Kansas City - File #: 230847

• File #: 230847
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2023
• In control: Council
• On agenda: 10/5/2023
• Final action: 10/5/2023
• Title: Sponsor: Director of Neighborhoods Services Department Approving contracts in the amount of $634,400.00 from previously appropriated funds in the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund with various nonprofit organizations selected as part of the FY 2023-2024 annual application cycle for the purpose of promoting neighborhoods and tourism through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activities.
• Sponsors: Director of Neighborhoods

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2023	1	Council	Passed	Pass
10/4/2023	1	Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee
9/28/2023	1	Council	referred

ORDINANCE NO. 230847

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Sponsor:  Director of Neighborhoods Services Department

Approving contracts in the amount of $634,400.00 from previously appropriated funds in the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund with various nonprofit organizations selected as part of the FY 2023-2024 annual application cycle for the purpose of promoting neighborhoods and tourism through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activities.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Neighborhoods Services Department is authorized to execute contracts in the total amount of $634,400.00 with the following agencies in the respective amounts for Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund projects from the funds previously appropriated in Account No. 24-2350-672100-B.  These contracts are hereby approved in substantial form, as that on file in the Neighborhood Services Department.

Applicant	Event	Award
Arts as Mentorship	MORE COWBELL Variety Show	$7,100.00
Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council	Diplomatic Ball	$28,000.00
Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council	Northland Ethnic Festival	$7,500.00
Fashion Arts Fund	Fashion Arts Fund Annual Workshop	$15,000.00
Folk Alliance International	Folk Alliance International Conference and Public Events	$50,000.00
Friends of Reggae International	Bob Marley Day	$12,000.00
Gardeners Connect	2024 Kansas City Garden Symposium	$4,400.00
Global One Urban Farming	KC Jazz and Gospel Fest in the Garden	$5,000.00
Ice Studios School of Dance	Dancing Through the Decades	$16,000.00
JuneteenthKC	Fall Fest	$5,000.00
JuneteenthKC	Umoja Community Holiday Celebration	$8,900.00
JuneteenthKC	The Hunt KC	$8,300.00
KACICO Dance	Forces of Nature	$2,200.00
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey	Dance Intensive	$7,500.00
Kansas City Northern Railroad	KC Northern Miniature Railroad Expansion Project	$75,000.00
Kansas City Young Audiences	Spirits of Folly, A Spooktacular Benefit for Kansas City Young Audiences	$10,900.00
Latinx Education Collaborative	Empowering Resident Leaders	$19,000.00
Marlborough Community Coalition	Green Space Art At 82nd & Troost	$4,900.00
Metropolitan Energy Center	Children's Mercy Hospital / HUD Healthy Homes Workshops	$4,000.00
Metropolitan Energy Center	Dept of Energy EV Ride and Drives	$2,600.00
Metropolitan Energy Center	Monthly Industry Energy Efficiency Info Mixers	$1,000.00
Metropolitan Energy Center	Energy Efficiency on Earth Day	$1,300.00
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre	MET Season 19	$32,500.00
GIGI The Vegan/KC Health Initiative	Midwest Soul Vegfest World Vegan Day	$33,000.00
Nets Developmental League	Center Jamboree	$3,500.00
Nets Developmental League	1Movement Hoops Invitational	$20,000.00
Nets Developmental League	1Movement Bringing In The New Years	$18,000.00
Nets Developmental League	MO Nets Madness	$5,000.00
Nets Developmental League	Midwest Phenom Showcase Camp	$4,100.00
Nets Developmental League	3rd Annual "The First Look"	$10,000.00
Nets Developmental League	3rd Annual "The Midwest Platform"	$10,000.00
Nets Developmental League	Never Walk On The Hardwood	$20,000.00
Nets Developmental League	MO Nets Madness 2	$5,000.00
Providence School of Arts Inc	Straight Outta Bethlehem	$2,500.00
Providence School of Arts Inc	Junie B Jones	$2,300.00
Reconciliation Services	Hike for Reconciliation	$5,000.00
reStart Inc	Homecoming 2023: The Road Home Special Event & Art Exhibit	$25,000.00
Spire Chamber Ensemble	Spire Chamber Ensemble Winter-Spring Season	$25,000.00
Te Deum, Inc.	Te Deum '23-'24 Kansas City Concerts	$2,400.00
Theatre for Young America	The Life and Times of The Three Pigs	$6,500.00
The Soul of Santa Do Good Foundation	The Soul of Santa Annual Holiday Events	$48,800.00
Union Station Kansas City, Inc.	Bricktionary: The Ultimate LEGO® A-Z	$50,000.00
Wornall/Majors House Museums	A Very Merry Christmas at the Majors Barn	$2,700.00
Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City, Inc.	KC Classic Orchestra and Band Festival 2024	$7,500.00
TOTAL		$634,400.00

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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 Queen

Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Andrew Bonkowski

Assistant City Attorney