Oct 18, 2023 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee

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WE NEVER DID A HUSBAND? YEAH THIS IS MAGGIE HARLOW. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW I'M HERE.

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YEAH. CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? THAT'S TRUE. I ALWAYS ASSUME THE LEADER.

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COUNCILMAN DAN SAM. CANCEL MANNARINO WEBER ONLINE. UM, I'M JOINED BACK. COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKMAN. COUNCILMAN KUMAR RASHAD. DONNA PURVIS HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. I DON'T SEE COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD COUNCILMAN REED. CANCEL MEN. STEWART BENSON. AND WE ARE NOW JOINED BACK COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPEL. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY BE TAKING ONE OUT OF ORDER THAT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH. ADAM, CAN YOU READ

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THANK YOU. SO UM, IT IS UP TO US THAN JUST TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON ON THAT REMOVAL PROCESS. HMM YES , CHAIR. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING . OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? OKAY? JUST GIVE ME A SECOND. MAKING SURE I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE. OKAY THANK YOU.

SO, UM. THIS IS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE, AYE.

KNOWS MY LIKE, SON. AND THIS PASSES AND WE'LL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT ATOM. I'M TAKING OUT OF ORDERS NUMBER 13. AND THAT IS A P 101823 Y M MERRILL APPOINTMENT OF YOLANDA MORE TO THE OKLAHOMA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. UM IT IS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON. I'LL BE A JACKSON MAYOR FISHER'S OFFICE MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. SORRY. OH, MY GOODNESS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. HELLO MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. THIS UM, APPOINTMENT IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD.

THERE ARE THREE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS. THERE ARE FOUR THAT ARE ELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES. UNLESS THERE IS A RESIGNATION AND THEN THE MAYOR HAS TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. UM THESE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS HAVE THREE YEAR TERMS. TRUSTEE ELECT HAVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. AH MISS YOLANDA MORE IS FILLING THE SEAT THAT WAS HELD BY JOHN VICKERS. SHE WAS RECOMMENDED BY A METAL COUNCIL MEMBER. WE WANTED TO HAVE GENDER AND RACIAL DIVERSITY ON THIS BOARD. UM YOLANDA HAS STRONG GOVERNANCE AND DECISION MAKING SKILLS. SHE HAS A STRONG CONNECTION WITH THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, WHICH IS GROWING IN THE KELOWNA AREA. MS MOORE IS ON THE CALL. I DO BELIEVE TO SPEAK TO HER APPOINTMENT. YES. UM I THINK BEFORE I TAKE HER, I THINK I'M GOING TO CALL ON COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD. TO SPEAK. I THINK SHE WAS SHE CAME. RECOMMENDED THROUGH HER OFFICE.

COUNCILMAN SLIDE. THANK YOU, MA'AM. CHAIR YES, UM, THAT I'VE KNOWN YOLANDA FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS , THE COMMUNITY ACTIVITY. SHE IS VERY COMMUNITY ORIENTED, AND SHE DOES A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SHE DOES WORK WITH THE HISPANIC LATINO COMMUNITY VERY WELL. SHE IS OF HISPANIC LATINO, UM, ETHNICITY AND SHE IS, UM SHE'S A GO GETTER, AND I WISH THAT WE HAD MORE FOLKS LIKE THESE THAT ARE WANTING TO GET ON BOARDS THAT ARE AS BIG AS A GO GETTER AS SHE IS. THEY SHOULD BRING SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT TO LOCAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE EXPANDED TO E.

M S. AND THERE IS A GROWING POPULATION IN THE IN THE OKLAHOMA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. AS THEY HAVE BEEN COMPASS. EDGEWOOD'S FIRE DEPARTMENT IN BLACK MUD FIRE DEPARTMENT. I THINK SHE'LL BRING A LOT TO THE TABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. WE'VE BEEN JOINED

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THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. MS HARLOW, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AND I KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD IS DOING IS CRITICAL. WE'RE AT AN INTERESTING TIME IN OUR STATE WITH TOURISM AND THE GROWTH OF THE AIRPORT. HOPEFUL THAT I CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. THANK YOU, UM COUNCILMAN RINA WEBER. I JUST NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF AS MISS HARLOW IS MY COUSIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE IN ON THE COMMITTEE? MADAM CHAIR WAS WAS ATTEMPTING. THIS IS NOT REALLY WAS ATTEMPTING TO THE LUGGAGE OVER WASN'T WORKING. OKAY GO AHEAD. I DO HAVE A QUESTION AND THANK YOU FOR COMING, MISS HARLOW. I'M CURIOUS, UM, SOMEBODY THAT HAS TRAVELED QUITE A BIT EXTENSIVELY. MHM SEEN MANY , MANY OTHER AS WE ALL HAVE OTHER, UH, AIRPORTS. IF YOU

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AND SO I THINK THAT WITH YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, I THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE A GREAT FIT.

