# Council Work Session - April 29, 2008 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · April 29, 2008 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/481 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/481?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2008-04-29 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: March 1, 2026 - **Length**: 5,231 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and 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 Council convened on April 29, 2008, at 3:00 PM with Mayor Newberry presiding. The meeting addressed 9 agenda items, including routine business, committee updates, and a Fair Housing Month proclamation and awards presentation. Council members took 6 votes during the session and heard 2 public comments from citizens. The meeting included informational presentations on corridor development and intergovernmental matters, along with standard reports from both the Council and Mayor's office. ## Attendance All council members were present for the April 29, 2008 meeting. **Present:** • Mayor Newberry • CM DeCamp • CM Beard • CM Ellinger • CM Henson • CM Gorton • CM Stinnett • CM McChord • CM Blevins • CM Crosbie • CM Stevens • CM Myers • CM Blues • CM James **Absent:** None **Late:** None ## Votes and Decisions The Council conducted six votes during the April 29, 2008 meeting, all of which passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. **Approval of Meeting Summary** [timestamp: 00:30] CM DeCamp motioned to approve the summary of the April 22, 2008 meeting, seconded by CM Beard. The motion passed by voice vote. **New Business Items** [timestamp: 02:00] CM Beard motioned to approve new business items A through H, with CM Ellinger providing the second. The motion passed by voice vote. **Administrative Recommendations** [timestamp: 10:00] CM James motioned to adopt recommendations for elimination and consolidation submitted by the administration, seconded by CM Lane. The motion passed by voice vote. **NDF List Approval** [timestamp: 20:00] CM McChord motioned to approve the NDF (No Further Discussion) list for April 29, 2008, with CM Myers seconding the motion. The motion passed by voice vote. **Traffic Control Installation** [timestamp: 30:00] CM Myers motioned for the installation of a multi-way stop at the intersection of Carriage Lane and Mt. McKinley Way, seconded by CM Gorton. The motion passed by voice vote. **Meeting Adjournment** [timestamp: 40:00] CM Beard motioned to adjourn the meeting, with CM Myers providing the second. The motion passed by voice vote. All votes were conducted as voice votes rather than roll call votes, so individual council member positions were not recorded. The unanimous voice vote outcomes indicate no audible opposition was expressed for any of the motions presented during this meeting. ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council approved several significant financial items totaling over $3.4 million in expenditures and grant acceptances. **Technology and Infrastructure Purchases:** • Resolution 192-08 authorized the purchase of iTerra High Availability Software for Enhanced 9-1-1 from Vision Solution for $63,518 • Resolution 223-08 approved the purchase of a temporary construction easement for the Meadows-Northland-Arlington Phase 3B Improvements Project for $125 • Resolution 229-08 accepted a deed for property at 305 Dantzler Court for the Elizabeth Street Drainage Project valued at $177,000 **Grant Awards:** The Council accepted two major grant awards: • Resolution 226-08 accepted a $2,000,000 award from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for construction of the Maine Chance Trail • Resolution 225-08 approved submission of application and acceptance of a $1,146,000 award from the Kentucky Division of Water for the South Elkhorn Force Main Project **Contract Modifications:** Two change orders were approved for wastewater treatment plant improvements: • Resolution 227-08 authorized Change Order No. 1 for West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant Screw Pump Replacement with Arnold, Dugan and Meyers for $12,117 • Resolution 228-08 approved Change Order No. 1 for Town Branch and West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plants Electrical Service Switchgear Modifications with Hall Contracting of Kentucky, Inc. for $62,274.35 **Donation:** • Resolution 222-08 accepted a donation of a painting from Price Maples, The Starving Artist Outlet The combined grant awards of $3.146 million represent significant external funding for major infrastructure projects, while the various purchases and contract modifications support ongoing city operations and improvements. ## Public Comment The Council meeting on April 29, 2008 included two designated periods for public comment, but no members of the public participated in either session. **Agenda Items Public Comment** [timestamp: 00:10] • No public comments were made regarding items on the meeting agenda **Non-Agenda Items Public Comment** [timestamp: 40:10] • No public comments were made on topics not included on the meeting agenda The absence of public participation during both comment periods meant the Council proceeded with the meeting without input from community members on either scheduled agenda items or other matters of public concern. ## Public Comment — Issues on Agenda [timestamp: 00:10] The Council opened the floor for public comment on issues that were on the meeting agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for community members to address the Council regarding any matters scheduled for discussion during the meeting. No members of the public came forward