Jul 27, 2026 Public Works Committee

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OKAY, WE'RE GONNA CALL, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TO ORDER HERE.

UH, WE HAVE RESOLUTION

[RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

[22312 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $239,121.00 for the purchase of equipment for the City of Buckner.]

UH, IS ANYONE HERE TO TALK ON THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, UH, I DUNNO IF YOU REMEMBER THIS, UH, PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

IT WAS BROUGHT UP TO SPEND $240,000 FOR TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF BUCKNER UNDER THE 9 1 1 FOR FUNDS.

AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH MARK AND WITH THE MISSOURI 9 1 1, UH, F FUND, I DON'T WANNA SAY TRUST FUND, BUT THE, WHO HAS GIVEN US SOME DIRECTION, ADVISORY DIRECTION ON WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE USED FOR 9 1 1 FUNDS.

I WOULD REQUEST IF THE, THIS COMMITTEE COULD HOLD THIS.

UM, I'M GONNA PROPOSE ACTUALLY IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE MEETING TODAY, A DRAFT OF A COMBINED THING THAT BUCKNER'S INCLUDED IN IT, AND THERE'S SOME OTHER ONES THAT, SO IF WE COULD HOLD THIS, I THINK WE'D HAVE MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE THING ACROSS THE COUNTY OF THINGS.

WE COULD USE THE 9 1 1 FUNDS.

OKAY.

WE WILL HOLD RESOLUTION 2 2 3 1 2.

UH, WE'LL GO ON TO RESOLUTION.

[22323 A RESOLUTION directing the County Executive, the Department of Public Works, and all appropriate County departments and agencies to develop and implement a comprehensive framework governing the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of artificial intelligence and high-capacity data center facilities within Jackson County, Missouri, and establishing conditions necessary to protect public infrastructure, utility systems, environmental resources, public safety, and neighboring communities.]

UM, RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ALL, UH, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK GOVERNING SITTING CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION, OPERATION OF ARTIFICIAL CHANCE INTELLIGENCE AND HIGH CAPACITY DATA CENTERS FACILITIES WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY.

UH, TO HEAR HIM SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES.

UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I, I KINDA GIVE A LITTLE PUSHBACK ABOUT THIS ISSUE, UM, WITH THE, THIS RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO COME UP WITH ALL THIS, UH, FRAMEWORK POLICY CODES AND STUFF.

AND IT'S, IT'S MY POSITION THAT IT'S A LEGISLATIVE ISSUE.

UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LEGISLATURE WRITES CODES AND ORDINANCES PUT THAT IN THERE AND, UH, LEGISLATOR SEAN SMITH WAS WORKING WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A TEMPLATE FROM ANOTHER COUNTY OR ANOTHER CITY THAT HAD SOME, UH, UH, BASIC CODES, REGULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT FOR DATA CENTERS AND THAT, AND HE WAS GOING TO, UH, MAYBE AMEND THIS LEGISLATION TO PUT THAT IN THERE.

SO IT WASN'T SPECIFIC JUST, UH, DESIGNATION OF THIS TO GO TO THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO DO IT.

I JUST DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE IN THE COUNTY THAT CAN DO THIS TYPE OF STUFF.

AND I'M, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PASSING AND, AND PEOPLE THINKING, OH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME REGULATIONS AND CODES COMING FROM THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION AND THERE JUST MIGHT NOT BE WHEN I THINK IT'S BETTER COMING FROM THE LEGISLATURE.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE MISSOURI HOUSE IS NOW WORKING ON THIS EXACT THING THAT THEY'RE GONNA PROPOSE STATUTES AND PUT INTO PLAY.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S BETTER COMING FROM THE, UH, THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH I'M, I WANNA COLLABORATE WITH FOR SURE WITH ANY OF MY PEOPLE.

BUT FROM, ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WAS, WELL, THE PLAN COMMISSION CAN DO IT, BUT THE PLAN COMMISSION IS JUST VOLUNTEER COMMISSIONS THAT ACTUALLY LOOK AT YOUR CODES AND YOUR ORDINANCES AND MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE APPLYING FOR IT ARE FOLLOWING IT.

THEY DON'T DEVELOP IT, THEY DON'T WRITE POLICY, THEY DON'T MAKE LAW.

SO TO PUT THAT ON THAT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IS JUST A LOT TO ASK THEIR PLATE.

SO THAT'S MY LONG RESPONSE TO THAT.

WELL, I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WE COULD PUT IT IN THE COUNCILOR'S OFFICE.

DO YOU THINK YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT? DO YOU MIND DOING TIME WORK ON THAT? BUT WE CAN NO.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

? UH, NO, THAT'S FINE.

UH, SO WOULD YOU LIKE US TO HOLD THIS AS WELL? YES, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES.

OKAY.

SO WE'LL HOLD THIS AS WELL.

UM, MOVING ON TO

[22355 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Department related to the maintenance of the parks facilities within the County's Park System.]

MR. CHAIRMAN, I, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS.

THIS DID NOT COME FROM THE JACKSON COUNTY PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW, UH, WHO THE SPONSOR OF THIS IS.

AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS OF WHAT, WHAT THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE WOULD SHARE WITH THE KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI PARKS AND REC.

I JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

WELL, I'M GONNA THEN PROPOSE THAT WE JUST PASS THIS OUT AND SEND THIS TO THE FULL BODY AND WE CAN HOLD IT THERE.

SO, JAYLEN OR JEANNIE, DO YOU HAVE A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION, UH, THAT WE SEND, SEND THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH NO RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.

OKAY.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY, SO WE'LL PASS THAT COMMITTEE, NO REC OKAY.

OKAY.

WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.

WE WILL, UH, NOW ADJOURN.

THANKS.

WELL YOU CAME IN JUST IN TIME, BUDDY.