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Committee advances maternal-child health grant, adopts neighborhood grant review resolution; marijuana dispensary zoning held

Kansas CityJan 6, 20262 min read

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The Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee (Jan 6, 2026) heard a presentation on and voted to advance an ordinance accepting a $418,168.33 DHSS maternal and child health/Nurse-Family Partnership grant; adopted a resolution directing the City Manager to review neighborhood grant notification, selection, and funding and report within 30/60 days; and held a zoning amendment on marijuana dispensaries until Jan 13, 2026. Presentations on data center energy demand and responses were listed under additional business.

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Ordinance 251065 (Director of Health): Terry Winbush presented an ordinance to accept a $418,168.33 grant from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for maternal and child health services and the Nurse‑Family Partnership home visiting model for FY26; the committee recorded 'Adv and Do Pass' on the ordinance (presentation on file with the City Clerk).
Ordinance 250997 (Councilmember Crispin Rea): Proposal to amend Chapter 88 (Marijuana Facilities) to allow dispensaries >=1,000 feet from residential zoning to operate 24 hours with a special use permit was held in committee until January 13, 2026.
Resolution 251061 (Councilmember Darrell Curls): Committee adopted as a Committee Substitute a resolution directing the City Manager to review practices for notifying neighborhood associations about grants, expand grant-application training/outreach, review grant recipient selection practices, identify funding options for these notification/training efforts and for the Neighborhood Empowerment Grant program, and report to Council within the specified 30- and 60-day timelines.

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