# Urban County Council - February 16, 2023 > Auto-transcribed civic record · February 16, 2023 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5765 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5765?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2023-02-16 - **Last revised**: February 16, 2023 - **Length**: 13,946 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council convened on February 16, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting focused primarily on recognition items, with the council approving three agenda items that honored local achievements and contributions to the community. The council took three votes during the session, all resulting in approval of the recognition measures presented. The meeting included recognition of the Henry Clay and Lafayette Dance Teams for their accomplishments, as well as recognition of Terry Allen for his contributions to the community. Additionally, the council approved an In Memoriam Recognition of Will Harbut, honoring his legacy and service. Three members of the public provided comments during the public comment period, contributing to the community dialogue during the session. All three agenda items presented to the council were successfully approved, demonstrating unanimous support for recognizing these individuals and groups for their positive impact on the Lexington community. ## Attendance The following members were present at the February 16, 2023 meeting: • Mayor Gorton • Sevigny • Worley • Wu • J. Brown • Ellinger • Elliott Baxter • Fogle • Gray • LeGris • Lynch • Monarrez • Reynolds **Absent:** • Sheehan • F. Brown • Plomin No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 13 members were present and 3 members were absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted three votes during the February 16, 2023 meeting, all of which passed unanimously with all 12 members present voting in favor. **Motion 0175-23** [timestamp: 00:02] - Ms. Gray motioned to approve the Minutes of the January 31, 2023 Council Meeting, seconded by Mr. Sevigny. The motion passed unanimously with 12 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Sevigny, Worley, Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Reynolds. **Motions 0156-23 to 0160-23** [timestamp: 01:30] - Mr. Ellinger motioned to approve ordinances expanding and extending Urban Services Districts, seconded by Ms. Elliott Baxter. The motion passed by roll call vote with 12 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Sevigny, Worley, Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Reynolds. **Motions 0131-23 to 0127-23** [timestamp: 04:00] - Mr. Sevigny motioned to approve resolutions including bid acceptances and agreements, seconded by Ms. Fogle. The motion passed by roll call vote with 12 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Sevigny, Worley, Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Reynolds. No council members voted against any of the motions, and there were no abstentions recorded for any of the three votes. The unanimous approval of all items demonstrates council consensus on the meeting's agenda items. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed three significant financial contracts totaling approximately $2.85 million in expenditures. The largest financial action involved Resolution 0131-23, approving a $2,690,200 contract with Herrick Co., Inc. for West Hickman WAS/RAS Improvements. This substantial infrastructure investment represents the majority of the financial commitments discussed during the meeting. Resolution 0137-23 authorized a $49,000 contract with ECS Environmental Solutions for Scrubber Services and Carbon Replacement. This environmental services contract addresses ongoing operational maintenance requirements. The final financial item, Resolution 0162-23, approved a $110,000 contract with Utility Planning Network for enQuesta software upgrade project management services. This technology investment focuses on system modernization and project management capabilities. All three contracts represent operational and infrastructure investments, with the West Hickman improvements comprising the most significant capital expenditure at nearly $2.7 million. The combined financial commitments demonstrate ongoing investments in both physical infrastructure and technological systems. ## Public Comment Three community members addressed the meeting during the public comment period, focusing primarily on housing-related issues and contract obligations. **Lilly Miller Johnson** [timestamp: 02:00:00] spoke about contract law and agreements, emphasizing the importance of following through on contractual commitments. Johnson specifically referenced a past agreement involving Mayor Gray, stressing the need for the city to honor its contractual obligations. **Rock Daniels** [timestamp: 02:03:00] presented potential solutions for affordable housing challenges facing the community. Daniels outlined a multi-faceted approach that included tenant rights education programs and the development of regional public transportation systems as key components to address housing affordability issues. **Emily Jackson** [timestamp: 02:09:00] voiced strong support for the Tenants Bill of Rights initiative. Jackson highlighted the particular importance of tenant protections for women's economic security, arguing that such legislation would provide crucial safeguards for vulnerable residents in the housing market. The public comments reflected ongoing community concerns about housing affordability, tenant protections, and government accountability in fulfilling contractual commitments. All three speakers addressed different aspects of housing policy, suggesting these issues remain a priority for local residents. ## Appointments The meeting included several appointments and reappointments to various city boards and commissions. **Reappointments:** • Katina Jo May was reappointed to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers • Benjamin Adams was reappointed to the Commission on Veterans' Affairs • Terrie Nagy was reappointed to the Commission on Veterans' Affairs **New Appointments:** • Larry Forester was appointed to the Exaction Appeals Committee • Mary Griffith was appointed to the Explorium of Lexington • Rosie Harless was appointed to the Senior Services Commission The appointments cover a range of city functions, from public safety and veterans' services to senior citizen advocacy and educational programming. The Commission on Veterans' Affairs received two reappointments, indicating continuity in leadership for veteran-related services in the community. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one primary contested item that generated community opposition and discussion among council members. **Parking Rates Agreement** The proposed agreement to increase parking rates for Urban County Government employees faced significant pushback during the meeting. The disagreement centered on concerns about the broader economic impact of raising parking fees, particularly how these increases would affect local business owners and their employees who rely on downtown parking. Community members and stakeholders expressed opposition to the parking rate increases, arguing that higher fees could create financial hardship for workers and potentially harm local businesses by making downtown areas less accessible and affordable. The nature of the opposition suggested concerns that the rate increases could have ripple effects beyond just government employees, potentially impacting the broader downtown business community. The discussion highlighted tensions between the need for the Urban County Government to manage parking resources and generate revenue through rate adjustments, versus community concerns about affordability and economic impact on local businesses and workers. The opposition appeared to focus on the practical implications of the rate increases rather than the concept of parking fees themselves. While the extracted data indicates this item generated community opposition and was discussed during the meeting, the specific outcome of the deliberations and any final action taken on the parking rates agreement is not detailed in the available information. ## Recognition of Henry Clay and Lafayette Dance Teams [timestamp: 00:10] The council formally recognized the outstanding achievements of two local high school dance teams during agenda item 0197-23. Mayor Gorton presented proclamations honoring both the Henry Clay High School Dance Team and the Lafayette High School Dance Team for their exceptional performances and contributions to the community. The recognition included the official declaration of February 16, 2023, as both "Henry Clay High School Dance Team Day" and "Lafayette High School Dance Team Day" in acknowledgment of their accomplishments. The proclamations highlighted the teams' dedication, hard work, and the positive representation they provide for their respective schools and the broader community. Mayor Gorton served as the primary speaker for this presentation, delivering remarks that celebrated the students' achievements and the commitment they have shown to their craft. The recognition ceremony provided an opportunity to publicly acknowledge the talent and efforts of these young performers. The agenda item was presented as a ceremonial recognition without requiring council debate or discussion. The proclamations were approved as part of the council's regular practice of honoring local student achievements and community accomplishments. This recognition reflects the council's ongoing commitment to celebrating educational excellence and extracurricular achievements within the local school district, providing public acknowledgment for students who have distinguished themselves through their participation in competitive dance programs. ## Recognition of Terry Allen [timestamp: 00:20] The city formally recognized Terry Allen for his significant contributions to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom March through agenda item 0185-23. Mayor Gorton and J. Brown served as the key speakers for this recognition presentation. During the proceedings, February 16, 2023, was officially declared as Terry Allen Day in honor of his dedicated service and involvement with the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom March. The recognition highlighted Allen's ongoing commitment to preserving and promoting the legacy of Dr. King through community engagement and organizing efforts. The presentation proceeded without debate or concerns raised by council members, reflecting unanimous support for honoring Allen's contributions to this important community event. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Freedom March serves as a significant annual observance in the city, and Allen's role in supporting and organizing this event was deemed worthy of formal municipal recognition. The agenda item was approved, officially establishing Terry Allen Day and formally acknowledging his service to the community through his work with the Freedom March commemoration. ## In Memoriam Recognition of Will Harbut [timestamp: 00:30] The council honored the memory of Will Harbut through agenda item 0186-23, presenting a proclamation celebrating his life and legacy. Harbut served as the groom for the legendary racehorse Man o' War, one of the most famous thoroughbreds in racing history. Mayor Gorton and council member Fogle were the key speakers for this memorial presentation. The proclamation recognized Harbut's significant contributions to horse racing and his dedicated service caring for Man o' War, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. The memorial presentation highlighted Harbut's role in the care and management of the celebrated thoroughbred, acknowledging his importance in the horse's success and legacy. Man o' War, known for his exceptional racing career in the early 1900s, required skilled and devoted care, which Harbut provided throughout his service. The council approved the proclamation without debate, reflecting unanimous support for honoring Harbut's memory and his connection to this important piece of racing history. The recognition serves to preserve the memory of those who worked behind the scenes to support the achievements of legendary horses like Man o' War. This memorial proclamation represents the council's commitment to acknowledging individuals who made significant contributions to the community's heritage, particularly in areas related to the region's rich horse racing tradition. --- ## Decisions - **0175-23** — passed (12-0): Approval of the Minutes of the January 31, 2023 Council Meeting - **0156-23 to 0160-23** — passed (12-0): Ordinances expanding and extending Urban Services Districts - **0131-23 to 0127-23** — passed (12-0): Resolutions including bid acceptances and agreements --- ## Full transcript Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And so at this time, I'd like to welcome Father Norman Fisher, St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. Yes, Father Norman's here. There's a little bit of a stir up here. Who's going to offer our invocation? Thank you, Mayor and Vice Mayor and all those members of this council. It's an honor to be with you tonight. And during this Black History Month, I'd just like to begin with a spiritual and fold it into a prayer. Oh, freedom. Oh, freedom. Oh, freedom over me. And before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave and go home to my Lord and be free. let us bow our heads in the name of the father and of the son and the holy spirit amen lord of divine light and hope in our present darkness that cities and nations in our world has been cloaked in with earthquakes and university shootings and the war in ukraine and with russia your pervasive light has always shown us where to go and how to get there especially for our African American ancestors, we know they were imbued with your grace and light to bear the inhumane degradation of slavery and somehow overcome vicious hatred and constant adversity of every kind. The denial of being made in the imago dei, the image of you, O Lord. We humbly We ask you this night to bless our chosen leaders to be intentional and courageous, to be voices for the voiceless, generous and precise in their elected powers and position. For you have taught us through Jesus that you've come not to be served but to serve. And so we ask your blessing upon this urban council and their families, upon this meeting, and our beloved city. Amen. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, amen. Thank you so much. Now, council, I'll entertain a motion to approve the January 31st, 2023 minutes. So moved. Council Member Lynch? Second. Who moved? That was Denise Gray. I'm sorry. I heard several voices. Council Member Gray moved and Council Member Savigny seconded. If you'll take a look, if there are any questions or comments. All right. All those in favor of approving, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. At this time, we have four recognitions. Well, we have several presentations tonight. So first, it's dance team night. This is fun. And I'd like to start with Henry Clay High School and ask coaches Nikki Henline and Andrea Straub and the members of the Henry Clay Dance Team to join me at the podium, as well as Councilmember Sheehan, who hasn't made it quite yet. Come back here, please. How are you, anyway? Are you good? Are you good? Okay. Come on up. Don't be shocked. Come up this way. The council wants to see you. We are here to congratulate Henry Clay High School dance team on a fantastic year. And it is my pleasure to present this proclamation. And if you'll come stand beside me. Sure. Whereas the 2023 Henry Clay High School dance team recently won the KHSAA state championship in game day competition, and whereas the dance team also placed third in state competition in Palm, and whereas in Universal Dance Association national competition, the team won sixth place in game day, And whereas team members, coached by Nikki Henline and Andrea Straub, have worked hard all year, and we are all proud of their accomplishments. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 16, 2023, Henry Clay High School Dance Team Day. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Did you do this? No, I didn't. No, no, no, no, no. He'd be screaming in the back. Coach Henline, would you like to say a few words? Sure. Hi, I'm Nikki Henline. I'm one of the coaches of the Henry Clay Dance Team, and we're represented by our four seniors. They've been with the team for four years, and we're very thankful for them and their leadership in representing our school and the City of Lexington, both at the state level and national level. Thank you. Thank you guys. Do you want to say anything? Do you want to get a picture? Let's get a picture with the council. Council. We'll go right up here. Thank you. Now it is time for the Lafayette dance team. Are you here? Come on up. Represented by team captains Avery Brewer and Megan Skinner if you'll join me here along with council member Dave Zvigny. Oh my gosh, council member has on his dancing. Okay. We're going to treat these people royally. This is going to be the meeting, right? So we have another group here of talented dancers over at Lafayette, including the council member who represents them. I heard they're looking. And they have also had a great season, so I'd like to present the following proclamation. Whereas the 2023 Lafayette High School dance team recently won the KHSAA state championship in jazz, and whereas the dance team also placed fourth in state competition in Palm, and whereas in Universal Dance Association national competition, the team won fifth place in jazz and were finalists in Palm. And whereas team members, coached by Kara Purcell and Jamie Harviner, have worked hard all year and we are all proud of your accomplishments. Now therefore, I Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 16, 2023, Lafayette High School Dance Team. Congratulations, Dave. It's your day. Good job, you guys. Yeah. So, Avery or Megan, do you want to speak? Say a few words. Okay. It's all yours. Hi, I'm Megan Skinner representing Lafayette Dance Team, and I just want to say I'm so grateful for this season. We've worked so hard, and I can't wait to see what our team has for us in store next year. All right. Very good. Now don't go down. Okay. Council member Savigny, do you want to dance or do you want to speak? I'm just telling you I have four years of eligibility left for dance team, and I'll be glad to do it with you. Let's get a picture. Thank you. All right, now I wonder if James Brown can beat that. All right, next tonight, there we go. If Terry Allen and Councilmember James Brown could join me at the podium. No sparkly coats or anything. Thank you. Thank you so much. Mr. Allen, your community owes you a great deal of gratitude for all the time you have invested in the Martin Luther King March. It's especially important to recognize you this year since it was the 50th anniversary of our MLK program, and you have been involved almost all of those 50 years. And so it is my honor to present the following proclamation. Whereas 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Lexington's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance, And whereas starting in 1973, just five years after the assassination of Dr. King, Lexington's Freedom March and commemorative program were first organized. whereas Lexington's observance is one of the longest running MLK programs in the nation and whereas Terry Allen has had a role in organizing the Freedom March for more than 39 years first at the University of Kentucky and then when UK and the city began sponsoring the observance together. And whereas Mr. Allen established the route of the downtown march and made it his mission to see that each attendee marched with integrity and purpose to pay tribute to Dr. King. And whereas Mr. Allen has ensured the march accommodates all Lexington residents and welcomes public officials and Kentuckians from all over the state, and whereas the Freedom March and Commemorative Program are committed to fostering a better understanding of Dr. King's teachings and his legacy of freedom, justice, and equity. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 16, 2023, Terry Allen Day in Lexington. Thank you for all your great work. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Would you like to say a few words? All right. First of all, I would like to say thank you to each and everyone. I'm not sure there are a lot of words left to say that that was so truly wonderful. I think at 39 years we've marched through just about every adverse weather condition you can imagine. We've gone and actually grown from less than 100 to literally thousands of people marching down Main Street in Lexington. Lexington. I remember years ago when the members of the City Council came to came to a planning meeting and said we need to move the event from the campus into downtown and they provided that charge and with that I began the project of trying to determine where we would have a program, how we would march, just everything and you look at it today and it's just fascinating. I'm so proud that we've been able to maintain the integrity of this event. You know, the purpose of the event is to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the principles for which he taught each and every one of us. And that's something that over the years we've had many people come with lots of recommendations to change it. But if you look at the march today and look at it 30 years ago, it's exactly the same, except a lot larger. and with that I will stop talking. It's just so grateful, but I do want to thank each and every one of you because you are the ones that make all of this possible and thank you once again. Just thank you so much. Thank you. All right. Council Member Brown, would you like to say a few words? Yes, ma'am, and I'll be brief. Mr. Allen, it's been a pleasure to work with him over the years, and I'll say on behalf of myself as a co-chair and Chester Grundy that he has always been the consummate professional. He coordinates with so many different people, so many different organizations to make the march happen. I would say he's one of the people in the background that gets the stuff done, but he's always in the front of the march, so I guess I can't really say that. but even this year and what a lot of folks don't know is Central Bank Center was new since it's been renovated for us to do the program in the March so we knew it was going to be a big endeavor to coordinate the March and the route this year so we asked mr. Terry to come out of retirement and help us coordinate that March and without a hesitation he stepped up and was there and helped us to execute that flawlessly this year so thank you for always being willing to step up and champion diversity and inclusion not only at the University of Kentucky but all over the city and especially everything that surrounds the MLK holiday and especially the March so congratulations and thank you for all the folks that have served on the committee in the past all the folks that worked with mr. Allen at the university thank you for coming today and if the mayor doesn't mind when we take the picture I'd like to ask him to come up and be included lovely and we your wife Rhonda's here Yes, she is. And so would you be in the picture with us? Please? All right, let's all go have a picture. Thank you. Do I take this? Yes, please. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Finally tonight, I'd like to ask Vivian and Tina Carter. Are you here? There you are to come join me as well as council member Fogle. Come on. Sure. Bring the whole thing. Oh, come on. Let's get the family up here. I think there's a whole bunch of you. and this is this the youngest one Do we have everybody? All right. We are here tonight to recognize a real legend, Will Harbett, and what a great way to celebrate Black History Month. Mr. Harbutt was Man of War's groom for 16 years. Vivian and Tina Carter are his granddaughters, and tonight we'll honor Mr. Harbutt in memoriam. And it's really my honor to present this proclamation. Let's see. Whereas Will Harbett died in October 1947, and whereas Mr. Harbett was groomed for the famous racehorse Manowar for 16 years, and whereas in the 1930s and 40s, thousands of people visited the legendary Manowar at Faraway Farm, and Mr. Harbett gave Manowar a voice, reciting the horse's greatest achievements for visitors. And whereas Mr. Harbett and Man-o-War were photographed together for the cover of the Saturday Evening Post, and whereas Mr. Harbett is survived by family members who are active in the horse racing community, including his great-grandson, Greg Harbett, who owns Harbett Bloodstock, and whereas Greg Harbett helped found the Ed Brown Society, an organization that celebrates the rich history of African Americans in the equine industry and creates opportunities for young people of color to gain industry exposure, training, and experience through scholarships and internships. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby celebrate the life of Will Harbett. Thank you so much for all being here. Thank you. Thank you. Do you want to say a few words? Who's going to go first? Okay. Hello, my name is Vivian Carter Talbert. The pictures that you all saw are seeing previously is not that of my grandfather. those pictures up there are the pictures of my dad Eugene Carter who is the man who was the last one who set Old Man of War. Will Harbert of course as you say he was the groomsman and he started his legacy with the family and it not only with my grandfather and my dad being the last one to have been Old Man of War and And now we have my uncle, Uncle Tom Harbert, who also had a horse in the Derby. Didn't win, but it didn't come in last place either. So I think the horse's name was Touch Bar, if I'm not mistaken. And then after my Uncle Tom, which is Greg Harbert's grandfather. Now, Greg Harbert is keeping the Harbert's legacy going. But these pictures you're seeing right here is of my dad who was asked to run in a steeplechase, High Hope steeplechase race, and he didn't know that he was going to ride because he was an exercise man. But his boss told him he knew he could ride, and he wanted him to get out there. Yes, my dad was the only black in the race, and this was in April of 1967. And I remember oh so well going. We was going to pick up my dad from work, not knowing that he was going to be racing in a charitable race. We, as the family, could not go in the stands. We had to go and stand by the bushes and watch. And my mom was so angry because it was pouring down rain in that day, and we were standing in the rain. And so finally my mom was asking, where is Gene Carter? And we're like, dang, Mom, it looks like Diddy right there coming around on the backside. And lo and behold, that was my dad. And he won. He said that when back then they didn't have a starting thing, they just dropped a rope. And he knew he was the only black in there. And he knew how to ride. And he knew how jockeys can be that will bury you up against the rail and lock you in. and they would cheat that kind of way to win. So my dad said when they dropped that rope, he knew he had to fly like the wind in order to win. And he won. And he's been the only black, as far as I know, that has ever raced in a terrible steeplechase and won. And that's the story of Eugene Carter. Wonderful. Thank you. I'm his daughter. That's wonderful. My daughter family's here. So, okay. Do you want to say a few words? Just real quickly, okay, so we have, Tarron, raise your hand. Tarron is Tom Harvard's son and granddaughter Tara is here. So we got, oh, hi, Tarron. I'm sorry. Tarron's back there. And so we are just this family, just loves our family history, and we're so proud of it. And our goal is to make sure that the younger ones remember the history as well. So every now and then we'll go back in the cemetery of our little small church and we'll bring our grandchildren back there and make sure that they are aware. Because all three of them are buried in the back of the church, Granddaddy Harbert, Uncle Tom, and Dad. And so this is all of family. And thank you Councilman Fogle for thinking about us. And this sure is a surprise. So thank you so much. This is our family. Great. Oh yeah, so dad was at the horse park, worked at the horse park until he was 90 years old, 93 years old. Dad said that when he, he was in the Hall of Champions and he always said that when he passed, it was only three places that he prayed. First of all, he prayed that he lived to 93, because his dad did, that happened. But he's always prayed that when he passed, it would either be at home, at church, and at work, or at work. And so he had a massive heart attack doing what he loved at work. And so he was at the horse park and his last day was at the horse park. But dad learned everything he knew about horses from granddaddy Will Harbitt. So all praise go to Grandfather Harbitt who got us all started. And this is all one big, and this is not even half of it, happy family. Okay, thank you. Council member Fogle. Council member Fogle, do you? Council member Fogle. I'm coming. I'm on Johnson Avenue. They've lived in a home over 50 years on Johnson Avenue in the 1st District. And yes, they heard me. I'm coming. Yes, ma'am. And I'll make it quick. Okay. So one thing that they did not tell you all and everyone else is that when their grandfather passed away. He has such a heart and love for man of war that just shortly after that they say that man of war passed away with a broken heart because of their grandfather. But you guys know me and y'all know how sneaky I am and this Carter family is rich to this community. So Mary Gordon along with that proclamation, the other real, real reason why we're here is because of Tina Carter Stevenson. Tina Carter Stevenson is being recognized tonight for being one of the best principals in Lexington, Kentucky. Y'all know how I am. She started at Winburn Middle School. And we had to get her down here some way because she wouldn't have came. But she stepped up and she was a principal for 10 years at Winburn Middle School. And when the STEAM Academy started, it was Ms. Tina Stevenson that was the principal at STEAM Academy. I want everybody to please give this woman a round of applause, a standing ovation. She is so important to our community. Thank you, Tina, for all the hard work you did. I'm sorry I you know I just do my job and so my goodness dead bone it I love love love love love young folks they are my heart and that's why I did what I did for so many years I retired I tried last I lasted for about a year and then I'm back and so my goal is to mentor principals in Fayette County Schools so thank you thank you Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. I think we are ready for second reading of ordinances. Yes, ma'am. Item 1, an ordinance expanding and extending the full urban service district number 1 for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage Refuse collection to include the area to find a certain properties on the following streets. Armature Court, Ash Rapids, Bay Springs Park, Beaumont Center Circle Bryant Road, Cattle Path, Cordial Lane, Cravat Pass, Crocus Court, Danby Wood Drive, Elizabeth Street, Estrella Drive, Greendale Road, Harrington Court, Harrodsburg Road, Hemphill Drive, Industry Road, Innovation Drive. Large Tree Park, Lees Town Road, Liberty Road, Lob Lolly Court, Mabel Lane, Madison Point Drive, Magnolia Springs Drive, Malone Drive, Marbella Lane, Mill Ridge Road, Moon Coin Way, Melundi Way, Newtown Court, Newtown Springs Drive, Nicholasville Road, Old House Road, Old Mount Tabor Road, Old Rosebud Road, Old Schoolhouse Lane, Parker's Meadow, Peak Mills Road, Real Quiet Lane, Rosette Way, Round Way, Down Lane, Russell Cave Road, Rutledge Avenue, Sandersville Road, Silver Charm Lane, Swirl Way, Spur Road, St. Andrew's Walk, Stolen Horse Trace, Strasburg Park, Sullivan's Trace, Sun Dollar Cove, Tracy Oaks Drive, Vincent Way, Waveland Museum Lane, Wilson Downing Road, and Winning Colors Lane. Item 2. An ordinance expanding and extending partial urban services district number 3 for the urban county government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Bob White Trail, Branham Park, Browning Trace, Burning Tree Circle, Castle Bridge Lane, Crusaders Way, Duddy Court, Flying Ebony Drive, Glassford Square, Gold on Trophy Trail, Grassland Park, Griffin Gate Drive Harmony Hall Lane, Kellburn Court, Knightsbridge Lane, Laredo Court, Liberty Road, Lorenzo Place, Patchen Lake Lane, Ryan Circle, Summersley Lane, Tatton Park, Walkers Way and Wentworth Place. Item 3. An ordinance expanding and extending partial urban services district number 4 for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Betty Hope Lane, Crescent Avenue, Glade Lane and Mara Trace. Item 4. An ordinance expanding and extending partial urban services district number five for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting and garbage and refuge collection to include the area defined to certain properties on the following streets. Audubon Avenue, Blue Bonnet Court, Blue Bonnet Drive, Brocktown Road, Bradley Lane, Dancer Court, Floral Park, Forest Park Road, Literary Circle, Potomac Drive, State Street, University Avenue, and Waterview Court, item five. An ordinance expanding and extending partial urban services district number six for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting and street cleaning to include the area defined to certain properties on the following streets. Acabe Drive and Palomar Trace Drive. Item 6, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Irban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reappropriating funds, fiscal year 2023, schedule number 29. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. Council Member Ellinger moves. Council Member Baxter seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote. Council Member Sevigny? Yes. councilmember Worley vice mayor Wu councilmember James Brown councilmember Ellinger councilmember Baxter councilmember focal yes councilmember gray yes councilmember the green yes councilmember Lynch yes councilmember Minaris and councilmember Reynolds yes thank you thank you those items pass and And now we're ready for first reading of ordinances. Item number 7. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-appropriating funds fiscal year 2023, Schedule number 30. Item 8. An ordinance amending articles 1, 4, 8, 5, 8, 9, 8, 8, 10, 11, 8, 12, 8, 8, 13, 8, 14, 8, 15, 8, 16, 8, 17, 8, 18, 8, 19, 8, 8, 20, 8, 8, 21, 8, 22, 8, 8, 23, 8, 24, 8, 24A, 10, 1, 11, 1, 22, 1, 22A, 1, 22B, 1, 23A, 5A, 23A, 6A, 23A, 7A, 23A, 8A, 23A, 9A, and 23A, 10A of the zoning ordinance to update the intent statement for the various zoning categories to clearly align with the adopted comprehensive plan. Item 9, an ordinance admitting the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant unclassified civil service position of eligibility counselor grade 514N and creating one classified civil service position of eligibility counselor grade 514 and the division community and resident services effective upon passage of counsel. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons? Are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? All right now we're ready for second reading of resolutions. Item one, a resolution accepting the bid of Herrick Company incorporated in the amount of $2,609,200 for the West-Hickman WASRAS improvements for the Division of Water Quality and Authorizing Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Herrick Company Incorporated related to the bid. Item 2. A resolution of the bid of ECS Environmental Solutions in the amount of $49,000 for scrubber surfaces and carbon replacement for the Division of Water Quality and Authorizing Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with ECS Environment Solutions related to the bid. Item 3. A resolution amending and restating section 1 of Resolution Number 20-2023, 3, restating the acceptance of a grant award under the Kentucky Clearwater Round 2 grant with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to specifically include mention of the Armstrong Mill Pump Station Replacement DeLong Road PSFMEH 16 project. Item 4, a resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute and purchase a service agreement with the Utility Planning Network for Project Management Services for the Inquesta Software Upgrade for the Division of Revenue at a cost doctor's seat $110,000. Item 5, a resolution approving guidelines for the hazardous street treaty. COST SHARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OWNERS OF OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY IN REMOVING HAZARDOUS STREET TREES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 17B OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE ITEM 6. I RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE MECHANICUM TO EXECUTE AN AGREE WITH THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT AWAY FOR THE NEW CIRCLE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM LEASTOWN ROAD TO NEAR GEORGETOWN ROAD AND FURTHER authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American Academy to execute a deed and any other documents necessary to transfer a portion of the property located at 1900 Leastown Road to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the New Circle Road Improvement Project, Item 7. A resolution amending Resolution 153-2022 to increase the cost of easement acquisition and other property rights necessary for the East Hickman-Fourced Maine Sanitary Suit Project, a remedial measures project required by the consent decree from $26,000 to $54,920.51. ITEM 8. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIVISION OF COMPUTER SERVICES TO PURCHASE ONGOING STORAGE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATA FROM AMAZON WEBSERVICES AT A COST ESTIMATED NOT TO EXCEED $120,000. ITEM 9. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH BLUEGRASS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR SERVICES RELATED TO WATER QUALITY MONITORING IN THE WOLF RUN WATERSHED AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. ITEM 10. A resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase aircraft storage, hangar leases, and office rental fuel from TAC air, a sole source provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of the Airbagina government to execute any necessary agreement with TAC air related to the procurement. Item 11. A resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase jet A aviation fuel from TAC air, a sole source provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of the Airbagina government to execute any necessary agreement with TAC air related to the procurement at a discounted price of $1.10 per gallon. Item 12, a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase Bell helicopter service for the police helicopter from Thoroughbred Aviation, a sole source provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of Air Mechanic Government to execute any necessary agreement with Thoroughbred Aviation related to procurement. Item 13, a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Air Mechanic Government to execute a conditional commitment letter and agreement with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to accept an award of $2,955,383 in federal funds under the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 Grant American Rescue Plan Act funds for the acquisition and remediation of the parcel located at 299 Southland Drive the exception of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing mayor to transfer funds within the grant budget item 14 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of urban county government to accept an award of $10,000 from the jessamine county fiscal court for the support of planning activities and operating costs related to the office of the Lexington area metropolitan planning organization MPO for jessamine county located within the division of planning the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary agreement related to this grant and authorizing the mayor to transfer etiquette and reference within the grant budget. Item 15, a resolution authorizing and director of the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a promotion agreement with top Trump's USA Incorporated related to design of the Lexington edition of a monopoly for the Division of Parks and Recreation at a cost not to exceed $7,497. Item 16, a resolution authorizing and director of the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a group sales agreement with the Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern alumni luncheon at a cost not to exceed $6,000. Item 17, a resolution authorizing and director of the mayor on behalf of the to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation under the RAISE discretionary grants program and to provide any additional information in connection with this grant application which seeks grant funds in the amount not to exceed $5,500,000 in federal funds for the West Gateway Corridors Planning and Design Project, Item 18. A resolution authorizing the use of $500,000 of MAP funds as a local match in support of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's 2023 raised capital grant program application for the North Broadway Railroad overpass project contingent upon the denial of KYTC's application to the Reconnecting Communities grant program and pending approval of any necessary budget amendments. A resolution authorizing Director-Mayor on behalf of the County Government to execute a statement of work in a multi-year service agreement with Metaformers Incorporated for continued support of Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and finances module in Oracle's cloud platform at a cost not to exceed $440,655 and authorizing the Chief Information Officer or her designee on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary documents related to procurement. Item 20, a resolution approving the granting of an inducement to quality logistics LLC, DBA, long-ship logistics, or its successor or affiliate pursuant to the Kentucky Business Investment Act KRS Sub Chapter 154.32 whereby the urban county government agrees to rebate annually one percent of the company's occupational license fee for a term no longer than ten years from the activation date subject to the limitations contained in the Act and any agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority or the urban county government related to this project and taking other related actions item 21 a resolution authorizing director me on behalf of urban county government to execute a professional services agreement with Gresham Smith and Cushman and Wakefield U.S. Incorporated for the design, infrastructure, installation, and marketing of a 200-acre legacy business park at a cost-back to exceed $2,229,000, Gresham-Smith, and 6% of land sales, Cushman and Wakefield U.S. Incorporated. And item 22, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the mechanic to execute an amendment to an agreement with Arbor Youth Services Incorporated in order to adjust the budget and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other amendments with Arbor Youth Services Incorporated related to that agreement. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? No. Council Member Sevigny. Council Member Fogle seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call, vote, please. Council Member Sevigny. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Worley. Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu. Yes. Council Member James Brown. Yes. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Baxter. Yes. Council Member Fogle. Yes. Council Member Gray. Yes. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Menarez? Yes. And Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass, and now we're ready for first reading of resolutions. Item 23. A resolution accepted a bit of C3 mechanical LLC in the amount of $73,850 for HVAC York fan boxes for the Division of Community Corrections, and authorized by the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with C3 mechanical LLC related to the bid. Item 24. A resolution accepting the bid of hair construction LLC in the amount of $48,500 for Gainesway Park drainage improvements for the division of parks and recreation and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with hair construction LLC related to the bid. Item 25. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Martha Cromwell, staff assistant senior grade 511 and 18.065 Aarland, the division of revenue effective February 1, 2023. Andrew Shuck, a safety and loss control specialist, grade 520E, 2456.16 biweekly. In the Division of Human Resources, effective March 1, 2023, Carlos Ross, managing attorney, grade 534E, 4,448.96 biweekly. In the Department of Law, effective February 8, 2023, Ashley Spicer, telecommunicator, Cedar, grade 519N, 24.569 hourly. In the Division of Enhanced 911, effective November 9, 2022, Kelly Etheridge, telecommunicator, grade 517N, 22.88866 hourly. in the division of enhancing at 9-1-1 effective February 1, 2023. Barnetta Jennings, telecommunicator, grade 517N, 22.256 hourly in the division of enhanced 9-1-1 effective December 6, 2022. Rebecca Longo, telecommunicator, grade 517N, 22.859 hourly in the division enhanced 9-1-1 effective February 8, 2023. Heather Puckett, telecommunicator, grade 517N, 22.256 hourly in the division enhanced 9-1-1 effective December 6, 2022. Taylor Grayson, public service supervisor, grade 516N, 22.411 hourly in the division of Parks and Recreation effective February 1, 2023. Sean McStay, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 510 and 16.615 Hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation effective January 18, 2023. Grant Long, grants administrative aid, Grade 518 and 23.374 Hourly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs effective December 1, 2022. Item 26. A resolution authorizing the man on behalf of the mechanic to execute a lease agreement with residential park property with the following individual for the listed property in the consideration of the some INSTATED IN ANNUAL RENT. FOR 3561 SHAMROCK LANE, $6,600. ITEM 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND EXECUTED A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR FOREIGNS AND EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION. ITEM 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND EXECUTED MEMORANUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR PARTICIPATION OF FIRE PERSONNEL IN COLLEGE COURSES. the donation from American Heart Association of any adult anytime CPR kits for the use of community paramedicine program at no cost to the urban county government. Item 30. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class B education incentive grant to Providence Montessori Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $7,150. Item 31. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement awarding a class B education incentive grant to Bluegrass Green Source Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $40,000. Item 32. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every government to execute an agreement awarding Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Walnut Hill Club at Childsburg Owners Association incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost of not to exceed $79,500, item 33. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every government to execute an agreement awarding Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Friends of Wolfhorn Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost of not to exceed $65,520, item 34. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every government to execute an agreement awarding Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Friends of the Parks in Fayette County Incorporated for stormwater quality project at a cost sought to exceed $38,475. Item 35. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the American government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Federal Emergency Management Agency for the use of integrated public alert and warning system. Item 36. A resolution rescinding resolution number 398-2022 and in its place was resolving to authorize the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute an agreement with the Hope Center Incorporated allocating $2 million of federal grant funds awarded pursuant to THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 ARPA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ADDITION AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ANY OTHER NECESSARY AGREEMENTS OR AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE USE OF THESE FUNDS. ITEM 37. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 7 AND MODIFIED SINCE AT AGREEMENT WITH THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET AND THE LIXING COMMUNITY LAND TRUST FOR THE NEWTOWN PIK EXTENSION PROJECT. ITEM 38. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement awarding class A neighborhood incentive grant to Cardinal Valley Neighborhood Association for a stormwater quality project. It costs not to exceed $3,412.60. Item 39. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a professional services agreement with Ernst and Young LLP for the city hall programming and space needs study. It costs not to exceed $250,000. Item 40. A resolution authorizing on the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs and to the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization seeking up to $1,024,000 in federal funds from the Transportation Alternatives Program TAP for the Brighton Trail Connection and Harrisburg Road Trail. And item 41, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a memorandum of agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 57-2022 with solar energy solutions for its participation as installer. Thank you very much. I'm sorry. In the Solarize Lexington program at a cost not to exceed not to, at no cost to the urban county government. Sorry. Needed that last phrase. Thank you very much. First, we'll take walk-ons. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on tonight's docket a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Lexington Fayette County Parking Authority to increase the parking rates paid for urban county government employees parking in the garages owned by the authority beginning on July 1, 2023. So moved. All right. Council Member LaGree seconds. And I see Dave Barbary is here. our attorney who has worked on this with us and we have other folks in the audience in case they're needed for questions so are there questions councilmember james brown did you have a question okay councilmember ellinger thank you mayor it's working uh could you could you go over um just for the audience of what what the new changes are going to be um going forward what what we have negotiated? Right, so the actual hour changes are not in the agreement. What we, after meeting with them, what we decided to do was, they were in need of this additional funding, which is covered in the agreement, which amounts to I think about $210,000 more than what we're paying now, starting in July. And there's a commitment from them that if you all go ahead and move forward with giving this a first vote, They will take a reduction in hours to their board as soon as possible. They have to give the same 24-hour notice that you all would have to do for a special meeting. So I think that's probably going to end up being probably Monday or Tuesday of next week. And there is a commitment from them that they will recommend to their board that they sign off on this agreement. And as a result of that, they would reduce the hours to 9 to 7 Monday through Friday. There would be no hours on Saturday or Sunday. One of the issues I had somebody, about the two-hour, four-hour, and do you have to move your car, and do you know about how that is going to work? I want to say that that was addressed before, I think it's four hours now, everywhere, and that had already been addressed with some previous changes that they had made at a different meeting. And this is set up for two years with an option for another two years? It'll be it's two years with an automatic renewal for another two years Pretty much continually it's it's but it's modeled after a similar agreement We have with them for something else that we entered into about eight or ten years ago Is this something that you want us to suspend the rules and give second reader or should we wait to let them do you? Could you could do that if you all chose we just wanted to make sure we took this action as soon as possible So they could go ahead and have their board meeting reduce the hours and then you know everyone would be on the same page on this so yeah thank you thank you mayor thank you vice mayor Wu are councilmember James Brown are you on for questions okay very good vice mayor Wu thank you so just for a clarification what we're wanting to do is increase the amount that we're paying for our garage rates but this doesn't impact what our employees in the sense that they weren't paying for these rates to begin with and they're not going to the the the position of the administration historically has been that the employees don't pay for parking so all of these additional costs are borne by the administration thank you Thank you. Councilmember Gray. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to make sure that the people who were affected by this had an opportunity to be involved in the process. Was that done? Or the business owners? Well, we, some of us, including some council members, have done, had a lot of discussion with the business owners downtown. Yeah. okay thank you just wanted to make sure yeah good question um council member lynch thank you mayor mr barbary um at the automatic renewal period after year two um is the price or what we're going to pay static or could it increase it'll be one of the reasons we we did it at two years is this that's kind of what we've been doing with them in the past but it's also the idea would be if they have an issue where this is not enough because right now it's locked in at the rate that we specified in the agreement i would assume that during that period they may raise the rates again that would not impact us without us agreeing to it so there may be a conversation when we go to the renewal period about increasing it to to keep going up to that that rate that they're charging everybody else. Other council member questions? All right, Vice Mayor, would you take the chair for a moment? I'd like to just make a few comments. Go ahead, ma'am. All right, thank you. I just simply want to first thank CAO Hamilton and Dave Barbary and Commissioner Speckert as well as Chief Development Officer Kevin Adkins and Chief of Staff Tyler Scott and I hope I've not forgotten anyone in early December when we first when this first all came public and they made their made their changes we started meeting with the parking authority and we have had very good meetings with them and lots of creative thinking and to come to this resolution we've had a lot of input from businesses and we all I think on every side of this agree this is a very good agreement and I also want to say that in the past Lex Park has done a very good job for us managing our parking garages which we gave them and because it wasn't working very well well for government to maintain and operate them so i just wanted to inject that because this has been some work that's been going on for several weeks so thank you all and i want to thank vice mayor wu and council member lagree who have come into these discussions and helped a lot on that on getting us here so thank you very much thank you thank you all right okey-doke um now i don't think we've voted on this walk-on yet so all those in favor of walking this on please say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes and are there other walk-ons Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket a resolution accepting the bid of Constellation New Energy Gas Division, LLC, establishing a price contract for the supply of natural gas at multiple Lexington Fayette Urban County Government facilities, contingent upon a fixed price not to exceed $5.99 per MCF for a period of up to three years and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any documents related to this bid. So move. Second. All right. Council Member Baxter seconds. Any questions? I believe you all may have received an email about this also. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed all right that motion passes are there any other walk-ons all right if you will give i guess that's number 42 and number 43 a first read please i'm 42 a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with the lexington and fiat county parking authority to increase the parking rates paid for urban county government employees parking in the garages owned by the authority beginning July 1, 2023. And item 43, I resolution to accept an event of Constellation New Energy Gas Division LLC in establishing a price contract for the supply of natural gas under the SVGTS tariff Columbia Gas of Kentucky Incorporated at multiple Lexington Fair, Irving County Government facilities contingent upon a fixed price not to exceed $5.99 per MCF for a period of up to three years in authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Abagadi government to execute an agreement with Constellation New Energy Gas Division LLC and any necessary related documents related to the bid. Thank you. Thank you. Now, are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading if you'll log in, please? I think there might be a few. Council Member Legree. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 41. This is for the Solarize Lexington program, which is set to launch in the very near future. So moved. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That passes. All right. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. And I have two suspensions. My first would be number 39. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading. This is in regards to the City Hall Space Study. So move. Second. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds seconds that. Are there questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. Thank you. And my second, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 40. This has to do with some federal funds and our application deadline is approaching, so we need to move a little quicker on that. Okay, and Council Member Ellinger seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? all right that item passes that's all thank you okay council member james brown thank you mayor i'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to the the motion i just walked on uh what number is that is that number 43 43 uh so moved all right is there uh who council member baxter second all right are there any questions That was the Columbia gas issue, correct? Yes, ma'am. Okay. All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Are there any other motions to suspend the rules? Okay. I think we have 39, 40, 41, and 43. If you'll give those second reading please. Item 39, a resolution authorizing Director of the Mayor on behalf of Lexington Fair Urbany County government to execute a professional service agreement with Ernst Young LLP for city hall programming and space needs to date. It costs $250,000. Item 40, a resolution authorizing Director of the Mayor on behalf of Urbany County government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs and to the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization seeking up to $1,024,000 in federal funds from the transportation alternatives program tapped for the Brighton Trail connection and the Harrisburg Road Trail. 41. A resolution authorizing by Dr. Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement awarded pursuant to RFP 57-2022 with solar energy solutions for its participation as installer in the Solarized Lexington program at no cost to the urban county government. And item 43. A resolution accepting the bid of a Constellation New Energy Gas Division LLC and establishing a price contract for the supply of natural gas into the SVGTS tariff Columbia Gas of Kentucky Incorporated at multiple Lexington Fair urban county government facilities contingent upon a fixed price not to exceed $5.99 MCF for a period of up to three years and authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with Constellation New Energy Gas Division LLC and any necessary related documents related to the bid. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Motion approved. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger? Second. Vice Mayor Wu seconded. All right, when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Savigny? Yes. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Baxter? Yes. Council Member Focal? Yes. Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Menares? And Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all pass. Councilmembers, could I please have a motion for communications from the mayor? So moved. Okay. I heard vice mayor. There's a little competition going on here. Let's see. I think I heard vice mayor Wu and then Councilmember Fogle seconded. So are there any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now I need a motion to approve the price contract. So moved. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Second. Council Member Sevigny. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And then, council members, you have quite a few communications for information only. And we do not have a fire or a police discipline tonight, so it's time for your announcements. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. Last Wednesday morning, I visited our community paramedicine program to film a council comment, But while there, I learned of something that I wanted to share with everyone. Our team has recently been inducted into the Whelan Hall of Champions, which is a special ceremony at NASCAR. And NASCAR actually came and filmed a really amazing video that I wanted to share with everybody, just highlighting their heroism, bravery, and honor. So I'll let the video speak for itself. The type of work that they do can really drag on you. It can really emotionally affect you. You have to have something inside, something internal that makes you want to do this. Everybody on that team wants to be there. You see dedicated first responders, but these people are dedicated beyond that. Our program is designed to be there for people that fall between that gap of being underserved. They don't quite meet the criteria of needing 911 help right then, but how can we serve them and provide them resources, whether it's primary care, treatment, rehab, referrals to other services, medication reconciliation to see if they ran out of medications, things like that. It's a perfect name for it, community paramedicine. I think what community paramedicine brings into it is that relationship and being able to do something other than just sort of picking them up, putting them on the buggy, and running them to the emergency room. One of the beauties of what we're able to do is no matter what a person's going through, we can help them find their why. Why are you struggling? What's going on? What are the things that you need? It's such an incredible model. So this is a cross-functional team. We have three Lexington Fire Department paramedics, two social workers, and one Lexington Police Department detective. This team is able to really delve down, look at the individual, help them solve whatever their issues are, and really get to the root to provide the best service to that person they can. Our initial thought process was, why are they calling 911 to go to the emergency room? what is missing? What is missing the equation? Do they not have a primary care doctor or maybe they need a specialist? Do they not have their medications? Why don't they have their medications? Are they, do they have a transportation issue or is it a financial issue? You find a variety of reasons and then we start trying to chip away at what those barriers are for them getting into better health. The paramedicine unit was a way to break that cycle. Our team is like a family, I feel like. The people I get to work with every single day on my team make this job what it is. I think this team don't treat their team as a job. I think it's a passion. And they don't come like it to every day, oh, God, I'm going to work. They come ready, and they're always there to help, no matter what situation that you're in. They found one of these kids in the hospital who needed a bath. So one of the guys goes and gathers supplies. This is a paramedic, now not a hospital employee, who goes and gives this kid a bath and changes his bed. And that's what I think. It's just that kind of all-encompassing attitude and obvious compassion. Maybe it's the last thing on the way home, and it's the last sleeping bag that we have, And we hand it to the person, and that win is knowing that that person has a cover to put over their body tonight, and it's going to be 25 degrees. That's a win. I was in the right place at the right time to give this person a sleeping bag. One of the most meaningful moments I had was standing at the front door with the door open, and one of our women was sitting on the steps. And I remember Patrick sitting down on the steps next to her, and all I had was sort of that rear view look at the two of them. Here was someone that she trusted. Whatever he said, how he said it in that relationship, it worked. And that woman took the next step that day. We've had a lot of successes and we've had a lot of sorrows. But I think those successes are not ours to own. It's the individuals that have been able to get through their barriers to success. Those are the things to me that mean the most, is seeing people successful, being able to meet their needs, and get just that little extra bit of help. We are the Lexington Fire Department Community Paramedicine Program. And we are Wheelin' Everyday Champions. I know I'm out of time. I just want to say we're so fortunate to have them. so yes we really are they do wonderful work councilmember reynolds thank you mayor and thank you councilmember baxter for showing that i actually just asked the fire department to show that as part of their presentation to us so i might um i might ask them not to but it's such a wonderful video and i i appreciate you doing that and highlighting the paramedicine program tonight I wanted to honor somebody who for Black History Month who has a you know a big has left a big footprint in Lexington I think I have one or two photos to put up so since February's Black History Month I thought that we could honor a pioneer our very first African-American council member elected to serve LFUCG the Honorable Harry Nash Sykes. Mr. Sykes was born on April 1st 1927 in Starkville Mississippi after graduating high school Mr. Sykes moved to Kentucky and attended Kentucky State University on a basketball and track scholarship and received his bachelor's degree in physical education after After graduating from Kentucky State University in 1952, he played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters. He then earned his master's degree in mathematics from the University of Minnesota and later went on teaching mathematics at Dunbar High School and coached the junior high school basketball team. In 1963, Sykes was elected to serve as the first African American council member. He was re-elected in 1965, 67, and 69. Between 67 and 69, Sykes also served as mayor pro tem. And in 1971, he ran for mayor of Lexington, but lost by a narrow margin to Foster Pettit. From 1972 to 74, he served as an acting city manager. And from 1974 until 75, he worked as acting chief administrative officer for the urban county government. Sykes has served his community on various boards and commissions, including the Board of Management of the YMCA and the Historical Peasant Green Baptist Church. And in 1968, he founded the Lexington Fayette, um, urban, er, I'm sorry, the Lexington Fayette County Urban League and served as president until 72. Sykes has been honored with numerous awards, including Outstanding Citizens Award by the Council of Christians and Jews in 1967. mr. Sykes was married to Geraldine hit Higgins Sykes and has had five children he passed away on November 28 2012 at the age of 85 and in his honor Lexington has named a street in 2017 which happens to be in the 11th district Harry Sykes Way and that's where you can find our family care center very nice thank you Councilmember James Brown. Thank you mayor. I just wanted to again bring up the event yesterday the press release or the press event where we passed the keys to the United Way for the Waypoint Center on Fifth and Chestnut. That project I know you all know a lot about it and we've been talking about it for a lot of the past couple weeks but I didn't want to leave anybody behind somebody an agency or an organization that was real active with preserving and protecting that history of that building was the Bluegrass Trust and our very own Betty Curran historic preservation they all played a role and kept that conversation going with excuse me with us in regards of redeveloping that space I know they weren't weren't there yesterday I don't know if it was an oversight on our part but I just wanted to publicly acknowledge the Bluegrass Trust and their efforts with historic preservation and all the work and effort they put into that building specifically in the work they do around town so thank you very good thank you councilmember Savigny yes thank you mayor I think we'd be remiss where I'm in my last meeting of February because I'm going to be off next week and I want to make sure that we recognize two fantastic black leaders, Denise Gray, Council Member Denise Gray of the 6th District and Tana Fogle of the 1st District. And I'll give you a little bio that I'm just going to read right off their own personal websites. Denise is a proud graduate of Bryan Station High School. She went to the University of Louisville where she received a B.A. in communications and was a founding member of Louisville's national championship. that's national championship, all-girl cheerleading squad. She later graduated from the University of Denver Stern College of Law. Read it. College of Law. That's what it is. That's how it reads. She came back to Lexington, and she worked for Fayette County Public Schools. She calls herself a recovering educator, a reformed educator. And I can tell you, I work across the hall from Denise, and there is a lot going on in her office. And Tana is a community organizer, a powerful advocate for voting rights, a motivational speaker, and a woman of faith. She's elected to represent the first district this year, and she is proudly serving. and I sit also across the hall from Tana. Tana was born and raised in the 1st District, graduated from Lafayette. She got her BA in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Kentucky, where she played basketball, was the team captain of the 1982 SEC champion, Lady Cats. Hey, hey. She was an inaugural inductee to the Lexington African American Sports Hall of Fame in 22, and she was also honored in 2022 as a Fayette County Public Schools as a recipient of the Golden Apple Award, the award highlighting her work with JAG. She's also a grandma, a mom, a grandma, and a great-grandma, and I am proud to work with both these lovely ladies. Thank you. Thank you. Are you wearing your ring? Yes, ma'am. You gave it to me. She has her SEC championship ring on her hand. She was at our inauguration and she gave all the women basketball players our rings. The sad part of that story is that when those women, the first Kentucky team to win the women's championship, the women were not given their rings. although all men's teams who won were given their rings. So it was a great honor to have that ring ceremony finally 40 years later. Yeah. So Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to speak for a moment about the parking resolution. I'm very grateful for sort of this ad hoc team that we put together here, including Councilmember Legree whose district this is mostly all happening in and then the mayor and her team Sally and Kevin and Tyler among others honestly just appreciate the amount of creativity hustle and willingness to compromise and be creative and and most of all though I really want to thank all the restaurant owners and the workers and the downtown residents for coming out and speaking out. I think it was a very effective show of what the public can do when you get fired up about stuff, and we are listening. A few events to talk about real quick. Amazingly, not really surprisingly, for Black History Month, there are so many really cool events happening every weekend. This Saturday, at the exact same time there are two really cool events if you're on the west side of town at artworks at the Carver School 522 Patterson right off the Oliver Lewis there's a black history month open house featuring speakers printmaking photography food trucks all kinds of really cool stuff and then on the east side of town there is a honoring black excellence visual and performing arts showcase that's going to show off a lot of really great student talent here from Fayette County and that's at the Lyric Theater. Both of those things are happening 6 to 8, 6 to 9. If you're really ambitious you can zip across town and catch them both. And then this last one is right up my alley, also at the Lyric Theater. There is a superheroes of color exhibit at the Lyric featuring the private comic book collection of one of my heroes, Frank X. Walker. He's a hero of mine not only because he's an excellent He's an excellent writer and teacher, but he also has a really, really big collection of comic books and toys and action figures featuring African-American and characters of color. So that exhibit is going to be up at the Lyric Monday through Friday, 11 to 5 until the end of the month. Thank you, Mayor. Very good. Councilmember Fogle. Thank you. First of all, just starting out with a big day at the Capitol, big week. It started off with the voting rights kickoff. I love Voting Rights Day, and that was like 70-plus Bryan Station students that went down. They got to sit in the legislators' seats, and they had a wonderful day. Senator Neal, Representative Brown, and some other folks, Pastor E, they came down and spoke to these young people and gave us a lot of hope. So I wanted to flash those pictures. And Council Member Brown already talked about the Palmer Building yesterday. But also yesterday was that 100th year that Dunbar High School has been in existence. So we had a celebration there. And then all week we had the Fairness Day. And then today was the day for Moms Demand Action, gun violence. Once our very own one Lex had a big part in that. And so folks from the first district in Lexington all went down to support these horrible bills that they're trying to pass statewide. And the next is the Crown Act. And because this is black history, what that does is that the legislators are trying to mandate and bring into law that people of color has only a certain way that we can wear our hair. So therefore, I would be out of a job today because of my hair. And so we are fighting against some tough laws. And I just wanted to thank Lexington for showing up in Frankfurt to stand for people who don't have a voice and cannot raise their voice. But we stood in solidarity with folks. And I am so proud of Lexington. I'm so proud that this is our last council meeting for February. And so thank you all for joining us for Black History. I am proud to be representing the people and serving the people of the 1st District in Lexington, Mayor Gordon. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to publicly say thank you to Council Member Dave Savigny for his recognition of me. What I do is not for recognition. what I do is for the people of my district and for the people of Lexington but it's an honor whenever someone sees you and hears you and wants to recognize you so thank you it is an honor to sit next to you joke with you and even be your hallmate sometimes he might loan you that sparkly jacket sometime and I would gladly wear it and bring out my palms and also by the way I thank you also for recognizing that I am a national champion cheerleader from the University of Louisville. I noticed I didn't get as much cheers or support, but there is a Louisville Cardinal on this city council that needs to be recognized. Thank you. Anyone else have a council report or an announcement? I had one last thing. You know, it's always dangerous to try to thank everybody. Also, someone who had a large part in the work on the Lex Park agreement was Commissioner Hensley. So I also thank her. Now it's time for public comment, and we have a few people signed up. And so the way this works is the council rules state that you'll come to the podium and say your name and your council district for the record, and then you'll have three minutes to speak. So first is Lily Miller Johnson. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor Gordon and council members. I wanted to address an issue that I have addressed before. Our Constitution was clearly set about contract law, And that's what the Constitution is built on. That's one of the reasons our forefathers set the Constitution up, to make sure that people who had contracts with other people would follow through on their contract or agreement, whether verbal or otherwise. So I'm asking the council to make sure that they follow through on Mayor Gray's agreement to cover Community Action Council's court order or agreement. And you can follow it to the letter or cover everything that they presently have agreed to pay me. And I lowered that amount for a reason. I am Lily Miller-Johnson. I am in the 1st District. And I wanted to, you all to get to know me. I signed up for the White House Fellows in 1990. I was looked at and because of my age I was not sent through. I didn't get the White House Fellows. I was in the Kentucky Career Management Program for the state. And I have served as a notary public since 2008. I was elected a supervisor with the Soil and Water Conservation District in 2008 and in 2009. I served from 2009 for four years and then I was re-elected in 2012 and re-elected again in 2018. I served three full four-year terms. I have been, I took a class with the executive education with Don and Carol Executive Program, Leadership Program with the University of Kentucky in 2016. And I was nominated for the top 100 women in 1994 to 95 in the country. And so this is some of the stuff I am. I'm a graduate of Bryan Station High School. I signed up for a program which I went to. It was pre-college and so for two years I did that. I also was on the track team. I played in the orchestra for from elementary to my 10th grade year and so those are some of the things that I have accomplished and I hope that you understand that when I come and speak I'm talking about real issues and that Constitution if a government employee refuses that's that's the signal that your time is up and we thank you it's a constitutional tort thank you next is Jim McKenzie I'm sorry. You want to give your time to Rock Daniels? That's fine. We'll give him your three minutes. So next is Rock Daniels. Welcome. Hello. So my name is Rock Daniels. I am in the 11th district. Thank you so much. So