COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 220903
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Reducing the Contingent Appropriation by $110,000.00 in the General Fund; appropriating $110,000.00 to the American Jazz Museum in the General Fund; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services Department to execute a $110,000.00 contract amendment for a total contract amount of $760,000.00 to the Management Agreement and Lease with the American Jazz Museum, Inc. for management and operations of the 18th and Vine Project; and authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to extend the contract for one year and amend the Agreement and Lease without additional council authorization.
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WHEREAS, the Kauffman Foundation has matched up to $100,000.00 if the American Jazz Museum could secure a grant match from the City of Kansas City, Missouri, the owner of the American Jazz Museum (“Museum”); and
WHEREAS, the American Jazz Museum has achieved pre-pandemic attendance levels over the past year and plans to incrementally increase museum attendance for the coming years; and
WHEREAS, other than the year 2020, over the past four years, the City has decreased the annual budget of the Museum by 18.75 percent; and
WHEREAS, the Museum has made significant growth in diversifying its funding sources; and
WHEREAS, the current funding of the Museum is inadequate to provide basic museum functions including strategy and necessary staff training; and
WHEREAS, the additional funding from the Kaufman Foundation and the City will be used for capacity building; organizational and staff development; and hiring a lead docent to design, develop and implement a docent-led tour experience for museum visitors; and
WHEREAS, this newly funded position would serve as a resident expert in the Collection and tour experience, recruitment and training a cohort of museum volunteers, and assisting the expansion of educational and school visit experiences; and
WHEREAS, the additional funding will provide for human resources support and professional development opportunities to grow staff expertise and knowledge of current trends in the museum sector; and
WHEREAS, $10,000.00 of the funding will support community programming days such as Kwanza and Community Nights that offer free museum entry for neighboring residents; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the appropriation in the following account is reduced by the following amount:
23-1000-179990-B Contingent Appropriation $110,000.00
Section 2. That the sum of $110,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the following account in the General Fund:
23-1000-071716-B American Jazz Museum $110,000.00
Section 3. That the Manager of Procurement Services is hereby authorized to execute an amendment to the Management Agreement and Lease with the American Jazz Museum, Inc., in the amount of $110,000.00 for a total contract amount of $760,000.00 to provide funds for management of the Museum. A copy of the amendment to the Agreement and Lease is on file in the office of the Manager of Procurement Services.
Section 4. The City Manager is directed to include an additional $110,000.00 in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 submitted budget to provide funds for the American Jazz Museum.
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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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Tammy Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form and legality:
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James M. Brady
Assistant City Attorney