RESOLUTION NO. 250973
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to develop a proposal for the establishment and support of a Regional Relief Fund to be used in connection with the Mid-America Regional Council (“MARC”) for the purpose of supporting services that have been negatively impacted by the federal administration and to report back to council within 30 days.
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WHEREAS, MARC provides a wide range of services related to aging individuals, early childhood learning, economic and housing stability, environmental sustainability, as well as health, safety, security and transportation; and
WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, MARC distributed an estimated $27 million to approximately 300 agencies; and
WHEREAS, through Executive Order No. 14154 entitled “Unleashing American Energy” and subsequent memoranda, the federal administration has frozen or rescinded various grants and sources of funding for projects throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Department of Health reports that the City has or will lose access to federal grants previously provided for the purpose of studying disease, performing contract tracing, purchasing vaccinations, and to provide training on the spread of infectious disease; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to support programs and services that will be negatively impacted by these changes and to further support MARC in its efforts to provide opportunities to raise funds regionally and support agencies within the nine-county MARC service area; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the City Manager is hereby directed to develop a proposal for the establishment and support of a Regional Relief Fund, in an open and transparent consultation with MARC, for the purpose of supporting services that have been negatively impacted by actions taken by the federal administration. The City Manager shall develop the proposal and report back to the City Council within 30 days.
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