[00:05:37] COME ON. HOW ARE YOU, BUDDY? GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. TRYING TO REMEMBER MY PASSWORD. AND WE HAD [00:05:44] A BREAK. SO NOW I'M LIKE, UH, TOTALLY YEAH. GOODNESS. [00:14:18] 30 SECONDS, METRO TV 30 SECONDS. [Call to Order] THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCILS REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING OF JULY. 27TH 2023 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 5 23 PM THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61 8 TO 6 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE. A MADAM CLERK A ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER, [Roll Call] HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER SHANKLIN COUNCIL MEMBER RASHAD HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER ARTHUR COUNCIL [00:15:03] MEMBER PURVIS COUNCIL MEMBER BAKER COUNCIL MEMBER MCRANEY COUNCIL MEMBER, RINA WEBER. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER MULVIHILL. COUNCIL MEMBER, CRAMER COUNCIL MEMBER, BLACKWELL. YEAH COUNCIL MEMBER SIME COUNCIL. SO SORRY, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER, FOWLER. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPEL COUNCIL MEMBER, READ PRESIDENT WINKLER COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER P ARGENTINE E. COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON COUNCIL MEMBER, RUI COUNCIL MEMBER ENGEL. COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON. COUNCIL MEMBER FLOODED COUNCIL MEMBER BET, SEAN. COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON. 23456789 10 11 12. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 12 IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOT HERE CURRENTLY WILL BE WITH US SHORTLY OR HAVE EXCUSED ABSENCES. UM COLLEAGUES THE FIRST ITEM ON BUSINESS ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE GET TO THE ITEM COUNSELING HUDSON HAS ASKED FOR POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. HE'S GOT A PAGE THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A PROCLAMATION FOR SO, COUNSELOR HUDSON. I'LL GIVE YOU THE PODIUM, AND I'VE ALSO ASKED KYLE TO COME WITH HER CAMERA. SO. OH THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE ME MORRIS TO THE COUNCIL. SHE WOULD BE THE PAGE TONIGHT. UM I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY IN IN MANNER OF INTRODUCTION. DURING THE FULL COUNCIL, BUT I WANTED TO PRESENT ME WITH THIS PROCLAMATION TO WHOM ALL THESE LETTERS SHALL COME. GREETINGS. KNOW YE THAT METRO LOCAL METRO COUNCIL HEREBY HONORS AND AWARDS EMMY MORRIS THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT IN RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY ACTING AS THE OFFICIAL PAGE TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL. WE HEREBY CONFER THIS CONOR WITH ALL THE RIGHTS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THERE TO APPERTAINING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. EMMY AND COUNCILMAN HUDSON. UH, MAYBE IF WE TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HUDSON. THANK YOU, ERIC. COLLEAGUES AT COUNCILMAN OWNS REQUEST. WE HAVE INVITED US A CARES MAT CASTOR TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR FINANCIAL ADVOCACY ASSISTANCE TO ACTIVE DUTY. U. S MILITARY PERSONNEL VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY. MR. CASTRO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE RELATIONS WITH USA CARES, UH, MR CASTRO, YOU HAVE OUR ATTENTION ON THE FLOOR IS YOURS. UM HMM. [Special Discussion] BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF USA CARES AND TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR STORY. USA CARES STARTED 20 YEARS AGO OUTSIDE OF FORT KNOX AND STARTED OUT WITH A MISSION OF HELPING OUR WOUNDED COMING BACK FROM FROM BATTLE IN 2003 COMING BACK FROM IRAQ. UH AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, OVER THE YEARS, THAT MISSION HAS SHIFTED, DEALING MORE NOW, WITH INVISIBLE, INVISIBLE INJURIES, SUCH AS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. WE'RE VERY PROUD FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS WE'VE BEEN BASED RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE AND DOING WORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BUT OUR HEADQUARTERS IS RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE. WE DO SERVE IN ALL 50 STATES, UM AND COVER ALL BRANCHES OF SERVICE. OUR MISSION AT THIS POINT ULTIMATELY IS TO STOP VETERAN SUICIDE. THIS IS NOT A NEW TOPIC . THIS IS ONE THAT I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW WELL, BUT ONE OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE AND USA CARES BELIEVES THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS PATH. BY ELIMINATING MANY OF THE FACTORS THAT OFTEN PUSH PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES. THE VETERANS THAT ARE COMING TO US RIGHT NOW ARE COMING TO US AT AN ALARMING RATE. AND WHEN THEY COME TO US, THEY'RE NOT SAYING, UM HEY, MATT, AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS I'M GOING TO BE IN A REALLY BAD POSITION THERE WELL DOWN THE ROAD, AND IN MANY CASES, THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES, HAVING THEIR VEHICLES REPOSSESSED. UH IN MANY CASES, THEY DON'T HAVE JOBS OR THEY MAY NOT EVEN HAVE FOOD. SO USA CARE STEPS IN AT THOSE CRITICAL MOMENTS, AND WE WILL BEGIN MAKING PAYMENTS ON THEIR BEHALF. TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOMES TO STOP THOSE VEHICLE REPOSSESSIONS. WE WORK TO HELP FIND JOBS AND GET THEM GOING. UM, THAT IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO. WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A MOMENT OF PAUSE TO CATCH YOUR BREATH. GET BACK ON THEIR FEET [00:20:03] AND GET BACK ON THE RIGHT PATH. IN MANY CASES, THESE ARE THESE ARE VERY PROUD PEOPLE THEY WANT TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PUT THEM ON A PATH TO DO JUST THAT. SOME OF THE STATISTICS I SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. UH YOU MAY HAVE SEEN YOU MAY HAVE SEEN DIFFERING ONES. THERE'S A LOT OF STATISTICS. THAT WOULD, UH, THAT YOU MAY GET FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES ON THE RATE OF SUICIDE IN THIS COUNTRY. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE, THOUGH, THAT IT'S TOO MANY, TOO MANY VETERANS THAT WE'RE LOSING, AND, UH THIS WAS THIS WAS ONE STUDY THAT WE LOOK AT THAT SINCE SEPTEMBER, 11TH MORE THAN 7000, MEN AND WOMEN HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN COMBAT , BUT WE'VE LOST MORE THAN 30,000 TO SUICIDE. SO FOUR TIMES THE NUMBER HAVE TAKEN THEIR OWN LIVES, AND WE'VE LOST IN COMBAT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S OFTEN ON THE NEWS. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THAT IS TALKED ABOUT AS MUCH, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE NOT IN A DIRECT CONFLICT. BUT IT IS A GROWING PROBLEM EXACERBATED BY COVID. USA CARES, UH, WORKS AS I SAID, TO STOP FORECLOSURES , FORECLOSURES AND EVICTIONS. THAT IS A BIG FOCUS FOR US RIGHT NOW. AND IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WE'VE STOPPED MORE THAN 4500 EVICTIONS OF VETERAN FAMILIES TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOME. AND WHEN I SAY WE STOPPIN EVICTION, IT'S NOT THAT WE GIVE THEM MONEY DIRECTLY. WE STEP IN. WE WORK WITH THE MORTGAGE COMPANIES. WE WORK WITH THE LANDLORDS AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH INDIRECTLY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON THEIR BEHALF, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM BACK TO IN A IN A GOOD POSITION. WE THEN HAVE FOLLOW UP SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T FIND THEMSELVES BACK IN THAT SAME POSITION AGAIN. AND CAN GET GET GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 87% OF EVERY DOLLAR THAT COMES INTO USA CARES GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS OUR MISSION. WE ARE A NON PROFIT THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT HEARD OF. AND THAT'S OKAY. WE DON'T ADVERTISE. WE DON'T PROMOTE UH, BUT AS I'LL SHARE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE, THE OTHER NONPROFITS KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WHO WE ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE SENDING A LOT OF VETERANS ARE DIRECTION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS YOU'VE HEARD OF, UH, AMERICAN LEGION ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF. THE V A U. S. A AND WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LITERALLY SENDING US HUNDREDS OF VETERANS EACH YEAR FOR US TO ASSIST. WITH AN AVERAGE COST TO ASSIST AT ABOUT $4000. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THE FINANCIAL TOLL THIS TAKES ON OUR ORGANIZATION CAN BE VERY LARGE, AND IT'S ONE THAT WE WORK VERY HARD TO SHARE OUR MESSAGE SO THAT WE CAN RAISE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE. BUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS, IT'S AN HONOR THAT THAT THEY TRUST US ENOUGH WITH THE VETERANS THAT UH , THEY WOULD SEND THEM TO US, BUT THE FUNDING DOES NOT ALWAYS FOLLOW. SO UM, WE WORK WITH THEM JUST TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP AS MANY OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN AS POSSIBLE. MORE DIRECTLY WITH KENTUCKY DEALING. WE'RE LOOKING AT 2022. UH 224 EMERGENCY REQUESTS IN KENTUCKY ALONE WITH 46 OF THOSE BEING RIGHT HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. JEFFERSON COUNTY IN HARDIN COUNTY MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE REQUEST COMING TO US AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO JUST TO KEEP UP. UM. THESE ARE THESE ARE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CALLS TO GET WHEN YOU'VE SPOKEN WITH A SPOUSE OR A MOTHER OR A FATHER. WHO IS TRYING TO DECIDE. DO I PAY THE RENT? DO I BUY FOOD? DO WE LIVE IN OUR CARD? WE LIVE IN A HOTEL. THESE ARE NOT EASY DECISIONS TO MAKE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. AND I'M PROUD, VERY PROUD OF OUR TEAM. THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB. BUT THE RATE OF INCREASE THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS STAGGERING. UM AND WE ARE SEEKING ANY HELP THAT WE CAN FIND. THIS IS A STATISTIC IN A SURVEY DONE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY TELLING. THAT ON ON ON AVERAGE IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE FOR EACH HOMELESS PERSON LIVING ON THE STREET, WITH ALL THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY LOUISVILLE . THE AVERAGE COST IS OVER $26,000 A YEAR. WITH OUR APPROACH. WE HAVE A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH THAT WE CAN STOP HOMELESSNESS FROM HAPPENING INITIALLY FOR TYPICALLY AROUND $4000 SAVING ABOUT 85% OF THE COST OF THE CITY BY TAKING A MORE PROACTIVE STANCE AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INTO SERVICES EARLIER AND PROMOTING THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. USA CARRIERS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY NEWSWEEK, FOX NEWS CHARITY NAVIGATOR, UH, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO, BUT AGAIN. WE'RE NOT . WE'RE NOT PUBLICIZED. WE'RE NOT PROMOTED SO IN MANY CASES GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED [00:25:04] IS DIFFICULT. UM BUT THAT'S PART OF THE REASON I'M EXCITED TO SHARE OUR MISSION WITH YOU. BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE WORD OUT. THE LAST PIECE I TELL YOU IS THAT WE ALSO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH FOUR KNOCKS. WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FENCE TO RUN THEIR SENIOR SENIOR LEADERS TRANSITION PROGRAM OUT OF FORT KNOX. WE WORK WITH COMPANIES RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE, UH, TO NAME A FEW GENERAL. I'M SORRY. GENERAL ELECTRIC GE APPLIANCES. UH PAPA JOHN'S A NUMBER OF OTHERS TO PLAY SENIOR LEADERS WHO ARE 20 YEARS PLUS IN THE MILITARY. MATCH THEM WITH A COMPANY, UM, THAT CAN PUT THEM IN A POSITION THAT MEETS THEIR SKILL SET. THIS IS A VULNERABLE POPULATION WHERE WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF THESE LEADERS TO SUICIDE WHEN THEY COULD HAVE SUCH AN IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH THESE COMPANIES WHO SO BADLY NEED TALENT. SO WE'RE MATCHING THEM WITH THAT TALENT. WE HAVE AN EIGHT WEEK FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND WE HAVE OVER A 90% SUCCESS RATE IN PLACING THESE SENIOR LEADERS WITH THESE LOCAL COMPANIES. THIS IS AN HONOR FOR ME. THIS IS NOT HARD FOR ME TO BE HERE TO PRESENT TO ALL OF YOU. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. UM AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING WITH ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY. OUR HEADQUARTERS IS IN JEFFERSON TOWN. WOULD LOVE FOR ANY AND ALL OF YOU TO VISIT OUR LOCATION. MEET OUR TEAM. COME TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE CALL CENTERS HERE. SOME OF THE CALLS YOURSELVES. UM AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT, MATT. THANKS FOR COMING. AND THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UM SERVING THIS POPULATION. I THINK WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS. ARGENTINA. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. YES AND THAT A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. UM, I AM SERVED IN THE MARINE CORPS. I WAS IN IRAQ OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, THE A MEMBER OF US A, ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF MY FATHER, WHO WAS IN THE NAVY, RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW, SORT OF GRANDFATHERED IN THAT WAY, BUT, UM, SO I KNOW WHERE THE SOME OF THE SOURCES ARE GETTING FROM. I DIDN'T WANT TO CONNECT THEM. GLAD YOU SAID IT TOWARD THE END ABOUT PLACEMENT. I THINK JOB TRANSITIONS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS, BUT DRUG TRANSITIONS ARE HUGE ISSUE. I WAS LUCKILY IN THE RESERVE THE ENTIRE TIME I HAD EVEN THROUGH MY DEPLOYMENT. I HAD PRIVATE SECTOR JOB THROUGH ALL OF THAT, SO I WAS TAKING CARE OF MY OLDER BROTHER WAS A CAREER MARINE DEPLOYED TO COUNTLESS TIMES WE EASILY HALF DOZEN TIMES BETWEEN MULTIPLE THEATERS, INCLUDING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. AND THIS IS A GUY WITH A NEW JERSEY'S TO TECHNOLOGY, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE ALMOST 20 YEARS IN THE CORE AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, AND HIS TRANSITION OUT OF THE QUARTER WAS HORRIBLE . IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO GET A JOB BECAUSE TRANSLATING THOSE SKILLS INTO THINGS THAT PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS UNDERSTOOD WAS A ROYAL PAIN IN THE BUTT AND AT MY PRIOR COMPANY. I WAS PART OF A GROUP THAT STOOD UP A PROGRAM AROUND EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUP FOCUSED ON VETERANS, AND ALL WE FOCUSED ON WAS HELPING HIRING MANAGERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO LOOK AT A RESUME FROM AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER AND TRANSLATE THAT INTO LEADERSHIP AND SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES. SO LET'S CONNECT. GIVE YOU MY INFORMATION HERE WHEN YOU HAVE A SECOND AND THEN UH, LOVE TO SEE HOW I CAN HELP IN THAT ROOM, PARTICULARLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FOR ARGENTINA COUNSELING HUDSON. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UH I HAVE AN OFFER AND A REQUEST. OKAY UM, ON THE ON THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU PUT UP THERE THAT YOU PARTNER WITH. THERE'S ONE THAT I DID NOT SEE ON THERE THAT FITS HAND IN GLOVE WITH WHAT YOU DESCRIBE YOUR ORGANIZATION IS THAT MIGHT MIGHT MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN THAT THEY COULD BRING THE PHONES INSTEAD OF THE MORE WORK FOR YOU. AND THAT'S THE INTREPID FOLLOWING FOLLOWING HERO FOOT UM IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY IN TALKS WITH HIM, GIVE HIM A CALL. I APPRECIATE THAT. I WILL. MY ASK IS HOW CAN WE HELP? RESOURCES ARE ALWAYS ARE ALWAYS IMPORTANT. BUT HONESTLY RIGHT NOW, HAVING CONVERSATIONS LIKE THESE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN HELP YOU WERE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE'RE PROUD TO BE HERE IN LOUISVILLE, BUT WE DON'T DO A GREAT WORK. GREAT DEAL OF WORK RIGHT NOW, AND I LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY AND WE CAN WE CAN MAKE WE CAN HELP LET US HELP. UM SHOW US HOW WE CAN FIT INTO THE STRUCTURE. UM AND HOW WE CAN HELP SOME OF THE VETERANS THAT ARE ON OUR STREETS RIGHT NOW GET OFF THE STREETS, BUT ALSO, UM I HOPE THAT YOU'LL USE THIS AS A AS AN ASSET TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE OTHER PART IS THE SENIOR LEADER, CORPORATE FELLOWSHIP. WE'RE LOOKING FOR COMPANIES RIGHT NOW TO PLACE THE SENIOR LEADERS. COMPANIES THAT, [00:30:05] UM, VALUE WHAT A MILITARY CAREER BRINGS VALUES, THE STRUCTURE AND THE DISCIPLINE THAT IS THERE. IF YOU WORK CLOSELY WITH COMPANIES , IF YOU KNOW, LEADERS OF COMPANIES HERE IN TOWN I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT THIS. UM AS THE COUNCILMAN MENTIONED EARLIER, THOUGH, THERE IS A THERE IS A DISCIPLINE FOR THE COMPANY THEMSELVES TO BE READY TO HIRE A VETERAN AND TO BUILD THAT COMMUNITY, SO IT IS A TWO WAY STREET. BUT BUT THOSE WOULD BE MY ASKS THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FOWLER. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT . THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH A INITIATIVE AND A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT METRO IS IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING, CLOSING ON ACTUALLY THIS WEEK ON DIXIE HIGHWAY IN THIS WILL BE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS HOUSING, SO I'D LOVE TO TALK WITH YOU, UM, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS TOGETHER FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND FINALLY WERE ABLE TO GET THAT MILLION DOLLARS. WE STILL NEED A LITTLE BIT. MORE. TO UM, YOU KNOW, FINISH UP THE PROJECT AND GET IT STARTED, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL THING FOR THOSE. SO YOUR EXPERTISE WAS IS VERY WELL NEEDED THERE. BE HAPPY TO HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FELLA AGAIN, MATT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I'M SORRY. UH SORRY, COUNCILMAN ANGLE BUZZED IN AFTER I LOOKED AWAY THAT MR PRESIDENT QUESTION. I MEAN, THESE FOLKS SET UP A RESET UP TO DO NDFS TO SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A QUESTION THAT I CAN ANSWER. I DON'T KNOW IF HAVE YOU REQUESTED BETH. BETH, YOU KNOW. HMM WE HAVE NOT MADE A REQUEST YET. WE WILL BE DOING SO. JUST TO MEET THE EXISTING NEED RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING COME IN, WHICH IS ABOUT $186,000. BUT AS WE'RE SAYING, AS I SAID, THAT NUMBER IS GROWING, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GO THROUGH THE OFFICIAL CHANNELS TO DO THAT. SO I'M LEARNING THIS PROCESS. I WOULD JUST SAY, MR PRESIDENT THAT THAT THE PRESENTATION WAS OUTSTANDING. UM WE HAVE A LOT OF SYMPATHY CERTAINLY FOR OUR VETERANS AND WE DON'T WANT. I DON'T LIKE WHAT? I JUST HEARD THERE NECESSARILY. WE WANT TO DO I THINK WE I THINK WE SHOULD DO WHAT WE CAN DO HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS GOING ON THE END OF THE NDF PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR. YES? AND JUST SAY A QUICK COMMENT REAL QUICK. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU. STATE REPRESENTATIVE SARAH STALKER FOR CONNECTING, UH, CONNECTING US TO USA CARERS AND TO MATT. SHE'S THE ONE WHO REACHED OUT TO ME, AND IT'S CONNECTED US IN THAT THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND WHEN I FOUND OUT THERE WERE LOCALLY BASED ORGANIZATION, I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KNEW MORE ABOUT THEIR WORK. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. STATE REPRESENTATIVE STALKER FOR MAKING THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN FOR THIS, UH, THIS OPPORTUNITY. I APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILOR HAWKINS . I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD ON THIS, AND TH WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON. THE MICROPHONE. MICROPHONE. DO YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS? FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT ME VETERANS THAT JUST CAN'T AFFORD THE RENT ABOUT TO GET EVICTED. AND EVERYTHING, SO I'M DEFINITELY INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS. SURE THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. WE DO SO WE'VE T AN AGREEMENT WITH WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OUR CALL. CENTER TEAM IS VERY WELL TRAINED, AND IN MANY CASES THEY ARE EITHER VETERANS OR SPOUSES OF VETERANS. THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS. WE CAN'T HELP EVERYBODY AND I WANT TO. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO US, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE GET A LOT OF FRAUDULENT REQUESTS AS WELL. SO WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT. AND SO WE HAVE OUR GUIDELINES. UM SO WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO HELP AS MANY OF THOSE THOSE MEN AND WOMEN THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING. UM BUT, YES, WE I'M VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM WE HAVE IN THE WORK THEY'RE ABLE TO DO. CAN YOU SEND ME THOSE GATLIN'S? I SURE WILL. THANK YOU. AGAIN, MATT. THANK YOU. I'M SURE WE'LL HEAR MORE FROM YOU IN THE FUTURE AND AGAIN APPLAUD ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ARE GLAD YOU'RE BASED. RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU COLLEAGUES. NEXT ON THE AGENDA. WE'VE GOT BETH STEINBERG TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE BUDGET. SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITH AARON JACKSON. THERE ARE A FEW TECHNICAL, UM, CORRECTIONS IN THE BUDGET THEY'VE BEEN MADE. I THINK BETH JUST WANTS TO BRIEF US VERY QUICKLY. JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS. UM WHAT THOSE CHANGES WORTH OF DEATH WILL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STENBERG. A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I CAN DO IT. UM THERE EVERY YEAR. WHEN WE FINISHED THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE GO BACK THROUGH AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT. YOU KNOW THIS LAST FEW HOURS OF THAT BUDGET PRODUCT, THERE'S CHANGES BEING MADE, SO THERE WERE THREE CHANGES. TECHNICAL CHANGES THERE ONLY THREE IN PAST YEARS. THERE'S BEEN MORE, BUT THERE WERE THREE [00:35:04] TECHNICAL CHANGES THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE. AND SONIA WORKED WITH US ON THESE WITH AARON JACKSON OVERDUE AND BE UM, BASICALLY, WE HAD TWO PROJECTS THE YOUTH BUILD AND DISTRICT 15 REPAIR AFFAIR THAT IN THE ORDINANCE WAS PUT IN THE WRONG DEPARTMENT. SHALL WE MOVE THOSE OUT OF THE OFFICE OF RESILIENCE INTO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SO THAT THE MONEY AND THE LANGUAGE THAT DESCRIBES THOSE PROGRAMS ARE OVER IN THE RIGHT PLACE? THE SECOND TECHNICAL AMENDMENT WE HAD IS THAT IN THE LANGUAGE FOR THE PARKS ACTIVITY ACCOUNTS, WE ACCIDENTALLY PUT DISTRICT FOUR IN TWICE. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TWICE THE MONEY, BUT THEY HAD TWICE THE LANGUAGE SO THAT LANGUAGE WAS REMOVED. AND THE THIRD THING WAS EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL ADS WITH NDF MONEYS OR MONIES IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. WE ALWAYS PUT SOME KIND OF LANGUAGE THAT SO THAT THE ADMINISTRATION KNOWS EXACTLY HOW THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SPENT. AND WHAT ONE OF THE PIECES. THE DISTRICT SIX GAVE WEST LEVEL AREA MINISTRIES $15,000. THERE WAS NO LANGUAGE. WE MISSED THAT WHEN WE HAD THE ORDINANCE, SO THAT WAS LANGUAGES THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN PUT IN NOW, AND THOSE ARE OTHER TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS WE HAD THIS YEAR SO WE JUST WANTED TO REPORT BACK ON THE ACTUAL EVENT . THE ACTUAL ORDINANCES ARE NOW IN THEIR FINAL THING. WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS THAT I'VE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHEN WILL WE SEE THE PUBLISHED DOCUMENT? THE BIG BOOK AND ONLINE PROBABLY NOT FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT YOU HAD FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. BUT I WOULDN'T BE SAYING IT STILL BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THAT'S ACTUALLY PUBLISHED ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE AND FOR YOU TO HAVE, BUT YOU'LL HAVE THE ORDINANCES IN HAND. ANOTHER QUESTION IF I CAN TAKE AMOUNT PAST MY TWO MINUTES , BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE HAVE STILL BEEN WORKING WITH O AND B AS WE CLOSED THE YEAR WE HAVE INDIA FUNDS AND CIA FUNDS AND COSTING OUR FUNDS WITH THIS COUNCIL THAT HAVE TO BE RECONCILED AND CARRIED FORWARD INTO NEXT YEAR. SO THE REPORTS THAT YOU GET FROM US HAVE THE RIGHT DOLLAR AMOUNTS. REPORTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED THROUGH O AND B AND THAT'S IN THE PROCESS . SO IF YOU MOVED MONEY INTO FROM YOUR NDF INTO YOUR COST CENTER, BUT YOU DIDN'T SPEND IT ALL. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT MONEY GOES BACK INTO YOUR INDIA BEFORE THE YEAR ACTUALLY CLOSES AND THAT YOUR INDIA FROM YOUR C. I'VE MOVEFORWD. I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY ALL THE QUESONS THAT WE'VE HAD OTHER WORDS SOME OTHER PARKS ACTIVITY ACCOTS WE MOVED F I NE YEAIFADEY RTATUSTHANKOU, BETH.T OF THERE'S NOBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS THAT I SEE. APPRECIATE YOU JUST COVERING THOSE AND AGAIN APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORKLOAD. TANYA'S WORK, ERRANDS WORK AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT I HOPE YOU, THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES NEXT. I'D LIKE TO GO OVER TONIGHT'S AGENDA . MADAME CLARK, DO WE HAVE ANY ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL OF SIX? UM COLLEAGUES DURING THE BREAK. I KNOW MANY OF YOU WERE THERE, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WEREN'T YOU MISSED A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE BY THE METRO COUNCILS VOLLEYBALL TEAM. UH AND SO WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION AT THE START OF THE MEETING THAT WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST TO COME PRESENT. UM THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 22 THROUGH 37. ITEM 25 HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO MOVE TO OLD BUSINESS. THERE IS A [Review of Metro Council Agenda] TINY LANGUAGE CHANGE TO A WHEREAS CLAUSE AND QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT'S ACTUALLY A TECHNICAL CHANGE OR NOT, UM, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT NOW? THAT'S FINE. THE CHANGES VERY MINOR, AND WE'RE JUST CLARIFYING. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR US TO RESPOND TO THE NEW J. C. P S SMART TIMES. IT'S NOT TO TAKE A POSITION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SUPPORT THOSE NEW START TIMES. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL JUST BE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE WHEREAS CLAUSE AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT ITEM 25 IS MOVING ANYBODY ELSE NEED ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT? MOVED SAYING NONE OLD BUSINESS COMPRISES ITEMS 25 AND THEN 38 TO 45. WE'VE GOT FOUR ITEMS FROM BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS AND FOUR ITEMS FROM PLANNING AND ZONING. UH COUNCILOR BLACKWELL, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON NOW ON THE APPROPRIATIONS ITEMS. NO, THEY'RE PRETTY. THEY'RE ALL PRETTY SIMPLE. AND CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS ON THAT INCREASE THE AMOUNT OR REQUESTING GREATER AMOUNTS. THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMAN, FLOOD ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING, STRAIGHTFORWARD, SO THANK YOU. UM COLLEAGUES OVER THE BREAK. CITY HALL, THE ANNEX AND METRO HALL EXPERIENCED A [Presidential Updates] COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS BADGE RESTRICTED AREAS IN OUR BUILDING. UM I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SECURITY GUARDS AS THESE FOLKS, UM, ADDRESSED THAT AND ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP STAFF AND YOURSELF SAFE. UM LAST WEEK, WE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL [00:40:05] SECURITY DURING COMMITTEE MEETINGS, UM, AND COUNCIL MEETINGS. BUT I WANT TO COMMEND OUR SECURITY PROFESSIONALS FOR REMAINING COMPOSED AND HANDLING THEMSELVES. WELL IN THE FACE OF THE CONFRONTATION. UM THEY'RE NOT ALL UP HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING TO SECURE THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW. BUT WHEN YOU SEE MAURICE TIFFANY, TIM A ROBY, BRIAN OR THE OTHER 10, PLEASE BE SURE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR WORK. UM, YOU KNOW, SERVING US KEEPING THE BUILDING SAFE. AND REALLY HANDING THEMSELVES VERY WELL. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR EFFORTS WILL GIVE THEM A QUICK PAUSE FOR THE TWO THAT ARE HERE AND HOPEFULLY THE OTHERS THAT ARE WATCHING DOWNSTAIRS. BUT BUT PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU THANK THEM WHEN YOU WHEN YOU SEE THEM AND THEN PLEASE DO YOUR PART TO HELP KEEP EVERYONE SAFE BY BEING MINDFUL AS YOU ENTER THE BUILDING. YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE TAILGATE. UM YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT THEY GO THROUGH SECURITY, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, OKAY? UM WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO SCHEDULE AN ACTIVE AGGRESSOR WIL BE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH AT THREE O'CLOCK AND CHAMBERS MIGHT ENCOURAGE BOTH YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO COME, UM AND THEN BE OUT THE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMING ON THAT SOON. UM WE ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE THAT WE HAVE REGULARLY BEEN GETTING LEGISLATION THAT IS LATE . UM AND REALLY PUSHING THEIR TIMELINES. ASK YOU TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN WE SUBMIT LEGISLATION LATE TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT MEANS THAT A COUNTY ATTORNEYS HAVING TO WORK INTO THE EVENING TO GET THAT DONE. THEY'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO TO, UM, AND SO YOU KNOW, WOULD ASK FOR YOUR HELP MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE MEETING THOSE DEADLINES TO THAT. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT SPENDING THEIR YOU KNOW, SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY NIGHT, YOU KNOW, WORKING TO GET YOUR LEGISLATION. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER NEW BUSINESS DEADLINE TWO WEEKS LATER, SO YOU KNOW IF IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S CRITICAL ONE, MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING IT DONE ON TIME AND TO IF IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT'S CRITICAL. JUST LET IT ROLL INTO THE FOLLOWING WEEKS THAT, YOU KNOW THEY CAN HAVE THEIR EVENINGS AS WELL. UM AND WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR HELP WITH THAT, PLEASE. UM. WE INSTALLED WATER PICTURES AND ALL OF THE CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR YOUR MEETINGS, SO PLEASE LEAVE THE PICTURES THERE. SOME OF THEM HAVE FOUND LEGS AND WANDERED AWAY AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE PUT KEEP THEM THERE. UM WE ALSO IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE, UH, WE HAVE A NEW MEDIA ROOM. IF YOU HAVE ANY PRESS CONFERENCES AND METRO HALL, UM THE STAFF REALLY DIDN'T OUTSTANDING JOB BUILDING OUT THAT ROOM WAS UNUSED SPACE. THERE'S A PODIUM. YOU KNOW THE FLAGS, THE METRO SEALS BEHIND YOU. THERE'S A V EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS THE MEDIA TO JUST PLUG IN. AND SO ALL OF THEIR MICROPHONES ARE MIKE TO A CENTRAL MICROPHONE. THE TEAM REALLY DID ANNOUNCE ANY JOBS. SO THAT IS JUST OFF OF THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM BEHIND COUNSELOR BLACKWELLS OFFICE. THERE'S A LITTLE HALLW THAT IF YOU KNOW WHERE THE FRIDGE AND THE SYNC IS IN THE FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ROOM. THERE'S A DOOR THERE THAT WILL LEAD YOU BACK. THERE'S ALSO A DIRECT DOOR OFF OF THE CLERKS OFF. IT'S NOT OFF OF THE CLERK'S OFFICE OPPOSITE THE CLERK'S OFFICES THAT YOU CAN GET THERE. SO BE SURE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. UM WE'VE ALSO UPDATED THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM. NEW COMPOSITES ARE DOWN THERE. UM AND THE WE WILL PLAN MARK YOUR CALENDAR STARTING IN TWO WEEKS. WE WILL MOVE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BACK DOWN TO THE FIRST LITTLE CONFERENCE ROOM. OKAY. KIND OF BRING BACK THAT TRADITION. I THINK THE INTIMACY DOWN THERE. SO, UM IF YOU'RE NOT HERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM THAT ACTUALLY ISN'T START UNTIL NEXT WEEK. SO UH, HOPEFULLY IF ANYBODY'S WATCHING DOWN THERE THAT CAN MEANDER BACK UP HERE, UM AND I THINK THE LOUISVILLE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COMMISSIONS . LAST PUBLIC COMMENT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 31ST RIGHT HERE IN CHAMBERS. I ENCOURAGE YOUR OFFICE TO CONTINUE TO SHARE THE FLYER AND THE WEBSITES OF THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE AND SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS UNTIL AUGUST 4TH. THE COMMISSION WILL MEET TWO MORE TIMES, AUGUST 11TH AND SEPTEMBER 8TH AT THREE PM, AND THEY MUST SUBMIT THEIR FINAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION. BY SEPTEMBER. 15TH 2023. UM AS WE APPROACH THE BEGINNING NEXT ITEM AS WE APPROACH THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, MY OFFICE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE AGREED TO HOST YOU. INTERNS THIS COMING SEMESTER. WE'VE GOT 12 COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ASKED TO HOST THEM. UM AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, UH, AND LOOK FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO GET SOME REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE OF THEIR CURRICULAR STUDIES. WE HAVE THE COUNCIL PICNIC. IT'S OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER . 13TH FROM 1 TO 5 AND CHARLIE BUTTNER PARK. UM IT'S A POTLUCK STYLE EVENT WILL HAVE A SIGN UP FOR YOU TO BRING YOUR RECIPES. SONIA HAS AGREED TO, UH, BRING HER USDA FRIENDS HELP TEACH THEM TENNIS. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU AREN'T TENNIS FRIENDLY WILL HAVE PICKLEBALL THERE AS WELL. AH UM , WILL HAVE SOME OTHER FAVORITE GAMES LIKE CORNHOLE CAN JAM. I THINK TORSK IS GOING TO BE THE DJ AGAIN. UH SO IT'S REALLY A [00:45:06] FUN AFTERNOON. ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME. UM AND YOU KNOW IT WILL BE IN THE FALL WHERE IT WON'T BE 99 DEGREES, SO IT WILL BE A REALLY NICE DAY. OCTOBER 13TH. CHARLIE VENNER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JARED TOWNS JULY 29TH MONICA HAJJ, JULY 30TH AND ANGELA WEBSTER AUGUST 2ND. NOBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING. KUMAR YOU MISSED THE LIST. OH MY GOSH. IT'S HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAVE A MEETING BEFORE THEN. MAYBE THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON THE LIST THIS TIME. SO UM, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER OBJECTION COMMITTEE. THE WHOLE IS ADJOURNED. WE WILL RECONVENE AT SIX O'CLOCK PROPERLY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.