Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government - File #: 0733-26

• File #: 0733-26
• Version: 1
• Name: NDF List 8/25/26
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/19/2026
• In control: Urban County Council
• On agenda: 8/27/2026
• Final action: 8/27/2026
• Enactment date: 8/27/2026
• Enactment #: R-375-2026
• Title: A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Agreements related to Neighborhood Development Funds with the Ginkgo Foundation, Inc. ($1,000); Squire Oak Homeowners Association, Inc. ($1,000); Downtown Lexington Corporation ($1,500); Lexington Community Land Trust, Inc. ($800); I Am H.E.R. Inc. ($950); Tates Creek Band Boosters, Inc. ($2,000); Taborlake Subdivision Association, Inc. ($500); Transylvania Park Committee, Inc. ($800); Hill-N-Dale Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($500); LexArts Inc. ($1,500); Highlands Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($1,500); Lexington Community Porch LLC ($1,000); Ky. Ice Hockey Collective Co. ($3,000); Lexington Leadership Foundation, Inc. ($680); Fayette County Military Suicide Prevention Coalition Corp. ($1,150); African American Forum, Inc. ($1,250); Casa De La Cultura Hispana De Lexington Corporation ($2,550); Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated ($950); Pensacola Park Neighborhood Assoc...

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2026	1	Urban County Council	Amended	Pass
8/27/2026	1	Urban County Council	Received First Reading
8/27/2026	1	Urban County Council	Approved	Pass
8/27/2026	1	Urban County Council	Suspended Rules for Second Reading	Pass
8/25/2026	1	Urban County Council Work Session	Amended	Pass
8/25/2026	1	Urban County Council Work Session	Approved and Referred to Docket	Pass

Title

A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Agreements related to Neighborhood Development Funds with the Ginkgo Foundation, Inc. ($1,000); Squire Oak Homeowners Association, Inc. ($1,000); Downtown Lexington Corporation ($1,500); Lexington Community Land Trust, Inc. ($800); I Am H.E.R. Inc. ($950); Tates Creek Band Boosters, Inc. ($2,000); Taborlake Subdivision Association, Inc. ($500); Transylvania Park Committee, Inc. ($800); Hill-N-Dale Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($500); LexArts Inc. ($1,500); Highlands Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($1,500); Lexington Community Porch LLC ($1,000); Ky. Ice Hockey Collective Co. ($3,000); Lexington Leadership Foundation, Inc. ($680); Fayette County Military Suicide Prevention Coalition Corp. ($1,150); African American Forum, Inc. ($1,250); Casa De La Cultura Hispana De Lexington Corporation ($2,550); Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated ($950); Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association, LLC ($2,650); the Southland Association, Inc. ($3,350); Southland Jamboree Association ($1,150); Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. ($1,100); Colors of Promise Lexington Ky., Inc ($1,450); Artistic Hands Shaping a New Society Corporation ($850); Seize Your Given Opportunities, Inc. ($1,050); Black Yarn Inc. ($1,400); and NABVETS Ky. State Command Council Corporation ($350), for the Office of the Urban County Council, at a cost not to exceed the sums stated. [Council Office, Hall]

Summary

Organization:

Ginkgo Foundation Inc.

Devin Marks

408 E. Main Street

Wilmore, KY 40390

Purpose:

For neighborhood and middle school educational awareness campaigns for building support for historically significant trees at risk of endangerment and threat by neglact or development

Amount:

$                 1,000

Organization:

Squire Oak Homeowners Association

Darlene Davis

PO Box 24002

Lexington, KY 40524

Purpose:

For maintenance of their community park

Amount:

$                 1,000

Organization:

Downtown Lexington Corporation

Laura Farnsworth

333 W. Vine St. Ste. 206

Lexington, KY 40507

Purpose:

For Thursday Night Live operating costs, including entertainment and event security

Amount:

$                 1,500

Organization:

Lexington Community Land Trust, Inc.

Julianna McDonald

PO Box 171d

Lexington, KY 40588

Purpose:

For Back-to-School Rally at Davis Park

Amount:

$                    800

Organization:

I Am HER, Inc.

