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TO THE 18TH, REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE.IT IS MONDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AND WE ARE IN THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, KC LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA.
UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ANDERSON HERE, PEYTON.
LEGISLATOR SMITH IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED.
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SMITH OR VICE CHAIR SMITH, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE? SURE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FRAUD.
[3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING]
THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JOURNALS FOR MAY 18TH AND MAY 21ST? SO, MOVE WHO MOVE? UM, LEGAL COUNSEL.DO WE NEED TO SEPARATE THOSE OR ARE THOSE GOOD TO BE APPROVED TOGETHER? ALL RIGHT.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.
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A PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCES 6 0 7 4, AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING A 120 DAY MORATORIUM ON THE PROCESS OF DATA CENTER LAND USE APPLICATIONS AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, 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.ADDITIONALLY, ORDINANCE 6 0 8 7 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW DENNIS CENTER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND ESTABLISHMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FUTURE DATA CENTER PROJECT REVIEW WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE FOR WHICH THERE'S AN AMENDMENT.
SO, UM, I BELIEVE THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED IN, UM, AND YOU STILL CAN SIGN IN IF YOU ARE OVER HERE, UM, OR STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SIGN IN PLEASE.
UH, AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING OR TESTIFYING FOR, UM, TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING.
SO YOU CAN TESTIFY ON EITHER OR BOTH ORDINANCES, YOU CAN TESTIFY FOR AGAINST.
PLEASE INDICATE, UM, IF YOU ARE FOR AS YOU APPROACH.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE WITH US WADE KEEFER AS THE FIRST PERSON SWEAR IN.
PLEASE STAND IF YOU PLAN TO TESTIFY TODAY.
UM, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TESTIFY TO SPEAK ON OR AGAINST THE LEGISLATION TODAY FOR DATA CENTERS OR BATTERY STORAGE PLANTS, OUR CLERK WILL SWEAR YOU IN.
DO YOU STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES.
FIRST, UH, FOR US, IF YOU'LL JOIN US, WADE KEEFER, UH, WADE KEEFER WITH IBW 1 24.
UH, WE ARE AGAINST THE MORATORIUM.
UH, I WANNA SAY GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
UH, I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MANY IN THIS ROOM HOW THEY'RE FEELING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES LARGE PROJECTS LIKE DATA CENTERS AND BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES.
CONCERNS ABOUT WATER USE, ENERGY, DEMAND, NOISE, AND OVERALL CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY ARE VALID AND THEY DESERVE TO BE HEARD, RESPECTED, AND ADDRESSED AT THE SAME TIME.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE SOMETHING THAT IS OFTEN LOST IN THESE CONVERSATIONS.
THOSE OF US INVOLVED IN THESE PROJECTS ARE NOT OUTSIDERS LOOKING IN.
WE'RE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY TOO.
WE SHARE THE SAME INTEREST IN PROTECTING OUR RESOURCES AND MAINTAINING A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING DATA CENTERS IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FACTS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP PERSPECTIVE.
DATA CENTERS USE WATER, BUT MODERN FACILITIES RELY ON CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT ONGOING CONSUMPTION.
IN MANY CASES, THEIR ANNUAL WATER USAGE IS A FRACTION OF WHAT OTHER COMMON LOCAL USERS ALREADY CONSUME.
FOR EXAMPLE, GOLF COURSES IN JACKSON COUNTY CAN ARE ESTIMATED AT A BILLION GALLONS ANNUALLY OF WATER.
WHILE THE NEA STATUS CENTER IN INDEPENDENCE IS EXPECTED TO USE 400 TO 600,000 GALLONS OF WATER ANNUALLY.
IBW IS HAPPY TO LOBBY AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR BETTER ENERGY REGULATION.
DATA CENTERS ARE PLACED UNDER SOME OF THE HIGHEST UTILITY RATES AND NEW LAWS IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED FROM COST IMPACT.
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES ARE ALSO A CRUCIAL COMPONENT FOR OUR GRID'S, RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY.
IT'S ALSO A KEY ASPECT FOR GREEN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.
THESE PROJECTS CAN ALSO BRING MEANINGFUL BENEFITS.
THEY GENERATE SUBSTANTIAL LONG-TERM TAX REVENUE FOR SCHOOLS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OFTEN TURNING LOW VALUE PARCELS INTO SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE TAX BASE.
AND THEY CAN BE BUILT IN WAYS THAT REDUCE
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IMPACTS THROUGH SOUND CONTROL, SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING, AND UPDATED TECHNOLOGY THAT MINIMIZES EMISSIONS.WHILE WE DO NOT SUPPORT A MORATORIUM, WE ALSO DO NOT SUPPORT GIVING AWAY THE FARM ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS.
REASONABLE STANDARDS SUCH AS TRANSPARENT WATER REPORTING, MODERN EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS CAN AND SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION DONE.
THESE PROJECTS CAN REFLECT BOTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY.
WITHOUT THIS PROJECTS OR THESE PROJECTS, WAGES, HEALTHCARE AND RETIREMENTS ARE HELD UP.
THIS IS NOT A CHOICE BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY.
WITH THE RIGHT SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE, WE CAN WELCOME THOUGHTFUL GROWTH WHILE PROTECTING THINGS THAT MAKE THIS COMMUNITY SPECIAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
NEXT WE HAVE UP, UH, BETO MARTINEZ.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M A RESIDENT OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND I'VE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THIS ELECTRIFICATION DISCOURSE AND REALLY IN THE, IN THE, IN THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL OF THIS WAY BACK OVER 10, 15 YEARS AGO.
UM, SO I WANNA JUST, YOU KNOW, WANT TO, UM, EXPRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH FROM THIS.
AND I THINK THE MORATORIUM IS REASONABLE.
UH, IT'S NEEDED TO ENSURE THERE'S TRANSPARENCY, UH, ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE VERY MUCH THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
I ALSO KNOW THAT, UM, THE CITY HAS ALSO IS SOON WILL BE RETURNING BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO I HAVE A, I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION RATHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T SUPPORT THIS, UH, WE SUPPORT THE MORATORIUM AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THIS ALSO PAUSES ANYTHING THAT THE CITY MAY BE DOING.
AND IF YOU ARE ALL HAVING THOSE CON CONVERSATIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY, BECAUSE WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE HAZARDS AND THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS THAT THIS FACES IN OUR, THAT OUR COMMUNITY FACES, WE NEED TO ADDRESS ALL OF IT FROM ALL THE SECTORS, FROM PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, THE PERMITTING, THE AIR ISSUES, THE WATER ISSUES, AND EVERYTHING THAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER MENTIONED.
HOWEVER, WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
NONE OF THIS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY POLICIES IN PLACE, ANYTHING IN PLACE AT THE, HERE, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL TO MOVE FORWARD AT THE MOMENT.
AND SO WE DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL PUTTING THIS FORWARD AS A MORATORIUM.
UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE BOTH TECHNOLOGIES, RIGHT, THAT WE'RE NOT ACCUMULATING BOTH BECAUSE THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES, RIGHT? DATA CENTERS ARE ONE OF ITS OWN, AND THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE INDEFINITELY ONE OF THEIR OWN AS WELL.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT RAISED IS ALSO, ALSO THE DECOMMISSIONING PLANS OF THESE PROJECTS.
'CAUSE THEY DO HAVE A SHELF LIFE.
AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THOSE DECOMMISSIONING PLANTS AND THE HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT IT WILL PRODUCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, ASIDE FROM ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THAT YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY HEARD OF, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
A LOT OF OUR, A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS IN KANSAS CITY LIVE ON SUPERFUND SITES, HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES.
AND WE NEED TO CONSIDER THIS VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE WE ARE STILL PAYING THOSE COSTS, YOU KNOW, IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ARE PAYING THOSE COSTS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGH LEGAL FEES, CLEANUPS, AND THINGS THAT DON'T, JUST DON'T GET RESOLVED.
AND SO, I I REALLY APPRECIATE THE 120 DAY MORATORIUM.
AND WE BE, WE WILL BE, UM, ALSO BE, UH, SUBMITTING A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATIONS, WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND, UM, YEAH, AND TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUT A PAUSE ON THIS UNTIL THERE'S DEFINITELY A SUPPORT FROM RESIDENTS, NOT FROM THE DECISION MAKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT RESIDENTS.
AND IF THEY OPPOSE IT, WE NEED TO RESPECT THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE CENTERS HAVE THEIR OWN MONEY.
THEY CAN DO, THEY CAN BUILD THIS STUFF, RIGHT? YOU ALL ALSO DON'T NEED TO PROVIDE ANY INCENTIVE TO THEM.
THE SAME THING WE'VE BEEN SAYING TO THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES IN, IN, UM, AT THE CITY, AT KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY OF THIS.
AND EVERY PROJECT NEEDS AN INDEPENDENT STUDY, EVERY SINGLE PROJECT, NOT JUST A BLANKET PERMIT THAT SAYS HERE, WE ENSURE THAT YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD, BUT EVERY SINGLE DEVELOPER NEEDS TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN, UH, ASSESSMENT, HEALTH, UH, IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
AND WE'LL BE SUBMITTING A LETTER, AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AND WE CAN CC ALL OF THE, EVERYONE HERE ON THE BOARD.
UM, AND I'LL ASK, I THINK OUR CLERK JUST STEPPED OUT, BUT TO MY CHIEF, IF WE CAN PRINT OUT COPIES OF BOTH THE 60 74 AND 60 87 TO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE OUTSIDE.
'CAUSE I THINK THE TWO ORDINANCES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY DIFFERENT AND HAVE DIFFERENT TERMS AND LENGTHS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
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THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT.UM, AND IF, IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED IN SPEAKING, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP OVER THERE SO THAT WE CAN GET YOUR INFORMATION.
UM, GREG NOMAR, SORRY IF I BUTCHERED THAT A BIT.
NAER NAMAN NAMAN, SORRY, I'M GONNA SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE, UM, IS THERE IS ZONING REGULATIONS.
THERE IS A UDC CODE BOOK THAT GUIDES US IN HOW THESE THINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REGULATED, AND THERE'S NO LISTING WHATSOEVER FOR BATTERY STORAGE DEVICES OR DATA CENTERS IN THE UDC.
BUT IF YOU GO TO THE UDC, AND WHICH I'D LIKE TO READ FROM JUST A LITTLE BIT, IF, IF I MAY, UM, APPENDIX A SUMMARIZES THE USES AUTHORIZED WITHIN EACH ZONING DISTRICT USES, OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS AS USES PERMITTED AS OF RIGHT USES PERMITTED BY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
ACCESSORY USES OR PLANNED USES IN EACH DISTRICT MAY BE ALLOWED ONLY IF THE DIRECTOR FINDS THAT SUCH USES ARE SIMILAR TO IN CHARACTER TO AN AUTHORIZED USE AND WILL HAVE NO GREATER ADVERSE EFFECT ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES OR THE SURROUNDING AREAS THAN THE AUTHORIZED USES.
SUCH, SUCH DECIS DECISIONS MAY BE APPEALED TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATOR BY THE APPLICANT OR ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS.
THIS IS ABOUT PLACING AN INDUSTRIAL DEVICE ON AGRICULTURE LAND.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THE CORRELATION HERE IF I READ FROM THE, UH, UDC, UM, UNDER AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
UH, THE AGRICULTURE DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO HELP RETAIN LARGE TRACKS OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE PURPOSES TO MINIMIZE CONFLICTS BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL USES AND ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT.
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THIS DISTRICT IS TO PROVIDE FOR LARGE TRACKS OF OPEN LAND, 10 ACRES OR MORE DEVOTED TO ACTIVE AGRICULTURE AND OPEN SPACE USES, INCLUDING CROP FARMING, ANIMAL RAISING, PASTURE, AND WOODLANDS WITH RELATED RESIDENTIAL AND FARM STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.
UM, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I DON'T THINK A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FALLS INTO THAT CATEGORY.
THERE ARE PLACES THAT YOU CAN PLACE THESE THINGS.
UM, IF YOU, IF YOU DO AN AI SEARCH, LET'S USE, LET'S USE DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGY.
UM, YOU'LL FIND THAT A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE SHOULD BE ON I DASH ONE OR I DASH TWO LIGHTER.
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL SHOULD NOT BE IN AGRICULTURE AREAS, UH, ESPECIALLY ONES REALLY CLOSE TO THE MISSOURI RIVER.
UM, SO IF YOU GO TO, IF YOU GO TO APPENDIX A OF OF THE UDC, YOU'RE GONNA FIND A TABLE.
UM, AND IN THAT TABLE IT TALKS ABOUT, UM, USES, UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIND IT HERE.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY COULD BE USING TO, UM, TO PUT A, UM, A BEST IN AGRICULTURAL LAND.
LEMME SEE IF I CAN FIND IT HERE.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT DIS UH, DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION FACILITIES, A UTILITY DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION FACILITIES.
NOW YOU NOW YOU MIGHT THINK, OKAY, WELL, A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE MIGHT BE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE COULD TAKE THAT LANGUAGE AND WE COULD SAY, OH, YEAH, IT'S A, IT'S A DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, IT'S A COLLECTION DEVICE.
BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE UDC HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2024, SO IT'S KIND OF ANACHRONISTIC TO SAY THAT A BATTERY STORAGE DEVICE OR A DATA CENTER FALLS INTO ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES IN, IN, IN THESE, IN THIS DOCUMENT.
BUT IF YOU GO TO SECTION 21, UM, WHICH REFERS TO THE TABLE IN A, IT SAYS THESE, UH, DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION FACILITIES WOULD BE WATER WASTEWATER, ELECTRIC, GAS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BUT IT EXCLUDES ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINES.
OKAY? SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT THEY WANT TO DO, IS A BATTERY COMPANY COMES IN AND THEY WANNA, THEY WANNA CONNECT A LONG EXTENSION CORD, IF YOU WILL, 345 KV LINE OVER TO, UM, THE SUBSTATIONS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE TARGETING.
AND THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LADY THAT LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY, JANET, SHE IS A FIFTH OR SIXTH GENERATION FARMER, THE FAMILY IS, SHE LIVED IN BUCKNER, MISSOURI.
AND SHE, UH, SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD HER HOUSE BECAUSE SHE INHERITED HER FAMILY'S FARM AND MOVED AND TOOK OVER THE HOUSE.
AND IT'S A RELATIVE THAT WANTS TO SELL THE LAND RIGHT NEXT TO IT OR LEASE THE LAND TO THE BATTERY STORAGE COMPANY.
UM, AND I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM WHAT WE HAVE HEARD, AND I'M, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, SPECULATION.
THIS IS, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF
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HEARSAY HERE, BUT WHEN YOU ARE OFFERED $15,000 PER ACRE FOR 12 TO 20 ACRES PER YEAR FOR 30 YEARS, HOW DO A FARMER OUT IN SIBLEY, MISSOURI, WHO MOST PEOPLE HAVE MOVED OUT THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO BE OUT IN THE COUNTRY, TO BE A PART WITH NATURE, TO GROW FOOD, AND TO HAVE THAT KIND OF AN ENVIRONMENT AROUND THEM, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU EXPECT, UH, JUST THE NORMAL EVERYDAY PERSON TO, UM, COMPETE AGAINST A CORPORATION COMING IN, OFFERING $500,000, UH, A YEAR TO, TO PLACE THIS ON PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT, LISTEN TO, AND SO ON AND SO FORTH? UM, THE INDEPENDENCE AQUIFER, UH, TABLE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THAT AREA.SO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, UM, IF ONE OF THESE CATCHES ON FIRE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF EVACUATION, WHICH POSSIBLY COULD INCLUDE FOUR SAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, THERE IS NO WATER MITIGATION ON IN THIS WHOLE AREA.
THE WHOLE DISTRICT 16 ONLY HAS TWO INCH PIPES.
THERE'S NO, UH, FIRE HYDRANTS, NOTHING THEY HAVE TO TRUCK THE WATER IN.
SO, UM, MY STORY IN ALL THIS IS NOT YET, I'M A FIRST GENERATION.
UM, MY WIFE AND I HAVE A DISABLED DAUGHTER, AND, UH, WE, UM, WERE NOT ABLE TO SAVE 401K, UM, OUR ENTIRE LIFE.
UM, MY WORK, ENTIRE WORKING CAREER, 10 TO $20,000 IN MEDICAL BILLS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND I JUST RECENTLY HAD A FAMILY MEMBER, UH, PASS AWAY.
AND, UH, HE NAMED ME IN HIS WILL TO TAKE CARE OF MY DAUGHTER.
AND SO MY WIFE AND I, WHO ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY, DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US.
UM, AND IN THE MEMORANDUM IN HIS WILL, HE SAID HE WANTED TO PERPETUALLY TAKE CARE OF MY DAUGHTER FOR THE REST OF HIS REST OF HER LIFE.
SO WE, WE, UH, TOOK SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WE WERE GIVEN FROM HIM, AND WE MOVED OUT INTO THAT AREA AND, AND BUILT A HOUSE.
AND, UH, JUST MOVED IN ON MAY 1ST.
AND IF YOU THINK THAT IT'S MY DESIRE TO MOVE OUT THERE AND LOOK AT A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE, BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD THERE'S FIVE PLACES PICKED OUT OUT THERE, NOT JUST THIS ONE.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, I, I LISTEN TO THE UNION GUYS AND, AND, AND THEIR, THEIR, ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY SAY ARE TRUE.
I'M, I'M NOT AGAINST TECHNOLOGY.
