The Board of County Commissioners resumed meeting in the Hearing Room on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 9:30 am. To reduce the spread of COVID-19, physical distancing will be observed in the Hearing Room, with limited seating in the adjacent lobby with audio available. A live broadcast will still be available at boccmeetings.jocogov.org and on Facebook Live. 

Public comments are being accepted for those who preregister.  Live public comments will be accepted either in-person or via Zoom, audio only. Individuals wishing to speak in-person or via Zoom may register by completing the registration form link at https://boccmeetings.jocogov.org/onbaseagendaonline. Registration opens Tuesday afternoon/evening (coincides with publishing the agenda) and closes at noon (12:00 p.m.) on the Wednesday before the Thursday meeting. If you complete the registration, you will receive an email notice later in the day on Wednesday regarding the status of your registration. Instructions on joining and speaking at the meeting via Zoom will be included in the email notice for individuals who register to speak via Zoom. 
Individuals registering to speak in person at the meeting will receive email confirmation of their registration. The BOCC has established a limit of 50 speakers for general public comments or for a specific agenda item. If more than 50 individuals register, the 50 speakers will be determined by a random process. Speakers will be limited to 2 minutes each.  Speakers who have registered to speak via Zoom will be called upon to speak first, followed by speakers who have registered to speak in person.  Registered speakers using Zoom will be called upon to speak in the order in which they signed up. Speakers who have registered for in person public comment will be admitted into the Hearing Room in the order specified by the Deputy Clerk.  The Chairman may modify these procedures as needed to conduct an orderly and efficient meeting.

If you would like to make a WRITTEN public comment for the meeting, please use this link, WRITTEN Public Comments and complete the form. Written comments received by noon Wednesday will be shared with the entire Board prior to the meeting. Written comments will not be read into the record during the meeting. If you are unable to use this internet link, you may call the following number, and we will record your information. (913) 715-0424.

Persons who may need assistance, the use of a sign language or oral interpreter, or who require special accommodations, should contact us at [email protected] or contact us via the Kansas Relay Operator at 800-766-3777, or by phone at (913) 715-0430 at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting.

The Board of County Commissioners proclaimed April 2021 as Autism Awareness Month.

BOCC actions for April 29, 2021

• Accepted awarded grant funds and authorized an exception to competition contract with Cadre Forensics to purchase a 3D Topography System using Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program funds in an amount not to exceed $244,850. 
• Authorized an exception to competition and contract renewal for the Election Office to purchase printing and mailing services from SeaChange Print Innovations, LLC in an amount not to exceed $750,000 in FY 2021 per Administrative Policy and Procedure #110.180.A.16.
• Approved a Preliminary and Final Plat for five residential lots, to be known as Heartland Family Subdivision, on 70 acres, zoned RUR, Rural District, located at 32815 W. 167th Street. 
• Authorized and submitted the Johnson County Department of Corrections’ SFY 2022 Community Corrections Comprehensive Plan and Funding Requests to the Kansas Department of Corrections in an amount not to exceed $2,431,108.69, and the use of Client Reimbursement/Fee Fund Budget Request in the amount of $328,246.44. 
• Approved and transmitted the 10th Judicial District’s SFY 2022 Juvenile Justice Comprehensive Plan Grant Application in the amount of $1,632,691.81 and the SFY 2022 Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board (JCAB) Grant Application in the amount of $400,773.17 to the Kansas Department of Corrections - Juvenile Services (KDOC-JS) and authorized the associated positions, contracts and client services. 
• Authorized and submitted the SFY 2022 Application for Reinvestment Grant and Regional Collaboration Grant to the Kansas Department of Corrections - Juvenile Services, as approved by the Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board, in the amount of $403,250.75 to support programs and interventions for justice-involved youth. 
• Reviewed the Public Health Order issued March 25, 2021 and adopted Resolution No. 032-21 thereby establishing Public Health recommendations to slow and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Johnson County, Kansas.
• Approved and authorized the employment of Peggy Trent, effective May 17, 2021, at an annual salary and benefits set by Johnson County policy, to serve in the capacity of County Advisor pending her admission to the Kansas Bar to quality for appointment by this Board as Chief Counsel for Johnson County.

Manager's Memo, Penny Postoak Ferguson, County Manager

City of Leawood – KBP Investments, LLC IRB (Notice of Public Hearing)

The City of Leawood will be conducting a public hearing on Monday, May 3, to consider approving a property tax abatement in connection with property financed with approximately $36,000,000 million in industrial revenue bonds for KBP Investments, LLC generally located at 10700 State Line Road. The proceeds of the bonds will pay the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, installing and equipping an approximately 120,000 sq. ft. commercial facility. More information is available here.

FY 2022 Proposed Capital Improvement Plan Update

The board received a presentation on the FY 2022 Proposed Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The presentation is available here.
 

COVID-19 update, Dr. Sanmi Areola, Director and Elizabeth Holzschuh, Director of Epidemiology

JCDHE had enough open appointments Wednesday and Thursday of this week to open up walk-in first-dose appointments for the first time. More will be made available as the schedule allows. Our data shows that 144,759 people in our county are fully immunized, and 43.1% of our eligible population has received at least one dose. We are seeing a slight uptick in our incidence rate and percent positivity rate, although not as dramatic as in other parts of the country. However, the UK variant of the virus is more infectious than what has been circulating over the past year, and it is not the time to let our guard down. Read the full report.

The Board held a Committee of the Whole on the Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan. That presentation is available here.

Items currently on the agenda for the May 6 meeting

• Consider approving the appointment of Kelly S. Kilgore - Second District Representative to the Library Board through April 30, 2025. 
• Consider approving the appointment of Ali Seeling - Third District Representative to the Library Board through April 30, 2025. 
• Consider authorizing the County Appraiser's Office to make an appraisal correction to the 2020 tax roll for Commercial Real Estate pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1701a.
• Consider authorizing a contract(s) with Security Transport Services, Inc. for the purchase of Prisoner Transport Services, in the amount not to exceed $277,500. 
• Conduct a public hearing to authorize funds for the construction phase of the Middle Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility Building 4 Boiler Replacement, Ventilation and Safety Upgrades Project (IMB1-Contract 35) in an amount not to exceed $1,138,800 increasing the total project authorization to $1,353,800. 
• Consider authorizing a contract with Stanger Industries, Inc. to construct the Middle Basin Wastewater Treatment Facility Building 4 Boiler Replacement, Ventilation and Safety Upgrades Project (IMB1-Contract 35) in an amount not to exceed $638,000. 
• Conduct a public hearing to authorize funds for the Nelson Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements (NEL-C001) pre-design phase services in an amount not to exceed $16,085,000.

Items currently on the agenda for the May 6 Special Public Building Commission meeting

• Request for Proposal (RFP) 2020-077, Consider authorizing a consulting contract with Latta Technical Services, Inc, for security system upgrades in the Sheriff detention centers and Correction facilities in an amount not to exceed $311,813 and to amend the project total for camera, security, and control systems upgrade in an amount not to exceed $3,927,250.