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Some members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen say they’re planning a bill that would counter board legislation introduced Friday for spending the Rams settlement money.

The board bill seeks to infuse $232.5 million into development in north St. Louis, southeast St. Louis and downtown.

The county will pay a consulting firm to create a science-based plan that would recommend ways to protect property and residents from extreme weather caused by climate change.

The legislation is an expansion of one of the state’s tax incentive programs and could help finance up to 70% of the cost for one or both teams to build a new stadium in Kansas.

Missouri House Majority Leader Jon Patterson called the Kansas legislation a "wakeup call" and anticipates lawmakers will craft a response to keep the two teams.

‘Do you really want to put that type of an economic generation in the hands of the state of Missouri?’ said one Kansas House member.

STAR bonds, or sales tax and revenue bonds, pay for tourist attractions and then use the sales taxes collected at those attractions to pay off the construction debt.

The Kansas City Chiefs also shut down a city block near the Kansas Capitol for a rally at the Celtic Fox restaurant on Tuesday.

The legislation would expand a tax incentive program to help bankroll new stadiums for the teams.

The offer would be available to all professional sports franchises ready to build stadiums costing at least $1 billion. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state would develop a “competitive” count if Kansas stepped forward with a package.