LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Council will consider dozens of spending proposals during a work session scheduled for Tuesday, including three contracts worth more than $3.6 million to provide winter emergency shelter services for people experiencing homelessness during the cold months ahead. The council is set to discuss authorization to execute an agreement with EDS Holdco, LLC to operate a general winter emergency shelter for persons experiencing homelessness between October 29, 2026, and April 1, 2027, at a total cost not to exceed $3,081,732.03. The Lexington-based Emergency Disaster Services has previously operated seasonal shelters for the city. Two additional shelter contracts would provide targeted services. One proposal would authorize an agreement with Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette and other counties to operate a winter motel shelter for families with children experiencing homelessness between November 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027, at a cost not to exceed $300,000. A third would authorize an agreement with Hospice of the Bluegrass, operating as Bluegrass Care Navigators, to provide motel-based winter shelter services for elderly and disabled persons experiencing homelessness at a cost not to exceed $234,977. Beyond homelessness services, the council will consider infrastructure and maintenance spending. The agenda includes a proposal to authorize a sole source purchase with Siemens Inc. for $444,705 to update and repair Automatic Transfer Switching equipment at the West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant. Another item would authorize a Sanitary Sewer Service Site Specific Agreement for the Ball Homes LLC Ash Tree development project, with no budgetary impact. The work session, held at 3 p.m. in the Council Chamber at 200 E. Main St., will also include a presentation on the Downtown Area Master Plan and discussion of budget amendments. Council work sessions are forums where members discuss and review new city business, though binding votes typically occur at regular council meetings held later in the week. Sources LFUCG Meeting Agendas Authorization to execute an Agreement with EDS Holdco, LLC for winter emergency shelter services Council Work Session overview Agenda item: Table of Motions: Council Work Session, August 25, 2026 Table of Motions: Council Work Session, August 25, 2026 — TOM 082526 Agenda item: Budget Amendment Schedule 0007 Budget Amendment Schedule 0007 — List Sch0007 FY 2027 Agenda item: Budget Amendment Schedule 0008 Year End BAs Budget Amendment Schedule 0008 Year End BAs — BAs Year End 09 08 Budget Amendment Schedule 0008 Year End BAs — BA Schedule 0008 Agenda item: Budget Grant Adjustments Info Only Budget Grant Adjustments Info Only — BADJ Summary Aug 17 – Aug 28, 2026 Budget Grant Adjustments Info Only — Legistar BADJ GRANT ADJ 09 08 This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from LFUCG Meeting Agendas, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://lfucg.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=4event_id=4950. View in feeds The post LFUCG work session agenda packed with winter shelter, infrastructure contracts appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less