COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 040668

Authorizing the City Manager to amend the 2004 CDBG Consolidated Plan and authorizing a $70,000.00 contract amendment with HEDFC for a program to construct new, or substantially rehabilitate, homes for low-income homeowners.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to amend the 2004 CDBG Consolidated Plan to include a program to assist the construction and substantial rehabilitation of houses for low-income homeowners.

Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to amend the 2003-04 contract with HEDFC adding $70,000.00 to construct new, or substantially rehabilitate, homes for low-income homeowners (income below 50% median) residing in dangerous, unsafe residential structures from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 05-2940-0552146-B.

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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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Wanda Gunter

Acting Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Galen Beaufort

City Attorney