ORDINANCE NO 230906
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Providing additional funding for the Extreme Weather Program in an amount up to $1,300,000.00 for total funding not to exceed $1,724,617.00; estimating and appropriating $500,000.00 from the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund for the Extreme Weather Program; reducing appropriations in the Contingent Appropriation of the General Fund by $800,000.00; appropriating that amount in the General Fund for the purpose of the Extreme Weather Program; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to enter into contracts consistent with this ordinance; directing the City Manager to report back to City Council within 30 days with a report on the implementation plan for the Kansas City Extreme Weather Program; and recognizing this ordinance to have an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the City allocated funds for houseless population services over the last three years, in Ordinance Nos. 210432, 210629, 210990, and 220979; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Department will apply additional funds up to $424,617.14 rolled over from last year's cold weather plan; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Department has a proposed plan with 8 shelter providers and 16 partners to provide Kansas City's most comprehensive and inclusive cold weather plan; and
WHEREAS, creating capacity for agencies that provide houseless services to ensure greater geographic and demographic coverage, and additional assistive services deployed during extreme weather is an important priority of the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the voters of Kansas City approved a question of whether to impose an additional sales tax of three percent (3%) on the retail sale of adult use marijuana and the intention of the use of one-third (1/3) of this revenue is for homelessness prevention efforts; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That revenue in the ...
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