ORDINANCE NO. 260402
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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
Authorizing an agreement not to exceed $85,578,976.00 with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri between May 1, 2026 and April 30, 2027; reducing the contingent appropriation in the General Fund in the amount of $1,000.00 and appropriating the same; directing the City Manager to work collaboratively with KCATA to define, advance and implement FY26-27 transit priorities; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the KCATA to provide funding for transit services as defined in the agreement in the form of fixed route, paratransit, on-demand, and certain approved specialized services for residents of Kansas City, Missouri, for a period of up to one year beginning May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. A copy of the finalized agreement is on file in the office of the Department of Public Works.
Section 2. That the Director of Transportation is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $85,578,976.00 from funds to be appropriated to the following accounts in the adopted 2026-2027 Budget to provide transit services for the City of Kansas City, Missouri including 2026-2027 IRIS services which shall be limited to the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri:
27-2080-692000-F KCATA Operations $46,226,364.00
27-2290-692000-F KCATA Sales Tax 39,352,612.00
TOTAL: $85,578,976.00
Section 3. That the appropriation in the following account of the General Fund is hereby reduced by the following amount:
27-1000-179990-B Contingent Appropriation $1,000.00
Section 4. That the sum of $1,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the unappropriated fund balance of the General Fund to the following account:
27-1000-692000-F KCATA Operations $1,000.00
Section 5. Directing the City Manager to continue to work collaboratively with KCATA to define, advance and implement FY26-FY27 transit priorities and current transit-supportive policies, projects and programs.
Section 6. That this ordinance, relating to authorization to execute a FY27 transit services agreement, is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)( C) 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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William Choi
Interim Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Andrew Bonkowski
Assistant City Attorney