ORDINANCE NO. 240797

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Sponsor:  Director of Parks and Recreation Department

Appropriating $5,700,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parks Sales Tax Fund to fund construction of the: Cleveland Park sports light (4) fields, Clark Ketterman restroom/ concession, Spring Valley Park Shelters, Gregory Boulevard design professional services contract for road construction from I-435 to Oldham Road, Swope Park restroom (3 structures), Swope Park Trails grant match; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, in August of 2012, the voters of Kansas City, Missouri overwhelmingly approved a half-cent sales tax increase, in perpetuity, to benefit parks and community centers; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department partners with the Boys and Girls Club to run the Restoring Baseball in the Intercity Program at Clark Ketterman Park and Cleveland Park, which the only restroom/concession building to be replaced after a fire destroyed the previous one; and at Cleveland Park which needs the four fields’ sports lighting poles to be replaced for safety concerns; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department provides shelters for community use and the shelter at Spring Valley Park needs to be replaced after it was vandalized and destroyed by fire; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department was awarded Federal Highway Funding for trails in Swope Park, and the first segment of the trail would connect the historic pool location to 63rd Street and the second segment would connect Gregory to 63rd Street by the Zoo and Starlight; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department was awarded Federal Transportation (STP) funding for Gregory Boulevard between I-435 and Oldham Road for design and construction plans that are necessary to bid this project; and

WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Department manages Swope Park and the area by the Bandstand and the area Camp Lake of the Woods host many visitors yearly and needs restrooms; and

WHEREAS, all of these projects align with the Parks and Recreation Department’s mission and goal of equity in health and wellness in the community; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners passed Resolution No. 32563 for park needs and approved the use of $5,700,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Parks Sales Tax Fund to fund these improvements at Cleveland Park sports light (4) fields, Clark Ketterman restroom/concession, Spring Valley Park Shelters, Gregory Boulevard professional design services contract for road construction between I-435 to Oldham Road, Swope Park restroom (3 structures); Swope Park Trails (2 segments) grant match; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the sum of $5,700,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of Fund No. 2030, Parks Sales Tax Fund, to the following accounts:

25-2030-707765-611060-70250013                                           Cleveland Park                                                                $   800,000.00

25-2030-707765-611060-70250012                                          Clark Ketterman                                                                     950,000.00

25-2030-707765-611060-70250015                                          Spring Valley Park Shelters                                                900,000.00

25-2030-707765-611060-70250014                                           Gregory Boulevard professional

   Design services contract                                                550,000.00                                                                                                     

25-2030-707765-611060-70250009                                          Swope Park restroom (3 structures)                       1,800,000.00

25-2030-707765-611060-70250010                                           Swope Park Trail (Pool to 63rd St)                           350,000.00

25-2030-707765-611060-70250011                                           Swope Park Trails (Animal Shelter

   to 63rd St)                                                                                          350,000.00

                                                                                                                                   TOTAL                                                                $5,700,000.00

Section 2. That this Ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money and shall take effect in accordance with that section.

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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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Lana K. Torczon

Senior Associate City Attorney