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, October 7, 2024  
3:00 PM  
Thirty-eighth Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
Jeanie Lauer, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 9 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee 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 Sean E. Smith, seconded by Jalen Anderson to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on September 30, 2024.  
The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
The County Executive was not present. Troy Schulte, County Administrator,  
said there were no reports. Go Chiefs and Royals!  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Jalen Anderson to hold  
Ordinance #5865. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 6 - Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 3 - Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV and DaRon McGee  
5865  
5884  
5884  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5577., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to possession of firearms and age restriction.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 4th. Perfection)  
A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by DaRon McGee to  
perfect Ordinance #5884. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Ordinance #5884 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. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 2 - Donna Peyton and Manuel Abarca IV  
(ADOPTED)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5883  
Consent Agenda.  
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.  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by DaRon McGee to  
hold Resolution #21641. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 - Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 1 - Donna Peyton  
Abstain: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV  
21691  
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.  
(WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR JEANIE LAUER. CONCURRED BY JALEN  
ANDERSON AND SEAN E. SMITH)  
21693  
21736  
21741  
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 - 8th Meeting) DROPPED  
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 - 3rd. Meeting)  
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.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
21742  
A RESOLUTION expressing the support of the Jackson County Legislature  
for the creation of a Jackson County office of Gun Violence Prevention.  
(Health and Environment Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
21743  
21744  
21745  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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.  
(ADOPTED)  
21743  
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.  
(ADOPTED)  
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.  
(ADOPTED)  
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.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinance #5883 was sent to the Consent Agenda for adoption.  
Resolutions #21743, #21744 and #21745 were sent to the Consent Agenda  
for adoption.  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to  
approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee and Sean E. Smith  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5885  
5886  
5887  
Renewing a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for a  
term of 50 years for the continuous operation of a 125-foot radio  
transmission tower.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
Amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified  
Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.89± 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 10.05± acre tract from District RE  
(Residential Estates) to District AG (Agricultural).  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
5888  
Vacating of Lots 1 & 2, Major Meadows, a subdivision in Jackson County,  
and revert the zoning back to District AG (Agricultural) to create 10.05± acre  
tract.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing regarding Ordinances  
#5885, #5886, #5887 and #5888 on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 1:30  
P.M. in the Kansas City Legislative Assembly Area located on the 2nd floor  
of the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO.  
5889  
5890  
Appropriating $90,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
Grant Fund, in acceptance of additional grant funds received by the Family  
Court Division from the State of Missouri Department of Social Services.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
Appropriating $69,345.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024  
Grant Fund, in acceptance of a three-month extension of the VOCA Grant  
awarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office by the Missouri  
Department of Social Services.  
(Assigned to the Anti-Crime Committee.)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21746  
Authorizing the Chair of the County Legislature to execute a two-year lease  
agreement, with two-year options to extend, for lease of office space for use  
by the Jackson County Legislature and Jackson County Clerk’s Office with  
Lex, LLC, of Independence, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request  
for Proposals No. 24-019, at a monthly cost to the County of $5,309.50 and  
in the amount of $63,714.00 annually.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21747  
21748  
Awarding a split contract for a twenty-four-month term and supply contract  
with one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of locksmith  
services for use by various County departments to Kenton Brothers of  
Kansas City, MO, and Greg’s Lock and Key Service, Inc., of Independence,  
MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-042.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with two twelve-month  
options to extend, for the furnishing of security officer services for use by  
various County Departments to Metro Public Safety of Gladstone, MO under  
the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-057.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21749  
21750  
Authorizing the County Executive to execute a permanent utility easement in  
favor of the Raytown Water Company across a portion of the Rock Island  
Corridor, for a fee payable to the County.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with two twelve-month  
options to extend, for the furnishing of live bait for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department to Creel Outdoors Wholesale of Lavaca, AR, under the terms  
and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-045.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21751  
21752  
Authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the  
amount of $3,222.00 to Superior Moving Service of Kansas City, MO for  
moving services rendered.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with one twelve-month  
option to extend, for the furnishing of construction management at risk  
services for use by various County Departments to McCown Gordon, of  
Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for  
Qualifications No. 24-051.  
