The first item on the agenda, as usual, is public comment on issues on the agenda. And I know Ryan Smith is here. I saw him just a moment ago. If you'd step to the podium. Um, you'll have three minutes. Thank you, Mayor. I've, uh, that was pretty quick there. I didn't expect to get up there. Uh, I appreciate you all, uh, uh, working with, uh, with us over the past couple of months. Um, haven't been able to come up here too often because of classes, and I, I just jetted out of a class to come down here and express one small little issue that we have. Um, first of all, the, the compromise that we've reached, I think, is a, is a really good compromise, and I think that a lot of the students, uh, see the positive effects of, of what y'all have been working on with the, uh, landlords and with students. But, um, one of the concerns that we have right now is that when this policy goes into effect sometime in the next month to two months to three months, uh, there are a number of students that might be in the middle of leases. And, uh, the concern that I have is existing leases for students, will they be voided, and will the students be forced out of those homes and what impact that will have. So I just wanted to come up here and express that concern and, and see that that's worked into this, uh, agreement. So thank you. Thank you. We appreciate your help and that of others in student government working through some of these issues. Does anyone else wish to address, address the council on issues that are on today's agenda? All right. We'll move along. We have a docket to approve, um, and there are a couple of items the clerk has called to my attention, number seven and eight specifically, where there's a question about whether we wish to have hearings. Um, are there motions? Council member White? Thank you, Mr. Chairman, or Mayor, as the case may be. I'd like to, uh, place on the docket without a hearing item number seven. I believe that's the correct number. Uh, yes, sir, it is. Uh, this was approved by the zoning commission and, um- Second. O- okay. Yep. We have a motion and second to put item seven on the docket without a hearing. Um, is there any discussion on that motion? Council member James. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'd like to see planning staff, is anybody here from planning? Thank you, on this item. I, I'd heard word that there were some objectors that may have come forward from planning commission time to now. Do you know, are you aware of any objectors to this? We received an email, uh, not from any citizens, but from a neighborhood organization, and they asked to meet with the planning staff. Uh, and over the last couple of weeks, we've offered a couple of different times, more than a couple, uh, to meet with them, and they've not replied. So I'm not sure if they are still objecting or, or have any other issues with this application. Okay. Not heard anything since then. Well, and I know that planning staff had recommended disapproval. Mm-hmm. Um, so I'm a little bit curious. The expansion area master plan is, is something I'm very intrigued with, and I'm just curious of what is the planning staff's position on how this complies or does not comply with the expansion area master plan? Well, our staff report, of course, is always part of the final report, uh, that's given to the council. Uh, the planning staff did recommend disapproval of the rezoning at the planning commission's public hearing. After hearing from the staff and from the applicant, uh, for probably two, over two hours, uh, the planning commission did recommend eight to three to recommend approval of the zone change to the council. What's the effect on the expansion area master plan, just for those that haven't been able to read through the packet yet? The expansionary master plan will not be altered, uh, by the council's decision one way or the other on the zone change. ... the next comprehensive plan update performed by the planning commission, probably over the next two or three years, uh, will be an opportunity for the commission to review all of the land uses, not only in the expansion area but the rest of the urban service area. Okay. What's the effect of not complying with the, the expansion area master plan on infill and redevelopment areas? Was... In creation of that plan- Mm-hmm. ... was there a look at the infill areas to see what was needed in the expansion area to complement or support or are they, are they related at all? I don't believe that they're very related. Uh, they certainly aren't in terms of, uh, chronologically. Okay. The expansionary plan was concluded in 1996. Our infill and redevelopment efforts really didn't get underway until the year 2000 in this past decade. Um, I think more the 2001 comprehensive plan, it's five years later, is the document that began our emphasis on infill and redevelopment here. Okay. Okay. Thank you, Bill. You're welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Any further discussion on the motion on the floor, which is to place item seven on the docket without a public hearing? Seeing none. We'll vote. Those in favor, please indicate by voting aye. Aye. Those opposed, no. Motion carries. We also, uh, have a question with regard to item number eight, whether it should be placed on with or without a hearing. What's the pleasure of the council? Mayor. Councilmember- Um, I'll make a motion, uh, to put this on without public hearing. I'll second. I second. I have a motion by Councilmember Crosby, second by Councilmember Gordon, to place item eight on the docket without a public hearing. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Floor is now open for a motion to approve the docket with those- Mayor- ... two amendments. Councilmember- I had another. I was on there to speak. Ah, my screen changed. I'm sorry. Um, on item number one, um, I think it's the Red Mile TIF, were any of those items on display for public viewing? I think I had asked for that on this particular one, but I haven't... I kinda walked around, but I haven't seen anything. Mr. Green raised that issue with me earlier today and I understand he's in the process of getting them there, but to my knowledge they have not been there to this point. So, I appreciate you raising that. Do you know when they will be up? Mr. Green, have you had a chance to determine when the Red Mile, uh, materials might be posted? I think you were in the process of trying to contact the architects earlier to get copies. Mayor, I've got the easements up, uh, easels up ready for 'em. They were supposed to be walking 'em down, but it was the Turfland, Turfland TIF. It was the Turfland. I'm sorry. Okay. I apologize. Well, if... I guess I would like to make that a practice for all of our TIFs, um, espec- when there's a public hearing just as information is available for folks, so they know what they're, what we're voting on and what the hearing's about. Thank you. They should be coming now. Thank you very much. Is there a way, Mayor, that we could get, um, the... I guess, our press, um, re- a press release to let folks know that those things are on display and viewable for our citizens? Um, something from Susan Straub's desk. Um, I tell you, Mr. Dhuariha, if you could get the folks in Public Information to send out a press release to that effect, I'd appreciate it. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Anything further on the docket? Councilmember Stennet. I just wanna alert my colleagues on item number two, um, on, under second reading of ordinances, the gravel permit issues. There was some good, um, discussion had at the last council meeting during first reading. Um, there may be an opportunity to, to clean this up a little bit, but there's an- there may be a motion to table this or, or send it into the building inspection task force so we can flush a couple of those items out, namely the fee size as well as, uh, the amount of gravel that... You know, if you're just doing one pothole versus a whole driveway and how we're gonna enforce that, so we may need to have further discussion, just a heads up. Thank you, Mayor. Is there a motion to approve the docket as amended now? So moved. Have a motion by Councilmember McCord and second by Councilmember Blues to approve the docket with the public, with the absence of public hearings on seven and eight. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. We have a summary from the March 16th work session to approve. Do I hear a motion? So moved. Have a motion by Councilmember Stennet, second by Councilmember McCord to approve the March 16th summary. Any discussion? All in favor say aye, please. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We have a few budget amendments for your consideration. So moved. Do I hear a second? Second. I have a se- motion by Councilmember Beard and second by Councilmember Gordon to approve the budget amendments. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. The new business items are next. Is there a motion? Councilmember Ellinger has moved to approve. Councilmember Go- uh, Stennet has, uh, seconded that motion. Councilmember James. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'd like to make a motion to remove item B, um, from consideration. Um, there was a... Y- you may remember that this was one that was pulled from last week. Um, there's been a meeting since then and a new route has been determined. Um, so this actual, um, contract will not be needed. So that comes to you in the form of a motion. Um, I gather the motion is to table item B. Is that correct? To remove item B. ... to remove item B from the new business items, and I had a second from Council Member Hinson. Any discussion on that motion? Council Member Blues. Right. Council Member Change, could you, eh, eh, uh, explain how the, how the route's been changed? Sure, um, and there's some folks here f- that work with the Legacy Trail as well that can do that. Um, this, as proposed on, on B, um, this would have taken it through... This would have been a temporary route through eastern state property, um, and i- in preparation or waiting for funding for the rest of phase three to occur, so the design and phase three to occur. The problem with that was, we wouldn't have been guaranteed that the trail would have stayed on the eastern state property, so we would be spending $400,000 out of Parks and Rec trail money, um, for a trail that we can't guarantee whether it would have stayed under BCTC or not once possession changed over. Um, so this was a temporary route, um, that would have cost $400,000. The new route will be a sustainable route. Um, a detour, um, that will be significantly less. Um, not utilizing these funds, um, that will go, um, down Loudon Avenue and to Shropshire. Um, and the best thing about that is most of those road improvements have already been put in place, um, and it gets us to downtown. It gets us to 3rd Street, um, at least to 3rd Street, um, with very insigni- uh, I think it's maybe $70,000 total, um, of funding, but permanent. Thank you. You're welcome. Any, uh, further discussion on the motion to remove item B? All in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying, "I." I. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Is there, um, a motion to prove the remaining budget amendment? All right, I think we have a motion on the floor to, to approve the new business items. Further discussion? Council Member Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. Um, I just wanted to highlight item A, uh, and for the public in particular, this is authorization to accept a donation from Friends of the Dog Park Inc. for the Masterson Station Dog Park. This is Paddock 2, and this donation of fencing is valued at $18,775 that is being given by this nonprofit and will have a, a mini celebration of this Thursday night when it's on the docket. Thank you. Thanks, Council Member- You're welcome. Council Member Stennet. Thank you, Mayor, and item M, I just... Or M as in Mary. Commissioner Bennett, is this the web EOC software renewal that we're using? You don't have to come up. If you can... Item, item M? Yes. M as in Mary, yes. Actually, it's a, it's a new software system. It's designed to help us transition our existing emergency operations plan to the new emergency support functions, uh, format as required by National Incident Management System, so as to help us transition our existing EOP into the new format. It's unrelated to web EOC. So do they work parallel? Do they work in conjunction? I mean- It's actually just a... It's a separate product for a separate purpose. It is, it is a collaborative planning tool that allows other stakeholders who work on the emergency operations plan with us to update the existing EOP, make it current, and also conform with the new state guidelines. Okay. Very good. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Any further, uh, discussion on the new business items? Seeing none, we'll proceed to vote. All in favor of approving the new business items other than item B, please indicate by saying, "I." I. Those opposed say, "No." Motion carries. Council Member, uh, Gordon, I think you have a report from the planning committee. Uh, yes. Thank you. Um, the planning committee met in special session at nine o'clock today, March the 23rd to address the, um, the zoning ordinance text amendments coming through. These are related to density and vinyl box issues. And as many of you know, um, this, uh, issue has been discussed in the, um, student housing task force for the past approximate two years, and then it came to the planning committee, and then two different small working groups also put in some work on it. And, um, with all this in mind, um, I do have a motion that's coming forward today. All council members received copies of this on Friday, um, the 19th of March by email, and, uh, there was a slight phrase that was adjusted since Friday's edition, but I did want to publicly give thanks to the folks who really, uh, cloistered themselves last week to work on this, and the group represented landlords and, uh, neighborhoods and the government, and in particular, I'd like to thank Mike Moizer- ... uh, Ted Cowan, Bill Lear, Richard Murphy, Logan Askew from our law department, as well as Rochelle Boland and Chris King and his staff from planning and there are many others who gave input. But, um, what this motion involves is, um, something that's been discussed off and on for probably 20 to 30 years. And, um, the agreement and planning committee which brings this right now as a unanimous vote, is that it come as a single document to go on the docket and then those issues that we placed on the docket last week, which were pieces of this, will need to come off on Thursday night. So, and Mayor, I'm presuming with the motion there may be a little bit of discussion too. So, I move to place on the docket for the council meeting on March 25th 2010, the proposed zoning ordinance text amendments for the definitions of boarding/lodging house, family or housekeeping unit, functional family, fraternity or sorority house, dwelling single family and dwelling two family, as well as a new section in article seven pertaining to the process before the Board of Adjustment to obtain a conditional use permit as a functional family and amending article 8-5C to eliminate the keeping of borders as an acceptable accessory use. Second. Have a motion by Council Member Gordon, second by Council Member Blues. Any discussion? Council Member James, and let me, let me tell you before we go any further, my screen keeps flipping on and off and so if I don't call you, just yell at me, raise your hand or whatever. I'm not trying to cut you off. Council Member James. Thank you, Mayor. I had to, I was in the special planning committee meeting earlier and had to leave to go to another meeting, but, um, and one of the things was resolved that I wanted to make sure was in there, which was the KRS, uh, reference, um, KRS216B. I found it under family or housekeeping unit. I wanted to make sure that was in there. So I saw that. The other, the other com- comments I had earlier dealt, um, with congregate living and I was talking about how could I deal with the issues, um, that I, that I think go beyond the university area with congregate type living and one of the things had to do with under boarding or lodging house, um, and, and Council Member Gordon I'll kind of maybe yield to you and then maybe everybody else can chime in if they feel like it's necessary. But one of the issues is after I looked at that, I realize that most of the boarding and lodging houses that I know, um, that are in my district, it may not be R1 and R2 at this time, but who knows? Maybe they'll be asking for a down zone, I don't know. Um, but there aren't, um, individual mailboxes. So they're just, there's one mailbox and somebody just kind of brings in the mail and they distribute it. Or maybe inside the house, there's actual slots. Um, multiple utility meters, that's not present. I mean, so I, I kind of feel like the definitions under boarding or lodging house, those little subsets are not actuals. I mean, they're not really things that actually are happening. Um, most places in lodging houses that I know of have one meter and then they share, so they split whatever the uni- the utility charges are. So you might be paying rent and you're paying, um, you know, a portion of the utility bill. So I don't, I don't know that that is... We're, it's almost like we're defining something for no good reason because it will, nothing will ever fit that unless there's an example that someone could give as to where that's actually happening because multiple utility meters in a multiple unit would probably be an apartment, not a lodging house and probably be classified as such. So I need some help in making sure that that actually... 'Cause we've stricken all that language that could really look like a lodging house 'cause I think what really happens is rent is pulled, the last on E of the stricken language, "Rent is pulled by the residents and paid to the owner or owner's agent." I think that's real. Um, so I'd actually like to see item E come down. You could probably eliminate C and D, um, for all I care because I don't think that that's really relevant unless someone knows of a situation where that's appropriate. So I, I would make a motion to amend boarding and lodging house to eliminate C and D and add the language from E of the stricken language above and I don't know who needs to make that determination. I think it would probably be appropriate for the people who discussed this and took it out to respond and that would be... No, but I think the question's a valid question. Uh- Can we maybe get law's opinion? Maybe- It's not- Well, did... Council Member James. Yes, sir. Did you make a motion? If you did, I missed it. Um, I kind of s- I kind of did make a motion, but I would like... If there's an explanation that could be given before I make my motion, I'll withdraw my motion at this time. Let's... That'll work. Sure. The process that generated this amendment was a collaborative one. Yes. And obviously, the process that's gonna yield an answer is a collaborative one too, so give us just a minute to- That's okay. That's the way I like it. ... work through it. Hello? Is it, is my concern clear or do I need to kind of- I think we do understand, but we're not sure, Ms. James, is if the kind of use and group living arrangement that you're referring to fits under another definition category that's already in the ordinance that hasn't been discussed at this point. And we didn't bring our ordinances and things like that, but we could look at examples of the kinds of facilities that you are mentioning, see if they are currently permitted under some other type of, of thing and if there is a gap that's being created, we can certainly deal with that as it comes through the planning commission process. And, and I've looked. If you're talking about all the, all of the language that we've been discussing this entire time, I've looked through there to see if it, if what I'm talking about fits into any other category. It kind of does, but it doesn't really. And so if, is there a problem with moving the stricken E down to boarding and lodging house? Is, I guess that's the better question. Sure. As I recall the discussion in the room, this was an issue that our law department was having trouble dealing with in the cases that they have been working on enforcement-wise, and it was kind of hard, that rent pooled aspect was something that was hard to prove and hard to deal with, if I recall, and there was a discussion as to whether that needed to be in or not, and I think the consensus of the group was, at this point, it didn't. Okay. Now, again, as we go through, you know, the process, uh, later, we find that, that it would be benefitting, that we are in fact creating some kind of gap or loophole, we would certainly wanna fix that and we would recommend that back to the council when these do come back to you. Okay. Is what I would suggest. Well, in order to provide language then, someone was probably using an example. Can someone give me an example of where a multiple utility meter is being used in a- I, I can't personally. Again, we don't, we don't permit or, when we haven't been involved in the enforcement action, maybe someone else could. I see Council Member Lawless- Because I can give evidence to the opposite, so that's what I'm saying, is if we, if we know that the way- Sure. ... something is operating has a certain criteria- Sure. ... and we're attempting to capture that, would we not want to include that language and make sure that we're consistent with what it is we're trying to capture? We would, but remember, there's two things happening here. In defining a boarding house, one of the, and, and lodging house, it's, it's they're not living as a family, so it kind of first of all looks at those definitions- Yes. ... and then it goes in reverse. And these factors that are listed, eh, they're not a situation where you have to meet all of them. My understanding is that, that what you're looking at are typical characteristics that would then guide the building inspector or, at some point perhaps, the Board of Adjustment making a determination whether something was a boarding or lodging house or some other type of group living facility. Okay. Okay. I'm not getting clarity, but I understa- I understand what you're saying, but I'm not understanding how the language can't be included here. But thank you. Thanks. I just wanted to say part of the rationale behind adjusting those factors, number one, we changed the wording so those are among factors to be considered, but it is not an exclusive list by any means. Any factual, um, situation that would distinguish th- this between a family situation would be considered. It doesn't even have to be on this list. With respect to adding those two items, those are things found by the Division of Building Inspection in the course of all the inspections that were done throughout last fall. There were several single family residences where they had to go in and tell them to eliminate meters because they would have two or three electrical meters on one property. We had photographs of single family residents with lines of mailboxes going along the front porch. Mm-hmm. That was a factor, a visible factor, that derived from the character of that area as a single family neighborhood. And those were things E- was easily distinguishable, and they were added to the list. Our concern with the pooling, rent pooling provision, was that just because people each work and make their contribution towards the rent doesn't make them a boarding house. And there was so much confusion about that issue and the ability to prove it or disprove it that, in essence, we decided it was creating so many legal and factual issues that that should be dropped out as a listed factor. That does not mean that if it can be established that each person is responsible for their specific percentage of the rent, that that wouldn't be a factor to be considered. It just seemed too confusing to list that. Okay. And I, and I, I understand what you're saying. I think my time might be up, but I understand what you're saying. The, the issue is if you say individual mailboxes and multiple utility meters, those are things easily removed. So a unit, a place, a landlord, whoever could just put one mailbox out there and say... ... okay, we'll have indoor, inside the door, you'll have your slots, and they're gonna be able to avoid that. So everything that you're doing doesn't get... or, or these things don't really get to the nitty-gritty of it and I already know that there are some that are existing that don't have individual mailboxes, they don't have multiple utility meters, but if we're saying we can only deal with what, what we've got here. I mean, I'll, uh, I think it doesn't- That is not what, that's not what we're saying. Well, I don't... Can we not have your... You can give reasons why it's difficult with the rent is being pulled, but I could give reasons the other way too about the individual mailboxes. So is it not preferred that that language stay? What's wrong with the language staying in there? I mean, do you- Well, I- With rent being pulled, b-... It's the same thing- There- ... as having to prove individual mailboxes. It may be that of course there's consideration that would be added back in, but everyone that was involved in enforcement and trying to make the arguments whether something was a family or boarding house did not feel that that language was at all helpful- Okay. ... and it confused issues. But I will say, I think our f-... Our definition of family makes a big difference in how this is going to be analyzed, as Mr. King indicated. It could. Let me make this suggestion, if I might. This morning, when you were making your comments at the planning committee meeting, I got the sense that you were talking about some specific instances that you were aware of. I think what might be helpful is for us to discuss those specific instances. Yes. Me too. And then if we need to consider an amendment, we can do that. Uh, and, but before we do that, because several people are involved in putting this together, I wanna make sure everybody's comfortable with it 'cause this is what we've got agreement on. But, I don't know that... You know, if we feel like something else is needed, we can certainly put it in there, but if you've got specific instances you're thinking about, I think we can look at those and see whether something is not being addressed either here- Yeah. ... or elsewhere in the- Well- ... zoning code. That's fine. And I think we need to, and I'll pass the microphone, but I think we need to because I do... Where this, we're saying is for all of Lexington, we've really only had the people involved in the university housing at the table. So that's where the difference is, so. Well, that's, that's... I, I wouldn't say that that's exactly correct because Mr. Murphy represents the Greater Lexington Landlords Association, so that's, uh- Yeah, but you know- ... kind of wide. ... the whole frame of reference for this has been university housing. And I, I mean, I'm bi-... I've been involved in, the whole time, so I, I know, but no one from, no one from Transy's been involved, so it's not really even about, you know, university campus housing all over Lexington. Right, right. It really has... It's truly been focused there. I mean, I would like for it to be comprehensive, so I'll work with you on maybe some amendments coming forward- All right. ... and share with you the, the specific things- Okay. ... I'm talking about. All right. Um, but that's just it. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Council member Crosby was on the list and disappeared for some electronic reason that I fail to understand, so Council Member Crosby. He's trying to keep me quiet today. It won't let me get back on either. I don't know why. Have you all set me up here? Um, uh, first of all, thank you all who have served on these committees. I appreciate all your hard work and everything that's gone into it and for bringing us forward a really nice document. I just have a question regarding, uh, the dwelling single family and I just wanna understand or make clear, if I'm... I have a single family home and I wanna add more than 25% onto my home, do I have to go before the Board of Adjustments? I just wanna clarify that 'cause it's a little- No, those provisions are only where a property owner is taking advantage of that exception of having five or six people over the four. It does not apply in any way to an owner-occupied non-rental unit or a rental unit that complies with our current definitions. Okay, thank you. And then I think that, uh, Council Member James brings up some good points about some of the language and why I feel like this is a very good document that she mentioned that there could be some loopholes. And so my next question might be, are we gonna have any kind of document or guidelines for, um, planning and building inspection that kind of outline the it-... intent of what this is supposed to do? Th- that's a great point and that's something that all of us in the room thought that would be really good, that if we had some kind of series of guidelines to help guide those that'll make the decisions after we're gone as to what was intended by the language of the law. And, uh, everyone think that's a good idea and we're going to be working on that. Okay, great. Thank you. That's all I had. Council Member Hinson. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to thank everyone, um, for their hard work that really went into this 'cause I, um, I knew that, um, we could come up with a compromise. Thanks, Rochelle and Logan for really working hard and everyone else. Um, I d-... I also know that we have more work ahead of us. Um, I think this is a great start, but with nuisance violations and parking problems and loud parties and all of those things will be addressed. Um, I, I wanna... I have one question, Rochelle, if you could answer real quickly. A property that currently has more than six will not be allowed, correct? That is correct. The maximum will be six. Going forward, it doesn't matter if they have eight today, they will not be a legal use, correct? That is correct unless they can comply with the functional family process. Okay. And come... They would have to come before the Board of Adjustment, correct? That's correct. Okay. But thank you again. Thank you, everyone. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. I have, um, a few questions and looking at the definition of the family- And, and it's for the team, I don't know who can best answer them. Um, how does the proposed language apply when there are a mixture of related and unrelated individuals living together? And examples I wanna give you are two brothers and three other roommates. The second one is a traditional family, for example, a married couple and two kids who has an unrelated adult move in. The third one is two unrelated persons with their kids, and then, um, who wants to move in, an adult, a third adult. These are very good questions. And then I have- Go ahead. Let's, let's do this, I'll give you one more and then you can take the rest of the time. And then in keeping with the, the roomers and boarders, um, would this prevent a family from having a live-in nanny or other worker? I don't think that would be a roomer-boarder situation as such. Um, I think that a lot of your examples, if there is a question, um, in the minds of, uh, building inspection, if this does not appear to be a clear situation to them, it would be referred to the Board of Adjustment on an administrative appeal to make a determination that this group of people is living as a functional family. I don't think it will preclude those things. Um, if, if someone is operating, you know, renting out property, if this is a situation where they've had an unrelated adult come in and they're paying them rent for a room, we've eliminated that as an acceptable accessory use in a residential zone. I think if it's a situation where someone is trying to assist someone, offering them a place to stay, it's not a commercial arrangement and that group is still functioning as a family, again, I say if there's any question, if it's a family with one person, I would be surprised if it would even come to the attention of Building Inspection. If they have a question, there is a board that's charged with trying to determine whether this is, in fact, a functional family or a boarding house. And that's really about the best answer I think that I can give you. Okay, let me just follow up then and go back to the first one I gave, and that's two brothers and three other roommates. If, if that were the situation that I presented, what would you do? I would say that that would have to qualify as a functional family. Because even though you have two brothers that are related, you have three people who are not related to either brother, so you have four unrelated people living there. More than four, excuse me. If it were only four, we're not even gonna look at it. It's only when it goes above four. And if they went in and presented their case to the Board of Adjustment that, you know, they in essence kinda come and go together, they have, you know, schedules that are similar to what a family would do, um, they have the opportunity to obtain a conditional use recognizing them as such. Okay. And if I had a nanny move in, that's pretty much ex- explainable. That's not gonna be four unrelated people, you're gonna have a family with one, with one person. I would not imagine that that would... These are administrative details we will work on with Division of Building Inspection, but I would not say that's four unrelated people. Okay. Thank you. Council Member Lawless. I'm punching the wrong buttons here. Um, I think that the questions posed are real good ones and, um, we'll search for answers, but I think that we have such a wonderful document and I'd like to thank everybody, um, but I'd particularly like to thank, um, Mike Moizer, and Ted Cowin because they were the attorneys that donated their time for free, and all the citizens that have worked for hours and hours and months and years, blood, sweat, and tears, uh, on this. Um, the students who vo- voiced their opinion because that was important, and all the, uh, associations, home builders, uh, remodelers, uh, rental associations that really wanted to do what was right for the community, so I wanna give a big shout-out to council, the, uh, I see Dr. Stephens who's devoted a lot of time to this. Um, so thank you so very, very much and it really shows what we can do when we look at the greater good in preserving our community. Thank you. Council Member Lane. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like, uh, Chris King, the Director of Planning to come up for a second, please. Uh, just for the people in the audience and watching on TV, could you, uh, explain that after the council approves this, uh, item to put it on the docket, and it's referred to the Planning Commission, exactly what goes on there and how it will be further reviewed and how it will come back to the council for final approval. I think that'd be very helpful. Thank you. That- that's a good opportunity and I appreciate it. I will try to be as concise as I can. What is before the council now, of course, is a motion to initiate text amendment, and under state statute, within 60 days of the date that, uh, you do that, that's reported to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission must conduct at least one public hearing, duly advertised, and under your rules, we will send individual notice to all registered neighborhood associations. There will be an ad in the paper so the word will get out even further than it already has. The Planning Commission will conduct that hearing, we'll review what the council has said, and we'll make a recommendation back to the council, either approval. ... disapproval, or modifications. And again, that will come back to you within 60 days. Thank you. I, I just thought people would be interested to know, if they wanted further input, how they could do it. Thank you, Mayor. Council member Gordon. Uh, that... Council member Lane actually articulated my question, or, um, at least elevated it to the public level. And so, um, I think it's a really good process that the council will get to look at this again, uh, no later than 60 days from now. Does any other council member wish to address Council Member Gordon's motion? The motion before us then... Pardon me. Council Member Michael. Thank you, Mayor. I, I spoke this morning, but I, I would just like to reiterate, uh, the comments that I made this morning at planning committee. I think that this is a very monumental move forward. Uh, this has been a very divisive issue in our community for decades, and I think that it has been, um, a difficult process, but I think we have come forward with a much better document by having these great minds get together and create these compromises. And I do appreciate all those folks who worked on it. Uh, I know that it was a difficult, uh, difficult discussion, uh, for all of you, and you put in a lot of time and effort, and I applaud your efforts. And I do think that we can now all work together to create, um, a better quality of life in our neighborhoods. And again, I would mention that I, and I am also bringing forward the ND1 overlay, uh, issue into planning committee so that we can provide another tool for communities to, or for neighborhoods to get together and, and protect their quality of life. So, um, just want to applaud everybody. Would like to also thank the mayor for taking the lead on this and putting together this committee that actually came forward with the compromise. Thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Clark. Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, it, uh, it's hard not to speak out on this one. Uh, every council member is affected by it, and, um, it's great to be able to crowd the winner's circle in celebration of an event like this. Um, I, I guess w- I sometimes think we need to be mindful of the downside even as we celebrate the upside and, um, recognize that we're probably not talking about tectonic shift or, uh, a sea change, but we are talking about the sands shifting here. It is significant. It's another illustration of the awareness of this community for quality of life, for the impact of quality of life on our economic vitality and our future. It also says something about the energy of neighbors and neighborhoods and activist council members, once they get engaged, and they really can make a difference. And that itself is incredibly inspiring. And then, people coming together to find common ground. And I think, you know, as, as Council Member James has spoken about other issues, the, the rewarding and the encouraging and the inspiring theme that this represents, at least for me, is that these symptoms and these issues, we can take some level of confidence in the knowledge that the system can work when we engage it and when we really stay with it. Thank you, Mayor. Anything further? We're ready then to vote on Council Member Gordon's motion, which is to add, um, this proposed resolution to the docket for Thursday evening's meeting. Those in favor of that motion, please indicate by saying, "Aye." Opposed, "No." Motion carries. Thank you. I wanna, uh, add my two cents worth. And I know a lot of people have participated in this effort. I visited, um, with the lawyers who were conferencing in our, uh, Department of Law on Friday morning, and I appreciate your roles moving forward to resolve the remaining issues. I have worked with Ted Callan and Mike Noiser and Dick Murphy and Bill Lear in an assortment of different, uh, contexts over the years. They are bright minds, good people, and, um, I very much appreciate the effort that all of you put forward to make this happen. I also want the council and everybody involved in Irving County government, as well as the public, to know that, um, this collaborative effort was initiated by Logan Askew, our Commissioner of Law. And, um, I am very grateful for his leadership in putting that forward. I think having been intimately involved with Rochelle and in, uh, moving both the enforcement actions along and, and the discussion of the text changes, text amendments, um, along, he, uh, had a sense that there was some opportunity to get to where we are today. And so to Logan, I just wanted to say, thank you. It was, uh... So often people attribute, uh, good lawyering skills to people that go to the mat and beat the other party into submission, but, uh, this is a good example of, uh, some outstanding lawyering skills being put together in a way that everybody comes out, I think, a winner. So to all involved, thank you very much, and Logan, I really appreciate your efforts. Think we're ready to move along to, uh, the next presentation. Um, um, here we go. Come- come right ahead, uh, Shelly, and, um, you can run us through the presentation. We appreciate your allowing us to postpone you a time or two here. That's fine. Thank you, uh, Mayor, Vice-Mayor, and Council Members, um, for having me here. I am... my name is Shelly Bendel and I'm the Preparedness Coordinator with the Division of Emergency Management, and I am here to talk to you today about severe storms preparedness. Um, March is recognized statewide as Severe Storms Preparedness Month, and my division does a lot of community outreach and public education, um, trying to i- impress upon people why it's so important to be prepared for severe weather. Um, and it's important to know that although we focus on March, and we do all- most of our activities in March, that severes- uh, severe weather season actually lasts from March through June. Severe weather can include thunderstorms, high winds, tornadoes, lightning, floods. Um, we all know that those can happen anywhere at any time, but they do occur more frequently between March and June. Um, the National Weather Service estimates that, um, across the country, over 100,000 thunderstorms occur each- each year. Um, every thunderstorm produces lightning, um, and sometimes I think we focus on tornadoes and the, um, events like that, but really, lightning is a very, um, significant hazard for us. The typical length of a thunderstorm lasts for 20 minutes, and lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from any storm. Um, one-third of our lightning deaths occur when activities are resumed, um, be- before they- they should be. A lot of times, I think when storms pass, people think, um, well, it's okay to go back to the park, or it's okay to get back in the pool, and it really isn't, um, because l- excuse me, lightning can strike up to 10 miles away. And just to kinda give you a visual of what 10 miles is, um, if a severe thunderstorm were to occur in any part of Fayette County or, um, some of our surrounding counties, um, that's not to say that we wouldn't be affected here and you wouldn't be at risk from a lightning strike, um, even so. So just be aware, um, of that 10-mile rule. Some local numbers here. Um, the National Weather Service has documented between 1950 and 2009, 172 thunderstorm and high wind events and 26 flood events, um, with the majority of those being flash flood. And between 1882 and 2009, um, 14 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down here in Fayette County, 11 of those 14 have a- have a touchdown between March and June, dur- during those, um, the high peak season for that. Some of the things that my division, um, takes part in during March to try to promote severe weather safety, um, as you know, and thank you Mayor, we had a proclamation of March as Severe Storms Preparedness Month earlier this month. Um, my division, as well as other government divisions, um, private and public schools, as well as outside agencies, participated in the statewide tornado drill, which was March 2nd. We have extensive information on our website about all the different kinds of hazards to include severe weather, um, thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, et cetera. And we have that available year-round, but we just make it the focus during March. We also have a severe weather quiz on our website. It's a short quiz of 10 questions, um, and everybody who completes that quiz can be e- eligible to enter for, um, a drawing to win a free weather radio, which is the weather radio right here. Um, so we encourage you to go and take the- the quiz and pass that on to anybody and everybody, because this is truly the best thing that you can have to prepare yourselves is that weather radio. We partner with the Division of Police to, um, use message boards. Uh, we have two, um, that are, um, out right now. We have one on the Newtownpike corridor, and we have one on Richmond Road around the idle hour area, both visible if you're going inbound, and the message on those boards reads, "Are you prepared for spring severe weather?" Um, and then it lists our website as where people can go if they want to get more information. And we also have a banner hung from the High Street overpass, which promotes March as Severe Storms Preparedness Month, and again, lists our website and phone number where people can go if they have any, um, if they would like to get more informa- oops, more information. We have also had information tables at all of the Lexington Public Library branches this month. Our current table is at Eagle Creek, um, but we have had them at every library in previous weeks. We provided information to a reception at the Lexington Humane Society had for a documentary, um, that they, um, hosted at the Lexington Public Library. We provided information to AM Radio 1620, and they've issued a couple press releases each week, with each press release highlighting a different aspect of severe weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes, et cetera. We also try to coordinate our training during March, um, and the first week of March, we s- began our 13th CERT training. Um, my division partners with the fire department to put that- that training on, and when the current class, which has 19 students, graduates on April 29th, we will have trained 133 people in the CERT program in Fayette County, so we are very happy about that. Um, we also hosted in, um, in partnership with the American Red Cross and the Bluegrass Amateur Radio Society, a weather spotter training, and the National Weather Service Louisville folks came down and put on about a two-and-a-half-hour training, attended by about 40 people. Um, and it's just a really good class that teaches you what to look for in severe weather and the different kinds of clouds and how far lightning can go and all kinds of fun stuff. So, um, we have those periodically. If y- you haven't ever attended a weather spotter training, I would encourage you to- to do that because it's good information for everyone. So what can you do? Well, you can be informed about the kinds of hazards that can hit us here in Fayette County, um, tornadoes, high wind, flooding, et cetera, and you can have an emergency plan, um, so you and your family know what to do in case any of those events were- were to- to happen. Um, and it... the easiest way to do that is to just sit down with your family, um, at the kitchen table and go over all the different kinds of hazards that can affect us here in Fayette County. Well, if a tornado were to hit right now, do we know what we- what we- we would do? Do we know what we would do if we were at work? Do we know what we would do if we were at church or at school? Um, and just make sure that you and your family understand the different hazards and have, um, that plan in place for what to- to do if they would happen. ... um, put together an emergency kit. FEMA still recommends that every family have at least three days or 72 hours worth of supplies on hand to take care of themselves without any help or access to the outside world. Um, and a NOAA weather radio, and again, I'll put it up right here, because if, if you don't take anything away from this presentation, um, take away that this, having a NOAA weather radio in your home, in your bedroom, is the best thing that you can do to prepare yourselves for severe weather. It's gonna wake you up at 2:00 AM when the tornado warning is issued for Fayette County, and it's also gonna keep you updated with information about other weather events. So if you, um, if you don't, uh, take anything else away, please, please have a NOAA we- weather radio. And I, I'm o- off my soapbox about that. Um, you can take a first aid class. That's good information for everyone, and you can sign up for o- our CERT training. CERT training is designed to teach individuals what they can do to help themselves and their families and their neighbors, um, in the immediate aftermath of something bad happening until the professional first responders can get there. Um, so if anybody has any, um, any interest in signing up for CERT, you can just let me know. It's a, it's a great, fun program, and you get to put out fires and rescue people and all kinds of fun stuff. Um, what else can you do? Well, with flash flooding, um, I think a lot of times, we underestimate the, um, force that, uh, flowing water has. And so we want you to turn around, don't drown. When we give this presentation or we talk about flooding safety to, um, our school students, we make them repeat that after us. So I'm not gonna ask you guys to repeat, "Turn around, don't drown," but just remember, um, it takes very little water to sweep a car, um, away, between 18 and 24 inches, and it takes le- um, a minimum of six inches to sweep a person away. So just, um, don't take any chances. If you come in contact with flowing water, turn around, don't drown. Um, the same thing goes for thu- thunderstorms. When thunder roars, go indoors. Um, there's no safe place to be when you are outside and there is severe weather around. In tornado safety, I'm sure most of us are, um, f- familiar with this, but the safest place to be is the lowest level of your house in the center-most room. As many doors and walls as you can put between you and the outside is what you want to, to, to happen there. Um, if you're outside or in a car, you want to seek shelter in a sturdy building as soon as possible, and if you don't have access to a sturdy building, um, as crazy as it sounds, get out and lie in a ditch or someplace else that, that's low lying, um, and stay there until the, th- the storm passes. And m- no matter where you take shelter, be sure that you stay there until the all-clear is given. So, um, remember, when thunder roars, go indoors. There's no safe place to be outside during severe weather. Um, and this is our information. Again, we have a- quite a bit of information on our website, and if anybody, um, wants more information about anything that we've talked about or any kind of preparedness at all, you can find that on our website. And if not, you can contact us, and we'll get it for you. So thank you again for letting me give this presentation, and, um, I'll answer any questions. Any questions for Shelley? Council Member James. Thank you, Mayor. Shelley, you mentioned a three-day supply for the emergency kit. Mm-hmm. Can you give some examples of what should be in that kit? Sure. The most important thing, though, is that it's whatever you and your family needs, so make it specific to your family. But some basic items include food and water for three days. Um, if your family has any, um, special needs, you wanna be sure and include whatever supplies, um, those folks might need as well. It helps to have cash, um, because if the power's out and if you're like me, you don't carry cash around, but that debit card doesn't work, then you don't have any money. So cash, if you can, is a good reason- or a good, um, item. Medicine, um, a whistle in case you get trapped somewhere, an AM/FM radio, which your weather radio has. Um, but just th- the most important thing is to make it specific to your family and whatever you and your family need for three days. Okay. Sounds like a good family event to put together an emergency kit. Thank you, Shelley. Thanks, Mayor. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. Shelley, is there a website? I was interested in putting the kits together or is there a website that tells you specifically? If you went to Google and you searched for emergency kits, you would find a Blue Billion number. Okay. Um, that would give you their opinion of what you could put in there. Um, if you go to our website, we have a recommended list. Okay. Um, but you could find it at the Red Cross, at FEMA, um, many, many different websites. And, and those would probably, um, suffice for earthquakes or whatever? Yes. Everything, um, that you do to get prepared, whether it's have a weather radio or an emergency kit or an emergency plan, um, it's an all-hazards approach. So if you're more prepared for a tornado, you're gonna be more prepared for an earthquake as well. So someone that doesn't have an internet, they could probably call the Red Cross? They can call us, and we're happy to... Um, we... You... We have most of what we have available on our website is available in, in print also. Okay. So if somebody's interested and doesn't, um, have access to the internet, they can call us and we'll get a nice package together and mail to 'em. Okay. Thank you. Or they can pick it up whenever Council Member James. Thanks, Mayor. Shelley, I forgot to ask one other thing. At one point, on the... I'm on the Commission for Citizens with Disabilities, and someone had brought to us that- to our attention that there was a registry- Yes. ... for special needs folks. Mm-hmm. Can you talk a little bit about that? Because I know the number was kinda down on, um, the people registered with that, but I know that we have a, a large disabled community. Can you talk about the registry and how people can find out about it? Sure. The special needs registry was developed, um, by our division and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, um, with the goal of, um, knowing in advance those people in our community that have special needs that might need special attention during a emergency. Um, the, um, form that we have is available on our website, and you can fill it u- fill it in right there and submit it or you can print it and fill it out and mail it to us. Um, but an example of where that might come in handy is if we have an, an event, another ice storm, God forbid, and we have to open shelters. If somebody has a special need and has filled out that form, then when they get to the shelter, the, um, folks there will already have that information pre-populated, and it saves, um- ... time in re- in registering and perhaps getting other people help. Um, it also, if we ever had to evacuate an area- Yeah. ... um, if we have people who have registered on, on the registry that we know, um, don't have transportation, if we have time then we can get to, to th- those people proactively without waiting for them to call and ask us for help. Um, and that helps everybody. But that is available on our website or we can mail the, the forms out also. Okay, so someone that's on oxygen, or someone on dialysis, or anything like that and there would be some type of special need, um, for evacuation purposes- Yes. ... or once they went to that emergency shelter, could register and, and that way we, you all would pull that list up in the case of emergency- Yes, we would have that- ... and go seek those folks out. Yes. Okay. We would have that available in the EOC so whichever, um, whichever functional area, whether it's transportation or health and medical, we would be able to proactively, um, contact those, those folks. Okay. Thank you. Yep. Thanks, Mayor. Anything further for Shelly? Let me just add, we've got a weather alert radio. It works great. It's terrific and, um, everything you said about them is very true, so I encourage everybody to have one handy. Thank you- Thank you. ... very much. Our next presentation is from Phil Holubec. Phil, if you'll come forward, you'll have 15 minutes. Thank you guys for, uh, having me today, uh, and thanks to Council Member Stennett for inviting us. Uh, my name's Phil Holubec and I'm here to talk today about the Creative Cities Summit, which is gonna be in Lexington at the, uh, Lexington Convention Center from April 7th through 9th. The tagline for this conference is, "How do businesses and cities thrive in dire economic times? They get creative." Let me give you a, an overview of this conference, uh, let people know how to sign up for it, and talk a little bit about the benefits for Lexington. Before I do, I'll show a quick, uh, 30-second TV spot for this, which by the way, was a donated production by Cornett Advertising and, uh, all the advertising itself is donated by Insight Cable. So... When the going gets tough, businesses and cities get creative. The Creative Cities Summit is coming to Lexington, April 7th through 9th at the Lexington Center. This national event features world-class speakers, the top minds on the top trends that are taking cities and businesses to innovative, successful futures. Register now and get more information at creativescityssummit.com. The Creative City Summit. What to know, how to grow. So let me tell you a little bit of history about the Creative City Summit, talk about where we are now, and then talk about the content. Uh, this is the third Creative City Summit. Uh, they've been put on previously in Detroit in 2008, and also in Tampa, Florida. Uh, in October of '08, Anthony Wright and Laura Williams and myself and a bunch of other people went up to the, uh, Detroit conference, courtesy of the Knight Foundation, and I went up there thinking, uh, "Oh, what are we gonna learn about Detroit? You know, this is a post-industrial city that's in a little bit of a death spiral, economically speaking." Two and a half days later, my view of Detroit had changed 180 degrees. And the reason was because of this conference. I was just amazed at the economic development efforts they had in place to recruit and retain knowledge-based talent. They still had a lot of problems, but they were doing a lot. So during that conference, Anthony and I cornered the producer of this event, Peter Kageyama, and tried to find out what it would take to bring this conference to Lexington. There were several other cities competing to bring this conference to their, their hometown, and about six or seven months ago, uh, we were, uh, approved as the 2010, uh, location for Creative City Summit 3.0. Since then, I've donated, personally, about 50 hours a week, uh, to this conference, and then try and run my company on the weekends. And, uh, I tell you that not for a pat on the back, but simply to let you know when I tell you the rest of the cool content here, it's not like I'm trying to shill for a commission. Uh, I'm simply very, very excited that, uh, about this. This conference will blow you away, um, uh, when you hear about the content. As far as how we've gotten to this point, in 10 years of doing community-related projects in Lexington, I promise you, I've never had a more rewarding experience. It's been absolutely phenomenal to see how many people are rowing in the same direction on this thing, and, uh, it just makes me think, "If we were all rowing the same direction on every, uh, uh, topic, which I know isn't possible, what, what could happen for Lexington?" The sponsors for this have donated over $200,000 already, and these aren't just big employers. These are private sector employees, employers, public sector, some of our largest employers, like Lexmark, startups like Awesome Inc. and Rubidyn, WebMedley, and a lot of individuals. Uh, and some of those larger employers are Lexmark UK and even LFUCG, so thank you for that. We've had about 75 volunteers putting a ton of time into this project. I'm getting calls at 10:00 at night from people, uh, coming up with new ideas, and, uh, because of the efforts of these volunteers, there's two key things. One, the website has had over 7,500 unique viewers already see it. Over 15,000 page views. That's not good just for the summit. That is very good for Lexington. Um, and I, thanks to Scott Clark for, uh, making that happen. And secondly, we've raised over $200,000, as I mentioned, and the, the key point about that, these conferences in other cities are $700 or $800. This is a three-day conference with a bunch of meals included, two lunches and two breakfasts, and we've got- ... incredible content, some of the best speakers in the entire country. So instead of s- paying seven or $800, plus flying to another city, spending your money in that city, paying for a hotel, you're paying $199 and walking a couple blocks down the street, right here in Lexington. So again, it's a three-day conference. It's April 7th through 9th at the Lexing Convention Center. And, uh, let me tell you a little bit about the content. Richard Florida is the, quote-unquote, "name" that we have for this conference, and he's one of the keynotes. But this conference has six keynotes, all at the same level as Richard Florida. Uh, Councilman McCord showed me a book the other day called Exploiting Chaos, which is written by a trend spotter named Jeremy Gutchey. And I clicked on the website and I said, "Jeremy Gutchey's gonna be here as a speaker." Bill Strickland will be one of the speakers. Uh, the upcoming Commerce Lexington trip to Pittsburgh will look at Bill Strickland's, uh, Manchester Bidwell Operation, which is in one of the poorest areas of Pittsburgh and teaches minorities not to get a job at Burger King, but how to be a chef at the Ritz-Carlton, for example. So we'll hear from him, we'll hear from Rebecca Ryan, and we'll hear from Charles Landry, who was basically Richard Florida before Richard Florida was. Um, so all of these people typically headline a conference all by themselves, but five or six of them will be, uh, at the same conference. Some of the breakout sessions include, uh, topics like the black creative class, female entrepreneurs, the rural creative economy, and taming the car. Some of the sessions are based on theory, and some of the sessions are based on best practices from other cities. I don't think it's appropriate to have a conference that's focused s- s- solely on one or the other. We wanted to make sure that the big ideas are, are put out there, but that we also have best practices from what other cities are doing. We've got an incredible amount of local musicians. Governor Beshear is gonna open the conference. He'll be led to the podium by the March Madness Marching Band, which I would say is probably the first time in his career that's happened. Uh, local musician Raleigh Daly will be playing the ja- uh, jazz on the piano in the background while Bill Strickland speaks. Uh, Kip Cornett has brought a band to town for the night of April 7th at Buster's. It's called Here Come the Mummies. If you guys haven't seen this, go to YouTube and type in "Here Come the Mummies." An awesome band, and they're dressed like mummies. So the goal is to get these great ideas out there that most people in this town aren't exposed to. But at the same time, part of that, uh, surreptitious goal is the people that come to visit are just blown away by everything there is to do in Lexington. Not just in the conference, but around the city as well. Um, we're even gonna have meetup, we call them meetups, with the keynote speakers, and these are during the breaks. Instead of a break where you just call the office, uh, you'll have local musicians playing, but you'll also have a chance to go to a living room-type setting, sit on the couch with Richard Florida or Rebecca Ryan and have these one-on-one type conversations with them. So every minute of this thing is programmed. I was just at a conference down in Miami, and I can promise you, this is not a typical conference. Um, rather, it's three days of, of really nonstop action. So those are some of the topics. I wanna tell you a little bit about some of the, uh, attendees we have already. We're expecting 600 people for this conference. Not all of them from central Kentucky. Remember, this is a national-level conference. We're marketing this in a 200-mile radius around Lexington, and we're also marketing it to the 14 cities that have nonstop flights to Lexington. And that's very important for economic development reasons, which I'll get into in a second. But some of the attendees that we have so far, we've got a woman coming from Singapore. So I said this, uh, we better pull this off in a good way if she's coming all the way from Singapore. Uh, a woman at, uh, from Portland, Oregon said, "Wait, you've got Richard Florida and Bill Strickland and Jeremy Gutchey." I thought her head was gonna explode. She said, "How on earth do you do it for $199? How do you get them all at one conference?" I wish I had a camera. She was the best commercial you ever could