ORDINANCE NO. 240553

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Sponsor: Director of Finance Department

Reducing appropriations in the amount of $2,772,862.67 in the American Rescue Plan Fund and reappropriating to cover eligible trash cart expenditures; reducing appropriations in the General Fund and reappropriating $952,000.00 to cover software designed to assist with data collection and an increase in funding for the neighborhood empowerment program; and authorizing allocation of future unobligated balances from American Rescue Plan Act funding to eligible trash cart expenditures.

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WHEREAS, the United States Congress established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which became effective on March 3, 2021 to be used to provide assistance to state and local governments to recover from the COVID19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City wishes to ensure the efficient disbursement of ARPA funds for eligible purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City must have all ARPA funds obligated by December 31, 2024, otherwise non-obligated funds must be returned to the Department of Treasury; and

WHEREAS, the recommendation of the Finance Department is to utilize the unobligated SLFRF funds to cover costs associated with trash carts thereby obligating funds by the deadline and unrestricted funds being made available in the General Fund for other City needs; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the appropriations in the following accounts of the American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund No. 2585 are hereby reduced by the following amounts:

25-2585-121050-B Accounts $1,470,862.67
25-2585-552037-B Shelter for the Homeless 600,000.01
25-2585-575003-B-G57RBLD ReBuild KC ARPA Program 702,000.00
$2,772,862.68

Section 2. That the sum of $2,772,862.67 is hereby appropri...

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