Title
An Ordinance approving an Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, and maintaining portions of NW Valley Garden Drive and NW Noland Road, and authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents on behalf of the City for the same.
(Note: First read by Council on December 2, 2025. Passed by unanimous vote.)
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Issue/Request:
This agreement will allow the Cities of Lee's Summit and Kansas City to cooperate in services and funding to acquire property, right-of-way (ROW) and/or easements for the establishment of a local public road and the establishment of said road for public access. Quarry Park Road, located in Lee's Summit, was closed due to unsafe conditions (e.g. collapse) and Quarry Park Road is currently the only public access in ROW for several properties located in Lee's Summit. In the interim, access easements and agreements have been executed for temporary access to those properties via private property and other uncertain easements located in Lee's Summit and/or Kansas City (e.g. Old Noland Road). A local public road would be established connecting Quarry Park Road to Bannister Road. In seeking a permanent solution for access, via a public roadway, Lee's Summit approached Kansas City to provide services in coordination for the acquisition of property, ROW and/or easements located within the Kansas City jurisdiction. These services, to which the terms are included in the attached Intergovernmental Agreement, would be rendered upon execution of the agreement by Kansas City and Lee's Summit.
Key Issues:
- With the approval of this agreement the City of Kansas City will assume the responsibility of providing services to acquire property, right of way (ROW), and other easements as required, for the establishment of a permanent public way funded by the City of Lee's Summit. The permanent public way (i.e. local roadway) wil...
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