Thank you. Welcome everyone to the February 11th 2021 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 our clerk to go ahead and call the roll. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Miss Plumman? Here. Miss Reynolds? Here. Miss Sheehan? Here. Mr. Worley? Miss Baxter? Yes ma'am. Miss Bledsoe? Mr. Fred Brown? Mr. James Brown. Here. Mr. Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay. Here. Mr. Kloiber. Yes, ma'am. Miss Lamb. Here. Miss Lagree. Here. And Mr. McCarty. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. much. We have a quorum, and I'd like to go ahead and welcome Mr. Rajan Zed. He is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism and is going to offer our invocation. Welcome. Thank you. My hearty thanks to Mayor Linda Garten, Vice Mayor K. Councilors, and CAO Hamilton for scheduling me to read invocation for the great Lexington, Fayette, urban county. I shall be reading in Sanskrit from ancient Hindu scriptures, some as old as 1500 BCE, and then interpret in English. we meditate on the transcendental glory of the deity supreme who's inside the heart of the earth inside the life of the sky and inside the soul of the heaven may he stimulate and eliminate our minds Lead us from the unreal to the real. Lead us from darkness to light. Lead us from death to immortality. Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world by devotion to selfless. One attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind. may we be protected together may we be nourished together may we work together with great vigor may our study be enlightening may no obstacle arise between us united your resolve united your hearts may your spirits be at one that you may long together dwell in unity and conquered. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Peace, peace, peace be unto all. Om. Thank you. Thank you so very much. We appreciate it. Thanks, Mayor Linda, for having me. Yes. Next on our agenda is public comment, and I've been informed there is no one signed up. So if I could have a motion, please, to approve the January 26th and January 28th minutes, please. So moved. Second. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kaye moved approval. Council Member Ellinger seconded. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please raise your hand. I thought it was Council Member Lamb. had a question. I'm sorry. Is this about the minutes? Yes. There are actually three sets of minutes on there, isn't there? No, there isn't. January 26th and the state of the merged government January 28th. Sorry, I just thought there was three sets. I should put my glasses on. I apologize. Okay. I'd loan you mine, but can't pass them through all right all those opposed same sign vice mayor k did you have a question no okay i thought you were going to call the motion again i was ready to vote yes okay i threw my hand up inadvertently okay no worries all right okay that motion passes and now i'll ask the clerk to go ahead and give second reading to ordinances. Ordinance number one, an ordinance changing the zone from a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone to a high-density apartment R4 zone for .896 net, 1.406 gross acre for property located at 3621 Walden Drive, Walden Land Project, LLC, Council District 4. Item two, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington and Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-proprieting funds for fiscal year 2021, split number 32. Item three, an ordinance amending article 8-24 of the zoning ordinance to correct an error in the munichoke publication for P2 Zone University Research Campus. And item four, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Urban County Government to put current requirements for funds in the amount of $2,250 to provide funds for council projects in the Division of Traffic Engineering for the installation of speed tables on Pine Bloom Drive and appropriating and re-proprieting funds to schedule number 33. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Second. All right. Council Member Ellinger moved approval. Vice Mayor Kay seconded. And we'll ask the clerk to call the roll, please. The vote. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Mr. Kloiber? yes ma'am miss lamb yes ma'am miss lagree yes and mr mccurran yes ma'am thank you very much those all passed and when you're ready madam clerk if you'll give first reading to the ordinance ordinance number five an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the licksington urban county government to afflict current requirements through municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds fiscal year 2021 schedule number 34. thank you thank you are there any walk-ons council members i see none and as you know we cannot give second reading to a budget scheduled item so we will go right on and have second reading of resolutions yes ma'am item number one a resolution authorizing the division of streets and roads to purchase first day training from Red Cross and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an unnecessary agreement with Red Cross related to the purchase at a cost not to exceed $990. Item 2. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky American Water Company and Columbia Gas of Kentucky providing for reimbursement to the urban county government for roadway milling and paving for Avenue of Champions and Euclid Avenue multimodal improvement projects. Item 3. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the total amount of $2 million in federal funds in the 2020 assistance to firefighters grant program and are for the purpose of replacing or purchasing 260 complete self-contained breathing apparatuses. Item 4. A resolution amending the council project expenditure policy adopting pursuant to resolution number 227-2016 to extend the date for encumbering project funds to March 31, 2021. Item 5. A resolution accepting the bid of Boundary Medical, LLC, Henry Schein Incorporated, Life Assist Incorporated, Medline Industries Incorporated, NPR Force Services, LLC, and Nashville EMS Supply Establishing Price Contracts for Emergency Medical Supplies for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, Item 6. A resolution accepting the bid of Vogel Coal Fire Equipment Incorporated Establishing Price Contract for Heavy-Duty Power Rescue Tools for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, Item 7. A resolution ratifying the probationary classified civil service appointments of Charles Kalslow, engineering technician senior, grade 516 and 19.737 hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective February 15th, 2021. John Gosper, security officer, grade 507 and 12.882 hourly in the Department of Public Safety, effective March 1, 2021. Christopher Jodarski, heavy equipment technician, grade 518 and 21.760 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective February 15th, 2021. and Tanya Collins, staff assistant, handbrake 510N, 18.038 hourly in the Division of Aging and Disability Services, effective February 15, 2021. Item 8, a resolution authorized on the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government pursuant to the Jobs Fund Program to execute 10-year loan agreement and related documents with Water Warriors Incorporated in the amount not to exceed $250,000 for the creation and retention of at least seven new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $22 exclusive of benefits. Item 9, a resolution authorized in the Division of Enhance to purchase access to the number portability administration center from telecordia technologies and corporate dba i connective a sole source provider and authorizing their on behalf of your beginning to execute any necessary agreement with i connected related to the procurement and across after six thousand dollars item 10 a resolution authorizing and directing their on behalf here being going to execute an agreement with remixed provide data management services for the shared mobility program that costs not to see twenty five hundred dollars item 11 a resolution authorizing and directing their behalf here being going to execute and submit a grant application the Kentucky 911 Services Board and to provide any additional information requested in connection with its application, which grant funds are the amount of $86,069.90 in common with the Kentucky funds and are for the updating and refreshing of Solocon, Guardian, 911, Telephone, Customer Premise, Equipment for the Division of Enhanced 911, Item 12. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Asbury University to permit social work students from the University to receive training in the Department of Social Services at New Cross to the Urban County Government, Item 13. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the European County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky 911 Services Board and to provide any additional information requested and connected with this grant application, which grant funds are the amount of $217,676.25 in commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and will pay expenses related to updating and refreshing a Palo Alto security appliance router for the Division of Enhanced Time 1, I-14. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $139,827.88 of commonwealth of Kentucky funds, and offer the continuation of the literate abatement grant funding program in Fayette County in purpose of 2021, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer underground funds within the grant budget. Item 15, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute a test security agreement between Aero Metrics Incorporated for test applicants applying for the community corrections captain promotional process at a crossmark received $750. Item 16, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Lexington County Health Department in order to coordinate community-wide COVID-19 vaccination planning and administration. Item 17, a resolution authorizing directly to the mayor on behalf to execute an agreement with management registry incorporated FKA Omnisource integrated supply LLC to provide Web EOC coordinator services until RFP 1-2021 closes at a cost of $54,000. And item 18, a resolution establishing AdaptPharma as a sole service provider of nasal Narcan for the comprehensive opioid abuse site-based program for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services and authorizing mayor or her disignee on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with AdaptPharma related to the procurement of these goods at a cost not to exceed $64,925. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? So move. Council member Lamb moves approval if there's a second. Council member Plumman seconds. And the clerk will take the roll call vote. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kaye? Yes. Mr. Kluiver? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. LeGree? Yes. And Mr. McCurran. Thank you. Thank you. Those pass. Now, when you are ready, we'll have first reading of resolutions. Item number 19. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Bluegrass Community Foundation, Care of Friends of the Arboretum 22,000 for the office of the urban county council to cross-conference to the sub-stated. Item 20. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendments to the purchase of service agreements with Palmer's Lexington Incorporated, $100,716, and Euphrates International Investment Company, LLC, $89,283 for the additional economic development services for the urban county government at an additional cost not to exceed the sum stated effective upon passage of council. Item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a partial release of easements for leasing sanitary sewer easements on the property located at 1100 Armstrong Mill Road. Item 22. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with Lamar Corporation for office space located at 125 Wile Industrial Avenue for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $385,479.60 in fiscal year 2022 with the additional annual rent as set forth in the lease agreement subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in fiscal future fiscal years item 23 for resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute change under number one to the greenwood conhurst llc to adjust quantities needed for construction of the meadows northland arlington public improvement project phase 6a1 increasing the contract price by the sum of 27 124.39 and raising the total contract price from 960 985.97 to 997 110.36 item 24 a resolution authorizing directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a branch from the kentucky justice public safety cabinet which grant funds on the amount of eighty thousand dollars federal funds for the continuation of the street sales drug enforcement project the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government for expenditure of eight thousand eight hundred eighty nine dollars as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer an undergone reference within the grant budget and authorizing and directing the mayor to execute an agreement with the fayette county commonwealth's attorney's office to support the employment of the prosecutor for the street sales drug enforcement project and it costs not to exceed $49,441 for fiscal 2021 item 25. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a safe place site agreement with arbor youth services incorporated for the safe place designation of the family care center and it costs not to exceed $150 item 26. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application which grant funds are in the the amount of $37,458.50 in federal funds under the 2020 assistance of Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety, FP&S, and R for the purchase and training and equipment needed to investigate the origin and causes of fire, item 27. A resolution authorizing directly may on behalf of your American government to execute agreements with Bayek County Farm Bureau 250 Lexington Rescue Mission 450 and the Cardinal Battalion Neighborhood Association $5,850 for the Office of the Urban County Council at across North Carolina State, as I'm stated, item 28. A resolution accepting the Bids of Bluegrass Contracting Corporation, Advanced Mulching Technologies Incorporated, DBA, EcoGrow, FPF Concrete Services Incorporated, Groundhog Excavating and Farm Services, G&G Paving Construction Incorporated, S&D Construction Management, Tennis Technologies Incorporated, Tom Chestnut Excavation and Construction LLC, and Woodall Construction Company Incorporated, establishing Park Construction Unit Price Contracts with the Division of Parks and Recreation, Item 29. A resolution accepting the bid of Boyd Cat in the amount of $54,900 for the diesel air compressor for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, Item 30. A resolution accepting the bid of bulk plants incorporated establishing price contract for bulk fuel for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, Item 31. A resolution accepting the bid of Labor Works at Lexington LLC establishing a price contract for temporary labor for material recovery facility for the Department for the Division of Waste Management, Item 32. A resolution accepting a bid of labor works Lexington LLC is obliging a price contract for temporary labor for waste management collections for the Division of Waste Management, Item 33. A resolution ratifying the probationary's classified civil service appointments of Sandra Jordan, Administrative Special Senior, Grade 516N24.726, Ireland, the Division of Police Effect, February 15, 2021, William Regensberger, Corrections Building Maintenance, Senior, Grade 519N30.410, Hourly Division of Community Corrections effective February 15, 2021 Rhonda Buck, Probation Unit Supervisor Grade 522E 2215.52 by Within the Division of Community Corrections effective February 15, 2021 and ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Shandra Evans, Telecommunicator Grade 514 and 19.009 Hourly Division of Haysan 1 effective January 28, 2021 and ratifying the probationary sworn appointments of Wesley West, Corrections Captain Grade 115E 2761.00 by in the Division of Community Corrections, effective February 1, 2021. Chad Donoghue, Corrections Lieutenant, grade 114E, $2,289 bi-weekly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective February 1, 2021, and ratifying the 3 minutes 1 appointments of Raymond Miller, Brian Bull, and Brad Hawkins, all police sergeants, grade 315N, 32.408 hourly in the Division of Police, effective January 13, 2021, and ratifying the Council of Hamilton Full, resource recovery operator, grade 513N, 22.445 hourly, into Division of Waste Management from December 7, 2020 through