# Council Work Session - April 8, 2014 > Auto-transcribed civic record · April 8, 2014 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3326 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3326?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2014-04-08 - **Last revised**: April 8, 2014 - **Length**: 5,702 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on April 8, 2014, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Mayor Gray presiding. The council addressed 10 agenda items during the session, covering a range of municipal business including zoning matters, budget amendments, and various administrative items. The meeting included opportunities for public comment both on agenda items and general issues, though no public comments were recorded during either comment period. Council members took 11 votes throughout the meeting, approving items related to requested rezonings and docket approval, summary approval, budget amendments, new business items, continuing business and presentations, and the mayor's report. The session concluded with council reports and adjournment, representing a comprehensive review of current city business and administrative matters. ## Attendance The following members were present at the April 8, 2014 meeting: • Gorton • Ellinger • Kay • Ford • Akers • Beard • Farmer • Stinnett • Scutchfield • Myers • Mossotti • Clarke • Henson • Lane **Absent:** • Lawless No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 14 members were present with 1 member absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted eleven votes during the April 8, 2014 meeting, with ten passing unanimously and one requiring a roll call vote. **Procedural and Administrative Matters** The council unanimously approved several procedural items: • Motion by Mossotti, seconded by Gorton, to move the recognition of GreenHouse17 to Public Comment • Motion by Scutchfield, seconded by Ellinger, to approve the docket for the March 20, 2014 Council meeting • Motion by Gorton, seconded by Ellinger, to approve the March 4, 2014 work session summary • Motion by Gorton, seconded by Farmer, to approve the Mayor's report • Motion by Farmer, seconded by Gorton, to adjourn the meeting **Budget and Financial Items** Two budget-related motions passed unanimously: • Motion by Gorton, seconded by Scutchfield, to approve budget amendments • Motion by Gorton, seconded by Kay, to approve neighborhood development funds **Docket Additions** The council unanimously approved adding three items to the March 20, 2014 docket: • Motion by Henson, seconded by Scutchfield, to place a resolution for Fire Recruit Class • Motion by Ellinger, seconded by Akers, to place a resolution for FY2014 expenditures **New Business** Two additional items passed unanimously: • Motion by Beard, seconded by Ellinger, to approve new business • Motion by Kay, seconded by Clarke, to place an ordinance for use of 'Lexington' for branding on the March 20, 2014 docket **Roll Call Vote** The only contested vote was on the ordinance regarding use of 'Lexington' for branding, which passed 12-2. Voting in favor were Gorton, Ellinger, Kay, Ford, Akers, Beard, Stinnett, Scutchfield, Myers, Mossotti, Clarke, and Henson. Farmer and Lane voted against the measure. *Note: Transcript timestamps were not available for these votes.* ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed 33 financial items totaling over $6.1 million in contracts, grants, and amendments. **Major Grant Awards:** - **L0318-14**: Authorization to accept $4,437,072 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the 2014 Consolidated Plan - **L0291-14**: Acceptance of $686,000 for FY 2015 transportation planning activities - **L0277-14**: Application submission for $274,120 from the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice - **L0249-14**: Award of $275,000 Class B Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant to Sanford E. Levy, LLC **Significant Contract Changes:** - **L0264-14**: Change Order No. 2 with Smith Contractors, Inc. for $514,668.34 - **L0310-14**: Agreement with CPS HR Consulting for written examinations totaling $136,340 - **L0286-14**: Application for $90,500 Household Hazardous Waste Grant from Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet - **L0267-14**: Memorandum of Agreement with Kentucky Community and Technical College System for $60,000 in police training **Infrastructure and Transportation:** Multiple federal transportation grants were accepted through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: - **L0300-14**: $100,665.60 for Man O' War Boulevard & Alumni Drive Intersection Project - **L0301-14**: $47,586.40 for Man O' War Boulevard & Pink Pigeon Intersection Project - **L0299-14**: $19,034.40 for Man O' War Boulevard & Richmond Road Intersection Project **Smaller Contract Actions:** - **L0271-14**: Change Order No. 1 with Bluegrass Contracting Corporation for $33,029 - **L0304-14**: $28,875 Class A Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant to Friends of Wolf Run, Inc. - **L0252-14**: $20,000 grant application for Click It or Ticket Enforcement to Commonwealth of Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Several items involved no budgetary impact, including insurance plan descriptions with Humana Insurance Company and various facility usage agreements. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one contested item that resulted in a split vote among council members. **Ordinance for 'Lexington' Branding Use** The primary point of contention involved an ordinance that would allow the use of 'Lexington' for branding purposes. While the specific details of the proposed branding usage were not elaborated in the available materials, the item generated enough disagreement to result in a divided council vote. The motion under consideration was to place this ordinance on the docket for the March 20, 2014 Council Meeting, rather than to approve the ordinance itself at this meeting. Despite being a procedural motion to schedule future discussion, the proposal still faced opposition from council members. The final vote was 12-2 in favor of placing the ordinance on the March 20th meeting agenda. This means twelve council members supported moving the item forward for future consideration, while two members voted against even scheduling the ordinance for discussion. The nature of the opposition and the specific concerns raised by the dissenting members were not detailed in the available meeting materials. Similarly, the exact scope and implications of the proposed 'Lexington' branding ordinance were not specified, though the split vote suggests there were substantive disagreements about either the policy itself or the appropriateness of moving it forward to the next meeting. The successful motion ensures that the ordinance will receive full consideration and debate at the March 20, 2014 Council Meeting, where council members will have the opportunity to discuss the merits of allowing 'Lexington' to be used for branding purposes and ultimately vote on the ordinance itself. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda During the April 8, 2014 meeting, a public comment period was held to allow community members to address issues listed on the meeting agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for public participation in the governmental process by inviting input on matters scheduled for discussion or action during the meeting. The public comment period was designated as an informational item, meaning it served to gather community input rather than require formal action by the governing body. No specific speakers were identified in the meeting records for this particular comment period. This type of public comment session is typically structured to allow residents, stakeholders, and other interested parties to share their perspectives, concerns, or support regarding specific agenda items before the governing body deliberates on those matters. The format generally provides a designated time for public input while maintaining order and ensuring all scheduled business can be conducted. The outcome of this agenda item was informational, indicating that the comments received were intended to inform the decision-making process for subsequent agenda items rather than prompt immediate action or response during this portion of the meeting. ## Requested Rezonings/ Docket Approval The council addressed the approval of the docket for the upcoming council meeting during this agenda item. The discussion involved key participation from council members Scutchfield and Ellinger. The council reviewed and discussed the proposed docket items that would be considered at their next meeting. While specific details of the individual rezoning requests or docket items were not detailed in the available materials, the discussion centered on the procedural approval of the meeting agenda and schedule. Following their review and discussion, the council voted to approve the docket as presented. The approval allows the identified items to move forward for consideration at the subsequent council meeting. The outcome of this agenda item was successful approval of the docket, enabling the council to proceed with their planned meeting schedule and consideration of the proposed items. ## Approval of Summary The council considered approval of the summary from their previous work session. Council members Gorton and Ellinger participated in the discussion of this agenda item. The council reviewed the summary document that had been prepared following their prior work session. After discussion, the council voted to approve the summary as presented. **Outcome:** The summary was approved by the council. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Budget Amendments The council discussed and approved various budget amendments during the meeting. The discussion was led by key speakers Gorton and Scutchfield, though specific details of their presentations and the nature of the amendments were not captured in the available meeting records. The agenda item was categorized as a discussion item, indicating that council members had the opportunity to review and debate the proposed budget changes before taking action. While the specific amendments and their financial implications were not detailed in the extracted information, the council ultimately reached a decision to approve the budget modifications. The outcome of this agenda item was recorded as approved, suggesting that the council found the proposed budget amendments acceptable and voted to implement the changes. However, without access to the specific amendment details, vote tallies, or transcript timestamps, the particular financial adjustments, their purposes, or any concerns that may have been raised during the discussion cannot be reported. This budget amendment approval represents part of the council's ongoing fiscal management responsibilities, allowing for necessary adjustments to the municipal budget as circumstances and priorities evolve throughout the fiscal year. ## New Business The council addressed new business items during this portion of the meeting. Council members Beard and Ellinger were the primary speakers during this discussion. The council reviewed and deliberated on the new business matters that were brought forward for consideration. Following their discussion, the council voted to approve the new business items that were presented. *Note: Specific details about the nature of the new business items, the content of the discussion, and voting details were not available in the provided meeting materials. Transcript timestamps were also not available for this agenda item.