ORDINANCE NO. 260927
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Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Directing the City Manager to apply the adopted International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) approach and the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan recommendations to the Fiscal Year 2027-2028 and all future budget processes and report back to Council; reducing $5,000.00 in appropriations from the General Fund (1000) Contingent Appropriation; appropriating $5,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of General Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 230126, which directed the City Manager to develop and implement a community engagement process for significant infrastructure plans and projects in Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council later adopted Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 230998, which directed more extensive community collaboration in the City’s development of a public engagement plan, with an explicit goal to “further enhance citizen participation and engagement to enable Kansas Citians to have a greater say in the planning, design, and implementation of their community”; and
WHEREAS, the City Council subsequently passed Resolution No. 250906 on October 23, 2025, which adopted the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) standards as the City’s guiding principles and approach towards public engagement, directed the City Manager to develop a coordinated plan to implement the Kansas City Public Engagement Plan recommendations, and report back to Council on the implementation plan within 90 days; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Public Engagement Plan recommendations included using the IAP2 standards for any project that may affect resident quality of life, including the city budget; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it imperative to ensure the previously adopted public engagement standards are effectuated as the priorities are set for the upcomin...
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