RESOLUTION NO. 010693

Authorizing the Director of Housing and Community Development to submit an application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a $200,000.00 Clean Air Transportation Communities Pilot Grant for the Kansas City Riverfront Heritage Trail Project.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have established a Brownfields Commission to facilitate the identification, clean-up, and redevelopment of environmentally contaminated properties within the City; and

WHEREAS, Kansas City has been designated a Federal Brownfields Demonstration Pilot and Brownfields Showcase Community; and

WHEREAS, the Brownfields Showcase has helped to develop and coordinate a multi-agency effort to design and construct an urban, bi-state bicycle and pedestrian transportation system known as the Riverfront Heritage Trail; and

WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued a request for proposals for a competitive grant award to recipients of a Clean Air Transportation Communities Pilot Grant; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section A. That the application for a Clean Air Transportation Communities Pilot Grant in the amount of $200,000.00 pursuant to EPA procurement standards is hereby approved. The application shall substantially conform to the copy which is attached hereto.

Section B. That the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Kansas City to execute and submit this application to the Environmental Protection Agency.

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