File #: 221055    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/21/2022 In control: Council
On agenda: 12/15/2022 Final action: 12/15/2022
Title: Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Accepting $250,000.00 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for its Small Business Capital Access Initiative, a collaborative with the City of Kansas City, local chambers, entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and banks to provide technical assistance for application prep and financial counseling to entrepreneurs; estimating revenue and appropriating the amount of $250,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; establishing requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Sponsors: Melissa Robinson, Ryana Parks-Shaw
Attachments: 1. Grant Agreement, 2. SMB Capital Application Prep Program, 3. TMP-2501 Fact Sheet, 4. TMP-2501 Docket Memo, 5. TMP-2501 Fiscal Note, 6. ORDINANCE accepting Kauffman grant to BizCare for SMB Capital Access Grant, 7. Authenticated Ordinance 221055
ORDINANCE NO. 221055

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Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department

Accepting $250,000.00 grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for its Small Business Capital Access Initiative, a collaborative with the City of Kansas City, local chambers, entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs), community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and banks to provide technical assistance for application prep and financial counseling to entrepreneurs; estimating revenue and appropriating the amount of $250,000.00 in the General Grants Fund; establishing requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri is committed to adopting policies, programs and practices that give underrepresented entrepreneurs more equitable opportunities for economic advancement; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Neighborhood Services is authorized to accept a $250,000.00 Small Business Capital Access Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for the City's office for small business, KC BizCare Office, to provide technical assistance for application prep and financial counseling to underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Section 2. That the Director of Neighborhood Services is authorized to execute a grant agreement with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to govern the administration of the grant. A copy of the grant agreement is on file with the Director of the Neighborhood Services Department.

Section 3. That the revenue in the following account of the General Grants Fund is estimated in the following amount:

23-2580-570001-480070-G57EMKFSMB22 Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation SMB Capital
Access Initiative $250,000.00

Section 4. That $250,000.00 is appropriated to the following account:

23-2580-575206-B-G57EMKFSMB22 Ewing Marion Kauffman...

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