COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ORDINANCE NO. 120946
Authorizing the Director of
Public Works to act as the City’s representative and designee to execute
Agreements with the Missouri Department of Transportation for the construction
of transportation related improvements including, but not limited to curbs, sidewalks,
trails, traffic signals and streetlights.
WHEREAS, the
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the City of Kansas City,
Missouri, do periodically enter into Agreements for the construction of
transportation related improvements including, but not limited to curbs,
sidewalks, trails, traffic signals and streetlights, by the City on property
owned by MoDOT; and
WHEREAS, the
City may on occasion utilize MoDOT right of way to build or rehabilitate its
projects; and
WHEREAS, MoDOT requires
an official designation by the City of the person to be responsible for the
execution of said agreements; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute Agreements between
the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and MoDOT, for the construction of
transportation related improvements by the City on property owned by MoDOT
including, but not limited to curbs, sidewalks, trails, traffic signals and
streetlights, and to allow the City to utilize MoDOT right-of-way to build or
rehabilitate its projects, without further City Council approval, unless such
Agreement would (1) result in the assumption of ongoing unfunded obligations by
the City of a nature not traditionally assumed by the City or (2) result in an
expenditure by the City in excess of the threshold established by ordinance for
City Council approval of construction contracts.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Katherine
Chandler
Assistant City Attorney