♪ ♪ Hello everyone. Greetings and welcome to tonight's meeting of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Council. For those of you who have not attended one of our meetings before, I welcome you again and describe the proceedings just this way. We begin each meeting with a roll call by our Council Clerk, Clerk Meredith Nelson. And then we'll have an invocation. And then there are a couple of presentations, including one for most of you who are here tonight. So, Madam Clerk, would you please call the roll? Here. Ms. Lawless. Here. Ms. Massotti. Here. Mr. Myers. Here. Ms. Scutchfield. Here. Mr. Stennett. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers. Yes. Mr. Beard. Present. Mr. Clark. I'm here. Mr. Ellinger. Here. Mr. Farmer. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford. Here. Ms. Gordon. Here. Ms. Henson. Here. And Mr. Kaye. Yes. Thank you. Thanks, Meredith. Our invocation tonight will be offered by the Reverend Dr. Gretchen Woods, who is the Interim Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church right here in Lexington on Clay's Mill Road. Dr. Woods, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Will you join me, please, in prayer? Spirit of life and love, of wholeness and health, of many names and no name adequate to your beloved presence, we call our awareness to you, conscious that you emphasize what unites us more than that which divides us, that we often heed our own narrow concerns far more than the breadth and depth of caring that is present when you are with us. May we commit our intentions to true service, to taking into consideration not only that which benefits our individual interest, but also that which provides caring concern for those with no voice and no influence. May we remember to find common ground where all may gather in harmony on this day after the 50th anniversary of the March on Frankfurt. May all that is done here contribute to justice, to peace, to love and goodwill among all concerned for the city of Lexington and Fayette County. We pray in the name of the highest good for all, the never fully knowable source of all good. Amen. Blessed be. Thank you so much, Dr. Woods. Gretchen, we always say that when we have an invocation like that from a guest that we invite you to stay, but you are not expected to. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yes, ma'am. We understand. So before we begin the reading of ordinances and resolutions, we have two presentations tonight, and I would like to ask Councilmember Akers and Councilmember Ford, along with Chief Ronnie Bastin and Sergeant Rahsaan Barry to please join me up at the podium. All right, Chief. Okay, great. All right. Okay. Well, we have a special presentation tonight that recognizes Sergeant Barry for the We Care initiative. The Lexington Police Department, for context, the Lexington Police Department, as we all know, is focused on community partnerships as well as enforcement. And with this in mind, Chief Bastin named Sergeant Barry the neighborhood liaison for the Georgetown Street corridor some months back. Through a combination of police enforcement, grassroots action, churches, and public-private participation, this is a really remarkable example of positive action in our community. And I want to thank you, Chief Bastin, and Sergeant Barry for your leadership. And I will now turn the podium over to Councilmember Akers and Councilmember Ford who have been just themselves remarkable leaders within their council districts. And it shows the collaboration and cooperation among and between our council districts and councilmember leadership. So, Councilmember Akers? Thank you, Mayor. When Douglas Park was first perceived to be too dangerous to play in and homeowners were afraid to sit on their front porches for fear of stray bullets, everybody knew that something had to be done. Residents came down to chambers, we had meetings with the mayor, and lots of people responded. And as I have come to believe, if the problem is from the community, then the solution is also in the community. And so, this is a perfect example. Sergeant Barry had this idea to bring together church leaders, city leaders, neighborhood residents who all wanted to make a difference in their community and organize under this one rallying cry of we care, our community, our future. He shared that idea with Chief Bastin, who was open to the idea. So, not only does it take someone to bring forth an idea and to have that vision, but there also has to have leadership to support the vision and see it to fruition. So, Chief Bastin then used seized drug money to pay for yard signs that were installed in the neighborhood, t-shirts that were given out at the final peace march along the Georgetown Street corridor. And so, when I learned about that this was his idea and that it was nationally recognized, the first slide that was up just a second ago was an example in a national police magazine across the nation on a concept or idea that is outside the box of normal criminal enforcement and what to do whenever crime gets outside the normal realm of day-to-day enforcement. And so, I just wanted to recognize them for coming up with this idea, having the vision, and also for their leadership. And I will read these and then I'll let Council Member Ford say a few words. So, the first one I'm going to give to Sergeant Barry. His name is Rahsaan Barry. And it says under the leadership of Lexington Police Chief Ronnie Bastin and Sergeant Rahsaan Barry, community and faith-based leaders join neighbors, residents, and concerned citizens to demonstrate their commitment to improving the safety of the Georgetown Street corridor. Uniting their efforts under one rallying cry, we care, our community, our future. Because of Sergeant Barry's vision, leadership, and passion for the West End, our city received national attention. We sincerely appreciate his dedication to improve our community. And I should also state that Rahsaan Barry is actually from and lives still in the West End community. So, I think that that says a lot. So, there you go. Thank you, Councilwoman Akers. And Council Members, I'll make my remarks brief. And I just want to express my appreciation, not just on behalf of the residents of the West End, I think all of us as Council Members and our community-wide appreciate the level of community policing that Chief Bastin and Sergeant Barry and all of our officers, Officer Watt and throughout the clear units are bringing to our neighborhood. I'll also say that fortunately, Chief Bastin's door, the door to the Chief's office has always been open to me in good times and bad. And I appreciate that partnership. And for Sergeant Barry, I didn't have the fortune to know his father as many of you guys did, Assistant Chief Ulysses Barry. But it's easy to say that it's in his blood to serve this community of Lexington. And I'm fortunate to have him as a community partner. And it reads to Chief Ronnie Bastin, under the leadership of the Lexington Police Chief Ronnie Bastin and Sergeant Rahsaan Barry, community and faith-based leaders join neighbors, residents, and concerned citizens to demonstrate their commitment to improving the safety of the Georgetown Street corridor, uniting their efforts under one rallying cry, we care our community, our future. Because of Chief Bastin's leadership, our city received national attention. We sincerely and really do appreciate his dedication to improve our community. On behalf of the Council, thank you so much, Chief Bastin. applause applause Well, thank you so much. I can't say enough about the good work that Sergeant Barry and his team and many folks within the community about what they did in coming together and just partnering and collaborating. And it's so refreshing when you see an effort like that come together. And it takes a lot of leadership and a lot of personality, both of which we have in Sergeant Barry. And I have to tell a little story on it. This idea came about one morning at 830. I was sitting in the office and someone knocked on my door and poked their head in and it was Sergeant Barry. And that's kind of unusual at that time of day. And he came in and he said, Chief, I haven't slept all night. He said, I've been thinking and I've got something on my mind. I've got this idea. And so he told me about the idea and I said, that's great. So sometimes in a leadership role, the best thing, the hardest decision you have to make is to know when to get out of the way and let the people that know what they're doing do the work. And I really felt like I had the right person here and I think the results show that. But he was just telling me a second ago that we're planning another event in April, a cleanup event, and so many people have heard about this. We have 130 different agencies who are wanting to partner with us. And I added one to that because the United Way said they want to partner with us, too. So it's a tremendous effort. My hat's off to all the folks who were part of that. Many of them are here sitting in the audience. And I would ask Sergeant Barry to come up and introduce them. Thank you. Good evening. First of all, I just want to thank the Chief for having trusted me, for allowing me to go out and do the job that we've been done and designated to do. Second, I'd like to thank Councilman Ford and Councilman Ankers. They really work hard in the 1st and 2nd District. I'd like to say that. They really do an outstanding job just working together and having that open line of communication that we have with each other. So I'd just like to thank them and the job they do as well. First and foremost, I want to have the team stand up if they may, where they're at. That would be great. And I can announce them. These gentlemen have dedicated a lot of hours and time when we had started. To my right here is Kevin Watts, Officer Watts. And then there's Officer Christopher Burlisle. Officer Todd Mays. Officer John Washington. And Officer Greg Williams. They have done an outstanding job of getting back to the community. We did a lot of hours on foot talking to the community residents, seeing their needs and what was important to them and seeing how we could work together so we could make a difference in our community. And it really takes time and effort because we really care. That's where it all comes back to. And we're having those partnerships that are coming together and that makes a difference. So we have something coming down the pipeline pretty soon in April. We're going to be partnering with some more faith-based churches who have come on board, who want to work with us and do something different in their lives. So there's three things that I'm going to focus on this year and I hope all together we can do it together. I think we all have the information and we will have the dedication and then that will make a transformation in our community. And I wish that everybody will come together and partner with us so we can make a difference in our community because we love Lexington. Thank you. Do we have time for a picture, Mayor? Mr. Whitehead, could we borrow your photographer to take a picture of us? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Information, dedication, transformation. Those three powerful words. All right. Next we have another presentation tonight. Honoring Forest Hill Military Academy and I would like to ask Councilmember Farmer, he is right here, and Jay Whitehead to join us here at the podium. Jay knows this room well from previous service to our city. We are really proud to be joined by cadets from Forest Hill Military Academy in neighboring Bourbon County. Now many of us will recognize the school by its former name, Millersburg Military Institute. After Millersburg Institute closed, the U.S. Army Corps of Cadets purchased the campus, turned the property into its national headquarters, and reopened it as the Forest Hill Military Academy. So thank you all for joining us tonight and now I would like to turn the microphone over to Councilmember Farmer to say a few words. Councilmember Farmer. Thank you, Mayor and cadets welcome. We're glad to have you with us this evening. As the Mayor mentioned, the headmaster and the cadets of the Forest Hill Military Academy are in attendance tonight. The school was recognized by the Kentucky State Senate in a resolution last month for among many things, the attributes and values that cadets develop. Those include the attributes of self-discipline, self-reliance, personal and national pride, perhaps a bit of local pride too, the leadership excellence, and the values of integrity, loyalty, and moral courage. And Mayor, thank you for providing us the opportunity for this presentation and this proclamation and for having the cadets and our former CAO here. Don't run away. We are now with Councilmember Farmer. I would like to present this proclamation and I will read it. There's a number of whereas's here Councilmember Farmer. It is a commemoration recognizing Forest Hill Military Academy and it reads this way Whereas cadet education has been a proud tradition in neighboring Bourbon County and whereas that tradition continues today at Forest Hill Military Academy located on the historic site of the former Millersburg Military Institute which served Kentucky from 1893 until 2006 and whereas Forest Hill Military Academy prepares young men and women to attend a university or a service academy to enter military service or pursue another field and whereas through a challenging yet supportive environment Forest Hill cadets develop self-discipline, self-reliance, as Councilmember Farmer has already said, personal and national pride, and leadership excellence. So therefore, I, Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexington, on behalf of all Fayette Countians commemorate Forest Hill Military Academy for its commitment to excellence. And Jay Whitehead, thank you sir. Thank you. A few remarks sir. Mr. Mayor, Madam Vice Mayor, Councilpersons, it's good to be home. And I thank you for this opportunity. This is our second year operation of the school. As the Mayor said we used to be MMI and they closed in 2006 and my organization bought them in 2008 for 18 acres. And we primarily were a military adventure camp, seven week camp during the summer. Last summer we had 250 kids from all over the world come through. We had even two princes from Saudi Arabia. So it's a pretty exciting time during the summer. As I said, second year operation, we've got 50 cadets right now. I took them to Frankfurt a couple of weeks ago and they were impressed by that and I told them that this is where the real work gets done. So I wanted to bring them by and spend time with you all. Millersburg has a city council, but it's a bit smaller. So I thought they'd like to be with you all. But listen, thank you so much. It's good to see old friends and we appreciate it very much. applause applause Oh yes, yes, yes. applause applause Okay. First two rows. background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise clearing throat applause applause background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise Alright Alright Thank you all for joining us Back to Bourbon County background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise background noise Alright Thank you all very much for joining us We'll now move on with the rest of our meeting Next on our agenda is minutes of previous meetings Is there a motion to approve? All in favor, please say aye Opposed, no. Motion carries Next on our agenda is second reading of ordinances Madam Clerk, when you're ready, please give us a second reading of ordinances Ordinance No. 1 and Ordinance Amending Section 21-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances Abolishing one position of Municipal Engineer Senior, Grade 119-E and creating one position of Program Manager Senior, Grade 120-E, both in the Division of Water Quality Appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 44 effective upon passage of Council No. 2 and 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 to Schedule No. 45 Thank you, Madam Clerk. Motion by Council Member Stanton, seconded by Council Member Ellinger Is there any discussion on the motion? Alright, hearing none, then Madam Clerk, when you're ready, please call the roll Let's see, Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Massotti? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Schuchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Mr. Beard? Aye. Mr. Clark? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Aye. Mr. Ford is absent. Ms. Gordon? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. And Mr. Kaye? Yes. Thank you. Alright, thank you, Meredith. And the vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to ordinances requiring a first reading. When you're ready, please. Ordinance No. 3, an ordinance creating a historic district H-1 overlay zone for approximately 0.40 net, approximately 0.532 gross acres for properties located at 149 and 151 Jefferson Street 611, 638 to 640, and 644 Ballard Street and 609 West Shore Street, rear portion, Urban County Planning Commission, Council District 2. No. 4, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to a planned neighborhood residential R-3 zone with conditional zoning restrictions for 9.77 net, 10.29 gross acres and from a single family residential R-1B zone to a planned neighborhood residential R-3 zone for 0.0 net, 0.26 gross acres for property located at 690 Woodward Lane, R.K. Holdings, LLC, Council District 6. No. 5, an ordinance changing the zone from a single family residential R-1D zone to a high density apartment R-4 zone for 1.168 net, 1.488 gross acres at 164 to 200 Simpson Avenue, even only, and 1106 and 1108 Stillwell Avenue, Anderson Campus Rental Properties, Council District 3. No. 6, an ordinance amending Section 21-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances creating one position of Payroll Analyst Grade 115-E in the Division of Accounting appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 46 effective upon passage of Council. No. 7, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $4,200 for safety vests for the Division of Community Corrections and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 49. No. 8, an ordinance pursuant to Section 6.12 of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Charter transferring the Division of Human Resources from the Department of Law to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, transferring all incumbents and all vacant positions at their current job classification, pay grade, and salary amending Section 21-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances to renumber the affected sections effective July 1, 2014. Ordinance No. 9, an ordinance amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 13-2014 related to creation of Section 18-166 I of the Code of Ordinances related to violations of parking ordinances that established a fine of $250 for violation of Section 18-113.3 Parking and Handicapped Parking Spaces to make Ordinance 13-2014 effective 60 days from the date of its passage rather than effective upon the date of passage. No. 10, an ordinance amending Section 21-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances reallocating one position of Director of Streets and Roads from Grade 123E to Grade 121E in the Division of Streets and Roads effective upon passage of Council. No. 11, 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. 47. No. 12, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 66-2013 and Ordinance No. 161-2013 pertaining to the Mobile Food Unit Pilot Program to extend the date of the program through December 31, 2014. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. I have a walk-on, and before I read the motion I would like to just say that this involves a portion of DeRudy Street and Neville for the Newtown Pike Extension, and this was physically closed over a year ago, but what we need to do tonight is officially recognize it so that it can be combined with other city property and replatted so that the new housing can be built for those citizens who were relocated, and we have Andrew Grunewald from Traffic Engineering and Stuart Goodpaster from Kentucky Department of Transportation if you all have questions. I move to place on the docket an ordinance closing a portion of DeRudy and Neville Streets, determining that the Urban County Government owns all the property abutting the portions of the streets to be closed, consenting to the closing, and authorizing the Mayor to execute a quit-claim deed and or consolidation plat transferring the former right-of-way. Second. A motion by Vice Mayor Gordon and a second by Council Member Lane. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We have another walk-on. Motion by Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. In our Council hold meeting today, we talked about the jobs funds policy and guidelines and I'd like to make a motion. I move to place on tonight's docket an ordinance approving and adopting the Lexington Jobs Fund policies and guidelines and providing for an annual review of the program. So moved. Second. A motion by Council Member Ellinger, a second 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. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Are there any more walk-ons or... Council Member Henson, is yours for a suspension? And Council Member Akers, suspension? Okay. All right. Then, Madam Clerk, if you'll read those, that'd be great. Thanks. Yes, sir. Ordinance number 13, an ordinance closing a portion of property in Neville Streets, determining that the Urban County Government owns all property abutting the portion of the streets to be closed and hereby consents thereto, and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a quick claim deed and or a consolidation plat transferring the former right-of-way to the Urban County Government as abutting owner. Number 14, an ordinance approving and adopting the Lexington Jobs Fund policies and guidelines and providing for an annual review of the program by the Urban County Council. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to ordinance number 9, related to handicap parking violations, and I just felt like this will better clarify our work. Motion by Council Member Henson to suspend the rules on number 9, give a second reading, and seconded by Council Member Lawless. 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. Council Member Allinger. No. I don't know how that... Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and request second reading for ordinance number 12, pertaining to the Mobile Food Unit Pilot Program. So moved. Motion by Council Member Akers, seconded by Council Member Lane to suspend number 12 for a second read. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 10 so we can get this job advertising filled. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Stennett to suspend the rules on number 10, seconded by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. Normally we try not to do second readings on walk-ons. However, the Durode Street, Neville Street needs to be done so that that property can be combined and the folks who are living in the trailers can get their housing built. So I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 13. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon. Vigorous seconds across the board. I'll say I believe Council Member Henson, seconded by Council Member Henson. 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 Mazzotti. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 7 which has to do with the safety vest for the Division of Community Corrections. All right. Motion by Council Member Mazzotti, seconded by Council Member Schuchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? It's got a schedule. Oh, that's a budget. Right. It's a budget amendment. Yep. Right. All right. Thank you, Council Member Mazzotti. Was Council Member Myers here? All right. All right. So, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please give a second read. Thank you. Ordinance number 9 for second reading and ordinance amending section 2 of ordinance number 13-2014 related to creation of section 18-166I of the Code of Ordinances related to violations of parking ordinances that established a fine of $250 for violation of section 18-113.3 parking and handicap parking spaces to make ordinance 13-2014 effective 60 days from the date of its passage rather than effective upon the date of passage. Number 10, an ordinance amending section 21-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances reallocating one position of Director of Streets and Roads from grade 123E to grade 121E in the Division of Streets and Roads effective upon the date of passage of Council. Number 12, an ordinance amending ordinance number 66-2013 and ordinance number 161-2013 pertaining to the Mobile Food Unit Pilot Program to extend the date of the program through December 31, 2014. And ordinance number 13, an ordinance closing a portion of DeRudy and Neville streets determining that the Urban County Government owns all property abutting the portion of the streets to be closed and hereby consents thereto and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a quick claim deed and or a consolidation plat transferring the former right-of-way to the Urban County Government as abutting owner. Move approval. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Second. Motion by Councilmember Henson to approve. Second by Councilmember Ellinger. Appreciate it. Is there any discussion on the motion? All in favor? Roll call, please. Thank you, ma'am. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Massotti? 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, ma'am. Ms. Gordon? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. And Mr. Kaye? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Next. Next on the docket, second reading of resolutions. Madam Clerk, whenever you are ready. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Brintag Mid-South Incorporated establishing a price contract for phosphorus reduction chemicals for the Division of Water Quality. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of Brintag Mid-South Incorporated establishing a price contract for sulfur dioxide liquid for the Division of Water Quality. Number three, a resolution ratifying the bids of Wooldridge Homes Incorporated and Solid Rock Construction Services, LLC establishing price contracts for UPC demolition of residential structures for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the Mayor to execute any related agreements. Number four, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Amber Llewellyn, Recreation Manager, Grade 114E 10729.52 biweekly, Conley White, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 109N 19.613 hourly, both in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective March 10, 2014. Demetria Melhorn, Program Manager Senior, Grade 120E 2005.56.88 biweekly, in the Division of Environmental Policy, effective March 10, 2014. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointment of Roger Mulvaney, Traffic Engineer, Grade 117E 100899.76 biweekly, in the Division of Traffic Engineering effective February 6, 2014. Brenda McFadden, Staff Assistant, Grade 107N 15.428 hourly, effective January 15, 2014. Marsha Woodyard, Staff Assistant, Grade 107N 13.237 hourly, effective July 1, 2013, both in the Division of Police. Tyler Jett, Heavy Equipment Technician, Grade 113N 16.624 hourly, in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective February 5, 2014. Ratifying the permanent sworn appointment of Samantha Moore, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N 28.588 hourly, in the Division of Police, effective January 15, 2014. Number 5. A resolution changing the property address numbers of 109 Quinton Court to 300 Quinton Court, and of 3005 Tate's Creek Road to 3001 Tate's Creek Road, and changing the street names and property address numbers of 7095 Old Richmond Road to 1099 South Cleveland Road, and of 4136 Plantagenet Drive to 1604 Tropicana Drive, all effective 30 days from passage. Number 6. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an amendment to agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the acceptance of additional federal funds in the amount of $555,776 for the Tate's Creek Road sidewalk improvements project, the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government for the expenditure of $138,944 as a local match. Number 7. A resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a marketing agreement with Golf Tech LLC doing business as Eagle Watch Golf for contests at government golf courses. Number 8. A resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute change order number 1 final to the contract with Smith Contractors Incorporated for the expansion area 2A wastewater system improvements contract to Force Main for the Division of Water Quality, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $62,879.59 from $1,146,900 to $1,084,002.41. Number 9. A resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a memorandum of agreement with Eastern Kentucky University for academic credit for a specific course offered by EKU at a cost not to exceed $32,000. Number 10. A resolution authorizing the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to purchase specialized diving equipment from InterSpiro Incorporated, a sole source provider at an estimated cost not to exceed $18,370.90 from federal grant funds from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to sign any necessary agreement related to the equipment. Number 11. A resolution authorizing the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to purchase specialized boats from Rescue One Connector Boats, a sole source provider at an estimated cost not to exceed $48,000 federal grant funds from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to sign any necessary agreement related to the boats. Number 12. A resolution declaring a surplus and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, to execute a quick claim deed and any other documents necessary for the transferring of the public right-of-way on Shady Brook Lane to adjacent property owners of 2169, 2173, 2177, and 2181 Lakeside Drive. Number 13. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with the Board of Education of Fayette County for services under the 2011 Project Safe Neighborhood Program, at a cost not to exceed $20,000. Number 14. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to accept a grant from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, which grant funds are in the amount of $982,300 federal funds, are for continuation of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for fiscal year 2014, 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 and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $1,474,000 federal funds, and are for continuation of the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program. Number 16. A resolution designating the speed limit on Blackford Parkway is 25 miles per hour, and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. Number 17. A resolution accepting the bid of Smith Contractors Incorporated, in the amount of $310,000 for the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant Vector Truck Unloading Station, for the Division of Water Quality, and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with Smith Contractors Incorporated related to the bid. Move approval. Second. Thank you, Councilmember Henson. We've got a motion by Councilmember Henson, second by Councilmember Schuchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Then, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please call the roll. Mr. Lane? Yes. Ms. Lawless? Yes. Ms. Massotti? Yes. Mr. Myers? Yes. Ms. Schuchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Mr. Beard? Not yet. Present. Aye. Mr. Clark? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, on all of them. Ms. Gorton? Aye. Ms. Henson? Yes. And Mr. Kaye? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to the first reading of our resolutions. Resolution number 18. A resolution accepting the bid of SR Holdings Company Incorporated doing businesses signature special event services in an estimated amount not to exceed one hundred and eighty three thousand eight hundred and nineteen dollars and seventy five cents for the temporary kitchen facility for the Division of Community Corrections and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with SR Holdings Company Incorporated doing businesses signature special event services related to the bid. Number 19 a resolution accepting the bid of Peterbilt of Louisville establishing a price contract for front loader CNG refuse vehicles for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 20 a resolution accepting the bids of ZKB Construction Services LLC in the amount of ten thousand one hundred and thirty dollars, EcoMend in the amount of thirty five hundred dollars, Swartz Mowing Incorporated in the amount of sixty eight hundred dollars, and Pax Nursery and Landscaping LLC in the amount of three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars for a honeysuckle removal on greenways and trails for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 21 a resolution accepting the bid of Chemtreat Incorporated establishing a price contract for manhole odor control chemical and containment delivery system for the Division of Water Quality. Number 22 a resolution accepting the bid of MB Companies Incorporated establishing a price contract for sweeper brooms for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 23 a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Alex Hicks public service supervisor grade 111 n 18.096 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads effective February 