Kansas City - File #: 231039

• File #: 231039
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/7/2023
• In control: Council
• On agenda: 1/4/2024
• Final action: 12/14/2023
• Title: Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett Committee Substitute RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to research and present municipal programmatic opportunities that encourages landlords to participate in housing incentive programs with the goal of offering financial assistance and/or technical assistance to landlords who will rent to families with a federally funded voucher for available units, thus increasing the availability of affordable housing units and the number of vouchers accepted by landlords in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Sponsors: Nathan Willett

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2023	1	Council	Move to Consider	Pass
12/14/2023	1	Council	Move to Amend	Pass
12/14/2023	1	Council	Move to Amend	Pass
12/14/2023	1	Council	Move to Advance	Pass
12/14/2023	1	Council	Adopted	Pass
12/12/2023	1	Special Committee for Legal Review	Be Adopted as a Committee Substitute	Fail
12/7/2023	1	Council	referred

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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] RESOLUTION NO. 231039, AS AMENDED

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Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
Committee Substitute

RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to research and present municipal programmatic opportunities that encourages landlords to participate in housing incentive programs with the goal of offering financial assistance and/or technical assistance to landlords who will rent to families with a federally funded voucher for available units, thus increasing the availability of affordable housing units and the number of vouchers accepted by landlords in Kansas City, Missouri.

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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council has identified Housing + Affordability as a priority; and

WHEREAS, central to this mission is ensuring that every family in Kansas City can afford a home where they can safely raise a family on their budget; and

WHEREAS, some landlords may be ill equipped to navigate the regulations that many voucher programs require including home renovations prescribed therein; and

WHEREAS, a child with stable housing does better in school, and affordable homes can attract and retain employees, making Kansas City even more appealing to businesses that want to expand or relocate to the area; and

WHEREAS, Kansas City is working with civic leaders and developers to put incentives in place to produce housing so that every Kansas Citian has a chance to have a dignified home; and

WHEREAS, the City Council fiscal year 2022-2023 budget fully funds the Housing and Community Development Department, and includes a focus on retention of affordable housing. This includes $12.5 million for the Housing Trust Fund (the second half of the promised $25 million); and

WHEREAS, we have local examples of programmatic efforts by the Johnson County Kansas Housing Authority, Johnson County Mental Health Department and the Olathe Housing Authority that recently created an incentive-based pilot program ...