Aug 24, 2026 County Legislature

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WELCOME TO THE 32ND REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE.

IT IS MONDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 2026 AT 3:03 PM AND WE ARE IN THE KANSAS CITY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

HERE.

SMITH ABAR.

PRESENT, HUSKY PRESENT.

FRANKLIN PRESENT.

MCGEE LAUER.

HERE SMITH HERE.

SEVEN.

PRESENT.

TWO.

ABSENT.

AND MADAM CLERK, I AM REMISS IN MENTIONING THAT, UM, LEGISLATOR MCGEE IS EXCUSED IS EXCUSED FROM TODAY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]

I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

[3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING]

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED?

[4 HEARINGS]

MME. CLARK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ORDINANCE 6 1 2 4 REPEALING SECTION 55 75 JACKSON COUNTY CODE 19 A FOR RELATING TO REGULATION OF CONVERSION THERAPY ON MINORS AND TO AN ENACT IN LIE THERE OF ONE NEW SECTION RELATING TO DANGEROUS THERAPIES INTRODUCED BY JAYLIN ANDERSON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TODAY IS AUGUST 24TH, 2026.

I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CONVERSION THERAPY REPEALING SECTION 5 5 7 5 JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF CONVERSION THERAPY ON MINORS INTO AN ACT IN LIEU THEREOF.

ONE NEW SECTION RELATING TO DANGEROUS THERAPIES.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY AND YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED IN, PLEASE DO SO.

THERE IS A SIGNUP SHEET LOCATED OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS AND RIGHT OVER HERE AND AND OVER HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYONE THAT HAS ALREADY SIGNED AND IS WISHING TO SPEAK OR ANYONE HERE THAT IS WISHING TO GIVE TESTIMONY, PLEASE STAND AT THIS TIME SO YOU CAN BE SWORN IN BY THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.

IF THERE'S ANYONE SPEAKING OR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

MADAM CLERK, DO YOU SWEAR UNDER THE PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU SHALL GIVE AT THE MATTER ISSUE SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED? PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR FULL NAME CLEARLY.

IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION, PLEASE STATE THAT ORGANIZATION'S NAME AS WELL.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES AND THE COUNTY CLERK CLERK WILL KEEP TIME.

SO PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS PROMPTLY WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIME OR SOUND.

ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND NOT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING.

WE ASK THAT YOU AVOID REPEATING POINTS MADE BY PREVIOUS SPEAKERS.

IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN TESTIMONY OR DOCUMENTS, PLEASE HAND THEM TO THE COUNTY CLERK AFTER YOU SPEAK AND THEY WILL BE LABELED AS EXHIBITS AND INCLUDED IN THE PERMANENT RECORD WE HAVE FIRST TO SPEAK.

ANTOINE JENNINGS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM PLEASE AND STATE YOUR NAME CLEARLY.

ANTOINE JENNINGS.

AND I'M REPRESENTING MYSELF AS A RESIDENT OF JACKSON FANNING CONVERSION THERAPY IN JACKSON COUNTY.

IT'S NOT JUST A MA OF POLICY, IT'S BODY IS YOUR HOME.

YOUR IDENTITY IS YOUR OWN.

THE RIGHT TO RULE YOUR YOUR OWN SELF IS THE MOST SACRED FOUNDATIONAL RIGHT A HUMAN BEING POSSESSED CONVERSION THERAPY IS A VIOLENT, TARGETED ASSAULT ON THAT SOVEREIGNTY.

IT IS AN INVASIVE ATTEMPT BY OUTSIDE FORCES TO SEIZE CONTROL OF A PERSON'S FLESH, BLOOD, AND CORE IDENTITY, AND FORCIBLY TWIST 'EM INTO SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO TO BE.

WHEN WE ALLOW THIS PRACTICE TO CONTINUE IN JACKSON COUNTY, WE ARE, WE ARE TOLERATING THE ULTIMATE THEFT OF

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WE ARE ALLOWING PREDATORS TO LOOK AT OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, AND TELL 'EM THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST AS THEY ARE.

WE MUST DRAW AN UNBREAKABLE LINE HERE TODAY.

A PERSON'S BODY, HEART, AND SOUL BELONGS TO THEM AND THEM ALONE.

JACKSON COUNTY MUST STAND UP FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, HONOR ABSOLUTE SELF SOVEREIGNTY AND BAN CONVERSION THERAPY ONCE AND FOR ALL UNDER THIS CONSTITUTION THAT WE LIVE UNDER IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO YOUR OWN BODY.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT BODILY AUTONOMY AND THEN SKIP OVER IT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONVERSIVE THERAPY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH ANYONE, BUT YOU HAVE TO RESPECT EVERYONE'S AUTONOMY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CONSUELA ME COURT.

I'M SURE WHEN YOU PRONOUNCE IT IT'LL SOUND DIFFERENT.

GOT THE PERSON RIGHT, WHICH IS RARELY PEOPLE .

UM, MY NAME'S ELA MCCOURT.

I'M HERE AS BEHALF MYSELF.

UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO, UM, THINK ABOUT NOT ONLY MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A CONVERSION BAN, BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT THERAPIES THAT ARE INTENDED TO HARM OR, OR, UM, AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROTECTING CHILDREN, UM, OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AFFECTED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT ADD ADDITIONAL HARMS IN THE WAY THAT WE, COUPLE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN MIGHT ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE, ANY, THERE WAS A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN LATE.

HAS HAS ANYONE COME IN THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON CONVERSION BAND THERAPY DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING? IF NOT, UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, YOUR INPUT IS VITAL TO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND I WILL NOW, UM, CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

YES.

HOW WAS THIS PUBLIC HEARING ADVERTISED, IF AT ALL? BESIDES THE NORMAL AGENDA? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WE HAD THE NORMAL AGENDA.

THERE WAS A PUBLIC FORUM THAT WAS SCHEDULED, UM, AND IT WAS PART OF THE INFORMATION THAT WENT OUT ABOUT THE PUBLIC FORUM.

IS THAT CORRECT? BY BY WHOM TO WHOM? UM, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON.

UH, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING OR A PUBLIC, UH, MEETING OUT IN INDEPENDENCE, UH, THAT HAD TO BE CANCELED BECAUSE OF MY MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

UM, AND SO WE'RE HAVING THIS HEARING TODAY, BUT I INTEND TO HAVE SOMETHING ELSE.

WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO PASS IT TODAY.

UH, BUT THIS WAS SENT OUT WITH THE SAME, UH, ASPECT OF THIS HEARING AND ALSO LAST WEEK'S HEARING.

UH, BUT THIS IS NOT THE FINAL, UM, UH, APPEAR OR HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC.

UM, BECAUSE THIS LEGISLATION IS NOT FINISHED IN MY OPINION.

'CAUSE THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION.

SO THERE'S NO INTENTION TO VOTE TODAY THEN? PARDON? THERE'S NO INTENTION TO VOTE ON THIS TODAY? NO, NOT AT ALL.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

MME. CLARK.

PLEASE READ RESOLUTION 2 2 3 8 3 OH GOSH, I'M SORRY.

HONORING REBECCA SMITH, INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON.

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT SECOND.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

YES.

SMITH.

OH, THERE SHE IS.

YES.

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YES.

FRANKLIN? YES.

MCGEE LAUER.

YES.

SMITH? YES.

PEYTON? YES.

EIGHT.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

I'M SORRY.

ONE EXCUSED.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS AN HONOR FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S BECKY , UM, AND, UM, WHO I HAVE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, WHO IS AMAZING.

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW AND YOU CAN TELL SHE'S AMAZING BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SHOWN UP FOR HER, HER, IF YOU WERE HERE BECAUSE OF BECKY, IF YOU COULD STAND JUST FOR A SECOND PLEASE.

, I LOVE YOU.

.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

UM, REBECCA SMITH BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTS ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 1984.

SHE BEGAN SERVING AS A CLERK IN ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S RECORDS DEPARTMENT AND FOR FIVE YEARS SHE SUPPORTED JUDICIAL OPERATIONS WITH EXCEPTIONAL ACCURACY, PROFESSIONALISM, ALWAYS, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, EARNING THE RESPECT OF COLLEAGUES AND LEADERSHIP ALIKE.

SHE LATER ADVANCED THROUGH THE COST OF COUNTY DEPARTMENT, NOW KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT WORKING AT THE FRONT COUNTER FOR 16 YEARS.

SHE HAS SHOWN HERSELF TO BE, UM, DEPENDABLE, CALM, TURN IT ON, PROFESSIONAL.

AND SHE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HER OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO ASSISTING THE PUBLIC AND HER STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTY JUDGES.

THE COUNTY COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, THE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, MISSOURI, THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.

AND WHERE, WHEN COSTA COUNTY WAS RECOGNIZED, REORGANIZED INTO COURT ACCOUNTING, REBECCA BECAME THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT ANSWERING ALL INCOMING CALLS FOR FOUR DEPARTMENTS.

HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, STEADY LEADERSHIP, AND CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE MADE HER AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE FOR STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.

