back it's heel to toe I'm going to soften the knees sink down a little bit into my stance focus on something off in the distance and hold as still as you can and then remember same amount of weight in both legs so we are not kick-standing and you can always hold on to something just watch you're not leaning into it we want to breathe as normal as possible pulling the tummy in a little bit and then we'll relax it and shake those legs watch that you're not holding your breath so now we're just going to go simply into a one-legged stance if you want to you can hold your chair you can start with the toe on the floor with that right leg or you can bring the toe and just gently tap into the lower leg area or you can even bring the leg up higher we're gonna soften the knee on that stabilizing leg open the chest find our focal point and then hold as still as possible and if you happen to touch down with the toe no big deal just bring it back up so remember we're gazing on something that is not moving we are breathing we have our tummy pulled in our stabilizing knee is soft you might feel that ankle wobble around a little bit that's all right relax it shake your legs of course we're just going to move to the opposite side so I'm going to shift my weight soften my knee and then either toe tap come up slightly or maybe a bit higher and then I'm going to do my checklist head to toe eyes focused on something that's not moving breathing as normal as possible tummy is in stabilizing knee is soft ears shoulders hips are stacked and just hold as still as you can as still as you can almost done knee is soft and relax and shake those legs a little bit good then we're going to take the ankles and put them right underneath the hips soften the knees open the chest a little bit and then I'm going to lift off with my heels in a calf raise so I'm going to lift the heels up almost like you're wearing high heels so I want to bring the heels way up watch that we're not leaning forward or back we want to try to keep the shoulders over the hips and stay right there with those heels up off the floor holding still doing our little checklist head to toe what are the eyes doing we're breathing tummy in knee soft really lifting those heels see if you good Thank you. The Urban County Council meeting of April 20th, 2023, and ask our clerk to call the roll please. Yes ma'am. Council member James Brown? Here. Council member Ellinger? Yes ma'am. Council member Elliott Baxter? Council member Fogle? Here. Council member Gray? Present. Council member Legree? Here. Council member Lynch? Present. Council member Minares? Here. Councilmember Plowman? Here. Councilmember Reynolds? Councilmember Sevigny? Here. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Here. And Councilmember Fred Brown? Here. Thank you. All right, thank you. We have a quorum. At this time, I would like to welcome Queen Mother Osaniki Ike, excuse me, the president and co-founder of the Institute of Whole Life Healing, who's going to give our invocation. Welcome. Greetings, everyone. I'm going to ask if you will all, if you're comfortable, place your hands at your heart center. Thank you. Universal Creatrix of birth, of life, of death, and of rebirth, we come to you this evening honoring all four directions, east, west, north, and south, the elements of earth, air, fire, and water, and we come seeking to be in harmony as we come together holding the energy of unity, of respect, of honoring nature and humanity. We give thanks for this opportunity to come together and hold this space again in harmony. We say, And may it be so. Thank you. Thank you very much. At this time we have two recognitions. Will William Faulkner please join me at the podium. Welcome. Thank you. William is a Boy Scout from Troop 98 right here in Lexington. William developed an idea for placing a little free food pantry in a neighborhood in need. After some research, he concluded that the Black and Williams Center could benefit from a pantry. This project was William's Eagle Scout project, and coming up on Monday, he will become an Eagle Scout, the highest honor for a scout. The idea behind the pantry is that if you are in need of food, you take what you need. If you have extra food, you can donate to the pantry to help others. When William and his family delivered the pantry to the neighborhood center, they stocked the pantry with non-perishable foods. William is a great example of everything a good neighbor should be. The Boy Scout slogan is do a good turn daily. And he is doing exactly that. Now it is my honor to present this proclamation. Whereas Boy Scout William Falconer from Troop 98 served residents and our city by building a little free food pantry. and whereas William built and placed a little free food pantry inside the Black and Williams Neighborhood Center and whereas helping address food insecurities in our city, residents can take food from the pantry when they are in need. And whereas this act of service is William's deed to honor the Boy Scout slogan, do a good turn daily, and whereas we think William has a bright future, now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare April 20, 2023, William Falconer Day in Lexington. Congratulations and thank you. Thank you. Did you know that? I did not know that. Okay. Would you like to say a few words? I would just like to thank my family and my entire troop for helping me out to get me all the way here so thank you guys and thank everybody else thank you thank you would would you and your parents like to be in a picture with the council all right let's just go right all right Thank you. Will Donna George and Councilmember Gray please join me at the podium. Come. Donna George is a lifelong educator and retiree from Fayette County Public Schools. Donna was the very first African American high school principal and the first female high school principal in Fayette County. It goes without saying she is a trailblazer. In 2009, Donna retired from Fayette County Public Schools, but she did not retire from supporting young people. Donna, you are a wonderful inspiration for educators today. Thank you for your dedication to our young people. And now it is my pleasure to present you with this proclamation. I'm going to read it. Okay. Okay. Whereas Donna M. George was the first African American and the first female high school principal in Fayette County Public Schools. And whereas Donna served Fayette County Public Schools for over 28 years, beginning as a teacher in August of 1981 and retiring as Director of Student Support Services