ORDINANCE NO. 970143

Approving a $250,000.00 contract with Insituform Missouri Inc. for emergency rehabilitation of the sewer at 5th and Grand; appropriating $300,000.00 in funding therefor; and recognizing an emergency.

WHEREAS, a subsidence at 5th and Grand has been determined to be the result of a hole in the sewer at that location; and

WHEREAS, this condition presents an immediate threat to public health and safety; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a $250,000.00 contract between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, through its Director of Water Services, and Insituform Missouri Inc., for emergency rehabilitation of the sewer at 5th and Grand is hereby approved and confirmed. A copy of said contract is on file in the office of the Director of Water Services.

Section 2. That the sum of $300,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Sewerage System Construction Bond Fund 815 to the following account:

97-815-080-7286-T Emer. Sewer Repair 5th & Grand $300,000.00

Section 3. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to expend up to the sum of $300,000.00 from funds appropriated above to satisfy the cost of this contract, including contingencies.

Section 4. That upon completion of the final costs of this project, the Director of Finance is hereby directed to return the unexpended portion of this appropriation to the Unappropriated Fund Balance from which it was derived.

Section 5. This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure within the provisions of Section 15, Article II of the Charter of Kansas City because it is for the immediate preservation of public property, health and safety and shall take effect immediately upon passage.

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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