# Urban County Council - January 23, 2024 > Auto-transcribed civic record · January 23, 2024 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6024 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6024?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2024-01-23 - **Last revised**: January 23, 2024 - **Length**: 7,183 words - **Speakers**: Mayor, Marcia Andrews > ⚠️ **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 January 23, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mayor Gorton presiding. The meeting focused primarily on zoning matters, with the council considering three separate ordinances related to zone changes across different areas of the county. All three zoning ordinances were approved by the council, including changes from Professional Office to Neighborhood Business, Mixed Low Density Residential to Neighborhood Business, and Agricultural Urban to Planned Neighborhood Residential. The council conducted three votes during the session and heard one public comment regarding the agenda items. ## Attendance The following members were present at the January 23, 2024 meeting: • Reynolds • Sheehan • Worley • F. Brown • J. Brown • Ellinger • Elliott Baxter • Fogle • Gray • LeGris • Lynch • Monarrez • Plomin **Absent:** Sevigny, Wu No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 13 members were present and 2 members were absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted three votes during the January 23, 2024 meeting, all of which passed unanimously with all 13 members present voting in favor. **Ordinances on Second Reading** [timestamp: 02:00] Councilmember Fogle motioned to approve ordinances on second reading, with Councilmember Gray providing the second. The motion passed by roll call vote with 13 ayes and 0 nays. All council members voted in favor: Reynolds, Sheehan, Worley, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Plomin. **Resolutions on Second Reading** [timestamp: 10:00] Councilmember Plomin motioned to approve resolutions on second reading, seconded by Councilmember Sheehan. The roll call vote resulted in unanimous approval with 13 ayes and 0 nays. The same 13 council members voted in favor: Reynolds, Sheehan, Worley, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Plomin. **Disciplinary Action Against Officer Brandon Holbrook** [timestamp: 11:00] Councilmember Reynolds motioned to approve disciplinary action against Officer Brandon Holbrook, with Councilmember Monarrez seconding the motion. The vote was recorded as unanimous with 13 ayes and 0 nays. All council members supported the disciplinary action: Reynolds, Sheehan, Worley, F. Brown, J. Brown, Ellinger, Elliott Baxter, Fogle, Gray, LeGris, Lynch, Monarrez, and Plomin. All three votes demonstrated complete council unity, with no opposition or abstentions recorded on any of the measures considered during this meeting. ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed three financial items totaling $212,370 across contracts and grant funding. **Road Weather Information Systems Contract** Resolution 0003-24 authorized a $10,100 contract with Tapco/Vue Robotics for Road Weather Information Systems modems. This equipment will support the county's weather monitoring infrastructure for road maintenance operations. **Fire Department Promotional Process Contract** Resolution 0005-24 approved a $149,250 contract with Cooperative Personnel Services d/b/a CPS HR Consulting to conduct promotional processes for Fire Captains and Fire Majors positions. This represents the largest financial commitment of the meeting and will support the fire department's personnel advancement procedures. **Stormwater Quality Project Grant** Resolution 0017-24 allocated $53,020 in grant funding to Friends of Wolf Run, Inc. for a Stormwater Quality Project. This environmental initiative will address water quality concerns in the Wolf Run watershed area. The three resolutions collectively demonstrate the county's investment in infrastructure monitoring, public safety personnel development, and environmental protection initiatives. The fire department promotional contract represents approximately 70% of the total financial commitments approved during this meeting. ## Public Comment During the public comment period, one community member addressed the council regarding international affairs and their local impact. **Ala Hassan** spoke at [timestamp: 12:00] about the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. Hassan urged the council to support a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the ongoing conflict. The speaker emphasized the humanitarian crisis resulting from the conflict and highlighted its impact on local communities. Hassan's comments focused on encouraging council action through formal resolution to address the international situation. The public comment period provided an opportunity for community members to bring forward concerns about both local and international issues affecting residents. ## Appointments The meeting included one appointment action during the proceedings. Patrick Jorgensen was appointed to the position of Municipal Engineer Sr. This appointment represents a staffing decision for the municipality's engineering department. No additional details regarding the appointment process, qualifications, or effective date were provided in the available meeting materials. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one primary contested item that drew community opposition and discussion among board members. **Disciplinary Action Against Officer Brandon Holbrook** The most significant point of contention involved disciplinary measures taken against Officer Brandon Holbrook related to a pursuit violation. Community members and board participants expressed concerns that extended beyond the specific incident, raising broader questions about the frequency of similar violations within the department. The discussion revealed underlying tensions about officer conduct and departmental oversight. Participants voiced worries about what they perceived as a pattern of pursuit-related incidents, suggesting that the Holbrook case might represent a systemic issue rather than an isolated event. A notable aspect of the debate centered on officer mental health support. Several speakers emphasized the need for enhanced mental health resources and support systems for law enforcement personnel, arguing that such programs could help prevent future violations and improve overall officer performance and well-being. The contested nature of this item stemmed from differing perspectives on how to address both the immediate disciplinary matter and the broader concerns it raised. While some focused on the specific violation and appropriate consequences for Officer Holbrook, others pushed for a more comprehensive examination of departmental policies and support structures. The discussion highlighted the complex balance between accountability for officer conduct and recognition of the mental health challenges faced by law enforcement personnel. Community opposition appeared to center not necessarily on the disciplinary action itself, but on concerns about whether the department was adequately addressing root causes of such incidents and providing sufficient support to prevent future occurrences. The outcome of this contested item was not clearly resolved during the meeting, with the discussion serving more as a forum for expressing concerns and identifying areas for potential policy review and improvement. ## Ordinance changing zone from Professional Office to Neighborhood Business [timestamp: 02:00] The council considered an ordinance to rezone property at 1617 Clays Mill Road from Professional Office (P-1) Zone to Neighborhood Business (B-1) Zone. Key speakers during the discussion included council members Fogle and Gray, who addressed various aspects of the proposed zoning change. The rezoning would allow for expanded commercial uses at the Clays Mill Road location under the Neighborhood Business classification. The ordinance was approved by the council, allowing the property owner to proceed with development plans that align with B-1 zoning requirements rather than the more restrictive Professional Office designation. *Note: Additional details about the specific discussion points, concerns raised, or conditions attached to the approval were not available in the provided meeting materials.* ## Ordinance changing zone from Mixed Low Density Residential to Neighborhood Business [timestamp: 02:00] The council considered an ordinance to rezone two properties at 760 and 762 Florence Avenue from Mixed Low Density Residential (R-2) to Neighborhood Business (B-1). Key speakers during the discussion included Fogle and Gray, who presented information about the proposed zoning change. The ordinance would allow the properties to transition from residential use to neighborhood business use, expanding commercial opportunities in the area. The council approved the ordinance, completing the zoning change for the Florence Avenue properties from R-2 to B-1 designation. ## Ordinance changing zone from Agricultural Urban to Planned Neighborhood Resident [timestamp: 02:00] The council considered an ordinance to rezone property at 5447 Tates Creek Road from Agricultural Urban (A-U) Zone to Planned Neighborhood Residential (R-3) Zone. Council members Fogle and Gray were the key speakers during discussion of this zoning change. The ordinance would allow for residential development at a higher density than currently permitted under the agricultural zoning designation. The rezoning request was approved by the council, allowing the property owner to proceed with planned neighborhood residential development on the Tates Creek Road site. The change from A-U to R-3 zoning enables more intensive residential use of the property while maintaining planned development standards. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (13-0): Approval of ordinances on second reading - **Motion** — passed (13-0): Approval of resolutions on second reading - **Motion** — passed (13-0): Approval of disciplinary action against Officer Brandon Holbrook --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. Welcome, everyone. It's 5 o'clock, so we're going to go ahead and get started. And this is our, I'll call to order our January 23rd Lexington Fayette Urban County Council meeting. and our pastor who's going to do the invocation is running a little bit late, but we're going to just have him do it when he gets here. It'll still be good. So with that, I'll ask our clerk to call the roll. Council Member Reynolds? Here. Council Member Savigny? Council Member Sheehan? Here. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Council Member Fred Brown? Here. Council Member James Brown? Here. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Fogle? Yes. Council Member Gray? Present. Council Member Legree? Here. Council Member Lynch? Present. Council Member Minares? Here. And Council Member Plowman? Here. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum. And so we'll go right on with our, when our pastor arrives, We'll have a little break and do our invocation, but for now, if you'll do the second reading of ordinances, please. Ordinance 1, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for .6130, net 1.04 gross acres for property located at 1617 Clay's Mill Road, Clear Optics, LLC, Council District 10, Item 2. An ordinance changing the zone from a mixed low-density residential R2 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.15 net, 0.17 gross acres for property located at 760 and 762 Florence Avenue, Black Soil, R-Better Natural LLC, Council District 2. Item 3. An ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural urban AU zone to a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone for 13.075 net, 15.479 gross acres, your property located at 5447 Tates Creek Road, Turner Management LLC, Council District 12, Item 4. An ordinance in the zone from a medium density residential R4 zone to a downtown frame business B2A zone for 2.143 net, 2.633 gross acres for property located at 201, 207, 209, 211, 215, 221, 225, 227, 231, and 235 East Maxwell Street and 245, 247, and 251 Stone Avenue, Stavroff Land and Development Incorporated, Council District 3, Item 5. In ordinance mending the start of the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to provide funds for general fund reallocation projects and appropriating and re-proping funds, Schedule number 33, item 6. In ordinance mending the start of the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government for council appropriations for various projects from American Rescue Plan Act, state and local recovery funds, and general fund capital project funds, and appropriating and re-proping funds, Schedule number 31, item 7. In ordinance amending to the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and re-appropriating funds FY 2024, Schedule number 30, Item 8. In ordinance amending to the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $15,092.66 to provide funds for council capital projects in the divisions of Parks and Recreation and Traffic Engineering and Appropriate and Reappropriating Fund Schedule number 32, Item 9. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified civil service position of administrative specialist grade 516N and creating one classified civil service position of police intelligence specialist grade 515N all in the division of police effective upon passage of counsel. Item 10. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified civil service position of social services coordinator 520E and creating one classified civil service position of social services coordinator 520E all in the division of community and resident services effective upon passage of counsel. Item 11. An ordinance amending section 414A2 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lake San Francisco Irving County Government to clarify the definition of vicious dogs as including any dog that has bitten a human being or animal excluding wildlife without provocation, item 12. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of administrative specialist principal, grade 520N, in the Department of Housing, Advocacy, and Community Development, effective upon passage of counsel, item 13. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified civil service position of attorney grade 526 in the department of law effective upon passative counsel item 14. an ordinance men in the authorized strength by creating two unclassified positions of overdose prevention project coordinator grade 519 and creating one classified position of peer support specialist grade 516 and on the division of fire and emergency services effective upon passative counsel and item 15. an ordinance men in the authorized strength by creating one unclassified position of administrative specialist grade 516 and in the office of the mayor effective on Palm Palm Passage of Council. Thank you. Thank you very much. Do I hear a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Okay, Councilmember Fogel and then Councilmember Gray seconded. All right, when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Okay, Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Yes. Councilmember Sheehan. Yes. Councilmember Worley. Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown. Yes. Councilmember James Brown. Yes. Councilmember Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter. Yes. Councilmember Fogle. Yes. Councilmember Gray. Yes. Councilmember Legree. Councilmember Lynch. Yes. Councilmember Minares. Yes. Councilmember Plowman? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. Now, we will go back a moment. And our pastor made it through that tricky traffic. And I want to introduce Pastor Nick Standifer, who's with us tonight from Porter Memorial Baptist Church. and we so appreciate your tenacity to get here and welcome you to do our invocation. Thank you. Let's pray together. Great God in heaven, we're thankful, Lord, that we can bow before you tonight and acknowledge that you're sovereign over all. We thank you, God, for the beauty of the creation, for the opportunity to enjoy it, and, Lord, for the responsibility of this group to help manage this portion of it. And God, I ask that you would give them wisdom tonight as they conduct the business of our area. Lord, I pray your blessings on them and their home and their families. I thank you, God, for the hope that you give us to call on you and to trust that you are a listening God who is for us and works on our behalf. God, we ask these things in the name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Pastor Standifer. Appreciate you. All right. Now we're ready for first reading of ordinances. Item 16. An ordinance mending section 2519 and 2526 of the code of ordinances, changing the name of the Racial Justice and Equality Commission to the Racial Justice and Equity Commission, item 17. In order to suspend certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reproofing funds FY 2024 schedule number 34. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, Council members? Are there any motions to suspend the rules? All right. I see none, so we'll go right on with second reading of resolutions. Item one, a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Wendy Dickton, customer account specialist, grade 512N, 18.164 hourly in the division of Lex Call, effective December 26th, 2023. Ashley Lindsey, revenue compliance analyst, grade 518N, 25.039 hourly in the division of revenue, effective January 3, 2024. Jeffrey Springer, skills trade worker, grade 15N, 21.048 hourly in the division of streets and roads, effective December 12th, 2023. Christopher Garnett, Equipment Operator Senior, Grade 515N, 23.504 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective December 5, 2023, Edward Bass, Junior, Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 510N, 17.199 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective December 12, 2021, Marlon Santiago Algorand. Public Service Worker Senior, Grade 510N, 18.361 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective November 15, 2023. Kirby Caldwell, Public Service Worker, Grade 508N, 16.381 hourly in the Division of Waste Management, Effective December 5, 2023. Dacabee Burnett, resource recovery operator, grade 515 and 22.364 hourly individual waste management. Effective December 12, 2023. Troy McDermott, public service worker, grade 5OAN 16.660 hourly individual waste management. Effective December 12, 2023. Tyrell Sparks, public service worker, grade 5OAN 16.443 hourly individual waste management. Effective December 5, 2023. Joseph Bond, public service worker, grade 5OAN 17.3525 hourly individual waste management. Effective December 12, 2023. Tyrell Day, resource recovery operator. Grade 515N, 21.624, 627 hourly, individual waste management, effective December 5, 2023. Eric Todd, code enforcement officer, grade 517N, 24.578 hourly, individual code enforcement effective November 15, 2023. Alicia Lyle, human resources generalist, grade 524E, 2927.44 biweekly, individual human resources effective December 19, 2023. Elizabeth Thompson, administrative special senior, grade 518N, 28.092 hourly, in the division of aging and disability services effective October 28, 2023. Warren Breeding, social service worker, grade 5, 16A, 3958.58, biweekly in the Division of Family Services, effective December 5, 2023, Cecil Thomas, custodial worker, grade 506N, 15.986, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective December 2023. Hunter Jones, public service worker, grade 508N, 16.143, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective January 10, 2024, and Justin Shelton, Fleet Part Specialist, grade 512N, 19.599, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective January 17, 2024, ratifying the permanent sworn appointments of Cody McGowan, Police Sergeant, Grade 315N, 41.300 Hourly, Individend Police Effective December 5, 2023, and Meredith Taylor, Police Lieutenant, Grade 317E, 4278.10, biweekly, Individend Police Effective December 5, 2023. Item 2. And a resolution amending Resolution 307-2023 to authorize and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with TAPCO View Robotics for Road Weather Information System Modems, and a cost not to exceed $10,100. Item 3. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic executive statement of work number seven with cooperative personnel services DBA CPS HR consulting for fire captains and fire majors promotional processes for the division of fire and emergency services at a cost not to seat $149,250. Item four. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky Solar Energy Society Incorporated, KYSES, for professional services related to the Solar Resilience Program for the Division of Environmental Services at no cost to the urban county government, item five. A resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute a partial release of easement released in a portion of sanitary sewer easement on property located at 2401 Reachman Road, item six. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept each from owners, of record for property interest needed for the plain view trunk sewer project and remedial measures project required by the consent decree to cost under $18,600 item 7. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute a contract with Fayette County Public Schools for preschool education and related services for 2023-2024 academic school year as a family care center at no cost to the urban county government item 8. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute a release of claims agreement with Sergeant Paul Hogan for care of retired canineness. Item 9. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the American government to execute a license agreement with the lexington center corporation to host the annual kitty capers spring recital at the lexington opera house at new cost of the urban kind of government item 10. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government next year an agreement awarding classic neighborhood incentive grant to friends of wolf front incorporated for a storm water quality project at a cost not to see 53 000 20 dollars item 11. a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase integrated ballistic identification system safe safeguard warranty and protection plan from forensic technology incorporated social provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of our mechanic government execute and a necessary agreement with Forensic Technology Incorporated related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $19,767 out of 12. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Sunny Slope Farms Homeowners Association Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $54,450 item 13. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute an agreement awarding Class B infrastructure incentive grant to Fayette County Public Schools for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to see $72,660. Item 14. A resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of the American Government to accept a $500 grant from Kentucky American Waters Firefighting Support Grant Program for the purchase of personal protective equipment for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, the exception of which does not look at the American Government for the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer any couple of funds within the grant budget. Item 15. A resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of the American Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy Environment Cabinet in the amount of $164,664.46 for the continuation of the litter abatement grant funding program for Pitt County for calendar year 2024, which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary agreements with Kentucky Energy and Environment cabinet related to this grant and further authorizing the mayor to transfer undercumber funds within the grant budget. Item 16, it resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of the urban county government to accept an award from the Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and independent living of $6,360.88 in federal funds under the Title 3B of the American Rescue Plan Act for the Lexington Senior Center. The exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary agreements related to these funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer other government funds in the grant budget. Item 17, amending resolution number 486, 2023 to collect a grant award from the the Lexington County Health Department of $469,418 in federal funds, including $38,176 in HAND 740 American Rescue Plan Act funds, and 51,635 in 741 MCH grant funds. And 241,734 in Commonwealth of Kentucky funds for a total of $711,150 for the Home Network Project, also known as Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services, HANDs for the Family Care Center for FY 2024, the exception which does not allow the urban county government to the expenditure of funds. authorizing the mayor to transfer any refunds within the grant budget. Item 18, a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the county government to accept an additional award from the Alexia County Health Department of $78,000 in grant funds for the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting program for the home network project, also known as Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services, hands for the Family Care Center for FY 2024, the example which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds and authorizing mayor to transfer any refunds in the grant budget. Item 19, a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the county government to accept an additional award from the on behalf of the government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Division of Water, which seeks $150,000 in Commonwealth and Kentucky funds, and the 2024 Section 319H Grant Program for the West Hickman Watershed Project for the Division of Environmental Services to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. And to accept this grant if awarded, the exception which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $100,000 as a local match, and authorizing the transfer and the grant budget. Item 20. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the government to execute a professional services agreement with Kayla Keeping, Bethany Logdon, Angela Wallace, Megan Magism, Kristen Beers, and Miranda Beasley as sexual assault nurse examiners to provide on-call forensic examinations and services under the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program for fiscal year 2024 at cost not to exceed $68,136.72. Item 21. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with interpersonal frequency pursuant to RP number 362023 for services to allocate and provide ongoing maintenance and support for secure and resilient cloud infrastructure for hosting Lexi and to benefit every county government's public website at a cost under seat $167,950 in fiscal year 2025 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any documents related to the future renewal of such agreement subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years, item 22. A resolution authorizing on the Mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with love to ride for professional services for the Lexington area MPO to increase bicycling in Lexington at a cost not to exceed $29,695, item 23. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement and accept a grant of $103,367.98 in federal funds from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management under the FY2024 Emergency Management Assistance Program for the Division of Emergency Management in order to support emergency preparedness activities in Fayette County. We accept in which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $125,000 as a local mansion authorizing mayor to transfer undercumber funds in the grant budget, item 24. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase access to database and phone numbers from iConnective LLC, a sole service provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute any necessary agreement with iConnective LLC related to the procurement and it costs that received $6,000. Item 25, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to accept an award of Medicaid settlement funds in the amount of $141,789.58 from the Lake San Diego County Health Department for the FY20 Home Network Program, also known as Kentucky Health Access, Nurturing Development Services, hands at the Family Care Center and further authorizing mayor to execute any necessary documents related to the acceptance of these funds, item 26. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the University of Kentucky Research Foundation for the provision of evaluation services for the barrier free reentry and recovery initiative be free under the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 To extend the period of performance to September 29, 2024 and increase the contract price by the summit by an amount not to exceed $29,346. Item 27, a resolution changing the property street name of 2038 Altamont Court to 2035 Altamont Court. And changing the street name and property address number of 2368 Professional Height Drive to 126 East Lauer Lane, 2350 Winchester Road to 2501 Sir Barton Way, all of it for 30 days from passage. Item 28, a resolution authorizing the Division of Engineering to purchase construction phase support for Town Branch Improvement Project from Strand Associates Incorporated, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a necessary agreement with Strand Associates Incorporated related to the procurement at a cost not to see $100,000. Item 29, a resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Lane Tech Emergency Solutions for purchase of one new Pierce Enforcer Aerial Truck at a cost not to see $1,512,563. And item 30, a resolution authorizing the indirect to me on behalf of the American government to execute an extension agreement with Securis Technologies, LLC, FKA, Securis Technologies Incorporated for telephone and tablet services for inmate population at the Division of Community Corrections, effective through March 31, 2024, at no cost to the Irving County Government. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? I move. Council Member Plowman moves. Council Member Sheehan seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council member Randolph? Yes. Council member Sheehan? Recuse on 26, yes to the rest. Did you say 26, ma'am? Okay, thanks. And council member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Council member Fred Brown? Yes. Council member James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Minaris? Yes. And Councilmember Plowman? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. Now, when you're ready, if you'll do first reading of resolutions, please. item 31 a resolution ratified in the permanent classified civil service appointments at patrick jorgensen municipal engineer senior grade 5 20 e 3460.24 bi-weekly in the division of engineering effective february 7 2024 item 32. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute an agreement with the hyatt regency election for catering services for the senior intern alumni luncheon at a cost not to exceed 5800 item 33. a resolution authorizing on behalf of the mechanic government to execute an agreement awarding class b infrastructure incentive grant to bluegrass green source incorporated for stormwater quality project at a cost of 40 000 item 34. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute an agreement awarding class a neighborhood incentive grant to beaumont residential association incorporated for stormwater quality project at a cost not to see 6 000 i'm 35. a resolution authorizing the division of fire and emergency services to purchase cardiac monitors and upgrades and batteries from zola social a sole source provider and authorizing Authorizing on behalf of the government execute and necessary agreement with ZOL related to the procurement at a cost to save $176,909.50. Item 36, a resolution authorizing on behalf of the government execute an agreement of affiliation with Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Incorporated for funding a $1 fee added to court costs at no cost to the government, item 37. A resolution authorizing and directing the division of traffic engineering to install four speed tables on Kentucky Avenue between East Main Street and East High Street per guidelines in the neighborhood traffic management program. Once the neighborhood matches are received at a cost not to receive $20,000, item 38. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the McKinney government to execute a modification to the agreement with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security under the FY2022 State Homeland Security Grant Program to extend the period of performance through July 31, 2025 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary amendments related to that agreement, item 39. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the McKinney government to accept an additional award of $22,308.12 in federal funds from the Kentucky cabinet of Health and Family Services Department of Community based services for to support child care expenses expenses for the extended schools program and the division of Parks and Recreation links in which does not look at the urban County government to the expenditure funds and authorizing me to transfer an unencumbered funds within the grant budget and in 40 it was issued authorizing man behalf of the mechanic of next year an agreement award in class a neighborhood incentive grant to the Rotary Club of Lexington Kentucky incorporated for storm water quality project at the cost to see at $3,000 item 41 it was issued authorizing directly man behalf of the county government accept an additional award of $104,028 in federal funds ARPA from the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services Department of Community-based Services to support child care expenses at the Family Care Center the exception which does not look at the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing mayor to transfer and income refunds in the grant budget and item 42 it was issued authorizing the Division of Police to purchase magnet forensic software from Grayshift LLC as sole service provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with Grayshift LLC related to the procurement and a cast out to receive $50,595. Thank you. Thank you very much, Council Members. Are there any walk-ons? All right. Does anyone want to suspend the rules? Okay, very good. We'll go right on. There are communications from the Mayor for your information only. And I'll invite Police Chief Weathers to come talk about the discipline. Good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon. Welcome. All right. On August 8th, 2023, an internal formal complaint was made that Officer Brandon Holbrook violated General Order 1973-02K, Disciplinary Procedures of Sworn Officers, Appendix B, Operational Rule 1.11, Unsatisfactory Performance Inefficiency. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and has accepted a three-month suspension without pay and upon his return, a six-month suspension of home fleet. Officer Holbrook engaged in a pursuit that did not comply with department policy. Officer Holbrook has previously received retraining on department expectations related to emergency and pursued driving and traffic laws. Retraining was conducted on November 10, 2020, August 25, 2021, June 13, 2023, July 20, 2023, and August 22, 2023, related to similar deficiencies. Officer Holbrook's performance has been determined not to be in compliance with performance standards. there were no injuries and or any property damage associated with this formal complaint officer holbrook took full responsibility of the incident incident and his violations of policy this is officer holbrook's second formal complaint since his employment on march 2017. Thank you, Chief. Could I have a motion to approve, please? Second. Council Member Reynolds. And second was Council Member Menares. Okay. Thank you. Now, do you have any questions for the Chief? Okay. Council Member Reynolds first. Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, Chief. I just had a question. I feel like over the past few years, we've seen a few of these disciplines that have to do with reckless driving. What exactly happens on the front end? What expectations do they have in terms of what they're allowed to do and not do? Our expectations are pretty clear. Not only do they get extensive training and driver training as recruits, But every two or three years like this year every officer will be going through driving driver training We we do that consistently We provide guidance and control through Testing or power DMS system on pursuit driving It is a topic that we definitely stay on top of and it's also here lately or in the past couple of years has been something that we've been addressing quite frequently because of how we use the traffic cameras and because of how we use the flock system what our supervisors do is if there is a pursuit they automatically review the body camera footage and if they see anything and they can address it at their level they will if they can't address it at their level it comes to me as a formal complaint and then I address it. And quite frankly, I think we're pretty strict about that. It is very rare and unusual to see somebody from our department have a second pursuit violation. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Councilmember Fogle. Thank you, Mayor. Chief, what can we do to assist? At this time of the year, we know that we are seeing an uprise of people who need mental health services counseling. And for our officers, it appears that we may need to hire more professionals to keep our community safe from reckless driving or whatever. What can we do, and that's the first one, and the second one is. Excuse me for interrupting, is this about the discipline? Yes, the discipline. What can we do for this officer? What can we do? I know he has the three months, will we have some kind of services for him while he's off? Maybe I should rephrase that. So this is for the officer, this is for the discipline. I can't speak specifically to the discipline, but I can speak about what we have in place. We do have a mental health and behavioral specialist on staff that the officer can see. We also have employee assistance programs that the officer can go to. We also still have our chaplaincy program where we partner with chaplains from across the city. If there's any kind of assistance that the officer needs, we'll provide it for them. we also have a police officer support team and we have supervisors and officers that are part of that and they will reach out to the officer to to see if there's if there are any mental health needs sometimes there are some sometimes there aren't and I think we both understand that sometimes people might have a hard time admitting that so what we do is we provide coaching and counseling to our officers in all of these situations even if there are no violations because there are emotions involved and it plays heavily on them so we work really hard at trying to make sure that our officers are maintained readiness and maintain professionalism okay thank you sir Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. And hello, Chief. Hello. What's concerning to me is that you said this is this officer's second offense. Did I hear that right? Yes, ma'am. Is this the second offense of the same? Every pursuit has different elements that we focus on. There's only so much I can talk about. I want to let you know that the circumstances of the first one were not the same as the circumstances of the second one. However, I expect our officers to comply with the policy in full and if there are some sections that they don't comply with that we can't address at the officers bureau level we will address them here and quite frankly we will address it using progressive discipline I am fair but I'm serious about what we do. I expect officers to understand the policy and apply the policy and procedures according to their training, and I expect them to be successful at it. If we can't train them to be successful at it, then I'm perfectly fine suggesting that they go be successful somewhere else. I respect your judgment, but for me it's just concerning because I know you're concerned as well. It's concerning for me because I'm ultimately held accountable for it. Indeed. So I just want to, yeah, thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Does anyone else have a question for the chief? All right, all those in favor of approving the discipline, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thanks, Chief Weathers. Mm-hmm. Council members, it's time for your announcements. Any announcements? Council member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I just would like to again invite my neighbors in the 2nd District to come out to Shayla This will be on Wednesday, January 31st from 5 PM to 630 at the Black and Williams Center. Please come out and chat with me, discuss any issues that are on your heart. And if you have any questions about what's going on in the district or the city, please come by and ask them. And then secondly, I'd like to invite all the small businesses that are housed in the Georgetown Road corridor to come out to our small business collective open house. It will take place from 630 PM to 730 PM. We'll have a lot of great resources there for you and see if there's interest in forming a business collective. Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you. Councilmember Fogel. Thank you, Mayor. So on the 31st, there's a Lex count. And I just wanted to remind Council of something that you might not have thought about. So the eagle flies on the 31st for the checks that land on the 1st are unhoused people who really has not been able to take budget literacy training, how to spend your money, how to budget your money to make it last. And they've been outside or on cots or homeless for the last 30 days. And what I have seen in our district, and it's probably happening around the rest of Lexington, that on the 31st or when it's time for those government checks, they haven't had a real bed or really hot water or anything. And so they make the decision to go, yes, Lord? Well, anyway, they make a decision to go into hotels to sleep on real beds. And so our count may not be as accurate. Our count may not be as accurate as it should be, but I just wanted the council to know that that happens a lot in the first district. Like people will disappear, they'll be in hotels, it'll be four or five people in a room, and so we may miss that count. So I just wanted you all to be aware of that. And the Street Voice Council, unsheltered folks, has a council themselves, and they will meet February the 2nd at noon at Central Christian Church. Thank you. Thank you very much. Does anyone else have a comment or announcement? All right. Before we move on to public comment, I want to thank our clerk's office. Yes, again, you have managed to do back-to-back meetings and have the packet for us. Thank you very much. I know that takes some hustle. We do have a public commenter tonight. And so I just want to confirm two people are here to yield time. Mohammed Hassan, you're yielding time tonight. Okay. and shakira side are you yielding time okay so a lot of some is going to speak and you'll have nine minutes and if you'll state your name and council district for the record please can you hear me from uh... satan i come out of the line but i can't don't make peace and blessings be upon all of you My name is Alaa Hassan and I'm in District 12. I'm here today to ask for what we've been asking for, to ask for a ceasefire, to demand a ceasefire. I'm not here on behalf of any group or entity. I'm here on my own and I'm here as a human. And I'm not here to ask you to change the world. I just want you all to do what's in your capacity. I know Lexington, Kentucky is not going to stop the genocide that's happening in Palestine, but you all have a smidgen of power right here in the city. I'm not naive to the power that you all hold, and I don't think that you guys are going to stop the war, the genocide, excuse me, happening in Palestine, but I do know that you guys have power here. I'm here to ask you for you all to prove to me, your constituent, that you all have humanity. So far I've not heard anything from any of you all except for the statement released by Mayor Gorton with those signatures by a couple of you all, but that is not enough. There should be no question as to whether you want