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OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I'M COUNCILWOMAN CINDY FOWLER. I'M CHAIR OF THIS[Roll Call]
COMMITTEE. UM THIS IS GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AUDITING APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. I'M JOINED BY MY CHAIR. VICE CHAIR. UM COUNCILMAN CRAMER. WE'RE JOINED IN. CHAMBERS BACK, COUNCILMAN DANCE . I'M COUNCILMAN BEING RENO WEBER COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPEL. HANDSOME WOMAN, UM, DONNA PURPOSE, AND COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS ONLINE. WE'RE JOINED BACK. COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKMAN. COUNCILMAN KUMAR WAS SHOT AND COUNCILMAN RICK[00:25:02]
BLACKWELL. WE HAVE SEVEN APPOINTMENTS TODAY AND, UM, THE FIRST ONE. WELL, I NEED YOU TO READ THE THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PERCENT TO CARE. A 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE. A RED AND FULL. THANK YOU. UM SO THE FIRST APPOINTMENT IS A P 030 TO THREE JR APPOINTMENT OF JOHN RIPPY TO[Pending Legislation]
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. BOARD DETERMINED EXPIRES AUGUST 15TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PRIVATELY MOVED HIS SECOND. IT IS BEFORE US MISS MORE. AUTHORITY BOARD. JOHN IS A DEMOCRAT AND HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD AND STILL SERVES ON THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO LIVE ABOARD. JOHN IS CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF REPUBLIC BANK. THUS ONE OF THE REASONS HE WAS ASKED TO SERVE TO AID WITH AUDITING AND FINANCIAL DUTIES. JOHN WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY AND PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS. WHY DO YOU? OH I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. WHY DO YOU WANT TO SERVE ON THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE L. M.H A BOARD TO INCREASE BOTH THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN LOUISVILLE. AND TO IMPACT THE DELIVERY OF THE HOUSING SERVICES AS A MEMBER OF THE LOUISVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD, I SAW A THOROUGH, SUPPORTIVE AND QUICK APPLICATION RESPONSE TO HOUSING FUNDING REQUESTS. THAT CAN IMPACT DELIVERY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE MARKET. WHAT CHANGES ARE YOU HOPING TO IMPLEMENT TO CREATE BETTER ELEMENTS FOR RESIDENTS FOR LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTIES? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SEE ELEMENTS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF OBTAINING, LEVERAGING AND MORE QUICKLY UTILIZING FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO IT BE I HAVE A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT ITS WORK, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TO PUSH EXPLORER EXPLORATION OF INNOVATIONS BY L. M. H. A. AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, CAN L M H A SERVE AS AN INVESTOR? WITH FOR PROFIT OR NONPROFIT DEVELOPERS TO LEVERAGE NEW, BETTER AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. THE MARKET SO THE TIGHTENING CREDIT MARKET DOESN'T SLOW, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. SEE ELEMENTS CAN PROVIDE BETTER TRANSPARENCY AND HOPE TO TENANTS OF ITS PROPERTIES BY QUICKER RESPONSES TO PROBLEMS, CLEARING MESSAGES TO THE RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ABOUT EMERGING ISSUES. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND YOU'RE SAYING JOHN WAS UNABLE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH HIS CEO THAT WAS ON HIS CALENDAR FOR FOUR WEEKS. ALRIGHT UM SO, UM ARE THERE ANY ANYONE AT LEAST QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? YOU'RE YOU ARE IN THE KEY. SHOW. CINDY YES, I'M NOT IN THE QUEUE. BUT I WOULD JUST WANT WHENEVER YOU GET FINISHED WITH YOU. CAN I SPEAK ALSO PLAYED? YES MA'AM. I'VE GOT YOU NEXT. COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM. MISS MORROW. I WAS CATCHING BITS AND PIECES OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. SO I WANTED TO ASK YOU, UH, IS MR RIGBY HERE TODAY? NOT MAKE IT HERE. THE MEDIA THAT HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR FOUR WEEKS. OKAY BUT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR HIM. UM AND I'M I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. AND SO I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU NOW UNTIL HE CAN APPEAR BEFORE US.
UM I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION TO TABLE HIS APARTMENT TO THE BOARD. I LIKE TO SPEAK WHY YOU'RE ALL SO I JUST KIND OF I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES SORRY.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU GONNA GET A SECOND? SECOND THANK YOU. I LIKE TO SPEAK. WE CAN'T BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN TABLED. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO WITHDRAW. THAT SO THAT YOU CAN SPEAK THAT, UM, HAD THE VOTE ON THE TABLE, OKAY? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS ITEM. SAY AH! AH! AH NO SMELL LIKE SIGN. NO, NO, NO. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? VOTING IS NOW OPEN. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHANKLIN. OKAY. VOTING IS NOW CLOSING. SO THE MOTION FAILS. OKAY, SO, UM NOW WE ARE
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TOO JUST A SECOND UNTIL THE SCREEN COMES BACK UP. COUNCILWOMAN, UM SHANKLIN. OKAY? YEAH AS FAR AS WHO HE PUTS ON THEIR I'M NOT CONCERNED. MICHAEL SON IS AS I LOOKED AT THAT LIST . HE'S GOT FOUR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT 64 DAYS. THREE. RIGHT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR IF WE HAVE PUT THAT ONE IN THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THREE WITH HIM. WELL ANYWAY, VERY FOUR AFRICAN AMERICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS COMING OFF AND ALWAYS GETTING IN. EVERYBODY KNOWS, AND THIS IS REALLY LOVE. UM IN THE, UM, READS MYSTERY. THAT'S ONE OF THE RICHEST AREAS IN CITIES. AND SO I'M LOOKING AT HIM. WE DID. WE PUT WHITE MALE WHICH WHITE MALES, UM HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARDS. THE BILLS WITH LOWEST INCOME PEOPLE IN THE CITY. CAN'T WE FIND PEOPLE THAT SORT OF LOOK LIKE? SOME OF THEM ARE MEDICINE SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND INSTEAD OF BANKERS AND WHICH WHITE MAN THAT'S GONNA BE DICTATING TO THIS THIS WE GOT THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY THING. I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS, BUT ALL OF THEM SHOULD NOT COME FROM DISTRICTS 16. THEN THERE'S ONE FOR 17 1 FROM 25. SO THESE ARE AREAS THINK I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LOW INCOME PEOPLE. I DON'T CARE WHO HE PUTS ON THEIR. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT LOOKING AT THOSE BOARDS AND GET NAP THERE. WHOEVER THAT JOB BELONGS TO GET OUT THERE AND FIVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT MATCH THAT BOARD. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU, UM THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN. UM MISS MORAL. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, WITH JOHN RIPPY AND CRAWFORD ROYALS, THE BOARD WOULD HAVE SIX. IT WOULD HAVE PEOPLE FROM SIX DIFFERENT DISTRICTS FOR WHITE PEOPLE FOR BLACK PEOPLE. THREE MEN, FIVE WOMEN, FIVE DEMOCRATS AND ONE REPUBLICAN.NICOLE NALLEY HAS EXPIRED, BUT SHE HAS TO STAY ON. SO SHE'S REPLACED. SHE WOULD BE THE NEXT APPOINTMENT. THE MAYOR HAS ALREADY LOOKING FOR A BLACK REPUBLICAN, WOULD HAVE TO BE MAILED TO BALANCE OUT THE BOARD. OKAY CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? SO SIX? THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM SIX DISTRICTS, OKAY? FOR WHITE. FOR WHITE FOR BLACK. THREE MEN. FIVE WOMEN. FIVE DEMOCRATS. THREE REPUBLICANS. THE FULL BLACK TWO OF THE BLACK ARE COMING OFF. AND BE BEEN REPLACED. BAD TWO WHITE MALES. THEY'RE NOT TOO BLACK PEOPLE COMING OFF. THE ONLY PERSON COMING OFF NEXT IS NICOLE NALLEY. THEIR DATA IS OBVIOUSLY 23. CORRECT SHE'S THE NEXT PERSON TO BE REPLACED TWO OF THEM AND BOTH OF THEM ARE AFRICAN AMERICANS. BUT EITHER WAY, A MEMBER OF ARGUING WITH YOU ABOUT IT, I JUST WANT THE MAYOR TO DO A MUCH BETTER JOB. HE CALLED ME YESTERDAY ABOUT THE SAME THING AND I TOLD HIM THE SAME THING. I'M TELLING YOU GOOD TOOL THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE HIM PUTTING ALL THESE PEOPLE FROM WHICH WHITE MEANS FROM DISTRICTS 16. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH LOW INCOME AREAS. SO WHETHER HE HEARS ME OR NOT, I'M GONNA ALWAYS SHOUT THAT OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. SO THIS GENTLEMAN, HE JUST HE ALREADY HAD SOME PLANNED . HE JUST DIDN'T SHOW UP ON HIS CALENDAR FOR FOUR WEEKS. WE JUST ASKED HIM YESTERDAY TO APPEAR. AND IT'S WITH HIS CEO. IT'S NOT LIKE JUST SO I'M JUST SAYING, SO. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE JUST ASKED HIM YESTERDAY TO SHOW UP. WE WERE JUST ASKED YESTERDAY TO ASK HIM TO SHOW UP. OKAY? DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, UM COUNCILMAN ARENA. WEBER JUST WANT TO KNOW AS I UNDERSTAND IT AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG HERE. IF WE DO NOT APPOINT SOMEBODY TO THIS BOARD TODAY, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A QUORUM AND THUS NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ANY SORT OF SUBSTANTIVE AND MEANINGFUL VOTES. THAT WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY DO UNTIL THEY HAVE A CORN RIGHT THERE. NEXT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 18TH SO IF YOU DON'T APPOINT THE TWO TODAY, THEY WON'T HAVE A CORN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CORN PERSON STAYS
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ON WITH ALREADY CHECKED WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. THAT PERSON WILL STAY ON UNTIL THEY REPLACE THAT WOULD PRESUME THAT THEY COME TO THE MEETING AND VOTE WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE STEPPING DOWN THEY WILL BE NOMINAL MEMBERS, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE THERE, WHICH MEANS THEY WILL NOT HAVE A QUORUM. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WILL BE THERE, BUT THEY WILL NOT THAT THEY WILL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE MEETING, TOO, SO THAT THEY HAVE A QUORUM IN THE MEETING, AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS ONE OF THEM. SORRY LEFT, THEY LEFT OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. IT WASN'T THAT IT RAN OUT, RIGHT? CORRECT THEY'RE NOT MORE THAN LIKELY GOING TO COME BACK, RIGHT? THIS WAS NOT LIKE THE TERM RAN OUT AND THEY COULD TURN CONTINUES. THEY LEFT MANY ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD RIGHT NOW. FIVE, OKAY? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL.YEAH. I WAS CONFUSED BY, UM I'M LOOKING AT WHAT IS. PLAY THE CURRENT BOARD, YOU KNOW? SEE.
