# Courthouse Area Design Review Board Meeting - December 1, 2021 > Auto-transcribed civic record · December 1, 2021 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5484 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5484?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2021-12-01 - **Last revised**: December 1, 2021 - **Length**: 702 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** The transcript on this page is the Granicus stenographer's live closed-captioning track, captured at the time of broadcast (typos and broken sentences common). Speaker labels come from the same track. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Verbatim wording and speaker attribution may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Courthouse Area Design Review Board convened via video teleconference on December 1, 2021, at 2:00 PM with the Chair presiding. The meeting focused on administrative matters to conclude the 2021 calendar year and prepare for 2022 operations. The board addressed three agenda items, including the approval of previous meeting minutes and adoption of the upcoming year's meeting schedule. The board took three votes during the session, with no public comments received. All actionable items on the agenda were successfully approved, allowing the board to finalize its 2021 business and establish its framework for the following year. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included three voice votes, all of which passed unanimously with 3 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions. **Approval of Meeting Minutes** The first vote concerned approval of the August 18, 2021 meeting minutes. The motion passed by voice vote with unanimous support from all three members present. **2022 Meeting and Filing Schedule** The second vote addressed adoption of the 2022 meeting and filing schedule. This motion also passed unanimously by voice vote, with all three members voting in favor. **Meeting Adjournment** The final vote was for adjournment of the meeting. This procedural motion passed unanimously by voice vote with support from all three members. All votes were conducted as voice votes rather than roll call votes, so individual member voting positions were not recorded. No conditions or amendments were attached to any of the motions. The meeting materials did not include specific transcript timestamps for when these votes occurred. ## Approval of Minutes The board reviewed and approved the minutes from their August 18, 2021 meeting during this agenda item. The minutes were presented to the board for their consideration and approval. Following their review, the board voted to approve the minutes from the August 18, 2021 meeting. **Outcome:** The minutes from the August 18, 2021 meeting were approved by the board. ## Adoption of the 2022 Meeting and Filing Schedule The board discussed and adopted the meeting and filing schedule for the upcoming 2022 calendar year. A key change highlighted during the discussion was the planned return to in-person meeting format for 2022, marking a shift from previous arrangements. The board approved the proposed 2022 schedule, which will establish the dates and deadlines for regular board meetings and associated filing requirements throughout the year. This scheduling adoption ensures proper notice and planning for both board members and the public regarding when meetings will be held and when relevant documents and materials must be submitted. The transition back to in-person meetings represents a significant operational change that will affect how the board conducts its business and how members of the public can participate in meetings going forward. The agenda item was approved by the board, formally establishing the 2022 meeting and filing calendar. ## Next Meeting Date The next meeting is scheduled for February 16, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in person, in the Council Chambers. This agenda item was informational in nature, with no discussion or debate recorded. The meeting date announcement provides the public with advance notice of when the governing body will next convene for official business. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (3-0): Approval of the August 18, 2021 meeting minutes - **Motion** — passed (3-0): Adoption of the 2022 meeting and filing schedule - **Motion** — passed (3-0): Adjournment of the meeting --- ## Full transcript i think were you muted, I'm not sure, we got you, go right ahead. All right, I think can I go ahead and call the meeting to order. Due to the covid-19 state-of-emergency this meeting is being held via live video teleconference pursuant to 2020 senate bill 150 and in a koord nance with k rs61.826. And it looks like we have everybody present here that is on the board. So first item of business is approval of the AUGUST 18th, 2021 minutes. >> I move to approve the AUGUST 19, 2021 minutes. >> I second the motion to prove the meeting minutes. >> okay, any discussion? Hearing none all those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> okay, motion is passed. The second item on our agenda is to adopt the 2022 meeting and filing schedule. >> can I share the schedule on my screen, that way we can have it on tv for anyone who happens to be watching. You all should have received it and I think have all agreed that thieses dates will work. So we'll go ahead and throw that up there. >> will these be live meetings or zoom meetings. >> these will be in person meetings. >> okay. >> we will have to go back to in-person meetings for 2022. >> okay. I will be out of town for the february meeting. Is there a way I could zoom in or just call in on the phone? >> unfortunately I don't think we're set up for hybrid meetings at this time. So I would say it's unlikely that you would be able to zoom in. >> okay. We have a wedding to go to and it's a real close family friend, so we will be gone really for several days for that one. But other than that rest are fine with me. >> I move to approve the 2022 meeting dates as proposed. >> I second. >> okay. All those in favor say aye. >> aye. >> let's see, applications for authorization permits, we have done unless something has come up. >> okay. >> and then summary of staff approval items, none. >> correct. >> so easy meeting today t seems like last thing is our next meeting date which is the one we just spoke about, FEBRUARY 16th at 2 P.M. In person. And in the council chambers at 200 east main street, lexington, kentucky, I don't think we need a motion on that. But that's our next meeting. And I guess if there is nothing else, this will be a short one. >> I have a question, being the new person on the block. I know at the last meeting I think we had one and it was on -- it was fairly significant, one was the artwork over on short street which was a -- everybody was going to go on with that. But do you normally have very many applications? Or is it something that is low volume. >> it is generally fairly low volume. We hold these meetings quarterly but they frequently are skipped. Because we don't have applications. And occasionally we will have staff approval items that we handle in house that don't require the board's full review. So if we have those we just update you at the next time that you all meet as a group. But yeah I would say it is definitely not a high volume. >> was just curious, it is a relatively small geographic area. >> right. >> we're lucky. None of us were on when they were approving city center. >> yeah. >> havei boxes in my office of all of the evidence from those cases. >> can I imagine. For full disclosure I worked for the web companies for 36 years, I was there through all of that. I'm retired from there now. >> all right, well, if that is all, we can adjourn for now and until we see each other in FEBRUARY, but to do so I will just need a motion and second. >> move to adjourn. >> a will second. >> all right. Thanks, everyone, have a good holiday. >> thank you, bye.