# Urban County Council Meeting - September 29, 2011 > Auto-transcribed civic record · September 29, 2011 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/2193 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/2193?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2011-09-29 - **Last revised**: September 29, 2011 - **Length**: 11,937 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Council met on September 29, 2011, at 6:00 P.M. in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gray presiding. The council addressed five agenda items during the meeting, including an invocation, two proclamations, and readings of ordinances. The body took six motions and votes and heard two public comments. The council approved a Proclamation for National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and a Proclamation for Lexington Philharmonic 50th Anniversary, advanced the Second Reading of Ordinances to approval, and conducted a First Reading of Ordinances. ## Attendance **Present:** Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin, and McChord **Absent:** Crosbie **Late:** None ## Votes and Decisions **Approval of ordinances given second reading** [timestamp: 0:13:16] Motion by Gorton, seconded by McChord. Passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor: Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin, and McChord. **Amend resolution to change facility name for custodial services** [timestamp: 0:15:56] Motion by Henson, seconded by Ellinger. Passed by voice vote. **Remove resolution from docket** [timestamp: 0:20:55] Motion by Ford, seconded by Myers. Passed by voice vote. **Approval of resolution for custodial services as amended** [timestamp: 0:21:30] Motion by Ellinger, seconded by Blues. Passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor: Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin, and McChord. **Approval of resolution for South Elkhorn Pump Station improvements as amended** [timestamp: 0:25:46] Motion by Ellinger, seconded by Blues. Passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor: Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin, and McChord. **Approval of various resolutions** [timestamp: 0:27:55] Motion by Ellinger, seconded by Blues. Passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor: Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin, and McChord. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting included approval of the following financial actions: **Contracts** * **South Elkhorn Pump Station Improvements** – Hall Contracting Corp. was awarded a contract in the amount of $3,952,024.33 for improvements to the South Elkhorn Pump Station. * **Custodial Services – Day Treatment Center** – Saffire Cleaning Service, LLC was contracted to provide custodial services for the Day Treatment Center. **Purchases** * **Drug Testing Reagents** – A purchase order for $230,000 was approved with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. for the acquisition of drug testing reagents. **Grants** * **Brownfields Assessment Project** – A grant in the amount of $200,000 was received from the Environmental Protection Agency for a Brownfields Assessment Project. ## Public Comment Two members of the public addressed the meeting with requests regarding infrastructure and funding. **Street Repairs** Bernard McCarthy spoke at [timestamp: 1:24:01] regarding street maintenance needs. He requested that the water company complete repairs to portions of Harry Street. McCarthy also suggested implementing chip sealing on cracked pavements as a preventive measure to avoid the development of potholes. **Millage Tax Increase** Lily Miller-Johnson spoke at [timestamp: 1:27:06] regarding funding for the Fayette County Conservation District. She requested a 4% increase in the millage tax to cover administrative costs for the district. ## Invocation Pastor Victor Sholar from Main Street Baptist Church delivered the invocation for the meeting. [timestamp: 0:01:00] During this opening remarks, Pastor Sholar spoke about his church and its role in the community. ## Proclamation for National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month [timestamp: 00:04:10] Mayor Gray presented a proclamation honoring National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The proclamation was presented to Lisa Minton, Executive Director of Chrysalis House, in recognition of the organization's work in this area. The agenda item was approved. ## Proclamation for Lexington Philharmonic 50th Anniversary [timestamp: 00:06:02] Mayor Gray presented a proclamation honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Lexington Philharmonic. The proclamation was presented to Greg Jenkins and Allison Kaiser, who represented the organization. The item was approved without recorded discussion of concerns or debate. ## Second Reading of Ordinances Several ordinances received second reading and were approved during this portion of the meeting [timestamp: 09:16]. The ordinances under consideration included zoning changes and budget amendments. Key speakers on this agenda item were Gorton and McChord. The ordinances were presented for their second reading, a procedural step in the legislative process that allows for final consideration and approval. The outcome of the second reading was approval of the ordinances presented. ## First Reading of Ordinances [timestamp: 00:13:16] Several ordinances were presented for first reading during this portion of the meeting. The Madam Clerk presided over the presentation of these items, which included amendments to citation authority and budget adjustments. The ordinances were given their first reading as part of the standard legislative process. No specific details regarding debate, concerns raised, or individual ordinance titles were documented in the available meeting materials. **Outcome:** The ordinances received their first reading. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (14-0): Approval of ordinances given second reading - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Amend resolution to change facility name for custodial services - **Motion** — passed (14-0): Approval of resolution for custodial services as amended - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Remove resolution from docket - **Motion** — passed (14-0): Approval of resolution for South Elkhorn Pump Station improvements as amended - **Motion** — passed (14-0): Approval of various resolutions --- ## Full transcript I called the meeting to order. Thank you so much. Welcome everyone. And ask the clerk to please call the roll. Madam Clerk. Mr. Myers. Here. Mr. Stinnett. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard. Present. Mr. Blues. Here. Ms. Crosby. Mr. Ellinger. Here. Mr. Farmer. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford. Here. Ms. Gorton. Here. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. Kay? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Ms. Lawless? Here. Mr. Martin? Yes. And Mr. McCord? Here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Susan. Well, tonight we are honored to have Main Street Baptist Church Pastor Victor Scholar here, who happens also to be the pastor of our acting council administrator, Jeanette Williams Church. And Jeanette was introducing Pastor Schuller to everyone already. Pastor, thank you so much for being with us. Let us pray. creator of all the universe our father we thank you for this solemn moment we come knowing oh God that you are the one that has chosen and selected each and every council member here in this chamber you're the God that oversees all the affairs of man you're a holy and sovereign God and we thank you that you have loved us in such a way that you would provide government for us for our good and well-being. We know, O God, that this is a tough task. I ask your blessings upon each and every council member, each and every issue that will be discussed, that you will grant wisdom, endow with understanding and discernment, knowing, O God, that it's better that we please you more than anything else in life. We know that your Son, Jesus Christ, reigns at your right hand. he is the judge of all to whom we will have to give an account so Lord we pray that our conscience will be clear and our motives will be pure and that our resolve will be for the honor of your name for one day we will all stand before you the one who died on the cross for sinners who reigned who rose victoriously and now is coming back we thank you for this time bless this occasion in Christ's name Amen thank you pastor shoulder thank you so much uh council member myers thank you mayor pastor we kind of started something new at the last invocation last meeting and we gave the opportunity for the person that gave the invocation to talk a little bit about themselves so i know that you're new from california could you just tell us a little bit about your church and maybe your your service times on sunday and maybe a little bit about your church while you're here. Thank you. My name is Pastor Victor Shola, originally from St. Louis, Missouri. In fact, I served in government for three years under Mel Carnahan, Governor Mel Carnahan, before the Lord called me to ministry to hear the Main Street Baptist Church in 2010. Main Street Baptist Church is obviously on Main Street, the corner of Jefferson. Our service times are at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. We have evening service at 6 p.m. We have Tuesday, Noonday Bible study As well as Tuesday evening Bible study Beginning at 630 And we're just here To serve the community And we pray for you And that God Would bless you And you'd be used of him To help us In this community So we invite anyone To be willing to come out To fellowship with us It would be a joy for us Thank you Thank you sir Thank you mayor We've got a couple of presentations tonight, proclamations. I'm trying to get just turned around a little bit. It's kind of an awkward position. First, we have a proclamation recognizing National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Just a little idea of what that represents. It is observed across our country in September to highlight those who have reclaimed their lives and are living free from substance abuse. So we have a proclamation. Hillary, is it right here? I'm going to present this to Lisa Minton, who is Executive Director of Chrysalis House. Many of you all know Lisa. And many of you know that it is one of several agencies in our community that works to help people reclaim their lives. So, Lisa, thanks so much on behalf of our city. Thank you so much. Applause We've got a picture of everybody. We've got other people. All right, you guys come on up. Thanks. We'll do it real quick. Okay, dokey. Thanks. And we have one more. I think probably everybody knows by now that this is the 50th anniversary of the Lexington Philharmonic, and tomorrow night will be a big celebration of that. And Greg Jenkins, who is president, actually Greg is serving his second term as president, been on the board for 15 years, and Executive Director Allison Kaiser is here. So let's give them a big hand for the 50 years. And here's the proclamation, which basically says that we are proclaiming September 30, 2011 as Lexington Philharmonic 50th Anniversary Day. Hold on. Anybody with me? Smile. Thanks. Thanks, sir. Can I say just a few? Yes, yes, yes, yes. Greg, please share a few things with us. Short comments, but I did want to thank the Urban County Government, the Mayor and the Council for this proclamation and for all of the support that you have given to the Philharmonic over many, many years. Philharmonic has existed longer than the Urban County Council government, or the Urban County government. It started back in the early 60s, and I have been going to the Philharmonic concerts since 1975, so I've got 35 years in, but there are people that started the organization and helped the organization grow before I ever became involved, and there are tall shoulders upon which we stand. But we appreciate the opportunity that the urban county government gives us for performance opportunities. I have said before that if the Philharmonic were not in this community, the community would recognize the whole if they were gone suddenly. So we like to do things for the community. The Philharmonic is more than just performances a few times a year. But our educational component is a very strong mission that we have. We do a lot of workshops in schools and in educational programs, and we feel like we are a part of this community. We want to give back to the community. We want to have the opportunity for people to hear orchestral music that they might not otherwise have an opportunity to hear. So thank you for honoring us. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the community. and we look forward to another 50 years. Thanks so much, Greg. Thanks again. All right. Next on our agenda is the second reading of ordinances. Madam Clerk, can you give us the second reading, please? Ordinance number one, an ordinance amending Article 27-8 of the Zoning Ordinance to update references to codes for properties within the CA overlay zone. Number two, an ordinance change in the zone from a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone to a high-density apartment to R4 zone for 6.81 net, 8.24 gross acres for property located at 2391 Sir Barton Way, Thompson Thrift Development, Incorporated. Number three, an ordinance submitting Articles 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 22-A, 24, 25, and 27 of the zoning ordinance to authorize changes in permitting and enforcement functions in the Division of Planning and to create a zoning compliance permit. Number four, an ordinance submitting certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Irvin County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number 33. Number 5, an ordinance amending Section 21-52 of the Code of Ordinances, changing the job title of the Director of Community Development to the Director of Grants and Special Programs in the Division of Grants and Special Programs, and amending Section 22-52 of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of Administrative Officer, Grade 118E, and creating two positions of Administrative Officer, Part-Time, Grade 118E, in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule Number 34. Number 6, an ordinance submitting to Sections 15, 16, 18, and 19 of Ordinance Number 69, 2011, relating to reorganization, correcting subsection line numbers in the Code of Ordinances, effective retroactive to July 1, 2011. Number 7. Thank you. 12N, and the Division of Youth Services, and amending Section 22-52 of the Code of Ordinances, creating one position of Commissioner of Planning, Grade 210E, in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 35 and No. 9, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $750 for the Division of Historic Preservation from Neighborhood Development Funds to assist with restoration of Scholar's Clock and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number 37. Is there a motion to approve the ordinances? Move approval. That's a motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, seconded by Council Member McCord. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, I can ask Madam Clerk to call the roll, please, on the ordinances. Thank you. All right. Susan, thank you very much. We can now move on to Roman numeral 5, which is the first reading of ordinances. Madam Clerk? Ordinance number 10. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Ordinance No. 10, an ordinance amending Section 14-10F6 of the Code of Ordinances relating to Citation Authority to provide that Chapter 17B of the Code of Ordinances may be enforced by the urban forester, arborist technician, and environmental enforcement specialist employed by in the Division of Environmental Policy. No. 11, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Irban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number 38 and number 12, an ordinance amending section 21-52 of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of Administrative Specialist Senior, grade 112N, amending section 22-52 of the Code of Ordinances, extending the term of the temporary position of Program Manager Senior, grade 120E, from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2015, all in the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule number 39. Thank you. What action is on that? No motions? All right. So we can move on? Thank you, Susan. Thank you very much. Can you move on to? Okay. Resolution number two. Resolution. Second reading, please. Yes, sir. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of task, Incorporated, establishing a price contract for Greenway's maintenance, supplemental for the Division of Engineering. And then there's a motion on number two. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I move to amend resolution number two on the docket for second reading to change the facility name for the custodial services from police headquarters to the day treatment center. Second. So moved. It's a motion by Councilmember Hanson. We had a second over here by Councilmember Ellinger. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, you can ask for a vote. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. I'll be glad to give that second reading as amended. Would you please? Thank you. Sir. Resolution number two as amended, a resolution accepting the bid of Sapphire Cleaning Service, LLC, establishing a price contract for custodial services to the Day Treatment Center for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number three, a resolution accepting the bids of Bluegrass Uniforms, Bluegrass Fire Equipment, Incorporated, U.S. Calvary Wind Fire Equipment, LLC, and Gals Incorporated, an Aramark Company, LLC, establishing price contracts for fire recruit equipment for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of Keisler Police Supply, establishing a price contract for ammunition for the Division of Police. Number five, a resolution accepting the bids of Ink Spot, Incorporated, and Uniforms Manufacturing Incorporated establishing price contracts for uniforms for various departments and divisions. Number six, a resolution accepting the bids of municipal sales and Incorporated and Dukes Root Control Incorporated LLC establishing price contracts for sewer line chemical root control for the Division of Water Quality. Number 7. Grade 121E, 3,59984, biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs, effective October 1, 2011. David Smith, Engineering Technician Senior, Grade 113E, 1,0052320, biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective September 19, 2011. Donald Mott, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 107N, 12.050 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective September 19, 2011. Billy Prater, Engineering Technician Principal, Grade 115E, 1007-96-16, biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective September 19, 2011. James Dennis, Police Analyst, Grade 111EN, 17.530 hourly in the Division of Police, effective September 19, 2011. Ratifying the temporary appointment in the Office of the Urban County Council of Donna Jeanette Williams, Council Administrator, Grade 121E, 2074-96, biweekly in the Council Office, effective July 12, 2011. Approving council leave for Kevin Bolton, equipment operator senior, grade 109N, in the Division of Waste Management, request 90 days council leave effective July 28, 2011. Number eight, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Simon's Healthcare Diagnostics, incorporated as sole source provider for the purchase of drug testing regions for the Division of Community Corrections at a cost not to exceed $230,000. Number nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Humanities Council, $100, Dove Creek Townhome Owners Association, $500, and Lexington Art League, $275 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 10, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management, 9-1-1, to obtain support services for its emergency notification system with Dialogic Communications Corporation doing business as Kassidian Communications, this whole source provider at a cost not to exceed $31,329.60 and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary documents. All right. We're on number 12. Council Member, I'm sorry. I just finished reading 10. Oh, I'm sorry. I jumped ahead of you. That's okay. I apologize. Go ahead. You want me to, 12 has a motion on it, so I'll pause. It's on 12, isn't it? Motion's on 12? Yes, sir. Uh-huh. I'll pause when I get to that one. All right. Sorry. Thank you. Number 11, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management 9-1-1 to obtain 9-1-1 database management services from AK Associates, incorporated a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed $85,000, and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary documents. And number 12, there's a motion. Yep. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. I move to remove from the docket under the second reading of resolutions resolution number 12, which pertains to amending resolution number 298-2011 to substitute the contractor and increase the amount of payment. Second. It's a motion by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, we can vote then. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. system at an annual cost not to exceed $10,800 in fiscal year 2012 and future fiscal years subject to sufficient funds being appropriated. Number 15, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to a management agreement with Kentucky Theater Management Group incorporated for a one-year extension. Number 16, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, which grant funds are in the amount of $200,000 federal funds are for a Brownfields assessment project of the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for an expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 17, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number 2 to the contract with Launch Construction LLC for the Meadows, Northland, Arlington Public Improvements Project subphase 2E, increasing the contract price by the sum of $8,379.10 from $1,022,759 to $1,031,138.10. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order. Number 3 to the contract with CDP Engineers Incorporated for the West Hickman Trail Project increasing the contract price by the sum of $17,680 from $138,250 to $155,930. Number 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irma County Government to execute change order number 2 to the contract with Clarence Construction LLC for the West Hickman Trail project and decreasing the contract price by the sum of $7,828.32 from $477,343.40 to $469,515.08. Number 20, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to internally advertise for vacant positions if requested by the Division Director from the date of passage of this resolution through December 31, 2011 and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to advertise externally if a qualified internal applicant pool does not exist within the first week of any internal advertisement. 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a facility usage contract with Fayette County Board of Education for use of the Henry Clay High School track at a cost not to exceed $78.60. Number 22, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Jessamine County Kentucky Sheriff for Fayette County Division of Police, full police powers in portions of Jessamine County where the urban county government owns property, i.e. Veterans Park and West Hickman Treatment Plant. Number 23, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Internal Revenue Service criminal investigation for the Financial Crimes Task Force. 24, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service criminal investigation for reimbursement of certain division of police expenses. 25, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a facility lease agreement with the Kentucky Horse Park for the Mounted Police Colloquium. Number 26, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a sales agreement with Horizon Information Systems Incorporated for the purchase of software for the representative payee program for the Department of Social Services at a cost not to exceed $5,552.50. And number 27 has a motion, please. Number 27, someone got it. Does someone have a motion? We have a motion. That was me, ma'am. Councilman McCord, sir. Thank you, sir. I move to amend item number 27 under the second reading resolutions pertaining to change order number 2 to the contract for South Iocorn Pump Station improvements to change the contract amount being changed to $3,869,987. This is not a material change and does not require a new first reading, so move. Second. Motion by Councilman McCord, seconded by Vice Mayor Gorton. Is there a discussion on the motion? Okey-doke. All right, then you can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Number 27, as amended, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number two, final of the contract with Hall Contracting Corporation for South Elkhorn Pump Station improvements for the Division of Water Quality, Increase in the contract price by the sum of $82,037.33 from $3,869,987 to $3,952,024.33. Number 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one. Final is the contract with Gooch Construction Company for the Adela Drive Stormwater Pipe Relocation Project. Increase in the contract price by the sum of $12,678.28. from $94,422 to $107,100.28. Twenty-nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Ken Virens, incorporated for the Dixie Pump Station Upgrade and Force Main Improvements Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $11,021.39, from $30,730 to $41,751.39. And number three, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one, final to the contract with Gooch Construction Incorporated for the Trinity Road Wellington Waste or Water Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $3,620 from $82,970 to $86,590. All right. Motion approved. There's a motion to approve by Council Member Ellinger, the second by Council Member Blues. Madam Clerk, well, first, is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, call the roll, please. Certainly, certainly, certainly. Mr. Myers Yes Mr. Stennett Mr. Beard Aye Mr. Blues Yes Mr. Ellinger Yes Mr. Farmer Yes, ma'am Mr. Ford Yes Ms. Gorton Aye Ms. Henson Yes Mr. Kay Yes Mr. Lane Yes Ms. Lawless Yes Mr. Martin Yes And Mr. McCord Yes Thank you All right Vote reflects passage of the resolutions. Madam Clerk, can you give us the first reading? Resolution number 31, a resolution accepting the bids of Hallmark Trophies incorporated in Profumara Bluegrass Advertising Specialties, establishing price contracts for trophies, plaques, and silver for the Division of Parks and Recreation. 32, a resolution accepting the bid of Gulf States Distributors, establishing a price contract for Pato rifles for the Division of Police. Number 33, a resolution accepting the bids of Big Beaver Tree Service, Inc., Lexington Tree Service, Inc., and Swartz Mowing, establishing price contracts for tree removal for the Division of Streets and Roads. 