I felt so good, like anything was possible, hit cruise control and rubbed my eyes. The last three days, the rain was unstoppable, it was always cold, no sunshine. Yeah, I ran down a dream, it never would come to me. ORCHESTRA PLAYS ¶¶ The End I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ ¶¶ I'm sorry. Greetings. Hello, what a wonderful audience we have tonight. Thank you all for joining us. And we will begin by asking the clerk to call the roll. Yes sir, Mr. Sinnott. Yes ma'am. Mr. Worley. Yes ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe. Yes ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown. Here. Mr. James Brown. Here. Ms. Evans. Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Here. Ms. Henson, could I ask you to raise your hand? Thank you. Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. Maloney? Here. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Here. And Mr. Smith? Yes. Welcome back, everyone. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. And next on our agenda, I will welcome Fire Chaplain, Fire Chaplain Cecil Tatum. Chaplain, thanks for joining us. And the chaplain's going to offer our invocation tonight. Let's all stand. All right, if you would, let us set our hearts and our affections on things above. Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you and we honor you this evening, God, for who you are. We thank you for your mercy. We thank you for your grace. We thank you for your peace, Lord. We pray, God, even now that you just bless this meeting tonight. Lord, that you bless this council. Lord, that you bless the mayor and the vice mayor in this community, Lord. that you give them the direction, the guidance, and the leadership, Lord, to give them the wisdom, Lord, and allow them to make every decision with the heart of this community. Lord, we thank you, God, and we glorify you, Lord, and we ask you, Lord, to allow this to be a productive meeting, Lord, and allow your will to be accomplished. We thank you and we glorify you. In your son's name, amen. Chaplain, thank you so much. All right, next I'll ask for a motion to approve the minutes of the June 12th zone change meeting, the June 7th and June 21st, and the July 3rd and July 5th council meetings. Second. Motion by Council Member Plumman, second by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion? All right, if not, then we'll vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. We have a recognition tonight of our very own Rick Curtis. I'm going to go to the podium and then I'll ask Rick and Commissioner Armstrong to join me. and council member james brown somehow my notes didn't get that in there right james forgive me I want to welcome, as I said, our very own Rick Curtis. Welcome to Mrs. Curtis, to Leslie, and to John Clay as well. It is great to have you all here. Council Member Brown has been, as you all know, very, very active with the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame. And he's going to tell us more about that in just a minute. but many of you may not know that in September our very own Rick Curtis will be inducted in the Hall of Fame. Rick has been a city employee for 40 years and he has served in police, at the jail, and now in the Public Safety Commissioner's office. I will say parenthetically that I was so impressed with his project management skills in the emergency operations center project that I almost recruited him for another role. Anyway, he has also served, as you all know, in the United States Army for 24 years, including service in Korea. When he left the Army, he was a command sergeant major. Now, I don't want to steal the thunder of the Hall of Fame. None of us do. But I also don't want to miss this opportunity today to honor one of our finest. So, Rick, tonight I want to present you with this Spirit of Lexington Award. Right here he is. And I'm going to read it. It's got the big blue horse on it. This is the way it looks. Spirit of Lexington Award. Presented to Richard Curtis in recognition of his service to our country, to our city, and our citizens. I, Jim Gray, as Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Richard Curtis with a Spirit of Lexington Award on August, today, August 16, 2018. Thank you, sir. applause Now before, before we, before Rick speaks we're gonna listen to James Brown and then you've got it. I appreciate it. I'd just like to take an opportunity to talk about our efforts last year. Myself and my fellow council members were working with the group of veterans to see what we can do as a city to better honor and recognize our veterans. We started the work, I think we had the first meeting, Rick wasn't a part of it. Once he learned about what we were doing, he does what any good soldier does. He gets his stuff together and he comes to the meetings and gets it done. I think that once he got involved with what we were doing, he was making sure that the information that we were communicating with the veterans was being spread through all the veterans with the city. And then he was also very instrumental working to get this new commission, the Veterans Commission, started. He's been diligently working with the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame to get them situated and orientated to Lexington. So the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame is a three-day event this year. Thursday is the golf tournament. Friday is the dinner recognizing the veterans. And then Saturday is actually the induction ceremony. And what they do is they recognize veterans that give back to the community after they've already given to their country. So I think Rick is more than deserving of this honor and of this recognition because he continues to give back to his fellow veterans and our community. So congratulations on this recognition. I think it's well deserved. and I would invite anybody that is available to come out and enjoy the ceremonies this year because it's going to be a good one. Congratulations. Thank you. I actually prepared something which is unusual for me. I usually do it on the fly. Anyway I just want to take a few minutes if I may please. Mayor Gray, Council members, family and everyone that's in attendance today, I want to thank you for this honor believe me it is a very humbling experience and I would like to take those few minutes just thank just a few people that made made this possible thank you number one to mayor Gregg obviously council members goes without saying and thank you to all those that took the time to be here for me today as well as during my 40 some odd year career that helped me to get to where I am right now thank you to the five previous mayors both before mayor gray that whether you knew it or not actually instilled me as a representative of the urban county government and i would attend military functions representing the urban county government at the behest of the mayor and instead of the mayor if in fact they they couldn't attend thank you to the five previous commissioners that i've actually worked for one being right here thank you to commissioner armstrong for actually instituting tonight and getting this started and the other five commissioners that without without their grace i would not have been able to do half of the things that i was able to do giving me the opportunity and last but certainly not least the four chiefs of police that i actually worked for during that time they allowed me time off to go and do military things they actually encouraged me to do military things and i represented the police department during my 26 26 odd year career there as a member of the police department representing them in military functions. And last, I said last, but in actuality, all the urban county government employees, whether you know it or not, we have about 372 or 3 employees that are former veterans of the military. And it is unbelievable the devotion that they give on a daily basis, not only to the city, but to the citizens as well, because they continue to do their job. And I want to speak just a minute to my family. My brother, John Curtis, which a lot of you may know as father of John Curtis, and who has shown me the level of devotion that he exudes by being an ordained Catholic priest for his entire adult life. He has given to countless people and continues to give on a regular basis. My brother sitting beside him, Mark, who is a retired firefighter and paramedic from right here in Lexington. And as such, he was the example of a civil servant that I used and encouraged me that made me apply for the police department and eventually put me where I am today. I have two sisters, one Kathy and one Jamie. Neither one of them could be here because of their work ethic. They wanted to be here desperately. One of them is right now serving hundreds of meals to people because she's a chef and cook at Central Baptist Hospital, and that's what she's doing right now. She's working while we're talking. The other one actually works in cardiac rehab also at Central Baptist for the last 18 years. As a registered nurse, she gives of herself every day to help people with their physical ailments. To my son, who's sitting in the front row, who makes me proud every day just to be his father. He's been a wonderful son. And I hope I can get through this last one. It's my lovely wife, Leslie. She is my foundation, has been my partner, and why she put up with me all the time for 35 plus years. And I would not be standing here today, I assure you, if it wasn't for her support and her love. And without that, I just wouldn't be what I am. I love and respect and cherish all of my family members. Again, I thank Mayor Gray, the council, my family, friends, and everyone during my tenure here with the election of the Fayette Urban County Government. It has been an absolute pleasure for me to undertake this career. And I share this award with you all today because without all the people that are here, that award would not have been possible. One person, and I hate to go back up, is Charlie Gordon, who is a retired Major General. When he found out that they were going to give me this award, and General Gordon and I worked on several different things over the last probably 15, 20 years or something to that effect. And as such, when he found out that this was going to happen, he notified me and said he just had to be here just to be in person so that he could honor me as well. And I thank you very much for that, Charlie. And again, thank everyone for this award. I truly, truly appreciate it. I'm very humbled by it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm going. All right. Next on our agenda is ordinances for a first reading. and Madam Clerk, whenever you're ready, please give us the first reading of ordinances. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changing the zone from a neighborhood business B1 zone to a high-density apartment R4 zone for 0.842 net 1.202 gross acres for property located at 1104, 1106, 1186, and 1192, 1194 North Limestone Street, Winchester 836 LLC. Amended Council District 1, item 2, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for a 0.57 net gross acre for property located at 3601 Palomar Center Drive. Song M Kim and Su O K Kim, Council District 10. Item three, in order to change the zone from a single family residential R1D zone to a wholesale warehouse business B4 zone for 0.20 net, 0.32 gross acre for property located at 2853 Liberty Road, Dr. Michael Gentry. Council District 6, item four, in order to change the zone from a single family residential R1C zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.49 net, 0.75 gross acre for property located at 912, 914, 916, and 118 North Limestone Street, North Lexington Holdings 2, LLC Council District 1. Item 5, in order to modify the conditional zoning restrictions in a planned neighborhood residential R3 zoning in a high density apartment, R4 zone for 20.01 net and gross acres for property located at 478 Squires Road, Ball Homes Incorporated, Council District 7. Item 6, in order to make certain of the budget to select and fade our county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 3. Item 7, in order to make certain of the budget to select and fade our county government to provide funds for additional purchase orders and prepaid expenses rolling from fiscal year 2018 into fiscal year 2019 and appropriating and reappropriating funds. Schedule number four, item eight. In ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year, July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdiction of Alexa, payed or can't government all taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2018 assessment date as follows. General service district, $0.0800 on real property, including real property of public service companies, $0.0800 on personal property, including personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft. $0.1500 on insurance capital, $0.0150 on dollars on tobacco and storage. And $0.0450 on agricultural products and storage, full urban or partial urban services districts based on urban services available on real property, including real property of public service companies, $0.1426 for refuse collection, $0.0210 for street lights, $0.0097 for street cleaning, $0.0920 on dollars on insurance capital, $0.0150 on tobacco and storage, $0.0450 on agricultural products and storage abandoned urban property, $1.00. And levying an ad alarm tax for municipal purposes at the rate of $0.0880 on each, $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette County Government as of the January 1, 2019 assessment date. Item nine, an ordinance adopting a request of the Lexington Fayette County Health Department under KRS 212.755 and levying a special out of war on public health tax for fiscal year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette Airby County Government, including real and personal property of public service companies, noncommercial aircraft, non commercial watercraft, and inventory and transit, and excluding insurance capital, tobacco and storage, agricultural products and storage. At the rate of .028 dollars on each $100 of assessed value as of the January 1, 2018 assessment date and levying a special ad valorem public health tax at the rate of .028 dollars on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the tax and jurisdiction of the likes of the federal county government as of the January 1, 2019 assessment date. Item 10, an ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the soil and water conservation district for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 on the assessed value of all taxable real property within the tax and jurisdiction of the likes and federal county government, including real property. of public service companies at a rate of .0006 dollars on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2018 assessment date. Item 11, an ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for the purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office for the fiscal year, July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, on the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington and Fader McKinney government, all taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1, 2018 assessment date as follows, $0.035 on all taxable real property, including real property of public service companies, $0.035 on taxable personal property, including personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft, and excluding inventory and transit, insurance capital, tobacco and storage, and agricultural products and storage, and levying an ad valorem tax for purposes of support of the Agricultural Extension Office at the rate of $0.032 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the tax and jurisdiction of the Lexington Fayette or mechanic government as the January 1, 2019 assessment date. Item 12, an ordinance of admitting sections 2-452 and 2-454 of the code of ordinances to decrease the size of the urban county government public arts commission from 16 to 9 members and to update the qualifications required of members. Item 13, an ordinance of the Lexington Bay urban county government authorizing the issuance of its various purpose general obligation bonds, series 2018A and one or more sub-series, in an aggregate principal amount of $46 million, which may be increased by an amount of up to 10%, And approving the form of series 2018 A bonds authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the series 2018 A bonds authorizing and direct the filing of notice with the state local debt officer providing. For the payment and security of the series 2018 A bonds creating a sinking fund creating bond payment fund for the series 2018 A bonds authorizing acceptance of the bid. Of the bond purchaser of the series 2018 A bonds and repealing inconsistent ordinances. Item 14, an ordinance amend the authorized by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of electronic computer control specialist grade 517 and creating one classified civil service position of Administrative Specialist Principle, Grade 518, and in the Division of Water Quality, effective upon passage of Council. And finally, item 15, an ordinance amend the authorized rank by creating one classified civil service position of Storrs Clerk, Grade 508N, in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, and creating one part-time unclassified civil service position of Commercial Building Inspector, Grade 518N, in the Division of Building Inspection, effective upon passage of Council. Thank you, sir. All right, thank you, Madam Clerk. Are there any motions associated with the first reading of ordinances? council member councilman brown is no yeah yours is later right yeah resolutions okay all right if not then we can move on to resolutions for first reading resolution number one a resolution accepting a bit of accident wire tie establishing a price contract for bailing wire for the division of waste management item two resolution accepting the bids of bluegrass international trucks clark power services incorporated lexington and Worldwide Equipment Incorporated, establishing price contracts for heavy duty truck repairs for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item three, a resolution accepting the bid of 911 Fleet and Fire Equipment Incorporated, establishing price contract for SCBA parts for the Division of Fire and Merchie Services. Item four, a resolution accepting the bid of Woodford Oil Company, establishing price contract for Motor Oil 15W40 for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item five, a resolution accepting the bid of ZKB Services LLC in the amount of $21,500 for the ADA ramp for Sales Road Campus for the Department of General Services and authorizing the Mayor. On behalf of the Urban County Government, takes an agreement with CKP Services LLC related to the bid. Item six, resolution accepting the bid of TELP Repco Incorporated, established a price contract for refurbished computers for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Item seven, a resolution accepting the bid of LM Asphalt Partners Limited, DBA ATS Construction, in the amount of $250,103.85 for the Manowar Boulevard Public Improvement Project Richmond Road Intersection for the Division of Engineering and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government, A.T.S. construction related to the bid, item 8. A resolution to accept the bid of Brighton Roofing, a Techno America company in the amount of $259,000 for replacement for the police training center for the Department of General Services. Item 9. A resolution ratifying the probation and classified civil service appointments of Kendra Carter, call center director, grade 526E, 2792.32 biweekly in the division of government communications, Effective September 3rd, 2018. Johnny Stone, trades worker senior, grade 511 N. 16.105 hourly, division of streets and roads, effective August 20th, 2018. Victor Mundy, resource recovery operator, grade 513 N. 17.049 hourly, division of waste management, effective August 20th, 2018. Cameron Fogel, resource recovery operator, grade 513 N. 17.085 hourly, division of waste management, effective August 20th, 2018. Tasha Stevens, administrative officer, grade 523 E. 2221.76 biweekly in the division of waste management, effective August 20th, 2018. Hyatt solids processing supervisor grade 519 e 25 50.56 by weekly division water quality effective August 20th 2018 just a bright building inspecting inspection manager great 540 28 50.72 by weekly in the division of building inspection effective August 20 2018 Tamela Bradley administrative special senior grade 516 n 26.1 5 I only division of community corrections effective September 3rd 2018 and Harold Bailey planner senior grade 521 n 25.19 0 hourly in the division of planning effective August 20 2018 ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Dante Stewart, public service worker, grade 507N, 30.076 hourly, the Division of Waste Management, affected July 2, 2018. Jeffrey Shelby, public service worker, grade 507N, 13.020 hourly, the Division of Waste Management, affected July 16, 2018. Woodford Jones, public service worker, grade 507N. Okay, y'all. Hold on just a second, Madam Clerk. We really can't hear the clerk, so let's tone it down a little bit. Go ahead, please. 13.084 hourly, and the Division of Waste Management, affected July 16, 2018. Marcellus Lewis, public service worker, grade 507N, 30.45 hourly, In the division of waste management, effective July 2nd, 2018. Jacob Stevens, municipal engineer, senior grade 525E, 2521.04 biweekly in the division of engineering, effective August 20, 2018. Jeff Allen, traffic signal technician, senior grade 515N21.420 hourly in the division of traffic engineering, effective July 2nd, 2018. Topeka, uni, traffic engineer, senior grade 525E, 2653.60 biweekly in the division of traffic engineering, effective July 2nd, 2018. Michael Cook, property and evidence supervisor, grade 518E, 2305.68 biweekly in the division of police, effective August 5th, 2018. Daniel Parton, Public Service Supervisor, Grade 514N, 17.902 hourly in Division of Family Services, effective August 5th, 2018. Ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Courtney Spencer, Community Corrections, Lieutenant, Grade 114E, 2289, biweekly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective August 20th, 2018. Beau Rodeau, Community Corrections Sergeant, Grade 112N, 23.937 hourly in Division of Community Corrections, effective August 28th, 2018. Roger Meadows, Community Corrections Sergeant, Grade 112N, 23.937 hourly in Division of Community Corrections, effective August 20th, 2018. Charles Burton, Community Corrections, Sergeant Grade 1-12-N, 23.937, Hourly Division of Community Corrections, effective August 2018. Robert Fraser, Police Sergeant, Grade 315-N, 31.772, Hourly Division of Police, effective July 2-2018. Timothy Jones, Fire Captain, Grade 316-N, 42.184, Hourly Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective July 24-2018. Brian Mosco, Fire Captain, Grade 316-N, 42.184, Hourly Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective September 3-2018. Harlan White, Fire Captain, Grade 316N, 42.184 hourly, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective September 3rd, 2018. Ashley Womack, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 hourly, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective July 24th, 2018. Sean Davenport, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 hourly, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective September 3rd, 2018. Greg Gerton, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 hourly, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective September 3rd, 2018. Joe Nugent, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 Hourly in Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Effective September 3rd, 2018, Tavis Gilliam, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 Hourly in Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Effective September 3rd, 2018, David Waters, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 Hourly in Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Effective September 3rd, 2018, and Jeffrey Hilton, Fire Lieutenant, Grade 315N, 32.961 Hourly in Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Effective September 3rd, 2018, ratifying the classified civil council leave of Greg Thomas, resource recovery operator, grade 513N, 21.535 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective June 28th, 2018 through September 25th, 2018, and ratifying the classified voluntary demotion of Christina Staff, administrative specialist, grade 513N, 19.267 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective September 3rd, 2018. Item 10. a resolution authorized in division of human resources to make a conditional opportunity following probationary classified civil service appointments abigail allen council clerk grade 523e 2330.96 bi-weekly in the office of the council clerk effective august 27 2018 rosalyn mays resource recovery operator grade 513n 80.399 hourly in division of waste management effective upon passive council regional case junior resource recovery operator grade 513n 80.584 hourly additional waste management effective upon passive council james vest resource recovery operator grade 513 and 8271 hourly individual waste management effective upon passive council Antoine strong resource recovery operator grade 513 and 17.489 hourly and division of waste management effective upon passive council Derek Ingram maintenance mechanic group 5 and 8204 a hourly efficient water quality effective September 10th 2018 Steven Gibson maintenance mechanic grade 505 and 90.2 and two hourly and division water quality effective September 17 2018 Clayton Helby associate traffic engineer grade 520 e what 19 19.20 by weekly addition to traffic engineering effective September 4th 2018 Robert Carpenter building inspector great 5179 21.9 one six hourly in the division of building inspection effective upon passive counsel Robin Anderson victims advocate great 504 and 19.901 hourly in division of police effective upon passive counsel Mark sweat social worker great 503 e 1443.5 to by weekly in division of adult tenant services effective August 27th 2018 Derek Farley public service supervisor great 504 and 80.7 80 hourly the vision of parks and recreation effect upon passive council Pamela Proctor public service record grade five seven and thirty point one seven nine hourly in division of parks and recreation effective upon passive council and mayor brishadi public service worker grade five oh seven and thirty point three three eight hourly division of parks recreation effective upon passive council nathan robinson public service worker grade five oh seven and thirty point sixty four hourly in the division of parks recreation effective on passive council and grease koi planning tech grade five one four and eighty point two six zero hourly in division of planning effective august twenty seven twenty eighteen and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments karen rice james rankin or carol jennifer coomer john mcfall carson meadows shane peterman jamin green austin hammock nicholas crawford and stephanie walker all community corrections officer recruit grade 109 and 15.384 hourly in the division of community corrections effective upon passive counsel authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following classified civil service appointments bottom and quinn deputy coroner grade 515 and 20.9 with three hourly in the Foreigner's Office, effective September 4th, 2018. Denise Robinson, Administrative Specialist, part-time, grade 513N, 21.312 hourly, in the Division of Emergency Management, effective September 3rd, 2018. Edward Catron, Security Officer, part-time, grade 507N, 40.207 hourly, in the Commissioner's Office of Public Safety, effective upon patchwork council. Melissa Peterson, Family Support Worker, Senior, grade 514N, 90.379 hourly, in the Division of Family Services, effective September 9th, 2018. And Joshua Evans, Social Worker, Senior, grade 516E, 1610.56, biweekly, in the Division of Youth Services, effective upon passive council, and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments to the Urban County Council, Eve Wallingford, 8 to Council, Grade 518E, 1950, by weekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective August 14, 2018, and Christina Baker, 8 to Council, Grade 518E, 2076.93, by weekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective August 13, 2018. Item 11. A resolution authorized by the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated to contribute $100,000 to the Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Campaign for the creation of a monument to celebrate the history of women in Lexington, Kentucky. Item 12, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Utilities Company, KU, for the coordinated curb-to-curb resurfacing of various streets following the replacement of KU electrical transmission facilities at a cost not to exceed $205,000. Item 13, a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property answers needed for the Brunswick Drive and Florida Drive Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project at a cost not to exceed $4,144.66. Item 14, a resolution authorized by the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with the Pilgrim Baptist Church for use of auxiliary parking at 541 Jefferson Street for one year with two automatic annual renewals at a cost not to exceed $1,000 per year. Item 15, a resolution authorized by the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to change item number three to the contract with Lycoe Incorporated for the construction of the Meadows Northland Arlington Public Improvements Project Phase 5E and 5F, increasing the contract price, But that sum up $87,679 from $2,363,499.90 to $2,451,178.90. Item 16, a resolution authorized by the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to submit an application to the Kentucky Department of Education for provision of preschool education services for the Family Care Center for the 2018-2019 school year. Item 17, a resolution authorized by the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed a waiver of consent and release form of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife related to the provision of recreational fishing at Jacobson Park Lake. At no cost to the urban county government item 18, a resolution authorizes to direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government tax union and amended memorandum of understanding with Lexington Fayette County Health Department for provisioned substance abuse treatment referrals during the needle exchange program operation hours. At no cost to the urban county government item 19, a resolution authorizes the mayor. May have the urban county government tax union memorandum of understanding with the plan to reefer provision of an AmeriCorps VISTA member for support services for the office of multicultural affairs. Global Lex at a cost not to exceed $5500 item 20, a resolution authorizes to direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky 911 Services Board previously known as the Kentucky Commercial Mobile Radio Services Board, which grant funds are the amount of $6079.89. Commonwealth of Kentucky funds are for the update and refresh of the Geodiverse Solocom host controls for the Division of Enhanced Amendment 1. The acceptance of which obligates the county government with the expenditure of $7,342.20 as local match and authorize the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 21, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government takes to submit the 2018 continuum of care application of the US Department of Housing and to provide any additional information requested in connection with his application requesting funds in the amount of $1,767,087 federal funds, which are for the operation of programs by community nonprofit organizations to reduce homelessness and to accept the grant if the application is approved, in the amount of $50,103 federal funds, which are for the project planning expenses related to monitoring all programs as the collaborative applicant, the acceptance of which obligates every county government with the expenditure of $13,000 as a local match and authorize the mayor to transfer undercompany funds within the grant budget. Item 22, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky Community and Technical College System on behalf of Bluegrass Community and Technical College for college courses that cost not to exceed $76,290. Item 23, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number one to the agreement with Advanced Mulching Technologies Incorporated, DBA EcoGrow for the Coldstream Park Stream Corridor Restoration and Preservation Project, a supplemental environmental project required by the consent decree decreasing the contract price by the sum of $1,015 from $957,00. 62 cents to 955 994 dollars and 62 cents item 24 resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the lexington fader county government taking an agreement with croger limited partnership one louisville division to supply the influenza vaccine and administer vaccinations to eligible lexington fader county government employees at a cost of 28 per employee during the 2018-2019 flu season item 25 25 a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of your county government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with the kentucky river watershed watch to provide services relating Water quality monitoring in the West Hickman watershed at a cost not to exceed $5,000 I'm 26 resolution authorize the mayor be happy Erb County government exegetes of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the arrowhead Drive stormwater improvements project at a cost not to exceed $173 and 50 cents item 27 a resolution authorize the mayor be happy and cutting government exegetes certificates of consideration and other necessary Documents and to accept these for property interest needed for the relocation of sanitary sewer lines in connection with the widening of New Circle Road from the Georgetown Road to Boardwalk at a cost not to exceed $10,000. I'm 28 a resolution authorized the mayor be at the government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the hope center incorporated for the detention center recovery program at a cost to exceed $173,000. I'm 29 a resolution of the election of the county government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for its purchase of the principal amount of its various purpose general obligation bonds series 2018 a in an aggregate principal amount of $46 million which amount may be increased by an amount of up to 10%. Item 30, a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to get a memorandum of agreement with Together Likes Intent to accept donation of 10 African American walking tour historical markers at no cost to the urban county government. Item 31, a resolution approving and adopting substantial amendments to the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 annual action plans decreasing funds for the AVOL Solomon House Rehabilitation Project $39,140 and the Bluegrass.org Safe Haven Project $7,322.44. The Bracktown Project $14,951.10. Cannon House Roof Project $499.45, the 400 East Fifth Street Clearance Project $100,000, the Living Arts and Science Center Art Explorers Project $904.17, Lee's Town Road Waterline Extension Project $13,192.89, and reallocating these funds to the Liberty Road Sidewalk Project $75,511.60, and the Charles Young Center Gym Floor Project $100,000, and authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 32, resolution authorize the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a memorandum of understanding with Fayette County Public Schools for transportation services for the family care center students and their children for the 2018-2019 school year at a cost to exceed $84,877. Item 33, resolution authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an agreement with the Department of Justice and Department of Treasury for participation in the federal equitable sharing program. Item 34, resolution authorizing the Division of Police on behalf of the Urban County Government to purchase three forensic recovery of evidence devices from Digital Intelligence Incorporated, a sole source provider, at a cost to exceed $35,292. Item 35, resolution authorizing the Directive Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed an amendment to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to include the budget and breakdown of eligible reimbursable expenses for the Licensed and Senior Center for fiscal year 2019 at no additional cost to the Urban County Government. Item 36, resolution authorizing the Directive Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an annual service contract with Ground Control Services. For servicing of the man portable integrated tactical operations center equipment at a cost not to exceed $7,365.60. Item 37. A resolution authorizes and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government takes the first amendment to agree with Aramark Correctional Services LLC, recognizing Aramark's additional financial commitment to LFDCG in an amount of up to $46,000 for food service equipment at the division of community corrections at no additional cost to the urban county government. Item 38. A resolution authorizes and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government takes the second amendment to agree with Aramark Correctional Services LLC for the price per meal charge increase mandate. in the agreement at a cost not to exceed $1,753,752 for fiscal year 2019, item 39. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government, to change number three to the contract with PACE contracting LLC for the Castlewood and Douglas Parks Prairie Ground projects. Increase the contract price with some $8,568.71 from $936,021.45 to $944,509.16. Item 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to take releases of easements, releasing utility easements on the properties located at 319 and 327 Duke Road. Item 41, a resolution approving and authorizing an assistance agreement between the Lexington Fair of Urban County Government and the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to provide up to $9,969,585 of loan funds for the Town Branch Commons Mendelin Avenue Trunk Sewer Replacement Project. Item 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to take an agreement awarding a class B infrastructure incentive grant to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for stormwater quality projects. The cost not to exceed $299,400, item 43. It was just not authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the AARP Community Foundation, which grant funds are the amount of $9998 are for the purpose of creating a how to manual for homeowners and builders on the planning and construction of accessory dwelling units, the acceptance of which is obligated to urban county government. But the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget, item 44. It was just not authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change number one to the agreement with ATS construction for the Manowar Boulevard and Alumni Drive intersection project, decreasing the contract price, with a sum of $36,190.40 from $438,870.04 to $402,681.64. Item 45, it resolution and authorize the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept needs for property interest needed for the Riviera Road Stormwater Colbert Replacement Project, and a cost not to exceed $1,000. Item 46, it resolution and authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an agreement with the National Alliance on Mental Health, Lexington for the continued operation of the Fayette Mental Health Court at a cost not to exceed $200,000 for fiscal year 2019. Item 47, a resolution authorize the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a site specific agreement with Adjustment South Elkhorn Water District, Ball Homes LLC in the city of Nicholasville to provide sanitary sewer conveyance and treatment capacity to the Ash Tree Unit 5 and 6 Phase 2 development in, excuse me, in Justman County at no cost to the urban county government. Item 45, excuse me, item 48. A resolution authorize 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 away to facilitate construction of phase three of the town branch trail project. And the cost not to exceed $15,000 on 49 resolution authorizing directly Mary we have the county government. This supplemental agreement number one with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the acceptance of additional federal funds in the amount of $54,000 for the right away phase. For the Brighton Trail pedestrian bridge project, the acceptance of which obligates the county government for the expenditure of $13,500 as a local match. Item 50 resolution authorize directly Mary have their getting our protected and non motorized grade crossing license agreement with RJ Corman Railroad Company, Central Kentucky Line LSU for the construction and maintenance of a pedestrian crossing across the tracks looking at Newtown Pike and 3rd Street. It would cost not to exceed $977. Item 51, a resolution authorized to direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the United States Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program fiscal year 2019 and to provide any additional information requesting extension with this grant application and to accept this grant as the application is approved, which grant funds are in the amount of $1,750 federal funds or for the purchase of equipment and training for the Division of Police, the acceptance of which is to obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorize the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget item 52. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed agreements with Kentucky Humanities, $2500, Paul Town Neighborhood Association, $200, Kentucky Junior, Ms. Pageant, Incorporated, $500, Board of Trustees of Southern Heights Baptist Church of Lexington, $500, Tates Creek, Manchinats, Incorporated, $1,000 for the opposite of the urban county council, and it costs not to exceed the same stated. Item 53, resolution of the likes of the urban county government approving the execution and delivery by the County of Clark, Kentucky, of its County of Clark, Kentucky, Educational Development Revenue Bonds, Lexington School Project, Series 2018A, in an amount not to exceed $10 million, in the execution and delivery by the City of Midway, Kentucky, of its City of Midway, Kentucky, Educational Development Revenue Bonds, the Lexington School Project, Series 2018B, in an amount not to exceed $5 million. Item 54, a resolution authorized in Department of Finance and Administration to designate funds equal to 1% of the total budgeted costs for capital improvement projects other than those projects required by law within the Department of General Services for the purpose of funding the purchase, commissioning, installation, and maintenance of art on property owned or operated by the Urban County Government, which funds shall be allocated from the general fund, an additional amount added to the bond, or a combination of the two, provided that all funds shall raise through the issue of bond shall be maintained, accounted for, and used in accordance with the legal restrictions related thereto. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I'll ask now for any motions for Walcons. Councilmember Brown I believe you got one yes sir thank you mayor I'll make a motion to place on the docket under resolutions for first reading a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute an internship agreement with the bluegrass ad designating Lexington Fayette urban county government as a training site and providing workforce innovation and opportunity act funds for the operation of a public work skills academy so moved second motion by council member james brown second by council member bledsoe is there any discussion on the motion council member mutloney could you repeat that again the whole thing it's a it's a it's a motion to approve that um i'll repeat um i'll make a motion to place on the docket under resolution for first reading a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute an internship agreement with the bluegrass ad designating lexington fayette urban county government as a training site and providing workforce innovation and opportunity act funding for the operation of the public work skills academy thank you all right uh is there any further discussion on the motion All right, if not, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. All right. Let's do a reading of that resolution then, Madam Clerk, please. Item 55, a resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the Irvin County Government to exceed an internship agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District, designating licensed to Fayette Irvin County Government as a training site and providing workforce innovation and opportunity act funding for the operation of the public work Skills Academy. Thank you. All right, thank you so much. I'll ask now for any motions to suspend the rules for second readings from council members. Council Member Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. I'm filling in for Peggy Henson here and asking for a second reading on number 10 conditional offers of employment. So moved. All right, motion by Council Member Gibbs on number 10 to suspend the Rules seconded by Vice Mayor Kaye. Is there any discussion? Is there any objection? All right. If not, then motion passes, and we can move on to the next motion by Council Member Mossad. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I ask for a second reading on number 33. This is a resolution requesting the appropriate signatures and submission to the federal guidelines, and it's under a timely submission that needs to be done by august 22nd so moved motion by councilman massadi second by vice mayor k and uh okay well we'll take that one and then we'll go to the next one is there any discussion on the motion all right is there any objection to the motion all right then that motion passes councilman massadi thank you sir number 51 basically this is also a grant submission deadline and this is in reference to the application from the department of justice under the edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant program in the amount of 151 750 dollars so move motion by councilor massady second by vice mayor kay is there any discussion on the motion all right is there any objection to this motion If not, then the motion passes and I'll call on Councilmember Stennett next. Thank you, Mayor. Number 29, I ask for a second reading. These are the bonds from this year's fiscal year budget so we can go ahead and go to market. So moved. Motion by Councilmember Stennett, second by Councilmember Farmer. Is there any discussion? All right. Does anybody object to this motion? All right. all right if they're not then it passes and we can hold on mayor one more yeah all right number 52 these are the council ndf funds so we can go ahead and get those checks processed so move all right motion by council member stent second by council member plowman is there any discussion all right any objection all right the motion passes All right, Madam Clerk, if you'll please give us a second of readings now. Yes, just one moment while I roll back up to that. We've got a little tech, okay, there you go, thank you. Item 10, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments. It's Abigail Allen, council clerk, grade 523E, 2330.96 by weekly in the office of council clerk, effective August 27, 2018. Roslyn Mays, resource recovery operator, grade 503N, 80.399 hourly individual waste management, effective upon passive counsel. Reginald Case, Jr., resource recovery operator, grade 513N, 80.584 hourly individual waste management, effective upon passive counsel. James Vest, resource recovery operator, grade 513N, 80.271 hourly individual waste management, effective upon passive counsel. One Strong, resource recovery operator, grade 513N. 17.48N hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective upon passive counsel. Derek Ingram, maintenance mechanic, grade 515N. 19.048 hourly in Division of Water Quality, effective September 10, 2018. Stephen Gibson, maintenance mechanic, grade 515N. 90.22 hourly in Division of Water Quality, effective September 17, 2018. Clayton Helvey, Associate Traffic Engineer, grade 520E. 1990.20 biweekly in Division of Traffic Engineering, effective September 4, 2018. Robert Carpenter, building inspector, grade 517N, 21.916 hourly, division of building inspection, effective upon pass of council. Robin Anderson, victim's advocate, grade 514N, 90.901 hourly, division of police, effective upon pass of council. Mark Swett, social worker, grade 513E, 1443.52 biweekly, division of adult and tenant services, effective August 27, 2018. Derek Farley, public service supervisor, grade 514N, 18.782 hourly, division of parks and recreation, effective upon pass of council. Pamela Proctor, public service worker, grade 507N, 30.179 hourly, in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passive counsel. Amir Bishadi, public service worker, grade 507N, 30.38 hourly, in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passive counsel. Nathan Robinson, public service worker, grade 507N, 30.64 hourly, in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passive counsel. Grace Coy, planning tech, grade 514N, 80.260, hourly, in the Division of Planning, effective October 27th, 2018. And authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the fund probationary community corrections officer appointments. Karen Rice, James Rank, Kenora Carroll, Jennifer Coomer, John McFall, Carson Meadows, Shane Peterman, Jasmine Reed, Austin Hammack, Nicholas Crawford, and Stephanie Walker. All community corrections officers recruit grade 109N, 15.384 hourly in the division of community corrections effective upon passive counsel authorizing the division of human resources. To make a conditional offer to find classified civil service appointments. Bonnie McQuinn, Deputy Coroner, Grade 505N, 20.913 hourly in the coroner's office effective September 4th, 2018. Denise Robinson, administrative specialist part time. Grade 513N, 21.312 Hourly in Division of Emergency Management, effective September 3rd, 2018. Edward Catrone, Security Officer Part-Time, Grade 507N, 40.207 Hourly in the Commissioner's Office of Public Safety, effective upon passive counsel. Melissa Peterson, Family Support Worker Senior, Grade 514N, 90.379 Hourly in Division of Family Services, effective September 9th, 2018. And Joshua Evans, Social Worker Senior, Grade 516E, 1610.56 by weekly in Division of Youth Services, effective upon passive counsel. Authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments to the Urban County Council. Eve Wallingford, Aid to Council, Grade 518E, 1950 by Weekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective August 14, 2018. And Christina Baker, Aid to Council, Grade 518E, 2076.93 by Weekly in the Office of the Urban County Council, effective August 13, 2018. Next is item 29. A resolution of the List of Bad Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amount of its various purpose general obligation bond series 2018A in an aggregate principal amount of $46 million which amount may be increased by an amount of up to 10%. Next is item 33. A resolution authorized to direct the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Department of Justice and Department of Treasury for participation in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program. Item 51. A resolution authorized to direct the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute submit a grant application to the United States Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program fiscal year 2019. And 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 in the amount of $151,750 for funds for the purchase of equipment and training for the division of police, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorize the mayor to transfer undercombered funds within the grant budget. And finally, item 52. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed agreements with Kentucky Humanities, $2,500. Pearltown Neighborhood Association, $200. Kentucky Junior and Ms. Paget Incorporated, $500. of trustees of southern heights baptist church of lexington 500 taste creek mancina incorporated one thousand dollars for the office of the urban county council and cost not to exceed the sum stated all right thank you madam clerk got a motion by councilmember farmer to approve second by councilmember plummet is there any discussion on the motion all right then we can vote with a roll call madam clerk please call the roll Mr. Senate? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Ms. Henson, I know you've lost your voice, could you raise your right hand for an aye vote? Thank you, ma'am. What was that? Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Mossadi? Yes. Ms. Plumman? Yes. And Mr. Smith? Yes. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The vote reflects passage of the motion. Allows us to move on to the next item on the agenda, which is communications from the mayor. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Motion by Councilman Farmer. Second by Vice Mayor Kay. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, hearing none, then we can vote. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. All right, the motion carries. Communications next are for information only. And then we are at announcements. I'll open the floor to Council for announcements, and please sign in. Thank you. Councilmember William Farmer. Did you get me? Okay. Nope. Well, I thought. Go ahead. Okay. Go ahead. Councilmember Stennett. I will. All right. Councilmember Farmer, y'all are so generous to each other. Thank you. It's good to be back. Thank you. Consider it. Yes. I see the portrait of Mayor Amato, and I want to wish him a happy birthday during this past week. He's the first mayor I remember. I know that Mayor Pettit was mayor while I was in high school, but I don't remember him being mayor. I remember Amato being mayor and doing things for the city, and I appreciate his portrait. He recently sent me a really neat Facebook post saying I would always be his council member, and I appreciate that. Then when I look at the portrait of Mayor Miller, I see pearls because of course I'm going to see pearls. I'm in the jewelry business. Then when I look at the portrait of Mayor Pettit, I see a real work of art that shows him against kind of a dark background, a little bit foreboding with him kind of fading in around the edge. look at it closely when you see the background you see the outline of Fayette County and that reminds me of the opportunity and the responsibility that every elected official in here has to represent the entirety of the county all people and we had a really great public hearing the other night and and one of the speakers was the mayor's oldest son who came to us in the spirit of opportunity the spirit of moving forward because for this council to act in any capacity you have to have at least eight votes and that's usually fun to work on it's fun to come up with eight votes it's the challenge and the and and the outcome in this dynamic opportunity that could be our new city hall. We're not looking for 15 votes because there's elephants in this room tonight, as there were the other night. There are members of the council that cannot express their opinion and cannot vote on this issue because of outside constraints, whether they be the representation of a spouse who might be involved in this opportunity to remake this building, which I think we all understand those kinds of things. I think there are times where sometimes it's good to ask someone else to recuse so that you can represent. And then I think when you take a look at, I'm sorry, the graph in here, that is the one from Todd Slayton from June 14th, that shows the outcomes, that shows what the scoring was on this process, which is not tainted. The only thing that's tainted about this process is the conversation of those who feel, in my opinion, artificially aggrieved and are trying to tarnish what would be a dynamic opportunity for our city to move forward. And out of all, you know, the financial center is full of lawyers. Kincaid Tower is full of lawyers. Yet the only attorneys that the fourth place finisher could find to represent them in this silenced two of the voices on this council by hiring that firm. That's not fair. That's an elephant. People ask us to represent them. We ask for the opportunity to serve. We ask for the opportunity to be leaders. And we come here to make decisions. We come here to debate decisions. This mayor has spoiled us. He's shown us great things can happen here. Not later, not after a while, not in the next term, not with the next people. Now. And we've begun to accomplish. So we're looking to get eight votes out of 11, 10? I don't know. Makes it really hard. Because if you really want to make Lexington better, you have to make hard decisions. There's not anything easy about this. This is the other elephant in the room. This graph from Bill O'Meara. You look down through there, you know what your cost would be at a total of $5 million a year. What you find out is that when you get to 2029, it costs you $1 million more a year. 2033, $2 million more a year. 2036, $3 million more a year. And 2039, $4 million more a year. I want to ask the council to step back to really think about who we're representing and what we're doing. Yes, the parking authority might be a little aggrieved on this, but in the same way that we worked with UK and they have made the parking authority whole, we can do that too. Some would worry about the use of this building, of all of our buildings. I do too. But I know that the beauty of a little bit of chaos is a wonderful outcome sometimes. What this building can be is totally different than it's used today. It would be closer to the use it used to have. Our other buildings that are historic in nature can be used. There's a building that we own that I would knock down, and I would make way, a big broad way, for the Town Branch Trail to go through on Vine Street. So I'm just asking folks to consider. I'm not trying to shame anybody. I'm not trying to say things bad about anybody. But what I want the citizens to know is that if you like this project, let us know. And I appreciate that my time's up, and I appreciate that you brought it to my attention, Fred, because I love the pulpit, as you know. Yeah, yeah. Thank you. All right. Council Member Hanson? Okay. Stacey? I'm going to speak on behalf of Council Member Hanson. Thank you, Mayor. So per Councilmember Henson, I want everyone to know that due to surgery on my vocal cords last week, I am temporarily unable to speak. So if I pass you without speaking, I am not being rude. I will offer a smile. As an accommodation, our Council Administrator, Stacey Maynard, has graciously agreed to read any comments I may have. One of the most difficult challenges is the inability to talk by phone. Emails and text messages work fine. My hope is I will be back to normal very quickly. Thank you. And our hope as well that you'll be back to normal very quickly, Peggy. Pardon? Okay. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to make an announcement. This weekend, the East End Family Reunion is going to take place with festivities starting tomorrow night. This is 15 years this neighborhood has held this event. I think the name of the event, by being called the East End Family Reunion, actually displays and shows how this community comes together and gives the opportunity for folks who grew up in this neighborhood to come back and be a part of it. The city is a great partner with this committee that puts this event on, with Park and Rec, and then our partners in public safety. So any council members or anybody in the public that's looking to have a good time this weekend, come out and visit the East End at Charles Young Park at the East End Family Reunion. And I'd also like to recognize Ms. Pat Tatum. She retired while we were on break. There was an event, a ceremony to thank her for her service. But I think the amount of time that she put in at the city, the job that she did, I'd like to invite her back, and maybe we as a council can give her a proper send-off. So I look forward to doing that in the coming weeks. Thank you, Mayor. All right, thank you, Councilmember Brown. Councilmember Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to agree with Councilmember Farmer that we had a great public meeting the other night, but I do want to mention that there were at least two of my constituents contacting me and told me they were not able to speak because the meeting went on so long. And one of the things that interfered with the meeting was that about 30 people from one of the, You may have noticed if you're here that about the first 30 people who spoke all represented the same viewpoint, and they'd send people in early to sign people up. I think they did. There's no malicious intent. I think they'd done that simply so there were people that could get in and out. But by the time that many regular citizens got here, for example, one of my constituents got here 15 minutes before the meeting and signed up, and he was number 62 on the list because so many other people. Now, he managed to speak, but other people he came with did not. And so I just want to let you know that there were concerned citizens from the 3rd District who did not get an opportunity to speak at that meeting. And I just wanted to, I'd like us to look at how we do the sign-ins in the future, that we don't allow people to sign in multiple people, because apparently people are signing in 10 and more people who are not there at the time. I just wanted to throw that out there, but thank you. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you, Council Member Gibbs. That's all who signed on for announcements. That allows us to move to public comment. Public comment is next, and we have seven people signed on, seven citizens signed on for public comment tonight, beginning with Jenny Seville. I know everybody, some of you may be new to public comment. We do have a few protocols that we try to follow, and that begins with a three-minute time constraint. And if you will, please, Jenny, give us your name, full name, and your address. Thank you. My name is Jenny Saville, and I live at 2 Lindenwood Lane, which is in the 6th District of Lexington. And I own the Botany Bay here as well. Cannabis prohibition is the biggest mistake our government has ever made. We've wasted over a trillion dollars, arrested 25 million citizens, and performed nearly a billion drug tests in the last 30 years. Government has punished its citizens in so many ways, denying access to college, taking children from parents, denying Second Amendment rights, and forcing people into rehab who don't need it. Despite all these efforts by government at all levels, cannabis is on the verge of being re-legalized nationwide and around the world. The racial disparity in arrests for cannabis is 6 to 1 in Kentucky. Minorities do not use drugs at a higher rate, certainly not six times higher. And this is as big an injustice as denying sick people access to natural medicine. We appreciate that you passed the medical cannabis resolution, but it doesn't go far enough. That's why the citizens here with me tonight are submitting a lowest law enforcement priority ordinance for cannabis possession in the city of Lexington. There are many successful citizens in Fayette County who consume cannabis, and you have a duty to protect them from other government jurisdictions who would deny them liberty, as the first job of government is to protect liberty. This ordinance does four things. It directs the police department to stop arresting people for cannabis possession unless other crimes are involved. It mandates a review process if arrests do occur. It creates a process for people who do get charged to have charges dropped. And it requires the council to notify all of the county, state, and federal representatives that the ordinance was enacted. It also requires an annual letter to be sent to the Governor of Kentucky, the President of the U.S., and the Secretary General of the U.N., saying that Lexington has stopped arresting people for cannabis, that prohibition has failed, and the city is not going to create any more records for its citizens, as we do not recognize this act to be a crime. The letter will also recommend that state, federal, and international laws be changed to reflect the will of the people. We've given you a list of cities across the country that have enacted similar legislation, and cities often lead their states in doing the right thing. Lexington has a history of providing leadership on the gay rights issue and protecting civil rights and leading the way for Kentucky to follow so that we have historic precedence in Lexington for a move like this. And I'll be happy when we add natural health rights to the list of rights that Lexington protects. Thank you. Thank you, Jenny. All right. I forgot to mention one protocol that's also, and that is that clapping and other sort of, those sort of things are strictly prohibited or whatever, you know. Discouraged, I should say. Discouraged is the right word. All right. Tommy Glover. Tommy? Is Tommy here? No? Okay. Brian Lauer? Good evening, sir. You might want to pull that microphone up a little bit, Brian. There you go. My name is Brian Lauer. I reside at 2511 Beachland Road in Springfield, Kentucky. I'm the president of 22 Strong, a veteran advocacy group here in Kentucky, and I may not reside in Lexington, but I'm here to speak for those veterans that do. Liberty is a pretty big thing for me, and I need to elaborate on that for a minute. The Oxford Dictionary defines liberty as follows. The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views, or the power or scope to act as one pleases. Section 1 in the Bill of Rights in Kentucky says that in the Kentucky Constitution says that rights to liberty, life, worship, pursuit of happiness, and free speech, acquiring and protecting liberty, peaceable assembly, redress of grievances, and bearing arms. All men are created equal and have certain inherent and inalienable rights among which that can be reckoned. First, the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties. I'm not going to go into the rest of it because I'm already running short on time. is it not true that possession use and consumption of cannabis could be applied to more than one of the statutes listed in our Constitution? With the definition of liberty, as defined above, the use of cannabis squarely falls into the realm of liberty. I therefore humbly ask this Council to pass this lowest law enforcement priority ordinance for cannabis possession. Together we can win this fight and cannabis will be a freedom enjoyed by anyone who stands to benefit from it. The time has come once again for us to come as citizens of this republic and choose to either be free men and women or accept the shoulder of the yoke of tyranny and its full weight, the latter of which is something I cannot bring myself to bear. So let the Constitution be the guide that we, the people, never abandon. Thank you. Thank you, Brian. I'm having a little trouble reading the signature here. Is it Ashley Taylor? Okay, Ashley. I'm glad I could decipher it. It's nice handwriting. It's just a little bit, there's a little struggle with it. I apologize. There you go. My name is Ashley Taylor, and I reside at 521 Spring Hill Drive in Lexington, Kentucky, and I am a member of District 11. I grew up in Central Kentucky, and I graduated from Eastern Kentucky University. And the reason that I stand before you all this evening is to ask for your help. The 2017 Kentucky Office of Drug Policy report was recently released and made public in Kentucky. And Kentucky has seen an 11.5% increase in overdose death in just one year alone. And that is an all-time high in Kentucky. Our support for cannabis legalization across the Commonwealth is also at an all-time high in Kentucky. And that's over 80% right now in support. While our legislators are aware of both the support for cannabis legalization, as well as the numbers of overdoses, they do not have the power to act right now on legislation. You all do have the ability to take action now. What we're doing in the state of Kentucky is not working. While states that have legalized marijuana have seen opioid deaths decline at a rate of 25 to 33%, Kentucky's gone in the opposite direction. On top of that is the racial disparity of those of color who are arrested for possession charges versus those of Caucasians. The national average is 4 to 1. In Kentucky, it is higher than that. It's 6 to 1, neither of which is acceptable in any way, shape, or form. It's just not right. It's a huge detriment to our families, their future, and our communities as a whole to continue to arrest, investigate, and prosecute for personal use cannabis possession charges. These are Kentucky citizens that are doing nothing more than what has already been made legal in other states. There's no difference. 30 states have legalized, our own nation's capital is legalized, and Canada to the north of us has also legalized. The cost to the Kentucky taxpayer for these arrests is enormous, and our resources are extremely limited. We know that anyone arrested today, tomorrow, and in the months ahead before legalization does take shape in Kentucky is almost certainly going to come back to the courts and ask for an expungement. I know that I would. I know that if I were younger and I had been prosecuted for this charge, My mother would have pushed me to do that, just as I suspect everyone on the panel tonight would also ask for an expungement, because it's not just. To continue to make arrests, it simply makes no sense. It's a waste of our time, and it's a waste of our resources. If you're a young person today that just gets out of high school and you're charged with possession, you will be denied grants to further your education. You won't get into the college that you want. You won't go to the program that you want, and you most certainly will not get into the graduate school that you want. Ashley, are you about to wrap up? Okay, great, thanks. So again, even if you are a parent who is sick and you are consuming cannabis for perhaps multiple sclerosis, that is a criminal charge right now that can take your kids from you, and it's no different than what is lawfully done in other states today, and there is no crime involved. So I'm just asking Lexington to be smart. We should use our resources wisely. Lexington has always been a leader in the Commonwealth. We are smart. So we ask you just to consider this ordinance as the first step to making things right. Thank you. Thank you. Chris Bressman? Bressman? Briesman. Forgive me. My name is Chris Breedsman. I live at 289 Michelle Park, District 2. I'm a 100% disabled veteran of the Air Force. On May 3rd, 2003, I was shot after a minor car wreck as I was taking a drunk airman home from a bar that I supervised after he was drinking all day. My career was soaring at that time. I had a staff line number for E5. I was mortally wounded after the shooting with a ruptured inferior vena cava, which is the main vein that floats blood back to your heart. I was bleeding to death and very quickly. On the way to the hospital, I died. On the operating room table, I died two more times. Last time, they actually pronounced me dead before I fought back to life. Since 1996, 142 people have had ruptured Infina Vina Cavos from gunshot wounds in the United States. 16 have lived through surgery. Four of those have lived to walk out of the hospital. I'm a walking miracle. I looked down the barrel of a .45 and lived to tell about it after 24 major abdominal surgeries to repair my ruptured vena cava, a dead drainage tube out of my stomach, three holes in my stomach, and 13 holes in my small intestines. After my surgery, I was forced out of the Air Force on my retirement. Subsequently, I suffered serious pain and was given methadone. I shot up to 60 milligrams a day. This medicine has robbed me of my gallbladder and all of my teeth. I was facing a pain pump to control chronic abdominal pain. Instead, I turned to cannabis for the first time in my life and managed to get down to 15 milligrams of methadone per day within a week. Today, I'm taking a mere 10 milligrams of methadone per day with the help of cannabis to control chronic abdominal pain. I ask, after everything that I've been through, why do you want to make me a criminal for using cannabis? Please vote for this ordinance. Thank you. Thank you, Chris. Next is Bernard McCarthy and then Gina Daugherty. Dougherty. For the record, my name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street, and that's in the 1st District. I want to point out that when you are planning transportation for the future, I know that there has been a push to try to nudge people towards non-motorized travel. I've pointed out in the past that weather is one of the primary obstacles with that, and that there are days when the weather is simply unfit for pedaling and walking. Well, the last few months I've discovered that deteriorating with age is also a major obstacle to that. I find that lately I'm forced to drive to places I would have walked or pedaled to, simply because my legs hurt too much. I've got arthritis in both knees that's gotten gradually worse, and I can't prove whether or not the pains I've had in muscles and tendons in my legs is directly caused by my bad knees, but there is that suspicion. I've got to where I can't crank the pedals on a bike anymore because flexing my right knee enough at the top of the crank hurts the tendons behind the knee joint. You may have noticed I seem to limp on both legs just walking across the room. So this is something we need to consider. I think we need to consider that some of us are going to need to drive whether we want to or not. The other thing, we need more money put into the road system here in Fayette County, and we really should have a dedicated local source of money, such as a traffic impact fee on every building permit in the county. I've suggested this years ago, so far back that had your predecessors adopted it when I first mentioned the possibility, they would have even been able to collect money off of me when I took out the permit to build the house I've been living in for the past 30 years. I say we need local revenue dedicated to roads because fighting to get a bigger slice of existing state and federal road money is going to backfire because our gain would come at the expense of other counties getting shortchanged, whereupon we then get a deluge of refugees migrating from those other counties that didn't get their fair share of the money to here. I don't think we really want the eastern third of the state to be abandoned and everybody come here. Okay, thank you, Bernard. Gina? How's everybody doing today? Three minutes. I just want to read really quickly Proverbs 16, 18. Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. In Proverbs 29, 23, a man's pride shall bring him low, but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. So my question to everybody is, is where is your honor? You say that you love God, you swear by Jesus' name and the blood that he shed, and then you do nothing but blaspheme in the same breath because we are still clearly waiting for the city of Lexington to choose to get some bravery from somewhere. And the only thing I can do is show you where to get it from. Returning to the Holy Bible, religion has always been a hoax and the older than 34 years old, born in the 80s era. And then I come to the awakening and the realization of this government and this nation and the fact that you affiliate and associate everything with the name of God and Jesus, and then you blaspheme it because you make us wait for you to do what is right. You see that we keep on going to the Capitol, to Frankfurt. Our people keep on being denied access to get into what is here for the people. You all are literally, the 13 of you, is the only hope that the state of Kentucky really has because we keep coming up here every month like clockwork trying to get you all to understand and realize that that money that the devil is out here bribing each and every last one of you with, whatever it is that the devil is bribing you with, and only the good Lord and Jesus Christ in you knows what it is. Is it really worth y'all going to hell? Is it really worth y'all going to hell? Is it really worth it? And then I come to the city council meeting at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, to find out that you much rather take designated funds for artwork over, and when three of them sat here and told everybody else that, I don't think that it's right for us to do that. And then what did you do? You voted for artwork over the needs of the people. And then you tell us that, no, we're the ones that's kooks and crazies and bipolar and schizophrenic and every daggone thing else ready to shove a pill down our throat. But then you violate our freedom of religion. Anybody ever thought about that one? You violate our freedom of religion. Genesis chapter 1 lets you know that God's the one that gave the cannabis. Can the older generation start accepting, owning, and confessing that and then do the best that you can because our children are out here going to be needing it. They're born with genetic disorders and parents are flying all over Facebook and YouTube letting it be known that, hey, cannabis is out here helping my sick child. got him out here walking after man told him that no, your child's going to be stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Do what's right by the people because you took an oath and you swore before the presence of God Almighty to do what's right for us and by us. Thank you, Gina. Thank you so much. That's all who've signed on tonight to speak, which allows me to move to an adjournment motion. Motion by Council Member Stenet, second by Council Member Farmer. Unless there's objection, we're adjourned. We'll be right back.