in August of 2009. And whereas during Donna's tenure, she led with courage, dignity, and intelligence in the face of discrimination. And whereas dedicating her career to helping students from diverse backgrounds and equipping them with problem solving skills, Donna made sure each student had what they needed to soar to personal and professional success. And whereas she earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science and a master's in teaching at the University of Louisville and certifications in superintendent, supervisor of instruction K through 12, and secondary school principal from UK. And whereas Donna is an exemplary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, and there are a few of those supporters here tonight, and whereas even after her retirement, her influence on Fayette County Public Schools lives on through her dedication to our youth. Now, therefore, I Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare April 20, 2023, Donna M. George Day in Lexington. Congratulations and thank you. Thank you so very much. Anything that I accomplished really rests on the shoulders of so many, beginning with my parents. My parents, Dorothy and Ed George, gave me a beautiful education. They worked themselves to the bone to provide me with the best education possible. And so that I am an educated person because of their vision and their determination. and their faith in me and the way they raised me to put God first and to always know that education is the way for everyone. We are constant learners throughout our life. Also, I want to thank all of those folks at Bryan Station, the lovely parents, the wonderful teachers who partnered with me to provide the best education possible for our students during my tenure. I also know that we did an okay job because we have two council members who are Bryan Station graduates. And I want to thank my sorority members for coming out to support me because service to all mankind and our focus on education is central to the core of our organization. So thank you so very much. And I want to say, without God, there was no way I could have gotten through everything that I experienced. Thank you. She broke a few glass ceilings along the way. Now I'd like to ask Councilmember Denise Gray to say a few words. Thank you, Mayor. It is an honor to present, to be able to recognize my principal, my principal from the Bryan Station High School, Pride of the Northside, with this proclamation. It's an honor. Ms. George was a beacon for me. Like, she was fierce. She was firm. She did not play. She did not play whatsoever. And I admired her for it. When I think of Miss George, this is, I've always thought of Miss Angelou's poem, Phenomenal Woman, you know, particularly the last stanza. Because I remember how you used to walk through the schools with your heels, click, click, click, and how you always held your head high and your hair was always done. So I'm going to read that last stanza. Now you understand just why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about or have to talk real loud. When you see me passing, it ought to make you proud. I say it's the click of my heels, the bend of my hair, the palm of my hands, the need of my care. Because I'm a woman, phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me. So, Ms. George, thank you for paving the way for me, for giving me, letting me know that I'm worth, how much I'm worth, how intelligent I was, how I can stand up and speak on behalf of others, even when I felt small. It was you who told me to dress appropriately. Because I have stories where my skirt was slightly too short. Like, in hindsight, Ms. George was right. But thank you for being the role model and the woman that you are who have paved the way, not only for me, but so many other graduates of Bryan Station High School. You taught us what was possible, so thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Very nice. Thank you. Now, can you get a picture with the council? You want to help your children? So can also Ms. Donna George would like her friends from the sorority to be in this picture. And the priest. Oh, Father Norman. Yes, come on up. Thank you. She needs a nurse. And sing. Thank you. Thank you all so much. Now, ask our clerk to go ahead and give second reading of the ordinance. Oh, I'm sorry. I skipped the minutes, didn't I? I did that once before. Let's go back and we'll approve the minutes of the March 9th and the March 23rd council meetings. Motion approved. Thank you. All right. Motion by Council Member Ellinger, second by Council Member Worley. Are there any questions, corrections, additions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Next, we'll go to the second reading of the ordinance. Ordinance 1. An ordinance meeting started in the budgets of Lexington, to our mechanic government to reflect current requirements from municipal expenditures and appropriate and reproving funds, fiscal year 2023, schedule number 32. Thank you. All right. Is there a motion to approve? Move to approve. Thank you. And when you're ready, if you'll please take a roll call vote. Council Member James Brown. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Fogle. Council Member Gray. Council member Legree? Yes. Council member Lynch? Yes. Council member Menares? Yes. Council member Plowman? Yes. Council member Sevigny? Yes. Council member Sheehan? Yes. Council member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. And Council member Fred Brown? Yes. Thank you. All right, thank you. That item passes and now we're ready for first reading of ordinances. Item number two, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.57 net, 0.90 gross acres for property located at 1008 South Broadway, Dutch Brothers, LLC, Council District 10. Item three, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 1.23 net, 1.37 gross acres for property located at 446 East High Street, Bread and Roses, LLC, Council District 3. Item 4, an ordinance changing the zone from a planned neighborhood R3 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.2916 net, 0.3516 gross acres for property located at 507 South Limestone, a portion of Dutch Brothers LLC, Council District 3. Item 5, an ordinance amending the unclassified civil service authorized strength by creating one unclassified position of behavioral health and wellness coordinator, grade 523E, for a term of two years ending August 31, 2024, with the potential of six-month extension renewal in the division of police, effective upon passage of counsel. Item 6, an ordinance