ORDINANCE NO. 260529
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving a grant award amendment in the amount of $3,197,466.00 as part of the Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Part A/Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services-Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); appropriating and estimating revenue in the amount of $3,197,466.00; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Ryan White Part A and Minority AIDS Initiative funds provide core medical and related support services to improve access and reduce disparities in health outcomes in the Kansas City Transitional Grant Area (KC-TGA); and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Transitional Grant Area (KC-TGA), which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas, qualifies as an eligible metropolitan area under the federal Ryan White Part A and Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) programs due to the high incidence of HIV/AIDS, and has received Part A funding over 30 years to support a comprehensive system of care for people living with HIV; and
WHEREAS, the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department serves as the administrator of Ryan White Part A/MAI programming in the KC-TGA, overseeing the delivery of core medical and support services including outpatient medical care, oral health services, case management, and mental health/substance abuse treatment to over 2,700 individuals annually through subrecipient agencies, with funding awarded based on both epidemiological data and demonstrated need; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY
Section 1. That a $3,197,466.00 award amendment to Ryan White HIV Emergency Relief Part A/Minority AIDS Initiative (“MAI”) Grant between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA"), acting through its Director of Administration, whereby HRSA will provide funding for persons living with HIV/AIDS in the eleven county Kansas City Transitional Grant Area (KC-TGA) is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the agreement, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health.
Section 2. That revenue in the following accounts of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Fund are hereby estimated in the following amounts:
27-2730-500001-479740-G50244827 HRSA Ryan White Grant FY27 $3,000,527.00
27-2730-500001-479880-G50501927 Minority Aids Initiative 27 196,939.00
TOTAL $3,197,466.00
Section 3. That the sum of $3,197,466.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Fund in the following accounts:
27-2730-505003-A-G50244827 HRSA Ryan White Grant FY27 $ 354,351.00
27-2730-505003-B-G50244827 HRSA Ryan White Grant FY27 2,640,676.00
27-2730-505003-C-G50244827 HRSA Ryan White Grant FY27 5,500.00
27-2730-505019-A-G50501927 Minority Aids Initiative 27 26,820.00
27-2730-505019-B-G50501927 Minority Aids Initiative 27 170,119.00
TOTAL $3,197,466.00
Section 4. The Director of Health is designated as requisitioning authority for Account Nos. 27-2730-505003-G50244827 and 27-2730-505019-G50501927.
Section 5. 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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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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Joseph A. Guarino
Senior Associate City Attorney