# Urban County Council - 1st Reading of the Budget - June 7, 2018 > Auto-transcribed civic record · June 7, 2018 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4530 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4530?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2018-06-07 - **Last revised**: June 7, 2018 - **Length**: 10,679 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 Council convened on June 7, 2018, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gray presiding. The meeting addressed two main agenda items, including a recognition ceremony for Steve Polston and consideration of budget amendments for municipal expenditures. During the session, the Council conducted two formal votes and heard from two members of the public during the public comment period. The primary legislative business involved approving amendments to budgets for municipal expenditures, which was successfully passed by the Council. The meeting also featured an informational presentation recognizing Steve Polston for his contributions to the community. ## Attendance The following members were present at the meeting on June 7, 2018: **Present:** • Mayor Gray • Kay • Lamb • Moloney • Mossotti • Plomin • Smith • Stinnett • Worley • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Evans • Farmer • Gibbs • Henson All members were in attendance with no absences or late arrivals recorded. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two items during the meeting, both passing unanimously. **Ordinance 0551-18** [timestamp: 10:00] Mr. Farmer motioned to approve Ordinance 0551-18, which amends certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriates and re-appropriates funds under Schedule No. 41. Vice Mayor Kay seconded the motion. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 15 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Smith, Stinnett, Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, Gibbs, and Henson. **Resolution 0596-18** [timestamp: 20:00] Ms. Plomin motioned to approve Resolution 0596-18, accepting the bid of Herrick Co., Inc., for the Horse Park Pump Station Generator. Vice Mayor Kay seconded the motion. The resolution passed unanimously with 15 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Kay, Lamb, Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Smith, Stinnett, Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Evans, Farmer, Gibbs, and Henson. Both votes demonstrated full council support, with no opposition or abstentions recorded on either item. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed one significant financial action involving infrastructure improvements. The council considered Resolution 0596-18, which authorizes a contract with Herrick Co., Inc. for the Horse Park Pump Station Generator project. The contract amount is $146,000 and involves the installation or replacement of generator equipment at the Horse Park Pump Station facility. This expenditure represents a substantial investment in the city's water infrastructure, ensuring reliable backup power capabilities for the pump station operations. The resolution required council approval due to the significant contract value exceeding standard administrative authorization limits. ## Public Comment Two community members addressed the council during the public comment period. **Mike Winkler** spoke about water quality violations and concerns regarding the water quality department's response [timestamp: 120:00]. Winkler raised issues about debris and concrete located near a creek, expressing dissatisfaction with how the water quality department had handled these environmental concerns. **Gina Doherty** addressed the council regarding cannabis policy reform [timestamp: 130:00]. Doherty advocated for the decriminalization of cannabis, emphasizing the impact current policies have on the community. She urged the council to consider making changes to existing cannabis-related ordinances and enforcement practices. Both speakers used their allotted time to bring forward community concerns spanning environmental protection and criminal justice policy reform. ## Appointments The council took action on two reappointments to city boards during the meeting. **Address Enforcement Administrative Hearing Board** • Michael Graves was reappointed to the Address Enforcement Administrative Hearing Board **Alarm Advisory Board** • April Brown was reappointed to the Alarm Advisory Board Both appointments involved reappointing existing members to continue their service on their respective boards. No additional details about the terms of service or voting results were provided in the available meeting materials. ## Recognition of Steve Polston [timestamp: 05:00] The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government recognized Steve Polston for his extensive community service supporting the homeless population in Lexington during agenda item 0639-18. Mayor Gray presented the recognition, highlighting Polston's significant contributions to addressing homelessness in the community. Polston's work has focused on two key initiatives: his involvement with the New Life Day Center and his support of the panhandling van program. The New Life Day Center serves as a crucial resource for individuals experiencing homelessness, providing services and support to help people transition to more stable living situations. Polston's dedication to this facility has helped expand its capacity to serve the community's most vulnerable residents. Additionally, Polston has been instrumental in supporting the panhandling van initiative, which represents an innovative approach to addressing street-level homelessness and connecting individuals with appropriate services and resources. Steve Polston accepted the recognition and briefly addressed the council about his community work. His efforts demonstrate the impact that dedicated community members can have in addressing complex social issues like homelessness. This recognition was presented as an informational item, celebrating Polston's volunteer service and commitment to improving conditions for homeless individuals in Lexington. The acknowledgment highlights the city's appreciation for citizens who take active roles in addressing community challenges and supporting vulnerable populations through direct service and advocacy. ## Amending Budgets for Municipal Expenditures [timestamp: 10:00] The Council considered Ordinance 0551-18, which amends certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriates and re-appropriates funds accordingly. Mr. Farmer presented the ordinance, explaining the need to adjust various municipal budget allocations to meet current operational requirements. The ordinance involves both appropriating new funds and re-appropriating existing funds across different municipal expenditure categories. Vice Mayor Kay participated in the discussion of the budget amendments, though the specific details of any concerns or questions raised were not detailed in the available materials. The ordinance represents routine budget management necessary to ensure municipal operations can continue effectively within the fiscal framework. Such budget amendments are typically required when actual expenditure needs differ from original budget projections or when priorities shift during the fiscal year. The Council approved Ordinance 0551-18, allowing the budget amendments to take effect and ensuring continued funding for municipal expenditures as outlined in the ordinance. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0551-18** — passed (15-0): Amending certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 41. - **Resolution 0596-18** — passed (15-0): Accepting the bid of Herrick Co., Inc., for the Horse Park Pump Station Generator. --- ## Full transcript Thank you. 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Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Here. And Ms. Henson? Here. Thank you, sir. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. Let me welcome Rabbi David Wershofter from Temple Adith Israel. Rabbi, thank you for joining us. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, City Council. Yesterday, of course, was the anniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the Allied invasion on Normandy and the beginning of the end, thank God, for the Third Reich and a big step towards saving the world for democracy. It's in that spirit, Mr. Mayor, that I'd like to offer us tonight's prayer a powerful poem by the great American artist and and himself a veteran of World War I, Archibald McGleish. He wrote, The young soldiers do not speak. Nevertheless, they are heard in the still houses, who has not heard them. They have a silence that speaks for them at night, and when the clock counts, they say, We are young. We have died. Remember us. They say, We have done what we could, but until it is finished, it is not done. They say, we have given our lives, but until it is finished, no one can know what our lives gave. They say, our deaths are not ours, they are yours. They will mean what you make them. They say, whether our lives and our deaths are for peace and a new hope, or for nothing, we cannot say. It is you who must say this. They say, we live you our deaths. Give them their meaning. We were young, they say. We have died. Remember us. God of our mothers and fathers, God of leadership, legacy, and love, God of those who liberated our ancestors from tyranny and death in ancient Egypt and who liberated the innocent once again in the concentration camps and death camps of Europe. Help us to honor the memory of the liberators and of the liberated through our own conduct. May we forever demonstrate that their fight, the fight for humanity and justice, was meaningful and worth it. May this be our blessing, and let us say together, amen. Rabbi, David, Rabbi, thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, sir. All right, I'm going to move to the podium for a presentation. It is my pleasure to welcome Steve and Martha Polston to the podium now. Steve and Martha, why don't you all join us up here. When we talk about Lexington and what sets us apart from other cities, we almost always come back to our citizens. Lexington citizens make our city special. They care about our city. They care about their neighbors. They are unfailingly generous, willing to offer a helping hand and to work hard to make Lexington the best it can be. Tonight we are honoring one of those outstanding citizens, Steve Polson. Through the New Life Day Center and the Panhandling Van, Steve has helped improve the lives of many homeless people in Lexington, improved quality of life for all of us. His interest in homeless causes is personal, he says. It's part of his faith. Steve is a retired corporate turnaround specialist. And I remember when I first met him, and he was talking about systems and processes from the nuclear business, from the nuclear industry. It was impressive then, it's still impressive. And in recent years, he really transcended that business experience, and he's been in the business of helping people who are homeless turn their lives around. As many of you know, as many of us know, that work is hard. And sometimes we find ourselves taking a step forward and perhaps even a step backward. But Steve is still in there trying. So, Steve, I want to thank you. and it's now my pleasure to present this proclamation and I'm going to read it. There's several whereases here. Whereas Steve Polston has spent the last several years volunteering his time and skills as board chair of New Life Day Center, a daytime connecting point for Lexington's homeless population and whereas the center has touched thousands of lives and helps get those who are homeless out of the weather and off the streets, help them find jobs and housing and provide transportation, storage lockers, and access to computers and phones. And whereas Steve, a retired corporate specialist with a Harvard executive MBA, organized the city's jobs van program. And whereas Steve spends countless hours giving back to his community and says his interest in homeless causes is very personal and a part of his faith. And whereas Steve's work embodies the true spirit of our city as a caring and compassionate place. Now, therefore, I, Jim Gray, as mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare June 7, 2018, as Steve Polston Day in Lexington. Steve, congratulations. Thank you. I'm sure part of that was for the sake of short remarks. Martha reminded me on the way in when the mayor came back and said, are you prepared to say a few words? I said, well, no, I really want to tell my theory on the universe. But Martha reminded me, no one had ever criticized me for talking too short, and we don't expect you to be any different. But I want to thank the council for really highly effective government. Martha and I have been corporate. We've circulated in corporations for 25 years, and this is the best-run place we've seen. And she'll tell you I didn't say that anywhere else. But thank you for effective government, council, mayor. Simply say that when we retired, we decided that the rest of our lives would be for somebody else. We lived the first part of our lives for our own survival and occasional thriving, but this is about somebody else. In Lexington, we loved the city. We wanted to help the city. We tried to help the city. I love joining. You've helped in return. The council has helped New Life Day Center. and so I promised you brevity. Maybe I exceeded that slightly, but thank you very much. Thank you. All right. All right. Okay, next on our docket tonight is a second reading of ordinances. there's just one so madam clerk if you will read the one ordinance that'd be great thank you ordinance number one in order to make certain the budgets in the licensing theater and county government to reflect current crimes for municipal expenditures and appropriate and reappropriating funds vigil number 41 all right thank you ma'am is there a motion to approve second motion by councilmember farmer second by vice mayor Kaye is there any discussion on the motion okay then we can I'll ask for the vote madam clerk please call the roll vice mayor Kaye yes miss lamb yes ma'am mr. Maloney miss Massadi miss Plowman mr. Smith yes mr. Stinnett mr. Worley yes ma'am Ms. Bledsoe? Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. And Ms. Henson? Yes. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. allows us to move on to first reading of ordinances ordinance number two an ordinance in changing the zone from a two-family residential R2 zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 0.24 net 0.28 gross acres for property located at 910 and 912 Delaware Avenue Clay Ingalls Company Incorporated Council District 5 and the three in order submitting certain budget selection favor of county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds number 43 item 4 an ordinance of any certain of the budgets in the election of vanderme county government to provide funds for various fiscal year 2018 projects as presented at the April 17 2018 council budget retreat and appropriating and reappropriating funds question number 39 item 5 an ordinance of meeting the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of engineering technician senior grade 516n and creating one unclassified civil service position of engineering technician grade 514n in the division of engineering effective on passage of council item 6 an ordinance submitting the authorized string by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of Corrections Captain grade 115e and creating one classified civil service position of administrative special senior grade 516n in the Division of Community Corrections effective on passive counsel item 7 in order is providing that all full-time and part-time employees included in the unified play plan pay plan who receive a satisfactory score on their performance evaluation pursuant to sections 21 through 29d and 22 through 26 5 of the code of ordinances shall receive a 2% pay increase providing the sections 21 to 29 C and 22 through 26 5 notwithstanding all employees that are above the maximum the grade salary range will receive a 2% pay increase amending section 23.32 D of the code of ordinances increasing the existing step structure for the positions of police chief grade 3 to 4 E and fire chief grade 3 to 4 E by 2% and adjusting the salaries accordingly increasing the salary by 2% for three positions of law part-time within the department of law one position of council administrator within the office of the urban county council and one position of Park Patrol coordinator part-time within the Division of Parks and Recreation all to become effective June 25th 2018 item 8 in ordinance submitting section 1 of ordinance number 21 2018 which amended and established a scheduled meeting for the Lexington-Fayn-Arbor County Council for the calendar year 2018 to add a budget finance and economic development committee meeting at 1 o'clock p.m. and a council work session at 3 o'clock p.m. on August 28th item 9 an ordinance appropriating the revenues expenditures expenses and interfund transfers from the General Services District Fund, the Family Care Health Center Services Fund, the Tenant Relocation Fund, the Full Urban Services District Fund, the Police Confiscated Federal Fund, the Police Confiscated State Fund, the Public Safety Fund, the Municipal Aid Program Fund, the County Road Aid Program Fund, the Mineral Severance Fund, the Coal Severance Fund, the Miscellaneous Special Revenue Fund, the Police Confiscated Treasury Fund, the Lixiton Jobs Fund, the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Fund, the Fiscal Year 2019 Bond Project Fund, the Sanitary Sewer Revenue and Operating Fund, Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund, the Lixit-New-Fayette Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation General Fund, the Lexington Fayette urban County government public facilities corporation parks project fund the Lexington Fayette urban County government public parking corporation fund the water quality management fund the water quality management construction fund the landfill fund the right-of-way program funding city school program fund the prisoner account funding has 9-1-1 for the Kentucky the central Kentucky 9-1-1 fund the effects Lexington Fayette urban county government public library corporation fund the city employees pension fund the police and fire retirement fund and the Lexington Fayette urban county government the medical insurance fund the property and casualty claims fund in the reallocation of bond project funds on a divisional level by four control levels for the fiscal year ending June 30 2019 for the election vader McKenna government its agencies and instrumentalities approving and adopting the capital improvements program for fiscal years 2019 through 2024 as a portion of the fiscal year 2019 and annual capital improvements budget approving funding for the election vader McKenna tourism convention Commission from the transient room tax said funding to equal 99 and one half percent of the revenue from the tax and suspending the application operation of ordinance number 50-2016 contingency designation fund and policy as to any funding requirements in fiscal year 2019 thank you sir all right thank you madam clerk are there any motions associated with the first reading or suspensions all right if not then we can move on to resolutions for a first read resolution number one a resolution except the bit of Russell USA incorporating the amount of 13,113 dollars 50 cents for LED street and area outside light replacement for the West Tickman excuse me for West Tickman for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works item 2 it was listening to the bids of Hilliard Kentucky Clint Chemical and janitorial supplies incorporated Kenway distributors Staples Business Advantage and the Baldy Corporation establishing price contracts for janitorial chemicals and supplies for the division of facilities and fleet management item 3 of resolution spent the bid of Herrick company incorporating the amount of $146,000 for the horse pump part horse park pump station generator for the division of water quality and authorize the mayor be up there getting government this can agree with hair company corporate related to the bed on for resolutions in the bid of tribute contracting and consultants LLC in the amount of six million four hundred twelve thousand foreign sixteen dollars for the town branch Commons Midland trunk sewer for the division water quality and authorize the mayor you have the Lexington Bay or mechanic government taxi and agreeing with tribute contract and consulting LLC related to the bed item five of resolution except in the bit of James miles construction incorporating the amount of two hundred thirty eight thousand one hundred fifty five dollars and seventy five cents for the old Frankfort Pike stone fence repair for the division of environmental services and authorize mayor we have their mechanic up to exceed an agreement with James Maltz construction corporate related to the bid item 6 resolution the bids of KOI Auto Parts and Peter building a little establishing price contracts for light duty automotive parts supplemental for the reason facility to fleet management item 7 a resolution given the bids of KOI Auto Parts Palmin or Ford and Peter build a Louisville exception price contracts for automotive and truck parts OEM supplemental for the division of facilities and fleet management item 8 a resistance of the bid of performance safety group incorporate establishing a price contract for disposable gloves for the division of central purchasing item Item 9, a resolution accepting the bid of Staples Business Advantage as subject of price contract for office supplies for the Division of Central Purchasing. Item 10, a resolution accepting the bids of ABR Construction Incorporated Bright End Roofing, A-Tekta America Company, Pierce Blackburn Roofing, and Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, establishing price contracts for roof repairs and maintenance for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item 11, a resolution ratifying the probation and classified civil service appointments of Hugh Snowden Network Systems Administrative Senior Grade 522E, 2692.32 bi-weekly in division of computer services effective June 25th 2018 Benjamin Razor Systems Analyst grade 520 1921.20 bi-weekly in the division of computer services effective June 25th 2018 Charles Begley plant operations supervisor senior grade 525 e 28 17.92 bi-weekly in the division of water quality effective June 25th 2018 Jeff Baum Gardner project manager grade 517 e 2194.56 bi-weekly in the division of water quality effective June 25th 2018 Alex Olzawi, Director of Code Enforcement, Grade 526E, 3202.56 by weekly in the Division of Code Enforcement, effective June 25, 2018. Edward Morris, Security Supervisor, Grade 514N, $19.00 hourly in the Commissioner's Office of Public Safety, effective June 11, 2018. And Norman Sinclair, Public Service Supervisor, Grade 514N, 18.633 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective June 11, 2018. We're out to find the permanent classified civil service appointments of Robert Warren, Public Service Worker, Senior, Grade 599N, 14.073 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads of May 6, 2018. Larry Carrier, Vehicle and Equipment Mechanic, Grade 512N, 18.132 Hourly, Division of Streets and Roads, Effective May 20, 2018. Sarah Farley, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 7.067 Hourly, Division of Traffic Engineering, Effective May 27, 2018. Audrey Jones, Human Resources Analyst, Grade 528, 1881.60 Biweekly, Division of Human Resources, Effective May 13, 2018. Larnese Brown, Telecommunicator, Grade 514N, 18.71 Hourly, Division of Emergency Management 911, Effective Bay 13, 2018. Brandi Chase, Telecommunicator Senior, Grade 517N, 20.660 Hourly, the division of emergency management 9-1-1 effective May 13 2018 LaFisha Patton administrative specialist grade 513 and 75 305 hourly and division of police effective February 21 2018 Kimberly Gibson family services center manager grade 524 e 24 47.2 by weekly in the division of family services June June 18 2018 Richard strange trade supervisor grade 518 and 26.660 hourly in the division of Parks and Recreation effective June 11 2018 Rosemary Olive administrative specialist grade 5cdn and 23.232 hourly in the division of parks recreation effect May 13 2018 just Jason Nelson of course superintendent senior grade 528 20 95.60 by weekly in the division of parks recreation effective June 18 2018 Parker Sherwood planner grade 517 and 20.55 army in the division of planning effective May 13 2018 and Christopher Taylor administrative officer grade 523 e 2340.56 by weekly in the division of planning effective May 27 2018 ratifying the unclassified civil service pay increase the opposite of their mechanic council Zachary Loci aid to counsel grade 518 from 2199.46 to 2461.53 biweekly in the Office of the Air Mechanic Council effective June 11, 2018 and ratifying probationary requirements of Adam Sorrell, Fire Major Senior, excuse me, Fire Major grade 318E 3916.85 biweekly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services May 21, 2018. Seth Lockard, Fire and Captain grade 316N, 25.841 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services effective May 21, 2018. And Alex Wood, Fire Lieutenant grade 315N, 20.189 hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services Fire and Emergency Services effective May 21 and ratifying the unclassified civil service council of Clifton Davis public service worker grade 507 and 14.208 hourly and division of waste management effective May 14 through August 11 2018. Item 12. A resolution authorized in the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probation and classified civil service appointments Brian Beasley project manager grade 517 and 22.688 hourly and division