COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 220699

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Approving various projects to be funded as part of the ReBuild KC grant program and directing the City Manager and the Director of Neighborhood Services to take certain actions to facilitate the funding of the projects.

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WHEREAS, the City received Federal stimulus under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP); 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; and

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

WHEREAS, after reviewing applications staff recommends that $1 million be allocated to the Minor home repair fund, $1.073 million be allocated to 8 infrastructure improvement projects, $703,000.00 be allocated to 12 sustainability programs, $3.504 million be allocated to 8 housing projects, $5.91 million be allocated to 36 community programs, and $3.095 million be allocated to 6 other qualifying projects; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the use of $1,000,000 of ReBuild KC funds to support the Minor Home Repair Program is hereby approved.

Section 2. That the following infrastructure projects are hereby approved, and the Director of the Neighborhood Services Department is directed to work with the necessary City departments to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $1,073,000.00 in total expenditures:

Project Name
Bucket
Category
Main Street Streetscape Repairs
Infrastructure
Infrastructure - Streetscape
Broadway Sidewalk Repair
Infrastructure
Infrastructure - Sidewalks
Main Street frontage lane & parking improvements
Infrastructure
Infrastructure - Streets
Blue Hills - Kissick Park
Infrastructure
Infrastructure - Park
Community Connections
Infrastructure
Neighborhood Beau...

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