♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Welcome. I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Urban County Council meeting and today is October 9th, 2025. And the first item on our agenda is the roll call. Councilmember Higgins-Horde? Here. Councilmember Legray? Here. Councilmember Lynch? Present. Councilmember Morton? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Reynolds? Here. Councilmember Savicny? Here. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Vice Mayor Wu? Councilmember Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Boone? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Brown? Here. Councilmember Curtis? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Elliott-Baxter? Yes, ma'am. And Councilmember Hale? Thank you. Thank you very much. We do have a quorum and at this time I'd like to call on Councilmember Emma Curtis who's going to give our invocation. Good evening, y'all. Thank you. Though I'm not a minister like my esteemed colleagues, Councilman Hale and Councilman Savicny, I appreciate the opportunity to give tonight's invocation. But I'd also like to take this opportunity to emphasize to everyone here tonight and anyone watching at home that while I'm going to be sharing a prayer in the spirit of my own faith, all are welcome in this city, in this building, and at this meeting. And regardless of whether you worship the same way I do, you worship differently, or you don't worship at all, there's room for all of us. So let us pray. Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity to be here tonight in community with one another to work towards making Lexington a safer, kinder, and more welcoming city. We know that we are all your children and we are all each other's neighbors. And we ask that you guide us to recognize this truth, this shared humanity that exists within all of us, regardless of our differences or our disagreements. As Paul reminded us in his letter to the Galatians, there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither male nor female, for we are all one in Jesus Christ. Today, our divisions are different than those Paul wrote of. We live in a world that has been besieged by a culture of hatred, of contempt and dehumanization for those who are different than us. Many of us feel fear, anger, desperation. Whether we are watching the brutalization of our immigrant neighbors by the federal government in cities across America, the murder of innocent children in Gaza, or the criminalization of the homeless here in our own commonwealth, we pray for an end to the suffering and dehumanization of your children, our neighbors the world over. We pray for governments that embody your love, recognizing the humanity that you endow each and every one of us with. We ask that you guide our elected leaders, both in this room and at all level of government, to work towards an end to this division, this politics of fear and violence, and to work towards a politics of safety, kindness, empathy and compassion. As we begin tonight's meeting, may we be reminded that every action we take, no matter how small, towards that politics of safety, kindness, empathy and compassion, brings us closer to each other and closer to you. Guide us to recognize that we are called to embody this politics, not just through our faith and our words, but through our work and our actions. It's written in the book of James, what does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has not works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is ill-clad and in lack of daily food, and one of you says to them, go in peace, be warmed and filled, without giving them the things needed for the body, what does it profit? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. Guide us tonight to not only offer merely words or faith, but to offer our work and our actions. In your name we pray, amen. Thank you very much. Council members, we have minutes of the September 18th council meeting. Move to approve. Thank you, Council Member Ellinger. Council Member Savigny seconds. Are there any corrections, additions or questions? All right, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. At this time we have two presentations. Lots of noises in the chamber. All right, at this time I would like to invite Carrington True to join me at the podium. I want to thank Carrington for being here. She recently was named the United States of America's Miss Lexington and will soon represent our city in the United States of America's Miss Kentucky competition. Carrington is very involved in our community and spends a lot of her free time giving back. And I also want to note that Carrington serves as a member of our Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. You have a great bright future in front of you and we congratulate you on your many achievements. And I have a proclamation I would like to read and present to you and then I'll ask you if you have a few words to say. All right, here's how it goes. Whereas Carrington True has been crowned United States of America's Miss Lexington and will represent Lexington in the United States of America's Miss Kentucky competition on October 25th and 26th. And whereas she is a proud first-generation college student and a two-time graduate of the University of Kentucky holding degrees in marketing, integrated strategic communication, and a master's in sports leadership. And whereas Carrington is a dedicated member of the Bluegrass Crime Stoppers Board of Directors and she has dedicated more than 17 years to serving the families of fallen first responders through her partnerships with supporting heroes. And whereas she is committed to educating our next generation on smoke alarms as an official spokeswoman for Sound Off Kentucky and advocates for first responders through her work with Kentucky State Fire. And whereas she is a two-time published author of children's books Teddy and the Brave Brigade and Teddy and the Great Rescue which teach students about first responders and essential personal safety skills. And whereas Carrington embodies the motto of the United States of America pageants to empower women, inspire others, and uplift everyone through her leadership, commitment to service, and her inspiring work. Now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare October 9th, 2025 Carrington True Day in Lexington. Thank you and congratulations. Thank you so much Mayor and Council for this incredible honor. As someone who grew up in a small town of just 500 people here in Kentucky moving to Lexington was a leap of faith but one that quickly became home. Through communities like the Bluegrass Kaley Academy and many opportunities to serve and give back I've not only found friendship but a sense of belonging here in Lexington. As I prepare to represent our great city later this month I'm reminded that this journey is about so much more than just a crown and a sash. It's about carrying forward a purpose. It's about standing beside those heroes who run towards danger while others run away honoring the service and sacrifice of our fallen first responders like my uncle firefighter Jerry Stucker and ensuring that their legacy continues through action. Most of all it is about empowering Kentucky's kids to see that courage, kindness, and service make them heroes in their own stories. It's truly an honor to represent a city that has given me so much. Thank you. Well said. Shall we get a picture? That would be great. Do you have family who are here? Okay. Thank you so much. Okay. Now I'd like to invite Junior Fire Chief Jillian Sensabaugh and Fire Chief Jason Wells to join me at the podium. Will you come up now? Jillian is a fifth grade student at Sandersville Elementary and she was recently named this year's Junior Fire Chief. Congratulations Jillian. We are also joined this evening by Jillian's parents Leah and Justin right back here and her brother right back here. Yes. And I want to thank you all for being here tonight. The Lexington Fire Department's Junior Fire Chief Program is an excellent way to promote fire safety and prevention especially among our young people. Jillian's application really caught the attention of Chief Wells and his team. As Junior Fire Chief, Jillian will represent her fellow students and serve as an ambassador on behalf of the Lexington Fire Department. This is such an exciting opportunity for you and we look forward to working with you. And if you ever decide to join the fire department as a firefighter, we would be proud to have you. So Chief Wells, thank you, thank your team for always supporting our youth and at this time it is my pleasure to present a proclamation. And then we'll hear from Jillian and the Chief. Alright, here's how it goes. Junior Fire Chief Jillian Sensabaugh Day. Whereas Jillian Sensabaugh has been named Lexington's 2025 Junior Fire Chief and whereas Jillian is a 5th grade student at Sandersville Elementary and whereas Jillian is the daughter of Leah and Justin Sensabaugh and the sister to Jonah and whereas outside of school Jillian enjoys music, singing, dancing and drama club and whereas Jillian will serve as an ambassador on behalf of the Lexington Fire Department touring local businesses, local landmarks, doing interviews with the media and attending meetings with city officials and whereas the City of Lexington appreciates Jillian's leadership and devotion to our community and fire safety now therefore I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington do hereby declare October 9th, 2025 Junior Fire Chief Jillian Sensabaugh Day in Lexington. Congratulations. May I shake your hand? You've got some fans up there. Alright, so I'm going to give this to you and we can put it right up there for a moment. So, would you like to say a few words Jillian? And then we'll hear from Chief Wells, okay? Alright, there you go. Every day in the United States, about every 88 seconds someone reports a house fire. 36% of all house fires are caused by electrical problems and most of these electrical problems are caused by lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are really dangerous when you don't pay attention. Sometimes the chargers with lithium-ion batteries get really hot. Having the batteries get really hot like this can sometimes be really dangerous. It has a high risk of catching on fire if not properly ventilated or in the right location. Make sure to research and follow all the safety guidelines for lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are a useful tool when used correctly. Charging, when done properly, is fast and easy for multiple and different personal devices. If something goes wrong during the charging process and a fire begins, have a plan to move to safety. Always be careful when using lithium-ion batteries. Very good. Thank you so much. That was great. And you have your poster. She has