# Urban County Council - June 29, 2023 > Auto-transcribed civic record · June 29, 2023 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5858 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5858?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2023-06-29 - **Last revised**: June 29, 2023 - **Length**: 13,429 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 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Council convened on June 29, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting addressed two primary agenda items: an informational presentation commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Indoor Smoking Ordinance and consideration of the FY24 Budget for the Downtown Lexington Management District. Council members took two votes during the session and heard from two members of the public during the comment period. The meeting resulted in the approval of the Downtown Lexington Management District's FY24 budget, while the smoking ordinance anniversary item served as an informational presentation to mark the milestone. ## Attendance The following members were present at the June 29, 2023 meeting: **Present:** • Mayor Gorton • Plomin • Reynolds • Sevigny • Sheehan • Worley • Wu • J. Brown • Ellinger • Elliott Baxter • Fogle • Gray • LeGris • Lynch • Monarrez **Absent:** • F. Brown No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 15 members were present with 1 member absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on two items during the meeting, with both measures passing unanimously. **Resolution 0638-23** [timestamp: 06:18] - Vice Mayor Wu moved to ratify and approve the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget of the Downtown Lexington Management District, with Ms. Sheehan providing the second. The resolution passed by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, Sheehan, Worley, Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, and Monarrez. **Ordinance 0550-23** [timestamp: 06:17] - Ms. Plomin moved to amend sections of Chapter 5, Article VII of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants, with Ms. Fogle seconding the motion. The ordinance also passed unanimously by roll call vote with 14 ayes and 0 nays. The same 14 council members voted in favor: Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, Sheehan, Worley, Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, and Monarrez. Both votes demonstrated complete council consensus, with no opposition or abstentions recorded on either measure. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed two significant financial actions totaling over $1 million in environmental compliance and infrastructure improvements. **Stormwater Quality Incentive Grant Project - Resolution 0532-23** The council approved a grant project valued at $289,956.80 to be awarded to Colt Engineering, Inc. d/b/a Thoroughbred Engineering. This grant funding supports stormwater quality improvement initiatives as part of the city's environmental infrastructure enhancement efforts. **Environmental Compliance Services Contract - Resolution 0555-23** A substantial contract worth $734,015 was approved for Tetra Tech, Inc. to provide Annual Program Management Services. This contract specifically covers Consent Decree implementation and MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) Permit Compliance activities, representing the city's ongoing commitment to meeting federal and state environmental regulatory requirements. The combined financial commitment of $1,023,971.80 demonstrates the municipality's significant investment in stormwater management and environmental compliance programs. Both actions reflect the city's efforts to address water quality concerns and maintain compliance with environmental regulations through professional engineering and program management services. ## Public Comment Two community members addressed the council during the public comment period, raising concerns about housing and employee compensation issues. **Rick Day** spoke first [timestamp: 02:00], criticizing disparities in employee compensation within the Urban County Government. Day highlighted a significant $29,000 pay difference between employees performing similar roles, raising questions about equity in the government's compensation structure. **Laverne** addressed the council [timestamp: 03:00] regarding housing for the unhoused population. She shared a personal and urgent plea about her daughter's homelessness, emphasizing the critical need for immediate housing solutions. Laverne stressed the urgency of the situation, expressing concern that without prompt action, her daughter could die on the streets. Her testimony highlighted the human impact of the housing crisis and the need for swift intervention to protect vulnerable community members. Both speakers brought forward pressing local issues - one focusing on internal government operations and fair compensation practices, and the other addressing the ongoing homelessness crisis affecting families in the community. Their comments reflected broader concerns about equity, both in terms of government employment practices and access to basic housing needs for the most vulnerable residents. ## Appointments The meeting included two appointments to local boards of directors. **Anita Dawson** was appointed to the Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. **Leonard Harrison** was appointed to the CASA of Lexington Board of Directors. Both appointments were approved during the June 29, 2023 meeting. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one significant contested item that drew substantial community opposition. **Indoor Smoking Ordinance** The proposed Indoor Smoking Ordinance encountered considerable resistance from members of the public during the meeting. Citizens who spoke during public comment periods raised concerns about the potential economic impact the ordinance would have on local businesses, particularly restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues that currently allow smoking indoors. Opposition speakers also framed their objections around personal rights issues, arguing that the ordinance represented government overreach into individual choice and private business operations. Several community members expressed worry that businesses might lose customers or face financial hardship if required to prohibit indoor smoking. The nature of the opposition appeared to be primarily from community members rather than elected officials, suggesting the governing body was generally supportive of the measure while facing pushback from constituents. The ordinance addressed public health concerns related to secondhand smoke exposure in indoor public spaces and workplaces. *Note: Specific details about speakers, vote counts, amendments, or the final outcome of this ordinance are not available in the provided meeting data. Timestamp information for locating relevant discussion in the meeting video was not included in the source materials.* ## Indoor Smoking Ordinance 20th Anniversary [timestamp: 00:30] Mayor Gorton and Dr. Ellen Hann presented a commemorative overview of the Indoor Smoking Ordinance on its 20th anniversary during agenda item 0615-23. The presentation highlighted the significant public health impact the ordinance has had since its implementation two decades ago. The speakers reflected on the challenges encountered during the ordinance's initial passage, acknowledging the controversy and resistance that accompanied the groundbreaking legislation when it was first introduced. Despite these early obstacles, the ordinance has proven to be a landmark achievement in public health policy. Dr. Hann and Mayor Gorton emphasized the positive health outcomes that have resulted from the smoking ban in indoor public spaces over the past 20 years. The presentation served as both a celebration of this public health milestone and a recognition of the perseverance required to implement such transformative legislation. This was an informational presentation with no action items or decisions required from the council. The agenda item provided an opportunity for city leadership to acknowledge the long-term success of the Indoor Smoking Ordinance and its continuing contribution to community health and wellness. ## FY24 Budget Downtown Lexington Management District [timestamp: 06:17] The council held a public hearing for agenda item 0691-23 regarding the FY24 Budget for the Downtown Lexington Management District. Mayor Gorton presided over the hearing, which was opened to receive public input on the proposed budget. No members of the public came forward to provide comments during the hearing. The absence of public testimony indicated no apparent community concerns or objections to the proposed budget for the downtown management district. Following the completion of the public hearing process, the FY24 Budget for the Downtown Lexington Management District was approved by the council. The streamlined nature of this agenda item, with no public discussion or debate, suggests the budget proposal was considered routine and uncontroversial. The Downtown Lexington Management District budget covers operations and services for the downtown area, though specific budget amounts and line items were not detailed in the available meeting materials. The approval allows the district to proceed with its planned activities and services for the upcoming fiscal year. --- ## Decisions - **Resolution 0638-23** — passed (14-0): Ratifying and approving the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget of the Downtown Lexington Management District - **Ordinance 0550-23** — passed (14-0): Amending Sections of Chapter 5, Article VII of the Code of Ordinances, pertaining to the Relocation Assistance Program for Tenants --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. Hello everyone. It's 6 o'clock and this is June 29th, 2023 and I'll go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Council meeting. And the first item on our agenda is a roll call. Council member Plumman? Here. Council member Reynolds? Here. Council member Syvigny? Here. Council member Sheehan? Here. Council member Whirley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Here. Council member Fred Brown? Council member James Brown? Here. Council member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council member Elliott Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council member Fogle? Present. Council member Gray? Here. Council member Legris? Here. Council member Lynch? Present. Here. Council member Lynch. Present. And council member Minaris. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum. And at this time, I would like to welcome Pastor Jock Wiginton from Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, who will offer our invocation. Thank you, Mayor. It's a great honor. us pray. Father God in heaven, you have told us that you desire for us to pray for those that are in positions of leadership, recognizing that all power emanates from you. We do lift up every one of these council members and the mayor included, asking you, Father, to guide them in their thoughts. May the words of their mouths, the meditations of their heart be pleasing and acceptable to you. May they hold true to your law that says we are to love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love our neighbor as ourselves. May that simple truth and that love permeate everything that is done here with every ordinance considered and passed. May your wisdom prevail, your will be done, and to you be the glory. May the people sing and be glad, praising in the streets because of the wise and sound decisions made this day. Bless us all in accordance to your love, your will, your power, and your provision. Let all that in agreement with us say, in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I personally acclaim. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Now, it seems we have a bit of an overflow according to the fire folks. And so I believe there are some chairs set up out in the mezzanine. And we'll need to ask you to go there if you do not have a seat. There is a seat in the front row, if someone wants to. There's actually two seats in the front row here. And grab one. We have to follow our fire marshal to the T. Thank you. Thank you. Now at this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve minutes of two different council meetings, June 13th, 2023, and June 15th. Motion to approve. Thank you. Council member Gray seconded. And I'll ask if there are any questions, comments, corrections. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now it is time for a very special presentation. I would like to invite Dr. Ellen Hahn to join me at the podium. Where are you? Okay. Okay. Okay. So today we are celebrating, and we have been celebrating for a little while, the 20th anniversary of the passage of Lexington's indoor smoking ordinance. It passed July the 1st, 2003. And at the time, where did you go, Jock Wiginton? Did he go out? Council Member Jock Wiginton and Council Member Bill Sigilka were on that council, as well as Council Member Chuck Ellinger was on that council. So over the years, people have asked me over my 16 years on the council, what's the most important thing you did? And I never hesitate to say I voted yes to help pass our indoor smoking ordinance, the first one in Kentucky, the first one in the Midwest, the first one in the South. And we really paved the way for better health. this has had an enormous impact on the health of not only our residents but our folks who visit here and it wasn't easy and as I look around the council I see you all and you understand when there's something controversial and how much you can get beat up by people Well, we were really beat up, badly, and it's no joke. People came to this very podium and testified that we were going to put them out of business, that we were taking away their right to smoke. You can just go down the list of things that we were doing that weren't right. But Dr. Hahn and her folks studied this for three years, And they gathered the data. They gathered the important facts to know about secondhand smoke and what it can do to the body. And then they worked on the council. And most of us who were on that council will never forget that day because it is one of the most important, if not the most important ordinances that has ever been passed. by the Urban County Government Council. There are many people here that we could thank. I want to call out two in particular, Dr. David Stevens. He was a council member at large, and he really led the effort for the council. He kept track of his votes, and every day he asked us where we were on our vote. And he was a physician. He understood the importance of this. And we're sorry he isn't here today with us, but he certainly did yeoman's work. Dr. John Poundstone from the health department. department. John was the commissioner of health at the time and Ellen and her group and eventually the council members worked hand in hand with the health department. This was a gigantic effort by many, many people. And it was known at the time, Ellen, you might remember this phrase, when we passed this ordinance right in the heart of tobacco country, it was known as the shot that was heard around the world. And that's not a joke because there were no others in our whole region and there were very few in the country and we were in tobacco country. I mean, this was a big deal And it paved the way for many other cities to pass comprehensive ordinances. A little funny story. At the time, my husband was the deputy commissioner for administration at the health department. And so when the lawsuit came from the Bluegrass Hospitality Group, we both got sued. He was health department. I was a council member. And so that lawsuit went all the way to Kentucky Supreme Court. They upheld it. And it was one of the greatest days for our residents right here, our citizens, our visitors, and what it did for health. Ellen will tell you a little bit more about that. But in regards to this wonderful anniversary of the 20th year of our smoke-free ordinance, I want to present Dr. Hahn with a proclamation and then ask her to say a few words. Whereas the city of Lexington is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its historic ordinance, calling for an indoor smoking ban in all public places, And whereas the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council voted 11 to 3 to enact the first indoor smoking ban in public places in Kentucky on July 1, 2003. And whereas the ordinance prohibits smoking and e-cigarette or vape use inside workplaces and indoor public places. And whereas at the time of the passage of the Lexington Ordinance, there were no such laws anywhere in the Midwest or in the South, making Lexington a public health leader. And whereas Lexington's ordinance took effect, after it took effect there was a reduction in heart attacks, in emergency department visits for asthma, the smoking rate in Fayette County declined nearly 32 percent, resulting in 16,500 fewer smokers for an estimated annual health care cost savings of $21 million. And whereas in 2009, Lexington's ordinance paved the way for the University of Kentucky to adopt a tobacco-free campus to protect the health of students, employees, and visitors, now therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare July 1, 2023, Smoke-Free Day. Thank you. Congratulations. Thank you. We did it, we did it. Do you want to say a few words? Yeah, I know. Wow, thank you, Mayor Gordon. This is bringing back a lot of memories. In fact, I remember standing right at this podium on the day before the vote and saying, let's just do this. I don't know if you remember that, but I do remember. Yeah, because we were all tired too. too, but this really means a lot to public health, really. I'm a public health nurse. If you're a nurse, you know that we are bound to advocate for our patients, people who are voiceless, giving voice to the voiceless. And I remember standing here sharing a story where I had a student at UK who worked in a bar, And she had asthma, and she wanted so desperately to see this law pass to protect her. And she went to her boss. Her boss told her she would lose her job if she came down here and talked to you about what it would mean to her. So I stood here, not using any names, and said, I'm a nurse. I'm here to advocate, to give voice to the voiceless. And I don't know if it made any difference, if it changed anybody's vote. But that's what this means to me as a nurse, how many lives have been saved here. And I just hope that what this means for the rest of Kentucky is that other communities will follow suit. We have 58 other communities that came after Lexington that have gone smoke-free. And most of those are strong, comprehensive smoke-free laws. summer in far eastern Kentucky. Owsley County Fiscal Court passed a strong smoke-free law just in the last few years. We have three little towns up in northern Kentucky and northern Kentucky has been a tough one. But Campbell County, there are three cities just in the last few months that have passed strong comprehensive smoke-free laws. So thank you to the council. Thank you to the mayor. This means a lot, and I am just humbled today and grateful. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. We have a few folks in the audience who were involved in this effort. It took a huge effort. If you were involved in any way back then, 20 or 23 years ago, really, when the effort started, will you stand up, please? Or wave your hand. Bill? Thank you. Stand up. All right. Shall we get a photo with the council? Yeah. Take that with you. It's mine. It's yours. Thank you, Merrill. Yeah? I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Merrill, will you be in the picture with us? I didn't know you were. Dr. Lee Todd, the University of California. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. We have two public hearings, and I would like to declare the first one, the fiscal year 24 budget for the downtown Lexington Management District open, and ask if there's anyone here to speak to that issue. No? All right, I'll declare that public hearing closed. The second public hearing is the fiscal year 24 County Road Aid Fund, and I'll declare that hearing open. Does anyone wish to speak to the County Road Aid Fund? I see no one, so I'll declare that closed and ask our clerk to go ahead and do second reading of ordinances, please. Ordinance 1. of program funds to reassign certain duties from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Housing, Advocacy, and Community Development. Item 2. In ordinance amending and reenacting the following sections of Chapter 5, Article 8 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances pertain to emergency temporary relocation assistance program for tenants. Section 5108 related to program creation to reassign program administration for the Department of Social Services to the Department of Housing, Advocacy, and Community Development. Section 5109 related to program eligibility to address the eligible income criteria and total assistance amount. And to reassign certain duties from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Housing, Advocacy, and Community Development. And section 510 related to determining fitness for occupancy to reassign certain duties from the Department of Social Services to the Department of Housing, Advocacy, and Community Development. Item 3, an ordinance implementing the following sections of Chapter 16 of the Lexington Fairbanks County Government Code of Ordinances pertaining to sewage, garbage, refuse, and weed. Refuse and weed section 1616.3 related to the Landflow User Fee Assistance Program to redefine income and qualified customer. And to reassign program administration from the Department of Social Services to Department of Housing, Advocacy and Community Development. Section 1659.1 related to the sewer user fee assistance program to redefine income qualified customer to adjust the total assistance amount. And to reassign certain duties from the Commissioner of Social Services to the Commissioner of Housing, Advocacy and Community Development. Section 16405.1 related to that water quality management user fee assistance program to redefine income and qualified customer to adjust the total assistance amount and to reassign certain duties from the commissioner of social services to the commissioner of housing advocacy and community development. Item four, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriate reappropriating funds FY 2023, schedule number 42. Item 5, an ordinance of the council of Lexington Fair Urban County Government authorizing approving the execution and delivery of the 8th supplemental lease agreement between the Lexington Fair Urban County Airport Board as the lessor and the Lexington Fair Urban County Government as the lessee relating to the issuance and sale of an amount not to exceed $110 million in aggregate principal amount of Lexington Fair Urban County Government Airport Board General Airport Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds 2023 Series, Lexington Fair Urban County Government General Obligation for the purpose of, one, financing the cost of the 2023 project to be located at the Bluegrass Airport in Fayette County, Kentucky. Two, refunding all or a portion of certain outstanding prior bonds issued by the board. And three, funding a deposit to the debt service reserve fund. And four, paying the cost of issuance in connection therewith. And item six, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one vacant unclassified civil service position of juvenile probation officer, grade 517N, and creating one unclassified civil service position of social worker, grade 516E, in the Division of Youth Services, effective on passage of counsel. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Thank you. Council Member Plowman moved and Council Member Fogle seconded. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Plowman? Yes. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Sevigny? Yes. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. And Councilmember Minaris? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. And when you're ready, if you'll give first reading to ordinances, please. Yes, ma'am. Item 7, an ordinance mounting articles 111, 313A through J, 85C11, 85D, 1589C10, 810C10, 812C1 and 2, 814C1, 815B25, 815C10, 816B48, 816C11, 817B19, 819B31, 821O4E20, 821O5E20, 12-3-I, 23-A5-C, C9, 23-A5-D10, 23-A9-B36, and 28-5-H-5E1B of the zoning ordinance to define and regulate short-term rentals in the residential business mixed-use and industrial zones, Urban County Council. Item 8. An ordinance changing the zone from a highway service business B3 zone to a wholesale and warehouse business B4 zone for 0.91 net, 1.16 gross acres for property located, 763 Newtown Pike 763 Newtown LLC Council District 1, item 9. An ordinance amend the budgets of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reproving funds FY 2024, Schedule number 1, item 10. An ordinance accepting the dedication of a portion of Shropshire Avenue located between East 3rd Street and Grinstead Street as a public way and further authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute deeds and all other necessary documents for the transfer of property pursuant to the consolidation plat of LFUCG and Housing Authority for the Shropshire Avenue right of way project, item 11. An ordinance submitting the authorized by abolishing one vacant classified civil service position of youth advocacy officer, grade 523E, and creating one classified civil service position of program coordinator, grade 525E, in the Department of Social Services, effective upon passative counsel, item 12. An ordinance that the license for urban county government authorizes the issuance of its various purpose general obligations bond series, 2023A, in one or more sub series in an aggregate principal amount of $38,500,000, which may be increased by an amount up to 10% or decreased by an unlimited amount. Approving a form of series 2023 bonds, authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the series 2023 bonds, authorizing and directing the filing of notice with the state local debt officer, providing for the payment and security of the series 2023 bonds. Permaintaining a sinking fund, creating a bond payment fund for the series 2023 bonds, authorizing acceptance of the bids of the bond purchaser of the series 2023 bonds and repealing inconsistent ordinances, item 13. An ordinance of Lexington Fair Urban County Government authorizing the issuance of Lexington Fair Urban County Government various general obligation refunding bonds in one or more sub series for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government, including but not limited to outstanding general obligation bonds listed on Exhibit A, here too. Approving a form of bond authorizing designated officers to execute and deliver the bonds authorizing the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to provide for the defeasance of certain outstanding prior bonds with monies available for such purpose, providing for the payment and security of bonds, creating a bond payment fund and escrow funds, maintaining the heretofore established sinking fund, authorizing a certificate of award for the acceptance of the bids, and bond purchaser for the purchase of the refunding obligations, authorizing an escrow trust agreement, and repealing inconsistent ordinances, item 14. An ordinance replacing ordinance number 103-2014 in its entirety, and instead setting a minimum budgetary funding goal of 1% of the general fund revenue collected from the previous full fiscal year for the affordable housing fund commencing with the fiscal year 2025 budget and continue to designate funding in the amount of at least $750,000 each fiscal year for the innovative and sustainable solutions to homelessness fund. And item 15, an ordinance submitting section 1313B of the code of ordinances to create a short-term rental space fee license and setting its fee, creating section 1376 of the code to define terms regarding the regulation of short-term rentals, creating section 1377 11 of the code to require a person owning a short term rental to obtain a short term rental special fees license. To provide the information required in the application for short term rental special fees license. And to set the criteria by which the director of revenue may deny an application or revoke a license. Creating section 1378 of the code to remind licensees of their obligations regarding transient room taxes and occupational license fees, creating section 1379 of the code to require a licensee to perform certain duties relating to a short term rental. Creating Section 1380 of the code to require local registration numbers provided by the division of revenue to be included by licensees in all advertisements to require certain information and advertisements for short term rentals. And providing the authority to issue subpoenas to the administrative hearing board created pursuant to Section 12.6 of the code to determine whether violations of this ordinance have occurred. Creating Section 1381 of the code to set penalties for violations. in creating Section 1382 of the code to provide the ability to appeal the denial of an application, the revocation of a license, or the failure to renew a license to the Director of Revenue or Commissioner of Finance, and civil penalties to the Administrative Hearing Board created pursuant to Section 12-6 of the code and authorizing the Division of Revenue to amend its regulation consistent with this ordinance, if all effective upon passage of counsel. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on tonight's docket an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a memorandum of agreement with Main Street Baptist Church related to constructing parking spaces. For use by the church and by the general public for a period of ten years and closing a portion of Jefferson Street upon completion of the improvements and authorizing the mayor to execute a deed transferring the property to the church. the abutting owner, subject to the reservation of easements and restriction and those contained in this agreement. So moved. Second. Thank you. Councilmember Reynolds. Seconds. Are there any questions? I will just thank our Main Street Baptist Church leaders for being here tonight. We have been working together for four and a half years and so we are thrilled about this um council member gray did you have a question yeah i just want to say congratulations to the city and to main street this has been a long time coming and god does answer prayers and hopefully this is exactly what you have prayed for and asked for um it's just to be a It's a privilege to be part of the council when this is happening. Thank you. Any other comments? All right. All those in favor of walking this on, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Thank you. That passes. Are there any other walk-ons? All right. If you'll give that first reading, please. Yes. Item 16, an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a memorandum of agreement with Main Street Baptist Church related to constructing parking spaces for use by the church and by the general public for a period of 10 years, and closing a portion of Jefferson Street upon completion of the improvements in accordance with KRS 82.405. And authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a quit claim deed transferring the former right of way to Main Street Baptist Church as the abutting owner, subject to the reservation of easements and restrictions and those contained in the agreement and authorizing any additional necessary related actions. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, are there any suspensions for second reading of ordinances? Council Member Gray? Yes. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to suspend the rolls and give second reading to the Main Street. Number 16. Is it number 16? yes ma'am is there a second second thank you council member reynolds are there questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that passes council member fogel that wasn't good thank you mayor um i would like to suspend the rules for number 10 0649-23 and um ask the council to give that a second reading and second council member warley seconds your motion thank you are there any questions about the motion all those in favor please say aye aye is anyone opposed that motion passes are there any other motions to suspend the rules one more yeah i'm sorry councilman fogel i didn't do them i didn't do both for these numbers together because I am so proud of Rise and Build. I wanted to give this like a special suspension. Number 14, a long time coming, the 1% increase in the general fund for affordable housing. Thank you all, you're in the audience, you have worked very hard. And Council at large, Ellinger and Brown stood before Bill and promised that they would support the 1% increase. And for that, I would like to suspend the rules and give it a second reading. Thank you. Council member Ellinger seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Are there any other motions to suspend the rules? Seeing none, we have numbers 10, 14, and 16, and if you'll give those second reading, please. Yes, Mayor. Item 10, an ordinance accepting the dedication of a portion of Shropshire Avenue located between East Third Street and Grinstead Street as a public way, and further authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute deeds and all other necessary documents for the transfer of properties pursuant to the consolidation plat of LFUCG and housing authority for the Shropshire Avenue right of way project. Item 14. An ordinance repealing and replacing ordinance number 103, 2014 in its entirety and instead setting a minimum budgetary funding goal of 1% of the general fund revenue collected from the previous full fiscal year for the affordable housing fund commencing with the fiscal year 2025 budgetary. budget and continuing to designate funding in the amount of at least $750,000 each fiscal year for the innovative and sustainable solutions to homelessness fund. And item 16, an ordinance authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a memorandum of agreement with Main Street Baptist Church related to constructing parking spaces for use by the church and by the general public for a period of ten years and closing a portion of Jefferson Street upon completion of the improvements in accordance with KRS 82405 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a quick claim deed to ensuring the former right-of-way to main street baptist church as the abutting owner is subject to the reservation of easements and restrictions and those contained in the agreement and authorizing any additional necessary related actions. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Thank you. Council Member Fogle seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Plowman? Yes. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Fogle? Oh, yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. And Councilmember Minaris? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those pass, and when you're ready, if you'll give second reading to resolutions. Thank you. Thank you. Item one. A resolution authorizing on the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute change number one to the grant agreement with Colt Engineering Incorporated, DBA, Thoroughbred Engineering for stormwater quality incentive grant project, increasing the grant award by $111,281.80 and raising the total grant to $289,956.80. Item two, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a third renewal of the agreement with Tetra Tech Incorporated for annual program management services for consent decree implementation and MS4 permit compliance at a cost not to exceed $734,015. Item three, a resolution authorizing directing the division of traffic engineering to install three speed tables on Boba Link between Harrodsburg Road and St. Joseph Drive per guidelines in the neighborhood traffic management program at a cost not to exceed $13,500. Item 4, a resolution authorizing directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install four speed tables on Spring Ridge Drive between Harrisburg Road and Claysmill Drive Road per guidelines in the neighborhood traffic management at a cost not to exceed $18,000. Item 5, a resolution authorizing directing the Mayor on behalf of the Mechanic Government to execute a three-year service agreement and related documents with Sintas for lease of automated external defibrillator AED units for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $12,852. Item 6, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Mechanic Government to execute an agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for continuing and ongoing maintenance and operation. of existing stream flow and precipitation gauges for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 to cost not to exceed $118,450.07. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic of the executive agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet in order to accept a grant from the Cabinet and the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, MPO, which grant funds on the amount of $300,000 in surface transportation block grant, Lexington STBGLSLX federal funds, and the Complete Street Design Standards Project as a part of the MPO's FY 2021-2024 transportation improvement program, the exception which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $60,000 to the local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 8, a resolution and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement RFP number 2023 with Western Skies LLC for a violence prevention needs assessment at a cost to receive $100,000. Item 9, a resolution and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with Kentucky Cabinet of Health, Family Services, Department of Community-Based Services, related to the funding awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act, ARPA to apply additional child care program requirements in the Family Care Center, Item 10. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Justin Talbert, customer accountant specialist, grade 512N, 18.847 hourly in the division of Lex Call, effective May 21, 2023. Jessica Denham, customer service specialist, grade 511N, 17.652 hourly in the division of Lex Call, effective June 5, 2023. Kathy Rollins, Customer Service Specialist, Grade 5, 11, and 18.968, hourly in the Division of Less Call, effective June 5, 2023. Ashley Ising, Accountant, Grade 5, 18, and 24.655, hourly in the Division of Accounting, effective June 5, 2023, Item 11. A resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with LexArts Incorporated to provide up to $325,000 for operating and personnel support in FY2024 and using funding awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act, ARPA, and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary amendments with LexArts Incorporated related to the use of this fund, Item 12. A resolution, authorizing and directly on behalf of every county government to execute a first amendment to the agreement pursuant to RFP No. 5, 2023 with Mayhan Multimedia at LLC to revise the budget in the amount of $135,000 to expand Phase 3 of its time campaign and to extend the period of performance through June 30, 2024 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary amendments with Mayhan Multimedia LLC related to that agreement, Item 13. A resolution, authorizing and directly on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, KYTC, delegating responsibility for operation and maintenance costs for traffic signals and electric traffic control devices on the state primary road system in Fayette County, which shall be reimbursed by KYTC up to $396,000, item 14. A resolution authorizing on the direct-in-law on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Commonwealth Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for construction of the Alexandria Drive at Trailwood Lane, left-turn lane, at a cost-in-law to exceed $33,000, item 15. A resolution authorizing on the direct-in-law on behalf of every county government to execute an maintenance agreement with Tate Communications for Public Safety Radio System at a cost not to exceed $388,829, item 16. A resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Bluegrass Community and Technical College for Police Personnel to earn BCTC credits at a cost not to exceed $60,000, item 17. A resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a subversive in an agreement with NAMI Lexington, Kentucky Incorporated for the operation of Fiat Mental Health Court at a cost not to exceed $170,000 using funds awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act ARPA and authorizing the mayor to execute any other needed agreements or amendments with Miami, Lexington, Kentucky, Incorporated, related to the use of these funds, item 18. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute certificates of consideration of the necessary documents and to accept deeds from owners of record for property interest needed for the Joyland Area Storm Drain Phase 2 project at a cost not to exceed $4,000, item 19. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement or to pursue into RFP number 63-2022 with Palmer Engineering Company for design and engineering services for the Mason-Haley Multimolder Improvement Project for the Division of Engineering, and a cost to receive $330,874, item 20. A relation to authorizing the Director of the Mayor, on behalf of the Mechanic Government, executed a five-year lease agreement with Quadiant Leasing USA Incorporated through Central Business Systems Incorporated for Mail, Machine, Equipment, and Web-based Software for the Division of General Services. The annual cost to receive $10,603.56 with future fiscal years, subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other documents related to this lease agreement, item 21. A resolution and authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railroad to review five specified crossings for safety improvements required in order to establish a railroad quiet zone in the vicinity of each crossing at an estimated cost not to exceed $17,500 effective upon passage of a council, item 22. A resolution and authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Kentucky State Police to disseminate personally identifying information, item 23. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change number 7 to the agreement with ATS construction for the town branch trail, phase 6, increasing the contract price by $238,600 and raising the total contract price from $5,224,064.75. Item 24. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute supplemental agreement number 3 with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, KYJC, for the design phase of the West Loudoun Avenue Street State Project as funded under the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Transportation Alternative Program TAP at no cost to the Urban County Government, Item 25. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application seeking $21,720,000 in federal funds under the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Safe Streets for All, SS4A, discretionary grant program for the implementation of the Safe Streets for Lexington Project and to provide any additional information, requests, and a connection with this grant application, item 26. A resolution authorizing the Division E-911 to purchase a single database for 911 location records from Datamaster LLC, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Department to execute any necessary agreement with Datamaster LLC related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $46,732. And item 27, a resolution ratifying approving the fiscal year 2024 budget of the Downtown Lexington Management District. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? I've heard Vice Mayor on the motion along with about ten other people. And then I heard Council Member Sheehan on the second along with all other people. Okay, when you're ready. Council Member Plumman? Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Sevigny? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Council member Worley? Yes ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council member James Brown? Yes. Council member Ellinger? Yes ma'am. Council member Elliott Baxter? Yes ma'am. Council member Fogle? Yes. Council member Gray? Yes. Council member Legree? Yes. Council member Lynch? Recuse from item 11, yes to the rest. And Council Member Minaris? Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all pass. And now we are ready for first reading of resolutions. Item 28. A resolution accepting the bid of Herrick Company Incorporated in the amount of $339,000 for Picadone Pump Station Upgrades for the Division of Water Quality and Authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Every County Home Index. You can agree with Herrick Company Incorporated related to the bid. Item 29. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Holland Buck, public service supervisor, grade 516N, 30.117 hourly in the division of streets and roads, effective June 26th, 2023. Ashley Bailey, attorney senior, grade 530E, 3754.48 biweekly in the Department of Law, effective June 12th, 2023. Cheryl Rodriguez, administrative specialist, grade 516N, 25.461 hourly in the division of police, effective May 21, 2023. Abulana Yaga, accountant, grade 518N, 24.009 hourly in the division of grades and special programs, effective May 7, 2023. Charles Goidel, store clerk, grade 509N, 18.032 hourly in the division of facilities and fleet management, effective June 19, 2023. Item 30. A resolution authorizing on the director of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Energy, Portsmouth, Paducah Project Office for Law Enforcement Support, Item 31. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase telephone technology from Cross Associates Incorporated, DBA AK Associates, a sole source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county governor to execute any necessary agreement with Cross Associates Incorporated, DBA AK Associates related to procurement, item 32. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county governor to execute a first amendment to the loan agreement with legit apps LLC to accelerate the payoff of the remaining jobs fund loan balance, item 33. A resolution authorizing Director of the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a release of easement releasing certain storm and sanitary easements on property located 330 Newtown Pike, NM 34. A resolution of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of principal amount in its various purpose general obligation bond series 2023A in an aggregate principal amount of $38,500,000, which amount may be increased by up to 10% and decreased by an unlimited amount, 35. Resolution authorizing directly on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a consultant and services agreement award pursuant to RFP number 272023 with Tate Hill Jacobs Architects Incorporated for professional design services of the Policed West Roll Call. Envelope and HVAC improvement project for the Division of General Services at a cost under $288,000 item 36. A declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures to be made from subsequent borrowings with respect to various capital improvement projects of the Lays and Fair Urban County Government. Item 37, a resolution authorizing Director Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an addendum to the Sonatrol Agreement, Resolution 195-2023, with Sonatrol of Lexington Incorporated for addition of burglary monitoring and term extension at a cost not to exceed $3,325 plus $40 per month. Item 38, a resolution of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government authorizing the advertisement for bids and the distribution of a preliminary official statement for the purchase of the principal amounts in its various purpose general obligation refunding bonds, series 2023B in the principal amount not to exceed $75 million, item 39. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Department of Environmental Protection to Vigital Waste Management with funds, grant funds are in the amount of $4,000 in common with the Kentucky funds for fiscal year 2024 for the disposal of recycling and recycling of waste tires, the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 40. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute amendment number four to the grant agreement Bluegrass Area Development District Incorporated to accept an additional award of $61,000 in federal funds and the breakdown of eligible reimbursable expenses for the operation of the Senior Citizen Center in fiscal year 2023, item 41. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning to go to next, you get an agreement with the Fayette Fiscal Court accepting and establishing funding for fiscal year 2024, county road aid project in the rural service area, item 42. Resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning to go to next, you get an engineering services agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 25 of 2023 with Stantec Consulting Services Incorporated for engineering services for the Furlong Drive Greenway BMP project for the Division of Engineering at a cost note to cede $71,737 to be paid with funds awarded under the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, IKEA grant, and authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary agreements or amendments with Stantec Consulting Services Incorporated related to the use of these funds, item 43. In relation, authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute an engineering services agreement An order pursuant to number 13, 2023 with Stantec Consulting Services Incorporated for engineering services for the West Hickman Creek Veterans Park Water Quality Improvement Project. It costs not to exceed $106,090 to be paid with funds awarded under the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, key a grant and authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary agreements or amendments with Stantec Consulting Services Incorporated related to the use of these funds, item 44. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute an order form with linked incorporation to provide job listings on its platform for the public information office at a cost not to exceed $17,190 effective upon passative council, item 45. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute a three year agreement with a mayor for loan servicing for housing program operated by the division of grants and special programs at a cost not to exceed $70,000 for fiscal year 2024, item 46. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute and submit a grant application seeking $150,926 in federal funds from the US Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Jag program in fiscal year 2024 for equipment for the Lexington Police Department. To provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. And item 47, a resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Central Bank Center and Levi Catering for the police awards banquet at no cost to the government. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons? Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the docket for tonight's council meeting a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county council to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with step by step inc in the amount of $28,000 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you. Council member Fogel seconds. Any questions, comments? All those in favor say aye. Aye. is anyone opposed all right that motion passes are there other walk-ons no all right when you're ready if you'll give that first reading please yes ma'am item 48 a resolution authorizing a directly mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with step-by-step incorporated 28 000 for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to see the sum stated thank you thank you now are there suspensions to give second reading. Council member Reynolds. Thank you mayor. I have moved to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 35. This has to do with police west roll call envelope. Is there a second? Second. Vice mayor Wu seconds. Are there any questions or comments? All right all those in favor please say aye is anyone opposed okay that motion passes councilmember gray thank you mayor I would like to suspend the roles or I move to suspend the roles to give second reading to number 45 because we it needs to occur before June 30th I believe all right thank you is there a second Council Member Lynch, seconds. Any questions or comments? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 47 so we can move this contract forward in a timely manner. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Plowman seconds. Are there questions or comments? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Okay. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 48 for the step-by-step capital. Thank you. Is there a council member Reynolds? Seconds? Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Anything else for a suspension of the rules? All right, I believe we have 35, 45, 47, and 48, correct? So if you'll give those second reading when you're ready. Item 35. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute a consultant services agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 27-2023 with Tate Hill Jacobs Architects Incorporated for professional services design. Design services for the police West roll call envelope and HVAC improvement project for the Department of General Services. It cost $288,000. And 45. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute a three year agreement with the Mayor Nat for loan servicing for housing program operated by the Division of Grants and Special Programs at a cost not to exceed $70,000. Item 47. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute the agreements with the Central Bank Center and Levi Catering for the police award banquet at no cost to the government. And item 48. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with step-by-step incorporated for $28,000 for the office of the Urban County Council. It accounts for it to see this unstated. Thank you. Thank you. When you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Oh, could I have a motion first to approve? Second. Council Member Gray? Second. Council Member Fogle? Second. Okay, now time for the roll call vote. Council member Plowman? Okay, they got it. Yes. Council member Reynolds? Yes. Council member Savigny? Yes. Council member Sheehan? Yes. Council member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council member James Brown? Yes. Council member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council member Elliott Baxter? Yes. Council member Fogle? Yes. Council member Gray? Yes. Council member Legree? Yes. Council member Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Menares. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. Councilmembers, before we go on to communications, I wanted to just say a quick word of thanks and recognition. The Main Street Baptist Church agreement has been on my plate since day one as mayor. Back in 2019. and back then our attorney glenda glenda george many of you remember her was working with me on this and she transitioned on to other things and we have had a great team of people who have been dedicated to work with main street baptist church and in particular i want to recognize a couple of them. Sally Hamilton, our CAO, has been a bulldog on this. We couldn't have gotten there without you. My chief of staff, Tyler Scott, has been right in there working on this. And I want to give really extra kudos to Dave Barbary. I don't know if you're still in here, Dave, from our law department, but Dave has done yeoman's work to finally get us to this legal document that both parties could agree to. And it's, I was only in it for four and a half years. Mayor Gray was in it for a couple years before that. So this is a big deal. It's very important. And I so appreciate all of those in our government who worked with me and with others to get this done. Thank you. So with that, we'll go on and have communications from the mayor, and I'll entertain a motion. Thank you. Second by Councilmember Sevigny. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. I'll need a motion for the price contracts. Thank you. Council Member Sevigny moved and Council Member Gray seconded. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. For your information only, we have communications from the mayor that are positions, and we have no fire or police discipline. So that brings us to council announcements. Log in, please. We're going to wait until it calms down. Everybody's logged in. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to invite everyone out to the 9th District at Wellington Park on Saturday, July the 8th. From 9 to 11 a.m., myself and our Lexington Fire Department will be there to host a seminar, I guess, if you want to say, to learn hands-only CPR. as you know we've had a lot of videos circulating recently with the Lex Save Lives campaign and most of the council members are certified in hands-only CPR and I think it's very important for our community to know as well so we will be there with coffee and donuts if you don't want to learn CPR you can just come and get coffee and donuts but while you're there we're going to teach you a little something too so I just wanted to invite everybody out and hope to see you there Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to give a public thank you to some of the unsung heroes of the grant that has been granted to Lexington to expand the railroad. or about and that goes to council member at large james brown who tracked all the way to washington dc to lobby on behalf of every single one of us and also thank you to kevin atkins for all that you did behind the scenes to make this happen as well our city is better will be better and safer because of the work that you have done. So there you go. He's being seen. We see you, okay? And going forward, I'm going to just read this. Over the last many years, there have been many, there have been several task force to address differing issues. Task force such as the task force on neighborhoods in transition, the racial justice and equality task force. All of these task force mention one area in need of reimagining, as we like to say here in Lexington, LFUCG, and that area is code enforcement. I would like to address the recommendations of these task force. This is of great importance to me because of growing issues in the 6th District with residents and residents around the city of Lexington. For these reasons, I am placing the following items in the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Please note that I am placing these items individually because it's easier to address big issues one issue at a time, or as Desmond Tutu once wisely said, there is only one way to bite an elephant, and that's a bite at a time. So I will read through the list first, and then I will make a separate motion to add each individual item. And those items are as follows. Code enforcement fine fee scale. Rapid abatement. Code enforcement capacity demands. Equitable enforcement. revising of chapter 12, revising chapter 17 as it relates to code enforcement, address methods of complaints, and technology and communication. For example, the filer should be informed of the result, and also council members should know of all complaints in their districts. So, I move to add code enforcement fine fee scales reviewed to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Is there a second? Second. I think I saw Council Member Menares. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Thank you. I move to add code enforcement rapid abatement to Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Second. Council Member Sevigny. Seconds. Thank you, Councilor. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. All opposed? All right. That motion passes. Okay. I move to add code enforcement capacity demands to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. I heard Vice Mayor Wu second. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. I move to add equitable enforcement as it relates to code enforcement to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Second. Council member Minares. All right. Are there any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Okay. I got 30 seconds. Here we go. I move to add the revision of chapter 12 to the social services and public safety committee. Second. Council Member Sevigny seconds. Are there questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that passed. Ten seconds. I move to add the revision of Chapter 17 as it relates to code enforcement to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Second. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Are there questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? My time's up. All right, that motion passes. Keep going. You're almost at the end. Thank you. I move to address methods of code enforcement complaints to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee. Second. Council Member Savigny, seconds. Thank you. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And lastly. Yes, ma'am. I move to address how we can better utilize technology to keep the filer and council members informed of complaints in their resolution into Social Services and Public Safety Committee. All right. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay. Next is Council Member Lynch. Pardon me. It's been a long week. I agree with you, Mayor. You really have. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to take my council comment time to uplift a pretty amazing summer camp that happened in the 2nd District at Windy Young Park. It was hosted by Community Inspired Lexington, a nonprofit organization that is doing very awesome work to uplift the youth and children in our community. They offered a free two-week summer camp at Windy Young Park. And on Tuesday of this week was Government Day. And thanks to my magnificent Legislative A, LaShawn, we both were able to bring some pretty awesome city staff and employees to come and meet with the kids and introduce the kids to some really cool things and introduce them to really all the amazing things that city government offers. So I want to get some thank yous to our Lexington Police Department, Commander Tommy Perkins, Lieutenant Jeremy Brislin, and Neighborhood Resource Officer, Officer Ryan Holland. They came out, and the kids just had a ball. They loved interacting with the horses, with the mounted police unit. The kids really enjoyed the popsicle van. I think every kid there at camp tried all flavors of all the popsicles on the van. I don't know if they had any popsicles left at the end of the camp that day. So thank you to the Lexington Police Department. Special thank you to Lexington Fire Department, Chief Wells, the Community Services Division, Major Derek Roberts and Katrina Mullins. They brought the fire safety trailer and the kids were lined up to really get on the trailer and really learn about fire safety. And they really enjoyed it. So special thank you to the fire department. Thank you to Environmental Quality and Public Works, Commissioner Nancy Albright, Angela Poe, and Outreach Coordinator Brendan Campbell. They brought the bucket truck and the dump truck, and the kids were just amazed. They were in amazement. So thank you so much for coming out to teach the kids about environmental quality and public works. And then last but certainly not least, our Parks and Recreation staff who are just stellar. Commissioner Chris Forer, Director Monica Conrad, Deputy Director of Recreation Adrian Tocor. They brought out the park and play van, and the kids had tons of fun. I really want to thank all of our city departments and staff for really coming out to show our kids how awesome city government is and all the things they could grow up and do in our city government. So thank you very much again because we had a great camp these past two weeks. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And I'll jump on the public safety bandwagon, too. I just want to thank Officer Marabchek for organizing the Winburn Public Safety Day. It was yesterday in Winburn, and he does a great job of putting on that event and bringing all the public safety partners together as they continue to work to build relationships in our community. So kudos to him and everybody that was involved. And then, Mayor, I just want to talk a little bit about the Broadway Bridge Project. They got the raise grant. Thank you so much for your support of the project. Kevin Atkins, I know we went to D.C. together, but it was because you supported that project and what it means for our community. uh... i got a lot of claim today at the press conference and and for the project and you know in my role as a or in my past rose a district council member now is that at large council member you know it's easy to support those projects when you know how they impact people's lives but there have been a lot of people advocating for that project for a long time uh... one of the people in our stand to go through this little short timeline that i have an i'll be brief But I remember when I first got on MPO, former Fayette County Judge Executive John Larson was a big champion for that project and was advocating for it full fledged. The MPO, the whole committee made it a priority, put it on its list, sent it to Frankfort and it was actually one of the funded projects and then it got pulled off the list once they start looking at it. And I know myself and other folks on the NPO called some of our state legislators to advocate for it. And I remember getting a call back from Representative Ruth Ann Palumbo. And she said, James, I think we might have got it back on the list for design. Design was funded, so the project was back in play and I think it remained on the NPO's list. But then I remember getting, I had a meeting with Chase Wright, who is one of the folks that consulted on the state's application. And he was telling me that they were going for the grant. And I remember him specifically saying that some of the communities that have the best chance of getting awarded the grants go to D.C. and advocate. So then that's when I came back to Kevin Atkins, made the pitch to him. He got on the phone immediately with our consultants in D.C. They lined up meetings for us. We went to D.C. And the night before our meetings were set up, Jim Gray just happened to be in D.C. at the same time. a representative from the governor's office. So I met with them and they had met with the representatives from the transportation cabinet. And he pretty much prepped me for the meetings the next day. So Kevin and I and the consultants got together. We went to Congressman Barr's office, made the pitch. He said he was going to write a letter in support. We went to the transportation cabinet, met with those folks. We piped in Chris Avilia from our planning department, Chase Wright from Strand. were on the call helping to fill in some of the gaps for the projects and we just kind of made the case and regardless of what secretary gray said i did use his advice in that meeting and it seemed to be successful after that we went to senator mcconnell's office they were supportive of the of the the grant application as well and then that led us to the biden administration and Secretary Buttigieg come into Lexington and award that grant, which is a big deal. So that project is going to change and impact a lot of people's lives. But what got us to this point was there have been a lot of boats rowing in the same direction for a long time. And there's a lot of people that help make this happen, and I just want to give them credit too. So a lot of folks that I named, it might be some folks that I missed. There's a lot of organizations that wrote letters in support, businesses in that corridor. Organizations that represent people that walk and they've seen them dodge traffic in that corridor. It's a real important thing and it's just good and I'm just happy to be a part of a council and a community that actually gets that kind of money from the federal government for a project that big. So I just wanted to give kudos to the other folks that were involved in making this happen. So thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Fogle. Thank you, Mayor. First off, I'd like to talk about the Bryan Station students. They're in Council Member Gray's Bryan Station sits in her district, but their students are in my district. And we took them to Washington, D.C. We might have just missed you, Councilman Brown. But they were in DC and we were at the poverty equals death tour with the poor people's campaign. It was a convening. And so just to watch their eyes open and to expose them to government on that level. They were amazed when they stood on the Supreme Court steps and they tried to get in to see the folks that you just mentioned, but We weren't able to see McConnell and Rand Paul and Andy Barr. And so that was a little bit of disappointment. But I would like to also lift up the advisory board. And I don't know if we have those photos keyed up. And if we don't, I'll just go ahead and talk our way through. When I took office, I knew that this was a big piece of the pie. And I knew that I could not possibly consume it being community organizer, boots on the ground person, not knowing anything about policy. So I enacted an advisory board, which is made up of the neighborhood associations. Because I work for my constituents and I work for my community, it's not the other way around. And so Marlboro hosted us last week. And I believe we had somewhere about 30 some people who showed up for that advisory board. And what their job is is to inform me of issues that's going on in the community. And then we all talk about it and we prioritize. And then that's how I know how to govern in this seat. And I don't ever want to lose sight of that. I had some questions for community action and and Charlie, and I'm sorry, Commissioner Lanter. Let's give him his respect, this dude. But maybe I'll have to sign back in. But the council, if I'm not mistaken, in the last packet, that there was $443,000 given for the cooling program for unhoused people to go into hotels. And I just want to keep my finger on the pulse there because we are breathing some toxic air, and it's going to be 90 degrees, and they're going to be out. So I hope that we as a council make sure that that money is spent and people are putting temporary housing in the hotels the way the money was meant to be. And so that's one of the issues that I wanted to bring up. And have we gotten an update on the mediation court? That's the other thing that I would like to ask the council for us to make sure we keep an eye on and keep our pulse on and see how that's working and maybe get someone come and present to council. And I see some of my constituents out there, and I'm pretty sure they've got something to say. I'm so glad you all are here. And Ms. Laverne, thank you for being here so that council can hear you. I hope you signed up to speak. That's it, Mayor. Okay, thank you. Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to point out that the 10th District will host Red, White, and Blues on Saturday night. So please come out and join us from 5.30 to 9 o'clock at the Moon Dance Amphitheater. and we've got T.D. Young, a blues legend playing, and Willie Ames. So come on out. There's food trucks. There's some cold drinks. And hopefully there'll be some clean air for you all to enjoy in the 10th district. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I also want to just remind everyone about the festivities this weekend and Tuesday for 4th of July. People can go onto our website to get more details. But we will be, I've gotten a lot of questions about are we celebrating 4th of July on Tuesday, on the 4th, and yes we are. So in addition to the other activities over the weekend, you can come out to the 4th of July Festival and market in 5th or 3rd Pavilion in Tandy Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and then there will be all kinds of things going on downtown and then there will be fireworks there's I'm sorry there's the parade at noon you don't want to miss that that's always a lot of fun my son enjoys it every year and then the fireworks spectacular is going to be around main street and all over Lewis way so you will be able to see that from most places downtown And that will start around 10 p.m. So don't miss all of those festivities. Thank you. A lot going on. Thank you. Are there any other council members who have announcements? All right. It's time for public comment. And we have a few people signed up. And the way this will work is I'll call your name. And if you'll come to the podium, please, and state your name and your council district for the record. And you'll have three minutes. and I'll also call the name of the next person so you can kind of queue up. So first is Dottie Bean and next will be Gail Swanson. Welcome. Council members. I'm sorry, can you state your name and district for the record? Oh, I'm sorry, Doddy Bean. It's for the record. Oh, I know, I know, Mayor. Sorry. Council members, at Tuesday's council work session, a consultant study of Fayette County Planning Commission's planning process was attached to the work session agenda that surprised many of us who follow the current process very closely. We repeat that we were not expecting a 120-page document making some changes in a process that has a very high level of interest and civic participation in this community and always has since the days that New Circle Road was built and development began on a large scale in Lexington. We have examined the document, which is labeled draft on every page, and wonder where it is in the council's own process and if it will ever be presented for a public hearing or even advertised, since the consultants said the process, as far as they were concerned, is finished. And they handed it to you for your study in action. We read enough of it to know that this community will have a lot to say about it, for it affects every family, every business, every church, every school, every neighborhood, and every facility in Lexington, and many of them in negative ways. We urge you to let the public know about this document and provide dates when they can come and inspected here in the city government offices, like is often done with other major changes in the community, such as the road widenings or construction by the Transportation Department. We want to remind you that public officials, As public officials, you must uphold the rights of all property owners and not just a few. And that a few rich ones or real estate speculators who already know about these things, even as long before they happen. We remind them and you that Lexington is not for sale, that longtime citizens and taxpayers own their properties that you will be no doubt looking at and can be taken only through eminent domain. Thank you very much. Next is Gail Swanson, and following Gail will be Rick Day. Gail left. Okay. So Rick Day is next, and following Rick will be Brittany Price. Go to the podium now. After this gentleman. Thank you. Welcome. My name is Rick Day. I live in the 3rd district and have worked for the urban county government 23 years Tuesday, I came here to explain previous comments and start to give you examples to justify those comments and I did that I Told you that there are more and better examples and that I would be back today to talk about them. I am NOT going to do that Not because the examples don't exist because there are many, too many, too hard to choose. If you are interested, and I hope you are, those examples are not hard to find. So today I will talk just a little more about Tuesday's example. I told you I could not explain why we are paying one employee $29,000 a year more than another to provide the same value of service to our residents. And I can't. But you should be able to find someone who can. I'm sure they will start by telling you how unclassified status versus classified status plays a role. And it will sound like it makes sense. Surely you know by now I have worked for the urban county government 23 years. I understand unclassified versus classified. And it does play a role in this one particular example. It shouldn't, but it does. Now, and at the time of the MAG study, both employees were classified. So no matter how they explain it, no, it does not make sense. I have been a constituent in Fayette County longer than I have been an employee of Fayette County. If you try to explain to your constituents why one employee is paid $29,000 a year more than another to provide the same value of service, do not try to use unclassified versus classified. Your constituents don't want to hear about unclassified versus classified because your constituents don't care about unclassified versus classified. In previous comments, I said the Irving County government's employee compensation system is a mess. I stand by those comments. Thank you very much. Next is Brittany Price, and following Brittany will be Laverne Zabielski. Welcome. My name is Brittany Christina Price, a.k.a. Carol Montague Price, Jr. I live at 497 Angliana Avenue, the 11th District. I have served for your term as an environmental commissioner appointed by former Mayor Jim Gray in city council. Also, I have been a write-in mayor for the 2018 general elections. Also, I have been a write-in city council member candidate of the 11th district during the 2022 general elections as well. This being said, I am very involved in my community. My goal is to complete my coursework at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and the University of Kentucky and graduate in my field of study. I am getting close to graduating from BCTC, only two math classes away, with an associate arts degree. Moreover, I have been a student at the University of Kentucky, pursuing my family science degree, and now getting closer and doing an internship. I would like to do my internship with the Lexington Police Department, helping police officers to de-escalate crisis situations while on call. Furthermore, I would like to counsel police officers and families to help them handle the stressful situations that is associated with the police officers on duty. I am having some minor setbacks in reaching my goals, but that does not discourage me in the things that I want to do in my life. When I get knocked down, I get back up and move forward. I don't allow failures to dictate my dreams and aspirations. The most successful people in this world had to fail at something before getting to their destination in life. When you fall, examine what you did wrong and make the minor corrections, then move forward. I leave you with this. It is not how you win the race, but it is how you finish the race. You can call me Brittany, Britt, or Monty. Thank you, City Council. Thank you, Vice Mayor. And thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. And have a great day. Thank you very much. Laverne Zabielski and following Laverne will be Kia Arnold. Welcome. Okay, I'm Laverne Zabilski, first district. I'm here on behalf of our unhoused community to get temporary rooms. Sorry. My daughter, who has been homeless, living on the street for four years. She could be your daughter or your sister. If you've been around Lexington, you probably saw her dance with syncopated ink at the Singletary or in Woodland Park. Now she sleeps there. She may have served you at Alfalfa's restaurant. She may have made you huge oatmeal cookies at everybody's health food store. She went to Henry Clay High School, played basketball, and studied fiber art at UK. But life didn't turn out for her. She is probably an expert on chasing down agencies, Making phone calls from borrowed phones only to listen to answering the scenes say they will call you back. How do you call a homeless person back? Sometimes they have phones, sometimes they don't. I've called the agencies. I leave messages. I don't get a return phone call either. And if it's a weekend, everything is closed. Once I heard on NPR there was a story about how people with disabilities during COVID could qualify for a room. She called and all they would say is she didn't qualify. She and many others need housing first, a room to sleep in, not on the street or in somebody's shared tent, not in a culvert during a rainstorm. They need a place where they can at least focus on how to get their life together, how to figure out who to call. Time is of the essence. I don't want her to die. Thank you. Laverne, thank you very much. Kia Arnold is our last speaker. Welcome. Welcome. Good evening. My name is Kia Arnold, and I am a resident of the 1st District. I'm coming to you all because construction has been going on in my neighborhood since November, and particularly my street since April. And I've had an issue with the lack of communication from the contractors about this extensive work, including improper or not proper signage and then notice to the residents. They have been doing a lot of sewer lines, and it's been causing a disruption to myself in particular and a lot of my neighbors. I did reach out to Council Member Fogles, and thank you for coming out this morning to see that damage. And just to note, they did put out two bump signs today. There's no wet cement signs, though. I was also concerned about the noise, and I was told by the contractors, by the foreman, and by the project manager that there was no noise ordinance for my area. So I did want to get clarity on, you know, when can construction start? because they've been starting at 7.30 in the morning with their saws waking up my five-month-old baby. I am asking the council members to please stay on top of contractors that are working in your districts to properly notify residents about what is going on, the type of project, the extent of the project, the length of the project, if we need to move our cars. There's been several times where I have not been able to get into my driveway because there are concrete mixers and things in the way. um also allegedly the contractors put these door hangers up i did not receive this um nor did four of my other neighbors that i asked but they put this on my door but either way it doesn't really excuse me say much of that so if you all can work on something just to inform the residents and just making it more accessible to everybody and as i mentioned this project has been an inconvenience And I just want to know, you know, why are the sewer pipes, why were they so bad? Why did it take so long for this to be resolved? And why is it taking this extensive amount of work? And why hasn't there been routine maintenance in my area in particular? So hopefully you all can answer those questions for me. Also, I didn't see in Councilmember Fogel's report of an event that's coming up, the one that I had mentioned to you this morning that my son is over. It is called Lex Litterfest in Castlewood Park on Friday, July 14th. It is a partnership with Liv Green Lex, which my son is an intern. You all may have seen him around. And so I just wanted to make mention of that. I did send the flyer to, yes, I forgot her name. I'm sorry. I sent it in the back, so I think she's going to email it out to all of you all so you can put in your newsletters and let everybody know. Thank you. Thank you very much. That concludes our public comment, so it's time for a motion to adjourn. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you. 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