ORDINANCE NO. 180712

Accepting and approving a one-year $394,288.00 grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Shelter Plus Care program for homeless services in the Kansas City area.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a grant award agreement between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), acting through its Director of Community Planning and Development, whereby HUD will provide funding to improve the lives of homeless men, women, and children through housing assistance for the period beginning August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019, for an amount not to exceed $394,288.00 is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the grant award, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health.

Section 2. That the Director of Health is authorized to expend the sum of $394,288.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 19-2480-505018- G50501819 for the aforesaid contract.

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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