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)

Thirty-sixth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, September 23, 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.

ROLL CALL

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

HEARINGS

The County Legislature will have a public hearing regarding Ordinances

#5879, #5880, #5881 and #5882, setting the 2024 merchants’ and

manufacturers’ inventory replacement tax levy, the Jackson County

Community Mental Health Fund Levy, the Jackson County Board of Services

for the Developmentally Disabled (Sheltered Workshop) Levy and the

Jackson County, Missouri tax levy.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5865

AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5577., Jackson County Code, 1984,

relating to possession of firearms and age restriction.

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)

5880

5881

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County Community Mental

Health Fund Levy.

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County Board of Services for

the Developmentally Disabled (Sheltered Workshop) Levy.

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County, Missouri, tax levy.

5882

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21641

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 - 8th. Meeting)

21691

A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to work with the

County Executive to develop a plan to commit federal American Rescue

Plan (ARPA) funds and begin the required procurement process to ensure

funds are under contract by the end of 2024.

(Legislature As A Whole - 7th. Meeting)

21693

21704

A RESOLUTION expressing the support of the Jackson County Legislature

for a contribution to the City of Raymore, Missouri to offset the cost of

settling the dispute regarding a landfill to be built in south Kansas City.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to develop a plan

with County Administration, the County Counselor’s Office, and the Taxing

Jurisdictions to address 2023 tax assessment concerns.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)

21722

21723

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

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of lockbox services for

use by the Collection Department to UMB Bank of Kansas City, MO, under

the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 23-084.

A RESOLUTION awarding a nine-month term and supply contract for the

furnishing of temporary staffing for use by various departments to Robert

Half International Inc. of Menlo Park, California under the terms and

conditions of H-GACBuy Contract TS06-21 and MARC ILA #04-1443, an

existing competitively bid government contract.

21724

21725

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a 2024 Ford

Transit T-350 Cargo Van for use by the Sheriff’s Office to MCMFO, LLC

d/b/a Joe Machens Ford Lincoln of Columbia, MO, under the terms and

conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. CC240138008, an existing

competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the

amount of $57,540.00.

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

maintenance services for the Oak Grove and Lone Jack, MO

communication tower subsites for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola

Solutions, Inc. of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of

$85,002.00 for 2024, as a sole source purchase.

21728

21729

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a

twelve-month Legal Services Agreement with Cheri Simpkins of Lee’s

Summit, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Qualifications

No. 24-060, at a cost to the County of $600.00 per day not to exceed

$60,000.00.

A RESOLUTION transferring $200,000.00 within the 2024 Self-Insurance

Fund and awarding a twelve-month contract with four twelve month options

to extend for the furnishing of a broker for property insurance for use by the

Finance Department to Lockton Companies of Kansas City, MO, under the

terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No.24-066, at an actual cost

to the County in the amount of $2,575,950.00.

CONSENT AGENDA

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5883

AN ORDINANCE transferring $160,000.00 within and appropriating

$350,447.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 Grant Fund, in

acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

awarded to the Jackson County Drug Task Force.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21730

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

one twelve-month option to extend, to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

City, MO, for the furnishing of employee group health insurance as an

employee benefit for use countywide.

(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)

21731

A RESOLUTION awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts, with one

twelve month option to extend, for the furnishing of personal computers and

miscellaneous computer hardware and software for use by various County

departments to SHI Corporation of Somerset, New Jersey, ConvergeOne of

Overland Park, Kansas, and Dell Financial of Round Rock, Texas, under the

terms and conditions set forth in State of Missouri Contract No. CT

220337001, Midwestern Higher Education Commission Contract No.

MHEC-04152022, and Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas City

Contract No. CO62518, all existing competitively-bid government contracts.

(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)

21732

A RESOLUTION recognizing the achievements of the Hispanic community

in Jackson County by observing September 15 to October 15 as National

Hispanic Heritage Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

21733

21734

21735

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the Raytown Crossing Project to

Genesis Environmental Solutions of Blue Springs, MO, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No 24-050, at an actual cost to the County not

to exceed $551,587.00.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

A RESOLUTION transferring $87,850.00 within the 2024 County

Improvement Fund to cover the costs of computer equipment, accessories,

and IT services for use by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Family Support

Division.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of fingerprint booking

workstations and handheld identification scanners for use by the Jackson

County Sheriff’s Office to Idemia Identity & Security USA, LLC, of Anaheim,

California, under the terms and conditions of the State of Missouri Contract

No. CT211966001, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an

actual cost to the County in the amount of $67,039.00.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

21736

21737

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.

(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)

A RESOLUTION transferring $182,000.00 within the 2024 General Fund

and authorizing payments to cover the cost of emergency replacement of

two failed road culverts and the demolition of a Jackson County Health

Department building from existing term and supply contract vendors.

(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)

21738

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a

closed meeting on Monday, September 23, 2024, for the purpose of

conducting privileged and confidential communications between itself and

the Jackson County Counselor under section 610.021(1) of the Revised

Statutes of Missouri, and closing all records prepared for discussion at said

meeting.

(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)

21739

A RESOLUTION declaring September National Suicide Prevention

Awareness Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

21740

A RESOLUTION transferring $50,000.00 within the 2024 General Fund and

authorizing the settlement of the claims of Jeffraisha Taylor and Benjamin

Kasey, the wife and representative of the estate of George Taylor, in the

case styled JEFFRAISHA TAYLOR, individually and on behalf of Missouri

Statute § 537.080 wrongful death class members, and W. BENJAMIN

KASEY, as personal representative of the Estate of George Taylor, now

pending in Federal Court of United States District Court Western Missouri,

for a total payment by the County of $50,000.00.

(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

24-15

APPOINTMENT TO THE EITAS BOARD

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

Closed meeting per Resolution #21738. The closed meeting may be

followed by the introduction and adoption of a Resolution in open session to

authorize the settlement of a legal action, cause of action, or litigation

matter.

ADJOURNMENT

The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, September

30, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.