# Council Work Session - January 14, 2020 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · January 14, 2020 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/4927 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/4927?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2020-01-14 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: February 7, 2026 - **Length**: 10,626 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1, with speaker labels folded in from Granicus closed-captioning. 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 January 14, 2020, with the Mayor presiding over the session. The Council addressed two main agenda items during the meeting, focusing on zoning matters and downtown district management. The Council conducted a public hearing on a zone change request, which was ultimately approved following deliberation. Additionally, the Council received an informational presentation regarding the Downtown Lexington Management District Renewal, providing members with updates on the district's operations and future plans. During the session, the Council took two formal votes on matters before them. No public comments were received during the designated public comment period. The meeting demonstrated the Council's ongoing commitment to addressing zoning issues and maintaining oversight of downtown development initiatives. ## Votes and Decisions The Council took two votes during the meeting, both related to scheduling public hearings for the Downtown Lexington Management District. **Amendment to Public Hearing Date** [timestamp: 15:30] The Council voted on an amendment to change the timing of a public hearing to February 11th at 5:00 p.m. The amendment passed by voice vote with 11 members voting in favor and 2 members voting against. No abstentions were recorded. **Public Hearing Authorization** [timestamp: 150:00] Vice Mayor Kaye made a motion to schedule a public hearing on the proposed plan to continue and reestablish the Downtown Lexington Management District. The motion was seconded by Council Member Gibbs. The motion passed by voice vote, though specific vote counts were not recorded for this item. Both votes were conducted by voice vote rather than roll call, so individual Council member positions were not formally recorded beyond the vote totals noted for the first motion. ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council addressed two significant financial matters during the meeting. **Federal Grant Acceptance** The Council considered authorization to accept $275,000 in federal funding for an elementary school zone enhancement project. This grant funding would support improvements to school zone safety infrastructure and related enhancements. **Lexington Rescue Mission Agreement** The Council reviewed a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Lexington Rescue Mission, Incorporated for $10,000. This resolution would formalize the city's financial commitment to support services provided by the nonprofit organization. Both items represent the Council's ongoing efforts to secure external funding opportunities and maintain partnerships with community service organizations. The federal grant represents a significant investment in school safety infrastructure, while the Rescue Mission agreement continues the city's support for local social services. ## Contested Items The primary contested item during this Council meeting was a Zone Change Public Hearing that generated significant community opposition. **Zone Change Public Hearing** The proposed zone change faced substantial resistance from the community, with 23 constituents speaking out against the measure during the public hearing portion of the meeting. The opposition was not limited to individual residents, as organized groups also voiced their concerns. The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation was among the notable organizations that formally opposed the zone change proposal. This organization's involvement suggests the zone change may have had implications for historic properties or districts within the community. The level of opposition was considerable, with nearly two dozen community members taking the time to attend the meeting and speak against the proposal during the public comment period. This represents a significant turnout for a local government meeting and indicates the zone change was a matter of substantial concern to affected residents and stakeholders. The structured opposition from both individual constituents and established preservation organizations demonstrates the breadth of community concern regarding this zoning matter. The involvement of the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation particularly highlights potential impacts on the community's historic character or heritage properties. *Note: The outcome of this contested zone change and specific details about the proposed changes were not included in the available meeting data.* ## Public Hearing on Zone Change [timestamp: 15:30] The Council discussed whether to proceed with a public hearing regarding a proposed zone change during this agenda item. The discussion revealed substantial community opposition to the proposed zoning modification. **Key Speakers:** - Council Member Gibbs - Vice Mayor Kaye **Discussion Points:** The primary focus centered on whether to move forward with scheduling a formal public hearing on the zone change proposal. Council members acknowledged receiving significant feedback from constituents and various organizations expressing opposition to the proposed zoning modification. **Community Opposition:** The discussion highlighted that multiple constituents and organizations had contacted the Council to voice their concerns about the proposed zone change. This opposition appeared to be a significant factor in the Council's deliberations about proceeding with the public hearing process. **Outcome:** Despite the noted opposition from community members and organizations, the Council approved moving forward with the public hearing on the zone change. This decision means the formal public hearing process will proceed, allowing for official public comment and testimony on the proposed zoning modification. The approval to hold the public hearing represents a procedural step in the zoning change process, ensuring that community members will have an official forum to present their views and concerns about the proposal before any final decision is made on the actual zone change itself. ## Downtown Lexington Management District Renewal [timestamp: 120:00] Jim Frazier presented on the renewal of the Downtown Lexington Management District during the Council meeting. The presentation focused on highlighting the district's achievements and formally requesting a five-year extension of the management district's authorization. Frazier outlined the district's accomplishments during its current term, though specific details of these achievements were not provided in the available meeting materials. The presentation served as an informational update to the Council regarding the district's operations and future plans. The Downtown Lexington Management District renewal represents a continuation of the city's partnership with the district to manage and promote downtown development and activities. The requested five-year extension would provide the district with continued authority to operate and implement its programs and initiatives. This agenda item was presented for informational purposes, with no formal action taken by the Council during this meeting. The presentation appears to be part of the preliminary process for the district's renewal, allowing Council members to review the district's performance and consider the extension request. No concerns or opposition were noted in the available meeting materials, and no other speakers participated in this portion of the meeting beyond Frazier's presentation. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (11-2): Amend the motion to have a public hearing on February 11th at 5 o'clock p.m. - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Schedule a public hearing on the proposed plan to continue and reestablish the Downtown Lexington Management District --- ## Full transcript Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light Long as I can see the light And I understand, and we all go through this, you feel like that you want to protect your particular district or you know more about what's going on. This is probably a level above that in that we generally don't turn down any requests for public hearing either side. And, therefore, I think it's probably prudent for us to do that and probably stay out of any legal harm in the future and I'm going to support the public hearing. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to, Council Member Brown, it's not true that we've not turned down requests for public hearings. I've turned down two myself. So I know for a fact that that happens. Also, I don't think there's any legal ramifications to us not having a public hearing. I've spoken to the law department about that and they assured that my motion was just fine. Of course, it's your prerogative to vote against my motion, but I just wanted to clarify those particular issues. I also want to let you guys know the depth of the opposition against this. If you've read through the report on the zone change hearing, there is virtually a whole page of people who spoke against it. Twenty-three of them are constituents of mine and there were other people at the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation and the Ellsworth Neighborhood Association, of which this is a part, had hired a lawyer. There's a tremendous amount of opposition to it and I think the Planning Commission vote was pretty strong. There were mitigating factors on there, which I don't want to go into here, but 6-3, I'll just leave it at that. I would prefer not to have a public hearing. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to comment on this before the vote so that it's as clear as possible. I think council understands this, the public may not, that what we are not voting on is the merits of the case. All we are voting on is whether to hear this case on appeal from the Planning Commission. And with all due respect to Council Member Gibbs, I believe that this is the kind of case that council ought to hear. It raises some of the most significant questions about how we're going to develop in this community. And I would kind of hate to see it decided, really, without the opportunity for full public input. So I'm going to support the amendment. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak to the amendment? Seeing no one. All those in favor of amending the motion and to have a public hearing on February 11th at 5 o'clock p.m., please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? No. Okay. And if you'll log in, we have one recusal. No? No recusals. One left. Okay. That motion passes 11-2 with one absent and one recusal. All right. So the motion on the floor then is to go forward and hold a public hearing February 11th at 5 o'clock p.m. Is there any discussion? Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Just for my own information, is it appropriate to ask what the Planning Department's recommendation was for this? It's in the number three on your docket. I don't think it has the Planning Staff recommendation. I think it just has the Planning Commission's action. No, I think that all will be in the packet you all receive for the zone change hearing. This is simply to have the hearing or not. And back to Vice Mayor Kaye's comments, we aren't supposed to get into all the detail. Okay. But if I may? Yes, you may. Just a point of clarification. That information is already public information. We have received that already. And so I don't think there's anything. You've already got it. Yeah. I mean, if you want to cite. If you want to ask. Yeah, if you want to ask for public information, what's in that, I think it's appropriate. Do you want to ask? Yeah, I would like to know. Okay. Tracy, can you just. Council Member Brown's question was what the recommendation of the Planning Staff was. The Division of Planning recommended approval of the zone change with conditional zoning restrictions. Okay. Okay. All right. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you. Council Member Gibbs. Could you talk about that a little bit more? Wasn't there some. You guys had recommended approximately seven floors and the developer wanted 10 floors. Is that correct? That is correct. Okay. And what do you think the planning. I know you can't say this for sure, but this is where there was difficulties on this. I think that I think if the planning. If the people in the Planning Commission felt they were voting for 10 floors, it probably would have been unanimous. Do you think from your comments I've seen. I know you can't speculate, but I just want to let people know this is more. This is more complicated. There was a recommendation for seven floors, which the developer did not accept. Is that correct? I would suggest that the council members review the record prior to the hearing. It does have a great deal of information. Yes. Great deal of information. Yes. And that does get into. It does. Information which will be presented at the hearing. Correct? Yes. The staff recommendation. Yes. And each council member should have received that already. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. Are there other questions about the motion or discussion? All right. All those in favor of the motion, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. Okay. That motion passes. So the hearing will be set February 11th at 5 p.m. Do we know how many council members can be there? Can everybody be there? Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. Again, I would just like the record to reflect that I was recused from that and I recused from the vote on the amendment. But then according to our rules, I should state, of course, you all know, but Ms. Walburn is my law partner. So I'm recusing that. Okay. All right. Yes. Thank you very much. Council members, is there anyone who cannot attend on that day, the 11th at 5 o'clock? Yes. Okay. It looks after work session. Council Member Evans. I guess we probably do have a neighborhood meeting scheduled, an association meeting. Do we have an idea about how long it might go? Five or 12 hours. It's later in the evening. So, yeah, I will do my best. We do not have. I think it's controversial. We do not know how long it will last. It apparently is controversial, so it could be long. I just need to know if I might need to send regrets or make other plans. Okay. Okay. It looks like we do have a quorum, so a healthy quorum. So thank you. All right. Is there anything else on the docket that people wish to discuss, or are there any other motions? Any walk-ons? Anything? Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the council meeting docket for Thursday, January 16, 2020, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a PSA with Lexington Rescue Mission, Incorporated for the provision of a street outreach worker for individuals and families impacted by violence at a cost not to exceed $10,000. Second. All right. Council Member Reynolds seconded that. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed? All right. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. My question has to do with the communications from the mayor. It's on page 7 of the work copy docket and 7 and 8. There are some probationary classified civil service appointment new hires that are listed on here, and I just wanted to ask publicly so that it would be on the record, are these the positions that were hired over the break? And I know that the administration is probably saying, yes, we knew Susan was going to say yes. And Tammy, did you want to speak to that? Yes, those are the positions for folks who were hired from the outside. They're the conditional offers that were approved by council before the break. Okay. I just wanted that to be on the public record, because it is different than the normal process, and that way it's all public. So thank you so much. I appreciate that you picked up on that, and this helped us a lot so that we did not go for five weeks without any action. And so, as you see, it's coming right straight to you. Yes, thank you. Okay, very good. Thank you. Other questions? Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. Actually, I'm not sure if this needs to be made now. This is a motion for a public hearing, but I believe I can make it after the presentation from the DLMD. I think you can. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anything else about the docket? All right. All those in favor of the amended docket, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you very much. Now, we have a work session summary from December 3rd. Do I hear a motion? So moved. Second. Vice Mayor Kaye moved. Council Member Blumen seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye, please. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Budget amendments start on page 5. May I have a motion, please? Approval. Second. All right. Council Member Farmer moved. Council Member Ellinger seconded. And we'll take your questions now. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. We might get into discussion on the other part of the docket, the new business items. But Journal 120471, the roll forward grant match unspent in physical year 19 of $812,000. That was from grants and special projects. I'm not sure. It says that are ongoing in the general fund. Has that already been spent? Or what are we doing with that money? So if you all remember, whenever Commissioner O'Meara gave the fund balance report presentation back in the beginning of November, I believe, we had set aside a reserve amount for grant match roll, just like PO rolls. So these are grant match budgets that we had in the FY19 budget where we either did not get the grant accepted at that time. We're still in application. And so we're rolling that forward to FY20 for our grant match. It's very similar to how we do the purchase order rolls. Okay. So it hasn't been spent yet. Correct. It hasn't been spent. Is there assurance it will be spent in 20, I mean, in the year we're in now? I'm not sure that all of it will be spent in 20. I can't speak to that because there's different timelines on the grant applications and when the matches are due. Charlie, if he's here, can probably speak to that a little better. Okay. But that's in the restricted area of fund balance? Is that where that's at? We don't allocate out. Whenever you all are doing allocations for fund balance, we go ahead and take that off the top, just like we did the PO rolls in the beginning fund balance. Okay. So there's two more. There's urban service fund grant match and then MAP fund grant match. The other question I had was on the MAP funds. I'm not sure what's going on there because is that the amount that we're not using for paving or that we set aside for other? So this is the MAP. So the MAP money that we get from the state, we use that to match as the grant match for engineering projects, some of the engineering projects. And so that's what this is for, is the match for engineering projects. And, you know, those take a little time to get. So none of that has got any paving money in it then, is that correct? I do not believe so. I believe these are mostly engineering projects. Has it got salaries in there? No, this is strictly the grant match. Grant match. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. I was just wondering about IMU, CEO of Hamilton or Maxwell's. Excuse me. On budget amendments. Oh, I'm so sorry. We'll get to the letters. Just hang on. I take it back. Sorry. We're still on budget amendments. Are there any other budget amendment questions? Okay. Seeing none, all those in favor of approving say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Now we have new business. Second. Council Member Farmer moves approval. Council Member Ellinger moves second. Now, Council Member Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. Now I'll try. Item U is about the affordable housing manager. Charlie, are you going to take it? CEO of Hamilton. I'm just wondering what's going on there. Have we had a resignation? Well, unfortunately, you know, this is Rick McQuadey, and we have been so fortunate for him to keep staying with us when he promised us a year. I think we're probably at year five now. So Rick is going to leave us and retire. And the way we're going to do this is Rick has been doing this. Remember, we hired him full-time, and then he went part-time. We're going to now hire a full-time person, which only Rick could do this job half-time. So we're going to hire a full-time person, and Rick we're going to put in another position, a temporary position, and he's going to stay with us and help train this new person. And he has been so generous to, I mean, he could go back to Florida, but he is going to help us get this next person underway. Okay. Thank you, Sally. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Floman. Thank you, Mayor. This has to do with letter N. It's in Nancy. John, can I ask you a question? And I might have missed this in here, but it looks to me what we did not do is we didn't include the price increase on this contract with Meridian. Well, the contract had a five-year base with no language for any cost increase. Then we'll have five single-year options, which we are, this one's going to be the second year of those five. Per contract, Meridian has the right to exercise and request for an increase, and that is based on CPI adjusted for our region, and that's what they've done. This is the second year that they're doing this. So they've taken advantage of that clause, and that's what they're doing. So does it each year it increases more? I mean, is it like a graduated? Yes, I suspect that's what's going to be happening because the cost of doing business obviously has gone up, and we had a fixed cost for five years. So last year, well, the current fiscal year that was approved had a 2.1 percent increase. This one is 1.6. Again, it changes depending and gets adjusted based on which region we're in. So it could go up and down depending on that year. And this will happen for the next three? For the next three years. Okay, that's great. Okay, I understand. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Council Member Fred Brown. That same item, just a quick follow-up on that. I've got another question. We get reimbursed by the state for some of this money, don't we? That is correct. We get reimbursed at the end of each year, fiscal year, by AOC. They based on prorated amount of the area that they occupy, which is about 97 percent. And so but meanwhile, we have to budget for it, pay for the services on a quarterly basis, and then we'll do an audit with them, and then they will reimburse us. I guess to CAO Hamilton, I guess we put it in expenses and then we revenue it? Correct. How close are we on the $398,000? We're very close. 97 percent? We're getting distance creeping up. We're getting the only thing we pay for right now and have been since the beginning of the contract have been the area that's being occupied by the Sheriff's Office. And so, again, with a friend of court that moved out of there and moved into Phoenix, there's adjustments that we're going to have to make. I just wanted everybody to know that that's not a general fund expenditure. It appears to be when we look at it. Okay, my other item is I, Commissioner Albright, maybe. This is the authorization to accept federal funding in the amount of $275,000 for elementary school zone enhancement project. Does that cover all schools in Fayette County, or what does that cover? This item covers schools on LFECG-maintained roads where there may be sign enhancements necessary. New schools may not necessarily need those, but older schools with older signs may need some maintenance. This also does include some private schools as well that kind of fall into the same category. If they're on one of our, they abut to one of our streets? Yes, sir. Let me, for example, Tate's Creek would not apply because? Yeah, Tate's Creek Elementary. Middle school and high school are all up there together. Right. Unless there's some work on Center Parkway, which off the top of my head I can't remember. That may be an example where we don't have any work. But, say, Mill Creek, which is in your district, would have some sign enhancements done on Appian Way. Okay. Would you give me back just, I'd like to have a little bit more information on the Tate's Creek schools. Sure. And see if there's any of this money that might go into that Center Parkway area. Sure. Appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. And if I understand, this is for elementary schools. Yes, ma'am. Not middle and high schools. This particular project. Thank you very much. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Mine is on the last business item, item Z. Just informationally, I'm interested, since this is the second year of implementation of the Overdose Prevention Awareness Campaign, how was the first year and what do we expect from the second year? Yes, sir. Thanks, Council Member. The first year we focused on a social media strategy. Yes, sir. So this group helped us produce posters directed to a diverse audience throughout our community. The second year of this agreement is going towards a more traditional media platform, TV, radio. There will also be some social media. This is funded from our SAMHSA grant, four years of $2 million. And we are seeing overdoses in our community, luckily, trending downward. Thank you. That's the best report you can get. This is a great partnership across many silos, including the Health Department. But your work here is very important. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. I also have a question on Ann Johnsheet. The $398,000, did that also include the outside, the fountain? No. Who does that? That's where general funds are utilized. We have to keep a separate account for anything related to the plaza itself. So that's us? That's correct. And this does not include the plaza. The plaza is funded separately. We do the outside and they do the inside. So we do everything outside. Okay. That's what I want to include. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other questions about new business? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Next, we'll work through our continuing business and presentations. And first up is Council Capital Projects. And that is on page 47. I think we just simply need a motion and then we'll have discussion. Second. Council Member Farmer moved approval. Council Member Plowman seconded. Is there any discussion? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Next is Neighborhood Development Funds, page 48. Council Member Ellinger moves approval. Any second? Second. Council Member Plowman seconds. Is there any question? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Next up is General Government and Social Services from October 15th. I think that's Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. Yes, this is a General Government and Social Services Committee report out. The committee met and approved the September 10th, 2019 Committee Summary. A motion was made by Council Member Ellinger, seconded by Council Member Farmer, to approve the September 10th, 2019 General Government and Social Services Committee Summary. The motion passed without dissent. The Hazardous Duty and CDL Supplements Update, the committee item, Evaluation of Pay Practices at the Division of Waste Management. I reported this item to the full Council on December 3rd, 2019. Over much discussion during work session and at Council meetings on December 3rd and 5th, the Council ultimately approved an ordinance amending Section 21-27 of the Code of Ordinances to increase the CDL supplement by $1 hourly from $0.08 to $1.08 for exempt and non-exempt employees required by their job duties to hold a commercial driver's license, effective January 6th, 2020. FYI, a budget amendment was made to the Council Fund Balance Projects Account to afford the increased supplement in FY20 on December 3rd. The original item reported from committee was for only non-exempt and it was amended on December 5th to include exempt. The next item was the City Golf Course Analysis Update. Curtis Mitchell, Golf Services Manager, reviewed their focus on player development, operational improvements at specific courses, the new electronic perpetual inventory system, RETRAC, and the financial trends for 2017 through 2019. Committee discussion included golf courses, role in the neighborhood enhancements, advertising opportunities, land restrictions for many of the courses when it comes to repurposing or developing the land, environmental impact, the loyalty card, and the cost to use golf courses compared to our parks, which are free. And then under items referred to the committee, a motion was made by Vice Mayor Kaye, seconded by Council Member Plowman, to remove the evaluation of pay practices at the Division of Waste Management from the committee. The motion passed without dissent and the meeting adjourned. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any questions for Council Member Lamb? All right. Very good. Thank you. Next up is a presentation by Mr. James Frazier on the Downtown Lexington Management District. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon to all. I am Jim Frazier on behalf of the Downtown Lexington Management District. We are here today to talk about the discussions for the renewal requests for the Downtown Management District. I have been given this clicker and I've been told it's the right one. Thank you. Very good. Let's see if I can make this work. A little bit about the Management District. You all formed this five years ago. Hard to believe. It seemed like yesterday. I was here when we did that. We are a team person board. We have been meeting monthly. We've gone to every other month, quite frankly, because the DLP, the Downtown Lexington Partnership, who we have hired to execute the mission of the DLMD, has allowed us to have less frequent meetings but more subcommittee meetings. So this represents the folks that are currently on our board. So the question is, why are we here? Again, as I mentioned, in 2015, you created, you authorized through ordinance, the Downtown Lexington Management District. There is a five-year term on that, and it sunsets on June 30, 2020, this year. So I have come here. I have some of the folks here on the board today and others. David's here in the purple shirt, in case you don't know who he is. He's the most popular person here, so I made him come in case you had questions. So we sunset in five years, and so we're here to ask for an extension of five more years for the management district. The legal requirements for renewal. You all may remember, those of you who were here five years ago, the statute actually requires a 33% property owner count and a 51% assessed value count of a district to get approval. You all felt, and because it was the first time for this institution, for us to try this district, that we should have a higher standard. So what you imposed upon us was a 50-plus percent of the property owners and a 50-plus percent of the value. So we need not just the actual numbers, but we actually have to have the values. So over 50% of both, even though the state statute only requires a 33% of the numbers. And also to point out, just for the sake of being legal, the requirement for the new petition, which we have undertaken and achieved, was not actually legally required. We did that out of abundance of precaution, as well as your instruction to us was to make sure the people want this renewed. And we think the results of our work for the petition evidence that, in fact, they do want it renewed. So we have gotten in excess of 50% of both of those two criteria outlined in KRS 91-754. To refresh your memory, this is the district. It's a very odd-looking shape, but it was a bit gerrymandered at the time, five years ago, to pull in different sections of the town. So that represents the red line, represents the district as it is today. The purple, if you will, are the taxpayers in that district. You see a lot of that district has no purple. That's because it's populated by nonprofits, by government, by churches, other organizations that do not pay taxes. So we only obtain signatures and we only reflect valuations on taxpaying citizens and or companies within that district. And as the document says here, we have collected 52%, 263 signatures out of the 506 possible owners. And I will tell you out of transparency, I was told as I walked in here, that five of those signatures need to be redone again because they're not complete. So I will be sending back probably Beverly, quite frankly, to get those five signatures, since she seems to carry the load for the board on many occasions. Ms. Fortune does, and we're very blessed to have her. So we'll take those. Those 263 are actually five more. We will go back and have those completely filled out. The same folks, we just apparently have some blanks in the petition that needs to be done. We're still over 50%, though 51 and some change. So that's the number of individuals. And, again, we are at 67% of the total value. The total value of the taxpaying properties within this district are $485 million. We collected signatures of $325 million, some 67% of the district valuation. That's a pretty impressive number for those of you who have to go out and try to get folks to sign a petition for a levy on their own property. So I think it's a testament to think that they feel they're getting the bang for their buck, and that's why we are so excited about the renewal prospects. What is the renewal ordinance? Well, there's a couple things in it I want to point out to you with regard to the ordinance itself. It extends the life until July 1, 2025, which we discussed. There are also some minor changes to the board makeup. We currently have a 15-person board. It's been requested, and we have been in consultation with the administration through the legal department. We're going to increase that board to 17 people, the more the merrier. So we'll have a 17-person board if this is approved effective July 1. We are also making some internal changes with regard to ex-officio officers. Those of you who have gotten in the weeds with the DLMD know that we have a lot of crossover. There's Downtown Licensing Corporation folks. There's Downtown Development Authority folks, DLP, all these acronyms. So we're kind of cleaning all that up to kind of make the positions on other boards don't automatically flow to this current board. Sometimes, not that we're not all on the same page, but I do think it, and I think the administration agrees, it makes for sometimes cross-purposes. So we just cleaned it up to kind of make the language a little simpler to follow, and we've also added some phraseology that chairs or vice chairs of those other boards cannot be a chair or vice chair of this board. We think it's important to keep that segregation of powers and institutions. So that's a housekeeping matter. Additionally, we are going to be subject to the Open Records Act. We are anyway. The ordinance never said it, but we're just, again, it's a housekeeping measure. We've agreed to comply with the Ethics Act. I would hope we would comply with it anyway, but now that it's in ordinance, I guess we're going to be required to. And the procurement process will be followed that you all have here. Quite frankly, Mr. Atkins makes sure we follow it. We always have. Again, we're putting some belt and suspenders in this document that we've been doing anyway, but it's important to clean it up. So those are the things that you will see in this new ordinance once it's presented to you for hopefully passage. What were the goals of the district? Well, these are the goals that are enunciated in all of our documentation online or in print, provide enhanced cleaning services to create a foundation for business development, providing enhanced safety resources to address worker, visitor, and resident safety, and supporting public art initiatives and economic development and business support programs. It's interesting. Everybody you talked to that we went to to get this petition signed had a different thing they liked or didn't like. Some thought we didn't do enough art. Some thought we had too much art. Some didn't like the art we did. Some, you know, you can't make everybody happy. And I take full blame for the things we didn't like. It's my fault. I agree. But the safety, and we'll get to it in a second, we've added more folks on the street, more folks within the district to make our visitors and residents and workers feel more safe and secure. And I personally believe that the downtown core, this gerrymandered district, is as clean as it's ever been. And I give all the credit to this man over here and the Block by Block team. The purple shirts are out there every day starting at 730, rain, sleet, shine, and they're there seven days a week. They do a great job. If you walk this district, don't drive it, but you walk it from here down to the courthouse and past. The streets are cleaner. I mean, the sidewalks are cleaner. The storefronts are cleaned up. It's really a much more pleasant environment for our folks who utilize the downtown like we all do. Those were the goals. So what have we achieved? Some say not enough. Some say hopefully a lot. The things we've looked at and we've worked on, let me see if I can pull this up. Here we go. The ambassador program. These are the number of hours that we have had patrol hours for Block by Block. Again, the purple shirt folks, we've come to know them as clean and safe. That's been our mantra since day one, clean and safe. The enhanced cleaning is over and above what the city services are, and the enhanced safety is over and above what the city services are, vis-a-vis the urban county government police force. So those were kind of the cornerstones, and that's 19,680 hours for the last five years of those two specific tasks that Block by Block was hired to perform. We partnered with the sheriff's office to improve law enforcement presence, over 250-plus patrol hours since July. Last year we were hearing loud and clear from our constituents they still felt like we needed more presence out there, more uniform presence within the core of our area. So we entered into a contract with Sheriff Witt's office. She has patrol hours with her sheriff deputies. They are armed, they are in uniform, and they are a presence to be seen, and we believe and we've been told that it adds to the overall sense of security for the area. And the reports that I have given to the board at the various meetings have indicated the number of arrests, a lot of public intoxication, let's be honest. They've also confiscated handguns, broken up fights, the things that you want the law enforcement folks there to help ensure that it's a good experience for those of us who work, live, and play in this area. And I think the visitors have appreciated this enhanced security. We've also obtained a grant from the Office of Homeless Prevention and Intervention to hire second-chance employment personnel to serve as security ambassadors and deter transient behavior. We were having some issues early on over at the old New Courthouse, whatever you want to call it now. It's the old courthouse for me that we used to practice law in. We were having some security issues around there, folks hanging out and doing things. These folks that we've hired, these second-chance folks with this grant, has allowed two things, not only allowed them to have a second chance to come back and be a productive member of society and have a job to get a paycheck, but they've helped us add to the overall sense of security for the downtown area. And I have had many merchants and people who work for these merchants call me and thank me for these people. They do a great job, and David does a great job keeping everybody organized, keeping the schedules filled, and I think it's all been an enhanced win for everybody involved. We've awarded over $30,000 in property improvement grants that have leveraged $112,442 in new investments. What that means is we've had property owners invest their money in this district to the tune of over $112,000. We put up $30,000, they put in $112,442 to match that investment. So it's not a one-for-one investment. So for every dollar we put in, you see what we get back in return. And what that's done, it's cleaned up your streetscapes, the awnings, the lights, all the different things that the people see when they walk or drive down the thoroughfares of our district have all been enhanced with these property improvement grants. We have got another $60,000 left in our budget for this fiscal year for these property improvement grants, and we have a list of people wanting them. There's no shortage of people wanting the property improvement grants, which is great. That's why we're here, to plow the money back into the district. That's how we sold this to people. You live it, you get taxed here, and we spend it here. So it seems to have worked, and we're really excited about this program. I think this is the most direct evidence of the giveback that you get for the property owner and for the taxpayers who help fund this thing. Now, one thing is not on this district achieved because it's getting ready to happen. On 22nd of January, we're going to roll out the new and improved tube system, skywalks, whatever you want to call them, pedways, walkways. We have lit up two of the skywalks, one from the Vic Square garage over to the square. It's still called Festival Market, showing my age. And the other one is the one from Central Bank over to the Hyatt. Those skyways have been totally retrofitted. We've cleaned them up, we've painted them up, and now we're going to light them up. We tested them the other night, and they are spectacular. It's the wow factor that I think that the Helix garage brought to the downtown. The same folks who did that light show for us did those two tubes. And so on the 22nd, and everyone here is invited, we're having a little reception over in the atrium there at the square by Saul Goods. It's that open area. Then we're going to flip a switch when it gets dark, and it's really cool. You're going to like it. I hope you're proud of it and impressed of it. I think it's really going to add a little more pop to that corridor there. There's a lot of folks on Broadway cutting through there with Main Street and Short Street, and it really vibrates. So I hope that you do come out or see it, and I'm hoping it's well received. We're trying to get as many folks as involved as we can. But it's, again, the downtown Lexington Management District didn't pay for it all. It's $200,000, and it was all raised through funds through the DLMD, the DLP, the Lexington Parking Authority. I know the chair well. He's a great guy, and he put in a bunch of money for us. That was actually me. So I thought it was really important to have that done. So all the downtown districts, the community operations, individuals, the webs, the people that own the big square, everybody came together with money, and so we completely funded this ourselves. And so I'm really excited about it, and I hope that you find it a pleasing attribute for the downtown experience, and I think you'll get a lot of good vibe from it all, hopefully, anyway. These are by the numbers. We do this, those who come to the board meetings know. These are collective, cumulative numbers of the things we have done over the past five years. The first one is David likes to talk trash. He always talks trash to me. So these are the pounds of 41,000 pounds of trash we've collected in five years off the sidewalks, off the thoroughfares that were there, not saying that they're not being done appropriately. These are in addition to city services. So you can see some of the things, the graffiti, the weed abatement, panhandling. We've had a lot of contacts, and like the police force does a great job with this issue, but David in his purple shirt knows every one of these panhandlers by first name. They know their names. They know their history, and they help try to either get them an assisted place to stay, but most of the time we just have to move them along. They spend the night, as you all know, and you all spend a lot of hours dealing with this issue, but it's become a major source of contact for our folks as well as our constituents and a concern for everybody. So listing out there are the different things we've done, the man hours, the person hours, the things we've accomplished with the block-by-block numbers. These are, I've been told, before and after photos. So I've been told that this represents what we found when we got there. And will this morph into something else? Or do I need to push this button and see? We'll find out. Anyway, yes, it's going to show. And this is when it's cleaned up. So you saw the before, what it looked like, and what it looks like afterwards. So this is a daily process. We'll come out every morning from the night before. We're usually on duty by 730, and there's trash on the streets. There are folks sleeping on the streets. There are things that we try to clean up before the rest of us come downtown. Sometimes we never see the before, but we do see the after. So I'm very proud of these folks and the job they do. Valuations. We started out in 2015 with a $406,000 bank account. Last year it was $485,000. It's about a 19% increase. I have not received the 2020 numbers yet, but I do believe we've been averaging 3% to 4% a year. So I think that we'll be pushing close to half a million dollars this year as a budget for 2020. So, again, the tax rate does not change, but the assessed value obviously goes up. Ah, there's my 19%. Thank you. I knew it was here somewhere. I'm learning. So that's been the increase since 2015 today. So I do think we've provided enhanced valuation. Yeah, we have benefited from the overall general economy with regard to valuation of properties, but it goes right back into that district. So we'll have about almost $100,000 to play with this coming year than we did in 2015. Hopefully those services will provide more benefit for everybody. Okay. Questions, anybody? Questions? Councilmembers? Councilmember Gibbs. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Jim. This is a great report. First, I've been honored to serve on this board, and I represent most of the downtown, not the whole district, but the majority of the district. I just want to compliment David Warren on what his folks have done. If you look at these numbers, they're very interesting, and you can get them historically as well to see how they've been building as we've added more staff. And some of these, they give you an indication when some of it's just kind of intangible, like 679 motorist assists. It's like, you know, how much, you know, anxiety did they reduce for people traveling through the downtown, the number of times they've called the EMS for people. And, again, you see that number there, but you can think of what that meant to people. Something that's not on here, for example, one of their star employees, Marvin, who's wonderful. I've known Marvin for many years. He used to work at the community college when I was there. Marvin's out there cleaning the streets with a big smile on his face all the time, and he helped prevent a suicide. And one of the awards from the police for talking a person off a parking structure, if I remember correctly. And so these purple shirt guys and women are a wonderful presence downtown and have enhanced it tremendously in having the sheriff's deputies on the streets. And I just want to compliment Beverly Fortune as well. Beverly is working really, really hard to get downtown even more beautiful and better lit up, and I think we're really seeing a difference. So I just wanted to thank you, Jim. Thank you, Beverly. Thank you, David. Thank everybody who serves on this board, and thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, and thank you for this presentation. I know I remember the first initial conversations about this, and it was something brand new, and you all have taken it, and you have grown a beautiful outcome, and I appreciate that. I am curious, though, when you went around to get your petitions this time, did you see an increase in those? I don't remember how many signed when you went the first time to get petitions. Do you know if you had an increase in people signing the petitions? Well, by percentage, it's roughly the same. We just got over the 50%. We got more value this time than we did last time. I'll be honest with you, though, the properties are worth more than they were five years ago. So you get the same property. Chase Bank Building signed both times. Well, today it's worth, you know, $8 million more than it was five years ago. So as far as the percentages, they're a little higher because of valuations. The actual number of signers, which is interesting, you think about it, because over five years, a lot of house things have sold, they've changed hands. We have a whole new group of folks to educate about this. They inherited this. So it's not like it's the same person I went to five years ago, remember me kind of thing. And I give Beverly all the credit. I mean, a lot of us pushed, and we all did what we could, who we could, but as usual, she carried the water for most of this stuff. And the same, to answer your question, it's about the same number, but they're different folks. So it's like it's a first-time sale, if that makes any sense. It does. And I didn't think about there being new property owners, but I would think that they would see the value in what they are, what's been happening, and that more people would want to sign up. But I applaud you all, and I appreciate all of you all. I know any time I ever see a purple shirt, of course, that purple is my favorite color. That's what we picked. It's my favorite color. Well, I'll tell you, it's a good color. But I do appreciate it, and thank you for this presentation. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I'll just briefly echo some of what's already been said. The other council member who serves on that board, and I think it's a great example of how the community can come together and get something done that people can see and understand and appreciate. A lot of credit goes to Jim and Beverly and everybody else who's basically put their time into this as volunteers to produce a great outcome. So thank you for all of that, and I will take the opportunity, I think, to make this motion. Or do you want to wait? Let's wait until we have all the comments. Okay, I'll come back with a motion in a minute. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Maloney. I just want to be short. I appreciate what you all are doing. I was here five years ago. I remember what we had to fight to get this done. With Center City, with them coming on, would this have a bigger, I mean, it should be, you're talking half a million. You may go over half a million with those folks on, won't you? No, the assessment of that block, the reassessment of it, will be a bit of a game changer for us. So we'll have the numbers. They're in the appeal process. All that's going on. But I think it's going to allow us to have more resources to do more things. Yes, sir, you're right. It's going to be a big asset for you guys. I'm glad to see them on board. But I just want to be sure, when I look at the numbers, I think adding that on there, and you're looking at all those condos, you're looking at all those other fees that are coming in, I just think you're all going to have a little bit of good money there coming in. And to be totally transparent, Councilman, the Webbs, the Greers, the Rosenbergs, they were the first ones there to sign. So I give them a lot of credit for their downtown commitment. Thank you so much. Now Vice Mayor Kaye has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. I move to schedule a public hearing on the proposed plan to continue and reestablish the Downtown Lexington Management District at the regularly scheduled council meeting on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 6 p.m. So moved. Second. I believe Councilmember Gibbs seconded that. Is there any discussion? I see none. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you very much, Jim, and to your board, and all the folks who've worked with you to make this a success. Thank you. All right, Councilmembers, if you'll go ahead and sign up for council reports, we are there. Council reports. Councilmember Gibbs. I'm talking a lot today. That's okay. Thank you, Mayor. I have a motion for a committee referral. I move to place into the Planning and Public Safety Committee an examination of the Woodland Triangle's suitability as a pedestrian-oriented business district. So moved. Councilmember Plowman seconds that. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Did you have anything else? No. Okay. Councilmember Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple things. Councilmember Evans and I serve on the Office of Homelessness Prevention Intervention, and there is going to be the annual LEX count coming up on Wednesday, January 29th. And this gives us a snapshot of what our homeless population looks like in terms of the numbers, and it really influences funding and policy decisions made on a local, state, and federal level. So I wanted to let you all know about that. We're looking for volunteers that night to actually go out and count, and also for things to put into toiletry bags, such as I think there's hand warmers are needed, and like I said, the toiletries. But you can call 311 and ask for their office and sign up and give them some things to use that night. Also wanted to just give an update on breaking the bronze ceiling. This Friday night, as part of Gallery Hop from 5 to 8, there will be an exhibit. It's called Women 100 Vote, and it's kind of interesting because that Christ Church Cathedral is very old, and so there were a lot of suffragists that got involved that were from that church. So they're going to have an exhibit there, and we're promoting it, breaking the bronze ceiling. Also, our artist will be coming in at the end of the month. It will be January 29th, and she will be part of an evening with the League of Women Voters at the Lyric, and the viewing of Dreamers and Doers, which profiles women that were very involved and made a difference back in the 19th Amendment days. And then let's see what else. We've got a lot going on, but the good news is we're 412,000 to our goal of a half a million, so we'll get there. And I keep scaring Councilmember Misati because I keep telling her that, but we'll get there. So things are going really well with that, and we're so excited for April, I mean April, August of next year to have it erected. Thank you, Mayor. That's great. Congratulations on that number. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say welcome back to all my fellow Councilmembers. And, Mayor, I know the city employees continue to work in through the break, while some of us actually took a break, and I hope Councilmembers got some rest because it looks like we've got a lot of work ahead of us this year. I'd also like to state the fact that the Legacy Trail project is underway on 4th Street. There's a lot of construction, and they're diverting traffic, but I'll take that hassle and that diversion just to see the Legacy Trail pick up and continue on its way to Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. And then I would also send my condolences to the family of Ms. Julia Cantrell-Martin. Ms. Martin passed away this past weekend. Y'all might remember her. Our office recognized her a couple years ago. She was the Kentucky Black Veteran of the Year in 2015. She's been inducted into the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame. But Ms. Martin holds a special place to me and my family. I've known Ms. Martin since I was a little kid. She was the first woman board member at the church that I grew up in at East 2nd Street right downtown, and she used to hold a children's period. Little did I know that this was a planned event that she had already orchestrated with the minister, but I thought she had just got up one day and decided that she was going to bring all the kids forward and have them worship and speak about their experience. And then she is also or was also my predecessor in my neighborhood association. She was the neighborhood president that actually brought me on board and actually pushed me into this life of public service. So I just say that I just ask that we keep her family in our prayers. Our community has lost a giant with Ms. Martin and all she has done. She has services. There's going to be a celebration at the Lyric tomorrow, I think it's from 4 to 8, and then her services are going to be at Main Street on Thursday, a visitation at 11 and the services at 1. So thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a few items. First, for as much as I talked about the Christmas parade, I want to say thank you. The DLP moved it to Saturday for the first time in a very long time. And it was a beautiful day. The mayor was there. Several of us attended. And I know it was a lot of extra work. So Terry, Ethan, Laura, Taylor, I really appreciate it. It was widely well attended. It went very, very well. Lots of people came. And I know it was a lot of extra effort to make that happen, and I appreciate it. And I got lots of good feedback. So kudos to all of you. And then secondly, Leadership Lexington came in December of this year. Typically they go to Frankfurt, but they didn't do that this year. They spent the entire day here in Lexington looking at all the non- Leadership Lexington goes to police and fire. They go to social services. They do those things. This year we took them to the recycling center. We took them to McConnell Springs Park. We took them to Town Branch and saw when they flush their toilet what actually happens, which is kind of what I want to say is the almost non-sexy part of what government does. But it was wonderful. So a special thank you to Barry Prater, Charlie Martin, Commissioners Chris Ford and Monica Conrad. They went out of their way to host this leadership group that day, took time out of their schedules. It was very well received. People felt like they had a much bigger appreciation for how well we spend our tax dollars. And kudos to all of you for making it happen. And those of you who came and talked to your council, I really appreciate it as well. A number of you came that day. So thank you very much. I really appreciate it. Very good. Thank you. Council Member Farmer. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. I want to agree with Council Member James Brown, and it's nice to be back and see all the familiar faces. And, you know, we did have kind of an extra week off, and I would have been glad to be here with you all. But it's just nice to be back and to do what we do. Over the break, the Public Arts Commission that is working on its master plan had two or three public meetings for folks to come and give input. The same thing is happening tonight at 530 at the Lyric Theater. We're trying to build a mission statement and a complete master plan to challenge Lexington in what they think public art is and where it is and how it works. And it's more than just a pretty picture, so it's very interesting to be part of that. Then I want to thank the council administrator and the people at Building Maintenance and Construction for bringing Mayor Miller to the dais. It's taken a little while to get her off the back here and bring her up front. And I think she looks really good there. And we hung one of the other mayors back there in the corner. I can't remember which one he is right now, but it's just nice to have the beautiful art in a place where we can see it because hers is probably the most interesting portrait that has the nicest frame and shows off Aldona's office, but anyway. Color. Color, yes. And then I just have a question. Are the maps at the back, did you hang those up? Well, that's one of the things I had asked for along the way. It's always good to have them. I'm big about maps, as people know. These are maps of the council districts. I think it's good if the Planning Commission put them up, because it's good to see where each district is and what part of the city you're in. And until people start writing graffiti on them, it's great to have them. And then, you know, there's more, but I don't want to go into it right now. It's just good to be back. Thank you, Mayor, very much. Welcome back. You know, some of you know Mayor Miller was in town over the holidays, and she does not look much different than that right now. She has – she's still very beautiful. I didn't know she was here, but it is a great portrait. I'm glad we got it up here so we can enjoy it under the lights a little bit, because it's very nice. Yep. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to first congratulate the seven council members who will be running unopposed in this next election, and I look forward to working with all of you. Those of you who are opposed, I'm going to not speak about. I will speak to, but I will not speak about. But I think there are a lot of ways to interpret that. Certainly it's a vote of confidence for those seven members and the work that they've done in their district. But given the number, and it's almost half the council, it's certainly more than half of the people in the districts, I think it's a vote of confidence from the community on the work that this council and this administration are doing. I think it basically says people feel good about their government, which I think is really important, and I hope we continue to earn that trust. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, and I am pleased to be back and to be with everybody. I just wanted to go ahead and say that my office has experienced yet another transition, and I'm hoping this is going to be the last transition that I have to experience for as long as I'm allowed to be in public office. But Kenny went over to Frankfurt to work with Governor Beshear, which I was proud of him to get to go and to move forward. And I wanted to say that today, she's not official yet, but Kelly Farley, who is in the back of the room with the green jacket on, she will be my new aide effective on February 3rd. And if you haven't had a chance to meet her today, I've tried to get around so that she can meet as many people as possible. And, of course, she's been greeted with wonderful, lots of positive feedback, and if you need help, let me know. And so I want to welcome her, almost welcome her officially, and glad that she could come today to sit through the meetings today. And I look forward to having a younger person, and I'm going to have to put rollerblades on my feet in order to keep up with her because she'll have a lot more energy than I do. But, anyway, thank you so much. That's great. Thank you. Welcome, Kelly. Okay, that finishes out our council reports. There is a rather long, thick mayor's report. Yes, please. All right. Council Member Farmer moved and Council Member Evans seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Now, is there anyone who wishes to comment from the public on issues not on the agenda? Now is the time. And I don't see anyone. And so this brings us to the end of our meeting, and I'd entertain a motion to adjourn. All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. And we are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.