her poster. Thank you. Thank you. Now, Chief Wells, would you like to say a few words? I would just like to say that we are incredibly proud of Jillian. She's done a wonderful job and she said it better than I could. So thank you and congratulations, Jillian. Thanks. Shall we get a photo with the pamphlet? Would you like a photo? Do you want to be a photo? Yes? We'll let just the family first. Good job, darling. All right. Thank you so much. Now it is time for public comment for issues on the agenda. And we have one person signed up. And I believe you know the routine here, but when I call your name, if you'll come to the podium and state your name and your council district, and you'll have three minutes. And we have Brittany Price. Welcome. My name is Brittany Price. I live at 169 Dewey Street, District 1. I am a college student at the University of Kentucky with the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment. And I'm working towards human development and family science with a minor environmental sustainability. I like my class I'm taking this semester. Also, on October 3rd and 4th, I went on a class field trip, and we went to Robeson Forest in eastern Kentucky. Basically, we learned about environmental sustainability. We learned about strip mining and coal production and how it has an effect on our environment. Basically, coal is expensive and it creates a lot of pollution. And we had a campfire. We had plenty of good food to eat. And it was divided into three or four different segments. And when we arrived, we signed in, and we had a fire, like I was just basically explaining, a campfire. And I enjoyed that very well. And then we got up early in the morning on Saturday, and we went on a nature hike, hiking some of the trails, and learning about the different trees. I even took a picture of a spider's web with a hole in the leaf sediment or dirt. There's some kind of hole in the dirt. So basically, I had a great time in Robeson Forest. It evolved around 1925. And mainly to do a lot of research about environment and find different ways of sustainability so that we can have a healthy environment in which to live. Also, I am a registered state nurse aide on the registry. And I will be looking for employment. And I'm active with the Kentucky Board of Nursing. So this is a great day. This is Brittany. Thank you very much. And have a great evening. Thank you, Lexington, for allowing me to speak this evening. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Now, that brings us to second reading of ordinances. Item 1, an ordinance amending the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements from municipal expenditures in appropriating and reappropriating funds, FY2026, schedule number 10. Item 2, an ordinance amending the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to correct funds for purchase orders rolled from FY2025 into FY2026 in appropriating and reappropriating funds, schedule number 11. Item 3, an ordinance minuting the authorized strength by abolishing two classified positions of public service worker senior grade 510N and creating two unclassified positions of sewer line maintenance technician apprentice grade 509N on the way a little water quality effect of upon passage of council. Item 4, an ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of public service worker senior grade 510N and creating one unclassified position of sewer line maintenance technician apprentice grade 512N on the way a little water quality effect upon passage of council. And item 5, an ordinance amending and replacing ordinance number 2030 as amended by ordinance number 5981, ordinance 10386, ordinance number 23793, ordinance number 5294, ordinance number 1896, ordinance number 1802009, ordinance number 1522013, ordinance number 1602014, which amended ordinance number 15213, ordinance number 572017, which amended ordinance number 1622014, ordinance number 262020, and ordinance number 142022 relating to industrial revenue bonds and the Economic Development Investment Board. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Motion to approve. Second. Council Member Ellinger, seconded by Council Member Reynolds. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Higgins-Horde? Yes. Thank you. Council Member LaGree? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Morton? Yes. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savigny? Yes. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Council Member Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Boone? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Brown? Yes. Council Member Curtis? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliott-Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Hale? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. And now it is time for first reading of ordinances. Item 6. An ordination zone from a single-family residential R1D zone to a townhouse residential R12 zone to a medium-density residential R4 zone for a 0.431 net, 0.498 gross acre for property located at 119 Burley Avenue, 122 Simpson Avenue, 1104 Fern Avenue, and portion of 109 Simpson Avenue. Anderson Campus Rental Property, LLC, Council District 10. Item 7. An ordinance amending the Articles 817B and C and Articles 819B and D of the Lexington Fair Urban County Zoning Ordinance relating to downtown business zones to designate micro-distilleries as principal uses and conditional uses in the B2 zone. Item 8. An ordinance amending the extent of the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures and appropriating, reappropriating funds. FY 2026, Schedule Number 12. Item 9. An ordinance amending the extent of the budget of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to correct funds for purchase orders rolled from FY 2025 into FY 2026 and appropriating, reappropriating funds. Schedule Number 13. Item 10. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified position of officer of diversity and inclusion, Grade 523E, and creating one unclassified position of access and engagement officer, Grade 526E, all in the office of the CAO, effective upon passage of council. Item 11. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified position of program coordinator, Grade 525E, and creating one classified position of global engagement manager, Grade 528E, all in the Department of Social Services, effective upon passage of council. Item 12. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one classified position of administrative specialist, Grade 516N, creating one classified position of aging services program manager, senior, Grade 524E, creating one classified position of custodial worker, Grade 506N, all in the Division of Aging and Disability Services, and creating one classified position of deputy director of accounting, Grade 529E, in the Division of Accounting, all effective on July 1, 2025. Item 13. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one classified position of recreation manager, Grade 520E, and creating one classified position of recreation manager senior, Grade 522E, all in the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passage of council. Item 14. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by abolishing one unclassified position of recreation manager senior, Grade 522E, and creating one classified position of recreation manager senior, Grade 522E, on the Division of Parks and Recreation, effective upon passage of council. Item 15. An ordinance amending Section 2318 of the Code of Ordinances related to firefighter recruitment to authorize the making of conditional offers following a candidate's successful completion of Phase 1. Of the recruitment process, with the such offers expressly conditioned upon the candidate's successful completion of Phase 2 of the recruitment process. Item 16. An ordinance amending the authorized strength by creating one unclassified position of administrative aide to the mayor, Grade 523E, in the office of the mayor, effective upon passage of council. And item 17. An ordinance pursuant to Section 21A of the Code of Ordinances, a license for urban county government, adopting a schedule of meetings for the council for the calendar year of 2026. Thank you. Thank you. Are there any walk-ons, council members? No. All right. Are there any motions to suspend the rules? All right. I see none. So we will move right along to second reading of resolutions. Item 1. A resolution modifying the appointment of classified civil appointments of William Johnson Project Manager, NE, Grade 520N, 34.202, hourly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective September 10, 2025. Ryan Wade, Administrative Officer, Grade 523E, 2,646.88 bi-weekly in the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, effective September 10, 2025. Christopher Tutum, Program Manager, Senior, Grade 525E, 3,760.80 bi-weekly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective September 3, 2025. Item 2. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Fayette County Public Schools for transportation services with the Family Care Center at a total cost not to exceed $92,521.44 for the 2025-2026 school year. Item 3. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement and vehicle lease agreement with Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control LLC for the animal control services at a cost not to exceed $2,350,000. Item 4. A resolution renewing the franchise agreement with Kentucky American Water Company for an additional term of five years pursuant to the provisions of ordinance number 14415 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute any necessary documents related to the renewal. Item 5. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute and submit a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program 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 $179,625 in federal funds for training and equipment. For the Division of Police, no local matches required, and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget. Item 6. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Fayette County Public School for the use of the Charles Young Center to serve as an emergency shelter for the hub for innovative learning and leadership at no cost to the Urban County Government. Item 7. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Environmental Enterprises Incorporated, EEI, for the performance of services for the Fall 2025 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event at a total cost not to exceed $220,000. Item 8. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an amendment to an agreement with Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon-Harrison, and Nicholas County Incorporated to update the terms of the agreement to comply with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws. Item 9. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute change order number one to the agreement with the Geospatiality LLC for the Jack's Creek Pike Slope Repair for the Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works, increasing the agreement price by the sum of $276,900 from $849,525 to $1,126,425. Item 10. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a third renewal to the contract with Hazen & Sawyer PST for Sanitary Sewer Remedial Measure Program Management Consultant Services for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $900,000. Item 11. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a third renewal of the contract with ADS Environmental Services, ADS LLC, for Sewer Overflow Monitoring and Reporting Services for the Division of Water Quality at a cost not to exceed $95,808. Item 12. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement for property valuation services related to onsite appraisals at a cost not to exceed $39,990. Item 13. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a contract with Keeneland for the Police Holiday Dinner. Item 14. A resolution authorizing, amending resolution number 466-2020 authorizing the acceptance of deeds for property interest needed for the Cessation Boulevard Phase 3A project, increasing the cost of acquisition of necessary property interest by the sum of $1,310,000 from $1,446,000 to $2,756,000. Item 15. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A Neighborhood Incentive Grant to Friends of Willow Oak Homeowners Association, Incorporated, for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $39,000. Item 16. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A Neighborhood Incentive Grant to Friends of Waterways Lex, Incorporated, for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $20,836.25. Item 17. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A Neighborhood Incentive Grant to Lake Crossing Homeowners Association, Incorporated, for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $18,920. Item 18. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute agreements related to neighborhood development funds with partners for Youth Foundation, Incorporated, 600, Chenault Road Neighborhood Association, Incorporated, 1,000, Young Men's Christian Association of Central Kentucky, Incorporated, 1,000, LFUCD Division of Parks and Recreation, 240, Beaumont Residential Association, Incorporated, 1,000, Pearls of Wisdom, Incorporated, 500, Hill and Dale Neighborhood Association, Incorporated, 1,000, Young Men's Christian Association of Central Kentucky, Incorporated, 1,100, Foundation for Latin American Culture and Arts, Incorporated, 2,400, and Lexington African American Sports Hall of Fame, Incorporated, $2,500 for the office of the Urban County Council at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. And item 19. A resolution amending resolution number 183 to designate the entirety of the Lexington County Urban Service Boundary as it may be amended from time to time as a downtown business district pursuant to KRS 103.228 SEC relating to industrial revenue bonds solely for the purpose of providing for the issuance of such bonds or projects would aid in the area's revitalization or development. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Move to approve. Second. Thank you, Council Member Reynolds and Council Member Curtis seconded. And when you're ready, if you'll take a roll call vote. Council Member Higgins-Horde. Council Member Legree. Yes. Council Member Lynch. Recused from item 18. Yes to the rest. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Council Member Morton. Yes. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Yes. Council Member Stavigny. Yes. Council Member Sheehan. Yes. Council Member Beasley. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Boone. Yes. Council Member Brown. Yes. Council Member Curtis. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Ellinger. Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter. Yes, ma'am. And Council Member Hale. Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all passed. And now, when you're ready, it's time for first reading of resolutions. Okay. All right. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Those all passed. And now, when you're ready, it's time for first reading of resolutions. Okay. Item 20. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend full urban service district number one to provide street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for the service in the area, including funding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide the service in this area, which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets. Athens-Bergensperr Road, Bellhurst Way, Belleville Park, Blackford-Barkway, and the following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. The following streets. A Resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and to expand and extend partial urban service district number 3 to the, to the to provide garbage and recussive collection, on finding a need for this service in the area included, and finding the ability for the urban county government to provide this area in the service, to provide this service in the area which area is defined as certain properties on the following streets. Burbin Walk, Brandon Park, and Weston Park, item 22. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban service district number 4 to provide street lighting, finding a need for this service in the area included in finding the ability of Urban County Government to provide this service in this area which area is defined as properties on Stedman Drive, item 23. A resolution specifying the intention of the Urban County Council to expand and extend partial urban service district number 5 to provide street lighting and garbage and refuse collection, finding a need for this service in the area included in finding the ability of the Urban County Government to provide this service in this area, which area is defined as certain properties on Redberry Circle, item 24. A resolution extended a bid of Churchill McGee LLC in the amount of $12,309,000 for the Division of Water Quality Facility Renovation for the Division of Water Quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Churchill McGee LLC related to the bid, item 25. A resolution ratifying the permanent classified civil service appointments of Molly Thompson, Information Officer, grade 518E, 2316.88 bi-weekly in the Division of Government Communications, effective October 7th, 2025. Babbo O'Barrow, Equipment Operator, standing on grade 515N, 23.110 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective September 10th, 2025. Shawn McStay, Heavy Equipment Operator, grade 515N, 24.218 hourly in the Division of Streets and Roads, effective September 3rd, 2025. John Cornett, Program Manager, Senior, grade 525E, 3,656.96 bi-weekly in the Division of Environmental Services, effective September 24th, 2025. Chris Heller, Attorney Senior, grade 530E, 3,638.16 bi-weekly in the Department of Law, effective September 24th, 2025. Gabriel Thatcher, Attorney Senior, grade 530E, 3,638.16 bi-weekly in the Department of Law, effective September 24th, 2025. Christopher Jodarsky, Heavy Equipment Technician, Senior, grade 521N, 3,160 Ireland Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective October 7th, 2025. Johnny Davis, Heavy Equipment Technician, Senior, grade 521N, 32.146 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective October 7th, 2025. Robert Keller, Vehicle and Equipment Technician, Senior, grade 519N, 29.522 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective September 30, 2025. Daniel Owens, Electrician, grade 519N, 30.900 hourly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective October 7th, 2025. Mike Wiley, Deputy Director, grade 531E, 4,473.36 by weekly in the Division of Facilities and Fleet Management, effective October 15th, 2025, item 26. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a memorandum of understanding with Voices of Hope Lexington Incorporated to provide drug and alcohol addiction recovery services for the inmate population for the Division of Community Corrections at no cost to the Urban County Government, item 27. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a deed of easement with Pemberton Properties LLC, granting a permanent sanitary sewer line easement and temporary construction easement across a portion of the property located at Douglas Park, and further authorizing the Mayor to execute any other documents necessary to convey the easement at no cost to the Urban County Government, item 28. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a change order number one to the agreement with TSW Incorporated for additional design work on Castle Ridge ADA access and support court design, increasing the contract price by the sum of $38,400 from $36,900 to $75,300, item 29. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute a purchase of service agreement with the Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation Incorporated for services related to the Kentucky Veteran Hall of Fame, including Kentucky Veteran Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in 2026 and 2027 at a cost not to exceed $30,000, item 30. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Friends of Wolf Run Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $48,183.75, item 31. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a Class A neighborhood incentive grant to Tradition at Park's Edge Townhome Association Incorporated for a stormwater quality project at a cost not to exceed $27,888, item 32. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government or the Chief Information Officer as the Mayor says they need to execute a statement of work agreement with Encore Technologies Incorporated for services relating to the comprehensive application assessment for the division of computer services at a cost estimated not to exceed $135,000 and further authorizing the Mayor or the Chief Information Officer as the Mayor's designee to execute any other document, including future renewals necessary for the operation, support, and maintenance of the same, subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds in future fiscal years, item 33. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Hospice of the Bluegrass Incorporated DBA Bluegrass Care Navigators for the operation of motel-based winter shelter services for elderly disabled persons experiencing homelessness at a cost not to exceed $203,907, item 34. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Lexington Fair Urban County Government to execute an agreement in order pursuant to RFP number 2025 with Banks Engineering Incorporated for surveying and easement acquisition services for the division of water quality at a cost not to exceed $37,900, item 35. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a license agreement with OVG Facilities LLC as agent for the Lexington Center to host the 2026 annual Kitty Caper Spring Recital at the Lexington Opera House at no cost to the Urban County Government, item 36. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Community Action Council for the Lexington Fair Urban Harrison and Nicholas Counties Incorporated for the operation of the winter motel services for the families with children experiencing homelessness at a cost not to exceed $177,250, item 37. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute a purchase service agreement with the Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center Incorporation for the operation of the Lyric Theater at a cost not to exceed $140,250, item 38. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the Urban County Government to execute an agreement with the Greater Lex Incorporated to provide $320,154 in funding for two Greater Lex Incorporated for the Regional Economic Development Collective, item 39. A resolution authorizing the division of police to purchase support for the Morphobus Latent Expert Workstation from Idemia Identity and Security USA LLC as a sole provider and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute any necessary agreement with Idemia Identity and Security USA LLC related to the procurement at a cost not to exceed $11,358, item 40. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government pursuant to the Jobs Fund Program to execute a ten year forgivable incentive agreement and related documents with Morelia Interest LLC in the amount not to exceed $100,000 for the creation and retention of at least eight new jobs with an average hourly wage of at least $28 exclusive of benefits, item 41. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute change order number 40 to the agreement with BMI Builds LLC for the Valley Park Building Renovation and Expansion Project increasing the contract price by the sum of $85,250 from $1,993,321.26 to $2,078,571.26 with a zero calendar day change to the contract time, item 42. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement awarding a class B infrastructure incentive grant to Fayette County Public Schools for storm water quality project at a cost not to exceed $23,157.50, item 43. A resolution authorizing the official of Redwood on behalf of the Urban County Government to purchase services related to the implementation of smart, safe operations from Wave Group Enterprises LLC, a sole source provider at a cost estimated not to exceed $24,012. And authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement and any other documents related to the procurement of these services, including future renewal subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds in future fiscal years, item 44. A resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute an agreement with Standard Consulting Services Incorporated for hazard mitigation plan services at a cost not to exceed $195,900, item 45. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute changer number one to the agreement with Third Rock Consultants LLC for evaluating two additional potential design opens related to the Wolfram Watershed 319H grant project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $58,250 from $128,200 to $186,450, item 46. A resolution authorizing the Mayor on behalf of Urban County Government to execute Neighborhood Action Match Grant Program contracts with the following. Cherokee Park Neighborhood Association Incorporated, 6,670. The Gulf Townhomes at Andover Homeowners Association Incorporated, phase two, $4,609.50. Hamburg Park Townhomes Owners Association Incorporated, 10,000. Lakes Edge Condominium Association, 10,000. Palomar Reserve Council of Co-Owners Incorporated, 8650. Hatch and Wilkes Townhomes Owners Association Incorporated, $8,572.93. Squires Oak Homeowners Association Incorporated, 10,000. Lakeview Island Security and Maintenance Association Incorporated, 2,600. Walnut Ridge Homeowners Association Incorporated, 5,235. And Westmoreland Neighborhood Association Incorporated, $10,000 for the purpose of carrying out various neighborhood activities and improvements for FY 2026. At a cost not to exceed $76,337.43, item 47. A resolution authorizing and directing my behalf for beginning of government to execute amendment number two to the Home Network Program at the Family Care Center and accepted an additional award from the Lexington County Health Department in the amount of $9,000 to the FY 25 Health Access Nurturing Development Services hands. 853 non-Medicaid home visiting service grant funds for the Family Care Center hands program. The acceptance of which does not obligate a local match and authorizing me to transfer any more funds from the grant budget, item 48. A resolution authorizing and directing my behalf for beginning of government to execute an easement release, introducing a signatory sewer easement on the property located at 2408 Flying Ebony Drive, item 49. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of beginning government to execute an agreement awarding class B infrastructure incentive grant to Blue Grass Area Development District Incorporated for storm water quality project at a cost not to exceed $40,000, item 50. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of beginning government to execute an agreement with Civic Plus Munico Publishing for ordinance codification and online publishing at a cost not to exceed $10,177.50 in FY 2026 to increase to $13,570 upon renewal and a 5% uplift applied in year three, which shall be subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds effective upon passage of council, item 51. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of beginning government to execute a renewal agreement with Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Incorporated for Administrative Services, Rates and Fees within the agreement for a period beginning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, item 52. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of our county government to execute amendment number one and two to the program administrative contract with the Blue Grass Area Development District, BGADD, to increase federal recognized revenue and to decrease the state recognized revenue from the title three budget for eligible reimbursable expenditures for the operation of the senior center in FY 2026 and accept an additional award of $25,000 to include in the title three budget for eligible reimbursable expenditures for FY 26 senior center operations and the acceptance of which obligates the urban county government to expenditure of $12,586.76 and authorizing the mayor to transfer adequate funds within the grant budget, item 53. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement related to council capital project expenditure funds with the Black Soil Charitable Fund, Incorporated 10,000. The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families, Incorporated 5,000. Sierra Christian Village Nursing Home, Incorporated 15,000. Lakeview Estate Lake Association, Incorporated 20,000. Gleaning's Housing, Incorporated 28,000. LFUCG Division of Traffic Engineering, 9,000. LFUCG Division of Streets and Roads, 8560. LFUCG Division of Traffic Engineering, 4,000. The Lexington History Museum, Incorporated 24,500. And the Hope Center, Incorporated $3,140 for the office of the Urban County Council to constantly see the sum stated. And item 54, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a deed of easement with the Kentucky Utility Companies. Granting the electric line easement across a portion of the property located at 1306 for Sales Road and further authorizing mayor to execute any other documents necessary to transfer of easement at no cost to the urban county government. Thank you. Thank you. Council members, are there any walk-ons? Or any suspension of the rules and second readings? Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Chair. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 41. This is an agreement for the Valley Park Building Renovation Expansion Project, and it's time sensitive. All right, that was a motion for item 41 and a second. Are there any questions? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Chair. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 53. This is a council capital project. Second. All right, thank you, Council Member. So that was item 43? 53. 53. All right, that was a motion to give second reading to 53. Are there any questions? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Council Member Sheehan. Thank you, Chair. I have two. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item number 43. This is a resolution authorizing the Division of Revenue to purchase services related to the implementation of smart, safe operations from Wave Group Enterprises. Second. All right, that was a motion on item 43. Are there any questions? Seeing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. The second one I have is item number 54. On behalf of the administration, I move to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 54, a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute a deed of easement with Kentucky Utilities Company, granting an electric line easement across a portion of the property located at 1306 for Sales Road. Okay, thank you. There was a motion. Was there a second? Second. All right, there was a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 54 and a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Council Member Morton. Yes, on behalf of the administration, I move for the second reading of item number 27, authorizing a construction easement at Douglas Park for the Pemberton site. So moved. Second. All right, thank you, Council Member. There was a motion to give second reading to item 27 and there was a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. And I have one more. And then I'll also move to give second reading for item number 28, approving the change order number one for the Castlewood Park ADA and sports court design project. So moved. Second. All right, there was a motion to give second reading to number 28 and a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Next is Council Member Ellinger. Thank you, Chair. I move to suspend the rules and give second reading on behalf of the administration for a resolution accepting bid of Churchill McGee for the Division of Water Quality Facility Renovation. So moved. Second. All right, there was a motion to suspend the rules and give second reading to item 24. And there was a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Council Member Hill. Thank you, Chair. On behalf of the administration, I make a motion to suspend the rules for item number 31. This is just an agreement to award a neighborhood incentive grant for the traditions of Parks Edge for stormwater quality project. Second. Thank you. There was a motion to give second reading to item 31. And there was a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? That motion passes. All right, so I have item 24, 27, 28, 41, 43, 54, 53, and 31. Yes. Okay. Item, okay, item 24. A resolution extended a bid of Churchill McGee LLC in the amount of 12,309,000 for the water quality facility. Renovation for the division water quality and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute an agreement with Churchill McGee LLC related to the bid, item 27. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute a deed of easement with Pemberton Property LLC. Granting a permanent sanitary sewer line easement and temporary construction easement across a portion of the property located at Douglas Park. And further authorizing the mayor to execute any other documents necessary to convey the easement at no cost to the urban county government, item 28. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the urban county government to execute changer number one to the agreement with TSW Incorporated for additional design work on Castlewood ADA access and support court design. Increasing the contract price by the sum of $38,400 from $36,900 to $75,300, item 31. A resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement awarding class A neighborhood incentive grant. a tradition at Parks Edge Townhome Association Incorporated, a storm water quality project at a cost not to exceed $27,888. Item 41, a resolution of the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute chamber number four to the agreement with BMI builds LLC for the Valley Park building renovation and expansion project, increasing the contract price by the sum of $85,250 from $1,993,321.21 to $2,078,571.26 with a zero calendar day change to the contract time. Item 43, a resolution authorizing the division of revenue on behalf of the urban county government to purchase services related to the implementation of smart safe operation from Wave Group Enterprises, LLC, a sole source provider. At a cost estimated not to exceed $24,012 and authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement and any other documents related to the procurement of these services including future renewals subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds in future fiscal years. Item 53, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute an agreement related to the council capital project expenditure funds with the Black Soil Charitable Fund Incorporated, 10,000. The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families Incorporated, 5,000. Sayer Christian Village Nursing Home Incorporated, 15,000. Lakeview Estates Lake Association Incorporated, 20,000. Leaning's Housing Incorporated, 28,000. LFUCG Division of Traffic Engineering, 9,000. LFUCG Division of Streets and Roads, 8560. LFUCG Division of Traffic Engineering, 4,000. And the Lexington History Museum Incorporated, 24,500. And Hope Center Incorporated, $3,140 for the office of the urban county council to cost under this as stated. In item 54, a resolution authorizing the mayor on behalf of the county government to execute a deed of easement with Kentucky Utilities Company granting an electric line easement across a portion of the property located at 1306 First Hills Road and further authorizing the mayor to execute any other documents necessary to the transfer of the easement at no cost to the urban county government. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Did you get, it was 27, wasn't it? Okay. All right, is there a motion to approve? So moved. Second. All right, a motion was made to approve and seconded. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Council Member Higgins-Ward? Yes. Thank you, Council Member Legris? Yes. Council Member Lynch? Yes. Council Member Morton? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds? Yes. Council Member Savicky? Yes. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Council Member Beasley? Yes ma'am. Council Member Boone? Yes ma'am. Council Member Brown? Yes. Council Member Curtis? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Elliot Baxter? Council Member Hale? Thank you. Thank you. The next item on our agenda is communications from the mayor appointments. Is there a motion to approve? There was a motion to approve and a second. Are there any questions? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Next item on our agenda is communication from the mayor in regards to donations. Move to approve. Second. There was a motion to approve and seconded. Are there any questions to that motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Are there any that oppose? That motion passes. Next is communication from the mayor in regards to procurements. Is there a motion to approve? Move to approve. Second. So there was a motion to approve and a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. The next item on our agenda, and this is for communication only, it's communications from the mayor. The next, we have disciplines. And first, we'll have Chief Wells with fire disciplines. Chief. Thank you, Chair, council members. On Thursday, July 17th, 2025, an internal allegation was made that firefighter Olivia Spiratos 61904 violated UDG 1.11 late tardy in AWOL. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and accepted a written reprimand. This is firefighter Spiratos' first documented offense of UDG 1.11 since her employment in October of 2023 and stems from her failure to report on time to a scheduled assignment. Move to approve. Second. All right, thank you. There was a motion to approve and a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please say aye. Are there any that oppose? That motion passes. Thank you all. Thank you, Chief. Next, we have police discipline. Chief Weathers will welcome you to the podium. Oh, my gosh. Good evening, everyone. I have two disciplines to read. Well, two and a half. But we'll go with this first one, our first two in reference to the same officer. On June 30, 2025, an internal formal complaint was made that Officer Adam Servacio violated General Order 197302L, disciplinary procedures of sworn officers, Appendix B, Operational Rule 1.36, insubordination, and Operational Rule 1.02, misconduct, Operational Rule 1.11, unsatisfactory performance. Officer Servacio ignored a direct order from a supervisor when attempting to make contact with a suspect. He was then unprofessional in a verbal exchange with the suspect, causing concern for his professional behavior. He has also been issued multiple coaching and counseling letters for incidents that have not reached the level of professionalism expected by the supervisors and the LPD policies. This is Officer Servacio's first formal complaint. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and has accepted a four week suspension, 160 hours without pay. The formal charging document lists multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior. The PIU investigation looked into each allegation outlined in the complaint. They were able to confirm some were accurate on others. They were either unable to confirm or prove they occurred. Chief, and that's just the one discipline for the one officer? Is that the one incident? This is first. This was his first. OK. But go ahead. OK. So then I think it would just be cleaner to do them one at a time, because it's OK. So was you finished? Yes, sir. OK. All right, there was a motion to approve and second. Are there any questions for the chief about this discipline? First, we've got Council Member Hale. Thank you, Chair. And thank you, Chief. This is his first complaint, but it said it was like multiple times he was coached. Right, and those are handled at the bureau level. So it didn't rise to the level of a formal complaint. OK. All right, thank you. Oh, OK. You still? No, thank you, Chair. My apologies, Council Member. I'll come back if I have anything else on. All right, thank you, Council Member. Next is Council Member Morton. Thank you. And I'll, I guess, save some other questions for the next one. But I guess just for this specific incident, what message does the department want to send to both the officers and to the public about accountability tied to this discipline when officers fail to follow orders related to interactions with the general public? Yeah, I think it's very clear. You better follow orders. If your sergeant tells you to do something, gives you a lawful order, you're obligated to follow it. That's not the time. We don't work in a job where you have to take liberties and own orders, direct orders that are given for a sergeant. If they say no, it's no, and you don't have the liberty of saying, well, what kind of no? And I know we find people that try to stretch that throughout several careers, but this is not one of the careers we want you to do that. All right, thank you, Council Member. Next, we have Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Chair. Thank you for presenting this. My question is, this is an odd one, and the one following it is also kind of odd. So do you typically, how do you come to the conclusion of the number of weeks, and why is there no, this seems like activity that actually needs some sort of supporting training, education, therapy, you name it? Yeah, I understand. As far as following orders and following up to our expectations, our officers are put on a performance plan and followed throughout. So this discipline happens here. What will probably happen when he gets back, he'll be put on a performance plan where he'll have to account for his actions, even if he follows directions. What does he learn from it? How does the community benefit from it? And are you clear on your responsibilities? But he also interacted with someone outside. On this particular one, he did act with someone outside, someone who was a suspect, I guess. Yes, and typically, his chain of command will probably recommend some kind of outside training for him. Outside, I'm sorry, I can barely hear you. Outside training. OK, all right. But that's not part of the discipline piece of it? Not this one. OK. That's all I have for right now. Thank you. All right, council members, are there any other questions? All right, there was a motion and it was second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Chief, do you have another one? I do, and I thought I had the right one here. All right, this is for the same officer, Officer Adam Servacio. And this one occurred on July 23rd. An internal formal complaint was made that Officer Adam Servacio violated general order 1973-2L, disciplinary procedures of sworn officers appendix B, operational rule 1.02, misconduct. During a random review of body-worn camera footage, Officer Servacio's supervisor observed him speaking to a suspect in a manner that did not reach the level of professionalism outlined by policy and LPD expectations. His verbal exchange reflected poorly on the Lexington Police Department and him as an officer. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and has accepted a one week, 40 hour suspension without pay. This is the second formal complaint against Officer Servacio. Both of his formals were investigated at the same time. All right, there's a motion to approve. And a second. Council members, is there any questions to the motion? And at first, we have Council Member Hale. Okay. All right, thank you, Chair. All right, thank you, Chief. And I just want to come back and allow you to read the second incident. Because the concerning thing to me about this, and this particular officer, is that now we're seeing multiple incidents come in. Coming back to back with this particular officer. And it's kind of concerning to me to just keep giving this officer weeks out. And then he's going to come, and then coming back. And I'm just concerned about him coming back with the same behavior. And I'm especially concerned with it, and his chain of command is especially concerned with it as well. If you look at it, this second one happened within a matter of weeks. And I don't know how much detail I can go into it. But I will say, the use of profanity was not in an anger way. It was more of an unprofessional way. Or not anger, I'm talking about the use of his profanity was not anger. It was unprofessional. We can't have that. And what we do is we typically look for outside training to help guide him. And if we figure out that something else may be going on, we may direct them to maybe some kind of behavioral health. Or counseling, or something like that. They receive counseling at the level with their supervisor, and then we look for something else. In this case, that's what we did. We looked for something else. And the officer has completed at least 24 hours of outside training. With the Department of Criminal Justice training. Is this since these incidents, or was it before these incidents? This was before these two incidents. That was before these incidents. For these two. Before these incidents. Yes, sir. Okay. I'll let someone else ask a question. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, and Chief, if I could ask you just maybe speak into the mic a little bit. I think folks are having a hard time hearing you. Next is Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Chair. You just have a very soft voice. Okay, so you said that they did do 24 hours of training. Right. And then, how do you decide, for instance, four weeks versus one week for similar incidences? Sometimes we look at past incidents to see what was given there. And after talking to the officer, we try to get the officer's mindset. This is not all about punishment. If we can fix somebody or put them on a path to be fixed, that's what we're going to do. So we look at several different things before we decide what level of correction they need. And when we talk about time off, what we think might fit what that officer needs. Okay, and so I think you've heard from my colleagues that we're just concerned that there's a pattern here. And that it will continue, so I guess- No, ma'am, it won't continue. I think I mentioned up here before, very seldom do I see somebody come up here. Or come before you for two of these. It's very rare for such a short period of time. And although we talk about progressive discipline, it's not a one week, then two week thing. It's more centrifugal. We look at how this is going to affect the department overall, and how it's going to affect the services that are being provided. And if we determine that this is something we can't correct, I wouldn't be inclined to keep anybody. Okay, thank you very much for making that clear. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member. Next, we have Council Member Morton. Thank you. And I'm not going to, I won't ask a question tied to the pattern, but I do, I agree as well. I believe that at the least it shows a pattern of conduct that should raise greater concern. But with that, I guess, what criteria or disciplinary framework does a department use when determining the severity of punishment for repeated misconduct? And so in this case, we know that the first one had about four weeks of suspension. And I understand that he didn't follow supervisor's orders, which may come with. Is that the reason why it came with more than just the one week? Well, we look at the incidents separately. It's not just that, hey, he got punished for this. We look at what type of incidents. And he had the first incident the first time, which if you have it one time, it can be handled at the bureau level. Or if it comes to me, maybe it's a written reprimand, which is no time off. So this is a second time, so we upped the ante on that. So that's why he's at a week. Okay. But the first, so this one says, is recommending a week suspension. The one before this was four weeks, correct? Yeah, but it involved several other things. Okay, so how does LPD's process evaluate repeat or clustered misconduct to determine whether progressive discipline is warranted? So I know the first was four, this is one. So why would the first one not be four and the second one be five? I know some departments might use some kind of graduated scale, but the way I look at it is like this. If you use a graduated scale like that, you're setting yourself to keep people that shouldn't be there. And this, if I give you a chance, I may give you a second chance. Third chance, that's on me. It shouldn't be on just something that was written maybe before I became chief. So I feel like if I feel like somebody is not right for this agency, I'm not going to let them stay. Okay, I totally understand that. I guess just the way I think, the first one, you got more discipline than the second one, and it's similar conduct. It's like- Only one element of it is similar conduct. There are three different, there were three different elements in that, I think. And only one element is similar conduct. Okay, so then, let's see. In situations where officers disregard direct orders or engage unprofessionally with the public, at what point does the department consider reassignment, intensive retraining, or termination? We look at the overall circumstances involved in it. Okay, and then I guess this one's for law, for Commissioner Barber. If council feels that the recommended discipline action are not sufficient to maintain public trust, what formal mechanism exists to strengthen this discipline or the discipline? You would not accept the order of conformity, and then you would have a hearing, and you all would determine what the punishment is. That's how it would work. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Council Member. Next, we have Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Chief. I know you do not ever like to stand in front of us, especially when it's two, like this, two offenses on the same officer. I just wanted to say thank you, because I feel like these are, this is a problem, obviously, that this officer has. But I think any time someone has five weeks off without pay sends a message to the rest of the department that we are very serious about professionalism and that we won't stand for less than being professional, so I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for making sure that we do have a very professional department. And that's a pretty hefty fine. And, you know, the second one that came to me is a rule violation of the same. But there's only limited stuff I can say. But the officer said one, one swear word and he shouldn't have. And it wasn't out of anger, it was just bantering back and forth. And that's unacceptable. And a week off, that's going to hurt. No, I agree. It is unacceptable and we demand better. And so I appreciate you holding him accountable and setting an example for the rest of the department. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member. Next, we have Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Chair. And I just, I don't know if I have real questions, but I'm really, I'm kind of struggling with this one. And mostly because I kind of, I feel like some of the things that people do are kind of cries for help. And two things back to back are like a definite seems to me for a cry for help. And I don't know if suspending people helps them versus taking them out of patrol position and making them sit through a whole bunch of different trainings and doing things to actually try to curb the behavior. I'm worried that after five weeks of being suspended, you're going to have a much more angry officer. And he might not have dealt with his underlying problem. So I'm struggling with that, I'm just telling you. And I get that, but when you ask that question for the first one, now I can't answer it for this one. Yeah. That is part of the outside training and counseling that he actually has passed most of the classes that we send him to. But there's some other stuff that I'm not allowed to elaborate in it for personal reasons. Because we did acknowledge that and we did seek. But do you not normally put that in? It would be easier if that was in. It's not part of discipline. Yeah. And that's why it's not in here. Okay. It can't be considered part of discipline. Okay. That's just the way it rolls. Yes, sir. I appreciate your being honest about this situation here and I'm sorry that happened. Yeah, I mean we have officers that get into incidents and they have excited utterances, and we have to address those too. But we have to put things in perspective. If you can control it, you need to control it. And last question, is there any other discipline for this officer that has happened between then and now? No, sir. All right. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member. And then, Chief, I just have one question. How was this behavior, if you can share, how was this behavior observed? Was this a review of body cam? It's said here in the thing through a regular review of body camera footage. Okay. All right. Thank you, Chief. Council Members, there was a motion and a second. If there's no other questions, all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, that motion passes. Thank you, Chief. All right. One more. Thank you, Chief, for that one. On July 13th, 2025, an internal formal complaint was made that Officer John McFall violated General Order 1973, Disciplinary Procedures of Sworn Officers, Appendix B, Operational Rule 1.35, violating any rules of the department. At the conclusion of the investigation, the employee met with me and has accepted a three-day suspension without pay. On July 13th, 2025, Officer John McFall accessed evidence.com and reviewed body-worn camera footage taken by multiple officers at an officer-involved shooting scene. Officer McFall was not working this day. He was not assigned to investigate the incident, nor had he gained permission from a supervisor to do so. By accessing and viewing these videos, Officer McFall did not adhere to the violated, did not adhere to and violated department policy specifically related to General Order 2015-15C, body-worn cameras. This is Officer McFall's second sustained formal since he was hired on April 15th, 2019. Officer McFall's first formal charge was violating any rules of the department on June 5th, 2023, and received a two-week suspension and a 30-day suspension of home fleet. All right, are there any questions for the Chief? Is there a motion? Move to approve. Second. All right, there was a motion to approve and a second. Are there any questions to the motion? Council Member Morton. Thank you. Can you outline what internal safeguards currently exist within LPD to prevent unauthorized access to body-worn camera footage? We track it. That's how it's found. It's tracked, and you have to sign for it, and you have to put the reason why. So we know who accesses everything, and if they're not approved to access it, it kicks it out. But there's nothing where you have to get permission? There's no procedures where you have to get permission to get that before you can access it? Yes, sir. You have to be involved in the case, have a standing in the case. You have to use it for law enforcement purposes. It has to be for that, and in most cases, you have to have supervisor approval or case officer approval and supervisor approval to even access it. So all officers can access it? Right. You can access it, but you're not supposed to. So there's no firewalls, there's no structures that can be put in place? No. Most of those videos, we lock down as soon as they get downloaded. But in the process of doing that, several others might be loaded, have loaded, and an officer may have access to it before we can lock it down. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Council Member. Next is Council Member Sabigny. Thank you, Chair. This one I have a little bit more problems with in general, because I do think we preach the concept of security when looking at evidence or- Yes, sir. And this is a someone who knows the rules. He or she should know that they're getting caught. And they took that chance anyway. So then it's like, why did you really do this? And so to me, I'm going to struggle because I think this is really a, this is not something that I think is great. This is not a good thing. Yeah, it's not minor. Let me see. Okay. Say you have an officer that is on light duty and missing what's happening outside. And they may, I don't know, forget and go want to know what's happening because they're missing out. You might have somebody log on and do that. Well, when they do that, it's a violation and we have to address it. You know, not that they meant anything malicious by it or trying to do anything malicious by it, but we're still going to address it and we're still going to hold them accountable. And they're still going to have to have to realize that they violated a policy that they should know about and maybe help them get over that. They would probably be subject to taking random tests on policies for quite a while. So that's how we would deal with that. So that they remember, no matter where they are and no matter what they're doing, they still have to adhere to policies and procedures. Yeah. Is that part of this officer's issue? That they're on lighter duty and we're bored? I can talk in general terms. Yeah, general terms. And not maybe specific. Yeah. Okay. And is this the normal, is that the normal punishment for this infraction? Well, I haven't seen it since I've been chief. Yeah. I didn't think so either. No. Okay. Thank you. That's it, sir. All right. Next, we have Council Member Hale. Yeah, I'll just say again, I'm just concerned even with this, just the mind state of someone who will even want to watch something like that if they had no involvement in it at all. If they weren't even involved in the investigation, who will want to watch an officer-involved shooting incident? If it's for entertainment or whatever, or if it's to, if you're missing a target, if you're missing the action on the streets, just whatever. That just concerns me to know that we have just officers with a psyche like that. I can only say this. From a curiosity standpoint, somebody might be looking at it from an officer curiosity. Somebody might be looking at it from a tactical perspective, maybe to gain some insight on what might need to be done should they encounter a situation like that. But from a human perspective, I have to tell you, look at the news. I mean, that's how they get ratings. People are drawn to the train wreck. There's horror movies and all that stuff being made. I can't look at them, but other people watch them constantly. I can't figure that out, and I don't understand it. But then there are some people that are not wired like me, and I understand that. And they may have different reasons and come from a different perspective. I can't speak for what this officer's motivation was or what, but I can say after talking to the officer, I didn't see anything nefarious in it. It was just a curiosity. Some might call it morbid. Some might call it maybe some kind of professional-type curiosity. But I don't care. You're not supposed to look at it. Yeah, and I completely understand that if it was just Joe Schmo looking at it. But this is a sworn officer. And I get that, but we're still human, so. Yeah, and as a sworn officer, you're held to a higher accountability than just us humans. Yeah, hence, you know, that's why. Just like myself. That's why. If I did it, I'll be held to a higher accountability. That's why he's here. Yeah. And so he just got three days. Is that what that was? Yeah, three days for this. All right, thank you. All right, thank you, Council Member. Next, we have Council Member Morton. Thank you. My bad. I left this one out. In your view, Chief, does this incident suggest a need for additional technology safeguards across the department when it comes to body-worn footage or any footage taken by a technology used by LPD? No, the technology worked. I mean, they kicked it out and said, this person isn't authorized to do this. Right, right. But couldn't there be a safeguard to stop them from accessing it from the beginning so that they don't have to get here? You know, I suppose it could, but what we have right now and in between downloading and getting it down, you know, there's human factors involved when you're downloading all these videotapes or body-worn camera footage. Some of them load faster than others. Some of them don't. And when you're going through and getting them and you're locking them down one at a time, two or three or four of them could have loaded before you get there to lock it down. And as you're going through, I mean, the incident we were talking about had multiple officers, multiple sets of body camera footage. So by the time you get to our level, it might be a few minutes or something like that before you can lock them down. So I don't think technology is ever going to totally eradicate the human side of it. Right. And do you think when it comes to that public trust and when it comes to infringing on privacy, when it comes to these footage and things like that, that that could knock that trust out? Well, let me tell you something. That's why we're here. I mean, we found it. We brought it to you. That's how much we value public trust. And we're going to keep doing that because we want you to see that we are serious about it. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member. Next, we got Council Member Savicny. Thank you, Chair. Didn't it say in that report that he asked his supervisor, the supervisor said no? No, sir. Oh, it didn't? I swear it said it. But no, he didn't. He didn't ask anybody. He didn't ask anybody. OK. All right. I'm going to struggle. I'll probably vote no on this one. I get it. It's literally because I think this is one of those like one bad apples. And you've got a great crew there. And let me tell you, you know, we got a lot of policies and procedures. Yes. You can mess up, but you're not supposed to. Yeah. And that's why we hold you accountable for it. Doesn't necessarily mean you're a bad apple. I get it. I get it. Thank you so much. Thank you, Council Member. There's a motion and a second. Are there any other questions? Hearing none. All those in favor, please say aye.  Are there any that oppose? No. All right. Let's get a let's get a poll. So and just get some clarity from the law department. If the motion fails to accept the chief's discipline, what is the next step? If the council does not agree with the conformity, it returns back to the police. But at the same time, there may not be any modification or change in the recommendation. You all are always entitled to have a hearing if that's what you all want to do. And that's the officer's right. I suspect what would happen in a case like this is the chief would go back. I'm assuming you're messaging that the ones that are voting know that you don't think that punishment is sufficient. But he could have another conversation and come up with another letter of conformity and bring it to you all in order to avoid a hearing. But otherwise, ultimately, he's entitled to have a hearing on any discipline that officer is. And that's what would happen if you don't accept the letter of conformity. But in this case, the chief could probably go back and sit down with this individual again and try to come up with a different letter of conformity and bring it back to you all. And I'm assuming that's what you all are voting. Those are voting no that you don't think the three days was enough. Okay. Well, I think that's I think that's pretty clear. So that motion. Is everybody? All right. So that motion is so that vote is a tie vote and it fails due to being a tie vote. So so that so that motion fails. Okay. All right. So I would I would I guess I don't want to speak for counsel, but I think since the motion failed, I think that unless there's a motion to do something different, I think council members would expect for the chief to come back with another level of conformity to take action on. All right. So what are we doing? I'm sorry. So so from my clarity and from what the commissioner said, I think the intent is for you to bring us another level level letter of conformity that this council can consider. If not, then I don't know what mechanism activates us having a hearing. If that is what's called for. But I don't think that's the case. I think that here comes the commissioner of law. Give us guidance. Well, there's two there's two parties, right? Plus there's