RESOLUTION NO. 240997
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Sponsor: Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop a comprehensive anti-displacement plan; directing the City Manager to issue requests for information pertaining to additional anti-mitigation policies; and directing the City Manager to review municipally-owned housing development corporations in peer cities.
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WHEREAS, on April 20, 2023, the City Council passed Resolution 230257 and adopted the KC Spirit Playbook as the City’s comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the KC Spirit Playbook recommended adopting anti-displacement policies; and
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution 240094 and directed the City Manager to review displacement mitigation policies and recommend an implementation plan; and
WHEREAS, the Displacement Mitigation Best Practices Report provided implementation recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to protect Kansas Citians from displacement and adverse effects of gentrification; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby directed to develop and present a comprehensive anti-displacement plan to Council within 90 days. Said plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1) Strategies to track data regarding populations and neighborhoods identified as at-risk of gentrification and displacement as measured by methods identified in Resolution 240094; and
2) Processes for leveraging existing city programs and community resources and new policies recommended by Resolution 240094 for identified at-risk communities; and
3) Recommendations for additional anti-displacement programs and policies to support neighborhood stabilization and preserve affordability.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to issue a Request for Information within 30 days to provide legal assistance to neighborhood associations and residents in areas at risk of gentrification and displacement with governance assistance, stabilization, and revitalization, including targeted services such as:
1) Assisting nonprofit neighborhood groups to build organizational capacity; and
2) Facilitating legal access to vacant and abandoned properties to remove nuisance conditions and create additional housing stock; and
3) Estate planning and title clearance to build generational wealth and prevent displacement and/or abandonment.
Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to issue a Request for Information within 30 days to partner with the City in providing Community Land Trust services to assist at-risk neighborhoods with the following:
1) Preservation and creation of affordable housing; and
2) Blight remediation; and
3) Technical assistance for Community Land Trusts.
Section 4. That the City Manager is directed to review municipally-owned housing development corporations in other municipalities and report back within 45 days. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of how such entities were created, how they are funded, their success in meeting stated goals and objectives, potential benefits should the City create such an entity, and possible next steps.
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