the killing to stop, especially when it's aided by U.S. taxpayer dollars. You think we can't do anything, but we all pay taxes. So we all need to say something and do what's in our capacity. Your capacity is asking for a ceasefire at the city level. I'm not asking you to stop your lives because of what's happening. I know that's not possible. We all have to continue with our lives, just as I do. I'm asking you to speak up about it in the way that you can officially, in your positions. Place the resolution on the docket and say cease fire now. It shouldn't be a controversial statement. If you want an end to the apparently high levels of violence taking place right now, you'll vote yes to a cease fire. Even if you don't think that what's happening thousands of miles away is important right here, you should care about it. And it does matter. Because I, as your constituent, excuse me, let me rephrase. Just because what's happening is not happening on our soil does not mean that it does not affect us all here. Your constituent, myself, and people that look like me are suffering from anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, anti-Muslim hate because of what's happening. All of these hate crimes are on the rise right here in this country because of what's happening in Palestine. You can't tell me that my safety doesn't matter to you because it's your job to care about my safety. I live right here in Lexington and you all should care for my safety. Although this isn't about me, if that's what it takes then I'll talk about it in terms of me as your constituent. I don't want to make this about myself but if that's what I have to do that's what I will do. My parents shouldn't have to tell me don't wear your kufiya which is what I have on my head right now. They They shouldn't have to tell me to take it off because they're scared for my safety. That's anti-Palestinian hate. Okay, say I do take it off. What happens with my hijab, which is the scarf that I wear as a Muslim? Are they going to tell me to take that off too, just for my safety? And then what about my face? I obviously do not look American. Are they going to tell me to take my face off? not possible and it shouldn't have to be what I go through to feel better or to feel safe in my city. You should be protecting me. And I'm telling you, the only way that I will feel that you care about me is by calling for a ceasefire and putting it on the docket. That is the only way I will feel protected by the people that I elected to be in this position. I shouldn't have to watch every day for the last 108 days, let me repeat, 108 days, while my family is being slaughtered overseas. I watch it on my screen every day to bear witness. And we have the ability here in the United States to look away, but we shouldn't. When did it become okay to watch people or to watch little kids get their legs amputated on a dirty table by their family member with no anesthesia? When did it become okay to watch kids go stand in line and fight like they're in the Hunger Games for three bites of food for each of their family members? When did it become okay to allow an occupying group to tell everybody to move all the way to the tip of a piece of land, the southern tip of a piece of land, to tell them this piece of land is safe, go there, and then bombing it to bits. All that is there are tents, and the people there are starving and they're hungry, and they are civilians. And yet the occupying force calls them the animals. They're not the animals. We are. For allowing this to continue for as long as it has been going on. For allowing the situation to get as dire as it has gone. As it has become. But those people are considered a threat. They are not a threat. There's one video that stays in my head, rent free. It's a video of a father screaming into a camera, pleading for people to see his humanity, begging for them to see his humanity. And he's holding up something. And I didn't understand at first what he was holding up. And he's asking you guys to see him as a human. And then the video cut off. And so I had to go back and rewatch it because I didn't understand what it was. The thing that he was holding up to the camera so that you can maybe possibly see his humanity is the severed hand of his child. It wasn't connected to his child's body. He was just holding it like this, telling you guys, please see us as humans. This isn't okay what's happening to us. Speak out. It's not fair that we should have to go through this. We're humans just like you. Just his hand. Just the child's hand. Couldn't have been bigger than the size of my palm. I don't think I have the power to stop this genocide on my own. I do however believe in collective power. I'm here because I believe in collective power and I also know that I will not let the world change my stance or silence me. I have to bear witness to the atrocity that's going on so that I am not complicit. And every day that you don't call for a ceasefire is one more day that you guys are complicit. And let me be very clear when I say what complicit means. You are to blame. You are at fault for the murders that are taking place if you do not stand up against it. From here on out. Because we've told you over and over again. And you have power. What little power that you do have, you need to use it. Most of you, if not all of you, believe in God. or a higher power at least. I'm here so that when the day comes that you all answer to your God or your higher power, you cannot feign ignorance when he asks you why you didn't do anything. You guys are not ignorant anymore. You know what's going on. We've told you over and over and over again. You have the power to stop it here in Lexington or at least show that you are not okay with what's happening by calling for a ceasefire. So do the right thing. Thank you very much. Appreciate you. Of course. I will say that we have people are reaching out to all of you guys individually. Do not ignore them. We want to meet with you all individually to talk about this. Thank you. And we appreciate you guys reaching back out to us. Thank you. All right. All right, that concludes our public comments, so I'll ask for a motion to adjourn. Council Member Gray. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Second. Council Member Baxter. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. All right, we are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.