ORDINANCE NO. 220564
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Accepting the recommendation of the Central City Economic Development Tax Board for additional funding in the amount of $150,000.00 for a total not to exceed amount of $2,950,000.00 for an economic development project proposed by Oak Park Neighborhood Association for the purpose of funding to support development of a multi-family housing project consisting of 29 affordable units located at 38th Street and Prospect; estimating and appropriating $150,000 from the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Fund; and authorizing the Director of Housing to execute the Amendment.
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WHEREAS, Section 67.1305 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri authorizes the City to impose a retail sales tax not to exceed one-half of one percent if the imposition of such a retail sales tax is submitted to, and then approved by, a majority of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2017, pursuant to authority granted by Section 67.1305, RSMo, a majority of Kansas City, Missouri voters approved a new 1/8 of one percent retail sales tax for funding economic development projects within the area bounded by 9th Street on the north, Gregory Boulevard on the south, Paseo Boulevard on the west and Indiana Avenue on the east; and
WHEREAS, as part of the second round of funding, Oak Park Neighborhood Association (“Developer”) submitted a proposal seeking $2,800,000.00 of Central City Economic Development (“CCED”) sales tax funds for the construction of a multi-family housing project consisting of 29 affordable units (the “Project”) generally located at 38th Street and Prospect (the “Project Site”), all in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, the Council authorized a funding agreement with Oak Park Neighborhood Association for the above Project in the amount of $2,800,000.00 with its passage of Ordinance No. 190652 on August 29, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Developer subsequently identified a need for additional funding due to increases associated with construction materials, increases associated with construction labor, and obtaining clear title from properties acquired from Land Bank; and
WHEREAS, at its May 10, 2022 meeting, the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Board voted to approve a recommendation to the Council for additional funding for such costs associated with this Project from CCED sales tax funds in the amount of $150,000.00; bringing the total funding for this Project to a total of $2,950,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Project serves a predominantly public municipal purpose because, without limitation, completion of the Project (i) enhances the tax base of the Project Site; (ii) retains and/or generates jobs; (iii) promotes economic development in the area of the City in which the Project Site is located, and promotes consideration of areas of the City that the City Council has determined to be blighted as a location for business operations; (iv) results in generation of tax revenues to the City from the conduct of business and other activities in the City that would not otherwise occur; (v) serves as a catalyst for additional investment in and further redevelopment and rehabilitation of the area of the City in which the Project site is located; and (vi) furthers the City's policy of encouraging economic stability and growth; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage the Developer to carry out the Project for the purpose of realizing these predominantly public purposes by entering into an agreement to contribute certain revenues in an amount needed to cause the project to be undertaken and attract the necessary private investment; and
WHEREAS, the contributions contemplated by the funding agreement are limited to those which have been determined to be needed for the purpose of ensuring that the Project proceeds, and, but for their contribution, the Project would not proceed, to the detriment of the public interest; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the CCED Board recommends that CCED sales tax revenues in an additional amount of $150,000.00, not to exceed $2,950,000.00, to be utilized for the costs associated with the construction of a multi-family housing project consisting of 29 affordable units by Oak Park Neighborhood Association for its above-referenced Project is hereby accepted.
Section 2. That the appropriation in the following account of the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Fund, Fund No. 2200, is hereby reduced by the following amount:
23-2200-552047-B Contractual Services $150,000.00
Section 3. That the following amount is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Fund, Fund No. 2200, to the following account:
23-2200-555998-B-57190652 Oak Park Neighborhood $150,000.00
Section 4. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an amended funding agreement with Oak Park Neighborhood Association for the costs associated with the above-referenced Project in an amount not to exceed $2,950,000.00, from funds previously appropriated in the Central City Economic Development Sales Tax Fund to Account No. 23-2200-555998-B-57190652.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form and legality:
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Emalea Black
Associate City Attorney