Apr 29, 2026 Public Works Committee

DRINKING FOUNTAIN QUESTIONS.

YOU'RE SPEAKING OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

I'M SORRY? YOU'RE SPEAKING OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN, CORRECT.

AND PLUMBING SOUNDS LIKE AS WELL, RIGHT? YES.

UM, MR. EXECUTIVE, WAS THIS BID OUT OR HOW DID WE GET TO SHE DIGS IT.

I GUESS WE GOT TO, SHE DIGS IT AS SOMEONE WHO HAD WORKED ON THE SAME, UH, WATER PLUMBING WHOLE SYSTEM THAT THEY DID WITH THE LEE SUMMIT, WITH TARGET SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTER AND PUTTING THAT ENTIRE SYSTEM TOGETHER FOR LEE SUMMIT.

UH, ANY ISSUED LEGAL COUNSEL OR AUDITOR FROM OUR, HOW WE GOT TO THIS CON? NOT, NOT THAT I DISMISSED THE PROCESS.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE OF BIDDING.

TO BE COMPLETELY CANDID, I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THIS ONE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE THREE.

I DID REVIEW IT AND SIGN IT, SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT PAST ME WAS COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

I JUST, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE I'VE LOOKED AT THIS ONE.

I DO KNOW SHE DIGS.

IT IS ONE THAT IS DETERMINED SUPPLY VENDOR THAT WE WENT OUT TO BID TO GET.

UM, SO I, I KNOW THAT IT'S CURRENTLY A, A VENDOR THAT WE HAVE DONE A COMPETITIVELY BID COMPETITIVELY BIDDING PROCESS FOR COUNSEL.

DO YOU HAVE WHO THE SPONSORS IS? 60 76.

60 76.

JUST ONE.

I CAN PULL IT UP TO MY PHONE AS WELL IF I NEED TO.

THE ONLY REASON WHY I ASK IS I THINK IT'S, I SADLY, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS IN THE PAST HAVE, UM, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS FOR WHICH SELECTION HAS COME UP.

I THINK WE ALL WANNA MONITOR THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.

UM, GO AHEAD, LEGISLATOR FRANKLIN.

PERFECT.

UH, MR. FRANKLIN.

I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN TRANSFER IT WITHOUT, UM, A RECOMMENDATION.

I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PRO THE, THE ISSUE OF THE DRINKING FOUND.

IT'S THE PROCESS THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH.

SO HAPPY TO SEEK GUIDANCE FROM OTHERS.

IT, IT EITHER IS, ITS SOLE SOURCE.

IT USUALLY IS REFERENCED COMPETITIVELY BID.

IT'S REFERENCED TERM AND SUPPLY, IT'S REFERENCED, AND THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE.

SO, UM, IT IS, IT IS UTILIZING THE TERM AND SUPPLY.

IT LOOKS LIKE.

UM, I'M LOOKING AT THE RLA.

SHE DIGS A LLC OF BLUE SPRINGS MO, AN EXISTING JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI TERM AND SUPPLY CONTRACTOR.

SO I BELIEVE THEY'RE UTILIZING THE TERM AND SUPPLY CONTRACT.

DO WE HAVE A CAP ON TERM AND SUPPLIES AT ALL OR IS IT JUST ANYTHING? EVERYTHING.

TYPICALLY THERE'S AN ESTIMATED SPEND, BUT THERE'S NOT TYPICALLY CAPS ON TERM AND SUPPLIES.

MR. CHAIRMAN, SOME, SOMETIMES, UH, SOME PARKS ISSUES HAVE COME BEFORE THIS BODY THAT CAME FROM THE PARKS AND NOT THROUGH THIS ADMINISTRATION.

THIS IS A COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION ISSUE.

PICKLEBALL.

SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION INITIATED AND ASKED PARKS TO GO BID THIS OUT.

THEY FOUND THIS CONTRACT IN LEE SUMMIT.

WHEN THEY CAME BACK, THEY SAID, YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE A PICKLEBALL COURT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE WATER .

AND SO THEY FOUND, SHE DIGS IT.

SO FOR, UH, I AM, I'M, I'M, UH, CON I I'M CONSCIOUS OF YOUR EXPERIENCE BEFORE, MAYBE BEFORE I WAS HERE IN ISSUES WITH PARKS, UM, THIS CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE TO GET THIS THING DONE.

UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, IS THAT A CHALLENGE TO PICKLEBALL AS WELL? IT SURE IS.

