IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISS OURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey two parcels of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, to Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City, MO, for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17628, July 18, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000, authorizes the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey title in fee simple for consideration less than two-thirds of the appraised value of a property, only after the consent of at least two of the Trustees' appointing authorities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, by its Resolution 110072, approved February 10, 2011, has delegated the authority to its Director of Neighborhood and Community Services Department to approve the transfer of blighted properties held by Land Trust of Jackson County to neighborhood-based non-profit corporations for rehabilitation; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 17509, dated February 14, 2011, the Legislature did express its support for these efforts of the City Council and staff of the City of Kansas City to reduce blight in the city's urban core; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Director Neighborhood and Community Services Department has recommended that the properties located at 3614 Highland, in the Ivanhoe Neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, and 4541 Forest Avenue in the Manheim Neighborhood of Kansas City, MO, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, be conveyed to Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation, to construct new single-family homes; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Land Trust Trustees be allowed to convey the property listed on Exhibit A, for an amount of less than two-thirds market value, to Habitat for Humanity, a Missouri non-profit corporation, for the purpose of better maintaining this property and revitalizing the area in which it is located; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, encourages the Land Trust Trustees to include and enforce reversionary clauses in the conveyances regarding redevelopment of the properties within a prescribed time frame; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Land Trust Trustees are hereby authorized to execute any and all necessary documents to convey the above-described property for less than two-thirds market value.
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 #17628 of July 18, 2011, was duly passed on July 18, 2011 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______7________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____2_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
EXHIBIT A
Address Parcel Number Legal Description
3614 Highland Ave. 30-120-13-40-00-0-00-000 South one-half of lot 39 Kansas City, MO Woodland Addition, corrected plat
4541 Forest Ave. 30-620-20-19-00-0-00-000 Lot 11, block 2,
Kansas City, MO Llewellyn Annex