IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $16,000.00 to the Downtown KC Community Improvement District.
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RESOLUTION #17049, October 26, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Downtown KC Community Improvement District was established pursuant to the Community Improvement District Act, §§ 67.1401 et seq., RSMo, to fund certain improvements to streets, curbs, sidewalks, and other components of the infrastructure of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and to maintain these improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the District is to be funded largely out of the proceeds of a special assessment on the real property located within the district; and,
WHEREAS, real property owned by Jackson County is exempt from real property taxation and, accordingly, from the special assessments imposed by the District, § 67.1461(9) of the Act authorizes the County's voluntary participation; and,
WHEREAS, the grounds of the County's parcels within the district, including the downtown Courthouse, Detention Center and Annex, Community Justice Building, Criminal Justice Center, parking lots, and Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park, will enjoy significant benefits from the improvements constructed and maintenance performed by the District, so that it is appropriate that the County participate in the district's financing; and,
WHEREAS, the park is particularly benefitted by the service of the District, which is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the park pursuant to a Park Maintenance Agreement authorized by Resolution 15991, dated August 14, 2006; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that the County voluntarily participate in the funding of the Downtown KC Community Improvement District; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by th...
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