COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 210122
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Declaring certain real property generally located in the Union Station Addition of Kansas City, Missouri surplus to the City's needs; authorizing the Director of General Services to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, for the conveyance of the real property; and authorizing the Director of General Services to execute such deeds and other documents as may be necessary for the conveyance.
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WHEREAS, the City owns real property that is subdivided as Union Station Addition, Kansas City, Missouri legally described on Exhibit 1 and identified on the site map attached as Exhibit 2 (the land and the improvements on the land are the "Lots"); and
WHEREAS, the Lots are located within the Freight House Planned Industrial Expansion Area (the "Freight House PIEA Area"), a general Plan Area approved by the City Council, in Ordinance No. 190944 on December 12, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the Lots are not needed for public use, provided, that adequate easements are reserved for the City's infrastructure located on or near such Lots; and
WHEREAS, the Lots are currently being underutilized as surface parking, and have been rented to third parties for their parking use; and
WHEREAS, the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority (PIEA) has the ability to solicit development of the Lots for a higher use; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Lots serves a predominantly public municipal purpose because, without limitation, development will (i) enhance the tax base of the Lots and surrounding area; (ii) retain and generate jobs; (iii) promote economic development in the area of the City in which the Lots are located; (iv) result in generation of tax revenues to the City from the conduct of business and other activities in the City that would not otherwise occur; and...
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