ORDINANCE NO. 260343

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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson Hazley

Authorizing the City Manager to reduce appropriations in the Capital Improvements Fund in the amount of $517,846.00; appropriating $517,846.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Fund; designating requisitioning authority; authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary agreements to comply with the intent of this ordinance; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the Holy Ghost New Testament Church at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri (the "Church") is located within the 18th and Vine District carries a great deal of historic cultural significance; and

WHEREAS, in recent years, the Church has fallen into disrepair and needs substantial restoration work; and

WHEREAS, in order to preserve this historic and cultural asset and eliminate blighting influences on the surrounding area, the City acquired the Church pursuant to Ordinance No. 260031; and

WHEREAS, the City completed Phase I environmental site assessment, recommending asbestos and hazardous waste abatement and a Phase II environmental site assessment, valued at approximately $40,000.00; and

WHEREAS, the City would like to proceed with next steps on the Holy Ghost New Testament Church, which includes developing pricing for structural stabilization; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the appropriations in the following accounts of the Capital Improvements Fund, No. 3090, are hereby reduced by the following amount:

26-3090-646301-B-64017110 18th Vine Historical District $ 50,000.00
26-3090-648043-B-64017101 18th and Vine Phase 1-3 67,846.00
26-3090-648304-B-64017100 18th and Vine Phase 1 200,000.00
26-3090-648304-B-64BUDGET Budget Integration Account 200,000.00
TOTAL $517,846.00

Section 2. That the sum of $517,846.00 is hereby a...

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