SHE, AND THIS GOES ON TO TALK MORE AND, AND GIVE MORE HONORS TO BECKY, BUT WHEREAS, THANK YOU, REBECCA RETIRES LEAVING A LEGACY OF INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND SERVICE GROUNDED IN HER GUIDING PRINCIPLE DUE UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.

AND SHE HAS CELEBRATED NOT ONLY FOR HER WORK ETHIC, BUT FOR HER KINDNESS, STABILITY, AND SUPPORT SHE HAS PROVIDED TO COLLEAGUES AND THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT HER DISTINGUISHED TENURE.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND HONORS REBECCA SMITH FOR MORE THAN 32 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING AND DEDICATED SERVICE AND EXTEND SINCERE APPRECIATION AND BEST WISHES FOR REWARDING AND WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? NO.

, YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.

ALL YOUR PEOPLE ARE HERE.

OKAY.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING.

I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL SUPPORT.

IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY AND IT'S STILL ONE DAY AT A TIME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE ADD ON RESOLUTION 2 2 3 8 4 LEGISLATORS.

YOU HAVE A COPY OF THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.

HONORING AND CONGRATULATING TRI TRINITY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST ON THE OCCASION OF ITS

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INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON.

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT.

SECOND MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

YES.

SMITH.

YES.

AVARCA HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN? YES.

MCGEE LAUER.

YES.

SMITH? YES.

GOING BACK TO BARCA PEYTON? YES.

SO IT'S SEVEN.

YES.

ONE ABSENT.

ONE EXCUSED.

AND WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO ACCEPT THE RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

I AM HONORED YET AGAIN BECAUSE MR. GARY JONES IS HERE TO ACCEPT THIS.

YES.

WHEREAS TRINITY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IS CELEBRATING ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, MARKING A HALF CENTURY OF MINISTRY SERVICE, FELLOWSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT JACKSON COUNTY AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY.

TRINITY TEMPLE WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 THROUGH THE FAITH, VISION, AND PIONEERING LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP WELLINGTON BERNARD HENDERSON AND LADY MARY LEE HENDERSON, WHOSE COMMITMENT TO BUILDING A MINISTRY ROOTED IN FAITH AND SERVICE, ESTABLISHED A FOUNDATION THAT HAS ENDURED FOR GENERATIONS.

WHAT BEGAN AS A SMALL CONGREGATION HAS GROWN INTO A VIBRANT CHURCH FAMILY THAT HAS TOUCHED THOUSANDS OF LIVES THROUGH WORSHIP, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION, OUTREACH, MENTORSHIP, FAMILY SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.

THROUGHOUT ITS FIVE DECADES, TRINITY TEMPLE HAS DEMONSTRATED THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT FAITH INSTITUTIONS PLAY IN THE HEALTH AND VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

BY CREATING SPACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED, FAMILIES ARE STRENGTHENED, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NURTURED, AND NEIGHBORS ARE CALLED TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER.

TRINITY TEMPLE HAS DISTINGUISHED ITSELF THROUGH A MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY CENTERED ON LOVING PEOPLE TO LIFE, REFLECTING ITS COMMITMENT TO MEETING PEOPLE WITH COMPASSION, ENCOURAGING THEM IN THEIR PURPOSE, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

UM, THIS MINISTRY AND THIS CONGREGATION'S LONGEVITY IS A TESTAMENT TO GENERATIONS OF MEMBERS.

CLERGY MINISTRY LEADERS, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

UNDER THE PRESENT LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP BISHOP BENJAMIN STEVENS III AND LADY LATONYA STEVENS, TRINITY TEMPLE CONTINUES TO HONOR THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED BY HIS FOUNDERS, WHILE EXPANDING ITS VISION FOR A MULTI-GENERATIONAL CHURCH PREPARED TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF TODAY'S FAMILIES AND BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, THAT THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY CONGRATULATES AND HONORS TRINITY TEMPLE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST IN CHRIST, GOD IN CHRIST, AND THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY.

UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP OR STAND? THERE IS.

I'M HONORING THIS, SO I'M HERE TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF BOB BISHOP, UM, PREJUDICE STEVE, BUT I'M NOT THE PASTOR.

I SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SO JUST HERE ON HIS BEHALF.

I SEE US TRAVELING ON THIS MONDAY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THIS BODY, TO YOU SPONSORING THIS.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

GET AN AMEN .

LET OH MY GOODNESS.

WELL, THE, UM, COMMUNICATIONS

[5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE]

MADAM CHAIR, PERFECTION

[6 PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE]

[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.]

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THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 LANE TO STANDARDS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.

