ORDINANCE NO. 250432
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Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch
Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and enter into a Levee Access Easement, Use, Maintenance and Development Agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Ballard Development, LLC ("Developer") or similar agreement for the development, funding, use and maintenance of a promenade and related improvements along the levee of the Missouri River and adjacent property in the Berkley Riverfront Area.
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WHEREAS, the City owns the levee along the Missouri River in the Berkley Riverfront Area legally described on the attached Exhibit A (the "Levee Property") and adjacent property on which the Lydia pump station is located legally described on the attached Exhibit B ("Pump Station Property") which property adjacent to the Kansas City Current Stadium (the "Stadium") and the Berkley Riverfront Park; and
WHEREAS, the City is a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup ("World Cup") and it is anticipated that the Stadium, Berkley Riverfront Park and the Berkley Riverfront Area will host various activities in connection with the World Cup which will require the need for additional improvements to accommodate the increased tourism and provide a secure environment for such activities; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to cause, at no cost to the City, certain improvements to be completed to the Levee Property and Pump Station Property to support the World Cup activities, to increase tourism and economic development, advance the public health, safety, welfare and wellness by providing attractive places for residents and visitors to recreate along the riverfront and embrace more active lifestyles outdoors while increasing public engagement with Missouri River and providing improvements that will support increased security needed to host World Cup activities at the Stadium and in and around the Berkley Riverfront Area; and
WHEREAS, the City has limited resources to c...
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