ORDINANCE
NO. 180540
Declaring certain real property
surplus to the City’s needs; authorizing the conveyance of certain parcels to
the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas City, Missouri
(“LCRA”); and authorizing the execution of related documents to continue
development of the Beacon Hill project.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has determined on behalf of all
City departments that the parcels of real property set out below are in excess
to the needs of the City and no interest has been expressed by any City department
in retaining the land for public use; and
WHEREAS, these properties in the Beacon Hill project area
have been identified for redevelopment by the City Manager and thus are surplus
to the City’s needs; and
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2011, the City Council
passed Second Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 110300, authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with the Economic Development Corporation
of Kansas City (“EDC”), the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of
Kansas City, Missouri (“LCRA”), the Economic Development Corporation Charitable
Fund (“EDCCF”) and the EDC Loan Corporation for the management of assets to be
transferred from the City’s former contractor, the Housing and Economic
Development Financial Corporation, in part, for the continued development of
the Beacon Hill project; and
WHEREAS, several parcels of real property have already been
transferred to LCRA; and
WHEREAS, the parcels of real property set out
below were not included in earlier conveyances as the development plan for
these parcels has only recently been determined; and
WHEREAS, LCRA is
a public body corporate and politic duly organized and existing pursuant to
Section 99.330, RSMo, having among its powers the redevelopment of blighted
areas and the power of eminent domain; and
WHEREAS, the
parcels of real property set out below are situated within the Hospital Hill II
Urban Renewal Area within which LCRA has the power of eminent domain; and
WHEREAS, Section
99.580, RSMo, (Supp 2011) of the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law
provides, in pertinent part, that: “[f]or the purpose of aiding and cooperating
in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a land clearance project within
the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body may, upon such
terms, with reasonable consideration, as it may determine: (1) Dedicate, sell,
convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements,
licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to an authority,” and the
City is such a “public body;” NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Council finds and determines that the parcels of real property owned by the
City of Kansas City set out and described by common street addresses and legal
descriptions in attached Exhibit A are surplus to the City’s needs and no
longer needed for public use. Exhibit A and its descriptions of the parcels of
real property are incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.
Section 2. That
the Director of General Services Department is authorized to convey the parcels
of real property bearing the common street addresses and legal descriptions set
out on Exhibit A to the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of Kansas
City, Missouri for the further development of the Beacon Hill project within
the Hospital Hill II Urban Renewal Area, and both the Director of the General
Services Department and the Director of the Neighborhoods and Housing Services
Department are hereby authorized to execute any and all real estate and closing
documents necessary therefore and to take such further actions as required to
carry out the intent of this ordinance. Exhibit A is hereby incorporated into
this section as if fully set forth herein.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Nicole
Rowlette
Assistant
City Attorney