* 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. YOU, YOU [00:00:01] PROBABLY SAVED THE TP. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SEAN SMITH. AT THIS TIME I'LL CALLED ORDER THE 40TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE. TODAY IS MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT 3:00 PM WE ARE AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FOUR 15 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SECOND FLOOR, CASEY LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. MADAM CLERK, [1 ROLL CALL] WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? HERE. PEYTON SMITH. PRESENT A BARCA. I'LL GO BACK. HUSKY. PRESENT. PRESENT. OKAY, GOT HIM. FRANKLIN PRESENT. MCGEE LAUER. HERE. SMITH HERE. AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, DONNA PEYTON IS EXCUSED? YES. OKAY, SO THAT MAKES, UM, SEVEN PRESENT. ONE EXCUSED AND ONE ABSENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE [2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] OF ALLEGIANCE, 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 FOR ALL. NEXT UP IS THE [3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE JOURNAL. EVERYBODY OKAY. BY SIGN OF AYE. A AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. WE [4 HEARINGS] HAVE NO HEARINGS TODAY. AND NEXT UP WE HAVE [5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE] COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. NOTHING FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MR. CHAIRMAN. OH, THAT'S A SHAME. , DO WE, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? ? WE'RE STALLING A LITTLE BIT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GET TO TELL US ABOUT, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE THIS WEEKEND IN JACKSON COUNTY AT THE KEMPER OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTER. WE HAD THE LARGEST MIDWEST DOG AND DOG LOVERS FESTIVAL. UM, LAST YEAR WE COLLECTED 6,000 TONS OF DOG FOODS FOR SHELTERS AROUND JACKSON COUNTY. THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED 7,000. OH WOW. TONS OF THAT'S AWESOME. WAS IT POUNDS? TONS, TONS OF THAT. IT'S AN AMAZING THING IF YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE, IT'S FOR DOGS AND DOG LOVERS. 90 VENDORS, OVER 3000 DOGS. AND UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT TO THE KEMPER OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER, IT'S REALLY A AMAZING ASSET WE HAVE IN JACKSON COUNTY. BUT IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT TIME THIS, THIS YEAR AND THE, THE CHIEFS MOVED TO THE GAME BACK. THEY WERE GONNA HAVE A NOON GAME AND WE TALKED TO 'EM AND SAID, LISTEN, IT'S OCTOBER, COME ON. AND THEY MOVED BACK TO THREE O'CLOCK GAME. THAT WAS NICE. YEAH. SO I WANNA REPORT THAT TO YOU. THANK YOU. UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE OUR PERSON HERE YET? NOT YET. OKAY, WE'LL KEEP STALLING. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 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.] OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE. UM, MADAM CLERK 6 0 7 7 ACTING SECTION 6 0 0 4. THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE RULES COMMITTEE. RULES COMMITTEE HELD THAT TODAY, UH, 6 0 9 7. ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF LEGISLATIVE WITHDRAWAL FROM COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY, MR. BARKEY. I'D LIKE THE DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE. I THINK HE WAS ASKING FOR A DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE. I THINK HE USED THE WORD WITHDRAWAL. BUT IS THAT DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE ON 67? YEAH. SO MR. BARK IS ASKED TO DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE 6 0 7 7. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO DISCHARGE. 6 0 7 7 WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT MOTION. MADAME CLERK ANDERSON. NO. PEYTON SMITH. NO. HAKA? YES. HUSKY ABSTAIN. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? NO. SMITH? NO. TWO. YES. FOUR. NO. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSTAIN AND ONE ABSENT. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. MOVING ON TO 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 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. UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS LEGISLATOR PEYTON IS ANTICIPATING MAKING SOME REVISIONS TO THIS. UM, AND UH, SHE'S ON VACATION THIS WEEK, SO WE'LL HOLD THAT UNTIL SHE'S BACK NEXT WEEK IF THAT'S OKAY. UH, MOVING ON TO [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.] [00:05:01] 6 1 2 3, ENACTING A MORATORIUM ON ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER SIX OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 LANE TO MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND OTHER CONTRACTING PROCEDURES LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ONE. ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION? OTHERWISE WE'LL HOLD IT. WE WILL HOLD SIX. 1 2 3. UH, MOVING ON 6 1 4 2 [6142 AN ORDINANCE enacting subsection 298. Jackson County Code, 1984 relating to campaign contribution limits for all elected Jackson County officials, with an effective date and severability clause.] ENACTING SUBSECTION 2 9 8 JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELAYING TO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIPIDS FOR ALL ELECTED COUNTY, JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIALS WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE RULES COMMITTEE. THE, UH, RULES COMMITTEE, UH, RECOMMENDED PERFECTION ON THIS. I WILL PUT THE PERFECTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IF, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION HEARING DONE, WE'LL MOVE THAT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. OBJECTION. THERE WAS AN OBJECTION TO 6 1 4 2 BEING PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. BY THE WAY, MR. BARKER, YOUR VOLUME'S REALLY LOW. IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING TO MAKE YOUR MIC A LITTLE MORE HOT, IT MIGHT HELP US OUT. UM, SO WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE OR A VOICE VOTE FOR, UH, THE OBJECTION OR IS THERE NEED TO BE A SECOND? NO, SECOND ROLL CALL. OKAY. THERE, THERE'S NO SECOND. BUT IS THERE GONNA BE A MOTION ON THIS LEGISLATION? UH, MR. BERKA OBJECTED IT TO IT BEING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. RIGHT. UM, SO THEN IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR PERFECTION BY THE COMMITTEE AND I WILL ASK IF THERE'S A MOTION I'LL MOVE TO. PERFECT. OKAY. IS THERE SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO PERFECT. ORDINANCE 6 1 4 2. WAS VANESSA THE SECOND? VANESSA WAS THE SECOND. OKAY. AND I GUESS WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE FOR PERFECTION. IS THAT RIGHT? I'D LIKE SOME DISCUSSION. OKAY. GO AHEAD MR. BARQUE. YOUR MIC'S STILL KINDA LOW FORCE. YEAH, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TAKE TO THE PUBLIC AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY THIS IS NEEDED. I DON'T, I'M NOT IN DISAGREEMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS BY ANY MEANS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INFORM FOLKS WHY THIS CAN BE HELPFUL AND THE LIMIT ITSELF AND TALK ABOUT ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO REFORM OUR ELECTIONS PROCESS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER OBSERVATIONS, COMMENTS? SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO, UH, PERFECT. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE OPPOSED TO PERFECTION. THIS WILL BE, UM, I'M NOT GONNA TRY TO ADOPT TODAY. WE'LL JUST, UH, LEAVE ADOPTION TO NEXT WEEK, UH, AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. MOVING [6146 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 7.70± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).] [6147 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 RE (Residential Estates).] [6148 AN ORDINANCE requesting a conditional use permit for a period of 90 years for a 175-foot self-supporting tower in District AG (Agricultural) on a 2,500 square foot tract at 35601 E. Old 40 Highway.] ON TO 6 1 4 6. MY NAME, THE ZONING DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE. I MOVED AWAY IN THE READING ON 6 1 4 6 6 1 4 7 AND 6 1 4 8. SO TO HOLD FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON NOVEMBER THE NINTH AT ONE 30 IN INDEPENDENCE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE WILL BE HELD. AND OUR, WAIT, WE NEED A VOICE VOTE ON THE, UM, WAIVING THE READING, RIGHT? MM-HMM . UM, SO THERE'S ALL MOVED. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO WAIVE THE READING ON 6 1 4 6 6 1 4 7 AND 6 1 4 8. ALL THOSE BY SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, THOSE WILL BE WAIVED READING AND THEY WILL BE HELD UNTIL AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. UH, 6 1 4 9 [6149 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $130,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase and installation of a new generator for the Medical Examiner’s Office and declaring certain equipment as surplus property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson County Code, 1984.] MADAM CLERK APPROPRIATING $130,000 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW GENERATOR FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE AND DECLARING CERTAIN EQUIPMENT OF SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THIS DISPOSAL PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 11 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE. AND MR. ANDERSON SAT IN AND CHAIRED THAT COMMITTEE. I BELIEVE WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. AND, UM, WE WILL PLAN TO HAVE THAT PUBLIC HEARING NEXT WEEK, UH, ON MONDAY THE 26TH. MM-HMM . AT 2:00 PM UH, IN THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE. MR. CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, MY GUEST HAS ARRIVED. IF WE COULD DO THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE THAT IS WE'RE GONNA HOLD 61 49 AND WE WILL GO BACK. AND MADAM CLERK, WE PLEASE READ 2, 2, 4, 3 6. [11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [22436 A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating the 100th Anniversary of East High School in Kansas City, Missouri.] RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF EAST HIGH SCHOOL IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON. WE'LL MOVE TO ADOPT SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH, KEEP GOING. ABAR, YES. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. GOING BACK TO MEGAN SMITH. OH, . DID SHE SAY YES? YES. YEAH. OKAY. THERE WE GO. ARE WE ON? HERE WE GO. ALRIGHT. SEVEN. [00:10:01] YES. ONE AS YOU'D ALL JAM ME UP HERE. ONE EXCUSED. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. IS IT ON TESTING? 1, 2, 3. COMING AT YOU LIVE. OKAY, SO, HELLO. THANKS, YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. UM, I'M GONNA READ THIS RESOLUTION HONORING, UM, NOT ONLY A FANTASTIC SCHOOL, BUT ALL THE FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC FOLKS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THIS HIGH SCHOOL, UH, FOR OVER WELL NOW REACHING A HUNDRED YEARS, WHEREAS THE EAST HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED AT 1924 VAN BRUT BOULEVARD, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI HAS SERVED GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FOR A CENTURY AND REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE JACKSON COUNTY COMMUNITY. THE HISTORIC EAST HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING OPENED IN 1926 AND WHEN DESIGNED, DESIGNED IN THE NEOCLASSICAL STYLE BY A PROMINENT KANSAS CITY SCHOOL ARCHITECT CHARLES A. SMITH. THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, EAST HIGH SCHOOL HAS REFLECTED THE CHANGING FACE OF KANSAS CITY, GROWING FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL SERVING LARGELY WORKING CLASS FAMILIES INTO ONE OF THE MOST CULTURALLY, IF NOT THE MOST CULTURALLY I'LL END AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE SCHOOLS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. TODAY, MORE THAN 40 LANGUAGES ARE REPRESENTED AMONG EAST STUDENTS, AND THE SCHOOL PROUDLY EMBRACES ITS IDENTIF IDENTITY AS A SCHOOL OF MANY NATIONS, ONE HOME WELCOMING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. EAST HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS DISTINCTIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING AN URBAN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM. BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN A MISSOURI PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FIVE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION AND AGRICULTURE. UH, HOW DO YOU SAY THAT? YOU'RE, WHAT'S THAT WORD? HORTICULTURE. HORTICULTURE. I ALMOST SAID ANOTHER WORD. ANYWAY. LIVESTOCK, LANDSCAPING AND RELATED FIELDS. HEY, WE HAVE FUN HERE. UM, EAST HIGH SCHOOL DEMONSTRATES ITS COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY THROUGH LANGUAGE AND OBSERVANCE OF ORANGE SHIRT DAY AND THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION. HONORING INDIGENOUS CHILDREN FORCED INTO RESIDENTIAL AND BOARDING SCHOOL SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THOSE WHO NEVER RETURNED HOME. EAST HIGH SCHOOL WAS NAMED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AMONG ITS 20 26, 20 27 BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN BOTH THE KANSAS CITY AREA AND THE STATE OF MISSOURI, ONE OF ONLY FOUR KANSAS CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. TO RECEIVE THAT RECOGNITION, THE EAST HIGH SCHOOL BEARS CAPTURED THE 2023 MISSOURI CLASS THREES BOYS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. YES, THEY DID THE FIRST SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN SCHOOL HISTORY AND EAST FIRST TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE ITS BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM WON, UH, A STATE TITLE IN 1929. EAST SOCCER PROGRAM REFLECTS THE INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER OF THE SCHOOL WITH A RECENT VARSITY ROSTER, INCLUDING 19 FOREIGN BORN PLAYERS AMONG 22 TEAM MEMBERS, BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM ACROSS AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND BEYOND. THROUGH A SHARED LOVE OF SOCCER. ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026, CURRENT STUDENTS, ALUMNI, EDUCATORS, STAFF, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHERED FOR EAST HIGH SCHOOL'S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION TO HONOR ITS HISTORY AND CELEBRATE GENERATIONS OF EAST STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS. UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL DR. BRIAN VAN ODALE, ALONG WITH EAST FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, ALUMNI, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THE SCHOOLS CONTINUED, CONTINUES TO HONOR ITS HISTORY WHILE PREPARING NEW GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE NOW AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI THAT THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY CONGRATULATES EAST HIGH SCHOOL ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY, RECOGNIZES ITS CENTURY OF SERVICE TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN KANSAS CITY AND JACKSON COUNTY AND EXTEND ITS BEST SWITCHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS THROUGHOUT ITS NEXT 100 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS. IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE DO, LORD, I KNOW YOU CAN. NOW COME ON . I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. UM, I'VE BEEN AT EAST FOR 11 YEARS, VICE PRINCIPAL NOW, UH, PRINCIPAL. AND, UM, IT'S MY HEART, IT'S MY SOUL. UM, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, IT'S WHY I GET UP EVERY DAY, UH, TO GO DO WHAT I DO. UH, I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEM AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL UP THERE ON THE HILL. I TRY TO SAY THAT WE'RE LIKE A BEACON OF HOPE ON THE HILL. AND, UM, SO I THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE. AND WE INVITE Y'ALL OUT ANYTIME. COME AND VISIT US. UM, AS JAYLEN SAID, UM, WE HAVE THE URBAN AG PROGRAM AND SO AS OF YESTERDAY, UH, [00:15:01] WE HAVE 102 ANIMALS ON OUR CAMPUS. WE GOT THREE NEW SHEEP AND A NEW NANNY GOAT AND IN PROBABLY LESS THAN TWO MONTHS, WE'LL HAVE 103 OR FOUR BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY TO, UH, SHE'S GONNA BE BRINGING US SOME MORE. SO, UH, WE'RE VERY EXCI. A COUPLE STEERS ON DISCOUNTED OVER THE WEEKEND. , GUESS WHAT I DID YESTERDAY? YESTERDAY MORNING I WENT DRIVING AROUND KANSAS CITY . I I, I WAS A FARM KID, SO I KNOW I HAD A HERD CATTLE, SO, UM, WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAD IT, BUT, UM, BUT WE'RE JUST VERY THANKFUL AND, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, EAST IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE AND UM, AND I JUST LOVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART. AND SO THANK YOU. WHICH WAY? OKAY. OKAY, HERE WE GO. ONE, TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. JONES. DELIGHTED. NOW IF I CAN GET MY IPAD BACK UP. I'LL FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE AT. UH, WE ARE NOW [7 FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES] [6143 AN ORDINANCE repealing subsection 2066.7., of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to a senior tax credit, and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new subsection relating to the same subject.] AT FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES 6 1 4 9. YES. 1 6 1 4 9 WAS HELD PENDING A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, MADAM CLERK 6 1 4 3 REPEALING SUBSECTION 2 0 6 6 0.7 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO SENIOR TAX CREDIT AND ENACTING IN LIE OF ONE NEW SUBSECTION RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT PERFECTED. IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE'LL PLACE ADOPTION OF THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. HEARING NONE, 6 1 4 3 WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOVING ON, MADAM CLERK [6144 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $28,600.