Council Work Session

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on June 21, 2022, at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St, Lexington, KY 40507, with Mayor Linda Gorton presiding. The meeting addressed five agenda items, including approval of the docket, a work session summary from June 14th, budget amendments, and new business matters. The council took 11 votes during the session and conducted a closed session for informational purposes. No public comments were heard during this meeting, and all substantive agenda items requiring approval were successfully passed by the council.

Attendance

The following members were present at the June 21, 2022 meeting:

Present: • Vice Mayor Kay • Moloney • Ellinger • J. Brown • McCurn • LeGris • Lamb • Kloiber • Worley • F. Brown • Baxter • Bledsoe • Reynolds • Plomin

Absent: • Sheehan

No members arrived late to the meeting. A total of 14 members were present, with 1 member absent.

Votes and Decisions

The meeting included eleven motions, all of which passed by voice vote with no recorded individual vote counts.

Procedural Motions • 0:10 Vice Mayor Kay motioned to go into closed session, seconded by Reynolds - passed • 1:00 LeGris motioned to return to open session, seconded by Plomin - passed • 2:00 Plomin motioned to approve the docket, seconded by Kay - passed • 3:00 Moloney motioned to place public hearing item 11 on the docket - passed (no second recorded)

Substantive Business Items • 4:00 J. Brown motioned for a resolution authorizing purchase of simulator package, seconded by Bledsoe - passed • 5:00 J. Brown motioned to accept federal funds for Thompson Road Safe Room, seconded by Bledsoe - passed • 6:00 Kay motioned to approve condemnation proceedings for New Circle Road Improvement Project, seconded by Bledsoe - passed

Administrative Items • 7:00 Ellinger motioned to approve the June 14th work session summary, seconded by LeGris - passed • 8:00 Kay motioned to approve budget amendments, seconded by Plomin - passed • 9:00 Plomin motioned to approve new business, seconded by LeGris - passed

Adjournment • 10:00 Bledsoe motioned to adjourn, seconded by Baxter - passed

All votes were conducted by voice vote with unanimous approval. No roll call votes were taken, and no individual member votes were recorded for any of the motions.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting addressed two significant financial items totaling $142,766 in expenditures and grant funding.

Equipment Purchase The board approved the purchase of a simulator package for $49,155 from a sole source provider. This represents a substantial investment in training equipment, though specific details about the type of simulator or its intended use were not provided in the available materials.

Grant Funding The board also addressed a Thompson Road Safe Room grant in the amount of $93,611 from the Federal Commonwealth of Kentucky. This grant funding appears to be designated for emergency shelter infrastructure, specifically for a safe room facility on Thompson Road.

The combined financial actions represent a total of $142,766 in approved spending and grant acceptance, with the majority of funds ($93,611 or approximately 66%) coming from federal grant sources rather than local budget allocations.

*Note: Specific resolution numbers and transcript timestamps were not available in the provided meeting materials for these financial items.*

Closed Session

0:10

The council moved into closed session to discuss proposed litigation. Vice Mayor Kay was identified as a key speaker during this portion of the meeting.

The closed session was held for informational purposes, with no specific actions taken during the discussion. As is standard practice for closed sessions, the specific details of the litigation discussion were not disclosed in the public portion of the meeting record.

The council's decision to enter closed session follows established protocols for discussing sensitive legal matters that require confidential deliberation before any public action or announcement.

Approval of Docket

2:00

The council addressed the approval of the meeting docket as a procedural item. Council members Plomin and Kay were the key speakers during this agenda item.

The docket approval process allows the council to formally accept the agenda items scheduled for discussion during the meeting. This procedural step ensures that all members are in agreement with the items to be addressed and provides an opportunity to make any necessary adjustments to the meeting's structure.

The council successfully approved the docket for the meeting without any recorded objections or modifications to the proposed agenda items.

June 14th Work Session Summary

7:00

The council reviewed and approved the summary of their June 14th work session during this agenda item. The discussion involved key speakers Ellinger and LeGris, who addressed the contents and accuracy of the work session summary.

The item was presented as a resolution for the council's consideration. While the specific details of what was discussed during the June 14th work session were not elaborated upon in this meeting, the summary document appeared to capture the proceedings from that earlier session to the satisfaction of the council members.

The council proceeded to approve the June 14th work session summary without any recorded objections or concerns raised during the discussion. This approval formally documents and ratifies the record of the work session proceedings from June 14th.

Budget Amendments

8:00

The council considered various budget amendments during this agenda item. The discussion was led by key speakers Kay and Plomin, who presented the proposed changes to the budget.

The specific details of the individual budget amendments were not captured in the available materials, but the item was structured as a resolution requiring council approval. The amendments likely involved adjustments to existing budget allocations or the addition of new budget items for the current fiscal period.

Following the presentation and any discussion that took place, the council voted to approve the budget amendments as presented. The resolution passed, allowing the proposed budget changes to take effect.

The approval of these budget amendments represents the council's formal authorization to implement the financial adjustments outlined in the proposal.

New Business

9:00

The council addressed new business items during this portion of the meeting. Council members Plomin and LeGris served as the key speakers for this agenda item.

The council reviewed and discussed the new business matters presented for consideration. Following their deliberations, the council voted to approve the new business items that were brought forward.

The resolution was approved by the council.

*Note: The available meeting records provide limited detail about the specific nature of the new business items discussed or the substance of the debate that occurred during this agenda item.*