=== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== Welcome everyone. It's six o'clock. And so I'll go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Work Session, I mean Council Meeting. This is February 6, 2025. And the first item is for our clerk to call the roll. Councilmember Curtis. Councilmember Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliot Baxter. Councilmember Gray. Here. Councilmember Hale. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Legree. Here. Councilmember Lynch. Present. Councilmember Morton. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Reynolds. Here. Councilmember Savigny. Here. Councilmember Sheehan. Vice Mayor Wu. Here. Councilmember Beasley. Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Boone. Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Brown. Here. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum. So at this time, it's my pleasure to welcome Reverend Dr. Michael Robinson, the pastor at Total Grace Church, and he's going to offer our invocation. Welcome. And you can adjust that mic up however you need it. Let's pray. Father God, we thank you for this day. For it's a day that you've made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. God, we just ask right now for your direction, your guidance, your discernment. God, as you help us make decisions for the betterment of our city. God, we thank you for those who've been elected to represent the people. And God, we just want to make sure that we're being faithful with all the resources, all the abilities that you've given us. So we ask that in this meeting, you just have your way. God, we thank you. It's in Jesus name, I pray. Amen. Thank you so much, Dr. Robinson. All right, council members, I will entertain a motion to approve January 23rd, 2025 council meeting and January 28th, 2025 state of the city and county address, please. I'm sorry. Council Member Gray moves. Do I have a second? Council Member Savigny seconds. Are there any questions? All right. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. Thank you. That passes. And at this time, we have a couple of special presentations. All right. First, I would like to invite Officer Ron Arnold and Council Member Beasley to join me at the podium, along with some young friends. You want to come up? All right. Come. Just stand right here. All right. Thank you all for being here. Ron is currently serving as a school resource officer at Mill Creek Elementary, and he retired from the Lexington Police Department in 2022, where he served for nearly 19 years. Your job is not easy, right? But we really appreciate you and thank you for ensuring the safety of our students and staff at Mill Creek, and I know that they consider you an important part of their team. So I also want to thank you again for your dedication to our city, for your years of service at our Lexington Police Department. Thank you. Now, at this time, I'd like to read and present a proclamation to you. Whereas Officer Ron Arnold has devoted his life to public safety and keeping children safe, and whereas Officer Arnold spent nearly 19 years of service at the Lexington Police Department before joining Mill Creek Elementary School as a school resource officer, and whereas Officer Arnold has been with Mill Creek Elementary School for over three years now, keeping its 500 plus students safe every day, and whereas Officer Arnold is a very positive role model for the students, often being their first interaction with law enforcement, and whereas he goes above and beyond his call of duty by coaching an after school basketball program, and whereas we thank Officer Arnold for his dedication to our community and the students and families of Mill Creek Elementary. Now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 6th, 2025, Ron Arnold Day in Lexington. Thank you so much for your service. Thank you very much. Would you like to say a few words? I'm going to put that up away. All right. First off, I would like to thank Councilwoman Beasley. Without this, it wouldn't be possible, so thank you so much. Thank you for keeping us in the bank. Absolutely, absolutely. Mayor Gordon, again, thank you. Members of the council, again, thank you. This is a tremendous recognition. Thank you. To my family, thank you all. Without you all, it wouldn't be possible. To my Mill Creek family, thank you. You all, you've accepted me, and we were doing great things over there, so thank you. Also, to my kids. I have one biological child, but these 500 kids, I treat them like my own. I love them. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. We're going to have some of the children speak. Okay? All right. Councilmember Beasley has yielded her time to some young speakers tonight, so we're going to have each of them give a few little comments to do. Let's get the stool out. Okay. Here you go. Will you say your name before you speak? Okay. You don't have to stand on them if you don't need to, baby. You can just move it. Do you want to just move it? Yeah, just move it. Yeah, go ahead. Okay. Hi. My name is Charisma Marie, and I appreciate Officer Arnold for helping around our school and keeping us safe. I very appreciate him for the day when we didn't have any food in Girl Academy, so he decided to use his own money and buy us food and grill out for us. This shows that Officer Arnold is a caring, loving, respecting, safe, and trustworthy person and cop I know. I'm so happy that he's at our school, Mill Creek Elementary. Thank you, Officer Arnold. Thank you so much. Good job. Hi. My name is Christian, and I want to say to Officer Arnold, he helps us with everything. I know he saves people's