IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $100,000.00 within the 2020 General Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute an Inter-Governmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Kansas City, MO, concerning the purchase of a commercial building by the City to be leased by the City to the Westside Community Action Network, Inc., for which Jackson County will contribute a portion of the purchase price, at a cost to the County in the amount of $100,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20441, June 8, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett and Crystal Williams, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes and acknowledges the need to allow the Westside Community Action Network, Inc. ("Westside CAN"), to continue to operate to serve the Westside Neighborhood of Kansas City, MO; and,
WHEREAS, Westside CAN currently leases space at 2130 Jefferson Street, Kansas City, MO, that is owned by Downing Street Holdings, LLC ("DSH"), the term of which lease expires on June 30, 2020 ("Former Lease"); and,
WHEREAS, the Former Lease included a rent-free period negotiated by the City of Kansas City ("the City") as a part of the funding initially provided by the City at the time the property was acquired by DSH that has lapsed or will lapse; and,
WHEREAS, there is a dispute between Westside CAN and DSH on the amount and nature of accrued rent; and,
WHEREAS, DSH has expressed a desire to sell that existing facility to the City, but at a price that substantially exceeds its appraised value; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County provides funding to the Westside CAN's operations, in the amount of $42,500.00 in 2020, to assist in such non-profit's community efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the City provides funding to the Westside CAN's operations in the amount of $20,000.00 per fiscal year, to help defray the operational expenses for the offices located there for KCPD officers and Neighborhood and Housing Services Department property ...
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