July 25 2024 Water Quality Fees Board

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Water Quality Fees Board met on July 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the North Elkhorn Conference Room at the Tate Building, 125 Industrial Avenue, Suite 180. David Lowe presided over the meeting, which included nine agenda items and resulted in 11 motions and votes. The board approved the minutes from the April 11, 2024 meeting, a change order related to the FY22 Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Inc., and both the FY 2025 Class A Neighborhood Grant Selection and FY 2025 Class B Education Grant Selection. A motion to nominate a Vice Chair was tabled for later consideration. The board also received an informational update on Incentive Grant Status and addressed other matters. No public comments were heard during the meeting.

Attendance

Present: - David Lowe - Bill Sallee - Aaron Vaught - George Woolwine

Absent: - Donna Fogle

Late: - George Woolwine

Votes and Decisions

All votes taken during the meeting passed unanimously with 4 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.

Approval of 4/11/24 Minutes 0:00 Motion by Bill Sallee, seconded by Aaron Vaught. Passed unanimously. Votes for: David Lowe, Bill Sallee, Aaron Vaught, George Woolwine.

Change Order Request for FY22 Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Inc. 14:38 Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by Bill Sallee. Passed unanimously. Votes for: David Lowe, Bill Sallee, Aaron Vaught, George Woolwine.

FY 2025 Class B Education Grant Selections [timestamps: 0:25:22–0:30:43] Five education grant selections were approved unanimously: - Fayette County Public Schools [0:25:22] – Motion by David Lowe, seconded by Aaron Vaught - Bluegrass Greensource, Inc. [0:26:22] – Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by David Lowe - University of Kentucky Research Foundation [0:27:22] – Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by Bill Sallee - Redwood Cooperative School [0:29:33] – Motion by David Lowe, seconded by Bill Sallee - Living Arts & Science Center [0:30:43] – Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by Bill Sallee

All votes for: David Lowe, Bill Sallee, Aaron Vaught, George Woolwine.

FY 2025 Class A Neighborhood Grant Selections [timestamps: 0:44:06–0:50:08] Three neighborhood grant selections were approved unanimously: - Friends of Wolf Run, Inc. [0:44:06] – Motion by Bill Sallee, seconded by Aaron Vaught - Waterford II Homeowners Association (HOA) Inc. [0:46:16] – Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by David Lowe - Andover Forest Homeowners Association, Inc. [0:50:08] – Motion by David Lowe, seconded by Bill Sallee. This approval included an amendment to condition number 6.

All votes for: David Lowe, Bill Sallee, Aaron Vaught, George Woolwine.

Vice Chair Nomination 1:37:07 Motion by Aaron Vaught, seconded by David Lowe. Passed unanimously. Votes for: David Lowe, Bill Sallee, Aaron Vaught, George Woolwine.

Budget and Financial Actions

The meeting included consideration of a change order request for fiscal year 2022 involving the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Inc. The amendment requested a total of $60,522.40.

Appointments

David Woolwine was appointed to the position of Vice Chair.

Call to Order

David Lowe, Vice Chairman, called the meeting to order at the beginning of the session 0:00.

Approval of 4/11/24 Minutes

0:00

The board reviewed and approved the minutes from the April 11, 2024 meeting. Key speakers on this agenda item included David Lowe, Bill Sallee, and Aaron Vaught.

The minutes were approved without noted objections or concerns raised during the discussion.

Vice Chair Nomination

The board addressed the vice chair nomination during this agenda item, with discussion led by David Lowe and Frank Mabson 0:31.

The board decided to postpone the vice chair nomination to the end of the meeting rather than address it at the scheduled time on the agenda.

Outcome: The item was tabled.

Change Order - FY22 Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Inc.

The board discussed and approved a change order request for the FY22 grant to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Inc. 14:38

Key Speakers

Scott Southall and Frank Mabson led the discussion on this agenda item.

Action Taken

The board approved the change order request, which sought additional funds to address increased costs associated with the FY22 grant to the organization.

FY 2025 Class A Neighborhood Grant Selection

15:09

The board reviewed and approved grant applications for the FY 2025 Class A Neighborhood Grant Selection. Frank Mabson and Bailee Young led the discussion on this agenda item.

The board's review of the applications resulted in approval of the grant selections. No specific concerns or debates were documented in the available meeting materials regarding individual applications or the selection process.

The resolution was approved.

FY 2025 Class B Education Grant Selection

The board reviewed and approved grant applications for the FY 2025 Class B Education Grant Selection 15:43.

Key Speakers

Frank Mabson and Bailee Young led the discussion on this agenda item.

Outcome

The board approved the FY 2025 Class B Education Grant Selection applications.

Incentive Grant Status Update

Frank Mabson presented an update on the status of various incentive grants to the board 1:09:32.

This agenda item was presented as an informational update, with no formal action or debate recorded. The board received information regarding the current status of multiple incentive grant programs, though specific details about individual grants, their amounts, timelines, or outcomes are not documented in the available meeting materials.

The presentation concluded with an informational outcome, indicating the board was updated on the grants' progress without requiring a vote or formal decision at this time.

Other Matters

During this agenda item, the board discussed various other matters, with Frank Mabson serving as the key speaker 1:34:24. The discussion included consideration of the demolition of a building on Southland Drive.

This item was presented for informational purposes, allowing the board to address miscellaneous matters outside the main agenda items.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned by David Lowe at approximately 1:37:37.