ORDINANCE NO. 240522
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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
Accepting a United States Department of Transportation Reconnecting Communities Pilot Grant in the amount of $1,058,620.00; estimating revenues in the amount of $1,058,620.00 in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund; appropriating that amount to the Reconnecting Kansas City Westside project; authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a design professional services agreement with WSP USA, Inc. in the amount of $1,300,000.00 for consulting services for the Reconnecting Kansas City Westside planning study; and directing the City Clerk to file certain documents with the appropriate offices.
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WHEREAS, the City was awarded a $1,058,620.00 grant from the US Department of Transportation as part of the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program, Grant #693JJ32440004; and
WHEREAS, the City has appropriated $264,655.00 for the grant match through its complete streets program appropriated in FY2024 which will roll forward into FY2025; and
WHEREAS, the Reconnecting Communities Pilot program will produce a comprehensive plan that outlines the Westside communities' vision and priorities to create new, safer, and additional mobility and connectivity and to redress the inequities and barriers to opportunities with respect to the I-35 Viaduct, Beardsley Road, and improving internal circulation throughout the Westside community; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Works, or his designee, is hereby authorized to accept a grant (#693JJ32440004) from the United States Department of Transportation for the purpose of concept development and planning activities in the amount of $1,058,620.00. A copy of the Grant Agreement, identified as Funding Opportunity No. DOT-RCP-FY22-01, is on file in the Department of Public Works and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. That revenue in the following...
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