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  
Jeanie Lauer (5th) Chairman,  
Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,  
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)  
Seventh Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, March 4, 2024, 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  
Presentations regarding Our Healthy Jackson County and the  
implementation of Senate Bill 190.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
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, with an effective date.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $22,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the General Fund and authorizing the construction of two floors of  
office space in the Health Sciences building for use by University Health.  
(Budget Committee - 8th. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
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.  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION approving the 2024-2025 Jackson County Assessment  
and Equalization Maintenance Plan.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of greater  
local controls for Jackson County.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate in support of trans rights to the Missouri General  
Assembly.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in opposition to  
House Bills 2367, 2470, and 2523.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of  
maintaining a fair and equitable citizen initiative petition process.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of Blair’s  
Law and greater local gun control for Jackson County.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of the  
County Assessor being an elected position in Jackson County.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of the  
Missouri Nondiscrimination Act in Jackson County.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of three new vehicles  
for use by the Jackson County Drug Task Force to Corwin Motors of  
Springfield, MO and Corwin Ford Lincoln Republic of Republic, MO, under  
the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No.  
CC240138001-011, an existing competitively bid government contract, at  
an actual cost to the County in the total amount of $146,134.00.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a permanent  
utility easement in favor of Evergy across a portion of the Rock Island  
Corridor, for a fee payable to the County.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a sixty-month term and supply contract with two  
twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of grounds maintenance  
equipment, parts, accessories, supplies, and related services for use by the  
Parks + Rec Department to Professional Turf Products of Lenexa, KS,  
under the terms and conditions of the City of Mesa, AZ/OMNIA Partners  
Contract No. 2023261, an existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for video closed captioning services  
for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St.  
Paul, MN, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $25,278.75, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal  
Services Agreement and Addendums to existing Legal Services  
Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms at an aggregate cost to the  
County not to exceed $142,000.00, for services to be performed in 2024.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of  
reproductive rights and funding for family planning clinics.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the heroic efforts of Mike Aciego to assist  
Jenipher Cabrera, who was shot near Union Station on February 14, 2023,  
during the Kansas City Chiefs Championship Parade.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the heroic efforts of Sasha Gallardo Krough to  
assist Jenipher Cabrera, who was shot near Union Station on February 14,  
2023, during the Kansas City Chiefs Championship Parade.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the heroic efforts of John Krough to assist  
Jenipher Cabrera, who was shot near Union Station on February 14, 2023,  
during the Kansas City Chiefs Championship Parade.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the heroic actions of Trey Filter at the Kansas  
City Chiefs’ Championship Parade and Rally on February 14, 2024.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV and DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the heroic actions of Paul Contreras at the  
Kansas City Chiefs’ Championship Parade and Rally on February 14, 2024.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV and DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing Heartland Women in Trades and the  
contributions of all tradeswomen in the Kansas City metropolitan area during  
National Women in Construction Week, March 4 - 10, 2024.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION congratulating Vicki Turnbow on the occasion of her  
retirement as the Executive Director of the Raytown Chamber of Commerce.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Drexel Mack, process  
server for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, who was  
tragically killed February 29, 2024.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen  
Anderson, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee and Sean E. Smith)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, March 11,  
2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,  
Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.