IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to exercise the County's option to purchase from the City of Independence, MO, the property located at 315 N. Main St. in Independence for $1.00 and other valuable consideration, for use as the site of the Prosecuting Attorney's MyARTS Program, and accepting the conveyance of the property from the City of Independence.
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RESOLUTION #17410, November 8, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 16765, dated November 24, 2008, the County did enter into a Cooperative Agreement for Environmental Remediation with the City of Independence, MO, whereunder the County agreed to provide the City the sum of $175,000 to be used by the City to remediate certain environmental hazards which then existed at the City's property located at 315 N. Main in the City of Independence; and,
WHEREAS, the Agreement granted to the County the option to purchase the property from the City upon the completion of the remediation for the payment of $1.00 and other valuable consideration; and,
WHEREAS, the City has advised the County that the environmental remediation of the property has been completed; and,
WHEREAS, the County has determined to exercise its purchase option granted under the Cooperative Agreement, and will do so upon the City's execution of an Environmental Covenant with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the filing of said covenant with the County Recorder of Deeds; and,
WHEREAS, the County staff has reviewed and approved the attached Special Warranty Deed by which the City has proposed to convey the property to the County; and,
WHEREAS, the exercise of the purchase option and acceptance of the conveyance are in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to exercise the County's option to purchase from the City of Independence, MO, the property located at 315 N. Main in the City of Independence, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conveyance of this property by the City to the County via the attached Special Warranty Deed by and hereby is accepted, subject to the delivery by the City of confirmation from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources that the environmental remediation of the property is complete and satisfactory to the department; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to take any actions and execute any and all other documents as are, in the judgment at the County Counselor, necessary to give effect to the intent of this Resolution.
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 Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17410 of November 8, 2010, was duly passed on November 15, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________7________ Nays _____2______
Abstaining ______0_____ Absent ______0______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature