Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government  
200 E. Main St  
Lexington, KY 40507  
Minutes  
Tuesday, June 2, 2026  
3:00 PM  
Packet  
Council Chamber  
Urban County Council Work Session  
Public Comment - Issues on Agenda  
I.  
12 - Dan Wu, James Brown, Chuck Ellinger, Tyler Morton, Shayla Lynch, Tom  
Present  
Eblen, Emma Curtis, Liz Sheehan, Amy Beasley, Dave Sevigny, Jennifer  
Reynolds, and Hilary Boone  
3 - Lisa Higgins-Hord, Joseph Hale, and Whitney Elliott Baxter  
Absent  
Requested Rezonings/ Docket Approval  
II.  
A motion was made by Council Member Ellinger, seconded by Council Member  
Curtis, that the be Approved The motion PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to accept an additional award of Federal financial  
assistance from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Public  
Health (DPH) in the amount of $80,000, increasing the total award  
amount from $733,100 to $813,100, for FY26 Home Visiting Services  
at the Family Care Center. (L0487-26)(Horton-Holt/Allen-Bryant)  
A motion was made by Council Member Jennifer Reynolds, seconded by Vice  
Chair Dan Wu, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to Docket.and  
sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion PASSED by  
unanimous vote.  
Approval of Summary  
III.  
IV.  
Table of Motions: Council Work Session, May 26, 2026  
A motion was made by Council Member Jennifer Reynolds, seconded by  
Council Member Dave Sevigny, that this Summary be Approved.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Budget Amendments  
AN 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 2026 SCHEDULE NO. 0032.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dan Wu, seconded by Council Member Dave  
Sevigny, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to Docket.and sent  
to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion PASSED by  
unanimous vote.  
Budget Adjustments - For Information Only  
V.  
New Business  
VI.  
VII.  
Communications From the Mayor - Appointments  
A motion was made by Council Member Curtis, seconded by Council Member  
Sheehan, that the be Approved The motion PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Communications From the Mayor - Donations  
VIII.  
IX.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Dan Wu, seconded by Council Member  
Emma Curtis, that this be Approved.The motion PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Communications From the Mayor - Procurements  
A motion was made by Council Member Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Curtis, that the be Approved The motion PASSED by unanimous  
vote.  
Continuing Business/ Presentations  
X.  
Summary: General Government and Planning Committee, April 28,  
2026  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Emma Curtis, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by majority vote (Council Members Beasley and Brown voted no).  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Vice Chair  
Dan Wu, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to Docket.and sent to  
the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion PASSED by  
unanimous vote.  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Emma Curtis, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Presentation: Downtown Lexington Management District FY27 Budget  
A motion was made by Council Member James Brown, seconded by Council  
Member Chuck Ellinger II, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by majority vote (Council Member Curtis was absent).  
Council Reports  
XI.  
Public Comment - Issues Not on Agenda  
Adjournment  
XII.  
XIII.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Wu, seconded by Council Member Sevigny,  
that the be Adjourned The motion PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Administrative Synopsis - New Business Items  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
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Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with Wastequip,  
for fifteen dumpsters at a cost not to exceed $102,884.79. [Div. of  
Waste Management, Baldon]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to execute a first amendment with a Purchase of  
Services Agreement with Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, allocating  
$400,000 from the proposed prefunding for the FY27 budget, and  
extending the period of performance to June 30, 2027. Funds are  
included in the Mayor’s Proposed Budget pre-funding proposal.  
(L0401-26)(Lanter)  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
Urban County Government, to execute a Memorandum of Agreement  
with Bluegrass Community and Technical College, for participation of  
Fire personnel in college courses at a cost not to exceed $100,000.  
[Div. of Fire and Emergency Services, Wells]  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement with Palmer  
Engineering, for preliminary design services for the Versailles Rd.  
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Improvement Project at  
Engineering, Burton]  
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cost not to exceed $769,746. [Div. of  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
Urban County Government, to execute a third modification of the  
Sunset Agreement with the Ky. Transportation Cabinet and the  
Lexington Community Land Trust, to extend deadlines and combine  
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funds for the Newtown Pike Extension Project. [Dept. of Environmental  
Quality and Public Works, Martin]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
Urban County Government, to execute an Agreement and accept  
funding from the Ky. Opioid Response Effort Administrated by the  
Commonwealth of Ky., Cabinet for Health and Family services in the  
amount of $150,000 for the EMS Quick Response Team Program, to  
provide any additional information requested in connection with this  
Grant, no local match is required, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer  
unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Fire and  
Emergency Services, Wells]  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Lexington-Fayette  
Urban County Government, to accept a $2,000 Grant on behalf of the  
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LFUCG  
Environmental  
Commission  
from  
the  
Fayette  
County  
Conservation District, for the Div. of Grants and Special Programs, 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 Environmental  
Services, Carey]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to adjust the cost of the agreement with Meridian  
Management Corporation (Reso #219-2023) for facility management  
services for operations and maintenance at the Fayette County District  
and Circuit Courthouses. The adjustment is related to the Consumer  
Price Index, as dictated in the original contract, and will increase the  
cost from $1,220,448.00 in in FY26 to $1,264,383.08 in FY27, a  
difference of $43,935.08. Funds are included in the Mayor’s Proposed  
Budget. (L0428-26)(Baradaran/Ford)  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
