ORDINANCE NO. 081214
Accepting a Special Purpose Grant
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the Beacon Hill Redevelopment
Project, generally located from 22nd to 27th Streets, Troost to Vine Streets;
estimating revenue in the amount of $1,474,500.00 for Beacon Hill;
appropriating it to the stormwater, water and wastewater accounts; and
designating requisitioning authority.
WHEREAS, the
U.S. Congress approved federal funding through the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in the amount of $1,474,500.00 in the 2003
Appropriations Act for the water component of the Beacon Hill Redevelopment
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the
Water Services Department submitted an application to EPA on June 27, 2008, requesting
that a portion of the grant be used for green infrastructure improvements
which contribute to the retention of stormwater, reduces stormwater runoff, and
improves total water quality; and
WHEREAS, as this
application was approved, eligible grant activities now include the
construction of water lines, sewer mains, stormwater lines, and stormwater best
management practices; and
WHEREAS, the
federal funds must be matched with 45 percent local funds in the amount of
$1,206,410.00, which will be identified in subsequent ordinances; NOW,
THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Water Services is hereby
authorized to accept a Special Purpose Grant (Projects Nos. 80001378,
81000545, and 82000123) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the
Beacon Hill Redevelopment Project.
Section 2. That revenue in the following accounts of
various water funds is hereby estimated in the following amount:
09-8010-800001-476495 EPA Beacon Hill $
187,125.00
09-8110-800001-476495 EPA Beacon Hill
46,680.00
09-8200-800001-476495 EPA Beacon Hill
1,240,695.00
TOTAL $1,474,500.00
Section 3. That the amount of $1,474,500.00 is hereby
appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of various water funds to the
following accounts:
09-8010-805100-B EPA Beacon Hill $
187,125.00
09-8110-805100-B EPA Beacon Hill
46,680.00
09-8200-805100-B EPA Beacon Hill
1,240,695.00
TOTAL $1,474,500.00
Section 4. That the Director of Water Services is hereby
designated as requisitioning authority for Account Nos. 09-8010-805100,
09-8110-805100, and 09-8200-805100.
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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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Jeffrey A. Yates
Director of
Finance
Approved as to
form and legality:
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Cecilia OConnor
Abbott
Assistant City Attorney