# Urban County Council Meeting - August 29, 2013 > Auto-transcribed civic record · August 29, 2013 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3102 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3102?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2013-08-29 - **Last revised**: July 16, 2026 - **Length**: 15,913 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council met on August 29, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 200 E. Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Jim Gray presiding. The council considered 56 agenda items and took 54 votes during the meeting, while hearing 4 public comments. The session addressed a wide range of municipal business, including zoning ordinances, budget amendments, tax levies, bond issuances, and various resolutions authorizing contracts and agreements. Most agenda items were approved, though two items—a zoning change from High Density Apartment to Lexington Center Business and an ordinance establishing a Development Area for economic development—were tabled. One zoning ordinance changing an Agricultural Urban zone to a Planned Neighborhood Residential zone received a first reading. The council also approved multiple resolutions related to capital projects, including the Clays Mill Road Improvement Project and McConnell Springs Fire Damage Repair, as well as agreements with various service providers and contractors. ## Attendance **Present:** - Mayor Jim Gray - Council Member Lane - Council Member Lawless - Council Member Mossotti - Council Member Myers - Council Member Scutchfield - Council Member Stinnett - Council Member Akers - Council Member Beard - Council Member Clarke - Council Member Ellinger - Council Member Farmer - Council Member Ford - Council Member Gorton - Council Member Henson **Absent:** - Council Member Kay ## Votes and Decisions The meeting resulted in 27 resolutions passed by roll call vote. The vast majority passed unanimously with 14 ayes and 0 nays. **Unanimous Approvals (14-0)** [timestamp: 01:21:44] The following resolutions passed with unanimous support from Lane, Lawless, Mossotti, Myers, Scutchfield, Stinnett, Akers, Beard, Clarke, Ellinger, Farmer, Ford, Gorton, and Henson: - Resolution 0814-13: Accepting bids for roof repairs and maintenance for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management - Resolution 0869-13: Accepting bid for sidewalk ramp installation for the Division of Engineering - Resolution 0871-13: Accepting bid for soft body armor for the Division of Police - Resolution 0882-13: Accepting bid for Clays Mill Road Improvement Project Section 2B - Resolution 0816-13: Changing property address numbers and street name - Resolution 0817-13: Declaring property at 426 and 430 Smith Street surplus and authorizing sale - Resolution 0818-13: Authorizing change order to reduce roof repair contract price - Resolution 0819-13: Authorizing negotiation to purchase 14-acre parcel surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary - Resolution 0823-13: Authorizing grant application to Kentucky Division of Waste Management for tire disposal - Resolution 0824-13: Authorizing agreement with Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney's Office for fast-track prosecutor - Resolution 0828-13: Authorizing amendment to agreement to manage Kentucky Theater with Kentucky Theater Management Group, Inc. - Resolution 0829-13: Authorizing support services for Emergency Notification System from Dialogic Communications Corp. - Resolution 0830-13: Authorizing amendment to agreement with NeuStar, Inc. for E-911 services - Resolution 0831-13: Authorizing memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community and Technical College for police internships - Resolution 0832-13: Authorizing change order to increase contract price for Roland Avenue Stream Bank Stabilization Project - Resolution 0833-13: Authorizing lease agreement for additional office space at 125 Lisle Industrial Road - Resolution 0835-13: Authorizing purchase of service and lease agreement with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC - Resolution 0836-13: Authorizing agreement with Group CJ, LLC for Mobility Office Marketing Campaign - Resolution 0837-13: Authorizing grant acceptance from Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet for Wolf Run Watershed Plan - Resolution 0838-13: Authorizing acceptance of deeds for Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project - Resolution 0840-13: Rescinding Resolution 190-2013 and accepting bid from Pace Contracting for demolition - Resolution 0841-13: Authorizing change order to increase HVAC and piping repair contract price - Resolution 0843-13: Authorizing change order to increase contract price for engineering services agreement - Resolution 0877-13: Declaration of official intent for reimbursement of temporary advances for capital expenditures - Resolution 0887-13: Approving Fayette County Sheriff's Settlement - 2012 Taxes - Resolution 0891-13: Authorizing installation of multiway stop controls at Clearwater Way and Ridgeway Road **Non-Unanimous Vote** [timestamp: 01:08:54] Resolution 0874-13: Ratifying civil service appointments and leave passed 13-1, with Farmer voting against and the remaining 13 members voting in favor. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting approved numerous financial actions totaling over $18.5 million in contracts, amendments, grants, and donations: **Facility and Infrastructure Projects** - Resolution 0818-13: $52,044 roof repair for Senior Citizens' Center with Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal - Resolution 0841-13: $241,371 HVAC and piping repair for Phoenix Building with Triton Services, Inc. - Resolution 0842-13: $427,000 renovation of Emergency Operations Center at 115 Cisco Road with Murphy and Graves Architects - Resolution 0850-13: $1,100,581.41 Carver Community Center renovation for Newtown Pike Extension project with Churchill McGee LLC **Utilities and Services** - Resolution 0814-13: $1,508 alarm system installation at 1795 Old Frankfort Pike with Sonitrol of Lexington, Inc. - Resolution 0840-13: $14,280 connectivity for EDAC's radio system and internet access with Time Warner Cable - Resolution 0835-13: $1,105,980 animal control services with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC **Environmental and Stormwater Projects** - Resolution 0837-13: $200,000 Wolf Run Watershed Based Plan implementation grant from Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet - Resolution 0838-13: $410,000 Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project with Urban County Government - Resolution 0844-13: $50,000 stormwater education and outreach workshops with University of Kentucky and U.K. Arboretum - Resolution 0848-13: $9,837,063 low-interest state revolving fund loan for lower cane run wet weather storage project from Kentucky Infrastructure Authority **Equipment and Supplies** - Resolution 0839-13: $211,769 Heil Python multi-pack refuse truck bodies with Central Indiana Truck Equipment Corporation - Resolution 0840-13: $30,000 secondary digester blend tank damaged cover demolition and removal with Pace Contracting - Resolution 0849-13: $38,546.05 influenza vaccine and administration for employees with Kroger Limited Partnership 1 **Professional Services** - Resolution 0843-13: $4,944,145.95 engineering services agreement for sanitary sewer assessment reports with Hazen and Sawyer, P.S.C. - Resolution 0855-13: $45,000 human resource management consulting services with Management Advisory Group International Incorporated **Additional Actions** - Resolution 0816-13: $174 use of Henry Clay High School Track for Hershey Track Meet with Fayette County Board of Education - Resolution 0836-13: $44,400 Mobility Office Marketing Campaign with Group CJ, LLC - Resolution 0851-13: $9,176 emergency medical dispatch certification training with Power Phone, Inc. - Resolution 0852-13: $107,000 E-911 system software, training, and implementation with Rave Wireless Incorporated - Resolution 0853-13: $15,000 tree canopy assessment and planting plan grant from Kentucky Division of Forestry - Resolution 0841-13: $145,326.91 litter abatement program continuation grant from Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet - Resolution 0843-13: $38,281 utility relocation for Plays Mill Road Improvements Project with Columbia Gas of Kentucky - Resolution 0845-13: $1,975 combined Office of the Urban County Council agreements with Kumba Expressions ($575), Casa of Lexington ($750), and Lexonomics Group, Inc. ($650) - Resolution 0856-13: $27,979.72 capital improvements to Family Care Center grant from Bluegrass Area Development District The meeting also approved donations to the American Red Cross for disaster assistance and to Fayette County Local Development Corporation for affordable housing, and voluntary employee benefits through multiple insurance providers. ## Public Comment Four members of the public addressed the Council during this meeting. **Salt Barn Relocation** Loyce Mather [timestamp: 00:10:21] thanked the Council and Mayor for their efforts to relocate the temporary salt barn from the Eastland neighborhood. Brian Potters [timestamp: 00:12:18] also expressed appreciation to the Council and Mayor, thanking them for resolving the salt barn issue and noting their responsiveness to community concerns. **Tax Rate Increases** William Wheeler [timestamp: 00:20:06] questioned the 25% increase in the Soil and Water Conservation District tax rate. He also criticized the proposed utility franchise fee increase for funding street lighting, arguing that it would result in double taxation. Bernard McCarthy [timestamp: 01:53:22] expressed concern about the total tax bill increase. He also criticized proposed road projects, warning that slowing traffic would paralyze downtown during rush hour. ## Appointments The meeting resulted in the appointment and reappointment of personnel across multiple city divisions. **New Appointments:** - Robert Thomas to the Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management - Ernest Clark to the Div. of Streets and Roads - Tamara McMullen to the Div. of Planning - Carl Lilly to the Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management - Rickie Hall to the Div. of Water Quality - Kelly Lykes to the Div. of Community Corrections - John Saylor to the Div. of Environmental Policy **Reappointments:** The following individuals were reappointed to their respective divisions: - Div. of Human Resources: Alecia Smith, Mary Lyle, Ashley Case, John Maxwell, Tamara Walters, Kina Suarez, and Margaret Nesbitt - Div. of Police: Darrell Doty, Rahsaan Berry, Chase Allen, Jeffrey Brangers, Kendall Buford, Weslee Farley, Benjamin Fielder, Nicole Gibson, Cliff Godbold, Robert Holland, Stephanie McClain, Jason Mitchell, Meredith Myers, Benjamin Riggs, Mary Shofner, Kelly Shortridge, Robert Sinnott, Roman Sorrell, Anthony Sullivan, Phillip Toms, Brian Weir, Ryan White, Ronald Willis, Alejandro Zaglul, and James York - Div. of Community Corrections: Lisa Farmer, Hunter Hershey, Shannon Taylor, Angela Mullins-Thompson, Rhonda Bach, Daniel Florence, Lois Poole, Milana Trowell, Timothy Carpenter, and Michael Mayer - Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management: Joy Thomas, William Duncan, and Joel McCain - Div. of Engineering: Stephen Drosick - Div. of Water Quality: Ross Guffey and John E. McElroy - Div. of Code Enforcement: Cooey Parks and Oliver Steele - Div. of Family Services: Irma Bennett and Shanae Fisher - Div. of Purchasing: Connie Hayes - Div. of Streets and Roads: Donald Bandek - Div. of Government Communications: Denise Washington - Div. of Accounting: Lindsay Luker - Div. of General Services: Sharon Hayes - Div. of Youth Services: Yolanda Penilla ## Contested Items The August 29, 2013 meeting included four contested items that generated significant discussion and debate among council members and the public. **Civil Service Appointments and Salary Transparency** Council members raised concerns about the lack of salary information provided for permanent civil service appointments. Members questioned why salary details were not included in resolutions authorizing these positions. This led to a motion requiring that future resolutions include salary information for civil service appointments. The motion passed unanimously, establishing a new transparency requirement for the council's records. **Human Resources Reorganization and Salary Increases** A heated discussion emerged regarding salary increases for Human Resources staff. Council members questioned both the timing of the increases and their magnitude, raising concerns about transparency and fairness in the compensation process. The Commissioner defended the salary increase decisions, stating that all employees follow the same salary formula in determining compensation. Despite the concerns raised, the discussion did not result in a recorded vote to reverse or modify the increases. **Salt Barn Location in Eastland Neighborhood** Residents expressed strong opposition to a temporary salt barn proposed for the Eastland neighborhood. The community opposition was significant enough to warrant a public hearing on the matter. Following the hearing and public input, the council voted on a motion to terminate the lease with Glenncase, LLC, the company operating the salt barn. This motion passed unanimously, effectively ending the temporary salt barn operation in the neighborhood. **Ad Valorem Tax Rate Increases** Citizen William Wheeler challenged the council's approval of a 25% increase in the Soil and Water Conservation District tax rate. Wheeler also questioned the fairness of a utility franchise fee increase for street lighting. His objections prompted a public hearing and subsequent debate among council members regarding the necessity and justification for these tax increases. The hearing allowed for public input on the tax rate decisions before the council proceeded. ## An Ordinance changing the zone from a High Density Apartment (R-4) zone to a Lexington Center Business (B-2B) zone **Ordinance 0846-13** Council Member Beard presented this ordinance, which proposes changing the zoning designation of a property from High Density Apartment (R-4) zone to Lexington Center Business (B-2B) zone. [timestamp: 00:16:37] **Action Taken** Council Member Beard moved to table the ordinance to await a public hearing scheduled for September 17, 2013. This action was taken due to a prior public hearing that had already been conducted on the zoning of the property. The ordinance was tabled pending the upcoming scheduled hearing. **Outcome** The ordinance was tabled. ## An Ordinance amending Articles 1 and 23A of the Zoning Ordinance to define hospice and add hospice facilities as a principal use **Identifier:** 0847-13 This ordinance proposed amendments to Articles 1 and 23A of the Zoning Ordinance to define hospice and establish hospice facilities as a principal use within the zoning code. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the body [timestamp: 00:06:00]. ## An Ordinance amending Section 21-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one (1) position of Program Coordinator, Grade 109N, and creating one (1) position of Public Service Supervisor, Grade 111N [timestamp: 00:06:00] This ordinance proposed amendments to Section 21-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances to abolish one position of Program Coordinator at Grade 109N and create one position of Public Service Supervisor at Grade 111N. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the body. ## An Ordinance amending Section 22-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances, creating one (1) position of Program Supervisor P/T, Grade 106N and one (1) position of Custodial Worker P/T, Grade 102N **Identifier:** 0821-13 **Outcome:** The ordinance was approved unanimously. **Summary** This ordinance proposed amendments to Section 22-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances to create two part-time positions: one Program Supervisor position (Grade 106N) and one Custodial Worker position (Grade 102N). A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. Following the hearing, the ordinance was brought to a vote and approved unanimously by the governing body, with no dissenting votes recorded. ## An Ordinance amending Section 21-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one (1) position of Police Analyst, Grade 111N, and creating one (1) position of Property and Evidence Technician, Grade 111N [timestamp: 00:06:00] The city council considered ordinance 0826-13, which proposed amendments to Section 21-5(2) of the Code of Ordinances. The ordinance would abolish one position of Police Analyst, Grade 111N, and create one position of Property and Evidence Technician, Grade 111N. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing period. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the council with no recorded concerns or debate noted during the discussion. ## An Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government making certain findings concerning and establishing a Development Area for economic development purposes **Agenda Item 0844-13** Council Member Beard presented this ordinance, which concerned the establishment of a Development Area for economic development purposes by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. [timestamp: 00:16:37] Rather than proceeding with a vote on the ordinance at this meeting, Council Member Beard moved to table the item. The tabling was motivated by the need to coordinate with a separate public hearing process already underway. A prior public hearing had been held on the zoning of the property in question, and a subsequent public hearing was scheduled for September 17, 2013, to address the development area designation. The Council approved the motion to table the ordinance, deferring consideration until after the scheduled public hearing could be completed. This approach allowed the public to provide input on both the zoning and development area aspects of the proposal through the formal hearing process before the Council took final action on the ordinance. **Outcome:** Tabled pending public hearing on September 17, 2013. ## An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government **Identifier:** 0889-13 **Overview** The council considered an ordinance to amend certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures [timestamp: 00:06:00]. **Public Hearing and Discussion** A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved unanimously by the council. ## An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government **Identifier:** 0890-13 **Overview** The council considered an ordinance to amend certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures. [timestamp: 00:06:00] **Discussion and Outcome** A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the council. ## An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District **Identifier:** 0893-13 This ordinance proposed levying ad valorem taxes to support the Soil and Water Conservation District. The item was considered following a public hearing. **Discussion and Concerns** Mr. Wheeler raised questions during the discussion, specifically questioning the 25% rate increase included in the ordinance. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved by a vote of 10 ayes and 4 nays. ## An Ordinance adopting the request of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept. under KRS 212.755 and levying a special ad valorem public health tax **Ordinance 0895-13** The council considered an ordinance to adopt the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department's request under KRS 212.755 and levy a special ad valorem public health tax [timestamp: 00:04:00]. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing period. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 12 ayes and 2 nays. ## An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office **Identifier:** 0896-13 A public hearing was held on this ordinance, which proposes to levy ad valorem taxes in support of the Agricultural Extension Office [timestamp: 00:05:00]. No objections were raised during the public hearing portion of the meeting. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 11 ayes and 3 nays. ## An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes Ordinance 0897-13, which would levy ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, was presented for consideration following a public hearing [timestamp: 00:05:00]. **Discussion and Concerns** Mr. McCarthy raised concerns during the discussion, specifically expressing worry about the total tax burden that would result from the ordinance. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved by a vote of 9 ayes and 5 nays. ## An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 35-2013 and the Franchise Agreements with Ky. Utilities Co., Inc.; Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corp.; and Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. **Identifier:** 0899-13 A public hearing was held on this ordinance, which proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 35-2013 and related franchise agreements with three utility providers: Kentucky Utilities Co., Inc.; Blue Grass Energy Cooperative Corp.; and Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. [timestamp: 00:06:00] No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the body. **Outcome:** Approved ## An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 34-2013 and the Franchise Agreements with Columbia Gas of Ky., Inc; and Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc. [timestamp: 00:06:00] This ordinance proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 34-2013 and the franchise agreements with Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. and Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc. A public hearing was held on the matter. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the governing body. ## An Ordinance changing the zone from an Agricultural Urban (A-U) zone to a Planned Neighborhood Residential (R-3) zone Ordinance 0908-13 received its first reading during this meeting [timestamp: 00:39:51]. The ordinance proposes to change the zoning classification of a property from Agricultural Urban (A-U) to Planned Neighborhood Residential (R-3). Following the first reading, the ordinance was ordered placed on file for public inspection. A special public hearing has been scheduled for October 8, 2013, to allow for community input and further consideration of the proposed zoning change before any subsequent readings or final action. ## An Ordinance amending Articles 1, 3 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify regulations related to vehicle repair accessory to residential uses **Identifier:** 0909-13 The meeting included consideration of an ordinance to amend Articles 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify regulations related to vehicle repair accessory to residential uses. [timestamp: 00:08:00] **Outcome** The ordinance was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. ## An Ordinance amending Articles 1, 3 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to regulate the parking and storage of business vehicles, trailers, equipment and associated materials in residential zones **Identifier:** 0910-13 **Overview** The council considered an ordinance to amend Articles 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance. The amendments address the parking and storage of business vehicles, trailers, equipment, and associated materials in residential zones. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved unanimously following a public hearing [timestamp: 00:08:00]. No objections were raised during the public comment period. ## An Ordinance amending Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide clarification **Identifier:** 0911-13 This ordinance amended Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the government's ability to abate a violation of the Zoning Ordinance. [timestamp: 00:08:00] A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The ordinance was approved by a vote of 8 ayes and 2 nays. ## An Ordinance creating Section 15-12 of the Code of Ordinances, Lexington-Fayette **Identifier:** 0924-13 **Purpose:** This ordinance creates Section 15-12 of the Code of Ordinances for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to establish general regulations governing itinerant merchants, peddlers, and door-to-door sales. **Action Taken:** The ordinance was approved unanimously following a public hearing [timestamp: 00:08:00]. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Outcome:** Approved ## An Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the issuance of Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013C **Identifier:** 0930-13 This ordinance authorized the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to issue Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2013C. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved unanimously. A public hearing was held on the matter, and no objections were raised during the hearing process. **Discussion** No specific details regarding speakers, presentations, or debate on this agenda item were recorded in the meeting materials. ## An Ordinance of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the issuance of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Various Purpose General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2013D [timestamp: 00:08:00] The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government considered Ordinance 0931-13, which authorized the issuance of Various Purpose General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2013D. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the body with no recorded opposition or concerns. ## Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government authorizing and providing for the issuance of Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2013E **Identifier:** 0932-13 **Overview** The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government considered an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2013E [timestamp: 00:08:00]. **Public Hearing and Discussion** A public hearing was held on this ordinance. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Outcome** The ordinance was approved unanimously by the governing body. ## An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government **Identifier:** 0935-13 **Overview** The council considered an ordinance to amend certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures. [timestamp: 00:08:00] **Discussion and Outcome** A public hearing was held on the ordinance. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the council. ## An Ordinance creating a Pedestrian Oriented Business District for properties located at 303, 304, 315, 319, 325, 327, 329-333, 333, 341, 345, 357, 371, 377, 385, and 395 S. Limestone St. **Identifier:** 0941-13 **Outcome:** The ordinance was approved unanimously following a public hearing. [timestamp: 00:08:00] **Summary:** This ordinance proposed the creation of a Pedestrian Oriented Business District for multiple properties along South Limestone Street. The public hearing proceeded without objections raised by any members of the public or the governing body. ## An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban Coun **Ordinance 0944-13** proposed to amend the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $3,750,000 in the Office of the Urban County Council. A public hearing was held on this matter [timestamp: 00:08:00]. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The ordinance was approved unanimously by the council with no further discussion or debate recorded. ## A Resolution accepting the bids of Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc., and Pearce-Blackburn Roofing, LLC **Identifier:** 0814-13 **Item Type:** Resolution **Overview** This resolution established price contracts for roof repairs and maintenance services by accepting bids from two roofing companies: Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc., and Pearce-Blackburn Roofing, LLC. **Discussion and Outcome** The resolution was presented for consideration at the meeting held on August 29, 2013. A public hearing was conducted on the matter [timestamp: 01:21:44]. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body, with no dissenting votes recorded. ## A Resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services, LLC, establishing a price contract for Sidewalk Ramp Installation [timestamp: 01:21:44] A resolution to accept the bid of ZKB Services, LLC and establish a price contract for Sidewalk Ramp Installation was presented to the body. The resolution was identified as item 0869-13. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. ## A Resolution accepting the bid of Gall's, LLC, establishing a price contract for Soft Body Armor This resolution sought to accept the bid of Gall's, LLC and establish a price contract for soft body armor. [timestamp: 01:21:44] The resolution was presented to the body for consideration and a public hearing was held. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The resolution was approved unanimously with no recorded opposition or concerns from the governing body members. ## A Resolution accepting the bid of Bluegrass Contracting Corporation, in the amount of $3,310,582.35, for the Clays Mill Rd. Improvement Project Section 2B **Identifier:** 0882-13 **Overview** This resolution addressed the acceptance of a bid from Bluegrass Contracting Corporation for work on the Clays Mill Road Improvement Project Section 2B. The bid amount was $3,310,582.35. **Process** A public hearing was held on this matter [timestamp: 01:21:44]. The resolution proceeded to a vote following the public hearing. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. ## A Resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of several employees Resolution 0874-13 addressed the ratification of probationary civil service appointments for several employees. The item was presented by Ms. Akers, Ms. Graham, and Mr. Maxwell [timestamp: 01:08:54]. A public hearing was held on the resolution. Following the hearing and discussion, the resolution was put to a vote. The resolution was approved with 13 ayes and 1 nay. Council Member Farmer voted in opposition to the measure. ## A Resolution changing the property address numbers of 207-209 E. Seventh St. to 207 E. Seventh St., of 1391 W. Main St. to 1389 W. Main St., and of 6398 Old Richmond Rd. to 6398 Old Richmond Rd. **Identifier:** 0816-13 **Overview** This resolution proposed changing property address numbers for three locations: - 207-209 E. Seventh St. to 207 E. Seventh St. - 1391 W. Main St. to 1389 W. Main St. - 6784 Old Richmond Rd. to 6398 Old Richmond Rd. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Timestamp:** [01:21:44] ## A Resolution declaring as surplus and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, to execute Deeds and any other necessary documents for the sale and transfer of property located at 426 and 430 Smith St. [timestamp: 01:21:44] This resolution authorized the Mayor to execute necessary documents for the sale and transfer of property located at 426 and 430 Smith Street on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. The properties were declared surplus. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Change Order No. One (1) to the Contract with Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal, for roof repair for the Senior Citizens' Center **Agenda Item:** 0818-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute Change Order No. One (1) with Kalkreuth Roofing and Sheet Metal for roof repair work at the Senior Citizens' Center. **Action Taken** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Outcome** The measure passed without opposition, authorizing the Mayor to proceed with the change order to the roofing contract. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Div. of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the Urban County Government, to negotiate the possible purchase of a 14 acre parcel of land surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary **Identifier:** 0819-13 **Overview** This resolution authorized the Division of Parks and Recreation to negotiate the possible purchase of a 14-acre parcel of land surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary on behalf of the Urban County Government. **Process and Outcome** A public hearing was held on this agenda item [timestamp: 01:21:44]. No objections were raised during the public hearing. The resolution was approved unanimously by the governing body. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a Grant Application to the Ky. Div. of Waste Management **Identifier:** 0823-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize and direct the Mayor to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Division of Waste Management. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Discussion and Outcome** A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body with no recorded opposition or concerns. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney's Office **Identifier:** 0824-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney's Office. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously. A public hearing was held, and no objections were raised during the proceedings. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement to manage the Ky. Theater with Ky. Theater Management Group, Inc. [timestamp: 01:21:44] A resolution was presented to authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 6 to the agreement governing management of the Kentucky Theater with Kentucky Theater Management Group, Inc. The resolution was brought before the body for consideration and a public hearing was held. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the Urban County Government. ## A Resolution authorizing the Div. of Emergency Management/911 to obtain support **Item 0829-13** This resolution authorized the Division of Emergency Management/911 to obtain support services for its Emergency Notification System from Dialogic Communications Corp. [timestamp: 01:21:44] The resolution was presented to the body and proceeded to a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to Execute an Amendment to Agreement with NeuStar, Inc. [timestamp: 01:21:44] A resolution was presented to authorize the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an amendment to an existing agreement with NeuStar, Inc. The resolution was brought before the body for consideration and a public hearing was held. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Ky. Community and Technical College Systems **Agenda Item:** 0831-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Action Taken** The resolution was approved unanimously. A public hearing was held on the matter, and no objections were raised during the proceedings. **Outcome** The resolution passed without opposition. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to Execute Change Order No. 1 (Final) to the Contract with Todd Johnson Contracting **Identifier:** 0832-13 This resolution authorized the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 1 (Final) to the contract with Todd Johnson Contracting on behalf of the Urban County Government. **Discussion and Outcome** The resolution was presented for consideration at the meeting held on August 29, 2013. A public hearing was conducted on the matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body, with no dissenting votes recorded. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Amendment to Lease Agreement with WINMAR Corp. **Identifier:** 0833-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute an amendment to a lease agreement with WINMAR Corp. on behalf of the government. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Process** A public hearing was held as part of the consideration of this agenda item [timestamp: 01:21:44]. The resolution proceeded to a vote after the public hearing concluded, resulting in unanimous approval. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County **Identifier:** 0835-13 **Item:** A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Purchase of Service Agreement and a Lease Agreement with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC **Outcome:** The resolution was approved unanimously. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Discussion:** A public hearing was held on this agenda item. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with Group CJ, LLC **Identifier:** 0836-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize and direct the Mayor to execute an agreement with Group CJ, LLC. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously. A public hearing was held on the matter, and no objections were raised during the hearing process. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to accept a Grant from the Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet This resolution authorized the Mayor to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet on behalf of the Urban County Government. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the proceedings. **Approval Details** - Resolution identifier: 0837-13 - Vote: Unanimous approval - Public hearing: Conducted with no objections The matter was resolved without recorded debate or concerns from council members or the public. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Certificates of Consideration and any other necessary documents **Identifier:** 0838-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute Certificates of Consideration and any other necessary documents on behalf of the government. **Process** A public hearing was held on this matter [timestamp: 01:21:44]. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously with no opposition. ## A Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 190-2013 which accepted the bid of MCM Demolition, Inc. [timestamp: 01:21:44] This resolution sought to rescind Resolution No. 190-2013, which had previously accepted a bid from MCM Demolition, Inc. A public hearing was held on this matter. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. ## A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to Execute Change Order No. 4 to the Contract with Triton Services, Inc. **Identifier:** 0841-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute Change Order No. 4 to the existing contract with Triton Services, Inc. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Discussion and Outcome** A public hearing was held on this agenda item. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The resolution was approved unanimously by the legislative body. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Change Order No. Two to the Engineering Services Agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, P.S.C. **Identifier:** 0843-13 **Overview** The Urban County Government considered a resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute Change Order No. Two to the Engineering Services Agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, P.S.C. [timestamp: 01:21:44] **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public comment period. ## Declaration of Official Intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures **Agenda Item:** 0877-13 A resolution regarding the declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures was presented to the body [timestamp: 01:21:44]. **Process and Outcome** The resolution was brought before the body following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. **Summary** This agenda item addressed the official declaration of intent concerning the reimbursement of temporary advances that had been made for capital expenditures. The unanimous approval indicates agreement among all voting members on the matter of how these temporary advances would be reimbursed. ## A Resolution approving the Fayette County Sheriff's Settlement - 2012 Taxes A resolution approving the Fayette County Sheriff's Settlement for 2012 taxes was presented to the board [timestamp: 01:21:44]. The matter was brought before the body following a public hearing on the settlement. No objections were raised during the public hearing process. The resolution was approved unanimously by the board with no concerns or debate recorded during the discussion. **Outcome:** The resolution was approved unanimously. ## A Resolution authorizing and directing the Div. of Traffic Engineering, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 18-86 **Identifier:** 0891-13 **Proposal:** The resolution authorized and directed the Division of Traffic Engineering to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Clearwater Way and Ridgeway Road, pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 18-86. **Public Hearing and Outcome:** A public hearing was held on this matter [timestamp: 01:21:44]. The resolution was approved unanimously with no objections raised during the public hearing process. **Result:** The resolution was approved. ## A Resolution accepting the bid of Allen Brothers Construction, Inc., in the amount of $82,100, for McConnell Springs Fire Damage Repair This resolution (0875-13) addressed the acceptance of a bid from Allen Brothers Construction, Inc. for fire damage repairs at McConnell Springs. The bid amount was $82,100. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the hearing process. ## A Resolution accepting the bid of Perdue Environmental Contracting Co., Inc. d/b/a PECCO, LLC **Identifier:** 0883-13 **Overview** This resolution established a price contract with Perdue Environmental Contracting Co., Inc. d/b/a PECCO, LLC for Hazardous Material Spill Clean Up services. **Outcome** The resolution was approved unanimously following a public hearing. No objections were raised during the proceedings. [timestamp: 01:44:17] ## A Resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services, LLC, establishing a price contract for Clearing and Grubbing Services for Sanitary Sewer Manholes Resolution 0938-13 concerned the acceptance of a bid from ZKB Services, LLC to establish a price contract for clearing and grubbing services related to sanitary sewer manholes. The resolution was presented for consideration and a public hearing was held. No objections were raised during the public comment period. The body voted on the measure and approved it unanimously. The resolution was approved without further discussion or noted concerns. ## A Resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of several em **Identifier:** 0936-13 **Overview:** A resolution to ratify the probationary civil service appointments of several employees was presented to the meeting [timestamp: 01:44:17]. **Process:** The resolution proceeded through a public hearing process. No objections were raised during the public comment period. **Outcome:** The resolution was approved unanimously by the body. --- ## Decisions - **Resolution 0814-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bids for roof repairs and maintenance for the Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management - **Resolution 0869-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for sidewalk ramp installation for the Div. of Engineering - **Resolution 0871-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for soft body armor for the Div. of Police - **Resolution 0882-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for Clays Mill Rd. Improvement Project Section 2B - **Resolution 0874-13** — passed (13-1): Ratifying civil service appointments and leave - **Resolution 0816-13** — passed (14-0): Changing property address numbers and street name - **Resolution 0817-13** — passed (14-0): Declaring property at 426 and 430 Smith St. surplus and authorizing sale - **Resolution 0818-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to reduce roof repair contract price - **Resolution 0819-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing negotiation to purchase 14-acre parcel surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary - **Resolution 0823-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing grant application to Ky. Div. of Waste Management for tire disposal - **Resolution 0824-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing agreement with Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office for fast-track prosecutor - **Resolution 0828-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing amendment to agreement to manage Ky. Theater with Ky. Theater Management Group, Inc. - **Resolution 0829-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing support services for Emergency Notification System from Dialogic Communications Corp. - **Resolution 0830-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing amendment to agreement with NeuStar, Inc. for E-911 services - **Resolution 0831-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community and Technical College for police internships - **Resolution 0832-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase contract price for Roland Ave. Stream Bank Stabilization Project - **Resolution 0833-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing lease agreement for additional office space at 125 Lisle Industrial Rd. - **Resolution 0835-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing purchase of service and lease agreement with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC - **Resolution 0836-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing agreement with Group CJ, LLC for Mobility Office Marketing Campaign - **Resolution 0837-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing grant acceptance from Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet for Wolf Run Watershed Plan - **Resolution 0838-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing acceptance of deeds for Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project - **Resolution 0840-13** — passed (14-0): Rescinding Resolution 190-2013 and accepting bid from Pace Contracting for demolition - **Resolution 0841-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase HVAC and piping repair contract price - **Resolution 0843-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase contract price for engineering services agreement - **Resolution 0877-13** — passed (14-0): Declaration of official intent for reimbursement of temporary advances for capital expenditures - **Resolution 0887-13** — passed (14-0): Approving Fayette County Sheriff’s Settlement - 2012 Taxes - **Resolution 0891-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing installation of multiway stop controls at Clearwater Way and Ridgeway Rd. - **Resolution 0814-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bids for roof repairs and maintenance for the Div. of Facilities and Fleet Management - **Resolution 0869-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for sidewalk ramp installation for the Div. of Engineering - **Resolution 0871-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for soft body armor for the Div. of Police - **Resolution 0882-13** — passed (14-0): Accepting bid for Clays Mill Rd. Improvement Project Section 2B - **Resolution 0874-13** — passed (13-1): Ratifying civil service appointments and leave - **Resolution 0816-13** — passed (14-0): Changing property address numbers and street name - **Resolution 0817-13** — passed (14-0): Declaring property at 426 and 430 Smith St. surplus and authorizing sale - **Resolution 0818-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to reduce roof repair contract price - **Resolution 0819-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing negotiation to purchase 14-acre parcel surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary - **Resolution 0823-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing grant application to Ky. Div. of Waste Management for tire disposal - **Resolution 0824-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing agreement with Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office for fast-track prosecutor - **Resolution 0828-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing amendment to agreement to manage Ky. Theater with Ky. Theater Management Group, Inc. - **Resolution 0829-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing support services for Emergency Notification System from Dialogic Communications Corp. - **Resolution 0830-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing amendment to agreement with NeuStar, Inc. for E-911 services - **Resolution 0831-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community and Technical College for police internships - **Resolution 0832-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase contract price for Roland Ave. Stream Bank Stabilization Project - **Resolution 0833-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing lease agreement for additional office space at 125 Lisle Industrial Rd. - **Resolution 0835-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing purchase of service and lease agreement with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC - **Resolution 0836-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing agreement with Group CJ, LLC for Mobility Office Marketing Campaign - **Resolution 0837-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing grant acceptance from Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet for Wolf Run Watershed Plan - **Resolution 0838-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing acceptance of deeds for Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project - **Resolution 0840-13** — passed (14-0): Rescinding Resolution 190-2013 and accepting bid from Pace Contracting for demolition - **Resolution 0841-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase HVAC and piping repair contract price - **Resolution 0843-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing change order to increase contract price for engineering services agreement - **Resolution 0877-13** — passed (14-0): Declaration of official intent for reimbursement of temporary advances for capital expenditures - **Resolution 0887-13** — passed (14-0): Approving Fayette County Sheriff’s Settlement - 2012 Taxes - **Resolution 0891-13** — passed (14-0): Authorizing installation of multiway stop controls at Clearwater Way and Ridgeway Rd. --- ## Full transcript Welcome to the meeting of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council. And first, welcome to, we've got a very good crowd tonight, so thank you all for joining us in the exercise of democracy, even here at the local, right here at the local level. And what is routinely done as we begin is that the clerk calls the roll, and then we have an invocation. And tonight, the Reverend Corey Wilcoxon is here from Crestwood, Christian, and he will give us an invocation tonight. First, Meredith, will you please call the roll? Mr. Kaye? Mr. Lane? Here. Ms. Lawless? Here. Ms. Massadi? Here. Mr. Myers? Here. Ms. Scutchfield? Here. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Present. Mr. Clark? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Here. Ms. Gordon? Here. And Ms. Henson? Here. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And next on our agenda is the Reverend Corey Wilcoxon, who is going to give us an invocation. I'll ask everyone to please stand. Thank you, Corey. Thank you. I bring you greetings from Crestwood Christian Church, a faithful and growing congregation where everyone is welcome. We're located across from Glendover Elementary. We're honored to be partners with you all in serving this community. Thank you for asking me to be here today. I invite you to join me in a moment of prayer. Holy and gracious God, we thank you for the gift of this day. And we pray we have used it to honor you and the gifts you have given us. God, we thank you for the leaders represented in this room here today who use their gifts to serve this community. give them the wisdom and the courage to make decisions that are in harmony with your will and God for all of us who are present guide us to think calmly and carefully to talk honestly and openly to decide wisely and well may the respect we have for each other and the love you have for us be reflected in all we say and do here today may we treat every person those in this room and those affected by the decisions made in this room as your child. And at the end of the day, Lord, may we find peace and rest, knowing we have done our best to serve you. We ask these things as your children, confident of your love and your abiding presence with us. Amen. Corey, thank you so much. Please say hello to everyone at Crestwood for us. Thank you, sir. Yes, sir. All right. Before we get started, I would like to take a moment to commemorate the March on Washington and Reverend Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech. Reverend Jesse Jackson yesterday called Reverend King's I Have a Dream speech a high mountain moment of hope. It was inspiring last night to be down at the new courthouses with a large gathering of our citizens. In the 50 years that have passed since Reverend King's speech, of course there have been remarkable strides forward. But as the President said yesterday, there is still work to do. So I would ask us all to join in a moment of silence to commemorate this moment in our history today and 50 years ago and reflect on the work remaining to climb that mountain together. Thank you. There are a number of citizens here today from the Eastland neighborhoods, and since we have a very robust docket tonight, perhaps it would be considerate to these neighbors who are here about the temporary salt barn for us to give an update and to take questions and perhaps public comment on that issue. In a moment, I will recognize Chief Administrative Officer Sally Hamilton for an update, and I will also recognize Councilmember Kevin Stennett. I know that the remarkable thing about democracy is how quickly citizens in a community can tell you exactly how they feel, And that's what we as council members know that you all have done. I know that the council members, many of us, aren't willing to give up just like you aren't. The council, we have solved a lot of things together, including health insurance reform, pension reform. And so surely we can find a place that we can put salt for the winter. You know, our city, as I was thinking about this, our city is 235, including the county, of course. Our urban county is 235 square miles. And inside the urban services boundary is 85 square miles. That represents about 2.3 billion square feet. So you might think that within that 2.3 billion square feet, we can find about 16,000 square feet. And I know that that's what we are still working on. I'll ask Chief Administrative Officer Sally Hamilton for a quick update, and then Council Member Stennett. Thank you. Mayor and Council, when I left this subject last, and I think it was at the work session last week, we did open the beds for any salt barn, and we knew that we weren't to award anything until we came back here. That did not give us any trouble because we didn't get anything. We didn't get anything, any responses to our bed. And since then, or I say sort of before then, all week long since I sort of got into the property mode on the Senior Citizen Center, I just looked again and again. And had a lot of suggestions, and we looked, and we re-looked. And I want to emphasize one thing, and I only take one minute to do this. It wasn't because that our staff had not chosen a good site that we kept looking for other things. It was because we were trying to see if we could find a site or a solution to this and also make sure that the neighborhood wasn't affected. This afternoon, I did talk with Public Works, who have been very, very helpful to me in this whole search, and there were some possibilities. And it was on our own property. And that was one thing. I cannot unequivocally say that is going to work, but I think if I had a little more time, I hopefully could come back to you and say it might work or it will work. So that's my update, sir. Thank you, Ms. Hamilton. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, CAO Hamilton, for giving us that brief update. I want to thank you for all your hard work, and Commissioner Maloney and his staff, Kevin Wente. Mayor, thank you for your all's hard work behind the scenes, as well as, you know, and you probably should have got some kudos when we talked about the senior center, but Jerry Hancock of Parks. We went to him with a couple sites, and he's been more than forthcoming and willing to work with us to try to accommodate a new location. So thank him and Parks for stepping up to the plate and trying to help the city and help these residents. So without further ado, I move to place on the docket a resolution recommending the termination of the lease with Glen Case, LLC, which was entered in pursuant to Resolution No. 373-2013. So moved. Motion. We all second. There were a lot of smiles in the audience there. There was a race to second. There's a motion by Council Member Stennett and a multitude of motions to second the motion or a multitude of seconds. Say Council Member Ellinger. That was a second. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. No discussion on the motion. Then hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Opposed, no. The motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Captain. Since Councilmember Farmer led in the demonstration, then the mayor has no real authority to say that it should be discouraged. Mr. Bundy does, however. Thank you all very much for joining us. Mr. Mather, I know you have spoken before. We would allow a moment for public comment if someone wishes to speak, perhaps. Loyce, Professor? Oh, Mr. Mundy has pages of course. I'm Loyce Mather, 1544 Cantrell Drive. Thank you for this opportunity. And Mayor and members of the Council, we can't thank you enough for listening to us and taking this action yes we were kind of hard nosed but we were quite disappointed with the fact that this might have happened to our neighborhood but we really appreciate your efforts I especially want to thank Council Member Stenet who I know worked tirelessly on this CAO Hamilton she worked hard and her staff And we really do appreciate it. And thank you so much for this consideration. We appreciate it. Thank you. Thanks, Lois. Thank you, sir. Well, I would say that we all know that there is still much work to do. So thank you all very much. Now, there are a number of others who have signed up to speak considering the action that was just taken. I nor any council members would ever discourage anyone who has come all the way down here from speaking. So, how do you all feel about that? We did want to allow this issue to be taken up early so you wouldn't need to hang around with us all night. I see, we do sense that there's enthusiasm over that. Maybe more gratitude for that than anything else. All right, then. So no one else wishes to speak then tonight? Okay. All right, come on up. Good evening, council members. My fellow Americans. Practicing, practicing. My name is Brian Potters. I live on Sparks Road. Mr. Farmer is my council member. I'm right there on the edge. I'm actually the driver for the people of Eastland Home Association. Mr. Stinn, I appreciate all the hard work. I've kind of been dragged into this in the last month. I met the mayor the first time we met in the bus, and I'm very excited to see that it did work. You have listened to your constituents, and I think it's very important for our democracy to continue. And I'd like to thank everybody for that. Now, what was your, one more time, give us your name one more time. Brian Potter. Brian, Brian. Yes, sir. Yeah. I just wanted to get my chance before I walked out the door. I had to drive these people, nice people, home. So I do appreciate it, folks. Thanks, Brian. Thanks very much for being with us. And thank you all for joining us tonight. Council Member Stenet. I would be remiss if everybody leaves, Mr. Lois Mather. We have a lot of great neighborhood presidents in our city, but you have a great one. A great, great one. So he's done a lot of work. And I guarantee you, Kevin Wente in Public Works knows his name by heart now. So thank you, Mr. Mather. We appreciate you. That shows what the University of Kentucky can do for the city. Thank you all. All right. Next on our agenda is the minutes of the previous meeting. Second. Motion by Council Member Ellinger and a second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. All in favor, then please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Moving on to ordinances for a second read. I'll ask the clerk to give us a reading on the second reading of the ordinances, 1 through 14. There will be a motion on number 6 by Council Member Beard. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changing the zone from a high-density apartment R4 zone to a Lexington Center business B2B zone for 0.137 net 0.205 gross acres for property located at 562 West Short Street, 562 Short Street, LLC, Council District 3. Number two, an ordinance amending Articles 1 and 23A of the zoning ordinance to define hospice and add hospice facilities as a principal use and regulate parking for such uses in the Economic Development ED Zone, Urban County Council. Number 3, an ordinance amending Section 2152 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of Program Coordinator, Grade 109N, and creating one position of Public Service Supervisor, Grade 111N, both in the Division of Family Services and Appropriating Funds, pursuant to Schedule Number 9, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 4, an ordinance amending Section 2252 of the Code of Ordinances, creating one position of Program Supervisor, part-time, Grade 106N, and one position of Custodial Worker, part-time, Grade 102N, both in the Department of Social Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 5, an ordinance amending Section 2152 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of police analyst, grade 111N, and creating one position of property and evidence technician, grade 111N, both in the Division of Police and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule Number 10, effective upon passage of counsel. Council Member Beard. Thank you, Mayor. I move that we table item number six of second reading of ordinances. There is a public meeting planned, and it was planned with a date after this would have been approved, so we will wait until the public meeting before we set another date. But at this point, we'll keep it tabled. Motion by Council Member Beard, seconded by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Council Member Beard. Mayor, I'd like to recuse on this item. Pardon? Recusing. You recreated, there's a, if, Meredith, you'll note that Councilmember Lane recused on that vote. And whenever you're ready, please continue. Thank you. Ordinance number seven, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number 59, fiscal year 2013. Number eight, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 8. No. 9, an ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on the assessed value of all taxable real property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, including real property of public service companies at a rate of $0.0005 on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2013 assessment date. Mr. Mayor, I believe there's a public hearing on these ordinances. Mayor. I believe there's a public hearing on these. There is. Thank you, ma'am. All right, let me explain this. The urban county government is required to provide an opportunity for citizens to comment about the ad valorem tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year if the proposed rates exceed the compensating rates. The compensating rate is a rate that produces approximately the same amount of revenue as that produced in the preceding year, excluding new property and personal property. A summary of last year's refuse collection rates, the compensating rate, and the proposed rate for fiscal year 2014, along with corresponding assessments and revenues for the Fayette County Extension Service and the Soil and Water Conservation District, was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on August 16, 2013 and August 19, 2013. Copies of the summary are on the table at the back of this room. So I will now declare that the public hearing is now in session on the ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. I will now request any comments from citizens regarding this. Bill, you want to speak on this, right? Mr. Wheeler? Mr. Wheeler? Yeah, come on. I believe you want to speak on this issue. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council. I know you're not surprised to see me here tonight. And I do appreciate having the opportunity to address Council on matters that I think are important. even though it appears that my words of wisdom fall on deaf ears. Nevertheless, I will continue with my comments. By the way, Mayor, Mayor, I protest your use of five minutes on a public hearing issue. A public hearing is for dialogue between citizens and the government. And I cannot finish in five minutes what I want to ask you about. I suggest that that rule is inappropriate. Mr. Wheeler, I think what we could do that might work and might be appropriate to your point of view would be when you do that these are the council rules, and when it does come to the time, then I'll ask for a motion to extend the time. All right? Yes, Mayor, let me ask you. You mentioned the council rules. Do those rules say that that applies to public hearings? Can anyone answer that? Well, we do have our attorneys here, and in fact, our Commissioner of Law was prepared to address some of the questions that you have presented earlier. And she might be able then to help us with this question as well. Well, I have one minute. We'll stop it. Stop the clock. Yes, sir. My first point is regarding the tax levy for the Soil and Water Conservation District. That tax rate is planned to go from 4% to 5%, which is a 25% increase in the rate. I'm curious, why is it so important that that rate be increased more than the 4% allowed by state law? All right. You're asking that bill? Yes. Why? What we would like for you to... Let me make a suggestion, if you would, Bill, that if you'll ask the questions, and then I'll ask Mr. Ormera and perhaps Commissioner Graham to answer your questions. If you'll first give the questions and then all of them. All right. Mayor, if I might on that one, what actually I believe the representative from that organization presented the basis for this request when it was put in front of you all at the work session two or three weeks ago. I don't have that in front of me, but you all were provided a specific presentation by that particular board as to what the rationale was for the need to increase this. And I don't know if they have somebody here tonight to speak on that or not, but you all were actually provided why they needed this percentage of an increase when you decided to put it on the docket at this amount. So that was discussed in the work session. Isn't that right? Yes. That's what the vice mayor confirmed as well. So is that my answer, that since I was not present at the work session, I do not know the answer? Well, the council took a vote at that work session. That man there? Yep, right there. After the meeting. After the meeting, I'd be happy to talk with Mr. Johnson. All right? After the meeting? We're having one right now. I'm sorry. I guess I'm confusing some of you, but I'm confused myself. Well, I do have another point to make, and it's regarding your tax rates for the urban services district, specifically the tax rate for street lighting, I suggest that you should cancel that tax for street lighting, which persons in the urban services district pay and which property owners not in that urban services district do not pay. So street lighting is paid by a distinct portion of the properties in the whole county. Now, the reason I say the tax ratio... Bill, let me ask for a motion to extend your time. Is there a motion to extend? There is a motion by Council Member Myers, and there is a second by Council Member Farmer to extend the time by five minutes. Thank you. All right. Is there any objection? All right. Thank you. Bill, you've got another five minutes. Thank you very much. So the reason I say that tax should be deleted is because you're planning to charge all property owners, or at least all residents in real property, to pay for street lighting when they pay for the tax on the utility franchise fee. you're planning to increase that utility franchise fee from 3% to 4% for the purpose of funding street lighting. Now, that is not fair because people who are already paying for street lighting will again pay for street lighting when they pay their utility bills. and furthermore, people who do not have street lighting will also be paying for street lighting when they pay their utility bills. I think you are certainly going in the wrong direction with this plan to tax residents for street lighting with a utility franchise fee. I want to ask, are there any other rates planned to be higher than last year's rates? The one rate I know of is the one I have just discussed. Are there any other rates higher than last year's? After we will get, I'll ask you to talk to Commissioner Graham, and after the meeting for any questions that we can't answer that I can't answer, and I can't answer that one. All right? And I'm sorry, I will hear those answers when? After your comments are completed, then we have the council member comments. and Commissioner Graham will address those questions. Okay, one more question. Yes, sir. Is the franchise fee plan that I just described, is it already in the budget today? Commissioner O'Mara is nodding his head, yes. And it is. It is in the current budget. It was already approved. He's right here, Bill. This is Commissioner. I'm sorry. It was already approved in June for the FY14 budget. Okay. Thank you. All right, sir. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Wheeler. Does anyone else wish to speak? All right, then I'll open the floor to comments from council members. Any council members wish to speak? All right. No council members wish to speak? Then I'll declare that the public hearing is closed, and then ask the clerk to please continue. And we have another public hearing after this ordinance is read. Yes, sir. Yep. Ordinance No. 10, an ordinance adopting the request of the Lexington-Feya County Health Department under KRS 212.755 and levying a special ad valorem public health tax for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Feya at Urban County Government, including real and personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft, non-commercial watercraft, and inventory in transit, and excluding insurance capital, tobacco in storage, and agricultural products in storage at the rate of $0.028 on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2013 assessment date and levying a special ad valorem public health tax at the rate of $0.028 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government as of the January 1, 2014 assessment date. All right. I think I'm doing this right. Let me try. The public hearing, okay, now I need to declare another public hearing. It's in session on the ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. Now I'll ask for comments from citizens. Hearing none, I'll ask for comments from council members. Hearing none, then I will declare the public hearing closed and ask the clerk to continue. Thank you. property of public service companies, $0.0038 on taxable personal property, including personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft, and excluding inventory and transit, insurance capital, tobacco and storage, and agricultural products in storage, and levying an ad valorem tax for purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office at the rate of $0.0032 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government as of the January 1, 2014 assessment date. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The public hearing is now in session on the ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Bay at Urban County Government. Are there any comments from the public? All right. Mr. Bernard. For the record, my name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street. And while you're opening and closing separate hearings on each piece of taxation, what I want to know is how much is my total property tax bill going up this fall, and is any of that money being put into building the road capacity to untangle our traffic jams? Which right now, despite some idiots out there wanting to slow traffic down, if it were any slower at rush hour, it would be paralyzed. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. Are there any comments from council members? All right. Hearing none, then I'll declare the public hearing closed and ask the clerk to please continue with the reading of ordinances. Or reading of, yes, ordinances. Ordinance number 12, an ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdictions of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. All taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2013 assessment date as follows. General Services District, $0.0800 on real property, including real property of public service companies, $0.0990 on personal property, including personal property of public service companies, noncommercial aircraft and noncommercial watercraft, $0.1500 on insurance capital, $0.0150 on tobacco and storage, and $0.0450 on agricultural products and storage. Full urban or partial urban services districts based on urban services available on real property, including real property of public service companies, $0.1431 for refuse collection, $0.0210 for street lights, $0.0097 for street cleaning, $0.0920 on insurance capital, $0.0150 on tobacco and storage, $0.0450 on agricultural products and storage, and levying an ad valorem tax for municipal purposes at the rate of $0.0880 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government as of the January 1, 2014 assessment date. Ordinance No. 13 and Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 35, 2013 and the franchise agreements with Kentucky Utilities Company, Inc., Bluegrass Energy Cooperative Corporation, and Clark Energy Cooperative, Inc. to increase the franchise fees for each utility from 3% to 4% of gross revenues effective October 1, 2013. Number 14 and Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 34, 2013 and the franchise agreements with Columbia Gas of Kentucky, Inc. and Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. to increase the franchise fees for each utility from 3% to 4% of gross revenues effective October 1, 2013. There's a motion to approve and a second. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a roll call vote. Madam Clerk, when you're ready. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Masati? Yes. Mr. Myers? No on 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14. Yes on the rest. 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Ms. Gutchfield? No on 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14. Yes on the rest. 9, 10, 11, 13, 14? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Mr. Stennett? Yes on all but no on 12, 13, and 14. Thank you. Ms. Akers? Yes, except for. Sorry. Yes on all except number 9. Yes. 9, 10, 12, 13, 14. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Beard? Aye on all. Thank you. Mr. Clark? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? No on 9, 11, 12, 13, 14. Yes on the rest. I thought you just read it. Thank you. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gordon? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Thank you. Mayor? Councilman Masada? On number 13 and 14, that would be no for me. Mayor? I need to get a count on that. There are six nay votes on 13 and 14. Mayor. Wait, wait, wait. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. No on number 12. Thank you. Four nay votes for number 9. Three nay votes for number 10. Three nay votes for 11. And four nay votes for number 12. So the vote reflects passage on all. How many on number nine, Meredith? Four. I'm sorry? Four. Four was the count that I got from, is that right, on number nine? Four nay votes on number nine. All right. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote does reflect passage of the motion. That allows us to move on to ordinances for a first read, and there are some, I know that Council Member Lawless has a motion after we can take that motion after the reading yes sir ordinance number 15 and ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban au zone to a planned neighborhood residential r3 zone for 24.88 net 27.71 gross acres for property located at 4500 and 4524 old schoolhouse lane ball homes llc council district 10 number 16 and ordinance amending Articles 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify regulations related to vehicle repair accessory to residential uses. Number 17, an ordinance amending Articles 1, 3, and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance to regulate the parking and storage of business vehicles, trailers, equipment, and associated materials in residential zones, Urban County Planning Commission. Number 18, an ordinance amending Article 5 of the Zoning Ordinance to provide clarification about the government's ability to abate a violation of the Zoning Ordinance, Urban County Planning Commission. Number 19, an ordinance creating Section 1512 of the Code of Ordnances, Lexington-Fade, Urban County Government pertaining to the general regulation of itinerant merchants, peddlers, and door-to-door sales, and providing for general conduct, public safety, transient merchant registration, parking restrictions, maintenance, garbage, and recycling requirements, noise and lighting restrictions, hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. or later, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for door-to-door sales, location restrictions for peddlers and itinerant merchants, with additional restrictions for itinerant merchants. No sales by itinerant merchants on public property, creating Section 1513 of the Code of Ordinances, providing for exceptions for mobile food unit vendors, wholesalers, bazaars, malls, yard and garage sales, and not-for-profits, and creating Section 1514 of the Code of Ordinances, providing for a penalty in an amount not to exceed $250, all effective 30 days from passage. Number 20. to four established sinking fund, authorizing a certificate of award for the acceptance of the bid of the bond purchaser for the purchase of the Series 2013 C bonds and repealing inconsistent ordinances. Number 21, an ordinance of Lexington Fayette, Urban County Government, authorizing the issuance of Lexington Fayette, Urban County Government, various purpose, general obligation, refunding bonds, Series 2013 D, in one or more sub-series, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $80 million for the purpose of refunding 1. All or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Taxable General Obligation Public Projects Bonds Series 2010A, Build America Bonds Direct Pay, dated February 17, 2010. 2. All or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Various Purpose General Obligation Public Projects Bonds Series 2010F, Federally Taxable Build America Bonds Direct Payment to the Issuer, dated December 28, 2010. And 3. All or a portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Various Purpose General Obligation Public Projects Bonds, Series 2010-G, Federally Taxable Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds Direct Payment to the Issuer, dated December 28, 2010, approving a form of bond, authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the bonds, providing for the payment and security of the bonds, creating a bond payment fund and escrow funds, maintaining the heretofore established sinking fund, authorizing a certificate of award for the acceptance of the bid of the bond purchaser for the purchase of the Series 2013-D Refunding Bonds, authorizing an escrow trust agreement and repealing inconsistent ordinances. Number 22, Ordinance of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government authorizing and providing for the issuance of Sewer System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2013-E, in one or more sub-series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35 million, dated the date of delivery for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of its taxable sewer system revenue bonds, Series 2009, Build America Bonds, direct pay, setting forth the terms and conditions upon which said Series 2013 E bonds are to be issued and outstanding, approving a form of bond, authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the Series 2013 E bonds, creating an escrow fund, authorizing a certificate of award for the acceptance of the bid of the purchaser for the purchase of the Series 2013 E bonds, authorizing an escrow trust agreement, and taking other related actions. Number 23, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Armond County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 11. Number 24, an ordinance creating a pedestrian-oriented business district for properties located at 303, 304, 315, 319, 325, 327, 329 to 333, 333, 341, 345, 357, 371, 377, 385, and 395 South Limestone Street. And number 25, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $3,750,000 in the Office of the Urban County Council for capital projects from the fund balance of the General Services District Fund and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number 13. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons or suspensions of the rules for second readings? All right. There are none. And I'll ask the clerk to, hearing none, then we can ask the clerk to please call the roll. No, no, no, no. Wait a minute. Move on to second reading. Resolution number one for a second reading. A resolution accepting the bids of Colcruth Roofing and Sheet Metal Incorporated and Pierce Blackburn Roofing, LLC, establishing price contracts for roof repairs and maintenance for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services, LLC, establishing a price contract for sidewalk ramp installation for the Division of Engineering and authorizing the mayor to execute any related agreement. Number three, a resolution accepting the bid of Gahls, LLC, is establishing a price contract for soft body armor for the Division of Police. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of Bluegrass Contracting Corporation in the amount of $3,310,582.35 for the Clay's Mill Road Improvement Project, Section 2B for the Division of Engineering, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Bluegrass Contracting Corporation related to the bid. Madam. Mayor, let's just second. Mayor, I have a number five. Number four. Councilman Akers, do you have a question in reference to that? Because I have a motion. I have a question. Yes, I have a question for Mr. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell. I know you lay low to light, don't you? Hi. Hi. On number five, there are several permanent civil service appointments, beginning with Alicia Smith and running down the page. They list the new grades, I guess, but they don't include their salaries, and I wondered if you could tell me why they're not included. I don't know why they're not included. I don't think they're normally included. I believe, Council Member Akers, I think when they do the second readings on the probationary appointments is when the salaries are listed. I think on permanent appointments, I'm just looking down through this list to see if they list salaries on any. They are not, any under permanent. So I guess my question is, when someone moves from one salary level to a second higher salary level, shouldn't that be somewhere public record or included in our packet? Well, it would have been when they got the probationary appointments when it was read twice. That's when the salary would have been listed, and this will be the permanent appointment. So I think if there were other permanent appointments on here, I don't know that the salaries would have been listed either with those on anybody. Well, several of these date back to October 2012, December 2012, February 2013, March, June. They're backdated, so why are they just now coming to us on the second reading? I'll take responsibility for that. That was oversight on my part. We were working on re-organ human resources that went way back from when Mr. Maxwell first got here in a workshop presented to the council. He talked about how he wanted to create different managerial jobs. And so those have been going on at the time. And then when I went back and looked when there was some talk about moving human resources from law and that's still being studied, and I thought, well, I better catch up and make sure my house is in order if it's going to get moved to somebody else. So that's why that was done. Okay. I'm going to yield now to Council Member Massadi. I think Council Member Meyers is next. Thank you. Council Member Meyers. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Maxwell, could I ask this question? Have any of these salary adjustments already been made? Yes. The salary adjustments would have been made at the initial appointment. This is a ratification of those appointments, which comes six months after the salary adjustments. So what would happen if we didn't approve these? I'll defer that to the commissioner. Council Member Myers, under state law, which of course controls a good bit of our civil service system, state law limits everybody's probationary appointment to six months. So these folks have all passed six months. So they are past probation, and really whether there's a view that they shouldn't have or shouldn't have, that decision has been made by state law and the administration, basically. Could you say that one more time? Yes. In other words, when a civil service employee is hired here, you all get the initial conditional offer. You get two readings on that. That's really where the power of the council is. because you all can basically do a thumbs-down vote on making a conditional offer to somebody. Once those two readings are done, then state law kicks in and says a person has six months. Before that six months is up, basically the administration looks at that employee to see whether they believe they're doing a good job. If they think they are, the six months runs, and then we bring back the ratification of the permanent appointment to offer a vote. But in some ways, that vote is not truly a substantive vote because state law controls that issue. So if we turn this down, then our vote really doesn't matter? You know, I wouldn't say that because there's symbolic things and there's legal, technical things. I would urge you all to really think about the message you send to a group of employees that works as hard as a group can, that really has maxed out their comm time, that is asked to do a whole lot of things for other people in government, and is frequently the division, just like law, that has to say no to people. And you try and say no sometimes in a nice way so that you're good and give good customer service. But for a group that is trying to sort of turn the ship around, these employees look to you all, and really it means a lot to them what you all think. And I would say just like, and I want to go back a little bit to the corrections employees. You know, for a long time I think they felt like, you know, they weren't valued by other parts of government, and I think the council has done a great job at making them feel like they are valued. And personally, I wish that that could happen with human resources, and we're working hard to do that. And so even though your vote today may not mean technically for those people anything, they will be watching you, and it means a lot to them personally. Thank you, Mayor. Chief, Sally, you want to speak? No, I would do it. Okay. All right. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. I think I share some concerns, as so do the other council members, about some of these employees in human resources that are being ratified. And I just don't feel 100 percent comfortable. And I know you're talking about sending a certain signal. And I think we should send that not only to HR but throughout government, that we appreciate their hard work and, as you said, some of their things that they have done. but I was just wondering if maybe we could just put this into committee for further study because, as I said, I don't feel 100% comfortable about it, but you're saying, Commissioner Graham, that this is not a possibility. I mean, this is today, if we were to table this and say we'd like to put this into committee to have more information to review this further, that that would not be a possibility because under state law we are obligated today to make this decision. I think, yes, I believe you're correct. State law controls that. You know, I think it would be good, and I think the council, I think both human resources folks, and I hope the council would welcome further dialogue on issues that council members have. You know, I think everybody would like that. But as far as the vote today, that is controlled by state law. So studying that committee will not affect what the state law holds on that. So today is the cutoff date. Today is the absolute last day. Can I go to committee and say that we bring this up again in a couple of weeks? Is there a deadline on this? Well, I guess what I'm saying is under state law the deadline has passed, and state law will control the passage of probation because under state law you can't extend a probation past six months. So further study on any issue would be up to you all, but it's not going to change the state law on that point. I guess then my motion to table would not resolve in this being studied any further. So I'll withdraw that motion. Was there a second? Council Member Masada, yes. Who was the second? Did you say? I don't think you. I didn't hear the motion. I didn't make the money. I apologize. I was going to, but I guess it won't have any effect. I just didn't know if I missed that. All right. No, sir. Okay. Thank you. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner Graham, you said by state law that we're required to do this within six months, correct? Well, what state law says is that a probationary employee can only have a probationary period of six months. So, for example, if someone's hired, say, in July, and their six months passes while you all are on council break, for example, that's just done. And so what happens on all probationary employees is before that six months passes, then the employees look at, and if they feel like they're doing a good job, the six months passes and that's it. So by the time we bring the ratification vote to you all, the six months has passed, and we're basically saying this has passed and we think they're doing a good job. When we look at the effective date, though, I mean, some of them are close to a year. That's true, and I'll take responsibility for that, and that was an oversight on my part. I would like to see the numbers on these. I have seen these names, and I know some of these people, and I know that they work hard, and I don't question that at all. But I've seen the same names on here several times. And this was like a pay grade upgrade because they've been here. What is a new ratifying them to new positions? And I think I can explain that. When HR started a reorganization, which they're not the only divisions that's created different positions and that kind of thing, You would have seen back probably over a year ago where they created new positions and then advertised the filling of those, and some of them were advertised externally and internally both. Those people competed for them, so you would have seen the initial offer to those folks. You would have seen that come through with the probationary appointment. So that would have been read twice and was read twice, and you would have seen the salaries at that point in time when they were read. And just as an aside, I think there's a perception that, you know, if Division A wants to do something over here with salaries, HR says no to them, but if HR wants something, their people get big raises, and that's just not true. Everybody gets the same salary formula. It's used on every employee, just like it is HR employees. And I think the fact that these are bunched together today, I think, has probably drawn some attention to it. There will be back pay on this, I'm assuming? No, no. These are not back pay. These are the normal ratification of a permanent appointment. There is no back pay. It's just that the docket, just like, you know, nothing different. I'm going to go ahead and pass this or vote for this because there are many others on here that I think, you know, and I do, like I said earlier, I do know some of these folks and I don't want to punish them. But for future, I will not support another ordinance or resolution that doesn't have the dollar amount on there. And most of these do have the dollar amount, but those all-in-human resources do not. We can certainly start putting on the docket for permanent appointments all salary levels for that. That's not a problem. Okay. Thank you. Council Member Scutchfield. Council Member Aker, since you've already spoken, I'll come back. All right. Okay. Council Member Scutchfield. Thank you, Mayor. I think our concern that I'm putting together is that we're not sure where people are moving to, and I think we're concerned that there might be bigger movement than needs to happen. Can I ask that maybe you give us a presentation before we, I guess, extend different offers? give us, I think we'd like to see where people are moving. If there's a major increase in salary, that's fine, but I think we want to know about it because we're not seeing it here. And I know that you, you know, because obviously some of these go back to January, some of these go back, you know, or just in June. I think we just, we want to feel secure that we can trust the decisions. Sure. I will be happy to probably, would it be helpful to have a chart maybe for the last several months of all promotions in government so that you can see that it's, you know, I think it's important to compare HR with every other division in government and we can provide that to you. I think that would be helpful. And just not to belabor, but I do want just to remind everybody that there were two readings and a vote on each of these salaries at the time they went in, that there was no, nobody hit anything, nobody, I just wanted to make sure everybody understood that. Well, and I think what you said is, I mean, obviously you admitted that we have these all lumped together. I think when we see all of these right here, it kind of, and rightfully so, bells are going off that we need to make sure that everything is okay. Yes. We'll be happy to provide that to you. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Scotchfield. Council Member Beard has not spoken yet on this. Council Member Myers has spoken. Council Member Beard. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner, how often does the Election Herald leader do an open records to get the salaries of all of us? Because they have it out there for us and UK. Yeah, actually, I think all of the salaries. I mean, is it a constant thing, or do they do it once a year or twice a year? It seems like recently they've done it right after we do the, if you all give a raise in July, it seems like the request comes in shortly, sometime after that. But, yeah, everybody that works at LFUCG, you can pull up online and look at it. I understand. So there's really no reason why we couldn't have the dollars here. That is correct. Okay. That's what I thought. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. First, I just want to say that I personally am not targeting any particular division or department, and this was brought up today. And I guess my question, Commissioner Graham, when you mentioned the reorg of HR, did that reorganization include then analyzing all the positions in HR, and then you redesignated people to, I mean, what I'm told is that some people got raises to the tune of $20,000. So that's the concern is just, you know, if you can just explain to us, people hadn't had raises in 30 years, and this was just bringing people to just some sort of background would be helpful. Well, the way that our promotional appointments work is there are different levels depending on how many grades you go up. What we do for everybody in government is we will do kind of a market comparison. if there's nobody that will cap out an employee, in other words, and cause an inversion, then we look to the market as to what that employee should make. So some of these folks in HR did get pretty significant raises, but they are not different from other divisions in government where you have issues where an employee is not capped out and you look at the market. So I think if I provide that information to you all so you can see that, for example, You know, there are people in parks that have gotten significant raises. There are people in streets and roads. You know, I don't want to give the impression that HR is jacking up every one of their internal employees' salaries, because that's not the case. Everybody, the same formula is followed for every single employee. And I know that sometimes the perception in government isn't that way, but that's the truth. Okay, thank you. Could I make a motion that Council Member Henson sort of alluded to it, but to make it a little bit more official or formal, that all future second readings would include the actual biweekly salary just as the first reading does. I think that just would be helpful, and especially when it comes six months later, you know, we're not always remember everything. I certainly understand that. Second. Second. Second. Motion by Council Member Aker, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to put into general government the review of the Progressionary Civil Service appointments and the HR restructure. Second. Bosses. There's a question regarding Councilmember Vice Mayor Gordon. The process for the probationary civil service appointments. Okay, the process, not individual people. Right, correct. Okay, thank you. All right, it's a motion by Councilmember Myers, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Does anyone else wish to speak on this issue? I'll just say parenthetically that I appreciate I would share the sentiments that Commissioner Graham offered. And what I've learned in the shifting from private sector to government is that there is an extraordinary and often remarkable urge to precision in government. I sometimes laugh and chuckle a little bit whenever my colleagues in the private sector suggest that government is not efficient. I said, well, come over for a work session sometime and come over for a council meeting because the level of accountability, even at the very technical level, is extreme and is acknowledged. And I especially want to thank Commissioner Graham. I wasn't familiar with this coming in. She took responsibility like a professional would. And I'm sure, just like many of you experience in your roles in the private sector professionally, that sometimes you take that responsibility, even though whatever the technical issue may have been, may have been and an error may have occurred, it more than likely occurred at another level. So if Commissioner Graham is going to take that responsibility, then I will certainly take it as well. And I especially want to, you know, Alex Haley had a great line. He said, which I think you said beautifully, really, when you were commenting, Janet, on the staff, and you compared it to the morale, and you compared morale and human resources, looking back to corrections. And Alex Haley said this. He said, praise what is good in people because they will do more of what is praised. And I think you said that well. And I think especially considering I want to thank you because the family conditions that you're dealing with back home. Thank you. All right. Madam Clerk. Thank you. Thank you. John Maxwell, Director, Human Resources, Grade 123E, in the Division of Human Resources, effective January 9, 2013. Tamara Walters, Deputy Director, Human Resources, Grade 122E, in the Division of Human Resources, effective February 13, 2013. Kina Suarez, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 112N, in the Division of Human Resources, effective March 3, 2013. Margaret Nesbitt, Human Resources Generalist, Grade 1-18E, in the Division of Human Resources, effective May 29, 2013. Daryl Doty, Police Analyst, Grade 111N, in the Division of Police, effective June 3, 2013. Steven Drozek, Engineering Technician, Grade 111N, in the Division of Engineering, effective August 4, 2013. Joy Thomas, Custodial Worker, Grade 102N, in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective August 19, 2013. Ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Lisa Farmer and Hunter Hershey, Community Corrections Lieutenant, Grade 114E, 2143.21 biweekly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective July 15, 2013. Ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of Rahsaan Berry, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, in the Division of Police, effective June 10, 2013. Chase Allen, Jeffrey Brangers, Kendall Buford, Wesley Farley, Benjamin Fielder, Nicole Gibson, Cliff Godbolt, Robert Holland, Stephanie McLean, Jason Mitchell, Meredith Myers, Benjamin Riggs, Mary Schaffner, Kelly Shortridge, Robert Sennett, Roman Sorrell, Anthony Sullivan, Philip Toms, Brian Weir, Ryan White, Ronald Willis, and Alejandro Zaglou, police officer, grade 311N, in the Division of Police, effective July 3, 2013. Ratifying the approved council leave for William Duncan, vehicle and equipment technician, grade 112N, in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, beginning July 30, 2013 through October 30, 2013. Number six, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute alarm agreement and addendum with Sonitrol of Lexington, Incorporated for installation and activation of alarm system at 1795 Old Frankfurt Pike at a cost not to exceed $1,508. Number seven, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Fayette County Board of Education for use of Henry Clay High School track for the Hershey track meet at a cost not to exceed $174. Number eight, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Office of Vital Statistics, for the exchange of information contained in vital records. Number nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation from Lexington Fayette County Health Department of Two Televisions for use at the William Wells Brown Community Center on behalf of the Bluegrass Aspendale Teen Center at no cost to the urban county government. Number 10, a resolution changing the property address numbers of 207 to 209 East 7th Street to 207 East 7th Street, of 1391 West Main Street to 1389 West Main Street, and of 6784 Old Richmond Road to 6398 Old Richmond Road, and changing the street name and property address number of 2200 Englewood Circle to 3929 Pepper Tree Drive, all effective 30 days from passage. Number 11, a resolution declaring a surplus and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to execute deeds and any other necessary documents for the sale and transfer of property located at 426 and 430 Smith Street. Number 12, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Colcourt Roofing and Sheet Metal for roof repair for the Senior Citizen Center, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $3,945 from $55,989 to $52,044. Number 13, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Parks and Recreation on behalf of the Urban County Government to negotiate the possible purchase of a 14-acre parcel of land surrounded by Raven Run Sanctuary. Number 14, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Division of Waste Management 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 $3,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and are for disposal or recycling of waste tires, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 15, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney's Office for a fast-track prosecutor for the street sales drug enforcement project at a cost not to exceed $59,920. Number 16, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute Amendment No. 6 to the agreement to manage the Kentucky Theater with Kentucky Theater Management Group, Inc., extending the term for one year through October 31, 2014. Number 17, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management 911 to obtain support services for its emergency notification system from Dialogic Communications Corporation, DCC, doing business as Kassidian Communications, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $31,330, and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary documents. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to agreement with New Star Incorporated to provide access to the Number Portability Administration Center in support of enhanced 911 services for an additional period of up to three years at a cost not to exceed $3,200 in fiscal year 2014. Number 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, for internship with the Division of Police. Number 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number one final to the contract with Todd Johnson Contracting for the Roland Avenue Stream Bank Stabilization Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $26,428.96 from $184,631.05 to $211,060.01. Number 21. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to lease agreement with Winmar Corporation for additional office space at 125 Lyle Industrial Road for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $371,505.21 for the entire lease for fiscal year 14. Number 22, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement and a lease agreement with Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control LLC for animal control services at a cost not to exceed $1,105,980. Number 23, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with group CJ LLC for the mobility office marketing campaign for fiscal year 2014 at a cost not to exceed $44,400. Number 24, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $300,000 federal funds are for implementation of the Wolf Run watershed-based plan, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $200,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 25, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and any other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project at a cost not to exceed $410,000. Number 26, a resolution rescinding Resolution No. 190-2013, which accepted the bid of MCM Demolition Incorporated and is accepting the bid of PACE Contracting for Secondary Digester Blend Tank Damaged Cover Demolition and Removal in the amount of $30,000 for the Division of Water Quality. Number 27, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute Change Order No. 4 to the contract with Triton Services Incorporated for HVAC and piping repair for the Phoenix Building, increasing the contract price by the sum of $6,801 from $234,570 to $241,371. Number 28, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number two to the Engineering Services Agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, PSC, for sanitary sewer assessment reports and sanitary sewer and WWTP remedial measures plans for consent decree implementation, increasing the contract price by the sum of $1,444,145.95 from $3,500,000 to $4,944,145.95. Number 29, declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures to be made from subsequent borrowings. Number 30, a resolution approving the Fayette County Sheriff's Settlement 2012 taxes for taxes collected as of April 15, 2013, and granting the sheriff a quietus. I believe there might be a motion on number 31. Mr. Mayor? Yes. Thank you. Councilman Beard. I think we discussed this at work session, but there was an error made at first reading of his resolution. and the wrong street name was utilized. Ridgeway Road was inserted rather than the actual and proper, which is Ridgewater Drive. The question I have, David, is do we do two readings on this or do we need to do two readings? Yeah, it will need a new first reading, so you will want to suspend the rules after it gets first reading if you want to get a second reading tonight. Okay, fine. Well, we'll just go ahead then and do it that way, and then I will suspend the rules and go for a second reading. So wait a minute. Do that again, David, please. I think Mr. Beard is wanting to make a motion to amend the resolution to change the street name to Clearwater Way and Ridgewater Drive from what it is right now. So you all would first need to go ahead and vote on his motion. It would need a new first reading. And then I think he would like to suspend the rule so it could get a second reading tonight. All right. So we'll do all that at one time? No, you would do it one step at a time. I know that. But we can do it in sequence. Yes. All right. That's what I meant. So, Council Member Beard, do you make a motion to that effect? I second. Motion by Council Member Beard. Second by Council Member Ellinger. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And he's changing the. Give it new first reading. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances, Section 1886, to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Clearwater Way and Ridgewater Drive. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion? Accept. Pardon me? Let's suspend the rules. Yes, I would like to suspend the rules and ask for a second reading. Motion by Council Member Beard, seconded by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk, will you give a second read, please? A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordnances, Section 1886, to install multiway stop controls at the intersection of Clearwater Way and Ridgewater Drive. All right. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Motion to approve by Council Member Henson, second by Council Member Ellinger. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll when you are ready. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Mazzotti? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Scutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Clark? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes. On all no on five. Thank you. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Thank you. All right. The vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to resolutions for a first reading. Madam Clerk, when you are ready, and Council Member Lawless has a resolution regarding the NDF at the end. I will do it at the end after she gets through. Resolution number 32, a resolution accepting the bid of Allen Brothers Construction Incorporated in the amount of $82,100 for Meconical Springs Fire Damage Repair for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 33, a resolution accepting the bid of Purdue Environmental Contracting Company Incorporated doing business as PECO LLC, establishing a price contract for hazardous materials spill cleanup for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number 34, a resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services LLC, establishing a price contract for clearing and grubbing services for sanitary sewer manholes for the Division of Water Quality. Number 35, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Shannon Taylor, Grade 110 N, 16.632 hourly, Angela Mullins Thompson, Grade 110 N, 17.437 hourly, Rhonda Bach, Grade 110N, 18.242 hourly. Daniel Florence, Grade 110N, 18.242 hourly. Probation Officer in the Division of Community Corrections, all effective upon passage of counsel. Lois Poole, Administrative Specialist, Grade 110N, 17.513 hourly. In the Division of Community Corrections, effective September 9, 2013. Irma Bennett, Early Child Care Teacher, Grade 110E, 1,427.12 biweekly. In the Division of Family Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Cooey Parks, Nuisance Control Officer, Grade 111N, 16.684 hourly, in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective September 9, 2013. Connie Hayes, Buyer, Grade 112E, 1472.08 biweekly, in the Division of Purchasing, effective August 19, 2013. James York, Telecommunicator Senior, Grade 113N, 17.336 hourly, in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Oliver Steele, Code Enforcement Officer, Grade 113N, 21.880, hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective September 9, 2013. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Donald Bandek, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective August 18, 2013. Denise Washington, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110N, in the Division of Government Communications, effective August 12, 2013. Lindsay Luker, Accountant, Grade 113E, in the Division of Accounting, effective August 20, 2013. Ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Milana Trowell and Timothy Carpenter, Community Corrections Sergeant, Grade 112N, 23.190, hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, all effective August 26, 2013. Number 36. A resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointments. Sharon Hayes, Administrative Specialist, Grade 110N, 16.615, hourly in the Department of General Services. Michael Mayer, Probation Officer, Grade 110N, 17.839 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections. Joel McCain, Skilled Trades Worker Senior, Grade 112N, 17.435 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, all effective upon passage of counsel. Ross Guffey, Associate Municipal Engineer, Grade 115E, 1,591.84 biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective September 9, 2013. Authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments. Shanae Fisher, Custodial Worker Part-Time, Grade 102 N, $10 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Yolanda Penilla, Child Care Program Aid Part-Time, Grade 107 N, $12 hourly in the Division of Youth Services, effective August 26, 2013. John E. McElroy, Treatment Plant Operator, Apprentice Class 1, Grade 109 N, 15.983 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective August 26, 2013. Number 37, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Central Indiana Truck Equipment Corporation, a sole source provider, for purchase of Heil Python multi-pack refuse truck bodies for the Division of Waste Management at a cost not to exceed $211,769 each. Number 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute multi-year agreements with Time Warner Cable for connectivity for the EDAC's radio system and net motion Internet access for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services at a cost not to exceed $14,280 for fiscal year 2014. Number 39, 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 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 $145,326.91 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds are for continuation of the litter abatement program, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Murphy and Graves Architects for design and engineering services for renovation of the Emergency Operations Center at 115 Cisco Road at a cost not to exceed $427,000. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Columbia Gas of Kentucky for relocation of utilities for the Plays Mill Road Improvements Project Section 2C at a cost not to exceed $38,281. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the University of Kentucky and the U.K. Arboretum for Stormwater Education and Outreach Workshops for the Division of Environmental Policy at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Number 43, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Kumba Expressions, $575, $45, Casa of Lexington, $750, and Lexonomics Group, Inc., $650 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Bluegrass Chapter of American Red Cross for assistance to families affected by disasters. Number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a donation agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and accepting donation of the property located at 471 North Upper Street and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a deed and any other documents necessary to transfer the property to the Fayette County Local Development Corporation for construction of affordable housing for low-income households. Number 46, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit an application to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, KIA, and to provide any additional information requested in connection with the application for a low-interest state revolving fund loan in the amount of $9,837,063 for the lower cane run wet weather storage project. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a contract with Kroger Limited Partnership 1 to supply influenza vaccine and administer vaccinations to Lexington Fayette urban county government employees at a cost of $21 per employee and at a cost not to exceed $38,546.05. Number 48, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number two to the contract with Churchill McGee LLC for the Carver Community Center renovation for the Newtown Pike Extension project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $2,405.56 from $1,098,175.85 to $1,100,581.41. Number 49, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an addendum to the agreement with Power Phone, Inc. to provide training and materials related to emergency medical dispatch certification for E-911 personnel at an estimated cost not to exceed $9,176. 50. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a services agreement with Rave Wireless Incorporated doing business' Rave mobile safety to provide software, training, and implementation services related to the E-911 system for a period of up to five years, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years at a cost not to exceed $107,000 in fiscal year 2014. Number 51, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Division of Forestry and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $15,000 federal funds and are for Lexington's tree canopy assessment and planting plan. Number 52, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a new account application with Cigna, Trustmark, Allstate, and American Heritage Life Insurance Company for the purpose of offering voluntary benefits to all employees. Number 53, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to agreement with Management Advisory Group International Incorporated for human resource management consulting services to include the performance of a comprehensive outside classification and compensation review at a cost not to exceed $45,000. Number 54, a resolution 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 and 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 $27,979.72 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, are for capital improvements to the Family Care Center, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Ms. Lawless, was this the resolution you wanted to amend? I did. I have a resolution to add. Meredith, I think it's just on an NDF resolution. This is it, number 55. All right, okay. All right, fine. Would you like me to amend it? Council Member Lawless? Amend it? Okay. I'd like to amend resolution number 55 and add a Prawl Town Neighborhood Association $500. All right. Is that it? Just the Prawl Town? All right. Motion by Council Member Lawless, second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, take the vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Madam Clerk. Resolution. Resolution number 55 as amended, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Fayette County 4-H Council, Incorporated, $1,000, Partners for Youth, $2,000, Community Organizers of Lexington Incorporated, $775, and Prawl Town Neighborhood Association, $500 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 56, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Fayette County Leastown Middle School, $250 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 57, a resolution of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amount of its one various purpose general obligation bond series 2013C in an amount not to exceed $18,250,000 and two various purpose general obligation refunding bond series 2013D in a principal amount not to exceed $80 million. Number 58, a resolution of the Lexington Fayette-Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amount of its sewer system refunding revenue bond, Series 2013-E, in an amount not to exceed $35 million. And then number 59 would be Mr. Stenet's motion from earlier. A resolution recommending that the mayor or chief administrative officer on behalf of the urban county government terminate the lease with Glen Case LLC for lease of a portion of 801 East New Circle Road for temporary salt storage, which was entered into pursuant to Resolution No. 373-2013. All right. Council Member Beard. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and ask for second readings on number 43 and number 56. All right. Thank you, Council Member Beard. Is there a second? Second. Second by Vice Mayor Gorton. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none. We'll take a vote. Well, let's go ahead. 43. We'll amend it after the vote. All right. Councilmember Akers, why don't you tell us what you're... On number 56, it should actually read the Leastown Middle School PTSA instead of just the school, because we can't give money to the school. And we actually did. That was from my office, and so we gave that to the PTA. Second. All right. We have a motion on the floor, so... So moved. Take this motion and then vote on it. Motion to amend by Council Member Akers, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Previous motion, Council Member Beard, we have a motion and a second. Is there any further discussion on 43 and 56 for suspension and second rate? All right. Okay. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. What were the numbers of the resolutions, please, and Mr. Beard's motion? 43 and 56. Thank you, sir. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Akers, you were signed on to address. All right. Okay. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. I'm not sure I know the number, Meredith, but I move to give second reading to the lease resolution that you just read. Number 59. Yes, number 59. Thank you. All right. It's a motion by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Ford. On number 59, is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and get second reading the resolution number 55 for NDF, so MDF, so moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Ford and second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Akers? All right. I finished last time. Let's see. I make a motion to suspend the rules and request second reading for number 32. Okay. Councilman, there's a motion on 32 by Councilmember Akers. Is there a second? Second by Councilmember Myers. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Looks like that's all who signed on for suspension of second rule. No. Mayor, the administration had several requests. Okay. Mayor, we would respectfully request second reading first on number 47. This is our flu vaccine that we get from Kroger for all of our employees, and Kroger needs time to purchase that vaccine. Move to give 47 second reading. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon on 47, second by Council Member Myers. And Mayor, oh, I'm sorry. Okay, we'll. Do you all want to go ahead? Yeah, we should just do that. We'll just vote that one then. All right. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. Then the second one we would request a second reading on, Mayor, is number 52. That is our voluntary benefit contracts. They would like to get the brochures printed up for our voluntary benefits for open enrollment, so we'd like to see if we get two readings on that tonight. All right. Move to suspend the rules and give 52 second readings. Second. That's a motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, seconded by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Commissioner? Mayor, we have two more. Number 53 is our compensation study, and we'd like to begin working on the second phase of that as soon as possible. So if we could get second reading on that tonight, we could start that right now. Motion by Council Member Lawless. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Henson. Council Member Farmer. The floor is available for discussion. Council Member Farmer. So this was on new business on Tuesday. And you said this is the second phase of the compensation study? The first phase was management advisory group identifying the problems in our system. The second phase is how are we going to fix it and how much will it cost. So that's what they're going to work on now. How much did the first phase cost? $35,000. So we're finishing strong here at $45,000 and change. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilor Mayor Farmer. All right. Is there any further discussion on the motion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. No. Motion carries. And, Mayor, the final one that we would request a second reading on is our number 36. That's the standard one, our conditional offer, that allows us to go ahead and do drug testing and background checks on our employees. Second. Motion by Council Member Lawless, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you all. Appreciate it. Thank you. Mr. Graham. And I think Mr. O'Meara needs 57 and 58 read twice because they need to run the ads in the newspaper for the bond issuances. So that's number 57 and 58. Yes, sir. Motion by Council Member Ellinger, second by Vice Mayor Gordon. Is there any discussion? All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. So, Council Member Farmer, that's from the past. Council Member Akers. All right. All right. All right. We have, it looks like that's all. So, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Councilman Lawless. Is 35 on there? No. It is not. This has some of the code enforcement people that we, as a council, were asking to be hired. So I'd like to suspend the rules on number 35 and give it a second reading so we can get there. There's a motion on number 35. Is there a second? Second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Meredith, whenever you are ready, you can give us a second read. Resolution number 32 for a second reading, a resolution accepting the bid of Allen Brothers Construction, incorporated in the amount of $82,100 for McConnell Springs Fire Damage Repair for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 35. Corrections, effective September 9, 2013. Irma Bennett, Early Child Care Teacher, Grade 110E, 1,427.12, biweekly, in the Division of Family Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Cooey Parks, Nuisance Control Officer, Grade 111N, 16.684 hourly, in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective September 9, 2013. Connie Hayes, Buyer, Grade 112E, 1,472.08, biweekly, in the Division of Purchasing, effective August 19, 2013. James York, Telecommunicator Senior, Grade 113 N, 17.336 hourly in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Oliver Steele, Code Enforcement Officer, Grade 113 N, 21.880 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective September 9, 2013. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Donald Bandek, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109 N, in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective August 18, 2013. Denise Washington, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110 N, in the Division of Government Communications, effective August 12, 2013. Lindsay Luker, Accountant, Grade 113E in the Division of Accounting, effective August 20, 2013, ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Milana Trowell and Timothy Carpenter, Community Correction Sergeant, Grade 112N, 23.190, hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, all effective August 26, 2013. Number 36, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointments. Sharon Hayes, Administrative Specialist, Grade 110N, 16.615 hourly in the Department of General Services. Michael Mayer, Probation Officer, Grade 110N, 17.839 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections. Joel McCain, Skilled Trades Worker Senior, Grade 112N, 17.435 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, all effective upon passage of counsel. Ross Guffey, Associate Municipal Engineer, Grade 115E, 1,591.84 biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective September 9, 2013. authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments. Shanae Fisher, custodial worker part-time, grade 102 N, $10 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Yolanda Piniella, child care program aid part-time, grade 107 N, $12 hourly in the Division of Youth Services, effective August 26, 2013. John E. McElroy, treatment plant operator, apprentice class 1, grade 109 N, 15.983 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective August 26, 2013. Number 43. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Kumba Expressions 575, Casa of Lexington $750, and Lexonomics Group Incorporated $650 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Number 47. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a contract with Kroger Limited Partnership 1 to supply influenza vaccine and administer vaccinations to Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government employees at a cost of $21 per employee and at a cost not to exceed $38,546.05. Number 52. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute new account applications with Cigna, Trustmark, Allstate, and American Heritage Life Insurance Company for the purpose of offering voluntary benefits to all employees. Number 53, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to agreement with Management Advisory Group International Incorporated for Human Resource Management Consulting Services to include the performance of a comprehensive outside classification and compensation review at a cost not to exceed $45,000. Number 55, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Fayette County 4-H Council Incorporated, $1,000, Partners for Youth, $2,000. Community Organizers of Lexington Incorporated, $775. And Prawl Town Neighborhood Association, $500. For the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 56, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreement with Fayette County Leastown Middle School PTSA, $250. For the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 57, a resolution of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amount of its one various purpose general obligation bond series 2013C in an amount not to exceed $18,250,000 and two various purpose general obligation refunding bond series 2013D in a principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000. Number 58, a resolution of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amount of its sewer system refunding revenue bond Series 2013-E in an amount not to exceed $35 million. And number 59, a resolution recommending that the mayor or chief administrative officer on behalf of the Urban County Government terminate the lease with Glen Case LLC for lease of a portion of 801 East New Circle Road for temporary salt storage, which was entered into pursuant to resolution number 373-2013. Did 59 get? Yes. Okay, great. Move approval. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, second by Council Member Myers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then, Madam Clerk, whenever you are ready, please call the roll. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Mazzotti? Mr. Myers? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Clark? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Well, yes on all. Thank you. Mr. Ford? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. And that allows us to move to item Roman numeral 8. Move approval. Motion by Vice Mayor Orton. Second by Council Member Stennett. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Are there any announcements? The floor is available for Councilmembers for announcements. Are there hearing none? Then we can move on to public comments. Does anyone wish to speak? Mr. Mundy, no. Bernard's already spoken. Bernard. Bernard. Bernard. Oh, wait a minute, Mr. McCarthy. Just one second. I'm sorry, Mayor. I just very quickly wanted to say the economic development simulation that we did this week was so much fun. Thank you, Vice Mayor, for suggesting that we do that. I mean, we have some wonderful folks working in this city, And I learned who amongst us crazy folks up here are true actors and actresses. Sir President. I'd say CM Farmer is just. Plus Danny Murphy with UK. Wonderful. Danny Murphy with UK was fabulous too as our mayor. So thank you. Great. And I really did enjoy it and learn a lot. All righty. Thank you, ma'am. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to remind everyone of the Peace Walk or Prayer Walk for Peace this Sunday at Imani Baptist Church on Georgetown Road. That begins at 5 o'clock. You can join in anywhere along the path. We'll walk from the church to rallies, so you can join us at the park if you don't want to walk the entire 3.4 miles. And then also I wanted to remind council members that we were invited to the Senior Citizen Center on Wednesday, September 4th at, I believe, 1030 for coffee. So I know they would be really excited if we all attended. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Rake. All right. All right. Now, Mr. McCarthy. Okay. My name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street. and the handout Ms. Henson handed me still doesn't tell me how much bigger of a tax bill I'm going to get clobbered with in a couple months because it doesn't put all the pieces together and show a bottom line. But I do want to say, traffic in our downtown at rush hour is terrible. We need all the road capacity that we can get. Please do not sabotage our downtown streets. Don't dig any up to uncover town branch. Don't change our nice, neatly paired one-way streets to two-way unless you're going to widen the daylights out of them, which would be rather costly. And we really do desperately need other streets to connect out beyond the downtown area if we're to ever get any relief. And it is pretty nightmarish. I mean, today I had to come through downtown at evening rush hour, although I chose where to live so as to minimize the occasions when that happens. I chose to live on the north side precisely because my job is to the north side. But every once in a while an errand comes up and I have to come through the middle and it's nightmarish. and when I hear people talk about wanting to slow traffic down, I think, gee, you can't slow it down anymore without having it totally paralyzed and everybody stranded in their cars forever. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. Is there a motion to adjourn? Move adjourn. Motion by Vice Mayor Gorton, second by Council Member Akers. Unless there's an objection, we are adjourned. Thank you, Mayor. Yes, ma'am. Thank you.