34, a resolution accepting the bid of Graybar in the amount of $43,704 for a variable frequency drive for Lower Cane Run pump station for the Division of Water Quality. Number 35, a resolution accepting the bid of Red Zone Robotics, Inc., establishing a price contract for rental of autonomous inspection equipment for small diameter pipe for the Division of Water Quality. Number 36, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Palomar Boulevard and Pepper Tree Drive. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Firebrook Boulevard and Clubside Court. 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances, Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Dogwood Trace Boulevard and Agape Drive. 39, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances, Section 1886 to install multi-way stop controls at the intersection of Central Avenue and Old Park Avenue. Number 40, a resolution establishing a residential parking permit program for the 600 block of Berry Lane from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from August 1st through May 15th of each year and waiving the provisions relating to the mechanics of designating residential parking permit areas adopted by Resolution No. 168-90 and amended by Resolution No. 450-91 and 433-2006. No. 41, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Lexington Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association, $2,000, Clemens Heights Neighborhood Association, $1,050, and CKHHI Incorporated, $750. For the Office of the Urban County Council, it costs not to exceed the sums stated. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management 911 to obtain 911 software maintenance support services from 911 Data Master Incorporated, a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed $87,000, and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary documents. Number 43, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept the Home Depot's donation of landscaping material and supplies valued at $1,000 in honor of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2011, excuse me, 2001, for use by Fire Station No. 16 at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept eating and heirs donation of an air conditioning unit and its installation for use by Fire Station No. 2 at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number 45, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a new case document, amendment to plan management agreement, and amendment to group stop-loss policy extension with Humana Insurance Company for the administration of health care claims for the period of January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011. Number 46, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Gordon Mitchell, equipment operator senior, grade 109 N, 16.977 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective September 26, 2011, and ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer of Marion C. Zeitlin, Administrative Officer Part-Time, Grade 118E, 96154, biweekly, effective upon the passage of counsel. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following, Wilbert Stevens, Maintenance Mechanic, Grade 113EN, 20.134, Hourly in the Division of Water Quality, Jared Yeager, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 14.340 Hourly, and Jason Burden, Skilled Trades Workers, Grade 111N, 15.130 Hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, Jeffrey Clay, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.851 Hourly, Greg Isaacs, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 13.330 Hourly, and Benjamin Lay, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 12.606 Hourly in the Division of Waste Management, and authorizing the beginning of probationary civil service probationary period upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required, and authorizing the unclassified civil service appointments of Paula King, Administrative Officer Part-Time, Grade 118E, 96154, Bi-Waikly, in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and Rodney Guy, Equipment Operator, Part-Time, Grade 108N, 11.706, IRLIN, the Division of Family Services, authorizing the unclassified civil service appointment to the Office of the Urban County Council, Andrea James, Aid to Council, Grade 000E, 208960, biweekly in the Council Office, and authorizing the beginning employment upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required, effective upon passage of Council. Number 48, a resolution declaring a surplus, a resolution declaring a surplus and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government, the Lexington-Fade Urban County Government to execute deeds and any other necessary documents for the sale and transfer of .079 acres of the 2.3-acre tract known as 365 White Oak Trace. 49, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irwin County Government to execute change order number 3 to the contract with H.W. Lochner, Inc. for right-of-way services for Newtown Pike Extension Project mitigation area, an increase in the contract price by the sum of $7,600 from $215,731.25 to $223,331.25. Number 50, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, which grant funds are in the amount of $77,639. Federal funds are for Project Safe Neighborhoods programs for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvin County Government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unincorporated funds within the grant budget. Number 51, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved, which grant funds are in the amount of $50,000 federal funds and are for the continuation of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $28,150 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 52, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation from the Universal Circus of 100 complimentary tickets for the community center youth at no cost to the urban county government. Number 53, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an outgoing loan receipt with the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology for the loan of artifacts to the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary. Number 54, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute two agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration for continuation of the state and local task force and tactical diversion task force. Number 55, a resolution authorizing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at an intersection of Romney Road and Providence Lane. Number 56, a resolution pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1866 designated the speed limit on Pepper Hill Road between Monta Vesta Road to Chenoway Road as 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. Number 57. Drive, Units 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, and 204. Of 309, Northland Drive, Units A, G, H, B, C, B, E, C, F, and D. And 2309, Ballpark Drive, Units 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, and 204. Of 313, Highland Drive, Units A, G, H, B, C, E, F, and D. 313 Ballpark Drive, Units 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, and 204. 315 Northland Drive, Units F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, G1, G2, G3, A, C, B, D, and E. to 315 Ballpark Drive, Units 106, 107, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 123, 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105. Of 3741 Sleepy Hollow Lane to 1973 Deer Meadow Trace of 1477 North Broadway, Units A, G, H, B, C, E, F, and D to 301 Ball Park Drive, Units 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202, 203, 204. Change in the property address numbers of 631 Bel Air Avenue to 633 Bel Air Avenue of 239 Shady Lane to 241 Shady Lane of 425 West 2nd Street to 429 West 2nd Street of 121 Church Street to 125 Church Street of 180 North Broadway to 182 North Broadway of 2120 Deauville Drive to 2168 Deauville Drive and of 621 Burbank Court to 619 Burbank Court. And changing the street name of 836, 837, 840, 841, 844, 845, 848, 849, 852, 853, 856, 857, 860, and 861. Cedarwood Drive to 836, 837, 840, 841, 844, 845, 848, 849, 852, 853, 856, 857, 860, and 861 Sugarcane Way. of 111 and 137 Cox Street to 111 and 137 Oliver Lewis Way and of 949, 952, 954, 955, 960, 962, and 964 Pine Street to 949, 952, 954, 955, 960, 962, and 964 Tar Trace, all effective 30 days from Passage 58. Get me off beat now. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend the Fort Worth and Services District, number one, to provide street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for these services in the area included, finding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide these services in this area, which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets, Calypso Breeze Drive Carducci Street Corneo Lane Falling Leaves Lane Firethorn Place Forest Spring Court Golden Bell Place Greenville Terrace Gray Leg Way Hardwood Road Kiowa Drive Magnolia Gardens Place Polo Club Boulevard Sandhurst Cove Seneca Park Sir Barton Way Sperling Drive Sunflower Street T. Olive Way and Town Square Park Number 59 A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban services district number three to provide garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for this service in the area included, finding the ability of the urban county government to provide this service in the area, which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets, Blue Bonnet Court, Blue Bonnet Drive, Golden Trophy Trail, Waveland Museum Lane, and Winthrop Drive, number 60. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban services district number five to provide street lighting and garbage and refuse collection. Finding a need for these services in the area included finding the ability of the Irvin County Government to provide these services in this area, which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets, Albany Road, Albanero Road, Galifax Court, and Rosemont Garden. Number 61, a resolution authorizing and direct to the Mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky American Water Company and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $500 under the Kentucky American Firefighting Support Grant and are for the purchase of 25 personal protective equipment hoods for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number 62, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute two partial releases of easements, releasing of portions of sanitary sewer easements on property located at 1000 Jewett Creek Drive and 1105 Jewett Creek Drive. Number 63, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute a partial release of sanitary sewer easement, releasing a portion of sanitary sewer easement on a property located at 122 Summersley Place, 64, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partial release of easement, releasing a portion of sanitary sewer easement on a property located at 4161 Victoria Court, 65, a resolution revoking Resolution No. 262-2010 and in approving the granting of an inducement to SIS Holding Company, Incorporated, and its affiliates, SIS LLC and VBS LLC, pursuant to the Kentucky Business Investment Act created by House Bill 3 of the 2009 Extraordinary Legislative Session, whereby Lexington Fayette, Urban County Government agrees to forego the collection of 1% of the occupational license fees that would otherwise be due to it, but shall instead be retained by the company and its affiliates for a term of not longer than 10 years from the activation date established by the Kentucky Business Investment Program, subject to the limitations contained in the Kentucky Business Investment Act and any agreement the company or its affiliates have with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority related to the project and taking other related action. Number 66, a resolution, author of the Lexington-Faderman County Council, relating to the issuance by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority of revenue bonds to finance, among other things, costs incurred by Baptist Health Care System Incorporated in constructing and acquiring certain hospital facilities in the urban county and waiving review by the Industrial Revenue Review Board. And number 67, a resolution adopting the 2011 update of the floodplain management plan. Thank you. Madam Clerk, that was a marathon. Are there any walk-ons? Council Member Lawless. Yes, I'd like to move to place on tonight's docket a resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee to execute a federal equitable sharing agreement and related certification with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury for participation in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program. So moved. It's a motion by Council Member Lawless, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? It's at your seat. All right. Council Member Farmer, are you okay? All right. That's all right. You all right? Okay. Ready for a vote then? Okay, great. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk, can you give a first reading? Resolution number 68 for first reading. A resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute a federal equitable sharing agreement and related certification with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury for participation in the federal equitable sharing program. Thank you. Thank you, ma'am. Are there any motions for suspending the rules for second readings? Thanks. Council Member Lawless. And then Council Member Farmer. Excuse me. I have another walk-on. Oh, you do? Okay. I'd like to move to put on the agenda the approval of the NDF funds for Andover Neighborhood Association that is funding to help students attend an overnight field trip to the zoo. Second. Thank you, Council Member Lawless. Motion by Council Member Lawless. second by council member farmer is there any discussion on the motion hearing none all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries can you give the first reading yes oh we need something to read to okie dokie thank you are there any other walk-ons while while susan is Just no other walk-ons. Okay. Madam Clerk, you got it? Okay, we'll just wait. No rush. Speed number 69. All right. Just one second while we get the language. No rush, no rush. No problem. Resolution number 69, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement with Andover Neighborhood Association for $650 for the office of the Irving County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. The question is, yeah, Council Member Farmer. And I did second this motion, and maybe I shouldn't have. There was a time where we didn't, or I felt like we were prohibited from walking on NDF requests. And I guess in that light, we need to know the sum stated, I think, for the record in public, rather than leave it as an X. What was the sum stated? It was $650, and it was stated, yes, sir. Well, I'm sorry. That's when I wasn't listening because I was stewing over whether we could do an NDF or not. That's all right. So what's the action? Next would be if there are any suspensions or any other motions. Yes, sir. Yeah, I got ahead of myself. Forgive me. Are there any motions for spending the rules for a second reading? Yes, Mayor. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I would move to give a second reading to number 55. This is changing the intersection of Romney Road and Providence Lane to a four-way stop. They are going to be paving out there this week, and I'd like for them to have the opportunity to go ahead and stripe it for the new signage. So I move to give two readings. Which one was that? 55. 55. All right. Page 10. That's a motion by Council Member Farmer, second by Vice Mayor Gordon on number 55. Is there any discussion? All right. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion passes. All right. Do you want to give a second read or just do them all in combo? It would be best if we could just do them all at once. All right. Are there any others? We've got. Hold on just a second. All right. Council Member Lawless. Number 39, the multi-way stop at the intersection of Central Avenue and Old Park as it is a safety concern. Second. Motion by Council Member Lawless. Second by Council Member Martin. And I have one more, if that's okay. Okay, let's get through. Is there any discussion on 39? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Councilman Lawless. In number 69, the NDF funds, the school trip is in two weeks. It's for underprivileged children to attend the zoo in the amount of $650. Number 69. All right. Is there a motion? Is there a second? Second. Motion by Councilman Lawless, second by Councilman Martin. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none. Hearing none. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. All opposed, no. All right. The motion carries. Is that it? Council Member Lawless. All right. Council Member Martin. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules to give second reading to items 36, 37, and 38. These are installations of multi-way stops and are safety issues. So moved. Second. All right. We have a motion of Council Member Martin, seconded by Council Member Lawless on items 36, 37, and 38. Is there any discussion? Okay. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Okay. Any other suspensions? Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. I move that we suspend the rules and get second reading of resolution number 47. There's a motion by Council Member Ford on number 47. Is there a second? It's number 47. All right. There's a second by Council Member Martin. Is there any discussion on 47? All right. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Linda, do you have? Yes. Yes, okay. First, we have number 46. The reason we need two readings on this is so that these employees may begin in their new positions. Next is number 54. The current agreement expires on 930, which is, I think, tomorrow. So we would like to get two readings on this so we can go ahead and execute the new agreement. Okay, that's number 46 and 54. Yes. Okay. And then the last one is number 68. And executing this agreement will allow the Division of Police to proceed with the process of receiving forfeited assets. So moved, Mayor. Thank you. Motion by Council Member Farmer, seconded by Vice Mayor Gordon. Any discussion on the motion? All right. We can take a vote then. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, no. The motion carries. All right. Any more? Did I see a 47? Or did we get a 47? Did we get 47? Okay. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you, Bruno. All righty. Susan, you ready for second reads? Most definitely. Number 36. Resolution number 36 for second reading, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Palomar Boulevard and Pepper Tree Drive. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinance to Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Firebrook Boulevard and Clubside Court. Number 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinance to Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Dogwood Trace Boulevard and Agape Drive. Number 39, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinance of Section 1886 to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Central Avenue and Old Park Avenue. Number 46, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Gordon Mitchell, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 16.977 hourly. The Division of Waste Management, effective September 26, 2011, ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment in the office of the Chief Administrative Officer of Marion C. Zitlin, Administrative Officer Part-Time, Grade 118E 96154, biweekly, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following. Wilbert Stevens, Maintenance Mechanic, Grade 113N, 20.134 hourly in the Division of Water Quality. Jared Yeager, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 14.340 hourly. And Jason Burden, Skilled Trades Worker, Grade 111N, 15.130 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections. Jeffrey Clay, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.851 hourly. Greg Isaacs, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 13.330 hourly. And Benjamin Lay, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 12.606 hourly. In the Division of Waste Management and authorizing the beginning of probationary civil service probationary period upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required and authorizing an unclassified civil service appointments of Paula King, Administrative Officer Part-Time, Grade 118E, 96154 biweekly, in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer and Rodney Guy, Equipment Operator Part-Time, Grade 108N, 11.706 hourly in the Division of Family Services, authorizing the unclassified civil service appointment to the Office of the Urban County Counsel, Andrea James, Aid Counsel, Grade 000E, 208960 biweekly in the Council Office, and authorizing the beginning employment upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required effective upon passage of counsel. Number 54, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute two agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration for continuation of the state and local task force and tactical diversion task force. Number 55, a resolution authorizing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 to install multi-way stop controls at the intersection of Romney Road and Providence Lane. Number 68, a resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute a federal equitable sharing agreement and related certification with the Department of Justice and the Department of Treasury for participation in the federal equitable sharing program. And number 69. I had to find my cheat sheet. Resolution number 69, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute an agreement with Andover Neighborhood Association for $650 for the office of the Irvin County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. All right. Move approval. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor. Second by Council Member Ellinger. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, Madam Clerk, you may call the roll. Certainly, certainly. You can call the roll. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. And Mr. McCord? Yes. Thank you. All right. Well, that was agreeable. The vote reflects passage. Next on our agenda is Roman numeral 8, is communications from the mayor. Ms. Approval. Vice Mayor makes a motion. Second by Council Member Beard. Close second by Council Member Lane. I'm not going to choose on that one. Okay, Council Member Beard. Okay. Is there any discussion? All righty. Ready for a vote? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Next, row number 9 for information only, it looks like. Any discussion needed? Council Member Gordon? Yes. Thank you, Mayor. I have three items. I wanted to remind council members we have on Monday, October 3rd, from 9 to 12, a committee of the whole to interview potential council administrator candidates. And then Tuesday, October 4th at 10 o'clock, we have a committee of the whole to make any recommendations to the redistricting proposal, which we will then blue sheet and put on the docket. And then I just simply wanted to bring up something that's never happened in my 13 years here, is that our work session agenda for Tuesday, October 4th, has no rezonings, no docket, no budget amendments, and no new business. and so I know that 10 council members will be here from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock for planning committee and I just thought everyone should know that there's no business on our work session agenda and I just thought we might want to talk about whether we want to hold it to have two committee reports. I don't know what the sentiment is. Vice Mayor, do you want to make that in the form of a motion, or do you want to get discussion first? Well, I think it would be good to hear the sentiment of Council members if people want to keep the meeting or not. I think that not having meetings is a good thing. And we have too many meetings, and to have a meeting just to read a committee report seems like an expense that we don't have to incur. So I would recommend that we terminate the meeting. All right. All right. Council Member. I saw a move. He'll make a motion. Yeah. All right. Council Member Lane has made a motion to cancel the work session for next week, and it's seconded by Councilman McCord. So now we'll open the floor for discussion. Vice Mayor Gordon. I do have a question just to be certain that the administration doesn't have a pressing issue that needs to be heard Tuesday. There is no Thursday night council meeting, so. If some, yeah. Well, I think that first, as you said, as you said, Vice Mayor, that there's plenty of work going on. There are committee meetings, and so the fact that we don't have an agenda for the work session is not an indicator that there's not a lot of work going on, because there is, of course, a lot of work going on, counsel and administration. So what I would suggest from the administration side would be that if there was something that became urgent or pressing, then we will let you all know. How's that? Excellent. Jamie, is that cool? Richard, is that okay? All right, great. Super duper. Okay, then we have a motion we have to set. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. I'll go along with the will of the council. This is my first time. These work sessions are just as important to the public as they are to us, even as limited agendas we may have. I just want to keep that in consideration. There may be some issues that may come before in the community that the public may want to come to these chambers and address the council. So I want to keep that in mind as well. Thanks. Well, well spoken. And I think I suspect I'm sure that every council member shares in that thought, Council Member Ford. So I appreciate that. Council Member Farmer, are you on? No, okay. All right, not on this issue. All right, anyone else wish to speak to this motion? Okay. Council Member Martin. They say neither life, liberty, nor property are safe while the legislature is in session, so I think we should take a break. All right. Anybody else? Okay, ready to take a vote then? All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. I'll vote no against that motion. You're voting? Against the motion. Against the motion. All right, then that will be noted. Thank you, Council Member Ford. All right, we're still on announcements. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Yesterday morning, my son, Will, was scheduled and ultimately did take his road test to successfully become a licensed driver. but it was at 9 40 in the morning and it was it was it was a rare challenge to get downtown yesterday because euclid was full and um high street was full and central avenue was full and main street was kind of full too and i just remember earlier in the year your commentary about Rupp Arena or the Civic Center being an island of some sort, I believe is the term you used. You have good memory. And I'm not sure, I would call it, yesterday I think it was more Gilligan's Island than anything else. But I would like, I think as a proponent of openness and clearness and transparency and communication, as we all know that you are, I just think there must be some way for the Lexington Center or its board or its executive director to communicate kind of directly, maybe with our police traffic folks would be good. That's a good call. I just think we just missed an opportunity. Now, I know you all did a great back flip and we're ready for the afternoon, yes. But I think we seem to look into that crystal ball a little bit clearer. And if I had not been firsthand with it, I might not have had such fervor over the opportunity that was missed here. But I know that you're all about moving on, and I think that we should. Thank you, Mary. And even though some of the phones were out yesterday morning, there were a lot of them ringing. And in fact, Scott Shapiro was 30 minutes late for a meeting in Frankfurt with Jim Host, who upgraded him significantly. Yeah, there was some, perhaps the best way to describe that would be failures of clear communication and perhaps in perfect timing, perfect timing, and opportunities for improvement, just as you said, Vice Mayor Farmer. You know, one of the things that I'm, in fact, that Vice Mayor Gordon was saying earlier is serving on the Civic Center, the Lexington Center Board, they have recently adopted a business planning model, which allows for opportunities for improvement, taking an issue like this, a problem like this, and addressing it through strategies and tactics or action plans. And one of the things that's occurring as an action step is a meeting to discuss this in an after-event analysis. And that meeting is occurring between just who you described, our traffic engineers and our police and the Lexington Center, so that when an event like this occurs the next time, maybe we can do better. So well taken. Thank you for bringing it up. Thank you, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Council Member Beard. I assert myself at this point. Oh, certainly. I heard the day before on the radio that the police had assigned 11 specific officers down there to handle traffic. and they had been in communication either with the people that were actually running the event or the Civic Center on that question. So I think some of the things that we think didn't happen did happen. It just maybe 11 wasn't. Maybe we needed 44 or 66 people. I'll tell you what we'll do. After that meeting, we'll give, how about a report to the council? It'd be great. We'll pull that together, okay? Not in a dramatic way, but in an effective and efficient way. How's that? We'll just get the report back on what the improvement steps will be, corrective steps, okay? Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. Just one quick announcement. Again, Saturday morning, we'll be doing the grand opening, Mayor, in Hamburg for the new Humane Society Adoption Center there in the PetSmart store. So Saturday morning, 10 a.m., it's a great northeast location for the Humane Society to get out the people by the interstate in the Hamburg area to adopt pets. So come on out and look at all the new animals. It's a great site, and we hope it's very successful in that area. And also I want to follow up, Mayor. I understand you had a news conference this morning or this afternoon at 1 o'clock to announce a couple very good things for public safety for this community. I would hope you would follow up with counsel based on the announcements made today as to what's going to happen with the 25 officers that we put into the budget and will that be in addition to the COPS grant officers or will that be in lieu of and what will happen to the 700,000. So if you can follow up with us on that, that would be helpful. I think it was a great win for our city. Thank you to your staff and Chief Baston and Mr. Reed and, of course, our Congressman Chandler for getting those grants here because I know we've been trying for, what, four years, Mayor? I think you were on council when we started and we finally landed one. So it's a good win for our city. I just want to know if it's 50 officers or 25 going forward. So if you can give us an update as soon as you all have that, that would be great. All right. Would that be tonight or shortly? Shortly. This was an unexpected event, and we're happy that we got it, and we adjust and we adapt accordingly. And that's what we'll try to do. And we'll sure let you know on that. Thank you, Mr. Stinnett. Council Member Lawless. Thank you, Mayor. I have a couple of announcements. There are a ton of things going on in the 3rd District this weekend, and so be aware. I did want to especially mention the art festival on National Avenue, which runs parallel to Winchester Road off Walton Avenue. I hope people will come out on Saturday and enjoy that. And on Sunday at 2, there's a picnic and fundraiser at the end of Goodrich Drive for the Wabash, Goodrich, Lackawanna, and Neighborhood Association, WGPL. Anyway, it's at the end of Goodrich Drive at the park there, so come out and enjoy that. And I also wanted to announce that my council aide, Diana Queen's last day, will be tomorrow. She's been with me almost since I started on council. She's pursuing a business opportunity, and I wish her all the luck. It's going to be a big loss. She has served my council office and our constituents and is well-loved and well-respected, and she will be missed. And so just FYI, and thank you, Diana, and I wish you all the luck in the world and really hate to see you go and really happy for you. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. Two quick announcements for community meetings. On Tuesday, October 4th, the Commission on Youth Development and Public Safety will meet at 530. at the Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Red Mile Place. That meeting will last approximately two hours. And then the following day, on Wednesday, October 5th, the Charles Young Center Task Force will have its meeting at 530 at the Charles Young Community Center on East 3rd Street. That meeting should also last for two hours as well. Lastly, Mayor, I also was able to attend the press conference today, and I also would like to extend my congratulations to this government in our community. I think somehow we're understating it just a little bit, and so, Mayor, if you would just use this opportunity I would encourage now to talk about the magnitude. I know Council Member Martin is up for an announcement. But to have 25 new officers and $4 million for a government such as ours that is literally dead and broke is a big deal. And I know that, and I'm excited about it. And I hope and I'm certain that our constituents are excited about it. So, again, I just say congratulations. I also want to send kudos to the employees of the government that actually put the rubber to the road and helped submit this proposal to Washington, D.C., that our elected and appointed officials were able to champion. So, again, I think it's a big deal, Mayor. I look forward to hearing more about 25 offices and $4 million. Thank you. Thanks, Councilman Ford. You're a pretty competitive fellow, so you understand what it means to compete. And, Jeffrey, you know, Jeff, why don't you share with us what you did today earlier? What I remember was that 6% of those that applied actually received the funding, and you've got more. I'll give you the, I don't know if you're sitting there waiting, what's he going to say? I'll give you a shout out in a minute that you deserve, but you tell the story. Well, this was unexpected. We just received word yesterday of the additional funds. We're still sorting through it and stipulations attached to the grant. I believe the funding is for the 25 positions that you all envisioned getting on board later in this fiscal year. I don't think it's a total of 50. I think it's 25. And I think the funding will provide salaries and benefits for roughly three years now that we're into this fiscal year. I think what's really important on this is what I mentioned earlier was the quality of work that the police department did, Doug Pape and his folks and David Boggs, before he left. It was a quality product. It was a highly competitive grant situation. It was a selection process based on merit. Congressman Chandler was helpful in this process. arranged for a meeting that I went up to Washington and attended with some Justice Cabinet folks and discussed Lexington and Lexington's need for this funding. And only about 6 to 8 percent of communities that applied received any funding. And only 13 communities across the country got the full 25 positions. We want to time this in the best way, in the most economical way, and in a way that deals with other issues we're dealing with. And we will be coming to you all for your thoughts and your guidance on how to best make use of this money. I said today that it provides a meaningful safety net. We still have real challenges economically here, as you all know, and are working on, but it couldn't have come at a better time and provide what we need as a backdrop for the police department. Thank you, Jeff. Vice Mayor Gordon. I just wanted to thank you very much and thank our police department. You know, putting this in context really shows me what a strong division of police we have had for a long time. Mr. Farmer will remember that when we were here under Pam Miller's administration, we also received a COPS grant. And it also went for three years, and then we picked up, you know, those officers after that. And I think to get to, you know, historically, I don't know how many cities do that. I think that really says a lot for our division of police and their very hard work over a long period of time to keep up the high standards and keep working toward these things. I couldn't agree with you more. We're going through some unpleasant and difficult times, and to be able to continue to work with the police department and work for the good of this community while we're confronting budgetary issues I think is quite a compliment to them. Yes, that's good. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Tennant, you want to speak to this issue? I do. Okay. Well, I guess I got my answer shortly, so I appreciate that. Five minutes wasn't a long time. So if those are going to be in lieu of the 25 mayor, which I have no problem with that at all because I think it's a wise use of the dollars. I would look at our other two public safety departments, Corrections and Fire, for use of that $700,000 to see if we can supplement some of their issues that they're having, either or. So I would encourage you to look at that because a budget amendment can definitely be brought here very soon if you'd like to have some support from Council. I think what Mr. Breed said was pretty clear about the challenges and the difficulties that we have right now. I understand your point. I think there is some question in the grant as to whether the initial training phase of the police officers can be covered by this money. So we still may need the money that you all appropriated in the second half of this fiscal year for the training portion for these 25 people. When do you expect to hear that answer? Shortly. Wait five minutes, I can stop. I will know in the next one or two. That's good. We'll leave it at that. Thank you, Mayor. You know, there's good news with something like this, and we should celebrate it, and that's what has been recognized. And we also need to recognize that we've experienced a reset and that we really can't expect salvation to occur on a routine basis. and so we've got to be careful. Still worth praying. That's right. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mary. Let me just go ahead and again offer my thanks to everybody that was involved. Jeff, you said something earlier that's probably worth repeating. The quality work of our police department and Commander Pape and Commander Boggs or Assistant Chief Boggs. You know, one of the things that has been overlooked in all of this budgetary discussion over the last number of years, because we've had so much trouble with fire overtime and we've focused so hard on trying to get a handle on that, and we've really celebrated Chief Jackson and what all is happening in fire right now. But I think somewhat to the exclusion of the phenomenal job of police and how you all have managed your budget. and I just want to pause and just say how much I appreciate Chief Bastin and all those who manage that budget because they have cut so much overtime out and have come in under budget, give money back, and it's one of those things where they have done a fantastic job of being good fiscal stewards with what they've been given. And so I think it's worth, while we're celebrating, it's worth to point out that they've been doing this for a while, but this is just another way to look at how good of police staff that we've got top to bottom. So my thanks to them, and again, thanks to everybody involved. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilman McCord. I'm showing no one else on my monitor. I believe we do have Commander Holman is here for a police disciplinary action. Commander, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council. On August the 23rd, 2011, an allegation was made that Officer Edward Thurman violated General Order 73-2H, Operational Rule Section 1.02. At the conclusion of the resulting investigation, Officer Thurman met with Chief Bassett and agreed to an 80-hour suspension without pay and mandatory participation in the Employee Assistance Program. The punishment was approved by Commissioner Mason. We seek your approval of this recommended discipline. Second. It's a motion by Council Member Myers and a second by Council Member McCord. Is there any discussion on the motion for the disciplinary action? All right. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All opposed, no. Motion carries. Commander, thank you. Yes, sir. Thank you. All right. To no further announcements, we can move to public comment. I have two folks signed up. One is Mr. McCarthy. Welcome, Bernard. And Ms. Miller Johnson. Your Honor, members of the Council, for the record, my name is Bernard McCarthy, and my address is 515 Harry Street. First off tonight, I wish to ask that you compel the water company to come back and finish repairing the portions of Harry Street, which they dug up. I mean, they poured concrete in the trench they dug to about an inch below the adjoining blacktop, but they only blacktopped over the concrete part of the way. There's two spots they missed, one of which I think had a car parked over at the time. The other, it looks like they just ran out of blacktop. And then there's this spot beside where they dug up where the pavement has sunk about that much. I believe because of water from their leaks eroding the ground beneath it. That also needs repairing. I would also like to mention that if you were to have the urban county government's crews chip seal a few cracked stretches of pavement this fall, before it gets too cold, you might save yourselves a whole lot of patch material in the spring. I'm particularly thinking of the westbound lane of 4th Street between Broadway and Smith Street. And then there's a couple spots, despite the pavement being relatively new, on 4th between Jefferson and Newtown that are cracked. And as I say, if you would spray a little tar and sprinkle some rock over that to plug the cracks now, you'd probably prevent a lot of potholes over the coming winter. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. Ms. Lilly? Ms. Miller-Johnson? I failed to do my duty to announce that we have that three-minute time limit. And Bernard, thank you. You almost have that on autopilot now, don't you? And Lily, I know you've been here before, so you know the protocol too. Thank you. You have some pictures, Lily. Okay. All right. Good evening. I'm a supervisor with the Fairhead Conservation District. My name is Lily Miller-Johnson. And thank you, Council members, for having me here tonight. Our request, which we put in last week, last month to Ms. Elizabeth McGee, has to do with the increase of the millage tax. And we want to go from 000416 to .00433 for administrative purposes. And the reason for this increase that we're asking for is we have a right to it, a yearly increase of up to 4% of the millage tax. Per KRS 132.023, the Conservation District has the right to request an increase each year, as long as it's up to 4%. The Fayette County Conservation District supervisors agreed to ask for a 4% increase for the current rate, as I said before, on real property for the 2011 tax year. All funds collected will continue to be managed carefully by the Conservation District Board of Supervisors and utilized in the areas of district operators and administration and for program implementation. This is our mission statement. The mission of the Fayette County Conservation District is to eliminate and or control soil erosion, water pollution, to maintain and or improve the quality of our environment by planning and wise use of sound equipment. And this is the history and purpose. I wanted you to see some of the things that we have done and that we are doing. And the purpose of the reason that we are asking is now, in 2010, they put everything under one administration, even the beef and cattle and the conservation and the ag are all under our administration. And so we're asking you to increase it because of the administrative purposes. We have to send out more flyers. We have to put more ads in the paper. And we have to keep up with all of the needs to make sure that everybody gets notified in time for the cost-share programs. These are some of the cost-share programs that we handle. And as you can see, if you note at the bottom, there is the administrator of the technology. We've got about seven seconds left here. Okay. Thank you. So please consider us for that rate, for the millage tax. Thank you. Thank you. Is there any questions? Council Member Lawless, this was discussed when the tax was set. Okay. Thank you very much. All right. If there's no further business, is there a motion to adjourn? Second. Motion to adjourn and a second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We are adjourned. Bye.