ORDINANCE NO. 230312

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Sponsor:  Director of the Public Works Department

Authorizing Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $1,183,976.00 to a design professional services agreement with Taliaferro & Browne; Inc. for the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall Project for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,471,353.00; recognizing Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department goals; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works on May 4, 2022 authorized an agreement with Taliaferro & Browne; Inc. for initial design professional services for the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall project in the amount of $287,377.00; and

WHEREAS, after review of the project’s January 2023 final study, Council has directed staff to complete the design of the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall Project; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute the design professional services Amendment No. 1 agreement with Taliaferro & Browne; Inc. and The Olsson Studio in the amount of $1,183,976.00 from funds previously appropriated to 23-1000-897312-B-89060886 account for Project No. 89060886 - 18th Street Pedestrian Mall Project for a total contract amount of $1,471,353.00.  A copy of the amendment is on file in the Public Works Department.

Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby designated requisitioning authority for Account No. 23-1000-897312.

Section 3. That the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department, to assure fair representation by socially and economically disadvantaged groups, approved for the above contract, a fifteen (15%) percent representation by Minority Owned Businesses and eleven (11%) percent representation by Women Owned Businesses.

Section 4. That this ordinance, relating to the design, repair, maintenance or construction of a public improvement, is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(D) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503, 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 Queen

Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Dustin E. Johnson

Assistant City Attorney