# Urban County Council - December 4, 2025 > Auto-transcribed civic record · Council · December 4, 2025 - **Permalink**: https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/meeting/6640 - **Source video**: https://lfucg.granicus.com/player/clip/6640?view_id=14&redirect=true - **Date**: 2025-12-04 - **Body**: Council - **Last revised**: February 4, 2026 - **Length**: 4,343 words - **Speakers**: Mayor > ⚠️ **Auto-generated content.** Audio from the official Granicus video was auto-transcribed by OpenAI Whisper-1, with speaker labels folded in from Granicus closed-captioning. Structured facts were extracted with GPT-4o; the narrative summary was written by Anthropic Claude Sonnet. Speaker labels and verbatim wording may contain errors. See [methodology](https://meetings.lexingtonky.news/about/methodology) or [report a correction](mailto:editor@lexingtonky.news). --- ## Meeting Overview The Urban County Council met on December 4, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, with Linda Gorton presiding. The meeting included 3 agenda items: one informational presentation and two ordinances, both of which were approved. The council took 3 votes during the course of the meeting and heard 1 public comment. Business conducted included a recognition of the Lafayette Band as State Champions, as well as action on ordinances expanding Full Urban Services District #1 and Partial Urban Services District #3. ## Attendance The following members were present at the Council meeting on December 4, 2025: - Christian Postel - Councilmember Sheehan - Vice Mayor Dan Wu - Councilmember Amy Beasley - Councilmember Hill Boone - Councilmember James Brown - Councilmember Emma Curtis - Councilmember Chuck Ellinger - Councilmember Whitney Elliot-Baxter - Councilmember Joseph Hale - Councilmember Lisa Higgins-Ward - Councilmember Hannah Lagree - Councilmember Shayla Lynch - Councilmember Tyler Morton - Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds - Councilmember Dave Savigny All 16 listed members were present. No members were recorded as absent or late. ## Votes and Decisions Three motions came before the Council at the December 4, 2025 meeting. - **Motion 1158-25** — Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 2025 Council Meeting. Moved by Councilmember Savigny and seconded by Councilmember Morton, the motion passed by voice vote. [timestamp: 0:04] - **Motions 1118-25 through 1156-25** — Second reading of various ordinances. Seconded by Councilmember Baxter, the motions passed by roll call vote with 13 ayes and no nays or abstentions. The following members voted in favor: Councilmember Sheehan, Vice Mayor Wu, Councilmember Beasley, Councilmember Brown, Councilmember Ellinger, Councilmember Baxter, Councilmember Higgins-Ward, Councilmember Legree, Councilmember Lynch, Councilmember Morton, Councilmember Reynolds, and Councilmember Savigny. No members voted against. [timestamp: 0:15] - **Motions 1113-25 through 1157-25** — Second reading of various resolutions. The motions passed by voice vote. [timestamp: 0:25] ## Budget and Financial Actions The Council considered several contracts, amendments, and grants at the December 4, 2025 meeting, spanning infrastructure, public health, and community development. - **Merrick Trunk Sewer Project** (Resolution 1113-25): The largest financial action on the agenda, a contract valued at **$10,762,511** was approved with **Tribute Acquisition Co.** for work on the Merrick Trunk Sewer Project. - **Dumpster Bin Refurbishment** (Resolution 1064-25): A contract of **$12,822.74** was approved with **Containerpros, LLC** for the refurbishment of dumpster bins. - **Athletic Trainer Agreement** (Resolution 1080-25): A contract not to exceed **$100,000** was approved with the **University of Kentucky** for athletic trainer services. - **Downtown Development Strategic Analysis** (Resolution 1081-25): A contract of **$15,000** was approved with the **Downtown Lexington Corporation** to conduct a Downtown Development Strategic Analysis. - **Haley Pike Landfill Leachate Treatment System Improvements** (Resolution 1084-25): An amendment totaling **$177,600** was approved with **Tetra Tech, Inc.** for improvements to the leachate treatment system at the Haley Pike Landfill. - **Community Paramedicine Crisis Response Program** (Resolution 1106-25): A grant of **$125,000** was accepted from the **Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services** to support the Community Paramedicine Crisis Response Program. In total, the financial actions before the Council represented approximately **$11.2 million** in expenditures and grant funding, with the Merrick Trunk Sewer Project contract accounting for the vast majority of that figure. ## Public Comment One member of the public addressed the Council during the public comment period of the December 4, 2025 meeting. - **Chuck Eddy** spoke regarding a recent capital project vote. [timestamp: 35:29] Eddy expressed concern that a large capital investment had been approved by only a one-vote majority, characterizing the margin as too narrow for a decision of that magnitude. He urged the Council to reconsider the approval. ## Contested Items - **Capital Project Vote:** A large capital investment came before the Council and passed by a narrow one-vote majority. The close margin generated public concern and prompted calls for the decision to be reconsidered. *Note: The available meeting data does not include the specific dollar amount of the investment, the names of individual Council members and how they voted, or further detail on the nature of the public concern raised.* ## Lafayette Band - State Champions [timestamp: 05:17] The Council recognized the Lafayette High School Marching Band for winning its 25th state title. The band director and drum majors were present at the meeting to receive the honor. Mayor Linda Gorton and Dee Bishop were among the key speakers during the presentation. A proclamation was read officially declaring December 4th, 2025, as **Lafayette High School Marching Band Day**. This agenda item (1103-25) was informational in nature, serving as a formal recognition of the band's achievement. No debate or concerns were raised. ## Ordinance Expanding Full Urban Services District #1 [timestamp: 13:24] The Council took up Ordinance 1118-25, a measure to expand and extend Full Urban Services District #1 to include additional properties. The district provides street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage collection services to properties within its boundaries. No key speakers were recorded in connection with this item, and the available record does not reflect any notable debate or concerns raised during the discussion. The Council approved the ordinance. ## Ordinance Expanding Partial Urban Services District #3 [timestamp: 13:59] The Council took up ordinance **1119-25**, a measure to expand and extend **Partial Urban Services District #3** to include additional properties within its boundaries for **garbage and refuse collection** services. The ordinance was approved by the Council. No key speakers or notable debate were recorded in the available data for this agenda item. --- ## Decisions - **1158-25** — passed (0-0): Approval of the minutes of the November 20, 2025 Council Meeting - **1118-25 to 1156-25** — passed (13-0): Second reading of various ordinances - **1113-25 to 1157-25** — passed (0-0): Second reading of various resolutions --- ## Full transcript Thank you. Everyone at 6 o'clock and today is December 4th 2025 and I'd like to go ahead and call to order the Lexington Fayette Council meeting to order. Councilmember Sheehan? Here. Councilmember Dan Wu? Vice Mayor Dan Wu? Here. Councilmember Amy Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Hill Boone? Here. Councilmember James Brown? Here. Councilmember Emma Curtis? Here. Councilmember Chuck Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Whitney Elliot-Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Joseph Hale? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Lisa Higgins-Ward? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Hannah Lagree? Here. Councilmember Shayla Lynch? Present. Councilmember Tyler Morton? Yes, ma'am. Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds? Here. And Councilmember Dave Savigny? Here. Thank you. Thank you very much. We have a quorum. So I'd like to welcome Christian Postel, I hope I said that correctly, the Executive Director of Lexington Leadership Foundation, who will offer our invocation welcome. Thanks. I would love for us to just take a deep breath, relax. I'll pray a brief verse. But I'd like for us this evening to reflect on something a little bit unusual. This time of year, as Christmas nears, we often are encouraged to think about the birth of Christ. I would actually like for us to reflect for a moment on the death of Christ, particularly who took Jesus' life. And if we zoom out, we see that there are two responsible parties, and it was both the extreme left Roman government and the extreme right religious Pharisees. Isn't that interesting? A Scottish theologian by the name of G.K. Chesterton once famously said that the radicalness of Jesus was his ability to live in the extreme middle. And I share this with you all tonight in a prayer offering as we all stand together to encourage you, because you have a mark on your life as a leader in this city to represent the people. And the people that you represent are not really just extremes on both sides, although those folks often get the megaphones, don't they? But the problems that you exist to solve are not extreme left and extreme right problems, they're human problems. And Jesus took time to go directly to the poorest of the poor and serve them and build relationship with them and love them, and he even went to the wealthiest of the wealthy. Everyone in this room knows the story of Zacchaeus and the tree, who was the Bernie Madoff of his day, and Jesus went to him and built relationship with him and loved him and helped him. And so I share that as a word of gratitude for the difficult role that you all play, and thank you because I believe that you do it well. I would like to pray in that spirit from Romans 15, 13. I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you, council members, mayor, everyone in the city, completely with joy and peace because you trust him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. May the peace of Jesus be with you this Christmas season. Thank you all. Thank