Hello, everybody. Greetings. Welcome, everyone. We'll call the meeting to order. This is a meeting of, this is a session of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council. And the first thing that we do in these sessions is to call the roll. And we ask the clerk of our count to call the roll. Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Yes, sir. Mr. Kay? Yes. Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Ms. Lawless? Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr. McCord? Here. Mr. Myers? Here. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Present. Mr. Blues? Here. Ms. Crosby? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ellinger? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Here. Ms. Gorton? Here. And Ms. Henson? Here. Thank you. Thank you, Susan. And on our agenda next is the invocation, and I'm pleased to introduce Chaplain George Lee, who is chaplain for the American Legion Man of War Post No. 8. Chaplain. Dear Lord, as we stand here tonight, above this great city of ours, myself being here for some 60 years, I pray that you'll lead this council in the way to keep our city going, to lead the mayor, to keep his council members, to keep us all going. Let our jealous pettices not interfere, but keep this city growing and be a good city, and have a very good meeting to keep us going forward. In your very precious name we ask, amen. Thank you. Thank you, George. Thank you, Chaplain. All right. Next on our agenda is a presentation, and Vice Mayor Gordon will present an update on our Senior Services Commission. Thank you very much, Mayor. We are doing this because we wanted to educate council members on the commission which you recently established in August of 2010. And this commission was first established, I think, in the 1980s, and it had gone defunct. and we have resurrected it and it is a, I hardly know what to say about it, it is the most active commission I've ever served on. And as chair of the commission, I wanted you simply to meet our commission members and then our three subcommittee chairs are each going to give you a 60-second look at where they're focusing their efforts. And so the name was officially changed on July 7, 2011. You all did that for us. And the first person I'd like to stand and be recognized is Christy Stamball. Christy is in our Department of Social Services, Aging Services and Disability Support Administrator, and she has been a wonderful resource and staff person who guides our commission along. And then I'm going to simply read the names and professional affiliations of our members, and if you would just stand at your place, and we'll give one big round of applause. Terry Knanser with UK Eldercare. Tom Wilson, LFUCG General Services Steve Gauntz, LFUCG Police Officer We have our own built-in security Gail Reese, ITN of the Bluegrass Sherlene Mosley, retired Bernie Vonderheide, Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform I chair the commission and Bernie is the vice chair of the commission Rocky Burke, Director of Lex Tran. Jessica Jackson, Fayette County Health Department. Robert McClelland, Attorney. Omar Gayhart, Retired. Minna Katz-Brown, Retired Attorney. Hey, Minna. Beth Mills, Commissioner of Social Services. Mary Crowley Schmidt, Bluegrass Ad. Margaret McCoskey, Liberty Ridge Richard Maloney, CAO Barbara Bailey Cowden, WKYT-TV Deborah Danner, Sanders Brown Center for Aging and Liz Frank, retired and these are your commission your senior services commission members and they have a wealth of knowledge. Our meetings are very exciting, if you can imagine, and the discussions are extremely active. So thank you all for being here. And then first up for his 60-second presentation is Steve Gauds, who chairs the communications subcommittee. Well, other than being security for this rambunctious group, I also serve as the chair for the communications committee. What we're doing is we take the ideas from the other groups and we decide the best possible way to get it out to the general public. Right now, we are working with Channel 27 on a segment for the Noontime Show with Barbara Bailey called A Senior Minute, where she will give a little presentation on the ideas that we give her. And on top of that, they put it on their website. So a small story, a small snippet will be presented from her, and the entire story will be put on their Internet site. That way we can reach not only those that are stuck at home watching TV, also those on the go able to look it up on the Internet. Another thing we're working on that we just got, and most of the commission members don't even know this yet, we've actually been given 10 billboards throughout Lexington from Lamar Advertising. With that, we can get the word out, we can get the website out, we can get the times and dates and all the information out that Barbara Bailey is able to give out, and hopefully all that information will be available as well. The only cost from Lamar will be the cost for us to have the billboards printed, but as far as having them put up, they are donating the 10 signs, and any time they have empty signs throughout the city of Lexington, they will put our billboards up as a placekeeper, if you will. The only cost is the printing. That basically saved us a general cost of about $35,000. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Steve. As we've gotten into the issues that affect seniors in our community, we established the Town Hall Committee, and Commissioner Beth Mills chairs that. Sixteen seconds. Sixteen seconds. Okay, I'll talk fast. The Town Hall Committee AARP has an Ask Lexington conversation. Our commission's been trained at facilitators. We went to the Neighborhood Council meeting, presented Ask Lexington. We've been to 16 different neighborhood associations, communities. We even did an Ask Lexington in the cell blocks at the detention center. We're asking people what would make our community better. Whatever's good for the whole community is good for the aging community. In addition, we developed a one-page survey on senior services, what people use the senior center for, particularly if people use adult daycare, how's transportation working. We have distributed that survey to the Kiwanis Club, several neighborhood associations, a senior yoga class, and one of our members has also taken it to the exercise class at the William Wells Brown Neighborhood Center, which has a lot of adults. In the future, we'll be taking those surveys to Senior Day at Kroger. We're going to use that information to learn how to develop our senior citizen center and what services people want in it when we build the new one. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you, Beth. And then finally, we also felt that a policy committee was important, and Margaret McCoskey chairs our policy committee. Well, as you all know, policy runs slow, so we don't have any minute on TV. However, the policy committee did feel it was pertinent to establish, first of all, to help direct us, a mission statement, and it reads as such, The mission of the policy committee of the Senior Services Commission is to identify, research, and educate commission members on public policy issues affecting the seniors in the LFUCG area and to be effective in establishing building grassroots within the community. To date, our community has educated itself on policy issues currently before the legislature that might be relevant to LFUCG. One of these is Senate Bill 37, an act relating to fingerprint background checks of long-term care employees. We have additionally discussed issues such as temporary emergency housing for elders, vision tests for elder drivers, and or a complete driving test for drivers of an advanced age. Also, we've looked at affordable housing, transportation, and absentee balance. And we continue to research issues that might be appropriate for this population. Thank you. Thank you, Margaret. So, in summary, Council Members, thank you for establishing this commission. They are extremely active. If you have issues that you feel should be discussed by the Senior Services Commission, we welcome those and we will work with whatever issue you bring to us and the final thing is that we welcome members of the public we have several members of the public who attend our meetings and who serve on our committees to give input from from the public so thank you very much for hearing this and commission members thank you very much for being here and Christy thank you for you and your office's support. Thank you. Yes. Thank you, Vice Mayor. While y'all are leaving, Vice Mayor, every time Beth comes back from one of y'all's meetings and Christy too, it's like y'all are just so excited. And Richard too. Where is Richard? Oh, aren't you Richard? Yes, right. All right, thank you all for coming tonight. Next on our agenda is a public hearing regarding the Red Mile TIF development plan. As chair, I will now declare that the hearing is open and ask if anyone wishes to address the council regarding the TIF. I have no one signed up to address the council regarding the TIF. All right. If no one wishes to address the Council regarding the TIF, then I will declare that the hearing is now closed. And we can move on to the next on our agenda, which is ordinances with a second reading. and I'll ask our clerk to please give a reading of ordinances for a second read. Ordinance number one, an ordinance change in the zone from a wholesale and warehouse business before zone to a light industrial I-1 zone for 3.18 net, 3.82 gross acres for a property located at 1133 Industry Road, SRC of Lexington Incorporated. Number two, an ordinance change in the zone from a wholesale and warehouse business before zone to a high-rise apartment R5 zone for 8.54 net, 8.83 gross acres, and from an agricultural urban AU zone to a high-rise apartment R5 zone for 2.06 net and gross acres for property located at 843 South Broadway and 1200 Red Mile Road, a portion of Hallmark Student Development Company, LLC. Number three, an ordinance changing the zone from a light industrial I-1 zone to a heavy industrial I-2 zone for 10.59 net and gross acres for property located at 195 Lyle Industrial Avenue, a portion of, subject to certain use restrictions imposed as conditions of granting the zone change. Wayne Supply Company. Number four, an ordinance closing a portion of Evans Street, determining that all property owners abutting the portion of the street to be closed have been identified, provided with written notice of the proposed closing and consented thereto in writing, and authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a quitclaim deed, transferring the former right-of-way to the abutting owners subject to the reservation of easements for access and maintenance of existing utilities in the former right-of-way. 5. An ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 163-2011 to correct a typographical error in the subsection line number relating to the position of maintenance mechanic. 6. An ordinance amending Section 21-52 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing two positions of public service worker, Grade 106-N, in the Division of Waste Management, and amending Section 21-52 of the Code of Ordinances, creating one position of micro-computer support specialist, Grade 113-N, in the Division of Waste Management. Number 7, an ordinance amending Section 7-17B of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fade Urban County Government to change the position authorized and directed to establish fees from the Chief Information Officer to the Chief Administrative Officer. Number 8, an ordinance amending Section 2252 of the Code of Ordinances extending the term of the temporary position of Staff Assistant Senior Grade 108N from April 1, 2012 to April 1, 2015, and the temporary position of Project Engineering Coordinator, Grade 1, 19E, from February 25, 2012 to February 25, 2015, all in the Division of Water Quality, effective upon passage of Council. Number 9, an ordinance submitting certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Vaderham County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 50. Number 10, an ordinance relating to discharges of surface or groundwater into the urban county sanitary sewer system and creating Article 8 of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances, Section 16-111 through 16-115, to ensure adequate enforcement to deter and prevent introduction of surface or groundwater into the urban county sanitary sewer system to prohibit discharge of surface or groundwater into the sanitary sewer system as a condition of initial or continued sanitary sewer service to provide that urban county government representatives shall have access at all reasonable times to enter properties for inspections, to provide for notice of prohibited discharges to owners or occupants of the property and require abatement, to provide for a supplementary sanitary sewer user charge in the amount of $75 on all sanitary sewer user charge billings for those properties that do not permit the urban county government representative to inspect and those that do not abate an unauthorized condition within 60 days until the inspection is permitted or the condition is abated to provide that failure to abate such condition may subject property owners to civil or criminal penalties and to provide that the supplementary user charge is in addition to any fines or other penalties imposed under applicable law. Madam Clerk. Second. There's a motion by Council Member Crosby to approve and a second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, we can take a vote. Mr. K? Roll call. Yes. Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? No on 10, yes on everything else. I will note your vote and record. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes on all. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. And Ms. Ensign? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage. All right. Now we can move on then when you're ready. Thank you. Ordinances Ventures LLC. Number 12, an ordinance amending section 22-5, two of the code of ordinances, creating one temporary position of public information officer, grade 118E, three temporary positions of evidence technician, grade 112N, and one temporary position of police analyst, grade 111N, with terms to expire on December 31, 2014, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 13, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayton County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 51 and No. 14, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $620 from neighborhood development funds in the Division of Parks and Recreation for the Showstoppers National Dance Competition Dance Attack Competition Program in appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 52. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions? related to these resolutions. All right. Hearing none, we can move on. When you're ready. Yes, sir. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Top Dogs Police Canine Academy, LLC, establishing a price contract for detection and patrol canines for the Division of Police. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of Sapphire Cleaning Service, LLC, establishing a price contract for custodial services for Sales Road Campus for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number three, a resolution accepting the bid of C.W. Nielsen Manufacturing Corporation establishing a price contract for police badges for the Division of Police. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of Dubya, E.J. Brands, LLC, doing business as Man of War, Harley-Davidson, LLC, establishing a price contract for police motorcycles for the Division of Police. Number five, a resolution accepting the bid of J. Ettinger & Son, Inc., in the amount of $27,994 for a V-Box salt spreader for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number six, a resolution accepting the bids of Recreation Supply Company, Inc., Recreanus, Inc., MSCO, deeming business as OP Aquatics and Aquatic Technology, Inc., establishing price contracts for swimming pool supplies for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 7, a resolution accepting the bid of Jack Doheny Supplies Incorporated in the amount of $374,975 for a combination sewer cleaning unit for the Division of Water Quality. Number 8, a resolution accepting the bid of G4S Justice Services LLC establishing a price contract for electronic monitoring of inmates for the Division of Community Corrections. Number nine, a resolution accepting the bid of Cornerstone Institutional LLC, establishing a price contract for mattresses for the Division of Community Corrections. Number ten, a resolution accepting the bids of Pennington Seed and Spill Management Products, Incorporated, establishing price contracts for baseball field drying conditioners for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number eleven, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Corey House, Engineering Technician, Grade 111N, 18.087 hourly in the Division of Traffic Engineering, effective January 16, 2012, and Horace Miles, Equipment Operator, Grade 108N, 15.002 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 16, 2012, ratifying the probationary sworn appointment of David Sullivan, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 17.740 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective December 14, 2011. Number 12, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with Red River Ranch LLC for Haley Pike Landfill Compost Pad, increasing the contract price by the sum of $2,985 from $103,361 to $106,346. Number 13, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a health services agreement with Corizon Incorporated for the provision of medical care services to inmates at the detention center at a cost not to exceed $2,883,924. Number 14, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky American Water Company, which grant funds are in the amount of $500 under the Kentucky American Water Firefighting Support Grant Program are for the purchase of 25 personal protective equipment hoods and the acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government for the expenditure of funds. Number 15, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board for the upgrade of the Bluegrass Field Sanitary Pumping Station with the parties equally sharing the project cost at a cost to the urban county government not to exceed $600,000. Number 16, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for extension of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Project through May 31, 2012, at no cost to the urban county government. Number 17, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Omnisource Integrated Supply, LLC, for temporary employees at the Division of Emergency Management, 9-1-1, at a cost not to exceed $15,000. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a routeware support plan with routeware for software upgrades and support at a cost not to exceed $55,500. Number 19, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irwin County Government to execute a mental health services agreement with Bluegrass Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Board, Incorporated for court-ordered mental health evaluations of clients referred to the Division of Youth Services at a cost not to exceed $2,000. Number 20, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, which grant funds are in the amount of $75,000 federal funds, are for the continuation of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, the acceptance of which obligates the Irvin County Government for the expenditure of $18,750 as a local match, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 21, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a modification to agreement with the Kentucky Department for Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, for extension of the agreement for funds for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for FY 2009 through March 31, 2012, at no cost to the urban county government. And number 22, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a modification to the agreement with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management for extension of the agreement for funds for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for FY 2010 through September 30, 2012 at no cost to the urban county government. All right. Is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, seconded by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, we can ask the clerk to call the roll. Mr. Kay? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. And Ms. Henson? Yes. Thank you. All right. The vote reflects passage of the ordinances, of the resolutions. Forgive me. All right. Madam Clerk, I move to a first reading of resolutions. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bid of Pomeroy establishing a price contract for security cameras and equipment for the Department of General Services. Number 24, a resolution accepting the bids of Solid Rock Construction, LLC, and Sensiball design and construction establishing price contracts for UPC, demolition of residential structures for the Division of Water Quality, and authorizing the mayor to execute any related agreements. Number 25, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following Julia Chenault Child Care Program 8, Gary 107N, 12.300 hourly in the Division of Youth Services effective upon passage of counsel. 26. A resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointment of Jimmy Ross, public service worker, grade 106 N, 12.181 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 30, 2012. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Ross Strong, Anthony Sullivan, Sonia Taylor, and Eric Wheeler, equipment operator senior, grade 109 N, in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 25, 2012. and of ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Todd Samuelson, David Ernst, Mark Harvey, Carl Hans, Joseph Best, and John Gospert, fire major, grade 3, 18E, 3, 521, 79 biweekly, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Curtis Works, Charles Hopkins, William Dean, Roy Highland, Marcus Blanton, Edward Myrner, Darren Day, Robert King, Lee Hayden, Jeffrey Shields, Christian Ulrich, Fire Captain, Grade 316 and 23.039 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Brian Mosco, Scott Marshall, John Blanton, Bradley Dabrowski, Timothy Jones, Christopher Need, James Harold, Jacob C., Christopher Martin, Joseph McIntyre, Keith Smith, Jeffrey Wright, Edwin Morgan, Michael Keene, Michael Bailey, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 17.740 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Roger Holland and David Voschuk, Police Lieutenant, Grade 317E, 3025.145 biweekly in the Division of Police, effective February 20, 2012. Darren Larrabee and Jeremy Tuttle, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, 28.588 hourly in the Division of Police, effective February 20, 2012. unclassified civil service pay increase in the office of the Irvin County Council, Jonathan Hollinger, aid to counsel, grade 00E, increasing from 1,923.08 to 2,089.60, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 27, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $16,500 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds under the Law Enforcement Protection Program and are for the purchase of 30 body armor vests for the Division of Police. 28. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a rental agreement with the Lexington Center Corporation for use of the Opera House for the Kitty Capers Program at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Twenty-nine, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase and service agreement and a lease agreement with Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control LLC for animal control services at a cost not to exceed $1,076,690. Number thirty, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to the Friends of Wolf Run Incorporated to develop a model and a manual to identify high-priority parcels and facilitate installation of stormwater quality and or runoff reduction facilities in the Wolf Run watershed at a cost not to exceed $7,200. Number 31, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Andover Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. to design and construct a retrofit to an existing riprap channel to eliminate stability and erosion and to provide education to the neighborhood on related issues at a cost not to exceed $8,000. 32. A resolution authorizing and directed by the Mayor on behalf of the Irvine County Government to execute rule and inner city, adopt a spot program agreements with Christ United Methodist Church, BSA No. 220, 130412, Christ Centered Church BSA No. 59, 156720, Emmanuel Baptist Church BSA No. 41, 123168, Rosemont Baptist Church BSA No. 98, 115740, Beaumont Presbyterian BSA No. 279, 103828, Greater Faith Apostolic Church BSA No. 238, 110360, First Alliance Church 126540, Bluegrass Chapter Order of Demolay 133232, Christian Youth Fellowship 129-4251, Phillips Memorial Church 129156, Boy Scout Troop 103-298-85, Boy Scout Troop 13192-32, Boy Scout Troop 186-273-95, Boy Scout Troop 382-448-227, Greater Faith Apostolic Church BSA number 238, 522-98. Tates Creek Presbyterian Church BS Troop 226-921-44. Alpha Kappa Alpha Eta, row 636-12. Lexington Swingers Golf Club Incorporated 1,616 and Alpha Kappa 1,023-12 for participation in the Adopt-a-Spot Roadway cleanup program at a cost not to exceed $21,867.12. Let's do it then. Thank you, Ed Lundes. Number 33, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a conditional offer to lease to Health First Bluegrass Incorporated for property at 913 Georgetown Street for operation of an outpatient ambulatory health care facility. Excuse me, Madam Clerk. Vice Mayor Gorton wishes to speak on item 33. Thank you, Mayor. Item 33 is the conditional offer to Health First Bluegrass, and I wanted to ask Mr. Maloney, where did you go? Okay. I know that this is not the lease agreement. Right. And the lease agreement will come to us. If Parser approves this. Yes, but at some point, I'm not sure whether before we have second reading on this item or before we have the lease agreement, I would like to see a copy of the business plan for Health First Bluegrass, and I also would like to see what sort of agreement Urban County Council put into place a tax. property tax to help fund the health department and i'd like to see or hear what the agreement will be on distributing that whether you know how much will go to health first bluegrass and you know some of those kinds of things and i think i think that we can be done and i recommend that we do that probably either sometime next month but we would like to go ahead and get this it's like what this basically is like a grant you know how we put these grants together we send it to Washington we just want to get the okay but I still believe we can go on forward I'd ask Mr. North from her from primary health care to come up with his business plan and we also will work with the lease and have that for you in a presentation later when hopefully we'll an answer back on this real quick and we'll present it to the council and also the item about the tax and who who is on the hook you know i'm i'm an eternal optimist but uh in the event that there would be a problem with this down the road what happens with that tax and you know those kinds of things thank you very much mr. Lane Commissioner Graham you spoke with me the other day and said that the letter agreement might be the one that I received may not have been the most recent document and that you were planning to maybe modify that have you actually modified that letter yet or Or is that still in the process? I think the confusion we had was when we were talking, there was some confusion about whether we had put in a 99-year or a 40-year term in there. And we had switched it to a 40-year term, and we went back with the council clerk to check the packet. It was correct or should have been. The one we looked at had the 40-year term. We made some inquiries. The question that I had, which I don't think I've gotten an answer to yet, is is there a lesser term than the 40-year that can be put in that would still satisfy the grant requirements? And I don't know if anybody here can address that. All I was told was they needed a long-term lease, and so I wasn't able to change the agreement without knowing what a lesser term they could use for that would be. Okay. Well, we will get a copy of the revised letter probably before we get the vote on it at the next council meeting. If I can get the information, the issue that I have is I don't know what HRSA needs. In other words, this conditional offer, we designed it so it wouldn't be a lease. It would just be an offer basically to satisfy what the federal government needs for the health department to come in. And so we were working off things we were told. I made an inquiry about can we have a little bit more definitiveness on what's a long-term lease? Is it 40 years? Is it something else? We use 40 years from the Governmental Leasing Act because that's kind of the limit by state statute for long-term leases for government agencies. But I guess I'm going to have to look to some other folks to get that information because I'm not working directly with the grant. And I don't know if Irene or if any Mr. or Dr. Leach or anyone from Health First can help me with that. I think just from my perspective, if we could just modify the letter to say that whatever the final terms of the agreement would be subject to the approval of the council and review, that would be fine. And then I think that would satisfy them. Okay. So the 40-year term is not a problem for anybody? Well, I wouldn't want to represent that we would guarantee a 40-year term, but it would still be subject to review by council. So we would need to change it. I just want to make sure I understand to put in what's the other part I need to do on that. Well, if you could just modify the letter to say that we agreed to enter into a long-term lease and the final terms and conditions would be submitted for final approval by council, I think that would give us a necessary approval process and at the same time not delay the letter going out. Okay. I can definitely change the conditional offer to do that. That's not a problem prior to second reading. Okay. And, of course, you're the attorney here, so make sure you're happy with it. Okay. Thank you. That's a good idea. Anybody else wish to speak to item number 33? All right, then, Madam Clerk, you may continue, please. Thank you. Yes, sir. Number 34, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Kentucky Chinese American Association, Inc., $475, and Robin Wood Neighbors Association, Inc., $500 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 35, a resolution authorizing the Division of Police on behalf of the urban county government to make necessary repairs and maintenance to the police helicopter by R.J. Corman Aircraft Maintenance, LLC, a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed $126,152.32. Number 36, a resolution authorizing the payment of the annual maintenance fee for the Sella Incorporated Asset Management software acquired by the Urban County Government's consent decree for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $95,863.80. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number 2 to the contract with GRW Engineers Incorporated for the investigation and design of the expansion area 2A pumping station and force main increasing the contract price by the sum of $37,350 from $425,000 to $462,350. Number 38, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a data usage agreement with Red's Online Bear Analytics Incorporated for an online data program at no cost to the government. Number 39, a resolution authorizing and directed by the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with Disponet Service Company Incorporated for the Dunbar Community Center Retrofit for the Division of Environmental Policy. Increasing the contract price by the sum of $47,424 from $465,200 to $512,624. Number 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with visually impaired preschool service $1,000 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. 41, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a service agreement with on-site Rx, incorporated to provide pharmacy services at the Dr. Samuel Brown Health Center at a cost of $7.76 per member per month for one year, $8.15 per member per month for year 2 and $8.55 per member per month for year 3 or at a cost not to exceed $526,500 and subject to funds being appropriated in years 2 and 3. And number 42, a resolution accepting the collective bargaining agreement with Fraternal Order of Police Town Branch Lodge number 83 on behalf of officers and sergeants in the Division of Community Corrections. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons? Council Member Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I'm moving to walk on a resolution expressing the concern of this body about the redistricting bill recently passed into law. So move. It's a motion by Council Member Kaye. Is there a second to the motion? A second by Council Member Ford. Is there any discussion on the motion? Are you for discussion on this motion, Council Member Farmer? All right. Council Member Farmer. So this is a copy that you had sent around to us. Is this the same thing that came, I guess, an e-mail form or something? It should be the same language. So what do we gain here? What do we get for doing this? I think what we get is an expression of concern about the way in which this has been handled and an expression of our interest in having this procedure modified at the state level so that the kind of negative impact that we've experienced does not happen again. Laudable. Not proper. I think it's incorrect for us to take a position on this because it will hurt us in the state legislature. Period. We spent more time at the retreat today talking about cultivating a relationship with the legislature in whatever form or fashion we hold them or don't hold them. We are a nonpartisan body. We function well nonpartisanly. And to take a position here, even over something that offends people on both sides of the aisle, I think harms us in our ability to function in Frankfurt. Because the force of this resolution will have an effect beyond what it is intended to. I think it's the unintended outcomes that you become students of in public policy. If I may respond. Well, I'll get in line. There are other people in line. Council Member Lane. My feeling is the General Assembly may not always be right, but they're never wrong. Once they voted on it, the issue is moot. so I would suggest that we do not take action on this. I think it can only be harmful to the urban county government in our city. Thank you. Councilman Blues. Thank you, Mayor. I respect that perspective. At the same time, I think that this is a very civil statement. It's in no way inflammatory. It does call into question the redistricting by which several thousand Lexington residents and voters have been disenfranchised. And we have a serious obligation, I think, to our citizens to do all we can to ensure that this does not happen again. And I think we also have an obligation to do what we can to move toward a more citizen-based, equitable, nonpartisan system of redistricting every decade. So I support the motion. I don't think it shows disrespect for the legislature. But I think when we feel that the legislature has not stood up for our rights as citizens and voters, that it would be a serious mistake not to respectfully respond. So thank you, Mayor. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor Ford, I think that a response by this body to the General Assembly is in order. I think it is our purview to speak when we feel it is important, particularly to express the concerns that have been raised to us by our constituents. I think it's important to note that in particular the case of the redistricting of Senate District No. 13, currently held by Senator Kathy Stein, I took a look at my district boundaries and primarily almost 90% of the boundaries of Council District 1 are encompassing the same boundaries of Senate District 13. So we share a constituency. But more important, I think we recognize that almost 100,000 citizens have been disenfranchised. And so, Council Member Kay, I appreciate you for bringing this to our attention and taking leadership on this. As I look at the motion and the resolution, it is respectful. It does not overstep our bounds by delving into the politics and the partisanship of the General Assembly. We respect their authority to redistrict. But when it causes harm to the residents of Fayette County, which I think it has, we should stand up and speak. The disenfranchisement, in my opinion, comes to the fact not so much so that it's taken away an elected official, in the case of Senator Stein, who's worked so hard and been a strong voice for our community, regardless of partisanship. but it takes away the opportunity for our citizens to cast a vote this November, a vote that they have waited and earned and have a right to not only vote for the highest office in the land, the president, state rep, council district, but the residents of the former District 13 now will not have the opportunity to send two folks to Frankfort in the form of an elected representative. So this redistricting, the legislature should not have the will to appoint or reassign legislative representation to the residents of Fayette County. That's our right. And that's what they've done. And I don't know if they intended to do that with their partisanship, but we should stand up and speak against it. So I'll be supporting the motion. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman Myers. Thank you, Mayor. I have not seen the language that we're talking about. Could you read it for everybody? That's appropriate as opposed to having the clerk read it. I mean, I'm not sure what... Either one. If somebody would read it, because I haven't... Madam Clerk, do you have the language of the resolution? Do you want the whole thing read or do you want just the title? I want the whole thing read. If we're going to vote on something, I want the entire whatever it is we're voting on read. Can you put it on the overhead? There's a scratch out on it. We can put it on there. There was an inadvertent inclusion in the written document. Let me read it. I'll read it. I'll read the whole thing. including the short version. This is a resolution expressing the grave concern of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council about House Bill 1, the redistricting bill signed into law by the governor, and its impact on the citizens of Lexington-Fayette County, and urging the governor and the legislature to institute a redistricting process that ensures that districts are drawn fairly, representatively, and in a nonpartisan manner. This is the resolution. Whereas representation is the foundation of our local, state, and federal governments, and whereas it is the responsibility of the state legislature, the elected representatives of the citizens of the Commonwealth, in accordance with the population reported by the United States Census, to redraw the district lines of the House and Senate in a fair, equitable, and reasonable manner, and now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, one, that the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council expresses its grave concern about House Bill 1, signed by the governor into law this week, and its impact on the citizens of Lexington Fayette County, and urges the governor and the legislature to institute a redistricting process that ensures that districts are drawn fairly, representatively, and in a nonpartisan manner. Two, that the clerk of the Urban County Council is directed to deliver a copy of this resolution to the president and each member of the Senate, the speaker and each member of the House, and the governor. Section 3, that this resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage. So you're asking them to change the law so that next time around it doesn't work this way. Okay. Thank you. Councilman Beard. Thank you, Mayor. I, too, support the passage of this resolution. Actually, I was maybe a bit more militant in my thinking concerning this whole situation, and Councilmember Kay did an excellent job of toning it down a little bit from what I might have said at the same time because it bothered me greatly, this whole situation with the redistricting. Our new senator, who I got to meet Tuesday, has a 204 mile drive from Henderson to Lexington to see his constituents. Now, if that isn't ridiculous to have a situation like that even put on him is a problem, a big problem. It's a classic gerrymandering move, and I don't think we should duck our head and go quietly into the night. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Crosby. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a question. Member Kaye, did you consider doing a letter where you might be able to get those council members who are supportive? My concern is that I believe that there are many of us up here who may not be supportive of this, and it could be a very close vote. And should it pass in a close vote, it will look like it's coming from a body who's really not unified on this issue. And I don't know if maybe you would consider doing a letter and then just getting those council members who are supportive to sign it. and then those leaders will know who in this body wants to make that statement and those of us who may not. Is that something you considered or would consider? I did consider it, and I did not think it would be forceful enough. I'm interested at this point in having this body speak as a body. If it's a close vote, that will be reflected in the minutes of this meeting, and the members of the legislature can note who voted which way if they so choose. I think this is a serious enough issue that the council ought to speak on it. I would not have put the proposal forward. Well, I just think that you are putting forward something that's not going to be a unified decision from this body. and the appearance that it will have is that it is because it will be coming from this council. So thank you. Council Member Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. Well, on Tuesday, there were lots of expressions of, I would say, outrage at what had been done to the 300,000 people here in Fayette County. And I share that concern. And on the surface, I think a resolution might have some merit, although some of the questions that have been brought up about what the exact result of it will be now concern me. The deed is done. Jeff Hoover, I believe he's a state representative, has filed a lawsuit. I don't know what this will accomplish other than it will make us feel good that we've made our statement, which I think is in many cases very important. And I guess so I would like for Judy Taylor, who's worked in Frankfurt for many, many years and now is in our employment, just to kind of give us her perspective. I don't know if you have any idea. That's why I came back and said, do you have any idea what this would do, sending a resolution over there after the fact? And it will probably be a split vote. Mayor Gray, Vice Mayor Gorton, and council members, it would be my recommendation as the lobbyist for urban county government that you take no position on this issue. Can you tell us why? Because I do not believe that it will accomplish anything and it has the potential to hurt. And I would hate to see the Urban County Council and this county and this city hurt by this action. I appreciate your perspective. You've been over there a long time representing. Seven years. 37 years. Thank you, Judy. Thank you, Mayor. House Member Stenet. Thank you, Mayor. and I appreciate my colleagues and the issues that have been brought up on both sides of the debate. I would point out one thing that I think some of you are missing, and we also need to be aware of, is that not just one person was moved out of Fayette County, but there were other people on both sides that were moved out. One person was getting the headlines, but there have been other people who represent, or did represent Fayette County, that were moved into other counties. So the language does play to both sides, and I appreciate that, Council Member Kay, but I'll go back to what Mr. Reed said today at our retreat, and yes, I know you're back there. You know, this body has tended to forget about the state legislature during the good times, and right now, as was said earlier, we need their help. We have a pension issue that we're desperately in, and they're going to need their help on, and I guess I was going to ask Ms. Taylor to come up as well, but maybe Mr. Reed wants to address that. I know you're working the back channels up there and trying to help us on that issue. how do you feel this will impact our work on the pension issue, being that it's probably our top priority for this government to get fixed financially that's crippling every day the other services in the city. Do you want to comment on that, Mr. Reid, that this would help or hurt your efforts in Frankfurt? Because I know we talked a lot today about it, about pensions, and we're going to need the legislators' help, and I'd like to see how this plays into that. I really don't know. Well, and that's an honest answer. I mean, I think you make an excellent point that what was done was done to both parties. In the House, Democrat leadership orchestrated the redistricting to the benefit of Democrats. In the Republican-controlled Senate, the Republicans made moves that helped retain Republican seats. That has been the way that redistricting has gone for the last hundred and some years or however long in Kentucky. I think there's one point I would like to make, and I think ultimately this is your decision. Obviously, it doesn't help a great deal to take a position like this with the Senate, because I think that's primarily what you're talking about. I can't gauge the negative or long-term consequences. But Senator Ridley, who is going to be our senator, regardless of what action you take, was an innocent bystander in this entire matter. We are going to have to work with Senator Ridley. A lot of folks here know him in our administration. I think he will be helpful and is a fine guy. And I think somehow he's gotten cast to be kind of some sinister element somehow in this whole thing, and he's not. He's not excited about this, but we are going to have to work with him and make his ability to be effective for Lexington. We have to assist in being helpful to him as well. I appreciate your insights. You do work up there a lot with us and trying to get these issues front and center before our delegation. I would say also I don't agree with the way things worked out. I do think that in the future I would hope we could find a better process. I know our process that we do here is pretty efficient for a Democratic body to go through to redistrict. So I would hope and would also support that changing in the future. But I'm not sure at this point that this body should, as a body, entertain a resolution to send up there. So thank you, Ms. Free. I appreciate your comments. I think everybody who's lined up to speak has spoken already on this issue except for Council Member Martin. So we'll let Council Member Martin speak and then go back to Council Member Blues. Is that all right, Council Member Blues? Thank you so much. I know. Thank you, Mayor. It is an off-misquoted saying from Edmund Burke that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. The actual quote is actually long and convoluted and doesn't sound anything like that, but that's the common wisdom of it. And I think that I appreciate Council Member Kay putting this together. I don't think this is an insulting resolution. I don't think it points fingers. I think everyone wanted this process to be better than it was, and I think that we on this council need to be less safe in something like this. Neither of the houses should have taken this action. It was a mud fight. It shouldn't have happened. It's not good for Kentucky. It's not good for Lexington. And I think it's appropriate to simply say that we think they should do better. It really affects us. And to just silently allow this to go by is not something that I personally can do. Thank you, Mayor. Councilor Blues. Thank you, Mayor. So we have a situation here in which there's a debate between expediency and principle. I can appreciate expediency. I can appreciate our delicate relationship to the legislature. and I can appreciate the necessity to work with Senator Ridley, who I think will work with us in good faith. But I'm an elected official, and I would not want and I would not accept being put in a position where I represent people who did not elect me. Every one of those legislatures is an elected official in a democratic body. And I think that it is not disrespectful to remind them of who they are and of the world that we live in. This is a democracy. And I think that all of us who have been elected by democratic processes have at particular times to stand up for those principles. And as I say, when it comes to the expedient points, and I can appreciate them, and I realize it may make our lobbying efforts more difficult, But I would hope that our legislators would also respect the fact that we are duly elected officials, asking them to do their duty in future also as democratically elected officials. So, Mayor, I will support this motion. Thank you, Mayor. Councilman, okay. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Blues has voiced most of what I wanted to say by speaking again, but I will just add that initially I was reluctant to put this forward because I did not want it to be a divisive issue for this council, but I heard from many constituents in much stronger language than is reflected in this resolution about their concern on this issue. I think it would be inappropriate, echoing what Dr. Blues has said, it would be inappropriate for this body to be silent about an issue that is fundamentally about our democracy. The action that they took, it's not reflected in the resolution, but the action that the legislature took and the bill that the governor signed diminished people's respect for government. They undermined people's respect for government. I think we need to speak out on that, and that's why I decided to put this resolution forward. Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Ford. Thank you, Mary, for this opportunity to speak twice. The greater issue is the voice of the citizens. And to put it quite simply, I think it's correct, about 100,000 people are represented in the former Senate District, number 13. that represents about one in three Fayette County residents. And those 100,000 people will be voiceless come November. It's not about who's representing in the seat. It's not about, from my perspective, Senator Sign or Senator Ridley, It's about the fact that in November, the residents who were scheduled to cast a vote for their elective representative, their neighbor representative, their resident representative, somebody that knows the issues of Fayette County, they would not have that opportunity. Council Member King, Council Member Blues, and everybody who has spoken in favor thus far is correct. The citizens have come to us. We have heard their concerns. We have the opportunity as elected officials to elevate our voice to reflect what they bring to us as their concerns. We would like to think that the average man, the average Jane, the average John can have their voice heard in Frankfort. Apparently that's not the case if we have this number one in three Fayette County residents disenfranchised by this move. I know we're not talking about moving folks here and there and gerrymandering lines and things like that. But the impact, and I'm not saying that this was the intended impact based upon the action of the redistricting, but this is what has resulted. We need to think about our citizens. That's what I'm thinking about when we voice our opinion. And at the end of the day, whether or not our action has any impact upon the General Assembly, that's not our, maybe it will, maybe it won't, but we have an opportunity right now to say something. And on behalf of the citizens of Fayette County, we should say something. We should be noticed. We should stand up and be recognized on their behalf. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Councilman Ford, Councilman Beard. Thank you again, Mayor. I'm not changing my position. I'll go ahead and say that right now. You know, we may get fooled. They may respect us for a change by sending a resolution, giving our thoughts on this whole subject. You know, I bow to nobody except God Almighty, and I'm not going to go genuflect with my hand out saying, please, please, please. The newspaper made sure that, and I'm sure they read it, that I made comments Tuesday, and I stick with them. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. You know, as I listen to this, I've really gone back and forth a couple different times. And I think that at the core of what's being said is why people feel very disenfranchised in this country, in this state, in this city. They see this and they see that there's a system that can be worked and maneuvered and manipulated. And I understand how it works. I get it. I get why we shouldn't say anything, why we should lay low. But let's take the person and the personality out of this situation for a second. Let's take who is in these seats that got moved and just ask yourself, just looking at that map, if what was done by the House to Republicans and what was done by the Senate to Democrats was a good thing or a bad thing. or was it just a very calculated thing? And it's happened for however many years we've been a state. I understand. I get it. It's politics. I get it. But I would also say to those of us who in this room are saying, you know, we've got to have their help on this issue. Well, you know what? We've needed their help on this issue and other issues for a long time. And Lexington, as was said many times today, is weak. weak at the state level. And it hasn't had a strong voice since there were some people named Maloney and Lear and other like that sitting in those seats. And this may have weakened us more, but at the end of the day, I would just challenge you as a council and I'd challenge you as my colleagues to ask yourself if you support this. And I like the way you wrote it. You've written it. I really like that because you took the personalities out and took one side or the other out. You know what? Sometimes if you just go ahead and do it and just say this is where I stand and if you're going to make us pay for that, then you're going to make us pay for that. But again, I think people will see through that. And at the end of the day, yeah, we need you, but at the same time, we've needed you for a while and maybe we haven't done the best of asking for that. Maybe we haven't been politically savvy and maybe we've been apathetic. But here's what this action does. At the core, our constituents and the people of this country are falling into two categories and it's becoming extremely dangerous. They're either apathetic or they're angry. And neither one of those is good. Neither is good. And that's what we've got on our hands. And again, I look back to Jeff and to Judy and to those who understand the political system very well. I understand what, if this passes, that says, and does to us and so forth. But at the end of the day, I'm going to support it, Council Member Kay, because I'm just a little bit tired. I'm a little sick and tired of being sick and tired. And I'm sick and tired of Lexington looking weak, acting weak, and if our own leadership up there can't do something about it or speak for us or do something for this community as important as this pension and other things they know are crippling this community, well, so be it. Maybe we ought to find some other folks to serve us. Thank you. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. Just a comment and a question. I totally agree with Dr. Blue's and Dr. K's comments. I know that in the past many years, we have sent letters to the legislature, and Council Member Farmer remembers some of those letters. And I go back to what Council Member Crosby suggested, that perhaps a letter is a better way to go. And I wondered if you might speak to that, Council Member Kaye, about your thinking about why a resolution versus a letter. I think the short answer to that question is that the significance of this issue, I think, is one that I think rises to a level that requires, if possible, a resolution from this council as a body. And that a letter with however many of us would be willing to sign it would not have anything like the same impact, and it would not send the same message to our own constituents about where we stand on the issue. Thank you. And I had one other thing. I mean, I went back and forth in my thinking on this. I did not want this to be a divisive issue for Council. But having brought the resolution forward, I believe that I would like to see a vote on it. Thank you. All right. Does anyone else wish to speak? Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, ma'am. Ironically, I ran for this seat in 2008. So I guess of all people, I know this seat very well. Right. So I might have been the one that was moved out if I was fortunate enough to win this. So I know it very well. I've gone back and forth, listened to the comment. There is one issue. Councilmember Kay, that word grave kind of concerns me on there. I don't know. I think that is not really a word that I would, and I'm curious why you put that one. I think a lot of the language was a lot stronger. It's been edited down, and I'd be happy to take that as a friendly amendment. Well, I'd make a motion that we delete the word grave in there. There's an amendment by Council Member Ellinger, second by Council Member McCord. Is there any discussion on the proposed amendment? Is there discussion? I thought I saw you hold your hand up, Mr. Councilman Bluse. All right. Hearing none, can take a vote on the amendment. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. No. All right. Motion carries. All right. All right. Council Member Henson. Everyone else that's spoken, I thought it was my turn. But I think I agree with, I think everybody's brought up excellent points. When it comes to politics and how it might affect us down the road, I think we have to have the political will to do what's right. And I can't help but believe that the citizens of Fayette County were done wrong. You know, Council Member Ford pointed out one-third of our citizens elected, or that Kathy Stein represents, that the senator represents, that elected her to represent them, and she was just pulled from them. So I just feel like it was unjust. I don't feel like it was very well thought out. It wasn't planned. And in the future, I would hope that our country goes to take a different stance when it comes to partisan relationships. I like this council. I like us standing up, standing together, standing firm, and just saying we're just not going to put up with it. So what that gets us, then so be it. But, you know, it's just very unjust all the way around. Thank you. This is for the amendment. That was on the amendment. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Does anyone else wish to speak? All right. If not, then we can take a vote. All in favor of the motion, please vote electronically. Syndicate by voting electronically. Are we ready, Madam Clerk? All right. Has everyone voted? All right. The motion carries. All right. Councilman Martin, were you able to vote? I can't see. Okay. All right. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Are there any other walk-ons? All right. Are there any other motions to suspend the rules for second readings? Mayor. Yes. It would be pertinent for me to go ahead and give this first reading. Oh, okay. Sorry. Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Please give the first reading on the resolution. Resolution number 43, a resolution expressing the concern of the Lexington-Fayette-Irvin County Council about House Bill 1, the redistricting bill signed into law by the governor and its impact on the citizens of Lexington Fayette County and urging the governor and the legislators to institute a redistricting process that ensures that districts are drawn fairly, representatively, and in a nonpartisan manner. Thank you. All right. Is there any discussion on the motion? You need a voiceover on that. That's a first reading, right? All right. Now we can move to suspension of the rules. Are there any motions to suspend the rules? Council Member K? Thank you, ma'am. I have two. The first one is item for you. The first item is number 41. This is resolution regarding the on-site pharmacy. and given the interest of having that available as soon as possible for all employees, I move to suspend the rules and give a second reading. Second. Second. There's a motion by Council Member Kay and a second by Council Member McCord. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Then hearing none, take a vote. Do you need to? Aye. Boyce, thank you. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. And then, okay. I have one. Mayor? Yes, sir. I also move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 43. Motion by Council Member Kay, second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Now, any further, did you get the no on that? You got recorded the no vote. Yes, sir. All right. Yes, sir. Now. Do you want me to read both of those for a second reading now? I'm sorry, Keith. Mayor, if the Council will, we need a second reading on number 25. That's a conditional offer. Move approval. Second. There's a motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, second by Council Member Ellinger on item 25. Was it? On item 25. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. Motion to spin the rules on number 34. This is just some NDF funds that need to move to those neighborhoods. Motion by Council Member McCord, second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Anybody else? No. That's it? All right. Wait, wait. Council Member Ellinger. 40, Mayor, please. Motion by Council Member Ellinger on item number 40 to suspend the rules for a second read. Is there a second? Second. Second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion? No. All right. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Martin. Mayor 26. Council Member Martin's motion on item 26 to suspend the rules. Is there a second? Who gave a second? Oh, Council Member Ford. Seconded by Council Member Ford. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. I don't see anybody else with a motion, so Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Resolution number 25. For second reading, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following Julia Chenault Child Care Program A, Grade 107 N, 12.300 hourly in the Division of Youth Services, effective upon passage of counsel. 26. A resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointment of Jimmy Ross, public service worker, grade 106N, 12.181 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 30, 2012. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Ross Strong, Anthony Sullivan, Sonia Taylor, and Eric Wheeler, equipment operator senior, grade 109N, in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 25, 2012. and ratifying probationary sworn appointments of Todd Samuelson, David Ernst, Mark Harvey, Carl Hans, Joseph Best, and John Gosper. Fire Major, Grade 318E, 3,005-2179, biweekly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Curtis Works, Charles Hopkins, William Dean, Roy Highland, Marcus Blanton, Edward Murner, Darren Day, Robert King, Lee Hayden, Jeffrey Shields, Christian Ulrich, Fire Captain, Grade 316N. 23.039, hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Brian Mosco, Scott Marshall, John Blanton, Bradley Dobrinsky, Timothy Jones, Christopher Need, James Harreld, Jacob C., Christopher Martin, Joseph McIntyre, Keith Smith, Jeffrey Wright, Edwin Morgan, Michael Keene, Michael Bailey, fire lieutenant, grade 315N, 17.740, hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective January 2, 2012. Roger Holland and David Beresik, Police Lieutenant, Grade 317E, 3025.145 by within the Division of Police, effective February 20, 2012. Darren Larrabee and Jeremy Tuttle, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, 28.588 hourly in the Division of Police, effective February 20, 2012. Unclassified civil service pay increase in the Office of the Urban County Counsel, Jonathan Hollinger, A.C. Council, Grade 000E, increase from $1,923.08 to $2,089.60, effective upon passage of council. Number 34. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute agreements with Kentucky Chinese American Association, Inc., $475, and Robin Wood Neighbors Association Incorporated $500 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums as stated. Number 40, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Visually Impaired Preschool Service, $1,000 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums as stated. Number 41, A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a service agreement with on-site Rx Incorporated to provide pharmacy services at the Dr. Samuel Brown Health Center at a cost of $7.76 per member per month for year one, $8.15 per member per month for year two, and $8.55 per member per month for year three, or at a cost not to exceed $526,500 and subject to funds being appropriated in years two and three. And number 43, a resolution expressing the concern of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Council about House Bill 1, the redistricting bill signed into law by the governor and its impact on the citizens of Lexington-Fayette County in urging the governor and the legislator to institute a redistricting process that ensures that districts are drawn fairly, representatively, and in a nonpartisan manner. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. All right. Did she reach yours? I believe she did. We got them all red, right? Motion to approve. Motion to approve by Council Member Kaye, seconded by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none. Madam Clerk. Please call the roll. You'd think this computer would never fall asleep over here, would it? It's all right. We know there's a lot to manage behind that console. There we go. It just got a little tired, that's all. Mr. K. Yes. Mr. Lane. Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? No on 43. Yes on everything else. Thank you. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? No on 43. Yes on the rest. Thank you. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. And Ms. Henson? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Mayor. For the recorded vote, I'd like to go no on 43 also. All right. Did you get that? I'm flared. Goddamn. All right. Next on our agenda, communications. Uh-oh. What? What? Is it yours? The vote reflects passage. Thank you, sir. Thank you. The vote reflects passage of the resolutions. All right. Next on our agenda, communications from the mayor. There's a motion by Councilmember Ellinger to approve. Thank you. Second by Councilmember Crosby. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. The motion carries. All right. Next item, number 10, for information only, communication from the mayor. Any announcements from the council? All right. Hearing none, we can move on to public comments. I do have several folks who have signed up for public comment. Mayor, I'm sorry. I was a little bit slow, and this is not related to anything that we've been discussing this I just wanted to say that I took Councilmember McCord's challenge and he said leaders lead. I went to the health clinic. I did my health risk assessment. I challenge all of you to do the same. It was a wonderful experience. The clinic is really functioning well. I encourage all of you, all of the employees, to take advantage of it. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor, can I add to that? Thank you, Councilmember Cade, for taking that. but also I went today and took my daughter, and I would echo the same sentiments, that it's an absolutely fantastic place, and I'd encourage every employee to go and utilize it to its fullest. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Council Member McCord and Council Member Kay. All right. Any other announcements? Okay. Then we can move to public comment. I have four of our citizens signed up. Margaret McCaskey, is Margaret still here? Some may have already spoken. So if you have, I believe this represents some who have already spoken, like Chaplain George Lee signed up and Amy Clark signed up. But Bernard is here. Bernard McCarthy is here. Mr. Bernard McCarthy. Your Honor and members of the Council, I wish to point out that, first of all, I think running up new debts to renovate the Civic Center at this time would be a mistake. I think you should concentrate on paying off the existing debt that is owed on the existing structure before you go spending more money on modifications. Second, although this falls way outside of this council's jurisdiction, our country has been murdering fetuses for 39 years and so far has killed 52 million of them. and yet the perpetrators of this get all upset that terrorists specifically seeking revenge over that managed to kill just eight from their side. Now terrorists seeking to wipe our country off the face of the earth have killed more people, But even on September 11, 2001, abortion killed more Americans than Mr. Bin Laden's hijackers. It should be pointed out that prior to 1973, Osama Bin Laden was still an engineer. Al-Qaeda didn't exist. Terrorists only fought over other parts of the world, like the Middle East and Northern Ireland. the North Koreans only had conventional weapons to threaten us with and Iran was still firmly under the control of the Shah. I think that our country has behaved so badly that God is not protecting us where he otherwise would be and that is something that everybody should think about. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. There's nothing further on the agenda. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion back, Council Member Lane. Second back, Council Member Crosby. Is there any discussion? Then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. We are adjourned.