# Urban County Council - September 10, 2015 > Auto-transcribed civic record · September 10, 2015 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3764 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3764?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2015-09-10 - **Last revised**: September 10, 2015 - **Length**: 14,296 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council convened on September 10, 2015, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gray presiding over the session. During this meeting, the council addressed two agenda items and conducted official business on municipal matters affecting the urban county. The council took action on two legislative measures during the session. Ordinance 0975-15 was considered and approved by the council members. Additionally, Resolution 1118-15 was presented and also received approval from the governing body. The meeting included participation from the public, with two citizens providing comments during the designated public comment period. The council conducted a total of two formal votes on the agenda items presented. Both legislative measures that came before the council received favorable action, indicating consensus among the council members on the items under consideration. This session represents routine legislative business for the Urban County Council, with the successful passage of both an ordinance and a resolution addressing local government matters for the Lexington community. ## Attendance The following members were present at the meeting on September 10, 2015: **Present:** • Gibbs • Hensley • Henson • Kay • Lamb • Moloney • Mossotti • Scutchfield • Stinnett • Akers • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Evans • Farmer All 15 members were in attendance with no absences or late arrivals recorded. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two items during the September 10, 2015 meeting. **Ordinance 0975-15** - Amending Article 17: Construction Screening Signage & Identification Signs was brought forward by Ms. Henson and seconded by Mr. Gibbs. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 abstention. Council members voting in favor were: Gibbs, Hensley, Henson, Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Scutchfield, Stinnett, Akers, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, and Farmer. No council members voted against the ordinance. **Resolution 1118-15** - Transfer of property to Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington was motioned by Ms. Evans and seconded by Mr. Farmer. This resolution passed by a narrower margin with 11 ayes, 3 nays, and 1 abstention. Council members supporting the property transfer were: Gibbs, Hensley, Henson, Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Stinnett, Akers, F. Brown, and J. Brown. Three council members voted against the resolution: Scutchfield, Evans, and Farmer. Notably, Ms. Evans voted against her own motion, and Mr. Farmer, who seconded the motion, also voted against it. Both items were decided by roll call votes, providing a clear record of each council member's position on the matters. The signage ordinance received unanimous support from those voting, while the property transfer resolution generated more debate and division among council members. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed two significant financial matters totaling over $33 million in municipal funding and fundraising activities. **Bond Issuance** The council considered Ordinance 1030-15 authorizing the issuance of Various Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015B in the amount of $33,000,000. This substantial bond issuance represents a major capital financing initiative for the municipality. **Town Branch Commons Project Fundraising** Resolution 1051-15 addressed fundraising efforts for The Town Branch Commons Project, establishing a $180,000 contract with Blue Grass Community Foundation. This resolution formalizes the partnership with the foundation to support fundraising activities for the community development project. The two financial actions represent different approaches to municipal funding - direct bond financing for capital needs and collaborative fundraising through a community foundation partnership for a specific development initiative. ## Public Comment Two members of the public addressed the Council during the public comment period, both speaking in support of Resolution 1118-15. **Mr. Bernard McCarthy** spoke about his hopes for Resolution 1118-15, expressing optimism that the resolution would help resolve ongoing lawsuits and provide stable housing solutions for the homeless population. **Ms. Laura Babbage** also addressed Resolution 1118-15, thanking the Council members for their work on this issue. Both speakers focused their comments on the same agenda item, indicating community interest and support for the Council's efforts regarding Resolution 1118-15 and its potential impact on homelessness and related legal matters. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps were not available for these public comments.* ## Appointments The meeting included two appointments to city boards and committees. **New Appointments:** • Sheila Simpson was appointed to the Black & Williams Neighborhood Community Center Board **Reappointments:** • Jeffrey Violette was reappointed to the Emergency Medical Advisory Board These appointments represent the city's ongoing efforts to maintain active participation on various municipal boards and advisory committees that support city operations and community services. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one contested item that generated significant debate and public input. **Resolution 1118-15 - Property Transfer to Catholic Church Diocese** Resolution 1118-15, which proposed transferring property to the Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington, proved to be the most contentious issue of the meeting. The resolution resulted in a split vote among council members, indicating divided opinions on the proposed property transfer. The item drew public participation from both sides of the issue, with citizens speaking both in favor of and in opposition to the resolution during the public comment period. The nature of the disagreements and specific arguments presented by speakers were not detailed in the available meeting materials. The split vote outcome demonstrates that the council was not unanimous in their decision regarding this property transfer, though the final vote tally and which specific council members voted for or against the resolution was not specified in the meeting documentation. This resolution represents a significant municipal decision involving the transfer of public property to a religious organization, which likely contributed to the public interest and debate surrounding the item. ## Ordinance 0975-15 The council considered Ordinance 0975-15, which would amend Article 17 to permit identification signs on large commercial or industrial developments. This ordinance addresses signage regulations for substantial commercial and industrial properties within the municipality. Ms. Henson and Mr. Gibbs served as the key speakers during the discussion of this agenda item. The ordinance specifically targets large-scale commercial or industrial developments, providing them with the ability to install identification signage that would help with wayfinding and business identification purposes. The proposed amendment to Article 17 represents a modification to existing zoning or development regulations, allowing for more flexibility in signage requirements for qualifying large commercial and industrial properties. This type of ordinance typically addresses the practical needs of substantial business developments that may require prominent identification signage to serve customers, visitors, and delivery services. The council ultimately approved Ordinance 0975-15, indicating that the proposed changes to the signage regulations met the standards and requirements for municipal approval. The approval suggests that council members found the amendment appropriate for addressing the signage needs of large commercial and industrial developments while maintaining compliance with overall municipal development standards. This ordinance reflects the ongoing balance municipalities must strike between allowing businesses adequate signage for identification and wayfinding purposes while maintaining aesthetic and regulatory standards within the community. ## Resolution 1118-15 Resolution 1118-15 addressed the transfer of property to the Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington as part of a settlement to resolve ongoing litigation related to the Community Inn. Ms. Evans and Mr. Farmer served as the key speakers during the discussion of this resolution. The resolution was presented as a means to settle legal disputes involving the Community Inn property through a property transfer arrangement with the Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington. The resolution was approved by the governing body, indicating that the proposed property transfer was accepted as the preferred method to resolve the litigation matter. This action would effectively conclude the legal proceedings related to the Community Inn while transferring ownership of the specified property to the Diocese. The approval of Resolution 1118-15 represents the completion of negotiations between the parties involved in the litigation and provides a resolution that avoids continued legal proceedings. The property transfer to the Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington appears to have been deemed an acceptable solution by all parties to settle the Community Inn-related legal matters. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0975-15** — passed (14-0): Amending Article 17: Construction Screening Signage & Identification Signs - **Resolution 1118-15** — passed (11-3): Transfer of property to Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. asking for it friend i'm just begging here hello there father i mean lord hello everyone greetings i'll call the meeting to order and begin with the asking the clerk Martha, if you'll please call the roll. Thank you. Mr. Gibbs? Here. Mr. Hensley? Here. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. Kay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Mossadi? Yes. Ms. Scutchfield? Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Ms. Evans. And Mr. Farmer. Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Next on our agenda is the invocation, and we are fortunate tonight that Father Dan Knoll from Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary is here. Father Dan, thank you for being with us tonight. My pleasure. Let us pray. Let's just pause for a moment and ask the Lord to help us truly be present here to each other, to our God, to the work at hand. O wise and merciful, just, strong God, we give you praise and thanks for the wisdom, the mercy, the courage with which you have given us here in our city and given to this council. as great as your gifts have been the challenges are so great we beg you for more we beg you to help us to get in touch with all of the gifts that you have given us to be able to know what is the common good and then to be able to have the mercy the justice the courage to be able to do it We ask this prayer with hope in your mighty name. We count on your help. We give you praise and thanks for your presence among us. Amen. Amen. Father Dan, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. All right. Next on our agenda is ordinances. With a second reading, and Madam Clerk, we have Ordinances 1 through 9. When you're ready. Please, ma'am. Ordinance number 1, an ordinance amending Article 17, Construction Screening Signage and Identification Signs in Business and Industrial Zones to permit identification signs to be placed on large commercial or industrial developments as well as to permit temporary construction fence material to contain text and pictures when utilized during construction of large commercial and industrial projects. MAA Brookhaven, LLC. mayor i'm sorry motion on number two oh council member lamb yes ordinance number two was inadvertently placed on the docket and so i need to make a motion to table this until the public hearing that has been previously scheduled on september 22nd 2015 i so move all right motion by council member lamb second by council member henson is there any discussion on the motion this is a motion to table is that right so there's no discussion anyway all right all in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye opposed no motion carries motion passes madam clerk ordinance number three an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of staff assistant senior grade 5 10 n in the division of Police and creating one classified civil service position of Community Program Coordinator, Grade 514N, in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Number four, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one unclassified civil service position of Records Management Assistant Part-Time, Grade 507N, in the Office of the Council Clerk, effective upon passage of counsel. An ordinance amending, excuse me, number five, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified civil service position of Public Information Officer, Grade 523E in the Department of Public Safety, effective upon passage of counsel. Number six, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of staff assistant senior, grade 510N, and creating one classified civil service position of permit clerk, grade 512N, reclassifying the incumbent in the Division of Police, effective upon passage of counsel. Number seven, an ordinance of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government authorizing the issuance of its various purpose general obligation bonds series 2015B in one or more sub-series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33 million, approving a form of Series 2015 B bonds, authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the Series 2015 B bonds, authorizing and directing the filing of notice with the state local debt officer, providing for the payment and security of the Series 2015 B bonds, creating a sinking fund, creating a bond payment fund for the Series 2015 B bonds, authorizing acceptance of the bids of the bond purchaser of the Series 2015 15B bonds and repealing inconsistent ordinances. Number eight, 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 six. And number nine, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to provide funds for the Lex Art Oliver Lewis Way Project and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number eight. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to approve second reading of ordinances? Second. Second. Motion by Council Member Henson, second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then, Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Mr. Hensley? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Recuse on number one, yes on the remaining. Thank you. And Mr. Farmer? Yes on all. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. It allows us to move on to ordinances for a first reading. Thank you. Use of poles. Minimum construction standards. Minimum requirements for extending the system. Access to community facilities. Public, educational, and government access channels. Emergency alert override. Antenna switches. Two-hour standby power. Testing and analyzing the system and proof of performance. Establishment of consumer services standards. Establishment of standards for billing practices. Establishment of a complaint procedure. Refunds to subscribers for failure of service. Rate regulation. Council approval required for a transfer of control or assignment of the franchise. standards and procedures established for forfeiture of the franchise, assessment of penalties, and valuation of the system, foreclosure and receivership provisions, reserving government rights in the franchise, assurances of non-discrimination, protections of subscriber privacy, administrative supervision of the franchise, government access to property and records. Number 11, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing two classified civil service positions of technical specialists, grade 515 n and creating two classified civil service positions of computer analyst grade 520 e reclassifying the incumbents in the division of computer services effective upon passage of council number 12 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 seven and number 13 an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the lexington fayette urban county government to reflect current requirements in the division of environmental services for funds in the amount of 325 dollars from neighborhood development funds for mulch for scully property tree planning project and appropriating and reappropriating funds schedule number nine all right thank you madam clerk are there any walk-ons or suspensions for second read all right yes there is oh okay council member hensley uh i'd like to suspend the rules and uh have a second reading for uh number 10. second all right motion by council Council Member Hensley to suspend the rules and for a second read on number 10 and is second by Council Member Akers. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right, Madam Clerk, will you please give a second read? Ordinance number 10, an ordinance creating a 10-year non-exclusive franchise for a cable television system within the confines of the Lexington Fayette-Irban County government said franchise providing for full financial and shareholder disclosure indemnification by the franchise grantee and adequate insurance coverage, a $50,000 letter of credit to ensure the franchise compliance, payment to the government, requirements for providing data, testing the system, and meeting minimum operational standards, conditions of street occupancy, use of poles, minimum construction standards, minimum requirements for extending the system, access to community facilities, public, educational, and government access channels, emergency alert override, antenna switches, 2-hour standby power, testing and analyzing the system and proof of performance, establishment of consumer services standards, establishment of standards for billing practices, establishment of a complaint procedure, refunds to subscribers for failure of service, rate regulation, council approval required for a transfer of control or assignment of the franchise, standards and procedures established for forfeiture of the franchise, assessment of penalties, and valuation of the system, foreclosure and receivership provisions, reserving government rights in the franchise, assurances of non-discrimination, protections of subscriber privacy, administrative supervision of the franchise, government access to property and records. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to approve? Motion by Council Member Akers. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, then Madam Clerk, if you'll please call the roll. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Mr. Hensley? Yes. Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Masati? Yes. Ms. Gutschfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. And Ms. Evans? Yes. And Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. It allows us to move on to resolutions for a second reading, and we will stop at number 19 for a motion for public comment. Resolution number one, a resolution accepting the bids of Calcruth Roofing and Sheet Metal Incorporated and Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal Company of Kentucky, establishing price contracts for roof repairs and maintenance for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number two, a resolution accepting the bids of Kentucky Service Company Incorporated and Xylem Water Solutions Incorporated establishing price contracts for repairs or replacement of electrical motors, pumps, and submersible pumps for the Division of Water Quality. Number three, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Daryl Stewart, 18.517 hourly, and David Ellis, 15.986 hourly, both equipment operators, senior, grade 512, and in the Division of Streets and Roads, And Anthony Williams, Project Manager, Grade 517E, 1,693.36 biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, all effective September 7, 2015. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Brad Aminton, Clerical Assistant Senior, Grade 507N, 13.924 hourly in the Division of Accounting, effective August 9, 2015. Barry Brock, Engineering Bonds Officer, Grade 514N, 19.592 hourly in the Division of Engineering, effective August 23, 2015. Deborah Robinson, PSAP Manager, Grade 521E, 2477.12 biweekly, Charles Bowen and Charles O'Connell, both Telecommunicator Supervisor, Grade 520E, 2040.40 biweekly, all in the Division of Emergency Management 911, effective August 23, 2015. Ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, Glenn Brown, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Grade 534E, from 3,787.12 biweekly to 4,038.46 biweekly, effective August 24, 2015. and ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase in the council office, Robert Bolson, Aid to Council, Grade 518E, from 2,288.88 biweekly to 2,400 biweekly, effective August 10, 2015. Number four, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute the First Amendment to the agreement with the Fayette County Attorney's Office for a driver's education program at the old Frankfurt Pike Landfill, extending the term of the agreement until December 31, 2018, at no cost to the urban county government. Number five, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement with Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet for the operation of the 2015 Waste Tire Management Program in Lexington, Fayette County at a cost not to exceed $5,000. Number six, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management 911 on behalf of the Irving County Government to purchase upgraded outdoor warning sirens from Federal Signal Capital Electronics, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $90,000. Number seven, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Division of Waste Management and 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 $4,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds for disposal or recycling of waste tires, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number eight, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one final to the agreement with free contracting incorporated for the Hill and Meyer pump station decommissioning project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $4,095.87 from $319,001.13 to $323,097. Number nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to formally request transfer of 110 South Limestone Street, a portion of Phoenix Park from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to the urban county government to accept a deed and execute any other necessary documents for transfer of same and authorizing the construction of five parking spaces on a portion of the property. Number 10, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to donate to the Kentucky Fire Commission 150 Fire Shelters Model 5100-320G. Number 11, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year letter agreement with American Municipal Tax-Exempt Compliant Corporation for professional services related to the arbitrage calculations for certain previous bond issuances at a cost not to exceed $2,400 for fiscal year 2016. Number 12, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with Pilgrim Baptist Church for use of its parking lot located adjacent to Kool-Avon Park beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016, with two automatic renewals of one year each unless terminated by either party and subject to funds being budgeted. Number 13, a resolution authorizing in adopting an updated filing fee schedule for Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment Applications. Number 14, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a release of sanitary sewer service agreement, releasing the Urban County Government from any further obligation under the Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement with Southland Christian Church of Lexington, Kentucky, Incorporated, and further authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a sanitary sewer collection facilities conveyance with Southland Christian Church of Lexington, Kentucky, Incorporated, conveying sanitary sewer collection facilities and transferring maintenance and operation of facilities to the Jessamine South Elkhorn Water District. Number 15, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with Central Kentucky Housing and Homeless Initiative for provision of administrative support to the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention and for sponsorship of the annual community stand-down event at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Number 16, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to agreement with the Board of Education of Fayette County, Kentucky regarding information sharing related to the collection of occupational license fees, taxes, at no cost to the urban county government number 17 a resolution accepting the response of paradigm engineers and constructors plc to rfp number 25 2015 design services for water quality electrical shop and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with paradigm engineers and constructors plc to provide services related to the rfp at an estimated cost not to exceed 35 090 dollars and number 18 all right madam clerk i understand that there's some questions on number 18, so we'll open the floor to the question number 19. No, no, 18. All right. Council Member Massadi. Maloney? I thought it was Massadi. I'm sorry, Massadi. All right. Maloney's up here. Thank you. Mr. Emmons, could you come up? I got a couple questions asked on this 18 before we read it. I got the contract, and I understand how it works and all that. My question is, after this happens and they start raising money, do they get any fee for this, for raising money? Fees? Do, like, if they raise $100,000, they get $5.00. Do they get a fee for it? No, it's just the $180,000 that's in the agreement. It's a stipulated sum. Huh? Stipulated sum. It's not a... There's no commission-based. It's not commission-based. So, in other words, if they raise $5 million, they won't get 5% or 10% of that? No. Because I didn't see it in the contract. I just want to make sure if that's true. That's right. So they won't get any money. Okay, that's what I need to know. Thank you. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. I had the opportunity to meet with Allison Langford the other day, and it was a real good meeting. And we got talking about this project, and the more I thought about it and the more we discussed it, we're talking about one piece, or they call it the spine. I guess that's what you kind of alluded to this to do. And as I was thinking after our meeting, we just got through with spending $150,000 for the Parks Aquatic Master Plan. We're going to spend $250,000 for the Parks Master Plan. Why can't we look at all this collectively instead of this one piece? We're not going to get, you know, we're kind of putting the cart, I think, in front of the horse in a little bit. You know, we're just getting feedback now from the $150,000 we spent for the aquatics plan. As an input, what works in our community, what doesn't, we're going to go ahead and spend $250,000 for the parks master plan, which is something that we definitely need to have done. So why can't we look at this more comprehensively? Because in my feeling, we talk about this spine, as Allison alluded to it, in order to have this spine be strong, we've got to have all these vertebrates that connect to this fine. And that means all the rails and trails, I mean the trails that we have already started, a lot of the park systems that we have started, greenways. We've got a massive manual of greenways that we're trying to take into the LFUCG. So my thought was why can't we do this for the whole city instead of, I mean their goal is to raise $50 million and I think that's a great goal privately. I would like to see this not only for this one piece but for the entire city. So I'm just asking about the scope of work. I mean, can that not be, I guess, Jamie, can that not be amended? Because it seems to me we could get more bang for our buck if we could do it that way, and then have all these pieces fit together instead of just focusing on that one spine, and let's get that whole body together. So is that a possibility? Because we've got a plan coming up, you know, we've got $250,000 we're going to spend, or we've allocated. And I think that's something that's definitely necessary. And I think, you know, especially as council, when we have our budget hearings, we get a myriad of things from parks, each council district. And we all say, okay, depending upon where you fall on the line, you get X amount. You get X amount, and there's always some parcels that are left off. And we've got, I've gotten some information that we've got almost $19 million in deferred maintenance, capital projects, and just needs throughout our park system. And we're lucky that we've been flushed the last couple of years and had some money and been able to go forward. I think we probably had more money to go forward and probably not enough labor to follow through. But my thinking is, why couldn't we do the whole piece? And we've got a great opportunity to do this. Council Member Farmer? I don't think I'm... Are you on 18? I may not be able to answer that. I guess, Mayor, that's the question that I'm, or Jamie, I'm asking. I just, I thought it was a great idea. Well, just briefly, I'd say that we've talked a lot about that, actually, but we felt that it was better not to get too, it would be easy to get distracted if you went too broad. We felt like it was attainable if we focused on one project to show that we could do a public-private partnership with the infrastructure piece being the public component and then the park piece being the private. In the end, I think that would be a wonderful scenario to be able to fund some of this stuff privately countywide, but I think we have to prove that we can do it. And this is a large effort, but it's something we feel that's attainable because of the research that Allison probably shared with you in terms of the capital that's in the community and that might be transferred from one generation to the other. So in the end, yes, I think it's a great goal. I think we've got a long way to get there. But what about the parks master plan that we've allocated the money for? I mean, are we putting the cart before the horse here saying, okay, we're going to go forward on this? When one of the master plan comes back and says, well, this may not be what the citizenry wants, or this is not something that we can achieve. I'm just trying to get the most bang for our buck here. Well, a couple things. I'd say that on the heels of the Tiger Grant, we saw that the community was totally behind this effort. They felt that the connectivity that it illustrated between the Legacy Trail and the Town Branch Trail was something that everybody wanted to see happen. In terms of the park's master plan, it was a community-wide master plan is what was conceived. You know, that's what we conceived when we started talking about that, and that would be park improvements in every park that we have today and potentially adding amenities that aren't in the park system today. And you mentioned the word connectivity, which is crucial, really. If we want to get people downtown, and we're always talking about having a vibrant downtown, we've got to get them down there. So we've got to connect. So that's what I'm thinking. Why can't we just expand this and make this community-wide instead of just one facet? All right. I don't want to truncate anything, but the five minutes has expired, and we need to move on to the others who have signed on. and we can come back if need to. Council Member Mazzotti. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I think the Chief of Staff kind of made good comments to the point, and so the public understands this is an item of business that provides a memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community Foundation for services related to the provision of fundraising for the Town Branch Commons project, and this is the amount of $180,000. And while at the base of it, I agree with Council Member Mazzotti in terms of what can we do citywide, I also completely agree with the chief of staff. The town branch commons is a totally different endeavor for us as a city. And it gives us the moment to step back and involve people who want to be really involved in what Lexington is in a different way. And we're asking them for a lot of money to do that. And while no one is saying anything bad about this tonight, we're just having a conversation about spending these funds to raise funds. And I think it's just a half step different than what we've done before, but it will provide a great deal of equity to come into what is a very popular concept for the center of downtown and ultimately to connect Jacobson to Masterson and other parks to come into that, speaking to your vertebrae spine example. But I think for us to step forward tonight and a little bit of leadership here and provide for the opportunity for folks to invest in Lexington in a totally different way is where we stand with this resolution, and I hope it's successful. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I see this as an opportunity to build on the business and public partnership as far as increasing philanthropic activities in the city. I know on a lot of leadership visits, when I visited Omaha and Kansas City, there was a lot of projects in those cities where there was public dollars and private dollars used to fund projects like the one that we're trying to do with the town branch commons area. And I just think that I agree with Councilmember Massadi that we need to be building connectivity, but where the town branch commons is at now, it's actually in a position to build some connectivity to the east end once they complete the legacy trail. So I think this is just an opportunity to build off that project with another project, and I support it as well. Thanks. Council Member Sadi. I'm still pretty adamant that I think it would be better to have the information from the parks master plan that we've allocated funding for to get that information and then go forward that way. I just think it makes more sense. I think it's a better focus for us. Again, I just think that, as I said, there's about $20 million in capital improvements and maintenance items that our park system currently that we have on the books. We need to look at that, and I think if we could all do this collectively, it would serve our citizenry better. All right. Thank you, Mayor. Okay, thank you. All right. Madam Clerk, if you can continue reading, please. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Bluegrass Community Foundation for services related to the provision of fundraising for the Town Branch Commons Project at a cost not to exceed $180,000. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And I think we have a motion by Council Member Evans on number 19. Thank you, Mayor. I move to allow public comment on item number 19 prior to the second reading. I believe we have some residents. Second. All right. We have a motion by Council Member Evans, second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion? All right, unless there's objection, we'll entertain public comment now on number 19. And I have a number of citizens who have signed on, and I suspect several have signed up for this one. So I'll begin with Laura Babbage. Unless, Bernard, did you want to speak to this number 19 or something else? Did you want to speak to 19? You do want to speak to 19? Oh, I know. So I was thinking that you were, Laura, but I was asking Bernard. He's actually first on my list, and sometimes he wants to speak to a particular issue or sometimes other issues. So did you want to speak to number 19? You do wish to speak to number 19. All right, sir. And then Laura Babbage. Your Honor and members of the council, I hope this really and truly ends the fuss and arguing and lawsuits because it pains me to have this government fighting in courtrooms against my religion or branches of it. But I also hope this means that the homeless get to stay put day and night in the same spot instead of having to walk back and forth between a place to stay overnight and a place to stay in the daytime. If we have another winter like the last one, I'd really rather not be finding people frozen to death on some really cold morning. And plus, much as neighborhoods may resent the presence of facilities to serve the poor, the need's there, and we've got to take care of them somehow. I would much rather see money put into taking care of the poor than put into bickering in court over them. Thank you, Byron. Laura Babbage and then Father Dan Noll Thank you, Mayor I just want to say thank you for your careful consideration of this issue, for all the work that you've put into it, for the ways in which you've been responsive to the letters of support that you've received and just for your care and concern for our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. So just in advance, I would like to just thank you for all the work that you've done on behalf of this issue and just say thank you. Thank you, Laura. Father Noel. And then John Hayes. John here? Yeah, John. Yes, of course. Thank you, sir. Yeah, I as well want to just voice my thanks for the serious consideration that this whole, and the long history of this that has been. You know, the quality of the city, I certainly believe one of the main things of the quality of the city is how you treat those who are the poor, the poorest in the city, and certainly the homeless among them. and on the many, many faceted ways in which the council has taken up that cause and to give it careful consideration on that. And I truly do believe, having been involved with the issues from a couple different standpoints in my work as a pastor and of kind of promoting and hearing lots from lots of the homeless themselves but also all of those who work with them, that the solution that's offered by this resolution is the one that's the most feasible one we're going to find in a long time, and I think will alleviate a lot of problems. So I just want to say that your action, the intention that you give this, makes me proud to be a citizen in Lexington. Thank you, Father. John? And then, Billy Mallory, I believe, Billy, you yielded time to Laura Babbage. Is Billy here? Oh, all right. Oh, she is, yes. And you did yield your time to Laura, right? All right, thank you. John. Hello, I'm John Hayes. Thank you, council members, for considering a situation that's difficult in which way you look at it. But I am a neighboring property owner to the currently owned LFUG property on Industry Road that is on tonight's motion to be transferred to the Catholic diocese for use by the Catholic Action Center as a homeless shelter. As a nearby property owner and landlord and business owner, I have to express my concerns for those who use my building in their safety. In October 2010, I was on the Fayette County Grand Jury and heard 145 cases. We asked the police who came to testify where the problem locations were. Consistently, at the time, it was Russell Cave Road and New Circle, problems with residents from the Hope Center. The events that a typical grand jury hears are those things that you do not want yourself or anyone close to you to experience. Many clients who would use this new facility would never cause any problems. This is clear. A few are going to be problematic. The kind of problems that the grand jury looks at. Everyone in this room knows that. Mr. Mayor, I have the same customer list that you did when you were in business. How do I bring my customers into a neighborhood with the potential of such problems? What is my banker going to say when I need to finance a project and put a mortgage on a building I own? I want to have compassion to the problem we are all facing. These clients are not going away, and we do need to help these people. But like everyone else, put it in someone else's backyard, not mine. Like my good friend Hank Kenney said oftentimes to me, the devil is in the detail. Would it be possible to find another location that is better for everyone? Thank you for listening and hearing me today. Thank you, John. Anita Franklin. Thank you, Mayor and members of the council. I would just like to say thank you for the support in the possible move of connecting the Catholic Action Center and the Winchester Community Inn. And when I hear the different sides, the positive and the negative, I think about, am I my brother's keeper? Yes, I am. We are accountable and responsible for those that are less fortunate than we are. I think this would be a wonderful, positive move. They will have day treatment and overnight treatment in the same location. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Anita. John Smith-Heisler. Smith-Heisler. Thank you for allowing me to speak today. Many of you may not know me, but I'm the former market leader for the former St. Joseph Health System, the hospitals that comprise central and eastern Kentucky for Kentucky One. I've worked for about the last year with the Divine Providence Way on the homeless causes, causes. And I can say that with all of the conversations I've had with members of the staff of the city and working with Laura Babbage and others, that I really think that this is the best solution to the problems that we're dealing with. And I would like to thank you for your support in this resolution. Thank you. Thanks, John. Jim Holzman? And Martin. Thank you for letting us speak. I'm Jim Holzman. Like you said, this is my wife, Martine Holzman. We're local business owners. We co-own Martine's Pastries. We're a local specialty wedding cake and cake shop. And we would be located in the building directly next door to the proposed center. We're actually longtime supporters of the center. We donate all of our leftover goods to them, have four years, six or seven years. We'll continue regardless of what comes of it. Our concern is that our two uses next to each other are probably competing uses. We understand the necessity for shelters of this kind. We support it. It's something that we feel is necessary locally, nationally. It's something that needs to be addressed. The issue that we run up against is that retail, and that's what we are, it's a profession of perception. If the public perceives danger, if the public perceives that it's a hard neighborhood, those customers aren't going to come to us. It's not a particularly big or exciting retail location, but there's about 150 businesses in that location. those people, and they're counting on that location for their livelihood. And simply, I wanted to put forth another proposal, just another idea to consider. It seems that given the potential conflicts that a retail or an office of business location is not the appropriate location, I'd like to put forth that a medical location would be a more appropriate location, such as a hospital outlawed, such as annexed to a medical facility, perhaps a wing of a hospital. Something where, in our case, we're retailers. We don't have any experience serving this type of public. We don't have the experience either providing the level of security that would probably be necessary for us to provide for our patrons, for our staff. Not to mention, in our neighborhood, there are three daycare centers probably serving several hundred children, probably within about 150 feet of where the proposed center is going in. And I just, I simply, I know we learned about this on Sunday. We're late to the game. But we simply wanted to throw out another, something else to think about. That perhaps, instead of putting this in a neighborhood that's going to be difficult for the two to coincide, perhaps there's a better neighborhood. Perhaps there's somewhere more appropriate with people who are more skilled at handling the situation. Jim, thank you very much. Martine, thank you. Thank you. All right. And that's all who have signed up to speak on number 19. That allows us to proceed with the reading of number 19. Madam Clerk. Number 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor or his designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute deeds and any other necessary documents to transfer the property located at 1055 Industry Road to the Catholic Church Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, or other appropriate entity at a cost of $550,000 and transfer from the church of the property located at 400 East 5th Street to the Irving County Government in order to resolve all pending litigation related to the operation of the community inn at 824 Winchester Road. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to approve a second reading of resolutions? So moved. Motion by Council Member Henson, second by Council Member Gibbs. All right. Is there any discussion on the motion? Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner Graham, can you come up? I just want to make sure. I know a lot of the public watching doesn't really know the full details to number 19, but I know you'll advise us not to go into those details right now because this is to solve pending litigation. So by passing this tonight, will that ultimately solve that litigation? And when will we know for sure that that litigation is over? Council Member Stant, that's correct. This would be a settlement of litigation matters. Once this resolution passes, then a settlement agreement will be signed. So there are two immediate things that will happen. The two state court cases that are pending in Fayette Circuit Court and the court appeals, those will be dismissed. and then a request will be made to end the DOJ investigation, and that should end that. I would suspect that the state court dismissals will happen very soon, and then the DOJ investigation, I think we will know about that very soon also. I would say within two to three weeks. And before we close on the property transfer, will those dismissals happen before or after? The dismissals will happen before. In other words, the risk of non-closing is being borne by that side and not our side. So that will happen no matter what. And then the full details of the whole settlement, will that be ever known publicly? Would that be publicly? Yes. Once the settlement agreement is signed, it will have fleshed out the full details of everything, yes. Okay. Very good. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Any further discussion on the motion? Yeah, Councilman Murray goes that way. Me too. All right. We lost our ability. Can you pick up the sign-up sheet so we can ring in? We need to get off the voting screen so we can ring in to speak. So, Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Akers. I just wanted to encourage the council to not take this action. I think it's been packaged to the council in a way that it is very hard to step back from. but I think some very good points have been really brought to light and spoken about here tonight. We're getting ready to take an action that we really don't know what the outcome is going to be and what effect it's going to have on businesses and patrons in this area and the fact that we're going to, in my opinion, place this population at further stress, further from the center of town, further from other help, services, the things that I think we all know that they need. And I think it's just been packaged up in a way that it's very tough for folks to say no to. But sometimes when we challenge again, we can find other opportunities, and there's been great conversation points made to that tonight. I cannot support the legislation. I certainly would support a great outcome, but I'm afraid we don't know what that outcome is going to be. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I have also struggled with this decision. It's not an easy one. It's not. I don't think it's the perfect solution for anybody. And what I just would like to say, I guess, publicly, that I responded to a couple emails from supporters of this move, is that, again, I just ask that those of you who are on the board and that support this organization, that you would also then follow through with that and encourage those who actually manage the facility day in and day out and overnight, that it does not become the burden that it did become on the neighborhoods. And you heard from business owners, and it's really tough to hear from them and to know the likely impact on their business. And so I just strongly ask that all of you who wrote letters and asked us to support this, that you would ensure that it is as positive a facility that it can be, that it actually leads to self-sufficiency, implements programs that help people move, not just subside there and use it as a place to lay their heads, but to also get better and grow. And so that's all I have. Thank you, Council Member Akers. Any further discussion? Council Member Evans. I think I would just like to mirror Council Member Farmer's comments and ask my fellow Council Members to not vote on this tonight. specifically because of the way that it was presented. As you heard from Mr. Holzman, who is not just a business owner, but a resident of the neighborhood that borders the area, neighbors, business owners haven't had time to think about how they need to change their operations in consideration of, even if it's a misperception of the population, that we deal in a reality. And a lot of the time, you have to deal with whatever those misconceptions are. So I think what my constituents are asking for is just more time to hear more of what's going on and to be better educated about what the plan is um so i i would ask you to to to not vote for for this as it is until there has been time to adequately adequately communicate that to to those who will be impacted geographically Thank you, Councilman Evans. Councilman Brown. James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to thank everyone that came out and spoke to this issue, whether for or against. I know it's a tough decision to make. It's a tough issue to pick a stance on. And I think it's uncertain how it may turn out in the future. but I've said this before and I'll say it again, that we know what the effects are and what the challenges are with two separate facilities servicing the same population. And if this is an opportunity to combine those services into one location, and I know we can't disclose all the details around it, but all the information I've been presented, It appears that more resources are going to be targeted towards that population and to help that situation. So I would encourage council members to support this decision. And that's about it. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Any further discussion? Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Henson. And I have a great deal of respect for everyone's opinions, but I think we would have the same controversy no matter where this particular facility was located. And I will vote for this, and I will support it. And I've legally, I think it will satisfy some difficulties we've had in the past with our zoning laws, I guess. But anyway, I hope that the operators of the facility will take into account and respect the property owners around them. And, you know, we'll do the best we can. but I also know that it is relieving a neighborhood that has been subjected to a lot of bad behavior, and not only just from the center, but you combine that with other bad behaviors, and it's much, much worse. So it could be that this location will be better. I know Sally and Chief Barnard have worked very, very hard to put a package in place that will certainly help. And I do appreciate those efforts very much. So I will support it. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Any further discussion? All right. Having heard some discussion, I would move to table this, or I will move to postpone. I'm going to try and be correct in this. Postpone this matter to our October 27th council meeting. I'm sorry, that would be the 29th. So there can be that communication with business owners and the neighborhoods. So I would move to postpone it until that date. Second. It's a motion to postpone. It's not a motion to table. I would amend that to October 22nd. Sorry. All right, there's a motion to postpone until October 22nd. That's not a motion to table, so the motion is debatable. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, we have a motion. We have a second. Council Member Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Now, the settlement, is it time-sensitive? Yes, Council Member Brown, it is. We've gone through two mediations, as the council knows, very lengthy mediations with a judge, a former judge. And at this point, we are set to close on property at the end of October, October 31st. That's part of the settlement. So in some cases, I would say postponement is okay. In this case, that will put us back to square one of a very lengthy litigation process. And so I would recommend to the council legally that you all not postpone this vote. And I'll second that. I would encourage the council not to postpone this and to move forward. Thank you. Is there any further discussion on the motion, on Council Member Evans' motion to postpone? All right, then we'll vote on the motion. In favor of the motion to postpone, please indicate by saying aye. All opposed, no? No. All right, let's vote electronically. All right. We have some votes that are still being cast. All right, the vote, the motion fails. All right, we're back to the original motion. Is there any further discussion on the original motion? All right. Then we, Madam Clerk, you can call the roll. You may call the roll. Mr. Gibbs? Just for clarification, this is for the whole pack. This is for the entire. So if you wish to vote and single out a vote, then just announce that vote. In other words, if you wish to vote yay or nay on number 19 or number 18 or whatever it might be, then just identify that vote as to identify that position when the clerk calls the roll. Yes and all. Mr. Hensley? Yes and all. Ms. Henson? Yes on all. Mr. K? I need to recuse myself on number 18. I have an occasional client relationship with the Bluegrass Community Foundation. Yes on all the rest. Ms. Lamb? Yes on all. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massadi? No on 18. Yes on the rest. Thank you. Ms. Cutchfield? Yes on all but 19 and a very conflicted no on 19. Thank you. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes on all. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, but on number 19, there's been no direct violation, but just to avoid any appearance thereof, I recuse on number 19. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes, on all. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? No on 19. Yes on the remaining. Thank you. And Mr. Farmer? No on 19. Yes. Thank you. All right. Madam Clerk, you might, if you've got that count, you may share that with us. 18 and 19. Mr. K recused on 18. Ms. Masati was no on 18. Ms. Gutchfield was no on 19. Ms. Bledsoe recused on 19. Ms. Evans was no on 19. And Mr. Farmer was no on 19. Is that correct? I believe that's correct. So the motion passes on all. Yes. All right. All right. Thank you, ma'am. That allows us to move to resolutions for a first reading. Madam Clerk, when you're ready. Resolution number 20, a resolution accepting the bid of B&H Environmental Services, establishing a price contract for sanitary sewer overflow cleanup services for the Division of Water Quality. Number 21, a resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services, LLC, establishing a price contract for cleaning and grubbing services at sanitary and storm sewer locations for the Division of Water Quality. Number 22, a resolution accepting the bid of Devere Construction Incorporated in the amount of $730,595 for prefabricated truck sheds for the Division of Waste Management and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to sign an agreement with Devere Construction Incorporated related to the bid. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bids of Arrow Electric Company and Davis H. Elliott Construction Company Incorporated establishing price contracts for fiber optic cable installation and repair for the Division of Traffic Engineering. Number 24, a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Michael Foster, maintenance supervisor, grade 519E, 2076.92 biweekly in the Division of Water Quality, and Rachel Berry, budget analyst, grade 519E, 100756.88 biweekly in the Division of Budgeting, both effective September 21, 2015. Ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Barry Brock, engineering bonds officer, grade 514N, 19.592 hourly in the Division of Engineering, Robert Mulvaney, Traffic Engineer Manager, Grade 527E, 200646.64 biweekly in the Division of Traffic Engineering. Robin Thompson, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 516N, 21.454 hourly in the Department of Law, all effective August 23, 2015. And ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase in the Office of the Urban County Council of Jamie Giles, Aided Counsel, Grade 518E, from 2002.03.12 biweekly to 2003.35.31 biweekly, effective August 24, 2015. Number 25. effective September 21, 2015. And Audrey Jones, administrative specialist, grade 513N, 18.299 hourly, in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective September 21, 2015, authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary sworn appointments. Michael Babiars, Daniel Bailey, Casey Sennett, Kevin Sharp, Nicholas Gray, Paul Hogan, James Gilbert, Stephen Miller, Stephen Mapp, Lucas Valdez, Cody McGowan, Brandon Baker, Slade Halvax, Calvin Maddox, Elizabeth Thomas, Philip Palmer, Nathan Barks, Scott Birch, Ethan Smith, Haley Patterson, Cody Shepard, Randall Meek, Bryn Adams, Ashley Caines, Robert McNeil, Christopher Qualls, Timothy Owens, Jacob Webster, Andrew Head, Ryan Wells, Michael Encinas, Courtney Fyfe, Michael Pearson, Jeffrey Heiner, John Reiselman, Joseph Mayrand, Keith McKinney, John Marevchik, Jackson Clark, Travis Beatty, Sean Graham, Dustin Thompson, Keaton Hubb, Daniel True, Jesse Masco, Nathaniel Angst, Patrick Hall, Ashley Quick, Jonathan Coyle, Jedediah Rash, Zachary Reidner, and Ray Asbury. All police officer recruit grade 311 and 18.370 hourly in the division of police effective October 19th 2015 and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to following unclassified civil service appointment. John Hill victims advocate grade 514 and 18.454 hourly in the division of police effective September 21st 2015. Number 26 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a 12-month purchase of services agreement and lease agreement with Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control LLC for animal control services at a cost not to exceed $1,263,940. Number 27, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, which grant funds are in the amount of $50,000 federal funds or for the continuation of the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks TACT grant program, the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government for the expenditure every 20% local match in the amount of $12,500, which will be provided from documentation of existing Division of Police staff salaries and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 28, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an engineering services agreement with CMW Architects and Engineers Incorporated for the design of the old Frankfurt Pike Scenic Byway Viewing Area Project at a cost not to exceed $48,500. Number 29, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit three grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Lexington Metropolitan Planning Organization and to provide any additional information requested in connection with his grant applications, which grant funds are in the amount of $5,475,187 federal funds under the Transportation Alternatives Program and are for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge $2,219,902, the West Hickman Trail South $760,710, and the Legacy Trail Kentucky Horse Park Extension Project $2,494,575. And number 30, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with TDA Incorporated for the completion of an analysis of impediments to fair housing choice at a cost not to exceed $48,464.03. Councilmember Lamb, I believe we have a motion on number 31. I do, sir. At the request of the administration, I move to remove resolution number 31 under first reading resolution to remove the consulting services agreement for budgeting software i so move motion by council member lamb second by council member henson is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing none is there some no discussion all right then we can vote all in favor please say aye oh russ is all right okay i'm sorry i didn't say that russ council member hensley why Why? I will have to defer to the administration. All right, we got Tyler. There you go, Tyler. This wasn't ready to be moved forward yet. This contract is not finalized. So it needs to go back in the holding pattern for now. It's still cooking. It is. A little longer. Council Member Maloney and Council Member Evans, can we get y'all to vote here? Can we get y'all's vote? We've got to need a vote here. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Thank you. Thank you all. Councilmember, Madam Clerk, please proceed. When you're ready. Number 32, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year agreement with Acella Incorporated, a sole source provider for right-of-way management software and support services, at a cost not to exceed $64,325 in fiscal year 2016. Number 33, a resolution authorizing the Division of Community Corrections to procure the replacement of a pedestal support system from Hanover Architectural Products, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $30,000, and authorizing the mayor, if necessary, and on behalf of the urban county government to sign any documents related to the procurement. Number 34, a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Safety to execute an application and contract for accreditation of correctional health services for NCCHC accreditation of the Division of Community Corrections at a cost not to exceed $280. Number 35, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice Cabinet under the Violence Against Women Act program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved. which grant funds are in the amount of $38,805 federal funds for the continuation of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program for fiscal year 2016, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $28,105 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 36, a resolution amending Section 3 of Resolution 493-2015, which ratified probationary sworn appointments, correcting the effective date for David Flannery and Joe Anderson from August 24, 2015 to August 10, 2015, effective retroactive to August 13, 2015. Number 37, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Strand Associates, Inc. for investigation and design services for process and control improvements at Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant, West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant, and all pump stations, increasing the contract price by the sum of $66,000 from $2,859,500 to $2,925,500. dollars number 38 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a facility rental agreement and catering contract with leskington convention center and hyatt regency for the annual police awards banquet number 39 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the lexington fayette county lexington fayette urban county airport board for the purpose of outlining the use management and other key matters relating to the expanded 800 megahertz radio system at no cost to the urban county government number 40 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partial release of easement releasing a sanitary sewer easement on the property located at 49 95 nate teats creek road number 41 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a certificate of consideration and accept a deed conveying permanent sanitary sewer and temporary construction easements from the university of kentucky for the property located at 1100 nicholasville road for the marquee and park avenue sanitary sewer replacement project at no cost to the urban county government Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number six to the contract with Smith Contractors Incorporated for the Town Branch and West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant Electrical Escada Blower Aeration and Pump Station Improvements Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $132,472.22 from $14,665,119.85 to $14,797,592.07. Number 43, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number 5 to the contract with Churchill McGee LLC for Public Safety Operations Center Phase 1B renovation contract, increasing the contract price by the sum of $8,323.75 from $6,369,570.43 to $6,377,831.18. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number 6 to the contract with Churchill McGee LLC for Public Safety Operations Center Phase 1B renovation contract, increasing the contract price by the sum of $6,722.36 from $6,377,831.18 to $6,384,553.54. Number 45, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a renewal agreement with Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. for administrative services and stop-loss insurance coverage related to health insurance plans PPO1, PPO2, HSA1, and HSA2 for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2016 for the urban county government. Number 46, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year agreement with Shard Center and Associates Incorporated for the implementation and administration of a Section 125 Flexible Benefits Cafeteria Plan related to qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans sponsored by the urban county government at a first-year cost of $38,250. Number 47, a resolution authorizing the Division of Water Quality to Purchase Chemical Kits for the Hawk DR5000 Spectre Photometer at the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plan from Hawk Company, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Hawk Company related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $25,578.96. Number 48, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Fuel Ban LLC for the Government Center Rear Wall Repair Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $1,400 from $19,880 to $21,288. Number 49, a resolution establishing a sole source price contract with Routeware Incorporated as a sole source provider for the purchase of GPS hardware and database maintenance services for the Division of Water Quality. Number 50, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute agreements with Woodstock Animal Foundation Incorporated, $1,050, God's Pantry Food Bank $1,150 Carnegie Center $1,500 Clay's Mill Elementary School PTA $1,050 The Autism Society of the Bluegrass $500 And Stonewall Elementary School PTA $500 For the office of the Urban County Council At a cost not to exceed the sum stated At number 51 A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government To execute a quitclaim deed and any other documents necessary To transfer three portions of the Trailwood Lane right of way To the abutting property owner Councilmember Akers No? No? All right. Madam Clerk. Continue reading with 52. No, go ahead. And number 52, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute agreements with Garden Sign Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $500, Athens-Charlesburg Elementary School PTA, $900, Breckenridge Elementary School PTA, $850, and Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center $250 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons? For suspension. Of course, I'm going to come to suspensions. First, walk-ons. Suspensions. Yes. Council Member Akers. Thank you, Mayor. That's what I thought you were mentioning. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to items number 40, 41, and 51. So moved. And these are all just transfers of property so that we can get some work done around the city. Thank you. So this is 40, 41, and 51, the motion. That's correct. All right, hold on just a second. We've got a motion. We've got a second. Just one second. We've got a motion, Council Member Akerson, second with Council Member Bledsoe, right? All right, now we're up for discussion. All right. Council Member Farmer first, then Council Member Hensley. What is item 51? Where is Trailwood Lane? That is a McConnell's trace, and that is basically just moving the curb over and allowing a development of a construction of a new clubhouse, pool, and daycare center. That is around the city. Thank you. You're welcome. All right, Council Member Hensley. This may not be in order, but I moved to amend it to include 27, 29, 35, and 39. Yeah, that was a good try. Do your own. Good try, good try. Yeah. Yeah. Do your own. All right. We'll come right back to those, Russ, or Council Member Hensley. Let's do these one at a time. All in favor of number 40, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Number 41, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Number 51, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Council Member Lamb. No, Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I have three suspensions. The first is on item number 24 and number 25, which are both appointments and conditional offers. So I'm going to suspend the rules and give them a second reading. So moved. That was numbers, which ones? 24 and 25. 24 and 25. Motion by Council Member Bledsoe on 24 and 25, second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we'll vote on 24 first. All in favor of 24, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All in favor of 25, please indicate by saying aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And the last one is just for number item 52, which is for some of our NDS. Number 52. On item number 52. All right. Motion by Council Member Bledsoe on number 52 to suspend. 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, Mayor. All right. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I really feel sorry for Council Member Stenet, since his monitor's not working, he's got his box of Kleenex to see. I really want to defer to... Try putting it on your head. Well, just don't forget to call. I promise. I won't. All right. i won't forget my my motion my motion to suspend is number 50 it's the ndf as well please i so move motion by councilmember lamb on number 50 second by councilmember hensley and hope henson that's close wow that's close sitting right beside each other is there any discussion all right all in favor please indicate by saying aye aye opposed no motion carries that That was number 50. Thanks, Council Member Lamb. Council Member Hensley. Okay. I move to suspend the rules on some of these grant applications that we're making. 27, 29, 35, and 39 are all of that nature. Second. 27, 29, 35, and? 39. 39. Okay. Motion by Council Member Hensley, second by Council Member Akers. Any discussion? First, we'll do 27. Any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. No. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All in favor of 29, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All in favor of 35, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. It's a struggle here. Okay, let's do 39. All in favor of spending the rules on number 39, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. all right councilmember Maloney just got good news I don't have anything to say but I'm afforded over to mr. Kevin Stenet council members Dennett thank you thank you councilman Rolani council members still only get recognized you're going to get used to me not having a monitor I don't know I won't do that I promise item number 45 for second reading this is our health insurance plan so we can certify for next year so moved motion by the council members standing on number 45 second by councilmember Farmer is there any discussion all right if not we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries and number 46 mayor it's the same issue these are flex benefit accounts for next year so move all right motion by councilmember Stenet second by councilmember Massadi is there any discussion all right all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries thank you mayor thank you council members didn't all right looks like that's all so madam clerk you got you got all those down there's a bunch whenever you're ready number 24 a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of Michael Foster maintenance supervisor grade 519 e 2076.92 bi-weekly in the division of water quality and Rachel Berry budget Analyst, Grade 590, Teen E, 1,756.88 biweekly in the Division of Budgeting, both effective September 21, 2015, ratifying the permanent civil service appointments of Barry Brock, Engineering Bonds Officer. Grade 514N, 19.592 hourly in the Division of Engineering, Robert Mulvaney, Traffic Engineer Manager, Grade 527E, 2,646.64 biweekly in the Division of Traffic Engineering, Robin Thompson, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 516N, 21.454 hourly in the Department of law all effective august 23rd 2015 and ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase in the office of the urban county council of jamie giles aid to council grade 518 e from 2002 3.12 bi-weekly to 2003 35.31 bi-weekly effective august 24th 2015. number 25 a resolution authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary civil service appointments samantha hager administrative specialist grade 513 and 17.138 hourly in the office of the council clerk effective september 21st 2015 seth giannazio resource recovery operator grade 513 and 16.414 hourly in the division of waste management effective upon passage of council matthew coleman electronic computer controls specialist grade 517 and 19.920 hourly in the division of water quality effective september 21st 2015 and audrey jones administrative specialist grade 513 and 18.299 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective September 21, 2015, authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary sworn appointments. Michael Babiars, Daniel Bailey, Casey Sennett, Kevin Sharp, Nicholas Gray, Paul Hogan, James Gilbert, Stephen Miller, Stephen Mapp, Lucas Valdez, Cody McGowan, Brandon Baker, Slade Halvax, Calvin Maddox, Elizabeth Thomas, Philip Palmer, Nathan Barks, Scott Birch, Ethan Smith, Haley Patterson, Cody Shepard, Randall Meek, Bryn Adams, Ashley Keynes, Robert McNeil, Christopher Qualls, Timothy Owens, Jacob Webster, Andrew Head, Ryan Wells, Michael Encinas, Courtney Fife, Michael Pearson, Jeffrey Heiner, John Reiselman, Joseph Mayrand, Keith McKinney, Justin Moravchick, Jackson Clark, Travis Beatty, Sean Graham, Dustin Thompson, Keaton Hubb, Daniel True, Jesse Masco, Nathaniel Angst, Patrick Hall, Ashley Quick, Jonathan Coyle, Jedediah Rash, Zachary Reiner, and Ray Asbury. All police officer recruit grade 311 and 18.370 hourly in the Division of Police, effective October 19, 2015, and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointment, John Hill, Victims Advocate, grade 514N, 18.454, hourly in the Division of Police, effective September 21, 2015. Number 27, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Kentucky State police and which grant funds are in the amount of $50,000 federal funds or for the continuation of the ticketing aggressive cars and trucks tax grant program, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of a 20% local match in the amount of $12,500, which will be provided from documentation of existing division of police staff salaries and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 29, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit three grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Lexington Metropolitan Planning Organization and to provide any additional information requested in connection with these grant applications, which grant funds are in the amount of $5,475,187 federal funds under the Transportation Alternatives Program and are for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge $2,219,902, the West Hickman Trail South $760,710, and the Legacy Trail Kentucky Horse Park Extension Project, $2,494,575. Number 35. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice Cabinet under the Violence Against Women Act program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved, which grant funds are in the amount of $38,805 federal funds for the continuation of the sexual assault nurse examiner program. Excuse me just a second. So some of us who need to hear you, let's try to keep our noise level down. All right. Thank you. I know that it gets a struggle for the clerk to speak over all of us. Thank you. For fiscal year 2016, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $28,105 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 39 A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the lexington fan urban county airport board for the purpose of outlining use management and other key matters relating to the expanded 800 megahertz radio system at no cost to the urban county government Number 40 A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partial release of easement releasing a sanitary sewer easement on the property located at 4595 tates creek road Number 41 A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a certificate of consideration and accept a deed conveying permanent sanitary sewer and temporary construction easements from the University of Kentucky for the property located at 1100 Nicholasville Road for the Marquee and Park Avenue sanitary sewer replacement project at no cost to the urban county government. Number 45. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a renewal agreement with Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Incorporated for administrative services and stop loss insurance coverage related to health insurance plans PPO1, PPO2, HSA1, and HSA2 for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2016 for the urban county government. Number 46 A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year agreement with Shard, Sinder, and Associates, Incorporated for the implementation and administration of a Section 125 Flexible Benefits Cafeteria Plan related to qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans sponsored by the urban county government at a first-year cost of $38,250 50 dollars number 50. our resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with woodstock animal foundation incorporated 1 050 god's pantry food bank 1 150 carnegie center 1 500 clays mill elementary school pta 1 050 the autism society of the bluegrass 500 and stonewall elementary school pta 500 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated number 51. our resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of of the urban county government to execute a quit claim deed and any other documents necessary to transfer three portions of the trail wood lane right away to the abutting property owner and number 52 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with gardenside neighborhood association incorporated 500 athens chowlsberg elementary school pta 900 breckenridge elementary school pta 850 and lyric theater and cultural art center 250 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed some stated thank you madam clerk. Move approval. There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. Motion to approve by Council Member Henson, seconded by Vice Mayor Kay. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please call the roll. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Mr. Hensley? Ms. Henson? Yes. Mr. K? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Masotti? Yes. Ms. Scutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. And Mr. Farmer? Yes on all. Thank you. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to communications. Next item, which is communications from the mayor. Move approval. There's a motion by Vice Mayor Kaye to approve. Second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion? All right, if not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next are communications from the mayor for information only. And now the floor is available for council members for announcements. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I need to ask the council for their consent for a couple of motions. We have a couple of big items in front of our environmental quality meeting meeting on Tuesday, so I'm wanting to start a little early so we can take care of all of our business. So I move to amend the start time of the September 15th Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee meeting to 12.30 p.m. to provide for adequate time to address agenda items. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Farmer and a second by Council Member Bledsoe. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And then we have a usual report from Charlie Martin and his group, and I needed to place it into the committee. I move to place the issue of municipal separate storm sewer systems, so-called MS4, into the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee. So moved. Motion by Council Member Farmer and second by Council Member Fred Brown. Is there any discussion? All right. Then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you for both of those. Briefly, just a reminder that the Christ the King Oktoberfest is tomorrow night, Saturday lunch, and Saturday dinner. my opportunity to have too many brats in one weekend. Sadly, Kroger will close on Saturday night, probably about the same time that the Oktoberfest closes. And we're going to have a meeting at Christ the King on Tuesday at 6 p.m. to talk about the future opportunities for the what will be empty Kroger building on Romney. I just wanted to remind and update folks on that. Thank you all. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I've got to want to remind constituents out there, especially in the 8th District at the Gainesway Community Center, Monday at 11 o'clock I'll have kind of a town meeting with Congressman Andy Barr and stop by and meet officials, and we'll have some questions and answers, not only Congressman but myself. and the other thing I just want everyone to be mindful tomorrow's date is 9-11 and I think that's an important date and we need to keep the memories and everyone's thoughts and prayers so thank you Thank you Councilmember Brown and thank you for that reminder 14th anniversary Councilmember Lamb Thank you, Mayor. This is after our conversation at our last council meeting regarding the Recreation Zota. The item was tabled, and we scheduled a workshop to become better educated on that item. Our law department has clarified that having this on the table for a period of time is allowable within our rules and procedures, the council's rules and procedures. and so with that i'm suggesting that we set up a second workshop to discuss the item of a zone just the zone text amendments in general and that way we'll have time there was some concern with being able to have both conversations in one workshop so i want to make sure that we allow proper time for this and so the proposed dates are either October 6th or the 20th at 10 a.m. and I have vetted these dates with with the division of planning and so with that I would like to entertain a motion if my colleagues would so have it so I'm just might let me make sure I'm A motion to have a workshop on. And I don't know. I'm going to shoot for October 6th first. And it's strictly just. Here we go. It's strictly for just zone text amendments in general. And obviously workshops are there. You know, they're optional whether you want to show up or not. so and if the sixth isn't permissible the 20th so maybe if you wouldn't mind to take a straw poll mayor all right so is that a so that's a motion to hold the workshop on the 6th 10 a.m at 10 a.m second and there's a motion and there we did get a second second by councilmember farmer all right so now the floor is available available for discussion on the motion vice mayor k thank you mayor i appreciate the in the intent but i have been working primarily with chris king from planning to set up an agenda for that workshop that would allow both things to occur and he has sent me a draft that it looks like it's workable so rather than schedule an additional meeting for the council, I would suggest that we try and get it all done on the same day. If we can't get it all done on the same day I guess we would have to then schedule something, but I guess from my own perspective, the information about zone text itself should not take that long and that we can spend most of our time on the particular recreational Zota that's been proposed. So, you know, if council wants to, if the majority of council wants to have another meeting, that's fine with me. I'm just saying that from my perspective, we could get it all done at the same, on the one that's already scheduled. Thank you. All right. The floor is still available for discussion on the motion. Council Member Farmer. I just want to speak to the motion, which I seconded. I think that if it's a workshop and it is not mandatory and it's something that has for the exchange of opportunity and thought processes, I think almost a majority of our council is still quite young to a lot of our processes. And I don't think there's a problem with having a second meeting. And I think this is an area in which continued expediency with the council's work docket is not provided for properly. and this would be a great time for people to take a step back, look at what zone text amendments are, and then we can come back and take up the one in specific secondarily. Thank you. All right. Any further discussion? Anyone wish to speak to the motion? All right. If not, then we can vote on the motion. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye and voting electronically. Aye. Opposed, no. All right. all right motion motion carries motion passes all right next uh council member council member council member brown you've already have you already you but okay all right sorry I didn't see it. Council Member Akers, you wish to speak? Yes, for Council Reports. Council Report. We're on that, right? Yes, ma'am. Yes, all right. Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I just wanted to say thank you to Radio Eye. I stopped by there this afternoon and participated in the Celebrity Reader Week. It's one of my favorite activities of the year. So I read for about 30 minutes and actually shared. I read from the Keeneland Magazine and talked about all the Breeders' Cup festivities. So that's very exciting, and I want to thank them for inviting us. Also, this Saturday, there's a lot going on this weekend, I know, but Saturday morning, if you want to get up bright and early and head out to Master Sensation, they're having their Neighborhood Association yard sale beginning at 8 o'clock all day, and there will be lots of homes participating, rain or shine. And then Saturday evening, the McConnell's Trace Neighborhood Association is hosting their neighborhood picnic at 6 o'clock at the shelter by the playground in Masterson Station Park. And on another note, is Tyler still here? Doesn't look like it. No. Okay. I'll address that later. Thank you, Mayor. Okay. All right. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to remind everyone about the Roots Inheritance Festival this weekend. It starts tomorrow night. It'll go all day Saturday and a half day Sunday. And one thing in particular that I would encourage everyone to attend if possible is they're going to have a Lyric board member meet and greet at the Lyric from 4 to 6 on Saturday. So hopefully I'll see everyone there. Thanks. All right. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Council Member Hensley. I just wanted to report that last night I had a meeting with the Mount Bryant Farm Homeowners Association over some issues that they're having and have been working with Chief Bernard to increase some police patrols and other activities to deter some thefts off of farms that are in the area out there. There was some very passionate homeowners that we had a meeting for three hours with last night. And so we've had some detailed discussions over that today. and it was very exciting and we'd like to thank the police department for assisting. Thank you, Council Member Hensley. All right. Looks like that's all council members who've signed up to speak to offer announcements. That allows us to move to public comments. Any further public comments? Thank you, Mr. Mundy. That means that we can take a motion to adjourn by Councilmember Farmer and a second by Councilmember Stenet. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. All right. Thank you. I'm sorry. I keep forgetting when I'm in love