The ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ But all of a sudden it's 6 o'clock, 6.01. All right, welcome everyone to the meeting of the council. I'll call the meeting to order. and first on our agenda is a roll call and I'll ask the clerk to please call the roll, Madam Clerk. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. K? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massotti? Yes. Ms. Scutchfield? Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Here. Mr. Brown? Here. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Here. And Mr. Gibbs? Here. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And next on our agenda is the invocation. Tonight we are honored and pleased to have Pastor Ernie Perry here from Broadway Christian Church. Pastor, thank you so much for joining us. Let's pray. Lord, we just want to say thank you for the opportunity to live and work in Lexington, Kentucky, in this county. And we're a blessed people to be here. And we just want to say thank you for that. But, God, also, we thank you for the opportunity to serve. It's not just about bricks and mortar and budgets, but, God, it's about your highest creation. It's people. And we are honored to serve people. And so tonight at this meeting, we ask you to give this council an extra measure of wisdom and discernment. The Bible says that government is ordained by you. And so, God, we want to honor you by what we say and what we do. It will please you. And this community will be a better place because of decisions and discussions that took place. So, God, thank you again and bless this meeting. In your holy name I pray. Amen. Thank you, Pastor, and thank you for representing so well a church with such an extraordinary legacy and history in our town, in our city. Next on our agenda, minutes of the previous meetings. Is there a motion to approve minutes of the March 17th meeting? So moved. Motion by Councilmember Farmer, second by Councilmember Henson. 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. Next on our agenda, we have several presentations, and I will go to the podium, and we will have those presentations now. We have four proclamations actually tonight, and our first one is to recognize Social Work Month and, I'm sorry, wait just a minute. no right to left yes thank you our first is to recognize National Safe Place Week thank you Wes Stephanie Spires is here from the Arbor Youth Services and Stephanie would you join me at the podium thank you Stephanie I was about to give you a proclamation that didn't didn't fit thank you okay why don't you Oh, yeah. Thanks. We do sexual safe place coordinator. Good. I'm going to let you speak in just a minute. So each year in Lexington, more than 200 young people facing abuse, neglect, bullying, or serious family challenges are able to find refuge at a government office, business, or community organization thanks to the Safe Place program. Lexington has 47 Safe Place locations with their trademark yellow signs and LexTran buses, serve as mobile sites offering a free ride to safe haven. Arbor Youth Services, in addition to serving as Lexington's homeless shelter for runaway and homeless children and youth, is the local sponsor of the Safe Place program. And they're with us tonight to celebrate National Safe Place Week. The Mash Drop Inn shelter operated by Arbor has served Lexington's children and youth for 30 years, and we're happy to recognize their hardworking staff, volunteers and Safe Place partners who care for some of our most vulnerable young citizens. So here is the proclamation, and it reads, Whereas the Safe Place program has helped more than 314,000 young people in crisis since it was developed in 1983, and whereas nationally more than 19,000 businesses and thousands of volunteers give their time, resources, and energy to make our country a safer place for young people, and whereas Safe Place involves the business community, youth service agencies, and volunteers to make access to safety readily available, and whereas Arbor Youth Services began their operation of the Safe Place program in 1997 right here in Lexington and has since served 35,567 young people. So therefore, as mayor of Lexington, I declare March 15 through 21st, 2015 as National Safe Place Week in Lexington. And I'll ask Stephanie to please say a few words. Thank you, Stephanie. I just want to thank everybody for being here tonight, and I really want to thank you all for your continued support of our organization. A lot of people don't realize we were initially founded by the city, before it was even LFUCG, along with the Junior League to work with Lexington's children, who I always say no one has any idea what to do with. That's pretty much the children we serve. Through all of our programs, we serve about 500 youth a year. Many of them are homeless, and as many of you are unfortunately aware, we've seen an increase in childhood homelessness in our community in the past few years. So thank you very much for supporting our programming. Thank you for recognizing this as National Safe Place Week. Thank you. What we really like to do is get a picture with you all in the council members. So you all come up. Thank you. So I'm going left to right, right to left. Our next presentation is for the American Red Cross, and Lynn Washbush is here. Lynn, would you join me at the podium? Thank you so much. During Red Cross Month, the American Red Cross recognizes those who give of themselves in some way to help their community. March was first proclaimed as Red Cross Month in 1943 by President Franklin Roosevelt to raise awareness of the organization and its mission during World War II. Every president since then has designated March as Red Cross Month. The American Red Cross is synonymous with helping people and has been doing so for more than 130 years. So here we have a proclamation which reads American Red Cross Month, whereas March is traditionally a special time to recognize and thank our everyday heroes in our community who reach out to help their neighbors in times of need, and whereas our community depends on the American Red Cross, which relies on donations of time and money to fulfill its humanitarian mission, and whereas our local Red Cross works tirelessly to help in time of disaster, provides round-the-clock support to members of the military, veterans, and their families, and teaches life-saving classes in CPR, aquatic safety, and first aid. So therefore, I, as Mayor of Lexington, commemorate the American Red Cross and declare March as American Red Cross Month in Lexington. Thank you, Lynn, and thank you. Thank you. Okay, great. You can speak. I'd just like to take a minute and thank you all for your continued support to help us help others in the event of a disaster. We've had a lot in eastern Kentucky lately, and we've been able to help a lot of people locally with what's going on. So we're still in a level three disaster, and we thank you for your continued support. Thank you. All right, all good. Everybody come. Teresa Maynard is here from the Department of Social Services, and I'll ask Teresa if she will join me. Come on up here. And as many of you know, March is Social Work Month. This year it's extra special. March 2015 is the 60th anniversary of the National Association of Social Workers. Social workers have worked to strengthen the rights of the disadvantaged and the social services programs that help our most needy. Social workers recognize that more must be done to address persistent social problems, such as poverty, lack of education, and health care access and discrimination based on gender, race, sexuality, or income. So, therefore, I, as Mayor of, Jim Gray, as Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare March 2015 as Social Work Month in Lexington. And, Teresa, would you like to say a few words? Very quickly. You'd be happy to. Yes. Thank you. I'd just like to say on behalf of the 34 licensed social workers in the Department of Social Services to thank the mayor and the council for this recognition on their behalf. They're a great group of hardworking professionals who strive to make this community even better than it is. So again, on their behalf, I thank you. Thank you. All right. Thank you. All right, everybody smile. Some more. Good. Thank you. All right. Jennifer. I'm going to ask Councilmember Massadi to join me down here. This is Councilmember Massadi's inspiration to do this. And so I'm going to ask Jennifer to speak now. Thank you, Mayor. If you all remember back on February 17th when we woke up to that lovely Boston snowstorm, we had a fire in my district. A home on Wallingford Court near Claysmill Road in the 9th District caught on fire and was quickly engulfed in flames, and it had already burned through the home's roof by the time the firefighters arrived. As you may recall, again, the weather was really severe that day. Snow-covered roads and below freezing temperatures were bitterly cold that hampered the fire crews when they responded to the scene. Thankfully, everyone in sight got out safely, but the home was destroyed. And while they weren't able to save the house, fortunately, firefighters were able to rescue several dogs and cats on that day. One of the cats was revived, I'm sorry, was a furry, Rob, you got me here, a furry feline named Prissy, who came running out of the house. She was understandably dazed and disoriented and in distress. A photo by the Lexington Herald, and I think we've got that, well, if we get the screen down, photographer Mark Cornelison, a picture of a firefighter here who administered oxygen to the kitty, quickly gained notoriety. The photo you see there is a Prissy and Lexington firefighter A.J. Johnson. The story of the rescue and the resuscitation eventually made it halfway around the world to Australia, where it was picked up by Australia's version of the Today Show in a live interview with Firefighter Johnson. They called it Perfect Rescue. Clearly, the story has gone global, and I've been told that it was even a huge hit not only in Australia, but in the U.K. and even the Philippines. I'm happy to report that Prissy has now been reunited with her owner and is doing well. Immediately after the Lexington Animal Care and Control cared for the four cats from the fire, including Prissy for 10 days while the owner got situated. Their boarding and care was provided at no expense to the family. The special oxygen mask that the firefighter Johnson used on this little kitty was purchased and provided by the Lexington Kennel Club. The masks were available on all the city's fire trucks, so the Kennel Club and the many other fundraisers made it possible for them to have this provided on the fire trucks. The crew who responded to the fire is here with us tonight, including firefighters from Station 15 at Chiloto Park and Station 1 downtown. At that time, at this time, and also I got a little email here, not only are the firefighters from Station 1, they came in from Station 3, Marino Street, Station 5, Woodland Ave, Station 6, Scott Street, Station 9, Richmond Road, Station 11, Harrodsburg Road, 12, Southland Drive, Station 13, Leestown Road, Station 15, Chilito, as I mentioned, Station 20 at Arrowhead, and Station 22 at Veterans Park. So we had a pretty good group there that day and, again, couldn't have done a better job in such severe conditions. So at this time now, gentlemen, if you'd like to come up, we'd like to thank you for your hard work on that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. But after the presentations, then that allows us to move on to ordinances for a second reading. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, if you'll please give us ordinances for a second reading. Ordinance number one, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of traffic engineer, grade 520E, and creating one classified civil service position of traffic engineer, senior, grade 525E, in the Division of Traffic Engineering, appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 48. Number two, an ordinance closing portions of DeShort Circle and DeRude and McKinley 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 a budding owner. Number three, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified civil service position of deputy coroner grade 515N and creating one unclassified civil service position of Chief Deputy Coroner Supervisor, Grade 525E, and abolishing one unclassified civil service position of Assistant Coroner, Grade 525E, and creating one unclassified civil service position of Chief Deputy Coroner Senior, Grade 518N, and reclassifying the incumbents in the Coroner's Office and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule No. 50. Number four, 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. Thank you, Madam Clerk. It's a motion to approve by Council Member Henson. Is there a second? Second. Second by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then, Madam Clerk, if you'll please call the roll. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kaye? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. And Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to ordinances for a first reading. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Thank you. Ordinance number five, 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 51. Number six, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of skilled trades worker senior grade 517N and creating one classified civil service position of corrections maintenance mechanic senior grade 519N in the divisional community corrections effective upon passage of council appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 52. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to suspend the rules for second rate? Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you. Yes, given that we're going to be going on vacation for... We can't. cannot do that they're both schedules i'm sorry okay these are schedules they're attached to thank you that may have been at the uh suggestion of someone to come to resolution yeah all right all right sir all right and if there are no if there are no motions then to suspend we can move to resolutions for a second read. And Madam Clerk, before you begin the reading of second, reading of resolutions for a second, there are several here who have signed, several in the audience who have signed up to speak on item number one on the second reading of resolutions. If the council is willing, I would accept a motion to allow public comment on item number one under resolutions for a second reading. So moved. Motion by Council Member Farmer, seconded by Council Member Ford. Is there any objection? All right, then we'll proceed. I have signed up to speak Mr. Gene Vance. And Mr. Vance. Gene, if you'll take the podium. And if you have someone who has yielded their time to you. Thank you very much, Mayor. Yes, I do. I believe I have enough folks here with me who have yielded time to take 15 minutes. I will do my very best not to take that much time. It's Mr. Nally, Mr. Butler, Mr. Babbage, and Mr. Hicks seated right here. All right. But I will, as I said, do my best not to take that much of your time. I appreciate, Mayor and Council members, the opportunity to speak with you about the RFP for operation of the transfer station. On behalf of Republic Services, we would very much like to thank the Urban County Government for the opportunity to have been your partner for the past 20 years at the transfer station. We constructed the transfer station in 1995. We have operated it successfully ever since, and we'd like to continue operating it. Republic has gone through the appeals process in the RFP, and we received word this morning that the appeal had been denied. But we want to bring items to your attention to give you the opportunity as the council to consider whether entering into a contract for operation of the transfer station with Waste Services of the Bluegrass is in the best interest of the urban county government and the taxpayers of Fayette County. We ask that the council carefully examine this decision, either through referring the matter to committee or for delaying second reading until your next meeting to give you an opportunity to consider the material that we have provided to you. It was delivered to your offices and a copy for you, a copy for your aides earlier today. We make two points to you. First, the price differential with respect to the two contracts would not have favored waste services if the correct information regarding the tonnage that passes through the transfer station had been used. And secondly, Waste Services' response to the RFP does not comply with the basic terms of the RFP because they do not have the capacity to handle the waste for the duration of the contract in their landfill and because they did not demonstrate that their alternate sites can accept Fayette County waste. Now, as provided in the RFP, as I said, we have participated in the appeal process. We want to very much thank Chief Administrative Officer Hamilton, Commissioners O'Meara and Graham, Mr. Barberi and Mr. Slayton for their consideration. But we do believe that the conclusions that they reached with respect to the appeal are incorrect. The RFPs were scored by members of the committee, and we received the scoring sheets after a response to our open records request. The scoring is based upon tonnage figures of 160,000 tons of municipal solid waste passing through the transfer station from the LFUCG each year. Lexington has not produced that much waste since at least before 2003. And Lexington has not been above 140,000 tons of municipal solid waste since before 2009. While the population is increasing, the amount of waste is decreasing because of recycling programs and because the waste doesn't weigh as much as it used to because of packaging and other things. Furthermore, the calculations that were made in the scoring used disposal figures of 1,000 tons of tires every year. Lexington routinely has about 100 tons of tires every year. That is a tenfold error. If based on the actual 2014 tonnage figures for municipal solid waste and tires, the cost differential between the two contracts would only be $511,000. The scoring that was done by the committee was premised upon a differential in price of $3.8 million. If you look at the scores, Republic only finished 17.2 points behind Waste Services in the overall score, but Republic was 46.2 points behind Waste Services in the cost figure scoring. If the accurate cost figures had been used, it's our submission, our belief, that based upon the original bids and proposals as presented, the scoring would have shown that Republic should be awarded this contract had the correct calculations of tonnage been utilized. Further, in response to the questions asked by the Division of Central Purchasing in advance of meetings with the bidders in December, However, Republic offered a fuel de-escalation cost rebate as a part of the contract. This was not in the original bid. It's not a change in the tonnage price in the bid, but it's an additional provision to the contract as negotiated that would reduce the cost to the urban county government based upon the decrease in fuel prices. When the bids were originally submitted, fuel was $3.72 a gallon. Republic has offered to rebate to the LFUCG every penny in fuel cost reduction below that $3.72 a gallon. Right now, fuel is about $2.60 a gallon. That's $1.12 savings off the top per ton on the price. Again, not a change in the price. The bid price is at $20.35, would never go above that. But a rebate to the government based upon the lower fuel cost would be forthcoming as a part of the contract. And with that fuel de-escalation clause included in the contract, the actual cost comparison between the Republic proposal and the Waste Services proposal would result in a savings to the urban county government of $322,000 over the five-year period of the contract. Again, we haven't changed our price. We've only changed the conditions or clauses or modified the clause that we'd be willing to agree to in the contract. And we would point out that Waste Services did exactly the same thing. Their original proposal, based on what we saw in the open records response, included CPI increases in the tonnage cost in years 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 of the contract. The contract now, as proposed, has eliminated that. So clearly they have changed terms that they would be willing to agree to, and Republic has agreed to make a better deal for the urban county government. The appeal resolution didn't discuss these issues at all, or it certainly didn't discuss the tonnage issue. There was no response in the appeal decision to the inaccurate calculation of tonnage that passes through the transfer station. If the scoring is done based upon the bid price at the correct tonnage, we believe that even without the fuel de-escalation, Republic would have been the higher scoring bidder and would have won the bid and been awarded the contract. Even so, we're committed to reduce that cost further through the fuel de-escalation. Let me turn now to the other issue, the issue of capacity, and this is really significant. The RFP requires the bidder to show that the landfill to which the waste is going to be taken has sufficient capacity to take the waste for the life of the contract and to show that the alternate sites they propose can accept Fayette County waste per the local solid waste management plan for the locality where the landfill is located. Now, as to the capacity of the Central Kentucky Landfill that Waste Services proposes to use, the appeal resolution that we received essentially concedes this point. There is no effort to make the point in the response or in the decision that our capacity calculations are incorrect. Rather, it dismisses the calculations by saying that Waste Services is going to be contractually obligated to take LFUCG waste, and it's their problem to find a location for the other waste that they're taking. That ignores the fact that Waste Services of the Bluegrass currently takes 90,000 tons of waste a year, and that 330,000 tons of waste goes through the transfer station. If you only look at the 200,000 tons of waste and sludge and other materials that come from LFUCG, you might be able to take the landfill capacity of the central Kentucky landfill beyond the five-year horizon. But if you look at everything else that is going through the transfer station right now, there is no doubt that the central Kentucky landfill has 3.97 years of capacity left. That's less than four years that does not comply with the RFP. The figures that Waste Services provided in their submission are flatly wrong as to their capacity. Their engineer included within their calculations the portion of the central Kentucky landfill that is only permitted to accept construction and demolition debris. You cannot put municipal solid waste into a CDD landfill. You cannot put CDD waste into a municipal solid waste landfill. So if you look at what they are permitted to accept, what they have filed with the state, the objective numbers, and you look at the capacity that they have and the tonnage that they would be required to accept per this contract, they have 3.97 years of capacity left. Also, there is no documentation in the RFP response from Waste Services that the alternate facilities they propose in Hardin County, in Boone County, and in Boyd County can accept Fayette County Waste per the local solid waste management plan. It may very well be the case that they can, but the RFP requires you to provide documentation that the alternate sites can accept waste from Fayette County. The letter from the Hardin County Landfill says they can, but there's nothing from the government that confirms that, and the two from Boone and from Boyd have no reference whatsoever to whether those alternate locations can accept waste from Fayette County. So there is a facial noncompliance by Waste Services with the conditions of the RFP. We ask that the Council consider this matter carefully as you do all matters. Garbage is an unforgiving commodity. It is incredibly important to the citizens of Fayette County that, as has happened for the last 20 years, every truckload of garbage that goes to that transfer station every day leaves Fayette County that same day. There has to be a guaranteed place for it to go. And it has to be at a cost that is appropriate and that is fair under the circumstances. This is one of the biggest contracts that the urban county government enters into. All that we ask at this point is that the Council take the time to examine these issues, to look very carefully at the material that we have provided to all of you, and to make a considered decision about where and to whom this contract should be awarded. That can happen either through a referral to committee or to postponing second reading until the next meeting of Council. But either way, we submit that on cost, Republic is the better option. On experience, you know Republic, you've worked with Republic, you will get what you've been getting from Republic, quality service every day. And when you look at the capacity issues, you will find that we have the ability to continue to service all of the needs of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government throughout the lifetime of this contract, and Waste Services has not demonstrated its capacity to do so. So, Mayor, Council Members, thank you very, very much for the opportunity to speak with you this evening. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have, but I thank you, and Republic thank you. Thank you, Mr. Vance. I'll ask Mr. Frazier, who represents Waste Services, to speak now. Jim, you ready? Yes. All right, and after Mr. Frazier, then we can hear from the Chief Administrative Officer and Todd Slayton, our Director of Purchasing, is available as well. Mr. Mayor, James Frazier, on behalf of Waste Services Council. A question of- Let me ask, Jim, excuse me just a second. Do you need more than three minutes? Yes, I was going to ask you that. I was going to address Gene's comments, but are there going to be additional comments that I'll need time to address, or are they all, is this it? I see other people who have signed up, so I just would like to have an opportunity to respond to, I kind of thought it's your venue, of course, sir, but it might make more sense for me to go last after everybody gets a chance to talk and I could respond to all within the time. I'll do whatever y'all want me to do. Well, why don't you start now? Okay, I'd be glad to. Does he have, do you have anyone else that has yielded time to you so that you can get more than three minutes? No, I was under the impression that I was going to have 15 minutes if I was told. Well, if you have someone who yields the time, otherwise we can ask for a motion to give you more time when your time expires. Okay, I wasn't planning on calling anyone else up. No, sir. Can I begin? Once you, yeah, go ahead. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, I, again, James Frazier on behalf of Waste Services of Bluegrass, I appreciate your time and attention, and I agree with a lot of things Gene said. I'll be honest with you. It is a very important decision. It's a very, the decision needs to be weighted carefully, thought through, studied, and we submit to you that that has been done. It's process, process, process. This is what this is all about. There's a process in place. Why is there a process in place? There's a process in place to allow you all to govern more efficiently and more effectively. The process in place for the RFPs is historical in nature in this community. You all have used it forever. I, as part of the parking authority, have been involved in your RFP as a user of this exact process with Mr. Slayton on many vendors. I have found that process thorough. It's a bit exhaustive for those of us who are unpaid volunteers. There's a lot of time, a lot of effort goes into these RFP review processes. Having seen that side of it, which most people in this community have not, it gives me an advantage, whether it's unfair or not, but it gives me an appreciation of exactly what's needed to go through and truly look at bids and compare them to see what apples to apples really are. So I think it's important that we never lose sight of the fact it's all about the process. And the things that in the process in this case, it goes beyond just being in a room looking at documents. It involves site visits. It involves independent verification telephonically and otherwise with people we've given as resources and other vendors, other references. So it's not just the RFP and our committee meeting we did back in December. There are multiple occasions of which they have a chance to vet us, look at us, kick the tires. They know more about waste services than we probably know about ourselves at this point. So it would be a little disingenuous to think that this is a rush to judgment. It's anything but the contrary. Having said all that, I do want to say that the issues that Gene has raised, and we heard them at the work session with Mr. Lear, and I believe wasn't there this afternoon, But based upon the reading of the appeal, I think that the appellate folks heard these arguments then. We're now hearing them again for the third time. It's the same song, but it's the third time it's being played. And I respectfully submit that those issues, whether they be capacity, tires, fuel, all the thing that Gene talks about, they've all been looked at. They've all been answered. They've all been vetted. And Mr. Slayton will be up here. He can speak for himself. but you heard him the other night at the works council meeting. They spent more time on this RFP than they probably have in anyone that he's ever done. And this guy is a professional, and I've done it with him. So I think that speaks volumes. I'll let him speak for himself. I would like to say, and I'm not going to address the individual things, because I think they've already been addressed. I think we're wasting your all's valuable time. All I'm saying is it's about the process, and I appreciate it if you would consider that and not postpone this, not move this off and go ahead and vote this up and approve it. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All right. So, Mr. Fraser, that's all the time you need. All right, sir. Thank you. Well, there may be some questions. There may be some questions. And Todd and Sally, you all are available. If you wish to speak now, do you all have something to add? Pardon? Whatever pleases the council. Would the council wish for Sally to speak to? The appeals process has been engaged, and I think you all had a hearing today. So I think, Sally, it seems like there's maybe an update on that appeal. And Todd's coming up, too. If I can start by giving you a little background on the appeals process. The appeals process basically calls for the purchasing director to hear the appeal and then discuss that appeal with the CAO and the commissioner of finance. I felt that this was such a very, very important bid that I wanted to hear the appeal. I did not want it to come to me, and that is no reflection on the purchasing director, but I didn't want any information to come to me on secondhand. secondhand. I wanted to hear it myself. So the Commissioner of Finance and I participated in this appeal yesterday. Mr. Vance and members of Republic did an excellent job in this appeal. They were very, very professional. There was absolutely no badgering of us. They treated this process with total respect, and I very much appreciate that. We had a longstanding relationship with Republic, so we wanted Republic to tell us what they had problems with in this particular bid, and they did that very professionally. I spent hours preparing along with Bill because I wasn't in the selection committee. I spent hours with the commissioner of finance going over this bid so that I would be familiar with this before I heard this appeal. we could take all day long and in numerous committee meetings, and we could go back over tonnage costs. We can go back over landfill capacity. But after hearing all of this and going after hearing this very good appeal and going back over it for hours yesterday afternoon, I am telling you that I am very comfortable with the selection we made. I did not go into this trying to uphold our staff's view. I did not think that was fair. If I saw something in here that I thought was amiss, I had no hesitation at all in telling you all we need to start all over. But I did not see that. and I can't talk to you about every, well I can, but I don't want to talk about every little piece of tonnage but I'm telling you my view and the Commissioner of Finance shares this with me is that what we saw we have made the correct decision Alright, thank you Sally Does any council members wish to ask a question of anyone who's spoken? Alright If not, then we can proceed. Meredith, if you'll give us the readings. Thank you. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the response of Waste Services of the Bluegrass Incorporated to RFP 50-2014, establishing a price contract for waste management, disposal, and transfer station operations for the Division of Waste Management and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Waste Services of the Bluegrass Incorporated related to the RFP. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of the Allen Company Incorporated in the amount of $4,287,750.91 for the Clays Mill Road Improvements Section 2C for the Division of Engineering and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Allen Company Incorporated related to the bid. Number three, a resolution accepting the bid of Janky & Sons Construction, Inc. doing business's WHP training towers in the amount of $613,586.52 for fire training tower for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Janky & Sons Construction, Inc. doing business's WHP training towers related to the bid. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of Adams Management Consultants, PLLC, in the amount of $24,890 for Mega Splash Bucket for Southland Pool for the Division of Parks and Recreation, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Management Consultants PLLC related to the bid. Number five, a resolution accepting the bid of Johnson Controls Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $115,301 for HVAC Controls Renovation Office of Fayette County Clerk for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Johnson Controls Incorporated related to the bid. Number six, a resolution accepting the bid of fuel band LLC in the amount of $27,000 for the refurbishing of the pirate ship in Woodland Park for the Division of Parks and Recreation and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with fuel band LLC related to the bid. Number seven, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointment. Thomas Clements, municipal engineer, senior grade 525E, 20405.36 bi-weekly in the Division of Engineering, effective April 6, 2015, authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary sworn appointments. Richard Manning, Brian Gurley, Brian Johnson, Christopher Kenny, Dustin Dunn, Kent Anderson, Joshua Cox, John Herter, Jacob Schaefer, Brooks Burnett, Robert Bright, Travis Ekman, Mark Pilot, Christopher Wright, Brooks Fitzpatrick, Zachary Jeter, Andrew Canada, Kiker Moses, Tyler Fitz, Richard McClard, Eric Bottoms, William Owens, Larry Durst, William Tabor, and Sarah Yates, all-firefighter recruit, grade 310N, 15.024, hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective upon passage of counsel. And authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointment, Brian Smith, Fleet Parts Specialist, grade 510N, 15.498, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel. Number eight, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Tammy Rose, customer service specialist, grade 510N, 21.430, hourly in the Division of Government Communications, effective February 11, 2015, and Sarah Farley, staff assistant senior, grade 510N, 13.879, hourly in the Division of Police, effective February 25, 2015. Number nine, a resolution appointing an ad hoc citizens committee to recommend candidates for the position of citizens advocate. Number 10 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with bluegrass swim team incorporated 625 dollars for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated Number 11 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation from Kentucky Emergency Management of batteries and message boards for use of the CSEP at no cost to the urban county government Number 12 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Kentucky Horse Park for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program event. Number 13, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a construction notice to be submitted to the FCC by Atlas License Company relating to the license for a radio repeater installed in fiscal year 14 at the Fayette County Detention Center for the Division of Community Corrections at no cost to the urban county government. Number 14, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a Lease Agreement with Walker Properties of Central Kentucky LLC for lease of property at 740 National Avenue at a cost not to exceed $26,225.40. Number 15, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a three-year agreement with Bowman Systems LLC for case management software systems and support for the Department of Social Services at a cost not to exceed $62,190 for fiscal year 2015. Number 16, a resolution accepting the response of J.L. Carmen and Associates doing business as Carmen to RFP number 69, 2014 Corridors Breeders' Cup beautification design project and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with J.L. Carmen and Associates doing business as Carmen to provide services related to the RFP at a cost estimated not to exceed $54,680. dollars number 17 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Emerson Network Power Liebert Services company for annual maintenance services on the uninterruptible power system UPS at a cost not to exceed six thousand seven hundred and fifty two dollars fiscal year 2015 thank you madam clerk and thank you councilmember Henson I have a motion to approve we have a sec and we have a second councilmember well vice mayor Kay was just a little there before Councilmember Lane. So we have a motion. We have a second. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please call the roll. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Ms. Lamb? Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Recuse on one, guess on the rest. Thank you. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? Yes. And Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to resolutions for a first reading. Whenever you're ready. Resolution number 18, a resolution accepting the bid of Southern Sale Company, a division of Tencarva Machinery in the amount of $16,353 for Armstrong Mill Pump Station pump replacement for the Division of Water Quality. Number 19, a resolution accepting the bid of free contracting incorporated in the amount of $3,018,992 for the Woodhill trunk sewer replacement for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Lexington Fayette Urban County government to execute an agreement with free contracting incorporated related to the bid. Number 20, a resolution accepting the bid of Woodford Oil Company establishing a price contract for bulk fuel for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 21, a resolution accepting the bid of Central Equipment Company establishing a price contract for truck mount and salt spreaders for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 22, a resolution accepting the bid of Insurance Claim Roof Contractors, LLC, doing businesses ICRC in an amount not to exceed $48,060.17 for Morton House Roof Replacement for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Insurance Claim Roof Contractors, LLC, doing businesses ICRC related to the bid. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bid of Lagco Incorporated in the amount of $26,413.20 for parking area at Lexington Humane Society for the Division of Emergency Management 911 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to sign any necessary agreement with Lagco Incorporated related to the bid. Number 24, a resolution accepting the bids of RELM Wireless Corporation, Tate Radio Communications Incorporated, Harris Corporation, and Owens Communications Incorporated establishing price contracts for public safety radio system subscriber units for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number 25, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointments. Angela Johnson, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 17.941, hourly in the Division of Police, effective April 20, 2015. Victoria Hamm, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 15.498, hourly, effective April 6, 2015. and Edward Davender, Public Service Worker, Grade 507N, 12.858 hourly, effective upon passage of council, both in the Division of Parks and Recreation. Authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments. Michael Fisher, Community Corrections Officer, Grade 110N, 14.728 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective April 6, 2015. And authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary sworn appointments. Daisy Plourd, Matthew Drury, Zinnia Jackson, Rebecca Saylor, Derek Walton, Robert McCullough, Megan Pageant, Quinn Chandler, Joshua Horn, William Alexander, Scott Evelie, Justin Gilliam, Kevin Mitchell, Christopher Ward, Catherine Ishmael, Justin Garrett, Shannon Thomas, Jason Demuth, Christopher Hogg, Catherine Scalf, Jeffrey Burden, Markel Hayward, Christopher Toombs, Zachary Bowman, Anthony Murph, Jeremiah Morrison, Joshua Crow, Wayne White, Nicholas Music, Scott Carpenter, Joseph Lissardi, Justin Zomita, Eric Lomax, Nicholas Stanton, Jeremiah Terry, Matthew Collins, Cody Spaulding, Michael Watts, Joshua Whitmer, John Ring, Michael Dixon, Petro Samaritazidis, and Evan Northcutt. All police officer recruit grade 311N 17.890 hourly in the Division of Police effective May 4th, 2015. Number 26. Thank you. Number 27. speed limit on Woodland Avenue between Euclid Avenue and Hilltop Avenue is 25 miles per hour, and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs and traffic calming devices in accordance with the designation. Number 29, a resolution authorizing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ornances Section 1886 to install multi-way stop controls at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Hilltop Avenue. Number 30, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with art in motion $750 and Lexington district branch number 23 of the National Association of Black Veterans incorporated $800 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum as stated. Number 31 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with Mitchell construction management for bathroom renovations to fire station number one increasing the contract price by the sum of $2,615 from $151,750 to $154,300. $65. Number 32, a resolution authorizing the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management on behalf of the Urban County Government to obtain repair services for LFUCG Fleet Vehicle No. 05327 by Wilson Equipment Company LLC, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Number 33, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, which grant funds are in the amount of $20,000 federal funds, are for purchase of protective equipment for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services Rescue Task Force's Tactical Medic Program. Number 34, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amended agreement with the National Police Athletics Activities League Incorporated, extending the period of performance from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015, and to accept additional federal funds in the amount of $120.16 for the expansion of the PAL mentoring program and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with Angel Contracting LLC for Shillitoe Park, increasing the contract price by the sum of $1,750 from $28,600 to $30,350. Number 36, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment with Commonwealth of Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Workforce Investment for exchange of information. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Lexington Community Radio for purchase of equipment for two stations at a cost not to exceed $5,000. Number 38, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase agreement with Masterson Properties LLC for the purchase of lots 80 through 83 and 90 through 93 of Greendale Hills Unit 2 to be used for the construction of fire station number 24 at a cost not to exceed $280,000 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 39, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a professional services agreement with Fitzsimmons Office of Architecture Incorporated for Architectural and Engineering Services for Bell House at a cost not to exceed $14,000. Number 40. Mayor. Mayor, I bring a motion to amend on resolution number 40. I'm sorry. Thank you, Council Member Ford. I missed that. Okay. Yeah, please go ahead, Council Member Ford. Thank you. At the request of the administration, I move that item number 40 under first reading of resolutions be amended to change the stated annual rental rate from $5,159.32 to $4,633.56. So move. Second. it's motion by council member forward second by council member brown is there any discussion on the motion all right council member farmer not really any discussion just council member forward i'm never doing this for you again there we go all righty thank you all right is there any further discussion. All right. If not, then we can take a vote on the motion to amend. All in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Resolution number 40 as amended. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a lease agreement with Bluegrass Sports Commission Incorporated providing the organization with office space in the Government Center Annex 162 East Main Street for an annual rent of $4,633.56 which amount shall increase annually through fiscal year 2020. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a canary contract with the Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern luncheon at a cost not to exceed $7,500. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government and pursuant to the Jobs Fund Program to negotiate and execute a 10-year forgivable incentive agreement and related documents, including personal guarantees with annual OX LLC and its owners in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the creation and retention of five new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $23.40 exclusive of benefits. Number 43, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a master subscription agreement with the administrative office of the courts for governmental access to the CourtNet database for the Division of Youth Services at cost not to exceed $120 annually. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons? I think Councilmember Henson. I moved to place on tonight's docket under first reading of resolutions, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute agreements with Northside Neighborhood Association, Inc., Piccadome Neighborhood Association, Inc., Bluegrass Chapter of American Red Cross, Heroes Campaign, Art in Motion, LexArts, and Athens West Theater Company, LexArts, for the Office of Urban County Government. Second. Motion by Council Member Henson and 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. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Any other walk-ons? One, sir. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Edwards, can you put that on the overhead if you would? The city owns a park that is at the corner of, well, right there, the corner of Clinton Road and Clay Spring Lane. It's the wooded area kind of in that lower part, right there, there. And literally, that is where the spring is that fed the use of Ashland as well as one of Henry Clay's son's home, which is beyond Shriner's Lane. The Shrine Neighborhood Association has taken a lot of time and has been doing a lot of work in this park because of its historical significance and its being part of the neighborhood. But to that end, they have petitioned us to change the name of the park from the rather nondescript Clinton Road Park name to something a little more historically significant and descriptive. And they have raised some funds that are going to put up new signage there to complement the new name of the park. So with that given as background, I would just say I moved to place on the docket under first reading of resolutions, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Parks and Recreation to change the name of Clinton Park to Clay's Spring Park. So move. Second. Thank you. Motion by Council Member Farmer and second by Council Member Brown. 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. Thank you. Thank you, sir. I believe that's all. Now we I'll ask for motions to suspend the rules for second readings. Vice Mayor. Mayor Wait a minute. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Need to read those first. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please. Resolution number 44, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Northside Neighborhood Association Incorporated $1,000. The Piccadone Neighborhood Association Incorporated $2,000. Bluegrass Chapter of America Red Cross Heroes Campaign $1,300. Art in Motion LexArts $450. And Athens West Theater Company LexArts $650 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. And number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Parks and Recreation to change the name of Clinton Park to Clay's Spring Park. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Now I'll ask for a motion to suspend the rules for second reads. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. Given that we're going to be on vacation for two weeks, there's a fair amount of business here. I'm going to move. You're going to be gone for four weeks. The rest of us are coming back, I think. It's okay. Okay. However long we're going to be gone, we're going to be gone for a while. and I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to resolutions 18 through 45. So move. Second. It's a motion by Vice Mayor Kay and second by Council Member Lamb. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can take the vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right, and that includes the 45, includes yes. All right, Madam Clerk. Whenever you're ready. Resolution number 18. A resolution accepting the bid of Southern Sales Company, a division of Tenkarva Machinery, in the amount of $16,353 for Armstrong Mill Pump Station Pump Replacement for the Division of Water Quality. Number 19. A resolution accepting the bid of Free Contracting Incorporated in the amount of $3,018,992 for the Woodhill trunk sewer replacement for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Lexington Fayette-Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Free Contracting Incorporated related to the bid. Number 20, a resolution accepting the bid of Woodford Oil Company, establishing a price contract for bulk fuel for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 21, a resolution accepting the bid of Central Equipment Company, establishing a price contract for truck-mounted salt spreaders for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 22, a resolution accepting the bid of Insurance Claim Roof Contractors, LLC, doing business as ICRC in an amount not to exceed $48,060.17 for Morton House roof replacement for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Insurance Claim Roof Contractors, LLC doing business as ICRC related to the bid. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bid of LAGCO Incorporated in the amount of $26,413.20 for parking area at Lexington Humane Society for the Division of Emergency Management 911 1 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to sign any necessary agreement with lagco incorporated related to the bid number 24 a resolution accepting the bids of r elm wireless corporation tate radio communications incorporated harris corporation and owens communications incorporated establishing price contracts for public safety radio system subscriber units for the division of fire and emergency services number 25 a resolution authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointments. Angela Johnson, administrative specialist, grade 513N, 17.941 hourly. In the Division of Police, effective April 20, 2015, Victoria Ham, staff assistant senior, grade 510N, 15.498 hourly, effective April 6, 2015, and Edward Davender, public service worker, grade 507N, 12.858 hourly, effective upon passage of counsel, both in the Division of Parks and Recreation. Authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary community corrections officer appointment michael fisher community corrections officer grade 110 and 14.728 hourly in the division of community corrections effective april 6 2015 and authorizing the division of human resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary sworn appointments daisy plured matthew drury zinnia jackson rebecca saylor derrick walton robert mccullough megan pageant quinn chandler joshua horn william alexander scott evelie justin gilliam kevin mitchell christopher ward katherine ishmael justin garrett shannon thomas and jason demuth christopher hogg Catherine Scalf, Jeffrey Burden, Markel Hayward, Christopher Toombs, Zachary Bowman, Anthony Murph, Jeremiah Morrison, Joshua Crow, Wayne White, Nicholas Music, Scott Carpenter, Joseph Lussardi, Justin Zameda, Eric Lomax, Nicholas Stanton, Jeremiah Terry, Matthew Collins, Cody Spaulding, Michael Watts, Joshua Whitmer, John Ring, Michael Dixon, Petro Simertidis, and Evan Northcutt. All police officer recruit, grade 311N, 17.890 hourly in the Division of Police, effective May 4th, 2015. Number 26, a resolution ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Andrea Brown, effective February 11, 2015, and Charles Edwards, effective February 4, 2015, both attorney, grade 523E, 2093.62 biweekly in the Department of Law, ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of William Powers, police sergeant, grade 315N, 28.828 hourly, and Jesse Harris, police lieutenant, grade 317E, 3044.37 biweekly, both in the Division of Police, effective January 28, 2015, ratifying the unclassified civil service appointments of Wesley Holbrook, administrative aid to mayor senior, grade 524E, 2500, biweekly in the office of the mayor, effective February 23rd, 2015, John McElroy, treatment plant operator, apprentice class 2, grade 512N, 17.933 hourly in the division of water quality, effective February 9th, 2015, and Shannon Settles, administrative specialist, grade 513N, $21 hourly in the office of the chief Administrative Officer, effective March 2, 2015, and ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase in the Office of the Mayor, Maureen Watson, Administrative Aid to Mayor, Grade 523E, from 2004-48.88 biweekly to 2008-84.62 biweekly, effective February 23, 2015. Number 27, a resolution ratifying the unclassified civil service appointment of Chris Ford, Commissioner of Social Services, Grade 536E, 4201.68 biweekly in the Department of Social Services, effective of March 23, 2015. Number 28, a resolution designating the speed limit on Woodland Avenue between Euclid Avenue and Hilltop Avenue is 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs and traffic calming devices in accordance with the designation. Number 29, a resolution authorizing the Division of Traffic Engineering pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 1886 to install multi-way stop controls at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Hilltop Avenue. Number 30, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Art in Motion, $750, and Lexington District Branch No. 23 of the National Association of Black Veterans, Incorporated, $800 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 31, a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order No. 1 to the contract with Mitchell Construction Management for bathroom renovations to fire station No. 1, increasing the contract price by the sum of $2,615 from $151,750 to $154,365. Number 32, a resolution authorizing the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management on behalf of the Urban County Government to obtain repair services for LFUCG Fleet Vehicle No. 05327 by Wilson Equipment Company, LLC, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Number 33, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, which grant funds are in the amount of $20,000 federal funds, are for purchase of protective equipment for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services Rescue Task Force's Tactical Medic Program. Number 34, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amended agreement with the National Police Athletics Activities League, Inc., extending the period of performance from December 31, 2014 to June 30, 2015, and to accept additional federal funds in the amount of $120.16 for the expansion of the PAL mentoring program and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget at no cost to the urban county government. Number 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the contract with Angel Contracting LLC for Shillitoe Park, increasing the contract price by the sum of $1,750 from $28,600 to $30,350. Number 36, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment with Commonwealth of Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Workforce Investment for exchange of information. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Lexington Community Radio for purchase of equipment for two stations at a cost not to exceed $5,000. Number 38, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase agreement with Masterson Properties, LLC, for the purchase of lots 80 to 83 and 90 to 93 of Greendale Hills Unit 2 to be used for the construction of fire station number 24 at a cost not to exceed $280,000 plus usual and appropriate closing costs. Number 39, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a professional services agreement with Fitzsimmons Office of Architecture Incorporated for Architectural and Engineering Services for Bell House at a cost not to exceed $14,000. Number 40 Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a lease agreement with bluegrass sports commission Incorporated providing the organization with office space in the government center annex 162 east main street for an annual rent of $4,633.56 which amount shall increase annually through fiscal year 2020 Number 41 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a catering contract with the Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern luncheon at a cost not to exceed $7,500. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government and pursuant to the jobs fund program to negotiate and execute a 10-year forgivable incentive agreement and related documents including personal guarantees with annual locks LLC and its owners in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the creation and retention of five new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $23.40 exclusive of benefits. Number 43, A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a master subscription agreement with the administrative office of the courts for governmental access to the CourtNet database for the Division of Youth Services at a cost not to exceed $120 annually. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Northside Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $1,000. The Piccadome Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $2,000. Bluegrass Chapter of America Red Cross Heroes Campaign, $1,300. Art in Motion LexArts, $450. And Athens West Theater Company LexArts, $650 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. And number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Parks and Recreation to change the name of Clinton Park to Clay's Spring Park. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Kay, second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then, Madam Clerk, when you're ready, please call the roll. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi is absent. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Ford? I recuse on number 27. Yes on all the rest. thank you mr. Gibbs recuse myself on number 37 yes on all else thank you I'll record that we're complete thank you madam clerk the vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to the next item which is communications from the mayor is there a motion to to approve Motion by Councilmember Akers Second by Councilmember Lane Is there any discussion on the motion? Councilmember Alright, Councilmember Brown To the airport board Oh really? I apologize, the first docket We issued today did have that omitted We issued a correction No, it's alright, Fred oh wow all righty thank you sir all righty any other is there any other any other discussion on the motion right all right then we can take a vote no yes all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries next is for information only communications and next are is announcements of floors is available open to the floor open to the council the floor is open to the council for announcements vice mayor kay thank you mayor i have two things first this is as has been alluded to a couple times council member ford's last meeting with this council he's not leaving us he's going to continue to serve government in a new role i just want to say again some of what I said when he was confirmed at this public meeting. In addition to other ways in which I've known Councilmember Ford, he's been my council member. I live in the 1st District. He's been an exemplary representative. He's done a terrific job. And the only regret I have about his becoming the commissioner of social services is that we would lose his service on council. So I just want to thank Councilmember Ford for his service. with this body. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Teach. And, Mayor, secondly, we had an initial discussion of the issue of minimum wage at the last Budget and Finance Committee. There were roughly 19 people signed up that day who did not get an opportunity to speak. And so in order to make it possible for people who are interested in this issue to have a hearing before Council, I am calling a meeting of the Committee of the Whole for Monday, April 20, at 5 o'clock, to hear anyone who has not already had an opportunity to speak, primarily. That will be a roughly two-hour meeting. And that's just an announcement for Council members. So I'll repeat that. Monday, April 20, starting at 5 o'clock, we will have a Committee of the Whole meeting. and the only item on the agenda will be to hear people who have an interest in speaking to us on the issue of minimum wage. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Next is Council Member Ford. Thank you, Mayor and members of Council. I'm going to be very brief. There's so much I really could say. I want to thank Vice Mayor Kay for his comments, and I want to thank the council for your support and this opportunity to serve the city in a new role. I sent out a newsletter and I hope many of the constituents across the district received it on Tuesday after the confirmation letting them know of my new role. I feel very, very fortunate to have worked with this council and previous council members over the last four plus years and I look forward to working with you guys on a different role. But in regards to the residents and constituents of the first district, Mayor, I feel that over, I've been able to build so many friendships, associations, supporters, and partnerships that I was not able to count as so just five short years ago. And I'm looking forward to carrying those forward, Mayor, in this new role. And again, working with you. So, again, I welcome working with the CAO, members of council to engage our department of social services, and we'll try our very, very best to work with you and your constituents. And, again, just thank you and thank everybody else. Thank you, Council Member Ford. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I was wanting a clarification from the Vice Mayor. Did you mean that it was just for the public to speak at the Committee of the Whole, but not for the council to take on the subject matter, correct? That's the intention, yes. We want to hear from the public their notions about the question of minimum wage. But the actual discussion will remain in Budget Finance and Economic Development Committee? At this time, yes. Okay. All righty. And I wanted to echo the comments about almost former council member Ford. He and I were talking today about how interesting it is to look from two different lens. And having been on the other side, he and I are kind of switch, you know, flip-flopping. And so it has been a pleasure and an honor to work with him in both capacities. and I look forward to the continuation of that. So thank you for your service. Thank you, Council Member Lamb. Council Member Maloney. Council Member Kay, I have a question. I'm not going to be able to make it that Monday. I will be coming back from that weekend. Have you talked to other council members if we're free that day? Because, I mean, that's important to me. I want to be here to hear everybody's argument because I'm on that committee, and I did not know this because I will be leaving and be coming back from Western Kentucky that night and I won't be back until about 10 or 11. I already had this plan and I can't get out of it. I don't know if we've talked to other council members. Is everybody going to be able to make that date? Because I want to hear it. This is important to me. Well, I'm sorry to hear that you won't be able to be here. I looked at the calendar. I tried to find a time when it was most likely that council members would be present. There's not, given the way the calendar works, there was not a lot of options. And so. Can we ask if we've got enough people for that night? If people, council members, going to be able to come that night? I have no objection to seeing if there are more people who can't come. What I would like to. I know I can't make it. I want to be there. Okay. I'm on that committee. And I mean, I'm on the budget and I'm the chair, the vice chair. I'm sorry. I mean, but to me, this is real important to be fair on this. If I'm going to miss out and be on that committee and not hear the other 19, I have a problem with that. And I want to hear everybody's concern. And I don't know if the rest of the council members knew that this date was coming because it's the first I heard of this date. And I assume it should be fair that all of us be there if we need to be there. But if we can't, I'd like to be there where a date when everybody can be there. So I like to see hands of who can make it and who can't make it. And please see if support, who can make it. Mr. Chair, I'll ask that. Okay, I'm sorry. Can you ask for support, Mayor? How many hands? Thank you, Mayor. I'm sorry. It's all right. Congratulations. You object to that. No, I have no objection. Perhaps it's easier to ask it in the negative. How many people cannot? How many are unable to attend the meeting that the vice mayor has called the Committee of the Whole on? What was the date? Monday. The 20th, Monday. Monday the 20th at what time? Five o'clock. At five o'clock. How many are unable to attend? All right. So I think if you'll hold up your hand if you can't attend, cannot attend. All right. It looks like you've won two, three, four. So you still have a quorum. So y'all, but how is that going to be fair? I mean, I'm always, I don't miss meeting. And this to me is one of the most important things we have ever made. And I knew we got it in this committee. then if you want to get it out of committee as a whole I would recommend you do that so the council as a whole because if I'm going to be making the decision I want to be fair to everybody and put it on a date that I've already had planned and no one told me about it I don't think I'm going to be fair for me to sit up here and make a decision when I haven't heard half the what people have to say. If I can. First of all, I've not checked this date with anybody. I spoke to Council Member Massadi, who has brought this issue forward, and I spoke to Council Member Stinnett. I did not ask him if he was available. I notified him that I was planning to do this. I've not asked a single other Council Member whether they could or could not be present. Secondly, I will poll the council and see if I can find a date that works for more people. And thirdly, if I may, that will be videotaped. And any council member, this is not an opportunity for council members to discuss this issue. It's an opportunity to listen. Any council member who, if we use that date or a different date that does not work for other council members, they can review the videotape. I will try to get a better date. I don't like it that there's four people who need to miss. But thank you. And what the other question is, it's going to be a committee of a whole, which I understand. But the decision is going to be made in budget and finance is what this decision is going to be made on this. Is that what you're hoping to take the minutes? and then when we come back in June, we're going to hear all those questions and answers and we're all going to discuss it again in June. Is that your goal with this or what is the reason why we can't wait to June? My goal is to get public input. If it seems that there is enough support for moving this forward, one option that's available to Council is to move to take it out of budget and finance and place it on the docket for a first read. I'm not ruling that option out at this time. Right now I have no plans to do so, but I'm not ruling it out. So you're saying June 23rd for this budget meeting is going to be a mute issue because it sounds like to me that's too late for us to have this discussion? It may be. Well, I mean, why? I mean, why would that be too late? I don't understand. I mean, I want it to be done, Michael. Why too late? I'm sorry I'm acting. I just want to be sure it's right. There's been an interest in having a full discussion. I believe we will have a full discussion one way or another. There is an interest in moving this forward as quickly as possible in order to provide relief for the people who now are at the bottom of the wage. So y'all want to do a fast track. Is that way I understand this? Councilmember Maloney, with all due respect I'm not going to answer any further questions Thank you I'm just curious And the other thing I want to say is Chris, thank you for everything I look forward to working with you Now that you've gone on the dark side I'm still going to be your buddy Because I've been there too And now I'm back on this side You can say I'm on the bright side Chris, that depends on the point of view Councilmember Maloney Councilmember Farmer Vice Mayor, if you'd indulge me also. Why do you... It seems to me you're interjecting yourself and your office into the process of the council, and I wonder why. Council Member, I think the short answer is that because of the way that the calendar works and because of the way in which we are involved in the budget process, there's no meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee between now and the end of June. That's a long time. That's not a short time. That's a long time. There's an interest in moving this forward not on a fast track, but as expeditiously as possible. One of the concerns was we did not have an opportunity to hear people at the meeting. This is a way to meet that need. And as I said, if it seems that there is enough interest on council after having heard that input to move this issue forward, I or other council members may make a motion to take the issue out of the Budget and Finance Committee and put it on the docket for a full hearing before the whole council. I just think you're making a mistake in your leadership role as vice mayor, pure and simple. This is vested in the committee with an able chair, and there's no one up here that doesn't want there to be full and fair conversation by the public. But no matter how you wish to couch it or use your words, This is just expediency and fast-tracking, just to use a horrible term. But I think from my point of view, this harms you in your leadership role, sir. This is outside your realm. And to me, just while it may be well-intentioned, I think you may have moved into an area that you, as our leader, should not. And I know that you have the ability to call this meeting. What right does the council have in terms of if we wish, if a motion were to come forward to cancel this meeting, what vote would it take to be successful? Would be my question to be the parliamentarian or law. Well, Commissioner Graham is here, and Keith Horn is here. Keith Horn is coming to the microphone. It would just take a majority, but procedurally the difficulty you have is nothing would prevent the vice mayor from deciding to call a special meeting again. That's true. And I don't know how much you want me to delve into this. You're done. You're good. But the other option of the council, if they're unhappy with that date, is not to show up for the meeting. And then if there's no quorum, there is no meeting. Understood. I agree. I've done that, too. for specific purposes of this discussion and the leadership involved in this, and I hope I get a second for purposes of fleshing votes out, I would make a motion to cancel the meeting that the vice mayor has called. So moved. Please. Thank you. There's a motion to cancel the meeting on the 20th, And there's a second motion by Council Member Farmer, second by Council Member Brown. Is there any discussion on the motion? Vice Mayor Kay. Yeah, I've got an angel on one side and a devil on one side, and the angel is saying, shut up. And the devil is saying, don't let this pass. So I regret that this has called into question my leadership. This is early in my term. Hopefully I can make it up in the next three and a half years or so. It may be hard. It may be hard. I thought in doing this that I was providing a service both to the council and to the community who are interested in this issue and offering an opportunity for input. What happens after that has not been determined. and whether this now gets it stays in the budget and finance committee or not is a question but if there's a majority of people on council who think this is inappropriate support the motion and the meeting will be cancelled thank you Council Member Akers no I'm sorry who wishes to speak to the motion well it speaks to the motion you wish to speak to the motion all right If the point of the meeting is only to let the public speak and council would not be making any decisions, council would not be weighing in or commenting, I don't see we don't need a quorum, I would say number one, and then I would say there's no point for the meeting. If it's only to just allow people to come and speak, then they can do that and we can all stay home. Or two of us can sit here and listen. I don't know. I mean, has this ever been done that we've just called something and let people speak and never weighed in or commented ourselves or done anything? It has. Okay. Just curious. Okay. All right. Not while I've been on the council. But I'm just saying, I was just answering that. Okay. All right. That's all. Thanks. All right. And Councilman Maloney, are you signed up to speak to this motion? Yes. Or? Yes, I signed up to speak to this motion. I appreciate the motion. I mean, I support where you're coming from, Mr. K., but the problem is I can't be there that night. And I want to be there when people have a right, if they have something they want to say, I want to be able to ask these questions. As a council member, there may be a business community or a neighborhood or somebody, I want to be able to answer those questions. And if I'm not going to be allowed to ask those questions, I just appreciate the council not allowing this kind of meeting. This is important that we be able to answer these questions. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. And I appreciate the opportunity to have this discussion tonight on such an important issue. And as we had on Tuesday and heard on Tuesday, there's a lot of opinions on this issue. And some of the opinions that have been expressed by the vice mayor don't necessarily express the opinions of everyone on this council. So this issue is put through our normal process. This is unfortunate that our calendar puts us to our most important job, once again, which is our budget and passing that budget. I had learned, too, 10 minutes before this meeting that he was going to call a special meeting. So I didn't know until 10 minutes before this meeting about this issue would come up tonight. So it's rather unfortunate, but since it has come up, I've been working with the vice chair today, and we've been trying to find a date in June, as I alluded to Monday or Tuesday, that we would have a special meeting that night. in order to hear this. And we were looking at a Monday in June as the budget process winds down. So I'm not opposed to calling that special meeting, which I can as chair, same as the vice mayor called this meeting. But I think this is premature, being in April, 63 days before we actually hear input from council members. It's a little early. I know I've had a conversation with a couple other people. So I'll support Council Member Farmer's motion, but also we'll be willing to come back and call a special budget and finance meeting closer to that date so we can have proper time for input. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you, Council Member Stenet. Council Member Lane. I just wanted to say that I indicated that I don't think I can make the 20th either. I do feel like this is a very important issue. I think it needs a lot of discussion and deliberation. And so I will, I think I'll vote to not have that meeting. Thank you. Council Member Akers. Yes. Sorry. I need to jump in again. I guess my question to the Vice Mayor is why the rush, and that if it was passed at a later date, is there, I mean, couldn't we enact the minimum wage increase in September, October, December 1st, January 1st? I mean, does it have to be July 1st? I guess I object to the characterization of this being a rush. We had a meeting this past week. This would be almost another month before we would have another meeting. I believe that due deliberation is important. I don't think this is rushing it. I think this is trying to keep it on what would have been closer to a normal track had we not had this long period when budget and finance does not meet. And on this particular night that I've indicated, as I said, I will poll the council and see if we can find a better night so that more people can be present. Thank you. All right. Council Member Lamb. I guess the only thing I would add in my experience is that I don't believe in my personal I just don't think two hours is going to be enough so you might want to make sure that you ask for more because I mean this is a very serious issue and I do feel like there is going to be a lot of discussion there's going to be a lot of public to come and speak which is fantastic that's what we're here for we're to hear both sides and I would hope that you would allow for more than two hours because I really truly believe it's going to be more than that. Thank you. All right. Does anyone else wish to speak to the motion? Council Member Brown? Yeah, just one question just popped up. This special hearing or special meeting that you're talking about, is that going to enable the people that have already talked on both sides to talk again since it's another meeting? Or how do you, you know, you're just saying there's 19 that hasn't talked, I would think that when you call another meeting that you're opening it back up to everyone that wants to speak again. I may be wrong, but I just want to inject that. Vice Mayor, you wish to respond? Go ahead. I don't think we can prevent that. We would ask people to respect the fact that some people had not had an opportunity to speak, but we cannot prevent that. I think that's correct. Thank you. All right. Does anybody else wish to speak to the motion? All right. If not, then we can take a vote on the motion. Everybody understands the motion, I assume. All right. Yep, vote electronically. All in favor of the motion to cancel the April 20th meeting, please indicate by saying aye and voting electronically. All right. looks like the ayes have it and the motion carries all right we're back to we're back to announcements any council member the floor is available to council members for any announcements Does anyone else wish to offer an announcement? All right. If not, we do have a police disciplinary action. And, Commander, we're going to get to public comment just as soon as we hit this. Commander Michelle Remark is here. Commander, thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. We just have a disciplinary recommendation for your all's approval. On Wednesday, February 4th, an allegation was made that Officer Ronald Kornrumpf, employee number 44980, violated General Order 73-2I, Section 1.4, at-fault collisions. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with Chief Mark Barnard and has accepted the discipline of a written reprimand and loss of home fleet privileges for 80 hours. This recommendation for discipline has also been approved by Public Safety Commissioner Ronnie Bastin. Thank you, Commander. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Motion by Council Member Henson. Who is a second by Council Member Lamb? Second by Council Member Lamb. 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. The floor is now available for public comment. Has anyone signed up for public comment for issues not on the agenda? I don't have any. All right. Then that allows us to move to a motion to adjourn. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion by Council Member Stennett, second by Council Member Brown. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. Thank you.