ORDINANCE NO. 260528
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Approving the First Amendment of the Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan for the purpose of extending its duration to June 27, 2041.
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WHEREAS, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (“LCRA”) is a public body corporate and politic created by the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law, Section 99.300, et seq., RSMo (“LCRA Law”), and is transacting business and exercising the powers granted by the LCRA Law by virtue of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 16120; and
WHEREAS, the LCRA approved the Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan (“Plan”) on February 28, 1996, by Resolution No. 96-12; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Plan on June 27, 1996, by Ordinance No. 960652; and
WHEREAS, the Plan would continue for a period of thirty (30) years; which was until on or about June 27, 2026; and
WHEREAS, OG Investments submitted an LCRA Redevelopment Application in 2023 to build 25 single-family homes within the Plan Area (“Project”). Only one of the 25 homes has been granted an abatement; and
WHEREAS, the LCRA desires to have the Plan in place throughout the remainder of the Project’s construction period and any future approved tax abatements within the conformance with the intent of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the LCRA approved the First Amendment to extend the Plan an additional fifteen (15) years at its May 28, 2026 meeting by LCRA Resolution 5-4-26; and
WHEREAS, the LCRA Law and Plan require that the City Council act with respect to such amendment, should it elect to approve the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Duration of Controls. That Section 10 of the Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan is hereby amended to read as follows:
XI. DURATION OF CONTROLS. This Amended Brooklyn West Urban Renewal Plan shall be effective until June 27, 2041, unless otherwise amended by the City.
Further Resolved, that the Authority will not accept tax abatement applications from owners of the parcels in the Plan Area after December 31, 2031.
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Approved as to form:
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Abigail Judah
Assistant City Attorney