RESOLUTION NO. 970680

Supporting the Kansas City, Missouri location for the NCAA headquarters and Hall of Champions; expressing the intent to fund a $2,000,000.00 gap to locate the NCAA in Kansas City, Missouri; and directing the City Manager to take such steps as necessary to enable the selection of Kansas City, Missouri.

WHEREAS, the NCAA promotes men's and women's collegiate athletics, based on a foundation of scholarship, opportunity and cultural diversity and has been located in the Kansas City region since 1952; and

WHEREAS, a metro-wide task force has developed a proposal for the retention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association since October of 1996; and

WHEREAS, the NCAA is in the process of considering remaining in Overland Park, Kansas, a relocation to Indianapolis, Indiana, or relocating all or a portion of its operations to Kansas City, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to encourage the NCAA to locate both the NCAA's Headquarters office facility and the Hall of Champions in Kansas City, Missouri; and

WHEREAS, the NCAA has indicated a strong interest in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and would locate its offices at Crown Center and its Hall of Champions at Union Station; and

WHEREAS, the NCAA facility is a $35 million national headquarters facility and Hall of Champions with as many as 267 new employees and a payroll of an estimated $12.5 million; and

WHEREAS, the NCAA has achieved an exceptional record of achievement of affirmative action and continues to encourage cultural diversity within its association; and

WHEREAS, the proposal advanced to the NCAA has been made through the support and cooperation of many private companies, foundations, and state and local agencies who have proposed to fund portions of the overall Kansas City, Missouri, incentive package of $29.5 million; and

WHEREAS, the Missouri Development Finance Board has authorized $8 million in state tax credits, to be used for the NCAA project if NCAA chooses a Kansas City, Missouri site for its headquarters, and a $2 million seed fund ($1 million in state tax credits, to be matched with private donations) if the NCAA chooses either Crown Center or Union Station for the Kansas City, Missouri site for the Hall of Champions; and

WHEREAS, private corporations have raised more than $2.3 million in donations to encourage and support the NCAA in remaining in the Kansas City area, demonstrating the private sector's involvement in maximizing private and public cooperation and contribution; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Council hereby endorses the efforts to retain the NCAA in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

Section 2. That the Council hereby supports the efforts to provide and finance a Kansas City, Missouri site alternative for the NCAA Headquarters and Hall of Champions and further directs the City Manager to take such steps as are necessary to enable the selection of Kansas City, Missouri, and to appropriate in future years funding to support NCAA's Kansas City, Missouri site proposal. The Council further directs that the City Manager require that the Project comply with City affirmative action and plan submission requirements, including Section 38-86, Code of Ordinances, Overall City Goals for Minority and Women's Business Enterprises.

Section 3. To assure the completeness of the Kansas City, Missouri site proposal, the Council hereby expresses its intention to appropriate annually documented earnings, sales and utility taxes resulting from the location of the NCAA's facilities in Kansas City, Missouri, for 20 years so as to fund a $2 million gap through a MDFB or other appropriate funding mechanism.

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