Jackson County Missouri  
AGENDA  
Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
County Legislature  
Office of  
Mary Jo Spino  
Clerk of the County  
Legislature  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st) Chairman, Sean E. Smith (6th) Vice Chairman,  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL), Megan L. Smith (3rd AL),  
Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd),  
DaRon McGee (4th), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Nineteenth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, June 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the Eastern  
Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W. Kansas, Independence, Missouri, Ground Floor, Legislative Chambers.  
Any item on the Agenda may be addressed at the meeting in a manner  
authorized by the Legislature's Rules.  
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ROLL CALL  
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
HEARINGS  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
6050  
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their  
faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing  
penalties and exemptions.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 17th Perfection) Sponsor: Manuel Abarca IV  
6074  
AN ORDINANCE implementing a 120-day moratorium on the processing of  
data center land use applications and Battery Energy Storage System land  
use applications by Jackson County for the purpose of developing a  
long-term policy and accompanying County Code provisions related to such  
applications, including the direction of regulatory standards and enhanced  
public notification requirements.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 4th. Perfection)  
Sponsor: Sean E. Smith  
6077  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 6004., of the Jackson County Code,  
1984, relating to standards for care and treatment in Jackson County  
residential facilities with a severability clause.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 8th. Perfection)  
Sponsors: Venessa Huskey and Manuel Abarca IV  
6081  
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 RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing regarding Ordinance  
#6081 on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. in the Kansas City  
Legislative Assembly Area.  
6087  
6088  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a temporary moratorium on new data center  
development projects within Jackson County, Missouri, and establishing  
requirements for future data center project review with an effective date and  
severability clause.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Perfection)  
Sponsor: Manuel Abarca IV  
AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $29,658.00 from the  
undesignated balance of the 2026 Park Fund and authorizing the County  
Executive to execute a contract with US Engineering of Kansas City,  
Missouri to cover construction and installation of a drinking fountain at  
Fleming Park at a cost to the County not to exceed $29,658.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
Sponsor: Charlie Franklin  
6089  
6090  
AN ORDINANCE enacting subsection 2067. Jackson County Code, 1984  
relating to tax credits and assessment adjustments.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
Sponsor: Sean E. Smith  
AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $25,000.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Fund for installation services  
provided by Frisbie Monuments of Independence, MO for use by the Parks +  
Rec Department.  
(WWII Memorial Committee (Ad Hoc) - 1st. Perfection)  
Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV and Venessa Huskey  
6091  
AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,  
Missouri, at a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, a question  
authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax of one half of  
one percent for public transportation purposes.  
(Regional Transit Committee (Ad Hoc) - 1st. Perfection)  
Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV and Jalen Anderson  
6092  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $15,415,000 from the undesignated fund  
balance of various funds and authorizing the County Executive to execute  
Cooperative Agreements to fund infrastructure projects with certain  
municipalities within Jackson County in an amount not to exceed  
$15,415,000.  
(County Infrastructure & Strategic Planning Committee (Ad Hoc) - 1st.  
Perfection)  
Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV and Venessa Huskey  
(Ordinance 6092 was an add-on, is under review and awaiting a fiscal  
note.)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
6049  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a third-party monitoring program for Jackson  
County projects and authorizing access for qualified contracted third parties  
to conduct site visits.  
(PERFECTED) Sponsor: Manuel Abarca IV  
6083  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating an additional $34,970.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in  
acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant  
awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.  
(PERFECTED) Sponsor: Venessa Huskey  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
22269  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Participation  
Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  
related to its Summer Food Service program, with costs to be reimbursed to  
the County.  
(Health & Environment Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
Sponsor: Jalen Anderson  
22270  
A RESOLUTION awarding an eleven-month term and supply contract, with  
four (4) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of prisoner  
transportation services for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Security Transport  
Services, Inc., of Topeka, KS, under the terms and conditions of Johnson  
County, Kansas Contract No. 2026-014, an existing, competitively bid  
government contract.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
Sponsor: Donna Peyton  
22276  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing  
to issue a check in the amount of $6,000.00 for the purchase of a  
sponsorship for the 2026 Palestine Senior Citizens Activity Center’s Prom  
hosted by LINC.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd Meeting) Sponsor: Manuel Abarca IV  
(Resolution 22276 was an add-on, is under review and awaiting a  
fiscal note.)  
22280  
22281  
A RESOLUTION recognizing Janet Miles Bartee and the Local Investment  
Commission (LINC) during Older Americans Month.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
Sponsor: Donna Peyton  
A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-month term and supply contract for the  
furnishing of automation control products and services for use by the  
Jackson County Detention Center to Control Service Company of Lee’s  
Summit, Missouri under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Cooperative  
Contract #159051, an existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
Sponsor: Donna Peyton  
22293  
A RESOLUTION directing the County Executive to develop and implement a  
comprehensive repair, restoration, safety, accessibility, and preservation  
plan for Lake Jacomo and to provide periodic reports to the Legislature  
regarding the condition and future of the Lake.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV, Sean E. Smith, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton and Venessa Huskey  
22295  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of appointment  
management software for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County  
Legislature to QLess Software of Pasadena, CA, as a sole source  
purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $9,734.00.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
Sponsor: Manuel Abarca IV  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
6093  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $106,800.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of a seven-month extension  
of the Victims of Crime Act Grant awarded to the Jackson County  
Prosecutor’s Office by the Missouri Department of Social Services.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
6094  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $95,137.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Violence Against  
Women Act grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety to  
the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for a program focused on the prevention  
and prosecution of sexual assaults.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
6095  
6096  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a temporary moratorium on the delinquent  
land tax sale of properties affected by the erroneous 2023 tax assessments.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County at the  
general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, a question  
authorizing Jackson County to continue its countywide anti-crime sales tax  
(COMBAT) at the rate of one-quarter of one cent for a period of ten years for  
the purpose of promoting and providing public safety within Jackson County,  
including the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and addiction and the  
prevention, investigation, prosecution, and detention of violent criminals and  
drug dealers.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
22296  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
three (3) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of ice cream  
concessions for resale by Parks + Rec Department to Kansas City Ice  
Cream Co., Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 26-024.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
22297  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for software maintenance and support  
for ADA compliance for use by the COMBAT Administrative Division of the  
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office to CivicPlus of Manhattan, KS, as a  
sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$5,501.00.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
22298  
22299  
A RESOLUTION honoring the career of Tammy Brown as the Republican  
Director of the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners on the  
occasion of her retirement.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a  
closed meeting on Monday, June 8, 2026, for the purpose of conducting  
privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson  
County Counselor under section 610.021(1) of the Revised Statutes of  
Missouri and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing Lilia Vargas-Grado on her 75th Birthday.  
22300  
22301  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the 130 Year Celebration for Sacred Heart  
Guadalupe Catholic Church.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring the opening of the Media Tech Museum.  
22302  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
Closed meeting per Resolution #22299. The closed meeting may be  
followed by the introduction and adoption of a Resolution in open session to  
authorize the settlement of a legal action, cause of action, or litigation  
matter.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, June 15,  
2026 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,  
Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.