amending the classified civil service authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of fleet operations supervisor, grade 520N, and creating one classified position of a heavy technician, grade 519N, and the division of fire and emergency services, effective upon passage of counsel. Item 7, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of skilled trade supervisor grade 522E and creating one classified position of skilled trade supervisor grade 522N in the divisions of facility fleet management, parks and recreation, community corrections and fire and emergency services, thereby changing the Fair Labor Standard Act, FLSA, status of the positions from exempt to non-exempt, transferring all incumbents to the non-exempt position and converting the bi-weekly salary of all incumbents to an hourly rate of pay effective, the first pay rate of pay. roll Monday following the pass of council. Item 8. An ordinance amending the chapter 17B of the code of ordinances, the lazy and fair urban county government relating to street trees as follows. Amending section 17B 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 to amend the definitions of large tree, medium tree, small tree, and tree planting easement. Amending section 17B2 to designate the division of environmental services of the authority responsible for issuing tree planting permits and to provide requirements for tree planting relative to regulatory signs and overhead utilities, amending section 17 to designate the division of environmental services of the authority responsible for issuing tree removal permits, amending section 17 to prohibit the attachment of wire or nails to street trees, amending section 17 to describe jurisdiction for appeals to the tree board and to the infrastructure hearing board, amending section 17 relating to the composition membership term, meetings and duties of the tree board, amending section 17 to provide that the tree topping shall only be permitted by written approval of the urban forester or their designee amending section 17 to require replacement trees to meet street tree requirements, repealing section 17 to describe suggested tree species and unacceptable tree species, renumbering section 17 to 17 as section 17 to 17 to provide that the appeals from the citation for violations of chapter 17 B of the code shall be taken to the Infrastructure Hearing Board with enforcement procedures to conform to Chapter 2B of the code and amending Section 1676 of the code to designate the Infrastructure Hearing Board as the code enforcement board hearing matters relating to the enforcement of ordinances by the Division of Environmental Services. Item 9. In ordinance amending certain of the budgets at the Lix-N-Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating repapering funds at fiscal year 2023, Scudging number 33. And item 10. In ordinance amending certain of the budgets at the Lix-N-Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $348,695.50 to provide funds for council capital projects in the division of Parks and Recreation, Division of Environmental Services, and Division of Traffic Engineering and Appropriating Reprimating Funds, Schedule number 34. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons? Council members, do you have any suspensions to give second read? All right. We'll move on to first reading of resolutions. Item 1. A resolution establishing an authorizing price contract for fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2024 with Harp Enterprises Incorporated as a sole source provider of voting machines and any related maintenance equipment, supplies, and services for the Fayette County Clerk's Office and authorizing and directing the director of central purchasing on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary price contracts with Harp Enterprises Incorporated related to the procurement of these goods and services in an amount not to exceed $268,810 in FY2023 and $326,010 in FY2024 pending council approval of the FY2024 annual budget. Item 2. A resolution accepting the bid of Bluegrass Contract Incorporation in the amount of $563,200 for the Rosemount Garden Sidewalk for the Division of Greens and special programsmen authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute an agreement with the Lugas contract incorporation related to the bid. Item 3, a resolution accepting a bid of thoroughbred aviation maintenance incorporated in the amount of $447,890 for camera system for helicopter for the division of police and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute an agreement with thoroughbred aviation maintenance incorporated related to the bid. Item 4, a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Dakota Farrington, licensed inspector, grade 512 N, 20.125 hourly, The Division of Revenue, effective April 10, 2023. Christian Peters, skilled trades worker, grade 515N, 20.187. Hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective December 6, 2022. Jacob Stevens, Municipal Engineer Senior, grade 528E, 3307.92. Bi-weekly in the Division of Engineering, effective April 3, 2023. Deanna Gross, Administrative Specialist, grade 516N, 21.735. Hourly in the Division of Police, effective March 12, 2023. Dale Meade, Administrative Specialist Principal, grade 520N, 27.553. the division of emergency management effective April 17, 2023. Ashley Waylow, emergency planning coordinator grade 516E, 1741.60 by within the division of emergency management effective March 1, 2023. Mark Hurst Brenner, fleet for specialist grade 512N, 17.859. Hourling, the division of facilities and fleet management effective April 10, 2023. Item five. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of your mechanic to execute an agreement with the Meridian Management Corporation for Facilities Management Services at the Fayette County Courthouses for a five-year period. It cost not to exceed $1,220,448 annually through the first three years, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years. Item 6. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning to execute change. Rule number 3, finalizing the agreement with Tribute Contracting and Consultants, LLC, for the Wolfram Trunks D&E Project for the Division of Water Quality, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $287,597.01, from $3,956,920.02 to $3,669,323.01. Item 7. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Education Incentive Grant to the Living Arts and Science Center Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost of $35,296. Item 8. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for stormwater quality projects at a cost of $35,000. Item 9. A resolution authorizing Mayor on behalf of Herbicot and Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for stormwater quality projects that it costs an act to exceed $360,000, item 10. A resolution authorizing Mayor on behalf of Herbicot and Government to execute a one-year lease agreement with Bluegrass Community Health Center for approximately 4,788 square feet of premises located at 1306 for Sales Road and to provide an annual option to renew through June 30, 2028, item 11. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to accept an in-kind donation of 24 to 30 red mulberry trees from the Julian Campbell to start an orchard at Heissel Park. Item 12. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to extend the current police academy lease contract number 91-2013 with Kentucky Community and Technical College System at the BCTC Newtown Pike Campus for a period of one year beginning July 1, 2023 at a cost knock to exceed $89,239 for fiscal year 2024 as subject to the appropriation by council. Item 13. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Air Mechanic Government to execute a site-specific agreement with the Jesmond South Elkhorn Water District and Long Ridge Development LLC to provide a sanitary sewer conveyance and treatment capacity to the Drake's Landing Unit 3 property in Jesmond County. Item 14. A resolution authorizing the divisional water quality on behalf of the Air Mechanic Government to purchase replacement pumps related to equipment as well as installation services thereof for the Keeneland Pump Station from Strafer Pump and Supply Incorporated. a sole source provider and authorizing me on behalf of the air mechanic government to execute any necessary for pump and supply incorporated related to the procurement and it cost estimated not to exceed 62 260 dollars item 15. a resolution authorizing the division of water quality on behalf of the air mechanic government to purchase replacement components for components for bar screens at the expansion area ea3 pump station for hubert technology incorporated sole source provider at a cost estimated not to exceed 58 103 dollars and 63 Item 16, a resolution amending resolution number 460, 2022 to increase the cost of easement acquisition and other property rights necessary for the Parker's Mill Trunk Sewer Project or remedial measures project required by the consent decree by $38,504 from $19,800 to $58,340. Item 18, a resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a mutual aid agreement with Madison County, Kentucky, to establish guidelines for providing mutual aid during an emergency and further authorizing there to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the same material terms with any other local government that is contiguous to Lexington County or a member of the Bluegrass Emergency Response Team, BERT, at no cost to the urban county government. Item 18, a resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a professional services agreement with Dr. Ryan Stanton for services as medical director of EMS. It costs not to exceed $23,625. item 19. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of the committee to execute an amendment to an agreement with the Polo Club Apartments LLLP under the Home Investment Partnership Program extending the period of performance through September 15, 2023 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary agreements related to this agreement item 20. A resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the committee government to execute a conditional commitment letter and agreement with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to accept an award of $3,725,000 in federal funds under the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 grant American Rescue Plan Act funds for the town branch wastewater treatment plant dewatering pump station rehabilitation project. The extent to which does not allow the government to the expenditure funds and authorizing major transfer funds within the grant budget. Item 21. A resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the government to accept a grant award of $23,804.70 in federal funds from the United States Department of Homeland Security under the 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, Fire Prevention and Safety, KP&S, for the purchase and installation of smoke alarms for households in high-risk neighborhoods. the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $1,109.24 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer funds within the grant budget. Item 22, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a modification to agreement with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security in partnership with the State Board of Election, SBE, for the purchase, installation, and services of cradle-point devices to extend the performance period through December 31, 2023. Item 23, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the cabinet for health and family services accepting $149,400 $475 in federal funds for the Kentucky opioid response effort in order to support the community paramedicine program. The extent to which it does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary amendments related to these funds. Also authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget established for this grant. Item 24. A resolution authorizing the director may on behalf of urban county government to execute and submit two grant applications seeking $544,277 in federal funds to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. to the state homeland security grant program for the division of police to purchase vehicles and assorted equipment for the hazardous devices unit and to support training courses offered by the air support unit authorized as the mayor to provide any additional information requested in connection with these grant applications authorized the mayor to accept these grants if offered the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer added reference within the grant budget. Item 25. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with emergent for delivery of real-time data at no cost to the government. Item 26. A resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of the government to sign a notice of intent to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, CPRG, Planning Grant Program, which designates the urban county government as a local government on behalf of six counties in the Lexington Fett Metropolitan Statistical Area, MSA, and to accept a grant of up to $1 million in federal funds from the CPRG if offered to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Lexington Fett, MSA, and the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer underground funds within the grant budget. Item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to accept and submit an application for the encouragement permit to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to allow for a welcome sign on Athens-Boonesboro Road at no cost to the urban county government. Item 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to accept and submit an application for an encouragement permit to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to allow for a conversion of four grass medians on Leastown Road to beautification beds at no cost to the urban county government. Item 29. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with the Institute of Police Technology Management for 30 officers to attend two IPTM courses and it costs $29,000. Item 30. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with IMED for vision care insurance plans for all eligible Lexington Fair urban county government employees at no cost to the urban county government. Item 31. A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute subrecipient agreement RFP number 12, 2023 to the final form of which shall be subject to approval by the Department of Law with Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society Incorporated, DBA Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, $819,473 and the Office of Kentucky Legal Aid Services Program Incorporated, DBA, Kentucky Equal Justice Center, $980,380, allocating $1,899,853 of emergency rental assistance grant funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, for the provision of housing stabilization services to the housing stabilization program for tenants facing potential eviction and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other needed amendments or agreements related to the use of these funds. Item 32. A resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application seeking $330,598.33 in federal funds to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security under the State Homeland Security Grant Program for the Division of Fire to purchase equipment and conduct training for the special operations team. authorizing the mayor to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, authorizing the mayor to accept this grant if offered, the exception of which does not obligate the Irving County Government to the expenditure of funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer underbred funds within the grant budget. Item 33. A resolution of authorizing direct the mayor on behalf of Irving County Government to execute an agreement related to neighborhood development funds with the 16th District PTA Incorporated Care of Deep Springs Elementary School PTA $826.25, 16th District PTA Incorporated Care of Dixie Magnet Elementary School PTSA $826.25, Brian Station High School Alumni Association $1000, Garden Springs Neighborhood Association Incorporated $500 for the Office of the Urban County Council. At a cost to see the some stated in authorizing approved Neighborhood Development Fund allocations to the Division of Traffic Engineering $525 and Division of Aging and Disability Services $500 depending the completion and approval of any necessary budget amendment. Item 34. of dollars and 50 cents pending completion and approval of any necessary budget amendments. And item 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, KOHS, and to provide any additional information request in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of 237,000 federal funds under the FY 2023 Kentucky Homeland Security Grant Program and are for the purchase of portable power stations, 12,000, and medical oxygen generating trailer system, 220,000 for the Division of Emergency Management. Thank you. much. Are there any walk-ons? Okay now if you have a suspension for second reading if you'll please log in. Councilmember Ellinger. Thank You mayor. On behalf of the administration I'd like to get a second reading suspend the rules and get second reading for number 28 please. Thank you. Is there a second? Councilmember LaGree. All right. Any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That passes. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to give a second reading to resolutions number 29 and 35. So moved. Thank you. All right. Council Member Ellinger seconded. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Sevigny. Yes, Mayor, thank you very much. I'd like to get a second reading on number 34. There are a bunch of projects in my district. Thank you. Are you signed up to speak? 34. Okay, Council Member Gray seconds. Any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 27 and 28. These are both corridor commission projects. So moved. Second page 28. 28 is already on the list. Well, I want to get a triple reading. okay if you insist i'm sorry the first one was 27 i mean 27 did you have another one maybe 31 i'm i was told you might have number 31. yeah uh no i don't okay all right very good um And do we have a second? Second. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Okay, that motion passes. Council Member Legree. Mayor, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 26. This is a time-sensitive grant application, so moved. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Fogle seconds. Any questions, comments? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. On the request of the administration, I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number two. Is there a second? Second. All right, any comments or questions? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And I'll ask Commissioner Lanter, Did you need a suspension on number 31? Not tonight? Okay. Thank you. All right. So we have, I believe, number 2, number 26, number 27, number 28, number 29, 34, and 35. Is that correct? All right. If you'll give those second reading, please. Yes, ma'am. Item 2, a resolution accepting the bid of Bluegrass Contracting Corporation in the amount of $563,200 for the Rosemount Garden Sidewalk for the Division of Grants and Special Programs and authorize the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Bluegrass Contracting Corporation related to the bid. Item 26. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of every county government to sign a notice of intent to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, CPRG, planning grant program, which designates the urban county government as a local government on behalf of six counties in the Lexington Fiat Metropolitan Statistical Area, MSA, and to accept an award of up to $1 million in federal funds from the CPRG if offered to develop a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Lexington Fiat MSA. A, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Item 27. Yes. Item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute and submit a grant application for an encroachment permit to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to allow for a welcome sign on Athens-Boonesboro Road at no cost to the urban county government. Item 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Air Mechanic Government to execute and submit an application for an encroachment permit to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to allow for the conversion of four grass medians on Lees Town Road to the beautification beds at no cost to the Air Mechanic Government. Item 29. A resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the Air Mechanic Government to execute an agreement with the Institute of Police Technology and Management for 30 officers to attend two IPTM courses at a cost to receive $29,000. Item 34. A resolution authorizing direct to the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement related to Council Capital Project expenditure funds with LexArts Incorporated $17,000 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum state in authorizing approved Council Capital Project Funds allocations to the Division of Parks and Recreation $190,000, $21,300, and $20,000 to the Division of Traffic Engineering $7,400, $3,763,000, and the Division of Environmental Services $43,200. $95.50 pending completion and approval of any necessary budget amendments. And item 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Democratic government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, KOHS, and to provide any additional information requesting in connection with this grant application, which grant funds are in the amount of $237,000 in federal funds under the FY2023 Kentucky Homeland Security Grant Program and are for the purchase of portable power stations, $12,000, and a medical oxygen generating trailer system $225,000 for the Division of Emergency Management. Thank you. Thank you. Now, is there a motion to approve? Thank you. Council Member Ellinger moved. Council Member Fogle seconded. And when you're ready to take the voice vote, please go ahead. Okay. Council member James Brown. Yes. Council member Ellinger. Yes ma'am. Council member Fogle. Yes. Yes. Council member Gray. Yes. Council member LeGray. Yes. Council member Lynch. Yes. Council member Minares. Councilmember Plumman? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. And Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. Thank you. All right, thank you. Those all pass. Councilmembers, next is communications from the mayor. If I could have a motion. Second. Second. Thank you. Councilmember Plumman moved. Councilmember Sheehan seconded. Are there any questions, amendments? Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make an amendment. I'd like to remove item number 11 from the Mayor's report. Thank you. Is there a second? All right. Are there any questions? All right. If not, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. All right, that motion passes. Now, are there any other amendments or questions about the mayor's report? All those in favor of approving as amended, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. I'll entertain a motion next for the price contracts. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu. Council Member Sheehan seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. The next section, communications from the mayor, is for your information only. And that will take us to announcements, Council Members. If you'll log in, please. Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to let everyone know that Tall Sound Music Festival returns this weekend on Sunday, April 23rd at 6 p.m. in the heart of the beautiful District 10, right off Southland Drive, Alika Shrine Temple, and it's Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle. Come join us for a little bit of fun. Six o'clock. All right, thank you. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to take some time to give a special thank you to some folks who helped make my first district-wide meeting meeting yesterday a success. Jeff Neal, one of the city employees was great. Joe Howe, Sergeant Wims, Kevin Atkins, and my amazing aide LaShawn Barber helped to make our first meeting in the second district for this year's district wide meeting a success. Special thank you to the STEAM and Success Academy for providing the venue. And it was a great night and the residents and my neighbors are all very excited. So thank you so much to everyone. That's wonderful. Councilmember Fogle. Thank you, Mayor. I believe we're going to start with the highlight of Rise Academy. And I believe we have some photos from there. These are some amazing little girls. And maybe we don't have photos from there. So anyway, Rise Academy is located off of Georgetown Street. It is in Councilmember Lynch's district, but the children come from all over. And so Councilmember Gray, myself, and Councilmember Lynch share some of the students. And they had a career day, and so I just wanted to highlight them and show some photos of that day. They were dressed as farm men. These little girls chose to dress as nurses and doctors with a possibility to dream. So I wanted to share that with everyone. And so we can, and there's our wonderful fire department. They got to climb on the trucks and blow the horns and they were amazing that day. And so those are some highlights. So if we can turn the light back up, I don't want to take too much time because for the rest of my council comments is Commissioner Lantern here. With your permission, Mayor. I'm trying to, hey Commissioner, thanks for coming to the podium and if you'll speak in the podium. I just had a couple of questions, cuz I'm really interested in the new project that was set before us on the 18th. And I just have a couple of questions to ask you for some clarification. And if you would, and I know there's a few, and I'm talking about item number 31. Number 31? Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. So when we come back to the work session, if you could kind of provide some answers for us. One is who will oversee the implementation of this program? In terms of like managing the contracts with the two organizations? Yes. That'll be through my office day to day, it'll be Jonathan Wright, who is- Okay, Jonathan. Okay, and so is there a timeline for the reporting of these results? Oh, yeah. Immediately upon passage of counsel, we're going to pull all the partners in together and get going. And there will be monthly reports on the outcomes. And so is it too late to increase that $100,000 to add another $200,000? And the way I was envisioning this is there's a lot of money allocated to legal aid of the bluegrass in the equal justice. And if we could pull back some of that money, reimagine, my issue is once the mediation takes place and the landlord still does not want the tenant in the housing, what happens? That's a very good question. And that is still part of the project, which is the staffing in the project still works with that individual to connect them with housing. and to help them find, because as you know, once it's in court at this point, there's a very decent percentage or likelihood that it's not resolvable in terms of keeping the person in the unit. And so the goal of mediation is to either negotiate additional time, you know, instead of being out in a week, they get out in a month, or to negotiate, they leave willingly, and then they don't get an eviction on their record, which as we know can cause permanent damage to one's ability to rent elsewhere and so the there's a lot of different outcomes that could result from a mediation that could be positive even if the person is still moving to another unit or another a new a new housing unit and and they will also have staff as part of the program who are helping them identify that that new location that new place to move and just to clarify anyone we're helping in the mediation program is still eligible for all the other rent assistance the the remaining 10 million dollars that will be used in conjunction with this so if someone's you know moving out as a result of an eviction or hopefully not an eviction because hopefully we've mediated that down to just leaving the unit and they need they need relocation funds, they can still benefit from the community action piece that has $10 million remaining to pay for relocation. Does that make sense? Okay, so we know housing is a problem here in Lexington. So does your department have locations that are already set aside for folks who will go through this process? Because that's where the hang up is. We don't have specific reserved units, but we have staff, including the housing advocate who works for me, who maintain all the available properties and work with those different property managers and try to help people identify and move into those units. Okay, and I'm out of time, and I want to be respectful. And so I have some other questions that we have emailed you, and we will come back in. Yeah, we're working on those. And I'll see you in the morning. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Council, whoops, okay. Does anyone else have an announcement? All right, that brings us to public comment, and we have a few folks signed up. And the way this works is that I will call your name, and if you'll please come to the podium. And for the record, you'll need to state your name again and your council district, if you know it. And you'll have three minutes. So first is Art Thomas. Welcome. Thank you. Good evening, everyone. My name is Art Thomas. I live at 453 East High Street. I'm in Council District 3. We have no issue with Bread and Roser's request for a bakery to support the Native Cafe, which is actually a wonderful place. However, many homeowners have issued with removal of three use restrictions at the 11th hour. specifically funeral parlors, indoor theaters, and tattoo parlors. Planning staff had recommended these use restrictions because, one, they are appropriate to protect the character of Ellsford Park Historic Area and the High Street area. Applicant stated his intent was to continue with office uses when this process began. other than the bakery. Number two, these limitations align with applicant stated goals oriented towards the existing neighborhood rather than the traveling public. To be clear, funeral parlors, tattoo parlors, and theaters will attract the traveling public during the day and evening hours. Thirdly, these restrictions help ensure the site provides a safe pedestrian and experience and do not encourage auto-centric patterns. If implemented, these unrestricted items will encourage auto-centric patterns, and there is no safe place to cross East High Street between Woodland and Rose. Please allow further comment on the funeral parlor. Applicant's attorney argued that a funeral home existed a block up the street towards Woodland Avenue 30 years ago. He failed to mention church property and an office building were directly across the street, not family homes in an historic overlay that are across the street from 446 East High. In addition to staff recommendations, a petition has been signed by several neighborhood property owners against removal of these restrictions. I provided you with a copy. They were surprised and had no advanced knowledge of these restrictions were being removed. The list includes three property owners directly across the street from 446 East High, myself, the Coomers, and the Glovers. We request the deleted use restrictions stay in consistent with planning staff recommendation and have been advised this would match adjoining Mickler property zoning restrictions. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next is Erica Strecker. Welcome. I'm Erica Strecker, same district, District 3, and we're speaking about Ordinance 3 for the Bread and Roses. I live at 124 Ransom Avenue, and I have for 22 years. I've renovated three homes in the Aylesford area and my mom started the community garden also in Woodland Park in that area so we've been there a long time we understand that change you know has to come and that it's inevitable P1 zoning you know is quiet people come in they go home at the end of the day so this is a big change for for us to have the B zoning come in because it's a customer facing business so the traffic you know etc increases i sent an email to council member of agree woo brown and ellinger on this topic as well we have no issue with the bakery coming in but we do have an issue as art stated with the three uses being put back in so that's i guess kind of the long and short of it we want to stick with the the planning commission's recommendations, staff recommendations to keep those uses prohibited, the funeral home, tattoo parlor, and theater space. So, like I said, we know that things have to evolve and change, but we know very acutely the impact of the Kerr Brothers. Funeral home in our neighborhood, twice a day for the most part, a funeral procession comes up our street, so the last thing we want is to have another one bookended on the other end of our street so we'd like those possibilities you know to be just taken off the table and left as prohibited so i think that that's that's it we like the micklers and we think that with this zoning the way that it's set up it would stay consistent with the zoning on the rest of their property and that's really what the neighbors would like to see happen so thank you all thank you very much next is dotty Dottie Bean. Welcome. Dottie Bean, district 8. Urban County Council members, at 530 tonight on the way down to this meeting, I noticed that for the first time since COVID, we were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Shinoi and Richmond roads and throughout downtown. We are increasingly concerned about the possibility of gridlock in this community because we are filling the roads with runners and bass cyclers, which is good, but even with bike lanes for them, it is a dangerous situation, especially on Illumina and Shinoi. and made even, let's see, sorry, forget it. We know there are plenty of bike paths now for them, especially young people, and we want to know, we know no one who would be foolish enough to walk on the streets that still have no sidewalks in some of the nicer neighborhoods. Since UK came back after COVID-19, it is quite apparent that closing Rose Street between much of North and South Lexington was a very bad idea given to us by the University of Kentucky. While we have concern for student safety, we would remind UK and others that we pay gas taxes. Very high ones now. And the state gets that money to build roads and other infrastructure and improvements to vehicular traffic. And millions are now going to build bike paths and are, let's see, I'm sorry, and other, let's see, millions are going to build bike paths. And the traffic flow is one of the things that we dislike about this city. We have seen study after study about this and a lot of talk, but nothing constructive done. We'd like to put this on your to-do list this year as you consider the budget. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next is Stephanie Hensley. Welcome. Welcome. Hello, my name is Stephanie Hensley and I live in District 5. I'm a leader with Kentucky tenants. I'm a mother of four, including a seven-month-old. I have recently been diagnosed with epilepsy. As you decide where to spend the city's money this year, I'm asking you to put yourself in my shoes. Think about the people like me who can't work because of disability, but who needs to pay rent? People who struggle to keep a roof over their heads, who have already lived a Salvation Army and don't want to go back. Think about the people I met on the bus Tuesday who have been living in a park for months because the shelters are too crowded for them and they can't get a voucher to pay for housing. Think about my kids who lived with exposed wiring in our apartment because our landlord won't fix it. Who had to move out of our last home because the mold was so bad. It made my two-year-old Wayne puke. As you make a budget for this year, remember us. Remember that the city's budget since 2014 has gone from $300 million to $500 million. But the yearly amount of affordable housing and homelessness has not increased a penny. We need more affordable housing. We need more services for homeless people. We need more tenant protection. And while you're making a budget that hopefully is for the people, remember, we still need tenant bill of rights. With anti-discrimination protection, a landlord registry, rights of counsel, and tenant seats on board. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next is Raleigh Watson. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. My name is Raleigh Watson. I live in District 3. I'm represented by Hannah Legree. Thank you. I'm here to speak about the zone change for Bread and Roses at 446 East High Street, just like Art Thomas and Erica Strecker did earlier. When the Planning Commission staff presented their report, listed 13 prohibited uses and during the discussion at the Planning Commission, three of those prohibited uses were removed from the list. And I'm here to ask if you would consider if it's possible to put them back onto the list, the thinking being that if somebody, my understanding is nobody currently wants to make any of those uses for that property. And so if we put them back on the list, then sometime in the future, if somebody decided to make one of those uses, that they wanted to make one of those uses, they could make a request for a zone change. And then whoever lived in the neighborhood at that time could come and comment about whether they thought the use was appropriate at that point. So that was my request. Thank you. Thank you very much. Brittany Price. Welcome. My name is Brittany Price. I live at 497 Angliana Avenue, apartment 2328 Lexington, Kentucky, 40508, the 11th district. I will be attending school during these summer sessions and will be graduating with an assistant arts degree at BCTC with focus in social work. Also, I'll be looking for a part-time job and will be working with the Lexington VA Medical Center doing supportive employment and hope to work at the Ronald McDonald House doing janitorial work and housekeeping and might be earning stipends at minimum wage working part time. This being said, I will be applying for a residency visa and live in Mexico City and find a job in Mexico and live in Mexico permanently. Also be able to attend the University of UNAM in Mexico City. It is a process and takes time. I don't know when I will be leaving for Mexico. Meanwhile, I will be part of the Lexington community. Thank you very much, Mayor. Thank you very much, Vice Mayor. And thank you very much, City Council. Thank you very much and have a great day. Thank you very much. All right, that concludes our folks who signed in for public comments. So I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. All right, I heard a motion from Savigny and a second from Fogle. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you very much. you