RESOLUTION NO. 090078
Expressing the support of the
Council for the remediation of blight by the Planned Industrial Expansion
Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, in the Armour Gillham PIEA Area, including
the relocation of utility lines; and directing the City Manager to assist in
this effort.
WHEREAS, the City
Council passed Ordinance No. 060105 finding that a blighted, unsanitary and
undeveloped industrial area exists in an area generally located on the north
side of Armour Boulevard between Warwick Street on the west and just east of
Gillham Road on the east (Armour Gillham PIEA or Plan Area) and approved a
general plan for its redevelopment (General Development Plan) as prepared by
the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City, Missouri (Authority);
and
WHEREAS, in
response to the solicitation of the Authority, Armour Boulevard, L.L.C.
(Developer) submitted an industrial development contract proposal to
redevelop properties within the Plan Area, including Yankee Hill Apartments,
Clyde Manor, Bellerive, Park Central Apartments, 3411 Gillham Apartments, and
also including public improvements and accessory uses related to the
redevelopment of the properties (hereafter, the Project); and
WHEREAS, after
due consideration of all proposals and the financial and legal ability of
prospective developers to carry out proposals to develop projects in the Plan
Area, on December 1, 2006, the Authority adopted Resolution No. 1166 approving
the industrial development contract proposal of Armour Boulevard, L.L.C. for
development of the project; and
WHEREAS, the
Council found that the overhead utility lines in the Plan Area were a blighting
condition; and
WHEREAS, the
Council acknowledges that Missouri case law supports the position that the
costs of relocation of utility lines which contribute to blight be borne by the
utility company; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the
Council hereby expresses its support for the remediation of blight by the
Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, in the Armour
Gillham PIEA Area, including the relocation of utility lines, at the expense of
the utility company. The City Manager is hereby directed to assist the
Authority in this effort.
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