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:
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AGENCY |
AMOUNT |
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Westside CAN |
$49,900 |
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TAGS (Teach Assist Guide Shower for Humanity) |
$50,000 |
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Education First |
$50,000 |
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Calvary Community Outreach Network |
$50,000 |
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KC Baptist Temple of KCMO Graceway |
$41,000 |
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Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (REAP) |
$17,500 |
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Coldwater of Lee’s Summit |
$5,000 |
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Morningstar Development Corporation |
$30,000 |
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Total Man Community Development Corporation |
$12,400 |
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Mattie Rhodes Center |
$14,700 |
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Kingsway Lighthouse Ministries |
$25,000 |
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Sisters in Christ |
$50,000 |
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Macedonia Baptist Church |
$50,000 |
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Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry |
$50,000 |
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Lykins Neighborhood Association |
$38,000 |
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River Church Family of Raytown |
$10,300 |
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Total |
$543,700 |
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute Cooperative Agreements with the respective organizations listed above in the amounts indicated, all for the purpose of providing assistance to food insecure persons, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Finance and Purchasing be, and hereby is, authorized to make all payments, including final payments on these agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20535 of October 19, 2020, was duly passed on October 19, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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 1526 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act
Food Insecurity
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $ 543,700.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer