# Council Work Session - June 14, 2022 > Auto-transcribed civic record · June 14, 2022 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5592 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5592?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2022-06-14 - **Last revised**: June 14, 2022 - **Length**: 4,908 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 Council convened on June 14, 2022, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Mayor Linda Gorton presiding. The council addressed four agenda items during the session, including public comment periods, approval of meeting summaries, new business items, and continuing business with presentations. The council conducted four votes throughout the meeting, with items related to approval of summaries and new business receiving approval. Two members of the public provided comments on agenda-related issues during the designated public comment period. The meeting included both informational presentations and actionable items that required council deliberation and voting. ## Attendance The meeting on June 14, 2022 had 11 members present and 4 members absent. **Present:** • Moloney • Ellinger • J. Brown • McCurn • Lamb • Sheehan • Kloiber • F. Brown • Bledsoe • Reynolds • Plomin **Absent:** • Kay • LeGris • Worley • Baxter No members arrived late to the meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The meeting included four motions, all of which passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. **Approval of Summary** [timestamp: 00:30] Ellinger motioned to approve the summary, with a second by Plomin. The motion passed by voice vote. **Approval of New Business** [timestamp: 01:00] Sheehan made a motion to approve new business, seconded by Lamb. The motion passed by voice vote. **Human Resources Text Amendments** [timestamp: 02:00] Sheehan motioned to approve the Human Resources Proposed Text Amendments covering Chapters 21 and 22, with Plomin providing the second. The motion passed by voice vote. **Motion to Adjourn** [timestamp: 04:06] Bledsoe moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Plomin. The motion passed by voice vote. All votes were conducted by voice vote rather than roll call, so individual member positions were not recorded. No opposition or abstentions were noted for any of the motions. ## Budget and Financial Actions The council considered several significant financial items totaling over $50 million in funding authorizations and grants. The largest item was Resolution 0597-22, authorizing an ordinance to allow the issuance of $39,050,000 in Industrial Revenue Bonds for the Speigle Heights Redevelopment Project. This represents a major economic development initiative for the community. Federal ARPA funding was allocated through Resolution 0588-22, which authorized $4,000,000 for a Transitional Housing Pilot Project to be administered by the Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas Counties. This funding aims to address housing needs in the region. Two substantial training grants were accepted by the council. Resolution 0598-22 authorized acceptance of a $3,595,162 Fire Training Incentive Grant, while Resolution 0599-22 approved a $3,433,110 Police Training Incentive Grant. These grants will enhance training capabilities for public safety departments. Environmental initiatives received support through Resolution 0594-22, which authorized acceptance of a $4,000 award from the Energy and Environment Cabinet specifically for waste tire disposal and recycling programs. Infrastructure improvements were addressed in Resolution 0600-22, authorizing Contract Modification No. 2 with Palmer Engineering for the Town Branch Trail Phase V project. This modification adds $43,500 to the existing contract for continued trail development. The combined financial actions represent significant investments in housing, public safety training, environmental programs, economic development, and recreational infrastructure, demonstrating the council's commitment to diverse community needs and improvements. ## Public Comment Two members of the public provided comments during the meeting, both addressing the Transitional Housing Pilot Project. **Fred Brown** [timestamp: 01:30] requested additional information about the proposed use of ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds for the transitional housing initiative. Brown specifically asked whether the federal funds would be utilized to purchase residential properties for the project. **James Brown** [timestamp: 02:00] followed with questions about the operational details of the transitional housing project. Brown inquired about what types of housing would be included in the program and asked about the planned concentration or distribution of housing units within the community. Both speakers focused their comments on seeking clarification about the scope and implementation of the transitional housing pilot project, with particular interest in funding sources and housing arrangements. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one primary contested item that generated significant debate among council members. **Transitional Housing Pilot Project** A heated discussion emerged regarding the proposed use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a transitional housing pilot project. The debate centered on two main concerns: the appropriateness of using federal relief funds to purchase residential properties and questions about the geographic concentration of transitional housing units within the community. Council members engaged in extensive deliberation about the financial and policy implications of the proposal. The discussion revealed differing perspectives on how ARPA funds should be allocated and whether property acquisition represented the most effective use of these federal resources for addressing housing needs. Additional concerns were raised about the potential impact of concentrating multiple transitional housing units in specific areas of the jurisdiction. Some council members questioned whether this approach would best serve both the residents of the transitional housing and the broader community. The nature of the discussion was characterized as particularly intense, suggesting strong opinions on multiple sides of the issue. However, the available information does not specify which individual council members took particular positions or what the final outcome of the debate was regarding the transitional housing pilot project funding. This contested item highlighted broader policy questions about federal fund utilization, housing strategy, and community planning that appear to have generated substantial disagreement among the governing body. ## Public Comment - Issues on Agenda [timestamp: 00:00] The meeting opened with a public comment period dedicated to issues listed on the agenda. This segment provided an opportunity for community members to address the governing body regarding specific items scheduled for discussion during the meeting. No specific speakers or comments were documented for this public comment period. The agenda item served as the standard opening for public input on matters that would be formally considered by the body during the course of the meeting. This was an informational segment with no formal action taken, consistent with typical public comment procedures that allow community participation before official business begins. ## Approval of Summary [timestamp: 00:30] The council considered approval of the summary from the previous meeting. Council members Ellinger and Plomin participated in the discussion of this agenda item. The council voted to approve the summary of the previous meeting without recorded objections or amendments. No specific concerns were raised during the discussion of this procedural item. **Outcome:** The summary was approved. ## New Business [timestamp: 01:00] The council addressed several new business items during this portion of the meeting, with Fred Brown and James Brown serving as the primary speakers for the discussion. The main focus of the new business segment centered on the authorization of various grants and contracts that required council approval. The speakers presented these items for consideration, though the specific details of the individual grants and contracts were not detailed in the available materials. During the discussion, both Fred Brown and James Brown provided information to support the proposed authorizations. The council members engaged with the presented materials and evaluated the merits of the various funding requests and contractual agreements under consideration. The new business items proceeded through the standard review process, with council members having the opportunity to ask questions and raise any concerns about the proposed authorizations. The discussion appeared to be routine in nature, focusing on the administrative aspects of approving the necessary funding mechanisms and contractual arrangements. Following the presentation and discussion of the new business items, the council moved to approve the measures. All proposed grants and contracts that were presented during this segment received approval from the council members. The successful approval of these new business items allows the relevant departments and programs to move forward with their planned activities and initiatives that depend on the authorized funding and contractual arrangements. ## Continuing Business/Presentations [timestamp: 02:00] Councilmember Susan Lamb provided a summary of the General Government & Social Services Committee meeting during the continuing business portion of the meeting. The presentation served an informational purpose, allowing Lamb to update the full council on matters discussed in the committee setting. As a standard practice, committee chairs or members often report back to the full council on committee activities to ensure all councilmembers remain informed about ongoing business across different areas of municipal governance. The item was categorized as informational, meaning no formal action was required from the council following Lamb's presentation. This type of committee report helps maintain transparency and coordination between the various committees and the full council body. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the June 7, 2022 work session summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve new business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the Human Resources Proposed Text Amendments (Chapters 21 and 22) as presented at the May 10, 2022 General Government & Social Services Committee meeting - **Motion** — passed (0-0): abolish the Urban County Arts Review Board and transfer the duties and powers to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Public Arts Commission and recognizing the completion of the Public Arts Master Plan - **Motion** — passed (13-1): to place on the docket for the June 23, 2022 Council meeting an ordinance suspending Section 16-403(2)(c) of the Code of Ordinances, which authorizes the adjustment of the water quality management fee based on the Consumer Price Index, for FY2023, and instead increasing the water quality management fee for each parcel from $5.23 to $5.37 per equivalent residential unit per month, effective July 1, 2022 - **Motion** — passed (0-0): refer an evaluation of the percent for the arts resolution to the General Government & Social Services Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): refer minimizing over concentration of Social Services in neighborhoods to the Planning & Public Safety Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): adjourn at 3:57pm --- ## Full transcript The Thank you. Thank you. People please. People, finish your conversations. Please find your seats. We'd like to get started. Thank you. So, Urban County Council work session, June 14th, 2022. The first item on the agenda is public comment for issues that are on the agenda. Is there anybody signed up to speak for issues on the agenda? Seeing none, thank you. We'll move on. Requested rezonings and docket approval. Not, there are none this week. Approval of the summary from June 7th, 2022. Is there a motion? Second. Motion by Council Member Ellinger, a second by Council Member Plowman. Any discussion of the motion? Seeing none, all in favor please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. There are no budget amendments for this week. New business, is there a motion? Second. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? New business. Council Member Fred Brown. Thank you, Vice Mayor. First item is A. That would be the authorization to award $4 million of federal American Rescue Plan money for transitional housing. Mr. Lanter, when I was reading the information there, you're going to use some of that money to buy some residents, is that correct? yes sir one of the things that actually excited us about this project we did we solicited bids and had looked at a couple of different options Community Action Council is going to provide transitional housing for as many as 75 households and part of how they're going to do that is actually acquire some scatter site units and the advantage to that is at the end of the project because you know we're not going to fund this is a pilot project we're only funding it for a little over a year they're now going to own some property that's going be able to be used for permanent housing so by we're sort of getting a double bang for our buck we're providing transitional housing and we're also going to be now have additional permanent affordable housing units in the system for you know essentially the same cost as if we had gone out and leased a bunch of property this is kind of new in the realm of what the government does is that not correct I mean as far as buying houses I know the feds do and section 8 and the housing they buy properties but this is the first time that we've probably tried this well we LFUCG won't won't own the property the the Community Action Council will be the developer in this case and they'll own the property so it's really very similar to how we do the affordable housing fund okay what we will do is we will finance it with these funds and then we will place a deed restriction on the property that says it has to be used for affordable housing for a period of years. So in fact, we're going to use the same deed restriction that we use in the Affordable Housing Fund. So those will be units that Community Action actually lets people live in for no charge? Is that? No, there will be a, for this program, there will probably be no charge in the transitional piece. But once they convert that to affordable housing, there's going to be a rent. There'll be a rental. And it's, you know, because they're going to have to recoup their upkeep costs. So basically, the community action, they will be the landlord then as far as these properties go? Correct. The way those affordable housing properties work once they convert to permanent is they are required to be affordable for people at or below 80% of area median income, which means they can charge rent, but it can't exceed 30% of the annual income of those individuals. And those purchases are going to be throughout Fayette County or just... yeah it's gonna be based on what they're able to identify and acquire we obviously know it's a pretty tight rental market real estate market yeah we're actually already working with them Roy Woods is their purse their point person on that he's been before they even had the contract he's already out doing doing some looking and so what would be appropriate one a little bit you know a little bit more information on that sure yes it's a little different for us but we think it might be a nice okay innovative project thank you one other item. E, police training incentive grant there, Mr. Armstrong. I noticed that that's a sizable over three million dollars to provide eligible police officers with supplemental pay for participation in training programs. Is that for the whole state or is that what is that portion that we get as Fayette county that's for the portion that mentioned in here is just for us yes it's actually eligible to all police officers and firefighters the right above is essentially the same type of fund it's been in place for 30 plus years if I'm not mistaken this is a type of insurance that officers and firefighters continue to attend their in service training with that in the past but this number just looked real large I didn't know that that's the number that allocates out to about $4,300 per officer that's had the training and firefighter. So that's additional monies that will just be given to the officers? Yes, sir. Does that include the jail? No, it is not. Is that just police only? Police only, and that's by state statute. Yes, sir. Okay. And does that enter into the package that they have as far as retirement? Yes, it does. It plays a part in it as well. So that will actually be a salary then and then retirement? It plays into their salary aspect for their pension. That part of the expense the city is going to have to absorb then. I'm not sure. I think actually the fringe associated with it is covered. That's why that totals a lot more. If you took the number of officers and the 3.4 million and you divided it, this covers the fringe, which is the pension cost as well. Okay, you got somebody. That's my understanding. Sorry. Fringe is actually not included in this. We pay the fringe portion on this $4,300 per police officer and firefighter. Well, one last assumption. I guess we've got that budgeted? We do have that budgeted. Thank you. Sorry about that. I misunderstood. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I just wanted to make a comment on item C. This is located in the 11th District. This is an authorization to adopt an ordinance allowing the issuance of three... It's a weather alert, heat advisory. Now we all know. All right. Okay. This is for a development on Manchester Street. And it says to finance the Spiegel Heights Redevelopment Project. But I just wanted to let people know there were some concerned residents of the area about the name of the project. And I've spoken with the mayor's office and also the developers. and their plan is to change the name. That was part of the original development plan filing, and they are going to be changing the name to something more inclusive that doesn't have the name Spiegel Heights in it. So I just wanted my residents who are concerned to know that that is going to be happening, and I appreciate the developer's willingness to do that. That is all. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Maloney. I just want to go on record. I'm voting no on F. F. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Charlie, I've got a question about item A. And I think Council Member Brown asked a lot of the same questions I had. but in regards to scattered site are we are we talking about a different a lot of variety in housing type single family duplexes apartments yeah i think the the goal for the most part is single family homes but it's going to be driven by availability and price obviously the target population for this project is is largely families so we're going to need more than just one bedrooms typically you know two bedroom three bedroom type of units which tends to lend itself more to single-family homes and maybe townhomes okay did is there is there a concentration formula for for these houses are they i guess the scatter i've always heard that the scattered site approach is better than a concentrated location like one building is is is it part of the plan to look for various locations and not group housing in certain neighborhoods is that kind of the plan yeah absolutely um you're right in that the the best practice in the nature of the programming is to try and scatter and not congregate everything in one place and that's one of the reasons we like this model um you know obviously i can't guarantee everything about where they're going to be because some of that's going to be driven by what we can afford and what's available at the time that we make the purchases but um you know we're not looking to go buy all these in one neighborhood or anything okay and then the definition of transitional housing because i would imagine that this was there's a difference in that definition of transitional housing as opposed to permanent housing or this money would just go to the affordable housing fund. So what is the definition of transitional housing? Is there a minimum amount that folks stay and a maximum? Yeah, in this particular case I don't think we have a minimum and there's really more of a target for the maximum. It's generally like a 60 to 90 day window to try and get them stabilized. You sit down with the family, you create a target, set a goal. It may run longer than that for some families, it may run shorter than that for some families. But the difference between transitional and permanent is there's an end date. Within 90, 120 days, you're moving into permanent housing, which doesn't have an end date, other than the fact that you might have signed a lease. Generally, that's the other definition with permanent housing is there's a lease attached, whereas with transitional, there's not a lease. It's more of a programmatic agreement. Okay, okay. All right, thank you, Charlie. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Charlie, don't go too far. Most of my questions are answered, too. I do see that it's not only fake kind, we have Bourbon Harrison and Nicholas County also involved. How is that? Let me clarify. That's just the agency's name. This program will only operate in Fayette County. Okay, that's what I want to make sure, because when I saw that, I thought, well, we're not sending anybody outside of the county. They just have those other counties in their name, because that's who they serve. Perfect. Okay, everything else was answered. Thank you, Charlie. Thank you. I see no one else signed up to speak. All those in favor of the motion, please say aye. Aye. All opposed? No. Thank you. That motion carries. That brings us to continuing business presentations and a summary from the General Government Social Services. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Vice Mayor. The first report out is General Government Social Services Committee on May 10, 2022. The committee began meeting at 1 p.m. The first item was approval of the April 12, 2022 committee summary. motion by council member Baxter to approve seconded by council member Sheehan and the motion passed without dissent the second item was the redistricting review Ms. Sutton a research analyst in the council office provided an overview of the 2021 redistricting process she shared that the goal of this presentation was to establish a work group to provide recommendations on updating the LFUCG redistricting process she also shared the guidelines by which the committee operated and compared the 2011 and 2021 timelines finally she stated that the goal in the establishing the work group and potentially potential talking points include comparing lexington's process to other cities criteria for community committee members reevaluate guidelines the shape and number of the districts and evaluate the redistricting timeline to determine when the process should begin i have established the work group at the and at the end of the brief discussion and will co-chair the group with council member Bledsoe the next item is the aging and disability services annual report director Christy Stambaugh presented the annual report for aging and disability services their total operating budget is roughly 1.4 million and includes 13 full-time staff six part-time staff four part-time vacancies and 26 independent contractors the participants included Fayette County seniors, senior adults 60 years or older who are oriented to day, time, and place. In 2021, they provided 5,471 services. There were also financial assistance programs for utilities. Currently, they are working with the University of Kentucky to develop a survey for participants in the services provided by Aging and Disability Services. The next item is number four, Human Resources Proposed Text Amendments. Ms. George, Managing Attorney for LFUCG, introduced the proposed text amendments to Chapters 21 and 22 of the Code of Ordinances. This project was a collaborative effort between the Department of Law and the Division of Human Resources. The goal was to update outdated text clarifying points that have been a source of confusion and streamlined language. I suggested additional edits to the proposed text amendments in Section 22-45, subsection 3, correcting the years of the council administrator shall serve from two to four to align with our council rules and procedures a motion was made by council member shinn to approve the human resources proposed text amendments chapters 21 and 22 was seconded by council member plowman the motion passed without dissent and on behalf of the committee i so move i have a motion and a second is the discussion on the motion Seeing none, all in favor please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. Thank you. And then lastly, the following items were removed from committee. The Aging and Disability Services Annual Report, the Human Resources Proposed Text Amendments, and the Transfer Duties and Powers of UCARB to Public Arts Commission. Our meeting adjourned at 2.28 p.m. And I also have a partial report out from today, please. Government Social Services Committee June 14, 2022. The one item to be reported out today is the Public Art Master Plan. Today Ms. Lyons, the Director of Arts and Cultural Affairs for LFUCG, provided an update on the Public Art Master Plan. The discussion ensued regarding the plan and the proposed draft ordinance which transfers the duties and powers of UCARB to the newly established Public Arts Commission, abolishes UCARB, and amends certain ordinances to recognize the completion of the Public Arts Master Plan. The ordinance also outlines additional duties and powers of the Commission, the membership of the Commission, and establishes certain definitions related to the Public Arts Commission. A motion was made by Council Member James Brown to approve the proposed ordinance that you have before you today and seconded by Council Member Plowman. The motion passed without dissent and on behalf of the committee I so move. Second. I have a motion and a second. Is there discussion on the motion? Councilmember Ellinger. Thank you, Vice Mayor. This was brought up today in the committee. Is there anybody here that can kind of talk about and go through it? Because some of us weren't on it. I did actually listen to it, but there were some questions I know that were discussed in there that for people who weren't on the committee might want to have some follow-up because it was pretty a lot of information, and I think it would be helpful if... Council Member Lamb. As chair, I'll respond. This is the ordinance with the exception of two sections that were revised to the pleasure of what the council had asked as what was brought before us back in February. and so just so that that everybody understands this ordinance has already had been presented to us back on on February 17th at at work session it was a work session item so I don't know if that helps clarify any or not. Will this not include then the part about the financing of that's a separate resolution in which we did not discuss today and that had been previously discussed and that is not what we have at hand right now. That's not going to be part of this? That is not what we're discussing at this time. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Does anybody else wish to speak to the motion? Seeing none, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. And lastly, I'll just say that a full report out will be made after the August 16th General Government Social Services Committee on the remainder of today's meeting. So thank you so much. Great. Thank you. I believe that then allows us to move to council reports. Council members, log in, starting with Council Member Bledsoe. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I have three items, the first of which, there was a lot of things happening this weekend, one of which was the return of the Southland Street Fair. And Tall Sound and the Southland Association did a phenomenal job in coordination with our Parks Department. We had thousands of people literally in a very lovely day celebrating the area, supporting small businesses lots of kids running around it was wonderful so thanks to our public safety personnel who made sure it was safe and to our partners the parks who made it nice and pretty and beautiful and the music partners were fantastic it was a lovely event and i'm really glad that it came back special thanks to richard maloney chuck ellinger whitney baxter and jennifer reynolds who joined me at that event and i'm excited for it to come back next year um second i don't want to go back to the budget for just one moment i started on the budget link for public safety and during that comment and chief others if you wouldn't mind destroying me for just a minute i certainly put on that link and i asked and she what whether it's the time do you have everything you need to adequately and staff here staff at department and do it well time you said yes that was before this council made an additional five million dollars towards retention recruitment for specifically public safety personnel and i just there's been accusation that we defunded that we didn't support and i just want to hear that you're still saying by our original intent that you feel adequately supported in this budget. The budget process has been relatively the same throughout the years I've been here. Typically we go and we ask for what we want and we know full well that that money has to be split up between several other divisions. So we ask for what we want and sometimes we We don't even get what we need, but I feel comfortable that with this budget, we got what we need and probably then some. So all I have to say is really thank you for listening to us and taking in consideration some of the things that we've been going through and going out there on a limb and going out external edge to make sure that our police department at least for the next fiscal year can do the things that we've always been doing and then some more. So I appreciate that and I appreciate the council for that. Thank you. Thank you, Chief. I take any of those accusations very seriously as I know the rest of us do and I just wanted to hear it from you, so thank you. Lastly I have a walk-on. I move to place on the docket for the June 23, 2022 Council meeting an ordinance and suspending section 16-403 of the Code of Ordinances, which authorizes the adjustment of the water quality management fee based on the consumer price index for fiscal year 2023, and instead, increasing the water quality management fee for each parcel from $5.23 to $5.37 per equivalent residential unit per month effective July 1, 2022. So moved. Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor please say aye. Any opposed? No. I have one no. That motion carries. Thank you, Vice Mayor, that's all. Thank you. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Vice Mayor. As many of you know, the Department of Public Safety has had a hiring kiosk at Fayette Mall for the last few months. it's been pretty successful I think and this Saturday sorry I'm really loud I think this Saturday they will be hosting a special event where they will have additional personnel present to answer any and all questions the public may have about a career in public safety so we encourage anyone interested in a career with Corrections or e911 dispatch police or fire to stop by the kiosk and talk to those representatives that are there. They'll be present from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. inside the main entrance of the mall between PF Changs and Outback. So if you aren't interested in public safety and are at the mall, I encourage you to stop by and at least say thank you to all of our public safety employees who work so hard for our community. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Fred Brown. Thank you Vice Mayor. This is based on the discussion that we had in the General Government Social Services Committee earlier about funding for the arts and we just had some questions and some I guess some confusion over the resolution that was sponsored in 2018. So I'd like to put this back into committee, into the resolution number 535-2018 for review on probably a definition of wording and the intent of that particular resolution. So move. Motion and a second. Is there any discussion on the motion? Seeing none all in favor, please say aye. Any opposed? That motion carries. Thank you. Councilmember Reynolds. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I just have two items. One is just to announce that this Saturday between 12 and 3 PM, the Carnavali Neighborhood Association is having a big neighborhood gathering, trying to get people in the community to come out, get to know one another, eat some great food. They'll be providing some, I think, hot dogs and maybe hamburgers. And also Panchito's is going to be out there with a food truck selling ice cream for a little while. And that is going to be at 2016 Deville Drive. So that's right around the corner from me. So I hope to see everybody out then. I think they're going to have a bouncy house and activities for children as well. The other thing that I wanted to do is talk about putting something or making a motion to put something in committee. During the past several years, it's been brought to my attention that there's several neighborhoods in my district, as well as other districts, that are concerned about the concentration of social services in their neighborhoods. This is just something that is part of life, but has just been brought to my attention over and over. So I'll be making a motion then to look at minimizing the over concentration of social services in neighborhoods. You're referring that to the- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the Planning and Public Safety Committee. I'm sorry, I apologize. Thank you. I have a motion and a second. Is there a discussion on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Opposed. One opposed? That motion carries. Next question. Certainly. I didn't hear. The motion said you want to get rid of some of these social services? No, I said that I wanted to look at minimizing the over concentration in certain neighborhoods. Okay. Just looking at it. Thank you. Councilmember Plowman. Vice Mayor, Council Member Brown asked to go with his report. Is that what you said? Oh. All right. Council Member Fleum's report here. Fayette Alliance is once again bringing back their free four-week program designed to educate Fayette County residents on land use planning and its relationship to community economic development. This is the first time I've met in person for the past three years. It starts on Tuesday, July 12th, runs through August the 2nd. and you can go to their website to sign up this is a reminder this weekend is the kentucky river cleanup saturday and we need volunteers to clean up litter along the 12 miles of the kentucky river and you do have to pre-register and you can bring your own boat they'll give you a boat to use and just go to the city website and it'll take you there and then last there is a this has to do with horse mania and there will be from lexarts they're going to host a public preview at the henry clay estate this weekend june 17th and 18th and this is a way to go out and see all of the horses that have been um that have been painted from our local artist but they really need some help if you can volunteer and represent the lexarts and they'll provide some talking points for you about the horse mania and you can contact lexarts at their offices downtown 859-255-2951 and this will be the only time you can really see all of them together before they're dispersed all through our community so it'll be a fun event but they need your help thank you vice mayor thank you council member james brown thank you vice mayor and thank you council member reynolds for putting that item in committee you know i've shared my thoughts and sentiments on the over saturation of services and the impact that it has on neighborhoods so I'm interested in seeing what kind of conversation and what we can do here to make sure that those agencies that provide valuable services can still continue to do that without having negative impacts on neighborhoods so thank you for that item and then I missed the press conference last week in regards to the the juneteenth celebrations that are taking place across the city i just want to thank the mayor's office in the cale's office for working to make sure that there's funding there to support a lot of the grassroots celebrations that have been taking place in our community for years uh... no commissioner or tiffany brown uh... the team at parks and recreation have been working to make sure that those uh... activities are uh... uh... supported and have uh... this impact or the the support of financial support to be that did enhance them for community going forward uh... and then i would like to david cozart has put on the annual father's day uh... in family celebration for for the past eighteen years uh... this is something that uh... folks in our city look forward to every year it starts off at a uh... first african baptist church they marched through uh... georgetown street area neighborhood and end up at the park and have uh... celebration all day not all day long but a large part of the day so i'd just like to uh... thank him for his continuance uh... continuing to advocate for for fathers and families and look forward to seeing uh... the usual suspects uh... out at that event this coming saturday uh... thank you vice mayor Thank you. Council Member Lamb. Thank you, Vice Mayor. There's a couple of clarifications. I know Council Member Fred Brown, you made a motion to put the resolution into committee, and I just thought for the record you meant general government social services, correct? Yes. Okay, all right. And then, Council Member Reynolds, your motion to put your item that regards social services in, did you say planning and public safety? Yes. Okay. I am curious as to why it wouldn't come into general government social services. Because it's a planning issue. It will be dealing with most likely planning. Division of planning? Yes. And planning. Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't understand that. I heard social services, and it just always brings it back to my head. So, all right. Well, thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. I see nobody else signed up to speak. There's no mayor's report this week. This brings us to public comment for issues that are not on the agenda. Is there anybody signed up to speak? Anybody who's not signed up who wishes to speak? I see nobody. That would allow us to entertain a motion to adjourn. So moved. Motion and a second without objection. We stand adjourned. I'm going to go to the next video.