Apr 20, 2026 County Legislature

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IT IS 3 0 2.

WELCOME TO THE 12TH AREA.

UH, LEGISLATIVE SMITH SPEAK, ANDERSON.

HERE,

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HERE SMITH.

EXCUSE, UH, HUSKY.

PRESENT.

FRANKLIN MCGEE LAUER.

HERE SMITH.

HERE.

ABAR.

PRESENT, UH, UH, SIX PRESIDENT TWO.

ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

MR. EXECUTIVE, WILL YOU

[2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

MR. CHAIRMAN.

MY PLEASURE.

LEADING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

UH, FIRST, LET ME READ THIS JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT OUR RULES IN THE LEGISLATURE.

UH, IF ANYONE WISHES TO DISPLAY A SIGN, POSTER, OR PLACARD AT A LEGISLATIVE MEETING, THAT PERSON MAY DO SO ONLY IN THE MANNER THAT DOES NOT OBSTRUCT THE VIEW OF ANY OTHER ATTENDEE AT THE MEETING OR OTHERWISE DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS.

ANYONE WISHING TO DISPLAY A SIGN POSTER? A PLACARD DURING A MEETING SHOULD ANNOUNCE HIS OR HER INTENTION TO DO SO TO THE SERGEANT AT ARMS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS NOT HERE AT THAT TIME, SO YOU ALL ARE FINE.

UH, THE BACK OF THE ASSEMBLY AREA IS THE PREFERRED LOCATION FOR THE DISPLAY OF SIGNS, POSTERS, AND PLACARDS.

IF THE CHAIRMAN DETERMINES THAT A PERSON IS DISPLAYING A SIGN POSTER, A PLACARD IN A MANNER THAT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OF ANOTHER OR OTHERWISE DISRUPTS THE PROCEEDINGS, THE CHAIRMAN MAY AUTHORIZE THE SERGEANT ARMS TO ASK THE PERSON TO RELOCATE OR LEAVE THE ASSEMBLY AREA.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S ON THE SAME PAGE THERE.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION

[3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.

WE HAVE NO HEARINGS TODAY.

[4 HEARINGS]

[22243 A RESOLUTION honoring Rosilyn Temple during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.]

IS THERE MOVE TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

UH, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

A BARCA? YES.

THAT'S SIX.

YES.

TWO ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED LEGISLATIVE PAYTON FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU.

I AM, I AM ABSOLUTELY THRILLED NOT ONLY TO BE STANDING NEXT TO THIS INCREDIBLE WOMAN, UM, BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS LITTLE SMALL GESTURE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DOES.

IF YOU HAVE SEEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME ON THE NEWS, UM, WHEN OFFICERS GO TO A CRIME SCENE, YOU SEE THIS LADY RIGHT HERE, THERE, AND SHE IS SUCH AN ADVOCATE.

SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION TODAY.

WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK IS A TIME FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO HONOR SURVIVORS OF CRIME.

REMEMBER THOSE WHO LIVES WERE TAKEN AND RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO SUPPORT VICTIMS AND ADVANCED JUSTICE.

AND WHEREAS ROSALYN TEMPLE, FOUNDER OF KANSAS CITY MOTHERS IN CHARGE, HAS BECOME A LEADING VOICE FOR CRIME VICTIMS AND A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HOMICIDE IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.

AND WHEREAS MS. TEMPLE'S COMMITMENT TO VICTIM SUPPORT BEGAN AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF HER SON, ANTONIO PEEWEE THOMPSON IN 2011, AN EXPERIENCE THAT REVEALED THE URGENT NEED FOR COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY-BASED CRISIS INTERVISION FOR FAMILIES FACING UNIMAGINABLE GRIEF.

I AM GOING TO STOP HERE BECAUSE I WANNA GIVE HER TIME TO TELL HER STORY AND TO SHARE WITH US, UM, THOSE THINGS THAT WE DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT YOU ENCOUNTER REGULARLY.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA THANK YOU, DONNA.

I THANK YOU FOR OF DOING THIS.

ALL THE LEGISLATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

UM, I, I LOST MY 26-YEAR-OLD SON, NOVEMBER 23RD, 2011, WHICH WAS THANKSGIVING EVE IN HIS APARTMENT.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO

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BEING BORN AND RAISED IN KANSAS CITY ALL MY LIFE, UH, BEING A PART OF MY COMMUNITY, I NEEDED A MAMA AT THE SCENE TO HUG ME.

AND, AND UNTIL SHE UNDERSTOOD MY PAIN, BUT IT WASN'T NO ONE THERE, I KNEW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS GONNA GIMME THE BEST INVESTIGATION THEY HAD, AND I WANTED THEM TO.

AND I KNEW THAT IT WASN'T NOBODY IN THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE TO, TO SUPPORT ME.

SO I HAD TO TAKE A STAND.

I STEPPED INTO MY PURPOSE.

I NEVER DID SOMETHING THAT FELT SO RIGHT.

I DIDN'T SACRIFICE MY CHILD, BUT I WAS JUST A MAMA.

I KNOW GOD DIDN'T BRING 'EM HOME LIKE THAT.

IT WAS ANGRY.

IT WAS A, IT WAS A MONSTER IN HIS COMMUNITY THAT DID THAT.

BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE, WE ARE LIVING IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S VIOLENT.

KEN CITY'S A VIOLENT COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.

WE ARE AT, WE AT PROBABLY ALMOST 40 HOMICIDES SO FAR THIS YEAR.

WE JUST HAD THREE OVERNIGHT.

IT'S A PROBLEM.

AND THEY'RE DYING OF THE AGE OF 14, 15, AND 16.

I NEVER THOUGHT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS DOING THIS WORK BY 15 YEARS IN KANSAS CITY, GOING TO HOMICIDE SCENES WHEN I'M CALLED OUT, ANYTIME THEY'RE NICE SUPPORT FAMILIES, COMMUNITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT I WILL SEE US TO GET TO A PLACE LIKE THIS.

I THOUGHT WE COULD GET BETTER, BUT WE DEALING WITH THIS YOUNG GENERATION THAT HAS NO FEAR OF ANYTHING.

SEE, WHEN I WAS COMING, I FEAR GOD.

SEE, I KNEW GOD.

I FEAR OF GOD.

SO WE WOULD PUT THAT FEAR BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE AT RIGHT NOW, BUT I KNOW I'M GONNA KEEP ON GIVING ALL I HAVE THE LAST BREATH OF MY BODY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN MY COMMUNITY.

SUPPORT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROSECUTION.

'CAUSE WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

IT IS CRIME.

WE KICKED OFF CRIME VICTIM WEEK YESTERDAY.

I MEAN, ON SATURDAY WAS PEEWEE WALK.

THE EIGHTH YEAR WE WALKED FOR ALL THE VICTIMS OF CRIME.

ANYBODY IN THIS COMMUNITY BEEN A VICTIM OF CRIME? NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM HOMICIDE.

NO ONE, RIGHT? SO IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW SOMETHING, YOU SPEAK UP.

I'M JUST A MAMA.

THANK YOU, DONNA.

THANK YOU.

ARE AN INVALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY

[5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE]

ARE THERE ANY REPORT FROM MR. EXECUTIVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT'S JUST INSPIRATIONAL.

WE, WE'LL HAVE ROUND APPLAUSE FOR HER.

, I COME FROM A BACKGROUND AS A PROSECUTOR IN VIOLENT CRIMES AND MURDER HOMICIDE.

AND THE HARDEST PART IS DEALING WITH FAMILY AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THEIR, THEIR DAYS.

FOR HER TO STEP UP AND TAKE THAT TERRIBLE TRAGEDY TO GIVE BACK TO THE VICTIMS THAT OF VIOLENT CRIMES IS JUST AMAZING.

SO I JUST, UH, MY HEART GOES OUT.

LEMME START BY, UH, ADDRESSING AN ISSUE THAT LEGISLATIVE SHAWN SMITH BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK, UM, IN SOME OF THE COUNTY CODE AND SOME OF THE REPORTING THAT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I'M REPORTING TO THIS LEGISLATURE ABOUT OUR BUDGET, ABOUT THE FINANCIAL, UH, RESOURCES THAT ARE GOING ON THIS COUNTY.

I KNOW THAT FOR TOO LONG, UH, MAYBE IT'S BEEN KIND OF A BLIND ON THIS SIDE WHERE YOU DIDN'T GET TO KNOW NUMBERS, AND I THINK THOSE DAYS ARE OVER.

SO WHAT I WANNA DO SPECIFICALLY, I WANNA ADDRESS COUNTY CODE SECTION 5 5 5.

UM, THIS REPORT, UH, BANK BALANCE COMPARISON WITH YEAR TO DATE CURRENT AND YEAR TO DATE PREVIOUS YEAR FOR ACCOUNTS WITH OVER $100,000 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATURE AT THEIR FOURTH MEETING OF EACH MONTH.

AND I'M GONNA BEGIN THAT ON APRIL 27TH.

UM, IF THE FOURTH MONTHLY MEETING IS CANCELED, THAT REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING.

SO EACH REPORT WILL BE FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH'S FINANCIALS.

SO ON APRIL 27TH, THE LEGISLATURE WILL SEE THE MARCHES YEAR TO DATE BALANCE UNDER COUNTY CODE SECTION 5 56.

WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION IN THIS REPORT AS AN ANNUAL SNAPSHOT REPORT OF BANK ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION STATUS THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATURE AT A REGULAR MEETING WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF EACH YEAR.

AND THE 2026 REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED ON APRIL 27TH.

AND FINALLY, THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THIS REPORT, MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATUS, WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE LEGISLATURE AT THEIR FOURTH MEETING OF EACH MONTH, BEGINNING APRIL 27TH.

UH, AGAIN, IF THE FOURTH MONTHLY MEETING IS CANCELED OR IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, THAT REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING.

EACH REPORT WILL BE FOR THE PREVIOUS MONTH'S FINANCIALS.

AGAIN, IF IT'S APRIL 27TH, THE LEGISLATURE WILL SEE THE MARCH'S FINANCIALS.

SO, UH, I TALKED TO MY FINANCIAL TEAM AND THERE'S REALLY NO REASON WHY, UM, WE HAVE THE NUMBERS AND THEY'RE NOT SHARED WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

THEY HAVE 'EM BEFORE THEY WILL.

SO I, I APPRECIATE LA SMITH BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION, AND I WANTED TO RESPOND WITH THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BEFORE I MOVE ON? THANK YOU, MR. EXECUTIVE.

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GO AHEAD.

AND, UM, I WANNA TALK ABOUT ORDINANCE 6 0 7 3.

LAKE TRIUM WAS IN 9,070 ACRE FRESHWATER RESERVOIR LOCATED IN THE 7,800 ACRE JACKSON COUNTY'S CROWN JEWEL FLEMING PARK.

THE IDEA FOR THE LAKE BEGAN IN 1932 WHEN PRESIDING JUDGE, ACTUALLY THEN COUNTY EXECUTIVE HARRY S TRUMAN, REQUESTED THAT A STUDY BE DONE FOR POTENTIAL PARK.

HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE AT THE TIME.

IT WAS 20 YEARS LATER THAT LOCAL VOTERS APPROVED A BOND ISSUE TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THE LAKE.

LAKE TACOMA OFFICIALLY OPENED ON MAY 30TH, 1959.

I TALKED TO A GENTLEMAN THIS AFTERNOON THAT STARTED FISHING ON THAT DAY IN LAKE TACOMA.

, UH, IN 1984, UH, 42 YEARS AGO WAS THE LAST TIME HORSEPOWER ISSUES WERE DEALT WITH FOR QUITE A WHILE.

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE WERE ASKED ABOUT INCREASING THE HORSEPOWER SLIGHTLY BECAUSE OF LAKE USERS WANTED AN UPDATE, AND THERE HAD NOT BEEN A REVIEW FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

LEGISLATOR FRANKLIN PROPOSED THE LEGISLATION AS A WAY TO BRING THE SPEEDS UP TO DATE, WHICH I THINK EVERYTHING OUGHT TO BE REVIEWED TIMELY.

AND 40 YEARS IS A GOOD TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU WHAT GOOD GOVERNMENT LOOKS LIKE.

I AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THIS LEGISLATURE HAVE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE, AND MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE IN THIS ROOM THAT OPPOSE THIS CHANGE.

AND SOME PEOPLE SUPPORT THIS CHANGE.

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS IN OTHER GOVERNMENTS, NOT THIS BUILDING.

THEY RAN THINGS THROUGH WITHOUT THE INPUT.

WELL, NOT IN THIS BUILDING.

THAT'S NOT HOW WE DO IT.

THAT'S NOT HOW THIS COLLABORATIVE BODY BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE AND THIS LEGISLATURE DOES IT.

I SPOKE WITH LEG LEGISLATIVE FRANKLIN, HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT I SPOKE TO HIM TODAY AND HE AGREED THAT THE NEXT MEETING, HE WILL WITHDRAW THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO I'M ASKING THE CHAIRMAN TO HOLD THIS UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN IT COMES UP TODAY THAT LEGISLATURE FRANKLIN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITHDRAW THAT, THAT MEANS THAT NO FURTHER ACTION CHANGING ANY OF THE HORSEPOWER IN LAKE TACOMA WILL MOVE UNLESS THERE'S PUBLIC INPUT IN TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT THIS LEGISLATURE WOULD DO DEAL WITH.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO REACHED OUT.

I WANNA THANK ANYONE'S WATCHING.

I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

UM, LATE COMA IS GONNA STAY AS IT IS UNTIL THERE'S PUBLIC INPUT ABOUT WHAT WOULD CHANGE.

UM, AND I'LL BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ASK EVERYONE.

AND PEOPLE HERE IF THEY REMEMBER THE LAKE OMA WATER SLIDE.

YES.

WELL, WELL, BRUISES FROM THE SLIDE.

.

WELL, THAT IS WHERE I MET MY WIFE.

AND TODAY, TODAY IS ACTUALLY OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

SO, UH, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY WIFE.

UM, LAMA'S GONNA STAY THE SAME.

AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT, I KNOW TO EVERY MEMBER OF THAT DIES AND TO ME IS THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO CONSTITUENTS.

AND THAT'S IF THIS, IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, UH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY WILL LISTEN TO THE CONCERNS, UH, FOR AND AGAINST BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF IT.

BUT BEFORE THIS BODY WOULD MOVE ON, IT, AGAIN, I'M SPEAKING FOR EVERYONE UP HERE THAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? MR. EXECUTIVE? THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE IS SEVERAL FOLKS THAT I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, TALKED ABOUT THE PARKS BOARD OPPORTUNITY.

UM, ANYTHING IN YOUR FORESIGHT IN TERMS OF HOW WE TACKLE THAT AND GET APPOINTMENTS OUT FOR A PARKS BOARD TO DEAL WITH THESE AND OTHER ISSUES? YEAH, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE, UH, UH, ABILITY.

AGAIN, REMEMBER, I, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE, SIX MONTHS.

IT FEELS LIKE FIVE, SIX MONTHS UNDERWATER IN LAKE TACOMA.

UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DEAL WITH, TO HAVE, UH, AN INDEPENDENT BODY THAT DEALS WITH PARKS.

WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST PARK SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY.

SO I, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE NEED TO, TO CONSIDER AND MOVE FORWARD ON.

I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME FOLKS OUT THERE WHO SUGGESTED THEMSELVES TO BE APPOINTED.

