Jackson County Missouri  
FINAL 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  
DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,  
Donna Peyton (2nd AL) Vice Chairman,  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Megan L. Smith (3rd AL),  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),  
Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Forty-seventh Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, December 1, 2025, at 3:00 PM at the  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri.  
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  
AN ORDINANCE repealing subsections 7401.2., 7405.4., and 7406.5.,  
Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to protections against retaliation for  
complaints, cooperating with complaint investigations, and amending the  
discretionary authority to decline a complaint and enacting, in lieu thereof,  
three new subsections relating to the same subject.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 30th Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5542., of Jackson County Code, 1984,  
related to the use of unlicensed gambling devices with severability clause.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 15th Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 17.68± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of an unnamed and unimproved right of  
way within Breezy Meadows, a subdivision in Jackson County.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.13± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
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 RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 36.68± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE requesting a renewal of a conditional use permit (CUP) in  
District RE (Residential Estates) for continuous operation of a bed and  
breakfast subject to specified conditions, as to a 0.48± acre tract.  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 20.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $133,835.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a six-month extension of  
the VOCA Grant awarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office by the  
Missouri Department of Social Services.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $90,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of additional grant funds  
received by the Family Court Division from the State of Missouri Department  
of Social Services Division of Youth Services.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $102,600.00 within the 2025 General Fund  
and awarding a twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to  
extend for the furnishing of recruitment services for use by the Sheriff’s  
Office, Detention Center to Changing Technologies, Inc. of Washington, DC  
under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-027.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of disaster recovery  
services for use countywide to 21st Enterprise, LLC aka ServPro of Lee’s  
Summit, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of the Junior College  
District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (MCC) Contract No.  
19-7242-C3R2.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a Flex Wing rotary  
cutter for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Van Wall Equipment of  
Lenexa, KS under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Ag Tractors  
Contract No. 082923-DAC, an existing competitively bid government  
contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $32,487.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for a lease of three Wide-Area  
Mowers, two Zero-Turn Mowers, a utility tractor, and brush cutter for use by  
the Parks + Rec Department to Van Wall Equipment of Lenexa, KS under  
the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Ag Tractors Contract No.  
082923-DAC and Sourcewell Grounds Maintenance Contract No.  
112624-DAC, existing competitively bid government contracts, at an actual  
cost to the County in the amount of $115,585.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION honoring the Northeast High School Vikings Boys’ Soccer  
Team.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $636,425.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Park Fund for construction services provided by  
Hartline Construction of Kansas City, MO for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department.  
(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned equipment as surplus  
property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Jackson  
County Code.  
(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of resale fishing  
equipment, products, and supplies for use by the Parks + Rec Department  
to Wholesale Fishing Tackle, LLC of Joplin, MO under the terms and  
conditions of invitation to Bid No. 25-042.  
(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of grass seed for use  
by the Parks + Rec Department to Advanced Turf Solutions of Riverside,  
MO, and Swipe Resources, LLC of Burke, VA under the terms and  
conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-043.  
(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract  
extension for the furnishing of employee cafeteria plan administration for use  
countywide to Application Software, Inc. (ASI Flex), of Columbia, MO.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the opposition of the Jackson County  
Legislature to the reopening of the CoreCivic-owned facility in Leavenworth,  
Kansas as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention  
center.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
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, 2026.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
AN ORDINANCE setting the 2026 Jackson County, Missouri tentative tax  
levy.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $810,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Health Fund, appropriating $400,000.00 from the 2025  
Inmate Security Fund, and transferring $50,000.00 from the 2025 General  
Fund to cover increased costs for medical, medication, and food services  
for use by the Jackson County Detention Center.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $935,000.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2025 Grant Fund for improvements to  
Little Blue Trace/Rock Island Trail.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $950,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund and awarding a contract for the furnishing of  
construction services to Terry Snelling of Independence, MO for the Rock  
Island Trail Greenwood Connector, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 25-034 at a cost to the County not to exceed  
$1,914,489.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION honoring the retirement of the Honorable Judge J. Dale  
Youngs.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $7,155.00 within the 2025 Inmate Security  
Fund and awarding a twelve month contract with two twelve-month options to  
extend to Precision Dynamics Corp, dba PDC IDenticard of Valencia, CA,  
for clincher identification wristbands and supportive equipment for use by  
the Jackson County Detention Center, at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $7,155.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $120,000.00 within the 2025 Anti-Crime Sales  
Tax Fund to cover ankle bracelet monitoring service fees for use by the  
Jackson County Detention Center.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to amend a cooperative  
agreement with Legal Aid of Western Missouri, which provides assistance  
and services to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to  
exceed $35,000.00 under Request for Proposals 25-039.  
(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, December  
8, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. at the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W.  
Kansas, Independence, Missouri, Ground Floor, Legislative Chambers.