WE HAVE, WE HAVE A EXPERT HERE THAT BRING, I'M AWARE OF .

YOU WANT, YOU WANNA A SINGLES MATCH OR YOU WANNA FIND A PART? NO, I, NO.

NO, I DO NOT.

YOU AND ASHLEY, HE AND LAUREN WILL WATCH, SELL TICKETS, MOTIONS, ACTIONS.

SO MOVE, I MOVE TO ADOPT.

I'M SORRY.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

THAT APPEAR ANY OPPOSED? UH, THE AYES HAVE IT.

AN ORDINANCE, AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATING 378,000 $162 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED

6 0 7 8.

[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.]

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FUND.

BALANCE THE 2026 PARK FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR TARGET SPORTS CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL LLC OF LEASE SUMMIT MISSOURI, TO COVER CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING OF PICKLEBALL COURTS AT FLEMING PARK AT A COST TO THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $378,162.

MR. THIS, THIS, UH, FELL ON OUR LAP.

IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.

WE, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT TO UTILIZE PICKLEBALL IN THE COUNTY AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OUT THERE.

AND WE WANTED TO FOLLOW UP AND WE KIND OF LOOKED AROUND AND THE NUMBERS WERE AT 500, 400, 500, $600,000.

AND WE FOUND LEE SUMMIT, THE CITY OF LEE SUMMIT, HAD JUST ENTERED A CONTRACT WITH TARGET SPORTS.

TARGET SPORTS, AND THEY BUILT ONE THERE.

THE FACILITY IS AMAZING THAT THEY BUILT LEE SUMMIT, SO IT'D BE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON THIS CONTRACT, UH, IS SAVING US A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A SOURCE.

WELL CONTRACT 0 3 1 6 2 2.

SO THAT IS IN HERE, I THINK.

SO THAT'S, THAT ELIMINATES THE QUESTIONS FROM BEFORE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS? EXCELLENT IDEA.

WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THESE IN KANSAS CITY AS WELL.

SO WE WILL.

THAT'S OUR NEXT MOVE.

UM, ALL RIGHT.

MOTION.

MOVE TO ADOPT, MOVE TO, IS THERE SECOND? SECOND.

BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, HEARING NONE.

RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BOBCAT S 64 SKIDSTEER, A UWF FIVE.

ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT.

THE AYES DO NEED HABIT RESOLUTIONS

[RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

AND COMMITTEE.

2, 2, 2, 3, 4.

[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.]

I CAN'T READ.

FIVE SIX TOOLCAT A SWING ARM BUSH CUTTER WITH SEVEN PIN WIRING HARNESS 72, LAND PLANE, TWO 80 INCH VIBRATING ROLLERS WITH SMOOTH DRUMS, A SNOW BLADE AND AN 80 UH, INCH COMBINATION BUCKET WITH PORT RELIEF FOR USE BY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT OF KC WITH THE PARTRIDGES IN THE REPAIR TREE.

BOBCAT, DBA VARY COMPANIES INC.

OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOURCE WALL.

CONTRACT NUMBER 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 DASH CEC AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BID GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY AMOUNT OF ONE THOU $175,899.

MR. EXECUTIVE, THIS CHAIRMAN, UH, COST OF DOING BUSINESS, SUPPLYING SNOW REMOVAL, SUPPLYING PARKS DEPARTMENT, UH, SUPPLIES AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE, UH, ALL OF THESE PUBLIC SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COUNTY.

UH, LOVE TO SEE.

WE'RE USING A LOCAL VENDOR AS WELL.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THOUGHTS? MOVE HAS BEEN MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.

RESOLUTION DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED VEHICLES AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THEIR DISPOSAL PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 11 IN JACKSON COUNTY.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES, UM, SEEM TO HAVE IT.

UH, THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT.

RESOLUTION 2, 2 2 3 6.

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

CODE 1 9 8 4.

YES, SIR.

SERGEANT MILLER MILLER SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UH, THESE ARE THE VEHICLES, UM, THAT ARE ON THE LIST, UH, THAT HAD WRECK, WRECK REPAIR.

ALL THESE ARE LIFTED UP IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THE SURPLUS VEHICLE FOR THE, DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THEM NEEDING TO BE REMOVED? NO, I, I MEAN, BECAUSE IF THE DUPLICATION IS, THIS HAS TO GO TO CHAPTER 11 TO PURPLE WAY, BUT WE'VE THEN ALSO SUBMITTED A DUPLICATE ORDINANCE FOR THEM TO BE TRANSFERRED, I WOULD ASSUME WE'D HAVE TO REMOVE THOSE TWO.

SO THERE'S NOT, WE, WE DON'T, BECAUSE EVEN IF IT GOES TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY, IT STILL HAS TO BE SURPLUS.

SO TYPICALLY STEP ONE IS SURPLUS, AND THEN STEP TWO IS EITHER PURPLE WAVE OR ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR A THIRD OPTION THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT EITHER WAY, THE SURPLUS THING IS STEP ONE.

UH, SO I, I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ISSUE AS TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOW UP STEPS WE TAKE AFTER STEP ONE.

DO WE HAVE A QUANTITY OF HOW MANY QUA HOW MANY VEHICLES HERE? HOW MANY? IT COULD BE ROUGH.

IT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE NINE.

UM, ANY THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO 10.

UM, ANY THAT ARE ABLE TO BE SALVAGEABLE OR THE SCRAP THAT ARE BASICALLY GETTING, UM, 1, 2, 5 COULD BE SALVAGEABLE, BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE SPENDING A LOT MORE MONEY.

YEAH.

UH, IS THE OTHER AGENCIES WILLING TO FRONT THAT BILL? RIGHT.

CHEAPER.

UH, THERE ANY FURTHER STEP? LEGAL COUNSEL AND WE AUTHORIZE THEM AS SURPLUS NO MATTER WHAT.

WE'VE GOTTA HAVE TO DO THAT.

SO I'M FINE WITH MOVING THAT ONE FOR FORWARD.

BUT IS THERE, CAN WE WORK TOGETHER THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES? I THINK, UM, OKAY.

WITH THAT SAID, IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO THE, UH, SPIN MOVES.

SECOND.

SECONDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING

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NONE.

UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES APPARENTLY HAVE IT.

RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A JOHN DEERE TRUE FINISH UTILITY RAKE FOR USE BY THE PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT OF JOHN DEERE AND COMPANY OF KERRY, NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOCIABLE CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 12 6 2 4 DASH DAC AND EXISTING COMPETITIVE BID GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,714.

RESOLUTION 2 2 2 4 4

[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.]

MR. EXECUTIVE AS CHAIRMAN MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, THIS IS A RAKE THAT WE USE TO PREP BALL FIELD INFIELD AND SCARIFY INFIELD THAT SCRAPES THE INFIELD TO MAKE IT DRY.

THE EQUIPMENT IS USED AT AIR PARK EVERY DAY, TWO TIMES A DAY ON WEEKENDS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON STARTING APRIL, NOVEMBER, NEW EQUIPMENT WILL REPLACE AN ANTI ANTIQUATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM 1990 THAT DOES NOT RUN ANYMORE ANTIQUATED AND WILL BE SURPLUSED.

WE HAVE ONE, WE USE IT AS 10 YEARS OLD, BUT IT STOPS WORKING.

, WE HAVE NO BACKUP AND WOULD NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MEANS TO GET THE FIELDS PREPPED FOR PLAYING CONDITION.

THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE PURCHASED UNDER THE SOURCE WALL CONTRACT, AND WE HAVE THE MONEY BUDGETED OUT OF 300 DASH 1 6 8 2 5 87.

UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION CON, NOPE.

UH, MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT OTHERS.

MOVED AND SECONDED.

UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

UH, RESOLUTION 2 2 2 4 6.

ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES SEEM TO HAVE IT.

THE EYES DO INDEED HAVE IT.

[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.]

THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY INVOL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THE FURNISHING OF MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY RELATED SERVICES.

THE OPINE BROTHER, MEMORIAL PARK, AND THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AT AN ACTUAL ANNUAL COST TO THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $75,000.

MR. EXECUTIVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SINCE 2003, JACKSON COUNTY'S PARTNERED WITH THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE SURVI SERVICES AT THE COUNTY'S BROTHERS MEMORIAL PARK, LOCATED 1123 WALNUT STREET IN KANSAS CITY.

UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE DAY-TO-DAY MAINTENANCE AND SECURITY OF THE PARK, INCLUDING TRASH REMOVAL, BASIC REPAIRS, VEGETATION MAINTENANCE, THE PLACING OF TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR PATRON USE, AND PROVIDING PARK AMBASSADORS AND SECURITY PERSONNEL TO ASSIST PARK PATRONS.

