ORDINANCE NO. 001256

Accepting and approving a one year $83,873.00 contract with the Missouri Department of Health to provide funding for housing assistance services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS; reducing an appropriation account in the amount of $83,873.00 in the Governmental Grants Fund; appropriating it to the HIV/AIDS Housing Assistance account of the Governmental Grants Fund; designating requisitioning authority; and authorizing a one year $83,873.00 agreement with SAVE, Inc., to provide housing assistance for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a contract between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and the Missouri Department of Health, acting through its Director of Administration, whereby the State will provide funding for housing assistance services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS for the period of July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, for an amount not to exceed $83,873.00, is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the contract, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.

Section 2. That the appropriation in the following account of the Governmental Grants Fund is hereby reduced by the following amount:

01-248-050-2416-B AIDS Housing $83,873.00

Section 3. That the sum of $83,873.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Governmental Grants Fund to the following account in the Governmental Grants Fund:

01-248-050-2415-B HIV/AIDS Housing Assistance $83,873.00

Section 4. That the Director of Health is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 01-248-050-2415.

Section 5. That an agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and SAVE, Inc., acting through its executive director, whereby SAVE agrees to provide housing assistance for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS for the period of July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, for which the City will provide $83,873.00 in funds herein appropriated to Account No. 01-248-050-2415-B, is hereby authorized. A copy of the agreement, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.

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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