[0:25] Call the hearing to order pursuant to KRS 132.027. The City of Bellevue is holding its public hearing on the ninth day of September 2026 at 6:45 p.m. the meeting is held at 322 East Avenue, the Callahan Center, for the purpose of hearing comments from the public regarding the institution of proposed tax rates for the 2026 2027 fiscal year, as required by law. Last year's rate was 0.364 for real property and 0.860 for personal. The proposed rate is 0.391 for real and 0.853 for personal. The compensating rate, which is the rate that if you did exactly this rate, you would not raise or lower the taxes in any way. That is 0.376 and 0.821.
[1:12] And other than that, are there any public comments?
[1:17] It's just interesting that the compensating rate of 3.
[1:23] 376 S2:
[1:28] But that real that rate does not include anything that was built or remodeled and added on to things for the last year, which is what the extra comes from. True. Because that's not part of it.
[1:42] That's why there's a difference sometimes, right? S3:
[1:46] Is based on the same values as it was.
[1:50] Generally on assessment year. We'll get down about 3.36. And about the high about 3.969196.
[1:57] And then when it went.
[1:59] Assess the property. That is true. And it's okay hearing that there is no one to make a statement at it. We can just close the hearing.
[2:10] I just want more just so we understand that if I if I serve, I understand the expected revenue generated from the personal property. The 221,000 would, based on our budget today, would represent less than 3% of an increase. So just to understand, so we're a very small increase, right. 0.02%. Yes. Yeah. The total budget.
[2:36] Okay.
[2:37] So and the recommendation is the compensating rate, right?
[2:41] The what.
[2:42] Compensating rate plus 4%.
[2:43] Plus 4%. Okay.
[2:45] Yeah. Which brings the rate to 3.91.
[2:47] Okay. Gotcha.
[2:50] All right.
[2:52] All right. If there's no public comments, we'll just close the hearing. Now the hearing is now closed. So call the meeting to order. Please stand for the prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.
[3:04] Bless us, O Lord, in these deliberations. Give us light to know what should be done and the courage to do what must be done, so that thy people may enjoy justice before the law. And peace with our brother, though who lives and reigns God forever and ever. Amen.
[3:16] Amen.
[3:18] I pledge allegiance to the flag.
[3:20] 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.
[3:31] Please call the roll.
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[3:42] All right. I need a motion and a second for the approve. The minutes of the last meeting. Motion by Harris. Second by Seana. All those in favor. Aye all those opposed. And now correspondence reported by the city attorney.
[3:57] We do have one piece of correspondence dated August 23rd, 2026. It's from Sergeant Jeffrey Linkogle with the Dayton Police Department. Reads as follows 2nd May concern. On August 23rd, 2026, at approximately 1532 hours, I assisted Sergeant Bonner and Officer Clark of the Bellevue Police Department on a medical call for a male who was unresponsive and not breathing at 233 Center Street in Bellevue, Kentucky. When Officer Clark and I arrived on scene, we had to move several dogs out of the way to ensure it was safe for us and the Bellevue Dayton Fire Department personnel to enter the rest of the residence. As soon as Officer Clark and I entered the residence, we were led to the bedroom where the male Joseph Gray was lying on the bed on the bedroom floor, unresponsive. Officer Clark, quickly and without any hesitation, began chest compressions until the paramedics were able to arrive on scene. Paramedics took over and set up Mr. Gray on the automated chest compression device. They were also able to use a defibrillator to shock Mr. Gary multiple times. After the subject was loaded into the ambulance, he was given a police escort to the hospital by Sergeant Bonner because the siren had malfunctioned and did not work. Later that evening, I received a call from Officer Clark, who informed me that Mr. Gary was transferred to Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood because they were able to get his heart beating again without Officer Clark's quick, quick reactions and taking life saving measures. Sergeant Bonner providing a police escort. Mr. Gary would not have had a fighting chance to survive. Both of these officers did an extraordinary job and helped save a life. It is an honor to work with these two on a regular basis, and their excellent response to a situational crisis should not go unnoticed.
[5:39] Pretty amazing. Yes. Okay. All right. Next up, we have the Treasurer's report.
[5:48] Okay.
[5:53] And the general fund for this month, we have 55 claims totaling 145,815 cents. $815.18.
[6:06] In the Capital Improvement Fund, we have two claims for $8,643.44.
[6:13] Our event fund has 11 claims totaling $4,863.95.
[6:20] Our municipal road aid fund has five claims, totaling $269,776.54.
[6:28] Our parks fund has four claims, totaling $8,353.
[6:34] 52, S5:
[6:42] And our Prepaids and our general fund, we had four claims totaling $1,850.
[6:50] 65, S5:
[6:55] For approval to approve and second motion. Second by second. By Shauna. All those in favor? Aye.
[7:07] All those opposed? S1:
[7:10] I just have a quick DNA one just to let you guys know, our next DNA happy hour is going to be October 8th, and we're going to tie it in to the pedestrian safety month. So it'll be like a glow in the dark theme so that pedestrians can be seen at night and be visible. Um, and we're going to be doing, um, separately, a lot of things surrounding pedestrian safety month, which is October. So you'll hear about that coming up as well. Um, so just wanted to let everybody know that.
[7:36] Know when and where, I mean the time.
[7:37] And place. So it's usually 530 to 730 and it's most likely going to be at post.
[7:42] Okay. Thank you.
[7:44] All right. And under my report we're going to talk about I.
[7:46] Know I'm not going to steal your thunder.
[7:51] Okay. Hearing none others. So next is the mayor's report. So one of the best things coming up very soon is Art in the Park, which is the 12th, which is a Saturday. This time on this list. It's from 10 to 4. Is the time this that time that was on. There was last year's time because it overlaps with the, um, the concert and it was a heck having to people arriving and people leaving at the same time. And, and it'll be better for the art in the park. And if you've never gone to art in the park, this is the place to go. There are so many booths with all different kinds of artwork, and there's always something that you can find that you can use. Um, it's pretty amazing selection. It's a fun day. There's food, there's drinks, there's, there's a lot of partying going on. There's music.
[8:40] Belly dancers.
[8:41] Belly dancers, belly dancers. So there's a little bit for everybody to come to this event. And that'll be this weekend from 10 to 4. Then on the first Friday in October is Fall Fest, and that I don't know where all these times came from. I'm here. Fall Fest is from 5 to 9. Um, it's down at the beach park. It's like last year there was about 2000 people showed up. There's we give away 300 pumpkins, um, to the first 300 people that come. Um, there's, there's also a Halloween candy area where a lot of the people that are at this table will be giving out candy. In fact, all six of them up here will be giving out candy down at there to people who come to trick or treat. There's also going to be, um, some jack o lantern plastic buckets that are given out. We usually get like 200 of them to give out to people that are there. So there's a DJ, there's s'mores booth, there's food, there's coneys. Um, it's just a really good time. So that'll be the first Friday in October. At the same time, um, the business group interview will be having all things fallen frightening. That's, the same date up on the Avenue. Um, and next up, we have the administrator's report.
[9:59] Police chief John McLean.
[10:10] Good evening everyone. Um, I sent my report out to you. Um, before I go into update, does anybody have any questions on my report or anything? Would you like me to go?
[10:20] No, I thought it. I just thought it was interesting and great that you had the officers in plain clothes conducting the, uh, to conducting a surveillance patrol to on the car thefts. I know that's been kind of an ongoing problem. The car break in. So. Yeah, I thought that was great. I wanted to say thank you.
[10:38] To make some, um, uh, follow some charges on some juveniles for that so that that has helped us out. Um, the first thing I want to address, I'm sure you guys have seen Facebook in the news. Um, tragically, an independence officer was injured while working for us during Riverfest. Um, we've been using independence officers for the last several years. I know their chief real well. I know several officers real well. They come down here and do a fine job. Um, so that was an absolutely a horrifying thing for us to go through. Um, he is back at home with his wife and kids. Um, so far it does look like everything is going well as far as him getting better. I know he's got some appointments coming up with some specialists and things, but I do plan on hopefully going to see him Friday to drop off some donations and things I have collected for him. So if you would just continue to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers, um, the only other thing I wanted to do is, um, take a minute since we're just, uh, two days away from nine over 11, 25 years ago. Um, I think for most of us in this room, we probably all know where we were. I know I was 20 on a Navy ship and left that day. Um, so that was definitely something to always be, um, in my mind. So I just wanted to go through just a, a few notes, um, that I took down. Uh, so that was 102 minutes that morning. Okay. For any of you movie buffs out there, it's the same amount of time it takes you to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off or frozen with your kids and grandkids.
