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DON'T WE? WE GOT SCOTT ONLINE. COUNCIL BLACKWELL, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE JOINING US, PLEASE PUT YOUR CAMERA ON. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. UH, THIS IS THE WE'RE GOING TO SCHEDULE A MEETING OF[Call to Order]
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THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. WE ARE JOINED IN CHAMBERS BY.COUNCILWOMAN SHOULD MAKE A PARISH RIGHT K AND BEN RENA WEBER. COUNCILMAN ANTHONY B CONTINUE. COUNCILWOMAN DONE ON PURPOSE. COUNCILMAN JEFF HUDSON. AND VIRTUALLY WE'RE JOINED BY COUNCILOR SCOTT REED AND RICK BLACKWELL. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE FIVE APPOINTMENTS AND ONE ORDINANCE ON FOR TONIGHT . UH, WE'RE GONNA DO THE APPOINTMENTS FIRST. LET'S START
[1. AP022024JT APPOINTMENT OF JANET TYRE TO THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MAY 1, 2027) Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]
OFF WITH NUMBER ONE A P 0222024 JT, THE APPOINTED OF JANET TYREE TO THE GREATER GLOBAL LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD IN TERMS OF EXPIRES MAY 1ST 2027. IS THERE A MOTION AND WE'RE DROVE BY AND WE'RE JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPPELL. ALL RIGHT, ADAM. IT'S PROBABLY FOR MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HELP THE JACKSON FROM MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE TODAY.WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JANET TYREE TO THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT BOARD. SHE IS FILLING A VACANCY. UH THE PERSON THAT WROTE OFF THE BOARD IS FROM THE SAME COMPANY THAT SHE IS SO SHE IS. SHE'S TAKING THAT SEAT. UH THE GREAT LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, UH, PURPOSES, PROVIDING AND FINANCING ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT SPECIFIC BENEFIT DESIGNATED LODGING PROPERTIES WITHIN LOUISVILLE, METRO WITH 51 ROOMS OR MORE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND THE PURPOSE OF IT. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD. THERE ARE NOT MORE THAN 15 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THERE ARE FOUR EX OFFICIO MEMBERS, THE MAYOR METRO COUNCIL . UH REP, UH, ARE VOTING MEMBERS , AND THEN THERE ARE TWO NON VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. THE CFO TOURISM WITH LOUISVILLE TOURISM AND THEN A BOARD MEMBER FOR TOURISM MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. UM THERE. THESE, UM. MEMBERS ARE THERE FOR OWNERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVESF PROPERES O100 AND0 ROOMS APPOINTEES AND AGAIN, UH, ONE MEMBER COMES FROM THE LOUISVILLE
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TOURISM. UH BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THIS BOARD NOMINATES AND SUBMITS NAMES TO, UH MAYOR GREENBERG, AND THEN WE BRING THEM BEFORE YOU TODAY WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD MISS JANET TYREE. SHE IS FILLING A PRESCRIBED SEAT. SHE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR PROPERTY WITH 100 AND 50 ROOMS OR MORE. SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. WITH THE CROWNE PLAZA LOUISVILLE AIRPORT HOTEL. THIS HOTEL IS AT A DISTRICT 21. SHE HAS MANY YEARS OF HOTEL INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, AND SHE IS ON, UH, THE CALL TODAY. FANTASTIC WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMAN KEVIN KRAMER. IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YOU MUST TURN YOUR MIC ON, PLEASE. NOW YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, I THINK. WE STILL NO SEVEN VOLUME, SONIA.ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT NOW? THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOT A LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOU. MY NAME IS JANET TIRE. I AM UM, THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT THE TOLD YOU WITH THE CROW PLAZA HOTEL. I HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 11 YEARS. I HAVE MOVED UP THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT POSITIONS. I STARTED AS IN AS A CLERK IN THE HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT MOVED TO EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER, DIRECTOR OF FRONT OFFICES AND THEN DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. SO, UH, IT'S GOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE HERE WITH THE PROPERTY. WE HAVE 588 ROOMS. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF ALL OF THE GREAT TOURISM GROWTH THAT WE HOPE TO BRING TO THE COMPANY TO THE HOTEL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVING ME IN TODAY TO MEET WITH YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. UH, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ALREADY. AND I HAVE A GOOD BACKGROUND. UM VERY EXCITED. I VISIT TO JOIN YOU.