February 22, 2021. Item 34. A resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probation and classified civil service appointments. Kimberly Hardy, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grief Act 16N, 22.040, hourly, and the Division of Revenue, effective March 1, 2021. Jonathan Ball, public service worker, senior, grade 509N, 144097, hourly, and the division of water quality effective March 1, 2021. Matthew Hughes, engineering bonds officer, grade 514 and 18.931 hourly and the division of engineering effective February 22, 2021. John Castle, municipal engineer senior grade 525E, 2735.28 by Wheatland, division of engineering effective February 22nd, 2021 and authorizing division of human resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary community corrections officer appointments, Christian Gross, Amber Eversol, Draven Casey, Cameron Shepard, Chelsea Ryan, James Clark, Trey Binder, Devin Spencer, Gabrielle Childress, Tyler Tillich, all community correction officers grade 1 and again, 15.384 hourly in the Division of Community Corrections, effective upon passage of counsel and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary sworn appointments. John Stark, John Eden, Andrew Portenberry, David Wise, Samuel Taylor, Caleb Daniello, Rachel Ramey, Eli Moreland, Jacob Sharp, Stephen Kite, Connor Cleary, David Lewis, Carla Mullins, Rockwell Bowers, John Gibbons, William Hendricks, Tiffany Chipman, Jessica Dunn, Charles Sexton, Nadia Peek, Miranda Hubbs, Austin Witt, Tristan Jackson, Alexander May, Diona Goodman-Wiggand, Joshua Simpson, Aaron Golland, Daniel West, Matthew Von Hoder, Megan Morlock, William Gonzalez, Jeremy Lakes, Evan Brown, Tyler Dieters, Junior Paulus, Talon Jenks, Aaron Lindsay, Steve Bertandi, Patrick Boykin, Christopher Holman, Derek Walton, drop william combs austin wright hannah kuzmarek james davenport all police officer rick creek 311 and 19.73 a hourly in the division of police effective upon passage of council and authorizing the division of human resources to make a conditional opportunity the following unclassified civil service appointments katherine port financial coordinator grade 516 and 19.753 hourly individual grants and special programs effective february 22nd 2021 asaiah harris public works apprentice grade 504 in $13 alley individual water quality effective March 1 2021. Item 35. A resolution urging the Kentucky General Assembly to enact legislation that increases transportation funding and modernizes Kentucky's road funding formula and addresses Kentucky's growing infrastructure needs. Item 36. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government Facility Usage Agreement with various youth baseball and softball leagues granting the leagues the right to use the LFUCG baseball and softball fields and facilities for 2021 spring and fall season, item 37. A resolution authorizing the Division of Police to purchase jet A aviation fuel from TAC Air, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute any necessary agreement with TAC Air related to procurement at a discounted cost to exceed $4.71 per gallon, item 38. A resolution authorizing the Division of Police to purchase aircraft storage for the police helicopter from TAC Air, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute any necessary agreement with TAC Air related to the procurement, item 39. A resolution authorizing the Division of Police to purchase Bell Helicopter Service for the police helicopter from Thoroughbred Aviation is also a provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with the Urban County Government related to the procurement. Item 40. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to accept ownership of the late council member, Jake Gibbs, memorial plaque from the downtown Lexington Management District, which is to be installed in the sidewalk located at 141 East Main Street. Item 41. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the American Government to execute an agreement or to pursue into RFP No. 31-2020 with Strain Associates Incorporated for Investigation and Design Services for the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant RASWAS Pump Station Improvement Project and Remedial Measure Project required by the Consent Decree at a class market exceed $155,000.42. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the American Government to execute an agreement with the Columbia Gas of Kentucky for Relocation of Utilities for the Town Branch Trail Phase 6 Project at a cost of $201,354, item 43. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with the United Way of the Bluegrass for approximately 797 square feet of space at the Black and William Center, located at 498 Georgetown Street, in consideration of anticipated revenue in the amount of $1,600, item 44. A resolution authorizes the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a partial release of easement, releasing a sanitary sewer easement on a property located at 3944, Tatton Park, item 45. A resolution authorizing may on behalf of the urban county government execute a partial release of easement releasing a storm sewer easement on a property located 3985 at N46. A resolution expressing the urban county government's interest in encouraging the net metering proposal of the Kentucky Utilities Company in case number 2020-00349 to be duly considered by the Public Service Commission and ultimately decided in an equitable manner. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, council members? How about suspensions for second reading? Council member, excuse me, let's see, Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to move to suspend the rules on item number 40, which is the resolution regarding the plaque for what Council member Gibbs. So move. Is there a second? Second. Second. Bloodso had her hand up. all right all those is there any discussion all those in favor please raise your hand anyone opposed same sign all right that motion passes um did you have another one vice mayor okay council member maloney uh i know council member fred brown's not here today but i assume we want to go on and give number 35 a second reading because The legislation's only got a couple more weeks to meet, so I assume we want to speed that one up as quickly as possible. So I move that we have a second reading on number 35. So move. Second. Council Member McCurn, did you second? Thank you. All right. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, please raise your hand. All right. Anyone opposed? Same sign. That motion passes. Thank you. Council Member McCurron. Sorry, Mayor, I was going to suspend the rules for 35 there. I'm going to take my hand down. Thank you. No worries. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I moved to suspend the rules on item number 20, which is the Economic Development Partnership, so we can move those grants and move those agreements on more quickly. So moved. All right. Second. Okay. Did I hear Council Member James Brown second? Is there any discussion? All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? Same sign. Okay. That motion passes. Council Member Susan Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules for resolution number 19. It's a council capital project for the Dorotha Smith Oates Visitor Center expansion for the Arboretum. I so move. Second. Council Member Plowman seconds. Is there any discussion? All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Is anyone opposed? Same sign. That motion passes. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 34. These are conditional offers, so move. Second. Councilmember McCurn seconds. Is there any question or discussion? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? Same sign. Okay, that motion passes. Are there any other suspensions? Okay, the motions are to suspend the rules on number 19, number 20, number 34, number 35, and number 40. So I will ask the clerk to go ahead and give those second reading. number 19 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with blue rice community community foundation care of friends of the arboretum for $22,000 for the office of the urban county council to cost not proceed this time stated item 20 A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute amendments to the purchase of service agreements with commerce license incorporated $100,716 in Euphrates International Investment Company, LLC, $89,203 for additional economic development services for the urban county government and across the state is some stated effective upon passenger counsel. I'm 34. Resolution authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make an additional offer to the following probationary classified civil service appointments. Camilla Hardy, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 516N, 22.040 Hourly, Individed of Revenue, effective March 1, 2021. Jonathan Ball, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 509N, 14.097 Hourly, Individed of Water Quality, effective March 1, 2021. Matthew Hughes, Engineering Bonds Officer, Grade 514N, 18.931 Hourly, Individed of Engineering, effective February 22, 2021. John Castle, Municipal Engineer Senior, Grade 525E, 2735.28 Bi-weekly, Individed of Engineering, effective February 22, 2021. and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary and community correctional officer appointments. Christian Gross, Amber Eversol, Draven, Casey, Cameron Shepard, Chelsea Ryan, James Clark, Trey Binder, Devin Spencer, Gabrielle Childress, Tyler Tillett, all community correctional officers recruit grade 109 and 15.384 hourly and the Division of Community Corrections at Bittemann, Palm Padgett Council and authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following probationary sworn appointments. John Stark, John Eden, Andrew Fortenberry, David Wise, Samuel Taylor, Caleb Dan, Daniello, Rachel Ramey, Eli Moreland, Jacob Sharp, Stephen Kite, Connor Cleary, David Lewis, Carla Mullins, Ruchal Bowers, John Gibbons, William Hendricks, Tiffany Chipman, Jessica Dunn, Carl Sexton, Nadia Peek, Miranda Hubs, Austin Witt, Tristan Jackson, Alexander May, Deona Goodman-Wiggin, Joshua Simpson, Aaron Golland, Daniel West, Matthew Van Holder, Megan Morlick, William Gonzalez, Jeremy Lakes, Evan Brown, Tyler Dieters, Junior Paulus, Tylan Jenks, Aaron Lindsay, Seaver Tandy, Patrick Boykin, Christian Holman, Derek Waldrop, William Coombs, Austin Wright, Hannah Kizmarek, James Davenport, all police officers recruit grade 311 and 19.73A hourly in the Division of Police Effective and Palm Passage of Counseling Authorizing the Division of Human Resources to make a conditional offer to the following unclassified civil service appointments. Catherine Port, Financial Coordinator, Grade 516 and 19.753 Hourly in Division of Grants and Special Programs, effective February 22, 2021. Isaiah Harris, Public Works Apprentice, Grade 504 and $13 Hourly in the Division of Water Quality, effective March 2021. Item 35, a resolution urging the Kentucky General Assembly to enact legislation that increases transportation funding and modernizes Kentucky's road funding formula. and addresses Kentucky's growing infrastructure needs. And item 40. Our resolution offers and direct the mayor on behalf of Irving Hennigar to accept ownership of the late Councilmember Jacobs Memorial Plaque from the downtown Lexington Management District, which is to be installed in a sidewalk located at 141 East Main Street. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second. All right. Councilmember Lamb moved approval. Councilmember Plowman seconded. and Madam Clerk when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote. Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney. Yes ma'am. Ms. Plumman. Yes. Ms. Reynolds. Yes. Ms. Sheehan. Yes. Ms. Bledsoe. Yes. Mr. James Brown. Yes. I'm sorry I missed Ms. Baxter yes ma'am thank you Mr. Ellinger yes ma'am I swear okay yes Mr. Koiber yes ma'am Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. LeGree? Yes. Mr. McCurron? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. Next are communications from the mayor. If I could have a motion to approve. So moved. Second. Council Member Plumman moves approval. Vice Mayor Kay, I believe I heard your second. Are there any questions? All right. Seeing none. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Thank you. Anyone opposed? Same sign. All right. That motion passes. Next are communications from the mayor for information only. Are there any questions? and then um council members i had one more thing under the mayor's uh communications as you know from the email i sent you tomorrow we are kicking off our let's do this campaign for our vaccines and this is a campaign of information and education to encourage our citizens to get the vaccine for COVID-19 when it is their turn. This campaign won't really have information on how to sign up. It's not that kind of a campaign. It's more of a help us out, get ready when it's your turn, get the vaccine. So I am hoping that council members, you will want to help with the campaign. And there are several ways to do this. As I emailed this afternoon, we will be getting materials to you that you can use on your social media, on your newsletters, or however you want to use them. And also, we will be contacting you about whether you and your aides want to participate in distribution of posters. There are going to be banners all over town on buildings and other places, posters, social media, a full-blown campaign. So we need your help and we need, this will be a big campaign. So I appreciate any help you can give. With that, we have no fire or police disciplines. And so now it's time for announcements. Council Member McCurron. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to let everybody know that upcoming is the Walk for Warmth from the Lexington Rescue Mission. You can sign up at walkforwarmth.org. Unfortunately, this year, it is going to be a virtual two-mile event. Normally, it's walk-through downtown, and it's a really good turnout almost every single year. Normally, participate with this with my family, and unfortunately, with COVID, we're not going to be able to this year. But if you are interested, you can still go on to walkforwarmth.org and donate. there's a $30 to register is $30 and you get a t-shirt but it also goes towards intervention intervention and prevention from the rescue mission so look forward to participating in it and hopefully some of my colleagues can do so too thank you great thank you councilmember Maloney thank you mayor I just want to give a shout out to commissioner Nancy Albright for keeping us update on all the road conditions and all the debris being taken down and I want to commend all the divisions. There's a bunch of you that are doing it. Parks, streets and roads, waterways, all of them are helping out and I want to commend them and all the hard work they're doing and I think this second barn's been helping a little bit and I'm afraid we're going to really get a lot of use out of it Monday because I think we may actually see some real snow for a change which I'd rather have than I. So hopefully we'll get through this weekend, but I really want to commend all those folks that are working extra hard. They've done a tremendous job and being out there all night long. I just want to thank them for all the work they do. Thank you. They're working 12 hour shifts. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And I think, I think Councilmember Maloney hit the nail on the head, you know, a big kudos to all the folks in the city that are doing a great job at addressing the issues with the weather. And in your press conferences, I think it's always reassuring to the citizens to know that the mayor's office and all the divisions are on top of things and responsive to the needs. So thank you for that. And especially Director Rob Allen. I think he did an excellent job at the press conference today. He's pretty amazing. And Mayor, I've mentioned this before, and I know that you're working on it, but I keep thinking about our employees in the vaccination process. I know our clinic is certified. I know there's a scarcity of the vaccine, and there's an increase and there's more coming. But I'd like for us to try to keep a focus on if the opportunity presents itself, if we can get the vaccine at the clinic and prioritize having our employees vaccinated, especially the ones that didn't go home for a very long time and a lot of times are public facing and continue to have to work on a daily basis. You know, it just concerns me about those folks. So I know you're working on it. It's just, you know, I just want to continue to beat that drum that, you know, we have a lot of folks in the cities that that would benefit from being vaccinated. And then also, you know, I'd just like to share my concern and my council comment this month was focused on getting that information out to the African-American community, the Latino community and other communities of color about the role that they play in this whole vaccination process. Firefighter Tishner and Kevin Hall were the folks I interviewed. I think we're all familiar with Kevin Hall and the information that he has to share, but I was really impressed from Firefighter Tishner and also Paramedic Tishner. I know Chief Wells had reached out to him. He reached out to our office, and he came well prepared and did an excellent job getting interviewed in the council comment, and I shared that information in our newsletter. So kudos to him and our fire department and everybody, all our first responders that are helping out with that initiative. And then I'd also like to wish a happy birthday to my legislative aide, Tiffany Madston. Today's her birthday. I know she probably doesn't want me screaming and shouting it on a public meeting. But, you know, I know she works hard. You know, she's been working from home and answering phone calls and emails. emails and you know it's more than ever and um you know she worked today on her birthday but I know she's going to be off tomorrow so I just want to wish her a happy birthday and tell her I appreciate the work that she does for the first district so thank you thank you mayor thank you councilmember Brown we do have our employees uh in our sites for vaccines it's unfortunate that our clinic hasn't been able to get any vaccine. As you know, they're tightly controlled from the state level. We did send out that survey early on to find out who of our employees was interested in getting it, and we had a very good response. And so when their, you know, when their tier comes up, we are, many of them are getting vaccinated. So it is really important. And so we haven't, we haven't forgotten them. And the other thing is, I did appreciate your counsel comment. I thought, you know, paramedic Titchener was like part of the ad campaign. He was so good. so that was really great and I thought that a lot of people see those council comments and I thought it really he did a great job of putting across the message so very good council member Maloney I just want to follow up on what council member Brown talking about the the shots my question to you is I'm in I'm waiting for my group to get the shot and that and I think I may be the next one for 60 and older. Plus, I believe they're going to be for factory workers and all those kind of folks. And I also wonder, is government officials in with that same group that, because to tell you why, and the numbers that I heard for that group is 1.2 million people that were in the state of Kentucky follows under that 60 or older and plus all like Toyota, Ford and all those manufacturers and also I've been informed and I told the mayor yesterday that the average shot that the state gives out a week is 60,000 their goal is at the end of March I've been told they're looking at 200,000 so I just want everybody to realize how it's not everybody wants shot it's just how slow the product is getting out and it we just don't have enough shots. But I just want to be sure that the employees, if the Toyota plants and Ford and those kind of folks are in that bracket with I'm in, wouldn't the city employees be in that same group? The CDC has the list of who's included in 1C, which I think is the phase you're talking about is next to come. Right. And so they've got that delineated. It's on our website if you want to see who is in it. And I just didn't see, I didn't see urban county. I mean, I didn't see government officials in that. And I was wondering why they're not in it when you got Toyota and manufacturers. I'm hoping they put that group in there. That was, that's why I'm trying to get a clarification. Yes. It's, it's not organized that way, is it? And so the state has been trying to follow those guidelines by the CDC, as are we locally with the vaccines that are being given. So and you're right. The one C phase is huge. It will take we believe it'll take a few months to get through it. and we have understood from the state and other folks giving vaccines that it will take into the fall to get through all these phases so we just continue to ask people to be patient because everybody who wants a vaccine wants it now and so we will be getting more vaccine the governor has announced that the federal government has announced that and so you know that'll be a good thing so all right anything else I do want to encourage the public to keep tabs on the weather and the press conferences and what council members are putting out we are expecting possibly two major events, one Monday, one Tuesday, and we will put out information as quickly as we can get it. I know that Pat Duggar, our Director of Division of Emergency Management, is on these calls with the National Weather Service and gives updates regularly. So we're hoping that we are not, it won't be an ICE event. So, you know, we'll keep tabs on it and let everybody know as much as we know. And we're hopeful after winter, Rob Allen will get some sleep. He is doing a fantastic job. So with that, I would entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. Second. Council Member Plowman, and who did the second? I'm sorry. council member baxter seconded all right all those in favor please show us your hand all right anybody opposed everybody stay safe out on the roads and thank you very much we are adjourned