ORDINANCE NO. 240986

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Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department

Accepting a $1,000,000.00 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to pilot an environmental justice initiative in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood; estimating and appropriating $1,000,000.00 in the Environmental Justice Grant fund; designating requisitioning authority, and recognizing an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is committed to adopting policies, programs and practices that improve natural environments for all residents and promote environmental justice in historically underserved areas; and

WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Services Department is committed to providing opportunities and access to resources that improve neighborhood health, culture, and identity throughout the City by partnering with residents to further these purposes; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Neighborhood Services is authorized to accept a $1,000,000.00 Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Grant from the U.S. EPA to provide an environmental justice pilot program to remediate lead in several vacant lots and advocate for environmental justice in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood through a collaborative effort by the Neighborhood Services Department, the Office of Environmental Quality, and the City Planning and Development Department.

Section 2. That the Director of Neighborhood Services is authorized to execute a grant agreement with the U.S. EPA to govern the administration of the grant. A copy of the grant agreement is on file with the Director of the Neighborhood Services Department.

Section 3. That revenue in the following account of the General Grants Fund is estimated in the following amount:

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