lives. He's funny, awesome, kind, and he cares for everybody. Thanks, Christian. Hi. My name is Yaretzi. Officer Arnold, you are the best police. You are hardworking. You make sure all the kids at Mill Creek are safe. You deserve this award and more. Officer Arnold, you make sure that Mill Creek is a better place. You have worked so hard for this moment, and you have finally got it. Hey, that's a two-digit amount for your son. Hi. My name is Muhammad. Thank you, Officer Arnold. Thank you. Appreciate you for protect our school. I appreciate you kindness and have you are always available to help us. Thanks you for being my basketball coach last year. Officer Arnold, you keep all of us safe. God blessed us with you. You are trustworthy, kind, and giving of your time. You are the perfect officer for Mill Creek. Hi. My name is Aaliyah, and Officer Arnold helps our school while looking out for our safety and protecting us. He helps us with lockdowns or if we are in danger, and he looks out for our school. He does this because he wants the best for us, our school, our health, and our community. Not only does he do these things for our school, but he loves our school so much, he will sacrifice for us. He is the funniest, nicest, smartest, and more. Officer Arnold is an officer for a reason, and I'm happy he's seen as a person he is. Thank you, Officer Arnold. Hi. My name is Isaiah. I'm glad that Officer Arnold is in Mill Creek because he's been helping us in field trips and driving around and to see that we're safe. What's your name? All right, go ahead. All right. Thank you all. Very nice. We'll get a picture now, and do you want to invite your family up? Oh, yes. Yeah, for the picture. You can go right up in there. All right, come on. Come on, kids. Come on, we're going to take a picture. Yes. Thank you, guys. All right. At this time, I'd like to ask Chief Nathan Bolling if he will join me at the podium, and would you bring your staff with you? Come on. I'm going to ask you to stand right beside me. All right. Are they Sean? Yeah. Unlike me. And you can fill in at the end. Don't be shy. Just fill in at the end. Yeah, you do. All right. I want to welcome Nathan, and thank you for being here. Thank you. After 37 years of serving as our chief at the Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control, Nathan Bolling is retiring. He will be missed a lot, and your vision, Nathan, will continue to guide this organization as it moves forward. So I met Nathan about 25 years ago, when I was at least, he said at least, when I was a district, fourth district council member. And we had a woman call, and she said her neighbor had a wolf, and it kept jumping the fence and attacking her dog. That's about the time I first met you. It took a wolf to do it. But I want to say, you have served our community with dedication and selfless service. And sometimes I know it's been tough. Yes. Yes. And so I want to thank you and wish you the very, very best in the next part of your life. And I want to read this proclamation, and thank you again. And thank you again. Whereas after 37 years of service to Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control, Chief Nathan Bolling is retiring. And whereas during his tenure, the agency has taken many steps forward, improving animal protection and animal welfare, and ensuring public safety. And whereas Chief Bolling leaves behind a legacy of dedication, compassion, and meaningful change. And whereas we thank Chief Bolling for his dedication to our community, and wish him well in the next chapter of his life, now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare February 6th, 2025, Nathan Bolling Day in Lexington. Thank you so much. I appreciate you so much. Do you want to say a few words? I will. Yeah. All right. I'm trying to get this as high as I can. Every time I come down here to talk, I just want to say thank you to the council. Some of you worked with me for several years. Chuck. It's been a pleasure. But without you all, and my staff that stands behind me, this is our command staff, this wouldn't have been possible for me. And I want to thank you all for allowing me to be your public servant as I move on. Thank you. Thank you. Let's get a photo. You want to get a photo? All right. And when you talk, and I'll be in the photo. I think it's time to begin our program. Thank you. Eric. Sure. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. That leads us to public comment for issues on the agenda. And we do not have anyone for this public comment. So we'll go on to second reading of ordinances. Item one. An ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating and rebuilding funds, FY 2025, schedule number 16. And item two. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of human resources manager, grade 527E, in the division of human resources effective upon passage of council. Thank you. Thank you. Do I hear a motion to approve? All right. When you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote. Council Member Curtis. Yes Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter. Council Member Gray. Yes. Council Member Hale. Yes. Council Member LaGree. Yes. Council Member Lynch. Yes. Council Member Morton. Yes. Council Member Reynolds. Yes. Council Member Savigney. Yes. Vice Mayor Wu. Yes. Council Member Beasley. Yes. Council Member Boone Yes. And Council Member Brown. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all pass. And now when you're ready, if you'll do first reading of ordinances. Item three. In ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating two unclassified positions of aid to council part-time, grade 518E in the Office of the Urban County Council effective upon passage of council. Item four. In ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of administrative specialist grade 516N in the Division of Community Corrections, abolishing one unclassified position of program instructor grade 506N in the Division of Parks and Recreation, and abolishing two unclassified positions of program leader grade 508N in the Division of Parks and Recreation effective upon passage of council. Item five. In ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of administrative specialist principal grade 520N, the Division of Environmental Services effective upon passage of council. Item six. In ordinance amending the certain of the budget that the Lexington-Fairborough County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating repurposing funds, FY 2025, schedule number 17. And item seven. In ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of accreditation manager grade 526E in the Division of Fire and Emergency Services effective July 1, 2024. Thank you. Thank you very much. Council members, are there any walk-ons? Are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? All right. When you're ready, we're ready for second reading of resolutions. Item one. A resolution accepting a bid of Stonewell Bodies and Machine Incorporated establishing one or more price contracts for command vehicle uplift or upfit for the Division of Fire and Emergency Services and authorizing Mayor on behalf of the Irby County Government to execute the current and similar price contracts with Stonewell Bodies and Machine Incorporated related to the procurement of command vehicle upfits. Item two. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Kaylee Schofield, accountant grade 518N, 24.475, hourly in the Division of Accounting effective January 15, 2025. William Fairchild, engineering bonds officer grade 517N, 26.056, hourly in the Division of Engineering effective December 24, 2024. Robin Brooks, HR generalist grade 524E, 2,932.96, biweekly in the Division of Human Resources effective December 27, 2024. Alma Diaz, administrative specialist grade 516N, 23.956, hourly in the Division of Human Resources effective January 22, 2025. Melissa Fleming, staff assistant senior grade 511N, 18.559, hourly in the Division of Code Enforcement effective January 8, 2025. Item three. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irby County Government to execute an agreement with All Track Performing Rights, LLC for the non-exclusive rights to play in whole or in part musical compositions granted by the license as part of public performance events sponsored, promoted, and conducted by LFTCG programs and or agencies at a cost in order to exceed $3,179. Item four. A resolution accepting a collective bargaining agreement by and between the Lexington Fair Irby County Government and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2785, on behalf of lieutenants and captains in the Division of Community Corrections, expiring June 30, 2028. Item five. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irby County Government to execute an agreement awarding class A neighborhood incentive grant to Friends of Wolf Run, incorporated for a strong water quality project at a cost in order to exceed $46,435. And item six. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Irby County Government to execute a first amendment to the agreement with the Transit Authority of the Lexington Fair Irby County Government, LEXTRAM, as a partner to a transportation alternative program grant, increasing LEXTRAM's grant allocation by $95,430.23 and reducing Lexington's by an equal amount at no additional cost to the Irby County Government. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Councilmember LaGree, when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote. Councilmember Curtis? Yes. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott-Baxter? Yes. Councilmember Gray? Yes. Councilmember Hale? Yes. Councilmember LaGree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Yes. Councilmember Morton? Yes. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Savigny? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Councilmember Beasley? Yes. Councilmember Boone? Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Brown? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. Now we're ready for first reading of resolutions Item seven, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the recreative government to execute an agreement awarding class b infrastructure incentive grant to windswept ventures LLC XD premier quality project at a cost of Undersea $335,250, item eight, a religion authorizing Mayan behalf of the ever got a government execute an agreement awarding class be infrastructure incentive grant to mediocre creative LLC foster more quality projects that are constant seed 20 to 17,681 95 cents item nine. It was an auto as a mirror behalf of the government next you could change to a number one with stand tech consulting services incorporated for the rural surface services area sewer capability study agreement reducing the contract amount by $108,971 and 23 cents from $337,702 to $228,703 and 77 cents item 10. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government execute a release of easement releasing a portion of utility easement on property located at 1180 Newtown Pike item 11. It was an authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government execute a release of easement releasing a portion of street light easement on the property located at 2724 Kearney Creek Lane item 12. A resolution designated the speed limit on Fontaine Road between Richmond Road and Chinery Road as 30 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the division of traffic engineering to install property and proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation item 13. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the United States Marshal Service for joint law enforcement operations item 14. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute an agreement related to the neighborhood development funds with the Kentucky Junior's Miss Scholarship Foundation incorporated in 1915, Mobile Mission Experience 2400, and Lex Project Prom incorporated $1,900 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated item 15. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with South Lexington Youth Baseball at Shillito Park incorporated $23,650 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated item 16. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Sandra Burke, Administrative Officer, grade 523E, 3,372 bi-weekly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective January 29, 2025. Brooke Gray, Planner Senior, grade 523EN, 35.725 hourly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective January 29, 2025. Richard LaChance Fish, grade 512N, 19.232 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective January 22, 2025. Item 17. A resolution authorizing the Division of Waste Management to purchase a software platform from RouteWare Incorporated, a sole source provider, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute any necessary agreement with RouteWare Incorporated related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $124,432, item 18. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute an agreement with the High Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern alumni luncheon at a cost not to exceed $5,800, item 19. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute and submit a grant application to the Blue Grass Area Development District for operation at the Lexington Senior Center in FY 2026 to provide any additional information requesting a connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded, the acceptance of which obligates every kind of government to the expenditure of $283,124 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 20. A resolution authorizing the mayor or her designees on behalf of every kind of government to take all necessary, all action necessary to participate in the Kentucky Attorney General's opioid settlement with Kroger Company, including but not limited to the execution of any necessary documents, item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute an amendment to an agreement with Independence Place Incorporated, replacing Independence Place Incorporated with the Center for Accessible Living Incorporated as the party responsible for the obligations of the agreement at no additional cost to the urban county government, item 22. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute a multi-year pay for output agreement with Lynn Imaging to lease scanner plotters and related supplies for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $7,320 in the first year with an increase of up to 10% annually thereafter, item 23. A resolution authorizing an amendment to resolution number 22-2025, which authorized grant award agreements with the LexGro Tree Grants Program to correct the name of a grant recipient from Andover Forest Home Owners Association to Andover Neighborhood Association. All other terms in resolution number 22-2025 remain the same, item 24. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every kind of government to execute a memorandum of understanding with P.S. Tate Realty LLC, Karma C. Bryan Realty LLC, and L.C.P. Holding LLC for stormwater quality project for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works at an estimated cost not to exceed $220,000, item 25. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Lexington Urban County Government to execute the first amendment to the purchase of service agreement with WT Group LLC at an estimated cost not to exceed $394,922 effective upon passage of council, item 26. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement and accept an award in the amount of $82,449.95 from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management for the FY 2025 Emergency Management Assistance Project. The acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $125,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to accept $576,000 in federal funding for the Brighton Trail Connection Project to construct a 12-foot wide shared use path from the existing trail in Liberty Park to the sidewalk on the east side of Liberty Road. The urban county government acknowledges and agrees to ratify and adopt all statements, representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this agreement. The acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $144,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 28. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute the professional services agreement in pursuit to RFP number 60-2024 with manned solar for this installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on the fire station number 19. And it costs not to exceed $31,217.68 in item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with council capital project expenditure funds with the Black Soil Charitable Fund incorporated $6,678 and LFUCG Division of Parks and Recreation $3,000 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. Thank you. Thank you very much. Are there any walk-ons? Council Member Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I have a walk-on. I move to place on the docket under resolutions for first reading a resolution authorizing the mayor to accept a $2 million award of federal funds from the HUD Older Homes Home Modification Grant Program. The acceptance of which does not obligate the government to the expenditure of funds and further authorizing the mayor to execute agreements with Blue Grass Care Navigators related to these funds. And transfer unencumbered funds within the grant budget. Motion, so moved. Thank you. Council Member Wharton seconded. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, thank you. Are there any other walk-ons? Okay. If you will give that first reading, please. Item 30, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept $2 million in federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, awarded through the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program to reduce the risk of falls in low income senior citizens. By partnering with Hospice of the Blue Grass Incorporated to be a Blue Grass Care Navigators to provide in-home assessments and home modifications for accessibility, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement and any necessary amendments thereto. With Hospice of the Blue Grass Incorporated, DBA Blue Grass Care Navigators related to these funds and further authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any other walk-ons? Okay, now, are there motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? If you'll log in. Council Member LaGrie? Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules to give a second reading on item number 23. This was simply a typographical error in the original resolution, so moved. Second? There's a second. Council Member Reynolds, any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you, Mayor. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to resolution number 20, or item number 20. This has to do with our opioid settlement with Kroger, so we can kind of expedite that agreement. So moved. Second? All right. Is there any discussion on the motion? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I have two items. On behalf of the administration, I move that we give second reading to item number 19, to execute and submit a grant application to the Blue Grass Area Development District for operation of Lexington Senior Center in fiscal year 2026. Thank you. Is there a second? Council Member Ellinger. Any discussion? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. And the second one, on behalf of the administration, I move we give second reading to item number 25, to execute the purchase service agreement with WT Group, LLC for our ADA study. Thank you. Second? Thank you. Council Member LaGrieze seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Council Member Brown. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to give second reading to, I think, it's number 30, the motion I just walked on. All right. So moved. Second. Thank you. Council Member Baxter seconds. Is there any question? Comment? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. Thank you. There's one no vote. All right. Are there any other motions to suspend the rules? All right, I think we're looking at 19, 20, 23, 25, and 30. Is that correct? All right. When you are ready, if you'll give those second reading, please. Item 19, a resolution authorizing the Director, Mayor, and Behavior of Oregon County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the Blue Grass Area Development District for operation of the Lexington Senior Center in FY 2026 to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded, the extent of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $283,124 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer our government funds within the grant budget. Item 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf or her designees on behalf of the urban county government to take all action necessary to participate in the Kentucky Attorney General's Opioid Settlement with Kroger Company, including but not limited to the execution of any necessary documents. Item 23, a resolution authorizing the amendment to resolution number 22-2025, which authorized grant award agreements for the LexGro Trees Grant Program to correct the name of a grant recipient from Andover Forest Homeowners Association to Andover Neighborhood Association. All other terms of resolution number 22-2025 remain the same. Item 25, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Lexington Fair Urban County Government to execute the first amendment to the purchase of service agreement with WT Group LLC at an estimated cost not to exceed $394,922 effective upon passage of council. And item 30, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept $2 million in federal funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded through the Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program to reduce the risk of falls in low income senior citizens by partnering with Hospice of the Bluegrass Incorporated DBA, Bluegrass Care Navigators, to provide in-home assessments and home modifications for accessibility, the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds. And authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement and any necessary amendments thereto with Hospice of the Bluegrass Incorporated DBA, Bluegrass Care Navigators related to these funds, and further authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget. Thank you. Council Member Curtis? Yes. Okay. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member Hale? Yes. Council Member LaGrie? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Morton? Yes. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savigny? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Council Member Beasley? On advice of council, I'll be recusing from number 20, and yes to the rest. All right. Thank you. Council Member Boone? Yes, ma'am. And Council Member Brown? Thank you. All right, thank you. Those all pass. Council Members, we have a few communications. First, I'll entertain a motion to approve the appointments. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Second by Council Member Gray. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that passes. The next communications from the mayor is procurements, if I could have a motion. Council Member Gray, second by Council Member LaGrie. And do you have any questions about that item? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, thank you. And finally, donations. I'll entertain a motion. So moved. Second. Council Member Gray, second by Council Member Curtis. Any questions? All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Next you have, for information only, some communications. And that brings us to disciplines. We have no disciplines tonight. And that brings us to council announcements. Council Member Gray. Thank you, Mayor. I'm not sure which will be first. Okay, last night, Council Member Lynch, myself, and Director Lee, still we had our town hall to give an update to the residents of all the work that we did regarding code enforcement. We had a full house, a packed house. I would like to say thank you to my legislative aide, Heather Parrish, Council Member Lynch's legislative aide, LaShawn Barber. As well as a huge thank you to Commissioner Charlie Lanter for being present last night and the team members of the Division of Code of Enforcement who showed up as well. And thank you to all the residents who showed up to give their insight and to listen. And to further give us even more insight that we need to go a little bit further, but it is what it is. Thank you to my colleagues, Council Member Tyler Morton and Council Member Joseph Hale for attending the town hall. Thank you for your support. It means a lot to us because it's been a lot and a lot more to do as well. Next, I would like to say good luck. Yesterday at Frederick Douglass as well, right before the town hall, I had an opportunity to go cheer on the Frederick Douglass High School cheerleaders who are leaving for nationals. This week, they may be gone right now. I just want to say good luck to you as someone that's been on the competitive, on the mat numerous times, and have won numerous national titles, not to toot my own horn. You all know what it takes, and do what you need to do, and fight through it, and hold those stunts up there. No one hits the floor. Good luck. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Hale. Thank you, Mayor. I'm excited to announce that my first community town hall will take place on Wednesday, February 19th at 5.30 PM at the Woodhill Community Center. This will be an exciting and excellent opportunity for District 7 residents to meet with their new council member, engage in meaningful dialogue, ask questions, and share suggestions on how we can enhance our community. The event is open to all residents of District 7, regardless of your neighborhood. And stay tuned for additional town halls and other areas in the near future. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Curtis. Thank you, Mayor. First off, I'd like to thank anyone who participated in the LexCount with LexEnd Homelessness recently. For those who might not be aware, LexCount is Lexington's annual point in time survey of all people experiencing homelessness in the city. It provides us with vital information that allows us to better assess the needs of our unhoused neighbors. So I hope that we all took something away from that and we can learn a little more about how we can better serve that part of our community. Secondly, I would like to thank Chief Colvin and his staff over at Corrections. They welcomed myself and my legislative aide to their facility and gave us a tour. And it was really informative for us. It's one thing to read about it on paper. It's another thing to actually be present in that physical space. So we learned a lot and we are very appreciative of them and the work that they do. Third, I'd like to invite all of my neighbors in the fourth district to follow our newly launched District 4 Council Member pages on social media. So on Facebook, you can go and like the page, Councilwoman Emma Curtis, District 4. And on Instagram and Blue Sky, you can follow at Councilwoman Curtis. And if y'all are still on Twitter instead of Blue Sky, I'd recommend you get with the times. But I'd also like to encourage y'all to sign up for our district newsletter, Focus on the Fourth, which you can do from any of those pages. And soon you'll be able to do from the District 4 page on the lexingtonky.gov website. Finally, I'd like to take a minute to acknowledge that since our last Thursday night meeting, we have officially entered Black History Month. Earlier this week, my colleague from District 1, to my right, spoke very eloquently about the need to acknowledge that black history is Lexington's history, it's Kentucky's history, and it's still actively unfolding around us. So with that in mind, I'd like to take this moment to give somebody who embodied that active unfolding of black history in Lexington as flowers, even though he's no longer with us. So the late Representative Lameen Swan, he was a trailblazer, he was a fighter, he was an artist, a public servant, a beloved brother and son and a pillar of our community here in South Lexington. Whether it was as a social worker or as the state representative for the 93rd district, Lameen always showed up, did the work, and led by example, by leading with love. He was also a frequent attendee of these meetings, and when he was my age, give or take, he even sought a seat on this legislative body. And candidly, he's the reason that I'm sitting here before you all today, able to be an elected official and speak into this microphone, because he made me believe that I could be the change that I wanted to see. And I consider it one of the great blessings of my life that I was able to know him, even for a short period of time. Now, I could talk about Lameen forever, but if you know Lameen, you'd know that he would want me to talk about the work. And when he passed, I promised his mom, Pam, that I would do everything I could to make sure that work carried on. So, one of the first pieces of legislation Lameen introduced aimed to ensure that the history of racism and the fight for racial justice in the United States was taught in our Kentucky public schools, from the original sin of slavery to the Black Lives Matter protests. And at this point in time, we're watching a lot of folks in power seek to ignore that history of racism and deny the fact that racism persists to this day, using dog whistles and ambiguous terminology, whatever three letter acronym they've decided to turn into the boogeyman of the day. White lawmakers at all levels of government in this country continue to attempt the erasure of the racist acts that they themselves have committed, that their parents have committed, and that their ancestors may have committed. And if these attempts to prevent our schools and institutions from acknowledging those parts of our past that are difficult to reckon with. It's going to be on each of us as individuals to fill that void and have uncomfortable conversations. And ensure that our neighbors and descendants of all races know that black Lexingtonians have faced a lot. And we need to know what they continue to face, and that we're, make sure we're all bearing witness to it as it happens. Now, I'd like to close with some words of wisdom that Lameen gave us, which was that I sat at the feet of those who are active in the civil rights movement in the 60s and 70s. So like them, show up, pull up a chair to the table you're not invited to, make them uncomfortable AF, and fight until it's right. So as we weather the storms ahead, I hope we can all follow by his example, take care of each other, be kind to each other. And as Lameen would remind us, hug and love on someone today, so thank you. Thank you, Council Member Morton. Thank you for those words, Council Member Curtis. First, I want to, they're not in the room, but I wanted to give a shout out to Officer Arnold. Thank you, Council Member Beasley, for shedding light on the great work, and thank you for bringing the kids. It's always, I'll say it every time, I love the kids, and anytime I can hear them or look at them and see them do good work, I love it. Second, to Chief Boling, he's not in the room, but congratulations on your retirement, and I hope that you enjoy it. Moving on to community engagement and events in the first district. So the lyric is booming, and we have the Mental Health Wellness Series coming up. It starts this Friday, February 8th, and it's going on for the next couple of months. It's starting at 2 PM, and this series aims to promote mental health awareness and provide community with valuable tools for maintaining their well-being. Likewise, every Thursday for the next couple weeks, there is a free jazz series. And tonight, the Stella V's are playing, starting at 6.30, and then Benny J is next week, so come out and listen to some good music. Green Acres Neighborhood Association meets next week at Monday at 6 PM. They're just going to discuss their upcoming Black History Celebration, which is February the 15th from 4 PM to 7 PM. And just come out and learn about local trailblazers, taste some good soul food, including pig feet is what I'm hearing. Yeah. So come out. February 15th, 4 PM to 7 PM at the Green Acres Shelter for Black History Celebration. And then lastly, in lieu of our conversations from earlier in the budget retreat, it was good to start to hear the priorities and start to set that foundation of what the budget will look like in this coming year. And as I stated at that meeting, my sentiments for, my priorities for what I think a budget should look like and what I believe our city should do is invest in our people, so I hope that is what we see. And we know as we continue to build and strengthen our communities, we must invest in the underserved and create sustainable and thriving communities so that all sides of Lexington can reach that thriving state. So people are the heart of our community, investing in them is investing in a brighter tomorrow. So I look forward to passing this budget in the coming year. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I have some musical news from my district. I want to honor some. I know I'm challenging you, Council Member Spigney. I want to give some recognition to a really special group of middle school students at Jesse Clark Middle School. As you may know, or you are well aware, we have a really good musical program that feeds into Lafayette High School. And that is evident by the four all-state band members who auditioned and tried out, including one who got first chair in percussion for the all-state band, which is awesome. We actually had 79 students through 6th, 7th, and 8th grade make Fayette County Honor Band. That's a lot of kids. And tomorrow in Louisville at the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference for educators, Jesse Clark's wind symphony or symphonic band was chosen. They're one of two middle school bands throughout the state to be chosen to perform tomorrow for the music educators. So we will be up bright and early to go to Louisville in the morning for that. And on Monday of this week, they actually opened for UK's Wind Symphony at the Singletary Center as a dress rehearsal. So it's been a great few weeks for music in the ninth. So thank you, Mayor. Thank you. All right, that brings us to public comment for issues not on the agenda. And the way we'll do this is I'll call your name, and you'll come to the podium and restate your name for the record, as well as your council district. And first up is Phoenix Berry. Welcome. Hi, my name is Phoenix, and I'm a constituent of the sixth district. I wanted to start off by reciting two poems. Let me pull the weed up by the root and notice the soil that I stand on. Is this a necessary vitriol? Is this what I choose now to rant on? Is there nothing to build and nothing to grow? No more to offer up, nothing to know. Is there a way now that I could let go? Can I look in the mirror and love me more? Let me not posture, let me not front, let me not say yes to lives I don't want. Let me not use words that don't mean a thing. And let me be fly as I am, no trying. Let me good for my heart and not my rep. Let me be still when I can take a step. Don't let me get too caught creating my face. And let me just love me all over the place. As times are like super crazy right now. There is a huge, huge, huge importance in journaling and connecting with self. So I created some journal prompts that I wanted to hand out to you guys. Don't know how to get it to you all, but I'll have them. Give them to the clerk and she'll see that we get them. So the journal prompts are, when is the last time that you truly looked in the mirror? And who did you see? When is the last time you've been around people who don't know how to reach you or don't have direct access to you? And lastly, power is a construct that is meant to be deconstructed. What is power to you? And in what ways do you play into the oppression of those with, quote unquote, less power than you? Thank you. Thank you. Now, is Jana Coe here? Jana, Jana, Jana? Are you, Jana, up here. Look up here. Hi. Are you giving your time to Rory? Okay, very good. Thank you. And so our next speaker is Rory Hefner Templer. And you'll have six minutes. Thank you. Hello, my name is Rory. I'm from District 10. My pronouns are she, her. I'm 24 years old, and I'm a native Lexingtonian. Over the past eight weeks, I've been involved in a program called Gear Up with a national organization called Showing Up for Racial Justice, or SURGE. The white ally anti-racist movement began long before SURGE, notably with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Community and the Black Panthers in the 1960s. Both parties called on white people to integrate into the movement and lift up black voices in their own spaces and workplaces. In our own state, Carla F. Wallace, a white woman of Louisville, Kentucky, founded the Kentucky Fairness Campaign in the 1990s to protect the rights of black citizens, women, and members of the LGBTQ plus community. SURGE recognizes these victories and acknowledges that when we collectively work together to stay informed and stand up on behalf of ourselves and members of our community, we can make change and fairness happen. I learned about SURGE the morning after election day when so many of us were waking up frightened for the future. I stand here as a white woman stating I was and am still terrified for the things to come. I knew I needed to fight with everything in me to protect my friends, neighbors, and the people I love, and me for loving who I love now more than ever. I discovered the Gear Up program, an eight week course designed to teach people how to tell our collective stories and use our testimony to urge our representatives and organizations to defend our democracy and protect our humanity. So I stand here in front of you tonight and I'm saying that if I can find an entity supporting a cause I care about on my own time and of my own volition, then you, this city's representatives, can take a stand with me to see to the safety of the Lexington community and resist the 47th presidency's unjust and unfair agenda. I'm asking you to start small. Just take this pledge that you will fight for this city's rights. For your neighbor's rights, for the person on your left's rights, for the people in your district and beyond's rights. And just to hold you accountable, because we all need to be held accountable sometimes, I'm asking that if you're with me, if you agree that the legislation they're trying to pass nationwide is at all harmful to you, to the community that you belong to, or have friends and neighbors that belong to, that you take out your phones right now. And go to protectandresist.com, or scan the QR code if you have one in front of you, and sign your name. And I will be paying attention for whom here signs tonight, and who here lives that truth in the policies they support or oppose on this council. We here in Lexington are trusting you to reflect us and our values. Don't let us down. Thank you. And in the time remaining, if you guys would like to get out your phones and sign the pledge, I would really appreciate that. Thank you very much. All right, council, that takes us to the end of our agenda, so I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming.