ORDINANCE NO. 260979
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving the Housing Opportunities for People with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) award from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $2,321,911.00 ; estimating revenue in the amount of $270,965.00; and appropriating the amount of $372,603.00 in the HOPWA Grants Fund.
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s HOPWA funding provides housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons with HIV (PWH) and their families residing in the Kansas City Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
WHEREAS, HOPWA housing assistance is provided by KCHD directly and by subrecipients contracted through the City’s RFP process. HOPWA housing assistance includes: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) in the form of housing choice vouchers; Transitional Housing; Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) to remove barriers to accessing housing; Gap Lodging to prevent homelessness; and Housing Case Management; and
WHEREAS, HOPWA is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, States, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families; NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a grant award in the amount of $2,321,911.00 between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health (the "Director"), and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), whereby HUD will provide funding for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $2,321,911.00 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 account of the HOPWA Grants Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
27-2740-500001-479800-G50245428 HOPWA 2026-29 $270,965.00
Section 3. That the sum of $372,603.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the HOPWA Grants Fund in the following account:
27-2740-505004-B-G50245428 HOPWA 2026-29 $372,603.00
Section 4. That the Director is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 27-2740-505004-G50245428 and is authorized to expend the sum of $2,321,911.00 from funds previously appropriated to the accounts.
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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