# Council Work Session - Virtual Meeting - January 11, 2022 > Auto-transcribed civic record · January 11, 2022 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5500 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5500?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2022-01-11 - **Last revised**: January 11, 2022 - **Length**: 7,204 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Urban County Council held a work session on January 11, 2022, at 3:00 PM, presided over by Mayor Linda Gorton. The meeting was conducted virtually and covered 10 agenda items ranging from administrative matters to council and mayoral reports. The council accomplished several key tasks during the session, including approval of meeting summaries and budget amendments. One formal vote was recorded during the proceedings, while the majority of agenda items were informational in nature, including discussions on requested rezonings and docket approval, new business items, and continuing business presentations. No public comments were received during either of the designated public comment periods - one for issues on the agenda and another for issues not on the agenda. The meeting included standard reporting segments with Council Reports and the Mayor's Report providing updates to members. The session concluded with formal adjournment, completing the council's work session agenda in an efficient manner. ## Attendance The following individuals were present at the meeting on January 11, 2022: • Susan Lamb • Steve Kay • Richard Moloney • James Brown • Hannah LeGris • Liz Sheehan • Fred Brown • Whitney Baxter • Jennifer Reynolds • Kathy Plomin • Ellinger No members were reported as absent or late for this meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included one recorded vote during the January 11, 2022 session. **Motion to Enter Closed Session** Susan Lamb made a motion to go into closed session for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and discussions that may lead to the appointment of individual employees. The motion was seconded by Whitney Baxter. The motion passed by voice vote with 11 members voting in favor, 1 member voting against, and 2 abstentions. The following members voted in favor of the motion: - Susan Lamb - Whitney Baxter - Steve Kay - Richard Moloney - James Brown - Hannah LeGris - Liz Sheehan - Fred Brown - Jennifer Reynolds - Kathy Plomin - Ellinger No specific members were identified as voting against the motion or abstaining from the vote. The closed session was authorized to discuss two specific matters: pending litigation involving the governmental body and discussions that may lead to the appointment of individual employees. These are standard legal grounds for entering executive session under applicable open meeting laws. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed 25 financial items totaling over $2.2 million in expenditures, grants, and contract authorizations. **Major Expenditures and Contracts:** • Authorization L0007-22 approved a $432,536.00 amendment to Contract #692-2012 with Meridian Management Corporation for facility management services at Fayette County Courthouses • Resolution L0011-22 authorized a $137,102.00 amended agreement with Bluegrass Care Navigators for the Medical Respite Care Program • Item L0014-22 approved Change Order No.1 with Central Bridge Company, LLC for $123,526.65 for the Brighton Rail Trail Bridge Project • Authorization L0002-22 approved a sole source purchase of an outdoor warning siren for McConnell Springs Park for $30,600.00 **Grant Awards and Applications:** The city accepted significant federal and state funding, including: • L0016-22: $1,017,480.00 from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the Family Care Center • L0024-22: $178,909.17 from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet for the Litter Abatement Grant Funding Program • L0021-22: $100,563.39 from Kentucky Department of Military Affairs for FY 2022 Emergency Management Assistance Project • L0019-22: $60,501.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Continuum of Care Program • L0023-22: Authorization to apply for $600,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program **Infrastructure and Community Investments:** • L0006-22 awarded a $51,940.00 Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant to The Prestwick Condominiums Association, Inc. • L0038-22 approved a $30,000.00 agreement with Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame for a new monument • L0031-22 authorized $17,500.00 in certificates of consideration for the West Hickman Main Trunk E Project **Personnel Actions:** • L0028-22 created one unclassified Accountant Sr. position in the Division of Accounting with a salary of $82,817.02 • L0008-22 abolished one vacant unclassified position and created one classified position in the Division of Water Quality ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda During the January 11, 2022 meeting, a public comment period was held to allow community members to address issues listed on the meeting agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for public participation in the governmental process by inviting input on matters scheduled for discussion or action during the meeting. No specific speakers, comments, or issues were documented during this public comment period. The item was designated as informational, indicating that it served as a formal opportunity for public input rather than requiring any specific action by the governing body. Public comment periods on agenda items are a standard component of government meetings, allowing residents and stakeholders to share their perspectives, concerns, or support for matters under consideration. These sessions typically occur before the governing body deliberates on agenda items, ensuring that public input can inform decision-making processes. The outcome of this agenda item was informational, meaning no formal action was taken as a result of the public comment period. This is typical for public comment sessions, which primarily serve to gather community input rather than to make decisions. ## Requested Rezonings/ Docket Approval The council held a discussion regarding requested rezonings and docket approval for upcoming council meetings. This agenda item served as an informational session to review pending rezoning applications and coordinate the scheduling of these items for future council consideration. The discussion focused on the administrative aspects of managing the rezoning docket and ensuring proper preparation for upcoming meetings where these applications would be formally considered. Council members reviewed the status of various rezoning requests that had been submitted and discussed the procedural requirements for moving these items forward in the approval process. This was an informational discussion item, with no formal action taken during the meeting. The purpose was to provide council members with an overview of the pending rezoning applications and to coordinate the scheduling and preparation necessary for future meetings where these items would be presented for formal consideration and potential approval. The outcome of this discussion was informational, serving to keep council members informed about the status of pending rezoning requests and to facilitate proper planning for upcoming meetings where these applications would be formally addressed. ## Approval of Summary The meeting addressed the approval of the summary from the previous meeting held on December 7, 2021. This agenda item was presented as a resolution requiring formal approval from the body. No specific speakers were identified during the discussion of this item, and no transcript timestamp was available for this portion of the meeting. The approval process appears to have proceeded without significant debate or concerns raised by meeting participants. The summary of the December 7, 2021 meeting was formally approved by the body, allowing the proceedings to move forward to subsequent agenda items. ## Budget Amendments The meeting addressed various budget amendments for different departments, which were presented for discussion and approval. The amendments involved adjustments to departmental budgets, though specific details about the amounts, departments affected, or reasons for the amendments were not provided in the available materials. The budget amendments were presented as a resolution requiring formal approval from the governing body. While the specific nature of each amendment was not detailed in the extracted information, these types of budget modifications typically involve reallocating funds between departments, adjusting for unexpected expenses, or incorporating additional revenue sources that became available after the original budget was adopted. No specific speakers were identified in the discussion of this agenda item, and no particular concerns or debates were noted in the available documentation. The amendments appear to have proceeded through the approval process without significant opposition or extended deliberation. The budget amendments were ultimately approved by the governing body, allowing the various departments to proceed with their adjusted funding allocations. This approval enables the affected departments to implement their revised spending plans and ensures continued operations under the modified budget parameters. *Note: Specific transcript timestamps, speaker names, amendment amounts, and departmental details were not available in the source materials for this agenda item.* ## New Business The New Business agenda item was included in the January 11, 2022 meeting to address new matters requiring board consideration. However, based on the available meeting documentation, no specific details were recorded regarding the content of discussions, presentations, or decisions made during this portion of the meeting. The agenda item was categorized as a discussion item, suggesting that new topics or issues were brought forward for board consideration. No specific speakers were identified in the meeting records, and no transcript timestamps were available to reference particular portions of the discussion. The outcome was recorded as informational, indicating that this segment served to introduce or present new business matters to the board rather than requiring immediate action or formal votes. Without additional meeting documentation or transcript details, the specific nature of any new business items discussed, concerns raised by board members, or follow-up actions planned cannot be determined from the available records. This agenda item represents a standard component of municipal meetings where new issues, proposals, or matters requiring future board attention are typically introduced and initially discussed before being scheduled for more detailed consideration at subsequent meetings. ## Continuing Business/ Presentations This agenda item was designated for presentations on ongoing business and updates from various committees during the January 11, 2022 meeting. The item was structured as an informational session to provide updates on continuing matters before the body. Based on the available meeting documentation, this section was allocated for presentations and updates from various committees and ongoing business matters. However, specific details about the presentations delivered, the committees that reported, or the content of the updates are not available in the provided materials. The agenda item was categorized as informational in nature, indicating that no formal votes or decisions were expected to result from these presentations. This type of agenda item typically serves to keep meeting participants informed about the status of ongoing projects, committee work, and other continuing business matters. Without access to the meeting transcript or additional documentation, the specific speakers who presented, the topics covered, or any discussion that may have occurred during this portion of the meeting cannot be detailed. The outcome was recorded as informational, consistent with the typical purpose of such agenda items in government meetings. This section of the meeting would have provided an opportunity for various committees or departments to share updates on their work and for participants to stay informed about ongoing initiatives and business matters relevant to the meeting body's responsibilities. ## Council Reports The Council Reports agenda item was scheduled as an informational presentation during the January 11, 2022 meeting. This segment was designated for council members to provide updates on various topics and committee activities. Based on the available meeting data, this item was structured as a presentation format where council members could share reports on their respective committee work, community engagement activities, and other matters of municipal interest. The agenda item was categorized as informational in nature, meaning no formal votes or decisions were expected during this portion of the meeting. No specific speakers were identified in the available documentation for this agenda item, and no transcript timestamps were provided to reference particular discussions or presentations that may have occurred during this segment. The outcome of this agenda item was recorded as informational, consistent with the typical format of council reports where members share updates and information with both fellow council members and the public without requiring formal action or decision-making. This type of agenda item is commonly used in municipal meetings to ensure transparency and keep the public informed about ongoing council activities, committee work, and other matters of local government business. ## Mayor's Report Mayor Linda Gorton provided updates on various city initiatives and projects during her report to the council. The presentation served as an informational briefing on current municipal activities and developments. The Mayor addressed several ongoing city projects and initiatives, though specific details of the topics covered were not captured in the available meeting documentation. This regular agenda item allows the Mayor to communicate directly with council members and the public about the administration's activities and priorities. The report was presented as an informational item, with no formal action required from the council. This type of regular mayoral update helps maintain transparency and keeps elected officials and residents informed about city operations and strategic initiatives. *Note: Specific details of the topics discussed and timestamp information were not available in the source materials for this meeting.* ## Public Comment - Issues Not on Agenda The meeting included a designated period for public comments on issues not listed on the agenda. This agenda item provided an opportunity for community members to address the governing body on matters of public concern outside of the scheduled discussion topics. No specific transcript timestamp or detailed information about individual speakers or comments was provided in the available meeting materials. The agenda item was classified as informational in nature, indicating that no formal action was taken in response to the public comments received. This type of public comment period is a standard component of government meetings, allowing for community input and ensuring public participation in the governmental process. The outcome was recorded as informational, meaning the comments were received and acknowledged without requiring immediate board or council action. ## Adjournment The meeting was formally adjourned following the completion of all scheduled agenda items. No additional discussion or procedural matters were raised before the adjournment motion was approved. The adjournment proceeded without any speakers taking the floor or additional business being brought before the body. All agenda items had been addressed prior to the conclusion of the meeting. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the January 13, 2022 Council meeting docket - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the January 13 Council meeting, a resolution approving and directing the permanent barricading of Concord Drive at its northern terminus and waiving procedures set forth in resolution 339-81 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the January 13 Council meeting, a resolution accepting the bid of Ely Enterprises, Inc., in the amount of $165,000, for the Baler Re-Line at the Material Recovery Facility, and authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Ely Enterprises, Inc., related to the bid - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the January 13 council meeting, a resolution amending resolution 684-2004 to remove 111, 112, 115 and 116 Cherokee Park from the No Parking restrictions in resolution 684-2004 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place ordinance #2 (An Ordinance changing the zone from a Single Family Residential (R 1C) zone to a High Density Apartment (R 4) zone, for 0.517 net (0.742 gross) acre, for properties located at 1114 N. Broadway and 1118 N. Broadway) on the docket without a public hearing - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the January 13 Council meeting a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Temporary License Agreement with Lexmark International for the temporary detour of a portion of the Legacy Trail for construction of a wet weather storage tank, at no cost to LFUCG - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the December 7, 2021 work session summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve budget amendments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve neighborhood development funds - **Motion** — passed (0-0): postpone Special ARPA COW from January 13th at 3pm to January 20th at 3pm - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the Mayor's Report - **Motion** — passed (0-0): adjourn at 6:26pm --- ## Full transcript Well, I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette-Irban County Council work session of January 11, 2022. And so the first item of business, I believe, is that Council Member Lamb has a motion. Yes, sorry. I was trying to find my hand to raise, but I couldn't find it. I guess I'll go here. I move that we go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810, subsection 1C, for the purpose of discussing pending litigation and pursuant to KRS 61.810, subsection 1F, for discussions that may lead to the appointment of individual employees. So move. Second. Council Member Baxter. Who seconded it? I'm sorry. Council Member Baxter. All right. Is there any discussion? Council Member Ellinger. Mayor, at this point, can I ask what it's in regards to? Because I know I've had some people who wanted to talk to about closed session, but that had to do with if it was in regards to the jail. And I didn't know if this was in regards to that or not. I'll ask our legal counsel if we're permitted to say what it's about in public. I don't think we are. Because I know there's people that were signed up. Or Susan Specker. Did you hear the question? Hello? Are you there? Commissioner Specker? Keith Horn, you're here. Do you know the answer? Generally, the motion is the only thing you would provide in terms of you're going into closed session and the purpose. I just know that there were people who signed up that wanted to speak about the closed session about the jail. And I didn't know if this was in regards to that. And how do we how do we go if they if there was some discussion about that? Well, it's up to the council to go into closed session. So if you vote to go into closed session, you go into closed session and then have your meeting when you come out. does that answer it's very vague but yes well i yeah we never ever say why we're going into closed session except for litigation and other those kinds of broad reasons are there other questions. All right, all those in favor of going into closed session, please say aye and raise your hand. We're going to get back to what we remember to do. So can you keep your hands up, please? 11 all those opposed one i'm staying there okay we have one abstention two abstentions and we have one who's absent not on the screen all right so we will go ahead and ask GTV to put us in closed session. And this is going to take a minute, I think, if I recall. So just everybody be patient. Recording stopped. Thank you. Would there be an opportunity for a bathroom break? Let's take a 10-minute break. Two minutes. We're just about to come out, but I think we need a break. And so I'm sorry, but if you give us, say, five minutes, council members convene at five minutes. Right now you're muted. We are on the air. I moved to come out of closed session. Second. The mayor is muted. She can hear it either. I think she's having technical difficulties. That's what it looks like. So do we want to go on and do the five minutes so she can fit to her technical skills? She has to take a vote on this. Yes, she has to take a vote, and we have to make a motion. Yeah. Mayor. Sorry, I couldn't get into the meeting. Are you all back in open session? We're back in open session. There's been a motion and a second to go into open session. We need to take a vote. All right. Thank you. All those in favor of going back into open session, please raise your hand. all right anyone opposed okay that motion passes now um now there's a an interest in having a five minute break okay okay we'll take a five minute break that'll put us back at at 5 40 is that correct yes ma'am all righty thank you we'll see you then thank you Thank you. public comment for issues not or issues on the agenda and Stacey it looks like we don't have any of those correct? Not for issues on the agenda. Okay very good. Next is rezonings and docket approval if I could have a motion to approve please. so moved second thank you very much are there any questions comments I believe council member council member Reynolds sorry I have a walk-on are you doing that yet this would be a great time for it all right I have I have two walk-ons. The first is resolution number 2022. It's a resolution approving and directing the permanent barricading of Concord Drive at its northern terminus and waiving the procedures set forth in resolution 339-81. Second. Council Member Maloney seconded that. Are there questions? I just have a procedural question for you. Did that already go through committee and the process that all of these go through? No, this is a walk-on and it's already been vetted by law and sent out to everybody ahead of time. Okay. All right. All those in favor, say aye. or raise your hand sorry uh those opposed okay that motion passes and my second one is uh i moved to place on the docket for the january 13th council meeting a resolution accepting the bid of eli enterprises inc in the amount of 165 000 for the Baylor re-line at the material recovery facility and authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Eli Enterprises Inc. related to the bid. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member McCurn seconds. Are there any questions, comments? All right. All those in favor, please vote with your hand. Anyone opposed? Okay, that motion passes. that's all thank you all right thank you councilmember lagree thank you mayor i also have a walk-on um with the support of the cherokee neighborhood association and at the request of the impacted homeowners i moved to place on the docket a resolution amending resolution 684-2004 to remove 111, 112, 115, and 116 Cherokee Park from the no parking restrictions in resolution 684-2004. So moved. Second. Second. Member Reynolds second. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please vote with your hand. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Anything else for the docket? All right. Mayor, we have an ordinance, zone change ordinance. It's item number two. It's in District 1, I believe. Does anyone have a motion for that? yes ma'am that's me mayor um i don't have it with me at the time at the moment i can i log back in can i do it in council comments sure i think that's all right councilmember lamb i mean unless you want to take a break and ask councilmember brown to get it yeah if you postpone the decision to vote on the docket until then you can but it's an item on the docket that has to be approved at the time that the work copy docket is approved just all right let's take a breath i think council member brown were you looking for it i'm yes ma'am i'm looking for but i'm looking to make a motion to put that on the docket without a public hearing all right that's what we need i'll second it ellinger seconds um any questions All those in favor say aye. I mean, show me your hand. Sorry about that. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Are there any other motions for the docket? All right. All those in favor of approving the docket as amended, please raise your hand. is anyone opposed all right that motion passes mayor gorton yes ma'am my apologies i have a motion about an agreement with lex mark for commissioner albright is anyone making that motion? Is it for the docket? Yes, ma'am. Do any council members have that motion? I've seen the motion and I I mean, I saw the request, but I did not see the motion. If Commissioner Albright can state what the motion is, I'd be happy to make it. i have the language for the motion vice mayor okay uh commissioner albright did you want to yes sir uh yes ma'am thank you thank you vice mayor this is regarding the detour we have to have an agreement with lexmark prior to executing the closure of nandino the private side of nandino for a few minutes and then for a few days and then closing legacy trail for a few days. That is what we emailed about with putting the detour in place for the trail that will run through the month of February. And I believe I saw that all council members received that. Is that correct? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Would someone want to make that motion? I would move to place that on the docket. All right. I'll give a second. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger. Are there questions? Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. And I spoke with the commissioner and actually where she sent out a depiction of where the there is going to be a detour. And actually, some of the user trail actually use that detour as is. So it is a lot better situation than that what we dealt with over the summer and we it should have a little impact on on the use of the trail so it should be fine thanks mayor very good anyone else wish to speak to the motion all right all those in favor of approving the motion please show your hand is anyone opposed all right that motion passes is there anything else for the docket no all right all those in favor of approving the docket as amended please raise your hand is anyone opposed all right that motion passes thank you very much next is a summary of the December 7th, 2021 work session motions. Could I have a motion to approve? So moved. Thank you, Councilmember Plumman. Is there a second? Thank you, Vice Mayor. Any questions? All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? Okay. That motion passes. Next is budget amendments. If I could have a motion, please. Move approval. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Is there a second? Second. Thank you, Council Member Plumman. Now, if you'll please log in if you have questions on budget amendments. Council Member Reynolds. I'm trying to take my hand down. I'm sorry, it wasn't on a budget amendment. I'm sorry. Oh, okay. And does anyone have a question on a budget amendment? Okay, all those in favor of approving, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Next is new business. We need a motion. Thank you, Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Council Member McCurn. Now, if you have questions about new business, if you'll please raise your hand. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I have a question for Commissioner Armstrong on D about the warning siren in McConnell Springs. commissioner yes ma'am yes ma'am yes uh so there's some warning sirens in um valley park and i i'm just curious they're really hard to hear even when you're close by um you can hear a voice but you can't you can't understand what is being said and i was just curious especially with mcconnell springs there's not houses right there how how are we able to reached people when, and just in my experience with these, that they've been really hard to decipher. Sure. First and foremost, a lot of people get the false impression that those sirens are designed to be heard inside of residents or inside of structures of any type. Those are actually designed to warn individuals specifically in the park that bad weather is on the way. Yeah, that's all it's really designed for because, you know, we've had that in the past where I didn't hear the sirens go off and I live five blocks away from where it is and it was in the middle of the night. Well, that's not what those are designed for. Those are just a design to tell people outside that this weather is headed that way. With that being said, emergency management has a number of different services that the public can sign up for to receive those warnings. I mean, a lot of the media outlets as well, but our Everbridge and Everright, those things are available for citizens to combat that if they're inside of a structure themselves. Okay, that's really helpful. I mean, I would say, yeah, probably if you're right there in the park, you could hear it, but maybe even outside the park, outside, you might not be able to hear it, but I didn't realize those were just for people that were in a park, so that's very helpful information, and I'll pass that on to when people say they can't understand what's going on. Thank you. I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. I had a question on letter H, and this has to do with the Meridian Management Corporation and our contract with them. I don't know, is that Commissioner Ford or? Yes, Commissioner Ford, are you on? Or Tom Sheed, either one? on bringing Commissioner Ford in. Thank you. Commissioner Ford. There you are. Welcome, Commissioner Ford. There's a question for you. Thank you, Commissioner Ford, for coming into the meeting. A question had to do with number H, and that has to do with the Meridian Management Corporation contract. And I'm trying to just follow along with this. So maybe you can jump in and kind of clarify it. But it looks like this was a resolution or an agreement that we went into in 2012. And it was a five-year agreement. And in addition to that, there would be an optional five one-year extensions. And we now are going into our fifth one-year extension. Is that correct? Yes, ma'am. That's correct, Councilmember. So we have an agreement with Meridian Management Company for the facility management services for the courthouse. And it's originally basically a 10-year agreement. It starts with a base of five, with five-year renewals. We are in the last year of the five-year renewals. And every year, when we set the agreement up initially, we did not incorporate for the annual increases that our company would provide for us. So that's what we're bringing forth today. That number, the annual increase is always based upon the CPI as of November. And it currently is a 7.2% increase based on the CPI in November of 2021. that basically is another an additional $70,000 which takes our costs for the final year of the agreement to just over a million dollars. We do plan after we, in the very near future to issue an RFP to see if this company or whether others would be interested in providing that service. So it was a little complicated, but that's basically the gist of it, our facility management services over at the courthouse. So along the way, the entire time we had price increases? Yes, ma'am. Okay, so we've been doing this for pretty much 10 years to go back. We do, and when we issue our RFP, we will more wisely and better be prepared to incorporate those increases going forward. Okay, I understand. I was just trying to follow it. Thank you, Commissioner Ford. I appreciate that information. I did have another one, Mayor, if I could. This would be for letter J. And this would be for, I guess, Director Burton, are you here or Commissioner Albright? Letter J, that's Commissioner Armstrong. Oh, then this has to do with the Central Bridge. This is the Brighton Bridge. I might have written the Yes ma'am Okay Commissioner Albright Obviously this is in my Part of my district and also Councilmember Cloyber and I was just reading through it And I know there were a lot of subtractions And then there were some additions For a net gain of 123,526 So When I read through it it looked like it had to do With sidewalk one and sidewalk Two and just wanted to see A little bit more why What was going on with those sidewalks Okay, I think, Stacey, I think Doug Burton may still be in the... I'm here. I'm here. Hello, Derek. So this is the final change order that we have. I mean, obviously the project's complete and has been complete for some time, but we always basically zero out the project at the end, and sidewalks one and two were the two sections of sidewalks that we added to make sure that the trail connected to the sidewalk that was beneath the bridge. So those were the final ads that we made to make those connections. And all the negative numbers you see are just where we're zeroing out items or quantities of items that we didn't use. Okay, great. I thought something happened to the sidewalks, but I can see it's just an ending, a period at the end of the sentence. Great. Thank you, Director. And Mayor, that's all I have. Okay. Thank you. Next up is Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Mayor. And I had asked from Director Burton also to be its item in, as in Nancy, about the Wilson Downing sidewalks. Just wanted to offer an opportunity to understand the supplemental agreement number three. So this is just the supplemental agreement. This is a housekeeping thing from the Office of Local Programs in Frankfurt just to clean up wording in one of the supplemental agreements. but we will be seeking the next supplemental agreement, supplemental agreement number four soon to actually start the construction. So we're going through that process now with Office of Local Programs and the local District 7 to get those plans reviewed and that new supplemental agreement in place with the hope that we can start construction this summer. So they've already acquired all of the right-of-way then. Yes, right. Everything's done. At this point, it's just it's paperwork getting the money started and getting the project bid and getting it awarded. So, you know, that's probably a three to six month process. So hopefully, like I said, we're shooting for starting construction this summer. Thank you so much. Thank you, Director. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Does anyone else have a question about new business? All right. All those in favor, please raise your hand. all right is anyone opposed okay that motion passes next we'll have continuing business and we need a motion for neighborhood development funds so moved okay council member sheehan thank you council member lagree are there any questions all those in favor please raise raise your hand is anyone opposed okay that motion passes and now council member lamb i believe you have general gov and social services report yes ma'am as brief as it can be general government social services committee report out for november 9th 2021 the meetings started at 101 p.m and all committee members were present the first item was the approval of the october 12 2021 committee summary. The motion was made by Council Member Sheehan and seconded by Council Member Baxter to approve the October 12, 2021 General Government Social Services Committee summary. The motion passed without dissent. Item two was the creation of a juvenile treatment court update. Judge Melissa Moore Murphy at District Court provided the committee with an update since the original proposal was heard in August of 2020. The ITC established a 68-member steering committee created the nonprofit You Matter Kentucky and hired a full-time staff person through a 50-50 partnership with the Fayette County Public Schools. The committee discussed components of the program, such as partnerships with mental health providers and mentorship, and there will be an update, annual update in the committee going forward. The next item was housing rehabilitation program. Charlie Lanter provided an overview of the housing rehab program, explaining eligibility requirements and project restrictions. The committee discussed discussion focused on the wait list of applications as well as the different ideas to help with some of the challenges the program faces, such as collecting bids and finding contractors to do the projects. The item remains in committee. And then items referred, we removed three items from committee, an overview of CASA of Lexington, current and future projects, and the on-call callback policy, and the creation of arts and entertainment authority and amendments to KRS 67A, and we adjourned at 2 10 p.m. Thank you so much. Thank you. Does anyone have any questions for Councilmember Lamb about that? All right. Next is Council Reports. If you'll log in, please, Councilmembers. Council Member Maloney. Can you hear me now? Yes. Okay. A couple things. First of all, I've been told that we lost a legend today, Helen Carson. And she was one of my favorite, and a lot of y'all's favorite, too, in World War II, Mary, and I know she was real close to you, and my heart goes out to the Carson families. She was a great woman, especially being in World War II and all that. It is a sad day there. My second question to you, Mary, and maybe you can help. Before, when we had all this crisis on the coronavirus, back when it started coming out, we had all these places where you could take a test. And now that the UK was involved, back then they didn't have schools because they were doing Zoom. And now that the classes are back, I see that we got all this traffic and it's taken two, three hours to get the tests and the numbers have been staggering. And before we went on break, I was worried, I brought this up to you all, that if we could use some of the awkward money to pay for some of the sites for, so if we can get back to the horse park or someplace, because it It's getting from my complaints that I've had a lot of everybody taking the test. I've had a lot of my family friends that are testing positive right now. How can we find another place for a sec? Because UK is back. It is a problem. It wasn't pretty good back then before they came back. Is there any way that we can use some of the offer money? I know it came to our committee that you all requested that some of that money be set aside because we're not out of the woods on the offer money. that we may want to go back and look at that and look at some other places to set up. Because, guys, I think these numbers are going to get really terrifying in the next two or three weeks. And waiting two or three hours or longer and causing a backup on the UK and that area. Have you all come up with an idea that we can use some of that money to put those sites back, especially the horse park or maybe keen lane or maybe uh because we were really aggressive before but now this team is peaking at the and more than we've ever seen before and and thank god in some cases it's not as bad but it is a problem but still a lot of people have not been vaccinated and we just and i think the emergency rooms i just saw where our emergency room is full capacity. There's nowhere to get in, hardly anywhere. So I just trying to get the test because that's the one of the biggest complaints that I'm getting. A couple things. Yes, of course, ARPA money can be. Can you not hear? I can hear you now. Okay, I'm sorry. Yes, of course, ARPA money can be used for testing. Number two, we have been working with wild health to we're in discussions about where they might set up more testing sites. And so they're, you know, we're, that's something we're in conversation about. Okay. I just, I just, hopefully we get on this because I think these numbers are getting pretty terrifying. And then I know some of you all, just about every one of you also knows folks around you that's had this coronavirus in the last two weeks that I heard that we have in peak, I think in the next two weeks, it's supposed to be from the biggest numbers we've ever seen. So the more we can quit, quicker we get this test out there, I think it'll get them to help out a little bit. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor, and I thank my colleagues for bearing with me. I have like three things. First, Galata Drive is going to be closed, the intersection of Clay's Mill Road from Monday, January 17th, which was yesterday, through this Friday. This closure will allow the crews to install a new storm sewer line. Residents can still get to their homes, and it should not affect Clay's Mill Road too bad, but just keep in mind that that intersection is going to be closed this week. This is also National Human Trafficking Month, and I just wanted to take a moment and highlight Natalie Sisters. I'm actually on their advisory board, but they're a local non-profit that exists to extend hope into the sex trafficking to exploited women here in Fayette County. And they're teaming up with Deviate and Saw Good all month to raise awareness and collect items for the local victims here in Fayette County of sexual exploitation. They have local bins at Deviate and Saw Good this month. And if you have gently used or new women's leggings, they need them, which would be great. Lastly, Stacey or Chris, I don't know if you have my slide real fast. If you do throw it up. If not, I'll wait until Thursday. Chris, I have it if you don't. We don't have it. Okay. I emailed it quickly. So college. I have it, Council Member Bledon. Stacey, over the break, I had asked Charlie and some of the administrative team to look at how much resources we're spending and have dedicated to homelessness since the pandemic. It's something that I feel like we have done an exceptionally job doing, but it feels like it comes from so many different sources. It's hard to kind of keep track of what has and hasn't been coming in. And so over break, I asked the administration to put together kind of one simple slide that showed what we as a city have done and attributed towards the homelessness initiative during the pandemic. So I'll send this slide to you via email so you have it. But if you just look at the funding source, that's $58 million since March of 2020. $58 million. You can see by the allocation that comes from local LFCCG funding, does not include the general fund in 2020, from the fiscal year 2020. Has that money from the federal, from the CARES Act, from the allocations that come in. That's come in from different sources. and then on the right side of the slide you can see by purpose meaning if it was for homelessness preventing homelessness affordable housing initiatives etc um i just think we should be really mindful of how much the city has done towards this initiative and when you look at it holistically it's pretty impressive so um i'll send this to you it's more just a resource so when people say what have we done or question how much we've put toward and this effort i wanted you to have some just real numbers that kind of look at the holistic approach so thank you stacy i'll send this to you and again thanks to the administration for pulling together kind of a pretty good snapshot of what we're doing as a city. Thank you Mayor. I appreciate your highlighting that. We were all stunned when we saw it all pulled together and frequently people in the community say we do nothing for homelessness. Now we know exactly what resources have been spent. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to make my council members aware, as well as the public, that the MLK Holiday Committee will be having the Freedom March, the MLK Day Freedom March, this coming Monday, January the 17th at 10 a.m. We'll meet at the Central Bank Center on High Street, and they'll start forming the line at 9 a.m., and they can go into the Exhibit Hall C if it's too cold outside, but the march will take place outdoors at 10 a.m. And then we will also have the virtual commemorative program airing on YouTube at 12 p.m. the same day. And the guest speaker will be the Honorable Reverend Raphael Warnock, who is also a U.S. senator and currently the senior pastor at the historic Abenezer Baptist Church, which was the spiritual home of Dr. Martin Luther King this coming Monday, January the 17th. The March at 10 and the virtual program at 12 p.m. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kay. Thank you, Mayor. I sent an email around to council about the Committee of the Whole on ARPA, which is presently scheduled for this Thursday afternoon. And there was clearly an interest in postponing that if possible, so that we don't do it virtually. And I'm interested in knowing from council members if we can find a time a week from today, a week from, yes, no, a week from Thursday, so the 20th. which we don't have a council meeting that day. If we can, the simplest thing I would like to propose is just to change the date and leave the time the way it is. So right now we're scheduled essentially at three o'clock on the 13th. Would three o'clock on the 20th be acceptable to people? I guess first, does anybody have an objection to postponing? I think I didn't hear anybody when I kind of did an informal, but okay. So can we schedule a 20th at three o'clock? Is there anybody who cannot make that time? Seeing none, I will make a motion that we postpone the Committee of the Whole ARPA meeting, presently scheduled for January 13th at three o'clock. move it to January 20th at three o'clock. So moved. Second. Thank you. Is there any discussion? And Vice Mayor, presumably if Senate Bill 150 is not extended, that will be in the Council Chamber. Is that correct? Actually, that is 100% correct. Okay. If the General Assembly decides to extend the emergency order. I think we have a different question to be answered. But right now that would, yes, that would be in council chambers open to the public. Okay. All right. All those in favor of the motion, please show your hand. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Got unmuted again. Okay, thank you. I wanted to touch on the testing. First of all, I would, you know, it would be great if we could improve our testing. However, there are a lot of options available that some people might not be aware of. And I think that our city's website is a great resource under COVID testing that it really shows all the different places that you can get tested. And one of those is with the Fayette County school system. So anybody that's a family member of someone in Fayette County school system can use that resource. I know UK has a really long line right now for testing, but with the Fayette County schools, my family all got tested the other day very quick in and out. So I just want people to think of all the different places you can get tested. We might not be able to get tested quite as quickly as we could before if we want same day testing, but there are tests available. And I did want to let you know, in a lot of other states, no testing is available. There's really no options to get tested at all. So I do think that we're still ahead of the curve um where did we i thought maybe we had put some money aside for this uh already in our in our arpa discussions do we not because i thought we talked about it or is it just on our final list do you know uh councilmember blisso we did talk about putting a million dollar reserve for future testing but that was to be in compliance with biden's potential mandate for employee testing, not for the general public testing. Okay, great. Well, yeah, that, that makes sense. Okay. Well then, you know, anything I can do to help, you know, expand our testing would also be great. Also Fayette County Schools is doing a test in school to stay. So if your child has been exposed to COVID at school, then they can go to school and they can get tested at school several times in order to stay and be in school as long as they test negative. So there's a lot of different things happening. We're kind of in a crisis right now. You know, we're at the health department, everybody's doing as much as they can. But we're still in a backlog of reporting cases. So if you do test positive, and you can contact the health department and let them know that that would be great. So like I said, we just have way more cases than we've ever had before with a higher positivity rate than we've ever had before. So it's, we're just kind of overrun, but I do think overall we're doing a good job and that we, you know, we always have room to, to improve, but I just wanted to encourage everyone to get on the city's website if they need to get tested. And like I said, contact the health department if you test positive. So thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else with a council report? All right. Seeing none, there is a mayor's report. If I could have a motion to approve. So moved. Second. Thank you. Councilmember Plumman and Vice Mayor Case seconded. Are there any questions? Seeing none, all those in favor, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? It's an old habit I have. All right, that motion passes. Next is public comment for issues not on the agenda. And Stacy informs me there are a few people. um stacy was the um list you emailed at 227 complete yes ma'am there are six people on the list and i've just admitted them they're currently connecting to the meeting okay will you let me know when they're all in yes ma'am and then i'll just one time say the rules it looks like everyone says they're connected on my end now okay thank you uh if you're not speaking will you please uh shut your video off so we can see the speaker is Eric Eaton on and so I'm sorry good evening can can all of you put your video off please except for Eric who's speaking and the rule the council rules state that you need to say your name and your council district and then you'll have three minutes to speak. And Stacey, are you our timekeeper? Yes, ma'am. All right. Just let us know when the three minutes is up. Welcome. Hi, I'm Eric Eaton. I'm in District 6. I understand Mr. Crosby is on the list to give comment. I'll cede my time to him. I also understand there are others on the list that will cede their time to Mr. Crosby as well. All right. Thank you very much. Thank you. Yes, next is Della Cummings. If you will, there you are. If you will state your name and your council district and you'll have three minutes. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Della Cummings. I'm in council district 10 and I would also like to cede my time to Mr. Crosby. All right. Thank you very much. So Mr. Crosby has nine minutes and he's next on my list. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon. Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. And you'll have nine minutes and Stacey's our timekeeper. All right. I don't expect it's going to take nine minutes. I initially appeared here today at the request of Lodge 83. Lodge 83 is understanding that various communications that there was might be a potential for the collective bargaining agreement, status of the agreement, and possibly some action being taken with relation to that agreement during the council meeting today. It was my understanding that it was actually going to happen in closed session. So this may be water over the bridge sorts of comments, but the reason I came today to the council was to simply ask that if the terms and the conditions, the contract itself, for any actions that are going to be taken in relation to those negotiations, that those be done in the public forum and not behind closed doors. We have a public facility. We've got a public contract. We have public employees that are involved. We have public inmates. We provide public services out there. And the parties, we have this collective bargaining process. And to the extent that there's any efforts or any ideas about circumventing that collective bargaining process, we would ask that those not happen, at least not behind closed doors. That if there are, you know, information that's being shared or tossed around or being considered. Lodge 83 asked me to convey to members of the council that they also would like to have an opportunity to come before you and present information. We have to presume that the information you have is accurate, but sometimes that's not the case. It's just the way things work in this world. And Lodge 83 is very concerned about the working conditions, the circumstances, as I know all of you are at the jail. And we're hoping we can work through those issues and make the improvements that are necessary so we can retain and recruit and serve those individuals who are housed out there. and I think the concern has been and was certainly today again I don't know whether or not you've discussed the contract it was a long obviously a very long closed session and what was decided or if anything was decided I don't know so I'll be speculating but what we would implore you to do is if the administration is going to hand off the collective bargaining negotiations to the council and ask for you all to, you know, demonstrate your leadership in making some decisions about what is appropriate and what is not appropriate, what's in the best interest of the government, and for all of these employees that you include us. And we, and I convey this specifically from speaking to the executive board this afternoon, they welcome the city council's involvement. They think it's a good thing that you all become proactive in this process, that you understand what these issues are. We've been dealing with these issues, as many of you know, for a number of years. This is not a new issue with recruitment or retaining personnel. It's a longstanding issue. And there is a strong commitment by the members of the Lodge 83 and all those that they represent, commitment to try to come to a solution that will address not only the short term, but the long term issues. So if these conversations are having behind closed doors, we ask that you resist that, reject that, and have a public debate, include the union. We had no notice of anything today, no formal notice, that any of this was going to be discussed. And we're just asking to be a part of that process, that we're included in that process. And I'm certainly grateful for your time. And to the extent I have time, if you have any questions, I'm prepared to answer just about anything. I'm recovering from COVID. This is the first time I've been in office in two weeks, but I did want to make it down here today. I didn't put on a suit to be here. Thank you very much. Next up is Nicholas Olson. Good evening. Council District 12. I will see my time to Scott Crosby as well, if you would still like it. Do you need more time, Mr. Crosby? No, I do not. I believe we have one more person, Lauren, who's on there, who was available. And I do not believe the time is necessary now either. Okay. I have two more people on public comment. Thank you, Mr. Olson and Mr. Crosby. Thank you, ma'am. Uh-huh. And I'll ask Catherine Farr. Are you on with us, Catherine? hi hi if you'll state your name and your council district and you'll have three minutes to i was katherine farg district four and i was also saving my time to mr crosby so okay he thank you he said he didn't really need any more if you have something you need to say no i'm good All right. Thank you. Next is Lauren Beal. Lauren, if you'll state your name and your council district and you'll have three minutes. You mean Lauren Beal district too. And I was also seating my time to Mr. Crosby. All right. Thank you. Stacey, was there anyone else who wanted to give public comment? No, that was our complete list. all righty if you'll take those folks out of the meeting please and i guess actually we're all the way to an adjournment so um i just need a motion to adjourn so move thank you okay all right councilmember plumb and second mayor yes are we we do have our confirmation do how do we go about getting out of this and staying on here, I think. Stacey, do you? I think we were, I'm sorry, Mayor. I think we were told that we would just stay on. Yeah. Is that correct, Stacey? That is correct. We will use this same link. Okay, just want to make sure people didn't get off. Okay, good. So I would like then to go ahead and have a vote on adjournment and then council. Everybody who wants to stay in the meeting will stay. All those in favor, show me your hand, please. All right. Anybody opposed? All right. We are adjourned. Thank you very much. Thank you.