Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

call the meeting to order of the city of Frankfurt board of commissioners. It's our February voting meeting, regular meeting. Today's February 23rd. It's 5:00 PM. And before we call the role, let's all stand if you're able. and uh recite the pledge of alleg allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

City clerk, will you please call the role? Commissioner present. Commissioner May here. Commissioner Smith Willis here. Mayor Wilkerson present. And no ceremonial or recognition tonight. We'll begin with citizens comments and we have a three here. I'll if you come up to the podium, state your name. Reminder that we give you five minutes and we will give you a warning. First, JW Blackburn, welcome to city hall.

Hi, thank you. Uh my name is JB Blackburn. I'm the magistrate of the second district here in Franklin County and uh got about 8,000 constituents. I directly represent. I'm here tonight. Uh you all got your sewer, your second reading on the agenda for having different rates for the city and the county. And uh there's we there's a lot of questions I've been getting and I don't feel like we've had an opportunity to even discuss it uh with you guys. Um, you know, it's part of our job as local government to provide services for the people in our county and um, I understand there's a, you know, there's uh, it takes more money to go further. I get that. But, uh, also you guys, you know, you're adding adding about 2,000 more customers with some free projects with free money coming in. um Thornhill, I mean, u Forks of Elorn, uh Castle Key, um few customers, they're going to be added onto the roles that isn't really going to come out of the pockets of the of any of the taxpayers here in Franklin County. So, I just think, you know, I've got all my all my the other magistrates, they've been filled in questions, and uh we just want to have an opportunity to talk to you guys about them. and um you know I'm not for against I just want some understanding and um just ask that you all table that for another night but that's what I'm here for tonight for so thanks so much

and thank you I should have said squired JW Blackburn thank you for coming next we have County Judge executive Michael Muller welcome

hello Mayor I have to admit this is a little different being on on this side of the of the screen. So, uh, one is first and foremost, uh, I want to thank each and every one of you for your service. Uh, I don't know if everyone realizes what it takes to sit in these positions. It's not easy. There's nothing easy about it. So, uh, I just want to personally thank you all for everything you do with the city. Uh, I am also here about the second reading of the sewers. Um, you know, we're working on a lot of projects together. you know, the convention center and hopefully an auditorium and multiple other projects. You know, and I feel like that's going very well. Uh to Squire Blackburn's point, you know, a lot of our concerns is just our constituents concerns because we haven't been in the conversations. Uh I believe one of the commissioners asked Mr. Hogton last meeting if you know you all have talked the sewer department has talked to the county about it and his answer was no. So, uh I just ask that you all would consider tableabling this tonight. Uh, I'm not trying to push this away. I'm not for or against it. Uh, I think if we could just get, you know, a month or or so or a couple weeks uh to have a conversation, even if we just get everyone's questions together and meet with Mr. Hogton or or whoever you all would like us to meet with just to get things answered so we could answer our constituents. So, um, that's all I have tonight. And again, I just want to say thank you for everything you do and I appreciate you all giving me the opportunity to speak. Have a good meeting.

Thank you. And thank you for coming. questions or all right next Natalie Kushiri. Thank you for coming.

Hello. Hey everyone. Um I'm Natalie Gueri. I'm originally from North Carolina and my family and my husband Casey and our two sons, this is Kai and Osa. Um they we have called Frank for our home since August of 2021. So, thank you for the opportunity to speak today about something that is both deeply personal to me and critically important to our community, which is the need for an indoor pool. Um, when we moved to Frankfurt from Georgetown, we did so because we had both gotten jobs here. So, we decided to move here and we did not know at the time that the downtown YMCA had been closed due to COVID and had been purchased by the Central Kentucky YMCA would not reopen. Um, had we known that, Frankfurt would probably, we probably wouldn't be in Frankfurt. Um, but many of you know that I'm a strong advocate for indoor swimming pool. I've emailed almost everybody here. I've also emailed the magistrates and I have not gotten an email response from anyone except for Mayor Wilkinson. That is without uh Katima and Mr. Rob, I think is his name, because I have not emailed y'all in a while. So, um, that has, uh, been kind of disappointing, but anyways, um, at our most recent, I'm also part of the parks advisory board. So, at our most recent parks advisory committee meeting, we discussed the $400,000 restricted gift that was um, given to Swim with Purpose. And we wanted to as a board strongly urge that you think about financially supporting Swim with Purpose and making sure that that comes to fruition. And we would also like the county to do that, but I they're not my magisters, so I don't know anything about that. Um, this is uh something that I think we need to think about strongly because it's not just about my children or myself, but it's also a community issue. It's about making sure that we have equity um and stuff like that. So, my

son Kai, when he was three, we did do swimming lessons at Jennifer Hills. We started at 8:00. It was great. But now they only run for swim lessons 9 to 10:00 a.m. And my son Assa, who is 2, will not be able to do swim lessons because we have to do drop off at the daycare by 9:00 p.m. So due to those scheduling constraints, he does not have access to swim lessons. We do go to YMCA, the Bowmont one, which is closest to Frankfurt, I think, um, about once a month. And that should not we shouldn't have to do that. Like when I was pregnant with Assa, I was driving to the Georgetown Pavilion twice a week to swim. And I think about other families who may not have the scheduling uh flexibility that my husband and myself have. The fact that we have the ability to drive to Georgetown or Lexington for swimming. Um I think some of y'all know the statistics around drowning, especially for young kids, one in four kids. um that is the kids one to four that is the largest uh cause of death. It's also one of the the second leading cause of death for kids five and older for 5 to 14. Um but with black children, which I am black, so I have to bring that up, that is even more pronounced. Uh they die at a larger rate than their white swim their white peers because there's no access to a swimming pool. Um, so this is not only about them, it's also about our elders who do not have access to an indoor facility during the winter time. You know, we've been hit very hard by winter storms this year. Um, so hopefully an indoor swimming pool will be able to support not only our youngest but our oldest in the community. I know there is an interlocal agreement that was shared between FIS, the county, the city. Um, but realistically, when will that come to fruition? But with this money from hopefully that swim with purpose could produce with this year with the

hopefully the support of the city and the county the county we were able to get a swim pool this year hopefully. Um so like I said as a parks advisory board member I do believe in expanding access to swimming facilities. As a mother there's my other child right there crawling on the floor. Um I believe in that even more so. And quite frankly, if we don't get a pool in Frankfurt pretty quickly, I think we're probably going to have to move out of this town because like I said earlier, my husband and I are not from Kentucky. We're not from Frankfurt, but this is where we have chosen to be so far. So, um I don't know if that's my time, but thank you for hearing me.

No, thank you. And thank you for your service to the parks advisory board and uh and we're glad you're here. I I will say that to that point, we did meet with uh the finance committee last week did meet with the swim with purpose and Kentucky state and and we just need a well an agreement worked out. You know, I don't know what dollar amount might come out of that, but u but there we we certainly need the agreement first in terms of who's going to run it and who's going to operate it and uh the budget in the future. I think that's the big sticking point. Uh but you know, Commissioner Smith Willis,

I'll just follow up on that. I actually took it upon myself to go to the finance committee across the way with the county. Um just to kind of make sure that messaging is aligned and the information is aligned on my end. As somebody that has a four-year-old, I did the Jennifer Hills um swim lessons this summer. I don't want my baby drowning. I don't, you know, I know how to swim to a degree, but that's it. So, I could also utilize it myself. My main concerns were, of course, just, you know, with the feedback um from the community, what capacity could we use the Kentucky State University pool? that's important to me when we're putting up a substantial amount of money when we might not even have the full capacity to utilize it. So, that was really my only um my my concern at the time. But, we I did go to the committee meeting with the county and of course I went to ours too because this is very important. So, I just wanted you to know that it's not just a conversation falling under the way. It is um happening and we just need a we need an agreement from Kentucky State to move forward.

Thank you. Thank you. Next, we'll move on to the consent calendar.

Item number one of the consent calendar are the minutes. Special meeting January 6, 2026. Work session January 12th, 2026. Regular meeting January 26, 2026. Number two, Poly mediation. Staff request that the board of commissioners approve and authorize the mayor to sign a mediation settlement agreement with Poly Construction. The city disputed change order submitted by PY in connection with the construction of the farmers market pavilion. The mediation resulted in a reduction in the change orders from $115,631 to $60,000. Item number three, SCADA software upgrade and alarm notification software with Lovo Systems Incorporated sewer department. Staff is recommending the acceptance of two proposals for SCADA software upgrade and alarm notification software with Lobo Systems Incorporated for monitoring wastewater treatment plant and pump stations and to authorize the mayor to sign all related documents. total cost of $104,640. This item was budgeted. Item number four is a professional services agreement with Arcad Arcadus US Incorporated sewer department. Staff recommending a professional services agreement with Arcadus US for additional refinements to hydraulic modeling of the sanitary sewer systems and to assist in submitting annual reports to the Kentucky Division of Water and authorized the mayor to sign all related documents. Total cost of 590,000. This is a budgeted item. Item number five, Stantech PSA flood wall repairs addendum number one, public works. Staff is seeking board of commissioners approval for the professional services agreement addendum number one with Stantech and for the mayor to sign all related documents. Back in the floods of April, uh we had some damage to the flood wall at Jones Run Pump Station, the floodgate behind Buffalo Trace, and the flood wall at Second Street School. Uh, this addendum is an additional $49,864 and a total contract amount of $139,224 to be paid for from the storm water

account. Item number six are personnel actions. We have an appointment. Sam Hillard, fire EMS26, firefighter appointment. Christian Blake Shelton, fire and EMS 232026 firefighter appointment. Don Chisum, public works transit 210 20226 transit driver non CDL appointment Ashley Watts HR 210 20226 HR specialist appointment Jordan Lacant Parks and Wreck 217 2026 assistant parks maintenance supervisor appointment Josh Kelly public works streets 210 2026 public works tech streets appointment Lucas Wayne Scott sewer 217 2026 sewer tech appointment of Jeff Johnson, Sewer Department 217 2026 Sewer Tech. Appointment of Mallalerie Kubila, Police 217 20226 Police Officer Resignation of Michael Layer, public works 219 2026 building maintenance supervisor. Resignation Ashley Watts, HR 22026 HR specialist.

Motion to approve. Second. Any discussion, questions on the consent calendar? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call for the role. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner Anger, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner Willis, yes. Mayor Wilkerson, yes. And the consent calendar is adopted. Next, boards and appointments. First, we have board of ethics. This is the appointment of Mary Nishimuda, expiring December 31st, 2028. Motion to approve. Second. Any discussion on this board appointment? Commissioner Smith Willis.

I just want to thank Miss Mary for wanting to serve on the ethics board and these are not easy things to do and it does take time. So, I just wanted to um say I appreciate you um and I look forward to working with you in some sort of capacity. Commissioner, same here. I'd like to just thank Mary Nishimuda for stepping up and um being willing to sit on the board of ethics. No further discussion. I'll ask the clerk to call for the vote. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner, yes. Mayor Robertson,

yes. And thank you, Mary. That board appointment is adopted. And next is the number two, housing authority. This is the appointment of Aaron Marshall, filling a vacant term. This expires January 29 of 2027. Motion to approve. Second. Any discussion on this board appointment? Commissioner Smith Willis. I also want to follow up with my previous comment. Um Aaron Marshall is a fantastic human being and I think that the housing um authority um board itself um could definitely use her expertise. I'm super excited to see the work that she contributes and thank you for your time and your service. Any other discussion? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call for the vote. Commissioner Richardson,

yes. Commissioner, yes. And thank you to Aaron. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner, yes. Yes. And that board appointment passes. Thank you, Aaron. And we'll move on to action items.

An ordinance amending sections 52.01, 52.02, and 52.04 04 of the city of Frankfurt code of ordinances regarding sewer service provision and fees. This ordinance amends sections 52.01,02 and 04 to establish a requirement for capacity review of all new requests for sewer service over 400 gallons a day. Require a capacity review fee of 500 for properties located outside the city limits, which is refundable upon successful annexation. require those properties outside of the city limits that share a physical boundary with these limits to request voluntary annexation into the city prior to receiving sewer service or sewer service improvements. Establish new administrative fees based on number of water meters installed for properties located outside the city limits and connecting to city sewer. and establish new sewer rates for customers inside Franklin County but outside the city limits at an additional 10% on top of the base rate and customers outside of Franklin County at an additional 15% on top of the base rate.

I'd like to make a motion to approve. Second.

Okay, we have a motion on the floor and a second. Is there any discussion on this ordinance? Commissioner Smith Willis. U first want to thank um county judge executive uh Michael Mueller to come in and squire Blackburn for voicing um kind of how they felt on moving forward with this matter. Um I personally would have liked to table this just to kind of give us time to continuously talk to our people across the way to make sure this is the right um decision. I did talk to a couple um but I do think this is the right decision moving forward. So, I just wanted to kind of put that on the record that um just in terms of communication and we could keep effectively communicating moving forward. Um this is not probably going to be the only matter that we have to collaborate on and have discussions about. Um but I do feel like in terms of of our community, this is the best decision. So, I just wanted to put that on the record.

