# Urban County Council - August 31, 2023 > Auto-transcribed civic record · August 31, 2023 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/5900 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/5900?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2023-08-31 - **Last revised**: August 31, 2023 - **Length**: 12,566 words > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council convened on August 31, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding over the session. The council addressed three agenda items during the meeting, all of which were approved by the body. The meeting included consideration of a proclamation for Charisse Gillett Day, as well as two tax-related ordinances concerning ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes and a public health tax. The council conducted three formal votes during the session, with all motions receiving approval. One member of the public provided comments during the designated public comment period. The meeting demonstrated the council's focus on both ceremonial recognition and fiscal matters, successfully advancing all items on the agenda through the legislative process. ## Attendance The following members were present at the meeting on August 31, 2023: • Wu • F. Brown • J. Brown • Ellinger • Elliott Baxter • Gray • LeGris • Lynch • Monarrez • Plomin • Reynolds • Sevigny • Sheehan • Worley **Absent:** Fogle **Late Arrival:** Worley A total of 14 members were present for the meeting, with one member absent and one member arriving late. ## Votes and Decisions The council took action on three tax-related ordinances during the meeting, with all three measures passing. **Ordinance 0829-23** [timestamp: 06:06] - An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 was approved unanimously. F. Brown made the motion, seconded by Ellinger. The vote was 14-0 with all council members voting in favor: Worley, Wu, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, and Sheehan. **Ordinance 0830-23** [timestamp: 06:07] - An Ordinance adopting the request of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department and levying a special ad valorem public health tax also passed unanimously. Ellinger made the motion, seconded by Plomin. The vote was 14-0 with the same council members voting in favor. **Ordinance 0831-23** [timestamp: 06:07] - An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District passed by a roll call vote of 12-2. Ellinger made the motion, seconded by Plomin. Voting in favor were Wu, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, and Sheehan. Voting against were Worley and F. Brown. All three ordinances related to tax levies for the upcoming fiscal year, with the municipal tax ordinance and health department tax receiving unanimous support, while the soil and water conservation tax faced some opposition but still passed with a strong majority. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed several significant financial items totaling over $3.5 million in contracts and grant funding. **Construction Contract** The council approved Resolution 0773-23, authorizing a $764,812 contract with Lagco, Inc. for the Meadows Northland Arlington 6C1 A&B project. This construction-related contract represents a substantial infrastructure investment for the jurisdiction. **Animal Control Services** A major service contract was approved under Resolution 0766-23, allocating $1,871,590 to Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC for animal control services. This multi-year agreement represents the largest financial commitment discussed at the meeting and ensures continued animal welfare services for the community. **Emergency Preparedness Grant** The council acted on Resolution 0786-23 to accept $930,050 in grant funding for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP). This federal grant will support emergency preparedness initiatives related to chemical stockpile management and community safety protocols. The three financial actions collectively represent approximately $3.57 million in approved spending and accepted funding, with the animal control services contract comprising more than half of the total financial commitments. All items were processed through formal resolutions, indicating standard procurement and approval procedures were followed. ## Public Comment During the public comment period, one community member addressed the board regarding municipal services and taxation. **Mr. Sevigny** spoke at [timestamp: 06:03] about his research into refuse collection and street lighting services. He discussed the financial aspects of these municipal services and shared his findings regarding the future of Ad Valorem taxes. Sevigny's comments focused on the intersection of service delivery costs and property tax implications for the community. No other members of the public provided comments during this portion of the meeting. ## Appointments The meeting included several appointments and reappointments to various city boards and commissions. **New Appointments:** • Anne Tyler Morgan was appointed to the Industrial Authority Board • Kaelyn Query was appointed to the Economic Development Investment Board • David Blake was appointed to the Ethics Commission • Gina Ensminger was appointed to the Vacant Property Review Commission **Reappointments:** • Wanda Jaquith was reappointed to the Historic Preservation Commission • Jackson Osborne was reappointed to the Historic Preservation Commission The appointments span multiple areas of city governance, including economic development, ethics oversight, historic preservation, and vacant property management. The Industrial Authority Board appointment of Anne Tyler Morgan and the Economic Development Investment Board appointment of Kaelyn Query reflect the city's focus on business development initiatives. David Blake's appointment to the Ethics Commission adds to the city's oversight capabilities for ethical conduct matters. The Historic Preservation Commission saw two reappointments with Wanda Jaquith and Jackson Osborne continuing their service on the commission responsible for protecting the city's historic resources. Gina Ensminger's appointment to the Vacant Property Review Commission addresses ongoing efforts to manage and revitalize vacant properties throughout the city. These appointments represent the city's ongoing effort to maintain active citizen participation in municipal governance through various boards and commissions that advise on specialized areas of city operations and policy. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one contested item that resulted in a split vote among board members. **Ad Valorem Taxes for Soil and Water Conservation District** The primary point of contention during the meeting involved an ordinance to levy ad valorem taxes for the Soil and Water Conservation District. This measure generated disagreement among board members, ultimately resulting in a divided vote rather than unanimous approval. The ordinance successfully passed with 12 members voting in favor and 2 members voting against the measure. While the specific details of the opposition arguments were not captured in the available meeting data, the split vote indicates there was meaningful debate or concern among some board members regarding the tax levy. The passage of this ordinance means the Soil and Water Conservation District will be authorized to collect ad valorem taxes, which are taxes based on the assessed value of property. These funds typically support conservation programs, soil protection initiatives, and water management projects within the district's jurisdiction. Despite the opposition from two board members, the majority support ensured the ordinance's approval, allowing the district to move forward with its tax collection authority for conservation efforts. ## Charisse Gillett Day [timestamp: 06:05] Mayor Gorton presented agenda item 0765-23, a proclamation declaring August 31, 2023, as Reverend Doctor Charisse L. Gillett Day in Lexington. The proclamation recognized Rev. Dr. Gillett's contributions and achievements to the community. During the presentation, J. Brown spoke in support of the proclamation, highlighting Rev. Dr. Gillett's impact and service. Rev. Dr. Charisse Gillett herself was present at the meeting to receive the recognition. The proclamation was approved, officially establishing August 31, 2023, as Reverend Doctor Charisse L. Gillett Day in the city of Lexington. The agenda item proceeded without opposition or debate, reflecting unanimous support for honoring Rev. Dr. Gillett's contributions to the community. ## Ad Valorem Taxes for Municipal Purposes [timestamp: 06:06] The council considered Ordinance 0829-23, which establishes ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The discussion involved key speakers Sevigny and F. Brown, who presented the ordinance to levy the annual property taxes needed to fund municipal operations during the upcoming fiscal year. The ordinance follows the standard annual process of setting property tax rates to generate revenue for city services and operations. Ad valorem taxes are assessed based on the value of real and personal property within the municipal boundaries and represent a primary funding source for local government functions. The council approved the ordinance, formally establishing the tax levy for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This approval enables the municipality to collect the necessary property tax revenue to support budgeted municipal services and operations throughout the fiscal year period. ## Public Health Tax [timestamp: 06:07] The Urban County Council considered Ordinance 0830-23, which adopts a request from the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department to levy a special ad valorem public health tax. This ordinance would establish a dedicated tax mechanism to fund public health services in Fayette County. The measure was presented as a formal adoption of the Health Department's request for this special property tax levy. Ad valorem taxes are assessed based on the value of real property, meaning property owners would pay the tax based on their property's assessed value. The ordinance was approved by the Council, establishing the legal framework