If we can, please. Okay. I understand we, for technical reasons, need to, we're ready to roll on now. All right. If the clerk will call the roll, please. Mr. Blues? Here. Ms. Crosby? Here. Mr. DeCamp? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Here. Ms. Gorton? Here. Mr. Gray? Here. Ms. James? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Mr. McCord? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Myers? Here. Dr. Stevens? Present. Mr. Stennett? Present. Mr. Beard? Present. And Mr. Blevins? Here. We have a quorum, so we're prepared to proceed. It's my pleasure to welcome to the podium tonight Dr. Robert Baker from my church, Calvary Baptist. Dr. Baker, to give our invocation. Shall we pray together, please? Gracious God, giver of all good gifts, as we gather for the start of this evening's session, we give thanks to you for the gift of life which we who are prone to live too hurriedly too often take for granted. We give thanks for the Lexington-Fayette County community in which we are privileged to live, and we give thanks for the freedom which allows government of, by, and for the people to be possible, freedom which allows council meetings like the one we experience this evening to take place. Thank you, O God, for our mayor and vice mayor, for each council member assembled here tonight. Bless them and be with them as they engage in the process of government. Enable them to listen, discuss, creatively think, negotiate, and do what is best for the people of this community whom they represent. Above all, in this season of gifts and gift-giving, we give thanks this evening, O God, for you. As a result of your goodness and love, you have created us. As part of your plan for the human race, you have called us to live together in community. May we use this meeting tonight to make our human community, specifically this Lexington-Fayette County community, a better place in which to live. We offer this prayer in your name. Amen. Thank you, Dr. Baker. Minutes from the November 15th meeting have been circulated. Is there a motion? Move approval. Second. Thank you, Council Member Blevins, for the motion and Council Member DeCamp for the second. Any discussion? Those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Those opposed, no. Motion carries. We have a presentation tonight, and let me provide just a little bit in the way of background, and then we'll have the opportunity to recognize a number of folks who have participated. The second year, Lexington participated in the U.S. Conference of Mayors Cans for Cash, Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Contest. This contest challenges cities around the country to collect and recycle aluminum beverage cans, and it has been coordinated by the Blue Grass Partnership for a Green Community, which is comprised of LFUCG, Fayette County Public Schools, and the University of Kentucky, with help from Blue Grass Pride and other community partners. And as a result of their efforts, 321,000 pounds of aluminum cans were collected. That's over 10 million cans and is 1.6 million cans more than were collected last year, which is a tremendous outcome. Twenty-one public and private Fayette County schools participated, collecting 3,870 pounds of aluminum, which is equal to about 124,000 cans. In addition, Baker Iron and Metal, Gordon Scrap and Iron, the Southeast Center for Aluminum Technology, and Wise Recycling donated $9,000 for monetary prizes to be given to the nine schools that collected and recycled the highest number of cans per student. As we all know, recycling conserves natural resources and energy, and we wanted to take this evening to applaud the efforts of all of those schools who participated and to recognize some schools for their participation. So congratulations to the schools who are represented here tonight, and I'm going to come down and ask Steve Feast and Tom Webb to give me a hand, and we'll hand out some certificates. He's going to... Okay, our first school is Athens-Charlesburg Elementary. We'll make it here today. Bryan Station High School. Landover Elementary. Harrison Elementary. Henry Clay High School. Jesse Clark Middle. Leastown Middle. Maxwell Elementary. $5,716. Mill Creek Elementary. Northern Elementary. Southern Middle School. Tate's Creek Elementary. Ashland Elementary School. Christ the King School. Lexington Christian Academy. Miller School. Providence Montessori. Lexington... Lexington Universal Academy. The next three schools are third, second, and first place, respectively, and each won $1,250. Lexington Day Treatment in third place. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Montessori Middle School in second place. Our first place winner this year is Mount Olivet Baptist School in first place. Congratulations. Congratulations.  Thank you. Madam Clerk, I think we are ready for the second reading of the ordinances, please. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to a light industrial I-1 zone for 40.68 net, 45.57 gross acres of property located at 1100 Alexandria Drive, subject to certain use restriction and posed as a condition of granting the zone change. Number two, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a donation of $2,750 from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and $2,000 from Walmart Stores Incorporated, Sam's Club, for use by the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, public education programs, and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule number 94. Number three, an ordinance amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Section 13-1 through 13-16 to conform to the requirements set forth in KRS 67.750 through 67.795 with respect to the taxation of businesses. In addition, creating Section 13-7.2 to require employers to file Federal Form 1099 and amending Section 13-9 to increase the initial license fee from $10 to $25. Number four, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of Staff Assistant, Grade 107N, creating one position of Administrative Specialist, Grade 110N, and reclassifying the incumbent in the Division of Planning to become effective retroactive to August 20, 2007, and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule number 92. Number five, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of Staff Assistant, Grade 107N, creating one position of Administrative Specialist, Grade 110N, and the Division of Police, and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule number 90. Number six, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing two positions of Operations Manager, Grade 116E, creating two positions of Facility Manager, Grade 118E, abolishing three positions of Skilled Trades Worker Senior, Grade 112N, and creating three positions of Electrical Instrumentation Tech, Grade 113N, abolishing one position of Trade Supervisor, Grade 113N, and creating one position of Electrical Instrumentation Tech Senior, Grade 114E, reallocating one position of Director of Building Maintenance and Construction, Grade 120E, to Grade 114E. And reclassifying the incumbents in the Division of Building Maintenance and Construction to become effective retroactive to May 28, 2007, and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule number 96. Number seven, an ordinance amending Section 22-5 of the Code of Ordinances creating ten temporary positions of Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, for a term of five months beginning December 10, 2007, and ending May 25, 2008, and the Division of Waste Management and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule number 91. Number eight, an ordinance amending Section 26-1-6 of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government Code of Ordinances by deleting reference to August 26, 1998, and a moratorium in amending Section 26-1-7 by deleting references to ten acre tracts. Number nine, an ordinance notwithstanding Section 21-33A of the Code of Ordinances providing that employees hold the position of Telecommunicator, Telecommunicator Senior, Telecommunicator Supervisor, and PSAP Manager in the Division of Enhanced 9-1-1, may carry over accumulated vacation leave in excess of 168 hours at the end of calendar year 2007, providing that these employees shall have their accumulated vacation hours reduced to 168 hours on March 31, 2008, and providing that these employees who separate from employment with the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government prior to March 31, 2008, shall be paid pursuant to Section 21-33E of the Code of Ordinances for no more than 168 hours plus any hours accumulated for service during the calendar year of 2008. Number ten, an ordinance of the Urban County Council finding that HOPE VI Affordable Housing Development Project located at 898 Georgetown Street meets the guidelines for the expenditure of Urban Development Action Grant, UDAG funds, and authorizing the expenditure of $450,000 in such funds to assist with site development and infrastructure improvements for this project, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 97. Number eleven, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice 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 $1,350 federal funds from the Violence Against Women Act Program, are for participation in the Ending Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Conference, the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government for the expenditure of $450 as a local match, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 97. Number twelve, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Bluegrass Area Development District 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 $12,872 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, are for the purchase of a portable air compressor for the Division of Parks and Recreation, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government for the expenditure of $450 as a local match, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 97. Number thirteen, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, which grant funds are in the amount of $13,608.23 federal funds, are for the purchase of a bulletproof vest for the Division of Police, $9,526.23, and the office of the Fayette County Sheriff, $4,082. The acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government for the expenditure of $9,526.23 as a local match, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 87 and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Madam Clerk, if I could interrupt you for just a moment. Council Member Ellinger wishes to speak to item fourteen. Thank you, Mayor. As a request by the Administration, I move to amend item number fourteen, second reading ordinances to delete a budget amendment for sanitary sewer engineering as that budget amendment has already been approved by Council in Ordinance No. 261-2007. This is not a material change and the ordinance may be given second reading as amended. So moved. Do I hear a second? Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? I'm advised by our clerk that our electronic voting machines are not working this evening, so let's conduct business on the basis of a voice vote. Those in favor of Council Member Ellinger's motion, please let it be known by saying aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Number fourteen as amended for second reading. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 93. You've heard the reading of the ordinances that have received now their second reading. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Council Member Beard moves to approve. Council Member Gordon seconds. Any discussion? I believe somebody wants to speak on one of the items. Is that right? The gentleman wants to speak on one of these second readings. Does anyone wish to address the Council? Mr. Rowland, if you'll step to the microphone and give us your name and address, you'll have three minutes. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor, ladies and gentlemen of the Urban County Council, my name is Dan Rowland. I live at 432 South Mill Street, and I'm here to speak about Ordinance No. 10 and to thank you for allowing me just a moment to speak, which I will do very briefly. What I would like to do is to persuade the Council to simply create a kind of atmosphere or a suggestion as this goes forward, this project on Georgetown Road, to stop and think a little bit about the urban design that's involved in this and to reflect on how best to accomplish the Hope VI goals within the context of the best possible urban design. You have in front of you a handout. This handout is designed by Matt Clark, a person I'm particularly proud of. Many of you know him. He was a former Gaines Fellow. I was the former director of the Gaines Center, an outstanding graduate of the U.K. Architecture School. His senior thesis, soon to be published as a book, is on Bluegrass Aspendale. He was the second prize winner internationally of the Berkeley Prize for Architectural Excellence for an essay entitled Representing Public Housing, Creating Community in Lexington's East End. And he spent the whole summer this last summer in the Netherlands working for one of the best firms internationally on the problems of urban design and public housing. So this is a person who's really put a lot of thought into both Lexington's affordable housing issues and also how those issues are handled nationally and internationally. This is something very simple, this handout. Basically, he thinks, and I think and am here to say that I hope you think, that any development for the Georgetown Road project ought to respond to the three imperatives listed on the first page. Responsible land use, including developing the urban core, preserving the bluegrass design options, and so on. I won't repeat these. Sustainable design, including especially energy use, material supply chain, transportation integration, passive systems, and so on. And urban thinking, housing type, character of the residential area, land use mix, and so on. The second page, number one here, talks about simply responsible land use and gives you a chance to look at the actual visual environment from an aerial photographic point of view of this site and the area around it. The left being the large scale and to the right the small scale. You can see that this is an area of quite intense development. Number two, page number three but number two here, sustainable design gives you some really good and easy figures on how much it costs to heat and maintain per year a 2,000 square foot house. If it's built to LEED standards of sustainability, it costs $2,000 a year. And if it's a typical home such as might be built without LEED standards, it costs $2,900 a year. So really substantial savings in the long run by using sustainability standards. And then finally, the most confusing page here, I had to talk to Matt to find out what it means, urban thinking. On the upper right, you see the plan for the development as it now stands, a little cul-de-sac. You'll notice that there's not even a way to go from the cul-de-sac into the adjoining Douglas Park, which seems like an odd thing. Seems how you'd want to have access to the public park. And then down across the bottom, some little graphics which Matt included here just to show you the kind of things that I think good urban planners think of when they're planning this kind of a development, whether it's for affordable or just for regular housing. Why should the council care about this? And I think there's two reasons. One is for the future residents of this project, they will get better, more sustainable housing for the future residents. They will have smaller utility bills to pay, and we will save on greenhouse gases. I'm sorry, Dr. Rowland, but your time has expired. I failed to watch the clock, and I don't know exactly how long ago it did, but I do notice that the time has expired. Okay. Well, can I just say three words to begin with? Yes. The three words are there are six foundational pillars for the Urban County Council. Innovative and imaginative planning and sustainable development are two of them, and I think this falls under both those rubrics, so I hope you'll think about that. And thank you for the extra time, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Chang. I'd just like to make a comment on, since you are addressing an area that's within the first district, you and I have not had the pleasure of meeting. And if we had, I probably would have let you know that I think the more appropriate place for you to be in discussion with this are the folks that are dealing with the actual affordable housing, which in this particular case begins with the housing authority. It may be good for you to have that conversation with Austin-Sims. Also, there's an infill redevelopment committee that is meeting, and Vice Mayor and Dr. Stevens are chairs of that committee. I think it may be appropriate for you to talk with them about your ideas. And also, I wish you were here at that zone change hearing the other night because we sure could have used some of these designs or some of these ideas as part of that as well. So thank you for presenting, but I think that you would be appropriately served in those locations. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Any further discussion? Seeing none, I think we're prepared to vote on the ordinances that received their second reading. Madam Clerk, if you'll call the roll. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? Yes. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Excuse me. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stephens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Mr. Beard? Aye. And Mr. Blevins? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those ordinances are approved. That brings us down to the ordinances for first reading. And the first ordinance is one which requires a public hearing. And, Madam Clerk, if it's appropriate at this time, we'll declare the floor open for anyone who might wish to make comments with regard to item 15 on our agenda this evening. Mr. McCarthy, if you'll step to the microphone, you'll have three minutes. Okay. My comment on this is that I wish you would tell me in English what it is you're proposing to do with our tax money. This paragraph of legalese on the docket doesn't really tell me a thing. I mean, this mention of an open channel on Bryan Avenue project has me wondering, are you proposing to dig a ditch down the middle of the street and tear out perfectly good pavement? Also, I want to know what you really are proposing to do there and also what you're proposing to do to Valley Park. Thank you very much, Mr. McCarthy. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak to that item? Seeing none, we'll close the public hearing. And, Madam Clerk, if you'll proceed with first reading of the ordinances. Ordinance number 15, an ordinance approving and adopting a program amendment for use of community development block grant funds in the 2007 consolidated plan to establish a new project, the open channel on Bryan Avenue project, and an amendment to the 2005 consolidated plan to provide a change in scope of work for the Valley Park project, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 99 and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 16, an ordinance submitting Section 2 of Ordinance No. 215-2007, Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances, creating one position of Deputy Director, Grade 120-E, in the Office of Internal Audit to change the effective date from January 7, 2008, to November 21, 2007. Number 17, an ordinance creating Section 2-18 of the Code of Ordinances, authorizing the Mayor to appoint a designee to act as his proxy for all purposes at any meeting of the Board of Health of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department that he is unable for any good reason to attend. Number 18, an ordinance expanding and extending Partial Urban Services District No. 3 for the Urban County Government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets, Mill Creek, Appian Crossing Way, Jones Trail, and Longleaf Place, subdivision Longleaf Place. Number 19, an ordinance expanding and extending Partial Urban Services District No. 5 for the Urban County Government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection and street lighting to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets, South Mill Commons, Section 3, Lawrence Street, Cravens Property, The Lofts at 991 McClanahan Lane, Todd's Road, and Beaumont Center, Veranda Place. Number 20, an ordinance expanding and extending the Full Urban Services District for the Urban County Government for the provision of street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets, Angela Court, Blackhorse Lane, Bracktown Road, Bradley Lane, Leastown Road, Rebecca Drive, Richardson Property, Unit 8, Section 1, Stuart Hall Boulevard, Still Meadows LLC, Property Section 1, Portion of 501 Charlesburg Road, Andover Creek Lane, Arnold Properties LLC, Appian Crossing Way, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1B, Bay Springs Park, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1E, Bay Springs Park, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1G, Bay Springs Park, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1I, Bay Springs Park, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1J, Bay Springs Park, Beaumont Farm, Unit 1, Beacon Street, Beaumont Farm, Unit 1, Beacon Street, Beaumont Farm, Unit 1, Beacon Street, Beaumont Center Circle, Beaumont Farm, Unit 1, Beaumont Center Circle, Blackford, Blackford Parkway, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1B, Blackford Parkway. New Market Unit 4B, Brickhouse Lane, The Reserve and Tate's Creek 5301, Tate's Creek Road, Bridalwood Lane, Longleaf Subdivision Unit 2, Broadleaf Lane, Burgess Avenue, Sebastian Property Unit 3C, Section 2, Burnt Mill Road, Sebastian Property Unit 3B, Section 2, Burnt Mill Road, Sebastian Property Unit 3E, Section 2, Burnt Mill Road, Ramsey-Sullivan Creek Path Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1A, Section 1, Kearney Ridge Creek Path Lane, Masterson Station Central, Citation Village, Dorena Lane, Asbury-Dawson Springs Way, Newtown Springs Unit 2B, Dawson Springs Way, Carroll, Raleigh B, Sr., Eastway Drive, Masterson Station Central, Citation Village, Ferndale Pass, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1G, Hibernia Pass, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1H, Hibernia Pass, Still Meadows, LLC, Property Section 1, Portion of 501 Charlesburg Road, Horsemen Trail, Scully Property, Cavanaugh Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1B, Kearney Ridge, Kearney Creek Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1C, Kearney Ridge, Kearney Creek Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1D, Kearney Ridge, Kearney Creek Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 3, Kearney Ridge Boulevard, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1B, Kearney Ridge, Kearney Ridge Boulevard, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1A, Section 1, Kearney Ridge, Kearney Ridge Boulevard, Sunnyslope Farm Unit 3B, Section 1, Kelley Rose Way, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1A, Laguna Court, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1C, Lander Court, Highland Lakes Unit 1H, Largo Lane, Scully Property, Lawson Lane, Masterson Station Central, Citation Village, Leastown Road, Sunnyslope Farm Unit 3A, Loblolly Court, Sunnyslope Farm Unit 3G, Section 1, Loblolly Way, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1C, Kearney Ridge, Locust Blossom Cove, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1E, Matheran Trail, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1F, Matheran Trail, Blackford Property Phase 3, Unit 1H, Matheran Trail, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 1D, Kearney Ridge, Meadow Suite Lane, Ramsey-Sullivan Property Unit 3, Meadow Suite Lane, Johnson Property Unit 1J, Millbank Road, Millbank, Johnson Property Unit 1B, Section 2, Millbank Road, Still Meadows LLC Property, Section 1, Portion of 501 Charlesburg Road, Mistflower Lane, Beaumont Farm Unit 1, Monarch Street, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1D, Movado Court, Newtown Springs Unit 1, Section 1, Newtown Center Way, Asbury, Newtown Springs Drive, Newtown Springs Unit 1, Section 1, Newtown Springs Drive, Sebastian Property Unit 3, Section 2, Old Woollen Mill Lane, Sebastian Property Unit 3A, Section 2, Old Woollen Mill Lane, Denton Farms Unit Inc., Unit 3, Section A, Ellerslie at DeLong, Armsby Place, Carroll, Raleigh B Senior, Pasadena Drive, Denton Farms Incorporated Unit 3, Section A, Ellerslie at DeLong, Richmond Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1G, Rhiney Road, Masterson Station Central, Citation Village, Robinson Way, Russell Cave Road, Johnson Property Unit 1B, Section 2, Russell Cave Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1A, Sandersville Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1B, Sandersville Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1C, Sandersville Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1D, Sandersville Road, Newtown Springs Unit 2B, Saunders Spring Way, Asbury, Saunders Springs Way, Masterson Station Central, Citation Village, Shell Court, Newtown Springs Unit 2B, Silver Springs Drive, Asbury, Silver Springs Drive, Sunny Slope Farm, Unit 3G, Section 1, Silverbill Trace, Ramsey Sullivan Property Unit 1B, Kearney Ridge, Sullivan's Trace, Ramsey Sullivan Property Unit 1A, Section 1, Kearney Ridge, Sullivan's Trace, Ramsey Sullivan, Sullivan's Trace, Pasadena Point Subdivision, Sunseeker Court, Sunny Slope Farm, Unit 3A, Sweet Spire Drive, The Rose Reserve and Tate's Creek 5301, Tate's Creek Road, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1E, Tiburon Court, Tiburon Way, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1F, Tiburan Way, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1G, Tiburon Way, Woodward Lander Property Unit 1H, Tiburon Way, Sebastian Property Unit 3D, Trailwood Lane, Sebastian Property Unit 3B, Section 2, Trailwood Lane, The Reserve at Tate's Creek 5301, Tate's Creek Road, Thys Pass, Sebastian Property Unit 3A, Section 2, White Oak Trace, Sebastian Property Unit 3C, Section 2, White Oak Trace, and Sebastian Property Unit 3D, White Oak Trace, Whiteberry Drive. Number 21, an ordinance pursuant to Section 2-1A of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government adopting a schedule of meetings for the Council for the calendar year 2008-22, an ordinance providing notwithstanding Section 21-33A of the Code of Ordinances that employees in the Department of Finance and Administration whose because of STARS implementation will lose accumulated vacation leave may carry over accumulated vacation leave in excess of 168 hours at the end of calendar year 2007, providing that the employee shall have his or her accumulated vacation hours reduced to 168 hours on June 30, 2008, and providing that if the employee separates from employment with the Urban County Government prior to June 30, 2008, then he or she shall be paid pursuant to Section 21-33E of the Code of Ordinances for no more than 168 hours plus those accumulated for service during calendar year 2008. Number 23, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 98, Number 24, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds remaining in FY 2007 and to FY 2008 as approved at the December 4, 2007, Council Work Session, Schedule No. 111. Number 25, an ordinance closing a portion of Owens 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 quick claim deeds 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. Twenty-six, an ordinance amending Section 4-12.4d of the Code of Ordinances to increase the kennel license fee from $25 to $135 effective on the date of passage. Twenty-seven, an ordinance amending Section 4-19e of the Code of Ordinances to increase the fine for violations of the prohibition against dogs running at large to not less than $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $250 for a third offense, and $500 for a fourth offense, and each subsequent offense occurring within a 36-month period. Twenty-eight, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of clerical assistant, Grade 104-N, and creating one position of staff assistant, Grade 107-N, abolishing one position of recreation supervisor, Grade 110-E, and creating one position of park naturalist, Grade 113-E, and reclassifying incumbents all within the Division of Parks and Recreation, and pursuant to Ordinance No. 197-2002, adjusting the salary of one employee in the Division of Revenue and one employee in the Division of Traffic Engineering, occupying the positions of staff assistant after a review, pursuant to the Pay Equity Ordinance, all to become retroactive to October 1, 2007, and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule No. 107. Number 29, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of engineering technician, Senior, Grade 113-E, creating one position of associate engineering technician principal, Grade 114-E, and reclassifying the incumbent in the Division of Engineering, effective retroactive to August 20, 2007, and appropriating funds pursuant to Budget Schedule No. 109. Number 30, an ordinance amending Section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances transferring one position of van driver, part-time, Grade 104-N, from the Division of Adult Services to the Office of Aging Services. Number 31, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, which grant funds are in the amount of $125,561 federal funds under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, or for reimbursement of costs related to the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of funds, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 101, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 32, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of 911 Coordinator Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board, which grant funds are in the amount of $147,457 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, or for improvements to the regional 911 system, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of funds, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 102, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 33, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, which grant funds are in the amount of $37,282 federal funds, or for the purchase of portable interoperable communications tower for the Division of Environmental and Emergency Management, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of funds, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 103, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 34, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, which grant funds are in the amount of $98,304 federal funds, or for improvements to the regional 911 system, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of funds, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 104, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 35, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, which grant funds are in the amount of $217,844 federal funds, or for expansion of the mobile data computer network in the Division of Police, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of funds, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 105, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 36, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $5,000, Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, or for participation in the mercury collection program, the acceptance of which obligates the Irvine County Government for the expenditure of $1,250 as a local match, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 106, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. And number 37, an ordinance authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute an amendment to the Franchise Agreement with Insight Kentucky Partners, 2LP, as previously amended to extend and renew the term of the non-exclusive franchise for a cable television system of a term of five years from 15 to 20 years, with an effective date retroactive to September 3, 2007, in return for additional services at no cost to the Irvine County Government. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions with regard to those ordinances? Council Member Gordon. Yes, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to No. 17 and No. 21. Thank you. Any other motions? Council Member Lane. Resolution No. 35. Second read on that, please. Ordinance No. 35. I'm sorry. I'm ahead of you. Okay. Any others who say 35? Right now I have a motion to suspend the rules to grant second reading to items 17, 21, and 35. We cannot suspend on 35. You are correct. Okay. All right. Thank you. If there's nothing further, we'll proceed to vote on the motion to suspend the rules to grant second reading to items 17 and 21. Was there a second to that motion, sir? No. Council Member Ellinger, if we didn't receive one earlier. Those in favor of suspending the rules, please let it be known by saying aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. No. 17 for second reading. An ordinance creating Section 2-18 of the Code of Ordinances authorizing the Mayor to appoint a designee to act as his proxy for all purposes at any meeting of the Board of Health of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department that he is unable for any good reason to attend. And 21. An ordinance pursuant to Section 2-1A of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette County Government adopting a schedule of meetings for the Council for the calendar year 2008. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve those two items? Move approval. I have a motion from Council Member Gordon to approve those two items and a second from Council Member Beard. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? Yes. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stephens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. The amendments are approved. That takes us down to resolutions for second reading. Madam Clerk. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, establishing a price contract for the pump-sump-pump redirection program. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of GKT Enterprises LLC, establishing a price contract for asphalt speed humps, including pavement markings. And there's a motion on number three. Mayor, I have a motion on number three. I'm sorry. Council Member Maloney. I move to amend item number three on the docket under the second reading of the resolution to remove the probationary service department of Horace Miles, equipment operator, senior, grade 109N, $15.45 an hour in the division of waste management, and Kenneth Goble, equipment operator, senior, grade 109N, $15.33 an hour in the division of waste management. Second. I have a motion by Council Member Maloney and a second by Council Member Gordon to amend item three by deleting those references to Kenneth Goble and Horace Miles. Any discussion? Seeing none. Let's vote on the proposed amendment. Those in favor, please vote aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Resolution number three as amended, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Christopher Cunningham, computer analyst, grade 115E, 178808 biweekly in the division of computer services, effective November 26, 2007. Brian Dennis, public information supervisor, grade 115E, 194779 biweekly in the division of government communications, effective November 12, 2007. Paul Hockensmith, GIS programmer, analyst, grade 117E, 194016 biweekly in the division of enhanced 911, effective October 29, 2007. Kendra Carter, customer service supervisor, grade 113E, 177666 biweekly in the division of government communications, effective November 12, 2007. Kimberly Huffman, administrative specialist senior, grade 112N, 17.072 hourly in the division of revenue, effective November 19, 2007. Donald Bowman, treatment plan operator, apprentice, grade 107N, 15.951 hourly in the division of water and air quality, effective November 26, 2007. Tonya Alexander-Cuff, grade 103N, 12.367 hourly in the division of family services, effective October 29, 2007. Elaine Dionne, administrative specialist senior, grade 112N, 19.712 hourly in the division of revenue, effective November 26, 2007. Diane Catlett, staff assistant senior, grade 108N, 11.879 hourly in the division of revenue, effective November 26, 2007. Robert Sebring, public service supervisor senior, grade 114E, 2083.92 biweekly in the division of community corrections, effective November 12, 2007. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Starlina Ward, microcomputer support specialist, grade 113N, in the division of computer services, effective October 30, 2007. Ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of Chris O'Brien, fire lieutenant, grade 315N, in the division of fire and emergency services, effective October 16, 2007. Approving leave of absence for Michael Kirkland, public service worker for senior, grade 107N, in the division of building maintenance and construction. Section requests a 42-day council-approved leave without pay from November 19, 2007 to December 30, 2007. And then there's a public hearing on number four, sir. We are obligated to conduct a public hearing on item number four under the resolutions receiving second hearing, a second reading. Is there anyone who wishes to speak on item four? Thank you. If you would step to the podium and give us your name and address, you'll have three minutes. Mayor Newberry, Vice Mayor Gray, council members, my name is Charles Boucher, B-O-W-S-H-E-R, I live at 508 South Bend Drive here in Lexington. I hate to say it, but I'm totally in the dark about this resolution here because it appears from the surface that we are getting involved in a church's bond issuance, and that doesn't seem an appropriate place for our urban county government to be spending any of its time. Now, maybe there's somewhere that I can go and learn a little bit about this, or maybe you all can apprise me of this. If you could take a minute, you can have a minute of my time. I think I can clarify just a little bit. These bonds are actually being issued by Clark County. My understanding, however, is for that issuance to be fully authorized, they need a resolution from us that's outlined here. So that's what it amounts to. Okay. Can I then ask if there's any members on the council who are members of Crossroads Christian Church, please? If they'd please raise their hand. We're members of Crossroads Christian Church. For purposes of recusal, Ms. Gordon. Thank you. I think that's all. Thank you. Council Member Blevins. Mr. Kelly, if you don't mind, would you spend a few minutes explaining the process to Mr. Boucher? I think it might ease his mind a little to know how these IRBs work. Mr. Joe Kelly back there, two minutes with him might make you feel better. Thanks. Council Member McCord. Mayor, since I've been on council, we've had a number of these things come up, and every time there's something that comes up, there's always a citizen that's confused, as Mr. Boucher was tonight, and has the exact same question. And I think what would be helpful, if Anthony Wright, Joe Kelly, and folks could maybe just put together something for the folks out in the viewing audience that could be put on the website and so forth to understand that really what it amounts to is any nonprofit out there can use this IRB, use this industrial revenue bond to their advantage. And what has happened is that certainly churches have seen that this is an opportunity to do some of the things for the community that government can't do and so forth. But it appears one way, and certainly when they see it on the docket, the questions always come back the exact same way, and people have the exact same concerns, and so it's very legitimate, your questions. And when you see kind of what it really is, it's not anything as it appears. But I think there's a need maybe for the public to see how this works, because I'm sure there's a number of other nonprofits that are not even faith-based that could utilize this tool to do a lot of things that we can't even do as a government. So however we want to do that, I would like to tender that as an idea for us as a council and for us as a government. And, Mr. Wright, if you'll get with Council Member McCord and discuss that, we'll see what we can do. Thank you. All right. Anyone else wish to speak to Item Number 4? Seeing none, we'll declare the public hearing closed. Madam Clerk. Resolution Number 4, a resolution of the Lexington-Fayette-Irvine County Government approving the execution and delivery by the County of Clark, Kentucky of its County of Clark, Kentucky County Cultural and Recreational Revenue Bonds, Crossroads Christian Church of Lexington Incorporated Project, Series 2007, in an amount not to exceed $5,750,000, the bond and the use of the proceeds thereof to assist Crossroads Christian Church of Lexington Incorporated Crossroads to finance and refinance the cost of the construction and equipping of a 66,000-square-foot facility located at 4128 Todd's Road, Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky, including a multipurpose building for recreational fellowship and cultural activities and to pay costs of insurance. Number 5, a resolution pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 18-66 designating the speed limit on Cavanaugh Lane as 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. Number 6, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute FY08 Purchase of Service Agreement with Lexington Center Corporation for the facilitation of economic development projects in Fayette County at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Number 7, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute the FY08 Purchase of Service Agreement with Commerce Lexington Incorporated for the facilitation of economic development activities and initiatives at a cost not to exceed $620,000. Number 8, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute an agreement with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, $1,075, Inner Youth Development Incorporated, $450, and God's Pantry Food Bank, Incorporated, $1,450 for the office of the Irvine County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 9, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for extension of the Agreement for Federal Funds for continuation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Systems project from October 31, 2007 to June 30, 2008 at no cost to the Irvine County Government. Number 10, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for reimbursement of overtime, salary, and other costs at no cost to the Irvine County Government. Number 11, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute an amendment to agreement with Community Action Council for Lexington, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties, Incorporated for extension of the Agreement for Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds to support the Young Builders Program to December 31, 2007 at no cost to the Irvine County Government. Number 12, a resolution amending Section 2 of Resolution No. 544-2007, which authorized and directed the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute an agreement with Kentucky Utilities Company for the relocation of utilities from the temporary housing site for residents displaced by the Newtown Pike Extension Project, an authorized payment in the amount of $5,949 to list the correct payee as Kentucky Utilities Company. And number 13, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Irvine County Government, to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a temporary construction easement from Susan Y. Miller and Walter Miller for the property located at 213 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project, an authorized payment in the amount of $300 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Thank you very much. Are there any motions? I have a motion to approve from Council Member Stennett, a second from Council Member Ellinger. Any discussion? Seeing none, we're prepared to vote. Madam Clerk. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? Yes. Mr. DeCamp? Yes on all but number 4, no on number 4. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stevens? Aye. Mr. Sennett? Aye. Mr. Beard? Aye. And Mr. Blevins? Aye. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those resolutions are approved. This takes us down now to resolutions receiving their first reading. Madam Clerk. Resolution number 14, a resolution accepting the bid of Pro Tech Security Sales, establishing a price contract for tactical body armor for the Division of Police. Number 15, a resolution accepting the bid of Pierce Manufacturing Incorporated in the amount of $726,559 for an aerial ladder fire truck. Number 16, a resolution accepting the bid of Chapman Printing Company in the amount of $26,512.50 for printing of the 2007 comprehensive plan. Number 17, a resolution accepting the bid of Century Equipment, establishing a price contract for golf course utility vehicles for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 18, a resolution accepting the bid of Radio Communications Systems Incorporated, doing business as RCS Communications, establishing a price contract for emergency equipment for the Division of Police. Number 19, a resolution accepting the bid of Safety Co., Incorporated, establishing a price contract for radar traffic counters. Number 20, a resolution accepting the bids of Recreonics, Incorporated, Leslie's Pool Mart, and EMSCO, doing business as Op Aquatics, establishing a price contract for swimming pool supplies for the Division of Parks and Recreation. 21, a resolution accepting the bids of Coddle Seed and Mid-South Baseball, Incorporated, establishing a price contract for baseball field drying conditioners for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 22, a resolution accepting the bids of Cleanse Refrigerated Foods and Somerset Food Service, establishing price contracts for food for the Family Care Center. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bid of Remotec, Incorporated, subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, in the amount of $120,456 for hazardous duty robot for the Division of Police. Number 24, a resolution accepting the bid of Boger, LLC, in the amount of $47,669 for rotary lobe sludge transfer pumps for the Division of Water and Air Quality. 25, a resolution accepting the bid of Mason-Dixon Information Systems, Incorporated, in the amount of $5,250 for printing of the 2007 land use map. 26, a resolution accepting the bid of B&H Photo, Video, Pro Audio, in the amount of $36,340 for Sony Camera Systems. 27, a resolution accepting the bid of Arrow Electric Company, in the amount of $220,110 for installation of interduct conduit for the Division of Traffic Engineering. 28, a resolution accepting the bid of R.J. Smith Controls and Consulting, Incorporated, in the amount of $34,572 for variable drives for Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Division of Water and Air Quality. 29, a resolution accepting the bid of Loveline Industries, Incorporated, establishing a price contract for rain suits for the Division of Solid Waste. 30, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a donation from Wayne Supply Company for the use of one excavator and or bulldozer for use at the firearms training facility at no cost to the Urban County Government. 31, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886, to install multi-way stop controls at Cromwell Way and Cornwall Drive. 32, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886, to install multi-way stop controls at Addison Avenue and Unity Drive. 33, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886, to install multi-way stop controls at Masterson Station Drive and Jacqueline Drive Lane. 34, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute the 2008 General Term Orders for the Fayette County Clerk and the Fayette County Sheriff, establishing the number of deputies and assistants allowed to each and the compensation allowed to each deputy and assistant subject to the limits for each category as specified in the General Term Orders and subject to the fees collected by the officers respectively and their 75 percent accounts, pursuant to KRS 64.3501. 35, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an assignment of preservation and conservation easement with the Fayette County Rural Land Management Board to assign a preservation and conservation easement for property at 2500 Old Frankfort Pike to the Fayette County Rural Land Management Board for monitoring and enforcement at no cost to the government. 36, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying permanent storm sewer and temporary construction easements from Jeffrey and Terry Lutz for property located at 224 Forest Park Road for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Improvement Project and authorize a payment in the amount of $3,450 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a temporary construction easement from John and Jean Pappas for the property located at 218 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project and authorize a payment in the amount of $225 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. 38, a resolution amending Resolution No. 50-2006 which authorized and directed the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a temporary construction easement, permanent traffic signal easement and permanent right-of-way from Bluegrass Baptist Church located at 812 East Loudoun Avenue and 820 East Loudoun Avenue for the Loudoun Avenue Improvements Project to include 808 East Loudoun Avenue. 39, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Branstetter Carroll Incorporated for design of the new Senior Citizen Center at a cost not to exceed $48,000. 40, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Partners for Youth Foundation Incorporated for continued operation of the Truancy Assessment Center at a cost not to exceed $75,691. 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Lafayette Football Booster Club Incorporated, $600, South Lexington Youth Baseball Incorporated, $925, ELFs Incorporated, $1,025, Metropolitan Women's Club Incorporated, $600 and Central Kentucky Radio Eye Incorporated, $1,000 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. 42, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky and the Young Men's Christian Association of Central Kentucky Incorporated for continuation of after school programs at Gainesway Community Empowerment Center and Tase Creek Elementary School at a cost not to exceed $13,640. 43, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a rental agreement with Lexington Center Corporation for rental of Rupp Arena for their Kentucky Christmas Chorus at a cost not to exceed $25,000. 44, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an engineering services agreement with Nesbitt Engineering Incorporated for White Mark Court Drainage Improvements Project at a cost not to exceed $45,700. 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an engineering services agreement with Strand Associates Incorporated for Appomattox Road Culvert Replacement Design and Contract Documents at a cost not to exceed $66,000. 46, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an engineering services agreement with Fuller, Moss, Barger, Scott and May Engineers Incorporated for Loch Lomond Drive Drainage Improvements Project at a cost not to exceed $60,000. 47, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase of services agreement with Midway College for awarding an Associate of Arts degree in Law Enforcement at a cost not to exceed $60,000. 48, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase of services agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation to design and implement the Community and Support Services Evaluation Plan for the Bluegrass-Aspendale Revitalization HOPE VI grant at a cost not to exceed $27,498 retroactive to May 4, 2007. 49, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Art and Motion Incorporated and Transit Authority of the Lexington Bay Urban County Government for a bus shelter to be located on the Versailles Road Corridor at a cost not to exceed $14,000. 50, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a client engagement agreement with Metaformers Incorporated for professional computer services related to development and implementation of the EPM module for the STARS program with an effective date retroactive to August 20, 2007 at a cost not to exceed $344,840. 51, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a merchant agreement with Bank of America in a Doing Business as National City for credit card processing services. 52, a resolution ratifying the Probationary Civil Service Appointments of Robert Harris, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 17.772 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective November 26, 2007. Norman Sinclair, Public Service Worker, Grade 106N, 11.300 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective December 10, 2007. Daryl Stevens, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 15.970 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Avery Johnson, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 12.200 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Leopold Bond, Skilled Trades Worker, Grade 111N, 14.643 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective December 10, 2007. Carl Enslin, Deputy Director of Internal Auditing, Internal Audit, Grade 120E, $3,153.84 biweekly in the Office of Internal Audit, effective November 21, 2007. Wayne Weiland, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 107N, 15.373 hourly in the Division of Water and Air Quality, effective December 10, 2007. Ratifying the Probationary Sworn Appointments of Ronnie Bastin, Police Chief, Grade 324E, $5,015.92 biweekly in the Division of Police, effective January 7, 2008. Michael Runnels, Fire Captain, Grade 316N, 35.289 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective October 15, 2007. Robert Powell, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 16.261 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective October 15, 2007. Ratifying the Probationary Division of Community Corrections Appointments. Sutton, Mark Sweat, Timothy Bowman, Lindsay Blair, Krista Richardson, Pete Spencer, Melvin Trent, Brian Williams, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 13.391 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective January 7, 2008. Johnny Brown, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 13.391 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective November 26, 2007. Ratifying the Permanent Division of Community Corrections Appointments of Laurie Barton, James Begley, Dean Kropp, Blake Deag, Jacob Holland, Jason Hopper, Brian Horn, Adrian Jones, Sue McKenzie, Melody Spriggs, Dominic Witt, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N in the Division of Community Corrections, effective October 20, 2007. Approving the Unclassified Civil Service Appointment of Cheryl Taylor, Commissioner of Environmental Quality, Grade 211E, 4,153.85 biweekly in the Department of Environmental Quality, effective December 17, 2007. Cornelius O'Bannon, Security Officer, Grade 106N, 9.741 hourly in the Department of General Services, effective December 10, 2007. Nathan Nalley, Jason Newman, J.C. Palmer, David Quillen, Richard Rader, Miles Ryan, Jonathan Selle, Donna Shepard, Darren Sims, Kevin Slowis, Brandon Smith, Tyler Smith, Sean Stafford, John Steele III, Matthew Suave, Michael Talby, Raven Kerner, James Winter, Police Trainee, Grade 311N, 16.052 hourly in the Division of Police, effective December 10, 2007. Madam Clerk, I think we have a couple of people at least who wish to address item number 53. Let me begin with Council Member Dekay. Thank you, Mayor. Because the majority of our present council were not on council in 1999, and because the council's resolution in 1999 supported the use of the Kentucky River, where Fayette County's preferred source of water was before 9-11-01, which changed our nation's attitude concerning the protection of all water sources, therefore, I hereby move to substitute for item number 53 under the first reading of resolutions, which rescinds resolution number 390-99, a resolution clarifying that the future source of water supply for Lexington-Fayette County does not necessarily need to come from the Kentucky River, and that the Urban County Council wants any and all feasible options for addressing this issue fully explored and considered by the Kentucky Public Service Commission in case number 2007-00134, regardless of whether the ultimate source of the additional water supply is obtained from the Kentucky River. Second. I have a motion and a second. Discussion? Council Member Lane? Not on this particular motion. Pardon me? I don't want to discuss his motion. Okay. All right. Any discussion of this motion? Seeing none, those in favor, please vote aye. Aye. Opposed, no. No. The Chair wants a show of hands. Those in favor of Council Member DeCamp's motion, please indicate by raising your hand. Thank you. Those opposed? I count eight to seven in favor of approving the motion. So the motion is approved. Council Member Lane? Thank you, Mayor. Resolution 53 on the docket was originally entitled Rescinding Resolution Number 399, Supporting the Use of the Kentucky River. And as you noticed, this new resolution was just submitted this evening. I don't believe that enough advance notice has been provided to the Council Members for consideration of this matter. The water supply is a major issue facing central Kentucky. I think walking on a resolution and voting on it at the last minute is inappropriate. I also feel that many of the Council Members have not received a copy of the 1999 resolution so that they would even know what they would be rescinding or what they were voting on with regard to modifications. For this reason, I make a motion to table this matter so that we can allow further evaluation of the resolution of the water supply matter. We have a motion to table Item Number 53. Is there a second? Is there a second? Yes. Seconded by Council Member Myers. Motions to table are non-debatable. So those in favor of tabling Item Number 53, please raise your hand. Chair counts seven. Those opposed? Chair counts eight. Motion fails. Any further motions? Thank you, Mayor. That's it. Very well. Madam Clerk. Resolution Number 53. A resolution clarifying the Urban County Council's position on the water supply deficit problem and stating that the future source of the water supply for Lexington Bay County does not necessarily need to come from the Kentucky River and that the Council wants any and all options for addressing this issue fully explored and considered by the Kentucky Public Service Commission in Case Number 2007-00134, regardless of whether the ultimate source of the additional water supply is obtained from the Kentucky River. Number 54. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 18-86 to install multi-way stop controls at Summer Hill Drive and Squire Oak Drive. 55. A resolution compensating exempt employees who worked and continue to work on the implementation of the STAR software, providing that said employees who have reached the compensatory time cap shall receive compensation of 20 percent of their base salary. That said, compensation shall be retroacted to October 15, 2007, and shall conclude on January 15, 2008. Number 56. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent sanitary sewer easement from Helen Slospe for property located at 687 Woodward Lane for the Wilderness Road-Woodward Lane Sanitary Sewer Project in authorizing payment in the amount of $1,450 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. 57. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent sanitary sewer easement from David Royce for the property located at 691 Woodward Lane for the Wilderness Road-Woodward Lane Sanitary Sewer Project in authorizing payment in the amount of $2,970 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 58. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $44,603 federal funds and are for the Spanish Language Initiative Project, $38,315, and Controllable Propane Fueled Fire Extinguisher Training Equipment and Training Video, $6,288. Number 59. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $672,750 federal funds and are for the continuation of the New Chance Program, $500,738, the Mentoring Program, $45,224, the Peers Educating Peers Program, $49,458, and the Local Governance Council Project, $77,330. Number 60. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services under the Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Initiative and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $36,000 federal funds and are for a Child Care Assistance Program at the Family Care Center. Number 61. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $50,000 federal funds and are for continuation of the Parent Resource Center for the Bright Future, a Healthy Tomorrows Project at the Family Care Center. Number 62. A resolution authorizing the Department of Chief Information Officer, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to purchase Quest software for use in stat source control and configuration management related to certain elements of the STARS program from DLT Solutions, Incorporated, a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed $204,999.92. Number 63. A resolution ratifying the execution of an agreement and payment to Blue Grass Domestic Violence Program, Incorporated, $8,500 for a public project for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. 64. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a lease agreement with West End Community Empowerment Program for use of space at the Black and Williams Neighborhood Center. 65. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a memorandum of agreement with Murray State University for academic instruction for the Spanish language at a cost not to exceed $4,995. 66. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an engineering services agreement with Lilly Wastewater Management, Incorporated, for operation of Blue Sky Wastewater Treatment Plant at a cost not to exceed $36,000. 67. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with Silco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, for the provision of 311 service at no cost to the Urban County Government. 68. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a rental agreement and addendum number one with Lexington Center Corporation for the Lexington Opera House for the Kitty Capers Program at a cost not to exceed $7,400. 69. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a rental agreement with Lexington Center Corporation for Heritage Hall Center and East for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Program at a cost not to exceed $9,975. Number 70. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a service agreement with Scheller's Fitness and Cycling for Dunbar Community Center at a cost not to exceed $600. Number 71. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an amendment to client engagement agreement with Metaformers Incorporated, extending the term of agreement through March 31, 2008, at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number 72. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an amendment to agreement with Reach Incorporated for an additional $100,000 in home funds for the first-time homebuyers program at a cost not to exceed an additional $100,000. Number 73. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an amendment to agreement with Community Ventures Corporation for extension of Community Ventures Corporation's FY 2005 home-funded first-time homebuyers program to October 21, 2008, an allocation of $258,533.15 in recaptured funds to Community Ventures Corporation at a cost not to exceed $258,533.15 in recaptured funds. And number 74. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute change order number one to the contract with Past Respects, LLC, for the renovation of Cadentown School, increasing the contract price by the sum of $12,619 from $175,309 to $187,928. Thank you. All right. That concludes the first reading of the resolutions. Are there any motions? Council Member Stenner. Thank you, Mayor. I have a walk-on tonight, which would be, in this case, number 75. I move to place on the docket a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute supplemental agreement number two with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, for up to $10,063,231 in reimbursable funding for resurfacing of roads. Second. Second. Thank you. A motion by Council Member Stenner and a second by Council Member Gordon to add that item to the agenda for first reading. And, Council Members, you do have a copy of this motion in front of you, so you can read that. All right. All right. Council Member Myers had a second there. Any discussion? Those in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Resolution number 75, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute supplemental agreement number two with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, for up to $10,063,231 in reimbursable funding for resurfacing of roads. Thank you very much. Now, are there motions with regard to those items that have received first reading? Council Member Maloney. I'd like to suspend the rules and get second reading number 32 and number 52. Just to give you a point of order, we have a speaker's name listed here, sir. It's not working. As I understand it, it's not working tonight. So you can disregard what's on the screen. Council Member Maloney, could you give me the list? Supplemental number 32 and 52. Second reading. Second. All right. 32 and 52. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. Number 31, please. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. Second reading to 42, 43, 51, 59, 61, and 63. Thank you. All right. Council Member Lane. Thank you, Mayor. I suspend the rules on resolution number 35. Any further motions? Okay. My understanding is we have a motion then to suspend the rules to give second reading to the following resolutions, 51, 32, 35, 42, 43, 51, 52, 59, 63. And 61. 61. And could I add 75 to that list in the interest of finishing that item tonight? Thank you. All right. Madam Clerk. I'm sorry. You're right. We have a motion and second to suspend the rules. Those in favor of suspending the rules to add those items, please let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Resolution number 31. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances, Section 1886, to install multi-way stop controls at Cromwell Way and Cornwall Drive. 32. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances, Section 1886, to install multi-way stop controls at Addison Avenue and Unicey Drive. 35. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an assignment of preservation and conservation easement with the Fayette County Rural Land Management Board to assign a preservation and conservation easement for property at 2500 Old Frankfort Pike to the Fayette County Rural Land Management Board for monitoring and enforcement at no cost to the government. 42. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute agreements with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation, the Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky, and the Young Men's Christian Association of Central Kentucky, Incorporated for continuation of after-school programs at Gaines Way Community Empowerment Center and Tate's Creek Elementary School at a cost not to exceed $13,640. 43. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a rental agreement with Lexington Center Corporation for rental of Rupp Arena for the Kentucky Christmas Chorus at a cost not to exceed $25,000. Number 51. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a merchant agreement with Bank of America, N.A., doing business as National City for credit card processing services. Number 52. A resolution ratifying the Probationary Civil Service Appointments of Robert Harris, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 17.772 Hourly, in the Division of Waste Management, effective November 26, 2007. Norman Sinclair, Public Service Worker, Grade 106N, 11.300 Hourly, in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective December 10, 2007. Daryl Stevens, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 15.970 Hourly, in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Avery Johnson, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 12.200 Hourly, in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Leopold Vaughn, Skilled Trades Worker, Grade 111N, 14.643 Hourly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective December 10, 2007. Carl Enslin, Deputy Director of Internal Audit, Grade 120E, 3,153.84 biweekly in the Office of Internal Audit, effective November 21, 2007. Wayne Whalen, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 107N, 15.373 Hourly, in the Division of Water and Air Quality, effective December 10, 2007. Ratified the Probationary Sworn Appointments of Ronnie Bastin, Police Chief, Grade 324E, 5,015.92 biweekly in the Division of Police, effective January 7, 2008. Michael Reynolds, Fire Captain, Grade 316N, 35.289 Hourly, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective October 15, 2007. Robert Powell, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 16.261 Hourly, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective October 15, 2007. Ratifying the Probationary Division of Community Corrections Appointments, Matthew Lemons, Shane Horsley, Donald Battles, Christopher Connolly, Daniel Shelby, Shannon Aubrey, Lavoie Jones, Sandy Wood, Zachary Heller, Bo Rideau, Tobin Price, Amy Colacavici, David Wickstrom, Joshua Cottle, Hugh Stone, Paul Snowden, Robert Richardson, Deanna Garrett-Theaw, Ronald Jackson, Daniel Houlihan, Franklin Anthony, Anthony Carter, Dustin Hall, Vincent Calderero, Joseph Murphy, Nathaniel Sutton, Mark Sweatt, Timothy Bowman, Lindsay Blair, Krista Richardson, Pete Spencer, Melvin Trent, Brian Williams, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 13.391 Hourly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective January 7, 2008. Johnny Brown, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 13.391 Hourly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective November 26, 2007. Ratifying the Permanent Division of Community Corrections Appointments, Lori Barton, James Begley, Dean Krupp, Blake Degue, Jacob Holland, Jason Hopper, Brian Horn, Adrian Jones, Sue McKenzie, Melody Spriggs, Dominic Witt, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective October 20, 2007. Approving the Unclassified Civil Service Appointment of Cheryl Taylor, Commissioner of Environmental Quality, Grade 211E, 4,153.85, biweekly in the Department of Environmental Quality, effective December 17, 2007. Cornelius O'Bannon, Security Officer, Grade 106N, 9.741 Hourly, in the Department of General Services, effective December 10, 2007. Jonathan Abbott, Matthew Basanta, Clinton Bollinger, Jonathan Burns, Christopher Carrington, Charles Davis, Brian Derman, Joseph Belinsky, Timothy Fritz II, Brad Hawkins, Brian Holland, Jonathan Holliday, Jeffrey Howard Jr., Timothy Hurt, Jeremy Kearney, John Linton, Christopher Mason, Brian Masick, Thaddeus Moore, Brandon Muravichik, Nathan Naley, Jason Newman, Jesse Palmer, David Quillen, Richard Prater, Miles Ryan, Jonathan Sully, Donna Shepard, Darren Sims, Kevin Slowis, Brandon Smith, Tyler Smith, Sean Stafford, John Stildesak III, Matthew Schwabe, Michael Taube, Raven Turner, James Winter, Police Trainee, Grade 311N, 16.052 Hourly, in the Division of Police, effective December 10, 2007. Number 59. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $672,750 federal funds and are for continuation of the new CHANCE Program, $500,738, the Mentoring Program, $45,224, the Peers Educating Peers Program, $49,458, and the Local Governance Council Project, $77,330. Number 61. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $50,000 federal funds and are for the continuation of the Parent Resource Center for a Bright Future, a Healthy Tomorrows Project at the Family Care Center. And number 63. A resolution ratifying the execution of an agreement and payment to Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program, incorporated $8,500 for a public project for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Supplemental Agreement Number 2 with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, for up to $10,063,231 for reimbursable funding for resurfacing of roads. Thank you very much. The floor is now open. The floor is now open for a motion to approve those items just receiving their second reading. I have a motion from Council Member McCord and a second from Council Member Myers. To approve those items, any discussion? Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mr. Blues? Yes. Ms. Crosby? Yes. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. McCord? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stephens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. And Mr. Blevins? Aye. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those items are approved. Madam Clerk, if you would pull Item 75 so we can go ahead and execute that one this evening, both the resolution and the contract, I would appreciate it. That brings us down to Item 9 on our agenda, the communications from the Mayor. Move approval. Thank you. I have a motion by Council Member Blevins and a second by Council Member Gorton to approve the communications from the Mayor. Any discussion? Those in favor, please vote aye. Those opposed, vote no. Motion is approved. You have a number of communications there for information purposes. That brings us down to Item 11 on the agenda, announcements. Does any Council Member have announcements? Mayor? Council Member Beard. I just want to take this opportunity to commend Don Kelly and his folks and to commend Linda Gordon for her perseverance in getting the East Reynolds Road Lansdowne Drive signalized finally after, Lord, how many years? A lot of years. They're turning on the lights tomorrow at 10 o'clock. We're going to try to have a band there and some fireworks, but... We're going to stand up. Exactly. Anyway, Don, if you pass that on to your folks, I appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you very much. Any further announcements? That brings us down then to public comment. I have four individuals who have signed up to speak. First was Dan Rowland, who was here earlier, and I presume that address item he was concerned about. Next is Mr. McCarthy. If you'll step to the podium, give us your address. You'll have three minutes. My address is 515 Harry Street. There's a couple of things tonight. One, I don't really care where they get the water from. The main thing is that all the proposals, the one from years ago to pipe the water from Louisville and the one more recently to pipe it from Frankfurt with a new treatment plant there, both those proposals cost way too much and would saddle us, those of us who are already here, with a walloping rate increase to pay for new customers who have yet to arrive. And second, I still strongly object if you guys still intend to pass some ordinance that discriminates against students with regard to rental of apartments. Aside from the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the traffic that would be created if they have to live further away, and the massive invasion of everyone's privacy that would be needed in order to keep track of who is or is not a student, I think your underlying premise behind the proposal is fatally flawed in that the last burglar who kicked in my front door before I built a more burglar-resistant house about 20 years ago was not a student anywhere. Neither were most of the bums and other rowdies who have caused me the most trouble over on Harry Street and caused that street to at times live down to the name. I really do think that instead of requiring licenses to rent to students, maybe it would be better off if this government were to require all landlords to require proof from any prospective tenant that their income with which they are going to be paying the rent comes from a legitimate source. In other words, make sure that you're not renting an apartment to a burglar who's going to get his money to pay you by stealing from me. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. The next individual I have on the list is Mr. Boucher again. I think you have a couple of other items you wish to address. Once again, if you'll step to the podium, you'll have three minutes. Thank you. My name is Charles Boucher, 508 South Bend Drive. Thank you all, Mr. Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor, council members, and general public. I appreciate everybody hanging in there. The items I wanted to comment on was the idea about the water line, and I just want to ask you all to please exercise caution when you're getting information from the American Water Company because they have kind of a reputation for misleading, being deceitful, and not being wholly up front with all the information that they've got available. And the other point that I would ask that you please keep in mind is that with a public utility like this, the value of their infrastructure directly relates to how much money they get to make profit-wise. And the more expensive the alternative, the better off it is for them and their bottom line and their shareholders. And please keep that in mind as you assess what it is that they're proposing. And just listen with a bart's grain of salt, please. I'm going to point out one item of their deceit, and that is that they said that all their shareholders supported fighting the Urban County Council when they wanted, fighting the community when we wanted to take over the water company, and that's not true. My parent, my grandfather was a shareholder in the water company, and my family still owns those shares. They are preferred shares. They used to be the only shares that you could vote with, but in the early 70s, that was changed, and so now it's just common shares that can vote. And so we were shareholders that were definitely not in support of fighting the Urban County government when it was interested in taking over the water company. So I'd ask you to please keep that part of their deceit in mind. The other thing I was hoping to comment on, I was on the website today reading about things that might be coming up, and apparently I need to show up at your work sessions because there's a lot better chance of speaking, I think, and getting more information so I don't ask stupid questions. But as far as the students go, I think one of the big issues that maybe needs to be looked at is they are typically locating in R2 and R3 zoning, I think, and when that is designed, it's, I believe, with the intent, the density has to do with families living there. And so you've got two adults speaking on two different issues, and so I'd like at least a minute, please, extra. If that's okay. The rules are you have three minutes. Per issue, I think, sir. No, sir. Per person. Well, if you hadn't interrupted me, I'd have had about 15 more seconds. So I would ask you all to examine the densities and think in terms of under typical densities, it would be two adults, two or three children. With students, you've got five adults, five cars, five major, you know, just contributors to the overall denigration of the neighborhoods. And thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bowser. Last person I have on the list is Don Pratt. Mr. Pratt, if you'll come forward. You'll have three minutes, please. I want to share these with you. I'm going to pass them around and show you what they are. I was going to falsely say I was with the Veterans Parade Committee, but you obviously gave me away. I'm Don Pratt. I'm Tim Walton Avenue. I am here to give you what was actually shared with the Public Service Commission. The original copies were passed this past week to them, and they are two groups. Separate them, the top group is actually collected primarily by cause, the group in the Franklin County, Scott County area. And then the second group was collected primarily in Lexington area. This wasn't a legal document, but it's 2,600 signatures opposed to the Kentucky American proposal. This was done primarily with one or two people, maybe five at the July 4th function. But you all know how hard it is to collect signatures. This is 2,600 signatures, and the reason was quite apparent, and I have to say with some exhaustion that I sat through the Public Service Commission hearings and don't know that I'm any better off for it. I wish you all had been there. Maybe some of you would have understood what was there and what happened. But from my perspective as a layman, I felt like I was in a small field with a bunch of cows, way too many cows that had been put in there and fed some laxative or diuretic because it was a mess. It was a total mess. And I have to say that I blame one of the two proponents for making it a mess. In fact, they had over two and a half days of testimony of people who they fattened up, I'm sure, to get there. And it's sad that the public, because of this limited ability to understand what was happening in these proposals and the amount of information that was pushed upon those staff members, we as public can't understand all that. And the truth is excessive costs will cost us somewhere between $173 million, and I heard another figure about $173 million. And it came out because there is a change in figures, but both of those figures could have been changed and escalated to even a greater amount, but not much less, if at all less. That will be the rate payers that will pay that, the people you represent. Mr. Grant, you have about 30 seconds left. Thank you. I will tell you that we will be the victims unless something better is done. I'm always afraid of two people making a decision for so many. On the other hand, I was quite impressed with the PSC staff who probably asked some of the best questions. But the truth is your citizens, the people you represent, will suffer the consequences if the Kentucky American proposal goes through. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Pratt. Does anyone else wish to address the council? Mr. Cobb, if you'd step to the microphone, you'll have two minutes, three minutes. Excuse me, three minutes. Thank you, Mayor. Council, I just want to let everybody know that council deserves to get their shine on. It's the holiday season. I'm asking the council to help me help these young people. Yesterday, a guy went in the mall and shot up the mall. That young guy felt hopeless. There's a lot of young people like that in this town. They talk to me every day. I give them what I can, but I need the council's help so I can give them something that will really help them, like a job. I got a lot of young men that want to shine shoes. I got women that want to shine shoes, young girls. I need the council's help to come up with some kind of way where we can set up shoe shines in various different places so we can change the attitudes of the young people and give you all the respect you all deserve. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Cobb. Is there anyone else? Seeing none, we'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Move to adjourn. I have a motion. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. Thank you. Did you change your mind? I apologize. Do you wish to withdraw your motion? You're correct. We'll withdraw the motion to adjourn because we do have an item we need to take up. Council Member Blevins. Thank you, Mayor. Not that I want to do this, but I understand. I move pursuant to KRS 61.810, Section 1, Subsection C, to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation matters involving the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government. So moved. Second. Thank you very much. Appreciate your correcting me. Any discussion on that motion? Those in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We will proceed to closed session as soon as the Chamber is vacated.