Kansas City - File #: 220699

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Action Details	Meeting Details	Video
8/18/2022	1	Council	Passed as Substituted	Pass	Action details	Meeting details	Not available
8/17/2022	1	Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee	Adv and Do Pass as Cmte Sub, Debate		Action details	Meeting details	Not available
8/11/2022	1	Council	referred		Action details	Meeting details	Not available

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 Beautification
Ecological Restoration in Roanoke Park	Infrastructure	Infrastructure - Park
Sidewalk on Summit	Infrastructure	Infrastructure - Sidewalks
43rd St/Westport Rd Pedestrian Island	Infrastructure	Infrastructure - Bike/Pedestrian

Section 3. That the following sustainability projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $703,000.00 in total expenditures:

Project Name	Bucket	Category
Neighborhood Garden & Orchard	Sustainability	Community Gardening
Global One Urban Farming Community Outreach and Youth Jobs Program	Sustainability	Community Gardening
Inverness Diseased Tree Replacement	Sustainability	Infrastructure - Trees
Crossroads Street Tree Imitative	Sustainability	Infrastructure - Trees
Crossroads Street Tree Imitative	Sustainability	Infrastructure - Trees
Green Core Training: A Green Jobs Initiative	Sustainability	Sustainability Programming
Westport Commons Farm	Sustainability	Community Gardening
9th Street Garden Expansion	Sustainability	Community Gardening
Community Gardens: Increasing Food Access & Neighborhood Cohesion	Sustainability	Community Gardening
River reForest	Sustainability	Infrastructure - Trees
Next Gen Ag Tech:	Sustainability	Community Gardening
Food for the Cure Cancer Gardens	Sustainability	Community Gardening

Section 4. That the following housing projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $3,504,000.00 in total expenditures:

Project Name	Bucket	Category
Lakeview II Kansas City, LLC	Housing	Affordable Housing Development
18th and West Pennway - new affordable housing	Housing	Affordable Housing Development
Bundling Title and Enviro Remediation	Housing	Affordable Housing Development
The Reveal Strength Capital Campaign	Housing	Houselessness Support
Habitat for Humanity Kansas City Neighborhood Revitalization	Housing	Affordable Housing Development
The Prospect on 35th	Housing	Supportive Housing Development
Cottage Community/Navigation Center	Housing	Transitional Housing Development
Monarque Advisorys Housing Development in Washington Wheatly	Housing	Housing Development

Section 5. That the following community program projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $5,910,000.00 in total expenditures:

Project Name	Bucket	Category
Violence Intervention & Prevention Program	Community Programs	Public Health Investment
NNI Conference Room Technology	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
Workforce Development Training	Community Programs	Workforce Training
The Lykins Focused Community Development Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Northeast Housing Improvement Program	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
We Believe in Blue Hills - Rebuilding KC Neighbor by Neighbor	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Demographics Database	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
Working for Youth 2022	Community Programs	Youth Programming
The Mentoring Campus	Community Programs	Youth Programming
Economic Development Unit	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
37th Prospect Development	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Old Hall	Community Programs	Neighborhood Programming
Greater KC Crime Stoppers 816-474-TIPS Hotline	Community Programs	Public Safety
Code Abatement Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Minor Home Repair for Seniors, Disabled, & Low-Income	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Boys & Girls Club Center	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
Taking Up Space: A Home for Nafasi	Community Programs	Neighborhood Programming
ReVive M64132	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
NexGen Technology Program	Community Programs	Digital Divide
Increasing workforce opportunities for high school students	Community Programs	Workforce Training
Granville Woods Community	Community Programs	Workforce Training
Urban Rangers Transportation	Community Programs	Youth Programming
Build It KC 2022	Community Programs	Workforce Training
Ivanhoe Farm to Table Kitchen Programming Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
Vacant lot transformation into multi-use youth area	Community Programs	Neighborhood Programming
CRT Community Revitalization Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Rebuilding Neighborhoods One Block at a Time	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Community Center Equipment	Community Programs	Youth Programming
Mattie Rhodes Outdoor Learning Pavilion	Community Programs	Arts and Culture Programming
Eastside Community Housing Improvement Event	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
HE[ART]LAND Fellowship 2022	Community Programs	Arts and Culture Programming
Clean Oak Park	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation
Sarah Rector Mansion Renovation Project	Community Programs	Neighborhood Programming
Wendell Phillips Accelerator	Community Programs	Neighborhood Capacity Building
RLENTLSS Diversion	Community Programs	Public Health Investment

Section 6. That the following miscellaneous projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $3,095,000.00 in total expenditures:

Project Name	Bucket	Category
GIFT Business Center	Other	Entrepreneurship Development
The Ladd School Project	Other	Business Investment (Property)
KC CARAVAN	Other	Government Program Investment
DeLano School Youth Housing and Supportive Services Project	Other	Government Program Investment
Northland Health Care Access	Other	Government Program Investment
Cure Violence Expansion Project	Other	Government Program Investment

Section 7. Previously appropriated funds will be used to fund the projects identified in Sections 1-6 from the following account:

23-2585-575003-B-G57TEMP ReBuild KC $15,285,000.00

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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

Assistant City Attorney