AdvanceKC.
Kansas City Code § 74-5
in effectSec. 74-5. - AdvanceKC.
(a) The city has adopted the AdvanceKC strategic plan, an AdvanceKC process, and created an AdvanceKC scorecard to evaluate incentive projects against council priorities to ensure positive economic growth for our community and responsible fiscal stewardship of public resources.
(b) All AdvanceKC plans, processes, and scorecard are to be implemented in a manner consistent with the following:
(1) Make economic development equitable/inclusive;
(2) Make economic development more effective for small scale and incremental neighborhood and community developers and development;
(3) Ensure that projects eligible for incentives fulfill an adopted economic development policy goal and create desired community outcomes;
(4) Ensure economic development tools are accessible to developers and businesses of all sizes without the need for legal representation;
(5) Ensure that projects are evaluated based on a consistent set of criteria that is appropriate for the type of development being proposed;
(6) Make the process and review of economic development applications/proposals transparent and accountable;
(7) Ensure that applications and approvals are considered in a timely manner;
(8) Provide relevant and reliable project information to encourage strategic investment of resources;
(9) Focus incentives on projects that address economic inequities or where there is a historic lack of investment activity, which is inhibiting economic growth of the surrounding neighborhood or the city overall; and
(10) Ensure that the positions of any contributing taxing districts are considered for all projects seeking incentives
(c) The EDC shall have evaluated the project using the AdvanceKC scorecard for the purposes of determining the extent to which the project aligns with the city council's priorities as set forth in this section. Projects shall comply with these general requirements:
(1) Projects should support the city council's priorities for economic development, align with the citywide business plan, the city's comprehensive plan, the city's capital improvements plan, the AdvanceKC purpose and value statement, and adhere to the appropriate State of Missouri statute(s) to be eligible for city incentives.
(2) Projects should strengthen the economy of the City of Kansas City, preserve and enhance the local tax base, and provide opportunities for increased income and income equality for residents, especially in areas of high unemployment and underemployment through sustainable and equitable place-based development and redevelopment, business attraction, expansion and retention and entrepreneurial support activities.
(Ord. No. 251058, § 6, 2-5-26)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH74ECDEINPOPRCO_ARTIGE_S74-5ADFetched: 10/28/2026