# Urban County Council Meeting - March 22, 2012 > Auto-transcribed civic record · March 22, 2012 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/2446 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/2446?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2012-03-22 - **Last revised**: March 22, 2012 - **Length**: 9,792 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 Urban County Council met on March 22, 2012, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Vice-Mayor Gorton presiding. The council addressed two agenda items during the session: a proclamation regarding the Mayor's Alliance on Substance Abuse, which was presented for informational purposes, and a Zone Change Ordinance, which the council approved. The meeting included two motions and votes, and the council heard two public comments from members of the community. ## Attendance **Present:** McChord, Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, Martin **Absent:** Crosbie, Ellinger **Late:** None ## Votes and Decisions **Ordinance 0226-12** [timestamp: 0:20:41] An Ordinance changing the zone from a Neighborhood Business (B-1) zone to a High Density Apartment (R-4) zone for property located at 3600 and 3652 Winthrop Drive was voted on by roll call. The motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Ms. Lawless. The ordinance passed with 13 ayes and 0 nays. The following members voted in favor: McChord, Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, and Martin. **Resolution 0205-12** [timestamp: 0:25:40] A Resolution accepting the bid of Harrod Concrete & Stone, Co., establishing a price contract for wet mix concrete supplement was voted on by roll call. The motion was made by Mr. Lane and seconded by Mr. Blues. The resolution passed with 13 ayes and 0 nays. The following members voted in favor: McChord, Myers, Stinnett, Beard, Blues, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, Henson, Kay, Lane, Lawless, and Martin. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed two significant financial actions: **Material Recovery Facility Baler Purchase** The body approved the purchase of a baler for the Material Recovery Facility from Municipal Equipment, Inc. for $351,465 under Ordinance 0206-12. This equipment acquisition represents a capital investment in the facility's operational capacity. **Griffin Gate Pump Station Replacement Project** A contract was approved with Grant's Excavating, Inc. for the Griffin Gate Pump Station Replacement Project in the amount of $178,105 under Resolution 0240-12. This project addresses infrastructure replacement needs. **Total Financial Commitment** These two actions represent a combined financial commitment of $529,570 for equipment and infrastructure improvements. ## Public Comment Two members of the public addressed the board during this meeting. **911 EMS Service Charges** Ben Blyton spoke at approximately [timestamp: 1:03:19] regarding concerns about the high cost of 911 EMS services. He suggested the creation of a contingency fund to assist uninsured individuals who require emergency medical services. **Sewer Overflow and Community Communication** Sherry Jones spoke at approximately [timestamp: 1:07:39] about a sewer overflow incident that occurred at her home. She emphasized the need for improved community awareness and communication regarding sewer overflow issues, indicating that better notification systems and public information would help residents understand and prepare for such incidents. ## Proclamation: Mayor's Alliance on Substance Abuse Vice-Mayor Gorton presented a proclamation honoring Alcohol Awareness Month to the Mayor's Alliance on Substance Abuse [timestamp: 00:04:05]. The proclamation highlighted the organization's "Keep It Real" video contest as a key initiative. **Key Speakers** The following individuals participated in this agenda item: - Vice-Mayor Gorton - Donna Wiesenhahn - Arthur Rouse - Travis Gaines **Outcome** This item was informational in nature, with no formal action or debate recorded. ## Zone Change Ordinance **Ordinance 0226-12** proposed changing the zoning classification for properties at 3600 and 3652 Winthrop Drive from Neighborhood Business (B-1) zone to High Density Apartment (R-4) zone. [timestamp: 0:20:41] The discussion involved Mr. Lane and Ms. Lawless as key speakers. The ordinance was presented for consideration and ultimately approved. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0226-12** — passed (13-0): An Ordinance changing the zone from a Neighborhood Business (B-1) zone to a High Density Apartment (R-4) zone for property located at 3600 and 3652 Winthrop Drive. - **Resolution 0205-12** — passed (13-0): A Resolution accepting the bid of Harrod Concrete & Stone, Co., establishing a price contract for wet mix concrete supplement. --- ## Full transcript We're going to go ahead and hold our council meeting. It is 6 o'clock, so I'll ask the clerk to go ahead and call the roll. Mr. McCord? Mr. McCord? Mr. McCord? Here. Mr. Myers? Here. Mr. Stennett? Here. Mr. Beard? Present. Mr. Blues? Here. Ms. Crosby? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Here. Ms. Gorton? Here. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. Kay? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Ms. Lawless? Here. And Mr. Martin? Here. Thank you. Thank you very much. We are joined tonight by Professor Deborah Hill. She works with the Baha'i Faith at the University of Kentucky, mostly with students, and is also in the Department of Forestry at the University of Kentucky. Welcome, and she will be giving our invocation. Thank you. I thought I would say a few words about the Pahai faith before I start, because I would expect many of you do not know anything about it. It's a very common experience for us to hear that. It is the youngest of the worldwide religions. It began in the Middle East, like all the other major religions began. This one in the 1840s. Our overarching idea is unity, so we believe in world peace, We believe in the unity of all mankind. We believe in the equality of men and women. We believe in the unity of science and religion. And those are sort of the basic ideas. Many of our prayers were written down by our prophets. And the son of one of our prophets came to America 100 years ago. And I'd like to share with you the prayer for America. O thou kind Lord, this gathering is turning to these. These hearts are radiant while thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of thy glad tidings. O God, let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees, even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity to promulgate the most great peace to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations of the world O God, this American nation is worthy of thy favors and is deserving of thy mercy make it precious and near to thee through thy bounty and bestowal we do not usually end our prayers with amen thank you very much we really appreciate it and now we're going to have a presentation related to alcohol awareness month to the mayor's alliance on substance abuse Thank you. resources and knowledge to educate and reduce substance abuse here in Fayette County. It has several folks here who are interested, and one of their initiatives is the annual Keep It Real video contest in support of Alcohol Awareness Month. And so we have three folks here who are going to speak before I present the proclamation. First, we'll hear from Donna Wiesenhan, the Regional Prevention Director for Bluegrass Prevention Center. And then we'll hear from Arthur Rouse, owner of Video Editing Services and community advocate for community collaboration. And we'll also hear from Dunbar High School student Thomas Gaines, the developer of the grand prize-winning PSA entitled The Drunk Monster. and then we'll see some videos and present the proclamation. So Donna, welcome. Thank you. Thank you very much. We so appreciate the support of the Urban County Government, and being the Mayor's Alliance is a great responsibility to us because we feel like in that we represent you, the mayor, and our whole community, and we take it very seriously. So thank you for recognizing us. Thank you for always stepping up and being there for us and for taking the time to recognize these wonderful young men and the program that we do. The little bag of stuff that you got is from us. And one of the things that you'll see in there is we've given you a whole month worth of tweets. So you can tweet about alcohol and a brain. We've given you a brain, yeah. We needed that. We figured it might come in handy for everybody at any time to have an extra brain. So thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you so much. Thank you, Donna. And now we'll ask Arthur Rouse to come forward. Thank you, Vice Mayor Gordon, and thanks to the council for having us. that this is a public-private partnership, and we enjoy this opportunity every year to work with the high school students around the 17-county region to get them to begin the discussion about the dangers of underage drinking. And we use the method of having them create their own public service announcement because it gets them talking about something they normally wouldn't speak about around the water cooler or in the cafeteria in high school. And we have a contest, and their entries go up on the Internet, and there's all kinds of winners. There's a People's Choice winner, et cetera, et cetera. We have an Oscar night at the Kentucky Theater, and folks come in from all around the region to celebrate these students' work. But most importantly, they celebrate and we celebrate the idea that they're having a serious discussion about the dangers of underage drinking and preventing that problem. And so this afternoon, I'd like to introduce the grand prize winners from Dunbar High School. This is Travis Gaines, Austin Moore, and Sam Habash, if you guys would come on up. I think Travis wants to say a few words. And then we have three 30-second PSAs. These are examples of the work that they did this last session. Travis? I'm Travis Gaines, and this is Austin Moore and Sam Hibosh. And at first it started off as just a final for our class, and we didn't really have too much about it, and our teacher gave us some ideas. And I like making videos, and we really, that's all it was at first. But then, I mean, as it got on, we got to go to the awards ceremony, and we got to win the whole thing. We realized that it was just kind of like more of a thing that has to do with, like, relations to younger adults and, like, not those, like, regular don't drink and drive videos or commercials you see on TV and flip the channel, I guess, is what we do. But it was just fun trying to, like, just make a normal video that can relate to us and catch the eye of our attention. And just overall, like I said, relate and just make a fun video and hopefully win something out of it, which we did. And that's basically it. I don't know if they want to say anything. Do you want to say anything? No? But, yeah, that's it. Thank you. Okay. Thank you all so very much. And before we do the proclamation, we're going to go ahead and I think that Neil has some video to show us. And these are student-made videos. Okay, now it's not mine. Yeah, where's the line? Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Why add unnecessary weight to your already chaotic life? One night to be confused, one night to speed up truth. Keep it real, don't drink underage. All I wanted was to have a good time. one decision changed my life forever if I could only go back I would still have my friends my freedom my dreams my life Thank you. There's more to life than drinking. You have friends, family, and experiences waiting on you. Take a hold of these opportunities and run with them. The possibilities are endless. Underage drinking will only put a cap on your dreams. We have a choice of how we want to spend our lives. I've made the choice to live a happier life without alcohol. Drop the cup and join. You have a choice. Keep it real. Don't drink underage. Man, the club was popping tonight, baby. Man, I know, right? I'm done with you. You can never give up at all. Never say never. I am. Oh my gosh. God. I'm done with alcohol. It's not too late. It's never too late. Lots of things in life keep you balanced. School. Family. Friends. Sports. Don't let alcohol collapse your life Keep it real, don't drink underage Why do teens drink underage? Teens are in an age where they want to experiment out of curiosity or they seek comfort from problems at home Why should teens wait until age 21 to drink alcohol? Because teens get drunk faster than adults and because their brains haven't finished developing yet. What could happen to a teen that drinks? They can get in fights, drop out of school, or even die. Then why drink at all? Hey, dude. Oh, hey, Chase. What's up? Nothing much. It's just I haven't seen you in a while. And okay, look, man. We've been friends for longer than I can remember. And this thing, all this drinking, it's really hurting you. I know, man. And I'm really sorry. I've got a problem. Don't worry. I'm here to help. Don't let drinking stunt your girl. Keep it real. Don't drink underage. No! Have you ever gone to a party that you know you shouldn't be at? You see everyone drinking and having a good time, but it doesn't feel right to you? Stick to your gut. Underage drinking is not only wrong, it's illegal. Cops are always out there and they will find you. Is it really worth getting arrested? So do the right thing. Stay true to yourself and keep it real. We say goodbye to here! James, have you seen Austin lately? No, he hasn't been at practice lately. There he is. I have a follower. Let's follow him. Yeah, let's follow him. Austin, are you okay? Don't let drinking turn you into a monster. Keep it real. Don't drink underage. Thank you. Yeah, cut. Cut. Okay. Thank you all for your hard work. And Donna, if you'll come up, I'll go ahead and bring everybody up. And I want to, Lindsay Sugarman's here. I know she's worked real hard, and some of the parents are here. In South Steven. Okay. This is Alcohol Awareness Month, and it's a proclamation by the mayor. So it says, I, Jim Gray, Mayor of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, in recognition of all who fight against alcohol abuse, educate our youth, and make the community safer and healthier, do hereby proclaim March 2012 Alcohol Awareness Month, and it is signed by Mayor Jim Gray. So thank you for your efforts in our community. Thank you so much. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Ordinances. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Oh, Council Member Martin, did you have a comment you wanted to make? No? Okay. So next, Madam Clerk, if you'll give second reading to ordinances. Ordinance number one, an ordinance change in the zone from a neighborhood business B1 zone to a high-density apartment R4 zone for 14.78 net, 17.47 gross acres for property located at 3,600 and 3,652 Winthrop Drive, RML Construction. Number two, an ordinance accepting the bid of municipal equipment incorporated in the amount of $351,465 for a baler for the material recovery facility for the Division of Waste Management and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule number 57. Number three, an ordinance creating Section 16-6.2 of the Code of Ordinances relating to refuse collection to provide for pickup of small animals at veterinarian offices in the Division of Waste Management Collection area to provide for use of 10 cubic yard roll-off containers by residents of Fayette County and establishing fees for such services. Number four, an ordinance amending Section 2152 of the Code of Ordinances changing the job title of two positions of total rewards assistant, grade 112N, to two positions of administrative specialist senior, grade 112N, in the Division of Human Resources. Number five, an ordinance closing Ham Alley, an ordinance closing Ham Alley determining that all property owners abutting 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. Number six, an ordinance amending cybersections 1660A1, 1660A2, 1660A3, 1660A4, 1660A5, 1660A6, 1660A7, 1660A8, and 1660A9 of the Code of Ordinances relating to sanitary sewer tap-on fees to make clarifications to categories of properties and update fees in amending Section 5 of Ordinance No. 34-2008, which amended Subsection 16-60A6 to correct a typographical error. Number 7, an ordinance amending Section 21-52 of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of Trades Worker Senior and one position of Public Service Worker Senior in the Division of Water Quality, and creating one position of Trades Worker Senior and one position of public service worker senior in the Division of Streets and Roads, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 59, No. 8, and ordinance pursuant to Sections 3.02, Subsection 24, and 6.12 of the Charter of the Lexington-Vader County Government, creating the Department of Planning, Preservation, and Development, transferring the Divisions of Planning, Historic Preservation, and the Purchase of Development Rights and the incumbents in all authorized positions as well as vacant positions from the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer to the Department of Planning, Preservation, and Development at their current job classification, pay grade, and salary, amending Section 2152 of the Code of Ordinances, transferring one position of Building Inspector Senior, Grade 114E, four positions of Building Inspector Grade 113N, one position of Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 108N, and one position of Staff Assistant Grade 107N, and the incumbents from the Division of Building Inspection to the Division of Planning at their current job classification, pay grade, and salary. Amending Section 22-52 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of Commissioner of Planning, Grade 210E, in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, and creating one position of Commissioner of Planning, Preservation, and Development, Grade 210E, in the Department of Planning, Preservation, and Development, and transferring the incumbent at his current job classification, pay grade, and salary, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 60, amending Section 21-52 and 22-52 of the Code of Ordinances to renumber the effective sections effective upon passage of Council. And No. 9, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Faderman County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 58. Thank you. Do I hear a motion? Move approval. Second. Okay. Motion by Council Member Lane, second by Council Member Lawless. Will you call the roll, please, or take the vote? Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. And Mr. Martin? Yes. Thank you. Okay, those pass 12-13-0. If you will give first reading to ordinances, please. Ordinance number 10, an ordinance change in the zone from an agricultural rural AR zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 1.56 net, 2.04 gross acres with a conditional use permit for property located at 1420 Greendale Road, subject to certain use restrictions imposed as conditions of granting the zone change, Victory Apostolic Church. Number 11, an ordinance amending Section 2152 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of Enterprise Systems Developer Senior, Grade 118E, and creating one position of HCM Manager, Enterprise Solutions, Grade 119E, and the Division of Enterprise Solutions appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 61, effective upon passage of Council. Number 12, an ordinance amending Section 23-5A of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of sworn police captain, Grade 318E, and creating one position of sworn police lieutenant, Grade 317E, in the Division of Police, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 63, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 13, an ordinance amending Section 22-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances, increasing the salary of the coroner by 2.9% from $66,207.96 to $68,169.40, effective retroactive to January 2, 2012. Number 14, an ordinance creating Section 13-54.1 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap material to define ferrous metal, HVAC, non-ferrous metal plastics, regulated scrap metal dealer, scrap metal seller, scrap metal dealer's license, scrap metal seller's license, transport vehicle and vehicle, creating Section 13-54.2 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap material to create the application and review process for a scrap metal dealer's license, creating Section 13-54.3 of the Code of Ordinances related to the regulated scrap metal to create the license application and review process for scrap metal seller's license. Creating Section 13-54.4 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap metal to define administrative requirements of a scrap metal dealer. Creating Section 13-54.5 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap metal to create the retention requirements for purchased regulated scrap material. creating Section 13-54.6 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap material to define prohibited purchases by a scrap metal dealer, creating Section 13-54.7 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap material to provide for exemptions to the scrap metal seller's license requirement, creating Section 13-54.8 of the Code of Ordinances related to regulated scrap material to provide for penalties for violations of this section and to provide for an appeals process for anyone affected by this section. Number 15, an ordinance submitting certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Payton County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 62. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any motions for any walk-on ordinances or motions to suspend the rules? If you'll log in, please. Seeing none, we'll go ahead. And Madam Clerk, if you would please read the second readings of resolutions. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Herod Concrete and Stone Company establishing a price contract for wet mix concrete supplement for the Division of Streets and Roads. Number two, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of James Clark, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.267 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective March 5, 2012. William Dixon, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.363 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective March 12, 2012. and Patrick McFadden, Engineering Technician Senior, Grade 113E, 190840, biweekly, in the Division of Water Quality, effective March 26, 2012. Unclassified Civil Service Appointment in the Office of the Urban County Council, Jennifer Benningfield, Council Administrative Specialist, Grade 115E, 2249-96, biweekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective March 26, 2012. Number three, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Crestwood Christian Church for use of the Mission Center for meeting the challenges and opportunities of aging conference at no cost to the urban county government. Number four, 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 June 30, 2012, 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. Number five, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of Highway Safety 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 $30,000 federal funds are for the click it or ticket safety belt enforcement mobilization, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number six, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an adopt-a-spot program agreement with Boy Scout Troop 100 for participation in the adopt-a-spot roadway cleanup program at a cost not to exceed $772. Number seven, a resolution authorizing and the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partial release of easements, releasing a portion of a utility easement and a portion of a storm sewer and drainage easement on property located at 4357 Victoria Court. Number eight, a resolution designating Lakeside Golf Course and Clubhouse as a park and park facility where the Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation may authorize the possession, sale, delivery, and consumption of alcoholic beverages and apply for a malt beverage license for sale of malt beverages at the listed location. Number nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a mutual aid agreement with Safety Tech Incorporated for mutual aid related to emergency services at no cost to the urban county government. Number ten, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation from Ms. Erica Smith of a ping pong table for use at the Dunbar Community Center at no cost to the urban county government. Number eleven, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban 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 $100,010. Commonwealth of Kentucky funds from the Law Enforcement Service Fee Program are for support of the cost of police overtime hours for traffic alcohol patrol, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 12, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Fayette County Cooperative Extension and AARP for an educational seminar titled Taking Charge, Your Medication, Your Heart, at a cost not to exceed $125 for the space for the seminar at the Fayette County Cooperative Extension facility. Number 13. Number 14. Number 15. Number 15. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one final to the contract with grants excavating incorporated for the Griffin Gate pump station replacement project. Increasing the contract price by the sum of $5,105 from $173,000 to $178,105. Number 16 A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Harsha Train for Design and Engineering Services for the repair, modification, and or replacement of electrical and mechanical equipment at police headquarters at a cost not to exceed $97,117.73. And number 17, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with First Bracktown Incorporated, $625 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Okay, we have a motion to approve. Do I hear a second? Second. Mr. Beard, did you have something for a second reading? I have a walk-on, not for a second reading, for the first reading. Of resolutions? Okay. We'll get that after the resolutions are read. Okay. Okay. So we have a motion and a second to approve. Will you go ahead and – Council Member, I believe, Lane made the motion. And who was the seconder? Second. Council Member Blue seconded. Correct. Okay. So will you go ahead and take the vote, please? Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Aye. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. And Mr. Martin? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those pass 13-0. Now, if you'll do first reading of resolutions, please. Resolution number 18. A resolution accepting the bid of construction and the amount of $184,000 for Green Acres Hollow Creek Stormwater Treatment Units for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with launch construction related to the bid. Number 19, a resolution accepting the bid of Hawk Company, establishing a price contract for luminescent dissolved oxygen analyzer with digital controller for the division of water quality and authorizing the mayor to execute any related agreement. Number 20, a resolution accepting the bids of Kentucky Service Company Incorporated and Morgan Electric Motor Sales and Service Incorporated, establishing price contracts for repair replacement of electrical motors, pumps, and submersible pumps for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor to execute any related agreements. 21, a resolution ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment of Glenn Brown, Administrative Officer, Grade 118E, 2008-84, 62 biweekly in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, effective March 12, 2012. 22, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following. Allison Diggins, Environmental Inspector, Grade 113N, 16.031, hourly in the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the beginning of probationary civil service probationary period upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required, authorizing the unclassified civil service appointment of Donald Graves, van driver, part-time, Grade 104N, 10.750, hourly in the Department of Social Services and authorizing the beginning employment upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required effective upon passage of counsel. Twenty-three, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a catering contract with the Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern luncheon at a cost not to exceed $5,500. Number twenty-four, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a professional services agreement with Victoria Nash as a sexual assault nurse examiner to provide on-call forensic examinations under the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program had a cost not to exceed $40 for each scheduled on-call period, $230 for each completed forensic examination, $50 per case for professional testimony in court, and the reasonable cost of medical liability insurance. Twenty-five, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number four to the contract with Woodall Construction Company, Incorporated for the construction of Clay's Mill Road improvements project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $18,487.72 from $3,655,884.57 to $3,674,372.29. Twenty-six. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Knoxville Police Department for a ride-along program at no cost to the urban county government. Twenty-seven. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to accept a donation in the amount of $2,500 from the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Sweet 16 basketball tournament to be held in Lexington, Kentucky, March 14-17, 2012. Number 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute a donation in the amount of $2,000 from the Kentucky High School Athletic Association for the Sweet 16 basketball tournament to be held in Lexington, Kentucky, March 14-17, 2012. Number 29. Incorporated 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 a Great American Band doing business as A&W Restaurants Incorporated has with the Kentucky Development Finance Authority related to the project and taking other related action. Number 30, a resolution initiating a text amendment to Section 13-4B4 of the Zoning Ordinance to replace the member of the Historic Preservation Commission nominated by a Board of the Land and Nature Trust with a member nominated by the Bluegrass Conservancy. 31, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with YMCA of Central Kentucky, $650, and Glendover Neighborhood Association $300 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. 32. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Burdett Construction Incorporated for relocating and reassembling of the Warfield Place Stone entrance wall, increasing the contract price by the sum of $7,395.20 from $59,730 to $67,125.20. Number 33, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to approve the renewal of an agreement with Omnisource Integrated Supply LLC for temporary employees at the Division of Emergency Management 911 at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Number 34, a resolution amending Resolution No. 92-2012 to change the name of the sole source entity from which the equipment is being acquired from Thermo Fisher Scientific to Aurora Scientific. Number 35, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the University of Kentucky College of Social Work and Martin School of Public Policy and Administration for conducting a needs assessment for the partner agency funding process at a cost not to exceed $35,000, provided that funds are budgeted for FY 2013. Number 36, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a certificate of consideration and any other documents necessary and to accept a deed for the property located at 436 Locust Avenue for the Meadows, Northland, Arlington Public Improvements Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $85,000 plus usual and appropriate closing clause. 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for extension of the Town Branch Trail Phase 3 project through June 30, 2013 at no cost to the urban county government. Number 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute supplemental agreement number one to the agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for design and construction of the Isaac Murphy Memorial Garden to permit the urban county government to use $117,902.25 of the grant funds as the local match for the Legacy Trail Enhancements Project. Number 39, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for $589,511.25 for infrastructure improvements for the Legacy Trail Enhancements Project. Number 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an addendum to the agreement granting additional responsibility pursuant to KRS 198B.060, subsection 5, with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction specifying the enforcement responsibilities within Lexington Fayette County at no cost to the urban county government. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $335,200. FHWA Planning, $48,400. Federal Transit Administration, Section 5303, $102,000. Mobility Office, SLX, $54,000. Air Quality Planning, SLX, $67,200. Congestion Management, SLX, and $52,800. Bike, Ped Planning, SLX. Federal funds are for the Division of Planning Unified Work Program FY 2013, the acceptance of which obligates Thurman County Government for the expenditure of $62,850 FHWA Planning, $12,100 Federal Transit Administration, $25,500 Mobility Office SLX, $13,500 Air Quality Planning SLX, $16,800 Congestion Management SLX, and $13,200 Bike Ped Planning SLX. as a local match subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in FY 2013 and authorizing the mayor to transfer income funds within the grant budget. 42. A resolution approving the optional relocation assistance policy to provide assistance not to exceed $20,000 to low-income owners, occupants who are involuntarily displaced from property with negative equity when the displacement results from the use of community development block grant or Home Investment Partnerships Program funds. Number 43, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Volunteers of America of Kentucky Incorporated for support of emergency housing for homeless families at a cost not to exceed $8,000. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a merchant processing service agreement with McKeeson Pharmacy Systems, LLC, and a merchant agreement with Bank of America, NA, for transaction services at the pharmacy at the Dr. Samuel Brown Health Center, which will be paid for as a transaction fee dependent upon the type of credit or debit card used at a cost estimated not to exceed $3,000 in the fiscal year 2012, and further authorizing the mayor to execute any additional documents or agreements related to this matter. Number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, which grant funds are in the amount of $580,700. Federal funds are for the continuation of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for FY 2012, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvin County Government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 46, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $500,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds under the Kentucky Recycling Grant Program and are for the purchase of a commingled commercial sorting line. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross, $1,000. AIDS Volunteers Incorporated, $825. Mentel Neighborhood Association, $575. Cheapside Entertainment District Incorporated, $650. Athletes United Foundation Incorporated, $1,000. And Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass Incorporated, $750. for the Office of the Urban County Council and a cost not to exceed the sums stated. 48, a resolution amending Resolution No. 484-2011 relating to the Ad Hoc Citizens Committee replacing the 3rd District Representative. No. 49, a resolution initiating zoning ordinance text amendments to authorize changes to notice requirements for certain Board of Adjustment hearings and to include neighborhoods or homeowners associations. And No. 50, a resolution notifying the executive branch and administration of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government of the Urban County Council's Ranking of Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2013, as previously discussed at the Joint Budget Workshops on January 26, 2012. Number one, resolve the pension issue and retiree benefits. Two, infrastructure needs, including roads, garages, and sidewalks. And three, commitments to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government parks. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And Council Member Beard has a motion. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I move to place on the docket a resolution amending Resolution 484-2011 relating to the Ad Hoc Citizens Committee for the Hiring of the Citizens Advocate, removing Randall Vaughn as the 4th District Representative and appointing Alice Nelson as the new 4th District Representative. Next, second. Council Member Beard made the motion and Council Member Kaye seconded. Is there any discussion? Okay. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Are there other walk-ons? Would you give that first reading, please? Resolution number 51, a resolution amending resolution number 484-2011 relating to the Ad Hoc Citizens Committee for the hiring and the hiring of the citizens' advocate replacing the 4th District Representative. Thank you. Now, are there any motions for suspensions by Council members? Council Member Blues. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I move to suspend the rules in order to give second reading to No. 50 so that the resolution will be sent forward in a timely manner ahead of the budget address. Do I hear a second? All right. Repeat that, please. We couldn't. I couldn't hear it. A number 50 so that it can move forward. And Council Member McCord. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Number 47, these are just NDF funds, just moving them out a couple weeks early. Thank you. And if we can just take them all at once, the clerk says that would be much easier. Council Member Beard, you're on again. Yes, I would like a second reading on number 51. It's somewhat holding up the activity of the committee. They would like to get started, and this has been kind of clogging up the works. And Council Member Lawless. Number 48, the Citizens Ad Hoc, 3rd District Rep also. All right. Second. Okay. That's moved and seconded. And then let's just take those to start with. We have motions to give second reading to 47, 48, 50, and 51. And hang on just a second. I know about you, but let me take care of this one. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay, now we have motions from the administration. Welcome, Mr. Maloney. Thank you. I've got four of them. Number 46, we need to have a second reading because the recycle grant is due on April 2nd. All right, 46. And 36, we are purchasing at 436 Locust Avenue, and the reason we're doing that is to keep our threshold for spending on the community development block grant program. Those two? Yeah, 36. 36 and 46. Do I have a council member who will make a motion? Okay. Motion by Council Member Kay, second by Council Member Lane to give second reading, suspend the rules, give second reading to 36 and 46. And 42, we need to have that one read because we are displacing the person in 36, so we have to get that person in another house in a volunteer displaced program. Do I hear a motion? Motion. Okay. Council Member Farmer made the motion. Council Member Myers seconded to suspend the rules, give second reading to 42. I have one more. At 44, the pharmacy opened up, but we need to have that agreement by the end of March. Council Member Myers moved to suspend the rules, give 44 second reading, and Council Member Lane seconded. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Now, Mr. Horn. Vice Mayor, if the Council will, number 22 needs two readings because it makes conditional offer of employment. All right. Number 22, conditional offer of employment. And did you have any others? Okay. Second. Council Member Blues moves to suspend the rules and gives 22 second reading. Council Member Farmer seconds. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Okay. I will go back and we have motions to suspend the rules and give 22, 36, 42, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, and 51. Second readings. Madam Clerk. Number 22. Number 22, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following. Allison Diggins, Environmental Inspector, Grade 113, and 16.03, one hourly in the Division of Water Quality, and authorizing the beginning of probationary civil service of probationary period upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required, authorizing the classified civil service appointment of Donald Graves, van driver, part-time, grade 104N, 10.750 hourly, in the Department of Social Services, and authorizing the beginning employment upon successful completion of a physical or medical examination as required, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 36. a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a certificate of consideration and any other documents necessary and to accept a deed for the property located at 436 Locust Avenue for the Meadows-Northland-Arlington Public Improvements Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $85,000 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 42, a resolution approving the optional relocation assistance policy to provide assistance not to exceed $20,000 to low-income owner-occupants who are involuntarily displaced from property with negative equity when the displacement results from the use of community development plot grant or home investment partnerships program funds. Number 44. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irwin County Government to execute a merchant processing service agreement with McKeeson Pharmacy Systems, LLC, and a merchant agreement with Bank of America for transaction services at the pharmacy at the Dr. Samuel Brown Health Center, which will be paid for as a transaction fee dependent upon the type of credit or debit card used at a cost not to exceed $3,000 in the fiscal year 2012 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any additional documents or agreements related to this matter. Excuse me. Number 46. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $500,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds under the Kentucky Recycling Grant Program and are for the purchase of a commingled commercial sorting line. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Oregon County Government to execute agreements with Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross, $1,000, AIDS Volunteers Incorporated, $825, Mentel Neighborhood Association, $575. Cheapside Entertainment District, Incorporated, $650. Athletes United Foundation, Incorporated, $1,000. And Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, Incorporated, $750 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 48. A resolution amending, resolution number 484, 2011, relating to the ad hoc citizens committee replacing the third district representative. Number 50, a resolution notifying the executive branch and administration of the Lexington-Fade Urban County Government of the Urban County Council's Ranking of Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2013, as previously discussed at the Joint Budget Workshop on January 26, 2012. One, resolve the pension issue and retiree benefits. Two, infrastructure needs, including roads, garages, and sidewalks. and three commitments to Lexington-Fade, Urban County Government Parks, and number 51, a resolution amending resolution number 484-2011 relating to the ad hoc citizens committee for the hiring of the citizens advocate replacing the fourth district representative. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Do I hear a motion? So moved. Second. A motion to accept the second readings by Council Member Myers. second by Councilmember Farmer. Madam Clerk, will you take the vote? Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Aye. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. And Mr. Martin? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Votes pass 13-0. The communications from the mayor are for information only and don't require a vote. Council members, do you have any announcements? Council Member Henson. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I just have one quick announcement. I was kind of thrilled that even though Council Member McCord, I've made this statement before, how he just irritates people with being healthy. And although I say that, I'm actually very, I am joking completely. and I admire him a great deal for his choice of lifestyle. But he... My choices are not... But anyway, we won't go there. We don't want to know details. But he will be receiving the Public Health Hero Award. So I just wanted to congratulate them. Excellent. Congratulations, Council Member McCoy. Are there other announcements by Council Members? Okay. If not, we have a few folks who signed up for public comment. Council Member Lawless, did you have an announcement? I just wanted to remind everybody in the public that we are on break. This is our last meeting until April 10th, so just be aware that there won't be meetings and a lot of council members and or aides may be out, but I just want to let everybody know. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other announcements? All right. We have some folks from the public who would like to speak, And so our procedure here is if you'll come to the mic and state your name, and you'll have your name and address for the record, and you'll have three minutes. And first is Ben Blyton. Thank you very much. I'm a little nervous and intimidated by being here with all of you people, so just bear with me and have patience, and I know you want to get home. But I have something to come to you. Can you give us your name and address for the record, please? I told you I was nervous. It's okay. I am Ben Blyton. I'm a retired naturopathic physician. I've been in Lexington almost 65 years. So I have a good feel for the flavor and the pulse of the community. And your address, please. The address is 625 Blue Ash Tribe. Thank you. Well, I don't really know where to begin. I wish I could say that I've discovered a line item missing from your budget. But that's not true. In fact, we need to look at perhaps creating an ordinance that would establish a contingency fund for people that are either uninsured or have no insurance or aren't eligible for Medicare when they try to use the 911 EMS service. How many of you, I wonder, if you called 911 because you've got a problem and said, come and get me, how many are aware that it's going to cost you over $900? And that's if you're close to a hospital, over $900. Now, this is morally wrong. I can't say it's ethically wrong because evidently the urban county government has codified this as part of their ethics. But morally, it's wrong. It's just not right. It's just not right because when they came to help me out, when I had blood clot issues, I was in a lot of pain. I had no insurance. Now, they may have said you'll be responsible for any payments. If they did, don't remember it. In times of stress, you forget stuff like that. Anyway, I would have assumed it would probably be $35. I'm only going two blocks to St. Joseph. I was shocked later to find out that my bill was over $900. Now, that's tantamount to highway robbery. I know that we've gotten away with it for many, many years, and I hear a lot of excuses like, well, other counties do it, and our legal department says it's legal, you can make these excuses all day long, but it's just not morally right. It's just not right. Now, when you embark on a program like the 911 and you raise the amounts to that kind of level, you're talking about jeopardizing somebody's economic security if they're on fixed income. The world changed for me. I had expenses when my parents died that I never dreamed I would have. And had I known that I was going to be charged over $900, even though I was in dire pain, I could have taken a little more pain and called a cab, could have gotten a cab in the same amount of time. So in other words, I could have made a different choice had I known. And I think we owe it to people if we're not going to tell that person that's called 911. If we're not going to make it clear, you know, you may be economically crippled when we're through with you. If they don't understand that, then we need to create a contingency fund. Set up a fund for people that just, for whatever reason, don't have the insurance coverage. Dr. Blighton, I have the unfortunate task of telling you your three minutes is finished. Okay, okay. Well, I appreciate the opportunity to appear here, and I hope you all will take into consideration what I've said. And, Bill, if you need help with that arthritis, I'm the guy to see. Thank you for your comments. Next up is Sherry Jones. and if you'll state your name and address for the record, please, and you'll have three minutes. And be sure and pull the mic down if you need to. My name is Cherie Jones. I live at 1806 Marlboro Drive. I have been a resident of Lexington for almost three years, and it's sad to say that I just found out about the concept of LexCall 311 being a one-call meets the need of all after a major ordeal. It would have been very helpful if I had known the significance of that number during our ordeal. On January the 17th, my home flooded with sewer water and human waste. When I realized that my basement was flooding, I assumed that it was a plumbing problem directly connected to the house, so I contacted the property owner. Fortunately, he wasted no time sending a maintenance worker to my home. Immediately upon arriving, maintenance recognized that it was a sewer problem. I was informed that I should contact Kentucky American Water. After maneuvering through several automated prompts, I was connected to a live operator who then informed me that although I pay sewer fees to them, that I would need to contact Water Quality. I was then given another phone number to call to make the initial report. The cleanup and repair process lasted several weeks. During this time, I submitted a claim to LFUCG for reimbursement for my personal property losses. I eventually received an email from Charlie Martin with an attached letter stating that my claim was denied. It stated that the backup was caused by gravel and tree roots infiltrating the main sewer line, and the city cannot be held responsible under these types of circumstances. It also stated that LFUCG would be exercising their constitutional and statutory rights of sovereign immunity, which would protect LFUCG from a lawsuit. This letter was from the office of Chris Welch, Senior Case Manager. Throughout this ordeal, I have found myself frustrated, enraged, and quite disappointed in the city of Lexington. To make matters worse, as I began researching sanitary sewer overflows in my community, I discovered the consent decree that Lexington Fayette Urban County Government has with the United States Environmental Protection Agency due to violations of the Clean Water Act. After spending much time reviewing the remedial measures plan, I discovered that on February the 27th, the city held a meeting to discuss the needed improvements in the Cane Run watershed. My concern is I didn't know about the meeting. I have since contacted Mark York, who was listed on a recent press release dated February the 10th, stating that the city was seeking public input on sanitary sewer improvement plans. He explained to me that when his office is seeking community involvement, they sent a press release to Lexington Herald-Leader, television and radio, as well as council members. He also explained once they send the press release, it is up to the media sources to publicize the information. So today, my question to the council, especially my councilman, Chris Ford, is what will it take to educate the community on their rights as a citizen in this city and to help prevent disasters like what happened to my children and I until the proposed corrections are made to prevent sanitary sewer overflow? Thank you very much for letting us know about this. And I'm thinking that I'm looking at our CAO and thinking Mr. Maloney might be willing to have a chat with you to see if there's anything that we have not done that we could be doing. He's right here in the audience. Which one? Could you raise your hand? Because I'm not sure who it is. Oh, okay. Thank you kindly. Thank you very much. Vice Mayor? Yes. If I might, we also created a program last year to address this kind of thing. So maybe one of the things we have set up can be helpful to you. Thank you. And Mr. McCarthy, I know you know the drill. If you'll state your name and address, please. For the record, my name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street. I would like to say, first of all, I would strongly object to any sabotage of our downtown street system or its traffic handling capacity. And the last proposal I saw for modifying the Civic Center seemed to include ripping out a piece of Vine Street and a piece of Jefferson Street. I would also like to say that apart from the damage to our street system, I think that tearing down parts of our Civic Center complex and replacing it with scattered, separate, freestanding buildings would be an incredible waste of public funds. And since Mary Alice Pratt died two months ago and is no longer around, to point this out, I'd also like to point out to you that the amount of money that would be wasted on such a redecoration of downtown is what it amounts to, would actually go a long way toward housing the poor if it were put into the right hands. And finally, I will say I wholeheartedly support everything you can do to get people to wear seatbelts. If I hadn't consistently warned them, I probably would not be alive to fuss at you tonight. I had a pretty bad wreck on my way home Sunday afternoon. And in my case, I told an ambulance crew I did not wish to be hauled to a hospital. Thank goodness. had other reasons besides just the financial cost of the ambulance ride, though. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. And was there anyone else who wished to speak? All right. If you'll please come to the podium and state your name and address, and you'll have three minutes. Good evening. My name is Elmer Boschancic, and I reside at 3304 Blackford Parkway in Blackford Oaks. I'm here tonight to address the city ordinance that makes it illegal to park your vehicle on any city street in excess of 24 hours. Back in February, I received a parking ticket and was in the process of having my vehicle towed for simply parking in front of my residence. My vehicle is licensed, it's insured, it's operational, but it's just a third vehicle and I don't drive it every day. I spoke to the officer in length that day and it was explained to me that somebody filed a complaint. I understand the law. I was in violation of it, paid my fines. I have no beef with that. But I think it's unrealistic to expect somebody who lives in a residential area, if they have an extra vehicle, not to be allowed to park in the street. A lot of people in my neighborhood, they have the same problem. They park in the street. I see them all the time when I walk, when I take my walks. Now what I have to do is I have to take my vehicle from my side of the street and I move it to the other side of the street just to be in compliance with the law. Frankly, I think that's ludicrous to have to do that. Every day, my wife or I, we go out and just move her vehicle. And then I'm in compliance with the law. I'm asking you to sell my vehicle now because I'm sick of doing it. And I think that's sad that I have to go through that. I asked the officer what I'd do when my wife and I take our vacation later this year. And one of the recommendations I was given was to take it to my place of employment and leave it parked there while I'm gone. While I could do that because my supervisor would let me, I don't feel I should have to. I'm legally parked in front of my residence, with the exception of the 24 hours, but I've got to move my vehicle when I go on vacation. I just think it's wrong that I have to do that. I've spoken to representatives from Mr. Stinnett's office, Mr. Lane's office, as well as Cheryl Roberts from the Lexington Police Department, and they all seemed to agree with me that the way this was handled in my situation probably wasn't very good, and that maybe it needs to be revised in some manner. I don't know what that manner would be. maybe some type of city sticker to let residents park in front of their houses. All I want to do is park in front of my house. That's all I'm asking, folks, is to park in front of my house without worrying about having my vehicle towed. It cost me $60 that day. And he didn't even tow it. Thank God I caught him before he towed it, so I just had to pay the $45 drop fee. I just don't think it's right. I think it's inappropriate to expect anybody to go out every day and move their vehicle. If they go on vacation, I don't think it's fair that they need to worry about they're going to come home and find their vehicle gone because they parked right illegally in front of their house. I'd understand if it had no engine in it, if it was disabled, but the officer, I know he did a little bit of law enforcement, he ran my plates. He knew it wasn't abandoned because it came back to my residence. And I just think this really needs to be reexamined and maybe in some way be changed. I understand maybe it was because of the premium parking in downtown Lexington. They have some problems with businesses. They don't want everybody to monopolize the streets. I don't think that should affect me. Thank you very much for your time. Thank you for letting us know. Appreciate it. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak? All right. Do I hear a motion to adjourn? Do I hear a second? Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. The meeting is adjourned. Thank you very much. Thank you.