ORDINANCE NO. 250454
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Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department
Accepting the recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for additional funding in the amount of $550,000.00 to the Forest Hill Village project developed by Synergy Services located at 3500 Prather Road; reducing $550,000.00 in the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund in Account No. 26-2490-552045-619080; appropriating $550,000.00 to Account No. 26-2490-555996-619080-55FORHILLHTF; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute the necessary documents to amend the funding agreements and expend up to $550,000.00 from the funds appropriated in the Housing Trust Fund; and designating the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-2490-552045.
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WHEREAS, on December 20, 2018, by Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 180719, the City Council established the Housing Trust Fund to implement neighborhood revitalization, housing development, and preservation projects proposed by the City and in coordination with private developers that are undertaking projects in alignment with the City’s Housing policy; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2021, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 210873 establishing the Housing Trust Fund Board to review applications, with reporting requirements, and funding allocation direction and prioritization of fund use; and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2024, the Housing Trust Fund Board adopted a Budget Modification Policy in response to increases in construction costs and or supply chain disruptions, allowing previously awarded projects to make a one-time additional funds request; and
WHEREAS, Synergy Services proposed Forest Hill Village, an affordable housing development project at 3500 Prather Road converting 12.3 acres of land with an existing former elementary school into transitional housing for vulnerable, low-income families surviving domestic violence and unstable housing to provide 18 apartments with office space for supportive services for residents; and
WHEREAS, Synergy Services was awarded $750,000.00 through Ordinance No. 220642 under Round 1 of the Housing Trust Fund program and $800,000.00 through Ordinance No. 230962 under Round 3 of the Housing Trust Fund, to support the development of Forest Hill Village; and
WHEREAS, the Developer subsequently identified a need for additional funding due to increases in construction labor and construction material and the Housing Trust Fund Board voted unanimously on April 28, 2025, to grant this additional funding request to the Developer; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Trust Fund Board desires to encourage the Developer to carry out the project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the budget modification recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board, regarding Forest Hill Village, that was issued April 28, 2025, is hereby accepted.
Section 2. That the following amount is hereby reduced from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 2490, from the following account:
26-2490-552045-619080 Housing Trust Fund Bonds $550,000.00
Section 3. That the following amount is hereby appropriated from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund, Fund No. 2490, to the following account:
26-2490-555996-619080-55FORHILLHTF Forest Hill Village HTF $550,000.00
Section 4. That the Manager of Procurement Services is authorized to execute the necessary documents to amend the aforementioned funding agreements and expend up to $550,000.00 from the funds appropriated in the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund herein.
Section 5. That the Director of the Housing and Community Development Department is designated requisitioning authority for Account No. 26-2490-552045.
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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:
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Joseph A. Guarino
Senior Associate City Attorney