Welcome everyone, it is 6 o'clock and today is June 26th, 2025 and I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Urban County Council meeting and the first item is the roll call. Councilmember Boone? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Brown? Here. Councilmember Curtis? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Elliott Baxter? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Gray? Councilmember Hale? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Legree? Yes. Councilmember Lynch? Present. Councilmember Morton? Yes ma'am. Councilmember Reynolds? Here. Councilmember Savigny? Here. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Vice Mayor Wu? Councilmember Beasley? Yes ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. We have a quorum. So next I'd like to welcome Reverend Sean Barkley, pastor of Walnut Hill Church and he is going to offer our invocation. Welcome. Thank you. Let us all pray together. Our gracious God, we give you thanks for this day and for how good and kind you are to us and for all our blessings. Especially today, we thank you for the blessing of this city. It is a great place to live and we thank you for its beauty, the natural resources, the opportunity, the prosperity. Lord, we thank you for our people, their creativity, innovation, compassion and we do pray for those in our community who are suffering, those who struggle. We pray that here they may find compassion and kindness and goodness and the opportunity to flourish. Tonight, in this space, I thank you for the members of this council and those who lead our community. We thank you for their dedication. It has to be sometimes a difficult and stressful job and we thank you that they have responded to the call to be here. We pray tonight that you will give them wisdom, discernment, intellect, compassion and guide them in all they do. We ask all this in Christ's name. Amen. Thank you very much. Next up is the June 12th, 2025 regular council meeting minutes. I'll entertain a motion. Council Member Curtis, seconded by Council Member Baxter. Are there any corrections or additions? All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right. That motion passes. Now it is time for a special presentation. I would like to invite Ed Quinn to join me at the podium. Thank you. Ed is the President and CEO of RJ Corman Railroad Group, a position he has held since 2016. After many years of service, Ed is soon retiring from the organization. And since day one, Ed has been a community-minded leader. His vision has shaped RJ Corman into one of the leading companies headquartered in the Bluegrass. Thanks to Ed's leadership, RJ Corman is helping us celebrate our city's 250th anniversary by sponsoring Tour Deluxe, a family-friendly bike ride taking place next month. Ed has been a great friend of mine. During my first month in office in 2019, Ed called me and he said, I'd like to talk to you about hosting the fireworks. And from then on, he has been a wonderful partner. And the rest is history. As you know, RJ Corman hosts our fireworks each year. Ed, I want to thank you for all that you have done and wish you the best as you enter your next chapter. And at this time, I'd like to read and present you with a proclamation declaring today Ed Quinn Day in Lexington. So here's how it goes. I'm going to have you come right here. Whereas Ed Quinn is retiring as president and CEO of RJ Corman Railroad Group, a position he has held since 2016. And whereas prior to his return to RJ Corman in 2016, Ed spent five years serving as the vice president of a manufacturing and sales vice president of a manufacturing and sales company in Lexington. And whereas Ed's previous experience with RJ Corman includes vice president of strategic contracts and sales, vice president of the derailment services company, something not many people get to do, right? And general manager of the material sales company. And whereas Ed serves as a board member of several industry and charitable organizations where he has left a lasting impact on our community. And whereas we thank Ed for his dedicated service to RJ Corman and for his many contributions to Lexington and the Bluegrass region. Now therefore, I, Linda Gorton, mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare June 26th, 2025, Ed Quinn Day in Lexington. Thank you for everything. All right. So the only thing I'll say is I'm not sure it's Ed Quinn Day at my house. No, thank you all for this. It's very sweet of you. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Thank you very much. Ed has his wonderful family with him, so we'll invite all of them up for a photo with the council. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Next up is public comment for issues on the agenda. And we have one person signed up. And the way this works is that I will call your name, and you'll come to the podium and restate your name and say your council district. And you'll have three minutes. Amy Clark. Welcome. Thank you, and good evening, council members. I am Amy Clark, and I have lived in our home in the third district for about 25 years now. I'm here to ask you to please pull from the docket tonight the ZOTA 25, I think it's 25-2, the B-3 ZOTA. Item 8, I believe, in the first readings. This came straight from the Planning Commission report onto the agenda through administrative process. It wasn't discussed at work session. The ZOTA has no deadline for decision. It is in no way linked to the House Bill 443 mandate to make development plan standards objective and ministerially applied by July the 1st. It is not on the clock. The Planning Commission recommended approval of this ZOTA by the closest of votes, it was 6-5. Both the Planning Division staff and the Commission's Zoning Committee, the subcommittee, had recommended approval of an alternate text developed through discussion, there were actually several discussions, to arrive at the right amendment. Two sets of changes were offered. And it extended, as I said, over several meetings. There was confusion and new information was introduced by different parties, even in the final hearing. My thinking is this needs more thought. This short ZOTA, as reported from the Commission, would simply strike a provision in the lengthy urban growth ZOTA that was adopted last June, one little provision, without offering anything better to replace that standard. For the B-3 corridor business zone, the 2024 ZOTA set a minimum requirement for building size relative to the total size of the lot or the development, the land. Today's ZOTA would simply remove that minimum building threshold for developing land in B-3 zone. The language in alternate versions of this text proposing a different standard and some loopholes wasn't, I believe myself, terribly clear and ultimately was not persuasive by one vote. No real consensus was reached on this matter. This B-3 ZOTA addresses a complex matter. It affects how efficiently we develop scarce and valuable land on major urban corridors, how we foster housing and employment opportunity, how we improve the public right-of-way and support affordable transportation facilities to serve all modes of travel, including walking, biking, and riding the bus, as well as driving. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. We have one more person, I think, who's in the process of signing up. Council members, if you don't mind to just take a breath and we'll have that person back in here in just a second. The next person is signing up for issues not on the agenda. So, we'll go right along with second reading of ordinances. Item 1. An ordinance amending section 21-34A of the Code of Ordinances of the Licensing for Urban-County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures in appropriating and repurposing funds, FY 2025, Schedule No. 25, Item 2. An ordinance amending section 21-34A of the Code of Ordinances of the Licensing for Urban-County Government relating to sick leave to provide that individuals hired on or after July 1, 2025, may accumulate sick leave up to a maximum of 600 hours and may continue to accumulate such leave but shall not be paid for any excess accumulation and any excess accumulation shall not be carried over to the next calendar year, Item 3. An ordinance amending the compensation system salary schedules to provide a one and one-half percent structural movement applicable to all full-time and part-time positions in the unified pay plan to the position of council administrator and to two positions of police and fire pension benefit specialists providing that all full-time and part-time employees included in the unified pay plan shall receive a three percent pay increase for FY 2026 provided that the council administrator and two positions of police and fire pension benefit specialists shall receive a three percent pay increase in FY 2026 providing that the section 21-29B and 22-26B notwithstanding all employees at or above the maximum of the pay grade salary range shall receive a three percent pay increase in FY 2026 amending section 23-28A to increase the existing substructure for the positions of police chief grade 324E and fire chief grade 324E by three percent and adjusting salaries accordingly increasing the salary by three percent for three positions of law clerk part-time within the department of law and amending section 22-53.2B of the code of ordinances increasing the starting pay for traffic school guards to $16.71 per hour all effective June 30, 2025, Item 4. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of an encampment coordinator grade 520E in the department of housing advocacy and community development effective as effective as of July 1, 2025, Item 5. An ordinance amending the classified civil service authorized strength as follows change the pay grade from 15 classified civil service positions of early child care assistant teacher from grade 510N to grade 512N reallocating the incumbents in the division of family services changing the pay grade from 10 classified civil service positions of early child care teacher from grade 512N to grade 518N the incumbents in the division of family services changing the pay grade of three classified civil service positions of educational program aid from grade 510N to grade 512N reallocating the incumbents in the division of youth services and amending the unclassified civil service authorized worth as follows changing the pay grade for one unclassified civil service position of early child care assistant teacher from grade 510N to grade 512N reallocating the incumbent in the division of family services changing the pay grade from three unclassified civil service positions of educational program aid from grade 510N to grade 512N reallocating the incumbents in the division of youth services all effective July 1, 2025 and item six in order to make section 16.1a the code of ordinances relating to the definition to create a definition for dumpster enclosure and dumpster service standards for and renumbering the existing definitions in this section amending section 16.4d of the code of ordinances as related to dumpster container services to put requirements on dumpster service truck operators amending section 16-4.1a2 related to dumpster screening requirements to delete the word average and add the height shall be eight feet from the surface of concrete pad to the top of the dumpster screening and to delete the remainder of the section amending section 16-4.1a4 related to dumpster screening requirements to require dollars be installed per the dumpster service standards amending section 16-4.1b1 related to the dumpster dumpster screening requirements to require inspection of dumpster enclosures by the division of waste management for conformity to the initial plans and dumpster service standards deviation may result in denial or revocation of a dumpster permit amending section 16-4.1b2 related to dumpster screening requirements to change the 12 month period to six months amending section 16-4.1d related to dumpster screening requirements to prohibit wooden pallets mattresses furniture tires and or grease receptacles to accumulate around the dumpster amending section 16-11b related to dumpster collection schedules to include construction materials and define excessive weight amending section 16-14c related to special collections to require a designated site for special collections from an apartment complex townhouse complex or condominium complex all effective upon passage of council thank you thank you very much is there a motion to approve second council member ellinger second by council member reynolds and if you'll take the roll call vote please council member boone councilmember brown yes council member curtis council member curtis yes ma'am thank you council member ellinger yes ma'am council member elliott baxter yes council member hale council member lagree yes council member lynch yes council member morton yes council member reynolds yes council member savickny yes council member sheehan yes and council member beasley no on to yes on the rest thank you those all pass now it is time for first reading of ordinances item seven an orange changing the zone from a single family residential r1a zone to a plain neighborhood residential r3 zone for 11.587 net 11.924 gross acreage of property located at 11 or 1899 parkers mill road rose holding holding flexington llc council district 10 and item 8 an ordinance amending article 8 to 20 of the lexington urban county zoning ordinance relating to the corridor business b3 zone to remove the minimum building lot coverage requirement 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 we'll go on then to second reading of resolutions item 1 a resolution authorizing director may on behalf of ring cutting up an executor non-endowed designated fund agreement with the bluegrass community foundation bgcf for the creation operation of an of an expenditure fund known as the kelly's landing fund to support the development in the parks of the parks and recreations kelly landing property the execution of which does not require an expenditure of funds on behalf of the urban county government item 2 a resolution authorizing director may on behalf of the county government execute a non-disclosure agreement with pro care software to obtain pci compliance report for the extended school program item 3 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an interlocal agreement with the counties of anderson bourbon bourbon boyle clark estill franklin garrett harrison lincoln madison mercer nicholas powell scott and woodford setting roles and responsibilities between the counties to increase the effectiveness of the area's workforce development system at no additional cost to the urban county government item 4 a resolution authorizing director may on behalf of mechanic of an executed memorandum of understanding with the commonwealth of kentucky educational labor cabinet office of employment insurance to receive wage information at a cost not to exceed 2400 item 5 a resolution accepting the bid of nac heavy heavy highway incorporated amount of $110,425 for the repairs of to concrete flood wall reservoir 3 for the division of water quality and authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with nac heavy highway incorporated related to the bid item 6 a resolution accepting the bid of delmay llc in the amount of $285,295 for the north broadway median greening project for the division of environmental services and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with delmay llc related to the bid item 7 a resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointment of crystal goodwin administrative specialist senior grade 518 in 26.960 hourly in the department of general services effective june 2nd 2025 item 8 a resolution authorizing the mayor or her designee on behalf of the lexington urban county government to execute an agreement with accuant for the renewal of an asset and maintenance management software system for the division of parks and recreation at a cost not to exceed 23,050 and 20 cents at fy 2026 with annual increases estimated not to exceed 10 subject to sufficient funds being appropriated future fiscal years and further authorizing the mayor or her designee to execute any future necessary documents related to the renewal operation support or maintenance thereof item 9 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to authorize additional payments into the memorandum of agreement with the stonewall equestrian estates association and various property owners within said association extending the period of in which horses will be relocated and boarded for the blenheim sanitary trunk sewer project for the division of water quality at a cost not to exceed 9,589 dollars and 16 cents item 10 a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of our county government to execute an engineering services agreement awarded pursuant to rfp number 11 2025 with e hazard llc to assist lfucg with maintaining compliance with all state and federal electrical safety requirements and regulations for the division of water quality at a cost not to see 339,950 item 11 a resolution authorizing with mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with the university of kentucky college of nursing to formalize an educational partnership with the division of fire and emergency services item 12 a resolution ratifying improving the fiscal year 2026 budget of the lexington urban county industrial authority item 13 a resolution authorizing the division of waste management to purchase recycle and reuse latex pate from the lexington habitat for humanity as sole source provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute any necessary agreement lexington habitat for humanity related to the procurement at a cost or to cede $60,000 item 14 a resolution authorizing and direct the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and change order one to the fy 2023 stormwater quality project incentive grant agreement with the university of kentucky research foundation canceling a stormwater quality project decreasing the contract by the sum of $35,000 from $35,000 to zero dollars item 15 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute change order one to the fy23 stormwater quality project incentive grant agreement with the walnut hill club at charlesburg charlesburg owners association corporate a casely canceling a stormwater quality project decreasing the contract by the sum of $79,500 from $79,500 to zero dollars item 16 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and submit a grant application to kentucky justice a public safety cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are on the amount of $68,280 in federal funds under the victim assistant formula grant funded by the victim of crime act foca for support of contract of contract forensic nurse nursing advocates for the division of police the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $17,070 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget item 17 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and submit a grant application to the u.s department of homeland security and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant application if this grant if the application is approved which grant funds are in the amount of $100,000 in federal funds under the 2024 assistance to firefighters grant program for research to reduce firefighter line of duty fatalities and injuries the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of $5,000 as a local match and authorizing the mayor