ORDINANCE NO. 230127
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson
Appropriating $1,873,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the KCATA Sales Tax Fund to the KCATA Sales Tax account; authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement not to exceed $1,873,000.00 with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to provide additional funding to KCATA for enhanced security until April 30, 2023; directing the City Manager to report to Council as to the City's ability to provide enhanced security funding in the KCATA 2023-2024 budget allocation within 30 days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, KCATA and the City seek to provide the highest levels of transportation service possible to the citizens of Kansas City; and
WHERES; the safety and security of KCATA drivers and passengers is paramount; and
WHEREAS, KCATA is experiencing increased safety concerns and driver shortages, and has requested additional funding in the amount of $3,549,000.00 from the City in order to help address those issues; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to immediately assist KCATA in enhancing current security by providing funding for the hiring of two additional Kansas City Police Department officers and twenty-four additional licensed security officers through the end of the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is interested in exploring the potential for expanded security funding in the 2023-2024 fiscal year; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That $1,873,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance to the following accounts:
23-2290-692000-645100 KCATA Operations $1,873,000.00
Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority to provide funding for e...
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