On the agenda: Leavenworth Agenda — data center (Aug 19)

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Leavenworth County
Board of County Commissioners
Regular Meeting Agenda
300 Walnut Street, Suite 225
Leavenworth, KS 66048
August 19, 2026
9:00 a.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER
III. ROLL CALL
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT: Public Comment shall be allowed at the beginning of each
meeting and opened again at the end of the meeting after all regularly scheduled agenda
items. Comments shall be limited to five minutes per person; however, commenters may
speak for up to five minutes at both the beginning and end of each meeting. There
should be no expectation of interaction by the Commission during this time. Everyone
wishing to make comments either on items on the agenda or not are encouraged to
provide their comments in writing no later than 8:00 a.m. the Monday immediately
preceding the meeting. These comments will be included in the agenda packet for
everyone to access and review. This allows the Commission to have time to fully
consider input and request follow-up if needed prior to the meeting. During times when
the Courthouse is closed to the general public anyone wishing to make public comment
will provide their comments in writing no later than 8:00 a.m. the Monday immediately
preceding the meeting. The comments will be included and distributed with the normal
meeting packet.
V. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS:
a) County Clerk report
VI. CONSENT AGENDA: The items on the Consent Agenda are considered by staff to
be routine business items. Approval of the items may be made by a single motion,
seconded, and a majority vote with no separate discussion of any item listed. Should a
member of the Governing Body desire to discuss any item, it will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered separately.

a) Approval of the minutes of the meeting of August 12, 2026
b) Approval of the schedule for the week of August 24, 2026
c) Approval of the check register
d) Approve and sign the OCB’s
VII. FORMAL BOARD ACTION:
a) Consider a motion to approve a contract with Heartland Business Systems for
the County enterprise firewall project in the amount of $115,000.00.
b) Consider a motion to approve the engineering proposal and contract with
SMH for phase 1 of the Pavement Preservation and Turning Movement
Improvements on County Route 1 and 222nd St.
c) Consider a motion to move the equipment listed to the disposal list as
presented.
d) Consider a motion to approve Resolution 2026-14, providing for a
moratorium on applications for data centers in the unincorporated area of
Leavenworth County.
e) Consider a motion to approve Resolution 2026-15, updating and codifying
existing County resolutions related to the regulations of animals in the
unincorporated areas of Leavenworth County.
VIII. PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS: presentations are materials of general
concern where no action or vote is requested or anticipated.
a) Bluestem Public Revenue Analysis presentation
b) Executive session if needed
IX. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT
X. ADJOURNMENT