# Council Work Session - October 27, 2015 > Auto-transcribed civic record · October 27, 2015 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3808 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3808?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2015-10-27 - **Last revised**: October 27, 2015 - **Length**: 12,928 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 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on October 27, 2015, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Mayor Gray presiding. The meeting covered 10 agenda items, including standard procedural matters such as approval of summaries, budget amendments, and reports from both the Council and Mayor. The Council conducted 18 votes throughout the session, addressing various municipal business items including new business proposals and continuing business matters. No public comments were recorded during either of the designated public comment periods for issues on the agenda or issues not on the agenda. The meeting concluded with formal adjournment after completing all scheduled agenda items. ## Attendance The following members were present at the October 27, 2015 meeting: • Kay • Stinnett • Moloney • J. Brown • Akers • Gibbs • Lamb • Farmer • Evans • Scutchfield • F. Brown • Bledsoe • Henson • Hensley **Absent:** Mossotti No members arrived late to the meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted 18 votes during the October 27, 2015 meeting, with 17 passing unanimously and one requiring a roll call vote. **Docket Preparation** The council voted to place six ordinances on the October 22, 2015 council meeting docket without public hearings: • Ordinance #5 (motion by Gibbs, second by Farmer) - passed unanimously • Ordinance #6 (motion by F. Brown, second by Stinnett) - passed unanimously • Ordinance #7 (motion by Henson, second by Akers) - passed unanimously • Ordinance #8 (motion by Gibbs, second by Bledsoe) - passed unanimously with understanding it would be withdrawn by petitioner • Ordinance #9 (motion by Akers, second by Farmer) - passed unanimously • Ordinance #10 (motion by Akers, second by Farmer) - passed unanimously The council then approved the complete October 22, 2015 council meeting docket (motion by Farmer, second by Scutchfield) unanimously. **Financial and Administrative Matters** Several financial authorizations passed unanimously: • Authorization for Lexington Center Corporation to enter loan agreement with Kentucky Bond Development Corporation (motion by Stinnett, second by F. Brown) • Authorization for Kentucky Bond Development Corporation to issue bonds payable from TIF revenue (motion by Lamb, second by Henson) • Approval of budget amendments (motion by Stinnett, second by Farmer) • Amendment to include KentuckyWired project budget amendment (motion by Hensley, second by Henson) **Other Business** The council unanimously approved: • October 13, 2015 meeting summary (motion by Farmer, second by Stinnett) • New business items (motion by Farmer, second by Kay) • Neighborhood development funds (motion by Stinnett, second by Scutchfield) • Paving funding allocation based on roadway condition ratings of 60 or below (motion by Farmer, second by Stinnett) • Mayor's report (motion by Bledsoe, second by Kay) **Roll Call Vote** The only non-unanimous vote concerned placing an ordinance amending Section 2A-18 of the Code of Ordinances relating to helicopter landings into the Planning & Public Safety Committee (motion by Hensley, second by F. Brown). This passed 11-2, with Kay, Moloney, J. Brown, Gibbs, Lamb, Evans, Scutchfield, F. Brown, Bledsoe, Henson, and Hensley voting in favor, while Stinnett and Akers voted against. The meeting was adjourned unanimously (motion by Stinnett, second by Evans). ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed several significant financial items totaling over $2 million in contracts, grants, and appropriations. **Construction and Infrastructure Projects** The council approved Change Order No. 3 with Lagco, Inc. for $7,937.44 to finalize the Northland/Meadows/Arlington Public Improvements Project, Phase 5C (L1273-15). Additionally, Change Order #2 with Schaefer Contracting, LLC was approved for $7,609.00 related to the Masterson Station Park Restroom Building Contract (L1295-15). **Facility and Office Space Agreements** The council authorized extending the lease with WINMAR Corporation for Division of Water Quality office space (L1284-15) and approved facility usage agreements between the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and various youth baseball leagues (L1305-15). **Staffing and Personnel Changes** Two personnel-related appropriations were approved. The council authorized creating one unclassified HANDS Nurse position in the Division of Family Services for $54,248.00 (L1296-15). They also approved abolishing one Skilled Trades Worker Sr. position and creating one Fleet Operations Supervisor position in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, with a net cost of $5,831.09 (L1323-15). **Community Services and Grants** A $50,000 Purchase of Service Agreement was approved with the Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass (L1301-15). The council also addressed two items related to the 2015 National Community Land Trust Network Conference: a $66,250 agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (L1302-15) and a Third Amendment to Agreement with the Lexington Community Land Trust for the same amount (L1308-15). **Federal Grant Application** The largest financial item was authorization to submit the 2015 Continuum of Care application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $1,798,081 (L1313-15). ## Contested Items The meeting featured one contested item that resulted in a split vote among council members. **Helicopter Landing Ordinance Amendment** The primary point of contention involved an ordinance amending Section 2A-18 of the Code of Ordinances relating to helicopter landings. Rather than proceeding directly to a vote on the ordinance itself, council members debated whether to refer the matter to the Planning & Public Safety Committee for further review. The disagreement centered on the procedural handling of this aviation-related ordinance, though the specific concerns raised by opposing members were not detailed in the available records. The motion to place the ordinance into committee for additional consideration ultimately prevailed, but not without opposition. The final vote was 11-2 in favor of referring the helicopter landing ordinance to the Planning & Public Safety Committee. This split vote indicates that while a strong majority of council members supported additional committee review, two members preferred a different approach - either immediate consideration or an alternative procedural path. The narrow opposition suggests the dissenting members may have felt the ordinance was ready for immediate action or that committee referral would cause unnecessary delays. However, the substantial majority supporting committee referral indicates most council members believed the helicopter landing regulations required more detailed examination before final consideration. This referral to the Planning & Public Safety Committee will allow for more thorough review of the proposed changes to helicopter landing regulations before the ordinance returns to the full council for final action. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda The meeting included a designated period for public comment on issues listed on the agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for members of the public to address the governing body regarding specific matters scheduled for discussion during the meeting. No specific speakers, comments, or issues were documented for this public comment period in the available meeting materials. The item was structured as an informational session, allowing for community input on agenda topics before formal deliberation by the governing body. The outcome of this agenda item was informational, serving its standard procedural function of providing a forum for public participation in the governmental process. This type of public comment period is typically included in government meetings to ensure transparency and allow citizen engagement on matters of public business. ## Requested Rezonings/ Docket Approval No requested rezonings or docket approvals were discussed during this portion of the meeting. This agenda item was included but did not generate any substantive discussion or action items. The absence of rezoning requests or docket items suggests that no property owners or developers had submitted applications for zoning changes that required consideration at this meeting, or that any pending items were deferred to a future meeting date. ## Approval of Summary The meeting addressed the approval of the summary from the previous meeting session. This routine procedural item was presented for formal approval by the governing body. The summary of the prior meeting was approved without recorded discussion or debate. No specific speakers were identified as addressing this agenda item, and no concerns or objections were raised regarding the accuracy or completeness of the meeting summary. **Outcome:** The summary was approved. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Budget Amendments No budget amendments were discussed during this meeting. This agenda item was informational in nature, with no speakers presenting proposals or engaging in debate regarding municipal budget modifications. The absence of budget amendment discussions indicates that no departments or city officials identified immediate needs for budget adjustments at this time. Typically, budget amendments might address unexpected expenses, revenue shortfalls, or the need to reallocate funds between departments or programs. Since no amendments were presented, the meeting proceeded without any budget-related votes or decisions on this item. ## New Business The meeting addressed new business items during this portion of the proceedings. The agenda item was categorized as a discussion topic and resulted in approval of the matters presented. Due to limited documentation available for this October 27, 2015 meeting, specific details about the individual new business items discussed, the nature of the proposals, or the speakers who presented them are not available in the provided materials. The meeting records indicate that new business was formally addressed and that the items brought forward received approval from the body. Without access to detailed transcript information or speaker identification, the specific content of the new business discussion, any concerns or questions raised by participants, or the deliberative process that led to the approval cannot be documented in this summary. The outcome shows that whatever new business items were presented during this session were ultimately approved by the meeting participants. ## Continuing Business/ Presentations During this portion of the meeting, a summary of the Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee meeting from September 22, 2015 was presented to the council. The presentation served as an informational update to bring the full council up to date on matters discussed and decisions made by the committee during their September meeting. This type of committee report is standard practice to ensure all council members are informed of ongoing business and recommendations from specialized committees. The item was categorized as informational in nature, meaning no formal action or voting was required from the council at this time. The presentation allowed committee members to share their work with the broader council and provided an opportunity for questions or discussion about the committee's activities and recommendations. No specific details about the content of the committee's September 22nd meeting or the particular budget, finance, or economic development matters discussed were captured in the available meeting documentation. ## Council Reports Council members provided reports on various topics during this portion of the meeting. Based on the available information, this was an informational agenda item where council members shared updates and reports with no formal action taken. The specific content of the reports and which council members participated was not detailed in the provided materials. This agenda item served as an opportunity for council members to communicate important information to their colleagues and the public regarding ongoing municipal matters, committee work, or community issues within their purview. *Note: Specific details about the content of individual council reports and transcript timestamps were not available in the source materials provided.* ## Mayor's Report The Mayor's Report was presented during the October 27, 2015 meeting. The report was approved by the council. Due to limited information available in the meeting records, specific details about the content of the mayor's presentation, key topics discussed, or particular speakers who participated in this agenda item are not documented. The meeting materials indicate that the report followed standard procedural format and received council approval without noted opposition or significant debate. The outcome of this agenda item was recorded as approved by the governing body. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps and detailed discussion points are not available in the source materials for this agenda item.* ## Public Comment - Issues Not on Agenda The meeting included a designated period for public comments on issues not listed on the agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for community members to address the governing body on matters of local concern outside of the scheduled discussion topics. No specific transcript timestamp or detailed information about individual speakers or comments was available in the provided materials. The item was categorized as informational, indicating that no formal action was taken in response to the public comments received. This type of public comment period is a standard component of government meetings, allowing for community input and ensuring public participation in the governmental process. The agenda item concluded without any recorded outcomes or follow-up actions. ## Adjournment The meeting was formally adjourned following completion of all agenda items. The adjournment motion was approved, bringing the October 27, 2015 meeting to a close. No additional discussion or debate occurred regarding the adjournment, and no specific concerns were raised by meeting participants. The resolution to adjourn proceeded without opposition and was successfully approved by the governing body. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the October 20, 2015 summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): accept all items as recommended by the administration for fund balance consideration as follows: 1) additional 2015 calculation to the Economic Contingency Fund $1,052,932, 2) recommend an additional contingency of $2,300,000, 3) litigation reserve $11,500,000, 4) health insurance reserve $3,000,000, 5) unassigned fund balance $4,273,341 and 6) non-recurring uses and assignments $7,000,000 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): enter closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(c) for the purpose of discussions regarding potential and pending litigation - **Motion** — passed (0-0): return from closed session - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve an ordinance creating chapter 13A of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County code of ordinances establishing a minimum wage in Lexington-Fayette County of $8.20 per hour beginning July 1, 2016, $9.15 per hour beginning July 1, 2017 and $10.10 per hour beginning July 1, 2018; providing remedies for employees paid less than the minimum wage; and providing for a formal review of the minimum wage on or before July 1, 2018 - **Motion** — failed (0-0): amend and remove tipped wages from the ordinance - **Motion** — failed (5-9): amend and add an exception for any businesses who are defined as small businesses in their industry by the United States Small Business Administration - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place a study to come forth with a 5-10 year plan for pavement management into the Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): amend and place the item into the Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place the exploration and consideration of the creation an Office of Work Force Training and Development in the Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): adjourn at 4:19pm --- ## Full transcript Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ All right. Hello, everyone. I'll call the meeting to order. This is a work session of the council, and we'll begin with public comment for issues on the agenda. I don't have, Mr. Mundy, no one, all right, no one signed on for issues on the agenda. That allows us to go to any rezoning requests. I don't have any. And the docket approval, we have no council meeting this week, so there's no docket required, no docket approval required. Next is the summary, is there a motion to approve the summary of the work session? Second. Motion by Councilmember Farmer, second by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion? All right, hearing none, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next is budget amendments. There are no budget amendments today, which allows us to move on to new business. Is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Motion by Councilmember Farmer, second by Councilmember Scotchfield. Is there any discussion on the motion? On new business. Councilmember Fred Brown and then Councilmember Scotchfield Thank You mayor item D the authorization to create one to create one unclassified position of hands nurse maybe you can give me some background on that the health department don't they still have that hands program Bayon County Health Department yes yes sir we actually operate this program in partnership with the health department as a sub-recipient. We receive the funds that support our execution of the hands program is based on a fee for service, the home visits that our hands staff go out. So, yes, sir, they do still execute that program. So we're having to hire an additional hands nurse over and above instead of the Fayette County Health Department under contract doing it. We're doing that separate? Yes, sir. We actually have a staff of seven now that operate from our family. So this is an addition. Okay. Yes. And Councilmember, let me just give a very brief explanation. We actually have an incumbent who is a nurse who is serving these services under the classification of a family services worker senior. And there's a pending retirement of the incumbent. What our hope is and our intent is to properly reclassify the position as a HANS nurse, hopefully with efforts to assist us in recruiting her successor. And, again, this is grant-funded in partnership with the health department. Yeah, it says funds are budgeted, but don't we get some Medicaid money back on HANS program? Yes, sir. And, again, as fiscal year per the annual report provided to me by Family Care Center, Revenues for fiscal year 15 were roughly $412,000, and all of that was grant funds. Medicaid is the primary source that we sub-receive from the health department. So that would go back in to pay for that particular program then, right? That's correct. Yes, sir. I believe from an HR standpoint, that's why the position is unclassified, because it's supported by grant funds. Okay. Thank you, Commissioner. Yes, sir. Thank you. Council Member Scotchfield. Thank you, Mayor. I had a question regarding letter A. All right. The original cost, I think, of this, Derek, was $702, and we're up to $822 now. Yes, ma'am. What's going – just a little concerned with the amount of the change. We're on a third one. This last one is obviously the smallest. The first and probably one of the largest aspects of this was the first change order, and that was to remove and dispose of an asbestos cement pipe, which we are actually trying to work cooperatively with Kentucky American to recover the cost of that. The second change order dealt with, which often happens in CDBG kind of funded projects like this, putting in a retaining wall and associated railings just to make sure we don't cause hardship to the neighbors where this project is going on. And that's really where the majority of the cost has come here. And it's really just quantities at this point in terms of DGA, which is what this cost order or cost change order is for. So it's just aggregate and a handrail, which is why it's only seven. But the bulk of what got us was that asbestos pipe and the disposal of it. So we are seeking to recover those funds. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I said a quick question on G. This is just for the agreements for youth baseball leagues. And it says in the memorandum that this is for the fall leagues, but I think they're over. The director, Conrad, is coming to the podium. Thank you. Yes, you are correct. Councilmember Bled said the fall leagues are over. It is our experience that we've been a bit delayed in getting these contracts back from the leagues, but we're working on a new process for the spring that will encompass both spring and fall seasons. Excellent. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome. All right. Thank you. That's all who have signed on to speak to new business. That allows us to ask for a vote. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. That allows us to move to continuing business and presentations. And first is the summary of the Budget and Finance Committee meeting by Councilmember Stinnett. Thank you, Mayor. This is the summary from our August 20, I'm sorry, yeah, August or September 22, excuse me, council meeting. First item on our agenda was approval of the August 25th summary. Second was our monthly August financials. And year-to-date through August in the big four revenue categories, we were up 2.8 million total or 7% over our adopted budget. Total expenses year-to-date through August were down $187,832 for a net change of position of $3,067,307 in our revenue categories. Next on our agenda was a discussion on the Economic Contingency Fund. The fund, again, the goal was 10% of our general fund revenue. The current balance of our economic contingency fund is $26 million. There was no motions from that discussion, and it was carried over to today's meeting. The last item on our agenda was the World Trade Center presentation. Mr. Ed Webb, the director of the World Trade Center, gave us an update on the World Trade Center's activities, which we also share with the city of Louisville. And the meeting adjourned at 2 p.m. There was no other motions from the committee. the second item on our agenda today is to bring forward minutes in action from today's budget and finance committee meeting that is in front of all the council members there was a motion that passed eight to one to bring forward the fund balance discussion and i'll start off with mr o'meric can you put up the sheet and walk those who are not part of our today's council main discussion and then we'll pause and we have a motion to go into closed session when you get to litigation reserve Each year we bring forward to the council a presentation of our fund balance and ask for their input on different reserves. And after discussion today at the Budget and Finance Committee directed to present to the whole body this presentation, We started a total fund balance of $83 million, and we have ordinances or commitments to other parties that bring it down to $68.9 million. Current economic contingency balance at the end of June is $26.3 million. Ordinance requires an additional calculation of $1.052 million, and with a recommended additional of $2.3 million. That would bring the total economic contingency balance to $29.7 million. Litigation reserve at $11.5 million. Health insurance at $3 million. There's $13.5 in pre-committed capital projects. Unassigned would be the $4 million, $273,000. And nonrecurring uses or cash capital is $7 million. All right. Mayor, I have a motion from the committee to accept all the recommendations in Yela for the fund balance consideration. And I'll go through each one of them so everyone understands. The number one, additional 2015 calculation to the Economic Contingency Fund of $1,052,932. The recommended additional contingency of $2.3 million into the Economic Contingency Fund. Number three, litigation reserve of $11.5 million. Number four, health care insurance reserve of $3 million. Number five, unassigned fund balance of $4,273,341. and number six, non-reoccurring uses and assignments of 7 million. And this motion passed 8 to 1 in committee, and I bring it to the full council for consideration and discussion. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Stenet and seconded by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion on the motion? Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. We had several items that we discussed, And one of the things on there was number three, the litigation reserve of $11,500,000. And some of us, myself included, the newer council members, needed a little bit of an update on that. And we were told that we should go into closed session. So I move that we go into closed session for litigation. Is that a discussion? All right. I think, Council Member Stenet, you got that motion. Yes, sir, I do. All right. Go ahead and make it now since there's a question on the litigation reserve. I move that we go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.8101C for the purpose of discussions regarding potential and pending litigation. So moved. Second. Motion by Council Member Stenet, seconded by Council Member Fred Brown. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we'll vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. And we will now, Council will enter closed session. Thank you. The End Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ Thank you. ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ Move. Second. Motion by Vice Mayor Kaye, seconded by Council Member Farmer. If there's no discussion, then we will return to open session, full session. We have a motion on the floor. I don't think everybody's back yet, so who are we missing? Council Member Scotchfield and Council Member Fred Brown. Is there any further discussion on the motion? all right then yes councilman evans yeah thank you mayor i don't know if it's on or not i just wanted to be clear um because i i did sit in the the budget committee earlier today and the recommended um additional the 2.3 i guess that has been that came out of committee was originally twice that much. So I guess I just want to be clear on where is that additional $2.30 million going to go. Okay, I think Bill's going to put the slide back up. Here was the original proposal which had $4.6 for economic contingency which you see in the middle of the page. and at the bottom of the page is the non-recurring uses are cash capital projects of 4.7. Per the direction of the Budget and Finance Committee, this is what's coming before the total council. The recommended additional to economic contingency is 2.3, and the non-recurring use assignments is now at 7 million. And I guess to maybe try and fully understand what council member stentett was saying earlier during that so we have we'll have that seven million and how when would council have access to that money to do with it what it wishes today we're only talking about approving these balances in order to finalize the reporting of the annual financial statements. That's step one, reporting in our annual financial statements. Step two is up to council's discretion as to the process and the length of time they would take in order to decide how to use, best use that $7 million. And, Mayor, since I'm in the report process, right now it's tentatively scheduled for next Thursday at our Cal meeting. It's already scheduled Cal meeting. Vice Mayor is going to address it during Council Report. All right. Is there any further discussion? Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'm still in a plea. I pled my case in Budget Committee, but I'll plead it again. The Economic Contingency Fund up there, that we're putting the additional calculation in there, and then we're also recommending an additional $2,3,000,000. There was $4,000,000,000 coming from the administration. I can't go along with that because I don't think we need to put money in savings when we've got so many priorities out there that we need to adjust for. And I understand the other reserves, the increase there. I'm not crazy about those increasing that much. But keep in mind, none of these numbers are budgeted numbers. They are things that are coming out of fund balance. If we felt like they were real important, we should have put some of them into the budgeted amounts, but that's another matter. So I'm opposed to this, and I'm going to vote no on this motion because mainly the $2,000,000,000 that's still in the motion, I disagree with. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner O'Mara, we have a goal to reach in the contingency fund, is it 10%? 10% of the prior year total revenues. And would this get us to that 10%? And I know that these funds are very difficult to use. So if we put them in there, correct? Under the current ordinance, they are very difficult to use. We made a presentation at Budget and Finance recommending that council review that access and triggers to see if they're comfortable with making amendments to make it less onerous to use the funds. Right. So in the case of a huge ice storm, something like that, we cannot use these funds. And I'm not real sure. I've never been real clear as to what we can use them for. But I've been made clear what we can't use them for. But this would get us, it looks like, very close to the 10% mark. The 2.3 with the amount of money that has been put in so far after the first quarter of this year, we would be a little over 9%. Okay. thank you thank you thank you all right no further no other council members have signed on to speak in discussion so we can take a vote all in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye voting electronically all opposed no all right motion carries all right is that it council members standing yes sir all right thank you all right that allows us to move on to council reports if the council members please sign on for council report councilmember or vice mayor Kaye thank you mayor just to reiterate what I said in the budget meeting and alluded to just before we went on into closed session I will be asking council administrators to send out a notice to to council members and to the public that the quarterly car will be canceled and that we will schedule in its place a committee of the whole to address the budget issue of the fund balance. And the quarterly car was scheduled at 4.30. There's been a suggestion that we might need a little more time. I'm going to, unless there's objection, I will call that special meeting of the committee the whole at four o'clock and i'll send notice of that shortly thank you mayor all right thank you vice mayor councilman massadi thank you mayor council members as you know council member and lamb and i have been recently in discussion and have met to try to find some different approaches to crafting the minimum wage ordinance increase in lexington i believe each of you have received a copy of the revised ordinance both electronically and in your mailbox if not I've got copies with me here most importantly two components have been removed including a provision for future wage increases to be linked to the consumer price index which is of was of great concern to many small businesses and the second component being was a revision I'm sorry was a provision for an increase in the current minimum wage for tipped workers as employers are required to cover the gap when tip workers gratitudes gratuities don't add up so that was removed as well we both felt with the continued gridlock and dysfunction at the state and federal level that this was an opportunity as a nonpartisan entity to work on behalf of our constituents and not a specific political agenda and council member lamb i don't know if you have anything else to add to what I've just said. If not, I'd like to make a motion to move an ordinance creating Chapter 13A, the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Code of Ordinances establishing a minimum wage in Lexington-Fayette County of $8.20 per hour beginning July 1, 2016, $19.50 per hour beginning July 1, 2017, and $10.10 and ten cents per hour beginning July 1st 2018 providing remedies for an employees paid less than the minimum wage and providing for a formal review of the minimum wage on or before July 1st 2018 so moved motion by Council member Masadi second by council member lamb is there any discussion on the motion all right if those who've signed on have signed on to speak to a council report is Is that correct? All right, so you'll need to hold your hand up if you want to speak to the motion. Council Member Scutchfield, then Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I cannot support this. As much as we've heard from people that have said, I can't live on these wages, I go back every single time to the fact that I don't think a local government can make this law. and it's being appealed to the Supreme Court. Whether the Supreme Court makes a decision soon or not, we will see a lawsuit over this. I don't want the money for our government to be spent when we're going to have that lawsuit, when another jurisdiction's going to have that resolved. So why would we spend the money, number one? Number two, if the Supreme Court does come forward and say Louisville's ordinance is legal, That also means this locality, every locality in Kentucky, can pass their own laws regarding penalties for criminal acts. So let's say we want to increase penalty for assault in Lexington. That's what it would be telling us we can do. It would be telling us that local government can always change Kentucky law as long as we make it stronger. And I don't think that is the intention. I don't think that will do good for Lexington, surrounding governments. I can't support it. I don't think it's legal. Thank you. All right. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. We did get this yesterday, and I appreciate the motion. I have a couple questions for Commissioner Graham, if you don't mind, just to answer. And I apologize we didn't get a chance to talk this morning maybe about these. But, you know, for my children, I can only make a rule that I'm willing to enforce for it to be effective. And on page 3 of the ordinance, it says that we're doing this and it allows a civil suit. So someone can sue over this. My understanding is that if there's, right now, the state only covers labor laws. So if I have a complaint with my employer, I take it to the state in Lexington and they enforce that. but we are not requiring them, nor can we, ask them to enforce our wage. Is that correct? Well, what you're saying is correct as far as I know. We have not, and I don't know if the Louisville government, when they enacted their local ordinance, asked the state, are you all going to enforce our local ordinance? Because I think we don't know that. I mean, I guess they could choose to, but I would have no way of affirming that unless A, they assented to, they had the resources, that kind of thing. Okay, then to follow up with that, if they choose not to sue and they can't go to the state, we're telling them through Section B here they can submit a notice to the citizen's advocate who works part-time for us. Exactly what authority will she have or the citizen's advocate had to do anything with a written notice that there's been abuse or there's been – I'm just curious here what enforcement power we have if we're telling them, bring something to us, what will happen? I would say from the ordinance, the one with the most teeth would be the private cause of action. I think the citizen's advocate under our charter is more of a reporting entity and an investigating entity. I'm not sure the citizen's advocate, sometimes the citizen's advocate can direct people to the right people. But I would say under this ordinance, the one with teeth would be the private right of action. So we're assuming that an individual will have to hire their own attorney in a wage suit and do it that way. You do not have to have an attorney, but people generally do hire attorneys. You could proceed in court, pro se, but most people will hire attorneys. Okay. Okay. And then I have just another question. I don't think this is actually directed, well, it might be directed to you. Given that we have a number of businesses outside Fayette County that do work in Fayette County and vice versa, if I have a bit, and I'm just asking for clarification, people ask me and I didn't know the answer. So if I'm a caterer and I'm in, Nicholas, when I bring it in, does the rule of effect happen for whoever's doing work in Fayette County or where you're headquartered at? I think many of those questions right now are not entirely clear, and I think some of those are going to have to be either opined on by maybe the Attorney General's office or looked at by a court, because there's some things that you can analogize to various things, and I don't know if any of the sponsors have consulted with any of the other localities like Louisville. But I'd be reluctant to opine about something like that, because I think some of those things will have to be worked out as with any legislation. Sometimes there are things that are a little bit ambiguous, and you have to get court clarification on or other clarification. Okay. My time is up. Thank you, Commissioner. This is exactly why I won't support the ordinance. There's far too many questions, far too little enforcement, no accountability. And right now I don't see anything in set to even explain those questions when people ask me how it's going to work out, we don't know. And I won't. Thank you, sir. All right. Does anyone else wish to speak to the motion? Council Member Hensley. I just echo Councilwoman Scutchfield's comments. I mean, you know, the comments that we get at this settled law and it's accepted across the United States, but just two weeks ago this was overturned in St. Louis and struck down. I don't know if you are familiar with that case or not. And so the fact that the Kentucky Supreme Court's taken this issue out of the appellate court to hear it is significant, and the legal expenses that could come out of this are significant. So I won't support it until we have the full judiciary review, in my opinion. All right. Is anyone else supposed to speak? Council Member Farmer. I don't know if this is for law or someone more involved in the drafting of the legislation, And with respect to Section 13A3, the tipped employees, I guess this is quite a declaration here. In paragraph B, can someone describe the nuts and bolts of what that's trying to provide in terms of what the employer shall establish? What does the mechanism do in this paragraph B? Commissioner Graham. Councilmember, this is a sort of parrots federal law that basically says if you're an employer, you can't use the tips that your employees get to count up toward the minimum wage. In other words, you have to pay minimum wage, you take their tips, but you can't sort of gross that up. But this is basically taken from federal law. So then does paragraph A set the minimum wage for the tipped employees then? Federal law does set a tipped cash wage. In other words, federal law provides you have to pay, I think it's like $2.15. That's what a restaurateur would have to pay under federal law. This does not affect that. And then whatever is between what they get from the restaurateur under the federal law plus their tips has to equal the minimum wage or above, or else the restaurant has to pay that difference. So that could be a broad variation business to business, I guess, or where there's tipped wages involved. I would suspect, but I don't know that for all different restaurants. Thank you. I would make a motion to amend and remove the tip wages section from the ordinance. So moved. It's right here. It's a federal law. We took out the tip. I'm sorry. We removed the tip wages as it was. Let's go to discussion on this. I'm sorry? We have a motion and we have a second, so now we'll go to discussion. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. we had a provision in there for tipped wages that would increase that. What we did is we just left what is federal law in the ordinance. So we've not changed it at all. This is federal law. We're not doing anything with it. So you're saying? This is something we have to comply by in Lexington and every other city in the United States. So what effect would this have on local? Would it change the way people are paid? Nothing. It's in here just for regulatory reasons? Correct. It doesn't make a bottom-line cash daily difference? Nothing has changed on that. And you can speak with the law department about that. Well, I mean, I don't know if it's not. I guess what you're saying, or the explanation is, this has to be in here in order to parrot federal law? Maybe Commissioner Graham can help us. I would not say it has to be in, but it is taken directly from 29 U.S.C. Section 203, which is the federal law regarding what everybody has to pay, a minimum cash wage to tipped employees. So federal law will still be there. Right. But there are some things included in this ordinance for clarification purposes so people understand, you know, here's what we're doing, this is why. And just to make it more clear for someone reviewing this so that there's no one is confused. That's where I am. So if we pass this with that in it, what effect would it have on employers? The employer, let me go back and explain some. Please. I think at one point a prior version of this for localities was attempting to raise the tipped cash wage, which, in other words, would require an employer to pay more than the federal government requires, like a restaurant to pay, which is the base. All right. This one drops it back to the same thing that the federal government pays. So this is a mirror to federal law. The restaurant would have to pay the difference between what the tipped cash wage is and the minimum wage. For example, if their employee did not reach between the federal tipped wage and their tips, if that did not reach the minimum wage, the employer has to make up that difference. As said by this ordinance. Yes, that's correct. In other words, instead of the $7.25 minimum wage, I think it's $7.25 under federal law, and the tipped wage, right now that difference might be this. All right. When the minimum wage is raised, that difference will be a broader spread. So it would cost more. I can't answer that. How would it not? from this ordinance. They're really just trying to do some of the minimum wage. Right. Right. If I'm not clear, this is just minimum wage that is required now, minimum tipped wage required now by federal law is the same thing that we've included in this ordinance. I think in a prior version, there was a local raise in the tipped wage, which is no longer in here. So that's the difference in this one from the prior version. So now you're saying that it wouldn't create a delta that is different if we have a lower or a higher minimum wage than the federal standard? I don't know that I can generalize among all employers because if you're making, I don't know most, I don't know what most restaurants, whether they're currently meeting the minimum wage from the federal government or currently meeting the minimum wage that is being proposed here. So in other words, they will only have to make up that difference, whatever that difference is, but I have not done research to see whether most of our restaurants are already meeting that or not. But no matter what, if the motion is successful and the law goes on the books, they would have to make that up to whatever the minimum wage is, has set by this ordinance. That is correct. I think you've done a great job. Thank you. All right. Any further discussion on the motion? This is a motion to amend. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. So I think it's, hopefully it is clear, but essentially a restaurant now is obligated to pay a certain amount in cash as a minimum tip wage, that's across the board, whatever that number is, they would have to make up the difference between that tip minimum and the new minimum wage requirement, and we would be raising that. So they would be obligated to pay more if there's a gap. What makes it, I think, a little bit complicated to understand is if I'm a tip worker and I earn $10 per hour in tips, the employer is under no obligation to pay me any more than the tip minimum wage. So in a lot of cases, this essentially would not make any difference. What's been taken out is the requirement that an employer, a restaurant employer, who has tip wages, pay more in cash up front, regardless of how much the person makes in tips. so there's a lot of controversy about whether we ought to be raising the tip minimum as well the cash minimum and in what I would consider still a compromise that was worked out the raise to tip workers as their cash payment was taken out of this ordinance thank you mayor all right is there any further discussion on the motion to amend All right, if not, then we can vote on the motion to amend. All in favor of the motion to amend, please indicate by saying aye and voting electronically. And opposed, no. All right. All right, the motion to amend fails. All right, that takes us back to the original motion. Is there any further discussion on the original motion? Council Member Stenet. Thank you, Mayor, and I appreciate Council Member Lamb and Council Member Sardi's work on this. We weren't privy to all your conversations, but can you shed a little light on how you got to the 1010 only in this ordinance, as well as did you consider any of the other items that we asked that we looked at, like abatement of the payroll tax, which would immediately impact low-income workers, the opportunity to create a workforce development position within government or some kind of structure, as well as any type of reentry programs or funding additionally, because what I was looking for in my comments last time was more of a comprehensive ordinance that would actually help people move out of poverty. This actually keeps people at the minimum. So did you all look at any of that in your discussions, and why isn't a part of this? May I respond, Mayor? Council Member Lamb. Thank you. We actually did, and I believe that Commissioner Amara or someone from his office did send out information about the earned income that you were suggesting, and I believe they out, did you receive that? I didn't suggest earned income. I want to be clear. No such thing on a local level. It's abatement of a payroll tax. Okay, the abatement of the payroll tax. Okay, I just want to, because people get that confused. Okay, I understand. A lot. You could do it on a state level or federal, but you can't do it on a local. Did you get that email, though? No, I did not. You did not? No. Okay. I believe all of our colleagues, everybody was sent that email. So, and it addressed the cost of that, and it was just, it didn't seem like that it was going to work out. It was going to be very costly. So, and I guess I thought that, well, I thought you received it. I mean, everybody was sent the email. And as far as the Workforce Development Officer goes, I actually have – I spoke with the mayor briefly about this, and I do want us to further move forward with that. And I think that we need to talk about having a Workforce Development Officer so that we can actually – they can actually work in conjunction with Charlie Lanter and Rick McQuady, I think, and corroborate between all the organizations. I think that's an excellent idea, but I don't think that this ordinance is the proper place to put that information in there. I think it needs to be a separate issue. I do think it's a great idea, and I hope that we do move forward on that. So, Council Member, Senate, we were both in agreement with it as far as the Workforce Development Officer, and we did look at the abatements, and I believe Paul Schoeniger sent out the email on that. You all had done some work, but were you looking at the whole abatement or reducing it a quarter percent? Because, you know, those numbers are easy to do at 41,000 jobs, not 10 to an hour. And you said it was too costly. So, in other words, it would cost the government here too much money to give that money back to low-income workers. I believe, I mean, and I don't, I'm sorry that I don't have that information right in front of me right now. But if I remember correctly, that the benefit wasn't going to really be that much for an individual person. And the revenue loss here was going to be much greater. And that's just off the top of my head. Okay. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Is there any further discussion on the motion? Council Member Hensley? And I'm concerned with the owners of these small businesses that this will impact. Was there any studies on what percentage of the small businesses will be impacted by this, by the definition of the Small Business Administration? Is that a question to Council Member Lamb and Council Member Masati? Either or. Who wants to pick it up? Council Member Masati. Sure. Yeah, Council Member Hensley, it's really difficult to get those records. We try to get everything that we could as far as maybe the number of businesses that don't even pay minimum wage and those that might be affected by this. But without having their W-2s, we can't get that information. We worked with Commerce Lexington. We tried through the Bureau of Labor Statistics. I think we tried every avenue possible to get as much information as we could with that number, and we're unable to get it. Okay. I would make a motion to amend an exception to this to any businesses that were defined as small businesses by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Second. Wait a minute. Do that again. Sorry. I would make an amendment to this ordinance to accept any businesses who are defined as small businesses by the U.S. Small Business Administration standards. So it's a motion to amend to accept any businesses identified by the Small Business Administration as? As small businesses by their industry. Small business by their industry. All right. So it's a motion by Council Member Hensley and a second by Council Member Farmer to amend accordingly. Is there any discussion on the motion to amend? Council Member Lamb. I'm just curious. Yes, I don't have that in front of me either, and I was just curious how that is defined. I mean, I'm interested in knowing. It's defined by the Small Business Administration. They have tables of sectors by different industries. Is it based on number of employees, or is it based on the revenue? Both. Is it? Okay. Yeah. Okay. All right. All right. Any further discussion? Vice Mayor Kaye on the motion. We don't have any idea what kind of an impact that would have on the businesses in this community. Small business, what I'm familiar with, the small businesses can be defined as less than 100 employees. I don't know what the definition, do you know what the definition is with the Small Business Administration, Constance Hensley? It varies by industry. I mean, there's a table that's published by the federal government that defines those. that was available to you all in research, I'm sure. I see. So there's a number. My understanding is that small business is defined very liberally with a large number of what many of us would consider kind of a medium-sized to large business, either by employment or by the wages that they, by their income. And I think this is essentially a motion, an amendment, to gut the proposal. It would probably affect most of the businesses in this community, and the people who need the relief would not get it. So I'm opposed to the amendment. Thank you. Is there any further discussion on the motion to amend? All right, if not, we can vote then. Let's vote electronically. All in favor of the motion to amend, please indicate by saying aye and voting electronically and no if you oppose it. All right, the motion to amend fails. All right, allows us to go back to the main motion. Is there any further discussion on the main motion? Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I'll be brief. We have talked about this a lot. There are many people in the community who have weighed in on this issue. It's not an easy one. I know people see this differently from the different perspectives. what we know is that 20,000 people plus will gain an immediate benefit from this motion. We know that there are people who are working at minimum wage who will be able to afford better housing, better clothing for their children, and better food. What we don't know is all of the details of what the impact might be on the rest of the community. We know it will put roughly $100 million into our economy. We know that national studies and surveys have indicated that the negative impact on existing businesses is either minimal or not at all for a whole variety of reasons. So I think we know that there's a positive impact, and we have a reason to believe that there's not much of any negative impact. This is something our community needs to do, and I urge all my colleagues to vote yes on this motion. Thank you, Mayor. Is there any further discussion? Council Member Farmer. To me, I think what we know is the effect of this motion treats wages paid by businesses in Fayette County like they were a social program rather than the wages paid by a business in Fayette County. And that's what I think is unfair about this because it takes away the right of the business owner to make a decision because we're making that decision for them. And I don't believe that that is our place or role in this government or in this economy. Thank you. All right. Any further discussion? All right. Hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye and voting electronically. those opposed nay all right motion carries now that is to put the put it on the docket right all right thank you council members I appreciate all right your patience with all this all right that allows us to move on to move on with council reports Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to place into the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee a study to come forth with a five- to ten-year plan regarding our paving management and what we need to do in the future. So moved. Second. motion by council member fred brown second by council member henson is there any discussion on the motion all right council member evans here's why put it in the budget committee if it's about paving shouldn't it be in public works because it has funds attached to it probably and we have already vetted it to some extent in the budget committee so i thought maybe it would be best to stay there. I really don't have any real preference, but I think that committee might be the best because we would probably be talking about monies on part of the plan. I'm sorry. Go ahead. I would amend that motion to place it in the public works because the long-term plan is already there, and I think we do need to continue that conversation and it is attached to money, you're right, but I think that's probably the more appropriate committee to talk about paving in general. I think money is just one aspect, a large aspect of it, but creating a long-term plan for that in general, I think how its budget is probably just one aspect of it. So I would amend it just to put it in the public court. commission or uh planning and public safety no no no yeah environmental quality better known as my committee yes yeah because it's there so that would just continue the conversation so moved so the motion to amend is there a second second by councilman massadi is there any discussion on on the motion to amend to place the issue in environmental quality and public works. All right, if not, we can vote. All in favor, please. This is on the motion to amend. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. No. All right, the motion carries. Motion to amend carries. All right, so we're back to the original motion as amended. We're back to the original motion as amended then. Is there any further discussion on the motion? All right. If not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. All right. All right. Council Member Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. Just want a couple things for this week. I know we have a lot going on in our city, And I want to say a special thanks to your office, Mayor, and also all the government employees who are, one, ready to handle the crowds from police to the decorations downtown with Park and Rec, to all of our public safety departments and streets and roads. They've done a remarkable job, Mayor, in getting the city ready. I've already heard from a lot of our visitors over the weekend and last night how good the city looks, especially all the flowers and planning. So we've done a great job getting ready. And kudos to you and your administration, all of our government employees. That's a big step, and hopefully this week will go safe. Mr. Emmons, I have a question for you on Thursday night. The trick-or-treat at Fayette Mall. Are we good to go there? Do we have enough candy? I mean, I know that was a plea. We put out an APV for candy. Have we reached our goal? The last thing we want to do is run out of candy. Do you still need our help? I think we'll run out of candy at some point, yes. I just don't know if that's going to be an hour in or three hours in. So if an organization wants to donate candy, who should they call? They can call our office if they'd like to. That would be wonderful. We did actually work out a deal with Sam's Club. They were very helpful. They gave us the candy at cost. And we got about, I think it was 175,000 pieces of candy for them all. So that would be really helpful. But, you know, depending on the number of kids that show up, don't know how long it's going to last. Do you want to give your number just in case someone else wants to donate? I'm sorry. The phone number. Phone number. 258-3118, or 3118, yeah, that's right. Very good. Thank you. I know you worked hard on getting that done, and Chief Bernard, so thank you all for your hard work on that. The other issue I'd like to place into the Economic Development Committee is an issue that, as I alluded to earlier, I'm very passionate about, and that's creating an office of workforce training and development. I know we're expecting a workforce study back from Commerce Lexington in January, but there's also a lot of other opportunities out there that other cities are doing. And it's likely to go ahead and place that into the Economic Development Committee for consideration and exploration of how we can better do it next year before the budget. So moved. Motion by Council Member Stennett, seconded by Council Member James Brown. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right. If not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. I'd just like to congratulate the Lexington Community Land Trust. They hosted a national convention last week for the National Community Land Trust Network Conference, and they just did a marvelous job, particularly the staff members, Barbara Navin and Maria Stark. Around 300 people from all over the country and Canada attended. I attended portions of it myself and talked to a lot of people from out of town. Everybody thought it was a great conference, and people really loved Lexington. We went to a lot of restaurants, and they had a great time. I'd also like to thank LFUCG for the support, specifically the mayor's office, and the police were very helpful in getting people around town. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Gibbs. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, sir. I just had a follow-up question, and I'm not going to make a motion at this time, but I guess I would respectfully request. I know in the minimum wage ordinance it says we're going to review it in 2018. I'm just questioning how. How are we going to measure the effect of the ordinance, good, bad, how it worked, how it's helping, so we can do that? So I guess I'm just asking Councilman Residing and Councilman Lamb to put together maybe something that we can look at and start monitoring now, not down until it goes into effect so we can say, here's what the effect is. And I just don't see that in here, but I would like to, I think that's an important criteria to go in knowing that. That's all. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilmember Bledsoe. Councilmember Akers. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to follow up about activities about the Breeders' Cup. I was downtown Sunday night for the Thriller Parade and the concert, and it was excellent, and it was very, very crowded. So I want to commend everybody involved that are making all of these events happen this week. I know there's been the Breeders' Cup committee, but then there's the boots on the ground, the police department and park staff and streets and roads cleaning up after everyone. And then especially Susan Pluger, I have seen her myself at the intersection of Newtown and 75 lately planting mums. And I've honked and yelled, and she, you know, scared her a couple times. So I just want to commend her because I know that a lot of this beautification efforts on our corridors was initiated by Susan. And so kudos to her. She does excellent, excellent work. and then secondly this coming thursday there are two different events in the second district one for residents of metathorpe you all should plan to attend the sound barrier discussion meeting with the state department of transportation and that will be held at the community center in metathorpe from six to eight i believe senator thomas and then others from the dot will be there and then i will be attending the mcconnell's trace homeowners association meeting that night at Bracktown Baptist Church, and so I invite residents from that neighborhood to attend, and that will be at 7 o'clock on Thursday the 29th. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I'll add my thanks first to all of the people who work in the city who have done such a great job so far and will continue to do a great job on making our guests fully welcome and kind of sprucing up the city. I want to add there were many, many people who volunteered as well. I did a little bit of work on Monday morning with the Lexington in Bloom folks who put pansies in the planters and a few other things to trim down. Anyway, they're the volunteers that I'm most aware of, but I know there were many, many other people who came downtown to help with the cleanup. People took their time to do work. It was a little bit cold and rainy, but it all worked well. So thank you to the city employees and to all the people in our community who have been working so hard on this. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I want to echo everything that's been done for the Breeders' Cup. I think it's just such an exciting time for Lexington. Lexington is looking so wonderful. There are businesses that have gone above and beyond to beautify their properties and put in artwork, and LexArt is wonderful. Also, I wanted to make sure I mentioned the many local businesses that contributed funds to make these beautification efforts possible in many of the areas. And lastly, I didn't comment when the motion was brought forward about the minimum wage. Um, this was something that I really thought long and hard about, um, trying to make the right decision. Um, but I do think, I just wanted to say that I think that it is time that our country, this is related to our city, but that the country overall no longer helps provide the wages for employees. And I say that. It's like over the years, our wages have declined. we've put value on people that I don't think are valued to their potential. If they're not, so they're forced to go out and get food stamps and child care assistance and housing assistance, and in some cases they just give up and don't work and get a check. and I hear a lot and these are people that I've worked with in the past people that I love and care a great deal about so when I hear people saying referencing people are lazy and they don't want to work and they want to stay on assistance then I think this is our way of helping them come up out of that It is not going to be a living wage. Ten dollars an hour is not a living wage. I agree with Council Member Stenet, the workforce development. We have got to empower people to improve their lives. And so I feel very deeply, and I've given this a great deal of thought, that this is, after all, the right thing to do. And I really appreciate the work of Council Member Massadi and Council Member Lamb for bringing us a good product forward. So thank you. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Hensley. Thank you, Mayor. It's an exciting week in the 12th District this week. Keeneland was alive and vibrant last night with one of the largest Breeders' Cup selection events that they've reported, according to some of the people I spoke to out there last night. So I hope everybody gets out to Keeneland if you can. And then my hat's off to the airport also for their handling of all the people coming and visiting our fine city this week. WKYT reported this morning that this will produce about $65 million of new income to the city. I don't think most people realize the economic impact that this is having. and I just encourage everyone to try to get in the spirit, I guess. As to the minimum wage, you know, I comment on that. To me, as a small business owner for 17 years, and to have the choice to set the wage that is not mandated by federal law, which is a federal issue, is a huge detriment to the small business owner or anyone who's created a job and balanced the payroll. And I'm disappointed that we've done that today. And I know it's – I'm disappointed I went to the docket. And that's all I can say. All right. Thank you, Council Member Hensley. Council Member Brand. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you for recognizing me again. I had forgotten. And tomorrow at 1.30, we're having the Transportation Policy Committee, and there's several council members that are actually on that committee. It's in Jessamine County at 1.30. So we need to get a quorum over there or respect that county's wishes that we don't want to just not go because it's in Jessamine County, I think. You know, the drive. So I just want to encourage everybody to be there. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mary. I also have one addition. I know we're real busy with the Breeders' Cup this week, and rightfully so, but we have to remember that Thursday evening at 6 p.m., we're honoring Lexington's law enforcement community, and that's at the Centenary Church on Tate's Creek Road. So just, council members, if you have a chance, put it on your schedule. I'm sure Lexington law enforcement community would be very appreciative if we show. Thank you so much. All right. That's all, council members, who've signed on for council reports. That allows us to go to the mayor's report. There is none today, and that allows us to move on to public comment for issues not on the agenda. We do have several. We have four members of the community who signed on. Jesus Gonzalez. And then Beth Howard. I believe Beth is yielding to Jesus, right? And then Robin Code. Who is also yielding to me. All right, okay, great. I think Janet Tucker just left, so I think I'm the only one you have to listen to. So first I want to thank Jennifer Massadi and all the council members who support a 1010 raise. It's past time that we have this in town and to help a lot of people, so thank you for that. As far, I want to also say that right now I'm here on my own behalf. I've spoken to a lot of you in private. but I've come and spoke at these things before, and I'm usually representing an organization. Right now it's me. I'm speaking for myself. This is hard for me. I'm here to do the right thing, and I definitely support a 1010 wage increase, but I am a server. So cutting the tip workers to me is not right. Menu prices in restaurants will not rise because of this increase, and we are tipped based mostly on percentages of our sales. So our wages are going to stay exactly the same throughout this, in my opinion. And we are also responsible for supplementing busboys and bartenders' pay. Our tips get taken and given to busboys and bartenders. So we help supplement other employees' pay as well. So I think we definitely deserve an increase, especially if it's only 90 cents over three years. and I mean I owe federal and state income taxes every year as a server I'm a single dad and I make $25,000 a year and every year I owe between a thousand and two thousand dollars to the federal and state government combined I just I just don't think that's right I don't think dropping the the tip workers is right. We need all of you to represent us, the people in your districts, not the companies, not the restaurants in your districts. We need you to represent the workers and the people. We will be watching future votes closely. We will talk to our friends and families in all districts, and we will talk to the media, and we will talk to anyone that will listen to us, and we will hold you accountable for your votes the best we can. again we need a city council and we need to keep a city council we need to keep a city council that represents Lexington because at this moment I feel like the city council represents the people and you all are working for us and I really appreciate that and then lastly in response to people losing benefits because of this increase not being a fear councilmember Henson brought it up and I think she did a great job isn't that what we want don't we want people to make enough to survive without government assistance. And in the end, any workers who's going to lose assistance, they always have the option to work less hours. And then they're working less hours, getting paid the exact same thing they were getting paid beforehand, keeping their assistance, and they get more time with their friends and family. So to me, this is just a win-win. And I just, again, I just want to urge you to stop and think of the workers and think of the people in this community and the income that this is going to add into the community and think of the increased revenue that businesses are going to get because more people are going to have money in their pockets to spend in local businesses. There is one more thing. It looks like I'm not going to have to use the whole nine minutes. There have been restaurants that have come in here in opposition of this increase, locally owned restaurants like Ramsey's, Coba Casino, Cheddar's, and Malone's. And then there are businesses that support this increase, like West 6 Brewery. And most recently, as of today, I talked to the owner of Lexington Diner, and they are going to support this. They're going to sign on to a letter of support, and they're going to come and speak at some of these meetings. The difference between those two groups of restaurants, the ones that are opposing this, the Ramseys, the Malones, the Coba Casinos, for the most part, they don't buy local product. They buy the cheapest product they can find. They sell it for the highest prices they can sell it for. And, yeah, they're owned locally, but they don't really contribute much to the local economy. Whereas Lexington Diner buys almost as much product as they can locally. And they do a lot of events to promote local businesses. In West 6 Brewery, they're making local beer. They're selling it in stores. That's a huge boost to the local economy. They also have their own tilapia farm where they raise their own fish, and that in of itself creates more job opportunities for the community. So I guess in general what I'm saying is that the restaurants that are for this are the restaurants that are really helping the community. The restaurants that are against this seem to be the ones that are trying to become huge businesses and corporations and line the owner's pockets only. So that's my piece, and I thank you for listening. Thank you. Thank you, Jesus. All right. That's all the public comment. Before I ask for a motion to adjourn, someone may be alarmed when they find that they have left their iPhone on the floor under the front seat. Pardon? So is there a motion to adjourn? No move. Second. Motion by Council Member Stentz, second by Council Member Henson. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. Thank you. We'll be right back. He's so shy. It's just a long time to know him. He's so shy. And I'm so glad I got to show him that I loved him to the day I've done. Oh, yeah. And he's so shy. Oh, we, oh, we, baby. He's so shy. Oh, we, oh, we, baby. He's so shy. Oh, we, oh, we, baby. He's so shy. Thank you. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no Feeling hot, hot, hot. Party people all around me. Feeling hot, hot, hot. What to do on a night like this? Music sweet and carry zips. We need a party song. A part, the metal jam. So hear a rum, rum, rum, rum. Let it roll, boom, boom, boom. Thank you. We have this project called I call the Metro Channel So we go ro-ro-ro-ro And we ro-ro-ro-ro Feeling hot, hot, hot Feeling hot, hot, hot Feeling hot, hot, hot I'm feeling hot, hot, hot. It's hard describing a heartache. All cause it's a one of a kind thing. A serious injury and a whole lot of endless pain. If it was a storm, I'd compare it to a hurricane. Oh, it's even got a name. If it was a dream, it would be a strong one. If it was a sad song It would be a long one If it was a color It would be deep, deep blue But if we're talking about a heartache It would be you If there was a full moon It would be a total eclipse If it was a tidal wave It would sink a thousand ships If it was a blizzard It would be record-breaking cold If it was a lie It would be the biggest story you've ever told If it was a dream It would be a strong one If it was a sad song It would be a long one If it was a color It would be deep, deep blue But if we're talking about a heartache It would be you If it was a color It would be deep, deep blue But if we're talking about a heartache It would be you You ain't nothing but a hound dog, girl Crying all the time You ain't nothing but a hound dog, girl Crying all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well, they said you was high class Well, that was just a lie Yeah, they said you was high class Well, that was just a lie Yeah, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine You ain't nothing but a hound dog Crying all the time You ain't nothing for the handling dog Crying all the time Well, you ain't never going to wrap it And you ain't no friend of mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Well, they said you was high class, well, that was just a lie. Yeah, they said you was high class, well, that was just a lie. Yeah, you ain't never gonna have it and you ain't no friend of mine. Oh, well, he said you was high class. Well, that was just a lie. He said you was high class. Well, that was just a lie. Yeah, you ain't never going to wrap it up. You ain't no friend of mine. You ain't nothing but a hound dog. You're crying all the time. You ain't nothing but a hound dog. You're crying all the time. Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit You ain't no friend of mine Thank you! Shadows glow so long before my eyes And they're moving So So So So So So So The End Oh, my God. So The following is a production of GTV3. Hi, I'm Catherine, and welcome to this edition of Lexington History. Where am I? Find out. Coming up next. Thank you. Thanks for joining us. We're taking a stroll back in time to when Lexington was first founded. And we start here, on the north side of Lexington. The north side is a historic neighborhood immediately to the north of Lexington's urban center, and its history intertwines with the city. In June 1775, a group of frontiersmen led by William McConnell established a camp at a spring near Elkhorn Creek. There was talk of a Revolutionary War battle at Lexington, Massachusetts the previous spring and that led to the naming of a new settlement, Lexington. While the early settlement was not maintained, Robert Patterson built a garrison west of the original campsite four years later, near what is now the corner of Main and Mill Streets and the name stuck. In January 1780, the small group of settlers signed a Citizens Compact and divided what is now Lexington's inner core into 87 half-acre lots, five lots to a block. They called them outlots, which included what is now much of the north side, and they were five acres each. Lots were drawn, town trustees were elected, and John Higbee's tavern at the corner of Limestone and High Streets was designated a meeting place for town businesses and the development of Lexington was secured. A business boom in the 1880s brought rapid expansion to the north side. Many of the homes along both West 2nd and West 3rd streets date from this period. Much of the block of West 3rd Street was constructed between 1887 and 1890, some earlier and some later. 448 West 3rd, for example, is an Italianate home built in 1872, while 455 was designed in a Georgian federal revival style and built in 1910. And now for the feature and real purpose of this program. When you think of Hampton Court, what comes to mind? England, the old country, Henry VIII, all very real possibilities. But did you know there's a Hampton Court right in your backyard, right here in Lexington? Well, there is. Come on. I'll show you. Hampton Court, jutting off the north side of West 3rd Street, has its own unique history. Construction of the first luxury apartment in Lexington began here in 1907, and the court continued to develop until 1936, when it reached 4th Street. The development was built on the site of the Lexington Orphan's Home. The home house children made homeless by the cholera epidemic of 1833. Cholera killed 10% of Lexington's more than 6,000 residents. Attorney Charles H. Stoll began development in 1907 after an orphan asylum was razed. He built the first luxury apartment building in Lexington, known as Stoll Flats, number 310. The court is named for Hampton Halley Lyle, Stoll's son-in-law. In 1909, Colonel Milton Young, former owner of McGrathiana Farm, bought the court and divided it into 25 lots. In 1910, Young contracted for the Hanover No. 75, designed by well-known architects Messers, Rowe, and Giannini. The court developed until 1936. And the four houses on the 4th Street end are attributed to Warfield Gratz, including his home. The stone gates at either end of the court are in Tudor revival style, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From Hampton Court, I'm Catherine. Thank you for joining us for Lexington History. See you next time. Thank you. Thank you. To the ground. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Well, here we are again I guess it must be me We fight it on our own But deep inside we'd run We'd be back to set things straight I still remember when Your kiss was so brand new Every memory repeats Every step I take retreats Every journey always brings me back to you After all the stars and stars We keep coming back to these two hearts Two angels who've been rescued from the fall And after all that we've been through It all comes down to me and you And this is meant to be forever you and me after all. When love is truly right, it's fine, it's truly right. It lives from here to here. It changes as it goes All and all the way it grows But it never disappears After all the stars and stars We keep coming back to these two hearts Two angels who've been rescued from the fall And after all the weight of the blue It all comes down to me and you And this is meant to be Forever you'll be After all Oh, it's just been on my hands No one didn't do so After all, what else is living for? Oh, after all the stars and stars, we keep coming back to these two hearts. Two angels who've been rescued from the fall. And after all the we've been through, it all comes down to me and you. I guess it's meant to be Forever you and me After all the stars and stars We keep coming back to these two hearts To win the truth and rescue from the moon And after all the wind and blue It all comes down to me and you I guess it's meant to be Forever you and me After all Thank you. Thank you. I wish your love when your head is high. Everything you tell completely is the most. Give me love in your heart and soul. Look into the dark so I know face. I want something to remember. I want something to miss. You move it to the way you've known before. And I want your love, heart and soul. Time, time. You can just see that now. You're loving in the heart of heart. You're loving to myself. And I'm leaving you right from the back. Is it hard to lose or what you know? Please try to give a little bit of heart and soul. Give a little bit of love and love. Give a little bit of heart and soul. Any thoughts you've made me before. Is it a sign I need to know? A little bit of heart and soul. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I'm trading, hoping every weekend I could turn around and say that I'm weak and down. Just a second, all the world you need to try to. Give a little bit of heart and soul. Give a little bit of love and grow. Give a little bit of heart and soul. And don't you make me make more. I need to know. Got a little bit harder than you thought. Somehow, I lost my way. Looking to see something in your eyes. But love will never compromise. Now this is the politics of life. Give a little bit of heart and soul Give a little bit of love to grow Give a little bit of heart and soul And don't you make me a little bit more Give a little bit of love Give a little bit of love to know Give a little bit of heart and soul Give a little bit of love to grow Give a little bit of heart and soul And don't you make me a little bit more I need to know A little bit more Give a little bit of heart and soul Give a little bit of love Give a little bit of heart and soul I'm just trying to say it before I need to know Give a little bit of heart and soul Thank you. This is insane. All you did was say hello. Speak my name. Feeling your love like a love I used to know long ago. How can it be? You're a different space and time Come to me Feel like I'm home In a place I used to know Long ago Deja Vu Could you be the dream that I once knew To use it you Deja Vu Could you be the dream that might come true Shining through I keep remembering me, I keep remembering you, deja vu. This is divine, I've been waiting all my life, filling time. Looking for you. Nights were more than you could know. Long ago. Come to me now. We don't have to dream of love. We know how. Somewhere before. It's as if I've loved you so, so long ago. Déjà vu. Could you be the dream that I once knew? Is it you? Déjà vu. Could you be the dream that might come true? Shining through I keep remembering me I keep remembering you Deja vu Deja Vu Deja Vu Deja Vu Could you be the dream that I once knew? Is it you? I keep remembering me. I keep remembering you. Deja vu. Deja vu. Could you be the dream that I once knew Is it you? Deja vu Could you be the dream that might come true Shine and blue I'll never be your beast of burden My back is broken But it's a burden Oh, I want for you to make love me I never mean you'll be stupid. I walk for miles, my feet hurt. All I want is to make love for me. Am I hard enough? Am I rough enough? Am I rich enough? I'm not too blind to see. All that's there will be Don't your beats stop burning So let's go home And draw the curtains Music on the radio Come on baby Let's love me Am I hard enough? Am I rough enough? Am I rich enough? I'm not too blind to see Oh, sister Pretty, pretty, pretty girl Pretty, pretty, such a pretty girl Come on, baby Please, please I tell you You can put me out On the street Put me out Put old shoes on my feet But put me out Put me out Put me out