UH FOR THAT POSITION, AND I HOPE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO BRING THAT SKILL. UM INTO THIS POSITION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ANSWER THAT YOU JUST GAVE UM, AND THIS ONE, REALLY? MY QUESTION DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH THE AIRPORT. HOWEVER UM, I WAS LOOKING OVER YOUR RESUME AND BECAUSE IT CAME UP IN A CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL US ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARK. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARK OF ACCEPTED A POSITION AS HONORARY CHAIR OF THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE ALREADY WORKING ON RUNNING MY SON'S FOUNDATION, SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A TON OF FREE TIME. BUT THE PART IS EXCITING FOR ME TO TELL YOU THAT THE PARK HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SPACE AT THE BIG FOUR BRIDGE. UM WE HAVE A DESIGN THAT THE THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED VERY DISTINCTIVE IF YOU VISITED CHICAGO AND SEEN THE SILVER BEAN , UM, I THINK IT GETS SOME INSPIRATION FROM THAT FEELING OF SOMETHING THAT IS HARD TO MISS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL NOTICE FROM, UH, DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY AND SEE IT AND WONDER ABOUT IT, AND IT WILL BE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE CAN GATHER AND PLAY TO CELEBRATE THE HILL SISTERS WHO WERE ALL ABOUT LEARNING AND PLAY PLAY AS A AS A PATHWAY AND LEARNING AND, OF COURSE, THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG. PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS OR CELEBRATE ANY KIND OF GATHERING THERE AT THE BIG FOUR BRIDGE. SO WE'RE THANK YOU FOR ASKING. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? THIS CHARMING MAN. IF YOU ARE, I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. I JUST WANT TO ANSWER IS SHE JACK CARL'S MOTHER? I AM. I AM JACK. CARLOS. MOTHER ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT UM, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THIS AS A APPOINTMENT, CALLING FOR VOICE VOTE. ROLL. CALL. WHAT? OH, THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY? ON YOUR COMPUTERS. BUT UH, BARBARA

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YOU HEAR ME? YES. YES, COUNCILMAN. RIGHT? OKAY? NINE. YES, SUPPOSE AND WHAT OF STAYING IN ONE ABSENCE. OKAY AND THIS WILL GO TO OUR BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE ABSTENTION. ADAM, NUMBER THREE IS A P 100423 TN APPOINTMENT OF TROY NEW CART TO THE FAIRDALE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2026, DO I HEAR A MOTION? PROBABLY MOVED IN SECTORS, MISS JACKSON. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THREE ARE MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS FOR ELECTED BY THE TRUSTEES. AGAIN IF THERE IS A RESIGNATION, THE MAYOR WILL MAKE APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD MAYOR APPOINTMENT SERVED THREE YEAR TERMS. TRUSTEES ELECT SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. THE MAYOR IS APPOINTING TROY NEWKIRK TO THE FAIR DEAL, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. TRY NEW CARTS APPOINTMENT WILL REPLACE JERRY BYERLY. AH! DURING THIS YEAR. THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE PERSON THAT HAS APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION. AND THAT IS DRAWING NEWKIRK. UM HE HAS 26 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE SERVICE EXPERIENCE. UM HE'S BEEN A FIREFIGHTER AND E M T. HE HAS THAT EXPERIENCE. AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE MAYOR IS ASKING FOR IT HIT THE APPROVAL OF DISAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? CANCEL WOMAN CHAPEL.

HOW MANY DID YOU SAY? SERVE HIM THE PRINT BOARD. THERE'S SEVEN TOTAL. THE MAYOR HAS THREE APPOINTMENTS, AND THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE FOUR. AND I'M JUST TRYING TO GET CLARITY WHEN IT WHEN WE PULL UP THE THING THAT SAYS THE CURRENT BOARD, THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE ON THERE IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE ONE IS VACANT MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU'RE SEEING THREE. SO THAT'S A VACANT THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE. IT'S LIKE YEAH, THANK YOU. YEAH SO I HAVE TO HAVE THAT BACON SO THE PERSON CAN DO THAT APPLICATION. OKAY? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? SEEN AND THIS IS, UM, AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I LIKE SIGN. AND THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A P 101823 B S APPOINTMENT OF BRUCE IRAN TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, OR TERM EXPIRES. DECEMBER 31ST OF 2025. DO I HEAR A MOTION MOTION READING? PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED. UM JACKSON. THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. METRO COUNCIL HAS AN EX OFFICIAL MEMBER THAT IS APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKLIN.

THIS BOARD SERVES THREE YEAR TERMS. UH THIS BOARD HAS PRESCRIBED SEATS. THERE'S A BANKING REP THAT HAS TO BE EAST OF 65. THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REP, WHICH IS WEST OF 65, THERE'S A AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSUMER, WHICH IS WEST OF 65. THERE'S A LOW INCOME HOUSING ADVOCATE, WHICH IS EAST OF 65. THERE'S A MEMBER AT LARGE. AGAIN THE METRO GRAP UM NONPROFIT DEVELOPER, WHICH IS WEST OF 65 SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER, WHICH IS WHAT HAS TO BE WEST OF 65 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF LOUISVILLE. THEY HAVE TO BE EAST OF 65, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION WEST. THERE HAS TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HOMELESS. UM AND THEN THERE IS A REP FROM THE GREATER LOUISVILLE REALTORS ASSOCIATION. WE'VE GOT THREE UPCOMING APPOINTMENTS FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THIS FIRST ONE IS TO FEEL A HOUSING CONSUMER. THIS SEAT WAS PRIVILEGED, PREVIOUSLY HELD BY

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HE FEELS THE REQUIREMENT AS A CONSUMER. HE LIVES IN PARKWAY PLACE. HE IS ON THE PARKWAY.

PLACE RESIDENTIAL CAN'T RESIDENT CANCEL. HE HAS ALSO BEEN PART OF TAKING, UM, PARTICIPATED IN THE PARK HILL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS LED BY METRO PARKS. HE HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE WEST LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL. AMONG OTHER ADVISORY COUNCIL AND PANELS. WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MAYOR WANTS THIS PERSON TO BE APPOINTED. HE FITS THE REQUIREMENTS AND HE IS HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE WONDERFUL , VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON IMPERSONATION. THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU COULD IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. RIGHT HERE. 10 4 62. THAT'S ALL I'M ALLOWED TO SAY WHAT YOU GUYS EX MILITARY JOKE. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YES MA'AM, COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU WANTED TO BE ON THIS BOARD? I WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD. I THINK I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I THINK I HAVE A VOICE. THAT SHOULD BE HEARD. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE YOU KNOW, HAS A VOICE THEY ALL THINK SHE'D BE HEARD. SO I'M TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. TO HAVE MY VOICE HEARD FOR FOLKS THAT I REPRESENT. PERFECT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE? COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. THANK YOU. I JUST SAID, UH, YOU KNOW. I'M SORRY IF I SHOULD WAIT AND ASKING THE APPLICANT NECESSARILY WAS A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT WHEN WE DID THE DESCRIPTIONS. I DON'T REMEMBER. I DON'T RECALL. IT'S THE DETAIL OF THIS. THIS POSITION HAD TO GO FROM EASTER 65 THAT PARTICULAR POSITION TO GO WEST OF 65 IS THAT THIS ONE WAS THE HOUSING CONSUMER, RIGHT? JUST REMEMBER WHEN WE PUT IT TOGETHER, REMEMBER? I REMEMBER IT CLEARLY SAYING THAT WE NEEDED AT LEAST HALF OR MORE. WAS THE 65. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER DETAILING WHICH POSITIONS NEEDED TO BE. FROM WHICH DID WE DO THAT, THOUGH? YES RECALLING, THAT'S WHAT SHE JUST WENT THROUGH. BUT THIS ONE IS GO AHEAD. MY QUESTION IS THAT WE THAT WE PRESCRIBED THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH THIS PARTICULAR THAT EACH OF THOSE PARTICULAR ONES HAD BECOME ONE. THIS ONE FROM THE EAST THAT ONE FROM THE WEST. DID HIS QUESTION DOING THAT? I GUESS THAT'S MORE FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. I THINK I THINK HIS QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THAT WAS IN THE ORDINANCE ORIGINALLY, UM, ON HOW WE, UM YOU KNOW? DELEGATE ONE TO THE EAST OR THE ONE TO THE WEST ISN'T VOTE TONIGHT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AND GO BACKWARDS. OKAY OKAY. WE HAVE. ULTIMATELY WE HAVE AT LEAST HALF OF TOTAL OF SERVED OF THE BOARD COMING FROM WEST 65. SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT DAYS, OKAY? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. WE'LL HAVE THEM. CHECK THAT OUT. UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT HAS A QUESTION? OKAY? UM. SO THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT CALLS FOR VOICE PHONE, ALTHOUGH SOME FAVOR SAY AYE. KNOWS ABOUT LIKE SIGN. AND THIS WILL GO TO CONSENTS CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY UM, NOW WE ARE ON APPOINTMENT NUMBER FIVE AP 1018 TO 3 P.M. APPOINTMENT OF PAT MEMPHIS IN TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST 2026, DO I HEAR MOTION? CARPENTRY MOVED AND SECONDED IS BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. SO THIS PARTICULAR SEAT IS FOR A SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER. THIS SEAT WAS PREVIOUSLY HELD BY MICHAEL MCCLAIN. AH PAT MATHESON FEELS THIS REQUIREMENT FOR SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER PAT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ST STEPHEN LIFE CENTER. AH THE LIFE CENTER HAS SERVICES RELATING TO EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOMELESSNESS AND FITNESS AND RECREATION. THE FAMILY LIFE CENTER ALSO COLLABORATES WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DEVELOP THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE. THE MAYOR FEELS LIKE, UM PATRICIA WILL BE A GOOD FIT FOR THIS BOARD, AND SHE FEELS THE SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS. WE ARE

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WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS APPOINTMENT TO BE APPROVED. HE IS ON THE CALL TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. MS. JACKSON'S THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MR STRONG. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. I'VE GOT EXTENSION, EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN GOVERNMENT FINANCE PRODUCT, BECOMING PRESIDENT OF INDEPENDENCE BANK AND AN INVESTOR AND STARTING THE OPERATION HERE IN LOUISVILLE. I SPENT 31 YEARS OF JPMORGAN CHASE DURING THAT TIME. MY LAST FEW YEARS I READ GOVERNMENT FINANCE OR 11 STATES FOR JPMORGAN. DURING MY CAREER AND MOVING ON, LIKE ONE NATIVE DEDICATED ITS COMMUNITY BY AS IT PERTAINS TO HOUSING. I UH, I SERVED IN NEW

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OUT OF NUMBER SEVEN. AP 101823 FC APPOINTMENT OF FOREST CLAY TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2025. I DON'T HEAR EMOTION. PROPERLY MOVED IN SECTOR, MISS JACKSON.

THERE ARE 29 MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION. THE MAYOR APPOINTS SIX CITIZEN MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION, WHICH ARE APPROVED MEDICAL COUNCIL. THE CITIZEN MEMBERSHIP. THERE ARE THREE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THERE ARE THREE MEMBERS REPRESENTING PROVIDERS OR ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS AND VICTIM ADVOCACY. THE REMAINING MEMBERS ARE KEY, LOCAL AND STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES. METRO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEY ALL SERVED BY VIRTUE OF THEIR OFFICE. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS SERVED TO YOUR TERMS. TODAY UH, THE MAYOR IS APPOINTING A VICTIM ADVOCATE AN AT LARGE MEMBER AND A SUBSTANCE ABUSE. UH, MEMBER THAT REPRESENTS THAT ORGANIZATION. THE ONE THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US NOW IS FORCED CLAY. FORCED IS FILLING THE SEAT OF VICTIM ADVOCATE. THAT SEAT IS BEING VACATED BY DR DEONTAY HOLLOWELL. MR CLAY WORKS WITH PIVOT TO PEACE. PIVOTED PIECE IS A HOSPITAL BASED PROGRAM THAT ASSISTS AND ADVOCATES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS VICTIMS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND HELP ADDRESS THE FACTORS IN THEIR LIFE THAT ACTUALLY PUT THEM IN THE RISK FOR, UH FOR VIOLENCE.

WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THAT APPOINTMENT. MR CLAY IS ON THE CALL. HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MR JACKSON. MR. CLAY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HELLO, EVERYBODY . THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME HERE AS AN ARMY VETERAN. UM I'M JUST PROUD TO SERVE AGAIN. UM I DO WORK WITH VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COSMIC ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON GOING TO TOO MANY DETAILS OF THAT, UM, JUST KNOW THAT OUR SUPPORT GOALS FROM ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THE CITY PROVIDES TO HELP THEM RE ESTABLISH THEMSELVES BACK INTO SOCIETY. WHETHER THAT'S WITH HOUSING. UM JOBS OR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. THANK YOU,

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DAVIDSON TO FILL THIS SEAT. THIS SEAT IS, UM FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER. AND SO MR DAVIDSON COULDN'T BE WITH US TODAY, BUT WE ARE STILL ASKING FOR HIS, UH, APPROVAL OF HIS APPOINTMENT. UH, J. DAVIDSON IS THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN WITH THE HEALING PLACE. HE IS A CERTIFIED LICENSED CLINICAL, ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR. HE IS A MASTER ADDICTION COUNSELOR. AND HE HAS ALSO BEEN THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE HEALING PLACE. AGAIN HE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. HE FITS.

UM THEY'RE ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR SEAT. WE ARE ASKING TO MO FORWARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS APPOINTMENT. OKAY I'LL SEE A DAVISON ON. THAT'S FOR DIFFERENT . THAT'S A DIFFERENT APPOINTMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? SAYING THAT THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT COLUMN FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, UH, KNOWS ABOUT LIKE SIDE. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU. UM, ADAM NUMBER 10 IS A P 101823 CH APPOINTMENT. A SHARK TRAIL HOW HALL TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15 2026. DO I HEAR A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. MISS JACKSON, OKAY? FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY. THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. PLUS THE MAYOR AND OR HIS DESIGNATE. THE MEMBERS SERVED THREE YEAR TERMS. THE MAYOR HAS RECVED THERECOMMEO NOMINEES FROM METRO COUNCIL AND SON,ND IAN EFFOR TO APPOT MO REPUBLICANS. HE HAS APPOINTED UM, SHORT TRAIL LL. S T IREIN NILELI, OSERM HAS PERIENCEITH CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES. MARKETING STRATEGIES,

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AND THIS WILL GUARDING THAT CONSENT COUNTER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.

REMEMBER, 11 IS A P 101823 LH APPOINTMENT OF LARNELL HARRIS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15TH 2026. DO I HEAR A MOTION SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED IS BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. MR LAUREN NEIL HARRIS IS REPLACING LISA NICHOLSON. LISA'S TERM EXPIRED ON THE BOARD AGAIN. MR HARRIS WAS RECOMMENDED BY MEDICAL COUNCIL MEMBER UM CORNELL IS RETIRED FROM A MUSIC CAREER. HE VOLUNTEERS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE UNDERSERVED AND THE HOMELESS . HE IS VERY COMPASSIONATE AND CARES ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, AND HE WANTS TO SERVE HE HAS RESEARCHED AND VISITED ALL THE L M AJ PROPERTIES, SO HE HAS MADE HIMSELF FAMILIAR WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, HE BELIEVES, WHILE HE IS NOT THE EXPERT ON HOUSING, HE CAN MAKE COMMON SENSE JUDGMENT AND ASSIST WITH MAKING WELL THOUGHT OUT GOVERNING DECISIONS.

MR. HARRIS IS IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY AND HE IS HAPPY TO COMMENT, INTRODUCED HIMSELF TO YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. UM MR HARRIS, IF YOU'D LIKE, THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE LARNELL HARRIS AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THIS CITY ALMOST 50 YEARS. AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN VOLUNTEERING AT VARIOUS ENTITIES HERE THAT SERVED THE HOMELESS. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU EVERY TIME I HAND SOMEONE A MEAL. MY MIND GOES TO THIS PLACE. WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT MORE CAN I DO? HOW WOW YOU HERE. AND HOW CAN I GET YOU OUT OF HERE? UM AND THEN THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME ALONG. AND IT'S JUST A FIT. UM. SO I CAN PUT MY LITTLE BIT. WITH A SERVICE THAT IS ALREADY OPERATING. TO HELP PEOPLE. HELP THEMSELVES. MAKE A BIG CHANGE IN THEIR LIVES. AND IF I SHOULD BE PLEASE KNOW THAT EVERY MEETING EVERY RESOLUTION THAT IS PASSED UH, WILL BE DONE LOOKING INTO THE EYES OF PEOPLE THAT I SERVE. UM MANY BREAKFAST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WELLNESS TO SERVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE? SEEN AND THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, LIKE SON. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE, MR HARRIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. OKAY ADAM NUMBER 12 WAS A P 101823 M A APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL ANDERSON TO THE LOCAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU TERM EXPIRES ARE THE 16 2025. DO I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND PROPERTY, MOVED AND SECONDED THIS BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. ME. THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. SIX ARE

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THE MAYOR BELIEVES MIKE SEAT ON THIS BOARD CAN BE A CATALYST FOR MORE YEARS OR MORE YEAR ROUND, TOURISM, HIS LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE WILL BE OF GREAT VALUE TO THE BOARD. AS WELL. SO WE ARE ASKING THE MAYOR IS ASKING FOR THIS APPOINTMENT TO BE APPROVED. MR ANDERSON IS HERE IN CHAMBERS, AND HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. MR ANDERSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. IF YOU COULD, UM, INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. PLEASURE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS MIKE ANDERSON, PROUD NATIVE OF SOUTH LOUISVILLE, HAVING LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE. UM SO OBVIOUSLY, CHURCHILL DOWNS, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HOST WHAT I THINK IS THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THIS REGION WITH THE KENTUCKY DERBY 149 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. UM WE ALSO HOSTS CONVENTIONS AND VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS AT OUR PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. UM WE ALSO HAVE A SISTER COMPANY THAT'S BUILDING A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY WITH DERBY CITY GAMING DOWNTOWN, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER. UM SO HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN BEING ALIGNED WITH THE VALUES OF THE TOURISM BOARD. AND I THINK I HAVE A LOT TO ADD WITH, UM MY FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL BACKGROUNDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? AND YES, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. HELLO I SIR DISTRICT 15, WHICH INCLUDES CHURCHILL DOWNS, SO I'M QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE FACILITY IN THAT LITTLE PART OF YOU ALL HAVE IN MAY. UM I JUST WANTED TO KNOW BEYOND THE KENTUCKY DERBY. WHAT ARE THE WAYS? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK THAT OUR FEATHERS AND OUR CAP WHEN IT COMES TO TOURISM IN WAYS THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THAT? WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT CAN SERVICE UH, THE TOURISM MINISTRY YEAR ROUND. UH WE PUT A LOT OF INVESTMENT IN OUR FACILITY IN PARTICULAR WITH THE MOST RECENT ADDITION AT THE FIRST TURN, BUT THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY, UM WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN, UM WITH OUR DERBY CITY GAMING DOWNTOWN FACILITY, SO WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN. NOT ONLY THAT TWO WEEK CUSTOMER IN LATE APRIL AND EARLY MAY BUT YEAR ROUND WITH WITH THE BOURBON INDUSTRY. UM AND I THINK, UM, WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO GROW LOUISVILLE'S TOURISM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, LIKE SIGN. OKAY THIS WILL GO THE CONSENTS CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE VERY MUCH, MR ANDERSON. AS YOU WALK AWAY IF I MIGHT INQUIRE WHAT PART OF YOU SAID SOUTHWEST PART OF LITTLE ARE YOU CURRENTLY IN FAIRDALE? THAT'S WHERE YOUR RESIGNED TODAY. I DO NOT. I GREW UP IN FAIRDALE AND MY MOM AND BROTHERS TO LIVE THERE. SO WHERE DO YOU RESIDE TODAY? ACTUALLY WHEN I GOT MARRIED, MY WIFE WON THE BATTLE OF WHICH SIDE OF THE RIVER TO BEYOND SO I'M ACTUALLY SO SHE WANTS TO BE ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OKAY UM, ADAM NUMBER 14 IS A P 101823 E S APPOINTMENT OF YVONNE. SMITH TO THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY INCORPORATED PARK. TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 2027, DO I HEAR A MOTION? YES. PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED MISS JACKSON. SO THIS BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS ON IT. SEVEN OF SEVEN MEMBERS FOR CITIZEN MEMBERS, AND THEN THERE ARE THREE X OFFICIAL MEMBERS THAT SET ON THIS BOARD.

THESE ARE FOUR YEAR TERMS. UM WE ? THE MAYOR HAS APPOINTED MS YVONNE SMITH. TO REPLACE KWAN WATSON, HIS TERM EXPIRED. UM YVONNE IS A PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ONE WEST, WHICH IS, UM, AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS REVITALIZING WEST LOUISVILLE. YVONNE HAS 20 YEARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. 14 YEARS IN BANKING AND FINANCE. SHE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. SHE HAS A DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. UM SHE IS. WE FEEL LIKE SHE IS A GREAT

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OKAY, SEAN, SO. IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING THAT I JUST SAID, IN TERMS OF HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE ON THE BOARD AND THE PRESCRIBED SEATS, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES RECOMMENDATION, AND IT IS SEAN KILLING. AND UM, HE IS ON THE CALL. AND SO HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? YES, UM MR KILN. LET'S SEE. I SEE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. YES THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS SEAN KILLEEN. I AM THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WOODLAND HILLS IN THE EAST END AND DISTRICT 19 AND I'M ALSO SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES. UM WASTE MANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE CONCERNS FOR ANY INCORPORATED CITY. UM AS WELL AS IN THE UNIFIED CITY AS WELL. AND UM, I THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT. YEAH AND A SMALLER CITY LIKE WOODLAND HILLS, JUST LIKE IT IS AND JEFFERSON TOWN OR OR ANYWHERE ACROSS, UM LOCAL METRO. SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO JEFFERSON COUNTY LEGACY CITIES AND, UM, I JUST SEE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND IN CONTRIBUTING HERE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE, SIR. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR COLLEEN? OKAY THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT, CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE ON THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE,

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ADAM NUMBER 18 IS A P 101823 A D APPOINTMENT OF ALEX DAVIDSON TO THE WEST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

ONE ON ON BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 22ND 2025. DO I HEAR A MOTION? CAN I GET A SECOND? PROPERLY MOVING SECONDED. IT IS BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. SO UM, THIS APPOINTMENT IS TO FILL A SEAT ON FOUR DISTRICT B AND AGAIN DISTRICT B IS SOME OF THE AIRPORT DOWN TO THROUGH DISTRICT THREE DOWN, UH, TO DISTRICT 2022 AND SUMMER 13. SHE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH FOOD LITERACY PROJECT. SHE IS OUT OF, UM SHE IS, UM, JUST EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO CONNECT HER WORK WITH THIS WORK OF THE BOARD. SHE IS ON THE CALL, AND SHE IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HI MISS DAVIDSON. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. RIGHT HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TODAY I AM INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND OUR CITY IMPACT ALL OF OUR LIVES IN SOME WAY EVERY DAY. I'VE LIVED IN LOUISVILLE FOR 10 YEARS, AND I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF THE SOUTH END, SPECIFICALLY THE BEACH MONTI NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND, UM, AS SHE STATED, I'M CURRENTLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT, UM, DOING A LOT OF WORK BOTH IN THE WEST AND THE SOUTH END VALUE , ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY. I'M A LISTENER BY NATURE AND I'M EAGER TO LEARN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIALOGUE AND DECISION MAKING OF THE SPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM YES, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UM WORK IN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR THAT PERSPECTIVE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THIS BOARD. NOT TO SAY THAT ANY OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS DON'T BELIEVE OR HAVE THOSE SAME VALUES, BUT IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE CARRYING THAT FLAG WITH YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? SEEN THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, AYE, AYE, LIKE SIGN. THIS, TOO, WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND I'M NUMBER 19 R P 101823 D S REAPPOINTMENT. INDIA THROUGH I'M SORRY IF I BUTCHER THAT THE ASTRA SHIPLEY TO THE WASTE