ANSWER THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO WE'RE LOSING. ONE FROM DISTRICT WELL, WE HAD A POINT CURRENTLY IN DISTRICT 16, AND WE'RE ADDING THIS PERSON IS IN 16. JOHN RUPEE IS FROM 16 AND CRAWFORD WELLS. THIS 1 16 0. I THINK I SHOULD BOTH AWARDS. THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR THREE.
OKAY? SORRY. THANK YOU. DID DO YOU HAVE THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT STEPPED DOWN? UM, I DO NOT OKAY. OKAY, UM. HANDSOME WOMAN CHAPEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. DR SHANKLIN, BECAUSE I ECHO THEM, UM, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, AND, UM, SAVES ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT IT. UM WITH THIS APPOINTMENT. I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE CORE MATURE, WHICH DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AN ISSUE ANYMORE. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S TIME SENSITIVE ON THE AGENDA? UM UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT WE MEET THAT THEY NEED TO SETTLE. I ANSWER THAT. PLACE I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP ISSUES WITHIN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO ADDRESS. SO I WOULD CALL THAT TIME. URGENT. OKAY, UM DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY UM, WERE YOU BACK IN THE QUEUE COUNCILMAN RIGHT NOW, OKAY? NUMBER COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS . SO I JUST NEED SOME CLARITY.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND HOW MANY SHOULD THERE BE? EIGHT. SO WE HAVE FUN.
WE HAVE A CALL. UM. THAT WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD PART OF THE KAPLAN AFTER THEY TALKED TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IF WE HAVE HOW ABOUT IF WE HAVE FIVE OUT OF EIGHT? YOU ALL GONE ON RECORD SAYING THAT WE HAVE FIVE OUT OF EIGHT AND WE HAVE A COURT ROOM. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM. COUNCILMAN RASHAD DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YEAH I JUST WANNA AGAINST THANK YOU, DR FRANKLIN.
FOR YOUR WORDS. I MEAN, I KNOW I HAVE FOUR MEMBERS FROM DISTRICT THREE THAT ARE BETTER APPLY FOR THAT POSITION AND SOME GREAT CANDIDATES THERE AND YOU KNOW HOW SATURATED DISTRICT THREE YEARS WITH THESE, UH THESE ISSUES THAT THEY WILL BE AFFECTING SELF AGAIN. JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT, UH THE PERSON SHOULD HAVE SOLD UP OR WE GOT TO MAKE BETTER EFFORTS FOR THE PERSON TO SHOW UP. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE GOTTA GIVE PROPER REPRESENTATION. IT'S NOT ENOUGH JUST TO PUT SOMEBODY ON BECAUSE WE WANT SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE FORMS. NO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT AND HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE REPRESENTING THEIR PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO 17 BOARDS, AND NOT JUST SOME SOME SOMETHING ANYBODY FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN THAT DOESN'T MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A BACKGROUND AND WHAT I KNOW SOMEONE IN MY DISTRICT WOULD HAVE YEAH. SO UM, I'M NOT SURE I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAD KNOWS THAT HE, UM, SERVED ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. WE'RE AWARE OF THAT. I'M SORRY. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? OKAY? UM
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. CANCEL WARMING. HAWKINS, ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? I CAN'T. CANCER WOMAN, PURVIS. SO I'M GONNA TRY THIS AGAIN. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS I'M SORRY. HOLD ON. JUST YES, CLARK, ABEL.WHAT IS BUT WE CAN'T TABLE THIS. 2ND 10. YOU COULD RECALL OF THIS SESSION. IT WASN'T OVER TABLE NOT WE CAN'T TABLE IT. OKAY COUNSELOR, CRAMER, A DIFFERENT PERSON MOTIONS TO TAKE THE SAME PERSON CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION. MOST OF THE TABLE. OKAY SO YOU CAN'T MAKE SAME MOTION. OKAY IF A PERSON WHO VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE TO TABLE IT MAKES A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. THEN WE CAN RECONSIDER. AND THEN WE CAN TABLE IT AND THEN WE CAN UNTANGLE IT WHENEVER WE WANT TO SOMEONE THAT HAS THEY VOTED WHOEVER VOTED IN THE WHOEVER VOTED ON THE SIDE THAT WON, HOWEVER, THAT SHAKES OUT RIGHT NOW. I SAY THAT YES. THE PREVAILING SIDE. OKAY SO I'LL MOTION TO RECONSIDER. WITH THE IDEA WITH THE CLEAR FRAME THAT IF WE CAN GET THE CLARITY ON THAT, THEN WE WILL. ON THE TABLE. IS THAT RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WILL RECONSIDER THE MOTION TO TABLE PLEASE. HMM. WELL, IT'S OUR MOTION. MOTION TO RECONSIDER. HOLD UP, EVERYBODY. THERE'S SOME CLARIFICATION GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE THE CLERK COULD. NO THIS IS SONIA HARVARD. SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A QUARTER OF SEVEN, OBVIOUSLY THE FIVE MEMBERS THAT ARE STILL EXISTING . THAT IS A QUORUM. THERE WAS, UM A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PERSON THAT IS DROPPING OFF WHAT'S HER NAME? NIKO NALLEY. SHE HER TERM HAD WILL EXPIRE BEFORE THAT MEETING, AND SHE MAY NOT ATTEND . SO THAT COULD BE A QUORUM PROBLEM. BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE YOU'RE DOWN TO FOUR. AND THEN THERE WAS THAT ONE THAT RESIGNED. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S BEING REPLACED. THAT'S ONE OF THE TWO IS BEING REPLACED. AND THEN THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT LEAH PUPIL. SHE PREVIOUSLY LIVED IN A H L M H PROPERTY. THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THAT'S STILL QUALIFIED BECAUSE SHE MOVED OUT SO SINGLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING INTO THAT. SO WE'RE SHORT THREE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD. CORRECT? YEAH. AND THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE ONE THAT IS MIGHT COME UP IN TWO WEEKS. CORRECT CORRECT. OKAY, TOTAL, OKAY. ARE THERE ANY RIGHT. WE'RE RIGHT IN THE WORLD. WOULD THAT NOT MAKE IT A WARM AND SAYS THEY ONLY HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE THERE. 84 OKAY, THEY'RE OKAY. THERE'S EIGHT ON THE COMMITTEE ON THE COMMUNITY.