NO, I I'M I'M VERY EXCITED FOR YOU ALSO, BUT THAT QUESTION WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS MY COLLEAGUES.
I THINK SOMEONE DOES HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN FOR YOU. NO ACTUALLY, NOT FOR THE APPOINTEE.
SHE'S TERRIFIC. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR JUST A QUICK QUESTION BY ORDINANCE, IS IT THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS THE PANEL TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IT'S IN THE ORDER, BUT THAT'S MY ORDINANCE. OK THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NOW, THIS IS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION OF PROCESS. VOICE VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY A. I ANY OPPOSITION? YOU'RE NOT NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS
[2. AP022024KS APPOINTMENT OF DR. KARAN SHAH TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2025) Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]
COMMUNITY. THE NEXT ITEM ON TO BE ITEM NUMBER TWO A. P 022024, CA THE APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR.RAN SHAH TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY. 31ST 2025 IS THERE A SECOND? I WAS FOR JACKSON, YOU THE FLOOR. SO THIS IS FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH. WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS FOR DOCTOR SHAW. UM APPOINTMENT. UH, DOCTOR SHAW IS UNABLE TO BE HERE. HE'S AT A CONFERENCE TODAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS, UH, APPOINTMENT, HE IS FILLING THE SPOT OF VACANT SPOT THAT WAS VACATED BY TONY ZIPPEL. DR. SHAW IS A PACIFIC ISLANDER. HE'S A INDEPENDENT OUT OF DISTRICT 22 DOCTOR SHAW HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE, UH, AS A PROFESSOR WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE , BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT GOES ON HIS HIS BIO GOES ON AND ON. UH, WE THINK THAT DOCTOR SHAW WILL BE A GREAT FIT FOR THIS BOARD AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH HIS, UH, EMERGENCY. UH GO. I'LLP THE LOUISVILLE, UH, BOARD OF HEALTH. UM THEY ACT AS AN INDEPENDENT VOICE TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT EQUITABLE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, REGULATION AND COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES . THERE ARE 10 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, AND THESE MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. WITH DR SHAW NOT BEING HERE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR REASON TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? COUNCILMAN PINI I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR SHOW OR A REASON TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR MY CONCERN JUST TO BRING UP SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE. UH MISS JACKSON IS I HAVE HAD SOME IDEOLOGICAL DISAGREEMENTS. UH A AS HAVE OTHERS WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD. UM, AND WHEN I LOOK AT THEIR UH, WHEN I LOOK AT THE POLITICAL MAKEUP OF IT, I QUESTION IF THE ONE PERSON OF ANOTHER POLI OF THE MINORITY POLITICAL PARTY ACTUALLY PROPERLY REPRESENTS THEM. AND I'VE. UH, TALKED ABOUT ISSUES FROM THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION WHERE WE HAD PEOPLE AND I DON'T
