IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cities of Kansas City and Grandview, Missouri, related to the relocation of the Kenneth Road Bridge.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19070, February 8, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the current Kenneth Road Bridge over the Blue River is a bailey bridge, a type of portable bridge, located at the western corporate limits of Jackson County and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, at the eastern city limits of Overland Park, Kansas, and adjacent to property owned by Loch Lloyd Country Club; and,
WHEREAS, the County loaned the bridge to the City of Kansas City in the early 1990’s for use after a flood destroyed the previous bridge at that location; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenneth Road Bridge is in poor condition and will be dismantled this year for construction of a replacement bridge; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18600, dated September 2, 2014, the Legislature did authorize the execution of an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the Cities of Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park, KS, and Loch Lloyd Country Club in connection with the Kenneth Road Bridge Replacement Project; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Grandview, Missouri (“City”) desires to use the obsolete Kenneth Road Bridge on City-owned park property; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Grandview has made arrangements with the U.S. Army to dismantle and transport the bridge to its park; and,
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County, and the Cities of Grandview and Kansas City is an appropriate instrument to set out the rights and obligations of each party related to this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County and the Cities of Grandview and Kansas City, Missouri, related to the transfer of the Kenneth Road Bridge, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor.
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. 19070 of February 8, 2016, was duly passed on February 8, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ______0______
Excused ______1_____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature