ORDINANCE NO. 940109

Authorizing a technical services agreement with Centurion Electronics Service for Project No. 282-93024-5 for emergency flood damage repairs to the sound system at the American Royal Arena Facility and the expenditure of previously appropriated funds in the amount of $75,182.00 therefor and declaring an emergency.

WHEREAS, the Council finds and determines that this ordinance to authorize emergency sound system repairs for the American Royal Arena Facility because of flood damage incurred in June, 1993 is necessary for the immediate preservation of public property and safety within the meaning of Article II, Section 15 of the Charter of Kansas City, Missouri; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the work of providing emergency repairs to the sound system at the American Royal Arena Facility, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Missouri is hereby provided for and authorized.

Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to enter into an emergency technical services agreement for sound system repairs at the American Royal Arena Facility with Centurion Electronics Service in the amount of $75,182.00 which agreement is hereby approved and confirmed. The said agreement shall be essentially in the form which is attached and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 3. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to expend the sum of $75,182.00 from funds heretofore appropriated to Account No. 94-100-089-2992B as and for consideration in the aforementioned emergency technical services agreement.

Section 4. That this ordinance, being for the immediate preservation of public property and safety, is hereby declared to be an emergency under the provisions of Article II, Section 15 of the Charter 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