FUNDING ON THE AGREEMENT IS INCLUDING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.

BUDGET AND EXPENDITURE MADE ON AGREEMENT ARE CONSISTENT WITH JACKSON COUNTY CODE.

AND THIS IS ALSO WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT OUR WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL.

SO HAVING THAT, THAT ALREADY THERE AND SOMEBODY IN EFFECT THAT WE PAY TO DO THE SECURITY AND PICK UP THE TRASH IS AMAZING.

IS THIS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT, MR. EXECUTOR, OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EXTEND? I MEAN, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT.

UM, AND I WILL SAY IS ONE OF THE ONLY OPEN PARKS WITHIN MY, UH, DISTRICT.

THIS IS, UH, A GREAT TRANSITION FROM EVEN A DECADE AGO.

SO, UM, I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR, UM, FOR THIS EFFORT TO MOVE FORWARD.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED THERE A SECOND.

MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY OPPOSED? A APPEARS THE AYES HAVE IT.

UH, RESOLUTION 2 2 2 4 8.

[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.]

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CASEY DIGITAL DRIVE OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FOR JACKSON COUNTY BROADBAND IN DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN.

PHASE ONE SERVICES AT A COST TO THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS LEGISLATIVE LAUER.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY.

I'M JEANNIE LAUER LEGISLATOR FOR OUR DISTRICT FIVE.

I'M BRINGING TO YOU TODAY RESOLUTION 2 2 2 4 8 REGARDING BROADBAND.

AND WE, UM, WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.

I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND EVERYTHING WE NEED, BUT THE REALITY IS, IS THAT ACROSS THE COUNTY IN ITS ENTIRETY, NOT EVERYONE DOES.

UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS GENERALLY THERE FOR IT TO HAPPEN, BUT WE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO CONNECT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

UH, AND ACROSS THE COUNTY, WE HAVE APARTMENTS THAT ARE NOT WIRED FOR THAT CAPABILITY.

WE HAVE BUSINESSES AT HOME THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO CONNECT.

WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AT ON THE LAPTOPS THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED, UH, AT HOME.

AND THERE ARE A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON THAT ALLOW US TO, UH, NOT PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT WE NEED TO FOR OUR CITIZENS.

AND I HAVE WITH ME TODAY, LISA SCOTT FROM KC DIGITAL DRIVE, AND SHE'S RIGHT OVER HERE.

UH, THIS PROPOSAL IS ONLY FOR A PHASE ONE APPROACH TO DO A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHAT THESE ISSUES ARE THAT WE HAVE AND HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THAT.

AND I'M GONNA HAVE TURN IT OVER TO LISA SO SHE CAN DESCRIBE WHAT PHASE ONE WOULD ACTUALLY INCLUDE.

LESLIE.

THANK YOU.

I'M LESLIE SCOTT.

I'M THE DIGITAL INCLUSION PROGRAM MANAGER AT KC DIGITAL DRIVE.

AND I'M JUST GONNA PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF OUR PROPOSAL.

SO JACKSON COUNTY HAS A TIMELY

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OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A MORE COORDINATED STRATEGIC APPROACH TO EXPANDING BROADBAND ACCESS AND ADVANCING DIGITAL EQUITY.

THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES HOW KC DIGITAL DRIVE WILL SUPPORT THE COUNTY IN DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE ACTIONABLE PLAN TO GUIDE INVESTMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND POLICY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

AT ITS CORE, THIS EFFORT IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR INCOME, HAVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE INTERNET, THE DEVICES THEY NEED AND THE SKILLS TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD.

KC DIGITAL DRIVE BRINGS REGIONAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSESS BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER UNDERSTAND DIGITAL EQUITY NEEDS AND DESIGN PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS.

BUILDING ON THAT EXPERIENCE, THIS PROJECT WILL DELIVER BOTH THE ANALYSIS AND THE ROADMAP NEEDED TO MOVE FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION.

THE WORK IS STRUCTURED IN TWO PHASES.

PHASE ONE FOCUSES ON ANALYSIS ENGAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY.

OVER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS, KC DIGITAL DRIVE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH COUNTY STAFF AND STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD A CLEAR PICTURE OF CURRENT CONDITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS.

FIRST, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

THE TEAM WILL COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND ENGAGE MUNICIPALITIES, PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS LIKE SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

IMPORTANTLY, THIS PHASE INCLUDES FOUR PUBLIC LISTENING SESSIONS TO ENSURE COMMUNITY VOICES DIRECTLY INFORM THE PLAN.

THE SECOND, A BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT.

THIS INVOLVES MAPPING WHERE SERVICES STRONG, WHERE IT IS LIMITED IN WHERE GAPS EXIST.

THE TEAM WILL ALSO IDENTIFY EXISTING ACTS ASSETS LIKE PUBLIC FIBER, AND HIGHLIGHT AREAS WHERE EXPANSION IS FEASIBLE, INCLUDING SHOVEL READY OPPORTUNITIES.

THIRD, A DIGITAL EQUITY AND COMMUNITY NEEDS ANALYSIS BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS WORK LOOKS AT AFFORDABILITY, DEVICE ACCESS, AND DIGITAL SKILLS.

IT WILL IDENTIFY WHERE RESIDENTS FACE BARRIERS TO ADOPTION AND MAP EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE DEVICES, TRAINING AND SUPPORT, HIGHLIGHTING GAPS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

FOURTH, A MARKET ANALYSIS AND PROVIDER ENGAGEMENT EFFORT.

KC DIGITAL DRIVE WILL WORK DIRECTLY WITH INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO UNDERSTAND SERVICE AREAS, COMPETITION AND EXPANSION PLANS, AS WELL AS BARRIERS THAT MAY REQUIRE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS OR INCENTIVES.

FINALLY, FUNDING STRATEGY AND FINANCE.

FINANCIAL MODELING.

THIS INCLUDES IDENTIFYING FEDERAL, STATE AND REGIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, ESTIMATING COSTS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS, AND EXPLORING PARTNERSHIP AND COST SHARING MODELS.

THE MAIN DELIVERABLES FROM PHASE ONE, MAIN DELIVERABLE FROM PHASE ONE IS A PRELIMINARY INVESTMENT PIPELINE, A PRIORITIZED LIST OF POTENTIAL BAN BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY PROJECTS, ALONG WITH COST RANGES, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PARTNERSHIP PATHWAYS.

AND THEN PHASE TWO BUILDS ON THAT FOUNDATION TO PRODUCE THE FINAL FIVE YEAR BROADBAND AND DIGITAL EQUITY ACTION PLAN.

THIS PHASE FOCUSES ON TRANSLATING ANALYSIS INTO ACTION.

IT INCLUDES POLICY AND GOVERNANCE RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS IMPROVING PERMITTING PROCESSES, RIGHTS OF WAY POLICIES, AND DIG ONE'S PRACTICES, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING HOW THE COUNTY CAN ORGANIZE AND STAFF THIS WORK EFFECTIVELY.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE FULL ACTION PLAN, WHICH IT WILL INCLUDE, GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, RECOMMENDED PROJECTS, FUNDING STRATEGIES, AND A CLEAR IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.

THE PLAN WILL BE GROUNDED IN OUR FIVE GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF DIGITAL EQUITY NETWORK CAPACITY, ACCESS TO THE NETWORK, QUALITY OF NETWORK ACCESS, PARTICIPATION AND DIGITAL LIFE AND EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION AND GROWTH.

FINAL DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE THE FULL PLAN AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS TO COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

AS LEGISLATOR LAUER MENTIONED IN TERMS OF COSTS.

UH, PHASE ONE IS PROPOSED AT, UH, NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS COVERING PERSONNEL, DATA TOOLS, ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.

AND THEN PHASE TWO, SCOPE AND BUDGET WILL BE FINALIZED AFTER PHASE ONE BASED ON FINDINGS AND COUNTY PRIORITIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. SCOTT.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS? MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MR. ANDERSON? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAD, UH, BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR A LONG TIME.

UH, I THINK SINCE WE BOTH CAME IN, IN OUR FIRST TERMS, UH, TRYING TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS DONE AND THE, ESPECIALLY THE NEED DURING COVID, UM, SEEING NOT ONLY YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, WHO DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, THE INTERNET, BUT ALSO FOLKS, UM, NEEDING TO HAVE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS AND THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.

SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MS. CHAIRMAN.

UM, CAN I ASK FOR THE PERSPECTIVE FROM THE BOTH OF YOU AND MAYBE EVEN LEGISLATIVE FRANK FRANKLIN, WHY DIDN'T WE DO THIS SOONER? OH, YOU WANT ME

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TO ANSWER THAT? SURE.

PEOPLE BLOCKED IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MIKE, PEOPLE BLOCKED, BEEN ASKING FOR A LONG TIME.

AT LEAST THE PEOPLE BLOCKED THIS ON THE LEGISLATURE THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

MM-HMM .

I REMEMBER FIRST.

SO, WELL, I'M INQUIRING SPECIFICALLY OF 2020.

IF IT HAPPENED DURING THE, UM, THEY BLOCKED IT THE TIME THE COVID-19 TIME.

SO, UM, THEY BLOCKED IT BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PRIORITIZED AT KCP S IN SEVERAL OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I BELIEVE.

SO, UM, AND THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REVIEW MORE THAN JUST WHAT I THINK PRESUMPTIVELY IS EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY, BUT A BROADER EFFORT.

SO, UM, HOW DO WE SUBMIT THIS INTO POLICY TO HELP WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE? IF, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ADVANCEMENT, BUT ARE THERE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THERE FOR OUR ENGAGEMENT? MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS, UH, INTERNET ACCESS IS NOT A LUXURY.

IT IS NEED.

AND THIS IS ABOUT EQUITY AND IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO IT.

AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS WHAT THEY'RE GONNA TELL US, WHETHER THIS IS AN ACCESS WHERE IT'S RIGHT AWAY ISSUES, WHETHER IT'S, UH, THE ACTUALLY FACILITY AND WE DON'T KNOW.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET THE ANSWERS.

AND I THINK THEN IN PHASE TWO WE MOVE INTO THAT TOO.

BUT THE, THE POINT IS IT HAS BEEN LONG TIME COMING.

THERE ARE REASONS WHY IT WASN'T.

UM, I'M, I'M EXCITED BY LA BRINGS UP, THIS IS AN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY ISSUE ALSO, BUT IT'S A COUNTYWIDE ISSUE.

SO I THINK WE ARE ON THE WAY AS A UNIFIED BODY BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE LEGISLATIVE BODY TO MOVE.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

APPRECIATE THE WORK.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS MOVE TO ADOPT THERE? A SECOND.

I SECOND IT.

IT'S BEEN MOVED.

AND SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE IT.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE? THANK YOU.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, YES.

MR. ANDERSON, I HAD A QUICK QUESTION.

DID WE, UH, PASSED JUST TWO ORDINANCES IN PUBLIC WORKS? UH, YES.

AND WAS THERE A THIRD ONE? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUMPS TO RESOLUTIONS.

IS THERE ONE THAT I MISSED? IS THERE, I THOUGHT I WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDER AND ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FROM YOUR GENERAL? IT'S 6 0, 8 0.

IT WASN'T ON.

OH, IT'S NOT ON THERE.

YEAH, IT'S NOT ON THERE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WAS NOTICED IN THE AGENDA, SO I DON'T THINK WE CAN ADD IT.

THAT WAS FINE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT AWARE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

HEADS UP.

THAT IS A GOOD POINT.

I THINK THAT WAS JUST ONE THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN MISSED.

SO, AND THEN THE MEETING AGENDA, GENERAL COUNSEL, CAN WE ADD IT NOW OR IS IT SOMETHING, I MEAN, IT'S NOTICED ON THE, THE FORMAL AGENDA, BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE THE AGENDA FOR THE COMMITTEE BRING IT UP AS OLD AS, WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND DOING IS PULLING IT OUTTA COMMITTEE DURING THE LEGISLATIVE MEETING SINCE IT IS NOTICED UP THERE.

AND ACTUALLY THERE'S A SIMILAR SITUATION, I BELIEVE WITH 2, 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2 5.

TWO IS ON THE MAIN AGENDA, BUT NOT ON THE FINANCE AND AUDIT AGENDA.

UM, SO BOTH OF THOSE, YOU COULD PROPERLY PULL THEM OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH FIVE VOTES AND HEAR THEM IN THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN NOTICED THAT.

AH, OKAY.

PERFECT.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE TWO ORDINANCES.

UH, WE SHOULD HAVE MADE THE MOTIONS TO PERFECT.

I JUST WANT US TO BE ABLE TO, SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES, GO BACK AND MAKE AN ORDINANCE TO PERFECT INSTEAD OF ADOPT.

I THINK THAT WAS OH, FOR THE ORDINANCE.