IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
 
 
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County, Missouri, to convey two (2) parcels of real property located in Independence, Missouri, and one (1) parcel of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, for support of various projects for the upgrading and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with §141.750.0, RSMo 2000.
 
Intro
RESOLUTION # 14427, January 13, 2003
 
INTRODUCED BY Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator
 
 
Body
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 Trustees have recommended that certain properties in the urban cores of Independence and Kansas City be conveyed to various public entities and neighborhood associations including the City of Independence, Missouri, to support the construction and rehabilitation of residential properties as well as the implementation of other strategies to curb blight within the urban core; and, 
 
WHEREAS, the County has undertaken and supports various projects to upgrade and improve the neighborhoods and commercial districts in the urban core, and the conveyance of these parcels of land are of value to Jackson County and the City of Independence in that the projects are likely to combat the occurrence of blight in 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 following two (2) properties listed below, for an amount of less than two-thirds market value, to the City of Independence and for the purposes shown:
ADDRESS                                                                                    TRANSFEREE                                                               PURPOSE
 
525 S. Pleasant                                                               City of Independence                                          National Frontier
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Trails Center
 
533 S. Pleasant                                                               City of Independence                                          National Frontier
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Trails Center
 
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 to the various entities, 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:
 
 
____________________________                                              ______________________________
                                                                                                                                                                        County Counselor
 
Certificate of Passage
 
                     I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 14427 of January 13, 2003 was duly passed on ____________January 21_________________, 2003 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