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 14, 2023

3:00 PM

Thirtieth 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 9 -

DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer

and Sean E. Smith

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 07, 2023. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

Resolutions #21367 and #21370 were adopted at this time. See pages 8

and 9 for details.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

The County Executive was not present.

Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said there was no report.

Manual Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked for an update on the Board of

Equalization process. Mr. Schulte said the BOE is meeting Monday

through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., mostly handling approval of stipulations

and waivers of appearance. The hearing officers are handling about 150

cases a day. The process is working. They have resolved 31.5% of cases.

The process is likely to slow down once they begin hearing cases that

have not had a stipulation. The Assessment Department continues to work

with Tyler Technologies and are offering stipulations for some applicants

with agricultural properties in the far eastern portion of Jackson County.

They will continue to try to resolve these cases as quickly as possible. He

will pull some data for Mr. Abarca regarding the stipulations and

percentage of value changes. Mr. Abarca asked for data on properties with

over 15% difference.

Mr. Abarca asked if there was any response to the State Auditor’s request.

Mr. Schulte said they will put the information together and send it off to the

auditor. DaRon McGee, County Legislator, asked for the Legislature to be

copied on that response.

Mr. Abarca asked the County Executive’s opinion on American Rescue

Plan Act Fund processes. Mr. Schulte said he believes there have been

conversations between the Administration and Legislative staff on

priorities for the ARPA funds. Mr. Abarca said it seems the County

Executive is prioritizing buildings. Additionally, the County Executive

spoke at a meeting and offered $5 million from ARPA for small

businesses. Mr. Schulte said he would seek more information from the

Administration.

Mr. Abarca asked about the County Executive’s position on SB190. Mr.

Schulte said the County Administration perspective is that there is

uncertainty regarding the intent of this legislation. They hope to develop a

framework that will allow them to work toward implementing the legislation,

freezing those eligible seniors (62 and older) at the 2023 levels and start

an application process that would run until September 2024.

Bryan Covinsky, County Counselor, said his office is part of a working

group with the Missouri Association of Counties. There is no county in

Missouri that has enacted the law for this year because of the uncertainty

with the law. They hope to find a way to get it properly done with a

consistent process. There are many holes with the law that need to be

clarified. Mr. Abarca said he believes Jackson County is unique in the

number of appeals. Mr. Covinsky said St. Louis County consistently has

more than 30,000 BOE appeals. Mr. Abarca asked if there are any other

counties in Missouri with over 50,000 appeals. He asked Mr. Covinsky to

have an answer to that question by the next legislative meeting.

Sean E. Smith, County Legislator, said he had sent a list of questions

regarding the appeal process. He said some taxpayers have received a

stipulation in the mail that disagreed with the one they received in the

appeal process. His understanding is the lowest stipulation number is what

will be applied. He asked about the County Counselor’s Office signing off

on stipulations. Mr. Covinsky said his office is part of the process and

there is an attorney at all BOE hearings to sign the stipulations. The

County Counselor’s Office represents the Assessment Department. Mr.

Smith asked when taxpayers will see the county’s website reflect the

stipulated value. Mr. Schulte said it normally takes 7 to 10 days to update

the online system. The numbers are uploaded weekly.

Mr. Smith asked about the process for anyone, with a good reason, asking

for a late appeal. Mr. Schulte said the taxpayer should send a letter to the

BOE email address: boardofequalization@jacksongov.org stating their

reason for needing a late appeal. The Board of Equalization will have to

decide to accept each individual late appeal, depending on the reason for

lateness, such as hospitalization or deployed military personnel. Informal

appeals are set to end tomorrow, but the BOE hearing officers will continue

to handle appeals until all appeals have been heard. The BOE is not

currently having in-person hearings. Right now, that process is through

Zoom or phone only. Mr. Abarca said he still hopes to have a hearing on

the equity of having Zoom-only hearings.

Manuel Abarca IV asked about the holdup within the Administration and

Human Resources Department on the approval of staff positions for the

Legislative Auditor and Compliance staff. Troy Schulte said the positions

have been approved and paperwork is on the County Executive’s desk for

approval. The County Executive has requested a meeting with the Chair of

the Legislature to discuss the situation further.

Mr. Abarca asked about a term sheet with the Royals. Mr. Covinsky said

his office wrote and distributed a request for qualifications for outside

counsel on this issue. There is privileged and confidential information on

the term sheet. Mr. Abarca suggested scheduling a closed meeting so the

County Legislature can be informed. Mr. Covinsky said he will schedule a

closed meeting as soon as the RFQ closes on August 15, 2023.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5767

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $23,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2022 ARPA Fund for the purpose of construction

improvements and furnishings of the 1300 Washington Administration

Building at a cost of $17,000,000.00, and for improvements to the second

floor of the Downtown Courthouse at a cost of $4,000,000.00 and the

Historic Truman Courthouse at a cost of $2,000,000.00.

(Budget Committee - 4th. Perfection)

Mr. Abarca said the committee is awaiting testimony from the County

Executive.

5770

AN ORDINANCE 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.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

The committee requested more information.

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 - 1st. Perfection)

The committee is holding this ordinance, pending a public hearing.

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

5772

Consent Agenda.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21346

A RESOLUTION 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.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

21349

21350

21352

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV,

to adopt Resolution #21352, honoring Jessica McCallop-McClellan, for her

commitment to community service and advocacy for underserved

communities in Jackson County, MO and around the world. 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)

21356

A RESOLUTION transferring $500,000.00 within the 2023 Anti-Crime Sales

Tax Fund for the furnishing of outpatient substance abuse treatment for use

by the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County.

(Anti-Crime Committee - 1st. Meeting)

The committee requested more information.

A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to

waive the reading of Resolution #21357. The motion passed by a voice

vote.

21357

21359

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent

Agenda.

21360

21362

Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee moved to adopt.

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.

21362

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to

adopt Resolution #21362, expressing the intent of the Legislature to enact a

property tax credit under Senate Bill 190 to provide property tax relief to

County senior citizens.. The motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 3 - Jalen Anderson, Charlie Franklin and Jeanie Lauer

No: 6 -

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

IV, Venessa Huskey and Sean E. Smith

(DEFEATED)

CONSENT AGENDA

5772

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,000.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 Grant Fund in acceptance of grant funds awarded to the

Family Court Division by the Family Court Committee of the Supreme Court

of Missouri for the Juvenile Justice Program Assistance Grant.

(ADOPTED)

21349

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

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

products for use by various County Departments to Heathwood Oil of

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

23-035.

(ADOPTED)

21350

21357

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

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

maintenance and repair for use by various County Departments to Reign

Enterprises, LLC of Raymore, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid No. 23-043.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION awarding twenty-four month term and supply contracts, with

one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of auto, truck, and

motorcycle maintenance and repair services for use by various County

departments to Naura, Inc., dba AAMCO Blue Springs of Blue Springs, MO,

Bird Automotive of Blue Springs, MO, Glenn’s Tire and Automotive, Inc. of

Independence, MO, KC Wholesale of Oak Grove, MO, Metro Ford, Inc., of

Independence, MO, Midway Ford Truck Center Inc. of Kansas City, MO, and

Worth East, LLC, dba Outlaw Harley-Davidson of Blue Springs, MO, under

the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-034.

(ADOPTED)

21359

21360

A RESOLUTION transferring $125,000.00 within the 2023 General Fund to

cover office supplies, interpreter services, inmate food services, and

hazardous waste disposal for use by the Jackson County Detention Center.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION requesting, on behalf of all Jackson County residential

property taxpayers, that the Board of Equalization review the assessment

process for legal defects and deficiencies and equalize property valuations

subsequent to such an inquiry.

(ADOPTED)

Ordinance #5772 and Resolutions #21349, #21350, #21357, #21359, and

#21360 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

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

5776

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

Renewing 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.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

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).

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing on Ordinances #5775

through #5781 on Monday, August 28, 2023 at 10:15 A.M. in the Jackson

County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor, Kansas City Legislative

Assembly Area.

5782

Setting forth guidelines for citizen initiative, referendum, and recall petitions

as referenced under Article XIV of the Jackson County Charter.

(Assigned to the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21364

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 Public Works Committee.)

21365

Awarding a contract to Shawnee F LLC d/b/a Shawnee Mission Ford, of

Shawnee, KS for the furnishing of two 2024 Ford Transit T-350 cargo vans,

for use by the Detention Center, 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

$111,544.00.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

21366

21367

Transferring $1,522,693.97 within the 2023 E-911 System Fund and

authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the

amount of $1,522,694.00 for the replacement of the KCPD Unified

Computing System to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department.

(Assigned to the 911 Oversight Committee.)

A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to

adopt Resolution #21367, recognizing University Academy student Pearl

Ralls, who recently completed an internship in the office of County Legislator

Donna Peyton. 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)

21368

Awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts, with two twelve-month

options to extend, for the furnishing of Environmental Management Services

for use by various County departments to New Horizons of Kansas City, MO,

and EcoSafe Environmental Services of Kansas City, MO, under the terms

and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.23-027.

(WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR MEGAN MARSHALL. CONCURRED BY

JALEN ANDERSON AND DONNA PEYTON.)

21369

A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,

to adopt Resolution #21369, appointing Jon H. Otto to the Central City

Economic Development Sales Tax District Board, to fill the unexpired term

occasioned by the resignation of Melissa Patterson-Hazley, for a term to

expire November 14, 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)

21370

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to

adopt Resolution #21370, recognizing Westside Housing Organization, Inc.,

on the occasion of its Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. 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)

21371

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21371, recognizing Saint Mary’s Catholic Church of

Independence, Missouri on the occasion of its Bicentennial Anniversary

celebration to be held August 15, 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)

21372

A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,

to adopt Resolution #21372, congratulating Raoul C. Stitt on the occasion of

his retirement after 32 years of service to the Jackson County Prosecuting

Attorney’s Office. 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)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.