I WORK FOR CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS. I HAVE A DEGREE IN ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS.
UM, SO I UNDERSTAND HOW ALL THIS WORKS, BUT WHEN YOU E EVEN EVEN WATER, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU, IF YOU TAKE ONE DATA CENTER AND IT USES MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT 30 OR 40 OF THEM IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA? AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO PLACES WHERE'RE PULLING WATER FROM.
SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ONE, IT'S ABOUT MULTIPLES, RIGHT? I MEAN, WE CAN TALK ALL DAY LONG OF HOW LONG IS ONE IN INDEPENDENCE, FOR EXAMPLE, GONNA USE, BUT IT'S ABOUT ALL OF THEM CUMULATIVE.
AND EVEN THE GOVERNOR OF KANSAS SAID IN DECEMBER THAT WE WERE, UH, IN A DROUGHT.
MY HOPE IS, UM, WITH THIS MORATORIUM, UM, I ACTUALLY WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT APPROACHED SEAN ABOUT A MORATORIUM, BECAUSE I'M NOT AGAINST THIS STUFF.
I'M NOT AGAINST PEOPLE BUILDING THESE, I'M NOT, I'M NOT AGAINST THEM AT ALL.
IT'S WHERE THEY'RE PLACED, IT'S HOW IT'S DONE, OR THE, IS THE PUBLIC INVOLVED AND THAT KIND OF THING.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THESE REGULATION BOOKS FOR A REASON, AND WE CAN'T JUST RUN ROUGH SHAW OVER THE PUBLIC AND JUST ASSUME THAT AN INDUSTRIAL DOC DEVICE CAN BE PLACED OUT ON AG PROPERTY BECAUSE, OH, THERE'S NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT THERE.
WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO HAVE REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATION IN PLACE TO, UM, UM, REGULATE WHERE THEY CAN BE PLACED AND WHERE, AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH IDEAS ON, ON HOW TO CIRCUMVENT PEOPLE'S PROPERTY VALUES, WHICH IS A FIFTH FIFTH AMENDMENT ISSUE, FEDERALLY, UM, BEING RUINED BY JUST SOMEBODY ARBITRARILY COMING IN THERE AND WITH HARDLY ANY NOTIFICATION AT ALL, PLACING THESE THINGS OUT IN, OUT IN THE COUNTRY.
UM, THE, THE, THE DISTANCE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE OFF THE ROAD IS 50 FEET.
YOU ONLY HAVE TO NOTIFY PEOPLE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET.
ALL THAT NEEDS TO, TO, TO, YOU KNOW, THE SETBACKS NEED TO BE MORE, UM, THE, THE NOTIFICATIONS NEED TO BE MORE WHEN THEY, WHEN WHEN NEW LEAF TRIED TO, TO PUT THIS IN ON BLUE MILLS, UM, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE PEOPLE WERE NOT EVEN NOTIFIED.
SO, UM, THERE'S JUST RULES AND REGULATIONS
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THAT NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE.AND, AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE MORATORIUM.
LET'S GET TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLIC.
UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE NEED A COMMITTEE FROM THE PUBLIC TO GO ALONG WITH THE, THE COUNTY LEGISLATOR AND EXECUTIVE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ON WHERE THESE CAN BE PLACED.
SO IT'S LEAST AFFECTING, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC.
AND YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT AM I GONNA DO IF, YOU KNOW, UH, THE, THE PERSON ACROSS THE ROAD FROM ME, ME NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDES TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY FOR A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I I CAN'T MOVE, YOU KNOW, MY LIVELIHOOD IS TIED UP IN WHAT I JUST SPENT MY MONEY ON TO MOVE OUT TO BE IN THE COUNTRY WITH MY DAUGHTER.
UH, MIKE TAB, KANSAS CITY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD IN OPPOSITION TO THE MORATORIUM.
I UNDERSTAND, UH, THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT, THAT FOLKS NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
UM, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE THINGS, AND, AND LET'S BE HONEST, THE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITIES ARE NOT NEW DATA CENTERS ARE NOT NEW.
THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN BETTER OVER THREE TO FOUR DECADES.
THAT THESE, THESE HAVE BEEN OPERATIONAL.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF MASSIVE DISASTERS.
THEY HAVE A GOOD SAFETY RECORD.
THE TECHNOLOGY WITH WATER HAS GOTTEN EXTREMELY BETTER TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE NOW BUILDING, UH, DATA CENTERS WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT USE WATERLESS DATA CENTERS.
AND THOSE ARE STARTING TO COME ONLINE.
THERE ARE ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT I REALIZE FOLKS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND, AND THE KIND OF FEAR TACTICS OF THE UNKNOWN OR THIS, THIS NEW PHENOMENON THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING.
WE HEARD THE SAME THING WITH WINDMILLS.
WE'VE HEARD THE SAME THING WITH SOLAR PANELS.
WE'VE HEARD THE SAME THINGS WITH ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY AS WE ADVANCE WITH DIFFERENT WAYS OF, WHETHER IT BE ELECTRIFICATION, POWER TECHNOLOGY, WITH DATA, EVEN CARS.
WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THIS ALL THE TIME.
AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO ACTUALLY TAKE SOME OF THIS FACTS AND DATA AND, AND THE HISTORY OF WHAT THESE, UM, WHAT THESE TYPES OF, OF PROJECTS DO, AND LOOK AT WHAT THE ACTUAL PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THAT IS.
AND WE'RE HEARING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE FAIRLY UNPROVEN AND MAYBE FROM A YOUTUBE VIDEO OR SOMETHING, AND THEY CATCH FIRE AND PEOPLE PUT 'EM OUT AND, AND ACT LIKE THEY ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, UH, GOSPEL AS FAR AS THIS IS FOR SURE GOING TO BE WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE HAVE DECADES OF EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE.
AND THIS, THE SAFETY AND THE EFFICIENCY AND THE ECOLOGY OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN BETTER THROUGH TIME.
SO I, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT, LOOK, THESE, THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE GOING TO WORK ON THESE PROJECTS.
AND FOR FOLKS THAT SAY THAT THESE ARE TEMPORARY JOBS, THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE NOT.
THEY ARE JOBS THAT CONTINUE TO BE THERE ON THESE PROJECTS.
YOU HAVE TO UPDATE THESE TECHNOLOGIES.
AND THE SKILLS THAT FOLKS LEARN FROM ONE PROJECT, THEY TAKE TO ANOTHER PROJECT AND THEY TAKE TO OTHER TYPES OF PROJECTS, NOT EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT NOT BE DATA CENTERS, BUT THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GLEAN AND THE CAREERS THAT ARE, ARE BORN OUT OF THESE PROJECTS ARE MASSIVE.
AND THEY ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL THEN THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WILL STAY IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WILL SPEND MONEY IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT PAY TAXES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND FOR US TO SAY THAT WE DON'T WANT THAT HERE IS, IS A PROBLEM.
SO I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IF WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHETHER IT BE ZONING OR APPLICATION OR, OR HOW WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, WHAT GOES INTO TO AUTHORIZING THESE PROJECTS, GREAT.
WE HAVE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN INCUMBENT OR, UH, INSTRUMENTAL IN SOUND MITIGATION IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT SAFETY MEASURES THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, CONSTRUCTED OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES WITH THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT KNOW THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S COMING, THAT ARE LEARNING WHAT THAT TECHNOLOGY IS AND HOW TO, HOW TO DEPLOY IT.
AND OUR EXPERTS IN THAT FIELD, WE ARE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TALK ABOUT HOW THOSE THINGS GO FORWARD.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST WOULD SAY, PLEASE, LET'S NOT, LET'S NOT PUT A, THE BRAKES ON THIS STUFF BECAUSE IT DOES MEAN A HECK OF A LOT, UM, NOT JUST
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TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST, UH, AS A COUNTRY.AND AGAIN, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE BATTERY STORAGE OR DATA CENTER, UM, PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE SIGN IN THERE.
UM, I'M MAKING THIS COMMENT AS A RESIDENT OF JACKSON COUNTY, BUT ALSO AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MISSOURI COALITION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING FOR THE STATE OF MISSOURI AND ITS ECOSYSTEM, BUT ALSO FOR MISSOURIANS WHO LIVE HERE.
UM, ONE OF OUR FOCUSES IN OUR WORK IS ENERGY AND IN PARTICULAR, SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY.
AND MISSOURI IS BEHIND WHEN IT COMES TO OUR POWER GRID AND ENERGY INNOVATION.
AND WE COLLECTIVELY NEED TO PUSH FOR MORE AND BETTER RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES.
THINGS LIKE SOLAR, WIND, AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. UM, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS OR BUS ARE SYSTEMS THAT CAPTURE EXCESS ENERGY FROM POWER GRIDS AND STORE IT FOR LATER USE.
THESE SYSTEMS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR POWER GRIDS.
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS HELP TO LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS AND IMPROVE RELIABLE POWER BY REDUCING ENERGY WASTE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MANY OF US IN THIS ROOM, UM, HAVE PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THE HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF DATA CENTERS, AND IT'S A GOOD STEP FORWARD FOR A COUNTY LEGISLATOR TO TAKE THE TIME TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE FOR THOSE THINGS.
UM, I DO SUPPORT A MORATORIUM FOR DATA CENTERS, BUT BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME AD ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT DATA CENTERS DO, AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE LUMPED TOGETHER WITH THEM.
UM, FOR THE LARGE AND HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENTS, I THINK THAT'S IT'S VITAL THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT AND OPINIONS ON ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING BEST, AND THAT THOSE WHO WISH TO HAVE BEST SYSTEMS LEASED ON THEIR LAND, THAT THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE CONSIDERED AS WELL.
UM, BUT, BUT RATHER THAN INCLUDING BEST IN THE MORATORIUM ALONGSIDE DATA CENTERS, UM, WHEN DATA CENTERS DO REQUIRE AND SHOULD HAVE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER ADVERSE COMMUNITY IMPACTS PACS, UM, THE LEGISLATOR SHOULD, SORRY.
THE LEGISLATOR SHOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SPACE TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS IN CREATING A RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE FOR JACKSON COUNTY AND HOW TO, UM, ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS WHILE STILL ALLOWING FOR THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THANK YOU.
I AM SORRY I DON'T HAVE PREPARED NOTES, SO I'LL JUST HAVE TO SPEAK SOMEWHAT EXTEMPORANEOUSLY, BUT I HOPE IT'S COHERENT, JUST THE SAME.
UH, LITTLE BIT BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, I'M RETIRED.
UH, I'M A RETIRED ENGINEERING PHYSICIST.
I'M NOT A LUDDITE WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY IN MY CAREER.
I HAVE BUILT A NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
I'M WELL AWARE OF THE UPSIDE AND THE DOWNSIDE OF ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES.
I AM HERE TO, IN FAVOR, SPEAK IN FAVOR OF A MORATORIUM SPECIFICALLY ON THE AI DATA CENTERS.
AND, AND I, UH, AM SOMEWHAT IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE, UH, HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER THAT'S, UH, NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND INDEPENDENCE.
THE, UH, THE SCALE OF IT IS MIND BOGGLING.
THERE'S NEVER BEEN SUCH A BOND ISSUE ISSUED IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
CONSIDER WHAT YOU CAN BUY WITH $500 BILLION.
YOU CAN BUY OVER 30 US NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, EACH WITH TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS FOR A TOTAL OF 60 NUCLEAR REACTORS, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE, UH, THIS, THIS, THIS COMPLEX SUPPOSED TO BE
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TO, TO, UH, TO, TO BE BUILT TO, TO, TO BE VIABLE FOR 20 YEARS.THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING SO QUICKLY THAT THE CONTRACTS THAT ARE THERE CURRENTLY FOR THIS HYPER HYPERSCALE FACILITY ARE ONLY FOR FIVE YEARS.
'CAUSE THAT'S ABOUT THE, THE LIFETIME WHICH THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE, WILL BE RELEVANT.
I WAS, HER CHAIR WAS SPEAKING
SO META HAS A CONTRACT WITH THEM AND, AND GOOGLE, BUT THEY DON'T EXTEND BEYOND FIVE YEARS, NOT THE 20 YEARS THAT, UH, THAT THEY SAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE OPERATIONAL.
I WOULD TELL YOU THAT IN TERMS OF, OF VISION OF THIS TECHNOLOGY, THERE IS NO GREATER VISIONARY, SECULAR VISIONARY OF THIS TECHNOLOGY.
AND WHERE IT'S GOING IS ELON MUSK AND HE IS PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS, AND HE'S NOT BUILDING THESE HERE ON EARTH.
HE SAYS THE ULTIMATE PROVINCE FOR THESE IS IN OUTER SPACE, AND HE IS MERGING SPACEX WITH XI TO DO JUST THAT.
AND I, AND I HAVE IT ON, ON, UH, ON AUTHORITY, GOOD AUTHORITY THAT HE IS ALREADY STARTING TO ORBIT THESE.
AND PART OF THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE HEAT GENERATION PROBLEM.
HOW DO YOU DISSIPATE ALL OF THE HEAT THAT HAS TO BE GENERATED TO RUN THESE, THIS ELECTRONICS? WELL, IN SPACE, IT'S NOT SO BIG A PROBLEM THAT HEAT CAN BE READILY DISSIPATED IN, IN WAYS THAT CAN BE EASILY ENGINEERED AND EVENTUALLY AND SOONER THAN WE KNOW THE ADV TECHNOLOGY'S ADVANCING SO QUICKLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH AI DATA CENTERS THAT ARE RUN BY QUANTUM COMPUTERS, AND THAT WILL LEAVE THESE DATA CENTERS WITH TODAY'S CURRENT TECHNOLOGY IN THE DUST, THEY WILL BECOME TECHNOLOGICAL RELICS.
SO THEN THE QUESTION BECOMES, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO BY WAY OF REMEDIATION WITH THESE AI DATA CENTERS? THE, THE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS THEY TALK ABOUT WITH WATER, JUST AS, UH, JUST AS AN ASIDE, UM, I'VE, I'VE HEARD VARYING FIGURES, 14 MILLION GALLONS, UH, A YEAR, NO MORE DOWN TO WHAT WAS CITED, UH, HERE TODAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TRUTH OF IT IS, BUT I KNOW THAT THESE CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS USE FOREVER.
CHEMICALS DO NOT BIODEGRADE PFASS, POLY FLUORIDES, AND THEY DON'T BIODEGRADE.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE REMEDIATION FOR THOSE? I IN, AS I SAID, I, I AM A, A NEIGHBOR OF, UH, THIS HYPERSCALE, UH, DATA CENTER GOING IN AND INDEPENDENCE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND THEY'RE BUILDING HUGE TRENCHES AROUND EACH OF THESE, UH, THESE, THESE PLOTS THAT THEY'RE PREPARING.
AND I CAN ASSURE YOU THOSE TRENCHES WILL ARE RESERVOIRS THAT WILL HOLD FAR GREATER THAN 14 MILLION GALLONS JUST AS RUNOFF.
THIS BIG PUSH, THIS BIG PUSH WITH AI TECHNOLOGY IS, IS BECAUSE WE ARE IN, UH, WE ARE IN A 21ST CENTURY RACE WITH, UH, CHINA.
I WAS, I WAS LIVING IN, UH, THE, UH, THE 20TH CENTURY AS SOME OF YOU WERE HERE TOO, THE SPACE RACE TO GET TO THE MOON WITH THE RUSSIANS, AND WE HAD TO BEAT THEM.
IT WAS A MATTER OF STRATEGIC POLITICAL IMPORTANCE.
WELL, THE SAME THING APPLIES HERE WITH THIS AI TECHNOLOGY WHO IS GONNA RULE THE WORLD THROUGH AI.
AND THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE LEADERS OF THIS COUNTRY AND CERTAINLY THE CHINESE.
WE CANNOT FAIL TO BE THE FIRST ON THE TOP OF THAT AI SUMMIT.
SO WHAT DOES THAT GET US? I READ REPORTS OF THOSE WHO ARE EXPERTS WHO WRITE THESE AI PLATFORMS WHO SAY THAT 90% OF, OF, UH, OF JOBS, PRIMARILY OFFICE JOBS, BUT BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THAT WILL BE ELIMINATED BY AI.
WHERE DO WE GET THE MONEY TO DO THIS? $500 BILLION JUST FOR THIS ONE PROJECT.
WELL, IF YOU KNOW ABOUT NAMES AND, AND YOU'RE IN SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR WITH THE FINANCIAL WORLD, A GUY NAMED, UH, LARRY FINK, WHO IS THE CEO OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM.
AND HE IS ALSO THE HEAD OF, UH, BLACKROCK
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HAS SAID, AND I THINK THE SECRETARY OF TREASURY HAS SECONDED THAT WE'RE GONNA GET THIS MONEY BY RATING PENSION FUNDS AND BY RATING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GONNA RAISE THE MONEY.
WE HAVE TO PAY FOR PUTTING IN THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT'S GOING TO ELIMINATE JOBS.
THERE WILL NOT BE A SURPLUS OF JOBS CREATED.
THERE'S GONNA BE A NET DEFICIT.
MR. WHITE, WE GOTTA STAY ON TOPIC HERE.
SO CAN YOU WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS FOR ME, PLEASE? YES, I WILL.
SO, UH, I MADE THE STATEMENT BEFORE THE INDEPENDENCE, UH, CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THIS, THIS HYPERSCALE FACILITY.
THEY HAVE OPENED THEIR GATES WIDE TO DRAWING IN THIS SO-CALLED TROJAN HORSE.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S IN THE BELLY OF THIS.
THEY DON'T KNOW ALL THAT THERE IS THERE AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE, BUT WHATEVER MONEY THEY HOPE TO, TO ACQUIRE FROM THIS BY TAX RELIEF AND OFFSETS AND, AND REPAYMENTS IS GONNA BE FAR OFFSET BY THE LOSS IN TAXES DUE TO JOB LOSS AND PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE ON THEIR PROPERTIES.
WE'RE BEING ASKED TO PAY, IN MY OPINION, JUST MY OPINION, TO BUY THE ROPE THAT'S GONNA HANG US AND RADICALLY TRANSFORM OUR SOCIETY.
WE NEED TO BE MUCH MORE VIGILANT IN LOOKING FORWARD IN THIS ONE MAN'S OPINION.
WE'LL WELCOME UP KELLY JACKS AND LAST CALL.
IF YOU WANT TO TESTIFY, PLEASE SIGN IN AND I'LL ASK.
I THINK, JEN, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE THAT HAS ADDED AFTER YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
UM, I'M KELLY JABS FROM BUCKNER SIBLEY AREA, AND I AM AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT WE HAVE MET WITH OUR COMMUNITY MULTIPLE TIMES AND I REPRESENT A SAMPLING OF WHAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MORATORIUM TODAY IN FAVOR OF SEAN SMITH'S MORATORIUM THAT INCLUDES THE BEST FACILITY.
UM, SO I TOOK A FEW NOTES AS I WAS LISTENING, I HAD SOME THINGS PREPARED THAT I WANTED TO SAY.
UM, I'VE HEARD FREQUENTLY IT STATED THAT THE OPPOSITION IS WATCHING YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND LOOKING AT HER BIRDLY AND REALLY GETTING OUR FEATHERS UP FOR NO REASON.
SO I WANTED TO ASSURE YOU THAT TODAY I'M BRINGING THINGS THAT I BELIEVE ARE FACTUAL BASED ON MEETINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN WITH THE NEW LEAF BATTERY FACILITY, UM, THAT IS COMING TO OUR AREA.
AND ALSO INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GATHERED BY BEING AT TOWN HALLS, CITY COUNCILS, AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS COMING TO US.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH SOME GROUPS HERE IN KANSAS CITY THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE DATA CENTER, WHICH HAS EXPANDED TO THE MISSOURI WIDE.
AND SO I HAVE SOME OF THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT IS INFORMING SOME OF WHAT I SAY TODAY.
SO THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO ASK IS, UM, WHY IT'S STARK TO ME THAT WE HAVE CORPORATIONS AND BUSINESSES AND HIGH UPS SAYING WE NEED THESE.
PEOPLE WHO ARE AGAINST THEM DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THEY'RE IGNORANT.
BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR THEM, WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SAYING, WE'RE SCARED, THERE AREN'T PROVISIONS IN PLACE AND WE DON'T FEEL PROTECTED.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT TO THE FORMAT OF WHY I'M PRESENTING WHEN I'M PRESENTING.
TO ME, THE DISCUSSION ISN'T ABOUT SEPARATING A BEST FROM A DATA CENTER AS FAR AS THE MORATORIUM GOES.
I THINK THAT NEITHER ONE HAS ACTUAL PROVISIONS THAT PROTECT US.
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S MONEY TRANSACTIONS, THERE'S NDAS, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW AS THE PUBLIC.
AND I THINK WE DESERVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES AS FAR AS WHERE THESE STREAMS ARE COMING FROM.
WE AREN'T A PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONVERSATIONS.
AND ONCE THOSE CONVERSATIONS GET STARTED, ONCE THEY'RE SIGNED, THEN THINGS ARE DONE, AND THEN WE'RE TOLD, WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO THE TABLE EARLIER? THIS IS US COMING TO THE TABLE SAYING A MORATORIUM IS CRITICAL FOR BOTH OF THESE SO THAT THE PROVISIONS COULD BE WRITTEN INTO LAW AND WE CAN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH BEFORE THE HARMS BECOME WHAT US AS THE RESIDENTS ASSUME.
SO, UM, I APOLOGIZE, I'M I'M NOT A PUBLIC SPEAKER.
SO, UM, JOBS, UM, I'VE HEARD THAT SAID MULTIPLE TIMES.
WE HAVE UNIONS COMING OUT AND SAYING WE JOBS IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE, IT'S CREATING THE JOBS.
UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE A UNION COMMUNITY.
UM, EVERY ONE OF US PROBABLY HAS A HANDFUL OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE UNION MEMBERS AND THEY DO BENEFIT FROM CONTRACTUAL WORK.
HOWEVER, ONCE THESE THINGS ARE ESTABLISHED, IT'S NEXT TO NO JOBS.
AND IF THE JOBS ARE THERE, THEY'RE HIGH TECH AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE SPECIFICALLY FROM OUR AREA.
THESE ARE SPECIFIC TRADES THAT ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE NATION IN THE WORLD THAT CAN ACTUALLY MANAGE AND MONITOR THESE FACILITIES.
UM, AS FAR AS THE JOBS GO FOR THE BEST THAT WE WERE TOLD ABOUT IN OUR AREA, UM, THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEBODY WHO MONITORS IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS.
AND THAT'S A GREAT CONCERN TO US BECAUSE NUMBER ONE, THE COMPANY SAYS ONCE WE BUILD IT, WE WILL SELL IT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE TO EVER G SOUTHWEST POWER
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POOL SOMEBODY.BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHO'S MONITORING IT, WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS ARE, HOW OFTEN THEY'RE THERE.
AND HEAVEN FORBID THERE IS AN ACTUAL MELTDOWN EMERGENCY, WHO'S LIABLE FOR THAT? THAT'S NOT UNDERSTOOD OR CLEAR.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT WE SAY NEEDS A MORATORIUM.
WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, LOWER UTILITY BILLS.
UM, THAT IS SAID FOR BEST, AND I HAVE HEARD THIS MULTIPLE TIMES, THAT BESTS IS CONSIDERED THE CLEANER ENERGY.
SO SOME GROUPS DON'T TAKE A STANCE AGAINST THEM.
HOWEVER, MY QUESTION IS, IF IT DOES LOWER UTILITY BILLS, WHAT IS TO SAY THAT ONCE THE BEST IS SOLD TO EVER G OR TO SOUTHWEST POWER POOL TO BE MANAGED AND MONITORED, IS THAT POWER DIRECTLY GOING BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY THAT IT WAS TAKEN FROM? OR IS IT BEING SOLD TO THE DATA CENTERS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE LARGE CONSUMERS? NOW THAT'S A BIG QUESTION IN MY MIND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WOULD BE VALUABLE TO SEE IN WRITING FROM THE COUNTY PERSPECTIVE.
UM, MY PERSPECTIVE IS THAT WE JUST NEED PARAMETERS AND WE NEED THEM QUICKLY.
WE HAVE, AS GREG SAID, BEST FACILITIES COMING IN RIGHT AND LEFT IN OUR SOUTH, OUR CORNER OF EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY.
UM, MY IDEA IS THAT WE NEED TO BE EXPEDITIOUS IN OUR TIMELINES, MEANING THE 120 DAY IS MY PREFERRED BECAUSE IT KEEPS US MOVING.
WE HAVE 120 DAYS IF THAT HAPPENS TO ACTUALLY GET WORK DONE.
NOT TO SIT BACK AND TAKE OUR TIME, BUT TO SAY THIS IS HAPPENING AND WE HAVE TO GET ON IT.
UM, WE HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER WITH THE NEA DATA CENTER AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT COME INTO OUR AREA AS WELL, THE NDAS, THE PRIVATE POWER CONTRACTS THAT ARE AT PLAY.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE BEST FACILITY GOES, WE DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS HE SAID, IT WAS A COMMUNITY, IT WAS A FAMILY PARCEL SPLIT.
SO YOU HAVE ONE FAMILY WHO'S GETTING MONEY FROM IT, THE OTHER FAMILY IS ASSUMING THE RISK.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RISK AND LIABILITY, THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
THEY WERE OFFERED SOME MONEY FOR AN EASEMENT AND THEY SAID NO.
AND IT, LIKE GREG SAID, IT'S HARD TO TURN DOWN THAT MUCH MONEY.
AND THEY DID BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY WANTED TO DO THAT IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, SO THE STATEMENT I WAS GONNA SAY IS THAT WE WANT TO BE A PULL FULL PART OF THE DISCUSSION, HOWEVER THAT COMES ABOUT AS IT IS US, THE RESIDENTS WHO DO ASSUME THE GREATEST RISKS TO OUR LIVELIHOOD, OUR PROPERTIES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY.
I HAVE MY SON HERE TODAY, AND HE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHY WE CARE.
IT'S NOT WHEN THINGS GO RIGHT THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT.
WE ARE IN A TORNADO ALLEY, WE'RE IN FLOOD AREAS.
WE HAVE HEAVEN FORBID, EARTHQUAKES THAT MIGHT COME THROUGH.
THERE ARE DISRUPTIONS THAT ARE UNPLANNED THAT CAN HAPPEN TO ALL OF THESE FACILITIES.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THERE'S SOME SERIOUS IMPACTS WHEN WE SAY THAT THESE BATTERIES DON'T BURN.
YOU SHOULD SEE MY SON WHEN HE WAS HERE AND WE RAN THE MEETING TOGETHER.
UM, SO WHEN THESE THINGS FAIL IS WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
UM, SO I'M GONNA SKIP DOWN AND COME BACK.
SO, UM, THE NEW LEAF ENERGY CAME TO US AND WE WENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE THEY PRESENTED AND THEY SAID, WE DO NOT HAVE LITHIUM IONS, BATTERIES.
THOSE ARE COMBUSTIBLE, THEY'RE HARMFUL.
AND THEY DO CAUSE FIRES THAT ARE EXPANSIVE AND THEY ARE DANGEROUS.
THEY HAVE A BATTERY THAT'S DIFFERENT, IT'S A LITHIUM, UM, LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND IT.
IT'S A NICKEL MANGANESE PHOSPHATE BATTERY.
SO IT DOES BURN AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE.
THERE ARE FIRES THAT HAPPEN AND CONTINUALLY HAPPEN WITH THESE.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH THIS NEW BATTERY THAT THEY'RE BRINGING INTO OUR AREA IS THAT IT DOES BURN AND IT ACTUALLY KILLS PEOPLE WHEN THE THINGS THAT BURN INSIDE OF THAT GO INTO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO WE'RE NOT TALKING HEALTH IMPACTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOSS OF LIFE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST WE CAN FIND THROUGH OUR INTERNET SEARCHES.
OKAY? SO HAZMAT, AS FAR AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR AREA, THEY KEEP SAYING TO US, WE WILL DO EVERYTHING REQUIRED OF US.
WE WILL GET THE TRAINING, WE WILL COMPLY WITH FIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES.
HOWEVER, THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT OUT THESE BATTERY FIRES.
THE WAY TO DO IT IS TO WET THE GROUND AROUND AND HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T SPREAD THROUGH THERMAL RUNAWAY.
THE COMPANY CAME AND SAID, WE KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE WATER OUT THERE, BUT WE'RE GONNA CREATE A TANKER AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OR TO MITIGATE THE FIRE IN THE ONE CONTAINER.
HOWEVER, WE HAD A TOWN HALL AND WE HAD THE DISCUSSION.
CYBERSECURITY IS A BIG ISSUE AND IT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT CYBER, HAVE SOME CYBER CRIME THAT ATTACKS THESE FACILITIES AND ALL OF THEM COULD BE A PROBLEM AT ONE TIME.
OUR WATER TO CART IT OUT THERE IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY.
AND THAT'S US DRIVING ESTIMATING HOW MUCH IT WOULD TAKE TO FILL UP AND GETTING BACK TO THE LOCATION THAT'S AN HOUR OF THIS BURNING BEFORE EVEN THE GROUND COULD BE WET IF THERE'S MORE THAN ONE OF THE CONTAINERS ON FIRE.
AND THE FIRE CHIEF WAS APPROACHED AND UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE CONVERSATION.
THEY SAID, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HIM, BUT HE ALSO KNOWS, AND EVERY FIREFIGHTER I'VE TALKED TO, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THIS TYPE OF FIRE.
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT BEING IN A CONTAINER THAT IT CANNOT ESCAPE FROM, THAT'S
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FINE IN DATA.BUT WHEN I LOOK AT MY KID AND SOMEBODY ELSE'S KID AND THAT SOMEBODY ELSE'S COWS, WHATEVER IT IS THAT FALLING ON THEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS WHERE WE LEARN WHERE OUR MISTAKES WERE.
WE WANT OUR FUTURE TO BE PROTECTED AND HEALTHY.
LIKE GREG SAID, I'M NOT AGAINST THIS EITHER.
I WANT US TO HAVE PARAMETERS THAT PROTECT US AND THAT MITIGATE THE SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
SO AS OF LAST WEEK, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAD NOT BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT A BATTERY FACILITY AT THIS SITE.
THAT IS IMPORTANT TO US IN THE AREA BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSE TO THE MISSOURI RIVER.
THIS IS UPHILL FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER BY A THOUSAND FEET.
THERE ARE NO PARAMETERS THAT LIMIT THAT.
THERE'S NOT EVEN A REQUIREMENT THAT THEY GO TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
THEY, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOPOGRAPHY, EVERYTHING FEEDS AND IT GOES DIRECTLY DOWN THERE.
WHEN WE SAY WE NEED TO STOP AND PUT PARAMETERS IN PLACE, THAT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO.
AND THEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIABILITY.
IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THERE AND IT FEEDS INTO THE RIVER, WHO DOES ASSUME THE LIABILITY DOWN THE RIVER FOR WHATEVER THE IMPACT IS? I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
IS THAT A QUESTION THAT I HAVE HERE TOO? IF THE COMPANY SELLS TO GY OR SOUTHWEST POWER POOL AND A FIRE HAPPENS, OR THERE NEEDS TO BE A BIG PAYOUT, IS IT GONNA BE THROWN BACK AND FORTH? WELL, THEY DID THIS OR THEY DID THAT.
MEANWHILE, IT'S THE HOMEOWNERS OR THE KIDS WHO HAVE THIS LIFE ALTERING ISSUE THAT DOESN'T GET RESOLVED.
UM, THE LAST POINT I WANTED TO MAKE IS A THOUSAND FEET.
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IS HOW LONG, HOW FAR OF A DISTANCE JACKSON COUNTY REQUIRES SOMEBODY TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT A FACILITY LIKE THIS? SO IN A RURAL COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY, UH, IT COULD BE FOUR PEOPLE WHO LEARN ABOUT THIS BEFORE BREAK GROUND BREAKS.
'CAUSE MOST OF US AREN'T WATCHING AGENDAS AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO KEEP UP ON THAT.
OKAY, THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO SAY AS FAR AS THAT GOES.
UM, I DO WANT TO URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE ORDINANCE OF 60 74.
I BELIEVE THAT BEST IS CRITICAL TO INCLUDE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE AGAINST IT.
I THINK THAT THERE'S APPROPRIATE PLACES TO PUT AND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE SHOULD START PUTTING LAWS AROUND TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.
UM, JACKSON COUNTY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THEM TO FILL THE HOLES AND BRIDGE THE GAPS IN THESE AREAS THAT PROTECT THE RESIDENTS.
UM, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS HERE, THE LEGISLATURE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAND OUT AS A TRUE LEADER WHO CARES ABOUT THE PEOPLE IT SERVES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO WORK, CONTINUE THE TOWN HALLS WITH THE GRASSROOTS GROUPS THAT REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'VE ALL SEEN AND HEARD FROM YOU RECENTLY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UM, ANYONE ELSE TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE ON THIS HEARING? I KNOW MR. DUNN, ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU SWEAR IN MR. DUNN AND THEN WE'LL INVITE HIM UP.
JUST ZACH, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, SHE'S GONNA SWEAR YOU IN LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
DO YOU SWEAR UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE TESTIMONY SHALL GIVE THE MATTER AT HAND IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.
MY NAME IS ZACH DUNN AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE LABORS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA.
I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THE PROPOSED FOUR MONTH MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT HERE WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY.
UM, I REPRESENT MORE THAN 4,000 MEMBERS THAT RESIDE WITHIN THE COUNTY, UH, HERE.
AND, UM, IT'S OUR MEMBERS WHO ARE PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, ET CETERA.
AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY COME TO ENJOY, WHETHER IT'S OUR INCREDIBLE HEALTH INSURANCE, OUR RETIREMENT, ET CETERA, IS GENERATED BY THE HOURS THAT THEY WORK OUT IN THE FIELD.
AND WE KNOW THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK THOUSANDS OF HOURS ON DATA CENTER PROJECTS THAT NOT ONLY HELP SECURE THE PROFIT, THE LONG TERM, UH, SECURITY OF OUR FUNDS, BUT ALSO THE SECURITY OF THEIR FAMILIES AND, AND THOSE THAT THEY, UM, TRY TO PROVIDE FOR.
AND WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO ENSURE CAREFUL PLANNING A BLANKET MORATORIUM SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE TO THE INDUSTRY AND AT RISK STALLING SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
DATA CENTERS ARE NOT MERELY BUILDINGS, BUT THEY'RE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT FUELS THE MODERN ECONOMY FROM OUR SCHOOLS TO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. INSTEAD OF HALTING PROGRESS, WE ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A POLICY OF REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT.
WHILE UNO BELIEVES THAT IMPLEMENTING THE RIGHT STANDARDS, WE CAN ENSURE THAT THESE PROJECTS PROVIDE MAXIMUM BENEFIT TO OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT CREATING THE BURDENS.
SOME FEAR THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL HERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION GENERATES THOUSANDS OF HIGH QUALITY UNION LEVEL CONSTRUCTION CRAFT HOURS.
THESE PROJECTS CAN DRIVE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, WHICH
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HELP IN TURN, UH, WHICH IN TURN HELPS COMMUNITIES EXPAND SCHOOLS AND MODERN AND MODERNIZE INFRASTRUCTURE OFTEN WHILE LOWERING THE TAX BURDEN ON RESIDENTS.DATA CENTERS CAN REPEAL LONG OVERDUE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT JACKSON COUNTY CAN ACHIEVE A WIN-WIN BY FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING AND ENSURING THAT DEVELOPERS ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE, REQUIRING HIGH, HIGH LABOR STANDARDS.
AND IN PRIORITIZING TRANSPARENCY.
ALL OF THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT CREATING A MORATORIUM, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN WORK ON PROACTIVELY, UH, WITHOUT FREEZING ALL DEVELOPMENT AT ONCE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE ELECTED OFFICIALS SITTING BEHIND THE DIOCESE HERE AND, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO MY RIGHT, THAT IS A WORLD CLASS NEGOTIATOR.
UM, I IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE VISION NECESSARY TO LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT DATA CENTERS CAN BRING.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF DATA CENTERS OR OPPOSED, I THINK REGARDLESS OF THE SUBJECT OF DATA CENTERS, WE ALL AGREE THAT THERE ARE ARE MONUMENTAL THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED HERE IN THE COUNTY, WHETHER THAT'S IMPROVING OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS, WHETHER THAT'S, UH, CREATING NEW SOCIAL PROGRAMS TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH AS A COMMUNITY CAN'T BE DONE WITHOUT NEW REVENUE.
AND FRANKLY, DATA CENTERS ARE PROVIDING ONE OF THE MOST OPPORTUNE MOMENTS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO THINK BIG, THINK CREATIVELY, AND NEGOTIATE TO FIND THE WINS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS FAR BEYOND THE DATA CENTER PROJECT.
AND SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO OPPOSE THE MORATORIUM TO THINK 20 STEPS DOWN THE ROAD AND HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE DATA CENTER PROJECTS TO BE A WIN, NOT JUST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES, NOT JUST FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AND MOVE ON, I BELIEVE FOR THOSE WHO ARE LISTENING.
UH, THE NEXT, UM, COUPLE ITEMS IS WHERE, UH, ACTION WILL BE TAKEN OR NOT BE TAKEN ON THIS ISSUE.
AGAIN, I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE COPIES OF THE LEGISLATION, BOTH, UH, DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.
[5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE]
ON TO THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH REPORT AND REPORTS FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MR. EXECUTIVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.FIRST, I WANNA THANK LEGISLATURE ABAR SMITH, PEYTON HUSKY FOR JOINING ME AT LAST WEEK'S SEVEN MONTH HALFTIME REPORT PRESS CONFERENCE.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT NOT ONLY THE WORK WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, BUT ALSO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT ARE HELPING MOVE JACKSON COUNTY FORWARD.
I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE CONVERSATIONS TAKING PLACE REGARDING THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF ARPA FUNDS AND THE LEGISLATION BEING CONSIDERED TO FORMALLY CODIFY PROTECTIONS FOR TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE TAX CREDIT PROCESS.
AS WE CONTINUE THESE DISCUSSIONS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT BEFORE PASSING THE ARPA FUNDING, THIS BODY WILL HAVE A, A PUBLIC MEETINGS, RESIDENTS CAN REVIEW THE PROPOSAL.
I ALSO WANNA TAKE A OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR FACILITIES PEOPLE HERE IN THE JACKSON COUNTY.
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE, I'VE HAD A BATHROOM THAT'S BEEN BROKE,
UH, THE GENTLEMAN'S BATHROOM HAD TO KNOW THEY USED IT.
UH, ONE OF THE, THE TOILETS JUST DIDN'T WORK.
THE OTHER ONE WAS JUST FALLING OFF THE WALL.
AND, UH, OUR FACILITIES PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF THIS COURTHOUSE IN RESTORING THE, UH, HISTORY OF IT.
AND THEY WORKED ALL WEEK THIS LAST WEEK TO REINSTALL THE TWO TOILETS AND THEY'RE UP AND RUNNING AND IT, IT JUST, UH, ESTABLISHES THE INTEGRITY OF THIS COURTHOUSE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK.
UM, GONE ARE THE DAYS WHERE WE'RE JUST PUTTING, UH, SIGNS ON THE DOOR SAYING THIS ISN'T BEING USED ANYMORE.
SO I WANNA APPRECIATE AND TELL THEM THAT MR. EXECUTIVE, THOSE ARE UNION PLUMBERS, AREN'T THEY? THEY SURE ARE.
I ALSO WANNA REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING, UH, TOMORROW REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE FORMER MCCUNE PROPERTY.
THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE FROM FIVE 30 6:30 PM AT THE PRAIRIE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND I MAKE SURE THE INVITATION HAS BEEN TO ALL THE, ANY LEGISLATORS THAT WANT TO ATTEND THAT.
UM, PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THE MCCUNE PROPERTY OR MCCUNE SCHOOL HAS REMAINED CLOSED SINCE 2012, AND THIS MEETING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AREA RESIDENTS AND INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTY OWNED SITE OUT IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY.
PUBLIC INPUT WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS WE EVALUATE POTENTIAL PATHS FORWARD.
SO I ENCOURAGE ANYONE INTERESTED THAT'S LISTENING US OR WATCHING THAT IN THE PROPERTY'S FUTURE TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT DISCUSSION.
TODAY WAS THE VERY FIRST DAY WHERE, UH, YOU HAVE TO START PAYING TO RIDE THE K-C-A-T-A.
AND I KNOW THE CHAIRMAN, SEVERAL, SEVERAL MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE, UM, GOT SOME CALLS AND EVEN WE'RE OUT IN THE AREA WITH, UH, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TRYING TO RIDE THE BUS TODAY WITH THE CHANGES.
UM, AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOMEONE SPEAK WITH CHUCK FERGUSON, WHO'S THE INTERIM CEO AT THE K-C-A-D-K-C-A-T-A.
HE SAID THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS THE PASSES WERE HELD AT CUSTOMS IN NEW JERSEY AND COULDN'T GET THROUGH.
UM, THE K-C-A-T-A IS AWARE THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO WAIT A VERY
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LONG TIME TO GET PASSES.THEY'RE INCREASING THE STAFFING AT THE POINT OF SALE BY OFFERING OVERTIME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ALSO SAID, HE SAID, MAKE SURE IT'S A GOOD REMINDER THAT THERE IS A GRACE PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS.
SO FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, PEOPLE ARE STILL ABLE TO RIDE THE BUSES FOR FREE.
SO THEY'RE, THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY STILL CAN DO THAT.
UM, THEY ARE IN THE, THE EARLY THINGS OF CHANGING.
UM, BUT I WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY GOT BACK TO ME.
I VERY APPRECIATED OF THE RESPONSE FROM THIS BODY.
UM, I THINK IT JUST SHOWS HOW WE ALL WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND, UM, I HEARD IT FROM YOU.
I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND THAT'S THE RESPONSE BACK.
SO, UH, WELL, LET'S GIVE 'EM A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SIT BACK AND WATCH PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GO TO WORK AND HAVE A THREE, THREE HOUR DELAY IN GETTING TO WORK.
AND I, AND I BELIEVE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT CASEY A TA UNDERSTAND THAT ALSO, SO I APPRECIATE THEM GETTING BACK TO ME.
UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UH, MR. EXECUTIVE? THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE AND, AND MAYBE IT'S A REQUEST TO HELP WITH MORE PROMOTION, CAN YOU REMIND FOLKS, TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE STILL ISSUES WITH THEIR TAXES OR THEIR RATE, THE PROCESS FOR APPEALING TIMELINES AND THE SENIOR FREEZE AS WELL TO QUALIFY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE FOLKS MISS, UH, THOSE DEADLINES.
A COUPLE A COUPLE TAX THINGS I WAS GONNA SPEAK TO.
I THINK YOU HAVE SOME LEGISLATION THERE ABOUT, UH, THE TAX SALE PROCESS.
UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THE SENIOR TAX FREEZE, IT'S A TAX CREDIT.
IF YOU'RE 62 YEARS OLD, YOU APPLY FOR THAT TODAY, YOU GET APPROVE THAT IF YOU HAVE, UH, AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY AND YOU GO THROUGH THE THREE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU ARE UP THE PROPERTY OWNER, THAT TAX WILL FREEZE.
YOU'LL GET A CREDIT, WHICH MEANS IT WILL NOT GO UP ANYMORE.
AND THAT WILL AFFECT YOU NEXT YEAR.
IT WON'T BE AFFECTING THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT.
UM, FRIDAY IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE, WE ALSO ANNOUNCED THE NEW PAY AHEAD TAX PROGRAM THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING JULY 1ST.
AS EVERYONE LISTENING OR WATCHING KNOWS, IT IS A REAL PAIN TO COME UP WITH THAT BIG CHUNK OF CHANGE TO PAY YOUR TAX BILL IN DECEMBER DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND BEFORE YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO JUST PAY THAT.
AND I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO WORK ON THEIR OWN BUDGETS, THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO PAY IT WHEN THEY CAN.
SO WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THE ABILITY FOR ANYONE TO COME IN AND PAY TOWARDS THEIR TAX BILL.
IF THEY WANNA PAY WEEKLY, MONTHLY, DAILY, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO PAY THAT AND THEN COME DECEMBER, THAT'LL BE A CREDIT AGAINST WHAT THEIR TAX BILL IS AND IT WON'T BE SUCH A BIG HUGE BITE AT THE END OF THE, OF THE YEAR.
IT'S SOMETHING IN THE YEAR 2026 WE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE DOING FOR SURE.
UH, WE ARE MOVING INTO THE, UH, EVERY OUR YEARLY DELINQUENT LAND TAX SALE.
UM, IT CHANGES DAILY AS PEOPLE COME AND GO AS THEY, UH, ARE PAYING THEIR BILLS FORWARD AND NOT, BUT AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 1600 SALE, UH, DELINQUENT TAX SALES THAT WILL BE SOLD ON IN AUGUST.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE PROPERTIES, 287 INDEPENDENTS 1317 IN KANSAS CITY ARE FOR TAXPAYERS WHO WERE DELINQUENT IN 20 22, 20 23, AND 2024.
SO WE HAVE HAD SOME, UH, HUGE PROBLEMS WITH THE TAX ASSESSMENT TO SAY THE LEAST, AND, AND NOT JUST THE LAST THREE YEARS, BUT WE HAVE THE, THE ORDER FROM THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND, UH, FOLLOWING THE, THE REASSESSMENT ON 23 AND 24 OF REDUCING THOSE.
UH, WE ARE MAKING SURE, AND I KNOW THIS BODY IS REALLY CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT MAKING SURE ANYONE IN THE 23 AND 24 REASSESSMENT PROCESS HAVE ANY DELINQUENCIES THAT AREN'T TAKEN CARE OF.
WE ARE RECAL CALCULATING THOSE.
WE ARE GOING TO GIVE TAX CREDITS AGAINST THAT.
UM, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS THE ABILITY TO, TO UPDATE THEIR TAX SALE TOO, BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS, UH, NOT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO COME IN AND FIX THAT IF YOU WANT TO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO IF A REAL ESTATE PARCEL HAS A DELIN LINK WITH TAX THAT'S THREE YEARS OLD, THE PROPERTY, THE, THE, THE COUNTY WILL MOVE FOR A FORECLOSURE, FORECLOSURE SALE TO RECOVER BACK TAXES.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CHOOSE TO DO THAT WE WANT TO DO.
IF THE COURT AGREES, THE COUNTY'S ASSESSMENT AND COURT WILL ISSUE A JUDGMENT GRANTING THE FORECLOSURE ORDER.
THE PROPERTY ORDER HAS SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS SOLD.
SO REMEMBER, FIRST, THE PROPERTY OWNER COULD PAY THE TAXES AND PENALTIES AND ASSOCIATED SUIT COSTS IN FULL ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE SALE, OR REMOVE THE PROPERTY FROM THE SALE TAX PROCESS.
THIS PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN PERSON, IN CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS.
IN THE ALTERNATIVE, THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY PENDING SALE FOR DELINQUENT TAX THAT MAY ENTER INTO A PAYMENT CONTRACT TO AVOID THE SALE OF THEIR PROPERTY.
THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE ENTERED ONLY AFTER THE JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE AND WILL NORMALLY REQUIRE AN UPFRONT NON-REFUNDABLE PAYMENT AND NON-REFUNDABLE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
IF THIS PROPERTY CHOOSES NOT TO ENTER THE CONTRACT OR DID ENTER A CONTRACT AND LATER DEFAULT ON THOSE INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, THE PROPERTY WILL PROCEED IN THE SALE PROCESS.
SO I'M THROWING A LOT OUT THERE, BUT THE POINT IS, WE WANT TO WORK
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WITH TAXPAYERS.WE THIS COUNTY AND THIS BODY, DO NOT WANNA JUST IMMEDIATELY SAY, YOU DIDN'T PAY THREE YEARS TAXES.
YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO COME BACK AND DEAL WITH IT AND MAKE SURE YOU PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT.
I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, LEGISLATOR SMITH IS, IS CONSCIOUS ABOUT MAYBE A MORATORIUM MOVING FORWARD ON 23, 24 AND 25 IF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE ANY LEGAL TAXES THAT WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR.
UH, WE, WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THAT AS OF TODAY, ENTERING A TAX SALE LIST THAT WILL BE GOING FOR SALE IN 27, ONLY IN 27.
SO, UH, THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE TO THROW OUT AT PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE DOING IT, BUT WE HAVE NOW AN ADMINISTRATION AND A LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT ARE WORKING FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR THE TAXPAYERS.
WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO JUST STRICTLY FOLLOWED BY THINGS AND JUST START GRABBING PROPERTY AT THREE YEARS.
UM, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT YOU ASKED ME, MR. CHAIRMAN.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HEARING? NONE.
[6 PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE]
THE PERFECTIONS, UH, PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS FROM 6 0 5 0[6050 AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing penalties and exemptions.]
PROHIBITING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM CONCEALING THEIR FACES OR BADGES DURING PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES IN ESTABLISHING PENALTIES AND EXEMPTIONS.LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, UH, WILL HOLD THIS 1 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.]
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.LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, UM, I'D, I'D LOVE TO SEE US ADOPT THIS TODAY.
UM, I THINK WE HEARD FROM BOTH SIDES OF THIS, UM, UH, ON THE, ON THE, UM, PRO, UH, SIDE AND THE CON SIDE.
I, I FEEL LIKE WE HEARD, UM, BOTH SAYING WE NEED ZONING, WE NEED RULES OF THE ROAD.
UM, MY GOAL WITH THIS WHEN I INTRODUCED IT, UM, COMING UP ON THREE MONTHS AGO NOW, WAS THAT 120 DAYS WOULD GIVE OUR STAFF AND THE PLAN COMMISSION THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT, DO RESEARCH, AND MAKE SOME PROPOSALS TO US ABOUT THINGS LIKE WE HEARD ABOUT TODAY THAT IMPACT THE SAFETY OF THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES, HOW THEY IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE AROUND THEM, UM, HOW MUCH NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED.
UM, SO, SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS INTENDED TO DO, IS TO HAVE A LITTLE PAUSE NOT TOO LONG.
AND I SEE RANDY SITTING OUT THERE, UM, HAVE RANDY AND HIS TEAM AND THE PLAN COMMISSION REALLY LAY DOWN SOME GROUND RULES, UM, SUBJECT TO OUR ADOPTION.
AND THEN I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN MAKING THIS LONGER.
UM, MY, MY THOUGHT ON THAT IS IF WE GIVE THE TEAM 120 DAYS, WE'RE, UM, WE'RE SETTING A DEADLINE FOR THEM THAT WE CAN EXTEND IF, IF THEY CAN'T COMPLETE THE ZONING CHANGES AND WE CAN'T GET 'EM APPROVED IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
UM, BUT I FEEL LIKE IF WE EXTEND IT LONGER, LIKE WE HEARD, THERE'S, THERE'S MAYBE SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE MISSING OUT ON.
SO IT'S, IT'S JUST TRYING TO BALANCE ALL OF THAT.
BUT, SO I'LL MOVE FOR ADOPTION.
I'LL SEE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SECOND IT AND HOW WE DO, OR, I'M SORRY, MOVE TO PERFECT.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, VICE CHAIR? I'M SORRY.
UH, FORMER VICE CHAIR LEGISLATOR.
UM, I APPRECIATE, UM, HAVING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE MORATORIUM.
UM, AND ONE THING I WILL SAY, WHILE THE LEGISLATION ITSELF, UH, LEGISLATOR SMITH DOES INCLUDE DATA CENTERS IN THE ORIGINAL INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE, IT COULD BE, OR WHAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUED AT IT AS IT JUST BEING FOR THE BATTERIES.
UM, BUT THE LANGUAGE ITSELF DOES INCLUDE DATA CENTERS.
SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD NOT NEED A CLARIFICATION, UH, THERE, AND I AM, UM, A PROPONENT OF EXTENDING IT TO 180 DAYS, AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, THE 120 DAYS AS A MOTIVATION TO, UH, COME TO A RESOLUTION SOONER IF POSSIBLE.
