# Urban County Council - February 20, 2025 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · February 20, 2025 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6344 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6344?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2025-02-20 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: March 27, 2026 - **Length**: 6,650 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1, with speaker labels folded in from Granicus closed-captioning. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council met on February 20, 2025, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers in Lexington, KY, with the Mayor presiding. The meeting addressed 5 agenda items, all of which were approved: Ordinances 0084-25, 0086-25, 0087-25, 0154-25, and 0123-25. Over the course of the meeting, the Council took 4 votes and heard 2 public comments. ## Attendance All 15 members of the Council were present at the February 20, 2025 meeting. No members were absent or late. **Present:** - Councilmember Beasley - Councilmember Boone - Councilmember Browne - Councilmember Curtis - Councilmember Ellinger - Councilmember Elliott-Baxter - Councilmember Gray - Councilmember Hale - Councilmember Lagree - Councilmember Lynch - Councilmember Morton - Councilmember Reynolds - Councilmember Savigny - Councilmember Sheehan - Vice-Mayor Wu ## Votes and Decisions - **Removal of Presentations from Docket** [timestamp: 0:03:06]: Councilmember Browne moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Wu, to remove both presentations from the February 20 Council docket. The motion passed on a voice vote. - **Approval of February 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes** [timestamp: 0:06:17]: Council Member Ellinger moved, seconded by Council Member Gray, to approve the minutes from the February 6, 2025 council meeting. The motion passed on a voice vote. - **Second Reading of Ordinances** [timestamp: 0:07:24]: Council Member Legree moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Wu, to approve the second reading of ordinances. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 14–1. Voting in favor were Council Members Ellinger, Gray, Hale, Legree, Lynch, Reynolds, Savigny, Sheehan, Beasley, Boone, Brown, Curtis, Vice Mayor Wu, and Council Member Brown. Council Member Morton cast the sole vote against. - **Second Reading of Resolutions** [timestamp: 0:15:05]: Vice Mayor Wu moved, seconded by Council Member Ellinger, to approve the second reading of resolutions. The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote of 14–0. Voting in favor were Council Members Ellinger, Gray, Hale, Legree, Lynch, Morton, Reynolds, Savigny, Sheehan, Beasley, Boone, Brown, Curtis, and Vice Mayor Wu. ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council considered two infrastructure grant resolutions at the February 20, 2025 meeting, both involving Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grants for stormwater quality projects. - **Resolution 0066-25** authorized a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant of **$305,250** to **Windswept Ventures, LLC** in support of a stormwater quality project. - **Resolution 0068-25** authorized a Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant of **$217,681.95** to **Mediocre Creative, LLC** for a stormwater quality project. Combined, the two grants represent a total public investment of **$522,931.95** directed toward stormwater quality improvements through the Class B Infrastructure Incentive Grant program. ## Public Comment Two members of the public addressed the Council during the public comment period at the February 20, 2025 meeting. - **Phoenix Berry** [timestamp: 36:36] read a poem to the Council and spoke about the oppression caused by hierarchy. Berry urged Council members to act with love and to work toward breaking what was described as the "unloving feeling" created by hierarchical structures. - **Rory Hefner Templar** [timestamp: 39:27] spoke in support of marginalized communities, urging Council members to sign a pledge committing to protect the rights, safety, and dignity of those communities. Both speakers addressed themes of equity and the Council's responsibility toward vulnerable and marginalized residents. ## Appointments The Council approved appointments and reappointments to several advisory boards and commissions at the February 20, 2025 meeting. **Arboretum Advisory Board** - James Carson Baughman was appointed. **Black and Williams Center Board** - Michelle Gentry, Angela Hampton, James Hudson, Seneca Hudson, Marcus McIntyre, and Johnathan Washington were each appointed as new members. - Priscilla Willis was reappointed. **CASA of Lexington Board of Directors** - Rebecca Ellis was appointed. **Downtown Lexington Management District Board of Directors** - Dennis Anderson was appointed. **Economic Development Investment Board** - Caroline Baesler was reappointed. **Internal Audit Board** - Michael Lamb was reappointed. **Masterson Station Park Advisory Board** - Vernon Bewley was reappointed. **Opioid Abatement Commission** - Stephanie Raglin and Tara Stanfield were each reappointed. ## Contested Items - **Ordinance 0086-25** produced the only split vote of the meeting, with Council Member Morton casting the sole dissenting vote while the remaining council members voted in favor. The ordinance passed despite Morton's opposition. No additional details regarding the specific subject matter of the ordinance or the reasoning behind Morton's objection are reflected in the meeting record. ## Ordinance 