Hello, everyone, and welcome to the meeting of the Urban County Council, to our guests our visitors and to especially to our new council members welcome again so the the we began the council meetings a little bit differently than the work sessions with a roll call by our council clerk and so madam clerk would you please call the roll Ms. Akers? Here. Ms. Bledsoe? Here. Mr. Brown? Here. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Here. Mr. Gibbs? Here. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. Kay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Here. Ms. Scotchfield? Here. And Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Tonight we were, for our invocation, we were unable to, a member of the clergy was not available tonight, so we will stand for a moment of silence. all right thank you all next time yeah okay we could have one council member yeah right just a thought yeah good idea all right next on our agenda is the minutes of the previous meetings I'll ask for a motion to approve the minutes of previous meetings the november 13th and 20th and december 4th and 9th council meetings is a motion to approve motion by council member farmer and second by council member henson is there any discussion on the motion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no the motion carries next on our agenda on the docket is the ordinances for a second reading and i'll I'll ask the clerk to please, clerk Meredith Nelson, to please give us a reading of our second reading of ordinances. Ordinance number one, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, schedule number 34. Thank you, Madam Clerk. There's a motion by Council Member Henson to approve. Is there a second? Second. Second by Councilmember Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then I'll ask Clerk Nelson to please call the roll. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Aye. Mr. Ford? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stenet? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to ordinances for a second read whenever you're ready, Madam Clerk. Ordinance number two, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.530 net, 0.845 gross acre for property located at 232 Waller Avenue, Boardman Company, LLC, Council District 3. Number three, an ordinance changing the zone from a single-family residential R1D zone to a high-density apartment R4 zone for 0.33 net 0.50 gross acre, and from a single-family residential R1D zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.02 net 0.23 gross acre for property located at 2985 Liberty Road. A portion of variances were also requested with this zone change. RML Construction LLP Council District 6. Number four, an ordinance changing the zone from a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.43 net, 0.49 gross acre for property located at 435 Reading Road, a portion of WMM Properties, LLC, Council District 4. Number five, an ordinance changing the zone from a light industrial I-1 zone to a wholesale and warehouse business B-4 zone for 0.032 net, 0.085 gross acre, and from a planned shopping center B-6P zone to a wholesale and warehouse business B-4 zone for 2.18 net, 2.79 gross acres for property located at 2380 Fortune Drive, Mark Sonier, amended, Council District 6. Number six, an ordinance changing the zone from a single-family residential R1C zone to a mixed-use 2 neighborhood corridor MU2 zone for 1.21 net 1.723 gross acres. from a neighborhood business B1 zone to a mixed-use 2 neighborhood corridor MU2 zone for 0.420 net, 0.652 gross acre, and from a wholesale and warehouse business B4 zone to a mixed-use 2 neighborhood corridor MU2 zone for 0.880 net and gross acre for property located at 1001, 1003, 1011, 1015, and 1021 North Limestone Street, Nickel Development Company, LLC, Council District 1. Number seven, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of telecommunicator supervisor, grade 520E, and creating one classified civil service position of PSAP manager, grade 521E, in the Division of Emergency Management 911, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 39. Number eight, an ordinance creating Section 531 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to establish fees for automatic sprinkler plan review and fire detection system review effective on the date of passage. Number 9, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of administrative specialist, grade 513N, and creating one classified civil service position of administrative specialist principal, grade 518E, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule Number 40. Number 10, an ordinance amending Section 23051 of the Code of Ordinances related to the Special Events Commission to change the duties to reviewing applications, amending Section 23052 of the Code of Ordinances related to the Special Events Commission for the Commission to coordinate event applications with other governmental divisions as necessary. Number 11, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified civil service position of aid to counsel, grade 518E, and creating two unclassified civil service positions of aid to counsel, part-time, grade 518E, in the council office, appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 41. Number 12, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one sworn position of police captain, grade 318E, and creating one sworn position of police lieutenant, grade 317E, in the division of police, appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 38. And number 13, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 37. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons or suspensions for second reading? Council Member Scotchfield. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion to suspend the rules to give second reading to number 12. the position of captain okay I was asked on behalf of the oops yep thank you for thank you for doing that after being asked after you tried That has a budget impact, so that's the reason. Right. Is that it? Yes, sir. Yeah, for those new council members, it can sometimes be confusing. Because it has a budget impact, you cannot get a second read on it. All right. Are there any other motions for suspending the rules for a second read? All right. All right. If not, then we can move on to the second reading of resolutions. First reading. Sorry. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Classic Clean Pro LLC, establishing a price contract for custodial services, Coleman House, for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number two, a resolution accepting the bids of Graybar Electric Company, Incorporated, Annexter Incorporated, Rexel Incorporated, and NTSG Incorporated, establishing price contracts for fiber optic cable and control equipment for the Division of Traffic Engineering. Number three, a resolution accepting the bid of Paratech Incorporated, doing business's emergency equipment, establishing a price contract for high pressure lifting for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of J. Ettinger and Sons Incorporated, establishing a price contract for dump bodies for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number five. Thank you. Grade 518E, 2272.80 biweekly in the Division of Building Inspection. Bill Warren, Engineering Technician Principal. Grade 518E, 2335.76 biweekly. And Wanda Wallin, Public Service Supervisor. Grade 514N, 22.006 hourly. Both in the Division of Water Quality. All effective January 26, 2015. And April Meadows, Administrative Specialist Principal. Grade 518E, 1,892.96 biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs. effective February 9, 2015. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Rachel Berry, Payroll Analyst, Grade 520E, 10808.55 biweekly in the Division of Accounting, effective December 23, 2014. Sonia Schlaun-LaRussi, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 20.821 hourly, effective December 16, 2014, and Carmen Norris, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 16.066 hourly, effective December 2, 2014, both in the Division of Revenue. Donna Lewis, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 18.711, hourly in the Division of Planning, effective December 16, 2014. Tracy Thurman, Director, Grade 531E, 3093.23, biweekly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 30, 2014. Mary Hoskins Squire, Director, Grade 532E, 30530.80, biweekly effective December 30, 2014. Thomas Garner, Traffic Signal Technician, Senior, Grade 515N, 19.439, hourly. effective December 23rd 2014 and Zach Harris graphic designer grade 514 and 17.03 hourly effective September 24th 2014 all in the division of traffic engineering Chester Hicks administrative officer grade 523 e 2004 72.72 biweekly in the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works effective December 2nd 2014 Daniel Root technical specialist grade 515 and 18.680 hourly and Jonathan Sutton of evidence technician grade 514 and 24.025 hourly both in the division of police effective December 16th 2014 and Jesse Jones code enforcement officer grade 516 and 18.599 hourly in the division of code enforcement effective December 16th 2014 ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increases in the office of the urban county Council, Dina Melvin from 2200.80 to 2442.31 biweekly, and Nathan Dickerson from 2038.46 to 2460.61 biweekly, both effective January 5, 2015, and Amanda LaFontaine from 2000.72 to 2002.30.77 biweekly, effective December 29, 2014, all aid to council, grade 518E in the Office of the Urban County Council, ratifying the unclassified civil service appointments to the Office of the Urban County Council, Marion Zeitlin, effective January 5, 2015, Paula King, effective January 12, 2015, both aid to council part-time, Grade 518E, 1,230.31 biweekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment of Ross Guffey, Project Engineering Coordinator, Grade 525E, 2308.22 biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 26, 2015, and ratifying the sworn appointment of Mark Barnard, Chief, Grade 324E, 5741.20 biweekly in the Division of Police, objective January 12, 2015. Number six, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary civil service appointments. Melissa Lyle, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 16.654 hourly in the Division of Revenue and Darren Leiser, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 512N, 15.773 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads. Daniel Madison, 16.970 hourly. Andrew Dixon, 16.642 hourly. Avery Johnson, 17.485 hourly. Robert Ritchie, 16.481 hourly. Phillip Johnson, 16.856 hourly. And Javier Perez, 16.227 hourly. All Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 513N in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passage of counsel. Tanya Walters, Staff Assistant, Grade 508N, 14.057 Hourly in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Jennifer Duff, Telecommunicator, Grade 513N, 16.337 Hourly in the Division of Emergency Management, 