Very good, thank you. Welcome everyone. I'd like to go ahead and call to order the December 3rd, 2020 Urban County Council meeting and I'll start with 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 is not feasible to offer a primary physical location for the meeting. Welcome everyone and I'll ask the clerk to please call the roll. Yes ma'am. Ms. Lamb? I'm here. Thank you. Mr. McCurran? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Massadi? Here. Ms. Plumman? Here. Ms. Reynolds? Here. Mr. Swanson? Here. Mr. Worley? Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. I'm here. Thank you. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Horde? Yes, ma'am. And Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Thank you. Thank you very much. We have a quorum. And the first item of business then is the invocation. And I believe Council Member Reynolds is going to give our invocation tonight. thank you tonight i will be reading out of the common book of prayer a liturgy for ordinary radicals please pray with me if it is your faith tradition to do so lord god creator of all in your wisdom you have bound us together so that we must depend on others for the resources we use for the food we eat and the gifts of your creation that bring life, health, and joy. Creator God, we give thanks. Holy be the hands that sew our clothes so that we do not have to go unclothed. Sacred be the hands that build our homes so that we may not be cold. Blessed be the hands that work the land so that we do not have to go hungry. Creator God, we give thanks. Holy be the feet of all who labor so that we might have rest. Sacred be the feet of all who run swiftly to stand with the oppressed. Blessed be the feet of those bodies who are too broken or too weary to stand. Creator God, we give thanks. Holy be the sound of children laughing to take away our sorrow. Sacred be the sound of water falling to take away our thirst. Blessed be the sound of your people singing to heal our troubled hearts. Creator God, we give thanks. Holy be the bodies of those who know hunger. Sacred be the bodies of those who are broken. Blessed be the bodies of those who suffer. In your mercy and grace, soften our callous hearts and fill us with gratitude for all the gifts that you have given us. Help us be hind and humble leaders, and in your love, break down the walls that separate us, and guide us along the path of peace, that we might humbly worship you in spirit and truth. Amen. Thank you very much, Councilmember Reynolds. Next up is public comment. Is there anyone signed up? There is no one signed up. All right. Thank you very much. And next, if I could have a motion for the December 1st, 2020 council meeting minutes. Move approval. Second. Vice Mayor Kay moves approval. Council Member Plumman seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please raise your hand. All right. Is anyone opposed? Okay, that motion passes. Tonight is a very special night. And as with everything that has happened this past nine months, it's a little bit different this time. This is the night when we recognize our outgoing council members. And for the public, you will notice that some of our council are masked. And those are our council members who are in the chamber. And some who are at home or in their offices are not masked. And we are going to recognize with proclamations each of our four council members who are departing the council. So first up, I would like to recognize Council Member Lisa Higgins-Hord. And there you are. um lisa you know agreed to serve uh when council member angela evans decided to go on to pursue her master's degree and i'm so grateful to council member higgins horde for saying yes she has not been on the council very long but she has served very well So with that, I want to read the proclamation for you, and I don't know if you have it to hold up later after we're done, but here goes. whereas lisa higgins horde was sworn in as sixth district council member of the urban county council on august 11th 2020 and whereas as a member of the breaking the bronze ceiling steering committee lisa spoke during the dedication ceremony for the sculpture highlighting the contributions of African-American suffragists and the importance of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. And whereas in the 6th District, Lisa welcomed the start of construction on the Brighton Rail Trail Pedestrian Bridge, which will connect four and a half miles of rail trails. And whereas, focusing on the importance of neighborhood associations, Lisa worked closely with the Northwood Neighborhood and leadership at Northern Elementary School to address issues of homelessness and public safety and honored two longtime officials of the Eastland Parkway Neighborhood Association upon their retirement, President Lois Mathers and Treasurer Sue Mays. And whereas in October, Councilmember Higgins Hoard joined a panel discussion hosted by the Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road Council about confidence, equality, diversity, and leadership. Now, therefore, I Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare December 3rd, 2020, Lisa Higgins Hoard Day. Congratulations Lisa. Thank you for your service to our community. Have you got your proc there? I saw it flash up and flash down. Can you hold it up a second? There we go. Thank you. Congratulations. Next I'd like to turn our attention to Councilmember Mark Swanson. Many of you will remember that when we suddenly lost Councilmember Jake Gibbs, Mark Swanson was appointed to fill his seat. And Mark has taken this very seriously. He's met with folks all over government. And I want to thank you, Councilmember Swanson, for your dedicated service all these many months. Neither Councilmember Swanson nor Councilmember Higgins-Horde had an opportunity to serve with the entire council in the council chamber because of COVID-19. And so most of their service has been on Zoom. So here we go. whereas Mark Swanson served eight months as third district representative on the urban county council and whereas Mark served on the mayor's commission for racial justice and equality education and economic opportunity subcommittee the environmental quality and public works committee the planning and public safety committee the downtown Lexington management district board and the Corridors Commission, and whereas Mark co-sponsored a successful resolution calling on Kentucky utilities to alter tree trimming practices, and whereas Mark focused council attention on issues of transparency and accountability in its review of police discipline cases. And whereas Mark has met with constituents, protesters, community organizers, religious leaders, and others to gather background on issues related to race and policing, now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare December 3rd, 2020, Mark Swanson day. Congratulations. There's the proclamation. Thank you so much for your service. Third, we have Councilmember Bill Farmer Jr. There you are, Bill. so uh i have served with bill since 1999 and we have been through many serious issues together and um as all of you know council has to work on some issues that are controversial that are serious that can move our city forward in many different ways and bill has been there for 20 years doing this sort of work for our community. So, Bill? Thank you. Whereas 5th District Council Member Bill Farmer Jr., Lord Farmer, has been a leader of the Urban County Council for 20 years, working with four different mayors. And whereas Bill has an outstanding record with improvements made throughout our city that include everything from sewers to seniors, parks to paving, and convention centers to corridors. And whereas, to name just a few of his accomplishments, Bill has managed the reinvention of Central Bank Center as the council's representative on the center's board, supported citywide environmental protection through reconstruction of Lexington's sewers, waged a successful campaign to pass the percent for art ordinance, and supported the fairness ordinance. And whereas for the fifth district, Bill's accomplishments include the location of the new Lexington Senior Center in his district, over three and a half million dollars for paving, improvements in Idle Hour Park, Lansdowne Merrick Park, Ecton Park, Clay's Spring Park, and Lakeview Park, renovation of the Kenwick Community Center, road projects including the reconstruction of the Chevy Chase intersection, and installation of community gardens in both Kenwick and Lakeshore Village. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gordon, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare December 3rd, 2020, Bill Farmer Jr. Day. Congratulations. Thank you, Bill, for your long service. Thank you. Thank you very much. And next. Jennifer Massadi, Council Member Massadi. There you are. Council Member Massadi and I shared an office back when I was a brand new council member in 1999. She graciously offered to allow me to have the other desk in the office. That was in the days when council members not only shared a legislative aid, but we shared offices. and so she has had long service and I so appreciate you taking me in in those early days when I knew very little about what was going on so here we go whereas during 16 years on the urban county council serving the ninth district council member Jennifer Massotti has been a high energy community leader, tireless public servant, and relentless advocate for good public policy. And whereas Jennifer is independent in her voting and is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable council members, and whereas with a well-earned reputation for being a strong voice for her constituents, Jennifer has been awarded the Fayette County Neighborhood Council's Neighborhood Hero Award. And whereas Jennifer's accomplishments include significant neighborhood improvements in the Reynolds Road zone change, neighborhood friendly widening of Clay's Mill Road, ending fire station brownouts in 2013, passing a minimum wage ordinance, and spearheading the drive for the Breaking the Bronze Ceiling sculpture, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and recognizes the numerous contributions of Central Kentucky women in the fight for women's right to vote. And whereas Jennifer is known as a passionate feminist, committed environmentalist, avid horsewoman, and for her devotion to family. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare December 3rd, 2020, Jennifer Massati Day. Congratulations. There you go. Now, would any of the four of you like to make a comment? council member farmerwood i see your mask is off go for it great pleasure to serve i told you that the other day um yes always will be i just needed to take a couple of quick asides um we take this work with us wherever we go uh at one point i was chair of the american gym society board of directors and we went to a the largest jewelry show in the world is in Basel, Switzerland. There was that little add-on trip to Bern, the capital, and we were in the Hotel Schweiselhof. And as you went into this room, it had this beautiful little built-in desk secretary. It's a wonderful room, very European, very nice. And so here I am in this wonderful city, but I see this desk and I have my omnipresent purse. I sat down at this beautiful desk and did council work because it was so neat a place to do it. Likewise, I had to go to a colleague's funeral in California. He ran the General Archive Institute of America. They had put us at the Lacoste spa. I don't know. When we go in places and you're checking a hotel and you go to the elevator and it takes you down i always kind of go because usually you want to go up so this was in like some sort of a casita thing i didn't really understand until the next morning there was two doors that just opened up onto the fairway of this tremendous golf club and there was a desk right there and so i sat there and as golfers went by i'm working on fifth district council stuff because you do take it with you everywhere you go and then in a new age, I think my age, Jessica came to really be handicapped by it because when you get on a plane, you have to turn off the signal. I would go through emails, zillions of emails until we would land. And then I'd turn that thing back on and it would belch electrons across the world, wherever the