LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council considered numerous fiscal year 2027 appropriations and infrastructure agreements at its work session on Tuesday, including nearly $160,000 in stormwater quality improvement grants and a mineral extraction lease with Vulcan Construction Materials.

The council agenda included authorization for five stormwater quality grants totaling approximately $157,664, supporting both education programs and neighborhood improvements. The Bluegrass Area Development District would receive $39,999.60 for a public education campaign on stormwater management, while the Living Arts and Science Center would obtain $39,000 to fund "Water Explorers," a free field trip program. The Friends of Wolf Run, Inc., secured $55,405 to address impairments in the Wolf Run Creek watershed and its tributaries. Smaller grants of $12,000 and $1,000 went to Harrods Park Townhouse Association for a feasibility study and Taborlake Subdivision Association for tree canopy and erosion control plantings, respectively.

Among other business items, the council approved a 10-year lease with Vulcan Construction Materials for mineral extraction from LFUCG property on Old Frankfort Pike, with three renewable 10-year options. Vulcan would pay a yearly royalty of 5 percent of the average unit sell price per ton of stone quarried, with a guaranteed minimum annual royalty of $100,000 for the first two years.

The council also authorized a $223,000 agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to repave Berea Road from Iron Works Pike to Georgetown Road, a 1.1-mile stretch requiring a $56,000 local match. Additional items approved a $28,500 agreement with Love to Ride, a bicycle promotion platform, and authorized service contracts for wastewater treatment equipment.

The work session also included reauthorizations of sole-source service contracts for computer systems supporting public safety dispatch, fingerprint identification, and traffic management software upgrades.