COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 220979

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Sponsor(s):  Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw

Funding the Kansas City Extreme Weather Program in an amount up to $1,300,000.00 from previously appropriated funds; authorizing the City Manager to execute contracts not exceeding the amounts previously appropriated for this purpose; and directing the City Manager to provide reports back to the City Council regarding expenditures.

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WHEREAS, the City allocated funds for houseless population services from ARP funds over the last two years, in Ordinance Nos. 210432, 210629 and 210990; and

WHEREAS, the funding previously appropriated by those ordinances is sufficient to pay for the anticipated $1,300,000.00 cost of the Extreme Weather Program in 2022-2023; and

WHEREAS, augmenting houseless services to ensure full wraparound services, supplies, street outreach, sheltering and additional assistive services are deployed during extreme weather is an important priority of the Mayor and City Council; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Kansas City Extreme Weather Plan for 2022-2023 shall be funded with previously appropriated funds in Account No. 23-1000-552037-B, up to $1,300,000.00.

Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to negotiate and execute contracts consistent with this ordinance and not exceeding amounts previously appropriated for this purpose.

Section 3.  That the City Manager is hereby directed to submit reports to the City Council regarding expenditures made pursuant to this ordinance.

Section 4.  That the City Manager is hereby directed to report back to Council within ten days of the effective date of this ordinance with a report on the implementation of the Kansas City Extreme Weather Plan for 2022-2023.

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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:

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                                                                                                                              Joseph Guarino

                                                                                                                              Senior Associate City Attorney