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MISS MISS SHIPLEY HAS SERVED WELL ON THIS BOARD. WE ARE ASKING. SHE'S AT A DISTRICT FOR WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN A GOOD BOARD MEETING MEMBER. SHE HAS THE, UM THE KNOWLEDGE THE UM AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR HER TO BE REAPPOINTED. SHE'S ON THE CALL. IF YOU WANT TO ASK HER ANY QUESTIONS, SHE'S MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MISS SHIPLEY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HI MY NAME IS DETRAS SHIPLEY. I REPRESENT THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT, AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE ON THE WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND WE I AM WORKING ON NOW TO EDUCATE AND TO LET OUR URBAN SERVICE DISTRICTS AND ALL ABOUT OUR LARGE PICKUP CHANGE. UM IT USED TO COME ONCE EVERY QUARTER AND NOW YOU HAVE TO CALL. SO THAT'S THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY, UM, INITIATIVES TO WORK ON. THIS BOARD HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING ON THE BOARD. I DO. I WORK FOR THE LITTLE URBAN LEAGUE. I HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR THE URBAN LEAGUE GUILT FOR 45 YEARS FOR 42 YEARS, SO I LOVE THIS, UH, ABOUT REYES LIVED IN THE WEST END. I LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOOD NAIL. AND SO WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALL AROUND THE WEST END WITH THE NEW HOSPITAL AND ALL OF THAT, SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING, UNDERSTOOD. AND I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, THE BOARD AND WHAT THEY DO. THANK YOU. MHM THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? CANCELED WOMAN CHAPEL. JUST ROUND IT OUT AND THE LAST ONE RIGHT TO ASK THE QUESTION. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR PASSION WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, UM, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AGAIN. UM YOU HAD BROUGHT UP THE LARGE ITEM PICK UP AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT WE HAD JUST LAUNCHED. UM, BUT KIND OF AND SO I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY A LOT OF DATA METRICS AROUND, UM, YET, ESPECIALLY JUST IN ITS FIRST YEAR. BUT I WAS WONDERING IN YOUR OPINION. IS IT WORKING? AND UM, DO YOU SEE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF, UM PEOPLE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT? AS NOT WORKING IN THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT, I THINK THE EDUCATION PART IS THE KEY. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF ILLEGAL DUMPING, AND I THINK IT'S DUE TO EDUCATION BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE IN THE URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT HAD THEIR LARGE ITEM PICK UP ONCE EVERY QUARTER. YOU KNOW IT WOULD COME IN AND THEY WOULD PICK IT UP. BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO CALL SO THAT THAT'S GOING TO DELAY SOMETHING SITTING OUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO CALL OF THE HAVEN'T COME PICK UP TO BE PICKED UP. IF IT'S NOT PICKED UP. THAT MEANS THAT THAT ITEM IS GOING TO SIT THERE FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS OR MAYBE LONGER. IF YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH, UM, IN ENOUGH WORKERS TO COME OUT AND GET IT, SO I THINK IT'S MORE EDUCATION.

WE NEED TO EDUCATE MORE. UM SO I AM TRYING TO COME UP WITH IDEAS. MAYBE GO INTO THE CHURCH IS THE LET THEM KNOW THAT. HEY WE HAVE CHANGED THIS FROM LARGE ITEM PICK UP EVERY QUARTER. TO UM YOU KNOW, PICKING IT UP ANYTIME. I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE CAN CALL AND HAVE IT PICKED UP SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE SO THE JUNK WOULDN'T HAVE TO SIT OUT THERE, BUT I THINK IT'S THE ILLEGAL DUMPING HAS IN HAS RAISED IN THE URBAN SAVING SERVICE DISTRICT. JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PICKING IT UP. THANK YOU. MHM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, MRS SHIPLEY. UM THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT CALLING FOR VOICE PHOTO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I KNOW IT'S ABOUT LIKE SON.

UM THIS WILL GO TO CONSENT, COUNTERING COUNCILMAN AND KRAMER . THANK YOU BEFORE WE CLOSE. UM I WANTED TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU. TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE AGREED TO SERVE ON THIS WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. UM IT'S A IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT BOARD. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IT'S OVERLOOKED. UM, THERE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. EIGHT OR 10 YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME STRUGGLES TRYING TO GET THINGS FIGURED OUT OVER THERE, AND SO, UM, I DON'T WANT TO PICK ON FOLKS WHO WERE THERE BEFORE BY. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE FOLKS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO STEP UP AND

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SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS TRICK OR BOARD. THANK YOU,

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