you so very much. Council members, we have the November 20th, 2025 council meeting minutes. Could I have a motion? So moved. Council member Savigny. Is there a second? Second. Council member Morton. Are there any corrections or additions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Now we have a very special presentation. I would like to invite Dee Bishop to join me at the podium, as well as the four field commanders for the Lafayette Band. Will you join me? It's getting to be an annual thing, isn't it? We have a lot of Lafayette Band fans right up here. We have assistant directors. Welcome. Okay, so Dee here is the band director at Lafayette High School, and we are also joined by the drum majors, field commanders, of the Lafayette High School Marching Band, as well as the assistant directors. And the Lafayette High School Marching Band, Lexington's pride of the bluegrass, has done it again, haven't you? The team really recently secured its 25th state title. They won with their hit performance, Sentience. And if you have not seen it, I encourage you to go on their YouTube channel and watch. It's really fantastic. The Kentucky Music Educator Association Class 5A State Marching Band Competition is an annual celebration of the best of the best. And as you know, we here are big Lafayette Band fans, and you're going to hear from some of them, I have a feeling, and what their connection is. Several of our council members are proud supporters of the program, and it's very personal for me too. My husband, as well as both of our children, were members of the marching band at Lafayette, and I was honored to serve as the president of the Lafayette Band Association, so we're kind of all in. Dee, I once again congratulate you and your very talented students on this great achievement. It takes big teamwork, doesn't it? And I have a proclamation that I'd like to read, and then after that, Dee, I'll ask you to say a few words if you'd like, and then we'll hear from, I have a feeling, from some of our council members. All right, here's how it goes. Lafayette High School Marching Band Day, and this is for Pride of the Bluegrass, of course. Whereas the Lafayette High School Marching Band is known as the Pride of the Bluegrass, and whereas the band has been an integral part of the school's legacy since it opened in 1939, and whereas Lafayette Band recently achieved its 25th Class 5A state title at the Kentucky Music Educators Association State Marching Band Championship with its show Sentience, and whereas the Lafayette High School Marching Band has an extraordinary legacy of musical excellence with state championships spanning multiple decades, and whereas we congratulate members of the Lafayette High School Marching Band and its leadership on your many, many accomplishments and wish you continued success, now, therefore, I, Linda Gorton, Mayor of Lexington, do hereby declare December 4th, 2025, Lafayette High School Marching Band Day. Congratulations. Thank you. All right, Director D. Bishop. I just want to take the opportunity to thank Mayor Gorton and council members. You all know what an extreme, I wish they did just hand these out and sometimes it seems like they do. Many of you that have been involved in the arts know the hard work that's put in by lots of stakeholders, parents included that are up here that have done that, and so I want to thank them and my assistants that are here with us for a tremendous amount of work that's ongoing, so thank you all once again for this honor. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Now, we're going to start right, I think a few council members would like to say something because they have connections to the band, and we'll start on this side. Council Member Savigny. Yeah, and I wanted to congratulate you. It's always wonderful to have Lafayette here in the building. There's so many championships from so many organizations at Lafayette, but this is a perennial favorite, and to do it multiple years in a row, it's just a wonderful thing, so I appreciate having you in the 10th District. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else? Vice Mayor Wu. Thank you. I was joking to Dee that I was like, oh, you guys again, but honestly, I don't get sick of seeing you all here for these sort of accolades, and you're right. Anybody who's been involved as a parent or peripherally with the program realizes how much absolute hard work it is and what a machine it is and how much of it is driven by parent volunteers. I worked on the food crew back in the day, current band parent here as well, so kudos to everybody for their dedication to this. Thanks. Thank you. Now, Council Member Baxter was actually in the band with my children, however, you're a band parent. And thank you all for being here. I know from being in band, like the Mayor said, it's a whole thing to be in the band and the hard work that you put in and then the reward that you get when you bring home a state title like this is unmatched. Band is different now than it was when I was in band. It's a whole different ballgame. And then having a kid in it and watch the hard work from a different perspective is really something. So not only am I proud as an alumni, I'm proud as a parent, and I'm