today I would like to examine a potential solution for a common problem that's faced by many renters in the city of Lexington and explored ways in which the city can work towards creating a more equitable and affordable housing market. The property value administrator in Lexington, David O'Neill, has the power to pull tax records of all properties where the property address and the address of the owner of that property do not match. This can be an important step towards identifying rental properties where the address of the tenant does not match that of the property owner. The question of what are tenants current rights is an issue that affects many in our city and one that the city could address through this dissemination of informative literature. The literature could be distributed to each of the identified properties that I just talked about, explaining to the tenants what their rights are and how they can avoid eviction right now from their homes. The literature could also include informative links to videos similar to those produced by Councilman Savigny a couple weeks ago. These videos could help reinforce, to further reinforce the message and ensure that tenants are aware of these different options that they might have. So it's worth noting also, different note, that the cost of hiring attorneys to represent tenants facing eviction is often prohibited. often results in further unnecessary delays in the eviction process instead I believe that the city could work with judges to promote mediation between landlords and tenants if a tenant has a valid case against a landlord only then should an attorney be provided this approach would save both landlords and tenants money while also freeing up resources for the city to allocate to other worthy causes you know affordable housing is a key concern in Lexington and the city could also consider a number of measures to address this issue now the city could promote inclusionary zoning practices which would allow for higher density housing developments across our city additionally you know it's crazy to me when i go down richmond road and i see brenda cowan elementary school that sits right on the edge of the urban service boundary and it's crazy because i see no fathers walking their children to school the way i'm able to walk my kids to school every day in metathorpe you know we need to look at developing land that's outside of the urban service boundary like the land right next to brenda cowan you know potentially we can create higher density residential and commercial developments which could help with affordable housing this would not only create more affordable housing options but also encourage economic growth which we all know we need now finally the city should consider the importance of regional public transportation because as housing housing costs continue to rise across lexington more and more people are going to need to look to neighboring cities such as paris and winchester for affordable housing options and a robust public transportation system would make it easier for people to commute to and from work doctors and shopping so regardless of where people live they need to have public transportation systems to get them to and from so in conclusion uh there are a number of steps that i think that we can take to address issues of affordable housing in lexington and by working together the city can create a more equitable and inclusive community that works for all members and allows everyone in our city to thrive. Thank you very much. Next is Emily Jackson. Welcome. My name is Emily Jackson. I am a staff member at UK and a renter in District 3. I'm speaking today as a member of KY Tenants about why I support the Tenants' Bill of Rights. I work full-time and earn above the minimum wage, but like many people, I still am living paycheck to paycheck. And the reality that I am only one missed paycheck away from being at risk of losing my home is never too far from my mind. That said, I consider myself fortunate to have the relative stability that I do have in my housing situation because I've seen many people that I care about struggle with the hardship and precarity of housing insecurity. I see the cost of the housing system hit women especially hard. Women are more likely to be low-wage workers than men, and more likely to be caretakers of children and family members. For women living with abusive partners, unaffordable rents add to the coercion that makes it so hard to leave, and causes domestic violence survivors to be more vulnerable to homelessness. One of the reasons that housing is close to my heart is because I have seen too many women that I care about suffer through situations like that. Housing is a women's issue. By strengthening legal rights and protections for tenants, like the Tenants' Bill of Rights would do, we would strengthen the economic position of women. For example, women head the majority of households receiving HUD rental assistance and are disproportionately likely to be in eviction court. The Tenants' Bill of Rights includes a universal right to counsel in eviction court and permanent rental assistance and a ban on source of income discrimination. It also calls for guaranteed seats for directly impacted tenants on city boards and commissions making decisions about housing. Ensuring tenant representation is a way of ensuring that women have a seat at the table as decision makers on the issues that affect us. At this moment, it could not be more important to take actions that improve the social and economic position of women. The reality that we are living in a time of backlash against advances for women and girls is evidenced by recent events like the Supreme Court Dobbs decision and research showing an increasing number of girls in the U.S. reporting experiences of violence, sexual assault and suicidal thoughts. To be honest, at times it can be easy to give in to despair at the state of things, when I see the news and when I see my friends, my family, my sisters suffering. But there are actions that we can take locally to make change. Implementing a Tenants' Bill of Rights is an action we can take that would have a real material impact on women's lives, particularly those women who are already the most economically marginalized. Amidst backlash against women, you have the opportunity to take positive steps to support the most vulnerable of us by passing a Tenants' Bill of Rights, where you can sit idly by while our country and world roll back what women have fought for. you thank you next is Beau Revlett welcome hi my name is Beau Revlett I'm also here to speak briefly in support of tenants bill of rights primarily I just want to publicly respond to some questions that I've gotten from council members on some of the parts of the tenants bill of rights with some a little bit of research and first I just want to say thank you to Councilmember Lynch for referring seats on boards and commissions for tenants and thank you to Vice Mayor Wu for referring eviction diversion and right to council and thank you to the many other council members who have done substantial work on attendance will have right so far and I received a question from a council member about whether banning source of income discrimination would what impact that would have on the number of units actually available to tenants whether it would increase or decrease and so there There was a study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities where they found that public housing agencies in jurisdictions with laws banning source of income discrimination had voucher utilization rates 5 to 12 percentage points higher than those without the laws. And based on these results, a public housing authority with 10,000 vouchers would serve an additional 500 to 1,200 families with these funds because of their source of income protections. And then likewise, another study said that in cities without source of income protection, 77% of landlords reject applicants using vouchers, whereas in cities with bans on source of income discrimination, that number drops to only 35%. So the data does show that units substantially increase whenever you pass a ban on source of income discrimination. Also wanted to respond to a discussion that we had with one council member about credit scores about whether or not credit credit scores include rental payments so they can include rental payments but they usually do not because it relies on landlords reporting rental payments and according to a 2021 study by the Urban Institute of the 80 million adults who live in rental housing fewer than 2 million are estimated to have rental payment history reflected in their credit files so very little and likewise with eviction filings I heard a concern about whether there should be protections based on that the CFPB released a December 2022 report wherein they reviewed tenant screening processes and one of the key findings from that is that eviction filings the the eviction reports that landlords often use in tenant screening processes include vast amounts of erroneous information they said that according to one study of 3.6 million eviction court records 22% of state eviction cases are ambiguous or false records nearly one in four and most tenant screeners business models do not include the processes needed to verify that information and so yeah I just wanted to share that information based on some questions I'd receive from council members and thank you all for all the work that you've done thank you and Adrian Williams welcome hi my name is Adrian Williams I live in the third district and I'm a leader with Kentucky tenants I'm here tonight because I'm a tenant in Lexington who deeply cares about the place I live the community I have here and the ways in we can make the rentals in our community safer of better quality and affordable for all i've lived in the third district for three years in my short years here i've heard countless testimonies of exploitative landlords apartment buildings infested with mold of negligent maintenance that doesn't fix things in need of repair for months property managers that shut their voicemail systems off because they don't care about their tenants i'm here tonight because lexington's residents need better tenant protections we need greater anti-discrimination measures specifically a ban on discrimination based on source of income credit score eviction status criminal history and immigration status we need a landlord registry that includes publicly accessible information on evictions code enforcement violations and tenant complaints guaranteed seats for directly impacted tenants on housing related boards and commissions and an eviction diversion program including universal right to counsel an eviction court and a permanent rental assistance program council members 149 000 of lexington's residents are tenants 149 000 of your constituents that have placed their trust in you to make decisions that affect vital aspects of their lives i hope and kentucky tenants hopes that you'll do the right thing and for you know some council members of you continue to do the right thing in supporting your constituents i hope that you pass the tennis bill of rights thank you thank you very much that ends our public comments so i'll entertain a motion to adjourn all right councilmember Savigny second by councilmember Fogle all those in favor say aye thank you very much we are adjourned