(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)  
21753  
21754  
Transferring $122,000.00 within the 2024 Park Fund and awarding a  
contract to purchase a grapple truck to Key Equipment & Supply of Kansas  
City, KS under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract 040621-PII,  
an existing competitively bid government contract for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department for a total purchase amount of $221,204.98.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21754, recognizing World Mental Health Day that is  
celebrated October 10, 2024. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and DaRon  
McGee  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21755  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to  
adopt Resolution #21755, transferring $50,000.00 within the 2024 General  
Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a  
check in the amount of $50,000.00 for the sponsorship of the Jackson  
County Small Business Scholarships for the United States Hispanic  
Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Conference, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $50,000.00. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and DaRon  
McGee  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, said the Administration would like  
Resolution #21755 adopted today.  
Troy Schulte explained the conference is occurring this week. Jeanie Lauer  
said the funds will be taken from the Administration's budget out of salaries  
and marketing.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, said the conference started today and  
the funds have already been granted by the US Hispanic Chamber of  
Commerce. He said Caleb Clifford, Chief of Staff, indicated that the  
legislation would be introduced on September 30th. He asked why the  
County Executive committed the funds prior to getting the County  
Legislature's approval. Caleb Clifford responded.  
21756  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21756, honoring Our Lady of Perpetual Help  
Redemptorist Church Class of 1965 yearbook club and celebrating its  
trailblazing Latina members. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and DaRon  
McGee  
Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21757  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21757, honoring folklorico dancers, artists, and  
musicians in the Kansas City area during Hispanic Heritage Month. The  
motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21758  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21758, recognizing the National Association of Hispanic  
Nurses. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21759  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adopt Resolution #21759, recognizing the Hispanic Bar Association of  
Greater Kansas City. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E.  
Smith  
Absent: 1 - Megan L. Marshall  
(ADOPTED)  
21760  
With the intent to support the City of Greenwood, MO seeking  
multijurisdictional funding for the 2023-2024 fiscal year through the  
Community Development Block Grant Program for the Allendale Lake Road  
Improvement Project.  
(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)  
No objection to the consideration of Resolution #21761 - not on printed  
agenda.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to  
suspend the rules to consider Resolution #21761. The motion passed by a  
roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 - Jeanie Lauer, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 1- Megan L. Marshall  
21761  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Resolution #21761, requesting emergency funds to assist Harvesters’  
Community Food Network in providing relief support for families impacted  
by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, Tennessee, and other devastated  
areas. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Jeanie Lauer, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Sean E.  
Smith  
Absent: 1 - Megan L. Marshall  
(ADOPTED)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Jeanie Lauer stated that there will be no testimony during the Budget  
committee meetings scheduled to be held this week in the Kansas City  
Legislative Assembly Area.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Manuel Abarca IV said there is an opportunity to help the victims of  
Hurricane Helene. He organized a water drive with trucks from the  
Teamsters over the weekend. He offered an add-on Resolution requesting  
$12,000.00 from the Legislature As A Whole budget to provide drinking  
water to counties that are NACo affiliates. The amount is the cost per truck  
and there will be 4 trucks provided to deliver to the emergency management  
location. Sean E. Smith, County Legislator, said the Legislature needs to act  
fast.  
Whitney Miller, Chief Deputy County Counselor, said to suspend the rules  
and adopt this legislation today, it requires a 2/3 majority vote.  
Resolution #21761 was adopted at this time. See page XX for details.  
Jeanie Lauer said add-on legislation needs to be provided ahead of time.  
Manuel Abarca thanked members of the County Legislature for their support  
and said NACo appreciates it as well.  
Jeanie Lauer asked Troy Thomas, Legislative Auditor, to be sure this  
legislation is paid from the correct account.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, October 14, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Eastern Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W. Kansas, Independence,  
Missouri, Ground Floor, Legislative Chambers.