ORDINANCE NO. 051401
Authorizing the City Manager to
execute an agreement with the American Royal Association and the Kansas City,
Missouri American Royal Arena Corporation stating the intent to amend the
existing facilities agreement among the parties and allowing the use of the
Liberty Lot for certain development activities, all subject to certain
conditions precedent.
WHEREAS, the City,
the American Royal Association (Association) and the Kansas City, Missouri,
Arena Corporation entered into a Facilities Agreement, as amended and restated,
effective as of January 1, 1995, and amended by the First Amendment to the
Facilities Agreement dated in 1999 (collectively the Facilities Agreement) to
set forth the terms of use of the American Royal Center, Kemper Arena and other
related City-owned facilities by the Association; and
WHEREAS, the
Facilities Agreement provides that the Association has the right to use Liberty
Lot for a set number of days each year; and
WHEREAS, the City and
the Association desire to allow certain development activities on a portion of
Liberty Lot, while still providing for the needs of the Association and other
potential users of the Liberty Lot; and
WHEREAS, the
parties have come to agreement on how the Facilities Agreement could be amended
to address the Citys needs as well as the needs of the Association in the
future; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the
City Manager is authorized to execute an agreement with the American Royal
Association and the Kansas City, Missouri American Royal Arena Corporation
stating the intent of the parties to amend the Facilities Agreement and
allowing the use of the Liberty Lot for certain development activities, all
subject to certain conditions precedent. A copy of the agreement is approved
in substantial form as that attached to the original of this ordinance.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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Heather
A. Brown
Assistant City Attorney