9-1-1, effective January 26, 2015. John Harris, Public Service Worker, Grade 507N, 12.227 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel. Barry Dennis, Historic Preservation Specialist, Grade 516E, 1769.23 biweekly in the Division of Historic Preservation, effective January 26, 2015. And Susie Loveday, Grants Manager, Grade 523E, 2177.37 biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs, effective January 26, 2015. And authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments. Catherine Cobb, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 14.917 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 26, 2015. Joseph Happy, Treatment Plant Operator Apprentice, Grade 509N, 14.760 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective February 19, 2015. And Annath Carter, Clerical Assistant Part-Time, Grade 505N, 12.143 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective January 26, 2015. Number seven, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Radcliffe Marlboro Neighborhood Association Incorporated $500 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number eight, a resolution amending Section 2 of Resolution No. 59-2013 for the Lexington Downtown Streetscape Phase 1 Site Amenities Package Main Street and Cheap Side in order to correct a mathematical error, amending the contract amount with E.C. Matthews from $126,060 to $137,580. Number 9, a resolution authorizing 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 $106,212.27 federal funds, are for the support of emergency preparedness activities in Fayette County, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $106,212.27 as a local match, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 10, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year agreement with the Lexington Fayette County Parking Authority with an effective date of July 1, 2014 for the provision of parking-related services. Number 11, resolution approving and adopting an amendment to the 2013 consolidated plan eliminating emergency solutions grants funding in the amount of $21,817 for the Salvation Army, reallocating the funds to the Division of Adult and Tenant Services for rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention activities and administration. Number 12, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an engineering services agreement with Strand Associates for a scoping study for Legacy Trail Project Phase 3 at a cost not to exceed $139,320. Number 13, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a lease agreement with Partners for Youth Foundation, Incorporated, providing the organization with 491 square feet of office space in the Phoenix Building, 101 East Fine Street, at no annual charge. Number 14, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept permanent and temporary easements from owners of record for the Polo Club Boulevard project at a cost not to exceed $308,000. Number 15, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and any other necessary documents and to accept deeds of easement from owners of record needed for the Liberty Road and Winchester Road intersection improvement project at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Number 16, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute rural and inner city adopt-a-spot program agreements with Christ United Methodist Church, $1,304.12. Bluegrass Chapter Order of Demolay, $1,332.32. Paul Lawrence Dunbar Cross Country, $1,103.60. Christ Centered Church, BSA number 59, $1,567.20. Emmanuel Baptist Church, BSA number 41, $1,231.68. New Beginnings House of Prayer, $1,265.40. BSA number 98, $1,157.40. Beaumont presbyterian bsa number 279 1038 dollars and 28 cents christian youth fellowship 1 942 dollars and 48 cents omega harvest ministries 2191 dollars and 56 cents greater faith apostolic church 523 boy scout troop number 1789 772 dollars boy scout troop number 103 400 dollars el shaddai temple house of yahweh 1 992 dollars and 32 cents boy scout troop number 186 360 dollars phillips memorial Church, $448.28. Tate's Creek Presbyterian Church, BSA number 226, $921.44. Disney Store Team and BSA number 1789, $636.12. Lexington Swingers Golf Club Incorporated, $1,616. JRC Crew 728, $1,023.13. El Shaddai Temple House of Yahweh, $1,472. JRC Crew 728, $1,980. For participation in the Adopt-a-Spot Redway cleanup program at a cost not to exceed $26,278.33. Number 17, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with CASA of Lexington Incorporated, providing the organization with 550 square feet of office space at the Coleman House, 1155 Red Mile Place, at no annual charge. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a three-year agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for third-party evaluation of the Housing First Pilot Project at a cost not to exceed $124,770.32. Number 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a contract with Emerson Network Power Liebert Services, a sole source provider for uninterruptible power system, at a cost not to exceed $10,404. Number 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $105,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and are for support of the local food coordinator project for the mayor's office. Number 21, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute partial releases of easements, releasing sanitary sewer and storm sewer easements on properties located at 200 Waveland Museum Lane, 350 Waveland Museum Lane, 370 Waveland Museum Lane, 3760 Winthrop Drive, and 3765 Winthrop Drive. Number 22, a resolution accepting the response of Strand Associates Incorporated to RFP No. 55, 2014, Investigation Design Services for Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Improvements and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an engineering services agreement with Strand Associates Incorporated to provide services related to the RFP at a cost estimated not to exceed $75,000. Number 23, 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 Woodhill Trunk Sewer Replacement Project at a cost not to exceed $16,500. Number 24, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a Second Amendment to CHDO agreement with Fayette County Local Development Corporation to provide for deletion of construction of two rental units and decreasing the available funds accordingly and to provide an additional $12,424 in home investment partnership program funds to complete construction of a duplex unit, making the total contract amount $217,017.50. Number 25, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Health First Bluegrass Incorporated for the provision of part-time pediatric services at the Samuel Brown Health Center for the Division of Human Resources at a cost not to exceed $174,219. Number 26, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amended agreement with Marathon Health Incorporated for the addition of a third mid-level health services provider at the Samuel Brown Health Center at a cost not to exceed $118,900. Number 27, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a donation of one $10 McDonald's gift card and one $50 Malone's gift card from Chris Townsend for client incentives for families served by the Family Care Center. Number 28, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a GSA federal supply schedule purchase order with Verizon Wireless to provide 54 mobile telephones and cellular service to the Division of Parks and Recreation at a cost not to exceed $2,076.57 per month. Thank you, Madam Clerk. other and I'll ask if there any motions for walk-ons or suspensions of the rules for a second reading if you'd councilmember Bledsoe thank you mayor I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number six and resolutions first reading so moved with motion by councilmember Bledsoe second by Councilmember Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay. Councilmember Massadi. Councilmember Bledsoe, I don't know if maybe someone has not told you this. Typically we give a reason why we ask to suspend the rules. Do you mind? Sure. I don't mean to put you on the spot much. This is a resolution that allows HR to officially offer employment and hire for vacancies. That'll work. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Is there any further discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor. At the request of the administration, I move that we suspend the rules and give second reading to resolution number 28. So move. Second. motion by council member forward and second by council member henson is there any discussion on the motion all right so council member farmer so then for those new ones just because it's at the administration's behest do we then give no other reason well then we'd ask the administration to come give that reason then strikes me well or you can't you're all right i was just gonna I was going to say that I think the history has been that it would be that the language at the request of the administration has been the history of it. And if we need to expand on that, then I guess we can. Mayor, I was advised that Commissioner Reed is available to provide insight. Yeah, there we go. Commissioner Reed, you're available to provide insight? Good. Wonderful. Thank you. Thank you, sir. We had been under a an agreement with cricket for our cell phone use. It was a it was an in-kind agreement which is running out the end of January. We've been in negotiations. Our staff has been negotiating through IT with Verizon. We're now in a time crunch problem and need to move this agreement along so that we can make the transitions to the new phones before the old arrangement expires. All right, sir. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Is there any further discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Kaye, Vice Mayor Kaye, I'm going to get it right here before long. Routine. It's early. It's early. Yes, I move to spend the rules and give second reading to number 20, which is a grant application. This would allow them to get it in this month and to keep that grant moving forward. So move. Second. All right. Motion by Council Member Kay and a second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. And I appreciate Commissioner Reed's explanation, but I think going forward, I think sufficient in an effort to be efficient and expedient when we give these at the request of the administration could follow why. There'd be a timing issue. Because I know when I've been asked from the administration, I give a reason why. I don't just say from the administration. So I appreciate that. Thank you, Commissioner. Okay. I will ask for number five for second reading. suspend the rules and give second reading to number five. Some of these are conditional or employment offers and changes to salaries that date back to early December. So in an effort to go ahead and get these moved on and passed, I'll ask for second reading. So move. Motion by Council Member Stenet and second by Council Member Scutchfield. Any discussion on the motion? Okay. If not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Looks like that's all the motions for suspensions. Is there any more? All right. Are there any more? Then, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, if you can give us a second read. Thank you. Resolution number five for second reading. A resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Sandra Lopez, Administrative Officer, Grade 523E, 2003-50, biweekly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective December 29, 2014. Gary Burroughs, public service worker, senior, grade 509 N, 18.017 hourly, effective upon passage of counsel, and William Hamilton, skilled trades worker, grade 515 N, 17.713 hourly, effective January 26, 2015, both in the Division of Parks and Recreation. Hugh Snowden, computer analyst, grade 520 E, 2187.60 biweekly in the Division of Computer Services. Justin Blanton, equipment operator, senior, grade 512 N, 15.301 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads. Eric Howard, Human Resources Manager, Grade 525E, 2906.64 biweekly. In the Division of Human Resources, George Ingram, Code Enforcement Supervisor, Grade 520E, 2170.26 biweekly. In the Division of Code Enforcement, Joseph Bryant, Building Inspector Senior, Grade 518E, 2272.80 biweekly. In the Division of Building Inspection, Bill Warren, Engineering Technician Principal, Grade 518E, 2335.76 biweekly. and Wanda Wallin, Public Service Supervisor, Grade 514N, 22.006 hourly, both in the Division of Water Quality, all effective January 26, 2015, and April Meadows Administrative Specialist Principal, Grade 518E, 1,892.96 biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs, effective February 9, 2015, ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Rachel Berry, Payroll Analyst, Grade 520E, 1,808.55 biweekly in the Division of Accounting, effective December 23, 2014, Sonia Schloun-LaRussi, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 20.821 hourly, effective December 16, 2014. And Carmen Norris, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 16.066 hourly, effective December 2, 2014, both in the Division of Revenue. Donna Lewis, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 18.711 hourly in the Division of Planning, effective December 16, 2014. Tracy Thurman, Director, Grade 531E, 3093.23 biweekly in the Division of Waste Management, effective December 30, 2014. Mary Hoskins Squire, Director, Grade 532E, 3530.80 biweekly, effective December 30, 2014. Thomas Garner, Traffic Signal Technician, Senior, Grade 515N, 19.439 hourly, effective December 23, 2014. and Zach Harris, graphic designer, grade 514N, 17.003 hourly, effective September 24, 2014, all in the Division of Traffic Engineering. Chester Hicks, administrative officer, grade 523E, 2472.72 biweekly in the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, effective December 2, 2014. Daniel Root, technical specialist, grade 515N, 18.680 hourly, and Jonathan Sutton, evidence technician, grade 514N, 24.025 hourly, both in the Division of Police, effective December 16, 2014, and Jesse Jones, Code Enforcement Officer, Grade 516N, 18.599 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective December 16, 2014, ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increases in the Office of the Urban County Council. Dina Melvin from 2,200.80 to 2,442.31 biweekly and Nathan Dickerson from 2,038.46 to 2,460.61 biweekly, both effective January 5, 2015, and Amanda LaFontaine from 2000.72 to 2002.30.77, biweekly effective December 29, 2014, all aid to counsel, grade 518E, in the Office of the Urban County Council. Ratifying the unclassified civil service appointments to the Office of the Urban County Council, Marion Zeitlin effective January 5, 2015, Paula King effective January 12, 2015, both aid to counsel part-time, grade 518E, 1,230.31, biweekly, in the Office of the Urban County Council. Ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment of Ross Guffey, Project Engineering Coordinator, Grade 525E, 2308.22 biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 26, 2015, and ratifying the sworn appointment of Mark Barnard, Chief, Grade 324E, 5741.20 biweekly in the Division of Police, effective January 12, 2015. Number six, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary civil service appointments. Melissa Lyle, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 16.654, hourly in the Division of Revenue, and Darren Leiser, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 512N, 15.773, hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads. Daniel Madison, 16.970, hourly. Andrew Dixon, 16.642, hourly. Avery Johnson, 17.485, hourly. Robert Ritchie, 16.481, hourly. Philip Johnson, 16.856, hourly. And Javier Perez, 16.227, hourly. All Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 513N in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passage of counsel. Tanya Walters, Staff Assistant, Grade 508N, 14.057 hourly in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Jennifer Duff, Telecommunicator, Grade 513N, 16.337 hourly in the Division of Emergency Management, 9-1-1, effective January 26, 2015. John Harris, Public Service Worker, Grade 507N, 12.227 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel. Barry Dennis, Historic Preservation Specialist, Grade 516E, 1769.23 biweekly in the Division of Historic Preservation, effective January 26, 2015. And Susie Loveday, Grants Manager, Grade 523E, 2177.37 biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs, effective