Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Charlie Franklin (3rd) Chairman,

Office of

Theresa Cass Galvin (6th) Vice Chairman,

Mary Jo Spino

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Crystal Williams (2nd AL), Tony Miller (3rd AL),

Scott Burnett (1st), Ronald E. Finley (2nd), Dan Tarwater III (4th),

Jeanie Lauer (5th)

Clerk of the County Legislature

Monday, February 14, 2022

10:00 AM

Seventh Regular Meeting

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

Charlile Franklin, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin

to approve the journal of the previous meeting held on February 07, 2022.

The motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

County Executive Frank White, Jr., expressed his condolences to the

family of Sandy Querry who passed away on February 4, 2022. He said

Sandy was a kind, caring, and gentle spirit.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5596

Land Use Committee moved to perfect.

Tony Miller objected to the Consent Agenda.

5596

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III to perfect

Ordinance #5596. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

5596

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to adopt

Ordinance #5596, vacating an abandoned portion of Blue Valley Road due

to non-use. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

5597

Land Use Committee moved to perfect.

Tony Miller objected to the Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III to perfect

Ordinance #5597. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

5597

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to adopt

Ordinance #5597, amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 92.00± acre tract from

District RR (Residential Ranchette) to District AG (Agricultural) and rezoning

a certain 1.92± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RR

(Residential Ranchette). The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

5598

Land Use Committee moved to perfect.

Tony Miller objected to the Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III to perfect

Ordinance #5598. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

5598

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to adopt

Ordinance #5598, vacating parts of Lots 1 and 2, Burnett Acres, a

subdivision in Jackson County, to allow for a development of nine 10.0±

acre tracts. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

5599

Land Use Committee moved to perfect.

Tony Miller objected to the Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III to perfect

Ordinance #5599. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

5599

A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Tony Miller, to adopt

Ordinance #5599, amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.50± acre tract from

District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates). The motion

passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

5600

Land Use Committee moved to perfect.

Tony Miller objected to the Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III to perfect

Ordinance #5600. The motion passed by a voice vote.

(PERFECTED)

5600

A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Tony Miller, to adopt

Ordinance #5600, amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 8.930± acre tract from

District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette). The motion

passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 8 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie

Lauer

Absent: 1 - Ronald E. Finley

(ADOPTED)

5601

Issuing a mask mandate for schools where children grades K-12 attend

class and on school buses, for the health and safety of the County’s citizens,

with an effective date and penalty provision.

(WITHDRAWN BY SPONSOR SCOTT BURNETT. CONCURRED BY

DAN TARWATER III AND THERESA CASS GALVIN.)

Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator, said Ordinance #5591, which

was withdrawn previously, was essentially the same as ordinance #5601.

At the time #5601 was introduced, three school districts already had mask

orders in place. Ms. Galvin read emails received from school board

members that this action is taking authority away from local school district

control. She said these repeated efforts to enact mask mandates are

putting our residents on an emotional roller coaster. She asked if these

actions were going to continue.

Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, said back in the fall, these same

school boards wanted Jackson County to keep its mask order in place to

provide cover for these officials who did not want to be in front of this issue.

The day the Legislature ended its mask mandate, the Blue Springs

School Board rescinded its mask order. Jackson County had over 3,000

COVID cases in one week. There has not been any suggestion of how we

can support our public health system. This continues to be brought up

because we know that masks work. Individuals with pre-existing conditions

and individuals who have lost family members are also on an emotional

roller coaster. We cannot act as if wearing a mask is such a terrible thing

when we have seen the cases go down when we had a mask mandate. As

we move forward, we need to find strategies to tackle the pandemic.

Crystal Williams, County Legislature, said the issue of local control is

brought up when it is convenient to argue local control. The attorney

general sued the Lee’s Summit School District and other school districts.

The idea that this is about hurt feelings instead of policy is just not true.

Everyone is tired of this, but people of good faith are trying to find

solutions. Claiming that something we introduce will jail children is not

helpful. It is better to withdraw this because the issue is so heated. We

cannot make any commitments to not address a public health crisis when

it happens.

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

5593

Consent Agenda.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

20864

20865

Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Legislature As A Whole moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Jay Haden, Chief Deputy County Counselor, said he took the lead on the

negotiations with the union. This proposed agreement is similar to the

current union agreement. The union has voted for and signed the

agreement.

CONSENT AGENDA

5593

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $271,785.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2022 General Fund and authorizing the issuance of payment

in the amount of $271,784.38 to the Missouri State Auditor for services

rendered for the audit of Jackson County.

(ADOPTED)

20864

A RESOLUTION awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts with one

twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of beer for resale by the

Parks + Rec Department to County Beverage Company of Lee’s Summit,

MO, and Central States Beverage Company of Kansas City, MO, as

proprietary purchases.

(ADOPTED)

20865

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a successor

Memorandum of Understanding with American Federation of State, County

and Municipal Employees, State Council 61, Local 1707, to be effective until

December 31, 2023.

(ADOPTED)

Ordinance #5593 and Resolutions #20864 and #20865 were moved to the

Consent Agenda for adoption.

