ORDINANCE NO. 991201

Authorizing acceptance of $640,000.00 in funds from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Agreement (CMAQ), No. CMAQ-3300(462) for the purpose of obtaining federal aid for the potential conversion of the Aviation Departments diesel bus system to a compressed natural gas fueling system; and authorizing the Director of Aviation to act as the Citys designated representative for participation in the 1998-99 CMAQ Fund Program.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Aviation does hereby accept funds from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Agreement (CMAQ), for the purpose of obtaining federal aid in the sum of $640,000.00 at Kansas City International Airport; and hereby does ratify and adopt all statements, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Project Application.

Section 2. That the revenue in the following account of the Kansas City Airports Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:

00-821-062-8100-T Misc. Contributions $640,000.00

Section 3. That the sum of $768,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Kansas City Airports Fund to the following account in the Kansas City Airports Fund:

00-821-062-7238-T Parking & Bus Op. $768,000.00

Section 4. That the Director of Aviation is hereby authorized to execute this agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and spend the CMAQ funds of $768,000.00 (80% of project to be reimbursed by CMAQ) and $128,000.00 (KCI Airports required 20% match); and to execute, on behalf of the City, necessary documentation to administer this project. A copy of this agreement is on file in the office of the City Clerk.

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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