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          METRO TV 60 SECONDS, PLEASE. 
          [Call to Order]
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE MEETING OF PUBLIC WORKS. I AM THE CHAIRPERSON, 
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COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURPOSE AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY CULTURE COUNCILMAN ANGLE AS WELL AS IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEAU. AND VIRTUALLY WE HAVE. COUNCILMAN BENSON COUNCILMAN. 
          SAM. WHO'S IN CHAMBERS? I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN AT KHERSON. NO PERSON IS NOT HERE. OKAY COUNCILMAN ACKERSON, SO I THINK WE HAVE A QUORUM. DID I LEAVE ANYONE OUT? OH SORRY, COUNCILMAN RASHAD. OKAY, SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO. UM IF THE CLERK WOULD READ THE DISCLAIMER. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELPERS DOING TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A THANK YOU. SO TODAY WE 
          [Pending Legislation]
HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. UM IF THE CLERK WOULD READ NUMBER. ONE I RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 
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MAYOR TO ACCEPT 300,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STRENGTHENING MOBILITY AND REVOLUTIONIZING TRANSPORT THE SMART PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INTO INTELLIGENCE SENSOR BASED PLATFORM REAL TIME DATA THROUGH THE VISA SMART PROJECT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF METRO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO GET EMOTION. MOTION SECOND THANK YOU. AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE TO DISCUSS THIS? I AM CHRIS SITE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR METRO TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. UM THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON. THE GRANT ACCEPTANCE IN FRONT OF YOU. AS PART OF A NATIONAL EFFORT TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THERE WAS $100 MILLION TOTAL APPROPRIATED. AH ACROSS YEARS, 2022 THROUGH 2026. WE WERE IN THE FIRST COHORT OF THAT. AH THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO IMPROVE SAFETY CONDITIONS AROUND FOUR CORRIDORS WHERE THERE ARE VIADUCTS PRESIDENT AND LOUISVILLE. THOSE ARE AT THIRD AND EASTERN PARKWAY, FOURTH AND INDUSTRY AND OAK AND 15TH AND OAK. OUR OBJECTIVE THERE IS TO TRY TO RESTRICT OVERSIZED VEHICLES FROM STRIKING THOSE OVERPASSES AS WELL AS TO DEAL WITH DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN HEAVY RAIN EVENTS OCCUR, AND FLOODING IS PRESENT IN THOSE LOCATIONS. SO THESE WILL BE IMPROVEMENTS DIRECTLY GEARED TOWARDS THAT. USING TECHNOLOGY IS THE WAY TO TRY TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT SAFER FOR OUR RESIDENTS. UNDERSTAND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S NEEDED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. DID YOU CONSIDER ANY OTHER OVERPASSES? UM. IN THE CITY THAT IS IN NEED OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS SO WE DID ASSESS 39 DIFFERENT VIADUCT LOCATIONS WERE , UM, WE BELIEVE THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT COULD USE SOME IMPROVEMENT OF THE FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE IN THIS ROUND OF FUNDS LIMITED THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THAT WE CAN APPLY FOR, HOWEVER. IN FUTURE YEARS. ABOUT A YEAR FROM NOW, U S. D O T WILL OPEN UP A SECOND GRANT WINDOW FOR THESE SIMILAR THINGS. THIS ROUND IS MORE FOR TESTING THE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEN IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THAT TECHNOLOGY, WE WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE FUNDING TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE REMAINING VIADUCTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NEEDED SINCE, UM SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS AT 30 NEEDS TO PARKWAY WHICH WORKS GOING ON. UNDER THERE. THERE'S THIS REALLY DOESN'T HAVE THE CLEARANCE TO DO SO. SO OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HERE WE KNOW IN THIS CALLS FOR BOTH WAS VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I LOVE THOSE OPPOSED. THE ASSET OF IT. THANK YOU THIS WE'RE GOING TO CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEM NUMBER TWO TO BE RAPED BY THE CLERK, PLEASE. IT WAS LUCIEN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $250,000 FROM THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ACCESS. THANK YOU. WHO'S HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS GOOD AFTERNOON. JENNIFER COMMAS ARE KERN DIRECTOR, METRO PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. SO THE FUNDS TODAY THERE WAS AN APPLICATION. BY PREVIOUS CONGRESSMAN DHARMA. AND THE INTENT WAS TO PRIORITIZE SIDEWALK REHABILITATION IN AREAS WHERE ENTIRE BLOCKS OF SIDEWALKS WERE RATED WORST AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN AREAS WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH NO VEHICLES AVAILABLE AND HIGH NUMBER OF PEDESTRIAN CRASHES WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SCHOOLS. SO THAT IS THE MONEY THAT CONGRESSMAN YOUR METH. I WAS ABLE TO SECURE AND I HAVE A LETTER. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PART OF WHAT WAS SUBMITTED TODAY BETWEEN, UM MAYOR FISCHER AND REPRESENTATIVE ER, MATH ON THE INTENDED USE FOR THOSE FUNDS. SO IT'S 1 MILLION TOTAL, WITH A $250,000 MATCH. SO HAVE YOU IDENTIFY THE SIDEWALKS? THAT YOU WERE UTILIZED THOSE FUNDS. 
          FOR YES. SO THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO BE USED. THE LOCATIONS IDENTIFIED OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS FOUR IN FIVE AND WHAT IS PROPOSED AS SIDEWALK IN CURB REPAIR FROM 22ND AND BROADWAY TO 47TH AND BROADWAY, SO THOSE AREAS WHEN THEY'RE IN NEED AND MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA, BUT 
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THEN ALSO WOULD BE A GREAT UM, PRECURSOR TO OUR BROADWAY ALL THE WAY PROJECT THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ONE OF YOU, UM, LOOKING TO START THIS PROJECT. SO THE CURRENT STATUS WE HAVE A CONSULTANT WHO WE HAVE REQUESTED A PROPOSAL FROM A PROPOSAL SO WE'RE AT THE PROCUREMENT STAGE AS FAR AS DESIGN FUNDS SO IN THE NEXT YEAR OKAY. AND IS IT POSSIBLE FOR MEDICAID. A COPY OF THE, UM LOCATIONS. OKAY? YES. OKAY, OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SIN DONE. THIS CALLS FOR A BOSS VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. I LOVE THOSE OPPOSED. THE ADS HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS WILL GO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM 
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Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]
THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, SO THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.