[12:17] So that equates to one hour and 42 minutes that we lost 2977 S3:
[13:11] In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, we lost 40 civilians, and that was due to the fact that passengers and crew would not let the terrorists take that plane, and it crashed before it could make its way to Washington, D.C.. And the last 25 years since then, 6000 additional responders and survivors have died from illnesses attributed to nine over 11 exposure. And that number continues to rise. Among them are an additional 450 New York City firefighters. So we could all just take a moment to remember the poem.
[13:55] Thank you.
[13:56] Thank you. Thanks, John. Our chief, Brant Schaefer.
[14:05] No. Atkins. Atkins. Isn't it? Yeah.
[14:11] I'm going for him here, too. Now, everybody has a copy of my report. Uh. Busy month. 800 or not. 882 548 EMS. So we're already almost as many runs we made last year, so it's a busier year. Um, training 183 hours combined. So right around 1500 training hours for the year. Uh, we've been able to utilize Crawford insurance building. So, um, that's been some real valuable training. Have you talked to them scheduled due to demo tomorrow.
[14:52] Are you allowed to set it on fire tonight?
[14:54] They won't let it set on.
[14:56] Oh my God.
[14:57] But now we're going in there and just tearing it up as best we can until they run us out of there. So. Yeah, we've been trying to keep it secured and stuff like that. So they get. Hey, what time? Doing it in the morning, huh? Um, they're going down as soon as they wake up until we get run out of there.
[15:12] Yeah, that track is already there. They're ready to go. Yeah.
[15:15] So that's going to be exciting. Um, some activities during the month. Uh, we were in Newport's ambulance for a couple days while we were getting our siren fixed. Uh, but that that's the one we did go through. Uh, did our inspections on schools before start of school year, worked on, uh, emergency plans, um, made some runs in Newport, Fort Thomas, uh, worked on some planning for Riverfest that went off, um, relatively Relatively long. Tom. It can be compared to years gone by. And then we also worked with the Red Cross and Emergency Management. They're working on emergency shelters and getting the list together. So talking to Frank and the staff. This building is one of them. So we did some site surveys and got a plan ready for that.
[16:08] So chief, does the Red cross still do the smoke alarms? Have you been able to look into that?
[16:15] I don't know, do they?
[16:17] I'm just checking with you. But yeah.
[16:20] I'm the best. I believe that program is going through them now. I know they don't give out smoke detectors. I'm still waiting. I still have calls and messages in.
[16:30] Okay.
[16:30] So yeah, I know I used to work at the Red cross and we did a program called Sound the Alarm, where Red cross volunteers would come in to people's homes and install smoke alarms for free. So I think that's if that program is still going, I think that's a really good program to utilize if we can get involved.
[16:47] I'm trying to work on getting that set up. Yeah, they used to give them to us and we would do every couple years, go out and do a push and always have them. But yeah, they get away with that. So. Okay, we're we're working on it.
[16:59] Okay. Thank you.
[17:01] All right. Thank you.
[17:01] Thanks, chief.
[17:02] Thank you.
[17:04] Code enforcement director Tom McDaniel.
[17:11] I'm not sure if you were in there.
[17:16] Just checking.
[17:19] Everybody got my report.
[17:23] Any questions? S7:
[17:25] Thank you.
[17:25] Yeah, it looks like code enforcement board's been collecting some fines.
[17:32] I don't get the money.
[17:38] All right.
[17:38] Thanks.
[17:39] Tom does a great job. You have the engineering report in your packet and public services. You have that report in your pocket. Rick wasn't feeling well, so he's not going to be here tonight. And we have the assistant city administrator, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. Man.
[17:59] Thomas.
[17:59] Frank. I'll think.
[18:01] About it. You got it.
