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Meeting Name: Urban County Council Work Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/25/2026 3:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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0747-26 1 Walk on - McGrathiana Parkway EasementsResolutionA Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute deeds of easement with Ky. Utilities Co. and Windstream Communications, LLC, Granting temporary easements across a portion of the property located at 1785 McGrathiana Parkway for temporary electric and telecommunications facilities, and further authorizing the Mayor to execute any other documents necessary to transfer the easements, at no cost to the Urban County Government. [Council Office, Hall]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0710-26 1 [PLN-MAR-26-00013: PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS LOCAL NO. 452 BUILDING CORPORATION]OrdinanceAn Ordinance changing the zone from a Single Family Residential (R-1C) zone to a Corridor Business (B-3) zone, for 4.912 net (6.047 gross) acres, for property located at 1770 and 1800 Harrodsburg Rd. (Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 452 Building Corporation; Council District 10). Approval 10-0 (To Be Heard By October 21, 2026) [Div. of Planning, Duncan]Approved and Referred to Docket without HearingPass Action details Not available
0711-26 1 [PLN-ZOTA-26-00008: DATA CENTER REGULATIONS]OrdinanceAn Ordinance recognizing the need to regulate data centers as an emerging land use in Lexington-Fayette County by amending the Lexington-Fayette County Zoning Ordinance, as follows: amending Section 1-11 to create definitions for data center, data center major, data center minor, and server room; clarifying uses by deleting references to computer and data processing centers in Sections 8-15, 8-19, 8-21, 8-24, 23A-9 and 23A-10; amending Section 8-1 relating to the Agricultural-Rural (A-R) zone to classify major and minor data centers as a prohibited use; amending Section 8-2 relating to the Agricultural-Buffer (A-B) zone to classify major and minor data centers as a prohibited use; amending Section 8-3 relating to the Agricultural-Natural Areas (A-N) zone to classify major and minor data centers as a prohibited use; amending Section 8-15 relating to the Professional Office (P-1) zone to classify server rooms as an accessory use; amending Section 8-16 relating to the Neighborhood Business (B-1) zone to classify server rooms as an accessory use and to classify major and minor data centeRemoved From DocketPass Action details Not available
0735-26 1aTable of Motions: Council Work Session, August 18, 2026SummaryTable of Motions: Council Work Session, August 18, 2026ApprovedPass Action details Not available
0732-26 1aBudget Amendment List Schedule 6OrdinanceAn Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, FY 2027 Schedule No. 6. [Div. of Budgeting, Lueker]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0730-26 1bYear End PO accrual BAsOrdinanceAn Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to correct funds for purchase orders rolling from FY 2026 into FY 2027, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 5. [Div. of Budgeting, Lueker]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0731-26 1aBudget Amendment BADJ GRANT ADJ info onlyAgenda ItemBudget Adjustments - For Information Only   Action details Not available
0733-26 1aNDF List 8/25/26ResolutionA 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 ($1,1AmendedPass Action details Not available
0733-26 1 NDF List 8/25/26ResolutionA 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 ($1,1Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0728-26 1bCapital List 8/25/26ResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement related to Council Capital Project Expenditure funds with Garden Meadows Homeowners Association, Inc. ($2,000), at a cost not to exceed the sum stated. [Council Office, Hall]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0736-26 1cSummary: Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee, June 23, 2026OrdinanceAn Ordinance creating Chapter 28 of the Code of Ordinances of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Privilege Fees for Public Infrastructure Improvements), as follows: adopting definitions for privilege fee, participating owner, non-participating owner, public infrastructure, shared public infrastructure, acreage, and interest; authorizing the allocation of costs of construction of shared public improvements to non-participating owners in the form of privilege fees; authorizing the execution of Privilege Fee Agreements by the Mayor or the Chief Administrative Officer as Mayor’s designee for construction of shared public infrastructure and for reimbursement of costs associated therewith from privilege fees remitted by non-participating owners; requiring competitive bidding procedures for construction of shared public infrastructure unless waived for good cause shown; providing for notice to all non-participating owners and a public hearing regarding proposed construction of shared public improvements and the allocation of costs to non-participating owners by way of privilege Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0737-26 1dPresentation: ADA Transition PlanPresentationPresentation: ADA Transition PlanReceived and Filed  Action details Not available
0622-26 1aUSGS Gauge Network Agreement 2027ResolutionA Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, for the continuing and ongoing maintenance and operation of existing stream flow and precipitation gauges, for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, at a cost not to exceed $127,000. [Div. of Water Quality, Sanders]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0648-26 1bCentral Advance Traffic Management System Maintenance/SupportResolutionA Resolution authorizing the Div. of Traffic Engineering to renew maintenance and support with Q-Free America through traffic control products, the sole-source vendor, for software to manage the centralized traffic control system, at a cost not to exceed $62,000. [Div. of Traffic Engineering, Neal]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0694-26 1cPurchase of Service Agreement with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLCResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute a Purchase of Service Agreement and Vehicle Lease Agreement, with Lexington-Fayette Animal Care and Control, LLC, for animal control services, at a cost not to exceed $2,512,545. [Dept. of Public Safety, Armstrong]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0696-26 2dRequest Council authorization to accept an award of $4,000 from the Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Waste Management for waste tire disposal/recycling for Fiscal Year 2027. No match required.ResolutionA Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to accept a Grant from the Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet, Dept. of Environmental Protection, Div. of Waste Management, which Grant funds are in the amount of $4,000 in