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[COMMITTEE SUBSTSITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 260572
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Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with reStart, Inc. for the purpose of providing increased housing options for families experiencing homelessness; estimating revenue in the amount of $562,250.00 and appropriating a like transfer to the General Fund; appropriating $562,250.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund for the purpose of the agreement; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, reStart has been a cornerstone of homeless services in Kansas City for 44 years; and
WHEREAS, reStart provides a continuum of care and comprehensive services for participants; and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of housing options for families experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, reStart’s proposed Main Street Family Lodge would provide studio, 1-bed, and 2-bed options with kitchenettes, providing dignity and privacy located near transportation options; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase housing options for families experiencing homelessness; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager or their designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a contract with reStart, Inc. to provide increased housing options for families experiencing homelessness.
Section 2. That revenue in the following account of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes / ED Fund, Fund No. 6830, is hereby estimated in the following amount:
27-6830-120000-451101 Sales Tax - Ramp Program $562,250.00
Section 3. That the sum of $562,250.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes / ED Fund, Fund No. 6830, to the following account:
27-6830-129998-X Transfer to General Fund $562,250.00
Section 4. That the revenue in the amount of $562,250.00 is hereby estimated in the following account of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000:
27-1000-120000-X Transfer from the Payments in Lieu of Taxes /
ED Fund $562,250.00
Section 5. That the sum of $562,250.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund, Fund No. 1000, to the following account:
27-1000-551012-B Ramp Program $562,250.00
Section 6. That the Director of Housing and Community Development is hereby designated as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 27-1000-551012-B.
Section 7. That this ordinance is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter in that it appropriates money and shall take effect in accordance with that section.
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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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Samuel Miller
Assistant City Attorney