LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council's agenda for Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, sets out budget adjustments, zoning proposals, contract approvals and a junior fire chief presentation, according to the council's published docket. The 6 p.m. session is scheduled for Council Chambers at 200 E. Main St. The docket lists agenda items only and does not report how members voted.

On the budget side, the council is slated to take a second reading of an ordinance amending the fiscal year 2027 budget under Schedule No. 9. A companion amendment, Schedule No. 10, is on the first-reading list. The council adopted the FY27 budget in June, when it gave final approval to the spending plan, and it oversees budget changes like these under limits set by the charter and state law.

The most closely watched zoning item is a proposal to rezone 4.724 acres at 2501 Sir Barton Way from Professional Office (P-1) to Medium Density Residential (R-4). The applicant is RAK Properties Lexington, LLC, and the property falls in Council District 6. The docket notes a 7-2 vote with objectors and sets a public hearing for Nov. 17, 2026, at 6 p.m. The request has a history: the Planning Commission's Zoning Committee delayed a vote on the RAK proposal in May amid concerns about traffic and connectivity.

A separate first-reading ordinance would rezone 0.509 acres at 512 and 518 East Main St. from P-1 to Downtown Frame Business (B-2A) for Cowgill Development, LLC, in Council District 3. The docket lists a conditional approval by a 7-1 vote, with the item to be heard by Nov. 25, 2026.

Another ordinance would delete references to computer and data processing centers from six sections of the zoning code, covering P-1, B-2B, B-4, P-2, CC and ED zones. The change comes as the council works through data center policy. On June 9, the council unanimously approved a moratorium on data center development that pauses related permits, development plans and zone changes until Oct. 31, 2026.

The resolutions list includes several Stormwater Quality incentive grants, among them a Class B grant to Bluegrass Area Development District, Inc. capped at $39,999.60 and a Class A grant to Friends of Wolf Run, Inc. capped at $55,405. A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Local Assistance Road Program agreement would bring $223,000 toward repaving Berea Road from Iron Works Pike to Georgetown Road, and it would require a $56,000 local match from the city.

Water Quality is also seeking approval to buy blower services and parts at the West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant from Southern Sales Co., Inc., a sole-source provider, at a cost not to exceed $80,210 for one blower and $67,190 for another. The Division of Police proposes a $52,090 computer-aided dispatch upgrade from Tyler Technologies, Inc., also a sole-source purchase. An agreement with Friends of the Ky. Theatre would extend its management term by three years at no cost to the Urban County Government.

The agenda opens with approval of minutes from the Sept. 10 and Sept. 17, 2026, council meetings and a presentation recognizing a Junior Fire Chief.