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ORDINANCE NO. 980720
Approving the development plan submitted by
Francor Redevelopment Corporation on approximately a 0.5 acre tract of land
generally located north of 22nd Street, between St. Paul Avenue and Baltimore
Avenue; 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 Francor Redevelopment Corporation; and authorizing
certain tax abatement within the plan area.
WHEREAS, Francor Redevelopment
Corporation, an urban redevelopment corporation organized under and pursuant to
the Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law and amendments thereto, did on March
13, 1998, file with the City Clerk an application for approval of a development
plan which contemplated the redevelopment of approximately a 0.5 acre tract of
land generally located north of 22nd Street, between St. Paul Avenue and Baltimore
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk did refer
said application for a development plan to the City Plan Commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission
did cause to be published in The Daily Record, a newspaper doing the City's
printing, on April 6, 1998, that date being not less than ten days prior to the
date set for the hearing, notice of the public hearing on said development
plan; and
WHEREAS, said City Plan Commission
did hold a public hearing on said development plan on May 5, 1998; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing
conducted by the City Plan Commission, all interested parties were given an
opportunity to be heard at said public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Plan Commission
has made a study and investigation of the proposed development plan and did, on
May 5, 1998, recommend approval of said development plan including a
recommendation of approval concerning the finding of blight, and did submit 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 Francor Redevelopment Corporation, a copy of which is on file in the
office of the City Clerk under Document No. 980720, which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference, is hereby approved.
Section 2. That the Council finds
and declares that the area being described in the aforesaid development plan
submitted by Francor Redevelopment Corporation is a blighted area as defined by
Section 353.020(2), Revised Statutes of Missouri, and Section 74-4, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the redevelopment thereof
is necessary for the public convenience
and necessity; and that 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 she is hereby, authorized and directed, on behalf of the City,
to enter into a contract with Francor Redevelopment Corporation, a copy of
which, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof as
Exhibit "B".
Section 4. That Francor
Redevelopment Corporation is hereby granted tax abatements on land and
improvements as provided in Exhibit "B".
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I hereby certify that all public
notices and hearings required by Chapter 74, Code of Ordinances of the City of
Kansas City, Missouri, have been given and had.
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Secretary,
City Plan Commission
Approved
as to form and legality:
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Assistant
City Attorney