IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a Surface Transportation Program Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to allow for Phase 1 construction relating to the Greenwood/Rock Island Trail Connector Grant Project, at no cost to the County.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5609, March 28, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County has been selected to receive funding through a grant under the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) Transportation Alternatives Fund Program to be used to construct a 1.5 mile trail and trailhead connecting the Rock Island Trail to the City of Greenwood Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Surface Transportation Program Agreement outlines the responsibilities of the MHTC and the County in connection with the project; and,
WHEREAS, the funding for this project will be provided pursuant to a follow-on agreement after the formal bidding process has been completed; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of the attached Agreement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the attached Agreement is approved and that the County Executive is authorized to execute on behalf of the County the attached Agreement and any other documents necessary to give effect to this Ordinance.
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. 5609 introduced on March 28, 2022, was duly passed on April 11, 2022 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1________
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. 5609.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive