ORDINANCE NO. 260031
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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Patterson-Hazley
Authorizing the City Manager to exercise the option to purchase and accept a special warranty deed from Holy Ghost New Testament Church for the property located at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri; reducing appropriations in the amount of $340,000.00 from the Capital Improvements Fund; appropriating $340,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of acquiring Holy Ghost New Testament Church; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the Holy Ghost New Testament Church at 1815 Paseo, Kansas City, Missouri (the "Church") is located within the 18th and Vine District carries a great deal of historic cultural significance; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the Church has fallen into disrepair and needs substantial restoration work; and
WHEREAS, in order to preserve this historic and cultural asset and eliminate blighting influences on the surrounding area, the City seeks to acquire the Church; and
WHEREAS, the Holy Ghost New Testament Church, a Missouri nonprofit corporation, granted the City an option to purchase the Church for $300,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City completed Phase I environmental site assessment, recommending asbestos and hazardous waste abatement and a Phase II environmental site assessment, valued at approximately $40,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the City now seeks to exercise its option to purchase said property for $300,000.00; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized to exercise the City's option and accept a special warranty deed from Holy Ghost New Testament Church for the following real property (hereinafter the "Property"):
Lots 68 and 69, Block 3, except the west 25 feet in the ...
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