IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $935,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2025 Grant Fund for improvements to Little Blue Trace/Rock Island Trail.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6047, December 1, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 20870, dated February 22, 2022, the County authorized a Transportation Alternatives Fund Program Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to allow for construction relating to the Little Blue Trace/Rock Island Trail Connector Grant Project, at no cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21710, dated September 9, 2024, the County authorized a Transportation Alternatives Fund Program Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to allow for construction relating to the Little Blue Trace/Rock Island Trail Connector Grant Project, at no cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 6004, dated September 22, 2025, the County awarded a contract for construction service to connect the Rock Island Trail and Little Blue Trace Trail under Federal Project No. TAP 3453(404) to MegaKC Corporation Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-098 at a cost to the County not to exceed $2,870,540.00; and,
WHEREAS, grant funding for the construction contract is needed to fulfill the necessary costs for the MegaKC construction contract; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of attached contract is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, to fund this improvement, an appropriation is necessary; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer and appropriation be and hereby are made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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Grant Fund |
|
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|
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010-9999 |
32810- Undesignated Fund Balance |
$935,000 |
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Parks - Construction Services 010-1608 |
58060 - Other Improvements |
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$935,000 |
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment, on the original contract and all amendments thereto.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6047 introduced on December 1, 2025, was duly passed on ______________________________, 2025 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays _____________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6047.
____________________ _______________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $935,000.00
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 1608 58060
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Parks - Construction Services
Other Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $935,000.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date County Administration