have for this thing. We've got the economic development director for Scranton, Pennsylvania. He called me and said, "My budgets have been slashed. The city won't pay for me to come. I'm paying out of my own pocket." And he'd already has been in touch with Jim Butler from Austin, who is one of our speakers. Jim Butler focuses on, uh, how music can impact the economic development efforts of a city. And I've got a city councilperson from Los Angeles area coming, so it's all over the country. As far as benefits, one of the key things to talk about is, what are the benefits for this city? Well, first of all, the buzz. If we've got five or six of the best and brightest brains in the country that speak all over the country hundreds of times a year, and they come to Lexington and they talk about what a great city this is, what an amazing time they had, that's good for this city. They're not talking about every city this way. Rebecca Ryan, you guys remember from Madison, just, uh, sent a tweet out to her 2,500 followers or whatever saying, "Creative City Summit is the only conference all year she's going to in its entirety." That's very good for Lexington. Other benefits, uh, retention of knowledge-based talent. This is gonna reinforce to local talent what a great city this is. When they see that the city is behind this, the largest employers are behind it, the small employers are behind it, that Commerce Lexington is behind this. Because keep in mind, Commerce Lexington is our co-presenting agency with this. At the $25,000 level, they have donated an amazing amount of hours to make this happen, and so it wouldn't happen without, uh, their assistance as well. Uh, another benefit is knowledge-based attraction. Keep in mind that we're marketing in a 200-mile radius and those 14 nonstop cities. Those are cities where we can conceivably recruit people to move here from. Uh, so that's very intentional. It improves our positioning with respect to diversity, not just racial diversity, but across the board. In one of the other key benefits, it helps our largest employers recruit talent. Y'all remember, uh, Lexmark presenting not that long ago saying they were having a very, very hard time recruiting young, knowledge-based talent to Lexington. Because of that, they're one of the largest sponsors of this event. They know that there's a tangible benefit for them. It's gonna lead to other, uh, follow-up events as well. There's ... About 10 days after this event, there's something planned called the UnConference. Ben Self and Nathan Kryder are two local, uh, uh, individuals involved with a group called Progress Lexington and they're putting on this UnConference, which is, okay, you've learned all these great big ideas from Creative City Summit, how do we put those into play for Lexington? So, across the board, from individuals to companies to follow-up actions, I think there, there's a ton of benefits for our city. Uh, I wanna end with, uh, the key question, how do I sign up? Again, this is April 7th through 9th at the Lexington Convention Center. It's $199 and I wanna mention that on top of it only being $199, we've had, uh, several people step up to provide scholarships for this. So if you don't feel as though you can, uh, afford $199, please let us know. You can call me directly. My number is (859) 225-3476. We've got scholarships available. The Legacy Center has provided 25 scholarships specifically for East End residents and others that are very actively involved with the, with the community. Lexarts is providing scholarships for local artists and staff of local arts organizations. And then we've got a bunch of, uh, general scholarships as well. Uh, the way to sign up for this, uh, online, you can go to the website, which is creativecityssummit.com, uh, if you wanna sign up online. If you don't wanna sign up online, we also have a hard copy, uh, paper registration form, uh, and I'm happy to get that to people. And if neither of those two ways are acceptable, uh, you can sign up via phone. Call Commerce Lexington at (254) 444-4447 and Angela Carlos is the contact person there. And again, if anyone has any questions, please call me. This is, uh, all I'm doing every day through April 9th. Uh, my office is (859) 225-3476. I'll answer any questions, but thank you very much. Thanks, Phil. Council Member James. Thank you, Mayor. Um, Phil, I just wanna say thank you for helping to put this together and everyone that's been involved with it. Um, I sit on the planning committee for the ... for last year's chamber trip and one of the things that we, I think, debriefed about and even during is talking about staying in town for a year, um, and focusing and seeing what we could do here, and I think this is a great way to ... It's a national thing, however, it's really good to kind of see the, the assets that we have of our city, appreciate the diversity, the inclusion, um, especially of the Black population of Lexington. Um, it's a component that's usually missing from many things and you've made it very purposeful, deliberate, um, thanks to the Knight fon- the Legacy Center for their scholarships, um, in recognizing that the Central Sector Small Area Plan and the East End area small ... the East End Small Area Plan both, uh, talked about establishing leadership and inclusion of those community members and, um, I hope to see it very well attended, very diverse in every way. Uh, appreciate your efforts and hope you get to take a vacation after this. Well, thank you very much. We, uh, we're anticipating 600 people at the conference from around the area and we've got, uh, nearly 400 so far and supposedly the, uh, biggest spike in attendance is always the last two weeks. So, uh, sign up quickly. Council Member Crosby. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Phil. Um, my question is, as you know, um, during the conference, we do have some meetings already scheduled with council and I think that's been kind of a, um, factor for some people not being able to sign up because the amount of meetings that we have, uh, during that week. Uh, if a council person should sign up and want to send their aide over for the times that they cannot be there in attendance, is that something that you all would consider acceptable for, um, for attendance? Ye- uh- To split the ... The answer is yes and it's a great question. One of the things we're doing intentionally, uh, and not just for, uh, for council, but council's been very, very supportive of this and I appreciate e- everything you guys have done in- individually and c- collectively to he- to help the, help us. But the name tags specifically do not have individual names on them. We know that three days is a large commitment. Whoever signs up has to pick up that name tag, but if you want to, uh, swap that with your aide or with another employee at your organization or whatever it may be, uh, that's intentional. You can do that. Thank you. That's all I have. Council Member Lawless. Um, thank you very much. Um, this is very exciting and exciting for Lexington, um, and appreciate all your hard work as well as all the other volunteers. I've already referred ... I got a call from somebody in Cincinnati wanting to know how they could apply for a scholarship and a Vista worker in, um, rural Kentucky. So, um, I just wanted to say thank you and I'm really looking forward to it. Well, thank you, uh, uh, very much, Councilman Lawless and, and Council Member Lawless, and for signing up, uh, for the conference as well. One of the things I wanna point out, uh, this conference has been accredited by the American Planning Associations. We'll have a bunch of, uh, planners there as well and, uh, uh, anyone that wants to know who the volunteers are that are helping, uh, let me know 'cause I'm eternally loyal to them. Council Member Martin. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, Phil, thanks for coming down. This is gonna be a, really a great three days. Uh, appreciate you, uh, all your hard work and Anthony's hard work on it. It's a great chance to showcase Lexington and economic development and to take a little bit of time out of our day to look down the road a little bit. So I just appreciate all your hard work on it. I'm, I'm signed up and I'm looking forward to it, so thanks Mayor. Council Member McCord. Uh, thank you, Mayor. A couple things. One, uh, thank you, but also, thanks really goes to you, Mayor, to Anthony Wright. Uh, Anthony went with you and with Laura Williams and everyone last year, and, uh, I know that when you all were -- were putting together the first meeting to -- to kinda lure, uh, Peter Kageyama to -- to take a look, a serious look at Lexington, uh, Anthony, you know, was -- was integral to that, and -- and I just wanna publicly thank him for -- for his hard work, um, on the front end and -- and throughout. Uh, and I know that -- that you're spending an inordinate amount of time, uh, making sure that this is successful. And, uh, you know, there's a couple of things that's -- that's really interesting, and you sort of skipped over it, but, um, y- you know, in a conversation, just to show you the power of -- of this conference, uh, and what can happen, you know, here we have -- have been in the middle of this -- this airport issue for the last year, and arguably a black eye on our community. Uh, you've got new management. Uh, you've got a -- a -- a totally, uh, new direction, um, but still we had this kind of lingering, um, i- issue. And I can remember the day that you and Peter and I went to -- to have coffee, and I was asking Peter, "How do you draw people? Where do you come from?" And he said, "You know, it -- it comes from this certain geographic area, but you ought to look at the direct flights w- where your airport flies to." And -- and, uh, um, that idea from there has led to four different ideas that we'll roll out, uh, over the course of this year with the airport, uh, to -- to a very positive effect. Um, but one in particular i- is this idea that we've -- we've kind of coined the phrase non-stop recruiting, and we look at though -- at -- at taking the airport and partnering with, uh, LFUCG, Commerce Lexington, UK, the Convention & Visitors Bureau, and taking those 14 cities and combining monies and resources and really going after them. That came out of just talking about the agenda of Creative Cities. So th- this thing has immense power, and I would encourage not only all of us to go, but something that we as council members need to be doing is looking inside our own spheres of influence with even down to the neighborhood level. Those leaders and those folks that we touch, uh, we need to encourage them to come and attend this. And as I said, uh, Phil, before w- when it was announced you were coming down to speak, uh, it is vitally important for us to recognize that while this is going to have a -- a -- a huge bang for us with ideas that come out of it and things that could potentially transform, uh, our city, um, having this type of leadership, uh, come to our city for three days and spend all three days here, we can put forward the face that we want put for Lexington. And this is a microcosm of the -- of the World Equestrian Games. It's the exact same dynamic. But the folks that you're mentioning, it does not need to be lost on anybody that these people have the majority of people's ears across the... not just the nation, but around the world. And if they've seen something special in Lexington, Kentucky, um, their mouthpiece, their -- their bullhorn, if you will, uh, puts us in a tremendous position. And so again, credit goes to you, to Anthony, to all those that have put Blue Jeans to this idea, but I'm very grateful that this is coming and look forward to being a part of it and seeing it a reality. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. Just wanna say, Phil, thanks a lot. Lots of good planning, thinking, energy, and enthusiasm in this, and it, uh, speaks volumes. Thanks a bunch. Thank you. Anything further for Phil? Thanks very much. Thank you. The next agenda item, the League of Cities update. Um, you all have received some materials in your mailbox this afternoon that shows some data about, uh, the League of Cities and Lexington. They will not be here today, but if you have any questions after reviewing that material, please, uh, let me know or call them directly. That takes us down to, uh, council reports. Council Member Stennit. Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple things. One, uh, I think we've all noticed, and -- and several of us have been getting phone calls in regards to the new LexTran benches, uh, that have been placed all around town. I think there's 39 in total. Just want my colleagues, uh, to know we have made, uh, contact with them to see, uh, where th- where they came from, so to speak, and -- and the permissions they have to be in the public right-of-way, and what are the future plans for those sites. I think there's issues with mud building up on grass- ... trash and debris building up on the -- on the benches. So we'll be meeting with Rocky over the next week or so, and I'll bring back some information to the council about where they came from a- and why they're there and, uh, they... did they get permission to put them there. So I think that's a big issue with a lot of citizens right now. So we'll bring that forward. And then also this evening, uh, we'll be having the Eastland Parkway neighborhood meeting at 6:30 at Christ Center Church, the normal meeting place. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion. I'd like to, um, place on the docket for March 25th to reduce the speed limit on Oxford Circle to 25 miles per hour the entire length of Oxford Circle, and this is based on the, uh, recommendation of Traffic Engineering. So moved. Second. We have a motion by Council Member Henson, second by Council Member Martin- . ... to place on Thursday night's docket a resolution or ordinance changing the, um, speed limit on Oxford Circle. Any discussion? All in favor of approving that motion, please indicate by saying, "Aye." Opposed, "No." Motion carries. Council Member Lawless. Thank you, Mayor. I also have a motion. Uh, I move to place on the docket for March 25th, 2010, two resolutions authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for archaeological monitoring for the Main Street streetscape improvements project in the amount of $62,625, and for the archaeological monitoring... ... for the Vine Street streetscape improvements project in the amount of $59,403. So moved. Second. I have a motion by Council Member Lawless, second by Council Member Henson to add those dockets to the agenda for -- a-add those two items to the docket for Thursday evening. Any discussion? Council Member Gorden. I just have a quick question. Since it's archaeological- Yes. ... what's the, what's the expected outcome or intent or could we find something exciting? We hope not. Well, I heard that a famous Spanish ship sunk in the Town Branch before it was paved over. But in case that's not true, um, as part of the federal grant, uh, that money that we're using for a portion of that and because they're both federal and state highways, that's a mandate when they disturb the earth that deep. Yup. It, it was made a requirement in the, uh, categoric exclusion that we have an archaeologist on site. Uh, they're actually on site for whenever we excavate below what was done in 1970. There will be some additional, uh, work done that goes below that. So, uh, this contract would -- is for both Main and -- uh, it's the same contractor, but they would ... It's two separate contracts, one for Main and one for Vine. Thank you. And we actually did have an archaeologist on site for that same type of excavation on Chiefside. Thank you. Uh. Question on the floor is to add, uh, those two resolutions to Thursday evening's docket. Any further discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The motion carries. Thank you. Um, I'd also like to announce that Columbia Heights Neighborhood Association is meeting tonight at 7:00 PM at the Ashland Avenue Retirement Home. And that's on the corner of Ashland and ... Sunset. Sunset, thank you. Of course. Ashland Terrace. Thank you very much. And a big thank you to you, uh, Council Member Stennet, on those, uh, I've been wondering where those benches, bus benches came from and who picked them out. So I'm anxious to hear about that. Thank you. Council Member Blues. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I'd like to, uh, to acknowledge the presence of, of two old friends of mine, Carrie and Dick Snyder, who came all the way from New Haven, Connetic- Connecticut just to see a work session. And, uh, so thank you, Carrie and Dick. And one quick announcement, the Oakwood Neighborhood Association, uh, monthly meeting postponed from last week, uh, will be held on Monday, March 29th, 7:00 PM in the Park Community Center. Thank you, Mayor. Thanks. Council Member Beard. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I'd like to move, uh, approval of the NDF list for this week. Second. I have a motion by Council Member Beard, second by Council Member McCord. Any discussion? All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. Couple things. One is I want to, uh, to thank, personally thank, uh, council members, uh, Chuck Ellinger and Linda Gorton for attending the, uh, uh, Stonewall Neighborhood Association meeting last Tuesday along with, uh, Commissioner Mike Webb and Keith Loving, uh, and, and Chris, uh, Corperine-Ryder, uh, with our Parks Department. I always have a tough time with that. Um, and I, I certainly appreciate your all's time and, and I think it was well worth, uh, well worth it because of some of the questions that were asked and, and having your expertise in the room. Thank you. Um, Mayor, I also wanted to thank you, your staff, uh, all of those folks, uh, this week that, that, that helped with the Sweet 16. Um, it was a fantastic event a- as it always is, but it doesn't go off without tons of folks from LFUCG, uh, uh, working and lending hands from, from police to, to parks. And I just, uh, appreciate everyone's, uh, doing that. It ... Council Member Stennet made a comment last week. Uh, we had a, uh, a breakfast meeting with the KHSAA on Friday morning. Uh, Council Member Martin and Vice Mayor Gray, uh, Mayor, Council Member Stennet and I attended and, and it was, uh, one of the first interfaces we've had as, as a local government, um, the, the LCC, uh, board, a-along with the KHSAA. You know, this, this event is not only signature to Kentucky, but signature to Lexington and, um, we have this event for a, a, a period certain, uh, that goes through 2014. And after that, uh, we don't know. And Louisville is certainly putting on a, a full-court press to, uh, to have it in their, uh, backyard. And what I'd like council members to understand and everyone watching is, is that, uh, it is incumbent upon us to, to let folks at the KHSAA know that the real home for this is on that floor, uh, in this town. And if we are silent, then it can go other places. And so, uh, we would certainly welcome, uh, other people's voices and, and certainly this council, uh, letting the KHSAA know just how important it is, uh, that it be here. And, uh, and I appreciate, uh, Bill Owen putting that, that, uh, lu- that breakfast together. Uh, but as we go, I, I would, I would ask that we, uh, develop a plan, strategic plan to, to let folks know, uh, just how important it is to, to have it here. The last thing I wanna say is, um, after a lot of dreaming and scheming, we turned, uh, spades last week and the Legacy Trail, uh, broke ground finally. And once this thing is installed and once people are on it, um, a- and the story is actually told, uh, how this thing got done and all of the, the hurdles, uh, and challenges that were met and the creativity and, and the hard work, uh, I think it's gonna be one of those unique stories. And it really has a lot of meaning behind the word legacy. And it's a lot of our legacies that are tied up in it and I'm just so pleased to see, Mayor, that, uh, that we're turning dirt. And, uh, hopefully we will have this thing, uh, in place and people on it before the World Equestrian Games. Thank you. Thanks. And on that note, uh, Commissioner Mike Webb and all the folks in Public Works have worked really hard and have worked closely with our friends at the state to make that happen, and we really appreciate your efforts. Council Member Wallace. I'm sorry, I already spoke, but I forgot something and -- when you said Sweet Sixteen. Um, I wanna congratulate both the UK men's team, basketball team, uh, for makin' it to the 16 final, as well as the women's team, who are also doing extraordinarily well. And I understand that this is the first time in 28 years, both the men's and women's team have made it to the Sweet Sixteen, if that's what it's called. So -- and I hope that someday, that, uh, Lexington can be home to the women's SEC and NCAA tournament. That would be huge. So thank you and go men and women Cats. Thanks. Any other council member wish to report? All right. We have circulated the mayor's report with some, um, recommended appointments. So moved, City Council. I have a motion by Council Member Crosby and a second by Council Member Blues to approve the mayor's report. Any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Last item on today's agenda is, uh, public comment on issues not on the agenda. Does anyone wish to address the council? Do I hear a motion to adjourn? So moved, City Council. I have a motion by multiple council members and seconds by multiple council members to adjourn. All in favor, say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries.