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, November 6, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Forty-first Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on October 30, 2023. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
Resolutions #21461, #21465 and #21466 were adopted at this time. See  
pages 5 and 6 for details.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
The County Executive was present and had nothing to report.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked if there was an update on the  
Legislature’s request for data related to reassessment appeals. Troy  
Schulte, County Administrator, said he did not have an update. Mr. Abarca  
showed the County Administrator a notice of hearing that was sent out by the  
Assessment Department setting an appointment to review property values  
at 12:00 AM with an improper date format. Mr. Abarca asked how many  
notices were sent out with this erroneous information. Mr. Schulte said he  
did not know but would follow up with staff.  
Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator, asked about some issues brought to  
her attention by constituents. One involved the waiving of the ACH fee, but  
only until November 30, 2023. Whitney Miller, Chief Deputy County  
Counselor, said the funds approved in the budget were not sufficient to  
waive fees through the end of the year. The thought was to encourage  
taxpayers to pay early to avoid long waits and other issues. Ms. Marshall  
said another constituent had a late fee assessed, even though the taxes  
were timely paid. Ms. Miller said it is likely this fee is for not filing declaration  
documents timely. This information is included in the FAQs distributed by the  
Collection Department.  
Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked about accommodations for citizens  
that are disabled and unable to wait in the long lines, particularly in  
Independence. Mr. Schulte said that the County will provide seating for  
anyone unable to stand for long periods in Independence. This is not as  
much of an issue at the Downtown Courthouse. The Historic Truman  
Courthouse does not have the capacity to accommodate large number of  
taxpayers.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5797  
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.  
(Budget Committee - 5th. Perfection)  
5807  
5810  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Prosecuting Attorney’s Delinquent Sales Tax Fund to  
cover the purchase of furniture and the disposal of surplus furniture items  
under an existing term and supply contract for use by the Prosecuting  
Attorney’s Office.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
5811  
Land Use Committee moved to perfect. Consent Agenda.  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5808  
5809  
Consent Agenda.  
Consent Agenda.  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21449  
21450  
21451  
21452  
21453  
21458  
Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Extension  
to the Cooperative Agreement with ArtsKC for the implementation of an arts  
strategic plan for Jackson County, at a cost to the County not to exceed  
$250,000.00.  
(Emerging Issues Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
5807  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $11,205.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the  
State of Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator for use by the  
Jackson County Family Court Division.  
(PERFECTED)  
5811  
5808  
AN ORDINANCE repealing Schedule I, Chapter 50, Jackson County Code,  
1984, relating to park fees and charges and enacting, in lieu thereof, one  
new schedule relating to the same subject.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE transferring $129,537.00 within the 2023 Anti-Crime  
Sales Tax Fund, appropriating $277,378.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, and authorizing an  
extension to the Victims of Crime Act Grant for use by the Prosecuting  
Attorney’s Office’s Victim Services Program.  
(ADOPTED)  
5809  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $66,155.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Missouri Western  
Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force grant awarded by the Missouri  
Department of Public Safety.  
(ADOPTED)  
21449  
A RESOLUTION awarding a term and supply contract for the furnishing of  
HVAC products, installation, and services for use by the Facilities  
Management Division of the Public Works Department to Johnson Controls,  
Inc. of Lenexa, KS, under the terms and conditions of the Sourcewell  
Contract No. 070121-JHN, an existing, competitively bid government  
contract.  
(ADOPTED)  
21450  
A RESOLUTION awarding a fourteen-month term and supply contract, with  
one twenty-four-month option to extend, for the furnishing of public safety  
communications products, services, and solutions for radio maintenance for  
use by various departments to Motorola Solutions of Chicago, IL, under the  
terms and conditions of the State of Missouri Contract No. CT221247003,  
an existing competitively bid government contract.  
(ADOPTED)  
21451  
21452  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned vehicles as surplus  
property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the  
Jackson County Code, 1984.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Parks + Rec to execute a  
Memorandum of Understanding with the Heartland Conservation Alliance for  
the programming and improvement of the Blue River Parkway, at an actual  
cost to the County in the amount of $30,000.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
21453  
A RESOLUTION supporting a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant  
application by the Parks + Rec Department for the Blue River Parkway  
Enhancement Project at Alex George Wetland Recreational Area.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinances #5807 and #5811 were moved to the Consent Agenda for  
perfection. Ordinances #5808, #5809 and Resolutions #21449, #21450,  
#21451, #21452, and #21453 were moved to the Consent Agenda for  
adoption.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,  
to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5812  
Appropriating $975,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023  
County Improvement Fund to cover the cost of renovations and accessibility  
to the Family Court Division of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
5813  
Appropriating $65,111.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023  
Grant Fund and authorizing an extension to the Racial Equity and Disparity  
Grant for use by the Family Court Division of the Jackson County 16th  
Circuit Court.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21461  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adopt Resolution #21461, honoring the 248th U.S. Marine Corps  
Birthday. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21462  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month  
option to extend for the furnishing of electronic monitoring equipment for use  
by the Department of Corrections, Office of Population Control, to BI  
Monitoring of Boulder, CO, under the terms and conditions of OMNIA  
Partners-City of Mesa, AZ Contract No. 2022118 a competitively bid  
government contract.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
21463  
Awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts, with one twelve-month  
option to extend, for the furnishing of tree removal service for use by various  
County departments to Shawnee Mission Tree Services, Inc., dba Arbor  
Masters of Shawnee, KS, and CTC Disaster Response, Inc. of Topeka, KS  
under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-067.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21464  
A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to  
adopt Resolution #21464, authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to  
hold a closed meeting on Monday, November 6, 2023, for the purpose of  
conducting privileged and confidential communications under section  
610.021(12) of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, and closing all records  
prepared for discussion at said meeting. The motion passed by a roll call  
vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21465  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21465, recognizing the Kansas City Public School  
District, the Grandview C-4 School District, the Center School District, and  
Lion House of OUR SPOT KC, for their work with homeless youth as part of  
the designation of November as National Homeless Youth Awareness  
Month. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21466  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21466, congratulating the American Daughters of  
Columbus Women’s Bocce Team, Girls Gone Wild, on their first-place finish  
at their tournament October 23, 2023. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21467  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to  
adopt Resolution #21467, recognizing Friendship Baptist Church’s  
momentous Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Emanuel Lisk Center for  
Youth Development on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. to be  
held at Friendship Baptist Church, 3530 Chelsea, Kansas City, Missouri.  
The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
No objection to the consideration of Resolution #21468 - not on printed  
agenda.  
21468  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to  
adopt Resolution #21468, recognizing the musical artistry of Take 6 upon  
their appearance at Folly Frolic 2023, an annual event benefiting the Folly  
Theater, to be held at the historic theater in Kansas City, Missouri, on  
November 18, 2023. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer  
and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
DaRon McGee, County Legislator, said due to a change in the Outside  
Agency Budget Hearings, a motion is needed to reschedule the Legislative  
Meeting originally scheduled for December 1 to be rescheduled for  
Thursday, November 30.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Donna Peyton, to  
reschedule the Legislative Meeting from December 1, 2023, to November  
30, 2023, at 9:00 A.M. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
The County Legislature recessed and went into closed session.  
Closed meeting per Resolution #21464.  
The County Legislature reconvened.  
Unfinished Business was taken up at this time. See above for details.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Donna Peyton, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, November 13, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd  
Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.