to transfer unaccounted funds in the grant budget item 18 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the united states department of housing and urban development hud under the american rescue plan act h o m e a r p of 2021 the to accept additional federal funds in the amount of $7,273 the acceptance of which does not obligate the expenditure of a local match by the urban county government item 19 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with lm asphalt partners lttdba ats construction for the temporary usage of lfucg property for the department of environmental quality and quality and public works at no cost to the government item 20 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf every county government to execute an agreement with the lexington fair urban county human rights commission hrc to to support the operating costs of the hrc for fy 2026 at a cost not to see 451 710 item 21 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a software agreement with home for life design for the home for life design software program at a cost not to see five thousand dollars per year for three years item 22 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to accept the proposals for fy 2026 for excess liability insurance from marsh mcclellan insurance agency and to execute any additional or any necessary contracts and documents on behalf of the urban county government with the following insurance companies and or their respective broker marsh mcclellan agency aviation from westchester fire insurance uh chubb at a cost not to exceed 59,094.90 general public officials auto employer and law enforcement liability from safety national casualty corporation at a cost not to exceed 1,066,966.18 on the road auto from safety national casual casualty corporation at a cost not to see 82,883.89 excess liability from gemini insurance company at cost not exceed 666,240 property from affiliated factory mutual fm at a cost not to exceed 1,001,181 cyber from access company at a cost not to exceed 76,906.95 pollution from illinois union insurance company chubb at a cost not to see 25,465.65 and workers compensation from safety national casualty corporation at a cost not to exceed 570,708 dollars all sufficient to all subject to sufficient funds being appropriated item 23 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with stonewall stonewall bodies and machine incorporated for excuse me one truck command box food fire and emergency services at the cost not to exceed 79,308 dollars and item 24 a resolution ratifying and approve and approving the fiscal year 20 2026 budget of the downtown lexington management district thank you thank you is there a motion to approve councilmember ellinger second by councilmember curtis and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please councilmember boone councilmember brown yes councilmember curtis yes ma'am councilmember ellinger yes ma'am thank you councilmember elliott baxter councilmember hale thank you councilmember lagree yes councilmember lynch recuse from item 13 yes to the rest and item 14 13 thank you councilmember morton thank you councilmember reynolds yes councilmember savigny yes councilmember sheen recuse on 11 yes on the rest okay thank you and councilmember beasley yes ma'am thank you all right thank you those all pass now we're ready for first reading of resolutions item 25 a resolution accepting a bit of lm asphalt partners ltd dba hs construction the amount of 1 million six hundred eight six thousand two hundred eighty nine dollars and twenty cents for the mason haley improvement project for the division of engineering and authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with lm asphalt partner to ltd dba hs ats construction related to the bid item 26 a resolution something a bit of judy construction company in the amount of two million nine hundred forty five thousand dollars for the east haitman pump station phase two for the division of water quality and authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to get an agreement with judy construction company related to the bid item 27 a resolution to modify the permits for an appointment of benjamin stratton police lieutenant grid 317 e 4363.66 bi-weekly in the division of police effective june 2nd 2025 item 27 a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase iv forensic vehicle system from burla corporation solicitor's provider and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government execute any necessary agreement with burla corporation related to the procurement at a cost of just seed three thousand seven hundred and ninety one dollars and twenty eight a resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase dvr examiner and xm essentials from magnet forensics llc a solicitor's provider and authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government execute any necessary agreement with magnet forensics llc related to procurement at a cost of just seed nineteen thousand one hundred and ten dollars and twenty nine a declaration of intent with respect to reimbursement of temporary advance advance is made for capital expenditures to be made from subsequent borrowings with respect to various capital improvement projects of the lexington urban county government item 30 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement psa with jubilee jobs at the lexington incorporated pursuant to rp number 35 2024 to assist with the work lexington program at a cost to see the sum 62,718.42 item 31 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the hope center incorporated for the fayette county detention center recovery program to provide daily recovery services to the inmates of fayette county detention center effective july 1 2025 through june 30 2026 at an estimated cost not to see 228,000 for fy 2026 and 32 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement psa with commerce of lexington incorporated pursuant to rp number 35 2024 to assist with new business development and existing business retention and expansion at a cost not to exceed 209,061.41 item 33 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the community venture corporation pursuant to rp number 35 2024 to assist with small business owners connection and networking entrepreneurial development startup assistance minority-owned business development and women-owned business development at a cost not to exceed the sum of 63,220.17 item 34 a resolution approving the granting of an inducement to be spoken spirits incorporated