Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on October 22, 2013, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber of the Urban County Government Center. Mayor Jim Gray presided over the session, which included six agenda items and one public comment period. The body took six votes during the meeting and approved four substantive items: the docket, a summary document, budget amendments, and matters of both new and continuing business. One member of the public provided comments on issues related to the agenda.

Attendance

The following individuals were present at the meeting on October 22, 2013:

• Jim Gray
• Beard
• Akers
• Farmer
• Ellinger
• Myers
• Gorton
• Ford
• Lane
• Lawless
• Mossotti
• Kay
• Stinnett
• Scutchfield
• Clarke
• Henson

No members were recorded as absent or late.

Votes and Decisions

The meeting included six motions, all of which passed unanimously.

Approval of the Summary 4:00 Beard moved to approve the summary, seconded by Akers. The motion passed unanimously.

Approval of New Business Items 20:07 Farmer moved to approve new business items, seconded by Akers. The motion passed unanimously.

Approval of Neighborhood Development Funds 20:43 Ellinger moved to approve Neighborhood Development Funds, seconded by Myers. The motion passed unanimously.

Enter into Closed Session Gorton moved to enter into closed session pursuant to KRS 61.810(1)(C), seconded by Akers. The motion passed unanimously.

Return from Closed Session Gorton moved to return from closed session, seconded by Farmer. The motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment Akers moved to adjourn, seconded by Gorton. The motion passed unanimously.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting authorized five financial actions and contracts:

Emergency Warning System (L1114-13) Authorization to accept a quote from Federal Signal Safety and Security Systems for an emergency outdoor warning siren system in the amount of $44,541.25.

Landfill Closure Engineering (L1127-13) Authorization to execute a Purchase Order with Kenvirons, Inc. for additional engineering work and document preparation related to the closure of the Haley Pike Landfill Section CP4, totaling $40,329.87.

Police Database Access (L1130-13) Authorization to execute an agreement with West Company, CLEAR Services, a Division of Thomson Reuters, to provide the Division of Police access to databases used for investigations and background checks of new hires. The annual cost is $4,944 per year.

Road Improvement Project Utility Relocation (L1132-13) Authorization to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 5 with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for utility relocation work associated with Section II of the Todds/Liberty Road Improvement Project, in the amount of $1,954,000.

Art Garden Improvements (L1139-13) Authorization to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for additional improvements to the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden, totaling $300,000.

Public Comment

4:00

Mr. Bundy was the only member of the public signed up to provide comment on agenda issues during this meeting.

Contested Items

Allocation of funds to Economic Contingency Fund

A motion to allocate $2,500,000 to the Economic Contingency Fund resulted in a split vote. The motion passed 11-4, with four members voting against the allocation. Amendments to the motion were proposed but failed to pass.

Legacy Trail funding

A motion to allocate $1,100,000 to the Legacy Trail was amended during discussion, with the allocation reduced to $600,000. The amended motion passed 13-1. One member voted against the allocation, and one member recused themselves from the vote.

Public Comment - Issues on Agenda

Public comment was opened for issues on the agenda 4:00. Only Mr. Bundy signed up to speak during this portion of the meeting. No other members of the public submitted comments on agenda items.

Docket Approval

The docket was approved during this portion of the meeting 4:36. Key speakers on this item included Ellinger, Myers, and Kay.

Motions were made to place various items on the docket for the October 24, 2013 Council meeting. The docket was ultimately approved as presented.

Approval of Summary

The summary from the previous meeting was presented for approval. 18:29

Key Speakers - Beard - Myers

Outcome The summary was approved.

Budget Amendments

19:37

Budget amendments were discussed and approved during this portion of the meeting. The discussion involved key speakers Massadi and Henson, who presented and deliberated on the proposed amendments.

The amendments were ultimately approved by the body.

New Business

20:07

New business items were presented during this portion of the meeting. Key speakers Beard and Ellinger participated in the discussion.

The new business items that were brought forward were approved by the body.

Continuing Business

During the continuing business portion of the meeting, Neighborhood Development Funds were discussed and brought to a vote 20:43. Key speakers on this item included Ellinger and Myers.

The discussion resulted in approval of the continuing business items under consideration.