City of Lakeside Park
Minutes of Meeting on 3/9/26
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Markgraf called to order the regular meeting of Lakeside Park City Council at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, March 9, 2026, in the Lakeside Park City Building located at 9 Buttermilk Pike. Those in attendance were Mayor Markgraf, City Clerk Teresa Bruck and City Attorney Greg Voss. The council members present included Tom Bernheimer, Dennis Landwehr, George Best, Mary Ann Thaman, and Brian Waite. Absent from the meeting was Councilman Dave Wolfer.
AGENDA – With no changes or corrections to the Agenda, Ms. Thaman made the motion to adopt the agenda of March 9, 2026, as presented, and Mr. Landwehr seconded the motion. Voice vote was taken. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays; motion carried.
MINUTES – With no corrections or changes, Mr. Bernheimer made a motion to adopt the minutes of February 9, 2026, and Mr. Best seconded the motion. Voice vote was taken. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays; motion carried.
GOAL PLANNING MINUTES – With no corrections or changes, Mr. Waite made a motion to adopt the Goal Planning Meeting minutes of February 28, 2026, and Mr. Bernheimer seconded the motion. Voice vote was taken. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays; motion carried.
CITIZENS ADDRESSING COUNCIL – Tim McKinley, a resident of Crestview Hills, Kentucky provided information about the ongoing Turkeyfoot project that began in 2005. He became involved because this project initially ran through a portion of his yard. He submitted to the council copies of the budget proposal as well as maps of the project. He advised that Lakeside Park side was to begin in 2029, but a portion of the Lakeside Park section has been stopped, except for two different proposed right-of-way bike path lanes under two different proposals. One proposal runs those lanes all the way to Dixie Hwy, but the other stops at Williams. He requested council to consider ending the project at Williams as the other proposal will impede on his daughter’s front yard taking her tree and causing the path to impede in her front yard. There was also talk about a roundabout as well as other rerouting. He was looking for clarifications, asked if there was any way for council to control what is happening on Turkeyfoot. The mayor advised Lakeside Park did passed a Resolution a couple of years ago asking the transportation not to do anything on Turkeyfoot, but they wanted the department to address the traffic issues from I-275 to Turkeyfoot. The mayor said this was the first time he had heard about the intermodal sidewalk being considered. This would be nice, but the city doesn’t want residents to lose their land for this. Mr. McKinley also advised there is a million dollars for property acquisition and inquired if the Transportation Department is considering taking houses under eminent domain? Mr. Waite thanked Mr. McKinley for providing this information and said that he himself had concerns about this project’s impact. Mr. Waite asked for clarification about the budget for Lakeside Park portion being taken back and Mr. McKinley advised that portion did not pass. He felt that Lakeside Park has just been delayed due to a budgeting issue of funding for the Brent Spence Bridge project as it is a priority right now. The mayor advised it was brought to his attention at the mayor’s meeting, and he appreciated Mr. McKinley providing more details. This will give them time to review what is going on and decide what action needs to be taken.
MAYORS REPORT: The mayor reported he is working on the 2026-2027 Budget to have it to our finance committee before the next meeting for review and hopefully the first reading. He also advised that there will be amendment to the current Fiscal Year budget as the snow removal went over the budget this year. He spoke about the advertisement signs posted on telephone poles and the right-of-way is not allowed and it reduces the beauty of our city. Residents are allowed to put signs in their yard, but they must meet the zoning requirements to do so. Along with advertising, you do need to have an occupational license to work in our city. The weather is getting nicer and he asks everyone to pay attention as more people being out and about. Abide by the posted speed limits on the streets and talk to your children about street safety. Legislature is in session and has many effects on our city, but one is regarding eliminating property tax on primary residence and one on your primary vehicle. The mayor advised this would devastate the city’s funding.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: Mr. Voss conducted the second reading of Ordinance No. 01-2026, setting compensation for the mayor’s salary. Mr. Bernheimer made the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 01-2026, and Ms. Thaman seconded the motion. Role call was taken as follows:
Brian Waite – yes Mary Ann Thaman – yes Dennis Landwehr – yes Tom Bernheimer – yes George Best – yes
Ordinance approved with vote of 5 Ayes, 0 Nays and 0 Abstain.
Mr. Voss then conducted the second reading of Ordinance No. 02-2026, amending the Lakeside Park Zoning Ordinance, adopted as Ordinance 01-2024, regarding Manufactured Homes and Related Zoning. Mr. Landwehr made the motion to adopt Ordinance No. 02-2026, and Mr. Waite seconded the motion. With no discussion, voice vote was taken, 5 Ayes, 0 Nays; motion carried.
Mr. Voss concluded with the first reading of Ordinance No. 03-2026, amending the Lakeside Park Zoning ordinance, adopted as Ordinance 01-2024, regarding fencing surrounding swimming pools adjacent to institutional use properties.
CITY CLERK/TREASURER – Ms. Bruck reported complaints from residents regarding the Save.com ads; 2024-2025 Audit still not ready to be presented; she advised a need to apply for Kentucky Department of Archives grant for digitizing minutes; and she requested the council to consider a Resolution to adopt the HB 567 regarding changes to Open Records requests and last, she informed the council that Pontem is no longer going to be offering their product and she will be working on obtaining a new software. Mr. Landwehr inquired about who to contact for the Save.com flyers and Ms. Bruck said she had a contact but was unable to reach them. She also tried the corporate office with no response. Mr. Voss advised there is an amendment that prohibits us from banning these flyers in our city, and they have some protection, so he will investigate it and let us know if anything can be done. Mr. Waite asked if council must do a Resolution to apply the digitizing grant, and mayor advised that council just needed to be aware for budget reasons. He said the same for the ADA compliance issues that will need to be addressed soon for the upcoming Fiscal Year budget.
FIRE/EMS: Assistant Fire Chief Jansing provided a summary of the fire department report from their new programming system. The total run for Lakeside Park was 24, 11 typical medical runs, 9 emergencies, 3 hazardous situations, public service of illegal burning, but no structure fires or anything like that. They did assist Ft. Wright, Crescent Springs and Erlanger departments for structure fires, and they committed suicide on railroad tracks near Beechwood Road and a vehicle fire on I-75.
PUBLIC WORKS: Ms. Thaman said many of our projects have been completed and moving onto the next 5-year plan. The Crestview Hills sidewalk project is moving along and hopes to be started by this summer. The Bellemonte resurfacing will be done in spring of one budget year and the fall of the other budget year. She said Verdantas is working on updating our next 5-year plan. Conclusion of the Joint Crack Seal will be done this spring for Vanderen, Elizabeth and Holiday, and they will be adding Farmington, and Applewood in the fall. Steve reported he has been working on cleaning out the catch basins. Also, he plans to rent a bucket truck to reinstall the street signs down at Fountain Place, Yancey and East Lakeside. She said the speed sign was moved to Arcadia, and a speed limit sign for West Lakeside will be added to the street. She advised that Precise Landscaping is working on clearing the honeysuckle and replacing it with better vegetation for the West Lakeside land bridge line-of-site issue. There were many resident inquiries about leaf pick up, but after researching the cost and timeline for processing it was concluded not to be cost effective for the budget at this time. The mayor advised that this program was stopped many years ago for many variables and Chief Jansing confirmed this and said it was a logistical nightmare. Mr. Bernheimer thanked Mr. Greer for all his hard work in researching this topic, so they could make a better decision on considering this service again. He also updated that the land bridge project was completed today.
POLICE AUTHORITY – Mayor Markgraf said they met on February 23rd due to the holiday. He then provided a summary of the report submitted by LPCHPD.
LPCHPD ANNUAL REPORT – Chief Degenhardt presented the LPCHPD Annual Report. The mayor thanked Chief Degenhardt and his staff for all that they do.
PDS: Mr. Waite said the council did meet on Thursday, February 26th. The PDS staff provided a presentation on the development hub, we discussed the January financials, and there was an election of officers. President Pohlgeers from Fort Mitchell was re-elected. The 2 open seats for PDS management Board will be Mayor Paul Meier and Mayor Greg Pohlgeers.
FINANCE: Mr. Waite said he reviewed the bank statements as well as the credit card statements and everything was perfect.
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT LEAGUE OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY (MGLNK): Mr. Landwehr advised that MGLNK group’s first meeting will be later this month.
RECREATION: Ms. Thaman reported the Meet & Great was well attended, and this Thursday, there will be a game night event. She said Ms. Hart is networking with several groups to hopefully get some upcoming summer events scheduled. She met with Immanual Church, Kelly Potter about developing a special needs group. She also has upcoming events that include Garden Club March 19th, Senior Luncheon April 29th, Book Swap May 9th, Community Yard Sale May 30th and many more will be posted on the city’s website or social media. She also wanted to remind everyone that Senior Games will start Tuesday, May 5th, and we have signup forms in the office.
OLD BUSINESS – No old business.
NEW BUSINESS – No new business.
COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL: Ms. Thaman thanked Mr. McKinley for bringing the Turkeyfoot project information to their attention.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 8:28PM Mr. Waite made the motion to adjourn the meeting, and Mr. Bernheimer seconded the motion. Voice vote taken 5 Ayes, 0 Nays; motion carried.