So hold tight, hold tight Thank you. Welcome. Welcome, everyone, to the... Woo! Thank you. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Thank you all for joining us tonight. Welcome, council members. This is a meeting of the council, and we begin with a roll call. Madam Clerk, you're ready. would you please call the roll? Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Lane? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Here. Ms. Henson? Here. And Mr. Kay. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Tonight we are honored to have Pastor Reggie Davis of Macedonia Baptist Church with us to provide the invocation. Pastor, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Let us pray. All wise and eternal God, our Father, we've come now to tell you thank you for the journey of this day, God. Thank you for fair and consistent and inclusive government, God, in this your city, God. Now be with us tonight as we go through our deliberations and do your business, God. Thank you for your Holy Spirit that may reside in this room and even in this place. Bring us on one accord, God. Help us to know that we can disagree but yet be disagreeable. Help us show love to our fellow man and every man in this your city, in this your county, in this your commonwealth, and this your nation and world, God. We love you for all that you've done and for sending your son Jesus to die for each and every one of us. It is in his name that we pray and ask it all. And the people of God said together, amen. Pastor, thank you for joining us tonight. All right. Next, I'll ask for a motion to approve the minutes of the March 9th, March 19th, and April 7th to council meetings. Is there a motion to approve? Motion by Council Member Scotchfield, second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next on our agenda is the Public Health Hero Award, and I'll go around to the podium. We have several in our audience tonight who have joined us for this presentation. Thank you. our friend from the Lexington Fayette County Health Department, the director of actually our. I'm that guy. You are that guy. More than the director. As we know, health care is one of Lexington's top industries, and we are blessed with a strong network of health care providers and a number of specialties. This work of helping those lead healthy lives happens every day at hospitals, doctors, offices, classrooms, and beyond. And throughout all this good work, there are people who go above and beyond. They are our public health heroes. Not only do these folks work tirelessly to improve the health of our community, but they embody the spirit of what makes Lexington special. This year, the health department, under the leadership of Dr. Leach, as our health commissioner, puts a spotlight on two of these public health heroes. Now, one is not able to join us tonight. That's Susan Pollack. But Marion Gwynn is able to join us tonight, and we are honored to have Marion with us. So at this time, I would like to ask Dr. Leach to say a few words. Dr. Leach. this is serious business recognizing these people but I've known this lady for a good bit of time and in fact last year she and her dancing partner whipped my wife and me big time in dancing with the stars so not only is she effective at her work she's a pretty swinging dancer as well Ms. Gwynne runs the God's Pantry Food Bank, and she started it, I think, in 1997. And, you know, most women don't want to talk about weight gain at all, but she has gained from 4 million pounds of food being distributed to nearly 30 million pounds of food being distributed. to 50 counties across the Commonwealth. And I'm not an attorney, but I think race ipsi loquitur, the thing that speaks for itself, says more than I could about what she has contributed to Lexington and Kentucky, and we're proud to recognize her. I'm going to do it. So it is now my honor to present Marion with the Spirit of Lexington Award, and it reads this way. The Spirit of Lexington Award presented to Marion Gwynne in recognition of her work as CEO of God's Pantry Food Bank, which each month distributes more than 2 million pounds of food to 400 nonprofits in 50 central and eastern Kentucky counties. So as mayor of Lexington and on behalf of the city council do hereby recognize Marion Gwynn with the Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Thank you very much. So we're going to go up here and get a picture. Oh, picture? Thank you. Thank you. Now, Susan's not able to join us tonight, but Dr. Leach wants to share some thoughts about Susan as well. Just a couple of real things. You know, in the public sector, whether it's on your side of the bench or mine, you deal with advocates. and they don't come any more determined, persistent, and passionate than Susan Pollack. And she has done things to prevent injuries in children that range all the way from a child fatality review bill to emergency services for children to graduated driver's licenses bills. She's about that tall. But I told them the other night at the awards ceremony, what she lacks in stature, she makes up for in persistence. Keep her on your side should she come here because she is like one of those people that just gets good things done. And I'm sorry she's not here for you to see her and say something to her. But she is one of the people that keeps public health going in the right direction. Keep them healthy in the first place. Thank you very much. Thank you. So, Bryce, we'll ask you to please share this with Susan, the spirit of election award. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mayor Gray. Thank you for all you and the council do for us. All right. Next on our agenda are ordinances for a second reading. Madam Clerk, when you're ready, if you'll please give us a second read 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 51. And number two, 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 519 and in the division of community corrections effective upon passage of council appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 52. Thank you madam clerk is there a motion to approve motion by council mayor henson second by vice mayor k is there any discussion on the motion all right then madam clerk when you're ready please call the roll. Ms. Lamb? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Scutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stennett? Yes ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. And Mr. K? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion, allows us to move on to ordinances for first reading whenever you're ready. Thank you. Ordinance number three, an ordinance changing the zone from a neighborhood business B1 zone to a highway service business B3 zone for 5.6686 net 6.8980 gross acres for property located at 2434 and 2450 Nicholasville Road, MIA Brookhaven LLC, Council District 4. Number four, an ordinance changing the zone from a highway service business B3 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.35 net, 0.465 gross acre. For property located at 2100 Liberty Road, landscape variances are also requested. Doug Charles, Council District 7. Number five, an ordinance changing the zone from a light industrial I1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 3.78 net, 4.72 gross acres. For property located at 308 through 310, 322 and 330 Newtown Pike. Thistle Holdings, LLC, Council District 2. Number six, an ordinance amending Article 1775 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow a second freestanding sign for churches and schools on properties of more than five acres in size with two street frontages when located in residential zones and the Agricultural Urban AU Zone, Lexington Christian Academy. Number seven, an ordinance amending Article 286C of the Zoning Ordinance to provide for the use of alternative building feature in the mixed-use MU zones, Bear Properties, LLC. Number eight, an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 266-2008, the Lexington Distillery District Development Area TIF in its entirety, dissolving the incremental tax special fund, the district, and any other features related to the ordinance and canceling or terminating the agreements related to said ordinance. Number nine, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette-Urbing County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule No. 53. Number 10, an ordinance amending Section 16104 of the Code of Ordinances to incorporate the terms and conditions of the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities, KYR10, issued by the Kentucky Division of Water on December 1, 2014. Number 11. installation replacement, or addition of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems to increase the permit fee for structures other than those provided for in the subsections one or two above. Number 12, an ordinance amending section 2464 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington Fayette Irving County Government related to the Corridors Commission to add view sheds as a purpose. Number 13, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of vehicle and equipment technician, grade 514N, and creating one classified civil service position of heavy equipment technician, grade 516N, in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of council appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 54. Number 14, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of resource recovery operator, grade 513N, and creating one classified civil service position of human resources analyst, grade 520E, in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passage of council appropriating funds pursuant to schedule number 57. Number 15, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of engineering technician, grade 514N, one classified civil service position of associate municipal engineer, grade 519E, one classified civil service position of program specialist, grade 513E, and one classified civil service position of equipment operator, grade 510N, creating one classified civil service position of SLM assistant superintendent, grade 520E, one classified civil service position of engineering technician principal, grade 518E, one classified civil service position of public service supervisor, grade 514N, and one classified civil service position of maintenance mechanic, grade 515N, and changing the pay grade of one classified civil service position of SLM superintendent from grade 520E to 521E and reallocating the incumbent on the Division of Water Quality and appropriating funds pursuant to Schedule number 55. And number 16? An ordinance creating and establishing pursuant to KRS 91750 EDSEC, the downtown Lexington Management District, and providing for its boundaries a 15-member board, the requirements and appointing process for board members and their term limits, the powers of the board, a fiscal year commencing on July 1st, the undertaking of economic improvements by the board, a budget and audit process, an affirmative action plan, public information, and assessment process, excuse me, an assessment not to exceed 10 cents of every $100 of the assessed property value for each taxable property within the district, a contesting and appeal process, liens, an annual report to property owners, ethical requirements on board members, termination of the district in no later than five years, board guidelines, contracting requirements, management marketing and administration, reporting requirements, and advisory counsel to the board, severability, all effective upon date of passage with the management district tax assessment of properties within the district to take place no earlier than allowable by law. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons or suspensions for second reads? All right. All right, if none, then we can... Oh, Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. I have a walk-on. I would move to place on the docket a resolution designating the speed limit on Cromwell Way between Clays Mill Road and Cornwall Drive as 25 miles per hour. I'm sorry. This is a resolution. It's all right. Not a problem. I apologize. Yes, ma'am. No problem. All right. So if there are no walk-ons or suspensions, then we can move on to the first reading of resolutions. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Angel Contracting LLC in the amount of $119,600 for legacy trail flagpole base construction for the Division of Engineering. Number two, a resolution accepting the bid of D.C. Tours LLC establishing a price contract for charter bus services for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number three, a resolution accepting the bid of Bluegrass Fire Equipment establishing a price contract for fire hose for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number four, a resolution accepting the bid of Glove Planet LLC establishing a price contract for disposable gloves for the Division of Community Corrections. Number five, a resolution accepting the bid of vapor protection services in the amount of $36,970 for radon mitigation for family care and Coleman House for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number six, a resolution accepting the bid of Avapar Incorporated in the amount of $33,995 for a generator for the Emergency Operations Center for the Division of Emergency Management 911. Number seven, a resolution accepting the bid of Judy Construction Company in the amount of $4,740,000 for the Wolf Run Wet Weather Storage Facility for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Judy Construction Company related to the bid. Number eight, a resolution accepting the bids of Sina Lawn Care Services, LLC, and Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape Services establishing price contracts for mowing for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number nine, a resolution accepting the bid of Xylem Dewatering Solutions, Inc., establishing a price contract for emergency pumps and accessories for the Division of Water Quality. Number ten, a resolution accepting the bids of Judy G. Combs doing business as Landscape Supply and Design, Happies General Contracting and Maintenance, Walker Harris Landscapes and Hardscapes, LLC, McGee Springs Incorporated, Sina Lawn Care Services, LLC, Edgington Mowing Service Incorporated, Joshua Fane Doing Business as Mow Power, All Pro Lawn and Landscaping, Mow Edge Blow Lawn Service, Luntz Commercial Lawn Care, LLC, ZKB Services, LLC, and D&M Mowing Incorporated, establishing price contracts for turf mowing for the Division of Environmental Services. Number 11, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Greta Giles, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 5, 10, N, 15.128, hourly, effective May 4, 2015 and diane lewis administrative specialist grade 513 and 17.274 hourly and effective april 20th 2015 both in the division of revenue and robert austin public service supervisor grade 514 and 20.358 hourly in the division of water quality effective april 20th 2015 ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of james moore license inspector grade 512 and 20.248 hourly in the division of revenue effective march 22nd 2015 daniel estes public service Supervisor, Grade 514N, 19.724 hourly, effective March 22, 2015. Daniel Peterson, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 512N, 16.681 hourly, and Michael Jordan, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 509N, 17.490 hourly, both effective March 15, 2015, and all in the Division of Streets and Roads. Frederick Cotton, 16.066 hourly, effective January 14, 2015, and Patrick Wright, 17.579 hourly, effective January 21, 2015, both Resource Recovery Operator Grade 4- Y'all, excuse me just a second. Martha. I know for those who are in the audience, the council members are actually getting a lot of business done when we're doing this, but sometimes it's overwhelming for our clerk, and it's sort of getting into that territory. So let's try to get our business done in a muted voice so we can get to hear our clerk. Thank you, ma'am. All in the Division of Streets and Roads, Frederick Cotton, 16.066 hourly effective January 14, 2015, and Patrick Wright, 17.579 hourly effective January 21, 2015, both resource recovery operator, grade 513N. In the Division of Waste Management, Kikoko Lisewe, custodial worker, grade 505N, 12.463 hourly. In the Division of Family Services, effective March 8, 2015, and Travis Noel, 19.162 hourly, and Joshua Toomey, 18.599 hourly, both heavy equipment technician, grade 516N, effective March 15, 2015, and James Duncan, skilled trades worker senior grade 517 and 24.686 hourly effective march 8th 2015 all in the division of facilities and fleet management ratifying the probationary community corrections appointment of bradley baker community corrections sergeant grade 112 and 23.579 hourly in the division of community corrections effective april 6th 2015 ratifying the voluntary demotion of manuel benton resource recovery operator grade 513 and 21.468 hourly in the division of waste management effective march 23rd, 2015, and ratifying the appointment of Wanda Wallen, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 512N, 20.005, hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective March 9th, 2015, due to failure to successfully complete the probationary period. Number 12. A resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary civil service appointments. Doug Mott, Software Developer Senior, Grade 525E, 200389.01, biweekly, and Adam Stringer, Technical Specialist, Grade 515N, 18.554 hourly, both in the Division of Computer Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Christy Barber, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 15.197 hourly in the Division of Revenue, effective upon passage of counsel. Andy Lifering, 14.760 hourly, and Timothy Lee, 13.394 hourly, both public service worker senior, Grade 509N, in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective upon passage of counsel. Chris Dixon, 17.713 hourly. Sean Johnson, 18.008 hourly. Harry Fifehouse, 19.780 hourly. Stephen Conner, 19.042 hourly, and Michael Carpenter, 19.780 hourly, all maintenance mechanic, grade 515N, in the Division of Water Quality, effective upon passage of council. Anthony Rogers, 16.709 hourly, Vernon Willoughby, 16.281 hourly, and Aaron Dishman, 17.941 hourly, all resource recovery operator, grade 513N, in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passage of council. James Nelson, public service worker senior, grade 509N, 14.241 hourly, in the Division of Environmental Services, effective upon passage of council. Dustin Combs, paralegal, grade 517N, 20.505 hourly in the Department of Law, effective May 4, 2015. Paula Bird, staff assistant senior, grade 510N, 14.920 hourly in the Division of Police, effective May 4, 2015. Terry Carpenter, vehicle and equipment technician, grade 514N, 17.052 hourly. And Gary Young, custodial worker, grade 505N, 11.690 hourly, both in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel. and Michael Tyree, skilled trades worker, grade 515 N, 17.890 hourly, effective May 4, 2015, and Sean Thomas, public service worker, grade 507 N, 13.068 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. Jonathan Coyle, William Davis, Gage Dethridge, William Shearer, and Gregory Hickey, all community corrections officers, grade 110 N, 14.728 hourly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective April 20, 2015, and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointment. William McClellan, ESB Coordinator, Grade 514E, 1457.81 biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passage of council. Number 13, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Bluegrass Contracting Corporation for the Meadows-Northland Arlington Public Improvements Project Phase 5B, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $10,502.41 from $806,151.67 to $795,649.25. Number 14, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Amec Environment and Infrastructure Incorporated for services at the Haley Pike Landfill at a cost not to exceed $90,000. Number 15, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $1,278,000 federal funds are for the design of Phases 4, 5, and 6 of the Town Branch Trail under the Congestion, Mitigation, and Air Quality Program, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $257,600 as a local match. Number 16, 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 Summit Biosciences Incorporated and its owners, in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the creation and retention of nine new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $31.75 exclusive of benefits. Number 17, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partnership agreement with Goodwill of Kentucky Cars to Work, Incorporated for the purpose of client referral to the Cars to Work program for the Department of Social Services. Number 18, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one final to the contract with Randall Davies Construction Company for construction of the Brighton East Rail Trail Project Phase 2, increasing the contract price by the sum of $78,609.51 from $466,601.66 to $525,211.17. Number 19, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $34,405 federal funds under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and are for reimbursement of costs related to incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens. Number 20, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a two-year agreement with smart systems for dishwashing chemicals for the child care food program at the family care center at a cost not to exceed $3,400. Number 21, a resolution declaring a surplus and authorizing the Department of General Services to transfer on behalf of the Lexington Fayette-Urbing County government adjunct 2014 Ford Explorer to the automotive technology program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Number 22, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Department for local government and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $73,450 federal funds and are for upgrades for the Masterson Station Playground to become ADA compliant, the acceptance of which requires 50% local match. Number 23, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendments to agreements with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for extension of the Loudoun Avenue sidewalk CMAQ project, the Gainesway Trail CMAQ project, and the Town Branch Trail Phase 3 project through June 30, 2016 at no cost to the urban county government. Number 24, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute amendments to agreements with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for extension of the Southland Drive CEMAT project and the Tates Creek Road sidewalk project through December 31, 2015 at no cost to the Urban County Government. Number 25, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute the certificate of consideration and any other documents necessary and to accept deeds for property located at 277 Lafayette Parkway, 283 Lafayette Parkway, and 1856 Clay's Mill Road for the acquisition and demolition required for the hazard mitigation grant program at a cost not to exceed $500,000. Number 26, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Winchester Police Department for provision of canine service to the Winchester Police. Number 27, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Education Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant to Living Arts and Science Center, Incorporated, at a cost not to exceed $32,851. Number 28, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Friends of Wolf Run, Incorporated, for stormwater quality projects at a cost not to exceed $31,170. Number 29, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to purchase airtime from Time Warner Cable Advertising Sales for commercials and advertisement for recruitments for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services at a cost not to exceed $30,000. Number 30, a resolution pursuant to KRS 381.755, KRS 67A.060, and 901KAR 5090, authorizing the removal and relocation of graves in an abandoned cemetery located upon property consisting of 48.68 acres located at 4100 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky, owned by Fritz Farms, LLC. Number 31, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute the First Amendment to lease agreement with Bluegrass Community Action Partnerships Elder Nutrition Program, extending the program's lease on a month-to-month basis beginning July 1, 2015. Number 32, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute the First Amendment to lease agreement with Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, extending the agency's lease on a month-to-month basis beginning July 1, 2015. Number 33, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the MacArthur Foundation for the Safety and Justice Challenge Grant Program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $150,000 federal funds and are for collection and assessment of inmate data. Number 34, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one final to the contract with Logco Incorporated for the Anniston-Wickland Phase 3 project, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $5,890.95 from $995,237 to $989,346.05. Number 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B infrastructure incentive grant for stormwater quality projects to Link Belt Construction Equipment and Company LPLLLP at a cost not to exceed $175,000. Number 36, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Logco Incorporated for the idle hour park demolition and football field construction project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $194,152 from $366,541 to $560,693. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit 10 grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and to provide any additional information in connection with these grant applications, which grant funds are in the amount of $8,237,700 federal funds under the 2015 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program and are for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge, $2,182,300, the Kentucky Horse Park Legacy Trail Extension, $2,100,000. $560,000. The West Loudoun Avenue Sidewalk Project, $497,000. The West Heckman Trail South Project, $760,800. The Bike and Pedestrian Awareness Marketing and Safety Campaign, $240,000. The Manchester Street at South Forbes Road left turn lanes, $714,400. The Mercer Road at Greendale Road left turn lane, $856,800. The Pine Needles Lane and Manowar Boulevard turn lane, $237,600, the Squires Road Sidewalk Project, $164,800, and the Fiber Optic Cable Installation Project, $424,000. Number 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Highway Safety Programs, which grant funds are in the amount of $30,000 federal funds, are for police officer overtime support for distracted driving enforcement and the acceptance of which does not obligate the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government for the expenditure of Number 39, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to donate to the Kentucky State Police radio headsets, which are no longer compatible with the current radio system. Number 40, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $361,600 FHWA planning, $48,400 Federal Transit Administration Section 5303, $102,000 Mobility Office SLX, $54,000 Air Quality Planning SLX, $67,200 Congestion Management SLX, and $52,800 Bike Ped Planning SLX federal funds are for the Division of Planning Unified Work Program fiscal year 2016, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $67,800 FHWA planning, $12,100 Federal Transit Administration, $25,500 Mobility Office SLX, $13,500 Air Quality Planning SLX, $16,800 Congestion Management SLX, and $13,200 Bike Ped Planning SLX as a local match, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in fiscal year 2016 and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Education Fund for handicapped children, which grant funds are in the amount of $11,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds or for therapeutic recreation activities and programs for disabled persons and the acceptance of which does not obligate the Lexington Fayette Irving County Government for the expenditure of funds. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number three to the contract with EOP Architects PSC for the replacement Senior Citizen Center, increasing the contract price by the sum of $14,145 from $771,210 to $785,355. Number 43, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute two three-year agreements with Time Warner Cable to provide high-speed internet services for the Division of Youth Services and the Bluegrass International Community Center at a cost not to exceed $860 for fiscal year 2015. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Rio Grande Fence Company Incorporated for the Chainlink Dugouts Various Parks Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $5,340 from $145,800 to $155,140. Number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendment number two to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to provide updated budget and updated service delivery budget backup for operation of the Lexington Senior Citizen Center. Number 46, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Palomar Townhome Association Incorporated for stormwater quality projects at a cost not to exceed $12,841. dollars number 47 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with civil air patrol Kentucky wing for procedures for missions number 48 a resolution authorizing directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit the 2015 consolidated plan and grant application to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept the grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $3,152,936 federal funds, or for fiscal year 2016, Community Development Block Grant Program, $2,047,931, Home Program, $922,788, and Emergency Solutions Grant Program, $182,217, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $257,630 from various funding sources as a local cash match, and $122,217 in-kind match, authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget and authorizing the mayor to execute agreements for the approved plan. Number 49, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a fixed price agreement for natural gas supplied under Columbia Gas of Kentucky's SVGTS tariff with the lowest responsive bidder contingent upon the price not to exceed $5.50 per thousand cubic feet. Number 50, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Kentucky State Department of Alcohol Beverage Control for hosting of a database. Number 51, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with East End Community Development Corporation, $500, Lexington Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Division of Police, $1,000, Highlands Neighborhood Association, $500, Bluegrass Girls Fast Pitch Softball Incorporated, $300, Prawl Town Neighborhood Association, $500, The Southland Association, $500, and Gainesway Neighborhood Association, $830, for the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 52, a resolution recognizing that the tributary flowing through the Colony Subdivision in the Lexington Fayette County has named Wildcat Chase Stream from the point of its origin to the point of its confluence with the Cardinal Run tributary. And number 53, a resolution initiating various zone ordinance text amendments to provide for day shelters to be a permitted use in some zones and a conditional use in other zones as described in the proposed text attached here to and incorporated herein. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I believe there are some motions for walk-ons. First, Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. I believe I'm in the right location right now. I move to place in the docket a resolution designating the speed limit on Cromwell Way between Clay's Mill Road and Cornwall Drive as 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signage in accordance with the designation. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Soddy, seconded by Council Member Farmer. 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. Council Member Stenet. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket for tonight's meeting a resolution accepting the response of Applied Research Associates, Incorporated to the RFP No. 8-2015 Pavement Management System and Data Collection and authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Applied Research Associates, Incorporated to provide services related to the RFP at a cost not to exceed $394,900. Second. Motion by Council Member Stenet, seconded 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. I believe it. Motion carries. Thank you, Council Member Stenet. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket under first reading of resolutions, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a professional services agreement with Gresham, Smith, and Partners for professional assistance in preparation and submission of LFUCG's Tiger Grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation at a cost not to exceed $46,000. So moved. Motion by Council Member Akers, second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? I know that Jamie Emmons is here and Commissioner Holmes is here that can address any questions on this. Any questions or any discussion? All right, if not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Lane. I have one more, Mayor. Oh, all right. If I may. I move to place on the docket under first reading of resolutions, a resolution expressing the Urban County Council's opposition to the closing of the United States Postal Service mail processing facility on Nandino Boulevard and encouraging the preservation of postal jobs at this location in Lexington, Fayette County. So moved. Motion by Councilmember Akers and second by Councilmember Maloney. 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, Councilman Breakers. Councilman Lane. Thank you, Mayor. I had a question on item number one under the first reading of resolutions regarding the Legacy Trail Flagpole Base construction for $119,600. Oh. Could that possibly be a typo? A good catch. Is Brad here or Derek? It's awful expensive. Pole basin. I'm not sure. I'll have to find out myself. I'm not really quite sure what that is, so I will get the information. Could you just bring back something to us on that? We will. I'm sure it's some justified expense because you were very good at managing that stuff. We'll figure it out. It would be nice to have a little elaboration on what it is. We will. I'll get them to get something out and we'll send it out tomorrow. I'll try to get it tomorrow during the meeting. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Council Member Lane, for pointing that out. Council Member Hanson. Thank you, Mayor. Are we ready for suspension of the rules, second readings? Yes, ma'am. Mayor, we need to give those first readings that were just walked on. That's right. Thank you, Council Member Brown. All right, are there any more motions for walk-ons? All right, if not, then, Madam Clerk, when you're ready, if you'll please read those resolutions. Resolution number 54, a resolution designating the speed limit on Cromwell Way between Clays Mill Road and Cornwall Drive as 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. Number 55, a resolution accepting the response of Applied Research Associates, Incorporated to RFP number 8, 2015, Pavement Management System and Data Collection and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Applied Research Associates, Incorporated to provide services related to the RFP at a cost estimated not to exceed $394,900. A resolution, excuse me, resolution number 56, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a professional services agreement with Gresham, Smith, and Partners to provide professional assistance in preparation and submission of LFUCG's Tiger Grant application to the USDOT at a cost not to exceed $46,000. And number 57, a resolution expressing their urban county council's opposition to the closing of the United States Postal Service mail processing facility on Nandino Boulevard and encouraging the preservation of postal jobs at this location in Lexington Fayette County. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I now ask for any motions to suspend the rules for second reads. Council Member Henson. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Madam. For suspensions. Thank you, Madam. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number seven. All right. There's a motion to suspend the rules for number seven. Is it a second by motion by Council Member Henson, 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. Are there any objections? All right. Motion carries. I have several, Mayor. All right, go right ahead. I'll suspend the rules and give second reading to number 12. And this is the conditional offers of employment. All right, motion on number 12. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Lane. Is there any discussion? All right, hearing none, we'll take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Henson. And I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 28. All right. Motion. As spring is here, we need to get our cleanup started. Motion on number 28. Second motion by Council Member Henson. Second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any objections? Motion carries. And two more. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 52. All right. Motion by number 52. Second by, is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Lamb. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And finally, Mayor, I move to suspend the rules and give a second reading to number 53, please. Motion on number 53 by Council Member Henson. Is there a second? Second by Council Member Lamb. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any objection? Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I have two suspensions, and one is on behalf of the administration. They've asked to suspend the rules for number five, resolution number five, dealing with the vapor protection services to begin remediation. And then number 30 also, this resolution authorizes removal and relocation of graves from an abandoned cemetery on the Fritz property. Thank you. I'm sorry, Council Member Lamb, was that two or one? Did you? Number 5 and 30, please. Number 5. Okay, we can take them one at a time. Number 5. We have a second. Second. Second by Council Member Gibbs. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And number 30. Motion by Council Member Lamb. Second by, also by Council Member Gibbs. All right. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Mayor, just wanted to remind you, I recuse myself on that item. On which one? Number 30. Madam Clerk, you'll note that recusal by Council Member Lane on number 30. All right. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to resolution number 22. Number 22? Yes. Is there a second? got a second second by council member bledsoe council member bledsoe is there any discussion on the motion all right if not we can vote all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries i have another one also um i may just suspend the rules and give second reading to number 27 please all right motion on number 27 by councilman acre second by council member henson Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And last one. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 51, NDF. All right. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Akers on 51. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank You councilmember acres Councilmember Farmer Thank You mayor I have to first of an asked by the council office to obtain a second reading on the NDF request number 51 and I would so move I will listen closer. Thank you And then is is the one that relates to the tiger grant number 55 56 then I would Place a second reading on number 56 to facilitate that opportunity. So move. Motion by Council Member Farmer on number 56. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. Mayor. Council Member Brown. I'm going to abstain on that because I have a problem with second readings on walk-ons, and I'm going to try to be consistent in that, so I'm abstaining. All right. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Is there any other discussion? Any further discussion? No, he abstained. All right, Council Member Lane. Yes, just a point of clarification. We're voting basically on the $46,000. We're not voting on the $10 million number that's in there. Okay. Then in that case, I will support it. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you, Council Member Lane. It's a pretty good return on investment, though, if it materializes. okay all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries with a note with a note that councilmember Brown abstained all right councilmember councilmember councilmember Massadi thank you mayor I move to suspend the rules on number 54 and have second reading I'm sorry move to suspend the rules and have a second reading for number 54 which is the clays mill Cornwall drive speed reduction. So moved. Motion by Councilmember Massadi on number 54. Second by Councilmember Akers. Is there any discussion? Alright, if not, then we can take a vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? Abstain. Okay, we also have an abstention by, noted abstention by Councilmember Brown on the second reading. Alright. But we did get a It did carry. The motion did carry with one abstention. Got that, Meredith? Okay. All right. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. I have to suspend the rules. Number 37, this is our CMAG grant, and the application is actually due before our next council meeting, so we'll need to give it second reading tonight on number 37. That's the first one. All right. Motion by Council Member Stennett on number 37 to suspend. and a second by Council Member Lane. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And then the other one was the RFP for the pavement management, number 54. All right. Motion by Council Member Stennett on number 54 to suspend. Oh, I'm sorry, 55. I'm sorry, 55. Number 55 to suspend for a second read. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries except for the abstention by Council Member Brown. Oh, is that an abstention? Abstention. All right. All right. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Brown, you can vote for this one. On number 48, I'd like to make a motion to go on in and have a second reading on number 48. Thank you. It's a motion by Council Member Maloney on number 48. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Council Member Lane. That was Noah and Mayor. You can leave that out of there. Oh, all right. I'm sorry. I didn't catch it. No problem. Thank you, sir. All right. Looks like that's all the motions to suspend. Adam Clark, did you get all? That's a lot. You're going to take a glass of water there. Take a drink. Take a deep, big drink. So if you'll please give us a second read on those. Thank you. Judy Construction Company in the amount of $4,740,000 for the Wolf Run Wet Weather Storage Facility for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Judy Construction Company related to the bin. Number 12, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary civil service appointments. Doug Mott, software developer senior, grade 525E, 2003, 89.01 biweekly, and Adam Stringer, technical specialist, grade 515N, 18.554 hourly, both in the Division of Computer Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Christy Barber, staff assistant senior, grade 510N, 15.197 hourly in the Division of Revenue, effective upon passage of counsel. Andy Lifering, 14.760 hourly, and Timothy Lee, 13.394 hourly, both public service worker senior, grade 509N, in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective upon passage of counsel. Chris Dixon, 17.713 hourly, Sean Johnson, 18.008 hourly. Harry Fifehouse, 19.780 hourly. Stephen Connor, 19.042 hourly. And Michael Carpenter, 19.780 hourly. All Maintenance Mechanic, Grade 515N in the Division of Water Quality, effective upon passage of counsel. Anthony Rogers, 16.709 hourly. Vernon Willoughby, 16.281 hourly. And Aaron Dishman, 17.941 hourly. All Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 513N in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passage of counsel. James Nelson, public service worker, senior, grade 509N, 14.241, hourly, in the Division of Environmental Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Dustin Combs, paralegal, grade 517N, 20.505, hourly, in the Department of Law, effective May 4, 2015. Paula Bird, staff assistant, senior, grade 510N, 14.920, hourly, in the Division of Police, effective May 4, 2015. Terry Carpenter, vehicle and equipment technician, grade 514N, 17.052, hourly. and Gary Young, custodial worker, grade 505N, 11.690 hourly, both in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of council, and Michael Tyrese, skilled trades worker, grade 515N, 17.890 hourly, effective May 4, 2015, and Sean Thomas, public service worker, grade 507N, 13.068 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. Jonathan Coyle, William Davis, Gage Dethridge, William Scherer, and Gregory Hickey, all community corrections officers, grade 110N, 14.728, hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective April 20, 2015, and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointment. Michael McClellan, ESP coordinator, grade 514E, 1004, 57.81, biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 22. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Department for local government and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $73,450 federal funds and are for upgrades for the Masters and Station Playground to become ADA compliant, the acceptance of which requires a 50% local match. Number 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Education Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant to Living Arts and Science Center Incorporated at a cost not to exceed $32,851. Number 28, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A Neighborhood Incentive Grant to Friends of Wolf Run Incorporated for Stormwater Quality Projects at a cost not to exceed $31,170. Number 30. A resolution pursuant to KRS 381-750.755, KRS 67A.060, and 901KAR5090, authorizing the removal and relocation of graves and an abandoned cemetery located upon property consisting of 48.68 acres located at 4100 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky, owned by Fritz Farms, LLC. Number 37. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit 10 grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with these grant applications, which grant funds are in the amount of $8,237,700 federal funds. Under the 2015 Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program, enter for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge, $2,182,300. The Kentucky Horse Park Legacy Trail Extension, $2,160,000. The West Loudoun Avenue Sidewalk Project, $497,000. The West Hickman Trail South, $760,800. And the Bike and Pedestrian Awareness Marketing and Safety Campaign, $240,000. The Manchester Street and South Forbes Road left turn lanes, $714,400. The Mercer Road at Greendell Road left turn lane, $856,800. The Pine Needles Lane and Manowar Boulevard turn lane, $237,600. The Squires Road sidewalk project, $164,800. And the fiber optic cable installation project, $424,000. Number 48. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit the 2015 Consolidated Plan grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept the grant if the application is approved. Which grant funds are in the amount of $3,152,936 federal funds or for a fiscal year 2016 Community Development Block Grant Program $2,047,931, Home Program, $922,788. And Emergency Solutions Grant Program, $182,217, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $257,630 from various funding sources as a local cash match and $122,217 in-kind match, authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget and authorizing the mayor to execute amendments, excuse me, agreements for the approved plan. Number 51. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County government to execute agreements with East End Community Development Corporation, $500, Lexington Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association Division of Police, $1,000, Highlands Neighborhood Association, $500, Bluegrass Girls Fast Pitch Softball Incorporated, $300, Prawl Town Neighborhood Association, $500, the Southland Association, $500, and Gainesway Neighborhood Association, $830 for the office of the Irving County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 52. A resolution recognizing that the tributary flowing through the colony subdivision in Lexington Fayette County is named Wildcat Chase Stream from the point of its origin to the point of its confluence with the Cardinal Run tributary. Number 53. A resolution initiating various zone ordinance text amendments to provide for day shelters to be a permitted use in some zones and a conditional use in other zones as described in the proposed text attached here to and incorporated here in. And number 54. A resolution designating the speed limit on Cromwell Way between Claysonville Road and Cornwall Drive is 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation. Number 55, a resolution accepting the response of Applied Research Associates Incorporated to RFP No. 8-2015 Pavement Management System and Data Collection and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Applied Research Associates Incorporated to provide services related to the RFP at a cost estimated not to exceed $394,900. And number 56, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a professional services agreement with Gresham, Smith, and Partners to provide professional assistance in preparation and submission of LFUCG's Tiger Grant application to the USDOT at a cost not to exceed $46,000. Thank you. Madam Clerk, is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Second. Motion by Council Member Hanson, seconded by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then I'll ask the clerk to please call the roll. Ms. Lamb? Yes. Mr. Lane? Yes. Recruiting on 30. Thank you. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes on all, no on 48. That's my buddy over there. Thank you. Ms. Akers? Yes on all, no on 48. Thank you. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes on all, no on 55, and abstain on 54 and 56. Thank you. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Mr. Farmer? Yes on all. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. And Mr. Kay? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to communications from the mayor, which are for information only. And that allows us to move on to announcements. The floor is available to the council for any announcements. If you please sign up, please, electronically. Councilmember Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I need to alert the council to the fact that I'll be traveling on business next Tuesday, and I'm going to ask the Vice Chair of the Environmental Equality and Public Works, Council Member Kevin O. Stennett, to chair the meeting for me in my absence. Sorry I won't be with you, but I know you have a great meeting. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Council Member Stennett. And you will be missed, Mr. Farmer. Thank you. I just want to thank the Council again for Tuesday's quick action on the man-of-war paving money. You'll be happy to know and maybe some unhappy, but they'll be starting on Monday, but they'll be doing it in the evening. so because of the traffic volume on man-of-war it made more sense to do it in the evening so they'll be starting actually on Monday that's about the fastest we've ever moved in government but that's pretty good thank you all thank you councilman stentany anyone else wish to speak with an announcement all right if not then that allows us to move on to public comments we have seven citizens signed up for public comment beginning with Anne Vandervoort. All right. Okay. Anne's yielding to Susan Kelly. Susan. Hi. I'm Susan Kelly, the case manager at the Volunteers of America Family Housing Program. Since 1997, that program has been funded by the CDBG grants. I would like to ask you all to reconsider and to agree to fund it for another year. I want to tell you where your money goes. In the last few years, some of the statistics are in one year, there were 33 children who were brought back home to their families. Some of them had lived with relatives. Others were in foster care. With the parenting classes that we provide, along with the families having stable housing, case managers in the house, it is so much easier for the parents to be able to get back on their feet and to bring the kids home and for them to be a family again. After they leave our program, 18 families left the program last year, and of them, 17 of them found permanent housing on their own, Whether they stayed the place they were or they went to a place that was more economically manageable for them without the voucher, they managed to maintain that housing for a year or more. And that's, those kind of statistics are every year. whether so far this year we've had eight families leave the program seven of them have been able to maintain housing independent of any assistance from any grants or programs and the other one moved to help take care of family so they moved out of state and I'm not really sure where they if they have any assistance or not so I don't want to count them But I just want to say that reconsider, please the money, help the families, the children who should be home with their families, the parents who need the parenting classes and need stable housing. We don't give them anything. We make them work for everything that they get in this program. Nothing is handed to anybody. They are expected to deal with all the government agencies to get the vouchers. They still have to go to the housing authority. They still have to take all of their documents and everything else. They have to be able to come up with their social security cards and birth certificates for the whole family. They have to deal with their landlords. We do not mediate between the landlord and the client. The client still has to learn how to handle that on their own and do that on their own. So this program is a great education and empowers the people to be able to stand on their own. That's it. Thanks. All right, Susan, thank you very much. I have two council members assigned on. Is it in regard to Susan's comments? Good comments just now, yes, sir. All right, Council Member Farmer and Council Member Akers, have you also signed on for this? All right, Council Member Farmer. Between the time of her last comments here and us being here again, we had received an email from, I think, from Ms. Gooding providing some background on this. And I did have one back and forth via email with someone about it. But I kind of took from the tenor of the email that I read that this didn't have to do with your programming or the quality of your programming. I mean, this had to do with a compliance issue inside of the HUD application. Would someone on behalf of the administration like to give voice to that or clarify? Irene. Thank you for that email or that clarification. Yes, this was the, tell me again what you want me to discuss. Well, you sent us an email. Yes, I did. Just outline what was in that email. The email clarified some background on why we had decided not to recommend this agency for funding this year. It had nothing to do with the program. Right. It had nothing to do with the local programming or how families are served. Yes, ma'am. It did have some problems with compliance. And if you read the email, we had difficulties getting the attention of the people who could make the corrections. And only by, you know, with the letter that, you know, we are not recommending funding for you for this fiscal year, did we actually get their attention. Yes, ma'am. We have now, they have now corrected the problem. They have corrected the problem now. And we outlined in that email, I outlined some alternatives for you if you wish to fund it. I may not have read that far, Irene. You're a good writer, but I may not have read that far. I'm a boring writer, I guess. If we decided we wanted a critical path, we could provide one is what I hear. Yes. Okay. And a couple of council members know specifically what my recommendation there is, that if you choose to fund it, you have that alternative. Yes. I appreciate your time. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. Susan, I just wanted to give you another opportunity to ask how many clients you serve per year and a little bit of the demographics of the clients. We have 25 housing vouchers from the Lexington Housing Authority, and racially it is usually a 50-50 split between African American and white. Every year there are over 200 people served, and over 100 of those are children. Usually it's closer to 140 that are children. and those are children who are coming. Our program, we can take people who are going through evictions and stuff, but the family housing crisis has gotten worse over the years. And in the last couple of years, we have only been able to take people who are coming from shelters or on the street or living in places not meant for human habitation, such as cars and abandoned buildings and things. Are these mostly women or men or both? Uh, we have mostly, uh, women, but, uh, there is a rise in men, single fathers. I don't know how much you all know about the shelters, but we have two rooms at the Salvation Army where men can stay. So if you are a single father with children, you have the, if they are, if those rooms are full, then the alternative is you take your kids to Arbor Youth Service and they stay at that shelter and you stay at the Hope Center or the community end. So, uh, so your program only serves adults with children. It's not just single adults. No, it's children. Yes. And you have to have a child under the age of 18 living in the home or working a case with DCBS to get custody back of your children. Okay. And how much, what has been your funding each year? I think this year it's 46,000 from the CDBG grant. And you serve a hundred or something. What's it? people over 100 children. Okay. All right. That's all I have. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Akers. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. I have a comment and then I'll follow up with a question. First, the comment, and what troubles me on this whole issue is the council didn't know. For two years, we had an agency not being compliant and we didn't know. I hope we can change that process going forward. So if there are agencies within a year that are out of compliance, we would actually be notified on our annual update. I think that's a big issue. Secondly, If you all haven't received our funding for two years, and I don't doubt the good work you do or anything on those lines. I know you do good work. But if you haven't received it for two years, how have you operated without that money? Because it's my understanding you're just now going to get a check for the last two years this week or next week. That's handled in Louisville. And Tom George, our CFO, is here. He can answer that a lot better than I can. Yeah, if the money is so critical, how have you operated without it? Yes, I'd love to hear. On the microphone, sir, please. I am Tom George, the Chief Financial Officer. What happened is that we were awarded the funding for those two-year period. We had not received the funds for those two-year period because of some issues that we had in the monitoring review that their office had done. And everything she said in her email was correct. actual financial statements in the audit report are accurate, and we've been told by our auditors they were submitted on a timely basis. However, we still had issues reconciling a supplemental schedule of federal awards that is part of the audit report, and reconciling it with their office, the information they have in their files. So, yes, we were confident that would be awarded and receive an executed contract and we had not yet. We operated the program for two years, for I think it was about two years, to date probably two years. And, but we were confident that once we resolved these issues, that after these issues were resolved then we would be, we would execute the contract which is what they, their office did and now Now we are, we have already submitted the invoices, but now they're processing it from their office. So how did you make up that money over the last two years? Did you all loan it from another source, or did you? How did, where did we get the revenue? Yes. Because most of our agencies depend on us heavily for this money. Well, we're a, you know, we're a large regional social services agency. and, you know, we had either our resources, financial banking relationships that we had. So my point is no kids or families were turned away because of this funding? We operated the program for those two-year period as if we had the funds available. Okay. So we operated the same way even though we were not reimbursed for the services. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Any other questions related? We'll see. Councilman Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. I want to follow up with the question that Mr. Stenner asked. You again, yes, sir, please. You all want two years without the $46,000. You're going to get $46,000 next week or whenever this comes around. Now you're in compliance, but you were not in compliance when you put the application together, which would probably have been back in October when those applications were due. You probably got in compliance in the last month or so, but when the application came due, you were not in compliance. Now that you've got the 46,000 coming in and you were able to survive the last two years without the 46,000, you'd be able to survive this year, and then next year when you come back for your application for next year, you can put in there another 46,000 since you're in compliance and beyond with the application. Do you feel, though, that you all will be in compliance? I feel you would. So next year when October comes around for your application to be due, you will be able to have the due request for the $46,000. And I just wanted to say, is that correct? You'll be okay to survive this year and then next year come back and request for another $46,000? Well, there's a slight difference there, and the difference is that we were confident that once we became compliant that we would be reimbursed for those services and those expenses that we had incurred. So if you're saying that we would get these funds for the expenses that we would be incurred for the new grant year, I don't think that, I'm not sure that's what you're saying, if you're saying that that's out of our pocket and not reimbursable. Is that right? Well, I see, you know, the reason why I bring that up is because I've dealt with CDBG for over 30 years. And Irene and them have done a great job. And looking where the money that they want to take it out of, if we were to take it out of it, it starts to, they originally asked for $500,000 for this program for the housing rehab, which then they, previous year, last year, they got $344,000. This year they're only going to get $331,000, which is for $500,000. This is in all y'all's districts. These are for elderly people that need their houses to rehab. That's where this money is going to come out of. And I just want you all to be sure that you realize if we start taking this money, also there's a group that didn't get funded this year that got funded last year like they did, which they've got to get back in compliance, and they have not come down to complain. They understand why they're out of compliance, and they're going to try to get back in compliance. I just want you all to be careful that we don't open up. And I'm for you guys. I think you all do a tremendous job. It's just there's just so much money we have, and it's so small. And what she did to get all this in, it's just amazing, and to get everything funded that we needed. I just don't want to have open up a can of worms where we have all these nonprofits coming in here saying if we're going to start giving people money that are not in compliance, and they are in compliance, we may open up a floodgate. That's the last thing I ask, but I do commend your work, and I'm hoping this $46,000 that you get is going to be enough to get you through this year, which I don't understand. I ran a nonprofit. I know what you're going through, and it's hard to do it. But I hope that with you all being in compliance, but I do want to commend Irene for putting this together and able to get as much funding to make sure we stay in compliance. And the last thing we want to do is stay out of compliance. As you all know, we've got some tough issues out there, and we don't want to hurt ourselves anymore with HUD. So I don't want to get in trouble with HUD, but I want to commend Irene on the good work she's done. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Maloney. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I have a question as it pertains to what will happen if, you know, you don't get this money. What will happen to this program? Okay. Okay, my name is Anne Vandervoort and I am the Associate Director of Regional Services for Volunteers of America. And I realized I did yield my time to Susan and I apologize for still having to speak. What will happen to this program if we cannot continue to receive some portion of CDBG funds, it is quite likely that we will have to return these families to homelessness. And that is not what we are in the business of doing. Our business is to keep people from being homeless and to help them become self-sufficient, productive members of society. So quite possibly, that is what could happen, is we will have the current, I think we're currently serving 52 children, that compromises 22 families, and they will be returned to the streets. Have you looked into alternative funding? Because I just know also from working in the nonprofit world, it's very difficult for an agency to survive off of grants. So it's good for startup funds, but you guys have been operating off this for at least 15 years. and I think, you know, there's homeless funds out there and things like that. So is that something you've looked into? We are continually looking for other funding sources. We always write for small foundation grants. We have applied for ESR money. Whenever there's a funding source that fits our program, we actively go for it and see if we can make it work. Okay. I don't know if it would be a little innovative, start another, you know, another, I know you sell or purchase vehicles, you take donations, and that fund goes, I'm not sure if it's veterans or whatever. But anyway, I just wanted to suggest that because with grant funds, there's no guarantee that you will get that every year, although you have been getting it for a number of years. But there's still no guarantee that you will get it. So thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Akers. I'm going to yield to Vice Mayor Kay. He hasn't spoken. You've spoken already. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Irene, if I can, a few questions. Just so I'm sure I understand what the situation is. The funding from two previous years was held up after being approved because of noncompliance. Is that correct? We were unable to execute those agreements. BOA was notified that, you know, execution of those agreements was pending. compliance correction of those OMBA 133 audits. Once they were corrected, and I understand they have been corrected. They were corrected within the last couple of weeks. Then those funds for those two years were released. Is that correct? We very quickly got the agreements executed, funds encumbered, and started reviewing invoices and submitting those payables to accounting for payment. So payment is in process for those. Okay. But in the present year, since they were still not in compliance, they were not included in the grant? Once, if we are not able to spend CDBG funds in a timely manner, if we're not able to meet the spending threshold that we're required to meet, we are subject to losing funds. So when we have agencies that can't spend, it puts us in a precarious situation. I mean, it's very important that our nonprofits that we fund execute agreements, be compliant. and draw funds from us. We want to write them checks. So as a result, they were not included in the comprehensive proposal for this coming fiscal year? As a result of the noncompliance, yes, because we were didn't know how else to do it. Okay. And since there's no way to include them at this point, As Councilmember Maloney pointed out, we would have to find the funds from some other source, and the source that you indicated would be another pile of money that's dedicated to providing housing. Is that correct? You would have to take it from another project, and in my email to you, I indicated which project I thought you could take, because if you took it from another program, you going to be explaining to another nonprofit why we're cutting them before they're even funded well so that that's helpful and your your email was very helpful and very clear and this is helpful to me to understand the sequence and I would agree with councilmember Maloney that at this point to penalize some other agencies would be inappropriate. And I regret that that means that the Volunteers of America will not be able to receive funding that they had hoped they would receive. But it seems to me they had the compliance issues, and as much as we would like to support them, and as good work as they do, there have to be some consequences somewhere. It seems to me inappropriate to have the consequence beyond other agencies. So thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member, if you want to let Council Member Lamb. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. Ms. Vandervoer, if I can ask you, I think we talked via email, and you all are applying for some of the extended social resources. Is this something new, or is this something that you all usually receive every year? The first year we received that funding would be the current year that we are in. And that was to supplement, to add the parenting classes to our program to help parenting skills and reunify families. We have applied again for this year to continue to support that portion of our program. Okay. All righty. I just wanted to point out to the council that they are in that process as well. So I know it doesn't replace that, but I also wanted to say that that could possibly help. So, all right. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Lamb. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to ask Irene to clarify, I guess, what Council Member Maloney mentioned or what was in your email about the housing rehab funds, that that was your recommendation of where the money could be moved from so that it would not actually come from another nonprofit? Yes, ma'am. So who does the housing rehab for the city? We do it from our division. We have a code enforcement staff and a financial loan and loan staff to interview clients, take applications, verify information, and execute a note and a mortgage. And we have code enforcement officers that go out and help them with the scope of work, do inspections. Do the code enforcement officers, like, fix the property, though? When you say rehab, do they, I mean, are they repairing the roofs or windows? No, they are doing, they are preparing the scope of work with the homeowner, and the homeowner now is required to get bids from qualified contractors. Okay, and then we pay for those bids. Okay. Could the monies come from any other, I mean, would they, Do they have to come from CDBG? Is there anywhere else, any other? I don't have a resource for that. You know, you have CDBG, you have home, and you have ESG, and all of those, if you'll look on that list, all of those. Those are allocated to certain nonprofits. Yes. But now we have the Affordable Housing Group, and we have the Office of Homelessness, And those departments or offices have funding and budgets and address homelessness. I think if the only resource would be the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention, I'm sorry, and I couldn't speak to what's available there, I couldn't. We work closely on these projects, work closely with Rick McQuady on the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, but I can't speak for them. And how many houses could we rehab with the funds that would have been allocated to Volunteers of America? I've indicated that we probably would do two less houses. So two houses. Less. Okay. Okay. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Councilman Rakers. That's all Councilmembers. Councilman Massadi? Irene, one last question, please. Can you tell me how many agencies were not in compliance this time that we typically fund? One other agency made an application, and we also had compliance issues with them. Just one other than this agency? One other agency was a new application that we didn't fund. There were problems with the application. I've talked with the applicant on how he can improve that application so that possibly it could be funded in the future. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Sade. I believe that's all who've signed on to speak. Thank you all very much. That allows me to, next on our list of, next on those who've signed on to speak for public comment is Bob McNulty. Mr. McNulty. I'm Bob McNulty, Mr. Mayor, members of the Council. I speak in favor of the resolution that was submitted by Siobhan Akers to oppose the closing of the mail processing facility on Nandino Boulevard. I sent an email to all the members of the Council to provide some background. In the year 2006, there was a federal law called the Postal Accountability Act. It made the Postal Service set aside $5 billion a year for future retiree health care 75 years out. No other business or institution in the country that we could find was required to do this. Then in 2008, the Great Recession hit. So the Postal Service was showing red ink. and they were putting this pile of $5 billion aside. But recently the Postal Service has been in the black. They've been making money. Last quarter they made $1.4 billion. They've already closed hundreds of facilities, including all the ones in Kentucky. The mail in eastern Kentucky has been going to Knoxville to be processed. There's just Louisville and Lexington left. So if they close this facility here in Lexington, the mail's going to be going to Louisville or to Knoxville. And we know what happens in the winter over Jellicoe Mountain or what happens south of Louisville. So if you think you're still going to get the same mail service, I think you're sadly mistaken. So I think we need to speak up. I've been to Capitol Hill. I've talked to the Speaker of the Senate, McConnell. I've spoken to Andy Barr, and I think they need to know that Congress has to have oversight. But what's going to happen here if this facility is closed, Mr. Mayor? The mail that gets across town, they'll relax those standards. First-class mail might take three to five days. And if it gets—they want to take people that are working here, the jobs that wouldn't be lost would be a minimum of 23 good middle-class jobs. They want to put them on a bus and bus them up to Louisville. Like a truck driver, they only usually go 50 miles. Are they going to bus them up to Louisville and put them in a truck? God knows where. I don't know where they're going to send them. But we don't think the Postal Service needs to be closing all these additional facilities. They've closed enough. And it's going to hurt the citizenry, especially the people in Fayette County and the region. So that's why I speak, and I appreciate, Siobhan, you putting that motion in. That's something that we need to know here. It's been quietly creeping. No one's giving oversight to this institution, which was founded by Ben Franklin. It's been around for hundreds of years before the Constitution, and we don't think it should fail. Thank you very much. Bob, thank you. Tom George. Tom, you've already spoken, right? Thank you, sir. Mr. Kenyon, Mr. Henry Kenyon. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Councilman. My name is Henry Kenyon. I live at 467 Douglas in the 2nd District. I'm here tonight to ask that the council reinstate something we had before that was taken away by a mayor. We had an embarrassing situation at the National Regional Council, which is very important to us. they gave out the Stella Stewart Award and there was no one from Lexington here to represent. I thought that was kind of bad on us because I've got relatives that are in three or four other states that are president neighborhood and they called me and asked me why there was no one from Lexington. And I said one of the reasons why they had cut out the scholarships. A former mayor cut those out. I don't know why. But this is something that's really important to us as a county, as a state, and as a city. The National Regional Council brings ideas from all sectors of all the neighborhoods, from all these different towns, something that's vitally important that we network with these people to learn how that we make our cities and our country and our counties better. And one of the things that we've learned when I went to them is that all of these different sessions that we have are very vitally important to us in being able to upgrade ourselves, our community, and our streets. and the way we go about it is networking. And it's a sad state that we in Fayette County have someone that was here and they gave an award for a person that lived in Lexington and worked here and that was nobody from Lexington. And I think that all the neighborhoods in Fayette County, at least Fayette County should be represented. And I'm asking that the four scholarships that were given to each neighborhood be reinstituted because this is something vitally important. The next one's going to be held in Bowling Green. And I would really feel awful bad if they gave out the award again and there was nobody from Pitt County there. You know, in the past we went to Dayton, Indianapolis, and to not be able to represent our city is, I think, it's bad because we've had the regional neighborhood come here and they voted us the cleanest city that they had ever visited and I thought that was a great honor and I'm here tonight to ask that you all look at it consider it and please reinstitute because I've asked all of his judges to come in and say okay what are we going to do for our citizens you know we've got different organizations trying to do stuff downtown. We've got different things in other areas because 08 and 05 had been designated as reinstitute, revitalized, and they're not doing the urban renewal, this revitalization now. Monies have come in. Areas that couldn't get funding cannot get it. So we vitally, we really need to have these things reinstituted. And I sure hope you all do. My representative is 2nd District Councilwoman Akers. I thank you and appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Kenyon. And if it pleases the council, I'll ask Commissioner Ford to coordinate with you on examining this question. Is that good with everybody? All right. Mr. Smith. I'll be nervous, but I'll try and get through it. My name is James R. Smith, and I'm National Association of Electric Care, retired. And I'm here to speak about closing the Nandino facilities. And I will thank you for introducing the resolution. I don't know the exact numbers, but I know that you all would lose tax money. payroll tax money I think you all get some of that here in the city there are 260 some people out there I think and they would be going to work in Louisville or retiring so that's money that you all would lose for one thing I can speak personally the mail service has gotten worse Bowling Green had a facility that closed it down that mail now I think it goes to Nashville I'm not for sure it took a week to get a letter from Bowling Green first class mail and that's unheard of before second class mail in this area is even getting worse I get my local newspaper from Springfield Kentucky and it comes out of Chevyville sometimes it might take it a week the last time after a holiday it took it 10 days to get to me I'm not blaming anybody here for not doing their job, but if it goes to Louisville to be worked, it might sit around down there before it ever gets put up in the system. So anyway, I would just like to say, if you all have any influence on our local congressmen, our senators, we'd appreciate you all contacting them, trying to talk to them, telling them this facility is needed. The jobs are needed. You don't want to ever lose jobs. So, you know, just do what you can. Like I say, if you know somebody, if you know the congressman personally or the senators personally, I would like for you to speak up and say something to them and hope that we can keep the facility here. Thank you. Man, you do a good job. Martha appreciates that, James. And again, I think you've just speaking on, I know that several council members have spoken out about the closing of the facility. I have as well. And we've been, but we appreciate the vigorous advocacy that Bob, that you and James and others have brought to this issue. Closing down and losing jobs is something that none of us want to encourage. In fact, we're discouraging this and have been, and you're keeping us informed is something that we all appreciate. Thank you. Next is Mr. Bernard McCarthy. Okay, for the record, my name is Bernard McCarthy. I live at 515 Harry Street. I just want to remind you guys, we need more street capacity and more parking in downtown than we currently have. So please do not go ripping out any of our streets or even any parking lots in some effort to bring Town Branch back to the surface. I think that instead of saving downtown, you might wind up killing it. and as examples of how things sometimes backfire from their intended purpose, the train wreck more than a century ago that killed engineer Casey Jones was triggered by a brake design that was supposed to prevent train wrecks. The theory being if a train can't move, it can't hit something. The problem is if it can't move, it can't get out of the way to keep from being hit. airbags on cars they do save more people than they kill but they do by about a three to one ratio but they do kill some people and then in an effort to cure that someone launched a campaign to get parents to put their kids in the back seat away from the airbags well then we had an increase in kids dying because parents forgot them and left them in the back seat out of sight if they're quiet and fall asleep some parents forget they're there forget they got the kid with them now I never had kids because I never could recruit the other person to have them with but I actually am that absent-minded thank you Bernard we missed you is there a motion thank you Bernard thank everybody for being here tonight Is there a motion to adjourn? Second. Second. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. 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