ORDINANCE NO. 110617

Approving the "353" Development Plan submitted by the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation for the property located at 3895 State Line Road; declaring the area included in such plan to be a blighted area and its redevelopment necessary for the preservation of the public peace, prosperity, health, safety, morals and welfare; authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into a contract with the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation; authorizing certain tax abatement within the plan area; and granting the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation all of the rights, powers and immunities provided by law for use by an urban redevelopment corporation. (690-S)

WHEREAS, the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation, an urban redevelopment corporation organized under and pursuant to the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law and amendments thereto, did on May 20, 2011, file with the City Clerk an application for the approval of a development plan which contemplated the redevelopment of the site located at the northeast corner of State Line Road and 39th Street (the “Development Plan”); and

WHEREAS, the City Clerk referred the Development Plan to the City Plan Commission of Kansas City (“City Plan Commission”); and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission did cause to be published a notice for the public hearing on the Development Plan in the Daily Record, a newspaper doing the City’s printing, on June 20, 2011, that date being not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the public hearing; and

WHEREAS, on July 19, 2011, the City Plan Commission did hold a public hearing on the Development Plan; and

WHEREAS, all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing; and

WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission has made a study and investigation of the proposed Development Plan and on July 19, 2011, the City Plan Commission did recommend the approval thereof and of the finding of blight, and submitted a report of the same, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit “A”; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Development Plan for the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved.

Section 2. That the Council of Kansas City finds and declares that: (i) the area described in the Development Plan is a blighted area as defined by Section 353.020(2) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, and Section 74-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City; and (ii) approval of the Development Plan and construction of the redevelopment project are necessary for the preservation of the public peace, prosperity, health, safety, morals and welfare.

Section 3. That the Director of Finance be, and is hereby, authorized and
directed on behalf of the City to enter into a contract with the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation, a copy of which, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B".

Section 4. That as long as the real property is used in accordance with the Development Plan, the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation is hereby granted tax abatements on land and improvements as provided in Exhibit “B”.

Section 5. That the 39th Street and State Line Redevelopment Corporation is hereby granted all of the rights, powers and immunities provided by law for use by an urban redevelopment corporation pursuant to law.

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I hereby certify that all public notices and hearings required by Chapter 74 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, have been given.

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Secretary, City Plan Commission

Approved as to form and legality:

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Cecilia Abbott

Assistant City Attorney