This is the roll call. Council member Fogle? Council member Gray? Present. Council member Legree? Yes. Council member Lynch? Present. Council member Minaris? Here. Council member Plowman? Here. Council member Reynolds? Here. Council member Savigny? Here. Council member Sheehan? Here. Councilmember Worley? Vice Mayor Wu? Here. Councilmember Fred Brown? Here. Councilmember James Brown? Here. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Elliot Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. We do have a quorum. So at this time, I'd like to call on Councilmember Fred Brown, who's going to give our invocation tonight. Welcome. Precious Heavenly Father, we just thank you for this blessed day. We just thank you for this time of year. And we just ask that you continue to bless this community and the leaders in the community. And we just pray for the decisions we make that will be good for the benefit of all. And we just thank you for allowing us to do that. And we, especially this week, we want to pray for our first responders and recognize them. And we just ask that you continue to bless us, bless this community, and be with us. For these things we ask in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Thank you. At this time, we have two special presentations. How's your day? He's doing better. Progressive? He's progressing. I'd like to invite Fire Chief Jason Wells to join me at the podium, please. and he's bringing with him an army of fire and EMS. Come on. They won't fill in. They won't fill in. Yeah, there you go. Oh, fine. How are you? Thank you. This week is National Emergency Medical Services Week, and we are joined this evening by several of our Emergency Medical Service employees, and we want to thank you all for being here tonight. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of National EMS Week. This year's theme is EMS, honoring the past, forging the future. It is certainly important to honor those who have paved the way as we make strides to improve our emergency services into the future. In a time of medical crisis, our EMTs are among the first to respond, providing life-saving care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To each and every first responder in our community, thank you for the passion and dedication you have for your job and for our city. Chief Wells, I say this often, you've built a strong department, one of the best in the country. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Now at this time, it's my pleasure to present this proclamation, and afterward, I'll ask the chief if he'd like to say a few words. Emergency Medical Services Week, 50th Anniversary. Whereas Emergency Medical Services are a vital public service, and whereas the dedicated EMTs and paramedics of the Lexington Fire Department provide excellent emergency medical care and safe transportation to our residents and visitors of Lexington, And whereas Lexington Fire Department personnel provide life-saving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And whereas accessibility to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those who experience an unexpected medical emergency. And whereas the emergency medical service system consists of emergency medical technicians, paramedics, police officers, and emergency medical dispatchers, and whereas the members of the Lexington Fire Department participate in thousands of hours of medical training and continuing education to enhance their life-saving skills, and whereas our residents recognize the value and the accomplishments of emergency medical service providers each and every day. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare May 19th through the 25th, 2024, National Emergency Services Week in Lexington. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Do you want to say a few of those? Chief? Thank you so much. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council, for recognizing the men and women who do this amazing work. We're so, so grateful for them. And I want to thank Battalion Chief Eddie Cruz, who is our Battalion Chief of EMS. And in just a moment of personal privilege, as has become a little bit customary, when we get a new member of the community paramedicine team, I always like to introduce that individual to you as well. I think you all recently met Ms. Casey Doyle, who is our peer support specialist, but I also want to introduce Mr. Dan Beasley, who is our new social worker. We're super excited to have him and really, really proud of all the folks behind us. Do you want to be on a book trip? Do you want to be on a book trip? Let's get a photo, Council. Come on. Thank you. Thank you. All right, I'd like to ask our police chief, Lawrence Weathers, to join me, please. And I'm sure you have some support with you. Bring them on. The blue shirt guys are hanging out. Can y'all come up and fill up this way? Come on, come on. Fill it in, fill it in. There's that shine. Oh my God. So, this week is National Police Week, and this evening we are joined by several Lexington police officers as well as representatives of law enforcement and criminal justice agencies across Lexington and the Commonwealth, and we welcome each and every one of you. Law enforcement's job is not an easy one. of our law enforcement community put their lives on the line to protect our community. To our police officers, thank you for accepting the call to serve. We ask a lot of our police. We appreciate their professionalism, expertise, and leadership. Chief Weathers, you are a great inspiration to many in our community. Thank you for all that you do every single day. At this time, it is my pleasure to present this proclamation, declaring this week National Police Week in Lexington, as well as recognizing our partners. And here's how it goes. National Police Week, whereas in 1962 President Kennedy established National Police Week and set aside May 15th as National Police Officers Memorial Day, and whereas we appreciate the members of our law enforcement community who make many sacrifices and face daily challenges to keep our city safe. Now therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare May 12th through the 18th, 2024, National Police Week in Lexington, and recognize and salute the members of our criminal justice community. Lexington Police Department, Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Fayette County Public Schools Division of Law Enforcement, University of Kentucky Police Department, Transylvania University Department of Public Safety, Bluegrass Airport Department of Public Safety, Fayette Commonwealth's Attorney, Fayette County Attorney, Kentucky Horse Park Mounted Police, United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, United States Marshal's Office, United States Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Veterans Administration Police. Thank you to all of you. Thank you. May I give it to you? Would you like to say a few words? I wouldn't like to. But you would. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you, Council, for this presentation. You know, I have to thank Sheriff Kathy Witt, one of my dear close friends who always say I would not be here if it wasn't for her. Chief Martin Schaefer with Fayette County Public Schools. Thank you for being here. Kimberly Henderson-Baird, Commonwealth Attorney. Angela Evans County Attorney you don't know how much we value our partnership with you all. Resident Agent in Charge Ana Vesquez with the DEA and Special Agent Russell King with the ATF. I go to quite a few places across the country and talk to quite a few police chiefs and the mayor read a list of names of people who are partners in law enforcement with us, but our partnership with our federal partners especially, it's unmatched by anybody. The amount of cooperation, the amount of teamwork that occurs in this city to help keep people safe to help to help us do what we do is is just amazing that you can see how many people showed up here you know and that's just a testament to to what you have in this city for my officers thank you all for the work that you do in do day in and day out they go through a lot of stuff but they they get the job done they know how important it is to police here and I for one am grateful for all of you all even when I talk about how accessible our our council members are here with other agencies they they don't believe it and you have something special here and I appreciate that so thank you Thank you. Congratulations. I'm still feeling my right shoulder. I'm okay. I'll be doing it. Have a good day. Thank you for what you do. All right, thank you everyone. Now we're ready for second reading of ordinances. Item 1, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government to reflect requirements for funds in the amount of $15,000 to provide funds for council capital projects in the Division of Parks and Recreation, appropriating and reappropriating funds, Schedule Number 45, Item 2. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of environmental initiative specialist, Grade 5, 18N, and creating one classified position of utilities data analyst, Grade 5, 18N, in the Division of Environmental Services, effective upon passage of council. Item 3, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fayette Urban County to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating repurposing funds. FY 2024, Schedule number 44, item 4. And ordinance and meeting section 745 of the code of ordinances, which provides for budget adjustments for certain budget amendments, budget amendment items to add subsection I, pertaining to council capital project funding, effective upon passage of council in item 5. And ordinance and 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 upon passage of council. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. Council Member Ellinger moves. Council Member Reynolds seconds. And when you are ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member LeGree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Minares? Yes. Councilmember Plowman? Yes. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. Councilmember James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. And now it's time for first reading of ordinances. Item 6. In ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing two classified positions of staff assistance senior grade 511N and creating two classified positions of administrative specialist grade 516N in the Division of Human Resources, effective on palm passage of council. Item 7. In ordinance amending the authorized strengths by abolishing one classified position of administrative specialist senior grade 518N the Department of Housing and Advocacy Community Housing Advocacy and Community Development effective upon passage of Council on item 8. Excuse me, I believe we have a motion pertaining to item 8. Councilmember Lynch. Thank you, Mayor, for your acknowledgement. Because I believe that I'm very supportive of the ordinance that is on our docket for first reading tonight regarding the prohibition of sale of cats and dogs in retail stores, I'm very supportive of the spirit of the the ordinance but I believe that it is lacking lots of language and in talking to our animal control partners they believe that ordinance as it is written currently is unenforceable by their organization and it's been based on our meeting on Tuesday several council members had a lot of questions about language and interpretation and I want us to get this ordinance right I want us to get it right the first time so for that reason I move that we postpone the first reading of item number eight which is um number zero five three nine dash two four on our docket tonight i move that we postpone it to our june 27th council meeting for first reading all right we have a second by council member gray is there any discussion if you'll raise your hand please oh okay council member reynolds thank you mayor and thank you you councilmember Lynch I understand the spirit behind your motion I disagree with it because our next council meeting for second reading is in four weeks June 13th and I think that's ample time to sure up the wording where there was a little bit of confusion about enforcement and I'm working with LFACC and the law department to address the comments and suggestions of each of the council members and you all receive a draft of the proposed change prior to second reading I don't want to get this mixed up with budget times and put it off it's very rare that we put off a first reading thank you thank you so does anyone else want to speak to the motion the motion is to postpone until 20 June 27th number eight councilmember gray thank you mayor I would like to say thank you to council member lynch um for bringing forth this motion as reading through um we've learned many things about the last especially the last section of the bill which is highly confusing for not only our residents but also those who are supposed to be enforcing uh this ordinance and i believe it's imperative that we not just give it a first reading that we postpone until the end of June and so that we can get it right the first time and why are we in a race to get something done that's not perfected? Our job is to ensure that the laws that we pass and that we bring forth for reading is done to the utmost of our abilities and done in a way that protects not only our residents but also our employees and in effect our LFUCG government to ensure that we're free from litigation to the best of our abilities. So I am full agreement with Councilmember Lynch. Thank you. Councilmember Sheehan, did you want to speak to the motion? I just have a question about the timing. So, Council Member Reynolds, assuming you are making changes, and this might be a law question, if the change is a material change, so a significant one, we would have to do a first reading on that on the 13th, correct? That's correct. Yes. Okay, so, I just wanted clarification on that. Thank you. That part, yeah. Yes. Are there any other questions about the motion? All right, let's do an electronic vote. All those in favor of the motion, please log in. All right, we have two absent. We have seven nay votes and six yes votes. So that motion fails. All right. Anything else before we go on? All right. If you'll go ahead and proceed, please. Item 8, an ordinance meeting section 413 of the Code of Ordinances prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats by pet retail stores, establishing definitions and providing a penalty for the violation thereof and creating section 413.1, prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats by individuals on public property, effective November 1, 2024. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, council members? What about motions to suspend the rules? No? All right. We'll roll right on, then we're ready for second reading of resolutions. Item one, a resolution authorizing directly on behalf of the American government to execute a second amendment to the agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 52023 with May and multimedia LLC to revise the budget in amount of $51,000 to extend phase three 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 me and multimedia LLC related to the agreement. Item two, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a quote with steel case for office furniture at a cost not to exceed $10,479.58. Item three, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute partial release of easement releasing a portion of sanitary sewer easement on the property located at 979 edgewater drive item four a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of every county government execute change number two to contract 236 2021 with element design for additional professional services on lfucg phoenix we imagined in the increased amount of 71 250 for the new contract total of 207 450 item five a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government execute an easement release releasing a sanitary easement on the property located at 649 bisle drive item six a resolution authorizing direct the the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute 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 to cost not to see ten thousand dollars in fiscal 2025 to increase no more than five percent upon renewal which shall be subject to the appropriation of funds effective upon passive counsel item seven a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute change order number one to the contract restrained associate incorporated for additional design services for the brighton trail connection increasing the contract price by the sum of $12,658 from $103,652 to $116,310. Item 8. A resolution authorizing Director of the Mayor on behalf of Lexington and Fair Urban County to execute a professional services agreement with Eva Harrison as the sexual assault nurse examiner to provide on-call forensic examinations and services under the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program for fiscal year 2024. At a cost, nocturacy, $72,167. Item 9. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an an agreement with RJ Corman Railroad Company for the setup and execution of Lexington's Fourth of July fireworks display at the Railroads Lexington Yard on July 4th, 2024, item 10. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the McKenna government to execute an agreement with the Lexington Philharmonic for the setup and execution of the Lexington's Patriotic Concert on July 3, 2024, at a cost not to receive $45,000, item 11. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the McKenna government to execute an agreement with Rotzi's famous fireworks to furnish and deliver a fireworks display on July 4th, 2024, 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 12. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of our county government to accept an award of $244,535.22 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA from Kentucky Emergency Management, for reimbursement of expenses related to the Eastern Kentucky flood and severe weather event for the division of fire and emergency services, the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer unaccomer funds within the grant budget. item 13. A resolution approving the FY 2025 budget of the Lexington and Fayette County Parking Authority Lex Park pursuant to KRS 67A.921 item 14. A resolution pursuant to KRS 65.028 parenthetical 10 rejecting all proposals submitted in response to the request for proposal 48-2023 downtown city hall development and canceling all remaining activity related to the RFP item 15. A resolution accepting the bid of CARB USA LLC in the amount of $110,200.79 for the activated carbon replacement for the Division of Water Quality, Item 16. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Ronald Hinton, Operator Supervisor, Grade 519E, 2211.53 biweekly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective February 28, 2024. Mikayla Land, Safety and Loss Control Specialist, Grade 520E, 2108.40 biweekly, in the Division of Human Resources, effective May 20, 2024. Matthew Christopher, Vehicle and Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 519N, 28.060, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 6, 2024. Nicholas Klaus, Vehicle and Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 519N, 27.460, hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 6, 2024. for Patrick Sweet, Vehicle and Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 519 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 17. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute facility usage agreement with the YMCA of Central Kentucky, Lexington Youth Soccer Association, and Fayette United Soccer Association for a period of one year with automatic renewal for two success of one-year terms. Item 18, a resolution to authorize the mayor on behalf of the beginning of the executive purchase of service agreement, RFP number 15-2024, with special electronics incorporated for intermediate and advanced electronic IAT disablement training and related equipment for the Division of Police at a cost not to exceed $89,200. Item 19, a resolution to authorize the mayor on behalf of the beginning of the executive executive agreement with the council on accreditation, a service of social current, providing for the reaccreditation of the Department of Social Services at a cost not to exceed $22,066. Item 20. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to 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 21. A resolution authorizing a 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 Tapeman Wastewater Treatment Plant. Item 22. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute an agreement with the Delmay LLC for services related to the the Pebble Creek Bank Stabilization Project for the Division of Water Quality at a cost of $83,300, item 23. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute a five-year lease agreement with the VertiQ software LLC for software for the coroner's data management system at a cost of $13,781 in FY 2025. Item 24, a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the mechanic government to execute a memorandum of agreement with Kentucky Crisis Intervention Team Crisis Solutions, LLC for training curriculum, item 25. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government or chief information officer as the mayor's designee to execute a maintenance agreement and any other necessary documents with unified technologies incorporated for the purpose of supporting force communication system at Black and Williams Neighborhood Center and Lexington Senior Center. at a cost estimated not to exceed $5,964.42, and further authorizing the mayor or the chief information officer or her designee as her designee to execute any future statements of work related to the procurement of these services 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 26. 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, and maintaining, permitting, licensing, and code enforcement software. A cost estimated not to exceed $44,763.59, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in FY 2025. Item 27, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government 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 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the governor to execute a memorandum of agreement with the police training academy 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 FY 2025, subject to appropriation by Council Item 29. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, which grant funds are in the amount of $40,000 in federal funds for the continuation of street sales drug enforcement project for FY2025, the exception which obligates the urban county government for the expenditure of $13,334 of the local match and authorize the mayor to transfer undercumber funds within the grant budget, I am 30. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the acceptance of federal funds, Which grant funds are on the amount of $600,000 from the fiber optic cable installation program grant for FY 2024. The installation of conduit and fiber optic cabling, the exception which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $150,000 as a local match. And authorizing the mayor to transfer any cover funds in the grant budget. Item 31. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with National Insurance Crime Bureau for access and use of ISO claim search. Item 32. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute change order number 10. Final to the agreement with ATS construction for the town branch trail phase six, negative $699,377.79. And turn lanes at Manchester and Forbes project, negative $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 33. The resolution amending section 3.104, parenthetical one of Appendix A, rules and procedures of the Lexington Fair Urban County Council pertaining to the order of business for the Urban County Council work sessions. To change the label, mayor's report to communications from the mayor, to move the communications from the mayor, 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, and renumbering other affected items, all effective upon passage of council, item 34. A resolution amending and restating resolution number 16791, a resolution number 319-2015, to adopt a revised minority and women business enterprise goal at an initial 17% minimum goal, including minimum sub-goals 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 the division procurement to modify these goals on an annual basis. And item 35, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of McKenna government to execute change order number three to the agreement with Latko Incorporated for the Main Street Baptist Church parking lot renovation, Jefferson Street Viaduct, increasing the contract price by the sum of $91,971 and raising the total price to $1,522,477.35. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Motion approved. Second. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger, Vice Mayor Wu seconds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Gray. Yes. Council Member LeGreen. Recuse on 10. Yes on the rest. Council Member Lynch. Recuse from item 17. Yes to the rest. council member minares council member plowman council member reynolds yes council member cedricity council member sheehan yes comes vice mayor wu yes council member fred brown yes council member james brown yes council member ellinger yes ma'am and council member elliott baxter thank you thank you very much those all pass when you are ready if you'll do first reading of resolutions please item 36 a positions of the minute of island electric LLC in the amount of 133,600 dollars and twenty four cents for the repair of fountains at the red bread park for the division of parks and recreation and authorizing my on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with island electric LLC related to the bid item 37 a resolution 7 a electrical solution in the amount of $223,480.82 for the emergency generator replacement at the government center for the division of facilities and fleet management and authorizing mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with AE Electrical Solutions related to the bid, item 38. A resolution accepting a bid of hair construction in the amount of $3,023,608 for the Phoenix Park Reimagined Construction Project for the division of Parks and Recreation and authorizing mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with hair construction related to the bid, item 39. A resolution accepted a bid of LM Asphalt Partners, LTD, DBA, LTS, Construction in the amount of $4,048,683 for the Salt Dome and Associated Site Improvements for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the beginning of the government to execute an agreement with LM Asphalt Partners, LTD, DBS, ATS, Construction related to the bid. Item 40. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Nisha Sherrill, administrative specialist, grade 5, 16, and $26 hourly in the Division of Accounting, effective May 6, 2024. Matthew Lee, accountant, grade 518 and $28 hourly in the division of accounting, effective May 6th, 2024. Jordan Criswell, engineering technician principal, grade 519 and 27.773 hourly in the division of engineering, effective May 20th, 2024. Sandra Jordan, administrative specialist principal, grade 520 and 32.768 hourly in the division of public safety, effective May 20th, 2024. Brittany Martin, telecommunicator, grade 517 and 24.315 hourly in the division of enhanced 911, effective June 4th, 2024. Patricia Panel, telecommunicated, grade 517 and 25.297, hourly in the division of Enhanced 911, effective June 4, 2024. Amy Allen, staff assistant senior, grade 511 and 17.524, hourly in the division of the police, effective May 20, 2024. Matthew Burton, heavy equipment technician senior, grade 521E, 31.666, hourly in the division of facilities and fleet management, effective May 20, 2024. Robert Elkins, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 521, N, 31.120 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. Garrett Ogden, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 521, N, 30.469 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. John Ogden, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, grade 521, N, 39.513 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. George Haston Robinson III, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 521E, 31.721 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. Donald Stamm, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 521N, 36.640 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. Robert Bolson II, Heavy Equipment Technician Senior, Grade 521N, 21.941 Hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective May 20, 2024. Item 41. A resolution of authorizing the mayor on behalf of our McKenna government to execute felicitron permits and honorariums with the Fayette County Board of Education for the Division of Parks and Recreation for the space to host the extended school program and the recreational enrichment and learning program for the 2023-2024 school year at a cost market to receive $39,500 item 42. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute change number one to contract 29, 2023 with the Woodridge Construction Group for additional labor and machinery to remove the barge at Kelly's Landing in the increased amount of $20,784.35 for a new contract total of $165,369.35 item 43. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with U.S. Geological Survey for the continuing and ongoing maintenance and operation of existing stream flow and precipitation gauges for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. At Acosta, it received $123,000, item 44. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Buchanan government to execute an agreement with Independence Place Incorporated for the operation of intensive housing-focused case management services for individuals experiencing homelessness with complex physical and mental health needs. At Acosta, it received $98,065, item 45. It was establishing ESChat as a sole source provider of a radio over internet protocol communication product for the Division of Police and Authorizing Mayor or her designate on behalf of the Urban University Government to execute any necessary agreement with ESChat related to procurement of these goods at a cost mark to seat $95,160 item 46. It was a resolution authorizing on behalf of Bukheta government to execute a lease agreement with the United Way of the Bluegrass for approximately 797 square feet of space at the Black and William Neighborhood Center, generating an annual revenue of $8,081.64 for the urban county government, item 47. It was a resolution authorizing on behalf of Bukheta government to execute a central bank center license agreement with levy catering agreement for the police award banquet, item 48. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a pedestrian overhead crossing agreement and other related agreements with RJ Corman Railroad Central Kentucky Lines to allow for the construction of a shared use bridge for the town branch trail phase 5 project for the division of engineering at a cost of $73,785 in FY 2024 and approximately $7,000 in future fiscal years, item 49. A resolution authorizing the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management to purchase water, source, heating, and ventilation units from Cork and Steel Products Company, a sole source provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Cork and Steel Products Company related to the procurement at a cost note of $47,251.57, item 50. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a mutual aid agreement with the University of Kentucky Healthcare for mass casualty assistance, item 51. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the Becaddy government to execute and submit a grant application to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs and to the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to provide any additional information or request in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded, the grant funds are in the amount of $3,477,920 in federal funds from the Transportation Alternative Program TAP for the Lane-Allen Road sidewalks and the Harrodburg Road Trail, the extent which obligates the Irving County Government to the expenditure of $869,480 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer out of cover funds within the grant budget, item 52. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Urbicana County Government to execute addendum number one to the pharmacy service agreement with on-site RX incorporated regarding credit card processing at the city employee pharmacy, the cost of which depends upon the volume of credit card transactions, item 53. A resolution ratifying and approving the fiscal year 2025 budget of the downtown Lexington Management District, item 54. A resolution approving the FY 2025 budget, the transit authority of the Lexington Fiat-Urbing County Government, Lexitram, pursuant to KRS 96A.360 and requesting that the Commissioner of Finance authorize the Fiat County Sheriff's Office to disperse the funds to Lexitram collected from the ad valorem tax approved by voters on November 9, 2004. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? All right. Are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give a second reading to item number 51. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member Ellinger seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Legree. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading on item number 38. This relates to the construction initiation for Phoenix Park. Second. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Plumman. Thank you, Mayor. I do have four. Okay. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules to give a second reading to number 37, and that's relating to the Government Center Emergency Generator Replacement Project. So moved. Thank you. Council Member Sheehan seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. number 42 and on behalf of the administration i need to suspend the rules to get a second reading to number 42 which relates to kelly's landing change order barge removal so moved thank you council member reynolds seconds any questions all those in favor say aye aye is anyone opposed that motion passes on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules to get a second reading to number 44 and that's relating to intensive case management agreement with independence place so moved thank you vice mayor wu seconds any questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes and the last on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules to give a second reading to number 49 and this is relating to the water source HVAC units. So moved. Council member Gray seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Anyone opposed? All right that motion passes. Council member James Brown. Thank you mayor. On behalf of the administration I make a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to number 36. This is related to fountain repairs at Thoroughbred Park. So moved. Thank you. Council member lagree seconds any questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes council member reynolds thank you mayor on behalf of the administration i move to give second reading to item 39 this is about the salt dome second thank you suspend the rules and and give a second. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger seconds. And are there questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Is there anyone else who has a motion to suspend the rules? All right, I think we have 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 44, 49, and 51. All right. When you are ready, if you'll give those second reading, please. Item 36. A resolution accepting a bid of Island Electric LLC in the amount of $133,610.24 for the repair of fountain pumps at Thoroughbred Park for the division of parks and recreation and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with island electric llc related to the bid item 37 a resolution accepting the bid of ae electrical solutions in the amount of 223 480.82 for the emergency generator replacement at the government center for the division of facilities and fleet management and authorizing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with ae electrical solutions related to the bid item 38. a resolution accepting a bid of hair construction in the amount of 3 million 23 thousand six hundred eighty dollars for the phoenix park reimagined construction project for the division of parks and recreation and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the arab county government to execute an agreement with hair construction related to the bid item 39. a resolution accepting the bid of lm asphalt partners ltd dba ats construction in the amount of 4 million 48 683 dollars for the salt dome and associated site improvements the department of environmental quality quality and public works and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government execute an agreement with lm asphalt partners ltd dbas dba ats construction related to the bid item 42. a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government execute change order number one to the contract 29-20-23 with woldridge construction group for additional labor and machinery to remove the barge at kelly's landing and the increased amount of $20,784.35 for the new contract total of $165,369.35. Item 44. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Arbor County Government to execute an agreement with Independence Place, Incorporated for the operation of intensive housing-focused case management services for individuals experiencing homelessness with complex physical and mental health needs. It would cost not to exceed $98,065. Item 49. A resolution authorizing the division of facilities and fleet management to purchase water source heating and ventilation units from Cork and Steel Products Company, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with the Cork and Steel Products Company related to the procurement and it costs enough to see $47,251.57 in item 51. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute and submit a grant application to the the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, office of local programs and the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded, which grant funds are in the amount of $3,477,920 in federal funds from the transportation alternative program tapped for the Lane Allen Road sidewalks and the Harrisburg Road Trail, the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $869,408 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unacomber funds within the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you very much. motion to approve council member ellinger moves council member she in seconds and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please council member gray council member lagree yes council member lynch yes council member monarys thanks council member pluman yes council member reynolds yes council member savigny council member sheehan yes Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Fred Brown? Yes. Council Member James Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. And Council Member Elliot Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. And, Council Members, now it's time I'll entertain a motion to approve communications from the mayor appointments. Second. Thank you. Council Member Baxter moved. Vice Mayor Wu seconded. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. And next we have the communications from the Mayor Price contracts. Mayor Wu, Vice Mayor Wu moves and someone over here seconded. Council Member Blumman, did you second? Thank you. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that item passes. And then, Council Members, you have a couple pages for your information only. And that brings us to disciplines, and we do not have any tonight. So that brings us to Council announcements, if you'll log in, please. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to remind my second district neighbors that the Sheep and Fiber Festival is going on this week in Madison Station Park. So after you're shopping, it's complete at the McConnell's Trace Yard Sale and the Madison Station Yard Sale that is also going on this weekend. Please come to Madison Station Park for the Sheep and Fiber Festival as well as the sheep dog trials are going on in Madison Station Park. It's a huge, huge event, and it's just phenomenal to see those dogs out there doing some amazing things. So please come out to McConnell's Trace, the Madison Station, to shop for the yard sales, and then come on to Madison Station Park for a lot of fun. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I'd just like to reflect a little bit back about the ribbon cutting that we had this past Monday at the Palmer Pharmacy Building. I just want to thank this council and past councils for their support of that project. project and then mayor i just like to thank you and your team for helping to get that to a place that i think is going to be a real true benefit to the to that neighborhood and that community and i think there was a lot of folks thanked and recognized at the event but i really wanted to thank and recognize the the residents and the neighbors in that neighborhood i know we had meetings at the very beginning of that process when the city took possession of that building And what the neighbors made it real clear to me, and I think to everybody that was involved, is they wanted that property to be redeveloped into something that was going to be an asset for that neighborhood and for that community. And I thank Timothy Johnson and the United Way board for stepping up and taking on that building and turning it around to be something that I think is going to be a real asset for that community. So I don't get excited much, but I'm real excited about that project. and what it means to that neighborhood. The other thing I'd just like to touch base on too, and the fact that we recognize our first responders tonight and our corrections officers and our other public safety partners today, and it being National Police Week. I just want to say a few words about Officer Eddie Thurman, the Neighborhood Resource Officer that passed recently. When you represent a district and you have neighborhoods that have a neighborhood resource officer, being a council member, you kind of build a special bond with those neighborhood resource officers. You depend on them, they depend on you, you got each other's back. And if anybody knows when police officers a lot of times show up to neighborhood meetings, neighbors want to hear what they have to say, especially neighborhood resource officers. So I remember having meetings and Officer Thurman would show up and I would just introduce him and just sit down and let him spend the rest of the time talking and answering the neighbors' questions. A real good guy, I don't have to tell the folks on the police department about him. I think they know him and had the opportunity to work with him. And I just want to say that he's been missed since he left the department and left the neighborhood. And will be missed even more by the folks that know him and love him and appreciated who he was. So I just want to let his family know that they're in our thoughts and prayers. Yes, well said. Thank you. Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. This weekend in the music capital of Lexington at Moondance, we're starting back up. We have the Bluegrass Barbecue Fest. Tomorrow from 4 to 10 and Saturday 11 to 10. come out for barbecue, beer, bourbon, and music. Local and regional barbecue folks will be serving great barbecue and a great family atmosphere. It's a $10 for the weekend pass and or $15 at the gate. Before you head to Moon Dance on Saturday for the barbecue festival, swing by Harrods Hills. They're having their annual spring yard sale, and Pensacola Park is having their annual plant fundraiser and craft fair. On Monday the 20th at 6 p.m. at the Lexington School, our planning staff will join neighbors to talk about the Parker's Mill expansion area that's by Parker's Mill and Man of War. So join us to hear from that team and provide some feedback on the master plan. And then lastly, on Tuesday evenings at Moondance in the music capital of Lexington, the Young at Heart band will be playing this coming Tuesday. And each Tuesday through June, we'll have more jazz and big band sounds every week. So join us out there at 7 o'clock on Tuesdays now through June. Thanks. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. We are still in the middle of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, so I wanted to give you a little recap of two great events that we had earlier in the month and a little preview of two events coming up. Two weeks ago, we were at Moon Dance Amphitheater in the music capital of Lexington, the 10th District, and we had a bunch of really amazing cultural performances. You see some Chinese dance. That's the bells of the bluegrass doing some traditional Indian dance. This young man just had a golden, golden voice singing just amazing songs. He's going to be on Idol someday, I think. A Filipino cultural dance troupe did a couple of really beautiful numbers as well. This is Code Blue. They are a college, UK-based dance troupe that is all about the K-pop. And then we had Saw Peep, an international intercultural band from Louisville that came all the way out and performed some really beautiful music for us as well. And we also had a Taekwondo demo from Dr. Kim's International Taekwondo Association. Really really great crowd. We had about 250 people come out. The weather held out that day which was very very lucky for us. And then last weekend we had a poetry event at the Carnegie Center, a lot of really great student poets and established poets from all kinds of backgrounds. We had two really great musical performances from two Chinese American performers. And we also had a tea tasting. I think we had nine or ten different teas from all over Asia and some snacks for people to try. So it was a very multicultural kind of event. And thank you to the Carnegie Center for hosting us, of course. Tomorrow night during gallery hop at the Central Library on the third floor, we're going to have a juried art show of AAPI artists along with dance performances, some music, and a fashion show. I think some of those ladies in that sort of chinois couture are going to come out and strut their stuff. And then next weekend we have three nights of movies at the Kentucky Theater starting on Thursday night with Yellow Rose, which is this terrific movie about an undocumented Filipina teenager who wants to be a country singer, and that's preceded by a musical performance by Yoko Nagami. That's Thursday night, 7.30. 10 o'clock Friday, the Asian-American movie classic, Harold and Kumar, Go to White Castle. If you're not feeling old already, that movie is now 20 years old. Came out 20 years ago. We have a hip-hop dance performance preceding it from the Fan Foundation, and Tuk Tuk Snack Shop is going to create their version of a White Castle slider for everybody to try. So that is a late showing, 10 o'clock next Friday, and we're closing out the month on Sunday at 3.30 with a showing of Turning Red, and this is cool because this movie was never released in the theaters initially. it went straight to Disney Plus. So a really fun family movie and we're going to have a story time before the movie with Yvonne Huang. So all of that to celebrate a PI month this year. I hope you all can make it out to these events. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Councilmember Plowman. Thank you, Mayor. Today, the VisitLex hosted a, you would call it a hospitality luncheon where we recognized those folks that were kind of ambassadors out in our community to bring in groups for conventions and things. But the one thing I wanted to share is at the end we had an award, it's called the Share the Lex Award. And I don't know how many of you know Ms. Javon Giles, but she's such a gift to our community. And she received this award for all of her contributions. She is like the go-to person for any historical, especially black cemeteries. And we're so fortunate to have her on our Hamlet committee and she's just brought so much to table on that. And I just wanted to give her recognition because she so deserves that. I wish I had a picture and maybe I'll show it next week or something. Okay, and then also since we're still on Sense of Place and I know everything's kind of getting here for Juneteenth. There will be, we had it last year, we kicked it off with our first year and it's the historic Rosenwald School in Cadendown. Actually, it's at the church. But Black Soil comes, and we have a big lunch. It's from 11 to 2, and it's free to the public. And it's a lot of good fellowship. And I just wanted to make sure you get it on your calendars if you can. It'll be a fun day of all Juneteenth activities. But this one's really special as well. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. Today I just have one announcement. and that is that on this Saturday, the Bryan Station Neighborhood Association is throwing its first annual block party. It will be held in the High Acres Shopping Center, which is right on Bryan Station Road. It will happen between 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday. I hope to see as many people as possible from around Lexington. But more importantly, I would love to see people from the 6th District so you can get to know your neighbors. Getting to know one another is a great thing, and it helps to build community, and that's what we're about. So thank you, and I hope to see you Saturday. Thank you. All right. That completes our announcements, and we have several people signed up to speak. And the way this works is when I call your name, you'll come to the podium out here, and you'll need to restate your name and say your council district for the record. And you'll have three minutes. There is one person down the way who is yielding time. So I'll ask, is Keith Gaines here? There you are. And you're yielding your time to Nikki. Okay. Very good. All right. So first up is Nadia Rashid. and you'll be followed by Melody Zental. Welcome. Hello, my name is Dr. Nadia Rashid, District 6. And I'd like to say that Chief Weathers, I knew him before he was chief, and he has always been top notch. And especially with what's going on with the Islamophobia and hate crimes, he's always there to protect our community and ask about us. So I'm so happy that he was recognized. And the fire stations and first responders, they're always early. They're not on time, they're always early. We had a big gas leak this year in our home. We were at home, my husband's cancer, and I was at home, and there was a big wind, and apparently we had a big gas leak. And right away, the fire station was there, and they took care of it. So they were really deserving of what they got. Thank you. I'm here to ask the city council to please realize that what's going on in Gaza is not acceptable. and we live in Lexington and we live in Kentucky and we are in the Bible Belt of America. You know we are people of faith. Genocide, apartheid, children being killed, it really doesn't matter what religion you are or what what nationality you are, these are civilians. When you see children and women and men who are being slaughtered, who are being starved. I even saw a tape today where you had an Israeli young child who was breaking up boxes and food from a food truck that was supposed to go to the Gaza civilians. What kind of hatred is this? Not only are the civilians being starved, but the food is not reaching them. And this is not I ask that our council ask for a ceasefire and an end to all the atrocities that are happening because it's wrong and we have to stand for humanity because we are all humans. We are mothers and fathers and sisters and daughters and anything that goes on in the world where civilians are hurt, we're against it. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Rasheed. Next is Melody Zental followed by Diane Parrish. Welcome. Hello. I'm Melody Zental, District 1, and also with the Kentucky Coalition for Animal Protection. This is regarding the Humane Pet Sales Ordinance. And I believe there's been some discussion about what is a responsible breeder. You're fine. Go right ahead. So here are the hallmarks of a responsible breeder, and this is according to the American Kennel Club. A responsible breeder will let you visit the home or kennel and ask to see at least one of the puppy's parents. let you find out about the health of your puppy and its parents. We'll encourage you to call them if your dog has a crisis at any stage of its life and should be willing to answer any questions you have and should ask many questions of you as well. Additionally, in its membership application, Lexington's very own Kennel Club states that no member will knowingly sell, supply, or donate any dog of any age to any pet shop. Also, there's at least three other local breed and kennel clubs that have similar statements in their code of ethics. Members will not sell to pet shops. I I hope this helps clarify what a responsible breeder is. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Diane Parrish followed by Isabel Eliason. Welcome. Thank you, Mayor. I'm Diane Parrish with Making a Difference Now, a small nonprofit based in Lexington, oh, in 5th District, I forgot to say. I want to just real briefly reiterate some of the reasons I think it is so important for us to pass the humane pet sales ordinance two things really one is the consumer protection aspect of making sure that unsuspecting consumers do not inadvertently fall prey to undesirable business practices sometimes predatory business practices and purchase seriously ill inbred unsocialized puppies or kittens with all the associated costs financial and emotional that that involves and similarly to protect Lexington our great city from being seen as a community that would support the cruelty of the puppy kitten mill to pet store pipeline and all the associated cruelty that we talked about at the work session that that involves. Thank you all. Thank you. Next is Isabel Eliason followed by Alyssa Rigney. Welcome. My name is Isabel Eliason and I live in District 8. I'm representing myself as a citizen of Lexington. Good evening, city council members, staff, and members of the community. I'm here today to speak about the potential for the council to pass a formal resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. I was inspired by something that some members of the public said when speaking here last week. They said that there's no point in Lexington passing such a resolution because the world will not listen to us. Stop trying, they said. Don't waste your time. Give up already. If the world will not listen to us, then why are you trying so hard to get us to stop? I want to invite the attendees of this meeting to view the situation in a different light. I think the people here in this room are all present because we believe that Lexington does matter. We know that the council's decisions can have a real impact. As a current worker for several government organizations, I have watched the impacts of good governance first hand. But keep in mind, Lexington is not alone. At least 70 cities in just the US have already passed resolutions supporting a ceasefire. The deepest, truest goal is not for Lexington to pass a lonely singular ceasefire resolution, but for Lexington to join with others around the world calling for an end to this genocide. We need to stop immediate harm, show support to Palestinians, and build a better future. Working together with many other people is the only way to solve any big, complicated problem. This kind of work is never quick or easy or glamorous, but this kind of work does matter. So give up already please on the suggestion that it does not. Thank you. Thank you. Next is Alyssa Rigney followed by Danette Stacey. Welcome. As-salamu alaykum. May peace be upon you all. My name is Alyssa Rigney and I am from District 11. And I am a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky. And I am here today for the graduates who are unable to walk across the stage in Gaza. If you do not know, every single university in Gaza has been destroyed. Not only are the people facing a genocide, but education is facing a scholasticide. So today I'm here to honor them. And I would like to ask that all of those who would like to honor them to join me in standing today. And take part in the ceremonial flipping of the tassel. For those who'd like to join me, please stand. And I know you may not have a tassel, but those students in Gaza do not now have their universities and do not now have the life that they once had. You can flip your tassel from the right to the left. Many of those students have lost their lives. Many of them are displaced. Many of them may never have the opportunity to reach the higher education in which they wanted. As a graduate, I now get the opportunity to go out and work in my field. I get the opportunity to further my life along. And I've received a job and will be gone for 10 weeks working in Pennsylvania. And I hope that in the 10 weeks that I'm gone, that you, my Lexington City Council, the city that I love so dearly, fights harder for those students, fights harder for the people of Gaza, for your Palestinian community here. And I hope that when I return in 10 weeks that we see more has been done here. I know you all can do it. I know you all can talk to your constituents and can work together for