or its successor or affiliate pursuant to the kentucky business and investment act krs of chapter 154.32 whereby the lexington urban county government agrees to rebate annually one percent of the company's occupational license fee for a term of no longer than 10 years from the activation date subject to the limitations contained in the act in any agreement with the kentucky economic development finance authority or the urban county government related to the project and taking other related actions item 35 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a change order number two to the agreement with strain associates incorporated for engineering services for the town branch park access improvement project increase in the contract price by the sum of fifty thousand dollars from one hundred fifty thousand dollars to two hundred thousand dollars item 36 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with friends of waverly park with the friends of part friends of the park in fayette county incorporated its fiscal agent to fund a public art project with funds from the percent for art fund through the public art commission it's a collaborative grant program in the amount not to exceed thirty thousand twenty dollars item 37 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the county government executing a first amendment to the pinnacle homeowners association neighborhood action match grant agreement or action match agreement to extend the period of performance to december 31 2025 at no additional expense to the urban county government item 38 a resolution authorizing and directing mayor on behalf of the urban county government execute and submit a grant application to the kentucky justice and public safety cabinet to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application and to accept this grant if awarded which grant funds are in the amount of forty thousand dollars for the continuation of the street sales drug enforcement project for fy 2026 the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to the expenditure of thirteen thousand three hundred thirty four dollars as a local match and authorizing mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget item 39 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of the county government execute a third amendment to the garden meadows homeowners association neighborhood action match match agreement to extend the period of performance to december 1 2025 at no additional expense to the urban county government item 40 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of urban county government to accept an award for the police training incentive grant in an amount up to four million three hundred eighty eight thousand one hundred eighteen dollars for fy 2026 from the kentucky justice and public safety cabinet under the kentucky law enforcement foundation program fund to provide eligible police officers with supplemental pay for the participation and training programs and authorizing mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget item 41 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of the county government to accept an award for the fire training incentive grant in an amount up to four million three hundred forty seven thousand forty three dollars for fy 2026 from the commission on fire protection personnel standards and education to provide eligible firefighters with supplemental pay for the participation in training programs and authorizing mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget item 42 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government execute a purchase of service agreement with the casa of lexington incorporated for child advocacy services in fayette county at a cost not to exceed two hundred and seventy eight thousand dollars item 43 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of lexington urban county government execute an agreement with the kentucky transportation cabinet kytc for the acceptance of federal funds which grant funds are in the amount of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars for the intelligent transportation system congestion management system it as cms traffic improvement project for fy 2026 the substance of which obligates urban county government to the expenditure of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars as a local matching authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget and 44 a resolution authorizing the mayor or chief information officer on behalf of the lexington urban county government to execute the necessary documents for the urban county government to procure software and related services under the same terms and conditions as contract 060624-kon a contract between sourcewell and conoco manilta business solutions usa incorporated including the statement of work related to the digitization of net profits filings for the division of revenue cost estimated not to exceed ninety one thousand five hundred dollars which is attached here to and incorporated herein by reference and any future statements of work related to the procurement of software and services solutions for various departments and divisions of the urban county government as further determined to be necessary cost effective and feasible by the chief information officer and the division of procurement also subject to appropriation appropriation of sufficient funds item 45 a resolution authorizing the mayor and behalf of the county government to accept a grant from the kentucky energy and environment cabinet department of environmental protection divider waste management which grant funds are in the amount of four thousand dollars in common with the kentucky funds for fiscal year 2026 for the disposal and recycling of waste tires the acceptance of which does not obligate the urban county government to the expenditure of funds and authorizing mayor to transfer adequate funds from the grant budget item 46 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute supplemental agreement number four to accept additional federal funding in the amount of seventy three thousand six hundred dollars from the kentucky transportation cabinet for the right-of-way phase of the west loudon avenue streetscape project the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to expenditure of eighteen thousand four hundred dollars as a local match and authorize the mayor to transfer adequate funds in the grant budget item 47 a resolution designated the speed limit on dogwood trace boulevard from agape drive eastward