ORDINANCE NO. 110673
Authorizing the Director of
Conventions and Entertainment Facilities to execute an amendment to an
agreement with the Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association; appropriating
$315,000.00 from the Convention and Tourism Fund for additional payments to the
Kansas City Convention and Visitors Association; and appropriating $1,000,000.00
from the Convention and Tourism Fund to the Convention and Entertainment
Facilities Department for capital maintenance.
WHEREAS, the
City and the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City, Inc., a
Missouri nonprofit corporation, d/b/a as Kansas City Convention and Visitors
Association (“CVA”) previously entered into an agreement effective May 1, 2008;
and
WHEREAS, the
City and CVA now wish to amend the agreement to reflect a change in the CVA’s
funding; and
WHEREAS, fee
revenue collected by the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department
exceeded Fiscal Year 2010-11 revenue estimates and additional operating savings
was achieved; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF
KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Director of the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department is
hereby authorized to amend the five-year agreement, that went into effect May 1,
2008, with the Convention and Visitors Association for the promotion of
tourism, convention business, and many attractions, facilities, and enterprises
within Kansas City for its economic betterment.
Section 2. That
$1,315,000.00 is appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the
Convention and Tourism Fund to the following accounts:
12-2360-637300-B-63007300 Convention Center Capital Maintenance $1,000,000.00
12-2360-672000-F Convention
and Visitors Association 315,000.00 TOTAL $1,315,000.00
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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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Joseph Guarino
Assistant City
Attorney