this. We believe in you. Show us why we should. Thank you. All right. Next up is Nikki Gaines and you have six minutes as Keith has yielded his time. Nikki will be followed by D'Aliya Samadi. Welcome. We're having a little technical problem there, but you can be sure we'll know when your six minutes is finished. Thank you, Mayor. Or your three minutes, excuse me. Good evening. I'm Nikki Gaines, and I am a resident of District 9. And you all may recognize me from Tuesday afternoon. when I spoke at the work session. So tonight I'm going to keep it brief so we don't even need the whole six minutes so we don't even really have to worry about it. How about that? I really just wanted to say thank you for moving this along tonight, the Humane Pet Store ordinance I'm speaking about. And to also say that in a country where we euthanize one and a half million dogs and cats and shelters every year and of those 9123 were euthanized in fayette county or i mean in kentucky 9123 were euthanized in kentucky and thanks to the successful partnership that we have here between lexington fayette animal control and the humane society less than 10 percent of those euthanizations happened here in Fayette County because they do some really good work. But in a world like this, there is no justifiable reason to have a pet store that sells dogs and cats when we're euthanizing that many animals. Have a pet store that partners with shelters and rescues to promote adoptable cats and dogs. That's why I'm asking you to continue making progress on this ordinance, and I look forward to the next session coming up in a couple of weeks. Thank you. All right, next up is Diyala Samadi, followed by Alicia Fields. Welcome. Hey, I'm Diyala. I am from District 11, and I am training to become a pediatrician. Becoming a pediatrician in the context of a genocide has made me pause again and again. I am supposed to become a protector of childhood. I am supposed to become a protector of growth, of security, of safety. 15,000 children in Gaza have been killed. And I can't call myself a pediatrician if I do not advocate for the same safety, security, future, and potential for growth that every child deserves to have. While my patients come to me for vaccines, Reza's children are buried under the rubble of their homes. While I check off my patients' gross and fine motor skills, Reza's children lose their limbs. While I follow my patients' growth charts, Reza's children starve. I've seen one dead child in my eight months of training, and I've seen many children close to death. You're fine. Just ignore that. I will. I want to describe what it's like to see such a child. I was called to the bedside of an eight-month-old little girl who wasn't acting like herself. I walked into the room and I saw a small baby with pale white skin lying so still on her back. You couldn't even see her chest rising. My first instinct was that I was looking at a dead child. I was the most afraid I've ever been as a doctor. What would it be like to start compressions on a baby that small? What do I tell her mother? How do I fix her? I remembered the stethoscope around my neck and I quickly laid it on her chest. She had a heartbeat, all of her pulses were there, and I could hear her breathing. I even double and triple checked. I picked her up and after some fluids she woke up and she returned to her normal self. But after that all I could think about was the 15,000 children in Gaza and how my patient woke up to her future, she woke up to her growth, to her safety, the security of being in a hospital and receiving medical care, but none of them did. Please call for a ceasefire. All right. Next up is Elysian Fields followed by Sierra Hagedorn. Welcome. Hello, my name is Elygen Fields and I rent in Council District 3. If there is any lingering doubt here within this Council over whether your voices matter or hold any real tangible sway or possibility of relief in regards to the actively severely endangered lives of Palestinian people from here in your seats in Lexington, Kentucky. Let me offer this perspective. As we know, the genocide being inflicted by Israel, backed by America, is now the most documented, recorded, accessible in the palms of our hands genocides of all time. We are watching daily, hourly, as we receive first-hand testimony of these horrific crimes against humanity that are being committed repeatedly. And the people in Gaza, directly affected, lives irrevocably, unimaginably torn apart, are urging us, all of us, any of us, to do anything, anything possible to help them. and again. Their plea is that we see them and amplify their voices. I understand you might think that your position grants you no power, intangibly helping their safety all the way across the world. But the imperial monolith we're facing is a form that cannot be justified. It is greed and it is destruction. It serves neither Americans nor our brothers and sisters worldwide. It must be confronted and healed from the bottom up. We elected you into your positions. We at one point believed in you. We supported you. Do your due diligence. them, hear us, resolve, publicize unanimously that Lexington stands on the right side of history. All right, next up is Sierra Hagedorn, and you are our final speaker. Welcome. Thank you all. I was here on Tuesday, so I'll keep it brief. I really appreciate you all hearing everyone out on the pet sales ordinance. I feel also that it's been very clear what the people of Lexington want, and I trust in all of you to make the right decision as far as passing that along, and thank you so much for your hard work on this. Thank you. Oh, Sierra Hagedorn, District 4. Thank you very much. All right, thank you. That completes our public comment, and I was passed over. I'm sorry, what was your name? Donette Stacy. Oh, okay. Yes, you were. I apologize. That's okay. Welcome, and if you'll state your name and your council district, and you'll have three minutes. My name is Donette Stacy, residing council four, district four. This store, I represent Most Valuable Pets, and it is in District 10. I was here on Tuesday, and I would just, the store, the Humane Society of the United States has presented a blanket accusation that all pet stores source from puppy mills. Our pet store does not. So I feel like we've been falsely accused. we have not been there's been no investigation i've asked for people to come in and tour our facility to tour the breeders that we use if we are doing something wrong you know we will correct that we have even submitted a alternate ordinance to the council members pet store standards of care consumer protection and spay and neuter commitments ordinance where we're asking you to regulate us and we will happily comply with that instead of passing this ordinance banning the total sale of puppies and kittens that would shut our store down because those sales is 43 percent of the income the sales of the store And these two young couples, which are Asian, immigrant, minority, woman-owned business, they came here trying to do this. They bought the store, looking for opportunity. And they are there 12 hours a day, seven days a week. They care about these animals. This is not just a, you know, we're just here to sell animals. And they even have refused to sell to people because the situation wasn't correct. It wasn't going to be good for the dog. So I just feel like they've been accused wrongly and they've had no due process. There's been no investigation. Nobody's come out and talked to them. You know, we've been provided no complaints. They took over the store July 16th of 2022. If there are complaints, you know, since then that we need to address, let us do that. They've invested nearly $900,000 in the last two years in this store. And this ordinance will shut them down. I just implore you to rethink this and work with us to prevent puppy mills. And this ordinance also will not prevent overpopulation of the Humane Society, because the majority of those animals are large and pit bulls, and we just don't sell those. Thank you so much. Your time is over. We appreciate all the speakers tonight, and it's time to have a motion to adjourn. Thank you. All those in favor, say aye. Thank you. We are adjourned. Appreciate everybody coming. I'm going to go to the next video.