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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 240518
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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Estimating and appropriating revenues in the amount of $5,000,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund to US 71 Hwy Reconnecting Neighborhoods - MLK Jr. Boulevard to E. 85th Street Project; authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into a Design Professional Services Agreement with HG Consult, Inc. in the amount of $4,240,484.99 for the same project; directing the City Manager to return to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Operations Committee with a proposed budget prior to the conclusion of the Phase 1-PEL Study; directing the City Manager to explore a Community Benefits Agreement with the surrounding neighborhoods; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, on July 13, 2023, the City Council passed Resolution No. 230535 to designate the City of Kansas City to be the direct recipient and administrator of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity ("RAISE") grant; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded $5,000,000.00 in the RAISE Grant Program, award No. 3302(452); and
WHEREAS, the City has appropriated $2,500,000.00 in FY 2025 approved budget to meet the grant match requirements; and
WHEREAS, the grant provides funding for a comprehensive study of the US-71 (Bruce R Watkins) Corridor in order to determine safety and mobility issues as well as to set the foundation for a long-term solution for the surrounding neighborhood and this vital transportation corridor ("Project"); NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the revenue in the following account of the Capital Improvements Grant Fund is estimated in the following amount:
25-3091-895115-479100-89022022 US71-MLK Jr Blvd. to E. 85th $5,000,000.00
Section 2. That the sum of $5,000,000.00 is hereby appropriated f...
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