Music Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The End Thank you. so Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Six o'clock. So it is time for us to get going. And I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Council meeting of May the 9th, 2024. And the first item on our agenda is the roll call. Councilmember Elliott Baxter. Councilmember Fogle. Here. Councilmember Gray. Present. Councilmember Legree. Here. Councilmember Lynch. Present. Councilmember Minaris. Here. Councilmember Plowman. Here. Councilmember Reynolds. Here. Councilmember Sevigny. Here. Councilmember Sheehan. Here. Councilmember Worley. Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu. Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown. Here. Councilmember James Brown. Here. And Councilmember Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. All right, thank you very much. We do have a quorum. And at this time, I would like to invite Adam Jones, the pastor of Open Door Church, to give our invocation. Welcome. Appreciate the opportunity to offer a prayer from my tradition. Lord God, you are good. Your love endures forever. And in all your mighty and mysterious ways, I believe you are at work in these city officials and in all the leaders in our city in this room. I pray that you would teach us your priorities for the city and your will for what is to be done. I pray that you give us eyes to see those on the margins, your image in everyone. Give us courage to overcome evil with good. Give us a vision of justice big enough to heal both the oppressed and the oppressive systems. I pray that you give us compassion for our most vulnerable citizens. and let hate and prejudice and violence and all those things be driven out by your love. Give us fresh dreams and visions for our city, Lexington. Let the old dreamers dream and the young see visions. We pray for dreams of a faithful city in which the last are first and the first are left, where the prophetic voices of those at the bottom are heeded by those at the top, Where the poor are blessed and the peacemakers are the children of God. Where we beat our weapons into farm tools and study violence no more one day. Where every person has their daily bread, we invite you, O God, to use all of us, our hands, our thoughts, our minds, our strength, together to move forward the work of love and justice in the city of Lexington. That our city might be known for neighborly love and mercy. Deliver us, God, from the tyranny of greed, pride, power, from all forms of fear that threaten to divide us. Deliver us from addiction to control or the paralysis of cynicism or apathy, that we might move forward with you in creating a city that is full of love and in which every person is able to flourish. In the name of the Savior, who was born as a refugee and walked the streets of his city, homeless, teaching about all these things. In the name of Christ, I pray. Amen. Thank you very much, Pastor Jones. At this time, we have two presentations. Now at this time, I'd like to invite CASA Executive Director Melinda Jamieson to join me at the podium. And if you don't know her, she is one ball of fire. You all know what I'm talking about. Tonight, I want to welcome some very important volunteers, our Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA volunteers. But first, I'd like to welcome Fayette County's four family court judges. Judge Libby Messer, Judge Tracy Brislin, Judge Ross Ewing, and Judge Tiffany Yar. Welcome so much and thank you for the work that you do with our CASA program and volunteers. We're also joined this evening by many of our CASA of Lexington board members. If you're a board member, would you stand up, please? Brianna's here. Very good. Small but mighty. Thank you for being here. Kentucky is among the worst states in the nation when it comes to the number of new abuse and neglect cases each year. Our family court system is filled with cases of children who deserve a stable, loving home, but are instead navigating a world filled with chaos and uncertainty. In 2023 alone, more than 440 Fayette County children had someone looking out for their best interests. They had a CASA volunteer. 44 of our Fayette County CASA volunteers have earned President Biden's Volunteer Service Award for the number of hours they volunteered in 2023. Collectively, more than 10,000 hours were served by our award recipients just last year. Now, several of them are with us this evening, and I'd like to ask Melinda to please announce the recipients by name. And once Melinda calls your name, if you will please come stand in the front of the room, and then we'll get a big photo together. Melinda? Yes, and in an effort to save time, if we hold all applause until the end, we'll just read the names. And of that 10,257 hours, that was only 44 of our 297 volunteers. So think about that service. We're going to start off with our bronze winners, if you'll just come to the front, Dave Savigny, Jane Crickard, and Renee Saner. Moving to the silver level, Nick Luddy, Barbara Phipps. And at the gold level, with the highest number of hours documented, over 500 hours per person, and they each are in the 700 range, Deborah Gabbard, Brittany Thomas, and Jan Colbert. All right. Is that it? Yes, because we're not in the picture. The rest isn't done. Okay, all right, thank you to all of you, and if you'll all move back, we'll get a picture with the council. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. We really love and value our CASA volunteers. Now, we have a special presentation. Next. Will Angel Lakita Moore, Marcus Tanksley, and council member Shayla Lynch join me at the podium please you might recognize some of these folks okay come on come close okay Angel and Marcus are in town joining us from Los Angeles and I thank you both for being here. This is a real pleasure for all of us. Both Angel and Marcus are Lexington natives. Angel is a graduate of the School of Creative and Performing Arts, as well as the University of Kentucky and the University of California, Irvine. Marcus is a graduate of Bryan Station High School and Bluegrass Community and Technical College. As an actress and comedian, Angel frequently makes appearances on many hit television shows, has released a hit single that has hit 18 million streams, and has a booming social media presence. In March, Angel and Marcus, a content creator, received an NAACP award for their podcast, and Angel was the recipient of three more NAACP awards. Angel, Marcus, thank you for helping put Lexington on the map. I congratulate both of you on these many achievements, And at this time, it is my pleasure to present you with a proclamation declaring today, Angel Lakita Moore and Marcus Tanksley Day in Lexington. Surprise! I'm going to read it, and then I'll give it to both of you. All right, here's how it goes. Do you have one of these from Los Angeles? Surely don't. Surely don't. Okay, here we go. Here's how it goes. Whereas Lexington's Angel Lakita Moore and Marcus Tanksley have had great success, and whereas Angel's career began with a recurring role on the award-winning TV series ER. Does anybody remember that? Yeah. And has continued through roles in Black-ish, Netflix Atypical, and AJ and the Queen, Disney's Saturdays, and Sydney to the Max, HBO's A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. And whereas as That Chick Angel and Marcus Ain't on the Gram, they have amassed over 1.5 million fans through entertaining videos, parenting vlogs, and especially their couples challenges and U.S. tour in 2023. And whereas Angel extended her talents to the music industry with the infectious single One Margarita garnering over 18 million streams. And whereas at the 55th annual NAACP Image Awards, Marcus and Angel were nominated for Outstanding Lifestyle and Self-Help Podcast for Is This Going to Cause an Argument? and Angel won three awards, including the highly coveted Outstanding Social Media Personality of the Year Award, and whereas Lexington celebrates Angel's and Marcus's achievements in the arts and entertainment and anticipates their continued success, now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare May 9th, 2024, Angel Lakita Moore and Marcus Tanksley Day. Congratulations and thank you very much. Thank you. Now, do you want to say a few words? Yes, we can say it. Yes, okay. All right, who's first? Marcus? All right. All right, you said it, not me. I don't know. Okay, this is a lot. So it's, I'm very proud of my city and where I'm from. Anybody that's ever met me that didn't know that I was from Lexington, Kentucky, they find out at least midway through the conversation. I hold my head high. Living here, I didn't feel that sense of pride. I didn't realize I had that pride, at least, until I moved away. And I always look for signs from back home when I'm in California, whether sometimes I see a Lexington or Kentucky license plate or even you know neighboring colleges. I want to thank the Sid, I really appreciate this. This means a lot to me. You never expect your city to honor you. You just always look forward to honoring your city so thank you. First of all, thank you to everyone who made this happen. This is not something I think me and Marcus ever dreamed of, but I tell you, I feel so honored. Thank you so much, Mayor Gordon. This was just, again, something we didn't know why we were here today, I'm going to be honest. My sister wouldn't tell me, and we were just like, we're going to show up, and hopefully something amazing happens. And this has completely blown our expectation. There's a video I do where I imitate my husband, my husband acting like different things. And any time I play him, I always put on a Kentucky hat and a shirt that says Kentucky is my happy place, because that is truly what it is to us. So thank you so much, Lexington. I'm going to cry about this later. We greatly appreciate it, and thank you for making Kentucky always a home for us. Thank you. Thank you. And now let's hear a few words from Councilmember Shayla Lynch who had a hand in this surprise. Thank you, Mayor. I just believe that it is important to acknowledge publicly our people when they are representing us in the world well. And Angela Marcus, you are doing just that. God is truly using them to be magnetic lights in this world, and this is something that we sorely need right now. Thank you, Angel and Marcus, for being that light and for making us laugh, smile, and view this world through your eyes. Thank you both for all that you do. We love you, we appreciate you, and congratulations on all your success, and we wish nothing but more. Thank you. Oh, absolutely. All right. All right. Let's get a photo. And if you two will stand right in the center over here. Thank you. Thank you all so much. All right, now, the next item on our agenda is a public hearing for the mayor's proposed budget. And I will read a statement and then I will open the session. So in compliance with the urban county government charter, We are providing an opportunity for residents to make comments about the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. A summary of the mayor's proposed budget, including the use of state municipal aid and mineral severance funds, has been published in the Lexington Herald-Leader. And copies of the budget are available on the city website, lexingtonky.gov. the Urban County Council Clerk's Office, the County Clerk's Office, and the Lexington Public Library's Central Branch. Now I would like to go ahead and declare the public hearing open. And at this time we have four people who would like to comment on the budget, who've signed up to do that. So, the way this will work is I'll call your name, And if you'll please come to the podium, and you'll need to restate your name and state your council district, and then you'll have three minutes. And we have one person, Rolanda Woolfolk, where are you? There you are. Did you give your three minutes to Whit Whitaker? All right, thank you. So Whitaker, you'll have six minutes and it's time for you to come. And you'll be followed by Rick Day and then Brittany Rothmeier. Welcome. First, I'd like to say thank you to the Honorable Mayor Gordon and distinguished councilmen and councilwomen. I'm here today. Excuse me, I'm so sorry, Whit. Would you state your name and your council district? Whit Whitaker, council district two. Thank you. I'm here today to talk about a proposal. I think all the council people have gotten it. I am part of a group of community pillars and I want to make a correction. This is not part of the gun violence task force upon which I also serve. I'm part of a group of community pillars who have come together, we've had meetings, different people have come about concerns about the rising gun violence. And we bring in a proposal to ask that certain amounts of money be committed and permitted into the mayor's budget. One reason we're doing this proposal, we want to identify gaps with services and coverages for the community, particularly victims and survivors of gun violence. Secondly, we want to engage and collaborate with community partners to proactively address these issues, which continue to be an increasing danger within our community. And thirdly, we want to support LFUCG, Lexington-Fayette, Urban County Government, the law enforcement by joining and building solid airtight partnerships with specific community partners that we've outlined as you will see in your proposal. Now we'll partner with LFUCG to create efficient, actionable, cost-effective measures to help eradicate gun violence. And the delayed effect that follows after the stimulus of gun violence destroys our youth, our communities, and the lives and mental health of surviving victims of gun violence. We want to, the proposal would have three phases. It will address mental health of the victims. And we will propose that the Lexington urban county government would partner with organization Neighborhood Healers, which already has a system in place. Partnering with them, they've already historically served the black community and They have a capacity to provide individual and group counseling in large part due to the overlap of demographics. The cost implemented for this would be a commitment to a three year plan, about $255,000 which would be about $85,000 a year. This will provide individual mental health counseling for 114 group, Mental health counseling for 83 groups, each spread over 12 week schedules. We also have a proposal to address the scarcity. There's always a talk about there's not enough capacity or there's not enough organizations tackling this place. We have vetted exhilarating incorporated which works with youth. We were proposed that $50,000 which would help them extend their programming and And it's based on their current model. And they will help with youth employment training. This will be another way to get our youth off the street to be more active, give them something to do. And proposals to direct victim services. We've largely identified services for families and loved ones in the city's service. We have sisters supporting supporters working against gun violence. They have an active working model and plan. And we've asked that $90,000 for the food insecurity program which they run, which benefits a lot of the surviving victims of gun violence for groceries and things like that, would that be part of the budget? $80,000 for victims of emergency response workers. This would also be a plus for our law enforcement officers, getting qualified, certified individuals who can help address the need and make their jobs safer and also make the lives of others safe. And then the one next crisis response team, we would like them to partner with Fayette County Public Schools Handled with Care program, which is a statewide program that initiate practices facilitating multi-agency coordination to support school age children experiencing trauma. So these are things that we would like to see within the mayor's budget. I think it's important to understand we are not asking as a community to usurp anyone's power. We're not asking that we go along. We're asking for a partnership. Surviving victims of gun violence with the hearts on their sleeves. Unfortunately, a lot of those hearts are bloody and with pain. So we know that you are advocates of trying to end gun violence. I can't speak for the council. I can only tell you what I'm hearing in the community, what's coming to us. As a victim of gun violence whose stepfather was shot and I myself am here, by the grace of God, after being shot at two drive-bys in Detroit, I understand the importance of trying to tackle this problem. We have to do more than talking about it. So we figure this proposal would allow partnership in a cost-effective way to And also engage community partners to allow for a holistic community way of addressing these. And again, I thank you for your time, honorable Mayor Gordon, distinguished council people. And as someone who is representing the community, I thank you for listening. And we hope that you will allow us to come together and talk about this at a later date. Thank you. Next is Rick Day, followed by Brittany Rothmeier. Welcome. My name is Rick Day and I live in the 3rd District. I am going to suggest that you add to this budget a sum of money to correct the inequities and other problems in the urban county government's compensation system. Fix the mess that I have been telling you about. This needs to be money over and above any cost of living increase. I told you on Tuesday, it's not going to get any easier. The reallocations, that was a great example, but only one of many. I'm going to start by giving you more individual examples. Remember Jason and Nathan? I'm going to take another look at the MAG study. Do you think that because the administration hired the management advisory group that there would be no problems? Think about this. The people directing that consultant were the same people that recommended the reallocations. The problem is not going away, and you are not going to be able to continue to ignore it. Don't just put money in it to study it. Put money in to fix it. After you had money for the unnecessary and unjustified reallocations and unexplained mag study results, I don't think the employees are going to be satisfied if the administration tries to tell them, well we can't afford it it's not in the budget you can fix that right now put it in the budget it will cost a lot of money and it should cost a lot of money how much I don't know maybe somebody here could call University of Louisville and see how much it cost them to fix what the Courier-Journal called a botched compensation study. They jumped on it. They fixed it quickly. They knew it was botched. We all know it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. I think you're going to need it. Thank you. Next up is Brittany Rothmeier. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor, Vice Mayor, members of the council. Brittany Rothmeier on behalf of Fayette Alliance, and we're located in the third district. We sincerely appreciate the significant time and effort that each of you invest in analyzing our community needs and discussing solutions to address them in this year's budget. We applaud the efforts of all of you in city leadership in focusing the largest budget in history on efforts that have the potential to uplift and transform our community. This historic budget demonstrates our fiscal responsibility and strong economy. 8% increase in employment since 2020 and the largest number of people employed in Lexington's history last year has continued to set us up for future success. We commend you on inclusion of record funding of the affordable housing trust fund and social resource grants. Investments in planning, complete streets, infrastructure, the purchase of development rights, economic development and equity. We know that well-planned infrastructure strengthens our community, boosts our economy, expands opportunity and promotes equitable development. Simultaneously, investing in our rural areas provides economic stability and security to our entire community as well as enhances our quality of life. The decision by the council last year to expand the urban service boundary has significant current and future financial implications for LFUCG. Some of those are apparent in this year's budget and some of them won't be recognized until more information is available on the full cost of sewer infrastructure and staff, services like police, fire, waste pickups, streetlights, and more. The important questions on how the city will support those increases in costs without passing the financial burden to taxpayers still has yet to be addressed. The expenses allocated to support those expansion efforts over the past year and in this upcoming budget, work to highlight that a similar investment is missing to support infill and redevelopment housing efforts inside the USB that our community overwhelmingly supports. In fiscal year 23, Mayor Gorton announced an exciting infill and redevelopment programs that support smart, sustainable, and equitable growth policies. Disappointingly, the neighborhood investment fund and infrastructure funds haven't been utilized as anticipated. These tools still have much potential, but need adjustment and reinvestment. Harvard University just released a report demonstrating that new suburban housing does little to lower housing costs for the urban households most vulnerable to rising housing costs. Policies that promote greater urban density will be most effective in making cities more affordable for low and middle income housing. Fate Alliance would recommend that the infrastructure investment fund be expanded to allow funds to be used for housing development as opposed to only economic development projects as well as re-establishing the three million dollar budget in this fund in addition we'd recommend investment in an update to the downtown master plan and investment in a housing production and maximization strategy for housing development inside the urban service boundary for the more than 3,000 acres owned for residential we appreciate all of your work in consideration thank you all right thank Thank you very much. That ends the list of folks signed up for the budget public hearing. So I'll now declare the public hearing closed. Thank you very much. And next on the agenda, we have second reading of ordinances. And we have a little bit of a unique situation tonight. So we'll just kind of work through it one step at a time. And I believe Vice Mayor Wu has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. I move to separate out item number one under ordinance of second reading. So moved. Is there a, Council Member LeGrie seconds? Is there any discussion about separating out number one? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now, I would like to ask Michael Cravens, who sent us a wonderful summary of what we're doing here and how it's different. Would you mind to speak a little bit about this, please? Good evening. So what you've done now is you've separated item one, which is the zoning ordinance text amendment that the planning commission disapproved. I think right now the way you've done it, you would need a motion to approve and a second. And then you would vote on item one only. There will be a roll call vote. And if you want to agree with the planning commission, which disapproved this zoning ordinance text amendment, you would vote no on that roll call vote. Then once item one is disposed of, you would need to take a motion on the remainder of second reading ordinances. then there'll be another roll call vote on that. Okay. Thank you. Does everyone understand? It's a little bit, it almost seems backward, a little bit. If you agree with number one decision by the Planning Commission, you vote no. If you don't agree with it, you vote yes. Mayor, I would just clarify from what Michael said, since the Vice Mayor has actually jumped, it kind of slightly reversed his initial recommendation of how to handle it. By separating it out first, we'll read this alone, then vote, then we'll read the remainder after that. That's right. I think that was your point. That's correct. We wanted to explain the vote ahead of time just so everybody understands about that. All right, so the motion then was to separate out, and that motion passed. So I'll ask the clerk to go ahead and give second reading to number one only. Item one, an ordinance pending article 816 of the zoning ordinance to allow truck and trailer rental and leasing businesses as principal uses in neighborhood business B1 zone. Thank you. Thank you. Now is there a motion to approve? So moved. All right, Councilmember Reynolds seconded. Now, if you will take a roll call vote on item number one only, please. Councilmember Fogel? No. Councilmember Gray? No. Councilmember Ligree? No. Councilmember Lynch? No. Councilmember Minaris? No. Councilmember Plowman? No. Councilmember Reynolds? No. Councilmember Sevigny? No. Councilmember Sheehan? No. Councilmember Worley? No. Vice Mayor Wu? No. Councilmember Fred Brown? No. Councilmember James Brown? No. And Councilmember Ellinger? No, ma'am. Thank you. All right, 14 nays and one absence. Thank you very much for that. And now, if you will please go ahead and read numbers two through six of the second reading of ordinances. Yes, ma'am. Item two, an ordinance changing the zone from an agricultural rural AR zone to a light industrial I-1 zone for 0.481 net, 1.67 acres for property located at 1120 Alexandria Drive, William E McAlpin at council district 11 item 3 an ordinance changes in from single-family residential R1 B zone to a medium density residential R4 zone for 2.462 net and gross acres are probably located at 766 Paradise Lane Red Draw Development LLC council district 7 item 4 an ordinance changing the zone from a professional office P1 zone to a plain neighborhood residential R3 zone for 0.404 net 0.522 gross acres are probably located at 592 Eureka Springs Drive Jenny Talbot Council District 5 item 5 in ordinance many certain the budget the Lexington Fair urban county government to flank for recurrent requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating repair funds FY 2024 schedule number 42 and item 6 in ordinance meeting certain of budgets of the Lexington Fair urban county government to flight current requirements for funds in the amount of $50,000 to provide funds for council capital projects in the divisions of parks and recreation and appropriating repair putting funds schedule number 43 thank you thank you is there a motion to approve council member pluman and then second by councilmember sheehan all right when you are ready if you will take a roll call vote please councilmember fogel yes councilmember gray yes councilmember lagree yes councilmember lynch yes councilmember minaris councilmember pluman councilmember reynolds yes councilmember civigny yes councilmember Sheehan yes council member Worley vice mayor Wu council member Fred Brown yes council member James Brown and council member Ellinger yes ma'am thank you thank you those all pass and that leads us to first reading of ordinances please item 7 an ordinance meeting certain the budgets of Lexington Fairbanks and government to flank current requirements for funds in the amount of $15,000 per funds for council capital projects in the division of parks and recreation and appropriating report funding for schedule number 45, item 8. In order to amend the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of environmental initiative specialist grade 518 and in creating one classified position of utilities data analyst grade 518 and in the division of environmental services effective on passage of council. All right, thank you. We're going to pause a moment because I believe Council Member James Brown has an amendment about number 9. Thank you, Mayor. I move that ordinance number nine on the docket for first reading be amended to add a budget amendment to provide funds for environmental quality and public works for a change order related to the Jefferson Street Viaduct project in the amount of $96,661. Funds are being relocated within U.S. Department of Treasury American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover this expense. So move. Second. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. If you'll proceed, please. Item 9. In ordinance submitting, certain the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban-County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriate and reprooping funds, FY 2024, Schedule No. 44, item 10. In ordinance meeting section 745 of the code of ordinances, which provides for budget adjustments for certain budget amendments, items to add subsection 1 pertaining to council capital project funding, effective upon passage of council on item 11. In ordinance meeting section 7-6 of the code of ordinances pertaining to providing for an alternative process for the acceptance, approval, and establishment of price contracts for purchases for which funds have been budgeted to allow the same process to be used for fixed price bids and sole source procurements that only require the urban county government to enter into a unilateral contract or issue a purchase order effective on palm passage of council. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons? Are there any suspensions to give second reading? All right, council member, okay, very good. Neither of either, so we'll proceed with second reading of resolutions. Item one, a resolution authorizing on behalf of every county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Lyric Theater for the purchase of new theatrical lighting at a cost to exceed $83,000. Item two, a resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to purchase an outdoor warning siren system from federal signal as a source provider and authorizing on behalf of every county government to execute a necessary agreement with federal signal related to the procurement. Item three, a resolution authorizing and direct them may on behalf of our Buket again execute change number one to the agreements with Tetra Tech Incorporated for MS4 program management services for the division of water quality, decreasing the contract price by the collective sum of $440,720.55 from $1,446,377,719,258 in FY 2021 and $727,119 in FY 2022 to $1,5,656.45, $523,997.20 in FY2021 and $481,659.25 in FY2022.04. A resolution authorizing Director Mayor on behalf of the beginning of the government to execute change order number one, do the agreement with Tetra Tech Incorporated for MS4 program management services for the division of water quality decreasing the contract price by the collective sum of $126,357.15 From 2,448,816,000 in FY2014, 1,816,000 in FY2018, 1,816,000 in FY2020, to 2,321,642.95, 795,028.32 in FY2014, 785,597.71 in FY2018, and 741,016.82 in FY2020, item five. A resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the government to execute a purchase service agreement, PSA, with the Downtown Lexington Corporation, DBA downtown Lexington partnership to provide funds for the organization for the funding of the FUSUS grant program at a cost to receive $10,000. Item six, a resolution authorizing directing the Department of Finance to designate a fund for the maintenance of football fields to be funded by the maintenance fees 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 7, a resolution authorizing to the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an amendment to the memorandum of agreement authorized by resolution 401-2023 related to the allocation of canceled capital expenditure funds to Aval, Kentucky Incorporated, extending the period of performance to December 31, 2024 at no cost to the urban county government. Item 8, a resolution authorizing to the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of 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 effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and an Estimated cost to exceed $228,000 in FY 2025, subject to appropriation by council item nine. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a partial release of easement releasing a portion of street light and drainage easement on the property located at 2845 Kearney Creek Lane, item ten. A resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase support services from DNA Labs International, source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute any necessary agreement with DNA Labs International, item 11. A resolution authorizing the Division of Emergency Management to purchase a three-year warranty on generator parts from BoydCat, a sole source provider, and authorizing Mayor on behalf of the Buketti Government to execute any necessary agreement with BoydCat related to procurement at a cross-norte seat $2,860, item 12. A resolution authorizing Dorothy Mayor on behalf of the Buketti Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with Lexington Habitat for Community Incorporated under the Home Investment Partnership Program, extending the period of performance through December 31, 2024, and further authorizing the Mayor to execute any necessary amendments related to this agreement, item 13. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to accept an award of $6,292.51 in 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 urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing mayor to execute any necessary agreements related to these funds and authorizing mayor to transfer adequate funds from the grant budget, item 14. A resolution of authority and conduct the mayor on behalf of the 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 increasing contract price by the sum of $46,000 from $740,002 to $786,002 item 15. A resolution of authority and conduct the mayor on behalf of the government accept an award from the PNC foundation of $75,000 for the implementation and or enhancement of a of a high quality nature-based play and learning environment for the family care center. The exception which does not obligate the Erbiketti government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget. Item 16. A resolution on authorizing on behalf of Erbiketti government to execute a professional services agreement or awarded pursuant to RFP number 17, 2024 with Calhoun Construction Services Incorporated for the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on Fire Station 22 at a cost of $59,873. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of John Rothrock, Attorney Senior, Grade 530E, 3924.88, biweekly under Department of Law, effective April 16th, 2024, Samantha Wittig, Telecommunicator, Grade 517, and 23.824, Hourly in the Division Enhanced 911, effective April 16th, 2024, Item 18. A resolution authorizing on Director of the Mayor on behalf of the BKT government to execute an extension agreement with Securus Technologies, LLC, FKA Securus Technologies Incorporated for telephone and tablet services for the inmate population in the Division of Community corrections through July 31, 2024 at New Cross to the urban county government item 19. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute a purchase of service agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 8, 2024 with Civic Lex Incorporated for boards and commissions consulting services at a cost that received $95,000 item 20. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute an agreement with St. Joseph Health for paramedic onsite training item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor or chief information officer on behalf of the urban County government to execute the necessary documents for the Lexington-Ermond County government to procure software and related services under the same terms and conditions as RFP 030321. A contract between Sourcewell and Conoco Minolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated, including the statement of work related to the scanning and documents to OnBase for the division of planning cost estimated not to exceed $21,509, which is attached here to and incorporated here and by reference. And future statements of work related to the procurement of software and service solutions 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 and the Division of Procurement, all subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, item 22. A resolution to authorize the Mayor on behalf of the Republic of the Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the frontrunners Lex Incorporated for the annual Pride run at a cost to receive $1,100, item 23. A resolution to authorize the Mayor on behalf of the Republic of the 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 agreement and funding to the collective from the Commerce Lexington to Greater Lex Incorporated, Item 24. A resolution authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved. Grant funds are in the amount of $51,208 in federal funds under the victim, a system formulae grant funded by the Victims of Crime Act VOCA for support of the contract. Forensic nursing advocates for the division of police, some of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $17,070 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 25. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of our big head of government to execute and submit a grant application to Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and 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 on the amount of $100,000 in federal funds in the victim's assistance formula grant funded by the Victims of Crime Act, VOCA, for the implementation of the underserved minority victims advocacy program in the Department of Social Services, which obligates the urban county government to an expenditure of $57,644 as a local match and authorizing the manager to transfer etiquette funds within the grant budget. Item 26, a resolution of authorizing the direct and mayor on behalf of the county 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 if the application is approved, which grant funds are on the amount of $3,994,940 in federal funds for the FY2025 Community Development Block Grant CDBG program, $2,340,927, Home Program $1,449,360, and Emergency Solutions Grant ESG Program $204,653. The extent of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $359,611, various funding sources as a local match, and $145,042 as an in-kind match, and authorizing mayor to execute agreements for the approved plan, and authorizing mayor to transfer out of cover funds with the grant budget, item 27. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute supplementary agreement number one to the Transportation Cabinet to accept an additional grant of $263,000 in federal funds from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Transportation Alternatives Program, TEP. For the design phase of the Alumni Drive Shared Use Path Project, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $65,750 as a local match. And authorizing the mayor to transfer out of the funds in the grant budget, item 28. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute engineering services agreement or pursuant to RFP number 2, 2023, with Strand Associates for the design of the Alumni Drive Shared Use Path Project for the Division of Engineering at a cost to exceed $541,401. And item 29, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the government to execute a partial release of easement, releasing a portion of utility easement on property located at 1940-1956 Bryant Road and 1953-1975 Justice Road. And item 30, a resolution authorizing the dissolution of the Lexington Fair-Irbain County Government Public Library Corporation and taking other related action. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Motion approved. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger. Council Member Gray seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Fogle. Yes. Council Member Gray. Yes. Council Member Legree. Yes. Council Member Lynch. Recuse from item 12. Yes to the rest. Council Member Minaris. Council member Plowman. Council member Reynolds. Council member Sevigny. Council member Sheehan. Council member Worley. Vice Mayor Wu. Council member Fred Redden. Council member James Brown. Council member Ellinger. Council member Ellinger. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass and that brings us to first reading of resolutions. Item 31, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a second amendment to the agreement or to pursue it to RFP number 5, 2023 with Mayhem Multimedia LLC to revise the budget in the amount of $51,000 to extend phase 3 of its time campaign and to extend the period of performance through December 31, 2024 and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other necessary amendments with Mayhem Multimedia LLC related to the agreement. Item 32. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a second amendment to the agreement with Community Action Council for Lexington, Berman, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties, Incorporated CAC, the final form of which shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Law, allocating an additional $41,500 and $130,000 total of federal funds, ARPA, to CAC in order to provide temporary emergency shelter and supportive services to homeless families caring for minor children and extending the performance period to May 31, 2024, and authorizing Mayor to execute any other necessary needed agreements or amendments with the CAC related to these funds, Item 33. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Erbicata government to execute a quote with steel case for office furniture at a cost that received $10,479.58, item 34. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Erbicata government to execute a partial release of easement releasing a portion of sanitary sewer easement on property located at 979 Edgewater Drive, item 35. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Erbicata government to execute an agreement with Fordham University providing for the placement of social work student interns for field experience in support of services provided by the urban county government at no cost for the urban county government, item 36. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute change number two to contract 236, 2021, with element design for additional professional services on LFUCG Phoenix reimagined in the increased amount of $71,250 for the new contract total of $207,450, item 37. A resolution to authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Biccette government executing an easement release releasing a sanitary sewer easement on property located at 649 Bizzle Drive, item 38. A resolution to authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Biccette government executed a salary data agreement with salary.com for access to salary research and salary studies for all classified and unclassified positions for the division of human resources that cost not to receive $10,000 in fiscal year 2025 to increase more than 5% upon renewal, which shall be subject to this appropriation of funds effective upon passage of council, item 39. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute change order number one of the contract with Strain Associates Incorporated for additional design services for Brighton Trail Connection increasing the contract price by the sum of $12,658 from $103,652 to $116,310 item 40. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a professional service agreement with Eva Harrison, a sexual assault nurse examiner to provide on call forensic examinations and services under the sexual assault nurse examiner program for fiscal year 2024 to cost not to receive $72,167, item 41. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our Biceta government to execute an agreement with RJ Coleman Railroad Company for the setup and execution of Lexington's Fourth of July fireworks display at Railroad Lexington Yard on July 4, 2020, 24, item 42. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our Biceta government to execute an agreement with the Lexington Philharmonic for the setup and execution of Lexington's Patriotic Concert on July 3, 2024, and it cost not to receive $45,000, item 43. The resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the beginning of government to execute an agreement with ROTC's famous fireworks to furnish and deliver a fireworks display on July 4, 2024, or the postponement date of July 5, 2024, for a cost of $23,000 with an additional fee of 10% if fired on the postponement date, item 44. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the beginning of government to accept an award of $244,535.22 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA from Kentucky Emergency Management for the reimbursement of expenses related to the Eastern Kentucky flood and severe weather event the Division of Fire and Emergency Services, which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer under the funds within the grant budget, item 45. A resolution establishing Jerry Pate Turf and Irrigation as a sole sort of provider for Toro commercial turf equipment and parts and Toro golf course irrigation products for the use of LFUCG golf courses for the Division of Parks and Recreation and authorizing the mayor or her design on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with Jerry Pate Turf and Irrigation related to the procurement of these goods, item 46. A resolution authorizing on behalf of the government to execute an agreement related to the neighborhood development funds with Girl Scouts of Kentucky Wilderness Road Council Incorporated 1000. The Open Gates Neighborhood Association Incorporated 750. The Friends of the Parks of Fiat County Incorporated 250. Windham Meadows Homeowners Association 1000. Eastland Parkway Neighborhood Association Incorporated 2000. Lexington Ballet Company Incorporated 1498. Bike Walk Kentucky Incorporated 7300. Greater Garden Side Association LLC 1500. Pennsylvania Park Committee Incorporated 2300, Historic South Hills Neighborhood Association Incorporated $400. The Pasadena Neighborhood Association Incorporated $420. Trees Lexington Incorporated $1,000. Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association LLC $500. Ellerslie Homeowners Association $2,500. Lexington Leadership Foundation Incorporated $1,134.60. Idle Hour Neighborhood Alliance $1,236. Junior League of Lexington $500. E First, Sean Howard Foundation LLC, 1250. Pearls on the Run of Central Kentucky Corporation, 1,550. Henry Clay High School Band Boosters Incorporated, 1,000. Lady Veterans Connect Incorporated, 1,100. Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated, 1750. Junior League of Lexington, 500. Pearls of Wisdom Incorporated, 1,000. Lexington Housing for the Handicapped Incorporated, 2,000. The Salvation Army Incorporated, 1,000. Herod Hills Neighborhood Association Incorporated, 1,000. Mobile Mission Experience Incorporated, 1,100. Sandersville Elementary PTA Incorporated, 800. Downtown Lexington Incorporation, 5,000. Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated, 5,000. Lexington Chamber Corral Incorporated 2950, Project Kids First LLC 3300, Lexington Pet Pantry Incorporated 950, Jubilee Jobs of Lexington Incorporated $1300 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost to proceed to some state at item 47. A resolution approving FY2025 budget of the Lexington and Fitt County Parking Authority Lex Park pursuant to KRS 67A.921, item 48. A resolution presented to KRS 65.028, parenthetical 10, rejecting all proposals submitted in response to requests for Proposal 48-2023, Downtown City Hall Development and canceling all remaining activity related to the RFP item 49. A resolution accepting a bid of BMI, LLC, DBA, BMI builds, LLC in the amount of $1,514,024.88 for the Valley Park building renovation and expansion for the Department of General Services and authorizing on behalf of every county county to execute and Any agreement with BMI, LLC, DBA, BMI, builds, LLC related to the bid, item 50. It was an extended bid of Bison Services, LLC in the amount of $219,060 for the installation of an upgraded ventilation system at Fleet Services for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. And authorizing there on behalf of our beginning of the execution agreement with Bison Services, LLC related to the bid. Item 51. It was an accepting the bid of CARB USA, LLC in the amount of $110,200.79 for activated carbon replacement for the division of water quality, item 52. The resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Ronald Hinton. Operators, Operation Supervisor, Grade 519E, 2211.53, biweekly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective February 28th, 2024. McKayla Land, Safety and Loss Control Specialist, Grade 520E, 2108.4. Zero, biweekly in the Division of Human Resources, effective May 20th, 2024. Matthew Christopher, Vehicle and Equipment Technician, Senior, Grade 519N, 28.060, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 6th, 2024. Nicholas Klaus, Vehicle and Equipment Technician, Grade 5, 19, and 27.460, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 6, 2021, Patrick Sweet, Vehicle and Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 5, 19, and 28.205, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 6, 2024, Rosa Castro, Custodial Worker, Grade 506, and $17, hourly in the Division of Aging and Disability Services, effective March 25, 2024, item 53. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a facility usage agreement with the YMCA of Central Kentucky, the Lexington Youth Soccer Association and Fayette United Soccer Association for a period of one year with automatic renewal for two successive one-year terms, item 54. A resolution authorizing with the man on behalf of the beginning of the executive purchase of service agreement, RFP number 152024 with Special Electronics Incorporated for Intermediate and Advanced Electronic IED Disablement Training and Related Equipment for the Division of Police at a cost to exceed $89,200, item 55. A resolution authorizing may on behalf of our Becoming government execute an agreement with Council on Accreditation, COA, a service of social current providing for the re-accreditation of the Department of Social Services at a cost number to see $22,066, item 56. A resolution authorizing may on behalf of our Becoming government execute a site specific agreement with the Jesmond South Elkhorn Water District and CF Apartments LLC to provide sanitary sewer conveyance and treatment capacity to a portion of the Hewlett property in Jesmond County, item 57. A resolution authorizing the payment of a civil penalty in the amount of $4,000 to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Kentucky State Treasurer for plant affluent discharge violations at the West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant, item 58. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Bichette government to execute an agreement with Delmay LLC for services related to the Bebel Creek Bank Stabilization Project for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to seat $83,300, item 59. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the beginning of the government to execute a five year lease agreement with VertiQ Software LLC for software for the coroner's data management system at a cost that received $13,781 in FY2025, item 60. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the beginning of the government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky Crisis Intervention Team Crisis Solutions, LLC, for training curriculum, item 61. resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic or the chief information officer or as the mayor's design to execute a maintenance agreement and any other necessary documents with the unified technology incorporated for the purpose of supporting voice communication system at the black and william neighborhood center and the lexington senior center at a cost estimated not to exceed 5 964.42 and further authorizing mayor or the chief information officer or her design to execute any further statement of work related to the procurement of these services at for various departments and divisions of the urban county government and further determined to be necessary, cost effective and feasible by the chief information officer and the division of procurement, all subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, item 62. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with Accela Incorporated and any other necessary documents for the purpose of operating, supporting, maintaining, permitting, licensing and code enforcement software at a cost estimated not to exceed $444,763.59, It's subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in FY2025, item 63. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Transnational Organized Crime, Western Hemisphere Task Force to delineate task force responsibilities, item 64. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our beginning to execute a memorandum of agreement with the police training committee with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at the BCTC Newtown campus for a period of three years beginning July 1, 2024 at a cost of $131,597 for FY2025. Subject to appropriation by council item 65. A resolution authorizing and direct amendment on behalf of the government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice of Public Safety Cabinet, which grant funds are on the amount of $40,000 in federal funds for the continuation of the street sales drug enforcement project for FY2025. The acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $13,334 as a local match. And authorizing manner to transfer etiquette funds in the grant budget, item 66. A resolution authorizing the indirect to the mayor on behalf of the Herbicite government to accept a grant from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, which grant funds are on the amount of $1,506,791 in federal funds for the continuation of the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS, the HOPWA program. The exception of which does obligate the Herbicite government to the expenditure of funds authorizing the mayor to transfer etiquette funds in the grant budget and authorizing and direct the mayor to execute a subrecipient agreement with AVOL, Kentucky Incorporated for continuation of the project at a cost of $1,461,588, item 67. Resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to accept an award of Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management in an amount of $669,904.55 in federal funds provided from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, $107,184.72 in commonwealth of Kentucky funds for expenses incurred from damage from the March 2023 windstorm the extent of which obligates the Irving County Government to the expenditure of $116,160.79 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget item 68. A resolution authorizing and directing may on behalf of the BKT government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the acceptance of federal funds which grant funds are in the amount of $600,000 from the fiber optic cable installation program grant for FY 2024 for installation of conduit and fiber optic cabling, the acceptance of which obligates the Irving County Government to use the expenditure of $150,000 as a local match, and authorizing mandatory transfer etiquette refund during the grant budget. Item 69, a resolution of authorizing under the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the National Insurance Crime Bureau for the access and use of ISO claim search. Item 70, a resolution of authorizing under the mayor on behalf of the Irving County Government to execute change order number 10 final to the agreement with ATS construction for the town branch trail fee 6, negative 699. $1,377.79 and turn lanes at Manchester and Forbes minus $24,410.18 in order to reconcile quantities installed for closeout decreasing the contract price by $723,787.97 and decreasing the total contract price to $5,420,636.83, item 71. A resolution amending section 3.1041 of the Appendix A, rules and procedures of the for urban county council pertaining to the order of business of the urban county council work sessions to change the label mayor's report to communications from the mayor to move the communications from there to follow new business items on the order of business and to add donations and fixed price bids and sole source procurements that only require the urban county government to enter into a unilateral contract or issue a purchase order as separate items for consideration under communications from the mayor and relaboring, relabeling and renumbering other affected items all effective upon passage of council and item 72. The resolution amending and restating resolution number 16791 and resolution number 319, 2015, to adopt a revised minority and women business enterprise goal at an initial 17% minimum goal, including minimum subgoals of 5% for minority business enterprises and 12% for women business enterprises, and to restate a certified veteran-owned small business and certified service disabled veteran-owned small business minimum 3% goal for government contracts and establishing evidentiary criteria for division of procurement to modify these goals on an annual basis. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons, council members? Council member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I move to place on the agenda under first reading of resolutions, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a change order number three to the agreement with the LAGCO incorporated for the Main Street Baptist Church parking lot renovation, Jefferson Street by the increasing the contract price by the sum of $91,971, raising the total price to $1,522,477.35. So moved. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Are there other walk-ons? All right. If you will give that first reading, please. Item 73, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute change order number three to the agreement with the LACO Incorporated for the Main Street Baptist Church parking lot renovation Jefferson Street Viaduct, increasing the contract price by the sum of $91,971, raising the total price to $1,522,477.35. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, are there any motions to suspend the rules? Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to give second reading to item number 45 related to golf course turf and irrigation. So moved. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Mayor, also on behalf of the administration, I move to give second reading to item 50 related to fleet services ventilation system upgrades. So moved. Thank you. Council Member Plumman seconded. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you. council member reynolds thank you mayor i have five so if you'll bear with me on behalf of the administration i move to give second to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 32. this is about the emergency shelter vice mayor wu seconds are there any questions all those in favor please say aye aye is anyone opposed All right, that motion passes. Second. I am moved to suspend the rules and give second reading on item 46. This is our NDF funds. It's a big list. Second. Council Member Savigny seconds. Are there questions? Mayor, I have to recuse that item. Yes, thank you very much. Mayor, me as well. I'm recusing from number 46. I'm sorry. All right, thank you very much. We have two recusals on that. Any further comment on the motion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. And we have two recusals. All right. That passes. And next, on behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 49. This is the expansion of Valley Park. Second. Bill. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Are there questions? comments all those in favor say aye let's do that one more time all those in favor say aye aye there we go anyone opposed all right that passes next on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 66 and this is to accept a grant Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Are there questions, comments? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Next, on behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading on item 67, and this has to do with federal funds for the windstorm. Second. Councilmember Gray seconds any questions all those in favor please say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes thank you very much Council member Sheehan thank you mayor on behalf of the administration I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 35 this is an agreement with Fordham University for the placement of social work student interns so moved Thank you. Council Member Legree seconds number 35. Are there questions or comments? All those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. Is there anyone else who has a motion to suspend the rules? All right. I believe we have number 32, number 35, 45, 46, 49, 50, 66, and 67. Is that correct? Okay. When you are ready, if you will give those second reading, please. Item 32. A resolution authorizing direct to the mayor on behalf of the committee to execute a second reading. Second Amendment to the agreement with Community Action Council for Lexington, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties, Incorporated CAC, the final form of which shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Law, allocating an additional $41,500, $130,000 total of federal funds, ARPA, to the CAC, in order to provide temporary emergency shelter and supportive services to homeless families caring for minor children, and extending the performance period to May 31, 2024, and authorizing the mayor to execute any other needed agreements or amendments with the CAC related to these funds. item 35. A resolution authorizing on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Fordham University providing for the placement of social work student interns for the field experience and support of services provided by the Urban County Government at no cost for the Urban County Government. Item 45. A resolution establishing Jerry Pate Turf and Irrigation as a sole source provider of Toro commercial turf equipment and parts and Toro golf course irrigation products for use on LFUCG golf courses for the Division of Parks and Recreation. An authorizing the mayor or her designee on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an unnecessary agreement with Jerry Pate Turf and Irrigation related to the procurement of these goods. Item 46. A resolution authorizing the direct to me on behalf of every county government executing agreement related to neighborhood development funds with Girl Scouts of Kentucky Wilderness Road Council Incorporated 1000, the Open Gates Neighborhood Association Incorporated 750, the Friends of the Park of Fiat County Incorporated 250, Windham Meadows Homeowners Association Incorporated 1000, Eastland Parkway Neighborhood Association Incorporated 2000, Lexington Ballet Company incorporated 1,498, Bike Walk Kentucky incorporated 7,300, Greater Garden Site Association, LLC 1500, Transylvania Park Committee incorporated 2,300, Historic South Hill Neighborhood Association incorporated 400, the Pasadena Neighborhood Association incorporated 420, Trees Lexington incorporated 1000, Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association, LLC 500, Ellerslie Homeowners Association, 2500, Lexington Leadership Foundation incorporated 1,134.60, Idle Hour Neighborhood Alliance Incorporated, $1,236. Junior League of Lexington, $500. E-First, Sean Howard Foundation, LLC, $1,250. Girls on the Run, Central Kentucky Corporation, $1,250. Henry Clay High School Band, Boosters Incorporated, $1,000. Lady Veterans Connect Incorporated, $1,100. Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $1,750. Junior League of Lexington, $500. Pearls of Wisdom Incorporated, $1,000. Lexington Housing for the Handicapped Incorporated, $2,000. The Salvation Army, $1,000. Herod Hills Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $1,000. Mobile Mission Experience Incorporated, 1100. Sandersville Elementary PTA Incorporated, 800. Downtown Lexington Incorporation, 5000. Bluegrass Community Foundation Incorporated, 5000. Lexington Chamber Corral Incorporated, 2950. Project Kids First LLC, 3300. Lexington Pet Pantry Incorporated, 950. Jubilee Jobs of Lexington Incorporated, 1300. For the office of the Urban County Council, edit cost not to see the sum stated. Item 49. a resolution except in the bit of BMI LLC DBA BMI Builds LLC in the amount of 1,514,024 dollars and 88 cents for the Valley Park building renovation expansion the Department of General Services and authorizing here on behalf of the Buchanan Government to execute an agreement with BMI LLC DBA BMI Builds LLC related to the bid. Item 50. A resolution extending the bid of Bison Services, LLC, in the amount of $219,060 for the installation of an upgraded ventilation system at Fleet Services for the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management. And authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Bison Services, LLC, related to the bid. Item 66. A resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of Urban County Government to accept a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which grant funds on the amount of $1,506,791 in federal funds for the continuation of the housing opportunities for persons with AIDS, the HOPWA program, the exception of which does not obligate the urban county government for the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the mayor to transfer an outcome of the funds in the grant budget, and authorizing and directing the mayor to execute a subrecipient agreement with AVOL Kentucky Incorporated for continuation of the project at a cost that received $1,461,588 in item 67. I resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept an award from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $669,904.55 in federal funds provided from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $107,184.72 in common with the Kentucky funds for expenses incurred from the damage from the March 2023 windstorm, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $116,116.79 instance as a local match and authorizing the match you trained for etiquette infringing the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Council member Ellinger moves. Council member Fogel seconds and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please. Council member Fogel. Yes, no on 46. Recuse. Oh okay. Just to recuse. Just to recuse. 46. Yes ma'am. You You don't have to say yes or no, just I recuse. Okay, I recuse. On number. On number 46. Thank you so much. Council Member Gray. Yes. Council Member LeGree. Yes. Council Member Lynch. Recuse from item 46, yes to the rest. Council Member Minaris. Recuse item 46, yes to the rest. Council Member Plumman? Yes. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Zivigny? Yes. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Fred Brown? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. Council members, next are communications from the mayor, if I could have a motion to approve. Thank you. Council Member Sevigny, second by Council Member Gray. Are there questions? All those in favor of approving, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. And next we have our price contracts, if I could have a motion to approve. Council Member Savigny and then second by Council Member Gray. Are there questions? All those in favor of approving, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that passes. We have some for your information only communications. And then that brings us to our fire discipline that we have tonight. And I'll welcome Chief Wells. Thank you, Mayor, Council. I have one for you this evening. On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, an internal allegation was made that Firefighter Jared McGuffey, employee number 52463, violated UDG 1.11, late tardy AWOL. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and accepted a written reprimand. This is Firefighter McGuffey's first documented offense of UDG 1.11 since beginning his employment in July of 2013 and stems from his failure to report on time for a scheduled shift. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds moves to approve. Council Member Ellinger seconds. And is there any discussion of the motion? All right. All those in favor of approval, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you very much. Thank you all. Council members, it's time for council announcements. Council member Fogle. Okay, if we're ready on screen. Oh, drum roll. It's finally here. We're ribbon cutting for the Palmer building. There is the announcement. We ask that everyone come out and join us please. It has been a long time coming and we're finally opening the doors. It is Waypoint, it is the United Way, but that building is historic for the area. We just opened up the housing, now here comes the community center and community engagement and Waypoint. So we're so excited about this ribbon cutting. And that's all I have to say. That's the only announcement that I have that I want to lift up tonight, Mayor. I'm just excited. All right. Come on out. Come on out for that ribbon cutting. Thank you. Council Member Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor. On Tuesday, I mentioned that Council was doing the Dementia-Friendly Lexington certification. So I want to thank our core staff for participating in the training. Councilmembers Lynch, Menara, Menara, Gray, Baxter, Savigny, Reynolds, Plowman, Vice Mayor Wu, Councilmember James Brown, for all joining today for the in-person training portion of the certification. I'd also like to thank our aides, and in particular, my aide, Layton, for helping to get us all organized for the various steps of this training. If any of my colleagues who were not able to participate today to finish out the certification still want to participate, we can arrange that, so let me know. So thank you, everyone, for making Lexington a little more dementia-friendly. Thank you very much. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. First of all, I wanted to show some pictures from our ribbon-cutting on Tuesday at Davis Park. It was a wonderful occasion. That park had been a long time coming, and it was a big celebration with people from the Lexington Community Land Trust, the mayor, former mayor Jim Gray from the Transportation Cabinet, and a lot of different folks there to celebrate the new park on the land trust. One thing I like to say, there's Council Member Sheehan who joined us. Thank you. One thing I like to say about new parks is it's giving a gift to the community, and people really see it that way as a free space that they can use. And so if you drive by on Oliver Lewis at the corner where Versailles turns into high, you will see the new park, and you should stop by. There's also a basketball court there and soon-to-be community center and workforce center nearby. So and then I mentioned on Tuesday that it's the correctional officers appreciation week. And so I wanted to show you one more brief video that they put together. I just think they're really well done. And these links are going to be available so you can also share them on your social media. So sit back and enjoy. being thousands of miles away from my extended family my partners and corrections have become my family I enjoy coming to work no two days are the same in corrections you should be half police officer and half social worker you're here to give a hand up sometimes it's the simple conversation when you walk with someone being in the moment to listen, to protect. I get to help build people back up so they leave better than the way they can. It's all about putting in the work to be an example. When I see people on the outside and they're doing really well, I'm thrilled. Positivity wins. You have to come in here with a purpose. Be optimistic. Help people do better in life because that's what corrections is. Everybody is a human being. Everybody deserves a fair shot. It's one of those things that takes the right attitude. To be an example and care about people while maintaining a leadership mentality. At first, I said I'd give it a try. Three promotions later, and I've made lieutenant. That's upward mobility. Join Lexington Division of Community Corrections. Unlock your potential. I want to say thank you again to our corrections team and all that they do. And we need to recognize our public safety more than just a week out of the year, but we're really grateful for you. So thank you. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. We are still in Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and last weekend we kicked off a month-long series of events with a great music and dance event out in Moondance and I'll share some of that next week but tomorrow night Friday night at the Carnegie Center we're going to have a poetry event featuring a whole bunch of local poets including there's Dani Kinto she's going to be emceeing and also reading and she just got featured in the Herald Leader today as a young artist to watch. We've got some great high school readers as well, including Zoya Abbas, who is our current youth poet laureate for this year. And then we have some other established poets as well. Coming up. Yep, Teja Sudhakar, Danny, and Shauna Morgan as well. And then we're going to have some musical performances as well, including Ellen Faye doing some brilliant playing of the Chinese gujin and there's also going to be a tea tasting of teas around the world so it should be a really really cool event tomorrow night starts about 6 30 and there are some of our really great sponsors that help us keep this going all month long thank you very much thanks mayor thank you vice mayor councilmember Savigny thank you mayor this morning i had the pleasure with the kiddos at community montessori school and the the folks at Trees Lexington putting 150 little trees up. Do you have some? There you go. There's some video. We blurred their faces. We didn't have permission from everybody, so that's what we did. So anyway, these kids are hysterical. We had a great time. This is the third pocket nursery program that Trees Lexington has done, and I hope other schools will consider doing this. It provides great education and the importance of trees. We basically took 150 saplings and you put them in these little bags called pockets. And the kids grow them through the summer and they take them home and they adopt this little set of trees. And then basically in the fall, they'll be going out in the neighborhood there at Open Gates and they'll be offering trees to the neighbors in open gates. I want to thank Amy Steele from Trees of Lexington for her hard work in putting this together, and, of course, John Scalf, Aaron Rush, and Nelson Griffin at Community Montessori for the willingness to be a guinea pig for this program. They're a great asset to the open gates neighborhood, and they lead by example on how to be a great neighbor and environmentally friendly. And that one kid next to me on the right, when we said we were doing pocket nurseries, he's like, are we going to put these in our pockets? So with some dirt. So it was just a great, great time. That's all, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to everyone that's watching. Hi, world. In the 6th District on June 1st, I want you to go ahead and mark in your calendars that the 6th District will be hosting its first movie night of the season at Constitution Park. Just go ahead and just put it in your calendars now because we're going to pack out Constitution Park for our first event. That is all. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much. All right. That brings us to our public comment, and we have a few people signed up for public comment. If when your name is called, if you will please go to the podium and then you'll need to restate your name and tell us your council district and you'll have three minutes to speak. First is Sarita Bagley, excuse me, followed by Liz Rye. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon, Mayor Gordon and Vice Mayor Dan Wu, City Council members and staff. My name is Raida Begley, I live in District 3. I'm here today to bring to your attention a conversation that's been going around regarding the disparities and representation and access to resources that exist in the city arts and culture scene. I arrived in Lexington 24 years ago, and since then I have built a family and a community of artists and creatives that has been loving and supportive of me and my three children. And Lexington of today looks a lot different than the one it was when I arrived here. According to the city's official government website, based on 2023, five county public school English as a second language student enrollment, local estimates are that 23% of Lexington's total population are foreign language speakers, approximately 200 plus languages from all parts of the world have been tracked in Lexington. But that population of the city has also grown. It went from 9.5 in 2000 to 14.5 today. As the demographics and culture of the cities have changed, we stand at a crucial place where acknowledging and valuing artists of all backgrounds is not just a matter of inclusion, but a necessity for enriching our communities. Throughout this country's history, economic disparities have impacted the equitable representation of artists from various backgrounds. Systemic barriers have limited access to resources, opportunities, and recognition of marginalized communities. This has led to a narrative in the art world that fails to capture the diversity of human experiences and expressions. In light of this, I respectfully request the city government consider implementing a streamlined process to recognize and support minority artists. This could include initiatives such as increasing visibility and representation of minority artists in public spaces, exhibitions and cultural events, allocated equity dedicated funding or grants specifically aimed at supporting minority artists and cultural organizations. Collaborating with local community groups and arts organizations to ensure diverse voices are represented and celebrated. By committing to these initiatives, we can demonstrate our city's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and the arts. Not only will this help uplift minority artists, but it will also foster a more vibrant and inclusive creative community for residents to enjoy. I understand that implementing such measures might require careful consideration and resources. However, I believe that investing on diverse artists' talents is not only the right thing to do, but also essential to fostering a more equitable and cultural rich society. In order to address the historical elements that have perpetuated economic disparities, we must actively dismantle the barriers that stand in the way of equitable access and opportunity. This requires investment in education, mentorship, and support system that empower artists for all walks of life. It means reevaluating institutions and practices to ensure they reflect the diversity of our city. I'm so sorry to interrupt you. Your three minutes has expired. thank you we appreciate your comments next is liz rye followed by price aquaia okay excuse me uh... i have a public comment about palestine is this the appropriate time yes this is for all public comment my name is liz rye i'm a lexington resident district ten uh... these are my sources if anyone would wish to look at those while i speak i'll take it off after i'm done Thank you to the organizations and individuals who have called for a ceasefire. For months, I've watched these meetings and witnessed fellow Lexingtonians advocate passionately for a ceasefire in Palestine. They have all spoken factually and consistently about the immediate need for Lexington to officially call for a ceasefire. And yet, they are ignored by the council, by those who are meant to represent the people. As Kareem Hassan said to you all during the February 15th meeting, the majority of Lexington does not want this genocide to continue. The majority of Lexington does not want this city to support fascist governments. The majority of Lexington wants peace and their city government to focus on them, not the elitist that line their pockets. A recent Gallup poll showed that over 55% of Americans disapprove of the military action that Israel has committed in Gaza. So the majority of us do not want this. So what are you doing? Why are you not listening to us? The people are here, literally here, asking you to move, Asking you to advocate for people to live, for people to not be killed. So why, as citizens, do we have to come beg our local governments to stop sending money and weapons to murder people? I've seen in local press articles and heard from others that Lexington has no influence in international affairs. I've even heard from my friends and family, and admittedly, I feel this way at times. The apathetic question, well, what can we do? There is a subliminal message that we are not involved, have no say, and no power to influence this. This is false. We as a community have a responsibility to face and denounce this. Will you, the council, join us? I implore you to please open your eyes to this reality. We are heavily involved in this, whether you recognize this fact or not. In Kentucky, we are directly connected to the Palestinian genocide. Kentucky directly manufactures weapons and our government officials send our tax dollars to the Israeli Defense Forces. Since 1996, Kentucky companies have received more than 136 million in foreign military financing. This includes two weapon manufacturers, both in Louisville and one in Lexington. Every year, please look at my resources also. Every year on average, the United States sends $3.8 billion of military funding to Israel. In Kentucky, this is an average of 28 million per year of military funding. In Lexington, this is just under $5 million per year from Lexington residents. What could this money do in Lexington? It could supply 583 people with public housing for a year. It could provide 1,708 children with free healthcare, pay for 53 elementary school teachers and more. Over 14,000 people have been murdered by the Israeli Defense Force supplied by US weapons. There are no excuses. We have literal weapon manufacturing companies in the state. Each of you has power, however small that power is in the grand scheme of things, to enact change. So please use it. We should be actively fighting. Thank you for your time. All right. Next up is Bryce Oakway. Excuse me. Okay. For those of you who must not have been here before, The council has some specific rules about not clapping, not booing, not making noise, and I appreciate those of you who follow the council's rules. All right, Bryce, you're up and welcome, and you'll be followed by Chaz Haidt. All right. Welcome. Thank you all for your time and your energy. My name is Bryce O'Quay. I'm in District 8. And I'm here to draw attention to the inequity and inaccessibility of the arts community and between access of resources and just general connection between arts organizations. I'm a person that works within the nonprofit space and I do a lot of work, feet on the ground with a lot of the kids and people within parts of the city that don't necessarily get seen or heard the same within the arts conversations here in Lexington. And we all recognize that this city is very much proud of, and we pivot off of our reputation within the presentation of arts and the elevation of artists, but I find that there's a massive disconnect between different diverse communities and people that are contributing to the artistic landscape here and who is able to reach the different resources that would serve us all. And I find that when we have these conversations about things that can serve the community in all the different ways, one thing that we miss is the arts. We're seeing the arts get snatched out of schools. We're having conversations about kids having issues outside, be it crime, gun violence. There's all these different things that we speak towards, but we forget that the power of art and our voices is something that not only allow people to tell their stories constructively, but also can kind of keep people's hands busy. We lift each other's voices up, then we have a better opportunity for us to hear each other within our places of pleasure and pain. We can't have anyone served by the arts unless everybody is served by the arts. And I need attention drawn to the inequity, to the inaccessibility of these things. And we need to prioritize accountability amongst all of us, you all within your access, and a lot of the different organizations that may be getting resourced. I would like to see everybody hold themselves and hold the city accountable for the work that needs to be done and not half recognize the arts community. We need more people like myself. We need more people like the immigrant community, the LGBTQ community, all of the above. The people that don't look like the status quo have to be elevated and prioritized the exact same way and given access to these resources and prioritized within these conversations. So please with your time and energy, if you could look into those things and you'll find what I'm talking about is very important. Thank you. All right, next up is Chas Height followed by Rabbi Litvin. Welcome. Thank you. Madam Mayor, ladies and gentlemen of the Urban County Council, my name is Chas Height. I'm a proud 38 year resident of District 3. I'm very near the border, so I keep on flipping between District 3 and District 5. my house hasn't changed. It wasn't on my original agenda, but I want to speak for a few seconds to endorse what the young lady said about ESL tutoring. I've been an ESL tutor for many, many years. I've tutored Russians, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Syrians, Egyptians, many, many nationalities, and I would encourage you to give whatever funding you can to the ESL program. I've worked both with Operation Reed, which I think was under the Irvin County government at that point, and Operation Educate at UK, and I found it to be very fulfilling. I think I've gotten more out of it than my students have. Anyway, so good luck in your work, young lady. I want to ask a question, I guess, of the mayor is there a parliamentarian on the urban county government this is for public comment okay you to comment but yes there is okay well I would think that the parliamentarian would rule out of order any attempt to do a resolution dealing with foreign affairs I have been to both Israel and what you all call the West Bank, Judea and Samaria. Trust me, the people there, no disrespect intended, but the people there and the leaders there don't give one iota what the Lexington Fayette Urban County government thinks about the way they run a war. Yes, there are civilian deaths in Gaza. There are always civilian deaths in war. I need to remind you all who started that war. It was started by the terrorist Hamas troops who came into Israel unprovoked, killed 1,400 people, kidnapped a number more, raped, pillaged, cut off the heads of babies, just unspeakable things. But I don't think the urban kind of government has any business taking up any kind of foreign affairs resolution. I don't remember us taking up positions on the Ukrainian-Russian war or any other war that's going on right now. So I want you to think long and hard before you take a position on foreign affairs. The proper venue for that, if you don't like the way the government is running and contributing to Israel or the Arabs, The proper venue is your council, your congressman, your senator, and the president of the United States. Thank you very much. All right. Our next and final speaker is Rabbi Litvin. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. My name is Rabbi Litvin. I live in District 3. I am the personal emissary at El Babachir Abba here in Lexington in Central Kentucky. I also serve as chairman for the Kentucky Jewish Council, and I serve as rabbi at the Jewish Student Center at the University of Kentucky. For those of you who follow the news, you saw what happened at the University of Kentucky last week as part of the so-called student intifada movement, naming themselves after the bloody campaign of terror that murdered over 1,000 Israelis. In the early 2000s and the early 90s, students amassed on campus yelling violent slogans calling for the genocide of Jews, like From the River to the Sea and Globalize the Intifada. Following the hateful rally, I would note that the Lexington Police Department did an excellent job. I can't give enough credit both to Chief Monroe at UK and to Chief Weathers at the Lexington Police Department. Following the hateful rally, there was vandalism at the library. there was signs legally hung and posters thrown down from the ceiling. Jewish students were harassed both on and off campus, as has happened at every other place where these rallies have gone on. Now, I've come here before, so nothing I'm going to say is going to surprise you. This effort, which is a diminishing effort every two weeks, thank God, to ask the Lexington City Council to intervene in a foreign conflict neglects two key details. The first of this conflict began when the Hamas terrorist organization illegally invaded another country raping and pillaging their way as far as they could, killing over 1,200 people and kidnapping 240 people, including many Americans. And secondly, that a ceasefire resolution is entirely superfluous. A ceasefire offer is on the table. Now, don't get me wrong. War is terrible, and the death of anyone, any innocent, is a tragedy. But this war was started by Hamas's actions and can end easily by Hamas's actions if they would simply return the hostages and turn over their weapons and surrender. this war will end the day that Hamas wants it to and no sooner just as a state could be created the day that their leaders want it and not a day sooner now Israel is not waiting to hear what Lexington City Council has to say they ignored the letter which was written without any consultation with the Jewish community and they would ignore any other effort Hamas would certainly ignore any effort because no one has the courage to name them in these resolutions the only people that will hear you are the ones who are standing at UK's campus yelling, globalize the Intifada, bring the violence against Jews to Lexington. Those are the only people listening, and they want your approval. They want to hear that the city council approves of the vendetta against Jews. They want to hear that the city council approves of their desire to murder Jews in Lexington, and I would advise you don't give it to them. I would conclude with, may God bless and protect the heroes of the IDF as they now go into Rafa and their holy duty to rescue the hostages. May God bless and protect America and Israel. Am Yisrael Chai. Bring the hostages home now. Am Yisrael Chai. All right, council members, that concludes our public comment. And so I will ask for a motion to adjourn. All those in favor say aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming. Thank you.