THREE ARE GONE. THREE ARE GOING TO BE GONE AFTER TOMORROW. RIGHT? SO THAT LEAVES FIVE. AND I GUESS IT IS IF EVERYBODY SHOWS UP THERE, OKAY? BECAUSE FIVE, BUT THE VALIDITY OF THE FIFTH ONE IS STILL UP IN THE AIR WAITING FOR LOUIS. SO THERE'S ONE THAT, UM LIVES ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPERTY. AND, UM. THEY'RE NOT SURE IF SHE QUALIFIES TO BE ON THE BOARD. SO . SO THEN THERE'S ONLY THEN THAT LEAVES US FOR. WE ALREADY HAD SAID, AND THE ONLY HAD SEVEN BECAUSE WANTED ALREADY RESIGNED. SO 11 RESIGNED IN TWO ARE OFF THE BOARD. IT'S AN EIGHT MEMBER WARD. NOT SEVEN, BUT EIGHT. OKAY. I WAS COUNTING PERSON. CORRECT? YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER
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CHAPEL. I DON'T RECALL ANYONE DOING THIS, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK MR RUBY FOR PREPARING THE STATEMENT, AT LEAST IN HIS ABSENCE. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT BEFORE US. UM IN LOOKING AT THE CURRENT BOARD. I KNOW THAT THERE IS QUESTION ABOUT, UM TOO MANY PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT 16 AND AS I'M UNDERSTANDING IT, THERE'S THE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE, UM, THAT ARE NO LONGER FILLED AND IS THIS ONE TO REPLACE? HEARN. WHO IS A DISTRICT 16 RESIDENTS, SO HE'D BE REPLACING A DISTRICT 16 WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT. 16 SO WOULDN'T TECHNICALLY MAKE TWO PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT 16 ON THAT BOARD. MADAM CHAIR POINT OF ORDER, THERE'S A MOTION THAT RECONSIDER ON THE FLOOR. THERE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE COUNCILMAN OWEN. OKAY I SAY UNLESS THAT'S GONE WE SHOULDN'T BE DISCUSSING THIS. OKAY OKAY. SO THE DISTRICT 16 PERSON THAT IS ROLLING OFF IS BEING REPLACED BY A DISTRICT 16 PERSON. OKAY? THANK YOU. I WILL COMMEND THIS PERSON FOR BEING A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE OVAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER QUALIFICATION ON THEIR RESUME THAT SEEMED TO ALIGN WITH THIS THEIR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. WORK. UM SO IN LOOKING AT THE TWO CANDIDATES THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US TODAY, I WOULD DEFINITELY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS ONE CANDIDATE AND IF IT MEANS ANYTHING TO PASS THIS PERSON AND I FEEL LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTED IN KNOWING THAT IT'S REPLACING A PERSON FROM DISTRICT 16. AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WITH THESE ADDITIONAL, UM, POSITIONS TO FILL THEM WITH MORE DIVERSITY. UM I THINK THAT I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS VOTE, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU. CAM UH, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? THANK YOU. CAN YOU GIVE ME A NUMBER OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS. HOW MANY ARE FROM DISTRICT 16? WITHOUT THE TWO APPLICANTS, NONE. WE'LL JUST ONE KAREN CREAM. SO WE ALREADY GOT ONE THAT SOUNDERS FROM 16, AND THEN THE TWO APPLICANTS ARE IN 16 AS WELL. HMM. CAN I CLARIFY IF. THAT PERSON IS ROLLING OFF.KAREN KAREN GREEN. KAREN CRANE WAS JUST APPOINTED IN JUNE. OKAY GOT YOU? SO SHE'S STAYING OUT.
OKAY SO SHE STAND ON AND SHE'S IN 16, RIGHT. KAREN CRANE WAS APPOINTED IN JUNE AND SHE'S FROM 16. SO THEN WE'RE WANTING TO PUT TWO MORE. ON FROM 16 RIGHT, CORRECT. MAKE A TOTAL OF THREE OR FOUR FROM 16. VERY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CLERGY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY? SO THIS IS A APPOINTMENT THAT CAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE IF WE CAN I APPRECIATE THAT. VOTING IS NOW OPEN. COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHANKLIN. NO.
MANY MEMBER RASHAD. WE TAPE WE WERE CONSIDERING IS THAT THE MUSCLE ON THE FLORIDA RECONSIDER. THE TABLE. THIS IS THE BOAT ON THE APPOINTMENT. DEFINITELY NOT. COMMITTEE MEMBER SIGN. VOTING IS NOW CLOSING. OKAY, SO. 7 TO 3 AND THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY AND, UM, NUMBER TWO IS A OH, IT DOES BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE NO VOTES. MY BAD. OKAY COUNSELOR.
NUMBER TWO IS A P 08302 CW. APPOINTMENT OF CRAWFORD WELLS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15TH 2026. DO I HEAR A MOTION MOTION READ? SECOND BLACK BLOC PROPERTY MOVED IN SECOND AND MISS MAUREL THAT'S WHERE I MODEL MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF PROFIT WILL SO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD CRAWFORD IS A REPUBLICAN. HE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF W. W COUSINS AND HAS WORKED IN REAL ESTATE AND IT'S HERE IN
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CHAMBERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US, MR CRAWFORD. THANK YOU. UM LET'S SEE COUNCILWOMAN.HOW CANS ARE YOU STILL ARGUING THE QUEUE FROM LAST TIME? MAYBE OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AND GIVE US AN OVERVIEW? I WAS ASKED IS THIS ON? YES, IT IS. I WAS ASKED TO COME HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, OKAY? ALRIGHT PREPARED. IS THERE ANYONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR CRAWFORD, WELLS HAWKINS LAST MINUTES. WELLS SORRY. GO AHEAD. GOOD. YOU'RE WELCOME. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR SHOWING UP. IT MEANS A LOT FOR ME. UM BUT I WANT TO, UH, SONJA, IF YOU COULD PUT A FEW PICTURES ON THE SCREEN FOR ME, SO MR WELLS CAN TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, SOME OF THESE PICTURES, PLEASE. I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AND, UM, SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT SOME OF THE TENANTS PRESENTLY LIVING IN. AND UH I JUST I'M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE YOUR POINT OF ACTION.
YEAH IT'S A FEW MORE THAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT FIRST, THOUGH. IT WAS REPORTED IN THE NEWSPAPER WEEK OR TWO AGO, I WAS TRAVELING, BUT IT WAS ABLE TO SEE IT ONLINE. THEN. DISCUSSING ME. TO SEE THAT. I WILL MAKE A POINT THAT MOLD WILL OCCUR. THAT'S HOW YOU ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THAT IT DOESN'T RECUR AGAIN. HAVE A PRIEST FRIEND THAT LIVES IN THE MONASTERY WHO HAD MOLD PROBLEMS. BUT HE HAD TO MOVE OUT. REMEDIATION WAS DONE IN CORRECTED MOVED BACK IN.
THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN STOP MOLD FROM COMING, BUT YOU CAN PREVENT IT FROM COMING BACK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE. I NEED TO FIND OUT AND THEY HAVEN'T TALKED TO LISA.
AH WELL. I ASSUME THAT'S THE POINT PERSON THAT THE BOARD NEEDS TO TALK TO YOU. CORRECT THAT PROBLEM. SO UM, I BELIEVE THAT LISA HAS BEEN TALKED TO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING WHAT WOULD BE YOUR POINT OF ORDER ANY. YOU KNOW HOW YOU WOULD JUMP STRAIGHT IN AND MY MAIN QUESTION IS. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SECTION EIGHT PROGRAM? ARE YOU AWARE OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF? THE DETAILS? NO. OKAY UM, DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT IS ON THE SECTION EIGHT PROGRAM? NO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE UM, LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE QUEUE? UM, YES, I'M SORRY. CAN I CANCEL ONE BLACKWELL? I'M SORRY I WAS I DID THAT LAST TIME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET A WARRANT. I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAPPEN FURTHER. ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND HELLO, CRAWFORD. MR. WELLS LIVES IN MY DISTRICT. HE LIVES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND ME, AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THIS, UH , STEREOTYPE OF DISTRICT 16 BEING A BUNCH OF RICH WHITE PEOPLE. UH THERE ARE RICH WHITE PEOPLE, BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY MIDDLE CLASS. RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN DISTRICT 16 IN AND AROUND BROWN SQUIRREL FARM. GREEN SPRING, BARBARA MANNER, BARBARA MEAD. THESE ARE OLD, MIDDLE CLASS HOMES AND I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THE MIDDLE CLASS AREA . SO TO ME, UH WHAT? WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC SKILL SET THAT EACH BOARD APPLICANT BRINGS TO THE TABLE AND IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, MR WELLS IS A REPUBLICAN. THE MAYOR WANTS A REPUBLICAN. WE HAVE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION. UM AS WE ALL KNOW, CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEMALES SORT ABOUT DEMOCRATS OR THE KNOT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND REPUBLICANS. SO MR PROPERLY , MR WELLS DOES CHECK THAT BOX. HE'S A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
HE'S VERY BRIGHT, AND HE'S COMMUNICATED WITH MY OFFICE AND MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE SPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UM ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? PARENT CHAMBERS. ANYONE ELSE FROM ONLINE? KIM. YEAH.
YES. UM LIKE JUST A MINUTE, MR WELLS. COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES AGAIN. I STILL BEFORE WHAT I SAID. WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN SOME OF THOSE AREAS THEY CAN RELATE TO THEM. I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST MR WALES DON'T KNOW HIM . HE DOESN'T KNOW ANY MORE ABOUT SECTION EIGHT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYBODY ELSE HE JUST SAID HE DIDN'T. SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE HE GETS IN THERE AND LEARNS AND TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION
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THAT WE HAVE. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST THEM, BUT I JUST DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY GET THEM ALL OUT OF ONE AREA AND THEY'RE NOT LOOKING AT OTHER AREAS AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE HIMSELF. THIS BOARD THIS COMMITTEE WITH APPOINTING PEOPLE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT THAT. INSTEAD OF JUST RUBBER STAMPING EVERYTHING THAT COMES ACROSS.THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT. SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. MR WELLS. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? YES UM, I HAVE ATTENDED TWO MEETINGS SO FAR AS A CITIZEN JUST TO SEE WHAT WENT ON AT THAT THOSE BOARD MEETINGS AND JUST THOSE TWO. THAT'S ALL ME SAMPLE.
I HAVE IT SEEMED LIKE THE BOARD APPROVED EXPENDITURES. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 EXPENDITURES, AND THAT WAS THE DECISION MAKING THAT I OBSERVED. OKAY IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PROBLEMS WITHIN THE HOUSING UNITS THAT MUST HAVE BEEN DONE EXECUTIVE SESSION OR BEHIND THE SCENES. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY QUESTIONING ABOUT THOSE KIND OF ISSUES. KID. YOU TELL ME ON THIS EXPENDITURES. DO YOU RECALL WHAT THEY YEAH, TO COVER I DON'T HAVE MEMORIZED, BUT WHAT I REMEMBER IS A LOT OF VERY EASY BECAUSE THE STATE CONTRACT IT WAS COVERED UNDER A STATE CONTRACT.
