RESOLUTION NO. 6924
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, TO MAKE CERTAIN FINDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH K.S.A 12-520c(a) REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN LAND.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:
SECTION ONE: The Governing Body finds that the City of Lawrence, Kansas, has received from the owners, 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, infra. The Governing Body also finds that such property is within Douglas County, Kansas, does not adjoin the contiguous boundaries of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and that annexation of such property into the City of Lawrence, Kansas, is advisable. The Governing Body further finds that K.S.A. 12-520c(a)(3) requires that the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, make certain determinations regarding the property to be annexed.
SECTION TWO: The property to be annexed bears the following legal description, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 12 South, Range 19 East of the Sixth principal meridian in Douglas County, Kansas, thence South along the West Section line of said Section 20, a distance of 1580.9 feet more or less to the center of the Kansas Turnpike right of way, then in an Easterly direction along the center line of said right of way to that point where the center line of said right of way intersects the center line of said Section 20, thence North along the center line of said Section 20, a distance of 1107 ft. more or less to the Northeast corner of said Northwest Quarter, thence West along the North line of said Section 20 to point of beginning; less that portion condemned for right of way by the Kansas Turnpike Authority of the State of Kansas and less the following tract condemned by the Kansas Turnpike Authority of the State of Kansas: A tract of land in the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 12 South, Range 19 East, Douglas County, Kansas, lying adjacent to the North right of way line of the Kansas Turnpike as now surveyed, described as follows:
Beginning at Survey Station 13023-00 of the Kansas Turnpike; thence East along the North right of way line 450.0 feet to Survey Station 13027-50 of the Kansas Turnpike; thence North a distance of 100.00 feet; thence West 450.0 feet; thence South 100.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.03 acres, more or less, the property conveyed hereunder containing 69.71 acres, more or less.
LESS AND EXCEPT:
The following described real estate in Douglas County, Kansas, described in deed recorded in Book 328, Page 1068, to-wit: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4) of Section Twenty (20), Township Twelve (12) South, Range Nineteen (19) East; thence South 330 feet; thence East 264 feet; thence North 330 feet; thence West 264 feet to the place of beginning, in Douglas County, Kansas, Containing 2 acres more or less;
LESS AND EXCEPT:
The following described real estate in Douglas County, Kansas, described in deed recorded in Book 358, Page 574, to-wit: Beginning at a point 330 feet South of the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, Township 12 South, Range 19 East of the 6th P.M.; thence South 82.5 feet; thence East 264 feet; thence North 82.5 feet; thence West 264 feet to the place of beginning; in Douglas County, Kansas.
SECTION THREE: The Governing Body hereby respectfully requests that, in accordance with K.S.A. 12-520c(a)(3), the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas, 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, Kansas.
SECTION FOUR: 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 FIVE: The City of Lawrence, Kansas, also reserves the right and hereby declares its intent, if it is subsequently determined that it lacks the authority to annex any portion of the real property described in Section 2, supra, to annex the remaining portion of said real property.
APPROVED:
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Aron E. Cromwell, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jonathan M. Douglass, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Toni R. 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