Jul 20, 2023 Parks and Sustainability Committee

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METRO TV. WHAT'S UP? READY TO ROCK.

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[Call to Order]

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[Roll Call]

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[Special Discussion]

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THIS DOCUMENT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER TWO SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG IF YOU WANT.

OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY SO THIS IS A GUIDEBOOK THAT THE OPPOSITE SUSTAINABILITY RELEASED EARLIER THIS SUMMER. IT'S CALLED GREEN RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS, AND THE MAIN INTENT BEHIND THIS GUIDEBOOK WAS TO COMPILE A LOT OF THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FEDERAL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, AS WELL AS A LOT OF THE STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS UTILITY PROGRAMS. AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS TO HELP RED YOUTH THE COST OF MEASURES SUCH AS ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLEAN ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AS WELL AS A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO ON THEIR HOMES. UM, IN ORDER. TO ONE, YOU KNOW, LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES BUT ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BENEFITS ALONG THE WAY. SO UH, I WILL PROFESS THIS BY SAYING THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THERE IS AN AVALANCHE OF INFORMATION COMING THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WE HAVE DONE THE BEST TO CAPTURE THIS. THERE IS SOME INFORMATION THAT'S STILL NOT OUT THERE. SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THIS INFORMATION. AND UM, UM THE IDEA IS THAT THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED AS AND WHEN WE RECEIVED MORE INFORMATION. SO I JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE DOCUMENT JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW IT CAN BE USED AND HOW RESIDENTS CAN CAN UTILIZE THIS. BUT WE START OFF WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. UM, IT WAS IN TOTAL. I THINK ABOUT $400 BILLION INVESTMENT THAT CONGRESS ENACTED LAST YEAR AND ABOUT 8 BILLION OF THAT IS DEDICATED TO REBATES AND TAX CREDITS AND OTHER INCENTIVES . SO ALL OF THIS IS COMING EITHER DIRECTLY THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN TERMS OF TAX CREDITS, OR RATHER THROUGH THE STATES IN TERMS IN IN, UM IN THE FORM OF REBATES, AND, UH SO WE JUST HAVE A VERY QUICK, USER FRIENDLY ONE PAGER HERE THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT IS THE ACT? WHAT DOES IT HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE RESIDENT? WHAT DO THEY MEAN BY A TAX CREDIT VERSUS A REBATE ? AND HOW DO YOU QUALIFY FOR THESE? SO THE TWO MAIN FORMS OF THE INCENTIVES ARE THE TAX CURTIS AND REBATES. THE TAX CREDIT INFORMATION IS LARGELY AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, UM, AND THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS THAT BASICALLY ON QUALIFYING EXPENSES SUCH AS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLEAN ENERGY, YOU GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY AS A TAX DEDUCTION, SO NOBODY IS GETTING A DIRECT CHECK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BUT IT DOES DECREASE YOUR TAX LIABILITY. UM THE REBATE, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS A CASH CHECK CASH BACK THAT YOU CAN GET ON A QUALIFYING PURCHASE . THESE ARE GOING TO BE ROUTED THROUGH THE STATES AND WE DON'T YET HAVE INFORMATION ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH AND HOW IT'S GOING TO COME THROUGH. SO WE'RE MONITORING THAT, AND WE'LL SHARE THAT AS SOON AS THAT'S AVAILABLE. SO HERE IS A QUICK OVERVIEW OF ALL OF THE TAX CREDIT INFORMATION THAT'S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. UM, SO STARTING WITH YOU KNOW THE CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN ELECTRICITY PRODUCTS SUCH AS SOLAR FUEL CELLS, WIND AND BATTERY STORAGE THAT PEOPLE CAN INVEST IN ON THEIR HOMES. UM THERE IS A 30% TAX CREDIT ON THOSE. THIS IS UP FROM THE 26% THAT WE SAW PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS GOING TO BE PHASED OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BUT NOW WE HAVE THE 30% THAT IS CONFIRMED THROUGH 2032. SO FOR THE NEXT ALMOST 10 YEARS UM AND THEN ON THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SIDE AGAIN, WE HAVE TAX CREDITS FOR HEAT PUMPS, HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS, BIOMASS STOVES, GEOTHERMAL HEAT FROM SOLAR WATER, HEATING, EFFICIENT AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING AND WATER HEATING EQUIPMENT. ELECTRICAL PANEL UPGRADES, INSULATION, WINDOWS, DOORS AND FULL HOME ENERGY AUDITS. SO YOU CAN GET TAX CREDITS EITHER ON SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGIES, OR THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE WHOLE HOME REBATES AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE WHERE YOU CAN DO A FULL HOME ENERGY AUDIT AND THEN REDUCE YOUR OVERALL ENERGY USED BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, WHICH QUALIFIES YOU FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF TAX CREDIT. SO THESE THERE'S A LOT OF IN NUANCE IN TERMS OF WHO'S ELIGIBLE. WHAT IN COMPLIMENTS UP TO WHAT TOTAL AMOUNT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO

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BUT SOME OF THE LINKED RESOURCES HERE ARE MORE, UH, YOU KNOW, MORE INTERESTING AND ENGAGING, HOPEFULLY FOR RESIDENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER TABLE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE TAX CREDITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLE WHAT, WHAT MAKE AND MODEL UH, AVAILABLE FROM WHAT YEAR AND AGAIN THERE ARE SOME NUANCES IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, YOU CAN CLAIM THE TAX CREDIT IN THE YEAR THAT YOU ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE VERSUS A YEAR THAT YOU MAKE THE PURCHASE. WE KNOW WE'RE SEEING SOME SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS, SO THAT'S HELPFUL FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THE MAXIMUM TAX CREDIT LIMITS AS WELL AS THE UH M SRP LIMIT, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM SALE PRICE THAT YOU CAN BUY THESE VEHICLES UP. THERE ARE ALSO PROVISIONS FOR USER ELECTRIC VEHICLES UP TO $4000 THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND AGAIN THERE IS MORE INFORMATION THE IRS HAS PUBLISHED ON THE QUALIFYING INCOME BLOOD MATCHED THAT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE. SO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE NEW FEDERAL INCENTIVES THAT ARE OUT THERE, WE ALSO WANTED TO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF ALL THE LOCAL AND STATE UTILITY INCENTIVES IN THE SAME PLACE. JUST SO IT'S EASY FOR EVERYONE TO ACCESS. UM SO SOME OF THE ONES THAT WE HAVE LISTED HERE? ARE THE COOL ROOF INCENTIVE PROGRAM FROM THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS A $1 PER SQUARE FOOT INCENTIVE ON AN ENERGY EFFICIENT TRUTH. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH FUNDING THROUGH LOUISVILLE METRO GENERAL FUND AND RUNNING FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. IT'S A PRETTY POPULAR PROGRAM. UM MSD HAS A DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION PROGRAM , WHICH HAS TO DO WITH MAKING SURE THAT RAINWATER ISN'T GOING INTO THE SOURCE SYSTEM THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE IT FOR IRRIGATION, ETCETERA. AND THE SOLAR OVER LOUISVILLE PROGRAM, WHICH IS CLOSING THIS YEAR AT THE END OF THE MONTH, IS AGAIN REALLY POPULAR PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN ACCESS DISCOUNTED RATES ON SOLAR PANELS. LAWN CARE FOR CLEANER AIR IS A PEA SEEDS PROGRAM, WHERE THEY AGAIN OFFER A REBATE ON ELECTRIC LAWN MOWING EQUIPMENT SO THAT YOU CAN PREVENT THE AIR POLLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. LET'S SAY BLUE BILL THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. UM L G, N E AND K. YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF VARIOUS DIFFERENT UTILITY BASED PROGRAMS , UH, ADVANCED METERS AND WHETHER IZATION AND AGAIN THERE'S DIFFERENT, UH, QUALIFYING CHARACTERISTICS FOR EACH OF THOSE, SO WE HAVE THAT LINK THERE AS WELL ALONG WITH THEIR NUMBERS. SOMETHING MODIFICATION PROGRAM FROM MSD IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM THE DOWNSPOUT DISCONNECTION BUT SIMILAR CONCEPT, BUT THEY HAVE AN INCENTIVE THAT WILL BASICALLY PAY TO DISCONNECT YOUR OR MODIFY THE PLUMBING SYSTEM SO THAT THERE ISN'T ANY BACKFLOW FROM RAINING AND SO RELATED ISSUES. UM PROJECT WARM AND WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE ARE AGAIN PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER AND SUMMER MONTHS, AND WHEN THE WHEN , ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THERE'S MORE ASSISTANCE NEEDED ON UTILITY BILLS. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM IS ANOTHER ONE FROM MSD THAT PROVIDES INCENTIVES FOR THOSE THAT ARE INSTALLING MORE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH AGAIN REDUCES THE BURDEN ON THEIR SOURCE AND SONGWRITER SONGWRITER SYSTEMS. HOME REPAIR PROGRAM AGAIN FROM OFFICE OF HOUSING. UM THEY DO INCLUDE SOME ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES AND OTHER FACTORS, AND THAT CAN HELP REDUCE ENERGY BILLS. SO WE PUT THAT IN THERE AS WELL FOR ANYONE WHO'S LOOKING TO MAKE UPGRADES ON THEIR HOMES. UM THE ENERGY PROJECT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT IS A PROGRAM THAT WE RUN THROUGH OUR PARTNER ENERGIZED KENTUCKY, AND IT BASICALLY OFFERS LOANS PRIMARILY FOR COMMERCIAL

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I'LL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THAT. COMMITTEE MEMBER BASH LINE. YES THANK YOU. CHAIR UM I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ENERGY COMMUNITY TAX CREDIT BONUS MAP THAT I'M LOOKING DOWN HERE YET? MHM INSIDE THE COLORED AREAS. I GUESS YOU'RE QUALIFIED FOR THESE TAX INCENTIVES ARE NOT READING THIS WRONG BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF SHADLEY PLEASURES PARK VALLEY STATION AND EVEN SOME OF THE YOU KNOW THE SUBURBAN OR THE URBAN SERVICES. YOUR TRICKS, NOT HALLE. JOE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT LITTLE MAP THERE FOR ME, TOO? SURE YES. SO THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS THAT YOU SEE ON THE MAP, THEY QUALIFY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10% BONUS TAX CREDIT ON TOP OF THE 30% THAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE ELSE, SO BASICALLY, PROPERTIES IN THOSE AREAS COULD CLAIM A 40% TAX CREDIT. SO BETTER AND THEN EVERYBODY OUT THAT IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED. DOHERTY IS AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIES FOR 30. YES. OKAY AND THEN IS THERE A TERM OR IS THERE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU CAN CLAIM YOUR TAX? CREDIT ON A VEHICLE IS IT IS? I THINK YOU'VE SEEN ONE RIVERS LIKE $7500 IF YOU WISH TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE WAS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. UM, IS THAT THEY APPRECIATE THAT OVER TIME, OR DID THEY JUST GIVE IT ALL BACK TO YOU? ON ONE RETURN? UM SO I KNOW THAT BUSINESSES HAVE A DEPRECIATION CREDIT FOR SOLAR THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR A WHILE WITH SOME OF THESE NEWER ONES. I'M NOT SURE BUT I CAN CHECK AND GET BACK TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUSTER PARKER. WE

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CHAIR. UM WOULD YOU LIKE US TO ADD THIS TO OUR NEWSLETTER? UM ARE A NEWSLETTERS OR ANYTHING? MAYBE A LINK. UM, PRESERVE MORE. BROKEN DOWN, SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THIS THAT THEY CAN CLICK INTO , UM FOR NEWSLETTERS. UM, THAT YOU CAN SEND US OVER. YES, ABSOLUTELY PAGES. YEAH. SO. I DO HAVE A LINK FOR THIS AND A BLURB THAT I CAN SEND YOU THAT YOU CAN JUST INSERT IN YOUR NEWSLETTERS.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SENT ONE AS SOON AS WE RELEASE THIS, AND I'M HAPPY TO RECIRCULATE THAT. UM AND THIS IS ALL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE CONCISE THAN THIS DOCUMENT. UM, BUT WE CAN IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON BETTER WAYS THAT WE CAN MAYBE SHARE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION. WE CAN DO THAT, AND WE CAN ALSO, MAYBE BREAK THIS UP INTO SMALLER PIECES AND SHARED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. IF THAT'S ANOTHER HELPFUL WAY TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SURE WE'LL SEE YOU VERY SOON IN THIS COMMITTEE. MR CHAIR. THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER. I HAD A QUESTION, BUT UM SORRY FOR IT. OKAY, UM SO I WOULD I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE COOL ROOF. THE PROGRAM. IS THAT STILL PART OF, UM, THE METRO OFFERING. YES, YES. OKAY. AND SO DID THEY DID THAT RE UPPED JULY 1 LIKE IT USUALLY DOES, OR IS THERE A DIFFERENT, UM, SCHEDULE? YEAH IT DID. SO YEAH, WE I THINK WE'RE GOING ON THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH YEAR NOW, BUT WE GOT FUNDED THROUGH THE BUDGET. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER 100,000 FOR THE YEAR THROUGH THAT. OKAY WAS WAS THE PREVIOUS YEAR, ALL EXTENDED WAS WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE. USE THAT. YEAH, WE SPENT ABOUT 188,000 OR MORE IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. I THINK IT WAS YEAH , WE USUALLY SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF THAT EVERY YEAR. PERFECT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECORD. WE HAVE COMMITTEE MEMBER MOVIE HILL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS CHAPEL AND HAWKINS

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PEW, PRECISE PIN AND SOFTEST OFFICE. BOTH INLAND. HE'S CANCEL. STILL. HE SAW OFFICE AND HONEY, WE FOCUS ON OUR GERMS. WE FEEL CONSTRUCT CONSTRICTED LIKE THERE'S NO ROOM. AT TIMES WE CAN'T BREATHE. HEAVY LABOR. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. BUT PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING. IN LITTLE TO FAMILY. WE BREATHE IN HILL IN EXCEL. CLEARING. WE CALL FOR HELP? DON'T I DESERVE TO BREATHE TO TAKE A BREATH BREAK AND FIGHTING EVERY DAY, BUT THE BATTLE IS HARD AS MY HOLD IMPORTANT TO YOU WHEN WE TREAT ME, RIGHT? HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO WORK WHEN I'M ON MY DEATHBED? WITH LARRY EVERYWHERE AND FOCUS ON COMMUNITY GARDENS MARKETS, NO PUSH FOR PEOPLE TO RECYCLE. FEW ANIMAL SANCTUARIES AND LITTLE PROTECTION FOR ANIMALS. IT'S UNJUST AND THE SAME GREEDY EVIL ON ONE SIDE. THEIR SOUND IN THE AIR POLLUTION THAT'S CREATED. MOUNTAINS WITH THEIR TOPS AND BLESSED OFF BAD SMELLS, GUN VIOLENCE IN GENTRIFICATION. HERE. IT'S OVER POLLUTED. ROADS EVERYWHERE IN A NURSERY CAPITALISM. THEIR DOGS RUNNING LOOSE. WELL TALKERS, THE SOUND OF GUNS. HOUSE SHAKING BOMBS. THE SHOWS ARE LEGAL. COMMUNITY ORDINATED. DESSERTS. LOYAL FORGET ALSO DIVERSE WITH LARGE SUBURBS UNIQUE AND FILM. THESE STREETS COULD TALK. THEY WOULD SAY THERE IS NO LOVE. WE ALL GOT TOO MUCH SADNESS. I DON'T I DESERVE HEALTHY COMMERCE AND CAPABLE OF FACILITY FACILITATING COMMUNITY. BUT THE PEOPLE USED ME FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL THE HARDSHIPS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. STOP KILLING THE KIDS. TAKE AWAY THE GUNS. LET'S CHANGE GET TOGETHER. DURING OUR SHORT TIME TOGETHER IN THIS PROGRAM, WE HAVE BEEN.

TOO MANY PLACES. ONE OF THEM WAS CHICKENS ALL PARK, THE AIR, THE TREES, THE PEOPLE WALKING AND RUNNING THIS CONSTRUCTION. WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THIS PARK WAS IMPORTANT AND GRAB GREEN SPACES AND PERVERSE. FOR ME YEARS NATURE IN CITY. OKAY? CITY. CITIES FACES RIGHT HERE IN OUR

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OF NATURE. OUR NEXT SITE WAS THE CAR BRANDON MEMORIAL CENTER HERE . WE LISTENED TO THE STORY OF CAR AND ANY BRANDY. TWO OF THE LOCAL GANG CHANGES IN THE 54 CIVIL RIGHTS LEARNING ABOUT OUR PASSION, HOW THEY WERE ALLEYS TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY WILL WILL AND HOW THEY EFFECT. ELECTIVE THE WORK OF OTHERS BY THE CENSORING THE CENTER. IT DOES THEIRSELVES AND UPLIFTING OTHERS . I WANT TO BE A FREEDOM FIGHTER TO THE OTHER SIDE. ANOTHER SIDE THAT WE VISIT WAS THE KENTUCKY SENATOR FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE. OR OTHERS KNOW, ASK THE K C. A H. WELL IT IS BIG, NOT ONLY THE CENTER HOSTS SHOWS CONCERTS. BUT TOWN HOWLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THE WEST WOMAN AND SCIENCE PROJECT. HUMAN HUMAN I. WHATEVER. WE LEARNED THE THAT CARVING OUT SPACES AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER. REALLY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR PROGRAM BEGIN IN THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SMOKE. THIS IS WHERE THE TURKEYS FOR I'M BLESSED LITTLE OFFICE IS LOCATED WITH THEIR THERE IS WHERE YOU GO. THERE ARE. FOLLOW SHIP. WE HAVE MET SO MANY PEOPLE TO PEOPLE LIKE LOCAL FAMOUS ARTIST JULIAN YOUNG BLOOD SHE TEACHES ARE FROM THE KENTUCKY CENTER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE. THERE THERE, WE LEARNED THE PORTS OF USING RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FOR FROM OUR BACKYARD THINGS LIKE ROBERT PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS.

IN METAL 10 10 BOTTLES. GLASS BOTTLES ARE ALL AS ART, AND IT HELPS THE COM CONCERT. THE EARTH RECYCLE. WE ALSO MADE LOCAL. ACTED OR ACTIVISTS AND WE. RADIO SHOW HOST K A. O N Z. HE SHOWED US AROUND THE RANDOM REMORSE IN AND TAUGHT US IT'S HISTORY AND IMPORTANCE TO LEARN SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUPS. THANK YOU, MR K. A FOLLOW THIS FOLLOW SHIP US THE MEANING OF SO MANY THINGS, BUT ALL OF THE COMMUNITY POWER, CREATIVITY, AND IN THAT MM HMM. FIRE MATESCHITZ AND JUSTICE. I'M GONNA GO OFF THE SCRIPT FOR A MINUTE, BUT REALLY EMPHASIZED THE FACT THAT THESE PROGRAMS EXIST BECAUSE OUR KIDS ARE THE BEST AND BECAUSE HAVING THIS TYPE OF EDUCATION ALLOWING THEM TO COME INTO AND BRINGING THEM INTO THE SEATS OF POWER IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT THAN GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY. THEM GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOUR OLD FACES AND REALLY ENGAGE AND REALLY LEARNED ABOUT THESE POLICIES THAT YOU ARE LEGISLATOR AND CARE ABOUT. AND KNOW THAT YOU CARE ABOUT THEM. THROUGHOUT THIS FELLOWSHIP, THEY HAVE MET SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

CHEYENNE JUST TALKED ABOUT JULIA YOUNGBLOOD HAS A LOCAL ARTIST HOUSE IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER. AND GETTING TO USE THOSE RESOURCES GETTING TO LEARN ABOUT. ALL THE ART THAT CAN BE CREATED WHILE ALSO CONSERVING FOR THE EARTH. MEETING OTHER PEOPLE LIKE SHE ALSO SAID KORN'S PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES AND WHO CAN RELAY THAT HISTORY BACK TO THEM AND TELL THEM ABOUT THOSE STORIES. UM THIS FELLOWSHIP HAS TAUGHT THEM WE HAVE HOPED TO TEACH THEM. POWER OF COMMUNITY CREATIVITY AND THE POWER OF JUSTICE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO INVITE RD AND KEON BACK UP FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ART THAT THEY CREATED WITH JULIA YOUNG BLOOD. YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SEE IT IN THE FACT

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THIS DOCUMENT IN COLOR IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA FOR ANYONE WATCHING OR FOR ANY OF OUR MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE.

WHICH ONE OH, UM. ALRIGHT, ARE. WOW ARE ARE IS LIKE ABOUT TREASURE. AND UM. WHY. UM ALL THE ART THAT WE MADE IS KIND OF WE MAY PLATES LIKE THESE AND MORE NEXT MAY BE MADE SOME MORE.

AH, ALL RIGHT. ABOUT LIKE WITH METAL. UM UP. PLASTIC? UM IN PLASTIC. AND WITH. AND WITH GLASS. AND IN WITH BOTTLE CAPS AND THEN. HATS OFF. GOOD JOB. UM . SO WE ALSO MADE THESE DATA PART PLATES, WHICH WERE KIND OF LODGES WHERE WE CAN I LEARNED HOW TO TAKE DIFFERENT MATERIALS FROM MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS. AND TURN THEM INTO AN ART PIECE. AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW YOU CAN DO A LOT WITH RESOURCES THAT DON'T REALLY LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD BE USABLE IN ART. ON BEHALF OF THIS PROGRAM. WE REALLY DO. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME. YOU HAVE ALLOTTED US TODAY. UM AND EVEN THOUGH WE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT OF A ROWDY CREW, WE'VE GAINED A LOT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'LL KICK IT OFF BY ASKING ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS, SO. WHICH METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DO YOU ALL WORK WITH, SO WE DON'T FORMALLY WORK WITH THIS FELLOWSHIP. WE HAVE INFORMALLY WORKED WITH ANY, UM, DEPARTMENTS, BUT THANKS TO THEM. HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR OFFICE ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE COULD WORK WITH. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THEM AROUND.

SHOW THEM DIFFERENT PARTS OF WEST LOUISVILLE. CHECK ASSAULT PARK. UM AGAIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER AND THE CARL BRAIDING MEMORIAL CENTER. THANK YOU AND I'LL BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT THAT POEM AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT IN IT. AND SO MANY OF THOSE ISSUES THERE ARE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WORKING ON IT. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SO WORKING WITH THEM IS IMPORTANT. JUST RIGHT BEHIND YOU. THERE'S A SISTER WHO RUNS THE OFFICE FOR SUSTAINABILITY, SO MAKE SURE YOU CONNECT WITH HER BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND SEE HOW WE CAN TAKE SOME OF WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT AND TEAM UP AND FIGHT IT TOGETHER. COMMITTEE MEMBER BAKER THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UH, ONE TO PRETTY MUCH SEGUE OFF OF WHAT COUNCILMAN SAID. ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU REPRESENT DISTRICT SIX, RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF SMOKETOWN SHALL BE PARK ALL THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS, UM, THE FEET THAT YOU'RE PLACING THINGS THAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT, UM , DEFINITELY FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT AND SEE HOW WE CAN TWO FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE A PRODUCT OF THE PROGRAM. HOW FOR PEOPLE WATCHING HOW HOW WOULD THEY GO ABOUT THAT? SO THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN MOSTLY HOUSED OUT OF THE EVERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY? IN THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE? YOU KNOW, SMOKETOWN, YOU WILL KNOW THE INTERSECTION OF SHELBY STREET AND LANTERN STREET , WHERE USUALLY THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. BUT AS FAR AS FUTURE COHORTS OF THIS PROGRAM, WHERE, AS AN OFFICE STILL IN CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE HOW TO ENHANCE IT WHEN IT COMES TO LOOKING AT POLICY OR POLICY ANALYSIS, HOW TO INTRODUCE MORE YOUTH TO ORGANIZING TO SOCIAL JUSTICE CONVERSATIONS, SO MORE INFORMATION WILL BE OUT ABOUT THAT, AND IT WILL BE PUBLICIZED

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[Pending Legislation]

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RESIDENTS AND THEIR WISHES BY OFFICIALLY NAMING THE NEW PARK. THE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START IN SPRING 2024. IT WILL BE RIGHT AT 13TH AND MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD . IT WILL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FEATURES A PLAZA SPLASH PARK THINK I SAW LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD TYPE JOINT GOING ON COURTS MIXED USE BUILDING SO MUCH SO FUN, SO I'LL PASS THE MIC OVER. WE HAVE SOME REPS FROM L M H A AND PARKS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SHARE IF YOU LIKE. AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS. MAKE SURE YOU SAY YOUR NAME. AND DEPARTMENT FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JASON KANYE WELL, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. UM COUNSELING. ARTHUR. YOU HAD A VERY, VERY GOOD SUMMARY OF THE TURN OF EVENTS BUT DUE TO THE HOUSING EXPANSION, WE DID LOSE A PARK OLD WALNUT STREET PARK. AND LUCKILY WITH THE RP FUNDING THAT WERE THERE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH L M H. A WHO JOHN HAWKINS IS HERE WITH ME TODAY WITH THAT PARTNERSHIP AND A WHOLE LOT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. UM WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEW WALNUT STREET PARK. THERE WAS A NAMING CONTEST WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE FOLKS. IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH AND AS FAR AS THE AMENITIES GO IN THIS PARK, I THINK YOU WERE SPOT ON THERE WAS A SPRAY GROUND PLAYGROUND. UM ARE ARTIFICIAL TURF FOOTBALL FIELD. SOME EXERCISE EQUIPMENT, BASKETBALL COURTS, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD PUT IN A PARK TODAY. THIS PART WILL WILL. IT'LL HAVE IT SO WE'RE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. UM AND AGAIN, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARK OR THE NAVY CONTEST WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. COMMITTEE MEMBER BAKER. NO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PART. BUT JUST WHEN ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE LIKE TO SEE IN THE COLLABORATE, YOU KNOW, EFFORT OF LETTING COMMUNITY DECIDED WHAT THEY WANTED TO BE. LOOKED LIKE. I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM. UM EVERYBODY INVOLVED WHO PARTNERED WHO SHOWED UP AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK.

I HAVE AND JUST REQUIRED ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MH HAS BEEN UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, THEY'VE THEY'VE THEY'VE DONE ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING. UM, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, SO WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM IN AGAIN. SORRY ELEMENT. TAKE. THANK YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF A CHAIR? BUT SHE'S SAYING NAME FOR THE RECORD. I AM JOHN HAWKINSON WAS SPECIAL ACTIVITIES PROJECT MANAGER AT LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY. I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS, UH, NAME THAT WE'VE SETTLED UPON WITH THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA IS REALLY A COMBINATION OF ABOUT A 2.5 YEAR CLOSE TO THREE YEAR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2020. SO WE HELD MULTIPLE FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS, MULTIPLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS VIRTUALLY BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING DURING COVID, BUT WE ALSO ENGAGED THE SERVICES OF SOME RESIDENTS OF THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD AND STAKEHOLDERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD . UH, YOU KNOW, FOR A VERY LONG TIME GATHERING INPUT, NOT ONLY ON THE FEATURES OF THE PARK BUT ALSO, UH, THE NAME OF THE FUTURE PARK SO WE DID HAVE 100 AND 39 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE NAMING CONTEST AND THE STEERING COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH NARROWED IT DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS STREET PARK AS A TRIBUTE TO THE OLD WALNUT STREET PARK, AND IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE MUHAMMAD ALI CORRIDOR. RIGHT THERE, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THIS REALLY WAS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. GOING ONE SCHOOL AND TWICE GOING THRICE. ALRIGHT IT'S A RESOLUTION SO WE CAN HAVE A VOICE. WELL, ALL THE FAVOR SAY AYE. HE OPPOSED. ALRIGHT THE RESOLUTION PASSES, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. NO MORE BUSINESS TODAY. SO WE'RE

[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]