proud as a leader of the city. And you guys have put in so much time and effort and brought it home again, so congratulations. Anyone else? We will do a picture with the Council if it's okay with you. We'll get a photo. Let's all come on. Thank you. Thank you so much. Now at this time we have no one signed up for public comment for issues on the agenda. So we will move right on to second reading of ordinances. Number one, an ordinance expanding and extending the full urban service district number one for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting, street cleaning, and garbage and refuse collection to include area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Bellhurst Way, Belleville Park, Blackford Parkway, Blue Sky Way, Buttermilk Road, Carnation Drive, Cravat Pass, Denton Trail, Geneva Place, Halford Place, Meadowlark Road, Ontario Place, Pole Club Boulevard, Rabbit Warren Flat, Seneca Lake Road, Shady Cove, Ward Drive, Berry Ridge Circle, and Lamont Drive. Number two, an ordinance expanding and extending partial urban service district number three for urban county government for the provision of garbage and refuse collection to include the area defined as certain properties on the following streets. Number three, an ordinance expanding and extending partial urban service district number four for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting to include the area defined as certain properties on Stedman Drive. Number four, an ordinance expanding and extending the partial urban service district number five for the urban county government for the provision of street lighting and garbage and refuse collection to include areas defined as certain properties on the Redberry Circle. Number five, an ordinance amending certain of the budget of the elected urban county government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditure and appropriating and reappropriating funds for fiscal year 2026 schedule number 20. Number six, an ordinance amending the author's strength by abolishing 12 classified positions of park maintenance supervisor grade 517 and in creating 12 classified positions of park maintenance supervisor grade 518 and in transferring the incumbents all in the division of parks and recreation effective for the first pay period following the passage of council. And number seven, an ordinance amending certain of the budgets of the elected urban county government to provide funds towards future expenditures recommended by the mayor's task force on homelessness and appropriating and reappropriating funds schedule number 19. Thank you. Thank you. Is there a motion to approve? Motion approved. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Council Member Baxter. And when you are ready, if you'll take a roll call vote, please. Council Member Sheehan? Yes. Vice Mayor Wu? Yes. Council Member Beasley? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Brown? Yes. Council Member Ellinger? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Baxter? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Higginsford? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Legree? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Lynch? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Morton? Yes, ma'am. Council Member Reynolds? Yes, ma'am. And Council Member Savigny? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you. Those pass. And now we're ready for second reading of resolutions. Number one, a resolution accepting the bid of Tribute Acquisition Company in the amount of $10,762,511 for the Mayor's Tax Payment. I move. Second. Second. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Air Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Nay. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to approve? Moved on 4 yes on the rest. Vice Mayor Wu. Yes. Council Member Beasley. Yes ma'am. Council Member Brown. Yes. Council Member Ellinger. Yes ma'am. Council Member Baxter. Yes ma'am. Council Member Higginsward. Yes ma'am. Council Member Legris. Yes. Council Member Lynch. No on number 5 yes to the rest. Council Member Morton. Yes ma'am. Council Member Reynolds. Yes. And Council Member Savigny. Yes. All right. Thank you. Thank you very much. Those all pass. We do not have any fire or police disciplines tonight, so it's time for announcements. Any announcements? Council Member Brown. Thank you, Mayor. I just want to say today I know we attended the police cadet graduation and there were several council members there. I just want to say I think Chief Weathers does a good job of motivating those young officers and engaging their family and making them understand that that job is just more than being police. I think he did a good job of making it something about the whole community. I don't know how I felt about them singing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, but I think it was a moment to create some humility and let them know not to take themselves so seriously, take the job seriously, but know that they are human and like us. I just want to congratulate those recruits today for graduating and then also their families for supporting them through that process. I'd also just like to say we're coming up on the holiday break. To all the employees, we appreciate all the work that you do, helping us serve our community throughout the year. Take this time to enjoy your family, get some rest, recharge, and be ready to come back and get back to work at the first of the year. That's it. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Beasley. Thank you, Mayor. I, too, would like to say congratulations to the 20 newest officers that graduated this morning for the Lexington Police Department. On December 13th here at the Government Center, we're going to have a sensory event. We're going to have a Santa downstairs. If you have a family member or a friend who you want to have a picture with Santa and needs that sensory time, feel free to reach out to my office. You can call the number or email me and we'll set you up a time. It's from 10 to 12. There are still spots available, but they are going quick. Sunday is the Chuck Williams auction and chili cook-off to benefit the firefighter toy program. My family was also there recently for the barbecue that they had as a fundraiser. That's our newest boss there in the center. We only have Firehouse 16 in our district, so all their hats have 16 on them. And then we had the honor of serving Thanksgiving dinner to the Department of Community Corrections. On Thursday, we went out for two shifts. We got the third shift and the first shift. I missed the second shift because we had a flat tire. But I just wanted to say thanks for inviting us out there to help serve our folks who had to work on Thanksgiving. And happy holidays to all the people who work here and come back in the new year ready to work. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Lynch. Thank you, Mayor. I'd just like to give a big shout out to the Bluegrass Runners. On Thanksgiving Day, they hosted their 42nd annual Thoroughbred Classic. There were over 3,000 runners, walkers, dogs, strollers, and a partridge in a pear tree on Thanksgiving Day. And it was in the 20s that morning, but we were out there. And that's probably why I sound like a bullfrog today, because I was out there when it was 20 degrees. But I had a great time. I was very pleased to be able to give a welcome to all the runners. And it was a really great race. Special shout out to our police department and our fire department, because it could not have taken place without you all being there to maneuver all those people. It was tons of cars and tons of individuals. Big shout out to the Bluegrass Runners. Thank you for hosting that event. You come from far and wide. It's a bright, shining moment here in Lexington to have that Thanksgiving Day race. So kudos, and we look forward to next year. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Savigny. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to do a special thank you to everyone who came out to the holiday lightings on Sunday, this past Sunday, both at Station 20 and at Triangle Park. A huge thanks to the fire department for putting on such a great event with Santa and Treats and Neighbors. I also want to shout out to Akash Hira and his staff at the Human Being on South Broadway for donating delicious hot cocoa again this year. It made a great night. We also have another great thing happening in District 10 on Friday night at Station 12. My office, the fire department, which is at the corner of Southland and Cherry Bark, and Southland Association are hosting the annual Southland Drive Tree Lighting. The event starts at 5.30 with Lafayette High School Magical Singers performing. We'll have hot cocoa from Good Foods and sweet treats from Donut Days. And the mayor's going to join us and light the tree up at 6 o'clock. And then we'll continue the holiday fun with more music from Lafayette High School Magical Singers. And then a little bit of a stroll down the street at 6.45. The Bluegrass Youth Palais will be doing many performances of the Nutcracker and continue that holiday fun while supporting a great nonprofit organization. Hope to see you there tomorrow. I also have two motions to refer some items to committee. I move to refer the item titled Street Task Force Recommendation Traffic Control Using Data Analytics to the Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee for further review and recommendation. So moved. Second. Council Member Baxter seconds. Is there any discussion? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. I've got one more. I move to refer the item titled Street Task Force Recommendation Bike Lane Ordinance to the Social Services and Public Safety Committee for further review and recommendation. So moved. Second. Vice Mayor Wu seconds. Any questions? All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Is anyone opposed? All right, that motion passes. Thank you, Mayor. Merry Christmas. Thank you. Merry Christmas. Next is Council Member Baxter. Thank you, Mayor. I just wanted to take a moment to recognize Lexington Christian Academy football team. They have been on a 10-game winning streak and will be competing tomorrow afternoon in the Class 2A state championship game at Kroger Field. So the game's at 4. If anybody wants to brave the cold with me, we'll be out there. But I want to wish them good luck on that game. They've had a really awesome season. So good luck to them. And I just want to wish everybody happy holidays that's in government. And to my colleagues, I hope you all have a restful recess. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Council Member Reynolds. Thank you, Mayor. I, too, want to congratulate the new police officers. I was at the graduation as well, and I, too, was impressed with Chief Weathers' very creative speech and motivational words. And I just think that it was a really great graduation. It was beautiful. And I'm just thankful for all of our new officers. We are, right now, what is happening at Gatton Park is the lighting of the 80-foot Christmas tree, which is a really tall Christmas tree that you can go see. You can go underneath it, and you can go around it, and you can take pictures. And there's going to be a holiday village at Gatton Park. So head out this month. Go see the tree. Go get some hot cocoa. It's a really neat atmosphere. So that event is happening, the lighting and special event, tonight until 10. So there's still time to go get out there and see that. And then the downtown Christmas parade will be at 11 a.m. on Main Street on Saturday. So bundle up and head out for that. And then I just wanted to wish a special holiday to all of our city employees, especially those in social services and public safety and those that might be working long hours over the holidays. I can honestly say, after being here for so many years, that we have some of the absolutely best employees. We have so many amazing people that work for government that care about Lexington and the community. And we're really fortunate to have them. And we're all saying our holiday things tonight because we're not going to have a chance to. So that's why some of us are dressed like this and saying happy holidays. And I just wanted to thank all of our employees. I'm sure I'll see a lot of them at the holiday lunch. So thank you. Thank you. Does anyone else have any announcements? All right. Now it's time for public comment for issues not on the agenda. And we have one person signed up. And I think you know how this goes, don't you? You need to repeat your name and say your council district, and I'll welcome Chuck Eddy to the podium. Well, as you said, I'm Chuck Eddy. I'm a retired man and resident of 4th District. Hello, Mayor Gorton, Vice Mayor Wu, and council members, both those present and absent. Thank you for your service to Lexington. As you know from my testimony on Tuesday night, I strongly disagree with the slim, narrow, one-vote margin majority on the capital project. I ask you to reconsider it. Thank you to Vice Mayor Wu, council members Lynch, Sheehan, Morton, Curtis, Savigny, and Beasley for your no votes on this new city hall project. I am deeply concerned that this large capital investment was approved by a merely one-vote majority. It was clear from both public comment and council discussion there is quite a large amount of opposition amongst our citizens. I accept the very serious need for the new government center, but we are now in the middle of a huge reduction in the federal and most likely also state funds available for all of our city's needs. In fact, the entire SNAP allocation for Kentucky is under threat from USDA's Secretary Rollins. We remain quite worried about the impact of reduced federal pass-through and reduced state funds on the Lexington budget. We're not going to be prepared for the massive shortfall in dollars that the legislative supermajority very well could visit on us. I'm very concerned about our current situation nationally. Except for the Civil War, in our 250-year history, American democracy has never been under such serious attack. And we are fixing to have many more of our marginalized Lexingtonians put even more in harm's way with housing, food, and health care shortfalls. I took a look at the resolutions that y'all voted on and passed tonight. Just a couple of comments. One was the resolution authorizing the mayor to execute and submit a revised application to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, KIA, for a low-interest state revolving fund loan in the amount of $20 million. I don't know how to say this, but come the new legislative session, that might go away. You also approved a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor to accept a grant from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services for Medicaid services in the amount of $125,000. Under the Kentucky Community Crisis, and you have a matching $12,500. Again, that could go away. You also approved a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor on behalf of the urban city government to execute an amendment with a DEA to increase from one to two officers. You also had another, you had several other resolutions that are affected by money from the state and the feds. Basically, please find a way to reopen this vote, and those who voted yes, please change your vote to no. Thank you very much. Again, Chuck Eddy, District 4. Thank you. One second. I did it. Thank you. Thank you. All right. We do not have anyone else signed up to speak, so I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. All right. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thank you all for coming. Thank you.