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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 251064
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Sponsor: Mayor Pro Tem Parks-Shaw
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Accepting and approving a $40,000.00 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to support the City's Connecting Kansas City Program supporting equitable digital connectivity for all residents, authorizing a contract within the scope of such grant, estimating and appropriating $40,000.00 in the General Grants Fund, designating requisitioning authority and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, lack of internet access affects Kansas Citians from every walk of life and creates barriers to those who could benefit the most; and
WHEREAS, households lacking internet access often overlap significantly with those living at or below the poverty line, particularly concentrated in the city's most vulnerable census tracts; and
WHEREAS, connecting such underserved households to internet services is the critical first step toward dismantling the barriers that hinder true digital equity and opportunity for City residents; and
WHEREAS, the City's Connecting Kansas City Program seeks to provide direct, ground-level connectivity services, such as device distribution and internet access, alongside educational engagement opportunities to support residents in fully engaging in the digital economy; and
WHEREAS, the Health Forward Foundation has awarded the City a $40,000.00 grant to support the City's Connecting Kansas City Program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Neighborhood Services Department is authorized to accept a $40,000.00 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to support the City's Connecting Kansas City program and equitable digital connectivity for all residents.
Section 2. That the Director of Neighborhood Services Department is authorized to execute a grant agreement with the Health ...
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