for the public health tax levy. This approval allows the Health Department to proceed with implementing the special tax to support its operations and public health initiatives in the community. The specific tax rate, revenue projections, and detailed implementation timeline were not discussed in the available meeting materials. The ordinance represents the Council's formal authorization for the Health Department to move forward with this funding mechanism for public health services in Lexington-Fayette County. --- ## Decisions - **Ordinance 0829-23** — passed (14-0): An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. - **Ordinance 0830-23** — passed (14-0): An Ordinance adopting the request of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept. and levying a special ad valorem public health tax. - **Ordinance 0831-23** — passed (12-2): An Ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for purposes of support of the Soil and Water Conservation District. --- ## Full transcript And if I had that Monday, honey, I'd strap you in beside me, in your strapless room, and never ever leave you, leave you at home all alone and crying. I'm going to be in grapefruit, a bathing suit, you chew a little juicy fruit, wash away the night, yeah, you chew a little juicy fruit, it's good. Thank you. Welcome, everyone. It is 6 o'clock, so I will go ahead and call to order the Urban County Council meeting for August 31, 2023. And the first item on our agenda is the roll call. Council Member Worley? Vice Mayor Wu. Here. Council Member Fred Brown. Here. Council Member James Brown. Here. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter. Council Member Fogle. Council Member Gray. Present. Council Member Legree. Here. Council Member Lynch. Present. Council Member Menares. Here. Council Member Plowman. Here. Council Member Reynolds. Here. Council Member Sevigny. And Councilmember Sheehan here. Thank you. We have a quorum. And at this time, I would like to ask Sean Denny, the legislative aide to Councilmember Plowman, to give our invocation. And Sean is a former pastor at Southland Christian Church. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Councilmembers. It's an honor to open us up in prayer tonight. Before I pray, I want to share a quote that I came across this morning from Thomas Aquinas. I think it would be a good prayer for us. When a human act does not conform to the standard of love, then it is not right, nor good, nor perfect. In the positive, I believe that's a good prayer for us. So let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this opportunity together here tonight to do the business of local government, to serve the people of this great city. We thank you for the city of Lexington, for the gift of doing life here and serving the people. And I thank you for each council member. I thank you for the mayor, for their service to our city, for the sacrifice that their families give for them to be here. We thank you for that. And I ask that you would bless them. Father, I thank you and I pray for all of our council staff, for the council aides and the core staff, for the mayor's staff, and for the thousands of employees who work for the Lexington Fayette Urban County government. we thank you for giving them to us to serve and and do so wonderfully for our city and do great work to make this a great place to live and i ask your blessing on them that you would enrich them in their work that you would fulfill them and and ultimately that the city of lexington would be a place where people flourish and thrive and that it would be a place where the weary can find rest and the tired can come that the oppressed would find safety and a place where people can live to the full. And we pray all these things in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you so very much. At this time, we have three public hearings. And the KRS 132.07 requires the urban county government to provide an opportunity for our citizens to make comments about the ad valorem taxes for the upcoming fiscal year. The first public hearing is for the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government General Services and the full and partial urban services taxes, including refuse collection and streetlights. And I will declare the hearing now in session. And I'll entertain any comments from the public. Anyone? All right. Are there any comments from council members? Council Member Savigny, did you want to make your comment now? Okay. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to chime in a little bit on the ad valorem taxes. And I did really quite a bit of research and information and got a bunch of information on this from staff and I really do appreciate all their help. I think it's important to look at the ad valorem taxes, especially when we're looking at refuse collection, street lights, and street sweeping as kind of businesses. When I've looked at it, Refuse Collection is a $46 million business running at over a $5 million loss. Streetlights are a $6 million business running at over a $2 million loss. And Street Cleaning is a $2.6 million business running at a $1.6 million loss. Generally, in business, that kind of wouldn't work. And we do, we're very fortunate that we have a fund balance or a savings account that we use to transfer or we have general fund monies that we use to cover these losses. But the staff projects at current rates all three of these businesses will be insolvent by 2027. We'll have used every bit of our savings, which leads me to believe that the general fund will have to cover those losses after that. It's not really acceptable to me, but I plan to approve the rates that we've got because they're proposed by the administration and I think they're one small step. I'd much rather improve an increase that equals the cost of service for each one of these, but that might be a little premature. So with that, I just want you to know in my Council report, I do plan to make a motion to move into the EQPW committee, a thorough look at revenue expense picture of all three of those businesses, refuse streetlights and street sweeping before the next budget cycle so that we can look at alternate revenue generation alternatives, expense streamlining and increased efficiencies or a combination of any of those so that we're not insolvent in providing those services by 2027. thank you very much for allowing me to make the comments thank you council member fred brown thank you mayor i don't know if it's appropriate this time but i would uh when we have second reading on number six i would like to have uh make a motion before we have that second reading okay if you'll log in before the second reading okay that will be good thank you any other comments All right. I will declare that public hearing closed. Next, we have a public hearing for the Lexington Fayette County Health Department, and it is now in session. And are there any comments from the public? No? How about any comments from the council members? all right i'll declare declare that one closed the third public hearing is for the soil and water conservation district and is now open is there anyone in the public who'd like to comment no all right are there any council comments on this one No? All right. Thank you. Our public hearings are closed. Now we have one presentation. I'd like to invite Reverend Dr. Charisse Gillette and Councilmember James Brown to please join me at the podium. Since 2011, Dr. Charisse Gillette has served as the president of Lexington Theological Seminary. Out of the 154 year history of the seminary, she is the first African American woman to hold this prestigious position. Dr. Gillette has been a lifelong leader. In addition to Lexington Theological Seminary, she has held positions at Transylvania University, Midway College, Robert Morris College, and the University of Northern Iowa. Her leadership has been on display as she has committed her time to many boards and committees throughout her career, including the National Convocation Board, the Foster Parent Association of Fayette County, and Transylvania University's Presidential Task Force on Diversity, and that is just to name a few. If you can't tell already, Dr. Gillette has been busy breaking glass ceilings her entire career. Dr. Gillette, oh, come a little closer. You are a wonderful inspiration, especially for young women. I appreciate your determination and unwavering commitment to serving others. Now, at this time, I'd like to present a proclamation. and if you'll just come a little closer just a tad whereas Dr. Sharice Gillette has served as the president of Lexington Theological Seminary since 2011 and whereas Dr. Gillette is the first African-American woman to hold this position in the 154 year history of the seminary and whereas as she has held leadership positions at Transylvania University, Midway College, Robert Morris College, and the University of Northern Iowa, and whereas Dr. Gillette has served on many boards and committees, including the National Convocation Board, the Historical Society Board of the Christian Church, the Foster Parent Association, Transylvania University's Presidential Task Force on Diversity, and many others, and whereas she is a member of Transylvania University Board of Trustees and the Kentucky African American Heritage Commission, and whereas Dr. Sharice Gillette has served our city in many capacities and is a determined and dedicated advocate for the people of Lexington, Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare August 31, 2023, Reverend Dr. Sharice L. Gillette Day in Lexington. Thank you and congratulations. You really are. Would you like to say a few words? We'll have a few words from Dr. Gillette. Thank you. she said few who has a timer mayor gordon thank you so much for this acknowledgement thank you councilman james brown for bringing forth this opportunity for me in the few minutes that i have i want to say to this council I have my love of education of civic leadership and a hard stick to witness from my family my parents Clayton and Vivian Brown instilled in their children and there were seven of us a desire to make a difference in this world make a difference that would matter not to our children but to the next generation