Tyria Martin

2613 Braden Way

Lexington, KY 40509

Purpose:

For positive youth development initiatives that empower girls in Lexington through mentorship, leadership development, emotional wellness Programming, and community engagement

Amount:

$                    950

Organization:

Tates Creek Band Boosters, Inc.

Darian BRd.y

PO Box 24558

Lexington, KY 40524

Purpose:

To support their 2026-2027 band season and to reduce the out of pocket expenses for families

Amount:

$                 2,000

Organization:

Taborlake Subdiv. Association, Inc.

Ryan Key

1137 Taborlake Ridge

Lexington, KY 40502

Purpose:

For catering needs for a neighborhood potluck

Amount:

$                    500

Organization:

Transylvania Park Neighborhood Association

364 Transylvania Park

Lexington, KY 40508

Adam Parritz

Purpose:

For trimming Yew bushes in the median and cleaning up debris underneath bushes

Amount:

$                    800

Organization:

Hill N Dale Neighborhood Association

2548 Sun Seeker Court

Lexington, KY 40503

Chatham Boyer

Purpose:

For the annual Fall festival to take place at Hill N Dale Park

Amount:

$                    500

Organization:

LexArts Inc. c/o Jennifer Hart

161 N. Mill St.

Lexington, KY 40507

Jennifer Hart

Purpose:

For the Lexington Overdose Memorial art quilt project in coordination with Jennifer Hart, Hope Center, and LexArts

Amount:

$                 1,500

Organization:

Highlands Neighborhood Association

Stephanie Sobleski

3795 Leestown Rd.

Lexington, KY 40511

Purpose:

For landscaping and mowing services

Amount:

$                 1,500

Organization:

Lexington Community Porch

Veroqua Moore

466 Ash St.

Lexington, KY 40508

Purpose:

For support of community events and Programs that assist unhoused individuals with food, clothing, and essentials, and children and family needs

Amount:

$                 1,000

Organization:

Kentucky Ice Hockey Collective

Matt Menegetto

1004 Bicknell Lane

Wilmore, KY 40390

Purpose:

To support the 8th District street hockey clinic

Amount:

$                 3,000

Organization:

Lexington Leadership Foundation

Audra Patrick

422 Codell Dr.

Lexington, KY 40509

Purpose:

For food and activities at a free community celebration of the newly renovated basketball court at Woodhill Park

Amount:

$                    680

Organization:

Fayette County Military Suicide Prevention Coalition

Tamika Saxx

PO Box 90151

Lexington, KY 40591

Purpose:

To support the 2Nd annual Military and Veteran Boots Ball

Amount:

$                 1,150

Organization:

African American Forum, Inc.

John Cole

1202 Highland Park Dr. PO Box 2118

Lexington, KY 40505

Purpose:

To assist with audio, lighting, sound, and blackline expenses to produce a concert associated with the 5th Anniversary of Lex Smooth Jazz Concert Series

Amount:

$                 1,250

Organization:

Casa de La Cultura Hispana de Lexington Corp.

Monica Calleja

1008 Pine Bloom Dr.

Lexington, KY 40504

Purpose:

To assist with expenses related to the Viva Mexico Festival

Amount:

$                 1,550

Organization:

Joyland Neighborhood Association

689 Kingston Rd.

Lexington, KY 40505

Josie Giurgevich

Purpose:

For their annual Family Fund Day in Mary Todd Park

Amount:

$                    950

Organization:

Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association

143 Goodrich Ave.

Lexington, KY 40503

Francois Pomerleau

Purpose:

For support of two neighborhood and community safety projects including pedestrian safety flags and supplies and safety gear for the Picadome Bike Bus

Amount:

$                 2,650

Organization:

Southland Association

4500 Alverstone Place

Lexington, KY 40515

Jessica Henahan

Purpose:

For the 2026 Southland Street Fair

Amount:

$                 3,350

Organization:

Southland Jamboree Association

Beth Tibbitts

PO Box 910603

Lexington, KY 40591

Purpose:

To continue the weekly Southland Jamboree bluegrass music concerts in the summers

Amount:

$                 1,150

Organization:

Antioch Missionary Baptist Chuch Inc.

