IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Trustees of the Land Trust of Jackson County to convey six parcels of real property located in Kansas City, Missouri, to Blue Hills Community Services of Kansas City, MO, for rehabilitation and redevelopment of the urban core in accordance with section 141.750.2, RSMo 2000.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17825, February 27, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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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 4939 Wabash, 4941 Wabash, 4943 Wabash, 5030 Wabash, 2045 E. 48th Street, and 2403 E. 49th Street, all located in Kansas City, MO, legally described in the attached Exhibit A, be conveyed to Blue Hills Community Service of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, a Missouri non-profit corporation to support the construction and rehabilitation of residential properties as well as the implementation of other strategies to curb blight within the urban core; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Land Trust Trustees be authorized to convey the property listed on Exhibit A, for an amount of less than two-thirds market value, to the Blue Hills Community Services, 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 #17825 of February 27, 2012, was duly passed on March 5, 2012 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ______0______
________________________ ______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
EXHIBIT A
Address Parcel Number Legal Description
4939 Wabash Ave. 30-640-19-15-00-0-00-000 Prospect Hill Lot 224
Kansas City, MO 64130
4941 Wabash Ave. 30-640-19-16-00-0-00-000 Prospect Hill Lot 225
Kansas City, MO 64130
4943 Wabash Ave. 30-640-19-17-00-0-00-000 Prospect Hill Lot 226
Kansas City, MO 64130
5030 Wabash Ave. 30-640-33-24-00-0-00-000 Cole Grove Lot 10 Blk 2
Kansas City, MO 64130
2045 E. 48th Street 30-640-12-01-00-0-00-000 The Highlands North
Kansas City, MO 64130 108 feet of Lot 193
2403 E. 49th Street 30-640-20-06-00-0-00-000 Prospect Hill Lot 183
Kansas City, MO 64130