server was. And she would just call me and say, please stop, please stop. Because you can go through so many emails. And that's what you get to is how much paper can you get out of your bag how many emails can you work how many things can you make happen and this job reveals opportunity to so many people and the opportunity to find a different and better way and that's the challenge for for the mayor and the new council find the different the better way and do it all equitably for all involved because the work that we have done that you all will do in my absence is so important to Lexington now and in its future. And you're all gracious time spent on things other people will never know, on accomplishments that will never see the light of day, but might make a difference for one person in the neighborhood, for everybody on the whole street. Those are the reasons we do these jobs. Those are the reasons Lexington is better. In framing this type of wonderful charter for this body, we reflect the entire county every time we meet every time we meet the entire county as well sir pleasure to serve with each one of you mayor thank you thank you very much well said congratulations you will be missed we have three other council members would any of the rest of you like to say a word a couple words yeah yeah council member massadi council member higgins horde or council member swanson and up i just wanted to thank you mayor for offering me this opportunity to serve the sixth district it's given me a chance to develop even more skills to serve my community i love my district i love the people the businesses everything that i've gotten a chance to really really just dig right into it. And I also want to thank my legislative aide, Deborah Sloan. She has been very dedicated to getting me up to speed, and she's been very busy scheduling meetings for me, as it was my intention to really not only deepen my understanding with regard to the inner workings of government, but also to gain new and lasting relationships as my work at UK continues and in community engagement. And to my fellow council members, I thank all of you for formally welcoming me from my very first day attending my press conference, flooding my time here with advice and knowledge about the council and our workings. So allowing my phone calls and questions to go answered and not unanswered, which is very, very thoughtful of all of you. So I just admire the qualities that each of you possess and want to continue my relationships in the most advantageous way possible in moving forward. So, again, thank you all so much for welcoming me in. It's been a short time, but it's also I feel like I've been here for quite a while. So I really appreciate it. And thank you so much, Ma'am. You are quite welcome. You will be missed in the brief amount of time you had. You made the most of every minute. Thank you for serving. Thank you. Council member Swanson. Thank you, Mayor. I jotted down a couple of things I didn't want to forget to say. First, I want to thank you, Mayor, for the honor of the opportunity to serve our city. This is really the honor of a lifetime, and I really very much appreciate it. And I also want to thank all of my colleagues who made me feel very welcome, even if only virtually, mostly. And mostly I want to thank the city employees who helped me learn so much stuff so quickly without feeling stupid all the time. And there's an amazing amount of stuff to learn about this city, and I'm going to talk about that a little bit more. This position was a real honor because very few Lexingtonians get to help make the decisions that shape our city's government and our future. And even fewer get that chance in times of change and crisis. And while these times are scary, they're also really great opportunities for us. So my biggest regret is that I won't be on council as you start to work through the recommendations of the Mayor's Commission for Racial Justice and Equality. I had the privilege of serving on one of the subcommittees and watched most of the others. And I was absolutely amazed by the talent, knowledge, and passion represented by the 70-plus members on that commission who've given our city a roadmap to making us a more just place to live. And I really urge you as my representatives now to take advantage of those members of the commission as resources as you try to figure out how to advance our city's racial justice and equality status. So the responsibility falls on the 11 of you, plus the mayor, plus four new council members to boldly seize this moment. It won't always be comfortable or easy. Believe it or not, I didn't exactly enjoy bringing up police discipline issues multiple times. It needs to be an ongoing process, adapting to changes in the world around us, as we've done a really good job of. That's something I'm very proud of, how our cities responded to COVID and make sure to focus on the people who have the least among us. And I'm impressed with that. It also needs to be a really comprehensive approach to race. One of the real strengths of the Mayor's Commission is that it looked at the entire systemic problems ingrained through multiple systems, education, economics, criminal justice, health care. virtually every policy this council addresses will likely have a different impact on different racial groups in Lexington. And it's your job and our job as a community to think about that before we enact those policies. So what have I learned in my eight months on council? After living in Lexington for over 20 years, I'm amazed at how much I've learned about our city and almost all of it's good. We've got dedicated, talented, smart professionals serving our city government. We're meeting the basic needs of our citizens. I'm always kind of amused isn't the right word, but pleased to see that the number one complaint on LexCol almost every single week is trash collection. And while I'm not discounting the importance of getting your trash picked up, if that's the biggest problem you have with city government, I think we're doing pretty well. We were able to continue this level of services throughout the pandemic due to creative and hardworking employees throughout the government. And that's a real gold star for the city of Lexington and the employees of Lexington. But we've got some really big challenges facing us. Our economy is going to take a long time to recover after COVID. And many of the people hurting the most right now, we're already struggling to make ends meet. Others are the small business owners that our economy depends on so much. So figuring out how to make sure that our new economy recovers for everybody, not just some, is going to be tough. Like most of the U.S., we have deep inequality in Lexington. It's most visible along race and economic lines. We see it in housing, jobs, education. And solving longstanding problems like inequality may well mean doing things very differently, not the way they've always been done. So overall, this has been a fantastic experience and an honor for me to serve on council. And while I'm leaving council, I was particularly pleased when we reinstituted public comment. I'll see you all again before too long. Thank you. Very good. Thank you, Councilmember Swanson. I bet you'll be on public comment sometime, won't you? Very good. We will miss you. It will be good to see you when you come back on public comment. And I appreciate the way you took the opportunity from the very beginning to start meeting with folks and learning about government. thank you for your dedication council member massadi thank you mayor today i want to thank the people of lexington for their vote of confidence you know when people vote for you it's not only that they're sending you to city hall they're giving you a vote of trust that you'll be their voice that you'll be their vote you know you'll be at their side and on their side and most of all be fair and that's what i want to be remembered for today. When I ran for office in 1994, I was a young female, and I was asked on several occasions, what did my husband think of this idea? I said, call him. He's at home washing dishes and taking care of the kids. And truth be told, it was my husband who encouraged me to run for public office. I got started in public life because of neighborhood volunteers and activists who on their own time and on their own dime volunteered not only to help me get elected but to be involved in their communities to be civically engaged to make their community a better place not only did they help me get elected but they helped me govern and i thank them for all that they've done for me but you know when you come here to city hall we can't do it alone We have a fabulous support staff. I want to thank the council staff, the mayor's staff, commissioners, directors, and all the employees of LFUCG for their help and friendship. One of the things that I've learned as a lesson of life is the gift of friendship. Friendship makes life worth living. It enables life to have a life of giving. That's what friendship is. And when I think about friends along the way that I've met here and in the community, I'm extremely honored. Most importantly, I'd like to thank my aide for eight years, Rob Bolson, who summed up working for me in this statement. It's like standing on a bowling ball. You're never sure how and where you're going to land. It's Rob who made sure the emails and phones got answered with courtesy and professionalism, where assistance was a top priority. He made sure I was prepared for the council and neighborhood meetings. He was alongside when I took on issues of inequity and injustice, and he's one heck of a photographer. I've had the privilege to work throughout the years with many dedicated, passionate, and intelligent council colleagues, each advocated for people to have better lives, better livelihoods, and better neighborhoods. I can honestly say that they don't get any better than this current council. Their work on the big picture to make sure that their constituents' day-to-day needs are converted into public policy is second to none. I miss those that no longer serve and those whose service ended unexpectedly. Most notably, Ed Lane and Jake Gibbs. So I say to my colleagues, I will never forget you. So as I get ready to leave the council, what will I miss? Well, I will never have another job as consequential as this. This is far-reaching. Decisions for the future lie in the hands of the mayor and the council, and that's a big deal. Each one of you has had an influence on me. You've shaped me and you've helped me, and because of that, I've become a better person. People have asked, do you have any regrets that you made the decision not to run again? for reelection. Sure, it's bittersweet, but it's not like I'm retiring from being an active member of the community. I'm fortunate to have good health, a wonderful family, and I live in a great city. I'll take walks, visit and play with my grandchildren, ride my horse, travel, and I'm sure I'll find another cause to champion along the way. Thank you for the privilege. Thank you very much. You'll be right there on public comment with Councilmember Swanson, I have a feeling. Thank you very much. All right. Now, some of you, I understand, cannot make your blue hand work. so if there are still some of you who have that situation and you need to speak just try to flag me down if you will and we'll go on then to second reading of ordinances ordinance number one an ordinance expanding and extending the full urban service district number one for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting street cleaning and garbage and refuse collection to include the area to find certain properties on the following streets at angus trail battery street bill of county drive captain's court enterprise court fountain pew cove haymaker parkway lucille drive may they part moonrise way morning glory lane nantucket drive walkway place stolen horse trays tidewater flat twilight shadow drive westcott circle and wolf run drive item two in order to expanding and extending partial urban service district number three for the urban county government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection to include the area to find such certain properties on the following streets Harbourwood Lane, Patchen Lake Lane, Spring Bay Court, and Springleaf Drive Court. Item 3. An ordinance expanding and extending partial urban service district number 5 for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting and garbage and rupees collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Argyle Drive, Clear Ridge Court, Darien Drive, Dundee Drive, Inver Court, Inverness Drive, Ipswich Court, Wackloman Drive, and Westridge Circle. Item 4. in order to make certain of the budgets of Lexington Fair urban county government to reflect her requirements from municipal expenditures and appropriating repurposing funds to fiscal year 2021 schedule number 22 item 5 in ordinance closing portions of Dorody Patterson Marino McKinley Neville Street as well as Byers Alley determining that urban county government owns all property abutting the portion of the streets to be closed and hereby consents thereto and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a quick claim deed and or a consolidation flat transferring the former right of way to the urban county government as abutting owner item 6. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant classified position of Recreation Manager Senior Grade 520E and one vacant classified position of Golf Course Superintendent Grade 519N and creating one classified position of Parks and Recreation Superintendent Grade 525E and restore funding for one classified position of Information Office Supervisor Grade 522E and change the position title of Cultural Arts Program Administrator Grade 525E and the incumbent to Parks and Recreation Superintendent Grade 525E in the division of park appropriation effective on passage of council item seven an ordinance closing powell street determining the property owner of budding powell street has been identified provided with written notice of the proposed closing and consented thereto in writing and authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a quick claim deed and any other documents necessary to transfer the formal right of way to the budding owner subject to the reservation of easements and restrictions item eight an ordinance amending certain of the budgets at lexington fair urban county government to apply current requirements for the funds in the amount of $2,000 from neighborhood development funds for sister cities to assist with ongoing programming needs. Schedule number 27, item 9. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Fair, Urban County, Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $2,000 from neighborhood development funds for public arts commission to assist with the public art master plan. Schedule number 28, item 10. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Fair, Urban County, Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $1,873 to provide additional funds for council projects in the Division of Environmental Services to assist with the Richmond Road beautification project and appropriating and repropriate fund schedule number 23, item 11. An ordinance pursuant to section 2-1A of the Code of Ordinances of the Lake and Fair Urban County Government to adopting a schedule of meetings for the council for the calendar year 2021, item 12. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lake and Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $3,000 to amend funds for council projects in the Division of Streets and Ridge for a Sun Rock Connectivity Project on Wyatt Parkway and appropriating and repropriate fund Schedule number 24, item 13. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Bay Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $17,290 for a fund for council projects in the Division of Traffic Engineering to cover costs associated with the installation of traffic calming safety devices in the 11th District in appropriating and reappropriating funds Schedule number 25, and item 14. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Bay Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $4,000 to provide funds for council projects in the Division of Historic Preservation for the fabrication and installation of local historic district signage for Pensacola Park and replacement of other signs as needed in appropriating recovery funds, Schedule number 26. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? I'll move. Council Member Farmer moves approval. Is there a second? Council Member Higgins-Hord seconds. All right. When you're ready, if you will take the roll call vote, please. were there any walk-ons for second reading sorry I think it might be a little later thank you thank you Ms. Lamb yes on all Mr. McCurron yes ma'am Mr. Maloney yes Thank you. Ms. Massadi? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown Yes Mr. James Brown Yes Mr. Ellinger Yes ma'am Mr. Farmer Yes ma'am Ms. Higgins-Hord Yes ma'am And Vice Mayor Kay Yes Thank you Thank you those passed Now on our docket we don't have any first reading of ordinances but i believe council member farmer has a motion for a walk-on is that correct is it an ordinance please all right a motion to walk on i move to place on tonight's stock in an ordinance amending certain of the budget so that urban county government to provide funds for renovations at the tate building related to Division of Water Quality and Appropriating and Reappropriating Funds Schedule Number 0029. The funds are in the amount of $66,494 and are for the purpose of funding required and recommended renovations at the Tate Building located at 125 Lyle Industrial Avenue. The funds will be transferred from the Fund 4002 Fund Balance. The required renovations and staff relocations should reduce the division's lease cost by $20,432 annually based on current rates. Because this ordinance has a budget schedule, it can only be given first reading at tonight's meeting. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Council Member James Brown seconded. Are there any questions? All right. Very good. All those in favor, please raise your hand. okay is anyone opposed same sign that motion passes madam clerk mayor mayor i also have a walk on as well okay for first reading of ordinances yes ma'am thank you all right all right i i moved to place on tonight's docking an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the urban county government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $14,870 to provide funds for the council projects in the division of facilities and fleet management for repairs to the Carnegie Center and appropriating and reappropriating funds, schedule number 0031. This ordinance can only be given first reading tonight since it includes a budget schedule. So moved. All right. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Council member Farmer, I think I heard you first. Are there any questions? All those in favor of this walk-on for first reading, please raise your hand. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Are there any other walk-ons? okay very good i'll ask our clerk to go ahead please and give uh first reading to i guess that would be number one and number two is that correct okay um an ordinance number one in order to submitting certain of the budget of the lexington fair urban county government to provide funds for renovations at the tate building related to the division of water quality and appropriating reappropriating fund schedule number 29 An ordinance 2, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair urban county government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $14,870 to provide funds for council projects in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management for repairs to the Carnegie Center and Appropriating Reappropriating Fund Schedule Number 31. Thank you. Thank you very much. Neither of those can have a second reading, so we will move right on to second reading of resolutions, please. Mayor, I believe Madam Clerk's muted. Oh, Madam Clerk, can you unmute yourself, please? Item number one, a resolution accepting the bids of Bluegrass Contracting Company, fpf concrete service incorporated groundhog excavating and farm service incorporated lm asphalt partners ltd dba ats construction senzabaji design and construction llc the allen company incorporated tom chesna excavation and construction llc and the woodall construction company incorporated establishing construction unit price contracts for the division of engineering and authorizing mayor on behalf of your mechanic over to execute any necessary related agreements item two resolution accepting the bids of alton blakeley ford clark power service incorporated o'reilly automotive stores incorporated dva o'reilly auto parts paul miller ford and truck pro llc establishing cross contracts for filters supplemental for the division of facilities and fleet management item three a resolution accepting the bid of premier power maintenance in the amount of fifty five thousand sixty one dollars for the electrical switch gear maintenance for testing of the waste the west hickman waste water treatment plan for the division of water quality item four a resolution ratifying the probationary cross-fired civil service appointments of justin schuber golf course superintendent senior grade 520e 2072.80 bi-weekly and division Parks and Recreation effective December 7, 2020. David Reed, Vehicle and Equipment Mechanic, Grade 512N, 22.699, Hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective December 7, 2020. Elizabeth Jefferson, Administrative Specialist, Grade 513N, 19.036, Hourly in the Division of Planning, effective January 4, 2021. Brian Knapp, Traffic Engineer Manager, Grade 527E, 3,700, biweekly in the Division of Traffic Engineering, effective December 7, 2020. And Leon Powell, Facilities Manager, Grade 523E, 2373.36, biweekly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective December 7, 2020. And ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Mark Ada Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, 32.408 hourly, in the Division of Police, effective December 7, 2020. Milana Trowell, Community Corrections Captain, Grade 115E, 2761, biweekly, in the Division of Community Corrections, effective November 23, 2020. and Eric Laguerre, Community Corrections Lieutenant, Grade 114E, 2289, bi-weekly, and Division of Community Corrections, effective December 7, 2020, Item 5. Resolution and authorizing directly to the mayor on behalf of Urban County Gover to execute a second amendment to the Master Service Agreement with Securus Technologies, and its affiliate all paid to act on behalf of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government as an authorized agent to accept payments by use of credit card, debit card, or prepaid credit card for payments for services provided and across to the urban county government item six a resolution authorizing director may or be out here beginning to go to execute and submit a grant application to the federal emergency management agency fema to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds on the amount of 47 332 dollars and 50 cents in federal funds under the hazard mitigation grant program and 7 573 dollars and 20 cents in commonwealth of kentucky funds under the weather radio project and are for purchase of emergency weather all hazard radios and for the bayette county mobile homes the acceptance which obligates urban county government through the expenditure of eight thousand two hundred four dollars and thirty cents and authorizing the man to transfer an under income refunded funds within the grant budget item seven a resolution authorizing the amendment of resolution 256-2019 to increase the amount of the agreement with the resource recycling systems by four hundred thousand dollars the new not to to exceed amount is $424,855. Item 8, a resolution authorizing the Division of Waste Management to purchase parts and services for equipment at the Material Recovery Facility from MachineX, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with MachineX related to procurement. Item 9, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with MachineX for capital project equipment upgrades at the Material Recovery Facility at a cost not to exceed $4,200,000. Item 10. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Air Mechanic Government to execute an agreement with Blue Water Toxicology, LLC, DBA, Blue Water Diagnostic Laboratory, to conduct coronavirus testing at the Fayette County Detention Center for fiscal year 2021 at a rate of $85 per test, a total cost not to exceed $175,000, item 11. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute a lease agreement with winmar corporation for the property located at 125 lyle industrial road avenue for space to be used by the lfucg wellness center item 12 resolution authorizing directly on behalf of your mechanic government to accept 61 440 dollars in federal funds under the cares act from kentucky state board of elections for the purpose of offsetting expenses incurred by the fayette county clerk's office during the 2020 general election as a result of the covid 19 pandemic the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unaccommodate funds within the grant budget. Item 13. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government, to execute change order number two, final to the agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, PSC, for investigation, design, and construction inspection services for the West Tickman Wastewater Treatment Plant, final clarifier 7 and 8 structural repair project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $7,100 from $185,085 to $192,185 item 14. A resolution authorizing directly Mary on behalf of your beginning government to execute and submit a grant application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency building resilient infrastructure and community program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant application if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $11,775 in federal funds and offer the expense of obtaining accreditation for the divisions of code enforcement and building inspection, the acceptance which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $3,925 and authorizing the mayor to transfer undergarment funds within the grant budget, item 15. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement awarded pursuant to RLP number 30-2020 with Ford County for installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system at Fire Station No. 7 and Fire Station No. 15 at a cost estimated not to exceed $77,030.28. Item 20. Resolution authorizing Director of the Mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute a multi-year sales agreement awarded pursuant to RFP No. 24-2020 and other related documents with no box LLC for a right-of-way permitting system for the Division of Engineering at a cost not to exceed $32,500 in fiscal year 2021. Item 17. A resolution authorizing the direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet to accept a grant in the amount of $100,000 federal funds under the Victim Assistance Formula Grant funded by the Victims of Crime Act VOCA, the implementation of the Underserved Minorities Victim Advocacy Program in the Department of Social Services in fiscal year 2021, acceptance of which will include the urban county government making an expenditure of $59,183 to balance the project budget and authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds in the grant budget, item 18. A resolution authorizing and directing me on behalf of Irving County Government to accept an award of $511,078 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Justice through its comprehensive opioid stimulant and substance abuse site-based program in order to create the Lexington Overdose Outreach Project 2 loop 2 for fiscal year 2021, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irving County Government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing and directing me on behalf of Irving County Government to transfer undercurrent funds within the grant budget. Item 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the Rosemont Garden Sidewalk Project in order to move funds in the amount of $15,120 from the design phase to the right-of-way phase and authorizing the way to transfer your undercover funds from the grant budget. Item 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute all documents necessary for the purchase of four permanent easements and 28 temporary construction easements along Rosemont Garden from Southland Drive to Penelope Drive from the Rosemont Garden Sidewalk Project at a total cost of $15,120. item 21 a resolution authorizing directly may on behalf of your being government to execute change runner number two to the green one with pace contracting llc for the fourth street corridor enhancement and legacy trails phase three project extending the contract term to april 30 2021 item 22 resolution authorizing directly may on behalf of your beginning government to execute the sunset provisions for newtown pipe extension environmental service mitigation with the kentucky transportation cabinet and the listening community community land trust requiring matching funds not to received $200,000 in fiscal year 2022 for park construction. Item 23. A resolution authorizing on the directly mayor on behalf of your American government to execute an amendment to an agreement with the Realtor Community Housing Foundation extending the period of performance through December 31, 2021 to complete accessibility renovations for low-income persons with disabilities. Item 24. A resolution authorizing on the directly mayor on behalf of your American government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Downtown Lexington Partnership to present public events on behalf of and in partnership with LFCCG, including illuminate lexington christmas tree lighting christmas parade and thursday night live item 25 for resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute agreements with food chain 500 idle our neighborhoods neighborhood neighbors alliance 11 1720 and little lexington public library foundation 1125 dollars for the office of the urban county council and across north street to some stated item 26 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute the 2021 general term orders for the fayette County Clerk and Fayette County Sheriff, establishing the number of deputies and assistance allowed to each and their respective compensations, subject to the limits for each category as specified in the general term orders and the requirements established by law, Item 27. A resolution of the Urban County Council expressing support of amendments to KRS Chapter 67A to allow for the furlough of classified civil service employees in order of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to meet financial obligations and address budgetary shortfalls, Item 28. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute and submit an application and other related documents for additional coronavirus relief funds from the Commonwealth of Kentucky to accept any such funding, which is anticipated to be in the amount of $2 million and to take any other necessary related action. Item 29. A resolution authorizing and directing on their behalf of the Urbany County Government to execute an amendment to an agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation related to the Lexington Overdose Outreach Project loop, extending the period of performance until September 30, 2021 and reducing the contract amount from $198,638 to $108,639. item 30 a resolution authorizing group may on behalf of the urban county government accept a grant from the consecate department of military affairs division of emergency management which grant funds are in the amount of 103,545.45 dollars and 50 cents in federal funds under the fiscal year 2021 emergency management assistant project and offer the support of emergency preparedness activities in fayette county the acceptance which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of 106,900 dollars as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer an Undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 31. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Vitality DX LLC, DBA, Sphere DX Laboratory LLC to conduct coronavirus testing at the Fayette County Detention Center for fiscal year 2021 at a cost not to exceed $500,000. Item 32. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to grant all employees of the urban county government full-time classified, unclassified, and sworn an additional half-day of leave time to be added to their holiday leave balance for calendar year 2020. Item 33. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to educate an agreement with Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and Bluegrass Incorporated, but the opposite of the Irving County Council, and it costs not to exceed $2,300. And item 34. A resolution amending the change order approval process by authorizing designated personnel on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute any necessary change orders and related documents meeting the criteria provided in this resolution. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Council member Swanson thank you very much is there a second second Council member Plumman all right I'll ask the clerk to take the roll call vote please Ms. Lamb Yes ma'am Mr. McCurn Yes ma'am Mr. Maloney Yes Ms. Masati Yes Ms. Plowman Yes Ms. Reynolds Yes Mr. Swanson No on 27. Yes on the rest. Thank you. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? For the last time, yes. Ms. Higgins-Horrid? Yes, ma'am. And Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all passed. We do not have police or fire discipline. Oh, Council Member Massadi, do you have a walk-on? Yes, ma'am. Okay, well, you know, we might as well have a resolution for first reading. Go ahead. All righty. Thank you. I move to place on the council meeting docket for Thursday, December 3rd, 2020, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to execute agreements with Greenhouse 17, Inc., $675, Baby Health Service, Inc., $600, Casa of Lexington, Inc., $600, God's Pantry Food Bank, Inc., $1,100, Salvation Army, $600, Chrysalis House, Inc., $900, and LexArts, Inc., $700 at a cost not proceed with some stated. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Plumman seconds. Is there any discussion? Vice Mayor Kay? Thank you, Mayor. If there's no objection, I'd like to amend that resolution to add $400 for seed leaf rather than make a separate motion. so your motion is to amend the motion correct and add 400 for seed leaf yes thank you is there a second second council member massadi um are there any questions about the amendment council member reynolds yes was that passed around to all of us because i didn't remember seeing um the opportunity to give to Steve Lee. It's not as a pass around. It's a direct allocation. Okay. All right. Thank you. Yeah, because I would be interested if it works. Thank you. Are there any other questions about the motion to amend? All right. I see none. All those in favor of the amendment, please raise your hand. All right. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. So we now have the main motion which has been amended. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor of the motion as amended, please raise your hand. Thank you. Are there any no votes? Same sign. All right, that motion passes. Council Member Farmer, you may have to vote again. We just don't know, do we? Yes. Are there any other walk-ons? All right. When our clerk is ready, if you'll give that first reading, please. Yes, ma'am. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Greenhouse 17 Incorporated $675, Baby Health Service Incorporated $600, Casa of Lexington Incorporated $600, God's Food Bank Incorporated, $1,100. Salvation Army, $600. Chrysalis House Incorporated, $900. Lex Arts Incorporated, $700. And Seedleaf, $400. At a cost mark to proceed, the sum stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any motions to suspend the rules? Vice Mayor Kay? Yes, I'd like to move to suspend the rules. on this motion that just got first reading. All right, thank you. Is there a second? Council member Worley, I think I saw your blue hand on and off. Okay, council member Worley seconds. Are there any questions? Okay, all those in favor of giving second reading, please raise your hand. All right, is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. So, Madam Clark, when you're ready, if you'll give a second reading, please. Yes, ma'am. For resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute agreements with Greenhouse 17, Incorporated 675, Baby Health Service, Incorporated 600, Casa of Lexington, Incorporated 600, God's Pantry Food Bank, Incorporated 1,100, Salvation Army 600, Chrysalis House, Incorporated 900, LexArt, Incorporated 700, and seed leave $400 at a cost. Thank you very much. Can I have a motion to approve please? So moved. Thank you Council Member Swanson. Is there a second Council Member Higgins-Hord? All right if you will call the roll please. you're muted miss lamb yes ma'am thank you mr mccurran yes ma'am mr maloney i have a comment i want to tell council member mazotti and council member farmer is this the first time you ever seen not vote no on a second reading. I want to say I vote yes. Thank you. Get it for Christmas. Thank you. Miss Massadi? Yes. Miss Plowman? Yes. Miss Reynolds? Yes. Mr. Swanson? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Miss Blitzo? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Farmer? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Higgins-Hord? Ma'am. Thank you. And Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. That passed. All right. Now, no police or fire discipline. and so it's time to log in for announcements and if your blue hand isn't working we'll take the blue hands first and then if you'll put your real hand up. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you Mayor and in addition to all the kind words that you spoke at the beginning of the meeting, I think it's appropriate to recognize the four council members who are going off. This is their last meeting. And I think I'll take them in the same order that you did first to Council Member Higgins-Horde, who stepped into the breach and brought her usual hardworking ethic and her thoughtfulness to the job at a time when, as we all know, the challenges were incredible. So I just want to express my appreciation to you and to say that I know that from my past experience in working with you, that you will continue both in your university role and in your other roles in the community to contribute. So thank you very much for being on council and council member Swanson. Similarly, at a hard time, agreeing to step in and take this position and do it with the kind of diligence that I certainly expected from what I know of you from working with you in the past. You've been, you've done your homework. You have been thoughtful in what you have brought to council. You have been clear about what you care about and you've made a great contribution in a very short time. So thank you very much for that. Council member Farmer. it's hard to know given your long service where to begin and where to end but I'll just say that one of the things that I appreciated most about you is that you understood that and perhaps because of your um your work in the in the for-profit world as a jeweler perhaps you recognize that beauty and grace and charm also need to be a part of what government does. I appreciated your service in particular as chair of the Corridors Commission, where we worked congenially we worked hard you I have to say knew where all the nickels and dimes were in the budget so that we could get a few things done in addition to paving Euclid so you are a large presence physically you have a great big voice everybody knows you're in the room, you have a wonderful laugh, and you have a big heart. So you brought all of those to your work on council, and I so appreciated my opportunity to work with you. And council member Masadi, I think I would start in recognizing what you've done by recognizing the kind of character that you've exhibited by getting back on your horse. When it threw you and And when I saw what it had done to you, since we were kind of seatmates for a long time, I thought, she's done. She's certainly not going to go back to writing. But I think what it exhibited was just in a whole different realm, the fact that you persist. you work on issues that you care deeply about the most obvious ones of the work that you've done to get us a monument for women the reminders that you've given us about the history of women in this community and all of the other ways in which you have served so well so I'll just add my thanks to you for your service to this community thank you mayor thank you very much council member Maloney. Thank you. I too want to follow up with the four of you. Councilmember Higgins-Horris, I know I got, I've seen your talent when I worked with you on the Town and Gown. We worked for many years together and I'm sorry that some of my colleagues did not get to see that talent in the short time you were here, but it's amazing and I wish we'd have had you here more longer and been able to show what you bring to this table and I thank you for your service in the short time. and I appreciate everything you've done over the years, and I look forward to working with you again. Councilmember Swanson, I too want to thank you for your service, and I think Councilmember Gid would have been proud of you making that ordinance on the trees, and I really follow your leadership and environment. I think we need to continue to work on the environment, and I know they didn't say much about it, but I think to me that's where you're really strong at, and I really look forward to hearing the future how we can make this city a better environmental place to live. Councilmember Farmer, wow, many years we've been together, my friend. I tell you, I really enjoyed your leadership on water quality and how you took that and showed everybody where the money was going, what was going on. You and Charlie ran that like a great ship. I mean, you all kept everybody informed. You're really going to be missed in that department, and hopefully we'll find someone that's just through half as good as what you did. I don't think we've heard the last of you. I think you're going to be back. I think your leadership here, what you've done over the years, I admire you for what you stand for and what you do and your sense of humor. And I'm really going to miss you, buddy. And you have a lot of – you understand the knowledge of government, and we need that. and hopefully we will keep you in the loop and keep you and I know we won't. Councilman Mazzotti, I will always remember you when you made me sit in your zone change for 24 hours, two days in a row. I will never forget that. And I hear my colleagues saying they don't want to say, oh, we've been here for an hour in a zone change. We've been here two hours in a zone change crying. I said, yeah, I don't know what a zone change is. My gosh, but what you did that was unbelievable. And it was, and what, and to see what came out of that, you are a legend. And I mean that. And what you've done on the Claysmere Road and for that district, it's amazing what you do. but not only that for the whole citywide and I want to say this you being the leadership in planning and police you get the knowledge and you knew what was going on and you've been in there for a long time and you did a tremendous job on public safety especially I give you you were a good leader we're going to miss that and what you done every time I turn down Vine Street and see those statues I see Jennifer Mazzotti and I will always remember that. I'm going to miss the heck out all of you. I've been upset through a lot of these council meetings, and you and Bill have said there's more zone change than any of them I believe I've ever sat with, and I'm going to miss you guys. And at the end of this, I know it's the holidays. I want to thank all the employees and all of you all and everybody throughout the community. Happy holidays, and I pray, and I pray that we have a heck of a good new year from what we just went through. So thank you all again, and I will miss you. Thank you, Councilmember Maloney. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Let me start by just saying that I just want to give condolences and ask for prayers for the family of Councilmember Tanya Seabrooks out of Radcliffe. She was the first vice president of the KBC Leo, as well as a council member. She passed today, earlier today, and it's actually a big loss for not just the Radcliffe community, but our state. She was a true advocate, a true community servant that had a lot to look forward to and a lot of initiatives to address. So I just want to send prayers out to her family. Another thing I'd like to say in regards to the council members that are leaving, Councilmember Higgins-Hord and Councilmember Swanson, kudos to you both for stepping up and answering the call when asked. being asked to represent the community and making yourself and your life public isn't an easy thing, especially during a pandemic. It would have been easy to pass on the opportunity and just sit at home. But both of you stepped up, came forward and took on this challenge and have been in the short period of time been engaged and successful in your efforts. And I think we're saying goodbye, but I think this is just the beginning of your involvement. Once you've been behind the curtain, it just makes you want to get involved and do more because you know there's an opportunity there to do that. So I look forward to working with both of you in the future. Councilmember Massadi, when I first got on council, you were already a legend just in the realtor community and knowing that you served on council and was able to juggle both of those big responsibilities. is something pretty remarkable. You, I think tough is the best word to describe you. You don't back down from the big challenges. When I first came on council, you were dealing with minimum wage, and that was a tough issue, but you pushed it along to a successful conclusion for a short period of time, but that showed me something. And then what you've done in your work with breaking the bronze ceiling in everything else that you do. It just shows that you don't back down from a challenge and you find a way to make it happen. So you will be missed on this council, but I'm pretty sure that you're not going anywhere for real. And then Council Member Farmer, I think your election is truest statement in every form of the word. I've never seen you without a town. I never seen you ready, not ready to go and to get things moving. I remember when I first got on council, there was a couple of big issues. And I remember being back in the caucus room, kind of hesitant to go out because the chambers were full of people. The issue was controversial. And I remember you patting me on the back and saying, come on, we got we got work to do. It's not going to go anywhere. We're here to serve and to make decisions. Let's go get it done. so you've done that on more than one occasion so you will be missed as well and where y'all sit on the dais y'all are both kind of the bookends of council pillars of the community and I think what's going to happen now is some of us are going to have to step up and fill those voids and kind of step in those shoes that you two have filled and have been leading us fall. So, so thank you for that. Mayor, just kind of rounding out, this year has been a tough year. Thank you, Mayor, you and your administration for, for stepping up and addressing the challenges this year. You know, you get criticized for, for what you do and what you don't do, but just being a leader and moving the community forward and doing what needs to be done. There's something to say about that. So thank you and your team, the whole administration, CAO's office, everybody in her office, everybody in your office, and all the commissioners. Thank you for the job that y'all have done this year. This council, thank you. We've made some tough decisions. I don't think we've backed down from the challenge that's been before us this year. We haven't always agreed and seen things from the same perspective, But we've been able to talk about it, address the issues and move us forward. And I think we have taken some some huge steps and I think we're going to have to take some huge steps next year. But the fact that, you know, we serve together, have the respect of one another to be able to listen to the perspectives and make the decisions. That's what makes this special. And that's and I'm honored to serve with you all and look forward to the coming year. And then let me say happy holidays to all the employees. Hug your family tight. Be safe. Be thankful for what you have and the time that you have now. Things are uncertain, but I think our future is so bright thanks to everybody in government. And, you know, from the folks that get the recognition and the exposure more often than others, our public safety partners, thank you for what you do. and then the ones that don't get the exposure and the recognition from the folks in the, you know, the janitors, the folks that clean up behind us, that take care of the buildings and the maintenance. Thank you for all that you do and everybody in city government. It's a team down here, and I think we get it done on all levels. So thank you to all the employees and have a happy holiday. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you for all those kind comments. councilmember Worley thank you mayor and uh this is always one of those meetings that's uh difficult both because we it's long we all want to give our accolades but it's uh it's sometimes difficult to say goodbye to good colleagues and good friends so I just start with councilmember Higgins Ward and Swanson thank you so much for your service uh you know councilmember Higgins Ward to step up in a time of need, short notice, only half a session left to get involved. And you've done a fantastic job and lended your experience and your guidance. And Council Member Swanson to step up in a time of tragedy, as you had to do, and to fill the shoes of a character on this council. And you did it well. And I appreciated working with you. I only wish that this had not been the time of COVID and we could have done it a little bit more normally here in these chambers and uh and that we had the opportunity to do a little bit longer uh council member massadi uh i know i you and i immediately connected when i got on council because our relationship with richmond and the eku um but i have to tell you one of the things are very early on you made a comment after i had given some fiery speech um that Perhaps I had approached the issue with a little more tenacity or ferocity than you otherwise would have. And I don't know if I took that as helpful, constructive criticism or a charge to keep on. But you have been a mentor to me on this council, and I've enjoyed your leadership. you know serving in the planning public safety committee with you as the chair and then you and i were the council member representatives for the planning section of uh mayor's transition team and uh i've just always your your insight and your strength and it's it's been a pleasure to work with you and uh council member farmer i'll tell you what the uh just what a great friend you've been and colleague uh my very first budget i had an issue that was important to me a sidewalk on old Todd's Road. It was a massive sidewalk project, nearly $600,000, tight budgets. I didn't think that it was appropriate to even try to bring it up in my first budget. And it was you that encouraged me, throw it out there, make the motion, fight for it. And my colleagues agreed, and we passed it. And that sidewalk just opened up. And now all of Todd's Road from Palumbo to Richman Road is sidewalked and have access to children in the Woodhill neighborhood to get the Eastside Public Library. And your encouragement for me to put that forward is part of what made that happen. And I'll always remember that. But also, I'll remember your approach to public service is what all government officials should strive to be. I mean, while recognizing the solemnness of our work, you still appreciate and approach it with a joyfulness and a cheerfulness and a look towards compromise and moving forward. And I think that this council has benefited from that attitude and that leadership. And I'll always remember very often debriefing afterwards at some local watering hole. And despite how difficult the day was and how controversial the topic, when we would get there, the first thing you'd say was, how much fun did we have today? And we did, and we did good work in the process, and I've truly enjoyed serving with you all. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. First, I just wanted to let everybody know that I'm not in council chambers. I'm actually in my office on the fifth floor with a background of my traditional seat, so that's why I've not been wearing a mask this whole time, but I just thought I needed to clarify that for anybody who might have been confused. I have a lot to kind of go into, and this is a quick meeting, so I just want to take a few moments and just give a little commentary on the way in which I felt like our employees, our members of the LPD were called out yesterday, and, you know, using public shame of any individual organization or business is just an ineffective and inappropriate approach to changing behavior. I don't think it has a place in leadership, and I don't think it does anything to change the hearts and minds of people. And I think sometimes creates an environment that's already tenuous worse. You know, that officer that was called out had no idea there was something going on with Brood, doesn't work that area, and was simply getting a cup of coffee. And I'm disappointed that an opportunity was missed for a teachable moment. I'm just disappointed in that. I wanted to say it. And speaking of hearts and minds, you know, I've been thinking about Tuesday's discussion of the implicit bias training, too. And I don't think it's the role of the government to give mandates for trainings like that to the community. But I do think it's appropriate for us as the employer of a city government, as an employer of over 3,000 people, to offer that kind of training. In the last six years, we've seen the challenges of biases and tensions and cultural issues play out. And I think at the end of the day, it's important that we offer that to our employees. And I'm glad we're doing it. And I think the thing that I've been thinking about is that at the end of the day, whether it's mandatory or not, my issue is that it relies on us, on our desire to want to do better, to think better, to serve better, to love better. and you know I have people in my life out of mutual love and trust and respect that call me out on issues all the time and point out things to me that I did not see before and I really value that because I want to be better I want to see things differently and none of that has been more true than serving with most of you that you've helped me see things that I didn't see before and I'm so grateful for that because this council because of where you happen to live where you sit in the community backgrounds. We bring lots of things together in such a way that is appropriate and respectful, is congenial, sometimes hard, but often comes from a place of respect. And I'm just so grateful for that. That is something that I did not anticipate coming on to council and learning and seeing firsthand. And you all have done that for me. I'm so thankful for that. Council Member Swanson, no doubt your persistence and determination was admirable. And I think your students will be greatly benefited by the time you've spent here. And I have no doubt we'll see you in public comment. Councilman Higgins-Horde, your smile lights up a room. Your wit makes me giggle. And I really hope that you continue public service in some way. I hope we get to see you again. The time was just too short. Councilman Farmer, you are the consummate gentleman. They have said so many things about you already that are so true. And I will miss you so much. learning to be on council is one thing learning to be effective is something different and watching you work and be effective and learning how to put pieces of the puzzles together I watch closely I hope I hope to do my best at emulating and I have appreciated so much learning from you and I hope you know how much people have not seen that you do behind the scenes and your voice will be missed. And Council Member Sadi, I was nervous to work with you. I was intimidated by you. As Council Member Brown said, you are a legend in your own right in our Southland. And it's been such a pleasure. And the number of things that you have told me over the years I have kept in the back of my mind. One of which was, Amanda, you can serve the public all day, but your kids have one mom. And I have thought about that when I manage my time or where I spend my effort. and your kids have some kids and your grandparents only have you so I'm excited for your grandkids to spend more time with you um our loss is their gain for sure and that's really special you said to me one time after a meeting I think in a complimentary way oh Amanda you reminded me of myself back then and I don't know if it was a compliment or not but I took it as such and I I am it meant more to me than I probably let on and I'm I hope you and Councilmember Farmer in particular for 20 years of service there are so many things that your districts will not have seen that you had a hand in in there in this area and that when you drive around and see the little things that you'll know that your presence mattered and it matters the rest of us thank you mayor thank you councilmember plowman thank you mayor and i too of course want to recognize our council members that are leaving us you know it's not going to be the same without you all um you You know, we went through this year together as a team with a challenge that we've never seen before. So, as I said, we won't be the same without you. And Council Member Higgins-Horn and Council Member Swanson, I have such admiration for the two of you. I remember four years ago when I came into office, I was lost. I mean, I had no idea what was going on. and not only did you come in but you you dealt with all of this that from the the zooms not being in the chamber it's it's just been admirable um uh council member swanson i had not never met you um and uh i'm glad our paths have crossed you you caught on so fast it was interesting tonight we were about seven of us were up here and um none of us had the docket printed and we're running around who's got a docket who none of us knew how to use the printer except council member swanson so he printed out all of our dockets for us tonight so as i said he's pretty turnkey um at council member higgins horde you and i go way back we've worked on so many projects together i've been saying to you all along please don't leave please come back so i hope hopefully you'll be back in some some fashion or form but um i think out of all the projects worked we've worked on this will be the most memorable one and we'll look back on it in years to come and we'll say I can't believe we did that and I can't believe you did that since August so we'll hate to see you leave and do come back. Council Member Farmer I first got to know you when you were a member of Ralph Raiders which meant that you got to drive in a golf cart at the 4th of July parade every year I think that was me even before you were married to Kim so you've come a long way since Ralph's I do want to let you know that. But after listening to Mayor Gordon's just listing all of the accomplishments and things that you've done over your cumulative 20 years, it's just so, I admire it so. And your eloquence, your humor, your perspective, and what everybody said up to this point, you know, they, well, I just, you know, I admire you, and 20 years is a long time, and thank you so much. and the last but not least on my list is is that i hope i don't get it jen don't let me do this but it's jennifer massadi and when i i'll never forget the first meeting my first meeting is when we i think we i don't know what it was i came into office in october because i was appointed then but i think it was a meeting where we were going to vote on the um it was the um the minimum wage and I think it had just been overturned on a state level. So it came back to us. And I think what we were trying to do is to still say we support that and we understand. But I hit the wrong button. So I voted against it. And you looked over at me really quick and I said, Jen, I hit the wrong button. So, but we started out on that note, but I knew you before that, but I've really gotten to know you over the past four years. You were my mentor. I would you sat next to me and I'd say Jennifer when do I do this when do I do that and you're always there for me so not only did I learn so much from you as you've heard everybody ready to say but we've developed a relationship kind of joined at the hip if you will almost like well like a sister and so I will miss you I miss you terribly but the good news everybody is that Her youngest son just bought a house in my district right around the corner. And this is the son who he and his wife are going to have the first girl in the family of, I think, six grandsons. So you can't get away from me, Jennifer Massadi, because I know you're going to be over there all the time. I know what your car looks like. And so I'll be right around the corner. and maybe we can build another monument someday together because that was an experience that lifelong lifelong your special friend you know that and I'll miss you greatly and everybody else everybody else that works at LFUCG from there down you've been just I mean you know admirable but I will tell you when I first also came into into council I had no idea how great the people were in this organization. Seriously, I just didn't get it. And when I got inside, I kept saying, wow, are all these people that good at what they do? And so I applaud all of you. I applaud looking back at this year, how we came through, not just as the city, but as a community. So happy holidays to all. Hopefully 2021 will be a new year and we'll be off to a new start. But goodbye to our, not goodbye, farewell for the time being to our four outgoing council members you will be missed thank you mayor thank you council member reynolds thank you um i'm gonna be i'm gonna try to be brief but i'll start off by saying i want to wish all of my constituents uh happy holidays and i hope that they can find some joy in in the season even though it's very different this year. I'd also like to wish all the employees a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. And I hope that somehow soon we will be able to be together. I missed the luncheon that we had last year. It was so much fun. Remember we dressed up and I got to meet and see a lot of the employees. And so I hope that we'll be able to do that again in the future. I wrote a card to each of the outgoing council members. So I'm not going to maybe be as specific as some of my colleagues have been. But somebody said earlier today that when you become a council member, the other CMs become almost part of your family because you see them more than your family. And I definitely felt like that last year. And I found it so interesting that a group of people that are all very, very different from each other could have kind of like Council Member Farmer said, just so much fun together working and working long hours, but also just getting to know each other. And I remember the week that Jake passed away and that a lot of us spent quite a bit of time together that week. And if I could just say one thing about Councilmember Masati and Farmer, it would be just that their kindness goes a long way. And I saw that that week especially, and I saw it last year. And I really appreciate them as leaders and as people. And I think that as you're a new council member, everything is overwhelming. And sometimes it's hard to know, kind of like Kathy was alluding to, what to do. And I just really appreciate that they both were willing to answer questions and to always be kind, sometimes in difficult situations. So I want to thank you both for that. And for Lisa and Mark, you really just stepped up in a really difficult time. And it was a pleasure to work with you. I had the opportunity to get to know Lisa a little better. And once again, just such a fine human being. And I know that you both will do wonderful things in the future. And I hope that you will be around, not just for council comments. So I wanted to just say that. And thanks again. And happy holidays to all my colleagues. I hope that we can be together more in 2021. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I've got my dogs walking around and his clip-clops are in the background, so I apologize for that. I want to start out just real quick to say, because this has been such a tenuous year for everybody. I want to start out by saying thanks to my legislative aide, Kelly Farley, because she came into the office in February, and then a month later, she had to go into COVID activity, which has been a different learning environment because of her not having been in government before. And I really appreciate everything that she has done to try to navigate and learn through this process. The other thing I want to say is that I want to thank the council corps staff, and I want to thank the council clerk's office, and I want to thank Lex TV staff. And my dog is going to help me with this commentation because my spouse is not here. Baxter, you need to stop. uh sorry um anyway i want to i want to thank the council corps staff council clerk's office and lex tv staff because you all have had to do so many things beyond any imagination that you ever thought you were going to have to do in 2020 and through the gift of everything that you all have brought to the table for everything every minute that we've had to deal with every crazy any issue possible. You guys have met it and acceded to meet the challenges. I also want to thank Mayor Gorton and her staff, her administration, for holding the government together during this pandemic, and all the employees. You know, I am a product of this government, and so I know what these employees do every day and that they put themselves first and um and because they love this government and this community and it makes you very proud when you're sitting in this seat and you already know that but then you get to see even more so of what that the government employees do for for this community and um i also want to wish all the employees um uh happy holidays and a happy new year. And then our colleagues, wow, I didn't write something out because I figured I'd just, you know, kind of go through it. But Council Member Higgins-Hord and Council Member Swanson, I so appreciate having the opportunity to have worked with you all, even amongst this crazy time. I have learned so much from each of you, and I really appreciate having garnered this wonderful friendship that we have now. And I do look forward to working with you all both in the future and whatever capacity that it is. And Council Member Mazzotti, you know, you and Council Member Farmer, I have worked with you all in two different capacities. and you know I have lots and lots of stories. Both are some, there are some crazy ones and there are some more serious ones but I tell you what I have learned from both of you all for having worked with you all for all these years in different capacities is that no matter whether that I was an employee of the government or whether I'm your colleague you're sincere you're sincere um you're sincere and the words not coming to me um just kindness and and and appreciation and the fact that you respect people that you listen and um i have learned so much from you all and I only hope and pray that I can carry forward some of the torches that you all have have been holding high too because what you do for this community and you're all serviced together combined what over 35 years you know that's unimaginable about the experiences that you all have had and what you've given to this community. And I am just a better person for having the opportunity to not only call you both friends, but to have worked with you in all the different capacities. And I know you're going to have, 2021 will be a unique time. and I hope that and wish for you all to have a wonderful health healthy and and wonderful family times together and I do look forward to toasting you all in person once we can really safely come to to person in person and and uh and I look forward to that and I'm going to I will I'm going to follow up on it too because uh Mr. Farmer you uh Councilmember Farmer you had something at your dais there that reminded me of what you showed. Yes, don't you hold it up. No. Anyway, I appreciate you all so much. And the dais won't be the same without you all and your voices. But we, as council members, will try our best to carry it forward. And thank you all so, so much for everything you all have done for this community. So, So thanks, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member McCurn. Thank you, Mayor. I'm going to chime in real fast and say that I, too, also have a virtual background here. My shoulder keeps spazzing on me, so it's not my shoulder issues that I have. It's my background. But I appreciate the patience with that. Mayor, I now see what you mean by how it acts weird sometimes. um you know i want to i want to start off and say thank you to chris edwards with gtv for for getting everything set up for uh council members to be in chambers and having a backup plan for making this happen today council members thank you guys i know i threw a lot of curve balls this past week of hey do this hey let's do that hey let's do that this but thank you all for for playing along and having some fun with this too. You know, I, I, I'm not, I'm not typically one to repeat a lot of things. And as many of you all know, I don't like to just come on just to speak, but I do want to at least acknowledge the outgoing colleagues here. You know, it's, it's good to see business happening back in chambers right now. It's good to see us there. And I'm happy to see that you all are able to be in your seats for whether it be the last time or, you know, the first of many to still come down the road. Councilmember Higgins-Horde and Councilmember Swanson, thank you guys for stepping up at this time. Your diligence, your persistence, whether we always agree eye to eye with each other, I appreciate and respect you guys. And I wish that we have had more time to work together. And I do look forward to hearing your opinions and comments down in the future. You know, Councilman Higgins-Horde, I don't talk to my wife on the phone for 45 minutes. That's probably the longest phone call I've had in years with somebody. So thank you for indulging with me and to getting to know you both a lot more over the past couple of months. um council member massadi you know uh when when i first met you here um you know i came on two years ago and before i even come on we did the ribbon cutting at the old courthouse coming up to me afterwards and say put your arm around me and you said has anybody gotten to you yet and i told you you know i sat down with a few and had coffee and whatnot you said hey let's go to lunch and so we all went to lunch there and the one of the first things you had started you I didn't also understand the proper rules and procedures yet, but you had started counting who was all sitting around that lunch table, and you said, we can't have eight votes here. And it was the things of that that you immediately started instilling upon myself, and I appreciate that from you. I'm going to leave another story from you because one day, it was probably about a month into being on council, and you came in behind me in my chair, and you hit me on the shoulder, and you said, I knew I knew you from somewhere. I turned around and looked at you and you said, your aunt and I graduated from high school in Syracuse, New York. And I thought that was very serendipitous for me and you to have connected at this stage in our lives, to be serving on this council together, and to have a background that we are so similar still to each other. And it is scary how similar we are to each other in personality sometimes. it's it's been a pleasure um and i've learned quite a bit from you so thank you and you will always have a friend uh in me and thank you for always being there uh council member uh farmer you know um you have also been a huge mentor and a great friend i've from you know coming out of quarantine in the beginning of all this covid and you know you i sent a message to all my colleagues at the time and said, hey, I'm going into quarantine. This is way back when this all began. Council Member Farmer messaged me back and said, when you were done, I will have a Bloody Mary for you. And sure enough, he held true to that. I came out of quarantine. He was ready to text me and he shows up in my house with a bag of Bloody Mary mix, sits it on the driveway and says, I'm not coming any closer so we enjoy we enjoyed our our our social distance bloody mary in the driveway and i will never forget that my friend um from trying to keep up with you and all the ribbon cuttings all over lexington and you are you are a hard one to top with that but no i've i've truly enjoyed getting to know each one of you and the only regret i can say is just not having more time serving with each and every one of you. I'll leave off with this. Happy holidays and happy new year to all of our employees. Thank you for everything that, oh, hey, look at those handsome fellers. There it is. There's a drink though. Well, thank you. Thank you for putting those pictures up there. No, I thank you to all of our employees. Happy holidays. Happy New Year to everyone. I appreciate all the work that's done in this government and what everyone does to make our lives run smoothly, effectively, and to keep the city looking as beautiful and as amazing as it is. So thank you to all of my colleagues. Thank you all of our employees. And congratulations for the next steps in everyone's endeavors from here. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. The pictures are awesome. All right. Let's see. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. I think the pictures are still up here. Yes. They can stay for a while. Well, I'd actually like to, if you could, go back because I wanted to show the picture where I'm actually, if you look at my virtual background, you'll notice that it's the good old days when we actually used to be in chambers. And it was a picture that someday we'll be back in there working together because the Zoom is a situation that we have been able to adapt to, but I'm looking more forward to getting back in there where we can all be together again. I think that's Bill's head there to the right. I just like like Councilmember Reynolds said I wrote a card to each of you so I won't go through there there's so many things I could say that it's been a privilege to work with each of you you. I'll just say briefly with Council Member Swanson and Higgins, I really want to thank you all for for stepping up and getting and coming out here and working. I didn't know Council Member Swanson, but I really do respect how you how you've gone about doing your job here and and the tenacity that you are and the passion you've shown. And at least I've known you a long time. I really enjoyed when they showed your pictures there, Miss Indiana, that I know you back in those days. And I hope that, as others have said, that you decide to come back in another time because I think this is a job that fits you well. And we all would like to have you back on this council. with council member Massadi we go back a long time and I'll try not to get emotional because when you get a as council member James Brown said hug your loved ones when you get a call from your mother yesterday saying your father's unresponsive and you go visit him at the VA and and he's on his deathbed it makes you want to just make sure you hug each and everyone especially these times and jennifer i know you back when my dad served with you for many years you've always been just as a consummate um professional and i respect you like no one else and and bill i've sat beside you i've listened to you because you are as others have said is as a mentor and and i it's always nice to have somebody that i i know i could ask a question you'll give me a straight answer and and i respect you and i hope that you come back on again in the council because the the city has been well served with you here this is a tough job it's a thankless job at times but i but there's not a better job that allows you to serve the public and i'm so honored to serve with each and every one. The city is a better city because each and every one of you all have served here. I want to thank you, Mary. I think in this tough time, you've done a great job. Everybody, anywhere I go, talk about how well you have done in this unprecedented time. And thank you and your team and the city employees for what all they've done. Like I said, hug your loved ones because you find out how what really is important. I want to wish everybody a happy holidays, a happy new year, and look forward to 2021 and get through this unprecedented time and get back to where we're in the chambers with the picture I have in my background. Thank you, and thank you all for this privilege for letting me serve with you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. We will keep your dad in our thoughts and prayers. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. and I hope I'm not starting a second round, but. Council Member Brown's, I'm so sorry, go ahead. And then we'll get to Council Member Fred Brown. Some people's blue hands don't work, so. I'll go on. So I recognize the four council members who were leaving, but I didn't add comments about the rest of my colleagues in government. So I want to add my thoughts about basically how well the government has functioned, Mayor, you and your administration, and all the council members. I appreciate my colleagues for better or worse, kind of laboring through this particularly hard time, for honoring my preference for staying at home and for being understanding about that. And what I hope, in addition to all of the good cheer that people will have over this holiday season, I wish we could have the entire city watch this last hour and understand how well this government functions, how well this council functions, the esteem in which we hold each other, the way in which we work together. It says a lot about how good government can be and how it can serve the community well. So thanks to all of you for making that possible and for helping me and do my work in the community. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I don't have a blue hand, so I guess I'm last. Oh, you're not quite last. There's more to come. Remember, this is it. This is the meeting. You know, really, I don't usually have too many regrets from serving. And, you know, I've served a lot of with a lot of council members and I've served a number of years. And but one of the regrets I had was that I didn't get to know Councilmember Lisa Horde or Councilmember Mark Swanson as well as I wanted to. and the reason is that we weren't able to meet. And as you all know, we do a lot of meeting upstairs on the fifth floor when we can, and this COVID-19 has really put a damper on that because there's a lot of hallway meetings and even hugging or shaking hands or agreeing to disagree. but those are things that I really miss. And so it is what it is, but I do miss that. I will talk a little bit more about Bill, but I'll keep it pretty brief because it's been a long night. Jennifer, we've served together a long time, and it's been a rewarding service for you, I know, to the city of Lexington. You have represented your council district well over the many years. You will be missed by me as a fellow council member and a long-lasting friend. Bless your family, and now you can go spend more time with those precious grandchildren, and I know you will have a great time with that, with those kids, because grandkids are great. I know I've got seven of them, and they make life worth going each day that you can. Bill, you're another case. We've been together a number of years here. I guess I have 19 years, and you're 20 years, and off and on. And I don't know. I don't have any. There's a lot of stories there, but I just don't remember them. But I can't say it. It may be a good thing. I want to thank you for your many years of service and your friendship as a council colleague and as a personal friend. You will be missed greatly with your past experience and history of important and positive changes that have been done for the city of Lexington. And, you know, everybody doesn't remember, and Jennifer, you also, there is a lot of things that you all have done for your district, I've done for my district, and they just kind of get channeled and people kind of forget. But we'll always know that the two of you that you served your district the best you could, and you tried to make a difference. And believe me, you have made a difference. I want to, Bill, God bless you and your family. And I know the people of your district and the entire community thank you for your service. Just a couple other comments. Only the people that are on the council realize this. And I've been on the council with a lot of people, a lot of colleagues. We become a family. That's just part of it. whether you agree on things or whatever, I've always felt like that I could go and tell my side of the story and lobby a little bit. But it's always come down to it that I feel like that I'm in a family and it's unique for me. And I appreciate that from everybody that we can do that. And, Mayor, I really hope you have a good holiday with your grandchildren. Mayor and I go back a long ways. And, you know, I really appreciate your leadership, especially in this time that we have. You know, this is unprecedented. Really, it's been a struggle, I think, for everybody. But you know what? I think you've really held this city together. and let's hope that as we go forward that we get back to some type of normalcy and we can become a little closer family and, you know, at least do the business of the city. I want everybody to have a happy holiday and all the employees and everyone out there. And just remember one thing, God bless you. Thank you. Thank you very much for your kind words. Does anyone else have any comments or anything? Councilmember, well, Councilmember Plowman, your blue hand went on, then it went off. Do you have something? yes okay i get a feeling that that somebody else was coming up before this but i think you're that i think you're maybe the last oh okay well council members you may want to take your brady brady bunch poses and get us all up on the screen if you're not already doing that But this is on a different note, and that is a pun intended, because we'd like to close this council meeting before we go on break and before our four fellow council members leave our ranks for a while. And so we have a rendition of the popular song Jingle Bells, and this is in dedication and recognition of our four outgoing council members. So this is probably where our folks should have turned us off by now because we're going to try to sing. So you have to have yourself unmuted so that everybody's singing, right? Yeah, you too, Richard. That would help. All righty. Does everyone have their song in front of them? You're going to give us the starting note? I'm just going to put my hand up and we're going to go. Okay, ready? I didn't have mine here. Okay. To the tune of Jingle Bells. Session ending. Session ending. Till we meet next year. Oh, how sad. Do we return less for that art so dear? Hey, hey. Session ending. Session ending. Till we meet next year. Moving on. It's very bittersweet as all of us were between. A day through this year, it has not been so bright. Over the sea we went, way into the night. It just did not seem right. But having you by our side made it seem more light. I don't think we're going to have to go to the voice. Everett McCorvey will not be auditioned for anything. I just want to say one thing. I'm glad I have a hearing loss. I am so glad I have a hearing loss. It just made my day. I never thought I'd be happy to have one, but today is today. Thank you. We'll thank everybody for coming. Brilliant. All right. Thank you so much. Now, Council Member Maloney, do you have your blue hand up? Anything else? No. Okay. Well, thank you for that. You all are wonderful. And I wish all of you a wonderful break. I remember how it is to go on break and really need a break and enjoy your family. And for those of you who are going on to other things, we will see you back, whether it's on public comment or as an elected official again or in some other capacity. We know you'll be serving your community in one way or another. I want to wish all of our employees to have a peaceful, blessed holiday season and everybody stay healthy and safe. And with that, I believe someone who's leaving has a motion to adjourn. Is that correct? Well, I can say move adjourn, but somebody else may want to. I think that's what we're looking for. Council member Farmer moves adjournment who seconded Council member Massadi Higgins Horde and Swanson seconded all right all those in favor show your hand thank you we are adjourned thank you all Merry Christmas Happy New Year Happy New Year Thank you.