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Resolution amending Resolution No. 189-2026, which authorized  
the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County Government, to accept an  
award of Federal funds from the Ky. Dept. of Military Affairs, Div. of  
Emergency Management, under the FY2025 Emergency Management  
Performance Grant Program (EMPG), to correct the amount of the  
Grant award to $102,199.46, the acceptance of which obligates the  
Urban County Government for the expenditure of $102,199.46 as a  
local match, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer unencumbered  
funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Emergency Management,  
Larkin]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County  
Government, to execute a salary data Agreement with Salary.Com for  
salary research and salary studies for all classified and unclassified  
positions, for the Div. of Human Resources, at a cost not to exceed  
$11,770 in Fiscal Year 2027, subject to sufficient funds being  
appropriated. [Div. of Human Resources, George]  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County  
Government, to accept the proposals for FY 2027 for excess liability  
insurance from Marsh & Mclennan Insurance Agency, and to execute  
any necessary Contracts and documents on behalf of the Urban  
County Government with the following insurance companies and/or  
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their respective broker Marsh  
Westchester Fire insurance (CHUBB) at  
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Mclennan Agency: aviation from  
cost not to exceed  
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$62,209.98; general, public officials, auto, employer, and law  
enforcement liabilities from Safety National Casualty Corporation at a  
cost not to exceed $1,141,338.00; on the road auto from Safety  
National Casualty Corporation at a cost not to exceed $93,340.00;  
excess liability from Obsidian at a cost not to exceed $670,720.00;  
property from Liberty Mutual at a cost not to exceed $1,167,597.00;  
cyber from Axis Co. at a cost not to exceed $79,418.25; pollution from  
Allied New World at  
a
cost not to exceed $25,945.74; workers’  
compensation from Safety National Casualty Corporation at a cost not  
to exceed $595,782.00; drone liability from Global Aerospace at a cost  
not to exceed $5,008.56; and WC Audit, Ky. Motor Fuel Bond, Ky. Self  
Insurance Bond, Fine Arts Policy from Safety National Casualty  
Corporation, Traveler’s Insurance, Ky. Dept. of Insurance at a cost not  
to exceed $42,523.00; all subject to sufficient funds being  
appropriated. [Div. of Human Resources, George]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to execute Contract Modification #1 to Contract  
#160-2024 with consultants Toole Design Group, LLC. in the amount  
of $88,506 for development and delivery of a Complete Streets Design  
Manual training program, increasing the contract price from $450,000  
to $538,506, and extending the project completion date from June 30,  
2026 to June 30, 2027. Funds are budgeted. (L0448-26)  
(Duncan/Horn)  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing and directing the Mayor, on behalf of the  
Urban County Government, to execute and submit a Grant Application  
to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Federal Emergency  
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Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Fire  
Prevention and  
Safety Grant, 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 $47,500 in Federal  
funds to purchase carbon monoxide detectors, the acceptance of  
which obligates the Urban County Government to the expenditure of  
$2,500 as  
a
local match, and authorizing the Mayor to transfer  
unencumbered funds within the Grant Budget. [Div. of Fire and  
Emergency Services, Wells]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to submit an application and accept, if offered, to the  
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency  
Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG)  
Program to fund paramedic training for members of the Division of Fire  
and Emergency services. The annual budgeted cost for initial  
paramedic certification training is $1,000,000. The grant application  
seeks federal funding of $909,091 which will require a match of 10%.  
(L0450-26)(Wells/Armstrong)  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to execute an agreement with OpinionWorks to provide  
the services described in RFP #11-2026 Stormwater Public Survey  
through June 30, 2027, related to fulfilling Public Education &  
Outreach and Public Involvement & Participation requirements in  
Lexington's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit with the  
Commonwealth of Kentucky. At a cost not to exceed $50,000. Funds  
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are budgeted. (L0454-26)(Carey/Martin)  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
A Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the Urban County  
Government, to execute the second amendment to the Contract for  
services with the Ky. Association for Environmental Education (KAEE),  
Contract No. 199-2024, to allow for expanded units of study and  
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additional  
programming,  
increasing  
the  
Contract  
amount  
by  
$171,000.00, and raising the total Contract amount to $819,636.27 in  
FY26. [Div. of Environmental Services, Carey]  
A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
An Ordinance amending Article xlvIII of Chapter 2 and Section 2-507  
of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of  
Ordinances to change the composition of the membership of the  
Commission on Veterans’ Affairs, such that two (2) ex-officio members  
shall be from the Council of the Urban County Government, six (6)  
members shall be veterans of the United States Military, seven (7)  
members shall be affiliated with veterans service organizations, one  
(1) ex-officio member shall be the commissioner of the LFUCG Dept.  
of Public Safety, one (1) ex-officio member shall be the LFUCG Chief  
Administrative Officer, or his/her designee, and two (2) members shall  
be from the Lexington Fayette County Community at large, all effective  
following passage of Council. [Mayor's Office, Scott]  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.  
Authorization to execute an agreement renewal between the  
Department of Social Services and WellSky Corporation, a sole source  
provider, to provide licensed software and services for the  
department’s Case Management Information System (CMIS). The  
term is one year, beginning July 1, 2026. At a cost of $30,572.50.  
Funds are included in the Mayor’s Proposed Budget. (L0463-26)  
(Maynard/Allen-Bryant)  
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A motion was made by Council Member Liz Sheehan, seconded by Council  
Member Jennifer Reynolds, that this Agenda Item be Approved and Referred to  
Docket.and sent to the Urban County Council to return on 6/4/2026.The motion  
PASSED by unanimous vote.