ORDINANCE NO. 250484
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Sponsor: Director of Housing and Community Development Department
Accepting the recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board to rescind the funding award in the amount of $1,235,999.00 previously allocated to the DeLano Youth Housing and Supportive Services Redevelopment project, to be developed by Kansas City Public Schools, and located at 3708 Linwood Boulevard, due to the project's inability to proceed with contracting; and authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to return the funds to the unappropriated fund balance of the Housing Trust Fund.?
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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 Advisory Board to review applications, with reporting requirements, and funding allocation direction and prioritization of fund use; and
WHEREAS, on November 30, 2023, by Ordinance No. 230962, the City Council accepted the recommendation of the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board to allocate $1,235,999.00 to Kansas City Public Schools for redevelopment of the historic R.J. DeLano School at 3708 Linwood Boulevard to provide 18 transitional living units; and
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Department maintains a 12-month contracting policy for awarded projects, which the DeLano project has exceeded without successfully securing all financing needed or entering into a funding agreement; and
WHEREAS, in January 2025, the awardee informed the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board of concerns regarding the contract's repayment provision, conced...
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