24th 2014 and Wanda Keene administrative officer grade 118 e 2007 22.64 bi-weekly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management effective March 24th 2014 ratifying the permanent civil service appointment of Jolly Halcom Child Care Program aid grade 107 n 12.458 hourly in the Division of Family Services effective February 5th 2014 Daniel King skilled trades worker grade 111 n 14.739 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation effective February 10th 2014 Carl Lillie public service supervisor grade 111 n 21.313 hourly and Robert Thomas public service worker senior grade 107 n 13.441 hourly both in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management effective March 2nd 2014. Number 24 a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointment Melissa Murphy attorney senior grade 121 e 2005 79.20 bi-weekly in the Department of Law effective April 7th 2014 Jeffrey Geerding security officer grade 106 n 12.235 hourly in the Department of General Services effective March 24th 2014 Samuel Fuchsia maintenance mechanic grade 113 n 18.419 hourly Jeffrey Himes maintenance mechanic grade 113 n 18.648 hourly both in the Division of Water Quality effective upon passage of counsel Zachary Harris graphic designer grade 112 n 16.670 hourly in the Division of Traffic Engineering effective March 24th 2014 Aisha Johnson equipment operator senior grade 109 n 13.179 hourly Joseph Higgins equipment operator senior grade 109 n 13.025 hourly Eric Cannon Jones equipment operator senior grade 109 n 15.511 hourly all in the Division of Waste Management effective upon passage of counsel and Kevin straw telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 18.403 hourly James Hale telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 23.476 hourly Stephen Florence telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 23.476 hourly on the Division of Police effective March 24 2014 authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments Araceli Ramirez clerk part time grade z11 $14 hourly in the Division of Family Services effective March 10th 2014 Sylvia Rose program supervisor part-time grade 106 and $12 hourly in the Department of Social Services effective March 24th 2014 and Christopher Corcoran administrative aid to mayor senior grade 120 e 3192 bi-weekly in the office of the mayor effective March 3rd 2014 number 25 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Windburn Neighborhood Association incorporated $250 Lexington Music Alliance $3,125 in bluegrass org $2,150 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated number 26 a resolution amending resolution number 8 2013 to include Polydyne incorporated as an accepted bidder and establishing a price contract with Polydyne incorporated for polymer flocculants for the Division of Water Quality number 26 27 I'm sorry a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Kentucky State Police for Network Data Center hosting number 28 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the Hill and Meyer pump station decommissioning project at a cost not to exceed $8,472 number 29 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept a deed for property interest needed for a greenway at 1700 Bryant Road and the Brighton Place subdivision for use as a bike walking trail at no cost to the urban county government number 30 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with EOP architecture for the replacement senior citizen senior citizen center design contract number 8 2014 increasing the contract price by the sum of $5,950 from $158,965 to $164,915 number 31 a resolution directing the director of human resources to conduct a hazardous duty pay study for the coroner's office by July 2014 number 32 a resolution authorizing the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works to procure professional services from MK SK a sole source provider for the Lexington streetscape phase 1 Vine Street South limestone and cheap side meet Main Street side amenities projects authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with MK SK at a cost not to exceed $31,455 and 78 cents number 33 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for extension of the hazardous devices unit bomb squad project through August 31 2014 at no cost to the urban county government number 34 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to agreement with the Commonwealth Attorney 28th Judicial Circuit for additional federal funds in the amount of $6,000 for services under the 2011 project safe neighborhood program number 35 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendment number one to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to accept additional federal funds in in the amount of $22,802 for operation of the Lexington Senior Citizen Center number 36 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $135,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds from the law enforcement service fee program are for support of the cost of police overtime hours for a traffic alcohol patrol and the purchase of PBT units 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 37 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a letter agreement with American Municipal Tax-Exempt Compliance Corporation for arbitrage rebate computation for general obligation bonds at a cost estimated not to exceed $5,700 number 38 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an engineering services agreement with Lewis Guida consulting SPQR for the legacy trail interpretive sign project RFQ number 38 2013 at a cost not to exceed $18,750 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 Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $75,000 federal funds and are for continuation of the street sales drug enforcement project the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $25,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget number 40 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number two to the contract with Todd Johnson Construction Company for construction of Meadows Northland Arlington public improvements project phase 5a increasing the contract price by the sum of seventy thousand three hundred and sixty dollars and forty two cents from one million four hundred and eighty five thousand nine hundred and eighty nine dollars and fifty seven cents to one million five hundred and fifty six thousand three hundred forty nine dollars and ninety nine cents getting everything done for 41 squared away a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute all this excuses Mariners give give our council clerk a chance to read a resident yep thank you to execute professional services agreements with Carrie Barnett Bridget Holleran Angela Wallace Lauren Vincent Melissa Young Flynn and Susanna Moberly as sexual assault nurse examiners to provide on-call forensic examinations under the sexual assault nurse examiner program at a cost not to exceed $40 for each scheduled on-call period $230 for each completed forensic examination $50 per case for professional testimony in court and the reasonable cost of medical liability insurance number 42 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the US Department of Justice and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application which grant funds are in the amount of $75,000 federal funds under the 2014 Second Chance Act technology career training program for incarcerated adults and juveniles and are for a technology career training program at the Fayette County Detention Center number 43 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with the first Bractown incorporated BMW Academy $1,400 and Fayette County Neighborhood Council incorporated $975 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated and number 44 a resolution accepting the response of dreamland skate parks LLC to RFP number 35 2013 for the design and construction of the skate park at Berry Hill Park and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with dreamland skate parks LLC to provide services related to the RFP at a cost not to exceed $500,000 for the Division of Parks and Recreation all right thank you and Meredith are there any motions for walk-ons councilmember Henson Thank You mayor yes ma'am I move to place on the docket a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a neighborhood action match grant program contract with Edley Green homeowners Association for neighborhood activities improvements at the cost not to exceed