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-seventh Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, September 30, 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  
Presentation by MARC and Tusa Consulting Services regarding the Jackson  
County Regional Emergency Communication Strategic Feasibility Study.  
Discussion.  
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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 - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE setting the 2024 Jackson County, Missouri, tax levy.  
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5883  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Perfection)  
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.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
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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 - 9th. 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 - 8th. Meeting)  
21693  
21730  
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 - 7th. Meeting)  
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.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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21734  
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.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
21735  
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.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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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.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5884  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2024 Grant Fund in acceptance of a grant received from the  
State of Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator for use by the  
Jackson County Family Court Division.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21741  
A RESOLUTION transferring $97,000.00 within the 2024 Rock Island  
Railroad C/P Fund and authorizing payment to certain property owners for  
right-of-way easements, permanent trail easements, and temporary  
construction easements in connection with the Rock Island Greenwood  
Connector Phase I Project, Federal Project No. TAP 3301 (525), at an  
actual aggregate cost to the County in the amount of $97,000.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
21742  
21743  
A RESOLUTION expressing the support of the Jackson County Legislature  
for the creation of a Jackson County office of Gun Violence Prevention.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of employee cafeteria plan  
administration for use countywide to Application Software, Inc. (ASI Flex), of  
Columbia, MO.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)  
21744  
21745  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of employee group basic life,  
AD&D, voluntary life, dependent life, and long-term disability insurance for  
use countywide to Hartford Life Insurance Company of Hartford, CT.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of employee group dental  
and vision insurance for use countywide to Ameritas Life Insurance  
Corporation of Lincoln, NE.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, Monday, October 7, 2024, at 3:00 P.M. at  
the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.