Legislature As A Whole
Floor Amendment
March 23, 2006
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Consent and Agreement to the Arrowhead/Kauffman Stadium Development Agreements by and between the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority and the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., and Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15831, March 20, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, Dan Tarwater, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett,
Rhonda L. Shoemaker, Bob Spence, Eugene Standifer Jr.,
Robert A. Stringfield, and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 3732, dated January 9, 2006, the Legislature did call a special election on April 4, 2006, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the County a question authorizing the imposition of a sales tax at the rate of 3/8 of one percent, the proceeds of which are to be used to improve, renovate, and modernize Arrowhead and Kauffman Stadiums at the County's Harry S Truman Sports Complex; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 15797, dated February 21, 2006, the Legislature did authorize the County Executive to approve, on behalf of the County, new 25-year subleases for the stadiums at the sports complex between the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority and the Chiefs and Royals; and,
WHEREAS, the subleases authorized by Resolution 15797 are expressly conditioned upon voter approval of the question authorized by Ordinance 3732; and,
WHEREAS, if that question is approved by the voters, the orderly completion of the stadium improvements required by the new 25-year subleases can best be accomplished pursuant to Stadium Development Agreements, which set forth responsibilities and estimated time schedules and costs for the stadium improvements; and,
WHEREAS, copies of the proposed Arrowhead/Kauffman Stadium Development Agreements ...
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