Commonwealth of Ky. funds for Fiscal Year 2027, for the disposal and recycling of waste tires, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure of funds, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Waste Management, Baldon]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0706-26 1eChange Order#3 - GRW Consultant Services Agreement for DWQ HQ & Operations Facility RenovationResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Change Order No. 3 to the Services Agreement with GRW Inc., for professional design services, for the Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, increasing the Contract by the sum of $22,205, from $508,318 to $530,523. [Dept. of Environmental Quality and Public Works, Martin]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0712-26 1fKelley's Landing Endowment FundResolutionA Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Endowment Fund Agreement with the Blue Grass Community Foundation (BCGF), for an endowment fund to support the development of the Div. of Parks and Recreation’s Kelley’s Landing Property. [Div. of Parks and Recreation, Conrad]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0713-26 2gRequest Council authorization to execute an agreement and accept an award of $127,186 in federal and state funding from the Bluegrass Area Development District for operation of the Lexington Senior Center in FY 2027, the acceptance of which obligates theResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Amendment to the Program Administration Contract with the Bluegrass Area Development District, to accept an award of $127,186 in Federal and State funding for operation of the Lexington Senior Center in FY 2027, which obligates the Urban County Government to provide a match of $8,223.53. [Div. of Aging and Disability Services, Stambaugh]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0714-26 1hMOU University of Louisville Research FoundationResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding with University of Louisville Research Foundation, for participation in the KY Coast Pilot Project (Centers of Activity Sequencing and Testing), for the Div. of Water Quality, at no cost to the Urban County Government. [Div. of Water Quality, Sanders]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0715-26 2iRequest Council authorization to use Kentucky Office of Highway Safety grant funds in the amount of $17,500.00 to host one additional IPTM 40 hour training course. This training course allows up to 30 officers to attend.ResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute the Agreement with the University of North Florida Training and Service Institute, Inc., d/b/a the Institute of Police Technology and Management, to conduct Police Officer Training, for the Div. of Grants and Special Programs, at a cost not to exceed $17,500, including $16,900 in Ky. Office of Highway Safety Grant funds. [Div. of Police, Weathers]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0717-26 2jRequest Council authorization to execute an Amended and Restated Supplemental Grant Assistance Agreement for the federal award from the Kentucky Cleaner Water Round 2 Grant (American Rescue Plan Act funds) awarded in the amount of $3,770,202 for the EastResolutionA Resolution of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government accepting an additional Grant of $3,770,202 in Federal funds from the Ky. Cleaner Water Round 2 Grant (ARPA) for the East Hickman Pump Station Expansion and Rehabilitation Project as part of the Consent Decree Remedial Measures Plan Project, the acceptance of which does not obligate the Urban County Government to the expenditure of funds, approving the Grant Assistance Agreement, authorizing the amendment of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s annual Budget, and authorizing a representative to sign all related documents. [Div. of Water Quality, Sanders]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0718-26 1kRequest Council authorization to for the Mayor to sign any and all documents necessary for the reallocation of all Kentucky Cleaner Water Grant funds. Excess funds assigned to completed projects require reallocation to active projects that are not fully gResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute any and all documentation necessary for the reallocation of awarded Ky. Cleaner Water Grant Funding (ARPA), reallocating excess project funds from completed Grant projects to Grant projects not otherwise fully funded, and further authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Water Quality, Sanders]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0719-26 2lRequest Council authorization to submit an application requesting $65,000 of federal funds and $12,000 of state funds, and to accept award if offered, from the Kentucky Justice Cabinet under the Violence Against Women Act Program for the continuation of aResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute and submit a Grant Application to the Ky. Justice Cabinet under the Violence Against Women Act Program for the continuation of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, to provide any additional information requested in connection with this Grant Application, and to accept this Grant if awarded, which Grant funds are in the amount of $65,000 in Federal funds and $12,000 in State funds, the acceptance of which obligates the Urban County Government to the expenditure of $24,667 in FY27, as a local match, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Police, Weathers]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0722-26 1mPhotoShelter UpgradeResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with PhotoShelter, Inc., to upgrade the current PhotoShelter subscription to add new alt text capabilities, AI functionality and significant accessibility compliance benefits, for the Office of Public Information, increasing the cost by $4,500, for an annual cost not to exceed $9,815, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years. [Office of Public Information, Dimon]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0723-26 1nLinkedIn AgreementResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with LinkedIn Corporation, for advertising services to promote open positions with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government on its platform, for the Office of Public Information, at an annual cost not to exceed $20,925, subject to sufficient funds being appropriated in future fiscal years. [Office of Public Information, Dimon]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available
0727-26 1oChange Order #6 - Calhoun Construction CO#6 - 299-2024ResolutionA Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to execute Change Order No. 6 to the Agreement with Calhoun Construction, associated with the New Senior & Therapeutic Center construction, increasing the amount by $326,485.06, raising the total Contract amount from $17,206,172.98 to $17,532,658.04, with no calendar day change to the Agreement time. [Dept. of General Services, Ford]Approved and Referred to DocketPass Action details Not available