LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council's work session Tuesday includes a slate of new business items ranging from a $1.3 million custom fire apparatus to a memorandum of understanding with the University of Kentucky for a new police training facility.

Among the proposals scheduled for discussion are authorizations to enter a purchase agreement with Atlantic Emergency Solutions for a Pierce Enforcer Pumper fire truck at a cost not to exceed $1,343,000, and to execute an agreement with the University of Kentucky for the new Police Training Academy project at Coldstream Research Campus at a cost of $928,242. According to the agenda, the police academy property consists of 4.17 acres at 1785 McGrathiana Parkway.

The council is also set to consider repealing Article LI of Chapter 2 of the city code to abolish the Opioid Abatement Commission. The commission was created in June 2023 to make recommendations on how to best use funds received from the National Opioid Litigation settlement. According to the agenda, the commission has completed its recommendations and fulfilled its purpose.

Additionally, the council is scheduled to consider a $150,000 public art grant to Gatton Park on the Town Branch, with artwork to be created by Blessing Hancock and installed on the Gatton Park passageway. The scope of work was approved by the Public Arts Commission, and the artwork will remain property of LFUCG.

The agenda also includes proposals to authorize an agreement with the Downtown Lexington Partnership for services including Central Bank Thursday Night Live and the Luminate Lexington Holiday Concert, to amend ordinances regarding the Lexington Children's Museum board terms, and various grant acceptances and equipment purchases. A presentation on the Lextran FY2027 Budget is also scheduled.

The council work session is set to begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main Street. Work sessions typically feature discussion of items, with final votes often deferred to the regular council meeting, typically held on Thursdays.