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s Impaired Driving Enforcement grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the Sheriff to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure of grant funds.] 6 1 4 4 APPROPRIATING $28,600 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE'S IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT GRANT AWARDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC DIVISION. AND AUTHORIZING THE SHERIFF TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF GRANT FUNDS. PERFECTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL PLACE THIS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? MM-HMM . HEARING NONE. 6 1 4 4 WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, MADAM CLERK 6 1 4 5 [6145 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $26,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the Sheriff to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure of such grant funds.] APPROVING $26,000 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HAZARDOUS MOVING VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT GRANT AWARDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC DIVISION AND, AND AUTHORIZING THE SHERIFF TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF SUCH GRANT FUNDS. PERFECTED WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL PLACE THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WELL. HEARING NONE 6 1 4 5 IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOVING ON TO [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.] RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE, MADAM CLERK. 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 SITING CONSTRUCTION EXPANSION AND OPERATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HIGH CAPACITY DATA CENTER FACILITIES WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI IN ESTABLISHING CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PROTECT PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, UTILITY SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. LEGISLATURES MOTION TO ADOPT. UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO ADOPT. LAST WEEK I PRESENTED A SUBSTITUTE. UM, FIRST OFF, SINCE THERE'S A MOTION, IS THERE A SECOND TO ADOPT WITHOUT THE SUBSTITUTE HEARING? NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO MOTION TO WITHDRAW? IT'S BEEN MOVED TO WITHDRAW AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT REQUIRES TWO CONCURRENCES. IS THAT RIGHT MADAM CLERK? YES. YES. ARE THERE CONCURRENCES TO WITHDRAW? CONCUR. CONCUR. OKAY, THERE'S OUR THREE CONCURRENCES. SO 2, 2, 3. TWO THREE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. MOVING ON MADAM CLERK TO 2 2 4 2 6 [22426 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a permanent utility easement in favor of Spire Missouri, Inc.] AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT IN FAVOR OF SPIRE MISSOURI INC. LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE LAND USE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL PLACE 2 2 4 2 6 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY OBJECTION? OBJECT. ROLL CALL. THERE'S BEEN AN OBJECTION. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? 2 2 4 2 6. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT. 2 2 4, 2 6. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ROLL ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH? YES. HAKA. ABSTAINED. HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSE. ONE ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. THAT 2 2 4 2 6 [00:20:01] HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MOVING ON TO [22427 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract to purchase one (1) CanAm Defender utility terrain vehicle and two (2) CanAm Outlander all-terrain vehicles for use by the Sheriff’s Office to S&H Farm Supply, Inc., of Branson, MO, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MC260143006, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $48,053.00.] 2 2 4 2 7. MADAM CLERK AWARDING A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ONE CAN-AM DEFENDER UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE AND TWO CAN-AM OUTLANDER ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TWO S AND H FARM SUPPLY INC. OF BRANSON, MISSOURI UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STATE OF MISSOURI. CONTRACT NUMBER MC 2 6 1 4 3 6 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT IN NATURAL COST THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,053. JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL PLACE 2 2 4 2 7 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. UH, MOVING ON [22428 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract extension for the furnishing of pump maintenance services for use by various County Departments to DXP Enterprise dba Alliance Pump & Mechanical Services, Inc of Independence, MO under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-029.] MADAM CLERK 2 2 4 2 8 MORNING, 12 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE FURNISHING OF PUMP MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR USE BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO DXP ENTERPRISE. DOING BUSINESS AS ALLIANCE PUMP AND MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 24 DASH 29 LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE LAND USE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL PLACE 2 2 4 2 8 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY OBJECTION, HEARING NONE. 2, 2 4 2 8 WILL BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, MADAM CLERK. 2 2 4 2 9 [22429 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of one (1) Falcon 6T2B-D 6-Ton Asphalt Recycler and one (1) John Deere 620 P-Tier Motor Grader for use by the Public Works Department under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract 050625-FRM and Sourcewell Contract 011723-JDC, two (2) existing competitively bid government contracts, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $375,663.00.] WARNING A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FALCONS, T TWO BD SIX TON ASPHALT RECYCLER AND ONE JOHN DEERE SIX 20 PIER MOTOR GREATER FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SOURCE WALL CONTRACT 0 5 0 6 2 5 FRM AND SOURCE WALL CONTRACT 0 1 1 7 2 3 JDC TWO EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BID GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND AN ACTUAL COST OF THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,663 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION WITHOUT OBJECTION. WE'LL PLACE TWO, TWO. OBJECTION. THERE'S AN OBJECTION MADAM CLERK, I THINK WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE TO WELL I'LL MOVE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT. 2 2 4 2 9. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH? YES. ABAR ABSTAINED. HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. TWO. TWO. FOUR. TWO NINE HAS BEEN ADOPTED, I'M SORRY. ONE ABSTAIN. 2 2 4 2 9 HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UH, MADAM CLERK. [22430 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with two (2) twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of information technology products and services for use by the IT/GIS Department to Heartland Business Systems, LLC (HBS) of Little Chute, WI, under the terms and conditions of The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) Contract No. 220105 an existing competitively bid government contract.] 2 2 4 3 0 ACCORDING 12 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH TWO 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR USE BY THE IT GIS DEPARTMENT. TWO, HEARTLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS, L-L-C-H-B-S OF LITTLE CHUTE, WISCONSIN. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM, CONTRACT NUMBER 2 2 0 1 0 5 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY, BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE MCIN RECOMMENDS ADOPTION. WE WILL PLACE 2, 2 4 3 0 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, HEARING NONE, WE'LL PLACE THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND, UH, MADAM [22432 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of demolition and clearance services for County owned property for use by the Public Works Department to Industrial Salvage and Wrecking of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-048, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $600,000.00.] CLERK 2, 2, 4, 3, 2 AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE SERVICES FOR COUNTY OWNED PROPERTY FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE AND WRECKING OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NUMBER 26 DASH FOUR EIGHT AND AN ACTUAL COST TO THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $600,000 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS ADOPTION. MADAM CLERK, LET'S GO. OBJECTION, TAKE. OKAY, THERE'S AN OBJECTION. SO WE'LL I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT, TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT AND WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL. VOTE MADAM CLERK. AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE? ANYBODY WANNA TALK ABOUT IT? OKAY. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON SMITH? YES. A BARCA ABSTAIN. HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YEAH. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSTAIN. TWO. TWO. FOUR. THREE. TWO HAS BEEN ADOPTED. MADAME CLERK, WE'RE NOW AT THE CONSENT AGENDA. [9 CONSENT AGENDA] CAN YOU HELP ME OUT? YES. THANK YOU. FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE HAVE FOUR ADOPTION ORDINANCES, 61 43, 61, 44, AND 61 45. WE HAVE RESOLUTIONS, UM, FOR ADOPTION. 2 2, 4 2 7 2 2, 4, 2 8 AND 2, 2, 4, 3, 0. THANK YOU. AND I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT MR. CHAIRMAN IS, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. MADAM [00:25:01] CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH. YES. BARCA, I THINK HE LEFT HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. AND WE'LL MOVE NOW TO [10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [6150 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 17.72± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).] INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TWO COMMITTEE ORDINANCE 6 1 5 0 AMENDING THE ZONING. MR. CHAIRMAN? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE 61 50, 61. 51 AND 61 50. THANK YOU. UM, AND I'M ASSUMING WE'RE ASSIGNING 'EM ALL TO, BUT THEIR FIRST READING, WE STILL HAVE TO READ 'EM IN, RIGHT? MM-HMM . OKAY. UM, SO MADAM CLERK 61 50 [6151 AN ORDINANCE requesting a conditional use permit for a period of 15 years for continued operation of a childcare center on a .49 ± tract at 3255 NW Duncan Road.] AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT'S ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 17.72 PLUS OR MINUS ACRE TRACT FROM DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURE TO DISTRICT RR RESIDENTIAL RANCHETTE. WE WILL PLACE THAT IN LAND USE. AND 61 51 MADAM CLERK REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS FOR CONTINUED OPERATION OF A CHILDCARE CENTER ON A 0.49 MM-HMM . PLUS OR MINUS TRACT AT 32 55 NORTHWEST DUNCAN ROAD. UH, WE WILL PLACE THAT IN THE LAND USE COMMITTEE 61 52 [6152 AN ORDINANCE requesting a conditional use permit for a period of fifty (50) years for a 195-foot self-supporting tower in District AG (Agricultural) on a 4,900 square foot tract at 2307 S. Buckner Tarsney Road.] REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS FOR A 195 FOOT SELF-SUPPORTING TOWER IN DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURAL ON A 4,900 SQUARE FOOT TRACK AT 2307 SOUTH BUCKNER TARNY ROAD. WE'LL PLACE THAT IN LAND USE AND 61 53 [6153 AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5579, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the prohibition of transactional sales and distribution of Kratom products and dangerous chemical inhalants in Jackson County, with a penalty provision.] ENACT SECTION 5 5 7 9 JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF TRANSACTIONAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION OF KRA PRODUCTS AND DANGEROUS CHEMICAL INHALANTS IN JACKSON COUNTY WITH A PENALTY PROVISION INTRODUCED BY SEAN E. SMITH. SO I'D LOVE TO GET THIS PASSED TODAY IF THERE'S A MOTION, BUT IF PEOPLE AREN'T READY, THAT'S OKAY. SO I'LL WAIT A MOMENT, MR. CHAIR. I THINK MR REQUIRES SOME DISCUSSION. OKAY, THEN I WILL PLACE IT IN JUSTICE AND LAW. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. , UH, THAT CONCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW ORDINANCES. NOW LET'S MOVE TO INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TWO. COMMITTEE 2, 2 4 3 4 2 2 4 3 4. [22434 A RESOLUTION awarding a split award for a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one (1) twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of asphalt supplies for use by the Public Works Department to Vance Brothers, Inc. of Kansas City, MO and Crafco Inc. of Chandler, AZ, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-042.] THANK YOU. SORRY. I STOPPED READING. AWARDING A SPLIT AWARD FOR A 24 MONTHS FROM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH ONE 12 MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ASPHALT SUPPLIES FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO VANCE BROTHERS INC. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND CRAFT CO INC. OF CHANDLER, ARIZONA UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO NUMBER 26 DASH FOUR TWO, INTRODUCED BY DERON MCGEE, WE'LL PLACE THAT IN PUBLIC WORKS. 2, 2 4 3 5. [22435 A RESOLUTION declaring certain equipment assigned to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office as surplus property and authorizing their transfer to the Jackson County Parks + Rec Park Safety Rangers.] MADAM CLERK DECLARING CERTAIN EQUIPMENT ASSIGNED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THEIR TRANSFER TO THE JACKSON COUNTY PARKS PLUS REC PARK SAFETY RANGERS INTRODUCED BY VANESSA HUSKY. WE'LL MOVE THIS TO JUSTICE AND LAW AND 2, 2 4, 3 6. WE ALREADY ADOPTED, I THINK. MM-HMM . YES. SO WE'RE ONTO 2, 2 4 3 7. [22437 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a termination agreement related to the lease with JTB Properties, LLC of Kansas City, MO and to accept a permanent easement to allow access to the property to Jackson County.] MADAM CLERK AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A TERMINATION AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE LEASE WITH THE JTB PROPERTIES, LLC OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND TO ACCEPT A PERMANENT EASEMENT TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO JACKSON COUNTY INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN. WE'LL PLACE THIS IN LAND USE AND 2 2 4 3 8 [22438 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a closed meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026, for the purpose of conducting privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson County Counselor under section 610.021 (18) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.] AUTHORIZING THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO A CLOSED MEETING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE JACKSON COUNTY COUNSELOR. UNDER SECTIONS UNDER SECTION 6 1 0 0.021, PARAGRAPH 18 OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF MISSOURI ENC. CLOSING ALL RECORDS PREPARED FOR DISCUSSION AT SAID MEETING INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLOSED SESSION, UM, WE'RE NOT QUITE PREPARED YET, SO IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE COULD DEFEAT THIS AND WE'LL TAKE IT UP NEXT WEEK WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY READY, I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT MAD. ASSUME THAT WE, UH, TAKE THIS UP FOR A VOTE. I'LL SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT TWO TWO FOUR THREE EIGHT. MADAM CLERK ROLL CALL PLEASE. ANDERSON, NO. PEYTON SMITH, NO ABAR HUSKY, NO FRANKLIN, NO MCGEE, NO LAUER, NO SMITH, NO SEVEN, NO ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. 2 2 4 3 8 HAS BEEN DEFEATED AND 2, 2, 4 3 9. [22439 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land near 500 East 26th Street and 502 East 26th Street in Kansas City, Missouri as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling two (2) surplus parcels.] MADAM CLERK DECLINING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND NEAR 500 EAST 26TH STREET AND 5 0 2 EAST 26TH STREET IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. A SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING TO SURPLUS PARCELS INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN. UM, MR. EXECUTIVE, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT? I'D LIKE TO, IF, IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE LEGISLATURE HOLD COULD DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW. EXCUSE ME. [00:30:01] THIS IS A, UH, ASKING THIS LEGISLATURE TO DESIGNATE THIS PROPERTY AS SURPLUS. THIS WAS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE LAST WEEK. WE HAD A THIS BEFORE THE HAD SOME PROBLEM WITH SOME NUMBERS. UM, THE ONLY NO VOTES WERE LEGISLATOR SMITH AND LEGISL LEGISLATURE. ACA. I'VE TALKED TO LEGISLATOR ACA ABOUT THAT. HE, UH, THOUGHT THIS WAS A DIFFERENT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND, UH, I'VE TEXTED BACK AND FORTH TO LEGISLATOR SMITH AND HADN'T, HASN'T GOT A SPECIFIC THING. BUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT ON THIS, UH, QUARTER ACRE OF A LAND, WE HAVE AN OLD HOUSE. IT'S THE DONALDSON HOUSE AND WE HAVE SIX MEMBERS OF A COURT, UH, UH, PROCESS THAT WORK THERE THAT COULD BE RELOCATED ANY TIME. BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT WE'RE SITTING ON, UH, A HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM HOME PLATE AT THE NEW ROYAL STADIUM. WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO DO IS, IS DESIGNATE THIS PROPERTY AS SURPLUS. ALL THAT MEANS IS THAT FOR 30 DAYS, BIDS ARE OPENING UP FOR SOMEONE TO, UH, UH, TO THEN CONTACT THE COUNTY AND SAY, I'D LIKE TO BUY IT FOR THIS MUCH MONEY. WHAT THAT MEANS THAT THE END OF 30 DAYS, IT COMES BACK IN FRONT OF THIS LEGISLATURE TO SAY YES OR NO. SO THIS IS NOT AUTHORIZING IT TO BE SOLD TO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO GET BIDS FOR THIS. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MAJOR PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT COULD BE WORTH A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE COUNTY TO GIVE THE COUNTY MONEY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS LEGISLATURE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AT THE END OF THEIR TERM TO SAY YAY OR NAY. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER SOMEONE BID ON IT OR NOT. UM, LAST WEEK, UH, EVERYONE VOTED YES ON THIS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH NUMBERS TO GET PAST THAT. I WANTED TO BRING IT AGAIN. I THINK IT'S REALLY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US TO LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SEE IF THERE ARE BIDS. AT THE END OF 30 DAYS, THERE MIGHT NOT ANYBODY BIDDING OR THERE MIGHT BE SOMEONE THAT BIDS SEVERAL, SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO AT LEAST IDENTIFY IT AS SURPLUS, SEE WHAT IT IS. AND I WOULD BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU IN 30 DAYS SAYING, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED? AND I, I ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT? ANY QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE? FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? MR. CHAIR? YES. I'D LIKE TO INQUIRE OF LEGISLATOR, UH SMITH. MEGAN SMITH? YES MA'AM. MEGAN SMITH. ARE YOU AVAILABLE? AND THE BABY? I'M HERE. I CAN HEAR YOU. OKAY. UH, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, UH, SOME OPTIONS AS TO HOW THIS PROPERTY MIGHT BE, UH, PUT UP FOR B FOR OFFER FOR UM, SALE. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? MM-HMM . WELL, I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION WOULD BE MORE SO, UH, FOR COUNSEL AS FAR AS THE LEGALITIES OF, UM, IF WE GO DOWN THE AVENUE WITH THESE TWO SPECIFIC PARCELS, UM, AND DECLARING THEM SURPLUS, DOES THAT PROHIBIT US FROM, UM, EXECUTING, UH, A PRIVATE SALE THAT WAS FOR THE COUNSELOR? YEAH, DID, DOES, DOES, UM, CAN WE JUST PUT IT UP FOR PRIVATE SALE? DOES PASSING THIS PREVENT US FROM PUTTING IT UP FOR A PRIVATE SALE? THE SURPLUS OF THE PROPERTY WOULD NOT IMPACT THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THE STEPS REQUIRED IN CHAPTER, WHICHEVER CHAPTER OUTLINES THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE. AND I CANNOT UNFORTUNATELY THINK OF WHICH CHAPTER THAT IS. UM, BUT RE SURPLUS IT WOULD NOT IMPACT THE AVENUE BY WHICH WE CAN SELL THE PROPERTY. IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, WHICH CHAPTER? OKAY. I THINK IT'S CHAPTER 11, WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO AS FAR THAT SOUNDS RIGHT. THANK YOU, . UM, SO I GUESS MY, MY QUESTION WOULD BE FOR THE BODY, UM, WHAT WOULD WE THINK IS MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE COUNTY SPEAKING FROM A FISCAL POINT OF VIEW, IF WE WERE TO PURSUE A PRIVATE SALE, CERTAINLY SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN TELEGRAPHED THE LOCATION OF THIS, UH, PROPERTY, UM, WHAT, WHAT'S PREVENTING US FROM ENTERTAINING A PRIVATE SALE, UM, TO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, GET THE MOST FINANCIAL IMPACT BACK TO THE COUNTY, MR. CHAIR AND, AND, AND NOT, AND NOT GOING THROUGH THE, UH, BIDDING PROCESS, WHICH WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR OF, HOW THAT CAN BE, UM, CAN OR CAN'T BE DONE. THAT'S MY QUESTION TO THE, TO THE BODY OR JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES? YEAH, IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE WANTED TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION, MR. CHAIR, TURN ME LOOSE. LET, LET ME GO TRY FIND A PRIVATE PRIVATE SALES. I WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT. I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT, THAT IT IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S WORTH A LOT OF MONEY. AND IF, IF THIS BODY WANTS US TO GO LOOK FOR A PRIVATE PERSON, I HAVE NOT RESPONDED THAT I, I THOUGHT THE APPROPRIATE WAYS TO COME TO LEGISLATURE, MAKE IT SURPLUS, OPEN IT UP. I DO NOT WANT, UH, TO LIMIT IT, UH, OF A, AT THE END OF 30 DAYS, WE ONLY HAVE THE BIDS IF THIS BODY THINKS WE OUGHT TO GO FOR A PRIVATE SALE. I WOULD LOVE THAT. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TALK TO SOME, SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WOULD [00:35:01] LIKE TO BID ON THIS PROPERTY. I WOULD LOVE THAT TO DO A PRIVATE SALE IF THIS BODY WOULD AUTHORIZE ME TO DO THAT. OKAY. UM, SO FOR THE COUNTY COUNSELOR'S OFFICE IS, DOES CHAPTERS 11 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN, I'M JUST NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT. DOES IT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN, UH, PUTTING IT UP FOR AUCTION VERSUS A PRIVATE SALE AND, AND IF WE PUT IT FOR AUCTION, DOES THAT OBLIGATE US TO SELL IT AT THE HIGHEST BID? I GUESS THOSE WOULD BE TWO QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL ASK THE BODY AGAIN FOR OTHER QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT HAVE. YEAH. UM, OKAY. BUT WE HAVE, WE HAVE TO DO THAT NEXT WEEK. YEAH, JUST TAKE SOME TIME. OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WITH SOME QUESTIONS. UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TOO. COULD WE MOVE TO HOLD THIS? SURE. THAT'S, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY EITHER A MOTION TO ADOPT IT OR A MOTION TO HOLD. I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO HOLD I SECOND THAT IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO HOLD THIS, WHICH IS MY SCREEN FELL OFF ON ME, WHATEVER NUMBER IT IS. MR. CHAIRMAN, 2, 2, 4, 3 9. YES. IF I COULD JUST ASK A QUICK QUESTION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UM, LET'S DO IT. IS THE SLOAN HOUSE DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC SITE OR NO? DONALD'S HOUSE IS NOT. I'M SORRY. YEAH. DONALDSON, IT IS NOT SLOAN. WHATEVER. I'LL GET THE NAME RIGHT HERE. IT'S NOT SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE OF THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO HOLD 2, 2, 4, 3 9. I THINK WE CAN JUST DO A VOICE VOTE WITH THIS. IS THAT RIGHT? MM-HMM . UH, SO ALL THOSE, UH, TO HOLD IN FAVOR OF HOLDING 2, 2, 4, 3 9 PLEASE DO SO BY SAYING SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY THAT'S A NAY TO HOLD. 2, 2, 4, 3 9. HEARING NONE, WE WILL HOLD 2, 2, 4 3 9 AND 2 2 4 4 0. [22440 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land near 200 South Main Street in Independence, Missouri as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling a surplus parcel.] MADAM CLERK DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND NEAR 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI IS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING A SURPLUS PARCEL INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN, UM, COUNTY EXECUTIVE. YOU WANNA WEIGH IN ON THIS? I, I THINK YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS AS MAYBE SOMETHING WE WANNA MOVE ON, BUT I SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, LET'S HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. LORD, THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU'LL HEAR THE WORD SURPLUS OUT OF MY MOUTH AS YOUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE . UM, THIS PROPERTY IS THE OLD CITY HALL ON 200 SOUTH MAIN STREET INDEPENDENCE. IT'S REALLY IN DISREPAIR. WE HAD HAVE LEASED IT OUT, UH, TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THEY WERE GONNA DO SOME WORK ON IT. THEY HAVEN'T, IT BECAME TOO EXPENSIVE FOR THEM AND IT'S SITTING, UM, IT'S ALMOST KIND OF A BLIGHT ON THE SQUARE. UM, THE INDEPENDENT SQUARE HAS A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN MOVING ON IT. AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. UM, IT'S HAS SOME HISTORICAL ISSUES THAT'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH ALSO. AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSIDERING WOULD APPLY FOR FEDERAL TAX CREDITS. BUT MY ISSUE BEFORE THE BODY TODAY IS CAN WE MAKE IT SURPLUS? CAN WE PUT IT OUT FOR BIDS AND SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS PROPERTY OFF OF OUR HANDS? AND AT 30 DAYS COME BACK TO THIS BODY AND SAY, HERE'S YOUR OPTIONS. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE LEASE ON THAT GONNA BE ELIMINATED OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA BUY IT WITH THE LEASE? UH, THE LEASE HOLDER IN THIS ISSUE. HA, I'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT WITH THEM AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, AGREEABLE TO THIS ISSUE. YES, THEY HAVE DONE OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. MM-HMM. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MOVE TO ADOPT, THAT'S GREAT AND IF NOBODY WANTS TO DO THAT, THEN WE'LL PLACE IT IN LAND USE TO ADOPT. I SECOND IT, IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ADOPT 2 2 4 4 0. MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON SMITH. I ABSTAIN. ABAR HUSKY? YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. SIX. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. ONE ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. 2, 2, 4. FOUR ZERO HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UH, EXCUSE ME, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. ON THE ONE THAT YOU HELD? UM, 2, 2, 4, 3 9. ARE YOU KEEPING THAT IN LEGISLATURE? WE'LL KEEP IT IN LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. JUST WANTED TO, SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS ENOUGH MUTUAL CONCERNS THAT WE JUST WANNA KEEP IT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. UM, THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. SO WE'RE NOW AT COUNTY [12 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS] EXECUTIVE ORDERS. DO WE HAVE ANY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS TODAY? NONE. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY UNFINISHED [13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS] BUSINESS TO BRING BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE TODAY, MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. MR. I JUST WANNA SPEAK TO THE, THE, THE BODY OF PASSING 2, 2, 4, 3, 2 WAS AUTHORIZING THE DEMOLITION OF MCCUNE SCHOOL. IT, IT'S BEEN JUST AN EYESORE AND A CRIMINAL, UH, AVENUE AND THE SHERIFF'S BEEN OUT THERE. IT'S, IT'S A REALLY A HUGE LIABILITY. SO THE, THE VOTE TODAY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD ON DEMOLISHING IT IS, IT REALLY, IT RESPECTS THE EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY POPULACE AND, AND THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOREVER AND IT'S BEEN IGNORED. SO I WANNA THANK THE BODY FOR DOING THIS AND, AND TAKING CARE OF EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER UNFINISHED BUSINESS BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE TODAY? SEEING NONE. NEW BUSINESS, [14 NEW BUSINESS] UH, WE WENT [00:40:01] AHEAD AND DEFEATED THE CLOSED MEETING RESOLUTION. SO WE'RE AT ADJOURNMENT. OOH. UH, THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. FOUR 15 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SECOND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. IS THERE A MOTION TO [15 ADJOURNMENT] ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR BY SIGN OF? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE ADJOURNED. I'M SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. * 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.