# Urban County Council - July 2, 2024 > Auto-transcribed civic record · July 2, 2024 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6156 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6156?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2024-07-02 - **Last revised**: July 2, 2024 - **Length**: 6,739 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed with OpenAI's open-source Whisper large-v3-turbo model, run locally by The Lexington Times. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude. Verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council convened on July 2, 2024, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chambers at 200 E. Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky. The meeting addressed two primary agenda items focused on staffing and public safety matters within the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. During the session, the Council took action on an ordinance amending authorized strength by abolishing and creating positions, which was approved. Additionally, they passed a resolution for additional deputies in Tandy Park, demonstrating the Council's commitment to enhancing public safety resources in the community. The meeting included a total of 3 motions and votes, with one public comment received from community members. Both agenda items were successfully approved by the Council, indicating unified support for the proposed staffing changes and enhanced security measures at Tandy Park. ## Attendance The following members were present at the meeting on July 2, 2024: **Present:** • Renlz • Sevigny • Sheehan • Worley • Wu • Fred Brown • James Brown • Ellinger • Baxter • Fogle • Gray • Legris • Lynch • Monarrez • Plomin • Reynolds All 16 members were in attendance. No members were reported as absent or late for this meeting. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted three votes during the July 2, 2024 meeting, all of which passed unanimously. **Motion 0726-24** [timestamp: 03:00] - The council approved the minutes from the June 27, 2024 Council Meeting. The motion was made by Ellinger and seconded by Fogle. The measure passed by voice vote with no opposition. **Ordinance 0616-24** [timestamp: 06:00] - The council voted on an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of Information Systems Specialist Senior and creating one classified position of Software Developer. The motion was seconded by Gray. The ordinance passed by roll call vote with 16 ayes and 0 nays. Council members voting in favor were: Monarrez, Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, Sheehan, Worley, Wu, Fred Brown, James Brown, Ellinger, Baxter, Fogle, Gray, Legris, and Lynch. **Resolution 0598-24** [timestamp: 12:00] - The council approved a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Downtown Lexington Management District for additional deputies to patrol Tandy Park. The motion was made by Wu and seconded by Monarrez. The resolution passed by roll call vote with 16 ayes and 0 nays. The same 15 council members who voted on the previous ordinance cast affirmative votes: Monarrez, Plomin, Reynolds, Sevigny, Sheehan, Worley, Wu, Fred Brown, James Brown, Ellinger, Baxter, Fogle, Gray, Legris, and Lynch. All three measures received unanimous support from the council members present, with no dissenting votes or abstentions recorded on any item. ## Budget and Financial Actions The council approved three significant financial agreements totaling $732,673 during the July 2, 2024 meeting. **Resolution 0598-24** authorized $50,000 in funding for additional deputies from the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff to patrol in and around Tandy Park. The contract will be administered through the Downtown Lexington Management District, enhancing security presence in the downtown area. **Resolution 0599-24** approved a substantial $664,223 agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Management Services. This contract represents the largest financial commitment of the meeting and will support the city's stormwater management compliance requirements. **Resolution 0602-24** authorized an $18,450 agreement with LinkedIn Corporation to promote open positions within the city government. This contract will enhance the city's recruitment efforts by leveraging LinkedIn's professional networking platform to attract qualified candidates for municipal positions. These three resolutions demonstrate the council's focus on public safety, environmental compliance, and human resources management, with the stormwater management contract representing nearly 91% of the total approved spending for the meeting. ## Public Comment During the public comment period, one resident addressed the board regarding parking restrictions in their neighborhood [timestamp: 150:00]. The speaker expressed disappointment about parking restrictions that had been implemented across their entire block. According to the resident, these restrictions were put in place to address a specific issue, but the solution affected all residents on the block rather than targeting the particular problem area. The resident requested assistance from the board in addressing this situation. No additional public comments were recorded during this portion of the meeting. ## Ordinance amending authorized strength by abolishing and creating positions [timestamp: 06:00] The council considered Ordinance 0616-24, which proposed changes to the city's authorized staffing structure within the Division of Computer Services. The ordinance called for abolishing one classified position of Information Systems Specialist Senior and creating one classified position of Software Developer in its place. This personnel restructuring represents a strategic shift in the city's information technology capabilities, moving from a traditional systems specialist role to a more development-focused position. The change maintains the same overall staffing level while updating the skill set to better align with current technological needs. The ordinance was presented without significant discussion or debate from council members. No speakers were identified as presenting detailed information about the rationale for the position change or the specific duties that would differentiate the new Software Developer role from the abolished Information Systems Specialist Senior position. The council approved the ordinance, allowing the Division of Computer Services to proceed with the personnel restructuring. This approval enables the city to modernize its IT workforce composition while maintaining fiscal neutrality through the one-for-one position exchange. The ordinance reflects ongoing efforts by municipal governments to adapt their workforce structures to evolving technology demands, particularly in areas requiring software development expertise rather than traditional systems administration and support functions. ## Resolution for additional deputies in Tandy Park [timestamp: 12:00] The council considered Resolution 0598-24, which would authorize the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Downtown Lexington Management District for additional deputies to patrol Tandy Park. The resolution seeks to enhance security and public safety in Tandy Park through increased law enforcement presence. Under the proposed agreement, the Downtown Lexington Management District would provide funding for additional deputy patrols in the park area. No specific speakers were identified during the discussion of this agenda item, and the transcript does not indicate any significant debate or concerns raised by council members regarding the resolution. The council approved Resolution 0598-24, allowing the Mayor to move forward with executing the Memorandum of Agreement with the Downtown Lexington Management District for the additional deputy patrols in Tandy Park. --- ## Decisions - **0726-24** — passed (0-0): Approval of the June 27, 2024 Council Meeting minutes - **0616-24** — passed (16-0): Ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of Information Systems Specialist Senior and creating one classified position of Software Developer - **0598-24** — passed (16-0): Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Downtown Lexington Management District for additional deputies to patrol Tandy Park --- ## Full transcript Music Welcome, folks. It's 5 o'clock, and I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Urban County Council meeting of July 2nd, 2024, and ask the clerk to take the roll. Council Member Minares? Here. Council Member Plowman? Here. Council Member Reynolds? Here. Council Member Savigny? Here. Council Member Sheehan? Here. Council Member Worley? Yes, ma'am. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Fred Brown? Here. Councilmember James Brown? Here. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Councilmember Legree? Here. Councilmember Lynch? Present. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum, and I'd like to call on Councilmember Fred Brown to give our invocation. Would you please stand with me? Father God, thanks for this time of the year for celebration of our freedom. Freedom that allows us to have a local government and a people involvement. I pray that this is a government that accepts the responsibilities that we have and that we will do the best we can for this community. I pray that this council will make the decisions for a better community, for better life values. And I just praise your holy name, Jesus' name, amen. Thank you very much, Councilmember Brown. Now, Councilmembers, it's time to approve the June 27th, 2024 minutes of the council meeting. So moved. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger, Council Member Fogle seconds. Are there any corrections, additions, comments? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And now I'll ask our clerk to give second reading of two ordinances. Item 1, an ordinance of ending the author's strength by abolishing one classified position of information system specialist senior. in the grade 517 and in creating one classified position of software developer, grade 523E, all in the division of computer services effective upon passage of council, item two. In ordinance, amending section 16203, the Lexington Fayette Urban County Code of Ordinances to update division titles and remove the penalty reduction for failing to contest citations effective upon passage of council. Item three, an ordinance amending section 17B1 of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Code of Ordinances to define the root zone, amending section 17B2 of the code to remove the recommended spacing between street trees and other trees and reducing the required distance between street trees and stop or yield signs. Amending section 17B3 of the code to remove gendered language and include reference to the street tree stumps and the requirements of the section amending section 17B4 of the code to include prohibitions on parking a vehicle or other restoring materials on the root zone of a street tree in such a way as to compact the soil. Amending section 17B6 of the code to clarify the appeals of civil citations issued pursuant to section 17B12 of the code are not heard by the tree board. repealing section 17B11 of the code and amending section 17B12 of the code to increase the administrative fee and penalties for violation of 17B of the code to $150 and an amount not to exceed $2,500 per violation, respectively, and to provide factors from which the penalty determination is made all effective upon passage of council. Item four, in ordinance meeting certain of the budget, the license of the urban county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reprimand expense FY2025, schedule number one, item five. In order to spending the compensation system salary schedule to provide a 1 and 1.5% structure movement, applicable to all full time and part time positions in the unified pay plan, to the position of council administrator and two positions of police and fire pension benefits specialist providing that all full time and part time employees included in the unified pay plan shall receive a 3% pay increase for FY 2025, providing that the council administrator and two positions of police and fire pension benefit specialists shall receive a 3% pay increase for FY2025 providing that section 2129B and 226B notwithstanding, all employees at or above the maximum of the grade salary range shall receive a 3% pay increase for FY2025. And then in section 2328A to increase the existing step structure for the positions of police chief grade 324E and fire chief grade 324E by 3% and adjusting salaries accordingly and increasing the salary by 3% for three positions of law clerk part time within the Department of Law. the second one position of park patrol coordinator part time within the division of parks and recreation, if all effective July 1, 2024, and item 6. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing ten classified positions of early child care teacher grade 512E, and creating ten classified positions of early child care teacher grade 512N in the division of family services, thereby changing the Fair Labor Standard Act FLSA status of the positions from exempt to non-exempt, and transferring all of the incumbents to the non-exempt position, and converting the bi-weekly salary of all incumbents to an outweigh rate of pay, effective July 1, 2024. thank you is there a motion to approve cancer rental second by council member gray and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please Yes. Council member Menores? Yes. Council member Plowman? Yes. Council member Reynolds? Yes. Council member Savigny? Yes. Council member Sheehan? Yes. Council member Worley? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council member Fred Brown? Yes. Council member James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Elienker? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. And Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass and now it's time for first reading of ordinances. Item seven, an ordinance being served in the budgets of Lexington or the county government to provide funds for purchase orders and prepaid expenses. Rolling from FY 2024 into FY 2025 and appropriating reporting funds, schedule number two, item eight. In order to make certain of the budgets of the Lexington Urban County government to reflect requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating reporting funds, FY 2025, schedule number three, item nine. In order to make the authorized strength by creating one classified position of program manager senior grade 525E in the department of planning and preservation creating four classified positions of safety officer, grade 515N in the division of police and Operating one classified position of grants administrative aid, grade 518 and the division of grants and special programs effected July 1, 2024. Item 10. In ordinance pursuant to section 612 of the charter, the license for urban county government to reorganize the division of water quality at the request of the division of environmental quality and public works as follows. Amending the classified civil service authorized by abolishing one position of public service worker senior grade 510 and creating one position of sewer line maintenance field technician senior grade 516 and reclassifying the incumbent. Abolishing four positions of public service worker senior grade 510 and creating four positions of sewer line maintenance field technician grade 515 and reclassifying the incumbents. Abolishing four positions of equipment operator grade 512 and creating four positions of sewer line maintenance field technician grade 515 and reclassifying the incumbents. Abolishing seven positions of equipment operator senior grade 515 and creating seven positions of sewer line maintenance field technician grade 515 and reclassifying the incumbents. Abolishing two positions of equipment operator senior grade 515 and creating two positions of sewer line maintenance field technician senior grade 516 and reclassifying the incumbents abolishing three positions of heavy equipment operator grade 516 and creating three positions of sewer line maintenance field technician senior grade 516 and reclassifying the incumbents abolishing six positions of public service supervisor grade 517 and creating six positions of sewer line maintenance supervisor grade 518 and reclassifying the incumbents abolishing three positions of public service supervisor senior grade 518 and Creating three positions of sewer line maintenance supervisors in your grade 519 and reclassifying the incumbents, reallocating one position of sewer line maintenance superintendent and the incumbent in that position from grade 522E to grade 524E. And reallocating one position of CMOM program manager and the incumbent in that position from grade 523E to grade 525E. And amending the unclassified civil service authorized strength as follows. Two unclassified civil service positions of public service apprentice grade 504N and creating two unclassified civil service positions of sewer line maintenance at Prentice, grade 509 in all individual water quality with changes effective retroactive to July 1, 2024. Item 11, and restating ordinance number 141, 2022 relating to the public infrastructure program in its entirety and providing for its purpose program from protections, priorities, and limitations, criteria, and application process. Administration by the Mayor's Chief Development Officer with oversight by the Economic Development Investment Board and a program fund in the adoption of new program policies and guidelines, all effective upon passage of council, item 12. An ordinance creating section 21, 37.4 of the code ordinances, the Lexington for urban county government to authorize up to 56 hours of paid leave and up to 240 hours of unpaid leave per calendar year for classified civil service employees who are victims of domestic violence or a crime for needs related to or resulting from domestic violence or the crime effect upon passage of counsel. And item 13, an ordinance granting a waiver to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet of certain requirements of ordinance number 85 of 2008. Otherwise known as the Newtown Pike landscape ordinance as recommended by the Corridors Commission pursuant to section 472 of the code of ordinances. On properties located at 1445, 1433, 1425, and 1419 Newtown Centerway and 789 Newtown Springs Drive as follows. granting an exemption from the 20-foot buffer area allowing a walkway bike path connections to the legacy trail allowing the maintenance of existing three-plank fence on developed property and construction and maintenance of three-plank fence on undeveloped property and allowing replacement of trees and other plantings currently located in 75-foot landscaping buffer with an in-kind replacement on the properties. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? How about suspensions for second reading? Any motions to suspend? All right. That moves us on to second reading of resolutions. Item 1, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the downtown Lake Sand Management District, DLMD, providing funding for additional deputies for the office of the Fayette County Sheriff to patrol in around Tandy Park beginning July 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024 at a cost of $50,000 FY2025 item two. It was authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute the fourth and final renewal of the agreement with Tetra Tech Incorporated from municipal separate storms to our system. As for program management services at the cost of the seat $664,223 in FY2025 item three. It was authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute an agreement with LinkedIn Corporation to promote open positions with the Lexington the urban county government on its platform for the office of public information. At a cost note received $18,450 item four. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute a change under number three to the contract with Strain Associates for the old Frankfort Pike Salt Loom. Increasing the contract amount by $7,500 and raising the total contract amount to $223,280 item five. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to amend an existing agreement with management registry incorporated extending the period of performance through September 30, 2025. the Division of Emergency Management in order for support staff for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Programs to close out the project at no additional cost to the Urban County Government, item six. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute professional services agreement with Eva Harrison, Kayla Keeping, and Megan Maxim as contract forensic nursing advocates to provide direct advocacy services to sexual assault victims under the Forensic Nursing Advocacy Program for fiscal year 2024, and it costs knock their seat $29,302, item seven. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the government to execute amendment number one to the agreement with Bluegrass Area Development District to accept an additional award of $41,931.73 in federal funds. Under the Title 3B of the American Rescue Plan for FY2025 for the licensed senior center, the exception which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing mayor to execute any necessary agreements related to these funds and authorizing mayor to transfer an outcome in the grant budget, item 8. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the mechanic of next to execute an agreement with Flock Group Incorporated for the purchase of 25 Flock cameras warranty and implementation of the cameras at a cost to exceed $453,300 in FY 2025, item 9. The resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic of the executive agreement with Honey Hill Farm LLC to have Honey Hill Farm Petting Zoo at the Family Care Center at a cost to exceed $532.50, item 10. The resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mechanic of the executive agreement with Republic Services to continue Services at the Family Care Center for FY 2025, it costs not to receive $900 or $75 per month, item 11. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase a single database for 911 location records from 911 Data Master LLC, a social provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of their mechanic government to execute any necessary agreement with 911 Data Master LLC related to procurement. And it costs not to receive $46,732, item 12. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase web based queries of 911 statistics from Entrado Life and Safety Solutions, ECATS, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute and a necessary agreement with Entrado Life and Safety Solutions, ECATS, related to the procurement. At a cost not received $7,579.20, item 13. It was just an authorizing the director of the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, KYTC, for acceptance of federal grants, which grant funds are in the amount of $480,000 for the Intelligent Transportation System Congestion Management System, ITS, CMS, Traffic Improvement Project for FY2025, to accept and which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $120,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer any coverage funds within the grant budget. Item 14, a resolution authorizing the division of E911 to purchase telephone technology from Krauss Associates, incorporated DBA AK Associates, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an unnecessary agreement with Krauss Associates, incorporated DBA AK Associates. Item 15, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase and service agreement with economic development partner agencies. Including Cable Group, TSJ Staffing, the Child Care Council of Kentucky, Building Institute of Central Kentucky, Community Action Council, Stable Recovery, Jubilee Jobs, Lexington Rescue Mission, and IEC of the Bluegrass for Workforce Services. At a cost not received $400,000 for year one in FY2025, item 16. A resolution amending and restating resolution 221-2024, and authorizing mayor or the chief information officer on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary documents for the Lake Sanfayor urban county government to procure software and related services under the same terms and conditions as RFP 030321 and RFP 090320. Both contracts between Sourcewell and Econical Minolta Business Solutions USA Incorporated, including the statement of work related to the scanning of documents to OnBase for the division of planning. Cost estimated not to exceed $21,509. And the statement of work related to the digital transformation of forms in the division of human resources. cost estimated not to exceed $51,000 in future statements of work related to the procurement and software and services solution for various departments and divisions of the urban county government under either contract. As further determined to be necessary, cost effective and feasible by the chief information officer and the department in the division of procurement subject to appropriation of sufficient funds, item 17. A resolution authorizing and direct the mayor and behavior of the government to execute an agreement and accept a grant from the Lexington Fair Urban County Health Department in the amount of $356,000 in federal funds and $101,000 in common with the Kentucky funds including $41,000 in 853 home visiting service grant funds for a total of 457,000 for the home network program also known as Kentucky Health Access Nurturing Development Services, HANDS for the Family Care Center for FY2025, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Irby County Government for the expenditure funds and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget. Item 18, a resolution authorizing the may on behalf of Irby County Government to accept a grant from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Waste Management, which grant funds are in the amount of $4,000 in commonwealth of Kentucky funds for fiscal year 2025 for the disposal and recycling of waste tires. The exception to what does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure funds and authorizing mayor to transfer under funds within the grant budget, item 19. In relation to authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of urban county governor, next to get an amendment to the neighborhood action match program agreement with the Garden Meadow Homeowners Association, extending the period of performance through December 1, 2024, at no additional cost to the urban county government, item 20. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mayor and execute a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Treasury for access to investigative data, item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the mayor and government execute purchase of service agreement with the following seven extended social resources ESR program grant. Agencies pursuant to administrative agreements and RFP 342024 emergency shelter. Hope Center Incorporated 850,000, Greenhouse 17 Incorporated 190,000, Community Action Council of Lexington, Berman, Harrison and Nicholas Counties Incorporated $245,406. Harbor Youth Services Incorporated $269,116. Hospital of the Bluegrass Incorporated, DBA, Bluegrass Care Navigators, 87,650. New Life Day Center Incorporated, $150,715. And the Salvation Army, $125,125 to provide emergency services at the cost of receipt $1,980,014. And item 22, a resolution authorizing director of the mayor on behalf of our mechanic government to execute grant award agreements related to the grants awarded under the Lexgro Trees Grant. program with Andover Forest Homeowners Association Incorporated $100,000. Bluegrass Green Sources Incorporated $95,312.50. Bread and Circuses LLC, 6,000. Eastland Parkway Neighborhood Association LLC, $18,271.95. Friends of the Parks and Fayette County Incorporated $4,172. Friends of Wolfhorn Incorporated $97,935. Heartland Homeowners Association Incorporated $76,785.20. Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association LLC, $6,000. And trees Lexington incorporated $86,655 for the division of environmental services at a cost like this time stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. I swear we moved and council member Menorah is seconded. And when you're ready, it's time for a roll call vote. Councilmember Minares? Yes. Thank you. Councilmember Plowman? Yes. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Sevigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Yes. Councilmember Worley? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Fred Brown? Yes. Councilmember James Brown? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. And Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Thank you. Thank you, those all passed. Now it's time for first reading of resolutions. Item 23, a resolution set in a bit of BMI, LLC, DPA, BMI Builds, LLC, in the amount of $2,988,888 for the police roll call, the HVAC project of the Department of General Services and authorizing mayor on behalf of our mechanic of an agreement with BMI LLC, DBA, BMI, Builds LLC related to the bid, item 24. A resolution of the event of McCain Brothers excavating LLC in the amount of $181,929 for Dogwood Park Stormwater Improvement for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing mayor on behalf of our mechanic of an executive agreement with McCain Brothers excavating LLC related to the bid, item 25. A declaration of official intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advances made for capital expenditures to be made from subsequent borrowings with respect to various capital improvement projects of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government, Item 26. A resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a multi-year agreement to procure software and related services under the same terms and conditions as MA 7581800000017, A contract between SHI Incorporated and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including proposal 24914828. It costs $1,306,579.09 for FY2025 with future renewals subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds and authorizing the Chief Information Officer or her designee on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute any necessary document related to the procurement item 27. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the New Life Day Center Incorporated, Extending the period of performance through September 30, 2024, at no additional cost to the urban county government, item 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute an agreement with the Fiat Fiscal Court accepting and establishing funds for fiscal year 2025 county road aid project in the rural service area, item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of urban county government for the division of police to execute a master services agreement and forensic DNA contract with DNA Labs International, DLI, a social provider for The use of secure services that will directly support investigations specific to unsolved homicide and violent crime investigations at a cost not received $150,000 in FY 2024 item 30. A resolution authorizing and directly on behalf of the urban county government to execute a forgivable loan agreement and related documents with the red drawn liberty LLC pursuant to the public infrastructure program for sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements as well as the creation of jobs. At a cost not received $489,613 item 31. The resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Lexington Fair Urban County Government to execute contract modification number three with EA Partners in order to increase the contract price by $22,762.50 for design services related to the town branch trail crossing. Raising the total contract price from $130,895 to $153,657.50, item 32. The resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of Urban County Government and As a result of the prior authorization of acceptance of federal funds from the surface transportation block grant in resolution 124, 2024 to execute an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to uphold the Lexington Area Travel Demand Forecasting Model, TDFM. And further stipulating the role, responsibility, and cost share between the government and the cabinet as part of the Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, NPO FY2025 Unified Planning Work Program at a cost not to exceed $10,000, item 33. The resolution authorizing and directing may on behalf of the Urban County Government accept an award of $19,077.50 in federal funds awarded by the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management. And it's a federal emergency management performance grant EMA 2022 additional funding award in order to purchase and install one outdoor warning siren system. The acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government to the expenditure of $19,077.50 as a local match. And authorizing may to execute any necessary agreements related to these federal funds and authorizing may to transfer any funds in the grant budget. Item 34, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a lease agreement with residential park caretaker properties with the following individuals for the listed properties in consideration of the sum stated in monthly rent. Samuel Garcia for 3990 Raven Runway, $590. Fred Williamson for 4051 Richmond Road, $185. Teresa Jill Farmer for 3401 Shamrock Lane, $700. And Brian Huddle for 3561 Shamrock Lane, $550. Item 35. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute and submit a grant application seeking $153,227 in federal funds from the US Department of Justice and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, JAG program, in fiscal year 2025 for the equipment for the Lexington Police Department and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application, item 36. The resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Lexington Fair Urban County Human Rights Commission, HRC, to support the operating cost of the HRC for fiscal year 2025, and a cost that received $412,990, I am 37. Adoption of a resolution of the urban county government authorizing the filing of FY 2025 physical security, Help America Vote Act, HAVA application with the Kentucky State Board of Elections, SBE, for up to $8,300 authorizing and directing the mayor to execute any documents which are deemed necessary by SBE to carry out this project and authorizing the mayor to act as the authorized correspondent of this project. Item 38, a resolution authorizing and approving the transfer of council capital project funds to the division of parks and recreation, the amount of $12,000 for the sense of place Hamlet initiative project and $80,000 for improvements at Bruce Town Park, item 39. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the government to execute a purchase of service agreement with Lex Arts Incorporated for various service related to providing support to the arts community and community at large, it costs $325,000. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to place on the docket for the July 2nd, 2024 Council meeting, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Sean Oak Pueblo and Bluegrass Community Foundation for the creation of a newly composed work for the Lexington Philharmonic, related to the celebration of Lexington's 250th anniversary, at a cost not to exceed $40,000 to be paid by Bluegrass Community Foundation. So moved. Thank you. I think I heard Council Member Plowman. You were kind of together. All right, are there any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. I have one more, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to place on the docket for the July 2, 2024 Council meeting a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Benjamin Ball of Ball Nogue Studio, Inc. for the creation of the 250 Lex public artwork related to the celebration of Lexington's 250th anniversary at a cost not to exceed $850,000. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Council Member Menoraz. Any questions? All right. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Thank you. Any other walk-ons? No? All right, are there, if you'll go ahead then and give those first reading. Thank you. Item 40, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the Sean E. Acopolo and Bluegrass Community Foundation for creation of a newly composed work for the Lexington Philharmonic related to the celebration of Lexington's 250th anniversary. And it costs not to exceed $40,000 to be paid by Bluegrass Community Foundation. And item 41, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Benjamin Ball of Ball Nogue Studio Incorporated for creation of the 250 Lex public artwork at a cost not to exceed $850,000. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, are there any motions to suspend the rules, council members? Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to the first item that I just walked on for Sean Oka-Peblo. Peblo. Peblo, thank you. Number 40. So moved. Second. Okay, I heard a second, I think from Councilmember Sevigny. All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. All right, we have one no vote. And I have one more move to suspend the rules and give second reading to the agreement with Benjamin Ball, so moved. That's number 41, all right, and who seconded? Council Member Menares. All right, any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? That motion passes. Council Member Worley. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to resolution 23. This is acceptance of a bid for the West roll call sector for the police department. Second. Thank you. Second by Councilmember Reynolds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Next up is Councilmember Sheehan. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 37. This is the Help America Vote Act application. So moved. Second. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Fogle. Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration number 27, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute the agreement and amendment with the New Life Day Center. So moved. Second. Thank you. Council Member Lynch seconded. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Also, Mayor, on behalf of the administration number 29, the resolution authorizing the mayor and urban county government and the police with the master service agreement for forensic DNA to mix and match with the DLI, so moved, for the new program. Thank you. And I heard a second over here. Council Member Menorahs, any questions? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Councilmember Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 24. This is for the Dogwood Park Stormwater Improvement Project. Second. Thank you. Councilmember Reynolds seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Councilmember Plowman. At the request of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to the LexArts Agreement, item 39, so moved. Thank you. I heard several people. Councilmember Gray, I think you were the loudest. Any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Any other motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? All right. I think we have 23, 24, 27, 29, 37, and 39. Is that correct? Yes, ma'am. And 40 and 41, the walk-on. And 40 and 41. Yes. Thank you. Okay. When you're ready, if you'll give those a second reading, please. Okay. Item 23. A resolution accepting that a bid of BMI LLC, DBA, BMI Builds LLC in the amount of $2,988,888 for the police roll call West envelope and HVAC project for the Department of General Services and authorizing mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with BMI LLC, DBA, BMI Builds LLC related to the bid. Item 24. A resolution is accepting the bid of McCain Brothers excavating LLC in the amount of $181,929 for Dogwood Park Stormwater Improvements for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with McCain Brothers excavating LLC related to the bid. Item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an amendment to the agreement with the New Life Day Center, to extend the period of performance through September 30, 2024, at no additional cost to the urban county government. Item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government for the division of police to execute a master service agreement with forensic DNA contract with DNA Labs International, DLI, a sole source provider for the use of secure services that will directly support investigations specific to unsolved homicides and violent crime investigations. At a cost not to exceed $150,000 in FY 2024. Item 37. Adoption of a resolution of the urban county government authorizing the filing of FY 2025 physical security Help America Vote Act, HAVA application with the Kentucky State Board of Elections, SBE, for up to $8,300 authorizing and directing the mayor to execute any document which are documents which are deemed necessary by SBE to carry out this project and authorizing the mayor to act as the authorized correspondent of this project. Item 39. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with Lex Arts Incorporated for various services relating to providing support to the arts community and community at large, and it costs not to exceed $325,000. Item 40. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Sean E. Oak Pabolo and the Bluegrass Community Foundation for creation of a newly composed work for The Lexington Philharmonic related to the celebration of the Lexington's 250th anniversary to cost to exceed $40,000 to be paid by Bluegrass Community Foundation. And item 41, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Benjamin Ball of Ball Nogue Studio Incorporated for creation of the 250 Lex public artwork at a cost not to exceed $850,000. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Second. Councilmember Plowman, second by Councilmember Menarez. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council member Minaris? Yes. Council member Plowman? Yes. Council member Reynolds? Yes. Council member Sevigny? 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. Council member Elliott Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Fogle? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Legree? Yes. And Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. And at this time, I'll ask Fire Chief Wells if he'll come to the podium for the fire discipline. Welcome, Chief. Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, Council. I have one discipline for you this evening. On Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, an internal allegation was made that firefighter Brandon Mobley, employee number 53127, violated COA policy excuse me yes CAO policy 5R UDG 1.09 harassment in the workplace and UDG 2.01 conduct unbecoming. At the conclusion of the investigation the employee met with me and has accepted 112 hour suspension without pay mandatory completion of HR training and mandatory employee assistance. This is Firefighter Mobley's first violation of any of the listed offenses and stems from an incident involving inappropriate communication excuse me sent to a co-worker. Firefighter Mobley has been employed with the division since June of 2014. Thank you Chief. Is there a motion to approve? Let's see who made the motion. Councilmember Baxter, second by Councilmember Menarez. Council members do you have questions for Chief Wells? No? All right all those in favor of approval say aye. Anyone opposed? All right that motion passes. Thank you. Thank you all very much. Mayor. Councilmember James Brown. Yes ma'am I just need to recuse from this vote. Okay all right thank you one recusal. All right, thank you, Chief. Council members, it's time for announcements. Council Member Fogle. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Mayor. So there was a march in... Oh, that's Roland Martin, by the way. There was a march in Washington, D.C., And we took, for the Poor People's Campaign and Kentucky and so the Commonwealth, and we took 80 unhoused folks. Well, 45 unhoused folks and about 120 folks up to Washington DC for the mass march on Washington and event. And so most of our unhoused folks had not been to Washington DC. So it was a really good experience. We spoke about House Bill 5 and about low wage income workers and voting rights while we were there with Bishop William Barber. The Poor People's Campaign, a national call for more revival. The Street Voice Council, which some of the council members know and come to their meetings every month, had their yellow shirts on and really had a good time. The only sad part about that is one of the folks that went up had a seizure. We had to call the EMS, had to pull over in a safe environment, called the EMS and he went to the hospital in West Virginia. And so I think they got him stabilized. I was told he was released yesterday, so we'll be working hard to get him back in. Not working hard, but we have the resources to get him back to Lexington, him and his fiancee and that was the only misfortunate thing that happened while we were on our, but what a great civic engagement for our people here in Lexington. We held Kentucky down and received national news and Reverend Barber will be making a national statement to our Lexington affiliates this evening about nine o'clock, about the mass march. So just wanted to report that and really proud to be a part of that. Thank you. Councilman Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. And I just would like to again invite everyone to come out to celebrate Crown Day tomorrow evening at 5.30 PM here at the Government Center. We'll have a press conference and refreshments and a reception. So please come out and celebrate Crown Day and please wear your hair however you want to wear it because we're celebrating. Thanks so much, Mayor. Thank you. Anyone else have an announcement? All right. That brings us to public comment, and we have one person signed up, and the way this works is if you'll come to the podium and state your name and your council district, and you'll have three minutes. Harrison Headley, welcome. Thank you very much, Mayor Gordon and Councilmembers. A special thank you to Councilmember Menoros. I've emailed back and forth to you, even more than responsive and timely, so thanks again. Also, to Commissioner Albright, am I correct in saying that? We got to discuss something a little bit. I really appreciate that as well. It's not even that big a deal. My curb is going to get painted yellow, and I'm going to get no parking signs all the way down my block the only issue is a small portion of the road and I sent everybody an email not sure if you've seen it it's essentially a picture of my block the issue exists excuse me in one spot yet the entire block is going to get subjected to this I don't know why probably policy I hate that word policy to me means we can't address a specific situation because we don't have the time the energy or maybe the aptitude to actually address it something super small a problem that really should have been resolved by a neighbor knocking on a door has been escalated all the way to the fire department and now my entire block is yellow or going to be yellow just really disappointed in that and I wanted y'all know it so I understand that you aren't gonna ask any questions of me you're gonna sit there look at me nod your head up and down that's fine I I just wanted to be on record saying that I'm disappointed and that if anybody could help me, I think myself, my neighbors would all appreciate that. That's all. Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate what you guys do here. Okay. Thank you very much. Council, that brings us to the end, so I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Thank you. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you. ¶¶ I'm tired. I'm going to go ahead and put it in the middle of the bag.