Mar 14, 2024 Metro Council

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ONE MINUTE, METRO TV ONE MINUTE.

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THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 6:03 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. INDI INDIVIDUALS. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE. A MADAM CLERK A ROLL CALL PLEASE.

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SEAN COOKIE IS A SOPHOMORE AT THE CENTRAL HIGH AND IS IN THE ROTC. SEAN IS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND TRAINING. HE ATTENDED HIS FIRST PROTEST RALLY AT AGE THREE AND CONTINUES TO ATTEND VARIOUS RALLIES TO THIS DAY, INCLUDING THE ONES AGAINST FAMILY DOLLAR SELLING ALCOHOL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, HE VOLUNTEERS AT RUSSELL, A PLACE OF PROMISE EVENTS. HE ALSO VOLUNTEER. ON SEVERAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS BETWEEN ATTENDING SCHOOL RALLIES , VOLUNTEERING AND LEARNING THE HISTORY OF RUSSELL. SEAN SPENDS HIS FREE TIME BEING SPOILED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, THE MAYOR OF THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD, MS JACKIE FLOYD. EVERYONE, PLEASE WELCOME ME. WELCOME THE PROUD

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COLLEAGUES BEFORE WE START TONIGHT'S MEETING. I WANT TO START BY TAKING A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE AND THANKING COUNCILMAN MCCRANEY AND COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, UH FOR A FANTASTIC WOMEN'S CAUCUS TODAY. IT REALLY WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT. UM, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE 10 OUTSTANDING WOMEN WHO WERE HONORED WITH THE ROSIE THE RIVETER AWARD, UM, FOR THEIR SIGN SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. UH, I'M SINCERELY GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU TO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THANKFUL THAT THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE GREAT WOMEN WERE HIGHLIGHTED FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SO THANK YOU. GOT A COUPLE OF SPECIAL GUESTS THIS EVENING. UH, COUNCILMAN ACKERSON

[2. ID 24-0139     The Council will recognize Jeff Noble, District 26 Legislative Aide, in honor of his retirement. ]

IS IT WORKING? THERE WE GO. I WOULDN'T CALL A SPECIAL GUEST FOLKS TONIGHT. I'M LOSING MY RIGHT ARM. UH, SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN TOO IMPORTANT FOR TOO LONG. WE'RE HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY VERY SPECIAL TO ALL OF US. AND, UH, I USUALLY DON'T WRITE OUT THINGS. I USUALLY SPEAK FROM THE HEART AND SHOOT FROM THE HIP. BUT TONIGHT IT'S JUST TOO IMPORTANT. AND SO IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME, UH, TONIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE JEFFREY T NOBLE. JEFF HAS WORKED AS A DISTRICT 26 LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR ALMOST 16 YEARS NOW. HE AND I CAME TO CITY HALL TOGETHER. STARTED THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER. AFTER NEARLY 16 YEARS, HE'S DECIDED TO RETIRE EARLY AND GO ON TO OTHER ADVENTURES AND TRAVELS FOR THAT. I'M BOTH HAPPY FOR HIM AND ANGRY WITH HIM. THE ANGRY PARTS OF MY OWN SELFISHNESS, AND I SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT 26 WHO ARE VERY UPSET WITH YOU LEAVING ALSO UH, TODAY ON BOTH SADDENED THAT HE WILL NO LONGER BE HERE ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME. BUT IT MAKES ME HAPPY THAT HE'S CHOSEN TO FREE UP MORE OF HIS TIME TO GO AND TAKE A BIGGER BITE OUT OF THE APPLE OF LIFE. I'VE NEVER CONSIDERED JEFF, MY EMPLOYEE. HE'S BEEN MY ADVISER, MY OFFICE COLLEAGUE AND MY FRIEND. HE'S BEEN A STRONG AND STEADY ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE 26 COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND IN REALITY. HE WOULD HAVE MADE A MUCH BETTER COUNCIL PERSON THAN THAN ME. IT IS TRUE. WHEN I WHEN I SAY IT, IT'S TRUE. YES, HIS POLITICS ARE STRONG TO THE LEFT. BUT THE REALITY IS HE'S LOVED BY DEMOCRATS. HE'S LOVED BY REPUBLICANS, AND HE'S LOVED BY INDEPENDENTS. IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF HIS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS. HIS PASSION TO MAKE THE LIVES OF OTHERS BETTER. AND IN FACT, JEFF'S COMPASSION AND HELPFULNESS OFTEN COMES AS A FAULT TO HIMSELF. LONG BEFORE METRO COUNCIL, JEFF HAD A ROLE IN DEMOCRATIC POLITICS DECADES AGO AS A YOUNG MAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, HE TOOK AN ACTIVE ROLE IN VARIOUS FORMS OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN GENERAL. HE WAS THINNER THAN HE HAD A FULL HEAD OF BLACK CURLY HAIR, ALMOST THE HAIR THAT EVEN THE BIBLICAL SAMPSON WOULD HAVE BEEN JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS OF HE STILL CARRIES AROUND AN ID FROM THOSE DAYS. LONGING FOR THE DAYS OF THOSE LOCKS TO COME BACK. OVER THE DECADES, JEFF HAS SERVED AS A DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ADVISER AND CAMPAIGN CONSULTANTS FROM GOVERNORS TO STATE SENATORS TO STATE REPRESENTATIVES, LOCAL OFFICIALS, MAYORS AND EVEN CONGRESSMAN YARMOUTH. HE HAS SERVED THE LOCAL PARTY AND THE STATE PARTY FOR DECADES, INTERPRETING RULES AND BYLAWS AND ARGUING FOR WHAT HE SAW AS JUSTIN, RIGHT. EVEN IN LIGHT OF MAKING THOSE IN POWER MAD. JEFF KNOWS ABOUT EVERYONE IN POLITICS. AND COULD TELL YOU PERSONAL STORIES GOING BACK 30 YEARS OF VARIOUS STATE LOCAL OFFICIALS, THEIR QUIRKS. THEY'RE ANIMATED CHARACTERISTICS. AND EVEN THEIR PERSONAL FLAWS AND VICES. WITH ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE, HE COULD WRITE A HELL OF A COMEDIC AND ENTERTAINING NOVEL.

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THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. UH, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT I WILL READ INTO THE RECORD, UH, TO ALL WHOM THESE LETTERS SHALL COME. GREETINGS KNOW YE THAT LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL IN SPIRIT OF DEEP GRATITUDE HONORS JEFFREY T NOBLE. WHERE HAS HE IS HONORABLY SERVED AS LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 26, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TO COUNCILMAN BRENT ACKERSON FOR OVER 15 YEARS FROM JANUARY, 2009 TO MARCH 2024. AND WHEREAS HIS LOVE AND COMMITMENT OF LOUISVILLE SHINES THROUGH HIS EFFORTS ON COUNCIL AND IN POLITICS, AND WHEREAS THROUGH HIS YEARS OF SERVICE WORKING WITH COUNCILMAN ACKERSON, HE EFFECTUATED CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN DISTRICT 26, INCLUDING THE TRANSFORMATION OF PEE WEE PARK, LEADING THE INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST PICKLEBALL COURT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, RE ENVISIONING AND REINVESTING INTO FARNSLEY PARK, AGGRESSIVELY PRIORITIZING STREET PAVING AND SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING THE $7 MILLION HIKES, LANE REHABILITATION AND REPAVING PROJECT. ADDRESSING MS D CONCERNS UNTIL 2 A.M. IN THE MORNING ON BRECKENRIDGE LANE, CONNECTING WITH CONSTITUENTS THROUGH TOWN HALL MEETINGS, SERVING AS THE LIAISON BETWEEN NEIGHBORS AND NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS WITH METRO GOVERNMENT AND SMALL CITIES AND VISITING CONSTITUENTS HOMES TO RESOLVE CONTENTIONS AND CONFLICTS, WHEREAS THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZES HIS INTEGRAL SERVICE REDISTRICTING, THE LOUIS METRO COUNCIL'S 26 DISTRICTS IN 2011 AND 2021 AND REAPPORTIONING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S DISTRICTS ON THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION IN 2011 AND 2023, AND WHEREAS WE THANK HIM FOR HIS ENCYCLOPEDIC HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE, HIS GUIDANCE AND FRIENDSHIP TO THE MYRIAD OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE CLERKS AND CAUCUS STAFF THAT HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF SHA THESE HALLOWED HALLS WITH HIM NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL WE HEREBY CONFIRM AND PAY TRIBUTE BY WAY OF THIS PROCLAMATION WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, THEREUNTO APPERTAINING IN TESTIMONY WE HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE IN THE SEAL OF METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE HERE UNTO AFFIXED LOUIS METRO CITY HALL THIS DAY 2024. THANK YOU, MICHAEL. UH, YEAH, I KNOW. JEFF, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU SPEAK, AND THEN I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SPEAK AS WELL. I BEFORE YOU I DID JUST WANT TO SAY I HAD THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, BUT I DO NOT DARE FOLLOW. UH, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS ONE OF PROBABLY THE BEST SEND OFF SPEECHES. I'VE HEARD COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. IT WAS BEAUTIFULLY BEAUTIFULLY SAID, AND, UM JEFF, YOU WOULD BE GREATLY MISSED. SO THE FLOOR IS YOURS. WELL. UM THANK YOU. THAT'S I'M A LITTLE STUNNED AND A LITTLE SPEECHLESS. UM SO I

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MY UNCLE DON WAS HELPING THE UNCLE OF A FRIEND OF MINE IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. ONE THAT WAS TRYING TO UNSEAT A MARY MOBILE COUNCILMAN MOBILE'S MOTHER. ALSO WITH US THAT NIGHT WAS JIM TO AND HIS SON, GRAN. FIVE YEARS LATER, I WENT TO WORK FOR THAT UNCLE OF MY FRIEND WHEN HE WAS ELECTED, SERVING AS A LEGISLATIVE AIDE SEATED PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE WE ALL ARE NOW.

THAT WAS 42 YEARS AGO. ONE OF MY FELLOW LEGISLATIVE AIDES, MR DOLORES TRIPLETT, WHO WAS THE MOTHER OF FORMER COUNCILMAN KEVIN TRIPLETT. I DIDN'T LAST VERY LONG HERE. I WORKED FOR SEVERAL ALDERMEN. BEFORE MOVING TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR, WHERE I WORKED AS A PARALEGAL AND TITLE CLERK FOR A NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS FOR THE NEXT 16 YEARS. PRIMARILY FOR JAY BRUCE MILLER, WHO I HAPPEN TO SEE EARLIER TODAY OVER AT FOURTH AND MAINE, AND WE GOT A VERY NICE CONVERSATION. IN 1998. I BECAME INVOLVED IN WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE LAST RACE FOR MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, A PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE TOM OWEN FOR MAYOR CAMPAIGN. BY THE WAY, ONE OF MY COWORKERS IN THAT CAMPAIGN WAS KEN HERNAN, WHO I SEE OVER THERE IN THAT CORNER RIGHT THERE. DOCTOR OWEN BEING THE FATHER OF COUNCILMAN ANDREW OWEN. THE NEXT YEAR IN JANUARY OF 1999. I WAS SITTING UP THERE IN ONE OF THOSE BIG CHAIRS WHERE KYLE IS RIGHT NOW. THE NIGHT THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FINALLY FINALLY PASSED THE FAIRNESS AMENDMENT TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. I HAPPENED TO BE SITTING THERE BECAUSE I WAS BEING APPOINTED THAT NIGHT AS A COMMISSIONER TO THE REVENUE COMMISSION. REPRESENTING THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN. MY COUNTERPART FROM THE FISCAL COURT WAS BETH STENBERG. HE THEN COUNTY TREASURER. THE CHAIR OF THE REVENUE COMMISSION. AT THE TIME WAS A GUY. MY FATHER HAD GONE TO PLEDGE A HIGH SCHOOL WITH RAY CRITTER WHO WAS THE FATHER OF COUNCILMAN FLOODS. LEGISLATIVE AIDE ANDREA DARWIN.

FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE VOTERS OF MERGER. AND I VOTED NO ON MERGER. AND I SAY THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME I MENTION IT. I DECIDED TO RUN FOR ONE OF THE NEW SEATS. I ENTERED A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WITH EIGHT OTHER CANDIDATES, AND ALTHOUGH I WON SIX PRECINCTS, I RAN THIRD AMONG THE NINE CANDIDATES IN THAT DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY AND AT THE END OF ELECTION DAY. I MET THE WINNER. OF THAT RACE THAT THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONE OF THE POLLING PLACES AND CONGRATULATED HER ON HER WIN AND PLEDGED TO SUPPORT HER IN HER WORK IN HER DISTRICT, AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO SAY WE'RE STILL FRIENDS AND I'M STILL SUPPORTING DOCTOR SHANKLIN IN HER WORK IN THE SECOND COUNCIL DISTRICT. FINALLY WHILE WORKING IN ANOTHER CAMPAIGN IN 2006. I CAME ACROSS THIS GUY GN AKERSON. HE WAS RUNNING HIS OWN COUNTYWIDE CAMPAIGN THAT YEAR. EVERYWHERE WE GO. HE WAS THERE OFTEN WITH HIS THEN VERY YOUNG SON HUSTLING FOR BOATS. THE NEXT YEAR. I WAS SOMEWHAT FORMALLY, IF VERY QUICKLY INTRODUCED TO HIM IN THE COURTHOUSE ALLEY BEHIND METRO HALL BY TWO VERY LONGTIME FRIENDS, BRENT WAS SCURRYING THROUGH AS HE OFTEN DOES ON HIS WAY TO COURT STOPPING BRIEFLY TO SPEAK. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS OR NOT. THE OTHER TWO WHO INTRODUCED US. THEY LATER TOLD ME THEY WERE HOPING HE WOULD RUN FOR COUNCIL IN 2008. ONE OF THOSE GUYS WITH SHERMAN BROWN, WHO'S NOW A LOBBYIST, AND THE OTHER WAS HIS FORMER NEIGHBOR, AND HE WAS SHEER LATER THAT YEAR, SHERMAN AND GREG REDDINGTON IT WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO I WAS WITH THAT FIRST NIGHT. I WAS HERE IN 1977. CALLED ME TO A MEETING.

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AND THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.

JEFF I SAID THIS. I SAID THIS EARLIER DOWNSTAIRS AT YOUR RECEPTION. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY. YOU KNOW IT IS. YOUR WORK BEHIND THE SCENES THAT HELPS KEEP GOVERNMENT RUNNING AND YOU ARE, AS COUNCILMAN ACKER HAD SAID. I MEAN, EIGHT. BRILLIANT THINKER. UH A KIND HUMAN BEING, UM AND YOU WILL LEAVE AN ENORMOUS HOLE.

UM HERE AND YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PIACENTINI. THANK THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. JUST REAL QUICK. UH UH. I. I DIDN'T GROW UP HERE, BUT I WAS BORN IN 1977. SO THERE'S A CONNECTION FROM WHEN YOU FIRST WALKED IN THIS BUILDING. INDEED, KINDNESS WILL BE A WORD THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID SO MANY TIMES. I'M GONNA MISS, UH, STOPPING IN THAT OFFICE, UH, COMING IN AND OUT OF CHAMBERS AND SEEING YOU AND YOU'RE BY FAR ONE OF THE KINDEST MEN HERE, UH, I. I WANNA TALK ABOUT, UM, SOME OF THE PEOPLE I RESPECT THE MOST AND HAVE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE POLITICAL UH, BUT I RESPECT UM, EVERYBODY, AND THIS IS FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO GET INVOLVED IN IN LOCAL POLITICS. UM, IT'S PEOPLE LIKE JEFF THAT TO PRESIDENT WINKLER'S POINT MAKE THIS WORK. AND HAVE DEDICATED YOUR ENTIRE LIFE OR A LARGE CHUNK OF IT TO THIS, AND YOUR TIME OFF IS WELL DESERVED. AND I WANT TO TELL YOU MUCH RESPECT YOU AND THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND I. I WANNA SPECIFICALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN REDISTRICTING. UH IT WAS BOTH ONE OF THE HONORS OF THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE TO WORK WITH COUNCILMAN WINKLER AS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WHEN WE WERE CAUCUS, UH, CHAIRS TO DO REDISTRICTING AND THAT AS HARD AS THAT WAS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR KREN.

THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. JEFF, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU. ACTUALLY I DON'T. UM BUT I DO WANNA SAY IN IN BRENT'S, UH, COMMENTS. HE MENTIONED THAT, UM, THAT THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT SIX WOULD MISS YOU ALMOST AS MUCH AS HE WOULD. UM, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT 26. I'M SORRY. THE

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JEFF, YOU'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE DOWN HERE THAT I CAN SAY, UH, KNEW MY HUSBAND LONGER THAN I HAVE. BUT I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YOUR HELP YOUR ADVICE OVER THE YEARS, WHETHER IT'S POLITICAL OR IF IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OFFICE AND FOR ALWAYS, NEVER BEING TOO BUSY TO TAKE MY CALL. YOU ARE SO APPRECIATED BY MANY DOWN HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, TONIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU. LOOK FORWARD TO RUNNING INTO YOU OUT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PER JENNIFER, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP. UM YOU ADD SUCH A VALUE TO ALL 26 COUNCIL MEMBERS, NO MATTER WHAT THE PARTY IS. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, EVERYBODY WAS FIGHTING FOR YOU TO BE ON THE JEOPARDY TEAM BECAUSE YOU KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS. AND IT IS TRUE I'VE SEEN YOU KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE.

AND I TRULY TRULY APPRECIATE YOU . AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING MY FRIEND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MO MO THANK YOU AND JEFF. THANKS FOR YOUR KIND WORDS. I KNOW WE'VE ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON THE OPPOSITE ENDS ON ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS, BUT, UH, THROUGH IT ALL, WE'VE ALWAYS REMAINED FRIENDS AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED YOUR SUPPORT YOUR CANDOR AND HONESTY. UH, IT'S NOT ALWAYS WHAT I WANNA HEAR. BUT I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. THAT'S ALL YOU CAN EXPECT OUT OF SOMEBODY. AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. AND UH, THANKS FOR ALWAYS BEING MY FRIEND. AND THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS TAKE CARE. THANK YOU, PAT. THANK YOU.

BEST WISHES IN YOUR NEXT ENDEAVORS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BAKER. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST.

YEAH, OKAY. WE ARE OK. ALL RIGHT. UH THANK YOU. UH, MR. UH UH, PRESIDENT FOR BEING ABLE A CHANCE TO DO THIS. UH, AND ALSO BEFORE I BEGIN, I WANNA THANK JEFF AS WELL, UH, FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE, EVEN FOR THE NEWBIE. SO EVEN THOUGH HE'S TAKING CARE OF ALL UOGS, HE MAKES SURE HE IS BEEN VERY KIND AND BEEN ABLE TO SAY HE'S BEEN A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND A WEALTH OF HEALTH. SO THANK YOU, UH TO, UM JEFF FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE, UH, FOR MY LIFE AS WELL, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID I WANNA DO, UH, A PROCLAMATION TODAY. UH,

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AND WHEREAS MS COMBS OUTSTANDING , UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING OTHERS HAS WOVEN A TAPESTRY OF COMPASSION AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, HER BALANCED EN ENERGY AND PASSION RIPPLE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY, LEAVE IT BEHIND A LEGACY OF KINDNESS AND EMPOWERMENT WITH HUMITY GRACE. SHE REMINDS US THE TRUE MEASURE OF A PERSONALIZING THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. SO WE HEAR BACK AND FOR THIS HONOR WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND RESP RESPONSIBILITY, THERE ARE TWO APPERTAINING AND TESTING WHERE, UH, CALL THESE LETTERS AND YOU MAKE PATENT IN THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT THIS DAY, UH, MARCH 14TH IN THE YEAR OF 2024.

THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS, GIVE HER A HAND. OK? AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS YOU LOVE THAT. UH LET ME START BY SAYING THANK YOU ALL FOR WELCOMING ME INTO THIS SPACE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMAN BAKER FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. UM HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE TODAY WITHOUT MY MOTHER. I'M SO THANKFUL SHE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME AND A LOT OF OTHER INCREDIBLE WOMEN, UM, THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY, ANA AND BEYOND, SO I'M SO HONORED. AND IF ANYTHING THAT'S JUST INSPIRES ME TO KEEP UP THE WORK. KEEP PURSUING MY DREAMS AND HONESTLY KEEP INSPIRING THE YOUTH OF TODAY BECAUSE OUR FUTURE LEADERS. SO WE GOTTA KEEP POURING INTO THEM. I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING LAST MORE TO COME. THEY CAN GO.

THANK YOU, MISS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BAKER. MADAM CLERK. ARE THERE ANY ADDRESSES TO

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THE VICE CHAIR OF THE ISRAELI KNESSET SAYS BURN GAZA NOW AND LEAVE ONLY ONE OLD MAN THERE TO TELL WHAT HAPPENED. ANOTHER KNESSET MEMBER, SAID ERASE ALL OF GAZA FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH. ANOTHER KNESSET MEMBER, SAID THERE ARE NO INNOCENTS IN GAZA, MOW THEM DOWN. AND THAT'S WHY MOST OF THE 30,000 PEOPLE ISRAEL HAS KILLED IN GAZA ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ATTITUDE OF ISRAEL'S AWFUL LEADERS HAS FILTOTS WHO DROPPED THE BOMBS. VIDEO SHOW ISRAELI SOLDIERS MARCHING INTO GAZA CHANTING THERE ARE NO INNOCENTS IN GAZA. AND THEY ARE MOWING THEM DOWN. AN ISRAELI SNIPER SHOT AND KILLED TWO CHRISTIAN WOMEN WHO WERE WALKING IN THE COURTYARD OF THEIR CHURCH IN GAZA. THEN HE SHOT SEVEN OTHER CHRISTIANS IN THE CHURCH. THAT'S MURDER. IT'S NOT DEFENDING ISRAEL. THIS CNN ARTICLE ABOUT THE ATTACK, SAYS ISRAELI TANKS THEN TARGETED A CHRISTIAN CONVENT THAT HOUSES 54 DISABLED PEOPLE. POPE FRANCIS IS QUOTED SAYING. THIS IS TERRORISM. THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT. YOU HAVE THIS ARTICLE. BY THE WAY, THIS IS NO ACCIDENT. THIS IS WHAT ISRAEL IS DOING IN GAZA. BECAUSE ISRAEL HAS THE WORST LEADERS IT'S EVER HAD. THEY'RE CORRUPT AND IMMORAL , AND THEY'RE TAKING ISRAEL DOWN THE WRONG PATH, AND THEY'RE DRAGGING US DOWN THAT WRONG PATH IF WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. VOTING NO ON THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION MEANS YOU'RE CONTINUING YOUR SUPPORT OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. VOTING PRESENT MEANS YOU'RE OK WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU ENOUGH TO ASK FOR IT TO STOP. VOTING? YES. VOTING YES, ON THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTIONS MEANS YOU KNOW, IN YOUR HEART THAT KILLING CHRISTIAN WOMEN IN CHURCH IS NOT THE WAY FOR ISRAEL TO DEFEND ITSELF AND YOU WANT ISRAEL TO STOP AND RETHINK WHAT IT'S DOING. JOE BIDEN CAN MAKE A CEASE FIRE HAPPEN. IF ENOUGH CITY COUNCILS PASS RESOLUTIONS, HE MIGHT DO IT. IF YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN VOTE YES. IF YOU CARE ABOUT ISRAEL AND WANT IT TO DO BETTER VOTE YES. YOU WANT IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A LOT OF JEWS IN LOUISVILLE HAPPY VOTE YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR GREENLEAF.

THANK YOU, CHAD CARMEN. GOOD EVENING. I'M CHAD KAMMEN. I'M JEWISH, AND I'M JOINING MANY OTHERS IN MY COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE CITY AND URGING THE PASSING OF THE CEASE FIRE RESOLUTION. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE SPREADING FEAR IN OUR CITY. THE INSIDIOUS FEAR THAT THIS RESOLUTION IS DIVISIVE. THE IRRATIONAL FEAR THAT A RESOLUTION JOINING A GLOBAL CALL FOR PEACE WILL SOMEHOW UNDO OR BREAK OUR FAITH BASED ALLIANCES HERE IN TOWN. I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. AND I CANNOT LET FEAR PREVENT ME FROM DOING THE RIGHT THING. FOR MY GRIEF OVER THE MURDER OF ENTIRE FAMILIES IN GAZA IS STRONGER THAN MY FEAR OF BEING DIVISIVE, LIKE A PREVIOUS GENERATION'S GRIEF OVER LYNCHING AND SEGREGATION WAS STRONGER THAN THEIR FEAR OVER BEING DIVISIVE. OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF BEING DIVISIVE, MADE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT POSSIBLE AND LIKE THEN WE SHOULD OVERCOME OUR FEAR AND TAKE A STEP TOWARD JUSTICE. WE CAN FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. BUT WE MUST CHOOSE TO A MAJORITY OF THE CIVILIANS WANT A CEASEFIRE. WE ARE FIVE MONTHS INTO UNRELENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF GAZA BY ISRAEL, AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER 30,000 ELDERS AND PARENTS AND CHILDREN KILLED LET'S MAKE THAT CLEAR BY VOTING FOR THIS RESOLUTION. IT WILL BRING US TOGETHER AS A CITY AND I KNOW THAT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION HAS BROUGHT ME INTO DEEPER COMMUNITY WITH A LARGE, DIVERSE COALITION OF LOUIS WILLIANS, PARTICULARLY JEWISH AND PALESTINIAN AMERICANS , WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO WITNESS EACH OTHER TO ALLOW OUR GRIEF TO FUEL A UNITY WHERE NO ONE'S PAIN IS SILENCED BECAUSE IT MAKES US UNCOMFORTABLE OR

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THANK YOU, MR KEVIN. THANK YOU, MACY MARTIN. IF I CAN HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. I'M MACY MARTIN. I'M A CONCERNED CITIZEN, AND I RAISE THE THOUGHTS FOR PALESTINE. THAT OF HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN MUST DIE FOR YOU TO CEASE ON ME. HOW MANY MORE CHILDREN MUST DIE IN A FAMINE MAN MADE INCHES AWAY FROM A TRUCK THAT FEEDS THE HUNGRY MUST THERE PLEADS BE WRAPPED IN GOLD AND IVORY FOR YOU TO CONSIDER ME. THE SCREAMS OF PAIN AS THE BOMBS ARE DROPPED YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 30,000, YET SOME STILL HAVE YET TO BE FOUND UNDER THE RUBBLE, WAR CRIMES IN AGONY.

HOW MANY MORE COMPARABLE LIVES MUST PERISH UNDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY? UNTIL YOU STOP DENYING ME DENYING ME BASICS OF LIFE FOOD, SHELTER SAFETY, DENYING ME HUMANKIND, COMMUNITY DIGNITY AND HUMANITY. HOW MANY MORE CHUNKS OF MY POPULATION MUST HIT THE FLOOR FOR YOU TO STOP IDLING ON ME? AND WHAT ABOUT THE PURPOSEFULLY TARGETED AND BOMBED HOSPITALS AND CAMPS OF INNOCENT CIVILIAN REFUGEES UNTIL YOU SEE ME HOW MANY MORE CITIES DESTROYED UNTIL YOU SEE THE IRONY, WHILE ISRAEL CONTINUES TO BOORISH. THEY'RE NOT STARVING. THEY'RE NOT DYING UNDER RUBBLE. THEY DO NOT CRY AND SCREAM OUT. ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON ME WHILE HOLDING THEIR DEAD MONTHS OLD CHILD. THIS ISN'T WAR ANYMORE. THIS IS A GENOCIDAL ETHNIC CLEANSING. YOU SEE, BECAUSE LOUISVILLE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $9 MILLION SENT TO THIS ETHNIC CLEANSING MACHINE. WE COULD BE SENDING AID POURING MILLIONS INTO OUR OWN DISPLACED, INCREASING JOBS, FOOD AND HOUSING. ACCESSIBILITY. PLEASE OPEN YOUR EYES. HOW MANY SHREDDED DREAMS AND FAMILIES MUST BE BROADCAST. HOW MANY MORE ACTIVE DUTY MARTYRS SHOULD BE SELF IMMOLATING IN EXTREME PROTEST? HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE CRYING SCREAMING, MUST YOU SEE TO STOP QUESTIONING AND KNOW THIS IS NOT WHERE OUR TAXES SHOULD GO. LOUISVILLE IS OUR HOME AND SHOULD NOT BE A MANUFACTURER OF A MILITARY EQUIPMENT THAT'S PACKAGED UP IN BOWS AND READY TO GO BLOW TO BLOW AN OPEN FIRE ON STARVING PEOPLE SEEKING FLOUR TO FILL THEIR STOMACHS AFTER EATING NOTHING BUT SCRAPS AND BLOWN ASH BLOWN ASHES OF CITY REMAINS FAMILY MEMORIES AND SCREAMS OF PAIN. HOW MANY GUT WRENCHING PAINS OF UNDIGESTIBLE ANIMAL FEED PUCKS MUST BE EATEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE TODAY FOR YOU. SAY I'M IN FAVOR OF A TRUE CEASE FIRE AND I'LL STAND WITH GAZA UNTIL THEY CAN BECAUSE THAT SPARK IN YOU ABOUT THE GREATER PLAN. IS STILL THERE WHEN A KID ASKS YOU IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD, AND YOU SAID WORLD PEACE. TO STOP WORLD HUNGER. TO CEASE WAR AND YOU CAN AND NOW'S YOUR CHANCE. YOU'RE PART OF THIS TIMELINE TO ENACT THE PLANS. BECAUSE A BUTTERFLY WHO FLAPS THEIR WINGS ACROSS THE OCEAN RIPPLES, TSUNAMIS HAVE CHANGED TO TIE LOOSE ENDS OF THE WORLD FREE GAZA. CEASEFIRE FREE PALESTINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LEAN AZAD. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LENA ABU ZAYED. I ADDRESS YOU TODAY AS A

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FIVE MONTHS AGO. TODAY I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE STANDING HERE BEFORE YOU TO PLEAD THE GROWING CASE OF HEALTH CARE INACCESSIBILITY IN LOUISVILLE AND THE GENOCIDE AGAINST MY PEOPLE FIVE MONTHS AGO TODAY I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE READING OVER THE PALESTINE HEALTH MINISTRY'S DEATH TOLL REPORT TO FIND OVER 40 MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY ON THIS LIST.

HASSAN YUSUF ABLA AHMED, FOUR NAMES THAT ARE ONLY FOUR OF THE 53 AND COUNTING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY IN GAZA THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE OCCUPATION REGIME SINCE OCTOBER, 7 KENTUCKY HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST DEATH RATE AGE ADJUSTED PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. KENTUCKY IS ALSO RANKED 47TH HIGHEST, BASED ON LIFE EXPECTANCY AS OF 2020. COMPARED TO SIX YEARS AGO.

JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY, THE CURRENT LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR RESIDENTS IS ABOUT 74.8 YEARS, HOWEVER, THE LIFE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE NORTHWEST CORE WERE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK RESIDENTS LIVE A 65.4 YEARS, 15 YEARS LESS THAN THOSE THOSE LIVING IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. AS A HEALTHCARE WORKER. I OFTEN WORK WITH VETERANS OF IRAQ, VIETNAM AND OTHER REGIONS. THESE ARE PATIENTS THAT SUFFER WITH PTSD ACCELERATED HEALTH DISEASE AND AN ASTONISHING RATE OF HEART DISEASE AND MANY OTHER TREATABLE AFFLICTIONS. I'VE SEEN PATIENTS REMOVED FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THROWN INTO THE STREETS AND PATIENTS THAT ARE UNABLE TO CONSENT TO RECEIVING CARE DUE TO AN INABILITY TO AFFORD INSURANCE. THE TERMS OF A CRISIS OF HEALTH CARE INEQUITY IN LOUISVILLE IS A SOLVABLE ONE, THOUGH NOT IMMEDIATE. AS WE LOOK BACK THROUGH AMERICAN HISTORY, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT DIDN'T END SEGREGATION IMMEDIATELY. NOR DID MUHAMMAD ALI'S DEFIANCE BEING ENLISTED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. BUT BOTH WERE HAILED AS ACTS OF DEFIANCE THAT WENT DOWN IN HISTORY AS THOSE THAT MOVED AGAINST THE NATION'S TIDE. WHEN LOCAL TAXPAYERS REJECT SENDING MILLIONS OF OUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS TO AN OCCUPYING COUNTRY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THIS IS AN ACT THAT ALLOWS US I WOULD ASK YOU TO STAY ON THE TOPIC THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ACT THAT ALLOWS US TO BETTER FUND LIFE-GIVING SERVICES LIKE HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO STAND AGAINST BILLS AND POLICIES THAT ENABLE THE FUNDING AND MILITARIZED WEAPONRY AND AID THAT TRANSLATES TO BILLIONS OF THE NATION'S DOLLARS IS AN ACT OF JUSTICE FOR THE CITY. I DO NOT WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU. EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE RULES RELATED TO SIGNING UP TO SPEAK. I DO NOT WANT TO CUT PEOPLE OFF. I DO NOT WANT TO INTERRUPT PEOPLE AND I DO NOT WANT TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE. WE ARE HAPPY TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE WHO SPEAK BUT WE WILL THERE YOU SIGN UP FOR A REASON. THOSE ARE THE RULES. AND THOSE ARE THE RULES THAT WE WILL FOLLOW. THANK YOU. MR FOR CAN I ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY SPEAKING TODAY? THAT DOESN'T LIVE IN KENTUCKY? THAT DOESN'T LIVE IN LOUISVILLE. SORRY, BUT IT'S SPEAKING. I GUESS THE RESOLUTION WE HAVE I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE HEALTH CARE TOPIC BE.

MADAM DAN. MADAM CLERK, MADAM CLERK. IF WE COULD CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. BE A BUM. WHAT ARE WE DOING? YEAH. MELANIE, POW. IF WE COULD IF WE COULD PLEASE REMOVE PEOPLE. THANK YOU.

WOW. GOOD EVENING. OK, THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. IF YOU COULD CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MELANIE POWELL. AND I'M A PROUD NATIVE

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NEITHER IS HAMAS. SECONDLY, AND THERE ARE ISSUES THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DEAL WITH HERE AT HOME, STANDING HERE THE DAY AFTER THE FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF MARCH, 13TH I DON'T HAVE TO GO ON FURTHER THAN THAT. SECONDLY CALLS FOR A CEASEFIRE SUPERFLUOUS BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY A CEASE FIRE OFFER ON THE TABLE. ISRAEL HAS MADE TWO VERY SIMPLE AND MORAL REQUESTS

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BRING THE HOSTAGES HOME. BRING THEM HOME NOW. I'M YES, AL K. THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL LIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RABBI. WATCH THIS.

HELLO. MY NAME IS GARY WATRES. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FIVE. I'M AN ARCHITECT SPECIALIZING IN ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN. AND I'M, A MEMBER OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ALLIANCE OF LOUISVILLE. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR PASSING METRO RESOLUTION 102. THAT RESOLUTION HAD VARIOUS GOALS.

THE FIRST GOAL WAS TO HAVE ALL METRO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS USE ONLY CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY BY THE YEAR 2030. NOW THAT'S JUST SIX YEARS FROM NOW. THE GOAL IS AMBITIOUS. BUT IT CAN BE DONE.

LET'S PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR RESOLUTION IS PLEASE BUDGET MONEY TO MAKE THIS RESOLUTION A REALITY. YOUR ENERGY MANAGER ZACHARY TAYLOR IS WORKING ON ENERGY UPGRADES FOR METRO BUILDINGS, BUT ENERGY UPGRADES WILL ONLY GO SO FAR. TO GO THE WHOLE WAY TOWARD CLEAN RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY 2030 FOR METRO BUILDINGS, YOU MUST START THE BUDGET MONEY FOR SOLELY SOLAR ELECTRIC NOW. PROVIDING ALL METRO BUILDINGS WITH SOLAR ELECTRICITY WOULD SAVE $12 MILLION A YEAR. FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 50 YEARS. YOU ASK, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? WELL THE PANELS PAY FOR THEMSELVES IN THE 1ST 10 YEARS. AFTER WHICH METRO WOULD GET FREE ELECTRICITY FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 40 YEARS. THE MONEY SAVED. COULD BE USED FOR SO MANY PROJECTS TO BENEFIT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AS A GOOD FIRST STEP, PLEASE BUDGET $1 MILLION. FOR SOLAR ELECTRIC FOR SEVERAL METRO BUILDINGS IN THIS UPCOMING BUDGET. THIS COULD BE REGARDED AS SEED MONEY. UH, FOR CONVINCING THE EPA THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT SOLAR AND DESERVE MORE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SOLAR, ELECTRIC AND METRO BUILDINGS. TIME IS SHORT. PLEASE TAKE ACTION TO UPHOLD YOUR RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, KEITH MORGAN. KEITH MORGAN. MR PRESIDENT THAT CONCLUDES THE ADDRESS AS A COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE

[6. ID 24-0119     Regular:  Metro Council – February 29, 2024]

[Committee Minutes]

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[Consent Calendar]

IF IN THE VOTING COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY.

DO YOU SEE MY. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25? YES. VOTES THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES . UH, THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS OLD BUSINESS. UH, ITEM 29 IS BEING HELD AT THE REQUEST OF THE

[29. R-007-24     A RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO FACILITATE A CEASEFIRE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION). 3/6/24   Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Recommended for Approval  2/21/24  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held 2/7/24   Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held Action Required By:  August 2024 Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)]

[21. AP030524GD     APPOINTMENT OF GARY DRYDEN TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 16, 2026) 3/5/24 Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: ]

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MR PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE 23? YES. ONE MOMENT. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE UM, I'M SORRY. 23 YES VOTE AND ONE ABSTENTION LIKE YOU. THE ITEM PASSES MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 30. AND ON A

[30. O-047-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 9201, 9203, 9300, 9307, 9308, 9400, & 9402 CANE RUN ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 19.97 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0139) (AS AMENDED). 3/5/24  Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended;  Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  May 1, 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]

UM, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE ARE THREE NOTES MADE BY KENTUCKY. UH, KYTC ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONCERNING THE CROSSWALK NUMBER ONE THERMOPLASTIC CROSSING AND YIELD BAR MARKINGS NUMBER TWO PEDESTRIAN WARNING SIGNS ALONG THE RECTANGULAR, RAPID FLASHING BEACON AREA NUMBER THREE DOUBLE LINE STRIPING TO ELIMINATE PASSING WITHIN 500 FT. OF THE CROSSWALK DUE TO THESE BEING, UM CONCERNS BY KYTC. THEY WOULD MAKE THE DETERMINATION OF WHEN WILL BE ENFORCED. WE ADDED BINDING ELEMENT NUMBER 11 AT A SUGGESTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER ADDING THE IN IT STATES IF PERMITTED BY KYTC RUMBLE STRIPS SHALL BE INSTALLED BEFORE THE CROSSWALK, AND WE ALSO ADDED BINDING ELEMENT NUMBER 12, WHICH WAS THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT THAT WE ADDED AS IF THERE WAS A CHANGE IN USE OR DENSITY, BUT, UH, WITH THEM BEING THERE FOR 98 YEARS, WE DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE A, UH, A CONCERN. BUT JUST IN CASE, UM AND I DID HEAR, UM I DID GET IN A TEXT FROM COUNCILWOMAN CINDY FOWLER, WHO'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE REZONING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE, UH, INFORMATION FROM KYTC. THAT'S ALREADY THAT'S ALREADY ON THE PLANS. AND SO WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ITEM REQUIRING OF A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN YES. MR. PRESIDENT YOU HAVE 24? YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 31. IN ORDER TO AMEND THE LOUIS JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO

[31. O-022-24     ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) CHAPTER 113 REGULATING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (AS AMENDED). 3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Amended 3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Phillip T. Baker (D-6)]

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COUNCILMAN PARKER. YES I'M IN THE QUEUE TO EXPLAIN, UH, MY ABSTENTION OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION SINCE I AM, UH, THE OWNER OF A DOG VENUE THAT HAS A LIQUOR LICENSE, AND SO I DON'T THINK THIS WILL. REALLY, UM DIRECTLY AFFECT ME. BUT JUST OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BERAN. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UM I ALMOST ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MARILYNN SAID. EXCEPT FOR I DON'T HAVE A DOG BAR. I HAVE A COULD BE A FEW DOGS IN THERE, BUT NO, UM I OWN A RESTAURANT AND I LIQUOR LICENSE AS WELL.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PERVIS. MR PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO BE AIDED AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE. SO NOTED, UH, COUNCILOR MARINO WEBER. I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK COUNCILOR BLACKWELL FOR DOING SO MUCH GROUND WORK ON THIS, AND I ALSO REALLY WANT TO COMMEND HIM FOR HAVING DONE THE THING THAT I THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT WE ALWAYS DO AND WE ARE CRAFTING LEGISLATION, WHICH IS DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH THE PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED. UH AND I KNOW THAT YOUR WORK WITH THE RESTAURANT OR THE HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION, UM AND YOU KNOW, HAVING TALKED TO A LOT OF RESTAURANT OWNERS. UH, THE INCIDENT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT PRECIPITATED THIS, THOUGH IT DID NOT, UH, WAS THE SHOOTING IN OUR DISTRICT. UM AND I. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE WORK THAT, UH, THAT THE INSTITUTION IN WHICH THERE WAS A SHOOTING IMMEDIATELY SAID ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WE ARE OUR UNINTENTIONALLY THE LOCUS OF A PLACE WHERE BAD, UH, BECOME A PLACE WHERE WHERE BAD ACTORS ARE CONGREGATING, AND WE'RE GONNA BE PROACTIVELY GOOD CITIZENS. SO IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS, THEY, UM HAVE SAID THAT THEY'RE GONNA HIRE SECURITY ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHTS FROM 11 P.M. TO 5 A.M. THEY'RE REALLY AND THEY HAVE VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED THEIR LIQUOR LICENSE FROM 2 TO 4, SO THAT THERE IS NOT EVEN ANY ACCUSATION THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT BE CONTINUED TO BE SERVED. SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE GROUNDWORK INTO THIS. I APPRECIATE THE PIECES OF THIS THAT ARE NOT LEGISLATIVE. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR MARINO WEBER, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. I WOULD BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE. UH, I AM A EVENTS. SPACE OWNER. UM SO YEAH. NO I'M DOING BOTH OF THEM.

UM JUST OUT OF EXTREME, UM, OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. SO BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO BRING LIQUOR IN , SO I JUST WANNA BE CAUTIOUS WITH IT AND TRANSPARENT SO I WILL BE STAYING. COUNCILMAN PERISH RIGHT? UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT IN COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, UM, FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE WHO HAVE DISTRICTS WITH A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES, DISTRICTS THAT HAVE GROWING COMMUNITIES THAT HOST PARTIES AND THINGS. WE WENT OVER SOME OF THE DETAILS. THE REASON WHY I AM, UM, GREAT WITH COSPONSOR I. I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO COSPONSOR AND ALSO THE

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THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PRIMARY SPONSOR IF I COULD BE ADDED AS A, UH COSPONSOR SO NOTED, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR THANK YOU. THERE WAS CONVERSATION IN COMMITTEE ABOUT REPORTING AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IF THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY, OR WE CAN JUST TAKE THE WORD OF ABC. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ALREADY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CHAPTER. COUNCILOR YOU SAY, REPORTING REPORTING WHAT OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT? PROVISIONS WITHIN THE, UM ABC STATUTE. AND OUR LOCAL CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT THERE ARE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THAT COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. OH, I, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT EXACTLY. I DIDN'T KNOW I WORK ON THIS LEGISLATION MYSELF. I'M HERE COVERING FOR A COUNTY ATTORNEY. I AM CERTAIN THERE ARE UH, COMPLIANCE MONITORS AND CHECKS. YEAH, I SO I CAN SPEAK TO IT. SO THERE IS A ABC REPORT THAT GIVES BY INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTION ALL OF THE NOT JUST COUNCILMAN, DO YOU MIND SPEAKING INTO YOUR MICROPHONE? THERE IS, IN FACT, AN ABC REPORT. UH THAT HAS EVERY INSTITUTION THAT IS BOTH INVESTIGATED AND THEN CITED BY ABC. UH, THAT YOU COULD. YOU COULD PULL ON REQUEST AND WE CAN ACTUALLY I THINK I'VE GOT IT NOW COMING TO BE QUARTERLY, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE. THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT'S REPORTING OF WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT. RIGHT NOW. IT WOULD ENFORCEMENT IT WOULD EVERY ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'D LIKE TO BE OUT AS A CO SPONSOR. THANK YOU. UH COUNCIL WE ARE YOU BACK IN CU. OK, GOT IT, OK? I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN CU. UH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN. YES. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22. YES VOTES AND THREE ABSTENTIONS. THANK YOU. THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. UM, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF

[32. O-023-24     ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) CHAPTER 115 REGULATING POP UP PARTIES. 3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12) ]

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AND ESSENTIALLY, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO DO, WHICH IS GET A LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO THAT. UM AND THEN, UH, THE SECOND THING IS, IT CHANGES EVERY PLACE. CODE WHERE BEFORE CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS THAT WAS ONE MORE THING CODE ENFORCEMENT HAD TO DO. THIS PUTS IT UNDER ABC, WHICH MAKES IN MY MIND AT LEAST LOGICAL SENSE BECAUSE IT IS AN ABC ISSUE.

APPRECIATE IT. YES, THANK YOU. UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN HAWKINS? I'LL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS AS WELL, UH, BUSINESS OWNER AN EVENT SPACE. UM I NEVER KNOW WHAT CAPACITY THAT, UM, A PERSON IS GOING TO RENT MY EVENT SPACE OUT FOR, UM, SO JUST FOR AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, UM, I DID SPEAK ON THIS AGAIN. UM FOR TRANSPARENCY, UM, IN COMMUNITY, SO JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE GRACE, UM AND I WOULD BE ABSTAINING. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR KRENN. I LIKE BEING AS A SPONSOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. UH, COLLEAGUES. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN QUEUE.

COUNCILMAN FLOOD WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR. UH, DO WE OK, IT'S I'M NOT ON THE WRONG ITEM BECAUSE I HAD COUNCILMAN KRAMER, UM COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. UH AND COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD. AND NOW I'VE GOT COUNCIL PERSSON AND BAKER. I LIKE TO BE AS A SPONSOR, PLEASE. AND COUNCILMAN BAKER. UH THANK YOU FOR THE WORK ON THIS. WE WOULD LOVE TO BE A COSPONSOR. NOW I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ELSE IN CUE. THIS IS AN ITEM REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN YES. MR. PRESIDENT YOU HAVE 24? YES VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU. THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. UH, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 33.

[33. CIF030524PW09     APPROPRIATING [$529.35] $57,000 FROM DISTRICT 9 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE BICKEL ROAD SIDEWALK CONNECTOR PROJECT. 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Approved; Correction Required Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]

IT'S PRETTY COOL. WE'RE CONNECTING, UH, CRESCENT SPRINGS CONDOMINIUMS, WHICH IS AT THE BOTTOM OF BICKEL ROAD TO BASICALLY ALL OF THE OTHER NE, UH, SIDEWALK NETWORK IN IN CLIFTON, AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE WHO HAVE BEFORE NOW HAVE HAD TO WALK UP NICKEL ROAD KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SO, UH, HAPPY MAKE THAT CONNECTION FROM THOSE CONDOMINIUMS AND THOSE HOUSES TO OUR SIDEWALK NETWORK. I APPRECIATE A VOTE. YES, ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE? THIS IS AN ITEM REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE MADAM CLERK OR ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY. UH, IT'S AC IF. SO IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS FOR A VOICE VOTE BECAUSE WE'RE JUST MAKING THE CORRECTION ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, I ANY OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT? MADAM CLERK ARE READING ABOUT HIM. 34. IN ORDER TO APPROPRIATING $7500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER

[34. O-038-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 $7,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 13; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 5, 10, 22, 24, AND 25; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE PRISONER’S HOPE, INC. FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY (AS AMENDED). 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Donna L. Purvis (D-5), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Robin Engel (R-22), Madonna Flood (D-24), Khalil Batshon (R-25)]

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UM IT'S A WORTHY ORGANIZATION. I VETTED IT THOROUGHLY. I'M ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO MEET THE NEEDS.

PLEASE THANK YOU. 1000 FROM 17, PLEASE. DO YOU SEE THE COUNCILMAN BENSON? UH, I GET $500. BE C. HAS ANYBODY? UH, COUNCILMAN PARISH, RIGHT? UM, FINALLY SOMETHING COUNCILMAN SIMON AND I CAN WORK ON TOGETHER . I WOULD LIKE TO ADD 1000 TO THIS, PLEASE. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, 1500 DISTRICT ONE, OK? UH, ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCILMAN, UH RENO WEBER.

IQ IS EMPTY. YOU. COUNCILOR MARINO WEBER. 500 FOR DISTRICT EIGHT. THE ITEM. UH I WAS ON THERE, UH, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR 500 DISTRICT FOUR. 500. THAT WAS OK. UH THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL, UH, COUNCILMAN OWEN. 500 DISTRICT NINE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR REED. UH, WANT TO, UH, THANK UH. COUNCILMAN SIMON FOR HIS WORK ON THIS, UH, I WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT ALSO PROVIDES SECOND CHANCE OPPORTUNITIES, SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE. $750 DISTRICT 16.

THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILMAN CHAPEL OR I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER. ALREADY GOT A COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL 500 FROM DISTRICT 15. UH COUNCILWOMAN RUI 1000 FROM DISTRICT 21. YOU, COUNCILMAN P ARGENTI. 500 FROM DISTRICT 19, PLEASE. UH, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. 500 DISTRICT 12, PLEASE. THANK YOU, UH, ANYBODY. COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN? 500 FROM DISTRICT TWO.

YOU. COLLEAGUES THAT PUTS US AT 16,750. ANYBODY ELSE ARE YOU BACK IN QUEUE? COUNCIL COUNCILOR PER RIGHT. YEAH I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ADD BE ADDED AS A COSPONSOR, BUT I'LL ADD ANOTHER 500 TO THE 1000. OK? OK? ANYONE ELSE? SO THAT MAKES THE NEW TOTAL 17 COUNCILMAN PURPOSES.

I'VE ALREADY GIVEN, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR. GOING ONCE. OK, COULD I GET AN AMENDMENT FOR SOME? I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR MCCRANEY. DID YOU OK? COULD I GET A MOTION FOR THE NEW AMOUNT 7250 MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PENTTI SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN S ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I AND HE OPPOSED THE EYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS BEFORE US, UH, IT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE, OR IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING.

NONE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RENA WE. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25? YES, VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ITEM PASSES. MADAM CLERK ARE READING OF ITEM 35. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $2500 FROM DISTRICT 21 $2000 FROM DISTRICT 15 $1500 IN DISTRICT 3 $1000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS EIGHT AND NINE AND $500 EACH FROM

[35. O-046-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,500 $10,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 21; AND $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 15; $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8 AND 9; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 6, 10, 12, AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, INC. FOR EVENT COSTS FOR THEIR ANNUAL FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES FUNDRAISER EVENT (AS AMENDED). 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Andrew Owen (D-9), Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Madonna Flood (D-24)]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? THIS IS ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT'S IN COUNCILMAN SYMES DISTRICT, AND SO WOULD LIKE TO DEFER TO HIM. COUNCILMAN TAN OR NO. IT'S COUNCILMAN RIO I BELIEVE, AND COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL. SORRY WAS ON THE WRONG I LIKE THE DEER THEM SO COUNCILOR RUBBY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, SOUTH, LOCAL COMMUNITY MINISTERS DOES A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM DURING COVID, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT THIS IS FULLY FUNDED AND WE DON'T NEED TO PASS THE HAT. THANK YOU. UH, WELL, EXCELLENT. WELL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR PI. I APOLOGIZE. I CLOSED MY WINDOW TOO QUICKLY. YOU WERE RIGHT. I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY LISTED AS A COSPONSOR. BUT I DON'T KNOW YOU ARE A MAN FOR $1500. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SHANKLIN, UH, CAN YOU OPEN THE VOTING? NEVER MIND. I'M GONNA THANK YOU, MA'AM. I REMEMBER FIVE. COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25? YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ITEM IS

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[36. R-022-24     A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 67, SERIES 2023, REGARDING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. (“UPS”) AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32 TO DELETE A SENTENCE REGARDING THE STATE TO LOCAL PARTICIPATION RATIO AND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COMPANY RECEIVING THE INCENTIVES FROM UPS TO UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO. (AIR). 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER YES, THIS IS, UH, A, UM, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS IS A SPONSOR ON THIS, AND SO SHE I'M GONNA DEFER, UH, WHY AM I ON THE WRONG IT'S JUST OUR EXTENSION. IT'S JUST. I GOT YOU. SORRY NOW WE'RE ON ON BOARD. APOLOGIZE OK? UM YES. UH I'M ACTUALLY THE COSPONSOR AND THIS IS JUST A CHANGE. THIS IS JUST A CHANGE SMALL LANGUAGE, AND I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. OK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ABSTENTIONS IN THIS. THANK YOU. OK? THANK YOU, UM COLLEAGUES. I NEED TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I WORK FOR A COMPETITOR, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. YES I WILL ALSO BE ABSTAINING, UH, OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. MY WIFE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF UPS PROUD TEAMSTER. OK, THANK YOU IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR I MUST STAY TO MY GRANNY WORKS OVER HERE. SO I UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE THIS IS AN ITEM. IT'S A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A VOICE VOTE. BUT IN ORDER TO RECORD THE ABSTENTIONS WE NEED TO CALL ROLL CALL VOTE, MADAM CLERK. COUNCIL MEMBER, SHANKLIN YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RENA WEBER. MR PRESIDENT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER RE OK? COUNCILMAN ANGLE. I MY APOLOGY. ACTUALLY MY SON WORKED. MY SON WORKS FOR UP SI PROBABLY SHOULD ABSTAIN TOO. I'VE NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO NOTED, MISTER PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 20 YES VOTES AND FOR ABSTENTIONS, THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. UH, MADAM CLERK OR READING OF ITEM 37. A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE. CONTRACT FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT A P CD CONCERNING AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT TELE INC. $91,960 AS

[37. R-011-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT (“APCD”) CONCERNING AIR MONITORING EQUIPMENT (TELEDYNE, INC - $91,960.00) (AS AMENDED). 3/7/24  Parks and Sustainability Committee  Amended;  Recommended for Approval Action Required By;  August 2024 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Jecorey Arthur (I-4)]

UH, THIS AFFECTS THE AQUA NEIGHBORHOOD AND SO I WOULD LOVE I JUST LOVE TO BE A CO CO SPONSOR ON THIS. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WE'VE HAD A CRAZY NIGHT. I AM SO SORRY. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ALL MY COLLEAGUES LAUGH TODAY SO, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO BE A COSPONSOR ON THIS. OK SO NOTED, UH, COLLEAGUES. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, HEARING NONE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I AND HE OPPOSED THE EYES, HAVE IT. YES GOOD. UH COUNCILOR BAKER. GOOD NEWS. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. UH, COLLEAGUES. AS YOU LEAVE CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO

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METRO CASE NUMBER 23 ZONE 0058 ITEM 49 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF UNIMPROVED PORTION OF ALI AND ADJACENT TO WHAT 1317 AND 1319 TILE FACTORY LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 12,813 SQUARE FEET AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE. METRO CASE NUMBER 23 STR CLOSURE 0039 ITEM 50 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REVISED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPER AT OLD HE ROOM PORTIONS OF PARCEL ID NUMBER 0047029300 AND 00470294000 CON CONTINUE APPROXIMATELY 6.54 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 20 3D DP 0116 ITEM 51 A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE STANDARD DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR LANDMARKS. THE VOTING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ITEM 52 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL 13 TO ALLOW THE COMMONWEALTH TO ACT EXPEDITIOUSLY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE. THE FOLLOWING DECISION WAS ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ITEM 53 OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT UP TO $80,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. KENTUCKY'S TRANSPORTATION CABINET TOURED THE BRIDGE REPAIRS AT GOLDSMITH LANE PROJECT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. READ IN FULL.

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