* ## Continuing Business/ Presentations The council addressed continuing business and presentations during this portion of the meeting, with key participation from council members Gorton and Kay. The discussion centered on neighborhood development funds, though specific details about the scope and nature of these funds were not elaborated in the available materials. Both Gorton and Kay contributed to the conversation regarding this ongoing business matter. The agenda item was categorized as a discussion item, allowing council members to deliberate on the presented topics. Following the discussion, the matter received approval from the council. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps were not available for this agenda item. Additional details about the specific presentations made, concerns raised, or the exact nature of the neighborhood development funds discussed were not provided in the source materials.* ## Council Reports Council members provided reports on various topics during this agenda item. The discussion was informational in nature, with no formal action taken. Due to limited available information in the meeting records, specific details about the individual council member reports, topics covered, or key speakers are not available for this summary. This agenda item served as an opportunity for council members to update their colleagues and the public on matters within their respective areas of responsibility or interest. The outcome of this agenda item was informational, consistent with the typical format of council reports where members share updates rather than seek formal council action. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps and detailed content are not available in the source materials for this agenda item.* ## Mayor's Report The council considered the Mayor's Report during the April 8, 2014 meeting. The discussion involved key speakers Gorton and Farmer, though specific details of their presentations or remarks were not detailed in the available materials. The council ultimately approved the Mayor's Report following the discussion between these participants. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps and detailed content of the Mayor's Report were not available in the source materials provided.* ## Public Comment - Issues Not on Agenda The meeting included a designated period for public comments on issues not listed on the agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for community members to address the governing body on matters of public concern outside of the scheduled discussion topics. No specific transcript timestamp or detailed information about individual speakers or comments was available in the provided materials. The item was classified as informational, indicating that no formal action was taken in response to the public comments received. This type of public comment period is a standard component of government meetings, allowing for citizen participation and ensuring that community members have a forum to raise issues that may not have been included in the formal agenda but are of public interest or concern. ## Adjournment The meeting was brought to a close with participation from Farmer and Gorton. The adjournment motion was approved, formally ending the proceedings. No additional details about the adjournment discussion were provided in the available meeting materials. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place #6 on the docket without a public hearing - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the docket - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the April 10, 2014 Council meeting, a resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with Georgetown Street Area Neighborhood Association ($1,050), for the office of the Urban County Council, at a cost not to exceed the sums stated - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the April 10, 2014 Council meeting, a resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an agreement with Highlands Neighborhood Association ($500), for the office of the Urban County Council, at a cost not to exceed the sums stated - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the April 10th, 2014 Council meeting a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute the Arboretum Third Amended Agreement with the University of Kentucky - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the April 10, 2014 Council meeting a resolution accepting the response of Clean Energy to RFP #37-2013, and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Clean Energy to establish a Temporary Natural Gas Fueling Station and provide fuel - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the March 18, 2014 work session summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve budget amendments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve neighborhood development funds - **Motion** — passed (0-0): proceed with the wellness center concept and extend the current lease for one year - **Motion** — passed (0-0): cancel the April 15, 2014 Public Safety Committee meeting and schedule a Special Planning & Public Works Committee on April 15, 2014 at 1:00pm - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the Mayor’s report - **Motion** — passed (0-0): adjourn --- ## Full transcript Music guitar solo Thank you. guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo guitar solo Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. guitar solo I'll call the meeting of the work session of the council to order and ask first for public comment for issues on the agenda. Mr. Mundy, has anybody signed up? All right, sir. Thank you so much. Next on the agenda is a requested, is a rezoning and docket approval. Council Member Ford. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. Number six, Council Member Ford is on here, and I've been requested to put this one on without a public hearing, so move. Motion by Council Member Ellinger and second by Council Member Farmer. 