IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Sub-Grant Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in connection with the Kansas City Missouri Brownfields Assessment Coalition, at no cost to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18548, June 16, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, on October 16, 2009, the City of Kansas City, Missouri submitted a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 17566, dated April 11, 2011, the Legislature did authorize the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (LCRA), to form the Kansas City Brownfields Assessment Coalition, for the purpose of implementing the grant; and,
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Brownfields Coalition has approved an allocation of grant funds for the environmental assessment of the Old Rock Island Rail Corridor, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City has requested the execution of a Sub-Grant Agreement with Jackson County relating to the environment assessment of the Old Rock Island Rail Corridor, at no cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, the City will distribute the grant funds to the County after the execution of this Agreement; and,
WHEREAS, execution of the attached Sub-Grant Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare 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 execute the attached Sub-Grant Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri for the Kansas City Missouri Brownfields Assessment Coalition Old Rock Island Rail Corridor environmental assessment...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. 18548 of June 16, 2014, was duly passed on June 16, 2014 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