and the next generation and the next generation beyond I found my place and my voice as an educator. I say to you, this council, who holds in your hand so many opportunities for Lexingtonians and therefore for this community and this state, give attention to the educational needs of all of our children. give attention to the needs of our teachers and our counselors and the custodians and the coaches who work in these schools give attention to the buildings where they do their ministry we can make as a community no better investment than the investment we make in how we educate our community. Finally, my dad who taught in Chicago Public Schools for 20 years, he said, you don't get it unless you've been in a classroom. So if you've not been in a classroom, and I don't mean as a parent or a grandparent or as someone who's visiting, if you haven't been in a classroom, in an elementary school, in a middle school, and in a high school, make it your business to do so. Finally, Lexington Theological Seminary came into being in 1865. I don't know if you know what that date is. The end of the Civil War. if in 2023 an African American woman who grew up on the south side of Chicago can lead Lexington Theological Seminary, born at the crucifix of the most dynamic and painful moment in our history, And we can pull that energy and love and stick-to-it-ness and ability to do things on behalf of all of us together. We, as a community, as Lexingtonians, can do anything. So I leave you with this. Parker Palmer said, let your life speak. I hope you see that my life is speaking. I hope that you see that in my life, I give honor to my faith, to my family. My oldest son is here. I have three other ones out there in the world in the universe doing things. My husband is here, and my brothers and sister and mother and father are with me here in spirit. So faith, family, and education. I hope you see my life speaking through those three things. Thank you for this honor, Mayor, and thank you so much, James Brown, for moving this forward. To God be the glory. Thank you very much for those wonderful words, and I'll invite Council Member Brown to the podium to say a few words. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mayor, and I'll be brief. And Dr. Gillette, I'm used to calling you Sister Gillette, but I'll call you Dr. Gillette. I think the proclamation speaks for itself. I think it's a testament to you, the dedication and the work that you have done over the years and all that you've done for our community. And it's just another opportunity to acknowledge somebody that is breaking barriers, that are breaking glass ceilings. And earlier this week, I talked about East 2nd Street Christian Church and Reverend Dykia Ellery. And, you know, this is the past first family that represented that church and continued to do a lot of work that makes Lexington great. So thank you. Thank you, Reverend Jeremy and Sister Gillette. We'll look forward to what you do next. So thank you. Thank you. Shall we get a picture? Oh, yes. And ask your family. Oh, absolutely. Thank you. Thank you. You stand right in the center, right? Thank you. Thank you. All right, it's time for second reading of ordinances. Number one, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Bay Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reprobating funds fiscal year 2024, schedule number five. Number two, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Bay Urban County Government to provide funds for purchase and orders and prepaid expenses rolling from fiscal year 2023 and Fiscal year 2024, an appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number six. Number three, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Bay or urban county government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $122,100 to provide funds for the council capital projects in the divisions of traffic engineering and parks and recreation, and appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule number seven. Number four, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of computer systems manager senior grade 526E in the division of police, creating one classified position of open record supervisor grade 521E in the division of police abolishing one classified position of nuisance control officer. in the Division of Code Enforcement, creating one classified position of Housing Advocate, Grade 517, and in the Department of Housing and Advocacy and Community Development, creating one classified position of Administrative Specialist, Grade 516, and in the Office of the Chief Development Officer, and creating one classified position of Construction Manager, Grade 531E, with the term date of four years expiring June 30th, 2027 in the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, all effective July 1st, 2023. Number five, an ordinance amending the classified civil service authorized drink to include changes resulting from the administrative review, as follows abolishing one position of engineering aide senior grade 514n and one position of engineering technician grade 515n, and creating two positions of traffic signs technician grade 515n, and transferring one incumbent from the position of engineering aide senior grade 514n, and one incumbent from the position of engineering technician grade 515n, to the position of traffic signs technician grade 515n, and adjusting the hourly rate of the infected incumbent, all in the division of traffic engineering effective November 7th, 2022. Thank you, and we'll pause here a minute for Councilmember Fred Brown. Thank you, Mayor. On item six, I would make a motion that we pull out as a separate ordinance language the streetlight amount. So moved. Second. Council Member Ellinger seconds to separate out the piece down there that relates to streetlights. Is there any discussion? all those in favor of separating please say aye aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes so so mayor the next thing that would happen is there would be a a new first reading of of six and then i guess this would be 6a or whatever number you all want to give it um then you would want to suspend the rules and give it you know go ahead and suspend the rules so you can give them both second reading tonight okay very good so we'll need to do do we need a motion then dave to have first reading or does it just automatically i think you just go ahead and do a motion yeah that'd be fine to do to do a first reading of six and six a thank you council member civigny is there Is there a second? Thank you, Council Member Gray. Does everybody understand what we're going to do here? We're going to have a first reading of each of these, and then we'll immediately have a motion to, well, when we do the motion to suspend and give second reading so that we're all in line. All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Yes. All right, so there is the motion to give first reading to 6 and 6A. In ordinance loving out of alarm taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year, July 1st, 2023 through June 30th, 2024, on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdictions of the Lexington Fay Urban County Government, all taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as the January 1st, 2023 assessment date as follows. General services district, $.76 on real property, including real property of public services companies. $.891 on personal property, including personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft. $.150 on insurance capital, $.015 on tobacco and storage, and $.0450 on agricultural products and storage. Full urban or partial urban services district based on urban services available on real property, including property of public service companies. 0.139 for refuse collection, 0.009 for street cleaning, 0.092 on insurance capital, 0.015 on tobacco and storage, 0.045 on agricultural products and storage, abandoned urban property, $1, and loving ad valorem tax for municipal purposes at the rate of 0.088 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government as of the January 1st, 2024 assessment date. And number 6A, an ordinance letting ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1st, 2023 through June 30th, 2024 on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdictions of Lexington DeFay Urban County Government. All taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1st, 2023 assessment date as follows. Full urban or partial urban services districts based on urban services available for real property, including real property of public service companies, .027 for street lights. Okay, now, excuse me. There are some questions about whether this triggers another public hearing. Just separate. No, there was only the need to have the initial public hearing. Okay, because it's just separate. These aren't material changes. You're just pulling it out and voting on it separately, basically. Okay, thank you. Now, Dave, one more thing. Is it preferable to do the motion to suspend the rules right now and give the second readings? And then it all stays flows into second readings? Yes, that'd be appropriate. Okay. So I'll entertain a motion. Is there a motion to suspend the rules and give six a second reading? Second. All right. Any discussion on six to give a second reading? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Is there a motion to suspend the rules and give 6A a second reading? Council Member Savigny and Council Member Legree. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. So now, if you'll go ahead and give those second reading, and then we're still on the second readings for everything else. Number six, an ordinance levy out of alarm taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1st, 2023 through June 30th, 2024, on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Bay Urban County Government. All taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1st, 2023 assessment date, as follows. General Services District, 0.076 on real property, including real property of public service companies. 0.0891 on personal property, including personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft. 0.150 on insurance capital, 0.015 on tobacco and storage, and 0.0450 on agricultural products and storage. Full urban or partial urban service districts based on urban services available on real property, including real property of public services companies. 