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Baby, it's all I know That you're half of the flesh And the blood that makes me whole Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah So take these broken wings And learn to fly again Learn to live so free And when we hear The voices sing The book of love will open up And let us hear Take The stronger wings You've got to learn to fly Learn to live so free And when we hear The voices sing But the good life will open up for us and never sin Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they're here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be There's a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenly Why she had to go? I don't know she wouldn't say I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Why she had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say I said something wrong Now I long for yesterday Yesterday Love was such an easy game to play I need a place to hide away Oh, I believe in yesterday Thank you. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I Thank you. Thank you. guitar solo Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain. My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case Of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I traveled each and every highway And more Much more than this I did it my way Regrets I've had a few But then again Too few to mention I did what I had to do Saw it through without exemption I planned each chartered course Each capital step along the byway And more, much more than this I did it my way Yes, there were times I'm sure you knew When I fit off More than I could chew But do it all Thank you. we are live okay thank you very much welcome everyone i'll go ahead and call to order the lexington fayette urban county council meeting for september 24th 2020 and read our covid statement. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state of emergency, this meeting is being held via live video teleconference pursuant to 2020 Senate Bill 150 and in accordance with KRS 61.826 because it's not feasible to offer a primary physical location for the meeting. Welcome everyone and I'll ask our clerk to please call the roll. Mr. Fred Brown. Wait a minute I'm here. Mr. James Brown. Here. Mr. Ellinger. Yes ma'am. Mr. Farmer. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hord? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Ms. Lamb? Here. Mr. McCurn? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Ms. Plowman? Here. Ms. Reynolds? Here. Mr. Swanson? Here. Mr. Worley? this miss bledsoe yes ma'am thank you all right thank you very much we have a quorum and i'd like to welcome reverend laurie brock rector of saint michael the archangel episcopal church welcome and uh she is going to give our invocation tonight let us pray look with mercy oh heavenly god upon all the people in this land especially in this commonwealth and in the city of lexington look with mercy especially on those who live with injustice, terror, disease, and death as their constant companions. Help us to eliminate our cruelty to these, our neighbors, and help us to hear their cries for justice. Strengthen those who spend their lives establishing equal protection of the law and equal opportunities for all. And grant that every one of us may enjoy a fair portion of the bounty of this city through Jesus Christ and all the holy ones who guide us in our lives and inspire us to do good, to have mercy, and to love. We pray this night. Amen. Thank you so much, Reverend Brock. We appreciate it. And don't feel obligated to stay the whole meeting. I won't. I have plenty of my own, so thank you. Okay, good. Thank you so much. Thank you all for your work, and bless you. Thank you. Next up is minutes of August 27th, September 3rd, and September 15th meetings. Could I have a motion, please? Move approval. Second. Let's see. I think Councilmember farmer moved approval and vice mayor k i heard you second so are there any questions or comments all right all those in favor please raise your real hand all right that motion is approved unanimously uh next is a very special presentation and i see commissioner o'Mara is with us and uh you know for me this is uh really um it's happy for bill and it's sad for us but I'm very honored, Bill, to be able to recognize and give some words about you, as I know council members will also. And so just a few words before I read a proclamation. As you all know, Bill has been with urban county government 25 years, and I have worked with him 21 of those years and when he was when I first met him and I was first a council member he was director of revenue and he just gradually worked his way up didn't you Bill I have learned so much from you and I wanted to just say a few words that came to mind in terms of how I would describe you. The ultimate professional, ethical to the bone, always fair. You love your family dearly. You have been driven to overcome adversity more than once. You're a good friend and such a decent, wonderful human being. And I'm not going to say anymore or I'll go where I don't want to go. So with that, first I would like to read a proclamation. And this is for Bill O'Mara Day. And it looks like this. But when you receive it, Bill, it will be framed. Whereas since 1995, when he began working for the city of Lexington as director of revenue, Bill O'Meara has kept Lexington on a responsible, sustainable financial path, making an enormous contribution to the high quality of life Lexington residents enjoy. and whereas after serving as acting commissioner of finance on several occasions Bill officially became commissioner in 2013 during the administration of Mayor Jim Gray and continued in the post under Mayor Linda Gorton and whereas Bill won the confidence of many mayors He has served five mayors and many council members with a calm, consistent approach, answering every question with facts, not opinions. And whereas Bill's unflinching focus on the facts and strong opposition to using non-recurring revenue for recurring expenses occasionally earned him the nickname Bad News Bill. And whereas Bill's employees describe him as kind, compassionate, honest, having the utmost integrity, unfailingly fair, and a mentor who always encouraged their professional growth. and whereas Bill is devoted to his family including his wife Judy, his three daughters and four grandchildren. Now therefore I Linda Gorton, mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare September 24th, 2020 Bill O'Mara Day in celebration of a wonderful leader and friend who also happens to share my birthday. We're both Geminis and we're not telling the day, right, Bill? And wishing you all the best. Congratulations and we love you. And I know that council members want to say a few words and you might also, but I have one more thing for you. and this is not traditional with our own employees but Bill you are so very special to us that I would like to present you with a framed key to the city of Lexington and it says I think everybody can see it it says Commissioner Bill O'Meara LFUCG fondly known as LaFug, you know that Bill 1995 to 2020 and when your proclamation arrives it will be framed in matching fashion so thank you very much, if we were in the council chamber we'd all be clapping right now and we would go up for a photo together. But I think first, Bill, I would love to invite you to say a few words if you want to. Well, yes, Mayor, I've worked toward this time and tried to put some words together. Let's see if I can get through them. First of all, I want to thank you for this nice presentation. Unexpected, I really appreciate it. And I appreciate everything that you said. I've been blessed to have a career where I enjoyed what I was doing and liked who I worked with. And I was able to do that because of some of the great people in this government, especially in the Department of Finance. Whether they're billing fees or paying bills, building a budget or selling bonds, doing payroll or purchasing protective equipment, collecting revenues or explaining fund balance reserves. They all support the organization each day. And I want to thank each and every one, especially the directors for all their hard work. I also want to express my appreciation to council and the mayor for your all's dedication and sacrifice to public service and how much I appreciate the support over the last two years. I'll always always remember the messages, the calls, and the prayers while I was in the hospital both times and finally I'd like to send a special thanks to Sally Hamilton our CAO and the members in the CAO office again I appreciate all their support, their encouragement, and their friendship while working with this great group of people. So I want to say thank you for the opportunity to serve. It's been a great experience, and I wish everybody all the best. Be kind, be good, and be safe. Thank you. Thank you so much, Commissioner O'Mara, and your influence will last for many, many, many years to come. Now I know there are, although I can't see the list yet, I see Vice Mayor Kay would like to have a few words. Thank you, Mayor. Bill, I'll be briefed in there. After all that the mayor has told us, which we already knew about your sterling qualities, I'm not sure whether we ought to be nominating you for a Nobel Prize or for sainthood, but either one would be appropriate. For me, you really do epitomize public service. And I know in the times I've been on council and work with you, I could always count on you to be fair, to be clear, and to treat everybody with respect. That's really been one of the ways in which my service has been made easier. So I thank you for all of that. And I wish you all the best going forward. thank you mayor thank you very much councilmember lamb councilmember fred brown was next i'm so sorry i have him on my list councilmember fred brown thank you mayor hey bill uh it's a little tough uh you and i go back uh good ways in fact i guess I've served 17 years while you were in as director. I don't have any, I didn't write anything out. I don't have any presentation, but I know what you've been through. And I know your dedication. I know how you feel about your family and your friends. And I just, I'm glad that I could call you a friend. and I wish you well and just keep hanging in there. And I don't know if you've read all the books that I got to you, but anyway, you have a little bit more reading time and maybe you can enjoy those grandchildren. But the wife, Judy, we just, you know, it's really great that we can have, as the city of Lexington can have, somebody that works in the administration and who works. And, you know, you can always get a straight answer. I always got a straight answer. And, you know, I can talk budget terms with you and accounting terms. And it's been very easy. And we'll miss you. I'll miss you. And I love you, brother. Thank you. Stacey, is Council Member Lamb next? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Hey, Bill. Goodness, I might be the only one that's worked with you your entire service, I believe. And I remember when you were actually when you were hired as director of revenue and didn't know too much about you. But after I was in the clerk's office and then I started hearing about Bill O'Mara that was presenting to our clerks across the state in some fashion, whether it was through training and they just spoke so highly of you. And I was like, wow. So I said, I got to get to know this dude. And so then, you know, we've worked on numerous different projects over the years, numerous. And you are just you're a an amazing role model to me, both in your work ethic, work ethic, but also as a as a as a as a grandparent and a parent. Because you're just you're amazing. And so I know that you're going to have so much fun with those grandkids and they're going to spoil you're going to spoil them and they're going to spoil you. And so I hope that you enjoy every single single day, every single second that you have with your family and know that your family is not just those that are in hereditary, but also in the government center for all the lives that you've touched over the years. And so may you have many, many days of happiness, peace, and lots of fun. So thank you for your service. Thank you so much. Thank you, Councilmember Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. When I first came into office four years ago, I remember I decided to go to every budget link. And fortunately, I sat next to Bill and Mayor. because there I was with that big, thick book and he had no idea. He'd go, page 77, page 108. And it got to be kind of a standing joke after time. But he was great. And one of the things I always remember about you, Bill, too, is you could take something that I had no idea what you were talking about or anybody else was talking about and you could break it down and explain it to me in layman terms. And I always appreciated that. So I wish you well. Thank you for everything you've done for our city. Enjoy your newfound time and your family, and you will be missed. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And Commissioner, I learned very early on when I came into office that you were one of the people that I had to get to know and get to talk to when it came to finances. your professionalism your clarity when explaining things is is is second to none and some of my most memorable moments on council the stories you're a part of them I remember one time I asked you a question and I thought I knew what your response was going to be but but it wasn't and I remember saying that didn't turn out like I expected it to so So in regards to the most, you know, your most recent health issues, there was two things that always came to mind when I heard heard about it. Is one was what are we going to do about the city finances? And then two is when is he going to come back? Because I know that you're so strong and so resilient that you were going to find a way to fight through it and come back. And you did. So I think that that makes this moment that much more special that you get to leave. this job, this position on your own terms. So congratulations on being able to walk out the door on your own terms and enjoy your retirement, enjoy your family. And I have your cell phone number. So if something's not clear to me, I still may call you. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Farmer. Thank you, Mayor. Well, Bill, you know, I love that bad news Bill made it into the proclamation. I think that's fine. You know, I just look for the first day you can come back and work for us part time. I know that's not what you're after or something. Or my friend, you have a face for retail and you can sell diamonds. I'm just saying. You have been a rock for many of us in many ways, large and small. quiet and loud but you you pervade the calmness that we needed in times that were more turbulent than maybe even we understood then and you gave us the the cause to move forward and be brilliant because in your work you have been brilliant on our behalf you have saved us untold millions provided us opportunities we didn't know we could expend and made things happen in times that we didn't think they could happen. So I don't know. You know, it goes beyond the term professional, my estimation. I mean, you have done a life's work and you have done it so well. I agree with others. I want you to enjoy every day and hope some of those days bring you back to council or some of those days bring you to Chevy Chase. But as others have said, just enjoy. You have done so great for us. Thank you, sir. Mayor, thank you. Thank you. Councilmember McCurn. Thank you, Mayor. Commissioner, I can't say I've had 25 years quite with you, but I can tell you that coming on just a few years ago that when I first got here, everybody had asked, have we had sat down yet? Over and over and over again. And until the point that we finally had the chance to, I think every testimonial that you've heard tonight is exactly the reason of why everybody was asking, had I met with you yet? And it's been a pleasure. Councilmember Pullman brought up a minute ago about you breaking things down for us and budget. And man, the budget can be so confusing when you first come on. I mean, you're throwing the book right off the bat. I see Councilmember Swanson nodding his head because he walked right into it, too. and you helped so much my first year, even second year, of breaking it down and explaining so much to us. So I appreciate every moment that we've had together, and I look forward to many more in the future. Congratulations. Thank you. Council Member Maloney. Everybody said everything that we have. Great you are, Bill, but you're special to me, and we've known each other for a long time, and I remember when you were director, you taught me you don't spend on one-time expense with ongoing expense. And I've been telling my colleagues, and I've been using that, that the Bill O'Meara's rule, and I've been following ever since. The one thing, your employees love you. And every time I go around Friday, everybody asks about you. We all were in your prayers the last two years. I know what you're going through. And it goes back to what Council Member Brown said. We're glad that you came. You got to leave on your own. but the one thing that I cherish with you is that you and I, and when we sit in that up there and when I first came to CAO, we sit in it from January to April to 10 o'clock at night. Sometimes looking those numbers going down, up and down all night long, putting everything in there. It's amazing how you did it. It's amazing how you made this city work those years and you will be missed. And I would use a lot of your knowledge. I don't know where I can ever get all of but some of it you've helped me especially when I was a commissioner I was able to go in there and know where the money wasn't all because of you and this city will be lost without you and and I wish you the best retirement and you're in my prayers every night I know what you went through you will continue to be in my prayers and my friend enjoy retirement and you know if you ever need anything I'm there for you. Thanks Bill. Thank you. Are there any other council members who wish to speak at this time. All right, Bill, congratulations on your retirement. We will miss you and we love you. I think that's what you just heard. There's a whole lot of love coming your way. Thank you. Thank you. it's kind of hard to go to real business after that but i think we will have to um i'll ask the clerk if she will please give second reading to ordinances yes ordinance number one an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the lakes and the urban county government reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and regrouping funds fy 2021 schedule number 11 and item number two Mayor, I'm sorry. I missed something. Yes, I'd like to comment before we have reading on second reading on this number two. Oh, I'm sorry. You wanted to speak before number two. I did. Okay. And if I may, first, I'd like to move that we separate the question and vote on that separately. So move. Okay. Councilmember Lamb seconds. All right. Is there any discussion on the motion? All those in favor of separating one and two for a vote, I presume, please raise your hand. Okay. Anyone opposed? There is one, no vote. So that passes. All right. So if I was just going to say if the clerk could read number one or did you have another motion I believe she read number one did you finish it Abby yes ma'am all right thank you so we we just voted to separate so we'll need to go ahead and have a roll call vote I believe on number one. Is that your intention, Vice Mayor? I'd like to make a comment, if I can, and make it possible for others to comment before we have the reading. About number one? About number two. I'm sorry. We need a motion. Second. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, if the clerk could please take a roll call vote on number one. Yes, ma'am. Who was the mover on that one, please? Also, Member Bledsoe. Council member Lam seconded. Mr. Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Aye. Ms. Higgins-Hord? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes ma'am. Mr. McCurn? Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plumman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. and Ms. Bledsoe yes ma'am all right thank you that that passed number one passed now number two um I think the proper order would be um to have the reading of number two and then any comments by council members and then a motion to approve so if you could please go ahead and give second reading to number two. Yes ma'am. Ordinance number two. An ordinance amending article 812, 813, and 814 of the zoning ordinance to modify the allowable floor area ratio, the FAR, and lot coverage in the planning neighborhood residential R3, high density apartment R4, and high rise apartment R5 zones. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now council members, Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you mayor. I thought it was appropriate since this was on docket a month ago and we postponed it that I say a few words before I vote. So first thanks to my colleagues for allowing us to postpone this and allowing people to have further opportunity for input and also thanks to Director Duncan and his staff for the responses that they made to the comments that we got. So a word or two about my thinking about this proposed zone change. And I begin by sharing the concern that there had not been adequate awareness of the proposed ordinance leading up to the second reading when it was originally on the dock a month ago. That was unintentional. Planning staff and the planning commission did exactly what they were supposed to do in terms of notification and followed all the usual procedures. But I think we all understand that this is not our usual time and the lack of opportunity for in-person public input is a serious handicap. So we decided to postpone the vote in order to compensate for that special condition. another factor which i had really not thought about until we got up to that day a month ago is that due to covet 19 the infill and redevelopment committee that i chair had been in suspension i foolishly or naively kept thinking that we'd have a chance to come back and meet in person and that our business could wait i think that was a mistake and I apologize for that. The Infill and Redevelopment Committee would, under more normal circumstances, have been hearing from planning staff every month. And I believe we would have been aware of this. There would have been an opportunity for the members of that committee to understand what was being proposed and to have some discussion of that and to talk to their various constituents. So we did not do that. And I think as a result, there was not the kind of information out there that there could have been. We will resume infill and redevelopment committee meetings next month. And going forward, so long as we're in this special condition, I think we need to do more to ensure that there is adequate understanding of what's being proposed, when it's being proposed, and opportunities for public input. then on the substance of the ordinance a number of valid concerns have been raised and I believe some of those concerns have been responded to to the satisfaction of some people by staff and I know some people continue to have objections and I'm not going to go through all of the issues that have been raised but there is one major concern I feel the need to address directly and that is what is at the heart of this proposed zoning ordinance and that is increased density in this and any zone amendment or zone change before us the planning staff the planning commission and the council always need to balance the desire for increased density with the full range of values that are included in the comprehensive plan. But especially the value of enhancing existing neighborhoods. One consideration I believe always needs to be whether the proposed zone change or the proposed zone text that increases density does so where it is appropriate. So on this particular zone change, zone text amendment, I believe there's no easy decision. But on balance, I believe that the opportunities for increased density for the R3, the R4, and the R5 zones, the opportunities that they present outweigh the potential or possible negative impact on the people who live and work, go to school, play in those zones. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much, Vice Mayor. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor, for this opportunity to speak on this. And I'm not going to replicate or say replicate what vice mayor said, because several of his comments are the same of my belief as well. I've had several constituents that have reached out to me at the beginning of this process. And I feel like that we have provided a number of responses for the information. And I feel there have been several that have reached back out to me and have felt like that they have changed their mind as a result of the presentation by Director Duncan and the responses via the document from the questions from Fayette County Neighborhood Council. I too think that this is important that we move forward with this when this is a time in our community that we can't keep resisting everything, every change. We have to move forward with it because of the working of the impact on infill and redevelopment. So I will be supporting this tonight, too, but I also want the neighborhoods that are still concerned that I want to work with them going forward so that we can make sure that they are engaged early on in the process and will have opportunity to speak and hear from the Division of Planning as it relates to the specifics of these zoning ordinance text amendments going forward. because I think it's important to hear the information from our division of planning staff and then you can form your own opinions and have your own questions. So I appreciate the fact that we separated this out tonight and I will be supportive of this as we move forward. And thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you. Does anyone else wish to speak to number two? All right. I will ask Abby has already given it a second reading. So could I have a motion to approve? Council member Plowman moved approval. Council member Fred Brown seconded. All right. I'll ask our clerk to take the roll call vote, please. Mr. Fred Brown. Yes. Mr. James Brown. Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hort? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. McCurran? I hit the wrong button there, sorry. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. And Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Very good. That passed unanimously. Thank you very much. And I appreciate all the work the council did on this item. Thank you. Now, Madam Clerk, when you're ready, if you'll give first reading to ordinances. Yes, ma'am. Five, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Fair Urban County Government to amend budget related to purchase orders expense to FY 2020 and appropriating and re-appropriating funds schedule number 14. and item six an ordinance meeting certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair urban county government to reflect current requirements for funding the amount of $6,582.65 to provide funds for council projects and the division of traffic engineering for costs associated with a multi-way stop at Lane Allen Road and Georgian Way and appropriating and regrouping funds at schedule number 15. Thank you. Thank you very much. Council members are there any walk-ons? I do not see any blue hands. Okay. Are there any suspensions to give second reading? I see none. So with that, we'll move right into second reading of resolutions, please. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Mayor. That's Council Member Brown. Yes. Yeah, I'd like to make a motion and suspend the rules and give second reading to number three. Okay. All right. Do I hear a second? Councilmember Plumman, seconds. Are there any questions? All those who support giving second reading to number three, please raise your hand. All right. That's a unanimous yes vote. Thank you very much. Are there any other suspensions? Okay, if you will please go ahead and give that second reading. Yes, ma'am. Item three, an ordinance meeting section 2-1411 of article 9 neighborhood center boards of chapter 2 of the code of ordinances of the Lexington Fair urban county government, explaining the qualifications of the nine resident members to include individuals who previously lived in the neighborhood and to include individuals who graduated from the former schools the neighborhood center now represents. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Vice Mayor Kaye moves. Second. Council Member Higgins hoards seconds. And when you're ready, Madam Clerk, if you'll take a roll call vote on that number, number three. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes ma'am. Yes ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hort? Yes ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes ma'am. Mr. McCurn? Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. And Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Thank you very much. That passes. Now, when you are ready, I think we're ready for second reading of resolutions. Yes, ma'am. Item one, a resolution accepting the bid of Telreco Incorporated, establishing a price contract for refurbished computers for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. Item 2, a resolution accepting the bid of Worldwide Equipment Incorporated, establishing a price contract for sideloader for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. Item 3, a resolution to ratify the probationary classified civil service appointments of Anthony Meza, Social Worker Senior, Grade 516E, 1668.16 bi-weekly in the Division of Youth Services, effective September 28, 2020. Item 4, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of every county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Department of Workforce Investment, in order for the Division of Police to obtain information directly from the Cabinet at a cost not to exceed $2,400, item 5. A resolution authorizing direct the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to accept a grant from the Lake Sanofa County Health Department, which grant funds are the amount of $343,364 federal funds and $144,056 of Commonwealth of Kentucky funds and offer their home network project, also known as Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services hands at the Family Care Center, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expended funds and authorizing the marriage to transfer to undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 6, a resolution amending resolution number 256-2020 authorizing the acceptance of deeds for property interest needed for the Wolfhorn Trucks or D&E project, a remedial measures project required by the consent decree increasing the cost of acquisition of easements by the sum of $11,000 from $31,200 to $42,200. Item 7. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Ervin County-Garabin to execute an interlocal cooperative agreement with the Kentucky counters of Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Ethel, Franklin, Garrett, Harrison, Jesmyn, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nicholas, Powell, Scott, and Woodford counties for the continued operation of and participation in the Bluegrass Workforce Innovation Board. Item 8. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Ervin County-Garabin to execute an agreement awarded pursuit to RFP No. 9-2020 with Bluegrass Green Source Incorporated for the Environmental Outreach Services related to the implementation of the Green Check Program at a cost estimated not to exceed $64,917.50. Item 9, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., for the participation in the 2021 Presidential Inauguration, Item 10, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement with Lex Arden Incorporated, $2,000, for the Office of the Irving County Council to cross not to receive the sum stated. in item 11 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Sisters Road to Freedom Incorporated 500 at the White House Ministries LLC 700 with the Office of the Urban County Council and across North Dakota City the Sun stated. Thank you. Thank you. Move approval. Thank you. Councilmember Farmer, is there a second? Second. Second for Councilmember McCurn and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote on those please. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hord? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. McCurn? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. And Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you very much. Those all passed. Next up is first reading of resolutions, please. Yes, ma'am. A resolution accepting the bid of Paul Miller Ford Incorporated, establishing a price contract for automotive repair for four vehicles for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, Item 15. A resolution accepting the bid of Bachman Auto Group Incorporated, establishing a price contract for Chevrolet trucks for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, Item 16. A resolution accepting the bid of Bradley Hook Hook It Up Mobile, LLC, establishing a price contract for vehicle washing and downtown Corral for the Division of Waste Management, Item 17. A resolution ratifying the probationary classified civil service appointments of Danny Hyatt, plant operator, supervisor, senior, grade 525E, $3,009.68 biweekly in division of water quality, effective October 12, 2020. Doug Holloway, project manager, grade 517E, 1782.88 biweekly in division of water quality, effective October 12, 2020. Dave Fulton, project manager, grade 517E, 2,426.80 biweekly in division of water quality, effective October 12, 2020. Jennifer Hubbard-Sanchez, Parks and Recreation Superintendent, Grade 525E, 2830.96, biweekly, in Division of Personal Recreation, effective September 28th, 2020, and ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of Skit Burke, Information Officer, Grade 518E, 1,943.92, biweekly, in Division of Government Communications, effective September 2nd, 2020, Stephanie Ballard, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 516N, 21.323, hourly in Division of Revenue, effective September 16th, 2020, Daniel Lane, Staff Assistant, Grade 508N, 14.188 Hourly in the Division of Revenue, effective September 9, 2020. Sarah Bird, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 18.420 Hourly in the Division of Engineering, effective September 30, 2020. Danetta Owsley, Pustodial Worker, Grade 505N, 12.058 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective September 16, 2020. And, modifying the Classified Civil Service, the motion of Jordan Ivy, Vehicle and Equipment Technician, Grade 514N, 18.714 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective August 31st, 2020. And item 18, a resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments. LeAngela Drake, risk management accountant, grade 518 and 23.247 hourly in the Division of Accounting, effective October 5th, 2020. Frederick Pessinger or Pensinger Equipment Operators Senior, grade 512 and 17.401 