Commissioner May,

thank you. Uh thank you for staff for preparing this. And again, yes, thank you to our uh friends from the county government that came and spoke. Uh for me today coming in and making this decision, I very much felt like from what I understood from uh our staff that the conversations were happening along the way and that there was communication. Uh and so I'm making that decision today based, you know, partly on that. Certainly agree with the language and and the changes that we need moving forward. You know, it's something that really should have been addressed, you know, decades ago. Um, and this is the necessary work and sometimes not always the easiest work, but the positions that we're in to help shore up the financial stability of the city and and it's what's right for for our constituents. Um, and I do, you know, just want to address that uh to follow up on what you said, Commissioner Smith Willis, about making sure to keep the door open moving forward. So, uh, you know, I I look forward to continuing to work with them on on issues that affect all of us, but this is a an issue that I think is central and located to to the city as we are the ones that manage, fund, operate, and are ultimately responsible for our our solid waste and management system and and sewer system. So, I appreciate all the conversation from from staff and board members in the community. Commissioner Anger.

Um I'd just like to start by saying, you know, I feel like we've been I've been a part of this conversation for a while. Um we started with the sewer rate study several years ago and we have, you know, gotten to this point where we've crafted what I think is a very um a very good ordinance. It's a very good update that, you know, uh, we really could have done several years ago. Um, and I and I'm glad to be here at this point and and I do hear, um, from from our friends across the river how important communication is. Um, and I agree as well and and I do hope and I do believe that that, you know, we as a city have communicated um, what we're working on. So, I do feel good about that. I also think this is very fiscally responsible for us for our sewer department. Um, it'll help us continue to improve services and also, you know, work on development that will happen inside our city limits as well as outside. Um, and you know, I'm not doing I'm doing some rough math, but I think we've already talked about over $600,000 worth of of um agenda items just at the sewer department. And then maybe one more item coming up here soon that uh here might be around $200,000. So, you know, that's a big cost to us, a big burden to us. And we got to be able to keep up with all the maintenance and that's a a big part of why we're here today. So,

Commissioner Richardson,

I'd like to echo everything everybody just said. I want to thank u uh Squire JW coming in and and county judge. Um, today th this right here, having worked for the city of Frankfurt for almost 24 years and having a lot of people in this room have lived in this community, this is a historic piece of legislation. We have a chance to really do something that other communities have done 20, 30 years ago. I drove about 750 800 miles last week for work and every stop I made I talked to somebody that was it a public official. Um this isn't you know the sewer uh department is not if I'm correct uh Mr. City Manager it is not in the business to make to make money. It's basically the fees we charge pays for our sewer system. Am I correct on that statement? Pretty much

correct.

Okay. So, you know, the other day, um, our sewer director mentioned we have a lot of projects going on in the county, and that that is the partnership that I think we've done. I I think we're on the verge of growth. But this legislation helps with being fiscally responsible like Commissioner was saying, as well as the efficiency of attracting new business. Uh, and the other part of it is, you know, a lot of people don't realize, maybe our community doesn't realize, but our sewer budget is separate from our general fund. Uh, and one of the first things I did when I was elected was to wrap my head around things in city government that I wasn't real sure about. Obviously, over the past few meetings, we've talked about a lot about garbage, and I've wrapped my head around that. Sewer was the other thing, especially knowing how that budget is separate and how it does affect our general fund, especially when it comes to uh all of the easement work, the stuff that Laura does. Am I am I correct on that, Mr. City Manager?

Yes, sir. Okay. So, it it does affect our general fund a lot. So, you know, I do want to mention um Tquire Blackburn did mention Yes. Yeah. We've got a couple projects uh the uh out I think 460 and the one that's uh going down to uh Millville. Am I correct? But those were grants that came through the the state. Am I correct on that? Correct.

So the one good thing about that is that's tax funds that are paying for that, right? So it wasn't like uh you know and and that's going to help. One thing I want to make clear about our sewer. I've talked to people all over uh in our county, as long as as well as others, a lot of people that are on maybe a septic system or their sewer is not that great, they would love to have the capability that we have for our sewer. And that's all we're doing. In no way, shape, or form does this hurt anyone in the county or the city. All this is doing is helping development be more efficient. And actually, I'm going to go with Commissioner Anger is the fiscal responsibility that we have for our sewer department uh when it comes to the services we provide because and I'll say this, this may be a bold statement, but technically the city of Frankfurt, we own the infrastructure for the whole city and county. I mean, we we own it. We own the sewer department as well as, you know, I've been told by by somebody in in a pretty good spot that, you know, water and electric is ours, too. So, uh, I just kind of want to say that I'm I'm glad to be part of this historic moment for both the city and the county and this sewer ordinance.

Commissioner Smith Willis, I also want to just follow up and just uh thank staff for the work that you all did. um to contribute to this. Um although I did say I wanted to table it. I do appreciate the work that went into this. Um I think I selfishly just wanted to have a little bit little bit more conversations, but I do appreciate working with you all and actually working with this commission to educate u myself being the freshman on this topic. So I'm looking forward to the growth and the expansion um of Frankfurt and Franklin County. So thank you.

And I'll just say one quick thing. It's about fiscal responsibility and well first thank you Squire Blackburn for coming and for the judge to to come and speak. I know that's, you know, not easy to do, especially when you have your own responsibilities with the county, but the fiscal responsibility is one part, but it's also a fairness. You know, the since 2001, the city's had the ability to extend sewer uh without requiring annexation into the city and without any questions asked really, as long as it's in our service area. even though most other cities and our uh peer cities would not do that. We're just modernizing our policies and bringing them up to date. And it's also about sustainability, too. I think this ordinance and this policy, it it incentivizes growth closer to the city's core. And I think that's a responsible thing to do in this day and age and discourage sprawl. So, for that, I'm also in support. And I'll ask the clerk without any other discussion to call the vote. Okay. Commissioner Richardson,

yes. Commissioner Anger, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner Smith Willis, yes. Mayor Wilkerson, yes. And that ordinance is adopted.

Action item number two. Oh, it's the first reading. Seeking a sponsor. All right. This Commissioner Hunger,

an ordinance amending ordinance number 20 2025 series appropriating the revenue to be received by the city of Frankfurt for fiscal year 2526. This ordinance amends ordinance number 2025 series appropriating the revenue to be received by the city for the fiscal year 2526 by adding the following expenditures and transfers out as noted. General fund 94853 transfers from general fund $354,762 to grant fund 745 capital improvements $29,89 sewer fund $956,626 and by adding the following revenue and transfers in as noted above general fund $10,000 all of which are aggregate total Any discussion on this first reading budget appropriation? Seeing none, we can move on to action item number three. Action item number three, a resolution of the city of Frankfurt, Kentucky, authorizing that certain development agreement, qualified management agreement, and any associated financing documents associated therewith, including authorization and execution of any ground lease, lease or trust indenture, performance of all obligations there, and execution and delivery of all documents in connection therewith for the design, construction, management, maintenance, finance, and operation of the Frankfurt Meeting and Event center. I will ask uh Chuck and Amber to come up here as well to uh kind of introduce this. And we also have uh Red Draw here and Denmore for any questions from the board.