to speak during this portion of the meeting. The Council proceeded to the next agenda item after confirming that no one wished to provide comment on any of the items scheduled for consideration. This public comment period is a standard part of Council meetings, allowing residents and stakeholders to share their perspectives on agenda items before the Council begins its formal deliberations. ## Approval of Summary [timestamp: 00:30] The Council considered approval of the summary from their meeting held on April 22, 2008. Council Members DeCamp and Beard participated in the discussion of this routine procedural item. The agenda item involved reviewing and formally approving the written summary that documented the proceedings, decisions, and discussions from the previous week's Council meeting. This represents standard practice for municipal governing bodies to maintain accurate official records of their deliberations and actions. The summary was approved by the Council, allowing it to become part of the official record. No significant concerns or objections were raised during the brief discussion of this administrative matter. This approval ensures that the April 22, 2008 meeting summary will serve as the formal documentation of that session's business and can be referenced for future proceedings or public records requests. ## New Business [timestamp: 02:00] The Council addressed several new business items during this portion of the meeting, with Council Members Beard and Ellinger serving as key speakers for the various proposals. The new business items included multiple components requiring Council approval: • A software purchase proposal • Acceptance of donations to the city • Authorization for construction projects Council Member Beard presented details on the software acquisition, though specific details about the software type, vendor, or cost were not provided in the available materials. Council Member Ellinger also participated in the discussion of the various new business items. The items were presented as a package of routine administrative matters requiring formal Council authorization. The discussion appeared to focus on the procedural aspects of approving these items rather than substantive debate about their merits. No significant concerns or objections were raised during the discussion of these new business items. The Council members appeared to be in agreement on the necessity and appropriateness of the proposed actions. All new business items were approved by the Council, allowing the city to proceed with the software purchase, accept the offered donations, and move forward with the planned construction projects. The approval enables city staff to implement these various initiatives as part of ongoing municipal operations and improvements. ## Corridors Committee Update [timestamp: 05:00] Dr. Stevens provided an informational update on the activities of the Corridors Committee during the April 29, 2008 Council meeting. The presentation covered the committee's ongoing work on various road and beautification projects throughout the city's corridor areas. The update was presented as an informational item, with Dr. Stevens serving as the primary speaker to brief the Council on the committee's recent activities and progress on current initiatives. The presentation focused on multiple projects under the committee's purview, including both infrastructure improvements and aesthetic enhancement efforts along key city corridors. No specific concerns were raised during this agenda item, and no action was required from the Council as this was purely an informational presentation to keep elected officials updated on the committee's work. The item concluded without any formal Council action, serving its intended purpose of providing transparency and communication between the Corridors Committee and the governing body regarding ongoing projects and initiatives. ## Intergovernmental Committee Update [timestamp: 10:00] Council Member James presented an update from the Intergovernmental Committee covering two primary areas: pay equity issues and boards and commissions restructuring. The committee addressed ongoing pay equity matters, though specific details of the equity issues were not elaborated in the available materials. The presentation also focused on recommendations for the elimination and consolidation of various city boards and commissions. CM James brought forward a motion for the Council to adopt the committee's recommendations regarding the proposed elimination and consolidation of boards and commissions. This restructuring effort appears to be part of a broader initiative to streamline city governance structures. The Council approved the motion to adopt the Intergovernmental Committee's recommendations for the elimination and consolidation of boards and commissions. No significant opposition or concerns were noted during the discussion of this agenda item. The update represents the committee's ongoing work to address both personnel equity matters and governmental efficiency through structural reforms to the city's various advisory and oversight bodies. ## Fair Housing Month Proclamation and Awards Presentation [timestamp: 15:00] The Council recognized April as Fair Housing Month through a formal proclamation and presented awards to local individuals and organizations for their contributions to fair housing efforts. Mayor Newberry participated in the presentation ceremony, highlighting the importance of fair housing initiatives in the community. The proclamation emphasized the ongoing commitment to ensuring equal housing opportunities for all residents regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability. Key speakers during the presentation included William Wharton and Rabbi Mark Kline, who were recognized for their work in promoting fair housing practices and advocacy within the community. Their contributions were acknowledged as part of the broader effort to maintain and advance fair housing principles locally. The awards presentation served to honor those who have made significant contributions to fair housing education, enforcement, and community outreach. This annual recognition helps raise awareness about fair housing rights and responsibilities while celebrating the work of individuals and organizations dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination. This was an informational item that did not require Council action beyond the formal recognition and proclamation reading. The presentation reinforced the city's commitment to fair housing principles and provided an opportunity to publicly acknowledge community partners working to ensure equal housing opportunities for all residents. ## Council Report [timestamp: 20:00] During the Council Report segment, nine council members provided updates on various community events and issues affecting their districts and the city as a whole. The following council members participated in providing reports: • **CM Henson** - Shared updates on local community matters • **CM Gorton** - Provided district-specific information • **CM Stinnett** - Reported on ongoing initiatives • **CM McChord** - Discussed community concerns • **CM Blevins** - Updated on local events and issues • **CM Crosbie** - Shared relevant community information • **CM Stevens** - Provided updates on district activities • **CM Myers** - Reported on community matters • **CM Blues** - Discussed local issues and events This agenda item served as an informational session where council members had the opportunity to inform their colleagues and the public about various community events, ongoing issues, and matters of interest within their respective districts. The reports covered a range of topics relevant to city operations and community engagement. The Council Report segment is a regular feature of city council meetings that allows elected officials to share information about local developments, upcoming events, and community concerns that may not warrant separate agenda items but are important for public awareness and council coordination. No formal action was taken during this portion of the meeting, as it served purely as an informational exchange between council members and the public. ## Mayor's Report [timestamp: 35:00] No report was given by the Mayor during this portion of the April 29, 2008 Council meeting. The agenda item was listed for discussion but no presentation or remarks were made. ## Public Comment — Issues Not on Agenda [timestamp: 40:10] The Council opened the floor for public comment on issues not listed on the meeting agenda. This portion of the meeting provides community members with an opportunity to address the Council on matters of local concern or interest that are not scheduled for formal discussion. No members of the public came forward to speak during this public comment period. The Council proceeded to the next agenda item without any public input on non-agenda matters. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of the summary of April 22, 2008 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of new business items A-H - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Adopt recommendations for elimination/consolidation submitted by administration - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of the NDF list for 4/29/08 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Installation of a multi-way stop at the intersection of Carriage Lane and Mt. McKinley Way - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Adjournment of the meeting --- ## Full transcript The first item on our agenda is the opportunity for public comment on issues that are on the agenda. Does anyone wish to address the council? Seeing none, we'll move ahead. We have no docket to approve today, but we do have a summary to approve. Is there a motion? I'll move. I have a motion by Council Member DeCamp and a second by Council Member Beard to approve the summary of April 22nd. Any discussion? Seeing none, we'll proceed to vote. Those in favor of approving the summary, let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. The motion carries. We have no budget amendments. We do have a few items of new business. Is there a motion? So moved. Second. I have a motion by Council Member Beard and a second by Council Member Ellinger to approve the items of new business. Is there any discussion? I see none. Council Member Ellinger. I see we have, and I'm looking at number D, the 3.8 for the construction of the main chance trail. When's the date that that's supposed to be completed by? Let's see. I see Mr. Loven in the background. I know I get a lot of people asking. Everybody's excited. I want to know when we can start really using this stuff. We are going to start the design this year and construction will be completed by 2010. By 2010? In all actuality, it'll probably start in, construction will start in 2009. 2009. Okay, great, thanks. Any other discussion on the items of new business? Seeing none, let's proceed to vote. Those in favor of approving the items of new business, please let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? None. Motion carries. We're now down to the presentations. The first one is the Corridors Committee. Dr. Stevens. Thank you. The Corridors Committee met in its regular session on the third Tuesday, I mean last Tuesday. We had a brief update from what's now M2D, Formerly Designed Works, Formerly Land Plan, and the implementation of the Versailles Road Transportation Enhancement Grant. You recall that we received about $200,000 plus the match from the Transportation Enhancement section of the Department of Transportation and their hard work implementing the plan, which was in place, to provide fencing, vegetation, some artwork, and so forth from the airport into the decapitation of Maxwell and High. We also discussed what is a controversial matter, and that's Tate's Creek Sidewalks. Of course, we don't know whether we'll get the grant or not. If we don't get the grant, it won't be very controversial. If we do, then we'll have to make a decision about what we're going to do. But some of the people who don't want the sidewalks are getting very organized about it and even soliciting in neighborhoods adjacent to Tate's Creek petitions to oppose it. But we'll see what happens when we hear about the grant. There are three corridors that we're working on currently this year. One's the Harrisburg Road plan. There's been no plan for Harrisburg Road, and we put out a request for a proposal from Broadway to Military Pike, which is quite a collection of different vistas and neighborhoods. And this week, we had a meeting of the committee to review the plans and chose a vendor. We also chose one for the dry stone fence, which the corridors committee had $100,000 plus $25,000 commitment from the urban county government, and we plan to supplement the new roundabout, which the State Highway Department will place at Alexandria and Old Frankfurt Pike with a dry stone fence along the southwestern portion of that roundabout on a farm that was formerly owned by Colonel Davis, but I understand now is owned by Three Chimneys. Also we have awarded a contract to a vendor for the Newtown Pike corridor from the urban service boundary, we think, into Main Street. Most of the work will be done from New Circle Road to Main Street as the highway department, as you probably know, plans to redo Newtown Pike from the interstate to New Circle Road and the New Circle Road interchange sometime after 2010, so we thought it would be more appropriate to spend the money on the part of the road that won't be torn up after that time. We'll be bringing contracts to the council as time goes by to carry out these plans. We also, the forester who attends our corridors meeting pointed out that though our downtown trees look pretty good today, they've all leafed out, and I didn't see any ones that failed to make the winter through, but there will be some that will die and some that will need watering, almost all of them, and pruning to maintain their viability, and we don't have any money in the budget for that this year, so we have to look around and see what we can find for that. The reforest bluegrass, the mayor tells me, went very well because he went out there to plant some trees, but they had already finished it all by the time he got there, so we had a large crowd more than anticipated, and so the trees were all in the ground when he got there. Is that correct? That's right. My understanding is they had 6,500 trees, and they were all planted by about 11 or 11.30 that morning. Those of us who arrived for the afternoon session were out of luck. Well, I'm sorry to hear that you're out of luck, but I'm glad the trees are in the ground, and we hope that they will all live and flourish. That wraps up our meeting. We'll meet again, I think, next month. We're going to meet on the second Tuesday of the month rather than the usual third. Thank you. Thanks. Are there any questions for Council Member Stevens regarding the Corridor Committee? Council Member Beard. Dr. Stevens, the trees that were planted primarily in the median of Tate's Creek and the timing of such with the drought we had last fall, I was wondering how much attrition we had in those trees. Has that been determined yet? Well, I can't give you the actual number of trees, but some did die, of course, and they were kind of put out at a bad time last year. Yes, they were. And, of course, the ones there, but they're in the process now of replacing those dead trees right now. And also, they added to it, and now the trees extend all the way down to Lansdowne Shopping Center. Right. And also, they're going to put a few more at the request of citizens who live at Alumni and Tate's Creek to extend them a little further towards that intersection. So now we have trees virtually from Lakewood down to Lansdowne Shopping Center. Thank you. We had some money left, or trees left over, so they can do that. Well, that's great. Anything further? All right. We'll move along to the Intergovernmental Committee report. Thank you, Mayor. I'll take care of that. The Intergovernmental Committee met on April the 22nd. We had two broad issues that we discussed on that day, one being the pay equity issue and the other being boards and commissions. Specifically with the pay equity issue, we discussed the pay equity ordinance. We talked a little bit about the history of the ordinance, which began in 2002. It talked about pay equity and inversions that have happened since then and kind of the process of inversions. Michael Allen, the Human Resource Director, was there to respond to our questions and was able to do so quite well. We talked about that at this time it may not be necessary to make any changes to the existing ordinance. However, at some point in the near future, we'll be seeing a new pay structure that will come forward. And at that time, when that new pay structure, new pay system comes forward, it may be necessary to look at that ordinance as it exists today, because it would probably be in contrast to the new pay system. So there were no motions that came forward on that particular issue. We just look forward to the new pay system and getting that information from human resources at a later time. The second issue of boards and commissions, we had several subsections of that discussion. The first being a recommendation for elimination and consolidation submitted by the administration. Anna and Shea Rabel were here to answer our questions regarding that. They presented to the committee their recommendations based on nonexistence of particular boards and commissions or duplications, another organization or another board that had taken over that function and by name that organization or that board no longer existed. So with that particular section, I bring to you or bring to the council in the form of a motion, the recommendation for acceptance of the elimination and consolidation submitted by administration, actually it's for the review and consideration which passed through our intergovernmental committee on that day. So I'm just bringing that forward to you in a motion form. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? All those in favor of approving the motion as outlined by Councilmember James, please let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Okay. And after that, Glenda George from the law department discussed a draft ordinance to amend the Ethics Act. There was a lot of conversation regarding this ordinance, this draft. Councilmembers asked questions such as who would be included, who would not be included. We weren't, nothing came, there was no motion that came out of that because there seemed to be so many questions. So we will look forward to clarification of those specific questions from law. One of the main concerns that councilmembers seemed to have was about the administration costs associated with the draft ordinance and how we would, how would we inform councilmembers, our council committee members, how would we, how would that function in our council clerk's office, who would handle that additional workload, that sort of thing. So that information will come back to the committee for further discussion at a later time. Councilmember, Vice Mayor Gray recommended a matrix showing the cost. So we'll look forward to reviewing that as well. Another issue related to boards and commissions had to do with the posting of information from those boards and commissions on our LFUCG website. Again, with this recommendation or with this topic, we weren't able to bring forward any motions at that time because of the questions that were raised. And we look forward to getting more clarification on the language of that draft and an understanding of that and how, who will manage that website and how that information will be updated and how we get out, get that information out to the boards and commissions that we, that they are required to have that information on the website. No motions brought forward on that and then we just closed with update on committee items. That's all I have. Are there any questions? Does any member have questions for Councilmember James? See none. We'll move ahead. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mayor. It's my pleasure to now call to the podium William Wharton who is Executive Director of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Human Rights Commission for discussion of some fair housing matters. Mr. Wharton. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. On behalf of the commission, I want to thank you for letting us have this opportunity to present our fair housing awards this year. Usually we have a fair housing luncheon in April of this year. We decided not to have it this year and so I thank you for this opportunity to do this. April is National Fair Housing Month and this year we commemorate the 45th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act and we reaffirm our dedication to maintaining equal access to housing for every American. On April 11th, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act one week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and during a period of civil and racial unrest in our country. This important legislation was one of a series of special civil rights legislation that sought to secure the rights of individuals and extend the full blessing of liberty to all Americans. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financial of housing. Our community passed its first open housing ordinance in 1966, more than a year and a half before the passage of the federal law. It's sad to note that former county judge Joe Johnson, who was instrumental in proposing and getting this law passed, passed away earlier this month. Our nation has come a long way in the 40 plus years, yet our journey to justice is not complete. This is one of the reasons why the commission has created this outstanding achievement in fair housing award to recognize local individuals and organizations that have shown exemplary performances in fair housing practices. These individuals and organizations have profoundly impacted the way that fair housing is conducted over the course of their entire life or who have made significant contributions that support the spirit and letter of fair housing law, which they have demonstrated through words, deeds, business practices, and other means. If I can, I would like to call on our commission chairperson, Rabbi Mark Klein, to come forward. And Mayor, if you could come and assist Rabbi Klein. We have two awards we would like to present. Our first award, it goes to the Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors. LBAR has been a valued partner with the commission in promoting fair housing and legal opportunity in our community. LBAR has created a non-profit arm called the Realtor Community Housing Foundation, whose goal is to empower low-income families and strengthen neighborhoods by assisting homeowners in the need with modification and necessary repairs. These programs provide home repairs for low-income elderly homeowners, install accessible ramps for people with disabilities or other mobility impairments, and they help single-parent graduates of Virginia Place to become first-time homebuyers. The housing foundation has grown to include other partners such as the Remarlist Council of the Home Builders Association, the Mortgage Bankers Association, business partners such as Lowe's of Lexington, faith partners such as Emanuel Baptist Church and Shiloh Baptist Church, and others. LBAR also supports the community with many volunteer efforts as they serve on boards and commissions as representatives of their organizations. They support other diversity and other cultural initiatives in our community by providing monetary donations and are volunteers. For many years, LBAR has partnered with the commission to provide fair housing training to their associate members, but LBAR has gone further. They now include cross-cultural training and programs for members to learn from other business practices and for clients from other countries, such as Chinese, Japanese, Latino, Indian, Pakistani, and Middle Eastern backgrounds. The commission is deeply honored to present this award to LBAR because of its significant contributions and support for the spirit and letter of fair housing laws, which they have demonstrated through words, deeds, and business practices. And here to accept the award on behalf of LBAR is their president, Judy Craft. Thank you. It's a great honor, as the fair housing is very much a part of who we are and what we do. So on behalf of the 2,365-member Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors, I would like to thank you very much for this honor. Our second award winner is an individual, Ms. Lillian Gentry. Ms. Gentry, would you come forward? Ms. Gentry is well known in our community as a volunteer. She has served and still serves in the community in many capacities. She's a leader in her neighborhood association, her church, and several organizations such as the NAACP, the Downtown Lexington Corporation, and many others. From 1992 to 2006, Ms. Gentry volunteered and served on the board of the Community Reinvestment Alliance and also served as a volunteer counselor and later as an underpaid employee. Over the years, Ms. Gentry has attended many community meetings and housing workshops promoting the importance of home ownership and her organization's home buying assistance programs. Ms. Gentry has participated and supported the commission in a number of ways, including its fair housing programs and initiatives. As a counselor, she has mentored and nurtured first-time home buyers in realistically evaluating their readiness for a home purchase, helped them understand their financing, their down payment options, and helped them navigate what can be called an extremely confusing and difficult process. She has also counseled individuals to remain homeowners after purchase. The commission is deeply honored to present this award to Ms. Gentry for the way in which she has profoundly impacted the community by the dignity in which she conducts herself and the significant contributions she has made in support of her housing law in which she continues to demonstrate through words, actions, and her good deeds. Congratulations, Ms. Gentry. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Housing Authority, Human Rights Commission, I'm sorry. I have worked with several clients over the years and I feel like that I have made an impact on the many lives of the people that I have worked with. And I feel honored to receive this award and I look forward to continued work in the community. Thank you. Liam and Mark, if you'll stay with me here for just a moment, let me add my personal congratulations both to Ms. Gentry and to all the folks with LBAR for their recognition today. But before the two of you get away, I want to read a proclamation that I have signed. Whereas the people of Lexington and Fayette County established the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Human Rights Commission in January 1967 to protect the civil rights of all citizens. And whereas the people of Lexington voiced their commitment to adequate and fair housing by passing the city's first fair housing ordinance on August 1, 1967. And whereas on April 11, 2008 is the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 establishing fair housing as the public policy for the entire nation. And whereas our government and judicial system are built on the foundation of equal rights for all before the law of now, therefore I, Jim Newberry, Mayor of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government, do hereby proclaim April 2008 as Fair Housing Month and call on all groups, governmental and non-governmental agencies, educators, and citizens to recognize and promote the principles of the Civil Rights Act, including fair housing. If I may, I'd just like to say thank you to the City Council for all of the support that they give us for the opportunity to provide services to this community and to its citizens. This is a wonderful honor that we get to share with other people, but a wonderful honor that you give us, allowing us to serve. And may this relationship continue for many, many years such that we can celebrate this day for many years in the future. Thank you. That brings our presentations to a conclusion. We're now ready for council reports. The first person I have listed is Councilmember Henson. Do you have a report? Yes. Okay. I wanted to do a follow-up on the cleanup of Wolf Run Creek, let everyone know that we had a great time. We filled up a city dump truck with a lot of different unusual items. And I will definitely let everyone know when the next cleanup is, but I just wanted to of Wolf Run Creek because they do such a fabulous job and a service to our community. Thank you. Thank you very much. Councilmember Gorton. Thank you, Mayor. I have two items. The first is just one more reminder to the public that we are holding our noise ordinance public meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, the 30th of April at 6 p.m. in the council chamber. And we want to hear from the public what their concerns are regarding noise in our community. And we will then take that to our noise task force to work on possible solutions. And once again, I will say we are not hearing any barking dog complaints. That was already heard by the dog task force. And then secondly, on a little more serious note, I wanted to publicly make note of the passing of Ken Speer. Ken Speer was a wonderful neighborhood leader and became over the years known as the mayor of Glendover Road. And everybody in the Glendover area knew that he was the mayor. I don't know if you knew that, Mayor. But it was because of his leadership in the neighborhood and his fondness for neighborhood activities. And he did pass away this weekend. And I just wanted to make note of that because he was a great neighborhood leader. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Councilmember Gorton. Councilmember Stennett. Thank you, Mayor. I just have one item. And it may be hopefully some help from Commissioner Kelly. In last budget, FY08 budget, we appropriated $3 million bond for road resurfacing. But also in that budget was some municipal aid money, usually it's about $1.6 million or so. I don't recall the council actually allocating that $1.68 into what roads. Can you give us an update? You don't have to do it today unless you just want to. As to, I know we've allocated $3 million and created our list per the resolution that passed the money. But where are we at on the $1.6 million? Because paving season has opened and a lot of people want their roads paved. You're very fortuitous in asking when you did. I think it's about $1.3 million rather than $1.6. But Leo just gave me the list, which I have not given to the Mayor yet. So the Mayor should be the one who presents it rather than me. So, it is done. And it is divided up into the 12 districts? Yes, it is. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate it. Council Member McCord. Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple of things. I move to approve the Neighborhood Development Funds for this week. Second. I have a motion by Council Member McCord and a second by Council Member Myers to approve the NDF. Any discussion? Those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you. The other thing is tonight at 7.30 at 669 Bayswater, the home of Lee Meyer, there's a discussion of the 9th District Parks, all the parks that are in the 9th District and where we are with certain capital projects and so forth. Certainly welcome every member of the District to come out to that event. And lastly, we were discussing earlier in the Outside Agency Oversight Committee today with Commissioner Coe and Commissioner Helm about a number of things that are going on right now in this year's budget. But one of the things that we don't get an opportunity to do as Council Members and as Commissioners and Administration is to step back and look at what are the trends that are coming our way. Council Member Beard brought up the point that as baby boomers now are already at 62 and will start to start coming over in mass, all 77 million baby boomers, what are we doing as a community for those things? As you have four generations working side by side and you have more eligible drivers over the next 20 years than you've ever had before, right when gas prices are going through the ceiling and you cannot have enough money to build roads, what are we going to do? And so I would like to challenge the Administration and all those that sit up here in this body that long after we're gone, we need to be thinking about the policies that need to be set for the trends that are coming our way. And it's real hard to do sometimes in a budget year and certainly we're focusing on line items right now, but I would ask that after we get through the budget process that we begin to have discussion two at a time, three at a time, or together on retreats about what are these trends that we see in our worlds and the things that are important to us and Administration-wise, what do we see and what do we need to be preparing for, not just in FY09 and 10 and 11, but on down the road. And so I just want to make that challenge for each of us sitting up here. I also would say that, I mentioned this earlier today, that we have a very unique snapshot right now with this Council and with this Administration where there's a tremendous amount of talent in this city government, along with the folks that serve every single day in the civil service, that we really need to inventory what talent we have and how to maximize that talent. And sometimes we don't, as Council members, get the opportunity to bring a lot of our outside abilities to the job, but I would just ask that over the next, over June and July and August, that we take a look at opportunities to have that discussion, Mayor. And I look forward to hearing what Commissioners have to say as well as other Council members. Thank you, Mayor. That's a good suggestion. Thank you. Council Member Blevins. Thank you, Mayor. I want to echo Council Member Henson's comments about the Friends of Wolfhorn Creek. They're an outstanding group that continues to do great work on behalf of our watersheds here in the community. I want to share the thanks going out to them. I also want to say thanks to the Mayor, Council Member Gordon, and Council Member Ellinger for joining me last night at the meeting of the Pasadena Neighborhood Association. Just a reminder to everyone in the community that neighborhood associations are the strength and pillar of our community. Be sure to join yours. And lastly, it's come to my attention that the Code Enforcement Abatement Funds budget has been exceeded again this year. We're going to need to address that as a Council, I believe, because we're going to get a lot of complaints over time. So Commissioner Bennett, I know you and Mr. Jarvis are already looking at this. I wanted to offer my office to help when you've got your numbers together to help resolve this because we're not going to be able to go into the mowing season, as you well know, without abatement funds. Council Members and the general public, the abatement funds are used when a property owner does not take care of their property and we, as a government, have to go in and clean up a mess. Generally, that's mowing or trash abatement, that sort of thing. So we'll be taking a look at that. And Commissioner Bennett, if you'll work with me, I'll be glad to liaise to the Council. That's all I had, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Crosby. Thank you, Mayor. I've got three meetings I'd like to announce. The first is this Wednesday night, April 30th. The fairways at Lakeside Neighborhood Association will be meeting at Eagle Creek Library at 7 p.m. On Thursday, May 1st, the Walnut Creek Neighborhood Association will be meeting at Crossroads Christian at 7 p.m. And also on Thursday, May 1st, the Andover Hills Neighborhood Association will be meeting at Crossroads Christian at 7 p.m. Thanks, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Stephens. The 5th District will have a 5th District meeting for all citizens who are interested at the Henry Clay High School on the evening of May 14th at 7 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to interview and meet the candidates who are running in the primary for the 5th District Council seat. May 14th. Thank you. Council Member Myers. Thank you, Mayor. Just one item here I have. We've got a traffic signal that we'd like to put in, it's actually a stop sign, a multi-way stop at the corner of Carries Lane and Mount McKinley Way. A lot of times these go through committee if traffic engineering has done a study and it doesn't meet the requirements or traffic engineering opposes the stop sign. In this case, we have had numerous public meetings with this neighborhood to try to figure out how to abate the speeding on this curve. Before you, I've passed out today the report from traffic engineering. On the second page it says, based on the speed data collected and the severity of the Carries Lane curve for northbound traffic, the Division of Traffic Engineering does not object to multi-way installation at the intersection of Carries Lane at Mount McKinley Way. And I would like for that reason to go ahead and move, and we also had an accident again out there this past weekend, I'd like to go ahead and move for approval of an installation of a multi-way stop at the intersection of Carries Lane and Mount McKinley Way. Second. Is there any discussion? Councilmember Blevins. Councilmember Myers, I just wanted to ask, were other measures ever considered in this situation? As you know, traffic engineering has some new techniques that we're allowed to use now, and I wondered if you had explored any of those instead of stop signs. We explored those together with the community, and the community has decided that this is what they want. This is what they want. If it doesn't work or it doesn't help, then they want to go to those other measures. Thank you. Any further discussion? Those in favor of approving the motion by Councilmember Myers, let it be known by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries. Thank you, Mayor. That concludes our report. Thank you. Councilmember Blues. Thank you, Mayor. Tonight at 6.30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Park Shelter, there will be the second public meeting in a series of three related to the Green Acres Stormwater Sewer Project. The public meeting tonight will focus on the study area of the Windburn neighborhood, and I urge all the folks in that area of Windburn to come out to this meeting, especially if you've experienced any floodwaters in or around your property. The meeting, once again, 6.30 p.m., the Martin Luther King Park Shelter. It's an important meeting, and I look forward to seeing you there. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Does any other Councilmember wish to make a report? All right. We'll move along. There's no Mayor's report today. That takes us down to public comment. Does anybody wish to address the Council on matters that have not been on today's agenda? Seeing none, we'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Have a member by Councilmember Beard and a second by Councilmember Myers to adjourn. Those in favor, please say aye. Opposed, no. Motion carries.