# Rural Land Management Board - February 27, 2019 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 27, 2019 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4704 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4704?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2019-02-27 - **Last revised**: February 27, 2019 - **Length**: 2,805 words - **Speakers**: Beth, Headley Bell > ⚠️ **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 Rural Land Management Board convened on February 27, 2019, at 3:30 PM in the Council Chamber at the Government Center, with Gloria Martin presiding as chair. The board addressed 11 agenda items during the session, including routine administrative matters and committee reports. The meeting included 4 motions and votes, with the board approving the minutes from the previous meeting and voting on procedural matters including the transition from closed executive session back to open session and final adjournment. No public comments were received during the designated public comment period. The board deferred new business items to a future meeting while receiving informational reports from the chair, staff, and the Education & Outreach Committee. ## Attendance The following members were present at the February 27, 2019 meeting: **Present:** • Gloria Martin • Zach Davis • Philip Meyer • Don Robinson • Will Mayer • Headley Bell • Mary Ann Delaney • Dennis Anderson **Absent:** • John McNamara • Christine Stanley • Ian Young **Late:** • None Eight members attended the meeting, with three members absent and no late arrivals recorded. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included four unanimous votes with all eight members present participating in each decision. **Approval of Meeting Minutes** Don Robinson motioned to approve the January 30, 2019 and February 13, 2019 minutes, with Headley Bell providing the second. The motion passed unanimously 8-0, with all members voting in favor: Gloria Martin, Zach Davis, Philip Meyer, Don Robinson, Will Mayer, Headley Bell, Mary Ann Delaney, and Dennis Anderson. **Closed Session Motion** Zach Davis motioned to enter into closed session to discuss potential acquisition of a real property interest, seconded by Don Robinson. The motion passed unanimously 8-0, with the same eight members voting in favor. **Administrative Discussion Authorization** Mary Ann Delaney motioned for the Chair to discuss budgeting and finance with the Administration, with Zach Davis seconding the motion. This motion also passed unanimously 8-0, with all eight members supporting the decision. **Meeting Adjournment** Don Robinson motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Philip Meyer. The adjournment motion passed unanimously 8-0, with all members voting in favor. All four votes demonstrated complete consensus among the board members, with no opposition or abstentions recorded on any matter. The consistent participation of all eight members—Gloria Martin, Zach Davis, Philip Meyer, Don Robinson, Will Mayer, Headley Bell, Mary Ann Delaney, and Dennis Anderson—throughout the voting process indicates full attendance and engagement during the decision-making portions of the meeting. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed one financial item involving a refund transaction. The board discussed a $230 refund from the Blue Grass Community Foundation. This refund represents funds being returned to the organization, though the specific reason for the refund was not detailed in the available meeting materials. No additional budget items, expenditure approvals, or other financial actions were recorded during this meeting session. ## Appointments The meeting addressed two personnel changes affecting local boards and committees. **Appointments Made:** • Christine Stanley was appointed to the Historic Preservation Group **Resignations Accepted:** • Greg Bibb resigned from the Rural Land Management Board These appointments and resignations represent routine administrative actions to maintain proper staffing levels on various municipal boards and committees that support local government operations. ## Attendance Chair Gloria Martin called the meeting to order and announced the attendance for the February 27, 2019 meeting. Martin provided an overview of which members were present and noted any excused absences for the record. This agenda item served as the standard roll call procedure to establish a quorum and document official attendance. The attendance announcement was informational in nature, with no discussion or debate required. Chair Martin's announcement established the formal record of member participation for the meeting proceedings. *Note: Specific attendance details and transcript timestamps were not available in the provided meeting materials.* ## Approval of Minutes The board considered the approval of minutes from two previous meetings during this agenda item. The minutes under review were from the January 30, 2019 meeting and the February 13, 2019 meeting. Key speakers during this discussion included Gloria Martin, Don Robinson, and Headley Bell. The board members reviewed the documentation from both meetings to ensure accuracy and completeness before proceeding with formal approval. Following the review and discussion, the board voted to approve the minutes from both the January 30, 2019 and February 13, 2019 meetings. The motion was successful, with the minutes receiving official approval from the board. This routine procedural item ensures that the official record of previous board meetings is formally adopted and becomes part of the permanent record of the organization's proceedings. ## Unfinished Business During the unfinished business portion of the meeting, Beth Overman provided an update on the RLMB's account at the Blue Grass Community Foundation. The discussion was informational in nature, with Overman presenting details about the status of the organization's account with the foundation. No specific concerns were raised during this agenda item, and no formal action was taken. This update served to keep board members informed about the current status of the RLMB's financial relationship with the Blue Grass Community Foundation as part of ongoing business matters. ## New Business The New Business agenda item was briefly addressed during the meeting, with Gloria Martin serving as the key speaker for this section. The primary item scheduled under New Business was a report from Elisabeth Jensen, a new participant in the PDR (Professional Development Review) program. However, this presentation was postponed and did not take place during the meeting. No additional details were provided regarding the reason for the postponement or when the report might be rescheduled. The agenda item was deferred without further discussion of alternative new business matters. The brief handling of this agenda item suggests that Jensen's report was the only new business scheduled for consideration at this meeting. ## Chair Report Chair Gloria Martin provided an informational report on her recent activities and updates regarding the Planning, Design and Review (PDR) department. **Key Activities Reported:** - Chair Martin reported on her attendance at various meetings, though specific details of these meetings were not provided in the available materials - She provided an update on the current status of PDR under the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) **Speakers:** - Gloria Martin (Chair) **Outcome:** This was an informational item with no action required. The report served to keep board members informed of the Chair's activities and departmental updates. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps are not available for this agenda item. Additional details about the specific meetings attended or the nature of PDR's status under the CAO were not included in the extracted materials.* ## Staff Report During agenda item VI, Ms. Beth Overman provided an informational report to the meeting participants. The report focused on recent activities of the Planning Commission, specifically highlighting their work session and an upcoming vote that was scheduled to take place. Ms. Overman briefed the attendees on the Planning Commission's deliberations during their work session, though the specific details of the topics discussed were not elaborated upon in the available materials. The report also addressed an upcoming vote that the Planning Commission was preparing to conduct, indicating ongoing planning matters requiring formal action. Headley Bell also participated in this agenda item, though the nature of his contribution to the discussion was not detailed in the source materials. The staff report served as an informational update rather than requiring any formal action from the meeting participants. This type of report typically helps keep governing bodies informed about the activities and progress of various commissions and committees within their jurisdiction. The agenda item was classified as a discussion item, allowing for questions or comments from meeting participants regarding the Planning Commission's activities and upcoming decisions. However, no specific concerns or debates were documented in the available materials. This staff report represents a standard communication mechanism between different governmental bodies, ensuring transparency and coordination in planning and administrative processes. ## Education & Outreach Committee Report Committee Chair Zach Davis presented the Education & Outreach Committee report during the February 27, 2019 meeting. Davis outlined the committee's current objectives and provided an update on their meeting schedule. Beth Overman also participated in the discussion as a key speaker, contributing to the committee's report presentation. The report served as an informational update to the board, providing members with insight into the committee's ongoing activities and planned initiatives. The presentation covered the committee's strategic objectives and outlined their scheduled meetings for the upcoming period. This agenda item was structured as a discussion item, allowing board members to receive updates on the committee's work and ask questions about their educational and outreach efforts. The report concluded without requiring any formal action from the board, as it was presented for informational purposes only. The Education & Outreach Committee's report represents part of the board's regular committee reporting process, ensuring all members stay informed about the various committee activities and their progress toward established goals. ## Public Comment No members of the public provided comment during the public comment period for this meeting. The agenda item was acknowledged but no speakers came forward to address the board or council. ## Closed Executive Session The board entered into a closed executive session during agenda item IX to discuss the potential acquisition of a real property interest. Gloria Martin was identified as a key speaker during this portion of the meeting. In accordance with standard executive session procedures, the board moved into closed session to discuss matters involving real estate acquisition that require confidential deliberation. The specific details of the property interest under consideration and the nature of the discussions were not disclosed in the public record, as is typical for executive sessions dealing with real estate matters. The session was classified as informational, indicating that the board received information and engaged in discussion but did not take formal action during the closed portion of the meeting. Any decisions or votes related to the property acquisition would need to be conducted in open session following the conclusion of executive session discussions. Executive sessions are permitted under state open meeting laws when discussing certain sensitive matters, including real estate acquisitions where public discussion could potentially compromise the government entity's negotiating position or affect property values. The board followed proper procedures by announcing the general nature of the executive session topic before entering closed session. ## Open Session The board addressed agenda item X, which involved approving a motion for the Chair to engage in discussions with the Administration regarding budgeting and finance matters. Key speakers during this agenda item included Mary Ann Delaney and Zach Davis, who participated in the discussion of this resolution. The motion specifically authorized the Chair to conduct discussions with the Administration on budgeting and finance topics. The board considered this resolution as part of their open session proceedings. Following discussion, the board voted to approve the motion, granting the Chair the authority to proceed with the proposed budgeting and finance discussions with the Administration. The resolution was successfully approved by the board members present at the meeting. ## Adjournment The board concluded the meeting with agenda item XI, a resolution to adjourn. Don Robinson and Philip Meyer were the key speakers during this final agenda item. The board voted to approve the adjournment motion, bringing the February 27, 2019 meeting to a close. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (8-0): Approval of the January 30, 2019 and February 13, 2019 minutes - **Motion** — passed (8-0): Enter into closed session to discuss potential acquisition of a real property interest - **Motion** — passed (8-0): Chair to discuss budgeting and finance with the Administration - **Motion** — passed (8-0): Adjournment of the meeting --- ## Full transcript I'm here for you, driving me mad, making me crazy for your love Driving me mad, making me crazy Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh When the sun wakes up in the west and lays its head down in the east, when they ordain Madeline O'Hare and she becomes a priest, When a San Diego sailor comes home with no tattoo When the lights go on at Wrigley Field I'll be coming home to you But don't wait on me, little darling Lord, can't you see, little darling I only go so far, there No guarantee Don't wait on me That's something I just can't do Never have and don't Don't wait on me When the wind don't blow in Chicago And L.A. is cold and clear When they unfurl, oh glory And no one stands to cheat When my brother-in-law phones me And the charges aren't reversed When the cabbie don't want a bigger tip I'll be sliding home from first So don't wait on me Little darling Lord, can't you see Little darling I only go So far there No guarantee Don't wait on me That's something I Never have and don't Don't wait on me When you load up on a long shot And it went by half a nose When the 4th of July parade Is cold because it snowed When the waiting room is empty and the duckses come right in When Christmas comes before New Year's I'll be coming home again But don't wait on me, little darling, Lord can't you see Little darling, I only go so far then, no guarantee Don't wait on me That's something I Never have and don't Don't wait on me Don't wait on me Don't wait on me. Don't wait on me. Don't wait on me. I love you for all the wrong reasons. I need you Every night and every day Yes, I love you For all the wrong reasons Cause you love me In all the right ways Shimmering lips kiss me Anybody to make a fool of any man I'd like to run away But I just haven't had all that I can stand Our love is like the darkness It just keeps on getting deeper with the night And though we never say I love you You know it feels so good when we get it right I love you For all the wrong reasons I need you If I do Music And I'll call the Rural Land Management Board meeting to order. We do have a quorum. There are eight of us present today. I will say that our new member, Christine Stanley, has been confirmed but could not be with us today. She's trying a case in court. And we still have one vacancy. I have a letter that I will pass to you that was sent to us by one of our former members and chair, Greg Bibb, thanking the board members past and present for their support and hard work, but he has resigned. So I'll pass this letter, and when you all finish at the end, if you will please make sure Beth gets it for our records. we had a meeting on january the 30th and our special meeting february the 25th that we had on the fifth floor in the phoenix building beth has provided us with those minutes i hope you all have had an opportunity to review those she mailed those out several days ago Are there any questions, additions, changes, deletions? I'll give you a minute. I see lots of folks looking down. You also have February the 13th minutes. The chair would entertain a motion for approval of these minutes. So moved. A motion has been made by Don Robinson. Is there a second? Second. Second by Headley-Bell. If there are no changes or additions or comments after that, all in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. You're voting if you're, does everybody have a screen that's working? Okay. All right. Unanimous. All in favor. Thank you. We don't have any new people for confirmation. We did that at our last meeting. And as I've just said, we have one that's been confirmed and one resignation. The two vacant seats, the council, it's my understanding, some names are being sent for that vacant seat. So just as soon as the mayor forwards that on to the council. And I will note that the 12th district council person, Kathy Plowman, is here today. All of these farms and purchase of development rights and donations are in her district. So thank you for coming. um beth can you update us on our money from the bluegrass community foundation please okay yes um so we did receive an email back from the bluegrass community foundation that they would not refund the um 250 per year fee they have charged us for the last two years that we were aware of um so we received a check for approximately 230 back from them and we have that and we had planned to work with greg to open an account at central bank and i think he's still going to help us with that or connect us with someone there to do that and so glory and i will get that set up and then report back to you all but we do have the refunded check in hand Short what we wanted, but some, at any rate. We were going to have a report today from our previous closing that we had on the cattle farm of Elizabeth Jensen's. And I have spoken to Elizabeth. She works in Frankfurt, and they were having a special vote today that she thought she probably needed to be there for. So I've asked her to do that next month, and all is willing. For my report, I will tell you that I did attend the Farm Bureau meeting again this month. I did attend the Council's Planning and Public Safety Committee on February the 5th with Beth. And I will report that it's my understanding that the Rural Land Management Board and all of this will still, as the ordinance was written, will stay under the CAO. So that's my report. anything from the treasurer? Treasurer. You did look over the budget, and that did all go into the mayor. Okay. Beth. Okay. I would just report that I did attend the planning commission's work session last Thursday. It was the final work session they were having prior to their vote to pass the, or to vote on the comprehensive plan. And that is scheduled for tomorrow at 1.30. It is my understanding they have moved that vote to the front of the agenda. They also have four zone changes, so they have moved the vote on the comprehensive plan to the beginning. and I just wanted to alert you all to that since PDR is part of that and the Rural Land Management Plan, and Headley is on the Planning Commission, and do you want to provide them any update? Well, it's just been the staff has done a great job just to continue to educate us on what our objectives are, and there's been considerable discussion about it all. and look forward to, you know, it's been pushed off initially. It's supposed to be voted on last in December, and it's been pushed off until now just for continuing education. So there's been a lot of great discussion about things, and look forward to the vote tomorrow. For our committees, our four committees, I know one of them has had an opportunity to meet. That's our Education and Outreach Committee, chaired by Zach. Do you want to give us an update on that? They met Monday for an hour. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam Chair. The Education and Outreach Committee met on Monday with myself, Mr. Bell, Melissa Brown, Meredith Price, Robin Owens, and Chair Martin in attendance. And the primary goal that came out of that meeting is, or the primary objective of that committee, is going to be community buy-in through the education, the outreach, and the relationships that we as a committee and a board can build with the community. Relationships and education, we discussed the idea. It was mostly, it was all discussion. We didn't take any votes. There was no formal action. But the opportunity to meet with council members one-on-one, work through the ordinance with some of our newer council members who perhaps haven't had a chance to read it yet, public awareness through earned media or free media. We've also discussed outreach, invite farm owners who have their farms in the program to our meetings, allowed them to make a very quick presentation to tell us what their farm is, what they do on it, how the easement has benefited their family or their use, and focus on community-specific events like the Farm Bureau meetings, for example. The marketing of our brand was extensively discussed as well. We are going to look into new signage, specifically dropping the term PDR from the signs. We've had some people who've donated easements really not like to have the sign that says purchase of development rights on their farm when it was a donation. We are looking at utilizing the correct terms of the Rural Land Management Board and the Rural Land Management Plan, again, perhaps in place of PDR with this new signage. Beth is going to help us with the design and the cost aspects, working with the city offices to see what needs to be in place officially. We've also discussed Facebook and social media, which, of course, is free, other than the use of staff's time, of course, again, within the LFUCG guidelines. And another item that was discussed is going back to the founding fathers and mothers of our program, Dennis, Margaret Graves, Frank Penn, Chris King specifically, to talk about the grand bargain that was struck between the 19 or however many organizations it was to come together to form this program. What have perhaps we lost over the years that we need to bring back to have such, again, community buy-in at that point? What can we do to rejuvenate that intention? Madam Chair, I don't think I've missed anything. We did set a meeting calendar for the year, and, Beth, if I could trouble you to note those for the public. Other than that, I think that's it. Okay, certainly. The meeting dates for the Education and Outreach Committee are as follows. March 25th, all are, let me start and say they all are Mondays at 3 p.m. and are held in my office, which is in the Phoenix building on the fifth floor. The dates are March 25th, April 22nd, June 3rd, June 24th, July 22nd, August 26th, September 23rd, October 28th, November 25th, and December 16th. And I will send those out to the board just for your information, even though the majority of you are not on that committee, just so you are aware. And they did take a formal vote on that. Yes, I'm sorry, we did take a formal vote on our meeting schedule for 2019. And that will be posted publicly along with our meeting schedule, so anyone may attend and the rest of our board members will know about it. If they would like to attend, everyone is welcome. Let me remind you that when your committees do meet, all of these four committees, your very first meeting has to be given public notice, and that will be considered a special meeting. You'll need to tell Beth ahead so it can be properly posted for everyone to know that. When you meet at that first meeting, then you can adopt a schedule for the year, and once you have done that, then we don't have to go through that process again. It can be posted. So when you have that first meeting, please make sure that you look at your calendars and pick some times. And remember that the charges that you've been given and the goals you're trying to reach are for one year, this year only. And at the end of that year, then we'll reevaluate and see what we need to add or subtract or what other committee we need. So please, those of you on committees, try to get together, look at budget and finance and everything for our time period. and Beth can help you with that. She has a great place in her office for us to meet. We can keep maps there and all the information, and it's easy. Anything you want to bring, you can leave there for the next meeting. So I encourage you to do that. Are there any comments about any of the committees? Yes, Healy. Yeah, I feel fortunate to serve with Zach on that committee, And it's uplifting as far as I'm concerned. I mean, this is such a special program that is now nearly, I believe, 20 years old that just needs to be renewed as far as the community awareness is concerned. And I think a key goal is for the community to feel as if they've got some form of ownership in this. and it's not easy to do when you talk about farms, but I think it's the whole approach that all of the agricultural side is trying to do, i.e. horse country and things like that, to feel as if we're so very fortunate to have this community like it is and for the community to feel that they can be a part of it. And I really sincerely feel the goal for even rural land management is something similar to that. So I really commend you, Gloria, for leading that, and Zach for leading it as well. Again, I found it very, very uplifting, and I liked that we drew on members from the outside who aren't on our board to contribute to the board, to the meeting. So I was really very, very encouraged, and I thank you so much. Thank you. We've tried to encourage previous members of the board to come back and serve on these committees. And again, let me stress any of you who want to come to any of these four meetings, everyone is welcome. The door is open, and it's one of those things, the more the merrier and the better the ideas, the better the goals will be and the end product. So thank you all for all attending and for participating. So thanks. Are there any public comments? Because that's the majority of our business for today. If there are no public comments, the Chair will entertain a motion to go into closed session. So moved. In order to discuss potential acquisition of a real property, and that might be affected if we don't do that in closed session, the value of that property. So thank you for coming, those of you in the audience. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ¶¶ ¶¶ Thank you. ¶¶ Thank you. Is there a motion? Is that a fact? Yes. Pursuant to the bylaws, I move that the chair discuss budgeting and finance with the administration. Second. The motion has been made and seconded. Is there any discussion of that? No discussion? All in fact, please signify by saying not. She's got it. Oh, these are not all in, but that's okay. You've got to turn it on. Zach seconded it, and Ms. Delaney made a motion. Oh, she did. All in. Oh, there you go. Now they're on. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed? We have. There you go. It is. So it still didn't do it, but anyway. I did vote. didn't come up. It says yes on my screen, but it's not recording. There it is. Okay. Is there any other business before we adjourn? The chair will entertain a motion for adjournment. Move to adjourn. Second. Don Robinson made the motion. Phil Meyer seconded. And we're adjourning at 514. Again, thank you for coming. I'm out.