Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Jeanie Lauer (5th) Chairman,

Office of

Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,

Mary Jo Spino

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)

Clerk of the County Legislature

Monday, July 1, 2024

3:00 PM

Twenty-fourth Regular Meeting

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

Jeanie Lauer, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 7 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,

Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E. Smith

Absent 2 - Jalen Anderson and Venessa Huskey

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on June 24, 2024. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White, Jr., County Executive, was not present. Troy Schulte, County

Administrator, said there was no report.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked about the water pressure event

on Friday, June 28, 2024, which resulted in closure of the Kansas City

Courthouse. Mr. Schulte said the Facilities Management Division of the

Public Works Department got an alarm at 6:30 a.m. on Friday that there was

a water break in the basement. This alarm system was installed after the

County experienced a water break in 2019. The system was restored by

10:30 a.m., but the Courthouse had already been closed and Facilities

monitored the system through the weekend. With an old building the only

preventative measures are the alarm systems. Mr. Abarca asked why

departments weren’t notified earlier. Mr. Schulte said department directors

were notified by 8:00 a.m. when Facilities Management staff realized more

time was needed to fix the issue. There was no cost associated with this

repair.

Mr. Abarca asked about the senior quad pay issue previously discussed.

Mr. Schulte said those taxpayers should notify Collections and there will be

no late fee associated with the cyberattack. He said Scott Lakin, Director of

Collections, could speak to this issue if necessary.

Mr. Abarca asked about the Missouri Attorney General lawsuit that is

ongoing. Bryan Covinsky said since the trial is continuing into next week,

there is no update. He said this can be discussed in a closed session after

the trial concludes.

Mr. Abarca asked if the Administration has had any discussions about the

“Border War” over the sports teams and if there are any discussions with

state officials about keeping the teams in Jackson County. Mr. Schulte said

there is no update to his knowledge. Mr. Abarca asked if the County

Executive will be present at a meeting soon to discuss this issue. Mr.

Schulte said the County Executive had a family medical procedure that was

keeping him out of the office today.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5860

AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,

Missouri, at a General Election to be held on November 5, 2024, a question

authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide capital improvement

sales tax of one-eighth of one percent for a period of twenty-five years for the

purpose of retaining the Kansas City Chiefs sports team in Jackson County,

Missouri.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21626

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 - 5th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief

Lobbyist to advocate in support of trans gender rights to the Missouri

General Assembly.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 5th. 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 - 5th. 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 - 5th. Meeting)

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)

21658

21659

21660

Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Anti-Crime Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent

Agenda.

21661

21662

21663

Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to

approve the Justice and Law Committee Amendment dated July 1, 2024 for

Resolution #21663, to delete the words "County Executive" and insert the

words "Prosecuting Attorney" after the word "the" in the heading and to

delete the phrase "County Executive and the" in the BE IT RESOLVED

paragraph, all on page one. The motion passed by a voice vote. Consent

Agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

21658

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

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of soft drinks for resale

by the Parks + Rec Department at its concession operations to Coca-Cola

Bottling Company of Lenexa, KS, and Pepsi Beverages Company of

Olathe, KS, as a proprietary purchase.

(ADOPTED)

21659

21660

21661

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of software

maintenance services for the COMBAT website to CivicPlus of Manhattan,

KS, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $13,087.00, as a sole

source purchase.

(ADOPTED)

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

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing, installation, and repair

of emergency equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to 911 Custom of

Olathe, KS, as a sole source purchase.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of traffic signs and

supplies for use by the Public Works and Parks + Rec Departments to J&A

Traffic Products of Blue Springs, MO, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid No. 23-090.

(ADOPTED)

21662

21663

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of appointment

management software for use by the Collections Department to Q-Less

Software of Pasadena, CA, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to

the County in the amount of $16,736.00.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute a

Memorandum of Understanding with Carpenters’ District Council of Greater

St. Louis & Vicinity regarding the terms and conditions of employment of

members of its bargaining unit within the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

(ADOPTED)

Resolutions #21658, #21659, #21660, #21661, #21662, and #21663 were

moved to the Consent Agenda for adoption.

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

approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 6 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,

Charlie Franklin and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 3 - Jalen Anderson, Venessa Huskey and DaRon McGee

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

Submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at a General

Election to be held on November 5, 2024, a question authorizing Jackson

County to impose a countywide capital improvement sales tax of

three-eighths of one percent for a period of forty years for the purpose of

retaining the Kansas City Chiefs sports team in Jackson County, Missouri.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Appropriating $89,990.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024

Grant Fund in acceptance of the Violence Against Women Act Grant

awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety to the Prosecuting

Attorney’s Office for a program focused on prevention and prosecution of

sexual assaults.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

Appropriating $3,532.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024

General Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s DWI/Traffic Safety Unit

Salary Grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Transportation,

Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the County Executive to

execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure of grant funds.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

Submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at the

general election to be held on November 5, 2024, a question to amend the

Jackson County Charter, with an effective date.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the assignment of Ordinance #5864 to the

Finance and Audit Committee and requested it be sent to the Rules

Committee. Per Rule 16C, passage of a motion for reassignment requires a

two-thirds majority of those present and voting.

A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith to

reassign Ordinance #5864 to the Rules Committee. The motion failed by a

roll call vote:

Yes: 4 - Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, DaRon McGee, Sean E. Smith

No: 3 - Megan L. Marshall, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson, Venessa Huskey

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21665

A motion was made by DaRon McGee, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

adopt Resolution #21665, recognizing Bishop James D. Tindall, Sr., for his

15 years of service as the International Presiding Prelude to the

Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ, Inc. The motion passed by a roll

call vote:

Yes: 7 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,

Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E. Smith

Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Venessa Huskey

(ADOPTED)

21666

21667

Awarding a contract for the three-year-lease of eight wide-area mowers for

use by the Parks + Rec Department to Van Wall Equipment, of Lenexa, KS,

under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Grounds Maintenance

Contract No. 031121-DAC, an existing, competitively bid government

contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $163,416.00.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

Amending Rules 16 and 19 of the Rules of the Jackson County Legislature

relating to the transfer of legislation between committees.

(Assigned to the Rules Committee.)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

None.

ADJOURNMENT

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

adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.

Meeting adjourned until Monday, July 8, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson

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

Legislative Assembly Area.