ORDINANCE NO. 910661

Authorizing a contract in the amount of $69,447.00 with Evans B. Cooper for reconstructing certain sidewalks, curbs, driveway entrances and appurtenances and relocating and installing a new traffic signal system on Hardesty from St. John to Scarritt appropriating $5,641.00 from the Revolving Public Improvement Fund to the project account; authorizing special assessments for sidewalk replacement costs with tax bills payable in six installments; and recognizing an emergency.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the work to reconstruct Portland cement concrete sidewalks, curbs, driveway entrances, street pavements and appurtenances, and relocate and install a new traffic signal system for the street widening and restoration of Hardesty Avenue from St. John Avenue to Scarritt Avenue as part of the Public Improvements Sales Tax Year 6 Projects in Council District 2, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, Project No. 14-40105-6405, Indian Mound Neighborhood, is hereby provided for and authorized.

Section 2. That the work shall be done in accordance with the plans, specifications and the contract therefore between Kansas City, Missouri, through its Director of Public Works and Evans B. Cooper, an individual, in the amount of $69,447.00, which contract is hereby approved and confirmed. A copy of the said contract is on file in the office of the Director of Public Works and is incorporated herein by reference.

Section 3. That the appropriation in the Revolving Public Improvement Fund, Account No. 219-40990T is hereby reduced in the amount of $5,641.00.

Section 4. That the sum of $5,641.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Revolving Public Improvement Fund to Project Account No. 219-631 to be used within that account as follows:

Account No. 219-631-P the sum of $3,364.00 for construction; Account No. 219-631-P the sum of $1,500.00 for contingent obligations; Account No. 219-631-K the sum of $729.00 for engineering and supervision; Account No. 219-631-I the sum of $48.00 for administration;

and the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to expend the said sums for the purposes appropriated.

Section 5. That the special assessments are hereby authorized to be made and levied upon the lands fronting and abutting on the above improvement in accordance with Kansas City Charter 286 for costs relating to the replacement of sidewalks, curbs, driveway entrances, asphalt pavements and appurtenances. Special Tax Bills evidencing the amount of such assessments shall be issued to Kansas City and shall be credited to the said Revolving Public Improvement Fund and, when collected, the proceeds thereof shall be returned to and become a part of the said fund. The said tax bills shall be made payable in six annual installments at such times and with such effect as is provided in Article VIII of the Kansas City Charter. The said special assessments shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the rate of ten year United States Treasury Notes as established at the last auction before the assessment is certified to the Director of Finance. If delinquent, said special assessments shall bear interest at a rate per annum two percent higher than the interest rate on assessments which are not delinquent.

Section 6. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to expend the sum of $95,600.00 from funds heretofore appropriated to Account No. 9-40910-T as and for consideration in the aforesaid contract and for contingencies and engineering associated therewith.

Section 7. That since the public improvement provided for herein is to be paid in part by special assessments, this ordinance is recognized to be an emergency measure within the provisions of Article II, Section 15 of the Charter and shall take effect immediately upon passage. ___________________________________________________

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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Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Assistant City Attorney