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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 230892, AS AMENDED
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Sponsor: Director of Neighborhoods Services Department
Approving various projects to be funded as part of the ReBuild KC grant program and directing the City Manager to undertake 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 in 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City has allocated $2.95 million of ARP dollars to the ReBuild KC Grant program in 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City received more than 1,200 applications for assistance requesting more than $264 million in funding in 2023, and 259 applications requestion more than $70 million in funding in 2024; and
WHEREAS, these applications were reviewed by a comprehensive team of City staff; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing applications staff recommends that $402,000.00 be allocated to 3 affordable housing projects, $435,458.00.00 be allocated to 8 non-profit assistance projects, $519,999.00 be allocated to 7 violence intervention projects, $376,500.00 be allocated to 4 healthy childhood environment projects, $361,900.00 be allocated to 6 housing assistance projects, $665,000.00 be allocated to 6 job training projects, and $1,604,853.00 be allocated to 35 strong healthy community projects; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the following affordable housing projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $402,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Legal Aid's Economic Development Unit |
Affordable Housing or Housing Support |
Blight Remediation |
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Garfield East Senior Cottages |
Affordable Housing or Housing Support |
Affordable Housing |
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Inclusive and Equitable Affordable Housing |
Affordable Housing or Housing Support |
Affordable Housing |
Section 2. That the following non-profit assistance projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $435,458.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Health Care Access for KCMO Northland Residents |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Public Health |
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Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment for Kansas City’s LGBTQ+ Population |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Educational Programming |
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The Don Bosco Senior Center Updates |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Infrastructure |
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Strings Sprouts Resurgence - Post Pandemic |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Youth Services |
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Expanded Programming Project 2024 |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Educational Programming |
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College Courses for High School Students |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Job Training |
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The Putterer's Place |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Blight Remediation |
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KC Pet Resource Center Facility Improvements |
Assistance to Impacted Non-Profits |
Other Built Infrastructure |
Section 3. That the following violence prevention projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $519,999.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Youth Development -Violence Prevention and Intervention |
Community Violence Interventions |
Youth Services |
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Westside Violence Intervention & Prevention |
Community Violence Interventions |
Youth Services |
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Truman Road Safety Initiative |
Community Violence Interventions |
Blight Remediation |
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Restorative Justice |
Community Violence Interventions |
Youth Services |
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Marlborough 360 - Violence Prevention |
Community Violence Interventions |
Public Health |
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Youth Ambassadors Violence Prevention |
Community Violence Interventions |
Educational Programming |
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Culture Intervention |
Community Violence Interventions |
Youth Services |
Section 4. That the following healthy childhood environment projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $376,500.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Order of Solomon Childcare |
Healthy Childhood Environments |
Child Services |
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EarlystART - Child & Family Development Centers |
Healthy Childhood Environments |
Educational Programming |
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Delta Athenaeum - Community Park & Historic Renovations for Youth/Recreational Space |
Healthy Childhood Environments |
Neighborhood Capacity |
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Financial Literacy Program for Youth, Girls, and Adults |
Healthy Childhood Environments |
Educational Programming |
Section 5. That the following housing assistance projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $361,900.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Women-only Day and Overnight Shelter |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Transitional Housing |
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Just Homes Model Duplex Pre-Development |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Unhoused Services |
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Cherith Brook Catholic Worker Building Streetside Elevation |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Unhoused Services |
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Connecting People without Housing to Resources (CPHR) |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Unhoused Services |
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The Help House (THH) |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Transitional Housing |
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Conversion of Office Space into a Recovery House (Sisters in Christ) |
Housing Services for Unhoused Persons |
Transitional Housing |
Section 6. That the following job training projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $665,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Careerforce |
Job Training |
Job Training |
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Recovery W.O.R.K.S. |
Job Training |
Job Training |
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The Beloved Community |
Job Training |
Youth Services |
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Youth Internships |
Job Training |
Youth Services |
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F.I.L.M. Summer Program: Financial Literacy, Investments, Leadership, and Marketing |
Job Training |
Educational Programming |
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Employment Services Mobile Outreach |
Job Training |
Job Training |
Section 7. That the following strong, healthy community projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects that collectively will not exceed $1,604,853.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Category |
Goal Of Project/Program |
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Independence Boulevard Streetscape Renewal |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Other Built Infrastructure |
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Art for All: Neighborhood & Youth Gathering Spaces |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Youth Services |
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North Lakes Storm Drain Erosion Prevention |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Dead Tree Removal and Replacement |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Tree Planting |
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Gillham Road parkway Tree Planting |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Crossroads Street Tree Initiative |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Trees for Wornall Homestead |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Pursuing My Dreams in MY Neighborhood |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Educational Programming |
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Tree Replacement in City ROW |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Dead Trees/New Roots and Growth at Parade Park Homes Inc. |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Trees for Roanoke Park |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Rockhill Ridge Sustainable Streetscapes |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Tree Planting for WGNA |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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Columbus Park Street Trees |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Green/Environmental Infrastructure |
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9th Street Garden Expansion |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Community Gardening |
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Community garden enhancements |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Community Gardening |
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Independence Avenue Bridge Mural |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Blight Remediation |
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Shoal Creek Valley HOA Street Light Replacement |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Maple Park- Paved Loop |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Expanding the WCF Tool Lending Library |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Affordable, Nutritious Food for All Tackling Food Inequality |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Public Health |
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Therapy Fund Cycle 1 |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Public Health |
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The Home Of Fruits and Nuts! |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Community Gardening |
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Youth program |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Youth Services |
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GROWING HEALTHY FAMILIES |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Educational Programming |
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Blue Hills - BEYOND |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Neighborhood Capacity |
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Park Improvements |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Public Health |
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Solar Solution |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Rebuilding the Corner at Independence Avenue and Brighton |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Neighborhood Capacity |
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Capacity Building and Expansion |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Community Gardening |
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Health & Harmony in Pendleton Heights |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Youth Services |
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Fostering Healing and Growth in Libraries |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Educational Programming |
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Shoal Creek Valley Speed Deterrents |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Infrastructure |
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Workforce Development for People Who Are Blind |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Job Training |
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Project Bloom in KCMO |
Strong Healthy Communities |
Public Health |
Section 8. The projects identified in Sections 1 through 7 herein, and more fully reflected in Exhibit A incorporated by this reference, will be funded with amounts previously appropriated in Account No. 24-2585-575003-B-G57RBLD in an amount not to exceed $4,365,710.00.
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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:
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Bret Kassen
Associate City Attorney