yeah. Yes. Yes. Yep.

What are we doing? I'm I'm

lost. Second.

Do do y'all want this back in neighborhoods committee? Do you wanna keep it on the floor? What what's the yeah. That's kind of what the pleasure of the the debate is. The motion, if successful, would send the item back to the neighborhood planning and development committee.

Does anybody know the rationale?

Yeah. It's I I guess the question would be Marilyn, stand

up. Yes.

I'm happy to explain Doesn't seem pro American.

What, is the the reason to send it back to committee? What what would the reason be?

And, councilor Willett, if you can, if your sound kinda works too, but, yeah, if you could explain.

Can you hear me?

Better. Can you hear me? Yes. Yes.

Alright. The re reasoning is, originally, it said it cost $15,000 was their estimate, and now it says 300,000. So we wanna send it and we're gonna probably do completely different way of displaying $2.50. Just wanna send it back to the Neighborhoods Committee, and we'll adjust it there so it's gonna be substantially

Well, how much is it?

Okay. Councilwoman Booth.

Okay. What I think he said is this is gonna cost $300,000, and you're gonna send it back to committee to revise the ordinance. I think we could address that right now.

Are you gonna take that?

No. No. Can you hear me?

Excuse me. Is it we're gonna let somebody else talk real quick. Councilwoman Robinson, you were

Oh, yeah. No. I was just asking for clarification. Are you saying that this is a yes or no question. Are you saying that this is gonna cost $300,000?

Miss, councilman Willett, are you saying it's gonna cost 300,000? What's the cost of the flag?

Councilman Willett?

Yeah. Thank you. No. The cost of flag is not that. The way that they're having it displayed on the side is more expensive than was originally talked about in committee, the original estimate from talking with general services, and we're obviously not gonna spend $300,000. We're sending it back to committee, and then we're probably gonna change the way that we display a flag. It's not gonna be done like the way that was originally proposed. So it's gonna be substantially different. Just wanna send it back to committee and address it then.

Okay. So I guess

there's a motion before counsel. I will note, I do have a motion to amend that would fly the America two fifty flag consistent with how we do every other flag pride month.

Perfect.

Okay. Which

means a regular size.

Okay. Great. So

Point of

despite all yes, ma'am.

This means we're going back

No. No. We would do

This means a regular flag?

Yeah. Just regular flag like

we a regular sized flag.

Got it. Okay. So there's a motion and a second. Are you withdrawing the motion, councilman Willett?

Yes. I hear you.

Okay. I hear you. Okay. Yes. Alright. So now look. I will

if not if not, a motion to amend would be in order at this point.

Yes. Exactly. So Can somebody else deliver that motion to amend? Uh-oh. Councilman Tuchen.

I move Use the microphone.

Thank you.

I move ordinance number two six zero four four four be amended so that it reads as the in the document entitled, ordinance number two six zero four four four as amended, which has been attributed to all council members.

Second.

Been moved and seconded. Is there any further discussion on the motion? No. Really? This puts a normal flag on the It's a normal flag. Councilwoman Robbins.

Thank you, mister mayor. Who is Betsy Ross?

Betsy Ross? She designed the flag.

She designed

it. Right?

Oh, that's the person who designed the okay. I'm just American history, I'm saying. Years. I'm just making sure. Okay. Thank you. Alright.

There's one other small knit, and we don't really need to spend more time on it. Let me see. On our two hundred fiftieth anniversary. I won't there's gonna be a question of what we fly in the anniversary, though, is on July 4. Just a whole June issue, but I'll leave that to the staff to figure out what we fly in June later. Alright. So, if there's no further discussion on

the motion, the clerk will call the roll.

Girls. Hey. Yeah. Could we repeat the motion, please, so I know

This is to put a normal flag on the pole atop the building like we've done previously.

And this is the

It's the It's the amendment.

And this zero four two

Is this annul the $15,000?

I don't even know. I'm not seeing the ordinance from you. Does it still have an appropriation?

It removed.

I'm

sorry. Actually, yeah. It removes the appropriation.

It removes the appropriation. It's just a normal flag, which cost, but is within the spending authority of

Oh, okay. Yeah.

Because Whatever staffer

What's the cost?

Gonna be? It would be the cost of a flag that of the type of which we have on our building now.

Regular flag?

Regular flag. Yes.

And will this be flown, I guess, for the whole month of July, or is it just flown for July 4? Or we have a time

frame just put a time frame based on whatever Yeah. That's what I was Yeah.

Alluded. Section two provides the time frame.

Okay. Great. Section two says what? Attorney? May and shall remain in

place through July 31. So from now until July 31.

That seems a little excessive.

So we've got three flags flying on Juneteenth. Got Juneteenth flag, Betsy Ross flag, American flag.

