# Urban County Council - February 7, 2019 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 7, 2019 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4685 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4685?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2019-02-07 - **Last revised**: February 7, 2019 - **Length**: 15,258 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 met on February 7, 2019, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting focused primarily on recognizing community contributions, with two informational agenda items presented to acknowledge local service and volunteerism. The Council heard recognition presentations for Ann Hammond and volunteers who participated in the homeless count initiative. During the session, the Council took 2 votes and heard 2 public comments from community members. ## Attendance The meeting on February 7, 2019 had strong attendance with 14 members present and only one absence. **Present:** • Moloney • Mossotti • Plomin • Reynolds • Worley • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Ellinger • Evans • Gibbs • Kay • Lamb • McCurn **Absent:** • Farmer **Late:** • None No members arrived late to the meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two items during the February 7, 2019 meeting, with both measures passing unanimously. **Ordinance 0084-19** [timestamp: 02:00] Council member Ellinger motioned to approve an ordinance changing the zoning from a restricted High Density Apartment (R-4) zone to a Light Industrial (I-1) zone for property located at 2370 Sandersville Road. The motion was seconded by F. Brown. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor were: Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Reynolds, Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Evans, Gibbs, Kay, Lamb, and McCurn. **Resolution 0069-19** [timestamp: 07:00] Council member Plomin motioned to approve a resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and submit three grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The applications are for the Traffic Safety Program, Speed Enforcement Project, and Occupant Protection Program. Ellinger seconded the motion. The resolution passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. Voting in favor were: Moloney, Mossotti, Plomin, Reynolds, Worley, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Evans, Gibbs, Kay, Lamb, and McCurn. Both measures received unanimous support from all 14 council members present, with no abstentions recorded on either vote. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed two significant financial items totaling over $1.1 million in contracts and grant funding. **Facility Management Contract** The commission approved Resolution 0053-19 for facility management services for the Fayette County Courthouses. The contract with Meridian Management Corporation is valued at $949,268.53. This represents the largest financial commitment discussed during the meeting and covers ongoing maintenance and operational services for the county's courthouse facilities. **Traffic Safety Grant Funding** Resolution 0069-19 authorized acceptance of $208,559.50 in grant funding from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. These funds will support three traffic safety initiatives: • Traffic Safety Program • Speed Enforcement Project • Occupant Protection Program The grant represents state funding to enhance road safety measures and enforcement capabilities within Fayette County. Combined, these two resolutions account for $1,157,828.03 in approved financial actions, with the majority allocated to ongoing facility operations and a smaller portion dedicated to public safety improvements through traffic enforcement programs. ## Public Comment Two speakers addressed the board during the public comment period, both opposing a proposed moratorium on the Pensacola Park Area. **T.L. Wise** [timestamp: 03:00] spoke first, objecting to the moratorium on several grounds. Mr. Wise raised concerns about the lack of proper notice provided to property owners who would be affected by the proposed restrictions. He also highlighted the potential for financial injury that property owners could face as a result of the moratorium being implemented. **Julie Butcher** [timestamp: 03:30] followed with her opposition to the moratorium. Ms. Butcher argued that the moratorium was being used as a tool to halt development in the area rather than serving its stated purpose of historic preservation. She contended that the true motivation behind the proposed moratorium was to stop development projects, not to protect historic resources as claimed. Both speakers focused their comments specifically on the Pensacola Park Area moratorium, expressing concerns about the process and underlying motivations for the proposed action. The public comments reflected opposition from community members who viewed the moratorium as either procedurally flawed or misaligned with its stated preservation goals. ## Appointments The meeting included two mayoral appointments to administrative positions within the Office of the Mayor. • **Andrea James** was appointed as Administrative Aide to the Mayor • **Quinton Welch** was appointed as Administrative Specialist in the Office of the Mayor Both appointments were processed during the meeting, adding new staff members to support the Mayor's office operations. ## Contested Items The February 7, 2019 meeting featured one primary contested item that generated significant community opposition. **Moratorium on Pensacola Park Area** The proposed moratorium on the Pensacola Park Area became a point of contention during the meeting, drawing opposition from affected property owners. The disagreement centered on concerns that the moratorium proposal was being rushed through the approval process without adequate notice to stakeholders in the community. Property owners in the affected area voiced their opposition, arguing that they had not received sufficient advance warning about the proposed moratorium and its potential impacts on their properties. The opponents felt that the expedited timeline did not allow for proper community input or thorough consideration of the implications. The nature of the opposition focused on procedural concerns rather than the merits of the moratorium itself, with critics emphasizing the importance of following proper notification protocols and allowing adequate time for public review and comment on measures that could significantly affect property rights and development opportunities in the Pensacola Park Area. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps, participant names, and the final outcome of this contested item are not available in the provided meeting data.* ## Recognition - Ann Hammond [timestamp: 01:00] The city recognized Ann Hammond for her contributions to the Lexington Public Library as she prepares to return to California. This recognition was presented as agenda item 0150-19. Mayor Gorton, J. Brown, and Lamb participated in acknowledging Hammond's service to the library system. The recognition highlighted Hammond's work and dedication during her time with the Lexington Public Library. This was an informational presentation with no formal action required. The recognition served to formally acknowledge Hammond's contributions before her departure from the community. ## Recognition - Homeless Count Volunteers [timestamp: 01:30] The City recognized volunteers who participated in the annual Homeless Count despite challenging weather conditions. Agenda item 0151-19 served as a formal acknowledgment of community members who assisted with this important data collection effort. Mayor Gorton and Polly Ruddick were the key speakers for this recognition presentation. The volunteers being honored had conducted the homeless count during what were described as extreme weather conditions, demonstrating their commitment to gathering critical data about the community's homeless population despite difficult circumstances. This was an informational item that did not require council action. The recognition highlighted the valuable contribution of community volunteers in supporting the city's efforts to understand and address homelessness through accurate population counts, which are typically used for planning services and securing funding for homeless assistance programs. The annual Homeless Count is a standard practice for municipalities to track homeless populations and is often required for federal funding applications and program planning purposes. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0084-19** — passed (14-0): An Ordinance changing the zone from a restricted High Density Apartment (R-4) zone to a Light Industrial (I-1) zone, for property located at 2370 Sandersville Rd. - **Resolution 0069-19** — passed (14-0): A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and submit three Grant Applications to the Ky. Transportation Cabinet for the Traffic Safety Program, Speed Enforcement Project, and Occupant Protection Program. --- ## Full transcript is chasing the Chastening rod Felt in the days when hope A motherless child A long ways From home A long ways from my home. As a boy, I shared a game with my father. We played it every morning till I was three. He would knock, knock on my door and I would pretend to be asleep till he got right next to the bed. Then I would get up and jump into his arms. Good morning, Papa. And my Papa, he would tell me that he loved me. We shared a game. Knock, knock. To that day when the knock never came. And my mama takes me on a ride past cornfields on this never-ending highway till we reach a place of high, rusty gates. A confused little boy enter the building carried in my mama's arms. Knock, knock. Reach a room of windows and brown faces. Behind one of the windows sits my father. I jump out of my mama's arms and run joyously towards my papa's only to be confronted by this window. I knock, knock, trying to break through the glass, trying to get to my father. I knock knock as a mama pulls me away before my pop even says a word. And for years, he has never said a word. And so years later, I write these words for the little boy in me who still awaits his papa's knock. Papa, come home, because I miss you. Miss you waking me up in the mornings and telling me you love me. Papa, come home, says things I don't know. And I thought maybe you could teach me how to shave, how to dribble a ball, how to talk to a lady, how to walk like a man. Papa Gamone said aside a while back, I want to be just like you, but I'm forgetting who you are. And years later, a little boy cries, and so I write these words, and I try to heal, and I dream of a father who says the words my father did not. Dear son, I'm sorry I never came home. For every lesson I fail to teach here, these words shave and wonder. The End ¶¶ ¶¶ Amen. Members, it's 6 o'clock. If you'll please take your seats, we'll go ahead and call the meeting to order. And I'll ask the clerk to go ahead and call the roll please. Mr. Maloney. Aye. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Mr. Gibbs? Here. And Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Thank you very much. Sorry, two more, ma'am. Mrs. Lamb? Here. And Mr. McKern? Yes, ma'am. That's it now, thank you ma'am. Okay, thank you very much. I would like to welcome Chaplain Cecil Tatum of the Lexington Fire Division of Fire and Emergency Services to give our invocation tonight, welcome. All right, I ask you to bow your heads, let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you and we honor you tonight for who you are. all that you've done. And God, how you continue to make ways out of no ways. We ask you, Lord, to bless this meeting tonight, to bless this new administration, Lord, to lead them, to guide them, to direct them, Lord, to give them courage and strength, Lord, to make the best decisions for this community, Lord. We ask you, Lord, we pray for prosperity. We pray your blessings. We pray your strength, Lord. We thank you and we glorify you for who you are, Lord. And we pray, God, that you just have your way in this meeting. We thank you right now in your son's name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Chaplain, very much. At this time, we have a couple of presentations, and I'd like to invite Councilmember James Brown and Councilmember Susan Lamb to join me at the podium. Thank you. sweet evening for us. We are losing the executive director of the Lexington Public Library. Ann Hammond is going back home to California to lead the Sonoma County Libraries. And even though we will miss her, we are so proud of the progress our libraries have made since Ann came in 2010. There are new branches and thousands of new users. Ann, we want to ask you to come join us at the podium. And I want to thank you and congratulate you on all your accomplishments. Because of your leadership and your planning, our library has a bright future. And now it is my pleasure to read and present you with this proclamation. Come right here beside me. Whereas Ann Hammond has been Executive Director of Lexington Public Library since 2010, and whereas Ann has brought change and progress to our libraries, relocating the Eagle Creek branch and building the Eastside branch. And whereas thousands of new users have come into our libraries and helped set records for the number of checkouts, thanks to Ann's leadership, including her creation of the Student Success Card Program. And whereas, many thanks, Ann, for your excellent management of our public library system. system and best wishes as you return home to California to manage the Sonoma County libraries. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 7th, 2019, Ann Hammonday in Lexington. Congratulations. I appreciate everything you can ask me. Yes. Now, we're going to hear from Councilmembers Lamb and Councilmember James Brown, and then we'll hear from Ann. Thank you, Mayor. I would just like to take this opportunity as a library foundation board member, the first district council person who looks for every opportunity to partner with the library. And Ann and her role has been ready and willing to partner with our office, with several organizations in the community to provide every opportunity for young people, the community, and the community alike to come in and access the library. you know the one of my first experiences with the library one of my first job was a library page in the downtown library so i've always had a love and an affinity for for the library and what it provides to the community it's bittersweet that we're losing an to i think it's noma california which i think we would all like to trade places but uh But she's done a great job. She's been here in Lexington. She's built a great team, and she's leaving us in good hands. So thank you for all of you done, and good wishes to what's ahead of you. Thank you. It would be hard to accurately express how much Ann Hammond meant to Lexington these past eight years. We knew when she came to us from California back in 2010 that the library system out there was not only losing an outstanding librarian, but someone who had become an important part of their community there. And that's exactly what she has become to us here in our city. Ann has been quoted as saying how much she has come to love Lexington and Kentucky, and we certainly have come to love and admire and respect her as well. She's built an outstanding team here at the Lexington Public Library System, one that is certainly well-equipped thanks to her vision and forethought, and thanks to her ability to find the right people for the right job. On a personal note, Ann has become a friend. And I miss seeing her around town, encountering her smile, and being in her presence. And none of us blame you for wanting to go home. But we want you to know that you will always be welcome here in Lexington, and you will certainly be missed by many of us here in many ways in Lexington. So we wish you the best. Now let's welcome Ann Hammond. Thank you. I'm a little verklempt. Everybody's been so wonderful. When I came here, I knew that I was coming to a place where there were a lot of opportunities and a few challenges. But we had a wonderfully dedicated library staff, a very supportive board, strong partnerships. And that's what's made possible all that we've accomplished with the library system here. So it is bittersweet. I hate to leave you. What I didn't expect when I came to Kentucky was just how much I would come to love it. So I now feel that I have two homes and I look forward to coming back often. So thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Two more. And one more. Thank you so much. Next up, I'd like to invite Polly Ruddick, who heads up our Office of Homeless Prevention and Intervention, to join me at the microphone. Stand next to me for a second. Winter is always challenging for Polly Ruddock and the Office of Homeless Prevention and Intervention. This winter has been particularly tough as our temperatures have varied day to day by 60 degrees or so. And then there was the polar vortex. This year, the annual count Polly's office is required to conduct was scheduled during the polar vortex. She decided to use it as an opportunity to not only count people who are living outside of shelters, but to try to get them into shelters because of the bitter temperatures. And she had a lot of help from community volunteers and from several employees. Polly wanted to honor them tonight, and I thought that was a great idea. So first we're going to hear a little from Polly and then we'll present the Spirit of Lexington certificates to some very special folks. Polly. So I'm going to try to get through this without being emotional. I tried earlier today and I started crying. It didn't go well. So last Wednesday night was not a typical night for us and it wasn't typical for any of our neighbors. On January 30th 2019 these individuals showed extreme compassion, understanding, and empathy to Lexington's most vulnerable citizens during the lowest temperatures seen in the bluegrass in decades. These individuals were humble in their service to others and operated from a place of yes. These individuals have not asked for recognition. Some of these people you'll never meet again because they operate at night and in some places you all would not want to be. They don't operate from a place of personal ego. Their commitment to problem solving and being solution oriented has saved lives. It saved several lives last Wednesday night. So Ben and Steven, you'll hear me say they are our street outreach team. We talk about them a lot. You finally get to put a face to the name tonight. They provided transportation to individuals and their belongings. They made repeated trips to locations to conduct wellness checks and repeatedly offered shelter. Lieutenant Corey Doan provided exceptional leadership for police from a hub of operations. He remained thoughtful and calming into the late hours and early morning of Wednesday and Thursday. He also had to listen to me say, can we please just check on them one more time? Over and over and over. Officer Phillip Johnson and Officer Joe Baker forged trusted relationships with individuals in order to assist them with shelter. They stayed with our folks and awaited transportation and they remained a trusted presence of help and security in the depths of the cold. Marty Jones and Dylan with Community Action Council, these gentlemen made hotel arrangements at a moment's notice without fail and never with a question. They just made it work. Even with hotels filling up, they used their community relationships to make sure that everybody had an option for shelter. The last hotel room was booked about 1 a.m. Thursday morning. Alejandro Zagul, which I just call Zag, and Patrick Branham, I truly can't say enough about their unwavering dedication to our most vulnerable population. Even after all the teams had headed home, police had returned their regular duties, Zag and Pat remained on the street searching for individuals that needed shelter. Into the wee hours of Thursday morning, they made certain that even the individuals that remained unsheltered had blankets and other items to keep them warm. They were the last team to go home, probably close to 2 a.m. The only thing requested from this group of gentlemen was homemade cookies. I don't bake, so that's a problem. So these gentlemen are some of the best humans I have ever known. And some people may never get the chance to meet them. It is my privilege to serve with them, and it is my honor to have them before you tonight so you all get to put a face to the name, the people that I talk about, and say we all the time, even though they do all the work. Thank you so much, Polly. Now, if you all will just bear with me. I have a Spirit of Lexington certificate to read for each person. So when I call your name, will you please come forward, and then we'll get a big group picture. Ben Whitey's, in recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, transporting homeless people and performing wellness checks during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Ben Whitees, a member of the Hope Center Outreach Team with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Ben? Thank you very much. Stephen Snodgrass. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, transporting homeless people and performing wellness checks during recent extreme weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Steven Snodgrass, a member of the Hope Center Outreach Team with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you very much. All right, next up is Lieutenant Corey Doan of our very own Lexington Police. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens during the recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Police Lieutenant Corey Doan with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Officer Johnson. This is Officer Philip Johnson. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, staying with people while awaiting transportation during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Police Officer Philip Johnson with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Next up is Officer Joe Baker. Come a little closer. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, staying with people while awaiting transportation during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Police Officer Joe Baker with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you very much. Next up is Officer Alejandro Zagul. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, remaining on the streets late into the night to make sure everyone had shelter during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Police Officer Alejandro Segul with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Now we have from Community Action, Marty Jones. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, making emergency hotel arrangements during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Marty Jones, Community Action Council, with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you very much. And next we have Dylan Schell. Hi. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated, for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens making emergency hotel arrangements during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize Dylan Schell, Community Action Council, with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Last, but by no means least, we have Officer, excuse me, Firefighter Owen Patrick Branham. They're cool, too. They're cool, too. In recognition of the compassion he demonstrated for Lexington's most vulnerable citizens, remaining on the streets late into the night to make sure everyone had shelter during recent extreme winter weather, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby recognize firefighter Owen Patrick Branham with a Spirit of Lexington Award. Thank you. Oh, there was. Thank you so much. Congratulations. Thank you. If I could have Clerk Sharon Jones do second reading of ordinances, please. Yes, ma'am. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changes the zone from restricted high density apartment R4 zone to a line industrial I1 zone for 4.43 net, 4.81 gross acres for property located at 2370 Sandersville Road, C Brothers LLC Council District 2, item 2, an ordinance changes the zone from restricted planned neighborhood residential R3 zone to an unrestricted planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 28.44 net, 29.74 gross acres, and from a restricted plan neighborhood residential R3 zone to a high density apartment R4 zone for 9.3 net, 12.81 gross acres for property located at 2811 Spur Road, Anderson Communities, Council District 12. Item 3, in ordinance submitting the budget selection of federal county government to reflect current requirements, municipal expenditures, and appropriating and reappropriating funds, because number 16. Item 4, in ordinance submitting the title for ordinance number 102, 2018 to correct the admission of two unclassified public works, Apprentice Positions in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective retroactive to December 6, 2018. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Is there a motion? Moved approved. Council Member Ellinger moved. Council Member Fred Brown seconded. Will you please call the roll? Mr. Maloney? Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Worley. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown. Yes. Mr. James Brown. Yes. Mr. Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans. Yes. Mr. Gibbs. Yes. Vice Mayor Kaye. Yes. Ms. Lamb. Yes, ma'am. And Mr. McKern. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. All right. All those pass unanimously. Are there any, excuse me, go ahead please then and give first reading to ordinances. Ordinance number five, an ordinance changes the zone from a single family residential R1C zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.525 net, 0.737 gross acres for property located at 1847 Nicholasville Road, Southern and Jones Properties LLC, Council District 3. Item 6, in ordinance of any uncertainty on the budget, selects in Vietam County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriate and reappropriating funds. Schedule number 17. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Are there any motions for walk-ons? I see none. Are there any motions to suspend the rules for second reading? No? All right. then we will go right ahead and have second reading of resolutions item one a resolution authorized the mayor on behalf of the county government to exceed a one year extension to the contract from meridian management corporation for facility management services for the fayette county courthouse at a cost to exceed 949 268.53 item two here was this authorize the mayor on behalf of the county government exean addendum to the memorandum of of understanding with the Lexington County Health Department for fats, oil and grease training services. Renewing the memorandum of understanding for a period of one year, it costs not to exceed $1,200. Item three, the resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government tax, certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the Lansdowne South Trunk Sewer Project, a remedial measures project required by the consent decree at a cost not to exceed $45,000. Item four, the resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government tax, certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the Wolf Run B and C Trunk Sewer Project, remedial measures project required by the consent decree at a cost to exceed $46,100. Item 5. The resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute change order number 3 to the agreement with Banks Engineering Incorporated for the Southland Area Stormwater Improvement Project, increasing the contract price with some $39,800 from $448,615 to $488,415. Item 6. The resolution exempts the bid of the Allen Company Incorporated in the amount of $605,213.75 for the West Tickman South Trail Project for the Division of Engineering. The authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Allen Company Incorporated related to the bid. Item 7, it resolves you accepting the bid of Hydraulic Specialists Incorporated to establish a price contract for hydraulic cylinder repair for the Division of Facility and Fleet Management. At this point, I've asked the clerk to pause. We are getting ready to take up the moratorium. Item number 8, and Council Member Gibbs has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. On a work session on Tuesday, I explained that the law department asked me to make an amendment on this. There's a house on Pensacola Drive. that we've already given second reading to the purchase to because it's in the floodplain and we need to take it down to create but anyway so anyway it's a recommendation i amend this to take that property out i'm also following the procedure that the law department recommended with as i proceed tonight so here's the motion i move the item number eight under resolution second reading the resolution imposing a moratorium on the zone map amendment applications and demolition permits for the proposed Pensacola Park Area Historic District be amended to exclude the property located at 1871 Pensacola Drive. This amendment is necessary in order to permit the timely completion of a Division of Water Quality Consent Decree-related stormwater project. This is a material change and will require a new first reading. So moved. Councilmember Gibbs has moved and Councilmember Bledsoe are you in here for a second? No you did not. Councilmember James Brown seconded. All right. Okay. Is there any discussion before we go ahead with motion? Is there some The motion is to exclude the consent decree project on, did you say the address again? 1871 Pensacola Drive. Council Member Maloney. So we'll come back in two weeks and have a second reading on this? I plan to, yes. Okay, thank you. Any other questions? No? All right. All those in favor of the motion to amend? Can we do this by voice vote? We can, can't we? Please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And so do you have the new motion, Madam Clerk? Thank you. Item number eight as amended, a resolution imposing moratorium on zone map amendment applications and demolition permits for all properties located within the proposed Pensacola Park Area Historic District H1 overlay zone. More specifically defined as the following property 1733 to 1950 Nicholasville Road, odd addresses only. Excluding 1847 Nicholasville Road, Chesapeake Drive, no addresses 96 to 171. Goodrich Avenue, 101 to 224 Lackawanna Road, 1855 to 1859 Norfolk Drive, 101 to 177 Penn Moken Park, 1847 to 1877 Pensacola Drive, excluding 1871 Pensacola Drive, 108 to 199 Rose Mountain Garden, 105 to 175 Suburban Court, and 101 to 166 Wabash Drive, direct in the Division of Planning to refuse to accept our process. Application for a zone change and direct the Division of Building Inspection to refuse to accept applications for demolition permits for these properties. Establishing the purpose of this moratorium is to give the Planning Commission and the Urban County Government time to consider and final action on an h1 overlay zone application to be initiated by the planning commission for these properties and setting the duration of the moratorium to be six months or until the council takes final action on the proposed pensacola park area h1 overlay zone whichever event occurs first thank you council member gibbs uh thank you mayor i'd like to move to suspend the rules and ask for a second reading of that motion we just had i think still called on number eight i hope so moved council member gibbs has moved and council member plowman has seconded to suspend the rules and give second reading to number eight is there any discussion will you log in please if you have a question council member lamb thank you mayor it was my understanding that um that this and maybe i didn't hear what councilmember maloney said earlier but i thought we were going to wait until the next meeting for this to be given second reading so i don't know that i can support a second suspension of this tonight so thank you okay councilmember gibbs councilmember lamon never said i would delay the vote on it what i said when we first introduced it at work session that was a week ago tuesday some people raised concerns about was there really support for this and i said if we weren't satisfied there was support i may postpone it i think the support has been overwhelming we've had dozens of emails people spoke last week i don't think there's any doubt about the support there's a lot of people out in the audience tonight who support it as well and that's what that's why they're here to see this It's done. The application has been submitted on Monday for the H-1, and I think it's time to proceed. So thank you. So I said there was some possibility I would delay if people didn't think there was a demonstration of support. And, again, I think demonstration of support has been overwhelming. So thank you. Is there any other discussion? Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I believe Council Member Gives may have misheard Council Member Maloney's question. And that may be part of it. I thought you were asking if it was going to be not now read for a second reading for another two weeks. And I think you misheard. No, I apologize, Council Member Maloney. I thought you were asking if I was going to ask for a second reading tonight, and that's what I was responding to. Yes, I was. and then a comment if i might the this motion was was scheduled for second reading tonight there was a technical glitch really that should have been recognized prior to this meeting but it was not because there's a material change in the motion it has to have a first reading and it has to have a suspension of the rules to get a second reading but given that it was scheduled for tonight and that we're trying to correct really a technical problem, I would basically I'll be in favor of the motion. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Is there any other comment or discussion? Council Member Masavi. Thank you, Mayor. Is there going to be any public comment directed towards this resolution at all tonight? If the council would like that. I'm not aware of any. We don't really have public comment until the end. Right. I just didn't know if we had suspended time last time on that. Didn't know if you had any sign-ups for this. I haven't had any word on that. Do you know if there's anyone? Okay. Okay. That's all. Thank you. Council Member Evans. Thank you, Mayor. I just need the record to reflect that based on some information that I received today, I believe I'm recused from this issue. The previous vote was procedural, so we can see the urgency, but I guess at this point I need to let the clerk know that I'm officially recused from this matter. My employer represents property owners that have provided information. Okay, thank you for that. As you know, council members are required to state why they must recuse, so I appreciate it. Council Member Lamb again. I'm sorry, I don't have a full list here. Hang on. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. For similar reasons, as Council Member Evans come to light, that our employer may be involved with representation of some interested parties and not having enough time to have evaluated on the procedural side of it. We have not jumped in, but now that we're at the substantive side, we would also need to be reflected as recused from this matter. Thank you. Okay, Council Member Lamb. Thank you. I recognize those that haven't spoke before me. I think that there are people present tonight that did want to speak on this issue, and I'm not sure that they had signed up prior to this conversation because they probably were maybe expecting there to be an opportunity for public comment during this time. So I'm not sure if that just unintentionally got lost in it, but I know that there are a couple people that would like to speak, and I would hate that we would move forward with second reading and a vote before that they were allowed to speak. That's all I'll say. Thank you. Okay, did you want to make a motion? We have a motion on the floor. Well, I think that I would allude to Council Member Ellinger to speak, and then we'll see what after that. All right, Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. All I was going to do was just re-interify what I've said in the past, just that I have to recuse on this matter because my property is in there, and I've been told by the law department that I had to, so I just wanted to do the same thing, Mayor. Thank you. Okay. If you're a council member on the list and don't want to speak, will you please take your name off? Or can the clerk do that for people who have spoken? I don't see any names on the list, ma'am. Oh, okay. Well, I have Council Member Lamb again, Council Member Massadi, and Vice Mayor Kay. Okay. Council Member Massadi, did you want to speak again? No. Okay. Vice Mayor Kay? Thank you, Mayor. I would like to have a representative from the Law Department. On this procedural vote, since it's not substantive, I want to know if recusal is required. I'm concerned that with three recusals and the requirement that there be, I believe it's ten votes of council, no matter how many people are voting, that it puts the motion inadvertently in jeopardy. So are people who have a substantive reason for being in recusal, are they required to recuse from the procedural motion? I think they are on this matter. Thank you. So we have 12 so far who are eligible to vote. 11. One more person. Somebody adds it. Oh, we have an absentee, so we have 11. Okay. Council Member Maloney. Just to get a clarification here. You all waiting for a ruling that you all just found out today, and you're going to wait until somebody tells you that you could vote on this issue, or you could not vote on this issue? Mayor, if I may respond. Yes. So you may have seen the letter from Jacob Walburn at the McBerry Law Firm that came today. So it was in the process of today of evaluating the level of his representation in the matter to the level of our potential conflict. So we determined right before the meeting that we needed to recuse. And then we've just, as our procedure goes, sometimes we're moving fast. But before anything moved forward, we needed to get out there that we were not involved in the matter. So my question is, have they already told you that you cannot vote on this or they didn't have enough time to look back to see if you could not vote on this? It's the Advice Law Department that we cannot vote. They have told us that. Thank you. Council members, is there anyone else who wishes to speak to the motion, which is to suspend the rules to give this second reading? I still have two council members on the list, but I gather you don't wish to speak. Is that correct? Council Member Bledsoe, did you wish to speak? Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to reiterate that I think we are getting a letter today and others about concerns on Nicholsville Road. And I, for one, am very supportive of the neighborhood and wanting to support the neighborhood's H1 overlay and be supportive of that process. however i've always had concerns about nicholsville road and the properties facing nicholsville road and i just wanted to raise those as why i have been somewhat support um somewhat reserved in my support for the moratorium at this point thank you council member gibbs uh thank you mayor uh the moratorium boundaries are the same boundaries as the application that was submitted on monday so I don't I don't see that the council should be you know messing with those boundaries here this proposal is going to go once the study is done and they've these people have gotten a grant for about $20,000 not mistaken to do the detailed study once the study is done it goes to the BOAR the Board of Architectural Review they make a ruling on it then it goes to the Planning Commission there's plenty of time for people to scrutinize this who are really familiar with the situation and i just don't think it's our place to be you know nibbling at the borders of this right now you know the moratorium corresponds with the application that was submitted and i'd like to keep it that way and let them you know if anyone if the boar or the planning commission chooses to make changes that's their prerogative my understanding but i don't see why we want to make changes at this point since we're so unfamiliar with it ourselves except for me of of course, since I've studied it. It's my district. Not to say people are ignorant, but I just think it makes sense to make the moratorium correspond with the boundaries of the H-1 request. So thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak to the motion? So back to the question of the public speaking, and we do have it looks like perhaps three people who might want to speak to the issue. My inclination is, but Council, I'll listen to you, is this is a motion to suspend the rules, not a motion to approve or disapprove the moratorium. So would it be your pleasure to hear from these people after you vote to suspend the rules or not? Would that work? And then one of you can make a motion to hear them right now as opposed to waiting to the end? Council Member Maloney. If we vote on the amendment right now for second reading and we vote it down, I mean we're against it, they can do the public comment to come up and speak, and then in two weeks we come back for the second reading. Is that right? If we don't have enough votes tonight. Yes, it'll come back in two weeks for a second reading. But if we vote to have second reading, they have to speak immediately. Well, that's what I believe, but you all, if you want something different, can make a motion to that effect. Does that suit? Okay. Hearing no objections. The motion on the floor is to suspend the rules and give second reading to number eight. All those in favor, and this will take ten votes, please say aye. Aye. Is there anyone opposed? Okay. Could you all, was there just one no? Do you want to log in? I think we have one no. But can we go ahead and get a, let them log in their votes just to be sure and clarify? If you'll log in, please, with your vote. Okay, so the motion, there are three nays with eight yays and three recusals, so that motion fails. So this item number eight will need to come back in two weeks for the second reading. Now, Council Members, if you want to hear from the three folks now who want to speak to this issue, or if you want to wait until the end, it's your pleasure. If you want to. I'd like to make a motion to allow them to speak now. Second. All right. Council Member Bledsoe moved, and Council Member Masati seconded, to hear from what I believe are three people who want to speak to number eight. and there is a fourth person on the speaking list who may not want to speak to this, but I have Tenley. I apologize if I massacre your name. Tenley Tannen? And when you come to the podium, please say your name and address, and you'll have three minutes. Hi, I'm Tenley Terrier and I live at 99 Goodrich Avenue. I just wanted to reiterate some things that have been said the last few times we've talked about this, which is, you know, I'm driving down Nicholas River Road today and I'm looking and started, you know, Main Street. And I go down and I see business, business, business, apartment, apartment, apartment, apartment, apartment, apartment, business, business, business, just until you get to the Pensacola Park area. And then you go on. And, again, there's no houses again until after New Circle Road. Harrisburg Road is pretty much the same business, business, business, business, business until you hit Southland. And I just think of when we're talking about infill, and I know infill is important, and I know the corridors are important, but I'm from Columbus, Ohio, And when I drive down the streets in Columbus, Ohio, there's house, house, house, house, house, maybe a business. House, house, house, house. You know, I was at Wood Songs the other day, and they were talking about historic Lexington. And I look at apartments, and I look at businesses, and they don't look very historic to me. And the other point that somebody made last week when we were talking about this was they live close to Nicholasville Road. and everybody I know is concerned about Nicholasville Road, my property abuts three of the properties on Nicholasville Road. I live on Goodrich, the very first house on Goodrich. Three houses on Nicholasville Road, three properties on Nicholasville Road abut mine. So when you think about infill, I don't know that I want to have three infill properties that apparently there's not a lot of planning for what goes in those properties and what they look like. So I'm just asking for the moratorium to give the City Council, the Planning Commission, and some other people to think about what they want to do in our neighborhood and specifically on Nicholasville Road. And I really hope that Nicholasville Road gets included in the H-1 overlay. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Terrier. TL Wise, if you'll state your name and address, please. My name is T.L. Wise, and I own the property at 1855 Nicholasville Road. It's a corridor property. I object to this rushed, hush-hush, secret moratorium that would target and limit the use of my property and cause financial injury to me and other corridor property owners. This is a one-sided proposal in response to the Planning Commission's approval of a zone change request at 1847 Nicholasville Road. Remember, there are over 300 residents in Lexington. The city planners recommended approval of the zone change for 1847 Nicolásville Road. The city planning committee recommended approval of the zone change for 1847 Nicolásville Road. The comprehensive plan's goals and objectives for infill and major corridors was undoubtedly the reason for these approvals. But now suddenly and without notice to property owners, some unhappy residents got to Councilman Gibbs to get this on the council docket in a week without any notice, any written notice, anyone would know. So naturally the only ones that support it knew about it. The ones that didn't support it didn't know. There was no written notice. So, dear members, please consider this when you think of the many e-mails and perhaps the supporters that are here. they had noticed it was coming. They've been working with Councilman Gibbs. Those that are against this moratorium have no notice. There's other property owners. There's an estate. No one even has any idea these limitations are being placed on our property. Lexington has a duty to notify property owners prior to placing a moratorium or limiting the use of our private property. It's common sense and it's good manners. Because the city did not notify owners in another moratorium without complaint does not make it right to take our property rights at this point. I object to this proposed moratorium and you should too. Please table this and wait until both sides of the issue can be notified. Wait until the new comp plan is finished. Wait until the end of the month. The councilman knows that this is in accordance with the comprehensive plans goals. I object to the rushed hearing. When the city lets you know if the city will send you a written notice if your grass is too tall. The city will send you a written notice if there's tree limbs over a sidewalk. The city will send a written notice to property owners for a zone change request. The city is required and will send a written notice for an H-1 overlay. But they don't have to send one to take out my property and how I use it for six months and other corridor properties and everybody in the neighborhood. I mean, it's ridiculous that you can take property rights without notice. This hush-hush radical government action would injure several property owners, especially the corridor owners, where the larger tracks are and really the only ones that have any realistic potential for infill or redevelopment. Just because you got no complaints last time when you placed a moratorium doesn't mean you can place a moratorium and take my rights without a complaint. I complain and I will continue to complain and I'll voice my complaints but this time I object and you should too. Please table this moratorium until you can give notice to the owners. It's the only fair thing to do. It's the only right thing to do. It's the moral thing to do and you owe that to the citizens of Lexington. Thank you Mr. Wise. Ms. Butcher? Thank you. My name is Julie Butcher. I live at 130 Cherokee Park, but I have two properties, 1922 and 1918 Nicholasville Road. Now, those properties are on the opposite side of Nicholasville Road, but let's make no mistake. This is a plan to use H-1 to militarize, to weaponize an H-1 overlay to stop anyone on Nicholasville Road between 1733 and 1915 from being able to do anything with their property. If this was truly about historic overlay, we wouldn't be having these discussions. It's solely to try to stop the comprehensive plan in its tracks that you all have worked so hard on, that the staff has worked so hard on, that was supposed to have been heard last week for finality, that also includes specifically these arterial corridors, which obviously Nicholas Bill Road is one of. I mean, let's face it, just because things might be old, my properties are old, doesn't make it historic. I'm old. I'm not historic either, okay? These are different things. I mean, we're apples and oranges. Nicholasville Road is not part of the neighborhood. Only, I wish it were. I mean, we can't rewind everything that has happened over the years. My properties are so much different on Nicholasville Road than my property on Cherokee Park or these other neighbors. There's so much different. There's not 60,000 cars passing by every day. Now, I got that number from 10 years ago when I thought I could put my law office there and was going to apply for a professional P1 zone change. And we did the traffic studies, probably more now. My house, after I decided that was not going to go anywhere because the neighborhood said no change of any kind, We don't care what the density is. We don't want business. We don't want professional. We don't want high density housing. We don't want anything. We want to keep it the way it is. I put my house on the market. That house, and nobody in this room in these neighborhoods, I'll guarantee you, not only do they not have 60,000 cars whizzing by their house every single day, they also never had their house on the market for 1,663 days, never getting a bite. For any price, that house is not for sale. I wish I could sell it. I wish I could get rid of it, but I've been hamstrung, and this is another example. I can guarantee you the neighborhoods are working together. I was born, but it wasn't yesterday. You all are being used. Vote it down. The moratorium as well. Thank you, Ms. Butcher. Is there anyone who wanted to speak to the moratorium who didn't get to sign in? Will you please come to the podium, state your name, address, and you'll have three minutes to speak. Hi, my name is Candace Wallace. I spoke last week when we first discussed this. I gave a little bit of a brief history last week. I won't bore you again with it. Our pursuit of the H-1 overlay, just like at work session two days ago, which Juliet Simmons, she also provided yet another viewpoint of that, started over four months ago. we filed our h1 petition the moratorium is simply a matter of course that's how it was explained to us that this is what happens when you file an h1 petition the Planning Department said you also file a moratorium so that way when you all pay over $20,000 to go hire a consultant which we had to write grants for to get along with the with the help of the historic department that they will come in and to make sure that their study is accurate that they go to present to the board of architectural review which then goes to the planning commission which then will ultimately come before you all to make a decision that what they study is actually what's still in place that's why they actually ask for no zoning changes before then and no demolition it is that simple it's not to go against miss butcher or anything about that across the street she's not in the h1 overlay zone this is not um i i'm sorry i didn't live in the neighborhood i don't know anything about your situation about this as far as law they testified last week that they don't actually have to notify anybody in the neighborhood of this that the notifications go out when the h1 overlay is filed with planning department and that's when the notifications go out so i'm sorry mr wise maybe you could tell these folks that they need a change in policy or something that moratoriums should be done like that but the neighborhood has done everything that we possibly know including going door-to-door during the polar vortex letting everybody know about this so I'm not sure how else we could have informed anybody we did everything we did I'm sorry you were in Florida and you weren't here I wish I was in Florida with you it was really hold. So anyway, thank you. Thank you very much. My name is Rebecca Glasscock. I've lived in the Pensacola Park neighborhood on Wabash Drive for 25 years. I'm asking for a moratorium on demolition and rezoning be applied to Pensacola Park for our neighborhood to have time to go through the H1 process. The Anglin, Price, and other farms along the Nicholasville Road gave way to urban expansion early in the 20th century. Suburban Court at the time about a half mile past the last urban street saw its first home built in 1920, and by 1929, 56 homes, which is three quarters of them, had already been built. At the same time, homes were being built on Rosemont, on Nicholasville, and on Penn Moken. And on the blocks of these streets that are included in Pensacola Park, over half of these homes were built before the Depression. Also prior to 1929, Goodrich and Lackawanna were cut through and then Wabash and Pensacola. Most of the homes on these streets were built during the Depression. A couple of evenings ago, a neighbor was talking to me about the homes and said that knowing that they were built during the Depression probably explains why all our closets are so little and you know with small closets and all I love I love my house which is the storybook style and we have in our neighborhood we have Cape Cod four square bungalow Dutch revival and other architectural styles so along with many of our neighbors we want to maintain the existing fabric of this historical intact middle and working-class neighborhood as a well-functioning exemplar of 1920s and Depression era architecture so please do approve the requested moratorium while our H1 application goes through the approval process thank you thank you yes sir my name is Jerry Gillespie and as per the honorable mayor's instructions I live at 164 Penn Milken Park I don't just own the property I actually live there I am here this week to repeat what I said last week that I hope the moratorium will be set in place to give the council more time to review all of the aspects of the H1 overlay and maybe take a little more time and care than the city planning commission did in their oversights in granting the rezoning change for 1847. i understand and am not opposed to rezoning for infill and development as long as it is conducive to the rest of the neighborhood and does not trickle down to those of us who do not live within three or four houses of nicholasville road i i think it's important that this maturium moratorium be reviewed very carefully we understand also that an h1 overlay does not prevent rezoning it calls for a more close review before approval I think that's the end of my statement. Thank you, Mr. Gillespie. Yes, ma'am. Hi, my name's Merith Birmingham Gillespie, wife of Jerry Gillespie, and I spoke last week, and I'm not good at this. I'm actually quite shy, and I support the moratorium because I want to preserve Lexington's history, I guess. That's all I can say. We live in a neighborhood from Goodrich to Rosemont Garden that is unique. Again, I think I explained before, there's Belcourt as an example, I guess Richmond Road. There's some others that have the quality and the ambiance of where I have had a home for 30 years. I raised my daughter there. There is more diversity. There is more working class people. we are a tight-knit group we have our differences but we tend it's a community and and why we I guess I'm so was I'm not against the inlay again I'm asking to keep the ambience and to keep if it takes a historic overlay to try to keep our ambience and have people appreciate the beauty of our city and not make it just a cookie cutter townhouse city that's what I'm asking for because it's a beautiful beautiful neighborhood and I just hope when we go into the stage on 1847 of construction that it is looked at closely because some things were let go I understand the soil was not looked at whatever kind of it might be have be looked at now but it was not at that point there's a five uh feet foot kind of situation from the sidewalk to where the development is that the person mr jones proposed that was not dealt with so it got pushed through without even going through what the comprehensive plan demanded i guess or asked for there were things it passed without getting that information it was a pre-approval i understand that but that information should have been in the pre-approval also. That was just my thoughts. And I love our community. I hope we decide to keep its culture, keep its history, keep Lexington, not, again, just a cookie-cutter city. Thank you, Ms. Gillespie. Thank you very much. So if I could ask the clerk to go ahead and continue with second reading of resolution, starting with number nine. Number nine, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class B infrastructure incentive grant to North Yard LLC for stormwater quality projects that cost net to exceed $24,912.80. Item 10, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the local records banter of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, which grant funds are the amount of $11,670 Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and offer the codification of LFU-CG zoning ordinance on an online platform, the acceptance of which is to obligate the urban county government for the expenditure funds, and authorize the mayor to transfer uncovered funds within the grant budget, item 11. The resolution authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to submit three grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. To provide any additional information requested in connection with these grant applications and to accept the grants that the applications approved, which grant funds are in the amount of $208,559.50 for our funds, or for the traffic safety program $66,455, the speed enforcement project $77,208.50, and the occupant protection program $64,869. The substance of which is obligated to the urban county government to expenditure funds and authorize the mayor to transfer unincorporated funds within the grant budget item 12, Resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of the American government to exceed a purchase of service agreement with Children's Advocacy of the Bluegrass for forensic interviews at a cost not to exceed $50,000. Item 13. Here, resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to exceed a facility usage agreement with the Fayette County Board of Education for a fire recruit testing site at a cost not to exceed $1,500. Item 14. Here, resolution authorizing the Division of Police on behalf of the American government to purchase custom manufactured boxes for patrol wagons from Maveron Incorporated, a sole source provider at a cost not to exceed $39,343. Item 15. The resolution authorizes the director of Mayor and Mayor of the county government to see an agreement with Telecordia Technologies, incorporate a DBAI Connective, a sole source vendor to manage the telephone portability between carriers that cost not to exceed $6,000. Item 16, a resolution rescinding resolution number 156-94, which directed the appropriation for payment of a 27th pay period and authorizing the Department of Finance and Division of Budgeting to eliminate the reservation of any existing funding toward a 27th pay period or 27th payroll with any such funding allocated or reallocated in accordance with the fiscal year 2018 fund balance determinations. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you very much. Now, counsel, you have already voted on number eight, so not to give it a second reading. So at this point, I would like to ask for a motion to approve everything except number eight for a second reading. So moved. Second. Okay. Councilmember Plowman moved and Councilmember Ellinger seconded. And so if you will please call the roll. Mr. Maloney. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi. Yes. Ms. Plowman. Yes. Ms. Reynolds. Yes. Mr. Worley. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown. Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. And Mr. McCurron? Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you very much. That was unanimous yeses. And so, Madam Clerk, if you will please give first reading to resolutions. item 17 a resolution ratifying the probationary civil service appointments of russle main and engineering technician principal grade 518 and 23.510 hourly in division of engineering effective march 4th 2019 and rita evans administrative specialist grade 513 and 19.889 hourly in division of fire and emergency services effective march 4th 2019 ratifying the permanent civil service appointment for jose de españa heavy equipment technician grade 5167 21.004 hourly in division of facilities and fleet management effective february 6th 2019 and ratifying the the unclassified civil service appointments of Breonna Ashley, Public Works Apprentice, Grade 504N. $13 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective February 25th, 2019. Terence Jackson, Public Works Apprentice, Grade 504N, $13 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective February 25th, 2019. Quentin Dixon, Public Works Apprentice, Grade 504N, $13 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective February 25th, 2019, and DeMarcus Wingate, Public Works Apprentice, Grade 504N, $13 hourly in the Division of Waste Management. Item 18, a resolution authorizing Division of Human Resources to make a conditional opportunity to find probationary classified civil service appointments, Allison Moore, staff assistant senior, grade 510 and 40.79 hourly. In the division of revenue effective February 19, 2019, Katrina Smith, administrative specialist, grade 513 and 18.299 hourly in the division of fire and emergency services effective February 19, 2019, Mary Potts, social worker, grade 513E, 1384.40, biweekly in the division of adult and tenant services effective March 4th, 2019, and Matthew Williams educational program aid, grade 508 and 13.804 hourly in the division of youth services effective February 19, 2019, Authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to find probationary community corrections officer appointments. Tim Collins, Elmer Fox, Adam Silver, and Shane Howard. All community corrections officer recruit grade 110 and 50.384, our division of community corrections effective upon pass of council. Authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to find unclassified civil service appointment to the office of the mayor. Andrea James, administrative aid to the mayor. Grade 523E, 3007, 3.08, biweekly in the office of the mayor, effective February 18th, 2019. Quinton-Walch, Administrative Specialist, Quintin 3N, 19.712, hourly in the office of the mayor. Effective February 18, 2019, item 19, a resolution amending Appendix A, rules and procedures of the Lexington Fair of County Council by creating section 1.100, providing for a statement of inclusion effective upon pass of council item 20, resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute facility usage agreements with various youth baseball and softball leagues granting the leagues the right to use LFUCG baseball and softball fields and facilities for the 2019 spring and fall seasons. Item 21, a resolution authorizing the division of water quality on behalf of the county government to purchase a chlorine gas feeder for the town branch wastewater treatment plant from Jags environmental incorporated, sole source provider and authorize the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed any necessary agreement with Jags environmental incorporated related to the procurement at cost to exceed $20,858.44. Item 22, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with the new Lexington Clinic PSC to allow new Lexington Clinic PSC to make improvements to the picket up parking lot in exchange for use of 35 spaces in the parking lot at no cost to the government. Item 23, a resolution to establishing playground plastics as a sole source provider for custom plastic lumber and the district parks and recreation authorize the mayor or her does it have the county government to exceed any necessary agreements with playground plastics related to the construction and maintenance of the shield to a playground at a cost not to exceed $125,000. Item 24. It was an authorized and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept a grant from Marathon Petroleum Corporation for which grant funds are in the amount of $5,000 for the purchase of firefighting equipment for the division of fire and emergency services. The acceptance of which should obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorize the mayor to transfer uncovered funds within the grant budget. On behalf of the American government to exceed a catering contract with the Hyatt Regency for catering services for the senior internal alumni luncheon. At a cost to exceed $5500. On behalf of the American government to exceed any necessary price contract with Harp Enterprises Incorporated as a sole source provider of voting machines. And any related maintenance, equipment, supplies and services for the Fayette County Clerk's Office and authorize the mayor or designee. On behalf of the American government to exceed any necessary price contract with Harp Enterprises Incorporated to the procurement of these goods and services. Item 27, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to change order number one to the agreement with Herrick Company Incorporated for the West Techman Wastewater Treatment and Scrum Removal Edition and Ash Tank number three cover project increasing the contract price by the sum of $44,202 from $1,389,000 to $1,433,202. Item 28, a resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exit the memorandum of understanding with the Kentucky State Police for the sharing of information. Item 29, a resolution establishing Wayne Supply Company as a sole source provider for Providing replacement parts and performing out of warranty repair for the Division of Facility of Fleet Management. Authorize the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed necessary agreements with Wayne Supply Company related to the repair and maintenance of government owned vehicle, excuse me, government owned equipment and manufactured by Caterpillar. Item 30, a resolution authorize and direct the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed a first amendment to the mental health services agreement with Bluegrass.org, allowing Bluegrass.org to utilize psychiatric nurse practitioners and clarify the language for calculating the average daily inmate population at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 31, a resolution to authorize the mayor on behalf of the American government to accept donation of a laptop value at $350 from attorney Gil Slaughter. To be utilized by the offender population of you case related documents or videos at no cost to the American government. Item 32, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government takes an agreement with Crispin Porter and Bogusky LLC as authorized agent of Domino's Pizza LLC, accepting a donation in the amount of $5,000 for the purpose of completing pot hole repairs as part of the paving for pizza campaign. Item 33, a resolution to authorize the mayor on behalf of the American government takes acute agreements with Gainesway Neighborhood Association, Pinnacle Home Owners Association Incorporated 575, Manors Incorporated 800, Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation 1025, and the Lexington History Museum Incorporated $1,275. The Office of the Urban County Council, I'd like to proceed this as I'm stated. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you very much. Are there any motions for walk-ons? Seeing none, are there any motions to suspend the rules and give a second reading? Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules and give first reading to number 18. Second reading. Second reading. Number 18. Yes, ma'am. All right. Is there a second? Vice Mayor Kay seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that's number 18. Are there others? Any other suspension motions? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to give second reading to number 18, please. Number 18, a resolution authorized in the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments. Allison Moore, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 510N, 14.729 Hourly, and Division of Revenue effective February 19, 2019, Katrina Smith, administrative specialist, grade 503 and 80.299 hourly, Division of Fire and Emergency Services effective February 19, 2019, Mary Potts, social grade 513E, 1384.40 biweekly, and the Division of Adult and Tenant Services effective March 4, 2019, and Matthew Williams, educational program aid, grade 508 and 31804 hourly, the Division of Youth Services effective February 19, 2019, authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the congregationary community corrections officer appointments, Tim Collins, Elmer Fox, Adam Silver, and Shane Howard, All community corrections officer recruit grade 110 and 50.384 hourly division of community corrections effective upon passage of counsel authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointment to the office of the mayor. Andrea James, administrative office aid to the mayor, grade 523E, 3073.08 biweekly in the office of the mayor, effective February 18th, 2019. And Quentin Welch, administrative specialist, grade 513N, 19.712 hourly in the office of the mayor, effective February 18th, 2019. Thank you very much. Do I hear a motion? I'll move. Second. All right. There was a motion by Council Member Lamb and a second by Council Member Bledsoe. Will you please call the roll? Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plumman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Gibbs? Yes. Vice Mayor Kaye? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. And finally, Mr. McKern? Yes, ma'am. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you very much. That passes unanimously. There is, for information only, communications from the mayor. And then we have a fire disciplinary. I'll recognize Chief Jason Wells. Please come forward. Thank you, Mayor. On Sunday, December 16, 2018, an allegation was made that Terrence Gatewood, employee number 42146, violated Uniform Disciplinary Guideline 1.11 late in AWOL. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with Chief Kristen Chilton and has accepted a written reprimand. Thank you. Is there a motion? I move. Second. All right. Vice Mayor Kay moved and Council Member Plumman seconded. Is there any discussion? This is to accept the discipline. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That passes. Thank you very much. Next, we'll open to announcements for council. Are there any? Council Member Massadi. Oops. I was there, then I was gone. You were there, and then you were gone. Go ahead. Yes, ma'am. I'd like to make a motion to make an amendment on number 8, Resolution 0-121-19, and exclude the properties from 1733 to 1915 Nicholasville Road. So moved. All right. There's a motion by Council Member Massadi, a second by Council Member Maloney to exclude, and will you say the addresses one more time? Yes, ma'am. It appears on Resolution 012119. They are the addresses of 1733 to 1915 Nicholasville Road, odd addresses only. All right. Thank you very much. Is there discussion on the motion? And if you'll... Now, Council Member Lamb, did you want to speak to the motion? i'm i'm gonna go by the electronic list for now yes council member lamb thank you i appreciate council member mazotti bringing this motion forward and i was hoping to get to say this before council member gibbs left the room but i just wanted to state that and i think that this is the right thing to do i've sat through many moratorium discussions and i don't recall that there's been a time where actual residents have come to us asking us to not include their property on in a moratorium so i'm not against moratoriums i'm not against h1 overlay in fact the neighborhood across the street which is my district is talking about it however when a property owner comes to us and says they have concern with the moratorium i think we have to validate what and listen to what their concerns are so i appreciate council member mazotti bringing this motion forward i think it's the right thing to do and i believe that the h1a overlay for pensacola park will still be able to move forward and i think that um i think that it will everything will be all right so i appreciate council member mazotti bringing this forward thank you okay you're welcome council member james brown thank you mayor um and i i do too appreciate this being brought forward my only question or concern is uh is transparency we had people that were here earlier speaking in favor of the moratorium and to make a change to it after they left i think puts us in a bad spot as far as transparency and doing something after they left the room so you know i'm i'm concerned about the way that looks, the optics of it, and would entertain, I don't know, doing it next week, tabling until it comes back or consider. I'd be interested to hear what other council members have to say about it, but that's my concern about it. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Two questions. It might be from law. One is this would be a material change, I imagine, so it would go back to a first reading again, so it would automatically give them time, Council Member Brown. I think does that answer the question from law? Do we have anybody that's going to say amen? Would that be a material change if it passed? It would be similar to the amendment that you made tonight, so it would be still a material change. It would require a new first. And the second thing, I think we discussed this a little bit, or I had asked the question earlier, can we exclude certain properties from that H-1? We were told that you couldn't originally from somebody, but you can. This is for the moratorium, correct? This is not having to do with the H-1, if I understand the motion correctly. That is correct. If you exclude these properties from the moratorium, it does not exclude them from being considered for the H-1. Okay, that explains it to me. But anyway, that gives them additional time. In other words, they could do anything in that six-month period, right? They would not be subject to the moratorium. Process-wise, that is correct. Okay, all right, thank you. Okay, thank you. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I'm also a little bit uncomfortable with the timing of this. Council Member Mishana, can you describe the property and the reason for having it excluded? The properties are described as defined in the resolution. So basically the resolution says 1733 to 1915 Nicholsville Road addresses only. So based on the resolution, that's what I was based my motion on. I feel that with us looking at the comprehensive plan on infill and redevelopment, if we start excluding certain properties, especially these that are more of a, in my mind, these are on a commercial corridor, that we're going to have difficulty fulfilling our obligations as far as infill and redevelopment. And that's what's my thought process. As far as the specific properties, I'm just going with what's in the resolution. Okay, then I'm sorry. that I'm going to ask again for clarification of the motion itself. What does the motion say? I apologize. I just haven't got it in my head. I'll be glad to repeat. My motion was in reference to Resolution 0121-19, that the properties from 1733 to 1915, Nicholasville Road, odd addresses only, be excluded from the moratorium zone amendment of the application and demolition permits. So the motion is to exclude all the properties? Based on this resolution, 1733 to 1915, Nicholasville Road, odd addresses only. Just those. Nothing else with any of the other addresses that are in the resolution. Just those addresses only. Okay, so that's all the properties on Nicholasville Road. I know. To be excluded. 1733 to 1915, Nicholasville Road. I'm sorry, and I apologize. No, no, that's okay. It says odd addresses only. I'm just going with what the resolution says. If the law department has something different or planning. Okay. I don't know where I end up on this. I am uncomfortable with the timing. I think there was an opportunity to offer the amendment when Council Member Gibbs offered his amendment, and we could have considered both of them. And there will be an opportunity, I guess, in two weeks if you want to introduce this same amendment. So I'm going to, at this point, I would vote no. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Councilmember Maloney. Thank you. I'll second this motion, and I agree with what Councilmember Mazzotti said. We're doing the infield redevelopment, and that one area I brought up two weeks ago when Councilmember Gibbs brought this to me, and I had concerns about Nicosville Road because that is the main core. And we've got to let them finish up the comprehensive plan and what we're doing right now. and they're still in they still got the h1 application put together we're not delaying anything we just i don't see a problem with this i i support this motion that we go on forward and we got two weeks if they want to come back and try to tell me a different way i good luck i mean i just think we just got to wait i appreciate the motion thank you vice mayor kay thank you mayor i i'm i'm logging back in for one purpose only and that is to clarify what I think is a misconception. The H-1 overlay does not preclude development, period. It does not preclude rezoning. It does not preclude demolition. What it does is it requires anybody who's proposing any of that to go through a slightly more elaborated process. So at least in my mind, an H1 overlay is not counter to the intention of the comprehensive plan as proposed to enhance development along the corridors. That can still happen, but if those properties are included in the H1 overlay, they have to abide by the decision of the Board of Adjustment, the Board of Architectural Review, that what they're doing is consistent with the existing properties. So, I mean, it's been said any number of times that this is counter to the comprehensive plan, and I don't believe that that's the case. It's been said any number of times that it will prevent development. I don't believe that that's the case. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. And does anyone else want to speak to the motion on the moratorium? Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. Is Director Duncan available? He was here. Okay. Excuse me. If I'm reading this resolution correctly, it says, imposing a moratorium on zone map amendment applications and demolition permits for all properties located within the specific guidelines. So that means if I own a property on one of these addresses, and if I want to do a zone change, or I want to take down my property, or one of these properties, I cannot do so because there's a moratorium. Is that not correct? Is that my understanding? That's how I understand it. Okay, so that's why I put the motion forward to exclude those specific properties on 1733 to 1915 Nicholsville Road, odd addresses only, and exclude them from that moratorium. So moved. It's already moved. Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, I'm just going to speak on it again, and I hate to be redundant. I had concerns about the moratorium when it first came forward just because of the infield and redevelopment focus that we have as a city. I think we need to maximize those opportunities. I think the Nicholasville Road corridor has already been identified as a place that a lot of it is going to take place. So I'm inclined to support this motion. My only concern is what I said earlier. It's just that we had a room halfway full of people that were here to speak on it, and they did, left the room. The council member that brought the auditorium forward isn't present. Jim Duncan's not here as well to answer questions, and I think that's unfortunate. But I'd feel more comfortable voting on this next week. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Does anyone else wish to speak, Council Members, to the motion regarding number 8 to exclude the addresses of 1733 to 1915 Nicholasville Road? Odd only. Excuse me. Council Member Reynolds. I just have a clarifying question. So are we able to postpone the vote on this motion until next week, or does it have to be voted on right now about excluding those? The motion is on the floor. So an action would need to be taken to either if the mover took it off the floor and the seconder agreed, it could go away, or if the council decided to make a motion to table it or postpone it. Okay, thank you. Those are all options. Anyone else? I see several names, but I think you've all spoken. Did anyone want to speak again that's on this list? Okay. Then we'll go ahead with the vote. And does everyone understand the motion is to amend? Resolution 0121-19 to exclude properties 1733-1915 Nicholasville Road odd only. All those in favor of the motion, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? No. Go ahead and log in, please, with your vote. We only need eight. Isn't that correct? We need eight votes. And we have eight yeses, two noes, two absent, and three recuse. So that motion passes. So that will require a new first reading. and that will happen in two weeks. Now, let's continue with any other council comments. Are there any? Wouldn't it be? I think you need to give it a new first reading. Madam. Because we just amended the actual resolution. Right. is she going to give it a new first reading now because we just amended it it's a material change so i would i mean does it not occur in two weeks well i think the normal if you wanted to go ahead and give it the first reading tonight that would be appropriate do we need a motion to do that i i think that probably the better practice if you wanted to give it a first reading time would be to go ahead and make that motion to do that okay there's been a motion by council member massadi second by council member lamb to give this item a new first reading and do you have the madam clerk do you have the dave is working on it right now he's working on it he's working on the fly will you let us know when you're ready and okay um all those in favor of giving a first reading please say aye a new first reading anyone opposed we've got one no All right, that motion passes. Number eight, as amended, a resolution imposing moratorium on zone map amendment applications and demolition permits for our properties located within the proposed Pensacola Park Area Historic Districts. H1 overlay zone, more specifically defined as the following properties, excluding 1847 Nicholasville Road, Chesapeake Drive, no addresses, 96 to 171 Goodrich Avenue, 101 to 224 Lackawanna Road, 1855 to 859 Norfolk Drive. 101 to 177 Penn Moken Park, 1847 to 1877 Pensacola Park, 1871 Pensacola Drive, 108 to 199 Rosemont Garden, 105 to 175 Suburban Quarter, and 101 to 166 Wabash Drive, directing the division of planning to refuse to accept a process applications for a zone change in directing the division of building inspection to refuse to accept applications for demolition permits for these properties. Establishing the purpose of this moratorium is to give the Planning Commission and the Airby County Government time to consider and final action on an H1 overlay zone application to be initiated by the Planning Commission for these properties and setting the duration of the moratorium to be six months or until the council takes final action on the proposed Pensacola Park area H1 overlay zone whichever event occurs first. Thank you very much. Now we will have second reading in two weeks. Council members I'm looking at a list here. Vice Mayor Kaye you're on the list first. Did you want to give a comment or a council report or anything like that no uh council member james brown can you thank you council member evans not quite so much an announcement but um again another thank you um mayor and uh polyreddick for the recognition of billex count volunteers i did get to participate in signing people in and And I stayed probably until about 10, 1030, and that was exactly the conversation that was going on. Can we go back and check on them? Are you sure that they won't come in? We've got housing for a place for them tonight. And they were very dedicated. And it was very, very, very cold, even in the building. So I did just want to give my additional thanks to all of those that volunteered, because, I mean, we really were talking about somebody might die out there. and it was something that I got to see Director Riddick's passion for the work that she does, and it was great to see her in action and everyone else that volunteers on a daily basis. I mean, these are individuals that they're working with every day that they know, and it's something that we're all trying to work on, and anyone that says otherwise or says that we're not compassionate it and how we're trying to address it. Perhaps might be ill-advised or misinformed because that night there were so many people out there that to students, to senior citizens, to young people out there and to the point where all the locations that we had people were out there. We actually told a few people, volunteers, that they weren't needed because we had so many people come out. So I just wanted to extend that extra thank you to everyone that participated, because it was something to behold. And thank you for recognizing them. Thank you. Council Member Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to say congratulations to Thomasina Grider, who made history this month as Lexington's first African-American female police sergeant. I know that Brennan Angel has emailed many of you with some of the information about her, but some of the quotes I thought were pretty neat. She said, I knew I wanted to be the police when I rode with the first female that I saw in the department. Now she is serving as an important female role model, and on February 4, 2019, she made history by becoming the department's first African-American woman promoted to sergeant. Greider said she's proud to be a role model for others, male or female. A female officer inspired her to join the department, but Greider knew that she had to make her path as well. The last quote she said was, don't wait for someone that looks like you to be the person to make that change. If I would have waited for someone that was a minority female, I may not be in the position that I am in right now. Congratulations, and we are proud. Thomasina. that's all mayor thank you councilmember Maloney thank you mayor I just want to thank director Haney and councilmember Brown's giving us an update on the jail I noticed we had some folks here still leaving that councilmember Elledger brought up a couple weeks ago now one thing that concerns me and I think y'all doing trying to do what the best what we got I saw that we had a hundred and 40 people quit last year, and before that it was another hunger, so it's been about 200 over the last couple years. When I talk to some of the people that have left, they have gone back to their hometown where they were making, they're taking a $9 cut because they want to see their family, they want to stay home, and they want to have a life. I just want to know if we've been able to contact those folks who have left. because when I came on here 12 years ago as you all remember I came on we had a crisis like this with 9-1-1 we could not find anybody to work for the 9-1-1 so we had to make a plan up the number one thing that I did and my staff we went out and talked to the former people who were 9-1-1 to hear their concerns why, what can we do better A lot of times when you talk to folks like that that are not here, you probably get a good answer. And I just want to know if you tried to communicate with them, because that's a lot of folks that have left over the years, and I'm just wondering if you'll have connections, how to get back with them and hear somehow what it made them say. I know they're going to say money, they're going to say that, but sometimes they have ideas how they can fix some of the problems. because i'm telling you if it wasn't and counts and glenn brown can tell you when we did the 9-1-1 it was a mess and if it wasn't for those people who came back we quit on us they gave us some good guidelines what to do and we followed them and they didn't advise it right now it's been a big help and i just wanted a lot of times those folks are a big help and i didn't know if you all keep in touch with them director haney welcome thank you uh council member maloney uh we do do exit interviews when those employees leave and and certainly have conversations especially if they indicate that there's any issues with the jail or uh you know with regarding working conditions or something to that and certainly consider them and we have had several that have come back uh resigned and we've hired them back and we called them in and talked to them prior to and uh you know to ask them what changes you know what what was involved to make them want to come back um certainly i think that one of the things that we're concentrating on right now is doing a a retention program and a staff wellness program we're in we're working with uh nicole rodriguez and hr and a couple of our folks that have have got some really good ideas on a mentoring program and a wellness program some of those things to try to keep folks if we can keep them you know make them see that it's a career certainly you come into city government and and with community corrections uh looking at hazardous duty retirement and and benefits and those kinds of things do have job stability some people have left and come back like i said and and found out that that's what they wanted was the job stability so we will we'll continue to concentrate on finding out why folks leave okay and certainly i think then the concentration needs to be how can we touch them and get them to want to stay well i appreciate your report that you all gave it the other day and it's a good update and but I just it's always good to hear from the other side and maybe they and sometimes you do they give us some good advice so well thanks for everything thank you Thank You Director Haney is there any other council member who has an announcement okay seeing none I'd like to open the floor to public comment and we have one person Mr. McCarthy on the list For the record, and for those of you I haven't met yet, my name is Bernard McCarthy. My address is 515 Harry Street, which is about one mile northward from this building. I want to say, and I've preached this before, those who occupied your offices many years ago, so far back that had they adopted it when I suggested it, this government could have made some money off me. I want to say that I think you need to add a traffic impact fee to the price of every building permit issued in Fayette County. Anything that ups the density over what's there should be paying toward providing the infrastructure that growth makes necessary. and in 23 days I will be taking my annual trip southward to a place that does have such impact fees. They also have a few other purely local revenue sources that are independent from what they get from their state and the federal government. And the funny thing is, while they've had worse traffic in the past than we have, but they've actually made some headway against some of their trouble spots. Whereas here, I see things get steadily worse because there's just not enough money to build roads as fast as people keep migrating here. I think part of the solution has got to involve making growth pay its own way. Trying to fight for a bigger share of federal and state road money at the expense of other counties within our state would seriously backfire on us because people and businesses from the counties that don't get their fair share of the money and improvements would wind up abandoning those counties and migrating here, and we'd have that much more overcrowding. And by all means, though, do, if you run across members of the legislature and members of Congress, do put a little pressure on them to raise the state fuel tax and the federal fuel tax, but I still think on top of that we need a purely local revenue source dedicated to roads as well. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. McCarthy. Do I hear a motion to adjourn? Second. All right. All those in favor say aye. Aye. 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