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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 240980
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the Linwood Shopping Center CID; authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the lease with Midtown Grocers, LLC; authorizing the use of $250,000.00 from previously appropriated funds from the General Fund; appropriating $250,000.00 from the Health Levy Fund; appropriating $250,000.00 from the Shared Success Fund; the use of $250,000.00 from previously appropriated Community Development Block Grant funds; directing the City Manager to apply for a Community Development Block Grant for an additional $750,000.00 for long-term planning, sustainability, and viability for the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District and its surrounding area;; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City recognizes the importance of vibrant entrepreneurship and safety in our communities, including on the City's East Side which has long been the subject to pervasive disinvestment and adverse community conditions; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of its commitment to East Side revitalization and equity and pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 160448 and 160451, the City invested more than $15 million to acquire, construct and equip the Linwood Shopping Center located at the intersection of Linwood Boulevard and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City's East Side, including a grocery store located at 3110 Prospect Avenue now known as Sun Fresh; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted by Ordinance No. 170145, the Director of the former Neighborhoods and Housing Services Department entered into a Lease Agreement for 3110 Prospect Avenue dated March 30, 2017 with Lipari Brothers, Inc. for the grocery store for an initial term of 20 year...
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