# Council Work Session - May 24, 2022 > Auto-transcribed civic record · May 24, 2022 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5576 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5576?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2022-05-24 - **Last revised**: July 14, 2026 - **Length**: 5,001 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 Urban County Council met on May 24, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber on the 2nd Floor of the Government Center, with Mayor Linda Gorton presiding. The council addressed nine agenda items during the session, taking nine motions and votes on various matters. The meeting included two public comment periods—one for issues on the agenda and one for issues not on the agenda—during which a total of eight members of the public provided comments. The council approved several significant items, including requested rezonings and docket approvals, budget amendments, and new business items. The council also heard presentations and continuing business matters, which were approved. Additionally, the council received informational reports from council members and the mayor. The meeting followed a standard agenda structure that allowed for public input both on matters under consideration and on other issues of community concern. ## Attendance **Present:** Linda Gorton, Kay, Moloney, Ellinger, J. Brown, McCurn, Lamb, Sheehan, Kloiber, Worley, F. Brown, Baxter, Bledsoe, Reynolds, Plomin, LeGris **Absent:** Thurman, Conrad, Farmer, Dugger, Armstrong, Weathers, Martin, Neal, Ford, Scott, Maxwell, Hamilton **Late:** None reported ## Votes and Decisions The following motions were voted on and passed by voice vote during the May 24, 2022 meeting: - **Approval of the docket as amended** [timestamp: 00:05:31] Motion by Baxter, seconded by Sheehan. Passed. - **Approval of the May 10, 2022 work session summary** [timestamp: 00:08:20] Motion by Plomin, seconded by Sheehan. Passed. - **Approval of budget amendments** [timestamp: 00:16:36] Motion by McCurn, seconded by Baxter. Passed. - **Approval of new business items** [timestamp: 00:18:43] Motion by Plowman, seconded by Reynolds. Passed. - **Approval of neighborhood development funds** [timestamp: 00:23:04] Motion by Baxter, seconded by Reynolds. Passed. - **Approval of amendment to residential parking permit program for South Hill** [timestamp: 00:24:13] Motion by Bledsoe, seconded by McCurn. Passed. - **Approval of amendment to residential parking permit program for Bullock Place** [timestamp: 00:24:44] Motion by Bledsoe, seconded by McCurn. Passed. - **Approval of mayor's report** [timestamp: 00:38:53] Motion by Lamb, seconded by Plomin. Passed. - **Adjournment** [timestamp: 00:39:23] Motion by McCurn, seconded by Baxter. Passed. All votes were conducted by voice vote with no recorded abstentions or dissenting votes. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting authorized the following financial actions and contracts: **Program Management and Environmental Services** - L0458-22: Authorization to execute the Second Renewal of the Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc., for annual program management services for Consent Decree implementation and MS4 Permit compliance ($727,119.00) - L0476-22: Authorization to execute an agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the continued operation and maintenance of existing stream flow and precipitation gauges ($118,450.00) **Infrastructure and Transportation** - L0464-22: Authorization to install three (3) speed tables on Douglas Avenue between Newtown Pike and Coffee Tree Lane ($13,500.00) - L0488-22: Authorization to accept a donation from RJ Corman Railroad Group to repair the railroad crossing at Safety City ($9,484.23) **Parks and Recreation Services** - L0507-22: Authorization to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Brandstetter Carroll, Inc., for design of a new community park at Cardinal Run Park North ($700,000.00) - L0508-22: Authorization to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Palmer Engineering Company for design services for Masterson Station Park Improvements and new trails in Jacobson and Whitney Young Parks ($350,760.00) - L0509-22: Authorization to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Element Design for design services for new courts and existing court renovations at nine (9) city parks ($66,000.00) - L0491-22: Authorization to establish Greenville Turf and Tractor as a sole source provider for the purchase of two pieces of golf course maintenance equipment ($45,754.94) - L0510-22: Authorization to abolish one (1) vacant Staff Assistant position and one (1) vacant Skilled Trades Manager position, and create one (1) Parks and Recreation Superintendent position ($30,802.76) - L0489-22: Authorization to accept a donation from Friends of Raven Run ($5,000.00) as a grant match for a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant **Community Support and Services** - L0485-22: Authorization to execute a Purchase of Service Agreement with the Lexington Pride Center to provide programmatic support for the LGBTQ+ community ($5,000.00) - L0496-22: Authorization to execute a Purchase of Service Agreement with the Lexington Pride Festival to support