BUT COMING TO A RESOLUTION SOONER IF POSSIBLE, IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO AS, UM, A LEGISLATURE AS, UM, AS OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO COME TO, UM, A CONCLUSION AND DECISIONS MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO SAY WE'RE GONNA DO 120 DAYS AND NOT MEET IT.
I'D RATHER BE IN ADVANCE OF 180 DAYS
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AS OPPOSED TO ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION.SO GIVEN THE DESIRE TO MAYBE AMEND THIS, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO HOLD, I GUESS.
UM, WHICH I THINK SUPER SIDS MY PREVIOUS MOTION.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
THE ONLY THING THAT I'LL SAY IS, UM, I HAD INTRODUCED ANOTHER ORDINANCE 60 87 SO THAT, UH, WE ADDED SOME EXTENSION TO A FULL YEAR, ADDED SOME PROVISIONS THAT REQUIRED MORE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES INDEPENDENTLY.
UM, AND INITIALLY WE FILED THIS AS JUST DATA CENTERS FOLLOWING IT UP WITH BAT BATTERY STORAGE SEPARATELY.
UM, BUT I, I, IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO TRY AND WORKSHOP IN A COMMITTEE, I'M HAPPY TO SEND THESE TO A COMMITTEE AND DO IT THERE SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF BREAK THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, HAVE MORE DISCUSSION, UM, JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT AS WE CONTINUE THIS PROCESS.
YEAH, SO IT WAS IN COMMITTEE, UM, FOR A WHILE.
UH, AND IT WASN'T LIKE THAT PARTICULAR COMMITTEE NEVER MET.
I, I FEEL LIKE KEEPING IT IN THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, UM, KIND OF PROVIDES MAXIMUM PUBLIC VISIBILITY, WHICH IS, I I GUESS AT THE END, END OF THE DAY, WHAT STARTED THIS FOR ME WAS THE PERCEPTION THAT THE COMMUNITY FELT A LITTLE JILTED, UM, WHEN THEY DIDN'T HAVE GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
THAT THE FIRST THING THAT I REALIZED WAS THIS THOUSAND FOOT, UM, NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT THAT, AS YOU HEARD SOMETIMES MIGHT ONLY INCLUDE A COUPLE OF HOMEOWNERS, UM, WAS INSUFFICIENT.
AND I, I THOUGHT, OKAY, AT A MINIMUM WE SHOULD AMEND THE COUNTY CODE TO BE A THOUSAND FEET OR A MINIMUM OF 50 HOMEOWNERS OR 50 PROPERTY OWNERS, RIGHT? UM, AND, AND THEN AS WE GOT MORE INTO IT, THE IDEA THAT, UM, WE NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH, UNDERSTAND WHAT BEST PRACTICES ARE HERE FOR INCLUSION IN OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE.
AND, UM, I HAD HEARD FROM STAFF THAT THEY, THEY, YOU KNOW, FELT STRONGLY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON THAT.
'CAUSE WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS NO RULES, REALLY.
SO PEOPLE WHO APPLY DON'T EVEN REALLY KNOW WHAT WE MIGHT REQUIRE OF THEM, LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY.
UM, I LEFT IT INTENTIONALLY KIND OF SILENT ON WHAT ALL IT SHOULD BE THINKING.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE OUR PLAN COMMISSION, UH, US IF WE CHOOSE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC, HEAR FROM EXPERTS ON, ON WHAT SHOULD SHOULD BE IN THIS, RIGHT? SO I WAS, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SET UP THE MORATORIUM AND SAY, AND, AND THE MORATORIUM COULD EVEN NOT SPECIFY A NUMBER OF DAYS AND SAY, UNTIL WE PASS ZONING REGULATIONS RELATED TO THESE.
BUT BOTTOM LINE IS I'M COMFORTABLE WITH HOLD.
I GUESS I'D PREFER TO HAVE IT STAY IN THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, JUST SO IT DOESN'T, UM, GET PARKED AGAIN.
UH, SO WE'LL HOLD FOR NOW, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTION, HEARING NONE.
[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).]
AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PURSUIT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 126 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE TRACK FROM DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURE DISTRICT RE RESIDENTIAL STATES LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.UM, WELL, I'LL READ THIS IN, IN THE, THE SAKE FOR THE PUBLIC.
UM, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 2026, A MOTION WAS MADE BY JALEN ANDERSON, SECONDED BY SHAWN SMITH TO RECONSIDER ORDINANCE 6 0 7 5.
THE MOTION PASSED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE ORDINANCE SIX ZERO SEVEN FIVE WAS HELD IN THE LEGISLATURE AS A HOLD, WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOW STILL ON THE AGENDA.
SO WITH THAT, BACK TO YOUR MOTION, MR. SO I'LL ACTUALLY, I GUESS MOVE TO PERFECT.
UM, AND TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THIS REQUIRES SIX VOTES.
THERE'S SEVEN OF US HERE TODAY.
UM, POTENTIALLY HE MAKES, JAMIE MAKES SEVEN ONLINE.
OKAY? SO, UM, THIS IS ACTUALLY ALREADY PERFECTED 'CAUSE IT WAS PERFECTED AND ADOPTED, AND THEN THERE WAS THE CHANGE OF VOTE AND THERE WAS THE, UM, RE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE ADOPTION.
SO, SO IT GOES BACK TO BEING PERFECTED.
OKAY? SO ALL WE NEED IS MOTION TO, TO ADOPT TO, OKAY.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THERE A SECOND.
LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, I'M, I'M GUESSING YOU WANNA MAKE SOME DISCUSSION POINTS HERE.
NO, I WAS GETTING BACK IN THE CAR AND I PRESSED THE MUTE
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLE ANDERSON? YES.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION DOES PASS.
[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.]
TO 6 0 7 7, ENACTING SECTION 6 0 0 4 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984, RELATING TO STANDARDS OF POOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, UH, DISCUSSION ON THIS ORDINANCE.[01:10:01]
IS THERE ANY MOTION ON THIS ORDINANCE? LEGISLATURE, ANDERSON, I SAW YOU TAKE YOURSELF OFF MUTE.IS THERE SOMETHING, CHAIRMAN? YEAH.
UH, JUST TO SPEAK ON THE LEGISLATION.
I THINK THAT THIS IS, UH, I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN OPPOSITION TO THIS, UH, FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, WITH THIS, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT, UM, US MOVING TOWARDS A MORE UNDERSTANDING AND JUST WAY OF DEALING WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE, UH, IN CUSTODY, UH, WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED YET, THEY ARE AWAITING TRIAL.
UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH SO NEEDED.
UH, AND I WOULD, UM, I WOULD MOVE TO, UH, IS THIS AN ORDINANCE? I'M SO SORRY.
THIS IS THE, OR OH, I WOULD MOVE TO PERFECT THE ORDINANCE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ORDINANCE? UM, VICE CHAIR FOR, FOR LEGAL COUNSEL, I GUESS, UM, AS A SE, SEPARATE ELECTED OFFICER, THE SHERIFF HAS CONTROL OF THE FACILITY.
UM, HOW, HOW DOES THIS RELY OR NOT ON HIS ENFORCEMENT OR US ENFORCING? I ASKED IN A COMMITTEE MEETING EARLIER TODAY, LIKE, IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUDIT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR FACILITIES, AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE AN ANSWER.
I, I GUESS JUST, I'M, I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY IF WE PASS THIS AND NOTHING HAPPENS, UH, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MY QUESTION? NO, IT MAKES SENSE.
I IT'S AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION.
I THINK WE'D HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY DO MORE REVIEW ON THAT ISSUE.
UM, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SHERIFF IN CONTROL OF THE, THE JAIL, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HE, HE WAS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AS WELL.
AND HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE JAIL, SO I'D HAVE TO REVIEW THAT FOR, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CHARTER BROADLY PROVIDES THE, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FACILITIES MM-HMM
TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE FACILITY STAFF WORK FOR HIM.
UM, IS THERE STAFF MEMBERS THAT REPORT TO THE EXECUTIVE WHO IN SOME RESPECT ARE, ARE MAINTAINING THE JAIL OR EVEN ARE, ARE THEY SAY, UNION LABORERS, THE PLUMBERS, WHATEVER THAT, THAT WORK AT THE JAIL? ARE THOSE ALSO UNDERNEATH THE SHERIFF? I'M, I'M JUST LIKE, I'M REALLY UNCLEAR ON THE SPAN OF CONTROL ONCE, ONCE THAT MOVED TO HIM WITH A CHARTER AMENDMENT BACK IN THE DAY.
NO, I IT WITHOUT LOOKING AT THIS SPECIFICALLY FOR EACH ISSUE TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD AFFECT OR GET A RESPONSE FROM THE JAIL AND THE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ON THESE ISSUES AND WHAT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH, I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY HELP UNDERSTAND GOT IT.
'CAUSE HE IS IN, IN BY CHARTER.
SO MS. MR. KAVINSKI, TO THAT POINT, HAS THE SHERIFF MADE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES AVAILABLE TO US SINCE HE'S MADE HIS AND VOCALIZED ISSUE? WHICH ISSUES? THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE QUESTION IS WHAT ISSUES DOES HE HAVE ON WHAT RIGHT.
HE'S NOT MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE TO TELL US THE ISSUES.
HE'S NOT MADE HIMSELF AVAILABLE HERE RIDING WITH THE ISSUES.
SO, UH, TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES BROADLY WITHOUT DEFINING THEM, THAT'S WHAT I WONDER.
THE OH, THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION.
I MEAN, I THINK AT THIS POINT WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED TO GET HIS INPUT IN SOME WAY.
AND I KNOW YOU'VE REQUESTED IT FROM THE CHAIR'S POSITION.
YEAH, SO I, I HEAR THE CONCERNS VERY MUCH SO.
UM, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THERE'S A, A NEED FOR, UM, SOME OVERSIGHT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM THE SHERIFF, FRANKLY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T ALLOW FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DETAINED IN OUR FACILITY TO CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY INCONVENIENCE OF SOMEBODY NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
SO THIS, I THINK, WILL ASSIST US WITH PROVIDING THE BEST QUALITY POSSIBLE.
AND IF THE SHERIFF CHOOSES TO VIOLATE COUNTY ORDINANCE, I WOULD ASSUME THE SHERIFF, JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE VERY ORDINANCE OVERSIGHT THAT REQUIRED IN THERE.
IF THERE'S NO PENALTY CLAUSE, THEN HE'S IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE.
I BELIEVE IF YOU'RE IN VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE, YOU'RE GONNA BE SUBJECTED TO ELIMINATION OF POSSIBILITIES OF FUNDING.
SO I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE LEGISLATURE MUST DO ITS ROLE, AND IT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY OF OVERSIGHT TO REQUIRE SET OVERSIGHT, PERIOD.
WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEMS AT THE JAIL, THIS NEW ONE OR THE OLD ONE.
WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO PASS THE BUCK AROUND THE BALL AND SAY THAT SOMEBODY WILL SOLVE THIS FOR US.
I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO PASS THIS, AND IF THE SHERIFF CHOOSES TO NOT ENFORCE IT, THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE THE WILL OF THE SHERIFF.
CALL THE ROLL MOVED IN SECOND.
THERE WAS A MOTION AND TO HOLD AND SECONDED.
AND IT IS SUBJECT TO THE CHAIR TO HEAR THE MOTION.
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WHAT DO I DO? I THINK ROBERT'S RULE SAYS THE HOLD HAS TO BE TAKEN UP FOR VOTE PROCEEDS.ANDERSON, WHAT ARE WE, MR. CHAIRMAN? I WITHDRAW MY MOTION.
IS THERE TWO CONCURRENCES CONCUR? I CONCUR.
MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MR. EXECUTIVE.
UM, I HAVE JUST BEEN LISTENING AND I UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION OF THIS BODY.
UM, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE, WHERE THE SHERIFF IS COMING FROM IN HIS OPERATION TO INDEPENDENTLY RUN THE, UH, FACILITY.
I DO KNOW THAT THE SHERIFF IS, UH, AGAINST THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE HE FEELS LIKE HE WASN'T CONSULTED.
NOW I KNOW THAT A FORMER, UH, LEADER OF THE, THE JAIL WAS INVOLVED IN IT.
SO, UM, IN THE SPIRIT OF US ALL GETTING ALONG, I WOULD LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF AND DISCUSS WITH HIM THIS ORDINANCE IF HE HAS SPECIFICALLY SOME CHANGES, SOME DIRECTIONS, SOME SUGGESTIONS, SOME DELETIONS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE, UH, I DO NOT WANT THIS BODY TO, TO CONTINUE TO BE FRUSTRATED WITH READING SOMETHING IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.
AND YOU GUYS ARE ON THE HOOK FOR IT.
YOU'RE HEARD YOUR CONSTITUENTS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DO UNDERSTAND THE SHERIFF IS TRYING TO GET THINGS UP AND RUNNING, BUT HE, I AND I DO UNDERSTAND, HE KNOWS HE DOES OWE AN OBLIGATION TO THIS BODY.
SO, UH, WITH THAT HOLD OR WITH THAT WITHDRAWAL, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF AND MAKE SURE WE CAN GET US ALL BACK ON THE SAME PAGE.
I, I WOULD ALSO REQUEST MR. EXECUTIVE THAT WE MAYBE INVITE OUR FRIENDS IN LABOR TO COME IN AND HELP WITH INSPECTIONS OF THE PROCESSES.
BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING, IF WE'VE HAD CRITICAL FAILURES, DRAMATIC CRITICAL FAILURES, UM, THAT LACKED OVERSIGHT FROM THE PAST ADMINISTRATION, UH, THE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER HAD ZERO CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND AND CURRENTLY WORKS AND IS EMPLOYED BY JE DUNN THE BUILDER.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THAT WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT.
SO, UH, PLEASE SEND THAT REGARD.
I'M HAPPY TO COORDINATE WHATEVER DISCUSSIONS WE NEED AND COMMITTEE LEGISLATURE AS WHOLE AS WE NEED.
CAN, CAN I ASK JUST A THOUGHT QUESTION? A THOUGHT ON AN AMENDMENT FOR THIS MAYBE WOULD BE TO EXPLICITLY, UM, INCORPORATE, UH, LEGISLATIVE ACCESS SO THAT WE CAN, LIKE I I I SEE THIS IN THE NEWS WHERE CONGRESS MEMBERS SHOW UP AT ICE DETENTION CENTERS TO SEE WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE ACTUALLY LIKE, UM, TURNED AWAY.
I, I KNOW WE HAVE AN OVERSIGHT ROLE AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IN THIS INSTANCE, TRYING TO SPELL THAT OUT EXPLICITLY SINCE IT IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF FACILITY WHERE I UNDERSTAND WHY WE MIGHT HAVE LIMITATIONS, MIGHT NEED NOTICE, BUT, BUT THERE HAS TO BE A WAY FOR US TO, UM, HAVE SOME DEGREE OF VISIBILITY INTO WHETHER 'CAUSE WE GET INMATE COMPLAINTS AND THEN LIKE WE'RE RELYING ON THE PEOPLE THEY'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT TO TELL US WHETHER THEY'RE THERE'S VERACITY TO THEM OR NOT.
IT JUST, IT FEELS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY FOR US TO INDEPENDENTLY OR EVEN IF WE HAVE TO HIRE A THIRD PARTY OR SOMETHING.
BUT, BUT COULD WE INCORPORATE SOMETHING IN HERE SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR THIS? I, I'M OPEN TO THAT.
I THINK THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS.
I THINK THE PERSON MISSING IS THE SHERIFF AND THAT I THINK IS UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE NEED TO BRING TO THE TABLE AND OFFERING IT AS A A, LIKE, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOGICAL ADD TO DEPTH.
SOMETHING THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THE CONDITIONS ARE WHAT WE EXPECT.
I WILL MEET IN A BOX WITH THE FOX WITH THE SHERIFF AT ANY POINT IN TIME.
SO MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 6 0 1.
JUST VERY QUICKLY, UH, I I JUST WANTED TO REAFFIRM MY SUPPORT FOR THIS ORDINANCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING WITH THE COUNTY WITH THE, UH, SHERIFF.
UM, HOWEVER, UM, UH, I, I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO JUSTIFY ROBERT'S RULES RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE WAS A REASON WHY I WITHDREW, UH, BECAUSE OF THE HOLD AND FOR THE RESPECT OF MY COLLEAGUE.
[6081 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 5.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]
MANY THE ZONING DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 5.00 PLUS OR MINUS SACRED TRACT FROM DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURAL TO DISTRICT RE RESIDENTIAL ESTATES LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MONDAY, JUNE 22ND AT TWO 15 IN THE DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE.
[6083 AN ORDINANCE appropriating an additional $34,970.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.]
APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL $34,970 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 ANTI-CRIME SALES TAX GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2024 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT AWARDED TO THE MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL DRUG TASK FORCE JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE.THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PERFECTION, I'M SORRY, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION.
UH, ANY OBJECTION WE WILL ADD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED PERFECTION,
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UH, ORDINANCE 6 0 8 4.WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THAT? OH, SORRY.
6 0 8 3 RECOMMEND ANY OBJECTIONS? PERFECTION.
IS IT GOING TO THE CONSENT FOR PERFECTION? THANK YOU.
OKAY SIR, ANY OBJECTIONS WILL ADD TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVING ON TO 6 0 8 4
[6084 AN ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 6000 dated August 25, 2025, and requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for continuous operation of a short-term rental subject to specified conditions, as to a 9.56± acre tract.]
