# Urban County Council Work Session - October 22, 2007 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · October 22, 2007 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/206 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/206?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2007-10-22 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: February 1, 2026 - **Length**: 9,805 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1, with speaker labels folded in from Granicus closed-captioning. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council met on October 23, 2007, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Government Center, with Mayor Newberry presiding. The meeting focused primarily on informational presentations and committee reports, with four agenda items covering various municipal and community topics. The Council heard presentations on corridor development, planning committee updates, a presentation from the Lexington Horsemen, and information about German Marshall Fellows. During the session, the Council conducted nine motions and votes, while receiving one public comment from a community member. ## Attendance The following council members were present at the October 22, 2007 meeting: • Mayor Newberry • CM Gorton • CM Ellinger • CM Blues • CM Blevins • CM James • CM McChord • CM Myers • CM Stinnett • CM Stevens • CM Crosbie • CM Gordon • CM Beard • CM Lane • CM Crosby **Absent:** • CM Moloney • CM Myers No council members arrived late to the meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The Council conducted nine unanimous votes during the October 22, 2007 meeting, with all motions passing without opposition. **Administrative Approvals** • CM Gorton motioned to approve the summary from October 16, 2007, seconded by CM Ellinger - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] • CM Ellinger motioned to approve new business items A-N, seconded by CM Gorton - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] • CM Blevins motioned to approve the NDF list dated October 16, 2007, seconded by CM McChord - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] **Committee Referrals** • CM Ellinger motioned to place the issue of assisting the Lexington Horsemen with parking and concession issues into the Budget & Finance Committee, seconded by CM Crosbie - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] • CM Myers motioned to place the issue of financing given to Partnered Agencies into the Budget & Finance Committee, seconded by CM Gorton - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] • CM Stinnett motioned to place the issue of a multi-way stop at Kavanaugh and Sanibel Dr and a speed reduction into the Services Committee, seconded by CM McChord - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] • CM Stevens motioned to place the issues of speeding on Chinoe Rd and a 4-way stop surrounding Christ the King Church into the Services Committee, seconded by CM McChord - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] **Future Business** • CM James motioned to place on the docket for November 1, 2007 a resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, Inc., seconded by CM Lane - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] **Executive Session** • CM Gorton motioned to go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1) (c) for the purpose of discussing pending litigation matters, seconded by CM Crosbie - passed unanimously [timestamp: 00:00] All votes were conducted by voice vote with unanimous consent, with no recorded individual vote tallies or opposition. ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council approved several significant financial items totaling over $1.2 million in grants, purchases, and appropriations during the October 22, 2007 meeting. **Grant Awards and Donations** The largest grant award was Resolution 580-07, accepting $650,000 from the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management for construction of a tornado safe shelter at the Suburban Mobile Home Park. The Council also approved Resolution 571-07 to accept $125,320 from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs under the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for FY2008. Additional grants included Resolution 579-07 accepting $112,500 from the Kentucky Department of Education for continuation programming at the Gainesway Empowerment Center and Tates Creek Elementary School. The Division of Police received a $1,000 donation through Resolution 672-07 from Wal-Mart's Safe Neighborhood Hero's Grant for the Hazardous Devices Unit. **Property Acquisitions** The Council authorized significant property purchases for the Lyric Theatre expansion project. Resolution 583-07 approved acquiring property from O.L. Hughes and Sons Mortuary for $250,000, while Resolution 584-07 authorized purchasing additional parking property from Faith Community Housing Foundation, Inc. for $45,000. Resolution 682-07 approved the donation of property at 504 Georgetown Street from Lexington Habitat for Humanity, Inc., valued at $4,500. **Service Agreements and Amendments** Resolution 581-07 established a $50,000 Purchase of Service Agreement with the Lexington Fayette County Airport Board. The Council approved Resolution 575-07 designating various vendors as sole source suppliers for the Division of Parks and Recreation's Golf Pro Shop, though specific amounts were not specified. **Budget Amendments** Several budget amendments were approved, including Resolution 586-07 amending the Division of Human Resources budget by $23,503 and Resolution 576-07 correcting a Division of Fleet Services budget inversion of $4,259. Resolution 585-07 corrected a typographical error in Ordinance No. 205-2007 with no fiscal impact. Resolution 573-07 approved a deed of permanent and temporary construction easement for the Star Shoot Parkway Extension Project to D. Kelly, funded from budgeted amounts. ## Public Comment The public comment period featured one speaker addressing the Council during the October 22, 2007 meeting. [timestamp: 00:00] Susan Harris spoke about the Lexington Horsemen and their recent transition to a new league. Harris outlined several operational challenges the team is currently facing, with particular emphasis on the financial burden of venue costs at Rupp Arena. She specifically highlighted concerns about high concession and parking costs that are impacting the organization's operations. Harris's comments focused on the practical difficulties the Lexington Horsemen are encountering as they navigate their league change while managing the economic pressures associated with their current venue arrangements at Rupp Arena. ## Contested Items The October 22, 2007 Council meeting featured discussion regarding the financial challenges facing the Lexington Horsemen, which drew community opposition and concern. The primary contested item centered on the Lexington Horsemen's ongoing financial difficulties, particularly related to high operational costs for concessions and parking. Community members expressed opposition to these financial challenges, raising concerns about how the increased costs might impact public access to games and the team's overall viability in the community. The discussion highlighted tensions between the financial realities of operating the sports franchise and community expectations for affordable access to local entertainment. Residents voiced concerns that rising concession and parking costs could price out families and regular attendees, potentially reducing community engagement with the team. The nature of the opposition appeared to focus on maintaining community access to Horsemen games while addressing the legitimate financial pressures facing the organization. The debate reflected broader concerns about balancing business sustainability with community accessibility in local sports entertainment. The outcome of this contested discussion was not specified in the available meeting materials, though the item clearly generated sufficient community interest and opposition to warrant formal discussion during the Council session. ## Corridors Committee Report Council Member Stevens presented an update on the Corridors Committee's recent activities during the October 22, 2007 meeting [timestamp: 00:00]. Stevens reported that the committee has been working on several significant transportation improvement initiatives. The committee secured grants for enhancing two major roadways in the area: Versailles Road and Newtown Pike. These grants will fund improvements to these important transportation corridors. Additionally, Stevens announced that the committee is developing plans to update the existing Nicholasville Road plan. This update represents part of the committee's ongoing efforts to address transportation needs and corridor development throughout the city. The report was presented as an informational update to keep the full council informed of the Corridors Committee's progress on these transportation infrastructure projects. No action was required from the council on these items during this meeting. ## Planning Committee Update [timestamp: 00:00] CM Gordon provided an informational update to the Council regarding recent Planning Committee discussions. The Planning Committee focused on two primary topics during their recent meetings. The committee reviewed a budget amendment for the Downtown Development Authority Land Bank, examining the financial implications and proposed changes to the current budget structure. Additionally, the committee discussed tax increment financing mechanisms, which are used to fund development projects by capturing the increased tax revenue generated from improvements in designated areas. This discussion likely related to ongoing downtown development initiatives and how the city can leverage tax increment financing to support future growth. CM Gordon's presentation was informational in nature, providing Council members with an overview of the Planning Committee's deliberations on these financial and development matters. No formal action was taken during this agenda item, as it served to keep the full Council informed of the committee's ongoing work on downtown development financing strategies. The update demonstrates the Planning Committee's continued focus on economic development tools and budget management for the Downtown Development Authority's land banking activities, which are important components of the city's overall development strategy. ## Lexington Horsemen Presentation [timestamp: 00:00] Susan Harris presented to the Council on behalf of the Lexington Horsemen, providing an update on the organization's recent developments and current challenges. Harris informed the Council that the Lexington Horsemen have secured a new league affiliation, marking a significant milestone for the local sports organization. During her presentation, Harris outlined the financial difficulties currently facing the Horsemen. She explained that the organization is experiencing budget constraints that are impacting their operations and ability to maintain their programs effectively. To address these financial challenges, Harris made a formal request to the Council for municipal assistance in two specific areas: • **Parking support** - The Horsemen are seeking help with parking arrangements for their events and activities • **Concessions assistance** - The organization requested support with concession operations, which could provide additional revenue streams Harris's presentation was informational in nature, designed to update Council members on the Horsemen's status and make them aware of the organization's needs. The presentation did not result in any immediate Council action or decisions, but served to formally communicate the Horsemen's situation to city leadership. The new league affiliation represents a positive development for the Horsemen, potentially offering enhanced competitive opportunities and organizational structure. However, the financial pressures highlighted by Harris indicate that the organization requires community support to maintain its operations and continue serving the Lexington area. This presentation established the groundwork for potential future discussions between the Council and the Lexington Horsemen regarding municipal support options for the organization's parking and concession needs. ## German Marshall Fellows [timestamp: 00:00] The Lexington City Council received a presentation from German Marshall Fellows who introduced themselves and shared their experiences during their time in Lexington. The presentation was led by Ken Kerns and Scott Crosby, who served as key speakers for this informational agenda item. The German Marshall Fellows used this opportunity to present their impressions of Lexington to the Council members. The presentation focused on their observations and experiences while participating in the fellowship program in the city. This was an informational presentation with no formal action required from the Council. The agenda item served as an opportunity for the international fellows to engage with local government officials and share their perspectives on the community. The presentation provided Council members with insights from the fellows' unique vantage point as international visitors observing Lexington's operations, culture, and governance structures during their fellowship period. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of the summary from October 16, 2007 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of new business items A-N - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place issue of assisting the Lexington Horsemen in parking and concession issues into the Budget & Finance Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve the NDF list dated October 16, 2007 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place on the docket for November 1, 2007 a resolution authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, Inc. - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place into the Budget & Finance Committee the issue of financing given to Partnered Agencies - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place into the Services Committee the issue of a multi-way stop at Kavanaugh and Sanibel Dr and a speed reduction - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place into the Services Committee the issues of speeding on Chinoe Rd and a 4-way stop surrounding Christ the King Church - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1) (c) for the purpose of discussing pending litigation matters --- ## Full transcript Move approval, Mayor. I have a motion second to approve the docket. Any discussion? Those in favor vote aye. Electronically, those opposed vote nay. Motion carries. We don't have any budget amendments today. We do have some items of new business that were previously circulated. Are there any motions? Second. I have a motion from Councilmember Ellinger and a second from Councilmember Gordon to approve the items of new business. Any discussion? Yes, Mayor. I have a comment about item J. This is a Purchase of Service Agreement with the Lexington County Airport for $50,000. The airport is self-sufficient. Received its funds from the FAA and other sources, but they're prohibited from using those monies to market for our new carriers or in enlargement of service by a present carrier. So this money is very useful to the airport and is appreciated and I certainly support it. Thank you very much. Any further discussion? It appears we're ready to vote. Please vote electronically aye. If you vote to approve the new business items, vote nay if you object. Those items are approved unanimously. That brings us down to presentations and the first item on the list is the Quarters Committee. The Quarters Committee met in its usual session on October 16th. We usually meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 1130 in the fifth floor conference room. The Quarters Committee is a committee of the Council which was organized in 1988 to attempt to review the various major arteries that come in out of Lexington like Richmond Road, Versailles Road, Newtown Pike and so forth. Our docket this year consists of review and implementation of two grants. We have one to improve the Versailles Road which is a transportation enhancement grant and Design Works has been hired as a contractor to develop the plan for vegetation, fencing, stone walls and so forth. We also worked some with Art in Motion to place an art type bus stop on Versailles Road. We also have a grant to do the same for Newtown Pike from Main Street to the interstate and this will include various changes in the view scape for that road to try and improve it. The committee is concerned about Winchester Road. We did a survey, some years ago did a quarters plan for Winchester Road to see what could be done about that road particularly from the New Circle Road into Midland. We have not been able to implement that up to now because we have not had the funds but it desperately needs to be improved as it's going to be one of the main corridors coming into Lexington from the interstate. We did vote at the meeting to review and update the quarters plan for Nicholasville Road. This was done I think in 1994 last and some of the things that were planned have been implemented but it needs to be reviewed and studied again to see what can be done to improve Nicholasville Road. The committee also has participation from many departments of the government such as parks, streets and roads, forestry, bicycle pedestrian as well as some citizens in the community and other members of the council. We'll be meeting again on the third Tuesday of next month. That completes my report unless there are questions. Any questions for Council Member Stevens? I see none. Thank you very much. Thank you. Council Member Gordon, do you have the planning committee report? I do, thank you Mayor. The planning committee of the council met October 16th and the first item on our agenda was the Downtown Development Authority Land Bank budget amendment. In 2006 the council approved an amendment for $150,000 to be transferred from the Division of Planning's budget to the Downtown Development Authority and this item was tabled in June of 2007 so that the council could hear more information about this land banking issue and whether this money might be used toward that. So we heard from Harold Tate from the Downtown Development Authority and there's, Council Members you should have received a separate copy of planning committee minutes in which a lot of the detail of the discussion is given and we ended the discussion with Mr. Tate. Harold Tate will be consulting with Paula Tate and Paula Tate King, Chris King and David Jarvis from our government and will bring back some final recommendations to us on the land bank issue. They'll come to us at our January meeting and then the second issue which we discussed was tax increment financing and there actually was a very good summary of that in today's Herald Leader. How that works, Harold Tate again from the Downtown Development Authority came and talked to us about the TIF financing as a method of using a portion of taxes generated from property to pay for public infrastructure. And so the committee heard from him on that issue and we will also hear back at our January meeting again on the tax increment financing and then finally Council Member Stinnett asked that Commissioner Helm be invited to come to our planning committee and give a report on social services. So there are no motions to come from our meeting. Thank you very much. Any questions for Council Member Gordon? All right, I'm advised that our Chairman Marshall fellows are not yet here so I think we'll go ahead and proceed to the presentation on the Lexington Horsemen and come back in just a moment and pick up the fellows. Ms. Harris? All right, step around if you will. Council Member Ellinger, you want to provide a little background information? Thank you Mayor and I've got some information I'm passing out here that the horsemen provided for us. I met with them a couple of weeks ago and we discussed what was going on with the horsemen and some of the challenges that they were facing down there and all the things that they bring to this community because it is a something that with the indoor football that we all, if you have been down there it's a lot of fun but it's also financially sometimes it makes it very difficult too to compete in here and actually they are in a new league and I think we're going to talk about that and talk about the things that actually what the horsemen do for this community and then also look at things that maybe we can do to kind of help out the horsemen too and see there's some areas where the city can work with them. So with that I look forward to hearing what you have to say. Thank you. Thank you very much. My name is Susan Harris. I'm the Director of Business Development for the horsemen. I'm sure you all saw recently that we have moved to an A2 league which of course ties us into the NFL. There is Arena 1 and Arena 2. We are going to be Arena 2. We will have a natural rival with Louisville Fire so we're very excited about a lot of the changes that are coming about for the horsemen. It was given serious consideration but felt that after many letters, emails and calls to Mr. House and Mrs. House that we needed to move to a, excuse me, move to a league that is nationally known and has some ties with the ESPN to try and bring it up to a better level in Lexington. So we now have what we call our professional sports team. It will no longer be indoor football. It's now arena football. So there's going to be some changes in the rules. We will be playing off the nets now. So when the football is kicked, the receiver will actually have his back to everyone except for the nets and he will catch the ball off the nets and the ball then goes into play. So all the players that we've had in the past are wonderful gentlemen. They have represented our organization well. However, they will have to try out for their positions again this year. We are actively recruiting nationally. We have some good names that we think we're going to be bringing in for our season. It will begin at the end of March. The reason that I'm here today is not only to announce what we've done but I've also given you each a booklet that reviews what the horsemen have brought to our community in the last five years that we have been involved in the community and in Lexington itself. We have many types of entities that benefit from the horsemen. They get both tangible and intangible donations from us on a regular basis. We also have joined last year we did a partnership with Partners for Youth. The reason that we did that is in the past we have had many schools who have asked us to come in and have players sign autographs or play with the children and we felt that we could do more for the community if we would become more structured. So we joined forces with Partners for Youth and we started out by setting up a speaker's bureau which goes into the school system and the speaker's bureau basically talks to either classes or they do assemblies or they do graduations. They do one-on-one counseling when a teacher or a principal requires or requests that they do so. The players have the ability to be mentors. Many of them have faced very diverse backgrounds and so they're good role models for these children. So they are going to speak, the speaker's bureau speaks about things such as various topics, truancy, bullying, staying in school, staying off drugs and alcohol, the importance of furthering your education. And so they have various topics that they talk about and they have statistics that they put into those topics and I think we all know that our graduation statistics are not where we'd like them to be and the horsemen are really focusing on truancy and keeping the children in school. So they go through that particular area with the speaker's bureau. The second thing that we do is our Partners for Youth Reward Program. We branch out to all the agencies that fall under Partners for Youth. I think they currently have 35 agencies including their grassroots program. And the way the reward program is set up is if there is a child who is having difficulty or a counselor is having an issue with that child or even if the child is having an issue at home, we can set goals for that child and those goals are set by an adult and you can see there's various people that are included that can refer the child to the rewards program. Then the child is required to meet certain expectations or goals. If that child meets that goals, they're rewarded with a ticket to the horseman game. Generally if there's other siblings in the family, they're given tickets too as also a parent. So we try to give the children something to work towards and it's a reward in which they can actually meet the players on the field afterwards and get to know them and we hope that this will help further what we do for the community. In the community involvement, I have listed the various associations, organizations and non-profit companies that we have had requests from and been able to fill in the 2006-2007 season. It spans over about an 18 month period and there are 190 agencies, non-profit organizations or associations that we have given either tangible or intangible things to such as footballs, personal appearances, tickets to the game. We have done some cash donations and we have supported with tables, buying tables at various fundraisers. So that is, I'm not going to go into all of them but there's plenty of them there for you to look at. One of the other things that we feel that we have done very well is we bring economic growth to Fayette County both through our players that relocate here. We have five this year that are first time homeowners. They have relocated and are committed to staying in Lexington. All of these players have second jobs or actually first jobs. So they're all employed. Most of them work 40 hours a week for an employer in this county and then they practice at night and play on weekends. So they have a pretty busy schedule and in between that they do a lot of events with children. In addition to that we do bring in our revenue from our games. That includes rooms at hotel and motels for traveling teens, their transportation, meals, entertainment, purchasing of tickets and et cetera and I'll let you all read that. We would like to continue in Lexington and I think we've made that commitment by going to A2. We had the opportunity a couple of weeks ago to meet with Mayor Newberry and we did discuss a couple of issues that we are a little concerned about. One of the issues that we're having, we have reduced our ticket sales. We first took over the Horstman tickets for $15 and $25 and we are reducing our tickets in an effort to enable more Fayette folks to come to the games. One of the barriers that we have run into and we've been told time and time again is we have a little issue that is our concessions. The concession rates are of concern to us. Rep Arena feels that they are in line with what other arenas charge and we do understand that but this is a 23,000 seat arena. Not everyone can fill that arena. But more importantly, if we try to fill it, we're going to need to reduce the concessions and reduce the parking to help families be able to come to this game. For some of these families, it's like you taking your family to Disney World for a week. When these children get to go to a game, they get the tailgating, they get the food, they get everything that goes on. It's very fun and interactive as well as being able to attend a game and get to meet a horseman or a filly. We would like to make this affordable for all people in Lake Center to come, irregardless of their income level. We feel committed that we should not only be able to play for people who can afford to come but that we should take into account people who may not have as high income as others. It's very difficult for a family to afford to come. By the time they pay the parking, their tickets and concessions, they don't have any money left to buy a hat or a t-shirt. They can only come once a season instead of coming to two or three games. So concessions is an issue for us and parking is an issue for us. We are just asking that you help us try to get this a little bit more in line so that the people in Lexington can all come, irregardless of their income bracket. And that's all. Thank you. Thanks very much. Ms. Harris, we have several people who have indicated a desire to ask some questions or make some comments, so we'll go through those. Council Member Borton. Thank you, Mayor. Susan, it's good to see you again. Good to see you. And I appreciate your work with the horsemen and I'm really glad they're going to be around again next year. I just wanted to put kind of an exclamation point on these programs which, as you know, we worked real hard on last year. And I think especially the mentoring program, so many times young folks look to athletes. That's the way our society is. And I know that through Champ, Champ Kelly and some of the other players, they developed a really, really good relationship with some of those young folks. And I'm glad to see that through Partners for Youth, you're continuing that. Yes. Because in many cases, I think that that is one thing that the young people remember their whole life. And it can be the one thing that changes their whole life is to have a mentor whom they, you know, respect and like and try to live up to. So I'm really pleased that Partners for Youth and the horsemen are going to continue this relationship because it's very good and it's very local. And I think that's one of the things that makes it so good. Thank you. And thank you for your help. I know that you were very instrumental in getting this started last year. We hope to continue down that road. I know that when we talk about the children having, the players having an impact on the children, I always think of Chad Spencer. For many of you that don't know him, he's over six foot tall. He goes in and does a speech on bullying. And he talks about the fact that when he was in the fourth grade, he had money or food taken away from him every day by a bully. And the children's eyes get about that big around. And at the end of the speech, he does tell them that he came back the taller of the two the next year and bigger. But at the end of the speech, he does explain to them that anyone can run into a bully, whether it's in their home, in school, in work, or wherever. And he ties his speech in the end by saying his bully was a girl. So the kids get a big kick out of that. Well, I know one of the things I learned last year through working with you is that most of the horsemen players are, have local ties. Yes, they do. They're not people from other places in the country. And they all, or a great majority of them were either raised here or have lived here a long time. So they're invested in the area. They really want the area to be good. And they want the youth to grow up with mentors. And so I think that is also another piece of it that makes it so much better. I agree with that. As well as UK's doing this year. I think I see some talent there. I think I do too. Well, thank you again for all your hard work. Thank you. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. And thank you for coming in the Horsemen Organization for being a part of our community. I know it's, a lot of kudos go to you and your organization. I mean, there's four pages of organizations, other ones outside of your own that you've touched in Lexington. And that's unbelievable. I don't think many groups in our city can say this. There's probably well over 150 organizations on here. And that's just fabulous. Let me ask you a question. You gave us a couple pieces of paper regarding barriers to doing business with Rupp Arena or at Rupp Arena. Have you, how have you approached that so far with Rupp Arena and the board? We have actually sat down with Carl Hall and Bill Owens and had that discussion with them. They have elected to leave things as they are for the time being. Parking currently is $8 a car. Concessions is dependent, of course, on what you buy. But they feel that they're in line with other arenas. Excuse me. But I don't, I kind of get the feeling that they're comparing it to an arena of 23,000. And I think for our community, that arena is very large for a lot of the entertainment that wants to come to Lexington. And we have heard from many people that some of the barriers is the cost of the parking and the cost of the actual concessions. So we've spoken with them. Then in turn we have met with the mayor and issued our, you know, voiced our concerns with him. And we're just wanting people to start thinking about it to maybe help us, because we're hearing a lot of families say, a gentleman came into our office the other day and was asking about season tickets. And he said, well, I can do the season tickets. And then he started asking about parking costs and some other costs. And then he said, I just can't do it. He said, I may be able to bring all of us to one game, but I can't do it all season. Do you have the demographics of the other teams within your new league and how much their concessions are, their fees and different charges? Yes, we have. And we've actually shared that with Mayor Newberry. He does have that information at hand. And I think that Carl and Bill have also done some comparing with other arenas. To be quite honest about it, one of our biggest competitors and, of course, we consider one of our partners is the Legends. When they run 25-cent hot dog specials or Thirsty Thursdays, which really didn't fall into our family, or, you know, a dollar for a pop, that really makes it easier for people to be able to attend the event that have more than just themselves coming. And that's what we're looking towards is we can reduce the concessions and the parking. When you pay $10 for a ticket and you pay $8 to park, it doesn't feel like it's in line for a lot of people. Well, it seems like you've done the ask and you've done some of the homework. So I think we have a couple of representatives on the Lexington Center Board. I know you've met with Mayor Newberry, but I would encourage us to continue pursuing additional help for this organization and others, because I do think this is a valuable tool at what makes Lexington special and an opportunity for entertainment downtown. We just read about this one. We're trying to create more entertainment opportunities, and here's a good example of one that we could potentially run out of town. So I would encourage council representatives on that board and the mayor to pursue other opportunities and don't let this issue drop. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Susan, for bringing this forward. As you showed in your package, you are a big service to this community. You're a big part of this community. Unlike some of the events that might come into Rupp Arena, this is something that, like the Wildcats that we feel a kinship to or the Legends, which is one of our pro teams, you are something that we want to follow and continue to follow, and we look like at some point this year we might lose you all as being part of this community. So I'm glad you're staying. I'm glad you're actually moving up in level, too, so that will be exciting. I would like to make a motion that we put this issue into the Budget and Services Committee, because I think this is something that maybe the council can look at and see if we can work, since we do have some relationships with Rupp Arena, and see if there's anything that we can do as a council, as a government, that can work with Rupp Arena and see if there's something that we can do to try to help out this, because as you've shown that you are, besides a football team, you do a lot more for this community. You've got pages here of stuff that you've done that you show that you are an integral part of this community. So moved. The motion is to refer it to the Budget and Finance Committee. Second. Is that correct? Yes, sir. We have a second from Council Member Crosby. Any discussion? Council Member Beard. Mike, that might help. I've been a ticket holder for some time, two tickets, in fact. This is a private enterprise, and I'm not sure that we can take on the supporting of a private enterprise. Is that a question? Especially when we don't have the authority, direct authority, over the Rupp Arena and the Civic Center. I'm a little confused about that relationship. Well, there always is a relationship there that we work with Rupp Arena, and I think there are some areas that we can obviously discuss with them, if there are some ways that we can help out. A couple of the issues that she raised were the concession and the parking. I think parking is one that we probably could look at. I'm not sure about the concession, because I think they have contracts. It's an ongoing contract, I believe. Right. But I think parking might be an issue. I think it would be good for this Governor to make sure that we can do all we can to make sure that we keep the legends around here. If there's something that we can do that we can work with Rupp Arena and come up with some solution, maybe we can. But I think it's something that we can obviously look at and see if there's something that we can do, because we certainly don't want to lose this program, because it provides more than just football. I think they've shown that they do a lot for partners and youth and a lot of other different areas that they provide to this community. I'm not going to disagree with any of that. I thought maybe we might be doing that more on a one-on-one basis, as opposed to going through the formal process of services committee, and then what? You know, are we just going to come to a consensus and then go talk to them, or can we just go talk to them? Well, we can do either way, but I think if we put in the budget and finance, at least we're starting to look at some areas. Budget and finance? Yes, sir. Okay. The question on the floor is whether to refer it to the Budget and Finance Committee. Council Member Stevens, do you wish to speak to that issue? No, I'll speak after this. All right. Council Member Gordon? I have comments that aren't specifically on whether to put this in committee. All right. Anything with regard to the motion to refer to the Budget and Finance Committee? Then those in favor of referring it, please vote electronically aye. Those opposed, vote nay. The motion carries. And now we'll throw the floor back open for general discussion. Council Member Stevens? We'd be happy to review this in the Budget Committee. I was an original investor in the horseman, and at that time the deal was the same as it is now. The reparator controlled the concessions, but the rent was adjusted so that the horseman had much lower rent that might be expected for such an event. So that was the payoff from the Rupp Arena at that time. But we'll be happy to review all this again. And it is an entertaining venue. I enjoyed going to the games. Of course, as an investor, I didn't have to buy a ticket, and I didn't have to pay for parking. And I did pay for the concessions, though, if I chose to do something. But the secret has been getting the number of people in the seats to create an adequate revenue to sustain the team. And I wish you good luck this year and hope you make it. Thank you very much. Thank you. Council Member Gorton? Thank you, Mayor. Well, I also look forward to discussing this in committee. I know it's a difficult discussion. We talked last year a little bit about it. And, of course, one of the difficulties is that the horsemen aren't the only venue in town which pays for concessions. And so that made it difficult. I guess my question, Susan, is whether the council could help. Are there expenses with Partners for Youth, which is not a private entity. It's a public entity. Are there any expenses there with the mentoring program or any of the things they're doing that we could help with? Yes, there are. Actually, there are. We have private entities. And I think you all actually gave some dollars last year. We reduced the ticket price by 40%. And then we bought tickets for the children for the rewards program with private donations last year. I do want to clarify that the concessions and the parking, the reason that we're bringing this up is because we feel this is a barrier to people coming to RUB and being able to afford to come. We're not asking for help with our expenses. We are asking for help for the citizens' expenses. So I just want to clarify that we don't get anything off concessions or parking. So that goes all through RUB. We are asking for help to get other people there. Did you already say when the season starts? The season will actually start two weeks earlier. It will start the middle of March, and it will go through the end of August. Okay. So it's a little bit longer. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Wayne. Thank you, Mayor. I, too, like Dr. Stevens, was one of the initial investors in the horsemen. Both Dr. Stevens and I are the horsemen that were sold several years ago. We're not investors in the organization now. But I just wanted to say we do need the support of our council, our community, behind the horsemen, because it's very expensive to start a new franchise, and the horsemen have been winners on top of all of that. So we need the community support. Whatever we can do as a council to help them, I think, would be justified. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Anyone else? Thank you very much. Thank you. I appreciate your time. I appreciate your time today. I think we're now ready to go back up the Agenda 1 item and to hear from the German Marshall Fellows. And I believe Mr. Kearns, the Vice Mayor to this chamber, is going to. Yes. It's always good to be back in these Howard Halls. Good to have you. So, Vice Mayor, Council Members, we're certainly pleased that you elected to have us present for today's meeting. This is the German Marshall Fellows Program. It's a program that's been underway for a number of years. It actually goes back to the Marshall Plan. Some of you, if you're my age, you may recall that plan. But it's to promote better understanding from our friends and neighbors in the European arena with the United States. And this is my second year with the program. Scott Crosby has been the liaison for Lexington. Dodd-Dixon has been the liaison for Winchester. But Lexington and Winchester have been one of the stops on this, regular stops on this program. And I will tell you that last year the group voted us as the top stop last year. And that included going up against Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. So I think we did quite well. Our hope is that we'll do just as well this year. But what I would like to do is have each one of the individuals come up and introduce themselves, tell you what country they're from, what they represent, and what kind of work they're involved in. And hopefully they'll tell you what they like about Kentucky. But I will tell you this, and I think Scott will agree with me, that these are some of the finest individuals that I've ever had the privilege of meeting. And I feel like I truly am a better person for having been involved in this program. So with that, I'm going to put Adam Holm from Denmark on the spot and let him lead off. Thank you very much. Didn't expect that, but being the oldest one here and the one with no hair in the head, I was probably chosen first. Thank you very much for having us. My name is Adam Holm. I'm from Copenhagen, Denmark. Some of you may be familiar with the name. Not my name, of course, but the state of Denmark. We're 5 million people in Scandinavia and northern Europe. I work as a television anchor on national broadcast. I work for a program called Deadline, which is on every night at 10.30. We do half an hour international and domestic politics. And I'm one of four hosts on the program. Besides that, I'm a trained historian. I have a Ph.D. in history. I did a thesis on right-wing thinking. I'm a lawful citizen, married, two children. I can say this is actually our second stop. We've been to Washington, D.C., which, of course, was interesting. This is our first stop. Tomorrow I'll be going to Denver, but I'm just on the brink of cancelling my tour because I get very disappointed, I'm certain of that, because Kentucky, we've been here for four days, has treated us so well. And just to go back to what Ken said before about last year's group voting Kentucky as the first stay, I would go along with this even though I have two or three more stays to go. I'd be going to Denver, as I said, and I'd be going to Seattle and some place up north. I can't remember what it's called. New York, I think. But Kentucky, how can I put it to you? It's been a really, really great stay. Tremendous people, really good people, friendly attitude, open towards any questions we may have had concerning basically all the issues that we as Europeans would like to ask Americans about politics, gender issues, race issues, et cetera. And I just want to thank you very much on behalf of those citizens you represent for your friendliness and your hospitality. So it's been a great stay. And now on to my Macedonian friend. Thank you very much for having us here today. I'm always in great danger to perform after Adam, but nevertheless thank you for delivering such a unique hospitality that I haven't been accepted in that way in years. I come from Macedonia, a small country in the Balkans, infamous Balkans I can say, famous for some unfortunate events, but we still have to deliver some traditions and customs so we can enrich our world and civilization we are all living in. I work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I'm counselor in the Public Diplomacy Department. And previously I have worked in the government of the Republic of Macedonia in the office of the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European integration. This is also my second stop, next stop. Fortunately I'm going with Adam in Denver, or unfortunately. And afterwards we're moving to L.A. and then to that place he didn't recall the name, New York, I think. I know that Lexington will be voted the best stop this year as well because of the friendliness presented of our friends Scott, Ken, of course, Dad, and you, of course, who has accepted us a few days ago. And I am strongly and wholeheartedly reconsidering my application to Notre Dame after visiting University of Kentucky today and Patterson School of Diplomacy. Thank you. And I look forward to get back here as AAP. Thank you very much. So unique hospitality, thanks for it. I do represent Germany in our fellow group. And my profession is that I'm manager for European government affairs for a big company in Germany dealing with aviation legislation. Previous to my job I was security and foreign affairs advisor to the government of the Republic of Germany with regards to special focus on the Middle East issues, on Iran, on Iraq, on Turkey. And I would like to thank the German Marshall Fund of the United States for the unique opportunity to visit the United States. It's my first stay here. And you have a great country and very nice city here. And by having wear this T-shirt, I would like to demonstrate our appreciation and our thankness, our, how to say, I mean, thank you for everything. Thank you to Scott. Thank you to Ken. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thanks, members of the city council, for giving us the presentation, the occasion to present ourselves here. My name is Maurice Linnen. I am the chairman of the Christian Democratic Party in the city council of Amsterdam. So I have some experience with city council meetings. And I must compliment you on your flexibility. In Amsterdam, it's much more difficult to be flexible about points on the agenda. So I would compliment you on that. Furthermore, in the Netherlands, I work as a negotiator for an association of ICT workers. The ICT sector in the Netherlands is very much booming. So this is a sector which is rapidly growing, and it makes it very interesting work. I would like to compliment you on your lovely city and on the lovely reception we have received from Darth, Scott, and all the other people who have been involved. Darth, at some point, no, it was Scott who said at some point during our stay, he said, well, in the end, we're very much the same. There's much things we have in common. That is very true. Nonetheless, of course, there are a few minor points. We might have a bit different points of view. In the Netherlands, we deal somewhat different with, for example, the drugs. But we're here to learn, so maybe we can persuade each other on different viewpoints. Thank you. Good afternoon, honorable council and audience. My name is Anita Danko. I come from Hungary. I work as a staff attorney of the European Roma Rights Center, which is a public interest law organization working in Europe for the full realization of the human rights of Roma. Roma come from India. They came centuries ago to Europe, and they are the most marginalized groups, or they constitute the most marginalized group all over Europe. And we work for the human rights in areas such as education. In many countries, you still have segregated education when it comes to Roma. We work for their equal rights to housing, access to public facilities, and so on and so forth. Even we have issues when police abuse them, and they are tortured, and there is no follow-up by the state. There is no investigation and so on. This is, I think, my third time in the U.S. I had the chance to study here for eight months, but I studied in Georgia. And I will bring home the lovely, the charm of the people here, the friendliness, the hospitality, and I will always brag on the fact that I won eight point, no, $3.8 at the Derby Ace. And Chief Mena, thanks, Chief Mena. I lost, I think, $11, but I would probably not say openly. Thank you so much for having us. It has been wonderful, and I would like to give the floor to Jena. Thank you very much for having us. Good afternoon. My name is Jena Tesezova, and I come from the Czech Republic. I don't want to repeat so much, so I will just say a few words about me. I work in an NGO which deals with environmental matters. We try to promote model projects of sustainable development, such as renewable energy, et cetera. I wouldn't imagine how in three days you can get such a grist and fragrance of a country, so I'm really thankful to all our hosts, and I really appreciate that some members of the city council came to meet us and talk, because I'm really interested in public administration, so I really appreciated that, you know, exchanging very detailed information, and I'm sure I will use it at home, so thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor, members of the council. I certainly, Scott Crosby, would like to say