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, April 18, 2022  
10:00 AM  
Sixteenth Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
Charlie Franklin, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 8 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller,  
Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent 1 - Jalen Anderson  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Scott Burnett to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on April 11, 2022. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
None.  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin,  
to waive the reading of Ordinance #5610. The motion passed by a voice  
vote.  
5610  
A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to  
approve the Land Use Committee Substitute dated April 18, 2022. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
(APPROVED)  
Ronald E. Finley objected to perfection.  
Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator, said he has concerns about section  
5005.4 titled Violation of Law Other Than Park Regulation, which states: on  
observing any violation of this code, or the laws of the United States or the  
state of Missouri, the Jackson County park rangers may notify the Sheriff,  
the Highway Patrol, or any appropriate law enforcement authority of the  
United States, the state, or the county, or of the city in which the park is  
located. He said he questions the authority of park rangers to enforce the  
law.  
Tony Miller, County Legislator, said he believes if a park patron is using  
an unauthorized e-bike, the park rangers have the authority to issue a  
citation. This section gives the park rangers the discretion to call on other  
law enforcement officials for violations outside of park regulations.  
Mr. Finley withdrew his objection.  
5610  
5610  
A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to perfect  
the Land Use Committee Substitute dated April 18, 2022 for Ordinance  
#5610. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to adopt  
the Land Use Committee Substitute dated April 18, 2022 for Ordinance  
#5610, repealing sections 5000., 5002., 5005., 5011., 5013., 5014., 5015.,  
5018., 5019., 5020., 5021., 5023., 5024., 5025., 5026., 5028., 5029., 5030.,  
5035., 5036., 5037., 5038., 5040., 5041., 5042., 5046., 5049., 5059., 5066.,  
5069., 5071., 5072., 5073., 5080., 5081., 5082., 5083., 5084., 5090.,  
Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to County parks and park operations,  
and enacting, in lieu thereof, thirty-nine new sections relating to the same  
subjects. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller,  
Scott Burnett, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
No: 1 - Ronald E. Finley  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
(ADOPTED)  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Tony Miller to waive  
the reading of Ordinances #5612 - #5617. The motion passed by a voice  
vote.  
5612  
5613  
5614  
5615  
5616  
5617  
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 1.04± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RS (Residential Suburban).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by changing a certain 144± acre tract from  
District AGp (Agricultural - Planned) to District AG (Agricultural).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the Planned Development Zoning in District  
GBp (General Business Planned) established pursuant to the Unified  
Development Code to allow for an additional building.  
(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 granting a conditional use permit (CUP) in  
Agricultural-Planned (AG-p) for a period of five years to operate a wedding  
and event facility, subject to specified conditions, as to a 17.48± acre tract.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
The Land Use Committee will have a public hearing on Monday, April 25,  
2022 at 9:30 a.m. in the Kansas City Legislative Assembly Area regarding  
Ordinances #5612 - #5617.  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin,  
to waive the reading of Resolution #20914. The motion passed by a voice  
vote.  
20914  
A RESOLUTION authorizing a twelve-month term and supply contract with  
one twelve-month option to extend to Segal Group of Chicago, IL, for the  
furnishing of broker and consulting services on the County’s health, life, and  
dental insurance, for use County-wide, under terms and conditions of  
Request for Proposals No. 42-21, at no cost to the County.  
(Health and Environment Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
20918  
20920  
20921  
Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
The Finance and Audit Committee Substitute dated April 18, 2022 was  
moved to the Consent Agenda for adoption.  
20922  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
20918  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the maintenance and repair of John Deere  
equipment for use by the Public Works Department to Murphy Tractor of  
Kansas City, MO, as a sole source purchase.  
(ADOPTED)  
20920  
20921  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles and equipment items within  
various County departments as surplus and unusable personal property and  
authorizing their disposal.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts with one  
twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of electrical service for use  
by the Parks + Rec and Public Works Departments to Staco Electric  
Construction of Kansas City, MO, and KC Service Company of Peculiar,  
MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 6-22.  
(ADOPTED)  
20922  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of soft drinks for resale by  
the Parks + Rec Department at its concessions operations to Pepsi  
Beverages Company of Olathe, KS, as a proprietary purchase.  
(ADOPTED)  
Resolutions #20918, #20920, #20921 and #20922 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: 8 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller,  
Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5619  
Repealing sections 3301., 3302., 3303., 3305., and 3306., Jackson County  
Code, 1984, relating to property assessed clean energy and enacting, in  
lieu thereof, eleven new sections relating to the same subject.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator, said testimony has been admitted  
previously on the PACE program. The Administration requested this be  
applied only to commercial property and this ordinance acknowledges that  
request. Scott Burnett, County Legislator, requested this ordinance be  
assigned to committee.  
Ordinance #5620 was originally assigned to the Finance and Audit  
Committee but later in the meeting was called up for adoption.  