Hi, Chuck.

Thank you for the opportunity to uh share some information and discuss uh this exciting project. just to kind of bring folks up to speed as to kind of where we've been. Uh just a few uh dates and action items that have taken place. Uh December 11th, 2024, uh the city issued a request for proposals for this project. Uh April 15th was the deadline for submitting proposals. We received four proposals. June 9th, 2025, the board of commissioners appointed an evaluation and scoring committee that was charged with conducting the selection of a single negotiating partner and negotiating the necessary P3 documents. July 24th, 2025, Red Draw Event Center LLC was selected as a single negotiating partner by the committee. And then this past Friday, February 20th, the committee uh reviewed and approved the P3 agreements and recommended they be uh provided for commission action tonight.

So, with the convention center, I know we're looking all at how much it's going to cost. You know, the proposal was for, I believe, uh, $40 million project funded over 30 years. Uh, we're going to lease it with through red draws lease financing. And we're looking at a payment anywhere from 1.2 to 1.9 million. Now, that payment will be dependent on how much we receive annually in transient room taxes from both the county and the city. Both have obligated 1% of transient room tax until 2032. I believe the county once um they have a prior obligation paid for will input 2% into at that time.

Do you all have any questions for the finance director or Chuck? And before I would like to have redraw to I I have one question on the on the annual payments. Now that's assuming we get no other uh financial support grants, earmarks, anything else. I believe this includes an additional 11 million. Okay. Allocation but but above and beyond that. So we are asking Yes. Yes. Yeah. Yes. Commissioner Hunger, can you just state those numbers again like what we have right now from the state and then we have 11.2 million from the state at this time. Okay. Thank you. And it is actually acrewing interest as well.

Thank you, Commissioner Smith Willis. You would I was right and I lost my thought. Never mind. It's okay.

I might add that we are still uh seeking additional revenues from the state. The mayor and I meet have met several individuals up there trying to get gain support on this and it seems like we're doing pretty well. Commissioner Smith Wellis. Okay. So for people watching, when you say that we're talking to the legis the legislative body at the state level, whatever more they whatever more they contribute to this, what does that look like? Like would that go toward the annual payment or it would it would go toward the Yes. Okay. Thank you. Well, it would reduce the amount of the project cost for us that we would have finance over 30 years. So that in turn would reduce our payment.

It would commissioner Quick question. So, if we um it would be great if the state wanted to um help support us more on this. Um but if they choose not to um what does that look like um if we need to slow down the process or stop the process? So I believe the P3 board is a lengthy process as it is and the city would have to determine how we would fund the remaining the remainder of that payment if we want to increase tax or use our general fund. Okay.

So we have Dinsore here too if they want to expand on any of those any of that answering. Okay. I would like to hear from them. Yeah. And Commissioner Richards, you have any questions or anything? He said he he wants to hear from Dan Moore. Yeah, please. Yep. Just a quick overview of the documents and complain. No, no overview of the documents. Yeah, just kind of a quick all the documents you had just a kind of I guess by title kind of this is what we're they're approving. This is kind of how the res resolution will work.

Yep. Yeah. Great. So, the the resolution generally approves the documents necessary to finance and construct the project. uh it's a it's a format that's generally been used on several P3 arrangements within the state already. So it uses a lease structure. So we we have called for the city to create a public projects corporation uh which is it's utilized all over just every school every public school in the state uses a public properties corporation for example to own and finance uh school buildings. That provides several different advantages. It would own the conference center. this public properties corporation. It would be wholly controlled by the commission. Uh it it would then lease the conference center to the city and the city would then make lease payments to the corporation which would then essentially pay for the cost of the building through the financing. So the the finance corporation would um essentially sell the equivalent of bonds to the public to finance the cost and the lease payments from the city to the finance court would essentially pay for the the the equivalent of the bonds. So it it it puts the building in a separate entity and provides for the financing structure that gives us several several benefits. Um but that's how the documents are set up. So there's a a trust indenture which is the document that sort of connects a trustee that that handles all the funds on behalf of the city with the investors who provide the funding to build the facility. And there's the lease agreement which is between the city and um and the finance corporation and a couple of other miscellaneous documents to provide for assignments of the rights and things like that. And then Brooks has been working on more I'm I'm the bond lawyer so I handle the financing. Brooks is handling more of the deal side with the development agreement and the management agreements.

Right. So Mark went through the documents to discuss more of the finance and how how the money flows to to pay for the project. Um when the resolution was read, I think you heard a development contract. So that's one of the P3 agreements that would provide for how this event center actually gets constructed. So it' be the kind of hard construction of the event center. And then separately from that, there's a management agreement, and that would be a 30-year term over the life of the payment um for the bonds that would provide for Red Draw to manage and maintain operate the um the actual facility to um you know, make sure it's in good working condition uh throughout the life of it, as well as um actually help u coordinate and plan the events and and meetings at the meeting center. Commissioner Smith,

can you say Can you say the last part one more time? It would So, it's a 30-year agreement. You said that's correct. Okay. Of overall operation and and maintenance.

Yes. So, it' be a management and and maintenance portion uh as well as um for like booking and catering, right, for any sort of event center that actually help operate um and bring in revenue to the event center. Uh part of that payment that Amber mentioned also is a uh a capital reserve fund. So that would help for you know offset long-term typical a you know the roof needs to be replaced. So you're sort of paying for that on the front end to ensure that there's already money there to to help do that. Redrog would help uh you know anytime that needed to be to be done. They'd let you know there's approval processes within the management agreement for operating budget expenditures of funds. the to make sure that the city, you know, has control uh, you know, o over that at the end of the day.

Got it. Thank you. Anything else for the dins? The most exciting part of the presentation, the lawyers, right? How about we talk about what it it's going to look like and what this is? That's the better part. Not that I do I don't think was was it answered at the end of 30 years it reverts to the city? That's correct. Yes. Yeah. The financing is 30 years and so all the agreements are 30 years to match that term. That that both makes it simple for the city and Red Rob also gives assurance to the bond holders that there's a structure in place to pay off the debt and operate the facility while the bonds are outstanding. Does that make sense? Thank you.

Enough. We ask the folks from Redraw to come up and answer questions and kind of show off what they're what they're presenting to us here.

You like our photos? Um, so I'm Garren Denning. This is Megan Walson. We're with Red Draw. First of all, thank you. Uh, we're extremely excited that tonight has arrived. One thing I do want to touch on in terms of that capital reserve, which I think is always important. We've built into these numbers uh, 750,000 that gets preunded. that goes into a separate account with the trustee as it relates to any major items and that is the city's money. It's not our money. So, in order to access that for any kind of major improvements that we need, that's a collaborative process that really helps on the bond side. It really helps with the municipality as well. I'm going to take you really quickly through uh just the building and then Megan can talk a little bit about Washington Street and future plans as well. But 44,000 square ft. The first thing you'll see that jumps out is glass, right? So you can kind of see this is the parking garage here that's already constructed and this is the 500 building. And so you'll see here the uh convention center kind of builds on itself. So small, medium, large. And then this area is the ballroom. So you're going to get you're going to have the ability, it's a 9,500 square foot ballroom in the city of Frankfurt, which we think will be very impactful. The other really great part in terms of the glass, it allows people to see in for the all of the activities and it allows people to see out in terms of this courtyard as well. This is Washington Street which Megan, can you kind of walk them through what we're thinking there?

So, we've had a lot and I'm sorry, I'm recovering from being sick. So, we've had I know we rode together, too. Um, we've had a lot of questions over the past several months about Washington Street Extension timing, what's going on there. Um, just to be fully transparent, the extension of Washington Street is really over the two parcels. So, from Broadway to Clinton and then Clinton to Marrow. And while those are two different extensions, it's really all one. Um, just for construction efficiencies and timing efficiency, we want to do that extension at one time. Um, and the plans for Washington Street are really dependent upon getting approval for this meeting and event center because how that street es and flows and what that looks like in front of the the meeting and event center is dependent upon getting final approval. So, we're hoping that when and if this is approved soon that we'll get plans underway for that extension as well. Um and in parallel, same sort of reasoning, the plans on the property of where the YMCA was that we demoed recently. Um that decision also goes handinhand with the finalization of the meeting and event center. So we have explored several options for that including retail, multif family, hospitality, um multiple things and we really want to make sure that this overall development is successful. So we're not peacemealing one to the other. We're really looking at it as as one development in entirety. So as soon as this gets approved, we're hoping that all of that can can quickly come after.

Do you all have any questions? Commissioner Smith Willis. Thank you all for stopping in and chatting with us today. I had one question in terms of and this might be I could maybe request the information but capacity wise you gave us square footage. Do we know the capacity of what the ballroom will hold and like any other meeting space any other space in the meeting center?

Yeah. So there's first of all I would say they're flexible. So we'll get you the exact number on the ballroom but these will be flexible small meeting spaces medium. So, you're going to have a lot of kind of high-end movable walls, kind of like a little bit what they did at the Kavich Center in Lexington as well, but we'll get you those exa exact numbers. I can tell you that we planned a lot of our space planning with Oak View Group, Oak View. They currently run Louisville Convention Center as well as Lexington Convention Center. They were part of our proposal. So, they were able to get very granular in terms of kitchen size. There is a full commercial kitchen in here to be able to host events and do the ballroom. In the numbers that we're talking about, it is a turnkey number in terms of not only fixtures and finishes, but all the kitchen equipment. So, this will truly be a convention center that is ready to operate when we hand it over. Commissioner Anger,

I just want to thank everybody who's been a part of this to get us here today. It's awesome to see. It's awesome to be here and be a part of it. Um, I feel like, you know, people have been asking what's what's going to happen down there for a while now. So, it's great to have these images and be moving towards this together. Um, I also see another large green space in this image. If you have anything you can share for that as well, I'd appreciate that. But, but I'm just uh I'm happy to be here today working with everybody. So, thank you. We want to share something really.

Okay.

But this is this is truly the uh this is the domino, right, that needs to occur to generate that you know, to get Frankfurt back on the circuit of trade shows and regionality and all of those types of things to generate it. And so, uh, one more thing in terms of the legal ease and our lease payment structure, we, uh, we present a a fixed lease payment for the 30 years. So, imagine whatever you're paying now, you would be paying 30 years from now, while transient taxes in theory are going to increase. So, your actual obligation should get better over time, which is even more encouraging for the city of Frankfurt.

Commissioner Richardson.

Yeah, I I want to say thank you as well. And and this reminds me maybe just a little bit smaller scale than Owensboro, uh their meeting center and convention center with the glass and all that. And I just want to let the public know that this is kind of a, you know, with the parking garage uh already already there, the meeting center, we have the vision as well as something that happened, I guess a meeting or two ago that where the renovation of Capitol Plaza. So all this is fitting together with our other two boat boutique hotels downtown. Um, you know, I I I just am very excited like uh Commissioner Unger to see this to come to fruition and I'm hoping uh we can start breaking ground very soon. Uh because obviously uh that's what the public they're wanting to see some movement down there and it's been a long time coming now. We've got the visualization of it, but I'm hoping to see a a shovel in the ground.

Commissioner Smith Will Bis. I also just um before Commissioner Erson got called on I was you know when Greg when Garrett had bought up the domino effect you know full transparency when the parking garage went up I was like what are we doing like what's going on you know I didn't understand personally at that time as a citizen what the dynamic was behind it but now being on this side and actually doing a lot of a lot of homework and research understanding the domino effect of you know building on on this space so to commissioner Anger's point about the green space you know I feel like the possibilities are endless once put the shovel in the ground such as Commissioner Richardson had said. So, I just wanted to say maybe from a newer commissioner to the people that contributed to the parking garage and the structure. Thank you for gearing us in the right direction of growth here in Frankfurt.

Commissioner May,

thank you all so much. Um I I love the renderings and I love uh the opportunities that sit before us here today and thank you all for sticking with us over the years and and continuing to help push things where they need to go. Uh, so I'm kind of I'm diverting a little bit away from some of the serious aspects of it and more towards the fun parts of it. And are there opportunities to, you know, add little aesthetic nuances to bring it back unique to Frankfurt to speak our voice, our character, opportunities for certain companies that have historic precedents here in Frankfurt to be involved in the project still or are we have we moved past that or do we have plans to continue to discuss that? Are you talking about design elements or

more, you know, public art engagement pieces out and around the area or even inside the facility? You know, if uh for sure if there was a, you know, not a place necessarily constantly serving bourbon, but something that right would pay homage to the historical notes that Frankfurt's known for with that and incorporate that for, you know, the visitors that are coming here and and interacting with the space.

For sure. So in our proposal, we kind of walk back through the origins of Frankfurt and we try to tie that. But there is a process once this is a go where we've we've put a lot of work into the design already, but before schematic design is fully finalized, there's input from you all and from the city. And so that is an opportunity to make sure we capture it. as well as, you know, one of the best parts we didn't talk about is this uh patio area or this courtyard area uh along Washington Street here. That's going to be a great opportunity for all types of activation when the weather's nice or art, etc. You know, we envision this road potentially uh being able to be closed off for farmers markets or what, you know, what have you. this can really be a corridor in and of itself, which the city's also getting the right of way of that when that is constructed. So, there's a lot of opportunities to kind of do the fun stuff for sure. And and we've worked, you know, Chuck actually asked a couple of those questions. So, we've worked with their team some already, but happy to continue to take take input.