SO IT'S JUST YOU. YOU WOULD ASSUME THAT UH, IT WAS A GOOD CONTRACTOR BECAUSE THE STATE APPROVED ALSO, AND IT WAS MAINLY RENEWAL'S OF THE CONTRACTS. OKAY? CANCEL WOMAN, COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER GENDER IS A CONSTRUCT. AH! MR MR WILSON. FIRST OFF. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND BEEN BEGINNING TO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS BEFORE YOU'RE EVEN BEFORE YOUR APPROVAL TO THIS BOARD. WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING. WHEN YOU SAY YOU KNOW, THIS IS REALLY JUST ABOUT APPROVING A PEN EXPENDITURES. I AM IMPLYING THAT YOU THINK THAT THAT CONVERSATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE GENERATIVE AND ADDRESSED SOME OF THE ISSUES. WOULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT YOU HAD? WOULD YOU HAVE HOPED TO SEE OR WHAT YOU HOPED WOULD BRING TO THIS BOARD? THAT IS NOT JUST AN APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES THAT ARE IN STATE CONTRACTS. I AM ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BEFORE THE MEETING ITSELF ANY QUESTIONS AND I HEARD ONE TIME. THEY SEND OUT THE AGENDA. AT THE MEETING BEFORE THE MEETING, AND TALK TO LISA BEFORE THE MEETING . IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, AND THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT SO YOU KNOW THE LABOR SOME ISSUES AND EXTEND THE MEETING BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED. THANKS I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED OR NOT, BUT I DID. FROM A ZOOM MEETING, WHICH I DID. THAT'S ALL I OBSERVED. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? UM THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE IN CHAMBERS. OKAY UM, SO THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT CALLS FOR A VOICE VOTE. UM I THINK MAYBE WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO A ROLL CALL IF YOU WILL. THANK YOU. VOTING IS NOW OPEN. COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHANKLIN. AND VOTING PRESENT BECAUSE I STAND BY WHAT I FEEL. THANK YOU, MA'AM. COMMITTEE MEMBER RUSSIA. STILL A NO VOTE. VOTING IS NOW CLOSING. FIVE YEARS, VOTES FOR NO VOTES AND ONE PRESENT FILM. OKAY SO THIS WILL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. OKAY. ADAM, NUMBER THREE. IS R P 08. 30 TO 3 RM REAPPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL MCDONALD TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29 2026, WE CAN TAKE THIS ONE AND NUMBER FOUR AND ONE. UM VOTE. WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT AND I'LL READ NUMBER FOUR IS R P 083023 J E REAPPOINTMENT OF JERRY EAVES TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED MISS MORAL. TOMORROW MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF REGINALD MCDANIEL AND JERRY EAVES TO THE JUBILEE JUNE 10 COMMISSION. REGINALD IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE.
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REGINALD HAS A MASTER'S IN EDUCATION WITH THE CONCENTRATION IN MATHEMATICS. HE IS CURRENTLY THE COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION PREP AT SIMMONS COLLEGE. REGINALD IS A DEMOCRAT. JERRY IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 16 AND HAS HAD AN EXTENSIVE CAREER IN BASKETBALL AS A PLAYER AND AS A COACH WITH VARIOUS COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. JERRY IS A REPUBLICAN. THANK YOU, MS MERRILL. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ? UM FOR ANY OF EITHER ONE OF THESE APPOINTMENTS TO THE JUNETEENTH COMMISSION. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, OKAY. I STILL DON'T SEE IT. YEAH. OKAY UM, SO THIS CALLS FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, AYE KNOWS BY LIKE SIGN. BOTH OF THESE WILL PASS AND GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ADAM, NUMBER FIVE IS RP. 083023 . S S REAPPOINTMENT OF SCOTT SCHOENBERGER TO THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 16TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? THANK YOU PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED MISS MORAL BECAUSE TOMORROW, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SCOTT SCHOENBERGER TO THE LOCAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. SCOTT IS A REPUBLICAN AND IS THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE A. J SCHNEIDER SCHNIEDER COMPANY THAT MANAGES THE GOD HOUSE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE? MY SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING RIGHT? SO IF YOU WANTED TO SPEAK, JUST KIND OF MOTION COUNSEL ONE, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. JUST THANK YOU, SIR. MHM. OBVIOUSLY HIS ROLE VERY CHARGED WITH CONTINUED TO CREATE CHANCES. A GREAT POINT OUT TO MY COLLEAGUES. EARLIER THAT WE'RE GONNA STILL HAVE THREE OTHERS OUT OF THEIR FATHER FROM DISTRICT 16. I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE VOTE AGAINST THEM, BUT WE DO THINK THAT THAT'S JUST COME POINT AS WELL MADE THAT WE NEED TO WORK TOWARDS HAVING GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY ALONE WITH THOSE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED. YEAH THAT AND IT'S ON AUSTERITY TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL FUNCTIONAL DISTRICTS. TWO BOARDS TO YEAH. I AGREE WITH THAT. I THINK WE ALL NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF GETTING THE WORD OUT TO OUR, UM, CONSTITUENTS THAT THERE NEEDED UM, YOU KNOW, AND NOTHING AGAINST DISTRICT 16. I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND THEY WANT TO SERVE, BUT WE DO HAVE TO HAVE YOU KNOW THE GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY. IS ANYONE ELSE WANTED TO SPEAK? OKAY UM, THIS CALLS FOR A VOICE VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE , AYE, AYE, LIKE SIGN. THIS ALSO WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I REMEMBER SIX. IS R P 083023 KJ . REAPPOINTMENT OF KEITH JACKSON TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT. MSD BOARD TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 31ST 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND PURPOSE. PROPERLY MOVED IN SECOND THIS MORAL.TOMORROW MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KEITH JACKSON TO THE MSD BOARD. KEITH IS A REGISTERED REGISTERED AS AN INDEPENDENT AND AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 20. KEITH HAS PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ARMY AS A BATTALION COMMANDER AND AS A FIRE CHIEF IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. PURPOSE ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? NO. I'M SORRY. ARE YOU IN THE QUEUE? I HAVE YOU ON THE CUBAN AND MY SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. RIGHT SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT SKIPPING OVER. YOU KNOW, MA'AM. OKAY THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. WHAT DOES BEING A FIRE CHIEF AND A UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE? HAVE TO DO WITH THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT. AND WHY DOES THAT MAKE THIS PERSON ALL OF THAT TO SERVE? WILL BE QUESTIONS FROM THE MAYOR, BUT IT'S A REAPPOINTMENT. SO HE'S PREVIOUSLY SERVED. IT'S JUST UNFRUITFUL FOR ME TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT WOULD BE UNANSWERED. OKAY CAN COUNCILMAN KRAMER THANK YOU, MADAM. ERIC? UM IT'S A RESUME. I WOULD
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PROPOSE THAT MOST OF US WHO HAVE DONE RESUMES BEFORE. INCLUDED ALL OF OR AS MUCH OF OUR EXPERIENCE AS WE COULD. UM EVEN IF THAT EXPERIENCE WASN'T SPECIFIC TO THE POSITION THAT WE'RE SEEKING, RIGHT? I MEAN, THOSE ROLES. WORKING AS A FIRE CHIEF. UM DO THEY NOT WORK WITH CHEMICALS AND YEAH, THAT YES. AND WATER. UM YOU KNOW, IF YOU WHEN YOU GO TO TURN THE WATER WHEN YOU GO TO TURN THE FIRE HYDRANT ON AND THAT WATER'S GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE AGAIN. I DON'T I DON'T THINK I WANT TO GO DOWN THE ROAD OF EXPLAINING WHY EVERY SINGLE QUALIFICATION IS NECESSARY TO POSITION. I WOULD SIMPLY POINT OUT THERE WERE ASKING PEOPLE TO FILL OUT RESUMES AND GIVE US INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES. THEY ARE BEING COMPLETE IN THEIR RESPONSES, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE GETTING INTO DISCUSSION ABOUT RATHER THAT SPECIFIC SKILL SET OR THAT PARTICULAR UM, WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST. IS SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED IN THIS. I MEAN, IF THERE ARE OTHER THINGS ON HIS RESUME THAT DISQUALIFY HIM. CERTAINLY WE SHOULD TAKE HIM OFF IF THERE'S NOTHING ON THE RESUME THAT WE THINK DOES QUALIFY HIM AND CERTAINLY SHOULD TAKE THEM OFF. UM, BUT LOOKING AT A RESUME AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT PARTICULAR SKILL SET BENEFITS THIS PARTICULAR BOARD I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU DO THAT.AND I DON'T KNOW THE CORPORATE AMERICA DON'T WE WOULDN'T DO THAT. I WOULDN'T THINK UM, CLASSROOM. I DON'T THINK WE WOULD DO THAT FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS. ANYBODY. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER AND I'M IN THIS INSTANCE I TOTALLY GET THAT THIS BUT I DO ACTUALLY THINK THAT THAT IS NOT RIGHT IN CORPORATE AMERICA. WE 100% ASK DO FOR PEOPLE'S QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ON THAT BOARD AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE STRATEGIC AND I MEAN THIS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HEARING AND WE'RE SAYING AND I BELIEVE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS HEARING US. WHICH IS WE DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH THESE BOARDS. TO SAY, ARE YOU QUALIFIED? AND IF I'M MISCHARACTERIZING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? I APOLOGIZE. AND YOU MIGHT BE SAYING EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING. WE SHOULD, IN FACT, BE ASKING. WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS PERSON TO BE ON THIS BOARD? WHY DO THEY WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD? AND IF WE HAVE NOT SET THAT EXPECTATION PREVIOUSLY, I THINK WE SHOULD SET IT NOW. PARTICULARLY FOR THE HIGH CONSEQUENCE BOARDS LIKE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY LIKE TARK. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY SHOULD BE SAYING AND TRYING TO ENGAGE EXACTLY THE DIVERSITY. WE ARE ALL RECOGNIZING THAT WE WANT GEOGRAPHIC, RACIAL GENDER. POLITICAL. BECAUSE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE GOVERNANCE OF OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED PEOPLE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK AND DO THE THINGS SO WE MIGHT BE SAYING EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
BUT I DO THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO SET THE EXPECTATION. THAT THAT WE GET AND IF WE HAVE TROUBLE RECRUITING, LET US GO FIGURE IT OUT THAT PROBLEM. COUNSELING FRAMEWORK. I'M TRYING TO LISTEN AND SEE IF, IN FACT, WE'RE SAYING THE SAME THINGS. UM WHAT? I LET ME JUST MAKE AN EFFORT AT RESTATING MY POINT. I AM NOT QUESTIONING CHALLENGING, SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULDN'T CONSIDER THE SKILL SETS NECESSARY FOR THESE POSITIONS.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULDN'T ASK PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY. UM IF THERE'S A SKILL SET THAT WE NEED IT IS ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE THAN IN OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS ON THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ALL THAT. IF THERE'S A SKILL SET WE NEED. THERE'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT FOLKS WOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SKILL SET. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT JUST SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME. SO I APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CLEAR, JUST DIDN'T. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WE WERE DOING. UM NOT COMMENTS WEREN'T TOO RATHER OR NOT. THE PERSON IS QUALIFIED. UM BASED ON SOME SKILL SET THAT WE SEE WE NEED MY COMMENTS WERE THAT WHEN A PERSON PUTS ON A RESUME EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE THAT'S OUTSIDE. OF WHAT THAT PARTICULAR POSITION MIGHT HOLD. THAT'S VALUABLE INFORMATION.
