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  
Tuesday, December 10, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Special Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
Megan L. Marshall, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 9 -  
Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca  
IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, Sean E.  
Smith and Jeanie Lauer  
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3
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on December 09, 2024.  
The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
Discussion regarding ARPA fund allocations.  
Discussion between Legislators regarding ARPA funding.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, said the handouts he provided to  
legislators indicate what ordinance aligns with each fund. A copy of the  
handouts is available under the Meeting Details for the December 10, 2024  
Special Legislative Meeting, located at  
https://jacksonco.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?  
ID=1253121&GUID=E337B0D1-EA71-438E-B370-2CE530314FB8&Opti  
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Discussion.  
Resolution #21821 regarding the construction manager at risk was  
discussed.  
Megan L. Marshall opened the public hearing.  
Testimony was given by the following individuals:  
Dr. Ryan Crider, Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC)  
Dr. Larry Rideaux, Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC)  
Janet Baker, KC Shepard's Center  
Dwayne Williams, Twelfth Street Heritage  
Mark Irvin, KC Mass Services  
Zachary Oshinbanjo, SITE  
Mayor Kim Dyer, City of Levasy  
Mike Snider, City of Lees Summit  
Margarita Friedman, Northeast Scarritt School  
Evie Craig, The Arts Asylum, Paseo West, MO Citizens for the Arts  
Kristan Chamberlain, KC Can Compost  
Drew Eanes, JE Dunn  
Richard Martin, JE Dunn  
Bill Dietrict, Downtown Council  
Stephanie Boyer, reStart, Inc.  
Raymond Forstater, Sunrise Movement KC  
Adin Alem, Sunrise Movement KC  
Mahrem Ansari, Sunrise Movement KC  
Derald Davis, Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS)  
John Fierro, Mattie Rhodes  
Erica Flores, Sunrise Movement KC  
Jordan Shiele, Jerusalem Farm  
Patrick McLaughlin, Save, Inc., Pride Haven  
Rachel Thomas, Sunrise Movement KC  
Written testimony provided by the City of Levasy, South Loop Project, KC  
Public Library and the Grandview School District are available under the  
Meeting Details for the December 10, 2024 Special Legislative Meeting,  
located at https://jacksonco.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?  
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The public hearing was closed.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
Frank White, Jr., County Executive, was not present.  
Discussion.  
Manuel Abarca IV distributed reports he received from the National  
Association of Counties titled Final Rule for ARPA Fiscal Recovery Fund  
and ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Obligation Updates and  
Guidance. A copy of the reports distributed are available under the Meeting  
Details for the December 10, 2024 Special Legislative Meeting, located at  
https://jacksonco.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?  
ID=1253121&GUID=E337B0D1-EA71-438E-B370-2CE530314FB8&Opti  
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Discussion regarding premium pay for county employees in response to the  
pandemic, Ordinance #5908, eligible expenses for ARPA funds, and federal  
guidelines.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by DaRon McGee, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to  
waive the reading of Ordinance #5913 - #5948. The motion passed by a roll  
call vote:  
Yes: 9 - Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, Jeanie Lauer, Sean E. Smith and  
Megan L. Marshall  
A motion was made by DaRon McGee, seconded by Charlie Franklin, to  
hold Ordinances #5913 - #5948. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 - Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, Jeanie Lauer and Megan L.  
Marshall  
No: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
5913  
5914  
5915  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $300,000.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $3,604,447.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $12,460,290.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5916  
5917  
5918  
5919  
5920  
5921  
5922  
5923  
5924  
5925  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,180,112.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $2,997,000.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,363,400.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $675,000.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $13,700,670.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $4,035,800.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,486,996.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $2,301,601 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $149,980.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $2,101,259.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5926  
5927  
5928  
5929  
5930  
5931  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $369,557.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $600,000.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,745,500.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $506,238.00 to certain organizations, listed  
herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 to the 40 Hwy Sidewalk  
Project, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5932  
5933  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 to Blue Summit, from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $6,000,000 to the City of Buckner, from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5934  
5935  
5936  
5937  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $3,000,000.00 to the City of Grandview,  
from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan  
Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,126,650.00 to the City of Levasy, MO.  
for various projects, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $100,000.00 to the Fairmount Community  
Center, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 to Independence McCoy Park  
from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan  
Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5938  
5939  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $15,000,000.00 to the KC Lid Park, from  
the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,000,000.00 to the KC Economic  
Development Corp. KCEDC, from the undesignated fund balance of the  
2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5940  
5941  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000,000.00 to the KCFD, from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000,000.00 to the Lee’s Summit Joint  
Operations Center, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5942  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $2,000,000.00 to MCC, from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5943  
5944  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 to the Noland Road  
Beautification Project, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $300,000.00 to the Parks + Rec Tarsney  
Lake Dam, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5945  
5946  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $450,000.00 to Pride Haven, from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 to Sugar Creek Flood  
Mitigation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
5947  
5948  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 to Sugar Creek Pedestrian  
Bridge from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue  
Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,000,000.00 to certain organizations,  
listed herein from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American  
Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21827  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative  
agreements with certain organizations which provide assistance and  
services to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to  
exceed $48,000.00.  
(Budget Committee - 1st Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
10  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5949  
5950  
Appropriating $35,000,000 to the Kansas City Area Transit Authority  
(KCATA) to support emergency gap funding to maintain regional bus  
operations in Grandview, Raytown, Blue Springs, and other jurisdictions  
within Jackson County, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Assigned to the Legislature As A Whole.)  
Appropriating $5,000,000.00 to the City of Kansas City for the development  
of affordable housing as part of the Redevelopment of Parade Park, from  
the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.  
(Assigned to the Legislature As A Whole.)  
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12  
13  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, asked for a copy of the email Mr.  
Abarca referenced earlier so he can read and review the information.  
Comments by Mr. Anderson.  
DaRon McGee, County Legislator, said his motion earlier to hold the  
ordinances is to allow time for review by legislators so they can act on them  
during the regular legislative meeting scheduled to be held on Monday,  
December 16, 2024. He thanked the public for attending and the staff for  
facilitating the meeting. Charlie Franklin, County Legislator, agreed.  
Manuel Abarca IV said he has a book available for review by legislators who  
are interested, containing applications and information from the entities who  
participated in the public hearings held in 2023 for ARPA funding.  
Discussion.  
Megan L. Marshall said she stands ready to work together for a resolution.  
She urged the County Legislature and County Executive to compromise.  
She said the County Executive is proposing a plan to keep the funds in  
Jackson County so decisions can then be made on how to spend the funds.  
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15  
NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, December 16, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd  
Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.