ORDINANCE NO. 991186

Authorizing an Amendment No. 2 to the Fixed Base Operations Lease and Agreement (Contract No. C000441) with Southport Aviation, Inc., at Richards-Gebaur Airport extending through December 31, 1999, the Citys prior agreement temporarily to hold in abeyance rent and to pay $64,000.00 in management and operating fees.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Aviation is hereby authorized to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Fixed Base Operations Lease and Agreement with Southport Aviation, Inc., at Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport extending through December 31, 1999, the Citys prior agreement temporarily to hold in abeyance all rental payments. A copy of the amendment is on file in the office of the City Clerk.

Section 2. That the Director of Aviation is hereby authorized to pay management and operating fees in the amount of $16,000.00 per month from September 1, 1999 through December 31, 1999, to a total amount of $64,000.00 to Southport Aviation, Inc., at Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport from the following previously appropriated funds:

00-821-062-2230-B Richards-Gebaur $64,000.00

Section 3. That this ordinance, making provision for the immediate preservation of public property and safety, is declared to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section 15, Article II of the Charter, and shall take effect in accordance with this section.

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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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Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Assistant City Attorney