[18:02] Evening, everyone. So first off, I just want to thank everyone so much for our senior luncheon that happened this past Tuesday. So we it is such an amazing event for our senior citizens, and if I can. I just want to give a quick thanks to Mrs. Teapots, who provided our lunch for us. The Campbell County Drug Free Alliance that was there with dessert and passed out lock boxes for every single person in attendance. So that was awesome. Desmond Insurance was our drink sponsor for the evening. Um, our fire department that came to do some blood tests and, um, all of our amazing businesses, along with our elected officials and everyone that's running for your generous donations towards our door prizes and for our prizes for bingo. So nothing makes you smile more than seeing some individuals in our community yell bingo! So that's a whole lot of fun. So just a bit of an update. Our our second to last Saturday concert is this Saturday right after our the park. So make it a full day of arts in our community. It will start at 7:00 with Jean and Johnny, followed by Ben Walls, the spokes and Jake Walls as well. So this is always a fun concert to have. Um. Our boost grant is now available as well for our businesses. It is an exterior and interior grant. So if you know any businesses that can use some funds towards their projects, please definitely send it their way. If they have any questions, have them reach out to our department. If you have been by the flood wall, um paciente hershfield with patron pains. She is working on our part of the mural right now. So you can see Bellevue right at the bottom, kind of in the outline, and very soon the whole thing will be painted within the next week. So if you have a chance to stop by, stop by, tell her thank you so much, give her kudos for how amazing it's going to look. So that is all I have.
[20:03] I have a question for you. So is the grant application a grant grant information available on the city's website, correct? Okay.
[20:11] So if you go to the economic development tab, which is located at the bottom and you scroll down to grants, it is listed right there. Thank you. And if I may just mention real quick, the senior luncheon is a whole it doesn't take just one individual. I get a lot of things for it. I just want to note that it is our whole staff that works very hard on it, and we can't do it without our whole team. So I want to thank our whole, um, Lindy, Bridget Christie, Tom, our whole team really make it worthwhile. So thank you.
[20:43] Thanks.
[20:43] It was a nice event. You did a good job, Sam.
[20:46] The whole.
[20:46] Team.
[20:47] The whole team.
[20:49] All right, that's all I got.
[20:51] That's it.
[20:52] Frank, can I ask a question about the. I know there's been a lot of concern about the the crosswalks by the Grandview School just. Could you provide an update for that on that for anybody that might be watching or in the audience.
[21:04] They have not completed their work is what I was told. There was a great debate about putting whether we put two crosswalks from the foot side over to the front of the school, or whether we just put one. The consensus from the traffic engineers and some people at the school was that we should just have one crosswalk and that it would be safer to do that. Um, I believe our, our SRO who's there in the morning, I think that he wants, I think it was his desire. I don't know if he spoke. I'm assuming he's talked to you, chief. That he would like it on the other side of the street. Settle that issue. You've settled that. So right now, Mike Yeager has been communicating with Misty and the Grandview Elementary folks. And there was to determine which way to go. Right. And, um, the rub or one of the concerns was that they wanted to put an Ada compliant exit on the school side. And there's a step there that is not Ada compliant, where the existing crosswalk is located.
[22:23] In both places.
[22:25] So yeah.
[22:26] So the so there are some plans that have been drawn up and distributed. The Ada compliance aspect to this will be paid for by the school system, not the city. Okay. But we may possibly have to move the crosswalk to the location where it is not located right now, where there's actually a stop bar. And Mike is getting some pricing on that. We think it's going to cost about $6,000 to to do this 6 to $7000. So that's kind of where it's at.
[23:00] Okay.
[23:02] Yeah. Does that answer your question?
[23:04] No. No it does. I think I had an idea of things that a lot of people have been wondering. So I thought it might help just to fill people in.
[23:11] I do think the consensus is it's safer just to have one crosswalk. So you only have to keep your eyes on where the children are supposed to be. Not that they are always there, right? Yeah.
[23:22] So now it's just a matter of figuring out which place the one crosswalk goes.
[23:27] And I would suggest that if there's only now, now there's two, if there's going to be only one, have like a fence or something where the old one, the one that's going to be abandoned.
[23:36] We were talking about.
[23:37] So the kids don't automatically try to to get just something that keeps them from trying to cross their.
[23:43] Right. And they've put the pylons up in the entranceway from Ward onto Grandview. I noticed that, and just to kind of see how that's going to work for a while.
[23:56] Do we have a time frame on when that might be completed or.
[24:00] The school doing it with their builders to.
[24:02] Oh, you mean the Ada compliance aspect? That's between the contractor for the school system. It's the same contractor who built the gym.
[24:09] Oh, Jesus.
[24:10] Okay, so.
[24:12] I just won't comment on that, but.
[24:14] I just.
[24:15] Did. That's okay.
[24:17] So it's kind of a discussion, kind of a work in progress. Uh, we'd like to get it done yesterday as opposed to tomorrow, but you know.
[24:27] We're working on.
[24:28] It. Working on.
[24:28] It. Very good.
[24:30] Thank you.
[24:31] Will you call that a wick? Whip a whip. Work in.
[24:33] Progress. Work in progress, a whip.
[24:36] A lot of whips.
[24:38] All right. Next up we have audience participation and Harry Kay sport is first.
[24:54] I'm here for block party again. We're doing October 24th this year. I also I teamed up with Katie from the Boston Garden. She wants to have music and the garden and had people said to Diane Parker, she's got a band. I don't know what she's doing exactly. I let her take care of that part. Uh, I have my neighbors have usually got 444 foot and we had two guys to play guitar, but I'm still waiting to hear from her.
[25:33] What time is the block party?
[25:35] That's 4 to 10. 4 to 10. Okay. It used to be longer. It was too long.
[25:43] And then I just have one other issue. But it has nothing to do with the block party.
[25:46] I told you I was going to ask you. Just go ahead and do it so I don't have to do anything good. And welfare of the city. So go ahead.
[25:52] Oh.
[25:54] But the sinkhole.
[25:57] You know, we had a little problem near my house. Well, now I'm starting to get a little sinkhole there. There's a hole down.
[26:04] What street is that? By the bridge?
[26:08] Yeah.
[26:09] Yeah.
[26:09] After you go over, there's a little hole and it's starting to grow more.
[26:13] Bigger? S2:
[26:14] It's on the street right here.
[26:15] It's like in the middle of the street. Correct? Yeah. Okay.
[26:19] We just have to get a hold of Mick Jagger.
[26:22] Yeah. But that's.
[26:24] Okay.
[26:24] Okay.
[26:25] It's been a problem there for.
[26:26] Yeah.
[26:27] Yeah.
[26:28] You know.
[26:28] You love that.
[26:30] He's lived there for 66 years.
[26:31] As long as we don't put him back there, I'll be fine.
[26:36] All right. Thank you.
[26:37] Thank you. Thank you Harry.
[26:38] Next up, Daniel Elmlinger.
[26:47] Evening, everybody. Just a quick update. Um, we're at just over 2100 volunteer hours this year. Over 131 unique volunteers. So, um, as always, I'd like to update you all the economic benefit of that. It's about $64,000 plus about $30 per hour per volunteer hours. So, um, thank you all again for allowing us to do that and giving us stuff to, to do, um, upcoming events, as have already been mentioned. We will be at art in the park. Uh, we are looking for volunteers for that. So if anybody's interested and not already volunteering, VNA would be happy to have you for that. We also are doing a collaboration with the Tree Commission on Saturday, September 26th. From 10 to 12, we'll be planting trees starting at the beach park and then going along Washington Avenue. If you need more information, let us know. We're happy to send that your way. Um, and then, uh, Councilwoman Bachmann referenced the happy hour coming up in early October. We'd love to see you all there as well. Um, as always, continue to look out for planters near your house. Um, pick up litter on your evening walks. I have supplies, high vis vest, garbage bags, um, gloves, any of that, just stop by my house. Happy to share those with you. I just want the vest back. I need the garbage back. Um, and then I also wanted to offer a special thank you, Mr. Mayor, and prank for the opportunity this past Sunday. Uh, let us do a last minute fundraiser, parking the cars by the insurance building. It was a great we really appreciated it. Um, it was successful as well. So thank you guys very much for that. Thank you all.
[28:31] For.
[28:32] Your support.
[28:34] Thank you. The mayor's idea, but I did. He made me do the work.
