IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $88,588.00 within the 2021 Grant Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to execute an addendum to the contract with WNB Architects of Kansas City, MO, increasing the scope of work on the contract, at a cost to the County not to exceed $88,588.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20700, June 21, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in 2002 Jackson County received proceeds from a Real Estate Exchange Agreement in the amount of $150,999 relating to County property in the parkway and, after initial expenditures for safety-related projects at the Blue River Parkway, the remaining balance of these funds, totaling $88,588, has been rolled over each year; and,
WHEREAS, the original expectation for the remaining funds was the construction of a parking lot adjacent to the Blue River Glade, accessible via a new road that was to be built by the developer of a neighboring property, near Blue River Road and 87th Street; and,
WHEREAS, the development of this adjacent property has not occurred, and the proposed road that was to provide access to the planned parking lot was never built; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks + Rec now recommends transfer of these remaining funds for use in the development of a master plan and survey for the Blue River Parkway, to include evaluation of existing conditions at the park, a needs assessments, stakeholder input, the establishment of goals and priorities for the park, and additional survey and data collection as needed; and,
WHEREAS, the Director also recommends using an existing County contract with WNB Architects of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, as authorized by Resolution 20240, dated September 9, 2019, for the planning work; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be and hereby is made:
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