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2026-10-26 - Board of Commissioners Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted agenda (a scanned image PDF) and a Whisper speech-to-text transcript of the video; names and numbers may be misheard. Minutes are not posted.

Discussion highlights (from the video)

  • A state senator presented checks to the city and spoke of rebuilding the city's relationship with the General Assembly.
  • A fire department update covered delivery of a new aerial truck.
  • United Way of the Bluegrass thanked the city for the $10,000 grant to bring the Ride United program, delivered through Lyft, to Frankfort, and said it would return with details.
  • The Capital City Museum agreement was presented as a memorandum of understanding formalizing the city's relationship with the museum's nonprofit, which had no formal agreement before.
  • The Series 2026B General Obligation Bond ordinance was read, with maturities running to December 1, 2056, although a shorter final maturity may be selected.
  • During public comment, speakers thanked the board for its unanimous October 12 vote not to renew the Flock safety contract and urged turning the cameras off or covering them before the contract ends, citing reported security weaknesses in the cameras.
  • Commissioners discussed the interlocal agreement and noted costs had risen since the earlier quote, urging prompt action; the transcript is too garbled to state the amounts.

Agenda

Ceremonial

  • Check presentation from Sen. Jay Williams
  • New Fire Department apparatus
  • Citizen comments, 5 minutes each
  • Minutes of the 9/14 work session and the 9/28 meeting
  • HMB Professional Engineers contract to coordinate the Historic Investment Program: $750,000 federal Paul Bruhn grant plus $460,275 state match; coordinator cost $132,000, grant-funded (Historic Investment Program Coordinator)
  • 2027 employee benefits: UMR renewal; Drexi as new pharmacy benefit manager; 9% employee premium increase ($0 to $34.45 per month); high-deductible plan deductible $3,500 single and $7,000 family; prescriptions $10 generics, otherwise 20% coinsurance capped at $100 (2027 Employee Health Benefits)
  • Juniper Hill Golf Pro (Kirk Schooley): one-year renewal from 12/1
  • Tolemi contract for a short-term-rental and vacant-property registry
  • Five appointments and eight resignations, including Lori Macintire to the Architectural Review Board (term to 9/12/29) and Troy Redmon to the Park Commissioners (term to 5/1/30)

Action items

  • Second reading, GO Bonds Series 2026B, about $12,050,000 (up to $1,205,000 more), Downtown and Parks Master Plan projects, final maturity 12/1/2056 (General Obligation Bonds Series 2026B)
  • Order establishing a River Front Development Committee (River Front Development Committee)
  • Resolution naming Develop Frankfort's executive director as liaison to the Kentucky Film Office
  • Resolution amending Resolution 24 (2024) to remove its third paragraph
  • Memorandum of agreement with the Museum of the City of Frankfort
  • Accept a $419,723 Cleaner Water grant (Kentucky Infrastructure Authority) for Signal Ridge Tunnel planning and design (Prevention Park Cleaner Water Funds)
  • Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant and Land and Water Conservation Fund applications
  • Taser X2 trade-in to Kiesler Police Supply for a $2,865 credit
  • Strand Associates amendment 4, High and Holmes corridor: right-of-way $655,779 and utility coordination $91,983; Phase 2 budgets $1.11M and $560K, with an RCP grant covering 50%; right-of-way due 7/15/2027 (Holmes Street Right-Of-Way Donation)
  • Interlocal agreements for 911 service and Forks of Elkhorn sewer collection
  • Executive session under KRS 61.810(1)(f) for personnel

Video

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Transcript

A Whisper speech-to-text transcript was generated; it is not reproduced here.

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