IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cities of Kansas City and Grandview, Missouri, related to the relocation of the Kenneth Road Bridge.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19070, February 8, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the current Kenneth Road Bridge over the Blue River is a bailey bridge, a type of portable bridge, located at the western corporate limits of Jackson County and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, at the eastern city limits of Overland Park, Kansas, and adjacent to property owned by Loch Lloyd Country Club; and,
WHEREAS, the County loaned the bridge to the City of Kansas City in the early 1990's for use after a flood destroyed the previous bridge at that location; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenneth Road Bridge is in poor condition and will be dismantled this year for construction of a replacement bridge; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18600, dated September 2, 2014, the Legislature did authorize the execution of an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the Cities of Kansas City, Missouri, Overland Park, KS, and Loch Lloyd Country Club in connection with the Kenneth Road Bridge Replacement Project; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Grandview, Missouri ("City") desires to use the obsolete Kenneth Road Bridge on City-owned park property; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Grandview has made arrangements with the U.S. Army to dismantle and transport the bridge to its park; and,
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County, and the Cities of Grandview and Kansas City is an appropriate instrument to set out the rights and obligations of each party related to this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between the County and the Citie...
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