* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] NOT ENOUGH. WELCOME TO [1 ROLL CALL] THE 29TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE. IT IS MONDAY, AUGUST THE THIRD, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AND WE ARE IN THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, THE KC LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE PLEASE? ANDERSON? HERE. SMITH. PRESENT ABAR HUSKY. PRESENT. FRANKLIN PRESENT. MCGEE LAUER SMITH. LEGISLATOR LAUER HAS ASKED TO BE EXCUSED. OKAY. AND HERE, PEYTON. HERE. LEGISLATOR [2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] SMITH. WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF 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, THE INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I LIKE SITTING NEXT TO, UH, DURRON MOTION. IS [3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JOURNAL? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE HAVE NO HEARING SCHEDULED [4 HEARINGS] FOR TODAY. ANY REPORTS [5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE] FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? THAT'S SOME TIMING. MADAM CHAIR? YES, IT IS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR. I LOVE SAYING THAT MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, I'D FIRST LIKE TO START WITH THE REPORT FROM OUR AMAZING PARK RANGERS. AS YOU KNOW, OUR ROCK ISLAND TRAIL COMES RIGHT UP TO ARROWHEAD STADIUM, AND WE HAD A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND A LOT OF ACTION, AND WE HAD TO KEEP THAT AREA SECURE AND OUR PARK RANGERS DID. UM, CHIEF WASHINGTON IS HERE, IF CHIEF WASHINGTON WOULD COME FORWARD. AND WE HAVE A COUPLE SLIDES WE WANNA SHOW YOU AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON REVIEW OF THAT. CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DID. I THINK YOU'VE GOT A, SOME, A SLIDES IF WE CAN GET THAT GOING. AND, AND CHIEF, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANKS FOR TAKING A LITTLE TIME TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT THE PARK RANGER DIVISION AND OUR EFFORTS AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP. UM, AS YOU GUYS ARE ALL AWARE, KC HOSTED SIX GAMES, UH, OF WORLD CUP MATCHES BETWEEN JUNE 16TH AND JULY 11TH. UM, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE SPACE FOR THE EVENTS DURING AND BEFORE, AND THE RANGERS DIVISION WAS NO DIFFERENCE. I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL WITH ACCESSIBILITY WAS, UH, ADDRESSED. UM, KC CHIEF STADIUM MAXIMUM CAPACITY IS JUST OVER 73,000. WE TOOK A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH AND JUST SAID, WHAT IF 5% OF THOSE PEOPLE ACCESS THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL BETWEEN 63RD AND THE TRAIL HEAD AND LOT L TO GET TO THEIR GAMES? THAT 5% IS ABOUT 3,600, UH, CITIZENS OR VISITORS, BOTH DIRECTIONS. THAT GIVES US OVER 7,500 RESIDENTS OR VISITORS, CITIZEN CONTACTS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT. WE WANTED TO ENSURE WE CREATED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT WAS VISITING THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL AND GOING TO THE GAMES. AND WE, I'LL JUST BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DIDN'T WANNA WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AFTER A GAME AND SEE A VICTIM ON THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL. AND THEN PEOPLE ASKING ME, I'M HERE FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. , WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO TO PREVENT THAT? UM, ADVANCE THE SLIDES. OH, SHE'S LOGGING IN. SO AT THAT POINT, WE IDENTIFIED OUR WHY AND OUR MISSION, AND THAT WAS TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT ON THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL AND REDUCE THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR CRIMES OF OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR OUR VISITORS. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO ADDRESS THAT. SO WE GET IT ON THE SLIDE HERE IN A SECOND. LET ME ASK YOU THIS REAL QUICK, CHIEF BEFORE WE GET THE SLIDES GOING. YES. YOU ACTUALLY SET UP A, A, A A TABLE AND A A LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME IN AND YOU IDENTIFIED YOURSELF AND OR PEOPLE COULD COME ASK QUESTIONS OR CHECK IN OR, AND TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY ACCURATE. SO WE CREATE, WE CALL THAT A WELCOME TENT. IT SERVES SEVERAL PURPOSES. UH, WE WANTED TO ENSURE EVERYONE THAT VISITED THE TRAILHEAD OR THE, UH, ROCK ISLAND TRAIL, THEY KNEW THERE WAS A JACKSON COUNTY, UH, EMPLOYEE THERE. THEY KNEW THEY FELT SAFE. WE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO THE GAME ASK US THE DIRECT QUESTION, WILL YOU BE HERE AFTER THE GAME? ALL OF THESE GAMES OCCURRED BETWEEN STARTED BETWEEN SEVEN AND NINE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SOCCER ENVIRONMENT, BUT YOU CAN AVERAGE SOCCER GAMES ABOUT THREE HOURS. MM-HMM . SO WE'RE TALKING PEOPLE COMING BACK OR TRYING TO GET BACK HOME AT 11 12, 1 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. SO THEY WERE VERY THANKFUL THAT THE, [00:05:01] THE WELCOME TENT WAS THERE AND IT PROVIDED THEM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE IF THEY NEEDED ASSISTANCE OR THEY NEEDED AID OR WATER OR WHATEVER THEY NEEDED, WE WERE THERE TO, TO PROVIDE THAT. AND CHIEF, YOU, YOU ACTUALLY DEALT WITH SOME LIGHTING TOO. I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE THERE FROM FOR 10 HOUR SHIFTS, UM, AND YOU GOT SOME PATROLS. YOU'RE ON A TV, YOU'RE ON UTV, YOU'RE ON ON BIKE PATROL, BUT THE, THE LIGHTING WAS AN ISSUE THAT YOU DEALT WITH. YES. SO BEFORE THE, UH, EVENTS COMMAND STAFF, WE CONDUCTED SEVERAL SITE VISITS AND THREAT ASSESSMENTS, AND WE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL CONCERNS OR CHALLENGES. UM, AND ONE OF THEM WERE, WAS LIGHTING. UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL RECENTLY AFTER HOURS OR AFTER SUNSET, THERE IS NO LIGHTING, A VERY LIMITED LIGHTING ON THE TRAIL. THAT SERVES TWO CHALLENGES FOR US, NOT ONLY FOR OUR VISITORS, BUT ACTUALLY FOR OUR STAFF. MM-HMM . THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU KNOW, WE ELECT TO SEE PEOPLE'S HANDS AND THE MORE LIGHTING FOR US, THE BETTER FOR US WHEN WE'RE INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE. SO WE SECURED LIGHTING. WE HAD SIX LIGHT TOWERS. IT WAS WELL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE GAMES. AND IN YOUR WELCOME TENT, YOU YOU'RE DEALING WITH REUNI REUNIFICATION LOCATIONS. IF SOME KIDS WERE SEPARATED FROM PARENTS, UH, EVEN SOME OLD PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT GOT LOST. YEAH. YES. IT'S A SHORT ANSWER. SO WE USED A WELCOME TENT, UH, FOR THREE PURPOSES. ONE WAS A REUNIFICATION IF WE WERE TO HAVE A LOST CHILD OR AN ELDERLY OR SILVER ALERT IS WHAT WE CALL IT IN OUR SPACE. UM, BUT IRONICALLY WHAT THE WELCOME TENT WAS MAINLY USED FOR WHEN THE ELDERLY, OR I'LL SAY SEASONED BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO GET THERE MYSELF, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, WALK TO THE GAME, AND THEN THEY GET A MILE AND A HALF INTO THIS WALK ON THE TRAIL AND REALIZE IT'S 93 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AND IT, YEAH, IT WAS, IT WAS A CHALLENGE FOR THEM. AND SOME OF THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THERE ARE SNAKES AND, AND LIMITED BITE RACKS. TWO DIFFERENT UNIQUE CHALLENGES. YES. SO AS WE HAD OUR A STR A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WITH ANY, YOU KNOW, THE GREATEST PLAN YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE AS YOU ENCOUNTER OTHER CHALLENGES. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CHICAGO, SO I'M A CITY KID, SO THIS SNAKE THING WAS NEW TO ME AS WELL. UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T VISITED THE TRAIL, UM, OVER THE BLUE RIDGE OVERPASS JUST BEFORE IT, THERE'S A LARGE, UH, RETAINING WALL APPARENTLY THAT'S WHERE OUR BLACK SNAKES LIVE. SO WE HAD TWO OR THREE SIGHTINGS AFTER GAME ONE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY IMMEDIATELY LOCATED US AT THE WELCOME TENT. SO THEN WE HAD TO FIND A RESOLUTION TO THAT. AND AFTER THE FIRST GAME, THEN WE DEPLOYED SNAKE REPELLENT, UM, AGGRESSIVELY ON, ON THAT, UH, RETAINING WALL. AND TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE PROBABLY 50 YARDS BEFORE IT, YOU COULD SMELL THE ODOR, BUT IT DID SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR US. AND YOU'RE, AS YOU'RE DOING THIS, YOU'RE PARTNERING WITH CITY OF RAYTOWN AND, AND THEIR YES. OPERATIONS. SO THE WAY THE RAYTOWN PARTNERSHIP WORKED WAS OBVIOUSLY AT THE RANGER DIVISION. UM, WE NEED OUR PARTNERS. WE NEED OUR PARTNERS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL GOES THROUGH MULTIPLE MUNICIPAL JURISDICTIONS. SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ME TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AND HELP WHEN WE NEED IT. IN THIS CASE, UH, MIKE ROGERS, THE CHIEF AT RAYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALLOWED US ACCESS TO THEIR TRAINING FACILITY AT THE 63RD AND THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL. FROM THERE, WE COULD STORE OUR LIGHT TOWERS, ALL OF OUR ORS, ALL OF OUR ATVS, OUR UTVS. IT ALLOWED OUR STAFF TO HAVE A COOLING PLACE. REMEMBER, IT'S OVER 90 DEGREES, AND I HAVE STAFF OUT THERE FOR 10 HOURS STRAIGHT. SO IT ALLOWED THEM, UH, RESTROOM FACILITIES AS WELL AS A COOLING, UH, PLACE WHEN NEEDED AS WELL. CAN YOU ADVANCE TO THE, THE LAST SLIDE SAYS FIFA SUMMARY ON OUR SLIDE, PEOPLE. ONE MORE. OUR OPERATIONS AT THE WORLD CUP WAS A LOT MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT THAN OUR SLIDE SHOWING TODAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WANNA GET, THERE YOU GO. AND SO, CHIEF, I'LL LEAVE THIS TO YOU TO GIVE US OUR FIFA SUMMER. SO ULTIMATELY THE, UH, PARK RANGER DIVISION, I BELIEVE IT, IT'S, IT'S REALLY COOL. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ACCESS THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL DURING OUR SIX FIFA GAMES, AND I'M EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, REPORT THAT WE HAD ZERO PROPERTY CRIMES OR PERSONS CRIMES THROUGHOUT THOSE EVENTS. EXCUSE THOSE EVENTS. DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU. COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? . WE HAD ZERO REPORTED PROPERTY OR PERSONS CRIMES ON THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL, WHICH I THINK IS AN, A TESTAMENT, UH, TO OUR STAFF, THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SACRIFICE AND GIVE UP A LITTLE BIT OF THEMSELVES. ULTIMATELY, I ASKED OUR STAFF TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND OWNERSHIP IN OUR SPACE. UM, OBVIOUSLY THE FIFA WORLD CUP WAS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR THE RANGER DIVISION, OUR SPACE AND THE SPACE THAT WE COULD IMPACT WAS THE ROCK ISLAND TRAIL. SO I WANTED TO POUR AND LEAN INTO THAT SPACE AND TAKE OWNERSHIP IN IT. AND OUR STAFF ANSWERED THE BELL. THEY WERE, UH, EXCITED, THEY WERE POSITIVE. UM, THEY WERE APPROACHABLE EVEN WHEN THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND THE [00:10:01] CHALLENGES, YOU KNOW, PRESENTED THEMSELVES. THEY CONTINUALLY ANSWERED THE BELL, WHICH I WAS REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD TO SEE. CHIEF, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, CHIEF? THANK YOU SO MUCH AND PASSING THAT ON TO ALL THE RANGERS AND EVERYBODY FOR THEIR GREAT WORK. THANKS. LEMME MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PART IS I, I'M, UH, PASSING OUT A BLUEPRINT OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE, AND THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNSTAIRS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. UM, THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, OUR OUR PLAN IS TO GET THE FRONT DOORS OPEN IS ONE ISSUE. THE OTHER ONE IS GETTING THE LOBBY, GETTING THE PEOPLE'S ENTRYWAY OPEN, DEALING WITH THE SET THE WEST WING OF THE PROPERTY. THE FIRST FLOOR, IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S IS GONNA BE OUR HR AND FINANCE ALTOGETHER. THOSE ARE GONNA BE CUBICLES IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN OFFICES ON EITHER END. UH, THAT THE ORANGE AREA WHERE YOU WALK IN OFF THE LOBBY, THERE'S GOING TO BE A, A, UH, A CUSTOMER SERVICE TABLE OR A BENCH WHERE YOU WILL TALK TO SOMEONE THERE AND THEY'LL TELL YOU WHO YOU NEED TO TALK TO, EITHER HR OR FINANCE. WE HAVE SOME INTERVIEW ROOMS. WE PUT UP A HR DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IN THE BACK, AND WE HAVE TO, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, UH, TOILETS. AND SO WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME TOILETS THERE ALSO. THAT WILL ALSO HELP US WHEN WE GO AROUND THE CORNER FOR THE NEW JURY ROOM. UM, REMEMBER THE PLAN IS FOR THE JURY ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR TO COME DOWNSTAIRS TO WHERE OUR EXISTING FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS NOW. SO IT'S EASILY ACCESSED ON THE FIRST FLOOR FOR OUR CITIZENS TO COME IN. AND THEN ON THE THIRD FLOOR WHERE THE JURY ROOM IS, THE CRIMINAL RECORDS DEPARTMENT WILL COME OVER FROM ALBERT REEDER AND THE COURT'S HAPPY WITH THAT, HAVING THEM UP ON THE THIRD FLOOR, THEN ACROSS THE STREET. UH, THIS IS JUST NONE OTHER THAN TO GIVE YOU A UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. WE'RE WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. UM, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A, A, A TOUR OF IT, PLEASE HEAD ON DOWN THERE. BUT I, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRST FLOOR MAD CHAIR? YES, LEGISLATOR PARKER, WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST OF THIS IMPROVEMENT? $2 MILLION. $2 MILLION IN TOTAL. AND WHO'S THE CONTRACTOR? UH, WE HAVE THE CONTRACTORS. I'LL HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE CONTRACTORS, WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TERM AND SUPPLY FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON THAT. MOST OF THEM ARE PRETTY ATROCIOUS, SO LOVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHICH ONE THAT IS. I DON'T KNOW. THEY ARE, I THINK THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, TERM SUPPLY IS MEANS THEY BID. WE SENT OUT BIDS AND THEY'VE APPLIED AND THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS. THEY'VE BEEN SUBMITTED THEIR REQUEST PROPOSALS, AND THEY'VE SIGNED ON TO DO WORK FOR US. AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE I, I KNOW IN THE PAST ALLEGED BARKER, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FOLKS THAT, UH, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM, FRANKLY. UM, I'M PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AND I, AND I'LL GET YOU MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THAT. I, I SHOULD HAVE THAT. I APOLOGIZE. YES, THANK YOU. UM, MY, MY NEXT ISSUE IS AT OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FRONT DOOR AND THE FRONT STEPS. UH, AND OUT OF THAT, UH, COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE FRONT STEPS. AND I ALSO, IF ANYONE DID NOT GET A COPY OF THIS ONE THAT I PASSED OUT THE COMMITTEE, UH, YEAH. CHAIR. AND HERE GIVE DAWN ONE TOO. BASICALLY WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY IS WHAT AN AMAZING DAY. UH, THIS PROJECT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATURE IN SUMMER OF 2023 TO OPEN UP THE DOORS THAT HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR A LONG TIME. UH, THERE WAS, THERE WERE SOME BIDDERS THEN, AND IT DID NOT GET PASSED. UM, THE DOORS CONTINUE TO BE, REMAIN CLOSED FOR ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. AND FRANKLY, I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF YOU. IT'S EMBARRASSING. UH, I WOULD ANTICIPATE THIS BODY WOULD SAY THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FORMER ADMINISTRATION. I THINK YOU HAD SOME FRUSTRATION WITH THAT. UH, BUT I, I, I WANT EVERYONE WATCHING, LISTENING AND TO UNDERSTAND THERE'S A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND A NEW LEGISLATURE THAT TOOK THIS SERIOUSLY AND ACTED ON THIS IN IMPROVING AND WORKING TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE FOR OUR CITIZENS. UH, THE ACCESS FOR THE DISABILITY PEOPLE DISABILITY IS, UH, ATROCIOUS. UM, THIS ISSUE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON IS GOING TO NOT ONLY DEAL WITH ACCESSIBILITY AT THE FRONT, MAIN DOOR ON THE NORTH SIDE, BUT ALSO MAKE ACCESSIBLE ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE. SO THE, THE WEST SIDE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A DOOR ON THE FIRST, ON THE GROUND FLOOR THAT YOU CAN EXIT AND ENTER ON. THE EAST SIDE WILL BE A DOOR THAT WILL BE, UH, [00:15:01] ACCESSIBLE TO EXIT FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THAT. IT WILL NOT BE AN ENTRANCE TO THE DOOR. SO I, I JUST AM HERE TO TELL YOU, I'M, I'M PROUD OF THE COLLABORATION TO GET THIS DONE. IT, IT, IT IS JUST A, A MESS THAT, UM, I KNOW YOU ALL WERE TRYING TO PURSUE FOR A LONG TIME AND WE'RE GETTING THERE AND, AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW SOME PROGRESS. IT'S A, IT'S GONNA BE A, UH, A 200 DAY CONSTRUCTION FROM START TO FINISH, BUT BY THIS TIME, BY SPRING OF NEXT YEAR, THE FRONT DOOR TO THE PEOPLE'S COURTHOUSE WILL BE OPEN AND THAT BEAUTIFUL LOBBY WILL COME IN AND PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THEIR COUNTY WORK ON THE FIRST FLOOR. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? MADAM CHAIR? YES. WHAT HAPPENS TO ANDREW JACKSON? ANDREW JACKSON STAYS RIGHT WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW. NO CONCERNS ABOUT PROBLEMATIC NATURE OF ANDREW JACKSON. I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. I'M WORKING ON GETTING THE FRONT DOORS OPEN IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THIS BODY TAKES UP THERE WE'LL DEAL WITH. BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO GET IT OPEN AND PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS IT. OKAY. UM, ALSO WE HAVE, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE INTRODUCED TODAY IS THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BONDING ISSUE. UM, THAT'S GONNA COME UP AND, AND I'M HOPING WE CAN KEEP THAT LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE AND TALK ABOUT THAT AND HOW WE CAN HELP LOOK AT PURSUING A BONDING PROGRAM TO HELP UNIVERSITY HEALTH LIKE WE DID WITH OUR JAIL. AND FINALLY, UH, THE ANNUAL COMPLIANCE FINANCIAL REPORT AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 IS IN, I WILL GET IT TO YOU THIS WEEK. UM, IT'S, THAT'S BY OUR NEW AUDITOR THIS YEAR. CLIFTON LAZER, EXCUSE ME, CLIFT CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN. THAT AUDIT, UM, IT'S A NICE THICK AUDIT THAT REALLY GOT DUG INTO WHAT HAPPENED IN 2025 THAT, UH, I'M EAGER TO SHARE WITH YOU. I'D LIKE TO GET IT TO YOU THIS WEEK. SO IF WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS WE NEED TO DO NEXT WEEK. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVES? THANK YOU. PERFECTION [6 PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE] [6050 AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing penalties and exemptions.] OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ORDINANCE 6 0 5 0 PROHIBITING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM CONCEALING THEIR FACES OR BADGES DURING PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES AND EXCEPTION EXEMPTIONS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. WE WILL PLACE THIS ON HOLD. MADAM CHAIR. YES, LEGISLATOR. HONOR. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. CERTAINLY. SO, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT LATER IN CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL. OKAY. UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ICE IS ACTIVELY IN THE COMMUNITIES, UM, THAT MANY OF US KNOW. UM, THEY ARE ACTIVELY WEARING MASKS. THEY'RE ACTIVELY DOING CARD CHECKS, UM, LIKELY AGAINST A LOT OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT, UM, THE REALITIES OF, OF THE IMPACTS THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND NOT JUST MERELY SAY THIS IS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, AND REALLY TALK ABOUT THE REALITIES OF US CHALLENGING IT FROM THE POINT OF GOVERNMENT. SO I HOPE WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE TALK TO OUR ATTORNEYS, UH, BECAUSE, UH, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS THEORETICALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR BARCA, ORDINANCE 6 0 7 7 [6077 AN ORDINANCE enacting section 6004., of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to standards for care and treatment in Jackson County residential facilities with a severability clause.] IN ACTING SEC SECTION 6 0 4 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE VARIABILITY CLAUSE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE MOTION TO ADOPT. THERE'S A MOTION TO ADOPT. IS THERE SECOND POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE? YES. LEGISLATOR. DO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE JAIL RIGHT NOW? WE HAVE A DEATH THAT'S HAPPENED AT OUR NEW FACILITY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY PROTECTS THE FOLKS THAT ARE INCARCERATED RIGHT NOW. NOT QUITE SURE WHY. NO ONE ELSE THINKS THIS IS VALUABLE OR IMPORTANT. UM, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME THINGS WE NEED TO DEAL WITH WITH THE SHERIFF AND THE OVERSIGHT. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE UP. SO WE KEEP IGNORING IT. YOU ALL SAID THAT YOU WANTED TO GET BUSINESS DONE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BE IGNORED. SO NO SECOND, SO BE IT. ORDINANCE 6 0 9 1. [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.] SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AT A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. A QUESTION AUTHORIZING JACKSON COUNTY TO IMPOSE A COUNT COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX OF ONE HALF OF 1% FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. MOTION TO ADOPT. THERE'S A MOTION TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT HASN'T BEEN PERFECTED YET. OH, I'M SO SORRY. MOTION TO PERFECT. MOTION TO PERFECT. AND YOU'RE SECONDING? YEAH. SECOND MADAM CLERK LEGISLATOR. PAGE. OH, EXCUSE ME. DISCUSSION. MADAM CLERK. AL. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE COUNTY COUNSELOR HAD SOME INPUT. OH, I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE BODY THAT IT'S IN ITS CURRENT [00:20:01] FORM. THIS LEGISLATION IS INCOMPLETE. THE SECTION THAT SAYS, UM, WHAT STATUTE AUTHORIZES THE TAX IS BLANK. 'CAUSE WE DON'T YET HAVE A STATUTE THAT WILL AUTHORIZE THE TAX. WE'RE STILL WORKING TO, TO FIGURE IT OUT. SO, SO WE DO NOT HAVE A SIGNATURE FROM THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE AS WELL. WHAT'S THAT? SO DO WE HAVE A SIGNATURE ON THIS FROM THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. SO IT HAS NOT BEEN SIGNED BY THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE. AND, UM, IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE COUNSELOR, EXCUSE ME, WHAT OUR COUNCIL HAS JUST ADVISED US OF, WHEN IS IT GONNA BE FINALIZED? WHAT WAS THE QUESTION OF WHEN WILL IT BE FINALIZED? I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T FOUND, I THINK I SENT THIS IN AN EMAIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BUT IN ITS CURRENT FORM, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE A LAWFUL TAX. ONE, UH, SUGGESTION WE ADVISED WAS THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS AN OPTION OF CREATING A TDD AT TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AND THEN THAT TDD WOULD POTENTIALLY HAVE TAXING AUTHORITY, EITHER SALES OR PROPERTY TAXING AUTHORITY. AND IF THAT IS AN AVENUE THAT THIS BODY WOULD LIKE US TO EXPLORE FURTHER, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. UM, BUT AS IT STANDS CURRENTLY, WE HAVE NOT FOUND A LEGAL AVENUE UNDER THE MISSOURI STATUTES TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS WRITTEN. MOVE TO HOLD SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO HOLD. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MME. CLARK ANDERSON? YES. SMITH? NO. A BARKIN? NO. HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH? YES. PEYTON? YES. SIX. YES. TWO. NO ONE EXCUSE. ORDINANCE 6 0 9 7 [6097 AN ORDINANCE establishing the position of Legislative Intern within the Office of the Jackson County Legislature and setting forth provisions governing the appointment, supervision, and employment of Legislative Interns.] ESTABLISHING THE PO THE POSITION OF LEGISLATIVE INTERN WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND SETTING FORTH PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION AND EMPLOYMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTERNS, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. WE WILL HOLD THIS. AND MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU ADD ME AS A SPONSOR? ORDINANCE 6 1 0 5. [6105 AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1030. and 1040. of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to competitive bidding, and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.] REPEALING SECTIONS 10 30 AND 10 40 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984. RELATING TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF. TWO NEW SECTIONS RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT. FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. YOUR HONOR, I THINK THAT'S YOU, UH, WE MOVE TO MOVE TO ADOPT, UH, THIS RESOLUTION. PERFECT. DID WE WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT OBJECTION. OH, EXCUSE ME. DID WE? I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID NOT. YOU MOVED TO, THIS IS A ORDER. DID YOU MOVE TO PERFECT. YES. ARE YOU SURE? I DIDN'T THINK SO. I KNOW IT'S INDICATED A HOLD. IT WAS HELD. OH YEAH, WE DID. I'M SORRY. WE, WE HELD THIS, I'M SORRY. ORDINANCE 6 1 0 9 [6109 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $32,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an agreement with a certain outside agency which is engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence, drug prevention and treatment activities, at a cost to the County not to exceed $32,000.00.] REPORT FROM COMMITTEE APPROPRIATING $32,000 FROM THE UN-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 ANTI-CRIME SALES TAX FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH A CERTAIN OUTSIDE AGENCY, WHICH IS ENGAGED IN ANTI-CRIME, ANTI-VIOLENCE, DRUG PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACTIVITIES AT A COST OF THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $32,000. ANTI-CRIME COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONE WE'RE HOLDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST THE 10TH. THAT'S CORRECT. LEGISLATOR HUSKE. YES. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS ON THE AGENDA STILL, BUT YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ? YES. PART OF INFORMATION. WHAT'S THE AGENCY? UM, UH, IT'S THE URBAN RANGERS. YEAH. URBAN RANGERS. FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES. NONE RESOLUTIONS IN [8 RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE] [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.] COMMITTEE RESOLUTION. 2, 2 3. TWO THREE. 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. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. MADAM CHAIR, THIS PASSED OUT COMMITTEE A RECOMMENDATION OF, UH, MAKE CONDITION TO ADOPT. NO. NO, THAT WAS FOR THE, THIS [00:25:01] IS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. I NOTED NO RECOMMENDATION ON IT. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? WASN'T THIS, UH, COMING OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH NO RECOMMENDATION? 2 2 3. TWO THREE. YES. YES. WELL, THIS WAS, YEAH, WE PUT IT IN HERE FOR YOU TO DEAL WITH. SO, SO IT'S NOW ASSIGNED TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE? AS A WHOLE, YES. MM-HMM . MOTION TO ADOPT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND? HEARING NONE. WE WILL PLACE RESOLUTION 2 2 3 2 3 ON HOLD. RESOLUTION 2, 2 3 3 8. [22338 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of three (3) 2026 Ford F-150 Police Responder vehicles for use by the Sheriff’s Office to CFLR Auto, LLC, of Republic, MO, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MC250182003, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $146,967.00.] AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 3 20 26 FORD F-150 POLICE RESPONDER VEHICLES FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO CFLR AUTO, LLC OF REPUBLIC, MISSOURI UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STATE OF MISSOURI. CONTRACT NUMBER MC 2 5 1 8 2 3. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT AT AN ACTUAL COST TO THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $146,967. FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. MADAM, MADAM CHAIR, THIS WAS THE ITEM, A RESOLUTION THAT WE DID PASS. I RECOMMEND, UH, PASSING TODAY. UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS HERE, IS HERE FOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT OBJECTION? WE WILL ADD 2, 2, 3 3 8 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MADAM CHAIR? YES. I, I APOLOGIZE TO INTERRUPT, BUT, UM, I, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 2, 2, 3, 2 3 ON MY AGENDA SAYS IT'S ALREADY AS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE MM-HMM . AND I JUST DIDN'T KNOW I WAS CONFUSED BY THIS BECAUSE IT'S ALSO ON THE PUBLIC WORKS AGENDA. I CAN ANSWER THAT. OH, IT'S, UM, WHILE WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE JOURNAL MM-HMM . IT FLIPPED AND WE DIDN'T CATCH IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . UM, AND [22345 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling one (1) surplus parcel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declaring certain County owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling five (5) surplus parcels.] DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND IS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING FIVE SURPLUS PARCELS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. MADAM CHAIR? YES. HI, THIS IS MY LAST TIME TALKING ABOUT SURPLUS WITH YOU TODAY. UM, THE MAP YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE INTERSECTION OF GREGORY BOULEVARD AND LEE SUMMIT ROAD. UH, TO THE FAR LEFT IS GOING TO BE WHERE, UH, TRU MEDICAL CENTER UNIVERSITY HEALTH IS. AND DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH IS THE SUBDIVISION OF LAKEWOOD. THE BIGGEST PROPERTY ON THERE, IF YOU'LL SEE, THAT'S HILLTOP SCHOOL OWNED BY, UH, OWNED BY JACKSON COUNTY, BUT OPERATED BY THE FAMILY COURT DIVISION. UM, I HAD TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO PARCEL OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THAT, THAT BIG CHUNK OF LAND AND SEE IF SOMEONE WOULD DEVELOP LAKEWOOD SOUTH AND MAKE THE COUNTY SOME MONEY. UH, AND THEN OFF TO THE LEFT, AND I HAD SOME CONCERNS, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE TO, UH, PUT A PAUSE ON THAT BECAUSE IT COULD BE SOME PROPERTY WE COULD USE FOR US HOUSING OURSELF. WE PURSUED THAT. SO THIS, THIS, UH, ACTION OF SURPLUS IS ONLY FOR THE, THE PARCELS, THE FIVE PARCELS ALONG LEE SUMMIT ROAD. FOR EXAMPLE, IF, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE BOUNDARY, IT SAYS LEE SUMMIT IN KANSAS CITY. THAT, UH, PORTION THAT'S ON THE CORNER OF NORTHWEST STRU, THE ROAD AND LEE SUMMIT [00:35:01] ROAD RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, ANOTHER SKINNY AREA ON STRU THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT OF IT. ANOTHER SKINNY AREA OF STR THE ROAD ACROSS LEE SUMMIT, A WEIRD LITTLE TRIANGLE PIECE. AND THEN RIGHT TO THE NORTH OF THAT JUST A, UH, A AREA JUST ON LEE SUMMIT ROAD. SO THOSE ARE PARCELS THAT IF WE PUT OUT THERE AND SOME, A DEVELOPER WANTS TO PUT SEVEN OR EIGHT HOMES THERE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT, IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE AWAY FOR ANY OF THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH. AND IT IS ABILITY FOR US TO FIND SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE MAKE SOME MONEY WITH SOME PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE SITTING THERE AND ARE DOING NOTHING RIGHT NOW. AND AGAIN, THIS IS FIVE DIFFERENT PARCELS. WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO BUY JUST THAT TRIANGLE ONE OR THAT. AND, UH, WE WOULD PUT OUT A BID FOR THAT AND I'D COME BACK BEFORE THIS BODY SAYING, THIS IS ONE PARCEL SOMEONE WANTS TO DO. AND WE WOULD EVALUATE WHAT THEIR PLANS WERE AND WE WOULD SAY WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, WHETHER IT'S WORTH OUR TIME, WHETHER THEY'RE GIVING THE COUNTY TAXPAYER'S DOLLAR ENOUGH, UH, MONEY ON RETURN FOR THIS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, MADAM CHAIR? YES. LEGISLATORS, WALKER. SO AGAIN, JUST CURIOUS WHY WE OWN THOSE WEIRD PARCELS, RIGHT? AND WAS LEE SUMMIT ROAD AT SOME POINT A COUNTY ROAD? I'M GUESSING, AND THAT MAY BE WHY WE OWN THAT WEIRD EASEMENT THE WAY THAT WE DO. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. AND, AND IT'S, UH, BECAUSE OF THE WIDENING OF LEE SUMMIT ROAD, CUT OFF SOME PARCELS. AND I MEAN, IF YOU LOOKS AT LEE SUMMIT ROAD CURVES, YOU CAN SEE WHERE AT ONE TIME WENT STRAIGHT AND ALL THOSE PARCELS WERE MAYBE ONE BIG PARCEL, AT LEAST THE FOUR AT THE BOTTOM. BUT WHEN LEE SUMMIT ROAD CUT THROUGH IT, IT CUT OUR PROPERTY IN HALF IN ONE INSIDE. IT'S A CITY ROAD NOW, RIGHT? IT'S NOT, IT'S OKAY. SO IT'S A CITY. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S VALUABLE TO KNOW SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY OBLIGATION FOR THE EASEMENT, SO, OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. SMITH? UH, MADAM, MADAM CHAIR, WHAT WAS THE MOTION? WAS IT TO RECOMMEND ADOPTION OR HOLD OR WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WAS THE MOTION? ADOPT. TO ADOPT. OKAY. YES. AVARCA? YES. HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. FLOWER SMITH? NO. PEYTON? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE, NO ONE EXCUSED RESOLUTION. [22347 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling two (2) surplus parcels.] 2, 2, 3, 4, 7. DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND AS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING TWO SURPLUS PARCELS. COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. RESOLUTION 2, 2, 3, 4 7 WILL BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. RESOLUTION [22348 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling five (5) surplus parcels.] 