ORDINANCE NO. 970705

Accepting a Missouri Warranty Deed from Rebecca Erickson and Marsha E. Thompson and Eric N. Thompson conveying to the City of Kansas City, Missouri, certain property in Platte County, Missouri, all for public use as an addition to Line Creek Greenway and directing the City Clerk to file same.

WHEREAS, the Council finds and determines that by Resolution No. 23297 adopted by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners on February 20, 1996, certain lands were acquired through donation, for public use for park purposes as an addition to Line Creek Greenway in Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri, and said Board has now recommended to the Council that the deed hereinafter described be accepted for public use; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the following listed deed, recorded in the office of the Director of Records for Platte County, Missouri, under the instrument number and in the book and page indicated, is hereby accepted for public use for park purposes in accordance with Article III, Section 58 of the Charter:

Instrument No. Book Page

0015852 0838 734

and said property is legally described as follows:

A tract of land located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 16 and the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 51, Range 33, Kansas City, Platte County, Missouri, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 04'30" East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter a distance of 715.00 feet to the point of beginning of the tract of land to be described; thence North 00 36'02" East parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter a distance of 573.05 feet; thence North 89 04'30" West parallel with said south line a distance of 365.00 feet; thence North 00 36'02" East parallel with said west line a distance of 890.62 feet to a point on the south line of Platte Brooke North Fifth Plat, according to the recorded plat thereof; thence South 89 50'16" East along said south line a distance of 249.99 feet to the southeast corner of said Platte Brooke North Fifth Plat; thence North 00 36'02" East along the east line of said Platte Brooke North Fifth Plat, a distance of 1,134.90 feet to a point on the north line of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 89 50'16" East along said north line a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 36'02" West parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter a distance of 1,500.00 feet; thence South 19 25'30" East a distance of 1,932.23 feet; thence North 68 04'30" West a distance of 930.00 feet; thence North 36 55'30" East a distance of 200.00 feet; thence North 00 55'30" East perpendicular to the north line of said Northwest Quarter a distance of 212.00 feet to the point of beginning. Contains 28.5 acres more or less.

Section 2. That Resolution No. 23297 evidences the intent of the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners to accept such real property for park purposes.

Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to record a copy of this ordinance in the office of the Director of Records for Platte County, Missouri, as evidence of the acceptance of the herein described property by the City for public use purposes.

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Approved as to form and legality:

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Acting City Attorney