ORDINANCE NO. 251058
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Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough
Directing the City Manager to undertake certain actions to ensure economic development projects in Kansas City promote equitable economic development, align with City policy priorities, achieve efficiency in the economic development process, and effectively evaluate performance; directing the City Manager to request the input and participation from economic development agencies; directing the City Manager to incorporate public feedback and engagement opportunities prior to the final policy recommendations; directing the City Auditor to conduct a comprehensive review of City economic development entities to ensure policy alignment; repealing Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances, by enacting a new Chapter 74 entitled "Economic Development Incentive Policies and Procedures Code;" and repealing Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 160383, as Amended, Ordinance No. 190563, Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 200497, as Amended, Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 140861, and Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 211025.
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WHEREAS, on October 25, 2012, the City Council adopted Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 120836 expressing its support for the AdvanceKC Strategic Plan and the related underlying planning process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council then passed Ordinance No. 120966 adopting the AdvanceKC Strategic Plan as the Economic Development Strategic Plan for the City of Kansas City and directing the City Manager to proceed with supporting the planning and development of the implementation phase of the project; and
WHEREAS, the implementation phase began with the April 11, 2013, adoption of Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 130274 which provided a single point of entry for development projects through the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City Missouri (the "EDC"); and
WHEREAS, the process continued on February 20, 2014, w...
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