ORDINANCE NO. 210607

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Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a contract amendment with Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc., to accept and approve $88,609.20 in additional grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy through Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc., to implement alternative fuel adoptions; estimating revenue in the amount of $88,609.20 into the Fleet Services Fund; and authoring contract amendments.

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WHEREAS, the City had adopted receipt of an alternate fuel deployment reimbursement from a federal DOE grant, administered by the Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC), via prior ordinance 190229; and

WHEREAS, due to various reasons other MEC grant subcontractors on this same federal grant defaulted on their deployments, thereby forfeiting their grant reimbursement and leaving the moneys available for other projects; and

WHEREAS, during the course of normal vehicular fiscal replacement, being a conscientious fleet operator, the City procured other alternate fuel vehicles without grant assistance to aid in regional environmental pollution mitigation; and

WHEREAS, due to default of the other party(s), MEC has offered to expand our prior contract to provide grant assistance on these additional/unassisted vehicles; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of General Services is authorized to execute a contract amendment with Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc., to accept and approve $88,609.20 in additional grant funds from the U.S. Department of Energy, through Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc., to support alternative fuel adoptions by offsetting costs associated with the equipment to support that initiative.  A copy of the contract amendment in substantial form will be on file with the General Service Department.

Section 2.  That revenue in the following account of the Fleet Services Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:

22-7151070001-486480-G07MECAF                                          MEC Alternative Fuel Initiative                      $88,609.20

Section 3. That the Director of General Services is authorized to amend the agreement with Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc., without additional Council authorization. 

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Tammy L. Queen

Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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James M. Brady

Assistant City Attorney