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective October 12, 2020, James Turley Trades, worker senior, grade 511 and 17.527, hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective October 12, 2020, Michael Wiley, Facilities Manager, grade 523E, 2692.31, bi-weekly, Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective upon passage of counsel, John Hancock, fleet parts specialist senior, grade 513 and 13.500, hourly in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective upon passage of counsel, and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary community correction officer appointments. Oscar Guevara, Community Corrections Officer Recruit, grade 109 and 15.384, hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective upon passive counsel and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service, probationary appointments, normal white records management assistant, part-time grade 507 and 14.207, hourly in the Office of the Council Clerk, effective October 5th, 2020. Donald Johnson, public worker, apprentice, bridge 504 and $13 hourly in the Division of Water Quality effective October 12th, 2020. Item 19. A resolution ratifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand the full urban service district 1 to provide street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for this service in the area, included in finding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide this service in the area, which the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Agnes Trail, Battery Street, Velleponte Drive, Captain's Court, Enterprise Court, Fountain View Co., Haymaker Parkway, Lucille Drive, Maybank Park, Moonrise Way, Morning Glory Lane, Nantucket Drive, Right Away Place, Stolen Horse Trace, Tidewater Flat, Twilight Shadow Drive, Westcott Circle, and Wolf Run. Item 20. A resolution specifying the intention of the urban county council to expand and extend partial urban service district number three to provide garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for the service in the area included in funding the ability of the urban county government to provide the service in the area which the area is defined as certain properties on the following streets, Harperwood Lane, Patchen Lake Lane, Spring Bay Court, and Spring Leaf Court. Item 21, a resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban services district number five to provide street lighting and garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for the service in the area included in finding the ability of the urban county government to provide this service in the area which the area defined as certain properties are following streets. Aberdeen Drive, Ardell Drive, Brigadoon Parkway, Claridge Port, Darien Drive, Dundee Port, Enborough Port, Enborough Drive, Inverness Drive, Ipswich Port, Loke Loman Drive, Tartan Drive, Wallace Port, and Westridge Circle. Item 22. A resolution authorizing the jurisdiction of the area on behalf of the area mechanic government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the Bluegrass Area Development District for the operation of the home-held program for outbound seniors at a cost not to exceed $48,610. Item 23. A resolution authorizes the provision of grants and special programs to purchase one additional neighborly software user license from Benevate Incorporated for use in grants and special programs administration and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary addendum or agreement with Benevate Incorporated related to a license at a cost that will be received $1,090. Item 24. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the American Government to execute and submit an application to the Kentucky Department of Education for the provision of preschool education services at the Family Care Center for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal school year. Item 25, a resolution authorizing directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with SCANTEC Consulting Incorporated for the development of an objective process to guide decisions regarding the future alignment of the urban service boundary at a cost not to exceed $150,000. Item 26, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the American Government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interests needed for the Southeastern Hills Trunk Sewer Project or remedial measures project required by the consent to create a cross-map with $25,600. item 27 a resolution authorizing their on behalf of your mechanic to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept each for property's interests needed for the new circle road trunk sewer and d project or remedial measures project required by the consent decree and it costs up to 51 000 item 28 a resolution authorizing the division of fire and emergency services to purchase cardiac monitors from zool as the source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic to execute any necessary agreements to sole related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $180,294.40, item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number one filed to the agreement with the Allen Company incorporated for the Elizabeth Street and Forest Park site improvement project decreasing the contract price by the sum of $17,166.49 from $179,185.10 to $162,018.61, item 30. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the Lyric Theater for the operation of the Lyric Theater and a cost not to exceed $127,500, item 31. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Copperfield Neighborhood Association 500 for the Office of the Urban County Council and a cost not to exceed the sun stated, item 32. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to approve and adopt the hazard mitigation plan for mitigating damage and losses caused by natural hazards, item 33. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Housing Corporation for the sharing of data at no cost to the Irving County Government. Item 34. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute modifications to the agreement with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management, extending the period of performance through September 30, 2021, under the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for fiscal year 2018 and fiscal year 2019. Item 35. a resolution authorizing during the mayor or her designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute the contract a contract amendment to the information system agreement with the systems and software incorporated to utilize invoice cloud as a payment gateway provider and ivr for lexer payments and any other related documents to the contractor and any other necessary party at no additional cost to the urban county government and authorizing the mayor or her designee to execute any future future amendment to the information system agreement and any other necessary documents changing subcontractors that do not increase the contract price and is approved by the Division of Revenue, Item 36. A resolution authorized on the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a construction agreement with R.J. Corman Railroad Company, Central Kentucky Lines, LLC, for the Town Branch Trail Phase 6 project at a cost not to exceed $1,500, Item 37. A resolution authorized on the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Baptist Health Care System, Incorporated DBA Baptist Health, Lexington, to allow the entity to participate in the drug discount program established pursuant to Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act to provide health care services to low-income individuals at no cost to the urban county government, Item 38. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a donation of $6,000 from the Friends of McConnell Springs for funding a part-time AmeriCorps service member for the McConnell Springs, Item 39. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute purchase of service agreements with the following 29 extended social service resource program grantee agencies pursuant to RFP 3-2020, community wellness and safety, RFP 4-2020, childhood and youth development, and RFP 5-2020, food and security and nutritional access, and RFP 6-2020, emergency overnight shelter, Arbor Youth Services, 205,000, Aval of Kentucky, 55,000, big brother and big sister of the Bluegrass, 65,000, hospice of the Bluegrass Incorporated DVA of Bluegrass Care Navigators, 55,000, Bluegrass Council the Blind, 32,000, Central Music Academy, 24,000, Children Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass, 75,000, Chrysalis House, incorporated 100,000, Common Good Community Development Corporation, 56,000, Community Action Council for Lexington, Irving, Harris, and Nipplis Counties, incorporated 127,000, Food Chain, 52,000, Glean, Kentucky, incorporated 23,000, God's Pantry Food Bank, 67,000, Greenhouse 17, 160,000, Lexington Gay Service Organization, DBA Pride Community Service Organization, 29,000. Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, DBA. The Hearing and Speech Center, 52,000. Lexington Leadership Foundation Incorporated, 157,700. Lexington Rescue Mission, 87,000. Moveable Feast, Lexington Incorporated, 60,000. NAMI, Lexington, Kentucky Incorporated, 57,400. Natalie Sisters Incorporated, 37,900. The New Beginnings Bluegrass Incorporated, 68,000. Repairs, Lexington Incorporated, 5,000. The Nathaniel Mission, 130,000. The NEST Center for Women, Children, and Families, 62,000. The Refuge Center, 62,000. The Salvation Army, 100,000. Visually Impaired Preschool Services, VIPS, 38,000. And the YMCA of Central Kentucky, 50,000 to provide services to the public at a cost on to exceed $2,100,000. Item 40. A resolution of renewing the free and trans agreement with Kentucky American Water for an additional term of five years pursuant to the provision of ordinance number 144-15 and authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement related to the renewal item 41 the resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a residential lease agreement with the Robert Craig for the Masterson Station Park caretaker property located at 3561 Shamrock Lane in consideration of annual rent in the amount of $4,725 item 42 A resolution authorizes and directly may on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Incorporated to provide case management services for residents staying at the Catholic Action Center Emergency Shelter at a cost not to exceed $190,670. Item 43. A resolution authorizes and directly may on behalf of the Urban County Government to expect deeds and execute any documents necessary for the acquisition of property interest needed for the Citation Boulevard Phase 3A Project at a cost not to exceed $1,446,000. Item 44. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Emergency Management to use staff provided by Management Registry Incorporated to perform emergency response activities at a cost not to exceed $15,021.74. Item 45. A resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Emergency Management to execute an amendment to the grant agreement with the Kentucky 911 Services Board extending the period of performance through January 31, 2022. Item 46. going to execute change order number one to the agreement with the Allen Company Incorporated for the Beaumont YMCA Troll Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $60,867.29, from $333,522.55 to $394,389.84, item 48. A resolution authorized in the mayor of the behalf of your being going to go to execute an agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 12-2020 with Stantec Consulting Incorporated for a comprehensive evaluation of the cost and public infrastructure requirements associated with the exaction program at a cost estimated not to exceed $215,900 item 49. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irvington government to execute neighborhood action match grant program contracts with Ashland Neighborhood Association 2,295 Charleston Garden Homeowners Association 2,909 Cumberland Hills 975 East Cooper Neighborhood Association 3,072 Fayette Park Homeowners Association for the 6,317 Garden Meadows Homeowners Association, 6,800. Glenn Eagles Homeowners Association, 4,577. Great Fringade Community Association, 6,800. Kenwick Neighborhood Association, 6,800. Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association, 2,040. The Oak Condominiums of Lexington, Kentucky, 6,800. Walnut Ridge Homeowners Association, 3,220. And Wellington Maintenance Association, 6,800. For the purpose of carrying out various neighborhood activities and improvements at FY 2021 at across North City of 59,405. Item 50. A resolution authorizing directly may on behalf of Irving County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of School and Community Nutrition to provide any additional information requested in connection with its grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved with grant funds on the amount of $79,000 in federal funds and offer the participation in the United States Department of Agriculture's Child Care Food Program and Operation Nutrition Program at the Family Care Center for FY 2021, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer an unaccompanied fund within the grant budget, item 51. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement and a vehicle lease agreement with Lexington Animal Care and Control LLC for animal control services at a cost not to exceed $1,495,273, and item 52. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute agreements with NAMI, Lexington, Kentucky, Incorporated 500, North Limestone Community Development Corporation 1250, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office 1050, and Vox Beauty Barber Foundation Incorporated 500 for the Office of the Urban County Council at a Cross-Montage to the Sun stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons, Councilmembers? I do not see any. I believe we do have some suspensions. Does anyone have a suspension? Councilmember Lamb? Yes, Mayor, I have three at the request of the administration. And, Abby, I'm going to apologize to you beforehand. So I've been there, done that. So ordinance number 30 is the purchase of service agreement with the Lyric Theater. And, Mayor, is it all right if I do all three of them together? Yes. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, number 30 is the Lyric Theater PSA. number 33 is the memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Housing Corporation for sharing data and then number 39 it's the it's the ESR agreements purchase service agreements I so move to suspend the rules on all three of those please all right is there a second second council member Farmer seconds thank you is there any discussion all those in favor please raise your hand okay that's a unanimous yes vote thank you and next uh councilmember warley thank you mayor i move to suspend the rules give second reading on item number 18 conditional offers of employment and items number 31 and 52 neighborhood development funds so move Second. Vice Mayor Kay seconds. Was the third one 52? Thank you. All right. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please raise your hand. All right. That's a unanimous yes vote. Next is Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I also have three suspensions. First is item number 25, which is the agreement with Stantec for the moving forward with the RFP for the Sustainable Growth Committee. Second is item number 35, which is the PSA for the Invoice Cloud for the Information Systems Agreement. And then third is number 48, which is the agreement with Stantec for the Exactions RFP Agreement. Thank you. Is there a second? Okay. Council Member Reynolds seconds. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please raise your hand. All right. That's a unanimous yes vote. And I believe Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 32. It has to deal with the hazard mitigation plan. And then I'd also like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 34. It has to pertain to the CSET program. So move. Second. All right. Vice Mayor Kay seconds. Thank you. Is there any discussion? all right seeing none all those in favor please raise your hand that is a unanimous yes vote is there anyone else who has a motion to suspend the rules all right um i'll ask the clerk to please uh give those second reading Ms. Mays? Item 18. A resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make conditional offer to the following provision in a classified civil service appointment. LeAngela Drake, Risk Management Accountant, Grade 5, 18N, 23.247 hourly in the Division of Accounting Effective October 5, 2020, Freddie Pensinger Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 12N, 17.401 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads Effective October 12, 2020, James Turley Trades senior grade 511 and 17.527 hourly in the division of streets and roads effective october 12 2020 michael wiley facilities manager grade 523 e 2692.31 by weekly division of facilities and fleet management effective upon passage of council john hancock fleet parts specialist senior grade 513 and 19.500 hourly division of fire and emergency services effective upon passage of council authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary community correction officer appointment. Oscar Guevara, community correction officer recruit, grade 109 and 15.384 hourly in the division of community corrections, effective upon pastor council, and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service probationary appointments. Normal white records management assistant part-time, grade 507 and 14.207 hourly in the office of the council clerk, effective October 5th, 2020. And Donald Johnson, public worker apprentice, grade 504 and $13 dollars hourly in division of water quality effective October 12, 2020. Item 25. Item 25. The resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the Urban County Urban to execute a purchase of service agreement with Stantec Consulting Incorporated for the development of an objective process to guide decisions regarding the future alignment of the urban service boundary at a cost not to exceed $150,000. Item 30. A resolution authorizes on the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the Lyric Theater for the operation of the Lyric Theater at a cost not to exceed $127,500. Item 31. A resolution authorizes on the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement with the Copperfield Neighborhood Association $500 for the Office of the Irving County Council at a cost mark to see the sun's state at item 32. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to approve and adopt the hazard mitigation plan for mitigating damage and losses caused by natural hazards, item 33. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Housing Corporation for the sharing of data at no cost to the urban county government, item 34. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute modification to the agreement with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management extending the period of performance through September 30, 2021, under the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program for fiscal year 2018 and 2019. Item 25. A resolution authorized and directed member or her designee on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a contract amendment to the Information System Agreement with the System Software Incorporated to utilize Invoice Cloud as payment gateway provider and IVR for Lexer payments and any other related documents with the contractor and any other necessary party at no additional cost to the Urban County Government and authorizing the mayor or her designee to execute any future amendment to the information system agreement and any other necessary documents changing subcontractors that do not increase the contract price and is approved by the Division of Revenue. Item 39. A resolution offers the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute purchase of service agreements with the following 29 extended social resource, extended social resource program grantee agencies pursuant to RFP 3-2020 Community Wellness and Safety, RFP 4-2020 Childhood and Youth Development and RFP 5-2020 Food and Security and Nutrition Access and RFP 6-2020 Emergency Overnight Shelter. Arbor Youth Services, 205,000. Avall, Kentucky, 55,000. Big Brothers and Sisters of Bluegrass, 65,000. Hospice of Bluegrass Incorporated, DBA Bluegrass Care Navigators, 55,000. Bluegrass Council of the Blind, 32,000. Central Music Academy, 24,000. Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass, 75,000. Chrysalis House Incorporated, 100,000. Common Good Community Development Corporation, 56,000. Community Action Council for Lexington, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties Incorporated, 127,000. Food Chain, 52,000. Blaine, Kentucky Incorporated, 23,000. God Pantry Food Bank, 67,000. Greenhouse, 17,000. 168,000. Lexington Gay Services and Organization, DBA. Pride Community Service Organization, 29,000. Lexington Hearing and Speech Center, DBA. The Hearing and Speech Center, 52,000. Lexington Leader Foundation Incorporated, 157,700. Lexington Rescue Mission, 87,000. Movable Peace Lexington Incorporated, 60,000. Naomi Lexington Incorporated, 57,400. Natalie Sisters Incorporated, 37,900. New Beginnings Bluegrass Incorporated 68,000, Repair Lexington Incorporated 5,000, Nathaniel Mission 130,000, the Ness Center, the Center for Women, Children and Families 62,000, Refugee Clinic 62,000, Salvation Army 100,000, Visually Impaired Preschool Services, the IPS 38,000, and the YMCA of Central Kentucky 50,000 to provide services to the public at a cost that received at $2,100,000. The resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute an agreement awarded to pursue to RFP 12.220 with Cantic Consulting Incorporated for a comprehensive evaluation of costs and public infrastructure requirements associated with the exaction program at a cost estimated not to exceed $215,900 in item 52. Thank you. Kern seconded. All right. When you are ready, if you'll take a roll call vote on those, please. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hord? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Mr. McCurray? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. and Ms. Bledsoe. Yes ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all passed. Next is communications from the mayor and I would like a motion please. Move for approval. Second. Council Member McCurn moves approval. Council Member Farmer seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor please raise your hand. okay is anyone opposed okay that vote passed next is for information only communications from the mayor and then we'll move into the disciplines and we have a few first i'd like to call on Fire Chief Chilton, who I believe has one fire discipline, correct? Hey, Chief. Hey, good evening. How are you all? Fine. Yes, I have one to present this evening. So firefighter Robert Lutz was in violation of UDG 1.07, and this was his first offense of an at-fault collision as he failed to properly clear and intersection so he went before the disciplinary board and they recommended a written reprimand and i concurred with their decision so we are recommending a written reprimand okay uh council members do you have a motion approval all right thank you is there a second second all right council member farmer moved approval council member plowman seconded that is there any discussion all right council members if you are in favor of the motion please raise your hand all right that is a unanimous approval thank you chief thank you All right. Next up, I believe we have, do we have Commander Murdoch from police? Yes, ma'am. On their way in. Okay, good. I wasn't sure who the second one was. Commander Murdoch, can you make your video work? please there you are good evening thank you I believe you may have two disciplines is that correct yes mayor would you like me to read one individual one first and then hang on one second council member James Brown did you have a question yes ma'am thank you mayor I think one of the two disciplines that we are going to hear tonight from police involve a use of force component. And if that's, I guess I'm of a concern. I guess I have a couple of questions for law before we get into it. Is that the first one that's going to be presented? Commander Murdoch, which one are you going to do first? the gray or the other one? I can do the use of force one first if you'd prefer that, Mayor. Council Member Brown, do you want to do that one first or the other one? We can do the other one first and then I may have some questions for law. Perfect, perfect. Okay. All right. On June 26, 2020, an internal formal complaint was made on Officer Richard Gray. He violated General Order 1973-02K disciplinary procedures, Appendix B, Operational Rule 1.11, unsatisfactory performance, inefficiency. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with Chief Weathers and has accepted a three-day suspension without pay. Thank you very much. Council, is there a motion to approve? Move approval. Council Member Farmer moves approval. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Bledsoe seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please raise your hand. I think there's a question, Mayor. Oh, I apologize. I don't have the list. I see the blue hand. Council Member Swanson, pardon me. So I realize that there's a limited amount of information we can be given about this, but I wonder if you can give us a little bit of information about the kind of information, evidence that was not booked in. um this great withhold withholding of information sounds quite serious and i'd like to have a little bit more information about it there's a there's a little bit more um council member swanson um as a reporting officer on a death investigation call for service officer gray violated policy by failing to accurately document the circumstances involved in the incident deactivating his body on camera while on the call and failing to book in evidence. Does that help Council Member Swanson? Actually, it doesn't help at all. And that's the problem I have with this process. I'm going to have to vote against this because as I understand it from law, the only way we can get more information is if we disapprove this resolution. We're supposed to be the review board. The chief told us back in June that we are the citizen review board. we're being asked to be a rubber stamp. I have no reason to not believe that this is an appropriate response, but I also have no evidence provided to say that it is an appropriate response. As such, there is no way that I can support this. All right. Thank you. Are there other comments from council members? okay the motion on the floor is to approve this discipline if you vote yes will you please raise your hand all right all those opposed please raise your hand there's one no vote Thank you very much. That passes. Now, Commander Murdoch and Council Member James Brown, did you have a question before he reads the discipline? Yes, ma'am, if I may. If somebody from Law can or maybe Commissioner. Keith Horn is with us. Okay. Did you have a question for him? Oh, yes, ma'am. I guess my question is, if we don't approve the discipline that's recommended by the chief and agreed to by the officer, and it goes, where does it go back to? Does it go back to, does it come back to us as a trial or does it go back to the disciplinary review board? It will go back to police and then we'll have to determine whether it goes to the review board or if it's referred to law for charges to be filed and then a hearing in front of the council. It's never happened before, so we've never addressed it, and it's probably something we would discuss jointly with the officer to see if they have a preference for going review board or charges being filed and counsel having a hearing. If it goes to the review board and there's an agreement reached again, it would come back to the counsel on a conformity like it is now, and then you would either approve it or not at that point. Okay. I guess with that information, it answers my question, but I think personally, I have a little more heightened awareness when the discipline involves use of force. I would prefer to hear the discipline from the chief to maybe ask some questions of him about the rationale for the recommendation. So with that, I would, if council members are interested, I would ask to make a motion to postpone this to the next council meeting for the chief to present this to the council. So move. Okay. Is there a second? Second. Council Member McCurran and I, Vice Mayor Kay, you have your hand up. Did you want to speak to the motion or to something before outside the motion? It was, I was up before the motion, but it's relevant to the motion. Okay. Go ahead. Go ahead if that's all right. Please go ahead. It's really a further question for Mr. Horn. Okay. When it goes back, let us say, if there's a vote now to not approve, who decides what the next step is within the police hierarchy? Is this a decision from the chief? What's the procedure? And let me qualify that this one has not been to the review board before, which is why I gave the answer I gave. I just assume maybe everyone knew that, and that's probably a bad assumption on my part. It'll go back to the chief, and in the ordinary course of things, he would potentially elect to send this to a review board. and then the review board would make a recommendation to him and he would have the final determination on reaching an agreement with the officer. This having not happened with police before, we would have to have a discussion and probably involve the union with it to determine. I believe the wisest course is to go through the review board. They may disagree, but ultimately if they do, we would end up filing charges and scheduling a hearing in front of the council. That's if you disapprove this. If you postpone it, then none of that will happen until after you actually address it, whenever it comes back, if your intent is to bring it back at your next meeting, which I think is October 8th, I think. Okay, I guess I'm still not completely clear. Given the present the circumstances of this particular issue. issue. I understand if we postpone, then we will hear from the chief and then we'll have a decision to make. But if we decide to reject the proposal, I'm still not clear who has the decision about what the next step is. Who makes that decision? I'm going to say the chief does. Okay. So the chief can say, I'm going to stay with my recommendation. Yes. And then, then what would happen next? Would we have to have a hearing? I believe that is as a practical matter, what would end up happening? Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. I know we have two more council members who have questions, but Keith, I want to be sure there's a lot of discussion on this motion. We have not yet heard anything about this, so it hasn't technically been brought to the council. So it will have to be read, correct, by Commander Murdoch. Right. If this is postponed, it will come back to you at your next meeting, I presume. But the mayor's correct. If there's no action taken, if you postpone it, then you're back here at this level at your next meeting. But what I was meaning is right now, we have heard nothing about this from Commander Murdoch. So doesn't he have to read something? Well, he should. For the council to take an action? Well, that was my intent of making the motion before it was read. Because I'm sensitive to how this gets repeated in the public. And if we wait and hear it from the chief and, you know, we hear it once and make a decision. But if, you know, we let it get read out tonight and then make a motion to postpone, it continuously plays out. So can we, does the council technically, since Commander Murdoch has not brought this discipline to the council, technically, can the council do this, assuming they somehow know about it? Well, I think to keep the record clear, he could say that there's a discipline related to officer, and I don't remember the officer's name in this case, Officer Fielder, and the council could vote to postpone consideration of the discipline related to the officer until its next meeting on October the 8th. Does that fit into your motion, Council Member Brown? I mean, technically, you've heard nothing about this yet. Yeah, I think the answer is yes. I think it does. But I guess, like I said, my intent was to do it before any of the information was shared. So, you know, this wouldn't be a continual item that it could get postponed to be presented by the chief. Okay. So, Keith, are you comfortable with nothing from Commander Fielder? All we heard earlier was there's one that's a use of force. Are you okay with that? I am, but if you want to keep your record really clear, then Commander Murdoch would just acknowledge that there's a discipline related to Officer Filder. Okay. And so since we're in the middle of discussion, how about we hear the other council members who wish to speak? And then would it be appropriate for Commander Murdoch just to say those words? Yes. And then council could take a vote. Yes. Okay. Very good. All right. Council member Swanson. Thank you, Mayor. Mr. Horn, I just wanted to clarify something I think you said. Is it accurate that council has never rejected a disciplinary matter from the police? Is that what you told us? well in my memory i cannot recall one being voted down but recognize that you're going on my memory and i don't i don't remember having dealt with the issue of one returning to police before The council has rejected fire before. Yeah, that's correct. And because I'm fairly new here, how long have you served in this position? What kind of time frame are we talking about that you do not remember any police disciplinary matter ever being rejected by council? well i can't say that i've been with the government since 2005 but i was not probably primary unless it came to a hearing until i'll say 2012 or 2013 thank you thank you man you're welcome councilmember warley thank you mayor and i can Appreciate your reasoning here, Council Member Brown. Looking for as much opportunity for the public to be involved with what's going on and public transparency is paramount. That being said, we do have disciplinary procedures in place, and this is how it's come to us. My concern in waiting is if the in fairness to the officer, regardless of the action, if his punishment is some sort of suspension with or without pay, I mean, holding this in advance puts puts that officer at the at a at an unfair position. that being said we have to balance the public transparency here i get where you're coming with but that's where it's difficult to have such little information and then say postpone um that's where i'm having trouble um and and again but maybe law would tell us that we we just don't need to dip our toe any further in the in the waters than we are now but i'm concerned if the officer and the and the chief met and they've they've come to uh an accord and if that we delay the officer's discipline in such a way that affects him negatively and unfairly. That being said, I understand where you're going here with a little more public transparency and to hear from the chief himself. That's just, I state my concerns there. Thanks, Mayor. Thank you. Did you want to say something in response, Keith? Just that if the council wants to hear now the basics of it, I don't think anything prevents that from occurring. Council Member Brown's motion is to postpone it before the council hears the details that commander murdoch would read to the council but if the entire if the council wants to hear it and then postpone it that's also okay okay we have council member maloney thank you this is something unique i've been on this probably served more than anybody here and i've sat through a lot of these and the only time i've ever set through hearing is when a chief make the recommendation and the officer denies. That's when it comes to this council. And this is rare. I've never seen where both sides come to agreement. And we're going to have, we're going to request that we have a hearing on it. And that vote will be another time if we ever do that. I hope it doesn't come to that because I trust my chief. I trust what his job is. I think he's done a tremendous job. Now, my question is, Council Member Brown, I haven't heard nothing about this case. You have heard about it. And if we don't hear it today and we decide we want to postpone it and hear what commitments were done and have the chief come. But is it more dangerous for not hearing it and you hearing it and in two weeks everybody saying, what is the council doing, not being open-minded if we don't send it out early and let everybody know why we're going to have the chief come talk about it? Or it seems like to me, why? We let the chief come in two weeks and we haven't told what this crowd, or whatever this person's done. I just want to know what kind of message that we're sending to the public. I thought we're trying to be transparent here. and to me I'm just wondering if we say what it is we don't want to vote on it because we want the chief to hear what come back and tell us what it is so everybody know what it is together or if we sit here and don't talk about it what kind of message do we send it to the public that's my question if you can answer that for me that'd be great I'm just trying to see what is the positive us not hearing it to the public and then delaying it for two weeks and if we heard it and then we said we wanted to wait the chief come back and everybody knows what it is we're all on the same page then chief comes in two weeks and explains it I'm just wondering are we hiding it I mean I want to be transparent as it possibly can be so I'll let you answer that uh mayor mayor if I may um it's it's you know it's not about hiding it and it's not about delaying it and it's you know it's and and I think we're all working to be as transparent as possible. The information that I'm privy to is the same information and the same email that all council members should have received. So it's not any additional information. The reason that, you know, I think there is a heightened awareness of police discipline everywhere and with the chief making the recommendation, and I trust the chief and all that as well as everyone. But to make the recommendation, and there may be some questions that maybe Commander Murdoch may not be able to answer because he's not the chief and didn't approve the recommendation. So I would like to hear it from the chief. Other than that, I would be inclined to not approve it and let it go back and be reviewed by the Public Review Board, or not the public review board, but the discipline review board. But I don't know if that's the best action moving forward, but I would rather hear it and ask questions of the chief who, you know, has made this decision that we vote on whether it's final or not. So I hope that clears it up. And the reason that I was, you know, I made the motion before it was read is out of consideration for the officer, you know, having this discipline read, you know, now and then read again in two weeks and then we make a decision on it so I thought it would be cleaner not to have the information shared until it was shared to us and the public at the same time by the chief thank you thank you both of you next is councilmember McCurn thank you mayor I'm uh I'm inclined to agree with councilmember Maloney on this one um I think I'd like to hear afterwards at least from Mr. Murdoch on on moving forward or hearing from him first before we proceed with this vote. That would be my preference. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I think it's important to recognize that we are not in the same context. We do not have the same context that we have had, certainly for the eight years prior, eight and a half years prior that I've served on this council, I guess nine and a half, lose track. It's not a question about who we trust or don't trust. It's a question of what kind of information it's fair to put before the public and to put before this council when we're asked to function as a review board. We have not raised these issues before because they have not seemed to be necessary. And they still may not be necessary in this particular community. But there's a larger frame of reference and that is what's happening nationally and questions that are being raised about the way in which policing is conducted. And discipline is one of the key issues. so we're we have operated in a certain way for a very long time and the council has basically gotten the minimum amount of information and and call it what you will we have trusted what we're getting because we think in this particular community when the chief and the person who is charged can come to an agreement, we ought to support that. And I think generally, I still feel that same way. But I don't think the public is going to be okay with that. And so we're caught. We're in a situation where we've typically worked in a certain way, and that does not work anymore. So I'm inclined to support this motion and more generally, I'm inclined to suggest that we have the chief here to present discipline. And if we want to ask the chief whether how this compares to other disciplines and if we want to ask you any other questions, we can do that. But we don't have the chief here tonight. And so I'm in favor of the proposal that's on the floor to not hear anything more except the name of the officer to postpone for two weeks and basically invite the chief to come and present this to us so that we can ask questions. and he can answer within the bounds of what we now, you know, protecting people's rights and so on and so on. But I think that's where we need to go. So thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. I'll jump back in on this one time. Now, Council Member Brown, after your answers to Council Member Maloney's questions, I now better understand where you're headed with this. I do have concerns of delay when it comes to a disciplined officer, if that affects pay and that sort of nature. But I understand what you're trying to do is get the public and us, the transparency to hear from the chief, his reasonings, if we have questions, all the same while protecting the privacy rights of this officer and his due process rights. And so I understand where you're going with this now. I would then be inclined. We've heard the officer's name, I would not want to go any further than if we're going to postpone, let's just postpone. And I think that protects all interests, the most fair. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. Councilmember Brown, I appreciate you bringing this forward in this, in the manner that you have brought it forward, and I will support it. I do think that it is imperative that no offense to Commander Murdoch. I appreciate your being here tonight, sir, but I do think it would be very beneficial to have the chief here in his role, and I do support that, and I think that we probably need to have some discussions with our colleagues so everybody knows about the ability to understand what is before us prior to the council meeting too so and i appreciate councilmember brown for you bringing this forward thank you thank you is there any other council member who wishes to speak okay uh keith i have one more question for you just want to be sure we're on good legal footing um so is there a need council has this motion on the floor and we'll vote in just a second is there any need for commander murdoch to say anything else with this or can we determine that it's been legally presented to the council to postpone I think that it's clear which officers involved and that you're okay going ahead. Okay. All right. Very good. Is there any other question or comment? Councilmember Brown, do you want to repeat your motion, please? It's been a while ago that you made it. thank you mayor i i made a motion to postpone uh the presentation of this discipline to council until the next council meeting so the chief can present this uh this item all right thank you um and i believe that date is october the 8th is that correct yes abby's shaking her head yes. All right. Seeing no other comments to the motion on the floor, would all of those of you who support the motion, please raise your hand right now. All those opposed? All right. Thank you very much. There's one dissenting vote. Councilmember Fred Brown. That motion passes, so we'll ask Chief Weathers to bring it back October the 8th, and it will be read out. And Commander Murdoch, thank you very much. You've been a great sport. Thank you, Mayor. You all have a good evening. Okay, thank you. You too. Stay safe. okay now i think we finished that issue and we'll move on to announcements council members do you have any announcements to make if you do council member warley thank you mayor uh i want to take the opportunity this evening uh because tomorrow is his last day with the lexington police department to recognize Officer Chris Eden. Officer Eden is a neighborhood resource officer in the East Sector and is one of the finest people and professionals I have ever had the pleasure to work with and to know. He's a military veteran, having served our country in Afghanistan, came home and now has served our community admirably and every single time called upon to help me or one of my constituents or anything involving the 7th District has been over backwards. He has personally pressure washed sidewalks that were damaged by Metronet. He has trimmed back trees. He has attended community events in troubled neighborhoods to show that the police are there to be a benefit and not a burden. and he is a kind-hearted, just absolute pleasure to know. And our country is better for his service and our city is better for his service. So I wish him the best in everything that he does next. He's a great friend and he will be missed here in the Lexington Police Department. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Worley. And thanks to Officer Eaton. Next is Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Councilmembers, for supporting that motion. If we were in the chambers, I would have had an opportunity to walk around and kind of let you know what I was thinking. But since we don't have that luxury, we just have to kind of go as we can. I just wanted to make an announcement. Sheriff Witt, in memory of Anita Franklin, is hosting her Peace Walk this coming Sunday, the 27th, September the 27th, at Duncan Park at 3 p.m. I think with, you know, it's been a few weeks now, but the recent recent rash of youth and violent crimes, I think Anita Franklin would have been in full and full swing advocating for the youth and advocating for nonviolence. And I appreciate the steps and the actions that the sheriff has taken to to commemorate her memory and to have her peace walk this 27th. And then also let me thank our folks in the park department that have worked with her office in mind to make sure that that park is in good condition for this event coming up. So I encourage all council members that feel comfortable with this socially distanced event to come out and join the Peace March on Sunday. And then also, Stacey, is Polly Ruddock in the waiting room? You know, Polly is still in. Yes, I just brought her in so she can speak. Okay. Yeah, I just wanted to ask Polly. I know our office has been getting a lot of emails and a lot of phone calls about the exacerbated homelessness issue that we're seeing in the district in certain areas. And what, you know, the thing that I'm cautious about or try to be careful about is criminalizing those folks just for congregating. Being together and doing criminal activity is one thing, but just kind of congregating and being out and having our police officers try to address the situation is something that we try to be mindful and careful of. Can you speak to whether there's been an influx of folks to our region, to our city, in regards to homelessness, or are there any other components that are adding to what we're seeing on the streets as far as larger crowds and larger congregations of people? Sure. Thank you all. Thank you, Councilman Brown, for allowing me just to talk briefly about this. We looked at the data this past week. What we are seeing is that we are not seen an overall increase in homelessness here in Lexington. Our influx from out of county is pretty standard to what we normally see in a normal year. However, we are seeing a large decrease in shelter usage. We have three large shelters here in Fayette County. One that currently has no restrictions and is fully open to new residents serving those inside and outside Fayette County and two others that do have restrictions. However, when you have shelters of that magnitude sitting about 50 percent full, it's not that we are ending homelessness for the other 50 percent. It means that they are actually on our streets. So when we looked at the numbers, the typical summer, we have about 50 individuals that stay unsheltered during the summer here in Fayette County. Right now, using the numbers that we had this time last year, we have about 320 unsheltered individuals on our streets right now here in Fayette County. So we are actively working inside government and with our community partners to develop a plan to quickly address this and get ready for winter. This is the largest amount of individuals we have seen on our streets ever here in Fayette County. so when you compare the pre-COVID and post-COVID numbers it's pretty startling so we had a brief meeting with Councilman Brown earlier this week and when you start looking at those numbers it is it's something we've never seen here in Fayette County but we are actively working on a solution. Okay and I and I just think that's important information to share and for people to know I think Polly I think you're doing a great job working to try to address the situation and I just think we as council members ought to need to be mindful about what we may have to step up and do to kind of help address the issue as we get into the cold winter months and these shelters still have to abide by these COVID restrictions when taking folks in. So thank you for that update and thank you Mayor. Thank you. Thank you Polly. Next is Council Member Swanson. Thank you Mayor. This has been a really rough six months in our country and for any number of reasons, but the events in Louisville yesterday have shaken me seriously. And I know the personal pain that I hear from my black friends and colleagues is something that I'll never fully understand. by the same token when I've talked to police officers they justly feel that they're being blamed for something that another police department did or other police departments did around the country I want to thank both the police and the Lexington community as a whole for being so patient for exercising restraint as I understand that the protests that went on downtown last night. The police were very restrained as were the protesters. And that's exactly what we want to see to see democracy go forward. I only have about, what, three months left on this council. And I pledge to spend a lot of that time to reward that patience, to not ignore the problem. And this is a fear, I think that I saw a headline, and I think it was the Washington Post and the New York Times saying, despite unrest, city governments aren't doing anything. And I want to assure this community that with every effort that I can make over the next few months, we are not going to ignore the problem. I'm very enthusiastic about seeing the formal recommendations of the mayor's commission. I think there's some incredibly talented people on that that came up with much better ideas than we would have without their input. But I think we need to rededicate ourselves and I pledge that I will rededicate myself to making sure we don't take advantage of the fact that people are showing restraint and ignoring this problem. On a happier note, I want to thank the mayor for inviting me down to Southland Avenue this afternoon at noon today and with Council Member Reynolds and especially Council Member Bledsoe for her hard work on the revitalization of Southland Drive. that's that's my neighborhood that's where I go shopping that's where I go down to watch cats games that's where I take my dog to get groomed all it's and it is the neatest place in Lexington it's the most unique part of Lexington and I think the thing I like most about it is those are local Lexington businesses I don't have anything against chains but if you want to see something that's you can see in Lexington that you can't see anywhere else Southland Drive is the place to go. So that was a great celebration. The places, the facelift that the neighborhood got, the sidewalks, the bike lanes, the crosswalks. It's just, it's the kind of thing that makes me especially proud to live in Lexington. And I hope we can do that same kind of project in other parts of the city. So it's not just my neighborhood, but everybody's neighborhood can get that kind of a facelift. So thank you. Thank you. You rode your bike to the press conference. That was very impressive. Just quickly in response, the vice mayor and I had a conversation just today about the report from my commission on racial justice and equity. It will come to me sometime in mid-October. The vice or the co-chairs asked for a little bit of an extension to give them a little more time for putting it together. And I've been, the vice mayor and I've been talking about how that will play out in terms of coming to the council. So we're going to work on that and get it quickly. Those things that need legislation, get those quickly to the council and those things that are administrative, we will deal with as quickly as we can. So it will be coming soon. Next up is Councilmember Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. First, I wanted to start off just to make sure everyone knew that the neighborhood mobile testing for COVID is going to be in Valley Park. once again it was there yesterday and will be there tomorrow 11 to 7 Friday so that's Friday the 25th and then Saturday the 26th 9 a.m to 4 p.m and I had a lot of people asking you know are they going to places where the numbers are higher and I've been telling people we don't actually have a map of where the numbers are that we're getting, but that we know that certain communities have been affected more than others, but we don't know in terms of like a map where those are located. So anyway, I hope you'll, people will get out and get tested at Valley Park. And then tonight, I just want to say a few words, and I know I'm not going to say them perfectly. I am not as eloquent as I would like to be sometimes when I'm speaking, but I did feel the need to try to communicate kind of what I felt like moving forward we could do as we look at what's coming our way. So I just want to say a few words about what lies ahead, and I'm only speaking from my perspective. First, I can say that I really appreciate the men and women of the Lexington Police Department and everybody that I've had the privilege of working with over the past few years. And I think that we need a strong police department. At the same time, I can say, how can we improve? How can we make Lexington better? How can we make the police department better? And how can everything be more equitable for all of our residents? there's people around the country that say that they want improvements for the African-American community and their brothers and sisters and I think wanting that is not a bad thing in itself in any position for any company or business that that we have whether it be council whether it be just a regular company, it's normal to want to make things better, to progress, to find a way to have better performance. And I think that's what, I think that's what on, in one hand, people are asking for. How can we improve? How can we make things better nationally and locally? And I, I think it would serve everyone and it would help if, if we had an understanding, if we felt Like everyone was saying, we're not perfect. We can improve. We have the capacity to make things better. Instead of saying that there is no racism or there is nothing that we can do, that we're doing everything right, just saying, hey, we want to improve and we want to make our department, we want to make our city better for everyone. because that's the same thing that would happen in any other company, any other organization. We want police to come alongside and say we understand and we want to improve and be fair to everyone. How can the police department suggest that we go about even making improvements and recommendations? And soon, like we already mentioned tonight, the council will receive a report from the Mayor's Commission for Racial Justice and Equity, and whether we agree or not about the details of those commissions, they will ask us, the city, the mayor, and council to make changes and to take certain steps. It's all of our responsibility to listen, but not just listen. It's easy to listen. Instead, it's our responsibility to act and make changes based on their recommendations. I, for one, do not want to quarrel. I do not want the police to think that we do not care for them or that we do not think that they're valuable and doing a good job. That's not what I desire and it's not been my intention. We need to work together and my job is to ask difficult questions. What I do desire is for the police department to understand that people are tired and hurt and ready for change. How can we work together, not be offended? There's been offensive remarks, and I'm not addressing, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about just how can we say where can we improve? As a leader in this community, it's my responsibility to make changes and act based on the needs and desires of the people. And there are always things that I can improve on and make better and I hope that the FOP and the LPD will see this as a similar opportunity a positive one that moves policing in an upward direction being criticized is hard and sometimes we're criticized unfairly but sometimes we can take the good from the criticism and use it to improve ourselves and our work so my hope is that we are all ready to do just that even if it's uncomfortable and work together to improve the city for all its residents. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other council announcements? I don't see any more blue hands. Okay. Thank you all very much. And we'll just need a motion to adjourn then. Move adjourned. Second. All right. Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you, Commissioner. thank you commissioner all right we've had a motion to adjourn all those in favor please raise your hand all right that's unanimously approved thank you so much have a good council break with your smile so tender my heart was