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 $500,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20641, March 29, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, former 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, via Ordinance 5371, dated June 22, 2020, Ordinance 5420, dated October 5, 2020, Ordinance 5483, dated January 25, 2020, and Resolution 20535, dated October 19, 2020, has previously allocated a total of $1,213,800 in two earlier rounds of funding to address food insecurity issues; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive now recommends the execution of Cooperative Agreements with the following listed agencies, in the indicated amounts, to further address food insecurity issues brought on by the pandemic:
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AGENCY |
AMOUNT |
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Bishop Sullivan Center |
$23,000 |
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Blue Hills Church of the Nazarene food pantry |
23,000 |
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CAAGKC |
23,000 |
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Coldwater of Lee's Summit |
15,148 |
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Community Assistance Council |
23,000 |
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Covenant Presbyterian Church |
2,356 |
|
Education 1st Athletics Second |
2,163 |
|
Footprints, Inc./ Heroes Home Gate |
23,000 |
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Gathering Table SAWC |
17,100 |
|
Hope Rocks Pantry |
23,000 |
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Independence Blvd Christian Church/ Micah Ministry |
23,000 |
|
Kingsway Lighthouse Ministries |
20,000 |
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Macedonia Baptist Church/Mountaintop Pantry |
20,000 |
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Mattie Rhodes Center |
20,000 |
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Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church |
23,000 |
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Morningstar's Dev. Company Inc. |
20,000 |
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Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church |
23,000 |
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Pro Deo Youth Center |
6,000 |
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Redemptorist |
23,000 |
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Sisters In Christ |
20,000 |
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Southside First Baptist Church |
23,000 |
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TAGS (Teach, Assist, Guide, Shower for Humanity) |
20,000 |
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Total Man Community Dev. Corp |
20,000 |
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True Faith Outreach Ministries Pantry |
8,100 |
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True Light Family Resource Center |
23,000 |
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Victorious Life Church |
23,000 |
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Westside Community Action Network |
10,133 |
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Total |
$500,000 |
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute Cooperative Agreements with the organizations listed above in the respective 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. 20641 of March 29, 2021, was duly passed on March 29, 2021 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: $ 500,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer