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, August 28, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Thirty-second 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 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent 1 - 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 Megan L. Marshall to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on August 21, 2023. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
Resolutions #21385, #21386 and #21389 were adopted at this time. See  
pages 10 and 11 for details.  
DaRon McGee, County Legislator, introduced representatives of the  
Jackson County Sports Complex Authority, Shawn Foster, Chairperson,  
Jim Rowland, Executive Director, and Mike White, Legal Counsel. Mr.  
Foster expressed their thanks for the invitation to speak to the Legislature.  
The Legislators are welcome to visit the Sports Complex and meet with the  
Sports Complex Authority. There has been a lot of talk regarding the  
Royals leaving and relocating. The Sports Authority works with the teams  
on a daily basis. Mike White has served as County Executive and likely  
knows more about the lease than anyone else. They have been working  
on the leases with the teams over the last year. As the process moves  
forward the Sports Authority will update the Legislature on how they think  
the leases could be improved.  
The Sports Complex Authority sent a “term sheet” to the Administration in  
July. They have an agreement with the teams to not talk publicly about  
negotiations. To be clear, the Legislature and the County Executive are  
not holding up anything to do with the Royals. They are waiting for  
information from the teams to move forward. They have daily contact with  
Mark Donovan with the Chiefs and Brooks Sherman with the Royals. The  
Sports Authority believes there needs to be an executed lease with the  
Chiefs and the Royals before anything can be put on a ballot. To put  
anything on a ballot without executed leases could put the County in a bad  
position. Depending on how things move forward, Mr. Foster is open to  
reconsideration of that position. As it stands today, the County needs more  
information to make an informed decision regarding next steps.  
DaRon McGee asked about the timeline for the leasing process. Mike  
White said Mr. Sherman with the Royals has stated the team will  
announce in late September their choice for where the team should be  
located. To get anything on the ballot, the measure needs to be submitted  
10 weeks ahead of time. That leaves very little time to negotiate a lease.  
From his and Jim Rowland’s experience in 2006, the process requires  
more time than that allows to negotiate the lease as well as the fair share  
agreement, which ensures an inclusive and diverse workforce. That fair  
share process took about as long as the lease negotiation. Gayle Holliday  
oversaw the fair share agreement negotiation. The Legislature will be  
making the decision on the lease. The Sports Authority does not have the  
power to pass a tax or an ordinance approving the lease. The Sports  
Complex Authority serves as the Legislature’s agent. They are here to  
help. Mr. McGee asked about the timeline for the lease portion of the  
previous negotiation. Mr. White said they started in the summer of 2005  
and barely got it done by January 2006. Mr. Rowland said that was a  
complicated negotiation because of how the leases were structured. He  
believes the lease negotiation can be more streamlined. He believes a  
resolution is achievable if everyone comes to the table prepared to  
negotiate in a forefront way.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, said to be clear, Jackson County  
wants to keep the teams in the County. Right now, it seems the starting  
point of discussion is that the Royals must move downtown or somewhere  
else. Is that a shared concern? Mr. White said in yesterday's paper it was  
stated that Arrowhead Stadium is ranked sixth out of all NFL stadiums.  
The leases require the teams to keep the stadiums in a first-class  
condition. Mr. White said he personally believes it will be difficult to  
convince people in Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs, or Independence to vote  
in favor of moving downtown. The Authority itself does not have an opinion.  
Mr. Foster said the Sports Authority has leases at the Truman Sports  
Complex until 2031. The Royals have stated they want to honor that lease.  
At the end of the day, Mr. Sherman owns the team. If he wants to take the  
team downtown, he can take it downtown. Their role on the Sports Authority  
is to make sure the stadiums stay at a high-level condition. If Mr. Sherman  
and the taxpayers choose to move downtown, the Sports Authority will help  
that process. The teams have stated they want to maintain their  
relationship with the Sports Authority. If the team moves out of Jackson  
County, the Sports Authority expects them to continue to play games in  
the current location until 2031. Mr. Abarca asked if there is information on  
the economic impact of not honoring the lease. Mr. Foster said they did  
not have that information. Mr. White said the lease has certain  
performance requirements. If the County takes the position of holding the  
team to the lease, the County has specific performance requirements  
within the lease.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
The County Executive was not present. Caleb Clifford, Chief of Staff, said  
there was no report.  
Manual Abarca IV asked for a status update on the Board of Equalization  
hearings. Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said as of today, about  
24,000 appeals have been addressed. They will have a call with the taxing  
jurisdictions. The Assessment Department will deliver on September 9,  
2023, the updated aggregate assessed values. The taxing jurisdictions  
have the option of using their July 30, 2023, numbers. The BOE will start  
in-person hearings with the Board of Equalization for people who have  
gone through the hearing officer process. This will begin about September  
11. There is a two-step process with review by Assessment Department  
staff, meeting with hearing officers and, if no resolution, the appeal will go  
before the BOE. They are resolving about 300 cases a day. They are  
working to increase those numbers.  
Mr. Abarca asked about a letter from the City of Independence to the  
County Executive asking about collaborating on the jail. Mr. Schulte said  
he was not familiar with that matter. Mr. Schulte said JE Dunn has  
delivered information to the City of Kansas City. The City is working  
through their process. The County’s deadline for a decision point on  
September 15, 2023, does not impact the County’s deadline to begin  
installing the foundation and footings.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5770  
Appropriating $200,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023  
American Rescue Plan Fund and awarding a twelve-month contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of community surveys  
and engagement software to Zencity of Harris County, Texas under the  
terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners contract no. 191902, an existing  
government contract.  
(WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR MEGAN MARSHALL. CONCURRED BY  
MANUEL ABARCA IV AND VENESSA HUSKEY.)  
5774  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 2057., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers within Jackson County,  
Missouri, in accordance with the Revised Statutes of Missouri §137.1050  
(SB190), with an effective date.  
(Budget Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Megan Marshall to  
waive the reading of Ordinances  
#5775 - #5781. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
5775  
5775  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV  
to perfect Ordinance #5775. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Ordinance #5775, amending the zoning districts established pursuant  
to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract  
from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette). The  
motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
5776  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
perfect Ordinance #5776. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
5777  
5778  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Donna Peyton to  
perfect Ordinance #5777. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
approve the Land Use Committee Amendment dated August 28, 2023 for  
Ordinance #5778, to delete the word "renewing" and insert the word  
"granting" in the heading; to delete the word "renewed" and insert the word  
"granted" in the first sentence in Section 1 and Section 2 all on page one.  
The motion passed by voice vote.  
5778  
5779  
5780  
5781  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
perfect Ordinance #5778. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
perfect Ordinance #5779. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV to  
perfect Ordinance #5780. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Megan L. Marshall to  
perfect Ordinance #5781. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Consent Agenda.  
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee made no recommendation on  
Ordinance #5782.  
5782  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
perfect Ordinance #5782. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Consent Agenda.  
5783  
AN ORDINANCE 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.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
5785  
5786  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
The County Legislature will have a public hearing regarding Ordinance  
#5785 on Monday, September 11, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. in the Kansas City  
Legislative Assembly Area.  
Anti-Crime Committee moved to perfect. Consent Agenda.  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee made no recommendation on  
Resolution #21346.  
21346  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21346, expressing the intent of the Legislature to  
recommend amending Missouri state statute to allow for a mid-year tax  
collection date as opposed to the current collection date of December 31st.  
The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca  
IV and Venessa Huskey  
No: 3 - Jalen Anderson, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21373  
21374  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21375  
A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Charlie Franklin, to  
adopt Resolution #21375, awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply  
contract, with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of  
crushed rock for use by various County departments to AA Quarry, LLC, of  
Kingsville, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
23-045. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21376  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
5785  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $57,030.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 County Improvement Fund and awarding a contract to  
Federal Supply USA of Waukegan, IL., for the purchase of a dishwasher  
under the terms and conditions of GSA Contract GS-07F-264-BA, an  
existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $57,029.55.  
(PERFECTED)  
5786  
5776  
AN ORDINANCE transferring $160,000.00 within and appropriating  
$349,292.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 Anti-Crime  
Sales Tax Fund, in acceptance of the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice  
Assistance Grant awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 6.75± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates) and rezoning a  
certain 12.07± acre tract from District RE (Residential Estates) to District  
AG (Agricultural).  
(ADOPTED)  
5777  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 7.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(ADOPTED)  
5778  
5779  
5780  
5781  
5782  
21373  
21374  
21376  
AN ORDINANCE granting a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG  
(Agricultural) for a period of fifty years to operate a 190-foot communication  
tower and facility, as to a 106.00 + acre tract.  
(ADOPTED)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 5.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(ADOPTED)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(ADOPTED)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(ADOPTED)  
AN ORDINANCE setting forth guidelines for citizen initiative, referendum,  
and recall petitions as referenced under Article XIV of the Jackson County  
Charter.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain property within the Sheriff’s Office as  
surplus property and authorizing its transfer to the Lone Jack Fire Protection  
District.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $40,000.00 within the 2023 General Fund to  
cover the cost of a media campaign to fill staff positions for use by the  
Department of Corrections.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $44,711.00 within the 2023 County  
Improvement Fund and awarding a contract to LCPtracker of Orange, CA,  
for a three-year prevailing wage and workforce monitoring software  
subscription for use by the Compliance Review Office for the new Jackson  
County Detention Center construction project, at an actual cost to the County  
in the amount of $44,710.63, as a sole source purchase.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinances #5785 and #5786 were moved to the Consent Agenda for  
perfection. Ordinances #5776, #5777, #5778, #5779, #5780, #5781,  
#5782 and Resolutions #21373, #21374 and #21376 were moved to the  
Consent Agenda for adoption.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
No objection to the consideration of Ordinance #5787 - not on printed  
agenda.  
5787  
Enacting a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers within Jackson County,  
Missouri, in accordance with the Revised Statutes of Missouri §137.1050  
(SB190).  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
The Budget Committee will have a public hearing regarding Ordinance  
#5787 on Monday, September 11, 2023 in the Kansas City Legislative  
Assembly Area at a time to be determined.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21381  
Awarding a contract to Shawnee F LLC d/b/a Shawnee Mission Ford, of  
Shawnee, KS for the furnishing of a 2024 Ford Transit T-350 cargo van, for  
use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, under the terms and conditions  
for State of Missouri Contract No. CC231422005, an existing competitively  
bid government contract at a total cost to the County in the amount of  
$56,364.00.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
21382  
21383  
(NOT INTRODUCED).  
Setting out the proposed allocation of the three percent non-medical  
marijuana sales tax.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
21384  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21384, authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to  
hold a closed meeting on Monday, August 28, 2023, for the purpose of  
conducting privileged and confidential communications between itself and  
the Jackson County Counselor under section 610.021(2) 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: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21385  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21385, declaring August 31, 2023, as International  
Overdose Awareness Day and recognizing First Call for its efforts to  
address substance use disorders in our community. The motion passed by  
a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21386  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to  
adopt Resolution #21386, recognizing Missouri’s 911 Dispatchers as first  
responders. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Manuel  
Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer  
No: 1 - Donna Peyton  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21387  
Awarding twenty-four-month term and supply contracts with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of turf chemicals for use by  
the Parks + Rec Department to Van Diest Supply Company of Webster City,  
Iowa, Advanced Turf Solutions of Fishers, Indiana, and SiteOne Landscape  
Supply of Cleveland, Ohio, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid  
No. 23-047.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
21388  
Authorizing the County Counselor to execute a twelve-month Legal Services  
Agreement, with two twelve-month options to extend, with the Hardwick Law  
Firm, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request  
for Qualifications No. 23-056, at a cost to the County not to exceed  
$100,000.00.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
No objection to the consideration of Resolution #21389 - not on printed  
agenda.  
21389  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21389, recognizing the service of Jaime Guillen to  
Jackson County and congratulating him on his appointment as Director of  
the City of Kansas City's Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Department.  
The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
Closed meeting per Resolution #21384. The County Legislature recessed  
and went into closed session.  
The County Legislature reconvened.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
The County Legislature will not meet on Monday, September 4, 2023 in  
observance of the Labor Day Holiday.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, September 11, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.