Council will soon cast their final vote on whether or not to place the Parks Sustainable Funding ballot initiative on the November General Election ballot.

In Tuesday’s Social Services and Public Safety (SSPS) Committee, District 11 Councilmember Jennifer Reynolds will present new policy recommendations from the Gun Violence Task Force that aim to address gun violence in Lexington.

In Tuesday’s Council Work Session, Council will take the first vote to extend the City’s lease for the Flock License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras for another five years.

The Social Services and Public Safety Committee voted to move forward an ordinance banning the retail sale of cats and dogs in Lexington.

Last Tuesday, the Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee unanimously voted to move the Parks Sustainable Funding ballot initiative to the full Council. The full Council will takes its first action on the initiative on April 9th.

In Tuesday’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee, David Lowe and Victoria Meyer of the Lexington Parks Advisory Board will present an overview of the Parks Sustainable Funding ballot initiative.

In Tuesday’s Council Work Session, Council will hear about Lexington’s plans surrounding medical cannabis, commonly known as medical marijuana.

In Tuesday’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee, Commerce Lexington will present an update and overview of their Regional Competitiveness Plan. The Regional Competitive plan sets seven action items to make the greater Lexington area a competitive region in attracting new businesses and economic development projects.

In last Thursday’s Council Meeting, Vice Mayor Dan Wu read a statement signed by the majority of Councilmembers regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.

In Tuesday’s Environmental Quality and Public Works (EQPW) Committee, Councilmembers will hear presentations on the Energy Improvement Fund and Lex Grow Trees, a campaign and grant program to support trees in Lexington.

Today, both the Kentucky State House of Representatives and the State Senate voted to override Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of House Bill 18. Council will soon amend the recently passed source of income discrimination ban ordinance.

Governor Beshear has vetoed HB 18. If the veto is overridden, Lexington’s recently adopted source of income discrimination ban ordinance will be mostly unenforceable.

Last week, the Lexington Parks Sustainable Funding campaign launched to place a referendum creating a new dedicated property tax for Parks and Recreation project funding on the November 2024 ballot.

Council has approved housing assistance funding for homeless families, and money to support eviction diversion and legal services for tenants.

TSW Consultants, the primary contractor working on the Urban Growth Management Plan to guide development in the Urban Service Boundary Expansion areas, has published a draft report on the five expansion areas.

In March 5th’s Social Services and Public Safety Committee, Council will hear updates on the Community Paramedicine Program and work from the Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition.

In February 27th’s Budget, Finance, and Economic Development (BFED) Committee, Councilmembers will hear two presentations on Lexington’s industry, workforce, and tax revenue growth. They will also hear a Monthly Budget Update on the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget.

The Public Input Subcommittee continues discussing new public input events outside of City Hall.

In February 27th’s Council Work Session, Council heard an update on Rupp Arena, Central Bank Center, and the Lexington Opera House’s past year of events and earnings from VisitLex and Oak View Group.

On February 15th, Council passed the source of income (SOI) discrimination ban ordinance in a 13-2 vote. The ordinance is scheduled to take effect on March 1st, but it may not be enforceable depending on passage of a bill in the Kentucky State Legislature.