the annual LGBTQ festival in downtown Lexington ($2,500.00) - L0497-22: Authorization to execute an agreement with Fayette Mall for implementation of kiosks for officer recruitment ($3,600.00) - L0502-22: Authorization to accept an additional federal award from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support child care expenses for the Extended School Program ($116,221.30) **Emergency Services and Equipment** - L0500-22: Authorization to approve Meridian Medical Technologies Inc. as a sole source provider to purchase DuoDote™ Auto-Injectors for Lexington's hospitals and Fire/EMS ($15,327.00) - L0486-22: Authorization to establish Atlantic Emergency Solutions as a sole source provider for proprietary parts and repair of Pierce Manufacturing fire apparatus ($0.00) - L0487-22: Authorization to donate a 1986 Pierce Arrow fire engine to Fayette County Public Schools ($0.00) **Property and Facility Agreements** - L0481-22: Authorization to execute stipulations for an easement and accept an easement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, for property at 3301 Leestown Road ($0.00) - L0484-22: Authorization to execute a Site Access Agreement with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for a cell tower at Deer Haven Park ($0.00) - L0514-22: Authorization to approve Machinex Technologies as a sole source provider for parts and services for equipment at the Materials Recovery Facility ($0.00) **Other Actions** - L0505-22: Authorization to execute an amendment to the Ashland Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Action Match Agreement extending the project to August 31, 2022 ($0.00) ## Public Comment Several community members and officials shared remarks during the meeting, highlighting recent events and recognizing individuals for their contributions. **Nick Rowe** [timestamp: 00:12:11] expressed gratitude for a proclamation recognizing his 35 years of service to the water industry and community. He emphasized the importance of integrity, character, and service over personal accolades. **Plowman** [timestamp: 00:26:21] announced the 50th anniversary celebration of LexArts featuring Horsemania and shared personal news that his legislative aide, Eve Wallingford, is getting married. **Baxter** [timestamp: 00:27:30] reported on the successful inaugural Food Truck Friday event, which drew approximately 3,000 attendees. He also thanked the vice mayor for attending a park dedication ceremony. **Bledsoe** [timestamp: 00:28:01] announced an upcoming stormwater meeting and expressed enthusiasm about pool openings. He informed the council of a road closure at Clay's Mill scheduled during summer break. **Reynolds** [timestamp: 00:31:17] highlighted the fire awards banquet and a community music festival. He also honored Victor Palomino, a key figure in bilingual community outreach, who is relocating to Northern California. **McCurn** [timestamp: 00:32:22] congratulated Kinetic by Windstream on their groundbreaking ceremony, noting the event's success despite rain. He shared a recap of a busy weekend of community activities. **James Brown** [timestamp: 00:33:28] reflected on a packed weekend of community events, including Radio Eyes' anniversary and a tree planting. He praised Nick Rowe as a role model for retirement engagement. **Lamb** [timestamp: 00:36:42] shared emotional reflections on attending graduations for NAMI, Audrey Grievous Center, and Family Care Center, emphasizing the importance of community support and uplifting others. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda [timestamp: 00:04:30] No public comments were submitted for issues on the agenda. ## Requested Rezonings/Docket Approval [timestamp: 00:05:00] The docket was presented for approval with proposed amendments. Key speakers on this agenda item included Baxter, Sheehan, McCurn, and Reynolds. The docket approval included two main modifications: * **Zone Map Amendment Public Hearing**: A public hearing was scheduled for a zone map amendment. * **Brannon Run Resolution**: A resolution to recognize Brannon Run was added to the docket. The docket was approved with these amendments in place. ## Approval of Summary The May 10, 2022 work session summary was presented for approval [timestamp: 00:08:20]. Key speakers Plomin and Sheehan addressed this agenda item. The summary was approved without dissent. ## Budget Amendments A motion to approve budget amendments was presented and subsequently passed. [timestamp: 00:16:36] **Key Speakers and Discussion** The agenda item involved presentations and discussion from Council Members McCurn, Baxter, Farmer, and Conrad. **Concerns Raised** Council Member Baxter raised questions during the discussion regarding two specific aspects of the proposed amendments: - Kiosk placement - Project scope **Outcome** The motion to approve the budget amendments was approved. ## New Business [timestamp: 00:18:43] The council addressed several new business items, which were ultimately approved following discussion among council members. **Items Presented** The new business agenda included park design contracts, donation agreements, and service contracts for council consideration. **Discussion and Concerns** Council members Ellinger, Bledsoe, James Brown, Wells, Conrad, and Farmer participated in the discussion. During deliberation, council members raised questions regarding project timelines and implementation details related to the presented items. **Outcome** All new business items were approved by the council. ## Continuing Business/Presentations [timestamp: 00:23:41] A partial report from the April 19, 2022 Planning and Public Safety Committee was presented during this agenda item. The presentation focused on amendments to the residential parking permit program affecting two areas: South Hill and Bullock Place. Key speakers during this discussion included James Brown, Bledsoe, McCurn, and Legree. The residential parking permit program amendments were presented for consideration and received approval from the body. The specific details of the proposed changes to the program for these two neighborhoods were discussed among the committee members and attendees present at the meeting. **Outcome:** The residential parking permit program amendments for South Hill and Bullock Place were approved. ## Council Reports Council members provided updates on community initiatives and organizational milestones during this informational segment [timestamp: 00:26:21]. **Speakers and Topics** The following council members shared reports: - Plowman - Baxter - Bledsoe - Reynolds - McCurn - Lamb **Updates Presented** Council members discussed several community programs and events, including: - LexArts initiatives - Food Truck Friday - Mental health support programs - Community graduations and organizational milestones **Outcome** This segment was informational in nature, with council members sharing updates on ongoing community activities and programs without formal action items or debate. ## Mayor's Report Mayor Gorton presented reflections on community graduations and the importance of support systems during this agenda item. [timestamp: 00:38:53] The presentation emphasized the impact of uplifting individuals in need within the community. Mayor Gorton shared observations about graduations as significant community milestones and discussed how support systems play a vital role in helping individuals succeed. **Key Speakers:** - Mayor Gorton - Lamb **Outcome:** The item was approved. ## Public Comment - Issues Not on Agenda [timestamp: 00:39:23] No public comments were submitted for issues not on the agenda. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve May 28, 2022 council meeting docket - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place ordinance #4 (An Ordinance changing the zone from an Agricultural Urban (A-U) zone to a Planned Neighborhood Residential (R-3) zone, for 14.773 net (15.519 gross) acres, for property located at 4630 Old Schoolhouse Lane) on the docket with a public hearing on Tuesday June 21, 2022 at 5:30pm - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approve and Refer to Docket to place on the docket for the May 26, 2022 Council Meeting a resolution recognizing that the tributary flowing through the Dogwood Trace subdivision is named “Brannon Run” from the point of its origin to the point of its confluence with South Elkhorn Creek - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place ordinance #3 (An Ordinance changing the zone from a Highway Service Business (B-3) zone to a Light Industrial (I-1) zone, for 7.997 net (8.187 gross) acres, and from a Planned Shopping Center (B-6P) zone to a Light Industrial (I-1) zone, for 0.00 net (0.65 gross) acre, for a property located at 2417 Georgetown Rd.) without a hearing - **Motion** — passed (0-0): amend the agenda to have proclamation now - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the May 10, 2022 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): approve an amendment to the Residential Parking Permit Program for South Hill - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve an amendment to the Residential Parking Permit Program for Bullock Place - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the Mayor's Report - **Motion** — passed (0-0): adjourn at 3:36PM --- ## Full transcript And all that I have, I give my all to you. All, all my love, baby. And all this love is waiting for you. My baby, my darling. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm going to go. Thank you. Thank you. So, I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Urban County Council work session of May the 24th, 2020. And the first item of business is public comment for issues on the agenda. And it looks like no one signed up. So next item of business is approval of the docket. Moved approved. Thank you. Second. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Seconds. Are there questions about the docket? Walk ons? Anything at all? Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I move to schedule a public hearing for item number four on the docket, Zone Map Amendment PLN MAR 22-00005, Calgill Development LLC, 4630 Old Schoolhouse Lane on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 5.30 p.m. So moved. Great. Thank you. Council member Sheehan seconds. Are there questions? 21st at 530. Yeah. Any other questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes and council member Baxter has one more. Thank you. I move to place on the docket for the May 26, 2022 Council meeting a resolution recognizing that the tributary flowing through the Dogwood Trace subdivision is named Brannon Run from the point of its origin to the point of its confluence with South Elkhorn Creek. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Sheehan seconds. Are there any questions? All right. Seeing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. That's all, thank you. Okay, Council Member McCurran. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket item number three without a public hearing, an order in changing the zone from highway service business B3 zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 7.997 net acres, and from a planned shopping center zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 0.00 net acres for property located 2417 georgetown road so move thank you thank you heard i heard council member reynolds first any questions all right all those in favor please say aye is anyone opposed okay that motion passes anything else for the docket all right all those in favor of approving the docket as amended please say aye Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Okay. Councilmember Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to amend the agenda and add under continuing business presentations number D for the proclamation for Nick Rowe to move that to the next item so that they don't have to stay around here and wait until the whole thing's over. Somebody needs to go run the water, right? Exactly. So moved. Thank you. I heard, I think, Council Member Sheehan seconded. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. Now, approval of the May 10th work session summary. I need a motion to approve. Move approval. Second. Vice Mayor moves. Council Member Plumman, thank you for the second. Any questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Okay, that motion passes. Next up is budget amendments. Could I have a motion to approve? Aye. Council Member Plumman? The motion was to move. It's your presentation. Oh, I thought you moved it to the beginning of business. Oh, excuse me. I misunderstood the motion. I thought we were moving it to the beginning of presentations. We're going to do you right now. Thank you. Thank you. Welcome. Is this a surprise at all? Yeah. We think this is a little bit of a surprise. We're not sure how much, right? I'm just told to be here. Good. Okay. Nick Rowe, please join me. I'm glad some of the surprise was kept. Sure. Okay. Nick Rowe, Senior Vice President of American Water, has been a leader in our community for many years. He has had a significant impact on our business community, mentoring many businessmen and women. Nick, you will be missed by our community. We wish you nothing but the best in retirement. And so I'd like to read this proclamation and then ask you if you'd like to say a few words, and then we'll get a photo. Sure. All right. So, whereas Nick Rowe has dedicated 35 years to the provision of quality, reliable water service to communities, including more than 20 years of service right here in Lexington Fayette County, and whereas Nick has served as a mentor to countless business and community leaders, as well as youth throughout the course of his career, and whereas Nick has been an active, strong, visible community and business leader, contributing to the success of multiple community organizations and championing inclusivity and opportunity for all, and served as the first African-American chair of Commerce Lexington's Board of Trustees and the second African-American chair of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. And whereas, as a proud native Kentuckian, Nick has been true to his roots by supporting Kentucky businesses, Kentucky citizens, and University of Kentucky Athletics as a faithful, true blue fan, even though you're wearing purple today, and whereas Nick will conclude his professional career in the water industry in 2022, with May 24, 2022, serving as his last day in office as a senior vice president of American Water. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare May 24, 2022, Nick Rode in Lexington. Congratulations and thank you for your sake. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council. You know, I've been in this chamber a lot of times over the years, but for nothing like this. Don't get into that. No, I'm humbled by the award. I really appreciate it. You know, I got an award this morning at Bluegrass Tomorrow, and I say awards are great, but awards seem to be personal, but it really is about your coworkers, our company, and how we have served this community for over 100-something years. It's about your family members and others who have sacrificed along the journey as my wife has. We're celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary on December 16th. And we've been dating since she was 16. So she's a youngster, but we've been dating quite a while. And this community is a place that we're committed to as a company. I'm committed to as a resident. I plan on staying here in the central Kentucky region and maybe be a snowbird in the winter, play a little golf, stay on a couple boards, stay engaged in the community. But I hope that along this journey, I've done things with integrity and character. At the end of the day, you know, over the last two months, I've gone to a lot of these different ceremonies where people give me awards or I got emails and texts. and I tell the team, nobody's ever asked me where I live, how big your house is. Nobody's ever asked me about what type of car you drove. Nobody even asked me about my title. But people remember how you treated them back in 2008 or 2009 or 2012. I've got emails from all around the country. I think that's so important for us as a community when you think about where we are today in a very divisive country and places where bigotry and hatred and other things prevail, that it's very important to us to live a life, a godly life, so people see a little bit of him in us. And I think that's important. I hope through that process, through agreements or disagreements, this council, this mayor, and others before you have saw a little bit of him in me. And if I have, I've been a success. Thank you. I appreciate it. Come on, let's go to the university. I hope you're not seeing a turn. Sorry. Just let me down on a cigarette. No. One, two, three. One, two, three. Thank you. Okie doke. Now we are ready for budget amendments. If I could have a motion to approve. Motion to approve. Council Member McCurn. Second was Council Member Baxter. And if you have questions, please log in. I see none. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And could I have a motion to approve new business, please? So moved. Second. Council Member Plowman and second by Council Member Reynolds. And please log in if you have questions. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I have two questions. So first on item N, I don't know if Director Farmer has to come down. Did you say N? N. Number N, as in Nancy. Okay, Director Farmer's here. Yes. Just curious if this is the same kiosk that we've been using, or are we moving locations, and then what success have we seen so far? Yes. So our original contract with them ended on May 23rd. We decided to extend it for three more months. It still includes all the public safety, so us police fire and E911. We've asked to relocate to a different location inside of the mall. We're still waiting to see if we were able to do that just because of the other ones that they've rented out. So we're waiting for an answer for that. I can't speak for the other divisions, but I know with us, I know for sure that we've had one person that has came and applied from that kiosk. Our class just started Monday of 17 in it, so i'm very proud of that number considering all of the negative publicity that we had going on with the detention center in the last few months that our numbers at 17. but we're talking to them this week so we will be able to get an answer of where they heard about our advertisement to see what's working and what's not working if we need to to review where we're advertising to get a you know change some things up there awesome that's great thank you so much and then my second one is item T. All right. Director Conrad's here. I feel like we have been here before with this topic, so I just was curious if this was something different. I thought we had already gone to bid on this at one point and kind of gone through the process. I'm just curious what the difference is with this one. Thank you. It's a great question. It is a lot to keep up with. This is phase two of the sport court. So this is the 10 million in master plan funds. So these are the courts associated with that sport court package. Those courts include Constitution, Picadome, Shillitoe, tennis courts. Yes, Woodland, Mount Tabor, Marlboro, Meadowbrook, Pine Meadows and Lansdowne Merrick. So that's tennis, basketball, all different kinds of courts. That is correct. And this is just the design phase. Okay, great. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. That's all. Thank you, Mayor. Okay, thank you. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. And you can come back. Mine is on R. And we've been I see Council Member Bledsoe just signed in, so you probably are going to want to ask the same things so you probably want to stay around here i was just going to if you would we've been talking about this for a long time and can you tell us where we are and what's our long-term plan here or short-term plan because it's been a long-term plan going forward yes thank you council member it has been a very long time coming thanks to everyone really for funding this project it's going to be a legacy project for parks and recreation and our community so at this point we are asking to award and execute the contract with Branstetter Carroll for design of the park. That will also involve the beginnings of the community engagement phase, talking to our neighbors, talking to our stakeholders, and then really coming up with the design for the park. And what's the time frame on that? So that will take about a year. And then our goal, of course, is still to meet the ARPA deadlines of getting the project complete. By the end of 2026. Sounds good. That's all I have, and I think Council Member Bledsoe probably has some questions, too. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you. I don't have questions. I'm just thrilled beyond a shadow of a doubt. I've funded this at different points since 2015. And so to finally get to the point that we don't just have funding available, we're actually executing a contract for design to move forward. And this will be the top, I believe, 200 acres, nearly 200 acres, top five largest parks in the city, which will be fantastic. I can't wait, and I'll be back to help cut the ribbon. So thank you for your work. Thank you. Very good. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I have a question about Item I. It looks like this is going to be a program or a partnership with Fayette County Public Schools. I just want to hear more about this initiative. Welcome, Chief Wells. Thank you, Council Members. So, yes, this agreement formalizes the donation of a 1986 fire engine to Eastside. Many of you know that Eastside Technical has a law enforcement and a fire science and EMS program. For us, the value of that truck essentially on the secondary market is scrap, but the value of us collaborating with Eastside is tremendous. I can speak to the fact that we have recruited and hired folks who are participants in that program, and it's something that we're really, really excited to support and really hope to continue and hopefully see flourish. Thank you. Thank you, Chief. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Any other questions about new business? All those in favor of approving, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now we'll go to continuing business, and first I'll need a motion to approve neighborhood development funds. Second. Second. I'm sorry. Okay, Council Member Baxter and then Council Member Reynolds seconded. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And now I'll ask Council Member James Brown to give the Planning and Public Safety. Thank you, Mayor. Mayor, we canceled our Planning and Public Safety Committee meeting for today. However, I do have a partial report out summary from the April 19, 2022 committee meeting so those items can move forward. And I believe there is a public hearing for these items as well. Council Member Legree referred residential parking permit program amendments for South Hill and Bullock Place to committee. There was no discussion on these and the committee agreed to move them forward. The motion by Council Member Bledsoe to approve the amendment to the residential parking permit program for South Hill was seconded by Council Member McCurn, and the motion passed without dissent. So on behalf of the committee, I so move. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Baxter. Any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And then there was also a motion by Council Member Bledsoe to approve the amendment to the residential parking permit program for Bullock Place, seconded by Council Member McCurn, and that motion passed without dissent. So on behalf of the committee, I so move. All right. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Legree. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. The full April 19, 2022 committee summary will be reported out at work session on June the 21st, 2022, after it receives committee approval. That concludes my partial report out. Thank you, Mayor. All right. Thank you very much. Next, we have a public hearing on those two items, the residential parking permit program amendments to South Hill and Bullock Place. and I'll go ahead and declare the public hearing open and ask if there's anyone from the public who'd like to speak to the issues. I see no one, so I'll go ahead and close the public hearing. Thank you very much. Now, council members, it's time for council reports. Anybody? Ah, there we have one. Council Member Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. As I've mentioned before, this is the 50th anniversary for LexArts, and they're celebrating with Horsemania. This is the third time Horsemania is coming back. Just to mark your calendars, on Saturday, June 18th, and Sunday, June 19th, at Henry Clay Estate, you can see all the finished horses. So that would be a fun thing to take families to, but they're all going to be at Ashland on Saturday the 18th, Sunday the 19th. And then I have some special news in that Eve Wallingford, my legislative aide, is marrying her Adam this upcoming Friday night. So Adam and Eve are finally getting married. And so she will be in tomorrow and then she'll be out for a week and a half. But we're real excited in my office that they're getting married. So thank you, Mayor. That's great. Congratulations to them. All right. Next is Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I have a couple pictures I want to share. So last Friday, May the 13th, was our first Food Truck Friday event, and it was an overwhelming success. I think we have estimated about 3,000 people showed up. It was insane and wonderful all at the same time. So we are currently looking at future dates where we can host another, but the community really came behind us, and they were so excited to be there, and there was community members from all over Lexington, so it was a wonderful event. And then next, I wanted to give a special thank you to Vice Mayor Kay for standing in for me at the dedication ceremony of our labyrinth at Wellington Park. It was a beautiful day and a really nice event that was well attended. So thank you, Vice Mayor. And that's all. Thank you, Mayor. Very nice. Thank you. Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Mayor. Just a few things. One, we're going to have a stormwater water quality meeting tonight at Beaumont YMCA at 630 for those who are being impacted by some potential improvements to the stormwater system in the Roswell area. So that's at 630 at Beaumont. And then, too, I'm just really thrilled to see the pool announcements last week. I'm excited for them to open up this weekend. I'm glad we have staff to actually have our pools back. I'm thankful for the investment that we've made, and it's going to be good. On the way to the Southland Park, you may notice that we're still working on Clay's Mill. And we're going to be closing another intersection during our summer break, the one at Rosemont Garden and Lane Allen from Tuesday, May 31st until Friday, August 5th. Again, this was a matter of trying to be wise with our time and money and resources and not try to mitigate as much as possible the long-term impact of that improvement, but it is going to be substantial. And I apologize in advance for everyone who lives in that area who will have to be gracious, so please use Pasadena, please avoid Clay's Mill, and hopefully that will be open before school starts and then lastly we have so many amazing musical things happening right now between moon dance and tall sound and there's a lot so if you're wanting a concert there are places to go invite two this week at moon dance and then the southland street fair is returning june 11th so go ahead and save the date it's june 11th from three to six three nine ish and it should be a great time and when tall sound is continuing to to do their programs and their free concerts on Sundays as well. So, thank you. Thank you. Council member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to mention a few things that happened this past weekend. One was the annual fire awards banquet. And as council members, we try to be everywhere and attend everything and do everything. And we can't, and it's hard when we can't attend certain things and we're not able to be everywhere. But I'm thankful that I was able to go to the banquet on Saturday. And I just wanted to congratulate once again everyone that got a promotion or an award. We're really lucky to have a fabulous fire department and public safety departments. And so I just wanted to mention that once again. And then Saturday, the Greater Garden Site Association hosted its first little community music festival in Garden Springs Park. And it was really fun to see so many constituents and families, kids out playing, local youth playing music. There were some food trucks and it was a really great time until some bad weather came in and I think that it cut off the electricity for a little bit. But before that, it was really nice. And so the Greater Garden Site Association is doing some really good work at trying to breathe life into the Alexandria Drive and Lane Allen area, working with businesses and residents, and they just keep doing wonderful activities for the community. So I'm thankful that I'm part of that organization. And then lastly, I wanted to mention a special community member who is leaving Lexington. His name is Victor Palomino, and he has worked at Lex Radio for the past four years. And Victor has done about five people's job all at once for that community radio station. And he has made sure that vital information has gotten out to the immigrant community and to the Spanish speaking population. And if it were not for Victor, I think a lot of folks in our community would not know what was going on during COVID. And I worked very closely with him over the past few years, including having a monthly program about council work and what council is doing in Spanish. And he has just been a huge asset to the Lexington area and he's going to be missed. He's going to be in Northern California going to another station to help them build their bilingual programming. But I just wanted to wish him the best and say how thankful we were to have him in Lexington. Very nice, thank you. Councilmember McCurn. Thank you Mayor. I wanted to give a congratulations to Kinetic by Windstream on their groundbreaking ceremony that we had yesterday I believe. It was a rainy day but a successful event and a great attendance. Councilmember Baxter and Councilmember Brown, James Brown, were able to attend and then Chief Development Officer Kevin Atkins was there as well and gave some good remarks. The location is another spot in the Coldstream Research Campus, 160 jobs, but won't just bring jobs to the area. It will also bring tourism to Lexington as this will be their training center headquarters as well. So I'm excited that we will have a ribbon cutting hopefully by the end of this year. But congratulations to them. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And I think Council Member McCurron couldn't remember if that event was yesterday because there's been so much going on these last few days. I think this past weekend was probably one of the busiest weekends I've experienced since COVID. So I think that's a good sign that things are getting back to normal, for good or for bad. So I'm just going to recap my weekend. Last Friday I went to Radio Eyes, anniversary celebration, 30-plus years. And if folks aren't familiar with Radio Eyes, I would advise you to look them up. They provide very needed service to so many in our community. where they have a radio station that reads news and other literature to folks with hearing disabilities. And just to feel the emotion in that room when they were recognizing all the volunteers and staff in that room. Did I say hearing or sight? Sight disabilities. Yeah, my bad. Yeah, so it just, you know, these people were doing this work and are continuing to do this work based off of what's in their heart and what they feel is best for people that need that service. And then Saturday morning, Trees Lexington that everybody is familiar with. I mean, they're planting so many trees so fast all over the place. Did a massive tree planting in the East End neighborhood off of Shropshire between the neighborhood and the school. They planted 27 trees. That was a great community event. they actually reached out and folks from the neighborhoods came and participated as well as other leaders in the in the community participated as well then myself councilmember mccurney council member baxter went to l bar for an affordable housing forum commissioner lantern was there and there's a lot of folks interested in in housing in our community and in the options and how to how to purchase housing so and then that night i mean that was a that was a great event And then that night, Community Inspired Solutions, now called Community Inspired Lexington. It's a grassroots organization here in Lexington as well. One of the founders, Mike Thomas, passed a few years ago. And Rebecca Webb, the other co-founder, has been pushing that organization and its initiatives for the last few years with a strong team of volunteers. So they do a great job and they had a celebration Saturday night at the Carnegie Center. So I just wanted to recognize all the people in our community that are doing good work. And I think there's opportunities for us to continue to support them going forward. And then I'll also say congratulations to Nick Rowe on his retirement. He's been a great example and role model in our community. and I was going to say it while he was here, but I think he'll get the message. When you retire, that doesn't mean you just get to go sit home and watch the TV. Folks will call you, and I know a lot of people that have retired that are even busier now in retirement than they were in their full career. So I think there's going to be a lot of opportunity for us to reach out to Mr. Rowe and get him back involved. So congratulations to him, and thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Any other council reports? All right. We have a rather lengthy mayor's report. Yes, I'm sorry. Oh, Council Member Lamb, you jumped right in there. I slow on the trigger. No, I guess I wanted to add some of the events that everybody's talking about and some that have been really special to me was this past Thursday night when we went to, several of us got to go to the NAMI graduation that was in person this year. That's the National Association of Mental Illness. And it was so awesome. That courtroom was full of people of support. And I believe they recognized 10 graduates, I think, and each and every one of them were special. And it was just awesome to be able to hold up so many people that came together and continue to come together to help so many people along the path when they have struggles. And then this morning, I got to go to the Audrey Grievous Center of their graduation. And it's the same thing to me. It's holding up people that just need, they need to have support. And once they have that support, then they can conquer and they can achieve what they need to achieve. And I just think that I get all mushy anymore because it's just me. But if we keep doing that in our daily lives and keep holding people up, being positive, being a support system, you know you just never know who that special person is that you're going to walk along beside them and they're going to you're going to be that that that positive note that they needed to have that day and uh just you know always just like mr rose said you know always um always uh walk walk in the light of of whatever you believe in the higher higher authority and and uh i just think that and then this afternoon tonight we get to go to the family care center graduation and celebrate with that group of our community members. And, you know, these are people that have had real struggles in their lives, and it's just exciting that we get to support them and to be able to be part of that. So that's it. Thanks. Thank you. Anyone else? All right. Now there's a mayor's report. If I could have a motion to approve. Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Council Member Plumman seconds. Are there questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Now, is anyone signed up for public comment issues not on the agenda? I don't think so. Quinn will check it out. Thank you very much. All right, then it is time to have a motion to adjourn. Okay, several seconds. All those in favor, say aye. We are adjourned. Thank you very much. so