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. The motion carries. Is there a motion to approve the docket? Move approval. Second. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon, seconded by Council Member Ellinger. Is there any discussion on the motion? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Akers. And I have. And Vice Mayor Gordon also. I have some things to add to the docket. All right. Yes, ma'am. Okay. The first, I move to place on the docket a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Georgetown Street Area Neighborhood Association for the amount of $1,050 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated, so moved. Motion by Council Member Akers, seconded by Council Member Farmer. 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. One more. Oh, another one? Okay. Council Member Akers. I move to place on the docket a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Highlands Neighborhood Association in the amount of $500 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. So moved. Motion by Council Member Akers. Second by Council Member Beard. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, no? Motion carries. Vice Mayor Gorton. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to just explain a little bit before I make my motion. Each of you should have in front of you, and you also received last week via hard copy and email, the Arboretum amended agreement with the University of Kentucky, and it included a copy of the actual agreement and a copy of the new map with the new boundaries. And the new boundaries represent the fact that the current agreement under which we operate only includes 50 acres of the Arboretum for protection as an Arboretum. And so the new agreement includes the full 100 acres and it takes us to 2086. And this was passed by the Board of Trustees at the University of Kentucky on April the 1st. And this is an agreement that's been in the works for about a year and a half. And we've appreciated the work that Mayor Gray and President Capilouto have done to get us here. And so I'm going to be making a motion. I also want to recognize Molly Davis, the director of the Arboretum, who is in the audience and knows infinitely more than I if there are any questions. So I move to place on the docket for the April 10, 2014 Council meeting a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute the Arboretum Third Amendment amended agreement with the University of Kentucky. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Gordon. Second by Council Member Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? Council Member Lane. I'd first like to say that I'm generally in favor of this agreement, but I just had one question, and that had to do with the cost incurred to enter into the agreement. And one of the paragraphs says that the LFUCG and the university will continue to contribute to arboretum operations, will share in future costs for operations and maintenance. Do we have any idea of what those past costs have been? I get the idea. It wasn't very much, but I just was curious. Well, I can give you a basic primer, but Molly could also answer. In the very beginning, in 1986, the government put $500,000, half a million, in to help establish the Arboretum. And each year since then, we have contributed things like asphalt, mulch, money for a new bathroom, those kinds of things. We have shared with the university the expense of an education person. For several years, we did that. So there's no real agreement on an amount, but we have always seen it as our duty, if you will, as a partner in this agreement to help along the way where we can. And thank you, Mayor. I did hear the $50,000 in the budget for the new education wing. So it's that sort of contribution. Okay. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I will be voting for it. Thank you. Thank you. Any further discussion on the motion? Do you want to add anything, Molly? Molly, would you like to add anything? This is kind of a big deal, folks, because it takes us 50 years beyond the current agreement. Good afternoon or evening, whichever it may be. Thank you so very much, Mayor Gray, for your generous contribution toward our visitor center expansion. I've been the director since January 1st of this year, so I'm just getting my toes into the water, so to speak. and I am glad that we were able to host the council retreat back in February so that some of you who hadn't been there before might be able to see it. It is a lovely space. It is a very well-used space. Currently, the College of Agriculture contributes about $300,000 per year, and the physical plant contributes another $300,000. That's not including the monies that we have to raise for other items. We have a lot of contributions from friends and supporters, but all told, it costs quite a bit every year to operate it. And if you've ever been there on a weekend afternoon, you will see that it is jam-packed with people from all over the region, and especially in the city. So it is very well loved, and I thank you for anything you might be willing to offer toward its maintenance and ongoing care, and I thank you very much. I'd be happy to answer any questions, and I did include a bookmark up there because it does say the UK LFUCG Arboretum will be hosting the mayor and President Capilouto for the proclamation of Arbor Day on April 26th at 10 a.m. Hope you can come. Any questions? Thank you, Molly. Thank you. All right. Any further discussion? In hearing none, we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket for the April 10, 2014 Council meeting a resolution accepting the response of clean energy to RFP 37-213 and authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with clean energy to establish a temporary natural gas fueling station and provide fuel. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Farmer. 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. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. Thank you, sir. All right. We can now vote on the motion to approve the docket. Is there, unless there's any further discussion. All right. Okay. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Next on our agenda is the approval of summary. Is there a motion? Second. Motion by Council Member Beard. 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 next is a budget amendments is there a motion motion by Vice Mayor Gordon second by councilmember Clark 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. Next is new business. New business, is there a motion? Motion by Council Member Beard, second by Council Member Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor. All right, Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Mine's on the new business side and it's on. Page 38. This is grants and special programs. I guess this is just rolling these over. And it's Gainesway Trail, South and Drive, Loudon Ave. And the last one on the list is Tate's Creek Road Sidewalk. I just wanted to make sure that this is just a formality that just rolls all these until the next, I guess, for six more months. So here's Mr. Keith Lovin. I've had a couple of questions just in my particular neck of the woods about when Tate's Creek will be finished. I figure this is a good place to ask that question, too. Sure. That is the puts on the docket is just to renew the grants for another extension. In Tate's Creek, we are waiting for the weather to improve to cut the sod. They're out there. They should be finished by the end of the month. Very good. Thank you, sir. And then there's the three business items that I'm interested in that are, they're all Manowar intersections, Manowar and Pink Pigeon, Manowar and Richmond Road, and Manowar and Alumni Drive. And I'm just interested in the scope of these projects. These say that they are, they request council authorization to accept award federal grants for the design phase. And I'm interested in what the point of the design, what change are we trying to affect at these three intersections with Manowar Boulevard? Yes, sir. Starting with the first intersection at Alumni Drive, it will be improving the turn lanes there. The right turn lane as you come southbound on Manowar and want to turn onto Alumni Drive as though you're going toward New Circle Road. We're going to extend that right turn lane. If you're northbound on Manowar and you want to turn left on Alumni Drive, again, still wanting to go toward New Circle Road, we're going to improve that left turn lane there, more storage for more vehicles to get through, and doing the exact same thing as I described with Alumni Drive as you're heading toward Manowar and you want to make a left like you're going to Richmond Road. So just get more stacking then or more lane capacity? More storage, more lane capacity for the turning movements. All right. Go down to the next intersection, which will be Manowar at Richmond Road. If you're on Manowar heading toward Richmond Road as though you came from the interstate and you want to go toward downtown, that right turn lane, we're going to add significant footage of storage to that right turn lane there. The final one is Pink Pigeon Parkway at Manowar. If you're on Man O' War heading toward the interstate and you come to Pink Pigeon, there's a single left turn lane. We're going to get into that median and make it a dual left, and so that you can go ahead and turn on to Pink Pigeon there with two lanes instead of one. All those are good. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mayor. Yes, sir. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. I have first a question and then a comment. On item O, I just wondered, this is the Corridors Commission, and this is converting a non-voting status representative to a voting, and I wondered what the rationale for that is. I can tell you exactly. I imagine Council Member Farmer could tell. In its simplest form, it is to reward the person that has served in that spot for the longest time to give them a vote on the commission. I do, however, from reading this, note that it will give the commission an even number rather than an odd number, which is something that I had not anticipated nor had I read in this until we were sitting here. So if we want to withhold or make other action there, I'm fine with that. We do have a very long-serving member who we were trying to reward with a vote for being such a long-serving member, but if it throws our balance off, we may want to reconsider how we do it. If you have very many tie votes. Well. Something like that. That hasn't been the case. I mean, it's. Well, you've had an odd number. Oh, we've had some odd. Yes. Yes, you are correct. If you want to pull it or hold it, I'm certainly agreeable. I was just curious. And I'm not, I really didn't intend to pull it. I just wondered what the rationale was. Well, as I read it, I kind of came to the same conclusion you did. This gives you an even number, but we have not had contentious conversation or votes, but that doesn't mean we might not come up with one of those. But nearly almost what happens is more than one of the voting members is not there anyway. So we end up with trying to make our quorum, and this is another way to kind of help us get to an active status, because this person is there nearly all the time. Okay, that answers my question. Thank you very much. And then I just wanted to make a comment because in new business, we have several of the Class B and at least one of the Class A neighborhood grants for the stormwater quality projects. You know, a few years ago when we implemented the water quality management fee, one of the things it was intended to do was to award these grants for not only neighborhoods, but businesses to do projects that would decrease their water runoff and, you know, help with our stormwater. And I particularly wanted to point out item B, which is on Southland Drive, that property. I was very impressed. I'm looking at Charlie Martin because this owner is going to put in pervious surface in the parking lots, as I understand the information that's included. And this is a grant to help do that. And the grant is for $275,000, which is a nice chunk of money for this commercial owner to use as part of the funding to help do this. So I think it's really important to note that these projects are moving along exactly as we had hoped and planned. So thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member Lane. Thank you, Mayor. I had a question for John Maxwell regarding item number DD on page 66. That's $136,340 for written examinations to be used in the promotional processes for the Division of Fire and Emergency Management. And I just felt like that was a pretty big number, and I wondered if you could explain what the scope of the services on that is and why it's so expensive. Sure. It's a promotional process for fire that includes the lieutenants, captains, and majors. We do it every two years. This year is a little bit different in that we got a RFP. We put an RFP out to do not only the written, but also included is what they call the practical, which makes up about 80% of the process. And the crux of it is, the cost, is that they're doing a job task analysis on the positions, and they have to get subject matter experts, and they also have to do surveys and do basically job analysis on each procedure that they do so that they can tie it back to both the written and the practical. And they also developed the practical, which is a test that makes five scenarios, and it's video graphed, and then they have raters that actually score those. So, and the CPS corporation that's doing this will validate, completely validate, both sections of that test, both the written and the practical, which is something that we really need because of the kind of the scrutiny we've been under with the Department of Justice. So, that's really the cost. How many officers or firefighters will be tested? We anticipate that there will be 50 testing for lieutenants, and that's kind of the maximum. We expect around 40 for captains and 20 or so for majors, roughly. Now, this list is good for a couple of years. Of course, we don't have that many positions, but they'll be testing under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Okay, so you're thinking about 100 total? Is that your number? I'd say 120, maybe, roughly. Okay. Thank you very much. Sure. Council Member Basati. Thank you, Mayor. I have a question on number M, maybe Charlie Martin, if you wouldn't mind, or Mark York, if you're here. Charlie, I just wondered if we had a day set aside yet for this hazardous waste material collection day. I've had a lot of constituents ask me about it. Do we have anything set aside this year at all for that? We're targeting the fall. Obviously, a critical component of this is getting the grant, which is this application. But we are targeting fall, and as soon as we do get a date, we'll be advertising that. I'll be happy to share that directly with your legislative aide. but fall, probably September, October sometime. Okay. Thank you very much. That's all, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Lawless. Thank you. I wanted to ask about the stormwater quality project incentive grants. Are they still available this year? Are they still taking applications? I'd have to check. We do it annually, and sometimes our sequences get a little bit off, and I'd have to go look. Whenever somebody's interested in these water quality management fee grants, we advertise it on the website. You can get the forms for it. You can get all of those type of things there. And so interested parties should be always kind of monitoring that as far as when they grant things available. But I'll check the website before I leave today, and I'll send you an e-mail. Yeah, I checked it not too long ago, and it looked like the 2014 deadline. We should be working into a new sequence with the FY15 budget obviously presented today. We're going to be sequencing into that FY15. Now, whether or not we're going to work through the applications and try to get them done in this fall as opposed to award them next spring, I can't tell you. Although I would suspect we're a little bit on a delay for FY15 since Susan Pluger always played a huge role in that. And with her now down here and Susan Bush's role, that has fallen on the shoulders of the remaining staff. And I'm sure that they're struggling with staying up with that until she gets replaced. Well, I know that there's usually a different time frame for the Class A and Class B. And I also know that there have been years where they didn't allocate at all, and so they took applications afterwards. So if you find out anything, would you let me know? Chris Dent is who is heading things up right now. I'll have him contact you directly so you can get it up there, because you're right, it is somewhat of a moving target. Yeah. But Chris Dent, you know, if folks have questions about the water quality management fee and particularly about the grants, there's two different resources, one being the website. Secondly, contact LexiCol. They'll get you in touch with the right person. That way you can talk to a living body. I know I like that myself. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Councilman Lawless. Councilmember Akers. I had a question about G.G. I believe it's Commissioner Mills. What is that? It's the, it says an amendment, execute an amendment to an agreement with the Bluegrass Add for operation of Senior Citizen Center. Okay, it looks like. So I just. Commissioner Mills is going to help us with this, perhaps. So we operate it, correct? That's correct. Money comes from them to us to operate it? Yes, we overmatch the amount of money we get from the Bluegrass ad. Okay. The way I read it, it looked like that they would be operating it, for the Bluegrass ad to be operating the Senior Citizen Center. No, we turn in units of service and we get reimbursed based on how many services we do. And we have over-served what we get in the budget from them, so we're just putting the money in line with the units of services that we provide. Just making sure. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Akers. If no further comments or questions, then we can take a vote. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next on the agenda, continuing business. Is there a motion on the NDF? With approval, Mayor. Motion by Council Member Farmer. Second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we'll take a vote. All in favor. Please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next is the Planning and Public Works Committee summary. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. This is our March 4th meeting with summary and motions. We approved our February summary, then we took up the issue of homeowners' rights and responsibilities. This was a lively discussion that culminated with myself and Councilmember Akers talking about the opportunity to work with the legislature for other advocacy on this issue and maybe bring it back to the committee, which I think we still have the opportunity to do so. Next, we talk about historic preservation fees, which Betty Kerr made a presentation about her fees. not very much money involved there, but there were no motions, but we did decide at that time to leave this issue in committee. And we had item four, which fees for planning, preservation, development, and commercial services. This was a little bit longer discussion and did result in a motion, motion by Gorton to request a proposal that would look at stratification of fees based on size and complexity for discussion by the committee. And this was seconded and passed without dissent, Something that will come back to the committee for potential further action. We had a really good update about the Oliver Lewis Way construction and some of the ancillary projects that are going on with that whole situation. We took up items that were referred to committee, and we adjourned at 254. That would complete my report at this time. All right. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Next on our agenda is Social Services and Community Development Committee meeting. And Council Member Ford is not here. Is someone else going to report? All right. Then we can perhaps get that at the next meeting. Next is the Budget and Finance Committee report. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. The Budget and Finance Committee met on March 18th. The First Order of Business was approving the January 25th summary. The next item was the monthly financial report. Commissioner O'Mara, Mr. Cook, and Ms. Luker went over the report. Unemployment rates are moving down. County, Kentucky, Fay County is under 6 percent. Building permits are up. New business are slightly up. Home sales are also up. Foreclosures are down from the previous year. On the revenue numbers, we are 4.4 million above budget. We are at budget on personnel, or we are ahead of budget in operating due to professional services, utility supplies, and equipment and grant match. Commissioner O'Meara told the committee that we currently have a surplus of money due to favorable budget variances and better revenue forecast. He proposed that we reallocate the current year budget dollars to alleviate some of the needs coming in the fiscal year 15 budget. We took care of that, and we had three motions, and I reported that out the date of March 18th. So I will move on to the next item, which was the Procurement Task Force. And Todd Slayton provided background on this issue that was addressed by the task force that was created as a result of the state auditor's audit. Most of the concerns dealt with personnel services and our policies were changed. Other concerns dealt with the spending and vendor preferences. The task force addressed these and concluded that our minority and women-owned preferences is working. The local vendor preference works short-term but will eliminate competition in the long run. We spent 49% of our dollars in 2010 and 52% in 2012. The local spend is more to professional services. They are many things that you can't get locally, i.e. fire trucks. And they added that regulations are being revised. The current regulations were created in 83, revised in 2003, so we're working to revise and bring that up to speed with the current spending levels. He also commented on state laws and how we define who is local. When we do RFP selection, we look at the degree of local employment. The next item was the wellness center. Council Member Stenney explained that the lease for the wellness center is up this year, and it fills its time to decide what will be done. We're looking at locating and going forward, and what type of resources do we want around it, and what service will be offered. Commissioner Hamilton commented that the first part of the lease is up December 1, 2014, and we have two options to renew for three years each. The conversation was generated by the concept of a wellness center that would incorporate our health, clinic, and pharmacy. The Y came to us with a proposal that perhaps they could add square footage to the front of one of the buildings and we could use that for a wellness center concept. If we were interested in this idea, we should only enter to a lease for one additional year and work on what it would look like. We would have to do RFP and compare it to the rent we are currently paying. and Council Member Stinnett stated that the concept to have is included was discussed previously and still a good one. He feels we need a central location for the medical and pharmacy facility. A motion by Council Member Stinnett to proceed with the Wellness Center concept to extend currently at least for one year. I so move. Motion by Council Member Ellinger. Second by Council Member Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And then we had two items in the committee that were moved, and we adjourned at 2.53. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilman Rellinger. Next on our agenda is Council Reports. If Council members wish to offer a report, please log in. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. First, I need to take up an item of business and ask for the Council's consideration and approval. In making way for the opportunity to attend the celebration today, we shuffled a couple of meetings around and canceled our general government and our planning and public works meeting. The planning and public works agenda included affordable housing, the design excellence update, and residential parking permit procedures, which are things that I think still have key constituencies and folks who want to give input and hear what our agenda had in it. and the voluminous emails back and forth among council members about how to accomplish today and next week's tasks. The chair of the Public Safety Committee, Council Member Henson, offered that if we would like or so sanction, we could cancel her Public Safety Committee meeting and insert our Planning and Public Works Committee meeting that was going to be today in its original agenda form, just having it next week on April 15th. Is that the 15th? April 15th at 1 o'clock. And so I would move to change our official agenda to take out the public safety meeting and add in the planning and public works meeting. Second. All right. Second. I motion by Council Member Farmer, seconded by Council Member Ellinger. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Hearing none, take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Council Member Lawless. Thank you. I have several things. First of all, I want to thank all our city employees in many divisions for their extremely difficult work during and after the last four NCAA games. I know I was up until 4.30 or 5 after each game and had a lot of contact with police, And they were very responsive. And it certainly was sad. It was, they were horribly outnumbered. And the streets and injuries and people getting hurt and throwing firecrackers. And I don't know how to stop that. maybe get a basketball coach that doesn't know anything about basketball, but I don't think that's going to happen. But they really, a big thumbs up to our police, fire, waste management, street sweeping, code enforcement, EMS, for being out there all night and certainly were verbally abused by many, just trying to keep them safe. So go Cats. I'm glad they won. I wish their fans had as much discipline and integrity as our players. So thank you to everybody that went into that. I also wanted to say that many, as you know, all of us have gotten a lot of emails from people supporting a lot of agencies that did not get funded. and tomorrow or I guess tonight at midnight there's KentuckyGives.org and it's a 24 hours of giving and many of those agencies plus other non-profits are on there and some of them have matching gifts so if you give 10 I think 10 dollars is the minimum donation so that they can raise a lot of money and help with those budget deficits. And then, like I say, some of them were not on the list that applied but are still providing great things. So you might have to search around if there's one in particular you want to support. So that starts, it's from midnight tonight until, I guess, 1159. Yeah, it's 24 hours, whatever that is, starting at midnight tonight. I'm still recuperating from last night. And then Avall's AIDS Walk is set this Sunday, April 13th at 1 p.m. at West 6th Street Brewery. And the walk itself starts at 2. And you can go to the AVOL's website, which I believe is avol.org, but I'm not 100% sure about that. But I'm sure you can find it. So the AIDS Walk is this Sunday starting at 1. You can download the forms or go online and contribute and register. And I hope to see you all there. it's extremely important. And they are also one of the agencies that was previously funded that did not receive any funds. And if you can't be there and would like to, you can sponsor me and give me a check, and I'll be glad to turn it in. So every little bit helps. On May 6, which is a little ways away, at 7 p.m., Ellsford Neighborhood Association is having a third district candidate forum at 7 p.m. at Woodland Christian Church. and there's free mulch Saturday the 12th and the 19th at the old landfill at 1631 Old Frankfort Park. It starts at 8 a.m. to noon or till supplies run out. And I believe that's all I have to say. Thank you so much. Okay. Thank you, Vice, I mean, thank you, Council Member Lawless. Vice Mayor Gordon. Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple of comments. I also wanted to give kudos to our police and fire and, oh, my gosh, all of our folks that did the cleanup. And it's the blessing we put up with, right, for having a really good basketball team in town. So I do appreciate all of our employees. and mayor I wanted to say on this day which is my 16th beginning budget season I look forward to digging into your budget and seeing what all is in there and so so we're all ready to roll rock and roll ready yes ma'am thank you vice mayor anyone else wish to speak as council reports all right that allows us to move on then to the mayor's report. Is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Motion by Vice Mayor Gorton, second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And next on our agenda is the public comment for issues. Mr. Mundy, no one? All right. All right. There's a motion to adjourn then by Council Member Stenet, second by Council Member Ellinger. Unless there's an objection, we'll stand adjourned. 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