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HAVE CONFIRMATION FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, BUT, UM WE HAD PROOF ON OTHERS WHO HAD CHANGED THEIR REGISTRATION AND THEY WERE NOMINATED FOR POSITIONS WITHIN A MONTH OR MONTHS AFTER THEY CHANGED THE REGISTRATION. THE BOARD OF HEALTH NOT ON THE BOARD OF HEALTH ON MS D, AND ON ANOTHER BOARD. I HAD SPECIFIC EXAMPLES WHERE THEY CHANGED THEIR REGISTRATION RIGHT BEFORE THEY WERE NOMINATED. UM AND WHEN I LOOK AT, UH, THIS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE POLITICAL APPOINTEE AND A SIGNIFICANT DONOR TO THE OPPOSITE POLITICAL PARTY, OF WHICH THEY, UH, CLAIM AN AFFILIATION I QUESTION OR NOT , THEY ARE THEY REPRESENT THAT SIDE OF THE AISLE WELL, SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT FOR FUTURE APPOINTMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. UH, BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SELECTING PEOPLE AND WHO'S THE PO WE'RE PULLING FROM FOR FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, BUT DOCTOR SHAW IS TERRIFIC AND LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR THEM. I WANT TO BRING THIS UP FOR THE FUTURE. SO THANK YOU. I'M GONNA COMMENT ON THAT. FOR THE FUTURE.AND THAT IS WHAT I'M HEARING. YOU SAY SO THAT FOLKS THAT ON THE TV KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I THINK YOU'RE CALLING. F. F. AND IF YOU IF YOU THINK I'M WRONG YOU TELL ME, BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE TELLING THE PUBLIC. HERE IS YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A FAKE REPUBLICAN . POTENTIALLY OR A FAKE. YOU KNOW THIS, YOU KNOW ON A BOARD JUST TO FILL A SPOT AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. AND THAT BEING THIS IF THAT PERSON WANTS TO REGISTER AS A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT OR AN INDEPENDENT WHO ARE WE TO QUESTION THEM? IS THERE A LITMUS TEST? WHERE TO COME UP WITH NOW? WHERE YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME SORT OF. IF YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT, YOU MUST PROVE IT TO US BY PASSING THIS TEST. IF YOU'RE REPUBLICAN, HERE'S THE REPUBLICAN TEST. COME ON. BUT I GUESS THAT'S A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY. WAIT ARE YOU ASKING? YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE ASKING A QUESTION, MR CHAIR? MY ANSWER IS YES. THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT I'M CLAIMING BECAUSE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REGISTRATION AND ACTION. OK I'M LOOKING AT HOW SOMEBODY ACTS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE. I LOOKED UP THEIR PUBLIC DONATIONS ON CRF. THEY'VE MADE 49 DONATIONS TO CANDIDATES OVER MANY YEARS. HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNTS OF THOSE 49 PRECISELY ONE ARE FROM THE PARTY THAT SHE CLAIMS AFFILIATION. THE OTHER 48 ARE FROM THE OTHER TO THE OTHER PARTY NOW AGAIN. I HAVE NO PEOPLE DONATE TO ALL SIDES OF THE FENCE ON ALL KINDS OF ISSUES. IF IT WAS HE 7030 I'D BE LIKE WHATEVER RIGHT YOU CAN BE THAT AND I HAVE DONATED TO DEMOCRATS BEFORE. OK SO I DON'T EXPECT PARTY PURITY IN IN ANY IN ACTION, BUT I AM TELLING YOU THIS PERSON HAS BEEN THIS PARTICULAR PERSON HAS BEEN A POLITICAL POINT OF THE OPPOSITE POLITICAL PARTY HAS A MANY YEAR TRACK RECORD OF DONATING TO THE OPPOSITE POLITICAL PARTY, AND I KNOW FOR A FACT HAS WORKED ON BEHALF OF THEM. SO, YES, I DO QUESTION IT BECAUSE THE PURPOSE OF THE POLITICAL AFFILIATION IS IDEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. AND IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES FROM THE FISHER ADMINISTRATION'S APPOINTEES, AND I'LL PICK ON THE MS D BOARD, WHERE THE MS D BOARD IS ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE FOUR PEOPLE FROM ONE PARTY SEVEN APPOINTEES, SO THE FISHER ADMINISTRATION HAD FOUR DEMOCRATS AND THREE INDEPENDENTS. ONE OF THOSE INDEPENDENCE CHANGED THEIR REGISTRATION FROM DEMOCRAT TO INDEPENDENT THE MONTH BEFORE THEY WERE APPOINTED. THE FISHER ADMINISTRATION HAS A TRACK RECORD OF PULLING THIS OFF, AND THIS IS A HOLDOVER FROM THE FISHER ADMINISTRATION. THE GREENBERG ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN TERRIFIC ABOUT NOT DOING THIS AND PUSHING AGAINST THAT. AND THIS IS A HOLDOVER FROM THAT THAT WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FUTURE. BUT YES, THAT'S PRECISELY WHAT I WAS CLAIMING I.
