ORDINANCE NO. 250342
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Amending Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 by repealing and replacing Section 1 for the purpose of redefining certain contract requirements between the City and the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District.
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WHEREAS, City Council adopted Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 on November 7, 2024, for the purpose of appropriating funds to be used for Linwood Shopping Center Operation and Security; and
WHEREAS, Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980, authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District (“Linwood CID”) to provide funding to the Linwood CID subject to restrictions stated therein; and
WHEREAS, City wishes to amend such requirements to expedite the funding of the goals set forth in Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section A. That Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 240980 is amended by repealing Section 1 and enacting a new Section 1 in lieu thereof to read as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with Linwood Shopping Center Community Improvement District (“Linwood CID”) to provide the Linwood CID with the funds appropriated by this Ordinance to accomplish the goals set forth in this Ordinance which include:
a. Funds provided by the City shall be allocated to the Grocery Store to support the Grocery Store.
b. The CID shall ensure that funds provided by the City are used for security expenses of the Grocery Store, to support equipment purchases or upgrades, and to support the continued operation of the Grocery Store.
c. Funds shall be provided to the Grocery Store over a period not to exceed 6 months from the date of any agreement between the CID and the Grocery Store.
d. The CID shall obtain periodic profit and loss statements from the Grocery Store and transmit same to the City.
e. To the extent allowed by law, the CID is authorized to assign funds appropriated under this Ordinance to Midtown Grocers, LLC or its sole owner Community Builders of Kansas City, a Missouri nonprofit corporation, to further the goals set forth in this Ordinance.
f. The parties shall work in good faith and in collaboration with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City to advance the purpose of this Ordinance.
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Approved as to form:
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Abigail Judah
Assistant City Attorney