# Urban County Council - February 17, 2022 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 17, 2022 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5529 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5529?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2022-02-17 - **Last revised**: February 17, 2022 - **Length**: 5,913 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **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 Urban County Council convened on February 17, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting addressed three agenda items, including one recognition ceremony and two personnel matters involving authorized staffing levels for city departments. The council took two votes during the session, both resulting in approvals for amendments to authorized strength in Community Corrections and Fire and Emergency Services departments. No public comments were heard during this meeting, and one informational presentation was given recognizing McKenna Sun. ## Attendance The following members were present at the February 17, 2022 meeting: • Sheehan • Baxter • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Ellinger • Kay • Kloiber • Lamb • LeGris • McCurn • Moloney • Plomin • Reynolds **Absent:** Worley No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 14 members were present with 1 member absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two ordinances during the February 17, 2022 meeting, both passing unanimously. **Ordinance 0113-22** [timestamp: 01:00] The council voted on an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant classified position of Electronic/Computer Controls Manager and creating one classified position of Skilled Trades Manager. The motion was made by Sheehan and seconded by Kay. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Sheehan, Baxter, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Kay, Kloiber, Lamb, LeGris, McCurn, Moloney, Plomin, and Reynolds. **Ordinance 0157-22** [timestamp: 02:00] The council voted on an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing five sworn positions of Fire Captain and creating four sworn positions of Fire Lieutenant and three sworn positions of Firefighter. The motion was made by J. Brown and seconded by McCurn. This ordinance also passed unanimously by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. The same 14 council members voted in favor: Sheehan, Baxter, Bledsoe, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Kay, Kloiber, Lamb, LeGris, McCurn, Moloney, Plomin, and Reynolds. Both ordinances involved restructuring city positions, with the first affecting a technical management role and the second reorganizing fire department positions to create more lieutenant and firefighter positions while reducing captain positions. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed two financial resolutions totaling $65,500 in expenditures and grant acceptance. **Resolution 0093-22** authorized a $6,000 contract with Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the Senior Intern Alumni Luncheon. This contract covers food and beverage services for the upcoming alumni event. **Resolution 0120-22** approved the acceptance of a $59,500 grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. This grant funding will enable the Division of Fire and Emergency Services' Special Operations Teams to acquire critical safety equipment for emergency response operations. The two resolutions represent a combination of routine event expenditures and essential public safety equipment procurement funded through state grant programs. ## Appointments The meeting included appointments to the Racial Justice and Equality Commission. Three individuals were appointed to serve on this commission: • **Christian Adair** was appointed to the Racial Justice and Equality Commission • **Juan Castro** was appointed to the Racial Justice and Equality Commission • **Emily Duncan** was appointed to the Racial Justice and Equality Commission All three appointments involved the same action of being appointed to serve on the Racial Justice and Equality Commission. The appointments represent the government's effort to staff this commission with new members to carry out its mission related to racial justice and equality initiatives. ## Recognition of McKenna Sun [timestamp: 00:30] The Lexington Urban County Government recognized McKenna Sun for her achievement as the Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky for 2022 during agenda item 0105-22. Mayor Gorton presented the recognition and proclaimed February 17, 2022, as McKenna Sun Day in Lexington. Key speakers during this presentation included: • Mayor Gorton, who delivered the proclamation • McKenna Sun, the honoree • Bledsoe, who participated in the recognition The Distinguished Young Woman program recognizes high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, talent, fitness, and community service. Sun's selection as the state winner represents a significant achievement that brought recognition to the Lexington community. This was an informational presentation with no debate or concerns raised. The proclamation formally recognized Sun's accomplishment and designated the meeting date as a day of recognition in her honor within Lexington-Fayette County. ## Amending the authorized strength in Community Corrections [timestamp: 01:00] The council considered Ordinance 0113-22, which proposes changes to the authorized staffing structure within Community Corrections. The ordinance would abolish one vacant classified position of Electronic/Computer Controls Manager and simultaneously create one classified position of Skilled Trades Manager. Key speakers during the discussion included Sheehan and Kay, who presented the rationale for the position restructuring. The change represents a strategic reallocation of personnel resources within the department rather than an increase or decrease in overall staffing levels. The Electronic/Computer Controls Manager position being eliminated is currently vacant, allowing for the transition without affecting existing employees. The newly created Skilled Trades Manager position appears designed to address operational needs within Community Corrections facilities and programs. The ordinance was approved by the council, indicating consensus that the proposed staffing changes align with the department's current operational requirements and priorities. This type of position restructuring is common in government agencies as they adapt their workforce to meet evolving service delivery needs and technological changes. The approval allows Community Corrections to move forward with recruiting for the Skilled Trades Manager position while formally removing the unfilled Electronic/Computer Controls Manager role from their authorized staffing complement. ## Amending the authorized strength in Fire and Emergency Services [timestamp: 02:00] The council considered Ordinance 0157-22, which proposes changes to the authorized staffing structure within Fire and Emergency Services. The ordinance would abolish five sworn positions of Fire Captain while simultaneously creating four sworn positions of Fire Lieutenant and three sworn positions of Firefighter. Key speakers during the discussion included J. Brown and McCurn, who presented the rationale for the restructuring. The proposed changes represent a reorganization of the department's command structure, reducing the number of captain-level positions while expanding both lieutenant and firefighter roles. The net effect of these changes would be to add two total positions to the Fire and Emergency Services department - moving from five captain positions to seven new positions (four lieutenants and three firefighters). This restructuring appears designed to adjust the department's operational hierarchy and potentially provide more frontline firefighting capacity while maintaining supervisory coverage through the lieutenant positions. The ordinance was approved by the council, allowing Fire and Emergency Services to proceed with implementing the new staffing structure. The changes will enable the department to reallocate its human resources in a way that better aligns with current operational needs and service delivery requirements. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0113-22** — passed (14-0): Amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant classified position of Electronic/Computer Controls Manager and creating one classified position of Skilled Trades Manager. - **Ordinance 0157-22** — passed (14-0): Amending the authorized strength by abolishing five sworn positions of Fire Captain and creating four sworn positions of Fire Lieutenant and three sworn positions of Firefighter. --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. is ask, I'd like to call the meeting to order for February 7th, Urban County Council. I'll ask our clerk to call the roll and then we will have a bit of a pause, just a few minutes while our pastor gets parked. All right. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Sheehan? Here. Mr. Worley? Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Here. Mr. Kloiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Here. Ms. Legree? Here. Mr. McCurn? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Plowman? Here. And Ms. Reynolds? Here. Thank you. Thank you very much. We have a quorum and now council members will just take a few breaths and wait just a moment until he gets in the room. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. Let us pray. Lord, thank you for this great night. Thank you for having our family here with all the leaders and celebrities in Lexington. And thank you for such a wonderful time to let us share the prayer. And thank you for everything you arranged for us tonight. And also thank you for all the arrangement for our peaceful life. and hope the Omicron will be gone. We see the light at the end of the tunnel. And we will pray for you. We will praise you. We will praise you in a loud voice everywhere, anywhere. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you so very much. And at this time, we have a presentation. and so McKenna's son is here with her parents and is David your brother there you go so welcome and council member bledsoe is going to join me we have as we all know some incredible young people here in lexington and tonight we are lucky to be joined by mckenna's son and her family McKenna, would you join me at the podium? McKenna is one of our best and brightest. McKenna is Kentucky's Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky for 2022, and she is a star at Dunbar high school. She's involved in, and in many cases leads, a very long list of activities and organizations at school. Those include the future problem-solving team. I love that. the beta club, speech and debate team, the Dunbar tennis team, and more. On top of her leadership and involvement at school, she somehow finds time to be active in our community. She has volunteered for over 100 hours at Baptist Health facilities. She teaches the flute and the guitar at Bluegrass Youth Arts and more. She has received a National Congressional Award Gold Medal, which is Congress's highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals. First of all, congratulations on all of your accomplishments. You're not very old yet, so you have a lot to go, don't you? We are very proud of you and wish you continued success. And I really can't wait to see what your future holds. And we are very happy to have her parents and her brother David, who's seven years old. And so with that, I will read the proclamation and ask McKenna to say a few words, and then I'd like Council Member Bledsoe to say a few words. Whereas McKenna's son, a senior at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School, has been named Kentucky's Distinguished Young Woman of the Year, and whereas McKenna has excelled academically, scoring perfectly on both her ACT and SAT and has become very involved both at her school and in the community and whereas distinct distinguished young women awarded McKenna a $9,400 cash scholarship for college and whereas McKenna is a very strong role model for girls and young women throughout Lexington now therefore I Linda Gorton mayor of Lexington do hereby declare February 17th 2022 McKenna Sunday in Lexington And if you want to leave it here, would you like to say a few words? Of course, of course. All right. All right. She says she has a lot to say. A lot of words of appreciation, mostly. I just wanted to start off by saying thank you so much, everyone, for having me here today. I'm truly honored to be standing up here. I've lived in Lexington my entire life, and I think always in my imagination, I kind of wonder what would it be like to be in front of the city council with the mayor and at this day this is the best opportunity that I've ever had and I'm just so grateful to have grown up in the beautiful amazing city of Lexington for my entire but my 17 years which isn't very long but long for me and I'm just so thankful for all of the opportunities that every single one of these council members here upholds for all of not only the students within Fayette County and Lexington, but also all of the adults and all of the children. I'm so thankful that I live in such an amazing and caring city, and I would not be here without all of you all as well. So thank you so much, everyone. Thank you. And now let's hear from Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. I can't help it. I'm Auntie Amanda, and I may burst into tears. I have known them since graduate school. In fact, when they moved to China, they were pregnant with their oldest, and we threw a baby shower at the Patterson office tower. Pretty sure it was the only baby shower ever thrown at the Patterson school on that floor. And so I've literally known their family since she was a baby, since he was a baby. and they're an amazing testament to these two amazing people right here. They've raised amazing children who have invested in this community, who went to graduate school here, who went to UK and said, I want to be here, I'm going to stay here. Mr. Sun owns several businesses, has invested a ton of time and effort into not just the Asian community but to Lexington in general, has been a role model in a number of ways in social activism places, not to mention has raised just incredible children who I hope run for council one day. She's in the tent, so I can say that. Just so proud of you and so proud of who you represent. And it's such a wonderful honor for Lexington. And I'm so excited for your future. And I'm just thankful that you all stayed. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. And so would you like to, we can get a photo with the council. Would you like that? And you can bring your proclamation. I hope I'm the pastor, but I'm not. Oh, well, you're close enough. Thank you. Thank you. All right, we'll have our clerk give second reading to ordinances, please. Yes, ma'am. Item number one, an ordinance submitting the authorized strength abolishing one vacant classified position of electronic computer controls manager, grade 523E, and creating one classified position of school trades manager, grade 521E, and division of community corrections effective upon passage of council. Item two, an ordinance submitting the authorized strength abolishing one vacant classified position of an engineering technician, grade 514N, and creating one classified position of equipment operator senior, grade 512N, and the division of water quality effective upon passage of council. Item three, an ordinance submitting certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fairbanks County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-approving funds fiscal year 2022 schedule number 28. Item 4. An ordinance amending classified civil service authorized strength abolishing one position of operations manager grade 520E and creating one position of operations manager grade 520N in the division of environmental services transferring the incumbent from exempt to non-exempt position and converting the biweekly salary to hourly rate of pay. Effective the first payroll Monday following the passage of council. Item 5. An ordinance amending the authorized strength of creating two unclassified positions of project manager, grade 517 and one unclassified position of administrative specialist principal, grade 518 and in the division of parks and recreation, effective upon passage of council in item 6. An ordinance amending the authorized strength, abolishing one begging unclassified position of staff assistant senior, grade 510 and in creating one unclassified position of staff assistant senior, part time, grade 510 and in the division of family services, effective upon passage of council. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Thank you. Council Member Sheehan moved. Vice Mayor Kay seconded. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Mr. Koiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Legree? Yes. Mr. McCurn? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. And Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those items all are approved. And now it's time for first reading of ordinances. Yes, ma'am. Item seven, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair Urban County, government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating repurposing funds fiscal year 2022 schedule number 29 item 8. an ordinance submitting certain of the budgets at the lexington fair urban county government to reflect current requirements for fundraising the amount of 500 for the division of traffic engineering for the installation of speed tables on douglas avenue schedule number 30 item 9. an ordinance the lexington fair urban county government authorizing an amended and restated management contract between lexington fair urban county government and lexington center corporation an agency and instrumentality of lexington fair urban county government and authorizing other actions in connection therewith Item 10, an ordinance amending the authorized strength, abolishing one vacant unclassified position of administrative specialist, grade 513N, and creating one unclassified position of administrative specialist senior, grade 516N, and the Division of Aging and Disability Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Item 11, an ordinance amending the authorized strength, abolishing five sworn positions of fire captain, grade 316N, and creating four sworn positions of fire lieutenant, grade 315N, and three sworn positions of firefighter, grade 311N, the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, effective upon passage of counsel. Thank you. Thank you very much. are there any walk-ons are there any motions to suspend the rules council member James Brown Thank You mayor I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 11 it's an ordinance amending to authorize strength for our department so moved second by John council member Josh McKern. Are there any questions? All those in favor please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right that motion passes. Does anyone else have a motion to suspend the rules? All right seeing none if you'll give that second reading please. Yes ma'am. Ordinance number 11, an ordinance pending the authorized strength abolishing five sworn positions of fire captain grade 316 and creating four sworn positions of fire lieutenant grade 315 and three sworn positions of firefighter grade 311 and the division of fire and emergency surfaces effective on passage of council. Thank you. Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Thank you Councilmember Plowman and then Councilmember Baxter. When you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Mr. Kuiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Legree? Yes. Mr. McKern? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Ms. Plowman? Yes. And Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. That item passes. Now we are ready for second reading of resolutions. Yes, ma'am. Item one, a resolution authorizing and directly the mayor on behalf of your bank and government to execute a group sales agreement with the Hyatt Regency of Lexington for catering services for the senior intern alumni luncheon at a cost to exceed $6,000. Item two, a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase Bell helicopter service for the police helicopter from Thoroughbred Aviation, a sole source Provider and authorizing on behalf of the Air Bank of Government to execute any necessary agreement with thoroughbred aviation related to the procurement. Item 3. A resolution establishing TAC Air as a sole source vendor for aircraft storage of the police, helicopter, and office rental. And authorizing on behalf of the Air Bank of Government to execute any necessary agreement with TAC Air related to the procurement. Item 4. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Air Bank of Government to execute statement of work with cooperative personnel services, DBA, CPS, HR, consulting for written examination development, Exam, administration, and assessment services for the fire lieutenant, fire captain, and fire major promotional processes in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services. At a cost not to exceed $47,500. Item 5. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds for property interest needed for the Heartland Pump Station No. 3 replacement project, a remedial measures project required by the consent decree. At a cost not to exceed $630. Item 6. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute and submit a grant application to the Bluegrass Area Development District to provide any additional information. information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded, which grant funds are on the amount of $175,160 in federal funds for the operation of the senior citizen center for fiscal year 2023. The exception to which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $247,814 as a local match and authorizing the mandatory transfer of funds within the grant budget. Item seven, a resolution authorizing on the directly mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with the University of Kentucky, Albert B Chandler Medical Center for the use of the emergency room as a clinical practice area for sexual assault nurse examiner program for fiscal year 2022 at a cost not to see $3,000 item 8 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute professional services agreement with Miranda Beasley, Kristen Beers, Angela Begley, Alexis Breeding and Megan Maxim as sexual assault nurse examiners to provide on-call forensic examinations and services under the sexual assault nurse examiner program at a cost not to exceed $73,054 item 9 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of your beginning to accept a grant from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security in the amount of $59,500 in federal funds for the purchase of self-contained breathing apparatus for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services Special Operation Teams, the acceptance to which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 10. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit grant applications to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to provide any additional information or question in connection with this grant application and to accept these grants if awarded, which grant funds are on the amount of $245,000 in federal funds for the continuation of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government's Traffic Safety Programs for fiscal year 2023 the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing the mandatory transfer undercomer funds within the grant budget item 11. a resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute agreements with lexington rescue mission 950 kentucky alliance i foundation 900 mobile mission and experience incorporated 450 lex project prom 450 and pensacola park neighborhood association 1200 for the office of the urban county council to construct to exceed the sum stated Item 12, a resolution accepting the bid of Locke's contracting LSC in the amount of $1,110,000 for the Heartland 3 pump station replacement for the Division of Water Quality and Authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Department to execute any agreement with Locke's contracting LLC related to the bid. item 13. a resolution accepting a bit of a gooch construction incorporated the amount of 1 million 138 thousand dollars for the lakeshore pump drive pump station replacement for the division of water quality and authorizing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with gooch construction incorporated related to the bid item 14. a resolution ratifying the permit classified civil service appointments of heidi lawson public service supervisor grade 514 and 20.722 hourly in the division of parks and recreation effective january 19 2022 heath Jackson, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 509N, 16.381 Hourly Individed, Parks and Recreation, effective January 26, 2022. Stephen Rollins, Trades Worker, Grade 509N, 15.774 Hourly Individed, Parks and Recreation, effective December 14, 2021. Eric Smith II, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 509N, 15.144 Hourly Individed, Parks and Recreation, effective January 26, 2022, and ratifying the classified civil service council leave of Stephanie Ballard, administrative specialist senior grade 516 and 20 22.622 hourly in the division of revenue from january 19 2022 through february 28th 2022 item 15. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute test security agreement between ergo metrics incorporated for testing applicants applying for the community corrections captain promotional process and a cost not to exceed 1500 item 16. a resolution accepting the response of adt commercial to rfp 31 2021 in the amount of 71 $2,108.74 for a studio camera system for the division of government communications item 17. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government to execute the third renewal of the agreement with advanced mulching technologies incorporated DBA eco growth for post construction monitoring reporting and maintenance related to the cold stream park stream corridor restoration and preservation project. A supplemental environmental project required by consent to create a cost not to exceed $41,710 item 18. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the American government to accept a donation from Central Bank of $10,000 for the Be the Change college scholarship administered through 1 Lexington, item 19. A resolution establishing advanced ecosystem as a sole source provider for Zoom Road decontamination equipment for the Division of Emergency Management and authorizing the mayor or her designee on behalf of the Lexington Fair or the American government to execute an unnecessary agreement with advanced ecosystem related to the procurement of these goods at a cost of receipt $200,827.43, item 20. A resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of your beginning government to execute and 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 on the amount of $25,000 in federal funds under the 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety, FPNS, for the purchase of hardwire and 10-year sealed smoke alarms, item 21. A resolution authorizing and directing on behalf of the American government to accept the grant award of an additional $163,705.57 in federal funds from the Small Business Administration under the Shuttered Venues Operator Grant Program for the Kentucky Theater and ratifying on behalf of the American government and mayor prior to acceptance of a grant award of an additional $47,409.31 in federal funds from the Small Business Administration under the Shuttered Venues Operation Grant Program for the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, Moon Dance and Ballet Under the Stars, the Exempt of which does not obligate the American government to the expenditure funds and authorizing marriage to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget in item 22. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements with Lexart Incorporated 1000, Eidl Hour, Neighborhood Alliance, 725 Sisters Road to Freedom 550, or 550, and Fayette County Farm Bureau Incorporated, $450 for the office of the urban county council at a cost to see the sun stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Move to approve. Thank you. Who was the second? Council Member McCurn. Very good. Thank you. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kaye? Yes. Mr. Kloiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Legree? Yes. Mr. McKern? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, those items pass. And when you're ready, if you'll do first reading of resolutions, please. Yes, ma'am. Item 23, a resolution accepting the bid of Holtzburg Communications Incorporated, establishing a price contract for portable radio earpieces for the Division of Police. Item 24, a resolution accepting the bid of Martin Sanitation Services Incorporated, establishing a price contract for rental and service of portable restroom units for the Division of Parks and Recreation. Item 25, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Airman County Government to execute a participating addendum master agreement price contract with Tate North American Incorporated under the NASPO Value Point Cooperative Agreement for radio and accessories for further authorization. authorizing the division, the director of central purchasing to execute any other necessary document related to the price contract, item 26. A resolution accepting a bid of Overhead Door Company of Lexington Incorporated in the amount of $190,000 for replacement of the Sally Port doors at the Community Corrections for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban government to enter into an agreement with Overhead Door Company of Lexington Incorporated related to the bid, item 27. A resolution of CED Incorporated, Eckert LLC, Net Zero USA Holdings Incorporated, and Rexall USA Incorporated, establishing price contracts for electrical and lighting materials for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Item 28. A resolution accepting a bid of swim pro in the amount of $51,400 for diving board replacement for the division of parks and recreation item 29. A resolution accepting a bid of site 1 landscape supply in the amount of $140,788.40 for irrigation pike for the division of parks and recreation item 30. A resolution ratifying the permit classified civil service appointments of Gretchen Olivera, customer account specialist, grade 512 and 17.869 hourly in the division of Lex Call, effective January 20, 2022. Brittany Hall, customer service specialist, grade 510N, 16.996, hourly in the division of Lexco, affected February 2nd, 2022. Tyson Pelkofer, municipal engineer senior, grade 528E, 3169.28, biweekly in the division of engineering, affected February 23, 2022. James Shepard, equipment operator, grade 510N, 16.545, hourly in the division of parks and recreation, affected February 16, 2022, item 31. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government executing agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to community Montessori incorporated for storm quality projects that it costs $300,000 item 32. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government executing agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to Lakeshore Village Incorporated for storm water quality projects that it costs $212,932 item 33. A resolution authorizing on behalf of your mechanic to execute an agreement awarding a class B infrastructure incentive grant to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington Incorporated for storm water quality projects that it costs $299,477.60. Item 34. A resolution authorizing on behalf of your mechanic to execute a memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community and Technical College, BCTC, for services related to water quality monitoring in the North Elkhorn watershed at no cost to the urban county government. Item 35. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of your beginning government to execute an agreement with Fayette Mall SPE LLC to install a kiosk at Fayette Mall for officer recruitment for the Division of Community Corrections at a cost not to exceed $4,375. Item 36. A resolution amending resolution 23-2022 to authorize the mayor to execute supplemental agreement number three with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in order to amend the funding agreement for the Wilson Downing sidewalk project item 37. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of your county government to execute agreements with wesley wellesley heights neighborhood association 500 lfucg traffic engineering 500 and the office of the urban county council at a constant to see the sum stated item 38. a resolution authorizing the division of planning on behalf of the urbany government to administer an ex an expanded hearing notification pilot program for one year providing expanded notification for zoning map amendments and application for conditional use and variances to include owner and non-owner occupied addresses based on pva and gis data in in order to promote more transparency in the planning process and to track the efficacy of expanded notification, item 39. A resolution amending resolution 13-2007 to include 509 and 515 South Upper Street as part of the residential parking permit program for the South Hill New Residential Parking Permit Program, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. And item 40, a resolution amending resolution 398-97 to include 401 and 403 Spring Street as part of the residential parking permit program for 421 through 429 Spring Street, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, Council? No? I think several of you maybe have rules to suspend the rules, motions to suspend the rules. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules on item 35, which is a resolution authorizing the kiosk, the public safety kiosk at Fayette Mall. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Sheehan. Any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Did you have another one? Okay. Council Member Lamb. Yes, thank you, Mayor. I am on behalf of the administration asking for two suspensions. Resolution number 26 is accepting the bid of overhead door company for the community corrections. and number 28 is accepting the bid of swim pro for diving board replacements. So move. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. Council Member Sheehan. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I'd like to make a motion. We'd give number 29 a second reading. this is something that we've been wanting for a long time with the irrigation piping at lakeside so moved is there a second council member mccurrin seconds all right thank you are there any others all right we have number 26 28 29 and 35. When you're ready, if you'll give the second reading. Yes, ma'am. Item 26. A resolution accepting the bid of overhead door company of Lexington Incorporated in the amount of $109,000 for replacement of Sally Port doors at the community corrections for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic government takes enter into an agreement with overhead door company of Lexington Incorporated related to the bid. item 28 a resolution accepting a bid of swim pro in the amount of $51,400 for diving board replacement for the division of parks and recreation item 29 a resolution accepting a bit of a site one landscape supply in the amount of 140 thousand seven hundred eighty eight dollars and forty cents for irrigation pipe for the division of parks and recreation and item 35 a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of your beginning government to Execute an agreement with Fayette Mall, S-P-E, LLC to install a kiosk at Fayette Mall for officer recruitment for the Division of Community Corrections at a cost number to receive $4,375. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion? Move to approve. Is there a second? Councilmember Blumman, thank you. All right, when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Yes, ma'am. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Kaye? Yes. Mr. Kloiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Legree? Yes. Mr. McKern? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. And Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. Council members, you have communications from the mayor. If I could have a motion to approve. Thank you. Council member Plowman and then vice mayor Kay seconds. These are all appointments to the new racial justice and equality commission. Are there any questions about the motion? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. Next, you have communications from the mayor for information only. And there are no police or fire disciplines tonight. So it is time for announcements, council members. Council Member Maloney. Thank you, Mayor. And I want to talk about this day. This day is one of the darkest days I ever was being a council member. And some of my colleagues were here. and it was in my district at that time and I just want to recognize Chuck Williams the firefighter from the Luttonton Fade urban county government died on the line of duty death today would mark 25 years it seemed like it was yesterday I remember this day like it was yesterday it's one of the saddest days I've ever remembered being a council member and it was tragedy and it will always be in my memory for the rest of my life and to the fire department You are the best and my heart goes out to you all. Thank you. Yes, thank you for remembering that. Councilmember McCurn. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to share a few photos. I'll try and be brief here, but yesterday we had quite a turnout. We had a fourth and fifth grade classes from Metathorpe Elementary came and we're able to come sit here in council chambers chambers and do a little mock trial session. If you'll go back to that last picture for a second, that little man looks a little familiar. That's my oldest son, Adam. His class, several, they were all the fourth and fifth grade classes were able to come and do a mock council session here. And so I do have a few people I'd like to thank, but it was a great turnout. I think we had 66 kids, quite a little noisy. I apologize to those who are actually working and trying to get work done. I know that several people would pass by and go, what is going on up there? But it was a good time, a lot of fun, a lot of good conversations and questions. I know that many of you, we sit behind this desk and we get to ask questions and have conversations, but they look at it from a completely different scope, a different lens than what we see things through. So it's nice to see things through their eyes for a little bit. But I would like to thank second district legislative aide Alicia Larmore, Council Clerk McKenzie, our council members who came out. We had Council Member Sheehan, Council Member Reynolds, Council Member Brown, and Council Member Baxter. Mayor, thank you for coming by and speaking as well. I know the kids were thrilled to see all of you all. And I'd also like to thank Danny and Annie from Environmental Services. They had a watershed game that the kids got to play, and it was a lot louder out there than it was in here. But it was a great time. Several of the kids at the end of the conversation came by and said that this is by far one of the best field trips that they've ever had. So I was really thrilled to hear that and look forward to doing the next one. Oh, sorry, one more. And thank you to Meadowthorpe Elementary and the teaching staff. So, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Your son did tell me that he thought he would be running for office as soon as he was able. Challenge accepted. No, I'm just kidding. No. Thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Kaye. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to remind council, it's kind of ancient history, but we passed the ARPA stuff this afternoon. Yeah, it's true. And then the question, Council Member Ellinger asked me, well, what's the procedure? And I check with Mr. Barberi. And his opinion is the easiest way to handle it is pretty much like we do with when we have a budget stabilization or fund balance discussion. We approve a list and then essentially we don't take any more formal action. It then goes through the normal budget process. So unless anybody would like to see that differently, that's what we'll do now. Thank you, Mayor. you congratulations to the council um let's see council member lamb thank you mayor and i've just decided to speak after hearing councilmember kern talk about uh bringing in the fourth and fifth graders um there'll be a lot of these moments this year that i'm going to be saying things like this but i hope and pray that those council members that carry forward the torch in the next years that you all will recognize the value of bringing the students in this chamber and having mock council meetings. I remember the very first time I ever had a mock council meeting in this chamber. And I tell you, the kids and the adults, their eyes light up too. But I hope you all will. I encourage you all to make sure that you make those kids matter. Bring them in here. Show them what it's like to be in this council chamber. or don't let them be waiting until they're 30 or 40 or 50 and think that they can run for office. Let them know that they can do it at a much younger age. So I'm hoping that, and I'm going to be cheering you all on to and encouraging you all to do that, and I appreciate Councilman McCorm for doing that because it's our next generation, so we better be molding them, so I'll tell you. Thank you. Thank you. Does anyone else have an announcement? Yes, Councilmember McCurn. Councilmember Lamb, I've got a 10-year-old ready to run for office right now. Yeah. All right. Seeing no other announcements, I believe I understand there's no one signed up for public comments, so I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Move adjourned. Thank you, Vice Mayor. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Thank you so much. We are adjourned. Have a great evening. Thank you.