to the end of the street as 25 miles per hour and authorizing and directing the division of traffic engineering to install proper and appropriate signs in accordance with the designation item 48 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the fiscal court accepting and establishing funding for fiscal year 2026 county road aid projects in the rural service area item 49 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute an agreement with the university of kentucky on behalf of the singletary center of the arts and any other documents necessary for the lease of rehearsed of rehearsal space performance space and technical requirements related to the community concert to be held as part of the 250 like celebration at a cost estimated not to exceed sixteen thousand dollars out of fifty a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of the county government to execute certificates of consideration and other necessary documents and to accept deeds from owners of record for property interest needed for the west loudon avenue streetscape project at a cost not to exceed thirty two thousand dollars item 51 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute contract modification number one to the engineering services agreement with palmer engineering incorporated for additional engineering services related to the west loudon avenue streetscape at a project for the division of engineering increasing the contract price by the sum of sixty thousand dollars from ninety six thousand six hundred to one hundred and fifty six thousand six hundred dollars item 52 a resolution authoring the mayor on behalf of every county government to execute and submit a grant application to the kentucky justice and public safety cabinet and to provide any additional information requested in connection with this grant application to accept this grant the application is approved which grant funds on the amount of one hundred thousand dollars and federal funds under the victim assistance formula grant funded by the victim of crime act foca the acceptance of which obligates urban county government to the expenditure of fifty seven thousand six hundred forty four dollars as a local matching authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds from the grant budget item 53 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the kentucky transportation cabinet kytc delegating responsibility for operation and maintenance costs for traffic signals and electrical traffic control devices in the state primary road system in Fayette county which shall be reimbursed by kytc up to four hundred twenty-six thousand dollars item 55 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of every county government executed two-year purchase of service agreement with additional renewal options awarded pursuant to rfp number 15 2025 with jubilee jobs at lexington incorporated for the work lexington second chance academy at a cost of two hundred thousand dollars one hundred thousand dollars in FY 2026 which fused with future fiscal year contingent upon appropriation of sufficient funds item 54 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of every county government executed to purchase a service agreement lex arts incorporated for the various services relating to relating to the providing support to the arts community and community at large at a cost not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars item 56 a resolution authorizing mayor on behalf of every county government next year to purchase a service agreement with the lexingford history museum incorporated for the management and operation of a history museum at a cost not to exceed two hundred and sixty one thousand three hundred dollars in fy 2026 and item 57 a resolution authorizing director mayor on behalf of every county government next year agreements related to council capital project expenditure funds with lfcg division of parks and recreation six hundred seventy five dollars and st martin's village neighborhood association incorporated one thousand nine hundred fifty dollars for the office of the urban county council at a cost not to see this unstated thank you very much are there any walk-ons council all right are there any motions to suspend the rules council member reynolds thank you mayor on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 31 which is a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor um on behalf of lfcg to execute a purchase and service agreement with the hope center for the fayette county detention center recovery program second all right council member ellinger seconds are there any questions all those in favor say aye all right is anyone opposed all right that passes council member baxter thank you mayor on behalf of the administration i move to suspend the rules and give a second reading to item number 36 this is to execute an agreement with friends of waverly park for a public art project so moved thank you is there a second council member beasley seconds any questions all right all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes are there any other motions all right we just have 31 and 36 if you'll give those second reading item 31 a resolution authorizing you direct the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the hope center incorporated for the fayette county detention center recovery program for to provide daily recovery services to the inmates of the fayette county detention center effort of july 1 2025 through june 30 2026 at an estimated cost not to exceed 228 000 for fy 2026 and item 36 a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement with the friends of waverly park with the friends of friends of the park in fayette county incorporated as fiscal agent to fund a public art project with funds from the percent of art fund through the public art commission's collaborative grant program in amount not to exceed 30 020 thank you thank you very much is there a motion to approve councilmember ellinger councilmember curtis seconds and when you're ready if you'll take a roll call vote please councilmember boone councilmember brown yes councilmember curtis yes ma'am councilmember ellinger yes ma'am councilmember elliott baxter councilmember hale councilmember lagree councilmember lynch yes councilmember morton councilmember reynolds yes councilmember savigny councilmember sheen and councilmember beasley yes ma'am thank you thank you those all pass uh next are communications from the mayor appointments and i believe councilmember brown has an item