ORDINANCE NO. TMP-5545, AS AMENDED
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Repealing Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250342; amending Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 by repealing and replacing Section 1 for the purpose of redefining certain contract requirements between the City and the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District; reducing the contingent appropriation in the amount of $1,000.00; appropriating the same; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, City Council adopted Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 on November 7, 2024, for the purpose of appropriating funds to be used for Linwood Shopping Center Operation and Security; and
WHEREAS, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980, authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District (“Linwood CID”) to provide funding to the Linwood CID subject to restrictions stated therein; and
WHEREAS, City wishes to amend such requirements to expedite the funding of the goals set forth in Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 250342 is hereby repealed.
Section B. That Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 is amended by repealing Section 1 and enacting a new Section 1 in lieu thereof to read as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District (“Linwood CID”) to provide the Linwood CID with the funds appropriated by this Ordinance to accomplish the goals set forth in this Ordinance which include:
a. Funds provided by the City shall be allocated to Midtown Grocers, LLC (the “Grocery Store”) or its owner, Community Builders of Kansas City, to support the Grocery Store.
b. The CID shall ensure that funds provided by the City are used for security expenses of the Grocery Store, to support equipment purchases or upgrades, and to support the continued operation of the Grocery Store.
c. Funds shall be provided to the Grocery Store over a period not to exceed 6 months from the date of any agreement between the CID and the Grocery Store.
d. The CID shall obtain periodic profit and loss statements from the Grocery Store and transmit same to the City.
e. Transfer of funds by the CID to the Grocery Store shall be contingent upon the Grocery Store providing a current profit and loss statement and the status of all accounts receivable from vendors and suppliers, including any statements of arrears, or permission to acquire the same from vendors or suppliers.
Section C. That the appropriation in the following account of the General Fund is hereby reduced by the following amount:
26-1000-179990-A Contingent Appropriation $1,000.00
Section D. That the sum of $1,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund in the following account of the General Fund:
26-1000-101466-B Linwood Shopping Center Operation and
Security $1,000.00
Section E. That the City Manager is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-1000-101466-B.
Section F. That this Ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money and shall take effect in accordance with that section.
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Approved as to form:
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Abigail Judah
Assistant City Attorney