IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $138,769.00 within the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a lease with K.C. Partners for office space in the Oak Tower Building for occupancy by the district public defender, at a cost to the County not to exceed $138,769.00 in 1996 and a total cost of $2,938,283.85 over the life of the lease including all renewal terms.
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RESOLUTION # 11368, July 22, 1996
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Circuit Court has proposed that, in lieu of the appointment of private attorneys to represent indigents charged with drug and drug-related offenses in the Circuit Court, the Public Defender should retain additional attorneys to handle such cases; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accommodate the Public Defender's increased staff, the Circuit Court has pledged a portion of its allocation of the County's anti-drug sales tax to fund the lease of approximately 12,000 square feet of office space adjacent to the courts in downtown Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director has solicited formal written proposals on RFP 87-96 for the desired office space; and,
WHEREAS, in response thereto he has received two proposals in compliance with the specifications for the RFP; and,
WHEREAS, after careful and thorough evaluation, of these proposals, in consultation with the Circuit Court and Public Defender, the Purchasing Director recommends a seven-year lease with K.C. Partners for 13,000 square feet in the Oak Tower Building located at 324 E. 11th St. in downtown Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, under the recommended lease, the County would pay annual rentals ranging from $139,100.04 in 1996-1997 to $156,600.60 in 2003; and,
WHEREAS, the lease also provides for remodeling, parking and two five-year renewal terms, at further increased rentals; and,
WHEREAS, the cost of this lease will be $138,769.00 in 1996, which breaks down as follows: $23,183.33 for the first two months' rent, $103,250 for remodeling expenses, $11,591.67 as a security deposit, and $744 for parking; and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of this lease will be $2,938,283.85 over its life, including all renewal terms; and,
WHEREAS, this lease is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the attached lease adequately sets out the rights and obligations of the parties; and,
WHEREAS, in order to fund this lease, a transfer within the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund is necessary; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends such transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be made within the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund:
Department/Division Character Description From To
Circuit Court Legal Services $138,769
Rent-Buildings $138,769
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached lease with K.C. Partners; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments on said lease to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current Jackson County budget.
Attorney
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 #11368 of July 22, 1996 was duly passed on ___________July 29_____________ 1996 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ______1_______
______________________ _____________________________________
Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 3001 6020
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti Drug Sales Tax Fund
Circuit Court
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $138,769.00
Funds sufficient for this expenditure will be available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 3001 6620
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti Drug Sales Tax Fund
Circuit Court
Rent Buildings
NOT TO EXCEED: $138,769.00
________________________ ______________________________________
Date Director of the Department of Finance