Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council convened on February 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Mayor Gray presiding. The council addressed three agenda items during the session, including the approval of a summary and new business matters. The meeting included two formal votes and heard one public comment from community members. Council members also received informational presentations as part of continuing business items, though specific details about the presentations were not provided in the available records.

Attendance

The following members were present at the February 23, 2016 meeting:

• Kay
• Stinnett
• Moloney
• J. Brown
• Akers
• Gibbs
• Lamb
• Farmer
• Evans
• Scutchfield
• F. Brown
• Bledsoe
• Henson

Absent: • Mossotti • Hensley

No members arrived late to the meeting.

Votes and Decisions

The meeting included two unanimous votes by the 13-member body.

Approval of February 9, 2016 Summary 0:30 Farmer motioned to approve the February 9, 2016 meeting summary, with Kay providing the second. The motion passed unanimously with all 13 members voting in favor: Kay, Stinnett, Moloney, J. Brown, Akers, Gibbs, Lamb, Farmer, Evans, Scutchfield, F. Brown, Bledsoe, and Henson. There were no opposing votes or abstentions.

Approval of New Business Items 2:00 Farmer again made the motion to approve new business items, seconded by Kay. This motion also passed unanimously with the same 13 members voting in favor: Kay, Stinnett, Moloney, J. Brown, Akers, Gibbs, Lamb, Farmer, Evans, Scutchfield, F. Brown, Bledsoe, and Henson. No members voted against or abstained from this vote.

Both votes demonstrated complete consensus among the governing body members present, with identical participation from all 13 members in each decision.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting addressed several financial items totaling over $104,000 in expenditures and contractual agreements.

Infrastructure and Technology Investments

The largest expenditure was Change Order #1 to Building Crafts, Inc. for the Town Branch WWTP Solids Improvements Project in the amount of $84,103.00 (L53-16). This represents additional costs for the wastewater treatment plant solids handling improvements.

The city approved an End User License Agreement and Support Agreement with Collective Data for $18,500.00 (L128-16), indicating an investment in data management or analytics services.

Intergovernmental Agreements

Two agreements were approved that carried no direct costs to the city. The first was an agreement with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Explosives for access to the 800 MHz public safety radio communication system (L126-16). Additionally, an addendum to the existing New World Systems Software Maintenance Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. was approved (L129-16).

Personnel Changes

The meeting included approval of personnel adjustments in Community Corrections involving the abolishment and creation of classified positions, with an associated cost of $2,184.52 (L146-16). This likely represents salary adjustments or reclassifications within the department.

The financial actions demonstrate the city's ongoing investments in infrastructure improvements, particularly wastewater treatment facilities, technology systems for data management, and public safety communications infrastructure. The personnel changes in Community Corrections suggest organizational restructuring within that department.

*Note: Specific transcript timestamps were not available in the provided meeting data.*

Public Comment

0:10 No members of the public provided comments on issues included on the meeting agenda. The public comment period was opened but no speakers came forward to address the governing body.

Approval of Summary

0:30

The council considered approval of the summary from their February 9, 2016 meeting. The agenda item was presented as a resolution requiring council action.

Key speakers during this discussion included Farmer and Kay, though the specific details of their comments were not captured in the available materials.

The council proceeded to approve the summary of the February 9, 2016 meeting without recorded objections or significant debate. The resolution was adopted, formally accepting the meeting summary as presented.

This represents standard procedural business for the council, ensuring accurate documentation of their previous meeting proceedings.

New Business

2:00

The council addressed several new business items during this portion of the meeting. Key speakers included Farmer and Kay, who presented various agreements and contracts for council consideration.

The discussion covered multiple new business matters that required council approval. While the specific details of individual items were not provided in the available materials, the speakers presented information about agreements and contracts that needed formal council action.

Following the presentations and any discussion, the council voted to approve the new business items that were brought forward. The approval encompassed the various agreements and contracts that had been presented during this agenda item.

The new business portion of the meeting concluded with the successful passage of the proposed items, allowing the associated agreements and contracts to move forward as approved by the council.

Continuing Business/Presentations

5:00

Council member Stinnett presented the January 26 budget finance and economic development committee report to the council during this agenda item.

The presentation served as an informational update to keep the full council informed of the committee's recent activities and findings. No specific details about the committee's discussions or recommendations were provided in the available meeting materials.

This agenda item was categorized as a presentation with an informational outcome, indicating that no formal action was required from the council following Stinnett's report. The presentation allowed for the sharing of committee work with the broader council membership as part of the regular reporting process for standing committees.