On Thursday, April 20th at 4:30pm, Council will meet in their Quarterly COW.

The subcommittee working on updating and improving Council’s Public Input procedures will meet on Thursday, April 20th at 10am in the 5th floor conference room of the Government Center.

Last week, Division of Planning staff met with Councilmembers to go over the process of zone changes or map amendment requests and explain the Urban County Council’s role in this process.

On Tuesday, the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee will discuss updates to Lexington’s Affordable Housing Fund, including a potential dedicated annual funding commitment.

At Tuesday’s Work Session, Council will hear a presentation on an ordinance change for some of Lexington’s Community & Resident Services (CRS).

At the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee meeting, City Council will be hearing from Baird, a financial advisory firm that works with LFUCG.

In Tuesday’s Work Session, Council will hear a presentation on the new Cardinal Run Park North development by Pat Hoagland!

Tuesday at the Social Services & Public Safety (SSPS) Committee meeting, Council will hear a presentation from Division of Community Corrections Director Scott Colvin reporting the findings of a recent operations review.

The Social Services and Public Safety Committee will hear an update on the Community Paramedicine Program from Captain Seth Lockard and Chief Jason Wells of the Lexington Fire Department.

In the SSPS Committee on Tuesday will be a program update on Substance Use Disorder Intervention and the National Opioid Litigation.

Last week, the Public Input Subcommittee met to continue its discussion related to recommendations from our Public Input Report!

In Tuesday's General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, Councilmembers James Brown and Liz Sheehan will present a revised proposal to regulate Short Term Rentals (STRs).

The General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear a presentation on the roll out of new software that enables users to translate any page of Lexington’s city website into one of 81 different languages.

The GGP Committee meeting will review the Vacation Leave Policy for city employees.

The Public Arts Commission is a relatively new LFUCG Commission that governs Lexington’s 1% for Art program and uses these funds to install Public Art on LFUCG property. Last year, the Commission released a Public Art Master Plan for what they envision for the city.

At Council Work Session last Tuesday, Council took the first steps toward reallocating $6 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the Lexington Farmers' Market new facility at Davis Park, and the Salvation Army's new property location.

The Planning Commission passed the Goals & Objectives for the 2045 Comprehensive Plan on Thursday night! The next stop for Goals & Objectives? City Council!

The Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee will hear a presentation from Dr. Michael Clark, an Economics Professor at the University of Kentucky on Tuesday about employment and wage trends in Lexington.

In Tuesday’s Work Session, Council will hear a presentation on Flock Cameras. Lexington Police Department (LPD) acquired 25 Flock Cameras in early 2022 for a year-long pilot. In December, though, Council voted to move ahead with leasing 75 extra Cameras before the pilot was scheduled to wrap up this March