January 26, 2015. And authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments. Catherine Cobb, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 14.917 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective January 26, 2015. Joseph Happy, Treatment Plant Operator Apprentice, Grade 509N, 14.760 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective February 19, 2015. And Anath Carter, Clerical Assistant Part-Time, Grade 505N, 12.143 hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective January 26, 2015. Number 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $105,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and are for support of the local food coordinator project for the mayor's office. Number 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a GSA federal supply schedule purchase order with Verizon Wireless to provide 54 mobile telephones and cellular service to the Division of Parks and Recreation at a cost not to exceed $2,076.57 per month. Thank you, Madam Clerk. There's a motion to approve by Councilmember Henson. Is there a second? Second by Councilmember Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion to approve the second reading? Readings. All right. Hearing none, then take, Madam Clerk, when you're ready, please call the roll. Ms. Akers? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Scutchfield? Yes. And Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Next on our docket, communications from the mayor, and I'll ask a motion to approve. Motion by Council Member Scutchfield, second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And next is for information only, communications from the mayor. And next is announcements. There are two police disciplinary items tonight before I open the floor to council members for announcements. They will be read and voted on separately, and I'll introduce Commander Greg Jones to give the police disciplinary actions. Good evening. Again, Commander Greg Jones, Division of Police. I have two to read. First, on Friday, September 12, 2014, an allegation was made that Officer Lance K. Green, employee number 51887, violated General Order 73-2H, Operational Rules, Section 135, violating any rules of the Division, and General Order 2011-8A, Emergency and Pursuit Driving, Section 5, Subsection A. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with then-chief Ronnie Bastin and accepted 40-hour suspension without pay and emergency driver retraining. This recommended discipline was also approved by Public Safety Commissioner Clay Mason. Second was on Monday. Commander, we'll take each one of them one at a time if it's all right. There's a motion by Council Member Hanson. Is there a second? Second by Council Member Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Then all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Commander. On Monday, October 6, 2014, an allegation was made that Officer Michael G. Smith, number 38788, violated General Order 73-2H, Section 102, misconduct. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with Chief Ronnie Baston has accepted written reprimand. This written recommendation of discipline was also approved by Public Safety Commissioner Clay Mason. Thank you, Commander. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Motion by Council Member Massadi, second by Council Member Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Commander, thank you, sir. All right, floor is available for For announcements now by Councilmembers and first to sign on is Councilmember Henson. Thank you, Mayor. Those of you that serve on the Planning and Public Safety Committee, there was a presentation about the EMS possibly waiving the fees for Medicare recipients, and some of the information we received was incorrect. So, and there was some miscommunication between council staff and our financial department as to exactly how they wanted this information, what information we wanted or whatever. But since that was done in an open meeting, I felt like that we should announce this in an open meeting. And Commissioner O'Meara, I don't know if you want to just come up and offer an explanation. But besides that, after that committee meeting, I got with CAO Hamilton, Commissioner O'Meara, and I spoke with Commissioner Mills, and we came up with something that we felt was a much better idea anyway. And I think Commissioner Mills is willing to come up and talk about that. And the idea that, because I think Sally Hamilton's a genius. She is. But it would help many more people than what I was trying to do in committee. So thank you, Bill. And, you know, I don't think nothing was done maliciously or, you know, it was just an oversight on both parts requesting the information and understanding the information that was requested. That's right. Council Member Henson, if I could put some clarity to it. We received requests from your office to look at the waiving of Medicare benefits payments for EMS runs, and we were totally focused on the entire Medicare billing, not only the copay, and that's where we got off track as to what was being asked versus what we were reporting. So our presentation was looking at the entire Medicare payments and what the impact would be if those were foregone. And what was trying to be analyzed was if only co-pays were foregone to be billed by the urban county government. So the reporting where we were saying $2.3 million impact is more like something of $700,000 or less. Quite a big difference. And so we wanted to make that clarification to the council to get clear as to what Councilmember Henson was requesting and the analysis that she was wishing for us to do. But I guess if it's okay, we actually think we have a more on-point approach than what was being discussed at the meeting on Tuesday. Yes, I think we do. And probably what we would want, I'll let the commissioner speak about our new idea and then probably do a presentation back. I don't know at this point what committee. Mayor, I believe it's in public safety already. Correct. The EMS schedule. And we could take it out of that committee and put it into social services, but let's hear what the commissioner has to say. Okay, why don't we? We don't have a motion right now. All right, this is just FYI right now. I know, but Mayor, I think a lot of counselors are uncomfortable taking this approach because, one, it hasn't even been reported out of committee what happened Tuesday, Council Member Henson. and it's still in committee, and it would be better to hear all this in committee where it is. That's fine. That's fine. But I do think that what Sally has suggested is an excellent idea. Okay, so what I'm hearing is then that— Council Member Henson, can that wait for committee, or do you think it's more pressing that we have to have that information today? Well, I just thought from a public standpoint that possibly, you know, because of what was reported out in that committee. And it was a misconception, really, but, I mean, through no one's fault. But what I will do at this point is make a motion. I will remove that from that committee, during the committee, But then I will make a motion to put the new possible plan for EMS service fees into the general services and social services committee. That's fine. All right, so we have a motion to place a proposal or the proposal into the General and Social Services Committee. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Ford. Is there any discussion on the motion? Okay, hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. All right. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion. The Department of Social Services is going to be opening up a Bluegrass International Center, and Ms. Mills has asked for the subject of the Bluegrass International Center to be referred to the General Government and Social Services Committee, and I so move. Second. Motion by Councilmember Lamb and a second by Councilmember Massadi. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, then take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Councilmember Ford. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to, as everybody's aware, it's going to be a busy weekend across our community and communities all across the nation. The first holiday of the calendar year, recognizing the life and the contributions of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. And again, here in Lexington, there will be activities, seems to be from Saturday through Monday, and I look forward to seeing many of you across the community. And I'll also look forward to joining our council, business leaders, civic leaders, and community leaders, Mayor, to hear your address at the state of the merged government on Tuesday. So looking forward to it, as I know council members are. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you. Councilmember Ford, any other council members wish to make an announcement? All right. If not, then next on our docket is public comment. Is that right? Yep. Next on our docket is public comment, and Mr. Bernard McCarthy has signed up for public comment. For the record, and those of you I haven't met yet, my name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street. Tonight, I want to say that while I wholeheartedly support the Second Amendment and each American's right to keep and bear arms and to use those weapons in legitimate self-defense, whether against burglars or terrorists, the vast amount of gunfire that I heard in the first few minutes of this year, and for that matter, the first few minutes of each and every year that I was at home at the start of the year, has me thinking there couldn't have been that many burglars or home invaders or invading ISIS terrorists loose in our city. and while the noise wouldn't bother me if I thought these were all blanks or firecrackers, even illegal firecrackers, the prospect of thousands of bullets being fired straight upwards into the sky makes me rather nervous because they're not going to escape the Earth's gravity. What goes up must come down, and I would hate to find my roof leaking from a whole bunch of bullet holes the first time it warms up enough to rain rather than snow. I also wouldn't really like to find bullet holes in roofs of houses I helped build, even though those are, in most cases, in other people's hands now. And I just wonder if there is anything this government can do to rein in such things in the future. Because, like I say, I mean, I don't want holes in people's roofs, and that's what I'm really worried about. I figure that puncturing the roof will slow a bullet down enough maybe to keep it from killing me, but I still got to fix the roof. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. is there unless there's something further to come before the council I'll ask for a motion to adjourn is there a motion to there's a motion by council member Stennett and there's a second by council member Scotchfield unless there's objection we are adjourned you