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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 240447
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Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 88-424-13, Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter, for the purpose of requiring half of tree planting funds to be deposited and spent within designated council districts.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That Chapter 88, Code of Ordinances, is hereby amended by repealing Section 88-424-13, Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting, and enacting, in lieu thereof, a new section of like number and subject matter, said section to read as follows:
88-424-13 - Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting
88-424-13-A. Purpose
The purpose of the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting is to facilitate tree planting, to ensure mitigation or tree replacement when tree preservation or tree mitigation standards are not met on a particular development site, and to advance the City's goals for the urban forest and intent to achieve equitable distribution of tree-related benefits across the City.
88-424-13-B. Collection and Expenditures
The City shall provide separate accounts within the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting based on the geographic areas of the six City Council Districts (district accounts). Additionally, the City shall provide a separate account (citywide account) that will provide funds to be used anywhere within the City. Half of the funds collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the district account from which the fee was collected, and such funds may only be used within such Council Districts. The remaining half of the funds shall be deposited into the citywide account. Money in the Capital Improvement Sales Tax Fund-Tree Planting district accounts and citywide account may only be...
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