0.139 for refuse collection, 0.009 for street cleaning, 0.092 on insurance capital, 0.015 on tobacco and storage. 0.045 on agricultural products and storage, abandoned urban property, $1 and levying an ad valorem tax for municipal purposes at a rate of 0.088 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fay Urban County Government as of the January 1st, 2024 assessment date. Number 6A, an ordinance levying ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the fiscal year July 1st, 2021, 3 through June 3, 2024 on the assessed value of all taxable property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fay Urban County Government. All taxes on each $100 of assessed valuation as of the January 1st, 2023 assessment date as follows. Full urban or partial urban services district based on the urban services available on real property, including real property of public service companies, .027 for street lights. Number seven, an ordinance adopting the request of Lexington Fayette County Health Department under KRS 212.755, and levying a special ad valorem public health tax for the fiscal year July 1st, 2023 through June 30th, 2024, the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Faye Urban County Government, including real and personal property of public service companies, non-commercial aircraft and non-commercial watercraft and inventory in transit, excluding insurance capital, tobacco and storage and agricultural products and storage at the rate of .024 on each $100 of assessed value as of the January 1st, 2023 assessment date, and levying a special ad valore and public health tax at the rate of .0243 on each $100 of assessed value on all motor vehicles and watercraft within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fair, Urban County Government as of the January 1st, 2024 assessment date. Number eight, an ordinance levying ad alarm taxes for purposes of support of the soil and water conservation district for the fiscal year July 1st, 2023 through June 30, 2024 on the assessed value of all taxable real property within the taxing jurisdiction of the Lexington Fair, Urban County Government including real property and public service companies at a rate of .001 on each $100, $1,900 of urban county government including real property, public service companies at a rate of .001 of assessed valuation as of January 1st, 2023 assessment date. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Aye. All right. When you're ready, if you'll go ahead and take the roll call please. Roll call vote. Council member Worley? No as to 6A and 8, yes on the remaining. Thank you, ma'am. Okay. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council member Fred Brown? No on 6A and 8, yes on the rest. Council member James Brown? Yes. Council member Ellinger? No on 6A and 8, yes on the rest. Council member Elliott Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Menares? Yes. Councilmember Plowman? Yes. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. And Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. All right, thank you. Those all pass. We are now ready for the first reading of ordinances. And when you're ready, go ahead. Number nine, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to commercial center B6P zone for 1.04 net, 1.04 gross acres for property located at 2717 floor of Finest Street, A portion of Floor Investments LLC, AMD, Council District 6. Number 10, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural rural AR zone to an agricultural buffer AB zone for 50.10 net, 50.68 gross acres for property located at 300 Cane Break Drive, Sayer College, Council District 12. Number 11, an ordinance meting certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair and county government to provide funds for purchase orders rolling from fiscal year 2023 into fiscal year 2024 and appropriating and reappropriating funds, schedule number 8. Number 12, an ordinance meting certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair and county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and reappropriating funds, fiscal year 2024, schedule number nine. Number 13, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets as the Lexington Faye or McKinney government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $7,400 to provide funds for council capital projects in the division of traffic engineering and appropriating and reappropriating funds, schedule number 11. And number 14, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of intelligence specialist, grade 515N. In the division of police, creating one classified position of implementation coordinator, grade 520E in the division of social services. and classified position of information officer grade 518e with a term date of December 31st, 2026 and the office of the urban county council to call all effective July 1st, 2023. Thank you. Thank you. Now council members are there any walk-ons? All right does anyone have a motion to suspend the rules? Council member Savigny. Thank you. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 13. It's in my district. Thank you very much. Thank you. Is there a second? Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? I'm sorry. That has a schedule on it, number 13, is that right? You can't do that at one meeting. It's got a budget amendment. Sorry. I didn't catch that. Yep, thank you. So does anyone else have a motion? All right, so we will, I don't see any other motions, so we'll move right along. Thank you, to second reading of resolutions. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of LAGCO, Inc., in the amount of $764,812 for Meadows, Northland, Arlington, 61A and B for the division of grants and special programs authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with LAGCO, Inc. related to the bid. Number two, a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Brandon Dunston, Information Officer, Grade 518E, $2,221.12 by weekly division of government communications, effective August 6th, 2023. Terry Thomas, Accounts Payable Specialist, Grade 516N, 22.011 hourly, Division of Accounting, effective July 30th, 2023. Jamie Davis, the Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 511N, 19.337 hourly, Division of Revenue, effective August 13th, 2023. Christine Thomas, Revenue Manager, Grade 524E, $2,916.96 by weekly, Division of Revenue, effective August 13th, 2023. Gabrielle Thatcher, attorney, grade 526E, $2,916 biweekly in the Department of Law, effective July 23, 2023. Whitney Paul, golf pro supervisor, grade 522E, $2,584.64 biweekly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective July 23, 2023. John Dixon, golf services assistant, grade 512N, 17.936 hourly, 937 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective January 5, 2023. Stacey Granville, grants manager senior, grade 526E, $2,916.08 biweekly in the Division of Grants and Special Programs effective January 18th, 2023. John Pinson II, Grants Manager Grade 524E, $2,689.04 by weekly division of grants and special programs effective July 30th, 2023. Jennifer Epperly, Grants Manager Grade 524E, $2,636.16 by weekly division of grants and special programs effective August 6th, 2023. And ratifying the permit, sworn appointments of Thomasina Greider, police lieutenant, Grade 317E, $4,278.10 by weekly division of police effective July 30th, 2023. Mr. Sizemore, police lieutenant, grade 317E, $4,194.21 by the division of police, effective July 2nd, 2023. Wayne White, police sergeant, grade 315N, 40.490 hourly, division of police, effective July 2nd, 2023. David Lawson, police sergeant, grade 315N, 40.490 hourly, division of police, effective July 2nd, 2023. Okay. No, they- Number three, a resolution changing the property street name of 834 East 7th Street to 832 East 7th Street, 834 and a half East 7th Street to 834 East 7th Street and changing the street name and property address. Number of 4040 to 4044 Todd's Road to 1085 Joeick Creek Drive, 4618 Willman Way to 4618 Lark Hill Lane to 1500 Continental Square to 1555 Eastland Park, all effective 30 days from passage. Number four, resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to accept a donation of quarried limestone from Vulcan Materials for construction of the Athens Boonesboro Road, welcome sign a quarters commission project across the urban county government. Number five, a resolution approving the Fayette County Sheriff's Settlement 2022 property taxes for taxes collected as of April 18th, 2023 and granting the sheriff acquitus. Number six, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed a purchase of service agreement and a vehicle lease agreement with the Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control LLC for animal control services at a cost not to exceed $1,871,590. Number seven, a resolution establishing Brown Equipment Company as a sole source provider of parts, materials and labor to maintain closed circuit television, sewer inspection equipment for the division of water quality at a cost to exceed $25,000 in fiscal year 2024. And authorizing the mayor or her destiny on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute NESA agreements with Brown Equipment Company related to the procurement. Number eight, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a release of easement releasing a certain sanitary sewer and utility easement on a property located at 330 Newtown Pike. Number nine, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute agreements with Nasser Gomez, Terry Dunford, Corey Dunn and Stephen Overstreet to serve as crisis response mediators for one Lexington at a total cost not to exceed $16,000. Number 10, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Lexington State Irving County Government to execute professional services agreement with Bethany Logdon and Kayla Keeping as sexual assault nurse examiners to provide on-call forensic examinations and services under the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program at a cost not to exceed $10,752. Number 11, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute amendment number one to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to accept additional federal funds in the amount of $1,921. additional state funds in the amount of $6,374 for a total increase of $8,295 for operation of the Lexington Senior Center in fiscal year 2024. Number 12, a resolution authorizing and direct the man on behalf of the urban county government to approve and adopt substantial amendments to the 2018, 2019, and 2020 annual action plans in order to reallocate federal community development block grants funds in the amount of $50,000 to Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden for the installation of a shade structure. Public hearing on August 17, 2023 at 6 PM. Number 13, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an agreement with the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management in order to accept $930,050 in federal funds awarded under the fiscal year 2023 Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, CSEPP, for the purpose of protecting the community and enhancing emergency response in case of chemical accidents during and after destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile at the Bluegrass Army Depot, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 14, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to renew the data license agreement for up to three years with Streetlight Data Inc. So it may complete an online transportation analytics platform to monitor multi-modal travel within Fay and Justine counties that are cost to exceed $148,918 in fiscal year 2024. And number 15, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an agreement related to the neighborhood development funds for the 16th district PTA Inc. Doing business as Coventry, Oak, PTSA, $150. Wendell Neighborhood Association Inc. $500, University of Kentucky Minorities in Agricultural and Natural Resources and Related Sciences $450, Spindletop Community Association Inc. $800, Bluegrass Green Source Inc. $500, Andover Homeowners Association $500, Bryan Station Band Association $1,000, Chevy Chase Business Owners Association Corporation $1,000, and Old Paris Place Community LLC $1,000 on the Office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Do I hear a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Council Member Ellinger, second by Council Member Baxter. And when you're ready, if you'll call the roll vote, take the roll call vote, please. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Fred Brown? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliott Baxter? Yes. Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Menares? Yes. Council Member Plowman? Yes. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savigny? Yes. And Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Thank you. Those all pass. And now we're ready for first reading of resolutions. Number 16, a resolution accepting the bid of BMI LLC in the amount of $1,695,309 for Dunbar Community Center roof and restroom replacement for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed an agreement with BMI LLC related to the bid. Number 17, a resolution accepting the bid of Pro Air Midwest LLC in the amount of $57,000 for breathing air compressor for mobile uses for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed an agreement with Pro Air Midwest LLC related to the bid. Number 18, a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Clarence McCoy, Public Service Worker Senior Grade 5, 10, and 18.362 hourly division of streets and roads effective August 20th, 2023. Number 19, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to exceed a memorandum of agreement with Nami Lexington Inc related to the operation of the fake mental health court at a cost of $55,000 using funds allocated from the fiscal year 2024 general fund. Number 20, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the government to exceed partial release of easement, releasing a portion of sanitary sewer easement on the property located at 1821 Alley Sheba Way. Number 21, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute the first renewal of a contract with ADS Environmental Services, ADS LLC, for sewer overflow monitoring and reporting services for the division of water quality at a cost not to exceed $118,536. Number 22, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Windstream Communications, Inc. To provide reimbursement for the reallocation of communication cables related to the town branch public access improvements project at a cost not to exceed $20,990.85. Number 23, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed lease agreements with residential park property for the following individuals. For listed properties and consideration of the sum stated in the monthly rent. Samuel Garcia for $39.90 Raven Runway, $590 a month. Fred Williamson for 4051 Richmond Road, $185 a month. Teresa Jill Farmer for 3401 Shamrock Lane, $700 a month. And Brian Huddle for 3661 Shamrock Lane, $550 for a total annual revenue of $24,300. Number 24, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number three to the agreement with LAGCO, Inc. For construction of Meadows, Northland, Arlington Public Improvements Project, Phase 6B1 and 6B2, increasing the contract price by $83,070.56, raising the total contract price to $2,855,950.20. Number 25, a resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute the facilitron permits and honorariums with the Fayette County Board of Education for the Division of Parks and Recreation for There's space to host the extended school program, ESP, and the recreational enrichment and learning program, REEL, for the 2023 summer camps that are costing them to exceed $12,000. Number 26, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept an additional award of $62,566.92 in federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act. ARPA from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community-Based Services, in order to support childcare expenses in the extended school program at the Division of Parks and Recreation. The acceptance of which does not advocate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds from the grant budget number 27. A resolution authorizing under the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice Cabinet under the Violence Against Women Act VAWA program. To provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved, which grant funds in a matter of $65,000 in federal funds and $12,000 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds in order for the continuation of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner SANE program for fiscal year 2024. The exception which does not obligate the Lexington State Urban County Government to the expenditure of $24,667 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unacombered funds within the grant budget. Number 28, a resolution authorizing and direct them to be on behalf of the government to execute and submit a grant application to the US Department of Transportation under the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods RCN discretionary grants program and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application which seeks grant funds in an amount not to exceed $10 million on federal funds for the unifying US 60 project. A resolution authorizing a direct demand on behalf of the urban county government to exceed an agreement related to neighborhood development funds with the Carnegie Literacy Center, DBA, Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, $500, Oakwood Neighborhood Association, $250, Lexington Humane Society, $750, Friends of Lexington Senior Center, Inc., $1,375, Colors of Promise, Lexington, Inc., $700, Prowl Town Neighborhood Association, Inc., $1,000, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Blue Grass, Inc., $1,150, and United Negro College Fund, Inc., DBA UNCF Columbus $1,200 for the Office of the Urban County Council to cost them to exceed the sum stated. Number 30, a resolution except for the bid of Techton Construction LLC in an amount of $211,588.03 for the Athens Boonesboro welcome sign for the Division of Environmental Service. And authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Techton Construction LLC related to the bid. Number 31, a resolution authorizing and directing the Division of Traffic Engineering to install three speed tables on Dallas Avenue between Liberty Road and Delaware Avenue per guidelines in the neighborhood traffic management program. At a cost note to exceed $13,500, number 32, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute participating addendum. Cooperative purchasing master agreement with SurgaCon Networks Inc. Through NASPO Value Point, establishing a price contract for the purchase of radio equipment for the division of enhanced 911. At a cost note to exceed $420,000 in fiscal year 2024 and further authorizing the director of procurement or his designee to execute any other necessary documents related to the price contract. Number 33, a resolution authorizing and direct to the bay on behalf of the urban county government to execute a partial lease of easement, releasing a portion of utility easement on the property located at 3828 Real Quiet Lane. Number 34, a resolution authorizing the Fayette County Coroner's Office to purchase two used Furnow INX stretchers from Furnow, a sole service provider, and authorizing the bay on behalf of the urban county government, texting any other necessary agreement with Furnow related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $73,242.60. Number 35, a resolution accepting the bid of Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly, Inc. to RFP number 26-2023 to verify and recalibrate traffic signal clearance. Intervals system wide at a cost not to exceed $170,836 and authorize the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed any necessary agreements with Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly Inc related to this project. Number 36, the resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to exceed amendment number two to the agreement with the Bluegrass Area Development District to accept additional federal funds in an amount of $46,675.34 for the operation of the Lexington Senior