of streets and roads effective June 18, 2018. Eddie McIntosh, traffic signal technician senior grade 515 and $21 hourly in division of traffic engineering, June 25, 2018. Jennifer Yeager, telecommunicator grade 514 and 18.71 hourly in division emergency management 911, June 25, 2018. LaKeisha Henson, child care program 8, grade 508 and 13.483 hourly in division of family services effective June 25, 2018 and authorized in division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following in classified civil service appointments. John Ricks, Jr., deputy coroner grade 515 and 20.990 hourly in the opposite of the corner effective July 2nd 2018 Joanne Ballard childcare program made part-time food family and 45 49 hourly in the division of family services effective June 18 2018 Buddha at Akari program specialist grade 513 and 16.715 hourly in the commissioner's office of social services effective June 18 2018 and Leslie Rogers program specialist grade 513 and 17.98 three hourly in the commissioner's office of social services effective June 18 2018 and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments called Thomas Ethan Woodrow Armando Torres Zariah Perry Keon Ingram David Drummond Priscilla Foster Devon Williams Patricia Howard and Daniel Sizemore all community Corrections officer recruit grade 109 and 15.384 hourly in the division of community Corrections effective upon passage of council item 13 it resolution authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant's application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $82,476 federal funds and are for the continuation of the street sales drug enforcement project the acceptance of which obligates here in county government fees finish up 27,500 dollars as a local match authorize the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget and authorize authorizing and direct the mayor to execute an agreement with the fayette county commonwealth's attorney's office full-time prosecutor for the street excuse me we're losing your audio i'm sorry um all right now it's better thank sorry sir for a full-time prosecutor for the street sales drug enforcement project at a cost of two c7 1725 dollars for fiscal year 2019 item 14 A resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a three-year agreement with the mayor for loan servicing for the home and CDBG housing rehabilitation and home ownership programs at a cost not to exceed 70,000 for fiscal year 2019. Item 15, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an amendment to the agreements of the new beginnings bluegrass incorporated to allow reimburseable costs for the operation of the housing navigator for permanent supportive housing under the community development block grant program at no additional cost to the urban county government item 16 a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with Walnut Ridge Homeowners Association under the Neighborhood Action Match Program extending the period of performance to June 30, 2018. Item 17, resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to addendum number seven and work order number seven with Computer Sciences Corporation re-enacting the terms governing the Riskmaster Mesa on-premise software solution to provide updated maintenance and security features that cost not to exceed $39,876.90 in fiscal year 2018. Item 18, resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a multi-year agreement with CenturyLink Communications LLC for connectivity services for the government center to the Oracle Cloud computing system at a cost not to exceed $4,013.28 in fiscal year 2018, item 19, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the American Government to exceed an agreement with the Fayette County Circuit Court Clerk for the creation and support of the Homeless Identification Project at a cost not to exceed $6,000. I'm 20, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the American Government to accept deeds of easement and to execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of right away for phase three of the Legacy Trail Project and the 4th Street Corridor Enhancements Project at a cost not to exceed $9,2,650 which costs were reimbursable by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item 21 a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a memorandum of agreement the United States Special Operations Command for definition of roles and responsibilities in the event of a terrorist threat or attack item 22 resolution authorizing direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government dispute amendment number three to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to accept additional federal funding in the amount of $2,100 for operation the Lexington Senior Center for fiscal year 2018 item 23 the resolution authorizes the division of water quality on behalf of the urban county government to purchase sparkling instruments flow meters equipment and and set up diagnostic and programming services from meters and controls company incorporated sole source provider and the cost to exceed $48,104 item 24. A realization authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept and submit an application to the kentucky finance administration cabinet for eligibility to receive federal surplus property and further authorizing the director of central purchasing to execute and submit any other necessary documents related to the application and provide any additional information requested in connection with this application item 25. Authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from Kentucky Department of Corrections which grant funds are in the amount of $113,400. Commonwealth of Kentucky funds are for the operation of a substance abuse recovery program at the Fayette County Detention Center for fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2020, the extent of which is not obligated to the urban county government for the expenditure funds and authorize the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Item 26, resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a second amendment to the agreement with New Life Day Center and corporate extending the term of agreement through September 1, 2018 for the operation of the jobs van program at no additional cost to urban county government. Item 27 of resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government. To execute change order number 2 to the contract with Pace Contracting LLC for the Castlewood and Douglas Park playground projects, increasing the contract price for the sum of $2,050.23 from $933,971.22 to $936,021.45. Item 28 of resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government. To execute an agreement with Ashford Plain Incorporated, DBA B2G Now, in order pursuant to RFP number 54, 2017, for services relating to a diversity tracking management software solution to facilitate compliance with the urban county government's minority business enterprise goals that cost not to exceed $59,000 in fiscal year 2018. Item 29, a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to donate to the Orangeboro Police Department in 1996 Dodge International 4700 hydro bomb truck that was taken out of service. Item 30, a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government pursuant to the jobs fund program to execute an incentive agreement and related documents with HANA Resource Group LLC in an amount not to exceed $30,000 for the creation and retention of at least two new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $19.23 exclusive of benefits item 31 a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed chain order number two final to the agreement with olympic construction lsu for the westhick and wastewater treatment plant electrical shop project decreasing the contract price by some $14.25 from $316,004.82 to $314,924.57 and extending the date of completion by 61 counter days to march 28 2018 item 32 resolution authorizing direct the mayor we have the county government to submit the 2018 consolidated plan grant application to the united states department of housing and urban development to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are the amount of three million eight hundred five thousand two and forty six dollar funds are for the fiscal year 2019 community development block grant program two million three and three thousand five hundred eighty two dollars home program one million three and fourteen thousand two hundred ninety two dollars and emergency solutions grant program one hundred and eighty seven thousand $370,000 the acceptance of which obligates the mechanic government for the expenditure of three and eighteen thousand three and eighty dollars from various funding sources as a local cash match and $154,708 in kind match authorized the mayor to execute agreements for the approved plan and authorizing the mayor to transfer any covered funds within the grant budget item 33 a resolution authorizing the Excuse me resolution authorizing the director of the division of water quality on behalf of the urban county government Execute an agreed order with the Kentucky Energy and Environment cabinet resolving water quality violations and further authorizing the division of water quality to implement a supplemental environmental environmental project with a minimum expenditure of $35,000 in lieu of a civil penalty item 34 resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to actually change order number one to the agreement with smith management group incorporated for an audit of the wastewater treatment plant safety program and post audit implementation services increasing the contract price for the sum of $197,511.25 from $334,800 to $532,311.25 item 35 resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the commission on fire protection personnel standards and education which grant funds are in the amount of $2,973,030 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and are for fire training incentives for firefighters for fiscal year 2019 excepts of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget item 36 resolution authorizing direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county grant to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet under the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program fund which grant funds are in the amount of $3,157,200 commonwealth of particular funds or for police training incentives for fiscal year 2019, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government of the expenditure of funds and authorize the mayor to transfer any covered funds within the grant budget, Item 37. A resolution to not authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to accept deeds of easement and to execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of right of way to facilitate construction of Phase 6 of the town branch trail project and it costs not to exceed $6,500,000, Item 38. A resolution to not authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to accept deeds of easement and to execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of right-of-way to facilitate construction of Zone 1 of the Town Branch Commons Project at a cost to exceed $800,000, $175, item 39. A resolution to authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to accept deeds of easement and to execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of right-of-way to facilitate construction of Zones 3, 4, and 7 of the Town Branch Commons Project at a cost not to exceed $400,000, item 40. A resolution to authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to exceed a participating Addendum Master Agreement Price Contract with Tate North America Incorporated under the U.S. Community's Government Purchasing Alliance for Radios and Accessories and further authorizing the Director of Essential Purchasing to execute any other necessary documents relating to the price contract. Item 41. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with Skinny Labs Incorporated, DBA Spend, to facilitate a one-year pilot personal mobility vehicle sharing program, public bike share program in Lexington County at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 42. A resolution approving and authorizing a first supplemental assistance agreement between the Lexington Fay Derby County Government and the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to provide an additional $31,944,188 in loan funds for the West Hickman Wet Weather Storage Tanks Project, Item 43. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed contract modification number three to the agreement with E-Com Technical Services Incorporated and DBA E-Com for additional professional program management services related to the Town Branch Commons Project, increase in the contract price for the sub of $606,328 from $2,699,469.50 to $3,305,797.50 item 44. A resolution authorized the division of water quality to purchase GPS hardware and database maintenance services from Routemare Incorporated, a sole source provider, and authorized the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exce the unnecessary agreement with Routemare Incorporated related to the procurement and cost that's made it not to exceed $39,586.80. and 45 resolution authorized the mayor be have the urban county government exit the certificate of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept a deed for the property located at 2019 Russell cave Road for the Shandon Park trunk sewer remedial measures project at a cost not to exceed 1314 dollars and 38 cents this year 2019 item 46 in resolution authorized direct the mayor be have the urban county graphic scene an amended agreement for cost sharing for the central Kentucky 9-1-1 network with the additional it's with the existing members of the network and with any additional jurisdictions approved by Lexington Bay and Urban County Government's E-9-1 Board, adjusting the cost share rates by 2% for fiscal year 2019 and allowing future annual rate increases at no cost to the urban county government. Item 47, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept deeds of easement and to execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of right-of-way to facilitate construction of Zone 2 of the Town Branch Commons project at a cost not to exceed $200,000. Item 48, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of sixty three thousand five hundred thirty dollars federal funds in the victim assistance formula granted are for the support of a bilingual victim's advocate position for the division of police the acceptance which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of twelve thousand seven or six dollars as a local match and authorize the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget item 49 a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed agreements with Winburn Neighborhood Association Incorporated $150. Dress for Success Lexington Incorporated $1,200. Salvation Army $1,000. Harold Hill Neighborhood Association $1,000. Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated $800. Lady Veterans Connect $800. The Lexington Dream Factory $800. Lexington Fairness $800. Lexington District Branch $23 of NavVets $800. Nami Lexington $800. PFLAG Lexington $800. Wavecrest Homeowners Association $600. Lexington Women's Club $500. Greenhouse $17. $950. CMB Ministries Incorporated $1,500. Prairie Town Neighborhood Association $600. Blue Airs Community Foundation Incorporated 516th District PTA 1300. Gardenside Neighborhood Association Incorporated 300. The Tradition at Parks Edge Town Home Association 1000. American Bloom 3350. The Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Incorporated 1100. Kentucky Coalition Incorporated 1000. Hope Center Incorporated 5000. The Friends of the Lexington Mounted Police Incorporated 325. Highlands Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Griffith Ballard Resident Council Incorporated 250. McConnell Strait's Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Medell Thorpe Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Georgetown Street Area Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Masterson Station Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Bracktown Neighborhood Association Incorporated 500. Griffin Gate Community Association Incorporated 500. Coldstream Station Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Mary Haven Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Greendale Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Coventy Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Townley Park Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Alesford Neighborhood Association 1000. Nathan's West Theater Company 620. March Madness Marching Bank 620. food chain 620 movable fee 620 seed leave 620 the urban link of lexington fayette county incorporated 500 cumberland hill neighbors association incorporated 250 volunteers of america kentucky incorporated 150 harland homeowners association incorporated 500 blackford oaks place owners association 235 spindle top community association incorporated 1000 election history museum 750 bluegrass tomorrow incorporated 750 black males working academy 337 lexington leadership foundation Incorporated 338, Isla Our Neighbors Alliance 1000, Courtney Combs Association Incorporated 1500, Kansas City Elementary School PTA 500, Clay Spring, Neighbor Association Incorporated 1200, Lansdowne American Neighbor Association Incorporated 200, Lakeshore Village Incorporated 750, Lakes Edge Condominiums Association Incorporated 500, and Lexington Humane Society 1400, for the office of the Urban County Council, and the cost not to exceed the sum stated. Item 51, a resolution of the Lexington-Fader County Government relating to the issuance by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority revenue bonds in order to refinance among other things cost incurred by Baptist Health Care System, incorporating and constructing and acquiring certain hospital facilities in Fayette County. Item 51, a resolution expressing support for and continued commitment to the purchase of development rights program. And finally, item 52, a resolution authorizing Council acceptance of the fiscal year 2019 pavement management plan and budget allocation. Thank you, sir. All right, thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Okay, I'll ask for any, I'm not aware that there any walk-ons but I know we have some suspensions some motions to suspend the rules if you'll sign on please councilmember Fred Brown first yes I'd like to spin the rules on item number 18 for a second reading please number 18 motion on 18 second back motion by councilman Fred Brown second by councilman Farmer is there any discussion is there any objection all All right. If not, then the motion passes. I failed to ask for discussion, but there was no discussion on it, was there? All right. Okay, Councilmember Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. I have two. The first is on behalf of the administration, number 22, for a second reading for some funding to come to the senior center. So moved. Motion by Councilmember Farmer, second by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion? All right. Is there any objection? All right, if not, then motion passes. It allows us to move to, oh, Council Member Farmer has another one. Yes, sir. Item number 50, this is the resolution that would let Baptist Health Care System go ahead and complete their refinancing, and I want to go ahead and give them the opportunity to move ahead. So motion for second reading number 50. Second. Motion by Council Member Farmer, second by Council Member Bledsoe. Is there any discussion? All right, if not, we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I would like to ask for a suspension of resolution number 12. It's the conditional offers for personnel resolution. Second. Motion by Council Member Lamb, second by Council Member Farmer. Is there any discussion? Is there any objection? Then the motion passes. councilmember Jake Gibbs thank you mayor at the request of administration I'd like to ask to suspend the rules as for a second reading on number 41 that concerns an MOA for the bike share program so moved motion by councilmember Gibbs second by vice mayor Kay is there any discussion all right is there any objection to passing it all right if not then motion passes And that allows us to go to Councilmember Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. At the request of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number three under resolutions. This has to do with a horse park pump station generator. All right. Thank you. Motion by Councilmember Plowman, seconded by Vice Mayor Kay. Is there any discussion? Anyone object to this motion? All right. If not, then it passes. Back to Council Member Lamb. Yes, Mayor. Thank you. I had someone ask to suspend the rules on number 49. It's our neighborhood development funds, so we can get those checks out. All right. Motion by Council Member Lamb, second by Council Member Bledsoe. Any discussion on the motion? Any objections to passing this motion? All right. If not, then the motion passes. And I think that's it. For motions to suspend, Madam Clerk, did you get all those? I have three, 12, 18, 22, 41, 49, and 50. I hope you're right. Item 3, a resolution accepting the bid of Herrick Company Incorporated in the amount of $146,000 for the Horse Park Pump Station generated for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to actually agree with Herrick Company Incorporated related to the bid. Next is item 12. A resolution authorizes the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments. Brian Beasley project manager grade 517 and 22.68 an hourly in the division of streets and roads of June 18 2018 Andy McIntosh traffic signal technician senior grade 529 and $21 hourly in the division of traffic engineering effective June 25th 2018 Jennifer Yeager telecommunicator grade 514 and 18.721 hourly in the division of emergency management 9-1-1 effective June 25th 2018 and Lakeisha Hansen child care program made good 508 and 30.483 hourly in the division of family services effective June 25th 2018 and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer the following unclassified civil service appointments john ricks jr deputy coroner grade 515 and 20.99 zero hourly in the in the office of the corner effective july 22nd excuse me effective july 2nd 2018 joanne ballard child care program aid part-time grade 508 and 40.49 hourly in division of family services effect june 18 2018 buddha adhikari program specialist grade 13 and 60.715 hourly in the commissioner's office of social services effective june 18 2018 and leslie rogers program specialist grade 513 and 17.93 hourly in the commissioner's office of social services effective june 18 2018 and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to find probationary classified excuse me probationary community corrections officer appointments called thomas ethan woodrow amando torres jariah perry keon ingram david drummond priscilla foster devon williams patricia howard and daniel sizemore all community corrections officer recruit grade 109 and 15.384 hourly division of community corrections effective upon passage of council Next is item 18. A resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed a multi-year agreement with CenturyLink Communications LLC for connectivity services for the Government Center at the Oracle Cloud Computing System at a cost to exceed $4,013.28. item 22 a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exit amendment number three to the agreement with bluegrass area development district to accept additional federal funding in the amount of 2 100 for operation of lexington senior center for fiscal year 2018. item 41 a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exit a memorandum of agreement with skinny labs incorporated dba spend to facilitate a one-year Pilot, Personal Mobility Vehicle Sharing Program, Public Bike Share Program in Lexington, Fayette County at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 49. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed agreements with Winburn Neighbors Association Incorporated 150, Dress for Success Lexington Incorporated 1200, Salvation Army 1000, Herod Hill Neighbors Association 1000, Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated 800, Lady Veterans Connect 800, Lexington Dream Factory 800, Lexington Fairness 800, Lexington District Brands number 23 of NAB that's 800 Nami Lexington 800 P flag Lexington 800 wave Crest homeowners Association 600 Lexington women's club 500 greenhouse 179 50 CMB ministries incorporated 1500 proletown neighborhood association 600 Bluegrass Community Foundation incorporated 516 district PTA 1300 Gardenside neighborhood association incorporated 300 the tradition at parks and townhome association 1000 American bloom 3350 lesson hearing and speech Center incorporated 1100 Kentucky Coalition incorporated 1000 Hope Center incorporated 5000 the Friends of the Lexington Mount of Police incorporated 325 Highlands Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Griffith Ballard Resident Council incorporated 250 McConnell Strait's Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Meadowthorpe Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Georgetown Street Area Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Mass Station Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Bracktown Neighborhood Association incorporated 500 Griffin Gate Community Association incorporated 500 Colesheim Station, Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Marehaven Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Greendale Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Coventry Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Townley Park Homeowners Association Incorporated 500. Aylesford Neighborhood Association 1000. Athens West Theater Company 620. March Madness Marching Bank 620. Food Chain 620. Moveable Fee 620. Seedleaf 620. The Urban League of Lexington, Fayette County Incorporated 500. Cumberland Hill Neighborhood Association Incorporated 250. Volunteers of America of Kentucky. Incorporated 150, Heartland Homeowners Association Incorporated 500, Blackford Oaks, Place Owners Association 235, Spindletop Community Association Incorporated 1000, The Lexington History Museum 750, Bluegrass Tomorrow Incorporated 750, Black Males Working Academy Incorporated 337, Placeington Leadership Foundation Incorporated 338, Isle Art Neighbors Alliance 1000, Courtney Commons Association Incorporated 1500, Cassidy Elementary School PTA 500, Clay Spring Neighborhood Association Incorporated 1250, Lansdowne American Neighborhood Association Incorporated 200, Lakeshore Village Incorporated 750, Lakes Edge Condominium Association Incorporated 500 and Lexington Humane Society $1400 for the Office of the Urban County Council, the cost not to exceed the sub stated. And finally, item 50. A resolution of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government relating to the issuance by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority of revenue bonds in order to refinance, among other things, costs incurred by Baptist Health Care System Incorporated in constructing and acquiring certain hospital facilities in Fayette County. Thank you, sir. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. Is there a motion to approve? Motion by Council Member Farmer, second by Council Member Plowman. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right if not Madam Clerk will you please call the roll. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kaye. Yes. Ms. Lamb. Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney. Ms. Massadi. Yes. Ms. Plowman. yes mr smith yes mr senate ma'am mr whirling yes ma'am ms bledsoe mr fred brown yes mr james brown ms evans yes mr farmer mr gibbs yes and finally ms henson yes thank you sir all right thank you madam clerk and the vote reflects passage of the motion and that allows us to move on to communications from the mayor is there a motion to approve motion by council member stinnet second by vice mayor k is there any discussion all right and if not we can vote all in favor please say aye Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Next is communications for information only. And that brings us to announcements. I'll open the floor to council members for any announcements, beginning with council member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to make mention of last Friday I went to the book bench reveal in Gratz Park. I know Councilmember Farmer was there, Councilmember Gibbs, Vice Mayor Kay, Councilmember Lamb, and Councilmember Plowman. I think, you know, council was well represented as well as the community. So I just wanted to thank the authors that were there and the artists that contributed to that program. It's been nice riding around the city seeing those benches put up and people sitting on them and admiring the artwork and the books that inspired them. I'd also like to point out Richard Young, who's in the audience with us today. Richard Young is working with an initiative called Civic Flex. Myself and Councilmember Gibb went to a budget workshop this morning where he attempted and has been attempted to be more transparent with the budget project and budget process and educate citizens on it and the complications and help them understand the complicated process that it is. And I just wanted to recognize Richard. He does a lot in our community, and he is always educating and teaching and working to engage folks. So thank you, Richard, for all the work that you do. And then I will say to council members, I know we completed the first step in the budget process. I know it was kind of tedious, kind of rough. But I enjoy hearing everybody's perspective on how we spend money and allocate funds, and I think that everybody has what's best for this community in their heart as we move forward on that. So I enjoy working with you guys. Thanks. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Brown. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. Tuesday we had a long day, and I forgot and I was remiss basically to thank Parks and Recreation. We had an event last Saturday at Chillitoe Park. After 26 years, Chillitoe Playground is going to come down probably at the end of this year. So we had a meeting there at the playground, and we had a lot of families and young children that played on the playground and came out and told us what they thought about the playground and what they'd like to see in the future. So it was a great event. We had hot dogs, face painting, popsicles, and a great day. So thanks to Parks and Rec for all their help in making that a successful event. That's all, Mayor. Thank you, Councilmember Massani. And next is Councilmember Worley. Thank you, Mayor. You all, I'm sure, remember a few weeks ago my comments regarding Metronet, and I wanted to follow up on that, wanted to get us through our budget process, and we had a lot of long meetings, so I saved this for a time, a little shorter meeting. After those comments, Metronet reached out to me, and actually their president, John Sinelli, came from Indiana and met with me to talk about the issues in my district, and I was very appreciative of the corporate response and given that meeting I am confident that Metronet has the corporate leadership to bring themselves into our community and to take care of our constituents in the right way I am still hopeful and anxious about the implementation of that and so I want to thank Metronet and for doing that and for that and I would like for those of you who haven't met Kathy Scheller who is going to be sort of a boots on the ground individual for them. My aide Renee has given her all of your information and your aides information as they move into your districts and work through things. And I want to particularly want to thank Charlie Martin who has established a protocol within the city to help deal with these issues. I do believe this is a great project for the city but I still want to be mindful that we need to be watching subcontractors and we need to be holding feet to the fire where necessary. But I do want to thank the corporate leadership of Metronet for reaching out to me and know all of you all that they are making promises and taking steps so as they move into your districts, keep that in mind and hold them to it. And then lastly, I would like to thank the mayor, particularly the Parks Department and also Councilmember James Brown who joined us yesterday for the opening of the spray ground at Jacobson Park and looking for a great looking forward to a great summer at the park and mayor thank you for making that a big deal over at the park and James thank you for joining us thank you mayor thank you councilmember Worley and vice mayor was just mentioning to me a little bit earlier that Metronet has been putting cable into campsy on your street right that's right for what it's worth it's walking a couple days ago and there was a metronet truck and they had a big spool and in my neighborhood they're running it on poles so there is virtually no disruption and I don't want to speak out of turn but there I think they're hoping to actually have the services available on the north on the places in the north side where they've finished stringing the wire in six to eight weeks so we're looking forward to having that service available to us and in my neighborhood they did a really good job okay all right thank you vice mayor I I will now go to public comment and I have one, two, three, three, three have signed on for public comment beginning with Mr. Mike Winkler. Hello, Mike. Welcome. And, Mike, I know you've been here before and you know the protocol, right? Well, Winkler, Mike. Yeah, right. And then the three minutes. Three, five, five, five, Olympia Rood. Yes, sir. Thank you so much. I'm just going to let it fly because I've got three minutes here. If you need more… Last time I came down here, I was… because I was told that nothing happened on a water violation and I couldn't prove it. Well, I came down and I proved it. Not during your administration. But about a month ago, I was driving down the road, and I see these 20 trees chopped down about this far off the ground. And I thought, wow, what's going on? So I stopped, and I looked along the creek, and there's rusted pipes and bags of concrete and actually dumped fresh concrete next to the creek. So I called 311 and they connected me with Water Quality. Who said they went out there and everything looked fine to them. So I called them back and I said, I don't know what you're doing, but there's something wrong here. If you're saying that, there's something wrong with you. And I took photos and several of you here got those photos, as far as I know, or should have. it. And nobody ever called me back. I told everybody, let me know what's happening so I know. Is this breaking the law or not? You know, who dumped it? I wanted to know. Nobody called me back. Well, yesterday I found out that actually that is a violation and they're trying to find, they're trying to say some contractor pushed it over there. And that stuff wasn't pushed there. What they're doing, what I believe they're doing is dumping stuff and then covering up with dirt. And if anybody wants to see the photos, I'll show you. And then yesterday I was in Kirk Levington Park and there's a whole bunch of crap that looked just like it right in the ditch where they've been working over there. A big pile of it. A ton of it. So this morning I called 311 and I knew better than talking to water quality so I called parks. And by 11 o'clock they had all that cleaned out of that ditch. And I'm talking about a ton of it. They were playing on, they put a pipe for the water to go through. They were planning on covering that up and making it look like grass is growing. And there was asphalt pieces. And if anybody wants to see the photos, they're right here in my pocket. But I had to fight water quality. And, you know, it's not fun. I'm a citizen trying to point out, you know, what kind of problem we got with our water. And now the same people. A few years ago, I made a claim for the sewer in my backyard. Excuse me just a second. You need a little bit more time? Yeah. Okay. Just a minute. A minute. Okay, great. A few years ago, I made a claim because of overflowing sewer damage to my property. And the law department said, for sure, we'll treat it like any other claim. You tell me how much damage there was. So I got a lawyer, and I got the amount of damage there was from the PBA themselves. And the reason, guess what? They're sovereign immunity. And now they want to work in my backyard, the same people doing the work on those two projects that I just saw dumping. They want to do the same thing on my backyard. I don't trust them. They came over there and wanted to give me $140. I asked them, I had three meetings. I said, what are you going to do? We're going to dig up the pipe and replace it. I'm thankful for that. But a couple days later, I got two big X's marked on the two biggest trees in my yard, which nobody told me about. And they don't even tell you it's negotiable. but anyway I got a problem with the system and response I'm getting from okay and as far as I know that stuff's down that creek is still laying over there from I reported three weeks ago we'll look into it thank you very much for being with us tonight and we next is Gina Doherty Gina and do you have is someone yielding some time okay so you'll have six minutes I was wanting to know if I could petition you for nine I think six is about you've got one other person who's given so okay okay and we're and but you go ahead with your six okay good evening to everybody I just I know that before I had been coming before you guys and talking about Kentucky's first freedom March and I do understand that you know that may have been a little extreme still hopeful you You know, so I wanted to come before you, Mayor Jim Gray, and ask and see if there's any possible way, and as far as well as the city council members, you know, if we could all, you know, come together and get on one accord about possibly doing something about our people out in the streets, the things that they are getting a hold of, to be able to cope and deal with waking up every day to, you know, some of the trials and tribulations that they're waking up to. I know that you guys here, especially downtown, have got to hear the sirens going off about every five, every six minutes, just as much as I do. And it terrifies me. One, because I've got kids, and this is what is being left to them. So I've got, you know, a lot of friends out here I love and care about. It's just, unfortunately, trying to get them to come and be a part of something like this is a hassle because they're out there, you know, just zombified completely. like with no knowing of what is really going on until they snap back into reality. And even then, it's like a split second before they're right back out looking for the devil, trying to help again cope and deal with the issues that they've got going on in life. So what I was hoping was to come before the panel and ask to take into deep consideration to contact probation and parole, to contact DCBS, to contact, you know, child support, chief of police, every judge sitting bench in our courthouses taking sworn oaths to do justice and make sure it's being about as fair as God sees fit and that's been a lie. Can we please contact and have a meeting with everybody and at least choose to decriminalize over the use of cannabis until this state and Frankfurt decides to get their butts out of their own heads in my honest opinion and decide to do what's right for their people whom God had chosen to allow to be in office because they swore to care about the general welfare of all people. So if that's the truth, we're still waiting for that to be seen. And then Monday, we had a group going up to the Capitol to fight for recipients receiving Medicaid and some of the work requirements that the state was demanding from people. they got denied access to be able to go into the Capitol and freely protest on behalf of the poor people in our state. So I figured I'd come to the panel as often as I've got to because somebody's got to be a voice for the people. Somebody's got to understand what it is that these people are up against what they have been up against for a very long time. And I just feel that since the panel won't come out to the streets, why not bring the streets to the panel and present the issues and the problems that we've got and try to get some kind of resolution going because I refuse to sit back and allow my children to be brought up into this community and people are lying through their teeth about sworn before God Almighty I'm gonna take this office I'm gonna take this oath and I'm gonna take the lives of my people very seriously why because I'm just as human as they are so please take into consideration because karma truly is one we shall always reap what it is that we sow. If we sow in consideration, in consideration will be given right back to us and taken from somebody that knows that life can definitely be taken from you within a blink of an eye. So God is always watching every day, always will come before the panel because America swears to be one nation under God. And then our currency blasphemes and says that we trust in God. But then people are being persecuted every day by police officers, by child protective services, by people saying that, hey, we're going to offer you income, but if you test positive for THC, we're going to deny you income. That's a problem. And why the ones who hold the keys to the city, I don't understand. And my honest opinion, I feel that taking care of people's lives is far more important than having discussions about budget meetings and where to spend money and where to put money. Because money cannot buy anybody's life. And we've got to at least be human and be Christian. Because, again, one nation under God, Christianity, has got to be shown just as much as it's talked about. And as I was growing up, as the old saying goes, you've got to walk this walk as much as you talk the talk. So people go to church every Sunday praising Jesus, hallelujah, thank you God, but then Monday through Saturday come to work and behave and conduct themselves as demons. They're going to realize that the lack of action is always going to show through. Poof is always in the pudding. So as long as LEX-18 News and the rest of the news media here in Fayette County continues to keep on going every day without the mayor and the panel coming together and saying, hey Lexington is going to be the city in the state of Kentucky who's going to defy all odds because we love one another and this is brotherly love at its finest so I appreciate you guys for your time please keep this in consideration because my children's future and their health and their lives are going to depend on it y'all have a wonderful evening Gina thank you very much and that is all who have signed on for public comment tonight which allows me to ask for next is a motion to adjourn and who is it from council member stennett second council member bledsoe unless there's objection we're adjourned Thank you.