ORDINANCE NO. 241018
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Sponsor: Director of Water Services Department
Authorizing the Director of Water Services to accept a $363,000.00 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to update the National Wetland Inventory for the City of Kansas City; estimating and appropriating a total of $363,000.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund for this grant; authorizing the implementation of a grant award from the EPA; and authorizing the Director of Water Services to act as the City's designated representative for participation in the EPA Wetland Program Development Grants in accordance with federal requirements administered by the EPA.
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WHEREAS, the EPA has awarded the City Wetland Program Development Grants (“WPDGs”) in the amount of $363,000.00 for the purpose of updating the National Wetland Inventory for the City; and
WHEREAS, the Water Services Department will be the project administrator for this grant and will act as the City’s designated representative for the WPDGs in accordance with the federal requirements as administered by EPA; and
WHEREAS, the grant has a cost share/match requirement of 25%, which totals $121,021.00, that will be funded from the Water Services Department’s existing appropriations; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to accept grant funds from EPA in the amount of $363,000.00.
Section 2. That the revenue in the amount of $363,000.00 is hereby estimated in the following account of the Capital Improvements Grant Fund:
25-3091-800001-476430-82000410 EPA Wetland Grant $363,000.00
Section 3. That the sum of $363,000.00 is hereby appropriated in the following account of the Capital Improvements Grant Fund:
25-3091-807760-611040-82000410 EPA Wetland Grant $363,000.00
Section 4. That the Director of the Water Services Department is hereby designated requisitioning authority for the following Account No. 25-3091-807760-82000410.
Section 5. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to implement the provisions of the grant award from the EPA.
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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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Nicole Rowlette
Senior Associate City Attorney