RESOLUTION NO. 160784
Directing the City Manager to
propose amendments to the City’s CID policy to address recent proposals.
WHEREAS, the
Community Improvement District Act, Section 67.1401, RSMo, et seq., (“CID Act”)
allows property owners to voluntarily form a district in which certain taxes
and special assessments are levied in return for local benefits; and
WHEREAS, the
City Council is charged by the CID Act with conducting a public hearing for
determining whether a lawfully petitioned district should be established; and
WHEREAS, Second
Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 120605 was adopted by the City Council
on March 7, 2013 for the purpose of establishing the City’s policy for approval
of new community improvement districts; and
WHEREAS, Resolution
No. 130844, adopted on November 7, 2013, amended said policy; and
WHEREAS, recent
requests to establish new CIDs have created questions as to whether the existing policy adequately reflects the Council’s priorities,
provides for the fair treatment of those within certain industries, and
provides adequate guidance to the Council in approving new CIDs; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the City Manager
is hereby directed to propose any amendments to the existing CID policy that he
deems advisable in light of the CIDs recently proposed to the City Council.
The City Manager is directed to make this proposal within sixty days of the
date this resolution is adopted.
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