RESOLUTION NO. 250176
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
RESOLUTION - Calling for the adoption of the City's economic mobility strategy for residents at the 400% Federal Poverty Level and directing the City Manager to develop and propose to the City Council a pilot initiative related to same; to engage an external vendor to collect data, collaborate with the stakeholders, including but not limited to, the Council, private and public funders, service providers, employers, and residents to implement an economic mobility strategy for the City; to identify and propose funding in the annual budget of the City in the amount of $250,000.00 for FY26 and $250,000.00 for FY27 for the project, and directing the City Manager to submit an initial and thereafter bi-annual reports on the implementation of this resolution to the City Council.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. The City Council adopts an economic mobility strategy for residents at the 400% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) in zip codes 64127 and 64128.
Section 2. That upon adoption of the plan adopted in Section 1, the City Manager is directed to develop and propose to the City Council a pilot initiative to give effect to the strategy.
Section 3. The City Manager is directed to engage an external vendor to collect data, collaborate with the stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the Council, private and public funders, service providers, employers, and residents to implement an economic mobility strategy for the City.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to identify and propose funding in the annual budget of the City in the amount of $250,000.00 for FY26 and $250,000.00 for FY27 for the work related to this resolution.
Section 5. The City Manager is directed to provide an initial report within 120 days of the effective date of this resolution and thereafter submit bi-annual reports on the implemen...
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