SO YOU MIGHT, UH, IF YOU HAVE THAT INTEREST, UH, THERE'S THE EXECUTIVE.

SO, , UM, OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS FOR OUR EXECUTIVE, UH, MR. EXECUTIVE? ONE QUESTION ABOUT SWITCHING TOPICS.

UH, PROPERTY TAXES.

WHAT ARE WE PREPARING FOR 2027? BECAUSE THAT WAS A TOPIC THAT CAME UP, UH, OVER THE WEEKEND TO ME ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S ASSESSMENT CYCLE.

UH, CAN YOU SHARE SHED ANY LIGHT ON THAT PROCESS NOW, IF WE'RE GOING TO DO AN APPOINTED ASSESSOR OR IF WE'RE MAINTAINING JUST TO PREPARE FOR THE INEVITABLE IN 2027? WELL, THE, THE, THE, THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN NOW IS THAT WE WILL HAVE AN ELECTED ASSESSOR IN 2028, AND THAT ELECTED POSITION WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN CHARGE OF ALL THE ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTIES IN THE FUTURE.

UM, REMEMBER WE DON'T HAVE AN ASSESSOR HERE.

WE HAVE ONLY HAVE A, A DIRECTOR OF, OF AN DEPARTMENT, JUST DEPARTMENT JUST LIKE THE PARKS AND PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT OR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT.

UM, MY RESPONSIBILITY IS COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS MOVING TO 2027, IS MAKE SURE THE ASSESSMENT PROPERTY, THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS DONE, FAIR, TRANSPARENT ACCORDING TO THE LAW.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA BE DOING IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, IS MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO THAT.

IF WE CAN'T FIND THAT, UH, WE CAN'T RAISE PROPERTY VALUES.

AND, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, UH, I'M GONNA BE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT, OH, WHETHER

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WHY CAN'T WE GIVE THEM THE STABILITY AND GIVE THEM A PROPERTY TAX FREEZE FOR THE NEXT ASSESSMENT CYCLE AND THEY STAY WHERE THEY ARE AND THERE'S NO, NO INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX.

HERE'S THE DEAL.

2023, 15%, 2024, 15%, 2025, 15%, ONE YEAR OF 15% IS ONE THING.

BUT I, I'M A DUMB LAWYER, BUT I CAN STILL DO THE MATH AND THAT IS REALLY BLOWING PEOPLE OUTTA THEIR HOUSES.

SO THAT'S WHY I TELL YOU I'M, I'M LOOKING AT HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT ASSESSMENTS ARE TRANSPARENT AND THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE FAIR, BUT I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT OUTSIDE THE BOX OF HOW WE REALLY BRING SOME TAX RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE MOVING FORWARD AND THEN LEAVE THE NEXT CYCLE TO OUR ELECTED ASSESSOR.

SO THAT'S THE, THE ON ONGOING CONVERSATION.

I'LL BE HAVING IT WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU ABOUT YOUR THOUGHTS AND ABOUT HOW WE DELIVER MAYBE SOME EVEN MORE TAX RELIEF TO THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON COUNTY.

DON'T FORGET 2019.

YES, SIR.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL NOW MOVE INTO THE PERFECTION

[6 PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE]

[6050 AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing penalties and exemptions.]

UH, WE'LL HOLD THIS.

WE HAVE A REPORT, UH, THAT WE'LL HEAR TODAY, IN FACT, 6 0 7 4,

[6074 AN ORDINANCE implementing a 120-day moratorium on the processing of data center land use applications and Battery Energy Storage System land use applications by Jackson County for the purpose of developing a long-term policy and accompanying County Code provisions related to such applications, including the direction of regulatory standards and enhanced public notification requirements.]

HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

UM, I'LL REMIND FOLKS, I THINK IT'S IN YOUR INBOX.

UM, THE DATA CENTER, UM, GROUP THAT'S OUT OF INDEPENDENCE INVITED US ALL TO A FORM TOMORROW.

WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT.

UM, BECAUSE OF THAT, I'D SAY WE HOLD THIS UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND WE CAN TAKE IT UP.

UH, 6 0 7 5

[6075 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 126± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET SO WE'LL HOLD 6 0 7 6

[6076 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $27,260.00 from the undesignated balance of the 2026 Park Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with She Digs It, LLC of Blue Springs, MO to cover construction and installation of a drinking fountain at Fleming Park at a cost to the County not to exceed $27,260.00.]

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET SO WE'LL HOLD 6 0 7 7

[6077 AN ORDINANCE enacting section 6004., of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to standards for care and treatment in Jackson County residential facilities with a severability clause.]

THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATED STANDARDS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH A SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.

UH, WE SHOULD HOLD THIS AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING.

UH,

[6078 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $378,162.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with Tarkett Sports Construction-Central, LLC, of Lee’s Summit, MO to cover construction and planning of pickleball courts at Fleming Park at a cost to the County not to exceed $378,162.00.]

SO WE'LL HOLD FINAL PASSES OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES, UH, 6 0 4 9

[7 FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES]

[6049 AN ORDINANCE establishing a third-party monitoring program for Jackson County projects and authorizing access for qualified contracted third parties to conduct site visits.]

