Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on January 27, 2015, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber located at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507. Mayor Gray presided over the session, which included five agenda items and resulted in seven motions and votes. The meeting addressed several substantive matters, including requested rezonings and docket approval, approval of a summary, budget amendments, and new business items. Two members of the public provided comments on issues appearing on the agenda. All major agenda items—including the requested rezonings and docket approval, summary approval, budget amendments, and new business—were approved during the meeting.

Attendance

The following individuals were present at the meeting on January 27, 2015:

• Mayor Gray
• Council Member Scutchfield
• Council Member Akers
• Council Member Farmer
• Council Member Henson
• Council Member Stinnett
• Council Member Gibbs
• Council Member Lamb
• Council Member Massadi
• Council Member Maloney
• Council Member Brown
• Council Member Ford
• Council Member Evans

No council members were absent or late for this meeting.

Votes and Decisions

The following motions were voted on and passed during the meeting:

Approval of the Docket 6:00 - Motion by: Council Member Henson - Second by: Council Member Lamb - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Resolution Authorizing Agreement with the United States Marshal Service 7:08 - Motion by: Council Member Massadi - Second by: Council Member Henson - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Approval of Summary 7:39 - Motion by: Vice Mayor Kay - Second by: Council Member Henson - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Approval of Budget Amendments 8:12 - Motion by: Council Member Henson - Second by: Council Member Massadi - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Approval of New Business 15:48 - Motion by: Council Member Farmer - Second by: Council Member Henson - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Motion to Go Into Closed Session 36:31 - Motion by: Vice Mayor - Second by: Council Member Evans - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

Motion to Adjourn 52:42 - Outcome: Passed by voice vote

All motions were decided by voice vote. No roll call votes were conducted during this meeting.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting included approval of several financial actions and contractual agreements:

Bonds and Performance - Purchase of the Constitutional Officers' Performance Bond for Donald Blevins in the amount of $400,000 (Resolution 0045-15)

Professional Services - Professional Service Agreements with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, budgeted amount, with the following providers: Carrie Barnett, Susanna Moberly, Angela Wallace, Lauren Vincent, Melissa Young-Flynn, and Brigette Holleran (Resolution 0066-15) - Agreement with Horizon Information Systems for Representative Payee Software in the amount of $586.50 (Resolution 0067-15) - Agreement with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Medical Center for Sexual Assault Treatment Program in the amount of $3,000 (Resolution 0070-15)

Bond Fund Reallocations - Reallocation of $1,687,889 in funds from the 2010A bond, moving money from the Distillery District project to the Sr. Citizens project - Reallocation of $1,687,889 in funds from the 2015 bond, moving money from the Sr. Citizens project to the Distillery District project

Public Comment

Two speakers addressed the council during the public comment period.

Council Member Gibbs 16:21 discussed recent developments in the third district. His remarks highlighted redevelopment projects and school rankings that have received media attention in the district.

James Frazier 17:57 addressed a parking authority citation issue. He explained the problem with parking citations and described the steps that have been taken to resolve the situation, including the provision of refunds and vouchers to affected parties.

Contested Items

Parking Authority Citation Issue

The parking authority faced community opposition regarding late fees applied to citations. Community members expressed concerns about the fee structure, which prompted the board to convene and address the matter. In response to the backlash, the board passed a resolution to refund affected individuals who had been charged late fees on their parking citations.

Public Comment - Issues on Agenda

5:30

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

Requested Rezonings/Docket Approval

6:00

The docket for requested rezonings was presented to the council for approval. Council Member Henson and Council Member Lamb participated in the discussion of this agenda item.

The docket was approved without any zoning issues being raised or identified during the meeting.

Outcome: Approved

Approval of Summary

The summary of the previous meeting was approved during this agenda item. 7:39

Vice Mayor Kay and Council Member Henson participated in this discussion. The summary was presented for approval and was subsequently approved by the council.

Budget Amendments

8:12

The council discussed and approved various budget amendments involving reallocations and fund transfers. Council Member Henson and Council Member Massadi were the key speakers on this agenda item.

The amendments were approved by the council.

New Business

15:48

During the New Business section of the meeting, Council Member Farmer and Council Member Henson participated in discussion of various items requiring council action.

The agenda included authorizations and agreements that were presented for consideration. The specific details of individual items were not provided in the available meeting materials.

The New Business items were approved by the council.