COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 220699
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Approving various projects to be funded as part of the ReBuild KC grant program and directing the City Manager and the Director of Neighborhood Services to take 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; and
WHEREAS, the City received more than 1,200 applications for assistance requesting more than $264 million in funding; and
WHEREAS, these applications were reviewed by a comprehensive team of City staff; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing applications staff recommends that $1 million be allocated to the Minor home repair fund, $1.073 million be allocated to 8 infrastructure improvement projects, $703,000.00 be allocated to 12 sustainability programs, $3.504 million be allocated to 8 housing projects, $5.91 million be allocated to 36 community programs, and $3.095 million be allocated to 6 other qualifying projects; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the use of $1,000,000 of ReBuild KC funds to support the Minor Home Repair Program is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the following infrastructure projects are hereby approved, and the Director of the Neighborhood Services Department is directed to work with the necessary City departments to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $1,073,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Bucket |
Category |
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Main Street Streetscape Repairs |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Streetscape |
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Broadway Sidewalk Repair |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Sidewalks |
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Main Street frontage lane & parking improvements |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Streets |
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Blue Hills - Kissick Park |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Park |
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Community Connections |
Infrastructure |
Neighborhood Beautification |
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Ecological Restoration in Roanoke Park |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Park |
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Sidewalk on Summit |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Sidewalks |
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43rd St/Westport Rd Pedestrian Island |
Infrastructure |
Infrastructure - Bike/Pedestrian |
Section 3. That the following sustainability projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $703,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Bucket |
Category |
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Neighborhood Garden & Orchard |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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Global One Urban Farming Community Outreach and Youth Jobs Program |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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Inverness Diseased Tree Replacement |
Sustainability |
Infrastructure - Trees |
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Crossroads Street Tree Imitative |
Sustainability |
Infrastructure - Trees |
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Crossroads Street Tree Imitative |
Sustainability |
Infrastructure - Trees |
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Green Core Training: A Green Jobs Initiative |
Sustainability |
Sustainability Programming |
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Westport Commons Farm |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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9th Street Garden Expansion |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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Community Gardens: Increasing Food Access & Neighborhood Cohesion |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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River reForest |
Sustainability |
Infrastructure - Trees |
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Next Gen Ag Tech: |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
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Food for the Cure Cancer Gardens |
Sustainability |
Community Gardening |
Section 4. That the following housing projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $3,504,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Bucket |
Category |
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Lakeview II Kansas City, LLC |
Housing |
Affordable Housing Development |
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18th and West Pennway - new affordable housing |
Housing |
Affordable Housing Development |
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Bundling Title and Enviro Remediation |
Housing |
Affordable Housing Development |
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The Reveal Strength Capital Campaign |
Housing |
Houselessness Support |
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Habitat for Humanity Kansas City Neighborhood Revitalization |
Housing |
Affordable Housing Development |
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The Prospect on 35th |
Housing |
Supportive Housing Development |
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Cottage Community/Navigation Center |
Housing |
Transitional Housing Development |
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Monarque Advisorys Housing Development in Washington Wheatly |
Housing |
Housing Development |
Section 5. That the following community program projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $5,910,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Bucket |
Category |
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Violence Intervention & Prevention Program |
Community Programs |
Public Health Investment |
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NNI Conference Room Technology |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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Workforce Development Training |
Community Programs |
Workforce Training |
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The Lykins Focused Community Development Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Northeast Housing Improvement Program |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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We Believe in Blue Hills - Rebuilding KC Neighbor by Neighbor |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Demographics Database |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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Working for Youth 2022 |
Community Programs |
Youth Programming |
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The Mentoring Campus |
Community Programs |
Youth Programming |
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Economic Development Unit |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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37th Prospect Development |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Old Hall |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Programming |
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Greater KC Crime Stoppers 816-474-TIPS Hotline |
Community Programs |
Public Safety |
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Code Abatement Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Minor Home Repair for Seniors, Disabled, & Low-Income |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Boys & Girls Club Center |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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Taking Up Space: A Home for Nafasi |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Programming |
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ReVive M64132 |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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NexGen Technology Program |
Community Programs |
Digital Divide |
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Increasing workforce opportunities for high school students |
Community Programs |
Workforce Training |
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Granville Woods Community |
Community Programs |
Workforce Training |
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Urban Rangers Transportation |
Community Programs |
Youth Programming |
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Build It KC 2022 |
Community Programs |
Workforce Training |
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Ivanhoe Farm to Table Kitchen Programming Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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Vacant lot transformation into multi-use youth area |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Programming |
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CRT Community Revitalization Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Rebuilding Neighborhoods One Block at a Time |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Community Center Equipment |
Community Programs |
Youth Programming |
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Mattie Rhodes Outdoor Learning Pavilion |
Community Programs |
Arts and Culture Programming |
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Eastside Community Housing Improvement Event |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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HE[ART]LAND Fellowship 2022 |
Community Programs |
Arts and Culture Programming |
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Clean Oak Park |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Repair and Blight Remediation |
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Sarah Rector Mansion Renovation Project |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Programming |
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Wendell Phillips Accelerator |
Community Programs |
Neighborhood Capacity Building |
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RLENTLSS Diversion |
Community Programs |
Public Health Investment |
Section 6. That the following miscellaneous projects are hereby approved, and the City Manager is directed to follow the City’s standard procurement process to effectuate the following projects which collectively will not exceed $3,095,000.00 in total expenditures:
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Project Name |
Bucket |
Category |
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GIFT Business Center |
Other |
Entrepreneurship Development |
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The Ladd School Project |
Other |
Business Investment (Property) |
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KC CARAVAN |
Other |
Government Program Investment |
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DeLano School Youth Housing and Supportive Services Project |
Other |
Government Program Investment |
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Northland Health Care Access |
Other |
Government Program Investment |
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Cure Violence Expansion Project |
Other |
Government Program Investment |
Section 7. Previously appropriated funds will be used to fund the projects identified in Sections 1-6 from the following account:
23-2585-575003-B-G57TEMP ReBuild KC $15,285,000.00
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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 and legality:
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Emalea Black
Assistant City Attorney