UH, OKAY, THERE'S AN OBJECTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE SEEKING A MOTION FOR 6 0 4 9? ALL RIGHT, SO I GUESS WE WILL HOLD THIS 6 0 7 1

[6071 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $4,164,475.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Enterprise Fund and awarding a contract for the replacement of the irrigation system at the Fred Arbanas Golf Course and the Frank White, Jr. Sports Complex to Verde Sports Construction, LLC., of Langley, WA, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid 25-047, at a cost to the County not to exceed $4,164,475.00.]

THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADOPTION 6 0 7 2

[6072 AN ORDINANCE transferring $233,100.00 within the 2026 Grant Fund and appropriating $233,100.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of a supplemental grant and authorizing the Director of Parks + Rec to execute an agreement received from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks Land and Water Conservation Fund Program for use by the Parks + Rec Department.]

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PERFECTED WITH THAT OBJECTION, THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENTED FOR ADOPTION 6 0 7 3.

[6073 AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5055., 5056., and 5057., of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to watercraft horsepower, and enacting, in lieu thereof, four new sections relating to the same subject.]

[8 RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

[22207 A RESOLUTION transferring $42,857.00 within the 2026 General Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of communication equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-057, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $42,857.00.]

THERE ARE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS TODAY, SO I CANNOT GET A MOTION TO WAIVE THE READINGS.

UH, SO WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR REGULAR READ 2 2 2 0 7 TRANSFERRING $42,857 WITHIN THE 2026 GENERAL FUND AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO MRA INTERNATIONAL INC.

OF LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION NUMBER 25 DASH 0 5 7 AT ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,857.

JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET.

SO WE'LL HOLD THAT.

UH, MR. CHAIRMAN,

[22211 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of mobile radios for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $109,568.00.]

[22212 A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles assigned to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office as surplus property and authorizing their transfer to the Jackson County Department of Civil Process.]

[22213 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $152,400.00.]

[22225 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of fifteen (15) new 2026 Dodge Durango vehicles for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to Corwin Motors of Springfield, LLC, of Springfield, MO, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MC250182004, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $645,420.00.]

[22228 A RESOLUTION awarding a seven month term and supply contract, with two (2) twelve month options to extend, for the furnishing of law enforcement public safety gear for use by various County departments to G.T. Distributors, Inc., of Pflugerville, TX under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. CC250070 (007), an existing competitively bid government contract.]

[22232 A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of rental vehicle services for use by various County Departments to Enterprise Mobility dba Enterprise Leasing of Kansas of Lee’s Summit, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-052.]

[22233 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Finance and Purchasing Department to draft and present an ACH (Automated Clearing House) payment policy so that ACH payments, or otherwise commercially advantageous electronic transactions, may be paid and accepted on behalf of the county.]

[22234 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a Bobcat S64 Skid Steer, a UW 56 Toolcat, a Swing Arm Brush Cutter with seven pin wiring harness, a 72” Landplane, two (2) 80” Vibratory Rollers with Smoother Drums, a Snow Blade and an 80” Combination Bucket with Port Relief for use by the Parks + Rec Department to K.C. Bobcat dba Berry Companies, Inc. of Blue Springs, MO under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 020223-CEC, an existing, competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $175,899.00.]

[22235 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an agreement with the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners for anti-drug and anti-crime law enforcement activities and programs at a cost to the County not to exceed $3,657,651.00.]

[22236 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned vehicles as surplus property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson County Code, 1984.]

[22237 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the replacement of HVAC systems at two radio communication tower sites for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MT250038001, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $76,002.00.]

THE READING OF 2, 2, 2 1.

1, 2, 2 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2.

FIVE.

2 2, 2 2.

EIGHT.

2 2 3.

2 2, 2 2, 3.

THREE.

2, 2, 2, 3.

4, 2 2, 2 3.

5 2 2, 2 3.

6 2 2 2, 3 7.

THOSE, UH, WERE ASSIGNED SUBCOMMITTEES, WHICH HAVE NOT MET, JUST TRYING TO KEEP US FROM READING THEM UNNECESSARILY UNLESS THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS.

SAY SECOND.

SECOND.

THANK YOU.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

UM, MARY JO ANDERSON.

YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH.

HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES.

LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABCA? YES.

SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

TWO.

TWO.

TWO.

FOUR.

[22242 A RESOLUTION recognition of twenty years of unwavering dedicated service to the Housing Authority of Kansas City, where Gerald Douglas has served as Resident Service Director, helping support families and strengthening the community.]

RECOGNITION.

RECOGNITION OF 20 YEARS OF UNWAVERING DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF KANSAS CITY, WHERE GERALD DOUGLAS HAS SERVED AS RESIDENT SERVICE DIRECTOR, HELPING SUPPORT FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

SO MOVED.

AND SECOND.

AND ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

ANDERSON.

YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH.

HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES.

LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABCA? YES.

SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

CONSENT AGENDA.

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MM-HMM .

6 0 7 2.

THAT'S IT.

AND THAT'S IT? MM-HMM .

ALRIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S SO MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

MADAM CLERK ANDERSON.

YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH.

HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES.

LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABAR? YES.

SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

UH, INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED

[10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]

THERE ARE NONE.

UH, MADAM CLERK.

ARE THERE ANY ADDONS? NO.

