IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey three parcels of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, to Swope Community Builders of Kansas City, MO, for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17621, July 11, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, 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 City of Kansas City, Missouri, by its Resolution 110072, approved February 10, 2011, has delegated the authority to its Director of Neighborhood and Community Services Department to approve the transfer of blighted properties held by Land Trust of Jackson County to neighborhood-based non-profit corporations for rehabilitation; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 17509, dated February 14, 2011, the Legislature did express its support for these efforts of the City Council and staff of the City of Kansas City to reduce blight in the city's urban core; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri Director Neighborhood and Community Services Department has recommended that the properties located at 4116 E. 53rd Street, 4007 E. 51st Street, and 4100 E. 51st Terrace, all located in the Mount Cleveland Estates neighborhood in Kansas City, MO, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, be conveyed to Swope Community Builders of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation, to construct new, affordable, single-family homes; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Land Trust Trustees be allowed to convey the property listed on Exhibit A, for an amount of less than two-thirds market value, to Swope Community Builders, a Missouri non-profit corporation, for the purpose of better maintaining this property and revitalizing the area in which it is located; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, encourages the Land Trust Trustees to include and enforce reversionary clauses in the conveyances regarding redevelopment of the properties within a prescribed time frame; 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 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17621 of July 11, 2011, was duly passed on July 18, 2011 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______6________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____3_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
EXHIBIT A
Address Parcel Number Legal Description
4116 E. 53rd St. 31-910-13-14-00-0-00-000 Lot 6, Corbin's Third Resurvey
Kansas City, MO
4007 E. 51st St. 31-910-02-03-00-0-00-000 North 1/2 of Lot 12, except Kansas City, MO the North 12 ft taken for street purposes and the south 1/2 of vacated 51st street lying north and adjacent thereto, all as located in Nortonbrook
4100 E. 51st Terr. 31-910-01-08-00-0-00-000 South 1/2 of Lot 7,
Kansas City, MO Nortonbrook Addition