[00:20:37] MHM. [00:21:16] COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE STILL WAITING FOR ONE MORE PERSON TO HAVE A QUORUM. [00:22:15] OKAY? 20 VEHICLES, STARTING 30 SECONDS. [Call to Order] [00:23:06] GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT [Roll Call] [00:23:11] AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. I'M COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER THE CHAIR. I'M JOINED BY MY ADVICE CHAIR. KEVIN CRAMER IN, UM CHAMBERS AND , UM, COUNCILMAN DAN SIGN. UM ON . VIRTUALLY WE ARE JOINED BACK. COUNCILMAN STUART VINCENT COUNCILMAN RICK BLACKWELL, COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKLIN, COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED AND COUNCILMAN KUMAR RASHAD. UM, WE HAVE SIX. SIX APPOINTMENTS [Pending Legislation] TODAY. AND THE VERY FIRST ONE IS, UM A P 0802 TO THREE MB. APPOINTMENT OF MARK BLEEDING TO THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT . AUTHORITY TERM EXPIRES. 20 I'M SORRY. JULY 15TH 2026. WE'RE JOINED BACK. COUNCILMAN RINA WEBER. MM. THIS ONE. IT WAS SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE FROM COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL SO, UM. THAT ONE IS BEFORE US. UH DO I HEAR MOTION? SECOND. THANK YOU PERFECTLY MOVED IN BEFORE US, MISS CREATURA. TOMORROW MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MIKE BLEEDING TO THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD . MIKE IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 16 AND HAS LIVED IN LOUISVILLE FOR 2020 22 YEARS. MIKE IS THE CEO AND OWNER OF KATE IN COMPANIES OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRM FOUNDED IN 1982. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO CORRECT THAT. HIS NAME IS MARK. MARK I'M SORRY. OKAY? WE'VE BEEN JOINED BACK COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. UM. LET'S SEE IF I'VE GOT ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM SO HIS RESUME HAS BEEN ADDED, UM TO THE SYSTEM. IF [00:25:10] ANYBODY NEEDS TO LOOK AT THAT. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? DO YOU SEE ANY QUESTIONS TO ENSURE CANCELED WOMAN CHAPEL. UM I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT RESUME. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THIS, BUT I THINK THAT WE ALL HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR. THIS PROCESS IS BROKEN AND I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO FIXING IT. AND I HOPE ALL RESUMES COME THROUGH FROM HERE ON OUT, AT LEAST SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? UM, ONLINE. OKAY? UM SO THIS, UM, IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE KNOWS BY LIKE SIGN. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ADAM, NUMBER TWO. R P 081623 EP REAPPOINTMENT OF EMILY PEP, ROCKY TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PROBABLY MOVED AND FOREST, MISS MAUREL BECAUSE TOMORROW, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF EMILY POP ROCKY TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. EMILY IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE AND HAS LIVED IN LOUISVILLE SINCE 2008. EMILY HAS AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN ARCHITECTURE LICENSE HERE IN KENTUCKY AND CALIFORNIA. EMILY IS THE OWNER OF ROCK PAPER, HAMMER AND ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS SPECIALIZING IN HIGH QUALITY CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL WORK. THANK YOU. CANCELED. WOMAN CHAPEL ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? IS THAT FROM LAST TIME OKAY? YES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS APPOINTMENT FROM ANYONE EITHER IN CHAMBERS OR ONLINE? I DON'T SEE ANY. SO UM, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR, UM A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE KNOWS BY LIKE SIGN. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I DON'T NUMBER THREE A P 0816 TO THREE K E APPOINTMENT OF KELLY S STEP TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND MR VINCENT PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. THIS IS BEFORE US. MISS MAUREL TOMORROW AMERICA GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF KELLY S STEP TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. KELLY IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE. KELLY IS THE CO OWNER OF CARMICHAEL'S BOOKSTORE, A COMPANY SHE HAS BEEN WITH SINCE 1990. THANK YOU. LOOKING TO STAKE. COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM I'M LOOKING AT THE CURRENT MAKE UP OF THE BOARD AND UM, THIS IS THE SECOND ONE FOR THE CARSON ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT. THE BOARD CURRENTLY IS CONSIDERED DISPROPORTIONATE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT POLITICAL PARTY. THERE'S ONE REPUBLICAN. THE RESTAURANT DEMOCRATS. SHOUT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT NINE, AND I REALIZED IT MIGHT BE CHALLENGING THE FAN REPUBLICANS IN DISTRICT NINE WERE EITHER OF THE TWO APPOINTMENTS TODAY REPUBLICAN YOU DIDN'T MENTION THEIR POLITICAL PARTY. AND I WAS LOOKING QUICKLY TO PAPERWORK. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE IT QUICKLY. AS YOU'RE LOOKING. I WANT TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES. MY BOAT WILL ON THIS WILL BE A YES. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ANYTHING. UM THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY TIMES THAT I'M GOING TO CHIME IN AND REMOUNTED THE COMMUNITY THAT WHEN WE APPOINT FOLKS TWO BOARDS , WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT BASED ON WHAT SWATH OF LOUISVILLE IAN'S SUPPOSED TO INCLUDE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY, RACIAL DIVERSITY, POLITICAL DIVERSITY AND GENDER DIVERSITY. AND SOMETIMES WE'VE NOT BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK, AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BE. DO NOT SEE THAT IN HER PAPERWORK. THANK YOU AGAIN. I'M NOT TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS. I JUST WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO KEEP IN MIND OUR EFFORTS AT MAKING SURE THESE BOARDS ARE DIVERSE. SOME NOTED, THANK YOU. OKAY THIS IS ALSO AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A BROAD KABUL. I'M SORRY. NOT A ROLL. CALL A, UM, VOICE VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY. YES I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOU IN THE QUEUE. BUT YOU'RE WELL CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. I WILL. I WILL HUNT DOWN. SOME REPUBLICANS WHO ARE QUALIFIED FOR THIS BOARD AND [00:30:05] INTERESTED IN SERVING ON IT, AND I WILL BRING THEM TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ATTENTION. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. GOOD LUCK IN YOUR EFFORTS CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY UM, THIS APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR VOICE VOTE, ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, UH, BATTLE LIKE SON. AND THIS ALSO WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ADAM, NUMBER FOUR, RP 081623 DB REAPPOINTMENT OF COLONEL DIETRICH BRISCOE TO THE DEPUTY SHERIFF. MERIT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 13TH 2025, DO I HEAR MOTION? PROBABLY MOVED SERGEANT BEFORE US MISS MORAL TOMORROW. MARY GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF COLONEL DIETRICH BRISCOE. SO THE DEPUTY SHERIFF MERIT BOARD. COLONEL DRISCOLL HAS HAD AN EXTENSIVE CAREER WITH THE ARMY, HAVING SERVED TWICE IN IRAQ ONCE IN KOREA AT THE PENTAGON IN WASHINGTON, D C. AND IN WASHINGTON STATE OF MONTHS, VARIOUS VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. COLONEL BRISCOE HAS TWO MASTERS. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A POLITICAL AFFILIATION? LOOK. HE'S A DEMOCRAT. THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKE UP IN FRONT OF ME MAKEUP IF I MAY MAKE UP ON THAT BOARD IS THREE DEMOCRATS, ONE REPUBLICAN AND ONE INDEPENDENT, SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIVERSITY, THEIR LACK OF DIVERSITY IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IS FIVE OUT OF THE SIX ARE CAUCASIAN, NON HISPANIC. THANK YOU FOR APPROVING NOW IS THE IS THE SOLE AFRICAN AMERICAN ON THE ON THE BOARD SO I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND HIS APPROVAL. THANK YOU, UM ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE ONLINE? SAYING THAT THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, UH, I LIKE SON. THIS ONE WILL ALSO GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ADAM, NUMBER FIVE A P. 0816 TO THREE K H. APPOINTMENT OF KEN HOW BAUER TO THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY INCORPORATED. PARK BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2027, DO I HEAR A MOTION? OCEAN REEF. PROPERLY MOVED A SECOND, AND IT IS BEFORE US MISS MORAL TOMORROW. AMERICA GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF KIM, HOW ABOUT OUR TO THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY INC BOARD? KIM IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 16 CHEMIST HAD MORE THAN 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE AT 5TH 3RD PINK CAME WITH CURRENTLY THE REGIONAL PRESIDENT FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA, LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON MARKETS AND IS INDEPENDENT. THANK YOU. AND LOOKING TO MY CHAIR TO SEE WHERE ARE THE OTHER DIVERSITIES TO AFRICAN AMERICANS TO CAUCASIAN, NON HISPANIC GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY? UH DISTRICT 19 DISTRICT 17 DISTRICT SEVEN. I'M SORRY DISTRICT, 1916 AND SEVEN AND THEN DISTRICT ONE SO OKAY, CHALLENGES CAN BE MORE GEOGRAPHIC. WE'RE BEING CONCEITED. MS. MORALES JOB IS NOT A SIMPLE ONE. I'M AFRAID IT'S NOT. THANK YOU, QATAR SERIOUSLY, AND ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ONLINE COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL HELLO. UM. I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT THE THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THE GEOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF THIS BOARD. UM LOOKING AT THE ONES THAT WERE MENTIONED DISTRICT I THINK 16 19 1 AND I'D HAVE TO BRING IT UP AGAIN. SORRY 19, 17 AND 16. THERE ARE KIND OF FOR THE MOST PART OUTSIDE OF THE WATERS IN WHICH PARK SAYS THAT THEY DON'T DO A LOT OF ANY WORK. UM SO THAT'S PROBLEMATIC TO ME. AND THEN I WAS ALSO WONDERING. THIS IS A BOARD THAT I BELIEVE HAS SEVEN PEOPLE ON IT. AND THE MAYOR APPOINTS FOUR. SO HOW ARE THE OTHER PEOPLE APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD THAT IS NOT OUTLINED IN ANY OF MY DOCUMENTS. JEFF O'BRIEN, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS A DESTINY. UM YOU HAVE ANGELA DUNN , CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FULL OF THE METRO AND REBECCA FLASH SHAKER THAT REPRESENTS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. SO ARE THOSE SEATS . WHOEVER IS THE DIRECTOR OF UM , DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, AUTOMATICALLY HAS A SPOT ON THIS BOARD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH. BUT KNOWING SOME OF THESE BOARDS, THE MAYOR [00:35:06] HAS APPOINTEES, AND SO DOES THE GOVERNOR. GO AHEAD. IF I MAY SOME OF THESE APPOINTMENTS SOME OF THESE BOARDS YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. SOME OF THE BOARDS BY VIRTUE OF YOUR BEING IN A POSITION YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY ON THAT BOARD AND THE PARK PARKING AUTHORITY BOARD WOULD BE ONE WHERE THE OUR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PERSON WOULD NATURALLY BE ON THAT BOARD BECAUSE UM, MOST OF TO YOUR POINT. MOST OF THE PARKING PUBLIC PARKING IS IN THE DOWNTOWN. AREA AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE I SEE THAT THE TABLE. IS THAT TRUE? JUST TRUE FOR THIS BOARD, TRUE FOR SEVERAL BOARDS. AND IT'S OUTLINED, WHEREAS ITS OFFICERS WILL BE THE CAMERAS SECONDARY CABINET SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE THE SECRETARY AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SHALL BE THE TREASURER. I ALSO WANT TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING. I RAN TO MY OFFICE TO GET THIS SHEET AND I'M A LITTLE OUT OF BREATH. SO IF YOU GUYS HEAR ME LIKE STRUGGLING TO BREATHE OVER HERE THIS IS WHY, UM I WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE TABLING THIS NOMINATION SO WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DISTINCTION ON YOU KNOW WHO THOSE OTHER THREE SEATS ARE? I'M NOT ARGUING THEM. I THINK THAT THEY MAKE COMPLETE AND TOTAL SENSE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW. THOSE BLANKS ARE FILLED IN WHILE WE'RE ALSO CONSIDERING, UM THIS PERSON'S CREDENTIALS BUT ALSO THE IMPORTANCE OF A PERSON'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. UM, IN THIS DECISION. IF I MAY. WHAT DISTRICT DID YOU? DID YOU TELL US THAT WITH THE PERSON OF FORCES FROM 16. OKAY SO THAT WE CAN PUT A SECOND PERSON ON FROM DISTRICT 16. AND HER CATHERINE BETTER. YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR HER, BUT SHE'S LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE AS WELL FOR THE OFFICERS. SO LET'S LIST IT ON HERE COMES FROM THE ORDINANCE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT? MISS MAYNARD, PLEASE? CATHERINE MET HER ASSISTANT JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY. YEAH I WAS JUST POINTING OUT THAT UNDER THE CREATING ORDINANCE FOR THE PARK. BOARD WHICH IS L M C 0 32 501 C . THOSE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE THE EX OFFICIO POSITIONS. THE CABINET SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THOSE ARE ALL PART OF THE ORDINANCE. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE QUESTION, BUT NO, I AM SEEING THAT NOW IT'S JUST THANK YOU WASN'T LOOKING IN THE CORRECT SPOT. I WANT TO BE HELPFUL. SOME OF THESE COLUMNS SAY THEM THREE OR POINT, FOR EXAMPLE, THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T JUST SAY THE MAYOR POINTS THESE AND THEN BLANK ON THE REST OF THEM. SO I'M FILLING IN MY OWN BLINK, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARITY. SO QUESTION IS THE RELEVANCE OF WHERE THEY WORK AT PLAY IN THE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY PIECES. SHE'S THE REGIONAL PRESIDENT, 5TH 3RD HAS A STRONG DOWNTOWN PRESENCE. SO I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE PART OF WHERE HELLO. IT IS THE QUESTION WE'RE ASKING ME IS THE PLACE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT RELEVANT IN THE SENSE THAT SPEAKING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY. THIS IS A PERSON WHO RUNS A LARGE INSTITUTION THAT HAS IT DOWN TO STRONG DOWNTOWN PRESENCE. AND SO COULD POTENTIALLY ALSO REPRESENT THAT AREA THAT THAT'S NOT WHERE SHE LIVES. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT CAN FACTOR INTO THIS. AT THIS POINT. UM THIS COMMITTEE GETS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE AN APPOINTMENT THAT THE MAYOR IS RECOMMENDING. I THINK YOUR ARGUMENT IS A VALID ONE. AND I THINK IT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ME. YES IF THIS PERSON IS SERVING IN THE CAPACITY AT ONE OF THE LARGER BANKS DOWNTOWN, WHERE WE HAVE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE CONSTANTLY STRUGGLING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES AND THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE SAFE PLACES TO PARK. UM I WOULD ARGUE, YES, THAT THAT THAT THAT FIGURES IN. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE MAYOR'S PLAN OR INTENT, OR IF THAT JUST I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT IT WASN'T SO. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADVISE ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO? SHORT. UM, I THINK. I'LL WITHDRAW NIGHT. MARTIN, TOO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM ANYONE ONLINE? WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS. I'M SEEING. THIS IS AN [00:40:05] APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I CAN'T. UM, KNOWS ABOUT LIKE SAND. AND THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OUR LAST APPOINTMENT, AND LAST ITEM IS A P 0816230. I'M SORRY, O C. UM APPOINTMENT OF OLIVER CASEY TO THE BUTCHER TOWN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 2026. DO I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND. PROBABLY MOVED IN SECOND AND MISS MORAL IT'S ACTUALLY SAVANNAH DAR. I'M THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER AS THIS IS AN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT. THESE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE LANDMARKS, COMMISSIONERS THEMSELVES. AND THEN, OF COURSE , BROUGHT HERE FOR YOU ALL FOR FINAL REVIEW. AND SO ALL OF OUR CASEY LIVES IN ME BUT YOUR TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD BE A MEMBER OF THE BUTCHER TOWN AIR SEA FOR THE POSITION THAT'S OWNER OF INCOME PRODUCING PROPERTY. HE OWNS AN OWNER OCCUPIED SHORT TERM RENTAL. AND SO HE IS ALSO TREASURER OF THE BUTCHER TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND WE HAVE HAD A VACANCY IN THIS POSITION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. I APPRECIATE THAT, UM, TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. LOOKING ONLINE. ANYONE IN CHAMBERS? NO. THIS ALSO CALLS FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE ABOUT LIKE, SON. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND WITH NO OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE US TODAY, UM WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.