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  
Thursday, November 30, 2023  
9:00 AM  
Forty-fifth 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 7 -  
DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent 1 - Jalen Anderson  
Excused 1 - Megan L. Marshall  
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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 Venessa Huskey to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on November 29, 2023.  
The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
The County Executive was not present and there were no reports.  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5810  
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 - 5th. Perfection)  
5812  
5812  
A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV to  
perfect Ordinance #5812. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Ordinance #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. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
Excused: 1 - Megan L. Marshall  
(ADOPTED)  
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5815  
AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County, Missouri tentative tax  
levy.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE to adopt the annual budget and set forth appropriations for  
the various spending agencies and the principal subdivisions thereof, for the  
fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Perfection)  
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5817  
5818  
5819  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.40± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning certain lot layouts of District AG  
(Agricultural) and District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 13.25± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing section 1512., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to the Employees’ Pension Plan and enacting, in lieu thereof, one  
new section relating to the same subject, with an effective date.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5813  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Ordinance #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. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
Excused: 1 - Megan L. Marshall  
(ADOPTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21469  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement  
with the Mid-America Regional Council of Kansas City, MO to fund and  
participate in the Kansas City Regional Electric Vehicle Readiness Planning  
project (EV Plan) at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$10,000.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
21470  
21471  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles assigned to the Jackson County  
Drug Task Force as surplus property and authorizing their transfer to the  
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a First  
Amendment to a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Grandview, MO, to  
restore the Jackson County Longview Trail, at an actual cost to the County in  
the amount of $118,262.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
21472  
A RESOLUTION awarding twenty-four-month term and supply contracts, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of emergency sewer  
repair services for use by various County departments to Ace Pipe  
Cleaning, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri and SHEDIGS IT, LLC of Blue  
Springs, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
23-059.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
21473  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for dump truck repair for use by the  
Public Works Department to Rush Truck Centers of Kansas City, MO, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
21474  
21476  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute an addendum  
to the Legal Services Agreement with Ronald L. Jurgeson of Lee’s Summit,  
MO, at an additional cost to the County not to exceed $50,000.00.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing an eight-month term and supply contract  
extension for the furnishing of galvanized and aluminized type two  
corrugated culvert pipe and fittings for use by various County departments to  
Kansas City Winwater Works Company of Kansas City, MO, under the  
terms and conditions of City of Kansas City, Missouri Contract No. EV2571,  
an existing government contract.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
21477  
21481  
A RESOLUTION transferring $19,500.00 within the 2023 Park Fund and  
authorizing a contract amendment for records management and computer  
aided dispatch software for use by the Parks + Rec Department to  
CentralSquare Technologies of Lake Mary, FL, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $19,500.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned boats and light poles as  
surplus property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the  
Jackson County Code, 1984.  
(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, December 4, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd  
Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.