It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly

to sign his or her name more than once for the

same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.

It is unlawful for anyone to sign any petition with any name other than his or her own, or knowingly to sign his or her name more than once for the
same measure for the same election, or to sign a petition when he or she knows he or she is not a registered voter, or to encourage another to do
so.
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE TO ENACT RESTRICTIONS ON REQUESTING, IMPLEMENTING, ADVANCING, FURTHERING, FUNDING OR
FOSTERING ANY PLAN OR STUDY TO CONSTRUCT ANY FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR TO CONSTRUCT A FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM OR EXPAND THE EXISTING FIXED RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM
WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE MATTER TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
To:

Mayor and Council of Kansas City, Missouri &

The Honorable Marilyn Sanders
City Clerk of Kansas City, Missouri
25th Floor, City Hall
414 East 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Phone: (816) 513-3360

Fax: (816) 513-3353
E-mail: Marilyn.Sanders@kcmo.org

THE UNDERSIGNED, being lawfully registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, request that Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, be amended to enact a new Section 64-81 to prohibit any and all City officers, agents, and
employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or
to expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system, without first
putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of the City of Kansas City, Missouri.. The proposed ordinance also establishes penalties for
noncompliance. A copy of the proposed ordinance is attached.
The following five electors of the City, as the Committee of Petitioners, shall be regarded as FILING THE petition:
Sherry Donovan
Sandra Walker
Teresa Cox
Toi Shaw
Jennifer Degen

6209 Brookside Blvd, Kansas City, Missouri 64113

12457 Charlotte St., Kansas City, Missouri 64146
1113 E. 5th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106
3712 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
9808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64114

Each of the undersigned agrees that this PETITION may be filed in counterparts, without the presentation of other signed counterparts to those who have signed below.
Any questions or comments regarding this petition may be directed to Sherry DeJanes, 406 West 39th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.
STATE OF MISSOURI

)
) SS

COUNTY OF ____________________)

I,

, being first duly sworn, under oath state that the following named persons, to wit:
(circulators printed name)
Signature

Date
Signed

Place of residence by
street and number

Full Name
(printed legibly)

Zip Code

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

signed the foregoing petition paper, to which was attached at the time of signing a copy of the proposed ordinance, and each of them signed his or her name thereto
in my presence. I believe that each has stated his or her name and address correctly, has signed the petition only once, and that each signer is a registered voter of
Kansas City, Missouri.
(Circulators signature)
Subscribed and sworn before me this

day of

(NOTARY PUBLIC)

, 2015.

[SEAL]

ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers,
agents, and employees from requesting, implementing, advancing, furthering, funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any
fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed
rail transit system, without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties
for noncompliance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI:
Section 1. That Chapter 64, Article XIV, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by
enacting a new Section 64-81, prohibiting any and all City officers, agents, and employees from implementing, advancing, furthering,
funding or fostering any plan or study to construct any fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system or to
construct a fixed rail transit system or expand the existing fixed rail transit system without first putting the matter to a vote of the registered
voters of Kansas City, Missouri, and establishing penalties for noncompliance, to read as follows:
Sec. 64-81. Construction of Fixed Rail Transit System*.
(a)
Regulated Activities. Except as provided in this section, the City and any and all City officers, agents, and employees are
prohibited from in any way causing the:
I.

planning for or study of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit
system; or

ii.

construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail transit system; or

iii.

preparation for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing fixed rail
transit system; or

iv.

preparation of land for construction of any new fixed rail transit system or addition to or expansion of any existing
fixed rail transit system; or

v.

purchase of land on which to construct any new fixed rail transit system or any addition to or expansion of any
existing fixed rail transit system,

without complying with subsection (b) of this section.

(b)

Election required. Before any action is taken to accomplish any activity defined in subsection (a) of this section, the
proposed action must be presented to the voters of the City for their approval by a majority of those voting. This question
may be joined with any measure required for voter approval of any means of funding the activities defined in subsection (a)
of this section.

(c)

Limitation on use of public resources. Consistent with the prohibition contained in section 115.646 Revised Statutes of
Missouri, the City and any and all City officers, agents and employees will not use public resources for the purpose of
advocating, supporting or opposing any ballot measure required by this ordinance.

(d)

Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars
($1,000.00). Each day on which a violation of this section occurs and/or continues shall be a separate and distinct violation.
This subsection (d) shall be severable from the remainder of this ordinance.

(e)

This ordinance shall not be interpreted or enforced so as to violate any persons rights under the Constitutions of the United
States or Missouri.

DEFINITIONS:
As used in this Ordinance, *Fixed Rail Transit System is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods, by way of vehicles
running on rails.
As used in this Ordinance, existing fixed rail transit system is the electrically driven rail transit system that is commonly known as
the Downtown Street Car Transit System as that phrase is used in Ordinance # 140581.
As used in this Ordinance, addition to means the process of uniting the existing fixed rail transit system, as defined, above, with a
newly built fixed rail transit system.
As used in this Ordinance, extension of means an enlargement in scope or operation of the existing fixed rail transit system.