RESOLUTION NO 260075
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Sponsor(s): Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw and Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to review Chapters 17 and 78 of the Code of Ordinances, as well as the City’s economic incentive policies, to evaluate the impact of data center infrastructure development on the City’s environmental quality, consumer water and electricity rates, and local economic growth.
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WHEREAS, Council seeks additional information regarding the impact that data center development may have on existing water and electricity infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Council further seeks additional analysis regarding the economic impact of data center development in the City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is directed to review Chapter 17 of the Code and make recommendations regarding processes for evaluating data center electricity usage and how such use may strain local electrical grid infrastructure, as well as the resulting potential impact on rate payers.
Section 2. That the City Manager is directed to review Chapter 78 of the Code and make recommendations regarding processes for evaluating data center water usage and how such use may strain local water resources, as well as the resulting potential impact on rate payers.
Section 3. That the City Manager is directed to review the City’s economic incentives policies and evaluate the return on investment derived from the use of such incentives to drive data center development, including, but not limited to, the number of construction jobs and permanent jobs created.
Section 4. That the City Manager is directed to report back to Council within one hundred and twenty (120) days.
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