thank you for the time that you have spent. This has been a program that we've been involved with now for four years. When I was a young associate working for Mayor Newberry at the Lowell firm, he sent me over to the World Trade Center that we had in Lexington, and we would attend those meetings often together. It's just the diplomacy aspects of this, the trade aspects, the opportunity for literally the future leaders of the world to come and visit Lexington and to be a part of this community and to appreciate the real value we have for living in Lexington and the Commonwealth is just very significant. I will share with you the trip prior to me traveling to Europe as a fellow. President Bill Clinton traveled with the fellows from the U.S. over a period of days. This is a very involved, very active organization. I encourage any individual who is under the age of 40 who has an interest in international affairs and in politics and government to sign up, and I can certainly help coordinate any of the application process. It is a pretty strenuous process, both here and abroad, particularly abroad. Again, many of these individuals represent one application per country, and so you can just imagine that process for each one of them. We are very fortunate to have them. And again, I just wanted to say thank you for the support that you've given us to our other sponsors. Kentucky American Water has supported us, Go Kentucky, certainly the city of Winchester. There are just numbers of organizations, and I'm afraid I've probably left a few out. Thomas & King sponsored our dinner last night. But again, thank you very much. Thank you for your time, and certainly it's appreciated very much by those of us who are hosts and are certainly the members of the delegation. Thank you very much. Scott and Ken, thank you very much for your efforts in serving as more than able hosts for our group. And to all of our guests, we're delighted to have you spend some time in Lexington, and particularly we're grateful for your coming this afternoon and telling us just a little bit about your background. I hope you enjoy the rest of your visits around the country, but don't enjoy them so much but what we lose, our number one status here with you. Council Member Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to thank all of you for taking time out of your jobs and your lives in your own countries to come over and do this. This program, programs like Sister Cities, other exchange programs, I think the biggest benefit is the people-to-people aspect. It's good to learn about jobs and countries, but the exchange between the people is what really brings it into a personal note. So I appreciate that very much. Unfortunately, I'm a bit above the 40 level, so I heard the rumor that maybe there's a program being established for the older set. So maybe some of us can look into that. And we will hope that some of our younger council members will also look into being fellows in the future. Council Member James would be a perfect person. So thank you very much. Thank you. Any other council member have any comments? Well, thank you all very much for being with us and do enjoy the rest of your stay. That brings us now down to the council reports. Council Member Blues. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a couple of announcements. Thursday of this week, Thursday, October 26th, at 5.30 p.m., the South End Park Neighborhood Association will meet at the Carver Community Center. And later that evening at 7 p.m., the Great Acres Homeowners Association will meet in the Masterson Station Clubhouse. And I hope the neighborhood will turn out for these events. Next Monday, October 29th, there will be, well, let me back up a bit. We have three town meeting or public workshop projects connected with the Don't Borrow Trouble campaign against predatory lending. The workshop that will be in the second district will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 29th, at the Windburn Community Action Center on Windburn Drive. As you know, this effort is one to help people to find alternatives to the kinds of financial traps that they can fall into when needing cash on short notice and feeling that there are no alternatives to going to a rent-as-you-own place or a check-cashing establishment or one of those other predatory types of establishments. And so I'm hoping that members of the community can come out and explore ways of avoiding those traps and finding better ways to achieve financial stability. Thank you, Mayor. That's my report. Council Member Blevins. Thank you, Mayor. Two small things. I wanted to remind the public that we're going to reconvene the stream construction and restoration task force this Thursday, October 25th at 10 a.m. in the fifth floor conference room of the Governance Center here to review progress on our recommendations we made this past spring. So I look forward to seeing you there. And secondly, I'd like to move approval of this week's NDF. So moved. Any discussion? Those in favor of approving the NDF, please let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries unanimously. Council Member James. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion. I move to post on the docket for November 1 and you should have a copy of this in front of you, council members. I move to post on the docket for November 1, 2007, a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of agreement with the Friends of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden Incorporated, Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the donation of land from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet at East Third Street and Midland Place in creation of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. Second. Thank you. I have a motion and a second by Council Member Lane. Any discussion? Those in favor of adding that item to the docket, please indicate by voting aye electronically. Those opposed, vote nay. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. That's all I have. Thank you very much. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. A couple of things. One is tonight at 5 o'clock down at the Hyatt will be the Knight Foundation's open meeting to the public talking about the legacy project of the World Equestrian Games. Second is on November 9th on a Friday night at Southland Christian Church, one of this community's most important nights happens, and I want to extend an invitation to every council member to the Jesus Prom. This is a prom that is put on for the physically and mentally challenged of not only our community but surrounding communities and folks from other states even come. Last year we had 1,600 special needs folks along with 1,000 volunteers, and you'll be getting an invitation to the public. November 9th. Information can be found on Southland Christian's website, southlandchristian.org, or you can call their main line 224-1600. Also, I wanted to say thank you to the Parks Department, to General Services for a number of things that are happening as it relates to trails in the 9th District. Old Higbee Mill Park, South Point Park, and the Wellington Trail that goes in front of Lexington Christian Academy are all in various stages of completion, and, again, that will ultimately connect up into probably around seven miles worth of trails all connected on-road, off-road, and probably will be the state model over time. And, lastly, I just wanted to let folks know to be very patient in the 9th and the 10th District on Clay's Mill Road as we are paving some of that and improving some of that problem that we've had there. And, again, there's utility movements down in the 9th District. There's resurfacing going on in Council Member Blevins' and my districts, but at the end of the day we're going to have a much nicer road and a much nicer ride, so I appreciate everyone's patience. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. First I want to say thank you to the Mayor. He's coming to Mayor's Night Out. It's going to be in the 8th District at Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association on November 27th, and there's going to be some really exciting things. The Tatesbrook Neighborhood Association is very active and they have some exciting things planned for that evening and hope that certainly all the citizens in the 8th District come out for that, but also everybody in Lexington. I just want to thank you, Mayor, for letting us sponsor that event. It's going to be November 27th at Tatesbrook Church. It's at the corner of Armstrong, Appian Way, I'm sorry, Appian Way, and I'll have to get back to that. And also it's going to be from 5 to 7 p.m. And then secondly I have a motion, and I move to place into budget and finance the following items that the committee look into all financing given to partner agencies with respect to, first, the purchase of service agreements, second, expectations on how the monies can be spent, drawn down and reported on, third, a uniform process for accounting of expenditures, four, a process for recapturing unspent expenditures, five, and any and all other items deemed important to the committee, and then six, the committee will report out its recommendations prior to the FY09 budget. I second. So moved. I have a second by Council Member Gordon. Any discussion? Those in favor, please vote aye electronically. Mayor, I just wanted to request that if Mr. Myers could have his aide give us the list of things that he's got in his motion that would facilitate the budget and finance committee. That will be helpful. We'll send an email out to everybody. It will probably be in the summary, will it not? Okay. Motion carries. Council Member Myers, anything further? Thank you very much. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. There are so many things we could talk about today, but I'll try to limit it to just a couple. First of all, I want to give Council an update on the DOG Task Force. We had a rather lengthy meeting last Tuesday night, and a lot of work and progress was made on recommendations. We hope to have one final meeting next week. It's on the 30th of October at 630 here at the Phoenix Building. And we'll have one final meeting. And if I would, or could Mayor and Artie, I know you're here, if we could get on the agenda on November 20th to make recommendations public and to Council on that day, that would be great. Next, we had a nice article on the front page of the paper, and I spoke briefly to the Mayor earlier today about the TIF that was planned and proposed. And I know, Mayor, if you could give us a couple additional comments on that. I think the story was a little bit misconstrued in the fact that an arena, downtown or a new arena is not this Council's priority or the Administration's priority. I think that was taken out of context. I think the important thing here is, and following up with Council Member Gordon's committee last week and the planning committee, is that the TIF is something new to Lexington. It's something that Louisville has used successfully. And I think there's many other things that go along with that TIF than a new arena. And I think that's the message that this Council needs to say and should say out in through the community, that that arena was just a small, small piece of that TIF. And, Mayor, do you want to add anything to that at all? That's an accurate statement. The process of creating a TIF district is a long and arduous one. And all we did yesterday was get the ball rolling to create the district. Once the district is created, then there's a lot of opportunity to talk about what we want to do within the district. And that's when we'll be coming back to the Council and to the public for input about how exactly to proceed. So, understandably, Rupp Arena gets an awful lot of attention whenever you start doing something in that part of town. But it is by no means the only aspect of it. And it is not something that's going to happen anytime in the immediate future. This is a process that will take years to accomplish. So we'll have lots of opportunity to talk about it on Down the Pipe. Thank you, Mayor. A couple of other items. One, we also have been receiving a lot of phone calls today regarding the Immigration Commission and their report out. I want to make a couple of things very clear to the members watching. And, Mayor, if you feel free to add anything to this as well. One, we have not received the official report, nor has the Mayor received the official report. Councillors have been given a report, and that is not the official report. So I don't want anyone to misconstrue that as something that it isn't. So I don't think it's prudent for any Councilmember or myself to comment on a newspaper article where there has been no findings of fact presented to this body, to this Council. And I look forward to the report, though. I look forward to this Council working together on that issue. And, Mayor, I don't know if you have a time frame when we would expect to receive that. Would it be this year, this month? I expect it most any time. But I think the Commission members have been working much like the rest of the community through these issues. And they've been wrestling with them. And they have asked for some additional time to get their report together. And I'd rather have it done well than done hastily. So I have been working with them to give them the time they feel like they need. I anticipate that we'll be hearing from them fairly soon. I would hate to say a specific date, given the difficulty of the task they've been asked to undertake. But I hope so within the next few weeks. Thank you, sir. And one final thing. I'd like to place into the Services Committee the intersection of Kavanaugh at Sanibel Drive, the request for a multi-way stop and a speed limit reduction. So moved. Second. A motion and a second by Council Member McCord. Any discussion? Those in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, nay. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Council Member Stephens. Thank you. Several things. One, I've been working some with members of your administration, Mayor, about litter in our community. And met with Mary Wathen, who is concerned about getting our town ready for some more European visitors in 2010. And what we can do as far as improving our situation regarding litter. And she has organized a meeting on November 2nd. We'll be proceeding with that and see if we can come up with a plan that would address this issue. I would like to also refer to the Service Committee two items. One is Chenoweth Road from Alumni Drive down to the road off to Takes Creek High School, concerning speeding on that street and what might be done to reduce that. There has been a fatality there in the last year. And some of the citizens are concerned about the continuing abuse of our speeding laws on that particular stretch of Chenoweth. The second thing is I've had requests from four different intersections for a four-way stop surrounding Christ the King Church and in that neighborhood. I'd like to refer the whole conglomeration to the Service Committee to see if we can work out a traffic plan for that neighborhood, which will ensure safety for the children who are attending the two schools in that neighborhood and to reduce the speeding, which is the primary concern of those people living in that area. I don't know that we need four intersections with four-way stops, but it might be that we can come up with some plan with the traffic engineers which would affect the results they wish without so many four-way stops. I have a motion and second to refer those intersections to the Services Committee. And Chenoweth Road. I'm sorry? And speeding on Chenoweth Road. And Chenoweth Road as well. Any discussion? Those in favor, please vote aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you very much. Thank you. Council Member Crosby. Thank you, Mayor. I just would like to announce that this Wednesday, October 24th, at 7 p.m., Childsburg Neighborhood Association will be having their meeting at Crossroads Christian Church. And then on Thursday, many of us are participating in an ice cream social here in the Government Center. I know a lot of us will be serving ice cream. My shift is at 1 o'clock, so I would encourage everybody to come get a scoop of ice cream from me. I promise I am most generous with the scoops, so come visit me at 1 o'clock. Do what? Yeah. Oh, yeah. And proceeds benefit United Way. So, thank you. Thank you. Any further member have a report? The Mayor has no report today either, so that brings us down to public comment on any issues not on the agenda. Seeing none, Council Member Gordon. Yes, Mayor. Motion to go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.8101C for the purpose of discussing pending litigation matters. So moved. I have a motion and a second by Council Member Ellinger. Any discussion? Those in favor of going into closed session, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We'll stand in recess for a moment. Thank you.