RESCINDING ORDINANCE 6,000 DATED AUGUST 25TH, 2025 AND REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP AND DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURAL FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A SHORT TERM RENTAL SUBJECT TO SPECIFY CONDITIONS AS TO A 9.56 PLUS OR MINUS AC TRACK LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PERFECTION AND I MOVE TO PERFECT.
I'LL SECOND THEN MOVE IN SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE MADAM CLERK, DO YOU PLAN ON ADAPTING VOICE? CAN WE JUST DO A VOICE VOTE? YEAH.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AND CARRIED BY THE SIGN OF AYE.
APPEARS THE AYES HAVE IT MOVE TO ADOPT AYES DO INDEED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 6 0 8 4 HEARING NONE.
[6085 AN ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 6054 dated March 3, 2026, and requesting a renewal of a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for continuous operation of a horse boarding facility subject to specified conditions, as to a 48.09± acre tract.]
RE SENDING ORDINANCE 60 54 DATED MARCH 3RD, 2026.AND REQUESTING A RENEWAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP AND DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURAL FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF A HORSE BOARDING FACILITY SUBJECT TO SPECIFIED CONDITIONS AS TO A 48.09 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE TRACK LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE, UH, RECOMMENDS PERFECTION AND I MOVE TO PERFECT.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 6 0 8 5.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES.
[6087 AN ORDINANCE establishing a temporary moratorium on new data center development projects within Jackson County, Missouri, and establishing requirements for future data center project review with an effective date and severability clause.]
AND THERE IS AN AMENDMENT THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IN YOUR PACKET TODAY FOR 6 0 8 7.AND THE NEW HEADING READS, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE PROCESSING OF DATA CENTER AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, LAND USE APPLICATIONS BY JACKSON COUNTY AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR FUTURE DATA CENTER AND BEST PROJECT REVIEW WITH A EFFECTIVE DATE AND VARIABILITY CLAUSE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL HOLD THIS UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, I THINK SEAN AND I CAN GET TOGETHER AND WORK ON SOMETHING COLLABORATIVELY.
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[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.]
TO FINAL PASSAGES OF ORDINANCES.ESTABLISHING A THIRD PARTY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR JACKSON COUNTY PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZING ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED CONTRACTED THIRD PARTIES TO CONDUCT SITE VISITS INTRODUCED BY, OR I'M SORRY, PERFECTED.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? MOVE TO HOLD? IT'S BEEN A MOTION TO HOLD.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE HOLD, MR. VICE CHAIR? WHY ARE WE HOLDING? UM, I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE MEMBERS OUT WHO, UM, HAVE AN OPINION ON IT, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE RESPECTING THAT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS THIRD PARTY COMPLIANCE ALLOWS FOR FOLKS TO REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY COMPLIANCE OFFICE AND GET ONTO JOB SITES TO MONITOR THE PROJECTS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND ASSIST OUR COMPLIANCE OFFICE.
SO, UH, ANY FURTHER DELAY? 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN ON THE AGENDA FOR MADAM CLERK.
UM, NEVERTHELESS, THIS CONTINUES TO BE DELAYED, SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT HOLD AND ACTUALLY TAKE A VOTE ON THIS, BUT WE WILL HEAR THAT.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR SIXTY FORTY NINE TO HOLD TO HOLD.
ORDINANCE WILL BE HELD RESOLUTIONS AND COMMITTEE.
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[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.]
MORNING, 12 MONTH TERM 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 USED BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO LL 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.[01:25:03]
AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION, UM, WITHOUT OBJECTION, RESOLUTION 2 2 2 5 2 WILL BE PLACED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADOPTION RESOLUTION
[22265 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of an 8900A Precision Cut Large Reel Mower 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 $100,610.00, and declaring certain existing equipment as surplus personal property and authorizing its disposal by way of trade-in.]
2 2 2 6 5 AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN 8 8900.A PRECISION CUT LARGE REAL MOWER FOR USE BY THE PARK PLUS REC DEPARTMENT TO JOHN DEERE AND COMPANY OF KERRY, NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOURCE WALL.
CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 12 6 2 4 DAC AND EXISTING BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN ACTUAL COSTA COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,610 AND DECLARING CERTAIN EXISTING EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING ITS DISPOSAL BY WAY OF TRADING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE.
UH, REPORT FROM COMMITTEE JEAN.
UM, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL, UM, PLACE THE 2265 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADOPTION.
OH, I'M SORRY, I TURNED TO THE WRONG PAGE HERE.
[22266 A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month contract, with two (2) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of inmate commissary services and kiosks for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Department of Corrections to TurnKey Corrections of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-002.]
AWARD, A 36 MONTH CONTRACT WITH TWO 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF INMATE COMMISSARY SERVICES AND KIOSKS FOR USE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO TURNKEY CORRECTIONS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 26 DASH TWO, JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADD THIS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WAS IT RECOMMENDED? I'M SORRY, YES, SORRY, I IN THE COMMITTEE.
SO YES, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADD THIS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[22267 A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of testing, inspections, and monitoring of the fire detection and notification systems for use by the Public Works Department, to Siemens Industry, Inc. of Alpharetta, GA, under the terms and conditions set forth in Sourcewell Contract No. 30910, an existing competitively bid government contract.]
MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF TESTING INSPECTIONS AND MONITORING AND FIRE DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR USE BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC.OF ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SET FORTH AND SOURCE WALL CONTRACT NUMBER 3 0 9 1.
AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT, FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
UH, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION, UM, WITHOUT ANY OBJECTION, WE'LL PLACE RESOLUTION 2 2 2 6 7 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, THIS WAS HELD, WASN'T IT? WAS THIS HELD OR IT WAS ANOTHER ONE HELD.
YOU WANNA WITHDRAW YOUR I WILL, WILL WITHDRAW
SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL ADD IT.
TOSS CONSENT AGENDA 2 2 2 6 9.
[22269 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Participation Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services related to its Summer Food Service program, with costs to be reimbursed to the County.]
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES RELATED TO ITS SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM WITH COST TO BE REIMBURSED TO THE COUNTY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, SO THIS WILL BE HELD 2 2 2 7 0.
[22270 A RESOLUTION awarding an eleven-month term and supply contract, with four (4) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of prisoner transportation services for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Security Transport Services, Inc., of Topeka, KS, under the terms and conditions of Johnson County, Kansas Contract No. 2026-014, an existing, competitively bid government contract.]
WARNING AN 11 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH FOUR 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF PRISONER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR USED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SECURITY TRANSPORT SERVICES INC.OF TOPEKA, KANSAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS.
CONTRACT NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH 0 1 4 AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE, JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE HELD 2 2 2 7 1 4 12
[22271 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with three (3) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of park site furnishings for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Playscape Recreation, LLC of Yates Center, KS, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-008.]
MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH THREE 12 WITH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF PARK SITE FURNISHINGS FOR USED BY THE PARK PLUS REC DEPARTMENT TO PLACE SCAPE RECREATION LLC OF YATES CENTER, KANSAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 26 DASH ZERO EIGHT PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.WE'LL ADD THIS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[22272 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of three (3) trailers for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Rockland Cargo Equipment of Conyers, GA under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-017, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $40,506.00.]
WE'RE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE TRAILERS FOR USE BY PARK SLASH REC DEPARTMENT TO ROCKLAND CARGO EQUIPMENT OF CONYERS, GEORGIA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION OF BID NUMBER 26 DASH SEVEN IN ACTUAL COST OF COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,506 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION.SO WITH THAT OBJECTION, WE WILL ADD THIS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[22273 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with two (2) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of services to post notice for use by the Jackson County Collection Department to Friend in the Business, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-014.]
ON TO RESOLUTION 2 2 2 7 3 AND UNDER, I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT ALSO ON THIS ONE AWARDING A 12 MONTH SERVICE SUPPLY CONTRACT.I THINK THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE HEADING WITH TWO 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF SERVICES TO POST NOTICE FOR USE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY COLLECTION DEPARTMENT TO FRIEND IN THE BUSINESS LLC OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 26 14 FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
I BELIEVE THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED HAD NO RECOMMENDATION AND WERE SUBJECTING US TO AN AMENDMENT AND LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
SO I WILL WAIT FOR MS. MILLER TO GET BACK AND GIVE US THE UPDATES ON THIS.
MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MR. EXECUTIVE.
IF I CAN SPEAK TO THIS WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT.
UH, THIS IS 2 2 2 7 3 IS INVOLVING A CONTRACT FROM THE COLLECTION DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT THE 2026 TAX SALE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST.
THE COUNTY NEED TO, NEEDS TO SECURE A THIRD PARTY SERVICE TO POST NOTICE OF THE SALE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO
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THE SALE POSTING NOTICE IN THIS WAY IS SET OUT IN COUNTY CODE REQUIREMENT 2128 AND CHAPTER 21, WHICH STATES THE COLLECTING AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER UPON PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN AND POST A WRITTEN INFORMATIONAL NOTICE IN ANY CONSPICUOUS LOCATION ON SAID PROPERTY COLLECTION STAFF DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY NOR SECURITY PROVISIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT POSTING AS REQUIRED BY COUNTY CODE.SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLUTION OUTTA COMMITTEE AND PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE TODAY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THE COUNTY'S ABILITY TO HOLD THE 2026 TAX FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANT TO COUNTY CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO SO DUE TO THE NOTICE PERIOD CONSTRAINTS WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS ADOPTED TODAY, IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE TO BRING IT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT A LATER MEETING.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS? MR. EXECUTIVE? IS THERE, IS THERE ANYTHING TIED TO THIS TWO 12 MONTH OPTIONS? I MEAN, I I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT AHEAD OF US, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THE DELINQUENT TAX SALE IN THE NEXT YEAR.
WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO SHRINKING THAT TO JUST ONE CONTRACT THIS YEAR? GETTING IT GOING AND COMING BACK? I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK IT'S A PROBLEM.
I THINK THE, THE URGENCY OF GETTING IT DONE TIMEFRAME TO GET IT DONE THERE, I DON'T MIND THAT.
AND JUST FOR, FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THAT WEREN'T WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE LISTENING, UH, LEG LETTER SMITH BROUGHT AN ISSUE UP TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS ON THIS TAX SALE THAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO, WE'RE SPEAKING ONLY TO, UH, DELINQUENT PROPERTIES THAT WERE DELINQUENT IN 20 22, 20 23 AND 2024.
THE 23 AND 24 ARE THE ISSUES OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSION AND THE REASSESSMENT THAT WE ROLLED THOSE BACK TO 2022 WAS NOT.
SO I THINK THE AMENDMENT BEFORE THIS BODY NOW IS TO ADD SOME LANGUAGE INTO THIS THAT'S PROVIDED UPON THE NOTICE THAT SAYS THAT IS ONLY 20, 22, 23 AND 24.
AND ALSO TO LIST SOME SPECIFICS FOR A PERSON RECEIVING THIS.
NOTICE HOW THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT SOLD AND THE DIFFERENT, UH, ABILITIES THEY ARE TO GO AND MAKE PAYMENTS TOWARDS IT AND FIX IT.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR THOUGHTS ON THIS? I WOULD LIKE TO SEEK US TO JUST SHRINK IT TO ONE BECAUSE I THINK NEXT YEAR LEGISLATIVE WILL TURN OVER NO MATTER WHAT AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE.
AND I'D HATE TO LOCK SOMEONE INTO MOVING THIS FORWARD WITHOUT COMING BACK BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
SO IF WE CAN GO AHEAD, MS. MILLER, IF I COULD JUST SAY ONE THING TO THAT JUST SO IT'S ON YOUR MINDS.
I DON'T KNOW IN THIS CASE, IF THE THREE YEARS WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION FOR THE, THE AMOUNT PROPOSED.
SO IT MIGHT BE THAT IT COSTS MORE IF IT'S ONLY FOR A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATING OF THIS AND I WAS JUST TO KEEP THAT IN MIND JUST AND, AND THE PROPOSAL DID SEEM TO BE, UH, I'LL I'LL SAY APPEARED TO BE CONTINGENT ON IT BEING A THREE YEAR CONTRACT ESSENTIALLY, OR, OR NOT.
I GUESS THE PRICE IN THIS CASE AT $36 PER PARCEL IS, UM, FAIRLY MODEST.
UM, AND, AND I COULD SEE IF THEY HAD TO REBID IT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, IF FUEL PRICES GO UP, IF, YOU KNOW, LABOR COSTS GO UP, UM, WE, WE MIGHT BE SPENDING MORE BY, BY NOT HAVING THIS RENEWAL READY.
I WILL SAY JUST FROM PREVIOUS ROLES, IT'S, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT CONTRACT TO GET SOMEONE INTERESTED IN DOING BECAUSE OF ONGOING SAFETY CONCERNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'LL, I'LL JUST SPEAK AGAIN TO SAY THAT THIS IS SELLING SENIORS AND OTHERS HOMES ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS AND THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE PROCESS.
AND SADLY BECAUSE OF TIMING, WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS THIS TO THE NATURE THAT WE SHOULD.
SO WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO WITH THAT IS, IS UP TO THE BODY.
BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT FOLKS NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED, THIS IS WHERE IT STARTS.
SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I, I'LL JUST SAY REGARDING THAT, THIS IS A VENDOR WHO'S SO, AND, AND BY THE WAY, I'VE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME LATELY, UM, PARTICIPATING, LISTENING IN TO SAY THE BOE WHERE PEOPLE ARE APPEALING THEIR, THEIR TAXES.
UM, AND, AND ONE CONSISTENT THEME IS THAT THERE'S JUST THIS SMALL PERCENTAGE OF PROPERTY OWNERS WHO EVEN IF THEY'VE APPEALED AND DIDN'T LIKE THEIR ASSESSMENT, SEEM TO IGNORE EVERY EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH THEM.
UM, THIS PUTS A NOTICE ON, I MEAN, THE ESSENCE OF THIS IS INSTEAD OF JUST MAILING THEM SOMETHING, EMAILING THEM SOMETHING, NOW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE PUTTING SOMETHING ON THEIR PROPERTY.
IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS DOING? UM, SO I I SEE IT JUST AS A COMMUNICATION MECHANISM.
UM, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF CHANCE TO REMEDIATE MM-HMM
UM, I, SO I, I MEAN IT, THIS, THIS IS LIKE HAVING A MAIL CONTRACT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT, AND, AND I'VE GOT LEGISLATION QUEUED UP THAT WOULD PUT A MORATORIUM ON 23 SALES.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A SEPARATE QUESTION THAN WHO THE VENDOR SHOULD BE.
UM, SO I'LL, I'LL JUST KIND OF PAUSE THERE AND SAY, MR. CHAIR, MR. I WOULD SPEAK TO A LOT OF THESE NOTICES ACTUALLY GET A LOT OF THESE RESOLVED ONCE THEY GET POSTED THERE.
THE TAXPAYER, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THE MORTGAGER DIDN'T DO IT.
SO, UH, I'M, I'M CONSCIOUS OF, OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE TAXPAYERS RETREATED WITH YOUR POINT,
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BUT I THINK THIS IS A NOTICE THAT A LOT OF THEM SEE IT.AND THEY DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME IN AND JUST START MAKING PAYMENTS ALSO.
SO TO NOT HAVE IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT MOVING FORWARD.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UM, SURE.
WE'RE SEEKING A MOTION TO AMEND.
SO IS THAT AN OPTION FROM ANYONE? YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT, UH, THE AMENDMENT, WHICH, UM, AGAIN, MAKES EXPLICIT THAT, UM, IT HAS TO BE A PARCEL THAT WENT DELINQUENT 22 OR EARLIER, AND IT MAKES EXPLICIT THAT WE'RE GONNA INCLUDE IN THIS NOTICE FOR THE FIRST TIME INFORMATION TO THE TAXPAYER.
UH, THAT'S EASY TO USE FOR THEM TO, TO START TO GET RIGHT.
SO I I I FEEL LIKE WE, UM, HAVE AN IMPROVEMENT HERE THAT IS WORTHY OF, YOU KNOW, SOME CONSIDERATION.
SO, SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT THAT'S THE TWO THINGS THE AMENDMENT'S DOING IS, IS MAKING SURE THAT THE NOTICE SAYS HERE'S HOW YOU CAN CURE THIS.
AND THE NOTICE, UM, IS, UM, CLEAR THAT THESE ARE ONLY HAPPENING FOR PARCELS THAT WENT DELINQUENT BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2023.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MR. CHAIRMAN AMENDMENT? MR. ANDERSON? UH, I, FORGIVE ME, AND MAYBE I DID NOT HEAR THIS CLEARLY.
DID THIS PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE? IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED WITHOUT ADOPTION.
RECOMMENDED WITHOUT, IT WAS MOVED.
NO RECOMMENDATION FORWARD WITHOUT RECOMME.
AND, AND SO TO CLARIFY WHY THAT WAS DONE, IT WAS DONE TO GIVE THE COUNCILOR'S OFFICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRAFT THIS AMENDMENT AFTER THE COMMITTEE MEETING.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN MOVED IN SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED AS AMENDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
2, 2, 2 7, 6 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM.
I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND PUT ON THE AGENDA THEN? 2, 2 2 7 6 AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000.
SO THE PURCHASE OF A SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2026 PALESTINE SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITY CENTERS PROM, HOSTED BY LINK LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES FROM THE LEGAL SIDE THAT WE NEED TO CORRECT FOR NEXT WEEK.
UH, AT THE MOMENT, UM, I THINK WE HAVE WITHHELD SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO HERE.
UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE
[11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]
[22278 A RESOLUTION recognizing Peace Partnership during Mental Health Awareness Month for its outstanding service to the citizens of Jackson County.]
READ RESOLUTION 2 2 2 7 8.THAT'S, IT'S COMING UP NEW THIS WEEK.
YEAH, I THINK WE WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT ON.
OH, THE BEGINNING OF THE DUE OF MY APOLOGIES.
RECOGNIZING PEACE PARTNERSHIP DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH FOR ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON COUNTY, INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON.
IS THERE A MOTION I'M MOVED TO ADOPT? IS THERE SECOND? SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON.
ONE ABSENT LEGISLATIVE PATENT FOR THE PRESENTATION.
CAN WE DO THAT FIRST? ISN'T IT A GROUP LEVEL? I THINK THERE'S TWO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
UM, AND MAY IS RECOGNIZED AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO PEACE PARTNERSHIP.
WE KNOW THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS PROBABLY EVERY FAMILY, SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY, SOMETHING THAT
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IS ALWAYS IN THE OR SHOULD ALWAYS BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS.AND HOW WE CAN HELP WITH THIS SITUATION MAY IS RECOGNIZED, AS I SAID, AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND PEACE PARTNERSHIP WAS FOUNDED IN 2013 BY DR. JOHN THOMPSON AND IS A MISSOURI BASED NONPROFIT, NONPROFIT COUNSELING AND EDUCATION CENTER, SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.
THIS ORGANIZATION IS GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD BE DENIED.
NO ONE SHOULD BE DENIED QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND PEACE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE COUNSELING SERVICES TO CHILDREN, TEENS, ADULTS, COUPLES AND FAMILIES OFFERING SUPPORT FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, GRIEF, TRAUMA, RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES, PARTNERING CONCERNS, FAMILY CONFLICT, LIFE TRANSITIONS, AND OTHER DIFFICULT SEASONS.
I'M NOT GONNA GO ON BECAUSE I WANNA GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THIS, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE HEREBY RECOGNIZES PEACE PARTNERSHIP FOR ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND IMPACT.
AND THIS IS ADOPTED ON TODAY, JUNE 2ND, 2026.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, JACKSON COUNTY.
I DON'T HONESTLY KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN MAKING THE DECISION TO SUPPORT US, BUT PEACE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES COUNSELING TO OUR PUBLIC, EITHER FREE AND LOCAL SCHOOLS, OR AS LOW AS $5.
UM, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN AFFECTED BY MENTAL, BY ANYTHING, BY ANY TYPE OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN YOUR FAMILY, ANYBODY THAT YOU KNOW, WE REALLY BELIEVE IF WE CAN START HELPING THEM AT THE BOTTOM WHERE THEY ARE, SOME OF THOSE NON-FOR-PROFITS THAT ARE SUPER IMPORTANT MAY NOT BE NEEDED, BUT IT IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER FOR FAMILIES.
A NORMAL SESSION'S ABOUT $125, AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOTHER BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE LIGHTS, BUY GROCERIES, UM, A DAD BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY.
AND SO BY YOUR GUYS' SUPPORT AND US, WE ARE ABLE TO HELP MANY, MANY FAMILIES.
LAST YEAR ALONE, WE HELPED ALMOST 8,000, AND THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR GUYS' SUPPORT OF US.
SO WE HAVE, UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL
[22288 A RESOLUTION celebrating 15 years of the Comprehensive Arts Institute building leaders through music and creativity, honoring the past and inspiring the future.]
YOU PLEASE CALL RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO TWO TWO EIGHT EIGHT.CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ARTS INSTITUTE, BUILDING LEADERS THROUGH MUSIC AND CREATIVITY, HONORING THE PAST AND THE, AND INSPIRING THE FUTURE INTRODUCED BY THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AND I'M SORRY, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON, LEAVE PEYTON.
WELL, FIRST I WANT TO THANK FOR A LONG TIME AND THE WORK THAT SHE DOES IN THE COMMUNITY IS AMAZING.
SO YOUNG PEOPLE, NEW MUSIC FOR CREATIVITY, DISCIPLINE, COLLABORATION, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.
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AFTER 15TH ANNIVERSARY, GALA, WE KNOW, I THINK THAT MIC IS TURNED OFF.THE 15TH ANNUAL, UM, GALA IS TO BE HELD JUNE 9TH, UH, 2026, UH, AT BRUCE R. WATKINS CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER.
UH, THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE WE'RE JOINED IN CELEBRATING THE 15 AMAZING YEARS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ART INSTITUTE.
AND ITS HONOR AND ITS COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO, TO KIDS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC AND CREATIVITY.
SO WE ARE HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU.
AS A FOUNDER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW OFF THE FOUNDER OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE DO ONE THING.
WE HELP STUDENTS BUILD A POSITIVE SENSE OF SELF THROUGH MUSIC EDUCATION, AND THROUGH LIFE SKILLS.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO AS SUCH, THANK YOU LEGISLATURE, BE BEGIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THESE ARE OUR STUDENTS THAT WE WORK WITH, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THEM.
I, I WOULD LIKE, JUST, JUST ON THE BEHALF OF THIS COMPREHENSIVE ARTS INSTITUTE, THANK YOU, UM, LEGISLATOR MCGEE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE'D LIKE TO CORDIALLY INVITE YOU ALL TO THE EVENT ON, UM, OUR VERY FIRST GALA ON AT BRUCE R. WATKINS.
WE NOT ONLY ARE CELEBRATING 15 YEARS, WE ALSO WORK WITH, WITH YOUTH.
WE HAVE AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WE WORK WITH YOUTH AT, AT I IN THE IVANHOE COMMUNITY.
AND WE ALSO, UH, WORK WITH, UM, WELL, WELL, WE, WE, WE WORK WITH HIGH SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE YOUNG AT HEART.
WE'LL BE HOSTING A, WE'LL BE HOSTING A WORKSHOP ONE SATURDAY AT THE AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM, AN ALL DAY WORKSHOP, A ONE DAY WORKSHOP WHERE WE WILL BE, UH, FEATURING THESE YOUTH AS WELL AS YOUTH FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE GALA WILL BE ON TUESDAY THE NINTH AT BROS.
OUR WATKIN CENTER AND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN EVENTBRITE, AND I ALSO HAVE FLYERS.
IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE@COMPREHENSIVEARTSINSTITUTE.COM AND GET MORE INFORMATION.
AND AGAIN, YOU GET TO SEE THESE AMAZING STUDENTS PERFORM ON SATURDAY AS WELL AS TUESDAY.
SO, AND IF WE, IF WE, IF WE ARE NOT, IF WE'RE NOT, IF WE'RE NOT, IF WE'RE NOT TOO OLD HERE, PHIL, UH, IT'S, YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN TO PLAY MUSIC.
SHE'S WILLING TO GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT TO LEARN THE PIANO.
[22277 A RESOLUTION condemning Congressional redistricting.]
I'M SORRY, RESOLUTION 2, 2 2 7 7.CONDEMNING CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? TWO.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION, UM, SINCE I SPONSOR THIS, I WELCOME ANYONE ELSE TO JOIN ME HERE.
UM, THIS RESOLUTION IS TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE ARE AGAINST THE CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING PROCESS, UM, THAT HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSOURI, CUTTING THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT INTO THREE.
UM, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AS A BODY OF GOVERNMENT, WE SHOULD BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN DOING OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL CON CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS.
UH, AND THE CHALLENGE OF, OF SAID SO, UH, WITH THAT, I THINK MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLE ANDERSON.
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TO CONSENT AGENDA.MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE ADOPTED? YES, WE DO HAVE CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT, FOR THE CONSENT
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AGENDA, WE HAVE ORDINANCE 60 83.FOR PERFECTION, WE HAVE RESOLUTIONS.
WELL, MADAM CLERK, OH, I'M SORRY.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND, AS A REMINDER, IF ANYONE LEAVES A MEETING AT THIS POINT, WE CANNOT CONTINUE BUSINESS.
SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING THAT MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES.
[10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]
[6088 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $29,658.00 from the undesignated balance of the 2026 Park Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with US Engineering of Kansas City, Missouri to cover construction and installation of a drinking fountain at Fleming Park at a cost to the County not to exceed $29,658.00.]
PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES.TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $29,658 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 PARK FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH US ENGINEERING OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, TO COVER CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUND AT FLEMING PARK AT A COSTA COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $29,658.
INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN, SIGN OF PUBLIC WORKS 6 0 8 9.
[6089 AN ORDINANCE enacting subsection 2067. Jackson County Code, 1984 relating to tax credits and assessment adjustments.]
ACTING SUBSECTIONS 2 0 6 7 JACKSON COUNTY CODE 19 8 4 RELATED TO TAX CREDITS AND ASSESSMENT ADJUSTMENTS INTRODUCED BY SEAN E. SMITH.[6090 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $25,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Fund for installation services provided by Frisbie Monuments of Independence, MO for use by the Parks + Rec Department.]
6 0 9 0.TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $25,000 TO THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 PARK FUND FOR INSTALLATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY FRISBEE.
MONUMENTS OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI FOR USE BY THE PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER THE FOURTH, AND VANESSA HUSKY, UM, ASSIGNED TO THE WORLD WAR II COMMITTEE, UH, A MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
[6091 AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax of one half of one percent for public transportation purposes.]
ANY ADD-ONS? YES.SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026.
A QUESTION AUTHORIZING JACKSON COUNTY TO IMPOSE A COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX OF ONE HALF OF 1% FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
WE WILL SEND THIS TO THE REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE.
MR. ANDERSON, UH, IF YOU WOULD APPROVE, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.
MADAM CLERK, UH, ANY OTHER ADD-ONS TAKE UP? NO.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO INTRODUCTION, PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEE.
[22279 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a lease agreement addendum 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.]
MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MR. EXECUTIVE REQUESTING TO SEE IF THE SPONSOR WOULD TAKE THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE AND HAVE THE WHOLE LEGISLATURE HEAR THIS.
THE ISSUE IS THAT WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD ON LEASING OUR 14TH STREET PARKING GARAGE TO THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
WE ALREADY DID 50 SPACES OR LEASED, AND THEY WANT MORE NOW THEY NEED ADDITIONAL 20.
THAT MEANS MONEY FOR THE COUNTY AND THE EFFECTIVE AND THE SPEED ITEM IS EFFECTIVE.
THE, THE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE IS JUNE 1ST.
SO, UH, IF THE, THE SPONSOR WOULD DO THAT, IF WE COULD BRING IT UP TO THE FULL LEDGER, DISCHARGE IT FROM COMMITTEE OR HOW THAT WOULD WORK? I, YEAH, I I'LL HAVE TO, IT'S NEVER BEEN SENT TO COMMITTEE SO YOU COULD JUST, IF YOU CHOSE TO MOVE TO A DOC TODAY, JUST DID, YOU JUST SENT IT.
UM, TO PASS UNANIMOUSLY SINCE IT'S INTRODUCED TODAY.
IS THAT HOW THAT WOULD WORK? NO, IT ONLY HAS TO BE UNANIMOUS IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
SO YOU COULD JUST WITHDRAW IT FROM COMMITTEE AND THEN VOTE ON IT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHO THE SPONSOR IS.
HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? AND AND WHAT'S A ONE WEEK DELAY? COSTAS COUNTY EXECUTIVE? WELL, THEY'RE, THEY, THEY, THE EFFECTIVE DAYS TODAY FOR THEM TO START PARKING AND THEY'RE PARKING AT DOLLY PER PER MONTH.
WOULD IT BE PER DAY? DO YOU KNOW THESE NUMBERS? I THINK IT'S ABOUT, I THINK IT'S ABOUT $15,000 IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
FOR THE ADDITIONAL 20 PER MONTH.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ON, I MEAN, DO, DO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY SPOTS WE HAVE VERSUS HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAVE DOWN HERE.
IS THERE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION YOU ALL CAN PROVIDE
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AS WELL? 'CAUSE I, I DON'T WANNA SHORTCHANGE OUR EMPLOYEES DOWN HERE.NOT THAT YOU WOULD, IT JUST, UM, THE, THE PARKING SPOTS ON THE, UH, SURFACE LOT ARE PRETTY TIGHT ALREADY IS THE PARKING GARAGE.
BUT THEY'RE DRIVING PEOPLE THESE VACATED FROM THE PEOPLE THAT LEFT FOR THE PRISON TO GO.
THAT'S ALL THE OTHER, WE'RE ALL OKAY.
THE DETENTION CENTER FACILITY'S GONE.
IT'S WIDE OPEN OVER ON 14TH STREET.
THAT I THINK MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
I'LL MOVE TO GRAB THIS BACK OUTTA COMMITTEE IF I NEED TO.
I THINK YOUR SPONSOR IS LEGISLATOR ANDERSON THOUGH.
UM, OR CAN YOU JUST DO IT THE SAME MEETING? I DUNNO.
UH, UH, IS IT WHEN THE CHAIR, WHEN IT'S INTRODUCED AND THEN ASSIGNED, CAN THE CHAIR GO BACK AND, AND CHANGE WHERE IT'S ASSIGNED TO? I THINK IF I WOULD REQUEST THAT MR. IF I SAID, MR. CHAIRMAN, WOULD YOU, IF YOU REJECT MY REQUEST, SEND LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE IF YOU REJECT MY REQUEST TO SEND IT THERE AND INSTEAD SEND IT TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? NO, NO.
I'M JUST ASKING IF YOU WOULD HAVE CONSIDERED, I THINK FOR A VOTE OF FIVE IT CAN JUST GO BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE REQUESTED.
SO YES, WE WILL KEEP IT IN LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.
IS THERE A MOTION WE CAN MOVE? I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE? UH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES.
MR. EXECUTIVE, HOW GOVERNMENT CAN WORK.
[22280 A RESOLUTION recognizing Janet Miles Bartee and the Local Investment Commission (LINC) during Older Americans Month.]
TO RESOLUTION 2 2 2 8 0.RECOGNIZING JANET MILES, BARTEE AND THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION LINK DURING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH INTRODUCED BY DONNA PAYTON.
IS THERE A MOTION HERE OR DO YOU WANT ME TO HOLD? WE WANNA HOLD.
WE WILL HOLD THIS AND LEGISLATURE AS A HOLD AS UNLESS THERE'S A WHOLE, UH, RESOLUTION 2 2 2 8 1
[22281 A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of automation control products and services for use by the Jackson County Detention Center to Control Service Company of Lee’s Summit, Missouri under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Cooperative Contract #159051, an existing competitively bid government contract.]
AWARD, 83 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUTOMATION CONTROL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR USE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TO CONTROL SERVICE COMPANY OF LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI.UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OMNIA CO COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 1 5 9 0 5 1 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY, BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT INTRODUCED BY DONNA PAYTON ASSIGNED A JUSTICE AND LAW 2 2 2 8 2,
[22282 A RESOLUTION recognizing the 40th Annual Economic Development Conference of the National Organization of Black County Officials, Inc. (NOBCO)]
RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK COUNTY OFFICIALS, INC.NCO, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
UH, I WOULD SEEK A MOTION TO ADOPT.
AND JUST FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, WE HAVE NEVER, AS JACKSON COUNTY JOINED OFFICIALLY AS THE COUNTY, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF BLACK COUNTY OFFICIALS.
UM, AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE AND CONGRATULATE, UH, THIS ENTITY AS WELL, SINCE IT IS AN AFFILIATE OF NACO.
UH, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IF WE'RE GONNA ADVANCE, MAYBE THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL SPONSORS.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR AND I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT AS WELL.
LEGISLATOR, ANDERSON, PEYTON, AND HUSKY.
[22283 A RESOLUTION recognizing the 88th Anniversary of Jess & Jim’s Steakhouse.]
ON TO RESOLUTION.RECOGNIZING THE 88TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUSTIN JIM'S STEAKHOUSE, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER.
ANY DISCUSSION? GO GET YOUR STAKES AFTER THIS.
[22284 A RESOLUTION recognizing the 46th Anniversary of the National Association of Hispanic County Officials (NAHCO).]
I DON'T KNOW THE HEAD.RECOGNIZING THE 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC COUNTY OFFICIALS INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE MISSED THE 45TH, UH, ANNIVERSARY, SO WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THESE AND, AND TAKING THESE TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES CONFERENCE.
AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
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YES.IF I COULD BE ADDED LEGISLATOR ANDERSON AS WELL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
[22285 A RESOLUTION in honor of the memory of Rick Brehm.]
IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF RICK BREM, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER.IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? UH, SPONSOR.
AND LEGISLATOR MCGEE, MOVE TO ADOPT.
UH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES.
UH, AND MR. MCGEE, I THINK IF WE CAN, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
[22286 A RESOLUTION congratulating Marlene Nagel on the occasion of her retirement.]
RESOLUTION 2, 2 2 8 6.CONGRATULATING MARLENE NAGEL ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER, THE FOURTH, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? SO, MOVE.
HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON.
[22287 A RESOLUTION dedicating Shelter Number 2 located at Longview Lake in honor of Mike Spieler for his lasting contributions to the residents of Jackson County, Missouri.]
RESOLUTION.DEDICATING SHELTER NUMBER TWO, LOCATED AT LONGVIEW LAKE IN HONOR OF MIKE S BEELER FOR HIS LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RESIDENTS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI.
INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARGER IV.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? I MOVE.
WHO IS MIKE? S UH, LET'S GET TO DISCUSSION.
WHO WAS THE MOVER? VANESSA HUKE.
