* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] WELCOME TO THE [1 ROLL CALL] 13TH, REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE. IT'S MONDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM IN THE CASEY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. UH, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON HERE. PEYTON SMITH, HUSKY. PRESENT FRANKLIN. HERE. MCGEE LAUER. HERE SMITH. HERE. AVARCA. PRESENT. UH, MADAM CLERK, IF, IF WE CAN, UM, GIVE OUR SYMPATHIES, UM, TO LEGISLATIVE PATENT, UH, SHE'S ASKED FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, UH, TODAY IN LIGHT OF THE TRANSITIONING OF HER BROTHER, UH, AS WELL AS THE CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH LEGISLATORS, MEGAN SMITH FOR, UM, HER NEWBORN CHILD AND DERON MCGEE FOR GETTING MARRIED THIS WEEKEND. MM-HMM . UH, BOTH HAVE ASKED FOR, UH, EXCUSES AS WELL. UH, SO SIX PRESENT, THREE EXCUSED. THANK YOU. UM, UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, [2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? YES. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, OR WHICH STANDS ION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE SEEK [3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] APPROVAL, OR IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JOURNAL? SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED IN. SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HABIT? THE AYES DO NEED HABIT. UH, WE DO HAVE [4 HEARINGS] A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE HAVE SET, UH, FOR ORDINANCE 6 0 7 7 ENACTING SECTION 6 0 0 4, THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984, RELATING TO THE STANDARDS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. UM, SO WE WILL TAKE THAT UP NOW. ANYONE HERE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF ORDINANCE 6 0 7 7? PLEASE JOIN US. OH. OH, PERFECT. EVEN BETTER. UH, WE GOT MR. TYLER COLLINS AFTERNOON. UH, MY NAME'S TYLER COLLINS. I'M HERE TO, UH, I WAS ONE OF THE AUTHORS INVOLVED IN THE WRITING THIS PROPOSAL, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITS BEHALF. UM, LIKE HAVING BEEN A PERSON THAT HAD SUFFERED THROUGH, UM, HAVING BEEN INCARCERATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MY LIFE. UM, I CAME TO JACKSON COUNTY, YOU KNOW, SEEKING A FRESH START, AND THIS COMMUNITY WELCOMED ME AND AFFORDED ME THAT OPPORTUNITY. UM, AND I THINK IT'S JUST TIME FOR ME TO GIVE BACK AND LIKE, THAT'S WHY I WAS INVOLVED IN WRITING THIS PROPOSAL. UM, I THINK IT'S PERTINENT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE MORAL AND FISCAL IMPERATIVE OF TREATING PEOPLE THAT ARE DETAINED IN OUR JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THE, THE TITLE OF THE NEW JAIL BEING JUSTICE WITH DIGNITY. UM, SO WE'VE TIED THAT IN WITH THE TITLE OF THIS PROPOSAL. UM, THE MORAL IMPERATIVE IS THAT THE WAY WE TREAT OUR DETAINEES IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF WHO WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY. AND THE FISCAL IMPERATIVE IS THAT IT IS MUCH EASIER TO TRAIN STAFF AND USE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AS OPPOSED TO HAVE TO PAY FOR COSTLY LAWSUITS OVER THE AND, AND FEDERAL INTERVENTION OVER TIME. AND I THINK WE KNOW, AS, I MEAN, AS A COMMUNITY, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT. YOU KNOW, I, AND I'M HAPPY TO FIELD ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE LEGISLATURE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AS A REMINDER, JUST A PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT, BUT, UH, I BELIEVE MR. COLLINS WILL MAKE HIMSELF AVAILABLE EITHER NOW AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE MEETING OR IN, UH, THE FUTURE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. COLLINS. THANK YOU, MR. BARKA. UH, WE HAVE NEXT ON OUR SIGN IN SHEET, UH, MAURICE HARRIS. GOOD EVENING. UM, ALSO LIKE MR. COLLINS BACK THERE THAT JUST SPOKE TO YOU, I ALSO, UH, SPENT A SIGNIFICANT TIME INCARCERATED. AND, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, YOU GIVE BACK. AND IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU GUYS MAY GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN THAT SITUATION. UM, I CAN'T SIT HERE AND TESTIFY THAT I EXPERIENCED A LOT OF MISTREATMENT, BUT I DID EXPERIENCE MISTREATMENT. UM, AND I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE GOTTA REMEMBER, THAT HUMAN RIGHTS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL BORN WITH NO MATTER OUR RACE, OUR RELIGION, OUR STATION IN LIFE. YOU KNOW, UH, WE MAKE MISTAKES, BUT THE GREAT THING ABOUT MAKING A MISTAKE IS YOU SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW FROM THOSE MISTAKES, RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT THE FIRST, UH, PEOPLE THAT YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH WHILE YOU'RE [00:05:01] INCARCERATED CAN BE THAT EXAMPLE. UH, BECAUSE I WAS CLUELESS. I WAS ABSOLUTELY CLUELESS COMING FROM THE, UH, ENVIRONMENT THAT I CAME FROM. BUT I DID UNDERSTAND THAT I DIDN'T WANNA BE, UH, WHAT I FELT LIKE THE WORLD WAS MAKING ME, AND I HAD NO EXAMPLE OF THAT, RIGHT? UM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I MET SOME STAFF MEMBERS THAT I WAS INCARCERATED, UH, WHERE I WAS INCARCERATED AT, THAT, UH, KIND OF GAVE ME AN EXAMPLE WITH THEIR TREATMENT OF ME. AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ALWAYS REMEMBERING EVERY PERSONAL ENCOUNTER THAT WE HAVE WITH PEOPLE, PEOPLE WE KNOW, PEOPLE WE RUN ACROSS IN THE STORE, IN THE STREET, OR AT OUR JOB, RIGHT? THAT THIS IS A OPPORTUNITY TO PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND SHOW PEOPLE RIGHT WHAT IT MEANS TO TREAT THEM IN A HUMANE WAY. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE INCARCERATED OR BEING DETAINED WHILE GOING THROUGH TRIAL RIGHT, DOES SHOULDN'T, UH, DISCOUNT YOUR RIGHTS AS A HUMAN BEING. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT TO THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. HARRIS. UH, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE UP, UH, JILL. UH, IS IT HARKIN? HANLIN. HANLIN. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO WORRIES. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS JOEL HANLON. I, TOO AM A PERSON WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. I'M NOT JUST THAT. I'M ALSO A REENTRY ADVOCATE, A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND SOMEONE WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS, BOTH DURING INCARCERATION AND AS THEY RETURN HOME. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF ESTABLISHING A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS HOUSED IN THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ONE CLASSIFICATION OF PEOPLE. IT IS ABOUT SETTING A STANDARD FOR HOW WE OPERATE AS A COUNTY. EVERY PERSON IN THAT FACILITY, WHETHER AWAITING TRIAL BEING HELD ON A DETAINER OR SERVING TIME, EXISTS WITHIN A SYSTEM THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES ENSURING THAT CONDITIONS, COMMUNICATION, AND ACCESS TO BASIC RIGHTS ARE CONSISTENT, TRANSPARENT, AND HUMANE. EXCUSE ME, IN MY WORK, I HEAR THE SAME THEMES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. CONFUSION ABOUT LEGAL STATUS, DELAYS WITHOUT EXPLANATION. LIMITED COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY. BARRIERS TO ACCESSING COUNSELOR SUPPORT A LACK OF CLEAR, CONSISTENT PROCESSES. WHEN SYSTEMS FEEL UNPREDICTABLE, PEOPLE INSIDE THEM BECOME DESTABILIZED. AND WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS RETURN TO OUR COMMUNITY, THAT INSTABILITY DOES NOT STAY BEHIND THOSE WALLS. IT COMES HOME WITH HOME WITH THEM. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS WHERE A BILL OF RIGHTS MATTERS, NOT AS A SYMBOLIC GESTURE, BUT AS A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK. A SET OF GUARDRAILS THAT ENSURES CLEAR AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION, ACCESS TO LEGAL AND SUPPORT RESOURCES, HUMANE AND CONSISTENT CONDITIONS, TRANSPARENCY AND PROCESS AND TIMELINES, ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOW PEOPLE ARE TREATED. WHEN THOSE BASICS ARE IN PLACE, SOMETHING IMPORTANT HAPPENS. PEOPLE BECOME MORE STABLE, THEY'RE BETTER ABLE TO COMMUNICATE, TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CASES, AND TO MAINTAIN CONNECTION WITH THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS. AND WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY COME BACK MORE GROUNDED, MORE RESPONSIVE, AND BETTER POSITIONED TO SUCCEED. THAT IS NOT JUST BETTER FOR THEM. IT IS BETTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, FOR FAMILIES, AND FOR THIS COUNTY. THERE'S ALSO A VERY REAL FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY HERE. WITHOUT CLEAR STANDARDS, JACKSON COUNTY IS EXPOSED TO LIABILITY, CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, UN UNLAWFUL DETENTION CONCERNS AND CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT CLAIMS THAT CAN AND DO RESULT IN COSTLY LITIGATION. A BILL OF RIGHTS IS NOT JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IT IS A SMART AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURE THAT PROTECTS THE COUNTY. I ALSO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE MY PERSONAL CONNECTION. MY SON IS CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER, AND HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR TWO YEARS. SO I STAND HERE WEARING MORE THAN ONE HAT. I'M A PROFESSIONAL IN THIS SPACE, AN ADVOCATE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND A MOTHER WHO HAS WALKED ALONGSIDE THE SYSTEM IN A VERY REAL WAY. WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS SHAPED BY ALL THREE, BUT GROUNDED IN WHAT I SEE ACROSS THE BOARD. THIS IS ABOUT CONSISTENCY, IT'S ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THIS IS ABOUT WHO WE CHOOSE TO BE AS A COUNTY. THIS MEASURE, THE MEASURE OF A SYSTEM IS NOT HOW IT TREATS THE BEST OF US, BUT HOW IT TREATS THOSE FULLY IN ITS CONTROL. AND I WOULD ASK [00:10:01] TO LET THAT MEASURE GUIDE YOUR VOTE. WHAT YOU DECIDE WILL SPEAK NOT ONLY TO WHAT WE ALLOW, BUT WE WILL WHAT WE WANNA STAND FOR. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY, UM, AS A PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS TODAY? ALL SEEING NONE. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. UM, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE [11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [22251 A RESOLUTION declaring April 27th as Start by Believing Day in Jackson County, Missouri and recognizing the Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault for fifty years of combating sexual offenses and supporting victims.] READ RESOLUTION 2 2 2 5 1 DE DECLARING APRIL 27TH, THE START BY BELIEVING DAY IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. I'M RECOGNIZING THE METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION COUNTERING SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR 50 YEARS OF COMBATING SEXUAL OFFENSES AND SUPPORTING VICTIMS INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON. MOVE TO ADOPT SARAH. SECOND. I SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE RULE ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER. YES. SMITH? YEP. ABAR? YES. SIX. YES. THREE EXCUSED. UH, LEGISL ANDERSON FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, SIR. I, HMM. IT'S RIGHT HERE. OH, OKAY. I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT IT. WELCOME. COME ON AROUND, . WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC, UH, UH, REASON THAT THIS COUNTY HAS BEEN DOING LONG BEFORE EVEN I CAME ON, UH, TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT MOXA DOES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I HAVE A PERSONAL STORY WITH MOXA. THEY, UH, KEPT ME GOING WHEN I NEEDED IT MOST AFTER, UH, MY ABUSE. AND SO, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, BUT THIS, UH, RESOLUTION I'M PRESENTING TODAY SAYS, WHEREAS SEXUAL AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EACH APRIL TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ON PREVENTION AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, THE METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT. MOA HAS SERVED JACKSON COUNTY FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS AS THE REGION'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE RAPE CRISIS CENTER, PROVIDING FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. M'S. MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE IMPACTED BY SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT, AND TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. MOXA PROVIDES CRITICAL SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES, INCLUDING A 24 HOUR CRISIS LINE HOSPITAL ADVOCACY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVOCACY TO ENSURE SURVIVORS ARE SUPPORTED DURING SOME OF THEIR MOST VULNERABLE MOMENTS. MOXA OFFERS LEGAL ADVOCACY AND COURT SUPPORT COUNSELING SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ONGOING CARE THAT PROMOTES HEALING, STABILITY, AND EMPOWERMENT. MOXA DELIVERS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH ACROSS PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CHARTER SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT JACKSON COUNTY. EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PREPARE TO BUILD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND PREVENT VIOLENCE. MOXA ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY-WIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COALITIONS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE AND CREATE SAFER, MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES. MOX A'S SEXUAL ASSAULT FREE ENVIRONMENT, SAFE TRAINING PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND HOSPITALITY SPACES ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY TO EQUIP, TO EQUIP STAFF WITH TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE, INTERRUPT, AND PREVENT HARM. SEXUAL VIOLENCE REMAINS A SIGNIFICANT AND UNREPORTED ISSUE WITH THE MAJORITY OF ASSAULTS BEING COMMITTED BY SOMEONE KNOWN TO THE VICTIM, HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS, PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT THE START. WHEREAS THE START BY BELIEVING CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO DISCLOSURES OF SEX, SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITH BELIEF, COMPASSION, AND SUPPORT, RECOGNIZING THAT A SURVIVOR'S FIRST DISCLOSURE EXPERIENCE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THEIR HEALING AND WILLINGNESS TO SEEK HELP. WHEREAS JACKSON COUNTY RECOGNIZES THAT SUPPORTING SURVIVORS AND PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT TRUSTED ADULTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INSTITUTIONS ALL PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN CREATING A CULTURE OF SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEREAS JACKSON COUNTY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HONOR ST. LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM AND THEIR FORENSICS NURSING TEAM, ALONG WITH KANSAS CITY AND MISSOURI POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND FOR THEIR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH MOXA NOW, AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MONDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2026, AS START BY BELIEVING DAY IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO STAND WITH SURVIVORS, PROMOTE AWARENESS, AND COMMIT [00:15:01] TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY FREE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ONCE AGAIN, UH, INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION FOR MOXA AND SURVIVORS. UH, WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP OF ALL OF THE LEGISLATORS HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY AND OUR JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE. UH, WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THIS RECOGNITION OF START BY BELIEVING DAY. UH, WE KNOW THAT THE HARDEST TIME FOR SURVIVORS IS WHEN THEY COME FORWARD, UH, AFTER A SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND THE RESPONSE THAT THEY GET AFTER THAT, UH, DISCLOSURE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR HEALING AND THE TRAJECTORY OF THAT HEALING. AND SO START BY BELIEVING AS A WAY THAT WE CAN SHOW SURVIVORS THAT WE SUPPORT AND BELIEVE THEM WHEN THEY COME FORWARD TO BE THERE, BELIEVE THEM, AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY NEED FOR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. UM, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERS HERE WITH US TODAY, ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL. UM, WE CAN'T DO THIS WORK ALONE. WE ALSO WORK WITH, UH, KANSAS CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MANY POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY. AND, UM, UH, COMBINED THAT THAT WORK ALLOWS US, UH, TO TREAT SURVIVORS AND TO LET SURVIVORS KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE WORKING FOR THEM AS A TEAM, AND THAT WE WILL REACH, UH, REACH THEM WITH CARE AND COMPASSION. FINALLY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE JACKSON COUNTY, UH, FOR THE INVESTMENT IN MOXA. WE, UH, ARE RELOCATING IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE AWARDED A, A GRANT FOR THAT, FOR THAT BUILDING PROJECT. AND THAT NOT, THAT'S NOT JUST A BUILDING, BUT IT'S REALLY A SIGN OF HOPE AND HEALING FOR SURVIVORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, IT'S A PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION THAT JACKSON COUNTY SUPPORTS THEM, BELIEVES THEM, AND WANTS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE BEST QUALITY SERVICES AVAILABLE. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO JACKSON COUNTY, TO THE LEGISLATORS, UH, AND THE EXECUTIVE FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OH, YOU OKAY. MAYBE JUST SCOOT IN A LITTLE MORE. MADAM CLERK, [22258 A RESOLUTION for the 100TH celebration of Guadalupe Centers’ Cinco de Mayo Fiesta.] PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 2 2 2 5 8 FOR THE 100 CELEBRATION OF GUADALUPE CENTER, CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? MOVED THERE. SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UM, MADAM CLERK CAD, ROLE ANDERSON. OH, YES. PEYTON SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN, YES. MCGEE LAUER. YES. SMITH? YES. ABCA? YES. SIX. YES. THREE EXCUSED. UH, WE WILL, UM, WE WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THE GUADALUPE CENTER'S, UH, CELEBRATION THIS, UH, COMING WEEKEND, UM, TO DO A FORMAL PRESENTATION FOR THEM. UH, SO WE'LL HOLD THAT ONE FOR PRESENTATION AT A LATER DATE. UH, ANNIE ARE HERE. OH, THEY ARE HERE. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT. UM, JOIN US, PLEASE, THEN. SORRY, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU ALL WERE HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE. WE WILL START HERE. UH, FOUNDED IN 1919, GUADALUPE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LATINOS IN THE KANSAS CITY REGION. AND IT REMAINS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING ORGANIZATION SERVING LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, UH, BY THE WAY, IN THE UNITED STATES. SO THAT'S THE ENTIRETY. AND GUADALUPE CENTERS CREATED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRADITION IN 1922, MAKING IT THE ORIGINAL CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA IN KANSAS CITY. AND IN 2026, THE GUADALUPE CENTERS WILL CELEBRATE THEIR 100TH YEAR OF CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA IN THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE COMMUNITY OF KANSAS CITY, WHERE IT ALL BEGAN IN 1926. AND WHEREAS THE EVENT CELEBRATES NOT ONLY MEXICO'S VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA, BUT ALSO THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF GENERATIONS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO KANSAS CITY'S GROWTH AND DIVERSITY, AND WHERE THE FIESTA OFFERS A VIBRANT CELEBRATION OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE, ENJOYING FLAVORFUL, AUTHENTIC FOOD, FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND THE INCREDIBLE TALENTS OF LOCAL VENDORS AND ARTISTS. AND WHEREAS OVER THE YEARS, MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED THE LOCAL FIESTA BOOSTING TOURISM AND AN ENERGIZING KANSAS CITY'S WEST SIDE COMMUNITY. [00:20:01] AND WHEREAS THE FIESTA IN KANSAS CITY ALSO SERVES AS A FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY SUPPORTING EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY GUPA CENTERS FOR THE LATINO COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION HONORS THE LIVES OF THE IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME TO THE KANSAS CITY AREA IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS AND CELEBRATES TRADITIONAL MEXICAN HISTORY. AND WHEREAS MANY LOCAL MEXICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES STILL ATTEND THE FIESTA, SOME WILL BRING THEIR FOURTH GENERATIONS THIS YEAR TO CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THE FIRST CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION BEGAN OVER 100 YEARS AGO, IT WAS FOR THE LOCAL NEIGHBORS AND FAMILIES TO GET TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THEIR PROUD HERITAGE, BRINGING THE CULTURE OF KANSAS CITY SO THAT EVERYONE COULD EXPERIENCE IT. UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, THE LEGISLATURE HAS ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION, AND WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? WONDERFUL. UH, JUST VERY BRIEFLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HONORING US WITH THIS PROCLAMATION. EVERYTHING IS HAS BEEN SAID HERE, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO GUADALUPE CENTERS, WHICH IS JUST RIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT OUR HISTORIC WEST SIDE COMMUNITY, AND BRING YOUR FAMILIES, BRING EVERYONE WHO HASN'T BEEN A PART OF GUADALUPE CENTERS BEFORE. WE INVITE YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL FAMILY TO US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HONORING US WITH THIS. THANK YOU. NO, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? SORRY. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY. UM, THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT TO US, AND WE'RE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST HISPANIC COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU GUYS EVER NEED ANYTHING, KNOW ANYONE COME OUR WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. EXECUTIVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US? THANK YOU FOR CATCHING . THANK YOU. VERY. ALL RIGHT. COMMUNICATIONS [5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE] WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. ANY REPORTS FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE? I WANNA START BY RECOGNIZING SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. FROM LAST WEEK, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OUR JACKSON COUNTY PARKS VOLUNTEER BANQUET, AND I WANNA ESPECIALLY THANK LEGISLATIVE VANESSA HUSKY FOR BEING THERE. ALSO. IT WAS A GREAT EVENING, CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE WHO GIVE THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE MORE THAN 500 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, AND LAST YEAR ALONE, THEY CONTRIBUTED OVER 35,000 HOURS OF SERVICE, WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN VALUE BACK TO THE COUNTY. I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT IN ACTION. ON SATURDAY MORNING, WE'LL HOST THE 43RD ANNUAL KIDS FISHING DERBY OUT AT LAKE JMA. FISHING STARTS AT 8:15 AM AND IT'S OPEN TO KIDS AGES TWO TO 15. IT'S A FREE EVENT WITH PRIZES AWARDED FOR THE LARGEST FISH IN EACH AGE GROUP, ALONG WITH A CASTING CONTEST, THE FIRST PARTICIPANT, FIRST PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A FREE FISHING POLL THANKS TO PURE FISHING. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT, AND THE WEATHER IS SHAPING UP TO BE PERFECT FOR IT. ALSO. THEN ON SATURDAY, WE'LL HAVE THE SHEEP SHINDIG. WHO KNOWS WHAT THE SHEEP SHINDIG IS? ? ANYONE? OKAY. WELL, YOU GOTTA COME TO IT TO FIND OUT. IT'S OUTTA MISSOURI TOWN LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM THIS IS ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHAT MAKES OUR PARKS UNIQUE. FAMILIES CAN SEE SHEEP SHEARING LEARN HOW WOOL IS PROCESSED FROM START TO FINISH, AND TAKE PART IN DEMONSTRATIONS, CRAFTS, AND ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEYOND OUR PARKS. THIS WEEKEND IS ALSO A BIG ONE FOR INDEPENDENCE, AS WE CELEBRATE PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN'S BIRTHDAY. ON SATURDAY, I'LL BE AT CLINTON SODA FOUNTAIN AT NOON, WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN ENJOY FREE BIRTHDAY CAKE, TAKE PHOTOS AND SIGN A GIANT BIRTHDAY CARD AT 1:00 PM THEY'LL BE READING LETTERS BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AT THE TRUMAN COURTHOUSE. AT 3:30 PM THEY'LL BE SHOWING OF THE FILM TRUMAN. AND AT 5:00 PM THE INDEPENDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A FUNDRAISER WITH LIVE MUSIC AT OPHELIA'S, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES HAPPENING AROUND THE SQUARE. MM-HMM . THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING, I'LL BE HELPING KICK OFF THE, GIVE THEM HELL 5K AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY. 5K RUN WITH CHECK IN AT SEVEN, AND THE RACE STARTING AT EIGHT. HOW MANY OF YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE 5K ? ALL RIGHT, MR. EXECUTIVE, IF YOU RUN, I'LL RUN. OKAY. WELL, I'LL GET, I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IT'S A FULL WEEKEND, BUT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANNA SEE PEOPLE SHOWING UP SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER AND STAYING CONNECTED AS A COMMUNITY. WE'RE TALKING TO HARRY TRUMAN, WHICH MEANS WE TALK ABOUT WORLD WAR II, BUT I WANNA GIVE A FULL PRESENTATION TO THE LEGISLATURE, UH, JACKSON COUNTY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, HAVE, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON [00:25:01] IT. WE DO NOT HAVE A WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL IN JACKSON COUNTY. WE HAVE MEMORIALS TO EVERY OTHER EXCEPT WORLD WAR II. WORLD WAR II. SO, I WANT TO, I WANNA SHOW YOU WHAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A PROPOSAL FOR LEGISLATURE REVIEW. YOU MIGHT KNOW STEIN BROTHERS PARK IS MM-HMM . UH, UP INSTEIN. IT'S DOWNTOWN. IF YOU HA YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE. IT'S THERE DEDICATED IN 1981. IT'S AT 12TH AND WALNUT STREETS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. IT'S A COUNTY PARK, AND A LOT OF BUSINESS PEOPLE ARE THERE. THEY EAT LUNCH, THEY HANG OUT THERE. EVEN IN, IN, IT WAS REDESIGNED IN 2006 THROUGH THE ART AND THE LOOP FOUNDATION, AND WE HAVE A, A CONTRACT WITH THE DOWNTOWN COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAN, IT'S MAINTAINED, AND THE LIGHTS ARE GOING. AND THEY'VE DONE SOME WORK ON THAT. WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS MAKE THAT THE, THE HOME FOR OUR WORLD WAR II MORE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHY A WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL? OVER 16 MILLION AMERICANS SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II. MORE THAN 400,000 MAKING THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. JACKSON COUNTY SENT THOUSANDS OF ITS OWN SONS AND DAUGHTERS INTO SERVICE, YET OUR COUNTY LACKS A DEDICATED MEMORIAL HONORING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICE. THIS MONUMENT WILL SERVE AS A PERMANENT TRIBUTE, A PLACE REFLECTION FOR VETERANS FAMILIES, THE SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL LANDMARK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THIS BODY HAS ALREADY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE, MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE, WHO ARE DOING INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH TO FIND OUT EXACTLY ALL THE NAMES OF ALL THE JACKSON COUNTY AND THAT WERE IN WORLD WAR II. WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE THEM, AND THAT'S, THEY'RE ABOUT FINISHED WITH THAT, I THINK. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. HERE'S THE DESIGN FEATURES, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. IT'S A POLISHED BLACK GRANITE MONUMENT, ICONIC IWO JIMA FLAG RAISING IMAGE ETCHING, THE STONE, THE SEALS OF THE FIVE ARMED FORCES BRANCHES, AND IN INSCRIPTION, HONORING THE 16 MILLION WHO SERVED THE 400,000 WHO DIED AND ALL SUPPORTED THE WAR EFFORT. THE GREG GRANITE BASE FOR STABILITY AND VISUAL CONTRAST. IT'S CUSTOM DESIGN FABRICATED BY FRISBEE MINUS INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. ON THE BACK OF THIS OR SOME THERE, WE WILL ETCH IN THE NAMES OF ALL THE JACKSON COUNTY THAT SERVED IN WORLD WAR II. SO ON, IN A, A, A PART IN THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, A MEMORIAL DESIGN LIKE THIS. THIS IS WHERE IT'S QUESTION TIME. HOW MUCH WOULD THIS COST? OKAY, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS WHERE, POSSIBLY A DIFFERENT LOCATION, IT COULD BE IN THE PARK. THERE'S THOSE TWO RED DOTS. COULD BE ON THE END OF ONE, UH, OF THE ARCS OR THE OTHER. THERE'S A STREET VIEW OF PARK, BUT AGAIN, HOW MUCH WOULD THIS COST? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? LEISURE HUSKY, 100, $200,000 . SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. $25,000. REALLY? $25,000 FOR, FOR THE, THE MONUMENT ITSELF, THE INSTALLATION, THE SITE PREPARATION CONTINGENCY. SINCE WE HAVE OUR PARK ALREADY THERE, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY PROPERTY, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE LAYOUT FOR, TO MAKE SURE IT'S AVAILABLE, AND IT HAS ALREADY EXISTS. WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WITH DOWNTOWN COUNCIL TO CLEAN IT, TO MAINTAIN IT. IT HAS LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING. I THINK IT'S A FOUND AMAZING COST TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR, UH, TO HONOR OUR PEOPLE WHO SERVE IN WORLD WAR II. SO THAT IS WHAT I'M JUST GIVING YOU TODAY. UM, I'LL LOOK TO THIS LEGISLATURE IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS TO GIVE ME SOME, A PROPOSAL OR LEGISLATION TO TALK ABOUT THAT. MOVE IT. I THINK WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT, HEY, WE NEED TO GET THIS TOGETHER. UH, AND, AND WE HAD, HAD REALLY SPOKE ABOUT BUYING LAND AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER, AND IT WAS LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THANK, I THINK THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN PAY TRIBUTE TO WHAT, WHAT IS WELL DESERVED, UH, WITHIN A BUDGET. THANK YOU, BILL. UH, MR, I GUESS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, IF I COULD, BEFORE WE JUMP INTO THAT, I, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I THINK LEGISLATIVE MARSHALL WAS THE FIRST ONE TO REALIZE, UH, THAT THE COUNTY DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR VETERANS, UM, FOR THE LAST COUPLE GENERATIONS. UM, AND BY INITIALLY PROPOSING THE COMMITTEE FOR VETERANS AFFAIRS, I THINK EVEN A POSITION WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OF PAST, UH, THAT'S WHAT REALLY TRIGGERED THIS REVIEW AND DISCUSSION. I THINK SEVERAL OF US, I'VE TALKED TO ABOUT THE SERVICE OF, UH, FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT YOU MAY BE AWARE OF, AND THE FOCUS OF WORLD WAR II NOT BEING A PRIORITY MONUMENT BECAME, UH, I THINK A PRIORITY FOR SEVERAL OF US. UH, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, LEGISLATOR HUSKY FOR TAKING ON THE TASK OF LEADING A WORLD WAR II COMMITTEE, UM, THAT MY ASSUMPTION WILL BE WHERE THIS LEGISLATION GOES, AND THE, THE PROCESS IS, UH, AS WELL AS ACKNOWLEDGE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE FOR TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO START THE RESEARCH THROUGH THE OUTSIDE AGENCY GRANTS THIS YEAR. UM, SO WE, UH, PLAN TO HAVE A, I THINK AT LEAST A PRESENTATION IN THE WORLD WAR II COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT, UH, FROM THAT TO DISPLAY THE THOUSANDS, UM, OF NAMES OF FOLKS THAT NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTE IN THE WAR EFFORTS, UH, BUT ALSO THOSE THAT SUPPORTED THE WAR EFFORTS WITHIN THE JACKSON COUNTY REGION. SO, UH, THIS IS A MOMENTOUS OPPORTUNITY, UH, OPPORTUNITY AND OCCASION. SO THANK YOU MR. EXECUTIVE FOR, UH, LOOKING AT THIS AND MAKING THIS PROPOSAL, UM, BECAUSE IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR [00:30:01] US TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT SERVE. SO THEN I WILL, UH, LEAD, UH, BACK TO QUESTIONS, UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, DO YOU HAVE THE DIMENSIONS OF WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE AND HOW CERTAIN TYPES OF THINGS? LARGE, LARGE AND IN CHARGE? I DO. I DO. OKAY. AND COULD YOU SEND US THIS, UH, I WILL SEND YOU THE WHOLE SLIDE WITH THE DIMENSIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YEAH, AND I THINK THIS IS INITIAL DISCUSSIONS AND JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS AT THIS POINT. SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE DISCUSSIONS LIKELY TO BE HAD IN WORLD WAR II COMMITTEE. SO, OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE, MR. EXECUTIVE? OTHER TOPICS IN THE SAME, IN THE SAME VEIN, UH, THIS BODY HAS APPROPRIATED AND BUDGETED FOR A VETERAN'S ADVOCATE POSITION WITH JACKSON COUNTY LAST YEAR, DIDN'T GET PUT IN THIS GOT YEAR, I GOT PUT IN THE BUDGET, AND I'M PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE, UH, INTERVIEWED SEVERAL CANDIDATES AND WE ARE OFFERING A VETERAN ADVOCATE POSITION TO A GENTLEMAN. AND WE'RE WAITING FOR HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THAT. WHAT THAT MEANS IS, UH, THIS PERSON WILL WORK FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND HELP VA VETERANS DO EVERYTHING. THEY WILL NOT JUST TAKE A QUESTION OF HOW CAN YOU DO SOMETHING, JACKSON COUNTY, THEY'RE GONNA HELP THEM WITH EVERYTHING. UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF, OF, UH, OTHER CITIES AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE THIS TYPE OF POSITION. WE HAVEN'T, UM, A LOT OF THIS, THIS PERSON CAN HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE IN THAT IS ACTUALLY IS A VETERAN AND THEN ACTUALLY HAD SOME VETERAN SERVICE, THE VA, A WELL-ROUNDED PERSON THAT WILL SERVE, SERVE OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY IN JACKSON COUNTY. WELL, UH, IT'S JUST, UH, SILLY THAT IT HASN'T, IT'S TAKEN THIS LONG TO DO IT. UM, LEGISL LEGISLATOR, MEGAN MARSHALL SMITH HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS AND, AND, AND KEPT ON US TO GET IT DONE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT'S COMING TO FRUITION. UM, YOU ALSO HAVE, UH, EMAILED YOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK. YOU HAVE, UH, A BUDGET, YOU HAVE BANK BALANCES, YOU HAVE BANK ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION. YOU GOT THOSE ALL BY EMAIL. THEY WERE GONNA GO INTO THE PACKET, BUT WE DIDN'T GET 'EM TO THE CLERK IN TIME. BUT I THINK SHE HAS EMAILED ALL THOSE TO YOU. UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE CAN DEFINITELY GO OVER THAT. YOU CAN DEFINITELY, I, I'D SCHEDULE SOME TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHARE THAT WITH YOU, AND I KNOW I'M REQUIRED TO, AND I KNOW THE PREVIOUS EXECUTIVES HAVE NOT WHEN YOU'VE ASKED FOR THOSE THINGS. SO, UM, I'M GLAD TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE SURE YOU, YOU ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOUR COUNTY FINANCES AS WE MOVE ON. UH, I, I, I THINK I'D BE RE REMISS. WE'RE GONNA GET TO IT, BUT IF I DIDN'T, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE LAKE BEFORE, THAT OUR, OUR LAKE ENTHUSIASTS ARE HERE. MM-HMM . UM, I HAD DISCUSSED WITH LETCHER FRANKLIN ON, UH, 6 0 7 3 THAT HE'S GONNA WITHDRAW THAT. AND, UH, LEGISLATOR IBAKA HAS SCHEDULED A TOWN HALL MEETING FOR MAY 21ST AT THE COLBURN ROAD LIBRARY IN LEE SUMMIT TO HAVE THIS ISSUE TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. UM, WHEN THIS ISSUE CAME UP, UM, IT WAS, UH, JUST A, A POTENTIAL REVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN COUNTY POLICY. THERE ARE A LOT OF OPINIONS ABOUT THIS, AND IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE, AND I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF YOU ON THE DAIS, THAT, THAT WE SHOULD HEAR FROM THOSE PEOPLE. SO, UH, I ANTICIPATE TODAY THAT, THAT, THAT ISSUE WILL, WILL BE WITHDRAWN, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM EVERYONE THAT HAS AN INTEREST STAKEHOLDERS IN LATE TACOMA ABOUT THAT ISSUE BEFORE IT MOVES FORWARD. UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, UH, THANK YOU TO YOUR OFFICE FOR SHARING, UM, THESE FLYERS. UM, AND FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE, I THINK, UM, THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IS EXACTLY WHAT JACKSON COUNTY SHOULD BE DOING AND HOW WE SHOULD WORK THROUGH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION. UM, WE INVITE ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES, OBVIOUSLY, TO COME AND JOIN US FOR THIS KIND OF WORKING SESSION OPPORTUNITY ON THURSDAY, MAY 21ST AT 6:00 PM AT THE MIDCONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY OF 1000 NORTHEAST COLBURN ROAD, LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI 6 4 0 8 6, INVITING ALL FOLKS TO DISCUSS, UM, THIS ORDINANCE AND ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AS WE SEE, UH, TO MODIFY OUR SYSTEM. UH, ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING, UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE PATH OF A PARKS BOARD. I KNOW THAT IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT LEGISLATOR SMITH HAS BROUGHT UP SEVERAL TIMES. UM, AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE DISCUSSING THAT POTENTIAL FUTURE AS WELL TO HELP WITH THESE ISSUES, UM, TO ADDRESS MORE PUBLIC, UM, SCRUTINY AND INVOLVEMENT AT THE EARLY END OF THE PROCESS. SO WE GONNA FIND OURSELVES UP HERE AGAIN, UH, WITH ANOTHER ISSUE. SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS OR OTHER ISSUES? YEAH. ONE, YEAH, LEGISLATOR SMITH, UM, I HAD A CONSTITUENT CONTACT ME TODAY. UM, HE SAID, OKAY, I'VE HEARD REPEATEDLY WE'RE GOING TO CREDITS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FOR TAXPAYERS WHO WERE OVER ASSESSED IN 2324 'CAUSE FUNDS WERE DISPERSED. THIS PARTICULAR TAXPAYER, UM, WORKED WITH AN ATTORNEY AND DID THE ENTIRE PAY UNDER PROTEST PROCESS PROPERLY. AND, UM, THEIR VALUE HAS NOW BEEN RESET IN THE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, STILL WAITING TO MOVE THAT OVER TO THE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND SEE THE FINAL RESULT. BUT, UM, HIS QUESTION WAS, UM, JUST SINCE I PAID UNDER PROTEST AND THOSE FUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SEQUESTERED [00:35:01] AND NOT DISPERSED, UM, UH, WHEN SHOULD I EXPECT, AND PEOPLE IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS, UM, TO SEE A RETURN OF THOSE FUNDS THAT ARE LAWFULLY, UH, REQUIRED TO GO BACK TO HIM NOW, NOW THAT, NOW THAT VALUES ARE BEING RESET, UM, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? DO WE, DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE? AND, AND IS IT FAIR TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY REALLY DID, AND I THINK THREE QUARTERS OF THE PEOPLE I TALKED TO WHO SAY THEY PAID UNDER PROTEST, DIDN'T FOLLOW ALL THE STEPS, THEY JUST WROTE, PAY UNDER PROTEST ON THEIR CHECK, AND THAT DOESN'T COUNT. SO, UM, THIS GUY IN PARTICULAR, I, I KNOW THE ATTORNEY HE WORKED WITH, SO IT WAS ALL, YOU KNOW, DONE A HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECTLY. UM, I GUESS JUST HAVE, HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND DO WE HAVE, UM, THOUGHTS ON A TIMELINE FOR PEOPLE SITUATED LIKE THAT? UM, THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. UH, WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RECALCULATING AND GETTING REFUNDS GOING, AND THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT TIER CRITERIA WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH, AND THEY'RE ALL IN ONE BIG PILE. UM, ONE OF THE BOE STIPULATIONS AND THE CREDITS, ONE OF THE BUSINESS CALCULATION THEY OVERPAID. AND, AND THE PAYING OVER PROTEST IS ONE OF THOSE. MY POLICY IS THAT SOMEONE DID THAT. THEY DID FOLLOW PROCEDURALLY, THE PAYING UNDER PROTEST THAT THEY DID FOLLOW THAT. AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC STEPS TO DO SO, NOT JUST WRITE ON YOUR CHECK THAT THOSE FUNDS ACTUALLY WILL BE REFUNDED IN, IN A CASH PAYMENT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE WILL HAVE TH THROUGH ALL OF THE REFUNDS AND ALL THE RECALCULATION ON ALL THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, WE'LL BE DONE BY THE END OF MAY. AND, UH, THERE'S NO REASON THERE, THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR IT. UM, UM, I APOLOGIZE FOR IT. I'VE FOUND THAT WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT WORK, UH, THAT WE HAVE TO FIX. UM, IT SHOULD BE AN EASY THING AS THE TWO COMPUTERS GOING ON TOGETHER, BUT ACTUALLY THE STAFF IS TAKING EACH ONE OF THESE BY HAND IN DOING THIS. UM, I DON'T HAVE TO PREACH TO ALL OF YOU TO KNOW THE PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER AND THE FRUSTRATION THAT'S BEEN, BUT, UH, WE ARE GETTING THERE. AND TO YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION, THOSE PEOPLE THAT DID FOLLOW THE PAYING UNDER PROTEST, THE ACTUAL PROCEDURE AND FOLLOW THOSE WILL BE GETTING ACTUALLY REFUNDS. THANK YOU. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS? UH, THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE IN, IN THAT SAME VEIN IS IN WHAT WAYS MAY TAXPAYERS, AND YOU DON'T, MAY NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, SO SOMETHING THAT FOR US TO FOLLOW UP ON, UH, WILL THOSE WHO HAVE ESCROWS BE IMPACTED? UH, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SPEAK ON OR MAYBE THE FOLLOW UP AT THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE? WELL, THEY WILL AND ARE BE BEING, HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR THE, ESPECIALLY THE, THE, THE BUSINESS PROPERTIES THAT WERE AT THE LAST MINUTE, WELL, FIRST TIME WHEN I GOT HERE, BUT LAST MINUTE TAX BILLS LOWERED ASSESSMENTS. THEY STILL GOT A TAX BILL THAT WAS HIGHER AND THEY CHOSE TO EITHER PAY THE ESTIMATOR, PAY ALL OF THAT. AND SO THEY'RE STILL BEING RECALCULATED, BUT GUESS WHAT, UH, THE BANK DIDN'T CARE. SO THEY CONTINUED TO RACK UP WHAT IT WAS BEFORE AND WE'RE PRI PRIORITIZING THOSE TWO. SO, UH, NUMBER ONE, THERE WILL BE NO PENALTIES AND INTEREST, SO WHETHER YOU, YOUR BANK TELLS YOU THERE WILL BE, THERE WILL NOT BE IF THEY'RE PAID. AND WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP THOSE UP DAILY. I'M GETTING NUMBERS ON A DAILY BASIS THAT THEY'RE, WE'RE GETTING THERE. PERFECT. UM, ONLY OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS A DIFFERENT TOPIC. UH, I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO THE PENSION BOARD. ANY REVIEW OR THOUGHTS ON THAT? I KNOW YOU'VE MADE ADDITIONAL, UM, APPOINTMENTS LATER, BUT JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH THAT PROCESS. I'M UNFAMILIAR WHERE THE COUNTY AUDITOR SITS ON THE PENSION BOARD. ARE, ARE YOU SAYING THAT, ARE YOU WANTING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO SIT ON THE PENSION BOARD? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANNA REVIEW? YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS AN EARLIER REQUEST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS THE PROVISION FROM OUR END OF OVERSIGHT, UH, AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT. I THOUGHT WE HAD HAD THAT DISCUSSION. MY APOLOGIES IF NOT. SO I'M, I'M UNFAMILIAR SPECIFIC THE CODE, BUT I'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THIS BODY WANTS TO ADD. SURE. TO THE PENSION BOARD. IT, IT DOES SEEM REASONABLE THAT THE COUNTY AUDITOR WOULD BE A MEMBER OF THAT BOARD. OKAY. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? ALL RIGHT. UM, 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.] [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.] [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).] [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.] [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.] [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.] OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE. UM, AS YOU ALL ARE VERY AWARE, UM, WE HAVE HAD A VERY INTERESTING WEEKEND, UM, UH, LEADING UP FROM FRIDAY. UH, WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK IN PREPARATION WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON TRYING TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS, . UM, SO I WILL ASK AND SEEK A MOTION TO, UH, WAIVE THE READING FROM 60 50 TO, UM, 60 78 AND HOLD ALL OF THESE IF POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN, UM, TAKE UP THAT AGENDA AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT I WILL ALSO SEEK FOR YOUR APPROVAL. MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CALL AT SIX OH SEVEN THREE BEFORE THAT 6 0 7 3 SITTING IN PERFECTION. YEAH, ON HE WAS LISTING JUST THE ORDINANCES THAT WERE YEP. UH, YOU, I, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT 6 0 7 5. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON 5 18 26 AT 1:00 PM [00:40:02] WHAT DATE? WHAT DID HE SAY? ALL RIGHT. I'LL, I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO WAIVE THE READING OF 60 50 TO 60 78. SECOND SPEND MOVED. SECONDED, UH, ANY DISCUSSION? UM, COULD WE DO VOICE FOR VOTE FOR THAT? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, AYES HAVE IT. UM, I WOULD SEEK A MOTION TO HOLD THOSE SAME ORDINANCES SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, MADAM CLERK? SAME. WE CAN DO VOICE. VOTE FOR THAT? MM-HMM . UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL PASSAGE [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.] OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES, 6 0 4 9. UH, I WOULD SEEK A HOLD FOR THAT ONE. UH, GO AHEAD, MARY JO. JUST KEEP IT YEP. AS PERFECTED. UH, YEAH, I THINK WE JUST HOLD THIS AT THIS POINT. UM, 6 0 7 3 LEGISLATIVE, [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.] FRANK, I'M SORRY, SHE SHOULD READ IT. YEP. REPEALING SECTIONS 50 55, 50 56, AND 50 57 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO WATERCRAFT, HORSEPOWER AND ENACTING IN LUTHER OF FOUR NEW SECTIONS RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT PERFECTED. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS WITHDRAWN. CONCUR. CONCUR. THIS BEEN, UM, WITHDRAWN AS OF NOW. UH, AS A REMINDER, AGAIN, THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 6:00 PM MIDCONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY, UH, LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI FOR, UH, FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THIS TOPIC. SO WE'LL [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.] [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.] [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.] [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.] [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.] [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.] MOVE ON TO RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE AGAIN, UH, FOR THE SAME REASON I'LL ASK FOR, UM, THE WAIVING OF THE READING FOR 2 2 2 0 7 DOWN TO, UH, HELP ME WITH THAT GENERAL COUNSEL. WELL, I THINK THERE'S ONE THAT 2, 2 4, WHAT YOU SAY? 2 2 2 5 7 TO 2 2 2 5 7. I THINK THERE'S A REQUEST TO TAKE THAT ONE UP. CORRECT. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL ASK FOR THE WHOLE, THE WAIVING OF THE REST OF THEM. UH, IS THERE A 2, 2 2, 2 2 5 7 UNDER? IT'S NOT IN THIS, OH, I'M SORRY. SORRY. MY APOLOGIES. MY APOLOGIES. SO, MAY I TWO, TWO. YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. UH, MOVED TO WAIVE THE READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND COMMITTEE FROM NUMBER 2 2 2 0 7, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2 2 2 4 8 4 8. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT. UH, THERE IS NOTHING [9 CONSENT AGENDA] ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU. INTRODUCTION, UH, [10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [6079 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,250.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the OSCA Domestic Relations Resolution Fund Mediation grant received from the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator.] INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE 6 0 7 9 APPROPRIATING $5,250 FROM THE UN-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE OSCA DOMESTIC RELATIONS RESOLUTION FUND. MEDIATION GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE MISSOURI OFFICE OF STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR, INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY. UM, I WILL ASSIGN THIS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. 6 0 8 0 [6080 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $60,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 General Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of a new fire notification and alarm system for use by the Public Works Department for the Historic Truman Courthouse to Johnson Controls Inc., of Lenexa, KS, at a cost to the County not to exceed $60,000.00.] APPROPRIATING $60,000 FROM THE UN-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GENERAL FUND AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A NEW FIRE NOTIFICATION AND ALARM SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE HISTORIC TRUMAN COURTHOUSE TO JOHNSON CONTROLS INC. OF LENEXA, KANSAS AT A COSTA COUNTY, NOT TO EXCEED $60,000 INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON, A SIGN OF PUBLIC WORKS. UH, MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO. MR. CHAIRMAN. INTRODUCTION, [22252 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve month term and supply contract, with two (2) twelve month options to extend, for the furnishing of end user computing, peripherals, device lifecycle management solutions and associated services at discounted rates for use by various County departments to Dell Marketing, LP of Round Rock, TX under the terms and conditions of Midwestern Higher Education Compact Contract No. MHEC-04152022 an existing competitively bid government contract.] PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEE. 2 2 2 5 2 5. THANK YOU. A AWARDING A 12 MONTH TERMS SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH TWO 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF END USER COMPUTING, PERIPHERALS DEVICE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES AT DISCOUNTED RATES FOR USE BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO DELL MARKETING LP OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT CONTRACT NUMBER MHEC 0 4 1 5 2 0 2 2. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. SIGN A FINANCE AND AUDIT 2 2 2 5 3. [22253 A RESOLUTION transferring $305,509.00 within the County Improvement Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of mobile radios to include software licenses, programming, and chargers for use by the Sheriff’s Office Detention Center to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of KC/RPC Contract No. 34733, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $305,509.00.] TRANSFERRING $305,509 WITHIN THE COUNTY IMPROVEMENT FUND AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF MOBILE RADIOS TO INCLUDE SOFTWARE LICENSES, PROGRAMMING AND CHARGES FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETENTION CENTER TO MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF KC RPC CONTRACT NUMBER 3 4 7 3 3. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COSTA COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $305,509. INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON, SIGNED A JUSTICE AND LAW 2 2 2 5 4, [22254 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of two Kubota utility vehicles for use by the Sheriff’s Office Detention Center to Coleman Equipment, Inc., of Lee’s Summit, MO under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 112624, an existing, competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $57,751.00.] AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO KUBOTA UTILITY VEHICLES FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DETENTION CENTER TO COLEMAN EQUIPMENT INC. LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOCIALABLE. CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 2 6 2 4. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COSTA COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,751. [00:45:03] INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON, UH, SIGNED A JUSTICE AND LAW, UH, 2 2 2 5 5, [22255 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a lease agreement with the State of Missouri for parking spaces at the County-owned parking garage located at 14th and Locust in Kansas City, MO at no cost to the County.] AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF MISSOURI FOR PARKING SPACES AT THE COUNTY OWNED PARKING GARAGE, LOCATED AT 14TH AND LOCUST IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON. SIGN OF PUBLIC WORKS 2 2 2 5 6 [22256 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the surplus parcels.] DEC DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND AS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING THE SURPLUS PARCELS INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN, UH, SIGN OF LAND USE, UH, 2 2 2 5 7 [22257 A RESOLUTION transferring $80,000.00 within the General Fund and authorizing the Jackson County Executive to execute a Professional Services Agreement with OMNI Recruiting of Kansas City, MO, for human resources recruitment at a cost to the County not to exceed $80,000.00 as a sole source purchase.] TRANSFERRING $80,000 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, AUTHORIZING AND AUTHORIZING THE JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH OMNI RECRUITING OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FOR HUMAN RESOURCES RECRUITMENT AT A COST OF ACCOUNTING NOT TO EXCEED $80,000 IS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN. UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, I BELIEVE, OR GENERAL COUNSEL. IS THERE A REQUEST HERE ON THIS ONE? UM, YES. THIS IS THE ONE FOR THE, UM, WE'RE REQUESTING THAT OMNI BE RETAINED TO HELP THE COUNTY RECRUIT AN HR DIRECTOR AND A FINANCE DIRECTOR. UH, AND ONE OTHER DEPARTMENTAL POSITION, I BELIEVE. OKAY. AND THE REQUEST IS TO ADOPT TODAY, IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THERE. A MOTION TO ADOPT MOVE TO ADOPT. THERE A SECOND. SECOND, UH, DISCUSSION, MR. EXECUTIVE, DO YOU, WE'VE HAD AN INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR AND INTERIM HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR QUITE A WHILE. UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE THING AND THIS, THIS IS GONNA HELP US GET THAT DONE, UH, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? WAS THIS COMPETITIVELY BID OR HOW DID WE CHOOSE OMNI NOW? BATTING , THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, STEVEN ABO. UH, MR. ARBOE, IF I COULD BEFORE YOU START, AND I THINK THEY'VE LEFT, UH, WE HAD ABOUT FOUR, UH, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF HOW AMAZING YOU ARE FROM FOLKS THAT WERE HERE. SO JUST WANNA GIVE YOU THAT COMMENT SINCE THOSE AREN'T THOSE FOLKS ARE LEFT. MAYBE I SHOULD GO BACK HOME. , WAS IT MY MOM? POSSIBLY. POSSIBLY. OKAY. UM, SO WE WOULD VERY MUCH, UH, AND WE ARE VERY MUCH, UH, IN SUPPORT OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESSES. UH, WE'VE, WE DID A QUICK, UM, UH, SEARCH IN THE KANSAS CITY REGION FOR THOSE THAT ARE SPECIALIZED IN PUBLIC SECTOR RECRUITMENT. AND, UM, TO JUST BE DIRECT ABOUT IT, THERE REALLY IS ONLY ONE, UH, GROUP THAT IS DOING THAT WELL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THAT, AND THAT IS INVOLVED IN IT. IN FACT, WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO SOME OF THE OTHER RECRUITERS, THEY WERE RECOMMENDING THAT WE SPEAK TO OMNI ABOUT IT. SO THEY DO A LOT OF SMALL GOVERNMENT AND LARGE GOVERNMENT, UH, WORK. AND, UM, AND, UH, OUR, THE OTHER PROBABLY BENEFIT TO THIS IS THAT, UH, WE, UH, IS THAT THEIR AVAILABILITY IS, IS, UM, AT A POINT WHERE WE CAN USE 'EM ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT. I, I APPRECIATE, UM, THE COMMITMENT THAT WE ALL HAVE MADE TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING. AND, UH, IT'S WITH THAT IN MIND THAT I ASK THAT WE MAKE THE EXCEPTION FOR THIS, UH, EVENT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? NOPE. MOVE TO THAT. ALRIGHT. OH, NO, THERE'S A MOTION. SECOND. A SECOND. UH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. SIX. YES. THREE. EXCUSED. UH, 2, 2, 2, 5, 9. [22259 A RESOLUTION recognizing personnel that attended Professional Development Training.] RECOGNIZING PERSONNEL THAT ATTENDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV. ASSIGNED LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. 2 2 2 6 0 [22260 A RESOLUTION regarding Proposed Ordinance 6050, as amended by Proposed Ordinance 6050A, known as the Renee Nicole Macklin Good Transparency and Accountability Ordinance (the “Good Ordinance”).] REGARDING PROPOSED ORDINANCE 60 50 AS AMENDED BY PROPOSED ORDINANCE 60 50 A KNOWN AS THE RENEE RENEE, NICOLE MACKLIN. GOOD TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE. THE GOOD, THE GOOD ORDINANCE INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV. SIGNED TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY, UH, ADD-ONS? YES. MR. CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE OH, NO ADD-ONS. I'M SORRY. OH, OKAY. UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS. NOW [12 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS] [26-16 I hereby make the following appointment to the Community Mental Health Fund Board: Bobby Hines is hereby appointed to a new term as a Board Member set to expire 4/30/2029. Mr. Hines’ resume is attached.] YOU GO . NOW I HAVE THEM. EXECUTIVE ORDER. 