2, 2, 3, 4 8 DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND AS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING FIVE SURPLUS PARCELS. COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE AND STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. RESOLUTION 2, 2 3 4 8 WILL BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. RESOLUTION 2, 2 3, 5 5 [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.] 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 PARK PARKS FACILITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY'S PARK SYSTEM LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. WE WILL PLACE THIS ON HOLD RESOLUTION 2 2 3 5 7 [22357 A RESOLUTION establishing the Jackson County Housing Trust Fund to support the development, preservation, rehabilitation, and accessibility of affordable housing throughout Jackson County, Missouri, and requesting the County Administration to develop policies governing the use of the Fund.] ESTABLISHING THE JACKSON COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT PRESERVATION, REHABILITATION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND REQUESTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP POLICIES GOVERNING THE USE OF THE FUND BUDGET COMMITTEE. MOTION TO ADOPT, I'M SORRY. MOTION TO DISCHARGE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO DISCHARGE. IS THERE A SECOND? HEARING NONE. REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE HELD RESOLUTION 2 2 3 5 8 [22358 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of records management and CAD systems software maintenance for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Central Square Technologies, LLC, of Lake Mary, FL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $29,810.00, as a sole source purchase.] AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND CAD SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE FOR USE BY THE PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT TO CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES LLC OF [00:40:01] LAKE MARY, FLORIDA AT AN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,810 AS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE BUDGET. COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION POINT OF INFORMATION? YES. WHY IS A CAD SYSTEM OF SOLE SOURCE? UH, THIS IS, THIS CAD SYSTEM ACTUALLY IS ONE THAT IS ALREADY WORKING WITH THE, UH, RANGERS, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THE, I DON'T WANNA SAY LOAN JACK. AND THEY, THEY'RE ALREADY, AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THEM TO, UH, SHARE THIS DATA AND HAVE THAT ACCESS WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT. IS THAT THE DEFINITION OF A SOLE SOURCE TO GENERAL COUNSEL OR IS THAT 'CAUSE SOLE SOURCE TO ME IS THAT THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO DO IT WELL. THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT WE ARE SEEKING BECAUSE THE OTHER, UM, ENTITIES ARE USING THIS CAD SYSTEM. SO WE'RE JOINING SO THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME DATA THAT THOSE OTHER AGENCIES ARE USING. SO IF WE DID AT A DIFFERENT CAD SYSTEM, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT SAME ACCESS. AND, AND VAR THE, IT'S THE CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES. THEY THE PROVIDER OF THE RECORDS MANAGED SYSTEM AND UH, THE JACKSON AGENTS THAT SHARE RECORDS WITH THE PARK RANGER DIVISION IS GRAIN VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUCKNER POLICE DEPARTMENT, OAK GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, PARK RANGERS LOAN, JACK INC. CORRECTIONS. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GETTING, WANTING TO AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO THEM TO SHARE THE DATA. NOW WITH PARKS, IT'S A DIFFERENT LEVEL. ACCESSIBILITY. THANK YOU. WITH OUR OBJECT OBJECTION. 2 2 3 5 8 WILL BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. RESOLUTION [22360 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with three (3) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of custodial services for use by Public Works, Facilities Management Division to Cleaning Up LLC of Lenexa, KS under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-031.] 2 2 3 6 0. AWARDING A 12 MONTH TERM AND SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH THREE 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF CUSTODIAL SERVICES FOR USE BY PARKS PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION TO CLEANING UP LLC OF LENEXA, KANSAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 26 DASH THREE ONE. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OBJECTION. POINT OF INFORMATION. YES. LEGISL FOR THIS PARTICULAR TERM SUPPLY CONTRACTOR, DO THEY HAVE ANY UNION AGREEMENTS? DO THEY HAVE ANY TYPE OF, UM, REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE, UM, SIMILAR TO THE AGREEMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE? UH, THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED A CONTRACT WITH CLEANING UP LLC TO PROVIDE CUSTODIAL SERVICES. THE PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT ISSUED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 26 DASH 0 3 1. RESPONSE TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS, A TOTAL OF 2,829 NOTIFICATIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED. THERE WERE 109 DOCUMENT TAKERS AND SIX RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED AFTER EVALUATION OF THE WRITTEN PROPOSALS IN PERSON INTERVIEWS OF THE TOP TWO FIRMS WERE CONDUCTED AND CLEANING UP LLC DEMONSTRATED THEIR EXPERIENCE, THEIR EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITIES THROUGH THEIR PROPOSAL AND SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW. THEIR EXPERIENCE, CLEANING PROCESS, INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS SET THEM APART FROM THE OTHER FIRMS. SO WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF A CURRENT CONTRACT AND, UH, WORKING ON THE TIME COORDINATION TO A NEW VENDOR. WHY, WHY DON'T WE HIRE NEW PEOPLE INSTEAD OF GETTING A CONTRACT TO DO THIS WORK? HIRE, UH, JANITORIAL PEOPLE. YEAH. UH, WE FIND THAT YOU HAVE, YOU GO OUTSIDE TO A CONTRACT THAT PEOPLE DO IT EVERY DAY. IT'S A LOT MORE EFFICIENT THAN ACTUALLY HAVING PEOPLE ON STAFF THAT JUST DO THAT. SO WE'D RATHER PAY A THIRD PARTY LOWER WAGES THAN HIRE MORE STAFF LOCALLY. , YOU KNOW, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE COULD DO STUFF. THIS IS ONE, IT'S IT'S ENDING. WE NEED A NEW VENDOR. THE CUSTODIAL SERVICES THEY HAVE TO SEVERAL COUNTY BUILDINGS IS A LOT EASIER. IF SOMETHING, WE CAN DEFINITELY, IF WE HAVE SOME, SOME STAFF THAT WE CAN OPEN IT UP. I'M MIGHT HAVE A HARD TIME HIRING STAFF IN THE ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT. THE CORRECTION DEPARTMENT. WE NEED PEOPLE. SO IF WE JUST WAIT TO HIRE STAFF TO DO THE CUSTODIAL THINGS, WE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE SERVICE. I'D SAY RAISE THE WAGES AND THE BENEFITS AND WE PROBABLY HAVE MORE PEOPLE APPLY. THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THIS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT TO EMPOWER PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH US IN THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF FARMING THIS OUT TO A THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO MOVE FORWARD ON IN THINKING ABOUT THAT POLICY IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A A, A SERVICES THAT'S GOING TO EXPIRE AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONTROL SERVICE FOR SEVERAL COUNTY BUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY. SEEMS LIKE A GREAT WAY TO USURP OUR CURRENT AGREEMENTS WITH UNIONS. BUT BY ALL MEANS, ALEX, MOVE TO ADOPT. THERE WAS A MOTION TO HOLD, BUT CHERYL, I DIDN'T HEAR A MOTION TO HOLD. I HEARD AN OBJECTION. OPEN OBJECTION. I HAD A MOTION TO HOLD. IS THERE A SECOND ON THE HOLD STANDING WITH THE UNIONS OR NOT? GUYS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THIS IS, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LABOR UNIONS WHATSOEVER. THERE'S, THERE'S I VAGUE TO DIFFER FOR SCIU WOULD DEFINITELY DISAGREE. I I I JUST SPOKE WITH THEM TODAY, SO, SO, SO THIS IS, BRING THEM HERE AND SPEAK TO US. YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME TO, TO ANY OBJECTION WANT, BUT PLEASE DON'T RAISE ANY ISSUE. [00:45:01] THIS IS ANTI-LABOR OF GOING OUTSIDE THE CONTRACT. WE HAD, UH, 1200 PEOPLE APPLY. WE HAD SIX PEOPLE COME IN AND TALK TO 'EM ABOUT IT. AND IF THE SEIU ONCE DOESN'T LIKE THIS CONTRACT, THEY TALK TO ME. AND, AND FOR SURE. I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE BROUGHT TO YOU AND I'LL LISTEN TO THEM. YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A MORE FRIENDLY LABOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE THAN THE GUY SITTING IN HIS CHAIR. SO I YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO OBJECT TO ANYTHING YOU DO. LET BARR, I GET IT. BUT LET'S NOT MAKE THIS A LABOR THING AT ALL. THAT'S NOT FAIR. IS THERE A SECOND ON THE HOLD? HEARING NONE, WE WILL TAKE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND PLACE. 2, 2 3, 6 0. I OBJECTED. SO YOU GOTTA VOTE A ROLL CALL VOTE. AND I KNOW I MOVED TO ADOPT. I THINK THERE WAS A SECOND. YOU DID MOVE TO ADOPT AND THERE WAS A SECOND. MM-HMM. WHO WAS THE SECOND? SORRY. OH, IT WAS . I DO READY? WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT AND WE HAVE A SECOND. YES. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. SMITH? YES. AVARCA? NO. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH. YES. PEYTON? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE, NO ONE EXCUSED RESOLUTION. [22361 A RESOLUTION authorizing the final sale of one (1) surplus parcel of real property within the Public Works Department.] 2, 2, 3, 6. ONE AUTHORIZING THE FINAL SALE OF ONE SURPLUS PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE LAND USE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE WILL PLACE 2, 2, 3, 6, 1 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OBJECTION. YES. DISCUSSION WITH LEGISLATOR PARKER. OH, IT'S JUST AN OBJECTION, SO YOU GOTTA VOTE ON IT. MADAM CHAIR. YES. THIS IS A, SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS ON THIS RESOLUTION. UM, THIS IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY OUT IN I'LL DEFER TO LEGISLATURE. MEGAN MARSHALL SMITH. I THINK IT'S OUT IN LOAN. JACK, WHERE THIS, UH, GUY HAD A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND THERE WAS A ROAD THAT I BELIEVE WAS A COUNTY ROAD AT SOME TIME. IT CUT NOT REALLY DIRECTLY THROUGH HIS PROPERTY, BUT ALMOST THROUGH HIS PROPERTY. AND HE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET WITH THE COUNTY FOR I THINK 36 MONTHS FOR US JUST TO BE ABLE TO, UH, SURPLUS THIS LITTLE PART OF HIS PROPERTY AND HE'S PAYING US 52,000 BUCKS TO DO IT. SO IT WENT THROUGH COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE HEARD THE TESTIMONY TODAY AND VOTED TO RECOMMEND IT OUT OF COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE AN OBJECTION. HOW DO WE PROCEED COUNSEL, MOVE TO ADOPT. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. SMITH? YES. OBAR STAND. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH. YES. PEYTON? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSE, ONE ABSTAIN RESOLUTION. 2, 2, 3, 6, 2. [22362 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of construction services for exterior improvements to the Jackson County Courthouse for use by the Public Works Department to Rand Construction Corporation of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-001.] AND THIS ONE HAS A SUBSTITUTION. THAT'S RIGHT. TRANSFERRING $235,436 WITHIN THE 2026 COUNTY IMPROVEMENT FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO RAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 26 DASH ZERO ONE AT A COST TO THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT $8,200,000 INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. WAS THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE? WAS IT ACCEPTED IN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE? THE SUBSTITUTE WAS WE NEED BE ACCEPT HERE. YEAH. AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAPER COPIES PASSED AROUND. I DON'T THINK WE, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN COPIES OF THE AMENDED VERSION OR SUBSTITUTE VERSION. UM, I GUESS IT WAS JUST PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE FOR BUDGET. MAYBE. DUNNO KNOW IF WE GOT IT AS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. HERE IT'S OH, I DO HAVE IT. YOU DO. I I KNOW YOU DID AND I DID EMAIL IT TO LEGISLATOR SMITH AS WELL. DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY AGAIN? CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE SUBSTITUTION? SOME OF YOU SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK. I'M SORRY. WHO MOVED? I DID. I SECONDED. THANK YOU. DO WE NEED A ROLL CALL OR CAN WE DO A VOICE ON THE THAT'S A ROLL CALL THOUGH. ANDERSON? YES. SMITH? YES. A BARCA? YES. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. [00:50:01] LAUER SMITH. YES. PEYTON? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED. MADAM CHAIR MOVED TO ADOPT. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO RESOLUTION. WE ADOPT WHAT THAT WAS ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENT. 2, 2, 3, 6, 2. UM, MADAM CLERKS SECOND TO ADOPT AS AMENDED. ANDERSON. YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH. YES. PEYTON? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED. WE'RE AT THE CONSENT AGENDA, MADAM CHAIR. I I I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I I I CAN'T NOT SPEAK TO THIS BODY FOR WHAT YOU JUST DID. YOU'RE OPENING THE DOORS OF THE FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE. THIS IS A, A BIG DAY. SO, OH, THIS IS ABOUT TIME. IT'S ABOUT TIME. IT'S ABOUT TIME. AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TRYING FOR A WHILE AND I I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT. EVERYONE'S DONE THIS. THIS IS A A, A BIG STRONG MOVE. THANK YOU GUYS. DO WE ALLOCATE MONEY FOR GOLDEN SHOVELS? WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. . WELL THANK YOU LEGISLATORS. UM, WE'RE AT THE CONSENT [9 CONSENT AGENDA] AGENDA MME. CLARK. WE HAVE 2, 2, 3 3. EIGHT. 2, 2, 3, 4, 7. 2, 2, 3, 4. EIGHT. 2, 2, 3, 5, 8. AND THAT'S IT. WE HAVE FOUR, FIVE AND FOUR SIX. YEAH, THEY WERE ADOPTED, RIGHT? THEY WERE ADOPTED. OKAY. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE A SECOND? SO HOW CAN MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. SMITH? YES. ACA? YES. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH. HIS PEYTON? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED [10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [6110 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $18,758.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Fund, to properly account for the receipt of insurance proceeds relating to damage of a Parks + Rec Department flatbed truck.] ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE ORDINANCE 6 1 1 0. TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $18,758 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 PARK FUND TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR THE RECEIPT OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS RELATING TO DAMAGES TO DAMAGE OF A PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT. FLATBED TRUCK INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN. WE'LL ASSIGN THIS TO LAND USE ORDINANCE [6111 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $82,500.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program, for use by the Jackson County Drug Task Force for funding of undercover duties, purchases, and vehicles.] 6 1 1 1 APPROPRIATING $82,500 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND IN ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM FOR USE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY DRUG TASK TASK FORCE FOR FUNDING OF UNDERCOVER DUTIES, PURCHASES AND VEHICLES INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HU, VANESSA HUSKY ASSIGNED TO ANTI-CRIME COMMITTEE. MADAM COR. THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO MADAM CHAIR. INTRODUCTION [11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [22364 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned IT equipment as surplus property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson County Code, 1984.] OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 2 2 3 6 4 DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED IT EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING ITS DISPOSAL PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 11 OF JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984. INTRODUCED BY THE JAYLEN ANDERSON ASSIGNED TO BUDGET COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [22365 A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one (1) twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of roofing services for use by various County departments to Delta Innovative Services of Kansas City, KS and Blue Chip Roofing and Waterproofing of Lee’s Summit, MO under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-037.] 2 2 3 6 5 AWARDING A 24 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH ONE 12 MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ROOFING SERVICES FOR USE BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO DELTA INNOVATIVE SERVICES OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, AND BLUE CHIP ROOFING AND WATERPROOFING OF LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 26 DASH 0 3 7 INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON ASSIGNED TO BUDGET COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [22366 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a closed meeting on Monday, August 3, 2026, for the purpose of conducting privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson County Counselor under section 610.021(1) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.] 2 2 3 6 6 AUTHORIZING THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO HOLD A CLOSED MEETING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE JACKSON COUNTY COUNSELOR UNDER SECTION SIX 10.02. ONE PARAGRAPH ONE OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF MISSOURI ENCLO. ALL RECORDS PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION AT SAID MEETING INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? SO MOVED. SECOND. MME. CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON. YES. SMITH? YES. A BARCA? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. HUSKY. SORRY. YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER SMITH. YES. PEYTON? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED. MME. CLARK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? YES, WE HAVE RESOLUTION 2 2 3 6 7 AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO TAKE NECESSARY PRELIMINARY STEPS TO FACILITATE THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO UNIVERSITY HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. WE'LL ASSIGN THIS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. MA'AM CHAIR, THIS IS THE FIRST PROCESS TO DISCUSS ABOUT [00:55:01] POSSIBLY HELPING OUR TWO HOSPITALS THAT WE OWN THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM. TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE. DO YOU WANNA SET THAT RIGHT NOW, MADAM CHAIR FOR NEXT MONDAY OR WE'LL BE IN INDEPENDENCE NEXT MONDAY AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE CAN STILL HAVE. OH, WE HAVE ONE ON THE ANTI-CRIME, UM, RESOLUTION. WE CAN CERTAINLY SET THIS FOR THE SAME DAY. THAT'D BE GOOD. UM, ARE THERE ANY [12 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS] COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS? NO. MADAM CHAIR. IS THERE ANY UNFINISHED [13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS] BUSINESS? ANY NEW BUSINESS? [14 NEW BUSINESS] MR. KAVINSKI? WILL WE NEED TO VOTE FOLLOWING THE CLOSED SESSION? UH, NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. WELL, WE WILL RECESS AND GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 3:56 PM WE WILL RESUME THE MEETING ONCE WE'RE DONE IN CLOSED SESSION. THERE [15 ADJOURNMENT] A MOTION TO ADJOURN? YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT MEETING. OH, . WELL, WHO'S THE FIFTH PERSON? MEGAN. OH. THE NEXT, THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. 3 0 8 WEST KANSAS IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. GROUND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.