SO I WANTED TO, UH, INVITE I THINK THE STEELER FAMILY HERE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE IS, UH, ABLE TO STICK AROUND, UNFORTUNATELY.
UM, THE SPEER FAMILY HAS BEEN A COACH, UM, FOR YOUTH ATHLETICS FOR I THINK 30 YEARS PRIOR TO MIKE'S, UM, PASSING.
UH, HE UNFORTUNATELY, UH, PASSED, UH, THREE YEARS AGO.
UM, AND HE HAD A CEREMONY OF LIFE OR CELEBRATION OF LIFE THAT INCLUDED THE MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF SOFTBALL, WHICH PLAYED THE FRANK WHITE, UM, DIAMONDS.
THIS SHELTER HOUSE IS THE CLOSEST TO IT, AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT WE HONOR HIM IN THIS WAY.
SO THAT IS WHY WE BROUGHT IT UP, UH, IN THIS WAY.
SO, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
HAPPY TO INVITE FOLKS AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND OBVIOUSLY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND PROBABLY THE SOFTBALL TEAMS OUT THERE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, MR. SPEER AND HIS FAMILY.
UM, APPRECIATE YOU ALL, UH, HEARING THAT AND DOING THIS IN HIS HONOR.
[22289 A RESOLUTION in memory of Cynthia Newsome.]
IN MEMORY OF CYNTHIA NEWSOM, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.UM, IS THERE FOLKS THAT WANT TO JUMP ON AS A SPONSOR FOR THIS? YES.
YOU CAN ADD ME AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? MOTION TO ADOPT? SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, THE ONLY DISCUSSION THAT I'LL HAVE IS, UH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THIS PAST, UM, WEEKEND, AND THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR MS. NEWSO IS INCREDIBLE.
UM, FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T KNOW HER, THE LEGACY SHE HAS LEFT, UM, IS TRULY REPLACEABLE.
AND, UH, I THINK MR. NEWSOM APPRECIATED THE PRESENCE AND REPRESENTATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE HER FORMALLY IN THIS SETTING.
SO APPRECIATE YOUR ALL SUPPORT IN THIS MADAM CLERK ANDERSON.
[22290 A RESOLUTION recognizing Unity Day.]
I'M SORRY.RECOGNIZING UNITY DAY INTRODUCED BY EMMANUEL BARKER IV.
IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT THERE? A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
[22291 A RESOLUTION honoring the service of Charles Iseman as the Chief of Police for the City of Grandview.]
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WELL, WHO YOU DON'T HAVEHONORING THE SERVICE OF CHARLES ICEMAN IS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF GRANDVIEW, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
ANYONE WANT TO ADD THEIR NAMES? I'D LIKE OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.
ONE EXCUSE, ONE, ABSENT RESOLUTION.
[22292 A RESOLUTION congratulating Richard Rogers as Police Chief of the City of Grandview.]
NINE.CONGRATULATING, RICHARD ROGERS AS POLICE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF GRANDVIEW, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? SO MOVED.
ANYONE WANT TO ADD? I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ONE EXCUSE, ONE ABSENT, UH, RESOLUTION
[22293 A RESOLUTION directing the County Executive to develop and implement a comprehensive repair, restoration, safety, accessibility, and preservation plan for Lake Jacomo and to provide periodic reports to the Legislature regarding the condition and future of the Lake.]
2, 2, 2, 9 3.DIRECTING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE REPAIR RESTORATION, SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR LAKE TACOMA, AND TO PROVIDE PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE REGARDING THE CONDITION AND THE FUTURE OF THE LAKE, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
UM, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE FOLKS UNDERSTOOD WHAT THIS WAS.
UH, LEGISLATOR SMITH AND I, AS WELL AS LEGISLATOR ANDERSON WERE AT A TOWN HALL THAT WAS SOMEWHAT ORGANIZED IN PART, UH, WITH COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE.
THESE ARE ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE MADE FOR LAKE JMA AND, AND IMPROVEMENT.
UM, SO WE HAVE COMPILED ALL OF THIS AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE HAD THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THE FIXES THAT THEY SEEM FIT.
SO, UH, THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION, TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FOLKS WERE HEARD.
AND WE HAVE ACTION IN THIS BODY.
WOULD YOU ADD ME A SPONSOR, LEGISLATOR, HUSKY, ANYONE ELSE? ADD ME AS A SPONSOR.
AND, UM, IS THIS AT A POINT WHERE IT NEEDS A FISCAL NOTE? SO IT'S GONNA GO TO COMMITTEE, AND I THINK THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THE EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE TO FIGURE OUT THAT POSSIBILITY AND ALL THOSE FUNCTIONALITIES.
SO, WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND CODIFY THIS IN LANGUAGE TO SHOW THAT WE ARE MOVING WITH WHAT, UH, WE HEARD IN THIS TOWN HALL.
I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN LEGISLATOR ANDERSON.
WE WILL SIGN THIS TO PUBLIC WORKS, UH, A
[22294 A RESOLUTION remembering the legacy of Becky Lynn Davis.]
RESOLUTION 2 2 2 9 4.REMEMBERING THE LEGACY OF BECKY LYNN DAVIS, INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADD, UH, MR. MCGEE? I BELIEVE THIS WAS YOUR ENGLISH TEACHER.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
UH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES.
[22295 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of appointment management software for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to QLess Software of Pasadena, CA, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $9,734.00.]
NEARLY DONE AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF APPOINTMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FOR USE BY THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.PASADENA, CALIFORNIA IS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AND AN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,734.
THE, UM, WE'LL ASSIGN THIS TO FINANCE AND AUDIT.
MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO.
MR. CHAIRMAN, WE JUST HAD THE ONE.
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[26-21 I hereby make the following appointments to the Ethics, Human Relations & Citizen Complaints Commission (EHRCC): John R. Humphrey is hereby appointed to a new term set to expire 12/31/2030. Mr. Humphrey’s resume is attached. Jane Whiting is hereby appointed to a new term set to expire 12/31/2030. Mrs. Whiting’s resume is attached.]
EXECUTIVE ORDER.I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS COMMISSION.
JOHN R. HUMPHREY IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW TERM SET TO EXPIRE.
MR. HUMPHREY'S RESUME IS ATTACHED.
JANE WHITING IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW TERM SET TO EXPIRE.
MS. WHITING'S RESUME IS ATTACHED.
ALRIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD MOVE TO DISAPPROVE.
THERE'S A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE.
UH, GENERAL COUNSEL, WILL YOU ADVISE AS TO THE PROCESS HERE? NEED A SECOND OR MADAM CLERK? EITHER ONE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I STAND, BUT I BELIEVE THE BODY HAS 10 DAYS.
10 DAYS TO VOTE TO DISAPPROVE.
SO WE CAN ATTACH IT TO THE AGENDA, OR DO WE MAKE THE VOTE NOW? HE, HE'S CALLED FOR THE VOTE NOW HE'S CALLED FOR THE VOTE.
NOW LET'S SAY ANDERSON, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WAS YOUR INTENT TO CALL FOR THE VOTE.
NOW WE HAVE TILL WE HAVE 10 DAYS, IF, IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND? GENERAL COUNSEL'S LOOKING.
WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT, IF DID YOU MOVE TO MAKE THE VOTE TO YES, I DID.
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15? YES.THAT'S WHILE COUNCIL'S LOOKING.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, I, I THINK THAT, UM, LAST MEETING OR MAYBE THE MEETING BEFORE THAT, WE HAD AN OBJECTION PROCEDURALLY, BECAUSE THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A THREE MEMBER PANEL APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND THEN THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO MY QUESTION TO THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE IS, DID YOU GET THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PANEL? AND, AND, UM, WELL, THAT, THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION.
DID YOU GET THE THANK YOU FOR THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH POSITION FROM YOU FOR THE QUESTION, LEGISLATOR SMITH WITHOUT JUST VOTING TO DISAPPROVE AND NOT DISCUSSING WITH ME.
AS HAPPENED BEFORE, THE, THE PROCEDURE IS TO APPOINT A NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
I HAVE APPOINTED THAT NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
A NOMINATED COMMITTEE PROVIDES NAMES, UH, THEY DON'T PROVIDE THREE, THEY PROVIDE NAMES.
THEY PROVIDED TWO, THERE'S TWO VACANCIES ON THIS, THIS, UH, UH, REMAINING THERE.
UM, KIMBERLY BEATTY, TIM BECKER AND JANET MILES ARE THE NOMINATED COMMITTEE.
THEY NOMINATED THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
SO IT IS FOLLOWING THE PROCESS THAT LEGISLATOR ANDERSON BROUGHT UP BEFORE WAS CORRECT AND WAS VOTED DOWN.
AND, AND SO I I THOUGHT THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WAS COMPOSED OF THREE PEOPLE AND THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO NOMINATE THREE PEOPLE FROM WHICH YOU SELECT.
ONE IS, IS THAT NOT PROCEDURALLY WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT'S COUNSEL.
THE ONLY THING IS THEY NOMINATE PEOPLE.
IF, IF, IF THERE'S PEOPLE TO NOMINATE, THEY NOMINATE AS MANY AS THEY WANT.
I SELECT FROM THEIR NOMINATE FROM THE WHAT THE NOMINEE COMMITTEE PROVIDES.
SO I, I SEE COUNSEL WITH THE CHARTER OPEN
SO VICE CHAIR, I MEAN, I, I THINK, UM, THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS IT SEEMS LIKE.
I MEAN, IS THERE A MOTION TO HOLD THIS AND PICK IT UP IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING SINCE WE HAVE TIME ON THIS? I MEAN, IS THAT ANYTHING THAT'S IN OPPOSITION OR IS THERE A, A DRIVE TO DISAPPROVE TODAY? YEAH, I WAS, I WAS JUST CHECKING PROCEDURE AND THEN I, I'M, I'M FINE WITH A HOLD.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY LAND LEGISLATOR ANDERSON'S PROPOSITION TO, TO DISAPPROVE.
SO IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH A HOLD, I'D PREFER A HOLD.
ALRIGHT, SO WE WILL HOLD THE VOTE.
I THINK THERE'S MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION.
WELL, THERE, THERE ISN'T, THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO GET THESE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD.
THIS IS THE OFFICE OF CITIZEN POINTS AND THAT NEED TO GET PEOPLE ON THERE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTY.
IT SAT EMPTY AND DIDN'T BE, WASN'T ABLE TO EVEN MEET FOR YEARS AT A TIME.
SO, UH, THIS IS, I FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE.
I BROUGHT THIS BEFORE THE, THE LEGISLATURE BEFORE YOU FOLLOWED THE PROCESS.
I UNDERSTOOD THAT I FOLLOWED THE CHARTER AND GOT THE NOMINATED COMMITTEE.
SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO HOLD THIS.
TH THIS IS NOT THE SPIRIT OF, OF COLLABORATIVE THAT WE HAVE VENTURED AND I'VE TRIED TO DO FOR SURE.
SO THIS BOARD WILL SIT VACANT WITH THESE TWO MEMBERS UNTIL YOUR BODY WANTS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THEM.
AND I'LL CONTINUE TO COME BACK WITH IT.
THIS IS, IS IS SILLY AND DOGGONE IT, THIS IS NOT COMMON SENSE.
A, A BODY THAT INVESTIGATES WHAT THE CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT ABOUT ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ABOUT THINGS GOING IN THE JAIL AND, AND, AND WE'RE PAYING PLAYING MONKEY BUSINESS WITH IT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT BACK TO YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO THEY HAVE THREE PEOPLE OUT OF A FIVE PERSON COMMISSION NOW, SO THEY CAN MEET OR NOT MEET.
THEY ARE ABLE TO MEET RIGHT NOW.
UM, THERE ARE TWO, TWO VACANCIES ON THE BOARD.
AND I, AND SOME PEOPLE AREN'T SHOWING UP IN TIME, SO OF COURSE IT'S A QUORUM ISSUE.
TO GET THIS BOARD FILLED IS IMPORTANT.
UM, SO WE GOT A MOTION TO HOLD, UM, HEARD THE MOTION TO HOLD.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ONE, ONE CLARIFYING QUESTION FOR THE COUNSEL'S OFFICE.
SO, SO MY IMPRESSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT DURING OUR DISAPPROVAL WINDOW FOR ANY APPOINTMENT THAT THE PERSON IS APPOINTED, LIKE THE, THE DAY HE SAYS THEY'RE APPOINTED, THEY'RE APPOINTED AND THEY CAN BEGIN TO SERVE.
AND THEN WITHIN THAT 15 DAY WINDOW, IF WE DISAPPROVE, THEN THEY'RE REMOVED.
IS, IS THAT NOT ACCURATE? SO I, SO I'M JUST CLARIFYING FOR REALLY FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, LIKE THEY, THEY CAN MEET TOMORROW, I THINK.
UM, WE'RE NOT HOLDING ANYTHING UP, WE'RE JUST GIVING OURSELVES A LITTLE TIME TO DIGEST, UM, WHO THEY ARE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THEM.
SO WE ARE IN A MOTION TO HOLD THE DISAPPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENT.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS? YEAH, AND, AND I VICE SHARE, I WANNA BE CLEAR, THE MOTION WAS THE DISAPPROVAL OF, I THINK THERE'S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT HAS TWO NOMINEES.
AND FOR LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, MYSELF, UM, OUR, OUR, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE WE'RE HOLDING A MOTION TO DISAPPROVE BOTH AS FAR AS I KNOW.
IS THAT CONSISTENT WITH EVERYBODY'S EXPECTATIONS? IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA DISAPPROVE ANYBODY.
UM, AND NEXT WEEK WE COULD SEPARATE THE TWO, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST KINDA LEGISLATOR ANDERSON.
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WERE YOU DISAPPROVING OF BOTH? I THINK IT WAS JUST TO SUPPORT EXECUTIVE ORDER, WHICH CONTAINS BOTH.WELL, UH, SINCE I WITHDREW MY MOTION TO DISAPPROVE, THAT MEANS THERE IS NO MO SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD ANYTHING.
SOUNDS LIKE, UH, WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS HERE.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS, ANY NEW[14 NEW BUSINESS]
BUSINESS? UH, MADAM CLERK.WE HAVE, UH, AN ORDINANCE THAT WE WILL PUT FORWARD FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION, BUT I THINK THAT FOR THE, UH, PURPOSES OF CALENDARING IT AND, AND GETTING THE DISCUSSION STARTED, I THINK WHITNEY, DO YOU HAVE THE, I WOULD SAY IT USED TO BE ORDINANCE 6 0 9 1, BUT I THINK NOW IT'S PROBABLY THE NEXT ONE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO PASS IT OUT? YES, PLEASE.
WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT, I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF PRIDE MONTH.
UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING IN ALL THE FESTIVITIES THAT, UH, WE SHALL PARTAKE IN
I THINK PATRICK MAHOMES WAS AT THE CASEY CURRENT MATCH THIS PAST WEEKEND.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK NATURALLY THAT ENCOURAGED THE, THE LADIES TO, TO BE VICTORIOUS AS WELL AS, AS WELL AS THE, SORRY, FRESHMAN, UH, CHIEFS, I BELIEVE.
MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU GET THIS, IF YOU WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD AND THE SIGN AND NUMBER PLEASE.
AND DO WE GET THE FISCALS ON THIS? THAT'S WHAT, THAT HAS TO BE CORRECT.
APPROPRIATING 15,415,000 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE VARIOUS FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITHIN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,415,000 FOR A TOTAL SPENDING AMOUNT.
INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV.
WE WILL ASSIGN THIS TO THE COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UH, THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF A FISCAL NOTE THAT WE MUST REQUIRE TO HEAR AND TAKE UP FOR THE COMMITTEE'S SAKE.
SO WE WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALL IN PROPER ORDER.
I KNOW THAT THE AUDITOR HAS MADE THAT, UM, A PRIORITY AS WELL.
UH, I THINK THE, THE LACK OF TIMING IS OUR CHALLENGE WITH TRYING TO GET IT TOGETHER TODAY.
SO FOR THE SAKE OF IT BEING ON THE CALENDAR, WE HAVE IT THERE.
AND, UH, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS BEFORE US VICE CHAIR.
I, I'LL JUST BRING UP, SO WHEN I MET WITH YOU, MR. COUNTY EXECUTIVE, ABOUT THESE INITIATIVES, UM, UH, I ASKED FOR KIND OF A, AND, AND YOU VERBALLY IN A MEETING KIND OF RAN DOWN ARPA MONEY AND WHERE IT HAD GONE AND HOW MUCH WAS LEFT.
BUT I HAD ASKED FOR THAT IN A MEETING WITH ONE OF YOUR, ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE.
I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH LESLIE THIS MORNING, ONE OF MY, UH, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGERS.
AND I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE A THREE LEGISLATOR AT A TIME, OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH LESLIE AND HER, EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF WHERE MONEY CAME IN, WHERE IT WENT, AND WHERE IT SITS, AND HOW WE DO THAT.
SO, HOWEVER YOU WANT, HOW, HOWEVER YOU WANNA DO IT.
I JUST REMINDING YOU THAT I, THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? ALL RIGHT, FOR THE RECORD SAKE, THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 3 0 8 WEST KANSAS INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, GROUND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS.
IF YOU ARE WATCHING OR MONITORING GRANICUS, YOU SEE ANOTHER MEETING THAT'S SCHEDULED.
DISREGARD THAT, THAT IS A TESTING OF OUR SYSTEM.
SO, UH, JUNE 8TH IS OUR NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING.
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MOTION TO ADJOURN THERE.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATED BY THE SIGN OF AYE.