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  
Monday, October 16, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Thirty-eighth 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 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L.  
Marshall to approve the journal of the previous meeting held on October  
09, 2023. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
Resolutions #21426 and #21433 were adopted at this time. See pages 4  
and 7 for details.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
There was no report from the County Executive’s Office. The County  
Executive was not present.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked the Administration about the  
appeal process at the Board of Equalization (BOE). Troy Schulte, County  
Administrator, said they hope to hire 10 additional staff members within  
the Assessment Department to ease the workload on the BOE. The  
Administration hopes to be able to handle 300 appeal cases per day. It  
will take some time and effort to recruit qualified people as seasonal  
employees within the Assessment Department.  
Mr. Abarca asked about the new Administration Building. He asked if it is  
the intent of the Administration to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)  
funds for this cost. Mr. Schulte said the new Administration Building was  
purchased with ARPA dollars and the plan has been to renovate it with  
ARPA dollars. They could use County Improvement funds, but that is a  
significant draw on reserves. It is his goal to keep the reserves as high as  
possible. There were previous discussions about using ARPA funds for  
the courtroom component of the new Detention Center, which has not yet  
been funded. That will be about a $7.5 million component. But if the  
County does not use ARPA funds for the courtroom, it will have to be  
funded through the County Improvement Fund. The ability to use County  
Improvement Funds on multiple projects is limited.  
Manual Abarca IV asked about the intent of the County Executive  
regarding negotiations with the sports teams. Some serious statements  
were made about the negotiation of the terms that are concerning to Mr.  
Abarca. He asked if it is the intent of the County Executive to keep both  
the Royals and the Chiefs in Jackson County. Caleb Clifford, Chief of  
Staff, said the County Executive has been clear that he hopes the County  
can keep both teams in Jackson County for generations to come. He  
wants to work with all members of the Legislature to provide the teams  
with an appropriate offer that is not at a cost to County residents. Mr.  
Abarca asked about the priority in consideration of a cost to taxpayers  
and the risk of losing the teams. Mr. Clifford said he believes the elected  
officials can balance the two interests and the needs of the community.  
The County is in a strong financial position because of the balancing of  
those interests.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5789  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Assessment Fund to cover the cost of salaries and  
overtime for the remainder of the 2023 Board of Equalization (BOE)  
appeals docket.  
(Budget Committee - 5th. Perfection)  
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 - 2nd. Perfection)  
5798  
5799  
5800  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
5801  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21402  
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee moved to adopt.  
Megan L. Marshall objected to the Consent Agenda.  
21402  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Sean E. Smith,  
to adopt Resolution #21402 authorizing the County Counselor to execute  
an Addendum to the existing Legal Services Agreement with Husch  
Blackwell, LLP of Kansas City, MO, for county-wide anti-discrimination  
and anti-harassment training at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $20,000.00.. 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)  
21409  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21410  
21411  
21413  
911 Oversight Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt.  
Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.  
21413  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L.  
Marshall, to adopt Resolution #21413, awarding a twelve-month term and  
supply contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the  
furnishing of Environmental Management Services for use by various  
County departments to EcoSafe Environmental Services of Kansas City,  
MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-027. 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)  
21419  
21420  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21421  
21426  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adopt Resolution #21426, congratulating Susan Dunham on the  
occasion of her retirement after 35 years of service to the Grandview  
School District. 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)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
5798  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $16,748.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund in acceptance of funding provided by the  
Organized Crime Enforcement Task Force for use by the Jackson County  
Drug Task Force for “Operation Bad Cookie.”  
(PERFECTED)  
5799  
AN ORDINANCE transferring $242,374.00 within the 2023 Sheriff’s  
Office General Fund and appropriating $302,374.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund, in acceptance of  
the Sheriff’s Office’s DWI/Traffic Safety Unit Salary Grant awarded by the  
Missouri Department of Transportation, Traffic and Highway Safety  
Division, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with  
the Missouri Highway Safety Division for the acceptance and expenditure  
of grant funds.  
(PERFECTED)  
5800  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $34,600.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s  
Impaired Driving Enforcement grant awarded by the Missouri Department  
of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing  
the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Highway  
Safety Division for the expenditure of grant funds.  
(PERFECTED)  
5801  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $40,425.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s  
Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement grant awarded by the Missouri  
Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and  
authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri  
Traffic and Highway Safety Division for the expenditure of grant funds.  
(PERFECTED)  
21409  
21410  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of annual software  
maintenance for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Omnigo Software of St.  
Louis, MO, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in  
the amount of $89,090.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $104,000.00 within the 2023 E-911 System  
Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a  
check in the amount of $104,000.00 for assisting in the purchase of a  
Unified Computer Aided Dispatch System for the Lone Jack Police  
Department.  
(ADOPTED)  
21411  
21419  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract  
for the furnishing of dry goods, refrigerated foods, and frozen foods for  
use by Parks + Rec Department to U.S. Foods of Lenexa, KS, under the  
terms and conditions of the U.S. Communities Contract No. 42356, an  
existing competitively bid government contract.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to request that  
the Board of Equalization finalize hearings to determine property  
assessed value before tax notices are sent out to the citizens of Jackson  
County.  
(ADOPTED)  
21420  
21421  
A RESOLUTION transferring $234,723.00 within the 2023 Anti-Drug  
Sales Tax Fund to cover the costs of salaries and overtime pay of officers  
from other law enforcement agencies working for the Jackson County  
Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $70,000.00 within the County Improvement  
Fund to cover the cost of project management services for use by the  
Collections Department from an existing term and supply vendor.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinances #5798, #5799, #5800, and #5801 were moved to the  
Consent Agenda for perfection. Resolutions #21409, #21410, #21411,  
#21419, #21420, and #21421 were moved to the Consent Agenda for  
adoption.  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jeanie Lauer, 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  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5802  
5803  
5804  
5805  
Amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified  
Development Code by rezoning a certain 9.91± acre tract from District  
AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
Amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified  
Development Code by rezoning a certain 8.00± acre tract from District  
AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
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 LI (Light Industrial).  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
Repealing sections 24004.14, 24004.15 and 24004.16, Jackson County  
Code, 1984, relating to the Unified Development Code Amendment,  
FEMA Updates, and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new sections relating  
to the same subject.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing on Ordinances  
#5802 through #5805 at 1:00 PM on October 30, 2023, in the Legislative  
Assembly Area, Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, 2nd  
Floor, Kansas City, Missouri.  
5806  
Repealing section 727., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to election  
of insurance coverage for former employees.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21429  
Awarding a contract for the furnishing of pavement condition assessment  
for use by various County departments to Infrastructure Management  
Services of Tempe, AZ, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to  
the County in the amount of $80,065.00.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
21430  
21431  
21432  
Awarding a term and supply contract for the furnishing of employee group  
hospital indemnity, critical illness, short term, and accident insurance for  
use countywide to AFLAC of Columbus, GA, at no cost to the County.  
(Assigned to the Health and Environment Committee.)  
Authorizing an extension to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office’s Innovative  
Prosecution for the Combating Violent Crimes grant, awarded by the U.S.  
Department of Justice, at no cost to the County.  
(Assigned to the Anti-Crime Committee.)  
Awarding a contract for the furnishing of professional whole building  
commissioning and technical services for the new Jackson County  
Detention Center construction project for use by the Public Works  
Department to Burns and McDonnell of Kansas City, MO, under the terms  
and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 123-22, at an actual cost to  
the County not to exceed $725,213.00.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21433  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adopt Resolution #21433, congratulating Chris Hernandez on the  
occasion of his retirement after 36 years of professional service to the  
Jackson County community. 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)  
21434  
21435  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract 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.  
(Assigned to the Health and Environment Committee.)  
Transferring $24,998.00 within the 2023 Special Road & Bridge Fund and  
awarding a contract to American Equipment of Kansas City, KS, for dump  
truck repair for use by the Public Works Department at an actual cost to  
the County in the amount of $24,998.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)  
21436  
Awarding a contract for the purchase of a 2024 Ford Edge SE AWD SUV  
for use by the Sheriff’s Office to 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 $40,325.00.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
21437  
21438  
21439  
Transferring $351,820.00 within the 2023 E-911 System Fund and  
authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in  
the amount of $351,820.00 for the purpose of upgrading the  
Communications Center in the City of Grandview.  
(Assigned to the 911 Oversight Committee.)  
Awarding a contract for the relocation of deed books for use by the  
Recorder of Deeds to Superior Moving & Storage of Kansas City, MO,  
under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-063, at an  
actual cost to the County not to exceed $29,526.00.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adopt Resolution #21439, recognizing the National Institute for  
Construction Excellence on the occasion of its Annual Awards luncheon,  
celebrating the Kansas City Current and the National Women in  
Construction of Greater Kansas City, with the theme, KC Soccer  
Downtown - Build It and They Will Come, to be held at the Kansas City  
Convention Center, on October 17, 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)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
Manuel Abarca IV said a statement was made by the County Executive  
during the Budget Committee meeting that the allocation of ARPA funds  
should be discussed with the County Executive in exchange for fulfillment  
of the four Legislative Compliance staff positions. Mr. Abarca asked the  
Chairman if he was aware of this comment. DaRon McGee, County  
Legislator, said he is not aware of that statement. Mr. Abarca asked if  
there were any additional comments from the Administration. Caleb  
Clifford said he had no further information. He recommended that a  
conversation between the Chairman and the County Executive may be  
the quickest way to get those answers to these questions. Mr. Abarca  
asked if the County Executive had reached out to the Chairman. Mr.  
Clifford said it was his understanding that the County Executive had  
reached out to the Chairman, but, beyond that, he had no additional  
information.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, October 23, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.