Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
County Legislature  
DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,  
Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,  
Office of  
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  
Tuesday, November 28, 2023  
10:00 AM  
Forty-third Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 8 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and  
Sean E. Smith  
Excused 1 - Manuel Abarca IV  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Sean E. Smith to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on November 27, 2023.  
The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
The County Executive was not present and there were no reports.  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5797  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9103. and 9104., Jackson County  
Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu  
thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.  
(Budget Committee - 7th. Perfection)  
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5812  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Prosecuting Attorney’s Delinquent Sales Tax Fund to  
cover the purchase of furniture and the disposal of surplus furniture items  
under an existing term and supply contract for use by the Prosecuting  
Attorney’s Office.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $975,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 County Improvement Fund to cover the cost of  
renovations and accessibility to the Family Court Division of the 16th  
Judicial Circuit Court.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
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5815  
AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County, Missouri tentative tax  
levy.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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, 2024.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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5817  
5818  
5819  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to  
the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.40± acre tract  
from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to  
the Unified Development Code by rezoning certain lot layouts of District  
AG (Agricultural) and District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to  
the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 13.25± acre tract  
from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing section 1512., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to the Employees’ Pension Plan and enacting, in lieu thereof, one  
new section relating to the same subject, with an effective date.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5813  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $65,111.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund and authorizing an extension to the  
Racial Equity and Disparity Grant for use by the Family Court Division of  
the Jackson County 16th Circuit Court.  
(PERFECTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Charlie Franklin to  
hold Resolution #21458.  
Discussion.  
Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, said this is a continuation of a  
program approved by the previous legislature. There have been two  
public hearings on this matter this year as well as public hearings in  
previous years.  
The motion to hold failed by a roll call vote:  
No: 5 - Jalen Anderson, Megan L. Marshall, Venessa Huskey, Jeanie  
Lauer, and Sean E. Smith  
Yes: 3 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, and Charlie Franklin.  
Excused: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV  
21458  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21458, authorizing the County Executive to execute an  
Extension to the Cooperative Agreement with ArtsKC for the  
implementation of an arts strategic plan for Jackson County, at a cost to  
the County not to exceed $250,000.00. The motion passed by a roll call  
vote:  
Yes: 8 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and  
Sean E. Smith  
Excused: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV  
(ADOPTED)  
21469  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an  
agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council of Kansas City, MO to  
fund and participate in the Kansas City Regional Electric Vehicle  
Readiness Planning project (EV Plan) at an actual cost to the County in  
the amount of $10,000.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21470  
21471  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles assigned to the Jackson  
County Drug Task Force as surplus property and authorizing their transfer  
to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a First  
Amendment to a Cooperative Agreement with Mid-America Regional  
Council (MARC) of Kansas City, MO, to restore the Jackson County  
Longview Trail, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$118,262.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21472  
A RESOLUTION awarding twenty-four-month term and supply contracts,  
with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of emergency  
sewer repair services for use by various County departments to Ace Pipe  
Cleaning, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri and SHEDIGS IT, LLC of Blue  
Springs, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
23-059.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21473  
21474  
21476  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for dump truck repair for use by the  
Public Works Department to Rush Truck Centers of Kansas City, MO, as  
a sole source purchase.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute an  
addendum to the Legal Services Agreement with Ronald L. Jurgeson of  
Lee’s Summit, MO, at an additional cost to the County not to exceed  
$50,000.00.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing an eight-month term and supply contract  
extension for the furnishing of galvanized and aluminized type two  
corrugated culvert pipe and fittings for use by various County  
departments to Kansas City Winwater Works Company of Kansas City,  
MO, under the terms and conditions of City of Kansas City, Missouri  
Contract No. EV2571, an existing government contract.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21477  
A RESOLUTION transferring $19,500.00 within the 2023 Park Fund and  
authorizing a contract amendment for records management and  
computer aided dispatch software for use by the Parks + Rec Department  
to CentralSquare Technologies of Lake Mary, FL, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $19,500.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21481  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned boats and light poles as  
surplus property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of  
the Jackson County Code, 1984.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Venessa  
Huskey, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 12:30 P.M.  
at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City,  
Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.