# Council Work Session - January 12, 2016 > Auto-transcribed civic record · January 12, 2016 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/3853 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/3853?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2016-01-12 - **Last revised**: January 12, 2016 - **Length**: 14,628 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 January 12, 2016, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Vice Mayor Kay presiding. The council addressed 10 agenda items during the session, covering standard municipal business including rezoning requests, budget amendments, and various reports from council members and the mayor. The meeting proceeded through routine governmental matters, with the council taking 15 votes on various motions throughout the session. Key agenda items included requested rezonings and docket approval, budget amendments, new business items, and continuing business presentations. The council also heard reports from both council members and the mayor as part of the regular meeting structure. No public comments were recorded during either of the designated public comment periods - one for issues on the agenda and another for issues not on the agenda. The meeting followed a standard format with opportunities for public input, though none were utilized during this session. All substantive agenda items that required council action were approved, indicating a productive session where the council was able to move forward on pending municipal business and administrative matters. ## Attendance The following members were present at the meeting on January 12, 2016: **Present:** • Vice Mayor Kay • Farmer • Shevawn Akers • Scutchfield • Mossotti • Evans • J. Brown • Henson • Lamb • Stinnett • F. Brown • Bledsoe • Moloney • Gibbs • Hensley All 15 members were in attendance with no absences or late arrivals recorded. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included 15 motions, with 13 passing unanimously and 2 requiring roll call votes. **Unanimous Votes** The following motions all passed by unanimous consent: • Approve docket (motion by Farmer, second by Shevawn Akers) • Approve December 1, 2015 summary (motion by Akers, second by Farmer) • Approve budget amendments (motion by Farmer, second by Scutchfield) • Add budget amendment for fire training tower (motion by Mossotti, second by Farmer) • Place ordinance on docket for First Reading (motion by Evans, second by Mossotti) • Approve new business (motion by Farmer, second by Scutchfield) • Amend and remove items B, C, and D from new business (motion by Lamb, second by Farmer) • Approve neighborhood development funds (motion by Stinnett, second by Akers) • Endorse design team to proceed with detailed design (motion by Farmer, second by J. Brown) • Place resolution on docket for first reading (motion by Akers, second by Henson) • Refer legislative review to General Government & Social Services committee (motion by Kay, second by Akers) • Approve Mayor's report (motion by Akers, second by Scutchfield) • Adjourn meeting (motion by Stinnett, second by Mossotti) **Roll Call Votes** Two helicopter landing-related motions required roll call votes: Remove helicopter landings from Planning & Public Safety committee (motion by Hensley, second by Farmer) passed 9-6. Voting yes: Farmer, Stinnett, Scutchfield, F. Brown, Evans, Bledsoe, Moloney, J. Brown, Hensley. Voting no: Kay, Akers, Mossotti, Henson, Lamb, Gibbs. Place ordinance on docket for helicopter landings (motion by Hensley, second by Farmer) passed 10-5. Voting yes: Farmer, Stinnett, Scutchfield, Henson, F. Brown, Lamb, Bledsoe, Moloney, J. Brown, Hensley. Voting no: Kay, Akers, Mossotti, Evans, Gibbs. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed ten financial items totaling over $1 million in expenditures, contracts, and grant acceptances. **Contracts and Purchases:** - Resolution L1522-15 authorized a $23,469.77 contract with Unified Technologies for a phone system at the new Lexington Senior Center - Resolution L1530-15 approved a sixty-month agreement with Time Warner Cable Business Class for Managed WiFi services at $1,630.00 per month - Resolution L1533-15 authorized a $93,500 Facility Usage Contract with the Fayette County Board of Education for the 2015-2016 school year - Resolution L1574-15 approved a $3,599.00 contract with iHeartMEDIA for advertisements promoting the New Senior Center - Resolution L1605-15 authorized a $499,240 HOME Agreement with KDVA HOMES 2, LLLP for construction of affordable rental housing units - Resolution L1571-15 approved the purchase of real estate at 270 West Loudon Avenue for $350,000.00 **Contract Modifications:** - Resolution L1529-15 authorized an amendment to the agreement with the Human Rights Commission with no additional cost - Resolution L1554-15 approved Contract Modification No. 1 with J.M. Crawford and Associates, Inc. for $19,500 for design work on the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge **Grant Acceptances:** - Resolution L1561-15 authorized acceptance of a $480 Fire Fighting Support Grant from Kentucky American Water - Resolution L1577-15 approved acceptance of a $106,212.27 award for the FY 2016 Emergency Management Assistance Project from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management The financial actions encompassed infrastructure improvements, public safety enhancements, housing development, and facility operations across multiple city departments and partnerships. ## Contested Items The council addressed one contested matter during the January 12, 2016 meeting regarding helicopter landings in the city. **Helicopter Landing Regulations** The council engaged in a split vote concerning the management and frequency of helicopter landings within city limits. The disagreement centered on two related actions: removing the helicopter landing issue from the Planning & Public Safety committee's purview and simultaneously placing a new ordinance on the council docket that would increase the permitted frequency of helicopter landings. The nature of the split indicates that council members were divided on both the procedural aspect of which committee should handle helicopter landing matters and the substantive policy question of whether to allow more frequent helicopter operations. The council ultimately voted to proceed with both measures - extracting the issue from the Planning & Public Safety committee and advancing an ordinance to increase helicopter landing frequency. The specific vote tallies, individual council member positions, and the reasoning behind the disagreement were not detailed in the available meeting data. However, the split vote designation suggests this was not a unanimous decision and likely involved significant debate among council members regarding aviation policy, public safety considerations, and committee jurisdiction within the city's governance structure. The outcome represents a shift in both the administrative handling of helicopter landing issues and the city's policy direction toward allowing increased helicopter activity, despite the apparent division among council members on these matters. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda During the January 12, 2016 meeting, a public comment period was held to allow community members to address issues listed on the meeting agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for public participation and input on matters scheduled for discussion or action by the governing body. The public comment period was opened to invite remarks from attendees regarding any items appearing on the day's agenda. This standard procedural item allows citizens to express their views, concerns, or support for specific agenda matters before official deliberation begins. No specific speakers, comments, or particular issues raised during this public comment period were documented in the available meeting materials. The agenda item served its informational purpose of providing a forum for public input on agenda-related matters. The outcome of this agenda item was informational, serving as a mechanism for public engagement rather than requiring any formal action or decision by the governing body. Public comment periods like this are typically used to gather community input that may inform subsequent discussion and decision-making on agenda items. ## Requested Rezonings/Docket Approval The council considered approval of the docket for requested rezonings during this meeting. The discussion involved key speakers Farmer and Shevawn Akers, who presented information regarding the rezoning requests under consideration. The agenda item focused on establishing the official docket of rezoning applications that the council would review and process. This procedural step is necessary to formally recognize and schedule the various rezoning requests submitted to the city for consideration. The council ultimately approved the docket for requested rezonings, allowing the formal review process to proceed for the applications included in the docket. This approval enables staff and the planning commission to begin their review and analysis of the individual rezoning requests. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Approval of Summary The council considered approval of the summary from their December 1, 2015 meeting. Council members Akers and Farmer participated in the discussion of this agenda item. The council voted to approve the summary of the December 1, 2015 meeting without recorded objections or amendments. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Budget Amendments The council considered and approved various budget amendments during the meeting. The discussion involved several council members, with Farmer, Scutchfield, and Mossotti serving as key speakers on the amendments. Among the budget amendments presented was one specifically related to a fire training tower. The council reviewed the various amendments, which appeared to cover multiple budget items and adjustments. The amendments were ultimately approved by the council, though the specific details of the discussion, individual amendment amounts, and any concerns raised during deliberation were not detailed in the available materials. The approval of these budget amendments represents routine fiscal management by the council to adjust spending allocations as needed for various municipal operations and projects. ## New Business The council addressed new business items during this portion of the meeting, with discussion led by several council members. Key participants in the new business discussion included: • Farmer • Scutchfield • Lamb The council reviewed and deliberated on the new business items presented, with some modifications made during the discussion process. The items underwent amendments before final consideration. Following discussion and the incorporation of amendments, the council approved the new business items. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Continuing Business/Presentations The council addressed continuing business items during this portion of the meeting, with several council members participating in the discussion and decision-making process. Key speakers included Stinnett, Akers, Farmer, and J. Brown, who contributed to the deliberations on the matters before the council. The primary focus of this agenda item involved two significant actions: • **Neighborhood Development Funds**: The council reviewed and approved funding allocations for neighborhood development initiatives. The specific amounts and targeted neighborhoods were discussed among the participating council members. • **Design Team Endorsement**: The council also considered and endorsed a design team for an unspecified project. The selection process and qualifications of the chosen team were part of the council's evaluation. Both items received approval from the council following the presentations and discussions led by the key speakers. The collaborative nature of the decision-making process involved input from multiple council members, suggesting these were substantive matters requiring careful consideration. The outcome of this agenda item was positive, with the council moving forward on both the neighborhood development funding and the design team endorsement. These approvals indicate the council's commitment to advancing local development projects and ensuring proper professional oversight through the endorsed design team. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Council Reports During the Council Reports portion of the meeting, council members addressed procedural matters related to legislative items and committee referrals. The council took action to place resolutions on the docket for first reading, following standard legislative procedures. This step represents the initial formal consideration of proposed resolutions before they advance through the full legislative process. Key speakers during this segment included Council members Akers, Henson, and Kay, who participated in the discussion of these procedural matters. Additionally, the council referred legislative review responsibilities to a committee, ensuring proper oversight and detailed examination of pending legislation before it returns to the full council for further consideration. The council approved the actions discussed during this portion of the meeting, allowing the legislative items to proceed through the established review process. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item.* ## Mayor's Report The council considered and approved the Mayor's Report during the January 12, 2016 meeting. The discussion involved key speakers Akers and Scutchfield, though specific details of the report's contents and the nature of their contributions were not detailed in the available meeting records. The agenda item proceeded as a standard mayoral report to the council, which typically includes updates on city operations, initiatives, and administrative matters. Following the presentation and any discussion, the council voted to approve the Mayor's Report. The approval of the report indicates the council's acceptance of the information and updates provided by the mayor's office. No specific concerns or objections were noted in the available documentation regarding this agenda item. The outcome was a formal approval of the Mayor's Report by the council members present at the meeting. ## 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 public concern outside of the scheduled discussion topics. No specific transcript timestamp or detailed information about individual speakers or comments was provided in the available meeting materials. The item was categorized as informational, indicating that no formal action was taken by the governing body in response to any public comments received during this portion of the meeting. This type of public comment period is a standard component of government meetings, allowing for citizen participation and ensuring that community members have access to address their elected officials on matters of local concern that may not be formally scheduled for discussion. ## Adjournment The meeting was brought to a close through the standard adjournment procedure. Key speakers during this final agenda item included Stinnett and Mossotti. The motion to adjourn was approved, formally ending the January 12, 2016 meeting. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve docket - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve December 1, 2015 summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve budget amendments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Add budget amendment for fire training tower - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place ordinance on docket for First Reading - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Amend and remove items B, C, and D from new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve neighborhood development funds - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Endorse design team to proceed with detailed design - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Place resolution on docket for first reading - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Refer legislative review to General Government & Social Services committee - **Motion** — passed (9-6): Remove helicopter landings from Planning & Public Safety committee - **Motion** — passed (10-5): Place ordinance on docket for helicopter landings - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve Mayor’s report - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Adjourn meeting --- ## Full transcript The Thank you. I'm going to go to the next video. Back, all of us. And first on our agenda is public comment for issues on the agenda. Mr. Mundy, anybody signed up? No. All right. Next then is, I'm going to have to ask the Vice Mayor to take on this for a second. I didn't swallow exactly a little. Correctly. Go ahead. I believe we're on to requested rezonings and docket approval. Move approval. Second. Motion is second to approve. Any discussion on the motion? There was no ask. You have some walk-ons, I think, Vice Mayor. Sorry. Okay. I can't get back up. All right. I've recovered. Thank you, Vice Mayor. There's a motion to approve the docket, and there's a second. So now we're in discussion, and there are some walk-ons. Is that right? All right. Council Member Evans. Thank you, Mayor. I moved to place on the docket for a council meeting scheduled on January the 14th 2016 a resolution Authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one The contract with alpha mechanical services Incorporated to install a new boiler at the government center increasing the contract price by the sum of nine thousand six hundred and forty dollars from eight hundred and sixty eight I'm sorry eight hundred sixty nine thousand six hundred twenty seven dollars to eight hundred seventy nine thousand two hundred sixty seven dollars so moved a motion by council member Evans second by council my council member Farmer excuse me is there any discussion on the motion all right we can vote then all in favor please say aye aye opposed no motion carries all right any other council member Massadi Thank You mayor I move to place on the docket for the January 14th 2016 council meeting a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to purchase tasers for recruits from taser international a sole source provider so moved second motion by councilor Massadi in a second councilmember farmer is there any discussion on the motion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries all right looks like that's all the walk-ons so we can now go back to the original motion and vote on the docket approving the docket all in favor of the motion to approve the docket please indicate by saying aye opposed no motion carries next is approving the summary is there a motion to approve approval motion by councilmember Farmer second by councilmember Scotchfield is there any discussion on the motion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries allows us to move on to budget amendments is there a motion motion by councilmember acres second by councilmember scutchfield is there any discussion all right yes ma'am councilmember lamb yes thank you mayor i would like to ask a question about journals number nine one nine six nine and nine one nine seven oh or seven zero they both have to do with shelter tornado shelter out at the vercelles road campus and i basically would like to know if this these two amendments provide the amount of funding that we need to start with the construction on that project i know it's been something we've been working on it for a long time so all right commissioner baston thank you councilmember lamb this 91970 is to provide some additional funding federal funding that comes to the state i'll have to get the information you want as to whether this is all the funding that's needed to begin that or not i can't say that because it i mean the verselles road facility out there is uh it is not some place you want to be when there's a tornado coming so it's not a safe and so i'm hoping that that this will be able to move forward this project that's a long time coming so i appreciate that i'll get that answer and get it right thank you thank you thank you mayor well thank you councilmember lamb council member henson thank you thank you mayor i had the same question so thank you all right anyone else any other any further discussion if not then we can vote on the motion all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries next is new business i'll ask for a motion and then for discussion is there a motion to approve second motion by councilmember farmer second by councilmember massadi all right and i'll go into discussion that looks like couch commissioner bastin has a Yes, the beauty of text messages. Yes is the answer to that question. It is the amount of money we need to start to construct So did Pat just tell you? Did Pat Duggar just tell you? Yes. Good. Thank you Pat Duggar. Awesome. Thank you All right We have a motion we have a second now we're into discussion council member Maloney Thank you mayor. I have a couple of them I want to talk about. First of all, it's P on this one-way, two-way. I thought the agreement that y'all, the administration, has been pushing for is everything on the north side of Main Street should be two-way. Now, I'm looking at this. We're going back and make this street a one-way. Is there a reason why? yes this street is currently not signed as one way it's not wide enough for two-way traffic so since there's a development going in adjacent to Wycliffe for the safety of the public we have to designate it as one way it's not safe for two-way travel there's been two ways all these years now right but now I think there'll be more traffic since the the parcel or parcels adjacent to it are going to be redeveloped. It wasn't out in here. The parcels that are adjacent to Wycliffe Street are going to be redeveloped. I believe in the multifamily, I'm not sure. And so with that redevelopment, we thought that there's going to be more traffic on Wycliffe Street. Okay. And the next question is on V. Mr. Emmons, I have, and I've talked to some people in the administration on the had been victory man if i thought i mean don't be able to play that with him to come up he's up there thank you have been not appreciate it with the new fight you have been on break at the concern i have about this now is we got a new governor in we got a c-mac money that part of this project and And the governor can probably take that money away real quick since the governor put the money in a couple months ago. The new governor, as you can see, is starting to strip a lot of what the previous governor has done. Before I vote on anything like this, I want to see in writing that the governor, that this governor is in support and makes sure that we don't take the CMAQ money away for this town brown common project because that money has a lot to do with getting this project done. I mean, have you all talked to the governor and you have something in writing that said that he will not take this money away? We're working on a grant agreement with the Transportation Cabinet. We don't have that yet, but we don't have any reason to believe that this money is going to disappear at this moment. What now? We don't have any reason to believe that the money is going to change. And there's no precedent for it either, is there? There is no precedent, no. I mean, I just want to know, did we get something to the government? I mean, you had Governor Bashir was big on this, supported it and everything. Right now we've got a new governor. And I still think from my conversation with some people in Frankfurt that he could take that money away if he wanted to. And I want to be sure that you have something in writing that says that he's on board with this project. And, I mean, it's an important project, but the last thing I want to do is start paying for something that we lose part of the money. and if the state's not going to support it, and I just got concerned about how we're going to pay for this. A couple things. Number one, these are federal dollars that we got through those grants. It's both the CMAQ money and the TAP money. So it is discretionary funding through the governor's office, but it is federal money. That's point number one. Point number two, as the mayor said, once those awards have been given, there is no precedent that we're aware of that has changed hands for the grant award. Thirdly, we're working on those grant award agreements. We don't have them to date. I don't have anything in writing saying that the new governor supports the projects either. But again, we don't have any indication from Frankfort that that decision is going to be changed. Do you have a problem contacting this governor and asking him if he supports this project and asking him if he is not planning on taking any of the money away? I still think he can take the money away. I think that would be pretty unusual practice. What he said was that there's no precedent for that, and I think that's all that needs to be said about it. Right, and I would say, too, that we're ready to get going on the project. We do have the council's budget commitment from last year to get the project started, as well as other grant opportunities, such as Tiger, which we want to reapply for, as well as the KIA loan that we talked to you about back in the fall in our workshop. So we feel that there are adequate pools of money out there to get the project started and to continue to build that momentum that we've got Thank you All right, thank you councilmember Maloney councilmember Scotchfield Thank you mayor. I just had a quick question on s About the Liberty Road 7th Street Winchester Road intersection. I know we've had a lot of work going on in that area That's the way I drive in every day day. Is this in addition? Is this further up? I mean, how is this going to be? And are we going to have a third phase? Is this ongoing? I guess I just want to get the larger picture of where we're spending and what we can expect to spend. Right. Back in 2014, the Division of Traffic Engineering applied for TAP funds for improvements to the traffic signal at the intersection of Winchester, Liberty, and Seventh. Seventh and Liberty and Winchester, that's all one traffic signal they all run off the same controller there's a need for pedestrian upgrades there we know that engineering just completed their project realigning liberty in the on the approach in front of charlie's seafood they put in conduit for our future traffic signal improvements there so the projects have been coordinated i can't speak for any other projects along that corridor but this is something that's been planned in coordination with those other projects thank you councilmember scotchville councilmember lamb thank you mayor i have four questions the The first is item G, talking about the contract modification for J.M. Crawford. I believe this is Mr. Paulson, Mr. Commissioner. My question is, it talks about the inactivity of the project, and I just would like to know why is there inactivity. I'm going to have Keith Levin come and discuss. I figured this would be a nice little topic that people want to talk about. and he can give you an update as to what went on as well as where we are right now. Absolutely. Thank you. Thank you. The original CMAC grant that we had for that project was not enough to fund all of the utility relocation and construction, so therefore we had to put it on hold until we got that money, and then council approved some local funds to go ahead and complete the design and do the part of the right-of-way. So that's what we're doing today. And then we did get awarded funding for the bridge construction in this last go-around. So we do have money now to fund everything. So the project's back on track. Wonderful. Wonderful. Okay. Thank you for that explanation. The second item is item K. And this has to, Mr. Paulson. with the authorization to purchase this real estate will the current 6th Street Mounted Police Unit location stay where it is or will the 6th Street location move to the new property? It is my understanding they will stay in the same location. Are they actually connected? We tried to look up on the internet to see if these two parcels were. They are not. There's a railroad track between. We actually have, if you have the picture, we have a little map that shows the alignment of the trail as well. Okay. We can put that on the Elmo to kind of give a little better sense of where these two parcels are. This is all part of the Hope Center trail that connects with the Legacy Trail and gets us into town. So this will show, again, I figured this would be a discussion point. So Keith can give a little update as to the alignment as well as these two parcels and how this will work between the two. Okay. Once we get the map up. Pulling the map up? OK. We hope so. That's a nice trail. It's a different one, though. I mean is this parcel going to be used for it's going to continue to be used for the mounted patrol is that the way I understand yes okay so you can see the Hope Center on the bottom part of the map trail kind of going well So here's the Hope Center parcel. The trail will come across here, and then the trail will go right around here and then down up this way towards town. Okay, you're referencing a trail, but this is actually talking about? This is part, right, this is the Hope Center. These are two different parts of the Hope Center. These are two parcels essential to the Hope Center trail as part of the Legacy Trail. so so but is 270 west loudon avenue for the purchase for the police department that's what i was yes okay i guess i'm confused as to the so you're going to have the trail on there and then you're also going to use it for the mounted patrol is that i'm trying not to be complicated Yeah, there's actually two parts to this The the hope center on the property Keith excuse me just a second. I believe that this was going to be pulled and that was going to be a motion by council member stent it so That may relieve some of the anxiety about it and so I don't have anxiety. I just want to know a nation No, I understand. Explanation. Clearly, that is completely fine. There you go. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Keith. You had a couple more, don't you? All right, and then my last question is actually, Jamie, if you don't mind, item V, I would like to know what portion of the town branch commons that AECOM, is that how you pronounce it, AECOM? Right. what portion will they be managing of the town branch? Physically, is that what you mean? I'm assuming. I mean, whatever, however it is. It's program management services to do everything that's on street from Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden down Midland, down Vine Street, all the way to the Heritage Hall property. So it's the infrastructure piece along that path. It's the bike lane, the pedestrian improvements, et cetera. Okay. All right. And then because there was a reference to an anticipated follow-on contract, was that information that was, I assume, in the RFP as well, where you could extend the contract? It was, and that was clear in the contract. Correct, Dale? Yes, it was. It was. That extended period, though, we're using estimates. the contract the five work orders that you're approving today I think that price is six hundred ninety thousand dollars the estimate industry standard would be between five and ten percent of the total construction cost for the entire program management expenditure okay all right thank you for that explanation and I believe that's it thank you very much mayor thank you councilmember lamb thank you councilmember Evans thank you mayor I I think pretty much everything else I had had already been discussed. But if we could go back to item G and Keith, that's you. Just Brighton Trail. I just wanted to clarify because the memo said that, you know, there were some insufficient funding. That was the delay. But our agenda just said, you know, project inactivity. Just clarify that the inactivity was because of the lack of funding or was there something else that was going on? It was because of lack of funding. okay and that's been taken care of it's been taken care of yes and okay thank you that's when to make sure thank you thank you councilman evans councilmember masabi thank you mayor i have a few questions keith if you don't mind a number n it's accepting additional federal funding from the kentucky transportation cabinet for the amount of 91 913 for additional construction on clays Mill Road can you tell me what that is for sure we had broken plays mode road into three different sections and there was some money that was still we didn't have enough to cover sections 2a and 2b and so this is just an agreement to pull that money into place so that we would be able to pay out close out those two projects okay great this is money that's coming from the state also I want to thank you and the contractors i know you guys hit it hard uh because you know a lot of the constituents wanted that open for christmas time and for shopping uh accessibility to the mall and and you guys did a great job and it's it's pretty much all done on the ninth district side we're just trying to finish up the sidewalks and stuff a few sidewalks and i think the crosswalks the um as far as if you want to push the pedestrian signals i don't think they're functioning yet but you've got and the medians i've been uh asked questions about that those are just going to be low median like grass coverage you're not putting trees or anything first correct in there okay i appreciate it thank you so much um the next one would be on number k mayor just wondered um are we abandoning the facility at coolvin park in reference to the uh I'm sorry. We've already talked about that. My bad. I can go ahead and just explain what the situation is. Maybe that's the confusion I'm having. Sure. The Hope Center property was sort of the missing link for the Legacy Trail. And so we had to negotiate with the Hope Center to be able to incorporate the Legacy Trail to get the right-of-way that we needed for the Legacy Trail. At the same time, this was being leased, this property that we needed was being leased by the patrol. And so we worked out a deal where the police could take advantage of that paddock because right now it's currently being used as the paddock. And they're leasing it from the Hope Center. And so the police needed to expand their operations so they were able to acquire that paddock. We were able to get our trail. So it's really serving two purposes. they're still planning on staying there they're just continuing to operate the way that they're operating now except that we now own that property we're not going to be leasing that property okay thank you so much and the last one is um and i guess it's v jamie if you don't mind i have a couple more questions on the town branch please when we had our um i guess our workshop was before christmas i know there was a lot of heartburn because there was some concern about, I think, water quality funding dollars being used for this. And I didn't realize that, and I'm not sure a lot of my colleagues did. Is that still being, is that part of the proposal? It's currently underway, yes. We actually submitted a loan application through KIA, so it's not grant funding. but it would be for a very specific purpose along Midland Avenue, and it was for water quality work, not for trail work. So, yes, we are currently pursuing that, but there are other funding options that we're pursuing and considering as well. So part of the water quality fees that the public pays will go towards this, correct? I don't know if Charlie's here or not. It'd be best to speak to that. I've been asked that question, and I just don't have an answer. I believe the generalization is yes. It would be for loan reimbursement if it were approved, but it's not approved. It has to get state approval. Okay. Can you get back to me and let me know about that? I can get you all that information. And as far as the project management now, it's for, it looks like, almost $700,000. Is that a one-time cost, or will there be a year two and a year three on that? There probably will. There will be ongoing expenses, but the annual expense won't be that high. More than half of this current, the five work orders are for two surveys, one environmental and one site survey. And I think it's around $350,000 of the total. Those are fixed price. The other three work orders are up to amounts. So while you might be approving $690,000, it's potentially that it would come in lower than that. And it says that their, I guess their scope is environmental documentation, grant management, utilities, service coordination, and community engagement. What's their community engagement part? I've got the answer in the KIA. Let me let Bill speak to your KIA question first, and then I'll have Greg come up and speak to community engagement. Okay, thanks. Excuse me. The KIA loan has been applied for but has not been granted, and the money would be to pay back that KIA loan. If you remember, we've gotten both sewer and water quality loans from Kentucky Infrastructure. They're very advantageous to us. It's 1.75% interest, and you just pay interest until the water quality portion of the project is completed, then you start paying interest and principal back. I see okay thank you so much for the explanation yeah and just to add to that I'd just like to restate it's not for trails that we're building it's not for what not for trails the KIA portion would be for sewer work that had to be done as part of the consent decree anyway well that makes a difference I have Greg here who can speak to your community engagement question hello my name is Greg Groves and I'm with a econ and yeah that particular work order is for public involvement and community engagement and we're working with the bluegrass community foundation as part of this uh being that this is our federal funds through cmac and tap you know they require some public involvement component so we're trying to work with them in concert to present the uh the plan to the community that was my assumption i just didn't know for sure but i thought that you'd be working hand in hand because obviously they're doing the fundraising for this so you're going to will you be doing any fundraising as well it's currently not in our scope, but we're going to be helping them in any way we can to make this project move forward. So we'll be working with them on that. Can you give me an idea of some of the other projects you've done? AECOM is a very large company. We're, you know, all across the world. We've done Millennium Park in Chicago and we're part of the World Trade Center parks up in New York City. And I could go on and on, but my background is with Kentucky Transportation Academy, so I'm very familiar with working on project development projects like this one. So, you know, the process is the same. The players are different. So, you know, with some of the past work that I've done, some of the contacts at KYTC, and with the previous experts that we got in park development and other areas, I think is why, I hope that's why we got chosen for this project. So we're very comfortable with it. And your experience with the grant system. I mean, have you had good experience? I mean, a lot of this is based on federal dollars and grants, matching grants and so forth. Yes. And you've had good experience with that? I have, yes, yes. In my previous role with the district, we did a lot of CMAC grants, a lot of TAP grants, and it used to be TE funding, if you remember that term. So, yeah, we've done a lot of grants, which are really nice because it's, I hate to say free money, but it is federal money that they're giving to the city of Lexington. And, you know, so it's a really good opportunity to further this project using that money. Because, I mean, this has to serve as a great example. Because I know that there are several council members here that have trails in their districts on the boilerplate, you know, waiting to be done. And if this can be done successfully, you know, we'd like to have that continue on for our district so we get, obviously, connectivity is the result of all this. So, I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Yes, ma'am. That's all, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Massadi. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Some of it's been answered. It was on the K, and you said you were going to take it off. But this property at 270 West Loudon, I was just wondering, for all that property, what are future plans? If anybody was aware of that or is going to get involved in that, that maybe we could have some type of presentation on what we plan to do with our mounted patrol as far as building wise and additional land there. Now I know they're using that land now and is it just an ongoing thing or do we have some plans there? We currently utilize it as a turnout grazing area for the horses. They were having the property so we either were going to keep it or lose it and to be substantiated into the downtown we needed that area right and so we're purchasing it just for that purpose and it just coincides that the trail can go through a piece of that so that dual purposes it but we'll be using it as a turnout as we currently are using it now okay so that's kind of the plan in the future too for yes sir yeah no no other buildings we don't have any other plans other than turning them out and letting them run and have some exercise and expansion of the mounted patrol if we did more than four there's plenty of real we still got room over there yes sir that that only enhances the ability to do that the barn has room in it if we want to expand with more horses so we can go back up to uh eight like we had previously if yes that allows it okay thank you yes sir all right thank you councilman brown councilmember stenton thank you mayor i'll make a motion to remove item k from a docket and it'll be brought back at a later date by the administration second motion by council member stenton second by council member scutchfield there any discussion on the motion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries thank you man and i have a question going back to item v in town branch you said the ka grants for sewer work not water not water quality work is that correct i just want to make sure that's a big distinction it's uh sewer and sustainable stormwater so it is it does include stormwater would that be both with my understanding yes yes you want to speak to it now if we spend that money on the stormwater portion does that count towards the projects for the consent decree that we have to spend accounts towards that 30 million or not i would have to check on that for you can you check and see if that counts towards what we've committed to that 30 million i'm not sure that's what i'm saying i have to double check that but it might i don't know i don't know and then we have several stormwater projects on that list which i know it'll be i was going to wait to our environmental quality meeting because we'll be having that discussion but if we apply for this ka grant for this project what other project do we put on the back burner because of this we're not we're applying for other storm related projects as well these are loans so yeah they're but they're really good so there's no limit as as to how many we can apply for at once or? We haven't reached it yet, if there is. Okay. I just don't want to put another neighborhood project where homes are flooding out of sync on the list where they're ready to do that project for this project. We need to figure out a way to do them both. I agree. I think if you think back to what Charlie said in that meeting, we have north of $100 million in those loans. Hardly any other community in the state is applying for loans. They'd rather have grants, obviously. So when we do apply, we're having good success. And this loan in particular was for 5.1, 5.6. Yes. So it's relatively small compared to the whole pool. Yeah, if you can see, though, if it counts towards our consent degree obligations. I would absolutely check on that before the meeting. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Stenet. Council Member Henson. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to ask for some clarification on item X. maybe sally or irene i don't council uh irene is doing a hud monitoring visit today at hud so she has briefed rick mcquady to be able to answer those questions for you okay thank you i get i just wanted to better understand that this is going to construct the homes at briar hill yes but what is going to happen at mackenzie and cambridge drive anything they're going to do some re they have financing to do rehab work there and to use those those units as well for survivors of domestic violence so they're going to rehab both those buildings the ones at McKenzie and the one on Cambridge now because it says that the home funds will be used only on Briar Hill so I guess there's other funds for the rehab yes there's other funds from tax credit equity as well as the affordable housing fund that I administer the funds have also been approved for that as well for all three both the Briar Hill as well as the Cambridge and the McKenzie Lane but the home money is strictly for the improvements that need to be made to the property on Briar Hill how many do you know how many additional units it's gonna be 12 additional units there'll be 12 units on Briar Hill and then they are rehabbing 12 other units to be 24 units total for the development Okay. That better clarifies it for me. Thanks for it. Thank you, Council Member Henson. Council Member Maloney. Thank you. I need to get clarification on V again. Jamie, if you don't mind coming up answer. I didn't hear that correctly. 10% of the project manager fee, is that for the whole project from everything from the beginning to the end? Is that clear or just 10% for the $497,000? I'm not sure where that number comes from. What was that? I thought there was a 10% fee that the project manager gets to pay for his. No, what I said earlier was that the industry standard is between 5% and 10% of the total construction cost. Who gets that money? That would be the program manager fees. Why would the program, and I mean, I know the developers and the architects and all those get them. I never heard, I mean, it may be new, but I never heard of a program manager. Like if a project's going to cost $100 million, which I've been hearing numbers. So this guy will get $10 million, a person will get $10 million for being a project manager? No, it's not one person. We chose to do the team approach and hire a program manager rather than just one project manager because of all the expertise that that company can bring to the table. They're going to be doing everything from pre-development through construction, and that requires a lot of expertise. We got CDBG home money we do every year. We got folks and our engineers to go out and do the monitoring to make sure the program manager and all that stuff. Why couldn't we do this in-house and have our engineers or something like that and say, you're talking, if it's $100 million, you're talking $10 million worth of money. Maybe hire some people in there to do that? I mean, we've got a lot of projects going across the city now. I just don't want to know why we're going to put all our money to hire a consultant, I mean, this company or whoever it is or whatever to spend that kind of money when we can do it in-house. Well, we think it's the most efficient way to do it because a couple of reasons. Number one, we have capacity issues, obviously. Keith's got, he's maxed over here with all his trail projects and others in that department. Two, it's a very complicated project. And thirdly, I think it's one of the most significant projects that we've done, and we'd rather bring somebody to the table that's done it with a variety of skills with multiple people rather than trying to hire five or six people in-house, which takes six months. And, you know, we've got to move forward with the grant funding that we've got. So why not go ahead and expedite it? This is the quickest way to get it done, and it's probably most cost-effective. Just to give you a note, we have to follow corridor engineers because we're putting a creek. We have to follow all these. Our guys are still going to have to go out there and follow up, make sure that they're doing what they're supposed to. We're still going to have people go out there and do what the project manager is doing because they have to go to make sure we stay in compliance with corridor engineers, we stay in compliance with the state money, we stay in compliance with the federal. I just don't want to keep duplicating something to somebody else, and we're already doing it, and we're going to follow up and do the same thing because we have to stay in compliance. Well, grant compliance is a portion of the work orders that you would be approving if you do that. I don't want to debate every point you're making because you're making good points, but it's the difference in approaches, and we think we've got the right one for this project. This is, can I pass the baton over or the gavel over or the whatever you call it? I'll take it, Mayor. Appreciate the questions, Richard, Council Member Maloney. You know, I'm going to drill into some industry, you know, language here, but this is not at all unconventional, and it's not at all unconventional for cities to do this, for institutions to do this. This is very industry standard. And what they said was out of this total package, over 300,000 of it is for a site survey. Isn't that right? 350. 350. So you're down then to 300 or less or roughly 300, somewhere around 300 for these services. These services are offered. They're engineering services, they're project management services, they're program management services. that means they're managing the entire process. And when you have capacity, this is the best way for any institution. I do this in our company all the time. If I don't have the capacity, then I go outside and I hire subcontractors for it. This is not at all unconventional. This is the way to do it. Now, I don't mean to be preachy at all. Please don't misunderstand me. It's just what Jamie said was correct. it is the most efficient way to execute on a project that is challenging, unusual, because it's in the urban context. Okay? I mean, that's the best I can do with it. I mean, you could go down the street and talk to some folks down there if you want to. I agree with you guys on it, but you all got to remember, we got EPA to deal with. Charlie's going to have to go out there and deal with the EPA and make sure these contracts are keeping compliance. doing what project managers supposed to be doing charlie had that component taken care of because he's going to go let's go back to let's go back to ed lane our former our colleague our late colleague he was always asking about these very issues and he was often he was encouraging the use of a total program management function now what did charlie recognized charlie recognized that we could hire because we had enough of a project a sufficiently large project over a number of years and that he could more efficiently hire internal project management staff i agreed with him and he's done a good job of that but in this case it's not the same this is a one-off project in this which has a significant challenge to it in terms of technical challenge in execution of it, in implementation of it. And that's the reason that the decision is made to go outside. You would spend as much, or perhaps even more, if you tried to hire internally, and then risk not executing well. That's just my point of view on it. I'll turn the gavel back to the mayor. Okay. Thank you. Anybody else wish to is this still on let's say councilman henson you're back up i failed to make a comment earlier okay i just i wanted to thank chris edwards for his work on getting the closed caption for gtb3 and he um put a great deal effort into it and was on board with this immediately when we brought it is to his attention from the Commission for citizens with disabilities along with miss Sally Hamilton so I forgot failed to mention that earlier and and wanted to stop I really thank you thank you council member Henson councilor Massadi thank you I guess Keith and Jamie this would be to both of you since we're talking about the town town branch Commons I've referred to it in the past as kind of like the spine and we've got a lot of appendages out there that are trails and in the rest of the city can we look at this comprehensively well we're doing excuse me while we're doing this project while we've got this kind of expertise because i'm thinking we've got several trails and i know keith you and i have discussed this at length that have been since like 2002 out in the south end and these folks would love to be able to be connected to downtown i mean they you know just like everyone else in masterson or wherever else can Can we somehow take a comprehensive look at this while we've got this kind of expertise? I mean, it seems like it makes sense. We've got the guys at the table that know what they're doing. Why not take a look at everything so we can maybe figure out the grants, the funding, and everything so we can have this all work together? Absolutely. That's our goal. I mean, I think the largest benefit of this whole project is connecting 22 miles of trails. It's the connection downtown for the Legacy Trail and the Town Branch Trail to the west. So once it's completed, we'll have 22 miles of connected trails, and obviously we want to build on that. Well, right, and I don't disagree with you, but that's what my folks are saying. Okay, we've got this downtown. How do we become a part of that? And I'm just saying, can we not look at this comprehensively a little bit more? Because we've been talking about this for a long time. Absolutely. It would be great to be able to say, okay, you can pedal from Shillitoe Park downtown. I think Keith and Derek can probably talk to you a little bit more about the trail master plan that's in the works, if they'd like. But I think that's definitely absolutely a goal. I just think it makes sense while we've got the expertise here. So we have been informally working on a bike ped master plan that includes trails. We've been working on it, again, in-house for about a year and a half. And we have recently secured funds to do a real update to our bike pedestrian master plan, which will include a trail master plan. And that is to start this month. Okay. And you have anticipated it would get it to us when? Well, there will be a lot of public input. So I will let me talk to Scott Thompson, who is our bike pedestrian master, our bike pedestrian coordinator, to get an estimate of the time. But it will probably, it will not be time for budget just because of the amount of input, the public input that we were going to get. But it will be in time for next year certainly. Okay. I just didn't know with the gentleman here, as I said, since he's got some expertise here, it may be something to look into with, you know, having them on board already as far as our project management. They may be able to take a look at the whole scheme of things, unless we're not ready yet. No, no, we are. No, I guess what I'm trying to say is we are doing a real trail master plan for the entire city, and that is starting this month. We have secured funds from our MPO, our state MPO office has given us funds, and we are working on that right now. We will not have the results in time for this year's budget just because we are just starting it now. And, again, think of it in terms of like a small airplane in terms of its time length and, again, in terms of hiring consultants to assist in this. But we have been working informally on one. This will allow us to really move it to the next level, and it will include other aspects besides just the trail master plan, but it will be a larger bike pedestrian master plan, which will include the trails and allow us to really look at where do we have those missing links? How do we budget those? How do we put those into a real plan in terms of not only just where we want it, but when do we want to do it? How do we go about financing and funding and construction? So that's really the goal of this. Again, it's not just trails. It's also going to cover some other bike pedestrian aspects, but that is the goal of this plan. I think that's the direction we have to go. I mean, obviously. And again, we have felt the same thing and we have been working on securing that funding and we've been able to get it through our state NPO. office great okay thank you appreciate it thanks mayor thank you council member sadi and just as a footnote to what council member sadi was saying you know the it would be worthwhile for the administration to update the council you know perhaps it becomes a routine maybe every three months every quarter because this is an issue that a lot of people around the community are interested in and so make it and perhaps an agenda item in a committee perhaps okay so you'll do that okay great put it in planning yep there you go all right councilmember Evans I just had a follow-up to that because I'm not sure if you'd mentioned that the education part but I didn't hear a whole lot of what what that was going to entail or maybe maybe I missed it but because again I do think that is part of it just educating ourselves and the public because when you do hear town branch you just think about that and people you know outside of downtown you know it's difficult to comprehend how how that is going to connect and of course we do want people to use them once once they're built and connected so and there can just be as much education on the front end and what does that look like what's it going to entail and if you have those ideas yet sorry Derek so tall you're talking about the public education component of the plan yes there were several listed here but I think that once we have a plan outlined it would be good to come back to you and illustrate it to you in detail i think that's probably the most efficient way to do it rather than me rattling off you know very general categories of meetings and that's what i wasn't clear if there was already a plan in place or idea so okay it isn't yet so that that's fine i think that would that would help us as well thanks jamie all right thank you councilman evans um all right looks like that that's all who signed up up for discussion so that allows us to vote on the motion to approve new business all in favor of the motion please indicate by saying aye aye opposed no all right motion carries with that notation all right next is continuing business and presentations and first is a summary of the general government and social services november 3rd meeting by council member lamb thank you mayor the general government and social services committee on november 3rd 2015 we met and we had the approval of committee summary we had a review of the ethics ordinance update council member evans provided an update of the ongoing efforts of the ethics ordinance review subcommittee and reported that the subcommittee met on October 27 2015 to review the proposed changes the proposed changes have been forwarded to the ethics commission for their input the next item was Lexington Global Engagement Center overview Mrs. Bell Taylor our multicultural affairs coordinator presented an update on the Lexington Global Engagement Center and Miss Taylor reviewed the immediate long-term goals for the center and council member henson asked miss taylor if about the majority of the center's budget being professional services and also that that includes interpreters and miss taylor confirmed that there are no spanish-speaking interpreters at lexical but noted that language line is utilized as needed miss taylor also stated that driver's education classes were a primary reason for the visits to the center and then over the past several years that she had met with the secretary of transportation and others to advocate for having the driver's manual translated which was a nine thousand dollar one-time expense miss taylor stated that this would require further advocacy miss taylor also stated the commissioner and the administration have identified focus areas for the center and workforce development is a high priority miss taylor stated that needs for professional counseling granting grant writing assistance and spanish translators to be utilized across all of the universe lfucg that was all of the items the uh the last item commissioner ford reported that the revisions to the esr process would be presented to the committee during the march 2016 meeting and the meeting adjourned thank you thank you council member lamb that's that's all we have on continuing business or no presentations today so that allows us to move to council reports if council members will please log in then i'll call on you for your council report council member maloney thank you mayor uh after After reading the article about Bluegrass Ed, I commend you for what you, how you voted on that. Now, after what the audit did and the information that we got back from the state on how that fund and all that's been of use and all that, what level can we go now? I know it's federal money. Can we go to the federal and ask them to come in and hear our concerns and what the reason why you voted against it and see if we can? Because I just feel like we're back to the same thing we did. And we're going to be back here four years from now with another audit with the same problem. I don't know if we really learned anything because all the problems come to Lexington. All the county officials bringing all the folks here, the homeless people, the people with no job, they try to tell everybody to come to Lutton. And we should have a big piece of the pie to make this workforce work. And to me, I don't think we're doing what you – and I just wonder if there's another way we can get our message across and say how important with some federal help or something. I don't know if you looked into that. Well, the contract was approved by a majority of the local elected officials. And if there is an intervention that would be, if there was any intervention associated with the contract, it would come at the state level. Through workforce development I would imagine Is any of this money coming from federal It does come through federal it is ultimately federal, but it is The authority at the state level is a workforce development cabinet I mean can I mean it seemed like We had the state look into it and they the auditors found those problems and and nothing's been well there are many points of view on this and the judges many of the judges believe that corrective actions have been taken and I have seen myself corrective actions having been taken so it's not like that nothing's been done there has been significant efforts and initiatives and and changes made by the Bluegrass ad. The question is, I mean, I'm interpreting your questions, and you saw my vote. My vote had to do with, I felt like that more examination of the bidders was important. I expressed that. I expressed that point of view vigorously. I said in my own business career and experience in dealing with lots of contracts that I always found it useful to bring the vendors in, those who were making presentations, to give an oral presentation. The majority didn't feel that way. And I want to commend you on that. And the thing is, when we had the mayor's training center here, it worked well. And I mean, I complimented, I voted against getting ready to work the mayor's training center. And as I look at the police report we get every morning, it concerns me to see young kids not, all they have left now is to rob. I think the numbers are going up a little bit. And when we had this mayor's training center, these kids had somewhere to go. And I just, that's why I keep coming back saying is there any way that we can get our peace back to where it was, and I'm not trying, I mean, Kevin, you might be able to answer that, but it was a mistake that we voted to take the marriage training center back. And to me, we had control of it. We could have done it. If it was a management problem, we could fix that. But now we have given it away. We'll never be able to get it back. And it just seemed to me, after this audit, it might have been enough for us to go back and try to get our part back and try to pick. Well, I think to the point of your question, I would dispute that there have been no changes at all. I mean, one of the largest was when the mayor negotiated the interlocal agreement, there's now procurement, which was not the norm then. That actually led to the state having a policy that there would be procurement. I like to think that we had something to do with that. The issue that's come up in the last few days in the article you referred to, yeah, the mayor made his views known at the meeting. He would like to have the folks come in for an interview, but this is part one of a three-act play. This is who will manage the funds. The next act is who will staff the funds. That's still to be decided by the chair and the workforce board members, not the LEO organization, but the workforce board members. They have, by law, the ability to have their own staff or keep it. And then the final act is to what your point just was, which was on the one stop in the kind of training center. And that, by new state policy, will also be procured and has to be done so by July 1st of this year. So that comes third in the chain. We're not there yet. And that process is also determined by the workforce board members. All right. Thank you, Council Member Loney. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to report that we had a district-wide neighborhood meeting last night at the Tates Creek Library. We had a wonderful turnout and had great conversation and good questions I appreciated Senator Reggie Thomas stopping by and speaking to my constituents as well and I look forward to many more of these and Hopefully we'll get on a more regular basis so that we can hear from our constituents and Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Council member Lamb Council member Fred Brown. Thank you mayor Mayor, two things to follow up a little bit. On the Bluegrass ad, our representation and our, I think it's pretty unfair on what our contribution is and what we have to go through on the board. With the new administration down there, is there a chance that we might approach them again on maybe withdrawing or separating? I like the factor that Fayette County and Jessamine County are in the MPO, and there's so much identification with those two counties. And I don't know if there's anything else we can do. We tried it once, I guess. And is it possible with the new administration to look at it again? You know, we met with the governor and talked with him about a few things. I'm not sure that's a route we want to go down personally. If you look at the studies that we've had Commerce Lexington and others do for us, the concept of the ad is a regional partnership. And when it works well, it should work well. We rely on these other counties as much as they rely on us. For example, we need their folks to help us supply jobs for the companies that locate here. Over 50% of the workforce comes in. So from a regional standpoint, I don't think we want to be out there on our own. I think what we want to do is continue to work to refine and improve the system. But, you know, everybody knows that we really don't have an equal representation at the table on any issue when you've got that many counties involved. And I think the mayor got his, he got one vote, I guess his own vote on the latest item. But I'm talking about fair representation more than anything. What I would say to that is we're one of 17 counties. Many of those, and that's on the executive committee. We do have four people on the at-large committee, which is the larger body. Yeah. There was an attempt in the last general assembly to make some changes. It never got any traction. There are a couple of bills that were pre-filed that would deal more with opening the curtain a little bit and then letting everybody, both the members and the public, know a little bit about more what's going on. I think those are the kind of things we can do to kind of try to help the system along right now. Okay, thank you. One other item, a sad note. I wanted to report, and I think everybody saw it in the paper, but during the break, a former council member, Jim Combs, passed away in the middle of December, and I wanted to just recognize him. Jim was a council member in the 80s for eight years, and he's 92 years old, so he lived a long life. Jim was a friend. I met him in 1980 and involved with the council somewhat, and then just a personal friend for a number of years. He was instrumental in getting storm sewers installed in his district back in the 80s. That's what we were doing on the storm sewer systems. And he was a proponent for the curbside trash receptacles known as Herbie's. And Jim was joined the Army in 1940 when he was a young man and he was in World War II and served faithfully for his country. After he was discharged from the Army, Jim worked for Greyhound as a driver and a mechanic and later became a licensed commercial and private pilot. and He worked 25 years for the US Postal Service as a letter carrier and for 12 years served as president of the National Association of letter carriers and Jim was a very good council member for the for the years. He was in service, and I just wanted to recognize him. Okay. Thank you Thank you. That was certainly That was a six district he represented six district. Yes, sir All right. Thank you council member Brown Councilmember Farmer's next. Councilmember Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. As this is our first meeting back and we haven't really had any conversation, we, I think, missed the cordial opportunity to say Happy New Year to not only our constituents, but to one another. And then I didn't have a chance to pipe in when we were working on the budget amendments earlier, but two of the budget amendments had to do with the storm shelter in our building on Versailles Road. And I just wondered, has that been built or are these things to facilitate it being built? Because I kind of lost track of it along the way. If there's anyone still here to make comment to that. Commissioner. The items we voted on were to get the additional money to finish the project. Okay. So it's not finished. I would just love to see it because I think it's a needed safe space in that building. And I think one that I'm glad we're working on it. So thank you for that. And then different from Councilmember Brown's, David Bowie was not a constituent. I didn't know David Bowie. He was a fine man, and I hope that he rests in peace. But all I can say now is Rebel Rebel, you got that right. Thank you, Mayor. always always an appropriate comment from councilmember farmer timely timely timely thank you sir councilmember massadi thank you mayor with uh with the new year coming in we've got some new faces first of all i want to thank uh chief jackson for his service for the division of fire and emergency services who he retired last week and i believe he was the first african American to lead the division since I guess he was appointed in 2012 and then wanted to welcome interim chief Harold Hoskins who will now lead the division of fire and emergency services and also officially welcome Ken Armstrong he is our new director of code enforcement and he spent 25 years with the police department which will be very helpful in this new position and that's all mayor Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Massadi, for recognizing both Chief Jackson and our interim chief, Hoskins, who is back in the back of the room. Harold, hold your hand up. Thank you, sir. We appreciate it. Thank you, sir. Just parenthetically, I ran into one of your former colleagues in Frankfurt the other day, and he was saying what a good pick that was. Councilmember Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to take a moment. On Saturday was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. That was known as LEAD. And Claisenville Baptist Church hosted a nice event. Governor Matt Bevin, our own police chief, Sheriff Kathy Witt, were all there. It was lovely. The most moving part of the service was when they had survivors stand up. And it was really an emotional service, which is really special and neat. And I think a lot of people didn't know about it. So I did because it was in my district. So I promised to, assuming Clay's Mill Baptist hosts it again next year, make everyone aware of it. Because it really was a neat, neat, neat service. So thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Bledsoe. So it looks like that's all who have signed on for council reports, which allows us to move on to the mayor's report. and the mayor's report has well I'll just ask for a motion to approve thank you councilmember Scotchfield motion to approve by councilor Scotchfield second by vice mayor Kay is there any discussion on the motion all right then we can vote all in favor please indicate by saying aye opposed no motion carries That allows us to move to public comment for issues not on the agenda. Has anyone signed up, Mr. Mundy? All right. Mr. Mundy says no one signed up for issues on the agenda, which allows us to move to motion to adjourn. Is there a motion to adjourn? Second. Unanimous motion to adjourn, it sounds like. Unless there's objection. I got a motion from Council Member Evans to adjourn. Oh, sure. Yeah, thank you. Second by Council Member Hanson. and praise among the Lord. I keep your picture upon the wall It hides a nasty stain There's lying there So don't you ask me To give it back I know you know it doesn't mean That much to me I'm not a no, no, no It's because Oh, you wait a long time for me. Oh, you wait a long time. Oh, you wait a long time for me. Oh, you wait a long time. I'm not alone So don't forget it It's just a silly face I'm going through Just because I call you up Don't get me wrong Don't think you're God with me I'm not alone I'm not alone Thank you. Thank you. I'm sorry. I don't want to give in I've been playing with fire You forget I've seen you work before Take them straight to the top Leave them crying for more I've seen you burn them before Fire at night You come on like a flame Then you turn a cold shoulder Fire at night I wanna give you my love But you just take a little piece of my heart You just tear it apart Moving in for the kill tonight You got every advantage when they put out the lines It's not so pretty when it fades away Cause it's just an illusion in this passion play I've seen you burn on before Fire in ice You come on out of flame And you tell it comes you're not Fire in ice I want to give you my love But you just take a little piece of my heart So you think you thought it all figured out You're an expert in the field without a doubt But I know your imagination shotting out And I won't be taken in my firing eye Fiery night You come on up a flame Then you turn and throw a shoulder Fiery night I want to give you my love But you just take a little piece of my heart You come on like a flame And you turn across your dark fiery night I want to give you my love But should you take a little piece of my heart You come on like a flame And you turn across your dark fiery night You come on like a flame And you turn a cold shoulder, I'm a red knight. Beats in your shoulder. Music gets me longer too Music gives me much of me I want to, I want to, I want to take you higher I want to take you higher Baby, baby, baby, take my fire I want to take you higher Oh, yeah. Don't you wanna get higher? Don't you wanna get higher? Baby, baby, baby, light from higher Woo! Wanna take you higher Oh, my God. Oh, yeah. Make it higher. Beers that make you move. Sounding good to help you through. Music's been a blast to me. Take your places, I wanna take you higher Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I wanna take you higher Baby, baby, baby, love my mind I wanna take you higher I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me, I don't want to fit me I want to take you higher I want to take you higher We'll be right back. Everybody higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher. His early morning attitude You have to drag him out of bed Only frosted flakes will do He gets that from me Yeah, he gets that from me His curly hair and his knobby knees The way the sun brings those freckles out Talkin' talk, never miss a beat Yeah, he gets that from me He gets that from me He looks at me with those big brown eyes He's got me in the palm of his hands And I swear sometimes It's just like you're here again He smiles that little crooked smile There's no denying he's your child Without him I don't know what I'd do He gets that from you Oh, he gets that from you How he loves your old guitar Yeah, he's taught himself to play He melts my heart Tells me he loves me every day And cracks a joke at the perfect time Makes me laugh when I wanna cry That boy is everything to me He gets that from you He gets that from you Last night I heard him pray Lord help me and mama make it through And tell daddy we'll be okay He said he sure misses you He sure misses you He really misses you He gets that from me Thank you. I've been running so long I've nearly lost our time to die In every direction I couldn't see the warning signs I must be losing it Cause my mind plays tricks on me It looks so easy But you know, look sometimes to see I've been running so fast Right from the starting line No more connections I don't need any more advice One has just reached now And one's just hanging on It seems my reason Just keep going strong Get up here Why should I go Can't stop myself Out of the door Get overheard, trying to think It's like the whole world's out of sync Been running so hard What I need is to unwind The voice of reason Is what I left so far behind I've waited so long So long to play this fight And just remember And then I've forgotten about my mind Can't overhear, where should I go? Can't stop myself out of control Can't overhear, time to think It's like a poem out of the sea We'll be right back. Thank you. Out of sync. Thank you. Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you Acting on your best behavior Turn your back upon the nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own design It's my own remorse Help me to decide Please help us help you. Hi, I'm Katherine Minton. The objective of the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works Snow and Ice Control Plan is to provide winter roadway safety to you, the traveling public, in the most reasonable, efficient and effective manner. We're requesting your help during snow and ice removal operations and ask that you follow these simple suggestions. Limits limit travel during storms to trips that are necessary. Once roads have been plowed and salted, the potential for accidents is greatly reduced. Please park your vehicles in your driveways and off the road. If you must park on the street, try to park on one side of the street only. Parked cars hinder the speed and efficiency of our snow removal operation. Parking bans may be in effect. may only be parked in authorized areas. Vehicles parked in unauthorized areas may be towed. Snow plans are designed to remove snow from the roadway to the edge of the road. It is likely that the plow will leave behind a window of snow in front of your driveway. Residents are responsible for removing the snow. It is against the law to plow snow from your driveways and walkways into the road. Please pile the snow in your yard. Remember, you You are also responsible for your snow removal contractor's actions. When snow plows are used during snowfalls, the initial pass of the snow plow is made to open the road for traffic flow. The following passes will push the snow to the curb line or road edge. This is necessary in order to allow for the drainage of melting snow into catch basins and to allow more space to plow future snow accumulations. To avoid salt hitting your vehicle while driving, move away from the center of the road when you see a salt truck approaching from the opposite direction. Salt trucks are designed to deposit more salt near the center of the road as the salt works its way to the road edge as traffic runs over it. Please try to stay back approximately 200 feet from the rear of a truck while it's deploying the material. To ensure that your mailbox is not damaged during snow plowing operations, your mailbox must be 42 inches above the ground and the front face of your mailbox door must be no less than 10 inches from the front face of the curb or road edge. Remove your portable basketball hoop from the street and place it on your property. LFUCG is not responsible for damages to the equipment. When calling the Public Works Department, please keep messages simple and direct. Be certain to state your name, phone number, the problems you are calling about, and its location. We can be reached by contacting Lexcall at 311. Please keep sidewalks clear and adopt a fire hydrant if it is located near your house. Residents are asked to clear their sidewalks within 24 hours after a snow and ice event. The hydrant is there for your protection and it may be several days after a storm before they can be cleared. By following these recommendations, you will be assisting us in providing you with safe and efficient snow removal operations. As always, for more information, please visit our website at lexingtonky.gov or call LexCall at 311. I'm Katherine Minton and thanks for watching. My name is Randy. I'm here with John Bo Bell at the Division of Emergency Management off Old Frankfort Pike and John is the PIO officer for DIM. Now John, we're going to talk about winter driving and what you should have in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Tell us about it. That's right Randy. The most important thing you need to have is an emergency kit in your vehicle. needs to have the supplies you would need if you got stuck, if you got stranded, in order for you to stay warm in the vehicle and wait until health arrives. The best thing to do is to be prepared before that snow starts falling. And we're going to go over those in just a moment. We're going to go through some of the things that you should think about having in a car emergency kit before the weather turns really bad. First thing off, washer fluid. Always make sure that you have at least a half a tank of washer fluid. The half tank is a good thing to remember too. When you're driving, drive on the top half of your gas tank. During the winter weather, when your gas tank gets to half, fill it up again. don't want to be driving in winter weather and run out of gas. Kitty litter. Kitty litter is a great thing to put in your trunk or the back seat of the car because if you're dealing in icy road conditions, you get stuck in a driveway, you get stuck in the street, kitty litter will restore traction to the tires. It will let you get moving rather than just spinning your wheels. Also an emergency kit, an ice scraper with a snow brush. I like the ones that have a long handle, so you're not having to bend over the car and get all snowy while you're scraping the windows or taking snow off of the roof. It's important to remember, too, that if it snows and your car is outside, clear off all your car. Just not a little window and windshield so you can see out. Clean your entire car. That's important for safety. Family emergency kit's important for the house, but even a little car emergency kit's important, too, Because inside this, you'll have another scraper, a pair of work gloves, and it's always a good place to put another car charger for your cell phone. If the power goes out in your house, you can charge your cell phone from the car dozens of times. And by that time, the power will go out and you'll still be connected to emergency information. Those are neat little kits, John. Where can you get those? Those are available at most discount stores, grocery stores, and occasionally we will do special promotions and give them away. A couple other important things to think about having in a car emergency kit is a small first aid kit. Bandages, gauze, tape. Important that if someone is injured, you're able to administer first aid until a first responder shows up. Flashlights. Really important. put extra batteries in your emergency kit and check it every so often to make sure the batteries actually work also in your emergency kit a good thick blanket you like to think about those space blankets those little thin mylar they're not really good for keeping you warm so invest in a blanket or everybody's got an old comforter put that comforter in the emergency kit you never know when you'll need it. Last but not least, a NOAA weather radio. That's the most important appliance in your home. This one here, you can plug it in the wall, it'll operate on batteries or with a little hang crank, it'll keep it operating indefinitely. Plus, this not only is a NOAA weather radio, it's an AM FM radio and it will charge your cell phone as well. It's a good inexpensive way to stay in tune with what's going on weather-wise and during an emergency. For more information about emergency preparedness, visit our website BeReadyLexington.com. We've got lots of information there about building a kit, making a plan, and being ready for when winter weather hits. It's not an issue of if, it's a question of when. Hey everybody, I'm Randy at GTV3 and I'm out here at the Division of Emergency Management with John Bobel, or as we like to call him, JB at the office. That's right. But we're going to talk to you about winter safety tips and he's going to talk to you about taking care of the engine. Well, taking care of the whole car and the engine is really important during the winter time because it's when it gets cold a lot of things happen that you don't want to have happen when you're driving down the road especially when it's snowing or it's icy. So right after this he's going to take us through some things on the engine and the vehicle. Mr. Grinch, you're a bad banana with a greasy black peel. One of the most important things to do when you're getting your car ready for winter weather is check those tires. Make sure they've got plenty of tread. If you've got a penny, you put the penny inside the tire. If you can see any part of Abe Lincoln's head, you might want to get those tires checked by a professional to see if you need new ones. If they're okay, make sure you check the tire pressure and make sure the tires are properly inflated. You don't want to be running on low tires during a weather emergency. What's the worst thing that can happen to you during winter weather? You get up in the morning, you put the key in the ignition, and it just clicks. It's important to have your battery checked before winter weather and that cold weather sets in. Check the terminals on the battery, make sure they're clean, and have your battery tested. Again, it's better to get a new one and be able to drive during the winter than to have that click happen to you in the morning. It's important to check your car's fluid levels. The oil, the washer fluid, the brake fluid, the power steering fluid. Make sure they're all at proper level so your car runs well during winter weather. Now that we've checked the engine, a couple other things to check in the car. For example, your wiper blades. If you haven't changed these in a while, you need to think about getting new ones. They're not that expensive and most auto repair stores will install them for free. A bad set of wiper blades just means you get streaky windows and you can't see during bad winter weather. Another thing to check, headlights, taillights, directional signals, make sure they're all working. If you've got a headlight or taillight out, not only is it dangerous for you during winter weather, but you could get a ticket. not something you want to get while you're trying to get ready for winter weather. One more thing to remember is make sure the horn works and make sure you have your brakes checked by a qualified professional. That may not be something you can do yourself, but it's important you make sure your brakes work during winter weather when it's going to take more time to stop that vehicle. For more information about emergency preparedness, visit our website, BeReadyLexington.com. You've got lots of information there about building a kit, making a plan, and being ready for when winter weather hits. It's not an issue of if, it's a question of when. Welcome to Your Health, starring your hands. On today's show, washing your hands. If people don't wash their hands often, especially when they're sick, they can spread germs directly to other people or onto services that others touch. And before you know it, everyone has come down with something. It's important to wash your hands frequently with good soapy water. Here's some hand washing tips. Wash your hands after using the bathroom. Wash your hands after coughing or blowing your nose. Wash your hands before eating, serving or preparing food. Wash your hands after playing with your pets or touching other animals. Wash your hands after outdoor activities. Wash your hands before and after visiting someone who's sick. Wash your hands when they get dirty. And wash your hands after changing those diapers. Thanks for watching, your health and remember, wash those hands frequently. Join us at downtown Lexington on Monday, January 18th as actor and humanitarian Danny Glover helps us celebrate Martin Luther King Day. The annual Freedom March is at 10 a.m. with a special program at 11 in Heritage Hall. The program also features live musical performances by Miss Kentucky Clark Davis. At 2.30, join us at the Kentucky Theater to see the film Mandela, Long Road to Freedom. All events are free and everyone's welcome. Sponsored by UK, Lexington, One World Films, and other community partners. Life is gonna change me And now I can't see every single possibility And someday I know it'll all turn out And I'll work to work it out Promise you, kid, I'll get more than I get Than I get, than I get, than I get Oh, you know it'll all turn out And you'll make me work so we can work to work at all And I promise you can't To give so much more than I get Yeah, I just haven't met you yet I just haven't met you yet Oh, I promise you can't Thank you so much more than I get. I just haven't met you yet I just haven't met you yet She used to be my only enemy and never left her leave me free Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't be Every other day I crossed the line I didn't mean to be so bad I never thought you would become the friend I never had Back then I didn't know why Why you were misunderstood So now I see through your eyes All that you did was love Mama, I love you Mama, I care Mama, I love you Mama, my friend You must be I didn't want to hear it then, but I'm not ashamed to say it now. Every little thing you said and did was what I made. I had a lot of time to think about, about the way I used to be. I never had a sense of my responsibility. Back then I didn't know why Why you were misunderstood So now I see through your eyes All that you did was love Mama, I love you Mama, I care. Mama, I love you. Mama, my friend. You're with me. Mama, my love. You're loving me. Thank you. Thank you. I take my car Thank you. Thank you. Gonna cruise out of this city Head down to the sea Gonna shout out at the ocean It's me And I feel like a number Feel like a number Feel like a stranger A stranger in this land I feel like a number I'm not a number I'm not a number Give it, I'm a man I said I'm a man I'm going to cruise out of this city Head down to the sea Going to shout out at the ocean Hey, it's me I feel like a number I feel like a number I feel like a stranger A stranger in this land I feel like a number I'm not alone I'm not a lover Damn it, I'm a man I feel like a lover I feel like a lover I feel like a lover Hey! I feel like a lover I feel like a lover I feel like a lover I feel like a lover I feel like a man I feel like a man I feel like a man Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. you