IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Special Warranty Deeds and Permanent Easement in favor of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for the Swope Park Industrial Area Flood Damage Reduction Project.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18089, February 4, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, desires to install flood control measures in conjunction with the Swope Park Industrial Area Flood Damage Reduction Project and bank stabilization along the Blue River within the Blue River Parkway adjacent to the Southeast Landfill; and,
WHEREAS, to accomplish this, the City needs to obtain 30,093 acres of County park property and is requesting a permanent easement on 2.90 acres of County park land for river bank maintenance; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks and Recreation has recommended that the County execute the attached Special Warranty Deeds and Permanent Easement in favor of the City of Kansas City for this project; and,
WHEREAS, the City has agreed to pay the County deed, easement, and processing fees required by the County Code, totaling $200,000.00, and
WHEREAS, once these funds are received, they will be appropriated and placed in budget accounts to be used for property acquisition or construction for the extension of the Little Blue Trace Trail; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of the attached Special Warranty Deeds and Permanent Easement is in the best interests 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 attached Special Warranty Deeds and Permanent Easement are hereby approved and that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the County the Agreements and any other documents necessary to give effect to 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 County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18089 of February 4, 2013, was duly passed on February 4, 2013 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