Sure. Well, thank you very much. And I and I have a statement and a couple of questions and and one on the statement will first thank you all for we've been working on this I feel like for at least two or three years now but uh I've tried to tell the public that something's happening and uh the parking garage now that was one domino has been mentioned before but really if you zoom out this is all one one big plan that some of the things just aren't they don't get the attention like doing a tiff agreement for the area, then building the parking structure and uh the riverfront development on the other side, doing the IRB and the pilot for the hotel. It all fits together. But now we're at a point where we can show you something exciting for the city of Frankfurt. And I think my question would be you, well, one, when when assuming everything goes well with the P3 board and the maybe we get more financing, when are we when are we groundbreaking on this? Well, it's totally and Mark, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's it's really dependent on the P3 board. So, you know, it would be our intention that it's once the P3 board had had approved this and you all had clarity on the uh budget from the state that we would go and uh we would issue or sell our cops at the end of May and we would be off to the races. So, uh, technically, if you think about June time frame, if we were fully cleared, it's 24 months, and we're combining design with construction, kind of an accelerated time frame. We're doing another large hundred million dollar project right now, and it works really well with our team, and it's pretty much the exact same team that has had success across the street there and

performed very, very quickly. But everyone should put in the you know in terms of how fast we can get it done the expectation will be 24 months uh once we're greenlighted and to move forward. So events in summer of 2028 possibly. I think the P I think that's well and as you mentioned the P3 board is a that's the variable, right? Possibly possibly. Possibly. Right. So we would love to do that.

And and this is going to be enormous for for our tourism numbers for our downtown for our small businesses. Uh, also if we could do this and get more housing in the area that the one two combination there would be amazing. What uh can you do now? Is there anything prohibiting the development of the YMCA site now that we know that the sighting of the of the conference center is going to go on behind the parking structure, the old the YMCA sites? So, pretty clear now.

Yeah. So, it's funny. We've had a housing study uh and a hotel. We do housing and hotel feasibility studies every year on these parcels and uh we met actually last Friday with our architect for multif family concepts on the why. However, you know, there's a lot of things that have to fall into place, but this is by far the most the the most important piece of the puzzle. Um, but it does seem like a natural. It it's based upon need, which I'm sure you all, you know, you all as our housing said, you know, our housing studies tell you that you need a need. Um, but we're going to get this one moving and then kind of look and see what else we can what else we can do on those other parcels.

It's not something that could be done concurrently. There's a there's definite potential that we will develop the the YMCA parcel when this one is under construction. Yeah, there's it's it's not a just do this one and then move on to the next one by any means. Senator and I'm to the public, you know, three years from now, a lot of Frankfurt's going to look a lot different and uh we're we're excited about that. Just have to have patience. But no, this this is a a good development. Anything we need to know? I think the one thing just uh they kept mentioning the P3 board and Mark it's 180 days. Am I correct on that?

I mean our best guess is the overall process could stretch. They could stretch it to six months. Yeah. Under the statute, but we don't think it will take that long. That's one reason we wanted to stay on schedule and finish this meeting tonight so we can get it submitted and start the clock ticking to get through that quickly as possible. Commissioner May

question as far as uh timelines moving forward. So if we make an agreement tonight, what would be the next time you're coming to the board of commission to ask for? What what should we have on our radar to help facilitate if anything? Maybe we just sit back and wait now for you all to come back. But what what do you foresee in the future for us having to make decisions on

the the resolution authorizes the execution of the of the deal documents and and with you know with consent of council and the mayor's input. So the documents are in pretty good shape. You know like I said they've been used multiple times before. But it's from here on out we're subject to approval B3 board. But then it's, you know, does the general assembly do anything in the finalization of the new budget? Um, and it's just just financing questions. What's the market like when we need to go to market? You know, we have to go through the rating process. Um, I don't know that we formally need to come back to you for anything, but it's we certainly be working hand inand with the city of the whole day. Sure.

So, you'll be in we can come back forformational reporting and get your thoughts on things, but I don't know that we need a formal approval for anything else. Mark, do you see them having to formally execute the agreements once the P3 board approves them?

Yeah, we would. We'll have to get signatures and things like that. And it'll be just like a bond, you know, just like a bond closing. Here's your signature package, which they they're very familiar with this. But these doc, you know, these documents today will allow us to start more of that process and that schematic design that we'll work with the city of Frankfurt on. And then I I just think it's important to reiterate, although I'm sure all of you know, but part of the benefit to the city of this program is that you approve this and this vision and then it's our responsibility to deliver that. So, um, cost and budget and all, you know, timing, all of those things. And so, there's a real benefit when you think about just from the city of Frankfurt or any city from resource allocation and all of those things. And so, it's not labor intensive for the city. Um, we have to perform and and we have to give you what you see there. I can't promise the grass is going to be green on this side of the road, but otherwise it should be really really close.

Right. Thank you. Is everyone good? I'll entertain a motion. Motion to approve. Second. We have a motion and a second on this resolution for the development agreement. No further discussion or questions. I'll ask the clerk to call for the vote. Commissioner Richardson. Yes. Commissioner Ogre. Yes. Commissioner May. Yes, Mr. Smith. Yes, Mayor. Yes. And that resolution is adopted. Action item number four.

Actually number four, we have a park committee order. Uh staff recommends approval of the order to form the parks committee. Select members of the BOC to sit on that committee and to authorize the mayor to sign any related documents. Uh as we discussed at the work session, this would be a similar committee to the public works, the affordable housing. It's a similar committee with that. And all we're asking for tonight is approval to continue with that and to nominate two commissioners to sit on that committee. Motion to approve. Need a motion. So we need a motion for the order. Yes. Motion to approve. Approve the create order creating the parks committee. And we have a second.

Any discussion on this order creating the committee? Commissioner Hungry. I think it's a great idea. I think our committees have uh worked out very well for us so far. So I think this will help us as well moving forward um working handinhand with the um other parks board. So um I would also like to put my name in the hat if you know to potentially be on the committee. Commissioner May sorry I echo everything that Commissioner said. I think the committee's work great and uh if we're throwing names in the hat, consider mine tossed in. Okay, Commissioner Richardson.

