Music Thank you. It's 6 o'clock, and I'd like to go ahead and convene the Urban County Council meeting of April 25th, 2024. And the first item on our agenda is a roll call. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliott Baxter. Yes, yes. Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Present. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Present. Councilmember Minaris? Here. Councilmember Plowman? Here. Councilmember Reynolds? Here. Councilmember Sevigny? Here. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. And Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Here. And Councilmember James Brown? Here. Thank you. Thank you, we have a quorum. And I'd like to welcome Minister Derek King, pastor for the Morning Star Baptist Church in Owingsville, Kentucky, who will give us our invocation tonight. Welcome. Let your heart pray. Dear Father, we thank you for this opportunity to call upon your original name. We realize that you are all wise, intelligent God. And Lord, we ask in your blessings upon this council this evening. We ask Lord that you give them wisdom on high to conduct meeting according to your will and your way. And Lord, let this agenda pass and Help them to realize, Lord, that they can be the blueprint for other cities around the world because they seek your face first. All these blessings we ask in Jesus' name for the sake of do we pray. Thank you. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Pastor King. All right. Now we have minutes from February 15th council meeting, March 7th council meeting, and March 21st council meeting. Motion to approve. Second. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger, second by Council Member Fogel. Are there any questions? Council members? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Thank you very much. We have at this time two presentations. All right, at this time, I would like to invite Art Crosby and Councilmember Shayla Lynch to join me at the podium, please. How are you? Nice to see you. I hugged her earlier. Yes, you did. I'm going to talk about you. Art is the executive director of the Kentucky Fair Housing Council. We are also joined by staff from the Fair Housing Council, as well as former Mayor Teresa Isaac, a board member, correct? The chair. And do we have other board members? Okay. All right. April is recognized as Fair Housing Month and this year is the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968. A law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or finance of housing. The Kentucky Fair Housing Council is the only agency of its kind in the Commonwealth. that advocates for victims of housing discrimination and educates our community about the importance of fair housing. Art, I do want to thank you and your team for all the good work you do. Thank you for that. And at this time, it is my pleasure to read a proclamation for Fair Housing Month. And here's how it goes. Well, why don't you all just come up here? Whereas this year we commemorate the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Federal Fair Housing Act, the landmark civil rights law, signed by President Lyndon Johnson on April 11, 1968, making discrimination in housing transactions unlawful. And whereas the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race, religion, color, national origin sex gender identity and sexual orientation disability and familial status and whereas the Kentucky Fair Housing Council founded in 1994 as the Lexington Fair Housing Council by Galen Martin is the only full service agency in the state of Kentucky that advocates for victims of housing discrimination and educates our communities about the importance of the Fair Housing Act and whereas the Kentucky Fair Housing Council works tirelessly to cultivate and maintain safe decent and affordable housing opportunities for all in Lexington and beyond and whereas April is nationally recognized as Fair Housing Month and this year's theme is Fair Housing the act in action and whereas Lexington residents benefit from the education research outreach and advocacy on local state and federal initiatives related to housing discrimination and affordable accessible housing because of the outstanding work of the Kentucky Fair Housing Council now therefore I Linda Gorton mayor of Lexington do hereby declare April 2024 Fair Housing Month in Lexington thank you for your hard work all right all right we just have a little negotiation up here former mayor will Isaac will say a few words thank you so thank you for this recognition for the Fair Housing Council we've been working very hard to make sure that everyone has access to housing and that there's no discrimination in rental and insurance and appraisals and mortgage lending and so we appreciate very much the council support and we appreciate very much everything that art does and the rest of our staff and we appreciate what Shayla has done because she is a former staff member so thank you very much thank you very much councilmember Lynch would you like to say a few words yes Thank You mayor because it is April is fair housing month I thought it would be a great opportunity to acknowledge the work of the Kentucky Fair Housing Council. Not only do they do all the things listed in the proclamation, but also regularly bring together housing-related organizations to break down silos and remove barriers of service. They work with landlords and tenants on a daily basis. They are the go-to resource for the realtor community and the apartment community regarding best practices regarding fair housing. They were essential during COVID regarding keeping people housed, and that was a huge, huge thing we are totally thankful for their work in that during that period of time and they have been an excellent part into the city for many many years the board and staff are passionate about the mission and their dedication to meeting needs in this community is unmatched so the Kentucky Fair Housing Council is truly one of our unsung housing heroes in the community and it was my honor and privilege to honor them today and Thank You mayor thank you shall we get a photo with the council Thank you. All right. At this time, I would like Jack Cornett, Korea Thompson, and Billy Garner to join me at the podium, please. Don't be shy. Come on. Come on up. Okay. Come on. The Lexington Fayette County Health Department Board of Health has selected the late Vivian Leslie Bibbs as the 2024 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award recipient. This award recognizes individuals who've demonstrated a dedication to improve the health and well-being of Lexingtonians. Mrs. Lasley Bibbs did exactly that. Not only was she an advocate and teacher of public health, she was also a pillar in our community. Although she's no longer with us, her legacy and spirit live on. At this time, it's my honor to present this proclamation in honor of Mrs. Vivian Leslie Bibbs. We're in memoriam. Whereas the Lexington Fayette County Health Department's Board of Health has selected the late Vivian Leslie Bibbs as the 2024 Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award recipient, And whereas the Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award recognizes individuals who've demonstrated their dedication to improving the health of Lexington residents. residents and whereas mrs lasley bibbs was a dedicated public health professional with over 30 years of experience and whereas for 12 years she served as the director of the office of health equity at the kentucky department for public health and whereas she was the founder and president of Navigating Obstacles in African American Health and co-founder of Colors of Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness among women of color in Kentucky. And whereas Mrs. Lasley Bibbs sadly passed away on December 11, 2023, and whereas Mrs. Lasley Bibbs remains a public health hero in the hearts of all who knew her. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare April 25, 2024, Vivian Leslie Bibbs Day in Lexington. Thank you. And you're her sister, right? Sister-in-law. So, so, Billy is her sister-in-law and would like to say a few words. Thank you, Mayor Gorton. And first, I would just like to thank everyone who made this award possible. It is just heart to my heart. Vivian was an amazing woman. It is my honor and her best friend, best friend Carla's honor to be here tonight. To have it as Vivian Leslie Day is such an honor and I know that she is looking down. Very, very excited as her legacy lives on. I'm accepting this award in memory of Vivian for my brother, Phillip Bibbs. He had a commitment out of state, and for their daughters, Simone and Sidney Bibbs, who are in graduate school out of state. We just want Vivian's memory to go on and on as much as possible. She was one that always wanted to make sure that marginalized individuals and communities had a seat at the table and their voices were heard. She locked in and fought tirelessly to see that health equity was at the forefront for all Kentuckians. On behalf of the family, thank you, thank you, and thank you again for helping to keep Vivian's legacy alive. Thank you so, so much. Thank you. Very nice. I'm going to switch places with you. Thank you so much, Billy. Now, Jack Cornett is the Acting Commissioner of Health at the Health Department, and I'd like to ask you please to say a few words, if you would. Thank you, Mary Gordon. Yes. This award tonight, you know, it's the, again, it's the Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award. Many of you in here may remember Dr. Leach. He was quite a character. I worked for Rice Leach for nearly four years. I can tell you he had a genuine passion for public health. He understood that public health was important, not just the overall health of our community, but also to the general welfare of our community Vivian lastly Woods she gets this she understands this she likewise spent her entire career in public health you've already heard mentioned in particular her efforts in improving health equity across the state the community they will long be remembered trust me she cast a long shadow across the state with public health in this important assembly tonight the Lexington Fayette County Health Department wants to express our appreciation to we want to express it posthumously to Vivian Leslie Bibbs and we also want to express our appreciation to her family too for sharing miss bibbs with public health over these years so congratulations again and I'm sure you'll probably attend many other award functions by the way thank you I'd like to invite you all and are there public health department folks here who'd like to be with us in the photo Kevin count the commissioner and i'd like to invite council member jennifer reynolds to the floor she serves on the board of health Thank you. All right, thank you very much. Now it is time for second reading of ordinances. Item one, an ordinance meeting certain of the budgets, the Lexington Fair, Irving County Government to reflect current requirements for funds in the amount of $239,175 to provide funds for council capital projects in the divisions of Parks and Recreation, Aging and Disability Service, Traffic Engineering, and Environmental Services, including the installation of traffic calming devices Fiddler Creek pursuant to code of ordinances section 1851 and appropriating refunds schedule number 41 item 2. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of Lexington urban county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating refunds FY 2024 schedule number 40 item 3. An ordinance amending the author of strength by abolishing one unclassified civil service position of social services coordinator Grade 520E in creating one classified civil service position of social services coordinator. Grade 520E in the division of community resident services, effective upon passage of council. Item 4, in ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified position of early child care assistant teacher part-time. Grade 510N in abolishing one unclassified position of early child care assistance teacher. Grade 510N in creating one classified position of early child care teacher. Grade 512E all in the division of family services, effective upon passage of council. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Councilmember Plumman moved. Councilmember Fogle seconded. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Councilmember Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter. Yes. Councilmember Fogle. Yes. Councilmember Gray. Yes. Councilmember Legree. Yes. Councilmember Lynch. Yes. Councilmember Minares. Yes. Councilmember Plumman. Yes. Councilmember Reynolds. Yes. Councilmember Sevigny. yes councilmember Sheehan yes councilmember Worley vice mayor Wu councilmember Fred Brown yes and councilmember James Brown thank you all right thank you those all pass and now it's time for first reading of ordinances please item five an ordinance amending articles 816 of the zoning ordinance to allow truck and trailer rental unleashing leasing businesses as principal uses in the neighborhood business B1 zone U-Haul of Louisville Kentucky item 6 an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural rural AR zone to a light industrial I1 zone for 0.481 net 1.675 gross acres for property located at 1120 Alexander Drive William E McAlpin council district 11 item 7 an ordinance changing the zone from a single-family residential R1 B zone to a medium density residential R4 zone for 2.462 net and gross acres for property located at 766 paradise Lane we're at draw development LLC council District 7, Item 8, an ordinance changing the zone from a professional P1 zone to a plain neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.404 net, 0.522 gross acres for property located at 592 Eureka Springs Drive, Jenny Talbot, Council District 5. Item 9, an ordinance amend the budgets of the Lexington Fair, Urban County Government to reflect her requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reproving funds, FY2024, Schedule number 42. And Item 10, an ordinance amend the budgets of the Lexington Fair, Urban County Government to reflect her requirements for in the amount of $50,000 to provide funds for council capital projects in the division of parks recreation and appropriating reprobating funds schedule number 43. thank you thank you very much are there any walk-ons council members all right are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading if so log in please seeing none that brings us to second reading of resolutions Item one, a resolution accepting the bid of model one commercial vehicles incorporated in the amount of $70,679 for the prisoner transport van for the division of facilities and fleet management. Item two, a resolution ratifying the permit classified civil service appointments of Albuena Maloku, administrative specialist senior grade 518 and 24.658 hourly in the division of planning and preservation effective March 25, 2024. William Wood Jenkins engineering technician principal grade 519 and 28.322 hourly in the division of Engineering effective March 13, 2024, Eric Sutherland, Urban Forester Grade 521E, 2,519.28 biweekly in the Division of Environmental Services effective March 25, 2024. Samantha Wittig, Telecommunicator, Grade 517N, 23.824, hourly in the Division of Enhanced N1-1 effective April 16, 2024. Jennifer Yeager, Administrative Specialist Grade 516N, 23.611 hourly in the Division of Police effective March 11, 2024. Tamia Way, Staff Assistant Senior, Grade 511N, 18.425 hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement, Effective March 25, 2024, Damon Lewis, custodial worker, grade 506 and 15.760, hourly in the division of facilities and fleet management. Effective April 9, 2024, Timothy Joyce, park designer, grade 521E, 2692.32, biweekly, in the division of parks and recreation. Effective February 21, 2024, Donald Baker vehicle and equipment mechanic, grade 515 and $23, hourly in the division of parks and recreation. Effective March 5, 2024, Jessica Tracy, staff assistant senior, grade 511 and 17.890, hourly in the division of parks and recreation. Effective February 7, 2024 and ratifying the premise warrant appointments of Jesse Palmer, police lieutenant, grade 317e. 4278.10 biweekly, the police effective March 11, 2024. Anthony Sullivan, police sergeant, grade 315 and 41.300, hourly in the police effective February 28, 2024. Donald Horton, police sergeant, grade 315 and 41.300, hourly in the criminal police effective March 11, 2024. Item three. A resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a renewal agreement with Energize Kentucky LLC for Continuing Services as Administrator of the Energy Project Assessment District Program for an additional three years at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 4. A resolution authorizing the Division of Police to purchase. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Yes. We have Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Mayor. I make a motion to separate number 4 from the other second reading, so moved. And second by Council Member Sevigny. You're wanting to separate it out for reading and to vote. Yes, ma'am. And also I think there might be a question or two that we might want to ask on that one. Thank you. So any discussion about the motion to separate it out? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. Okay. Let's do an electronic vote, please, if you can make that happen. the motion is to separate out number four for separate reading and a separate vote your vote yeah you'll vote tonight you're voting right here for this motion uh okay that motion fails eight to seven okay thank you all right go right ahead item four a resolution authorizing the division please to purchase license plate reader system from flock group incorporated sole source provider and authorizing there on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with the flock group incorporated related to the procurement at a cost act to exceed three hundred and fifty three thousand four hundred four dollars and eleven cents item five a resolution authorizing there on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement awarding class b infrastructure incentive grant to rob prop llc for stormwater quality project at the cost of exceed 173 103.56 item six a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an end user license agreement with dvr examiner for software at a cost to exceed 2259.42 item seven a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of every county government execute a declaration of covenants and restrictions in favor of the department of local government and covering team parcels 3785 and 3990 Raven Runway owned by the urban county government to fulfill requirements of the land and water conservation grant in relation to the Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other documents needed to fulfill this grant requirement item eight. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an election for urban county government public facilities corporation to execute a declaration of covenants and restrictions in favor of the department of local government encumbering a parcel 3885 Raven Runway owned by the public facilities corporation to fulfill requirements of the land and conservation grant in relation to the Raven-Ren Nature Sanctuary and further authorizing the mayor and or the Public Facilities Corporation to execute any other documents needed to fulfill this grant requirement, Item 9. A resolution of the Mayor on behalf of the Governor executing the acknowledgement and acceptance of prescribed burning requirements and obligation to notify adjacent landowners disclaimer in exchange for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife on-site assistance with development of a prescribed burn plan to satisfy their U.S. Department of Agriculture for conceptual or contractual program commitments for the habitat management at Heisel Farm Park at no cost to the Irma County Government, item 10. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Irma County Government, execute a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Pickleball Association for the performance of an on-site recycling program at Kirk Levington and Shiloh Toe Parks at an estimated cost of $100 per shipment of recycled pickleballs, item 11. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Irma County Government, execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds from owners of record for property interest needed for the Cooper Drive Stormwater Improvement Project at a cost of $7500, item 12. It was listed and authorized the mayor on behalf of Herbicetti Government to execute an agreement award in a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant to OP Innovates LLC for Stormwater Quality Project at a cost of $29,890, item 13. It was listed and authorized the mayor on behalf of Herbicetti Government to execute contract modification number one to an agreement with Palmer Engineering Incorporated to encumber funds no longer needed for the design of the Harrisburg Road Trail Project, decreasing the contract price by the sum of $224,608.83. And reducing the total contract price from $938,577 to $713,890.17, 714. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the Urbicada government to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. And to accept this grant if awarded which grant funds on the amount of $23,770 in federal funds. of the 2023 assistance to firefighters great program fire prevention and safety fpns to purchase smoke alarms the exception which obligates urban county government to the expenditure of 100 1 189.37 as a local match and authorized for etiquette refund within the grant budget item 15 a resolution authorizing to the mayor on behalf of urban county government execute an engineering services agreement were pursuant to rfp number 12 2024 with shield environmental associates for the development of a remediation plan for the parcel located at 299 south on drive Drive for the division of water quality at a cost to exceed $132,263. Item 16, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with the Fiat County Board of Education for Space to host Tricapalooza for the Division of Environmental Services at a cost to exceed $536.80. Item 17, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a professional services agreement award a pursuant to RFP number 3, 2024 with Gresham Smith to update the Coldstream Regional Park Master Plan for the Division of Environmental Services at the cost of $189,458, item 18. A resolution to authorize the Urban County Government to participate in the Kentucky Utilities Company Solar Share Program by purchasing 60 solar capacity shares at the cost of $47,940, item 19. A resolution amending resolution 157-2023 authorizing the acceptance of deeds for properties interest needed for the Bernard Drive Stormwater Improvement Project, increasing the cost of acquisition and of easements by the sum of $1,000 from $3,000 to $4,000, item 20. A resolution of the Lexington Fett Urban County Government accepting a grant of $906,645 in federal funds and the Kentucky Cleaner Round 2 grant ARPA for the Furlong Drive Water Quality Improvement Project, the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds. And approving the grant assistance agreement authorizing the amendment of the Lexington Fett Urban County Government's annual budget and authorizing the representative to sign all related documents, item 21. A resolution of the Lexington Fit Urban County Government accepting the grant of $2,955,383 in federal funds from the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 Grant ARPA for the acquisition and remediation of the parcel located at 299 Southland Drive. The acceptance which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure funds, approving the grant assistance agreement authorizing the amendment of the Lexington Fit Urban County Government's annual budget and authorizing a representative to sign all related documents item 22. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase radio console technology from Avtech LLCO, social provider, and authorizing on behalf of Urban County Government Execute any necessary agreement with Avtech LLC related to the procurement at a cost up to $160,000, item 23. A resolution of the Lexington-Fat Urban County Government accepting a grant of $3,725,000 in federal funds from the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 grant, ARPA from the Town Branch Wastewater Treatment Plant Dewatering Pump Station Rehabilitation Project. The acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds approving the grant assistance agreement, authorizing the amendment of the Lexington-Fat Urban County Government's annual budget, and authorizing a representative to sign all related documents, item 24. A resolution of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government accepting a grant of $9,497,206 in federal funds from the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 grant ARPA for the Armstrong Mill PS replacement DeLong Road PSFMEH 16 project. The acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure funds. Approving the Great Assistance Agreement. Awarding the authorizing amendment of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government and annual budget and authorizing a representative to sign all related documents. Item 25, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute change order number one to the agreement with Brown General Contractors LLC for the Waste Transfer Station Repair Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $121,530 from $399,970 to $521,500. Item 26, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept a $1,000 grant on behalf of Green Space Trust for the LG and EKU plant for the planet grant for the Division of Environmental Services, The exception of which does not obligate the Irving County Government to the expenditure funds. And authorizing the mayor to transfer out of the funds in the grant budget, item 27. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Irving County Government to execute and submit a grant application seeking $101,040 in federal funds to the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security under the law enforcement protection program for the division of police to purchase patrol rifle kits for all sworn officers. Authorizing the mayor to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. Authorizing the mayor to accept this award if offered. The acceptance of which does not look at the urban county government to the expenditure funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer other funds within the grant budget. Item 28, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement, PSA, with the Lexington Pride Center in support of LGTBQ plus youth at a cost of $5,000. Item 29, a resolution determining that a proposal for the establishment of dedicated park fund to fund public parks in Fayette County to be financed by the levy of an additional two and one quarter percent, 0.0225 per $100 valuation on all taxable real property shall be submitted to the electorate of Fiat County in a public referendum pursuant to KRS 97.590 and KRS 67A.160 with the language of the ballot question substantially similar to the following. Are you in favor of the establishment of a dedicated public park fund program that will provide funds to improve and develop neighborhood parks, walking and hiking trails, nature parks, bike trails, swimming pools, playgrounds, dog parks, recreational facilities, other related facility for children adult families and seniors to be financed by the levy of an additional two and one quarter cent 0.0225 per 100 on all taxable real property effective january 1 2025 and authorizing taking any related necessary action and item 30 a resolution initiating a zoning ordinance tax amendment to amend article 216b and to create a new article 30 outdoor lighting related to outdoor lighting regulations thank you thank you is there a motion to approve all right Thank you, Council Member Baxter, Council Member Menorahs. When you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliott Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Fogle? No. On everything? Yes, on everything before. I'm sorry. Okay, thank you. I'm over here tripping. Okay. On some backdoor talking. Okay. Okay. No one for you. Okay. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Minaris? Yes. Councilmember Clovin? Yes. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Councilmember Worley? Yes ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Thank you. Thank you those pass with one no vote on number four. All right when you are ready we'll do first reading of resolutions. Item 31 a resolution authorizing there on behalf of Bricketti government executed memorandum of agreement with a Lyric Theater for the purchase of new theatrical lighting and a cost not received $83,000. Item 32 a resolution authorizing the division of emergency management to purchase an outdoor a warning siren system from federal signal, a sole source provider, and authorizing mayor on behalf of the urban government to execute an NSS area with federal signal related to the procurement item 33. A resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban government to execute change written to the agreement with Tetra Tech Incorporated for MS4 program management services for the division of water quality, decreasing the contract by the collective sum of $440,720.55 from 1,446,377, 719,258 in FY 2021, 727,119 in FY 2022, to 1,05,656.45, 523,997.20 in FY 2021, and 481,659.25 in FY 2022, item 34. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor on behalf of every county government to execute change under one to the agreements with Tetra Tech Incorporated for MS4 program management services for the division of water quality, decrease in contract price by the collective sum of $126,357.50. From $2,448,816 in FY2014, $1,816,000 in FY2018, and $1,816,000 in FY2024 to $2,321,642.85. $795,028.32 in FY2014, And $785,597.71 in FY 2018, and $741,016.82 in FY 2020. Item 35. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement, PSA, with the downtown Lexington Corporation, DBA downtown, Lexington partnership to provide funds for the organization for funding of the FUSUS grant program at a cost not to receive $10,000, item 36. A resolution authorizing directing the Department of Finance to designate a fund for the maintenance of football fields to be funded by the maintenance fee collected, pursuant to approved facility usage agreement with youth football organizations, and further authorizing and directing the Department of Finance to designate a fund for the maintenance of soccer fields to be funded by maintenance fees collected pursuant to approved facility usage agreements with youth soccer organizations, item 37. A resolution authorizing and directing on behalf of every county government to execute an amendment to the memorandum of agreement authorized by resolution 401-2023 related to an allocation of council capital expenditure funds to Avall, Kentucky Incorporated, extending the period of performance to December 31, 2024 at no cost to the urban county government item 38. A resolution authorizing the director of the May on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase service agreement with the Hope Center Incorporated for the Fayette County Detention Center Recovery Program to provide daily recovery services to the inmates of Fayette County Detention Center affected July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 at an estimated cost of $228,000 for FY2025, subject to appropriation by council item 39. A resolution authorizing the direct the mayor on behalf of our Bikini government to execute an agreement to work pursuant to RFP number 49-2023 with Granicus LLC for short-term rental tracking and monitoring software for the division revenue at a cost of $48,416.10, item 40. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of our Bikini government to execute partial release of easement releasing a portion of street light and drainage easement on property located 2845 Kearney Creek Lane, item 41. A resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase support services from TNA Lab, international social provider and authorizing their behalf of the county government execute an unnecessary agreement DNA lab international item 42 a resolution of the division of emergency management to purchase a three-year warranty on generator parts from Boyd cat is social provider and authorizing their own behalf the urban county government execute an unnecessary agreement with Boyd cat related to procurement at a cost not to see two thousand eight hundred sixty dollars and 43 a resolution authorizing the end of the mayor behalf of the county government to remit twenty thousand dollars to Lex art incorporated as reimbursement for cost related to the improvement art improved artwork lighting at Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden item 45 it was not posing directly on behalf of every county government to execute an amendment to an agreement with Lexington Habitat for Humanity incorporated under the Home Investment Partnership program extending the period of performance through December 31 2024 and further authorizing the area to execute any other necessary amendments related to the agreement item 45 it was an authorizing direct them on behalf of every county government accept an award of six thousand two hundred and ninety two dollars and fifty one cents and federal funds from the Bluegrass Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living under the title 3B of the American Rescue Plan Act ARPA for the Lexington Senior Center, the exception which does not obligate the Urbicani government to the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to execute any necessary agreement related to these funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer out of cover funds within the grant budget. Item 46, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of Urbicani government to execute contract modification number three to the engineering services agreement with Palmer Engineering for additional engineering services related to the town branch trail phase five project for the division of engineering increase in contract by the sum of 46 000 from 740 000 and two dollars to 780 6 000 and two dollars item 47. a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of beginning government to accept an award from the pnc foundation of 75 000 for the implementation and or enhancement of a high quality nature-based play and learning environment in the family care center the exception of which does not obligate the urbany government to the expenditure funds and authorizing mayor to transfer etiquette in the grant budget item 48. a resolution A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Irby County Government to execute a conditional commitment letter with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to acknowledge and accept the commitment in its terms and conditions for an additional award of $1,165,178 in federal funds in the Kentucky Cleaner Water Grant. American Rescue Plan Act funds for the installation of ultraviolet disinfection equipment at Town Branch and West Takeman Wastewater Treatment Plants. The exception which does not obligate the Irving County Government to the expenditure of funds, item 49. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a professional services agreement awarded pursuant to RP number 17, 2024, with Calhoun Construction Services Incorporated for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system on fire station number 22. It across the city $59,873, item 50. A resolution extended a bid of BMI Builds LLC in the amount of $49,888 for the Meadowbrook Golf Course Maintenance Building Repairs for the Division of Parks and Recreation. And authorizing the mayor on behalf of the to Griffith 517 and 23.824 hourly in the division of enhanced 9-1-1 effective April 16, 2024 item 53. It was an authorizing and directly on behalf of our government to execute an extension agreement with Securus Technologies LLC, FKA Securus Technologies Incorporated for telephone and tablet services for the inmate population at the Division of Community Corrections through July 31, 2024 at no cost to the urban county government item 54. It was an authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute change order number two to the agreement with BMI Bills LLC for to the Dunbar Community Center Roof and Restroom Replacement Project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $158,358 from $1,730,495.22 to $1,888,850.22 item 55. A resolution authorizing the indirect the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a purchase of service agreement or to pursue into RFP number 82024 with Civic Lex Incorporated for boards and commissions consulting services at a cost of $95,000 item 56. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Irbank County Governor execute an agreement with St. Joseph Health for paramedic on site training, item 57. A resolution authorizing the mayor or chief information officer on behalf of the Irbank County Government to execute the necessary documents for the Lexington Fair Irbank County Government to procure software and related services under the same terms and conditions as RFP 03-0321. A contract between Sourcewell and Conoco Minolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated, including the statement of work related to the scanning of documents to OnBase for the division of planning cost estimated not to exceed $21,509, which is attached here to and incorporated here in by reference. And future statements of work related to the procurement of software and services solution for various departments and divisions of the urban county government as further determined to be necessary, cost effective and feasible by the chief information officer in the division of procurement, all subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds, item 58. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and purchase a service agreement with front runners at Lex Incorporated for the annual pride run. At a cost not to seat $1,100 item 59. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute as a consultant services agreement with Nomi Incorporated for professional service design services for the new Dunbar Community Center maintenance and improvement project at a cost not to seat $91,000 item 60. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Commerce Lexington and Greater Lex Incorporated to provide $130,000 in funding to Greater Lex Incorporated. for the regional economic development collective and to assign the previous agreements and funding for the collective from Commerce Lexington to greater Lex incorporated item 61 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning government to execute a professional services agreement with Cushman and Wakefield US incorporated for the continued marketing and sale of the 200 acre legacy business park and cold stream 50 acre sites at a cost at the cost of 6% of land sales item 62 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of every cutting government accept a donation of stage lighting improvement at the Kentucky Theater from Woodsong's Troubadour concert series at no cost for the urban county government item 63. A resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 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 are in the amount of $51,208 in federal funds under the victim assistance formula grant funded by the Victims of Crime Act VOCA for the support of contract forensic nursing advocates and In the Division of Police, the acceptance of which all the gets to the government to the expenditure of $17,070 as a local match. And authorizing the mayor to transfer undercover funds within the grant budget. Item 64, a resolution of authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 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 are in the amount of $100,000 in federal funds. Under the victim assistant formula grant funded by the victims of crime act, VOCA, the implementation of the underserved minority victims advocacy program in the Department of Social Services the exception of which obligates the urban county government to an expenditure of $57,644 as a local match and authorizing mandatory transfer adequate funding in the grant budget item 65. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the government to execute and submit the 2024 consolidated plan grant application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant the application is to prove which grant funds are in the amount of $3,994,940 in federal funds. For the fiscal year 2025, community development block grant program $2,340,927. Home program $1,449,360. And emergency solutions grant program $204,653. The extent of which all the gets to the government to the expenditure of $359,611 from various funding sources as a local cash match. $145,042 as an in kind match and authorizing mayor to execute agreements for the approved plan and authorizing measure transfer under cover funds within the grant budget item 66. A resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the county government to execute supplemental agreement number one to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to accept an additional grant of 263,000 federal funds from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Transportation Alternatives Program. For the design phase of the alumni drive shared use path project. The exception to which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $65,750 as a local match. And authorizing the major transfer of etiquette for funds in the grant budget, item 67. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an engineering services agreement or to pursue it to RFP number two, 2023, with Strain Associates for the design of the alumni drive shared use path project. For the division of engineering, it accosted to receive $541,401, item 69. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a partial release of easement, a portion of utility easement on property located at 1940 and 1956 Bryant Road and 1953 and 1975 Justice Road, Item 70. A resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with Avon, Kentucky Incorporated, extending the period of performance through May 10, 2024 at no additional cost, Item 71. A resolution authorizing the dissolution of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Public Library Corporation and taking other related actions, and Item 72, a resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute and to submit a grant application seeking up to $15,000 in federal funds from the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management. Under the Federal Emergency Management Performance Grant, EMPG 2022 cycle for the Division of Emergency Management. Authorizing the mayor to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. Authorizing the mayor to accept this grant if awarded, the extent of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of up to $15,000 as a local match. Authorizing the mayor to take any further necessary action related to the grant, and lastly, authorizing the mayor to transfer etiquette for funding within the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, council members? Was that a yes over there? This is walk-ons. Okay. No walk-ons. Are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 70, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an amendment to the agreement with Avall Kentucky. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member Worley? Seconds? Are there any questions? All those in favor say aye. Anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you. Also, item 72, I move to suspend the rules and give a second reading to a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application seeking up to 15,000 in federal funds from the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member Baxter seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. All right, thank you. Council Member Menarez. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 48. This has to do with the continued efforts for improvement at the West Techman Wastewater Treatment Plant. So move. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Sheehan seconds. Are there questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. Okay, thank you. That passes. I have two more. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 50 on behalf of the administration. So moved. Second. Council Member Gray seconds. Are there questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And last one, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading on behalf of the administration. for item number 51. Second. Thank you. Councilmember Baxter seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right that motion passes. Thank you. Councilmember Sheehan. Thank you mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 39. This is contract for the short-term rental tracking and monitoring software so moved second by council member james brown are there questions all those in favor say aye anyone opposed all right that motion passes council member fogel thank you mayor on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules for item number 43 to reimburse 20 000 to lexart so moved thank you as thank you second by councilmember gray any questions all those in favor please say aye aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes also item number 54 on behalf of administration i move to suspend the rules to change the order number two for dunbar community center roof and restroom and restroom replacement project so move second you councilmember reynolds seconded are there questions all those in favor say aye aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes and for my last one honorable mayor on behalf of administration i moved to suspend the rules on number 59 a consultant service agreement with nami incorporated uh so moved vice mayor wu seconds thank you are there any questions all right all those in favor please say aye is anyone opposed all right that passes thank you council member lagree thank you mayor at the request of the administration i move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 62. this is in order to accept a donation of stage lighting improvements at the kentucky theater so moved thank you second thank you council member baxter seconded are there questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed All right, that motion passes. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 61. This is an agreement with Legacy Business Park, so move. Second. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu seconded. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? Okay, that motion passes. Are there any other motions to suspend? No? All right. I believe if we can check, we have 39, 43, 48, 50, 51, 54, 59, 61, 62, 70, and 72. All right. When you're ready, if you'll give those second reading, please. item 39 a resolution authorizing and direct the man behalf of the committee government execute an agreement award a pursuant to RFP number 49 20 23 with granicus LLC for short-term rental tracking and monitoring software for the division of revenue at a cost not to exceed 48,000 for $16.10 item 43 a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the government to permit $20,000 to Lex Arts Incorporated as reimbursement for costs related to the approved artwork lighting at Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden in 48. A resolution authorizing and directly mayor on behalf of the government to execute a conditional commitment letter with the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority to acknowledge and accept the commitment and its terms and conditions for an additional award of $1,165,178 in federal funds under Kentucky Cleaner Water Grant, American Rescue Plan Act funds for the installation of ultraviolet disinfection equipment at Town Branch and West Haikman. Wastewater treatment plans, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban government due to the expenditure of funds. Item 50. A resolution accepting the bid of BMI Builds LLC in the amount of $49,888 for the Meadowbrook Golf Course Maintenance Building Repairs for the Division of Parks and Recreation. And authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban government to execute an agreement with BMI Builds LLC related to the bid. Item 51. A resolution accepting the bid of BMI LLC in the amount of $123,889 for the Wildwood Park sidewalk improvement for the Division of Parks and Recreation and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the committee of the executive agreement with BMI LLC related to the bid, item 54. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change number two to the agreement with BMI Builds LLC for the Dunbar Community Center Roof and Restroom Replacement Project, Increasing the contract price by the sum of $158,358 from $1,730,495.22 to $1,888,850.22. Item 59. A resolution authorizing to direct the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a consultant services agreement with Nomi Incorporated for the professional design services for the new Dunbar Community Center maintenance and improvement project at a cost not received $91,000. Item 61, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a professional services agreement with Cushman and Wakefield U.S. Incorporated for the continuing marketing and sale of the 200-acre legacy business park and Coldstream 50-acre sites at a cost of 6% of land sales. Item 62, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to accept the donation of stage lighting improvements at Kentucky Theater from the Woodsongs Troubadour Concert Series at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 70. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with AVOL, Kentucky Incorporated, extending the period of performance to May 10, 2024 at no additional cost and item 72. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application seeking up to $15,000 in federal funds from the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management under the Federal Emergency Management Performance Grant, EMPG 2022 cycle. For the Division of Emergency Management, authorizing the mayor to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application. Authorizing the mayor to accept this grant if awarded, the acceptance of which obligates the urban community government to the expenditure of $15,000 of up to $50,000 as a local match. Authorizing the mayor to take any further necessary action related to the grant. And lastly, authorizing the mayor to transfer to the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Thank you. Council Member Sheehan, second by Vice Mayor Wu. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember LeGree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Minares? Yes. Councilmember Plowman? Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Councilmember Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. And Councilmember James Brown? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all passed. At this time, we have communications from the mayor. If I could have a motion to approve, please. Thank you, Councilmember Fogle, second by Councilmember Gray. Are there questions? I did notice council members on number four. It was not stated that these are appointees to the Veteran Affairs Commission. Just so you know. Okay. All those in favor of approval, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. And then we have price contracts, communications. Could I have a motion? I'm sorry, who moved? Council Member Baxter. All right. Second by Council Member Menardes. And are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is there anyone who opposes? All right. And then for your information, we have some communications about employees that do not require a vote. and that brings us to discipline. We do have one police discipline, so I'll welcome Chief Weathers to the podium. Welcome, Chief. Hello, everybody. I hope everybody's having a good evening. I'll try to be quick with this one. On February 6, 2024, an internal form of complaint was made that Officer John Gibbons violated General Order 1973-02K, Disciplinary Procedure, Appendix B, Operational Rule 1.40, Preventable Collisions. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and has accepted a written reprimand and two-week suspension of home fleet. On January 14, 2024, Officer John Gibbons was involved in an at-fault vehicle collision while operating his assigned patrol vehicle. Officer Gibbons was previously reported to be at fault in collisions on April 4th, 2023 and June 2nd, 2023. Officer Gibbons received a coaching and counseling for all three collisions. None of the collisions resulted in any injuries and all the collisions resulted in minor damage. All right, I'll entertain a motion to approve the discipline. Hang on. Who made the motion over here? Council Member Reynolds, did you? Okay. Okay, would you like to second it? All right. Council Member Fogle seconds. Now, we'll have some discussion, and Vice Mayor Wu is up first. Thank you, Mayor. Chief, the thing that popped out to me about this particular item was that there were three at-fault collisions in the span of 12 months. Right. Right. What were the penalties or discipline for the first two instances? There are no penalties, but we addressed it with coaching and counseling. Okay, so is there a reason that this third collision triggered a disciplinary action? That's standard in our general orders and our disciplinary procedures. Okay. Aside from the two weeks home fleet, that just basically means he can't take the cruiser home with him for two weeks, right? Right, and that's a benefit to our officers. Is there any retraining here? Yes, he does receive retraining. Okay, starting to see a little bit of a pattern, especially with this one. For this one? Just in terms of, for me, seeing three collisions. The standard is we bring it formal discipline for three collisions. It's also standard for the first time, really, if they're minor collisions, for an officer to receive a written reprimand and suspension of home fleet. We find that to be effective. As a matter of fact, and looking back, I couldn't recall a time when we've had an officer repeat that. And I think we went all the way back to 2012 or 2013, before we can find one officer that had a repeat. And that just lets me know that the discipline imposed is working. Were there any other factors in any of these collisions that would inform your decision on the discipline? Say that again, I'm sorry. Were there any other factors involved in any of those collisions that would influence? Yeah, if there were any other factors other than just minor things that we knew we could correct, especially bringing it formally, this would not have been the disciplinary recommendation. Okay, and then if there had been injuries as a result of that collision, would the discipline also be different? I would, from my personal experience, I would have to say yes. Okay, all right, thank you, Chief. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Councilmember Fogle. Thank you, Mayor. Who covers the insurance on these collisions? The city self-insured. Self-insured? Yes. Okay, thanks. All right, thank you very much. Are there any other questions for the Chief? All right, all those in favor of the discipline, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. Thank you, Chief. Thank you all. Now that brings us to council announcements. Councilmember Gray. Thank you, Mayor. And thank you, LexTV. Earlier today, I was invited by Mary Todd Elementary to join their fifth graders at Junior Achievements BizTown. It was an honor to be asked to be there, and whenever Mary Todd asked me to be someplace, I'm there. I just want to say kudos to the fifth graders, especially the mayor for the day, who I had the opportunity of swearing in. He enjoyed his job as mayor. What they learned, and this right here are the educators and the volunteers who were there to help the students. But what they learned is that about pay. And they were learning about the discrepancy. Like, they were upset. One of the students was upset that the commissioner of the CFO earned $2 less than the mayor. And so I was like, ah, interesting. And so they were learning how to balance a budget, and I said, that's real stuff. That's what we do. So junior achievement is a great way for our youth to learn how businesses work. and in this opportunity they had a chance to be at their own city hall and run things. So it was a great opportunity to see our next generation learn about what we do and what adulting is really like. So thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. And I just want to say to the family of Vivian Lashley-Bibbs that was recognized earlier, I remember Ms. Bibbs. She lived in my neighborhood. She applied for a position here at the city, and I was part of the panel that had the opportunity to interview her. And she was excellent in her interview, and it was obvious that she was a true champion for equity across the board, not just in the health field. So I think our community is truly going to miss her. The next thing is, you know, I just want to give kudos. I feel like I've been patting Charlie Lantern on the back, Commissioner Lantern on the back, for a few weeks. but we had the opportunity to sit on a panel last night at a central christian church and talk about housing homelessness affordable housing access to housing and you know it it's those are tough conversations and a lot of times people ask questions about what government's going to do to address that and i feel like we this council and past councils have worked to really try to address those needs in our community i think there's still work that needs to be done but uh the questions that they asked in regards to justice, equity, opportunity, and resources, we were able to give answers to those questions about what we're doing. So I think part of that is reflective of this council. The other parts are your administration and what they're doing, and some of the other parts are what Commissioner Lanter is doing in his division, and also the community that's pushing us to do better. The next thing I'd just like to touch base on is the flock camera agreement that was in the packet tonight. Myself and I think a few other council members have been getting numerous emails and communications and meeting with folks about the flock cameras and the potential issues that may arise. And so that prompted me to reach out to the police department and I did it to Chief Weathers. He set up a meeting with Commander Greathouse, Chief Holland, to talk a little bit about the audit and what they have put in the guardrails that they put in place with that policy. And I think right now I think I would encourage other council members to go meet with them and talk about the audit, talk about the guardrails that are in place and how they're being proactive to make sure that some of the things that are happening in other communities doesn't happen here with that technology. I was in support of the agreement tonight. I'm still in support of the cameras and advancing that technology. and I'm also in support and impressed with our department on how they are policing themselves on that. I do understand the concern about an external audit, you know, and if council members take a look at what our department is doing and feel that that's needed, I think that's a conversation that we can have. But I think that right now from what I see and from what I will go back and follow up on and some of the questions that they answered. I don't necessarily know if that's the next step that we need to take right at this moment, but I think they're willing to be transparent and to tell the community and show the community what they're doing as well as this council that is truly about accountability for our department and the tools that they have. I think they're willing to show what they're doing and proactively doing in regards to that. The other thing I'll say, and it shouldn't take me my last minute and a half, because I just want to wish my youngest son, Tremaine Brown, a happy 21st birthday. Today? Today. Oh, and you're in a meeting. But I'm going to leave this meeting to go celebrate with him. I think me and my wife, we want to celebrate with him, but we also want to watch him. 21st birthday. So I just want to say happy birthday to Trey, and that's about it. Thank you, Mayor. That's great. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. Before I get into my very long list of announcements, I too just wanted to make a comment about FLOT cameras. I know that several folks from my district have reached out to me and others about their concern about this contract, and I want them to know that I took my vote very seriously and that I did a lot of investigation, and I also likewise met with police and went over the work that they've done. And I feel like I have to balance the requests that I also get for solving crimes and the complaints that I get from my constituents about unsolved crimes. And I see how this technology has been used to solve crimes more quickly, more accurately, without going after people needlessly. And so I just wanted to state that and say that we are, many of us are continuing to look at this technology as it's used, as more sort of videos and things like that are being used. We are not just, you know, accepting things without investigating. We do a lot of work on that. And I want to encourage any of my constituents and anyone that has concerns to meet with the police and to go over and look and see, you know, how things work and ask your own questions. I feel like police in this instance has been very open to doing that and explaining and working with the public. So I just wanted to state that. and I think that we're going to continue to make sure that we have the best policy that we can around these types of technologies. And now I'm going to go into my very long list of things that are going on in my district this weekend. As the weather gets warmer, more and more events start happening. so Friday and Saturday night I wanted to mention that Bluegrass Youth Ballet is doing their Art Rhapsody 20th year performance so I'm sorry Friday night and Saturday morning so if you're interested in that please check it out it's a great production also Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. across the street at the Lexington Children's Museum is the night at the museum and that is a fundraiser for that entity So I will be there and encourage folks to come out for that. Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Marksbury Farm Lexington Public Library on Versailles Road, Casa de la Cultura is doing a Dia del Nino with lots of performances and events. So that will be fun. Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., there will be a park cleanup at Preston Cave Spring. That's one of my favorite little parks in my neighborhood. and that's always a great event to clean up that area and then uh sunday at 2 p.m on oxford circle at 1812 oxford circle ford's fitness is doing a grand reopening they have a new owner and they are doing a lot of work on that building and making it better so that will be nice and then sunday at 2 p.m there is a legends game and then after the legends game is the battle of the badges where our fire department will play our police department. So that's going to be exciting. And then at 6 p.m. in Spiegel Heights, there is a Neighborhood Association meeting, and that will be at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. So if you live in that area, please come out. And then also this week is National Crime Victims' Rights Week. And so we need to honor those that have been victims of crime. And the Sheriff's Department in May, on May 17th, is going to hold their first ever Victim Survivors Summit. And that will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lansdowne Signature Club. So that is all for now. But that's what our weekends are looking like. A lot going on. Thank you. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I have a few announcements. Yesterday, I had the privilege of accompanying the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Jamie Link at Amtech, which is an electrical contractor in town. They have a really great apprenticeship program where they – it's a four-year on-the-job training program that gets young people or not – older people, too, can do it – prepared to take their state electrician's exam. and yesterday seven individuals graduated from that program and it is an amazing asset to this community it is a great economic development tool that a local business provides for our community and i would just like to take the opportunity to encourage our young people to consider a trade as you're thinking about your career choices. Next, it has come to my attention in some conversations with residents recently since recent property tax assessments were mailed out. There's a significant portion of our community who is eligible for the homestead exemption that are not taking advantage of that. So I have made some posts on my social media and tonight I want to put the website out there so that individuals who are over 65 or on permanent disability are eligible for a homestead exemption and this year it's forty six thousand three hundred and fifty dollars off your assessed value and that's a huge chunk of change so as you're looking at your assessments that may be increasing there may be potential savings so that website is fayettepva.com forward slash homestead dash exemption and you can go on the on the fayette county pva's website for more information on that as well or contact my office um and i think that's all i have thank you very thank you very much council member fogel thank you mayor let's start with the opening uh game tonight at the legend stadiums the legends The game time is this evening, opening season. I want to start with that. Since we're going to talk about kids, my grandson's going to the prom on Saturday. We're excited in the household, the focal household. Also, game night at Green Acres on the 26th. It's adult game night where the community's going to come together. And if you know how to play spades, you know checkers, chess, go