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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 260860
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Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Authorizing and directing the City Manager to take steps to support the Kansas City, Missouri Homesteading Authority in functioning as a developer of publicly-owned land in partnership with the Land Bank of Kansas City; directing the City Manager to review the inventory of publicly-owned parcels and develop a plan for their development; directing the City Manager to identify no fewer than two demonstration projects within thirty days of the effective date; directing the City Manager to return to Council within six months of the effective date with a final plan, a proposed development services agreement, and any request for necessary appropriations; and report back to Council with a progress update within one year.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate”.
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WHEREAS, housing stock at all prices is critical for equitable economic growth in Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to creating or preserving housing units to ensure all residents can live and thrive throughout Kansas City;
WHEREAS, by developing housing on City-owned parcels, the city can ensure that publicly held assets will help address the critical need for mixed-income housing; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City, Missouri Homesteading Authority (the "Homesteading Authority") is a nonprofit corporation controlled by the City and governed by a board of directors appointed by the City Manager and the Mayor, and the Land Bank of Kansas City, Missouri (the "Land Bank") is a public body corporate and politic, the two share staff, and together they are positioned to serve as a successful means of creating and preserving affordable housing stock and activating vacant properties, consistent with the City's Anti-Displacement Plan and Vacant Land Activation Plan;
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 240997 directed the City Mana...
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