I DON'T CARE IF PEOPLE TO YOUR POINT PEOPLE CAN REGISTER HOW THEY WANT. THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO THEY DO? AND HOW DO THEY ACT? IF YOU WANT TO VOTE NO ON ONE OF THOSE APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE YOU DO THINK IT'S A FOE. YOU DO THAT, BUT THE LAST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS HAUL PEOPLE BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE IN QUESTION THEIR VALIDITY OF WHATEVER PARTY THEY THEY THEY'VE REGISTERED FOR.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AS LONG AS I'M CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE. THAT YOU'RE FREE TO VOTE. NO.
APPRECIATE YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. HEARING. NO THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, II I IN OPPOSITION. YOU'RE THE OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR JOURNEY WE ITEM NUMBER THREE RP
[3. RP022024KB REAPPOINTMENT OF KENDAL BAKER TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2026) Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]
022024. KB THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KENDALL BAKER TO THE BARSTOW ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT OR A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL. 30TH 2026. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION. PERFECT. I WAS PROBABLY FORCE MS JACKSON HIT THE FLOOR. I'D LIKE TO FIRST START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, UH, RENO WEBER FOR HELPING US, UH, WITH THIS BOARD, SEATING, UM, MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD OR RECOMMENDING MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, UH, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS BOARD, THIS BOARD REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IT REVIEWS DECISIONS OF THE URBAN DESIGN ADMINISTRATOR ON ITS EXPEDITING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS. IT REVIEWS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY THAT IS REFERRED BY BOZO. THIS BOARD HAS , UH, EIGHT MEMBERS ON THE BOARD . THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. UH, THEY ARE PRESCRIBED SEATS. THERE ARE TWO MEMBERS THAT ARE ARCHITECTS, THREE THAT ARE[00:25:02]
BUSINESS REPS. THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE. THERE'S A NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LANDMARKS AND THEN EITHER THE STAFF OF UH, PLANNING COMMISSION OR A COMMISSIONER IS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS BOARD. UH, WE FIRST HAVE KENDALL BAKER, WHO IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD REP. HE IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THIS BOARD. UM HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2020. IS A RETIRED URBAN PLANNER. EXCUSE ME OUT OF DISTRICT EIGHT. HE'S A WHITE DEMOCRAT. UH, HE'S A FORMER, UH, METRO EMPLOYEE THAT WORKED OUT OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO OFFICE OF, UH, ADVANCED PLANNING. HE'S AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AFFAIRS. HE IS HERE TODAY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL. MR BAKER. IF YOU WANNA IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD , YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. UH, KENDALL BAKER. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. YEAH I WOULD LOVE TO BE REAPPOINTED. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE, I . I PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE BOARD AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AS THEY RETIRED , UH, URBAN PLANNER I. I WORKED WITH LOUISVILLE METRO, UH, PLANNING AND DESIGN AS WELL AS ADVANCED PLANNING FOR OVER 27 YEARS. I WAS IN CHARGE OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS. I DID NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS FOR ORIGINAL HIGHLANDS HIGHLANDS. DOUGLAS BONNIE CASTLE , IRISH HILL, CHEROKEE TRIANGLE DEER PARK, AND I'VE LIVED, UH ALONG THE BARGE, TR. CORRIDOR FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. YOU'RE NONE. IT PROBABLY REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR. SAY I. I ANY OPPOSITION. YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION . THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR BAKER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM MARGIN TO BE ITEM NUMBER FOUR A P 022024 DU THE[4. AP022024DU APPOINTMENT OF DAWN URRUTIA TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2026) Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]
