IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the County Executive to execute an Inter-governmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri for the purchase of said real property for the construction of a city-owned Rehabilitation and Detention Center.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21803, November 18, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20721, dated July 12, 2021, the Legislature did authorize the County Executive to execute a commercial real estate sales contract with Park Holdings, Inc., of Wichita, KS, for the purchase of a property located at 7000 E. 40 Highway, Kansas City, MO, for use as the site for a new Jackson County Detention Center, at a cost to the County not to exceed $7,050,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City and the County have an interest in keeping Jackson County citizens safe and developing a regional solution to housing inmates in the County; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri desires to use a portion of the property adjacent to the new County Detention Center site for the construction of housing for city detainees for a fee payable to the County in the amount of $2,300,000.00, with an option to share certain costs associated with a regional detention center; and,
WHEREAS, in the interest of safety, the parties have agreed that in its operation of a new facility, the City of Kansas City will discharge releasees by transporting them to a pre-determined location away from the property as agreed upon in advance by the parties; and,
WHEREAS, to create a cohesive campus, the City agrees to coordinate in good-faith with Jackson County on the appearance of the facility; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to the City's own procurement requirements, the City agrees to comply with Jackson County's Responsible Bidder Requirements as set forth in Chapter 11 of th...
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