Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on November 19, 2013, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber located at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507. Vice Mayor Gorton presided over the session, which included six agenda items and resulted in six motions and votes. No public comments were received during the meeting.

The council addressed several substantive matters, including approval of requested rezonings and docket items, adoption of a summary, consideration of budget amendments, and new business items. Additionally, the body received an informational presentation on the Lexington Jobs Fund. A public comment period was scheduled for issues on the agenda, though no members of the public provided remarks.

Attendance

Present: Gorton, Ellinger, Kay, Ford, Akers, Lawless, Beard, Farmer, Stinnett, Scutchfield, Mossotti, Clarke, and Lane

Absent: Myers and Henson

Late: None

Votes and Decisions

The meeting included six votes, all of which passed.

Approval of the Docket 3:06 Motion by Myers, seconded by Ellinger. Passed by voice vote.

Approval of the Summary 4:11 Motion by Beard, seconded by Farmer. Passed by voice vote.

Budget Amendments 4:41 Motion by Farmer, seconded by Clark. Passed by voice vote.

New Business Approval 5:11 Motion by Farmer, seconded by Ellinger. Passed by voice vote.

Approval of the Qualified Adult Benefits 20:15 Motion by Gorton, seconded by Akers. Passed by roll call vote with 8 ayes and 1 nay.

Authorization for Employee Dependence Audit 23:57 Motion by Gorton, seconded by Kay. Passed by voice vote.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting on November 19, 2013 included authorization for four financial actions totaling $793,600.50:

Grant Application - Resolution L1201-13: Authorization to submit a $27,500 grant application to the National Police Athletic/Activities Leagues, Inc.

Business Services Contract - Resolution L1209-13: Authorization to execute an agreement with IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services for $84,360.

Arts Funding - Resolution L1221-13: Authorization to provide $100,000 in funding for EcoART projects through LexArts.

Pension Supplement - Resolution L1225-13: Authorization to approve a tiered supplement to retirees and beneficiaries of the City Employees' Pension Fund in the amount of $581,740.50.

Contested Items

Qualified Adult Benefits

The council discussed and voted on amendments to the qualified adult benefits during this meeting. The vote resulted in a split decision, indicating that council members were divided on the proposed changes to this benefit program. However, specific details about the nature of the disagreement, which council members supported or opposed the amendments, the exact vote count, or the rationale behind differing positions are not available in the meeting record.

Public Comment - Issues on Agenda

2:30

No public comments were made on issues on the agenda during this portion of the meeting.

Requested Rezonings/ Docket Approval

3:06

The council approved the docket for the meeting. Key speakers on this item included Myers and Ellinger.

The council voted to approve the docket as presented.

Approval of Summary

The council approved the summary of the previous meeting. 4:11

Key speakers on this item included Beard and Farmer. The summary was approved without noted objections or concerns.

Budget Amendments

The council approved various budget amendments during this agenda item. 4:41

Key Speakers

Farmer and Clark were the primary speakers on this matter.

Outcome

The budget amendments were approved by the council.

New Business

5:11

The council addressed new business items during this portion of the meeting. Key speakers on this agenda item included Farmer and Ellinger.

The council approved the new business items that were presented. No additional details regarding specific proposals, concerns raised, or the nature of the business items are available in the meeting record.

Lexington Jobs Fund Presentation

Jamie Emmons presented the Lexington Jobs Fund to the meeting 27:12. The presentation was informational in nature and covered the fund's purpose, structure, and expected outcomes.

The session provided an overview of the Lexington Jobs Fund initiative, with Emmons detailing how the fund is organized and what it aims to accomplish. The presentation focused on explaining the fund's framework and the anticipated results of its implementation.

This agenda item concluded as an informational presentation without a formal vote or decision required at this time.