RESOLUTION NO. 6910

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMSSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 12-520c.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

Section 1.       The Governing Body finds that the City of Lawrence, Kansas has received from the owner a written request and a Petition and Consent for the voluntary annexation into the City of Lawrence, Kansas of the property described in Section 2.  The Governing Body further finds that such property is within Douglas County, Kansas, does not adjoin the contiguous boundaries of the City, and that annexation into the City is advisable.  The Governing Body further finds that the provisions of K.S.A. 12-520c require that the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County make certain determinations concerning the property.

Section 2.       The property is legally described to wit:

A tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) of Section Twenty (20), Township Twelve South (T12S), Range Nineteen East (R19E) of the 6th P.M., Douglas County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼); thence South 0°04'49" West a distance of 820.62 feet, said point being on the East line of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) and the Northerly right-of-way of the Kansas Turnpike; thence North 89°01'11" West a distance of 1,011.18 feet, said point being on the Northerly right-of-way of the Kansas Turnpike and the beginning of a radial curve to the left having a delta angle of 12°15'51", a radius of 7,789.49 feet and a chord bearing South 84°50'53" West a distance of 1,664.17 feet and an arc length of 1,667.34 feet, said point being on the Northerly right-of-way of the Kansas turnpike and on the West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼); thence North 0°13'10" West a distance of 951.56 feet, said point being the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE¼); thence North 89°58'27" East a distance of 2,673.27 feet to the point of beginning, containing 51.13 acres more or less, less road right-of-way and easements of record granted to Douglas County and the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

Section 3.       The Governing Body hereby respectfully requests that the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County find and determine that the requested annexation will not hinder or prevent the proper growth and development of the area or that of any other incorporated city located within Douglas County, all as provided by K.S.A. 12-520c.

Section 4.       The City of Lawrence, Kansas reserves the right to annex such land under other statutory authority should the conditions arise that would permit such annexation. 

Section 5.       That if it is subsequently determined that the City of Lawrence, Kansas lacks the authority to annex any portion of land described in Section 2, the City hereby declares its intent to annex the remaining portion of such land. 

Adopted by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas this ___ day of __________, 2010.

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                                                                                    Mike Amyx, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Jonathan Douglass, City Clerk

Approved as to legal form:

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Toni Ramirez Wheeler, Director of the Legal Department

Approved as to closure of the legal description:

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Charles F. Soules, Director of Public Works