# Council Work Session - October 22, 2024 > Auto-transcribed civic record · October 22, 2024 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6255 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6255?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2024-10-22 - **Last revised**: October 22, 2024 - **Length**: 8,952 words > ⚠️ **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 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Council convened on October 22, 2024, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber in Lexington, Kentucky, with Vice Mayor Wu presiding over the session. The council addressed six agenda items during the meeting, with all items receiving approval from the governing body. The meeting included consideration of requested rezonings and docket approval, summary tables of motions, budget adjustments, new business items, mayoral appointments, and an Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee meeting summary. Throughout the session, council members conducted 12 motions and votes on various matters before the body. The meeting also included one public comment period, allowing community input on issues of concern to residents. All agenda items presented to the council were successfully approved, indicating a productive session with clear consensus among council members on the matters at hand. ## Attendance The following members were present at the October 22, 2024 meeting: **Present:** • Vice Mayor Wu • Ellinger II • Lynch • LeGris • Monarrez • Sheehan • Gray • Worley • F. Brown • Baxter • Sevigny • Reynolds • Plomin **Absent:** • J. Brown • Fogle No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 13 members were present and 2 members were absent. ## Votes and Decisions The council conducted twelve votes during the October 22, 2024 meeting, all of which passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. **Docket and Procedural Items:** - Council member Sheehan motioned to approve the requested rezoning and docket [timestamp: 00:30], which passed by voice vote - Council member Sheehan motioned to place an item on the October 24 council meeting docket regarding food service for the emergency motel shelter program, seconded by Council member Plomin [timestamp: 02:00], which passed - Council member Worley motioned to remove an unspecified item from the docket and place it into the General Government and Planning Committee, seconded by Council member Ellinger [timestamp: 06:00], which passed - Vice Mayor Wu motioned to approve the amended docket, seconded by Council member Ellinger [timestamp: 18:00], which passed **Zoning Matter:** - Item 1050-24: Council member Fogle motioned to change the zone from planned neighborhood residential to neighborhood business B-1 zone for property at 185 Eastern Avenue, seconded by Council member Worley [timestamp: 04:00], which passed by voice vote **Administrative Approvals:** - Council member Plomin motioned to approve summary tables of motions from the October 15, 2024 council work session, seconded by Council member Fogle [timestamp: 08:00], which passed - Council member Plomin motioned to approve budget adjustments, seconded by Council member Ellinger [timestamp: 10:00], which passed - Council member Legris motioned to approve new business items, seconded by Council member Sheehan [timestamp: 12:00], which passed - Council member Plomin motioned to approve communications from the mayor appointments, seconded by Council member Sheehan [timestamp: 20:00], which passed - Council member Sheehan motioned to approve the Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee meeting summary, seconded by Council member Legris [timestamp: 22:00], which passed **Item Reconsideration:** - Council member Ellinger motioned for reconsideration of item number 13 on the docket [timestamp: 14:00], which passed - Council member Ellinger subsequently motioned to remove item number 13 from the docket, seconded by Council member Reynolds [timestamp: 16:00], which also passed ## Budget and Financial Actions The meeting addressed three significant financial agreements totaling $787,023 in expenditures and loan commitments. **Winter Shelter Services Contracts** Two contracts were approved to support the community's temporary winter motel shelter program: • **Resolution 1052-24**: Agreement with Federated Global Ventures, LLC for private security services at the motel-based winter shelter, valued at $220,320.00 • **Resolution 1053-24**: Agreement with Hospice of the Bluegrass, Inc. for operation of Temporary Winter Motel Shelter Services, valued at $201,023.00 These contracts represent a combined investment of $421,343 in winter shelter operations and security services. **Infrastructure Development Loan** • **Resolution 1051-24**: Public Infrastructure Program Forgivable Loan Agreement with Turner Property 4 LLC for $366,680 This forgivable loan agreement supports public infrastructure development through the established Public Infrastructure Program. The three financial actions demonstrate the government's commitment to both immediate social services through winter shelter support and long-term community development through infrastructure investment. The winter shelter contracts ensure both operational management and security coverage for vulnerable populations during cold weather months, while the infrastructure loan advances public development projects within the community. ## Public Comment [timestamp: 00:10] No members of the public provided comments during the public comment period of this meeting session. ## Contested Items The meeting featured one primary area of contention regarding security services for the winter shelter [timestamp not available]. **Security Services for Winter Shelter** A heated discussion emerged over the selection of a sole source provider for security services at the winter shelter. The disagreement centered on concerns about the procurement process and the timeline for implementation. Council members raised questions about whether proper procurement procedures were followed in selecting the security provider without a competitive bidding process. The discussion highlighted tensions between the need to quickly secure services for the upcoming winter season and adherence to standard procurement protocols. The debate focused on the justification for using sole source procurement rather than opening the contract to competitive bidding, which could potentially result in cost savings or better service options. Some participants expressed concerns about the timeline pressures that led to this procurement approach. The outcome of this contested item was not clearly specified in the available meeting data, though the significant discussion suggests this issue required substantial deliberation before resolution. *Note: Specific participant names and detailed outcomes were not available in the provided meeting materials.* ## Requested Rezonings/Docket Approval [timestamp: 00:30] The council addressed the approval of requested rezonings and the docket for an upcoming council meeting. Council member Sheehan served as the key speaker for this agenda item. The item was presented as a resolution requiring council approval to move forward with the rezoning requests and establish the meeting docket. The discussion focused on the procedural aspects of approving these items for consideration at a future council session. The council voted to approve the requested rezonings and docket as presented. No significant concerns or objections were raised during the discussion of this procedural matter. **Outcome:** Approved ## Approval of Summary Tables of Motions [timestamp: 08:00] The council considered approval of the summary tables of motions from their work session held on October 15, 2024. Council member Plomin participated in the discussion of this procedural item. The summary tables document the motions made during the previous council work session, providing an official record of the actions taken and decisions made during that meeting. This approval process ensures accuracy and completeness of the council's official records. The council approved the summary tables of motions without reported opposition or significant discussion, indicating the documentation accurately reflected the proceedings from the October 15, 2024 work session. ## Budget Adjustments [timestamp: 10:00] The council considered budget adjustments during the October 22, 2024 meeting. Council member Plomin served as the key speaker for this agenda item. The budget adjustments were presented to the council for approval, though the specific details of the adjustments and the amounts involved were not detailed in the available meeting materials. The item was structured as a resolution requiring council action. The council approved the budget adjustments as presented without recorded opposition or significant debate based on the meeting outcome. **Outcome:** Approved ## New Business The council addressed several new business items during this portion of the meeting [timestamp: 12:00]. Council member Legris served as a key speaker for the new business discussions. The agenda item encompassed various agreements and contracts that required council approval. While the specific details of individual agreements were not provided in the available materials, the session involved the presentation and consideration of multiple business matters requiring formal council action. The new business items were presented as a resolution-type agenda item, indicating they required formal voting procedures. Council member Legris played a prominent role in presenting or discussing these matters with fellow council members. Following discussion of the various agreements and contracts, the council moved to approve the new business items. The outcome was successful, with the council voting to approve the presented new business matters. The approval of these new business items allows the relevant agreements and contracts to move forward as planned, though the specific nature and scope of these business matters would require review of additional meeting materials for complete details. ## Communications from the Mayor - Appointments [timestamp: 20:00] The council reviewed and acted on appointments communicated by the mayor during this agenda item. Council member Plomin participated in the discussion of these mayoral appointments. The council ultimately approved the appointments as presented by the mayor. No specific details about the nature of the positions, the names of appointees, or the terms of service were provided in the available meeting materials. The item proceeded without recorded opposition or extensive debate, resulting in council approval of the mayor's appointment communications. ## Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee Meeting Summary [timestamp: 22:00] The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee Meeting Summary was presented to the council for approval during the October 22, 2024 meeting. Council member Sheehan served as the key speaker for this agenda item, presenting the committee's summary to the full council. The presentation covered the activities and decisions made during the Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee's recent meeting. The summary was presented as a standard procedural item, with the committee's work being reported to the broader council for transparency and record-keeping purposes. No significant debate or concerns were raised regarding the committee's activities or recommendations contained within the summary. Following the presentation, the council voted to approve the Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee Meeting Summary without opposition. The approval allows the committee's work and decisions to move forward as part of the official record and enables any recommended actions to proceed through the appropriate channels. This agenda item represents the regular reporting process between the city's specialized committees and the full council, ensuring that environmental quality and public works matters receive proper oversight and documentation in the municipal decision-making process. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting Docket, as amended - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting, a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement, the final form of which shall be subject to approval by the Department of Law, with Employment Solutions, Inc., d/b/a Fresh Approach, to provide food service for the emergency motel-shelter program this winter, at a weekly cost not to exceed $21,250, contingent upon Council’s approval of all necessary budget amendments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting, an ordinance changing the zone from a Planned Neighborhood Residential (R 3) zone to a Neighborhood Business (B 1) zone, for 0.16 net (0.28 gross) acre, for property located at 185 Eastern Ave., without a public hearing - **Motion** — passed (0-0): remove item 5 from the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting Docket [An Ordinance amending the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Ordinance as follows: creating Article 31 - Solar Energy Systems, adopting Sections relating to intent; definitions; applicability; permitted uses, accessory uses, and conditional uses; general requirements applicable to integrated and rooftop solar energy systems; and general requirements applicable to ground mounted solar energy systems], and refer this item to the General Government and Planning Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting, an Ordinance changing the zone from a Planned Neighborhood Residential (R 3) zone to a Neighborhood Business (B 1) zone, for 0.602 net (0.913 gross) acre, for property located at 2094 and 2098 Harrodsburg Rd, without a public hearing - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place on the docket for the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting, a resolution amending Resolution No. 506-2024 to reduce the total cost to the Urban County Government to $32,250.00, with $1,500.00 approved for the Stonewall Equestrian Estates Association, Inc. and a collective $30,750.00 for those property owners executing memoranda related to horse boarding for the Blenheim Sanitary Trunk Sewer Project - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the October 15, 2024 Work Session Summary - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve Budget Amendments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve New Business - **Motion** — passed (0-0): reconsider approval of the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting Docket - **Motion** — passed (0-0): remove item 13 from the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting Docket [A Resolution condemning necessary permanent and temporary easements across the property located at 1067 Armstrong Mill Rd., for the Merrick Trunk Sewer Project and authorizing the Dept. of Law to institute condemnation proceedings in Fayette Circuit Court.] - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting Docket, as further amended - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve Communications from the Mayor- Appointments - **Motion** — passed (0-0): approve an ordinance creating chapter 8A in the Code of Ordinances related to blasting, as presented to the EQPW Committee - **Motion** — passed (0-0): place an update on the Rural Settlement Study in the General Government & Planning Committee --- ## Full transcript Music Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Calling to order this work session for the Lexington-Fade-Irban County Council for Tuesday, October 22, 2024. We have a quorum. First item on the agenda is public comment for issues on the agenda. We don't have anybody signed up. so next up is requested rezonings and docket approval can I get a motion please we have a motion and a second if anybody has any additions or walk-ons or motions please sign in councilmember Sheehan Thank You vice mayor I have a motion to place an item on the docket I moved to place on the docket for the October 24th Council meeting a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement the final form of which shall be subject to approval by the Department of Law with Employment Solutions Inc DBA fresh approach to provide food service for the emergency motel shelter program this winter at a weekly cost not to exceed twenty one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars contingent upon Council's approval of all necessary budget amendments so moved a motion and a second from council member pluman do we have any questions or discussion on the motion council member ellinger thank you vice mayor could you go over exactly because we have a couple others on here for that and what is this one going to do um if commissioner lanter or jeff wants to come and talk about this this is a component of the winter weather shelter so this is the food service because we have security on today we also have other disability and other so this one is just an additional one to that and what will this one do yeah so the motels that we're utilizing do not have meal service so this would provide three meals a day to participants in the winter shelter program with the two hotels that we've already approved previously that's going to serve our general population thank you thank you vice mayor thank you any other questions or discussion on this motion all those in favor please say aye any opposed all right that motion passes thank you councilmember fogel thank you guys thank you vice mayor I move to place on the docket an ordinance 1050-24 an ordinance changing the zone from a planned neighborhood residential zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for property located at 185 Eastern Avenue without a hearing so moved all right we have a motion and a second from councilmember Worley any discussion or questions on this motion all those in favor please say aye aye any opposed all right that motion passes thank you Council Member Worley. Thank you Vice Mayor. As to item number five in ordinances for first reading, this is an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance as it pertains to solar energy systems. I move to remove that from the docket and place it into the general government planning committee. All right we have a motion and a second from Council Member Ellinger. Any discussion on this motion all those in favor please say aye any opposed all right that motion passes thank you councilmember Savigny thank you vice mayor I move to place item number six an ordinance changing the zone from a planned neighborhood residential R3 zone to a neighborhood business B1 zone for 0.602 net 0.193 gross acres for properties located at 2094 and 2098 Harrisburg Road without a public hearing so moved all right we have a motion and a second from councilmember Reynolds any questions or discussion on this motion all those in favor please say aye aye any opposed All right, that motion passes. Looks like that's all. I have another one. Oh, go ahead. I move to place on the docket for the October 24, 2024 Council Meeting resolution amending resolution number 506-2024 to reduce the total cost of the Urban County Government to $32,250 with $1,500 approved for the Stonewall Equestrian Estates Association and a collective 30,750 for those property owners executing memoranda related to horse boarding for the Blenheim Sanitary Trunk Sewer Project. So moved. Second. All right, we have a motion and a second from Council Member Gray. Any discussion or questions on this motion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, seeing no other motions, all those in favor of docket approval please say aye any opposed all right that motion passes moving on to the approval of summary tables of table of motions for council work session October 15th 2024 can I get a motion to approve councilmember Plowman and councilmember Fogle any discussion on this motion all All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Moving on to budget adjustments. Can I have a motion for approval? Okay. Oh, excuse me, budget amendments. All right, so we have a motion from Council Member Plowman and second Council Member Ellinger. Any questions or discussion on budget amendments? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Oh, I'm sorry. Councilmember James Brown. That's fine. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I just want to speak to journal, or I have some questions about journal entry 150922, and this is the New Circle Road Trunk Sewer Project. I just kind of want to know where the parameters of this project is and I wonder if it's the same one I'm thinking about. This project has been sitting on the launching pad for a couple years now over an easement acquisition. It involves going roughly from the Lexmark campus along the off-road areas off of New Circle itself, winding its way across Russell Cave, across Broadway, and extending all the way up to roughly Meadow Lane. basically it's it's upgrading the existing trunk sewer that's there it has as many as six overflows on it that occur when it rains yes sir that is the problem that is the project I was thinking about so are we waiting on one property is it one property that's held it up or is it we've been waiting on that same property that you recall from from a prior conversation that we had we still haven't got it completely resolved but we feel like we've got to work around now okay okay all right well that's I just want to make sure I I should have asked you offline, but thank you. Thank you, Director. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Next up is budget adjustments for your information only, and we're moving on to new business. Can I get a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Council Member Legree and Council Member Sheehan. Colleagues, if you have questions or discussion on new business, please sign in. Council Member Legree. Thank you Vice Mayor. I just have a quick question about item E. I believe this is about OCI readings for our roads, is that accurate? Yes, Richard Dugas with the Environmental Quality and Public Works Commission. This is the roadway data that we do every three years. And yes, that's what gets the OCI rating that then is used to which roads get repaved and that's also part of the formula for distribution to local funding. Okay, and do you have a sense of the timeline to get the data back or can you talk to us a little bit about that process? Yes, so there is a schedule in there and the reason why we're trying to push this through now is the fact that as soon as we get this out we actually have a tentative meeting with the contractor next week so they're ready to roll as soon as if this gets approved it looks to be eight to 12 weeks although we're running about a month behind where we would like because they've got to come in they run these special cars with all the cameras looks like the google cars so about 12 weeks is there data collection then it takes about another two months after that for them to crunch the data so based on the preliminary timeline we have set up we would have new data for next year. We hope to have the new data crunched for the next round of budgeting. Okay, thank you. This is really helpful information as we're determining our priorities and I appreciate that overview. Thanks so much. Yes, we'll have new numbers. Great, thank you. That's it, Vice Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Vice Mayor. G is in government. Could you go over this project? It's a forgivable loan. What are the parameters that go into this? And when we do a forgivable loan, they don't have to pay it if they do certain things. Is that how it works? Yeah, it's essentially probably the best way to describe it. It works like a grant as long as they live into the agreement. And then if they don't for any reason, it's a loan. And I didn't see what the agreement was in here. They talked about they brought 400 jobs. They're saying probably 75 more. but is there, what is the actual? The agreement's done in a couple of stages. They have to start construction in a year, have to be complete within two. They're ready to start in November, December, based on council approval. Then the agreement of compliance is for 10 years of making sure that the jobs stay in place. And then it's going to be sidewalks and parking lots. Do they then maintain that afterwards? Yes, they have to maintain them. Okay, thank you. And it's the area right along West Main there. Right, thank you. And then also H, I, and J, the three we talked about earlier. Can you describe to me how, we talked about the motels last time. How are they configured and how is the security and all that going to work? And how do we go about getting that, go about procuring that contract? Okay. So last year, as you know, we had the Hope Village model that served as our main solution for adult men and women. We had some additional programming with Community Action Council for Families and a program with Bluegrass Care Navigators that served those who are elderly and disabled. That was also a motel program, the elderly disabled program. We did an RFP for that one. Again, Bluegrass Care Navigators was again selected as the bidder for that project, and that would be item I on the docket. I think I'm more concerned about the security. Will there be anybody else in the motel, or do we have the whole motel? So we do not have every room at the motel. We have 75 rooms with the Motel 6, and we have 20 with the Super 8. the capacity for the motel 6 is just a little bit above that I think we have all but about 15 or so of their rooms I don't know offhand the exact number of rooms at the super 8 in terms of how we came about identifying this vendor we had wrenched out for informal quotes and bids from vendors just to get some rough baseline information wrench out to at least four different vendors only one One of them was willing to even entertain working with the program. One other vendor cited a specific reason of insurance liability and then I had two non-responsive agencies. Then submitted sole source information to procurement and moved forward in trying to execute this agreement with the selected vendor. So they'll have two security guards on 24-7? Correct. Is that my understanding? Yes. That's to help us make sure that we have safety for participants, to help support the hotels and making sure that it doesn't become an overwhelming situation for them, and to mitigate some of the impact on the community. Thank you. But there could be others outside of the people that we're going to be housing in there that could be part of the motel suit, correct? Yeah, they could be staying at the motel, correct. Okay. I think that's all right now. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Fogle. Thank you, Jeff. You can stay for the first question. Are you seeing two security officers, period, or two security officers at each hotel? So the two hotels are adjacent. So it would be two on duty at all times. We're essentially operating in the same footprint where they share a parking lot and are adjacent. So you're saying adjacent. So one will be at one on one side of this hotel and there will be a security on the other side. They're adjacent, so it's two different hotels, is that correct? Yes. Is it one security at each hotel? So that's going to depend on- Or two at each hotel? That's going to depend on the needs of the program. So there could potentially be one at each hotel, but there's going to be some times where they will need both officers to respond to issues at a particular hotel. Will they be sitting in their cars or do they have a room to operate out of? So we haven't provided them at this stage a room to operate out of. I imagine at the start of operations that will be more feasible than when we reach capacity. But they will be roaming the floors where the rooms that we are renting are. They'll do checks around the parking lot and they will be kind of roaming. So will our folks be like next door to each other or are they scattered through the whole hotel? So we are still working on finalizing that with both hotels. One of the hotels is putting all of our rooms on one floor together next to each other, still finalizing that information with the other hotel. Okay, and I'm asking these questions because I know if we don't have any place like for folks to come in to the hotel, Is there going to be like they have to report in by 10 or do they have open, will they have come and go as you please like at the Hope Village? So we're going to have supportive service providers that help with the initial placement of individuals in hotel. Once individuals are occupying a room, they can come and go as they please. So we do know that most of our outreach teams, they do not work past five o'clock unless it's Marty who's taking the calls. Do we have more than one call center for folks who need to get into the winter shelter? Who will man that post? So Hope Center operates Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. They're going to be the primary point of contact. And I've also had conversations with the Catholic Action Center about helping to answer calls that would be received overnight and on weekends. So we do have a process, but for routine matters, it may potentially be that someone has follow-up contact the next business day. It's going to depend on several factors, including our capacity, whether there's an ability to place people after hours. Okay, and so I heard you say Catholic Action Center. You said they will be a call center. So they are part of this government program. So that is a discussion that we've had, and we're finalizing what that's going to look like. But, yes, it will be a shared responsibility with support from Catholic Action Center and the primary staffing coming from the Hope Center. Okay. And so I know that this council, they have heard me talk about concerns that I have, And I will discuss some concerns with my council members, not around this horseshoe, but we will have conversations. And I'm pretty sure that your office has done the best job that you all could do as far as locating. We do have other services, security services that will be in the queue as we move forward in this project. I love this project. I don't want any headlines to read that someone froze on the streets of Lexington. So I know that your office does a really good job with this. And I'm supporting the winter program. And I'll leave my comments, my personal comments, to the side. But we will be working on it internally. So that's pretty much all I had to say. I'm looking at this $220,000 that's going to be allocated to this, and this is from November to March to security, 24 hours. Correct. And they will work in what shift? Is it 12-hour shift? To be honest, I haven't gotten into the staffing with them in terms of what their actual shift length is. I believe it is from previous experience, I believe it is 12-hour shifts, but that would be something that would be up to their discretion in terms of how they schedule their staff. And one last question. The providers, I know that each room will be, is this true? We are going to give per room $2,500 for programming for each room? Yes. Where we, go ahead. Is it like pre-funded? So if a room doesn't want the services, do we still pay for that room? So there's a difference between some essential services and then some supplemental services. So they obviously, we don't have an operator where we have the Hope Village. Someone could just report their access to the bed. So the supportive service provider will help with placement of individuals in motel, make sure that we have the appropriate information to check them in. And for our records, like for our HMIS system, they will help make sure that each of those participants receives an intake packet where they get things like a copy of rules and expectations, contacts for their service provider, other essential emergency services. And then there's going to be some additional services provided ongoing that would be things like development of an individualized permanent housing plan, basic needs assistance, referrals to community resources. That's going to be ongoing work. So what we're doing is we are pre-funding that amount in part to help with the administrative burdens and then going to complete a reconciliation on the back end. If we find that a provider has not provided services to a room, then we would seek to recoup funds. Vice Mayor Mouu, I know my time is up and I have some more questions. You're free to sign back in, Council Member Fogle. I can't. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Vice Mayor. And Jeff or Charlie, I've got questions about H2 and security. I think from the questions that Council Member Fogle has asked about security as well as Council Member Ellinger. So we put out an RFP, and we only had one company respond. And so we're awarding a contract to them in regards to security. So we did not issue a formal RFP in the initial conversations reaching out to get some baseline information, some informal quotes. I had several people not respond, and Federated was the only one that was responding to me and also expressed any interest in the project. And given the timeline for the project to ensure that we had a security service lined up as needed, went ahead and discussed it with procurement and got approval to move forward with sole source documentation. Okay. So is there, and I guess, Todd, I called you and had a conversation with you as well, I just want to be clear. So we were made aware that there may be some other security companies that may have interest and have the capacity to provide services just so we can make sure that we have enough staff and to make sure people are safe. We can share that information with your department as well as purchasing, and someone can reach out and vet these organizations and see if they have the capacity to provide the services that we may need if we need to do additional. Yeah, I'm definitely willing to receive that. I reached out to anyone that I had knowledge of working with our providers previously. I solicited information from police about security services that they were aware of. I did my best on the timeline to try to both be doing my due diligence and ensuring that the service was in place on the timeline needed. Yeah, and I know a lot of work has gone into making sure that we have a plan for it to address our winter surge and appreciate all your efforts. How often, and maybe it's based off the model you had last year How often do you meet and have an update meeting just to see how things are going And to see if we need to pivot and adjust Is that something that you do weekly? So last year would have been a much different story Because the Hope Center would have been directly contracting with the security service Since the Hope Center was the overall operator of that shelter In this scenario, we have no operator So essentially my office is doing all of the administrative work to generate the agreements, and we'll have a much higher burden in communicating with vendors directly throughout the season. The exact frequency is probably going to be determined as we go. I imagine it's going to be much more frequent in the onset, and we'll be able to taper that off somewhat. But I've already had discussions with both the security company as well as our police force about routine meetings for us to be able to check in, review issues, and develop solutions. Okay. Yeah, and I appreciate that. I think to Council Member Fogle's point, and I think she has her antennas a little more in tune to this than some other folks. So if there's any issues that arise or things that we need to look into, I think just having a good point of contact for us to make sure these things get looked into, I think, would be beneficial. So thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Jeff, come on back. Thank you. I'm just going to stay here until dismissed. Just stay home right there. By the way, thank you for being at the 6th District meeting last night. I'm thankful that you were there to answer their questions, so you know it's not just me. And since two of the hotels are in the 6th District, it was great for them to be able to ask you point blank since they live near there. So in regards to the security, last night you mentioned three hotels, one, two being in the 6th District, near neighborhoods, which is fine. But what about the security at the third location? You mentioned that those two hotels are adjacent, but what about the location on Richmond Road, which I believe is extended stay? So that is the hotel that contracts with Bluegrass Care Navigators, whose program is on the docket today. Correct. They are only placing up to 10 participant households at any given time. And as a direct operator of that program, they have not previously seen a need to have that level of security on site, given the low level of participants that they have there. There's at least one other provider, Community Action Council, that's going to be doing some placement in hotel for families with minor children. That is one of the hotels that they sometimes utilize as well. Their numbers also would be much lower and would fluctuate throughout the season. So it's also a different population. True story. With our adult men and women versus those that are elderly or families with minor children, we typically see a much lower need for this type of security just due to the kinds of behaviors and issues that are typical. And thank you. And so regarding – sorry, my phone was ringing. So regarding back to the security at the hotel center in the 6th District, many of the residents were concerned that you said there's security, too, right now. But their concern was regarding thereafter, because there has been an issue with certain neighborhoods with individuals after they left the facility. We've had people sleeping in people's front yards and in their backyards. So what are we doing for, I don't know, total situation, but I do understand the concerns of my residents. Absolutely. Yeah, so during operations, of course, we would have security. We've had police that have been involved in our planning process. We'll also have street outreach teams that are going to be circulating that neighborhood as well as providing some of the supports to the hotel participants. Afterwards, we fully anticipate, much like we have seen in previous hotel models, as well as with the Hope Village, that there will be some residual impact to the neighborhood. So that's where our street outreach teams are going to have a consistent presence, both first and second shift checks of those areas. And we're going to be having support from people like our neighborhood resource officers with police. We know that there's going to be a period of time where we have to remain in the area and remain active in order to help mitigate issues and concerns. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Jeff, don't go far, but I want to talk to Todd Slayton first, if I could, and just go through our procurement process here. Could you tell me how we go about that we determine that it's a sole source provider? And I know time is of the essence in a situation like this. I mean, that's really what this is about is, you know, in a normal process, we would put out a bid or an RFP. We'd have several weeks or months to do that. And what's the number? Is it 40,000? 40,000. 40 is the new number that it has to be sent out to. Yeah. But, you know, we did the best we could under the circumstances, contacted, you know, got recommendations from police on security services, called everyone that did that type of work here in town because you're really not going to find somebody from Louisville or Cincinnati that's going to drive down here for that type of work. We still have the option to put out a bid or an RFP, but I think this is kind of like the food service piece. We've got to get something in place now that we can always, you know, we probably need 30 days to cancel it and go with another provider if we find somebody that's better or that can do it cheaper. But I think under these circumstances, you've kind of got to go with the only person in town that's willing to do the work. Yeah, because November 1st is right around the corner here. And I guess is our contract, is it for the whole contractor, is it month by month? Because you said if we could get somebody in that was cheaper in the month, can you then cancel it? I believe it's a 30-day clause that we can decide we want to switch to somebody else if we do that. And, of course, the people that are going to be doing it can submit on the RFP or the bid as well. Sure, of course. And that happens quite frequently. We get started with somebody, they end up being the only game in town. I'm sorry, could you repeat that? I said sometimes on contracts, we get started with one company, thinking maybe there's others out there, we do a bid or an RFP, we may not get anybody else, or we get other people to bid, but they're still not as cost-effective as the initial people we started with. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you, Tom. Thank you. Council Member Fogle. Thank you. So I have a couple of issues. We knew the winter program was coming, And so I don't want to hear anything about a short timeline. We knew last winter that we needed a winter program for this year. We knew that we weren't going to have the Hope Center and that space. So that office, Commissioner, you all knew it was coming. So to tell the council that we have a short time is unacceptable. I have been reluctant and I have notified your office that I totally am against this particular security company for reasons that I'm not going to go into. And you all listened to me and you heard me and I made an announcement up here on this horseshoe. So that's the issue that I'm having right now that to tell the council November's here. We don't have time. that's unacceptable for the first district council person. And so I want to put that on record that I am so disappointed because we knew we were going to have to feed these folks. We knew we were going to have to come up with another plan and fail to plan is a plan failed. So I wanted to make that comment. My other question, I don't even really want to call you back up to the podium. I'm going to move on to B as in boy and just get a little more information. I'm asking God to just forgive me if I blew up because I feel like it. I want to stay in composure. But we're talking about people's lives in the winter program. Just because they are less fortunate or for whatever reasons they're in this predicament, does not mean that we should not see them as a priority in this city. And so that's my statement. I still love the office. I just don't like the process that I'm sitting here feeling. And so I'm going to transition and just get a little bit more information on bees and boy. Thank you very much, Council Member. So as part of our accredited paramedic program, we are required to have a program coordinator. For several years, that program coordinator has been Dr. Patty Howard. Her contract comes back up regularly. and so this is a renewal of that contract and she'll be with us for at least a few more years as the program coordinator. She schedules all of the clinical opportunities. She helps establish the curriculum and does a lot of teaching for us as well. Okay, I'm all excited about this and that's the reason why I wanted to hear just a little bit more about it. And so have we extended the contract as far as we could extend it? Do we get to keep her? We'll get to keep her, yes ma'am. We put out an RFP and she applied and so she was selected to stay with us for a while. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. If there are no more questions or discussion for new business, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now I'm going to call on Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I'd like to make a motion for the docket on number 13. So moved. A motion to reconsider. We have a second. Second. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion on this motion? Council Member Sheehan. Thank you. Council Member Ellinger, can you give us a little more information or like what page you're looking at? This is on the document on page 5, number 13. Thank you. It is for a second reading of resolutions. This is page 5, number 13. Council Member Lunch. And this is just to reconsider, and then I can tell you why when we get there, why we're reconsidering. And that was my question. I just wanted some more detail about why reconsidering. I'm happy to talk about Charlie Martin. He was back in the back of the room. We were able to get this resolved, and after this reconsider, I will make a motion to remove it. So that's where we stand. Yeah. The document was signed, and it's no longer needed. Yeah. So right now we're on the motion to reconsider, and then we can get into the specifics. Under your rules, you'll have to do it again Thursday night. So you can go ahead and let everybody know, but you'd have to, in order to take it off there, you're going to have to do it on Thursday night. I think that's what he's trying to do is have a motion to reconsider the approval of the docket so that then he can take it off now. That was my idea. So we can just go ahead and take it off so we don't have to deal with it on Thursday. Okay. Any other questions or discussion on this motion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right. That motion passes. Now I'd like to make a motion to remove number 13. and the reason why, as I stated earlier, is that the person signed the contract, we don't need to go into condemnation and it's all taken care of. Okay, we have a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Council Member Reynolds seconds. Any discussion on this motion to remove number 13? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you, Vice Mayor. That's all I have. Thank you. The Vice Mayor will need a motion to approve the docket now as further amended. Thank you. And I'll make that motion. Thank you. So we have a motion to approve the amended docket and seconded by Council Member Ellinger. Any discussion on this motion? All those in favor, please say aye. Any opposed? All right. That motion passes. Thank you. Next up is communications from the mayor appointments. Can I get a motion to approve? So moved. Second. Council member Plowman and Council member Sheehan. Any discussion on this motion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. We have no donations, no procurements. That takes us to continuing business and presentations. So I will hand it to Councilmember Sheehan for the summary of the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee meeting of August 20th, 2024. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Our meeting for the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee on August 20th was called to order at 1 p.m. The first item on the agenda was approval of June 18th, 2024 committee summary. There were no additions or corrections, and the summary was approved without dissent. For our first presentation, Mark Sanders, engineering manager, presented the annual stormwater priority list update. He reviewed the severity score process and how a property gets considered for inclusion on the stormwater priority list. He highlighted some of the projects in the community as they appear on the priority list and provided details such as phase, location, and cost. There was discussion about communication and neighborhood outreach. Sanders said from the inception of a project, they work with the council offices, and before moving forward with the project, they meet with the homeowners of the affected area. No action was taken on this item. Next, Councilwoman Denise Gray provided a presentation on proposed changes to Chapter 8 in the Code of Ordinances Related to Blasting. Evan Thompson, attorney in the Department of Law, confirmed in this update is to provide notice to the public regarding blasting. He emphasized it is subject to approval by the state before this change goes into effect. The state is required to send notice within half a mile of the blasting to the city. This update is to ensure residents have transparency and are informed. Director Burton added once this is fully vetted by the state, engineering will work with GIS to pull information from Acela into a GIS map so we can have dots on a map to show where there is blasting. There was a motion made by Councilwoman Gray to approve an ordinance creating Chapter 8A in the Code of Ordinances Related to Blasting as presented to the committee, seconded by Councilmember Lynch. Motion passed without dissent. On behalf of the committee, I so move. We have a second. Thank you. Councilmember Legree seconds. Any discussion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes. Our last presentation was the Empower Lexington plan, which was approved in committee on August 20th and reported out at work session that same day. The meeting adjourned at 2.22 p.m., and that concludes my report out. Thank you. Thank you very much. Moving on to council reports. Colleagues, please sign in. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Recently, colleagues, I reviewed the rural settlement study that happened a few years ago and the recommendations that it put forward. Several of the recommendations tie into some of the existing equity work that I'm working on. They tie into some of the goals and objectives of our comprehensive plan that I added when we're going through that process. And some of the recommendations also support the Sense of Place project protecting our rural hamlets. And so we need an update on what's been going on as far as that since the study has been issued and some work has begun. So I move to place the Rural Settlement Study Update in General Government Planning Committee. All right. We have a motion and a second from Council Member James Brown. Any discussion on this motion? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? All right, that motion passes. Anything else, Council Member Lynch? Good. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Vice Mayor. First off, I want to wish our own Council Member Lynch a happy birthday. And we try to celebrate each other, but we want to especially celebrate you today and hope you have a fabulous day. and I just wanted to mention that I had the opportunity to attend a lot of really amazing events this past weekend. One, the Council Transportation Expo, which was amazing, held at the Marksberry Family Branch of the Lexington Public Library. We had, I think, about 150 constituents come in and talk with us about a lot of different issues, including transportation. And I really want to especially thank all the LFUCG staff and our community partners that took time out of their Saturday morning to be there. I know it's not always easy, and the room was packed with wonderful resources and amazing staff to answer questions. And so I'm really grateful for that, and I'm really thankful to our colleagues that put this together, especially to Councilmember Legree. And so I wanted to mention that. And then I got to go to the Cardinal Valley Fall Festival that I really want to thank Cardinal Valley Elementary School for partnering with the Cardinal Valley Park Activities Board to put on the festival this year in the park. Even though the park is being, building is being renovated, it was a wonderful time. And the kids had a really good time. And then I went to the Diwali celebration at BTCC for the Indian community. And I was really grateful that my friend Kaiser Mwala invited me. And the program was beautiful with all different types of dance performances to celebrate. And they want to expand and have the celebration be even bigger next year. So I'm very honored to be a guest at that. And then I was able to be a judge for Lexington's first salsa competition, which was a lot of fun. And I want to thank Libby from Sassy Wellness for that. And then I want to invite everyone this coming Saturday to come out to the Lyric from 10 to 4 p.m. for the Afro Lex Conference. I will be there, and it is supposed to be a really great time, and you can go to the marfakecenter.org for more information. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Legree. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I know this will be a little bit redundant, but I'm going to talk about the Transportation Expo. You all know that this past weekend, as Council Member Reynolds mentioned, we had our very first Urban County Council Transportation Expo, And hopefully that will be part of a larger series about different issues. And we're excited to kind of talk through that and think about what we learned from this event and move forward with future initiatives. But I want to say a really huge thank you to our colleagues who were able to attend. I know that I was able to have many productive and honestly positive conversations. And I hope that you all did too. And I want to say just a big thank you to you all for being there. It was a really cool event, and I want to give a shout out to our public input subcommittee and staff for all of their hard work in making this event happen. As I said, this is just the beginning of many opportunities to engage with the community about important issues, and we hope that we've created a template so that we can do more in the future because we were really, really thrilled with Saturday's turnout. And I want to give a shout out to the Lexington Public Library, the Marksbury branch in this case for graciously hosting us and to all of the transportation experts from LFUCG divisions and departments and our community organizations who joined us. I want to reiterate that your work is really essential to improving how we move through our city and we're really, really grateful for your partnership. So I'm looking forward to more conversations, more collaborations, and thanks again to everybody who is involved. We're really, really excited about the possibilities for the future. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Fogel. Thank you, Vice Mayor. First of all, I would like to give a shout out to the Lexington Police Department. Thank you, Commissioner. Today is a balloon release for the young man that was killed on Saturday. He was 24 years old. His name is Dion. And so his family is grieving. And we reached out to our police department and asked for extra security. So, Commissioner, thank you for your team that is showing up. And they showed up yesterday, and they're showing up again today. So I just wanted to make sure I start off with that one. And to Oakwood neighborhood and surrounding communities in the North End, thank you for waking the sleeping giant. I see you. I see you organizing. That was one of the platforms that I wanted to make sure that people got engaged back in the government. And so we've had several issues. Council Member Lynch and I have issues in St. Martin Village as far as new housing proposals and the community showing up and they showing out and they speaking out. Oakwood has succumbed to sober living houses, as well as Wimwell's Brown neighborhood and their concerns. So they're organizing, the sleeping giant is awakened. They're organizing their meeting, and so I just wanted to make sure that they know that we see them. And so we await them in planning meetings and coming down to council to speak out about historic black neighborhoods who want to remain with the ancestry and the love and everything that their parents built. They're still living in those homes. And so they are concerned about the overtaking of, and y'all know I'm in sobriety. So I hear the constituents, though, and I hear the community as they're reaching out. So I wanted to say that on their behalf. And I hope we have – I can't wait for the Expo to move to the Northside Library so that we can have a lot of engagement. It was fantastic. It was standing room only. I don't know how the farm marshals, cheap wells – I don't know how y'all didn't shut us down because we were packed up in – looked like sardines. sardines, but everybody was having a good time. And so I just wanted to express that. And also a challenge as the winter season comes, I hope that we have that challenge where we do not drive our cars, just to see how people with mobility issues navigate in the snow, in the cold, and have you, I want to see you jog down here, Council Member And for us to walk and use other transportations other than our cars as the season changes. I hope that we go back and dip into that sauce and see what that is like personally. So thank you and the ribbon cutting that's coming up for your parks in November. And also I just want to make this last announcement. When it comes down to my personal feelings for anything, and it comes down to systems and people come first for me. So I just voted for the security to move past, but the people outweigh the security. And so even though I know there's some difficulties, the people needs to be in shelter in the winter time. And so I see people, we see people together and we want the best for them. None of us wants the headline to read about anybody freezing on the streets of Lexington. So whatever that looks like and however we have to navigate, We're here to work together, and we're here to work for the people of Lexington, and that includes the Unhouse. So thank you for allowing me to share. Thank you. Council Member Sevigny. Thank you, Chair. I just have a few things. This past weekend, Lafayette High School took first place in the Bands of America regional competition, and they are about ready to roll on to the states this weekend, but they will be meeting Dunbar and Henry Clay. So we'll see how all that works out. Look forward to announcing that. I also wanted to let people know that the Pasadena Neighborhood Associations has its fall meeting tonight at 6.30, and I will be there with them enjoying that experience, and it's usually a great crowd. We also have a new business opening up in District 10, Parlor Pizza, at the old O'Charlie's building on Harrisburg Road. They have their grand opening next Monday morning at 1030. And lastly, I wanted to thank Teresa Rakes. She, if you remember, we recognized her as the, that woman is a garbage pickup machine. And she does a great job. And I worked with her for a few hours on Southland Drive and had a great time. We picked up a lot of garbage. I will say that the biggest pickup are fireball single serve bottles. They love those along Southland Drive for some reason. So keep that in mind. And I think that I want to challenge District 6, Council Member Gray. I would challenge you to get more garbage than I did in a few hours. I think it's just more garbage than I did. So anyway, I'll get you two. Anyway, that's all I got. Thank you very much. Thank you. Council Member Gray. Thank you. And to Council Member Savigny, challenge accepted. I'm sure we don't have as much fireball in the sixth as you all do over there in the sweet tenth. I envision a different bottle being found in our area, but that's another story. First of all, I would like to say thank you. Wait, first of all, congratulations to the Frederick Douglass High School football team. This weekend on Saturday, it was what I call the battle of the 6th District. We had the Bryan Station High School taking on the Frederick Douglass High School. I love both schools very much. Alumnus. I'm alum of Bryan Station, so that's where my heart is. But we lost. So congratulations to you, Frederick Douglass High School. I cheer you on. Go Broncos. lastly I would like to say a wholehearted thank you to up next to I'm gonna last night the sixth district we had our our fall sixth district meeting thank you to everyone that came impact the cafeteria learning that two meetings a year works great for this for the sixth district so So I would like to say thank you to the following individuals. The West Sector, Adam Dunn. East Sector's Officer Brandon Means and Donna Shepard. In addition, I would like to say thank you to Christian Adair, who represents the 6th District on the Park Advisory Board, as well as thank you to the other members of the Park Advisory Board who were in attendance. Thank you to who I call director. He says it. He's a manager. Director Jeff Heron, of who we heard speak today, thank you for being there to take the line of fire. It's not hard. We're very spicy people in the 6th District. I'm just a little spicy. Cheers. And lastly, thank you to Roger Mulvaney, who was there as well. He is, as you know, is over the traffic management program that we have here. It's something that I know the council we're currently having committee. So thank you to Roger for being there, to taking the fire from the residents of 6th District regarding the traffic calming or the lack thereof. and taking the fire regarding the number of 70-mile-per-hour drivers we have on Eastland Parkway, where we don't have any remedies at all from traffic management since it is a collector road. Just for everyone that is listening, just two weeks ago, we had someone that was driving on Eastland Parkway who was driving so fast and was intoxicated, who ran during school hours, ran straight through the Dixie Magnet Elementary School's name that's out there that seeks what they're going to be doing in the school, ran straight through that sign, nearly hit several pedestrians and other vehicles, stopped and kept going, and placed, had the incident caused Crawford Middle School students to be placed in lockdown for over an hour. So we have real issues that are being taken place on our roads. Currently, we don't have any remedies, but I'm hopeful that our traffic management will soon have a remedy for our at least Eastland Parkway. So thank you. Thank you. Council Member James Brown. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I just want to say I apologize to my council members for missing meetings last week. I know I don't miss a lot of meetings, but I was invited to attend the Reimagined Civic Commons Conference in Philadelphia last week with Civic Lex, Bluegrass Community Foundation, some representatives from our planning department, and Parker Recreation. It was three really packed days of seeing all the good things that they're doing in Philadelphia in regard to reimagining public spaces. I was really proud of how our community was represented, and during the presentation, what a lot of people commented to me was that Lexington was real focused on changing policy, implementing projects and investment in our public spaces. So it was just a pleasure to represent the council in our city, Philadelphia, last week. And then I also just want to add my congratulations to everybody that was involved with the Transportation Expo. That was a well planned, well advertised, and executed event. And everybody involved with that should be proud of themselves. It was well attended. I think a lot of people showed up because they're interested in the topic. And I think we have some work to do, but I think we got a lot of people in this community and in this government doing a lot of the good work in regards to transportation. So thank you. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Fogle. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Just real quick, so yes, we probably were out at the same time. However, I was in Santa Fe with the cities and counties for fines and fees for justice. And there's a lot of good information that I'm bringing to the council about fees and fines. Also, I forgot to mention, we had one historic moment at the Lyric. Christian Nadere is doing such a great job. He brought in Grammy Award winner Hezekiah Walker. It was well attended, and so I just wanted to make that report and say thank you, Christian Nadere and the board at the Lyric for bringing in that entertainment over the weekend. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Moving on to public comment for issues not on the agenda. We have one person signed up. When I call your name, please come to the podium. Give your name and council district for the record, and you will have three minutes. Maya McCutcheon. Yes. Hi. Hi. Hi. I have nothing to say. Okay. Okay. You're good then. Thank you. Well, all right. Thank you. Anyway, with that, we have reached the end of our agenda, so we are adjourned. Thank you all. Thank you.