We've already done that part. He's seconded to be here. Any discussion? Just second them nominating themselves. Yes. Commissioner Smith. I also just wanted to say um I appreciate the committees themselves. I think this is going to be a great um collaboration. And I am happy that Commissioner Anger and May want to do it because I was hoping somebody else would. So, thank you all for your service. Okay. Yeah, I I'll I'll add to that. Uh glad we're creating this. I think it'll help out a lot and uh I second uh both Commissioner Hunger and Commissioner May being on that board. All right. So, we'll take

Can we do a motion for the order? We're sorry for the second in there. We have a motion and we So this is for the order creating the parks committee. We'll take a vote on that. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner Smith Willis, yes. Mayor Wilkerson, yes. So that order is adopted. And next, I'll entertain a motion appointing Commissioner May and Commissioner Anger to this new parks committee. Motion to approve. Second. Any discussion on this? Thank you for your service. We don't have terms on these, do we? It's just

it's the terms are only your your elected cycle. Okay. Any Okay. Thank you all for agreeing to serve. We appreciate it. And we'll think of other committees so we can find other opportunities for the rest of us. Committee for I ask the clerk to call for a vote. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner Smith Willis, yes. Mayor Wilkerson, yes. And that order is adopted. We'll move to action item number five.

Number five is emergency repairs for multiple repairs at the wastewater treatment plant. We have staff request board commission approval of up to $200,000 purchase order with Herit company for emergency repairs the wastewater treatment plant equipment damage during the April 2025 flood and authorized the mayor to sign all related documents. I do have Kenny Hawkton up here if you have any questions on this kind of explain where it's coming from. Do we have any questions on this? Commissioner Smith Willis. Hi Kenny. Hello. Um, I just had a quick question. It says with FEMA to recover as much as the cost as possible. Have we heard reimburse it from? Have we heard from FEMA?

We're going to apply for that. Uh, we're working with FEMA right now, but as always with FEMA, there's never any guarantee. So, we have to do the project. We submit it to them. If they approve refunding, then we will be eligible up to 75%. If Sorry, followup question. If they don't, what does that look like? We still have to make the repairs. So, the cost that's why Amber's so worried about everything. Okay. Just just a little bit. Okay, cool. Well, thank you. Anyone else? I'll entertain a motion. Motion.

Second. We have a motion to approve this request purchase order. Yeah, Mr. Smith Willis, maybe my question might be for Amber. What's the turn the turnaround time for applying for the assistance? What What does that look like? Do we know? That's more of a question for people. I have not Oh, that's right. Sorry. I'm just thinking about dollar signs. Rebecca, do you know the turnaround time on like the FEMA application and when we could possibly hear back from it? It varies and they are running very long this year. I mean from this this particular event we still have not been reversed for everything for the February. Got it. Thank you,

Commissioner. And it is for 110,000 or was it more? It's for 200. Yeah, we when we sent this out Friday, it was for 110. And as uh we were sending this out, uh Kenny came into my office and said, "Oh, wait. We've had some other failures. Can we up this?" So that's kind of we kind of went through that this morning and up to 200,000. Okay. Thank you. Any other? If not, I'll ask the clerk to call for a vote. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Yes. Mayor,

yes. And that order is approved. Action item number six. Number six, the city of Frankfurt Geological Monitoring Service adjacent to Taylor Avenue, uh, professional services consultant with HDR Engineering Incorporated. Uh, we have a total cost for this agreement of 253,647. This is for Taylor Avenue. It is b statemaintained road and the roadway has been closed for almost two years. Uh, KYTC has indicated they have no interest in sharing the cost of this. However, they have indicated that after one year of geological monitoring, they will consider reopening Taylor Avenue. Uh, this will require a budget amendment and the city is requesting approval by the port of commissioners and for the mayor to sign operated documents. This is the first step in moving us forward. Chuck can answer any more questions on this, but moving us forward on getting the reopening of Taylor Avenue.

I have a question. Commissioner Richardson, when does the year start or has it already started?

Unfortunately, it has not started yet. Uh, I think HDR Engineering, uh, having their agreement approved tonight, I think we're looking at a maybe a four or five month period of time for them to get on the site, gather all the information, uh, determine how best where to monitor and what technology they're going to use. And they're going to provide even some uh, mitigation pop future mitigation opportunities and what they might cost. I'd say uh, I'd say by midsummer they'll be done. So, I'd say the clock probably starts midsummer. So, midsummer 2027, uh, we can ask the cabinet if, you know, they're willing to consider opening that back up. Commissioner May,

do we feel uh confident that whatever the results come back u I don't want to get to a point where the state says, "Hey, I appreciate that you gave us that report, but we we still need A, B, and C. Do we know that this agreement will cover all of their wants and needs to make a decision to open the road back up?" I I think one of the things that we've we've asked HCR Engineering to look at is do geological engineering calculation analysis to see if in fact if it was to fail a major fail would impact Taylor Avenue because you know there's a distance in there between so that it may depend on that. Uh but if they can determine that a major fall wouldn't, you know, impact Taylor Avenue significantly, then uh they may consider to open it up. But to answer your question, Commissioner, it just uh I'm sorry. Yeah, Commissioner. Thank you.

Uh I I'm not sure. I can't guarantee anything that, you know, they're going to decide after a year of monitoring what they're going to do, right? I think it Yeah. My question is more are are we confident enough in the scope of work that they're doing that the state won't say well I still need to see this another piece that that this company didn't collect you know information data that they didn't collect or or we just good that whatever the results are it will it will contain the information that they need to make that decision regardless of whatever the decision is

right what we did do we when we drafted the RFP P and included a scope of work. I shared that with the Kentucky Transportation Geotech folks, okay, to see if they agreed with what we were doing and and the scope of that and they didn't have any major concerns. So, they felt like it was kind of a full review of what was over there. And so, I'm assuming that, you know, once we get this monitoring in place and we wait a year, then they'll hopefully consider opening that back up. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Commissioner Smith Wells, Commissioner Hunger. That was fine. Oh, you sure? I forgot you.

Um, I think a concern I have is whether or not the state after a year of monitoring says yes or no, we'll open it up. Um, can we we can cancel be out on this contract 30 days like a normal? Yeah. Contract. Okay. So, if we hear, oh, it's not going to be open. I mean, maybe we need to monitor it longer. I don't know. Well, I guess we'll figure that out after the first year, but um Okay. Just want to know that there can be a clear out if we need to. There's a typical termination clause in that contract, 30 days notice or something like that. Save ourselves a little bit of money. Yeah.

Yeah. The first year is about half that total amount and the other two years is about half of that amount each year. So, Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Richardson, the other question I have, um, and I agree with what's been said. Um, I I'm assuming that we can't contractually hold the state to anything. Uh, based on my experience, no. Okay. because it's it's state right away and they've already indicated

even though all this challenges on private property, they have no interest in being involved. So, okay, unfortunately, they they don't seem to have a a need to or an urgency to open Taylor Avenue back up. So, and then my next question is, are we going from the railroad tracks back to Second Street or or we're not including the bridge or when you we talk about Taylor Avenue, it goes all the way to the between the connector and 60. So, I guess that's my question. Is it just that section of Taylor Avenue?

