ORDINANCE NO. 100227

Accepting approximately 7.62 acres of vacant land as an expansion to Frank Vaydik Park and declaring it to be park property forever and directing the City Clerk to record this ordinance and attached documents.

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to enhance and expand open space and recreation opportunities by adding additions to the parks system in appropriate situations; and

WHEREAS, Frank Vaydik Park, a 137.54 acre neighborhood park whose assembly began in 1966 is generally located in the vicinity of N.W. Englewood Road and N.W. Waukomis Drive, both designated as future parkways; and

WHEREAS, a 7.62 acre parcel was purchased from Rosemary C. Kilker as an addition to Frank Vaydik Park, bringing the total size of the park to 145.16 acres; and

WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 28767 adopted March 2, 2010 the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners recommended designation of this property as parkland forever in accordance with Section 1004 of the City Charter; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the following property is accepted as an addition to the Parks, Recreation and Boulevard System as park property and to remain as park property forever in accordance with the provisions of Section 1004 of the City Charter

All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 51, Range 33, described as follows:

Beginning at a point 265 feet east of the northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 51, Range 33, and running thence south and parallel to the west line of said Northeast Quarter 543.70 feet; thence east and parallel to the north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 682.94 feet to the center of County Road, thence in a northwesterly direction along the center of County Road to the north line of said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence west 476.7 feet to the point of beginning in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri.

Section 2. That upon the effective date of this ordinance the City Clerk will record it in the Office of the Clay County Recorder of Deeds in Platte County, Missouri, as evidence of the acceptance of the land by Kansas City for public use for park purposes forever.

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Approved as to form and legality:

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William Geary

Assistant City Attorney