about number two thank you mayor i'd like to move to amend number two the item on the docket to remove the reference to a point to the appointment of mrs martinez from communication from the mayor's appointments so move second councilmember baxter seconds are there any questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes so when you're ready if you'll read i mean are there any other amendments excuse me to the communications the appointments all right all those in favor of the amended appointments say aye anyone opposed all right that motion passes thank you next communications from the mayor are procurements councilmember baxter moves councilmember curtis seconds are there any questions all those in favor say aye is anyone opposed all right that motion passes council members you have communications from the mayor which are for your information only and we do not have any police or fire disciplines so that brings us to announcements councilmember baxter thank you mayor um i just wanted to um announce that the chilito park overnight closure that we expected to be done last night needs to be extended tonight and tomorrow night the work still continues so after 9 p.m this evening traffic will be diverted away from the through traffic in chilito and then it'll be intermittently closed throughout the day tomorrow and tomorrow yes just tomorrow so just just a note of caution thank you thank you councilmember hale thank you mayor um it was a pleasure to join the lexington uh department lexington fire department and mayor gordon this morning in the heart of the seventh district at fire station 21 on maple drive as we pushed newly refurbished ladder 16 to service according to battalion chief derrick roberts public information officer for lexington fire department as costs and build times for brand new apparatuses soared to over two million dollars in over three years the lexington fire department and atlantic emergency solutions contracted together to save time and money refurbished lfd ladder 17 this 2003 pierce 105 foot hd aerial ladder underwent a complete frame off refurbishment saving two and a half years on the current build time for a truck and hundreds of thousands of dollars ladder six is a worthy investment in public safety and an important addition to uh fire station 21 and for community members who may not know the tradition of pushing a new fire truck into the station it dates back to the 19th century when fire stations primarily relied on hand drawn or horse drawn pumpers and hoses after returning from a fire these heavy apparatuses could not be easily backed into a station by horse or by hand firefighters and sometimes community members will work together to manually push the equipment back into the bay this practice this practical necessity evolved into a ceremonial practice when new equipment was acquired now pushing the truck marks the official placement of a new apparatus into service it signifies that the truck is ready to respond to emergencies and protect the community also pushing the truck together symbolizes the unity camaraderie and teamwork that are essential for firefighting and the collaborative effort that is required to operate effectively i was immensely honored to have been included in this meaningful experience i want to again express my gratitude to the lexington fire department for the work that they do the professionalism and dedication that they bring to the job and their unwavering commitment to our community thank you mayor thank you it was fun wasn't it council member morton thank you um i got a couple pictures oh my bad that is one of the pictures um so i'm excited to share that the north side branch of lexington public libraries officially opened a new podcast studio and it's going to be open in july 1 2025 this is an incredible free and accessible resource available to everyone in our community the studio is fully equipped with professional grade tools and technology the library staff will be offering editing support and hands-on classes to help you learn how to use the equipment and produce your own content whether you're telling your story amplifying your neighborhood voices or creating something new this space is built for you we had the we had the chance to help break into the studio last night while recording an episode of real talk real change and it's a fantastic setup it's exciting to see what kinds of resources available right here in the first district and we will be utilizing this resource in the future for our office so you can stop by to into the digital studio at the north side library and book a time in person or learn more online at the lexington pub lib.org website and i hope you'll take advantage of that and then moving on um i at the previous meeting i need a chance to shout out the fatherhood initiative in the lexington leadership foundation's annual event so we continue to support the efforts that strengthen families and uplift fathers in our community as part of the commitment the fatherhood initiative was with the lexington leadership foundation um hosted a host of the father's day cookout at douglas park a beautiful afternoon of food fellowship and celebration of the vital role fathers um play in our neighborhoods in in the community this initiative offers ongoing resources mentorships and support to help men stay connected and active in children's lives we are proud we were proud to walk alongside community leaders i mean it's important work um and there was many many council members and community leaders there and then lastly just a heads up please mark your calendars for the isaac murphy memorial art garden summer concert series which returns this friday june 28th from 6 30 p.m to 8 p.m this free community event celebrates art culture and music in a space that honors lexington's black heritage and history bring your lawn chairs family and friends it's always a good time in the garden thank you thank you councilmember curtis thank you mayor um a couple of things uh first off uh we have a birthday on council and i would like to uh join uh ask y'all to join me in wishing my colleague from the first district a happy 27th birthday today and uh remind y'all that at the ripe old age of 28 i am not the youngest person on this council um second of all uh today is a significant day for uh me personally and uh for the lgbtq community uh it's the 10th anniversary of obergefell v hobbs uh being released uh that's the supreme court decision that made marriage equality the law of the land and something that a lot