ORDINANCE NO. 220496

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Accepting and approving a grant award in the amount of $1,958,985.00 with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS; authorizing the Director of Health to execute a contract in the amount of $1,499,426.00 with SAVE, Inc. for transitional housing services in the Kansas City area; and authorizing the Director of Health to extend the term of the contract or increase the total contract dollar amount upon need and appropriation without further Council approval.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a grant award in the amount of $1,958,985.00 between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), whereby HUD will provide funding for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023, for an amount not to exceed $1,958,985.00, is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the agreement, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health.

Section 2. That the Director of Health is hereby authorized to expend the sum of $1,917,773.05 from funds heretofore appropriated to Account No. 23-2740-505004-G50245424.

Section 3. That the Director of Health is authorized to execute a contract with SAVE, Inc., for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,499,426.00, for HOPWA transitional housing assistance for eligible residents in the Kansas City, Missouri area for the contract period of July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023, to be paid from funds appropriated in Account No. 23-2740-505004-G50245424. A copy of the contract, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health.

Section 4. That the Director is hereby authorized to extend the term of the SAVE, Inc., contract without further Council approval and that the Director is also hereby authorized to amend this contract to increase or decrease the total contract dollar amount contingent upon the need and availability of appropriated funds.

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                     I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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                                                                                                                              Tammy L. Queen

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

                                                                                                                              Approved as to form and legality:

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                                                                                                                              Joseph Guarino

                                                                                                                              Senior Associate City Attorney