the union. So this will be interesting. But so the the officer is the one that that normally asks for a hearing. So if a resolution can't be reached short of a hearing, there will be a hearing on this. This will be a little bit interesting because this exact scenario is really not covered in the contract. And I'm sure the union will have an opinion about this. So but I think what we would recommend is that they try to work out a different letter of conformity and bring that back to you all to consider. All right. Thank you, Commissioner. Can I get a point of information for Commissioner Barber? Commissioner Barber. Will that need a motion or anything to do that, to have a chief go back and come up come with something else? Or is that just can be done? I think the chief feels like the union is not going to accept this. So you're probably going to have a hearing on this would be my guess. But if we have put a motion on the floor to. You don't have to do anything else. You all voted it down. We'll decide how to bring it back to you all. So yeah. All right. Thank you, Commissioner. All right. Moving on to the next item on the agenda. And that's council announcements. Council members, please sign in if you have announcements. All right. First, we have Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Chair. Have a few announcements from my district to neighbors. First, I would like to recognize some city employees. The Lexington African American Sports Hall of Fame was hosted last month. And three of our city employees were inducted into that Hall of Fame. And I would just like to congratulate them and announce their names. And that's Angela Greenhampton, Jill Chenault-Wilson, and Glenn Brown. So congratulations for your induction to the Lexington African American Sports Hall of Fame. We are very, very proud of you. That you are a part of our city, family, community. And congratulations on your honor. Next, to my district to neighbors, do not forget. Our district-wide meeting is on Wednesday, October 22nd at 6 p.m. at STEAM Academy. That day is my birthday. So there will be cake and ice cream. So I invite you all to come out for our district-wide meeting to chat and have a good time. Also, I'd like to remind my neighbors. And maybe you don't know this, but I've been hosting, the second district has been hosting the Kentucky State University Alumni Association's homecoming events for the past three years. I've had the honor of working with their alumni association to schedule those events and host them in the second district. And this weekend is homecoming weekend. And they are hosting tons of events that are open to the community. Please visit their social media pages to purchase tickets to the many, many events. I'm honored to host the Kentucky State University Alumni Association in the second district. They have already been by the NBC Suites, which is our main event venue. And it's already packed. They booked out the entire hotel with spillover into the Griffin Gate, Marriott Griffin Gate across the street. So I'm glad to welcome Kentucky State University alumni to Lexington and to the second district. And may you have a wonderful homecoming this weekend. Also, I'd like to again remind everyone that Tree Week is upon us. We are amongst Tree Week. And that Arbor Day will be celebrated at the Arboretum on this Saturday. And there will be lots of community organizations tabling there at the Arboretum. So including one of my favorite groups, the Green Space Trust. So please come out to the Arboretum this Saturday. They will be having lots of really cool events to honor Tree Week in Lexington and Arbor Day. And then my last announcement. The Black Soil Market that is located on Florence Avenue in the second district will have a special informational vendor there this weekend. The organization is called Intimacy Out Loud. And they are going to be distributing free feminine hygiene products, as well as free sexual health products. So please stop by beginning at 1 PM at the Black Soil Market on Florence Avenue. And please stop by this informational vendor, Intimacy Out Loud. Thank you so much, Chair. Thank you, Councilmember. Next, we have Councilmember Beasley. Thank you, Chair. I just have a few announcements. First, I'd like to thank the Fay County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Witt for inviting us to a walk a mile in our shoes at the Lyric to honor those who we lost to gun violence. They put their tennis shoes up and their survivors were there. I'd also like to remind everybody that the Sheriff's Office is on October 23rd at 530 at the courthouse is having a Rise Up for Domestic Violence Survivors Tribute. So if you get a chance to go out there and support those. Next, on the 19th of September, we had Gaines Way Day at the Tage Creek Community Center. I want to thank all our community partners, parks, and all our LFUCG partners who showed up and showed out for the event. And a special thanks to Rod Givens, the Center Director, for all his hard work on this. Those inflatables are amazing and they're owned by a firefighter. If anybody needs that information, just contact me. That was me line dancing in case you missed it. I'd like to thank the Department of Corrections for having us out for their family picnic. I did see Councilmember Brown out there. We had a good time. And then this past Saturday, we attended the Fire Prevention Festival at Masterson Station Park. That 4,300 of our neighbors show up out there. I also was stuck by Councilmember Brown again out there. We got to have a copsicle together. That's our spouses with me in the picture. I think he was busy shaking hands. And then lastly, we were so honored to be a part of the inaugural 3K Fudge Run put on by Dahlhus Fudge to help pay off student lunch debt here in Fayette County. They raised almost $14,000 at that event on their goal of $40,000. So if anybody has the opportunity to help them, run down there and buy some fudge. It's down on, I think it's on Woodland Avenue. Is that where it is? Yes, it's down on Woodland Avenue. The fudge is amazing. That's all. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councilmember. Next, we have Councilmember Boone. Thank you, Chair. This coming Monday, October 13th, there's a free barbecue lunch event hosted by Blue Sky Works, which is the planning effort shaping the future of the Blue Sky Industrial District. The event is focused on hearing from people who know the district best, including employees, businesses, residents, farmers, and neighbors of the Blue Sky District. It takes place from 11 to 2 at the Elliott Electric Training Center parking lot. Also on Monday the 13th is the Old Richland Road Neighborhood Association meeting. It takes place at 6 o'clock at the 8th and Schoolhouse. Hope to see all the residents in the area in attendance. Last but not least, this morning, we gathered in the 12th district for the ribbon cutting of Lexington's fifth largest regional park, Cardinal Run North. This project has been in the works for many years. Thanks to the whole team at Parks and Recreation, Mayor Gordon, and Council, over the years, it has finally opened. While today was a ribbon cutting, the grand opening celebration will take place next Friday from 5 to 7. Hope to see you all there. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Councilmember. Next, we have Councilmember Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. I mean, Councilmember. So, I just want everyone to know that my newsletter comes out tomorrow is October 10th at 10 AM, 10, 10, 10. There's great news in there. It's great news every time on the 10th. But tomorrow there's some special news, so there's a special announcement. I hope my colleagues and my constituents will read it. There's a QR code for the link tree for constituents if they want to stay up to date with the 10th district, so go and get that. And then this is, Councilmember Boone stole my district 10's annexation of the park over there. But it is a great park. I'm grateful to Cardinal Run North. The ribbon cutting this morning was great. I want to say thank you to all the park staff who made it a beautiful space and a reality. We are so fortunate to have great big green spaces like this accessible to residences. So thank you. And yes, be sure to be there next week for the grand opening event Friday at 5 o'clock. That's it. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. Next, we have Councilmember Hale. Thank you, Councilmember. This is last announcement before Monday, October 13th, that we're going to have our fall district meeting. It will be at Edith J. Hayes at 6 o'clock. Again, it'll be an opportunity to ask questions. Representatives from planning will be there to answer questions about the development in the area. There will be representation from KYTC to give updates on the Richmond Road Improvement Project. And our Neighborhood Resource Officer for each sector will be there to answer questions and hear concerns regarding public safety in the area. So be sure, District 7, that you come out to our district meeting on Monday, October 13th. Thank you. All right. Thank you, Councilmember. Next is public comment. I don't see anyone signed up for public comment. And that brings us to the next item on our agenda. Did you sign in? Yeah, I did. Okay, for my apologies, Councilmember. Yeah. All right, next is Councilmember Higgins-Horde. Thank you, Chair. On October, I just have a couple of things. On October the 14th at 530 at the Christ Center Church, the Eastland Parkway Neighborhood Association will be having their annual meet and greet. I will be there in attendance, as well as LFECG divisions and leaders. Please come out to this family friendly event with good food, good neighbors, door prizes, and games. And we all love games, right? My second is the final six district wide meeting of 2025 will take place on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 at 6 PM, located at the Bryan Station High School Cafeteria. And the doors are going to open at 530. This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet neighbors, as well as to come and meet me. We will also have Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Division leaders. Teams will be in attendance to speak and share updates with everyone within their divisions. We will also have some time saved at the end for questions. So, we are looking forward to seeing everyone on October the 22nd. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member, and my apologies. All right, like I said, I don't see anybody signed up for public comment. The next item is adjournment. I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. All right, a motion is made and seconded to adjourn. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Are there any that oppose? Hearing none, this meeting is adjourned. Thank you.