ORDINANCE NO. 250933
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Sponsor: Councilmember Jonathan Duncan
Appropriating $400,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund to fund design professional services for the Community Resource Center Project; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $400,000.00 design professional services contract with Multistudio, Inc., for the design of the Community Resource Center; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to identify up to $5,600,000.00 from the Public Safety Sales Tax or other fund sources for future contract amendments; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 240896 directed the City Manager to analyze the feasibility of developing parcels in close proximity to the municipal courthouse for the purpose of a Community Resource Center; and
WHEREAS, several parcels adjacent to or nearby the courthouse were identified as viable options; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 250232 directed the City Manager to issue a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the design of a Community Resource Center; and
WHEREAS, the City received 6 proposals in response to the RFQ/P request;
WHEREAS, after review, the evaluation committee recommended the proposal of Multistudio; and
WHEREAS, the Special Committee on the Municipal Rehabilitation and Detention Center recommended that the Public Safety Sales Tax be used to construct a Community Resource Center at a central location; and
WHEREAS, a Community Resource Center will efficiently and effectively connect justice-involved individuals and vulnerable residents with necessary resources and treatment; and
WHEREAS, facilitating connection to resources and treatment will improve public safety and reduce recidivism by addressing root causes of unlawful behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to establishing a Community Resource Center as part of a holistic public safety strategy; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the sum of $400,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund in the following amount:
26-2320-077702-E-07P26025 Community Resource Center $400,000.00
Section 2. That the Manager of Procurement Services is hereby authorized to execute a $400,000.00 contract with Multistudio, Inc. to provide services related to the Community Resource Center.
Section 3. The Director of General Services is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 2320-077702-E-07P26025.
Section 4. That the City Manager is directed to include an appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget in an amount not to exceed $5,600,000.00 from the Public Safety Sales Tax or other permissible fund sources to fulfill subsequent contract amendments with Multistudio, Inc.
Section 5. That this ordinance, relating to the design, repair, maintenance, or construction of a public improvement and appropriating money, is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with the same.
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The City has no financial obligation under this Ordinance and Agreement until the Manager of Procurement Services issues a Purchase Order which will be signed by the City's Director of Finance certifying there is a balance, otherwise encumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise encumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment will be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation incurred in the Purchase Order.
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William Choi
Interim Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
Samuel Miller
Assistant City Attorney