# Urban County Council - September 24, 2015 > Auto-transcribed civic record · September 24, 2015 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3779 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3779?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2015-09-24 - **Last revised**: September 24, 2015 - **Length**: 17,641 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 24, 2015, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gray presiding. The meeting addressed nine agenda items, including three recognition presentations and six ordinances covering budget amendments, personnel changes, and zoning matters. Council members took two formal votes during the session, while also hearing two public comments from community members. The meeting featured presentations of the Spirit of Lexington Award to Yvonne Giles and recognitions for Chris King and the Lexington Chamber Chorale, alongside substantive legislative business including budget modifications and zoning considerations that resulted in a mix of approvals, deferrals, and first readings. ## Attendance The following members were present at the September 24, 2015 meeting: **Present:** • Mayor Gray • Henson • Lamb • Moloney • Scutchfield • Stinnett • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Evans • Farmer • Gibbs • Hensley • Akers • Mossotti **Absent:** • Kay **Late Arrivals:** • Akers • Mossotti Note: Both Akers and Mossotti were initially absent but arrived late to the meeting and are therefore counted as present for the proceedings. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two items during the September 24, 2015 meeting, both passing unanimously. **Ordinance 1156-15** - Amending certain budgets to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, Schedule No. 7, was motioned by Ms. Lamb and seconded by Mr. Farmer. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. Council members voting in favor were: Henson, Hensley, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Scutchfield, Stinnett, Akers, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, Gibbs, and Hensley. **Resolution 1166-15** - Accepting the bid of Central State Bus Sales for a Paratransit Shuttle Bus, was motioned by Mr. Farmer and seconded by Ms. Mossotti. The resolution passed by roll call vote with 13 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. Council members voting in favor were: Henson, Hensley, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Stinnett, Akers, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, and Gibbs. Both measures received unanimous support from all council members present for each vote, with no opposition or abstentions recorded on either item. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed multiple financial contracts and purchases totaling over $11 million across various municipal departments and infrastructure projects. The largest expenditure approved was Resolution 1180-15, authorizing a $9,697,001 contract with Judy Construction Co. for the Lower Cane Run Wet Weather Storage Facility. The second-largest contract, Resolution 1108-15, allocated $730,595 to Devere Construction, Inc. for prefabricated truck sheds for the Division of Waste Management. Several consulting and professional services contracts were approved, including: • Resolution 1105-15: $200,000 to Mission Critical Partners for Phase 2 consulting services for the Public Safety Operations Center Project • Resolution 1073-15: $66,000 to Strand Associates, Inc. for process and control improvements at wastewater treatment plants • Resolution 1077-15: $48,500 to CMW Architects & Engineers, Inc. for the Old Frankfort Pike Scenic Byway Viewing Area Project • Resolution 1078-15: $48,464.03 to TDA, Inc. for analysis of impediments to fair housing choice • Resolution 1048-15: $64,325.00 to Accela, Inc. for right-of-way management software and support services Infrastructure and facility improvements included Resolution 1103-15 for $132,472.22 to Smith Contractors, Inc. for Town Branch and West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements, and two contracts with Churchill McGee, LLC for Public Safety Operations Center Phase 1B renovations totaling $15,046.11 (Resolutions 1104-15 and 1107-15). Smaller purchases included Resolution 1111-15 for $25,578.96 to HACH Co. for chemical kits for spectrophotometer equipment, Resolution 1049-15 for $30,000 to Hanover Architectural Products for pedestal support system replacement, Resolution 1112-15 for $1,400 to Fuelband LLC for Government Center rear wall repairs, and Resolution 1062-15 for $280 for NCCHC accreditation of the Division of Community Corrections. ## Public Comment Two speakers addressed the meeting during the public comment period. **Ms. Emma Shae Turley**, a retired employee, spoke about safety concerns within the Division of Waste Management. She raised issues regarding staffing shortages and violations of agreements that have impacted workplace safety. Ms. Turley specifically highlighted an increase in workplace injuries and discussed the effects these incidents have had on employees in the division. **Mr. Dion Henry** addressed the meeting regarding employee negotiations and grievances. He discussed ongoing negotiations with human resources and spoke about his workday experiences and the pride he takes in his job. Mr. Henry expressed gratitude to Ms. Sally Hamilton for her work and raised concerns about employee retention, noting that the division has been losing employees. He also mentioned the filing of grievances as part of addressing workplace issues. Both speakers focused on employment-related concerns within what appears to be the waste management operations, with particular emphasis on safety conditions, staffing levels, and employee relations. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps were not available for these public comments.* ## Contested Items The primary contested item during the September 24, 2015 meeting centered on safety concerns within the Division of Waste Management, which drew significant community opposition and public scrutiny. **Safety Concerns in Waste Management** Public commenters raised serious concerns about operational safety, staffing shortages, and potential agreement violations within the Division of Waste Management. The nature of the opposition was community-driven, with residents and stakeholders expressing alarm about current conditions and practices. The specific safety issues highlighted by the public included inadequate staffing levels that could compromise operational safety protocols. Community members also pointed to what they characterized as violations of existing agreements, though the exact nature of these alleged violations was not detailed in the available information. This contested item represented a significant point of tension between community concerns and the current management practices within the waste management division. The public comments suggested ongoing issues that had reached a level requiring formal attention during the government meeting. The outcome of this contested item was not specified in the available meeting data, leaving the resolution of these safety concerns and staffing issues unclear. The community opposition appeared to be seeking acknowledgment of the problems and potentially corrective action from the governing body. The waste management safety concerns represented the sole major point of contention identified during this meeting, indicating that while there may have been other routine business conducted, this particular issue dominated the contested portion of the proceedings. ## Presentation - Spirit of Lexington Award for Yvonne Giles Mayor Gray presented the Spirit of Lexington Award to Ms. Yvonne Giles during the September 24, 2015 meeting. The Mayor spoke about Ms. Giles' significant contributions to the culture and history of the city of Lexington. During the presentation, Mayor Gray read a formal proclamation that honored Ms. Giles and officially awarded her the Spirit of Lexington Award. The proclamation recognized her dedication and service to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of the community. This was an informational presentation with no discussion or debate required. The agenda item (1212-15) served as a formal recognition ceremony to acknowledge Ms. Giles' valuable contributions to Lexington's cultural and historical landscape. The Spirit of Lexington Award represents the city's appreciation for individuals who have made meaningful impacts on the community's cultural identity and historical preservation efforts. ## Recognition - Chris King Agenda Item 1213-15 was a recognition presentation honoring Chris King for his service and contributions to the city. Mayor Gray led the recognition, speaking about Mr. King's history of work for the city and highlighting his various contributions over his career. The Mayor detailed King's service record and the impact of his work on city operations and the community. Chris King responded to the recognition by expressing his gratitude for the honor. He spoke about his career experiences and reflected on his time working for the city, sharing insights about his professional journey and the work he had been involved in during his tenure. The agenda item was informational in nature, serving as a formal acknowledgment of King's service rather than requiring any action or decision from the council. No concerns were raised during the presentation, as it was focused on celebrating King's contributions to the city. The recognition concluded without any formal vote or additional discussion, fulfilling its purpose as a ceremonial acknowledgment of Chris King's service to the municipality. ## Recognition - Lexington Chamber Chorale The Lexington Urban County Council recognized the Lexington Chamber Chorale during agenda item 1214-15. Gary Anderson spoke about the Chorale, providing information about the organization to the council. Following Anderson's presentation, Mayor Gray read an official proclamation honoring the Lexington Chamber Chorale. The proclamation designated September 24, 2015, as Lexington Chamber Chorale Day in recognition of the organization's contributions to the community. This agenda item was informational in nature, serving to formally acknowledge the Chamber Chorale's work and presence in Lexington. No council action was required beyond the ceremonial recognition and proclamation reading. ## Ordinance amending authorized strength by abolishing two positions The council considered Ordinance 1115-15, which proposed to amend the city's authorized staffing structure by abolishing two existing positions and creating two new ones. The ordinance specifically called for eliminating two Classified Civil Service positions of Technical Specialist and replacing them with two positions of Computer Analyst. This personnel restructuring represents a modernization of the city's workforce to better align job classifications with current technological needs and responsibilities. The change from Technical Specialist to Computer Analyst positions suggests a shift toward more specialized information technology roles within the city's operations. The ordinance was approved by the council, allowing the city to proceed with the position reclassifications. This type of administrative adjustment helps ensure that job titles and classifications accurately reflect the actual duties and qualifications required for municipal positions. The restructuring maintains the same total number of positions while updating the job classifications to better serve the city's operational needs. No transcript timestamp is available for the specific discussion of this agenda item. ## Ordinance amending certain budgets for municipal expenditures The council considered Ordinance 1156-15, which amended certain municipal budgets to reflect current expenditure requirements and appropriated and re-appropriated funds under Schedule No. 7. The ordinance was presented as a routine budget adjustment measure designed to align municipal spending allocations with actual operational needs. The legislation involved both appropriating new funds and re-appropriating existing funds across various municipal departments and programs. No specific speakers were identified during the discussion of this agenda item, and no transcript timestamps were available for this portion of the meeting. The ordinance appeared to be considered as part of standard municipal budget management procedures. The council approved the ordinance without recorded debate or opposition. This type of budget amendment ordinance is typically used by municipalities to make mid-year adjustments to spending plans based on changing operational requirements, revenue collections, or program needs that have emerged since the original budget was adopted. The approval allows the municipality to proceed with the revised budget allocations outlined in Schedule No. 7, ensuring that departments have appropriate funding levels to meet their operational requirements for the remainder of the fiscal period. ## Ordinance amending budgets for Environmental Services The council considered Ordinance 1157-15, which amended budgets within the Division of Environmental Services to provide funding for mulch needed for the Scully Property Tree Planning Project. The ordinance was designed to adjust current budget allocations to reflect the specific requirements of this tree planning initiative. The amendment would reallocate existing funds to cover the cost of mulch materials necessary for the environmental project at the Scully Property. No specific speakers were identified in the record for this agenda item, and no transcript timestamps were available to reference particular discussion points or debates that may have occurred during consideration of the ordinance. The council approved the budget amendment, allowing the Division of Environmental Services to proceed with obtaining the necessary mulch materials for the Scully Property Tree Planning Project. The approval enables the division to move forward with this environmental initiative using the newly allocated funding. ## Ordinance changing zone from Agricultural Urban to Planned Neighborhood Resident The council considered Ordinance 1168-15, which would change the zoning designation for property located at 3455 Saybrook Road from Agricultural Urban to Planned Neighborhood Residential. The ordinance was tabled during the meeting, with no final action taken on the zoning change request. No transcript timestamps or detailed discussion points were available for this agenda item, and no key speakers were identified in the meeting record. The proposed rezoning would have allowed for residential development under the Planned Neighborhood Residential classification, which typically permits higher density housing than the current Agricultural Urban designation. The specific property at 3455 Saybrook Road was the sole focus of this zoning amendment. **Outcome:** Tabled - no final action taken ## Ordinance changing zone from Wholesale & Warehouse Business to Neighborhood Business Agenda item 1169-15 addressed a proposed zoning change for property located at 1447 Antique Dr. The ordinance would rezone the property from Wholesale & Warehouse Business to Neighborhood Business. No specific discussion details, key speakers, or debate points were recorded in the available meeting materials for this agenda item. The item was ultimately tabled, meaning no final action was taken and the matter was postponed for consideration at a future meeting. The proposed zoning change would have altered the permitted uses for the property at 1447 Antique Dr., transitioning it from industrial/wholesale uses to commercial uses more compatible with neighborhood retail and service businesses. However, without the item moving forward, the current Wholesale & Warehouse Business zoning remains in effect for the property. ## Ordinance changing zone from Two-Family Residential to Planned Neighborhood Resi The council considered Ordinance 1172-15, which would change the zoning designation for property located at 334 Richmond Ave. from Two-Family Residential to Planned Neighborhood Residential. This ordinance received its first reading during the September 24, 2015 meeting. The proposed zoning change would allow for different development possibilities under the Planned Neighborhood Residential classification compared to the current Two-Family Residential zoning. No specific speakers were identified in the available records for this agenda item, and no transcript timestamp was provided for the discussion. The ordinance advanced through its first reading as part of the standard legislative process, which typically requires multiple readings before final adoption. The outcome of this agenda item was completion of the first reading, meaning the ordinance will need to return for additional consideration at future council meetings before it can be enacted. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 1156-15** — passed (14-0): Amending certain budgets to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, Schedule No. 7 - **Resolution 1166-15** — passed (13-0): Accepting the bid of Central State Bus Sales for a Paratransit Shuttle Bus --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, everybody. Welcome to the meeting of the council. We start the council meeting, for those of you who haven't been here before, we start the council meeting with a roll call of the council members. And I ask the clerk, Madam Clerk, if you'll please call the roll. Ms. Henson? Here. Mr. Kay? Ms. Lamb? Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Ms. Gutchfield? Here. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Here. And Mr. Hensley? Here. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Tonight, our invocation is being, we are pleased to have Pastor Mike Powers of First United Methodist Church here, who will offer the invocation. Pastor, thank you so much. Let us pray. The world is not an easy place, Lord. It's filled with so much conflict, so much hurt, so much injustice. Yet it is the world you have made and the world you are still creating with great stretches of beauty and little pockets of grace and affirmation. We yearn for the day when all the kingdoms of this world will become your kingdom and all the difficulties in human relationships will be given way to your heavenly love. Teach us now to begin living in this hope, forgiving our enemies, rising graciously above troubles, and seeking the good of all others. Tonight, we pray for our mayor, for our council members, for our staff, and our public servants, our first responders, our neighbors, all citizens who call this community their home. We pray for the poor. We pray for the homeless and strangers in our midst. We pray that our leaders may care for what is right above what is expedient, what is just above popularity. Lord, grant us your peace. Give us your wisdom and insight as we offer ourselves, our dreams, our gifts, our service in this place, at this moment, as servants of all. And I thank you for the privilege of offering this prayer in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen. Pastor Powers, thank you so much for joining us tonight. I often say you're welcome to stay with us, but you're not obligated to. Thank you. All right. Tonight we have three presentations, and I'll go to the podium to offer the presentations. And then I will ask for a motion so that we can take public comment a little earlier in our session tonight, because some of you all have come for public comment. All right. Our first presentation tonight is a recognition of someone that is familiar to many of us in this room, and that is Yvonne Giles. Earlier this year, we created the Spirit of Lexington Award to recognize citizens whose contributions have been recognized by their neighbors. Yvonne Giles is one of those citizens. She's a local historian whose particular contribution has been to preserving African American history. Yvonne has worked to save sites and monuments in our city and has made Lexington culturally richer as a result. I'm going to ask Yvonne if she will please come up. Yvonne is here. Yvonne is not here. Oh, my goodness. Well, we're still going to give Yvonne Giles this recognition. And what it reads is the Spirit of Lexington Award in recognition of her work collecting and preserving the history of Kentucky's African-American citizens through the Isaac Scott Hathaway Museum. I, Jim Gray, as mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Yvonne Giles with a Spirit of Lexington Award. So let's give her, in absence, a big recognition. She's going to enjoy that, watching it on television. Okay. Our next presentation is also to someone everyone in this room, so many of you in this room know. We will all miss Chris King, our Director of Planning. Chris is retiring after 43 years of dedicated service to the City of Lexington. He's one of a handful of employees who began work before the city and the county merged. Chris's expertise in issues of planning and zoning is abundant. I'm not the only one who is wondering how in the world will our city get along without him. The city has seen many complicated issues of planning and zoning in the last four decades. And Chris has helped council members, planning and zoning commission members, city employees, citizens, and more than one mayor navigate the planning process. Chris is not only well-respected around City Hall for his vast experience and knowledge, but he is also very well-liked. Chris, thank you for your service. And come on up here. You're not going to be like Yvonne. All right, this is a commemoration honoring Chris King, and I'm going to read it. whereas Chris King is retiring after 43 years of dedicated service to the city and citizens of Lexington and whereas Chris King has led in a tough, challenging environment, leaving a footprint on our community that improves the quality of life of all citizens, both now and in the future, and whereas a list of a few of his many accomplishments demonstrates his impact on our city, including comprehensive plans that guide land use and manage the urban services boundary, infill guidelines, the expansion area master plan, and the rural land management plan, and whereas Chris King represents the best of public service. Therefore, I, Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexington, commemorate Chris King and wish him a long and happy retirement. Chris? Thank you. I'm just totally blown away. You have no idea what an emotional roller coaster this has been. I learned a long time ago the best days in this chamber were usually ones where you didn't get to come to the podium. them but i'm just going to take this last opportunity i i've just got to express my deep deep gratitude to mayor gray and his administrative team i'm i'm not going to start naming names i'd be here all night each of you council members and um and by extension all of the men and women back over over four decades that sat in these seats you know there's a lot of cynicism about government and that's just so misplaced the the amount of dedication and true caring about this community that's always been evidenced over these decades has just always amazed and inspired me I've got to just say that I'd like to thank my colleagues past and present both in planning some of whom I can't believe came here tonight after a long planning commission meeting and all the other urban county government employees again a really dedicated group who really come and try to make this community a better place for all of its citizens day in and day out just earning our paycheck that's all we really try to do and finally most well i'd like to thank all those same citizens for this county all the ones who literally absolutely literally allowed me the privilege to have this inspected and i will tell you unplanned long career with this government we live in a very special place the term urban county just kind of has a dull ring but it really really really expresses what we've got that two-sided coin of a very vibrant dynamic and diverse getting more diverse all the time city and urban area just surrounded by some of the most incredible natural and cultural landscape that we have out there that just makes this one of the most amazing places you'd see anywhere on earth. So I just ask you all to try to continue to listen to the community, listen to each other, and working to build consensus on how to best take care of this very special place for present and future generations. And I thank you all and everyone, as I did, for the opportunity to be a small part of that over these many years. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Yes, sir. Our final, our last recognition tonight is for the Lexington Chamber Chorale. Gary Anderson. Gary, will you come to the podium? Gary. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Appreciate this. Unfortunately, we were not able to arrange for the chorale to perform for us at tonight's council meeting. But their season opener is October 17th for the 25th anniversary season. So we will all have plenty of opportunities to hear professional choral music in Lexington this year. So I'm going to read this. This says the Lexington Chamber Chorale Day. I, Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexington, in celebration of the 25th season of the Lexington Chamber Chorale, which brings professional choral music to our city, do hereby declare its season opener October 17, 2015, as Lexington Chamber Chorale Day in Lexington. And, Gary, would you have a few remarks? Yes, wonderful. Mayor Gray, and thank you all very much for this. The city has been so supportive of the work we've been doing for 25 years now, And so we appreciate this recognition tonight very, very, very much. And truly, we were hoping to bring some people here tonight to sing. But getting here at 6 o'clock for so many of the folks that we have, poor teachers, was kind of difficult. So I wish we could have done that, because you could hear us. But I do have an opportunity for you. It is, as Mayor Gray said, October 17, 7.30 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church. This begins our 25th season. The concert is called Kentucky Bread, Songs and Stories of Rock Kentucky, featuring Kentucky Poet Laureate George Ella Lyon, who will be there reading some of her works. We're going to be singing a lot of music from Kentucky, music by Gene Ritchie, John Jacob Niles, and others. It's going to be a wonderful evening. We do hope that you can join us for that. I'm actually going to leave some cards. If this would be inappropriate, you would let me know. If not, here they are. Thank you. Take a look. And we have a whole season coming up with that, plus our concert with the Philharmonic on December 5th. And then we have a special guest from Sweden coming in in February for another. And then finally, in April, our last concert of the season is called Transformance. And it's going to be music that we've done, I guess music, my favorite pieces for 25 years, and music that's brand new, never been performed before. So hope you join us for that. We appreciate the support tonight. Thank you, Mayor. Thanks. Thanks a lot. We want to get to it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. All right. I'm going to ask for a motion now from Council Member Henson to adjust our public comments to earlier in the session. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I move to adjust our agenda to move public comment in front of ordinances second reading. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Henson. Second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? Right. Hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Thanks, Mr. Mundy. All right. so what we're doing now is we are instead of having public comment at the end we will adjust and have a public comment here up front so those of you all who have signed up for public comment i will i will open the meeting now to public comment and as a gesture of appreciation to our waste management employee team members i have just a few comments like many of us here tonight And as Chris King said earlier, we all recognize the dedication of employees across our city. I think we've all been drawn this week to the coverage of Pope Francis and his visit to America. When the Pope addressed Congress this morning, he talked about the Golden Rule. His remarks made me think about our meeting tonight. Here's part of what Pope Francis said. The Golden Rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. The rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, is the principle we should always use in our relationship with others, especially employees, especially all of you here tonight. This means that we can always improve, and we take your concerns seriously. We've made changes, and will continue to. We will listen. We value and appreciate your hard work, and we value your contributions and your safety. Change often creates anxiety, and the labor management system we are operating in today, called Meet and Confer, is new to all of us. This new model means there may be growing pains, but we can move forward. we can do the right things and we can keep the golden rule in mind now next before i invite those of you who have signed up to the podium i need to share the council rules of procedure and the general rules of conduct or behavior for the council meetings i often say that i have the unpopular role as chairman of being the timekeeper and the protocol keeper but that's the chair's role and I'll accept it. So the council rules give three minutes to each speaker. Time extensions can be given to any speaker by another citizen in the room who has signed up to speak. Three minutes for each person. Now I know everyone here is a respectable citizen and respectful of others. Our council rules also prohibit applause and comments of any type from the audience while anyone is speaking. So now I will ask those of you who have signed up to please come to the podium. And that begins with Mr. Raymond. I'm going to donate my time to Shay Turley. She's going to speak on my behalf. To? Shay Turley. Okay. Is Shay on? Oh, yeah. Shay, you are on here. Yes. Okay. Emma Shea Turley. So if, Ms. Turley. Good evening, Mayor, Council members. I am Emma Shea Turley. I am a retired employee of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Division of Waste Management. We have some serious concerns that we would like to present, bring, and discuss today. Safety concerns, staffing shortages, and the violations of the agreements that were put into place. I want to talk about the safety for a moment. The safety integrity has been breached in the Division of Waste Management. The employee's safety is not being respected. They have low morale. It's ineffective, and the safety is inefficient. And I believe that if you would look at the statistics from the Division of Risk Management, you will see where the number of injuries have escalated as of late. And we feel like removing the helpers that are on the routes, on the collection routes, are a big part of this. When you have a route that can consist of anywhere from 800 to 1,200 stops per day, and you remove the collection persons from the ground, that means that you, the driver, will enter and exit this truck more than 1,200 times a day. Therefore, when you exit it, you have a repetitive motion of your knees, your back, your arms, your shoulders, and your wrists. Not only are you exiting the truck, but you are picking up debris. Now, this debris can be anywhere from 5 pounds to 80 pounds, supposedly, if we go by what you, as council members, have set up for the ordinance. If we go by what we're supposed to be picking up correctly. However, they are human beings. They are not equipment. They are not animals. They are not pack meals. They're humans. So if you would just take a moment to put yourself in that position, we would most appreciate it. It is no way that you can have this done by one person and not sustain the liability of injuries, which puts urban county government in a bad way. One, financially, because now you have workers' comp. Two, you have a shortage of employees, so the employees that you have left that are healthy in the workplace, they're now going to get injuries because they have to do, quote-unquote, Bob's job. So then they receive an injury, and now if you're looking at the Division of Waste Management, where are they? You look at the number of employees that you have left that are healthy, eventually they will sustain an injury as well. So we ask that you look at the safety, look at the safety program and what is going on with it because they are not being respected as humans. They are expected to work as if they are equipment. There is another issue within the Division of Waste Management. They have what is called grievances. If you have an issue or something has occurred, you fill out your grievance paper, you turn it in, you follow the process. You have 10 days to have your grievance paper turned in. But then once the paper is turned in, it's in the in the shuffle, it's lost. It's in a pile. You can't get answers. And when you ask for the answer, you're told you do it my way or the highway. I think that in the history of the Lexington Fayette Urban County government, you as council members and prior council members and mayors, you sit on the council and you make ordinances, you create policies, and you create procedures. And that is what we are governed by on a divisional level, correct? So if I am the division director of whatever the division is, I am to follow that protocol. I cannot sit and tell my employees, it's my way or the highway. It's my way or you take a voluntary demotion. If your way is not the way that the urban county government has set forth for you to follow, then you are out of line. And it's sad that we have to come to this council to say, look, we have been asking you over this whole year, time and time again, to address the issues that you know well that we are facing and it has not happened. So tonight we are asking the council, will you please review, make changes, and rectify these serious situations? We have supervisors who are being threatened and disrespected just as well as our drivers and the ground men. And it's not right and it's not fair because they do not work for a dictatorship. This is not a communist urban county government. That That is not what it is. So we're asking that they be treated fairly and be treated like men and women who work an honest job every day. It's a hard job, but they get it done. And surprisingly enough, they enjoy what they do. It may be dirty and it may be smelly, but they're proud to be sanitation workers for urban county government. But in that, with that being said, because you work in garbage doesn't mean you treat them as if they are garbage. They are human beings and we all are. So it doesn't matter the title whether you're mayor, councilmember, director, operations manager. It matters that we are all human beings and there is an urgency. There is a serious urgency to have this rectified and it needs to be rectified immediately and I understand there is a process. Everything takes a process but But this has gone on way too long. So I'm asking you all, as a retired, waste management, forever die-hard garbage woman, I am that. I am such. And I am proud of it. It was a wonderful tenure, and I enjoyed it greatly, regardless of how anyone else felt. I was proud of my job. But I'm asking you today, please address this situation. It's not fair for the employees to be abused. it's the director or whatever needs to be done, they need to be made to go by the ordinances, the policies, and the procedures that you all have set forth for them. Thank you. Thank you, Shay. All right. Now, y'all, please bear in mind, I said earlier that I had this unpopular role of being the timekeeper and the protocol keeper, and the rules of the council, they don't allow applause. So I hope y'all will just hang with me on that. And we recognize that there's a desire to do that, but we're really trying to listen, and I know you all are as well, to what is being commented tonight. So next is Larry Green. I'll have my time to Mr. Early. Okay. You're giving me some more time to speak. Okay, Shay. Okay. There we go. I don't know if I have that much more to say, but I can always speak. Thank you, Mr. Green, for yielding your time. We have a paper, and I'm sure you all probably have seen it, and it says, because you already know who I am. Why is the director of waste management treating the sanitation workers like garbage? And that hurts me. We, the sanitation workers, have done everything we could. We've talked to Lexington. We've talked to waste management. But we still face the same concerns, the safety concerns, the staffing shortages, and the violations of the agreement. On the staffing shortages, they have actually had supervisors and operations managers to have to go out and drive routes because you have so many people that are injured, and then you have a very high number, and you can check this with HR, you have a very high number of employees that are resigning. They cannot take it anymore, and a lot of people can't stay in for the long haul, so they give up. I think it's important that you look at that and look at the reasonings for it. I think that they do allow exit interviews so you'll know why the person left. So it's amazing to the employees of Urban County Government Waste Management that you have operations managers and you have supervisors that are driving routes, yet and still you have employees that are known drivers that are sitting in the office when they could be out collecting debris because it is a collection division. Many times this has been brought to light as far as drivers being in the building and not working. Grievances have been filed, but there has been no action. So again, they are requesting and asking that you take urgency with the situation. And again, like Mayer said before, he talked about the Pope. Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you. Thank you. Thank you, Shay. Thank you so much. And Mr. Clay. Jeffrey Clay. Yes, I'd like to donate my time to Dion Henry. To Dion. Okay. Thank you, Jeff. Thank you, sir. And next is Dennis, Mr. McGovern. Thank you, Dennis. Yes, sir. Yeah, I'd like to give my time to Dion Henry. All right. All right. So next is Dion. Dion. So Dion, you've had a generous amount of yielding. So you've got, yes, sir, yes, sir, you've got nine minutes there. Yes, sir. If you need it, you got nine minutes there. Will the clock be up? It'll be up. There you go. I like to over talk sometimes. I can make sure I got the clock. Thank y'all. I mean, this really, this is a pleasure to be able to come before you all. First of all, my name is D.I. Henry. I work for the Division of Solid Waste, and I'm the president. I've asked me, 4468. Three years ago, we came to y'all, and we went under the meet and confer policy, and We came together and we negotiated. We talked about things. And me and Mr. Maxwell, we was able to get a good signed-on MOU contract. And I took this back to my members. I told them there's no money in it because we didn't want to hurt the city. There's no extra pension. There's no hazardous duty pay. There's nothing. But I told these men, what we got in this contract is what I'm doing now. A voice. Our dignity back. And I told them, it's going to cost us dues. This don't come for free. And we did not get money. And every one of these people you see standing behind me was willing to sign on the disagreement for our dignity. And I applaud them to this table for doing that. that these men and women are the division of solid waste stood up so we can maintain our dignity. Let me tell you a little short something about me. I wake up every morning at 2.45, put my clothes on, like the majority of these men and women do. We work by 4, 4.30. We out in the snow, heat, rain. No matter what, we do the job that the citizens ask of us. Everybody out here enjoys their job. Me personally, I don't mind being called a garbage man, I said, none of y'all have to call me solid waste, waste management, un-waste. I'm a garbage man. My father retired from sanitation. 25 years. He got up every morning, put a can on top of his head in the 1960s. Did he have his dignity? Somewhat. But was he thought of as a garbage man? True. And he was proud of it. I love my job to this day. We would go on vacation, be around people like, you know, in nice suits, just like y'all. We'd be talking to him, they'd ask him what he does. I'm a garbage man. It embarrassed the whole family, but it never embarrassed him because he was proud. And these men and women out here are proud. And I was proud of what you all done Tuesday. I want to personally thank Ms. Sally Hamilton for coming forth and Mr. Glenn Brown and doing what they've done for us on Tuesday. I want to stand here and actually applaud them. I know we're not allowed to applaud, but I do it a little uncovered for what they've done for us. I was sitting at home Tuesday night, and I've been going through so many issues with my director. And when my phone rang, and it said, Deion, this is Sally Hampton. First thing I did, got on the phone, called my mama. Mama, Sally Hampton called me. Little old Deion. But what I'm getting at is that should it really have taken us? We signed on to an agreement. Some of my agreement has been violated. Numerous sections was violated. I, on numerous occasions, reach out to my director. My whole thought was to keep it in-house so everything works smoothly. I get no answers from emails. Got copies of them. Get no answers from phone calls. Zero. So every time I take a part of the MOU to my director, it was always a debate. Go to arbitration. So apparently my director hadn't even read the contract. It's not a word about it, say arbitration. It's really mediation. But on that point, that shows that are you taking this contract serious? Like my men and women who have signed up with no pay, no extra money, and they want to get up and come to work, put their clothes on. like everybody in this room and be treated with dignity. Well, we wasn't getting what we needed. And it really hurts me to have a director that sits upstairs that we have to go outside the building. We have to get somebody. Miss Sally Hamilton's over, what, 900,000 people? You know, I mean, I don't know exactly how many numbers. And we got a director that's over 150. And we got Mr. Glenn Brown, met me out on the route. And they was willing to get it done and to get us what we deserve. Our overtime corrected. I was corrected. You know, the AWOL is a city ordinance. Third day, call in and get a letter. We brought that up to them. It's an MOU, third day. You call in and you get a letter. No response. If you're going to have a leader of ours that's going to be in the department with a closed-door policy, At times, with a closed-door mind. And I really want y'all to think hard and serious how we worked on issues within our department. When my men came to me, my men, it ain't my men, because you pay them, Mr. Mayor, I apologize for that. But the men came to me and said, we have lost our men on the Rosie trucks. Dion, please help us. I sent emails. I made phone calls. Try to reach out to Ms. Thurman. Please help us. These men are going to get hurt. They want to go home to their wives and kids. They want to wake up next day like y'all do and enjoy their lives. First call, man went down, knee completely shot. Second call, knee replacement on another guy. These are friends, families are. We all are family over solid waste. That's from supervisors down to the workers. And that hurt me to hear this every day. I reached out to my director. Please, put it on hold. Let's talk about this. We got an operation, man. We got a supervisor in the 20, 30 years that's willing to talk to you. We talked to them. They go upstairs, they come back. We was asked to take a demotion or to resign, make them do it. These guys called me at home crying. We got a couple of them on the front row. Jonathan Colston, his knee is completely gone. We got front end notices out. And that hurts me because I feel that we reached out and you're injuring our men. If you got seven men sitting at home that can't even get up in the morning and go work, getting workman's comp surgeries. And they're not doing their department no good. They're not doing their family no good. These are human beings that we're talking about here. And she just won't listen. There's just no response. So our director, when we go to her, we just want a director that's going to hear our complaints. If we send emails, listen to us. You know, if we file a grievance, we don't want to file a grievance three or four months from now. I don't have nobody to call. I've reached out to you, councilman, And I appreciate everything that y'all done for me. We start to miss the mayor. And I appreciate what you done to me, done to me, before me. But I didn't mean that. I want to go work tomorrow. You know what I'm saying, Mr. Mayor. But we definitely need a director that's going to put safety first. Because every one of these men wake up in the morning to just earn a living for the family. Just put food on the plate. Just go to work. We just want to be treated with dignity. And we want a director that's willing to treat us with dignity. And all I can do standing before y'all's president when the issues come to me is bring them to her. Now, this has had the situation I'm in now. I no longer can file a grievance with my director. I no longer am I supposed to contact my director. I'm supposed to call the commissioner or Mr. Maxwell. Really. I mean, really. I no longer, I got to file one of my grievances with a person that could possibly be in our unit. One of our director's secretary, because I'm not allowed to deal with my director. Got to file the other one with my program specialist, because I'm not allowed to deal with my director. Lord knows when she came in here, I was tickled to death. Talked to her husband, mad her and everything, mad him and everything. Thought the world of her. I never would think it would turn out like this, that I have to go to different individuals to get what's right. We got men quitting every day. They go up on this pad. They stay up there for four or five weeks. They get demeanor. Next thing you know, they quit. We got guys that's going out on the route. This flat out cannot do it. We had a driver the other night. Started at 530, got off at 924. instead of addressing the issue in our negotiation, on the phone, trying to figure out what he did wrong towards Ireland. I said, oh, he might have idle two hours. Sixteen hours? I would have idle nine hours. I'd be in the truck asleep. So I just want you all to please, please do what's right by us. Thank you. Thank you, Dion. Thanks very much. And Fred Crouch has signed up to speak. Fred do you want you need some more idea there you go Mr. Mayor, I'm a retired supervisor in a solid week of college. I worked for the city for 32 years, 10 months. I gave it work for the city for college. And what I'm going to do, I forgot. I'm excuse me, but I forgot to sign the name. Okay, you can speak, sure. Do it just a second after Dion gets done. I can will my time to you. Okay. Because I got a few more wills that's coming my way. Okay. Thank you, sir. Hello to this great mayor and council. My name is the deacon John Wesley Williams, Jr. My daddy worked for the city for 44 years. Garbage man. That's what I retired as a garbage man. Brother Henry's daddy was a good man, a garbage man. But we were supervisors. I was a supervisor the last eight years. Now, number one, you have to have respect for the men. You cannot have respect in the solid waste department if you have not walked in these men's shoes. Now, what Miss Turley was telling you, Miss Turley is telling you right. You cannot work on a garbage truck with one man. You can't do it. You can't, like the young man sitting down over there, you cannot jump up and down in a garbage truck eight or nine hundred times. You can't do it. When I worked for the city, we had a task. That means that you had so many houses to pick up. That's the way we used to do it. Grievances, Ron Henry, his daddy, one of the best supervisors we ever had. Ms. Turley, everything I can say, everything I'm saying, Ms. Turley can back me up. Grievances? Man, we didn't have no grievances. You know why? Because we treated these men with respect. Now, this is something else that's happening in this department. They have wasted the shittiest money. They have got jobs that are not needed. There's only two people that you really need in the solid waste department. That's the supervisor and the garbage truck driver. And the men that work on the job. You don't need all these people with all these old crazy IDs and I'm just two, three, four. They are wasting the city's money. Now, under Mr. Lee, Shade Turley will back me up. Because we know what we really, in actuality, are the only ones that know about garbage in here. Me and Shade Turley, and I don't see nobody. And old Tim over there, old Tim over there knows. We work, we work. I can say the same thing, because I did it. all types of weather. Rain, sleet, snow, wind, everything. People trying to run over you. Dogs biting you. Man, this is a, I love my job now. I love being working for the city. But this is a tough job. And I'm asking that you all, give them respect. These men deserve respect. And I want to thank each and every one of you all for listening. and remember what the Pope said. What the Pope said is right. Thank you, Mr. Wells. Thank you, sir. Now, y'all, that's a, I want to, I know the council members all feel the same way. We really appreciate you all coming tonight. We appreciate your comments. And all that you've said will be thoroughly, carefully considered. And we, this allows us, I think that's all they've signed up to speak tonight. So thank you all again for being here with us tonight. All right. Now, that allows us to move back to our agenda. Yes. Was there someone? Oh, Susan, did you want to speak about? I was thinking that you wanted to speak in public comment at the end of the meeting. You want to speak now? All right. Okay. That's fine. Sure. Come ahead. Sure. On a note, we had an event coming up this coming weekend, which should be next weekend, but we got stuck. We've been waking on this for over 12 weeks now. We have been stopped every vision that we can go for for this event. We wanted to have a park to demonstrate what we have out on the streets. We have a lot of people who like to play musicians, musical instruments. They're great. We want to show that off. We also wanted to raise money up for these people who wanted to get their heritage license back, which they can't, which is very hard for them to do that when they're living on the streets. And yes, we have some people who work for the sanitation department too. They're having struggles on that also. So we want to know what we can do to help these people get back on their feet and get their license whatever they need to be done like hairdressing or barbering or whatever. We need something to do to do this. So if anybody up here can help us out, you got my phone number, you got my email addresses, give me some idea, because we need something to do for these people. I'm not fighting up here just for myself. I'm fighting up here for them. They're the ones that are following me. They're the ones who rely on me for all the information. This is where you guys come in. You need to help us out. Well, I understand tenant service is completely out of money right now. They won't have any more money until the first of the year. So that's completely out for us. I also just found out that Section 8 is out of money, too. So that leaves me out there, too. And I'm very highly qualified for Section 8. So what are you going to do about this? That's what we want to know. All right. Thank you. Susan, thank you very much. All right. So, Madam Clerk, this allows us to move on to ordinance for a second reading whenever you're ready. And thank you all again for joining us tonight. Ordinance number one, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing two classified civil service positions of technical specialist, grade 515 n and creating two classified civil service positions of computer analysts grade 520 e reclassifying the incumbents in the division of computer service effective upon passage of counsel I believe there's a motion on number two I don't have that someone have a motion okay council member lamb Thank You mayor I move to amend ordinance number two on the docket for second reading to replace schedule number seven with a revised schedule number seven that removes budget journals 89574-75 for the pedestrian safety enforcement and education grant that is not being accepted by the government. This is not a material change and does not require a first reading. I so move. Second. Motion by Council Member Lamb and second by Council Member Farmer. 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. Thank you, Council Member Lamb. Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please continue. Number two, 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 three, 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 from Neighborhood Development Funds for Mulch for Scully Property Tree Planning Project and Appropriating and Reappropriating Funds, Schedule 9. Second. Motion by Council Member Scotchfield, second by Council Member Henson to approve. Is there any discussion? All right, if not, then I'll ask the clerk to please call the roll. Ms. Henson? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Scotchfield? Yes. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. And Mr. Hensley? Yay. 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, and I believe that Council Member Massadi has a motion on number four. Our first. Yes, sir. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion to remove ordinance number four, changing the zone from agricultural urban zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 10.14 net and gross acres for property located at 3455 Saybrook Road, Lex Properties, LLC. So moved. Motion by Council Member Massadi and a second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Allows us to move back to ordinances whenever you're ready, Madam Clerk. I believe we have a motion on number five as well. There's a motion on number five? Yes, sir. Oh, I didn't have that either. All right. Who is that? Council Member Akers. That's me, yes. Thank you, Mayor. I did this on Tuesday. I'm not sure maybe I'm maybe I messed up so I moved to remove number five from the docket and it was supposed to be set for the council docket on October 22nd to be heard without a public hearing so moved all right motion by councilmember Akers and second by councilmember Farmer any discussion all right if not then uh looks like we have a question count there's a curious look there council member lamb council member i'm just curious i'm just trying to understand i'm so you're removing item number five ordinance number five is that what i'm sorry council member acres it was supposed on tuesday i made the motion to i thought to move it to the october 22nd council docket and it's here so i guess i didn't do something correct on tuesday all right so so it should be on the october 22nd meeting and not tonight you mean for a public hearing without a public no public hearing do what i'm so hearing no hearing so what's the motion they just want it postponed till october 22nd so the motion is so you want to postpone the reading of the ordinance until the 22nd yes all right is that clear thanks thanks i just know the thing moving post council member the motion is to remove and postpone all right council members both either has to be postponed then okay okay so you don't want first reading at all we could do first reading then move it to the 22nd because you're saying first reading on the 22nd that means it won't be done until november yes i think that that's fine is this requested by the petitioner or law department or who yes the petitioner okay thank you mayor all right so the motion is to postpone postpone ordinance number five until the october 22nd council meeting all right thank you and we have a motion by councilman rakers and a second by councilmember farmer all right any further discussion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries all right now i believe you can go on to number six although number seven is we need to ask council member gibbs for a motion yes sir you can read number six though yes sir ordinance number six an ordinance changing the zone from a planned shopping center B6P zone to an interchange service business B5P zone for 4.66 net, 5.41 gross acres for property located at 1750 Pleasant Ridge Drive, 2008 and 2024 Bryant Road, and 1976 Justice Drive. Gulfstream Enterprises, LLC, Council District 6. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Council Member Gibbs has a motion on number 7. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to amend number seven to cancel the public hearing that's supposed to be held on October 22nd at 7 p.m., although I don't see that in here, but I think that's what we agreed to on Tuesday. But we want to hear this without a public hearing so it can stay on the docket. Does that make sense? Second. All right. So we got a motion. Council Member Gibbs, seconded by Council Member Farmer. 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. Motion passes. All right, Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. Ordinance number seven. An ordinance changing the zone from a two-family residential R2 zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.1653 net 0.1908 gross acres. For property located at 334 Richmond Avenue, a conditional use permit and dimensional variances are also requested. National Station, LLC, Council District 5. Number 8, an ordinance amending Article 23A7, Expansion Area Residential 3 EAR3 zone, special provisions to allow for no more than 25% of the required off-street parking to be located between an apartment building and a collector street in the Expansion Area Residential 3 EAR3 Zone, MV Residential Development, LLC. Number nine, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified civil service position of administrative specialist, grade 513N, in the Division of Revenue, effective upon passative counsel. Number ten, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of network engineer, grade 520E, and creating one classified civil service position of network systems administrator senior, grade 522N, in the Division of Computer Services, effective upon passative counsel. And number 11, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fan-Urban County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 10. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons? Any motions to suspend the rules for second read? All right. If none, then we can proceed to resolutions for a second reading. Resolution number one, 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 two, 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 three, a resolution accepting the bid of Devere Construction Incorporated in the amount of $730,595 for prefabricated truck sheds in the Division of Weights 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 four, 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 five, 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 six, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving 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 seven, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving 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 $48,600, excuse me, $464.03. sense. Number eight, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County government to execute a multi-year agreement with Excel Incorporated, a sole source provider for right of way management software and support services at a cost not to exceed $64,325 for fiscal year 2016. Number nine, 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 Irving County Government to sign any documents related to the procurement. Number 10, a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Safety to execute an application and contract for accreditation of correctional health services for NCHC accreditation of the Division of Community Corrections at a cost not to exceed $280. Number 11, 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 12, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Strand Associates Incorporated for investigation 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. Number 13, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County government to execute a facility rental agreement and catering contract with lexington convention center and hyatt regency for the annual police awards banquet number 14 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number six six to the contract with smith contractors incorporated for the town branch and west hickman wastewater treatment plant electrical scotta blower aeration and pump station improvements project increasing the contract price by the sum of 132 472 dollars and 22 cents from 14 million 665 119 dollars and to $14,797,592.07. Number 15, 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 16, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number six 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 17, a resolution authorizing the Division of Water Quality to purchase chemical kits for the Hawk DR5000 Spectrophotometer at the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant from Hawk Company, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Hock Company related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $25,578.96. Number 18, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number one to the contract with Fuel Band LLC for the Government Center Rear Wall Repair Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $1,400 from $19,888 to $21,288. And number 19, a resolution establishing a sole source price contract with Route Ware Incorporated as a sole source provider for the purchase of GPS hardware and database management services for the Division of Water Quality. Thank you, Madam Clerk. There's a motion by Council Member Henson. Second. Second by Council Member Scotchfield. Wasn't it? Yes, it was. Thank you. A moving motion. An emotional and moving motion. Yes. Is there any discussion on the motion, on the moving motion? Or the moving second? All right. If not, then, Madam Clerk, please call the roll when you're ready. Ms. Henson? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Massotti? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. And Mr. Hensley? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to resolutions for a first reading. Resolution number 20, a resolution accepting the bid of central state bus sales in the amount of $56,995 for a paratransit shuttle bus for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Number 21, a resolution accepting the bid of Dale Cooper LLC doing business as safe slide restoration in the amount of $60,400 for painting of swimming pool slides for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Number 22, a resolution accepting the bid of Judy Construction Company in the amount of $9,697,001 for the Lower Cane Run Wet Weather Storage Facility for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County government to execute an agreement with Judy Construction Company related to the bid. Number 23, a resolution accepting the bid of Adams Contracting LLC in the amount of $32,100 to replace the exterior exit stairs at fire station number three for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with Adams Contracting LLC related to the bid. Number 24, a resolution accepting the bid of Vogelpool Fire Equipment Incorporated establishing a price contract for triple combination pumpers for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Number 25, a resolution accepting the bid of Harrod Concrete and Stone Company, Incorporated, establishing a price contract for wet mixed concrete for the Division of Streets and Roads. Number 26, a resolution accepting the bid of Foster Supply, Incorporated, establishing a price contract for tactile detectable warning surface tile for the Division of Engineering. Number 27, a resolution ratifying the probationary classified civil service appointments of Martha Allen, Council Clerk, Grade 523E, 2307.76 biweekly in the Office of the Council Clerk, effective September 28, 2015. Eric Eason, Engineering Technician Senior, Grade 516E, 1544, biweekly in the Division of Engineering, effective October 5, 2015, and Jennifer Bassett, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 18.4, 79 hourly, in the Division of Police, effective October 5, 2015. Ratifying the Permanent Classified Civil Service Appointments of Daryl Baker, 18.6, 59 hourly, effective June 22, 2015. Andy Ingram, 18.450 hourly, effective June 1, 2015. Daniel Madison, 17.649 hourly, effective August 17, 2015. And Javier Perez, 16.876 hourly, effective August 9, 2015. All Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 513N. Shannon Penagor and Tanya Walters, both Staff Assistant, Grade 508N, 14.619 hourly, in the Division of Police, effective August 23, 2015. Vanna Armstrong, Social Worker, Grade 513E, 1,670.88 biweekly, in the Division of Family Services, effective September 9, 2015. Brian Smith, Fleet Parts Specialist, Grade 510N, 16.118 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective October 6, 2015. And Robert Royalty, Vehicle and Equipment Mechanic Apprentice, Grade 510N, 14.434 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective September 9, 2015. And ratifying the probationary sworn appointment of Dean Hammond, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, 29.309 hourly in the Division of Police, effective October 5, 2015. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I believe there's a motion on, is there a motion on the next one? I believe Council Member Henson. Council Member Henson, do you have a motion? Peggy, do you have a motion on number? Oops. Oh, that's crossed out. Okay, never mind. Sorry, sorry, sorry. Please continue. Never mind, Peggy. Never mind, Peggy. Sorry. Thank you. hourly in the Division of Family Services, effective October 19, 2015. Stephen Kirkland, heavy equipment technician, grade 5, 16, and 19.003 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel. And Suzanne Leiby, Grants Manager, grade 523E, 2003-84.58, biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective October 5, 2015. And Felicia Arms, Administrative Specialist, grade 513N, 16.8, 24 hourly in the Division of Streets roads effective upon passage of council authorizing the division of human resources to make a make conditional offers to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments james anderson mahoud al heidi and marie mary rivera all community corrections officer grade 110 and 14.7 28 hourly in the division of community corrections effective upon passage of council and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments william fortune project management Director, Grade 534E, 4153.85 biweekly in the Office of the Mayor, effective October 5, 2015. Jonah Brown, Aid to Council, Grade 518E, 2192.31 biweekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective September 28, 2015. And Elizabeth Bowman, Treatment Plant Operator Apprentice, Grade 509N, 13.482 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective October 12, 2015. And William Housh, Security Officer, part-time, Grade 507N, 13.656 hourly in the Department of Public Safety, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 29, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with North Limestone Neighborhood Association, Inc., $250, Kentucky Chinese American Association, $950, Seedleaf Incorporated, $450, and LexArts, $1,950 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 30, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Belkin Engineering Group Incorporated and a letter agreement with the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and any other necessary related documents for the provision of $200,000 in economic development funds to Belkin Engineering Group Incorporated for its facility expansion in Fayette County. Number 31, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interests needed for the Mount Tabor Road widening project at a cost not to exceed $40,000. Number 32, a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the urban county government to purchase consulting services for phase two of the public safety operations center project from mission critical partners a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars number 33 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with lexington probation and patrol for use of the 800 megahertz p25 trunk radio system number 34 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a letter of intent to sell point two three seven acres of land two permanent guiding easements and one temporary construction easement to Kentucky Utilities Company. Number 35, a resolution authorizing directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Highway Safety Programs, which grant funds are in the amount of $30,000 federal funds or for the distracted driving enforcement services, 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 36, a resolution accepting the response of Bell Engineering to RFP number 35, 2015, audit and review of capacity assurance program and collected fees, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Bell Engineering to provide services related to the RFP at a cost estimated not to exceed $27,100. Number 37, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one final to the agreement with Grants Excavating Incorporated for the Walhampton Stormwater Improvements Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $14,183.76, from $705,632.50 to $719,816.26, and extending the contract term from July 21, 2015 through August 14, 2015. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I believe we have a motion to amend from Council Member Evans on number 38. Yes, Mayor. I move to amend item number 38 under first reading of resolutions pertaining to the execution of Change Order No. 2 to the agreement with Lagco Incorporated for the Anniston slash Wickland Stormwater Improvements Project Phase 3, amending the contract term extension dates to read from May 10, 2014 through July 24, 2014. Thank you, Council Member Evans. We have a motion. Is there a motion by Council Member Evans, second by Council Member Akers? Is there any discussion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Council Member Stennett. Motion passes. Go ahead. Madam Clerk. Number 38, as amended. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number two to the contract with LAGCO Incorporated for the Anniston-Wickland Stormwater Improvements Project Phase 3, extending the contract term from May 10, 2014 through July 24, 2014. Number 39, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation of $14,495 from Southeast Baseball to provide a foul ball protection shade at Veterans Park. Number 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a final record plat and any other documents necessary to transfer a permanent access easement across an undeveloped right-of-way located between 910 and 920 Bravington Way to an abutting property owner. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Gresham Smith and Partners for Professional Services Related to RFP. Number 28, 2015, Traffic Video Distribution and Management System at a cost not to exceed $158,084.04. Number 42. Street to 416 East 3rd Street and 424 East 3rd Street to 420 East 3rd Street and changing the street names and property addresses, excuse me, changing the street names and property address numbers of 4724 Ream Away to 4724 Larissa Lane, 4728 Ream Away to 4728 Larissa Lane, 4732 Ream Away to 4732 Larissa Lane, 5630 Kidville Lane to 5540 Hurst Lane, 5550 Kidville Lane to 5600 hearst lane 56 36 kidville lane to 56 36 hearst lane 56 38 kidville lane to 56 38 hearst lane 1165 jones trail to 1171 appian way unit 4 1173 jones trail to 1171 appian way unit 6 2194 old paris road to 151 strawberry fields road 2192 old paris road to 153 strawberry Fields Road, all effective 30 days from passage. Number 43. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission's Paula Nye Memorial Bicyclist and Pedestrian Education Program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $10,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and are for the operation of a public bike and pedestrian education program, 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 34, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute modifications to agreements with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management for extension of the agreements for funds for the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 through September 30th, 2016 at no cost to the urban county government. Number 45, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the agreement with GRW Engineers Incorporated for design of Polo Club Boulevard, increasing the contract price by the sum of $24,991 from $199,737 to $224,728. Number 46, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government and pursuant to the jobs fund program to execute a 10-year forgivable incentive agreement and related documents with Make Time Incorporated in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for the creation and retention of at least five new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $35.20 exclusive of benefits. And number 47, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with the historic Douglas Park Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $300, Whistle Work Incorporated, $500, Carnegie Center, $1,300, Nerd Squad, $850, and Tates Creek High School PTA, $1,000 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions for walk-ons? All right, for suspensions, for second read. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Mine is a request to give second reading to number 22. This has to do with the construction of the tank at the lower Cane Run wet weather storage facility. This is for the facility, not for any of the amenities around it, and we are on a deadline to have the facility built by 12-31-16. So I make a motion for two reads, number 22, so moved. Second. thank you councilmember farmer motion by councilmember farmer second by councilmember Massadi is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing hearing none hearing none we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries thank you councilmember that's on number 22 I believe councilmember lamb you I have a note you have a walk-on I do that's That's okay. I tried to get to the button. We can come back to it. All right. I move to place on the docket for tonight's meeting a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a multi-year consulting services agreement and related documents with Metaformers Incorporated for the implementation of the Hyperion Planning and Budgeting Solution Project and related services for the Division of Budgeting at a cost not to exceed $845,100 in FY 2016. I so move. Motion by Council Member Lamb, seconded by Council Member Henson. 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. This will be resolution number 48, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year consulting services agreement and related documents awarded pursuant to RFP number 24-2015 with Metaformers Incorporated for the implementation of the Hyperion Planning and Budgeting Solution Project and related services for the Division of Budgeting at a cost not to exceed $845,100 in fiscal year 2016. Thank you, Madam Clerk. All right, we now go back to our second request for second readings. We have a motion and a second, and number 22 has passed. Council Member Bledsoe. Oh, Council Member Lent. You've got a second read, too? You just don't want to speak to me, do you? No, that's fine. You're right up there. Yes, ma'am. No, I actually would like to ask, in essence, of timing so they can get this software project moving forward. I'd like to ask for a second reading of resolution number 48. I so move. Second. All right. We've got a motion on number 48 by Council Member Lamb, second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no? No. All right, we have one no. Council Member Brown? Motion passes. Council Member Bledsoe? Thank you, Mayor. I have three different items to give second reading to. The first one is item number 34. This is for the easement on Cardinal Run, that small piece of property, to give to KU. And it would be nice to get this done over break. So I move to suspend the rolls and give second reading to number 34. So moved. Motion by Council Member Bledsoe, seconded by Council Member Akers. Any discussion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. Second one is item number 43. This is a resolution to move the grant application for the Bike and Bikeway Commission Education Program grant quicker during break. So I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 43. So moved. Motion on number 43 by Council Member Bledsoe, second by Council Member Henson. Any discussion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. And the last one is item number 44. This is a resolution authorizing us to move forward with the Department of Military Affairs on a grant proposal. And I move. We suspend the rules and give second reading to it. So moved. All right. Motion by Council Member Bledsoe on number 44. Second by Council Member Henson. Is there any discussion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I have two. The first one is I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 28. and this is our usual conditional offers of employment. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Henson and a second by Council Member Akers. What was that number? 28. Number 28. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, if not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Council Member Maloney. I've got another one, Mayor. All right. Yes, ma'am. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading number 32, and this is for our Public Safety Operations Center project. All right. Motion by Council Member Henson. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Maloney. Is there any discussion? All right. All in favor of the motion, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. I have two. The first one is number 29 at the NDF money that they need to get out to the neighborhood, so I'll move to 29 and have a second reading. So move. What number was that? 29. Number 29. Motion. Who's got, is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Bledsoe. number 29 all right is there any discussion all right we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries council member acres i got another oh we've got another one uh number 47 for the same reason uh moved that we have second reading number 47 all right number 47 is there a second second by council member henson is there any discussion okay all in favor please say aye oppose no motion carries is that it is that all all right somebody else was on there council member hensley uh i moved the i moved the suspender rules on number 33 the resolution for the 800 megahertz trunk radio system second number 33 motion on number 33 second by council by council member hensley second by council member acres is there any discussion all right if not we can vote all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries all right now that's it okay madam clerk whenever you're ready please give us the second readings on those resolution number 22 a resolution accepting a bid of judy construction company in the amount of nine million six hundred ninety seven thousand and one dollars for the lower cane run wet weather storage facility for the division of water quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with judy construction company related to the bid Number 28. in the Division of Family Services, effective October 19, 2015. Stephen Kirkland, Heavy Equipment Technician, Grade 5, 16N, 19.003, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of council. And Suzanne Leiby, Grants Manager, Grade 5, 23E, 2384.58 biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective October 5, 2015. And Felicia Arms, Administrative Specialist, Grade 5, 13N, 16.824, hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective upon passage of council, authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments. James Anderson, Mahoud El-Hidy, and Mary Rivera, all community corrections officers, grade 110 and 14.728 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective upon passage of counsel and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offers to the following unclassified civil service appointments. William Fortune, Project Management Director, grade 534E, 4153.85 biweekly in the office of the Mayor. effective October 5, 2015, Jonah Brown, Aid to Counsel, grade 518E, 2,192.31 biweekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective September 28, 2015, and Elizabeth Bowman, Treatment Plant Operator Apprentice, grade 509N, 13.482 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective October 12, 2015, and William Housh, Security Officer Part-Time, grade 507N, 13.656 hourly in the Department of Public Safety, effective upon passage of counsel. Number 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with North Limestone Neighborhood Association, Inc., $250, Kentucky Chinese American Association, $950, Seedleaf, Inc., $450, and LexArts, $1,950 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Number 32. A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the Urban County Government to purchase consulting services for Phase 2 of the Public Safety Operations Center project from Mission Critical Partners, a sole source provider, at a cost not to exceed $200,000. Number 33. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Lexington Probation and Patrol for use of the 800 megahertz P25 trunked radio system. Number 34. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a letter of intent to sell .237 acres of land, two permanent guiding easements, and one temporary construction easement to Kentucky Utilities Company. Number 43. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Bicycle and Bikeway Commission's Paula Nye Memorial Bicyclist and Pedestrian Education Program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $10,000 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and are for the operation of a public bike and pedestrian education program, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds. funds within the grant budget number 44 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute modifications to agreements with the kentucky department of military affairs division of emergency management for extension of the agreements for funds for the chemical stockpile emergency preparedness program for fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013 through september 30th 2016 at no cost to the urban county government number 47 a resolution authorizing the the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with the historic douglas park neighborhood association incorporated three hundred dollars whistle work incorporated five hundred dollars carnegie center one thousand three hundred dollars nerd squad eight hundred fifty dollars and tates creek high school pta one thousand dollars for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated and number 48 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year consulting services agreement and related documents awarded pursuant to rfp number 24 2015 with metaformers incorporated for the implementation of the hyperion planning and budgeting solution project and related services for the division of budgeting at a cost not to exceed 845 100 in fiscal year 2016. thank you madam clerk uh council motion to approve by council member henson second by council member acres is there any discussion on the motion all right if not then madam clerk whenever you're ready please call the roll Ms. Henson? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Mossadi? Yes. Ms. Gutchfield? Yes. Mr. Stinnett? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Akers? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. And Mr. Hensley? Yay. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. It allows us to move on to communications from the mayor, which are for information only, and then to announcements. Before I open the floor to the council for announcements, we have three police disciplinary actions and we have one fire disciplinary action, and Commander Setylicek is here for the police disciplinary action. Commander? For the police disciplinary actions, plural. Good evening. The first one involves Officer Caleb Brill, a violation of General Order 1973-2, Section I, conformance to laws. After the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with the chief and has accepted a written reprimand. This involved him receiving a traffic citation out of state. Motion to approve by Council Member Henson, second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. Hearing none, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Commander. The second is Officer Kyle Toms, who violated General Order 1973-02, subsection I, unsatisfactory performance. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with the chief and has accepted a 30-day suspension without pay. This involved the officer on several occasions failing to perform his job duties to departmental standards. Motion by Council Member Akers to approve. Is there a second? Second. Second by Council Member Lamb. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Commander? The last one involves Officer Justin Burnett, who violated General Order 1973-02, subsection I, a violation of any rules of the division, as listed in our General Order for Prisoner, Security, and Transportation. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with the chief and has accepted a 40-hour suspension without pay. This involved the officer failing to maintain due care and proximity to an arrestee that was in his custody. motion by council member henson to approve second by council member farmer is there any discussion all right if not we can vote all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries thank you commander battalion chief mark blankenship is here with the fire fire department for disciplinary action thank you sir all right we got an allegation that was made against captain tom sneller that he committed the offense of violation of uniformed disciplinary guidelines, inefficiency, conduct on becoming, inability to meet performance standards, and honesty, in violation of KRS 95.450, inefficiency, misconduct, insubordination, or violation of law or rule and the LFUCG Uniform Disciplinary Code, and that on the 26th day of March 2015, he committed offenses outlined in IA case 2015-FC-0004, reviewed by the Pre-Disciplinary Review Board on August 25, 2015, and the Fire Chief on September 4, 2015, with a recommendation of a written reprimand and attendance of the next Fire Instructor Certification course hosted by the Lexington Fire Department. Motion by Council Member Akers to approve and seconded by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion? All right, and if not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Chief. All right. The floor is available now for Councilmember Farmer, then Councilmember Stinnett. When we came back from our closed session on Tuesday, I made a motion to place a presentation about the leaf collection issue into the Environmental Quality Committee. I was incorrect in doing so. The administration is interested in all of us hearing that presentation and hearing it sooner because our meeting wouldn't come until the end of the month. and I think for the citizenry who would be involved in having leaves collected, they would like to know more about it. So mine is a motion to remove it from the Environmental Equality Committee and place it for a presentation during our work session on the 6th of October. So moved. Thank you, Council Member Farmer. Motion by Council Member Farmer, 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. Thank you, sir. Council Member Stenet. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to congratulate and also welcome Innovative Mattress Solutions for relocating, otherwise known as Sleep Outfitters, for relocating their headquarters from West Virginia to Lexington. On a local level, I want to thank Commerce Lexington for their hard work and also your office, Mayor, especially Kevin Atkins and Wes Holbrook back here. You know, they worked hard on getting this deal here, and I think they're also before the Jobs Fund Board for assistance as well, but this is a big win for Lexington away from West Virginia. So contrary to popular belief in the news, we are bringing companies here. They're not all leaving. So I want to thank them for that. And then also two weeks ago we had a Cal meeting on the minimum wage, but we have not heard any updates. Council Member Lamb and Masadi, do you want to share with the updates? Because we're getting a lot of people asking who's doing the research that a lot of us asked for. Any one of you want to give us an update? We are having a meeting tomorrow, Council Member Lamb and I and a few other council members with some staffers and some help from Community Action Council, I believe. Is that correct? So is this a public meeting? You said a few council members. We were under the impression it was just you two. Who is invited to the meeting? It is my understanding that it is myself and Vice Mayor Kay would be there. I think he's going to be there. Oh, okay. Yeah. It was my understanding it was going to be myself, Council Member Maloney, and Councilmember Henson. And Councilmember Mazzotti. Yeah, I'm not sure about Vice Mayor Hay. So does that have to be a publicized meeting with that many Councilmembers? I don't believe so. Department of Law? No? As long as they don't reach a quorum of the committee, that's fine. So it would be seven. Keep it under seven or eight. It's five, isn't it? It would probably be six for one of your standing committees. Okay. All right. So you're meeting tomorrow. When do you expect to report back to the council? Is there a time limit we're set on it? We haven't discussed that far yet. Okay. And so I assume you have Paul doing the research we asked for at the Cal or Craig. Is that right? Yes. I don't know about Paul doing it. Oh, I agree. Craig is. Okay. He is. Craig has been doing research, too. So, yeah. Okay, if you could just keep us in the loop because there's a lot of people interested and also for transparency purposes. I'm not sure how this group was selected, but there's a lot of us who either want to bring for our own ordinance or be part of it. So if you're open to ideas, just let us know after the meeting. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Stanton. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to speak to the sanitation workers that showed up tonight. For those that don't know, my grandfather, who is my namesake, who I'm named after, is a retired sanitation worker after 25 years. He was a truck driver when he retired. So every time I see a garbage truck, I think of my granddaddy. And I have a great deal of respect for the employees and the service that they provide to the city. and I know we all as council members take their concerns serious. So when I met with them, I followed up the meeting by meeting with Glenn Brown from the administration, and I was excited to hear that they had successful meetings with Mr. Brown and CAO Hamilton. And I was pretty confident that they would work to get some of the issues resolved or at least start working towards that, and I'm confident that they will continue to work on that issue. I just had a couple of questions about the position, the HR analyst talent management position that was put out there at the sanitation facility. I just wondered, were addressing the grievances that the employees may have? Was that in that job description of that person that was placed out at the facility? The position that was there, you're right, it was an HR analyst. And as such, they typically have one functional area. That was employee relations and training for that particular position. So, yes, grievances would be, you know, listening to employees' concerns would be a portion of that position. Absolutely. And as well as addressing MOU concerns or issues, were they equipped to handle those questions and issues as well? The person that was hired for that position was there such a short period of time. She did actually work very well in conjunction with Beth Belden, who helped participate and was the manager of that section at one time. Eric Howard has now taken over that position as far as functional and human resources. So, yes, she had some training with our folks and discussed those issues with HR as well to try to get an understanding of it. Sadly, she was just with us a few months, so she... Okay, so it sounds like that position is vacant. Are there plans to backfill that position? Yes, I believe we received a P3 from the division this week, the Division of Waste Management, to fill that position. So that should be advertised very soon. Okay. All right. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I was actually thinking I would comment about the same thing that Council Member Brown did. And I just don't want any of the employees within this government to think they're not appreciated. So I just have seen these guys work, and they work very, very hard. And their job may not be the most glamorous in the world, but I also have all the faith in Sally Hamilton and Glenn Brown to help them see that they are appreciated. And I think there's some things in there that we could do possibly to increase the morale. I think this position that's open could play a key role in addressing the issues out there. But they are very, very much appreciated. And no matter what we do in this country, in this city especially, we deserve respect. And I think we have a good manager. It's just a matter of communication breakdown, I believe. And we'll work toward a better place for everybody. and Council Member Stinnett I was going to just kind of comment on the minimum wage I know originally I was working with Council Member Lamb on her proposal and it was my understanding that we were going to work together to see if we could come up with a compromise that would be more supportive of this council so So that's why we're meeting tomorrow, because Council Member Massadi proposed the 10-10, and Council Member Lamb proposed the 9. So what can we do to kind of gain a compromise? And you're very welcome to join us if you'd like. I know you've had some good input. But a lot of people on the council expressed a huge interest, and it is a very important topic. But I just didn't want you to think you were being left out. Yeah, and I apologize. But thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilman Hanson. Councilmember Farmer. So as it relates to the almost illegal meeting about minimum wage, what is its time and place? It's the truth. It's the truth. If there's a majority of the council there, it would be illegal because it's not been a public meeting. It hasn't been part of the public conversation. It's going to take place tomorrow. I understand, Council Member Evans. Well. Dangerous language. Dangerous president to make policy without the public being part of it. There was not a quorum there. They listed who was going to be there. That was clearly not a quorum. That language is very hostile and inflaming. The chair recognizes one person to speak at a time. I'm saying that with a smile. Sorry, Chair. This is a very sensitive subject, and people have opinions. And personally, I just don't think that kind of language and that insinuation is helpful. I don't think it's helpful for the council or for the public to have this kind of policy being made behind closed doors without any notice to the public in any fashion. and the numbers that have been tendered here are close to a majority of the council gathering to talk about this. So I have a lot of real trepidation about this all going on during a time when the council is not going to be here for another week and there's, I guess, a lot of time for a lot of other meetings to happen. I don't know. So back to my original time and place. All right. Thank you, Councilmember Farmer. We still don't know the time and place, though. I'll be glad to respond. All right. Councilmember Massadi? You know, today I watched the Pope, and I thought, wow, wouldn't it be nice just to have a— I'm not saying that we're disagreeing, but it'd be great not to have to worry about one council member concerned that the others are going to go behind their backs or not going to do the right thing. council member lamb asked me last week if we could meet and i said sure what's a good day and we said the 25th so we both determined that that was a good day number one number two we both understood that there were some concerns that in in the most point was the benefits cliff and who had inquired about the benefits cliff was council member maloney and council member henson didn't understand that council member henson had already spoken with council member lamb about this, which is fine. No problem. But we thought sitting down, kind of just talking amongst each other, having some help there to kind of talk about, since we are the ones who are proposing the minimum wage, would be a good thing. No one was illegally left out. No one was intentionally left out. This is not a public meeting. We're sitting down talking now. If you'd like to join us, fine. We certainly don't have a number that's exceeding what we have to have for a call for a meeting. And that's all it is. Tomorrow at 1.30 in the conference room, we're going to have snacks and we're going to have chocolate. We'd love to have you. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. I also want to follow up on the solid waste. They are tremendous workers. Today I watch them come up my street. It's amazing what they can do, what they used to do when they used to have to carry it on the back of their heads. And now they can use the arms and all that. It's amazing. And that was one reason when I worked with you, Mayor, when I was CAO, we pushed to make sure these truck drivers got the best paying job for C&G because they are the best to do with computers and all that. We've come a long way. And I commend CAO Hamilton and David Holmes and all of y'all. I know we had problems when I was there, and as always, but we were able to put these out, and I think you can fix these problems. And I think the open-door policy, it has to happen. I mean, for that kind of group, you've got to work with everybody, and I hope you all take that out and we have an open-door policy because when I was, I used to go there every week because we met there at 5 o'clock in the morning every Thursday, and we got up and listened to what they vested out, what their concerns were, and we were able to hear them, and we were able, sometimes we were able to fix them, and sometimes we weren't able, but we were able to show why we couldn't fix them. So hopefully we can take that idea and that knowledge, and there's a lot of history with people that have been there for a long time, as Mr. Brown said his grandfather from there, and I knew Leon, Dad was one of my first people to help me in my campaign. So he was a great worker, and I really commend those solid ways. Going back to minimum wage, and I was asked this week to be on there, but I remember it was a CAL meeting, the committee as a whole, that for the first time we sat down, we threw a lot of ideas out there. And I commend Council Member Mazzotti for her idea. I commend Council Member Lamb for her idea. And that committee as a whole was a discussion, and it opened up a lot of opportunities. And during that discussion, I thought there was a time that we were told that Council Member Lamb and Council Member Zotti were to get together to see if they could come with a better solution. And that's what I thought this was going to be. And I remember that conversation being in the Cal meeting. Now, I asked me to come this week. I asked Council Member Lamb, and they asked me to come because the minimum wage is very important to me. And it's very important to the city. And I want to be sure we do it right. If we do it, we do it right. And as you all know where I am on it, I don't want to hurt anybody, but I also want to help people. And if we can come to a compromise, and I think we're close to coming to something here. But I just want anybody to know I didn't see this as a getting out of the box, trying to do something different. I remember that the conversation was to try to bring you two together to come up while you came with your idea, while she came with her idea, see if there was some way to come. And I'm hoping that that brings tomorrow a compromise out of that, and I will be there. But I just don't want anybody thinking that the rest of the council is being left out here, but I don't think that's what it was. I think it was just a complete setup for you all to get together. That's the impression I got. And hopefully I don't want any other council members to be heard on this. So anyway, but as you know me, I will let you know if anybody's being left out, I'll be the first one to let you all know that. And I don't think anybody was left out on this. So I'll be there tomorrow just to hear what they have to say. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. And I just wanted to kind of redirect because I feel like when the council, Council Member Farmer has left, but when the council is working on significant what I consider significant issues, I don't see anything wrong with a caucus-type meeting where you discuss and try to work out some details. before you bring it out to the full council. And I believe that we do that all the time. So I didn't want any of our council members to think that that's something that's illegal or makes you unethical or whatever. And I'll bring another issue up, for instance, design excellence. I'm hoping that someone is meeting on that, but I haven't heard about it. So, you know, if we have other council members show up at the meeting tomorrow, we will have to cancel our meeting, right, if it becomes a quorum. Is that correct? Okay. And that may very well happen, and then we'll have to announce a public meeting. But thank you. I just wanted to get my thoughts out there. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Fred Brown. Yes, thank you, Mayor. I'd like to weigh in on that particular item. But first, I would like to compliment the sanitation workers who were here tonight. I was impressed with the demeanor and the fact that they were very professional and very nice about getting up and saying what they needed to say as far as their perspective. And I, for one, have been on the council in past years. And so far, this tenure of being on the council, I've been impressed with the sanitation workers, their pickup, especially in my district. I have had very few complaints from the workers. So I feel like the administration is doing something right. But, you know, if they've got some concerns, I certainly listen to them, and I think the administration will take care of it. And so I appreciate those workers very much. The second item, minimum wage. My understanding was the same as Council Member Maloney's, is that Council Member Lamb and Council Member Masati would just meet. We don't need to know about it. I meet with individuals all the time. That was my understanding. You all were just going to meet, work up something, And then in our next formal meeting, you all would come back with perhaps a compromise, perhaps not. I think now, though, it is now blown into maybe a meeting of sorts that you've announced. It's 1.30 tomorrow. Yeah, well, I know it, but I think you've been boxed in to a meeting that other council members might want to come to. and Council Member Henson alluded to the fact that you may want to reconsider your meeting based on our discussion tonight. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Brown. That's all, Council Members, who have signed up for announcements. That allows us to move to any further public comments. I believe everybody's already signed on and spoken. so that allows us to move to a motion to adjourn. Is there a motion to adjourn? Motion by Council Member Akers, second by Council Member Henson. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. Motion by Council Member Akers, second by Council Member Henson. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. I'm out. Babe, I'm a little fool for you, little girl. I may not always love you But long as there are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you If you should ever leave me The light will still go on, believe me The world has shown nothing to me So what good would living do me? God only knows what I need without you Oh, my God. If you should ever leave me The life would stir the unbelievably The world could show nothing to me So what good would living do be God only knows what I'd be without you God only knows what I'd be without God only knows what I'd be without God only knows what I'd be without God only knows what I'd be without God only knows what I'd be without God only knows what I need to know. Oh, I need your love, babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love, babe Just like I need you Hold me, love me Hold me, love me I ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a week Love you every day, girl Always on my mind One thing I can say, girl Love you all the time Hold me, love me Hold me, love me I ain't got nothing but love, girl Eight days a week Eight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care Ooh, I need your love, babe Yes, you know it's true Hope you meet my love, babe Just like I need you Oh, hold me, love me Hold me, love me I ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a week Eight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care Love you every day, girl Always on my mind One thing I can say, girl Love you all the time Hold me, love me Hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love, babe Eight days a week Eight days a week Eight days a week Hey there You with the stars in your eyes Love never made a fool of you You used to be too wise Hey there You on that high-flying cloud Though she won't throw a crumb to you You think someday she'll come to you Better forget her Her with her nose in the air She has you dancing on a string Break it and she won't care Won't you take this advice I hand you like a brother Or are you not seeing things too clear Are you too much in love to hear Is it all going in one ear And out the other guitar solo She has you dancing on a string Break it and she won't care Won't you take this advice I hand you like a brother Are you not seeing things too clear Are you too much in love to hear Is it all going in one ear and out the other? I went out with just a little boy I was standing to my daddy's knee My papa said son don't let the man get to do what he done to me Don't forget you Don't forget you now And I can remember the poor, what could I Running through the backwood bay And I can still hear my old hound dog barking Chasing down a hoodoo there Chasing down a hoodoo there Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Born on the bayou We'll be right back. We'll be right back. I wish I would bank on the bayou Rollin' with some Cajun queen Wishing our way in the past, free, free I'll jump and jugglin' on down to New Orleans Born on the bayou On on the bayou On on the bayou I'll get my way. I can remember the four patrols Running through the backwood bay And I can still hear my own dog barking Chasing down a hoodoo there Chasing down a hoodoo there Born on the bayou Born on the bayou Born on the bayou I'm out. Hold it, hold it. Listen. From the same old rain of sand I can make a ship sail On dry land But my life is incomplete And I'm so new Cause I can't get next to you Can't get next to you, babe I can't get next to you I just can't get next to you I can't get next to you, babe I can't get next to you I can fly like a bird in the sky Hey, I can buy anything And when I can buy Oh, I can turn a river Into a raising fire