Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,

Office of

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

Mary Jo Spino

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)

Clerk of the County Legislature

Monday, October 2, 2023

3:00 PM

Thirty-sixth Regular Meeting

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri

DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Sean E. Smith to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on September 25, 2023.

The motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

There were no hearings. Resolutions #21412, #21414, #21415, and

#21416 were adopted at this time. See pages 5 and 6 for details.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White, Jr., County Executive, said he knows sometimes decisions are

very difficult to make. But making certain decisions that involve public safety

and issues that are helpful to County associates, mean that sometimes we

have to look for reasons to pass certain things, versus look for reasons to

not pass certain things. When looking at issues that are valuable to the

County and the needs of the community, this is why the County was able to

purchase, for example, the new County Health Department building, and

purchase the Administration Building. These are things that have moved the

County forward. He encourages the Legislature, especially on issues

involving public safety, to find a way to move things along versus hold things

up. This was a valuable lesson he learned when he came on the Legislature

with Dan Tarwater, and he believes this could carry forward with the

Legislature and the decisions they make in the best interests of Jackson

County.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, said he hears that sentiment and

agrees. In that light, he asked for an update on the Legislature’s new

Compliance positions. Mr. White said that is a conversation he and the

Chair will have and will reach a conclusion on those positions. Mr. Abarca

asked if he anticipated reaching a decision on those positions before the

end of the year. Mr. White said he doesn’t anticipate anything. He is just

waiting for the conversation.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

The Budget Committee made no recommendation on Ordinance #5783.

Donna Peyton, County Legislator, said she saw a visitor park on 12th Street

in a handicap space. He was unable to access the building to the front and

had to walk up the ramp on the side. She has concerns about the

accessibility of the building. She also had concerns about the fairness of the

bid process.

5783

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Donna Peyton, to

perfect Ordinance #5783, 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. The

motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 3 - Donna Peyton, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

No: 4 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Manuel Abarca IV and Venessa

Huskey

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(FAILED)

5789

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

5792

Consent Agenda.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

The Budget Committee made no recommendation on Resolution #21399.

Manuel Abarca IV said he believes the arts are critically important to our

area. But he has concerns about the process used to award this no bid

contract.

21399

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21399, 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. The motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 2 - Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

No: 5 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV and Venessa Huskey

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(DEFEATED)

21401

21402

Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

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

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.

(ADOPTED)

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.

(ADOPTED)

21401

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.

(ADOPTED)

Ordinances #5791, 5792 and Resolution #21401 were moved to the

Consent Agenda for adoption.

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5797

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.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

5798

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.”

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

5799

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.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

5800

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.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

5801

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.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21409

21410

21411

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.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

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.

(Assigned to the 911 Oversight Committee.)

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.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21412

A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to

adopt Resolution #21412, honoring the life and achievements of Mary

Margaret Tarwater. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

21413

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.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21414

21415

21416

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,

to adopt Resolution #21414, celebrating the contributions of Hispanic small

businesses to Jackson County. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,

to adopt Resolution #21415, recognizing the valuable contributions of

Hispanic first responders. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21416, celebrating the work of the Greater Kansas City

Hispanic Development Fund to advance the Latino community for nearly four

decades. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

21417

A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to

adopt Resolution #21417, appointing Melinda Bolling to the position of

Chief Compliance Review Officer pursuant to section 629.1 of the Jackson

County Code. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca

IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.