ORDINANCE NO. 260069
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Sponsor(s): Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmembers Melissa Robinson and Melissa Patterson Hazley
Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a ten-year lease with two options to renew for five years each with United Market KC, LLC for the operation of a grocery store located at 3110 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64128; appropriating $1,500,000.00 from ______; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, in furtherance of its commitment to East Side revitalization and equity and pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 160448 and 160451, the City invested more than $15 million to acquire, construct, and equip the Linwood Shopping Center located at the intersection of Linwood Boulevard and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City’s East Side, including a grocery store located at 3110 Prospect Avenue (the “Grocery Store”); and
WHEREAS, the former occupant vacated the Grocery Store in August of 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to enter into a lease with and provide initial operational support to a new operator of the Grocery Store to address the City’s goals of fostering a thriving local economy; promoting vibrant, livable neighborhoods, and improving public health to those living in food deserts by providing access to sustenance to those who may not otherwise have easy access to groceries and healthy food options; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified United Market KC, LLC as a new operator and tenant of the Grocery Store; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of General Services is hereby authorized to execute a lease agreement with United Market KC, LLC for the operation of a grocery store located at 3110 Prospect Avenue. The lease agreement in substantial form is attached hereto.
Section 2. That the sum of $1,500,000.00 is hereby appropriated from ______ to the following account:
26-_____________________ Linwood Shopping Center Operation
and Security $1,500,000.00
Section 3. That the Director of General Services is designated as the requisitioning authority for Account No. 26___________________.
Section 4. That this ordinance relating to the appropriation of money and the expenses of government is recognized as an ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section 503(a)(3)(B) and Section 503(a)(3)(C) of the City Charter and shall take effect in accordance with Section 503, City Charter.
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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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William Choi
Interim Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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Abigail Judah
Assistant City Attorney