ORDINANCE NO. 210339
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Authorizing the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement with Sporting Fields Northland, LLC, for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the North Sports Complex; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 190192 directed the City Manager to investigate potential sources of funding for the development of a new Northland youth soccer/multisport field complex and the City Manager has identified the source of funds to proceed with the development of a new 12- field sports complex; and
WHEREAS, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 190485, As Amended, directed the City Manager to issue a Request for Information and a Request for Proposals/Qualifications for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a new 12-field sports complex in the C ity’s Northland; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a Request for Information and a Request for Proposals/Qualifications for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Northland soccer complex and the City received two responses and selected Sporting Fields Northland, LLC (“SFN”) for the Project; and
WHEREAS, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200986 provided a plan of finance and authorized the City Manager to execute related agreements and other associated actions; and
WHEREAS, Section 15 of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200986 authorized the City Manager to negotiate with SFN a profit sharing clause under this Cooperative Agreement consistent with mutually acceptable revenue sharing models for athletic sports complexes of this size and nature; and
WHEREAS, Section 16 of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200986 authorized the City Manager to negotiate an amendment to the Cooperat ive Agreement with Soccer Village Properties to mitigate or eliminate the City’s operating and maintenance shortfall and to extend the management agreement associated with the Soccer Village at Swope Park; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2021, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners of Kansas City unanimously approved Resolution No. 31587 which approved Amendment Number 4 to the Cooperative to Agreement with Village Properties LLC, Swope Park Soccer Village; and
WHEREAS, since the approval of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200986 the City Manager and Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners have undertaken the necessary actions to satisfy Sections 15 and 16 and construction is ready to begin in the summer of 2021; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. The City Council determines that the conditions of prior approval as outlined in Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200986 have been met and authorizes the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement with Sporting Fields Northland, LLC for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the North Sports Complex.
Section 2. That this ordinance, relating to the design, repair, maintenance or construction of a public improvement, is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(D) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503 of the City Charter.
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Approved as to form and legality:
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Mark P. Jones
Assistant City Attorney