Freida Vinegar

428 Ferguson St.

Lexington, KY 40508

Purpose:

For the AMBC Youth Empowerment initiative which provides youth people with life skills education in areas such as financial literacr, medical preparedness, and STEAM activities

Amount:

$                 1,100

Organization:

Colors of Promise

Vanessa Webb-Brown

2901 Richmond Rd. Ste.  140-186

Lexington, KY 40509

Purpose:

For venue rental costs at the historic Lyric Theatre for the "Pink Renaissance" 5th Annual Pink Out fundraiser

Amount:

$                 1,450

Organization:

Artistic Hands Shaping A New Society

Deborah Hodge

PO Box 12475

Lexington, KY 40583

Purpose:

For the Bring Back the Melody artistic showcase

Amount:

$                    850

Organization:

Seize Your Given Opportunities, Inc.

Andre Wilson

928 Lima Ct.

Lexington, KY 40511

Purpose:

For a coummunity soup kitchen at St. Martin Village

Amount:

$                 1,050

Organization:

Black Yarn, Inc.

Kristen LaRue Bond

2341 Cravat Pass

Lexington, KY 40511

Purpose:

To assist with costs related to the upcoming Housing Ecosystem Gap Summitt on September 19, 2026

Amount:

$                 1,400

Organization:

NABVETS Kentucky State Command Council

Jerry Meriwether

237 E. Fifth St.

Lexington, KY 40508

Purpose:

To rent the Lyric Theatre for the annual national association banquet on November 6, 2026

Amount:

$                    350

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:

                     Section 1 - That the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute Agreements related to Neighborhood Development Funds, which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, with The Ginkgo Foundation, Inc., Squire Oak Homeowners Association, Inc., Downtown Lexington Corporation, Lexington Community Land Trust, Inc., I AM H.E.R. Inc., Tates Creek Band Boosters, Inc., Taborlake Subdiv. Association, Inc., Transylvania Park Committee, Inc., Hill-N-Dale Neighborhood Association, Inc., LexArts Inc., Highlands Neighborhood Association, Inc., Lexington Community Porch LLC, Kentucky Ice Hockey Collective Co., Lexington Leadership Foundation, Inc., Fayette County Military Suicide Prevention Coalition Corp., African American Forum, Inc., Casa De La Cultura Hispana De Lexington Corporation, Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated, Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association, LLC, The Southland Association, Inc., Southland Jamboree Association, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Inc., Colors of Promise Lexington KY Inc, Artistic Hands Shaping A New Society Corporation, Seize Your Given Opportunities, Inc., Black Yarn Inc., and NABVETS Kentucky State Command Council Corporation, for the Office of the Urban County Council.

                     Section 2 - That amounts, not to exceed the sums stated, be and hereby are approved for payment or transfer to The Ginkgo Foundation, Inc. ($1,000); Squire Oak Homeowners Association, Inc. ($1,000); Downtown Lexington Corporation ($1,500); Lexington Community Land Trust, Inc. ($800); I AM H.E.R. Inc. ($950); Tates Creek Band Boosters, Inc. ($2,000); Taborlake Subdiv. Association, Inc. ($500); Transylvania Park Committee, Inc. ($800); Hill-N-Dale Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($500); LexArts Inc. ($1,500); Highlands Neighborhood Association, Inc. ($1,500); Lexington Community Porch LLC ($1,000); Kentucky Ice Hockey Collective Co. ($3,000); Lexington Leadership Foundation, Inc. ($680); Fayette County Military Suicide Prevention Coalition Corp. ($1,150); African American Forum, Inc. ($1,250); Casa De La Cultura Hispana De Lexington Corporation ($2,550); Joyland Neighborhood Association Incorporated ($950); Pensacola Park Neighborhood Association, LLC ($2,650); The Southland Association, Inc. ($3,350); Southland Jamboree Association ($1,150); Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Inc. ($1,100); Colors of Promise Lexington KY Inc ($1,450); Artistic Hands Shaping A New Society Corporation ($850); Seize Your Given Opportunities, Inc. ($1,050); Black Yarn Inc. ($1,400); and NABVETS Kentucky State Command Council Corporation ($350),  from account #1105-121002-91715, from various Council Districts, pursuant to the terms of the Agreements.

Section 3 - That this Resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage.

PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:                                           

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                                                                                                                                                   MAYOR

ATTEST:                                                                                                         

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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL

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