IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Lee’s Summit, MO, for improvements to Chipman Road and the associated Rock Island Trail pedestrian bridge, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $15,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20404, April 20, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 19801, dated March 26, 2018, the County and the City of Lee’s Summit, MO, did enter into a Cooperative Agreement to remove the Rock Island Trail Arch Tunnel over Chipman Road and to provide for funds to be paid by the County to the City to replace that structure with a pedestrian bridge as well as a future freight or transit bridge; and,
WHEREAS, the City is now widening Chipman Road along the Rock Island Rail Corridor right of way, which necessitates the removal of the single-lane arch railroad bridge over Chipman Road; and,
WHEREAS, through this First Amendment, the County will agree to reimburse the City for the design and engineering of the new pedestrian bridge, to be performed by Wilson and Company in conjunction with the design and engineering for the road widening project, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $15,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, Wilson and Company was selected by the City for this project through a competitive selection process; and,
WHEREAS, once designed, the pedestrian bridge will be bid as an alternate to the City’s project and, if the alternate bid is acceptable to the County, the County will be responsible for paying for the construction of the pedestrian bridge through a Second Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement, to be approved by the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks + Rec recommends the approval of the attached First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Lee’s Summit, to include the design of the Rock Island Trail pedestrian bridge concurrently with the City’s roadwork; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of this First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and is hereby authorized to execute the attached First Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Lee’s Summit, MO; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment, under the Amendment.
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 No. 20404 of April 20, 2020, was duly passed on April 20, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______0______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 003 3601 58060
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Rock Island Rail Corridor Authority
Other Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $15,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer