Music Everyone, it's 6 o'clock and I'd like to welcome you to the Urban County Council meeting of December 1st. 2022 and we'll start if the clerk will please take a roll call. Yes, ma'am. Mr. Kloiber? Ms. Lamb? Here. Ms. Legree? Here. Mr. McCurn? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Plumman? Here. Ms. Reynolds? Here. Ms. Sheehan? Here. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Bledsoe? Mr. Fred Brown? Here. Mr. James Brown? Here. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. And Vice Mayor Kaye? Here. Thank you. All right. Thank you. We have a quorum, and I'll ask Councilmember Fred Brown to give our invocation. Thank you. Would you stand with me, please? Special thanks for this year, the Thanksgiving time that we have, and we just pray for your blessings, Lord. and we're so thankful for all of our city employees and what they mean to this organization this city and we wish them the best this holiday season and we're so thankful for this council lord that we can make the decisions that are necessary to be able to run this city and we're thankful for the the best city that we have and i'm thankful for a lot of things this past year that have occurred, and just pray that you'll continue to bless the decisions that this council makes, and for the best for the city. These things we ask in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you very much, Council Member Brown. Now, I believe Vice Mayor Kay has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. I move that we go into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.8101C for the purpose of discussing proposed or pending litigation. Thank you. Second. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. We'll go to closed session. Thank you. back in open session and I'll ask our clerk to give second reading of ordinances. Yes, ma'am. Ordinance number one, in ordinance meeting the budget is elixing to the government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating funds fiscal year 2023, schedule number 19. Item two, in ordinance meeting the authorized strength by creating two classified civil service positions of language access specialist, grade 523E, in the office of the mayor effective July 1, 2022, and item 3, an ordinance of ending section 2172 of the Code of Ordinances to include the imposition of the transient room tax, the rent of cabins, lodgings, campsites, similar accommodations, and any other place in which accommodations are regularly furnished to transients for consideration, or by any person that facilitates the rental of the accommodations, established with the rental supplied for a continuous period of 30 days, or more shall not be subject to the transient room tax and to funding person and rent, all effective January 1, 2023. Thank you. Thank you very much. is their motion. Council Member Ellinger and second by Council Member Baxter. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Mr. Koiber? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lamb? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Lagree? Yes. Mr. McCurron? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Yes. Ms. Reynolds? Yes. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes, ma'am. Ms. Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. And Vice Mayor Kaye? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you very much. Those all passed, and when you're ready to give first reading of ordinances, please do. Item four, an ordinance changing the zone from a light industrial I-1 zone to a commercial center B6P zone for 10.113 net, 11.692 gross acres for property located at 1510 Glendale Road and 2440 Innovation Drive, a portion of Winterwood Incorporated Council District 2. Item 5, an ordinance changing the zone from a wholesale and warehouse business B4 zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 2.3827 net, 2.5584 gross acres for property located at 101 and 109 West Loudoun Avenue, North Yard, LLC, Council District 1. Item 6, an ordinance changing the zone from a two-family residential R2 zone to a high-density apartment R4 zone for 1.089 net, 1.346 gross acres for property located at 530 East High Street, Winterwood Incorporated, Council District 3. Item 7. for various zoning categories to more clearly align with the adopted comprehensive plan. Item 8. In ordinance expanding and extending the full urban service district number one for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection to include the areas defined as certain properties on the following streets. Bay Strings Park, Buttermilk Road, Caseway, Cattle Path, Feather Sound Way, Foster Drive, Haley Roseway, Hollow Creek Road, Huntley Place, Night Heron Way, Silver Springs Drive, Squire Circles, Squirrel Nest Lane, Stolen Horse Trace, and Tanksley Way. Item 9. An ordinance expanding and sending partial urban service district number 3 to the urban county government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Coco's Way, Silver Springs Circle, Silver Springs Way, Waldorf Lane, and William Astor Lane. Item 10. An ordinance expanding and sending partial urban service district number 5 for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting and garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Lansdowne Drive, Vicksburg Road, and Wedgwood Court. Item 11. An ordinance of the budget that elicits the urban county government to afflict current requirements for funds in the amount of $70,000 to provide funds for council capital projects, individual parks and recreation, and the division of environmental services and appropriating reprooping funds, Schedule number 23. Item 12. Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have a motion from Councilmember Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to amend the budget ordinance under docket Item number 12, first reading ordinances to amend the attached schedule number 21 to include additional items related to the following. Number one, establish grant budget for FEMA building inspection and code enforcement accreditation, FY 2023. Number two, establish grant budget for staffing for adequate fire and emergency response, safer grant, FY 23. And number three, budget associated payroll recovery for the safer grant and the general fund. Number four, provide $535,989.74 from Reserve and the Landfill Fund for Professional Services, Reconstruction of the Bioswell, and Associated Improvements at the former Jack's Creek Pike Landfill. It is necessary to add these budget amendments to get two readings before the end of the calendar year. So I move. Thank you. Is there, Council Member Sheehan seconds? Are there questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Item 12, an ordinance meeting certain of the budgets of the Lysington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-approbating funds, fiscal year 2023, schedule number 21, as amended. Item 13, an ordinance pending section 2252-1 of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government Code of Ordinances related to constables establishing the amount of the bond to be provided by constables and deputy constables, providing that constables may not appoint deputy constables unless authorized to do so by the mayor and subject to any standards established by the mayor, requiring the timely filling of the monthly activity report required by KRS 70.430, and prohibiting constables and deputy constables from equipping vehicles with certain emergency equipment and establishing a penalty for violation, and amending section 2251.1 of the code of ordinances related to local constitutional officers to increase the amount of the bond that must be provided by a constable to $25,000, all effective January 1, 2023. Item 14, an ordinance amending and restating ordinance 51-2017, which created the public infrastructure program in its entirety in providing for its purpose program funds protections, priorities, limitations, criteria, and application process, administration by the mayor's chief development officer with oversight by the Economic Development Investment Board, and a program fund all effective upon passage of council. Item 15, an ordinance amending ordinance number 20380 as previously amended relating to the economic development investment board to include oversight over the public infrastructure program with final approval of funding to be made by the urban county council. Item 16, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant unclassified position of engineering technician grade 515 and And restoring funding for one classified position of municipal engineer senior, grade 520AE, all in the Division of Engineering Effective of Palm Passive Council, item 17. An ordinance providing that all full time and part time employees included in the unified pay plan shall receive a 3% pay increase, providing that sections 21, 29B and 22, 26B notwithstanding, all employees at or above the maximum of the grade salary range shall receive a 3% pay increase. Amending Section 2332D of the code ordinances increasing the existing step structure for the position of police chief grade 324E and fire chief grade 324E by 3%, and adjusting salaries accordingly and increasing the salary by 3% for three positions of law clerk part time within the Department of Law, and one position of council administrator within the office of the Urban County Council, and one position of park control coordinator part time within the Division of Parks and Recreation, all to become effective January 2, 2023. Item 18. An ordinance providing a one-time supplement payment for full-time non-bargaining employees included in the unified pay plan, including the council administrator as follows. $1,000 payment for eligible employees making $75,000 or less per year. A $750 payment for eligible employees making more than $75,000 but less than or equal to $100,000 per year. A $500 payment for eligible employees making $100,000 but less than or equal to $125,000 per year. and $250 payment to eligible employees making more than $125,000 per year effective upon passage of council. In item 19, an ordinance submitting section 23.2. In chapter 2, the Code of Ordinances of the Lake St. Fair, Irving County Government to establish procedures and guidelines for redistricting council districts. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? Is it time? I'm sorry. Is it time for the walk-ons or do you want me to put on resolution? It's time for the walk-ons for ordinances. First reading of ordinances. This is the one. I'm sorry. This is the one, the Jefferson. Yes. Yes. Okay. That's what I asked. Okay. I move to place on the docket for tonight's council meeting an ordinance amending certain of the budget of the LFUCT to provide a million dollars to the Jefferson Street Vietalk Project an appropriation and reappropriation fund. Schedule 0024. So moved. Second. All right. Council Member Reynolds seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Any other walk-ons? Okay. Will you go ahead and give that first reading, please? Yes, ma'am. Item 20, an ordinance submitting a certain of the budgets of the Alexander-Fant Urban County Government to provide $1 million for the Jefferson Street Viaduct Project in appropriating reprogram funds at Schedule No. 24. Thank you. Thank you. And now, are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? Any? All right. Thank you very much. When you're ready, if you'll give second reading to resolutions, please. Item 1. A resolution accepted bid of Conhurst LLC in the amount of $8,147,353 for the Weiss-Hickman E. Trunk Sewer Project. For the Division of Water Quality and Authorizing Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Conhurst LLC related to the bid. Item 2. A resolution ratifying the permit classified civil service appointments of Marcus Jackson. Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 515N, 20.213 Hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective November 9, 2022. Clarence Miller, Resource Recovery Operator, Grade 515N, 20.213 Hourly in the Division of Waste Management, effective November 9, 2022. Fred Haar, Administrative Specialist Senior, Grade 5, 18 and 23.399 Hourly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective November 9, 2022. Joshua Roberts, Administrative Specialist Principal, Grade 5, 18E, 1,901.68 Bi-Weekly in the Division of Police, effective September 28, 2022. Item 3. A resolution accepting two separate memorandums of agreement between the Lexington Fair, Urban County Government and Bluegrass Returnal Order of Police, Lodge Number 4, on behalf of both officers and sergeants and lieutenants in the Division of Police to increase base pay and address retention issues. Item 4. A resolution of the Urban County Council acknowledging the receipt of the report of the Goal 4 work group and recommending that the Planning Commission further review, with public input, the report in development of the 2023 comprehensive plan. Item 5. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds from owners of record from property interest needed for the Sutherland Trunk Sanitary Sewer Project and remedial measures project required by the consent to create a cost-to-exe $500. Item 6. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor on behalf of Erie County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the Lyric Theater for the operation of the Lyric Theater at a cost of $127,500, item 7. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor on behalf of Erie County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Solar Energy Society Incorporated for professional services related to Solar Riders Lexington Program at no cost to the Erie County Government, item 8. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an invoice and any other related documents with Routware Incorporated, a sole source provider for the division of water quality to purchase ongoing hardware and database maintenance services for the GPS program on the division's fleet at a cost not to exceed $46,064.64 in fiscal year 2023. Item 9, a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute the 2023 general term orders for the Fayette County Clerk and the Fayette County Sheriff establishing the number of deputies and assistants allowed to each and their respective compensation subject to the limits of each category as specified in the general term orders and the requirements established by law. Item 10, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Irving County to execute a purchase of service agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 42-2022 with Tetra Tech Incorporated to perform a management alternatives analysis and engineering study at the Haley Pike landfill for the Division for Environmental Services at the cost of not to cede $77,700. Item 11, a resolution authorizing the individual police to purchase replacement storage solutions for increased computer storage from 45 drives, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of Irving County to execute any necessary agreement for 45 drives related to procurement At a cost marked received $70,950. Item 12. A resolution change the property street names of 519 to 531 Lake Tower Drive to 531 Lake Tower Drive, 142 to 144 North Broadway to 144 North Broadway, 347 to 349 Southland Drive Unit 1 to 347 Southland Drive, 347 to 349 Southland Drive Unit 2 to 349 Southland Drive, 1954 Stanton Way to 1950 Stanton Way, and changing the street names of property address number of 970 New Circle Road to 1196 Finney Drive, 980 West New Circle Road to 1192 Finney Drive, 990 to 992 West New Circle Road to 1188 Finney Drive, 996 West New Circle Road to 1184 Finney Drive, 1000 West New Circle Road to 1180 Finney Drive, 1004 West New Circle Road to 1172 Finney Drive, 1008 West New Circle Road to 1156 Finney Drive, 1010 West New Circle Road to 1160 Finney Drive, 1040 West New Circle Road to 1164 Finney Drive, all effective 30 days from passage. Item 13. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a service agreement where we're pursuant to RP No. 50-2022 with Life New Day Center Incorporated to perform litter pickup service with panhandler participation for the Division of Environmental Services at a cost to exceed $150,000, item 14. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a license agreement with the Lexington Center Corporation to host annual Kitty Capers Spring Recital at the Lexington Opera House at a cost to exceed $9,100, item 15. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency to incorporate an increase of $15,000 from federal funds and $2,400 from seed funds for the Lexington Animal Care and Control Facility, the acceptance to which obligates the urban county government to an increase of $2,600 for a local match and authorizing the transfer of funds within the grant budget. Item 16. A resolution authorizing direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management to accept an award of $215,304 of federal funds provided under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Program and $34,448 in commonwealth of Kentucky funds for the overhaul of electrical infrastructure and maintenance and dispatch facilities for the division of streets and roads, the substance of which obligates the urban county government to expenditure of $37,320 to the local match and authorizing the mayor to change for adequate funds within the grant budget. Item 17, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a first renewal agreement with the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education to provide environmental education services in fiscal year 2020. The cost of not to exceed $276,855.76, item 18. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the American Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky River Watershed Watch, Incorporated, to coordinate volunteers for water quality monitoring in the Wolf Run watershed. It cost not to exceed $5,000, item 19. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the American Government to accept an additional award of $139,687.74 in federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community-Based Services, in order to support child care expenses in extended school program. At the Division of Parks and Recreation, the extent of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer out of covered funds within the grant budget. Item 20, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of urban county government to execute and submit a grant application requesting $825,000 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency agency under the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, BRIC, grant program for the Joyland Area Stormwater Improvement Phase 2 to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved. The acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $265,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer out of cover funds within the grant budget. Item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept an award of $107,184.03 funds from Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management for reimbursement of expenses related to the Western Kentucky tornado, the extent to which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the measure of other funds within the grant budget. Item 22. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to accept a grant of $6,363 in federal funds under the Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2021 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program for reimbursement of costs related to the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens, the exception of which does not obligate the Irving County Government to expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unequered funds within the grant budget, item 23. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Irving County Government to execute change order number five to the agreement with all four LLC for the audit of the wastewater treatment plant safety program and post-audit implementation services project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $337,000 from $1,318,750.25 to $1,655,750.25. And item 24, a resolution pursuant to section 1.102 of the council rules reappointing the following core staff members. Stacey Maynard, council administrator, grade Z80. Kendra Thompson, research analyst, grade 523. Jennifer Sutton, research analyst, grade 523. And Kelly Farley, budget analyst, grade 521. sub-term of reappointment for each core staff member to end on December 31, 2026, unless it is extended by a majority vote of the Irving County Council in providing that all core staff shall continue to accrue benefits as if there were no break in service. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Thank you. Council Member Plowman, second. Council Member McCurn. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Mr. Kloiber? No on number three and yes on the rest. Ms. Lamb? Yes on all. Ms. LaGree? Yes. Mr. McCurran? Yes ma'am. Mr. Maloney? Yes. Ms. Plowman? Ms. Reynolds? No on 22 yes on the rest. Ms. Sheehan? Yes. Mr. Worley? Yes ma'am. Ms. Baxter? Yes ma'am. Mr. Fred Brown? Yes. Mr. James Brown? Yes. Mr. Ellinger? Yes ma'am. And Vice Mayor Kay? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass and when you are ready if you'll give first reading to resolutions please. Are you going to stop it? biweekly in the Department of Law, effective November 9, 2022. Evan Thompson, attorney, senior, grade 530E, 3,361.65, biweekly in the Department of Law, effective November 9, 2022. Norman Sinclair, public service manager, grade 522E, 2,301.92, biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective November 9, 2022, item 27. A resolution authorizing may on behalf of Irving County Governor execute agreements with the Fayette County Board of Education for space to host the extended school programs and recreational enrichment and learning programs for the 2022-2023 school year to cost not to receive $58,500. Item 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a lease agreement with James R. Kemper for property located at 951 Enterprise Drive for individual water quality maintenance operations for an initial term of 36 months with an annual rent not to exceed $93,262.44 in fiscal year 2023 and subsequent increases of 2% annually thereafter. Item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a first amendment to the agreement to American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 subrecipient agreement with the Community Action Council for Lexington, Berman, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties Incorporated for the operation of the expanded intensive street outreach services that cost to receive $449,162.55. Item 30. A resolution authorizing direct the mayor or her designate on behalf of the Urban County Committee to execute a letter of intent with ETJ Holdings Incorporated for the purchase of 5.558 acres of the Coldstream Research Campus for the amount of $1,155,000 in authorizing mayor to execute a purchase and sale agreement that materially complies with the letter of intent as well as all other necessary and related documents and authorizing other necessary actions related to the transfer of property. Item 31. A resolution rescinding resolution number 566 2022 and in its place resolving to authorize the mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with the community action council for Lexington, Fett, Bourbon, Harrison and Nicholas Counties Incorporated to serve as grants administrator and or fiscal agent for the one Lexington gun violence prevention grant program for fiscal year 2023 had a cost to exceed $100,000. Item 32, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Urbicunny government to execute an agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration for participation in the Tactical Diversion Squad Task Force. Item 33, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Urbicunny government to execute an agreement with Drug Enforcement Administration for participation in the program funded state and local task force. Item 34, a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase automatic license plate reader program from Flock Group Incorporated, Solstice Provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Flock Group Incorporated related to the procurement of the cost of $236,250, 735. A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a memorandum of understanding with CASA of Lexington Incorporated Fayette County Family Courts and the Fayette County Attorney's Office for the provision of statutorily required services for children who enter the Fayette Court system as a result of dependency, neglect, and or abuse. Item 36. A position authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an lease agreement with the FRM Lawson LLC for property located at 900 Enterprise Drive for the Division of Water Quality Maintenance Operations for an initial term of 48 months with annual rent nocturacy $201,286.08. Item 37. A position authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a license agreement with the Transylvania University to host the annual Kitty Capers Holiday Show at the Haggin Auditorium at a cost nocturacy $1,300. Item 38. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a first amendment to the agreement with the Commerce Lexington Incorporated reallocating $142,000 from Accelerate. Lexington Program created pursuant to the resolution number 708 to 2021 to further fund the Regional Economic Development Collective created pursuant to resolution number 43-2022 at no additional cost to the Urban County Government, item 39. I resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the University of Kentucky Research Foundation in order to extend the performance of year 4 of the first responders and community partners overdose prevention project grant to December 30, 2022. Item 40. I resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the University of Kentucky Health Department in order to extend the performance of year 4 of the first responders and community partners overdose prevention project grant to December 30, 2022. Item 41. A position authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for the provision of evaluation services for year one of the expanded first responders and community partners overdose prevention project that cost $99,997.42. A resolution authorizing the Director of Mayor on behalf of the Government to execute contract modification number 5 to the agreement with CDP Engineers Incorporated for additional design services for the Town Branch Trail Phase 3 project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $86,000 for a new contract total of $223,880, item 43. A resolution authorizing the Director of Mayor on behalf of the Government to execute change order number 2 to the agreement with Gresham Smith for design services for Splash at Charles Young Park, increasing the contract price by $12,300 and raising the total contract price from $182,000 to $194,300, item 44. A resolution authorizing Director Mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute change order number two to the agreement with PACE contracting for the splash at Charles Young Park construction project, increasing the contract price by $49,447.95 and raising the total contract price from $1,411,863.18 to $1,461,311.13, item 45. A resolution authorizing director may on behalf of your mechanic government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, which seeks up to $387,094 in federal funds from the Law Enforcement Protection Program to purchase body armor kits for all sworn officers, item 46. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the American government to execute contract modification number three, did the professional services agreement with CDP Engineers Incorporated for services related to the Clay's Mill Road section one improvements increasing in contract price by the sum of $26,542 for a new contract total of $884,001, item 47. A resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of the American government to execute an agreement with HDR Engineering Incorporated for Design Citation Boulevard Phase 3B pending approval by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Letter Agreement No. 3 at a cost not to exceed $249,802, item 48. A resolution authorizing and directly a resolution authorizing on behalf of the American Government to execute a renewal agreement with Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Incorporated for administrative services rates and fees within the agreement for the period beginning January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, item 49. A resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of the American Government to execute an agreement RFQ number 37, 2022 to be paid with funds awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, with String Associates Incorporated for design Engineering Services for the Barton Trail Connection, at a cost market seat $103,652, and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary amendments, addenda, or other documents related to these funds, item 50. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Virginia government to execute a modification to the agreement with Lexington Children's Museum, DBA Explorium of Lexington to amend the budget and extend the period of performance through July 15, 2023, item 52. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Virginia government to execute two agreements with the St. Joseph Health Systems Incorporated for the use of space in St. Joseph Health Systems Emergency Room as a clinical practice area for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program for Fiscal Year 2023 at a cost of $3,000 for the storage of forensic evidence examples collected in conjunction with the same program. Item 51. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the McKinney government to accept a direct reallocation of federal emergency rental assistance grant funds from the U.S. Treasury in the amount not to exceed $30 million dollars and further authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary sub-recipient agreements and or amendments there too with the Community Action Council CAC and legal aid of the Bluegrass as needed for the continued operation of the Housing Stabilization Program. Item 53. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the McKinney government to execute an agreement with Tyler Technologies for mobile client software and a cost to exceed $38,420. Item 54. A resolution amending the following sections of Appendix A, Rules and Procedures of the and Fair Urban County Council. Section 1.102 to update the initial term of appointment for certain council office staff. Section 3.103 to update the time and manner of introduction. Section 4.103 to remove a redundant clause. Section 4.104 to update the order of medicine and creating per seven of the rules to formally adopt the council capital project expenditure policy effective upon passage of council. Item 55. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Urban County County to execute agreements related to neighborhood development funds with Bluegrass Families First Incorporated, 500, Metathorpe Elementary PTA Incorporated 500, the Woodward Lander Homeowners Association Incorporated 500, Carnegie Literacy Center Incorporated 700, I Was Here Incorporated 700, Chevy Chase Business Owners Association Incorporated 1000, and United Way of the Bluegrass Incorporated $1,150 for the Office of the Urban County Council. At a cost not to see the sun stated in an authorizing approved neighborhood development fund allocation to the Division of Parks and Recreation $300 and $728 pending completion of approval of any necessary budget amendments. item 56. A resolution authorizing Director Mayor on behalf of the Urb County Government to execute an amendment to two agreements with Commerce Lexington Incorporated reallocating $36,860 from one agreement authorized by resolution 235-2021 and amending pursuant to resolution number 402-2021 related to the LFUCG Small Business Economic Recovery Program to provide additional funding for minority business development services contained within the other agreement authorized by resolution 402-2022 at no additional cost to the Urb County Government and 57. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to extend and extend full urban service district number one to provide street lighting, cleaning and street cleaning and garbage and refuse collection. Finding need for the service in the area included and finding the ability of the Urban County Council to provide this service in the area which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets. Armature Court, Ash Rapids, Bay Springs Bay, Beaumont Circle Center, Beaumont Center Circle, Bryant Road, Cattle Path, Cordell Lane, Cravat Pass, Crocus Court, Dandy Woods Drive, Elizabeth Street, Estrella Drive, Greendale Road, Harrington Court, Heiardsburg Road, Hemphill Drive, Industry Road, Innovation Drive, Large Tree Park, Leestown Road, Liberty Road, Bob Lawley Court, Mabel Lane, Madison Point Drive, Magnolia Springs Drive, Malone Drive, Marbella Lane, Millridge Road, Moon Corn Way, Melendi Way, Newtown Court, Newtown Springs Drive, Nickelfield Road, Old House Road, Old Mount Tabor Road, Old Rosebud Road, Old Schoolhouse Lane, Parker's Meadow, Peaks Mill Road, Real Quiet Lane, Rosette Way, Round Way Down Lane, Russell Cave Road, Rutledge Avenue, Saundersville Road, Silver Charm Lane, Sorrel Way, Spur Road, St. Andrew's Walk, Stolen Horse Trace, Strasburg Park, Sullivan's Trace, Sun Dollar Cove, Tracery Oaks Drive, Vincent Way, Waveland Museum Lane, Wilson Downing Road, and Winning Colors Lane, item 53. A resolution specifying the intention of the urban county council to expand and extend partial urban service district number three to provide garbage and refuse collection funding the need for this service in the area included in finding the ability of the urban county council to provide this service in the area which area is defined on certain properties on the following streets. Bob White Trail, Branham Park, Browning Trace, Burning Tree Circle, Castle Bridge, Lane, Crusaders Way, Denty Court, Flying Ebony Drive, Glassford Square, Goldon Trophy Trail, Grassland Park, Griffin Gate Drive, Harmony Hall Lane, Kellburn Lane Court, Knights Bridge Lane, Laredo Court, Liberty Road, Lorenzo Place, Patchen Lake Lane, Ryan Circle, Summersley Place, Tatton Park, Walkers Way, and Wentworth Place, item 59. I resolution specifying the attention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban service district number four to provide street lighting, finding a need for the service in the area included, and finding the ability of the Urban County Council to provide the service in the area as defined on certain properties on the following streets. Betty Hope Lane, Crescent Avenue, Glade Lane, and Maura Trace. Item 60. I resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to extend and extend partial urban service district number 5 to provide street lighting and garbage and refuse collection, finding the need for the service in the area included, and finding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide the service in the area, which areas define as certain properties on the following streets. Audubon Avenue, Blue Bonnet Court, Blue Bonnet Drive, Bracktown Road, Bradley Lane, Dancer Court, Floral Park, Forest Park Road, Literary Circle, Potomac Drive, State Street, University Avenue, and Water View Way. And 61, a resolution specifying the attention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban service district number 6 to provide street lighting and street cleaning, finding a need for the service in the area included, and providing the service and finding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide the service in the area, which areas define as certain properties on the following streets, Agape Drive and Palomar Trace Drive. Thank you. Thank you very much. I believe we have at least one walk-on. Council Member McCurron. Thank you, Mayor. Colleagues, you received an email based on this earlier on today. I moved to place on tonight's docket a resolution accepting a memorandum of agreement with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2785, representing the corrections lieutenants and captains in the Division of Community Corrections to increase base salaries and address retention issues. So moved. Second. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Fred Brown seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That passes. Are there other motions to walk on an item? No? All right. If you'll give that first reading, please. Yes, ma'am. A resolution accepting a memorandum of agreement between the Licensed Urban County Government and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2785, representing the corrections lieutenants and captains in the division of community corrections to increase base pay and address retention issues. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any motions to suspend the rules? I see none. So we'll move right on. And next is our price contracts. If I could have a motion to approve. Thank you, Council Member Plowman. And second was Council Member Baxter. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor? Say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. I have two items on communications for information only, and you'll see the one on the docket. And then I just wanted to publicly thank Kentucky Utilities. Council members, you know our holiday tree in front of Kentucky Utilities blew over last weekend in that heavy wind and was snapped off. And so we were in the process of looking for another tree, and Kentucky Utilities just sawed off the bottom, cleaned out the stand, and put it back in for us. So it's back up, and I just wanted to thank them for that. And so next on the agenda, we have no police or fire discipline. So, Council Members, it's time for announcements. Council Member Maloney. Thank you. This is the council report, right? Yes, sir. Thank you. I just want to first, I got the people I want to thank personally over the years. First, I just want to thank God for giving me a blessed job and sitting up this horseshoe and a great career and great friends that I've received. Also, I want to thank my wife for being here with me all these years, being my biggest supporter. Next, I want to thank the voters. You've always put me up here and continue to vote for me. I appreciate the hard work. Next is going to be a tough one here. My 2A, Paula King, who I brought over from CDBG, who kept me straight and kept me on my mission to remember what I was elected for, for affordable housing, low income, and she was the best at the budget that I had. All these questions I asked sometime were coming from Paula because she knew the budget was just as good as anybody else did. The other one, I know we're going to be giving out proclamation, but you need to give this lady a proclamation. She served the longest serving council aide. She served with six different council members, district. She served with the vice mayor. She served with the council at large. So she served with eight people. She'd been there for 21 years. She was the best. She would always answer the questions. She kept me under control, which I think she definitely deserves an award for that. So she was like my best friend. and she really helped me through these. Keep me where I am. I thank her and Paula. Next, I want to thank Stacy and your group. It's one of the best. I'll tell you, I've sat up here for a long time. I've seen a lot of citizen advocates, I mean, citizen council administrators go through. I mean, I've stepped through. We want one after one after one. You have been here for almost 10 years, whatever, and you have built one of the best groups I have ever seen in my life. from Jennifer to Kendra to Kelly. And also you brought that other girl right next to you back as a citizen advocate. I want to commend her. She's one of the best ones I've ever done. And she always kept me straight to her. I want to thank you all. Another person I want to thank, I brought her from Frankfurt. She came from Frankfurt with me, and that was Melissa Luker. And when she came here, we wanted to work to be CAO. She also worked with me when I was in the budget at my cabinet when I was there. That's how we got to be real close, and that's why I brought her back. I mean, the mayor, Jim Gray, brought her back, too. And when we came back, we had a $20 million shortfall. She helped me and the council and other people to balance that budget and lay people off, which was hard. She also started the Brown Sawyer Wellness Center. That was her that did that. And she was amazing. And I've got to give her credit. And now I've watched her blossom into the director of budget. and it's amazing that she's done that. Next I've got to thank the best CEO. She's definitely a hell of a lot better than the one that she took the place of. And I mean she worked her magic and what you did today was another way of the magic. We worked for 10 years trying to do something with that church that I've been pushing for and I kept complaining. As everybody knows, I'm good at complaining. And I thank you. In 20 minutes, we were able to fix this problem. And I commend you, and I know you do this for all the projects that you do. You are amazing, and I do commend you for that. The next person I got to thank is Maureen Washington. I was 26 years old working at a gas station. She came up to me and said, you need to run for council. I said, what? So she forced me to run. And not only did I, I said, I'm going to get you back. I introduced her to Mary Walsh in the following year. And then she's been in this mayor office ever since then. And she's, and there's two people I'm afraid of in this world. And that's my wife and Maureen. Maureen's got all the secrets. So I got to be very good on her. She'll get me back. But last but not least, the government employees. You are the heart and soul of this city. You've made this city work for years and years, and I'm so proud. I want to thank Public Safety from fire. You've got a great Chief Wells. I appreciate him. To correction. To police. I want to give a little story shout out. When I was 27 years old, we used to be, the council used to interview the police officers. And you know who the first person I interviewed? I know my time's coming up. With that man out there, Lawrence Weathers. and I've watched this man blossom on to be the chief. And you know, you're not the only one. I also interviewed Chief Jackson. We did the fire department. We did the interviews for both of them. And I'm proud of you, Chief. You're one of my favorites. I've enjoyed watching you over the years. From parks to every department, I really appreciate all what you all have done. I've always seen a lot of you, but I thank you. And finally, I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and may God bless all of you. Thank you. Council Member Maloney, thank you very much for your long service. This council won't be the same without you. Aye, I'll be fine. Thank you. Don't let anybody cry screaming anymore. What? Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. And didn't intend to speak tonight, but given my dear friend's comments, I fear we just heard a farewell and may not get an opportunity to respond on Tuesday. So I just wanted to say to my friend Richard, Council Member Maloney, your decades of service to this community have been a tremendous contribution. At times you were a visionary and at times very much a contrarian. And each and every one of us that have had the pleasure to serve with you have enjoyed that service and also have endured that service. But you've always been an advocate and a champion for all, particularly public employees and low income residents in this community. Thank you. So I think all agree and you should know that your service is to be admired. And I'm sorry I get a little emotional. I'm proud to be your friend, Richard. And I'm proud to serve with you. Thank you very much. Does anyone else have an announcement or a council comment? Councilmember Lamb? I hadn't planned on speaking either, but if you're not going to be here next Tuesday, then you are due positive and good accolades. And yes, I'm hoping to win the lottery. Well, you know what? We've had our differences, and we've been like brother and sister, and we've known each other for a very long time, longer than anybody else upon this day is. I have been proud to serve with you. I have been frustrated to serve with you. But I also appreciate and value your commitment to your community and to our employees. We will always stand soul side by side when it comes to our employees. I know you and I are going into a different arena, which is going to be weird, along with some of our colleagues. But I know that our paths will, too, cross again someday. I don't know exactly where, but I think that the brother-sister mentality, you know, where we punch each other on the shoulder, you know, that wasn't created just in one night. So it's interesting how our paths take us. And if we listen to the higher powers that be, when it's supposed to be, it brings us back around. So I appreciate working with you, even amongst our differences. I appreciate your advocacy and your knowledge and your spirit. And I wish you all of the fun. And one of these days we're going to compare ginkgo trees. So, because I know you have the largest gingko tree in Fayette County, but you have to come see our gingko tree. So, but much, much best wishes and much luck to you and your family in the future. Thank you. Thank you very much. Council Member McCurn. Thank you, Mayor. I also was not expecting to do this tonight either. I don't think anybody was. You know, first off, Council Member Lamb, I can't imagine any of the disagreements you guys had. Council Member Maloney, Richard, you've been a mentor. You've been a good friend. You know, I may tell a quick story here. When I came on council, I sat next to Council Member Maloney, and I'm hard of hearing out of my right ear. and Councilman Maloney has leaned over one day and said, what did he just say? And I leaned over to Preston and I go, what did he just say? Preston goes, just vote yes. Excuse me, Councilman Worley. We've had a lot of laughs. We've had a lot of fun. And I've cherished every moment. I look forward to a future, and I look forward to continuing our friendship together. Thank you. Does anyone else have an announcement or comment? All right, very good. We have several people signed up to speak tonight. And so the council rules are that when your name is called, you'll come to the podium and state your name and your council district for the record. And then you'll have three minutes. And we have a couple of folks who are wanting to yield their time to someone else. So the first, if I can just work through this, the first person to speak is Rob Wilson. If you'll come to the podium. And then is Matthew Matea? Mateola, yes. You want to give your three minutes to Rob, all right. And so then we have, is Matthew Burton here? Did you want to give your three minutes to Rob? Okay, very good. Okay, I believe that is all the folks who want to give you their time. So you will have nine minutes, your three minutes plus the other two gentlemen. Welcome. My name is Rob Wilson. I work for Fleet Services. Good evening, Mayor and City Council members. At Tuesday's budget and finance and subsequent work session, a proposal from Human Resources for a 3% across-the-board salary increase and a one-time supplemental payment was approved. We feel grateful to have been heard. We are encouraged to see the work being done to increase salary shortfalls brought to light by the pay study. However, moving forward, we would like to decrease the need for frequent compensation studies by the implementation of a merit-based system. This would give the employees a goal to set and achieve. Currently, our annual evaluations do little more than provide a hollow pat on the back. The work provided by my fellow coworkers and myself is a result of personal work ethics, pride in a job well done, and a commitment to work as a unit with all of our family at the Urban County Government. We know it takes every division to complete the circle to provide the services expected by your constituents. We hope that striving to further careers of your employees would become an attainable goal for this body in 2023. A step system similar to the one implemented in 1978 could serve as a good starting point. We know it will take funding you may not have planned on spending in this manner, but we would hope you would consider giving civil service employees the same financial opportunities given to public safety. implementing a step program could be used as a pilot for the next five years which would be the recommended time frame for the next pay study and could potentially save costs with less turnover and increase productivity by boosting morale thank you for your time and thank you for your service thank you very much next is garrett ogden and i believe there are a couple people who would like to yield their time to you. Is Robert Elkins here? Is that your desire? Okay. And then is Nicholas Cox here? And did you want to yield your time to? Okay. Very good. And I believe that is all the folks. So you'll have nine minutes. Welcome. All right, thank you. I'm Garrett Ogden with Lexington Fleet Services. Thank you all for having me tonight. I'm kind of following up with what Mr. Wilson said. You know, I truly appreciate the council getting together. James Brown said it best the other night, or the other afternoon, with any percentage that we can get increased on base pay. I mean, that's what we're all here for. That's why we have a council. But I completely agree with Rob about a merit-based system. I believe he called it a step system. And what we're looking for is something that we can obtain, whether it be five years down the road, eight years down the road. We're looking for something to keep pushing forward. And right now I feel like we're kind of stuck in a rut. You know, we get a pay increase, but a new hire coming in maybe gets a pay increase that has them higher than what we started out at. So it's always playing cat and mouse as an employee and all the employees here. And I've seen that we have a bunch of new hires potentially coming in tonight, and Lexington's growing. So therefore, our public service sector is growing. And I think if you, the council, start looking at what Mr. What was his name? Dr. Campbell said. There was one thing that I completely agreed with. I think every five years we need to tear the structure down and start over. So maybe take a risk for five years of doing a step-based compensation program. Maybe take that five-year gamble, and if it doesn't work, do exactly like he said, tear it down. I feel like Lexington is a very progressive city. I think that we need to be at the forefront as a city, maybe that the nation's looking at us. They're going, you know what, look at Lexington over here. Look at what they're paying their employees. Maybe we should try that. And I truly don't know what else to, or how else to say it or anything. But I just, I think with everything that you guys have done, we're all so thankful and very appreciative. We all love this city. If we didn't, we wouldn't drive up here and work for it. but I think if we keep showing up and we keep negotiating and talking with you guys, maybe we can, for a five-year plan, maybe we can move forward with that. Maybe we can give this a go one time. I know that I'm talking to a few members coming into 2023, and I truly want to thank the ones that have served, that are leaving. I mean, this is one of the best cities that I've ever lived in. I don't live here personally, but I've lived through many cities in the nation working. And somehow I ended up back here in Lexington. And I plan on staying here. But what I'm getting at with all of this is thank you guys for your service. I really hope you guys talk about this and maybe get the ball rolling. maybe sit down with some of us. I'm always free. I'll leave you my cell phone number. You know it. But thank you guys. And I look forward to getting through this and discussing it. So thank you guys. Thank you very much. Next is Dottie Bean. Welcome. Thank you. This is nothing to do with the pay, but I'm Dottie Bean from the 8th District. The Resolution 1212-22 tonight authorizes accepting a reallocation of $30 million in federal emergency rental assistance grant funds from the U.S. Treasury through the Kentucky Housing Corporation. That is a very large amount of money coming into the city for rent assistance, and we would like to ask that a public hearing on this be held as soon as possible, as may be required by federal law. We further ask that the city be directed to send a notice of this to every apartment manager of any sizable property, and especially to those with Section 8 housing. We ask also that they be required to post the notice of the public hearing in their offices where rent payments are tendered. We also ask that the city send news releases to all major media when the public hearing is set, and again five days before it occurs. We believe this community would be very interested in knowing how to access any funds that could help them pay their rents and how these monies will be spent. Thank you. Thank you very much. Nicholas Klaus. Welcome. Hello. My name is Nicholas Klaus. I am an employee of Fleet Services. I'd like to start with saying good evening to the mayor and the council. My associates of my co-workers, excuse me, twist words, have hit on almost every point that I have to offer. First, I'd like to start by extending thanks to the council for hearing everything we had to say about the mag study and for implementing the 3% raise and the one-time supplemental pay. This is a great starting point for us, but I'd also like to add that I would also ask to add a STEPS program in for our employees. When we come into the city, we accept that we may not make as much as we would out in the open employment realm. We'd come here because we love our city and we want to continue being part of this city. I hope to be able to move back to Lexington one day. And part of that dream is those steps and more to work for. This would also offer not just reward to our employees, but would increase our productivity. Every day we come in and we want to work hard for our city. It becomes increasingly difficult as we watch the growing economic times. That every year it takes us more and more to survive in this city. And as of right now, our compensation plan does not adjust for that. I'd like to say thank you for considering everything and thank you for your time this evening. Thank you very much. And thank you to all of our employees, particularly those who came tonight. Next is Raymond Sexton. Welcome. Good evening, Mayor and Councilmembers. I'm Raymond Sexton with the Lexington Human Rights Commission. It's good to be in front of you in a non-budgetary setting. So I'm glad to see everyone survived the election cycle. But what I'm here tonight is we couldn't let this meeting get away without honoring somebody that's been an advocate, an ally, and a cheerleader. I've been with the commission 25 years this year. And Ms. Tammy Reed with Human Rights Commission has known Susan Lamb probably 30-plus years. And so we thought it would be fitting that before she got away, this being our last meeting, at our commission meeting this past Monday, if I'd have Council Member Lamb step forward, please, if that's appropriate. I would like to read this resolution, not as fast as she reads, but I'll try to get it done in two minutes and ten seconds. A resolution to all whom these presents shall come, whereas we, the members of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Human Rights Commission, greatly acknowledge the service of Susan Lamb as a council member of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government, and whereas we wish to take the opportunity to recognize Susan Lamb for a valuable public service to the citizens of Lexington-Fayette County with their election to the Urban County Council in 2014 until her retirement in December of 2022, whereas we the members of the commission wish to also acknowledge Susan Lamb's dedication to the citizens of Lexington's 4th District. Furthermore, the commission would like to acknowledge Ms. Lamb's many years of distinguished service as an employee of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Now therefore, be it resolved, the members of the commission and the staff do hereby express our gratitude to Susan Lamb for her many years of being a valuable ally, resource, and partner to the commission. We, the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Human Rights Commission, do hereby wish for Ms. Lamb much happiness and success in all of her future endeavors. Further be it resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Ms. Lamb and also spread upon the minute book of the commission and dated at Lexington, Kentucky, when it was passed, this 28th day of November of 2022. On behalf of the commission, Barbara Elliburke, commission chair, attest James L. Dickinson, commission secretary. Awesome. Wonderful. My word, I never expected this. Thank you all so much. Gosh. Lord have mercy. I thought I wouldn't have to do this until Tuesday. But, you know, that's why this government and this community is so good, because we all work so well together, even across disagreements, you know. And this is an honor that I wish everybody in this community could have to have a part of what we achieve and whose lives we touch every day in our work. And the things that you can do just by smiling. And it is my honor to have this. And thank you all so much. So thank you. Thank you so much. All right, next is James Woodhead. Welcome. James Woodhead, I'm in the 10th District. The safest communities have the most resources, not the most law enforcement with the shiniest tools. It's no coincidence that Lexington has recently ranked number one in the country for tenants struggling with increased rent, and the homicide record has been shattered despite record investments in policing. With public safety already consuming the majority of our discretionary spending budget, it is fiscally irresponsible to continue to increase reoccurring costs for a failed approach. Yet we are currently in the process of adding another seven figures in ongoing expenses for policing, and we've already begun to see the negative ramifications of overinvesting our city budget and systems of harm at the expense of other city services. Last month, and again today, Fleet Services Waste Management and other city workers outside of law enforcement expressed frustration that they have largely been neglected with compensation despite being essential to the city. Now, police surveillance cameras with a reoccurring price tag of a quarter of a million dollars are being hastily pushed through City Council, despite concerns about accountability, transparency, efficacy, and the public being told that the initial free pilot program would be a year long. That a plan to quadruple these cameras is being expedited before newly elected city council members can provide input and a vote could be portrayed as an attempt to disenfranchise a city and a state that just voted against government overreach. It has been inferred by law enforcement that the community has not complained about the implementation of lock cameras. Yet many have expressed concern about over-policing of marginalized communities and the right to privacy. The reported decline in people wanting to talk to police has been used as justification for the rollout of 100 cameras. Yet law enforcement refused to trust the community by sharing the location of a quarter of these cameras. Our police department has boasted, you pretty much won't be able to go anywhere without being seen somewhere by a camera. Despite law enforcement stating that these cameras only track license plates and colors of cars, nothing else, FLOC states that they record vehicle make, color, type, license plate, state of the license plate, missing plate, covered plate, paper plate, and unique details like roof racks, bumper stickers, and more. This further reliance on surveillance following the council also recently granting police controversial Celebrate software to access private information on phones and mobile devices cannot be expected to improve trust and is not evidence-based for actually preventing crime. Despite being promoted as a great return on investment, it appears that the initial limited data over just a period of a couple months only shows a statistically negligible increase in recovered property. This has been claimed by police to fight criminals and support victims. Yet I believe it highlights the problematic warrior mentality that law enforcement often has toward the community. It has nothing to address the economic, social, and environmental conditions that fuel violence and turn people, people to crime. However, it does create victims. Last year in Colorado, these cameras caused a lawsuit after they mistakenly led to a black woman and four children being held at gunpoint. And just last month, it was discovered that a Kansas police officer used this tool to stalk his estranged wife. James, excuse me. Can I have one minute, please? Council. Move to give him one more minute. Is there a second? All those in favor. All right. You'll have one minute. We are on course to have the highest paid police department in the state with the most tools. Yet we aren't considering the costs and perhaps the unintended consequences. As the ACLU of Kentucky stated, this is a poor allocation of resources that will expand surveillance and risk privacy. We'd be better served moving left and forward with preventative and community-centered solutions that actually address the many needs of marginalized communities and the working class in the city. Thank you. Thank you. Kristen Pack. Welcome. I'm Kristen Pack, and I'm from the 1st District. some of this is pretty tough to follow I'm going to say but thank you though for the opportunity and I'm also here to talk about the flock cameras but I'm not here to talk about whether I'm for them or against them because I can't do that yet because we haven't finished the pilot program and we don't yet have enough data so I can't even talk about if I'm for them or against them with incomplete data. But what I do want to talk about is my concern for preserving the public trust and preserving the democratic process that we like to say we have here in Lexington. I was really appreciative of the opportunity to sit through the work session on Tuesday. I don't do that very often and it was insightful. It helped me. I enjoyed hearing from council members from Chief Weathers on all sides of the issue. And really, I was also a little bit saddened because I think there was a missed opportunity to find some ground for compromise when Council Member Reynolds' amendment was voted down, unfortunately. But that said, regardless of what some implied in the meeting about, or maybe implied sounds nefarious, and I don't mean it that way. Some said in the meeting that maybe expectations for the pilot program weren't really clear. I think the general public was really clear in their understanding that the pilot program was supposed to go for a year. And during that period of time, data would be gathered. and after that it would be analyzed and then it would be discussed in a public forum robustly, all sides. And then after all of that, a decision could be made about whether to move forward with fully funding the cameras or not. So I feel like at a time when really the public's distrust of government at all levels, I mean, and I'm not talking just about Lexington. I mean, across the country, across political spectrums, across socioeconomic levels, there's just a lot of distrust of the government. And I think it would be really an egregious misstep to preempt the pilot program and make a snap decision about moving forward with incomplete data. I feel like that would really undermine the democratic process and it would undermine public trust. In the first district, we just elected a new council member who ran on building a working democracy. And she talked about folks being excited to engage with our city government and our city government being excited to engage with city government. And I'm wrapping it up. And that excites me. I was excited to vote for that. If we preempt this pilot, barely two months after all 25 cameras have been installed and data has been gathered for that time, we are completely undermining public trust. We are cutting off the democratic process. And I think we're better than that, Lexington. That's all. I think we're better. Thank you. Arnold Farr, welcome. Thank you, Ms. Mayor and Council Members for giving me a moment to speak. Yesterday I sent a letter to all of you, but I was informed by a Council Member earlier tonight that he was unable to open my attachment. So I'd like for you to take a look at that letter, and if you're unable to open that attachment, please let me know. and I can send it to you in a different form. The letter lays out my, first of all, my opposition to the flock cameras. I won't get into that tonight because my concern tonight is more procedural. And if the proper procedure is followed, then I hope later to get my opportunity to express my opposition to flock cameras in general. Much of what I have to say is very similar to what Ms. Pack said just a moment ago. All across the country, our precious democratic experiment is eroding. And the citizens of this country are finding it more and more difficult to trust our political leaders. I'm one of those citizens. In Lexington, we were left with the impression that the Flock Cameras would be a part of a year-long pilot program. At the end of that year, data would be collected and shared with the citizens of the city, hopefully to have a discussion and to figure out where to go from there. It's confusing to us. Why is there a rush or why is there such haste now to greatly increase the number of flock cameras before the process, the democratic process? has been allowed to run its course. My fear, Ms. Mayor and Councilmembers, is that if you move with such haste, you'll lose your right to ask the citizens of Lexington to trust you. I simply say tonight, please don't let that happen. Follow the process that you told us you would, please. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, we have a couple folks who are yielding their time to a couple of other folks. First, Caroline Buscini, are you here? Did you want to give your time to Jess Bowman? Okay. All right. So Jess Bowman, you'll have six minutes. Welcome. Jess Bowman, 9th District. Yes, 9th. Well, here we are with more money spent on policing the city with no guarantee or data to back it up. The previous raises and $10,000 in bonuses didn't improve retention, but hey, why not gamble another $26 million of taxpayer funds? Fingers crossed, I guess. What happens when that $26 million runs out and council still has to cover those new contracted salaries? Where will the future funds come from? Homelessness intervention, affordable housing, paramedicine program, the thousands of other city employees? Definitely can't take it from legal spending since the same department council keeps giving more money to also keeps getting the city into legal trouble. And then there's the $250,000 in recurring costs that will be spent on flock camps several months before the pilot program is up. I'm assuming you all had to do the dreaded school science fair project. Let's think of the pilot program as the science project. You form your hypotheses, you collect the data over a time period, making sure the data sample is large enough, then your data either proves or disproves your hypothesis. You don't just jump straight from the hypothesis to the conclusion unless you want an F on your science project. These cameras have only been fully in place for two months. There is no comparison data available, no way to prove it's bringing crime down, which we've been told is the goal. So all that money and invasion of privacy for something we feel works and boosts morale, we've been told. Because I guess the $26 million in raises wasn't enough of a morale boost. And the money is just a small piece of the problem. During the presentation in October, it was stated the ACLU and NAACP and HRC had concerns addressed and it was implied it's all good now. Yet those organizations have not been consulted since implementation. The community did the work in locating the cameras, since we weren't told where they were. And we know their place already over police areas, especially impacting people of color. One district has four cameras in a one-mile radius, and some districts have none. How will adding more cameras resolve that? They won't be divided around the city like equal pizza slices. It will just mean more cameras in marginalized communities. We hear a lot about how council trusts the chief and the department, but let's have a little refresher of some of the disciplines this year. This one's particularly important, given what Mr. Woodhead had mentioned about what happened in Kansas. We had an officer admitted on camera that he put a GPS tracker on his ex-girlfriend's car without her knowledge. Our chief decided that complaint was unfounded and didn't violate department policy, even though the misconduct policy states, quote, officers shall conduct themselves at all times, both on and off duty, in such a manner as to reflect most favorably on the department and not cast out on the officer's integrity, honesty, judgment, or character. I don't know about y'all, but I think tracking your ex-girlfriend definitely cast doubt on one's character and ability to be an officer, especially given our rise of domestic partner-related homicides. Then we had an officer who shoved a civilian while in handcuffs and told her that they were lucky that I don't make you eat your blank teeth. Failed to activate his body cam, and his fellow officers didn't report him. The civilian reported him. Another officer shoved a civilian and told them to watch who the blank they were talking to, put his hand on his gun and told a group of civilians, I'll put all eight of you in the dirt right now. He got a one-day suspension. Then we have the three officers who altered an image of a female colleague in what in any other job would be sexual harassment. Then there's the officer who filed falsified charges against five black football players at the behest of racist white fraternity brothers, for which the city is now being sued. The officer who slept in his car for two days on duty in a garage and got a written reprimand instead of two days suspension to pay back the city for the time. And last but not least, let's not forget the officer found with drugs in his car that he forgot to book into evidence on multiple occasions. A lot of drugs. Cannabis, Lortab, heroin, pipes, syringes, and scales. Also failed to activate his body cam on several occasions. He returns to duty in January to a nice little pay raise. Lucky him. Interestingly, Fleet Services is the department that discovered the drugs in the officer's car and are some of the city employees who feel the most slighted by the compensation plan. I'm sure that's coincidence. So anyway, it was asked the other day if anyone had reported inequity of flock camps. LPD said they weren't aware of any. Given some of these disciplines, is it surprising more people aren't reporting police to the police? Our chief stated in a press conference earlier this year that the mistrust in this community wasn't earned by our police officers. Our police officers have always been trustworthy far and wide. These records and the continued lack of acknowledgment of the issues by our city government and LPD tells a different tale. We have an accountability problem. And so here we are giving an invasive tool to a department without adequate data to support it. A review of the policy and audit of the system by an unbiased agency. auditing themselves. We are asked to just trust, but we have a lot of reason not to. Thank you. Is William Sargateras here? Did I say that right? Oh, okay. Thank you. So, okay. Thank you. So, Tana Fogle, you're next. You have to be in the room to yield time, so you'll have three minutes. Welcome. Tana Fogle, 4th Street. James Brown is my district councilman for now. And first of all, I'd like to thank the police department and all the public safety divisions for their service. Just because we disagree on certain decisions, it does not mean that we don't support the support of the police department. We love to support them. We love to rebuild those bridges that are broken in our community. And so I'm standing here in a unique place, happy to be first district elect. And I still represent the people that voted me in and I represented them before I got voted in. But I want to talk about what Council Member Sheehan kept asking for data. And I was sitting in a seat waiting for the data also. Now, I heard about cars being recovered, and I'm so happy that that happened. But I don't know how many cars were missing before the flat cameras came. I don't know what section of the city that these cars were located in. And I know that the 25 cameras are around the city somewhere, but districts could have been, that data could have been given. So I'm really disappointed in that part of it. We talk about the flat cameras, and that's what I'm standing here to talk about. I'm talking about community people and building community, transparency, accountability. And I don't know what the urgency is to pass this through. If the money is already allocated, the money will be there. Why do we not wait for some data? We have elderly people who believed in the flock camera at the very beginning. But now they're questioning because their houses have been shot up. There have been drive-bys. Did the flock camera catch that? I didn't hear that data in the report. And then on North Limestone, just in case you haven't driven down, there was two lanes that's now one lane because the community said their cars were being vandalized, their cars, there was hit and runs. Did the flat cameras catch that? Have there been any arrests? Those are the kind of data that I would like, that our community would like. We were told that the cameras were put up in high crime areas. So that leads me to believe first, second, and sixth district. They're definitely in our district, but we have 20 unsolved murders. We just had some murders, but I don't have any data in front of me. I would love to build this relationship. I think I'm coming in to a good council. We look forward to working with the police department, but the flock cameras cannot do the job. And that's what I'm here to speak to you all about. Please pump your brakes. Slow down. On the missing person in recovering these folks, was there an Amber Alert put out? Was there a civil alert put out on the missing folks? Is this a parental thing? Did the mom get mad at the dad and they kept the child too long? Tana. What happened here? May I have one more minute? Council. I can wrap it up. We'll need a motion. Second. Thank you. Everybody in favor, say aye. Aye. All right, you have one minute. So I'm just asking you all for support. You know, as I talk to these constituents, as I work with organizations and allies, it's common sense questions that I'm asking you. Council member Sheehan and Ms. Polano kept saying, where is the data, where is the data? If you can present the data, I would be in favor of expanding other cameras if we can see solid data. I'm glad that guns were recovered, but I'm pretty sure if you go over to Mount Sterling for court day, probably about 3,000 more came into Lexington. And so we can't zoom in on the flat cameras there. Please pump your brakes and give us a chance to come in and weigh in on this decision. Thank you. Thank you very much. That brings us to the end of our agenda. If I could have a motion to adjourn. Is there a second? All those in favor, say aye. All right. Thank you very much, everyone. We are adjourned. Thank you.