So if I mean pure with the law, I will note that there is no legislation right now on any of the other flags. Right. Currently, there are zero extra flags flying other than the American flag. I'm just stating the law as it exists. Perhaps there will be other pieces of legislation that bring other flags during the month of June.

Yep. We

can always amend to have this fly legitimately on the July 4 in some reasonable time.

Point of order. Yes. Further ordinances can can direct the city manager to fly additional fly.

That is Except this is an ordinance?

It is an ordinance.

And the others come to us typically as resolutions.

I would suggest to you this is directory. And at the end of the day, you're free to amend it again.

Okay. Councilman O'Neill.

I'm just curious. Do we really need do we need a resolution or to decide if we fly a flag? That has No. That Yes. Yes.

That's been debate. It's a First Amendment. So because anybody could fly the any flag if we don't have some sort

of Okay.

Way we define flag flying. Councilman Willett, come on home. Go on.

Yeah. Thank you, mister mayor. That's why I kinda wanted to go back to committee just to address it because it's gonna be completely different type than what we were originally talking about. Plus, it will change the date on it. The intention was to fly it from Truman's birthday all the way past, July 4 to World Cup, and we were gonna do it a different type of way of displaying it, hanging it off the side. And the original amount was only gonna be $15,000. Obviously, we heard that it was gonna raise up quite a bit. I was just wanting to send this back to committee and we could do it more timely, or we can send it back to committee and then completely do a different type of resolution in regards to this.

Well yeah. Heard. Heard. Why don't we just do this? Is are people comfortable with two weeks around the July 4? One week after, one week before we just have the flag. So I'll need you to make a motion that both waives the requirement of the writing in the motion and also notes that it will be a period of two weeks with the July 4 in the middle of that. So seven days prior and seven days after will be when we fly the Betsy Ross American two fifty flag with the American flag atop the flagpole atop City Hall.

So moved. Is there a second?

Second. Second.

It's been moved and seconded that the motion be further amended. So what we will be voting on, a yes says that we will amend the ordinance such that we have a flag consistent with the types of flags that have flown on the pole above City Hall to recognize other types of designations, that that will that flag will be flown starting on the seventh day prior to the July 4 and will fly seven days after the July 4.

The clerk will call the

roll. Girls. Aye. Parkshall.

Aye.

Duncan. Aye. O'Neil. Aye. Willett. Aye. French.

Aye.

Rogers.

Aye.

Patterson Hasley. Aye. Robinson.

Aye. Ray. Aye. Bunch. Aye. Lucas. Aye. 12 ayes.

Ordinance as amended is now before council. Is there any further discussion? Here yes? I would just say I would

seek that the the the prior motion this you had a motion to amend and a motion to amend. The underlying motion was the motion to re refer. To the extent that that's been settled Yes. Yes. I just wanna make sure that everyone's you know, the body body agrees that it's been settled. Yes.

I will rule you've taught me that before, that the the motion to re refer is moot, and we will proceed with the ordinance to vote on the ordinance as amended. If there's no further discussion on the ordinance as amended,

the clerk will call the roll.

Burrows? Aye. Park Shaw? Boo.

Aye. Milligan.

Aye. Bill. Aye. Willie. Aye. French.

Aye.

Rogers. Aye. Garza Hosley.

Aye. Rose. Aye. Gray. Bunch. Aye. Lucas.

Aye. 12 ayes, one night.

The ordinance as amended passes. We can always reconsider if there's a question. Nope. Okay. Alright. We'll just keep going. Sorry.

Sounds good. I just like

you all so much. Wanted to stay. Next time.

260454. Directed city manager evaluate the city's housing programs and policies to ensure that they don't intentionally exacerbate concentration of the poverty and recommend strategies to promote diverse housing access, neighborhood stability, and balance economic development investments throughout the city, and report back to the council within ninety days. Neighborhood, can these do pass?

Can I ask the mayor pro tem probably? So councilman Patterson has it. Can you just explain it? Don't Or councilman Bunt.

Oh, yes.

Or Excuse me.

You said you had the program.

Sorry. I've got was so distracted by the riveting conversation about flags. But I so this Thank

you. Awesome.

This came to us from councilwoman Patterson Hasley. Essentially, the the the and she may have additions to this. But, essentially, this is a resolution directing the city manager to look at our all of our housing policies, including those utilizing federal funding to to put new housing into the market. The point is to try to evaluate whether or not those are contributing to the concentration of poverty much in the same way, but the perhaps the inverse of our anti displacement plan anti displacement plan that we adopted a couple of years ago. And I think a great thing for us to start with is that data collection that we discussed quite a bit in committee.

If we're planning to develop the committee recommended advance that you pass.

