Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Jeanie Lauer (5th) 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), DaRon McGee (4th),

Sean E. Smith (6th)

Clerk of the County Legislature

Monday, October 28, 2024

3:00 PM

Forty-first Regular Meeting

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri

Jeanie Lauer, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 9 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Sean E. Smith to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on October 21, 2024. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White Jr., County Executive, said there was nothing to report.

Discussion regarding negotiations with the Royals and Chiefs, the

Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Chiefs, outstanding appeals with the

Assessment Department, the letter sent by the County Executive today

regarding ARPA funding and the ARPA Ordinance blocked by the

Administration.

Resolutions #21782 and #21783 were adopted at this time. See page 6 for

details.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5865

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to

perfect Ordinance #5865, enacting section 5577., Jackson County Code,

1984, relating to possession of firearms and age restriction. The motion

passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 8 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and DaRon

McGee

No: 1 - Sean E. Smith

(PERFECTED)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

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

hold Resolution #21641. The motion passed by a voice vote.

21641

21736

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive or the Chairman of the

Legislature to sell the County-owned property located at 1300 Washington

Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 via the competitive bidding process.

(Legislature As A Whole - 13th Meeting)

A RESOLUTION implementing an allocation methodology for the eventual

distribution of approximately $70.4 million in remaining Jackson County

American Rescue Plan Act funds by the end of 2024.

(Budget Committee - 5th. Meeting)

Discussion regarding the Finance and Audit Committee Amendment dated

October 28, 2024 for Resolution #21746.

21746

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Resolution #21746 was adopted as amended by the Finance and Audit

Committee Amendment dated October 28, 2024, to delete the words

"two-year" and insert the words "five-year" before the words "Lease

Agreement", to delete the phrase "with two year options to extend" all in the

heading; to delete the words "two-year" and insert the words "five-year"

before the word "lease" in the last paragraph on page one and to insert the

new lease titled "Lease Agreement Amended 10.28.2024 Resolution No.

21746".

21752

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

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

management at risk services for use by various County Departments to

McCown Gordon, of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Request for Qualifications No. 24-051.

(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21764

21766

Implementing an allocation methodology for the eventual distribution of

approximately $70.4 million in remaining Jackson County American Rescue

Plan (ARPA) funds by the end of 2024.

(WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR DARON MCGEE. CONCURRED BY

CHARLIE FRANKLIN AND SEAN E. SMITH.)

Legislature As A Whole moved to adopt.

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.

The Justice and Law Committee recommended adoption as amended to

consider this vendor as a sole source.

Discussion.

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

hold Resolution #21766 before the Legislature As A Whole. The motion

passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 7 - Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa

Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, Sean E. Smith

No: 2 - Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall

Additional discussion regarding Resolution #21766.

21766

Transferring $49,500.00 within the 2024 General Fund and authorizing a

contract to cover the cost of consultation and proposal services to Colette

Holt & Associates Law Firm of San Antonio, TX, at a cost to the County not

to exceed $49,500.00.

(Assigned to the Legislature As A Whole.)

Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt.

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.

Discussion.

21773

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Charlie Franklin, to

adopt Resolution #21773, awarding a twelve-month term and supply

contract, with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of on-call

architectural services for use by various County departments to SFS

Architecture, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Request for Qualifications No. 23-080. The motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 4 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson and Charlie

Franklin

No: 5 -

Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, DaRon McGee

and Sean E. Smith

(DEFEATED)

21774

Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent

Agenda.

21775

21776

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

21746

21770

21771

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chair of the County Legislature to execute a

five-year Lease Agreement for lease of office space for use by the Jackson

County Legislature and Jackson County Clerk’s Office with Lex, LLC, of

Independence, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for

Proposals No. 24-019, at a monthly cost to the County of $5,309.50 and in

the amount of $63,714.00 annually.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of bulk salt and

deicer for use by the Public Works Department to Central Salt, LLC, of

Lyons, KS and Hutchinson Salt Co of Baxter, KS, under the terms and

conditions of Mid-America Regional Council Contract No. 112, an existing

competitively bid contract.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative

Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in connection with the

Blue River Greenway Restoration Project, at no cost to the County.

(ADOPTED)

21772

21774

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of drug and alcohol

testing for use by various County departments, to Test Smartly Labs of

Overland Park, KS, under the terms and conditions of Request for

Proposals No. 24-039.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION awarding a month-to-month contract for the furnishing of

temporary mental health services to inmates at the Jackson County

Detention Center to Advanced Correctional Healthcare of Peoria, IL, under

the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 23-014 at an actual

cost to the County in the amount of $460,290.00 for the remainder of 2024.

(ADOPTED)

21775

21776

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.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION authorizing a six-month extension to the term and supply

contract for the furnishing of fuel products and related services for use by

various County departments to Frazier Oil & L.P. Gas Co., Inc., of Gower,

Missouri, awarded under the terms and conditions of City of Kansas City,

Missouri Contract No. EV1848, an existing government contract.

(ADOPTED)

Resolutions #21746, #21770, #21771, #21772, #21774, #21775 and

#21776 were moved to the Consent Agenda for adoption.

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

approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5894

Appropriating $50,773.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024

Grant Fund, in acceptance of the State of Missouri Treatment Courts

Coordinating Commission Family Treatment Court Program Grant for use

by the Family Court Division.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

5895

5896

Appropriating $70.4 million from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024

American Rescue Plan Fund.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

Appropriating $40.2 million from the undesignated fund balance of the

general fund.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21779

Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one

twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of plumbing services for use

by various County departments to U.S. Engineering Service, LLC of Kansas

City, MO, Rand Construction of Kansas City, MO, and EMCOR Services

Fagan of Kansas City, KS under the terms and conditions of invitation to Bid

No. 24-044.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21780

Awarding a contract for the furnishing of the National Automobile Dealers’

Association price guide for use by the Assessment Department to J.D.

Power of Troy, MI, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County

not to exceed $146,845.00.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21781

21782

Transferring $500,000.00 within the 2024 General Fund and authorizing

payments to cover the cost of trail repair of the Little Blue Trace Trail and the

Lake Vista Trail from existing term and supply contract vendors.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21782, recognizing National First Responders Day on

October 28, 2024. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

21783

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to

adopt Resolution #21783, recognizing Dia De Los Muertos on November

1st, 2024, and November 2nd, 2024. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, distributed Ordinances #5895 and

#5896 as add-ons and explained each one.

Discussion regarding the County Legislature's authority to appropriate funds

as outlined in the Jackson County Code and the Home Rule Charter.

Mr. Abarca asked the Budget Officer or the Finance Department to sign the

fiscal note that he had prepared for Ordinance #5895.

Megan L. Marshall assumed the Chair.

Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked who generated the fiscal note. Troy

Thomas, Legislative Auditor, said he did.

Bryan Covinsky, County Counselor, said he will review the proposed

ordinances and submit his opinion. He said the County Executive must

designate the funds before the monies can be appropriated. He said his

June 2020 opinion should also apply.

Manuel Abarca IV said the June 2020 legal opinion references CARES Act

funds but he explained that ARPA funds are less restrictive.

Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said Jackson County received two

allocations from the federal government.

Manuel Abarca IV referenced opinions from Jay Haden, Chief Deputy

County Counselor, regarding income and revenue and another opinion from

Tom Larsen, County Counselor in 1991 regarding Section 532 of the

Jackson County Code. He said the County Legislature has the authority to

appropriate money.

Mr. Abarca announced that five members of the County Legislature have

called for a special meeting of the Legislature on Wednesday, October 30 at

3 p.m. in the Kansas City Legislative Assembly Area. The purpose of the

special meeting is to discuss the appropriation of ARPA funds. He

provided a copy of the letter to the Chairman of the County Legislature and

to the office of the County Clerk.

Jeanie Lauer resumed the Chair.