KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Jackson County, Missouri Legislature and Democratic County Executive Frank White have reached an agreement on how to spend remaining COVID-19 relief dollars that have been given out. The money's from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The agreement means $70.4 million will not be going back to the federal government. County leaders plan to split the money evenly between infrastructure projects and community initiatives like nonprofits. Thursday, in the third special legislative meeting of the week, people in the crowd clapped after the legislature passed an ordinance dealing with ARPA funds. "This is something to celebrate," Republican Legislator and Chairwoman Jeanie Lauer said after the passage. Minimum wage set to rise in Missouri: Here’s what workers will make in 2025 One person who was in the crowd Thursday was ArtsKC Government Relations Director Branden Haralson. In an interview with FOX4 after the meeting, he called it 'heartening' to see the legislature and the County Executive work together. "Especially given the last few weeks, it's gotten a little contentious at some points," he said. "It's like as many of them said, 'Sometimes it's a little disconcerting to watch the sausage getting made.'" Haralson said he's glad the federal government won't be reabsorbing this money. "Not as of now," he continued when asked if he knows whether his entity's actually going to get money. "I would imagine based on the resolution that organizations that want funding will have to go through another bid and selection process." Thursday, FOX4 found out that Tuesday night, Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver held a video chat with legislators and members of the United States Department of the Treasury. Cleaver said they tweaked a piece of legislation that had already been drafted to meet federal guidelines. "I left my office with some members of the staff at 10 [p.m.]," Cleaver said in an interview with FOX4 Thursday afternoon, talking about Tuesday night. "We started around noon, and it went on until a few minutes ago when the county approved this important legislation." The county infrastructure projects White wants to use the $35 million on involve the front steps of the Jackson County Courthouse. He also wants to move the administration, legislature, and County Executive's Offices to 1300 Washington. That building currently houses the Assessment Department and the Board of Equalization. In an interview with reporters after Thursday's meeting, White said the non-profits will be covered in the federal relief dollars that were approved that day. He added that he believed the non-profits will have to apply again too. "I think right now, the legislature when this all gets laid out, they'll go back and revisit and make sure that those agencies that applied under the old process are considered under this process," he said. Tuesday, White called the application process Democratic Legislator Manny Abarca started in 2023 illegal. He claims he wasn't contacted about it, and he didn't recommend it. Tuesday, Abarca disputed the fact it was illegal. Thursday, White said the courts at the downtown courthouse have issues that need to be taken care of, part of the reason he supported the ordinance. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri "What this does is… it lets us do some of the essential things that we need to do, but at the same time, long term, it's going to be a bigger fix." White says it will now be the legislature's job to revisit the application process that the nonprofits applied for in 2023.