Jackson County Missouri

FINAL AGENDA

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Office of

Mary Jo Spino

Clerk of the County

Legislature

DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,

Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL),

Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd),

Jeanie Lauer (5th), Sean E. Smith (6th)

Thirty-sixth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, October 2, 2023, at 3:00 PM at the K.C.

Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri.

Any item on the Agenda may be addressed at the meeting in a manner

authorized by the Legislature's Rules.

While each meeting remains open to the public, if attendance is not

essential, you may watch live stream video of the legislative meeting on the

county's website at jacksonco.legistar.com

ROLL CALL

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

HEARINGS

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5783

5789

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,597,855.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 County Improvement Fund and awarding a contract for

construction services for exterior improvements to the Jackson County

Courthouse to Gunter Construction Co., of Kansas City, KS, under the terms

and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-037.

(Budget Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Assessment Fund to cover the cost of salaries and

overtime for the remainder of the 2023 Board of Equalization (BOE)

appeals docket.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

5791

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $19,372.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the

United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug

Trafficking Area program, for use by the Jackson County Drug Task Force

for reimbursement of overtime expenses.

(PERFECTED)

5792

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $19,840.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the

United States Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug

Trafficking Area program, for use by the Jackson County Drug Task Force

for reimbursement of overtime expenses.

(PERFECTED)

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21399

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Extension

to the Cooperative Agreement with ArtsKC for the development of an arts

strategic plan for Jackson County, at a cost to the County not to exceed

$250,000.00.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

21401

21402

A RESOLUTION transferring $21,000.00 within the 2023 Park Enterprise

Fund for food and beverage items for resale at the Fred Arbanas Golf

Course.

(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute an Addendum

to the existing Legal Services Agreement with Husch Blackwell, LLP of

Kansas City, MO, for county-wide anti-discrimination and anti-harassment

training at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $20,000.00.

(Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee - 1st. Meeting)

CONSENT AGENDA

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5797

5798

AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9103. and 9104., Jackson County

Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu

thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $16,748.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Grant Fund in acceptance of funding provided by the

Organized Crime Enforcement Task Force for use by the Jackson County

Drug Task Force for “Operation Bad Cookie.”

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

5799

AN ORDINANCE transferring $242,374.00 within the 2023 Sheriff’s Office

General Fund and appropriating $302,374.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 General Fund, in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s

DWI/Traffic Safety Unit Salary Grant awarded by the Missouri Department of

Transportation, Traffic and Highway Safety Division, and authorizing the

County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Highway Safety

Division for the acceptance and expenditure of grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

5800

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $34,600.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 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

County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Highway Safety

Division for the expenditure of grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

5801

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $40,425.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s

Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement grant awarded by the Missouri

Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and

authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri

Traffic and Highway Safety Division for the expenditure of grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21409

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of annual software

maintenance for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Omnigo Software of St. Louis,

MO, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the

amount of $89,090.00.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

21410

A RESOLUTION transferring $104,000.00 within the 2023 E-911 System

Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a

check in the amount of $104,000.00 for assisting in the purchase of a

Unified Computer Aided Dispatch System for the Lone Jack Police

Department.

(Introduced by Sean E. Smith, Jeanie Lauer and Jalen Anderson)

21411

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract for

the furnishing of dry goods, refrigerated foods, and frozen foods for use by

Parks + Rec Department to U.S. Foods of Lenexa, KS, under the terms and

conditions of the U.S. Communities Contract No. 42356, an existing

competitively bid government contract.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

21412

21413

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and achievements of Mary Margaret

Tarwater.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson,

Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of Environmental

Management Services for use by various County departments to EcoSafe

Environmental Services of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions

of Invitation to Bid No. 23-027.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

21414

21415

21416

A RESOLUTION celebrating the contributions of Hispanic small businesses

to Jackson County.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV, DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall,

Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Venessa Huskey and Jeanie Lauer)

A RESOLUTION recognizing the valuable contributions of Hispanic first

responders.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV, DaRon McGee, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer)

A RESOLUTION celebrating the work of the Greater Kansas City Hispanic

Development Fund to advance the Latino community for nearly four

decades.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Charlie

Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith)

21417

A RESOLUTION appointing Melinda Bolling to the position of Chief

Compliance Review Officer pursuant to section 629.1 of the Jackson County

Code.

(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall, Jeanie Lauer, Sean E. Smith and

Donna Peyton)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, October 9,

2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,

Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.