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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

Monday, August 21, 2023

3:00 PM

Thirty-first Regular Meeting

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri

DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Donna Peyton,

to approve the journal of the previous special meeting held on August 21,

2023 at 1 p.m. The motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

Resolutions #21377 and #21378 were adopted at this time. See page 9

for details.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

The County Executive was not present. Sylvya Stevenson, Chief

Administrative Officer said there was no report from the County

Executive’s Office.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked for an update on the request

for information from the Missouri Auditor. Troy Schulte, County

Administrator, said information was emailed to the Auditor’s Office on

Friday.

DaRon McGee said at last week's legislative meeting he asked the

Administration to send a copy of their response to all members of the

County Legislature but they did not receive anything. Mr. Schulte said he

will get a copy of that information to the County Legislature.

Mr. Abarca asked about news reports regarding the recurring value of

$356,270.00 within the assessment data from Tyler Technologies. Mr.

Schulte said he is not aware of this value being classified as a mistake,

but he is happy to invite Tyler Technologies to explain how they came up

with the number. Mr. Abarca asked for an update on his data request

regarding changes in values. Mr. Schulte said the Assessment

Department is still working on that request. They hope to have more

information soon.

Mr. Abarca asked about late appeals being extended to September 7th to

the Board of Equalization. Mr. Schulte said there have been a few

hardship appeals related to a person in the hospital and another

deployed overseas with the military. Any requests for late appeals will

need to be voted on by the BOE. These two examples would be

considered legitimate reasons to ask for a late appeal.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5767

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Charlie Franklin

to perfect Ordinance #5767. The motion passed by a voice vote.

Yes: 6 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel

Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey and Charlie Franklin

No: 3 - Jalen Anderson, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

(PERFECTED)

Megan Marshall objected to the Consent Agenda.

5767

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Charlie Franklin, to

adopt Ordinance #5767, appropriating $23,000,000.00 from the

undesignated fund balance of the 2022 ARPA Fund for the purpose of

construction improvements and furnishings of the 1300 Washington

Administration Building at a cost of $17,000,000.00, and for

improvements to the second floor of the Downtown Courthouse at a cost

of $4,000,000.00 and the Historic Truman Courthouse at a cost of

$2,000,000.00. The motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 1 - Charlie Franklin

No: 8 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Jeanie Lauer and

Sean E. Smith

(DEFEATED)

5770

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2023 American Rescue Plan Fund and awarding a

twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the

furnishing of community surveys and engagement software to Zencity of

Harris County, Texas under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners

contract no. 191902, an existing government contract.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Perfection)

5774

AN ORDINANCE enacting section 2057., Jackson County Code, 1984,

relating to a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers within Jackson

County, Missouri, in accordance with the Revised Statutes of Missouri

§137.1050 (SB190), with an effective date.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

The Budget Committee will have public hearings regarding Ordinance

#5774 on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. at Center High School,

8715 Holmes Road, KCMO 64131 and on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at

5:30 P.M. at Grandview High School, 2300 Highgrove Road, Grandview,

MO 64030.

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Venessa Huskey to

waive the reading of Ordinances #5775 through #5781. The motion

passed by a voice vote.

The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing on Ordinances

#5775 through #5781 on Monday, August 28, 2023 at 10:15 A.M. at the

Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd Floor, Kansas City,

MO in the Legislative Assembly Area.

5775

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to

the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract

from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

5776

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to

the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 6.75± acre tract

from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates) and

rezoning a certain 12.07± acre tract from District RE (Residential Estates)

to District AG (Agricultural).

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to

the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 7.00± acre tract

from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE renewing a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG

(Agricultural) for a period of fifty years to operate a 190-foot

communication tower and facility, as to a 106.00± acre tract.

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to

the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 5.00± 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 a certain 3.00± acre tract

from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to

the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract

from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE setting forth guidelines for citizen initiative, referendum,

and recall petitions as referenced under Article XIV of the Jackson

County Charter.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21346

A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to recommend

amending Missouri state statute to allow for a mid-year tax collection date

as opposed to the current collection date of December 31st.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

21356

21364

Anti-Crime Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Public Works Committee moved to adopt.

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.

21364

A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21364, awarding twenty-four-month term and supply

contracts with one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of turf

chemicals for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Van Diest Supply

Company of Webster City, Iowa, Advanced Turf Solutions of Fishers,

Indiana, and SiteOne Landscape Supply of Cleveland, Ohio, under the

terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-047. The motion passed

by a roll call vote:

Yes: 5 - Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer

and Sean E. Smith

No: 4 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Manuel Abarca IV and

Venessa Huskey

(ADOPTED)

At the end of the meeting under Unfinished Business, a motion was made

by Donna Peyton, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to reconsider

Resolution #21364. The motion passed by a voice vote.

21364

A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to

adopt Resolution #21364, awarding twenty-four-month term and supply

contracts with one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of turf

chemicals for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Van Diest Supply

Company of Webster City, Iowa, Advanced Turf Solutions of Fishers,

Indiana, and SiteOne Landscape Supply of Cleveland, Ohio, under the

terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-047. The motion failed by

a roll call vote:

Yes: 4 - Jalen Anderson, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E.

Smith

No: 5 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel

Abarca IV and Venessa Huskey

(DEFEATED)

21365

21366

Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent

Agenda.

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21366, transferring $1,522,693.97 within the 2023

E-911 System Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and

Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $1,522,694.00 for the

replacement of the KCPD Unified Computing System to the Kansas City

Missouri Police Department. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

Sean E. Smith, County Legislator, said he supports this resolution, but

requests that the Administration ask the City of Kansas City to reimburse

the 911 Fund for 50 percent of this grant. Jeanie Lauer, County

Legislator, said that funding for 911 comes from the state and the county.

A 911 task force, made up of local first responders and representatives

from the Mid-America Regional Council, discussed setting guidelines for

area cities’ requests from the 911 Fund.

Manuel Abarca IV asked why Chief Stacey Graves with Kansas City

Police Department (KCPD) or Darryl Forte, Jackson County Sheriff were

not invited. Charlie Franklin said KCPD turned down the invitation. Jeanie

Lauer said the Sheriff turned down the invitation. Derek McCollum,

Deputy Chief with KCPD said neither he nor Chief Graves received an

invitation. In addition, he said his chiefs are represented on the MARC

Board and had no knowledge of the task force.

Jeanie Lauer said the recommended practice is to ask area jurisdictions

to provide a 50 percent match for requests for 911 funding from the

County. This legislative action has not yet been drafted and is not

currently in place. This specific request from KCPD is not affected by this

proposed policy.

CONSENT AGENDA

21356

A RESOLUTION transferring $500,000.00 within the 2023 Anti-Crime

Sales Tax Fund for the furnishing of outpatient substance abuse

treatment for use by the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County.

(ADOPTED)

21365

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract to Shawnee F LLC d/b/a Shawnee

Mission Ford, of Shawnee, KS for the furnishing of two 2024 Ford Transit

T-350 cargo vans, for use by the Detention Center, under the terms and

conditions for State of Missouri Contract No. CC231422005, an existing

competitively bid government contract at a total cost to the County in the

amount of $111,544.00.

(ADOPTED)

Resolutions #21356 and #21365 were moved to the Consent Agenda for

adoption.

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Venessa

Huskey, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call

vote:

Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5783

Appropriating $5,597,855.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the

2023 County Improvement Fund and awarding a contract for construction

services for exterior improvements to the Jackson County Courthouse to

Gunter Construction Co., of Kansas City, KS, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-037.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

5784

A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV

to perfect Ordinance #5784. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Ordinance #5784, appropriating $90,000.00 from the undesignated

fund balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of additional grant

funds received by the Family Court Division from the State of Missouri

Division of Youth Services. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

Theresa Byrd with the Jackson County Family Court said she needed this

legislation adopted today so her department would not lose the funding

for counseling services. DaRon McGee, Chairman, asked Ms. Byrd to be

timely with her requests for legislation so they can be assigned to

committee without the need to be adopted the same day as introduced.

5785

Appropriating $57,030.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the

2023 County Improvement Fund and awarding a contract to Federal

Supply USA of Waukegan, IL., for the purchase of a dishwasher under

the terms and conditions of GSA Contract GS-07F-264-BA, an existing

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

the amount of $57,029.55.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

5786

Transferring $160,000.00 within and appropriating $349,292.00 from the

undesignated fund balance of the 2023 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, in

acceptance of the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.

(Assigned to the Anti-Crime Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21373

Declaring certain property within the Sheriff’s Office as surplus property

and authorizing its transfer to the Lone Jack Fire Protection District.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

21374

Transferring $40,000.00 within the 2023 General Fund to cover the cost

of a media campaign to fill staff positions for use by the Department of

Corrections.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

21375

21376

Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one

twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of crushed rock for use

by various County departments to AA Quarry, LLC, of Kingsville, MO,

under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-045.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

Transferring $44,711.00 within the 2023 County Improvement Fund and

awarding a contract to LCPtracker of Orange, CA, for a three-year

prevailing wage and workforce monitoring software subscription for use

by the Compliance Review Office for the new Jackson County Detention

Center construction project, at an actual cost to the County in the amount

of $44,710.63, as a sole source purchase.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

21377

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Megan L. Marshall,

to adopt Resolution #21377, honoring the life and achievements of Leo

Michael Dujakovich. 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

Absent: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV

(ADOPTED)

21378

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jalen Anderson,

to adopt Resolution #21378, honoring KC’s Black Suffragists and Jazz

Artists on the occasion of its event to be held August 27, 2023, at The

Blue Room in the 18th & Vine Historic District. 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

Absent: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV

(ADOPTED)

21379

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,

to adopt Resolution #21379, honoring Metropolitan Missionary Baptist

Church on the occasion of its 128th Anniversary Celebration to be held

Sunday, August 27, 2023. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,

Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

21380

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,

to adopt Resolution #21380, inviting the Missouri State Auditor to conduct

a full comprehensive audit to examine and evaluate the management of

Jackson County's fiscal, budgetary, and procurement policies and

procedures related to the 2023 property assessment process. The motion

passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 8 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna

Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Jeanie Lauer and

Sean E. Smith

No: 1 - Charlie Franklin

(ADOPTED)

Discussion.

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, County Legislator, seconded by

Manuel Abarca IV, to reconsider Resolution #21364. The motion passed

by a voice vote.

Resolution #21364 was defeated at this time. See page 6 for details.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Manuel Abarca

IV, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.

Meeting adjourned until Monday, August 28, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the

Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,

2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.