5620  
A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin to  
perfect Ordinance #5620. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
Theresa Byrd, Deputy Court Administrator for the Family Court, said this  
ordinance will increase funds for the existing gender specific grant which  
provides tutoring and advocacy for female offenders. She said this has  
been a four-year program. She requests the adoption of this ordinance.  
5620  
A motion was made by Tony Miller, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin, to  
adopt Ordinance #5620, appropriating $58,780.00 from the undesignated  
fund balance of the 2022 Grant Fund in acceptance of an increase to the  
Gender-Sensitive Youth Advocacy Program Grant received from the  
Missouri Department of Public Safety. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller,  
Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
(ADOPTED)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
20923  
20924  
20925  
20926  
Transferring $111,400.00 within the 2021 American Rescue Plan Fund to  
provide COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated Jackson County and 16th Circuit  
Court associates and Jackson County Detention Center inmates through  
March 31, 2022, at a cost to the County not to exceed $111,400.00.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month  
option to extend for the maintenance and repair of New Holland equipment  
for use by the Public Works Department to Golden Valley Tractor of Clinton,  
MO, as a sole source purchase.  
(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)  
Awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts with three twelve-month  
options to extend for the furnishing of pro shop articles for resale by the  
Parks + Rec Department to Acushnet/Titleist and FootJoy of Fairhaven, MA,  
and Callaway Golf of Carlsbad, CA, as proprietary purchases.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
Awarding a contract for the furnishing of field deployable license plate  
readers for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Selex ES, Inc., of Greensboro, NC,  
under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 20-22, at an actual  
cost to the County in the amount of $24,000.00.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
20927  
A motion was made by Scott Burnett, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to adopt  
Resolution #20927, transferring $1,000,000.00 within the 2022 American  
Rescue Plan Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute  
Cooperative Agreements with certain outside agencies that serve  
disadvantaged communities at an aggregate cost to the County not to  
exceed $1,000,000.00. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller,  
Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent: 1 - Jalen Anderson  
(ADOPTED)  
Scott Burnett said this funding through the American Rescue Plan will  
provide homelessness assistance to three established agencies.  
Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked if there were other agencies  
considered for American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. Dan Tarwater III said  
he is the Legislative representative on the Housing Resources  
Commission (HRC). These three agencies submitted requests for funding  
for homelessness assistance in response to the HRC request for  
proposals. These agencies are large enough to have the accounting  
processes required by the federal government to properly track these  
funds. The HRC decided to withhold HRC funding from these agencies  
and designate them for ARP funds, thereby freeing up additional funds for  
the other agencies that responded to the HRC’s request for proposals.  
Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said the ARP requires funding  
allotments to be through a procurement process. These agencies  
submitted request for proposals for homelessness assistance which also  
met the ARP qualifications. Many agencies are unable to meet the federal  
requirements to track funds. These three agencies are able to meet the  
requirements of the government and their request was shifted from an  
HRC allocation to an ARP allocation.  
Ronald E. Finley asked the Administration for more detail regarding the  
County’s actions to address homelessness in our community. Mr. Schulte  
said these agencies – Restart, Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries, and  
Community Services League – have existing programs in place to  
address the needs of the homeless community. This funding will allow  
them to expand existing services.  
Crystal Williams, County Legislator, said she has had many agencies  
contact her office regarding these funds. She asked why this particular  
allocation was fast tracked while other proposals have stalled. Troy  
Schulte said this specific request was driven by the Housing Resources  
Commission as an existing project. The American Rescue Plan requires  
a procurement process which goes beyond simply submitting a proposal.  
The County Executive is seeking a process that reflects the  
Administration’s goals and priorities. He wants to ensure the programs are  
fully vetted. The ARP requires funds to be encumbered by 2024 and spent  
by 2026.  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Dan Tarwater III said he spoke to Troy Schulte regarding the request of the  
Pension Plan Fund Board of Directors. The Pension Plan will need to  
conduct an actuarial study. This will not be a quick process.  
Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator, asked about the status of residents  
of the mobile home park. Troy Schulte said 13 people are left with plans to  
move by the end of the month. One resident did not respond to any requests  
and that resident has now forfeited rights to compensation. The eviction  
process has begun and is set for court hearings next week. The  
Administration hopes to begin work on the site by June 1.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
Ronald E. Finley said he wanted to recommend an allocation of COVID  
funds for a food program. They have been feeding about 600 people per  
week through food programs occurring throughout eastside Kansas City.  
Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, said the Blue Springs Chamber  
Leadership Group came to Jackson County. She would like to thank the  
various departments who came and made presentations to the group,  
including the County Executive, the Prosecuting Attorney, the County  
Sheriff's Office, and the Parks Department. The event was well received and  
they appreciated everyone’s support.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Scott Burnett, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, April 25, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.