RESOLUTION NO. 241022
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
RESOLUTION - Establishing the City of Kansas City's major legislative priorities and positions on matters for the 2025 session of the Missouri General Assembly.
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WHEREAS, the Missouri General Assembly will convene on January 8, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to elevate local positions in statewide policy debates, which deeply impact the lives of Kansas Citians; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. MAJOR PRIORITIES. That the City adopts the following major priorities on matters that may come before the 2025 session of the Missouri General Assembly:
1. Housing Affordability and Homelessness Prevention. Protect and expand state housing programs like the state housing tax credit that incentivize the production and preservation of affordable housing units, including permanent supportive housing for people exiting homelessness. Increase state support for cities and counties with higher numbers of people experiencing homelessness and/or housing cost-burden and initiatives that research and implement rapid, scalable, collapsible, cost-effective sheltering solutions.
2. Expanded Support for Sport and Entertainment Facilities. Support state incentives and investment to retain professional sports and premier entertainment facilities in the Kansas City area and to attract and retain national and international sports and entertainment events.
3. World Cup. Increase funding available to support safety and security, and infrastructure and transportation expansion in preparation for the FIFA World Cup games hosted by Kansas City in 2026. The City further supports the KC2026 Board's 2025 Policy Platform.
4. Earnings Tax. Oppose efforts to undermine or eliminate the Earnings Tax. Support the extension of the Earnings Tax renewal period to strengthen the City's bond rating.
5. Local Decision Making. Support legislative action to return the Kans...
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