[28:38] He used to do that. Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[28:43] Next up, Freddie Cox.
[28:48] Hello. Hi.
[28:49] I want to talk about flock. So, my. So I drove down by the flock camera. That's that connects Fort Thomas to Newport and Bellevue. And I noticed that it appears to be on private property. I know easement, whatever it is called, gives you guys the right. But I talked to the woman who owns the property. She told me that she did not receive a notice or was told anything about it. I also want to add that are you guys using the flock? It should be because there's been reports of I think it was Lexington sheriff or something. He stalked his wife flock. So that's my main concern about it. And there's cities like Fort Thomas, Newport and just Covington getting rid of flock and getting rid of their contracts. And Frank, I talked to you on the phone.
[29:51] You told me that, um, you guys had a $48,000 contract, right? S2:
[29:56] Yeah.
[29:56] For two years.
[29:57] Then you were talking about how that. Where were you guys going to get the money to do a survey on it or whatever. We're like, go to the house that like the flock cameras that. But if you could spend $40,000 on flock. I don't see why you can't do like a survey on it. That's my concern about it. And that's a question too.
[30:19] Okay.
[30:22] We just you're probably not aware we have a meeting rules and you got three minutes and.
[30:27] Three.
[30:27] Minutes.
[30:29] But, um, I don't feel I feel like that the government shouldn't watch people go to, like, church, Are you spy on people, cars, going to church, the grocery store, school? And yeah, I just wanted to share my concerns and thoughts about that.
[30:43] I appreciate that.
[30:44] So what is your address? You're supposed to put your address on here.
[30:47] Uh, I looked it up. It says that you're not required to. So okay, I skipped that option.
[30:55] But do you live in Bellevue?
[30:58] Um, I, I also looked it up. You don't have to be a resident of the city to speak.
[31:02] We're not going to ask you any more questions.
[31:04] Okay. Can you say that again?
[31:06] You're three.
[31:06] Minutes.
[31:07] Yeah.
[31:08] Thank you very much.
[31:09] Thanks.
[31:12] Next up, we have unfinished business. I like to read ordinance 2026 0801.
[31:19] Thank you. Mayor. City of Bellevue, Kentucky. Ordinance number 2026 0801. An ordinance amending the text of the Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of Bellevue, Kentucky, related to medicinal cannabis. This is a second reading requires a motion to approve and a roll call. Vote.
[31:35] Motion.
[31:35] Motion by Shauna.
[31:36] Second.
[31:36] Second by roll call. Vote.
[31:41] Yes.
[31:42] Yes. Yes.
[31:44] Yes.
[31:45] Harp. Yes. On deck.
[31:46] Yes. All right.
[31:50] Next up, we have new business. I would like to read ordinance 2026 0901.
[31:55] Thank you mayor. City of Bellevue, Kentucky. Ordinance Number 2026 0901. An ordinance levying an ad valorem tax rate for the fiscal period July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2027 on all property located in the city of Bellevue, Kentucky. Levying ad valorem tax rate, establishing the rates, therefor adopting the Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator's assessment on said property and providing for a tax lien against all taxable property in the city of Bellevue to secure the payment of said taxes. That's a first reading.
[32:27] All right. I like to read ordinance 2026 0902.
[32:30] Thank you. City of Bellevue, Kentucky. Ordinance number 2026 0902. An ordinance amending the text of the Official Zoning Ordinance for the City of Bellevue, Kentucky, related to qualified manufactured homes. That's a first reading.
[32:43] All right. I like Dave to read order 2026 0901.
[32:51] Thank you sir. Mayor.
[32:52] City of Bellevue order number 2026 0901 an order appointing Travis. I think it speaks to the Bellevue Human Rights Commission.
[33:00] Motion to approve.
[33:01] Motion by Steve. Second by city.
[33:04] Was it?
[33:05] Oh. All right.
[33:08] All those in favor? S9:
[33:08] All those opposed. So that's done. I like Dave read order 2026 0902.
[33:15] City of Bellevue order number 2026 0902 an order reappointing Daniel to the Historic Preservation Commission. I'll make a motion to reluctantly reappoint.
[33:24] I'll second.
[33:25] All right. I'll second.
[33:27] Second by.
[33:27] Mike. Actually.
[33:29] All those in favor?
[33:30] Aye.
[33:31] All those opposed to that carries. I like to read order 2026 0903.
[33:36] Thank you, mayor Cleaves, city of Bellevue order number 2026 0903 an order approving amendment to the agreement between Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the City of Bellevue related to the Van Vorst Pedestrian Bridge project.
[33:49] I need a.
[33:49] Motion motion.
[33:50] Motion by Shauna.
[33:51] Second, please vote for this.
[33:53] Second.
[33:55] All those in favor?
[33:56] Aye.
[33:57] All those opposed? I like to read order 2026 0904.
[34:03] Thank you mayor. City of Bellevue order number 2026 0904. An order approving an amendment to the agreement between Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the City of Bellevue related to Lincoln Road Sidewalks Project.
[34:15] Motion to approve.
[34:16] Motion by Steve. Second by chair City.
[34:21] All those in favor? S9:
[34:22] All those opposed. So that carries. And I would like to read proclamation 2026 901.
[34:30] Thank you. Mayor. City of Bellevue, Kentucky. Proclamation number 2026 0901. Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Pedestrian Safety Month in the city of Bellevue.
[34:42] Motion for approval.
[34:44] Motion by.
[34:44] Second.
[34:45] Second.
[34:45] By chairman.
[34:49] All those.
[34:49] Opposed.
[34:50] Are there any announcements other than the ones you already gave? We're good. And welfare.
[34:56] I'd like to speak a little bit. Good. Good welfare. Um, I know all of us have been getting flock camera emails. Citizens are extremely concerned about it. Some of it is misinformation that's out there and what the flock cameras do. I have full confidence in our police department on how to utilize it. They have it down very tight. But I will say, I just think the reputation of the Flock Camera company is pretty solid right now. And whether or not you, you know, have the misinformation or information, I really think a lot of people are very concerned about it. Um, like what was discussed, you know, some bad actors have probably ruined what was probably a great investigative tool. But there are no statewide or federal guidelines on how this information is used. And I'd like to make a motion to suspend the use of flock cameras until the contract ends in March.
[35:58] Is that correct? S2:
[35:59] Contract.
[35:59] Two year contract.
[36:00] Another year.
[36:00] Another year. So. So I would like to make a motion to suspend the use of flock cameras. Let's keep going. Further discussion. I've already spoken with um the chief. I did make my rounds and let everybody know that this was going to be up for discussion today. And um yeah, I'd like to make a motion for have that use suspended for now. Um, I had spoken to some people in the city about how do we deal with this to make our citizens feel comfortable that they're not being used secretly. So we figured we could cover them. Taking them down is going to cost some money, and I don't think we should cancel the contract yet, but I would like to suspend use of them. So maybe coming up with a cover to put over them just to really make sure because.
[36:44] Make them inoperable.
[36:45] Inoperable so that because we have to pay the contract anyway.
[36:48] So do we, do we know if it's going to cost something.
[36:51] To.
[36:51] Break the contract?
[36:53] I'll second the motion.
[36:54] Seconded by Cara.
[36:55] Yeah, I've done I've done some research on this. I mean, it's no secret. It's in the news everywhere. Um, in the last 90 days, as of July, ten jurisdictions, ten different cities in the Northern Kentucky, Greater Cincinnati area have suspended or terminated contracts with FLoC. I expressed a lot of concerns when this was initially up for vote. I think these concerns are even more severe now. Um, with the with things that have happened in other towns that are being publicized right now. It's just I don't think that we can feel good and we can feel confident in that company and how they're using the data. And I think by continuing to operate them in Bellevue, we're doing a disservice to our citizens. So I adamantly second the motion. I personally would prefer that they be taken down, but I know we have to be fiscally responsible and do and do what's best in that regard.
[37:52] So yeah, I think right now, let's just suspend it. Let's make them inoperable. Let's continue to have this conversation. Um, and.
[38:00] All.
[38:00] Right, so we have a motion and a second, um, all those in favor?
[38:05] Aye.
[38:07] All those opposed? Six to nothing.
[38:15] Next up.
[38:17] Adjournment.
[38:17] Adjournment.