ORDINANCE NO. 250945
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Sponsor: Director of City Planning and Development Department
Approving and authorizing the discharge of the special tax bills and waiver of the resulting liens on the real property commonly known as 3619 Roberts Street.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Kansas City Code Sec. 48-66, the City issued special assessment tax bills for the costs of six (6) board up abatements City performed at 3619 Roberts Street, Kansas City, Missouri (the “Property”) between 2022-2023; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City Code Sec. 48-66 provides that City’s issuance of such special tax bills creates both a personal debt against the owner(s) of the property at the time the City abated such nuisances and a lien on the property until paid; and
WHEREAS, as of October 13, 2025, the total cost of the aforementioned special tax bills, including the costs of tax collection, accrued interest and attorneys’ fees, was $10,660.15; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City Code Sec. 48-83 provides that “the discharge of all or any portion of the special tax bills and the waiver of the resulting lien, pursuant to this section, shall be made only upon a determination that a public benefit will be gained by doing so” after review by the City’s Lien Waiver Review Committee, “in accordance with the procedures and standards established by the city manager[,]” who has promulgated Administrate Regulation (“AR”) 7-3 to more specifically govern the committee’s handling of such waiver requests; and
WHEREAS, the discharge of all or any portion of special tax bills pursuant to Kansas City Code Sec. 48-83 “will not constitute a discharge of all or any portion of the personal debt” owed to City by owner(s) of the property at the time of abatement; and
WHEREAS, Kansas City Code Sec. 48-83 provides that the City Manager may “discharge all or any portion of the special tax bills for an amount exceeding $5,000.00, including the costs of tax collection, accrued interest and attorneys' fees, only after the council has authorized such action by ordinance;” and
WHEREAS, the City’s Lien Waiver Review Committee met on October 6, 2025, and, in accordance with AR 7-3, found that a public benefit would result from the discharge and waiver of the resulting liens against the Property and, accordingly, now recommends that City Council discharge and waive such liens up to the amount of $11,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the discharge of the special tax bills, including the costs of tax collection, accrued interest and attorneys’ fees up to $11,000.00 and waiver of the resulting liens on the Property is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to effectuate the discharge of the special tax bills and waiver of the aforementioned liens on the Property.
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Approved as to form:
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Bret R. Kassen
Associate City Attorney