Alright. Is there any further discussion on the resolution? Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Girls. Aye. Parkside.

Boo. Aye. Duncan. Aye. O'Neil. Willard. No. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye. Patterson and Hasley. Aye. Robinson.

Aye.

Brea. Aye. Bunch. Aye.

Lucas. Aye. 11 ayes. One eight.

The resolution is adopted.

Two six zero four seven five. Approval of the prospect keeping Mayo's vision plan generally bounded by Siding Fifth Street to the North, Bruce R. Watkins Drive to the East, 87th Street, and Blue River Road to the South, and the Paseo to the West.

Make we're be

make to to that necessary in this particular part of the 5th District and looks at things like green infrastructure, park improvements, streetscape improvements, and it was really a community driven process. And the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee recommended an advance to pass.

Thank you, councilman Bunch. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Kurz? Aye. Parkside? Boo?

Aye.

Okay.

Aye.

O'Neil? Aye. Willie? Aye. French?

Aye. Rogers? Aye. And Hasley? Aye. Robinson?

Aye.

Brea? Aye. Bunch. Aye.

Lucas. Aye. 12 ayes.

Ordinance passes. The clerk, please oh, I'm sorry. May councilwoman Boo.

I move that the charter requirement for reading of ordinances on three separate days be waived for the ordinances on today's docket list of this committee advances and that these ordinances are advanced for final reading and consideration at this time.

Second. It's been moved and seconded. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the clerk will call the

roll. Girls. Aye. Park Shaw. Who?

Aye.

Duncan. Aye. O'Neil. Aye. Willett. French.

Aye.

Rogers. Aye. Edison Hasley. Aye. Robinson. Aye.

Raya. Lunch.

Aye. Lucas. Aye. Aye.

Tell me what's your number again? The number, Howard.

10.

10? Okay. Motion passes. Will clerk please proceed with the items on the advanced consent agenda?

Yes, sir. 260459, accept an improvement of one year $125,944 grant amendment with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to provide funding for a comprehensive HIV surveillance program. Estimated appropriating that sum in the health grant fund, it recognizes swornness as having seller effective date. 02/1971. Approval of plat of Countryshire, third plat in addition to Jackson County, Missouri, approximately two acres generally located on the south side of Countryshire Lane, approximately 200 feet east of Groove Avenue, creating seven lots more on track for purpose of legally establishing an existing residential development except from various easements, authorizing director of City Clan Development to execute subsequent agreements, directing city clerk to facilitate the recortation of the ordinance and attached documents.

230472, approving the plat of Central Blanks Sporting Sporting Complex in addition in Platt County, Missouri, and approximately 77 acres generally located on the North Side of Highway 152 between North Lyon Creek Parkway to the West and North Platt Purchase Drive to the East, creating one lot for the purpose of multipurpose sports complex. Accept the various easements authorizing director of city plan development to execute in steps on agreements directing the city clerk to facilitate the recordation of the warnings and attached documents. Neighborhood committee recommends to pass.

The clerk will call the roll. Curls. Aye. Park Shaw.

Aye.

Boo. Aye.

Duncan. Aye. O'Neil. Aye. Willie. Aye. No. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye. Patterson Hasley.

Aye.

Robinson.

Aye. Raya. Bunch. Aye.

Lucas. Aye. 11 ayes, one night.

The ordinance is passed. Would clerk please proceed with the items on the advanced debate docket?

Yes, sir. Two six zero four four three. Resulting an area of about 23.5 acres generally located at 4017 Jefferson Street from District B 45 to District MPD. An approval and development plan to allow for maintenance and redevelopment of the Country Club Plaza appropriating $5,000 for an inappropriate phone balance of the Development Services Fund for the purpose of public communication. Recognize this ordinance is seven seven effective date. Finance, community pass.

Councilwoman Boo.

Honorable mayor, this ordinance rezones a Country Club Plaza to master plan development and adopts a preliminary master or MPD plan to facilitate district enhancement and development. The pro proposed MPD plan is comprised of two parts. The development plan that identifies the MPD district includes site plan, existing grading utility plans, the associated design guidelines, which identify how the Country Club Plaza District will be preserved and enhanced as the area is updated to meet modern day needs. The development plan identifies uses, development standards, and deviations that encourage the enhancement of the district. Highlights include increasing the maximum height of buildings on several blocks throughout the district, identifying character contributing buildings and facades, and script streetscape recommendations.

Finance governance and, public safety reviewed and, recommended advance and do pass.

Thank you, councilwoman Boo. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, the clerk will call the roll.

Kuros? Aye. Park Shaw?

Aye. Boo? Aye. Duncan? Aye. O'Neil? Aye. Willard? Aye. French.

Aye. Rogers. Aye.

Patterson Hasley.

Aye.