# Urban County Council - February 22, 2018 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 22, 2018 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4462 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4462?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2018-02-22 - **Last revised**: February 22, 2018 - **Length**: 12,450 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council convened on February 22, 2018, at 6:04 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gray presiding over the session. The meeting addressed three main agenda items, including an informational science fair presentation and two budget-related matters that required council action. During the session, the council took two formal votes, both resulting in approval of municipal budget amendments - one concerning general municipal expenditures and another addressing authorized staffing strength adjustments. The meeting also featured significant public participation, with six citizens providing comments during the public comment period. The council successfully completed all scheduled business items, with the two substantive budget amendments receiving approval while also accommodating the informational science fair presentation. The combination of administrative business and community engagement, evidenced by the multiple public comments, reflected the council's dual role in managing municipal operations while maintaining public accessibility. ## Attendance All members were present at the February 22, 2018 meeting. **Present:** • Worley • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Evans • Farmer • Gibbs • Henson • Kay • Lamb • Moloney • Mossotti • Plomin • Smith • Stinnett **Absent:** None **Late:** None ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted two roll call votes during the meeting, both passing unanimously. **Ordinance 0160-18** [timestamp: 01:30] Vice Mayor Kay motioned to approve An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 31. Ms. Plomin seconded the motion. The ordinance passed with a unanimous vote of 15-0. Voting in favor: Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, Gibbs, Henson, Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Smith, and Stinnett. **Ordinance 0132-18** [timestamp: 01:30] Vice Mayor Kay also motioned to approve An Ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) vacant Classified Civil Service Position of GIS Developer, Grade 522E, and creating one (1) Classified Civil Service Position of Network Systems Administrator Sr., Grade 522E, in the Division of Computer Services. Ms. Plomin seconded this motion as well. The ordinance passed unanimously with a vote of 15-0. Voting in favor: Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, Gibbs, Henson, Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Smith, and Stinnett. Both ordinances received full council support with no opposition or abstentions recorded. The first ordinance addressed budget amendments and fund appropriations, while the second involved restructuring a position within the Computer Services division by eliminating a vacant GIS Developer role and creating a Network Systems Administrator Sr. position at the same grade level. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed several significant financial items totaling over $400,000 in expenditures and grants. **Contracts and Purchases** The council considered Resolution 0110-18 for a $13,239 contract with PRISim CUBIC Defense Applications, Inc. for an upgrade to the PRISim system. Additionally, Resolution 0125-18 authorized a $39,150 contract with Millennium Learning Concepts for a diversity and inclusion training program. Resolution 0130-18 approved the purchase of intraosseous needles from Arrow International for $55,000, representing a significant medical equipment acquisition. **Grant Awards** Two substantial stormwater quality project grants were approved under the city's incentive grant program: • Resolution 0128-18 authorized a Class B (Infrastructure) Incentive Grant of $261,208.40 to Kentucky American Water Company for stormwater quality projects. This represents the largest single financial item considered at the meeting. • Resolution 0129-18 approved a Class A (Neighborhood) Incentive Grant of $33,500 to Friends of Wolf Run, Inc. for stormwater quality projects. The combined grant funding of $294,708.40 demonstrates the city's commitment to improving stormwater infrastructure through partnerships with both utility companies and community organizations. The distinction between Class A (Neighborhood) and Class B (Infrastructure) grants indicates a tiered approach to funding different scales of stormwater improvement projects. These financial actions encompassed technology upgrades, workforce development, medical equipment procurement, and environmental infrastructure improvements, reflecting diverse municipal priorities and operational needs. ## Public Comment Six individuals spoke during the public comment period, all advocating for support of House Bill 166, which would legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky. **Scott Fitzgerald** [timestamp: 12:00] opened the comments by sharing his personal experience with pain management and urging support for House Bill 166, which would allow legal use of medical cannabis. **Mike Miller** [timestamp: 15:00] followed with testimony about his past struggles with opioid addiction, explaining how cannabis helped him overcome his dependency and advocating for passage of House Bill 166. **Chris Bressmen** [timestamp: 18:00], a disabled veteran, described how medical cannabis enabled him to reduce his methadone intake and effectively manage his PTSD symptoms. **Matthew Wilcoxin** [timestamp: 21:00], also a war veteran, spoke about his experiences with anxiety and PTSD, testifying that cannabis provided significant relief from his symptoms. **Nicholas Risden** [timestamp: 23:00] shared his health struggles following a severe tick bite, explaining how medical cannabis dramatically improved his quality of life after traditional treatments proved insufficient. **Josh Hicks** [timestamp: 27:00], identifying himself as a candidate for the Kentucky State House, concluded the public comments by advocating for House Bill 166, specifically highlighting its potential benefits for veterans and individuals suffering from chronic pain conditions. All speakers provided personal testimonies supporting medical cannabis legalization, with several emphasizing its role as an alternative to opioid medications. Veterans comprised a significant portion of the commenters, focusing on cannabis as a treatment option for PTSD and service-related injuries. The comments centered exclusively on House Bill 166, with no opposing viewpoints presented during this portion of the meeting. ## Appointments The meeting included three appointments to various city boards and commissions. **Bethany Baxter** was appointed to the Administrative Hearing Board. The Administrative Hearing Board typically handles appeals and administrative matters for the city government. **Nieta Wigginton** was appointed to the Black and Williams Neighborhood Community Center Board. This board oversees operations and programming for the Black and Williams Neighborhood Community Center. **Preston Worley** was appointed to the Picnic with the Pops Commission. This commission is responsible for organizing and overseeing the annual Picnic with the Pops event, which typically features outdoor musical performances. All three appointments were approved during the February 22, 2018 meeting. These volunteer positions help ensure citizen participation in various aspects of city governance and community programming. ## Contested Items The primary contested item during the February 22, 2018 meeting centered on House Bill 166 regarding medical cannabis legalization. Several community members appeared before the council to advocate for the municipality's support of this state legislation. The disagreement involved community members who spoke in favor of House Bill 166, urging the council to take a supportive stance on medical cannabis legalization. These residents presented arguments supporting the therapeutic benefits and legal framework proposed in the bill. The nature of the contention appears to have been between community advocacy for medical cannabis support and what the data characterizes as "community opposition," though the specific details of opposing viewpoints or council member positions are not detailed in the available information. The outcome of this contested item is not specified in the provided meeting data, leaving unclear whether the council took any formal action on House Bill 166 or how they responded to the community input regarding medical cannabis legalization. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this contested item discussion.* ## Science Fair Presentation [timestamp: 02:00] Mayor Gray presented agenda item 0105-18, recognizing the winners of the Kentucky American Water Science Fair. The presentation served as an informational item to celebrate student achievements in science education. During the presentation, Mayor Gray congratulated the science fair winners and acknowledged their accomplishments. The recognition extended beyond the student participants to include their mentors and families who supported their scientific endeavors. The Kentucky American Water Science Fair represents a partnership between the water utility company and local educational institutions to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education among students. The fair provides students with opportunities to conduct scientific research, develop experimental methodologies, and present their findings to judges and the community. Mayor Gray's presentation highlighted the importance of recognizing academic excellence and encouraging continued participation in scientific pursuits. The acknowledgment of mentors and families emphasized the collaborative nature of student success and the community support system that enables young scientists to thrive. This agenda item was purely ceremonial and informational, with no formal action required by the governing body. The presentation served to publicly honor the students' hard work and dedication to scientific inquiry while demonstrating the municipality's commitment to supporting educational initiatives and STEM programming in the community. The recognition of science fair winners reflects the ongoing partnership between local government, educational institutions, and private sector sponsors like Kentucky American Water in fostering scientific literacy and encouraging the next generation of researchers and innovators. ## Amending Budgets for Municipal Expenditures [timestamp: 01:30] The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Council considered Ordinance 0160-18, which proposed amendments to certain municipal budgets to reflect current expenditure requirements. Vice Mayor Kay and Ms. Plomin served as the key speakers during the discussion of this budget amendment ordinance. The ordinance was designed to adjust existing budget allocations to better align with the government's current operational needs and spending patterns. The proposed changes aimed to modify specific budget categories within the municipal expenditure framework, though the exact details of which departments or programs would be affected were not specified in the available materials. The amendments represented routine budget adjustments necessary to ensure proper allocation of municipal resources. The ordinance was approved by the Council, allowing the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to proceed with the revised budget allocations as outlined in the legislation. This approval enables the government to better manage its financial resources in accordance with current municipal expenditure requirements. ## Amending Authorized Strength [timestamp: 01:30] The council considered Ordinance 0132-18, which proposed amending the city's authorized staffing structure by abolishing a vacant GIS Developer position and creating a Network Systems Administrator Sr. position in its place. Vice Mayor Kay and Ms. Plomin served as the key speakers during the discussion of this personnel restructuring measure. The ordinance represented a strategic reallocation of human resources rather than an increase in overall staffing levels, as it involved eliminating one vacant position to create a different role that better aligned with current operational needs. The proposed change would transform a Geographic Information Systems development role into a senior-level network systems administration position, reflecting evolving technology priorities and infrastructure requirements within the city's operations. By abolishing the unfilled GIS Developer position, the city could redirect those allocated resources toward strengthening its network systems capabilities through the creation of the Network Systems Administrator Sr. role. The council ultimately approved Ordinance 0132-18, allowing the city to proceed with this staffing restructure. The approval enables the administration to move forward with recruiting for the new Network Systems Administrator Sr. position while formally removing the vacant GIS Developer role from the authorized staffing complement. This type of position reallocation allows municipalities to adapt their workforce composition to changing technological demands and operational priorities without expanding overall personnel costs or headcount. --- ## Decisions - **0160-18** — passed (15-0): An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 31. - **0132-18** — passed (15-0): An Ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one (1) vacant Classified Civil Service Position of GIS Developer, Grade 522E, and creating one (1) Classified Civil Service Position of Network Systems Administrator Sr., Grade 522E, in the Div. of Computer Services. --- ## Full transcript Everybody cut for loose You're playing so cool No thing ever will Take away down in your heart You're burning, yearning for songs Somebody to tell you Life ain't passing you by I'm trying to tell you In a way you don't even try You'll get my head on a catalyze Oh, look Kick it off the suddenness Oh, we Murray Shake the cheek for me Oh, my lord Come on, come on, let's go You got loose, you got loose, everybody can put loose. 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We're waiting on the pastor to arrive for the invocation, so we'll just wait for a couple more minutes. The End Greetings, sir. Come right on up. I'm going to call the meeting to order, And then, Pastor, in just a minute, I'll call the meeting to order, and I'll ask for the clerk to call the roll. Then we will have the invocation. So, Madam Clerk, if you'll call the roll. Mr. Worley? Here. Ms. Bledsoe? Here. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Here. Ms. Henson? Here. Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Here. Ms. Plowman? Here. Mr. Smith? Here. And Mr. Sinnott? Thank you. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I want to welcome Pastor Dr. Alvarez from Fuente de Avivamento United Methodist Church, who is a special guest tonight of Councilmember Henson. Doctor, thank you so much for joining us. Let's pray. Dear wise and loving Father, we pray for your presence. Thank you on behalf of all who are gathered here today. Thank you for the many and abundant blessings. Thank you for the life itself. Thank you for the ability to be involved in useful work and for the honor of being with you tonight. In the scriptures you have said that citizens have to obey the governing authority since you are established those very authorities to promote peace order and justice. Therefore I pray for our mayor for the various levels of city officials gathered here tonight in particular for this assembly council. I'm asking you that you You would graciously grant them wisdom to govern our city, a sense of welfare and true needs for our people, a king thirsty for justice and righteousness, and confidence in what is good and fitting, the ability to work together in harmony even when there is honest disagreement, peace in their life and joy and also for their families. I pray for the agenda set before them today. Please give an assurance of what would please you and what would benefit those who live and work in around our beloved city of Lexington. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Thank you. Dr. Alvarez, thank you so much for being with us tonight. Thank you. Thank you. to all these kids coming in. So, as an introduction, we have a special opportunity this evening to honor the winners of the Kentucky American Water Fayette County Public Schools Science Fair, which is celebrating its 34th anniversary this year. It's coordinated by the Fayette County Public Schools and this year's fair was held on February the 3rd, and more than 700 students in grades 4 through 12 competed locally. A regional competition will be held this March, March the 3rd, at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School. So, we are welcoming tonight, representing Kentucky American this evening, Susan Lancho and Ellen Williams with External Affairs, and representing Fayette County Public Schools is David Helm, Lori Bowen, V.J. Martin, and Soraya Matthews. And we also welcome a lot of students and parents and friends. So, we have a lot of winners tonight, proud parents tonight, and we're going to break our honorees into three groups, elementary, middle, and high school. We have certificates for everybody, but we will hand them out afterwards. Parents and children will be able to retrieve, get their certificates downstairs in the lobby. So, as I've been introducing this tonight, we have been bringing in, and here they are ready for pictures, our elementary students, these beginning scientists. So students, I'm going to call out the name of your school or the schools and then raise your hands if you attend. First, Ashland. All right. Athens-Charlesburg. Breckenridge. Cassidy. Christ the King. Fayette County Homeschools. Garden Springs. Garrett Morgan, Glendover, James Lane Allen, Julius Marks, Lexington Christian Academy, Liberty, Maxwell, Metathorpe, Rosa Parks, Saints Peter and Paul, Sandersville, Scapa, Stonewall, and Wellington. All right, let's give everybody a big hand. Now we're going to get a picture of all of you all along with our council members. Okay, so hang, stay right where you are. . . . . . Farmer, that's not fun. All right, guys, look this way now. Two quick ones, as quick as you can. Hold that down. One, there's some other people taking pictures of shots. Keep their smiles up. There. Hold that one more time. Two. Very much. Don't move, I think there's motor. Absolutely. Thank you. for talking to her. Oh, that was fun. Very nice. She's a little baller. Thank you, sir. Thank you. You bet. Thank you all. Thank you. Good to see you all. Good to see you all. It was fun. This is the best thing we do all year. Thank you so much. The best we do all year. The best one. Thanks, Beth. Thank you all. Thank you. You bet. Thank you all. Thank you so much. It's awesome. Thank you. You're so glad to see you all. See you all again. Yeah, I'll see you on Tuesday. Yeah. All right, all right, all right. I'm hearing my capacity has appeared today. I'm sure. Thank you. All right. We're ready, Kenny? we will now bring in our senior high winners. What? There is no middle school. Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. Middle school. Middle school. We're now bringing in our middle school winners. Our It is so Wow, this is a great group We are so proud of all of you all Janet, I was wrong on that I said I was wrong on what I just said That was loud out there That was a lot And the parents are coming in. Ed, hold on. We're going to let Ed do this while the parents are all getting in the room. Ed, you go ahead and line everybody up. Thank you. All right. Craig, we got all of our parents are almost in. Okay. We want to give everybody a chance to get in. All right. First, let's give a nice hand before I even call out all the schools to the winners of the Middle School Science Fair. Thank you. So, I'm going to ask you all, while Ed is arranging things, I'm going to ask you, if you will raise your hand, if you are representing, first, Beaumont. All right, we've got plenty of time to give a hand for everybody. Beaumont, good job. Bryan Station. There we go. All right. Carter G. Woodson. There we go. Good job, guys. Christ the King. There we go. Crawford. Edith J. Hayes. Fayette County Homeschools. Leestown Middle. Lexington Universal Academy. LTMS. Mary Queen. Morton. Morton. St. John. Saints Peter and Paul. Good job. Scappa. Seton Catholic. Southern. Tate's Creek Middle. The Lexington School. Trinity Christian Academy. and Winburn now it and you've got everybody lined up now let's take some pictures alright everybody's where you want alright oh one more time Thank you. Thank you. Don't move. Is that good? No. One more? OK. I hope you'll follow the students out in this entire life. You're one of the best. The students, y'all love it. Thank you. Hi, thanks so much. See you all. Yeah, she was in there. Yeah, she was in the far end. Yeah, Bryan Station. One of my historic institutions and... Oh, he has a star grey construction. Star grey construction. It's like a small road right here, isn't it? I saw him walking in and go... Why is he roaming that way? Congratulations. I really like it so much fun. Thanks for a long time. This is my last year. I've gotten used to it. This is probably the middle school of Vegas. This is actually France's second visit from the South. She wanted fifth. She made it to stay out of fifth version. She's in the Bryan Station. She's in the SIP. In the Spanish emergency. Yeah, my kids are in the state. Yeah, they're on. I like it, love them. I'll see you guys later. Thank you. Okay. Our senior high winners are arriving now. Thank you, guys. I'm going to call your name. I'm going to call your name, and just hold your hand up if you're representing Carter G. Woodson. All right. Fayette County Homeschools. Fayette County Homeschools. Henry Clay. All right. Lafayette. Lexington Catholic. And Paul Lawrence Dunbar. All right. So congratulations to our High School Science Fair winners. We're all so very proud of you. Now let's get a picture and thank once more Kentucky American and Fayette County Public Schools and all of our teachers and staff and faculty at our schools. And we're going to get a picture. I can't even know. I can't even know. One more time. Thank you. All right. Now we can move on our agenda, our docket to ordinances for a second reading. There are just two. And Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready. number one an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington vader county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reappropriating funds schedule number 31 and number two and order submitting the author of strength by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of GIS developer grade 522 e and creating one classified civil service position of Network Systems Administrator senior grade 522 e in the division of computer services effective upon pass to the council Thank You madam clerk is there a motion to approve a motion by Vice Mayor Kay seconded by councilmember Plowman is there any discussion on the motion all right hearing none we can vote madam clerk please call the roll mr. Worley yes ma'am I'm sorry yes ma'am thank you miss Bledsoe mr. Fred Brown yes mr. James Brown miss Evans yes mr. Farmer mr. Gibbs yes miss Henson yes vice mayor Mr. Kaye? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Mr. Smith? Yes. And Mr. Stenet? Thank you. All right, thank you. Madam Clerk, the vote reflects passage of the motion, allows us to move on to ordinances for a first reading. Ordinance number three, an ordinance amending the unclassified civil service authorized strength creating two positions of program specialist grade 539 in the office of the commissioner of social services effective upon passive council number four and ordinance amending the authorized strength by extending the term of one unclassified position of administrative specialist grade 539 for a term of four years beginning march 23 2018 and ending march 23 2022 within the division of waste management effective upon passive council number five and ordinance amending article 17 7q of the zoning ordinance relating to signage for churches in the expansion area zones crossroads community church incorporated number six an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the lexington at urban county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reappropriating funds schedule number 32 and number seven an ordinance amending chapter 16 of the code of ordinances as follows amending section 16 6.2 b to increase the fee for roll-off refuse containers to 90 dollars per weekday to provide that such fee shall be adjusted annually on july 1 in accordance with the consumer price index for all urban consumers and to provide that notice shall be provided by publication of the adjusted fee on the urban county government's website amending section 1611a to increase the fee for additional dumpster collections to 50 dollars to provide that such fee shall be adjusted annually on july 1 in accordance with the consumer price index for all urban consumers and to provide that notice shall be provided by publication of the adjusted fee on the urban county government's website and amending section 1610c to allow a notice of violation to be affixed to the front door of the residence or structure or on the roll cart container or other conspicuous place as appropriate Thank You madam clerk are there any motions associated with first reading All right, if not then please proceed to resolutions for a second reading Resolution number one a resolution accepting the bid of Apollo lubricants LLC establishing a price contract for motor oil 15 w40 for the division of facilities and fleet management number two a resolution accepting the bid of arrow electric company incorporated establishing a price contract for underground electrical service installation for the division of Parks and Recreation number three a resolution accepting a bit of bison services LLC in the amount of 120 thousand dollars for the HVAC renovation of small engine repair shop at fleet services for the division of facilities and fleet management and authorizing there on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with bison services LLC related to the bid number four a resolution accepted a bit of office construction LLC in the amount of forty four thousand six hundred eighty dollars for construction of a detached garage at fire station number 11 for the division of fire and emergency services number five a resolution ratifying the probationary classified civil service appointments of Jonathan Johnson safety officer grade 511 and 17.377 hourly in the division of police effect March 5 2018 David Smith safety officer grade 511 and 16.4 14 hourly in the division of police effective March 5th 2018 and Michael Cook property and Evans supervisor grade 518 e 2002 60.48 bi-weekly in the division of police effective February 5th 2018 ratifying the permanent civil service appointment of Michael Johnson the second deputy director of enterprise grade 528 e 3100 bi-weekly in the division of parks and recreation effective February 28 2018 ratifying the classified civil service lateral appointment of Catherine Osborne staff assistant senior grade 5 10 and 15 point 919 hourly in the division of purchasing effective March 5th 2018 number 6 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County government to execute supplemental agreement number one with the Kentucky Transportation cabinet for the acceptance of additional federal funds in the amount of $55,000 for the Wilson Downing sidewalk project and amending the scope of work the acceptance of which obligates the Irving County government for the expenditure of $19,621 as a local match number seven a A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass for funding for forensic interviews at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Number eight. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Prism Cubic Defense Applications Incorporated for an upgrade to the Prism system at a cost not to exceed $13,239. Number nine. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Millennium Learning Concepts for Diversity and Inclusion Training Program at a cost not to exceed $39,150. dollars number 10 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class b infrastructure incentive grant to kentucky american water company for stormwater quality projects at a cost not to exceed two hundred and sixty one thousand two hundred eight dollars and forty cents number 11 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class a neighborhood incentive grant to friends of wolfron incorporated for stormwater quality projects at a cost not to exceed thirty three thousand five hundred dollars number 12 a resolution authorizing the division of fire and emergency services on behalf of the urban county government to purchase intraosseous needles from arrow International a sole source provider at a cost not to see fifty five thousand dollars number 13 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Lexington rescue mission seven hundred dollars for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated and number 14 a resolution renaming Lexington Day Treatment Center the Audrey Grievous Center in honor of the late Audrey Louise Ross previous all right thank you madam clerk is there a motion to approve second reading of resolution motion by number plowman second back Councilmember Farmer is there any discussion on the motion and if not we can vote all in favor please say no please call the roll madam first thank mr. Worley yes ma'am miss Bledsoe mr. Fred Brown yes mr. James Brown miss Evans mr. Farmer mr. Gibbs yes miss Henson yes vice mayor Kay yes miss Lam mr. Maloney miss Massadi yes miss Plowman mr. Smith yes and mr. Stinnett thank you all right thank you madam clerk the vote reflects passage of the motion allows us to move on to resolutions for a first reading number 15 a resolution except you bit of people plus incorporated establishing a price contract for temporary services for e911 for the division of emergency management 9-1-1 number 16 a resolution accepting the bits of Alliance comfort systems incorporated at the mechanical service incorporated Deborah Comple incorporated disband at service company incorporated Finney company incorporated and Medina plumbing incorporated establishing price contracts for plumbing services reissued for the division of facilities and fleet management number 17 a resolution accepting the bid of Judy construction company in the amount of 13 million 152 thousand dollars for the East Hickman wet weather storage and pump station for the division of water quality and authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Judy construction company related to the bid number 18 a resolution ratifying the probationary classified civil service appointment of Kevin Dennis operations supervisor grade 518 e 2002 60 point 48 bi-weekly in the division of streets and roads effective March 12 2018 Jonathan Washington Community Program Coordinator grade 514 and 19.5 99 hourly in the division of police effective March 5 2018 Whitney Mattingly Peacock early childcare teacher grade 512 e 1,000 285 point 20 by weekly in the division of family services effective March 19 2018 and Katie Newland custodial worker grade 505 and $12 dollars hourly in the division of family services effective March 19 2018 ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Mitchum coil maintenance mechanic grade 515 and 21.801 hourly in the division of water quality effective summer 26 2017 Matthew Marsh maintenance mechanic grade 5 15 and 21.4 63 hourly in the division of water quality effective September 20 2017 Cameron Morgan administrative specialist grade 513 and 18.09 four hourly in the division of waste management effective March 5 2018 Vanna Rick what administrative specialist grade 513 and 18.66 five hourly in the division of waste management effective March 5 2018 Joseph Baker public service supervisor senior grade 517 and 20.878 hourly in the division of waste management effective February 21 2018 Dean Chambers public service supervisor senior grade 517 and 25.0 339 hourly in the division of waste management effective February 21 2018 Ashley Beasley public service worker grade 507 and 13.752 hourly in the division of waste management effective March 5th 2018 Rhonda Brown code enforcement officer grade 516 and $23 hourly in the division of code enforcement effective February 7 2018 Wanda Keene deputy director of fleet services grade 529 a 3598 bi-weekly in the division of facilities and fleet management effective November 1 2017 and Clyde Dean jr recreation manager grade 518 e 1,008 35.36 by weekly in the division of parks and recreation effective March 5th 2018 ratifying the permanent community Corrections officer appointments of George the board and Bethany Wagoner both community Corrections sergeant grade 1 12 and 23.9 37 hourly in the division of community Corrections effective March 5 2018 ratifying probationary sworn appointment of Lawrence Weathers police chief grade 324 e 6,000 303 point 44 bi-weekly in the division of police effective March 5th 2018 ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of Adam Acri Ryan Bedleton Joshua Cameron Zachary Clark Cody Coleman Brian Hall Alicud Clint Leach David Smith Wright and Turley and Jacob Wade all police officer grade 311 and 19.5 nine five nine hourly in the division of police effective February 8 2018 right find the unclassified civil service appointment of Renee Buckles aid to counsel grade 518 e 2002 40 bi-weekly in the office of the Irving County Council effective March 5 2018 ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase of Shante Hall aid to counsel grade 518 e from 2005 30.40 bi-weekly to 2005 60 bi-weekly in the office of the urban county council effective February 19th 2018 number 19 a resolution authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments the Mont Clark public service worker senior grade 509 and 13.7 98 hourly in the division of water quality effective March 19 2018 Rebecca Carpenter administrative specialist senior grade 516 and 19.705 hourly in the Department of Law effective March 5th 2018 Gina Christensen telecommunicator senior grade 517 and 22.6 8 8 hourly in the Division of Emergency Management 9-1-1 effective March 19th 2018 Nicole Davidson telecommunicator grade 514 and 17.668 hourly in the Division of Emergency Management 9-1-1 effective March 19 2018 Katherine flood telecommunicator grade 514 and 17.646 hourly in the Division of Emergency Management 9-1-1 effective March 5th 2018 James Bradley code enforcement officer grade 516 and 20.066 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement effective March 12 2018 Jeffrey Poh code enforcement officer grade 516 and 21.608 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement effective March 12 2018 Logan Bannersdale Code Enforcement Officer grade 516 and 19.350 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement effective March 12 2018 and Carson Yates financial coordinator grade 516 and 19.415 hourly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs effective March 5 2018 number 20 a resolution authorizing them on behalf of the urban kind of government to execute a consultant services agreement with element design PLLC for architectural and engineering design services for the Shiloh Toe Park playground project at a cost not to exceed $49,000 number 21 a resolution authorizes them on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation from the Creech Family Foundation Incorporated in the amount of twenty three thousand one hundred and fifty three dollars and seventy cents for the purchase of one handicap accessible kayak or canoe launch module and one ADA accessible pedal boat number 22 a resolution authorizing and directing them on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with spec rescue international for the purpose of conducting an urban search and rescue technical search force for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services at a cost not to exceed thirty nine thousand two hundred dollars number 23 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the Lexington Fayette County Health Department to increase the allowable billable amount for the Malta Gravita funds from to seventy one thousand two hundred twenty dollars for the home network project at the Family Care Center for fiscal year 2018 the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure funds and authorizing the marriage grants for unencumbered funds within the grant budget number 24 a resolution authorizing and directing them on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Center for Public Safety Excellence Incorporated for strategic planning process at a cost not to exceed sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars number 25 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class A neighborhood incentive grant the WGPL neighborhood Association incorporated for stormwater quality projects at a cost not to exceed $11,575 number 26 a resolution authorizing the payment in the amount of $14,000 to the Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky State Treasurer and $14,000 to the United States Department of Justice as stipulated penalties under the consent decree and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Lexington Fayette urban county government to execute any necessary documents related to the payment number 27 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with group CJ LLC for the marketing campaign for the mobility office at a cost not to exceed $90,000 for fiscal year 2018 number 28 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with William Wells Brown neighborhood Association incorporated $1,200 and building industry Association cares incorporated $3,300 for the office of the urban county council they cost not to exceed the sum stated number 29 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Lexington Fayette County Health Department for affiliation and provision of workers compensation for Lexington Fayette Medical Reserve Corps number 30 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban County government to execute change order number one to the agreement with Gresham Smith and partners to provide additional services related to the Midland Avenue sanitary sewer phase one town branch Commons project increasing the contract price with the sum of 156 thousand five hundred twelve dollars and thirty nine cents from three million twenty nine thousand two hundred eighty three dollars to three million one hundred eighty five thousand seven hundred ninety five dollars and thirty nine cents number 31 a resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the urban County government to accept a grant from the Bill Belichick foundation which grant funds are the amount of $10,000 and are for the Lexington Fayette urban County Parks and Recreation football program the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget number 32 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendment number three to the agreement with sunflower kids incorporated for the safe havens project increasing the contract price for the sum of ten thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars and thirty three cents from four hundred and seventy seventy three thousand seven hundred ninety dollars to four hundred eighty four thousand seven hundred and sixty eight dollars and thirty three cents number 33 a resolution authorizing the chief information officer or her designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute a statement of work with ntt data incorporated for phase two of the lex call citizen request management system sales force project 396 347.17 awarded pursuant to rfp number 59 2015 and a statement of work with solaritech llc dba celerity 78 000 for related project management services at a cost not to exceed four hundred and seventy four thousand three hundred forty seven dollars and seventeen cents number 34 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Martin Luther King neighborhood Association incorporated five hundred dollars American and Bloom Lexington incorporated one thousand two hundred twenty dollars and seed leaf incorporated two thousand seven hundred dollars for the office of the urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum state at number 35 a resolution naming bur oak the official tree of Lexington number 36 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a proposal to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's cabinet excuse me for economic development requesting that the governor nominate certain census tracts in Lexington Fayette County as opportunity zones to attract capital investment to the areas at no cost to the urban county government and number 37 declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures to be made from subsequent borrowings with respect to the Lexington Convention Center project all right thank you madam clerk call on councilman Massadi or a walk-on council member Massadi Thank You mayor I move to place on the docket a resolution expressing this is the support of the urban County Council for the erection of monuments and memorials in honor of the many women who have led our community and stating the commitment of the council to increasing female representation in street names public art and appointed commissions by 2020 so move motion back motion by councilman Masati second by we got one over here council member Henson right before yours council members I know that several want to do a second on this if we could we get multiple seconds is there any discussion on the motion all right if not then we can vote all in favor please say aye those no motion carries and madam clerk will you please read give us first reading resolution 38 a resolution expecting expressing the support of the urban county council for the erection of monuments and memorials in honor of the many women who have led our community and stating the commitment of the council to increasing female representation in street names of public art and appointed commissions by 2020 all right I'll now ask for a for suspend any suspensions of the rules for second reading councilmember Henson thank you mayor Henson yeah I move to spin the rules and give second reading to number 19 that conditional offers of employment motion by council member Henson second by vice mayor Kay is there any discussion all right we can vote in all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries councilmember James Brown Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 36. It's the Opportunity Zone RFI response. I think the deadline comes up before we meet again. So moved. All right. Motion by Council Member James Brown. Second. Was that Council Member Plowman or Council Member Plowman? Second by Council Member Plowman. Is there any discussion? All right. Hearing none, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carried. all right councilmember lamb that's where lamb I'm sorry obviously I'm here that's all right an opportunity zone that's what I would on behalf of the administration I would like to request that resolution number 33 as it relates to the Lex call citizen request management system be suspended given second reading I so move motion by Council member Lamb second by council member Henson is there any discussion on the motion I'm hearing none we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carried council member Bledsoe thank you mayor on behalf of the administration I'd like to spend the rules and give second reading to item number 27 this is a resolution allowing for the marketing campaign for the mobility office with MPO and they need that to be done before the next so move motion by council member Bledsoe second by council member James Brown is there any discussion on the motion all right if not we can vote all in favor please say aye opposed no motion carries all right madam clerk you'll please give us those readings I believe that's all the suspension that are being requested so please give us a second reading thank you resolution number 19 a resolution author authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments Montcart public service worker senior grade 509 and 13.7 9 8 hourly in the division of water quality effective March 19 2018 Rebecca Carpenter administrative specialist senior grade 516 and 19.7 oh five hourly in the Department of Law effective March 5 2018 Gina Christensen telecommunicator senior grade 517 and 22.688 hourly in the division of emergency management 9-1-1 effective March 19 2018 Nicole Davidson telecommunicator grade 514 and 17.668 hourly in the division of emergency management 9-1-1 effective March 19 2018 Catherine flood telecommunicator grade 514 and 17.646 hourly in the division of emergency management 9-1-1 effective March 5 2018 James Bradley code enforcement officer grade 516 and 20.06 six hourly in the division of code enforcement effective March 12 2018 Jeffrey Poe code enforcement officer grade 516 and 21.608 hourly in the division of code enforcement effective March 12 2018 Logan Fannersdale code enforcement officer grade 516 and 19.350 hourly in the division of code enforcement effective March 12 2018 and Carson Yates financial coordinator grade 516 and 19.415 hourly in the division of grants and special programs effective March 5 2018 number 27 a resolution authorizing and directing them on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with group CJ LLC for the marketing campaign for the mobility office at a cost not to exceed $90,000 for fiscal year 2018 number 33 a resolution authorizing the chief information officer or her designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute a statement of work with NTT data incorporated for phase two of the Lex call citizen request management system Salesforce project three hundred ninety six thousand three hundred forty seven dollars and seventeen cents awarded pursuant to RFP number 59 2015 and a statement of work with Solera tech LLC a celerity $78 thousand dollars for related project management services at a cost not to exceed 474 thousand three hundred forty seven dollars and 17 cents number 36 a resolution authorizing and directing them on behalf of the urban county government to execute execute and submit a proposal to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's cabinet for economic development requesting that the governor nominate a certain census certain census tracks in Lexington Fayette County as Opportunity Zones to attract capital investment to the areas at no cost to the urban county government that is okay thank you thank you motion by councilmember Henson to approve is there a second second by councilmember Lam all right there any discussion madam clerk you please call the roll mr. Worley yes ma'am miss Bledsoe mr. Fred Brown yes mr. James Brown mr. Farmer sir Gibbs yes miss Henson yes vice mayor Kay miss lamb mr. Maloney miss Massadi miss Plowman mr. Smith yes and mr. Stinnett thank you all right thank you Madam Clerk, the vote reflects passage of the motion and allows us to move on to communications from the Mayor. Is there a motion to approve by Councilmember Stenet? Is there a second? Second by Councilmember Henson. Is there any discussion on the motion? If not, we can vote. All in favor, please indicate by saying aye. Opposed, no. Motion carried. next is communications that are for information only and that allows us to move to announcements the floor is available for announcements by council members any council members have announced all right then that allows us to move public comment we do have a number of a number of our citizens who have signed on to speak tonight one two three four five six seven and I'll call on you all beginning with Scott Fitzgerald and Scott, just for the FYI, it's a three minute, three minutes, and you all know there's a three minute limitation, and we encourage anyone who wishes to speak to, is Scott here or is he all right? Scott, come on, right ahead then. Yes, sir. You're right, podium right here. Yes, sir. If you'll just give your name, Scott, and your address. I'm Scott Fitzgerald. Reside at 1204 Kennesaw Village Drive here in Lexington, Kentucky. Go right ahead. I'm here to ask you all to consider supporting the resolution for medical cannabis, House Bill 166. In 2004, I was a victim of being struck by a vehicle. roughly 40 miles an hour. To spare a lot of details, my face took 100% of the blow and it resulted in crushing both my cheeks, multiple fractures in both jaws. Crushed my eye orbit and I ended up with 38 screws and six titanium plates in my face. After the accident, I refused treatment with opioids for approximately a year and a half. After contemplating with the pain, thinking about death as my way to escape the pain, I did eventually go and seek pain management treatment on opiates, which is not an easy road to go down. just the dependency alone when properly used is a real battle so and i do believe that cannabis can help people like me and a lot of children with seizures can help our veterans with ptsd uh 80 percent nearly 80 percent of kentuckians support the medical cannabis and right now in my viewpoint the most controversial part about this whole issue is probably the fact that it can be intoxicating in the THC you know you know the fact is is the THC man-made version is already prescribed as a schedule 3 substance so I don't see the real need in keeping the whole plant plant from people like our veterans and children. There's uses for the whole plant that are non-intoxicating when it's used as not heated, like in juicing and stuff like that. So I'm just asking for help for our children, veterans, people in pain. We know our state's facing an opioid crisis, and one way if it can reduce people intake of opiates, opiates hitting the street that could possibly be diverted. The opioids aren't easy on a body. It's an endless battle. So if I could reduce my usage of any of the opioids by substituting cannabis, to me that would be great. My doctor supports it, his hands are tied. He is under so much scrutiny already just being a pain management doctor he refuses you know he wants to protect his livelihood i have been on marinol this schedule three thc that's currently available scott excuse me excuse me i'm going to ask for a motion for you so you can get some more time uh councilman i'm fine i'm done i've said what i need okay sir thank you thank you all for your time thank you sir thanks so much uh mike michael miller My name is Mike Miller. I live in 104 12th Street. You know, I live here in Lexington. I've been here about 20 years, I guess. And back 15, 16 years ago, I was addicted to opiates. Really bad. I was taking so many. And I used cannabis to get off of the opiates. and then I went into a rehab to take care of myself. You know, and right now I'm a minister and one of my big parts of my job is visiting the hospitals. You know, the cancer patients and the people really sick. And I see them dying every day. You know, I'm not saying that cannabis is going to make them live, but it will make them live comfortably. You know, I know that And this one, a couple days ago, this lady, she took out her chemo. And she was really, really bad. She couldn't eat, couldn't sleep. And she went back to her doctor. And I told her, I asked the doctor about it. And he told her, he said, well, I can't recommend that. He said, so you're telling me no? He said, no, I'm just telling you I can't recommend it. She's like, I'm confused. He said, if I recommend it, I have a danger of losing my license. You know, and House Bill 166, that's what it's about, giving the doctors the freedom to recommend it. You know, it's really a, I'm not pushing for legalization by a long shot, but people that are sick could be allowed to get help the best way they can. And, you know, and so many, turn on TV late at night, what do you see? You see advertisements for pills. And right behind it, the lawyers are advertising to sue the people that's selling you the pills. You know, it's a mess, a big mess. And I believe that would relieve a lot of the pressure. You know, and there's so many cures on this earth that God put here for us. And when man gets a hold of it, they twist it around and move it to where it just ruins everything. But I really think that if you get behind House Bill 166, it really would do a lot of good for a lot of people in the area. Thank you. Thank you, Michael. Folks, I think, let me share one other thing with you all. We have council rules which discourage any sort of display of emotion and clapping and so forth like that. I understand I didn't mention that before, but if you all just recognize that, we appreciate it. Thank you very much. Chris Bresman? Have I pronounced that correctly? Bresman? Yes, sir. My name is Chris Breesman. I'm a resident of Lexington, Kentucky. My address is 2829 Michelle Park. 39 years old. At the age of 24, I became 100% disabled veteran. Through no fault of my own, I was shot in Denver, Colorado, taking an airman home from a bar. from 2004 to today, abandoned a range of opiates from the VA to control chronic pain and PTSD after 24 major abdominal surgeries. These have included but not limited to Percocet, fentanyl, and morphine. Today I take methadone prescribed by the VA. The methadone was started in 2012. At its height, I was taking 60 milligrams of methadone per day. I've lost my teeth and my gallbladder while on methadone. The VA doctors couldn't take my gallbladder out the traditional way because of my massive scar from my gunshot wound. I was forced to undergo another major surgery in 2012. In 2016, the VA doctors were discussing putting me back on morphine and possibly a pain pump. I was desperate not to go back on these vicious, life-altering, addictive drugs. Prior to 2016, I never tried cannabis. After trying cannabis medicinally, I went down from 60 milligrams of methadone per day to 15 milligrams of methadone per day in a matter of a week. I believe this could be decreased even more if we could provide safe, legal, and affordable access to medicinal marijuana. With a small usage of medical cannabis every two to three days, I can live a pain-free life. My PTSD is under control. I can now go out into town without persistent fear. I've gained weight. I've gone from 150 pounds to 175 pounds. I've remarried in 2017. I can do things a stepfather should do with a young stepson. I can lead a normal life instead of being laid up in bed with serious persistent chronic pain. Currently, the Kentucky House has a bill for consideration for medical cannabis. I urge you to support House Bill 166 and allow safe, legal access to medicinal marijuana. I beg you as a father, as a husband, and as a 100% disabled veteran, please allow me critical access to this critical medicine. Thank you for your time. Thank you, Chris. Matthew Wilcoxon. Hello, my name is Matthew Wilcoxon. I reside at 3355 Sutherland Drive here in Lexington, Kentucky. Yes, I'm a six-year war veteran and by going out there and everything, I'd end up picking up anxiety very bad, depression, PTSD. I've had a lot of friends commit suicide because of it. And the medicines that I'm on, I never wanted to be on them. Never. And I've tried to stop taking them. And I feel even worse than I did before I started taking them. And I went out to Colorado, spent some time out there, and I smoked cannabis. And it did make me feel better. and I mean how the plant's been demonized you know by it was all about race political agenda and whatnot and it's a pretty sad thing the plant was put here by God and you know I think I think most of us patients and whatnot, especially the kids that have epileptic seizures, Parkinson's disease, cancer patients. I've had some friends die from cancer, and I wish they had the chance to use medicinal marijuana. So I'm sorry, I'm nervous. I've got real bad anxiety. But, you know, I just please ask you to support House Bill 166. I'd like to talk more, but I really can't because my anxiety is, I can't. I'm sorry. But thank you for listening. Matthew, thank you. Thank you for listening. Thank you, sir. Thank you very much. Thank you for your service, too. Next is, and I may be pronouncing this incorrectly, Nicholas Rizden. Rizden. All right. Thanks, Nicholas, for correcting me. My name is Nick Rizden. My address is 130 Ballard Avenue. I own K9 Motivation. We train narcotic dogs, protection dogs, search and rescue dogs, explosive dogs. I have dogs out of my breeding program on 17 departments in this country, eight of them in other countries. I have seven dogs out of my breeding program owned by police officers in Lexington. I have assisted Patrick Arion and police officers with dog training in Lexington for free. In May of this year, I got bit by a tick on my farm tracking dogs. Ten days later, I landed in the ICU at Central Baptist for a month. That is the amount of medication that I take per day. I am still 40 pounds underweight. Nine months later, I paid $43,200 out of my own pocket for IV antibiotics with a specialist in Washington, D.C., even though I have insurance. I got many things from the tick that came up after the meningitis and meningoencephalitis they had to figure out what the meningitis was from Lyme disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever spotted tick fever anaplasmosis toxoplasmosis babesia Bartonella but I got one called Poisson virus there only been 75 cases as I've ever, none ever in Kentucky. Somehow I magically caught this stuff. I went from 185 pounds to 130 pounds in two, three weeks. The organisms and parasites inside my brain caused me to go through aggression, rage, confusion. I didn't know what was going on. I have not worked since May. I have other trainers that keep the kennel and everything going right now. I trained Bull County Sheriff's dog Derek Robbins, who has actually lended his support to medicinal marijuana. I went and found a specialist in D.C. in September who pushed us CBDs and medical marijuana. I went to Michigan where there are legal dispensaries and there are labs, and they put me on something called Rick Simpson oil. It's oil, I'll take it, night. I went from nine seizures a day to one about every four to six weeks. I still have one from time to time but I'm getting my life back and it's been I have a port catheter in my chest right now it goes into my heart I run IV antibiotics every single day my life is a mess I am prescribed 42 lower tabs a week I do not take those I'm down from a thousand milligrams in rot into a hundred milligrams I no longer take Adderall I no longer take the lorazepam the xanax the multitudes of antidepressants they gave me not that i was depressed but my brain swelled from bacteria and organisms that's all they knew to fight this because they did not have any research on this stuff medical marijuana and antibiotics have helped the oils that i take internally every night have helped excuse me just a second i'm going to ask for a motion to extend you some more time council member henson motion by council member henson to extend another three minutes. Councilmember Farmer seconded it and unless there's objection we'll extend the time. I know that there is not a lot of research on the tick diseases that I have. There's also not a lot of research on medical marijuana but sitting right here in this county is the University of Kentucky who could do major research. We have good universities in here that not just people saying this is medicine but actually proving why this is medicine. I am prescribed Drobinal, which is synthetic THC, not even the real THC. This is nothing like marijuana. It gives me a feeling as if I took a bunch of Xanaxs and drank alcohol. That is not a feeling that I would like to have. But this is legally allowed, and it's a THC derivative, but yet we can't get the medicine that I want. And we could keep going back and forth. This stuff has amazingly helped me. And when I say that, my mamaw is 91 years old, and she is a Baptist, and she would never talk to you about marijuana, and even she would come in here and say, I need my grandson to get medical marijuana. I did not have seizures before. I was not on antidepressants before May. I was not on any of these medications before May. I worked my tail off, and I want to get back to that working. I appreciate your all's time. I'm very happy to speak to anybody at any point on how it's benefited me in real science. And in Michigan, they actually have lab reports because now I can't eat meat anymore after this tick bite. I can't have sugar, all this other crazy stuff. But I also can't have mold and marijuana I buy. Everything has to be organic. And they have lab reports up there that employ so many people just even doing the lab reports that show there's no molds, there's no toxins, all this stuff. and I don't want to feel like a criminal, especially when my job has been training police dogs for the last 14 years. I appreciate you all's time. Thank you all very much. If anybody needs anything, you all are more than happy to ask what I can do. Thank you all very much. All right, Nick, thank you very much. Thank you, sir. And Josh, Josh Hicks. Thank you, Mayor Gray, City Council members for having us here today and listening to us speak. I live in South Lexington. I'm also a candidate for the State House of Representatives in the 45th District. And I'm here today to urge this body to adopt a resolution supporting House Bill 166 and Senate Bill 118. In the interest of full disclosure, House Bill 166 was filed in part by a high school classmate of mine, John Sims Jr. I know John and have known him for nearly his entire life. Because I know his character and because I've read this bill, I understand exactly what's in it. And I understand that this is going to be the gold standard of medical cannabis bills in the United States. I come to you today as a former United States Marine to say that our veterans have chronic conditions that can be helped by medicinal cannabis. I come to you today as a former Maysville Police Department employee and officer with five years of experience, including training police officers and working with our emergency response team. I come and bring you that experience today to tell you that I have seen in this bill how these laws will be enforced. I come to you today to quell your fears about intoxicated driving because this bill will help fund the exact efforts we need to stop people from illegally using this or using it in driving on our roads. I don't come to you today as a patient. The stories you've heard today should move your heart. You should know that these people find relief from medical cannabis. that this is something that gets them out from under the thumb of pharmaceutical companies who are having lawsuits filed against them all across the country, including in our own state. This is the type of bill that will make Kentucky a leader. And I know we as Lexingtonians pride ourselves in being a leader in this state. Your voices today, this resolution, can go to Frankfurt. It can change minds. It can get relief for the patients that need it. And it can help our law enforcement officers implement this bill correctly so that we're all safer for having had it. I appreciate your time today, and I hope that you consider a resolution strongly. Thank you. All right, Josh, thank you very much. Any council members wish to speak? All right. I will say that I think that all of I want to thank all of you for coming tonight I think you have been clear and you have been persuasive I've been persuaded to support this legislation it would be of course up to the council and its wisdom to take the issue up and if I'll ask if the council does wish to It appears that the council does not, at least tonight, wish to. I hope that they may consider it. Thank you all again for being here tonight. Does anyone? Okay, Fred. Oh, I didn't see that. Council Member Maloney? Council Member Brown. Fred Brown. I support this resolution. We don't have a resolution, but I support what these gentlemen are saying. And if we've got a House bill there, and State and Senate both have got a lot of support on that. and a number of states are already into this, and if we can do something and do it right in Kentucky, then I guess what's our next procedure? Maybe put it into committee, or have we got time to do that, or just come up with a resolution next Tuesday? That would work. That would work, what you just said, the resolution coming next Tuesday. And I don't know who wants to adopt that or if you want to bring it from the administration. We could do that. Could prepare one. Let some others speak about it. Yeah. Council Member Maloney, you wish to speak? Thank you. Mayor, I'd support this. And my question is how quick do you need this? Because I assume it's going in a committee to do discussion real soon. And I don't want to be sitting here making a resolution. and then we have to wait two more weeks for another because we don't meet for another two weeks. So my question is, do we have a draft right now? I would like someone to go ahead and make the motion. Since we have a draft, I would recommend that we have a motion made. I was seconded if we had some correct language. So if you have the language, I would. We have a draft available for tonight if you want to use it. We have a draft for tonight if you want to use it. You got a draft? There is a draft available. David? all right uh why don't you bring that up to you want to take a look at it councilmember brown as a motion all right we'll get there fine councilmember stennett go ahead thank you mayor let me reiterate a couple things one um you know due to the pension bill being filed this week obviously this has been a small delay so we do have some time but i think we already have a resolution drawn up by the law department I'll be glad to bring it at the appropriate time on Tuesday because right now it's public comment and council should be making motions okay well Monday or Tuesday we can present it properly that it do what we need to do and we have a week and a half and we can pass it as a council that's what I'd like to do mayor well that's fine I don't want to thank you we could do it now if we adjusted the rules but if you don't want to do it now that's fine to councilmember Henson I said when I was to do it so yeah council member henson thank you mayor i i too support um the use of medical marijuana i um but i i just don't feel like tonight is appropriate time to do it but i would like to read these house bills have time over the weekend to read them and make sure that and then we can bring something on Tuesday we'll have an opportunity to review this resolution so that's it mayor thank you all for being here councilmember Plowman thank you thank you mayor I too wholeheartedly support this I know Louisville what we would be the 30th state there are 20 other states in the country right now that do provide medical marijuana with a lot of benefits to the community I believe the opiate decreased on the average of 25% in these states a lot of positive things have happened I did meet with law and we do have a resolution I was not bringing it forward tonight but I think my colleagues said Tuesday would be a good time to bring it forward we can discuss it at work session so that will be what we do thank you thank you councilman plowman councilman Maloney let's let councilmember Lamb speak and we'll come back to you councilman Lamb thank you I guess I would ask House Bill 166 where is it in the process who can speak to if you wouldn't come over to the podium please we just need to know is it in committee or is it in is it had a hearing where is it in the process please well my name is jaime montalvo i'm from louisville kentucky actually i'm here with the other veterans here it is house bill 166 is before the judiciary committee housed by chairman joe fisher from northern kentucky it has not been heard it has been kind of cast aside and just being held by the committee and this is an act to try to get it to move forward we have had maysville mason county bullock county the city of shepherdsville have all passed resolutions in support of medical cannabis we are waiting for morgantown hillview paints paintsville passed one there's multiple other cities that are in the works of actually just like you guys discussing it. I'm willing to answer questions if you have about the bill. It's a limited medical cannabis bill for qualifying conditions. So a physician has to approve you. They have to actually qualify you as a patient. The state has to then approve you through a department being built under the public protection cabinet. It's all under control by the state the state has ultimate control of who is approved and who is denied they approve licenses now the licensing is something that's really key because if we pass the law it'll come right back to this council right here and you will have to vote it in to licensing in your local community it's an opt-in program just like alcohol is here in kentucky we'll have opt-in for cannabis licensing across the state so it doesn't automatically legalize the sale in your community. I appreciate this. My main question was revolving around the time frame. We all know that if something is in committee and is as a scheduled hearing and so forth that you know that time is of the essence and that's the reason why I was asking this. We have less than 20 days of session. Judiciary Committee and do you know when you it's not scheduled for a hearing yet? The next Judiciary Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday. We have less than 20 days as of today in session. Okay all right thank you. Thank you. Thank you Councilmember. Thank you Mayor. Thank you Councilmember Lamb. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you Mayor. Wait a minute. Wait wait wait wait wait wait. Can we? We've got Councilmember Stenet. Vice Mayor Kaye has the floor. Vice Mayor. Thank you Mayor. I too believe that medical marijuana has many merits, and I appreciate all of you for coming forward and presenting your case tonight. I believe it is appropriate for this body to wait until Tuesday. I've had a chance to review some of the materials that have been used as a part of the effort to convince the legislature. and I have scanned the bill, but I've not read it in detail. I believe every council member deserves an opportunity to read it and to look at the supporting materials, and then on Tuesday we can consider exactly what the appropriate path forward is for this body. But thank you all for coming here. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member Farmer. I agree with all the comments and appreciate the testimony and the service of the people here. What critical path would we take and how quickly could we take it starting on Tuesday? I mean, if it's two more weeks before our next council meeting, I'd like them to have this in time to know that we are supportive and to take action. And I guess 20, you're saying just 20 legislative days plus weekends, I guess. There's 20 days left if we have to do this. So 20. well they'll cut it a little close and you know we're all I mean this is one of those things I want to jump in and do but the vice mayor is correct people need to look at the bill and understand it and I just know we're here and we're empowered to act and I want to act but I see a reason not to but I believe you can tell we're very supportive on your behalf thank you Councilman Farmer Councilman Massadi thank you mayor thank you gentlemen for your testimony I I really appreciate you coming down here this evening. Is there anyone involved in your committee in the medical community? I've not read the bill thoroughly, and I certainly would like – I am not a physician. I would like to get some more information about that. Is there someone that's involved in your committee or has been working with you in the medical community? No, but it's present. Could that happen Tuesday? Excuse me? Could that happen possibly Tuesday? Yes, ma'am. Maybe we could – I think a physician that deals with this as a specialty would be very helpful. I've worked with some physicians who deal with this, and that's why I was curious that maybe if you had someone that you've used as far as reference, advice, so forth, that may be able to answer any questions, because I am certainly not a physician. If we're going to continue on exchange, you'll need to come to the podium. Yes, sir. Please. So we get it recorded. Thank you. Yes, sir. Yes, we do have physicians from Kentucky who are knowledgeable about the cannabis plant and that are knowledgeable about the legislation being proposed in Frankfort, and they could answer your questions on Tuesday. I have a few that we could pick from. certainly that would be helpful okay all right thank you very much all right thank you councilmember Massadi councilor Gibbs thank you mayor I just want to say I was very moved by every one of you guys you did a wonderful job and I will I will support the motion when it comes forward I agree we need to wait till Tuesday I've not read the legislation myself be responsible to vote on anything I hadn't read but you guys certainly approved me thank you so much thank you mayor all right back to councilman maloney thank you mayor i just i mean being in frankfurt and worked i just want to be sure we do not i think everybody on is on board i just want to be sure we do it fast because it'd be 14 days before we could have the second reading from today and you're talking 20 days and you're talking you may meet next wednesday i don't know how we can speed the process up but i have been following this alice state secretary of state allison grimes has been pushing this has been in the papers it's not like something we just learned yesterday it's been ongoing she's been and i support her for her stance on this and it's and i think it's very important from hearing your stories i have family members who have the same problems that some of you all have and i think to me this is very important that we do this and and And my colleagues need more time to read this, but I just want to let you know it is important and it's in my heart that we need to do this as soon as possible. And I just don't want us to be hurt if you all meet Wednesday in front of me. I know how that process works. So I want to know that Luskinson is on board and hopefully we can get this push through for you. All right. Thank you, Council Member Loney. Council Member Stennett again. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to know specifically when's the last day of session? because it's not 20 actual physical days it's spread out through what end of march april yeah so we have we have a right but but take take your time you can you can let us know that on tuesday i just want to make sure the exact time frame because i don't want to mislead anyone that if we're not if we don't do it tuesday or whatever but i think as normal council procedure is when we vote on a tuesday on something to go on the docket you know it's often reported that we passed it so I think that alone would be ammunition enough to take Wednesday next week so thank you mayor yes sir okay thank you looks like that's all who've signed on oh council member Farmer back to council member Farmer thank you mayor yes sir we could we could motions are still in order we're here we can make motions you know if we look at this on Tuesday if we wanted to have a special called meeting we could have a motion to that end now for a special call meeting on Tuesday at the end of work session or at 6 o'clock or where we want to say to take up this resolution that councilmember Paloma and his hand it around so I make a motion to have a specially called meeting to consider a potential resolution this coming Tuesday at 6 p.m. so moved motion by council member farmer and let me amend it to 5 p.m. then yes thank you very much did y'all get it and who is this we had several seconds council member Loney you gave a second to it all right all right is there discussion on the motion is it understood council member I am absent Tuesday for the record okay all right Councilmember Stenet. Yeah, I have a meeting at 5 o'clock already after the council work session already scheduled, so I won't support doing a special meeting, but I think, once again, like it was this past Tuesday, Councilmember Farmer, the motion you entertained with the $20 million on RUP or the Lexington Convention Center project, it was reported that we passed it. So I think often enough our symbolic putting it on the docket here at work session is more than enough to get legislation forwarded across the state. So I'm sorry, but I want to be here for it. I just can't on Tuesday. All right. Any further discussion on the motion? All right. Let's vote. Do you all understand the motion? Councilman Lamb. I just want to make sure that you clarified what the special meeting was for. I just want to make sure that you said that, stated that, because when you call a special meeting, you have to call it for a special, you know, say what it's for. I understood it to be. Did you understand it? Was it clear to you, clerk? David, was it clear? We understood it to be to entertain a resolution on the issue of medical marijuana. There we go. I just want to make sure that's clear. Any further discussion? All right. Let's vote then. All in favor of the motion, please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. All right. Motion carries. All right. Is there anything further to come before the council? All right, if not, then I'll accept a motion to adjourn. I'll move. Motion by Council Member Farmer to adjourn, seconded by Council Member Massadi. Unless there's objection, we are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.