ORDINANCE NO. 220616

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Reducing appropriations in the American Rescue Plan Fund by $1,000,000.00 and appropriating that amount from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the American Rescue Plan Fund to the contractual services account in the American Rescue Plan Fund: designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the City received Federal stimulus under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) which can be allocated to improve housing; and

WHEREAS, the City allocated $15 million of ARP dollars to the ReBuild KC Grant program; and

WHEREAS, the City received more than 1,200 applications for assistance requesting more than $264 million in funding, including 141 applications for minor home repair; and

WHEREAS, these applications were reviewed by a comprehensive team of City staff; and

WHEREAS, after reviewing applications staff recommends that $1,000,000.00 be allocated to fund the Minor Home Repair Program, which can use existing processes to allocate and monitor needed home repairs; and

WHEREAS, these costs are eligible for fund under ARP guidelines using expenditure category, 2.18 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance. The following data would need to be tracked to meet the requirements:

•                     Number of homes repaired

•                     Households that can remain in the same home once repairs are made

•                     Plumbing, electrical, roofs or other major repairs completed

•                     Number of homes made newly accessible to individuals with disabilities

•                     Homeowners must be current on their mortgage and all taxes; and

WHEREAS, an additional $1,000,000.00 in funding will make it possible to provide home repair service to all approved homeowner applications; and

WHEREAS, the additional funding will allow repairs which increases housing energy efficiency and energy conservation; and

WHEREAS, most of these home improvement services are critical to the residents' ability to stay in their homes; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the appropriation in the following account of the American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund No. 2585, is hereby reduced by the following amount:

23-2585-575003-B-G57TEMP                      Rebuild KC                                                                                    $1,000,000.00                     

Section 2. That the following amount is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the American Rescue Plan Fund, Fund No. 2585, to the following account:

23-2585-555313-B-G55MHRARP                     Minor Home Repair                                                               $1,000,000.00

Section 3. That the Director of Housing and Community Development is designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 23-2585-555313.

Section 4. That this ordinance, appropriating money, is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503 of the City Charter.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Tammy L. Queen                                                               

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Emalea Black

Associate City Attorney