ORDINANCE NO. 52-783 AN ORDINANCE MAKING AND FILING AN INCREMENT IN AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026. WHEREAS, the City of Wichita, Kansas, has established a Redevelopment District designated as the Union Station Redevelopment District under authority of K.S.A. 12-1770 et seq. of the State of Kansas; and, WHEREAS, the City has by ordinance adopted a redevelopment plan for the Union Station Redevelopment District on March 17, 2015, with the District being previously created on October 7, 2014; and, WHEREAS, the City found that the conditions defined in K.S.A. 12-1770a of the State of Kansas did exist and therefore the increment in ad valorem taxes for the Union Station Redevelopment District is collected on a yearly basis as defined in K.S.A. 12-1770a of the State of Kansas; and, WHEREAS, the boundaries of the Union Station Redevelopment District are described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS: SECTION 1. The City of Wichita, Kansas, has adopted a budget estimating $802,384 of increment funds in ad valorem taxes from the Union Station Redevelopment District (the current boundaries of the District are described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto). SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 1 hereof, the City of Wichita, Kansas, hereby estimates the increment to be collected from ad valorem taxes produced from property located within the Union Station Redevelopment District at $802,384 for the year beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026. SECTION 3. The purpose of setting this increment is to pay the direct costs ofinfrastructure improvements within the Redevelopment District as defined in K.S.A. 12-1770a, such costs being integral to the increased development and property valuation within the District, incurred between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026, including principal and interest due on special obligation bonds or full faith and credit tax increment bonds issued to finance in whole or in part operation and maintenance expenses and other expenses relating directly to infrastructure improvements within the Redevelopment District. The increment set herein is estimated based on assessment of the value of properties as reported by the Sedgwick County Appraiser’s Office. SECTION 4. That the Director of Finance of the City of Wichita, Kansas, is hereby directed to make proper certification of the increment estimated to be produced from ad valorem taxes that are to be levied in the Union Station Redevelopment District to the County Clerk of Sedgwick County, Kansas, in conformity with and as provided by law. SECTION 5. The second reading of this ordinance shall be deferred to August 26, 2025, upon final approval of the City’s proposed budget. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication once in the official City paper and the Wichita Eagle. PASSED by the governing body of the City of Wichita, Kansas, this 26th day of August 2025 /s/ Lily Wu, Mayor ATTEST (SEAL) /s/ Shinita Rice, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/ Jennifer Magana City Attorney and Director of Law EXHIBIT “A” DESCRIPTION OF THE UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (TIF DISTRICT #16) The property within the existing district includes all property generally bounded by the railroad right of way on the west, the north right of way line of Douglas Avenue on the north, the east right of way line of Rock Island from Douglas to the south property line of 801 E. Douglas and the east property line of725 E. Douglas on the east, and the south property line of 801 E. Doulas and south property line oflot 2 of Union Station Addition, and with regards to the property to be added to the expanded district, the east edge of the existing district on the west, the north property line of 155 S. Rock Island to the north, the east west property line of Rock Island to the east and the south property line of 165 S. Rock Island to the south, all in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas; and including all street rights of way within such described areas. THE UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT #16)