RESOLUTION NO. 250424
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Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to conduct a review of federal tariff impacts, import and export activity, and related challenges affecting Kansas City businesses; identifying certain stakeholders to consult and outlining the purposes of public feedback; further directing the City Manager to convene a Kansas City Trade and Economic Resilience Summit within 90 days; and directing the City Manager to provide a report and policy recommendations to the City Council within 6 months.
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WHEREAS, Kansas City is a vital hub of commerce, logistics, and manufacturing in the Midwest with a strategic central location that supports robust domestic and international trade; and
WHEREAS, fluctuations in international tariffs, trade regulations, and supply chain logistics can significantly impact the competitiveness and viability of businesses in the Kansas City region; and
WHEREAS, businesses across the Kansas City region-large and small, and across industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, and technology-face ongoing challenges related to changing trade dynamics, rising costs, and shifting market access that threaten economic stability and growth; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive and data-driven understanding of how tariffs, imports, exports, and global trade challenges affect local industries is essential for effective policy development and economic strategy; and
WHEREAS, collaboration between the public sector, private industry, labor, academic institutions, and trade experts is necessary to develop actionable recommendations that support Kansas City's continued economic strength and resilience; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is directed to conduct a comprehensive review of federal tariff impacts, import and export activity, and related challenges affecting Kansas City bu...
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