IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION to provide funds to outside agencies to ensure food insecurity is minimized in the wake of the full economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative agreements with certain agencies, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $543,700.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20535, October 19, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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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, the County Executive recommends the execution of Cooperative Agreements with the following listed agencies, in the indicated amounts, to address food insecurity issues brought on by the pandemic:
AGENCY
AMOUNT
Westside CAN
$49,900
TAGS (Teach Assist Guide Shower for Humanity)
$50,000
Education First
$50,000
Calvary Community Outreach Network
$50,000
KC Baptist Temple of KCMO Graceway
$41,000
Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (REAP)
$17,500
Coldwater of Lee's Summit
$5,000
Morningstar Development Corporation
$30,000
Total Man Community Development Corporation
$12,400
Mattie Rhodes Center
$14,700
Kingsway Lighthouse Ministries
$25,000
Sisters in Christ
$50,000
Macedonia Baptist Church
$50,000
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry
$50,000
Lykins Neighborhood Association
$38,000
River Church Family of Raytown
$10,300
Total
$543,700
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to exec...
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