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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 240286
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Authorizing the City Manager to execute a Funding Agreement with KC2026, a Missouri 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, in the amount of $15 million over a three-year period for the purpose of providing City services in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup competition to be held in Kansas City; authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Novation and a Guaranty of Obligations Agreement with the Federation Internationale de Football Association ("FIFA") to allow KC2026 to serve as the Host City Authority under the Host City Agreement; and directing the City Manager to negotiate an additional agreement with KC2026 to provide capacity for small business that will provide goods and services to support the World Cup.
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WHEREAS, on June 16, 2022, Kansas City was selected as one of 16 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup; and
WHEREAS, as a Host City, City entered into a Host City Agreement (as modified by Addendum to Hosting Agreements FIFA World Cup 2026) with FIFA. The Host City Agreement and the Addendum are collectively referred to as Host City Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Host City Agreement, City is responsible for providing services including police, security, fire, traffic, EMS and sanitation services, insurance, and transportation to support the games and related events and activities including a Fan Fest; and
WHEREAS, through Ordinance No. 170979, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 171005, and Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 230580, the City Council declared its commitment to fund the services the City must provide in connection with the 2026 FIFA World Cup competition to be held in Kansas City in the months of June and July of 2026; and
WHEREAS, KC2026 was formed as an independent legal entity and organization in part to advance...
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