ALWAYS AND TO SAY OR TO QUESTION OR TO CHALLENGE AND SAY THAT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS SPECIFIC SKILL SET ISN'T WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WHY WHY DID YOU PUT THAT ON THERE? WILL YOU PUT THAT ON THERE? BECAUSE YOU PUT ALL OF YOUR EXPERIENCE. YOU DON'T YOU DON'T LIMIT IT. NOT GRANTED YOU IF YOU'RE OLD AND YOU HAVE LOTS OF LOTS OF EXPERIENCES, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER DONE IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE. BUT UM, CERTAINLY, YOU WOULD PUT THINGS ON THERE THAT WHILE THEY MAY NOT SEEM RELEVANT TO A PERSON WHO IS LOOKING AT IT , IT GIVES US A SENSE OF WHO THIS PERSON IS, IN A BROADER SCOPE. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD. CHALLENGE YOUR QUESTION. TWO
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PERSONS. QUALIFICATION FOR A BOARD BECAUSE THEY INCLUDED SOMETHING ON THE RESUME. THERE WASN'T SPECIFIC TO THE BOARD THEY'RE APPLYING FOR. WOULDN'T DO THAT TO A SCHOOL TEACHER. AND I WOULDN'T DO THAT TO A PERSON. I WAS HIRING TO RUN A BUSINESS FOR ME. BACK UP. PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN DO THAT TO A GUY THAT WAS GOING TO PUSH PASS CARDS IN FROM THE PARKING LOT.IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE STUFF HE DID THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH PUSHING BASS CARDS. HAPPY TO KNOW WHO HE WAS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. THANK YOU. TRUE, UM.
AND WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH COUNCILMAN CRAMER'S OR COUNCILMAN. WEBBER'S COMMENTS. I'M JUST SPEAKING IN GENERAL, JUST AS FAR AS PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, UM FOR ME. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT, UM AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, RELATIONSHIPS ARE BEING BUILT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT TRUST HAS TO PLAY A BIG ROLE, BUT IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT ENTITLEMENT. UM JUST HAVE IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING REAL CARING.
ENTITLED TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE TO SHOW UP. UM I REMEMBER SITTING, UM WELL, WE HAD A PEOPLE THAT WE WERE APPOINTING THEY HAD TO FILL OUT APPLICATIONS. THERE WAS A PROCESS. UM AND IT WAS SEVERAL CRITERIAS THAT WE LOOKED AT. TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION. WHAT MAKES THESE BOARDS ANY LESS THAN THEN THESE APPOINTED SEAT. YOU KNOW THAT? THAT IS MY CONCERN BECAUSE THESE BOARDS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT. AS THESE SEATS ARE, THESE BOARDS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANKS. UM COUNCILMAN RASHAD. YEAH. JUST. COMMENTS THAT THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN BEING A TEACHER WILL KEEP TURNING THAT COMMENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE THE STATE ALREADY HAS SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT YOU HAVE TO REACH IN ORDER TO BE A TEACHER. SO IT DON'T MATTER IF YOU OVERLOAD YOUR RESUME, BUT YOU HAVE TO REACH THESE CERTAIN STANDARDS IN ORDER TO BECOME A TEACHER, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE HERE. YOU KNOW THERE ARE NO STANDARDS HERE. UH YOU KNOW IT AND I KEEP SAYING IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. UH YOU KNOW , WE TALKED LAST TIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE PERSON HAVING EXPERIENCE AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE HAVE AN EXPERIENCE TO BE SUCH A BENEFIT OR BE A RELATIVE . BUT PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE THOSE SITUATIONS ACTUALLY WITH THOSE THINGS. BUT IN THIS CASE I WANT TO SAY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID? THERE'S MANY TIMES IN THE PAST THAT I'VE APPLIED, BUILT THAT APPLICATIONS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BEEN DENIED AND REJECTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND I'M SEEING YOU KNOW THE SAME THING. WHEN I'M LOOKING THROUGH THIS PURPOSE, SOME OF THE SAME THINGS APPEARING UP ON DIFFERENT BOARDS. SAME PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT THREE. WHICH IS GETTING REALLY NO REPRESENTATION ON THESE BOARDS, BUT THEY NEED TO BE THERE NEEDS TO BE, BUT THEY'RE APPLYING. DISTRICT THREE IS UP. SIGN DISTRICT THREE KEEP GETTING REJECTED, AND I KEEP SEEING A LOT OF THE SAME NAMES, SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT REPRESENTATION IS NOT REALLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. AND I KNOW THAT MOTHER IS BEING NEGLECTED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. THERE'S THE OLD SAYING, UM, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A DUMB QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN MADE TO FEEL AS THOUGH I'VE ASKED SOME QUESTIONS ANYWHERE ELSE IN MY LIFE OTHER THAN IN THIS CHAMBER. IF I CAN'T COMMENT ON A RESUME THAN WINE INCLUDED. IN CORPORATE AMERICA. IF I GET A RESUME, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW THAT INDIVIDUAL. THAT IS NOT AT MY LIBERTY NOW. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BASE? MY QUESTIONS OFF OF IF I'M NOT PRESENTED WITH ANYTHING MORE THAN THIS PERSON'S RESUME.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEETING YET TO CORRECT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS PROCESS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. HOPEFULLY WE'RE ON THE PATHWAY TO DOING THAT. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK THAT IT'S VALID THAT WE'RE ASKING QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN MY INBOX ASKING ME ABOUT MSD THEIR WORK AND THEIR RATES AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ON THIS BOARD. BETTER ADVOCATING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN MY DISTRICT. SO I DON'T APPRECIATE BEING MADE TO FEEL AS THOUGH MY QUESTIONS ARE NOT VALID. AND THAT IS ALL THAT I WANT TO SAY.
THANK YOU. CANCELING BLACKWELL. COME TO THAT, SO I DON'T THINK ABOUT THEM. PUTTING COUNCILMAN
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CHAPEL IS MENTIONED THAT WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THINGS FOR THEIR BROKE WITHIN THE SYSTEM.UM BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO APPEAR BEFORE ME. IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AND ALSO SOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS SO STRONGLY ABOUT THAT CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEIR STAMPS. UM AS I DO NOT I DID NOT KNOW THAT THAT'S A REQUISITE FOR SOMEONE BEING ABOARD. UM BUT YOU KNOW WHAT DEBATE BUT WE KEEP BEING IT UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY'RE NOT HERE, SO I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM IN THAT YEAR, SO THEY DON'T CARE. PEOPLE YOU KNOW THE REALITY IS THAT FOLKS THAT ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD BOARD MEMBERS ARE GENERALLY ON LOTS OF BOARDS, THINGS THEY ARE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND FOLKS. GOT A GOOD STEAK DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT THE BOARD IS WRONG OR THE BOARD THAT HER SEEKING THANK YOU, MR COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. UM. IS THERE? IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR. I'VE BEEN IN THE QUEUE. I'M SORRY AGAIN. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN REED ABOUT MY SYSTEM'S NOT SHOWING THOSE BUT PLEASE UM, I THINK FIRST OF ALL I'VE BEEN ON THIS COMMITTEE. OR MANY YEARS.
