Committee of the Whole (COW) Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Committee of the Whole convened on January 11, 2011, with the Vice Mayor presiding over the session. The meeting addressed two agenda items: a Second Reading of Ordinances, which was tabled, and a Brownfield Site Assessment, which was heard as an informational item. Across the course of the meeting, three motions and votes were taken, and no public comments were received. No presentations are noted in the record beyond the informational Brownfield Site Assessment item.

Attendance

The following members were present at the Committee meeting on January 11, 2011:

• Steve Kaye
• Chris Ford
• Bill Farmer
• Ellinger
• Lawless
• Lane
• Blues
• Crosby
• Henson
• Martin
• Beard
• Stennett
• Myers
• McCord
• Ford
• Kaye

No members were recorded as absent or late for this meeting.

Votes and Decisions

Three motions were brought before the committee during the January 11, 2011 meeting, all of which passed by voice vote. No roll call votes were recorded, and individual vote counts are not available for any of the motions.

• Motion to remove items 5 and 6 from the docket 11:00: Councilmember Lawless moved to report out to remove items 5 and 6 from the docket, seconded by Councilmember Ellinger. The motion passed by voice vote.

• Motion to refer franchise agreements to the General Government Committee 56:29: Councilmember Ellinger moved to refer franchise agreements to the General Government Committee, seconded by Councilmember Beard. The motion passed by voice vote.

• Motion to refer snow plan issues to the Public Works Committee 59:15: Councilmember Crosby moved to refer snow plan issues to the Public Works Committee. No second is recorded in the available data. The motion passed by voice vote.

Budget and Financial Actions

The committee addressed one financial item during the January 11, 2011 meeting involving a contract for environmental assessment work.

• Brownfield Site Assessment Contract – $141,000 (AMEC): The committee considered a contract valued at $141,000 with AMEC for brownfield site assessment services. This contract covers environmental assessment work associated with brownfield properties.

No resolution numbers or additional financial identifiers were included in the available meeting record for this item. No other budget or financial actions were recorded for this meeting.

Contested Items

• Brownfield Site Assessment Contract [timestamp: N/A]

The committee engaged in a procedural dispute regarding the award of a contract for brownfield site assessment. The central point of contention was whether the winning bidder had complied with applicable local preference laws, as well as questions surrounding the implications of a new Kentucky statute on the procurement process. The discussion focused on the procedural requirements governing how the contract was awarded and whether the selection was made in accordance with the relevant legal framework. No specific individuals were identified in the available record as the primary parties to the dispute, and no final outcome was documented in the extracted data.

Second Reading of Ordinances

7:01

The committee took up Agenda Item 5, the Second Reading of Ordinances, alongside a related discussion about Item 6. The central question before the committee was whether both items should be removed from the docket entirely.

The discussion was led by Councilmember Lawless and Councilmember Ellinger, who raised the issue of the new administration and the need for further review before moving forward with the ordinances. Given the change in administration, the councilmembers indicated that it would be premature to advance the items without additional examination, suggesting that the incoming administration should have the opportunity to weigh in on the matters at hand.

No detailed presentation on the substance of the ordinances themselves was recorded as part of this discussion, as the debate centered primarily on the procedural question of whether the items were ready to move forward at all. The concerns raised pointed to a need for deliberation and review rather than immediate action.

Ultimately, the item was tabled, reflecting the committee's agreement that further consideration was warranted before the ordinances could proceed through the legislative process.

Brownfield Site Assessment

Agenda Item 14 | 18:12

The Committee took up a discussion regarding the brownfield site assessment, focusing on the selection of a contractor for the work and the implications of local preference laws as they apply to the procurement process.

Key speakers on this item were Councilmember Martin and Brian Markham. The discussion was informational in nature, with the Committee examining how local preference requirements factor into the contractor selection process for the brownfield assessment.

The available record indicates the conversation centered on two primary issues:

• Contractor selection for conducting the brownfield site assessment
• Local preference laws and their implications for how the selection process must be carried out

The item concluded as an informational discussion, with no formal vote or resolution adopted at this stage of the proceedings.

*Note: Additional detail on the specific concerns raised, the site in question, and the positions taken by individual speakers is not available in the provided record.*