26 16. I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FUND BOARD. BOBBY HINES IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW TERM AS BOARD OF AS BOARD MEMBERS SET TO EXPIRE APRIL 30TH, 2029. HIS RESUME IS ATTACHED. EXECUTIVE [26-17 I hereby make the following appointment to the Pension Plan Board of Trustees: Stephen Arbo, Jackson County Administrator, is hereby appointed to a new term. Mr. Arbo’s resume is attached. Robin Wheeler-Sanders, Jackson County Assistant County Administrator, is hereby appointed to a new term. Mr. Wheeler-Sanders’ resume is attached.] ORDER. 26 17. I MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT TO THE PENSION PLAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES STEVEN ARBOE, JACKSON COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW TERM. MR. ARGO'S RESUME IS ATTACHED. ROBIN WHEELER SANDERS, [00:50:01] JACKSON COUNTY ASSISTANT, A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW, TO A NEW TERM. HER RESUME IS ATTACHED. AND EXECUTIVE ORDER [26-18 Pursuant to Jackson County Charter, Section 7, Paragraph 3, I hereby appoint Brandi Lancaster, as the Interim Jackson County Municipal Court Administrator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mackenzie Smith. A copy of Ms. Lancaster’s resume is attached.] 26 18 PURSUANT TO JACKSON COUNTY CHARTER, SECTION SEVEN, PARAGRAPH THREE, I HEREBY APPOINT BRANDY LANCASTER AS THE INTERIM JACKSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT ADMINISTRATOR TO FILL THE VACANCY OCCASION BY THE RESIGNATION OF MACKENZIE SMITH. A COPY OF MS. LANCASTER'S RESUME IS ATTACHED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MR. EXECUTIVE [13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS] UNFINISHED BUSINESS. IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED, UNFINISHED BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT. UH, NEW [14 NEW BUSINESS] BUSINESS. UH, FOR NEW BUSINESS. UH, I WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE THINGS. UH, FIRST, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE WITHDRAWAL WITHDRAWAL SUBMITTED BY COUNTY EXECUTIVE VODA ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, UH, THAT HAS TRIGGERED THE REOPENING OF CANDIDATE FILING FOR THAT OFFICE. UM, CANDIDATE REFILING WILL OPEN APRIL 29TH THROUGH MAY 7TH, UH, THIS COMING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. UH, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION OF THAT AND OTHER WITHDRAWAL POTENTIALS, UH, WILL BE EXPRESSED, UH, THROUGH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. UH, COULD YOU SAY APRIL 29TH THROUGH MAY THE SEVENTH? IS THAT CORRECT? OH, NO. IT WOULD GO WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, MONDAY IS THE FOURTH. TUESDAY IS THE FIFTH. OH, I'M SORRY, THE FIFTH. MY APOLOGIES TO CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYA. WE'LL CLOSE THEN. UM, FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FILING PROCEDURES AND REQUIRED FORMS, PLEASE VISIT THE COUNTY CLERK'S WEBSITE AT WWW.JACKSONGOV.ORG/CLERK. UM, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, YES, MR. EXECUTIVE, UH, I THINK IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE HERE AND, AND EVERYONE WATCHING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE LAW WORKS IN FILING FOR CANDIDATES. AND WHEN THAT FILING CLOSES SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE TWO OCCASIONS OF THAT. UH, I'LL START WITH THE FIRST IS THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. THE FIRST DISTRICT AT LARGE. THERE HAS BEEN A REPUBLICAN THAT HAS WITHDRAWN, IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN THAT FILED IN THAT POSITION UNDER THE LAW. IF A CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS AFTER FILING HAS CLOSED AND IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT CREATES A VACANCY IN THAT REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, THEN FILING MUST OPEN FOR FIVE DAYS FOR ANYONE ELSE THAT MIGHT WANNA FILE. AND AS THE CHAIRMAN JUST SAID, THAT THAT FILING WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY AND GO FOR FIVE DAYS, AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE ON THAT NEXT TUESDAY AT FIVE O'CLOCK. ALSO SINCE THE, IN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY POSITION, SINCE THE INCUMBENT HAS WITHDRAWN, THAT ALSO TRIGGERS FIVE DAYS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATES TO OPEN FOR FIVE DAYS. AND AGAIN, THAT WILL OPEN UP ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL GO TILL CLOSE A BUSINESS ON TUESDAY. THE RATIONALE UNDER THE LAW IS THAT IF, IF AN INCUMBENT FILES AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T FILE 'CAUSE THAT INCUMBENT FILED, AND THEN THEY GET OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, IT'S NOT FAIR. YOU COULD BE USING TRICKERY. AND SO UNDER THE LAW, IF, IF THE INCUMBENT DOES WITHDRAW, IT'S ONLY FAIR TO OPEN IT BACK UP FOR FIVE MORE DAYS FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO DO, TO FILE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT, THAT THE BOTH PARTIES IN THE FIRST DISTRICT AT LARGE AND BOTH PARTIES IN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES RACE OPEN UP ONLY THE PARTY CANDIDATES. FIRST DISTRICT AT LARGE REPUBLICAN, AND IN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES RACE ONLY THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY OPENS UP. BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT'S A, A, A LITTLE BIT THIS TRICKY IN THE LAW, THAT ALSO THAT STATUTE DEALS WITH THE DEATH OF CANDIDATES. IF, IF NO ONE FILES AT ALL, THEN THE COUNTY COMMITTEE DOES IT, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. BUT THESE SPECIFICS IS MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT THE FILING OPENS UP IN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. UH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE AND REITERATE, I THINK STATE STATUTE IS DICTATING THE MAJORITY OF THIS PROCESS FOR US. WE ARE ALIGNING WITH STATE STATUTE, UM, BECAUSE OF SOME QUESTIONS UNDOUBTEDLY THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE. UM, I HAVE REQUESTED THAT, UH, WE SHOULD CREATE A WEDNESDAY MEETING, APRIL 29TH AT 3:00 PM UH, MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE. UH, MAIN REASON TO CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION TO INFORM FOLKS AND PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE LEGALITIES OF, UH, THIS PROCESS. UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT A SPECIAL MEETING? I'M SORRY, A FORMAL MEETING TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH AT 3:00 PM AT THE DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE. SO MOVED THERE A SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? UM, ANY CONCERNS? I THOUGHT I SAW VICE CHAIR, MAYBE A MEMBER OF OUR COUNCIL LOOKED CONCERNED ABOUT THE, NO. OKAY. . UH, SHE, SHE HEARD THE MAY 5TH AS THE CLOSING AND GOT EXCITED. UM, SO MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'D CALL THE ROLE PLEASE. ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABCA? YES. SIX. YES. THREE EXCUSED. ALRIGHT, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. UH, WE WILL, UM, ALSO IF THERE'S ANY, UH, HAD NOTE TO THE, THE CLERK CHAGRIN, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOGNITION THAT'S NEEDED, PLEASE GET THAT INFORMATION TO [00:55:01] THE CLERK BY FIVE O'CLOCK TODAY AT THE LATEST, UM, FOR AGENDA ITEMS. BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND KEEP THIS AGENDA AS TIGHT AS WE CAN SO THAT WE CAN, UH, MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THAT SPECIAL MEETING, UM, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER [15 ADJOURNMENT] NEW BUSINESS. UH, WE WILL LOOK TOWARDS THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. FOUR 15 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, SECOND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. SO MOVED. AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.