IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey six parcels of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, to Blue Hills Community Services of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, for rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
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RESOLUTION #17559, April 4, 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 4815 Brooklyn, 4823 Brooklyn, 4831 Brooklyn, 4835 Brooklyn, 2044 E. 48th Terrace, and 2303 E. 48th Terrace, all located in Kansas City, MO, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, be conveyed to Blue Hills Community Service of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation to support the construction and rehabilitation of residential properties as well as the implementation of other strategies to curb blight within the urban core; 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 the Blue Hills Community Services, 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 #17559 of April 4, 2011, was duly passed on April 11, 2011 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________6_______ Nays ______0________ Excused_____1_____
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____2_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
EXHIBIT A
Address Parcel Number Legal Description
4815 Brooklyn, 30640162700000000 Prospect Hill Lots 37 and 38
Kansas City, MO
4823 Brooklyn 30640162500000000 Prospect Hill Lot 41
Kansas City, MO
4831 Brooklyn 3064016100000000 Prospect Hill Lot 44
Kansas City, MO
4835 Brooklyn 30640161200000000 Prospect Hill Lot 46
Kansas City, MO
2044 E. 48th Terr. 30640122500000000 The Highlands E 40' of S Kansas City, MO 80' of Lot 288
2303 E. 48th Terr. 30640172700000000 Prospect Hill Lots 127 and 128
Kansas City, MO