by Green Acres. And there's going to be food and a lot of activity starting at 6 o'clock. And now, to get into some real deep subjects, and you know it's about that flock camera. What I'd like to say is that first district is just riddled with a lot of heaviness. You know what, but the community is worth it. And it's worth the battle, it's worth standing up. As I sit here on council, I understand that some districts only have two flat cameras or five flat cameras. And they don't have all of the other entities that first district has. Like, sometime I get over policing calls and I'm riddled with a lot of calls. I do enjoy safety. I want to be safe. I want my family to be safe and the community to be safe. My no vote tonight came because I have so many calls and so many emails talking about it's not the police that we're trying to audit. It's the contract itself and some of the language that's in the contract. And so I'm going to invite the neighborhood associations to call Chief Weathers and call the police department and take those tours and see the flat cameras for themselves to see if I can get a little bit of ease in the first district. And so we have a lot of cameras. And the only question, one of the deepest questions that I had was, I heard about how many stolen cars were recovered. I just wanted to know how many of those stolen cars was recovered in the first district since we have so many flat cameras. And I just couldn't get that answer. So on behalf of the constituents that have called my office, my vote was no, I stand by that until I get just a little bit more information. Yes, we're riddled with gun violence and everything. And I'm just trying to see how that license plate reader has caught the people who are committing the violent crimes. So I wanted to say that. Also, as I talked to Father Norman and I talked to Pastor Owens and Pastor Robinson, and we're looking at prayer and peace. For tonight, not only do I stand on a no vote with the flat cameras, I also stand to say I am asking for a cease fire. The first district is asking for that. And so I just want to put that out there because we are in prayer and if we are following the great leader that we follow, peace was always first. And so for that, I want to make that announcement from the first district. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. Councilmember Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to congratulate the members of the Citizens Fire Academy, Class 42. We just graduated. We were an outstanding cohort in our Lexington Fire Department, did a phenomenal job. Really allowed us to participate in some really cool things. It was, they told us this year that with our class, they were changing things up a little bit. It was a lot more hands on, and we were suiting up almost every week, and we all loved it. So thank you to the fire department, Chief Wells, for having such an awesome program for neighbors and citizens to get to see up close and personal what our fire department does. And also I have to give a shout out to the Citizens Police Academy as well. I graduated from that program in the fall and it was another outstanding program. I encourage all of my neighbors to register for these awesome free opportunities to get to see what our public safety department does on a daily basis. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. there any other council reports or announcements all right that takes us to public comment and the way this works I know many of you understand already but for those who may not know when I call your name you'll come to the podium and for the record you must state your name again and your council district and then you'll have three minutes. And so first is David Lowe followed by Andrew Russell English. Welcome. David Lowe, District 8. Council members, on behalf of our team, Victoria and I would like to thank you for unanimously advancing the parks funding about referendum to the ballot this November, giving voters the ability to decide directly on this critical community issue. Targeted and fiscally responsible investment in parks in every corner of our city will improve our quality of life, make our neighborhoods safer, and importantly, bring new jobs home. What we've learned over these past nine months is that when we talk about investing in parks, we're talking both about improving quality of life and increasing the standard of living in our community. We've been so thrilled with the response from our community, loud support with our meetings at Kenwick Table on Zoom, emails, texts, everything in between. Our growing team is fully committed to delivering dedicated funding for our parks in Lexington, and we're excited and energized about the work ahead. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Andrew Russell English, followed by Reva Russell English. Andrew had to leave to pick up our child from baseball. I'm sorry. Andrew had to leave to pick up our child from baseball. He left his notes. Would it be okay if I read them? Is that okay with you? Yeah, as long as it's all within three minutes. It will be. Thank you so much. Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you, Vice Mayor. All right. This is Andrew Russell English's comments for tonight. He lives in the 1st District and farms in the 12th. My name is Andrew Russell Englitt. Oh, that's what he was saying. Okay, sorry, I'm here to speak on the expansion of the flock camera contract. From what I can tell, there doesn't seem to be the political appetite among council to slow down this and allow for more community input. Because of this, I ask that council at least mandate an audit of the Lexington Police Department's use of the flock cameras. Along with the ways in which flock data is being shared with other law enforcement agencies across the state and country. While an external audit would be preferable, we have an auditor in our city government who is paid to do just that. It's not only good governance, but a way to address citizens' concerns about accountability, since the police department asked for council approval for the pilot program. Although I can't speak for them, I'm sure Lexington police would also like to continue building trust and goodwill with residents. It's something they're very clearly interested in from my observations over the years. I would like to know what we are getting for our money. Cameras don't prevent crime from happening, and with other law enforcement agencies accessing this network, we should know who our city is being asked to work for and to what end. As laws in nearby states become more draconian and here, it's important that we make sure that the tools at our disposal are not being used in ways that are inconsistent with our stated values, or to undermine the long work we're engaged in to create a fair community where everyone can thrive. You have a minute 28 left. Okay, can I add that to my? That's for you. Oh. A minute 28. Well, because I also have the next three minutes, right? Should I just get started now? No, because he wasn't able to be here. You have a total of three minutes. That's what we said in the beginning. I did not understand that. Okay. All right. Well, I want to start then just by saying thank you to all of you who answered lots of questions that I had and helped me find resources. There are also city employees that helped me. I don't always remember to say thank you, but I'm very grateful to all of you for the help that you've given me this week. And also to some of your legislative aides who are super helpful as well. You should have some maps in front of you, I'm hoping. Mayor, I only asked for 15 at the library. I apologize. Maybe someone can share with you, and I will email them to you tomorrow. Thank you. One of my primary concerns with the flock cameras is that they are disproportionately placed in neighborhoods where people who have been historically mistreated and underinvested in live. If you look at the maps, you'll notice that flock cameras form a kind of fence, A technological ghetto of sorts that draws a line between black, Hispanic, and poor Lexingtonians and white and wealthier Lexingtonians. Policing and watching poor people and racialized people will not make them less poor or more white. It will also not reduce violent crime. Investing in healthcare, substance use treatment, safe housing, affordable housing, and poverty reduction. Those are the things that will reduce our crime here. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next is Victoria Meyer, followed by Ben Bandy. Welcome. I'm Victoria Meyer, District 9. I just wanted to thank Councilmember Baxter and all of you for all your help. Thank you. Thank you. Ben Bandy followed by Emily Mosley. Welcome. My name is Ben Bandy. I am a renter in District 10. Shalom Aleichem and Chag Petzach Sameach to anybody who may be celebrating. I really wish that I was at a Seder right now, that I was celebrating with my community this blessed time for us, but instead I am here in deep mourning for the Palestinian people who have yet to see freedom, even though it has been over 200 days since the escalation of the genocide has begun. There have been two mass graves found at hospitals, medical centers, where the people who have lost their lives, where several of them have been found with their hands and feet tied, no chance of escaping. My heart aches for these people who have not been able to see the freedom that they've been dreaming of probably their entire lives, freedom from the Israeli offensive forces and from the Israeli regime. And I'm stunned that we have to continue to be here to ask you to pass a formal resolution. We can appreciate your thoughts and your comments and your words only so much until we actually see action. I also really want to stress the impact that this is having on our collegiate community that has been ruthlessly and fearlessly fighting for the Palestinian cause. We see it on campuses such as Emory, such as Columbus, and now in states such as California, where we also see the escalation of police violence against these protesters who are trying to fight for freedom against a fascist regime, which the irony shouldn't be lost on any of you. And if you think that this isn't an issue that is going to come home to the University of Kentucky, you are incredibly mistaken because it has already come to the University of Kentucky, where peaceful protesters advocating for the Palestinian cause against the violent Israeli and Zionist supporters that have come to the United States and the University of Kentucky campus, they were subjected to silencing and police silencing by UKPD and the Lexington Police Department. So if you don't think that this is going to get any better in Lexington, that we are going to stay silent, then you are so wrong. And I want you to think about those mass graves as you go home tonight and think about your hands and your feet being tied as you try to imagine the freedom that we think we have right now. Thank you. All right. Next is Emily Mosley, followed by Chloe Atwater. Welcome. My name is Emily Mosley. I am a resident of District 1 and a licensed clinical social worker. And Councilwoman Fogel, I just appreciate your nuanced look at the flock cameras because I also have, I'm like in this middle area where I do appreciate and I believe that there has been a reduction in gun violence in District 1 in my personal experience over the last, you know, two years or so, I would say. I've heard way less gunshots than I have. But on the other hand, I am very concerned about the privacy of the residents on the north side. And I understand that the Flock Camera contract is a five-year contract, and I think that is a very long time as we are in rapid technological advances as well as an uncertain political future. so um my request to the council and to you mayor gordon is to amend the contract to right now the flock cameras will hold the at the what is it called the hit data or whatever and when they you know when the data matches a license plate or whatever they hold that data for 30 days and in new hampshire they have a state law that says for all data that is not on the hit list that that data is deleted in three minutes and i would encourage you to look at that law um and possibly amend the contracts so that because flock is a you know private company and so having them just amass all this data about our constituents is concerning i would also encourage the council to amend the contract to keep all the data local because when we if other police departments throughout the nation can see our data and then you can trace somebody across state lines that does kind of get into that realm of surveillance and so i think limiting the data to lexington kentucky use only would be beneficial i also appreciate the efforts on the north side i've seen the mobile market and i love seeing that in our community and councilwoman fogel i appreciate your efforts i know i can't imagine how hard your job is and i appreciate it thank you next is chloe atwater followed by shakira syed Welcome. Hi, my name is Chloe Atwater. I am I live in District 11. I am a local nonprofit attorney at Kentucky Equal Justice Center and I came here this evening to ask you all to postpone voting on the Flock Camera resolution until an independent audit could be conducted and to include certain provisions protecting civil liberties and any final resolution approving an extension of that contract or any future um aalpr contract i recognize that alprs are not inherently bad the aclu recognizes their usefulness and running plates for stolen cars for amber alerts or for toll collection but you need to be really careful in how those are used. You need to make sure that they're not placed primarily in low-income and formerly redlined neighborhoods and it creates a self-perpetuating cycle to do so that if a neighborhood is labeled as high crime and cameras are placed there disproportionately of course you're going to find more crime there because you put the cameras there and given that flock operates in more than 3,000 communities and equitable distribution of the cameras in one community has cascading effects across the country we're not just talking about the policies that our own police department adopts which I see that they're acting in good faith and trying to you know be really transparent with the people of Lexington and I appreciate that immensely but this is this is a private company that can change their privacy policies and we need to make sure that they are accountable to the privacy rights of our local citizens the ACLU is helpfully put together best practices for data retention so how long flock can keep that data sharing data with with other states and the use of that data in other states and the related issue of database use so communicating with the federal criminal database these best practices would somewhat mitigate a lot of these concerns and unfortunately the concerns about equitable distribution of the cameras still remains i think that you know we need to just pump the brakes here as much as we can and that's why an audit here is so critical and please just include those those protections in any future contracts with flock or any other alpr company thank you very much all right next is shakira syed followed by alissa rigney welcome good evening my name is Shakira side district 5 I wanted to start off by thanking councilmember Fogle for calling for a ceasefire in Gaza thank you for showing your bravery in front of the chamber once again I'm here to call on the rest of you, with the exception of Ms. Gray and now Ms. Fogle, to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. It is clear that the 40,000 Palestinians massacred by Israel does not move you to action. That the 15,000 children killed, the wailing mothers, the fathers digging through the rubble looking for their families, the children left orphaned, does not move you. It is clear that our consistent calls for Lexington to go down in history as one of the American cities to call for a ceasefire does not move you. It is clear that your conscience remains unbothered enough so that you have not come out individually, like Ms. Gray and now Ms. Vogel, to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. It is clear that although there are a total of 93 representatives and senators who have called for a ceasefire, there isn't a fire lit under you enough to get on the right side of history. It is clear you remain unmoved by the U.S. being complicit in this genocide. You, too, are complicit so long as you stay silent. The truth is, and of course I wrote this before the surprise of Ms. Fogle, but I do, I have lost hope in this chamber doing the right thing. So I'll leave you with this. As history has shown us, once college students begin to protest, the tide has already turned. The tide has turned in favor of Palestine. We have students in 35 colleges, in more than 35 colleges, because as we sat here, Princeton today is also part of the protest. They're protesting the genocide and the investments in Israel. Expect more. They're risking their academic and future careers, and they are ready to dismantle the system that you are a part of. Ladies and gentlemen of this chamber, you have been given plenty of opportunities to come out and call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Perhaps losing your district seat is a motivating factor in moving along with the tide. And I'll tell you what, these college students are not the way we were. I was in college in the 90s. These college students are unapologetic about their asks and are not forgiving. You will have to fight to keep the seat you now keep warm. This is your last chance to show that you aren't just a politician, but leader like miss Vogel and miss gray thank you all right next is Alyssa Rigney and then followed by Katherine Larson welcome assalamu alaikum my name is Alyssa Rigney I am from district 11 and I would like to also add that my district councilmember has called for a ceasefire as well so thank you I come up here again today not originally planning to talk but deciding to while I sat here and I want to maybe explain and of course these are all words of just my own maybe why you see a little bit less people tonight so if you haven't noticed many of us are college students college days around that I myself am a college student graduating next week from UK with two degrees. And this past month from mid-March to mid-April was Ramadan. If you don't know what Ramadan is, it is the holy month in Islam. It is where you fast from before sunrise to sunset all day. I was very privileged to be able to partake in it. And it was very spiritually awakening, but it is also very hard on your body. So if you have not seen many Muslim constituents here please know that they were fasting and if you do not see many college students here please know they are finishing their semester the movement has not stopped we are still calling for justice we are still calling for a ceasefire because despite the International Court of Justice asking telling Israel to stop their actions, to allow more aid, to prevent the actions of genocide. We are still seeing videos of bombs being dropped. Horrific videos. I'm seeing videos of people who have their hands and body parts just not attached to their body anymore. We are still seeing these things and aid is still not being allowed in. And now we have over 30 college campuses partaking in protest and many students are putting their academic career on the line. We will continue the movement until we see a liberated Palestine. until we see the liberation of all oppressed people. And it is your choice whether or not you want to choose to be on the right side of history going forward. The movement will continue. It is your choice whether or not to ride that. Thank you. Our final speaker is Catherine Larson. Welcome. I'm Katherine Larson and I live in District 10. Mass graves have been found in two hospitals in the Gaza Strip containing 392 bodies, including those of women, children, and the elderly showing signs of torture and executions, officials in the enclave have said. On the sixth consecutive day of digging up bodies in southern Gaza, Palestinian civil defense officials on Thursday revealed horrifying new details about the mass graves around the Nasser and El Shiva hospitals. Tens of bodies were found with bound hands while others still had medical tubes attached to them, indicating that they may have been buried alive, said civil defense member Mohammed Mugir. We need forensic examination for approximately 20 bodies for people who we think were buried alive, he said. Yaman Abu Suleiman, the head of the Civil Defense Department in Southern Caneunis, where Nasser Hospital is located, I don't know if I'm pronouncing everything right, said three separate mass graves were found at the facility, one behind the morgue, one in front of the morgue, and one near the dialysis building. Only 65 bodies have been identified by relatives of 392 recovered due to the decomposition, mutilation, and torture, or other difficulties, he said, adding that bodies were stacked together, which showed indication of field executions having taken place. At a news conference in Southern Rafa on Thursday, Abu Salaman called on the international community to exert pressure to put an immediate end to this aggression against our people, as well as for humanitarian organizations and international media to be let into Gaza to examine these crimes. He provided photographic and video evidence of the remains of children and said, why do we have children in mass graves. Adding that the evidence shows Israel has committed crimes against humanity and so obviously I would appreciate it if you all would do more than say that you care about your Palestinian constituents here and show that you care by passing a ceasefire resolution. You'd be joining over 100 other cities that have done that. Thanks. All right. That concludes our public comment. Council members, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Thank you, Council Member Fogle, Council Member Baxter. All those in favor, say aye. We are adjourned. Thank you for coming. Thank you.