ORDINANCE NO. 100510
Accepting and authorizing a grant
from the Empowering Individuals Through Advocacy and Support (EITAS),
Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County, to support accessibility
in recreation programming provided in the amount of $59,250.00;
estimating revenue and appropriating funds in the amount of $59,250.00 in the
Park Maintenance Fund to provide education and access to programs for those
with special needs; and designating requisitioning authority.
WHEREAS, it has
been our experience that people with disabilities face many challenges in
accessing inclusive recreation opportunities. All citizens should have the
opportunity to participate and enjoy the services provided by our City. Parks
and Recreation Department have dedicated staff to assist in the development of
inclusion recreation, and our goal is to build upon the established programs
that target persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the
Kansas City Missouri Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with the
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Institute For Human Development (IHD) has
been awarded a one (1) year Recreation Access Grant; and
WHEREAS, the
Parks and Recreation Department will receive $59,250.00 from the Empowering
Individuals Through Advocacy and Support (EITAS); NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the
Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized to accept a grant from
the EITAS for the purpose of providing education and access programs for those
with special needs in the amount of $59,250.00.
Section 2. That
the revenue in the following account of the Park Maintenance Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
11-2030-700001-479986 EITAS
Grant $59,250.00
Section 3. That $59,250.00 is appropriated from the
Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Park Maintenance Fund to the following account
in the Park Maintenance Fund:
11-2030-705801-B EITAS
Grant $59,250.00
Section 4. That the Director of Parks and Recreation is
hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 11-2030-705801.
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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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Randall
J. Landes
Director
of Finance
Approved
as to form and legality:
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William
Geary
Assistant City Attorney