APPOINTMENT OF DON AM I GONNA IS THIS YOU ROOT YOU READY? ARE YOU RUTA? YOU READ EURE? YOU READ T.TO THE BARSTOW ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL. 3RD 2026 IS THERE A MOTION WAS BROUGHT BEFORE MR JACKSON. YOU HIT THE FLOOR SO I WON'T REPEAT THE MAKEUP OF THE BOARD. HOWEVER UM, M EITA IS FILLING A BUSINESS OWNER. UH SEAT. UH SHE IS THE CO OWNER OF GEORGIA'S SWEET POTATO PIE COMPANY THAT IS LOCATED ON BARSTOW ROAD. SHE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE INDEPENDENT. AND SHE IS HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TODAY. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY DAWN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TERRIBLE WITH PRONUNCIATIONS. I APOLOGIZE . THAT'S OK. IF YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF THE RECORD, MADAM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MY NAME IS DON RUA AND LIKE LIKE, SHE SAID, I'M CO-OWNER OF GEORGIA SWEET POTATO PIE COMPANY. SO WHEN THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS PRESENTED TO ME, I WAS EXCITED, BUT ALSO NERVOUS BECAUSE I DO WANNA SERVE MY I WANNA SERVE NOT ONLY MY NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ALSO MY COMMUNITY AND MY CITY AS A WHOLE. SO ONE THING I WILL SAY TO YOU GUYS IS I AM I'M I'M WILLING TO LEARN. I'M WILLING TO SERVE. I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO MY CITY A BETTER PLACE AND I HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE WITH THIS COMMITTEE IN. UH WE, UH WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2016. WE ACTUALLY OPENED OUR BRICK AND MORTAR IN THE HIGHLANDS IN 2021. AND ABOUT A YEAR LATER, MY NEIGHBORS NEXT TO US ACTUALLY WANTED TO EXTEND THEIR THEIR AIR BNB AND ACTUALLY BUILD A BUSINESS LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEIR AIRBNB. SO DOING THE MID OF COVID. I SAID THROUGH A MEETING WHERE I HAD TO SIT IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE AND ACTUALLY EXPLAIN TO HIM WHY I FELT THERE WOULD BE A BAD IDEA FOR YOU KNOW FOR ME AS A BUSINESS OWNER, BUT THEN I ALSO I HAD COMPASSION FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS NEXT TO ME , BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, WE AS BUSINESS OWNER WE HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO CONTINUE TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE INTO OUR BUSINESS. SO I THINK I WOULD BRING THE PERSPECTIVE OF HAVING BOTH SIDES THE COMPASSION OF UNDERSTANDING THAT SOMETIMES WE DO NEED TO EXPAND AND REDEVELOP. BUSINESS BUT ALSO I HAVE COMPASSION ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE HOW HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THE PEOPLE NEXT TO THEM? SO IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. I WOULD SAY WITH YOUR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE, YOU PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF GOING FROM SCRATCH TO BRICK AND MORTAR AND SUCCESS. FIVE YEARS IS SORT OF THAT TEST IF YOU GET PAST FIVE YEARS IN THE WE OPEN IN THE MIDST OF COVID. THAT'S RIGHT. SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING
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THIS APPOINTMENT, MR CHAIR? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. I'M I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISTRICT THREE CONSTITUENT BE REPRESENTED IN MANY WAYS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS HAVING YOUR BUSINESS OPEN FOR NOT JUST MAKING MONEY. BUT AL, ALSO FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE GATHERINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.IT IS SO NEEDED, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR MS JACKSON. UM I'M I'M CURIOUS HOW FAR GEOGRAPHICALLY SOUTH DOES THE OVERLAY GO? ME SEE? EXCUSE ME. IT SAYS.