of folks don't realize is the kentucky connection that's there um there were several couples who were part of a couple of different lawsuits that were enjoined with uh obergefell v hobbs i had the pleasure last weekend at kentucky and a pride to speak with several of those couples and to have that firsthand reminder that this history is very recent uh it's not something that is a long ago uh relic um i remember finding out about the decision being in uh my bedroom and at a time in my life when i was questioning uh what my future would be able to look like and it was incomprehensible to me at the time that something so basic as marriage and equal dignity and protection under the law would be afforded to somebody like me and my partner um but thanks to those folks who were willing to take a stand against a system that was not designed to help people like them i'm now afforded that privilege and so i wanted to take a moment tonight to just say thank you to gregory burke and michael de leon randall johnson and paul campion jimmy meade and luther barlow kimberly franklin and tamra boyd marie splanchard and dominique james as well as timothy love and lawrence isunza uh without them uh that would not that would not be the reality that we live in right now and it takes a lot of bravery and a lot of courage and so i just wanted to uh give them their flowers so thank you very much mayor thank you council member beasley thank you mayor we may have some pictures oh we do so this past friday we hosted the um 21st century milk creek summer growth kids uh came here and visited our our lovely government center and i want to take just a minute to thank some folks that helped me pull that off i'd like to say thank you to the mayor's office for meeting with these rambunctious children um our fire department the police department e911 partners for youth emergency management the aclu lexart and our security team um corralling all those children up to my office was a feat and everyone helped the lr look how cute they are they also have somebody's holding a little crocodile they have a crocodile that they're touring with and taking pictures all over town for some project they're doing um we also got to go to the kentucky and and chorus this past weekend which is an amazing show if you all haven't got to see it i think they're coming back at christmas um this was a beach boy show that was really good and they had the kentucky acoustic cats there that was great so if you didn't get to see that show make sure that you're buying those tickets for the christmas show let's see what else do i have um we have some things going on in the eighth district we have um art in the park from the art on a move studio at gainesway and at river hill um july second is the next one at river hill we had to postpone it due to the heat this week and then we're also going to have the lexington children's museum come to both of those parks and those flyers are up on our website um also if you all see my little um stingray that's on my desk on the by my name tag um we went to the juliet market east end edition this past weekend and bought that from a lovely um artist there who is selling their things so make sure that y'all are visiting these local little pop-up shops there we went to um the local lex uh block party that's out on southland drive in the 10th district um this past weekend as well um and you can get lots of those good things i may also have one more picture is that all of them or do i have one more do i have one more i'd like to also wish a happy birthday to council member morton um um that is his that is his baby picture with his twin sister um come on it's the one with the mouth open come on he been he been talking since he was born happy birthday tyler that's all i have mayor thank you all right thank you mayor i cannot top that i do not have any baby pictures of council member morton uh i am um on the request of social services i am placing into the social services and public safety committee an update on the audrey grievous center thank you all right thank you does anyone else have any announcements if not we do have uh someone signed up for public comment for issues not on the agenda i'm sorry um and so the way this works is um when i call your name you'll come to the podium and restate your name and your council district and you'll have three minutes britney price welcome my name is miss britney price i live at bluegrass city state off of richmond road i recently returned from a trip visiting london united kingdom i had a lovely visit and enjoyed everything i learned about policing i learned about health care i learned about community i learned about mass transit i learned about driving on the left side of the road i've learned about a lot of things when i was in the united kingdom i learned about i learned about a little bit about their homeless issues and problems and things that deal day to day i stayed in many different boroughs my favorite borough that i stayed in i liked the most was kilburn because i was close by to the train station and stores and places where i could have my cup of tea cafes and coffee shops and food was good it was excellent and i was able to able to get accustomed to the different foods and things that you could eat in london united kingdom also i was able to visit the united states embassy twice furthermore i even was able to visit home office immigration i was inside the building basically um i like london united kingdom they're very nice polite people and my most favorite thing to do was ride the buses and trains because i was able to watch the school children on their way school and their parents interacting and making sure they were disciplined and obeying the rules on the bus i will tell you a funny story have you ever tried to carry a suitcase and a 45 pound knapsack or backpack on your back and and riding on a bus or train where it's jam packed with a lot of people basically um i saw all the attractions to sites and made my own adventures and i even went to malls i like the malls it's just like being in america but they were similar and a little bit different my name is britney price thank you very much for allowing me to speak today thank you mayor thank you vice mayor thank you city council and thank you for everybody in the lexington community thank you very much and have a great day thank you very much council that brings us to the end of our business do i hear a motion to adjourn all right all those in favor say aye we are adjourned thank you all for coming