RESOLUTION NO. 240632
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Sponsor: Councilmember Wes Rogers
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to collect and aggregate data on businesses within Kansas City for the purpose of developing a business data dashboard and small business support programs, inclusive of tax redirection for defined small businesses.
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WHEREAS, through Ordinance No. 230395, the City Council established the Small Business Task Force for the purpose of developing a strategic plan to guide the City in the equitable development, funding, and retention of small businesses within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to build and improve an inclusive ecosystem that allows for the efficient development and flow of authentically diverse talent, information, and resources for entrepreneurs to find what they require at each stage of growth, and to build policies that aim to ensure such growth; and
WHEREAS, one of the primary goals of the Small Business Task Force is to create an internal business data dashboard to gather information on the revenue generated by small businesses as well as statistical information regarding business size, industry, and ownership from 2018 to the present; and
WHEREAS, data collection shall support the Small Business Task Force's comprehensive plan by leveraging such data to help grow, attract and retain small business through recommendations proposed by the Small Business Task Force and approved by the City, in coordination with eco-system partners and private developers that are undertaking projects in alignment with the small business comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, upon collection and aggregation of the proposed data points outlined herein, the Small Business Task Force shall return to the City Council by October 2025 with a comprehensive small business development plan as outlined in Ordinance 230395; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is directed ...
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