ORDINANCE NO. 260686
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Sponsor: Councilperson Melissa Patterson Hazley
Reducing appropriations in the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090) by $500,000.00 from District 3 Project Holding; appropriating $500,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund (3090) for construction funding of various needs for the Forest Avenue Sidewalk project in the Wheatley-Provident area; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the renovation and conversion of the historic former Wheatley-Provident Hospital site at 1826 Forest Avenue in the Hospital Hill neighborhood will preserve and renew a historic building to better serve the current needs of Kansas City residents; and
WHERAS, Wheatley-Provident Hospital will become the new home of BioNexus, BioHub and Match Rite Care, each of which are relocating offices from outside of Kansas City; and
WHEREAS, Wheatley-Provident Hospital will attract 70-100 new onsite jobs ranging from entry level to high skilled and hundreds of additional jobs offsite; and
WHEREAS, the Forest Avenue Sidewalk project has a Capital Improvement Program score of 58 based on approved rating criteria; and
WHEREAS, work to be completed includes sidewalks, curbs and driveway approaches along the west side of Forest Avenue between 18th and 19th and along the north side of 19th Street between Forest Avenue and Troost Avenue; retaining wall along north side of 19th Street between Forest Avenue and Troost Avenue Inlets; alley improvements; and landscaping; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the appropriations in the following account of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund, Fund No. 3090, are hereby reduced by the following amount:
27-3090-128300-B-89009995 D3 Active Project Holding $500,000.00
Section 2. That the sum of $500,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax Fund, Fund No 3090, to the following account:
27-3090-898307-B-89061235 Forest Ave Sidewalks $500,000.00
Section 3. That the Director of Public Works is hereby designated as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 27-3090-898307-B-89061235
Section 4. That this ordinance, appropriating money and 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)(C) and 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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Brenton Siverly
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Andrew Bonkowski
Assistant City Attorney