IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 Cares Act Fund to provide funds to Metropolitan Community College to assist the college with retrofitting its Advanced Manufacturing Institute in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute an intergovernmental agreement with Metropolitan Community College, at a cost to the County not exceed $3,000,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5418, October 5, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin and Dan Tarwater III, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White, Jr., have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, with the funding provided by this appropriation, Metropolitan Community College (MCC) will be compensated in the amount $3,000,000.00 for retrofitting of the colleges new Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI) to be located at 30th and Troost in Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, the AMI has an estimated cost of $18 million which will be funded with MCC bond revenues and private philanthropic support along with the County’s contribution; and,
WHEREAS, the County’s contribution will allow for increased student capacity at the AMI, flexible spaces, non-thermal ventilation technology, touchless door and elevator access, and anti-bacterial finishes; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement for this purpose, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $3,000,000
Metropolitan Community
Colleges
040-1556 56070-
Intergovernmental Agreements $3,000,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with MCC, in a form to be approved by County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5418 introduced on October 5, 2020, was duly passed on__________________, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5418.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,000,000.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 1556 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Metropolitan Community Colleges
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,000,000.00
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Date County Administrator