Lexington public meetings in 2022
19 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The committee approved a 3% across-the-board pay increase for all full-time and part-time employees in the unified pay plan, effective January 2, 2023. Council also adopted the Mayor's fund balance allocation framework as a basis for ongoing spending discussions and approved several specific project funds.
- Approved 3% pay increase for all unified pay plan employees (effective Jan 2, 2023)
- Approved Mayor's fund balance proposal as a framework for discussion
- Allocated $1M for Affordable Housing from ARPA funds
- Allocated $1M for High Street entrance to Town Branch Park
- Allocated $1M for Sports Complex from Economic Contingency Fund
- Allocated $300,000 for Arboretum Visitor Center Expansion (13-1)
- Allocated $300,000 for Quiet Zone implementations (14-1)
- Allocated $1M for Solarize Lexington
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The committee approved the summary of its October 11, 2022, meeting. No other substantive decisions were made during the session, which included reviews of the annual MS4 program and division program evaluations.
- Approved October 11, 2022 Committee Summary (passed without dissent)
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee approved draft revisions to the Budget Ordinance that expand what qualifies as a budget adjustment, and referred the ordinance to the full Council. The committee also heard informational updates on the JOBS Fund, economic development grants, Accelerate Lexington, the Small Business Economic Recovery Program, the Regional Competitiveness Plan, paid parental leave, FY23 finances, and fund balance proposals, but took no action on those items.
- Approved draft budget amendment revisions ordinance and referred to full Council (unanimous)
- Approved September 20, 2022 committee summary (unanimous)
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The committee approved a request for the administration to develop a leaf collection program that does not utilize vacuums. Members also appointed a Pavement Management Subcommittee and updated the committee's referral list.
- Requested administration develop leaf collection program without vacuums (7-3)
- Approved reporting the leaf collection motion to Work Session on Sept 13, 2022 (9-1)
- Appointed CM McCurn, CM Ellinger, CM LeGris, and Chair F. Brown to Pavement Management Subcommittee
- Removed Local Tree Protection Ordinance from committee referrals
- Moved Recycling General Practices from working referrals to annual updates
- Approved September 13, 2022 Committee Summary
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The committee approved a proposal to move price contract approvals to the Mayor's Report to shorten the bid process. Other items, including the Exactions Program and budget amendment revisions, were discussed without formal action. The committee also removed two items from its referral list.
- Approved Price Contract Approval Process to report out at September 20th work session
- Removed adoption assistance from referral list
- Removed FY21 Economic Development funding from referral list
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee approved the summary from its July 5, 2022, meeting. The committee also voted to remove three specific items from its list of committee referrals. No other substantive decisions were recorded.
- Approved July 5, 2022 Committee Summary (Passed without dissent)
- Removed Traffic Engineering: N. Limestone Road Diet from referral list (Passed without dissent)
- Removed 5-Year Solid Waste Plan from referral list (Passed without dissent)
- Removed CNG Conversion and Use from referral list (Passed without dissent)
Urban County Council Work Session
The Council approved several funding agreements, including $6.4M in ARPA non-profit capital grants and $1.07M for chemical stockpile emergency preparedness. Infrastructure actions included accepting federal funds for the North Limestone and Rosemont Garden projects and approving contract increases for the Town Branch Commons and Charles Young Park projects.
- Approved $6,418,239 in ARPA Non-Profit Capital Grants for 23 organizations
- Accepted $1,077,860 award for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
- Approved $480,000 in federal funds for North Limestone Improvements design phase
- Approved $355,656.01 in federal funds for Rosemont Garden Sidewalk construction
- Approved $177,159.21 increase for Town Branch Commons Corridor project
- Approved $162,663.18 increase for Splash! at Charles Young Park project
- Authorized acceptance of Warrenton Woods private streets into public right-of-way
- Approved $76,000 design agreement with Johnson Early Architects for Black & Williams Community Center
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The committee approved the summary of its February 8, 2022, meeting and removed three items from its annual status report of referrals. The session included presentations on the Adoption Assistance Program, price contract approval processes, and the dissolution of the Exactions Program, but no formal actions were taken on these items.
- Approved February 8, 2022, Committee Summary
- Removed Item 7 (Legislation Impacting the Budget) from Annual Status Report of Referrals
- Removed Item 13 (one-time salary supplemental pay for non-ARPA qualified personnel) from Annual Status Report of Referrals
- Removed Item 18 (Central Kentucky Job Club) from Annual Status Report of Referrals
Urban County Council Work Session
The Urban County Council work session docket advanced a large batch of items, including authorizing advertisement of bids for up to $44.5M in General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022B, and a companion ordinance for their sale and issuance. The docket also listed numerous contract authorizations, budget amendments, and grant acceptances, such as a $2M ARPA subrecipient agreement with the HOPE Center and a $929,500 land purchase at East Third and Noble Streets. The minutes are a docket/agenda packet; the only recorded vote in the supplied text is from the June 28, 2022 work session summary, where a motion to place a Lexington History Museum agreement (up to $705,500) on the July 5 docket passed 12-1, with Kloiber voting no.