I AM REASSIGNING THIS TO THE ROSE COMMITTEE 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.]

WE WILL HOLD ORDINANCE 6 0 9 7 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.]

THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE WERE RELAYING TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND ENACTING AND LUTHER OF TWO NEW SECTIONS RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.

THIS WAS HELD IN COMMITTEE.

MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MOVE

[6112 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 11.52± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).]

[6113 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 66.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).]

[6114 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 0.32± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

[6115 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RS (Residential Suburban).]

[6116 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 4.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

[6117 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 2.07± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).]

SECOND.

I SECOND.

OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? ORDINANCE 6 1 1 7 6 1 1 8 6 1 1 8

[6118 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $185,600.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the Family Court Division's Juvenile Court Diversion Program grant received from the State of Missouri, Division of Youth Services.]

WE WILL PUT THIS ON HOLD.

ORDINANCE

[6119 AN ORDINANCE repealing section 9104., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject.]

ONE NEW SECTION RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT RULES.

COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE HILL FINAL

[7 FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES]

THERE ARE NONE RESOLUTIONS

[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.]

2, 2, 3 2 3 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 SIDING, 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 SYSTEM, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE.

THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD, OR EXCUSE ME, THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE WILL 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.]

REQUESTING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP POLICIES GOVERNING THE USE OF THE FUND BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE COMMITTEES HOLDING RESOLUTION 2 2 3 7 2

[22372 A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one (1) twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of vehicle maintenance and repair services for use by various County departments to Bird Automotive of Blue Springs, MO, Glenn’s Tire and Automotive, Inc. of Independence, MO, Metro Ford, Inc. of Independence, MO, and Take 5 Oil Change of Charlotte, NC, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-040.]

24 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH ONE 12 MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR USE BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO BIRD AUTOMOTIVE OF BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI, GLENS TIRE AND AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI METRO FORD INC.

OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI.

AND TAKE FIVE OIL CHANGE OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 26 DASH FOUR ZERO.

FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ADOPTION RESOLUTION 2 2 3 7 3 WITHOUT OBJECTION, IS THAT GOING TO THE, OH, SO SORRY.

WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THAT WILL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

2 2 3 7 3

[22373 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an amendment to the 2022 ARPA Agreement with Swope Health Services for the purchase of real estate, at no cost to the County.]

MADAM CHAIR, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION AND I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MME. CLARK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROAD MADAM CHAIR DISCUSSION? YES.

UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE AGREEMENT WITH SWOPE HEALTH EXPIRED, UM, A YEAR AGO.

SO IS THIS AN EXTENSION OF AN EXPIRED AGREEMENT? WE HAVE.

I I APOLOGIZE.

WHAT WAS THE, THE QUESTION? LEGISLATIVE BARCA, THE AGREEMENT ON ARPA DOLLARS WAS, UH, AN EXPIRATION OF LAST YEAR.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN EXTEND AN AGREEMENT WHEN THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES REQUIRE A DIFFERENT SET SUBSET OF PROCESS.

UH, IT, IT'S A OPINION OF OUR COUNTY COUNSELORS AND THE LEGAL OPINION THAT THAT ARPA MONEY THAT WAS ALL AGREED TO.

THE CAVEAT LEFT STANDING IS THAT THAT MONEY HAS TO BE SPENT BY THE END OF 2026.

SO THE AGREEMENT HAS, WAS ENTERED INTO WITH SWOPE BY JACKSON COUNTY TO DISPERSE ARBOR FUNDS BEFORE 2025.

AND ALL THIS DOES IS AMEND OF WHERE THEY'RE GONNA SPEND THAT MONEY INSTEAD OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

NOW IT'S A PURCHASE PROJECT.

SO I I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

IF WE WERE, WE'RE VISITING THIS WHEN THEY HADN'T BEEN FUNDED

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BUT SINCE IT WAS APPROVED AND ALLOCATED, APPROPRIATED BEFORE 2025 AND THIS IS ONLY TO AMEND THE, WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT MONEY AND THEY CAME BEFORE THE, THE COMMITTEE AND AND MADE THAT CASE, I THINK WE'RE OKAY.

AS LONG AS THAT MONEY IS SPENT BEFORE THE END OF 2026.

PER THE FEDERAL GUIDELINES.

HAVE WE SOUGHT AN OPINION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? NO.

UH, MARK WOULD KNOW.

WE TRUST LAWYERS THAT DON'T HAVE THE OPINION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THERE WAS A CONTRACT THAT WAS EXPIRED AS OF OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

SO WE CAN'T EXTEND AN EXPIRED CONTRACT.

I I THINK THAT THE, THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S OFFICE HAS A DIFFERENT LEGAL OPINION THAN THAT.

THEY THINK THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT HAS NOT EXPIRED.

IT IS AN AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT.

MME. CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

YES.

SMITH? YES.

ABCA NO.

HUSKY YES.

FRANKLIN? YES.

MCGEE LAUER.

YES.

SMITH? NO.

PEYTON? YES.

SIX.

YES.

TWO, NO ONE EXCUSED RESOLUTION.

[22376 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Greater Kansas City Building and Trades Council, for the period effective immediately upon execution until December 31, 2028.]

AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, CBA WITH GREATER KANSAS CITY BUILDING TRADES COUNSEL FOR THE PERIOD EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON EXECUTION UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2028.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION.

DO WE? I THINK THIS ONE WAS HELD.

WE HOLD, WE HELD THIS ONE.

I'M SORRY.

WE HELD OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

IT HELD CBA.

WE HELD THIS ONE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WE HELD THIS.

ONE.

2, 2, 3, 7 6 WILL BE HELD.

WE'RE

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UM, WE HAVE ONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IT IS 2 2 3 7 2 FOR ADOPTION.

I MOVE TO ADOPT.

IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU.

MME. CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON.

YES.

SMITH? YES.

HAKA? YES.

HUSKY.

YES.

FRANKLIN? YES.

MCGEE LAUER.

YES.

SMITH? YES.

PEYTON? YES.

YES.

ONE EXCUSED.

[10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]

[6121 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the OSCA Domestic Relations Resolution Fund (DRRF) Mediation grant received from the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator.]

DRRF MEDIATION GRANT RECEIVED FROM MISSOURI STATE MISSOURI OFFICE OF STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE ORDINANCE 6 1 2 2

[6122 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $685,130.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the State of Missouri Treatment Courts Coordinating Commission (TCCC) Grant for use by the Adult Treatment Court, Family Court and Veteran Court.]

PLEASE ASSIGN TO JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE ORDINANCE 6 1 2 3

[6123 AN ORDINANCE enacting a moratorium on enforcement of Chapter 6 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to minority and women owned business enterprise program and other contracting procedures.]

PLEASE ASSIGN TO THE RULES COMMITTEE ORDINANCE

[6124 AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 5575., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to regulation of conversion therapy on minors, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to dangerous therapies.]

ONE NEW SECTION RELATED TO DANGEROUS THERAPIES INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MME. CLARK.

ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO.

MADAM CHAIRMAN.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED

[11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE]

[22377 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of seven (7) 2027 Dodge Durango vehicles for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to Corwin Motors of Springfield, LLC, of Springfield, MO, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MC250182004, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $311,696.00.]

CONTRACT NUMBER MC 2 5 0 1 8 2 0 0 4 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $311,696 INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 2 2 3 7 8

[22378 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of ten (10) portable, handheld APX 6000 radios for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $57,739.00.]

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MARK K-C-R-P-C CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 3 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY, BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED IN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,739 INTRODUCED BY VANESSA

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PLEASE ASSIGN TO JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE

[22379 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for access to commercial real estate market data, for use by the Assessment Department, to CoStar Realty Information, Inc of Richmond, VA, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $38,096.00.]

WE'RE IN CONTRACT FOR THE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET DATA FOR USED BY THE ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT TO COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION INC.

OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA AS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AT AN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,096.

INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE RESOLUTION

[22380 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract with three (3) twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of annual software maintenance for use by the Jackson County Public Works Department, to Accruent of Austin TX under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners Contract No. 210701, an existing competitively bid government contract.]

CONTRACT NUMBER 2 1 0 7 0 1.

AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT INTRODUCED BY DRAM MCGEE ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

2 2 3 8 1.

[22381 A RESOLUTION transferring $87,658.00 within the 2026 E-911 System Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of fifteen (15) portable, handheld APX N50 radios for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $87,658.00.]

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MARK CASEY, PRPC.

CONTRACT NUMBER 1 1 3.

AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN AN ACTUAL COST OF COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,658.

INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO THE 9 1 1 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 2 2 3 8 2 AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO EX EXECUTE A 90 DAY LEASE EXTENSION WITH OAK TOWER OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FOR OFFICE SPACE FOR USE BY THE STATE OF MISSOURI PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AT A COST OF THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $98,653 INTRODUCED BY JEANNE LAUER.

PLEASE ASSIGN TO ENTER GROVER MENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

MME. CLARK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO MADAM CHAIRMAN, ANY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS? NONE.

ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS, ANY NEW BUSINESS.

THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

4 1 5 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

SECOND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED.