Okay, tell me some of the thinking. Well, there are a number of communities around the United States, and Europe has really been on a zero waste concept for a number of years. And basically, by introducing the concept, it gives the recycling and composting efforts a context really to work within. In the early 1900s, we landfilled everything. And so we're kind of going from a situation where we've landfilled everything to, hopefully in a few years, to a situation where landfilling is a marginal activity, meaning we either can recycle or compost. Let's go ahead and call the meeting to order. And Madam Clerk, will you call the roll, please? Mr. DeCamp? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Here. Ms. Gordon? Here. Mr. Gray? Here. Ms. James? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Mr. McCord? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Myers? Here. Dr. Stephens? Present. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Beards? Present. Mr. Blevins? Present. Mr. Blues? Here. And Ms. Crosby? Here. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum, so we'll proceed with the agenda. I'd like to call on Dr. Garrett Brown from the First Assembly of Church God to give our invocation this evening. If everyone will please rise. Let us pray. Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you and praise you and thank you for all that you do in our lives. You bless us and sustain our city. You generously give wisdom to all who ask. You tell us to commit to you whatever we do, and our plans will succeed. Help us to commit our plans to you. Give our council guidance, wisdom, and understanding in the discussions made here tonight, and we will praise you and thank you for it. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. I believe you have previously seen copies of the minutes for the December 4 and December 7 meetings. Is there a motion to approve? I have a motion by Council Member Beard to approve. Second. Second by Council Member Crosby. Any discussion? Those in favor, then, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. And the motion carries. I'd like to interrupt our agenda long enough to recognize some special guests who are here with us this evening. We have a Boy Scout troop, and I was looking for Diane. There she is. Come on up. Diane, if you'd step up to the podium, please. I'm going to put you on the spot here. This is Diane Cashin, who's here with a bunch of guys, and if you would tell us just a little bit about the troop and the Scout leaders, I'd appreciate it. Well, I would like the Scout leader to join me up here. Mike Reynolds, if you could please join me, and we will introduce our group to you. These are fourth graders from Christ the King School, and we have one from Julia R. Ewen as well. This is Den 7, Pack 93, the Weebelos, and that is the group between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. You're a Weebelo for the fourth and fifth grade years, and then you move on to being a full-fledged Boy Scout when you cross over between your fifth and sixth grades. We are currently studying our citizenship badge, and we could think of no better way to teach our kids about citizenship than to bring them down here tonight, and you folks have been so kind and gracious, and we've gotten the full tour and the tutorial on how local government works and the kind and wonderful welcome you've given us. We're very grateful for it. Really appreciate it. Thank you. Mike? I'd just like to say thank you for letting us come down, and thank you to George Myers for giving a very good talk to the kids tonight. He was excellent with them, and they really appreciate this, and it's been a good experience. Thank you. Well, guys, we are delighted to have you join us here tonight. I've got some special recognitions, and maybe Councilmember Myers will join me in handing those out. But let me, before I give up the microphone, tell you I'm very appreciative of the work that your scout leaders, your scoutmasters, and your parents do to help you all have a good scouting experience. So I just want to say thanks to Diane and Mike and everybody else who's here with them, because it's a terrific experience for these young guys, and if it weren't for you all's leadership, it wouldn't happen. So thanks very, very much for making the community a better place. I've got some recognitions. How are the scouts? Come on back here. Michael Dixon. We all love you all. We all love you. We all love you. Come back with me. John Wall. Sam Stark. All right. I'll get down here. Let's see. Scouts scoot in. Thank you. I appreciate everyone's indulgence with those kinds of activities. I think it's really important for our young people to have some idea of what it is we do, and maybe one of these days one of you guys will be sitting up here. I sure hope so. With that, having been concluded, Madam Clerk, if you will give second reading to the ordinances. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P-1 zone to a highway services business B-3 zone for 1.16 net, 3.57 gross acres of property located at 2374 Lake Park Road, subject to a certain use restriction imposed as a condition of granting the zone change, value, place, real estate services amended. Number two, 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 110. Number three, an ordinance amending section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances, creating two positions of equipment operator senior, grade 109N, and abolishing two positions of public service worker, grade 106N, and reclassifying incumbents in the Division of Race Management to become effective retroactive to October 15, 2007, and appropriating funds pursuant to budget schedule number 112. Number four, an ordinance amending section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of recreation supervisor, grade 110E, and creating one position of recreation specialist senior, grade 113E, in the Division of Parks and Recreation and appropriating funds pursuant to budget schedule number 114. Number five, an ordinance amending section 21-5 of the Code of Ordinances, abolishing one position of operations manager, grade 116E, and creating one position of facility manager, grade 118E, and reclassifying the incumbent in the Division of Building Maintenance and Construction to become retroactive to May 28, 2007, and abolishing one position of skilled trades worker, grade 111N, in the Division of Building Maintenance and Construction and appropriating funds pursuant to budget schedule number 115. Number six, an ordinance authorizing a 6.544% stipend for the position of Permanent Swarm Battalion Chief, grade 319E, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, making the base salary of this position equal to other positions of the same rank, retroactive to June 25, 2007, appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 89. And number seven, an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute change order number one to the contract with Arts Electric Incorporated for a generator for the government center building, increasing the contract price by the sum of $2,191, from $229,600 to $231,791, and appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 113. That concludes the reading of the ordinances entitled to second. Reading, is there a motion? I have a motion from Council Member Blevins to approve those ordinances. Second from Council Member Beard. If there's no discussion, Madam Clerk will proceed to have a roll call, and I'd ask the members to please vote electronically as well. Sorry about that. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stephens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Aye. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blevins? Aye. Ms. Cruz? Yes. And Ms. Crosby? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those ordinances are approved. Madam Clerk, if you'll give the ordinances entitled to first reading a reading, please. Ordinance number 8, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to an expansion area residential EAR2 zone for 8.63 net, 8.96 gross acres of property located at 2020 Russell Cave Road, Richardson Todds Road, LLC. Number 9, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a highway service business B3 zone for 1.20 net, 1.35 gross acres of property located at 1537 North Limestone Street, subject to certain use restrictions imposed as conditions of granting the zone change, Bill Matthews. Number 10, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to a single family residential R1B zone for 3.3 net, 3.8 gross acres of property located at 1960 Apportion of and 1964 Shady Brook Lane and from a single family residential R1C zone to a single family residential R1B zone for 55.8 net, 68.3 gross acres of property located at 1803-1814 Lake Hill Circle, 2128-2136 Lakeside Court, 2001-2213 Lakeside Drive, 2081-2093 Lakeside Place and 2021-2025 Shady Brook Lane Urban County Planning Commission. Number 11, an ordinance changing the zone from a two family residential R2 zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 1.560 net, 1.766 gross acres of property located at 1516, 1516.5, 1518 and 1520 Versailles Road, Hope Center Incorporated. Number 12, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.3580 net, 0.4821 gross acres of property located at 611 Winchester Road, subject to certain use restrictions imposed as condition of granting the zone change, Walker Properties. Number 13, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural rural AR zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 18.41 net, 18.83 gross acres of property and from an agricultural urban AU zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 0.93 net, 0.98 gross acres of property located at 2850 Spur Road, subject to certain use restrictions imposed as condition of the granting of the zone change, TKN Properties, LLC. Number 14, 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 116. Number 15, an ordinance amending section 21.5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of public service worker senior grade 107N and creating one position of arborist technician grade 112N in the Division of Streets, Roads and Forestry and appropriating funds pursuant to budget schedule number 120. Number 16, an ordinance amending section 21.5 of the Code of Ordinances creating one position of historic preservation specialist grade 114E in the Division of Historic Preservation. Number 17, an ordinance amending section 22.5 of the Code of Ordinances to correct clerical error in the classification of the position of program coordinator in the Division of Family Services. Number 18, an ordinance amending section 22.5 of the Code of Ordinances creating one position of administrative specialist principal grade 114E in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Number 19, an ordinance amending section 22.5 of the Code of Ordinances abolishing one position of community advocate senior grade 112N and creating one position of administrative specialist senior grade 112N in the Department of Social Services. 21, an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet which grant funds are in the amount of $96,000 federal funds are for the South Limestone Multimodal Safety Study the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government for the expenditure of $24,000 as a local match appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 122 and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. And number 21, an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a donation from Columbia Gas of Kentucky in the amount of $10,000 for use in the Destination 2040 Community Visioning Project and appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 118. Thank you. That concludes the ordinances entitled to first reading. Council Member James. Mayor, I'd like to suspend the rules and ask for a second reading of number 12. We have a motion to suspend the rules for purposes of giving a second reading to item number 12. Mayor. Council Member Maloney. I also have one. I'd like to suspend the rules. Do you want me to wait the vote on this? Let's go ahead and just get them all on the board. Okay. Number 11. All right. Any others? Yes, please. Number 10. All right. I will treat that as a motion to suspend the rules for purposes of giving a second reading to items 10, 11, and 12. And we have a second to that effect. Those in favor of suspending the rules to give second reading to 10, 11, and 12, let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Let's vote by electronic means, if you would, please. Mr. Parliamentarian, do we permit discussion on motions to suspend the rules? Normally we don't, but I don't think there's a motion or any rule against it. All right. That being the case, we'll throw the floor open for discussion. Council Member Gordon. I actually, Mayor, just have a question. These are all zone changes, and I know that number 12, there's probably someone here to ask for a special case second reading on this, because it's kind of a special situation. But can someone tell me the situations with 10 and 11, why we need to give second reading to these zone changes tonight? I'll be glad to on number 11. They've got some federal funding, home money, going into this project, and they like to get the ground pretty quick, like March, to spend this money. That's the reason why they like to go ahead and have a second reading on that one, the 11. Number 10. Ms. Gorton, some of the neighborhood has requested this here, and as a courtesy to them, I thought it would be an opportunity to do so. Special reading. Were there objectors? I don't remember. On number 10. Say again. I didn't hear you. Objectors. No objectors. No. It was a unanimous decision by the planning staff, by the planning commission. And I think when we put it on the docket, it was unanimous. Thank you. Any further discussion? Then those in favor of suspending the rules, please indicate by voting aye electronically. Those opposed, please vote nay. The motion carries. Madam Clerk. Ordinance number 10 for second reading. In order to change the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to a single family residential R1B zone for 3.3 net, 3.8 gross of acres of property located at 1960, portion of, and 1964 Shady Brook Lane from a single family residential R1C zone to a single family residential R1B zone for 55.8 net, 68.3 gross acres of property located at 1803 through 1814, Lake Hill Circle, 2128 through 2136 Lakeside Court, 2001 through 2213 Lakeside Drive, 2081 through 2093 Lakeside Place, and 2021 and 2025 Shady Brook Lane Urban County Planning Commission. An ordinance change in the zone from a two family residential R2 zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 1.560 net, 1.766 gross acres of property located at 1516, 1516 and a half, 1518, and 1520 for Sales Road, Hope Center Incorporated. And number 12, an ordinance change in the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business P1 zone for 0.3580 net, 0.4821 gross acres of property located at 611 Winchester Road subject to certain use restrictions imposed as condition of granting the zone change Walker Properties. The floor is open for a motion to approve those three items. I have a motion by Council Member DeCamp, a second by Council Member Stevens. Any discussion? Then let's proceed to vote electronically. Please vote aye. If you approve those ordinances, please vote nay. If you don't, and Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Okay, Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stevens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Aye. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blevins? Aye. Mr. Blues? Aye. And Ms. Crosby? Aye. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those three items are approved. We have no resolutions for second reading this evening, so Madam Clerk, if you will proceed to the resolutions for first reading. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Zoll Medical Corporation establishing a price contract for defibrillators. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of Medimap Incorporated on the amount of $41,140 for a tactical airborne and mobile mapping system for the Division of Police. Number three, a resolution accepting the bids of Adamson Industries Incorporation and 10-4 Warning Equipment establishing price contracts for emergency equipment for the Division of Police. Number four, a resolution accepting the bids of ADAPCO Environmental Solutions, ALEC Chemical Solutions Incorporated, Seaman Water Technology Corporation, Source Technologies LLC, and U.S. Peroxide LLC, hydrogen peroxide only, establishing price contracts for odor removal products for the Division of Water and Air Quality. Number five, a resolution accepting the bid of Hearst Office Suppliers establishing a price contract for recycled content paper for the Division of Central Purchasing. Number six, a resolution accepting the bid of Cricket Communications establishing a price contract for wireless phone service for the Division of Parks and Recreation. And number seven, there's a motion. I have a motion, but no one to grant it, it seems like. Vice Mayor, I have a motion on this. I'd like to move to amend item number seven on the docket under first reading of resolutions to change the effective date from January 7th, 08, to February 4th, 08, for the probationary civil service appointment of Sandra Sanchez, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $16.274 hourly in the Division of Waste Management. So moved. Second. Motion is second. Any discussion? All in favor? Aye. Opposed? No. Motion carries. Okay, we'll vote electronically. No, I can fix it. I just forgot to push the record. Unanimous vote. Sorry about that. Yes, ma'am. Got finger happy here. Now you're going to read that again, Madam Clerk? As amended. I'll get it first reading as amended. Yes, sir. Okie dokie. Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Number seven as amended, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Oliver Steele, Nuisance Control Officer, Grade 111N, $18.504 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective January 7, 2008. Jeffrey Estes, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110N, $16.220 hourly in the Division of Government Communications, effective January 7, 2008. Nelson Wright, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $15.970 hourly in the Division of Streets, Roads, and Forestry, effective January 7, 2008. Susan Lamb, Council Clerk, Grade 118E, $2,600 biweekly in the Council Clerk's Office, effective January 1, 2008. Siglinda Faulkner, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $17.679 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Thomas Hager, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $16.977 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Jay West, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $14.604 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Harrison Burris, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $12.72 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Alan Wells, Treatment Plan Operator Apprentice, Grade 113N, $21.752 hourly in the Division of Water and Air Quality, effective January 21, 2008. Terry Shelton, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $18.244 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Sandra Sanchez, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $16.274 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Martricia Pendleton, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110N, $17.717 hourly in the Division of Government Communications, effective January 7, 2008. James Ray, Engineering Technician Principal, Grade 115E, $2,207.12 biweekly in the Division of Engineering, effective January 7, 2008. Ratifying the Permanent Civil Service Appointment of Dale Holman, Traffic Signal Technician Senior, Grade 112N, in the Division of Traffic Engineering, effective October 16, 2007. Ratifying the Permanent Sworn Appointments of Sean Ublevins, Nicholas Botkin, William Chaffins, Sean Davenport, Brett Gavin, Frank Hanshue, William Kvartz, Christopher Nelson, Robert Perkins, Christopher Rudd, Jordan Soss, Donald Sexton III, Brian Wilburn, Firefighter, Grade 311N, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective December 15, 2007. Approving the Leave of Absence for Arnold Sidney, Custodial Worker, Grade 102N, in the Division of Building Maintenance and Construction. Request a 42-day Council-approved leave without pay from January 16, 2008 to February 26, 2008. Approving the Unclassified Civil Service Appointments of Daryl Turley, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $18.244 hourly in the Division of Waste Management. In the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. Timothy Edwards, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $18.244 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. David Jett, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, $18.147 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. Linda Hughes, Custodial Worker, Grade 102N, $7.766 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective December 19, 2007. Nicole Parker, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 108N, $11.281 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective January 7, 2008. Eric Clemmons, Mark Evans, Robert Frazier, Christopher Harris, Aaron Sherrard, Marcus Sell, Nicholas Whitcomb, Police Trainee, Grade 311N in the Division of Police, effective December 10, 2007. And number eight, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a letter of agreement, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, amending the current joinder agreement between the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government and Kentucky Public Employees Deferred Compensation Authority to provide for the offering of deemed IRAs through the Kentucky Public Employees 401K Deferred Compensation Plan at no cost to the government. Number nine, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a letter of agreement amending the existing joinder agreement between the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government and the ICMARC to provide for payroll deducted individual retirement accounts at no cost to the government. Number ten, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute the facility usage agreement with Fayette County Board of Education for use of facilities at Mill Creek Elementary, Yates Elementary, and Jesse Clark Middle School for basketball at a cost not to exceed $13,598. Number eleven, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC and Powertail Memphis Incorporated doing business as T-Mobile for the provision of 311 service at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number twelve, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a certificate of consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent storm sewer and drainage easement and temporary construction easement from Jeffrey and Amy Wills for the property located at 211 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $22,000 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number thirteen, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a certificate of consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent storm sewer easement, temporary construction easement, and access easement from Joseph and Therese Higdon for the property located at 220 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $21,150 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number fourteen, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a quick claim deed conveying a portion of the property located at 3055 Todd's Roads, which is adjacent to the property located at 705 Caden Lane, former Rosenwald School, from East End Church of Christ Incorporated to the Urban County Government at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number fifteen, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a release of easement releasing a sanitary sewer easement on property located at 3101 Richmond Road. Sixteen, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $334,320 federal funds and are for the Flood Hazard Mitigation Project on Shandon Drive. And number seventeen, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with the One World Films Incorporated, $1,950, Metropolitan Women's Club Incorporated, $450, Northeast Lexington Initiative Incorporated, $625, Berea College, $450, Tate's Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $250, Tate's Creek High School PTSA Incorporated, $1,066, and First Bracktown Incorporated, $800 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. That concludes the resolutions receiving first reading. Are there any motions? Council Member Stennett. This would be number eighteen, correct? Correct. Thank you, Mayor. As many people know, we've had a lengthy discussion on Tuesday during work session regarding our upcoming PSE case regarding our water supply. And during that debate, we made a motion to table until tonight a resolution that was presented by Dr. Stevens. I'm not going to make a motion tonight to untable that one, rather than I'm going to substitute a new motion or a new resolution tonight. And all the council members do have a copy of that motion, and I'll go ahead and make it. I hereby move to place on tonight's docket a resolution encouraging Louisville Water Company and other parties to case number 2007-00134 before the Public Service Commission to submit comprehensive financial solutions to the Lexington Fed Urban County Government and the Public Service Commission within 30 days and encouraging the Public Service Commission to delay its decision for 30 days in order to review such final proposals and further encouraging the Commission to issue its final decision on a timely basis. So moved. Second. I have a motion by Council Member Stennett and a second by Council Member Beard to suspend the rules for purposes of adding a resolution that he described as item number 18. Is there any discussion? Yes. And, Mayor, I'd be glad to read the full motion if anybody would like for me to, the full resolution. All right. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. I'm going to support this resolution. I do want to, I was not here Tuesday, and I do have a statement to say that I want to commend the Public Service Commission for giving us a chance to look at this, and their mission, if you read their mission, is to look at what's best for the customer and also with the utilities, and I like the idea that we could try to come up with some way to work together, and I think this is going to be a good opportunity. One thing I did, I did get to listen to you all, I taped it. I do have one statement that brought to my interest. It's about the pipeline, the Louisville, and I just want to go on record by saying everybody was saying it's going to cost about the same, maybe, with the water company, with the new treatment plant. And to me, if that's true, I would still think it would be better to go to Louisville for one reason. If something does happen in the next hundred years, let's hope it doesn't. But if we have another drought like we had in 1936 or 1988, if that river shuts down, no matter what treatment plant you build downstream, it still has to get water out of eastern Kentucky. And to me, if you have another source of water coming from somewhere else and it's about the same price, we can always have a backup plan if something does happen to that river. And I think it's a lame excuse if somebody says if the prices are going to be real close, but they have a chance to go another direction to protect the city. I really feel that this city council, and I hope you all do, look in the next 30 days to take that in account, that we need to find another alternative way other than just the river to protect the citizens of Fayette County, not just for today, but for the next hundred years that we have another backup plan. Thank you. Council Member Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. I have a question for David. Barbara, I'm presuming you put this into legalese. It's just a technical question. In the preface or the summary at the top, it says a resolution encouraging Louisville Water Company and other parties to case number 2007-00134. So that would be only the parties involved in the case. Is that correct? If someone else who hadn't been an intervener or part of the case wanted to bring a proposal. I attempted not to change Mr. Stennett's intent with this. Is that the intent? I would read that as not. I mean, you'd have to ask Mr. Stennett that. But I think the idea was, all I did was add the case number. I think the idea was that I think it would be limited to already the participants to the case. Okay. So that's what that means. So when you go in the body of it then on the second page, where section one, where it says that LFUCG encourages the Louisville Water Company or any other party offering a responsible solution, what does that mean? I didn't change any of the language that Mr. Stennett had provided, so you might want to get that clarified by Kevin. Well, I guess if I just wanted to ask your legal opinion. Well, you're correct. It would be actually the body would control over the title. So in the body, it actually says any party. That's correct. So if you all want to limit it to just the parties in the case, that should be clarified in the body. What was your intention? The intent was that any party that may offer a viable solution to a water supply problem to be able to come forward, not just Louisville Water Company. So it seems to me the preface or the summary then would need to be changed. That's not the way I read it, but I'm open to any option you have. Other parties to the case? Other parties in general. So do you want to keep in to the case number or, I mean, I'm just, if the legal person interprets that it's two different things, I think we should make them the same. I'm open to any change in our amendment, but my intent is to allow anybody that has an interest in presenting a solution for this issue to come forward. David, can you make it say that in the introduction? Yes. So that it's very clear. Why don't we give Mr. Barbery a little opportunity to do some wordsmithing, and once that's complete we'll come back to him. And in the meantime, we've got a couple more folks who wish to speak. So, Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. The question I have for Mr. Stinnett, and we were discussing offline, just to clarify this, we say that they have 30 days to come back with their proposal or solution, and I guess my question is when does that 30-day start? Is it as of the passage of this resolution? So if we don't pass it tonight and give second reading, then it wouldn't happen until two weeks from when we would actually have the passage or the 30-day start as we vote on it today. When does that run? Well, there's no vote tonight because this is first reading, so if we suspend the rules and give second reading, then the 30 days would begin tonight. Otherwise, it would be two weeks from tonight. So it would be two weeks plus the 30 days. Given the fact that if it passes. Okay. Thank you. I thought someone else, Council Member Stevens, I had you on the list a moment ago. I have found a way to erase that. All right. Mr. Barber, do you have some language for us to consider yet, or do we just need to sit tight for a moment? One more minute. Mr. Mayor, I would move we separate the question and vote on the resolutions that are on the docket and then take care of this one after we finish those. We can do that. That's a good suggestion. Mr. Mayor. All right. I heard somebody. Council Member Duquesne. Yes, I'd like to suspend the rules and ask for a second reading for number 12 and 13. I have a motion to suspend the rules for purposes of giving a second reading to items 12 and 13. Mayor. Council Member Maloney. Number seven, please. Mayor, number 15. Seven. Number 15. Mayor. That's his last. Council Member Peters. Seven. Seven. Okay. Can we suspend the rules and give a second reading to number 2, 10, and 17? Any others? Then my understanding is we have a motion to suspend the rules to give second reading to items 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 17. Did I miss any? All right. Those in favor of suspending the rules, please indicate by voting aye electronically. Those opposed, vote nay. That motion carries. So, Madam Clerk, if you will give second reading to the items indicated. And I need to ask, did you say 13, 15, and 17? Yes, but also 2, 7, 10, and 12. I got those. I just didn't get the very end ones. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Resolution number 2, a resolution accepting the bid of Med2Map Inc. on the amount of $41,140 for a tactical airborne and mobile mapping system for the Division of Police. Number 7, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Oliver Steele, Nuisance Control Officer, Grade 111N, 18.504, hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective January 7, 2008. Jeffrey Estes, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110N, 16.220, hourly in the Division of Government Communications, effective January 7, 2008. Nelson Wright, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 15.970, hourly in the Division of Streets, Roads, and Forestry, effective January 7, 2008. Susan Lamb, Council Clerk, Grade 118E, $2,600 bi-weekly in the Council Clerk's Office, effective January 1, 2008. Siglindia Faulkner, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 17.679, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Thomas Hager, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 16.977, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Jay West, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 14.604, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Harrison Burris, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 12.762, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Alan Wells, Treatment Plan Operator Apprentice, Grade 113N, 21.752, hourly in the Division of Water and Air Quality, effective January 21, 2008. Terry Shelton, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.244, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective January 7, 2008. Sandra Sanchez, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 16.274, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 4, 2008. Martricia Pendleton, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 110N, 17.717, hourly in the Division of Government Communications, effective January 7, 2008. James Ray, Engineering Technician Principal, Grade 115E, 2.20712, biweekly in the Division of Engineering, effective January 7, 2008. Ratifying the Permanent Civil Service Appointment of Dale Holman, Traffic Signal Technician Senior, Grade 112N, in the Division of Traffic Engineering, effective October 16, 2007. Ratifying the Permanent Sworn Appointments of Shauna Blevins, Nicholas Botkin, William Chaffins, Sean Davenport, Brett Gavin, Frank Henshue, William Kubortz, Christopher Nelson, Robert Perkins, Christopher Rudd, Jordan Slouse, Donald Sexton III, Brian Wilbert, Firefighter, Grade 311N, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective December 15, 2007. Approving Leave of Absence for Arnold Sidney, Custodial Worker, Grade 102N, in the Division of Building Maintenance and Construction. Request a 42-day Council-approved leave without pay from January 16, 2008 to February 26, 2008. Approving the Unclassified Civil Service Appointments of Daryl Turley, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.244, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. Timothy Edwards, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.244, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. David Jett, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N, 18.147, hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 24, 2007. Linda Hughes, Custodial Worker, Grade 102N, 7.766, hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective December 19, 2007. Nicole Parker, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 108N, 11.281, hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective January 7, 2008. Eric Clemmons, Mark Evans, Robert Frazier, Christopher Harris, Aaron Sherrod, Marcus Sale, Nicholas Woodcombe, Police Trainee, Grade 311N, in the Division of Police, effective December 10, 2007. Number 10. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute the Facility Usage Agreement with Fayette County Board of Education for use of facilities of Mill Creek Elementary, Yates Elementary, and Jesse Clark Middle School for basketball at a cost not to exceed $13,598. Number 12. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent storm sewer and drainage easement and temporary construction easement from Jeffrey and Amy Wills for the property located at 211 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $22,000 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 13. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Certificate of Consideration and accept a deed conveying a permanent storm sewer easement, temporary construction easement, and access easement from Joseph and Therese Higdon for the property located at 220 Floral Park for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project and authorizing payment in the amount of $21,150 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 15. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a release of easement releasing a sanitary sewer easement on property located at 3101 Richmond Road. And number 17. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with One World Films Incorporated, $1,950. Metropolitan Women's Club Incorporated, $450. Northeast Lexington Initiative Incorporated, $625. Berea College, $450. Tate's Brook Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $250. Tate's Creek High School PTSA Incorporated, $1,066. And First Racktown Incorporated, $800 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you very much. The floor is now open for a motion to approve items 2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 17, which have just received their second reading. Second. I have a motion from Councilmember Stennett, seconded by Councilmember Stevens to approve those items. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, we'll proceed to vote. Those in favor, please indicate by voting aye electronically. Those opposed, vote nay electronically. And Madam Clerk, please call the roll. And if you can reset the screen, please. Okay, sure. Thank you. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stevens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Aye. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blevins? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. And Ms. Crosby? Thank you. Thank you very much. And I guess that takes us back to the item which we were previously discussing, Councilmember Stennett's resolution. Mr. Barbary, have you... Let me read the title and see if this is what you want. A resolution encouraging Louisville Water Company or any other party to submit comprehensive final solutions to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and the Public Service Commission within 30 days and encouraging the Public Service Commission to delay its decision in case number 2007-00134 for 30 days in order to review such final proposals and further encouraging the Commission to issue its final decision on a timely basis. So moved. All right. We have a motion by Councilmember Gorton to... Does that need to be to amend, Mayor? Yes. I move to amend the introduction as David read. All right. Motion to amend has been made, a second by Councilmember Beard. Any discussion on the amendment? Those in favor of the amendment, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We're now back to the discussion of the resolution as amended. And the question on the floor, I guess, is to suspend the rules for purposes of giving this resolution as amended its first reading. Any further discussion? Councilmember Myers, I had you on the list. I don't know if that's stale now or not. Okay. All right. If there's no further discussion, we're ready to vote on the motion to suspend the rules to give first reading to the... Actually, Mayor, I don't think she's given first reading yet. We've got to suspend the rules to put it on the docket. It would need to be motioned to be walked on the docket. It would be appropriate. All right. I think that's the motion. That's the motion I made originally. We have made. All right. Place on the docket. Those then in favor of placing it on the docket, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk, if you'll give first reading. Okay. This is resolution number 18, and it is a resolution encouraging Louisville Water Company or any other party to submit comprehensive final solutions to the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government and the Public Service Commission within 30 days and encouraging the Public Service Commission to delay its decision in case number 2007-00134 for 30 days in order to review such final proposals and further encouraging the Commission to issue its final decision on a timely basis. Thank you very much. Do I hear a motion to – I suppose the floor is now open for a motion to suspend the rules, give second reading. I so move. Second. I have a motion by Councilmember Stephens and a second by Councilmember Beard to give second reading. Any discussion? Those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk. Resolution number 18 for second reading, a resolution encouraging Louisville Water Company or any other party to submit comprehensive final solutions to the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government and the Public Service Commission within 30 days and encouraging the Public Service Commission to delay its decision in case number 2007-00134 for 30 days in order to review such final proposals and further encouraging the Commission to issue its final decision on a timely basis. You've heard the second reading. Is there a motion to approve? I move to approve second reading. I have a motion to approve the motion made by Councilmember Stephens and a second by Councilmember Gordon. Any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll and reset the electronic voting machine so that we can cast our ballots. It should be reset now. Mr. DeCamp? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Mr. Gray? Yes. Ms. James? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Dr. Stephens? Aye. Mr. Stennett? Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Blevins? Aye. Mr. Blues? Yes. And Ms. Crosby? Thank you. Thank you. The motion is approved. Is there any further... I'm sorry. Councilmember Stephens? I have a motion regarding this item to make after we finish putting it to bed. I think it's put to bed. Well, the motion is to instruct our law department to include this request for a 30-day extension in his pleas tomorrow before the public, or when he meets with the public. I just want to point it clear. I'm assuming your intent is to have me file a motion for extension of time and attach this document. Unless you all tell me otherwise, that's what I would intend on doing tomorrow. And the purpose of the motion would be to be explicit about what we intend for him to do. Sure. I think that's what's going to happen. Now, one question I've got is, what happens if there's no ruling by the PSC prior to the time at which our brief is due? And I guess Mr. Barbour would be interested in what the course of action is there. The question — Are you asking me or are you asking the council? I guess I'm asking for your recommendation about how we proceed and then let everybody on the council know, because that is a possibility. They may give us a quick ruling, but if they don't, we could find ourselves Wednesday afternoon with a brief due. We would have the opportunity, I suppose, to further discuss this on Tuesday if we don't have a ruling by then. But my initial reaction would be if they have not ruled, we would probably need to go ahead and file a brief and leave a portion of the brief open to say that we had done this, and our expectation would be that we'd have a future opportunity to supplement it in some fashion when that other information came in. I hope we don't find ourselves in that position, but that's possible. I believe the Public Service Commission is aware that you all are doing some sort of action tonight, and I think they're anticipating hearing from probably more than just us on this issue in the next 24 hours. Okay. Very well. Unless somebody's got some difficulty with that course of action, that's how we'll proceed. That suits me. I don't think a motion is necessary if Mr. Barbour is going to do it. All right. That takes us down now to unless there are other motions. That takes us down to the communications from the mayor, and a motion would be in order to approve this. Move for approval. I have a motion from Councilmember Ellinger and a second from Councilmember Stennett. Councilmember DeCant, I'm sorry. I knew it was over here somewhere. Councilmember DeCant made the motion and a second by Councilmember Stennett. Any discussion? Those in favor of approving those communications under Item 7, please let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries unanimously. There are a number of communications under Item 8 for information purposes. That brings us down to announcements, and I'll yield the floor to Lieutenant Branham for a brief moment. On behalf of Chief Hendricks, the Division of Fire is recommending a written reprimand for the offense of being absent without leave for Firefighter Timothy York, and Firefighter York has accepted the terms of the disciplinary action. Move approval. I have a motion from Councilmember Gordon and a second from Councilmember Myers. Any discussion? Those in favor, please vote aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you very much. Other announcements? Councilmember Maloney. I'd like to make an announcement. I've got some good news for TV3. The number one fan in my district is back watching TV, and he loves his show. And his name is Frank, and I'm not going to give his last name. But I just want to thank Frank. He's been there for 20 years for me, and every time he watches his show, he gives me an update the next day on how we behave. So it's been kind of quiet for the last couple months. But I'm glad to see him back. But most of all, I really appreciate his support and also being a great friend for the last 20 years. Thank you. Thank you. Other announcements? Seeing none, that takes us down to the public comment section. The only person whose name I presently have is Mr. McCarthy. So, Mr. McCarthy, if you'll step to the podium, give us your street address. You'll have three minutes. My street address is 515 Harry Street, Your Honor and members of the council. Instead of arguing over where to build a pipeline from for water supply, a huge pipeline either from Frankfurt or from Louisville either way is pretty expensive. And I really don't want to be saddled with a rate increase to pay for all these people who are coming here long after I've already been here. I think instead of thinking that we have to do this with one big mega project, why not a series of smaller projects? Instead of a big pipeline running a long distance, how about several smaller pipelines connecting the outer tips of adjoining water systems over a wide swath of the state? That way, whoever's got more than they need on any one day can wheel the water to whoever needs it. Also, build more tanks to store treated water so that the existing treatment plant can run full throttle during the summer. I mean, much of the restrictions on usage were intended to keep anybody from drawing out more than the treatment plant could process on any given day, but if we could store a little more of what's been treated, I think we could let it run full throttle treating more, even if consumption will on some days be higher, some days be lower. And I would personally rather live with some restrictions on how much I can use than build way more. I mean, it wouldn't do me any good to have it all available if I can't afford it. And finally, one incremental solution was done. Valves were put in some of the dams upstream from here. I don't know whether crest gates are feasible anymore that were proposed or whether we have to flat replace a dam that's deteriorated, but I think that needs to be done anyway, whichever. But we might could also build pump stations at some of the existing dams downstream from here and pump the water backwards up from a lower pool to an upper pool if necessary. Mr. McCarthy, you have about 30 seconds. Okay. That's just a thought that maybe reversing the flow of the river at times of drought might be feasible and cheaper than what they've looked at so far. Thank you very much. Does any other member of the public wish to address the council? Mr. Cobb, if you'll step to the podium and give us your address, you'll have three minutes. Peace and love to the council. My name is Louis Cobb. My address is 2001 Cornerstone, apartment number 2. I just want to let the council know, if y'all want access to my movie, to see it, it is available. You can call ZT-Channel 3 and get it. Thank y'all for giving me the opportunity. Have a good night. Thank you very much, Mr. Cobb. Is there anyone else? All right. Chair will recognize Councilmember Stephens for a motion, please. It has come to my attention and to that of others that we have need for a very short special session. So I move that the Urban County Council go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810, parentheses 1, parentheses C, for the purpose of discussing pending litigation against the LFUCG. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Those in favor, please vote aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries unanimously. And as soon as the room is vacated, I'll turn the floor over to Commissioner Askew. Thank you. Thank you.