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Resolution of Support for the Jackson County Environmental Health Division public aquatic regulations and inspection program.
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Issue/Request:
Resolution of Support for the Jackson County Environmental Health Division public aquatic regulations and inspection program.
Key Issues:
Deb Sees, Jackson County Environmental Health Administration is seeking City Council support to share with the Jackson County Legislature to adopt regulations pertaining to public aquatic venues and implement an inspection program related to these public aquatic venues. Ms. Sees presented the proposed regulations and inspection program to the Community and Economic Development Committee on May 10, 2017 and the Committee by vote of 3 - 0 moved to direct staff to prepare a resolution of support and present to the full City Council for consideration.
City staff felt it would be beneficial to bring this proposal forward through the CEDC for consideration and to provide a recommendation to the full City Council. If desirable to move forward to the full City Council, staff would prepare a resolution of support for the City Council to consider.
Background:
Please see attached information provided by the Jackson County Environmental Health Division.
Jackson County Environmental Health Division provides food service and hotel/motel regulatory services for the City of Lee's Summit through an agreement with Jackson County. Should a public aquatic venue program be implemented by the County, the existing agreement would need to be amended to incorporate this program for the City of Lee's Summit. The City would not be responsible for enforcement of these regulations should they be adopted by the Jackson County Legislature.
The Lee's Summit Parks and Recreation Department has collaborated with the Jackson County Environmental Health Division and is supportive of the proposed regulations as they relate to facilities that the Parks and Recreation Department owns and operates (see att...
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