RESOLUTION NO. 230257

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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department

RESOLUTION - Adopting the KC Spirit Playbook as the City's Strategic and Comprehensive Plan and repealing and replacing the FOCUS Kansas City Plan that was adopted by the City Council by Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 971268 on October 30, 1997.

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WHEREAS, KC Spirit Playbook has been completed over a period of three years involving a Citizen Empowerment Committee and the input of thousands of citizens through a variety of outreach and engagement methods; and

WHEREAS, the KC Spirit Playbook provides overall direction for the future of Kansas City that envisions our City as a vibrant, equitable, just, inclusive, welcoming, and thriving community where we consider people first by empowering members of the community to shape their environment. In doing so, this effort acknowledges and will address past and current inequities by fostering equitable community and economic development that supports all residents with opportunities for a high quality of life; and

WHEREAS, the KC Spirit Playbook process produced an Envisioning Statement with Supporting Vision Statements and ten goal statements, to provide guidance on how to implement the goals of the plan. The goal statements relate to the following subjects: Connected City; Environment for People of All Ages; Healthy Environment; History, Arts, and Culture; Parks and Open Spaces; Quality Design; Smart City; Strong and Accessible Neighborhoods; and Sustainable and Equitable Growth. The Goals are the major themes and statements of philosophy that are essential for the city to achieve the plan's vision. All City actions will be measured against progress toward these goals; and

WHEREAS, a multi-disciplinary planning team of City staff and professional consultants under the leadership of the City Planning and Development Department provided the technical expertise to produce KC Spirit Playbook...

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