Center in fiscal year 2024. Number 37, a resolution authorizing and directing on behalf of the government to accept an amendment. Number two, to the agreement with the Lexington Children's Museum, DBA Explorium of Lexington, to extend the performance period through December 31st, 2023, and authorizing the mayor to execute any agreements or amendments with the Explorium of Lexington related to the use of these funds. Number 38, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government Taxi purchase of service agreement with the Children's Advocacy Center of the Bluegrass for Forensic Interviews at a cost of $50,000. Number 39, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government Taxi agreement and accept a grant from the Lexington Fayette County Health Department of $469,418 in federal funds, including $89,811 in American Rescue Plan Act funds and $241,734 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds for a total amount of $711,152 for the home network project, also known as the Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services, hands for the Family Care Center for fiscal year 2024. The acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Number 40, a resolution establishing 02X human performance as a sole service provider for the wellness and injury reduction training program for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services at a cost not to exceed $336,000 in fiscal year 2024. and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute necessary agreement with the 02X human performance related to the procurement. Number 41, a resolution authorizing and direct to the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept federal funds from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety, which grant funds in the amount of $217,000 for traffic safety program for fiscal year 2024, the acceptance of which is not obligated to the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unencumbered funds from the grant budget. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with WT Group LLC for Comprehensive update of the urban county government's ADA transition plan and a cost note to exceed $200,000 to be paid using funds awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act, ARPA. And further authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary amendments with WT group LLC related to the use of these funds. Number 43, a resolution authorizing under the mayor on behalf, or her designate on behalf of the urban county government, to execute a letter of intent with Metro Employees Credit Union for the purchase of 2.57 acres of Coldstream Research Campus for the amount of $578,250. And authorize the mayor to execute a purchase and sale agreement that materially complies with the letter of intent, as well as other necessary and related documents and authorizing other necessary actions related to the transfer of property. Number 44, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to exceed an agreement with Thomas Reuters for Westlaw Online Legal Research and Publications for the Department of Law. It costs not to exceed $25,924.64 in fiscal year 2024. Excuse me. Council Member Ellinger has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. I move to amend item 45 under resolutions. First reading to add a neighborhood development fund allocation to East End Community Development Corporation in the amount of $1,000 to support community events in the East End. And so moved. Second. Council member Reynolds seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, thank you, that passes. A resolution authorizing to the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement related to the neighborhood development funds with the 16th district PTA in care of Brenda Cowan Elementary, $1082. Phoenix Rising of Lexington, Kentucky $400, Lexington Leadership Foundation Inc, Care of Lexington Fatherhood Initiative $1,100, Sneakers with Everything Project Inc, $300, Garden Meadows Homeowners Association $350, and Community Development Corporation $1,000 for the office of the Urban County Council to cost not to exceed the sum stated. And number 46, a resolution authorizing to the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an order form with GoGov Inc for Citizens Request Management, CRM, software subscription at a cost not to exceed $14,400 for fiscal year 2024, with annual increases not to exceed 7% in future fiscal years, and further authorizing the mayor to execute any documents related to future renewals of such order or such order form subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? All right council members, suspensions. Council member Reynolds. Thank you mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 22. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member Sheehan. Oh, Council Member Plumman. I'm sorry. I wasn't looking. I couldn't tell who did it. Council Member Plumman. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Councilmember James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 16. These are repairs at Dunbar Center. So moved. Second. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And Mayor, I'd also, on behalf of the administration, like to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 30. This is the Athens-Boomsboro welcome sign. So moved. Thank you. Is the council member Plowman seconds? Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council member Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor. I would like to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 42. This is to execute an agreement with WT group for the ADA transition plan. So moved. Thank you. Council Member James Brown seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move that we give a second reading to item 34 regarding the stretchers for the corners. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Council Member James, or Vice Mayor, did you do that? Thank you. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. I would make a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 43, and that's dealing with the letter of intent for Coldstream Parm. So moved. Thank you. Second. Council Member James Brown seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Legree. Oh, I'm sorry. did you need to recuse yes okay thank you mayor i have two um i'd like to move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 29 these are neighborhood projects so right is there a second thank you council member civigny seconded that with emphasis thank you is there any discussion All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Anything else for suspensions? Mayor, I'd also like to move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 45. 45? Mm-hmm. All right. Council Member Savigny seconds. Any questions, comments? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Is there anything else for suspensions? I think we have 16, 22, 29, 30, 34, 42, 43, and 45. Is that correct? All right. When you are ready, if you'll give those second reading, please. Number 16, a resolution accepting the bid of BMI LLC in the amount of $1,695,309 for Dunbar Community Center roof and restroom replacement for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with BMI LLC related to the bid. Number 22, a resolution authorizing and direct on the mandate on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreement with Windstream Communications Inc. To provide reimbursement for the reallocation of communication cables related to the town branch public access improvements project at a cost to exceed $28,990.85. Number 29, a resolution authorizing and direct on behalf of the urban county government to execute agreements related to the neighborhood development funds with Carnegie Literacy Center, DBA Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning, $500. Oakwood Neighborhood Association, Inc. $250. Lexington Humane Society, $750. Friends of the Lexington Senior Center, Inc. $1,375. Colors of Promise, Lexington, Inc. $700. Prowl Town Neighborhood Association, Inc. $1,000. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Blue Grass, Inc. $1,150. And United Negro College Fund, Inc. DBA UNCF Columbus, $1,200 for the office of the Urban County Council to cost them to exceed the sum stated. Number 30, a resolution accepting the bid of Tech 10 Construction LLC in amount of $211,588.03 for Athens Boonesboro. Welcome sign for the Division of Environmental Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept an agreement with Tech 10 Construction LLC related to the bid. Number 34, a resolution authorizing the Fayette County Coroner's Office to purchase two used FERNO INX structures from FERNO a sole source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreements with FERNO related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $73,242.60. Number 42, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with WT Group LLC for a comprehensive update of the urban county government's ADA transition plan out of cost not to exceed $200,000 to be paid using funding awarded under the American Rescue Plan Act, ARPA, and further authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary amendments with the WT Group LLC related to the use of these funds. Number 43, a resolution authorizing the director of the mayor or her designee on behalf of the urban county government to execute a letter of intent with Metro Employees Credit Union for the purchase of 2.57 acres of Coldstream Research Campus for the amount of $578,250. And authorizing the mayor to execute purchase and sale agreement that materially complies with the letter of intent as well as all other necessary and related documents and authorizing other necessary actions related to the transfer of property. And number 45. Thank you. Number 45, a resolution authorizing and direct them may on behalf of the Urban County Government to exceed the agreement related to neighborhood development funds for the 16th district PTA, Inc. Care of Brenda Cowan Elementary, $1,082. Phoenix Rising of Lexington, Kentucky, $400. Lexington Leadership Foundation, Inc. Care of Lexington Fatherhood Initiative, $1,100. Sneakers with Everything Project, Inc. $300. Garden Meadows Homeowners Association, Inc. $350. And Community Development Corporation, $1,000 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Councilmember Plumman and then second by Vice Mayor Wu. All right, when you are ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. Councilmember James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Councilmember Gray? Abstain from number 25 because I serve on the Fayette Education Foundation Board, which purpose is to fully support Fayette County Public Schools. Everything else? Yes. I'm sorry to interrupt this. Did you mean to recuse? If you abstain, your vote goes with the majority. Okay, then recuse. Thank you. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Recuse from item 29. Yes to the rest. Council Member Menares? Yes. council member plowman council member reynolds yes council member sevigny yes and council member sheehan recuse on 43 yes to the rest thank you very much those all pass council members could i have a motion please to approve the communications from the mayor council member plowman moved and And Council Member Sheehan seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. We'll need a motion for the price contracts. So moved. Vice Mayor moved. Okay. Council Member Sheehan seconded. Are there any comments or questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. You have communications from the mayor for information only. And that leads us to Chief Wells, who is bringing us some fire disciplines. Welcome, Chief. Thank you all very much and good evening. I'm going to present you with three disciplines tonight, and I'll just let you know that the charges, my disciplinary recommendations, and the circumstances are all very similar, but I will be reading them individually. On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, an internal allegation was made that Captain Justin Hall saver 37250, violated UDG 1.11, late tardy AWOL, and agreed to a written reprimand. This is his first documented offense of UDG 1.11 and stems from his failure to report on time to an overtime assignment. All right, council members, is there a motion to approve? So moved. Vice Mayor Wu moves. Second, Council Member Lynch. Are there any questions for the chief? All right, all those in favor of approving, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you. On Saturday, May 6, 2023, an internal allegation was made that Firefighter Jerome Brown 47810 violated UDG 1.11, late tardy AWOL, and at the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and accepted a written reprimand. This is Firefighter Brown's first documented offense of UDG 1.11 and stems from his failure to report on time to an overtime assignment. Thank you. Is there a motion? Is there, okay, Council Member Worley moves, Council Member Savigny seconds. Council Member Reynolds has a question. Thank you, Mayor. These are all very similar and for overtime assignments, right? Is that something that happens periodically for overtime that people didn't plan for it and don't show up or? So these individuals all put in for and received overtime assignments and for various reasons missed, I guess, the acknowledgement or the fact that they were supposed to be there. It was happening during a time when we were working a lot of overtime. It's very unfortunate and I don't think there was any malicious intent on anyone's part, but it did get missed. And therefore, companies were out of service for a brief period of time. you felt like it was more of a misunderstanding yes it was a i think an error in checking emails on time and that sort of thing okay thank you very much that's helpful thank you mayor thank you are there any other questions for the chief all right all those in favor of approving please say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes thank you and finally on thursday may 25th 2023 an internal allegation was made that firefighter Lyle Blunk 57456 violated UDG 1.11 late tardy AWOL. At the conclusion of the investigation the employee met with me and accepted a written reprimand. This is firefighter Blunk's first documented offense of UDG 1.11 and stems from his failure to report on time to an overtime assignment. Thank you. Council member Reynolds moves. Council member Sheehan seconds. Is there any discussion or a question for the chief? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you very much, Chief Wells. All right, that takes us to announcements, Council Members. If you'll log in, please. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And I didn't say anything Tuesday just because I knew we had an opportunity today, And I just wanted to acknowledge Stacy Maynard and her work and all she's done since I've been here as a council member. She was here when I showed up and was more than helpful to help get me acclimated and has been doing that ever since. So, Stacy, thank you for everything that you've done to help me that I know about. Thank you for the things that you helped me with that I don't know about. But I think you're going to be great in your new position and wish you the best of luck. And please reach out if there's anything that I can do to help you in your new role. So thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. This is just a friendly reminder to all the residents of the 6th District that this is Labor Day. And for the first time in our district, there it is. There it is. For the first time in our district, we are having a movie night, and it will be held at Dixie Park, actually there and across the street at, what's the name of that church? Radiant Church in their lawn. And I would like to say thank you for Radiant Church for being a partner in this endeavor in order to bring community together. So everyone in the 6th District, bring out your lawn chairs. You can bring your own food. Bring your neighbors. Bring your friends. Bring your pets. And also be ready to support our local businesses. There will be several food trucks there. So come on out this Labor Day Sunday evening. to enjoy all the festivities and to get to know your neighbors. And finally, this is just to save the date. Also to the residents of the 16th, save the date for September 17th. That is because the Bubble Mat Coin Loundary and the Living Word Christian Church have both partnered to offer free services to the residents that live in Bryan Station, Eastland and the Joyland areas. The church will pay for up to 100 loads of clothes and the laundry will actually provide free dryers. So this is an opportunity for everyone that's been struggling to ensure that their clothes are clean to come on out and get it done. And thank you to these two groups that have partnered up to be of service to the residents that they serve. So, thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. Stacey, all the way back to November of last year after I got elected, and I can't speak for my other new colleagues and returning colleagues. Everybody said I would be drinking from a fire hose going from a person who has never worked in local government to the vice mayor. And it was very immediate and I could tell that I had almost no time to learn all of the stuff that I immediately needed to start doing. And you were there from day one helping me regulate this fire hose, telling me which things took priority, helping me figure out where I could get furniture, you know, just like everything down to that. And basically because there's no manual for how to be a vice mayor, you were kind of the the human manual for me, getting me through that. You've been kind, you've been patient, more patience than I have. You think on your feet, you can solve nearly every problem with some sort of creative thinking. You've always been willing to help, and I would dare say you've been too responsive because I've been known to send texts to you at 9 p.m. on a Saturday, not expecting a response just because it popped into my head and I wanted to put it down on paper, and then at 915, you would respond very kindly and tell me what I needed to do. So I literally couldn't have done all of this stuff in the last eight months without your help and experience and just willingness to help. So I really can't appreciate you enough for that. And our loss is someone else's gain, and I hope you keep moving forward and moving on up. I think you're going to do great. Good luck with the five personalities that you're going to be tackling, and I'm sure you'll miss all 15 of these personalities, too. So thank you, Stacey. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Sevigny. Thank you, Mayor. Hey, today we are welcoming Anne Marie Dvorak, who is a Girl Scout at Mary Queen in the 10th district. Oh, they're shaking their head now. Oh, so Anne Marie, right? Dvorak. Dvorak. What was that? Boy Scout to America. She's a Boy Scout. Oh, you're a Boy Scout. My bad. Yeah. My bad. Boy Scout. I failed on that one, so I am sorry. But she's here to get her communication badge, and basically you're supposed to witness conflict, and you said it was not the most conflicted meeting of all time. So I invite you to come back to one that we talk about land use in the 12th district, because there's plenty of conflict when we talk about that. That's never slipping me, you're out of order. Yeah. There you go. So anyway, welcome. I'm glad you're here. Hey, earlier today, a few of my colleagues, you want to cue this up? And I went to the Lexington Humane Society to find our doggy doppelgangers. And I found Panasonic, who had an inquisitive spirit, a white goatee, and a cool sense of style. and council members gray and she found hers and menara's found hers notice the little ascot there and ploman all found their double gangers and i this highlights that the humane society's bark bash which is going to be a fun-filled event it's a halloween themed festival in october I invite you all to come out to that on the 21st, but there is plenty of time for the rest of you council members to go find yourself a dog double ganger or a cat if you're Vice Mayor Wu. All right. And then lastly, in reference to my earlier statement, I want to move to place in EQPW committee a thorough review of the revenue and expenditure of refuse streetlights and street sweeping before the fiscal year 25 budget is finalized. This will include recommendations on closing the gap via revenue generation alternatives, expense streamlining, and increased efficiencies or a combination of all of those so that we can equitably and fairly provide these services offerings through 2027. So moved. Is there a second? Second. Ms. Member Plumman, any discussion? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you. That's it, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Legree. Thank you, Mayor. Stacey, here's another tribute. Unfortunately, I wasn't here on Tuesday to share a few words, and I just want to share my thank you for your decade-plus, 12 years of service to and work for the sake of our government and our community. I have to say when I was sworn in during the pandemic, which was such a big time of change with a lot of questions, you were incredibly kind to me, especially when it came to sharing essential information and to helping prepare all of us for the term ahead at a time when a lot of different parts of government were changing and evolving and we all had a lot to learn. I want to say that it's been so fun and rewarding working with you on projects like our public input process and our public engagement and talking more about how we can modernize our approach to the work of council and to government as a whole. I know that you have so many skills and so much experience that will really benefit Harrodsburg, and I'm grateful for the amount of time that you've spent with us here. So thank you for your hard work and for your dedication, for your patience, and for everything that you've done to make LFUCG more welcoming and efficient. You're very appreciated and you'll be missed. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Councilmember Plowman? Thank you, Mayor. And I also want to join in, Stacey. I am sure that you'll be thinking of us almost every Tuesday afternoon and every other Thursday night. But we'll be thinking of you for a while, that's for sure. But I'm sure it's kind of bittersweet for you tonight to be your last council meeting after 12 years. And that's got to really touch your heart. I know it touches all of ours because you've been a stable, you've been a rock. And we're some very shy people up here, so I'm sure it's been an easy ride for you. So best of luck. Maybe we can come down and see that, isn't the Harrisburg Daniel Boone play, I think, down there? all can do a road trip down there but best of luck thank you for all you've done and all you mean to all of us i'm sure thank you thank you mayor thank you councilmember sheehan thank you mayor i have two quick announcements so the kenwick community center has partnered with the african-american arts association to provide excellent programs to our community and starting um well every continuing every wednesday every thursday from 5 to 7 pm they will be hosting their alpha girl program at the center where through teaching communication and problem-solving skills engaging in community outreach and developing career readiness they built up the women leaders of our of the future so great program there look out for that and then i would also like to recognize that today is overdose awareness day and this is a day where we raise awareness of overdose prevention efforts and also honor the loved ones that we have lost to overdose. And I want to highlight that the Lexington Fayette County Health Department has a harm reduction program that plays a vital role in our community in helping those with substance use disorder, including providing free naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. So if you want to find more about the programs there for harm reduction, you can go to lfchd.org. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Council Member Shan, for highlighting that. I was going to do that as well. The first six months that I was on council, I lost a friend to overdose, someone who had been clean for several years. And that really hit me hard. And so I just want to encourage everyone to have training in Naloxone. Did I say that right? with them at all times. I have it and I've had the training. I wanted to highlight something really exciting happening in the 11th district. On Tuesday, the mayor and several of my colleagues and myself had a hard hat tour of the new Marksbury family library. It's really exciting because the library did a lot of work up front to decide where they were going to put their emphasis for the library and the whole all of the people at all of the libraries that were surveyed said that village branch needed to be redone and that was over five years ago and i've been part of this process since then and they also said that it was very important for them for the library to stay in the same location which was really challenging, but thankfully the library was able to buy the area that they were in and build this two-story beautiful facility. I can't say enough about what a special place this is going to be. It has a lot of natural light and a lot of community space that will be available even after hours, which is really important for this area that doesn't have a lot of meeting space. So I'm just really thankful for all the hard work the library has done and that we as a city could be a part of this. We voted last year to give a million dollars of the ARPA money to this project. And I'm just thrilled. And it means a lot to the people that live in that area as well. And I've received a lot of positive comments. So thank you for those of you that were on that tour. and i know a few of you went yesterday as well so that was a highlight of my week so thank you thank you councilmember lynch thank you mayor i just wanted to remind my neighbors that shayla in the second will be happening on thursday september the 7th and i'll be having office hours at the cold string dog park so i invite all my neighbors in the second district to meet me out there with your dogs i'll have treats for them so we can talk about second district issues and just Just chat and have a good time. Also, yesterday I got to spend some time with ROC, the roller derby of Central Kentucky. I went to their scrimmage last night, and those are some fierce, fierce women. And the team has been reinvigorated since the pandemic, and they have an upcoming bout. So I want to invite all of you all, my colleagues and the mayor, to come to the roller derby of Central Kentucky's bout on September 23rd at 4 p.m. At the Central Bank Center. There's some teams coming from out of town and of course our local teams will be playing. It's going to be a really fun time. Admission is very inexpensive. So I invite my colleagues in the community to come out to the roller derby. It's going to be a really, really good time. Those women work extremely hard. They are fierce, fierce competitors. It's going to be a good time had by all. And then lastly, Stacy, thank you so much for all that you've done. As a new council member, you are such a great help to me and to LaShawn, my legislative aide. Just orienting us, answering a million and one questions that we had, and doing it with grace and ease and patience. So thank you so much. I know a few folks in the Harrisburg community where you're going. So if you ever feel lonely, need some friends, let me know. I'll connect you with a lot of folks in Harrisburg. It's a really great, sweet community. We'll miss you. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. And Stacey, thank you for all of your service to this city. You have seen and helped us through a lot, pandemics, deaths of council members, new council members, difficult times, difficult subject matter. But you've always done a fantastic job. And I'll just tell you from my perspective, it was a pleasure to serve you and your family as your council member. And it was a pleasure to work with you. And I am very thankful for our friendship. So good luck. Thank you. All right, that brings us to public comment. And we have one person signed up. And as you know, you'll go to the podium and state your name and council district for the record. My name is Brittany Price. I live at 650 Tower Plaza, resident of the 11th District. Here are some interesting facts about the western suburb neighborhood, this beautiful historical district of downtown Lexington. There were two sites that stuck in my mind. The vault wheelhouse on 246 Jefferson Street that opened in 1904 and St. Joseph's Hospital that was built on 544 West 2nd Street in November of 1947. Here is an interesting fact. The fire station on Jefferson Street is one of the oldest in Lexington, Kentucky. The land of the Vaught House was given to the city by a man named Henry Vaught. The legislature of the Fayette-Urbun County government website explains it sits on land donated by Vought to the city for as long as the city keeps an active fire station there. The building was built in the Neo-Jacobean style and has survived for over 100 years. The station includes an active fire pole and antique metal spire staircase. They even say there might be a ghost in the firehouse. Later, I found that St. Joseph's Hospital was the first hospital in Lexington and opened in 1877, and it was located in Linden Walk, close to Maxwell Street. The Lexington Herald-Lear explains, in 1878, it moved to this Second Street address, going through several additions and renovations. In the 81 years to follow, in 1959, the hospital moved to its current site on Hedgesburg Road. The four-story building shown here, which had 300-bed capacity, was raised in 1966. is now the site at Connie Griffith Manor, a 10-story housing apartment building managed by the Lexington Housing Authority. The western shrub, the western suburb community is a beautiful neighborhood that has a lot of history that needs to be preserved for future generations and should not be destroyed. This historical district is a great community, very resilient, and very rich in history. Thank you, Mayor, thank you, Vice Mayor, and thank you, City Council, for allowing me to speak this evening. Thank you very much. I can barely read what I wrote here. I apologize. You did a good job. Thank you very much. A motion to adjourn. We have a motion. Do I hear a second? Second. All right, several seconds, all those in favor say aye. Aye. All right, we are adjourned.