Council - Regular Meeting
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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- Government Body
- Council
- Meeting Type
- Council
- Location
- Kansas City, MO
- Meeting Date
- February 26, 2026
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
11 items on the agenda.
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Start free trialSPECIAL ACTIONS•Item 260234
Honoring and recognizing Reva Simmons upon her retirement from the Water Services Department after many years of distinguished and dedicated service to the City of Kansas City.
Sponsor: Councilmember Lindsay French
SPECIAL ACTIONS•Item 260251
Declaring the week of February 23 through March 1, 2026, as National Eating Disorder Awareness Week throughout the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough
CONSENT DOCKET•Item 260216
Appointing Matthew Muckenthaler, Michael Coddington, Sean Carroll, Kellee Madinger and Gabriel Robinson as successor directors to the 1200 Main/South Loop Community Improvement District.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
CONSENT DOCKET•Item 260217
Appointing Kristen Campbell, Kelby Hopkins, David Scott Knisley, Keley Brandt and Karson Bennett as successor directors to the Ward Parkway Center Community Improvement District.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
DEBATE DOCKET•Item 260064
Authorizing the City and the Parks and Recreation Department to enter into a Kansas City Riverfront Park Lease Agreement with the Port Authority of Kansas City for the purpose of furthering the development and maintenance of additional recreational space on the Kansas City Riverfront.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
DEBATE DOCKET•Item 260076
Creating a new department to be known as the Department of Community Safety by amending Article V, Departments, in Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances by enacting a new Division 25 entitled 'Community Safety' to include new sections 2-720.1 through 2-720.6; and amending Chapter 2, Article VIII, Classification and Compensation Plan, by repealing Section 2-1079 and enacting one new section of like number and subject matter to create one new job classification and adjust the salaries for two classifications for this Department; and amending Chapter 44, Corrections, by repealing Section 44-11, Authority of Clerk of the Municipal Division Courts to Establish Prisoner Assistance Programs.
Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE ADVANCES•Item 260214
Authorizing the collection of the annual special assessment imposed by the Westport Special Business District for FY27; approving of uses of the revenues produced therefrom; estimating and appropriating revenue in the amount of $40,000.00 in the Westport Special Business District Fund; re-estimating and re-appropriating the remaining uncollected revenues and unexpended and unencumbered appropriations to the 2026-27 Fiscal Year; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
COMMITTEE ADVANCES•Item 260215
Consenting to the rate of front foot special assessment to be levied by the Union Hill Special Business District; consenting to the proposed uses of the revenues produced therefrom; estimating and appropriating revenue in the amount of $65,000.00 in the Union Hill Special Business District Fund; re-estimating and re-appropriating the remaining uncollected revenues and unexpended and unencumbered appropriations to the 2026-27 Fiscal Year; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
FIRST READINGS•Item 260235
Authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026A, of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in a principal amount not to exceed $56,000,000.00; prescribing the form and details of said bonds; providing for the levy and collection of an annual tax for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on said bonds as they become due; and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
FIRST READINGS•Item 260237
Authorizing the issuance of Taxable General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026B, of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in a principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000.00; prescribing the form and details of said bonds; providing for the levy and collection of an annual tax for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on said bonds as they become due; and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department
FIRST READINGS•Item 260238
Approving the issuance by the City of Kansas City Missouri of its special obligation bonds in more than one series (collectively, the 'Series 2026 Bonds'), including a series of bonds to finance certain projects on a taxable basis with an estimated cost of $45,080,817.20, a series of tax-exempt bonds to finance certain projects on a tax-exempt basis with an estimated cost of $59,246,600.00 and a series of bonds to refund a portion of the bonds issued by The Industrial Development Authority of the City of Kansas City, Missouri to finance the Kansas City Downtown Redevelopment District, such Series 2026 Bonds to be issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000; approving and authorizing certain documents and actions relating to the issuance of the Series 2026 Bonds; estimating and appropriating revenue in Fund No. 3456, the Taxable Special Obligation Series 2026A Bond Fund and Fund No. 3457, the Special Obligation Series 2026B and Series 2026C Bond Fund; designating requisitioning authority; declaring the City's intent to reimburse itself from bond proceeds; authorizing the Director of Finance to modify and close project accounts; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsor: Director of Finance Department