File #: 230602    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Special Action Status: Passed
File created: 7/11/2023 In control: Council
On agenda: 7/13/2023 Final action: 7/13/2023
Title: Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas RESOLUTION - Recognizing and expressing appreciation to the Honorable Katheryn Shields for her service as a Councilwoman representing the Fourth District At-Large.
Sponsors: Quinton Lucas, Lee Barnes Jr., Andrea Bough, Eric Bunch, Brandon Ellington, Dan Fowler, Heather Hall, Teresa Loar, Kevin McManus, Kevin O'Neill, Ryana Parks-Shaw, Melissa Robinson
Attachments: 1. 230602.Authenticated Resolution

RESOLUTION NO. 230602

 

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Sponsor:  Mayor Quinton Lucas

 

RESOLUTION - Recognizing and expressing appreciation to the Honorable Katheryn Shields for her service as a Councilwoman representing the Fourth District At-Large.

 

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WHEREAS, Councilwoman Katheryn Shields was born in Kansas City, Missouri and attended Park Hill High School and graduated from North Kansas City High School before attending UMKC where  she earned her Bachelor of Arts in History,  Master’s Degree in History and  Juris Doctorate; and

 

 WHEREAS, Councilwoman Shields was elected to serve on the Kansas City, Missouri City Council  from 1987 until 1994, and from 2015 until 2023; and

 

WHEREAS, in 1994, Councilwoman Shields was elected County Executive in Jackson County, Missouri and served until 2007; and

 

 WHEREAS, during her tenure as Jackson County Executive, the County successfully launched a $20 million renovation of County buildings, including the Jackson County Courthouse and construction of a visitor center at Fort Osage; and

 

WHEREAS, also during her tenure as Jackson County Executive, the County negotiated an extension to keep the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs at a renovated Truman Sports Complex through 2031 and she instituted “green” policies that earned the County over two dozen environmental awards; and

 

WHEREAS, while on the City Council, Councilwoman Shields  championed the 1% for Art Program and an ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation; and

 

WHEREAS, Councilwoman Shields  advocated for historic preservation and maintaining the character of our City; NOW, THEREFORE,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

That the Mayor and Council hereby honor Katheryn Shields for her service to Kansas City; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to Councilwoman Katheryn Shields  as a token of the high esteem to which the Mayor, Council and citizens of Kansas City hold her.

 

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