MR. CHAIRMAN.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

[11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]

[22244 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a John Deere TruFinish Utility Rake for use by the Parks + Rec Department to John Deere & Company of Cary, NC under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 112624-DAC, an existing, competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $21,714.00.]

2, 2, 2, 4, 3.

OH, I'M SORRY, WE ALREADY DID THAT.

1, 2, 2, 2.

FOUR.

FOUR.

AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A JOHN DEERE TRUE FINISH UTILITY RAKE FOR USE BY THE PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT TO JOHN DEERE AND COMPANY OF KERRY, NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOURCE WALL.

CONTRACT NUMBER ONE.

1 2 6 2 4 DAC IN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY, BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COST OF COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,714.

INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN, SIGNED A PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE,

[22245 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned vehicles as surplus property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson County Code, 1984.]

[22246 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Management Agreement with the Downtown Community Improvement District for the furnishing of maintenance and safety-related services at the Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park in the Central Business District of downtown Kansas City, MO, at an annual cost to the County not to exceed $75,000.00.]

2 2, 2 4 6 AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE FURNISHING OF MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY RELATED SERVICES AT THE OPEN PARK.

OPEN STEAM BROTHERS MEMORIAL PARK AT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AT AN ANNUAL COST OF THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.

INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN SIGNED A PUBLIC WORKS

[22247 A RESOLUTION transferring $150,000.00 within the 2025 County Improvement Fund to cover costs for inmate clothing and costs associated with relocating items from the Detention Center at 1300 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Missouri, to the East Campus at 7000 E. U.S. 40 Highway.]

TRANSFERRING $150,000 WITHIN THE 2025 COUNTY IMPROVEMENT FUND TO COVER COSTS FOR INMATE CLOTHING AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH RELOCATING ITEMS FROM THE DETENTION CENTER AT 1300 CHERRY STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, TO THE EAST CAMPUS AT 7,000 EAST US 40 HIGHWAY.

INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY, SIGNED JUSTICE AND LAW

[22248 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Executive to execute a Professional Services Agreement with KC Digital Drive of Kansas City, MO, for Jackson County Broadband and Digital Equity Plan Phase 1 services, at a cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00.]

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PHASE ONE SERVICES THAT COST THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.

INTRODUCED BY JEANNE LAUER.

I SIGN A PUBLIC WORKS

[22249 A RESOLUTION honoring James Staab for his accomplishments.]

UH, 2 2 2 4 9 HONORING JAMES STAUB FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.

IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO THAT? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.

AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

UH, MME. CLARK CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES.

LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABAR? YES.

SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

2 2 2 5 0

[22250 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a closed meeting on Monday, April 20, 2026, for the purpose of conducting privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson County Counselor under section 610.021(1) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.]

FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE JACKSON COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER SECTION 6 1 0 0.02.

ONE, PARAGRAPH ONE OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF MISSOURI ENC.

CLOSING ALL RECORDS.

PREPARE FOR DISCUSSION AT SAID MEETING INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER.

THE FOURTH.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT, MOVE TO ADOPT? SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY DISCUSSION MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

ANDERSON.

YES.

PEYTON? YES.

SMITH.

ABAR.

I'M SORRY.

HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES.

LAUER? YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABAR? YES.

SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

UH, MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO.

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE.

[12 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS]

MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

IS

[13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS]

I JUST DIDN'T BRING 'EM WITH ME, SO I'LL BRING 'EM NEXT WEEK.

I APOLOGIZE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, ANY NEW

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UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ARPA FUNDS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

UM, WE, UH, THIS BODY DISTRIBUTED 35 MILLION WORTH OF THE, UH, AGENCIES.

AND I WANT TO GIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE A STARTING POINT OF, OF A PROPOSAL.

I HAVE TO GET 11 MILLION OF THE ARPA FUNDS OUT THE DOOR THAT ARE FOR, UM, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND I JUST WANT TO JUST PASS THEM TO YOU GUYS TODAY AND START A DIALOGUE IF WE CAN KICKSTART THAT SO WE CAN GET SOME MONEY OUT THE DOOR.

AND THAT'S ALL.

REALLY ALL I HAVE MR. EXECUTIVE, HAVE, HAVE WE IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE 35 REMAINING MILLION, OR IS THIS JUST A BLOCK OF 11 OUT OF THAT? THIS IS A BLOCK OF 11 OUT OF IT, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IDENTIFYING.

I THINK THAT YOUR, YOUR, UH, PHRASE WAS, IT'S MASHED DOWN AND SQUASHED OUT, AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHERE THOSE MIGHT BE.

BUT, UH, I KNOW THIS BODY WANTS TO GET MONEY OUT THE DOOR.

I WANNA START WITH, UH, A, UH, A PLACE WHERE WE CAN, MAYBE I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, SO RELATED TO ARPA FUNDS, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION, I DON'T KNOW, SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, MAYBE AS LONG AS TWO MONTHS AGO, UM, REQUESTING THE STATE AUDITOR REVIEW, UM, HOW THE FUNDS WERE MOVED AROUND BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, MAKING SURE THAT WE DIDN'T LOSE TRACK OF ANYTHING.

UM, HAS THAT BEEN COMMUNICATED? AND THIS IS MAYBE A QUESTION FOR OUR CLERK, MAYBE A QUESTION FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OR LEGAL, I DON'T KNOW, BUT LIKE WE PASSED IT.

