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 li...
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