LET ME GET BACK TO YOU. AND THEN I DID. I THOUGHT IT WAS IN MY DETAILS, BUT IT'S NOT I THAT THAT'S FINE. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
PERIOD, BUT NO QUESTIONS ARE CONCERNED. JUST I WANNA ECHO COUNCILMAN PERISH RIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, BOTH AS A BUSINESS OWNER AND SOMEONE WHO CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU WORK AND LIVE. AND BY THE WAY, YOUR PIES ARE AMAZING. SO IF ANYONE WATCHING, UH, YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO GO TEST THESE THINGS OUT. KNOW THE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS IS A APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR. SAY, I IN OPPOSITION.
HEARING NEW OPPOSITIONS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT COUNTER. MADAM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR GIN TO BE ITEM NUMBER FIVE. A P 022024 JB THE
[5. AP022024JB APPOINTMENT OF JUSTIN BROWN TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2026) Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]
APPOINTMENT OF JUSTIN BROWN TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD OF TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 30TH 2026 IS THEIR MOTION. MOTION. I RESPOND FOR US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO JUSTIN JUSTIN BROWN IS FEELING A BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE SEAT AS WELL. HE IS THE MANAGING PARTNER AND FINANCIER OF BESPOKE PRODUCTION CAPITAL. HE IS OUT OF DISTRICT EIGHT. HE'S A WHITE REPUBLICAN. HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE AND AFFORDABLE AND DEVELOPMENT.HE'S HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. AND FOLKS, SHE'S A HELL OF A POKER PLAYER. WOW. I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE. HE TOOK $100 OFF ME. COME ON. UH THANK YOU. ALL MY NAME IS JUSTIN BROWN. I'M THE MANAGING PARTNER BESPOKE PRODUCTION CAPITAL. I WAS A DEVELOPER. I WAS A BANKER. UH AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE IN GROWING LOUISVILLE AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PERFECT SHOULD NOT GET IN THE WAY OF VERY GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING STUFF DONE, SO, UH LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ON THIS AND BRINGING A LITTLE BIT OF MY KNOWLEDGE TO THE TABLE. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. HOW DOES AGAIN ECHO? UH, MY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. QUESTION OR CONCERNS. NO THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. SAY HI ALL INDIA IN OPPOSITION. YOU KNOW OPPOSITION THAT PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR JUST AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER GAME. NEXT WEEK. I THINK . MS JACKSON. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES YOUR APPOINTMENTS. SO
[6. O-019-24 AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING FOR THE STAGGERING OF TERMS OF APPOINTEES TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR JIM B ITEM NUMBER SIX. 0-019 DASH 24, AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING FOR THE STAGGERING OF THE TERMS APPOINTEES TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. FOR SPEAKING TO THIS I AM I'M SPEAKING TO HER. MISS JACKSON SPEAKING TO THIS, SO IT'S. TERMS APPOINTMENTS WERE INADVERTENTLY MADE FOR ALL ENDING THE SAME YEAR, SAME TIME AND SO WHEN THIS BOARD BEFORE IT BECAME THE LOUISVILLE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, IT WAS A COMMISSION THAT COMMISSION WAS ABOLISHED. AND THEN 217. IT BECAME AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WHEN THOSE APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE, THEY WERE ALL MADE WITH THREE YEAR TERMS VERSUS BEING STAGGERED TERMS. WE ARE TRYING TO CORRECT UM. WHAT HAPPENED AND TO STAGGER THESE TERMS FOR ANY NEW APPOINTMENTS OR REAPPOINTMENTS GOING FARTHER. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ORDINANCE. OR NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. THEN CLERK CALLED THE ROLL. VICE CHAIR. HUDSON. YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER, HAWKINS. CAN'T
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REMEMBER BLACKWELL. YES. CHAIR AND YOU HAVE 11? YES VOTES. WHAT'S THAT? YOU HAVE 11 GUEST VOTES THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CONSENT COUNTER FOLKS THAT CONCLUDES OUR[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.]
AGENDA FOR THE DAY TO WHICH WE SAY I DO. WELL DONE. I THINK.