AND I THINK THAT ONE POINT WE DIDN'T ASK ANYBODY TO COME IN. AND THEN WITH CHAIR PATERSON AS BEING LED BY CONSUMMATE ARGENTINA STARTED, UM. A FEW YEARS AGO, WE STARTED ASKING, BUT NOT REQUIRING THAT PEOPLE COME TO COUNCILMAN BLACK HOLES POINT. UM I DON'T KNOW, NECESSARILY BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT. I THINK IT'S A PLUS IF THEY DO COME, AND IT SHOWS SOME INITIATIVE ON THEIR PART WHY, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE BEGINNING WE DIDN'T REQUIRE ANYONE. UH, I ALSO THINK THAT IT'S GOOD THAT THEY WERE ASKING QUESTIONS THAT THAT THAT THERE IS SOME SCRUTINY HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE BEGINNING. HMM YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A TENDENCY NOT NECESSARILY DO THE RUBBER STAMP, BUT TO NOT ASK GOOD QUESTIONS, AND WE ENDED UP WITH IMPORTANT MEMBERS ON CRITICAL CRITICAL AGENCIES THAT MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE. I WILL SAY THAT MAYOR GREENBERG HAS REACHED OUT TO ME ON MY OPINION ABOUT SOME BOARD MEMBERS AND I THINK THAT'S GOOD. IN 6.5 YEARS. PRIMARY NIP PRIOR MANNER. NEVER DID THAT. SO I THINK THAT THIS MAYOR IS SHOWING MORE THAN INITIATIVE IN TERMS OF WHO HE IS PUTTING FORWARD. THEN PERHAPS HAS BEEN IN THE PAST, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY ALSO WE'RE DONE IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT SOMETIMES WE MAY FORGET THAT RECRUITING BOARD MEMBERS IS A TOUGH PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH.
IT'S NOT LIKE PEOPLE ARE JUST LINING UP TO FILL THE SPOTS. SO THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT 16 THAT ARE THAT ARE SEWING UP TO DO THIS. I THINK THAT'S GREAT. WE PROMOTE THAT.
WE PUT THAT IN OUR NEWSLETTER. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR BOARDS. THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.
SO ALL THAT SAID, UH, LET'S ASK THE QUESTIONS IF SOMEBODY CHOOSES TO COME IN, GREAT IF THEY DON'T COME IN, THEN THAT TO ME DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED OR UM, THANKS. THEY SHOULD GET A FAILED GRADE SO I THINK WE'RE DOING TAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UM JUST IN CASE I HAVEN'T MISSED SOMEBODY, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE RAISE YOUR HAND OR WAVE TO ME. NO COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. I AGREE THAT IT COULD BE CUMBERSOME TO ASK THESE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE TIME TO COME IN. UM MAYBE THAT'S EVEN INCONVENIENT TO HAVE THEM SHOW UP ON A WEBEX. UM, BUT I THINK THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PRESENTED WITH NOTHING MORE. NOT EVEN A PARAGRAPH AS TO WHO THIS PERSON IS WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS ARE, WHY IT RELATES TO THIS BOARD AND ESPECIALLY FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN SITTING ON A BOARD. WE CAN'T JUST SAY HEY THERE, THE INCUMBENT. LET'S LET THEM SLIDE THROUGH. UM SO I JUST WANT TO SAY I HEAR YOU. EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT HERE. FOR US TO ASK QUESTIONS. I STILL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO BASIC QUESTIONS OFF OF UM AND I UNDERSTAND THE. UM DRIVE TO GET PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD BE INCENTIVIZED TO IF IT'S JUST FALLING INTO AN ABYSS. BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT BEING REACHED OUT TO THERE NOT BEING FOLLOWED UP WITH THEY ARE NOT BEING QUESTIONED. SO WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE FOR ANYBODY TO APPLY TO BE ON THESE
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BOARDS WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE THE PROCESS IS RIGGED AGAINST THEM? AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD UM, THERE WERE SIX OTHER APPLICANTS WHEN WE GO TO LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE FOR, UM TARK. THAT BOARD AND I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND COUNT THEM ALL BECAUSE IT'S I THINK IT'S OVER 20. PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED TO BE ON THAT BOARD. AND SO I DON'T THINK THE PROBLEM HERE IS WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO SERVE IN THESE POSITIONS WERE NOT MAKING PEOPLE FEEL VALUED.IN THESE POSITIONS OR PURSUING THESE POSITIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? OKAY SO THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT, UM HAVE A VOICE VOTE, ALTHOUGH SOME FAVORITE SITE AH AH! KNOWS MY LIKE SIGN. VISIT. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN RASHAD DID DID YOU SAY NO. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. SO THIS WILL GO TO THIS PASSES THAT WILL GO TO OLD BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE NO VOTE. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS A P 0830238 G APPOINTMENT OF ABBY GILBERT TO THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY TARK BOARD. TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED AS BEFORE US COUNSEL MS MAURA MAKE YOU COUNCILWOMAN YET TOMORROW, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ALBI ABBY GILBERT TO THE TARP BOARD. ABBY IS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR, AND IT'S A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MISS GILBERT. VERY, VERY WELCOME. UM. I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN MY QUEUE. BUT IF YOU WILL, UM, LET ME KNOW. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. HELLO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY BACKGROUND? WE TALK? HAVE YOU EVER WROTE A DARK? SO I HAVE, UM, ONE OF MY FIRST EXPERIENCES. COMING OUT OF COLLEGE. I LIVED DOWNTOWN BY UFL AND I DID RIDE, UM DOWN FOURTH STREET EVERY DAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND JUST IT ENDED UP NOT WORKING OUT LONG TIME LONG TERM FOR ME, BUT I HAVE, UM BEEN I HAVE BEEN ON IT AND I HAVE USED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER CITIES. OKAY, SO WHEN HAVE YOU ROLL THE TALK IN THE LAST THREE YEARS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND CANCEL ONE. PURVIS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF OUR OTHER APPLICANTS EITHER WERE NOT ABLE TO OR DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY TO COME. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND I JUST WANT TO TALK WITH YOU AND GET A UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD AND ALSO GET ANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING TALK. HMM AND WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH WITH THE AGENCY ITSELF? IT'S BEEN PRETTY PROBLEMATIC WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, SO I JUST WANT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU. OH, HOW YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THIS BOARD ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR COURAGEOUS AND IN THE EVENT THAT WE MAY HAVE TO CALL ON YOU TO TAKE SOME ACTIONS, UH AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. CHANGES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE. THAT ARE NOT MADE. UH I'M VERY VOCAL ABOUT THAT. I DON'T HAVE THE FACT THAT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH THEIR MINISTRATIONS, THE SAME AS LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY, SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW. UH WOULD YOU BE THAT PERSON THAT I COULD COME TO AND TALK WITH AND SAY HEY, LISTEN. WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE AND THE REASON WHY I SAY THIS I'M DOING . BARBARA, PLEASE TELL YOUR SPEAKER OFF. I'M AN UNDERDOG PERSON. I TALKED TO A LOT OF UNION WORKERS AT TARK. UM. AND THERE IS, UH THERE'S A LOT OF DISPARITIES GOING ON. THERE ARE A LOT OF GAMES GOING ON. AND I'M CONCERNED THAT, UM AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT ANY IDEAS IN PEOPLE'S HEADS. BUT I THINK WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE EMPLOYEES, UH , SUFFERING EMOTIONAL ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF SOME OF THE DIRECTORS AND REALLY, REALLY FEARFUL THAT ONE DAY THAT IT IS GOING TO CREATE A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT WITH EMPLOYEES THERE , AND SO I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S LISTENING ANYONE'S HEARING. AND UM, I HAVE. I'M GOING TO GO ON.
MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT AND SAY THAT I HAVE REACHED OUT TWO. MR STEPHEN MILLER, WHO WAS NEWLY
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APPOINTED AND REQUESTED A MEETING WITH HIM AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM SINCE YET NOT SENSE YET. SO VERY DISAPPOINTED. UM SINCE HE'S HE, HE APPARENTLY IS NOT RESPONDING TO MY EMAILS. HOPEFULLY HE IS LOOKING AT THIS MEETING AND HE IS SAYING THAT I'M REQUESTING TO MEET WITH HIM TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH TORQUE. SO UM, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. AND IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT I'VE MENTIONED, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SURE SO JUST BECAUSE YOU SAID SEVERAL THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I ANSWER EACH OF THEM WHEN THE MAYOR CALLED AND I SPOKE TO HIM ON THE PHONE ABOUT THE BOARD. HE DID MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHALLENGES AS WELL AS MORE TRANSPARENCY WITH, UM WITH THE COUNCIL. AND UM, THAT I CAME RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF SOME OTHER BOARD SERVICE AND COMMUNITY. UM INVOLVEMENT THAT I'VE DONE, SO I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS UM, PART PART OF THE ISSUE. SO I WAS AWARE OF THAT BY THE MAYOR. UM I HAVE SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS OF MY CAREER REALLY FOCUSED ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH, EQUITY. AND SO I DO , UM, FEEL LIKE A BIG PART OF THAT, UM, IN MY OWN PERSONAL WORK IS MAKING SURE THAT WE REALLY UNDERSTAND THE VOICE OF THE CONSUMER AND I THINK I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO OBVIOUSLY HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. TO RIDE THE BUS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TARGETS DOING FROM A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VOICE OF OUR CITIZENS ARE BEING CONSIDERED WHEN WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS, SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. UM I THINK IT'S ALSO BEEN I'VE HAD VERY MINIMAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE STAFF YET , BUT JUST SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE BOARD MEMBER, SO I ALSO READ. KNOW WHAT, UM, HAS BEEN IN THE NEWSPAPER AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A MULTIPLE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE EXPECTED TO ENGAGE IN VERY QUICKLY. SO WITHOUT THAT, WHAT YOU SAID. HE WOULDN'T SHY AWAY FROM, UM MEETING WITH ME. AND ANY OTHER ANY OTHER PROGRAM. AS LONG AS I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT I THINK PROBABLY BREAKS CONFIDENTIALITY OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SHARE AS BOARD MEMBERS, THEN I HAVE, UM, WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT, AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THE BOARD AND COME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION TO TURN TALK AROUND. UM, BECAUSE. TALK WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT HIS WORKERS. YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE QUIT IF BUS DRIVERS QUIT. UM YOU KNOW IF ALL THESE PEOPLE QUIT TWERK WOULD BE NOTHING AND THE TRUTH AND THE TREATMENT OF SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES RECEIVED AND I'M TALKING ABOUT LONG TERM EMPLOYEES, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR SIX MONTHS. NOT EVEN SIX YEARS, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT A LONG TERM EMPLOYEES. AND I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT RETENTION RATES ARE HIGH EVERY WORD. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, WHY WOULD YOU ABUSE YOUR DEDICATED IN LONG TERM EMPLOYEES, SO DEF. DEFINITELY THE CULTURE NEEDS TO CHANGE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS FAILING THEM NEEDS TO CHANGE. THANK YOU.THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. I FAILED TO MENTION THAT COUNCILMAN BENSON HAD EXCUSED ABSENCE. COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AGAIN. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK, LOOKING AT YOUR BACKGROUND THAT IS EXCITING TO ME IS THAT AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ONE OF THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IS TO LEVERAGE THE HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEM TO DELIVER BETTER SERVICES, SO I KNOW THAT AS PART OF YOUR WORK WITH HUMANITY WITH THE OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE CONNECTED WITH MEDICAID. TARK THREE, AS WHEN THE LAST PIECE OF DATA THAT I SAW WAS THAT AT LEAST A THIRD OF THOSE RIDES ARE MEDICAL RELATED. AND YET WE ARE NOT BUILDING MEDICAID FOR A CENT OF THAT WORK. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMEBODY YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE REALLY TRYING TO SERVE THAT MOST VULNERABLE PIECE OF OUR POPULATION? ABSOLUTELY SO, JUST ONE POINT OF INFORMATION THAT, UM TRANSPORTATION IS CARVED OUT OF MEDICAID IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. SO IN SOME STATES THAT IS PART OF THE BUSINESS HERE CONTRACT. IT IS NOT THAT AND KENTUCKY, UM IT'S MANAGED BY THE STATE, BUT UM, THERE'S STILL ALWAYS OPPORTUNITY FOR INNOVATION AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS. SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT PART OF MY ROLE UM MY BACKGROUND IS PUBLIC HEALTH AND, UM, REALLY TAKE THE VIEW OF WHAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE? MOST OF THE,
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UM, HEALTH RELATED CHALLENGES AS WELL AS JUST GENERAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO WORK OR GET TO CHURCH, PICK UP PRESCRIPTIONS . ALL OF THOSE THINGS TO YOUR POINT ARE VERY CONNECTED. AND I THINK THAT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT WE UM, CAN LOOK TO AND FIGURE OUT AND I THINK THAT THAT REALLY JUST INVOLVES THE WILLINGNESS AND OPPORTUNITY FOR CONVERSATIONS TO START AND EVERYONE TO BE COMMITTED TO NOT JUST DOING IT THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST BUT REALLY OPEN TO YOU KNOW, DOING INNOVATION AND LOOKING AT PARTNERSHIPS. THANK YOU. UM COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU, MISS GILBERT FOR COMING AND APPEARING, UH, ONE OF MY VERY STRONG PASSIONS IS CHARGED THREE AND HOW WE CAN GET THIS FIXED. I'M ON THE PERSON'S COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT FROM THE DISABLED STANDPOINT THAT THE COMMUNITY IT'S AN ABYSMAL FORWARD FAILURE. AND THAT CONTRACT IS COMING UP NEXT YEAR. AND I'M REASONABLY SURE THAT THE CURRENT SUPPLIER FOR THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A SERVICE THAT WE OUTSOURCE. UH, WILL BE REAPPLYING OR FILLING IN AN APPLICATION, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOARD KNOWS OF THE DISSATISFACTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF THE SERVICE THAT THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING, AND THEY WILL TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN AWARDING THIS NEXT CONTRACT , AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT MORE THAN ONE SUPPLIER DID FOR THE FOR THE BUSINESS BECAUSE THESE ARE FIVE YEAR CONTRACTS. I BELIEVE, BUT CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FAMILIAR ADDING FAMILIARITY WITH THE TURKS? THREE AND HOW YOU THINK MOVING FORWARD, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE INVOLVED TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION FIRST ABOUT THE RFP. I WOULD HOPE THAT IN ANY BUSINESS SITUATION THAT I'M A PART OF IF ANYONE IS SPITTING SERVICES OUT THAT YOU WOULD REALLY FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAD MULTIPLE COMPANIES TO PICK FROM AND THAT YOU WERE WEIGHING ALL OF THOSE OPTIONS AND CHECKING ALL THOSE THINGS OUT, SO I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW IT WAS PICKED BEFORE OR IF IT WAS THE ONLY UM YOU KNOW, UM, GROUP THAT DID, UM, RESPOND TO THAT RFP, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, WE WOULD DO OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE MANY OPTIONS TO PICK FROM, I THINK, UM, I AM NOT HAVE NOT BEEN BRIEFED YET BY THE STAFF OF ALL OF THE SITUATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THAT CONTRACT NOW VERSUS OTHER THAN WHAT IS IN THE PAPER. UM I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE UM, YOU KNOW, A REQUIREMENT AND OBLIGATION TO ESPECIALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS AND AT LEAST THE THINGS THAT I READ IN THE PAPER ARE, UM , ARE TOUGH. SO I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, IT WOULD JUST BE MY UNDERSTANDING TO REALLY GET A LOT OF INFORMATION. FIRST AS A BOARD MEMBER, AND BE THERE, TOO.
ASK GOOD QUESTIONS OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND REALLY HELP PROBLEM SOLVE BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME NOW TO PREQUALIFIED COMPANIES, OR EVEN REACH OUT THE COMPANIES TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS. WHAT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HAPPEN IS THE WORLD AGAINST THE TIMEFRAME AND NOBODY HAS IS APPLIED OR NOBODY HAS FILLED OUT AN RFP, AND THEN WE END UP GOING WITH THE INCUMBENT SUPPLIER. BECAUSE WE WEREN'T PROACTIVE, SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT IF YOU'RE NOMINATED IF YOU'RE POINTING THIS WORD THAT YOU WILL HELP THE DIRECTOR. UH THREE QUALIFY AND BE PROACTIVE SO THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE OPTION WHEN IT COMES TO AWARDING THIS BUSINESS. NOTED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING PRESENT JUST LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME AND VERY IMPRESSED. THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD MIXTURE OF . BUSINESS. BUSINESS HAS ALL THE CONCERN FOR ACCORDING ULTIMATELY IN YOUR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE AND FRANKLY I LOOK AT IT AND I WONDER HOW YOU HAVE AND TO TAKE COLLEGE. HE HAD A DUTY OVER THE PARK BOARD. CAN YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. BUILT TO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA AND, UM. THAT MIGHT BE THAT THAT EXPERIENCE AND THAT BOARD WORK
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MIGHT BE REFLECTED IN THE, UM WHERE PROTESTS HEART FORWARD. SO UM, MY WORK AT HUMANA IS VERY ALIGNED. AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP ON THAT THE U A BOARD SO I HAVE BUILT HELPED TEAM AND BUILD PROGRAMS AROUND HOW WE EXPAND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN IN MULTIPLE STATES. SO MY WORK WITH HUMANA DOESN'T JUST TOUCH KENTUCKY.YEAH. AND FRANKLY, A BIG PART OF THAT WAS JUST ME UNDERSTANDING WHAT A TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION THAT THEY ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK THAT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, MY EXPERIENCE ON THAT BOARD HAS JUST HELPED BOTH INFORM AND MAKE ME BETTER AT MY JOB AND ALSO MAKE ME A BETTER BOARD MEMBER BECAUSE I REALLY UNDERSTAND AND GET TO SEE THE CHALLENGES AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND, FRANKLY, TO THE QUESTION THAT COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER MENTIONED. ALL OF THAT WORK AND EXPANDING SERVICES IS REALLY ABOUT BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN PUBLIC PRIVATE SECTOR TO AGAIN EXPAND SERVICES TO INNOVATE PAYMENT TO HELP PULL COST OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. AND RIAN THAT EXCUSE ME REINVEST THAT INTO THE SOCIAL, UM, SOCIAL SERVICES THAT MEMBERS NEED, SO I THINK A LOT OF THOSE PROGRAMS AND THE THINGS THAT I DO IN MY JOB ON A REGULAR BASIS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT ACCESS TO CARE, BUT ABOUT REALLY MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING ADDRESSING ALL OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE AND ULTIMATELY HOW WE BUILD SUSTAINABLE, UM, PAYMENT MODELS AND REVENUE GENERATION FOR THOSE SERVICES, UM, SO THAT THEY'RE NOT SO DEPENDENT UPON GRANTS. AND SO THAT'S ONE WHERE MY WORK VERY MUCH ALIGNS WITH MY BOARD SERVICE. SO IT'S UM THAT THEY KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA HAS A REPUTATION FOR, UM , PROVIDING REALLY GOOD METRICS OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND BEING ABLE TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ON THAT. I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. MY COLLEAGUE SAID THAT GUITAR FORWARD TO US, BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ESTABLISHMENT AND BE ABLE TO REPORT OUT ON METRICS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR APPLICATION. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UM CANCELED WOMAN CHAPEL. THANK YOU. HAVE YOU SPOKEN? YEAH. GO AHEAD. I SKIPPED OVER HER BECAUSE SHE'S ALREADY SPELLED, BUT I'M GONNA COME CIRCLE BACK TO HER. SORRY NO, NO, NO. NO PROBLEM. UM, JUST DIDN'T WANT TO. LEAVE OVER ANYONE, MISS GILBERT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. SEE HOW EASY THIS IS WHEN SOMEONE SHOWS UP AND WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS. UM SURE. YOU PROBABLY WERE FRETTING GETTING UP HERE AND IT PROBABLY WAS, ISN'T SEEMING SO EASY FOR YOU. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. THANK YOU FOR TAKING NOTES. THANK YOU FOR GIVING HONEST ANSWERS. UM THAT'S VERY, VERY APPRECIATED. UM ASIDE FOR ASIDE FROM COMMENDING YOU, UM I ALSO JUST WANTED TO SAY AS DARK IS CONSIDERING CONTRACTS.
