ORDINANCE NO. 220087

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Approving the petition to establish the 906 Grand Community Improvement District; establishing the 906 Grand Community Improvement District generally located at E. 9th Street and Grand Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; determining the 906 Grand Community Improvement District to be a blighted area; determining that certain actions are reasonably anticipated to remediate blighting conditions and will serve a public purpose; requiring the annual submission of certain records; and directing the City Clerk to report the creation of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and state auditor.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the petition to establish the 906 Grand Community Improvement District (the “District”) as a political subdivision in accordance with Sections 67.1401 through 67.1571, RSMo, otherwise known as the Missouri Community Improvement District Act (the “Act”), and which is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit 1, is hereby approved in its entirety.

Section 2. That the District is hereby established for the purposes set forth in the petition, which the District shall have all the powers and authority authorized by the petition, the Act, and by law, and shall continue to exist for a period of twenty-seven (27) years, unless terminated or extended pursuant to Section 67.1481, RSMo.

                     Section 3. That the District is hereby determined to be a blighted area which, by reason of the predominance of insanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site improvements, or conditions which endanger life or property by fire or other cause, or any combination thereof, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability or a menace to the public health, safety, morals or welfare in its present condition and use.

Section 4. That it is hereby determined that contracts with the owners of private property lying within the District’s boundaries to demolish and remove, renovate, reconstruct, or rehabilitate any of the buildings and structures located therein owned by such owners, and the expenditure or loaning of the District’s revenues to fund contracts for such purposes, are reasonably anticipated to remediate the blighting conditions and will serve a public purpose.

Section 5. That the District shall annually submit its proposed budget, annual report and copies of written resolutions passed by the District’s board to the City pursuant to Section 67.1471, RSMo.

Section 6. That upon the effective date of this ordinance, the City Clerk is hereby directed to report the creation of the District to the Missouri Department of Economic Development and state auditor pursuant to Section 67.1421.6, RSMo., by sending a copy of this ordinance to said entities.

Section 7.  That the District shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the City, the form of which shall be substantially similar to that which is attached to this ordinance as Exhibit 2.

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Approved as to form and legality:

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Eluard Alegre
Assistant City Attorney