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File #: 250809    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Referred
File created: 9/4/2025 In control: Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
On agenda: 9/16/2025 Final action:
Title: Sponsor: City Manager's Office Estimating revenue in the amount of $15,080,817.20 in the Taxable Special Obligation Series 2026A Project Fund, Fund No. 3456 and appropriating the same to the Roy Blunt Luminary Park Project; authorizing the Director of Finance to close accounts upon project completion; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with the Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (Port KC), Downtown Council (DTC), and DTC Community Development, Inc. (DTCCD); authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 of a design professional contract with HNTB Corporation for $13,697,600.00; authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 of contract with ProjectFirst, LLC for $670,269.46; authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 of a contract with JE Dunn and Clarkson Construction Company for $712,947.74; and recognizing this ordinan...
Sponsors: City Manager's Office
Attachments: 1. Roy BLunt Luminary Park Docket Memo, 2. TMP-5991- Admin Approp- Blunt Park, 3. 250809 - Docket Memo, 4. 250809 - Docket Memo, 5. Public Testimony - Brian Johnson 9.16.2025, 6. RBLP Presentation 9.15.2025
ORDINANCE NO. 250809


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Sponsor: City Manager's Office

Estimating revenue in the amount of $15,080,817.20 in the Taxable Special Obligation Series 2026A Project Fund, Fund No. 3456 and appropriating the same to the Roy Blunt Luminary Park Project; authorizing the Director of Finance to close accounts upon project completion; declaring the intent of the City to reimburse itself from bond proceeds for certain expenditures; authorizing the City Manager to execute a Development Agreement with the Port Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (Port KC), Downtown Council (DTC), and DTC Community Development, Inc. (DTCCD); authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 4 of a design professional contract with HNTB Corporation for $13,697,600.00; authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 of contract with ProjectFirst, LLC for $670,269.46; authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 of a contract with JE Dunn and Clarkson Construction Company for $712,947.74; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, on March 2, 2024, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 240225 authorizing the City Manager to execute an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 1 in the total amount of $3,468,296.00 in connection with a contract between the Port Authority of Kansas City (PortKC) and HNTB which agreement provided for the completion of 30% design and National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA") documentation for the Roy Blunt Luminary Park (f/k/a South Loop Project) ("Project"); and

WHEREAS, on July 6, 2024, the City Manager executed Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $250,000.00 with HNTB for Design Professional Services in Connection with the Project which agreement provided for additional design services related to the project; and

WHEREAS, on August 1, 2024, the City Council approved Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240642 authorized the City Manager to e...

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