ONE OF THE CONTRACTS THAT'S UP AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IS WITH OUTFRONT MIA. UM AND THAT'S THE CONTRACR THAT N O DO F, BU ADRTISINGBUT ALSOROVIDING E STRUCTUREST OUR SHELTERS. AND SO, UM I REALLY WANT TO SEE A COMPETITIVE PROCESS THERE AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT OUR BOARD IS SCRUTINIZING THIS NEXT VENDOR BECAUSE WE NEED SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO PROVIDE SAFE, SECURE, CLEAN AND PROGRESSIVE BUS SHELTERS. UM AND I THINK THAT WE CAN ALL SIT HERE AND SAY THAT THE ONES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY ARE PRETTY AND INADEQUATE AND ALSO AREN'T VERY FORWARD. LOOKING. THANK YOU. ALSO NOTED THANK YOU. COUNCIL AND SIGN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMENT OR QUESTION, BUT HOW MANY LINES DO YOU HAVE, UH, IN YOUR DISTRICT? DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE? HOW MANY? WHAT LINES? UM NO, I'M NOT SURE I'M NOT RESEARCHED FAIRDALE WHERE I REPRESENT. WE HAVE ZERO. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY THAT NO WAY FOR OUR FOLKS TO GET TO WORK AND GET TO THE STORE. AND I'VE SPOKEN TO THE DIRECTOR AND IT WAS PASSED OFF. WHAT COULD YOU DO TO HELP ME? UM SO AGAIN, AS I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD BE PART OF MY ORIENTATION, BUT I DEFINITELY AM EXPECTING A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND I HONESTLY HAVE HEARD, UM THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, SO I THINK I AM VERY INTERESTED TO ALSO
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UNDERSTAND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW THAT DID RIDE THE BUS PRIOR TO COVID THAT WE'RE TAKING, YOU KNOW, EXPRESS BUSSES INTO DOWNTOWN. I KNOW. NONE OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW HAPPENING ANYMORE, AND I THINK I JUST AM INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE DETERMINE, UM, WHERE ROUTES ARE NEEDED, WHERE WE'RE RUNNING THEM HOW WE'RE RUNNING THEM. AND SO I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT, UM YOUR COMMENT IS ALSO NOTED, AND THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THOSE THINGS ARE DECIDED. AND CLEARLY, THAT'S AN ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS.SEEMS AS IF YOU GOT SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD ANSWERS VERY TRANSPARENT RESUMES ARE VERY VITAL. UM BUT FOR ME, I JUST KIND OF LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WHAT YOU HAVE INSIDE. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SOMETIMES RESUMES CAN BE TRICKY. MM HMM. AND, UH A LOT OF PEOPLE. A LOT OF PEOPLE. UM WHEN YOU SAT ON THE BOARDS DON'T LIKE CHANGE. THEY DON'T LIKE YOU TO ROCK THE BOAT. YOU KNOW, TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO ME. SPEAKING UP. UM GOING AGAINST THE ODDS. NOT BEING A PUPPET. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THOSE THINGS? UM SO WHEN THE MAYOR CALLED ME THE FIRST THING THAT HE SAID IS, I HEARD THAT YOU ARE NOT A YES PERSON AND THAT YOU ARE NOT AFRAID TO ASK TOUGH QUESTIONS AND THAT FOR ANYONE WHO PROBABLY KNOWS ME AND THEY'RE SMILING THAT. I AM VERY COMFORTABLE DOING THAT AND WILLING TO DO THAT AND UNDERSTOOD COMING INTO THIS, THAT THAT WAS THE EXPECTATION. CANCEL WOMAN PURPOSE. EVER COMMENT IN THE QUESTION FIRST. THE QUESTION IS GOING TO BE TO MISS MORROW. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET AN UPDATED LIST OF, UH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR TORQUE? I DON'T THINK JULIE'S WORKING ON THAT JULIE RADICAL THAT'S SITTING IN FOR ALFIE. A. THAT WILL BE ENOUGH THEATER TASK. THERE WILL BE A WHAT A TEST. SOMETIMES MY RETURN ON NEXT TUESDAY, OKAY? I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING NOW I'M JUST SAYING FOR THE FUTURE, I CAN ADD THAT TO THE LIST THAT CAPITAL HAS SOME OF THEM DID REALIZE. LIKE MR MILLER, HE'S STILL ON HIS AFRICAN, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD, BUT HE'S NOT ON HER AS A BOARD MEMBER. OKAY SO THANK YOU, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. AND WITH YOU BE OPEN. I'M SORRY. MISS GILBERT. WILL YOU BE OPEN TO STARTING A TREND TO DO DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE DOING? BUT FROM TIME TO TIME.
SHOWING UP AT TORQUE WALKING AROUND TALKING TO EMPLOYEES. HOW YOU DOING? HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING? WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO THAT? YES, I WOULD BE. YOU WOULD. WOULD YOU BE OPEN TO UH, THIS I'M IF YOU ASK ANY OTHER BOARDS THAT I SERVE ON AND THE VERY HANDS ON BOARD MEMBER, UM I ALSO VOLUNTEER AT THE FREEDOM HOUSE, WHICH IS A BIG, UM PART OF IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT OF OUR BOARD SERVICE, BUT DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND SPEND TIME WITH, UM WITH THOSE WOMEN THERE , SO I THINK THAT THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. THANK YOU, AND I THIN'S IMPORTANT FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT. IN THE FACILITY. UH INSTEAD OF ONLY IN THE BOARDROOM, SO THANK YOU. I THINK THAT WHAT UM BRING SOME COMFORT TO THE EMPLOYEES. UM BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY DON'T FEEL THAT THEY HAVE ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING TO THEM. AND EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO THEM IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE NO ONE IS PUTTING A STOP TO IT. AND NO ONE IS ACTUALLY THERE TO HEAR THEIR CRY. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND SOMEDAY AFTER I VOTE YES, FOR YOU TONIGHT, SOMEDAY I HOPE THAT YOU AND I CAN SIT DOWN AND MEET AND TALK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UM IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY UM, I WANTED TO JUST YOU KNOW? KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COUNCILMAN SIMON SAID. AND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM.
YOU CAN'T GET FROM THE VALLEY STATION OR FAIRDALE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S NO STOPS. YOU WITHOUT A
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TWO HOUR TO GET TO SAY THE AIRPORT OR UPS WITHOUT A TWO HOUR RIDE. I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN. TAKE ANOTHER ONE. GO OUT, AND THEN THEY TAKE ANOTHER ONE OUNCE, YOU KNOW, PRESS AND HOW I AND IT'S JUST CRAZY, AND I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE 10 YEARS AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR 10 YEARS . YOU KNOW HOW WE GET AN EAST WEST, AND IF WE COULD GET AN EAST WEST WE COULD STOP AND DANCING ARMS DISTRICT AND PICK UP PEOPLE. SO UM, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING LIGHT RAIL. HE'S GOT REAL. CLOSE BY NATIONAL TURNPIKE . I'VE GOT REAL ALONG DIXIE HIGHWAY. I MEAN, THERE'S WAYS THAT IT'S JUST NOT RISEN TO THE TOP TWO FOR A SOLUTION, SO YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN QUITE FRUSTRATING, BUT ANYWAY. ENOUGH OF THAT, UM ABODY ELSE? OKAY THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT, CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, UH, I ABOUT LIKE SIGN. AND THIS IS UNANIMOUS AND WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT WE'RE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.