Thank you. Mayor. All right. Very good. Thank you. Welcome, everyone. I'd like to go ahead and call to order the July 7, 2020 Urban County Council meeting, and I will read our COVID statement. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local, state, emergency, and Governor Beshear's executive orders regarding social distancing, this meeting of the Urban County Council is being held via video teleconference pursuant to Senate Bill 150 as signed by the governor on March 30, 2020, and Attorney General Opinion 20-05, and in accordance with KRS 61.826, because it is not feasible to offer a primary physical location for the meeting. With that, I'll ask our clerk to please go ahead and call the roll. Ms. Massadi? Ms. Plumman? I don't see her, okay? Ms. Reynolds? Here. Mr. Swanson? Here. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. James Brown? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Evans? Here. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Bryce Markay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. McCurray? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you very much. And I'd like to go ahead and call on Council Member Worley, who's going to give our invocation tonight. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you all for the honor. If you would pray with me. Dear Lord, thank you for our city's many blessings. Please continue to extend to us your blessings and your grace. Help us to see and hear all those less fortunate that look to us for assistance, and may we always be able to provide it. Help comfort those who are aggrieved, help protect those who protect, and please grant us wisdom, clarity, and courage to do the people's work. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Amen. Thank you very much, Council Member Worley. All right. I'd like a motion, please, to approve the June 9th, June 11th, and June 18th regular council meeting minutes, please. So moved. Second. All right. Council Member Farmer moved and Council Member McCurn seconded. Are there any questions? Comments? All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand, your real hand. All right. That passes unanimously. And now I'll ask the clerk to please give second reading to the ordinance. ordinance number one an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Richmond Fair Urban County Government to flip current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-eclibrating funds fiscal year 2021 schedule number one all right do I hear a motion to approve so move let's see vice okay vice mayor Kay and who was the second Councilmember Evans. All right. Madam Clark, when you're ready, if you'll please take a roll call vote. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Yes. Mr. Sponson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes ma'am. Ms. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes ma'am. Vice McKay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes ma'am. Mr. McCarney? Yes ma'am. And Mr. Maloney? Yes. All right thank you that those that passes. Next up is first reading of ordinances please. Ordinance number two, an ordinance amending section 1648C of the Code of Ordinances to correct the fee for disposing of sewage, sewage waste, and similar refuse from tanks with the capacity of 1,000 gallons or more from 0.923 to 0.092 per gallon from July 1st, 2019 to June 30th, 2020, and from 0.969 to 0.097 per gallon effective July 1st, 2020, effective upon passage of counsel. Item 3, an ordinance extending the accumulated vacation leave balance carryover for classified service employees from December 31st, 2020 to December 31st, 2021, providing that classified civil service employees shall have their vacation leave balances reduced to 21 working days, 160 hours on December 31st, 2021, and providing that a classified civil service employee who separates from the service prior to December 31st, 2021 shall be paid for all accumulated vacation leave effect from pass to the council. Item 4, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lake County and Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for a financing amount of $30,000 to provide funds for council projects in the Division of Parks and Recreation for signage in the East End and art for Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden and appropriating and re-appropriating friends schedule number 5. Item 5, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lake County and Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements from municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-appropriating friends schedule number 2. Item number six, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Liston for Urban County Government approved rides, funds for purchase orders, and prepaid expenses rolling from Tickler 2020 to Tickler 2021, and appropriating and re-pricing funds, Schedule number three. Item number seven, an ordinance pursuant to section 612 of the Lake Snooket Urban County Government Charter creating the Office of Affordable Housing in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, abolishing one position of Affordable Housing Manager, grade 526B, individual grants and special programs, and creating one position of Affordable Housing Manager, grade 526B in the Office of Affordable Housing and transferring the vacant position amending section 2252 of the Code of Ordinances to remember the effective section effective upon passage of counsel. Item number eight, an ordinance of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government directing the Lexington Fair Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation to take certain formal actions as the agency and instrumentality and as the constituted authority of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government, specifically directing, authorizing, and approving the issuance by said Lexington Fair Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation and its taxable project refunding bonds here in 2020. Lexington State Urban County Government general obligation inappropriate approximate principal amount of $34 million, which may be increased by the amount of up to $3,400,000, authorizing a ground lease agreement and lease agreement and a supplemental lease agreement to provide additional security for this year's 2020 bonds and authorizing other actions in connection there with. Item 9, an ordinance of Lexington State Urban County Government directing and authorizing the advertisement for bids and distribution for a preliminary official statement by the Lexington State, Urban County Government Public Facilities Corporation, to the purchase of its taxable project refunding box, year 2020, Lexington State, Urban County Government General Obligation, in an approximate principal amount of $34 million. I am 10. An ordinance amending section 2132E and section 2132F of the Code of Ordinances relating to tool maintenance allowances for certain job classifications to update outdated classification and to increase the tool maintenance allowance amount to align with current practice and at no additional fiscal impact to the urban county government effective on passage of council. Item 11, an ordinance amending classified civil service authorized strength by abolishing one position of affordable housing manager for request in 16, amending classified civil service authorized strength by creating one position of affordable housing manager for request in 16, all in a division of grants and special programs effective on passage of council AM 12. An ordinance amending classified civil service authorized strength by abolishing one position of staff assistance in your grade 510 and creating one position of fleet part special in your grade 513 and in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services effect from Palm Passage and Item 13. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lix-N-A-Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $21,000 to provide funds for council projects in the Division of Traffic Engineering for the installation of speed speed ride signs in the 11th council district and appropriating and re-appropriating funds schedule number four. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? Council Member Massadi, did you have a walk-on? No? Does anybody have a walk-on? Okay. Are there any suspensions to give second reading? Council Member Massadi, is that your... No? I'm going to take down your blue hand. I've got one, Mayor. Okay. Council Member Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I'd like to make a motion to give a second reading to number two of the ordinance having to do with the sewage and the refuse and the fees. So moved. Second. I'm sorry, I missed who seconded that. Second. Vice Mayor Kay. All right. Is there any question or discussion on that? All those in favor, please raise a real hand. Okay, that is unanimous. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other suspensions, motions? I don't see any. So, Madam Clerk, I'll ask you to go ahead and give second reading to number two. an ordinance amending section 1648 c of the code of ordinances to correct the fee for disposing of sewage sewage waste and similar refuse from tanks with a capacity of 1,000 gallons or more from 0.923 to 0.092 per gallon from july 1st 2019 to june 30th 2020 and from 0.969 to 0.097 per gallon effective july 1st 2020 effective on capacity council thank you thank you very much do I hear a motion to approve? Move approval. Second. Second. Right. Council Member Plowman seconded that motion. Now, when you're ready, Madam Clerk, if you'll take a roll call vote. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes ma'am. Evans? Yes. Mr. Farmer? Yes ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes ma'am. Mr. McCurray? Yes ma'am. And Mr. Maloney. Yes. All right. Very good. That passes. Now, when you're ready, if you'll please give second reading to resolutions. Thank you. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Central Bridge Company, LLC, in the amount of $2,854,760.01 for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge for the Division of Engineering and Operating Nurse on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Central Bridge Company. Company LLC related to the bid. Item 2, a resolution accepting the bid of ABR Construction Incorporated, Bryden Roofing, a TECTA America company, Pierce Blackburn Roofing, and Tri-State Roofing and Sheet Metal Company establishing price contracts for roofing, repairs, and maintenance for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item 3, a resolution accepting the bid of Debra Kumpel Incorporated and Disponet Services Incorporated establishing price contracts for plumbing services for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item 4, a resolution accepting the bid of Juggen and Myers LLC in the amount of $9,207,641 for the town branch aeration improvements for the Division of Water Quality authorizing the New Armed Forces Irving County Government to execute an agreement with Dugan and Myers related to the bid. Item number five, a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointment of Alicia Underwood Accountant, grade 515N, 20.897 Hourly Division of Accounting, effective March 3rd, 2020, James Begley, Traffic Senior Technician, senior grade 515N, 18.797 Hourly Division of Traffic Engineering, effective June 2nd, 2020, and ratifying the classified civil service council lead of Rudolph Deiger, vehicle and equipment mechanic grade 512 and 21.113 hourly division of streets and roads effective September 14th 2020 and ratifying the classified civil service promotion of Renew Arbelwal administrative specialist senior grade 516 and 22.38L hourly and division of revenue effective July 6th 2020. Again 6 a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to accept the grant from the Just Fund Education Project Incorporated which grant funds on the amount of $5,000 for the purpose of milling and resurfacing the intersection of limestone and short streets and adding a rainbow design, the acceptance of which does not obligate to Irving County Government for expenditure funds and authorizing them to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Item 7, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of Irving County Government to execute a letter of agreement for participating agency with God's Pantry Food Bank for the Fayette County Pantry Referral Program at no cost to the Irving County Government. Item 8, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of Irving County Government to execute supplemental agreement. Number 4, with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, with acceptance of additional federal funds in the amount of $913,000 for the instruction phase of the Brighton Trail Progression Bridge Project, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to be spent $182,600 for the local match, to be provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet through toll credits. Item 9. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for the 2018 Project Safe Neighborhood Grant to provide any additional information requested in connecting with this grant application and to accept this grant, the application approved which grant funds funds are on email of $167,394.60 in federal funds and are for the purpose of paying overtime and purchasing equipment for targeted enforcement and surveillance in Prairie Tech Area in fiscal year 2021, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expense of our funds and to execute and submit a grant application for the Conflict of Justice and the Public Safety Cabinet for the 2019 Project Safe Neighborhood Grant to provide any additional information requested to connect with this grant application and to accept this grant, the application is approved which grant funds are on email of $102,849.30 in federal funds and are for the purpose of paying overtime and purchasing equipment which are committed for enforcement and surveillance in Prairie Road Tests area in 2022 2021, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government with expenditure funds and authorizing energy to transfer unassummed funds into the grant budget. Item 10. A resolution authorizing the Enjury Mayor on behalf of Irving County Government to execute amendment number two to the Tiger Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation to modify the statement of work, schedule, and budget for the town branch promise project. Item 11. A resolution authorizing the Enjury Mayor on behalf of Irving County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant for the Unitarian Universal with Trash of Lexington or Incorporated for Stormwater Quality Projects at the cost of $29,860. Item 12, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the Airbecoming Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant for Trash of Wickey LLC for Stormwater Quality Projects at a cost of $29,860. Item 13, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the Airbecoming Government to execute a change order number one to the Grant Award Agreement with Bluegrass Green for Incorporated for a stormwater quality project, decreasing the grant award by the sum of $19,021.66 from $27,135.23 to $8,113.57. Item 14, a resolution authorized on the end of the year of the government to execute change number one to the grant award agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for stormwater quality project, decreasing the grant award by the sum of $147.10 from $35,000 to $34,852.90. Item 15, a resolution authorized on the on-behaving of the Air Beginning Government to execute change order number one to the grant award agreement with Friends of Wolf Run Incorporated for a stormwater quality budget, decreasing the grant award by the sum of $1,873.73 from $33,500 to $31,625.27. Item 16, a resolution authorized on the on-behaving of the Air Beginning Government to execute change order number one to the grant award agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for a stormwater quality budget, decreasing the grant award by the sum of $92,954 to $34,874. Item 17, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the government to execute a release of easements with property located at 307 South Broad. And item 18, a resolution authorizing a resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor to execute and submit a grant application to the state police vehicle enforcement division to provide any additional information or question in connection with this grant location and to accept this grant if the application is approved with grant funds on the amount of $85,000 in federal funds and offer to conduct the continued operation of the mode of payroll safety assistance program the fiscal of 2021 the acceptance of which obligates the irving county government for the expenditure of $15,000 of the local met which will be provided for the documentation of the commission division of police staff salaries and operationally as a transfer and some refunds within the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you very much. Do I hear a motion to approve? Go move. Vice Mayor Kay moved and Council Member Plumman seconded. All right. When you're ready, Madam Clerk, if you will take a roll call vote. Ms. Massadi? yes thank you thank you miss plowman yes miss reynolds yes mr swanson yes mr whirley yes ma'am miss bledsoe yes ma'am mr fred brown Mr. Craig Brown Mr. James Brown Yes Mr. Ellinger Yes ma'am Ms. Evans Yes Mr. Farmer Yes ma'am Vice Markay Yes Ms. Lamb. Yes ma'am. Mr. McCurron. Yes ma'am. And Mr. Maloney. Yes. All right. Thank you very much. Those all pass. Now when you are ready, if you'll please give first reading to resolutions. item number 19 a resolution accepting the bid of lm asphalt partners and limited dba ats construction establishing a price contract for fiscal year 2021 to 2022 street the city's focusing streets and roads item 20 a resolution taking the bid of prophetic plumbing establishing price contract for wgpl plumbing work for the division of water quality item 21 a resolution taking the of LM-Ascol Partners Limited, LTD, ATS construction in the amount of $288,017 for CITS from Trail Phase I, Division of Grants and Special Programs, and authorizing the air on behalf of the Airbag and Government to execute an agreement with ATS construction related to the bid. Item 22, a resolution accepting bid of Tony Levy and Associates Incorporated in the amount of $36,734.30 for HeadWorks Standby Generator and Automatic Transfer Switch for the Division of Water Quality. Item 23, a resolution accepting bid of Todd Johnson Contracting Incorporated in the of $257,113.69 to the Jimmy Campbell Bridge Project for the Division of Water Quality and Operating the Mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute an agreement with Todd Johnson Contracting Incorporated Related to the Bid, Item 24. A resolution accepting the bid of MEC Instruction and Excavating Incorporated is an amount of $2,757,108.22 to the Versilts Road Corridor Improvement for the Division of Engineering and Authorizing the Mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute an agreement with MEC Instruction and Excavating Incorporated The resolution of the bid of H.C. Hodge Mobile Truck Wash and for the establishing a price contract for vehicle pressure washing. The division of the facility, I.C. A resolution expecting the bid of Adams Contracting LLC, an amount of $497,600 for the Jakeson Park Road Widening Project, the Division of Granted Special Programs, and authorizing me on behalf of the New York County Government to execute an agreement with Adams Contracting LLC related to the bid. Item 27, a resolution ratifying the permanent civil service appointment of Pete Spencer, the security officer, grade 507 and 14.175 hourly in the Department of Public Safety, effective June 23, 2020. Darren Cawley, a heavy equipment technician, grade 518 and 17.485, Ireland Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective July 6, 2020. Matthew Christopher, Vehicle and Equipment Technician, grade 514 and 18.424, hourly in Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective July 6, 2020, and ratifying the permanent appointment of Lawrence Bevel Police Targeting 315 and 32.408 hourly division of police effective June 9th and 20th, proven classified civil service casualties of Robert Warren Public Service, worker senior 3509 and 14.354 hourly in the division of Lincoln Roach, effective July 7th, 2020 through October 4th, 2020, effective upon passage of Castle and 28th. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the government to execute an affiliation agreement between the Division of Fire and Emergency Services Rescue Team and the Division of Emergency Management Search and Rescue, Item 29. A resolution authorizing and directing you on behalf of your beginning government to accept $478,748 in federal funds from the Office of Justice Program at the U.S. Department of Justice under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding the CSEF, with the purpose of paying overtime in purchasing equipment and supplies to the Division of Police and Community Corrections to prevent, prepare, for and respond to the coronavirus, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and the transfer of unacomber funds within the grant budget. Item 30, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the urban county government to accept $1,036,760 in federal funds from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, awarded under the fiscal year 2020 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparingness Program for the purpose of protecting the community and enhancing emergency response in case of chemical accidents during and after the destruction of the chemical weapons at the Bluegrass Army Detail, the assistance of which does not obligate the urban county government from the expenditure of funds to transfer to unaccomer funds within the grant budget and to execute and rewit with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management. Item 31, a resolution authorizing Strathman and Company Certified Public Accountants to the advisors to conduct a financial audit of all of the urban county government funds for an amount not to exceed $153,500 for an amount not to exceed $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 for an amount of $153,500 A resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Finance on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a letter agreement and any other necessary documents to Strassman and companies, certified public accountants and advisors for appropriation of the share settlement since the 2019 property tax year. at a cross-top received $8,200. Item 33. Resolution, changing the property street name from 1871 Battery Street to 1874 Battery Street, 3825 Grand Park Street, 3846 Grand Park, 947 Delaware Avenue 1 Half to 947 Delaware Avenue B, 949 Delaware Avenue 1 Half to 949 Delaware Avenue B, 949 Delaware Avenue to 949 Delaware Avenue A, 951 Delaware Avenue 1 Half to 951 Delaware Avenue B, 951 Delaware Avenue to 951 Delaware Avenue A, 947 Delaware Avenue to 947 Delaware Avenue A, 541 Maryland Avenue, 1 half to 541 Maryland Avenue, Lot B, 541 Maryland Avenue to 541 Maryland Avenue, Lot A, and changing the street names and property addresses numbers of 400 mechanic court to 1754 Bryan Station Road, 3921 Kenny Lane to 3921 Kenny Lane, and 4250 to 4,250 Kenny Lane, 44 Kenny Lane to 4,400 Kenny Lane to 4,400 Kenny Lane, 1444 Bryan Avenue to 401 Meadow Park, all effective 30 days from passage, item 34. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Board of Behandling Government to execute change order number one to the grant award agreement with Ashford Townhomes and Laredo Associates Incorporated for a stormwater quality project, to the grant award by the sum of $78.96 from $16,170 to $16,091.04. Item 35, a resolution authorizing the grant award by the sum of $872.30 from $8,985 to $8,112.70. item 36 a resolution of the resident here on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the kentucky transportation cabinet for turf milling and vegetation management services by the division of environmental services and state-owned right-of-way for which the urban county government shall be compensated at the rate of 35 dollars per acre for areas along the five station boulevard and 58 dollars per acre for all other areas item 37 a resolution of resident resident here on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District Incorporated to the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $130,000, which grant funds include $70,000 in federal funds and $60,000 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and offer the operations within the Senior Center for the school year 2021, the acceptance of which obligates the Irving County Government for the expenditure of $274,920 as a local margin, authorizing the transfer of income funds within the grant budget, item 38. A declaration of intent with respect to the reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures to be made for subsequent borrowings with respect to various capital improvement projects of the license to urban county government item 39. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreement with geocliant llc for the purchase of crisis track license software for the division of emergency management and across my city $200 is item 40. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute an affiliation agreement with the university of Louisville, providing graduate students from the University's Kent School of Social Work to support the Family Care Center and the Division of Family Services at Newcastle's Urban County Government, effective on passage of council. Item 41, a resolution authorizing the American Council of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Carton Council of North America Incorporated. The acceptance of a grant from the Carton Council of North America Incorporated with grants funds are in amount of $150,000 to purchase and installation of an optic sorter for the Division of Waste Management, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government of expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer and unaccummed funds from the grant budget item 42. a resolution authorizing investing on behalf of your mechanic every day execute change number two to the agreement with allen company incorporated for the westgate material project decreasing the contract price by the sum of $67,144.08 from $697,142.93 to $639,998.85 item 43. a resolution authorizing your demand on behalf of your mechanic government to the cabinet of health and family services to accept the free $2,000 in federal funds under the CARES Act as a startup stipend, the division of personal recreation and school programs, the acceptance which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and ratifying on behalf of the urban county government the mayor's previous administration of an agreement with the cabinet for health and family services for the acceptance of $6,000 in federal funds under the CARES Act as part of the as a startup stipend, the family care center, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencarnished branches in the grant budget item 44. a resolution authorizing the division of water quality to purchase gps hardware and database maintenance services from routware incorporated sole first provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban government to execute any necessary agreements with the routware incorporated related to the procurement at a cross-section exceeds 43 905.36 item 45. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban government to execute change ordering and brought to the grant award agreement with north lexington holding 2 LLP for the stormwater quality project decreasing the grant award by the sum of $50.07 from $22,550 to $22,400. Item 46. A resolution authorizing the mayor and directing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute and submit applications to Kentucky Infrastructure Authority and to provide any additional information requested in this connection with this application for low interest state revolving fund loans in the following amounts to facilitate the following and sewer-related projects. $9,586,500 for the Overbrook Plant Station and Forest Lane Projects, and $8,556,900 for the Overbrook Plant Sewer Projects, item 47. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement award, awarding a Class B Infrastructure and Sensitive Grant to North Lexington and holding two LLCs of stormwater quality projects at a cost of $6,884,000, item 48. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding the Federal Bureau of Investigational Bluegrass Drugs, WTOC Task Force, for designation of task force responsibilities, item 49. A resolution authorizing the American Staff of the Urban Funding Government to execute salary data agreement with the salary.com for access to salary research and salary studies to the Division of Human Resources, and a cost not received $8,500 since the full year 2021 to increase no more than 5% upon renewal, which shall be subject to appropriation of funds effective upon passage of counsel, item 50. A resolution authorizing the on behalf of the urban county government to execute change ordering number one to the grant award agreement with RNN Group LLC for the Stormwater Quality Project terminating grant award in its entirety in the amount of $3,924.90. Item 51. A resolution authorizing the on behalf of the urban county government to execute a parking agreement with the event parking expert LLC for traffic control and parking assistance with the licensed 4th of July fireworks display at a cost of $1,500. Item 52. A resolution authorizing the on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency extending the period of performance through June 30th on 22 for the Thompson Road Recycling Center for Native Shelter Project at no cost to the Irving County Government, Item 53. A resolution authorizing the document on behalf of Irving County Government to accept a grant from the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education, which grant funds around the amount of $3,349,950 in common with the Kentucky Funds and offer the Fire Training Census for Firefighters, specifically in 2021, the assistance of which does not all the date the Irving County Government expenditure and funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unicomber funds to the grant budget item 54. A resolution authorizing and directing the amendment to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Case who kept it under the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund, which grants on drawing the amount of $3,534,166 in common with the Kentucky Funds and authorizing the police training incentives for fiscal year funds. One of the systems which does not obligate the Irving County Government good expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unicomber funds to the grant budget item 2. A resolution operating and directing the grant to the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection Division of Waste Management, which grant funds around the amount of $100,000 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and offer the purpose of supporting a one-day household of residents' waste recycling event in the accounting in fiscal year 2021, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $25,000 as a local match to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection Division of waste management and to transfer an unincorporated grant budget item 56. A resolution of the Alexandria O'Neill-Pierre County Government authorizing and approving Alexandria Center Corporation entering into a $2.75 million line of credit facility with Central Bank and Trust Company item 57. A resolution ratifying on behalf of the Alexandria O'Neill-Pierre County Government the mayor's previous execution of an amendment to the agreement with the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency extending a period of performance through June 30th, 2020, for the update of Alexandria O'Neill-Pierre County Hazard mitigation plan at Newcastle, the Irving County Government, item 58, a resolution authorizing Griging Aircraft, the Irving County Government to execute contract modification number 6 to the agreement with ICOM Technical Services, Incorporated, CBA, ICOM, for additional professional program management services related to the Town Branch Commons project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $51,707 from $3,348,841.50 to $3,400,548.50, 1959. A resolution establishing Simon's building technology is a sole service provider for the smoke alarm upgrades of the division of community corrections and authorizing the on behalf of the Irving County government to execute in agreement with students building technology technologies related to procurement and across the state $367,174, item 60. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the Irving County government to execute in agreement with the Fiscal Court, establishing funding for fiscal year 2021 county road aid projects in the rural service area. Item 61. A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute change or number two to the agreement with duty construction company for the town branch to require a premium primary or plant primary debt digest or complex improvement project increasing the contract price by the sum of $5,602.12 from $9,800,708.58 to $9,806,310.70 and extending the date of completion to July 31, 2020. Item 62. The resolution authorized in the Army, and the Army, and the government, is to execute an agreement with the Black Code, incorporated to the Manchester Street and Willard Street sanitary sewer improvement project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $118,100 from $2,162,730 to $2,280,830, and extending the date of completion to July 3, 2020. Item 63, a resolution authorized in the Army, and the Army, and the government, to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the acceptance of a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs, Congestion, Mitigation, and Air Quality Program, which grant funds on an amount of $1,096,000 in federal funds and offered amounts to the more multimodal improvement projects, the expenses of which obligates to every county government for the expenditure of $234,000 as a local margin offers, and they are to transfer to income funds within the grant budget, I.E. 64. A resolution operating and addressing the other half of the urban county government to execute amendment number two, the grant agreement with Kentucky Tractor Payment Cabinet to extend the grant through June 30, 2021 and to accept additional grant funds in the amount of $48,400 in federal funds, the acceptance of which also gets the Irving County Government for the expenditure of $12,100 as a local match and authorizing the management transfer to an extra reference within the grant budget, Item 65. A resolution authorized in the Irving County Government to accept donations of the Breaking the Bronze Ceiling Monument and to execute all documents necessary there to, including without limitation, a transfer of title agreement. Item 66, a resolution authorized on the air behalf of the American Government to execute a right away agreement for Columbia Gas and Kentucky Incorporated utility easements for gas pipelines and gas regulator station at 1345 Old Springford Pike. Item 67, a resolution authorized on the air behalf of the American Government to execute purchase of service agreements with Commerce Lexington Incorporated $155,155, EHI Consultants and the Urban League of Lexington County $77,000 and URFRATES International Investment Company, LLP, $66,589.69 for economic development services for the urban county government at a cross-country stage of some state, a Defectible Compatible Council, IBCPA, a resolution authorizing on the behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the transportation cabinet for the acceptance of federal funds, which funds are in the amount of $480,000 and offer the ITS CMS Intelligent Transportation congestion management system, traffic improvement projects for fiscal year 2021, the acceptance of which obligates the Air Mechanic Government to the expenditure of $120,000 as a local match and authorizing the need to be transferred to the Air Mechanic Government to execute a change in the number one to the grant award agreement with seven Parks and Neighborhood Association incorporated for stormwater quality projects, decreasing the grant award by the sum of $2,997 from $99,900 to $96,930. Item 70. A resolution authorizing on behalf of Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the grant award agreement with Garrett Hills Neighborhood Association and Corporate of Great Stormwater Quality Board is decreasing the grant award by the sum of $759.67 from $3,530 to $2,770.32. Item 71. A resolution authorizing the Division of Enhanced 911 on behalf of the Urban County Government to continue use of Entroto Life and Safety Solutions, ECATS, the statistical package, from Entroto Life and Safety Solutions, a sole-forced provider, at a cost of receipt $7,579.72. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with ARC Connect CO, LexArc 500, and Windburn Neighborhood Association, $150, for the office of the urban county council, at a cost not to see this unstated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? All right. Are there any suspensions for, let's see, Council Member Worley, did you have a walk-on? did you have a walk-on so has a walk-on trying to get in there is that right amanda i do i do have a walk-on okay councilmember bledsoe has a walk-on thank you sorry i was not fast enough to the thing i moved to place on tonight's docket a resolution creating a local small business economic stimulus program to provide funding of up to 2.5 million to qualify in local small businesses is by no later than December 31st, 2020. Do I hear a second? Second. Who did the second? I'm sorry, I missed Council Member Worley. All right. Is there any discussion? All those in favor of walking this on, please raise your real hand. Okay, that's a unanimous yes. Is there any other walk-on? I don't see one. All right. Let's see. Madam Clerk, will you give that first reading, please? Yes, ma'am. Item 73. A resolution creating a local small business economic stimulus program to provide funding for up to $2,500,000 for qualifying local small businesses by no later than December 31st, 2020, and providing for its purpose a goal of the year. of 50% funds distributed to minority or women-owned businesses or businesses located within lower income areas, grants not to exceed a maximum of $25,000 each, eligibility requirements, business impact criteria, applications, and authorization to execute necessary agreements with grant recipients, and authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of your McKinney government to execute an agreement with the Commerce Lexington Incorporated for a fee in the amount not to exceed $125,000 to administer the program, including application review and compliance and further authorizing the mayor or her designate to take any other additional necessary actions all set as a pump passage of counsel. Thank you. Thank you. Now, council members, will you log in if you have a suspension, please? Councilmember Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I have four motions to suspend the rules and give second reading the first is on item number 31 which is the Stratham the certified accountant um funds for this year and item number 32 items numbers set 37 and 38 all right 31 32 37 and 38 do I hear a second council member massadi seconds that um all right all those in favor please put your hand up of giving second reading to 31 32 37 and 38 uh council member yeah there we go vice mayor do you have a okay councilmember farmer okay that's a unanimous yes councilmember Bledsoe did you have any others no ma'am thank you okay thank you does anyone else have any suspensions to give second reading all right um madam clerk that's number 31 32 37 and 38 correct if you'll go ahead and give the second reading please item 31 a resolution authorizing Strothman and Company certified public accounts and advisors to conduct a financial audit of license to Irving County government funds for fiscal year 2020 to the amount 951 and 553,500 for fiscal year 2021 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of Irving County government to execute a letter of agreement with any other necessary documents with Strothman and company related to the audit. Item 32. A resolution authorized in the mirror or the Commissioner of Finance on behalf of the Urbana government to execute a letter of agreement with any other necessary documents with Strothman and company certified public accountants and advisors for the preparation of the shared settlement for 2019 property tax year at a The cost of $8,200. Item 37. A resolution authorizes the man on behalf of Air Mechanic Urban to execute an agreement with the Bluegrass Area Development District, incorporated for the acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $130,000. The grant funds include $7,000 in federal funds and $160,000 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and offer the operation of the Lichten Senior Center for Pussy-Royal 21, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $74,928. as a local match and authorized in the near to transfer an undercover funds within the grant budget. And item 38. A declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures made with subsequent borrowings with respect to various technical improvement projects of the election fair urban county government. Thank you. Thank you. Do I hear a motion to approve? So moved. Council Member Farmer moved. Second. Vice Mayor Kay seconds. All right, when you're ready, Madam Clark, if you and your assistant, your canine assistant will take the vote. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? yes ma'am yes ma'am yes ma'am yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes ma'am yes ma'am yes yes yes yes ma'am yes and wolf yes yes yes yes ma'am yes ma'am Mr. McCurry? Yes, ma'am. And Mr. Maloney? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all passed. Could I please have a motion on the communications from the mayor? I moved. Second. I'm sorry. Who seconded? Vice Mayor Kaye. All right. Council Member Plumman moved. Are there any questions? all those in favor please vote with your i'm so sorry council member fred brown did you have a question no no that's fair okay all right just being sure now everybody who's the yes vote please put your real hand up and just leave it up for three seconds while i scan the computer screen Okay, that passes. Thank you. And then we have communications from the mayor for information only. And we have no police disciplines and no fire disciplines. So now we are to announcements. Council members, if you'll log in, if you have an announcement, please. council member james brown thank you mayor i just want to make i got a couple announcements uh one of them is uh there's going to be free covet testing at shiloh baptist church which is in the heart of the east end neighborhood they're going to accept drive up as well as walk up uh folks to be tested and they're also going to have language assistance available. So that testing is going to start this coming Thursday, July the 9th through the 11th. That neighborhood has been asking for testing that they could have walk up and I'm glad to see that the health department and our partners could make that happen in that neighborhood. I'd also like to say our prayers go out to the Tammy Botkins family. I know Doug and have worked with him on different committees. It's just a tragedy. And I've said it before that now when we seem to lose people in this pandemic, while we've had time to be at home and appreciate our family and friends, it just means that much more when we lose people. So our thoughts and hearts go out to that family as well as the family of Chewbacca. But if you've been on social media, you've seen all the posts, all the people, all the organizations, all the initiatives, all the things that that young man touched in his short time on this earth. He was a true, passionate, committed advocate with a work ethic like no other. He was everywhere all the time, giving it his all and doing work and speaking from his heart. So he was a first district constituent. The district is going to miss him. I know his family is going to miss him and our community is going to miss him. So our prayers go out to that family as well. um then i'd also like to make a motion to um cancel next week's meeting on uh july the 14th i've talked to council member masadi um she can chime in and weigh on it i know that um we got it slated to talk about police issues and i think that we can still speak to some of those But I think as far as having another special meeting where public engagement is going to be challenging right before or right in the middle when we go right when we first go on break, I don't think does the public a true service to those issues. So I think that, you know, we ought to take a look at addressing a lot of those issues and some of those things when we first come back from break. and there you know there's going to be some more comments i plan to make some more comments about it this coming thursday but i think just to get notice out and let folks know that we we plan to cancel that meeting next week i think doing it today will be appropriate so the motion is to cancel the special public safety and planning meeting on the 14th do i hear a second second council member bledsoe seconds is there any discussion Councilmember Lamb Thank you Wow I had not heard this Conversation And I'm the one that made the motion to have the special Meeting so I appreciate this Very much Wow I'm shocked Let me apologize to you councilmember I guess I wasn't aware that you made That motion I thought councilmember Was signing and set that meeting up so So I would have surely let you know. I made the motion. So, well, I guess this is what I've, you know, I've already stirred enough today as it is being, but. Well, let me, well, let me rescind that. Let me rescind that motion. Because, yeah, the last thing I want to do is to step on your toes. And if we haven't had a chance to talk about it, then I think we need to do that. So I'll rescind that motion and we can talk about it. And maybe the appropriate time may be to do it at another meeting next Thursday. Well, I appreciate that. I mean, I am still waiting for, Mayor, if I may, I'm still waiting for the opportunity for us as a council to come together and discuss this. We've heard public comment, and we haven't had any discussion. And I don't know to what to contribute that to. I've got my thoughts on it, but I won't say it publicly. and I feel like that there's there is a need for us to come together and have some discussions on matters that have been brought toward forward to us and and I know that the mayor has several initiatives out there going on but that doesn't mean that we as a council can't be involved I want us to be involved in the after action review committee process. And we haven't even had a chance to talk about that. So I think it's open this, but I still would like to be able to have that conversation. And I mean, if my colleagues don't want to, then you go ahead and you all just choose to do. But I think that the public would like for us to have discussions on this. So I'll leave it at that. Thank you. The motion's been withdrawn as well as the second has been withdrawn. So there's no motion on the floor. So, let's see. I think we're back to Council Member McCurran, you're next up. thank you mayor um i just wanted to take a take a brief moment here and uh put on an event coming up this weekend saturday on july 11th from nine to five detail lex will be hosting a fundraiser for arbor youth um or at their location on east 2nd street it's 540 east 2nd street it's 20 for you to come get your car wash from them they do a phenomenal job they have two locations. One's off Forbes road in the second district and the other ones down off second street, I believe in the first district. So I hope to see everyone out there. I know I'll be out on my doors off the Jeep right now. So I'm putting them back on to go over and get a wash. And then I also wanted to take a quick moment here too and congratulate Commissioner O'Mara. I know that, you know, we talked about it briefly earlier on, but he's on wonder since I've come on council and he's been a wealth of knowledge for me. So I greatly appreciate you, sir. And best of luck to you in the future. I know we'll hopefully be talking as soon as I come down to council and see you down there. But congratulations to you. Thank you. Yes, sir. And before I let you guys go, one other thing. I want to wish my oldest son a happy ninth birthday today. Oh, happy birthday. Thank you guys. Thank you very much. And I do want everybody to know we still have Commissioner O'Meara through the end of August. Unless he changes his mind, right? No, no. Councilmember Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. It's come to my attention by news media more than anything that the Lexington Police Department has dissolved its chaplain position. uh i don't know who made that decision or who can make that decision but i'm a little bit concerned about it because i know what how it's grown out of is because the person that was in the chaplain's position there is a problem there but when you when you dissolve the chaplain position that should have nothing to do with the person uh so i'm real concerned about that because the police department has had a chaplain for years and years, and that's a service to the officers of the police department. And I'm sure the fire department still has a chaplain, I think. And I don't know what this is. I think we're going a little bit too far in trying to address some of these issues that we shouldn't have to. I don't know. I see where the... Commissioner Armstrong can speak to that. No? Commissioner Armstrong can speak to that. If you don't mind, I'll speak to that. Council Member Brown, the rest of the council, I would say this. The individual that was in the position is not the reason that it was converted. The reason it was converted is actually cheap weather. This is actually very common throughout the United States in police departments now. They're converting positions like that into a wellness coordinator. That individual, I've used a Ken example as a social worker that would be able to coordinate responses that the officers or the employees need. We have a number of individuals in the chaplaincy program with the police department that will still be there to provide any spiritual leadership or assistance that's needed. This individual that was actually included in the budget for this year, they were commonly referred to, as I said earlier, a wellness coordinator, but that individual would help coordinate or facilitate the interaction between employees and whether it's someone from the spiritual community, the financial community, the medical community, that's what they would be doing. Actually, Chief Weathers started discussing this change in position about the time that he became Chief of Police. This is something that's occurring in police departments throughout the United States right now. Well, you know, I'm not going to buy that, and I don't know why it wouldn't be put before council. we're in a community that's separate we have council members you're you you're muted councilmember brown was this time up no my time's not up i haven't got my okay i didn't know if it was or not i i don't like the idea and i don't know if i need to put it in committee or what the deal is but I'm not satisfied with the commissioner's, what he said. And I haven't talked to the chief and I haven't talked to the FOP and I haven't talked to fellow officers, but I think there ought to be out there in the community. We need to find out what people think about this. This is, this is a chaplain, you know, we're just trying to do away with all of our old stuff. You know, we're trying to do with all our statues and, and renaming streets. And now we want to rename what this chaplain is supposed to do because we just take the name chaplain out of that. You know, that just upsets me. And I'm concerned. Maybe I'm the only one concerned. But I don't like it. And I hope we'll have some feedback from the community as to what this is addressed. So thank you. Thank you. Commissioner, is there anyone from law there? because I think the only part that the council has in this is the authorized strength. But I wonder, is there anyone from law in the council chamber? Yes, but if I'm not mistaken, you are correct in regards to that. In a pointed position from the police chief, he has the ability to appoint anyone for that position. It also applies to both the fire department and the community corrections. Yes. Thank you. Okay, thank you very much. Councilmember Massadi. Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Lamb, our council administrator said that I believe that I made the motion and I think you amended it. I had originally made the motion for us to put the police procedures on June 30th, and I believe you amended it to the 14th. That's what was just told to me. So just hopefully that clarifies that as far as the motion for the planning and public safety committee for next week. And I have been in contact with Council Member James Brown, and we've been trying to get as much information as we can to the council members. we're finding it difficult because number one, there is a collective bargaining issue that, you know, at this time, I'm not sure that we can discuss. There's a couple of items that, you know, could jeopardize negotiations with the FOP because of it being public. And then also, you know, I believe that there still is the moratorium on the, I know there is on the no knock. And that was one issue that we wanted to discuss in length as well, plus some other issues that I think Council Member Brown might have circulated to all the Council Members. I'm assuming that you can confirm that Council Member Brown. So, you know, I'm open as far as I think all Council Members are open as how to go forward with this. We're just trying to find what is the best avenue and also public comment. I know we've heard a lot of public comment. I'm not sure, you know, if with the Zoom situation that we can have another public comment meeting. And I think we both were thinking maybe once we can get through some of this COVID, we might be able to get back into chambers and go forward that way. So I guess that was our thought process there. If you want to respond to that. Council Member Lamb, did you want to respond? Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Council Member Mazzotti. I knew that I had made the motion for the 14th. I mean, I remember making that. so yeah I think it was an amendment to me that's that's whatever I was just remembering yeah yeah it's it it is it's a motion I you know and so but um you're the tree and so you know if you don't want to have it then I don't want to have it I'm just I know a couple of the issues that we're pacing you know so um not that i don't want to have it i think we've got some issues that we need to look at and we can we can publicly discuss them just yet well i guess if it were my committee i would ask for a raise of hands from the committee members as to who could be there and who wanted to attend and then go from there that's if it were my committee and that was my chair seat that's that's what I would do and that would be a suggestion but it's obviously it's your committee and you can do with it what you wish. Well I'll tell you what I'll defer to your suggestion so the members of the committee who can attend that would be up to the committee members if we want to go ahead and I guess take a hand vote on that or does anyone have any discussion as far as going forward with the committee? Do you want to raise your hand if you can be there on the 14th? Presumably you would have an agenda of items to discuss. Hang on one second. Council Member Brown. Yes, ma'am. I have some discussion before we take a vote. This is not a vote. This is just to see if people want to come. We went through this before. Did you want to say something before they say whether they can come or not? Yes, ma'am. Okay, please go ahead. Yeah, and I think part of the conversation was, is what is the agenda going to look like for that meeting? And some of the items that would be on that agenda are things that we aren't at liberty to discuss in public. And then also combined with the public engagement piece of it, I think was one of the main concerns. I think there are some things that we can address and talk about as council members, but to have a special meeting and set expectations for the public, I think is what the initial concern was. So, you know, and it's not about, you know, I think it, I think it's being communicated that we don't want to have the meeting or want to talk about the things. It's just how can we effectively do that with public engagement and make sure that we're addressing, you know, real concerns. So that's what, that's, that's, that's where the conversation stemmed from. And, you know, and I was getting contacted about what is the agenda going to look like. And in order to have a special meeting, I think you need to have a real true agenda. And it just didn't seem like it was coming together. So that was my thought. So I don't know if anybody else wants to speak to it. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. So let's just do, I'm going to go around my, because we've got blue hands for announcements. So if you'll just put your hand up if you want to speak, and I'm just going to go one by one about this issue. Councilmember Evans. Well, it wasn't exactly about whether or not to have the meeting, but it was more towards Councilmember Fred Brown's comment. But I think the chaplain position was actually something that I included in the memo that I had used Councilmember James Brown's notes as an outline of sorts. So, I mean, there are a plethora of issues, you know, just based on that little memo that I'd sent out, that counsel, I think, should talk about. That's just my opinion. But I was actually going to tell, you know, Commissioner Armstrong that it, that was an issue that I, you know, thought might be of concern. So I'm happy that the chief was willing to make that change with the chaplain position, because it's more than just a spiritual religious, you know, position. It really is counseling and things like that. So I'll commend, you know, Chief Weathers doing that and being more progressive and thinking of it beyond just the spiritual guide. Because that is policy. That's, those are things that are changing. But again, that's an example of, you know, why this needs to be a much bigger conversation and it isn't just about one issue. So yeah, I had some concerns about what the agenda was going to be on Tuesday, but you know, I just think hopefully you all will read that memo and have some time to absorb that and sink in it and let it sink in and have, you know, let that perhaps be a building block on future conversations because I think there's a lot we can add. And it was good to know from just tonight that commissioner said that, you know, or maybe the mayor said it, you know, what is the limitation of our authority with police? And if it's just, you know, the capacity, then, you know, that will, I think, guide and shape our conversations too. So, you know, I don't know if the law department could help out with that. to give us some guidance just really on that. I think that would really help guide whatever conversations we have in the future. So that was just my two cents on that whole topic. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, I'm gonna go around. If you wanna speak to this issue, please put your hand up. Council Member Worley, then Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. And I wanna say to put Council Member Masati in a position to say, let's all raise our hands whether we want to hear this or not, I think is inappropriate and is not the spirit of things here. I don't think that's necessarily what Council Member Lamb meant to say, but that's the way it's said is whether we want to hear this. We do want to hear it. The work that Council Member Brown and Council Member Evans has done so far has been trying to get us in a position to have a meaningful discussion. And Council Member Brown's earlier motion was related to whether that meaningful discussion could be had or was appropriate to be had on the 14th. So to say that we should all just raise our hands as to whether we want to hear this or not, or whether I am available the 14th. If there's a meaningful discussion to be had, I'll be there. I want to hear it. But to say that we should all just raise our hands and that means whether we want to hear it or not, that's an inappropriate characterization of the question and of the issue. And I will say that if we are not ready to have a stated agenda and appropriate presentations and allow for the discussion that needs to be had, the 14th may not be the right day to have that. And I think that's what Council Member Brown was saying. I think that's what Council Member Evans has just said. And quite frankly, those are the two who have put the most work into getting ready for this motion for this meeting up to this point, along with the chair, Council Member Massadi. So I yield to them on that. I want to make sure we get our questions right and we're careful with our language. Thank Thank you, Councilmember Maloney. Thank you. I kind of echo what Councilmember Worley said, but I do have a question for, are there going to be comments made to this Thursday for us to go on and support a motion? No motions will be made, Councilmember Brown, or any recommendation? Or are you making these proposals that we brief with the Vice Mayor's Committee on the 4th of August? I said, I'm trying to figure out where everything is really going. Are you looking more to the 4th of August to talk about what your proposal is for Thursday night? Because I'm the one instigated this a while back. I said, we ought to meet during the break because this is an important issue. We've got to be on top of it. And I said, you've got to look at one thing or look at a couple things. I agree with you. There's some things we can't look in the collective bargain. But there's some things outside of collective bargaining we can look at. And there's some questions that I have. But I'm just trying to figure out where you're going with this. Are you not making any motion for Thursday night for the boat or walk on or anything like that? Or are you waiting to take it all the way to August? That's my question. Mayor, if I may. Yeah, Council Member, I think the intent is not to spring something out on folks to vote and have to make a decision on, but to give the most appropriate information at the time. So one of the things that we had talked about that was shared in the memo was doing a complete review of a few items. And I can list those. And we were talking about putting those in committee and actually getting the appropriate information that we need to be informed on how to act on those policies that we have in place. So and then I know we had also talked about no knocks, whether or not council needs to take action to ban those. And that's a more comprehensive conversation that we need to have. So, you know, the thought was that we can get it into the committee structure and to take not, you know, not all day, but actually be diligent about how we look at some of our policies and procedures and how we can improve on those. That would be, you know, more of the speed of counsel and actually give the public an opportunity to be engaged and to be more informed as well as as well as us be more informed as we talk about those things. and then another thing that was you know that was shared in that memo was an initiative to enhance minority recruiting I don't think that's something that we have to wait on and I and from my conversations with every with everybody that seems like that's something that everybody can get behind and support as well as enhancing our diversity training with the department so that you know that and a couple other things are something that I was going to bring up on Thursday, but I mean, I bring, bring them up tonight, but no motions, nothing kind of out of the blue to shock and all everybody. I think it was taking a step back and doing a, having a more diligent approach about how we address some of these issues. Going back, I appreciate your answer and going back to what you just said. And I was looking at what council member Lamb and council member Zotti's committee on the no, not, I have, I wanted the police to come and tell us what is the difference, why they do it so well here in Lexington and why other cities did bad things. I mean, I just, before I make any recommendation on no knock, maybe Lexington is by far the best in the country at it. And we, I have yet to see or hear what is different compared to what, what other cities are. And that, and I want to be open-minded to everything. And then for instance, you asked about diversity. I've been dealing with that for 25 years, and it really bothers me that the diversity, and you and I had this conversation about the board review, there are no diversity on that. There used to be on there when Beatty was there and a bunch of them. There had not been any sense. And to me, I think we can bring those in those kind of meetings in the Councilman Mazzotti's meeting. The Vice Mayor's Committee meeting, I'm wondering if that's mostly what we're going to look at, what the mayor gives an update on the mayor's task force, or is it also including your stuff? I'm confused here where we're going with yours and where to come into the Vice Mayor's Committee. And I kind of like the Council Member Mazzotti's committee on those issues that we just talked about. We need to get into the weeds on that. I'm just, I'm confused about what committee everybody's going to. Council Member Maloney, the motion for the August 4th meeting was to hear an interim report from the commission. Right. That was the only thing in the motion, if that helps clarify. Yeah, well, I mean, but then it goes back to Council, your stuff, it'd be more into what Council Member Mazzotti is talking about on the 14th. Maybe there's a couple of things we need to bring up and get on talking about it on the 14th. like the diversity. I want to do that ASAP and wonder why we failed in the last 20 years, why we haven't been on top of it. And that was one of the things too, council member is to wait on the mayors, you know, because it would also give time for the mayor's committee to, to come back with recommendations. Okay. Thank you. Now I'm still going through to see who wants to speak on this issue. Council member McCurn, and I think you're the last okay councilmember reynolds after that i'll be really brief with it i i there was some language misconstrued there i believe and councilman worldly you have touched on that i cannot be there for that meeting i'm trying to readjust my schedule if the meeting does happen to be there for it but i will not be here so i'll i'm going to try to it's not that i don't want to be there it's that i can't be there so i just wanted to clarify on that thank you thank you Councilmember Reynolds and then Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you. I think there was some confusion initially and now obviously about the meeting on Tuesday and what would be discussed. And if we don't have a good, you know, agenda, then there's not really a point of meeting. But to that, I agree with the fact that we haven't as a group really had the opportunity to talk about some of the things that have problems that have been raised, questions that have been raised. And so I'm in favor for us having that discussion. But I do think that we need to be prepared for it. And if we're not going to be able to have public comments or input virtually, then I guess we do need to wait until we come back until we can have some sort of a better structure that would allow that. That's my opinion. I know that's not everybody's opinion, but that's my opinion. But I guess if we don't meet on Tuesday, my concern is what are we doing and what are we addressing before break? And are we taking the concerns that have been raised seriously? And if we are and we're going to be working on those and we just need to make that very clear. Thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kaye. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. So just to reiterate, the meeting on August 4th, as the mayor has said, was the motion as I understand it as we set it up, was to get an update on the progress that the mayor's commission on race had made at that time. That's the only agenda item and it's a special meeting. That will be the agenda item. In terms of next week's proposed meeting or not proposed meeting, two things. One, right now, there's no motion on the floor. We're not in the position and I don't think we wanna be in a position to make a decision tonight. There's been a suggestion that we've got a couple of days before Thursday's meeting And people can talk about what they might want to see or not see. I, after hearing the conversation, frankly, I'm ambivalent. It is a problem that we can't take public comment. In my mind, if we were to have a meeting next week, what would be appropriate would be to have a meeting with a very specific set of topics for discussion only, not to have presentations not to look for a lot of information, but to allow the council some time to talk amongst themselves in public about these topics. And if there are specific motions that people might want to bring forward later to identify those, if there's information we would like, whether it's about no knock or the chaplain or whatever, to use that as a time to identify information that would be useful to us. and at best start to construct an agenda for the appropriate committee, which is the planning and public safety committee when we return in August. So in my mind, if we were to have that meeting, it would be discussion only over a set set of topics with the idea that we want to identify what we need to know more about in order to move forward on those things. So thank you. Thank you. Did anyone else want to speak? Council Member Massadi, and then we'll go back to our announcements. Thank you, Mayor. I don't have an agenda, and I certainly don't want to have a meeting without an agenda. So if there is a proposed agenda or items that you want to have me have on this committee meeting, I'll be glad to chair the meeting. but to date I don't have anything so it was my feeling after talking with council member brown because he didn't feel comfortable and putting forward an agenda because he hadn't gotten all the input yet that we need to delay this if there's some council members that feel very strongly about specific items I can go ahead and have this meeting and share it next week but I have to have those items brought forward to me so that's I'll leave it like that I think I have a few minutes left don't I mayor probably one or two um we've got 30 days before breaking the brine ceiling is coming to Lexington um got notification from the artist that it will be installed on August I'm sorry is this your your announcement are you going into announcements isn't this what I was isn't this we were kind of generally talking about the Tuesday meeting Okay. Yeah. Okay. All right. Did anybody else want to speak to the Tuesday meeting? Councilmember Farmer. Thank you. I think in a representative capacity, we're all as anxious as the people that we serve. And I think we're anxious to try to do something. And I think that one of the outpourings of that was the scheduling of this meeting for next week, which just from a conversation standpoint, there's a couple of days to come up with some things. to talk about but not to take action on. There is a chance to create some sort of an agenda. I think when this meeting got staked out by itself just from a process standpoint I wondered what it would feed to because usually a committee meeting feeds into a work session and then into a council meeting and this was was is a standalone. So it would be just a discussion because if you and especially call meeting with it with a specific agenda which we would have to follow. So if we believe that we can help ourselves and the public with some conversation or some things that could bring clarity, I think that's a proper use of our time and the public's time. Could some of that weight and engender better conversation on or about the fourth with some of us in the chamber, potentially some of us not in a new meeting style, which we're still experimenting with, that's fine too. If there's some things that we want to, I think one of the things we've all tried to do in all of this is not to do things to surprise the public because we're so, even though we're among them and we're a part of them, we're separate from them in these meetings. And if there's some things that we have some commonality about, we want to take some action on for Thursday night, I think that's great. But I think we just need to have a little bit more of a framework than we have right now. There's nothing wrong with this discussion. I mean, we've had a fine day of meetings. It's just what's really the best critical path forward for the public discussion, some of the issues involved, and some outcomes that we can either move to in the short term or the long term. The basis of this discussion, partly, is to see what will come of the mayor's work in the meantime before we step in in a legislative capacity. We want to talk about that on Tuesday, that's fine. We don't wait until the 4th, that's fine. We just need to have, to me, it was a little bit of a rush, Mayor. I'm sorry to see whether we can be there or not. This is not about whether we can be there or not. It's about what we can do there, and that's where I get back to. If we want to set up an agenda between now and Thursday to talk about, we can have a motion about the meeting then. I think this has been a healthy discussion for us to have among ourselves to go to the vice nurse point and to Susan Lent, to Gosselin Lent's point. We haven't talked among ourselves. We had been disafforded that opportunity throughout the COVID situation and all of us in these Brady Bunch boxes, but that's just thoughts. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. All right. Now, is everybody ready to go back? No, Vice Mayor's not ready to go back. One more comment. Procedurally, just so everybody, I think, hopefully we all understand this, but I'm I'm going to beat this dead horse. Right now, there is a meeting scheduled on the 12th. Absent a motion or absent a decision by the chair, which is within the prerogatives of the chair to cancel that meeting, absent either one of those actions, there will be a meeting. Yes. So we have Thursday to, we have between now and Thursday to figure it out, Thursday to make motions if appropriate. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. Now, okay. Are you still on the Tuesday meeting, Council Member Lamb and Council Member Massadi? Okay. Council Member Lamb? You're muted. Of course I was. That's just part for the day. As far as I appreciate this conversation, we have, I haven't had this conversation and I appreciate it. And so I feel so distanced from every one of you right now. So I appreciate this and I will be glad to work with Councilman Mazzotti and talk with her before Thursday if there is something that we felt felt like that we could discuss. And I just want to publicly say the only reason I was suggesting everybody raise their hands and I is that so she would know if there would be a quorum or not. I don't go and call publicly call people out. That's not what I do. So but Councilman Mazzotti, I respect you as your chair of your committee and I will be glad to work with you on a specific agenda and I would like to have the conversations and with respect to I know Councilmember McCurron had told me he was going to be out of town and I'm sorry you know I know that does happen so and nobody is going to think any differently I don't if you're scheduled to be out of town you can't help it. So that's what I wanted to say. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Did anyone else want to speak to the Tuesday meeting? All right, let's move on then. We've got Councilmember Masadi, you're up for announcements, and you have five minutes. I won't take five. I was just going to remind everyone that we're 30 days away from breaking the bronze ceiling. Our artist is on time. Things will be installed on the 6th, and I can't wait, and I think Lexington is going to be so proud, and this will be so engaging for all of us here. There's also a special on PBS called The Vote, and if you have a chance to take a look at it, it's excellent. It really gives a great historical perspective of how hard it was for women to get to vote, how hard it was for Black men to get to vote, how hard it was for Black women, Asians, Indians, and how so many groups were disenfranchised. So if you have a chance when it's 92 degrees out and you want to be outside, turn the TV on, stream some KET, kick back and get a little history on this movement. I think you'll find it very exciting. That's all, Mayor. Okay, thank you. And I did want to acknowledge, you know, we had the item on the docket tonight for breaking the bronze ceiling. And I, in the beginning, asked Councilmember Massadi and Councilmember Plumman to raise the money to give maintenance money for this statue. And I want to thank you for doing that because we always get gifts in government that come with no maintenance money. So I appreciate that very much. Councilmember Lamb. Thank you. I just, as my counsel comment, you know, one of my constituents, Mr. Calvin Grayson, he passed away this past Saturday. And I just wanted to give him kudos. He was actually the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth. And he started that in 1977. And then he was just always such a joy and such an encyclopedia to talk to about our transportation system, not only just in Lexington, but across the state. And he and his kindness will be missed dearly in our community. And I just wanted to make sure that I gave a shout out to him because he was a dear friend and he was just a role model for me in the community. So I wanted to give a shout out and prayers to his family and his friends. Thank you. Thank you so much. Did anyone else have an announcement? Councilmember Lamb, thank you for that. I know all the years I represented 4th District, he was a great leader. in all things. So thank you for, for thinking about him. All right. I see no other blue hands or normal regular hands. So I'm, let me check the public comment. We have an empty room. So move a chair. Thank you. Is there a second? All right. All those in favor, put your hand up, please. Thank you very much. And we'll see you Thursday. Thank you. Or tomorrow. We are adjourned.