RESOLUTION NO. 210180


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Directing the City Manager to review the City's existing processes for evaluating and approving incentive requests for economic development plans and projects and to make recommendations to improve the efficiency and consistency of those processes and to propose updates to the AdvanceKC scorecard.

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WHEREAS, the City Council, by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No.
140031, As Amended, adopted the City's Economic Development and Incentives Policy and directed the City Manager to develop the scoring system set forth therein; and

WHEREAS, the City Council by Ordinance No. 140375, adopted a certain scoring system for purposes of implementing the City's Economic Development and Incentives Policy, and the City Council has, from time to time, adopted revisions to this scoring system; and

WHEREAS, the City Council last revised the AdvanceKC Scorecard in 2019 with the passage of Ordinance 180701; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is directed to review the City's existing processes for evaluating and approving incentive requests for economic development plan and projects, including those requesting tax abatement, and to make recommendations to improve the efficiency and consistency of these processes within 90 days. The City Manager shall convene a work group that includes other taxing jurisdictions and other stakeholder groups, including members of the business and development community, as part of the process to consider and propose such updates.

Section 2. The workgroup shall create opportunities for public comment that allow members of the community to provide feedback on the current economic development process and suggestions for improvement.

Section 3. The workgroup shall take into consideration these public comments, as well as a review of the AdvanceKC scorecard and implementation plan, and report back to the City Council with...

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