0084-25 [timestamp: 06:50] The Council took up Ordinance 0084-25, an ordinance amending the authorized strength of the Office of the Urban County Council by creating two unclassified, part-time positions of Aide to Council at Grade 518E. The ordinance was approved. No key speakers, debate, or concerns were recorded in the available data for this item. ## Ordinance 0086-25 [timestamp: 06:50] The Council took up Ordinance 0086-25, an ordinance amending the authorized strength of county personnel by abolishing specific classified positions across two departments. The changes included the elimination of one classified position of Administrative Specialist, Grade 516N, in the Division of Community Corrections, as well as additional positions in the Division of Parks and Recreation. No key speakers were recorded in connection with this item, and the record reflects no notable debate or concerns raised during consideration of the ordinance. The Council approved the ordinance. ## Ordinance 0087-25 [timestamp: 06:50] The Council took up Ordinance 0087-25, an ordinance amending the authorized strength of city personnel by creating one classified position of Administrative Specialist Principal, Grade 520N, within the Division of Environmental Services. No key speakers were recorded in connection with this item, and the available data reflects no notable debate or concerns raised during deliberations. The ordinance appears to have moved through the Council without significant discussion. The Council approved Ordinance 0087-25. ## Ordinance 0154-25 [timestamp: 06:50] The Council took up Ordinance 0154-25, a budget amendment measure designed to align certain budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government with current requirements for municipal expenditures. The ordinance was approved by the Council. No key speakers, debate, or specific concerns were recorded in connection with this item. ## Ordinance 0123-25 [timestamp: 06:50] The Council took up Ordinance 0123-25, an ordinance amending the authorized strength of the Division of Fire and Emergency Services by creating one new classified position of Accreditation Manager at Grade 526E. No key speakers or debate were recorded for this item in the available meeting data. The Council approved the ordinance. --- ## Decisions - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Motion to remove both presentations from the February 20 Council docket. - **Motion** — passed (0-0): Approval of minutes from the February 6, 2025 council meeting. - **Motion** — passed (14-1): Approval of second reading of ordinances. - **Motion** — passed (14-0): Approval of second reading of resolutions. --- ## Full transcript ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] ["We Wish You a Merry Christmas"] Welcome everyone. It is six o'clock, so we're going to go ahead and I'll call to order the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Council meeting of February 20th, 2025. And the first item on our agenda is the roll call. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott-Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Gray? Present. Councilmember Hale? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Lagree? Here. Councilmember Lynch? Present. Councilmember Morton? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Reynolds? Yes. Councilmember Savigny? Yes. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Vice-mayor Wu? Here. Councilmember Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Boone? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Browne? Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Curtis? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. We have a quorum and Councilmember Browne has a motion. Thank you, Mayor. I move to remove both presentations from the February 20 Council docket. They will both be postponed for a later meeting date. So moved. Second. Vice-mayor Wu seconds. Is there any question? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you. Now I'd like to welcome to the podium Reverend Aaron Austin, who is the Associate Pastor of Missions and Outreach at Central Baptist Church. Welcome. Mayor and Council, thank you. I'm honored to be here this evening and thank you for your service to our community. And also especially thank you to Councilwoman Curtis for your invitation to be here. We are so grateful for your work in our community and District 4 where Central Baptist Church has made our home. And as a Baptist, part of our tradition is a deep belief in religious freedom, in the separation of church and state, and the liberty of all people to worship or not to worship however they choose. So although I offer a prayer for my own tradition and faith this evening, I want you all to know and I hope that you feel that I honor your traditions, that I honor your belief or your choice not to believe as well. Because I know that I do not have a corner on the truth, but I do know one thing, that here in this community, we all deserve the fairness, the justice, and the equity that this Council is working for. So let's pray together. Light of the universe who is in us, among us, and beyond us, we all share a common bond. We are all sisters and brothers and siblings, and at the core of our beings, at the heart of our natures is the spark of love. So this evening, we ask for that love to be uncovered in the work that takes place here. May the decisions and actions of this Council reflect that love. May we look out for the needs of our neighbors. May we make sanctuary for those who are being cast out. May we assist those who lack resources. May we cherish the dignity of every person and celebrate the diversity of this community. May we create equitable systems and statutes. May we make room and include voices that have been left out. And may we see the humanity, dignity, and worth of all of our neighbors. May we find that our generosity to one another makes us all better. Recover this love that lives within us all, that we might rise together and recognize that we are all worthy, we are all beloved, and we all belong. Amen. Thank you very much, Reverend Austin. All right, we have minutes from the February 6th, 2025 council meeting. Motion to approve. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Council Member Gray. Are there any questions? All those in favor of approval, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. We have no presentations. And so we are ready for public comment for issues on the agenda and it looks like all of our commenters are for the later public comment. So that brings us to second reading of ordinances. Thank you. Item one, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating two classified positions of aid for council part time in grade 518E in the office of the urban county council effective upon passage of council. Item two, an 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 three, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of administrative specialist principal grade 520N in the division of environmental services effective upon passage of council. Item four, an ordinance amending the certainty of the budget to the Lexington Fair Urban County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds FY 2025 schedule number 17 in item five. An 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. Is there a motion to approve? Second. Thank you, Council Member Legree, Vice Mayor Wu. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter? Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member Hale? Yes. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Morton? No on two, yes on the rest. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savicny? Yes. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Beasley? Yes. Council Member Boone? Yes. Council Member Brown? And Council Member Curtis? Yes, thank you. Thank you, those all pass, and now we're ready for first reading of ordinances. Item six, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the Lexington Fair Urban County government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating repair benefits FY 2025 schedule number 18, item seven. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified position of officer of diversity and inclusion grade 523E in the office of the CAO and creating one unclassified position of administrative officer grade 523E in the division of human resources and transferring the incumbent effective upon passage of council, item eight. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of staff assistant grade 509N, creating one classified position of recreation specialist senior grade 516N, abolishing two unclassified positions of educational program aid part-time grade 510N and creating one unclassified position of recreation supervisor grade 514N, all individual parks recreation effective upon passage of council on item nine. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of public service worker senior grade 510N and creating one unclassified position of equipment operators grade 512N, all in the division of streets and roads effective upon passage of council. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, council members? All right, are there any motions to suspend the rules and give second reading? All right, well we'll move right on to second reading of resolutions. Item one, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to Windswept Ventures, LLC for stormwater quality project at a cost not received $305,250, item two. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to Mediocre Creative, LLC for stormwater quality project at a cost not received $217,681.95, item three. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute change on a warrant with Stan Tech Consulting Services Incorporated for the rural service area sewer capability study agreement reducing the contract amount by $108,971.23 from $337,702 to $228,730.77, item four. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a release of easement, releasing a portion of utility easement on property located at 1180 Newtown Pike, item five. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a release of easement, releasing a portion of streetlight easement on the property located at 2724 Kearney Creek Lane, item six. A resolution designated a speed limit on Fontaine Road between Richmond Road and Shinaway Road as 30 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the division of traffic engineering to install property appropriate signs in accordance with the designation, item seven. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the United States Marshal Service for joint law enforcement operations, item eight. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute agreements related to neighborhood development funds with Kentucky Junior's Junior Miss Scholarship Foundation Incorporated in 1950, Mobile Mission Experience 2400, and Lex Project Prom Incorporated in $1,900 for the office of the Urban County Council to cost or to cede the sum stated, item nine. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with the South Lexington Youth Baseball at Chilito Park, incorporated $23,650 for the office of the Urban County Council to cost or to cede the sum stated, item ten. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointment of Sandra Burke, administrative officer, grade 523E, 3,372 bi-weekly in the division of environmental services, effective January 29th, 2025. Brooke Gray, senior, grade 523E, and 35.725 hourly in the division of environmental services, effective January 29th, 2025, Richard Lachance Fish, grade 512N, 19.232 hourly in the division of facilities and fleet management, effective January 22nd, 2025, item 11. A resolution authorizing the division of waste management to purchase software platform from RoutWare Incorporated, a sole source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute any necessary agreement with RoutWare Incorporated related to the procurement at a cost that exceeds $124,432, item 12. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Hyatt Regency Lexington for catering services for the senior intern alumni luncheon at a cost that exceeds $5,800, item 13. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an amendment to an agreement with Independence Place Incorporated, replacing Independence Place Incorporated with 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 14. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a multi-year pay-for-output agreement with Lynn Imaging for lease scanner plotters and related supplies for the visual water quality at a cost that exceeds $7,320 in the first year, with increases of up to 10% annually thereafter, item 15. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a memorandum of understanding with PS Tate Realty LLC, Karma C Brian Realty LLC, and LCP Holdings LLC for a stormwater quality project for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works at an estimated cost not to exceed $220,000, item 16. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement and accept an award in the amount of $82,449.95 from the Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, a resolution 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 grant budget, item 17. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to accept $576,000 in federal funds, 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 exception of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $144,000 as a local match, and authorizing the mayor to transfer unaccompanied funds within the grant budget, item 18. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute the professional services agreement awarded pursuant to RFP number 60224 with man solar for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic system on fire station number 19 at a cost not exceed $31,217.68. And item 19, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with a 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 exceed the sum stated. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Second. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliott-Baxter. Council Member Gray. Council Member Hale. Yes. Council Member LaGre. Yes. Council Member Lynch Yes. Council Member Morton. Council Member Reynolds. Yes. Council Member Savigny. Yes. Council Member Chen. Yes. Vice Mayor Woo Yes. Has member Beasley. Yes. Council Member Boone. Yes, maam. Council Member Brown. Yes. Council Member Curtis. Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Those all pass. Now we're ready for first reading of resolutions. And first, before you read, Council Member Savigny has a motion. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. I move to postpone item number 26 to April 17th, 2025 council meeting. So moved. Second. Thank you, Council Member Gray. Seconds. Are there any questions? Council Member Baxter. Can you repeat the date again? Council Member Savigny. April 17th, 2025. Thank you. Any other questions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? No. Okay. We'll take an electronic vote when you're ready. If you'll log in your vote, please. All right. That vote passes 12 to 4. Three. Three. Excuse me. All right. Anything else? Council Member? All right. Thank you. Item 20. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with TSW Incorporated for parking and trail design at Veterans Park at a cost that exceeds $84,500, item 21. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a site-specific agreement with the Jesmond South Elkhorn Water District in Gray Oak Lane 2 LLC to provide sanitary, sewer conveyance, and treatment capacity to a portion of property located on Jesmond County. Item 22. A resolution authorizing the division of E911 to access iConnective's database of phone numbers and corresponding carriers iConnective LLC as a source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement with iConnective LLC related to the procurement at a cost that exceeds $6,000, item 23. A resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of urban county government to execute change order number four to the contract with W Principles LLC DBA, the Walker Company of Kentucky for town branch RASWS pump station improvements for division water quality increasing the contract by the sum of $154,401.75 from $2,955,268.23 to $3,109,669.98, item 24. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement awarding class B education incentive grant to Blue Grass Greensource Incorporated for stormwater quality projects at a cost that exceeds $39,630, item 25. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a participating addendum co-operative purchasing master agreement with Safari Lane LLC through NASPO value point establishing a price contract for the purchase of body armor and ballistic resistant products and further authorizing the director of procurement or his designee to execute any other necessary documents related to the price contract, item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a workplace solutions cooperative acceptance agreement with Intest Corporation pursuant to an Omnia partners agreement establishing a price contract for the rental of a facility entrance mat and rental uniforms and authorizing the director of purchasing for the term of the contract to execute any additional necessary documents related to the agreement, item 28. A resolution authorizing the director of mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a contract with Populous Technologies Incorporated for data management and per trip fee collection services related to dockless shared mobility vehicles. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a planning at a cost of $9,500 and 15% of per trip fees collected by Populous Technologies Incorporated, item 29. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to LFUC airport board for stormwater quality project at a cost of $152,000, item 30. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute a purchase of services agreement, PSA, with Commerce Lexington Incorporated to assist with community and minority business development at a cost of $140,000, item 31. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an amendment to an agreement with Goodwill Industries of Kentucky Incorporated, extending the period of performance to December 31, 2025, and revising the scope of service at no additional cost to the urban county government, item 32. A resolution accepting the bid of Devere Construction Incorporated in the amount of $969,113 for the Dunbar Community Center Renovation Phase 2 for the Department of General Services, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Devere Construction Incorporated related to the bid, item 33. A resolution accepting the bid of W Principles LLC DBA, the Walker Company, in the amount of $2,509,000 for the Town Branch Dewatering Pump Station Improvement for the Division of Water Quality, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with W Principles LLC DBA, the Walker Company, related to the bid, item 34. A resolution accepting the bid of LM Asphalt Partners, LTD DBA ATS Construction Company, in the amount of $2,101,875 for Cooper Drive Stormwater Improvements for the Division of Water Quality, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with LM Asphalt Partners, LTD DBA ATS Construction, related to the bid, item 35. A resolution accepting the bid of Elaine Allen LLC, in the amount of $89,686.94 for the Caden School Improvements for the Department of General Services, and authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with Elaine Allen LLC, related to the bid, item 36. A resolution to ratify the classified civil service appointments of Crystal Martin Equipment Operator Senior, grade 515N, 21.185 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective January 29th, 2025. Matthew Christopher, Vehicle and Equipment Technician Principal, grade 521N, 31.792 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective February 12th, 2025. Catrice Smoot, Public Service Worker, grade 508N, 17.530 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective February 12th, 2025. James Baker, Fleet Operation Manager, grade 527E, 3,769.28 bi-weekly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective February 26th, 2025. Rodriguez-Givens, Recreation Supervisor, grade 514N, 23.318 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective January 15th, 2025. Jonathan Boone, Recreation Specialist Senior, grade 516N, 27.007 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective January 15th, 2025. T. Climper, Administrative Specialist Senior, grade 518N, 26.960 hourly in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective January 17th, 2025, item 37. A resolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to accept a grant in the amount of $143,654 from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for the State Crisis Intervention Program to further provide any information in request in connection with this grant application. And execute any documents necessary for the acceptance of this grant and authorizing the mayor to transfer any refunds within the grant budget, item 38. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute change order number one to the agreement with Hinkle Construction Services LLC for the Squires Road sidewalk project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $59,844.55 from $434,619.31 to $494.463.86, item 39. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the Lexington Urban County Government to execute professional services agreement with Miranda Beasley, Kristen Beers, Megan Magsum, Angela Wallace, Bethany Logden, Eva Harrison, and Kayla Keeping to serve as sexual assault nurse examiners on an on-call basis for the performance of forensic examinations in 2025 at a cost of exceeding $68,167, item 40. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Farm and Garden Market Cooperative Association, incorporated DBA Lexington Farmer's Market, to operate a farmer's market at the Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park, Fifth Third Bank Pavilion area, and certain adjoining public property at no cost to the Urban County Government, item 41. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute a one-year agreement with Cumulus Radio Lexington, Kentucky to provide rounds of golf at golf courses owned by the Urban County Government at no charge in exchange for radio advertisement for the golf courses from the date of execution through October 31, 2025, item 42. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute a temporary right of entry with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, authorizing entry upon LFUCG property located at Haley Pike Landfill 4172 and 4253 Hedger Lane to perform dye tracer studies, item 43. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute an agreement and accept a grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Public Health in the amount of $733,100 in FY 2025 and $733,100 in FY 2026 in federal funds for the Health Access Nurturing Development Services Hands Program for the Family Care Center at the exception which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure funds and authorizing the Mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget, item 44. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and Behavior of the County Government to execute a settlement agreement with CMN RUS LLC FKA CMN RUS Incorporated for the early termination of its non-exclusive cable franchise at no cost to the Urban County Government and further authorizing the early termination of the non-exclusive cable franchise of CMN RUS LLC FKA CMN RUS Incorporated. Effective March 11, 2025, pursuant to and contingent upon compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement, item 45. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor and Behavior of the Urban County Government to execute change order number two to the contract with LAICO Incorporated for the construction of the Meadows Northland Arlington Public Improvement Project, phase 6C1ABNB, increasing the contract price by the sum of $42,840.11 for a total contract cost of $2,488,079.11, item 46. A resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Standard and Associates Incorporated for the Police Officer Selection Test for LFUCG Police Recruit Candidates at a cost of $4,500. And item 47, a resolution authorizing the Mayor and Behavior of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement related to the council capital project expenditure funds of the Kentucky Council on Child Abuse Incorporated, $2,440.07 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost of as I see the sum stated. Thanks. All right, Council Members, are there any walk-ons? Council Member Morton? No? Okay. Any walk-ons? All right, are there any motions to suspend the rules, give second reading? Council Member Baxter? Thank you, Mayor. I have two. First, item number 37, which is a grant from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. I move to suspend the rules and give a second reading to item number 37. Second. Council Member Sheehan seconds. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Thank you. Also move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 39. This is our agreement with the sexual assault nurse examiners. So moved. Second. Council Member Reynolds seconds. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Morton? I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 32 in order to expedite the renovation and investments in the Dunbar Center. So moved. Thank you. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Are there questions? All right, all those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? That motion passes. Council Member Hale? Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules for item number 35, a resolution to accept the bid of Elaine Allen LLC in the amount of 89, 686 and 94 cents for the Cadentown school improvements. So moved. Second. All right, Council Member Lynch seconds. Are there questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Anyone else have a motion? Council Member Curtis? Thank you, Mayor. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with TSW Inc for parking and trail design at Veterans Park at a cost not to exceed the sum of $84,500. So moved. I'm sorry, who seconded? Council Member Savigne, did you second? Did you second? Council Member Morton seconds. All right, are there questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Any other motions to suspend the rules? All right, I think we have 20, 32, 35, 37, and 39. All right, when you're ready, if you'll give those second reading, please. Okay, item 20, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with TSW Incorporated for parking and trail design at Veterans Park at a cost not to exceed $84,500, item 32. A resolution accepting the bid of DeVere Construction Incorporated in the amount of $969,113 for the Dunbar Community Center renovation phase two for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with DeVere Construction Incorporated related to the bid. Item 35, a resolution accepting the bid of Elaine Allen LLC in the amount of $89,686.94 for the Caden Town School Improvements for the Department of General Services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Elaine Allen LLC related to the bid. Item 37, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to accept a grant in the amount of $143,654 from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for the State Crisis Intervention Program to further provide any information requested in connection with this grant application to execute any document necessary for the acceptance of this grant and authorizing the mayor to transfer unagreed funds within the grant budget. And item 39, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Lexington Fair Urban County Government to execute a professional services agreement with Miranda Beasley, Kristen Beers, Megan Maxim, Angela Wallace, Bethany Logdon, Eva Harrison, and Kayla Keeping to serve as sexual assault nurse examiners on an on-call basis for the performance of forensic examinations in 2025 at a cost not exceed $68,167. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? So moved. Council Member Curtis, second by Council Member Baxter. And when you're ready, if you'll do the roll call vote, please. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter? Council Member Gray? Yes. Council Member Hale? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Legree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Morton? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savigny? Yes. Council Member Shin? Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Boone? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Brown? And Council Member Curtis? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, those all pass. Now it's time for communications from the mayor, and the first one is appointments. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Second by Council Member Gray. Are there any questions? All those in favor, say aye. All those in favor, say aye. Anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And next are the procurements. If I could have a motion. Thank you, Council Member Baxter, Council Member Legree. Seconds. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. And final is the donations. Second. Council Member Baxter, and second by Council Member Reynolds. Are there any questions? All right, all those in favor, please say aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. You have communications from the mayor for your information only. And that leads us to disciplines, and we have no disciplines tonight. So it's time for announcements. If you'll log in, please. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I have a few announcements about some activities going on in the second district this weekend and in the month of March. First being this Saturday, February 22nd at 1.30, a youth arts talent showcase will be happening at the beautiful Black Williams newly renovated gymnasium. Please come out this Saturday at 1.30 to support the youth that are going to participate in this awesome program, and it's presented and sponsored by several different community organizations. So that should be a lot of fun, so I invite everyone to come out on that. Next, also this Saturday, the Share Center will be having a free medical clinic from 11 AM to 3 PM at their building on Georgetown Road. And this is being done in partnership with Project Ricochet, another phenomenal nonprofit doing great things here in the community. So please come out for that. And then lastly, Project Ricochet hosts and has been hosting their African American Barbershop and Beauty Salon Public Health Initiative. They have various dates where they're going to be doing some additional community engagement. They've already done some this month and will continue to do it in March. So please come out to participate in that event as well. Thank you so much, Mayor. Thank you, Council Member Hale. Thank you, Mayor. So yes, due to the weather. So we had to move the town hall. So our town hall will be on March the 10th now, at 530 at the Woodhill Community Center. It's still going to be a great opportunity to engage in conversation with your new council member. It's open to all District 7 residents, and we will have translators in Spanish, French, and Swahili in attendance. So I encourage everyone in District 7 to come out. Again, it's going to be on Monday, March 10th, 530 PM at the Woodhill Community Center. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. We've got a few things happening in District 10. Well, you actually have pictures this time, but there we go. Council Member Reynolds and I are hosting the Greater Garden Side Association Community Breakfast this Saturday morning. From 9 to 11 at St. Rayfield's Episcopal Church at 1891 Parkers Mill Road. We're going to be discussing the community things going on there, group plans for next year, and how the Garden Side neighbors can get involved with Greater Garden Side. Next event, Southland Association is meeting on Tuesday, February 25th at 530 to 8 at the Alika Shriners Temple on Southland Drive. It's kind of their reforming and storming. So people in Piconome, Deerfield, Pensacola Park, Southland Park, Pasadena, Hillandale, Rosemill, and all the neighbors and businesses near Southland Drive are invited to attend. Thank you very much, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Curtis. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say thanks to Erin Austin from Central Baptist Church in the fourth district for coming and giving our invocation tonight. And I'm somebody who's spent my entire life in the Christian tradition and it means a lot to me to have a congregation like Central Baptist in the fourth district, and especially at this moment in time, so I just wanted to extend my gratitude towards him and to everybody in that congregation for their continued service to our community. Thank you. Thank you. Council Member Morton. I just want to give a couple shout outs for some events taking place in the district. This Saturday, and Council Member Gray actually mentioned it Tuesday, but I want to double down on it. February the 22nd, there will be the Live at the Apollo at the Lyric, where they will give out free prizes to artists. And the crowd actually gets to choose who wins by cheers and boos. So the doors open up at 6 PM, and I hope to see you all there. Likewise, on Sunday, at Consolidated Baptist, the Lift Every Voice Black History Month celebration will take place at 4 PM. And that's going to be an amazing event with a lot of good folks there. And lastly, just a general reminder, the Marlboro Radcliffe Neighborhood Association will be meeting February 24th at 6 PM. At 7 PM, the Oakwood Neighborhood Association will be meeting, and I look forward to seeing all my great neighbors there. Thank you. Thank you. All right, we do have a couple of folks signed up for public comment for issues not on the agenda. And the way this works is I'll call your name, and you'll come to the podium. And you'll need to restate your name and say your council district, and you'll have three minutes. So first is Phoenix Berry, followed by Rory Hefner Templar. Welcome. Hi, everyone. My name is Phoenix. My pronouns are they, them. My district is number six. I wanted to start off by reading a poem from Emergent Strategies. It is page 91, and it says, love is an emergent process. I stand before my love and let the tendrils unfurl in every direction. I am whole and becoming. Time is one instance examining itself, mirrors seeing each other, and blushing into eternity. I am the aunt who carries grandfather to the grave in my palms. You lift the next day's meal enough for everyone we know. We love in this rhythm, leaving home and returning on the wind. Love can't look away from itself, vibrating in the cell, fluttering breathless into sustained migration. I feel you, like dust feels water and remembers the home galaxy. It appears nothing is new, never was, and nothing is truly massive when seen in its wholeness. Until I took this breath, repeating the miracle, I didn't know I would say it, could not have known. I look to the sky and taste the wind on my tongue and fling myself into the pattern. When I forget, when I think the end is near, I realize my insignificance as important as yours and begin to love again. With that, I would like to bring in a call to reminder of the oppression that is caused by hierarchy. With you all being council members, there is a sense of separation that is coming, at least that I feel, from you all to the community. You all tell us to call, you all tell us to email, yet we are still not heard. We are asking that we all act in love, not only ourselves, but you all as well, and to reach with us, not just to us, but with us, and to break the unloving feeling that is hierarchy. Because we all exist at the same time, and hierarchy is something that we created, something that doesn't truly exist, at least in my opinion, but let's all remember to act in love. Thank you. Alright, that brings us to Rory Hefner Templar. Welcome. Hello, I'm Rory, District 10. I'm back again, I said I would be. And frankly, I'm a little disappointed in my responses, or lack thereof. For those of you that did sign, I want to thank you on behalf of the queer community, women, black, brown, Muslim, Jewish, basically anyone that's not a cishet white male. If you haven't signed, I want to stress again the importance of making your voices heard. There are a lot of marginalized communities afraid to leave their houses, afraid to walk outside. They may be contemplating fleeing, laying low, and for those who can't leave, grappling with suicide. You can help them. You are meant to represent us, not the other way around. Every day we are flooded with new harmful information from the people that are supposed to protect us. There are dozens of elected officials that would rather us be stomped out into hollow shells of our true selves, or maybe worse, dead, than let us exist in a country that is supposedly for the people. We need to hear you say publicly you will not let that happen, that if no one else, you will protect us. Now you might say, oh Rory, if I sign this pledge, I might alienate the people in my district that voted for Donald Trump. But let me ask you something. Would that be such a bad thing? I'm not asking you to call anyone a bigot or start psychological warfare on a people who feel a certain way. I'm asking you, in your heart of hearts, do you think all people have a right to live in Lexington? You can even include the people you disagree with in this scenario. It's that simple. Because all this pledge asks is that you, quote, protect the rights, safety, and dignity of people in our community, unquote. Does that include a Latino woman, a gay man, a black single mother, a fill in the blank? Yes. Does that also include a man who wears the confederate flag? Well, yes it does too. We're not alienating anyone. We're simply saying that we're not free until all of us are free. Maybe you feel like you're safe in your own bubble. Maybe you feel like your choice to stand by your morals and values in times of uncertainty makes it okay. I don't think it is, because you might have the privilege to do so, but there are people who share your morals and values that are at risk of being deported, jailed, beaten, or shot in their own homes simply through the color of their skin, or the way they identify, or how they dress. I want to close with the following quote from my dear friend. If you are telling me that you stand with me because you already hold these values, but you haven't been hit by any stones yourself, you're not standing close enough. Thank you. All right. Thank you all for coming, and I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Thank you. All those in favor say aye. We are adjourned. Thanks for coming.