2026-10-08 - City Council
Summary
Built from the official minutes and the posted agenda. The minutes record motions and votes, not the debate, and no video is posted, so there is no transcript or timing.
- All 13 members present, Mayor Lucas presiding.
- Downtown Stadium TIF plan (260888) and the stadium revenue bond ordinance (260889) each passed as substituted 11-2, with Willett and Duncan opposed.
- Ballpark District rezoning (260705) passed as substituted 13-0.
- Staley Road rezoning (260563) passed as substituted 13-0; utility substation rezoning (260808) passed 11-1.
- Late-night closing permit ordinance (260872, Rogers) passed 13-0.
- Plaza sidewalk vacation (260445) held on the docket, due to Council October 22.
- Housing development corporation resolution (260860) re-referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee, due back October 20.
- Many Finance, Neighborhood and Transportation items had first reading and went to committee (due back October 20).
Downtown Stadium Tax Increment Financing Plan
- Ordinance 260888 (Lucas) approves the TIF Commission recommendations, adds a Stadium Impact Area Policy (Section 74-13) and amends Section 50-11. Public testimony from the Committee of Petitioners was attached.
- Motion to amend carried 11-2 (Rea and Bunch opposed). Advance carried 11-2 and passage as substituted as amended carried 11-2; Willett and Duncan opposed both times.
Downtown Stadium Revenue Bonds
- Ordinance 260889 authorizes Missouri Development Finance Board revenue bonds of up to $560,000,000 for a new stadium in the Washington Square Park/Crown Center area and appropriates $642,063,135 of bond proceeds.
- Duncan (seconded by French) moved an amendment to Section 5; it failed, with French, Patterson Hazley and Duncan in favor, nine opposed and Willett abstaining.
- Duncan's amendment to Section 17 (seconded by Parks-Shaw) is recorded as carried although the tally shows Duncan alone in favor and eleven opposed; the minutes are internally inconsistent here.
- Advance and passage as substituted both carried 11-2 (Willett and Duncan opposed).
Ballpark District Rezoning
- Committee substitute 260705 (Bough, O'Neill, Lucas) rezones about 68 acres near Pershing Road, Gillham Road, E. 27th Street and Main Street to District UR and approves a development plan/preliminary plat for a ballpark district. Passed as substituted 13-0.
Late Night Closing Permits
- Ordinance 260872 amends Sections 10-106 and 10-214 on 3:00 a.m. closing permit eligibility and waivers. Passed 13-0.
Staley Road Rezoning
- Ordinance 260563 rezones about 87 acres at N. Staley Road and NE Shoal Creek Parkway from R-80 to R-6 with a plan for 200 residential lots. Passed as substituted 13-0.
Utility Substation Rezoning
- Ordinance 260808 rezones about 53 acres on U.S. 169 from R-80 to AG-R for a substation expansion. Passed 11-1; Willett opposed, Rogers out.
Country Club Plaza Sidewalk Right-of-Way Vacation
- Committee substitute 260445 held on the docket, due to Council October 22.
Housing Development Corporation Parcel Transfers
- Resolution 260860 (Parks-Shaw and Bunch) to negotiate a housing development corporation and plan city parcel transfers was re-referred to committee, due back October 20. Parks-Shaw moved, Willett seconded, to waive charter requirements; carried 13-0.
Parks Bond Fund Transfers
- Ordinance 260893 moving $614,812 to the Line Creek Community Center ice system passed 13-0.
First Quarter Budget Adjustments
- Ordinance 260916 had first reading and went to the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee, due back October 20.
Extreme Weather Program Funding
- Ordinance 260918 ($485,424 reallocation) first reading; referred to committee.
Council Chambers Audio Video Upgrades
- Ordinance 260920 (up to $1,100,000) first reading; referred to committee.
Vacant Property Education Campaign
- Ordinance 260921 ($50,000) first reading; referred to committee.
Budget Public Engagement Plan
- Ordinance 260927 (Parks-Shaw) introduced and referred to committee.
47th and Broadway Tax Increment Financing Plan
- Ordinances 260924 (plan approval and additional economic activity taxes) and 260925 (redevelopment project area) had first reading and went to committee, due back October 20.
Tax Increment Financing Plan Amendments
- KCI Corridor Twenty-Third Amendment (260914) and North Oak Fifteenth Amendment (260922) had first reading; referred to committee.
ProspectUS Fund
- Ordinance 260919 first reading; referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee.
Blue Hills Townhomes Funding
- Ordinance 260906 ($2,000,000 for Blue Hills Townhomes) first reading; referred to committee.
Water Low-Income Assistance Agreement
- Ordinance 260905 ($1,000,000 with Mid America Assistance Coalition) first reading; referred to committee.
Hickman Mills Strategic Plan
- Resolution 260915 first reading; referred to committee.
Dillons Twin Creeks Fuel Center
- Ordinance 260923, major amendment to the Twin Creeks Master Planned Development for a grocery store with fuel center, first reading; referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee. Written public testimony was attached.
Airport Grant Authorizations
- Ordinances 260911 (FAA) and 260912 (MoDOT) first reading; referred to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee.
Other business
- Consent docket: Victims of Crime Act grant of $28,063 (260897) passed 13-0.
- Resolution recognizing International Adolescent Health Week (Rea) introduced and adopted 13-0.
- First readings referred to committee: plats (Brooke Hills Fourth Plat, Northland Park Lot 1, Staley Estates 2nd Plat), Assistance to Firefighters grant, Bike Share KC contract amendment ($569,000 total), Technology Group Solutions extension, Winwater supply contract.
Agenda
Final-readings docket incl. Country Club Plaza sidewalk right-of-way vacation (260445) and a resolution to negotiate a housing development corporation and transfer city-owned parcels (260860).