ORDINANCE NO. 240425
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Sponsor: City Manager
Authorizing the City Manager to execute an Access and Use Agreement with the Port Authority of Kansas City for the construction and maintenance of a trail extension along the Missouri River.
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WHEREAS, the City has caused the construction of various segments of the Riverfront Heritage Trail network, the northernmost portion of which is located adjacent to Berkley Riverfront Heritage Park and runs parallel to the Missouri River; and
WHEREAS, Riverfront Heritage Trail currently detours at the Town of Kansas Bridge, at which point its users must navigate various sidewalks and public streets, traversing a heavily utilized industrial corridor, to access the West Bottoms and points further to the west and south; and
WHEREAS, Greenline KC is a proposed 10-mile urban loop around greater downtown that aims to connect previously disconnected neighborhoods and promote healthy lifestyle options; and
WHEREAS, Greenline KC aims to extend the Riverfront Heritage Trail further west along the Missouri River to Liberty Street, thereby extending the dedicated trail system in a manner that will allow its users to avoid the numerous detours; and
WHEREAS, the City currently owns certain unimproved real property adjacent to the Missouri River commonly known as 52 Delaware Street and 10 Broadway Boulevard, which could be utilized to extend the Riverfront Heritage Trail from the Town of Kansas Bridge to Liberty Street ("Trail Extension"); and
WHEREAS, the Port Authority of Kansas City is willing to design, construct, operate, and maintain the Trail Extension at no cost to City, and an Access and Use Agreement has been negotiated authorizing the same; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute an Access and Use Agreement, the substantial form of which is attached hereto, with the Port Authority of ...
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