six thousand three hundred twelve dollars and ninety four cents a motion by councilmember Henson and a second by councilmember Myers is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing none then we take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries vice mayor Gordon okay question council vice mayor Gordon I just had a question and I want to ask I meant to ask it at work session councilmember Myers on the Berry Hill Park skate park I don't remember an update lately on how much private funding has been raised can you give us a little update on that I don't have a number for you but I have a part of the process what we were waiting for was this this point to come forward so we knew who the contractor was going to be and we have just back there talking to purchasing and and John Sheed we've got meetings scheduled this week to start to ramp up and we got a couple different things that we're doing okay but we fully intend to get two million dollars with just that half a million being public money okay that would be awesome I remember you promised us yes when we first talked about it so we've had to put everything on hold until we got to this point and so now we're ready to turn them loose okay thank you great question thank you vice mayor if there's no further walk-ons then madam clerk fuel the resolution please this will be number 45 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a neighborhood action match grant program contract with Hedley green homeowners association for neighborhood activities and improvements at a cost not to exceed six thousand three hundred and twelve dollars and ninety four cents thank you are there any motions to suspend the rules for a second reading councilmember Myers thank you mayor I move to suspend the rules against second reading to number 44 and part of that is to follow up with the vice mayor's question dreamland is is planning on coming in if we can get this done today the first two weeks of April and part of what we're gonna be doing is planning our strategy for fundraising and getting in-kind contributions thank you motion by councilmember Myers second by councilmember Ellinger it was already there is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing then we hearing none then we can take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no we did have a question councilmember Lawless I have a statement to the motion I want to say this is absolutely fabulous you've done an outstanding job and this is exactly what we need to be doing with a lot of our parks and other public projects that so congratulations and I'm very excited about it I can't wait to go and break my neck on we get a motion wait a second before you all right is there any further 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 are there any furthers councilmember Henson thank you mayor I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 18 24 and 31 all right it's a motion for 18 20 24 and 31 all right motion by councillor Henson second by councilmember Scottsfield is there any discussion on the motion hearing none then we can take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries councilmember Lawless okay mayor I have another one yes I'd like to include number 45 please all right and it's a motion on number 45 to suspend the rules for a second reading is there a second second by councilmember Myers is there any discussion okay all in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye opposed no motion carries vice mayor Gordon yes thank you mayor I'd like to move to suspend the rules and give second reading to 42 so we can get it motion by vice mayor Gordon second by councilmember Scottsfield on number 42 is there any discussion all right hearing none then we can take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries all right anymore all right thank you then madam clerk whenever you're ready please give us the second readings resolution number 18 a resolution accepting the bid of SR holdings company incorporated doing business a signature special event services in an estimated amount not to exceed one hundred and eighty three thousand eight hundred and nineteen dollars and seventy five cents for the temporary kitchen facility for the division of community corrections and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with SR holdings company incorporated doing businesses signature special event services related to the bid number 24 a resolution authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointment Melissa Murphy attorney senior grade 121 e 2005 79 point 20 bi-weekly in the Department of Law effective April 7th 2014 Jeffrey Geerting security officer grade 106 n 12 point two three five hourly in the Department of General Services effective March 24th 2014 Samuel fuchsia maintenance mechanic grade 113 n 18 point four one nine hourly Jeffrey Himes maintenance mechanic grade 113 n 18 point six four eight hourly both in the division of water quality effective upon passage of counsel Zachary Harris graphic designer grade 112 n 16 point six seven oh hourly in the division of traffic engineering effective March 24th 2014 Aisha Johnson equipment operator senior grade 109 n 13 point one seven nine hourly Joseph Higgins equipment operator senior grade 109 n 13 point oh two five hourly Eric Hannon Jones equipment operator senior grade 109 n 15 point five one one hourly in the division of waste management effective upon passage of counsel and Kevin straw telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 18 point four three hourly James Hale telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 23 point four seven six hourly Stephen Florence telecommunicator senior grade 113 n 23 point four seven six hourly all in the division of police effective March 24th 2014 authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments Araceli Ramirez clerk part-time grade z11 $14 hourly in the division of family services effective March 10th 2014 Sylvia Rose program supervisor part-time grade 106 and $12 hourly in the Department of Social Services effective March 24th 2014 and Christopher Corcoran administrative aid to mayor senior grade 120 e 3,000 192 bi-weekly in the office of the mayor effective March 3rd 2014 number 31 a resolution directing the director of human resources to conduct a hazardous duty pay study for the coroner's office by July 2014 number 42 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the US Department of Justice and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application which grant funds are in the amount of $75,000 federal funds under the 2014 Second Chance Act technology career training program for incarcerated incarcerated adults and juveniles and are for a technology career training program at the Fayette County Detention Center number 44 a resolution accepting the response of dreamland skate parks LLC to RFP number 35 2013 for the design and construction of the skate park at Barry Hill Park and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with dreamland skate parks LLC to provide services related to the RFP at a cost not to exceed $500,000 for the Division of Parks and Recreation and number 45 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a neighborhood action match grant program contract with Headley Green Homeowners Association for neighborhood activities and improvements at a cost not to exceed six thousand three hundred and twelve dollars and 94 cents thank you Matt thank you councilmember Henson motion by councilmember Henson second by councilmember Myers is there any discussion on the motion all right madam clerk whenever you're ready please call the roll mr. Lane yes miss Lawless miss Lawless miss miss Adi mr. Myers yes ma'am miss Cutchfield mr. Stennett miss Akers yes mr. Beard mr. Clark yes mr. Ellinger mr. Farmer miss Gorton aye miss Henson yes and mr. K yes thank you thank you madam clerk vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to FYI communications from the mayor no action needed there and wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute I'm wrong yeah we need a motion to approve um yep thank you councilmember Ellinger motion by councilmember Ellinger and second by vice mayor Gordon is there any discussion on the motion all right if there is none then we could take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries the next items are for information only and next we are at announcements that we have one police disciplinary item to come before the council tonight and I'd like to introduce commander Michelle remark commander congratulations on your promotion as well shake that on Monday December 23rd year 2013 an allegation was made that officer Joseph Polinsky employee number four six six zero two violated general order 73 dash two slash H operational rules section 1.48 inappropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation the employee met with chief Ronnie Bastin and has accepted 40 hours suspension without pay or one workweek this recommended discipline has also been approved by a public safety commissioner Clay Mason motion by vice mayor Gordon second by councilmember K is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing none then we take about all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries thank you commander the floor floors available now for announcements by any councilmember councilmember councilmember Farmer did my name I'm missing my all right I'm sorry my all right my monitor wasn't functioning quite well councilmember Myers Thank You mayor I just want to thank Elizabeth Chatterton my legislative aide and Todd Slayton John she'd commissioner Reed Commissioner Graham everybody in parks there's a whole lot of people to thank and friends of the skate park and the council and the mayor for and our Sally I forgot you our CAO for helping us move the skate park forward you know it's obviously a project that took a lot of people to get it done and law department's done a great job and in getting documents done here recently and improving that contract is this is actually I think the first design build contract that our government's ever done and that's been part of the difficulty in getting things done but Todd Slayton and John she'd have just done yeoman work in getting that done along with several people in parks and commissioner read to so I appreciate everybody's help on that and look forward to a great product thank you councilmember thank you councilmember Myers councilmember Farmer Thank You mayor I have a couple of three things first up and we'll have a map to show a portion of Shinaway Road will be will be closed to through traffic Monday March 10th through Friday March 14th to allow for the emergency repair of sanitary sewer laterals and connections the foreigner block of Shinaway Road will remain open only for residents with homes on that portion of the street this is this will be a major interruption for traffic on Shinaway next week the contractor will be talking to residents and hanging door tags this evening along the foreigner block the project to dig and replace sanitary sewer laterals and the public right-of-way will address sewer backups affecting houses on the street the laterals are located on both sides of the 8-inch sewer main that runs underneath Shinaway Road contractors will be placing electronic message boards in the area to let motorists know of the road closure motorists will be directed to follow detours in the area northbound drivers will be directed to Cochran then to Culpeper and heart back to Shinaway southbound motorists will travel Hart Dudley and Cochran back to Shinaway we will of course report more about this in tomorrow's 5th district e-newsletter the e-newsletter if you're not already signed up for the newsletter and wish to do so please contact the 5th district office via Lex call dialing 3-1-1 secondly earlier in the week we had some emails go back and forth that effectively canceled the two committee meetings for Tuesday because of lack of agenda items since we will not have a council meeting for two more weeks and the the work session agenda for Tuesday would not set a docket since there will won't be a meeting and there are no presentations and at this time there are only eight new business items I believe the opportunity exists for the council to save the citizenry by us not meeting on Tuesday so I would make a motion to cancel Tuesday's work session so move motion by councilmember Farmer and second by councilmember Beard is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing none then we can take a vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries lastly councilmember Farmer when I was attending some holiday parties I rented several downtown restaurateurs who at that time were lamenting the fact that there were more restaurants downtown than before and there were just the same amount of people there weren't more people and that we needed more attractions in downtown in order to you know activate the business space so I would say that the opportunity that's been presented to the legislature and I hope that they will act quickly and positively on it to take a little bit more from the folks who travel to and from Lexington and give the opportunity for the main attraction for downtown which is Rupp Arena and which would be a hundred thousand square foot convention space which becomes large enough to attract different conventions but places us in a position to be opportune for tournaments of all sort of nature I would just say that that's the kind of stimulation that the downtown economy is looking for and I appreciate the leadership that has been shown both by you mayor and those in the legislature to take up the issue I hope as I have said they will act on it positively and quickly and I hope following that that this council would also do the same thank you very much Thank You councilmember Farmer councilmember Henson Thank You mayor I had a question on resolution number 20 I talked to John she briefly but wasn't able to talk to Jeff Reed but you know here's like approximately $24,000 that's being paid to remove honeysuckle and I know this very invasive species plant in our city but if just removing it isn't good enough it needs to be treated or pulled up by the roots so that doesn't know it's not allowed to come back so I don't think this was included in this bid but I just feel like it's very important because to eradicate bush honeysuckle and so I don't know if Jeff has any information but between now and the next the second reading on this I was hoping that that we would put a plan in place to try our best to prevent it from returning by either using a herbist whatever a chemical or pulling it up by the roots because there are machines that will do that as well so thank you sir Thank You councilmember Henson Commissioner Reed duly noted yes councilmember lawless I wasn't going to speak to honeysuckle but I will honeysuckle is kind of like kudzu and the chemical that you would have to use much of it grows along areas where it would drain into our watershed and it can't be used and you can pull it up by the roots and it'll be growing before you get back in the house it is it is really there's a lot of it in in my district along the railroad tracks and and parks and things but it is it's a vicious little plant but it smells good and I also wanted to comment on the downtown economy and things coming there are I believe some retailers that are going to be very exciting moving in very soon in our downtown that will bring people downtown to to shop and I think it's very important and I'm gonna ask the somebody Jamie or somebody from the administration I think it didn't explain it very clearly in the newspaper today about how the hotel tax we we were not able to raise it or have as much as others because of the way the law is written for the Fayette urban county government which is different and that we are much lower than our regional cities so and I agree it's like let's let some of these folks coming in to visit and enjoy our community and more of them will be pay some of the bills so thank you and Godspeed thank you councilmember lawless and and council breakers thank you mayor I wanted to share that next week on March 12th Wednesday I will be meeting again with the business owners of the Lexington distillery district we're trying to form an association and get that started and so I wanted to remind those who are watching that are in the distillery district if you have a business there please join us at 6 o'clock next Wednesday and that's going to be at the barrel house distillery building at 1200 Manchester Street in building number nine also I wanted to take a second and comment about there's been a lot of questions in the Masterson station area about the trees that were recently removed along the Leastown Road there there were really old almost 100 year old Siberian elms that were removed and I've received lots of calls as well as our arborist so I wanted to let everybody know that there will be native trees replanted there once later this fall actually to avoid ongoing road construction the funds were provided to the Department of Parks and Recreation to pay for those trees from the state for widening the road and taking up the easement and right away from the park and for removal of the trees so the state is going to pay the city back to replant new trees and with native plantings actually because the Siberian elms were not native to Kentucky so just wanted to let everybody know thanks thank you mayor thank you councilmember Akers councilmember Henson thank you mayor just to clarify because I don't want folks watching thinking that with I participate in a lot of stream cleans where there's bush honeysuckle is removed and there is an aquatic friendly chemical that you can use to eradicate it that it will not return that and I've painted it on myself so I just think we could do better if you know you pave a road and then you know that next week Kentucky Americans going to dig it up so to me it's the same thing so thank you thank you for clarifying that and I want to get some of that for my own yard all right thank you councilmember Beard thank you mayor I'm kind of curious and someone maybe Commissioner you could help me a little bit mr. Paulson on Nicholasville Road from Tahoma Road to somewhere past Central Baptist Hospital there's been work being done now it seems like since I started maybe somewhere in 1987 and it's keeping on going and going and going and nothing seemed to be happening do you know what that's all about I'm not sure if I know exactly where you're speaking about but it's like one whole lane is totally it's a sewer because a lot of people think it's a gas problem it's Charlie not here I'm not sure I'm not sure if it's a that's yeah Charlie I think Charlie Charlie knows this answer that's our I was having a conversation with one of the aides back there so if you restate your question I'm just trying to figure if there's ever ever going to be a finish to whatever is happening there from Tahoma Road north on Nicholasville Road there's a whole lane that's roughly what at what point on Nicholasville Road how much is Central Baptist in front of Central Baptist Tahoma okay I think that what that one is is the that's that incentive grant program funded project where they had the little side road there where the that used to be the trolley roadway there the neighbors all bonded together and essentially got a grant from us in order to do water quality improvements I don't think that's this but I think this one's related to that what's related I believe it is related to it I will check into it but if it is related to that one it is the homeowners contractor that is doing the work not ours but I will look into it and I will get back it is a third-party contractor of some sort but I will just seems like it's not getting anywhere you know of course obviously we'll give them a little bit of a pass over the last month with all the the weather and stuff but I will get on it and make sure that they get it ramped up and confirm whether or not that is just curious about it I get I get remarks on occasion and there's some people think it's the water coming so you think it's gas company and they just don't know what's going on I'll get to the bottom of it thank you thanks Charlie thank you sir thank you counselor beard all right that's all that's no council members no other council members signed on so that will to speak with announcements that allows us to allows us to move to public comments I do have a few folks who signed up for public comment Sean did you want to speak mr. Sean Tibbetts and Steve Quinn have I pronounced that right Steve oh great thank you I don't know it was tough and Ryan weeks Sean sir good evening I'm Sean Tibbetts 4009 hillside Drive to want to get everybody out of here don't have a written statement tonight I just want to say thank you to the council for continuing the program this year our association is just growing by leaps and bounds I was contacted by the College of Technical Education yesterday and was told that there are six student groups that are all working on opening food trucks this summer and they are also looking at the pilot program as a part of their business plan so it's working the industry is growing and the good work and the partnerships is really starting to show results on the streets and I just can't thank you all enough for that so thank you thank you Sean those Google glasses that's impressive all right Steve mr. Steve Gwynn I'm Steve Gwynn I'm here to express my support for item number 44 which is the building of the skate park and Berry Hill Park and the direction I'll go with this is that I want you to know why it's important for it to be as big and as great as possible if you look at a close cousin of ours Louisville they got the extreme park and not saying it's a competition or anything though but but you know they have the X Games anytime a professional bicycle freestyle bicycle team is on tour they that's one of their stops professional skateboarding teams that's always one of their stops several times a year and I want to express to how you know skateboarding has no fixed rules a few years ago Danny Way ramped over the Great Wall of China he did that not just from his skill but he had a sizable enough ramp to do it and years before that Tony Hawk did the 900 it's because he had the materials there to do it and here in Lexington we have a lot going on we have Thursday night live not right now because it's snowy and cold and jazz Tuesday nights at Acton Park you know you go see some jazz and sit there it's nice but and we have all kinds of various events at Triangle Park and all this this park the bigger will be the more it will be a part of the community it will 100% strengthen the community because there will be events just like Thursday night live hopefully with less alcohol at a skate park you know but there will be events there I just foresee a lot of good things and I just I just want to stress like the bigger the better this will be and we've got a lot of younger generation skaters coming up just doing amazing things and the larger the ramps they have and that the larger the opportunities directly they have and thank you for your time thanks a lot Steve thank you mr. Ryan weeks thank you I'm actually going to speak to item 44 as well so if my friends to you over here is a skateboarder and represents the skateboarding community I actually ride BMX a lot of what he said is actually a lot of what I was planning on saying so I'll take a little bit of a different approach I was born and raised here in Lexington I went through the Spanish immersion program at Maxwell and Bryan station and then the Academy program through Henry Clay went on to study psychology at the University of Kentucky where I now work in a research lab I also have ridden BMX for about 12 years and it has been an integral part of my life probably 70% of the people that I am close with people that I consider extended family of mine are people I met because of the BMX community anywhere I go I immediately have a friend base I immediately have people that I may as well have known for 10 or 15 years all of this is possible only because we had woodland skate park around and it was only a couple years old when I first started riding and compared to other parks in surrounding towns and states woodland parks fairly small it doesn't really offer a whole lot of advancement so a lot of people maybe get burnt out so by providing a larger skate park a better facility for people to get out to you're gonna nurture a whole new community of potentially even professional athletes out of this city and all that you know including the sense of camaraderie family relation that you develop with these people who come from all different financial all different racial all different backgrounds so I want to say thank you all particularly to councilman Myers for all the work that he's done and that you all are doing to provide this not only for myself and for Steve but for everyone that I've everyone that I've grown up with and everyone that is going to take advantage of this take advantage of this great park so thank you all very much thanks a lot Brian okay looks like that completes our agenda for tonight I'll accept a motion to adjourn council members tenet motion to adjourn second by councilmember Ellinger unless there's an objection we are adjourned