Council - Regular Meeting

Thursday, August 20, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Council
Meeting Type
Council
Location
Kansas City, MO
Meeting Date
August 20, 2026

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Thursday, August 20, 2026

13 items on the agenda.

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CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:

CHAPLAIN OF THE MONTH:

Pastor Keith Newton - Christian Tabernacle Church of God in Christ

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

ROLL CALL:

ROLL CALL:

SPECIAL ACTION(S)

SPECIAL ACTION(S)

FINAL READINGS:

FINAL READINGS:

CONSENT DOCKET

CONSENT DOCKET

DEBATE DOCKETItem 260716

Sponsor: Councilmember Darrell Curls RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to identify funding opportunities that will enhance City-funded affordable housing projects and report back to Council within 90 days.

FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Immediate Adoption, Debate.”

DEBATE DOCKETItem 260719

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to execute a petition to establish the Riverfront Community Improvement District and establishing a policy for the acceptance of partial tax parcels within the boundaries of a community improvement district.

FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Immediate Adoption as a Committee Substitute, Debate.”

DEBATE DOCKETItem 260717

Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and existing City housing and development policies and to identify and implement appropriate policy and administrative changes and recommend additional legislative changes to the City Council within 120 days.

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE recommends “Immediate Adoption, Debate.”

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:Item 260713

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Approving the plat of Weatherby Meadows 2nd Plat, an addition in Platte County, Missouri, on approximately 7.6 acres generally located at the southeast corner of Northwest Barry Road and North Childress, creating 30 lots and 3 tracts for the purpose of a residential development; accepting various easements; establishing grades on public ways; authorizing the Director of City Planning and Development and the Director of Water Services to execute and/or accept certain agreements; and directing the City Clerk to facilitate the recordation of this ordinance and attached documents. (CLD-FnPlat-2026-00008)

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass Consent.”

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:Item 260704

Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the City Manager to execute a lease, development agreement, community impact partnership agreement, and funding agreement with the Kansas City Royals or an affiliated entity for design, construction, and operations of a new stadium, team offices, and supporting infrastructure (the “Project”) in the Washington Square Park/Crown Center area; authorizing the execution of additional cooperative agreements in connection with the lease, development agreement, and funding agreement; authorizing the City Manager to execute intergovernmental cooperative agreements with the State of Missouri and related entities; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a non-relocation agreement; establishing Fund No. 3459, the Special Obligation Downtown Stadium Bond Fund; estimating and appropriating bond proceeds in the amount of $20,000,000.00 for the purpose of providing a portion of the City’s contribution to the Project; providing direction to the City Manager on the funding sources for the Project and future debt service; reaffirming the City’s intent to provide funding totaling $600,000,000.00 toward the Project; authorizing the execution of additional agreements as necessary to comply with the directives of this ordinance; reaffirming the Council’s intent to waive the contract solicitation and Article IV, Chapter 3, requirements otherwise set out in the Code of Ordinances as to the agreements authorized in this Ordinance; waiving the requirements of Section 88-586-01 through 88-586-07; waiving the requirements of Ordinance No. 60321 with respect to the Project; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate.”

COMMITTEE ADVANCES:Item 260712

Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department Rezoning an area of about 0.5 acres from District B4-2 to District DX-5 generally located at the northeast corner of Washington Avenue and Avenida Caesar Chavez. (CD-CPC-2026-00083).

NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass, Debate.”

SECOND READINGS:Item 260705

Sponsor(s): Councilmembers Andrea Bough and Kevin O’Neill, and Mayor Quinton Lucas Rezoning an area of about 68 acres generally located south of Pershing Road, west of Gillham Road, north of E. 27th Street, and east of Main Street from Districts UR, B4-5, and M1-5 to District UR and approving a development plan, also serving as a preliminary plat, to allow for a ballpark district. (CD-CPC-2026-00100).

FINANCE COMMITTEE recommends “Do Pass, Debate.”