- Advanced advertisement of bids and Preliminary Official Statement for up to $44.5M General Obligation Bonds, Series 2022B (docket item, no vote recorded)
- Advanced sale and issuance ordinance for up to $44.5M Series 2022B bonds, $4.6M FY2023 cost (docket item, no vote recorded)
- Listed authorization of $2M ARPA subrecipient agreement with the HOPE Center (docket item, no vote recorded)
- Listed $929,500 purchase of 206, 208, 214, 218 East Third Street and 213-215 East Noble Street (docket item, no vote recorded)
- Listed $706,800.06 Change Order No. 2 with Tribute Contracting for Wolf Run Trunks D & E (docket item, no vote recorded)
- Listed $665,858 Change Order No. 1 with Leak Eliminators for sanitary sewer rehab (docket item, no vote recorded)
- June 28 work session: motion to place Lexington History Museum agreement (up to $705,500) on July 5 docket passed 12-1 (Kloiber no)
- June 28 work session: motion to approve June 21 summary passed without dissent
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The committee approved repealing the Greenspace Commission and transferring its duties to the Greenspace Trust, while also approving an amendment to enforce landscape and surety regulations. A proposal to allow Trust members to work in Fayette County was rejected 3-4. The committee reviewed updates on energy initiatives, a proposed road diet for North Limestone Road, and urban forestry programs, but took no action on these informational items.
- Approved repeal of Greenspace Commission sections (no dissent)
- Approved amendments to Greenspace Trust ordinance (no dissent)
- Rejected amendment allowing Trust members to 'work' in Fayette County (3-4)
- Approved amendment to Section 14-10(f)(5) for landscape enforcement (no dissent)
- Approved June 7, 2022 committee summary (no dissent)
- Postponed North Limestone Road Diet item to this meeting
- No action taken on Energy Improvement Plan
- No action taken on Solid Waste Plan or Urban Forestry Update
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The committee approved new guidelines for decorative and artistic crosswalks and authorized an RFP for a consultant to study the feasibility of a waste digester program. Several items were removed from the committee's referral list.
- Approved Aesthetic Crosswalks guidelines (passed without dissent)
- Approved RFP for waste stream and digester program consultant, cost not to exceed $250,000 (passed without dissent)
- Removed Environmental Services Policy Regarding an Encroachment Agreement and Pavement Rating / Cost System from referral list (passed without dissent)
- Removed Aesthetic Crosswalks from referral list (passed without dissent)
- Removed Abandoned Shopping Carts from referral list (passed without dissent)
- Approved May 3, 2022 Committee Summary (passed without dissent)
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee approved a resolution requesting the administration to work with local businesses on a policy for returning or retrieving abandoned shopping carts. The committee also received updates on the Consent Decree and Remedial Measures Plan, the FY23 Pavement Management Plan, aesthetic crosswalks, waste digesters, and CNG conversion. No other substantive decisions were made; several items were presented for information only.
- Approved resolution requesting administration to work with local businesses on abandoned shopping cart retrieval policy (passed without dissent)
- Approved February 1, 2022 committee summary (passed without dissent)
- Adjourned at 2:12 p.m. (passed without dissent)
Urban County Council Work Session
The Urban County Council work session docket advanced a slate of items, including a $11,868,095 Kentucky Cleaner Water Grant to replace chemical disinfection at two wastewater plants and authorization to execute ARPA subrecipient agreements totaling $4,819,000 for seven local organizations. Other items included a $1,382,866 change order for the Meadows/Northland/Arlington public improvements project and a $30,000 agreement for extra Sheriff patrols at Tandy Park. The minutes are a docket and administrative synopsis; they do not record final votes or outcomes on these items.
- Advanced $11,868,095 Kentucky Cleaner Water Grant for UV disinfection at Town Branch and West Hickman wastewater plants (no matching funds)
- Advanced ARPA subrecipient agreements totaling $4,819,000 for seven entities, including $2,000,000 to Bluegrass Community and Technical College and $1,000,000 to Lexington Public Library
- Advanced $1,382,866 Change Order No. 1 with Lagco, Inc. for Meadows/Northland/Arlington Public Improvements, raising contract total to $2,625,769
- Advanced $30,000 agreement with Downtown Lexington Management District for two additional Sheriff Deputies at Tandy Park, with DLMD matching $65,000
- Advanced $49,693 solar photovoltaic system installation at Fire Station #21 by Solar Energy Solutions, LLC
- Advanced $216,382.16 ARPA award for Extended School Program child care expenses
- Advanced $78,443 HANDS/MIECHV award from Lexington-Fayette County Health Department for the Family Care Center
- Advanced $30,000 grant to replace the boat ramp at Jacobson Park
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee met on March 1, 2022, and received updates on the Fayette County Broadband Report, the Home Compost Pilot Program, the Consent Decree and Remedial Measures Plan, and abandoned shopping carts. The only recorded action was approval of the February 1, 2022 Committee Summary; no other motions or votes were taken on the substantive items. The minutes also list items referred to committee but record no action on them.
