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,

Donna Peyton (2nd AL) Vice Chairman,

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL),

Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),

Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)

Sean E. Smith (6th)

Office of

Mary Jo Spino

Clerk of the County Legislature

Thursday, March 6, 2025

10:00 AM

Fifth 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 8 -

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

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

Lauer

Absent 1 - Jalen Anderson

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Megan L. Marshall to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on February 24, 2025. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White, Jr., County Executive, was not present. Caleb Clifford, Chief of

Staff, had no report.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5904

AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 5577., Jackson County Code, 1984,

relating to possession of firearms and age restriction, and to enact in lieu

thereof two new sections, Sections 5577. and 5578., relating to the same

subject, with a severability clause and a penalty provision.

(Legislature As A Whole - 15th Perfection)

5909

5957

5958

AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,

Missouri, at the primary election to be held on August 5, 2025, a question to

amend the Jackson County Charter, with an effective date.

(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE repealing subsection 5560.3., Jackson County Code,

1984, relating to recklessly failing to care for or control child, and enacting, in

lieu thereof, one new subsection relating to the same subject.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 6th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE requiring the Jackson County Assessor to provide an

Assessment Roll that complies with the Missouri State Tax Commission’s

Order and rolls back the 2023 value of any parcel that exceeded a 15%

increase in 2023 to be changed and to be valued at no more than 15% more

than the 2022 property value.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 5th. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to

hold Ordinance #5959. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 5 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa

Huskey, and Charlie Franklin

No: 2 - Megan L. Marshall and Jeanie Lauer

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Sean E. Smith

5959

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $71,751.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 General Fund in acceptance of the Missouri Western

Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force grant awarded by the Missouri

Department of Public Safety.

(PERFECTED)

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21641

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive or the Chairman of the

Legislature to sell the County-owned property located at 1300 Washington

Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 via the competitive bidding process.

(Legislature As A Whole - 34th Meeting)

21766

A RESOLUTION transferring $49,500.00 within the 2024 General Fund and

authorizing a contract to cover the cost of consultation and proposal services

to Colette Holt & Associates Law Firm of San Antonio, TX, at a cost to the

County not to exceed $49,500.00.

(Legislature As A Whole - 21st Meeting)

21843

A RESOLUTION requiring the Jackson County property cards provided by

the Assessment Department to include photographs of the property

inspection and related property comparable sales that were used to

determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) and property classification.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 5th. Meeting)

21846

A RESOLUTION authorizing a twelve-month extension to the term and

supply contract for the furnishing of automotive parts for use countywide to

AutoZone of Memphis, TN, under the terms and conditions of OMNIA

Partners Contract No. R211201, an existing competitively-bid government

contract.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)

21850

21851

21852

A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property and

authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the six surplus

parcels.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION transferring $25,500.00 within the 2025 Park Fund for

offsite server hosting services provided by Vermont Systems Inc. for use by

the Parks + Rec Department.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

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

one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of professional

mortuary services for use by the Public Administrator to Charter Funerals of

Missouri, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Request for Proposals No. 24-085.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

21853

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

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC filters for

use by various County departments, as a split award to Kansas City Air

Filter of Kansas City, MO and Inspection Experts, Inc., of Columbia,

Maryland, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-081.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

21854

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

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of office furniture

for use by various County departments, as a split award to Encompas

Corporation, Kansas City Office Design, LLC, K&M Office Products dba

Office Products Alliance, Color Art Integrated Interiors of Kansas City, LLC,

dba Scott Rice Office Works, all of Kansas City, MO and Rangle Distributing

of Kansas City, KS, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.

24-091.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

21855

21856

A RESOLUTION transferring $36,300.00 within the 2025 Park Fund to

purchase supplies at Lowe’s Home Improvement for use by the Parks + Rec

Department.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a five-year contract for the furnishing of ortho and

oblique aerial imagery for use by various County departments to Nearmap

U.S., Inc., of Lehi, Utah, at an actual cost to the County of $100,000.00, as a

sole source purchase.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

21857

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

with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of miscellaneous

pipes and plumbing supplies for use by various County departments to

Reeves-Wiedeman Company of Kansas City, Missouri, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-088.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

21860

21864

A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property and

authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the surplus parcels.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with

the Jackson County Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled to

provide for partial funding of various Parks + Rec Department's Special

Population Services Division programs.

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jeanie Lauer, to

adopt Resolution #21864.

A statement was made by Megan L. Marshall asking why is there a delay in

passing this Resolution.

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey to

hold Resolution #21864. The motion passed by a voice vote:

Yes: 4 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, and Venessa

Huskey

No: 3 - Megan L. Marshall, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Sean E. Smith

21869

21870

21871

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Sheriff to execute a

contract for services with the Family Court Division of the 16th Circuit Court

of Missouri to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s

Connections supervised visitation program.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION awarding a month-to-month contract extension for the

furnishing of food service at the Jackson County Detention Center to Trinity

Services Group of Oldsmar, Florida, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid No. 27-21.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )

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

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

chloride pellets and rock salt supplies for use by various County

departments, to Nu-Life Labs, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri and Humana

Chemicals, Inc. of Potomac, Maryland, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid No. 24-087.

(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting )

21872

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

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of electrical supplies

for use by various County departments to Graybar Electric Company of St.

Louis, MO, under the terms and conditions of the City of Kansas City,

Missouri contract No. EV2370, an existing competitively bid government

contract.

(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting )

21873

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

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

services for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Eastern Jackson County

USSSA Umpire Association of Independence, MO, as a sole source

purchase.

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting )

21874

21875

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

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of trash removal

service for use by various County departments to Waste Management of

Kansas, Inc., under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid 24-096.

(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )

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

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of body

transportation services for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office to First Call

of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.

24-082.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

CONSENT AGENDA

None.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5965

Repealing subsections 2066.6., 2066.7., and 2066.8., Jackson County

Code, 1984, relating to a senior tax credit, and enacting, in lieu thereof, four

new subsections relating to the same subject.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

5966

Appropriating $1,688,456.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the

General Fund, $293,956.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the

Health Fund, $708,172.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the

Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, and making the necessary transfers within the

General Fund, Health Fund, Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, and the County

Improvement Fund to provide the Circuit Court, Family Court, and Family

Court Facilities with their portion of the 2025 Recommended Budget.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21876

Authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental

Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste

Management District to provide access to the regional household hazardous

waste centers for the residents of the unincorporated areas of Jackson

County, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $26,761.00.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21877

Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with two

twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of paint and painting

supplies for use by various County departments to PPG Architectural

Finishes, Inc. of Columbia, MO and Sherwin Williams of Cleveland, OH,

under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-003.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21878

Awarding a contract for annual software maintenance for use by the Sheriff’s

Office and Department of Corrections to Lexipol, LLC, of Frisco, TX, at an

actual cost to the County in the amount of $57,992.00, as a sole source

purchase.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

DaRon McGee, Chairman, asked the County Executive's Office why there

was no resume attached to County Executive Order #25-05, Appointing the

Chair of the Board of Equalization (BOE). Caleb Clifford, Chief of Staff,

stated he assumed it was because the person named in the order had

already been appointed to the BOE and was just being named as chair. Mr.

Clifford said he would have the resume emailed to the Legislature.

25-05

Pursuant to Chapter 91 of the County Code, I hereby name Nathaniel W.

Petty as the Chair of the Board of Equalization.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked the whereabouts of the County

Executive because he noticed his car was in the parking lot. Caleb Clifford,

Chief of Staff, answered he had no knowledge of the current location of the

County Executive and maybe he had other meetings to attend at this time.

Legislator Abarca said he was disappointed the County Executive chose

not to attend the Legislative meeting but instead planned others at the same

time. Legislator Abarca asked if he can get a status report on the

negotiations with the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals teams.

Mr. Clifford stated he had no report other than the statement the County

Executive sent out regarding the issue. Legislator Abarca next stated that

he did not receive the statement mentioned but would like to see a copy of it.

Mr. Clifford stated he would have it sent to the Legislature. Legislator

Abarca asked if any Non-Disclosure Agreements have been worked on or

signed by the teams. Caleb Clifford declined to answer in a public meeting,

but would do so in a closed session. He also asked Bryan Covinsky, County

Counselor, about an NDA and Mr. Covinsky said his office has not worked

on an NDA for the teams. Legislator Abarca asked what would the County

Executive's office say to the public if asked, and Mr. Clifford again referred

to the statement made by the County Executive on the matter.