In the Social Services & Public Safety Committee, Councilmembers heard a presentation about the Division of Fire and Emergency Services’s new Community Risk Assessment Standards of Cover.

On Thursday, September 28th, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to gather additional feedback about the proposed Urban Service Boundary expansion map recommended by the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee.

At the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 26th, Councilmembers passed the revised ordinance changing funding for the Innovative and Sustainable Solution to Homelessness Fund.

At September 19th’s General Government & Planning Committee meeting, Councilmembers heard a presentation recapping the results of the 2022 Disparity Study, which evaluated racial disparities in LFUCG’s contracting process.

The Rural Land Management Board (RLMB) is moving forward on drafting its own recommended language for how ADUs and short-term rentals (STRs) will be regulated outside of the Urban Service Area.

At September 19th’s meeting, the Urban Growth Management (UGM) Advisory Committee finalized a draft Urban Service Boundary expansion map based on what they heard from the community at their public input session.

This week, the Committee will meet to discuss the information that they received from the public.

Autumn Goderwis and Chris Taylor of the Division of Planning will present the annual Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Update.

The Council Rules and Procedures Subcommittee will give another presentation to the GGP Committee this Tuesday.

Council will discuss the results of 2022’s Disparity Study.

At September 5th’s Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, members voted on which potential expansion areas to present to the public at a Public Input session this Tuesday, September 12th at 6pm in Council Chambers.

The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee will meet to hear updates on current stormwater projects and the process LFUCG uses to communicate road closures.

In Planning Commission Work Session, Senior Long Range Planner Hal Baillie presented a comprehensive list of changes to land use policy called the Urban Growth Management Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment.

At the August 29th Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Director of Planning Jim Duncan presented on the seven prioritized areas to expand the Urban Service Boundary discussed at the August 22nd meeting.

The City’s Division of Planning is hosting a public input session this week on the Imagine Lexington 2045 Comprehensive Plan’s implementation policies.

The Lexington Police Department has officially begun utilizing the new Fusus platform in their Real-Time Intelligence Center.

At last week’s Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Planning Staff presented the group with 15 sections of land in the Rural Service Area (RSA) to be considered for expansion of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

Council’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee will meet to hear the monthly financial update on the City’s budget and an update about Coldstream Park.

The Planning Commission will meet to hear an update from Planning Staff on the work of the Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee.

The Gun Violence Task Force’s Community Pillar held its first meeting last week with much of the same goals as the LFUCG pillar, which met on Thursday, August 17th.