- Approved February 1, 2022 Committee Summary (no dissent recorded)
- No action taken on Consent Decree and Remedial Measures Plan Update
- No action taken on Abandoned Shopping Carts
- No action taken on Items Referred to Committee
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The committee approved the summary of its January 25, 2022, meeting. The remainder of the session consisted of financial reports, economic forecasts, and partnership updates with no further substantive decisions made.
- Approved January 25, 2022, Committee Summary (passed without dissent)
Urban County Council Work Session
The February 1, 2022 Urban County Council work session docket listed new business items including sole-source authorizations for police helicopter maintenance and storage, a $47,500 fire promotional testing contract, and several grant applications. The minutes as provided are a docket and administrative synopsis; they do not record any votes or final actions on these items. The only recorded actions in the attached materials are from the January 25, 2022 work session summary and the December 7, 2021 committee summary, not the February 1 meeting itself.
- No votes or final actions recorded for the February 1, 2022 work session in the provided minutes
- January 25, 2022 work session (referenced): approved January 27 council docket without dissent
- January 25, 2022: placed two rezoning ordinances (7086 Tates Creek Rd.; 2850 Georgetown Rd. and 1490 Bull Lea Rd.) on docket without public hearing, passed without dissent
- January 25, 2022: approved budget amendments and new business, passed without dissent
- January 25, 2022: referred review of Coldstream Property financing options to Budget, Finance & Economic Development Committee, passed without dissent
- December 7, 2021 EQPW Committee: no action taken on MS4 program update, greenway encroachment agreement, or wrong-way driving presentation
Environmental Quality & Public Works (EQPW) Committee
The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee met on February 1, 2022 and received updates on broadband, the Home Compost Pilot, greenway encroachment agreements, and wrong-way driving. No substantive motions were passed; the only recorded action was approval of the December 7, 2021 committee summary and a motion to adjourn. Several items were left in committee for future presentations, including a possible wrong-way driving pilot and greenway agreement feedback.
- Approved December 7, 2021 Committee Summary (no dissent recorded)
- No action taken on Fayette County Broadband Update
- No action taken on Home Compost Pilot Report
- No action taken on greenway encroachment agreement; Bledsoe suggested Greenspace Commission review before moving forward
- No action taken on wrong-way driving; F. Brown suggested Traffic Engineering return with a pilot program
- No action taken on Items Referred to Committee
- Adjourned at 2:27 p.m. (motion by Bledsoe, seconded by Ellinger, passed without dissent)
Budget, Finance & Economic Development (BFED) Committee
The Budget, Finance and Economic Development Committee met to review the FY2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and receive an economic outlook presentation. The committee also reviewed a working document outlining legislation and regulations that impact the government's budget process. No formal votes or legislative actions were recorded in the provided minutes.
- Reviewed FY2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
- Received presentation on Lexington economic outlook and tax forecasts
- Reviewed working document on budget-impacting legislation
Urban County Council Work Session
The January 11, 2022 Urban County Council Work Session was a docket-setting meeting. The minutes list 25 administrative items — contracts, grants, easements, and position changes — placed on the docket for later action, but the document records no motions, votes, or approvals taken at this session. It also includes a table of motions from the December 7, 2021 work session, a Neighborhood Development Funds list, and a committee summary from November 9, 2021.
- No substantive decisions recorded at the January 11, 2022 work session; items were docketed for future consideration
- Docketed: $11,726.05 landscape renovation agreement at Lexington Senior Center (Landscape Workshop)
- Docketed: sole source status for Harrell's, LLC for POLYON golf course fertilizer
- Docketed: $30,600 sole source outdoor warning siren for McConnell Springs Park
- Docketed: $432,536 FY22 price increase with Meridian Management for courthouse facility services
- Docketed: $123,526.65 Change Order No. 1 with Central Bridge Company for Brighton Rail Trail Bridge (contract rises to $2,978,294.66)
- Docketed: $1,017,480 ARPA child care funds from KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services for Family Care Center
- Docketed: $137,102 ARPA amendment with Bluegrass Care Navigators for Medical Respite Care Program