One of the things that we've done um talked with the city manager. Uh, one of the things we've done is approach transportation cabinet into maybe considering that they would turn the maintenance of Taylor Avenue over between uh, Second Street and and basically the tracks. Uh, give that to the city so that we could maintain it and then if we own it, then we we can open it up. But HDR's work and monitoring with the hope that the cabinet can open it up a year after we're done monitoring, excuse me,

is cheaper in the long run than us taking over a piece of Taylor Avenue and having to resurface it and fix guardrail forever. So, okay, that that's that's the higher of the two options, but it's something that we can consider. Okay,

that was a question I had here. Would we be better off just taking this money and and lobbying to try to get ownership of Taylor Avenue and the and the expected cost we'll have with that? Well, again, uh based on experience, when the cabinet turns something over to a local uh entity, they usually have the agreement where they'll pretty make it pretty good shape. They'll resurface, they'll fix guardrail. When they hand it to you, you get something that's in pretty good shape. Well, upfront they of course they would do all of that at their cost, but upfront then, okay, that looks good, but then forever if you're maintaining that, it's it's going to cost you just like we would be in charge of the river bank as well. The river bank. Yeah. Uh probably. So,

yes. Yeah. Yeah. So again, as I say, th this monitoring agreement uh is the cheaper of the two ways to go, but the cabinet has indicated they would consider turning a piece of Taylor Avenue over to us. So I guess they're going to wait until we really ask for it. But we don't have to decide that tonight. Correct. Uh no sir. As a matter of fact, I probably I'd probably wait about a year and a half. That's what I was saying. Yeah. Yep. So, this is our best option to eventually get Taylor Avenue back open. Yes. Yes. Yep. Okay.

And unfortunately, the cost is on us, but we don't own the property and we don't own the roadway. Somehow or another, we're paying for this. But, but after a year and a half, we may know it's not possible. And then that's it. And yeah, it settles it. And we're outund 30 something, thousand. 39. 39,000. Yep. Yeah. And hopefully there's grant money out there or something. Okay. Um I entertain a motion to approve the motion to approve. Second.

Any other discussion or questions? None. I'll ask the clerk to call for the vote to approve this purchase order. That's what we're calling it. Mr. Richardson. Yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Commissioner Smith Willis, yes. Mayor Wilkerson, yes. And that is adopted. And action item number seven.

Number seven is the 2026 build grant application. Staff request authorization to apply for the 2026 build grant program funds for the US Department of Transportation in the amount of $25 million and authorize the mayor to sign all grant documents. Frankfurt seeks build funds to replace rescended phase one NAE construction funding for the high home street project. Motion to approve.

Okay, we have a motion. Second, Commissioner Smith Willis. Any discussion? How close will this get to replace the funding that was pulled from the NAE grant? should have stayed up here stage. That was you. I was wondering stood there for a second. Cherry got my name on the back. This particular grant application and Rebecca's really been involved in this too. Uh we'll replace uh everything we lost. Uh we have already submitted applications for transportation alternative program TAP program with the cabinet

earlier but that didn't cover all of it. that cover just a piece of it. So, we're hoping that this bill grant uh that we'll get awarded that and we can just go on with one funding source uh for all the construction of that phase one. Somebody asked today, Commissioner, is there a time frame on approval? I I thought that they were going to try to uh determine uh that and make grant awards. I think I thought sometime this summer. Was it June? June to July.

June or July. Yes. And that's about the time we probably will hear something about the TAP grants. So, we can maybe pick and choose what we need to do here. Okay. Uh it'd be nice to be able to get awarded both of them so we can pick. But I think the build is the one we really want to get awarded to us because it covers all of the costs that we lost. Okay. Thank you. Any other questions? Seeing none, I'll ask the clerk to call for the vote. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner, yes. Commissioner May, yes. Mr. Smith, yes.

Mayor Wilson, yes. And that is approved. Action item number eight. Number eight, farmers market sub lease. The purpose of this item is to request approval from the board of commissioners for the farmers market subleas and authorize the mayor to sign all related documents.

Commissioner got a just a quick question. Um I feel like this has been a long time coming. I want to thank Eddie Fowler for being here sitting through this meeting um to get to this agenda item. Um I know you've done a lot of work for the farmers market. So, um it looks great down there. Um this after reading over this sub lease, um it does say it's a year-to-year lease with automatic renewals, but we don't see any issue with that.

Right. Okay. Okay. And then I was wondering if we had like a direct contact that the farmers market was going to work with if they were because you know there's um in the lease it mentions if there's any sort of other events or um special um subleasase I guess things that they'd like to do or um who who should that or have we set up a contact person at the city? We haven't really set up a contact with the city, but that's going to be probably through our special events department or through public works how we'll structure that. They've been the ones dealing with it. If it's an event, we'll probably go through Rebecca's department.

Okay. Okay. Just want to make sure communication is good and that we are always working with our partners. Well, I think that's it. I'm excited. I'll make a motion to approve. Second. Any other discussion, questions? None. Please call for the vote. Commissioner Richardson, yes. Commissioner, yes. Mr. May, yes. Commissioners, yes. Mayor Wilkerson,

yes. And that sub lease is approved. And that's uh all for our action items. Moving on to unfinished business, which we didn't have anything from the last meeting. Is there any new business to come for the good of the board? See none. How about board comments? We'll open it up. Commissioner Hunger,

I do have a comment and this comes from um Brenda Hackett and Abby as well as Nancy Moore, Nathan, and Brett. They would like to thank the fire department and especially uh battalion chief Mike Felty for volunteering and organizing the honor guard and the static firetruck displays at both of John Hackett and Mike Moore's funeral ceremonies that were uh fairly recently. So, thank you to the fire chief and everybody involved. I know that meant a lot to the families. Um, just a little note, uh, John Hackett grew up on Miro Street and worked at station two, uh, on Home Street for most of his career. And Mike Moore was a part of the first paramedics class. So, um, thank you to, um, those guys for their service. We hope, um, and thanks to the families, um, for, you know, their service to the community and their sacrifice. So, um, just wanted to share that. That was really meaningful to the families and I know we do that a lot and so our guys volunteer and I just appreciate that service that we do. Um, and on another topic, I just wanted to mention the uh, passing of Mike Heden, the owner of Buddies Pizza. Um, Katie shared that there will be a slice of life celebration on Thursday at Buddy's Pizza from I think they're doing lunch, but also from 6:30 to 8:30. Um, they're having people gathering and I think they're doing slices. So, I just want to send love out to that family and uh, let people know about that event. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there any other comments before the board?

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