A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin,

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

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

5602

Appropriating $100,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2022

Grant Fund and awarding a contract for the design and construction of a new

bridge in connection with Federal Project No. BRO-B048(60), Helmig Road

Bridge, County Project No. 3215, to TREKK Design Group, of Kansas City,

MO, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

20866

Transferring $120,000.00 within the 2022 American Rescue Plan Fund for

use by the Jackson County Department of Corrections to acquire critical

supplies and equipment necessary in connection with the fight against the

ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

20867

20868

Authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with

certain outside agencies that provide public health-related and other public

services to citizens of Jackson County, at an aggregate cost to the County

not to exceed $3,000,000.00.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

Awarding a fourteen-month term and supply contract with two twelve-month

options to extend for the leasing of ice-making machines for use by various

County Departments to Ice Masters of Shawnee, KS, under the terms and

conditions of Jackson County Circuit Court Contract No. 240040-18, an

existing, competitively bid government contract.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer

software for use by the Assessment Department to Aumentum Technologies

of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $366,451.00,

as a sole source purchase.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Authorizing the County Executive to execute a Transportation Alternatives

Fund Program Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation

Commission to allow for construction relating to the Little Blue Trace/Rock

Island Trail Connector Grant Project, at no cost to the County.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

Authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement

and Addendums to existing Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers

and law firms at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $56,700.00,

for services to be performed in 2022.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Awarding a contract for the furnishing of a Stepp Manufacturing Hot Box

Trailer for use by the Public Works Department to American Equipment

Company of Kansas City, KS, under the terms and conditions set forth in the

National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA) Contract No. 05-26, an

existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the

County in the amount of $73,134.00.

(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)

20873

20874

Authorizing the County Executive to execute a Contract with the Jackson

County Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled to provide for

partial funding of various programs of the Parks + Rec Department's

Special Population Services Division.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Transferring $234,135.00 within the 2022 General Fund to pay the costs of

necessary information technology operations and consulting services to be

provided by an existing County term and supply vendor.

(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)

Resolution #20876 was taken out of order and adopted at this time. See

below for details.

20875

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to

adopt Resolution #20875, honoring the life and achievements of Sandra

Ann “Sandy” Querry. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 9 -

Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal

Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater

III and Jeanie Lauer

(ADOPTED)

Jalen Anderson said Keith Querry is not able to make it to the courthouse

at this time. Mr. Anderson said he would deliver the resolution to Mr.

Querry and send everyone’s thoughts and prayers to him and their family.

He said Sandy touched everyone with great love. Mr. Anderson would not

be a County Legislator without Sandy’s guidance, love, direction, and

support. Sandy Querry was a powerhouse and it meant something to have

her support.

Crystal Williams said Sandy was the “diminutive diva.” She was tiny but

mighty. Sandy was one of her first supporters. She was wonderful, loving,

and loyal. Her husband Keith is a delightful man, and they had an

extraordinary relationship. Rest in peace Sandy.

Tony Miller, County Legislator, said his friendship with Sandy was similar

to his friendship with Dutch Newman. They were both tiny in stature but

powerful and strong. Sandy and Dutch would clasp your hands to make

sure we were paying attention. We miss Sandy and all she did for us.

20876

Authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an extension to the existing

contract with TICO Productions of Kansas City, MO, for rebranding services

for use by the COMBAT staff, at no additional cost to the County.

(Assigned to the Anti-Crime Committee.)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

None.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator, said the Health Department report has

been consistent on the spread of the disease. There were 17 deaths last

week. He asked for an update on the Detention Center. The report states

there are 83 COVID cases at the Detention Center. He said it would be

important to the citizens to know what is going on at the Detention Center.

Diana Knapp, Director of Corrections, said she is pleased to report they

currently have zero staff cases, zero quarantines, and four inmates testing

positive. Through their continued efforts they have knocked their numbers

down every week. Ms. Knapp said she sends out an updated report each

morning that goes to the Corrections Distribution list. The Sheriff has also

been posting those weekly numbers as well.

Mr. Finley said he notes there is active testing going on in Lee’s Summit.

There is also a vaccination clinic in Independence and at the Maddie

Rhodes Center. Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said he believes that is

current information. They have an open door policy so if any organization

wants to schedule a vaccine event, staff will be available.

Mr. Finley said there has been some disagreement on the masking issue

and they have not proceeded in a consistent way because of that

disagreement. The Legislature started off in consensus with the funds that

have been allocated for testing and treatment to cities, fire departments,

nursing homes, hospitals, and schools. The County has made positive steps

in its efforts to work on the disease. The disease has morphed into different

ways, and he hopes the County will continue to do what needs to be

accomplished to fight the disease. Mr. Finley requested a meeting with the

County Executive and County Administrator to discuss the County’s next

steps in fighting the disease.

Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, said she wanted to recognize Diana

Knapp on becoming the second person and only woman in Missouri to be

named Certified Jail Manager. Ms. Lauer joined the Legislature in

congratulating Ms. Knapp for this honor.

Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator, said the County’s relocation efforts at the

mobile home park are ongoing. County representatives have met with

everyone except one person. Only about 20 people are left to finalize

relocation plans. He thanked the Administration on its efforts. He said he

believes these residents have had their housing situation improved through

the County’s efforts. This project has been a success.