DID ANYBODY PASS THAT ALONG TO THE STATE AUDITOR? THE CONVERSATION WE HAD, THE STATE AUDITOR IS, IS WRAPPING UP THE CURRENT AUDIT THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND I THINK THAT'S ON THEIR DESK TO START.

I WILL TELL YOU THIS, UM, ONE OF MY ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGERS, COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS IS READY TO COME AND GIVE THIS BODY A REPORT OF AFTER SOME DIGGING WHAT SHE BELIEVES WHERE THE, SOME, SOME MONEY IS.

SO I, SO I WAS VERY, UH, VERY EXCITED AND ENCOURAGED TO SEE AFTER SHE SAYS 'EM DIGGING, TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK THAT SHE BELIEVES SHE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE SOME OF THOSE ARE.

YEAH.

IN THE MEANTIME, YEAH.

AND, AND I'M ALL ABOUT THAT.

I'M JUST ASKING IF ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM KNOWS IF THE STATE AUDITOR WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE PASSED A RESOLUTION INDICATING WE WANTED THEM TO AUDIT THIS, THIS BUNDLE OF ARPA FUNDS AND HOW IT WAS HANDLED.

UM, I CAN TELL YOU I KNEW, I, I, THEY KNEW IT WAS COMING.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY STARTED ON IT AND OFFICIALLY BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE OR ANYTHING.

OKAY.

I, YES.

SO, UH, LEGISLATIVE LAUER.

YES.

UM, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.

UM, MR. UM, EXECUTIVE, THE, THE, UM, ITEMS LISTED HERE WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THEY HAD MORE DESCRIPTORS ON THERE, PARTICULARLY THE MUNICIPALITIES, UH, I SEE WHERE ONE OR TWO OF THEM MAY HAVE SOMETHING IDENTIFIED LIKE A PLAYGROUND OR SO FORTH, BUT THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING DESCRIBING WHAT THE MONEY'S FOR THE, JUST THE STARTING POINT LEGISLATOR AND, AND EACH OF THOSE HAVE SOME SPECIFIC ISSUES TO THEM.

SO THAT'S KIND OF KICKOFF POINT.

AND I'D LIKE TO, TO MOVE

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THAT'S A JACKSON COUNTY, RIGHT? EXCUSE ME, LAKE.

SO THERE ARE SPECIFIC SPRINGS.

WHAT IS BLUE SPRINGS? BLUE SPRINGS IS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR DOWNTOWN, THEIR PLAN OF THEIR DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT.

OKAY.

IF WE COULD HAVE THOSE DESCRIPTORS EMAILED TO US, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

DEFINITELY WILL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OTHER QUESTION? UH, LEGISLATOR PEYTON, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

UM, MR. EXECUTIVE, HOW DID WE RECEIVE THE REQUEST FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS? HOW DID, HOW DID THEY IDENTIFY TO US THEIR PROJECTS AND HOW MUCH MONEY IT WAS GONNA COST TO, UM, DO THESE PROJECTS? AND HOW WILL THEY, IS THIS GONNA BE GRANT MONEY OR WILL THEY REPORT BACK? HOW WOULD THIS PROCESS WORK? THIS IS A, THIS IS A KICKOFF TO GET SOME, SOME MONEY THAT ARPA MONEY'S BEEN SENDING SPENDING FOR YEARS.

UM, EACH OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, THE FIRST LIST IS FOR US TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES HERE AT HOME.

AND THAT'S SOME OF OUR NEEDS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

UH, BUT EACH, EACH MUNICIPALITY HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST OF A SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THEY'RE WORKING ON WITH ME.

AND I THINK TO EACH OF YOU MAY, TO SPECIFICALLY TO MAYBE EITHER OTHER DISTRICTS, AND THIS IS AN INTEREST THAT THEY HAVE, THAT THEY COULD USE THE FUNDS FOR THE, REMEMBER THE, THIS ARBA MONEY IS TO BE GRANTED, UH, BASED ON HOW THIS LEGISLATURE WANTS TO DO IT.

YOU CAN FIND OUT THAT YOUR OWN DISTRICT, YOU'VE TALKED TO YOUR MAYORS, YOUR COUNCIL PEOPLE, AND YOU THINK THAT THEY HAVE AN INTEREST, AND YOU CAN PUT THAT INTO A, UH, THE AWARD OR YOU CAN GO THROUGH A PROCESS.

YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO, UH, PROCESS THAT IS REQUIRED BY THIS.

THE PROCESS IS, THIS MONEY'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I KNOW EACH OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES COULD USE THIS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THIS IS JUST A, A START STARTING GROUND.

I THINK WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SPECIFICS.

LIKE LEGISL LAUER SAID, WELL GIMME SOME MORE.

WHAT, WHAT DOES, WHAT DOES GRAND VIEW WANT THEIR MONEY FOR? WHAT WOULD THEY BE USING THIS FOR? I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE, THAT'S WHERE I WANTED TO START.

AND WILL THIS MONEY BE TREATED AS GRANT MONEY OR WHAT WE WE'RE GIVING THEM THIS MONEY? WILL THEY HAVE ANY REPORTING BACK TO US TO LET US KNOW HOW THE PROJECT'S GOING TO LET US KNOW IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER? YEAH.

WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TREAT, WE TREAT THIS JUST LIKE OTHER O OTHER COMPLIANCE ISSUES AND GRANT, THEY REPORT BACK TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

OKAY.

UH, THANK YOU MR. EXECUTIVE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS, THIS PAGE IS THE LAST PAGE OF POTENTIAL OR ORDINANCE THAT WAS TEED UP.

CAN WE SEE THE REST OF IT, I GUESS AS WELL, JUST TO SEE, I JUST HAD THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL JUST, UH, DO A DRAFT.

UH, THERE'S NO, THERE'S, THERE'S NO SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT'S DESIGNATED MORE THIS.

I JUST PUT THIS SHEET OFF TO START WITH THE NUMBERS.

THANK YOU.

UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

UM, UH, I KNOW THIS IS A, A STARTING POINT, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS AS, UH, I'M SURE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE KNOWS AND, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION KNOWS, UH, AND MY COLLEAGUES KNOW THAT, UM, WE STILL HAVE NOT INVESTED, UH, ANY LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THE COUNTY ITSELF.

UH, WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE IN THIS BUILDING, THE FRONT STEPS ARE STILL NOT CORRECT.

WE STILL HAVE A DA ISSUES.

UM, AND I, AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND ALL THESE MUNICIPAL, I KNOW THIS IS A JUMPING OFF POINT.

THIS ISN'T THE FINAL SAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHAT I'M JUST SAYING IS, IS THAT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS.

I UNDERSTAND MUNICIPALITIES MAY NEED THINGS, BUT, UM, THE LAST TIME WE PUT ANY MONEY INTO THIS COURTHOUSE, UH, WHICH WASN'T AN EMERGENCY, UH, FUND, I THINK PROBABLY WAS BEFORE I WAS ELECTED.

UM, SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO FIX IN THIS PLACE.

I KNOW WE CAN'T DO IT WITH JUST THE REMAINING $35 MILLION, BUT AT LEAST WE COULD START TO DO SOMETHING OR AT LEAST LOOK AT, UM, HOW WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THESE VERY LARGE, LARGE ISSUES AND ALSO THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT, UH, THE FOLKS WHO WORK AT THE COUNTY ALL THROUGHOUT OUR DIFFERENT, UM, ALL THROUGHOUT OUR DIFFERENT, UH, FACILITIES.

SO I WOULD JUST, I WANNA PUT THAT OUT THERE ON THE RECORD AGAIN.

UM, BUT AGAIN, I, I APPRECIATE US EVEN BEGINNING A CONVERSATION AROUND THESE MONIES.

LET ANDERSON YES, SIR.

UH, I, I, I FEEL YOU, WE, WE GOTTA GET, WE GOTTA GET RIGHT HERE AT HOME.

WE GOTTA TAKE CARE OF OUR COUNTY.

THAT'S ONE OF THESE, ONE OF THESE IS THE, UH, DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE STEPS, AND THAT'S A, A A $6 MILLION PROJECT.

UM, THE FRONT DOOR TO THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN CLOSED AND IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND HAS BEEN FOREVER.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS.

UH, JUST THE ISSUES LIKE THE HISTORIC INDEPENDENCE, A DA PARKING, YOU KNOW, THE, THE WAY THEY'VE CHANGED UP ON THE SQUARE, YOU CAN'T PARK CLOSE ENOUGH TO THAT.

UM, THE HISTORIC INDEPENDENCE COURTHOUSE HAS SOME PROBLEMS TO IT.

UM, SO MY PROPOSAL, JUST AS A KICKSTART IS THE 11 MILLION WHICH RE LEAVES US, WHICH

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UM, AND MR. EXECUTIVE, I, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T REMIND THAT WE DID HAVE A PROCESS, UH, THAT I THINK THE FIRST YEAR WE WERE HERE, UM, AND WE DID IDENTIFY PROJECTS, THERE WAS A PROPOSALS.

UM, AND, AND IF, IF WE COULD, I WOULD ACTUALLY ASK OUR BUDGET CHAIR PROBABLY TO TAKE THIS ON AS A STUDY IDEA AND PICK UP KIND OF THIS DISCUSSION SO WE HAVE SOME MORE OPPORTUNITY AND COMMITTEE TO, TO GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING, UM, MORE FORMAL.

SO, UH, MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU WOULD TAKE THAT ON, UH, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.

I MOST CERTAINLY WILL.

I WILL SEEK A LITTLE MORE CLARITY FROM YOU ON THAT.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? UM, ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL NOW RECESS FOR THE CLOSED MEETING.

MR. KAVINSKI, WILL YOU WELL, WILL THERE BE ANY ACTION NEEDED AFTERWARDS? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

OKAY, PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL NOW, UM, WE, SHOULD WE ADJOURN FIRST MAYOR JO? OR HOW DO YOU WANNA DO THAT NOW? IT'S AFTER.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL COME BACK AFTERWARDS.

DO ADJOURN.

SO PLEASE RETURN 'CAUSE THERE'S, CAN WE TOO MANY OF YOU OUT? YOU JOIN US.

ALRIGHT.

WE ARE, UH, RE UH, ENDING OUR RECESS.

UM,

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IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THERE A SECOND.

IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? A AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.

NO.