COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR RESOLUTION NO. 060255

Recognizing the Citys support for annual contributions to the operations of Community Improvement Districts and directing the City Manager to annually estimate those costs as part of the City budget.

WHEREAS, in 1998, the Community Improvement District Act (CID Act) was enacted into law and is codified at Section 67.1401, RSMo., et seq.; and

WHEREAS, the CID Act allows property owners to voluntarily form a district in which special assessments are levied in return for local benefits; and

WHEREAS, Resolution Nos. 020738 and 020848 stated the Citys commitment to maintain the level of services within the Downtown Community Improvement District and Three-Trails Community Improvement Districts; and

WHEREAS, the formation of community improvement districts allow the City to leverage additional resources to make public improvements in the area that benefit both the district and the City as a whole;

WHEREAS, former City Manager Robert Collins directed staff to annually budget the Citys voluntary contribution to the Downtown Community Improvement District based on the assessed value of City-owned property within the district; NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY;

Section 1. That the City of Kansas City will annually contribute its fair share to any community improvement district formed within the City limits that includes City properties and provides services that benefit those properties.

Section 2. That the City Manager is directed to annually budget for these anticipated expenses and include them as part of the annual City budget.

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